Full Metal Jacket

Joker finds himself in what was the lobby of the building, a large room, which is on fire, with shattered columns, oriental arches, and windows with large decorative grillwork.

Joker inches slowly into the room.

He hears a noise, ducks behind a column and peers around it.

He sees a small, b lack-clad figure standing at a window – the Sniper.

He raises his rifle, aims and squeezes the trigger.

A loud click.

In slow motion the Sniper turns to face Joker.

We see the startled face of a beautiful Vietnamese girl of about fifteen.

In slow motion Joker frantically works the bolt of his M-16.

With the hard eyes of a grunt, the Sniper fires her AK-47 rifle.

In slow motion Joker ducks behind the column, desperately trying to unjam his M-16 rifle.

In slow motion the Sniper fires and runs down a few steps to get a better shot at Joker.

The bullets from her AK-47 tear large chunks of masonry from the column shielding him.

Suddenly the Sniper's body seems to explode as she is hit by a burst of automatic fire.

Rafterman has come up and fires his M-16 into the girl's body.

Joker stands trembling against the shattered column.

Rafterman snaps another M-16 magazine into place, gestures Joker to stay put, and moves forward like Supergrunt to check out the rest of the room.

It's clear.

He moves to the window, and shouts to the two men in the square.

RAFTERMAN
We got the sniper!

The Sniper lies on the floor, writhing in pain.

Joker and Rafterman cautiously approach her.

Rafterman kicks away her AK-47.

The two men stare at her in disbelief: The Sniper is a child, no more than fifteen years old, a slender Eurasian. angel with dark beautiful eyes.

They are startled by a faint sound.

They dive for cover.

They listen.

Animal Mother calls from behind cover at the other end of the room.

ANIMAL MOTHER
Joker?

JOKER

Yo.

ANIMAL MOTHER

What's up?

JOKER

We got the sniper.

Rafterman and Joker circle around the Sniper as Donlon and T.H.E. Rock and Animal Mother walk up.

RAFTERMAN
I saved Joker's ass. I got the sniper. I fucking blew her away.

Rafterman laughs hysterically, and kisses his rifle.

RAFTERMAN

Am I bad? Am I a life-taker? Am I a heart-breaker?

No one pays any attention to Rafterman.

The Sniper gasps, whimpers.

Donlon stares at her.

DONLON
What's she saying?

JOKER

(after a pause)

She's praying.

T.H.E. ROCK

No more boom-boom for this baby-san. There's nothing we can do for her. She's dead meat.

Animal Mother stares down at the Sniper.

ANIMAL MOTHER
Okay. Let's get the fuck outta here.

JOKER

What about her?

ANIMAL MOTHER

Fuck her. Let her rot.

The Sniper prays in Vietnanese.

JOKER

We can't just leave her here.

ANIMAL MOTHER

Hey, asshole... Cowboy's wasted. You're fresh out of friends. I'm running this squad now and I say we leave the gook for the mother-lovin' rats.

Joker stares at Animal Mother.

JOKER
I'm not trying to run this squad. I'm just saying we can't leave her like this.

Animal Mother looks down at the Sniper.

SNIPER
(whimpering)

Sh... sh-shoot... me. Shoot... me.

Animal Mother looks at Joker.

ANIMAL MOTHER
If you want to waste her, go on, waste her.

Joker looks at the Sniper.

The four men look at Joker.

SNIPER
(gasping)

Shoot... me... shoot... me.

Joker slowly lifts his pistol and looks into her eyes.

SNIPER

Shoot... me.

Joker jerks the trigger.

BANG!

The four men are silent.

Joker stares down at the dead girl.