A faint whirring sound grows louder. Its source getting closer..
FADE IN:
EXT. MIDDLE EAST SKYLINE - DUSK
CHINOOK TRANSPORT HELICOPTERS pass the horizon above small settlements. Smoke pillars can be seen in the distance.
INT. APARTMENT - DUSK
A man’s face. His features indicate a strong, physical person. However, his expression indicates unhappiness and desolation. Only the side of the MAN’s face can be seen as he looks at the fan. The MAN seems to be waiting for something, lying down looking beyond the monotony of the rotating blades of the fan. The MAN is backlit from some kind of strong light source, al light bulb .His eyes open and close as he thinks to himself. Again he looks at the fan and turns his head.
He rolls over and sits up. He focuses on his front pocket above his Kevlar vest. He reaches for the envelope inside the pocket. It is partially opened. The MAN reaches for it and holds it in one hand. It is wrinkled and worn. He stares at the envelope near his face intently.
He seems to know the contents within the worn envelope. His eyes close as a worried look consumes his face - a look of utter sadness. The MAN rests the envelope on his chest. The MAN turns his head facing the fan as it rotates endlessly. Time is short the mission is near.
The spinning of rotor blades can be heard as we close in on the fan.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. DESERT – DUSK
The fan becomes the rotor blades of a CHINOOK TRANSPORT GUNSHIP. The helicopter appears to be moving fast high above the baron desert below.
INT. CHINOOK - THAT MOMENT.
The MAN sits within this vast military vehicle looking out into the coming night through one of its tiny portholes. CU on the MAN’s eyes - a sense of emotional attrition. His chest pocket contains the brown envelope we have seen before. It is still only partially opened.
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