NCIS: LOS ANGELES EP418-90 “Red” Written by Shane Brennan
FADE IN: EXT. ROAD - NIGHT
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1 A slow pull back from the Hollywood sign. Iconic. Familiar. But then things start to get a little weird. It begins to snow. And just as we register how impossible this is, we reveal the iconic panorama is actually a roadside billboard, emblazoned with a tourist slogan: 'What Are You Waiting For?' We crane down from the sign, revealing we're in the middle of a whiteout. Suddenly a car launches off a snow bank into frame, already airborne, just missing the billboard. It slams onto the road, cartwheels, skids to a stop on its roof. The DRIVER of the car crawls from the tangled wreckage as flames begin to spread from the engine. His name is EDDIE SHAW. African-American, 30s, Marine strong. He's dazed, injured. He staggers away from the wreckage, looks over his shoulder as CAR HEADLIGHTS penetrate the snow storm. Gripped with fear, Eddie turns, stumbles along the roadside, trying to get away. He reaches into his jacket, pulls out his CELLPHONE, stumbles again. The cellphone, jarred from his hand, flies off into the snowbank. Eddie scrambles to his feet, keeps running. The DRIVER of the second car gets out. A shapeless figure in a heavy jacket. A gloved hand reaches into the jacket pocket, draws out a small handgun. Eddie stumbles along the shoulder of the road, sees a slither of hope - a roadside emergency phone. He angles across to the phone, lifts the handset. Pushes a button. The storm intensifies. OPERATOR’S VOICE Please state the nature of your emergency.
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