The Whistleblower_2010

THE WHISTLEBLOWER
    BLACKNESS .
    GIRL'S VOICE
    ( O.S. ; UKRAINIAN . )
    I ca n't see anything. Are you there?
    Silence .
    GIRL'S VOICE
    ( O.S. ; UKRAINIAN ; CONT 'D . )
    Are you there!?
    Giggling . LUBA , 15 , dangerous , flicks a lighter , sparking a cigarette , and grins in the flickering flame .
    LUBA
    ( UKRAINIAN . )
    God I'm drunk. Where's this damn door?
    She scans the space with the lighter . Illuminating .
    RAYA
    ( UKRAINIAN . )
    Watch it! That's my hair! Let me try.
    RAYA , 15 , pretty , guileless , takes the lighter , searching . CLICK . She has it . They BURST out the door , LAUGHING , onto .

EXT. ROOFTOP - APARTMENT BUILDING - NIGHT
    A PARTY . ROCK MUSIC BLARES . DRUNK TEENS dance around BURNING BARRELS . GROUPS lounge on ratty couches and turned over boxes skulling cans , making out , talking shit . A BOY , 17 , lights a MOLOTOV COCKTAIL and hurls it off the roof . Luba and Raya join THREE GUYS . ONE of them pisses onto a cloth , stuffs it in a bottle , and tries to light it . It FIZZLES . Everybody bursts out laughing .
    RAYA
    ( UKRAINIAN . )
    It's ammonia, not alcohol.
    BOY
    ( UKRAINIAN . )
    ( Drunk . )
    You're so smart. I love you!
    He lunges in for a kiss , but she dodges him , laughing . Luba gives him the finger , pulling Raya toward the dancing into . TEEN MAYHEM : Raya lets herself go . She gets lost in . A WHIRL of drunk and happy teens . It 's tribal . They dance , silhouetted against the fire and the black sky , their backs to the run - down Soviet buildings . Tonight , they do n't want to think about what life holds in store . Raya stops . Dizzy . She looks at her watch , suddenly aware of the time . Yelling over to Luba .
    RAYA
    ( UKRAINIAN . )
    I have to get home. Mama's gon na kill me.
    LUBA
    ( UKRAINIAN . )
    No, you're staying with me tonight. Roman wants us there at 9 in the morning.
    Raya looks at Luba . Torn .
    LUBA
    ( CONT 'D . )
    It's just a few months working in a hotel. You want to work at Copyshack like your mother? Marry one of these assholes? There's nothing here! He said it was both of us or no go!
    Raya sighs , wanting to , but unable to agree . Luba hesitates ; she needs this so badly .
    LUBA
    ( CONT 'D . )
    Fuck your mom!
    But Raya shakes her head , eyes apologetic . She pushes past Luba who watches her disappear .

INT. RAYA'S APARTMENT - KYIV - LATE NIGHT
    Raya tiptoes through a modest apartment when . The lights come on . Raya turns back to see HALYNA , 35 . Her face torn between anger and relief .
    RAYA
    ( UKRAINIAN . )
    I know I'm late. I tried to leave, but -
    HALYNA
    ( UKRAINIAN . )
    It's three in the morning.
    Halyna shakes her head , disappointed . Then turns off the lights . Raya stands alone as Halyna goes into her bedroom . SLAM . Raya looks around the apartment , it 's poverty , it 's measly aspirations .

EXT. KYIV - MORNING
    The silver mist of dawn rises over the Golden Domes of Kyiv .

INT. APARTMENT - KYIV - MORNING
    Raya sits on a stool before a WHITE WALL . Luba smokes a cigarette . ROMAN , 40 , smiley , fixes a camera to a tripod .
    ROMAN
    ( UKRAINIAN . )
    Big smile!
    Luba reads a SWISS HOTEL BROCHURE , then looks up .
    LUBA
    ( UKRAINIAN . )
    ( practicing . )
    I am Natalya Verbova. I am going to Budapest to buy carpets for re - selling. I am staying two days.
    Raya sees ZENIA , 30 , peeking in the door . Raya smiles . Zenia , nods , demure . Roman looks through the camera .
    LUBA
    ( CONT 'D . )
    No - one's gon na believe we really did it!
    Luba beams at Raya , who ca n't hide her own excitement . CAMERA POV : Raya looks into the camera . Her face lights up with hope . FLASH . The IMAGE FREEZES . We BURN TO WHITE . Then the title of the film fades in .
    "THE WHISTLEBLOWER"

    A FLASHLIGHT cuts across .

EXT. SUBURBAN HOUSE - LINCOLN, NEBRASKA - NIGHT
    POLICE OFFICER LEEDS scans the side of a house . Rounding to THE FRONT PORCH He shakes his head at his partner , KATHRYN BOLKOVAC , 38 . Earthy and athletic . She is in great shape , but her eyes tell of a life fully lived . She 's looking at a HUSBAND and WIFE standing in the doorway .
    HUSBAND
    It just got a bit heated, you know how it gets. I'll apologize to the neighbors tomorrow.
    Kathy nods , humoring . A police radio BUZZES .
    OFFICER LEEDS
    Ready to go?
    Kathy eyes the wife , tries to see past them into the house .
    KATHY
    You sure everything is alright, Ma'am?
    The wife is still . Kathy eyes her , gently . Then , calm .
    WIFE
    Really. It was nothing.
    The husband shifts his weight . Kathy flits a look behind him , noticing . Jackets hanging from the wall . Her gaze lowers to a hook hanging much lower than the rest of the jackets .
    KATHY
    You all have any children?
    HUSBAND
    Nope.
    The wife looks down . The man stirs , agitated .
    HUSBAND
    ( CONT 'D . )
    So if that's all Officer.
    KATHY
    I'd like to take a quick walk through the house.
    HUSBAND
    You ca n't do that without a warrant.
    KATHY
    Yes I can, Sir, please step aside.
    The wife moves out of the way . The man panics . Leeds heads up the porch . Kathy steps over the threshold . When .
    HUSBAND
    You're not coming in my house!
    He blocks her , but Kathy pushes past him , and then he . GRABS Kathy . HURLS her into a wall . CRACK . Kathy yells in EXTREME PAIN . O.S. POLICE SIRENS BLARE

INT. HOSPITAL HALL - NIGHT
    Three POLICE OFFICERS linger . They peek through a door at .

INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - SAME
    Kathy . She sits up on a gurney . The DOCTOR examines her shoulder . It 's BRUISED PURPLE .
    DOCTOR
    Painful there?
    Kathy winces . CAPTAIN HAWK , 50s , African American , walks in , noticing her exposed shoulders , and turns , uncomfortable . Kathy covers .
    HAWK
    I'm her Captain.
    DOCTOR
    Her collar bone is broken. And I'm going to have to set her arm in a cast.
    HAWK
    Lookin' for a route to the desk?
    KATHY
    Yeah, I'm gon na break every bone in my body until I'm captain.
    Hawk laughs .
    KATHY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    I'm fine. I'm sure you have a hotter date than this tonight.
    HAWK
    I wish.
    KATHY
    Just when my self esteem was gettin' so healthy.
    HAWK
    We found a boy locked in the basement. Badly beaten. We charged the husband with domestic assault. You made the right call. But you should've waited for backup.
    ( sighing . )
    . I wish I did n't have to say this -
    KATHY
    You're giving Deke the gold shield.
    HAWK
    I have to Kathy. He has seniority.
    Kathy shakes her head , deeply disappointed .
    HAWK
    ( CONT 'D . )
    You deserve the promotion. You should be a detective and if we had more openings -
    KATHY
    That gold shield was the first one in four years. Sir. I'm going to have to resign, and take that position overseas.
    HAWK
    I think that's a mistake. I want you on my team.
    Kathy sighs , touched . But .
    KATHY
    Frank, I'm nearly forty. I ca n't be on the streets much longer. Not if I do n't know there's something on the other end.
    She looks up at Hawk , but he 's staring past her at . The door . Kathy turns , seeing . A young , scared GIRL , 15 . This is ERIN . Kathy 's daughter . She 's heard everything . Hawk eyes Erin , sympathetic .
    HAWK
    Just think about it, will you?
    He leaves , passing Erin , who pushes down tears . Kathy eyes Erin , full of love , but not knowing what to say .

INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - LATER
    Erin stares out the window . Kathy watches her , concerned .
    ERIN
    I wish you could stay here.
    KATHY
    Me too.
    Erin turns . Serious . Weighing .
    ERIN
    I mean it's fine living at dad's, but. Now I really wo n't see you for a while.
    KATHY
    I'm doing this for us. If I have a better job, I can give you guys more.
    Erin nods , tearing again .
    ERIN
    When do you have to decide?
    KATHY
    Come here.
    Erin moves over , hesitant . Kathy pulls her in to a hug , wincing slightly in pain . But keeps a brave face .
    ERIN
    Are you sure it's not dangerous?
    KATHY
    Of course. It's been four years. Things are getting back to normal over there.
    A BOMBED OUT building , sprayed with RED GRAFFITI . DEBRIS everywhere . Torn clothes . A SIGN . Cyrillic letters : SARAJEVO - 3 KM . Sprayed across it in red : TURN AROUND !

EXT. COUNTRYSIDE - DAY
    A SILHOUETTE breaks the horizon and SPEEDS towards us , throwing up gravel : a dented white BUS , emblazoned with large black letters : `` UN '' . A UNITED STATES flag on it . TITLE CARD : BOSNIA - HERZEGOVINA 1999

INT. BUS - CONTINUOUS
    Kathy sits in a bus full of BLUE BERETS . She looks out the window , her eyes drinking it all in .
    VOICE
    ( O.S . )
    You come here today as a beacon of hope, as representatives of humanity's highest aspirations.
    In the opposite direction , a U.S. MILITARY TANK ROLLS past . A SOLDIER looks out from the HATCH . Kathy turns to see the only other woman on the bus , Carmen , 20s , Latina . She smiles cheekily , giving Kathy the ` peace ' sign . Kathy smiles . IMMEDIATE SOLIDARITY . In the opposite direction , two other UN BUSES pass , one flanked by a CANADIAN FLAG , the other with a FRENCH TRICOLOR . The bus cranks around the corner , entering .

EXT. SNIPER ALLEY - CONTINUOUS
    The final stretch into Sarajevo . Famous from so many war reports , site of many deaths . The broad , pock - marked avenue is barren . SHELLED HIGH RISES lean like hungry faces , gouged from their once - solid structures . Living rooms are exposed to the elements , wallpaper blowing in the wind like torn skin . IN THE BUS : Carmen taps Kathy , pointing out the window .
    CARMEN
    Sniper Alley. See, the bullet marks are at eye level. People just running to the store.
    All the walls are splattered at head level . Kathy is overcome by the stark reality of war . Worse than she ever imagined . MOVE ALONG rapt faces . YOUNG MEN , MIDDLE - AGED MEN , heads held high , ready for anything . We 're in .

INT. MEETING HALL - LATER
    BILL HYNES paces before the assembled NEW RECRUITS . He 's in his 50s , distinguished and seemingly in charge .
    BILL HYNES
    You have been hired by Dyncorp Aerospace International to represent the US as monitors for the United Nations, which means you are the only national contingent coming from a private military. So you people chose to come here. And for the next few weeks, we will teach you how to protect the rule of law in a war zone, how to rebuild a civil society brick by brick.
    MOVING OVER more RECRUITS . On their laps , `` DYNCORP '' ORIENTATION FOLDERS . MEN , listening , determined .

EXT. OUTLYING SUBURB - DAY
    Kathy and RECRUITS receive TRAINING from a PAKISTANI MONITOR , shadowing him as he hands food - packs to a LINE of REFUGEES .
    BILL HYNES
    ( O.S . )
    to ensure the dignity, equality, and inalienable human rights of every single person in this devastated place.
    The refugees turn their haunted eyes to the fresh faces of the NEW RECRUITS . Kathy extends a parcel to an OLD MAN . He hesitates . Then she sees . He has no arms . She 's unsure what to do . A young boy takes the package , leading his grandfather away . Kathy stands : WHERE AM I ? ASSEMBLY HALL : Bill Hynes stands before a map of the Balkans .
    BILL HYNES
    ( CONT 'D . )
    The Dayton Peace Accords of 1995 ended this war, dictating that an International Police Task Force - YOU - would smooth the transition from war to peace.

EXT. OUTSKIRTS OF SARAJEVO - DAY
    KATHY and THREE NEW RECRUITS are led down a path along a mountainside . They move toward an UNDERGROUND BUNKER . CHILDREN play at the edge of an overgrown field . A BOY hops up on a post , about to jump over , when the leader , TODD MYERS , 30s , a seasoned pro , YELLS at him , points out . A sign closer to the BARBED WIRE , fringing the field . A SKULL AND CROSSBONES . `` LANDMINES NOT SWEPT ''
    BILL HYNES
    ( O.S . )
    But you will learn that peace is harder won than war.
    Kathy watches the boy run back up the road . The recruits head down STEEP STEPS into .

INT. ARTILLERY DEPOSIT - MOMENTS LATER
    Light sneaks through cracks , catching on the oil black barrels of THOUSANDS of GUNS . Todd hands out BINDERS .
    TODD MYERS
    We are still in the process of disarming the Muslim, Croat, and Serb militias. You will be cataloguing these arms for decommissioning records.
    Kathy eyes the unending stash of GUNS .

EXT. SARAJEVO SUBURBS - DUSK
    Kathy drives past a MILITARY BASE , an ITALIAN FLAG flying . A few hundred yards up the street , a BAR . BELLA LUNA BAR Driving past a another BAR . GERMAN FLAG . A SIGN : BERLIN NIGHTS . Kathy passes by , amused .

EXT. AMERICAN DORMS - SARAJEVO SUBURBS - EVENING
    Kathy and Carmen are led by a MONITOR through a sparsely furnished UNIT . A poster of ` Born in the USA ' on the wall .
    BILL HYNES
    ( O.S . )
    You will learn that every morning's hope.
    Carmen bounces her butt up and down to test her mattress .

INT. LOCAL GROCERY STORE - DAY
    Kathy inspects items on the shelves . Nothing familiar . MOVING POV FROM BUS - EARLIER A cluster of WOMEN in BLACK BURKAS . They sway like reeds in the wind , grief overcoming them as they watch :
    BILL HYNES
    ( O.S . )
    is haunted by yesterday's nightmare.
    UN BLUE HELMETS supervise the dig of a mass grave . Bodies are revealed . A child 's shoe is uncovered . A BURLY PEACEKEEPER turns , sickened .

EXT. TITO BARRACKS - AFTERNOON
    The bus arrives . The base is surrounded by barbed wire and overlook sights , manned by ARMED MILITARY . MEETING HALL : Hynes looks out at the new batch . Proud .
    BILL HYNES
    But today is a new day. As Head of the United Nations Mission here I trust that we stake our highest values, even our lives, on the belief that we can rebuild, we must renew, we will witness the rebirth of this country.
    The recruits are hyped , the rhetoric is working . MOVING OVER THEM , MAN by MAN , we REVEAL in the back : Kathy . In her crisp navy blue IPTF flack jacket . Her blonde hair makes her stand out . She is one of the only women in the room . Her eyes ablaze . She is completely fired up .

INT. KITCHEN - IPTF DORM - EVENING
    Kathy sits at the table spreading stuff on dark bread . Carmen across from her . Kathy takes a bite and grimaces .
    KATHY
    I thought this was peanut butter but -
    CARMEN
    It's ass paste? I know. I bought it too. Let's get out of here. I need a drink.

EXT. STREET - SARAJEVO - NIGHT
    ROCK MUSIC ECHOES from several bars . Carmen heads toward one , when an AMERICAN IPTF MONITOR stops her .
    AMERICAN IPTF
    That's a military Bar. You want the party in there.
    He points to BIG NEON SIGN : THE INTERNATIONAL BAR . Tiki lights illuminate a broad patio . A PIG roasts on a spit . Kathy follows Carmen through DOZENS of off - duty IPTF , SFOR and UN workers who drink and trade stories with machismo . There 's a palpable sexual tension in the air . BOSNIAN WAITRESSES flirt with OFFICERS . Guys paw GIRLS with trays .
    CARMEN
    Fuck me, we're outnumbered. Good odds.
    KATHY
    Hon, they're all yours.
    They make their way through the crowded bar , feeling the officers ' double - takes . Carmen smiles coyly at Kathy , then zeroes in on JAN VAN DER VELDE , 35 , handsome . He is surrounded by a group of IPTF with Dutch flags on their shoulders . Carmen throws her arms around them , jovial .
    CARMEN
    Okay, fine, if you insist. Mine's a Jaegermeister.
    Jan laughs at Carmen 's forwardness , his eye on Kathy . But she spots Todd Myers across the bar , and is on her way , when .
    JAN
    What about you? You do n't have an order?
    KATHY
    No. I'm the polite one.
    JAN
    I like polite.
    Carmen turns his head toward her .
    CARMEN
    I'm gon na be the drunk one. Let's get toasted.
    Kathy smiles , a little too old for this game . Carmen leans into Kathy 's ear . She smiles , and moves off . AT THE BAR Kathy moves to Todd and the Americans , catching Todd 's eye , but is distracted by a WAITRESS writhing on an ITALIAN SOLDIER 's lap . The Waitress darts Kathy a look , contemptuous . And the soldiers notice . One leers at Kathy .
    ITALIAN SOLDIER
    I'd pay double for a woman in uniform.
    Kathy looks him over .
    KATHY
    Sorry pal, I'm not for sale.
    The Soldier is stung . The Italians laugh .
    TODD MYERS
    ( O.S . )
    We're Dyncorp. We're all for sale. Kathy, right?
    Todd puts his arm around Kathy , bringing her to a TABLE OF AMERICAN IPTF . They greet her , friendly .
    TODD MYERS
    ( CONT 'D . )
    Look the basic lay of the land is we have to work with the other nationals, but we do n't mix with them at night.
    JIM HIGGINS , 25 , and even younger looking .
    JIM HIGGINS
    Lucky those wops do n't carry guns or we'd've had ourselves a situation. Fucking unarmed mission. I was hoping we'd get to squeeze some off.
    TODD MYERS
    At who? Better odds you'll step on a land mine and what the hell's a gun gon na do for you then?
    JIM HIGGINS
    ( embarrassed . )
    I'd kill the fucker who buried it.
    Everyone laughs . Todd turns to Kathy .
    TODD MYERS
    You ever had to take someone down?
    KATHY
    Just once.
    The others see she 's the real deal . Kathy feels good .

INT. PATIO BAR - LATE NIGHT
    Kathy moves through the now - hopping bar . She 's ready to leave . She searches for . Carmen . She 's IN A CORNER . Still with the group of DUTCH OFFICERS . Kathy approaches , concerned , when Jan cuts her off . He 's watching Carmen , who 's teetering , drunk .
    JAN
    You should probably get her home.
    KATHY
    You probably should n't have let her drink that much.
    Kathy moves past him , irritated . But he grabs her .
    JAN
    Hey. I. do n't worry. I know those guys. Nothing was going to happen to her.
    Kathy shrugs , it does n't mean much to her .
    JAN
    ( CONT 'D . )
    I was hoping you'd come back.
    KATHY
    Well I did. And now we're both leaving.

EXT. SARAJEVO - MORNING
    Early sun breaks through the fog over the valley .

INT. DORM - KITCHEN - MORNING
    Kathy tries to work the Bosnian coffee maker , a confusing relic . Carmen comes in , holding her head .
    CARMEN
    What the hell happened last night?
    Kathy smiles , pouring her a cup of the tar - like brew . They both look at it , a little scared . Kathy eyes the clock .
    KATHY
    Let's move. We're gon na be late.

EXT. STREET - ILIDZA, BOSNIA - DAY
    Industrial plants dominate the skyline of this Sarajevo suburb . Kathy drives frantically past bombed - out buildings . Carmen studies a map beside her . They hit A RED LIGHT . And stop . A GROUP OF MUSLIM WOMEN cross the street . One questions Kathy with a lingering gaze . Carmen stares at her map .
    CARMEN
    Do you have any idea where we are?
    Kathy shakes her head . No idea .

INT. ILIDZA STATION - MOMENTS LATER
    A run - down prefab office , with dated 80s equipment . A couple of small offices off the open center . Kathy and Carmen rush in . An IPTF OFFICER stands waiting for them . Jan Van Der Velde .
    JAN
    Late night ladies?
    They eye him , embarrassed . He hands them each a thick binder .
    JAN
    ( CONT 'D . )
    I'm your duty officer. You check the duty roster. Every day. You're each assigned to monitor and instruct a group of Bosnian local police. We work in six week shifts. You instruct in the mornings, then go into the field with them in the afternoon. One of you needs to go now.
    He eyes an eager Kathy . Carmen shrugs .
    JAN
    ( CONT 'D . )
    They're waiting at the 5th canton. Out the gate, then left, left, park, right.
    Kathy rushes off , then stops . Jan tosses a set of keys .
    JAN
    ( CONT 'D . )
    My van. There's a map in front.
    She drops the keys , grabs them , and rushes out .

EXT. 5TH CANTON - ILIDZA, BOSNIA - MORNING
    A SCHOOL sprayed with GRAFFITI and BULLETS .

INT. CLASSROOM - MORNING
    An abandoned CLASSROOM . Shabby corkboards with yellowing PSA posters , ragged kids ' drawings , and tired sticky tape . Kathy skims through the training binders . The DOOR OPENS and a GROUP OF LOCAL POLICE file in . They whisper , exchanging lascivious glances . Kathy straightens her uniform .
    KATHY
    Feel free to sit wherever you like.
    Kathy waits for them to take their seats . They do n't . A BOSNIAN WOMAN , pretty , rushes in . Spotting Kathy .
    BOSNIAN WOMAN
    Sorry I am late. I'm your interpreter.
    KATHY
    Great, well. I just asked them to sit.
    The interpreter shakes her head benignly . They take their seats . The interpreter looks at Kathy .
    BOSNIAN WOMAN
    They like to be difficult. They understand if you're clear. Mostly they have trouble speaking English. But let's see if you can get them to talk at all.
    Kathy looks out , suddenly daunted . She presses on , opening her binder as authoritatively as she can .
    KATHY
    Okay, I'm going to be talking about crime scene investigation today. If we could -
    An older officer , DANIK , stands , defiant .
    DANIK
    ( BROKEN ENGLISH . )
    Where do we sign to say we came?
    KATHY
    Actually, you sign the attendance at the end of the session. It's a UN mandate -
    DANIK
    Or we sign now?
    Full of malice . Kathy puts the sheet away , then .
    KATHY
    We sign later.
    The cop scoffs , and sits .

INT. CLASSROOM - LATER
    Kathy stands in front of a BLACKBOARD with DRAWINGS on a CRIME SCENE . She crosses off TWO AREAS on the board .
    KATHY
    Keeping the crime scene clean is number one.
    A weak smile . Nothing from the crowd . She trundles on .
    KATHY
    ( CONT 'D . )

    Remember you could be Pamyatayte scho vu bu mholy stepping on the very evidence stavatu na scho nam pokazaye that could incriminate . You yaka bula nespodivanka . Treba have to track anything you vcyo datu v torbu . bag . We call that ` chain of evidence . ' Kathy looks out . The cops are barely paying attention . ONE stubs out a cigarette . Another closes the binder , defiantly .
    DANIK
    We sign sheet now?
    Kathy leans back , disappointed . She hands him the sheet . They all sign , apathetic .
    DANIK
    ( CONT 'D . )
    You will tell UN we were cooperating?
    Kathy tries to retain a poker face but their indifference stings . And just as they 're about to leave .
    KATHY
    We have to go to the hospital together.
    The cops eye her , agitated .

EXT. HOSPITAL - DAY
    Kathy 's SUV pulls up behind the cluster of local police cars . IPTF OFFICER CLARKSON stands outside . He eyes his watch . Kathy rushes to him , but he 's already a foot in the door .
    KATHY
    We got here as quick as we could.
    CLARKSON
    ( BRITISH ACCENT . )
    Just try to get them here on time.

INT. HOSPITAL - DAY
    Clarkson leads Kathy and the BOSNIAN POLICE through the hall . Gurney 's and IVs suggest it 's a hospital , but you would n't want to be examined here . Some windows are still covered with wood slats , and paint barely covers old bullet holes . The floors still hold the stains of old blood . Clarkson grabs a file , and speaks without looking back .
    CLARKSON
    Seems we have two stabbings, one shooting, and a man with a broken leg and a bad hangover who ca n't remember what happened. Average night back in Brighton.
    The cops stare at him , lost . As they file into a SMALL ROOM filled with tightly drawn curtains . They all squeeze into the center together . Kathy is pressed against the large cop . Clarkson pulls back a curtain , revealing . ZLATA SEHIK , 40 , Muslim . Her face is covered with wounds . She avoids the gaze of the police who stare with contempt . She pulls her bed - sheet up to her chin as .
    CLARKSON
    ( CONT 'D . )
    ( reading chart . )
    `` facial contusions from repeated beatings with fist'', `` lacerations on the eye caused by the edge of an iron''.
    He pauses . Looking at Zlata , he moves her sheet up to expose her leg . Zlata 's eyes tear . Clarkson reads .
    CLARKSON
    ( CONT 'D . )
    `` The right hand was the first entry point of a large kitchen knife''. `` The second entry point in the upper left thigh''. It went through her hand and into her leg. Who's going to take this report?
    Kathy looks out at the Bosnian cops , but they stare at the ground . One cop peeks into the next cubicle . Kathy looks at Clarkson for a cue . He holds out the clipboard .
    CLARKSON
    ( CONT 'D . )
    Anyone?
    No answer . Clarkson looks to Kathy to take control . She turns to her group , but they have even less respect for her . She goes to speak , when . VIKO , 25 , looks up , hesitant .
    VIKO
    ( BROKEN ENGLISH . )
    I will take it.
    The cops turn . Clarkson unclicks his pen . Viko sees Kathy , hungry for support . But Danik scoffs .
    DANIK
    ( BOSNIAK . )
    ( At Zlata . )
    Tze ye yiyiy vuna.
    Zlata 's face tightens . Viko turns to Danik , angry . Kathy looks to Clarkson , who gives her nothing .
    KATHY
    What did he say?
    VIKO
    She is Muslim. He said she deserved it.
    CLARKSON
    Alright, that's it. Everyone out.
    KATHY
    ( at Clarkson . )
    Is n't she filing a complaint?
    The other cops eye Kathy , defiant . This is our turf . Clarkson ushers the cops out . Kathy catches Viko 's eye . Simpatico . Then follows the other out . Kathy looks back at Zlata , who lies helpless .

INT. HALLWAY - HOSPITAL - MOMENTS LATER
    Clarkson leads the group . Kathy pushes up toward him .
    KATHY
    She has to file a complaint. A woman gets stabbed in the face and there are no repercussions?
    Clarkson pulls Kathy aside . Viko stares .
    CLARKSON
    Quit it! You hear me?
    Kathy reddens . The local cops look over .
    CLARKSON
    ( CONT 'D . )
    We are not investigators. We are monitors. You do n't know a Serb from a Croat or a Bosniak. You've got ethnic hatreds that started a war. This is n't just policing, it's diplomacy.
    Kathy blushes , feeling like a chastened schoolgirl .
    CLARKSON
    ( CONT 'D . )
    We do n't run the show, we make sure the show runs smoothly.

INT. BEDROOM - IPTF DORM - EVENING
    Kathy sits up in bed reading from her Dyncorp/UN manual . She flicks , not finding what she 's looking for . Carmen comes out of her room , dolled up for the evening .
    CARMEN
    Come out. You ca n't solve this tonight. I'm not taking no for an answer.

EXT. LOCAL CAFE - SARAJEVO MARKET - NIGHT
    Kathy has dinner with Carmen , who talks away . Kathy watches the world go by . She notices an OLDER , LARGE IPTF MONITOR walking with his arm around a YOUNG GIRL , 16 , dressed in a short skirt . Kathy turns back to Carmen who is still talking .

EXT. SARAJEVO - MORNING
    Chanting echoes from the SINANOVA HOUSE of the Dervish Order .

INT. ILIDZA STATION - MORNING
    Viko comes in , scanning over IPTF MONITORS . Spotting Kathy .

INT. ILIDZA STATION - MOMENTS LATER
    Viko lays down a pile of files . Zlata 's picture on top .
    VIKO
    Zlata Sehik has been to the hospital eight time because of her husband. Every time she try to file a complaint, my bosses send her back. They always laugh at the woman. They laughed at my mother. They do not make prosecutions of domestic violence. I want to get enough evidence to do this.
    Kathy is n't sure . She looks around , almost guiltily .
    VIKO
    ( CONT 'D . )
    This is why you are here, no?
    Kathy looks at him , struck by the truth of this . She takes the files , flipping through them . Thinking .
    KATHY
    With no police reports? Maybe, if you go back to the hospital. You can pull the records for every one of her visits.

INT. FILE ROOM - HOSPITAL - DAY
    A HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR , who hands Viko a stack of files .

EXT. HOSPITAL - DAY
    Kathy sits in a UN SUV . Viko watches as she goes through Zlata 's hospital files . She 's encouraged .
    KATHY
    Okay, now get the same thing from all the doctors who treated her. They will have to testify on Zlata's behalf.

INT. LAW LIBRARY - EVENING
    Viko and Kathy sit behind a pile of Legal Books . Viko shows Kathy a page , a questioning look on his face .
    KATHY
    This is good. Let's cross reference each injury with other cases where felony assaults were ruled. Can you get something like that?
    Viko turns to see a LIBRARIAN at the main desk .
    KATHY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    Because if stabbing someone in a bar is illegal then the same standard can be applied to a domestic assault.

INT. COURTHOUSE - DAY
    Viko sits behind Zlata and COUNSEL while a JUDGE rules .
    KATHY
    ( O.S . )
    If an attorney presents this properly, referencing international standards, you might be able to get a conviction.
    Viko and Zlata wait . then breathe relief . They won . Viko turns TO THE BACK OF THE COURTROOM : Kathy smiles , at last feeling they can really accomplish something .

INT. JAN'S OFFICE - ILIDZA STATION - DAY
    Kathy comes inside , interrupting Jan and FRANZ , Dutch IPTF .
    KATHY
    Sorry, you wanted to see me?
    Franz excuses himself , eyeing a tense Kathy . Jan closes the door behind Franz , turning to Kathy . All business .
    JAN
    Madeleine Rees wants to see you. Head of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
    KATHY
    What? Why?
    JAN
    I'm sure it's fine. You followed protocol, right?
    Kathy rushes out , worried . Jan smiles , in on a secret .

INT. MADELEINE REES' OFFICE - SARAJEVO - MORNING
    Kathy sits alone in the office . Degrees , plaques , and awards cover the walls . Pictures of Madeleine Rees with Kofi Annan , Bill Clinton , Nelson Mandela . Kathy is intimidated . MADELEINE REES , 50s , tall , commanding , short blonde hair , British . She sashays in with a DOBERMAN on a leash .
    MADELEINE REES
    Do n't mind Helen, she's a total sap.
    Kathy eyes the malevolent hound .
    KATHY
    Ms. Rees, I -
    MADELEINE REES
    Madeleine. You've been stirring things up.
    KATHY
    Is this about Zlata Sehik? If I've overstepped protocol -
    MADELEINE REES
    You have done in two months, what we've been trying to do for years.
    Madeleine sits . Kathy straightens .
    MADELEINE REES
    ( CONT 'D . )
    All due respect to Viko Mezovic, but you just facilitated the first conviction for domestic abuse in Bosnian history. I'm bloody impressed. So is the Dutch Duty Officer who recommended you.
    Kathy takes it in . Madeleine looks out the window at TWO GLASS TOWERS that punctuate Sarajevo 's skyline .
    MADELEINE REES
    ( CONT 'D . )
    The IPTF has a Gender Affairs Office at Mission Headquarters. Dervla Hughes, the current head, is leaving and I think you're the right person to take over.
    Kathy is taken aback .
    MADELEINE REES
    ( CONT 'D . )
    You'd be overseeing 12 regional offices. Any gender reports come through you. This involves anything from equality training to domestic and child abuse cases, fallout from war crimes against women, prostitution. Women in Bosnia are treated like second class citizens. You could have a real impact on their lives. What do you think? Are you interested?
    This is everything Kathy came to do .
    KATHY
    Absolutely.

INT. BEDROOM - IPTF DORM - NIGHT
    Kathy paces , phone to her ear . Her suitcase open , she 's packing at the same time . Carmen helps .
    KATHY
    ( INTO PHONE . )
    I know hon, it's very exciting. If this works out. It's a real opportunity for the future, but it means I have to, I have to extend my contract for another six months. Hello?
    Kathy stops pacing .
    KATHY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    Erin?
    Kathy pulls the phone close , listening . Carmen eyes her .
    KATHY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    No I did n't. I'll look right now.
    Kathy goes over to a computer , clicking open an EMAIL . ON THE SCREEN : A PICTURE OF ERIN in a PROM DRESS . Kathy sits back , flushed with emotion . Her enthusiasm complicated by the realization of what she 's missing back home . Softly .
    KATHY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    You look beautiful.

EXT. AMERICAN APARTMENT COMPLEX - NIGHT
    Carmen helps Kathy load boxes and suitcases into an SUV .
    CARMEN
    I ca n't believe they're moving you into the city. I'm so jealous. So where's your office?
    KATHY
    Mission Headquarters. UNMHQ.
    CARMEN
    But Madeleine is UNHCHR, right?
    KATHY
    ( smiling . )
    I know. I do n't even know if I'm still IPTF.
    CARMEN
    Well I do n't give an F.U.C.K. All I know is I'm gon na miss you. Stay in touch with the little people!
    They hug . Kathy smiles , and hops into the car .

EXT. SARAJEVO ROAD - NIGHT
    Kathy drives into the CITY CENTRE .

INT. KATHY'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
    Kathy puts the last box down . She steps out onto the balcony . Looks out at Sarajevo , city of survivors , her new home .

EXT. UN MISSION HEADQUARTERS (UNMHQ) - SARAJEVO - MORNING
    Member nations ' flags slap in the wind . Hundreds of UN SUVs . Kathy drives up . She takes in the huge building . Almost in disbelief that she 's part of it , at the center of it all .

INT. LOBBY - UNMHQ - MORNING
    The modern lobby buzzes with UN OFFICIALS and DIPLOMATS . Kathy follows RICK JONES , 30s , athletic , crisp .
    RICK JONES
    I'm glad to have an American in the mix. You'll be reporting to me.
    KATHY
    Oh. I, I thought I was reporting to Madeleine Rees' Office.
    RICK JONES
    It's a joint office. She's Human Rights. But you're Police Task Force. So you go through me. But we all report to Bill Hynes anyhow.
    They walk through two large doors into . The Inner Sanctum .

INT. CORRIDOR - UNMHQ - CONTINUOUS
    Rick and Kathy round a corner to a medium - sized office , boxes everywhere . Rick eyes the . mess .
    RICK JONES
    Yeah, your ah. predecessor's files. We're waiting for Archives to get those out of here. I'll put another call in.
    Kathy nods , taking in the disarray . Dust sits on the stacks of boxes , on papers and files strewn about .
    KATHY
    It's fine. Thanks for the tour.
    RICK JONES
    Great. I'll leave you to it. Good luck.
    He leaves her . Kathy runs her eye over the place . The reality of her office less exalted than she imagined . But she 's raring to go . She eyes a name plate : KATHRYN BOLKOVAC - HEAD OF GENDER AFFAIRS . Kathy stands in her office doorway , glancing up the hall . THE HALL is empty . The EXIT door at the end swings shut in the flickering fluorescent light .

EXT. OLD TOWN TURKISH QUARTER - SARAJEVO - NIGHT
    Black cobbles . Merchants line the narrow pathways . Open - doored cafes serve coffee to UNEMPLOYED YOUTH . Kathy and Jan walk along . He 's delighted . She 's restrained .
    JAN
    I was wondering when you'd ask me out.
    KATHY
    It's not a date. No, seriously. It's not. I know you had a lot to do with my promotion, so I wanted to thank you.
    He grabs her by the hand , ducking into a SMALL ARCHWAY . A NARROW PASSAGE opens up onto a charming restaurant .

EXT. CAFE - OLD TOWN - LATER
    Kathy and Jan sit at a table , watching a WAITRESS put down a carraffe of wine and ` Cevapcici ' -LRB- lamb dish -RRB- .
    JAN
    Here's to not dating.
    KATHY
    Listen to me. I'm not joking around. You're a nice guy. But I.
    The waitress reaches across Kathy with a plate . Winks at Jan. .
    WAITRESS
    You are certain you have everything you need?
    The waitress eyes him coyly . Kathy studies the exchange .
    JAN
    We're fine thank you.
    The waitress leaves . Kathy shakes her head , amused .
    JAN
    ( CONT 'D . )
    You were saying I'm a nice guy -
    Kathy is watching the waitress hit up another table .
    KATHY
    You must be in heaven over here.
    JAN
    The war left behind a lot of widows.
    KATHY
    You do n't find that -
    JAN
    I find it uncomfortable. A lot of guys do n't. I do n't know what else to say about it. Now finish your sentence, I'm a nice guy but -
    KATHY
    I ca n't afford to mess this up.
    JAN
    It's only dinner. How bad can it get?
    KATHY
    Ask my two ex - husbands.
    He grins . Kathy looks at him , unsettled by the chemistry between them .

INT. CORRIDOR - UNMHQ - DAY
    Rick introduces Kathy to various IPTF and UN colleagues .

INT. KATHY'S OFFICE - UNMHQ - DAY
    Kathy stacks unpacked boxes out of the way . She organizes a BIG BULLETIN BOARD into 12 CANTONS .

EXT. EIGHTH CANTON - AFTERNOON
    Kathy follows an IPTF monitor , BARRY , 30s , Irish past the front of a UN BUS . A DOZEN MUSLIM WOMEN disembark and look up , their hands over their mouths , keening .
    BARRY
    This is the first time they've seen their homes in years.
    IPTF MONITORS help with unloading battered suitcases and belongings . THREE carry a couch up the steps of a building as a YOUNG BROTHER and SISTER watch . Standing back , an ELDERLY WOMAN weeps in disbelief as the monitors lay final touches on makeshift storm windows on her aparment . Kathy watches , Barry by her side .
    KATHY
    They're all widows?
    BARRY
    That's why they were so frightened to come back. They could n't believe they'd be safe. That what happened before would n't happen again. Except now with nobody to protect them.
    Kathy shakes her head . The women enter the building , their past lives in shards at their feet . One WOMAN , 40s , stands numb , a bundle of books in her arms , tears running down her face , as her TEENAGE SON beckons her to come in the DOOR .
    KATHY
    Except us.
    BARRY
    I always thought helping refugees get home would be one of the best parts of the job. But it's so hard for them.
    Kathy nods , moved .
    KATHY
    Thanks for taking me through this. Fill me in when you're done, and I'll send my report to Rick Jones.
    Another FIELD OFFICER rushes up . An urgent look on his face .

INT. IPTF FIELD OFFICE - AFTERNOON
    The field officer leads Barry and Kathy round a corner , to . A YOUNG GIRL nearly passed out on the couch . Her face bloody and swollen . Kathy runs up to the girl , who can barely sit up . Softly waking her . The girl comes to , taking in her surroundings , and . JUMPS UP . An unmistakable look in her eyes . TERROR . Kathy eyes the field worker . He shrugs , lost . Kathy turns back to the girl , and slowly places a hand on her shoulder . The girl flinches , then inches back . shaking her head .
    KATHY
    It's okay, it's -
    But the girl holds out her hands , stopping Kathy . She looks around , completely disoriented . Desperately searching for an exit . She eyes them all , realizing she 's surrounded and then . SHE WAILS . Losing control . Slapping at all of them . Kathy moves to her , trying - gently - to hold her tight . The girl sobs . Hopelessness in her eyes . And then . She faints . Kathy and Barry bend to catch her .
    KATHY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    ( at field worker . )
    Call a medic!
    He rushes off . Kathy and Barry lay the girl down . She lies on the ground , breathing slowly , looking close to death . Kathy holds her hand .
    KATHY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    Who is she?
    FIELD WORKER
    I found her out in the woods. She was speaking, I do n't know, she's not local. I think she's one of the girls from the bars.
    Looking at the girl , Kathy pushes a strand of hair from her face . And as we stay a moment longer , we realize this is . Raya . A long way from home . But then . THE DOORS OPEN . A frantic HUMAN RIGHTS WORKER carries IRKA , 17 , into the room . Her clothes torn , her body and face bruised . Kathy looks up .
    HUMAN RIGHTS WORKER
    She was further back in the woods.
    Irka sees Raya . Sudden relief . Then realizing .
    IRKA
    ( ENGLISH/RUSSIAN . )
    Florida Bar. Ciysh. Six girl there. Iy Policai.
    Kathy looks to Barry .
    BARRY
    It's a bar in the hills.
    Kathy shakes her head . She looks at Raya and Irka .
    BARRY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    I'll take them to the women's shelter at Zenica.
    Kathy rummages through her files , catching up .
    KATHY
    Yeah. Good. I'll follow up at the bar.
    Barry shrugs . Kathy 's mind is racing .
    KATHY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    Where exactly is this bar?

INT./ EXT. - UN SUV - DAY
    Kathy drives up a winding mountain road , checking directions on a hand - drawn map . A LOCAL POLICE CAR swerves by in the opposite direction .

INT. UN SUV/EXT. FLORIDA BAR - DAY
    Kathy 's SUV throws up gravel . Out her windscreen , she sees THE FLORIDA BAR : A dilapidated two story building , painted a garish pink . Crude palm trees painted on the side . Kathy jumps out of her SUV , and moves towards . LOCAL POLICE smoke by POLICE CARS . A LOCAL COP leads a CLUSTER of YOUNG WOMEN out the door . They blink in the glaring light , pale , out of place , lost . At the end of the line , is Luba . Her eyes darting between Kathy and the Local Cops , helpless . Kathy rushes towards the cop . He eyes her , dubious .
    KATHY
    What's going on here?
    LOCAL COP
    ( SERBIAN . )
    Xo brovnic ce klety scey forzcic nay.
    He moves past her , with the Girls in tow .
    KATHY
    Hold on. Where are the IPTF monitoring this raid?
    SHOUTING ECHOES from inside the bar . TWO COPS drag out TANJO ZRAVBIC , 50s . He sees Kathy 's uniform and SHOUTS at her .
    TANJO
    ( SERBIAN . )
    Zra slobovik brvicetic revic barziny Traba! Motherfockers!
    The cops SHOVE Tanjo in a car , and SLAM the door . Kathy turns to the Local Cop , standing with the group of girls .
    KATHY
    Is that the owner? Are you taking him into custody?
    LOCAL COP
    Xivy slovic drinjnislava porslivky.
    Kathy looks around , frustrated .
    KATHY
    Is there a translator on the scene? Translator? Wait.
    He stops , impatient . Kathy pulls out her WALKIE .
    KATHY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    This is Kathy Bolkovac. I need an Interpreter. At the Florida Bar.
    The Local Cops watch her . Kathy 's eyes rest on the girls .
    WALKIE VOICE
    ( O.S. ; ACCENTED ENGLISH . )
    Okay. I need a time and date.
    KATHY
    Now.
    WALKIE VOICE
    ( O.S . )
    That's impossible. We need advance notice for field calls.
    The Local Cop talks at the girls . They do n't understand him , but his tone is clear : total disrespect . Kathy moves toward them , protectively , then sees . TWO UN SUVs parked on the other side of the bar . TWO IPTF MONITORS emerge from the bar . Kathy approaches them . They seem surprised .
    KATHY
    Hey. I'm from Gender Affairs. I -
    FRED MURRAY
    Hey. Fred Murray.
    He shakes her hand . Tanjo BANGS on the window , inside the police car , apopleptic with rage . Kathy glances over her shoulder .
    KATHY
    Is that the owner?
    ( off Fred 's nod . )
    I tried to get an interpreter but -
    FRED MURRAY
    No, no. that's fine. We're pretty much done here anyway.
    KATHY
    Oh. Okay. But there's. We just had two girls come in to a Human Rights Office, saying they escaped from this place.
    Fred seems confused . Kathy pulls out a clipboard .
    FRED MURRAY
    Yeah. Local police have been watching the place for a while. This whole thing happened pretty fast. I guess those girls must've run for it.
    Kathy looks over as the girls are put into a van .
    KATHY
    Well, the girls in our field office seemed pretty scared. I should follow up with these ones.
    The Local Cops start to move , stubbing out cigarettes , getting in cars . The Local Cop shuts the doors of the van .
    FRED MURRAY
    You can see where they're taking them, but I ca n't intervene. You know the drill.
    He shrugs and smiles . Kathy hears the POLICE VAN 's engine start . Turning to it .
    KATHY
    Thanks. I'll look out for your report.
    She rushes after the van . Fred eyes Kathy confer with the Van driver . He and the other Monitor , drive off . Kathy is left alone in the silence . She turns to the bar .

INT. FLORIDA BAR - MOMENTS LATER
    Kathy moves inside . The place is rank and dingy . A small stage with a POLE in the centre . Tables fanned out around it . CUT WIRES hang over the stage . THE BAR AREA Is filled with PHOTOS : YOUNG GIRLS in various poses with men , IPTF SOLDIERS . They range from the illicit to the obscene .
    KATHY
    Jesus.
    Kathy stops on a photo of a NAKED GIRL on stage holding the two open wires over her head . Behind her , SOLDIERS applaud . Kathy takes down the photo , horrified . Turns it over . Scrawled in marker : SARAJEVO FIRECRACKER ! She turns to the stage . Plugs in one of the wires . A HUZZ of electricity . Tiny sparks fly . She turns , and under the bar sees . A SAFE , SMASHED OPEN . A handful of U.S. bills scattered about . And . PASSPORTS . Romanian , Ukrainian , Polish . All for young girls . She gathers them , surprised , and stuffs them into her file . Her eyes are drawn to a back wall . She stops at a panelled door . And pushes . It opens onto . STEPS : She shines her flashlight up the dark passage . The BEAM of the flashlight finds a DOOR . A glint off metal . At the door handle , a large PADLOCK , smashed open . Kathy darts the beam over the other TWO DOORS . both equipped with PADLOCKS . Smashed . Kathy pushes through the first door into .

INT. HIDDEN BACK ROOM - CONTINUOUS
    Kathy 's flashlight over : Hanging BEDSHEETS separate the room into cubicles . Putrid mattresses . Condoms on the floor . Her eye catches MARKINGS UNDER A MATTRESS . She pulls it away . And sees GIRLS ' NAMES scratched into the floor . Under each name , etched in , a list of amounts : 50 , 100 , 30 , 200 , 20 . Some kind of RECORD . Kathy PULLS back other mattresses . Dust . Some FAMILY PHOTOS . And . a ragged PIECE OF PAPER : Crude drawings of sexual positions . A NUMBER by each one : $ 20 , $ 30 , $ 50 , $ 100 , $ 200 . The amounts correspond exactly with the table on the floor . Kathy looks around , sickened .

EXT. WOMEN'S MEDICA SHELTER - SARAJEVO SUBURBS - NIGHT
    A run - down Community Center nestled in a shabby area outside the city . It 's completely unassuming . From the outside , you might think it was abandoned .

INT. HALLWAY - WOMEN'S MEDICA SHELTER - MOMENTS LATER
    The shelter is a converted gymnasium . Peeling wallpaper . Long - forgotten notices from before the war , postcards . Patchy linoleum curls at the edges . A soft hum . Voices in rooms that Kathy ca n't see . She walks down the hall with MILENA , 40s , Bosnian , down - to - earth , forthright .
    MILENA
    ( ACCENTED ENGLISH . )
    These girls are told they have been bought and must repay the debt. They are told an outrageous sum, thinking they'll be let go when they earn back that money. But they never are.
    Kathy stares at her , taken aback .
    MILENA
    ( CONT 'D . )
    Sex trafficking is one of the worst things to happen after this war.
    Milena hands over a medical report .
    MILENA
    ( CONT 'D . )
    Raya has a severe internal infection. The doctor found.
    ( reading . )
    `` intentionally placed foreign objects causing a disruption of the vaginal wall''.
    KATHY
    Foreign objects?
    MILENA
    Coins. She's not the first. Men can feel deficient paying for sex, so they find other ways to feel powerful.
    Milena pushes through a door . To a DARK HALLWAY . Hanging bulbs flicker intermittently . They walk . Avoiding dripping leaks in the roof .
    MILENA
    ( CONT 'D . )
    We gave her Penicillin, but the doctor is worried there could be something more serious.
    KATHY
    When will he know?
    They pass an EATING AREA . TEEN GIRLS sit , pick at food , chain - smoke and flip through magazines . They are clean , but weak .
    MILENA
    Unfortunately that's all we can do for her. We're just a volunteer organization.
    Kathy stares at the girls , the sheer number of them .
    KATHY
    But if there are so many victims.
    MILENA
    We lost our funding because of those.
    She points at a basket of CONDOMS near the coffee .
    MILENA
    ( CONT 'D . )
    It's the U.S. Department of State. They have their rules. I'll do anything to give these girls some protection. But the Department of State thinks `` Condoms encourage prostitution.'' NGOs caught giving them out, no longer receive US funding.
    KATHY
    But these girls are n't prostitutes.
    Milena shrugs .
    MILENA
    They do n't realize the cycle they start. If there are no condoms in the bars.
    They pass a ROOM DIVIDER . Seeing . MORE GIRLS . IN THEIR TEENS . All broken . And desperate .
    MILENA
    ( CONT 'D . )
    the guys want to find ways of avoiding STDs. AIDS. Their solution? Pay more for virgins.
    Kathy sees A GIRL sit in a corner . She could n't be more than TEN YEARS OLD . She sits alone .
    MILENA
    ( CONT 'D . )
    So the traffickers bring more in. Younger and younger. Now it's a global industry. Simple economics. If there is demand, you supply.
    Milena opens a DOOR , revealing . INSIDE THE ROOM : A VOLUNTEER NURSE sits by Raya 's bed . She lies asleep . IN ANOTHER BED : Irka sleeps . Kathy watches . Hushed .
    KATHY
    Where can they get help?
    MILENA
    Try the Global Displacement Agency. They have good medical care, lots of funding. They might take them. Whether they'll keep them or not. I do n't know.
    KATHY
    Where are the other girls from the Florida bar?
    Milena looks at her . Blank .
    KATHY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    The local police were bringing them here.
    MILENA
    Those girls never arrived.

EXT. SARAJEVO - MORNING
    UNMHQ stands over the crumbling red roofs of Sarajevo . In the foreground , a CEMETERY packed with crooked wooden crosses .

INT. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE - UNMHQ - MOMENTS LATER
    Kathy walks in . Carmen sits behind a desk , piled with files .
    CARMEN
    Hey, where've you been?
    KATHY
    I'll tell you about it over a drink. Could you just check something for me? I want to get a copy of the monitor's report from a raid on the Florida Bar yesterday.
    Carmen nods , and clicks on her computer .
    CARMEN
    Your job is so exciting. The only thing I get to raid is the fridge.
    ( Reading off the computer . )
    . You sure there was a raid? There's no record here.
    KATHY
    No. That's definitely it. There were six girls removed from the bar and I need to know where they were taken.
    CARMEN
    Sorry. No record of any raid.
    Kathy thinking . Something 's not adding up .

INT. CORRIDOR/OFFICE - UNMHQ - MORNING
    Kathy walks . MONITORS greet her as she passes . She reaches an OFFICE , and knocks .
    KATHY
    I'm looking for Fred Murray?

EXT. MINE FIELD - BOSNIAN COUNTRYSIDE - DAY
    FIVE local MEN in fatigues scan the field slowly with hand - held minesweepers . One MAN holds up his hand as his device BEEPS . At the edge of the field , Fred Murray blows a whistle . Everybody else STOPS . The man bends down , as all wait . Kathy approaches from the road , behind a fence . Fred smiles .
    FRED MURRAY
    We meet again!
    Kathy looks out , suddenly aware of the dangerous situation .
    KATHY
    Is it okay for me to be here?
    FRED MURRAY
    Sure, sure. You're fine here on the gravel. What's going on?
    KATHY
    I just wanted to follow up with you on the raid yesterday. Those girls did n't show up at the Shelter, and I wanted to locate them.
    FRED MURRAY
    Yeah, the whole thing was a bit of a mess. Turned out it was a local police mistake. Mix - up with the tip off or something. Thought they had a prostitution bust, but the bar is legit and those girls were just waitresses.
    KATHY
    Waitresses are n't kept under lock and key.
    ANOTHER WHISTLE BLOWS . Fred turns to the field .
    FRED MURRAY
    Shit. Can we go over this later? I got to get in there.
    Before she can answer , Fred is moving down the field . She watches him go .

EXT. WOMEN'S MEDICA SHELTER - DAY
    Kathy and Milena lead Raya and Irka out to her SUV .

EXT. GLOBAL DISPLACEMENT AGENCY - DAY
    A stark contrast , the GDA is a new and shining edifice . Kathy 's SUV pulls up front .

INT. GLOBAL DISPLACEMENT AGENCY - MOMENTS LATER
    Kathy and the girls sit in the waiting area . The place is modern , western . corporate . In platinum base relief over the reception desk : GLOBAL DISPLACEMENT AGENCY . The LOBBY . Magazines on a coffee table . The wall adorned with a HUGE FRAMED POSTER of a young girl in a spiderweb . A caption : `` TRAFFIKU ZHINOK YE SPRAV . 1999 '' Kathy scans the hall . Endless posters . 1998 , 1997 , 1996 . LAURA LEVIN , 30s , American , groomed , business - like , comes around the corner . Her ASSISTANT , 20s , leads the girls away .
    KATHY
    Kathy. The new Head of Gender Affairs.
    LAURA LEVIN
    I heard. Laura Levin. My assistant will take them to the medical center. As soon as they get medical clearance we'll know where we stand.
    KATHY
    What do you mean?
    LAURA LEVIN
    Well, it's yet to be determined if they'll cooperate with the repatriation program. That's the only way I can allow them to stay at the GDA.
    KATHY
    They're critical. witnesses for a situation I'm. monitoring. I'll need to speak with them when they're ready.
    LAURA LEVIN
    I understand. I'll be in touch.
    KATHY
    Will you be contacting their parents?
    Laura nods . Something still on Kathy 's mind .
    KATHY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    The other girls from the raid were supposed to go to the Women's Medica Shelter, but they never showed up. Do you have any idea where else they might have been taken?
    LAURA LEVIN
    I did n't know there were any others.
    Kathy eyes the girls down the hall . Raya turns , a last look .

INT./EXT. UN SUV/GDA - NIGHT
    Kathy starts her car . She pulls out , turning left . Then , cranks the wheel right .

EXT. ROAD - NIGHT
    Kathy 's UN SUV swerves along the serpentine mountain road .

INT. LAURA LEVIN'S OFFICE - GDA - LATER
    Laura in her office . HIGH MODERNITY . She works through her files . Opening one with Raya 's photo on top . She dials .

INT. RAYA'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
    The phone is ringing . Halyna rushes to it . Out of breath .
    HALYNA
    ( UKRAINIAN . )
    Hello?
    LAURA LEVIN
    ( RUSSIAN . )
    Mrs. Kochan, I'm calling from the Global Displacement Agency in Sarajevo to confirm you have a daughter named Rayisa?
    HALYNA
    ( RUSSIAN . )
    ( Straightening . )
    Yes. Yes!
    LAURA LEVIN
    We have located her.
    Halyna falls into a chair , her chest heaving relief .

EXT. FLORIDA BAR - NIGHT
    Kathy pulls up to a PARKING LOT full of CARS and UN SUVs . MUSIC spills out . BACK IN BUSINESS . She gets out of the SUV , moving inside .

INT. FLORIDA BAR - CONTINUOUS
    Kathy in the doorway . The place is dark but lit by lamps along the walls . MUSIC pumps . The place is hopping . A scantily - clad GIRL dances on the stage , her body writhing but her eyes dead . Along the edges , girls - the very SAME GIRLS Kathy saw released at the raid - ` socialize ' with customers . Many of the CUSTOMERS . in IPTF UNIFORMS , others with off - duty IPTF SWEATSHIRTS , and INTERNATIONALS in civilian casuals . A few LOCALS at the bar , where . Tanjo commands the scene , cheery , chatting with an IPTF OFFICER at the bar . Kathy stands , frozen , until she catches the eye of . Luba , sitting on the knee of a MIDDLE - AGED IPTF Officer . Kathy is filled with . anger .

INT./EXT. UN SUV - SHORT TIME LATER
    Kathy SPEEDS up the mountain roads . Past many bars . One after another , after another . All filled with UN SUVs . Groups of drunk OFFICERS spill out . She stops across from one , seeing : Jan coming out of the bar . Kathy watches , stunned . Jan helps a drunk friend pile into an SUV . He looks up and sees Kathy as a car beam slides over her . She pulls away .

INT. KATHY'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
    Kathy stands on the balcony . Taking in the cold air . A KNOCK .
    JAN
    ( O.S . )
    Kathy, it's Jan..
    KATHY
    Go home.
    JAN
    ( O.S . )
    I do n't understand. What's wrong?
    Kathy stands , quiet .
    JAN
    ( O.S. ; CONT 'D . )
    Let me in. Please.
    Kathy waits a moment , breathing .

INT. KATHY'S APARTMENT - SHORT TIME LATER
    Kathy paces as Jan struggles for words .
    KATHY
    How can you go up there, when you know what happens to these girls?
    JAN
    It was a good - bye party. I was -
    KATHY
    They're thirteen, fourteen, fifteen -
    JAN
    I know. If you let me finish, I got a call. Some friends needed a lift home because they got drunk. But hey lady, you better wake up! EVERYWHERE is a brothel. The coffee shop down the street. The post office. My corner store. That's how it is here. I'm not interested, and I try and stay in clean places. And if you do n't believe me, then fuck you.
    He looks at her , hurt - He cares what she thinks . Kathy sees this . Something she has n't felt in so long . Needed .
    JAN
    ( CONT 'D . )
    Are you okay?
    KATHY
    No. I'm not okay. These girls. What are these guys thinking?
    She looks at him , fighting the urge to trust him . Jan brushes a strand of hair from her face . She lets go . He pulls her in .
    KATHY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    Can you tell me what you know?

INT. KATHY'S APARTMENT - LATE NIGHT
    Jan and Kathy in front of her computer . They 're on an IPTF MESSAGE BOARD : Flashes of Various Posts : New Girl at the Berlin Bar ; New Twelve Year - Old Pussy at the Old Grill . They scroll down dozens of posts . Kathy looks at Jan , shaken by the banal malevolence of a boys club gone wild .

INT. KATHY'S APARMENT - NIGHT
    Kathy watches Jan , asleep in her bed .

EXT. CENTRAL SARAJEVO - MORNING
    Fog hangs low over the waking valley of Sarajevo .

INT. GDA - MORNING
    A DOCTOR signs off on a final examination of a now much healthier looking Raya . He smiles . She signs a form .

INT. LAURA'S OFFICE - GDA BOSNIA - DAY
    Laura hovers in the background as Raya dials the phone . Her face raw with emotion .

INT. RAYA'S APARTMENT - KYIV - SAME
    The phone in the hall rings . But no one is there to answer .

INT. ROMAN AND ZENIA'S APARTMENT - AFTERNOON
    Halyna at the door . Zenia pales . O.S. . A kettle whistles .
    ZENIA
    ( UKRAINIAN . )
    Roman will be home soon.
    HALYNA
    ( UKRAINIAN . )
    Make your tea. I'll be quick.
    KITCHEN - MOMENTS LATER Zenia pours tea out of a chrome kettle . Her hands shake . Halyna stares at a new dishwasher . Then a microwave , blender and small LCD TV . Suspiciously out of context in Kyiv .
    HALYNA
    ( UKRAINIAN ; CONT 'D . )
    Roman seems to be doing well.
    ZENIA
    ( UKRAINIAN . )
    Milk?
    HALYNA
    I need to borrow money.
    Zenia looks up , unsure .
    HALYNA
    ( CONT 'D . )
    They found Raya in Sarajevo. I want to go and get her. I do n't need much.
    Zenia nods , keeping still as possible .
    HALYNA
    ( CONT 'D . )
    Does he still hit you?
    Zenia chokes on her tea . Conflicted between love and guilt . She wants so badly to say . but she ca n't .
    HALYNA
    ( CONT 'D . )
    You know I hate to ask. But she's my daughter. and your niece. Please -
    ZENIA
    I'll get you the money. But you have to go. Roman will be home soon. He wo n't give it to me if he knows it's for you.

INT. RICK JONES' OFFICE - MORNING
    Kathy watches Rick flip through her report .
    KATHY
    Fred Murray. There were other officers too. But the raid was not in the books. These girls were just sent back. They are clearly not waitresses. They are victims. I think IPTF were paid off to turn a blind eye.
    RICK JONES
    That's a serious allegation. And you do n't have any evidence. I ca n't open an investigation based on a hunch.
    He drops the papers .
    RICK JONES
    ( CONT 'D . )
    You're gon na need more than this.

INT. GDA BOSNIA - AFTERNOON
    Raya and Irka sit across from Laura Levin . She slides a document over to each of them .
    LAURA LEVIN
    ( RUSSIAN . )
    If you sign here, you confirm that you are voluntarily entering the repatriation program at the GDA.
    Raya eyes Irka , confused . Laura softens slightly .
    LAURA LEVIN
    ( CONT 'D . )
    This means we can get you out of Bosnia. Is n't that what you want?
    Raya 's eyes widen . Irka is shocked , but joyous . They never thought this moment would come .
    LAURA LEVIN
    ( CONT 'D . )
    You'll stay here for two weeks, to continue medical treatment as well as psychological counselling. We'll give you a ticket home and a stipend of $ 200 to get started when you return.
    Suddenly Irka 's face drops .
    IRKA
    ( RUSSIAN . )
    But. What do I do then? My parents were killed in Kosovo. It was my brother who sold me here. Ca n't I go somewhere else?
    Laura fumbles .
    LAURA LEVIN
    We can only send you home, but what you choose to do after that is up to you.
    But now , angry tears well in Raya 's eyes . She looks up , torn .
    RAYA
    ( RUSSIAN . )
    What about the others, the girls in the bar. My friend Luba, we ran, she could n't. I do n't know where she is. I ca n't go without her. Please.
    Laura pauses , taken aback .
    LAURA LEVIN
    I'm sorry, but my role here is to get you home. Otherwise you stay in Bosnia, where you. could face charges for illegal prostitution.
    Raya stares , reeling . To be made to feel like a criminal ?
    IRKA
    I will sign.
    Raya looks at her , but Irka does n't look back .

INT. KATHY'S OFFICE - UNMHQ - SHORT TIME LATER
    Kathy stares out across the central courtyard . Into the adjoining building . Through the glass , she watches . Fred Murray leading NEW RECRUITS through the halls . He jokes around , as the OFFICERS eye him with respect . The PHONE RINGS . Kathy turns .

INT. GDA - AFTERNOON
    Kathy stands in disbelief . Laura is stern .
    KATHY
    Raya and Irka could be key witnesses in a UN investigation. I thought we were all on the same team.
    LAURA LEVIN
    Irka can stay. But I ca n't keep Raya here. She is refusing to cooperate in the repatriation program.
    KATHY
    Please, just let her stay two weeks. Then we can take it from there.
    LAURA LEVIN
    We only house fourteen girls. It's a valuable spot.
    KATHY
    Two weeks. If she's going to testify, she's not safe anywhere else.
    Laura shrugs , resigned .

INT. INTERVIEW ROOM - SHORT TIME LATER
    Kathy sits across from Raya . A TRANSLATOR to the side , translates as Raya speaks .
    RAYA
    ( UKRAINIAN . )
    We were supposed to work in a hotel.
    ( shaking her head . )
    Now. I can be charged with prostitution?
    KATHY
    There is another option. I want to help you find your friends. But you need to help me do that.
    Kathy takes out the photo of Fred Murray and lays it on the table . Raya eyes it , defiant , no reason to trust her .
    KATHY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    None of this is your fault. I want to go after the people who hurt you. But I need to know exactly what happens. As a witness in UN custody, you will be protected and will not be charged for any crimes.
    Raya stares , still not convinced .
    RAYA
    I.
    The translator starts . Raya stops her . Frustrated . Turning to Kathy .
    RAYA
    ( BROKEN ENGLISH ; CONT 'D . )
    UN will protect me? They do n't protect me when they drink in bar and fuck me and my friends.
    Kathy is humbled . She looks at Raya , open , raw .
    KATHY
    I have a daughter, just your age. I would n't stop until I found her.
    The two women stare at each other . A silent connection . Raya looks down , almost . ashamed . Struggling to get this out .
    RAYA
    I only left because. there was nothing, no jobs, no. chances. I was good in school. But with no money. My mother. She is on her own. She works so hard. But nothing changes. I thought I could help her. He said we would work in a hotel. With good wages.
    Tears gathering in her eyes . It 's terrifying to remember .
    RAYA
    ( CONT 'D . )
    But. When we got there. Other girls were there. Like us. From Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, everywhere. We were in the middle of nowhere. Nobody could hear us. They. rape us. One girl go crazy, screaming. He shoots her. He shoots her right in the head. Then we was. sold. Like animal.
    Raya is stopped by a rush of tears . Kathy reaches for her hand . Looking at this girl , so young . Raya looks Kathy squarely in the face . She slides the photo of Murray toward her .
    KATHY
    Do you know this man?
    Raya nods .
    RAYA
    He is not the only one. They come every month. Tanjo give them money, so they do n't raid the bar. That day you come. Tanjo did not want to pay. They want to punish him. Take his money. His girls. I ran.
    Raya sobs , knowing she has betrayed the system . Betting her life on the hope that this system wo n't betray her .

EXT. WOMEN'S MEDICA SHELTER - NIGHT
    Milena leads Kathy through the halls .
    KATHY
    I need to get evidence. How many girls do you have here?
    MILENA
    At least thirty five.
    Kathy sits with GIRL after GIRL . Listening to their stories . Writing furiously . Kathy interviews EVA , 16 . She talks through grateful tears .
    EVA
    ( BROKEN ENGLISH . )
    Many of them come in. Uniforms like you. Different flags on the shoulders. I will testify. I do n't care anymore. One brings cigarette. His name is Peter.
    Kathy with a different girl , FADILA , 17 .
    FADILA
    ( MACEDONIAN . )
    Sometimes if it's a party, a birthday, they pay for a group of girls, all together. Do whatever they want. Brian, the Irish guy, said Bosnia was better than Thailand for girls.
    Another girl , JASMILA , 18 - stunning , with haunted eyes .
    JASMILA
    ( BROKEN ENGLISH . )
    The soldier from Italia say I was his girlfriend. I ask him to help me. But the bar owner pay him off. He has a tattoo of Tiger on his arm.
    Yet another , NADIA , 14 , nodding .
    NADIA
    ( BROKEN ENGLISH . )
    Paolo come every week. He had a thin moustache, the other. here I have a picture.
    Kathy was n't expecting that . Nadia throws down a photo .
    NADIA
    ( CONT 'D . )
    He loved the Firecracker.
    Nadia lifts up her sweatshirt , revealing a long scar . Kathy inspects the photo : Nadia with a SOUTH AMERICAN and U.S. IPTF : Their arms around her . One licks her face .
    NADIA
    ( CONT 'D . )
    They burn me. Then they laugh.
    Kathy eyes Nadia . Silently in awe of her strength .
    KATHY
    Do you have any more pictures?

INT. KATHY'S OFFICE - UNMHQ - DAY
    Kathy pins Nadia 's photo on a large bulletin board . Steps back . The wall is covered in photos of girls . Kathy reaches for the phone . Dials .
    ERIN
    ( O.S . )
    Hello?
    KATHY
    Erin. What are you doing?
    ERIN
    ( O.S . )
    It's three in the morning, ma. I'm sleeping.
    Kathy sits back , relieved .
    ERIN
    ( O.S. ; CONT 'D . )
    Mom, are you okay?
    KATHY
    Yeah. I just was thinking about you.
    ERIN
    Okay, can I go back to bed now?
    KATHY
    Yeah. Of course, I just. It's great to hear your voice.

INT. RICK JONES' OFFICE - UNMHQ - DAY
    Kathy stands before Rick 's desk . He smiles at her , convivial .
    RICK JONES
    How're things?
    KATHY
    Busy. I followed up on the Florida Bar. It's worse than I thought. There was a protection racket. IPTF. Americans, Romanians, were taking pay - offs to make sure the place was n't busted. That raid was a punishment bust, because the owner stopped paying. But he must've settled it because the girls are right back where they started. Locked up in the hills.
    Rick scrambles for words , but Kathy 's not finished .
    KATHY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    I talked to thirty five girls at the Shelter. All this testimony ca n't be ignored. Our guys are patronizing the bars in large numbers. Rick, serious abuses are taking place. It's all in my reports.
    Kathy lays her stack of files on the desk .
    RICK JONES
    Okay, let's back up a second here -
    KATHY
    I've got two girls ready to testify about IPTF taking pay - offs -
    RICK JONES
    Testify where?
    KATHY
    In court.
    RICK JONES
    A Bosnian court? Not gon na happen. All International Personnel have immunity.
    Kathy is stopped .
    KATHY
    I know. But there must be some channel, some exception -
    RICK JONES
    Look, you've done really good work here. These are serious allegations. Let me look into how to handle it. I'll get back to you.

EXT. OLD TOWN - SARAJEVO - EVENING
    The markets shut down . The Catholic Church Bells ring . Across the square the Call to Prayer echoes from old loudspeakers ` .

INT. KITCHEN - KATHY'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
    Jan stirs a pan . Kathy awkwardly cuts vegetables beside him .
    JAN
    It's different for us. We're all military or police. Every contingent except for the U.S. if someone does something wrong, they have to answer to a military tribunal at home. With the Americans. your Dyncorp guys? I do n't think you have that.
    KATHY
    So the Americans are n't legally accountable for anything?
    JAN
    To be honest, I think our superiors would keep it quiet too. I mean, I have n't seen a military tribunal.
    Jan ca n't help noticing that Kathy is making a mess of the vegetables . He takes the knife . She walks away , preoccupied .
    JAN
    ( CONT 'D . )
    You know my mission stay is up in a few weeks. You could come home with me.
    KATHY
    To do what?
    She turns , glass of wine in hand , leaning on the counter .
    JAN
    I was just. This place, y' know, it gets to you. I'm, I'm worried what will happen to you a year from now.
    She puts down her glass of wine , irritated .
    KATHY
    You do n't need to worry about me.
    JAN
    Someone does.
    She looks at him , seeing . It 's not discouragement . It 's love .
    KATHY
    So Fred Murray could just walk up to a man and shoot him in daylight and he'd never see the inside of a courtroom?
    JAN
    In Bosnia, yes. but. I mean, something that public could get him sent home. And tried in his own country.
    Kathy gets an idea .

EXT. OLYMPIC STADIUM - SARAJEVO - DAY
    A crumbling edifice , once home to the world 's finest , now a reminder of humanity 's worst . INSIDE . Kathy walks with Madeleine , who unleashes Helen the hound .
    MADELEINE
    Helen loves it here. I think she has Olympic ambitions.
    Kathy hands Madeleine the files . She flips through .
    KATHY
    I wanted these girls to testify in a trial against the IPTF officers. But -
    MADELEINE
    The immunity problem.
    KATHY
    Okay, but if the girls testify in a Bosnian court against their trafficker. Tanjo. they'd have to mention what else goes on in the brothels.
    Madeleine nods . The dog comes bounding back .
    MADELEINE
    It could work. If you make certain that in their testimony they mention every sordid detail of IPTF involvement -
    KATHY
    That is their testimony. Then it would be on record. Somebody would have to pay attention. Like. the State Department?
    Madeleine grins , proud .
    MADELEINE
    They're gon na answer for this.

INT. BASEMENT - UNMHQ - DAY
    Kathy weaves around the corner of a dimly lit , shabby hallway . She arrives at a doorway : VEHICLE DISPATCH .

INT. VEHICLE DISPATCH - UNMHQ - MOMENTS LATER
    Kathy talks to LEWIS , 20s , American .
    KATHY
    and the two girls have to go to the hospital to get immunized, or they ca n't stay in the country. I need an armored security vehicle.
    Lewis looks at her , almost laughing .
    LEWIS
    You're lucky you have a car at all. We're stretched to the limit. Besides, is n't this a local police matter? Try them.

EXT. LOCAL POLICE STATION - DAY
    Kathy parks her SUV .

INT. LOCAL POLICE STATION - DAY
    Kathy walks into the station , drawing the attention of the LOCAL COPS . Danik rolls his eyes .
    KATHY
    I'm looking for -
    Danik turns away .
    DANIK
    ( BOSNIAK . )
    Viko. your American girlfriend is here!
    Kathy eyes Danik . Viko comes out , smiling broadly at Kathy .

EXT. LOCAL POLICE STATION - MOMENTS LATER
    Kathy and Viko walk out , energized with a sense of purpose .
    VIKO
    It's no problem. The Van is just sitting here. Let's go.
    They arrive at a POLICE VAN . Kathy eyes it .
    VIKO
    ( CONT 'D . )
    It's not exactly armored, but it will do the trick. You follow me, yes?
    He jumps in , and starts it up . Kathy follows in her UN SUV . Across the street , a LOCAL MAN watches from INSIDE A CAR .

EXT. GDA BOSNIA - EVENING
    Kathy SWERVES up . Viko has the Van parked right up against the door . Kathy jumps out .

INT. FOYER - GDA BOSNIA - MOMENTS LATER
    Laura leads a very scared Raya out . Kathy smiles , gentle .
    KATHY
    ( at Laura . )
    Where's Irka?
    Laura takes a deep breath , eyeing Raya .
    LAURA LEVIN
    I need to have a word with you.
    Kathy looks at her watch - at Raya . Viko taps her shoulder .
    VIKO
    I'll take her. Meet us when you're done.
    As Viko and Raya leave , Kathy stops her .
    KATHY
    I'll be right behind you. Are you okay?
    Raya nods , trusting in Kathy . Who turns , angry , back to .
    LAURA LEVIN
    I was going to call you. There was a problem. During our repatriation procedures, we realized Irka had no passport.
    KATHY
    So we get her one. Where is she?
    LAURA LEVIN
    You do n't get it. She was trafficked from Belgrade. Her parents were killed in Kosovo. And she has no documentation. No embassy will recognize her. She is a girl without a country.
    KATHY
    She is a witness for a UN investigation!
    GDA EMPLOYEES peer . An INTERN betrays a twinge of complicity .
    LAURA LEVIN
    We handed her over to the police a few hours ago. I could n't keep her. I've already done every favour I could for you. This is not on me.
    KATHY
    You had no right to do that!
    LAURA LEVIN
    I had every right. We have a system that works here. You're the one disrupting it.
    Kathy stares at her . Fuming .
    KATHY
    Where did they take her?
    Laura shrugs . Shaking off guilt has become a necessary habit . Just then the door opens . And . HALYNA Walks in . Disoriented , emotion rising .
    HALYNA
    ( BROKEN ENGLISH . )
    I. look for Laura Levin?
    LAURA LEVIN
    ( RUSSIAN . )
    That's me.
    Kathy holds her anger , smiling respectfully at Halyna . Laura leads her away . Kathy searches for an answer , her eyes landing on . The Intern . Unrelenting .
    KATHY
    If you know anything, this is on you.
    INTERN
    I think the cops leave them somewhere near the border, so that with no papers, the girls have to cross the border illegally. Take the 103 to Visegrad.

INT./EXT. UN SUV - NIGHT
    Kathy . Speeding down the 103 . A two - lane winding road . Seeing . Nothing but the 20 feet her headlights show .

INT./ EXT. POLICE VAN/SARAJEVO - SAME
    Viko steers the Van around a corner . Raya sits in the back .

INT. LAURA LEVIN'S OFFICE - GDA BOSNIA - SAME
    Laura hands an excited Halyna a cup of tea .
    LAURA
    ( RUSSIAN . )
    She'll be back in about an hour.

INT./EXT. UN SUV - SAME
    Kathy 's eyes GLUED on the road , trying to make out a SIGN . LANDMINES . Then another sign . VISEGRAD PRAVO . Sharp Turn . Onto a GRAVEL ROAD . She brakes . SKIDDING .

INT. POLICE VAN / EXT. SARAJEVO - SAME
    Viko stops at a traffic light . Raya peers out a crack in the van . Seeing . Young WOMEN in the streets . Laughing .

INT./EXT. UN SUV - SAME
    Kathy slows her car . FLICKERING LIGHTS . She approaches . A BORDER STATION : A GRAVEL ROAD leads up to it . Kathy slows . BORDER GUARDS smoke and play cards . One guard saunters over .
    KATHY
    I'm looking for a girl. She was dropped here a few hours ago.
    He shrugs , shaking his head .
    KATHY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    Can you check the border logs? She's about 15, the police brought her here but she did n't have a passport. Maybe -
    GUARD
    Lady. I know what you're looking for. Those girls do not go through the border. They go through there.
    He points . A THICK Forest . Stretching for MILES .
    GUARD
    ( CONT 'D . )
    To Serbia.
    Kathy stares at the endless forest . A dirt road cuts through the middle . She jumps in her SUV , and HURTLES down the road .

INT./EXT. POLICE VAN/SARAJEVO - SAME
    Viko turns down a narrow street . He glances in his rear view mirror . An old TRABBANT follows him . He veers down an alley .

EXT. FOREST - NIGHT
    Kathy 's SUV crawls alongside the FOREST . HIGHBEAMS off the top of the car . SCANNING all around . Then , in a clearing up ahead . A SILHOUETTE . Kathy ACCELERATES .

INT./EXT. POLICE VAN ALLEY/SARAJEVO - SAME
    Viko eyes the mirror . All clear . Turning onto a DESERTED STREET .

EXT. FOREST - NIGHT
    Kathy HURTLES closer to the silhouette . She turns . It 's Irka . Kathy cranks the wheel , driving off the road and onto . A WIDE FIELD The SUV is jolted by the uneven terrain . Irka peers into the blinding light . Then runs .

INT./EXT. POLICE VAN/SARAJEVO - SAME
    Viko drives up the deserted street . SUDDENLY two BATTERED MERCEDES fly out from SIDE ROADS and block the way . Viko BRAKES hard . Raya is thrown to the side of the Van .

EXT. FOREST - NIGHT
    Kathy stops the car , jumps out , and runs after Irka .
    KATHY
    Irka!
    Irka 's legs start to give . Kathy gains on her .

INT./EXT. POLICE VAN/SARAJEVO - SAME
    Viko REVERSES and TURNS - but a Mercedes ROARS - ` round the other side - BASHING the side of the Van .

EXT. FOREST - NIGHT
    Kathy feels Irka slowing down .

INT./EXT. POLICE VAN/SARAJEVO - SAME
    Two MEN jump out of the cars . With RIFLES . Viko SPEEDS forward . But . GUNFIRE . Raya SCREAMS . A TIRE BLOWN OUT . The Van SKIDS to a HALT . Viko SMASHES against the window . Raya tries the doors , but they wo n't open . She wails , SLAMMING herself against the door . Desperate .

EXT. FOREST - NIGHT
    Kathy raises her arms , waving . Irka turns . Kathy can see her clearly now , disoriented beyond bearing . Irka shields her face from the distant headlights . Kathy steps out of their glare . And then . Irka recognizes her . She collapses , releasing confused tears . Kathy walks over , careful , slowly bending to help .
    IRKA
    Please. let me die.
    Kathy holds her . As the young girl cries .

INT./EXT. POLICE VAN/SARAJEVO - SAME
    The Men approach the Van . Raya 's BANGING ECHOES from inside , reverberating around the empty street . Nobody can hear her .

EXT. BOSNIAN COUNTRYSIDE - NIGHT
    Isolated stars peek through clouds , drifting over dark hills stretching far into the horizon .

INT. KATHY'S OFFICE - UNMHQ - NIGHT
    Kathy and Viko sit silent . Barry hangs up the phone .
    BARRY
    Okay. We've got a safe house in the mountains. Nobody knows she's here, so we're clear to take her there now.
    Kathy looks across the room to Irka , who sits hunched , looking out the window . Totally alone .

EXT. FARM HOUSE - MOUNTAINS - NIGHT
    A MIDDLE AGED COUPLE lead Irka inside a small home . In the MIDDLE OF NOWHERE . Shrouded in the black night . Nobody will find her here . In the doorway , Irka turns to Kathy and Viko .
    IRKA
    ( BROKEN ENGLISH . )
    Where is Raya?
    They stare back at her . The woman closes the door . Kathy and Viko stand in the dead silence . His face bruised .
    KATHY
    Let's go back to the Florida Bar -
    VIKO
    You think he'd be that stupid?
    KATHY
    I do n't care! I have nothing else to go on, do I?
    Adrenalin overtaking sadness . Viko follows Kathy to the car .

EXT. FLORIDA BAR - NIGHT
    Kathy and Viko pull up . It 's in full swing .

INT. FLORIDA BAR - NIGHT
    They step inside , and IN ONE GLANCE , see . THE WHOLE SET OF GIRLS is different . No Luba , No Raya , No Tanjo . The IPTF barely notice her .

EXT. FLORIDA BAR - NIGHT
    Kathy steps out . Furious .
    VIKO
    They moved them already.
    KATHY
    Fuck!
    At the end of her rope .

INT. GDA - NIGHT
    Laura , at a total loss , eyes . Halyna . Sitting . Terrified .
    HALYNA
    ( RUSSIAN . )
    How could? No, no, no. my, Raya. What!? What will they do to her?

EXT. MOUNTAIN ROAD - NIGHT
    A BROWN VAN snakes through the distant mountain roads .

INT. BROWN VAN - SAME
    IVAN , 40s , drives . Tanjo is in the passenger seat .
    TANJO
    ( SERBIAN . )
    We'll stop soon. We're far enough now.
    Ivan nods . Tanjo cranes into the back of the van . He turns on an overhead light , revealing . Five girls . Huddled in the back .
    TANJO
    ( RUSSIAN ; CONT 'D . )
    So you want to testify?
    All the girls turn to . Raya . Their conscience paralyzed by the need to survive . Terrified , Raya looks to . Luba . Her eyes pleading for support . But Luba turns away .
    TANJO
    ( CONT 'D . )
    It's okay. We all move to a new bar now. Somewhere no one will come look for you. Then we have a conversation.
    The girls avoid Raya 's gaze . She sobs . Tanjo turns off the light . The van drives off into the unknown .

EXT. PARKING LOT - BACK ENTRANCE - UNMHQ - MORNING
    Kathy stands by her SUV , watching MONITORS set off for the day . Then she sees . Fred Murray emerge with COLLEAGUES , laughing . He stops when He sees Kathy , gazing over , serious .

EXT. PARKING LOT - UNMHQ- DAY
    Kathy and Fred walk between the parked cars .
    KATHY
    She's fifteen. I'm begging you -
    FRED MURRAY
    I do n't know what you're talking about.
    KATHY
    If you know any of the other bars he owns, anything. I'm appealing to -
    FRED MURRAY
    Hey. I'm gon na say this one more time. And you can put this down in your investigation on me. I do n't know what you're talking about.
    He leaves . Kathy stands , a black speck in the patchwork of white UN SUVs spread across the lot .

INT. RICK JONES OFFICE - UNMHQ - DAY
    Rick 's SECRETARY shakes her head at Kathy .
    SECRETARY
    I've called and paged. He says he ca n't get into this now.
    KATHY
    Does he know that one of my witnesses was abducted? Where is he?
    SECRETARY
    Sorry Kathy, he really did n't tell me.

INT. MADELEINE REES' OFFICE - MORNING
    MADELEINE
    It's not your fault.
    Kathy is downcast . She nods , not totally convinced .
    KATHY
    Irka wo n't testify now. It's completely understandable. She's way too scared. I just. I do n't know what to do with her. The GDA wo n't take her and her traffickers will find her if she's in this city.
    Emotion taking over .
    KATHY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    These girls are dragged into this country like cattle and then the system that's supposed to help them spits them right back out. It barely recognizes sex trafficking as a problem even though it's a fucking epidemic, and everyone knows it. Are we supposed to wait around for that to change?
    MADELEINE
    Maybe it's time for a little diplomacy. Do you have a nice frock?

INT. KATHY'S APARMENT - NIGHT
    Kathy stands in front of a mirror , in a black dress , her hair hanging down to her shoulders . She stands , awkward .
    KATHY
    Really? You think it's okay?
    She turns to Jan and Carmen , sitting on her bed . Jan smiles .
    JAN
    You're beautiful.
    But Carmen is tilting her head , doubtful .
    CARMEN
    You can stop standing like a farmer's wife for starters. These people are dignitaries. You got ta up your game.
    She approaches her , and sweeps her hair up into an elegant chignon . She takes off her own earrings and puts them on Kathy . Jan nods , impressed . Kathy eyes herself , pleased .

INT./EXT. CAR/SARAJEVO HILLS - EVENING
    A WHITE VOLKSWAGON RABBIT speeds though the Sarajevo hills . Madeleine is elegant in a suit . Kathy looks at her black dress , self - conscious .
    KATHY
    Is there a specific way of addressing the High Commissioner of the Mission?
    MADELEINE
    I call him Bill.
    Kathy nods , nervous . They pull into a circular drive .

EXT. U.S. AMBASSADOR'S RESIDENCE - SHORT TIME LATER
    The house is incongruous in its context : Manicured gardens , remodelled facade . And tonight its BLACK TIE and CATERING . An elegant WOMAN comes to greet them . She is .
    MADELEINE
    ( familiar . )
    Mrs. Ambassador! How do we do?
    JANET WELLS
    We do what we can. Great to see you Madeleine.
    Janet smiles with the delicatesse of a diplomatic spouse .
    MADELEINE
    I hope you do n't mind, I've brought along a friend. This is Kathy Bolkovac.
    Kathy holds out her hand , a little nervous .
    JANET WELLS
    Great. I need as many gal pals as I can get. Look at this place.
    She gestures toward the room . A haze of cigar smoke hovers over the gaggle of men . Kathy 's eyes zero in on Bill Hynes Surrounded by a group of JAPANESE DIPLOMATS . Bill notices her and Madeleine . He waves , familiar . Madeleine nods , humoring . AMBASSADOR JOHN WELLS , 40s , slides his hand on Janet 's back .
    AMBASSADOR WELLS
    What are your thoughts on dinner?
    JANET WELLS
    I think people are still busy drinking.
    John shakes Madeleine 's hand , darting his eyes over Kathy .
    AMBASSADOR WELLS
    Speaking of, what can I get you ladies?
    Madeleine looks at Kathy .
    KATHY
    Thank you, Mr. Ambassador. Ah, I'll have a wine please.
    AMBASSADOR WELLS
    ( nodding . )
    Coming right up. Madeleine, white for you?
    Kathy notices the respect he shows her . Janet leads them in , chatting with Madeleine . Kathy surveys the room full of dignitaries .

EXT. BACK PATIO - U.S. AMBASSADOR'S RESIDENCE - NIGHT
    A stunning view of Sarajevo at night . Kathy stands alone . A waiter offers her a convoluted hors d'oeuvre . She takes it , gracious . Trying to figure out what it is when .
    MAN'S VOICE
    ( O.S . )
    Nice view, no?
    Kathy turns to . PETER WARD , 40s , smoking a cigarette .
    KATHY
    Oh I. I just needed some air.
    PETER WARD
    Trust me, I know the feeling. I hate these stuffy events. You never know anyone's agenda.
    He eyes her . She looks past him . At Bill Hynes . Peter sees .
    PETER WARD
    ( CONT 'D . )
    Oh. well that's a plan.
    MADELEINE
    ( O.S . )
    Actually, I had a different one in mind.
    Madeleine and Janet come through the door . Peter stubs out his cigarette , and moves back inside .
    MADELEINE
    ( CONT 'D . )
    ( arm around Janet . )
    Behind every good man.
    PATIO - SHORT TIME LATER Janet 's eyes betray empathy . She shakes her head , upset .
    JANET WELLS
    They just left her there? At the border? Poor girl. Just the psychological trauma. How can I help?
    KATHY
    She's very vulnerable to re - trafficking. Internationals got her in this situation. We owe her the chance to get out.
    Janet is keen to follow , but a little lost .
    MADELEINE
    We want to repatriate Irka to the United States and find her a foster family. I was hoping you could use your influence -
    Janet holds up her hand , nodding emphatically .
    JANET WELLS
    We're going to find her a home.
    Kathy eyes Madeleine . Impressed .
    KATHY
    I also think the American embassy should be aware of some of the problems we're having with our officers.
    Madeleine interjects .
    MADELEINE
    Your help with Irka's case can really raise awareness in the Mission around the issue of trafficking.
    Madeleine gives her a reassuring glance . Kathy sees the difference between a cop and a diplomat .

INT. KATHY'S OFFICE - UNMHQ - NIGHT
    Kathy stands . Still in her dress , going through files . Proud of the night 's accomplishments , but her eyes linger on the board of girls . On the picture of Raya 's APB .

EXT. BOSNIAN COUNTRYSIDE - EARLY MORNING
    Sun over the hills . A DOG follows a YOUNG BOY , 5 , through a field . The boy stops , seeing a BROWN VAN down the road . He runs , waving as the van approaches . It slows to meet him . In the van . Ivan rolls down the window .
    BOY
    ( SERBIAN . )
    Can I come with you?
    IVAN
    ( SERBIAN . )
    Not today.
    The boy looks down , disappointed .
    IVAN
    ( CONT 'D . )
    Tell your mother I'll be home for dinner. Then you and I will go for a walk. I have a present for you.
    BOY
    What is it?
    Ivan shrugs jokingly . Then smiles as he drives away .

EXT. BOMBED OUT BUILDING - BOSNIAN COUNTRY HOUSE - MORNING
    The brown van pulls up . Ivan comes around it , and opens the back door . He reaches in and pulls out . AN OLD BICYCLE .
    TANJO
    ( SERBIAN . )
    You could n't buy him a new one? You have money now.
    IVAN
    ( SERBIAN . )
    I'll fix this one up this afternoon. I had one like it.
    Tanjo lights a cigarette , moving to the destroyed building .
    TANJO
    They're downstairs. I want to get them out today.

INT. STAIRWELL - BOMBED OUT BUILDING - MOMENTS LATER
    Ivan follows Tanjo down rickety steps . CRIES AND WHIMPERS GROW LOUDER as they descend into a BASEMENT TWO MEN stand guard . Tanjo walks past them . Opens a door . Ushering Ivan INSIDE where . GIRLS are huddled together . Luba , and THREE OTHERS . They look up . PETRIFIED . Offscreen , the cries swell . We realize the sound IS NOT COMING FROM THIS ROOM . Tanjo waves his fingers , methodically .
    TANJO
    ( RUSSIAN . )
    C'mon, let's go.
    The girls stand , helping one another . Tentative but submissive , they move toward him . He holds open the door .
    TANJO
    ( CONT 'D . )
    I want to show you what happens when YOU DECIDE TO TALK TO COPS!
    They jump back . His scream echoes . They move THROUGH THE HALL To a door on the other side . Tanjo nods . A guard opens the door onto A HORRIFIC SITE . Luba closes her eyes . But Tanjo pushes the girls in , one by one they go through into a BARREN ROOM And see . Raya . NAKED . HELD DOWN BY FOUR MEN . SPREAD EAGLE ON HER FRONT . WAILING . HER FACE SHOWS UNIMAGINABLE PAIN . And we see that . Two of the men holding her down are EXTINGUISHING LIT CIGARETTES INTO THE BALLS OF HER FOOT .
    RAYA
    Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
    But we realize . this is not the greatest cause of her pain . Luba 's face whitens . Eyeing one MAN at Raya 's backside . A flash of shame in his eyes as he steps away from Raya , and drops . A PIPE onto the ground . The men step away . Leaving Raya . Collapsed into a ball . Now the girls all understand . there is no hope at all .

EXT. CONFERENCE ROOM - UNHCR - DAY
    Madeleine stands before a small group of REPORTERS .
    MADELEINE
    The young woman, who shall remain anonymous, arrived in Bosnia as a victim of sex trafficking and has survived horrific abuse. Ordinarily she would be repatriated to her country of origin. But because she is an orphan, she finds herself without a home. I'm pleased to announce that we have found a foster family in the United States. I want to thank Janet Wells for her assistance in making this happen. I believe this can stand as a signal that the International community in Bosnia and beyond is finally ready to recognize the growing epidemic of sex trafficking, a human rights abuse as abhorrent as the war crimes that drew the International Community to intervene in Bosnia in the first place. Thank you.
    REPORTER
    Now that the UN is finally recognizing sex - trafficking, how are you going to monitor it?
    Reporters flock with questions . Kathy stands in the back , proud . On the other side , Rick Jones watches .

EXT. FRONT STEPS - UNHCR - SHORT TIME LATER
    Kathy and Madeleine emerge , buzzing with their success .
    MADELEINE
    Nothing on Raya?
    Kathy shakes her head , saddened .
    KATHY
    I've sent an APB out to all police stations and UN field offices. But I'm pushing ahead with the other girls in Milena's shelter. I'm creating a photo - line - up using the UN ID database, so they can identify all internationals involved. We've got to make them accountable.

INT. CORRIDOR - WOMEN'S MEDICA SHELTER - SHORT TIME LATER
    Milena looks through a glass window into .

INT. INTERVIEW ROOM - WOMEN'S MEDICA SHELTER - EVENING
    Kathy sits with girls including Fadila , Nadia , Eva . She brings up ID PHOTOS of IPTF officers , scrolling down the page . Fadila points at one and nods , speaking . Kathy writes . Another girl , JASMILA , points at a picture of . AN IPTF OFFICER . She nods . Kathy brings up a new page of ID PHOTOS . Flicking through page after page . The girls identify SEVERAL OFFICERS .

INT. PERSONNEL - UNMHQ - DAY
    Kathy finds Carmen behind a computer .
    KATHY
    I have a favour to ask.
    CARMEN
    Shoot.
    KATHY
    You have access to all transport vehicle checkouts, right?
    CARMEN
    I'm a fountain of useless knowledge.
    KATHY
    Can you see how often Fred Murray has checked out raid vehicles?
    CARMEN
    Fred Murray?
    Kathy nods . Carmen looks at her , surprised .
    CARMEN
    ( CONT 'D . )
    Fred was sent home.
    Kathy stands back . Confused .
    KATHY
    What? Why did n't anyone tell me. Is he being disciplined because of my -
    Carmen shakes her head .
    CARMEN
    He's just gone. Meaning investigation over. They wanted him out of here. People are talking. Come on, let's get some lunch.

INT. CAFETERIA - UNMHQ - AFTERNOON
    Kathy and Carmen at a table in the corner .
    CARMEN
    Kath, you got ta be careful. Look, I know you're doing your own thing and all, but you're investigating your colleagues.
    KATHY
    You've seen what they're doing.
    CARMEN
    I know. I know. I just, the stuff people are saying, I'm catching snippets, and I'm worried about you. Think about your kids.
    Kathy is silenced . Then . A TAP ON HER SHOULDER .
    MONITOR
    Looking for you in Human Resources.
    Carmen eyes Kathy , concerned . Kathy follows the monitor toward the exit . MONITORS and CIVILIANS buzz about , talking . But all around Kathy , the air is silent . Some IPTF OFFICERS eye her , coolly . Is she paranoid ?

INT. HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE - UNMHQ - DAY
    OFFICER BLAKELY smiles formally . Kathy shifts in her seat .
    BLAKELY
    I'm John Blakely, Human Resources.
    Kathy eyes him , dubious .
    BLAKELY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    In going through your records, I see you've got quite a case load. It must be stressful.
    KATHY
    ( deadpan . )
    A bit.
    BLAKELY
    Would you say you're under extreme stress?
    KATHY
    Excuse me?
    BLAKELY
    There are concerns among some of your superiors that you've become impulsive, reckless in your position.
    Kathy sits , shocked .
    BLAKELY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    We'd like to suggest taking some time off. You have some leave time.
    Kathy eyes him coolly . He slides over a booklet .
    BLAKELY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    See here? You can consolidate your leave. We'll contact our head offices in the U.K. and ensure none of your pay would be deducted. Just. Take a little vacation. Go home. See your kids. We're simply suggesting this out of concern for you.
    KATHY
    Are you suggesting I take time off. Or are you telling me?
    BLAKELY
    This is simply out of concern for you.
    Kathy pushes her chair back , and leaves .

INT. LIVING ROOM - KATHY'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
    Kathy sits at the table , covered in photos of girls , flipping through the Dyncorp manual , irritated .
    KATHY
    Consolidate my leave. A fucking vacation?
    She shakes her head , overwrought . Flipping through the manual , seeing .
    KATHY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    Who are these people?
    ( stopping on a page . )
    And why does Dyncorp, a company that sends American peacekeepers, have it's corporate headquarters in England?
    She looks up at Jan. . He shrugs , sympathetic , wanting to help .
    KATHY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    Of course I want to see my kids, of course. But. not like this. Not by being sent home like some hysterical woman. My God, it was n't that easy to up and leave them. If I go home like this. It's like coming here, this whole thing was a. mistake.
    She shakes her head , lost in thought . Maybe it was . Jan sits beside her , concerned .
    JAN
    Nobody who knows you could think that.
    KATHY
    Really? I'm losing witnesses, suspects. It's one step forward, two steps back.
    Jan tries to jump in . But -
    KATHY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    No, seriously. I'm just a cop from Nebraska. What do I know?
    Jan shakes his head .
    JAN
    It's not what. It's who. You know them.
    He points at the files and photos of girls splayed all over the table . Kathy eyes them , torn between self - doubt and something much more instinctive .

INT. LAURA LEVIN'S OFFICE - GDA BOSNIA - EVENING
    Laura sits across from Halyna , who is heartbroken .
    LAURA
    ( RUSSIAN . )
    Mrs. Kochan. It's been a few weeks now. I do n't know if there's much point -
    HALYNA
    ( RUSSIAN . )
    But we - I must - I have to do something. There has to be something I can do?!
    Laura takes a second . Suddenly struck with an idea .

EXT. OASIS BAR - MORNING
    A large WOOD HOUSE with a neon CAMEL sits in the mountains above the city of TUZLA . A VAN pulls up .

INT. OASIS BAR - MOMENTS LATER
    Raya , Luba follow Ivan up stairs . Ivan unlocks a BACK BEDROOM He bangs on a wall . FIVE GIRLS wake in cots on the ground . He motions for them to go in . They do . MARA , 19 , hands Raya and Luba a piece of paper with CRUDE DRAWINGS of SEXUAL POSITIONS . A price value by each .
    MARA
    ( RUSSIAN . )
    You work in two hours.
    Ivan and Mara leave , locking the door behind him . The other girls go about their business , barely noticing Raya and Luba . But JULIA and TANYA , 16 , come over .
    JULIA
    ( RUSSIAN . )
    You sleep on whichever mattresses are available. The last two girls in have to share.
    TANYA
    ( RUSSIAN . )
    They bring us food in the morning. You have to eat it all, or you get fined.
    Raya grabs her head . Feeling faint . She looks for a place to sit . Julia and Tanya help her to the ground .
    JULIA
    Do n't let him see you like this.
    Luba walks over to the other side of the room . Finds a spot and sits . Raya watches her , hurt . Julia pushes a mattress aside . Underneath is a . COUNTING SYSTEM scratched into the floor . Each girls ' name scratched with numbers beside it .
    JULIA
    ( CONT 'D . )
    I'm the closest. Then I can go home.
    Raya barely has the energy to hold herself up .
    TANYA
    What's your name?
    RAYA
    ( UKRAINIAN . )
    Rayisa. Raya Kochan.
    Tanya scratches Raya 's name into the floor . Then one mark .
    LUBA
    ( RUSSIAN . )
    It's all bullshit -
    JULIA
    No! He sent a girl back three months ago. I was here!
    ( to Luba . )
    What is your name?
    Raya eyes Luba who 's conflicted between loyalty to her friend and her own sense of survival . Luba tears up , but turns away .
    RAYA
    ( softly . )
    Her name is Luba. Luba Pankiw.

INT. KATHY'S OFFICE - UNMHQ - MORNING
    Kathy works , angry , urgent now . On her desk . CLOSER : REPORT : PHOTO ID LINE - UP . Kathy matches circled ID photos of IPTF alongside testimony and Polaroids of girls . She works fast . Circling the photos , slapping files closed . When a . MAIL BOY slides in a cart , and places a stack of REPORTS on Kathy 's IN - BOX . She pulls the first one off the top . A sticky note on the first page : Insufficient Evidence . Kathy grabs another . Sticky note : Unreliable Witness . She sees the name NADIA at the top of the statement . She grabs . ANOTHER : Unreliable Witness . And another . Transferred to Internal Affairs . Kathy flies through the rest of the files . One after another : Insufficient Evidence - Insufficient Evidence - Transferred to Internal Affairs - Unreliable Witnesses - Insufficient - A photo falls out of one of them : RAYA . Kathy stares at it . Her eyes wander over the room , and fall on her predecessor 's battered old file boxes , still waiting for Archives . She moves to them . Cuts the string on the top box . Rips the top off . Inside . REPORT FILES . Slotted in tight . She grabs one . STICKY NOTE : Insufficient Evidence .
    KATHY
    Jesus.
    She starts RIPPING through them all - YELLOW STICKY NOTES on all of them .
    VOICE
    ( O.S . )
    Kath.
    It 's Jim Higgins , out of breath , in the doorway .
    JIM HIGGINS
    They've called an assembly for all Dyncorp personnel.

INT. CONFERENCE ROOM - UNMHQ - NIGHT
    Kathy and Jim walk into a room filled with DYNCORP BOYS .
    JIM HIGGINS
    Anyone know what this is about?
    No one does . Kathy sits amongst the guys . Until . Rick walks up to the front .
    RICK
    I have some not so pleasant news, but bear with me.
    ( Off a prepared statement . )
    Lately, local police have raided some houses of ` ill repute' and a number of ` ladies of the evening' have been taken into custody. While the credibility of these witnesses is questionable, apparently photo line - ups have been made available to them.
    Rick eyes Kathy , pointedly .
    RICK
    ( CONT 'D . )
    This issue is currently receiving a lot of attention. Guys, you got ta be careful. Kathryn Bolkovac is heading up this investigation. If you have any questions refer them to her.
    ALL EYES ON KATHY . They disperse , passing her , camaraderie obliterated . Kathy walks , livid .
    KATHY
    You've given every officer time to create an alibi.
    RICK
    I'm not going to subject my men to this witch hunt based on the testimony of some hookers! Prostitution is illegal! Your witnesses are criminals.
    Kathy ca n't believe what he 's saying .
    KATHY
    They are SLAVES. By any American or International law.
    RICK
    These slaves are lying about their presence in Bosnia. You are coming after American Officers with baseless claims.
    KATHY
    you know they're not baseless.
    RICK JONES
    If you've got a problem, go call the Ambassador's wife.

INT./EXT. LOBBY - UNMHQ - EVENING
    ELEVATOR DOORS OPEN . Kathy comes out . Seeing . IPTF OFFICERS . All eyeing her . She hurries through them .

INT. KATHY'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
    Kathy sits , anxious . Jan touches her back .
    JAN
    They hired you to do a job they do n't want done. It's a P.R. position.
    She turns to him .
    KATHY
    Rick publicly outed me, jeopardizing those girls. I have to go over his head. But I. I never thought I'd have to go into Internal Affairs. The guys back home would never understand this.
    JAN
    I understand you.
    KATHY
    Yeah? And how long do you plan on being around, because the last two guys who said that are n't here.
    JAN
    Do n't.
    KATHY
    It's just I waited so long you know. I want my kids to know I did something, to be proud.
    JAN
    They are.
    KATHY
    No. Your kids are proud. You go on this mission and you're a big hero. I go and I'm a bad mother.
    ( tearing up . )
    I ca n't believe I'm gon na disappoint them again.
    JAN
    So do n't.
    He comes closer . She looks up . Decided .

INT./EXT. CAR - PARKING LOT - UNMHQ - EARLY MORNING
    A blast of light through Kathy 's windshield . The lot is empty . She looks at a PILE OF REPORTS on the passenger seat .

INT. LONG CORRIDOR - UNMHQ - MORNING
    Kathy , reports in hand , turns a corner , and . bumps into an OFFICER . She drops some files . He moves around her , as she bends to pick them up . She walks the rest of the hall , focused , and stops at a brass plaque : INTERNAL AFFAIRS .

INT. OFFICE - INTERNAL AFFAIRS - UNHMQ - MORNING
    Kathy marches in , nervous . MONITORS turn and see her , knowing who she is , but trying not to show it . She approaches a MALE MONITOR at a desk in the front .
    MALE MONITOR
    What can I do for you?
    The Monitor keeps typing as she talks . Kathy hesitates , then
    KATHY
    It's, I need to speak in - camera with a senior IA official. I do n't have a name, but -
    Kathy recognizes Peter Ward working in a back OFFICE . He sees her , then closes the door .
    MALE MONITOR
    Just a moment please.

INT. CLOSED OFFICE - INTERNAL AFFAIRS - UNMHQ - DAY
    Kathy sits across from an IA OFFICIAL , 50s . He skims through the reports , nodding .
    KATHY
    I did a photo ID line - up with victims who testified to international patronizing of brothels, as well as complicity in trafficking itself.
    He looks at her .
    KATHY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    All the cases I filed to my superiors have come back, shut down. Some of them were marked as referred to IA.
    OFFICIAL
    I have n't seen those.
    KATHY
    Really?
    He shakes his head , standing .
    OFFICIAL
    It's possible they're still in the pipeline, in preliminary processing. I'm sorry to have to rush this, but I have to get to a meeting. Thanks for coming in.
    He hands her a form .
    OFFICIAL
    ( CONT 'D . )
    You need to sign here, that you're asking for these investigations.

EXT. HILLS - NIGHT
    Kathy jogs along a ridge , with a view high over Sarajevo . Determined , panting . she pushes past her fatigue .

INT. KATHY'S APARMENT - SHORT TIME LATER
    Kathy comes in , soaked in sweat . The PHONE RINGS . She rushes to it . CALLER ID : Unknown Number . She picks up , breathless .
    KATHY
    Hello? Sorry, who is this? Just one second.
    She grabs a pen and pad . Writing : THE HOLIDAY INN . 513 .
    KATHY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    Can I get your name? Hello? Hello?
    She looks at the phone , spooked .

INT. LOBBY - HOLIDAY INN HOTEL - SARAJEVO - DAY
    Kathy moves through the lobby , scanning the scene of liquid lunches and diplomats . She keeps her head low , focused ON THE ELEVATORS Ding . The doors open . Kathy steps in . As they close . TWO DIPLOMATS slip in . The elevator ascends . Kathy stares dead ahead .

INT. HALLWAY - HOLIDAY INN - MOMENTS LATER
    Kathy stands at door 513 . She takes a moment , then knocks .

INT. HOTEL ROOM - HOLIDAY INN - MOMENTS LATER
    Kathy is led in by Peter Ward . She comes inside , tentative , unsure who she 's dealing with . Peter smokes furiously , a burned - out mission lifer , who 's bright , intelligent eyes betray a last spark of the idealism that brought him into this world . He seems nervous .
    KATHY
    That was you today, in IA?
    PETER WARD
    ( nodding . )
    Would you like a drink?
    Kathy eyes him , dubious . He pours her a drink .
    PETER WARD
    ( CONT 'D . )
    I saw your files.
    Kathy nods . Peter slaps down a file . Kathy looks at it .
    KATHY
    What's this?
    PETER WARD
    Your file.
    KATHY
    I do n't understand.
    PETER WARD
    They're investigating you.
    Kathy stares at him .
    PETER WARD
    ( CONT 'D . )
    Do n't you get it? They're circling the wagons. What did he tell you? He had n't seen anything from you until today.
    She nods .
    PETER WARD
    ( CONT 'D . )
    Bullshit. Top Level Dyncorp commanders are walking into IA and removing your files. I've been told to shut down all your investigations.
    KATHY
    Why? There has to be some sort of an international court or body that can turn this around -
    PETER WARD
    The United Nations. You're here.
    Peter thinking about how to put this .
    PETER WARD
    ( CONT 'D . )
    Dyncorp's contract with the State Department in Bosnia alone is worth 52 million dollars. We're paid ninety, a hundred grand, right? But it's a drop in the ocean compared to their profits. This is a global corporation, top five defense contractors in the states after Halliburton and KB&R. You think they're gon na let some sex scandal threaten that?
    KATHY
    I do n't want a scandal. I just want -
    PETER WARD
    NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOU. It's designed that way. No oversight. No national or international accountability.
    KATHY
    Dyncorp's Headquarters are in England -
    PETER WARD
    Exactly. Nothing leads back to the State Department. That includes you. So if something were to happen to you it would n't even make the news at home. No one would ever know. Poof. You're gone.
    Kathy sits . Scared . Finally understanding the world she 's in . O.S. VOICES . Kathy jolts . Peter moves to the door . THROUGH THE EYE - HOLE : A COUPLE checks in across the room . Peter turns back . Sees a panic - stricken Kathy .
    PETER WARD
    ( CONT 'D . )
    If you're going to keep going, you've got to stay under the radar. Make copies of all your files, keep them under lock and key. Just. Be careful. And know who you're up against.

EXT. PARKING LOT - HOLIDAY INN HOTEL - SARAJEVO - DAY
    Kathy . Unstrung . She crosses the labyrinth of WHITE SUVs . She looks up at the OSCE towers . Feeling watched . TWO SFOR SOLDIERS walk toward her . Eyeing her . She slips a car key between her fingers , arming herself . Watching them as . They pass . Kathy picks up her pace . Getting to . HER SUV . Her pulse RACING . PARANOID . She checks around . The lot is empty . Quiet . She is alone .

EXT. UNITED NATIONS MISSION HEADQUARTERS - DAY
    A row of international flags flap in the wind .

INT. KATHY'S OFFICE - UNMHQ - SAME
    Kathy watches the flags . She shifts her gaze to the bulletin board . Eyeing the picture of Raya . Then . she moves to . THE FILE CABINET . She pulls out EVERY FILE . Photocopies them . Then . Opens the bottom filing cabinet - pushes files to the front - placing the copies in the back . She steps away . Closes the Cabinet . And locks it . Knowing she is operating outside of protocol now .

INT. BACK BEDROOM - OASIS BAR - EVENING
    Raya stares at herself in a mirror . Dressed as a whore .

INT. OASIS BAR - EVENING
    It 's more of a medium - sized hall . A bar , some tables and a few ` home touches ' . Maps of Yugoslavia . Pictures of Tito . And FULL OF IPTF . Raya walks through , ogled . She sees . Luba , sitting on Mara 's lap . Surrounded by TEN IRISH SOLDIERS . The soldiers ply them with drinks , ` winning ' them with charm . Luba blends in with remarkable ease .
    RORY
    You feel like a party?
    RORY , Irish , grabs Raya 's hand .
    RAYA
    ( forcing . )
    Yes. of course.
    He leads her to the back of the bar . Raya looks to Luba , but realizes she is alone . They walk through a BACK DOOR into a ROOM FULL OF BEDS SEPARATED with CURTAINS . We barely make out the shapes of various soldiers with girls in each cubicle . All busy . Until A curtain opens . And Jim Higgins walks out . His rite of passage complete . Rory pulls Raya to the cubicle , as Julia comes out .

EXT. SARAJEVO AIRPORT - EVENING
    Halyna boards a plane with PASSENGERS , but without Raya .

INT. KATHY'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
    Kathy opens the door into the empty apartment , seeing a RAPIDLY BLINKING LIGHT on a digital display : 14 MESSAGES .
    ANSWERING MACHINE
    Click. Click. Click.
    Each message a silence followed by a hang - up . Kathy stares at the blinking light as the clicks keep coming . CLICK , CLICK , CLICK . She rips the machine out of the wall .

INT. KATHY'S APARTMENT - LATER
    We hear a DIAL UP CONNECTION . Kathy 's at her computer . She brings up a Yahoo ! Search page . TYPES IN : RICK JONES 2103 Matches for Rick Jones . She types again . CLOSE ON : RICK JONES + COLORADO SPRINGS 482 Matches for Rick Jones + Colorado Springs She scans down the page . None of the matches work . She shakes her head , about to give up , when . Chief of Police R. Jones in $ 1,000,000 Law Suit A PICTURE of Rick Jones accompanies the article . CLOSE ON WORDS : Richard Jones Fired for Sexual Harassment

INT. KATHY'S APARTMENT - SHORT TIME LATER
    Kathy sits at the empty kitchen table looking at the picture of her kids . She holds her head in her hands .

EXT. AMERICAN APARTMENT COMPLEX - SARAJEVO SUBURBS - NIGHT
    Distant music echoes through the night . VOICES of GUYS hanging out on their balconies . Kathy crosses the lot , cutting through the dark night fog .

INT./EXT. SUV/ROAD - NIGHT
    Kathy drives . Wide awake . The only vehicle on the road .

EXT. ILIDZA STATION - NIGHT
    Kathy sits in the SUV . Staring at the station . THROUGH THE WINDOW . Jan works the late shift alone .

INT. ILIDZA STATION - NIGHT
    Jan and Kathy sit . Several empty coffee cups .
    KATHY
    This is. I ca n't believe your timing.
    JAN
    It's a rotation. They're sending us back a month early. I tried to get an extension, but.
    Kathy just stares ahead . Silent . a long time .
    KATHY
    I'm not even sure I'm staying.
    Jan sits back . Stunned .
    KATHY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    These guys. Jones is a sexual offender. Dyncorp hired him. These private militaries are a sham. There's no way around them.
    JAN
    If that's what your instincts are telling you.
    KATHY
    I have children, I have to think about them.

INT. OASIS BAR - LATE NIGHT
    A big IPTF PARTY . AT THE BAR : Raya waits with an empty tray . Luba pulls out a heavy crate of bottles . She hurts her back .
    RAYA
    ( UKRAINIAN . )
    Here, I'll help you.
    Luba slams two bottles on Raya 's tray .
    LUBA
    ( UKRAINIAN . )
    I'm fine. I earned this job.
    RAYA
    I was just trying to -
    LUBA
    Do n't. You'll get us in trouble.
    An IPTF OFFICER , MIKE SEARS grabs Raya from behind . Shakes her , jokingly . She laughs , familiar . Almost routine .
    MIKE SEARS
    How's my favorite girl?
    RAYA
    I am good. Everything good.
    She smiles , hollow and takes the tray over to a TABLE . Julia and Tanya sit with FOUR MEN in suits . They 're plastered .
    SUIT 1
    ( GERMAN ACCENT . )
    I wan na party all night.
    The girls smile , nodding , playing along .
    SUIT 2
    ( AMERICAN . )
    Let's go out. I wan na take you home.
    He squeezes Tanya tight to him , kissing her sloppily .
    SUIT 2
    ( CONT 'D . )
    Ivan! C'mere!
    Raya eyes Julia . Ivan comes over , smiling , a gregarious host .
    SUIT 2
    ( CONT 'D . )
    We wan na party on mate. How much to take them home for the day?
    Ivan eyes the girls . Thinking .
    IVAN
    Ten times normal. Pay upfront. And extra deposit. But you can not take her.
    He points at Raya .
    IVAN
    ( CONT 'D . )
    Three thousand each.
    ( off their scoffing . )
    You bring back, you get back deposit.
    Ivan smiles . The other two men are dubious . But Suit 1 and Suit 2 exchange glances . Daring each other .
    SUIT 1
    You're on.
    Ivan waves to follow him . They walk with Julia and Tanya . Raya watches Ivan throw in a bottle of whiskey . They pay him . Julia catches Raya 's eye . They exchange . A look of promise .

EXT. BUS DEPOT - MORNING
    The DUTCH CONTINGENT boards a bus . Kathy stands aside with Jan. . Saying goodbye . Franz pats Jan on the back .
    FRANZ
    I'll keep an eye out.
    Jan shakes his hand . Franz winks at Kathy .
    FRANZ
    ( CONT 'D . )
    ( to Kathy . )
    It's finally our time.
    She smiles , soft . Drained of energy .
    JAN
    Get outta here.
    FRANZ
    Anything you need you call, okay? He'll kill both of us if you do n't.
    Franz moves away leaving the two alone . Jan hugs Kathy .
    JAN
    You come to me. when you're done.
    He kisses her . The bus engines start .

INT. KATHY'S OFFICE - UNMHQ - DAY
    Kathy watches out the window . DIPLOMATS walk the halls .
    MADELEINE
    What's this I hear about you leaving?
    Kathy turns to Madeleine in the doorway .
    KATHY
    How'd you -
    MADELEINE
    The Dutch Officer rang before he left. C'mon, I want to show you something.
    Kathy follows , downbeat .

INT. OASIS BAR - MORNING
    The girls clean . Raya sweeps , watching Mara teach Luba how to restock the bar . Ivan comes out of the OFFICE . A bag in hand .

EXT. WOMEN'S MEDICA SHELTER - DAY
    Madeleine 's UN Volkswagon pulls up . Milena waits , smiling .
    MADELEINE
    After we got Irka repatriated, I had some calls from other private parties that were interested in helping. We've gathered $ 40,000 so far. I've applied for matching funds, so that. we can completely rebuild this shelter.
    MILENA
    Separate from the GDA. We run it our way. The victims come first.
    MADELEINE
    Things are changing Kathy.
    Kathy is moved , seeing a light at the end of this . The three women stand , united . Then . A SHELTER VOLUNTEER comes out .
    SHELTER VOLUNTEER
    There's an important call inside.
    MILENA
    Excuse me.
    SHELTER VOLUNTEER
    No. The call is for Kathy.

EXT. OASIS BAR - MORNING
    Ivan puts a bag in a car trunk . He turns to . Mara
    IVAN
    ( RUSSIAN . )
    Remember I can bring you back here the second you fuck up.
    Mara nods . He shakes her hand . Ivan hands her a passport . She jumps into the car . It 's an odd farewell . Ivan heads back to THE OASIS He scans the room . His eyes land on Luba . Raya watches Ivan nod to Luba . A silent exchange : Luba accepts Mara 's role . SUDDENLY . HONKING . OUTSIDE a car speeds up . The two SUITS from last night appear at the door . Without the girls .

INT./EXT. KATHY'S UN SUV - SHORT TIME LATER
    Kathy slows . Seeing local police in the distance .

EXT. ROADSIDE - OUTSIDE SARAJEVO - CONTINUOUS
    Kathy pulls up . Through gathered local cops , REVEAL . Julia and Tanya . Disoriented . Still in last night 's clothing .

EXT. ROADSIDE - MOMENTS LATER
    Julia and Tanya are FRANTIC , talking fast .
    JULIA
    ( BROKEN ENGLISH . )
    They take us home. They were so drunk. We run.
    TANYA
    ( BROKEN ENGLISH . )
    There are more girls! You must to get them out! Go now!
    They appeal to Kathy .
    JULIA
    Oasis Bar. In mountains.
    Kathy eyes Viko . As the girls talk at her , Kathy knows she was never going home . THIS is where she needs to be .

INT. HALLWAY - GDA BOSNIA - MOMENTS LATER
    Kathy brings Julia and Tanya in . An Intern leads them down the hall . Viko comes in .
    VIKO
    Should I call for a raid?
    KATHY
    No. He'll walk. We have no proof they were trafficked. Let me talk to them. See what else they know.

INT. OFFICE - GDA BOSNIA - SHORT TIME LATER
    Laura watches video footage on a TV . Halyna appears on the monitor . Her assistant PAUSES it .
    ASSISTANT
    That's their first cut. I'll pass on your notes, and they should have it ready for the grant proposal in time.
    A KNOCK at the door .

INT. LOBBY - GDA BOSNIA - MOMENTS LATER
    Kathy stands , curt now with Laura . All business .
    KATHY
    I have no options right now. The GDA is more secure than Milena's shelter. Can they stay before you do the paperwork?
    LAURA LEVIN
    They'll go on record?
    Kathy nods . Laura shrugs in assent .

INT. KITCHEN - GDA BOSNIA - LATER
    Kathy listens to a tearful Julia .
    JULIA
    ( BROKEN ENGLISH . )
    Ivan is good friends with the soldiers. They come all the time.
    KATHY
    And you're saying these soldiers brought you into Bosnia. Through the border? You're sure?
    JULIA
    Yes. In a van. White van. Like yours.
    They both nod . Emphatic . Kathy thinks .
    KATHY
    They had uniforms? Like mine?
    The girls nod again . Absolutely sure .
    JULIA
    April 8. I never forget. The day I leave my home. We come to Bosnia some day later. I know because we stop at the border. We were six of us. Men from the border, they opened the doors. We give them our fake passports. My name was Irena Woycek. I thought they would see the fake passports, I thought.
    She hesitates , the memories flooding back .
    JULIA
    ( CONT 'D . )
    I thought they would save us.

EXT. GDA BOSNIA - DAY
    Viko follows Kathy out .
    VIKO
    If there are records showing those girls came through the border with IPTF -
    KATHY
    Then you have conspiracy to traffick. And I can take it to Bill Hynes. That's enough to do a raid that will stick.
    VIKO
    The main border station keeps the logs.
    Kathy heads to her SUV . Viko shakes his head - points at an old TRABBANT -LRB- a life - size matchbox car -RRB- .

INT./ EXT. TRABANT - NIGHT
    The ride is bumpy . Viko shouts over the engine .
    VIKO
    Best if it looks like a local matter. Get more info. You be my UN monitor, okay?
    Kathy smiles , cramped , but appreciative of his help .

EXT. BORDER POLICE STATION - NIGHT
    Viko talks to a BORDER COP sitting at an ancient Mac Computer . Kathy notices a calendar of Pamela Anderson frolicking in foamy surf .
    VIKO
    So when a vehicle is stopped, you'll keep all this on file here?
    BORDER COP
    Of course! It's our fucking job!
    VIKO
    And other stations up the border send all their files to you?
    BORDER COP
    Some do, some do n't. Fifty - fifty chance.
    Disappointing . Viko lights a smoke , offers one to the cop .
    BORDER COP
    ( CONT 'D . )
    You say 30 minutes outside Sarajevo? Maybe Visegrad? You might be lucky. Lanky guy in their archives loves to send files.
    Kathy looks hopefully at Viko , who shrugs . Clicking .
    BORDER COP
    ( CONT 'D . )
    Okay, 11th.
    ( mumbling . )
    . No, no. You like? Big exciting to watch Bosnian police do boring things?
    Kathy smiles . He turns back , clicking . Then stops .
    BORDER COP
    ( CONT 'D . )
    You owe me! UN vehicle with 6 girls in back. Stanley Harris.
    He turns proudly to them .
    BORDER COP
    ( CONT 'D . )
    What you think? All his little sisters come to visit from America?
    Viko looks knowingly at Kathy .
    KATHY
    That's it. Conspiracy to traffick.
    He slaps a key . The file prints out on an old daisy - wheel printer . Kathy scans the pages .

EXT. BORDER STATION - MOMENTS LATER
    Kathy and Viko hurry to the car .
    KATHY
    We arrest the buyer first. The bar - owner. The border log corroborates the victims' testimony. Once he's in custody, we raid his place and get those girls out.
    Kathy jumps INSIDE THE CAR .
    KATHY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    The raid has to be small. No - one knows the bar till we're on our way.

INT. RECEPTION - BILL HYNES' OFFICE - UNMHQ - EVENING
    Kathy waits , nervous , holding the border logs . The RECEPTIONIST eyes her .
    RECEPTIONIST
    He should n't be long now.

INT. BILL HYNES' OFFICE - UNMHQ - NIGHT
    Bill on the edge of his desk . Kathy paces , frantic .
    KATHY
    That's why I came straight to you. They were brought across the border by our guys. I need two back - up security vans for a raid, with well - trained -
    BILL HYNES
    Our resources are tight. I have to prioritize -
    KATHY
    ( holding the border logs . )
    This is real evidence. And that's just a drop in the ocean. I have hundreds of files. Photos, corroborated statements. We can build this case and get the perpetrators out of the mission -
    Bill shakes his head .
    BILL HYNES
    If I could give you a piece of advice it would be to think of the future.
    KATHY
    These girls -
    BILL HYNES
    Are Collateral Damage. Whores of War. It's nothing new. Every conflict produces them.
    KATHY
    You know as well as I do, those girls are n't a product of the war. They're a product of the peace. For the peace - keepers.
    Kathy is repulsed . Bill takes a seat .
    BILL HYNES
    This is your first mission. You're eager. But we work in a very grey area and that can get messy. Everybody wants the UN to take the gloves off but they do n't want us to get our hands dirty. It's a fucking Catch - 22. So what do we do? We prioritize. We do our best and we always look at the bigger picture. You're a mother. Fine. I see what you're doing with these girls. Maybe that's why you're thinking with your heart not your head. But you have a chance at a career in the international sector. Ride this out. Get a promotion. Human Rights in Liberia, Afghanistan. I do n't give a shit. And then, when you're running the show, you can implement whatever changes you see fit. But right now be smart and shut this bullshit down!
    The veil is lifted . Kathy stands frozen . The blunt workings of the machine are laid bare .

EXT. PLAZA - UNMHQ - DAY
    Kathy leans on a balcony overlooking the main plaza at HQ . She observes the sleek facade of honor and power . She straightens , and walks away without looking back .

INT. LOCAL CANTON STATION - NIGHT
    A RAID TEAM suits up : FIVE LOCAL COPS and THREE IPTF OFFICERS . Viko turns and hands Kathy a helmet .
    KATHY
    ( to Viko and other cops . )
    Try and get him outside first, then arrest him. Once you've got him outta there we'll go in. I want the girls to know they're safe.

EXT. HIGHWAY - NIGHT
    A police vans SPEEDS down the road . TWO UN VANS follow .

INT. UN VAN - SAME
    Kathy focuses in the cabin filled with SUITED IPTF OFFICERS .

EXT. OASIS BAR - NIGHT
    Viko pulls up to the bar . The UN SUV skids into the shadows . Viko and Danik go inside . Kathy glances back at her IPTF officers as they - Pull their visors down , and WAIT - Quiet - Wind in the trees - MUSIC ECHOING from inside as . Viko and Danik emerge , chatting with Ivan . Suddenly . Ivan jolts back - COPS grab him - He 's YELLING - HANDCUFFED - Kicking . Punching - They PUSH him into the VAN - Viko SLAMS the door , turns to the UN van and nods .

INT. UN VAN - CONTINUOUS
    Kathy looks back to the IPTF officers , raises three fingers . then TWO . ONE . The POLICE VAN SQUEALS AWAY , as . They SLAM open the doors of the bar and RUSH INTO .

INT. OASIS BAR - CONTINUOUS
    BURSTING in the doors - Clients scatter - RUSH to the EXITS Girls turn from the bar , the stage , the seating area - disoriented - eyes darting . Local police spread around the bar , slamming , pushing clients outside . Kathy pulls off her helmet and SCANS the room .
    VIKO
    We have a warrant to search this premises. The owner of this bar Ivan Bladzic has been arrested and taken into custody for human trafficking.
    The girls look at one another . Is this for real ? The BARMAN steps forward . He looks like he 's had a few drinks .
    BARMAN
    Fuck you!
    Kathy eyes the girls . Their confusion , their fear . Danik , hesitates , confronted with the vulnerability of these girls . His face softens . He looks to Kathy for direction .
    KATHY
    You do not have to be afraid of Ivan Bladzic. He can not hurt you now.
    But the GIRLS do n't move . Kathy looks out - Stunned - Because she sees . Raya . Standing . Shocked . No idea who to trust anymore . One last shred left of the dream of escape . Kathy goes to her . But Raya 's eyes dart to . Luba . Then to Kathy , recognizing the last kind face she saw .
    BARMAN
    ( BROKEN ENGLISH . )
    These girls work here. They have all documents, passports! You can fuck off.
    Two local cops GRAB him . Danik CUFFS him . The girls are astounded . Viko holds up passports .
    VIKO
    Fakes. Bad ones.
    The barman is dragged outside . Kathy scans the girls . Ending on Raya . her faith awakening .
    KATHY
    We want to get you out of here safely. That is my absolute priority.
    The girls exchange a flurry of looks , speaking volumes . Should we trust her ? Can we risk it ?
    KATHY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    ( To Viko . )
    Get those blankets out of the vans. Let's get these girls out.
    But the girls still do n't move . Raya . Fractured with despair . After all she has been through , all the punishment , all the pain . Raya holds Luba 's gaze - Maybe even she could be convinced . And Raya starts to step to Kathy . When . Behind Kathy , an IPTF officer removes his helmet . Mike Sears . He stares at Raya . Petrifying her . Kathy sees it in her - WHIPS around . Mike Sears avoids her gaze . Kathy turns back to Raya . Moving closer , quietly , out of earshot of the others .
    KATHY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    You just have to tell me you want to go. That you do not work here voluntarily. And we will get you to safety.
    Raya wants so badly to answer .
    KATHY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    You can leave with me this second. All of you can. But I need you to say it.
    Raya eyes Mike Sears - He looks to Luba . Luba turns back to Raya - Pleading - Do n't do it .
    KATHY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    You know me.
    Raya ca n't look at Kathy . Tears stream down her face .
    KATHY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    You can all leave with me!
    ( to Raya . )
    Let's go.
    Raya . With her heart breaking .
    RAYA
    No.
    Kathy looks at the all girls . Their eyes flitting between Mike and Kathy . And she understands . Kathy REELS around . Grabs Mike by the collar - SHOVING him to the door - SLAMMING him against the wall .
    KATHY
    Who the fuck are you? What have you done? What's wrong with you? What's wrong with you? You fuck!
    Mike pushes back .
    MIKE
    Get off me, you crazy bitch!
    KATHY
    They're supposed to TRUST US!
    Viko and Danik pull them apart .
    VIKO
    C'mon Kathy. It's over.
    She steps back - Catching her breath - Shaking her head - NOT AGAIN . She looks at Raya , tears streaming down her terrified face .
    KATHY
    I know this girl. I know her. We ca n't leave them here. We're supposed to -
    VIKO
    If they wo n't come, we ca n't force them. Nothing will hold up in court. They'll be returned and punished. Do you want blood on your hands?
    The girls all return to their positions behind the bar , cleaning , sitting around the edges . Not one will catch . Kathy 's eye . She glares at Mike Sears . Kathy watches across the room , devastated . As Raya turns , giving up her last chance to leave , and exits to a back room .

EXT. OASIS BAR - NIGHT
    Kathy paces frantically in the darkness . Eyes wild . Viko comes out the door , as it hits her like a blunt kick in the face : sheer helplessness . She TURNS - Fuck diplomacy , Fuck bureaucracy , Fuck protocol - and RUSHES back towards the bar . Viko stops her , grabs her . Kathy 's eyes filling with tears she can not cry - Her heart breaking . Viko holds her tight , and pulls her away .

INT./EXT. UN VAN - NIGHT
    Kathy sits in total silence , her face white , staring ahead .

INT. BATHROOM - OASIS BAR - NIGHT
    Raya crouches in a corner , stifling her sobs .

INT. HALYNA'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
    Halyna pours water into a kettle . IN THE LIVING ROOM a TV shows footage of the GDA DOCUMENTARY : THE GDA logo spins . Footage of Halyna ON SCREEN :
    HALYNA
    ( ON TV ; BROKEN ENGLISH . )
    It took me very long time to realize there was name for this of trafficking. that there are big organizations like GDA who work for against this crime all these years.
    WE SEE FOOTAGE OF THE GDA OFFICE . The place is busy , the staff members look sharp and efficient . CLOSE ON : LAURA

INT. MADELEINE REES' OFFICE - UNHCR - SAME
    Madeleine watches the same footage . CLOSE ON SCREEN : Laura .
    LAURA LEVIN
    ( ON SCREEN . )
    With renewed funding support from USAID, the Global Displacement Agency continues to be the pioneering leader in international counter - trafficking.
    Milena sits by Madeleine . Both saddened realizing .
    MILENA
    And our matching funds go to the GDA.
    MADELEINE
    ( shaking her head . )
    The State Department money monster. Ironic, is n't it? That the very people whose money we need to fund a shelter to protect these girls, are the exact people they need protecting from.
    She turns up the TV , onto . HALYNA 'S INTERVIEW . O.S. . A KETTLE WHISTLES

INT. HALYNA'S APARTMENT - SAME
    Halyna puts tea leaves in a strainer . Listening to a TV in the adjoining living room . Where FOOTAGE OF THE GDA plays .
    GIRLS VOICE #1
    ( O.S. ; BROKEN ENGLISH . )
    My husband tell me, I will be gone one month. His friend arrange for me a job. But his friend bought me for two thousand dollars.
    Halyna pours water through the strainer .
    GIRLS VOICE #2
    ( O.S. ; BROKEN ENGLISH . )
    My sister arrange for my papers. Her boyfriend did this for 12 other girls.
    Halyna puts down the kettle . An ACADEMIC SPEAKS on TV .
    ACADEMIC
    More often than not, traffickers prey on those they know. Banking on the fact that a girl will trust them. Traffickers are fathers, brothers, sisters, uncles and aunts.
    Halyna 's face whitens . It hits her .

INT. ROMAN AND ZENIA'S APARTMENT - DAY
    Halyna glares at Zenia , who heaves tears .
    ZENIA
    ( UKRAINIAN . )
    I wanted to tell you -
    Halyna silences her with her hand . She walks around the apartment , taking it all in . The money is in the details . An LCD TV , DVD player . Halyna 's hand traces over the things .
    HALYNA
    ( UKRAINIAN . )
    It's how you pay for this.
    ZENIA
    Roman, he does. I'm -
    Halyna stiffens . An anger she thought impossible . She grabs a vase . She wants to throw it at Zenia , but at the last minute she throws it into a wall . Zenia falls as the vase SMASHES .
    HALYNA
    ( UKRAINIAN . )
    How. Could. You. Sell your own blood. tu xorobo. Where is she?
    ZENIA
    ( UKRAINIAN . )
    I do n't know.
    HALYNA
    ( UKRAINIAN . )
    Where is she?! Where is she!? Whe -
    Roman walks in . Halyna lunges at him . He knocks her onto the ground . Zenia crawls to her sister . Roman steps between them .
    ROMAN
    ( UKRAINIAN . )
    She is no longer your sister. Stay away from me! Stay away from her!
    Halyna spits in his face . He smacks her . She lifts her hand to punch him , but he grabs it and pushes her out the door . ON THE STREET Halyna bends over , heaving . She runs at the door , banging on it . PEDESTRIANS stare . A lunatic 's rage in Halyna 's eyes .

INT. KATHY'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
    Kathy holds the phone . Her hands shake . Tears streaming .
    ERIN
    ( O.S . )
    Mom, what's wrong?
    KATHY
    Erin? No. Nothing's wrong. I just needed to. I needed to say I'm sorry. I'm sorry if you ever felt I was n't there for you, but. I love you.
    Kathy ca n't keep it in anymore . She let 's go and cries it all out , to the one person she wanted to be so strong for .

INT. KATHY'S APARTMENT - LATER
    Kathy stares at her computer . She presses NEW MESSAGE . CLOSE ON A BLANK EMAIL , THE `` TO '' LINE IS EMPTY . Kathy types . We see the following addresses : `` UN CHIEF OF STAFF '' , `` HIGH COMMISSIONER BOSNIA '' , `` UN SECRETARY '' . She continues typing . CLOSE ON THE SUBJECT LINE : DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVE A WEAK STOMACH OR GUILTY CONSCIENCE Kathy pours her heart into the keyboard . As she types .
    KATHY
    ( V.O . )
    I am a police officer obligated to report crimes. I have taken statements from women describing their physical, psychological, and emotional torture.

INT. OASIS BAR - BACK ROOM - LATE NIGHT
    The girls sleep . Raya lies awake crying .
    KATHY
    ( V.O . )
    On arriving in Bosnia these women are sold, and forced to provide sexual services.

EXT. BORDER STATION - NIGHT
    An IPTF VAN stops . The window rolls down : It 's Mike Sears .
    KATHY
    ( V.O . )
    Their clientele consists of SFOR, IPTF, local police, and International employees. Worse, they have become involved in the trade itself.

EXT. HALYNA'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
    Halyna sits at an empty table . Her face gaunt from worry .
    KATHY
    ( V.O . )
    It is time each and every one of you realize this is a serious organized crime, with enormous profits.

INT. LOCAL POLICE STATION - NIGHT
    The Oasis Barman dumps a STACK of DOLLARS on the counter . Fills out a form . Ivan Bladzic is released by a COP .
    KATHY
    ( V.O . )
    You are peace keepers who came to protect the innocent but now prey upon them in the worst ways possible.

INT. MARKET - NIGHT
    Lines of YOUNG GIRLS . A BUYER approaches one of them . She closes her eyes , too tired to fight .
    KATHY
    It is time to face the truth of what is happening. We can right our wrongs, and move forward, ashamed, but accountable and transparent.

INT. KATHY'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
    Kathy finishes typing .
    KATHY
    ( V.O . )
    We may be accused of thinking with our hearts instead of our heads, but we will have our integrity.
    We pull back as she sits in front of the computer . Nothing but the screen illuminating her face .

INT. BACK BEDROOM - OASIS BAR - MORNING
    The girls ca n't sleep . THE DOOR OPENS . Luba comes in , quickly closing the door behind her . She rushes to Raya .
    LUBA
    ( UKRAINIAN . )
    He's coming back in the morning. He's furious. Convinced you will talk.
    The other girls rally around , supportive . Raya shakes . Luba looks into her eyes , suddenly melting .
    RAYA
    ( UKRAINIAN . )
    But I did n't say anything. I wo n't say anything. I did n't.
    ( SOBBING . )

    Luba holds her tight . Their friendship not buried after all . Luba unlocks a window , and gives her some money .
    LUBA
    He's gon na kill you. Go! Go!
    Raya 's eyes widen . Terrified . She jumps out into the unknown .

INT. KATHY'S APARTMENT - MORNING
    Kathy buttons up her uniform . Logging into her email . MAILBOX FULL In the INBOX : EMAIL after EMAIL . All with the same subject : RE : DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVE A WEAK STOMACH OR GUILTY CONSCIENCE

INT. BILL HYNES' OFFICE - UN MISSION HEADQUARTERS - DAY
    Blakely , Rick and JOHN MORGAN , 50s , State Department , stands behind a FUMING Bill Hynes . He throws down Kathy 's email .
    BILL HYNES
    What is this?
    KATHY
    An email I wrote.
    Bill suppresses his anger . He holds out his hand . Blakely hands him a document . Bill places it before Kathy .
    BILL HYNES
    The actions I am taking are for your own benefit. We are seeking your repatriation back to the United States.
    KATHY
    ( stunned . )
    You ca n't -
    BILL HYNES
    I'm doing this for your own good.
    Kathy eyes him , her gaze shifting to Morgan .
    BILL HYNES
    ( CONT 'D . )
    Right now, we are still willing to pay your way home. You need to sign this, to start your check - out procedure. You will be out of this mission by Sunday.
    KATHY
    No.
    She leaves . Without signing anything .

INT./ EXT. MADELEINE REES' OFFICE - AFTERNOON
    THROUGH THE WINDOW : Kathy paces , nervous , telling all . Madeleine stands , resolved . Says something . Kathy nods , skeptical . Madeleine picks up the PHONE .

INT. BILL HYNES' OFFICE - UNMHQ - DAY
    Madeline slams the door , having burst in . She stops . Squaring off with Bill . Two WARRIORS . Bill keeps calm .
    BILL HYNES
    I'm starting to get a fucking headache. All your people do is gender.
    MADELEINE
    Right. It is a core function of the Gender Office.
    He looks over , unimpressed .
    MADELEINE
    ( CONT 'D . )
    About the memo -
    BILL HYNES
    The email? It seriously concerned me. The level of recklessness she used speaks volumes toward her mental state. This is for her own good.
    MADELEINE
    Bullshit. You ca n't just fire her without cause. You need a reason that would stand up in court!
    BILL HYNES
    She's burned out Madeleine!
    MADELEINE
    She is not burned out, she's being burned!
    BILL HYNES
    You hired her. You keep her under control. You've always wanted to run this your way. But I'm not going to let anyone interfere with the way I run my mission!
    MADELEINE
    Then start running it with some integrity! It's your people perpetrating crimes against humanity!
    She goes to the door furious . But before she leaves .
    BILL HYNES
    Madeleine. Drop this. It's coming from above my head.
    She stops .
    MADELEINE
    This is coming from Washington?
    BILL HYNES
    Yes. They want her out.
    Madeleine leaves . Focused . Something up her sleeve .

EXT. AMERICAN APARTMENT COMPLEX - NIGHT
    Sulpher lights . Kathy approaches the building . The American Flags hang from the windows . But it 's quiet . Spookily quiet . Kathy moves quickly . Alert . Something moves - Behind A CAR - Flash of A MAN - Kathy picks up her pace - Eyes forward , but . The Man . Comes up behind her . Kathy flinches , as . he grabs her . She turns quick . Realizing . It 's Franz .
    FRANK
    Let's go. Like nothing's wrong.

INT. KATHY'S APARTMENT - MOMENTS LATER
    Franz takes apart Kathy 's phone . Removing . a small DEVICE . Kathy stares , alarmed . Franz looks around , frantic . Searching . The COMPUTER . He rushes over . Turns it on . ON SCREEN : A CURSOR FLASHES . Franz types . I HAVE FRIENDS IN BRITISH INTEL . He points to the ceiling . Kathy eyes the walls . Lingering over each corner and crack . Franz grabs the keyboard . PEOPLE ARE LISTENING TO YOU . Kathy watches the screen . Afraid .

EXT. DRIVE WAY - SARAJEVO - NIGHT
    Franz lays talcum powder under a UN SUV .

INT. FRANZ' HOUSE - NIGHT
    Franz ' house is small , a bit messy . Kathy 's on the phone .
    KATHY
    He's powdering my car.

INT. JAN'S HOME - THE NETHERLANDS - SAME
    Jan shakes his head , horrified he 's not there .
    JAN
    The door handles too? Check thoroughly to see if there are any prints before you get in that car tomorrow. Kathy, are you listening?
    Kathy nods . Still grasping what 's happening .
    KATHY
    So you know how we talked about living together? It may be a bit sooner than we planned.
    She offers a nervous laugh .
    JAN
    Kathy, maybe it's time to come home.
    She hangs her head . Then . A KNOCK at the DOOR . Kathy turns . She puts down the phone . Inching forward . EYES ON THE DOOR . Reaching it , Kathy looks through the EYEHOLE . And exhales . She opens the door to . Madeleine Rees . FRANZ 'S HOUSE - MOMENTS LATER Kathy listens , anxious as Madeleine lays it out .
    MADELEINE
    It's bollocks. Absolute and total. You have signed a contract with Dyncorp Aerospace Operations U.K. And there is no provision under English law for summary dismissal without due process or an investigation.
    Madeleine stops . seeing Kathy is overwhelmed .
    MADELEINE
    ( CONT 'D . )
    But there was something else Bill said. If this is coming from above. Kathy, you need to prove that they are dismissing you because you were uncovering wide - spread corruption within this mission. If you can prove that this is indeed coming from Washington, that the State Department is instructing Dyncorp to fire you. Then we're talking about a conspiracy.
    KATHY
    They tell me. people disappear. They bug my house. I mean, I'm sitting here, worried there's a bomb in my car -
    MADELEINE
    We can fight this.
    KATHY
    This is n't just my career, it's my life. I do n't know if I'm ready to be a scapegoat.
    MADELEINE
    That's exactly what you are.
    KATHY
    Whose?
    She eyes Madeleine , pointed . Madeleine sits back .
    MADELEINE
    I do n't know what to say to that. Think about this. Let me know what you want to do. I'll support you either way.

EXT. MOUNTAINS - BOSNIA - EARLY MORNING
    An aerial glide over the mountains of Bosnia .

INT. OASIS BAR - BACK BEDROOM - MORNING
    The girls sleep in their cots , when . BAM ! Ivan kicks open the door . He throws Raya in . On the ground . The girls wake . Ivan . He picks Raya up by the neck . She fights . Luba runs in .
    RAYA
    ( RUSSIAN . )
    I did n't say anything. I never will. Why are you doing this? I just want to go home. I want to see. Mama. Mama.
    But he kicks Raya in the stomach . She ROARS in pain . He flips her over . Shaking her . He looks to the other girls . FURIOUS .
    IVAN
    ( RUSSIAN . )
    This all happened because of you.
    He pulls out a gun . Raya looks to Luba for help . But it 's too late . Ivan presses the gun to Raya 's head . He glares into Raya 's eyes . A flash of ire . Raya reaches again . Luba steps forward , when . BANG ! Raya 's body falls . Luba turns away . She cups her hand over her mouth . But a loud cry wails through .

EXT. MOUNTAINS - BOSNIA - DAY
    The sound of Luba 's scream fades over the morning . The wide horizon is calm . But a closer look reveals .

EXT. RIVER - MOUNTAINS - BOSNIA - DAY
    POLICE cordon off a RIVER BANK . Through an opening we see . Viko . Keeping local cops at bay . Behind him is . Kathy . In civilian clothes . Standing over a . DEAD BODY . Raya . Kathy stares , expressionless . Viko clears the cops out . Kathy turns , and retches . She pulls air into lungs , then straightens . She looks up to the trees , the apex of this leafy cathedral , as if invoking some higher power .

INT. MADELEINE REES' OFFICE - DAY
    Kathy comes in . Madeleine looks up from a phone call .
    KATHY
    What do I do?
    MADELEINE
    Hand in an appeal. Keep reporting to work. Watch how they respond. Build your case. And catch them in their lies.

INT. UNMHQ - DAY
    Kathy holds an envelope . Hynes ' SECRETARY looks at Kathy . MUFFLED SCREAMING from his office . Kathy leaves the letter .
    SECRETARY
    Ms. Bolkovac. I, me and the other secretaries. Your email was the bravest thing anyone's even done in this mission.
    Kathy nods , truly appreciating that . She walks away , her silhouette growing smaller and smaller down the hall . The secretary takes Kathy 's letter . Walking into BILL HYNES ' OFFICE Bill paces around Rick Jones , Ambassador Wells and John Morgan . Hynes grabs Kathy 's letter .
    MORGAN
    Get something on her! Get anything!

INT. PERSONNEL - UN MISSION HEADQUARTERS - DAY
    Carmen listens to an anxious Kathy .
    KATHY
    If you could just go into my office, I'll give you a key to the cabinets.
    But Carmen ca n't even meet Kathy 's eye .
    CARMEN
    Kath. my parents really need the money I send home. It's a lifesaver for them. My Dad has medical bills. I'm so sorry.
    Kathy nods , understanding but disappointed . She is alone .

INT. BOSNIAN DEPARTMENT STORE - DAY
    Out of date , and under - stocked , the store is as spruce as a little post - war TLC could make it . Kathy stands at a counter , where a CLERK puts down a chunky PORTABLE CASSETTE RECORDER .
    KATHY
    You do n't have anything smaller?

INT. FRANZ' HOUSE - DAY
    Kathy paces . She holds a tape recorder to the phone .
    KATHY
    Yes, this is Kathy Bolkovac and -

EXT. AIRSTRIP - SARAJEVO - CONTINUOUS
    Ambassador Wells in ushered toward a UN PLANE . Into a PHONE :
    AMBASSADOR WELLS
    I can hardly hear you. Can you yell -
    KATHY
    OK. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
    AMBASSADOR WELLS
    YES. GO AHEAD.
    KATHY
    THIS IS KATHRYN BOLKOVAC. I WANTED TO DISCUSS MY TERMINATION -
    AMBASSADOR WELLS
    THIS IS BETWEEN YOU AND THE IPTF.
    KATHY
    OK. IT'S JUST THAT I WAS TOLD YOU MET WITH MR. HYNES ABOUT ME.
    AMBASSADOR WELLS
    THAT IS TOTALLY UNTRUE! WHO TOLD YOU THAT? I BARELY RECOGNIZE YOUR NAME. I CA N'T TALK RIGHT NOW.
    The PLANE ENGINES are roaring . Kathy ca n't hear him . She slams down the phone . Staring at the recorder . Thinking .

INT./EXT.   UN SUV/ UNMHQ PARKING LOT - DAY
    Kathy , parked . Rips open a CASSETTE TAPE . She looks at her personage - this is n't fitting anywhere . RAIN hits the windshield . The glass becomes blurry in the haze of water . Kathy grabs a UN windbreaker from the back . Sticks the recorder in its pocket .

INT./EXT. LOBBY - UNMHQ - DAY
    Kathy flashes her UN ID . The guard eyes her . PASSERS - BY also .

INT. HALLWAY - UNMHQ - DAY
    Kathy walks down the hall . Feeling it close in on her . Turning a corner , to . KATHY 'S OFFICE Peter Ward stands in front . He ca n't look her in the eye . Kathy slips her hand into her pocket . Fumbling . Then looks up . She 's got it . ECU of TAPE WHEELS turning . Kathy moves forward . Coming closer , she sees behind Peter . A NOTICE ON THE DOOR : GENDER OFFICE SHUT DOWN . Peter hands Kathy an envelope . Looking up . Apologetic . She reads , stunned .
    KATHY
    Timesheet Violations? They are firing me for time sheet violations!
    PETER WARD
    You should go.
    KATHY
    I'm not going anywhere. Not without an investigation. Madeleine Rees is -
    PETER WARD
    Hynes has sent a delegate to Vienna to have Madeleine Rees removed.
    Kathy is stopped short .
    PETER WARD
    ( CONT 'D . )
    State Department auditors are here. Asking for files on trafficking, prostitution and time sheets.
    Kathy stops . Realizing .
    KATHY
    Can you repeat that?
    He looks around , nervous .
    PETER WARD
    Look, this is between you and me, but Dyncorp and the State Department. you know it's a dual thing, and this is the action they have taken, whether right or wrong. I'm being told to do this.
    KATHY
    So you're saying the State Department is instructing Dyncorp to fire me.
    Peter nods . And Kathy has what she needs .
    KATHY
    ( CONT 'D . )
    Please. can I just go in for one minute, get my personal belongings.
    She eyes him . Knowing who he is inside . He should n't . But Peter opens the door . Kathy goes in KATHY 'S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS Closes the door behind her . Rushing - to the File Cabinet - takes out her keys - TO THE BOTTOM DRAWER - Kathy pushes back FRONT FILES - Takes FILES OUT - Looking around - - She grabs a GYM BAG - STUFFS IN AS MANY FILES AS SHE CAN . She zips up the bag . Looks at the door . Still closed . She . TAKES OUT HER TAPE RECORDER . Huddles down behind her desk . PRESSES PLAY . But all she hears is FUZZ .
    PETER WARD
    Kathy.
    She turns . Peter stands over her . Eyeing the tape recorder .
    PETER WARD
    ( CONT 'D . )
    Scrambling devices.
    She looks at him , waiting for his next move . His eyes soften .
    PETER WARD
    ( CONT 'D . )
    It probably wo n't work in most of the rooms. Now c'mon. Get out of here.
    She smiles , silently thanking him . She shoves the recorder in her pocket . Grabs the bag . Thrown by it 's heaviness . Peter helps her get it on her shoulder . He ushers her out . Locking the door behind them . They move DOWN THE HALL When Rick Jones barrels after them . Waving Kathy 's appeal . IPTF OFFICERS come out of their office . Kathy rushes into THE ELEVATOR Quickly looking around THE METAL PANELING . She drops the bag . An ECHO REVERBERATES through the HOLLOW SHAFT . Kathy turns . Again slipping her hand in her pocket . This time determined .
    RICK JONES
    I'm gon na tell you this in front of him and everybody else, you no longer have a UN ID. You no longer have a UN job. You do not have a job with the Department of State. The Department of State holds your contract. They are the ones who are pulling it. You will not have an appeal. You will not have a hearing. You will not have anything. Do you understand?
    Kathy lets the doors close without saying a word .

INT. KATHY'S OFFICE - MISSION HEADQUARTERS - SAME
    The lights are off . The office sits untouched . Move over the bulletin board , still overflowing with faces of girls .

INT. HALLWAYS - UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS - NIGHT
    The halls . Quiet . Still . No sense of the noise to come .
    REPORTER'S VOICE
    ( O.S . )
    suspected UN involvement in international sex trafficking. Rumors of these allegations began surfacing after an email was sent describing.

INT. STUDIO - BBC HARDTALK - DAY
    BBC CHIMES . Bill Hynes talks to TIM SEBASTIAN .
    BILL HYNES
    I can categorically state that not one United Nations Officer has been involved in the trafficking of a single woman.
    TIM
    Are you saying that you believe all these victims' claims to be false?
    BILL HYNES
    ( O.S . )
    I do n't want to make accusations about those girls. But I will assert over and over again, I run a ZERO TOLERANCE program for that type of activity.

INT. FRANZ' HOUSE - DAY
    Kathy watches footage of Bill Hynes on BBC . She stares in disbelief . Then picks up . THE GYM BAG FULL OF FILES .

INT. "BROTHEL" - DAY
    An IPTF SWAT TEAM bursts down the door of a bar . They move in , waving FLASHLIGHTS over GIRLS running in all directions .

INT. EDITING ROOM - UN MISSION HEADQUARTERS - DAY
    ON A TV : Girls in silk robes . No sign of torture . They smile at their saviours . Knights in bullet - proof vests . The screen PAUSES . AN EDITOR Turns to Rick Jones .
    RICK JONES
    Any unused footage. Use it all. I want the press flooded with EPKs.

INT. MADELEINE REES' OFFICE - DAY
    Madeleine speaks to REPORTERS .
    REPORTER
    What do you say to rumors that Dyncorp are working to have you removed?
    MADELEINE
    Try me. These raids are for show and completely amateurish. This is the biggest cover - up I have ever seen!

EXT. BASARABSKA MARKET - DAY
    Kathy moves through TOURISTS browsing for jewelry . Holding the gym bag tight . She turns a corner down a SIDE STREET Narrow . TWO PEOPLE WIDE . Keeping her eyes to the ground .
    BILL HYNES
    ( O.S . )
    We've had a UN inspection by senior investigators from New York. We've had inspectors from the State Department.

INT. UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS - DAY
    John Morgan leads STATE DEPARTMENT AUDITORS into the lobby .

EXT. NARROW ALLEY - BASARABSKA MARKET - DAY
    Kathy turns into a PIZZA SHOP . Flanked by AMERICAN FAMILIES . She walks , knowingly . into a BACK PATIO . Small and dark . Kathy spots . A WOMAN in the back .

EXT. BACK PATIO - PIZZA SHOP - BASARABSKA MARKET - DAY
    Kathy sits across from JOANNA PAUL SMITH . Eyeing her gym bag .
    JOANNA PAUL SMITH
    ( BRITISH ACCENT . )
    I've been working at Human Rights Watch for fifteen years. We've been keeping close tabs on this. No one has come forward with anything solid before.
    KATHY
    I have everything you need. When I arrive in Amsterdam safely, I will go on record.
    Joanna nods , a glimmer of admiration . Kathy stands , shakes her hand , and leaves . Disappearing into the crowd .

INT./EXT. CAR/ROAD - NIGHT
    Kathy drives alone . Checking the rearview mirror . A car pulls up behind her . It 's bright light blinds Kathy . The car closes in on her . She winces , but . The car passes . It 's just Kathy on the road . The gym bag on the seat beside her . The culmination of everything she 's been fighting for . Her red tail lights disappear into a dark mountain tunnel . Fade up on :

EXT. COURTHOUSE - LONDON, ENGLAND - DAY
    REPORTERS snap pictures of Kathy .
    BBC REPORTER
    ( O.S . )
    Expecting a verdict today. Two years ago, Ms. Bolkovac took her case against her employer, Dyncorp, to an industrial tribunal in Southampton, because the company is governed by UK employment law.

INT. COURTHOUSE - DAY
    A THREE JUDGE PANEL in a hearing room . Kathy and KAREN BAILEY , her lawyer . Across from them , a TEAM of DYNCORP DEFENSE ATTORNEYS . Rick Jones in the seating area .

EXT. INDEPENDANCE SQUARE - KYIV - DAY
    Luba walks through a crowd . She stops at a fountain and looks around , nervous . Then she spots . Mara .
    MARA
    ( RUSSIAN . )
    Ivan let you go. This is what you do now.
    Luba nods , understanding . BACK IN THE COURTROOM Karen squeezes Kathy 's hand . Kathy looks to the back of the courtroom . Erin smiles at Kathy . So proud . JUDGE SWISS holds up Kathy 's TAPE RECORDER . Kathy straightens . The Judge reads from a VERDICT . Karen 's face lights up . Kathy 's won . Jan breathes , relieved .

INT. COFFEE SHOP - KYIV - DAY
    Mara and Luba sit across from a YOUNG GIRL , 16 . The girl excitedly flips through a SWISS HOTEL BROCHURE .
    YOUNG GIRL
    ( UKRAINIAN . )
    You both worked here?
    Mara looks at Luba , a ` do or die ' look in her eye . Hiding her shame , she gathers her strength for this lie .
    LUBA
    ( UKRAINIAN . )
    Yes. It will change your life.
    AND IN THE COURTROOM FLASHBULBS pop as Kathy stands . Pleased , but not elated . The Dyncorp team files out . As the judges stand , one of them eyes Kathy . And they connect . As only true lawmen do . But in this moment , the Judge , Kathy and us . We all know . She never wanted to win . She just wanted to do her job .

EXT. KYIV - NIGHT
    The sixty - story high STATUE of MOTHER UKRAINE guards Kyiv .

INT. SMALL CHURCH - DAY
    A PRIEST delivers a sermon . His eyes on Halyna . She sits , holding a picture of Raya . A sprinkling of MOURNERS near her .

EXT. MOSQUE - SARAJEVO - NIGHT
    WORSHIPPERS kneel and pray .

EXT. UNITED NATIONS MISSION HEADQUARTERS - NIGHT
    The member countries ' flags crack in the wind . WHITE UN VEHICLES are parked outside . The United Nations stands watch . FADE OUT .

INT. BBC HARDTALK - DAY
    We end this film with FOOTAGE of THE REAL KATHRYN BOLKOVAC in her BBC HARDTALK INTERVIEW with TIM SEBASTIAN . Show .
    TIM SEBASTIAN
    We talked to Bill Hynes, who was the senior UN official in Bosnia at the time, we talked to him a year ago, on this program about some of your allegations. He said they were n't true at all. He said ` We've had senior officials from New York, we've had investigations from the State Department. I can now categorically say that not a single UN official was involved in trafficking'.
    KATHY
    I think that Mr. Hynes knows this is a false statement.
    TIM SEBASTIAN
    So you're accusing him of lying. That not a single word he said is true.
    KATHY
    I watched that. Yes.
    Tim shifts . Kathy sits calm .
    TIM SEBASTIAN
    Would you do it again?
    KATHY
    Yes I would. No doubt about it. I would definitely do it again. I'm not the type of person who would. As a law enforcement officer, I am held to a higher standard.
    BLACKNESS . AFTER A TWO YEAR BATTLE , A BRITISH TRIBUNAL RULED THAT KATHRYN BOLKOVAC MADE A PROTECTED DISCLOSURE AND WAS UNFAIRLY DISMISSED BY DYNCORP FOR BLOWING THE WHISTLE . KATHRYN BOLKOVAC IS YET TO BE RE - HIRED IN THE INTERNATIONAL SECTOR . HER NAME WOULD THREATEN AN INSTITUTION 'S FUNDING . IN 2003 , DYNCORP WON A MULTI - MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT IN IRAQ . THIS IN ADDITION TO CONTRACTS IN COLUMBIA , LIBERIA AND AFGHANISTAN . TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IS A GLOBAL CRIME . OVER TWO MILLION PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TRAFFICKED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SEXUAL SLAVERY . THE NUMBER OF UNKNOWN CASES ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL . PLEASE STOP THE TRAFFIC .

Summary: Kathryn Bolkovac is a police officer from Lincoln, Nebraska, who accepts an offer to work with the United Nations International Police in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina for a British company, Democra Security (a pseudonym for DynCorp International). After successfully advocating for a Muslim woman who experienced domestic abuse, Kathryn is appointed head of the department of gender affairs. Raya, a young Ukrainian woman, and her friend Luba are sold to a Bosnian sex-trafficking ring by a relative. Raya escapes with Irka, another girl forced into prostitution, and they are sent to a women's shelter for victims of human trafficking. While investigating their case, Kathryn uncovers a large-scale sexual slavery ring utilized by international personnel (including Americans). She persuades Raya and Irka to testify against their traffickers in court, guaranteeing their safety; however, an indifferent UN official drops Irka at the border between Bosnia and Serbia when she cannot produce a passport. Although rescued from the woods by Kathryn, Irka is too afraid to proceed with the trial. Meanwhile, Raya is recaptured by the traffickers after a corrupt peacekeeper tips them off. To deter other girls from running away and talking to the authorities, the traffickers make an example out of Raya by brutally raping her with a metal pipe in front of them. When she brings the scandal to the attention of the UN, Kathryn discovers that it has been covered up to protect lucrative defense and security contracts. However, she finds allies in her investigation: Madeleine Rees, head of the Human Rights Commission, and internal-affairs specialist Peter Ward. As her investigation continues, Kathryn is met with threats on her answering machine and dead ends when highers-up override and close all the Internal Affairs cases. Still, she continues to try to find Raya, and finally locates her on a raid, but Raya refuses to come with her. A few days later, Raya is found dead, having been shot in the head by one of the traffickers, Ivan. Kathryn sends an email to fifty senior mission personnel detailing her findings; she is then fired from her job. She and Ward acquire evidence of an official admitting the scandal before she is forced to leave the country, and she brings it to the BBC News. The final credits note that after Kathryn's departure, a number of peacekeepers were sent home (although none faced criminal charges because of immunity laws), and the U.S. continues doing business with private contractors such as Democra Security (including billion-dollar contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan).