21 YEARS AGO

INT. APARTMENT NO. 307 -NIGHT

The wood printed walls have drops of blood racing down to touch the floor. The whistling cooker from the kitchen is deafening everyone present in the room. The closed windows with curtain covering even the thinnest ray of light into the room, has painted the whole room dark. Only source of light in the room are two candles, one kept near the television stand and the other held by a young Andrew 'The General' Robertson. In his mid thirties, Andrew is looking handsome than ever. Sporting a mullet and a thick moustache, Andrew has a tough guy look. Wearing a tuxedo, with his huge arm yelling to get out of it, Andrew is holding a candle in his one hand and a gun in his another.

In front of Andrew,  Kevin 'The bad mouth' Swanson, a tall man with long white hairs and french beard is blocking Andrew's view. Kevin's fist is painted red with the blood of Polinski's blood, who is lying on the floor, barely able to move. Polinski's wife and daughter are held at gunpoint by Charlie 'The boss' Junior. Charlie Jr. is a spoiled kid of a rich household. With a dream of getting our from his father's shadow and building an empire of his own, Charlie sneaks out from his house and joins Kevin in mob business.

Polinski slowly crawls to the wall and tries to stand up with the support of the wall. With his handprints on the wall, Polinski manages to standup, with his back resting on the wall.

Polinski (trying to breath)
"Kevin....it wasn't me!"

Kevin (yells)
"Then who was it ! Who knew the plan other than you ?"

Kevin cont'd
"Did Charlie rat us out ? Or was it Robert ?"

Polinski
"I didn't do it. Please."

Polinski reaches for Kevin's leg and begs for mercy.

Polinski
"I'll leave this town. I'll never come in front of you. Please let me live."

Kevin
"You know what we do to traitors."

Kevin points his gun straight at Polinski's head.

Robert puts his hand over Kevin's shoulder and pulls him behind, trying to stop him.

Robert
"What if he is telling the truth?"

Robert cont'd
"We might be having a mole in our team."

Kevin
"Rob, you are getting weak. Who else knew about this deal ?"

Kevin cont'd
"Who could have informed the FBI about this? It was not me, Charlie would never.... Ans if you say it wasn't Polinski, then was it you ?"

Kevin points his gun at Robert.

Robert grabs the gun and slowly pushes it down.

Robert
"Careful where you point the gun."

Police siren can be heard approaching from a distance.

Robert
"We should leave, before they get here."

Kevin nods.

Kevin (shoots Polinski in his face)
"Not with this mother fucker living."

Kevin runs out from the door. Charlie Junior still pointing gun at Polinski's wife and daughter turns around to look at Robert.

Robert rolls up his fist and clenches his teeth in frustration.

Charlie Junior
"What do we do to them ?"

Kevin (standing at the door)
"They have seen us, kill them Charlie."

Charlie, with his hands shaking pulls the trigger by pointing the gun straight at daughter. Robert quickly grab Charlie's arm and push it upwards. The bullet hits the roof.

Charlie looks at Robert in confusion.

Robert
"I'll take care of them, you run."

The police siren's are loud enough to figure out that they have reached the building.

Robert takes out his gun from the tuxedo and points at the daughter and wife.

Robert
"I'm sorry, I don't have an option."

PRESENT DAY

INT. PRISON CELL

Grabbing the pole on the top of his prison cell, Andrew 'The General' Robertson is doing pull ups. His  arms are covered in tattoos.  The date 25. 03. 1999 is tattooed on his right  knuckle. His hairs have turned grey, the flawless skin has wrinkles know. The fifties have finally caught up with him.

Prison guard come to his prison.

Prison guard
"How ya feelin Andrew ?"

Prison guard cont'd
"Ya'll finally getting out of this white walls."

Andrew smiles.

Prison guard
"So, are you going back to being the general again ?"

Andrew leaves the pole and stand straight in front of the prison guard.

Andrew
"I chose Andrew over Robertson when I was brought here. That's enough to let everyone know what I'll do once I'm released of this cage."

Andrew cont'd
"There's a lot I have missed, a lot needs to learn. A lot of people to meet and a whole new world to build. My worry is.... Will I get enough time ?"

Prison guard looks at Andrew's bed and see a open book.

Prison guard
"What ya readin?"

Andrew
"Just few word off pages."

Andrew smiles.

EXT. CHARLIE MANSION - NOON

With a huge garden surrounded on four sides, Charlie mansion is the house of Charlie Senior and his family. A huge parking garage with seven cars from a classy Rolls Royce to an orange painted Lamborghini, the Charlie mansion shows the transition from Charlie Senior's era into Charlie Junior's.

There are seven men guarding the gates of the mansion.  With big muscles and bigger guns, they are flashing a warning sign ' Trespasser will be shot down'.

INT. CHARLIE MANSION

The rooms are decorated with balloons. The walls are having posters of Avengers hanging. The chair of Charlie Senior, made of teak wood and seats made of red inked mulberry silk, is placed in center of the  room.

There is a cake placed on the table with 'Happy Birthday Lil bro'  written on it. Charlie Junior is standing at the door to greet the guests. Kevin is incharge of the bar. The DJ is playing midnight rider.
Charlie Senior walks down the stairs to his chair with the help of a walking stick. The crowd gets up on their feet to greet him and show respect. Charlie's younger daughter, Annie walks to his with her child Ronnie, who is the birthday boy.

Ronnie stands next to Charlie Senior.

Charlie Senior sits on the chair.

Charlie Senior
"Let's take a family photo."

Annie (calls Charlie Junior)
"Brother ! "

Charlie Junior looks at Annie.

Annie
"Father wants a family picture."

Charlie Junior nods.

Charlie Junior runs to his father.

Charlie Junior (shouts)
"Come everyone, let's have a picture together."

Annie's husband who was standing at the bar and Charlie Junior's wife who was talking to the guests joins Annie and Charlie Junior near Charlie Senior's chair. With four grandkids, two kids and their inlaws, Charlie Senior's family picture was complete.

Charlie Senior grabs Annie's hand.

Charlie Senior
"Don't you miss mama today."

Annie nods.

Door knocks. Music stops.

Annie, Charlie Junior and the crowd look towards the door. Charlie Senior slowly pushes Annie to have a clear view at the door.

They see Andrew 'The General' Robertson. A face they have forgotten. A face they rarely remember existed. Wearing a worn out blue tuxedo, he is standing at the doors and looking at the home which was once a place he like to spend time in.

Charlie Senior
"Robert....my general."

Andrew smiles.

Andrew
"You haven't forgotten me boss."

Andrew walks towards Charlie Senior. Charlie Junior rushes to the door and looks at the gate. He see his men all lying in the ground, badly beaten up.

Charlie Junior (shouts)
"What did you do ?"

Andrew
"When did men become so delicate?"

Charlie Senior laughs.

Charlie Senior
"These men of today would rarely survive in our times."

Andrew nods. He kneels down, grab Charlie's hand and kisses on the back of his palm.

Charlie Senior (looking at Kevin)
"Get a drink for him."

Kevin nods. He makes a drink and the bar tender brings the drink to Andrew.

Charlie Senior
"How are you Robert?"

Andrew
"Good."

Andrew looks around.

Charlie Senior
"It's Ronnie's birthday today."

Andrew looks at Annie. He gets up and walks to Annie

Andrew
"You remember me kiddo ?"

Seeing the blank look on Annie's face, the answer was clear.

Andrew
"I'm Andrew, you might remember me as Robert."

Annie
"Uncle Rob ?"

Andrew nods.

Andrew
"You are all grown up, become a fine lady."

Annie smiles.

Andrew removes the silver chain  and gifts it to Ronnie.

Andrew
"This is all I have kid."

Charlie Senior
"Come Andrew, let's celebrate your return and Ronnie's birthday."

Andrew smiles.

Andrew
"I'm going...have a lot of work to do."

Charlie Senior
"What?"

Charlie Junior interrupts them.

Charlie Junior
"Father, let's talk this later. It's already getting late."

Charlie Senior nods.

Charlie Senior
"Stay here for today Robert.  Let's spend this day here like the old times. For the good old times."

Andrew nods.

The family and guest gather around the table. Andrew stays a few meter away from them.

Singing 'Happy Birthday ' they cut the cake and celebrate Ronnie's seconde birthday. The housekeeper give a plate of cake to Andrew. He stand next to Charlie Junior. 

INT. CHARLIE'S MANSION - NIGHT
THE BAR

Charlie Junior, Kevin, Charlie Senior, Annie's husband and other associates are sitting around the table and drinking whiskey.

Andrew  ( to Charlie Junior)
"So you are looking after your father's business?"

Charlie Junior
"Stop calling me a kid."

Andrew
"I still remember the time when you were all shaking to pull the trigger."

Charlie Junior (Angrily)
"Enough. You want to see how I hold a gun now ? Let me show it pointing straight at your corpse."

Andrew chuckles.

Charlie Senior
"Stop it Junior. You don't talk to Robert like that."

Charlie Junior
"I'm sorry father."

Andrew  puts his hand over Charlie Junior's shoulder.

Andrew
"You have become a tough kid....man."

Everyone laughs. Charlie Junior storms out of the room in embarrassment.

Charlie Senior
"So Robert, what were you saying earlier today?"

Andrew (clears his throat)
"You know boss, prison life has changed me. I want to live a life know, find my family and start everything again."

Charlie Senior nods.

Charlie Senior
"You took the bullet for us. If it wasn't you, we all would have been long gone. This mansion wouldn't even exist without you."

Charlie Senior cont'd
"I owe you, we'll do."

Andrew
"No boss. It's you who gave me a life."

Charlie Senior (to Kevin)
"Tell Junior to bring the bag."

Kevin nods. He leaves the room and comes back with junior. Junior is carrying a small bag.

Charlie Junior keeps the bag on the table.

Charlie Senior
"It's 50 thousand dollars."

Andrew
"Price for my 21 years ?"

Andrew cont'd
"I didn't came here for money."

Charlie Senior
"No Robert, it's an apology from me... For not trying hard enough for your freedom."

Andrew
"No need boss. I'm good. I'm free now."

Andrew finishes his drink and gets up. He walk towards the door without taking the money.

Charlie Junior (shouts)
"Robert! You don't say no to father."

Andrew (turns around)
"Your father knows me better than anyone else in this room, that's why he is sitting quiet."

Andrew walks out of the room.

Charlie Junior
"He shouldn't talk like that."

Charlie Senior
"That's a lion, who lost all his youth stuck in a cage."

Charlie Senior cont'd
"Let him live a life."

Charlie Junior
"What if he rat on us ? He knows our business, our secrets and everything."

Kevin
"Charlie is right boss. We can't trust Andrew. "

Kevin cont'd
"What if our competitors get their hands on him ?"

Charlie Senior nods.

Charlie Senior
"Keep an eye on him. Let me know what he is up to."

Charlie Senior cont'd
"If he is all alone and quite as he say he is, let him live. If he is lying, feed him a bullet."

Charlie Junior
"Yes father."

INT. HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT

Andrew is staying in a hotel room for the night. He is in his bathroom robe, sitting in front of a laptop he bought from a second hand store.  He login into Facebook and searches ' Dana Robertson'.  The search list showed a lot of names but none familiar.
Andrew adjusts his reading glass and continues clicking on each profile and trying to find the person he lost 21 years ago.

FLASHBACK BEGINS

20 YEARS AGO

INT. PRISON

Andrew has completed one year of his term. He is sitting alone in his cell, staring at the floor when the prison guard come to his door with a letter.

Prison guard
"Robertson. You have got a mail."

The prison guard hands him a letter.

Andrew opens the letter to find a photo of a young gift celebrating her 1st birthday. It was Andrew's daughter - Emilia. His tears wet the letter while he kept the photo pressed to his chest.

FLASHBACK ENDS

INT. HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT

The photo of Emilia on her 1st birthday is kept near the laptop screen. Andrew is still searching for Dana on Facebook. After going through hundreds of profiles, Andrew decides to search for Emilia instead.

'Emilia Robertson' he searches on Facebook. For him , who has never met his daughter in 21 years, everyone seemed familiar.  Every profile picture of a girl in her twenties felt like his daughter ro Andrew.  After almost a hour of search, Andrew came across a profile picture of a girl with a birthmark same as her daughters. Her profile read 'Emilia stuart.'

Andrew click on her profile and goes through her posts. He finds a pic of Emilia with Dana. After seeing them together, Andrew couldn't hold his tears. Tear drops roll down his cheeks.  He search her location and find Dayton, Ohio.

With a dream to finally reunite with his family and live a life once lost again, Andrew books flight tickets for Dayton.