EXT. SECURITY CHECKPOINT - WINNERS CIRCLE
--- a barricade. Separating the press from the public, ITALIAN SECURITY TRUCKS stand guard.
MATER
"Lemme through! Lemme through!"
MATER barrels around a corner. He's now covered in Francesco memorabilia and palm leaves. The word 'HOT' now dangles off him like the world's biggest bling. He looks INSANE.
MATER
(TO SECURITY)
"You gotta let me in! I gotta get through to warn McQueen!"
Security eyes one another. This is serious.
ITALIAN SECURITY #1
"You cannot come through here. Back up, signore."
ITALIAN SECURITY #2
(Into a walkie-talkie)
"We have a lunatic at Gate Nove."
MATER
"No, listen! I was disguised as a tow truck to infiltrate this Lemonhead meeting and my weapons system misinterperated what I was SAYING ---"
ITALIAN SECURITY #2
"I repeat. Lunatic at Gate Nove."
Mater spots McQueen far off in the distance.
MATER
"McQueen! McQueen!"
JUST OFF THE PRESS STAGE – McQueen & Kristoff is led toward the exit.
PRESS LIAISON
"Right this way, signore."
MATER (O.S.)
(DISTANT)
"McQueen!"
MCQUEEN
"Mater?"
McQueen looks up but can only see A SEA OF VEHICLES, flashbulbs, cameras, TV trucks with those tall satellite antennae things that spindle toward the sky...
BACK AT THE SECURITY BARRICADE - Mater, like a nimble running back, dances around to avoid capture by security.
MATER
"McQueen!"
ITALIAN SECURITY #1
"Back up, sir. Stop moving! Stop!"
Mater head fakes them and pushes through, into the crowd ---
ITALIAN SECURITY #1
"Oy! Stop! Ferma li!"
IN THE CROWD - Mater shoves his way through. He's still far in the back.
MATER
"McQueen!"
ON MCQUEEN
MCQUEEN
"That really sounded like Mater. Mater?"
PRESS LIAISON
(TO MCQUEEN)
"Signore..."
ON MATER, getting CLOSER...
MATER
"McQueen, they're gonna kill you!!"
ON MCQUEEN - Okay, he's positive that was his friend, but where is he?
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ActionThe World Grand Prix, a competition that draws the top race cars from all around the world, invites racing superstar Lightning McQueen. Mater, Ralph and Darius are mistaken for American spies with the help of British agents Finn McMissile and Holly...
