Int. Office, warehouse - day

 

Cobb stares as he remembers.

92.

 

COBB

He letter to the authorities

refuted all the claims about her

sanity that she knew I'd make...

 

INT. COBB AND MAL'S KITCHEN - DAY (FLASHBACK)

 

Cobb stands with the Thin Man, who has a piece of paper.

 

COBB (V.O.)

She'd had herself declared sane by

three different psychiatrists.

 

Cobb hears a SHOUT- turns to the garden. James CROUCHES,

Philippa joins him, examining the ground, FACES UNSEEN...

 

COBB (V.O.) (CONT'D)

It was impossible for me to explain

the nature of her madness...

 

The Thin Man thrusts the paper into Cobb's hand.

 

THIN MAN

Right now. Or never, Cobb.

 

Cobb turns back to the window- about to call out- James and

Philippa RUN OFF. Cobb turns from the window. Looks at the

paper in his hand. It is an AIRPLANE TICKET.

 

COBB (V.O.)

So I ran. And I've been running

ever since, trying to buy my way

back to my family...

 

INT. OFFICE, WAREHOUSE - DAY

 

Cobb looks across at Ariadne.

 

ARIADNE

Psychiatrists judged her sane?

 

COBB

She was sane. She was just lost in

the labyrinth.

 

ARIADNE

Then why should you blame yourself?

 

COBB

Because we were a family. And we

had a life I would do anything to

get back to now. But that reality

wasn't enough for me then.

93.

 

ARIADNE

It might have been your idea to

push the limits, Cobb. But you're

not responsible for the idea that

destroyed her. The idea that her

world wasn't real... that was her

own idea from her own mind.

 

Cobb says nothing.

 

ARIADNE (CONT'D)

Your guilt defines her. Powers her.

If we're going to succeed in this,

you're going to have to forgive

yourself, and you're going to have

to confront her. But you don't have

to do it alone.

 

COBB

You don't have to do this for me-

 

ARIADNE

I'm doing it for the others. They

don't know the risk they've taken

coming in here with you.

 

Cobb looks at the rooftop opposite, sees a SNIPER take up a

position. Cobb shakes his head, frustrated.

 

COBB

We can't stay here. Arthur?!

 

INT. BATHROOM, WAREHOUSE - CONTINUOUS

 

Browning puts his hand on Fischer's shoulder.

 

BROWNING

These people are going to kill us

if we don't give them the

combination.

 

FISCHER

They won't, they'll try to ransom

us-

 

BROWNING

I heard them-they're going to lock

us in and run the can into the

river.

 

FISCHER

What is in the safe?

94.

 

BROWNING

Something for you. Maurice always

said it was his most previous

gift... a will.

 

FISCHER

Maurice's will is with Port and

Dunn.

 

BROWNING

It's an alternate. It supersedes

the other only if you want it to.

 

FISCHER

What does it say?

 

BROWNING

It splits all the component

businesses of Fischer Morrow into

individual companies, transferring

ownership to the boards of those

companies...

 

FISCHER

Leaving me nothing?

 

BROWNING

A basic living. Nothing more. The

entire empire would cease to exist.

 

FISCHER

Destroy my own inheritance? Why

would he suggest such a thing?

 

BROWNING

I don't know, Robert.

 

Cobb OPENS the door. Arthur is behind him.

 

COBB

Come to your senses?

 

FISCHER

Let us go. I don't know the

combination. Not consciously.

 

Cobb considers this. Opens his phone. Pulls out his gun.

 

COBB

Let's try instinctively. I have

someone standing in your father's

office ready to tap in a

combination.

 

He holds the phone to Fischer's mouth.

95.

 

COBB (CONT'D)

First six numbers that come into

your head. Right now.

 

FISCHER

I have no idea-

 

Cobb SWINGS the gun onto Browning-

 

COBB

RIGHT NOW!

 

FISCHER

Five, two, eight... four, nine,

one.

 

Cobb lowers his weapon. Listens to the phone. Shakes his

head. Shuts the phone.

 

COBB

You'll have to do better. Bag `em.

 

Arthur puts SACKS over their heads.

 

INT. WAREHOUSE - CONTINUOUS

 

Cobb and Arthur drag Fischer and Browning to the van-

 

FISCHER

We're worth much more to you

alive...

 

Arthur places Fischer on the back seat- uses a DROPPER to

drop LIQUID onto Fischer's mask- his head SLUMPS FORWARDS.

"Browning" yanks the sack from his head- it is now EAMES.

 

EAMES

(excited)

His relationship with his father's

much worse that we thought.

 

ARTHUR

That helps us?

 

Arthur pulls a SNIPER RIFLE from a case by the van.

 

COBB

The stronger the issues, the more

powerful the catharsis.

 

Cobb motions for Yusuf to follow his upstairs.

 

ARTHUR

But how do you reconcile them if

they're that estranged?

96.

 

EAMES

I'm working on that.

 

Arthur lines up a shot through the window-

 

ARTHUR

Well, work fast-Fischer's

projections are closing in quick,

we need to break out of here before

we're totally boxed in...

 

Arthur SHOOTS two snipers. Cobb and Yusuf gently load Saito

into the van. He groans. Ariadne straps him in, checks his

bandages. Arthur can't get the last sniper- he's too hidden

behind a wall-

 

EAMES

Shouldn't be afraid to dream a

little bigger, Arthur-

 

Eames lines up a shot with a grenade launcher. Fires- the

sniper EXPLODES into the air- Arthur looks at Eames.

 

EAMES (CONT'D)

Shall we?

 

They climb into the van-