play is THE LUCKIEST by Ben Folds (which was released on September 11th, 2001). Then she starts to remove her clothes.
JOHN
Wait... you sure about this?
She nods, pulls him to her, helps to guide him.
127A Then at NIGHT now, over the music -- images:
-- of them together.
-- of John, going slowly and gently, but--
-- of a single tear falling down Savannah’s face.
As the song continues to play over all the following scenes:
128 OMIT
129 EXT. LENOIR ESTATE -- DAY
-- of John, rolling awake, looking around... realizing Savannah’s already gone up to the house. He’s all alone in the stables, and that worries him.
130 INT. CAR -- DAY (MOVING)
-- of John and Savannah, silently driving back to Charleston.
131 INT. AIRPORT -- DAY
--of John and Savannah, walking through the double doors --
--where they find Mr. Tyree, uncomfortable amongst all these people, but nevertheless here to say goodbye to his son.
John walks over to him, touched.
JOHN
Thanks for coming, Dad. Really.
Mr. Tyree shrugs. Looks down at ground. John watches him.
JOHN
You gonna be okay by yourself again, Dad?
MR. TYREE
Of course. Why wouldn’t I be?
John pauses... then sticks out his hand. Mr. Tyree shakes it. John smiles, knows this is as emotional a goodbye as his father’s capable of.
Finally John lets go, turns to Savannah. Airport security is still heavy, and this is the end of the line. He struggles to find the right words.
JOHN
Listen, I... I...
Savannah stops him. She knows what she has to say now.
Forces out a smile.
SAVANNAH
What’s two more years apart after those two weeks together, right?
But she can’t help it -- a tear slips out anyway. She tries to laugh through it. John watches her, concerned.
JOHN
Are you sure? Nothing... nothing’s changed between us, has it?
She pulls him to her, kisses him hard enough for Mr. Tyree to turn away. Relieved, John kisses her back, having already forgotten that she didn’t actually answer the question.
JOHN
I don’t know when my next leave will be...
Savannah nods, understanding.
JOHN
But I’ll see you soon then?
Savannah kisses him again. Knows what her line is here, too.
SAVANNAH
I’ll see you soon then.
132 INT. MILITARY C-17 PLANE -- DAY
John lays awake in his nest.
133 INT. HANGAR -- STUTTGART, GERMANY -- DAY
Captain Stone walks in, his nose buried in a brief. The pallets are all packed now.
CAPTAIN STONE
Welcome back, guys. Hope everybody had a good--
He stops when he looks up to find a row of his men, all standing at attention. For this crew, it’s a rare instance of military formality. Stone sighs, knowing what it means.
CAPTAIN STONE
So that’s it then? It’s unanimous?
No one answers... until John steps up from behind the other men, joins them on the line. Stands at attention with his team. Stone sighs again, knowing what that means as well.
CAPTAIN STONE
Okay. I’ll get the paperwork started.
Rooster grabs John, putting him in a friendly headlock.
ROOSTER
Hooah! Let’s go light em up! Kabul here we come!
John quickly flips Rooster around, ducking out of the headlock and depositing him on the table behind them.
CAPTAIN STONE
We’re not going to Kabul. We’re going to Harat.
ROOSTER
Harat? Where the hell is Harat?
What the hell’s in Harat?
CAPTAIN STONE
Our orders.
134 EXT. AFGHANISTAN -- DAY
Shots of the city (possibly archival footage).
135 EXT. CITY STREET -- DAY
John and his team walk down the nearly empty street.
135A INT. C-17 -- DAY (SECOND UNIT)
An air drop seen from inside the belly of a C-17.
136 EXT. DROP AREA -- DAY
Noodles sorts through a kicker pallet. Finds the mailbag, holds it up to show it to John.
137 EXT. DROP AREA -- DAY
Another drop. John rips the mailbag open -- smiles when he finds two letters from Savannah.
138
JOHN
Wait... you sure about this?
She nods, pulls him to her, helps to guide him.
127A Then at NIGHT now, over the music -- images:
-- of them together.
-- of John, going slowly and gently, but--
-- of a single tear falling down Savannah’s face.
As the song continues to play over all the following scenes:
128 OMIT
129 EXT. LENOIR ESTATE -- DAY
-- of John, rolling awake, looking around... realizing Savannah’s already gone up to the house. He’s all alone in the stables, and that worries him.
130 INT. CAR -- DAY (MOVING)
-- of John and Savannah, silently driving back to Charleston.
131 INT. AIRPORT -- DAY
--of John and Savannah, walking through the double doors --
--where they find Mr. Tyree, uncomfortable amongst all these people, but nevertheless here to say goodbye to his son.
John walks over to him, touched.
JOHN
Thanks for coming, Dad. Really.
Mr. Tyree shrugs. Looks down at ground. John watches him.
JOHN
You gonna be okay by yourself again, Dad?
MR. TYREE
Of course. Why wouldn’t I be?
John pauses... then sticks out his hand. Mr. Tyree shakes it. John smiles, knows this is as emotional a goodbye as his father’s capable of.
Finally John lets go, turns to Savannah. Airport security is still heavy, and this is the end of the line. He struggles to find the right words.
JOHN
Listen, I... I...
Savannah stops him. She knows what she has to say now.
Forces out a smile.
SAVANNAH
What’s two more years apart after those two weeks together, right?
But she can’t help it -- a tear slips out anyway. She tries to laugh through it. John watches her, concerned.
JOHN
Are you sure? Nothing... nothing’s changed between us, has it?
She pulls him to her, kisses him hard enough for Mr. Tyree to turn away. Relieved, John kisses her back, having already forgotten that she didn’t actually answer the question.
JOHN
I don’t know when my next leave will be...
Savannah nods, understanding.
JOHN
But I’ll see you soon then?
Savannah kisses him again. Knows what her line is here, too.
SAVANNAH
I’ll see you soon then.
132 INT. MILITARY C-17 PLANE -- DAY
John lays awake in his nest.
133 INT. HANGAR -- STUTTGART, GERMANY -- DAY
Captain Stone walks in, his nose buried in a brief. The pallets are all packed now.
CAPTAIN STONE
Welcome back, guys. Hope everybody had a good--
He stops when he looks up to find a row of his men, all standing at attention. For this crew, it’s a rare instance of military formality. Stone sighs, knowing what it means.
CAPTAIN STONE
So that’s it then? It’s unanimous?
No one answers... until John steps up from behind the other men, joins them on the line. Stands at attention with his team. Stone sighs again, knowing what that means as well.
CAPTAIN STONE
Okay. I’ll get the paperwork started.
Rooster grabs John, putting him in a friendly headlock.
ROOSTER
Hooah! Let’s go light em up! Kabul here we come!
John quickly flips Rooster around, ducking out of the headlock and depositing him on the table behind them.
CAPTAIN STONE
We’re not going to Kabul. We’re going to Harat.
ROOSTER
Harat? Where the hell is Harat?
What the hell’s in Harat?
CAPTAIN STONE
Our orders.
134 EXT. AFGHANISTAN -- DAY
Shots of the city (possibly archival footage).
135 EXT. CITY STREET -- DAY
John and his team walk down the nearly empty street.
135A INT. C-17 -- DAY (SECOND UNIT)
An air drop seen from inside the belly of a C-17.
136 EXT. DROP AREA -- DAY
Noodles sorts through a kicker pallet. Finds the mailbag, holds it up to show it to John.
137 EXT. DROP AREA -- DAY
Another drop. John rips the mailbag open -- smiles when he finds two letters from Savannah.
138
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