THIS IS WHERE ROADS PART - written by RonJammin
After defeating Ian (Deckard) Shaw and his gang, Dominic Toretto and crew arrive back in LA for a family reunion. The following day, Brian meets with Dom for what he thinks is a race at Dodger Stadium but it seems Toretto has other plans that don't include everyone...
DAYTIME. DODGER STADIUM PARKING LOT, OVERLOOKING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, CA.
SLOW, PANNING WIDE-SHOT AS WE SPOT DOMINIC TORETTO, WHO'S STANDING NEXT TO THE GUARD RAIL. LEFT HAND IN PANTS POCKET, NOTICEABLE WHITE BANDAGE-WRAP COVERING HIS RIGHT HAND. GLANCING OUT AT THE CITY. HIS 1970 PLYMOUTH ROAD RUNNER SITS NEARBY.
CUT TO A SIDE-CLOSEUP SHOT AS HE HEARS A CAR APPROACHING FROM THE LEFT, AND BEGINS TO TURN HIS HEAD.
CLOSEUP SHOT FROM BEHIND AS A BLUE 2015 NISSAN GT-R ROLLS INTO FRAME FROM THE LEFT (GROUND VIEW).
WE SLOWLY ZOOM OUT AND PAN UP TO AN OVERVIEW SHOT AS THE FIGURE EXITS THE VEHICLE & APPROACHES DOM'S LOCATION.
BRIAN O'CONNER: (HUGS DOM) GOOD TO SEE YOU, DOM.
CUT TO CLOSER SHOT.
WE SEE A LOOK OF SADNESS UPON TORETTO'S FACE AS HE EMBRACES O'CONNER'S PRESENCE..
BRIAN: (HANDS IN POCKETS, STANDING SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH DOM) HOW'S THE HAND?
DOM: IT'LL HEAL. CAN'T SAY THE SAME ABOUT SHAW..
BRIAN: YEAH. I'M JUST GLAD THAT'S ALL OVER WITH. SORRY FOR WHAT I SAID BEFORE, YOU WERE RIGHT- PROTECTING MY FAMILY WAS THE RIGHT MOVE.
DOM: HE WASN'T GONNA LEAVE ANYONE OUT OF IT. HAD TO MAKE A CALL. WOULD'VE BEEN NICE TO HAVE YOU THERE THOUGH.
BRIAN: (RAISES HEAD, LOOKS AT DOM) GOOD CALL, DOM. GOOD CALL (SMILES)
DOM LOWERS HIS HEAD AND SMILES.
BRIAN: SO WHY'D YOU WANNA MEET ME HERE?
DOM: (LOOKING AROUND AT THE OUTER STADIUM & PARKING LOT) MY DAD & I WOULD COME HERE EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE TO WATCH THE GAMES. ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE HE DIED.. HE BROUGHT ME HERE. WE HAD THE BEST DAY EVER. NOT ONLY DID OUR TEAM WIN THE GAME.. BUT AFTERWARDS, WHEN WE CAME OUT HERE TO THE PARKING LOT.. THAT'S WHEN I HEARD IT..
BRIAN GLANCES AT HIM IN CONFUSION..
DOM: TWO CARS. ONE STREET. (LOOKS BACK TO THE CITY) THE SOUND OF ENGINES REVVING, SCREECHING TIRES & RACING. I ASKED HIM WHAT WAS GOING ON, AND WHY WERE THEY IN SUCH A HURRY. HE SAID: "SON, NOT EVEN THE FASTEST ALWAYS KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GOING." TOOK ME YEARS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HE MEANT, BUT I WAS IMMEDIATELY HOOKED ON CARS FROM THAT MOMENT ON.
BRIAN SMILES AS HE LOWERS HIS HEAD..
BRIAN: I USE TO COME HERE ALL THE TIME, BACK IN THE DAY. TEST RACING THE SKYLINE WHEN THE PARKING LOT WAS EMPTY. MAN, I MISS THIS PLACE.
DOM GIVES ONE LAST LOOK AROUND THE AREA, THEN SLOWLY TURNS & MAKES HIS WAY TO THE GUARD RAIL FACING THE LOS ANGELES BACKDROP..
BRIAN TAKES NOTICE OF DOM'S SAD EXPRESSION & FOLLOWS HIM
BRIAN: DON'T WORRY, WE'LL BE BACK IN NO TIME. (REFERRING TO TOKYO)
DOM REVEALS AN ENVELOPE FROM HIS PANTS POCKET, AND HANDS IT TO BRIAN (STANDING SIDE BY SIDE).
BRIAN: WHAT'S THIS?
DOM: (GLANCES IN HIS DIRECTION) A LITTLE SOMETHIN' FOR JACK, FOR WHEN HE TURNS 16.
BRIAN: (OPENING ENVELOPE, SMILING) DON'T YOU MEAN, **18**?!
DOM: (SLIGHT SMILE) YOU KNOW BETTER THAN THAT.
WE SEE A CHECK MADE OUT TO JACK O'CONNER IN THE AMOUNT OF $2 MILLION DOLLARS
BRIAN'S REACTION IS PRICELESS AS HIS MOUTH REMAINS OPEN IN SHOCK..
DOM: AND DON'T WORRY, I MADE UP A GOOD STORY FOR WHERE THE MONEY CAME FROM SO THE BANKS WON'T COME AFTER HIM! MAY TAKE A WHILE TO CLEAR THOUGH!
BRIAN: (SHAKES HANDS THEN HUGS DOM, STILL HOLDING ENVELOPE) THANKS, DOM. DAMN, THAT'S GONNA BE A **SWEET** SIXTEEN!
DOM: JUST MAKE SURE THE FIRST THING HE BUYS IS A CAR.
BRIAN: (SMILES BIG) YOU KNOW IT.
THEY BOTH GLANCE OUT AT THE LOS ANGELES BACKDROP FOR A MOMENT. DOM SEEMS TO BE STRUGGLING WITH WHAT TO SAY NEXT..
BRIAN: SO ARE WE MEETIN' HECTOR & HIS CREW IN TOKYO OR ARE THEY FLYIN' THERE WITH US?
DOM: I'M MEETIN' UP WITH THEM IN ANOTHER PART OF ASIA, WE'RE GONNA HIT UP SOME RACE SPOTS FIRST.
BRIAN: NICE. HOW'S LETTY?
DOM: SHE AIN'T COMIN,' BRIAN.
BRIAN: (CONFUSED) IS SHE JUST GONNA CHILL HERE, WITH MIA?
DOM: (SHAKING HEAD AS HE LOOKS DOWN) SHE'S LONG GONE, BRIAN.
BRIAN: WHY, WHAT HAPPENED?
DOM: SHAW. **BOTH** OF 'EM. I'VE KILLED ALOT OF PEOPLE, BRIAN. SHE DOESN'T WANT ANY PART OF THAT LIFESTYLE ANYMORE, (LOOKS AT BRIAN) AND I DON'T BLAME HER.
BOTH ARE SILENT FOR A MOMENT..
BRIAN: WELL, I THINK WE'RE IN THE CLEAR NOW. THOSE DAYS ARE BEHIND US. JUST GIVE HER TIME, SHE'LL BE BACK.
DOM: (SHAKES HEAD) NAH. THE LETTY I LOVED NEVER REALLY CAME BACK.
BRIAN: YEAH. YOU JUST GOTTA APPRECIATE WHAT YOU HAVE, AND MOVE ON WHEN IT'S GONE.
DOM: (LOWERS HEAD) AIN'T THAT RIGHT.
BRIAN STARES OUT AT THE CITY, UNSURE OF WHAT TO SAY NEXT..
DOM: WE HAD A GOOD RUN, O'CONNER.
BRIAN: (QUICKLY TURNS HEAD) WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
DOM: THIS.. (RETURNS LOOK TO BRIAN) THIS IS WHERE ROADS PART. (LOOKS BACK) I AIN'T NEVER GETTIN' OUT OF THIS LIFESTYLE. NO MATTER HOW MUCH MONEY I MAKE, NO MATTER WHERE THE ROAD TAKES ME.. IT'S NEVER GONNA STOP. I NEED YOU TO TAKE CARE OF MIA & JACK.. FOREVER.
BRIAN: WHAT ABOUT TOKYO?
DOM: IT'S GONNA BE A LONELY ROAD AHEAD FOR ME. AND IT'S BEST THAT WAY.. FOR EVERYONE.
BRIAN: (LOOKS UP TO DOM) SO THIS IS WHERE OUR JOURNEY ENDS.(?)
DOM NODS AS A DISAPPOINTED BRIAN LOWERS HIS HEAD, SLOWLY TURNS & MAKES FOR HIS CAR..
DOM: (STARING STRAIGHT AHEAD) O'CONNER..
BRIAN: (TEARY-EYED) YEAH?
DOM: YOU REMEMBER.. WHEN WE FIRST MET.. I TOLD YOU "NOT TO COME AROUND HERE AGAIN!"(?)
BRIAN: (SLIGHT CHUCKLE AS HE LEANS ON HIS CAR DOOR) YEAH, HOW COULD I FORGET THAT?!
DOM: (LOOKS AT BRIAN) I'M GLAD YOU DIDN'T LISTEN.
BRIAN CLOSES THE CAR DOOR AND WALKS OVER TO DOM. THEY SHAKE HANDS THEN COME IN FOR A TIGHT HUG. BOTH ARE TEARY-EYED.
BRIAN: (STILL HUGGING) YOU BE CAREFUL OUT THERE.
DOM: (SMILES) YOU TOO, SPILNER!
BRIAN: (SMILES AS THEY LET GO) OH, SO THAT'S HOW IT'S GONNA BE?!
THEY SHARE A LAUGH AS THE DISTANCE GROWS BETWEEN THEM. BRIAN MAKES HIS WAY BACK TO HIS CAR, AND DOM IS ABOUT TO ENTER HIS CHARGER..
DOM: GIVE EVERYONE MY BEST.
BRIAN: WILL DO, DOM.
TORETTO STARTS UP HIS CHARGER, AND GIVES ONE LAST NOD TO BRIAN. WE HEAR HIS PHONE RINGING, A CALL FROM MIA.. HE NODS BACK AS HE ANSWERS THE PHONE..
BRIAN: HEY BABE.
MIA: (INSIDE HOUSE AT 1327, SITTING DOWN WHILE HOLDING JACK) HEY YOU, EVERYTHING OKAY?
BRIAN: (STARING AT DOM'S CHARGER AS IT GLIDES INTO THE DISTANCE) YEAH. YEAH, I THINK IT WILL BE. (LOWERS HEAD AND RETURNS TO HIS CAR AS HE CONTINUES) MIA, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU.. MORE THAN ANYTHING. I KNOW THINGS HAVE BEEN KINDA CRAZY LATELY, BUT I'M ALL DONE WITH THAT LIFESTYLE.
MIA: (CONFUSED EXPRESSION) ARE YOU **SURE** EVERYTHING'S OKAY? YOU SOUND DIFFERENT..
BRIAN: (SLIGHT CHUCKLE) YEAH. JUST BEEN DOING SOME THINKING.
MIA: OKAY, WELL HURRY HOME. (SLIGHT PAUSE) **OH!** I ALMOST FORGOT.. WE'VE GOT A MEETING WITH OUR AGENT TOMORROW!
BRIAN: FOR WHAT?
MIA: YOU REMEMBER A PLACE CALLED "TORETTO GROCERY"(..) AND A NEARBY **FULL-AUTO SERVICE GARAGE**(?!)
BRIAN: YEAH..?!
MIA: WELL.. WE WERE APPROVED FOR A SMALL LOAN TO RE-OPEN THEM **BOTH**.. TELL ME, HOW DOES "O'CONNER GROCERY" SOUND?!
BRIAN: (BIG SMILE) NO WAY?! (CONCERNED EXPRESSION FALLS) BUT WE REALLY DON'T NEED THE LOAN, DO WE?! YOU REMEMBER..
MIA: YEAH.. I KNOW. BUT IT LOOKS BETTER THIS WAY.
BRIAN: THANKS, MIA. I'LL SEE YOU BOTH SOON. LOVE YA'
MIA: (WIGGLING JACK AS HE SMILES) WE LOVE YOU TOO, HURRY HOME!
BRIAN PROCEEDS TO ENTER HIS CAR. (SIDE-VIEW) HE EXITS RIGHT AS WE PAN UP TO THE LOS ANGELES BACKDROP. WE SPOT A CHARGER ZOOMING DOWN THE ROAD IN THE DISTANCE.
CUT TO A MONTAGE WHICH TAKES PLACE SOON AFTER. WE SEE DOM RACING DOWN THE HIGHWAY TO THE AIRPORT. BRIAN & MIA SHAKING HANDS WITH THE AGENT IN FRONT OF THE STORE, THEN SHOTS OF THEM PREPPING EACH PLACE FOR THE RE-OPENING(S). SOME FAMILIAR FACES LEND A HAND.. INCLUDING ROMAN & TEJ, LEON & STASIAK. THEY SHARE A LAUGH AS STASIAK GETS PRANKED BY THE GUYS!
CUT BACK TO DOMINIC. WE SEE HIS CAR BEING BOARDED ONTO THE PLANE IN THE DISTANCE, AS HE TAKES HIS SEAT. BACK AT THE STORE, WE OPEN WITH A SHOT OF BRIAN & MIA KISSING AS THEY CELEBRATE THE GRAND RE-OPENING! FRIENDS & FAMILY ALL AROUND. SLOWLY PAN & THEN FADE INTO A LATER SHOT, WHICH OPENS WITH A STILL PHOTO OF HAN & GISELE. ZOOM OUT TO REVEAL A SMALL GATHERING OF FAMILY AS THEY SIT AROUND CHATTING, HONORING THEM THAT NIGHT (IN STORE). LATER WE SEE ROMAN & TEJ SHAKING HANDS & HUGGING EVERYONE AS THEY PREPARE TO LEAVE.
CUT TO A SHOT (NEXT DAY) IN THE "O'CONNER AUTO" SHOP. WE OPEN WITH A SHOT OF SOMEONE TURNING IN AN APPLICATION. PAN UP TO REVEAL **LETTY**. SHE SEEMS UNSETTLED BUT IS QUICKLY EMBRACED BY BRIAN WITH A HANDSHAKE, THEN HE EXITS THE COUNTER AREA TO GIVE HER A BIG HUG. CUT TO LEON, WHO SMILES BIG AT THEM AS HE'S WORKING ON A CAR ENGINE. HE SHARES A BIG HUG WITH LETTY TOO.
SOMEWHERE IN ASIA. WE SEE DOM, HECTOR & HIS CREW WINNING RACES ALL AROUND AS THEY MAKE THEIR WAY TO TOKYO. SCREAMING FANS, LOUD ENGINES, AND **LOTS** OF CASH BEING EXCHANGED. DOMINIC TORETTO IS UNSTOPPABLE.
SLOW PANNING SHOT FROM THE SIDE AS WE FOLLOW BRIAN, MIA & JACK.. WHO ARE WALKING DOWN THE STREET (HOME) AS THE DAY COMES TO AN END. BRIAN IS PUSHING JACK IN HIS STROLLER, AS MIA HOLDS ONTO HIS ARM. CUT TO A BACK SHOT AS THEY WALK INTO THE SUNSET. NO OTHER SOUND BUT THE COOL BREEZE. SLOWLY FADE TO BLACK.
TERIYAKI BOYZ' "TOKYO DRIFT" - SONG BEGINS, AND WE **BURST** ONTO THE SCENE IN A PARKING GARAGE IN TOKYO. PANNING SHOTS AS WE SEE THE LOCAL RACERS, SHOWING OFF THEIR RIDES, BEAUTIFUL LADIES ALL AROUND & LOUD STEREO SYSTEMS BATTLING.
ENTER A 1970 PLYMOUTH ROAD RUNNER.
EARL & REIKO TAKE NOTICE OF THE RIDE, AND QUICKLY APPROACH DOM'S SIDE (STILL IN CAR)
EARL: IS IT REALLY YOU?!
DOM: (BIG SMILE) COULD BE?!
REIKO: (STEPS BACK A BIT TO TAKE A PHOTO) YEP. IT'S GOTTA BE HIM. **THIS** IS **DEFINITELY** THE CAR.
EARL: WE'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT SOME **ROAD RUNNER** TAKIN' OUT THE COMPETITION ALL AROUND ASIA.
DOM: WELL, I DIDN'T COME HERE TO LOSE!
EARL: SORRY TO DISAPPOINT YOU, BUT YOU'RE GONNA MEET YOUR MATCH TONIGHT. (NOTIONS TO HIS SIDE) **YO' TWINKIE, COME CHECK THIS OUT!**
TWINKIE DEPARTS FROM A CONVERSATION AND RUSHES OVER TO THEIR SIDE AS DOM CONTINUES TO SMILE..
REIKO: (TWINKIE IS SPEECHLESS) LOOK WHAT WE FOUND, TWINK!
TWINKIE IS SHAKING HIS HEAD AS HE CIRCLES THE CAR..
EARL: (TO REIKO) YOU **MAY** WANT TO TAKE A PHOTO OF THIS AS WELL.. HE'S **ALWAYS** GOT **SOMETHIN'** TO SAY!
TWINKIE COMES IN AND SHAKES HANDS WITH DOM.
TWINKIE: (SHAKING HEAD) THE ONE NIGHT I DON'T BRING MY CAMERA.
REIKO: HE'S BEEN BEATIN' EVERYONE AROUND ASIA. MAYBE SEAN CAN GIVE HIM A RUN FOR HIS MONEY?!
TWINKIE: AY, MAN- YOU EVER HEARD OF **DRIFTIN'**?
DOM: DEPENDS.. (**SHUTS OFF ENGINE** PAUSE AS THEY ALL GLANCE AT EACHOTHER IN CONFUSION) YOU EVER HEARD OF **HAN**?
EARL: NO. WAY.
TWINKIE: (GROWS SERIOUS AS HE RESTS HIS ARMS ON CAR DOOR) YOU KNEW HAN?
DOM: (NODS) HE WAS MY BROTHER. HE WAS **FAMILY**
THEY SHARE A MOMENT BUT ARE THEN INTERUPPTED BY HECTOR, WHO APPROACHES FROM BEHIND WITH HIS CREW OF THREE, PLUS LEO & SANTOS..
HECTOR: YO,' HOSTESS!
TWINKIE IS CONFUSED & SLIGHTLY ANGERED AS HE GLANCES OVER..
TWINKIE: SAY **WHAT**(?!)
HECTOR: (ARMS OUT TO SIDE) MY BAD.. DING DONG?
EARL & REIKO TRY TO HIDE THEIR LAUGHTER!
TWINKIE: NAME'S **TWINKIE**
LEO: (TO SANTOS) I TOL' YOU, BRO!
SANTOS: I'S ALL THE SAME BRAND TO ME!
HECTOR: (SHAKES HANDS WITH TWINKIE) THEY CALL ME **HECTOR**. GOT A LAST NAME TOO BUT I CAN'T PRONOUNCE IT!
TWINKIE: (SLIGHT CHUCKLE) AND WHO ARE THESE TWO **CLOWNS**(?) (REFERRING TO LEO & SANTOS)
LEO: YOU SAY WHA,' BRO?!
HECTOR: (NOTIONS FOR THEM TO **CHILL**) THEY'RE **HARMLESS** ANYWAYS, WE RACIN' TONIGHT- OR WE JUST GON' STAND AROUND TALKIN'(?!)
DOM: SO WHO'S THIS **SEAN**(..) AND WHERE CAN I FIND HIM?
TWINKIE: YOU WAIT **RIGHT HERE**(..) I'LL LET 'EM KNOW YOU'RE WAITIN'
TWINKIE EXITS THE SCENE AS DOM EXITS HIS CAR, BEGINS CHATTING & TAKING PHOTOS WITH SOME OF THE LOCALS. HECTOR, LEO & SANTOS CONVERSE WITH EARL & REIKO. THE REST OF HIS CREW ARE SPREAD OUT AMONGST THE CROWDS.
(FOLLOWING SCENE WHEN SEAN AGREES TO RACE) TWINKIE HURRIES BACK TO DOM'S LOCATION..
TWINKIE: (SHAKES HANDS) WE' ALL SET, MAN. STARTIN' LINE IN FIVE!
EARL: (PRETENDS TO FAINT) THIS IS GONNA BE **EPIC**
REIKO: (HOLDS HIM UP) EASY THERE..(!)
TWINKIE: NO DISRESPECT.. BUT I GOTTA MAKE SURE YOU GOT THAT PINK SLIP ON YA,' JUST INCASE..
DOMINIC DELIVERS A CONFIDENT SMILE AS HE ENTERS HIS CAR, AND OPENS THE GLOVE BOX TO RETRIEVE IT.
HE NOTICES A STACK OF PHOTOS ON TOP OF THE SLIP, LEFT BY HAN (PREVIOUS OWNER, LOST THE CAR TO DOM A WHILE BACK) BY MISTAKE.
TWINKIE: YOU GOOD?
DOM: (SLOWLY HANDS SLIP TO TWINKIE AS HE BEGINS TO LOOK THROUGH THE PHOTOS) YEAH. HERE YA' GO..
TWINKIE: OKAY, WE ALL SET! WE ONLY GOT FOUR MINUTES TO SAVE THE WORLD!
LEO: (REFERRING TO SANTOS) I THOUGH' MY BRO HERE WAS CRAZY?!
CUT BACK TO DOMINIC, WHO IS TEARY-EYED AS HE LOOKS THROUGH THE PHOTOS. HAN & GISELE, BRIAN & MIA, THE OLD CREW, THE SIGHTS & LOCATIONS, ALL TAKEN DURING (SOME BEFORE/AFTER) THE EVENTS OF FAST4, FASTFIVE & FURIOUS6. ONE WAS A POSTCARD FOR DOM. ADDRESS LINES ARE BLANK. ON THE BACK, A PHOTO OF HAN & GISELE HOLDING EACHOTHER WITH THE BEACH IN THE BACKGROUND. CAPTION: THANK YOU FOR **EVERYTHING**(,) DOM. (TAKEN SHORTLY AFTER FASTFIVE)
DOM: (QUIETLY AS HE NODS & SMILES) FOREVER FAST.
DOM PLACES THE PHOTOS BACK INTO THE GLOVE BOX, THEN GETS BACK INTO RACE MODE AS HE STARTS UP THE BEAST! HE APPROACHES THE STARTING LINE.. AND SOON COMES TO A STOP. CUT TO A CLOSE-UP SHOT AS WE SPOT A NISSAN SILVIA APPROACHING FROM THE SIDE IN DOM'S REAR-VIEW MIRROR..
CUT TO A SHOT FROM BEHIND DOM'S CAR, AS WE SEE HIM SLOWLY TURN HIS HEAD TO MEET THE COMPETITION..BURST TO BLACK.
DAYTIME. DODGER STADIUM PARKING LOT, OVERLOOKING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, CA.
SLOW, PANNING WIDE-SHOT AS WE SPOT DOMINIC TORETTO, WHO'S STANDING NEXT TO THE GUARD RAIL. LEFT HAND IN PANTS POCKET, NOTICEABLE WHITE BANDAGE-WRAP COVERING HIS RIGHT HAND. GLANCING OUT AT THE CITY. HIS 1970 PLYMOUTH ROAD RUNNER SITS NEARBY.
CUT TO A SIDE-CLOSEUP SHOT AS HE HEARS A CAR APPROACHING FROM THE LEFT, AND BEGINS TO TURN HIS HEAD.
CLOSEUP SHOT FROM BEHIND AS A BLUE 2015 NISSAN GT-R ROLLS INTO FRAME FROM THE LEFT (GROUND VIEW).
WE SLOWLY ZOOM OUT AND PAN UP TO AN OVERVIEW SHOT AS THE FIGURE EXITS THE VEHICLE & APPROACHES DOM'S LOCATION.
BRIAN O'CONNER: (HUGS DOM) GOOD TO SEE YOU, DOM.
CUT TO CLOSER SHOT.
WE SEE A LOOK OF SADNESS UPON TORETTO'S FACE AS HE EMBRACES O'CONNER'S PRESENCE..
BRIAN: (HANDS IN POCKETS, STANDING SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH DOM) HOW'S THE HAND?
DOM: IT'LL HEAL. CAN'T SAY THE SAME ABOUT SHAW..
BRIAN: YEAH. I'M JUST GLAD THAT'S ALL OVER WITH. SORRY FOR WHAT I SAID BEFORE, YOU WERE RIGHT- PROTECTING MY FAMILY WAS THE RIGHT MOVE.
DOM: HE WASN'T GONNA LEAVE ANYONE OUT OF IT. HAD TO MAKE A CALL. WOULD'VE BEEN NICE TO HAVE YOU THERE THOUGH.
BRIAN: (RAISES HEAD, LOOKS AT DOM) GOOD CALL, DOM. GOOD CALL (SMILES)
DOM LOWERS HIS HEAD AND SMILES.
BRIAN: SO WHY'D YOU WANNA MEET ME HERE?
DOM: (LOOKING AROUND AT THE OUTER STADIUM & PARKING LOT) MY DAD & I WOULD COME HERE EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE TO WATCH THE GAMES. ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE HE DIED.. HE BROUGHT ME HERE. WE HAD THE BEST DAY EVER. NOT ONLY DID OUR TEAM WIN THE GAME.. BUT AFTERWARDS, WHEN WE CAME OUT HERE TO THE PARKING LOT.. THAT'S WHEN I HEARD IT..
BRIAN GLANCES AT HIM IN CONFUSION..
DOM: TWO CARS. ONE STREET. (LOOKS BACK TO THE CITY) THE SOUND OF ENGINES REVVING, SCREECHING TIRES & RACING. I ASKED HIM WHAT WAS GOING ON, AND WHY WERE THEY IN SUCH A HURRY. HE SAID: "SON, NOT EVEN THE FASTEST ALWAYS KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GOING." TOOK ME YEARS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HE MEANT, BUT I WAS IMMEDIATELY HOOKED ON CARS FROM THAT MOMENT ON.
BRIAN SMILES AS HE LOWERS HIS HEAD..
BRIAN: I USE TO COME HERE ALL THE TIME, BACK IN THE DAY. TEST RACING THE SKYLINE WHEN THE PARKING LOT WAS EMPTY. MAN, I MISS THIS PLACE.
DOM GIVES ONE LAST LOOK AROUND THE AREA, THEN SLOWLY TURNS & MAKES HIS WAY TO THE GUARD RAIL FACING THE LOS ANGELES BACKDROP..
BRIAN TAKES NOTICE OF DOM'S SAD EXPRESSION & FOLLOWS HIM
BRIAN: DON'T WORRY, WE'LL BE BACK IN NO TIME. (REFERRING TO TOKYO)
DOM REVEALS AN ENVELOPE FROM HIS PANTS POCKET, AND HANDS IT TO BRIAN (STANDING SIDE BY SIDE).
BRIAN: WHAT'S THIS?
DOM: (GLANCES IN HIS DIRECTION) A LITTLE SOMETHIN' FOR JACK, FOR WHEN HE TURNS 16.
BRIAN: (OPENING ENVELOPE, SMILING) DON'T YOU MEAN, **18**?!
DOM: (SLIGHT SMILE) YOU KNOW BETTER THAN THAT.
WE SEE A CHECK MADE OUT TO JACK O'CONNER IN THE AMOUNT OF $2 MILLION DOLLARS
BRIAN'S REACTION IS PRICELESS AS HIS MOUTH REMAINS OPEN IN SHOCK..
DOM: AND DON'T WORRY, I MADE UP A GOOD STORY FOR WHERE THE MONEY CAME FROM SO THE BANKS WON'T COME AFTER HIM! MAY TAKE A WHILE TO CLEAR THOUGH!
BRIAN: (SHAKES HANDS THEN HUGS DOM, STILL HOLDING ENVELOPE) THANKS, DOM. DAMN, THAT'S GONNA BE A **SWEET** SIXTEEN!
DOM: JUST MAKE SURE THE FIRST THING HE BUYS IS A CAR.
BRIAN: (SMILES BIG) YOU KNOW IT.
THEY BOTH GLANCE OUT AT THE LOS ANGELES BACKDROP FOR A MOMENT. DOM SEEMS TO BE STRUGGLING WITH WHAT TO SAY NEXT..
BRIAN: SO ARE WE MEETIN' HECTOR & HIS CREW IN TOKYO OR ARE THEY FLYIN' THERE WITH US?
DOM: I'M MEETIN' UP WITH THEM IN ANOTHER PART OF ASIA, WE'RE GONNA HIT UP SOME RACE SPOTS FIRST.
BRIAN: NICE. HOW'S LETTY?
DOM: SHE AIN'T COMIN,' BRIAN.
BRIAN: (CONFUSED) IS SHE JUST GONNA CHILL HERE, WITH MIA?
DOM: (SHAKING HEAD AS HE LOOKS DOWN) SHE'S LONG GONE, BRIAN.
BRIAN: WHY, WHAT HAPPENED?
DOM: SHAW. **BOTH** OF 'EM. I'VE KILLED ALOT OF PEOPLE, BRIAN. SHE DOESN'T WANT ANY PART OF THAT LIFESTYLE ANYMORE, (LOOKS AT BRIAN) AND I DON'T BLAME HER.
BOTH ARE SILENT FOR A MOMENT..
BRIAN: WELL, I THINK WE'RE IN THE CLEAR NOW. THOSE DAYS ARE BEHIND US. JUST GIVE HER TIME, SHE'LL BE BACK.
DOM: (SHAKES HEAD) NAH. THE LETTY I LOVED NEVER REALLY CAME BACK.
BRIAN: YEAH. YOU JUST GOTTA APPRECIATE WHAT YOU HAVE, AND MOVE ON WHEN IT'S GONE.
DOM: (LOWERS HEAD) AIN'T THAT RIGHT.
BRIAN STARES OUT AT THE CITY, UNSURE OF WHAT TO SAY NEXT..
DOM: WE HAD A GOOD RUN, O'CONNER.
BRIAN: (QUICKLY TURNS HEAD) WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
DOM: THIS.. (RETURNS LOOK TO BRIAN) THIS IS WHERE ROADS PART. (LOOKS BACK) I AIN'T NEVER GETTIN' OUT OF THIS LIFESTYLE. NO MATTER HOW MUCH MONEY I MAKE, NO MATTER WHERE THE ROAD TAKES ME.. IT'S NEVER GONNA STOP. I NEED YOU TO TAKE CARE OF MIA & JACK.. FOREVER.
BRIAN: WHAT ABOUT TOKYO?
DOM: IT'S GONNA BE A LONELY ROAD AHEAD FOR ME. AND IT'S BEST THAT WAY.. FOR EVERYONE.
BRIAN: (LOOKS UP TO DOM) SO THIS IS WHERE OUR JOURNEY ENDS.(?)
DOM NODS AS A DISAPPOINTED BRIAN LOWERS HIS HEAD, SLOWLY TURNS & MAKES FOR HIS CAR..
DOM: (STARING STRAIGHT AHEAD) O'CONNER..
BRIAN: (TEARY-EYED) YEAH?
DOM: YOU REMEMBER.. WHEN WE FIRST MET.. I TOLD YOU "NOT TO COME AROUND HERE AGAIN!"(?)
BRIAN: (SLIGHT CHUCKLE AS HE LEANS ON HIS CAR DOOR) YEAH, HOW COULD I FORGET THAT?!
DOM: (LOOKS AT BRIAN) I'M GLAD YOU DIDN'T LISTEN.
BRIAN CLOSES THE CAR DOOR AND WALKS OVER TO DOM. THEY SHAKE HANDS THEN COME IN FOR A TIGHT HUG. BOTH ARE TEARY-EYED.
BRIAN: (STILL HUGGING) YOU BE CAREFUL OUT THERE.
DOM: (SMILES) YOU TOO, SPILNER!
BRIAN: (SMILES AS THEY LET GO) OH, SO THAT'S HOW IT'S GONNA BE?!
THEY SHARE A LAUGH AS THE DISTANCE GROWS BETWEEN THEM. BRIAN MAKES HIS WAY BACK TO HIS CAR, AND DOM IS ABOUT TO ENTER HIS CHARGER..
DOM: GIVE EVERYONE MY BEST.
BRIAN: WILL DO, DOM.
TORETTO STARTS UP HIS CHARGER, AND GIVES ONE LAST NOD TO BRIAN. WE HEAR HIS PHONE RINGING, A CALL FROM MIA.. HE NODS BACK AS HE ANSWERS THE PHONE..
BRIAN: HEY BABE.
MIA: (INSIDE HOUSE AT 1327, SITTING DOWN WHILE HOLDING JACK) HEY YOU, EVERYTHING OKAY?
BRIAN: (STARING AT DOM'S CHARGER AS IT GLIDES INTO THE DISTANCE) YEAH. YEAH, I THINK IT WILL BE. (LOWERS HEAD AND RETURNS TO HIS CAR AS HE CONTINUES) MIA, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU.. MORE THAN ANYTHING. I KNOW THINGS HAVE BEEN KINDA CRAZY LATELY, BUT I'M ALL DONE WITH THAT LIFESTYLE.
MIA: (CONFUSED EXPRESSION) ARE YOU **SURE** EVERYTHING'S OKAY? YOU SOUND DIFFERENT..
BRIAN: (SLIGHT CHUCKLE) YEAH. JUST BEEN DOING SOME THINKING.
MIA: OKAY, WELL HURRY HOME. (SLIGHT PAUSE) **OH!** I ALMOST FORGOT.. WE'VE GOT A MEETING WITH OUR AGENT TOMORROW!
BRIAN: FOR WHAT?
MIA: YOU REMEMBER A PLACE CALLED "TORETTO GROCERY"(..) AND A NEARBY **FULL-AUTO SERVICE GARAGE**(?!)
BRIAN: YEAH..?!
MIA: WELL.. WE WERE APPROVED FOR A SMALL LOAN TO RE-OPEN THEM **BOTH**.. TELL ME, HOW DOES "O'CONNER GROCERY" SOUND?!
BRIAN: (BIG SMILE) NO WAY?! (CONCERNED EXPRESSION FALLS) BUT WE REALLY DON'T NEED THE LOAN, DO WE?! YOU REMEMBER..
MIA: YEAH.. I KNOW. BUT IT LOOKS BETTER THIS WAY.
BRIAN: THANKS, MIA. I'LL SEE YOU BOTH SOON. LOVE YA'
MIA: (WIGGLING JACK AS HE SMILES) WE LOVE YOU TOO, HURRY HOME!
BRIAN PROCEEDS TO ENTER HIS CAR. (SIDE-VIEW) HE EXITS RIGHT AS WE PAN UP TO THE LOS ANGELES BACKDROP. WE SPOT A CHARGER ZOOMING DOWN THE ROAD IN THE DISTANCE.
CUT TO A MONTAGE WHICH TAKES PLACE SOON AFTER. WE SEE DOM RACING DOWN THE HIGHWAY TO THE AIRPORT. BRIAN & MIA SHAKING HANDS WITH THE AGENT IN FRONT OF THE STORE, THEN SHOTS OF THEM PREPPING EACH PLACE FOR THE RE-OPENING(S). SOME FAMILIAR FACES LEND A HAND.. INCLUDING ROMAN & TEJ, LEON & STASIAK. THEY SHARE A LAUGH AS STASIAK GETS PRANKED BY THE GUYS!
CUT BACK TO DOMINIC. WE SEE HIS CAR BEING BOARDED ONTO THE PLANE IN THE DISTANCE, AS HE TAKES HIS SEAT. BACK AT THE STORE, WE OPEN WITH A SHOT OF BRIAN & MIA KISSING AS THEY CELEBRATE THE GRAND RE-OPENING! FRIENDS & FAMILY ALL AROUND. SLOWLY PAN & THEN FADE INTO A LATER SHOT, WHICH OPENS WITH A STILL PHOTO OF HAN & GISELE. ZOOM OUT TO REVEAL A SMALL GATHERING OF FAMILY AS THEY SIT AROUND CHATTING, HONORING THEM THAT NIGHT (IN STORE). LATER WE SEE ROMAN & TEJ SHAKING HANDS & HUGGING EVERYONE AS THEY PREPARE TO LEAVE.
CUT TO A SHOT (NEXT DAY) IN THE "O'CONNER AUTO" SHOP. WE OPEN WITH A SHOT OF SOMEONE TURNING IN AN APPLICATION. PAN UP TO REVEAL **LETTY**. SHE SEEMS UNSETTLED BUT IS QUICKLY EMBRACED BY BRIAN WITH A HANDSHAKE, THEN HE EXITS THE COUNTER AREA TO GIVE HER A BIG HUG. CUT TO LEON, WHO SMILES BIG AT THEM AS HE'S WORKING ON A CAR ENGINE. HE SHARES A BIG HUG WITH LETTY TOO.
SOMEWHERE IN ASIA. WE SEE DOM, HECTOR & HIS CREW WINNING RACES ALL AROUND AS THEY MAKE THEIR WAY TO TOKYO. SCREAMING FANS, LOUD ENGINES, AND **LOTS** OF CASH BEING EXCHANGED. DOMINIC TORETTO IS UNSTOPPABLE.
SLOW PANNING SHOT FROM THE SIDE AS WE FOLLOW BRIAN, MIA & JACK.. WHO ARE WALKING DOWN THE STREET (HOME) AS THE DAY COMES TO AN END. BRIAN IS PUSHING JACK IN HIS STROLLER, AS MIA HOLDS ONTO HIS ARM. CUT TO A BACK SHOT AS THEY WALK INTO THE SUNSET. NO OTHER SOUND BUT THE COOL BREEZE. SLOWLY FADE TO BLACK.
TERIYAKI BOYZ' "TOKYO DRIFT" - SONG BEGINS, AND WE **BURST** ONTO THE SCENE IN A PARKING GARAGE IN TOKYO. PANNING SHOTS AS WE SEE THE LOCAL RACERS, SHOWING OFF THEIR RIDES, BEAUTIFUL LADIES ALL AROUND & LOUD STEREO SYSTEMS BATTLING.
ENTER A 1970 PLYMOUTH ROAD RUNNER.
EARL & REIKO TAKE NOTICE OF THE RIDE, AND QUICKLY APPROACH DOM'S SIDE (STILL IN CAR)
EARL: IS IT REALLY YOU?!
DOM: (BIG SMILE) COULD BE?!
REIKO: (STEPS BACK A BIT TO TAKE A PHOTO) YEP. IT'S GOTTA BE HIM. **THIS** IS **DEFINITELY** THE CAR.
EARL: WE'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT SOME **ROAD RUNNER** TAKIN' OUT THE COMPETITION ALL AROUND ASIA.
DOM: WELL, I DIDN'T COME HERE TO LOSE!
EARL: SORRY TO DISAPPOINT YOU, BUT YOU'RE GONNA MEET YOUR MATCH TONIGHT. (NOTIONS TO HIS SIDE) **YO' TWINKIE, COME CHECK THIS OUT!**
TWINKIE DEPARTS FROM A CONVERSATION AND RUSHES OVER TO THEIR SIDE AS DOM CONTINUES TO SMILE..
REIKO: (TWINKIE IS SPEECHLESS) LOOK WHAT WE FOUND, TWINK!
TWINKIE IS SHAKING HIS HEAD AS HE CIRCLES THE CAR..
EARL: (TO REIKO) YOU **MAY** WANT TO TAKE A PHOTO OF THIS AS WELL.. HE'S **ALWAYS** GOT **SOMETHIN'** TO SAY!
TWINKIE COMES IN AND SHAKES HANDS WITH DOM.
TWINKIE: (SHAKING HEAD) THE ONE NIGHT I DON'T BRING MY CAMERA.
REIKO: HE'S BEEN BEATIN' EVERYONE AROUND ASIA. MAYBE SEAN CAN GIVE HIM A RUN FOR HIS MONEY?!
TWINKIE: AY, MAN- YOU EVER HEARD OF **DRIFTIN'**?
DOM: DEPENDS.. (**SHUTS OFF ENGINE** PAUSE AS THEY ALL GLANCE AT EACHOTHER IN CONFUSION) YOU EVER HEARD OF **HAN**?
EARL: NO. WAY.
TWINKIE: (GROWS SERIOUS AS HE RESTS HIS ARMS ON CAR DOOR) YOU KNEW HAN?
DOM: (NODS) HE WAS MY BROTHER. HE WAS **FAMILY**
THEY SHARE A MOMENT BUT ARE THEN INTERUPPTED BY HECTOR, WHO APPROACHES FROM BEHIND WITH HIS CREW OF THREE, PLUS LEO & SANTOS..
HECTOR: YO,' HOSTESS!
TWINKIE IS CONFUSED & SLIGHTLY ANGERED AS HE GLANCES OVER..
TWINKIE: SAY **WHAT**(?!)
HECTOR: (ARMS OUT TO SIDE) MY BAD.. DING DONG?
EARL & REIKO TRY TO HIDE THEIR LAUGHTER!
TWINKIE: NAME'S **TWINKIE**
LEO: (TO SANTOS) I TOL' YOU, BRO!
SANTOS: I'S ALL THE SAME BRAND TO ME!
HECTOR: (SHAKES HANDS WITH TWINKIE) THEY CALL ME **HECTOR**. GOT A LAST NAME TOO BUT I CAN'T PRONOUNCE IT!
TWINKIE: (SLIGHT CHUCKLE) AND WHO ARE THESE TWO **CLOWNS**(?) (REFERRING TO LEO & SANTOS)
LEO: YOU SAY WHA,' BRO?!
HECTOR: (NOTIONS FOR THEM TO **CHILL**) THEY'RE **HARMLESS** ANYWAYS, WE RACIN' TONIGHT- OR WE JUST GON' STAND AROUND TALKIN'(?!)
DOM: SO WHO'S THIS **SEAN**(..) AND WHERE CAN I FIND HIM?
TWINKIE: YOU WAIT **RIGHT HERE**(..) I'LL LET 'EM KNOW YOU'RE WAITIN'
TWINKIE EXITS THE SCENE AS DOM EXITS HIS CAR, BEGINS CHATTING & TAKING PHOTOS WITH SOME OF THE LOCALS. HECTOR, LEO & SANTOS CONVERSE WITH EARL & REIKO. THE REST OF HIS CREW ARE SPREAD OUT AMONGST THE CROWDS.
(FOLLOWING SCENE WHEN SEAN AGREES TO RACE) TWINKIE HURRIES BACK TO DOM'S LOCATION..
TWINKIE: (SHAKES HANDS) WE' ALL SET, MAN. STARTIN' LINE IN FIVE!
EARL: (PRETENDS TO FAINT) THIS IS GONNA BE **EPIC**
REIKO: (HOLDS HIM UP) EASY THERE..(!)
TWINKIE: NO DISRESPECT.. BUT I GOTTA MAKE SURE YOU GOT THAT PINK SLIP ON YA,' JUST INCASE..
DOMINIC DELIVERS A CONFIDENT SMILE AS HE ENTERS HIS CAR, AND OPENS THE GLOVE BOX TO RETRIEVE IT.
HE NOTICES A STACK OF PHOTOS ON TOP OF THE SLIP, LEFT BY HAN (PREVIOUS OWNER, LOST THE CAR TO DOM A WHILE BACK) BY MISTAKE.
TWINKIE: YOU GOOD?
DOM: (SLOWLY HANDS SLIP TO TWINKIE AS HE BEGINS TO LOOK THROUGH THE PHOTOS) YEAH. HERE YA' GO..
TWINKIE: OKAY, WE ALL SET! WE ONLY GOT FOUR MINUTES TO SAVE THE WORLD!
LEO: (REFERRING TO SANTOS) I THOUGH' MY BRO HERE WAS CRAZY?!
CUT BACK TO DOMINIC, WHO IS TEARY-EYED AS HE LOOKS THROUGH THE PHOTOS. HAN & GISELE, BRIAN & MIA, THE OLD CREW, THE SIGHTS & LOCATIONS, ALL TAKEN DURING (SOME BEFORE/AFTER) THE EVENTS OF FAST4, FASTFIVE & FURIOUS6. ONE WAS A POSTCARD FOR DOM. ADDRESS LINES ARE BLANK. ON THE BACK, A PHOTO OF HAN & GISELE HOLDING EACHOTHER WITH THE BEACH IN THE BACKGROUND. CAPTION: THANK YOU FOR **EVERYTHING**(,) DOM. (TAKEN SHORTLY AFTER FASTFIVE)
DOM: (QUIETLY AS HE NODS & SMILES) FOREVER FAST.
DOM PLACES THE PHOTOS BACK INTO THE GLOVE BOX, THEN GETS BACK INTO RACE MODE AS HE STARTS UP THE BEAST! HE APPROACHES THE STARTING LINE.. AND SOON COMES TO A STOP. CUT TO A CLOSE-UP SHOT AS WE SPOT A NISSAN SILVIA APPROACHING FROM THE SIDE IN DOM'S REAR-VIEW MIRROR..
CUT TO A SHOT FROM BEHIND DOM'S CAR, AS WE SEE HIM SLOWLY TURN HIS HEAD TO MEET THE COMPETITION..BURST TO BLACK.
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