**LAST ACT BEFORE THE FINALE OF THE FILM**
NIGHTTIME.
INT. ABANDONED STORAGE FACILITY
**IAN SHAW LOST AN EPIC FIGHT TO DOM & HOBBS. AS LUKE WENT TO ARREST HIM- SHAW FLED IN HIS NEARBY ARMORED TRUCK (WHICH WAS TAKEN FROM HOBBS BY SHAW'S CREW EARLIER IN THE MOVIE, AFTER THEY AMBUSHED HIM AND PUT HIM IN THE HOSPITAL)**
**HOBBS THROWS DOM HIS WALKIE**
DOM: (TO GROUP) HEY GUYS- KEEP YOUR EYES OUT.. SHAW'S ON THE LOOSE. DON'T TAKE ANY CHANCES- GIVE US A SHOUTOUT WHEN YOU SPOT HIM.
**DOM HANDS WALKIE TO HOBBS**
HOBBS: DOM AND I ARE GONNA CHECK HIS OTHER HIDEOUTS. BRIAN, YOU AND YOUR TEAM SET UP A PERIMETER AROUND TOWN.
EXT. NEARBY STREET(S) - CREW ALREADY IN CARS
**(W) = WALKIE
BRIAN: (W) SOUNDS GOOD. HEY ROME..
ROMAN: (W) WHAT'S GOOD, BREH?
BRIAN: (W) YOU, TEJ & JACKSON (TONY JAA) TAKE THE MAIN ROADS. MARSHALL (KURT RUSSELL) & I ARE GONNA HIT UP THE ALLEYS AND BACKROADS.
ROMAN: (W) (GLANCES AT TEJ & JACKSON IN THEIR CARS, BOTH NOD TO HIM) *NODS* WE GOT THIS, BRI.' SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE, HOMEY
**TEJ RIDES W/ JACKSON**
JACKSON: (TO TEJ) THIS AIN'T GONNA BE EASY. REMEMBER HOW LONG IT TOOK US TO TRACK HIM DOWN IN THE FIRST PLACE? SHAW'S A GHOST..
TEJ: (SMILES, FOLLOWED BY SLIGHT CHUCKLE) **OPENS HIS LAPTOP** THANKS TO THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY- EVEN GHOSTS CAN'T HIDE FROM US!!
JACKSON: WHAT DO YOU MEAN..?
TEJ: (TYPING, SCREEN SHOWS LOCATION TRACKER SOFTWARE) **PICKS UP WALKIE** HEY DOM- WE GOT 'EM.
**DOM & HOBBS HOP IN CHARGER**
DOM: (W) (SMILES) JUST LIKE OLD TIMES?
**HOBBS LOOKS AT HIM W/ CONFUSION**
TEJ: (W) YOU GOT IT. HE'S HEADED DOWN THE MAIN DRAG. YOU GUYS BETTER HURRY- TRAFFIC CAMS ARE CLOCKIN' HIM AT 60 MILES PLUS..
DOM: (W) ALRIGHT TEAM- BE ON THE LOOKOUT!!
HOBBS: (TO DOM) LET'S GO GET THIS SON BITCH.
**DOM STARTS UP CHARGER, ENGINE ROARS. TAKEOFF!!**
**MEANWHILE: ROMAN, TEJ & JACKSON QUIETLY SCOUT OUT THE MAIN STRIP. BRIAN & MARSHALL (SEPARATE CARS) ARE NEARBY, EACH TAKING DIFFERENT PATHS TO MEET THE OTHERS**
**SHAW, WHO'S GUNNING IT DOWN THE LONG STRETCH OF ROAD- RECEIVES A **WARNING** MESSAGE ALERT ON THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER DISPLAY. THE MESSAGE READS: "FOREIGN DEVICE DETECTED ON VEHICLE"**
**MINUTES LATER**
HOBBS: (W) (TO TEJ) PARKER- WHAT'S THE HOLDUP? YOU GUYS GOT EYES ON SHAW OR WHAT?
TEJ: (W) (TYPING) SOMETHIN' AIN'T RIGHT, YA'LL- EITHER HE'S MAKIN' A PIT STOP- OR HE'S PLAYIN' US..
**DOM & HOBBS GLANCE AT EACHOTHER WHILE RACING DOWN THE ROAD**
DOM: (W) OKAY GUYS- EVERYONE HOLD YOUR POSITION- O'CONNER..
BRIAN: (W) GO AHEAD, DOM..
DOM: (W) YOU AND MARSHALL STAKEOUT THE MAIN DRAG. TEJ- YOU GUYS COVER THE FREEWAY AND HIGHWAY ENTRANCES. HOBBS AND I ARE GONNA SCAN THE BACK ROADS AND ALLEYS. KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN..
**MARSHALL PULLS UP NEXT TO BRIAN**
BRIAN: WHAT'S THE NEXT MOVE?
MARSHALL: (SHAKING HEAD) HE'S NOT COMING AFTER US- IF ANYTHING, HE'S GONNA LEAVE TOWN.
BRIAN: ALRIGHT. LET'S SPLIT UP. HE CAN'T BE TOO FAR OFF.
**MARSHALL NODS YES. THE TWO GO THEIR SEPARATE WAYS**
**MEANWHILE- ROMAN, TEJ & JACKSON SCOPE OUT THE HIGHWAY AND FREEWAY ENTRANCES. IT'S QUIET OUT. THEY COME TO A STOP ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE ROAD**
ROMAN: THIS IS BULL SH*T, MAN. WE AIN'T UP AGAINST SOME UNSKILLED PUNK- YOU REALLY THINK THIS GUY'S GONNA BE STUPID ENOUGH TO TAKE THE EASY WAY OUT?!
**ROMAN GETS OUT OF HIS CAR, RESTS HIS ARMS ON THE TOP WHILE THE GUYS TALK**
TEJ: BE COOL, BRUH. WE NEED TO COVER ALL LOCATIONS. REMEMBER- EVEN THE SMARTEST PERSON CAN MAKE SOME STUPID A** MISTAKES.
JACKSON: (TO ROME) DON'T WORRY- HE'LL SHOW UP, EVENTUALLY. IT'S A WAITING GAME. BESIDES- HE'S GONNA RUN-**INTERRUPTED BY THE SOUND OF A ROARING VEHICLE ENGINE, SPEEDING DOWN THE ROAD- HEARD IN THE DISTANCE**
**ROMAN LOOKS BACK IN PANIC**
ROMAN: (WHILE GETTING BACK IN CAR, STARTING IT UP) FORGET THIS SH*T!! YA'LL CAN STAY HERE- I'M GOIN' AFTER 'EM. **SPEEDS OFF**
TEJ: ROME- YO' ROME!! (LOOKS AT JACKSON) HE'LL BE A'IGHT. THAT FOOL'S ALWAYS GETTIN' INTO TROUBLE!!
**BRIAN SLOWLY CRUISES TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT- PREPARING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ONTO THE MAIN DRAG**
**SHAW, WHO IS PARKED IN A PACKED LOT ACROSS THE WAY- SPOTS O'CONNER.. AND STARTS HIS ENGINE, QUIETLY EXITING THE PROPERTY**
ROMAN: (W) BRIAN- YO' BRIAN.. (NO ANSWER)
TEJ: (TYPING) (W) HE MUST BE OUT OF RANGE.
DOM: (W) ROMAN- SIT TIGHT. WE STICK TO THE PLAN.. (NO ANSWER)
**ROMAN THROWS HIS WALKIE DOWN, CONTINUES TO HIS DESTINATION**
ROMAN: (TO HIMSELF) YOU AIN'T TAKIN' MY HOMEBOY.. NOT IF I CAN HELP IT.
**BRIAN HEADS A QUARTER OF A MILE DOWN THE LONG STRETCH- AS SHAW BUILDS UP SPEED, CROSSES INTO THE ONCOMING LANES (WHICH ARE CLEAR) AND PREPARES AN AMBUSH ATTACK..**
**MEANWHILE- ROMAN IS SPEEDING IN THE DIRECTION HE HEARD THE LOUD VEHICLE TRAVEL EARLIER. HE MAKES A WIDE-RIGHT TURN.. AND CLOSES IN ON THE MAIN ROAD**
**BRIAN HEARS A FAST VEHICLE IN THE DISTANCE BUT DOESN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT AFTER GLANCING IN HIS REAR-VIEW MIRROR- SPOTTING NOTHING (IAN'S LIGHTS AREN'T ON)**
**ROMAN- WHO'S NOW FACING THE MAIN ROAD, COMES TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT- AND SPOTS BRIAN DOWN A WAYS ON HIS LEFT.**
ROMAN: BRIAN- WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?
**SUDDENLY- AN ARMORED TRUCK SPEEDS PAST THE INTERSECTION**
ROMAN: (LOOKING IN BRIAN'S DIRECTION) BRI'- GET OUT OF THERE!! (PICKS UP WALKIE) BRIAN.. **BRIAN!!**
**BRIAN'S HEARS SOME STATIC FROM HIS WALKIE BUT IGNORES IT AND STAYS THE COURSE**
**ROMEY BACKS UP QUICKLY, AND PULLS OFF A 3/4 WAY TURN- RACING DOWN THE ALT. ROUTE PARALLEL W/ THE MAIN STRIP**
**O'CONNER HAS ENTERED THE LEFT-TURN LANE AT A RED LIGHT, AND AS HE BEGINS TO TURN.. SHAW- WHO STEPS ON HIS PEDAL W/ GREAT FORCE, SWITCHES HIS LIGHTS ON- AND CLOSES IN ON BRIAN..**
SHAW: ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE.
**BRIAN LOOKS BACK- EYES WIDE OPEN AS FATE APPROACHES..**
BRIAN: (TO HIMSELF) OH, SH*T!!
**ALL OF A SUDDEN- ROMAN, DRIFTING FROM SEEMINGLY OUT OF NOWHERE *FROM THEIR LEFT* (WHERE BRIAN WAS TURNING TO) TAKES BRIAN'S PLACE AND IMPACTS WITH SHAW'S VEHICLE**
**THE COLLISION OFF-SET IAN'S T-BONE+SPLIT (IN HALF) PLAN OF ATTACK ON BRIAN- HE ENDED UP CRUSHING ROMAN'S CAR (HEAD-ON) BUT WAS TILTED DUE TO THE ANGLE OF IMPACT (LEFT SIDE RAN OVER PART OF THE CAR AFTER FORCING IT BACK A WAYS) SO HIS TRUCK FLIPPED OVER AND SKIDDED TO A STOP**
**BRIAN- IN SHOCK, CIRCLED AROUND AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. HE GLANCED OVER AT SHAW'S VEHICLE BUT THEN HIS EYES WERE FIXATED ON HIS BEST FRIEND..**
BRIAN: ROME.. ROME!! (TEARY-EYED)
**O'CONNER STEPS OUT OF HIS RIDE- AND BEGINS TO WALK TOWARDS ROMAN'S WRECKED CAR**
**SHAW- WHO CAN BARELY FUNCTION, MANAGES TO KICK THE DOOR OPEN AND EXITS THE FLIPPED TRUCK, LEANING ON IT'S SIDE. O'CONNER FIERCLY TURNS AND APPROACHES THE BATTERED ENEMY, STANDS HIM UP- AND DELIVERS SEVERAL PUNCHES TO THE DEFEATED SHAW- WHO'S BLOCKS CAN'T EVEN PROTECT HIM FROM O'CONNERS FURIOUS BLOWS**
**SHAW IS KNOCKED BACK DOWN INTO THE TRUCK (PASSENGER SIDE)**
BRIAN: (W/ TEARS, FACING SHAW) YOU KNOW WHAT- YOU AND YOUR BROTHER **NEVER** LEARNED TO LEAVE A MAN'S FAMILY ALONE.
SHAW: (WIPES BLOOD FROM HIS MOUTH) OH, REALLY- AND WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT ALL OF YOU?
**BRIAN SHAKES HIS HEAD AND GLANCES AT THE ARMORED TRUCK'S ENGINE- WHICH HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE**
**SHAW TRIES TO STAND UP BUT USED THE LAST OF HIS STRENGTH TO KICK THE DOOR OUT.**
SHAW: (CHUCKLING TO ENRAGE O'CONNER) **LEANS BACK** SO WHAT NOW, O'CONNER?- WAIT, LET ME GUESS- YOU'RE GUYS ARE GONNA SLAP THE CUFFS ON ME, I'LL GET OUT IN 5 OR 6 YEARS- THEN I'LL FINISH THE REST OF YOU OFF.
**BRIAN QUICKLY LOOKS AROUND FOR THE TEAM- BUT DOESN'T SEE A CAR IN SIGHT**
SHAW: OR- YOU CAN WALK AWAY *RIGHT NOW*- AND I'LL *CONSIDER* LETTING THE REST OF *YOUR* FAMILY LIVE. ARE WE CLEAR?
**SHAW SMERKS AT O'CONNER- THINKING HE HAS HIM TRAPPED**
**BRIAN SHAKES HIS HEAD**
SHAW: (LAUGHING) AH, ONCE A COP- ALWAYS A COP. YOU PEOPLE *NEVER* CHANGE. **HE BARELY MANAGES TO STAND UP OUT OF THE TRUCK. BACK LEANED UP AGAINST THE SIDE** THE BRAVEST OF THE BRAVE- BUT ALSO THE DUMBEST. ALRIGHT- LET'S GET THIS OVER WITH. MAKE THE CALL.
**BRIAN REACHES INTO HIS LEFT POCKET WHILE SHAW TAKES NOTICE OF THE ENGINE FIRE- BRIAN STEPS BACK A BIT BUT SHAW DOESN'T NOTICE IT**
BRIAN: (TEARS FADING AS HE HAS A REVELATION) YOU KNOW- I NEVER BELIEVED IN FATE, IRONY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. **SLOWLY REVEALS A SMALL ITEM** BEFORE HAN LEFT FOR TOKYO- HE GAVE ME SOMETHING TO REMEMBER HIM BY. HE TOLD ME IT WAS GONNA BE A GOOD LUCK TOKEN..
**SHAW GROWS SUSPICIOUS BUT STILL DOUBTS BRIAN**
BRIAN: YA' SEE, HE HAD QUIT SMOKING SOME YEARS AGO- AND GAVE ME THIS **HOLDS UP A LIGHTER** AND NOW.. HERE *WE* ARE.
**MEANWHILE- DOM & HOBBS ARE RUSHING TO STOP ROMAN FROM TAKING SHAW ON- UNAWARE OF HIS CURRENT STATE..**
DOM: (W) TEJ- WHERE'S ROME?
**TEJ & JACKSON ARE HEADING TO THE SAME DESTINATION**
TEJ: (W) YOU GUYS HAD BETTER HURRY- WE HEARD A CRASH NOT TWO MINUTES AGO.. MARSHALL'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THEM, HE'S MEETIN' US THERE.
**CRASH SITE**
SHAW: (CHUCKLING) HERE WE ARE. BUT WE BOTH KNOW- YOU'RE NOT GONNA DO IT. YOU COPS HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON- A CONSCIENCE!!
BRIAN: NAH- **LIGHTS IT UP** THAT DIED WITH MY FRIENDS.
SHAW: (PANICKING) YOU CALL *THIS*.. JUSTICE?!
BRIAN: (SHRUGS HIS SHOULDER) I'D CALL IT FATE.
**BRIAN CHUCKS THE LIGHTER UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK. THE FIRE QUICKLY SPREADS AND AS O'CONNER TURNS HIS BACK- IAN & THE TRUCK GO UP IN FLAMES.**
**DOM & THE OTHERS ALL SPOT THE MASSIVE EXPLOSION FROM NEARBY**
HOBBS: (W) BRIAN, ROMAN- SOMEONE TALK TO ME, WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?
**BRIAN HEARS LUKE (HOBBS) ON ROMAN'S WALKIE. HE APPROACHES THE WRECKED CAR AND AS HE REACHES FOR THE DEVICE- HE FEELS A HAND ON HIS FOREARM. ROMAN CAN BARELY OPEN HIS EYES, AS HIS BODY REMAINS CRUSHED IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE**
**BRIAN, NOW SOMEWHAT RELIEVED- *FIST-BUMPS W/ THE WEAKENED ROMAN PEARCE* AS HE'S ABOUT TO RESPOND ON THE WALKIE**
BRIAN: (W) ROMAN AND I ARE- **ROMAN COUGHS WEAKLY AND BEGINS TO LOSE CONSCIOUS** WE'RE GONNA NEED AN AMBULANCE.
DOM: (W) YOU GUYS OKAY- WHAT ABOUT SHAW?
**ROMAN GRABS THE WALKIE AFTER GLANCING OVER AT THE DIMINISHING FIRE**
ROMAN: (W) HE'S TOAST.
**PEARCE CAN BARELY HAND THE WALKIE BACK TO BRIAN, WHO REALIZES HE'S ABOUT TO LOSE HIS BEST FRIEND**
BRIAN: (W) **STRUGGLES** HEY DOM- GIVE US A MINUTE, WILL YA'(..)
DOM: (W) **SYMPATHETIC** YOU GOT IT, BRIAN.
**AS THE SIRENS ECHO IN THE DISTANCE- BRIAN KNEELS DOWN BY ROMAN'S DOOR AS TEARS FILL HIS EYES**
BRIAN: STICK WITH ME, ROME. I'M NOT BURYING ANOTHER BROTHER. YOU'RE GONNA BE ALRIGHT..
ROMAN: (HEAD LEANED BACK) YOU AND ME- *LOOKS TO BRIAN* WILD 'N OUT. *LOOKS BACK* WE HAD A GOOD RUN, O'CONNER.
BRIAN: DON'T SAY THAT- ROME, DON'T YOU GIVE UP. THAT AIN'T THE ROMAN PEARCE I KNOW.
ROMAN: BRI'- YOU GOT A FAMILY NOW, BREH. I AIN'T BUILT FOR THAT SH*T. MARRIAGE, KIDS 'N ALL THAT STUFF. THIS- THIS IS WHAT **I** DO.
**BRIAN TRIES TO HIDE HIS TEARS AS HE LOOKS AROUND, SHAKING HIS HEAD**
ROMAN: YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT HURTS THE MOST??
BRIAN: (LOOKING DOWN) WHAT'S THAT..?
ROMAN: I STILL GOT ALL THEM MILLIONS IN THE BANK, BRAH!
BRIAN: **LAUGH OF RELIEF** OH, REALLY- THAT'S WHY YOU'RE ALWAYS HITTIN' PEOPLE UP FOR MONEY?!!
ROMAN: THAT'S HOW I STAY A MILLIONARE!
**BRIAN LOOKS AROUND AS ROMAN'S FACE TURNS SERIOUS**
ROMAN: BRI,' BRI'- **BRIAN LOOKS TO HIM** I WANT JACK (BRIAN & MIA'S SON) TO HAVE IT ALL. YOU MAKE SURE **HE** GETS IT- AND NO ONE ELSE.
**BRIAN PAUSES W/ A LOOK OF CURIOUSITY ON HIS FACE. (DOESN'T ROME KNOW WE TOO ALREADY HAVE PLENTY OF MONEY FROM THE RIO HEIST?)**
ROMAN: (SMILES) I KNOW YOU ALREADY SPENT A BUNCH OF YOURS ON CARS AND PARTS, BREH. JEWE'RY, VACATIONS. JUST LIKE THE OLD DAYS.
**BRIAN CHUCKLES FOR A MOMENT**
ROMAN: **BREATHING SLOWLY** TAKE CARE OF THAT KID, BRI.' YOU AND MIA TAKE IT EASY.
**ROMAN PEARCE PASSES AWAY AS BRIAN SAYS FAREWELL**
BRIAN: (SLOWLY RISES, THEN PATS HIS HAND) I'LL SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE, ROME.
//MONTAGE. BRIAN STANDS STILL NEXT TO ROMAN'S CAR W/ HIS HANDS IN HIS POCKETS AS THE COPS, AMBULANCE, FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE REST OF THE TEAM CLOSE IN//
//THE GANG COMFORTS BRIAN W/ HUGS, AND HOBBS SHAKES HIS HAND. LUKE INFORMS LOCAL PD ABOUT THE SITUATION, ID'S SHAW'S BODY AS THE FIREMAN PUT THE FLAMES OUT. DOM BEGINS TO APPROACH BRIAN BUT THEN STOPS AS HE SPOTS ROMAN, WHO IS BEING REMOVED FROM HIS CAR.//
//BRIAN ALSO LOCKS EYES ON HIS DECEASED BEST FRIEND, THEN MAKES EYE CONTACT W/ DOM. O'CONNER DELIVERS A MIXED EXPRESSION- FILLED WITH ANGER, DISGUST, RAGE- AND MOST OF ALL, SORROW. NO WORDS ARE EXCHANGED. BRIAN REACHES INTO HIS RIGHT POCKET, AND TOSSES HIS CAR KEYS TO DOM. HE THEN PROCEEDS TO TURN AROUND AND WALK AWAY WITH HIS HEAD DOWN.//
DAYTIME.
FOLLOWING DAY. DOM AND TEAM REGROUP AT THEIR BASE.
**MARSHALL, JACKSON, TEJ & LETTY SURROUND THE TABLE, AND LOOK AT ONE ANOTHER WITH SAD, REGRETFUL FACES AS HOBBS ENTERS**
HOBBS: (THROWS DOWN PAPERWORK) **DOM JOINS THEM** GOOD NEWS- THIS *SHAW* BUSINESS IS DONE WITH. NOTHING'S GOING ON YOUR RECORDS. YOU'RE ALL STILL FREE.
DOM: ANYONE HEARD FROM O'CONNER..?
TEJ: NAH. I DON'T THINK WE WILL. HE'S BACK IN LA, WITH *HIS* FAMILY.
**EACH GRAB A BEER FROM IN FRONT OF THEM**
DOM: **RAISES BEER** ROMAN- VAYA CON DIOS, MI AMIGO. (REST IN PEACE, MY FRIEND). YOU WERE ALWAYS MY BROTHER. **THEY EACH SLOWLY TAKE A DRINK THEN BOW THEIR HEADS IN SILENCE**
MARSHALL: CAN'T SAY I BLAME HIM (BRIAN). AND NOW THAT THIS IS DONE- I'M DONE TOO. **SHAKES DOM'S HAND** THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING, DOM. DON'T BE A STRANGER.
**MARSHALL SAYS HIS FAREWELLS W/ HANDSHAKES & HUGS THEN EXITS.**
TEJ: I'M OUT TOO, DOM. **DOM LOOKS AT TEJ, SURPRISED** NO OFFENSE- BUT I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE. I LOST MY WHOLE FAMILY, BREH. ALL THIS WORK- AND FOR WHAT?
**AS TEJ SHAKES HANDS W/ HOBBS & JACKSON- LETTY PAUSES AS SHE SUDDENLY HAS GLIMPSES OF A FLASHBACK.. A BEACH, A HOUSE.. LONELINESS.**
DOM: (SHAKES TEJ'S HAND THEN THEY COME IN FOR A HUG) THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.
**AS LETTY AND TEJ HUG- LETTY'S EYES ARE FIXATED ON DOM, WHO'S CONFUSED BY THE WORRIED LOOK ON HER FACE..**
LETTY: TAKE CARE, PARKER. KEEP IN TOUCH.
TEJ: (NODS HEAD) I'M GLAD WE GOT ONE GOOD THING OUT OF ALL THIS. **REFERRING TO LETTY**
**LETTY SMERKS BUT IS OVERWHELMED BY THE MEMORY THAT HAS RESURFACED**
DOM: (TO HOBBS & JACKSON) SORRY I DRAGGED YOU BOTH INTO THIS. COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU. **SHAKES THEIR HANDS**
HOBBS: AH, NO WORRIES TORETTO. BESIDES- SOMETHIN' TELLS ME OUR STORY DOESN'T END HERE. YOU GIVE ME A CALL IF YOU EVER NEED MY HELP AGAIN- ANYTIME.
JACKSON: WE'RE ALWAYS HERE FOR YOU, DOM. ALWAYS.
**DOM NODS HIS HEAD W/ AN APPRECIATIVE LOOK ON HIS FACE AS THE TWO LAW-MEN BEGIN TO TURN & EXIT THE BASE**
**DOM PULLS OUT THE KEYS O'CONNER GAVE HIM FROM HIS POCKET- AND NOTICES AN INSCRIPTION ON THE IGNITION KEY. HE BRINGS IT IN CLOSER AS THE ENGRAVING BEGINS TO REVEAL ITSELF. IT READS: "10"**
**DOM THINKS BACK TO THE FIRST MOVIE, WHEN O'CONNER SAYS: "I OWE YOU A TEN SECOND CAR." THEN TO #FAST4 WHEN DOM SAYS "NOW WE'RE EVEN." AFTER BASHING THE IMPOUNDED CAR'S WINDOW IN.**
DOM: (TO HIMSELF) **SLIGHT SMILE** FULL CIRCLE, BUSTER.
**AS DOM RAISES HIS HEAD- HE NOTICES THAT LETTY HAS LEFT THE BUILDING. HE HEADS OUTSIDE TO THE WALKWAY, WHICH OVERLOOKS THE OCEAN. THE WAVES CRASH AS HE SPOTS HER LEANING ON THE RAILING, LOST IN HER THOUGHTS.**
**DOM CAREFULLY APPROACHES HER, AND IS ABOUT TO PUT HIS ARM AROUND HER BUT PULLS BACK BECAUSE OF HER BODY LANGUAGE**
LETTY: (SHAKING HEAD) I *KNEW* THIS PLACE SEEMED FAMILIAR.
**DOM IS STILL PUZZLED**
DOM: WHAT'S WRONG, LETTY..(?)
LETTY: (THINKING BACK) I REMEMBER- THE BEACH.. **DOM GROWS NERVOUS** AND A HOUSE.. **LOOKS AT HIM** AND FEELING LONELY. (REFERRING TO THE BEGINNING OF FAST & FURIOUS **2009** IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
DOM: LETTY- **SHE LOOKS AHEAD**
LETTY: -YOU LEFT ME THERE.. WHY?
**DOM LOWERS HIS HEAD AND PUTS HIS ARMS ON THE RAILING, ALSO LOOKS OUT AT THE OCEAN**
DOM: (STRUGGLING) I WANTED YOU TO BE FREE, TO HAVE A GOOD LIFE. AND AS MUCH AS I LOVED- LOVE, YOU- I COULDN'T STAND THE THOUGHT OF THEM COMING AFTER YOU TOO. **TURNS TO LETTY** SO I MADE A CHOICE.
LETTY: (STRUGGLING TO REMEMBER THE REST) YOU DIDN'T.. SAY GOODBYE OR *ANYTHING* I REMEMBER WAKING UP- AND YOU WERE GONE. COULDN'T YOU HAVE JUST BEEN *HONEST* WITH ME?!
DOM: I WAS UP ALL NIGHT THAT NIGHT, STRUGGLING WITH WHAT TO SAY. WHAT TO DO. YOU WERE LYING THERE *SO* PEACEFULLY- AND THAT'S HOW I WANTED TO REMEMBER YOU.
LETTY: DOM, I KNOW I'M A DIFFERENT PERSON THAN THE ONE YOU WALKED OUT ON- AND EVEN THOUGH I'M THANKFUL THAT YOU BROUGHT ME BACK.. I HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, AND MYSELF..
**DOM LOOKS AT HER W/ GUILT & PANIC**
**SHE PUTS HER HAND ON HIS CHEEK**
LETTY: (TEARY-EYED) I KNOW WE HAVE A CHANCE AT A FRESH START- AND I BELIEVE THAT *EVERYTHING* HAPPENS FOR A REASON- BUT I CAN'T GO ON LIKE THIS, KNOWING THAT YOU WERE WILLING TO LET ME GO- LEAVING ME TO CARRY ON WITHOUT YOU.
DOM: (TAKES HER HAND FROM HIS CHEEK AND HOLDS IT TIGHT) LETTY- WE'RE FREE NOW. AND I PROMISE YOU- THAT WON'T EVER HAPPEN AGAIN.
LETTY: (KISSES HIS CHEEK) I KNOW. AND THIS IS THE ONLY WAY I CAN MAKE SURE OF THAT.
**SHE LETS GO OF DOM & WALKS PAST HIM**
DOM: LETTY..
LETTY: (STOPS AND LOOKS BACK) THAT GIRL WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU. WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE THE BEACH, DOM. (HER BRIEF SMILE FADES) BUT GUYS LIKE YOU- ARE *NEVER* FREE. (SHE TURNS AND CONTINUES ON)
**DOM LEANS AGAINST THE RAILING AGAIN, AND STARES OUT AT THE WAVES CRASHING, AS THE TEARS SURFACE**
//MONTAGE. DOM NARRATES AS WE SEE CLIPS OF BRIAN, MIA & JACK BACK HOME, MARSHALL JOINING FORCES W/ HOBBS & JACKSON, A SADDENED LETTY HITTING THE OPEN ROAD, AND TEJ ARRIVING BACK IN MIAMI- NODDING HIS HEAD IN SATISFACTION AS HE TAKES IN THE MOMENT//
DOM: (NARRATION) FAMILY. THAT'S WHAT THIS WAS ALL ABOUT. MONEY COMES AND GOES- WE ALL KNOW THAT. BUT IT'S THE PEOPLE YOU SURROUND YOURSELF WITH- THAT REALLY MATTERS. **CLIPS OF HAN & GISELE TOGETHER MIX IN** AND NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO TO PROTECT THOSE PEOPLE- SOMETIMES THERE ARE LOSSES. BUT YOU MUST ALWAYS HAVE A CODE TO STICK BY. WITHOUT IT- YOU'LL LOSE THE COURSE, AND LIKE I USE TO SAY: SOONER OR LATER, WE'RE GONNA END UP BEHIND BARS OR BURIED IN A DITCH SOMEWHERE.. (FADE TO BLACK) BUT *NOT* TODAY.
*QUE TERIYAKI BOYZ' "TOKYO DRIFT" AS WE OPEN TO A PARKING GARAGE IN TOKYO.*
//BRIEF MONTAGE AS THE LONE STRANGER DOMINIC TORETTO SLOWLY CRUISES THROUGH THE CROWDS.//
**TWINKIE SPOTS DOM'S RIDE AND RUSHES TO HIS SIDE**
TWINKIE: *DAMN* MAN- YOU AIN'T PLANNIN' TO RACE W/ THAT BEAST, ARE YA'?!
DOM: (SMILES) THAT'S WHAT SHE WAS MADE FOR- REMADE, I SHOULD SAY ('70 PLYMOUTH. REFERENCING LETTY'S ACCIDENT FROM F4, CAR TOTALED- THEN LOCATING IT IN A JUNKYARD AND REBUILDING)
TWINKIE: A'IGHT MAN- BUT YOU SHOULD KNOW WE DO THINGS DIFFERENT 'ROUND HERE. YOU EVER HEARD OF *DRIFTING*(?)
**DOM SMILES AT THE CONCERNED TWINKIE AS WE CUT TO SEAN WHO'S TALKING WITH NEELA**
TWINKIE: AY YO' SEAN- YO' SEAN. *SEAN TURNS*
TWINKIE: AY CHECK THIS OUT, MAN- THIS DUDE OVER HERE WANTS TO RACE THE NEW DK. HEARD HE'S BEEN BEATIN' EVERYONE 'ROUND ASIA TOO.
DK SEAN: (SMILING) NOT TONIGHT, TWINKIE.
TWINKIE: HE SAID HE KNEW HAN.. HE SAID HAN WAS *FAMILY*
SEAN GLANCES BACK AT NEELA- WHO NODS IN AGREEMENT
DK SEAN: (LOOKS BACK AT TWINKIE) ALRIGHT. LET'S RACE!
NIGHTTIME.
INT. ABANDONED STORAGE FACILITY
**IAN SHAW LOST AN EPIC FIGHT TO DOM & HOBBS. AS LUKE WENT TO ARREST HIM- SHAW FLED IN HIS NEARBY ARMORED TRUCK (WHICH WAS TAKEN FROM HOBBS BY SHAW'S CREW EARLIER IN THE MOVIE, AFTER THEY AMBUSHED HIM AND PUT HIM IN THE HOSPITAL)**
**HOBBS THROWS DOM HIS WALKIE**
DOM: (TO GROUP) HEY GUYS- KEEP YOUR EYES OUT.. SHAW'S ON THE LOOSE. DON'T TAKE ANY CHANCES- GIVE US A SHOUTOUT WHEN YOU SPOT HIM.
**DOM HANDS WALKIE TO HOBBS**
HOBBS: DOM AND I ARE GONNA CHECK HIS OTHER HIDEOUTS. BRIAN, YOU AND YOUR TEAM SET UP A PERIMETER AROUND TOWN.
EXT. NEARBY STREET(S) - CREW ALREADY IN CARS
**(W) = WALKIE
BRIAN: (W) SOUNDS GOOD. HEY ROME..
ROMAN: (W) WHAT'S GOOD, BREH?
BRIAN: (W) YOU, TEJ & JACKSON (TONY JAA) TAKE THE MAIN ROADS. MARSHALL (KURT RUSSELL) & I ARE GONNA HIT UP THE ALLEYS AND BACKROADS.
ROMAN: (W) (GLANCES AT TEJ & JACKSON IN THEIR CARS, BOTH NOD TO HIM) *NODS* WE GOT THIS, BRI.' SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE, HOMEY
**TEJ RIDES W/ JACKSON**
JACKSON: (TO TEJ) THIS AIN'T GONNA BE EASY. REMEMBER HOW LONG IT TOOK US TO TRACK HIM DOWN IN THE FIRST PLACE? SHAW'S A GHOST..
TEJ: (SMILES, FOLLOWED BY SLIGHT CHUCKLE) **OPENS HIS LAPTOP** THANKS TO THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY- EVEN GHOSTS CAN'T HIDE FROM US!!
JACKSON: WHAT DO YOU MEAN..?
TEJ: (TYPING, SCREEN SHOWS LOCATION TRACKER SOFTWARE) **PICKS UP WALKIE** HEY DOM- WE GOT 'EM.
**DOM & HOBBS HOP IN CHARGER**
DOM: (W) (SMILES) JUST LIKE OLD TIMES?
**HOBBS LOOKS AT HIM W/ CONFUSION**
TEJ: (W) YOU GOT IT. HE'S HEADED DOWN THE MAIN DRAG. YOU GUYS BETTER HURRY- TRAFFIC CAMS ARE CLOCKIN' HIM AT 60 MILES PLUS..
DOM: (W) ALRIGHT TEAM- BE ON THE LOOKOUT!!
HOBBS: (TO DOM) LET'S GO GET THIS SON BITCH.
**DOM STARTS UP CHARGER, ENGINE ROARS. TAKEOFF!!**
**MEANWHILE: ROMAN, TEJ & JACKSON QUIETLY SCOUT OUT THE MAIN STRIP. BRIAN & MARSHALL (SEPARATE CARS) ARE NEARBY, EACH TAKING DIFFERENT PATHS TO MEET THE OTHERS**
**SHAW, WHO'S GUNNING IT DOWN THE LONG STRETCH OF ROAD- RECEIVES A **WARNING** MESSAGE ALERT ON THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER DISPLAY. THE MESSAGE READS: "FOREIGN DEVICE DETECTED ON VEHICLE"**
**MINUTES LATER**
HOBBS: (W) (TO TEJ) PARKER- WHAT'S THE HOLDUP? YOU GUYS GOT EYES ON SHAW OR WHAT?
TEJ: (W) (TYPING) SOMETHIN' AIN'T RIGHT, YA'LL- EITHER HE'S MAKIN' A PIT STOP- OR HE'S PLAYIN' US..
**DOM & HOBBS GLANCE AT EACHOTHER WHILE RACING DOWN THE ROAD**
DOM: (W) OKAY GUYS- EVERYONE HOLD YOUR POSITION- O'CONNER..
BRIAN: (W) GO AHEAD, DOM..
DOM: (W) YOU AND MARSHALL STAKEOUT THE MAIN DRAG. TEJ- YOU GUYS COVER THE FREEWAY AND HIGHWAY ENTRANCES. HOBBS AND I ARE GONNA SCAN THE BACK ROADS AND ALLEYS. KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN..
**MARSHALL PULLS UP NEXT TO BRIAN**
BRIAN: WHAT'S THE NEXT MOVE?
MARSHALL: (SHAKING HEAD) HE'S NOT COMING AFTER US- IF ANYTHING, HE'S GONNA LEAVE TOWN.
BRIAN: ALRIGHT. LET'S SPLIT UP. HE CAN'T BE TOO FAR OFF.
**MARSHALL NODS YES. THE TWO GO THEIR SEPARATE WAYS**
**MEANWHILE- ROMAN, TEJ & JACKSON SCOPE OUT THE HIGHWAY AND FREEWAY ENTRANCES. IT'S QUIET OUT. THEY COME TO A STOP ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE ROAD**
ROMAN: THIS IS BULL SH*T, MAN. WE AIN'T UP AGAINST SOME UNSKILLED PUNK- YOU REALLY THINK THIS GUY'S GONNA BE STUPID ENOUGH TO TAKE THE EASY WAY OUT?!
**ROMAN GETS OUT OF HIS CAR, RESTS HIS ARMS ON THE TOP WHILE THE GUYS TALK**
TEJ: BE COOL, BRUH. WE NEED TO COVER ALL LOCATIONS. REMEMBER- EVEN THE SMARTEST PERSON CAN MAKE SOME STUPID A** MISTAKES.
JACKSON: (TO ROME) DON'T WORRY- HE'LL SHOW UP, EVENTUALLY. IT'S A WAITING GAME. BESIDES- HE'S GONNA RUN-**INTERRUPTED BY THE SOUND OF A ROARING VEHICLE ENGINE, SPEEDING DOWN THE ROAD- HEARD IN THE DISTANCE**
**ROMAN LOOKS BACK IN PANIC**
ROMAN: (WHILE GETTING BACK IN CAR, STARTING IT UP) FORGET THIS SH*T!! YA'LL CAN STAY HERE- I'M GOIN' AFTER 'EM. **SPEEDS OFF**
TEJ: ROME- YO' ROME!! (LOOKS AT JACKSON) HE'LL BE A'IGHT. THAT FOOL'S ALWAYS GETTIN' INTO TROUBLE!!
**BRIAN SLOWLY CRUISES TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT- PREPARING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ONTO THE MAIN DRAG**
**SHAW, WHO IS PARKED IN A PACKED LOT ACROSS THE WAY- SPOTS O'CONNER.. AND STARTS HIS ENGINE, QUIETLY EXITING THE PROPERTY**
ROMAN: (W) BRIAN- YO' BRIAN.. (NO ANSWER)
TEJ: (TYPING) (W) HE MUST BE OUT OF RANGE.
DOM: (W) ROMAN- SIT TIGHT. WE STICK TO THE PLAN.. (NO ANSWER)
**ROMAN THROWS HIS WALKIE DOWN, CONTINUES TO HIS DESTINATION**
ROMAN: (TO HIMSELF) YOU AIN'T TAKIN' MY HOMEBOY.. NOT IF I CAN HELP IT.
**BRIAN HEADS A QUARTER OF A MILE DOWN THE LONG STRETCH- AS SHAW BUILDS UP SPEED, CROSSES INTO THE ONCOMING LANES (WHICH ARE CLEAR) AND PREPARES AN AMBUSH ATTACK..**
**MEANWHILE- ROMAN IS SPEEDING IN THE DIRECTION HE HEARD THE LOUD VEHICLE TRAVEL EARLIER. HE MAKES A WIDE-RIGHT TURN.. AND CLOSES IN ON THE MAIN ROAD**
**BRIAN HEARS A FAST VEHICLE IN THE DISTANCE BUT DOESN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT AFTER GLANCING IN HIS REAR-VIEW MIRROR- SPOTTING NOTHING (IAN'S LIGHTS AREN'T ON)**
**ROMAN- WHO'S NOW FACING THE MAIN ROAD, COMES TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT- AND SPOTS BRIAN DOWN A WAYS ON HIS LEFT.**
ROMAN: BRIAN- WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?
**SUDDENLY- AN ARMORED TRUCK SPEEDS PAST THE INTERSECTION**
ROMAN: (LOOKING IN BRIAN'S DIRECTION) BRI'- GET OUT OF THERE!! (PICKS UP WALKIE) BRIAN.. **BRIAN!!**
**BRIAN'S HEARS SOME STATIC FROM HIS WALKIE BUT IGNORES IT AND STAYS THE COURSE**
**ROMEY BACKS UP QUICKLY, AND PULLS OFF A 3/4 WAY TURN- RACING DOWN THE ALT. ROUTE PARALLEL W/ THE MAIN STRIP**
**O'CONNER HAS ENTERED THE LEFT-TURN LANE AT A RED LIGHT, AND AS HE BEGINS TO TURN.. SHAW- WHO STEPS ON HIS PEDAL W/ GREAT FORCE, SWITCHES HIS LIGHTS ON- AND CLOSES IN ON BRIAN..**
SHAW: ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE.
**BRIAN LOOKS BACK- EYES WIDE OPEN AS FATE APPROACHES..**
BRIAN: (TO HIMSELF) OH, SH*T!!
**ALL OF A SUDDEN- ROMAN, DRIFTING FROM SEEMINGLY OUT OF NOWHERE *FROM THEIR LEFT* (WHERE BRIAN WAS TURNING TO) TAKES BRIAN'S PLACE AND IMPACTS WITH SHAW'S VEHICLE**
**THE COLLISION OFF-SET IAN'S T-BONE+SPLIT (IN HALF) PLAN OF ATTACK ON BRIAN- HE ENDED UP CRUSHING ROMAN'S CAR (HEAD-ON) BUT WAS TILTED DUE TO THE ANGLE OF IMPACT (LEFT SIDE RAN OVER PART OF THE CAR AFTER FORCING IT BACK A WAYS) SO HIS TRUCK FLIPPED OVER AND SKIDDED TO A STOP**
**BRIAN- IN SHOCK, CIRCLED AROUND AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. HE GLANCED OVER AT SHAW'S VEHICLE BUT THEN HIS EYES WERE FIXATED ON HIS BEST FRIEND..**
BRIAN: ROME.. ROME!! (TEARY-EYED)
**O'CONNER STEPS OUT OF HIS RIDE- AND BEGINS TO WALK TOWARDS ROMAN'S WRECKED CAR**
**SHAW- WHO CAN BARELY FUNCTION, MANAGES TO KICK THE DOOR OPEN AND EXITS THE FLIPPED TRUCK, LEANING ON IT'S SIDE. O'CONNER FIERCLY TURNS AND APPROACHES THE BATTERED ENEMY, STANDS HIM UP- AND DELIVERS SEVERAL PUNCHES TO THE DEFEATED SHAW- WHO'S BLOCKS CAN'T EVEN PROTECT HIM FROM O'CONNERS FURIOUS BLOWS**
**SHAW IS KNOCKED BACK DOWN INTO THE TRUCK (PASSENGER SIDE)**
BRIAN: (W/ TEARS, FACING SHAW) YOU KNOW WHAT- YOU AND YOUR BROTHER **NEVER** LEARNED TO LEAVE A MAN'S FAMILY ALONE.
SHAW: (WIPES BLOOD FROM HIS MOUTH) OH, REALLY- AND WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT ALL OF YOU?
**BRIAN SHAKES HIS HEAD AND GLANCES AT THE ARMORED TRUCK'S ENGINE- WHICH HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE**
**SHAW TRIES TO STAND UP BUT USED THE LAST OF HIS STRENGTH TO KICK THE DOOR OUT.**
SHAW: (CHUCKLING TO ENRAGE O'CONNER) **LEANS BACK** SO WHAT NOW, O'CONNER?- WAIT, LET ME GUESS- YOU'RE GUYS ARE GONNA SLAP THE CUFFS ON ME, I'LL GET OUT IN 5 OR 6 YEARS- THEN I'LL FINISH THE REST OF YOU OFF.
**BRIAN QUICKLY LOOKS AROUND FOR THE TEAM- BUT DOESN'T SEE A CAR IN SIGHT**
SHAW: OR- YOU CAN WALK AWAY *RIGHT NOW*- AND I'LL *CONSIDER* LETTING THE REST OF *YOUR* FAMILY LIVE. ARE WE CLEAR?
**SHAW SMERKS AT O'CONNER- THINKING HE HAS HIM TRAPPED**
**BRIAN SHAKES HIS HEAD**
SHAW: (LAUGHING) AH, ONCE A COP- ALWAYS A COP. YOU PEOPLE *NEVER* CHANGE. **HE BARELY MANAGES TO STAND UP OUT OF THE TRUCK. BACK LEANED UP AGAINST THE SIDE** THE BRAVEST OF THE BRAVE- BUT ALSO THE DUMBEST. ALRIGHT- LET'S GET THIS OVER WITH. MAKE THE CALL.
**BRIAN REACHES INTO HIS LEFT POCKET WHILE SHAW TAKES NOTICE OF THE ENGINE FIRE- BRIAN STEPS BACK A BIT BUT SHAW DOESN'T NOTICE IT**
BRIAN: (TEARS FADING AS HE HAS A REVELATION) YOU KNOW- I NEVER BELIEVED IN FATE, IRONY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. **SLOWLY REVEALS A SMALL ITEM** BEFORE HAN LEFT FOR TOKYO- HE GAVE ME SOMETHING TO REMEMBER HIM BY. HE TOLD ME IT WAS GONNA BE A GOOD LUCK TOKEN..
**SHAW GROWS SUSPICIOUS BUT STILL DOUBTS BRIAN**
BRIAN: YA' SEE, HE HAD QUIT SMOKING SOME YEARS AGO- AND GAVE ME THIS **HOLDS UP A LIGHTER** AND NOW.. HERE *WE* ARE.
**MEANWHILE- DOM & HOBBS ARE RUSHING TO STOP ROMAN FROM TAKING SHAW ON- UNAWARE OF HIS CURRENT STATE..**
DOM: (W) TEJ- WHERE'S ROME?
**TEJ & JACKSON ARE HEADING TO THE SAME DESTINATION**
TEJ: (W) YOU GUYS HAD BETTER HURRY- WE HEARD A CRASH NOT TWO MINUTES AGO.. MARSHALL'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THEM, HE'S MEETIN' US THERE.
**CRASH SITE**
SHAW: (CHUCKLING) HERE WE ARE. BUT WE BOTH KNOW- YOU'RE NOT GONNA DO IT. YOU COPS HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON- A CONSCIENCE!!
BRIAN: NAH- **LIGHTS IT UP** THAT DIED WITH MY FRIENDS.
SHAW: (PANICKING) YOU CALL *THIS*.. JUSTICE?!
BRIAN: (SHRUGS HIS SHOULDER) I'D CALL IT FATE.
**BRIAN CHUCKS THE LIGHTER UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK. THE FIRE QUICKLY SPREADS AND AS O'CONNER TURNS HIS BACK- IAN & THE TRUCK GO UP IN FLAMES.**
**DOM & THE OTHERS ALL SPOT THE MASSIVE EXPLOSION FROM NEARBY**
HOBBS: (W) BRIAN, ROMAN- SOMEONE TALK TO ME, WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?
**BRIAN HEARS LUKE (HOBBS) ON ROMAN'S WALKIE. HE APPROACHES THE WRECKED CAR AND AS HE REACHES FOR THE DEVICE- HE FEELS A HAND ON HIS FOREARM. ROMAN CAN BARELY OPEN HIS EYES, AS HIS BODY REMAINS CRUSHED IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE**
**BRIAN, NOW SOMEWHAT RELIEVED- *FIST-BUMPS W/ THE WEAKENED ROMAN PEARCE* AS HE'S ABOUT TO RESPOND ON THE WALKIE**
BRIAN: (W) ROMAN AND I ARE- **ROMAN COUGHS WEAKLY AND BEGINS TO LOSE CONSCIOUS** WE'RE GONNA NEED AN AMBULANCE.
DOM: (W) YOU GUYS OKAY- WHAT ABOUT SHAW?
**ROMAN GRABS THE WALKIE AFTER GLANCING OVER AT THE DIMINISHING FIRE**
ROMAN: (W) HE'S TOAST.
**PEARCE CAN BARELY HAND THE WALKIE BACK TO BRIAN, WHO REALIZES HE'S ABOUT TO LOSE HIS BEST FRIEND**
BRIAN: (W) **STRUGGLES** HEY DOM- GIVE US A MINUTE, WILL YA'(..)
DOM: (W) **SYMPATHETIC** YOU GOT IT, BRIAN.
**AS THE SIRENS ECHO IN THE DISTANCE- BRIAN KNEELS DOWN BY ROMAN'S DOOR AS TEARS FILL HIS EYES**
BRIAN: STICK WITH ME, ROME. I'M NOT BURYING ANOTHER BROTHER. YOU'RE GONNA BE ALRIGHT..
ROMAN: (HEAD LEANED BACK) YOU AND ME- *LOOKS TO BRIAN* WILD 'N OUT. *LOOKS BACK* WE HAD A GOOD RUN, O'CONNER.
BRIAN: DON'T SAY THAT- ROME, DON'T YOU GIVE UP. THAT AIN'T THE ROMAN PEARCE I KNOW.
ROMAN: BRI'- YOU GOT A FAMILY NOW, BREH. I AIN'T BUILT FOR THAT SH*T. MARRIAGE, KIDS 'N ALL THAT STUFF. THIS- THIS IS WHAT **I** DO.
**BRIAN TRIES TO HIDE HIS TEARS AS HE LOOKS AROUND, SHAKING HIS HEAD**
ROMAN: YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT HURTS THE MOST??
BRIAN: (LOOKING DOWN) WHAT'S THAT..?
ROMAN: I STILL GOT ALL THEM MILLIONS IN THE BANK, BRAH!
BRIAN: **LAUGH OF RELIEF** OH, REALLY- THAT'S WHY YOU'RE ALWAYS HITTIN' PEOPLE UP FOR MONEY?!!
ROMAN: THAT'S HOW I STAY A MILLIONARE!
**BRIAN LOOKS AROUND AS ROMAN'S FACE TURNS SERIOUS**
ROMAN: BRI,' BRI'- **BRIAN LOOKS TO HIM** I WANT JACK (BRIAN & MIA'S SON) TO HAVE IT ALL. YOU MAKE SURE **HE** GETS IT- AND NO ONE ELSE.
**BRIAN PAUSES W/ A LOOK OF CURIOUSITY ON HIS FACE. (DOESN'T ROME KNOW WE TOO ALREADY HAVE PLENTY OF MONEY FROM THE RIO HEIST?)**
ROMAN: (SMILES) I KNOW YOU ALREADY SPENT A BUNCH OF YOURS ON CARS AND PARTS, BREH. JEWE'RY, VACATIONS. JUST LIKE THE OLD DAYS.
**BRIAN CHUCKLES FOR A MOMENT**
ROMAN: **BREATHING SLOWLY** TAKE CARE OF THAT KID, BRI.' YOU AND MIA TAKE IT EASY.
**ROMAN PEARCE PASSES AWAY AS BRIAN SAYS FAREWELL**
BRIAN: (SLOWLY RISES, THEN PATS HIS HAND) I'LL SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE, ROME.
//MONTAGE. BRIAN STANDS STILL NEXT TO ROMAN'S CAR W/ HIS HANDS IN HIS POCKETS AS THE COPS, AMBULANCE, FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE REST OF THE TEAM CLOSE IN//
//THE GANG COMFORTS BRIAN W/ HUGS, AND HOBBS SHAKES HIS HAND. LUKE INFORMS LOCAL PD ABOUT THE SITUATION, ID'S SHAW'S BODY AS THE FIREMAN PUT THE FLAMES OUT. DOM BEGINS TO APPROACH BRIAN BUT THEN STOPS AS HE SPOTS ROMAN, WHO IS BEING REMOVED FROM HIS CAR.//
//BRIAN ALSO LOCKS EYES ON HIS DECEASED BEST FRIEND, THEN MAKES EYE CONTACT W/ DOM. O'CONNER DELIVERS A MIXED EXPRESSION- FILLED WITH ANGER, DISGUST, RAGE- AND MOST OF ALL, SORROW. NO WORDS ARE EXCHANGED. BRIAN REACHES INTO HIS RIGHT POCKET, AND TOSSES HIS CAR KEYS TO DOM. HE THEN PROCEEDS TO TURN AROUND AND WALK AWAY WITH HIS HEAD DOWN.//
DAYTIME.
FOLLOWING DAY. DOM AND TEAM REGROUP AT THEIR BASE.
**MARSHALL, JACKSON, TEJ & LETTY SURROUND THE TABLE, AND LOOK AT ONE ANOTHER WITH SAD, REGRETFUL FACES AS HOBBS ENTERS**
HOBBS: (THROWS DOWN PAPERWORK) **DOM JOINS THEM** GOOD NEWS- THIS *SHAW* BUSINESS IS DONE WITH. NOTHING'S GOING ON YOUR RECORDS. YOU'RE ALL STILL FREE.
DOM: ANYONE HEARD FROM O'CONNER..?
TEJ: NAH. I DON'T THINK WE WILL. HE'S BACK IN LA, WITH *HIS* FAMILY.
**EACH GRAB A BEER FROM IN FRONT OF THEM**
DOM: **RAISES BEER** ROMAN- VAYA CON DIOS, MI AMIGO. (REST IN PEACE, MY FRIEND). YOU WERE ALWAYS MY BROTHER. **THEY EACH SLOWLY TAKE A DRINK THEN BOW THEIR HEADS IN SILENCE**
MARSHALL: CAN'T SAY I BLAME HIM (BRIAN). AND NOW THAT THIS IS DONE- I'M DONE TOO. **SHAKES DOM'S HAND** THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING, DOM. DON'T BE A STRANGER.
**MARSHALL SAYS HIS FAREWELLS W/ HANDSHAKES & HUGS THEN EXITS.**
TEJ: I'M OUT TOO, DOM. **DOM LOOKS AT TEJ, SURPRISED** NO OFFENSE- BUT I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE. I LOST MY WHOLE FAMILY, BREH. ALL THIS WORK- AND FOR WHAT?
**AS TEJ SHAKES HANDS W/ HOBBS & JACKSON- LETTY PAUSES AS SHE SUDDENLY HAS GLIMPSES OF A FLASHBACK.. A BEACH, A HOUSE.. LONELINESS.**
DOM: (SHAKES TEJ'S HAND THEN THEY COME IN FOR A HUG) THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.
**AS LETTY AND TEJ HUG- LETTY'S EYES ARE FIXATED ON DOM, WHO'S CONFUSED BY THE WORRIED LOOK ON HER FACE..**
LETTY: TAKE CARE, PARKER. KEEP IN TOUCH.
TEJ: (NODS HEAD) I'M GLAD WE GOT ONE GOOD THING OUT OF ALL THIS. **REFERRING TO LETTY**
**LETTY SMERKS BUT IS OVERWHELMED BY THE MEMORY THAT HAS RESURFACED**
DOM: (TO HOBBS & JACKSON) SORRY I DRAGGED YOU BOTH INTO THIS. COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU. **SHAKES THEIR HANDS**
HOBBS: AH, NO WORRIES TORETTO. BESIDES- SOMETHIN' TELLS ME OUR STORY DOESN'T END HERE. YOU GIVE ME A CALL IF YOU EVER NEED MY HELP AGAIN- ANYTIME.
JACKSON: WE'RE ALWAYS HERE FOR YOU, DOM. ALWAYS.
**DOM NODS HIS HEAD W/ AN APPRECIATIVE LOOK ON HIS FACE AS THE TWO LAW-MEN BEGIN TO TURN & EXIT THE BASE**
**DOM PULLS OUT THE KEYS O'CONNER GAVE HIM FROM HIS POCKET- AND NOTICES AN INSCRIPTION ON THE IGNITION KEY. HE BRINGS IT IN CLOSER AS THE ENGRAVING BEGINS TO REVEAL ITSELF. IT READS: "10"**
**DOM THINKS BACK TO THE FIRST MOVIE, WHEN O'CONNER SAYS: "I OWE YOU A TEN SECOND CAR." THEN TO #FAST4 WHEN DOM SAYS "NOW WE'RE EVEN." AFTER BASHING THE IMPOUNDED CAR'S WINDOW IN.**
DOM: (TO HIMSELF) **SLIGHT SMILE** FULL CIRCLE, BUSTER.
**AS DOM RAISES HIS HEAD- HE NOTICES THAT LETTY HAS LEFT THE BUILDING. HE HEADS OUTSIDE TO THE WALKWAY, WHICH OVERLOOKS THE OCEAN. THE WAVES CRASH AS HE SPOTS HER LEANING ON THE RAILING, LOST IN HER THOUGHTS.**
**DOM CAREFULLY APPROACHES HER, AND IS ABOUT TO PUT HIS ARM AROUND HER BUT PULLS BACK BECAUSE OF HER BODY LANGUAGE**
LETTY: (SHAKING HEAD) I *KNEW* THIS PLACE SEEMED FAMILIAR.
**DOM IS STILL PUZZLED**
DOM: WHAT'S WRONG, LETTY..(?)
LETTY: (THINKING BACK) I REMEMBER- THE BEACH.. **DOM GROWS NERVOUS** AND A HOUSE.. **LOOKS AT HIM** AND FEELING LONELY. (REFERRING TO THE BEGINNING OF FAST & FURIOUS **2009** IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
DOM: LETTY- **SHE LOOKS AHEAD**
LETTY: -YOU LEFT ME THERE.. WHY?
**DOM LOWERS HIS HEAD AND PUTS HIS ARMS ON THE RAILING, ALSO LOOKS OUT AT THE OCEAN**
DOM: (STRUGGLING) I WANTED YOU TO BE FREE, TO HAVE A GOOD LIFE. AND AS MUCH AS I LOVED- LOVE, YOU- I COULDN'T STAND THE THOUGHT OF THEM COMING AFTER YOU TOO. **TURNS TO LETTY** SO I MADE A CHOICE.
LETTY: (STRUGGLING TO REMEMBER THE REST) YOU DIDN'T.. SAY GOODBYE OR *ANYTHING* I REMEMBER WAKING UP- AND YOU WERE GONE. COULDN'T YOU HAVE JUST BEEN *HONEST* WITH ME?!
DOM: I WAS UP ALL NIGHT THAT NIGHT, STRUGGLING WITH WHAT TO SAY. WHAT TO DO. YOU WERE LYING THERE *SO* PEACEFULLY- AND THAT'S HOW I WANTED TO REMEMBER YOU.
LETTY: DOM, I KNOW I'M A DIFFERENT PERSON THAN THE ONE YOU WALKED OUT ON- AND EVEN THOUGH I'M THANKFUL THAT YOU BROUGHT ME BACK.. I HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, AND MYSELF..
**DOM LOOKS AT HER W/ GUILT & PANIC**
**SHE PUTS HER HAND ON HIS CHEEK**
LETTY: (TEARY-EYED) I KNOW WE HAVE A CHANCE AT A FRESH START- AND I BELIEVE THAT *EVERYTHING* HAPPENS FOR A REASON- BUT I CAN'T GO ON LIKE THIS, KNOWING THAT YOU WERE WILLING TO LET ME GO- LEAVING ME TO CARRY ON WITHOUT YOU.
DOM: (TAKES HER HAND FROM HIS CHEEK AND HOLDS IT TIGHT) LETTY- WE'RE FREE NOW. AND I PROMISE YOU- THAT WON'T EVER HAPPEN AGAIN.
LETTY: (KISSES HIS CHEEK) I KNOW. AND THIS IS THE ONLY WAY I CAN MAKE SURE OF THAT.
**SHE LETS GO OF DOM & WALKS PAST HIM**
DOM: LETTY..
LETTY: (STOPS AND LOOKS BACK) THAT GIRL WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU. WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE THE BEACH, DOM. (HER BRIEF SMILE FADES) BUT GUYS LIKE YOU- ARE *NEVER* FREE. (SHE TURNS AND CONTINUES ON)
**DOM LEANS AGAINST THE RAILING AGAIN, AND STARES OUT AT THE WAVES CRASHING, AS THE TEARS SURFACE**
//MONTAGE. DOM NARRATES AS WE SEE CLIPS OF BRIAN, MIA & JACK BACK HOME, MARSHALL JOINING FORCES W/ HOBBS & JACKSON, A SADDENED LETTY HITTING THE OPEN ROAD, AND TEJ ARRIVING BACK IN MIAMI- NODDING HIS HEAD IN SATISFACTION AS HE TAKES IN THE MOMENT//
DOM: (NARRATION) FAMILY. THAT'S WHAT THIS WAS ALL ABOUT. MONEY COMES AND GOES- WE ALL KNOW THAT. BUT IT'S THE PEOPLE YOU SURROUND YOURSELF WITH- THAT REALLY MATTERS. **CLIPS OF HAN & GISELE TOGETHER MIX IN** AND NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO TO PROTECT THOSE PEOPLE- SOMETIMES THERE ARE LOSSES. BUT YOU MUST ALWAYS HAVE A CODE TO STICK BY. WITHOUT IT- YOU'LL LOSE THE COURSE, AND LIKE I USE TO SAY: SOONER OR LATER, WE'RE GONNA END UP BEHIND BARS OR BURIED IN A DITCH SOMEWHERE.. (FADE TO BLACK) BUT *NOT* TODAY.
*QUE TERIYAKI BOYZ' "TOKYO DRIFT" AS WE OPEN TO A PARKING GARAGE IN TOKYO.*
//BRIEF MONTAGE AS THE LONE STRANGER DOMINIC TORETTO SLOWLY CRUISES THROUGH THE CROWDS.//
**TWINKIE SPOTS DOM'S RIDE AND RUSHES TO HIS SIDE**
TWINKIE: *DAMN* MAN- YOU AIN'T PLANNIN' TO RACE W/ THAT BEAST, ARE YA'?!
DOM: (SMILES) THAT'S WHAT SHE WAS MADE FOR- REMADE, I SHOULD SAY ('70 PLYMOUTH. REFERENCING LETTY'S ACCIDENT FROM F4, CAR TOTALED- THEN LOCATING IT IN A JUNKYARD AND REBUILDING)
TWINKIE: A'IGHT MAN- BUT YOU SHOULD KNOW WE DO THINGS DIFFERENT 'ROUND HERE. YOU EVER HEARD OF *DRIFTING*(?)
**DOM SMILES AT THE CONCERNED TWINKIE AS WE CUT TO SEAN WHO'S TALKING WITH NEELA**
TWINKIE: AY YO' SEAN- YO' SEAN. *SEAN TURNS*
TWINKIE: AY CHECK THIS OUT, MAN- THIS DUDE OVER HERE WANTS TO RACE THE NEW DK. HEARD HE'S BEEN BEATIN' EVERYONE 'ROUND ASIA TOO.
DK SEAN: (SMILING) NOT TONIGHT, TWINKIE.
TWINKIE: HE SAID HE KNEW HAN.. HE SAID HAN WAS *FAMILY*
SEAN GLANCES BACK AT NEELA- WHO NODS IN AGREEMENT
DK SEAN: (LOOKS BACK AT TWINKIE) ALRIGHT. LET'S RACE!