A scene from Ghosted 2023
Sadie
[Cole and Sadie arrive in Mingora]

Be right back. Just like your farmers' market. Come on.

Cole

Where are you taking me?

Sadie

Back to your farm, unless you screw this up. Stay close. Be cool.

Cole
[To a standing guard]

How you doing? [A sitting guard **** his assault rifle] What? Friendly isn't cool?

Marco

Well, well... [chuckles] well, Sadie sunflower.

Sadie

Marco. [They passionately kiss]

Marco

Look at you.

Sadie

Mmm.

Marco

Who's your friend?

Cole

I'm, uh...

Sadie

He's a civilian I just recovered.

Marco

Ah. You look ravenous, mate. Let me put something inside you. Come on. Mmm. [Leads Cole and Sadie to vendor stalls] Sit down, sit down. Come on, sit down. Aye. The scrap out at the caves. I should have known that was you.

Sadie

It was the same people that stole Aztec.

Cole

What's Aztec?

Marco

A biochemical weapon. Very nasty. Deadly enough to wipe out the Eastern Seaboard.

Sadie

That's classified.

Marco

They're going to sell it.

Cole

Thank you for filling me in.

Marco

And they're using those caves with highly paid protection. There's only one man that can pull this off. Leveque. Disgraced French intelligence. Played in this sandbox for most of the war... [sighs] and then he went into business for himself. Arms deals, assassinations. If he's your target, be careful. He's a dangerous man. Anyway, mate, best chaat in town. Enjoy it. This is yours, sunflower. Extra spicy. Just how you like it.

Cole

So, are you two, um, you know, a couple?

Marco

Yeah.

Sadie

No.

Marco

Yes. Yeah.

Sadie

No. It was like five months.

Marco

A long time. You know, we had a lot in common. You know, work. Not work. [To vendor man] Hey, Mahmoud. [Laughs]

Cole

Got it. Subtle.

Sadie

It's not that. It's just that sometimes it's easier to date someone in the same profession.

Marco

Always. Although I wouldn't call what we did dating.

Sadie

Oh, please. Can we focus?

Cole

Well, that's charming. Very cool.

Marco

Okay.

Cole

Very cool.

Sadie

I need to find Aztec. And I need your guys to get Cole back safely to America.

Marco

Who is he really?

Sadie

Nobody. He's a mistake.

Cole

I... You're the mistake. She said she was an art curator. [Marco laughs heartily]

Sadie
[Laughs]

Wait a second.

Colee
[Mouths]

Oh, my God.

Marco

You said... What? Is he your boyfriend? [Laughs] He's very funny. Oh, you poor bastard. You thought you met a hottie, right? Not a Mata Hari. But, hey, at least the no pants dance was worth it.

Sadie

Oh, God. [Gets up from table and walks away]

Cole

No, it wasn't.

Marco

Oh, come on. It wa- Oh, come on. It was. It was for me. [Holds out a prosthetic hand] And I lost a hand. Lost it.

Cole

Wait. You lo-

Marco

Yeah, gone. It's fake. Touch it.

Cole

That's because of Sadie?

Marco

Yeah. You can touch it.

Cole

No. I... I'm... I'm okay. How?

Marco

When Sadie and I were together, we took a little romantic getaway to Myanmar.

Sadie
[Comes back with drink]

Uh, no. It was a mission.

Marco

There were many positions. Don't know if you remember, but anyway. Things went south. I got captured, and, uh, Sadie took right off. Turns out that's exactly what the secret police did to me.

Marco

Yeah, don't worry about it, man. You got two hands, right, but only one life. You know what I miss most, mate? Guess. [Makes a very blatant reference to masturbation gesture]

Cole

Yeah.

Marco

I used to do that all the time. Can't do it anymore, can I?

Cole

Sorry. You left your boyfriend to get his hand cut off. What the hell is wrong with you?

Marco

Nothing. I'd have done the same. Mission over man. Right, sunflower? Surrounded by lunatics.

Cole

Wait a minute. Did you come back to save me or get Aztec?

Marco

Ooh.

Sadie

You were a secondary objective.

Cole

Oh, my, God.

Marco

High-priority secondary, I'm sure. And look at you now, brother. Thriving. Every word you're saying is making it worse. Every word.

Sadie

Marco.

Marco

This guy.

Sadie

Hey. Are you gonna take him back home or not?

Cole

Oh. Please say yes. I'd really hate it if one of my limbs comes between Sadie and a clean exit.

Marco

Sure. Sadie survivors have to look after each other, right?

Sadie

Thank you. Honestly, thank you so much.

Cole

Yeah.

Marco

I used to do that all the time. Can't do it anymore, can I?

Cole

Sorry. You left your boyfriend to get his hand cut off. What the hell is wrong with you?

Marco

Nothing. I'd have done the same. Mission over man. Right, sunflower? Surrounded by lunatics.

Cole

Wait a minute. Did you come back to save me or get Aztec?

Marco

Ooh.

Sadie

You were a secondary objective.

Cole

Oh, my, God.

Marco

High-priority secondary, I'm sure. And look at you now, brother. Thriving. Every word you're saying is making it worse. Every word.

Sadie

Marco.

Marco

This guy.

Sadie

Hey. Are you gonna take him back home or not?

Cole

Oh. Please say yes. I'd really hate it if one of my limbs comes between Sadie and a clean exit.

Marco

You're welcome, babe. Kiss?

Sadie

No. [Walks away]

Marco

No.

Sadie

Goodbye, Cole. I'm glad that you survived. [Comes back] Um, I just wanna be very clear. Do not ever contact me again. Okay?

Cole

With pleasure. I've already forgotten your name. Which I'm sure by the way is fake anyway, so... [Scoffs] Unbelievable.

Marco

Tell me about it. She went for a normie, but that's just lying to herself.

Cole

Yeah.

Marco

Anyway, cheer up, mate. Stop staring at her. Stop crying. You're safe now. Come on. We got a cheeky bottle-o in the back. On the piss, you and me get drunk, get smashed. Alcohol in your mouth. This is my town. Nothing happens here that I don't see coming a mile away. [Bounty hunter shoots Marco in the forehead]

Bounty hunter

Everything but that I guess. Walk. Both of you.

Cole

Sorry about Marco.

Sadie

Stop talking before you get us killed.

Bounty hunter

Don't worry. They want him alive. I don't know what your deal is, but I'm sure they'll pay for you too.

Cole

Oh, they definitely will.

Sadie

Cole, shut up.

Cole

Just... I'm trying to keep you alive. [Scoffs] Would you rather I say they wouldn't pay for you?

Bounty hunter

This is so cute. Get a room. If it means anything, he's not the Taxman.

Bounty hunter

Yeah, and I'm not the Grandson of Sam.

Cole

Huh?

Bounty hunter

Like the Son of Sam, the serial killer, but next gen. I'm the best bounty hunter alive.

Cole
[The Leopard leaps down onto the Bounty hunter 1]

Ooh. [The Leopard fatally shoots the Bounty hunter 1] Ooh.

The Leopard

Second best.

Cole

That was very impressive.

The Leopard
[Points gun at Cole]

Shall we? [Cole and Sadie continue walking]

Cole

Yep, yep. Yep.

The Leopard

You disappointed me, Taxman. That was too easy. Now your lady friend's gonna die 'cause of you.

Cole

That's funny. Usually the other way around.

The Leopard

It was you who followed me to Europe.

Cole

Lured by your lying.

The Leopard

God, you two need to get a room.

Cole

We did. That's what got us into this mess.

The Leopard

Okay, get in the car. Lady drives. Taxman, you're riding middle. Scooch, scooch.

Cole

Well, Taxman it up.

Sadie

Don't use Taxman as a verb.

Cole

You mind telling us who you are?

The Leopard

They call me the Leopard. [An assassin in the backseat fatally snaps The Leopard's neck]

Cole

Oh!

Sadie

Oh, my God.

The Bounty Hunter 2

Called him the Leopard. But even leopards get killed by lions, hyenas, lightning. Get him out. And drive. [Cole pushes Bounty Hunter 1 out of the vehicle]

Cole

And who are you?

The Bounty Hunter 2

God. The Bounty Hunter.

Cole

Wow. You guys have really good names in your world. It's like the WWE, but scarier.

The Bounty Hunter 2
[Puts a metal tab on Cole's and Sadie's neck]

One twist of this ring will send 50,000 volts through your sorry ass. Make you wish you were dead. [Chuckles]

Sadie

Too late.

Cole

This is great. Thank you for this.

Sadie

Huh?

Cole

No, I was just thinking how happy I am to have an electrified hockey puck stuck to my neck with what, 50,000 volts ready to go into...

Sadie

I can't take this.

Cole

...volts into my-

Sadie

You really need to shut up.

Cole

Wow. [Sighs]

The Bounty Hunter 2

You two should get a room. You know what? Stop. Pull over here. My car is better.

The Bounty Hunter 1

Got you, suckers.

Sadie
[She apprehends gun from Bounty Hunter 1, takes shock ring off The Leopard, turns Bounty Hunter 1 over and aims gun at him]

If you're collecting the bounty, where are they taking delivery?

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