Ext. Snow-covered mountains - day

 

CLOSE ON Cobb's face, staring. Fixed.

 

ARIADNE (O.S.)

Cobb? Cobb?

 

Ariadne is beside him. They stand on a cliff, dressed in

white snowsuits, carrying white-painted weapons like WWII

commandos. Cobb checks his SNIPER RIFLE, examines their

objective: a massive FORTIFIED MEDICAL FACILITY a mile below.

 

ARIADNE

What's down there?

 

COBB

Hopefully, the truth we want

Fischer to learn.

 

ARIADNE

I meant what's down there for you?

 

Cobb turns to her. Eames, Saito and Fischer arrive, SKIING

down from the hill above. Cobb pulls Eames out of Fischer's

earshot.

 

COBB

You're the dreamer. I need you to

draw the security away from the

complex.

113.

 

EAMES

Then who guides Fischer in? You?

 

COBB

If I know the route... we could be

compromised.

 

Eames looks as Cobb, uneasy. Ariadne comes over.

 

ARIADNE

I designed the place.

 

COBB

No. You're with me.

 

SAITO (O.S.)

I could do it.

 

They turn to Saito. Saito shrugs at Eames. Eames smiles.

 

COBB

Eames, brief Saito on the route

into the complex. What we're

looking for is going to be in the

most heavily fortified section.

That north tower.

 

Cobb moves to Fischer. Saito COUGHS. SPITS. Eames sees BLOOD

on the snow. Looks at Saito.

 

COBB

Mr. Fischer, you're going in with

Mr. Saito.

 

FISCHER

You're not coming in?

 

COBB

You have to do this on your own.

You have to get in there, break

into your godfather's mind and find

out the truth about your father.

 

Cobb taps Fischer's radio mike.

 

COBB

Keep this live at all times. I'll

be listening in, covering you.

(holds up the sniper

rifle)

The windows on the upper floors are

big enough that I can cover you

from that south tower.

114.

 

Cobb slips into his skis, shoulders his rifle.

 

CUT TO:

 

INT. ROOM 528 - NIGHT

 

Arthur checks the mechanism. He hears LOW BOOMS like thunder.

He checks his watch- THE SECOND HAND CRAWLS FORWARDS. With a

last look at the sleepers, he heads out into the corridor...

 

INT./EXT. VAN ON RAINY DOWNTOWN STREETS - DAY

 

A GUNSHOT slams into the van as Yusuf DRIVES- he glances back

to see a MOTORCYCLE pulling up behind him, the REAR PASSENGER

FIRING A SHOTGUN- the bike pulls alongside Yusuf's window as

the passenger RELOADS- Yusuf YANKS the wheel TOWARDS the

bike, bringing the shotgun barrel into the cab so he can GRAB

it, spin the wheel back- PULLING the passenger from the back

of the bike... Yusuf turns a corner, heading into a disused

MARKET-

 

INT. HOTEL CORRIDOR - CONTINUOUS

 

Arthur walks towards the elevator. It OPENS- a SECURITY MAN

emerges, heading right for him. Arthur takes a TURN, speeding

up. The BOOMS are louder, and we-

 

CUT TO:

 

INT./EXT. VAN ON RAINY DOWNTOWN STREETS - DAY

 

The bike crosses behind the van, catching up again as the

driver pulls a handgun and starts BLASTING. Up ahead, an

S.U.V. sits in a side road, lining up to head off the van-

the SECURITY MAN driving the S.U.V. guns it, as the bike

creeps up on the other side of the van- Yusuf HITS THE

BRAKES, forcing the bike out into the path of the S.U.V.,

tossing the rider like a rag doll-

 

Heading out of the market, the van races onto a FREEWAY ON

RAMP, approaching the BRIDGE. An S.U.V. SMASHES into the

van's side, FORCING it up against a CRASH BARRIER... the van

starts to SLOWLY TILT OVER THE BARRIER as the S.U.V. PUSHES-

 

CUT TO:

 

INT. HOTEL CORRIDOR - NIGHT

 

As Arthur hurries down the corridor, the corridor starts to

TILT, and Arthur is forced to run UP ONTO THE WALL- he rounds

a corner- STRAIGHT INTO another Security Man- Arthur HEAD

BUTTS him and they STRUGGLE- as they struggle, the corridor

SPINS around, THROWING THEM UP ONTO THE WALLS, THE CEILING-

as wall becomes floor they DROP through a door into-

115.

 

INT. HOTEL ROOM - CONTINUOUS

 

The fight continues all over the spinning room- and we-

 

CUT TO:

 

INT./EXT. VAN ON RAINY OFF RAMP NEAR BRIDGE - DAY

 

SLEEPING ARTHUR BOUNCES around as the van TILTS, SCRAPING

along the barrier- the van CLEARS THE END OF THE BARRIER AND

ROLLS DOWN THE EMBANKMENT, and we-

 

CUT TO:

 

INT. HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT

 

Arthur and the Security Man DROP to the floor, Arthur on top.

Arthur gets up- heads to the stairwell.