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"When
Do You Leave for Oslo?"
A
scene by: Nicole Walker
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SCENE
TYPE: Drama
CHARACTERS:
Sydney –
female, 18 or older
Jack – male,
35 or older
ACTION:
Sydney visits her incarcerated father.
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INT. CIA
PRISONER'S HOLDING CELL
Jack
Bristow
sits in a chair. Unshaven, disheveled, his usually calm, composed
demeanor is shattered.
A BUZZER
sounds and Jack's eyes calmly float up to the window in expectation.
FOOTSTEPS
echo as the person approaches. Then Sydney
appears, hesitant, fearful. She strides into
view of Jack. The two
silently stare at each other through the PLEXIGLAS. Sydney looks
at him in frustrated sadness.
A flicker of sorrow and guilt weaken
Jack's countenance. Then the coolness
reappears. He stands and walks towards the window and by the time he
arrives, he is the old Jack Bristow again. Focused on the task at hand.
First and foremost.
JACK
When do you
leave for Oslo?
Sydney looks
at him incredulous, then-
SYDNEY
How did you-
JACK
I've been
tracking this for some
time. I knew that Paulson wasn't
solely in
charge of this-
SYDNEY
Dad, why
didn't you tell me? I can
understand not thinking you'd get
approval
and trying to avoid the red
tape, but why not tell me so that I
could
help?
JACK
Because of
where I'm standing right
now. Getting you in trouble would
get us both
out of the loop. At
least you still have access, still
have a means of
capturing Irina-
SYDNEY
But you've
now crippled yourself.
Over a plan so stupid and
miscalculated. That's
not like you.
They're talking about bringing you
up on charges. Sending
you to prison-
JACK
Sydney-
SYDNEY
Dad, they
could take you away
and I need you. Don't you understand?
I NEED you to
help me with this.
Sydney
nearly
crumbles. She struggles to compose herself, looking away from Jack as
he looks dead on at his daughter. The understanding registers on his
face. He seems to falter, ready to crumble with her. But no. Focus
on the business at hand.
JACK
Sydney.
Listen to me.
Sydney
reluctantly turns to face her father.
JACK (CONT'D)
When you get
to Oslo, focus on the
doctor's files - not searching for
the heart.
Sydney looks
at him perplexed.
SYDNEY
Why?
JACK
Because
that's the intel that's
important.
SYDNEY
But how? Why?
JACK
Sydney! Just
do it!
Sydney looks
at her father. He's rattled, edgy, so close to the line. She doesn't
know what to believe, what to think. Has he gone over the edge or-?
SYDNEY
Fine.
She turns and
walks towards the gates. The buzzer sounds. She turns to look at her
father one last time. Jack watches
from his cell. Sydney turns and leaves.
Jack
is able
to let his face fall. He turns around and walks back to his chair. He sits down
and is finally able to register the regret and pain.
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