[Movie Script]Departed, The

                             THE DEPARTED





                              Written by



                           William Monahan







           Based on Infernal Affairs





          SCRIPT AS SHOT COMPILED SEPTEMBER 2006



          FADE UP ON



          THE SOUTH BOSTON HOUSING PROJECTS. A MAZE OF BUILDINGS

          AGAINST THE HARBOR.



                                 COSTELLO (V.O.)

                       I don't want to be a product of my

environment. I want my environment

to be a product...of me.



          YELLOW RIPPLES PAST THE CAMERA AND WHEN IT CLEARS WE SEE

          THROUGH DIESEL SMOKE: A BUSING PROTEST IN PROGRESS. THE

          SCHOOL-BUS, FULL OF BLACK KIDS, IS HIT WITH BRICKS, ROCKS.

          N.B.: (THIS IS NOT SETTING THE LIVE ACTION IN 1974; IT IS A


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