EXT. US EMBASSY, CARACAS - DAY Barricades and a few GUARDS. The foot traffic is light but the security is serious. A BUREAUCRAT (38) exits the gate. He looks NERVOUS. He checks over his shoulder, walks on. INT. CREMA PARAISO - LATER The Bureaucrat enters, anxiously scans the room, spotting a WOMAN already seated in the corner, facing the door. This is EILEEN FITZGERLD, 44. She’s attractive but it’s her energy that leads. She’s no bullshit with a confident charm. She’s accessible but hard to pin down. She’s who she needs to be in any given moment which right now is calm and warm. EILEEN Hi Steve. Good to see you. STEVE (Sitting)
Sorry, I’m late. I’ve only been here a few months. Kinda buried. EILEEN I appreciate you making the time. Hope I wasn’t pestering you too much, I just wanted to make sure we got the chance to sit down face to face while I was here. STEVE Oh yeah. Me too. (Eileen waits) I know the confirmation hearing is coming up... EILEEN Six days. I publish in four. STEVE Right. Look I’m only doing this because I believe no one should be above the law. Even the good guys. And I do think the General’s one of the good guys. Serving under him was the highlight of my career. EILEEN Of course.
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