EXT. FIFTH FLOOR - DAY
Where Special Cases Unit operates. A bustling environment.
Employees mill around, talking on phones. Everyone seems busy
all the time.
INT. SPECIAL CASES UNIT - TODD'S OFFICE - DAY
A somber, elegant office. Dark tones, mostly. Classy
furniture.
Todd talks with Bolsom. On his dark teak table, pictures of
Todd's wife and two little daughters, a small flag of Texas
and an American football.
PETER BOLSOM: Masterson is a lousy agent. A complete moron.
JASON TODD: Don't be so tough on him, Bolsom. He just brought in "the Brooklyn Arsonist".
PETER BOLSOM: By sheer coincidence. He was at the hotel the guy was trying to burn down.
JASON TODD: So what? Being a good agent sometimes means being in the right place at the right time. Like Bruce Willis in Die Hard.
PETER BOLSOM: Sorry, sir, but the Willis character was actually in the wrong
place at the wrong time.
JASON TODD: (surprised) Well, I've never thought that way. (shakes his head) The bottom line is: Masterson got the guy. Probably because his instincts led him to the hotel.
PETER BOLSOM: He was there with a college girl. Who thought she was being stalked by a serial killer - and could be saved by, just who? The FBI agent by her side.
JASON TODD: Gossip. All the best agents attract gossip. You know what they say about me, don't you?
PETER BOLSOM: I don't care for gossip, sir.
JASON TODD: Of course not. I forgot all about your discipline. You're Hoover's biggest fan, I hear.
PETER BOLSOM: No, sir.
JASON TODD: You've got his picture on your table.
PETER BOLSOM: It was a gift, sir. From my ex-wife.
JASON TODD: After or before the divorce? (raising his open hand) Forget it. The bottom line is: don't worry about it. Look – everyone in this office thinks I screw around. Gossip, no proof.
PETER BOLSOM: I believe it began when you showed off the intern's underwear, sir. In front of everyone.
JASON TODD: She'd just dropped them in front of me. I was calling her to get them back.
PETER BOLSOM: Dropped them?
JASON TODD: Oversized draws. It happens more often than you'd think.
PETER BOLSOM: (skeptical) Of course, sir.
JASON TODD: Regarding Masterson. Be less protective, Bolson.
PETER BOLSOM: What do you mean, sir?
JASON TODD: You're the best. No one doubts that. But give the others a break.
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Special Cases Unit
General FictionYou are about to know the best agents at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). They work at Special Cases Unit, an elite division created to improve FBI's reputation after the War on Terror. This team works hard, no matter how challenging the j...
