BARSAD:
They were trying to grab your prize. (smiles) They work for the mercenary. The masked man.

CIA MAN:
(excited) Bane?
Barsad nods. CIA Man turns to his Special Forces Men.

CIA MAN:
Get ’em on board - I’ll call it in.

EXT. SKIES OVER MOUNTAIN RANGE - DAY

The commuter plane struggles over snow-capped mountains.

INT. MAIN CABIN, COMMUTER PLANE - CONTINUOUS

The three Hooded Men kneel by the cargo door, handcuffed.

CIA Man grabs Hooded Man 1.

CIA MAN:
What are you doing in the middle of my operation?

Hooded Man 1 says nothing. CIA Man pulls out a handgun.

CIA MAN:
The flight plan I just filed with the Agency lists me, my men, and Dr. Pavel here! But only one of you!

CIA Man opens the cargo door. Special Forces hang Hooded Man 1 out into the howling wind - CIA Man shouts above the wind.

CIA MAN:
FIRST ONE TO TALK GETS TO STAY ON MY AIRCRAFT! (♥♥♥♥♥ weapon) SO...WHO PAID YOU TO GRAB DR. PAVEL?!
Nothing. CIA Man fires out the open door and the Special Forces yank Hooded Man 1 back in, clubbing him quiet.

CIA MAN:
HE DIDN’T FLY SO GOOD! WHO WANTS TO TRY NEXT?!

The Soldiers grab Hooded Man 2, hang him out the door.

CIA MAN:
TELL ME ABOUT BANE! WHY DOES HE WEAR THE MASK?!

The prisoner says nothing. CIA Man presses the gun to the man’s hood - he ♥♥♥♥♥ the gun...nothing.

CIA MAN:
LOT OF LOYALTY FOR A HIRED GUN!

THIRD PRISONER (BANE):
Or he’s wondering why someone would shoot a man before throwing him out of an aeroplane.

CIA Man turns to the Third Prisoner. Shuts the cargo door.

CIA MAN:
Wiseguy, huh? At least you can talk. Who are you?

THIRD PRISONER (BANE):
We are nothing. We are the dirt beneath your feet. And no one cared who I was until I put on the mask...

CIA Man, wary, approaches the Third Prisoner - pulls off his hood, revealing a dark mask with a breathing apparatus. The eyes behind it are cold. Still. This is Bane.

BANE:
Who we are does not matter. What matters is our plan.

CIA MAN:
(fascinated) If I pull this off, will you die?

BANE:
It would be extremely painful.

CIA MAN:
You’re a big guy.

BANE:
For you.

CIA MAN:
(unnerved) Was being caught part of your plan?

BANE:
Of course. Dr. Pavel refused our offer in favor of yours. We had to know what he told you about us.

DR. PAVEL:
Nothing! I said nothing!

CIA MAN:
Why not just ask him?

BANE:
He would not have told us.

CIA MAN:
You have methods.

BANE:
Him, I need healthy. You present no such problem.

CIA Man laughs for the Special Forces’ benefit. A heavy bass tone is rising. The Sergeant looks out the window.

EXT. SKIES OVER MOUNTAIN RANGE - CONTINUOUS

The commuter plane is dwarfed by a massive transport plane looming over it, dangerously close...

INT. MAIN CABIN, COMMUTER PLANE - CONTINUOUS

The plane lurches. The noise is building.

GERRY MAIMEN:
Sir?

CIA MAN:
Well congratulations, you got yourselves caught. What’s the next step of your master plan?

BANE:
Crashing this plane...

EXT. MOUNTAINS - CONTINUOUS

The ramp of the transport opens... Four men leap out on tethers - dropping towards the commuter plane, two each side...

INT. MAIN CABIN, COMMUTER PLANE - CONTINUOUS

The Special Forces react to the turbulence from the plane above. CIA Man looks at Bane.

BANE:
(rising) With no survivors!