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PRESIDENT ANDERSON
I see. (slight pause) It appears I can't very well call out the
Marines. They seem to be part of a military coup against
the United States of America.
He looks forcefully straight ahead at Folgel, their lawyer.
IN POLICE HELICOPTER - NIGHT
HELICOPTER PILOT: (looking down on Frank's speeding
car) He's turning onto the air base.
ROCKLAND AIR FORCE BASE - NIGHT
Sure enough. Frank's Merc, at the head of a line of
bubbletops stretching across the horizon, is ripping
towards the main gates to the air base.
ROCKLAND AIR FORCE BASE FRONT GATES - NIGHT
The guardhouse is deserted, but the crossing bar is down.
Frank's Merc just drives right through it.
INT. LEAD HIGHWAY PATROL CAR - NIGHT
The DRIVER is sweating now, his PARTNER has the rifle
in his arms.
DRIVER
: Shit! He's gone on the base! Where the hell are
the guards ?!
PARTNER
: Federal property ?? We ain't got jurisdiction.
Bastard!
Suddenly their expressions change.
SHOOTING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD: Frank's
Merc, having left the caravan of cops at the gate, is
backing up in dust while Frank himself leaps out the door,