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WITH LAUREN: climbing into the driver’s seat, watching Reece approach the strange, idling car... REECE (CONT’D) Out of the car! Now! WITH REECE: his finger moves from standby to the trigger... The unmarked car idles, sun blazing off its windshield... Finally, the front door opens... And Katie Buranek emerges. The reporter holds up her hands and talks Reece down. KATIE I’m sorry, Commander. It’s just me! I needed to meet you away from the team... I didn’t mean to startle you... I just want to talk. As Reece, finally lowers his gun, realizing just how close he came to shooting a civilian... CUT TO: INT. THE REECE HOUSE -- KITCHEN -- NIGHT Lauren places a cup of hot tea in front of Katie, who sits at the kitchen table. Katie stares at the tea for a beat, clearly still coming down from earlier. REECE If you want something stronger, we got that too. KATIE it was important I speak to Commander Reece... alone. Lauren stands next to Reece, in full mama bear mode. REECE It’s okay, Laur. I’ll be alright. LAUREN (beat) Alright. I’ll check on Lucy. Lauren heads down the hallway, leaving them to talk. REECE You couldn’t just hit reply? No, this is fine. Thank you. Again, I’m sorry about the confusion. But
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