Slowdown.

So I didn't plow straight through to the end of my first draft the way I'd hoped I would. The fact is, I knew my research was shaky, and I couldn't bear to follow up the (very nice!) first half of my screenplay with a bunch of thin, wobbly, unsure-of-itself writing. I love the authority with which I throw around SWAT jargon in the beginning. I need to feel that solid about the geographical area that is the "star" of the second half of the movie.

I have found some people who may be willing to help me with said research. Some of them I may have to bribe a little. But it will be worth it. If my second half turns out as well as my first half, I feel pretty sure that this is the writing sample that is going to get me a job.