(Salt Mine - New Bern men are trying to get in while the miners are trying to keep them out - Dan and Gray drive up)

Dan: This doesn’t look good it could turn into a full blown riot.

Gray: Once out men show up keep them out of site, I don’t want those guys from New Bern getting trigger happy.

Dan: Right.

Gray: This salt mine is private property, you have thirty seconds to get the hell outta here.

(Shouts of “We’re not leaving” come from the men)

(Ted’s Grandfathers Cabin)

Ted: Hawkins.

Hawkins: What did I tell you Ted?

Ted: Sorry, I knew it was you.

Hawkins: Yeah but if it wasn’t me you just gave up my name.

(New Bern Interrogation Room)

Phil: I want you to tell me who your friend is and where I can find him. Things are going to get very bad for you and your brother is you don’t help us Jake.

Jake: Why would I want to help you?

Phil: This is what I know, is that you, your friend and your brother got caught attempting to sabotage this towns soul means of manufacturing.

Jake: Manufacturing of weapons, the manufacture…

Phil: So I am going to repeat the question, where is your friend?

Jake: Why don’t you tell me what happened to Heather Lasinski?

Phil: Take him back.

Deputy: Lets go boy (He begins to forcefully remove Jake from the room)

Jake: Words gonna get back, its gonna get back to Jericho about what you’re doing and there’s nothing you can do to stop it.

(Jail Cell)

Eric: You ok?

Jake: Yeah

Eric: Looks like they went easy on you.

Jake: Yeah well, they haven’t found Hawkins yet. We’re gonna get out of here.

Eric: How many people have to die before you don’t care anymore?

Jake: April’s death was not your fault, we can’t even be sure Heathers dead with the lies their spreading.

Eric: I’ve seen Jake, I don’t think I can go back.

Jake: Well staying here and getting yourself killed isn’t going to make you feel any better trust me. Remember the time I was supposed to uh, wake you up for that meteor shower?

Eric: No.

Jake: Yeah it was supposed to be this once in a life time thing. Anyway, you were so pissed at me so
I finally gave up and let you sleep. Well I’m not giving up this time.

(Salt Mine)

Gray: I should arrest you right here Russell.

Dale: This is not his fault, we had a deal with him in New Bern.

Miner: Gray what the hell is this?

Gray: There’s no deal I’m not giving away anything.

(Russell turns to Dale)

Russell: Listen we’ll think of something, right now we need to stand down.

Dale: No we’re not leaving without our salt.

Skylar: It’s not worth people getting hurt.

Russell: She’s right. Alright everybody…

Dale: Wait a minute, what are you doing?

Russell: Look Dale I’m not going to let people get killed over this.

Dale: This was your idea.

Gray: No this is over get your guys outta here.

(Fight breaks out - shots are fired)

(Medical Center)

Gail: How many more are there?

Gray: I’m not sure six maybe seven.

Gail: We need more gurneys. What happened?

Gray: There were some guys from New Bern that showed up and tried to steel our salt, there was a shoot out.

Gail: Oh my god! Ok Harry, Harry we’re gonna get you cleaned up ok buddy. Alright, hey you need me to look at your arm?

Bill: No its ok I can wait.

Gail: Alright.

Bill: We shouldn’t be patching those guys up we should be arresting them. They opened fire on us.

Gray: We don’t know who first fired alright, I’ll get to an investigation right now we need to make sure people don’t die.

(Gail examines a man who is in critical condition)

Gail: Oh my god! Get him to Kenchy now.

Man: Ok right away.

Dale: Can we get some ice please, she twisted her ankle.

Skylar: I’m fine.

Dale: Hang on.

Mrs. Carmichael: Hold on Harry.

Skylar: Mrs. Carmichael, is he going to be alright?

Mrs. Carmichael: No, he’s not going to be alright.

Skylar: I didn’t want this to happen.

Mrs. Carmichael: How could you expect anything different?! As long as you and your boyfriend are all set the rest of us can go to hell. Wouldn’t your father be proud.

Skylar: What is that supposed to mean?

Gail: Ok come on, she’s just nervous. Caroline take a look at her ankle will you?

Caroline: Sure.

Gail: Don’t worry about it.

Emily: I heard about the shooting.

Mary: Here I brought the antiseptic I’ve been working on.

Gail: Thank you.

Emily: What can we do?

Gail: Look I need charts on anybody who’s checked in. Annie show her how to fill one out will you?

Mary: What is this going to mean for Eric?

Gail: I don’t know.

Mary: But haven’t we heard anything?

Gail: I just told you I don’t know. Johnston’s working on it, now what I could use is a roll of gauze and some bandages. There on the cart next to the ultra sound.

Mary: Ok, I just don’t know what that looks like.

Gail: Never mind I’ll do it myself.

(Mayors Office)

Gray: Well what the hell did you think was gonna happen?

Russell: Well you didn’t have to bring Rangers in there.

Gray: I was protect (knock at the door) what!

Johnston: I’m afraid we’ve had our first fatality. One of your guys from New Bern uh Dawson, didn’t get the first name.

Russell: Jim Dawson. Ok, you have got to let me go back to New Bern and tell them that you support this salt mine deal.

Gray: No, that’s not happening.

Russell: If they so much as think that you fired the first shot…

Gray: That who, fired, what?!

Russell: Come on Gray, we need to work together while we still can. Things are bad in New Bern and when they find out that six of us came here and only five are coming back. Johnston; what are you saying Russell?

Russell: You’ve got people there, you should bring them home.

Johnston: Eric, Eric’s still there.

Russell: Johnston you need to know something, Eric hasn’t been seen for a few days and yesterday Jake went back there to try and find him.

Johnston: You’re telling me this now?! Alright, come on if we leave now we can get there before dawn.

Gray: No, no, no, no I’m not…

Johnston: Did you hear him? Constantino wants a bigger fight, he’s not gonna have my sons as human shields, lets go!

(New Bern Jail)

Jake: Maggie? Maggie.

Maggie: Of all the jail cells right?

Jake: Hardly recognize you without your wardrobe. What happened did you guys get caught?

Maggie: Kind of hard to pull that off without the tank. We uh, pretty much split up after Jericho I came to New Bern with a couple of the guys but we got turned away at the border weeks ago. I was dumb enough to try and sneak back in.

Jake: Why? This place is hell.

Maggie: Its worse out there.

Jake: Really? That’s hard to imagine.

Maggie: I heard you two got pulled in front of Town Hall. I don’t want to scare you Jake but you got to get out of here.

Jake: That isn’t exactly easy.

Maggie: You could do it if you got someone outside.

Jake: Why do you?

Maggie: Know someone outside, no. I’m just trying to help.

Jake: Yeah last time you tried to help you nearly wiped out my towns supplies.

Maggie: I was trying to survive.

Jake: Yeah so were we.

Maggie: Look I’m not saying it was right, we had something people wanted and we used it that’s how it works. You think your helpless in here well you’re not, not if you have something they want.

Jake: What makes you think I have something they want?

Maggie: What you think their beating you up for fun?

Jake: Well even if I had something I wouldn’t give it to them.

Maggie: You’re right you shouldn’t, but I could.

Jake: Yeah right, no thanks.

Maggie: Listen if you talk their gonna throw you back in your cell, there’s not way their letting either of you out of here. But if I got the information I can trade it for my freedom and I can go get help.

Jake: What give myself up to get you out?

Maggie: So I can get all three of us out and you can take me back to Jericho. I can’t go any where without you.

(Deputy comes to get Eric)

Deputy: Let’s go.

Jake: What are you doing?

Deputy: Get up.

Jake: Hey, where are you taking him? He’s already told you everything he knows. Eric! Eric!

(Medical Center)

Johnston: So how are things here?

Gail: Harry’s gonna be ok but I’m worried about the stuff, everybody’s exhausted.

Johnston: Yeah.

Gail: You sure you’re ok to drive?

Johnston: Oh yeah, yeah I’m fine. Better hit the road.

Gail: Be careful, if I lose all three of you I swear to god. (Johnston hugs her)

Johnston: Shh, shh… I’m gonna bring them home. Now, you get some sleep, gotta go.

(New Bern Jail)

Jake: Eric? What’s going on? What are you doing to him?

Maggie: Jake, Jake just give me a chance. Please we can end this.

Jake: Ok, ok.

(Interrogation Room)

Maggie: His name is Robert Hawkins, he said he’s probably in a hunting cabin owned by a guy names Ted. He works at the factory.

Deputy: Find out where it is and go over there.

Maggie: You’re supposed to take me with you.

Deputy: What?

Maggie: That’s, that’s the deal I made with Constantino. I go with you and as soon as you see the guys there you drop me off at the check point. Just talk to Constantino, this, he was supposed to be here.

Deputy: Take her with you. If he’s not there, kill her.

(New Bern Check Point - Johnston and Russell drive up)

Russell: This is Johnston Green from Jericho, we need to talk to the Sheriff.

Man: He’s up at the cabin, we have orders he’s not to be interrupted.

Johnston: He’ll want to be interrupted for this.

(Middle of New Bern)

Hawkins: Its not exactly Mayberry is it?!

Ted: Not since Ravenwood.

Hawkins: How are you with a riffle?
Ted: I’ve hunted jackrabbits before, what I’ve never shot a person if your asking.

Hawkins: We need to go back to the factory, we need mortars.

Ted: For what? We can’t launch them over that fence.

Hawkins: Oh were not going to launch them from here.

(Constancino’s Land in New Bern)

Johnston: Phil nice spread you got here.

Phil: I always wanted you to see this place.

Johnston: Well, I just wish it were under better circumstances. I just found out Eric’s been missing a couple days, I’d like a little update on that.

Russell: And there was an incident at the salt mine, some of our people got hurt.

Phil: Let’s take a walk.

(Ted’s Cabin)

Deputy 1: Go around back, I got the front you watch her. Let’s go,

Deputy 2: You better hope he’s home.

(Constantino’s Land)

Phil: This mine deal, this was your idea?

Russell: I thought it could help the town create a partnership.

Phil: Now that didn’t quite work out did it?

Johnston: Well it was miss handled all the way around, we were hoping we could reach some sort of agreement.

Phil: Well it’s a little late for that, you opened fore on our citizens.

Russell: We don’t know you shot first.

Johnston: Come on Phil, a bunch of guys show up in the middle of the night trying to take out salt. What would you have done?

Phil: Jericho’s continuous acts of aggression against this town are unjustifiable.

Johnston: What continuous acts? Were neighbors for gods sake.

Phil: I didn’t hear much talkin neighbors when you sent Ravenwood straight to out door.

Johnston: We almost blew everything to hell and gone trying to defend ourselves against those mercenaries. We had no idea where they were headed next.

Phil: You couldn’t try and warn us? You couldn’t help us when they were raiding what little we had left, shooting who ever got in their way, my deputies, my friends. Than I find both of your sons, both of them in my factory trying to destroy the last for of capitol this town has.

(Johnston looks a little confused by this remark)

Johnston: Slow down.

Phil: Jake was apprehended yesterday attempting to sabotage my factory.

Johnston: That makes no sense, the factories producing wind turbines.

Phil: Your sons were pretty bent on the idea, I caught Eric the day before trying to do the same thing. We’re holding both of them.

(Johnston is starting to get angry and gets right up in Constantino’s face)

Johnston: Now you listen to me, I don’t care what you think we’ve doe to you, but if harn comes to either of those boys this is not gonna end well.

Phil: There’s been little chance of this ending well for some time.

Johnston: I wanna see my boys, now.

(Ted’s Cabin)

Deputy 3: What the hells taking them so long?

(The third deputy goes into the house after handcuffing Maggie to the car - Hawkins comes running out of the house gun in hand)

Hawkins: Who are you?

Maggie: Don’t shoot.

Hawkins: Who are you?

Maggie: I’m with Jake, I’m with Jake.

Hawkins: What did you say?

Maggie: Columbus, Columbus. He said to tell you Columbus and you’d know he sent me. I was with im in prison, he sent me to help, he sent me to help you. Columbus, Columbus…

Hawkins: Ok, ok I got it. How’s Jake doing?

Maggie: He’s ok.

(Hawkins throws her the keys for the handcuffs - Ted walks out)

Hawkins: Yeah? That’s Ted, he’s with me.

Maggie: I’m Maggie, Jake sent me. Where are the cops?

Hawkins: They’ve been dealt with.

Ted: Yeah, you, you don’t wanna go in there. Here this is everything.

(Ted hands Hawkins a backpack)

Maggie: So what’s the plan?

Hawkins: Plan, there’s going to be an explosion in town. Hopefully there’s enough chaos that somehow we can get Jake and Eric outta there.

Maggie; I think I can help you do that, I have an in with Constantino.

(Jail - A Deputy pushes Eric against the wall then throws him back in the cell)

Jake: Come on. What the hell happened?

Eric: I didn’t tell them anything.

Jake: Maggie gave them Hawkins.

Eric: This is not about Hawkins, they wanna know about Jericho. What our defenses are like, do we have any troops, where are they posted, do we have a stock pile of weapons…that sort of thing.

Jake: We have to get back, we have to warn them.

Eric: We will, we’re not gonna die in here.

(Medical Center)

Emily: Hey, I’m taking off.

Gail: Oh, ok. Hey, thanks for all your help.

Emily: Hey no problem. You need to get some rest.

Gail: I will. Listen, I am sorry if I was abrupt earlier.

Emily: We’re all under a lot of pressure. Gail, Mary’s really trying, maybe you could give her a chance.

Gail: Yeah I know. It’s, its just being here, this was April’s whole world. I miss her so much, I know its not fair.

Emily: For what its worth, you and Mary have a lot in common.

Gail: What, we both love Eric?

Emily: No, I was actually gonna say um, you’re both pretty tough broads, you’re both a little hard headed. In a bar fight, even money.

(Gracie’s Market)

Dale: Everything ok back here?

Skylar: Fine.

Dale: Thought you were supposed to stay off your ankle.

Skylar: Whatever, its not like I got shot.

Dale: I told you Skylar, it wasn’t our fault.

Skylar: I know, I just don’t understand why now its ok for all this random criticism about my dad to come flying out at me. What is that? Especially coming from people who were supposedly his friends.

Dale: Well I guess their not his friends.

Skylar: The Carmichaels used to come over like every other week for dinner. We used to go on vacations together. Why would they do that if they hated him?

Dale: They don’t hate him, their just scared of him.

Skylar: My dad was a good man, he gave them the money for the clock on Main Street. He did lots of good things.

Dale: Maybe he did, but that’s not why they were nice to him. They were nice to him because he had a lot of power, that’s how it works.

(New Bern)

Hawkins: I’m headed for the factory, you both ready?

Maggie: Gonna need someone to cover those guards over there.

Hawkins: Ted, be ready to take them out.

Ted: I thought I was driving?

Maggie: Someone’s got to be on those guards while I get Jake and Eric out.

Hawkins: Cover them until I get back and if need be take out the sniper first.

Ted: Five months ago you know what I was doing? Customizing my truck.

Maggie: I was getting ready to defend my dissertation, Russian lit. How about you, what were you doing last time things were normal?

Hawkins: I can’t remember back that far. Is everybody ready?

Maggie: How will we know when you’re finished over there?

Hawkins: You’ll know.

(New Bern Front of Town Hall)

Russell: I’ll wait here.

Johnston: No, no Russell these are not your sons you can go on home.

Russell: We can fix this, it doesn’t have to end this way.

Johnston: I got the feelin its just getting started. You can come to Jericho is you want to, you know that.

Russell: Yeah, I’ve got family here, a little girl. This is our home and I keep thinkin if I stay here maybe I can stop this. Johnston, if you get into a bad situation go to the railroad tracks and go East; t will take you to Route 70 and you can skip the checkpoint.

Johnston: Thank you Russell.

Russell: Good luck.

(Russell walks away and Phil walks up)

Phil: We’re gonna have to do this another time.

Johnston: What?

Phil: My Deputy says it isn’t a good day. You can come back tomorrow.

Johnston: I’m not leaving until I see my sons Phil.

Phil: I’ll tell you what, you can bring back all of my citizens who were shot in Jericho last night and I’ll give you fifteen minutes with your sons.
Johnston: You don’t wanna do this.

Deputy: Let’s go Mr. Green.

Johnston: What’s this?

Deputy: We’re gonna escort you back to the checkpoint. Get in your car please Mr. Green.

(Factory Loading Dock)

Man: Get a few more, easy with these.

(Hawkins shoots the driver)

Man: Mortars are good to go.

(Jail Cell - Deputy comes for Jake)

Deputy: Get up.

(Town Hall)

Maggie: Don’t shoot me, don’t shoot me, I’m the one you sent to get the guy from Jericho, he tried to kill me. Please I need to talk to Constantino right away please.

(Jail Cell)

Maggie: Constantino, that guy Hawkins told me he’s going to the factory right now to blow it up and then he’s gonna go blow up the Town Hall so he can get Jake and Eric out.

Phil: You expect me to believe he wired a Government building under 24 hour armed surveillance?

Maggie: I’m just telling you what he told me. I’m trying to help you so you can let me stay as a citizen, please don’t lock me in here.

Phil: Do you think I’ve forgotten how quickly you turned on your friends when we first brought you inhere? I don’t believe a word that comes out of your mouth.

(Interrogation Room - Deputy brings in Jake)

Eric: Get him out of here.

Jake: What is this? Come on, you already know everything. What do you want from us? I already told you everything I know.

Deputy Perkins: Maybe so, maybe your brother will be a little more forthcoming if he thinks it’s save your life.

(A Deputy grabs Jake and puts a knife to this throat)

Eric: Let him go! Let him GO!

(Hawkins drives the truck back to the factory - fixes gas peddle so it drives into building)

(Interrogation Room)

Eric: Let him go! Let him go!

Jake: Eric!

Deputy Perkins: How much do you have?

Eric: Let him go!

Deputy Perkins: Than tell me what you know!

Eric: Let him go!

Jake: Eric don’t tell them anything.

Deputy Perkins: Tell me right now.

Jake: Eric look at me. Eric look at me, don’t tell them anything.

Deputy Perkins: Your spies sent you here. Tell us or we slit his throat.

Jake: Leave him alone Perkins.

Deputy Perkins: Not unless you tell me.

(An explosion is heard as the truck hit’s the factory and blows up)

Deputy Perkins: What the hell was that?

(Checkpoint - The men see the explosion)

Man: Come on!

(Johnston gets back in his truck and drives into town)

(Interrogation Room)

Phil: There was an explosion at the factory, move them to the warehouse.

Deputy Perkins: What about the other prisoners?

Phil: Just them. Now!

Deputy Perkins: Un-cuff them, com on. Un-handcuff them. Lets go, move!

(Outside Town Hall - Ted is getting nervous and looks like he wants to run- Hawkins comes from behind)

Ted: Oh jeez.

Hawkins: Where you going?

Ted: To get the, to get the truck.

Hawkins: You were told to wait here until I got back.

Ted: I know.

Hawkins: Ted, breath, just breath. Everything’s going fine.

Ted: I can’t do this.

Hawkins: Ted.

Ted: I’m sorry, I just can’t I’m sorry.

Hawkins: Ted!

(Ted runs away and leaves Hawkins alone)

(Town Hall - Two Deputies bring out Jake and Eric , Hawkins sneaks up)

Hawkins: Jake!

(Jake takes down his guard, Eric is grabbed by the other Deputy - Sniper shoots Hawkins in the arm - Jake shoots the guard holding Eric)

Jake: Get down. You ok?

Eric: I’m good.

(Mary runs out and gets shot in the leg - Johnston drives up)

Johnston: Jake, Eric! Get over here!

Hawkins: Everybody go.

Jake: Go, get up. Come on.

(They all run to the truck)

Jake: Come on.

(They make their way along the railroad tracks to avoid the checkpoint)

(Gracie’s Store - A man carries firewood in)

Skylar: Thanks, uh you can put it with the rest in isle four. Can I help you Mrs. Carmichael?

Mrs. Carmichael: I heard you got some meat.

Skylar; One of Mr. Hendersen’s mares broke her leg, but she was healthy.

Mrs. Carmichael: I’ll take a quarter pound, this is a pound of grain.

Dale: It’s not gonna be enough.

Mrs. Carmichael: But that’s what it says, it says four pounds of grain for a pound of meat.

Dale: Price went up, sorry.

Mrs. Carmichael: Please, it’s for Harry the Doctor said he needs protein.

Dale: It’s up to you.

(Skylar hands Mrs. Carmichael a quarter pound of meat)

Skylar: My father was a good man Mrs. Carmichael.

Mrs. Carmichael: Yes he was.

Skylar: There’s a quarter pound.

Mrs. Carmichael: Thank you.

(Bailey’s - Mary is washing jars at the bar - someone walks in)

Mary: We’re closed.

Gail: I just wanted to return this, the antiseptic really helped.

Mary: Thank you, I have a fresh batch.

Gail: We’ll take it. So there’s no one in town who wants to have a drink tonight?

Mary: Well you would think the big draw would be the atmosphere and the gracious hospitality, but it turns out it’s the booze. They’ll be back when I make more vodka.

(Mary hands Gail the fresh batch of antiseptic)

Gail: Thank you.

Mary: How’s everything going down at the center?

Gail: Well, its calmed down but we had to break up a lot of fights. This whole New Bern thing is making everybody really jumpy.

Mary: Talked to Gray, said if their not back by dawn he’d go up there himself.

Mary: Than its gonna be a long night.

Mary: You’re welcome to stat, listen to music or…

Gail: I think I’ll go home and wait there.

Mary: Good night.

Gail: If I hear anything I’ll let you know.

Mary: Same here.

Gail: Night Mary.

(Some where on the roadside back to Jericho - Eric, Jake, Hawkins are hiding the truck with tree branches) - Johnston is looking at Maggie’s leg)

Johnston: I didn’t think we’d make it this far with the gas in that tank.

Hawkins: Hey, hey we uh, we got about twelve miles to cover and uh, I don’t think she’s gonna make it.

Eric: Well we have to try.

Jake: She didn’t leave us we’re not leaving her.

Eric: Hey uh, here’s your knife. How’s your shoulder?

Hawkins: Hurts like hell.

Eric: That’s good.

(Johnston picks up Maggie fireman style)

Hawkins: How you holdin up?

Eric: I’m still walking.

Hawkins: Yes you are.

(They start walking back to Jericho - Hawkins hands Jake his flask)

Jake: This is real whisky.

Hawkins: Uh huh.

Jake: This is actual whisky.

Hawkins: I kept a stash just for emergencies.

Jake: Yeah I bet you did. Hey, Eric what do you think? It’s no meteor shower but…

Eric: Hey Jake, thanks for coming to get me.

Jake: You smell that?

Johnston: First wheat’s growing in.

Jake: This used to be my favorite time of year.

Johnston: Hey, shh…shh…Listen to that wind, still moving even after everything we did.

Jake: And everything that’s coming.

Johnston: We should go.

(They all continue walking through the night back to Jericho)