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REECE I’m not totally sure I am-- LAUREN What does that even mean? REECE
It means I can’t risk a doctor ending my career with a check of the wrong box. Not right now. Reece moves back to Lauren, trying to explain. REECE (CONT’D)
Look, I spoke to the Admiral. That Op we were on might not be over. LAUREN Are you deploying again? REECE No, but... I couldn’t save my guys, Laur. But there’s a chance I can keep other SEALs from dying. LAUREN (beat) I just want you home. REECE I am home. And if I’m not getting better, I’ll go. Promise.
He heads down the hall to check on Lucy. But Lauren stares at the business card, wondering just how injured Reece may be. INT. THE REECE HOUSE -- MASTER BEDROOM -- NIGHT RAIN pounds the windows. LIGHTNING flashes. THUNDER rolls. LOOKING DOWN ON THE BED: Lucy sleeps tucked against her mom. She’s sought shelter from the storm in her parents’ bed. But Reece’s side of the bed is EMPTY. INT. THE REECE HOUSE -- KITCHEN -- NIGHT FIND Reece using a PRIVATE VPN on Lauren’s computer to search NYTIMES.COM. TIGHT ON: Reece’s eyes. Focused on articles: -- The Forgotten Soldiers: America’s Special Operators... --When War Goes Dark, Families Suffer... -- And the latest: 14 SEALs Die In Shadow War... Reece clicks over the article’s byline and a “contact Katie Buranek” window POPS-UP.
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