"MISSION IMPOSSIBLE II" (2000)

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2

8 A WORN SATCHEL ()IJ'VDCCAY)

i• being carried bya world Vll&%'Ymiddle2uropeaD ..arinsf~ blact &%mband. VLADIMIRNDHORVXCH mcit ■a gl•ariungbui1di.Dg•.2&using for a moment, ,mder& motto c:l•arlyvisible al:loveb1•!lead-. •where the futureis now'. He checks the time.

set in CoWJtdowaMode. It's at 19 hours forty-seven minutes and sixteen seco~ azsdmopping, 19:37.15, i14, 113, ,12 etc.

0. S.child.renare.singing:

Nekhorvich looks tosee dlildren at play outside the adj-•cent Na.tura.lHistoryMuseum. They are moving in and around a,i:·.odd freeform sculpture.

NElCHORVICHPOV -SCOLPTORE »m CHILDREN

a blur where theaculPture seams to be distorting the ~l~en. ■ l!DD!lw:11aJll1rrarll111aamllaUSe. - -·

wiDeS his eyes,a horn bonJrs,Re looltatoward the ■ o\md.

~ C0MPC'l'EiUZIDSCRDNDISPLAY (IN'!' PLUmJ1CVDG.DAY)

on the CGbin wallcliaplaysaacolorful map &howing thef].ighe;~ point of departurein Sydney, continuoualy updaeiJJQcllacance.., diract:.icmUldtimeto i.u ultimate dast.i.D&Uc:m,Aelanca,~-

- fol.b,we•re a little ovar two anda half bour• f:'CIIDtO\lchdOWDinAtlmit:a.l,ut if you lookout your ·windowsan e1ther aide of thea.ircraft.,.,.,119ocmbe c:r01singthesouthern section of theJcc:ky Kou:Dre1ns,•range wich iac:l:ad••mare tbaD 5oi,ea>ctn•insrabcne 1,,000 ~••t. . 'Ihecbein••lcftiest pouit, Mc:,unt2lluart, at 1,,433feet should be corniN.Jintoview _. u wepa&a over cmit%'a1ColorAdo shortly••

14 mElCHORVIO!(Dn'CAJSINDAY)

••aaa intanc andie map. its changing times anddietm:icea. ..k-

checlashi ■vatch- the countdown has gone from 20 tothree !IEtl\n~. and l2 mi.rm.tuasNelchcrvic:hismesmerized by thede:sccndinat · ,.ec:cm4.llbippincr.by.. .

ETKUr BDl11'sit.aintoshotcm the vacant fi.rstclassaiale aeam

-you do JmawGr~ti thought tha varlcSofyea.

11Jekhorv1.cbia~- Bthal put.•a comforting~ cm Ma •hOUlder:

He was quitea wan. Did ha kncv before me end yvut:wobe.clsucceeded?

••noc 1D dma to N'Vllthim.

No. After you'velived with Chimera for cwency houra.DC'tb1nQ'cansave ygu. Jlot even•••Bellerq:alxm.

titla- alaoa~ iapfall-- ad a wtnln

Are yen&_ccmre:r:nedT

?;th.mlrises,andon his vay to the cockpitassists • n~ passenger strugglJ.nsrwitl:ahulllllsk.AsJlovakavich61mbl•~ the strap onhis mask he notes thatthe display screen 8bo1r.-_..,,~ tbeir altitudei9 below 30,000 feetand dropping. Ba checbfeliia countdown timean his watch again. Ra-ru.avichlooks around ilm. The flightatte:ndent-.sareconspicuouslyabsentand all the pass~gers who have on axy;en masksare passed out.

The flightcrew now waring theiraxyven masks~

Pan. pan, pan, Denver Center.'l'hiai•

Trans Pac Flight two-two-zero-seven,747 heavy. We are not readingyou. wa•ra unable ta.maintain cabinpressurizaticm. we have iniU.atad a dascmt to cme six tbauand,

Ba puses aut. flleCaptain,JIDGII.S'DJIP,tuzmto ,radfy thatthe • reli.efpilot ia also uncca•~.iouat ti. ca:atzola.

Ha then removes hi• oxygenmask, aeu the auto pilot, input~ Z11mben to •low tha plane andducmd. Allt:hacraft tilt■ . dcvn ed ...

~ fiight attendants arepulling cm jump BUits. ~ran the cockpit.

BtlMm retuma. Rovakavichbec:kcmsto him. Ethan aits. G~ ..~ around, Novakavichwhispers ccmspiratorially: ...

Emit (intha same tone)

YCNke.p co11ing- Dmj.=1- You really - shauldn•t.

telcborvich'•ayeanm:rov.

With a liahcn1llcJswiftmoveZtbAnbreaks Nekhorrich'•nec:Jc.s.

Ha grab• Cheaatcbel,

Wal.lie •lash••the satcbal-handlaopen, takes thasatchel fk_ Mbroaca. B• peel.•off ~ latax mask..reveal.iz:lgSlm1IMmROIIIJ:

Ba tear9 off tba ,rocaJ.oacillatcrathi• Ad.al'•GDl•. clee;aL~ ~t. Dall- a r a• ■•

They don gogglesand, wit:hAmbrose in the lead, the team leaJ?S, cne after anotherfrom thehatch, Ailing off into the sky.

An autanatedvoice repeats in anominous monotone:

The Copilotstirs. He bleari1y rouses himself ju.atin ~ '-·' see:

A JIIDWltain.rusb;ngtowardhim. Allnruntain meets ~l.an•, ·,U!!fl. frame is filladvith fire, but 111mlcamera pall•hack frcmca fJ.reball,itis in ~act no more than a match 1-ad filliag ~ whi.ch,ignited,light.a• fuae.. •

'DieIIIthemeaaic ldc:kllin,t:haIIIWlcndita xoll to:

22 ~ ncB OF JD:llffADf(DP.Y)

Por a momentit Iii.gilt!Mathoughtpartof tbe uma range whe..Jtbe plane crashedbut mm Ethan.HUDt climb• intoframa theangle widen.Iandt11ta dawn, revu.1iJlgm of wherehe'• ccaefna than 11bcebe' ■going. Aaide baa the fact thatha'• intba midllt offz• cliwHng libllt1■wdly a aluNlrndc fw of at 1-..t atbauaan4 rt111t.t:bar•••tm ammy pic:bJra-postcardv1atof a ~ovelyvalley and pellucid lab tbouni,d• off-t below. ~ clnlhs out of abot.

23 WIDB UPAliGLIaarJ

revaaliJJgthe smmd.t, a light breeze hittingthe licbeD and,__ whatever growth bu • ■ lenderpurcbue on theroc:JQ,JDCNDtaim~, fl.~ cloud.acwe.rbead.

Ethan into shot. Despite the s~tacul~ly precarious ban~as • he's us~ to hang onto·the mountainand hi• life. lieap;g_ean· relaxed, engaged - for him - in the equivalentof a buaman ·,. lipliday. Zt'• leisurely &mger farEthan; cme might:almo ■ t, cc;pact.;tohear'111li•Andrewstrilling •climbBft1Y MoUII~ 9'I the soundtrack.

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23 CCNTnroEO:

...._,, Then Arock ha·• been grasping crulllblesandEthandrops abcrirt:'~~ inchesbefore he gral:)sontothe mountain again. ~ he bar.gs~ • five fingersthouunds of feet above the earthhe ~•t SHJI! terriblyeoncernecluntil he spota a helic:cpter.

It••materialised bebind the suma:i.tuldpuaea aurpris1Dg1y..::Cl0•• just overhead,casting it.ashadowdownward over Ethan. · · Instinctively.Bthan flattens himselfagaimt the rock~. as if thecopter poses acme sort of threatto him. But whe:lLts rotorswhir it into the distanceEthan relaxes and resumes his cli.lllb.

24 AHAIRY OVERBAm (Erl'IDlNTAlH1».YJ 24

nearthe sumnit has Ethan ce;artingfrom the vertica.land is_uow traversingthe anmtain vith more of hi• back than his feet_. exposedto the earth farbelow. ~•'• cl~ to the moun~ almostlike a fly walkingc:i the ceiling. When he reaches m· a handhold that will restorehim to the vertical. he dislodges • lizard - and man•ges tocatch it before it plmigu thou,sai,a-of feat to oblivion.

ETHAN

Mboaa••

cJ!wbe tlaaOYermmg.

REVERSI »a.a SI& IT

with Ethan's bands,then Ethan caning into view andmaking~ sunait. Be reacheainto hi.apocket and.releuu tha lizardllho favors Ethan witha stun raptilian ■ tareby w.y ofgratitude. To lizard:

B'1'JWI

Yau'nwlrmll~

Tha lizard.,,.,._..off, then a low l)eepiDgsoundchi• tiack attract■ Id.aattaaticm. liet:arnaa» ■ee tha sourceof tJaa' beeping, •-11 paclr.againday-glo colon witha day-glo straamar. Ethan 1oob to the sky where the helicopteri• ni,w- aninowsly c:irclJ.ng:back. I.

Ethan liftsthe day-glo paclcageand waves it inthe clirec:ti'oi.02: the copter.With a cli ■ tinctlaclcofenthusiasm. ·

The helicopteronce again tmns, banks and disappear■• Zthim--bas opened thebeeping pac]cagaam finds a pair of sungla■■ H: ·

(ca.ttDUZD)

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SWANBECJt Goodmorning, Mr. Bunt.

Swanbeck's face flashesanscreen. Over hisintroduction of Nyah is a series of satellitephotographs whose subjectis so elusive she never seemsto give the camera a clean shot.

SWANBEClt'SVOICE Your mission,should you choose toaccept it, requiresyou to recover a stolenitem, designatedChimera. Essential to the missionis the recruitment of A ciyilian-- a MissNyah Nordoff-HalL She isa highly capableprofessional thief currently activein Spain.

A series of Nyah's 'accomplishments', i.e.,warrants, complaints, Interpol Stmmariesof her various criminalactivities, as well as glimpses of theelusive Nyah circulating aboutSeville.

SWanbeck's face reappears on screen:

SWANBEClt'SVOICE (cant'd) And llr.Bunt - the DUt time you go cm vacation, please be goodenough to let us Jmow where you're going.This aessasr•will Nlf-dutruct in fiw seconds.

Ethan remves the glasses, thentosses tbelainto space.

(ccm'INtJED)

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28 CC:."T!NOED:(l)

·._; The glasses explode ina pu!f of Sftlke.

E'lmR (cont'd) I won't becm holiday.

Ethan, with a fairamount of disgust, geta tohis feet ami.jullps off the mruntain, in,what for a moment looklike • suici~ snit. Then, •CIDl!Wher•hm:tdndaoffeet belowcame,,\.~~• • little puff of coloras the tulip-shaped chutepep• out of .Jii's back-pack.Begin thesound cf castanets and theanima1.-liltecries of flamencodancer&.

>ISSOLVITO:

bustling inthe activity of a large privateparty, with llff'J,~ guests andattentive valets, as a youngwonian,her face m>a.~~. exits hercar and enters the villa. •

30 A PLASH OPSJaR.l'ANDLACE (INT-EXTVILLA FLAMENCO DANCERS TII EVE)

where to thecriu of dancen add gracefu1fminjnaa baiat'• · wieldingthe c.stmlats. flladancersperfcma cm a raised Dlal.lom aDdllYM ll>RDOFP-DLL•s face ca ba gliapa.S tbm tJla.a ...,fiaQ aJdrta andpountllngheels. lookfngtmu. not at them. ·

DVIRSB AJnLB BTDR ~

lookingback in a similar~ to&yah; surzeaJ.lighting 11114the relentlea ■c:hozusofpamd1ng heal.aseemto isolate thlllliDtha crowdedparty. Jt,ahccmtJ.Jmu tolook at Etha OV"artJlasboudar ovarher wnne-be escort. • ~ attmtiva gentleman. -,U offera\IPher eapty srlu•. lmd thegmtllllDIIDeagerlytabe it to thebar far • zellll, leavinglttahand Ethan loo1dng at me ..., another. Bthan approachu bar. ·

nmR

IJoyou Ja:x,w-?

• WM

Ho. Should I?

ETHAN

Ro. You just lookedu if you did.

,-.... J1YM Bo. Just u if I•d like to.

ZTBAR

Oh.Well. Ithink that can be arranp4.

(CDttDAJBD)

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~ llottonight.Bad timing. Sorry -

'Ibisstops her.Jlyahmoves c1oser to him.,mtil they're 110_..,;:t,0

s. ...

nose. Whisperedbut bree%Y: •

NnH LoaJc,it•1either you or the rentand I don'tmind te1ling you it'a not aneasy .. c:boica.

E'1mN What·ifI pay the rent?

E'nmN Oh-uh?

Glancing at the gentle.mm maldng hi■ wayback vi.thher ~ than:

And, pw:poseful creature that she is, shetabs har frustrated duue upstain, tildng hez-fooutes,a aou to w tba ....aof the dancers' steps to caver her OIID.once upstairll,• ~ guard near the muter bedroam cu be seenaa-rly foll.owiDd~\ down ta m11, bothmov1ng put apa1r of mrdows, mW.• u Bthan. JD a fa, •11teDa,Jlyah canbe •een amv1ng put tba. wiDdowllin the CJA)Olited:1.recticm,withouttbegur4 f~. l:nanother .,.mt ortwo. a very paszlec!loo"fncraecurityn,ird cu be glilqpseclinthe firat windov,.lookingup and down t:11 ball, clearly havinglost ■ight ofllyab.Ethan smiles,aovt• ~t of shot.

lN'1'MASTER.8EDlt0CI((EYE)

Nyah bas opened thedoor and JDOVU swiftly thru the ~

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~ 34 INT BATH (EVE)

a decadentlooking affair with suggestive light-ing,Jldrror~- walls. '!'hetubhas a tray across it which includu a wine ~ler chillinga bottle of Cxystal and amcund of caviaran a ~ b! ic•. Nyah can't resist. She 11p0m15a dollopof tha cavi~ ~ ~ itbefore she moves along the frescoedwall• of the ~ to its bac:lt.'111ere,shepullsouther c:oq,actmd zeaovea th•--piff, reveali!:ganelectronic densitymeter. She turnsit cm and li6lds it at therear of the tub. It ■sweep gauge jumpsshuply frcm green t.b:ruyellowandinto the red.

Mam.

She now steps into the tub and focuses cm \:hegroutbetwee!\.tfl-.; tiles just above the soap dish.Her keen eyessearch for an>/ cracks in the grout and she spotsone. Usinga tweezer• •lv' pu11s the sliver of grout out frcmbetween thetilu, r~ something that looks like a credit card wedgedbetween the'firtfa. She slips the card into a narrowopening underthe aoap di~.

There's the souad of hydraulicsand two ums 11110ftthe-.rbJ<.._ casjng out frcm the reer of tbetub. Jlyah.br:eatllasaai-e nliaf md anticipaticlll:lrnMlingiDthe mb aba fl_,• loaJdng dalm at an open Ate, r~ ac:aebalf-dosm CO'll>M'tmlllts.Aaabe atudi• th•1

rnmN

Dei:1sians,dac:isicma.

Byah looks up to •- Ethan'•reflection inthe aLhroal m.izon, looking cbm atbar kneeling in the tub.

IIDII

What areyou doing here?

B'1mJ1

fl,:fnJcyau•retheonlyoae who can pick a lock?

I •••.You'ra not just another pretty face.. .

Before Ethan cananswer, a voice can be heard COl'ILmgf:ramJ:1ta ~ warblingQTened.ain Spanish, and with considerml• _gol'to.

l1DB (cont'd)

ObGod. A bl~ baritone.

RJ:VIDD - S/10/99 12.

CON"l"Th7..l>: l4

Nyah c:~~ha•a.reflect:icm behind Si;h&D• ■inthebath.roamairror. ( Sbe reaches upand grabs Ith.anby the lapel.,~nJdng him into i:h4I .....,,tu.b,pulli.nghi.adownon top 0 ~bar. Once&CJainT:.bey•ranos•to no••·

B'1'JWt

I takei.1:J'CIIIpreferteaars.

She 9lanceaap at tu ail:zar. %Jl1~ 1• tb•~ o~ ~ AUGUSTO DEL'ARD&, a big amiable cu~ilian in bis ~ilti•• who'• ch~' awhite dinner jack~ that•• badwi.naspU1: on ~1:. B• bre intoa heavily accented varsion of 'Howor ltever'•and disapp~ frcathe dresa.inqraca.~or. ·

nu

wouid you &ind 1.rx•m.on top?

•• ETHAN

Oh, •ither way worJc.a~ ...

With a jsundicedl.ooJcsharol.l.•overon topo~ Bth&n o.na.begins workinq onone of the ■ a.fac:ompart:.ment:.s,11ain9•~ytorqg• w:-ench frama tube of llpcticlcand a earbidepick ~-~.aascara brush. She g'lancesdown and .1•rai:herdi•concerted. Con~ues worJdnq with the pick and vranch. ·

ftBaR•s votes

You're nev.r gonna fi.nclJ.~tbere.

lllall ,...., p.,clz'opp1ng~ llftLJdtJ .

Damm i.1:1ftDdvha.t:?

lmlUI.

Bi■ ex-wife• ■INJ.vari,necklacethatgoes up £or auct:ic:,a'ruead&y.

1.ookf"9dCMl t:oat:baa,a1:ow:t.o:ti.adivnatim: ...

~ or l••• bcmdlllockadbeb1ad bis aectu be mts ~ainat tiaaraked blu:lcoftbatub, bl■~ andwe incll••~:-lfYah•• 1Gllllrpelvic,~ioo - ■be au-addles bia.1IOtexactl...ilft&a1IOOd 1:oIIIOvea • - . .

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She sutrens - be mows u,o cl&mlmuch. ( -....J Jl!'AII .

- right••viler•ia 11:1

Sha immed.iat:el.yavi.1:cbuher•ff~ frailtbe tap lett~~ tha bott0m rightccmpartmant. Sha'• utterlynonplussed: .··

J:'rD1I (pluc:Jdnqitoff his cha.st, of£eriDq .it1lPlike a mechanic

I udder the chassis) \ - torqv.ewrench.

1nAB - this is very di.sccmce.rti.ng••

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t 8beanstraddl• Jda and, ldth a fw deft JD0\'88vl~ ~• I ffltDChandMrbidll picJc- and 1~•• open. She vitbdrm·a velvet pouch andopens tbe pouch. oat spill•the spectacul-,r:-::necklac:e.

JffAB (OOZlt'clJ Lovaly.

( (~9 to oloa• ~c •c~e)

llbc-areJoa and vha~•• it goingto coat me?

1rrAB

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REVISED - 4/23/99- PINK

CON'l'I.NU!D:(3) ,,,,,,_

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fflat.

The bathroom 11 suddenlyfilled with securityguardS, ~awn. Seftorde l'Arena.looking highly upset, popain.

sdoR1'1L'AREB Oh, SdlorKeya, tb•nk God it iayaa!. 1111Spanish to ■ ecurityguarda, m:mayed) It'• SeftorKayes,the security engineer.

E'lmR . Well,Sedlerde 1'Anna the gooc:lD- ia . that thaheat sensors were activated.But K1•• Ko%daff-Hall, ~ associate -

Set!orde l'Armlakisses NYah'• hand.

Sd:nt DBL'ARENA ll1Chgu.ato.•llflcrita-

lffAK Oh ya. Absolutely. Mu.ch toolcmsrI sboul.clsay.

Nyah'• initial ahoc:kand pm::dcslowlygives way to a wary, intensified curiosity - about Ethan.

IIYAB

E'l'DH Well, Seftord• l'Arena,there'• no reason to disruptyour party any longer. We have same further concema about the disposition of your securityguuda. which· you'll receive inour written report by fax iD the· morning,hard caw to follow. Shall ve?

Be offers )fyahhisarm. They ate.rtout. Etba.Dimled.iatelystops.

fCClrrDroED)

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C0NTINO'ED:(3)

ETHAN Ccont'd) His• Ball. Haven"t yau forgotten sa:ething?

Nyah looks siezmj.nelypuzzled.

Ethan noda benavol.ently.

Nyah slowly reaches intoher dress andwithdraws the glittering string of dieznondaandrubies fX'0IIherbust.

sdoRDBL'UJ:ta (a great kidder) Whatare you trying to do.s~rita? Rob me?

I~ - They all laugh,ud Ethan's got her out the door. 'I I "-' 35 EXT »mAI.OSIAIIVJ:LLA(I.M'SJIIGIIT-PRBIWal) I . I the •t:uscH,ming, the aJc;yagun 1118talblue. Ethan an4 ~- emerge frcmthe villa, Milking ■ lowly. Nyah'• clearly - preoccupied.

ltYM I' ■ai.aaing■ Clllll'tbjnghere.,asidefroma 500., 000poundneclt1ace. Even after I botcbecltbe job, I c:ou1d"vewalked out of there w1th the blooclYt.h1ng.

E'l'IW1 At leaat ya11walked.

with it:,~ did you let ma go tbn with

it?.

ETHAN

Wanted to see how good you we..-e. I'm hoping we might wcrk together . ...

REVISED - S/21/99- CtD.,Y 15.

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look likea gigolo. you so\JAdllke a - thief.Y0U ac:clilte·ac:op- what the bloodyhell do you have in mind?

E'l1QH World.nQunder adverse c:onclitiona.Highly adVerse c:cmd:i.Uon.s.

)r4B soum.s smashing. z•• in. HuchAcbo,mi carro. por favorJ Now be serious. ~ou • couldn't possibly want me off tonight•s perfozmance..

ETHAN

( You didn•t do that bcd1y. •

Her car arrives.

NYAtt (o.sshe-=wes co her car) You•re apologizing tor me? QU1te the gentleman.••

Olle~oot on Ule flocrboarcSshe~r..•••• l:NlclctoEthcu:::I..

:rno.N Hey, ~e Bul.garijoblast week was tlawles:s.And I •vealway■ 'beenpo.rtialto

, pale yellows. \. Sha slides behind thewheel.

~ (aa he leans on the car) Z don'tdo laundry. cook. or i:,utupvitb cheekybaatarda wbo aet.me m, cm t:.beir territory~o they ean poach an mine.

- - She takes off.spewing bits of graV1tland c!ustin her 11rake.= Ethan am.ileamd shake$ his head..

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REVISED - 12/8/99- ~ 14 17.

(' 36 36 ON THEROAD NYAB (MOVING)

around curves, hair flying, she's free. Her car phonerings. Perplexed,she lets it ring once or twice picksit up:

ETHAN • Hi. Would you mind slowing down?

She hits the End button and disconnects. The phone immediately rings again. She refuses to pick up. Ethanpulls alongside her. She looks at him. They speak through theopen cars.

I - ETHAN

Pull over and listen to me. willyou?

(

Just listen•.

►

' NYAH

Listaito what?

She floors itand shoots ahead of Ethan, nicking his car as she takes off.

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t' 31 SERIESOF IIUVD«a SHOTS NYAH AND ETHAN 37

Ethan ringsher again. And keeps ringing. Her face becomes grim.,her flight progressively more desperateand with Ethan's pursuit progressively more determined. 'lheyare reaching the limitsof adhesion around blind c:mves.

38 MORE SB11'SIIUVI?G(DAWN) 38

The sky'•battleship gray; Ethan pursuesNyah around hairpin turns high above the Costa del Sol; they ripthru patches of marine fog drifting on the road, obscuringit.

Both are appalled by the other's willingnessto escalate risk in this game of flight and pursuit untilEthan teart tbru a fogbank and sees on his GPS what Nyah can•t possibly seethru the fog - less than four hundred meters ahead isa turn she can't possibly negotiate and if she can't she'll plunge off the road hundreds of feet to rock and sea below. Ringing her numberagain:

She turns up a mound and loses control. She spins out and heads toward the edge of the cliff.

Ethan cuts her off and sends them bothinto a 540 degree spin. Her car stops just at the cliff's edge.

Furious she wrenches openher car door and gets out.

SUddenly there•• DONyah. Ethan leaps over to Nyah's car and sees Nyah danglingover the ocean and rocks hundredsof feet below, holding onto the doorhandle.

Taking a firm gripon her wrist.

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E'l'HAN Doa"t lookdown. Just•.look at me. That'• it..that's.•it..

He pulls Nyah backup to thecar, across the seat and ba1~ .&.n~o his ums. Pora lcmgmcnit it looks like sh•'• in shock.·~:

E'mAN' Ethan H\mt.

Tbru the veil ofmorning fog.Nyah looks at Ethan. Her ~ ~}es suggest wit, andwil~ingnes ■,and longing.

• E'l1Wt •••marethan l thought••

They scarcely haveto lll0V8tobring their lips together: '

:'1"DN Careto wait a decent interval?

JllYAH Whovants to be deemt7 ••

DISSOLVE:

39 CLOSB .ETHAH (D1T-UT SAFEHOOSE SEVILLEDAY-EVE)

·sleeping. Bia eya opea slowly. Hecames to ful.lconscicni&nciss, hi• headstill an tha pillow. SamPth;ngapproaching serious. anxiety informshis features. Be liftahi• head and 1ooks 'trhis left. anglev:iden;ng. Jlyahlies cmher _aide facingJwa, . aleepingaerenely. Amd.ety on the orderof oh-cod-Ehis-isit'~~~ approved-recruiting-teclmique,cont1%1rled.Halets hi• beac!fl.op back on the pillow.Then he turns sohe and Nyah are profile 1:0- profile. As he looks at her sleepinghis anxiety fadea, re.oa.-aced by curiosityand even wonder. Be liftshis hand and jus.t - brushesher cheek. Ber eyes open. She knows where ahe ia.

E"1'BAN So vbat've you got againstspooks?

Nyahsmiles.

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EmAlf Ob. Well••this isn't exactly bythe book. ·

E'fflAH 'l'hey'v•gota book for evexything 7

NrAH '1'haonlyother spook I knew was aliar. Cbarming but absolutely illc~bl• of telling the truth. Be'cl lie abouthi.a favorite color. But then I rec:kcmit'san occupational hazard. Jlll spiesreally do is ccmceal the truth and tall lies.

B'fflAN Ho~ r9Vllalinginfoz:maticmdoesn't necessarily make someone a liar.

1'DII That' ■DOt thl!point. In the mr!llhat spia nly onls the m• thing they think they know thatyou don,t.

EmAR Which is? • BYAB fllatthay'n lying.

Ethan laughs.

Nyah shudders andmoves into Ethan.

NYAH

- You're 110ta liar. Or you're an •wfully

good cme •• (tun) •thiathing these blokea pinched•.

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l1yahstopsto think about this.

Jlyablooksat Ethan, a little worried.

Spoken like a spook.•you everafraid?

rI'HAN Of what?

Jllyahlaughs. 1r

• RYU Aak a question,you vatan answerI ••

B'lDJI Dmm. you're beautiful.

Quickas a cat Ethanflips Nyah over so she'• looking down at hi&

E'lDN' I dc:m'tthinkao.

Shesinks intohis &%JDS.

,o * ElT-DlT STREET-SEVILLE (VALENCIA FES'!'IVAL)(£VE)

Ethan's stepis unusually jaunty as he bounces along,JMking 1its way th:u the festiveand jostling crcwds preparing for the.crema portion otthe Tallas de Valenda. On this night greetpapier 1:1acheeffigiea,sameserious, soma comic:,are placedall thr\i.:the ciey andtorched in great bonfires. Outside the barEthan:•.• loold.ngforthere's a street vendor, hawking Pallas mementosand r flowera.He ■ Lartspa.atthe vendor. and it hits him -he'• aainsr to ~ acaeflowers. ·

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( Be choo•o• a aolorful■ pri.ng?)OU~ so trash~ dlnr-canbe •een an the petal ■•Btbanpays the vendor s~ 1:1to~• ~, and thjnJr•bettcard 1"'alk;n9into_Sva.nl:>eCkvi~c.habauaua,r-Tuma back to the vador.

VD1DCJI.

ftJWI %'11 plc:Jc•-ap OD a'fvay out, okay7

Btben ~er• tbeb.u'and goes apnai.r1I-totha■ aoond~ where be puaea af"?arityata pd.r of doab1• doon. -

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Snnbeck atandalooking out the window. Jroiayc%0Wd!-.femthe festival proyi.deacons~ valla, and duringthe aequence, the first effiqieaare lit, and smoke and flame provide&.vivid back9round thn the hriafin9 rocm•• wi.ndon. ' ·

SWAKUClt l'ut:1981•aa pain in tbe u ■• Bcmaring ■ ainal,y■ ett.1.nv•-OD rJ.re-. (azni.n9,to ft.ban) S.i,:dmm, si,:dc:ND ■

Btban sits.

Slml'l!IEa(CODt•d) Lets J0U know what thaytbi nk of saints, doesn•t it~ Damn aaar••t ma an tireon my vay ovar hare. b if% haven't been

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bu.med anough UMS&J'-

A mamcan~wbara it'• impossibleu» ~11. wlu.chV&J'~ ~ ia going to b1ow lteaNan t:be••two. 'Blan,oi'ri.lly,

Sw»tBEC:E(cont'd) Sorq, I barged illoa)'Olarvaca.1:ion.

ftJWI Sorzy % didn't 1ft70II·knowwhere %•waa.

SWANDCK • Don't:be. Woaldn'tbe • T&C:IIUODif you did.:

ffDH Well.. Tou•re eorzyand I•a aorry. •

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S-l'iA.~ Nhy did youphrase 1c l1Jc•ui&t?

ETHAN

~ 'You're sorrym4 z•m sorry.·

l."lmN TO\Igottabe kidding,

swanl:lec:keuznstohiec:cmput:erandbegina play cma DVD, and projected ontoa computer screen staring back at Echanis:

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42 VIACDIIR JmJalORV%CK

Nml)RVICH

....__,. (with axaggeratadbrio)

Well, tmitri I how are you?••

Nek.liorvic:hpausesasifwaiting for a reply. Ethan smi.leJ.

NEKHORVICH

..... I'm fine.. I, ·---__,• l Ethan laughs.

:&Tall I'• ~ine and yo\l'refine.• •

With Ethansimultaneouslywhispering:

lfEJOICIRVZCH

..._.. I'llfine too.. I••fine and you•r• fine - do

yeu remem):)Ar.c1eUfi'1and,howyou got Sugai and z to repeacthose 1111••frGIII~- suanoelow and W8oava you l:M Dame 0~ that: silly Soviet Premierbecause -..,.didn•tJcn01if y0ur name?••ni t.hos•days.you not only aavaclour lives.you aaved our sanity. 'Now, am DD1tti -we have ~• little problam•: Every saarc:11forahero ~t l:>egiDwith SCID9Pbfngthatewry hero requir••• • Villa.in.irn.refore,in a coarch for our hero.Jle.l.ler~cm,we created • monater Clumar•. %b.51you, Dd tri, come to Sydney and ac:ccimpanymetoAtlanta imnecliately. Howeverwe travel, I ~t: arrive at my dasti.Dat:1.on,within20hour•of depa.rture. l'orgivathisfanciful e,cplanat:icm,butfor

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nowprudan.e•CU.cut•• th:lt% conm.mic:ate notb:SJ'IQJ:lutthegravesturgency.

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lt:lU:lliiNXCJI(COO~Id)

, I tear I canentrUst thi.ato no onebut you, Dll1.tr1.M .,.aay, 'Z'• •orryand ( you•ra aorry'•• .....,,, Swanbec:kStopa ~• IM>.

SWAJIBECJt

Let - Uk you acaath,lng. tou ~ any .. 1.daaVb,&1;~ ~ be'• t:alJringal,oQt!

~an smiles.

E'l'IWI

An i.daa,yeah.

SWADBCK

-. ETDR

( -.J Like i1;••agood idea to pJ.clchi.JI.apina hurry. Anda bad idea to ~1y him en a c:ommercialcarri.er.so lat•• get onvith it. Be still1D Sydney?

SWJ\RBF.C'X

Dr. VladimirRaltborvicbi.Sdead. So i.ahis colleagua,Grad8Jd, but 1:h,a1;~ ..-. earliar. 11■bad 1118Jchorviehonaflight: from.Sydney1:ba1:eraabedin Ula JtocJcle• •• I I •• BthaD ait:sback. ~:v-

SID-NBl.«S(co='d)

- Bunt, an you listening?••

SJ.owlylooking up:

ftJWI

I{ 1 ...,J Xf he di4n1;VUl1:to 70 anywhere without ma, bow cli.clJOiipi;billODthatfllCJ}lt!

SRAHIIZCK

Slnmbec:k al.ear.bia1:hroat.Be~ back u, the~ a.net prmchee J..n,HISS:ZONDC1UB1:iB%H&GB.rileopens u,cmputez, ■ cans oE JUCBl¥)SE,BBAH,and ama. ETDN, ~ ccmpater•e~ and caaparir19 1:.heirfeAtaru,all.l.imeterbym.i.l.lJJnetar,statby•"t, as 1:h•oomputer i:beD!apoaea,wiu the help or tbAphysiognomy se&Q, Ethan'• faceo~ ~•: hence, mission doubleim.a9e.

E'l'BAN

alowly looks up toSwAnbeCJc.

,rnN!l'f'vrrrn,

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( 1ihezi%coaldD·t fiDd fOII,Ihad to replace yog. aaan Allbros•-. 1:.baobvi.ouachoice. liedcatlledyea, Vb.at? !Vo,i:hreetimes?

rmu

sw»ll&C'S

tma~ d1G ~ ~int of bia?

ftBAJI

rem Jmcv we had re9exve.1:ioneabouteach other. Ian't it a littlelate in the day t:oba ai-Jci09- t:bclt7

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Hot nece:csarily.

swant>eckshowsEthan a photo of anairline captain.

SiiAHBECK(cant•d)

Airline recax-daU.t c:apta.1llBarol.d Macintosh as t:hepilotfor Flt 2.207.b fez CLathe aedi.amd all~Di:&1 agenci• are concerned,Captain Kaai.Dt:osh dl.edOiltbe n.J.gbt,ba~1D ~ bA ai.aaecl it. Be did, hoW\e'Wlraab~ D~ fligh~ - in c:aqo, ~- 1nm a-n.1:bar-11 nitcase CODS~ Idaaise.

Another pboto ~ a apen sai.1:cue,~ body in it partially obacured b7 • ring ~ pol.iceandc:uatomsofficers. . -

SRUmlat (cont'd) _

Smeone on t:h&tflight:p1awd an operation das£.gzMMIbdown the plmie and maJcait:look like an accident. Scmeona •Jd.l.Uv.J.eaoaglluKiDg ~ wbole +b1n9 otr •tboat • ldi:cllbin-t:beydon't alvays ~ yoczrla99ageon the p1ane, .ven • when you fly fir8t clua.

B'1'BAll

So tbare'• oca t:hiagweknow Ambrose d09an•t:.

SIIAJIBECK

Than you do think itvu Ambrose.

Ethan barely nocb.

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( And yoa•r•not aurprued.

Ethan qivea SWI.Dbec:Jtaloot.'

~ Enough to killJlekborvichand two hundred innocan~ pas•~?

Ethan ad.l.•-

ZDUf

( saan faal• ha hasn't:donethe jab unless

be leavas a i= of bats on tba grmmd.

SiQRBZCJC Tb• question iswhy? What was vu this Cbi-r.11~ ,...aar.ryi.ngJ

:nDJI Jli9~ DOW on].~Allbroaelmol,at:ha~.

~JIROK %11.anycue, J'Cllll'wegot:1:0~- Cb:hnera .. brisavi~i:o-· E"1'DR In order todo tbat, %'ve ~ to figure ~ bow beplan.a1:oaake IDOZ1eJ'vitbi~.

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aArbd 1Dcreaaein the a1::ockpilingot

cUb 1n ter.cozi•taa=cA1Dta.,

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E'lmlJ Yeah, ~ mi•sion,should I choose to accapt lt:- i•to find.Sean Aznbrc••• •

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figure outvbat ha got'fram Nelchorvich, and what beplana t:odo with it, or putting it 11J10thez-wayhowhaplana to mak9 maneywith i~.

SWMBZICJt You.dm't tbinlct:hm:•'•somaunderlying princu,le UlVOlved?

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SWANB2Clt

( Well you kn011Hekhorvich'shiator,. "'-' You're ~ cne wbo got;luaout o~ t:.h•

Soviet Onion vu it wasstill in the bio- Vll&ponbu•iJleaa.

ftJWf If i:ha-1:'avbAtyou'retb1ut1ngAmbrose vaa.ldbclTeaet;ap a bldcHDCJaituad.ollvi.t:11 any number of b\Zyerabeforehe got on the plcane. Locating hbl.J.ntiJleto•~ 10111etbinglike1:hat-

SDNBECJt - J.awbe.ceIlia•lla.lJ.ccwe•in.

BfflAlf

i (bllndsidad) Excuse me? -·

SKA!G2CX

Miss Ball &Del~• bad • rel.at:.ionahip Wh.1.chbatook vezyaerioualy. She M!lked away and be'•been vaat:.1.ngherbackevw: si.Dca. Na believe•he•• our aureat aDd quick..twa:r d l.ocad.ngbilll.

'-;~ BT8AK

(aoidl.~)

And ~ vlud;?_

8RARBBCK

Thenmake Gu.reehe CODtinues t.o•ee hill. Catah.ia~ coa:fidein her anctre~ to you.

I ( B2'IIJUf '!ou11Adeitaoa.ndu ir % was r•c.ruit:.ing her£or bar aJdlla u a t:bld.

5DN8ECK

Well,then % aialad ,cu. Or you.made 1:he W"Oaguaimpt.icm. Bitner vay we're uJdng herto rasmae a pri.orzw1a~lonahip,not:do Ul~CJ abe bun't alr~ done. Volun~ll:r, % ai9h~ add.

rrBUt

Sbe• •90tno_uai.ning for this kind of ~9-

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SWANUC:X Go to :bedvitba man andlie to hill? Sile••awoman. Shar•·901:al.lt:het:.ra.iAing Sha Deeds. -

Ethan•s anger flashesbat he doeshis best to contain it:

2'l'IIAR 1·c10n•t.think%can gether to do it.

ETHAN

• s~ Wellit•i not misaicndi.fficuJ.~,llwl~- It'•misaion l.a,s)oss..ibl•-D~tricu1.tsboUld

-· bea val.Jcinthe park foryou. If~ ean

• tbjnkof a quicker wayto get to Am>ro••• you're welcome ta try.Oh, by th• way, you might want to taJcaa loaJI;att:.hue••ifJOU haw any further qualmsabou~ getthg ber to do ue jOb.

- • . ·B•Pill•~ a 11.tt1•Nino1t.adigita1oamara (identica:1--=t:othe one inNakhorvich"• bag at ai.rp?rt.aecu.rit7).Svanbecksetaitcm the tabla. ftban pica up tllaUnf awra and pab it~ bi.aeye.

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A gria Ethan, •~9 fixedlyahead of him emerges to-anaver more livaly crowd. As bedoea 1

STR2E'r 0R SeAor, •.Sorl your~lowera.

Tha vendor holda up t.beapringbouquet. E1:.banaws ~,•isw1y sazpd.a■d by t.bma.

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..~-f.'.._.~ftDlf · _~•;'they'rereallyveryDie•••

And ha'a .e~~ di~-C%0Wd,lea.fi..n;averypuzzledvendor ba\shw t:heb,uqu.al:.

S'l'm.11CD'OUSP sr.l'JIDIltOiIt•(fllRUlllN0IJrASTILLOJIDAJ~

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Oae a!~ tu odlarfl••Mzv by. fllayarem el'cc:aUvadul$. · speci.~ia:lAtheirwggeatica..at an abnzpt, fiery,ending, ld:lff1l· th. liva• of tnmdr.:SSareUt;arally cm4 fiv=-at:.ivelytorAapar1: aD4 •~ ~ & deaol&~ landscape,..

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~~.-;:,.:-~·-· -~::~ WAR ii~~- (grimlysmaedJ ·•e.chat.it aattcw a.acb~t- .%•- 11co

recallyou saying 1anetbinglike, % - ~ we c:ow.4workl:OQ9tbas-.'

She approachu Bthan.. 'they'reinchesapa:t.

ll'D&"'c:aat:.d):". Ccmecm. ouc wieh.it. Tel1ma to goGM!.; inefmata-awsal1 back:into Seam!a life...

• BT.BA»"· Coand inainuate yom:-ael.~baclc:lntoSean'•· life.• ·..-~ir"-·;.::'!·•· • ,_.··....

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ETDN

N'lAH Same0ne in posaes ■ ionof allthefacts. (ahet1.1.rDSaway,pa.us•> Are you telling me Xhave to do this?

E't'HAN Gerlar&lly,% doa•t favorco•~ sc:neona. Ito~when there'•a chance my life could end up 1nmeh bonda.

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E'l"HAN ~ feel betcer!-.

Long moment llhileshelooks at him.

Ethan walks OU~onto the balccny. She 1ooka athis back. (

HnH seanwill nwer be anyth;ng but suspicious ifha pic:lcsupsome sort of •yo0-hoo-I·m- not-111ad•Jaessage.Not after theway we broke up.

~ What wouldn•c make him susp1c1ous?

I• llDH

Probably chat.r aeedac1bi.a1nacme urgent -y ••dea~tute - in serious troubl•••the kind I couldD•t PoS81.blysortout --•lf ••

Ethan•• J:,ecbadli.Jiv'sligbcly.

r.t1fA1'I Seriou trouble,Nyab, ia somethingI c~

( al.WQ3 arrange••

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47 HY'AHDf A SPAIUSIIAn

sta.nd11'Qforfrolltand•ide JIIU9'ahota. o.s. aound or tel•~• c:oncinues. SUPERIMPOSE: Ethan holding up aamethi.ngthe •~ of -; a dime:

~ Thi• 11ttlechip sends a coded signal that can bepicked up only by our computer.

on the sc:rcaenoftheGPS compucer. a litt1• yellow blip App_..cca.rs pulsating on thescreen. l_ ,,,,,..... ...

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• ETio.N'SVOICE

When it' s in youranklewe can cracltY0\l t.owiciinthree feet of &n)'Whera1na. world.

(OKI'l',a-49) (OMIT ~8-AJ.>

so OVER J:.."l'HAIJONTOCCMPt,7£1\SCREEN }0

H• eypas a SJll&l.lIn~en,olbulletinstatingthatNyah worOcrl Rall, apprehended.Karch13 in Seville, iaawait:ingext.rad.it.ion while th• authoritiesin Landon, Paris,and Amseerc1amsquabl:)le over where sbe'sgoing co be tried first, forthe various t.he!u and !Nrglariessha's committed in the threecicies.

SOA C0KP0'1'ER~ (»mROS2 TmT ANNEX -DAY) 50>.

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A:m:cse picki.ngupcm a version of the Inte%p01bulletin ECudn~S SNt ou~. Be leans ovar Cha 1c:reenfora ZDC'll'Mn~,thenmove,:~o· the window,and st.aresout thoughtfullyat the bay, almost·as if " he werewatc~ •••

508 al' -NYAH DI JAIL C0CRTBID

Praa Aoeau~iful blue s)c;y.pandawnco ~- courtyard of tk-:,ail. whereNyah is allowed out for amairino, SMm~ngly alon•~t.. beingwa.tche4by: ~.~ ...,_,,. soc E'DWfAll1DC0IIPUTEI\S01BElf

Bisattention fixe4 on the acrean,Ethan suns a~ sacellb:.r. abota0£ ~ in the jall aou:rcyard. ·

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being allowed a phcne call,a prison guard viaihla b.g. ~• CUC 111.ChBC!Mm:

E'fflM Look, % can·t runyour arrest.cm am, wt % guarancee h•·•mnit:orinv evezr 1Aw entorcamenc agencyin the world, forwhile theymighc beaayil:lgaboutlwa, if 12Dtm.nv •l•• -ha' ■ 00~~ al:ti11tyend,we assume,1:he desire~o GIitY"CNout of thara.

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Well, Imean 1t's nota total loss. Zt is Jtee:,1.ngaveryco.Pohl•thiefoffthe street..

Her guard,b.Q'.is .ba."'ldedanote.

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(to)tyah) Yourlawyer ta aee YCNr

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mmw W.U. bare we GO-:

Si!C:i<m-:AtJS'l'RALl1.mov1Jla1J1CDJIDfS0t1"'1'H'N'ALBS,rmdthento: Sydaay. Kee fthan pul.l.aupr-•• photos and profilu of pountial cancU.dataa.'!'beyaczollpuc. cme face~ iAu az:1otluar.Kt:ull~Cl:Ha•incm IIXLt,IAKA.!IAIRD."ZXPEitl':tSB: OU,lifleclinVlztua.11y~ Sl04ao! a-an.sport.l.lmd.•ea• aJ,, cmN'IP\X2, Cmallazma and auuaatic weapcma authority, edg~_ •·niJ impart weapcaanoc:tJRrm1'1':~1- ED'1CS%VZS: •J'red.;i.lP, - detcaatJ.an,cliffuaiOA._ ,

Bthen p,mch••1 JlaQu..t · t. availaht.li~.

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~5.5A El!l'~ Btmm:1111:CJIVXLLSDU ) - llyllllma:sr•&cat.be.a~~-tbejail.·

Jl'DIAII· Stap aa4 look for acmat':1;19inyom- ~-.-Jrneel. dOIIG••

She doe ■•'lbcr•rcc!fecUYel.y block..S·fromt:ha•tr..~.

JlDB.·_• Lillo••w.l~

Bt1vm~•nd• ~-• -r·choba ld.tllw!latappearat:ol:»eaCNU:'-~

... -. ~ -.1atu.ua_.·w:111baYaCCNDtez-aw:Ylllillance

~-cmatact:a~. PQah ~ little bv.ttCD • -~-!let~ ~ actual.ly..Sup ,m4es- blaroof. :-i~~U aaamb1• yc,v.:ct%lmlllllia■ iontoua. ·~:-;_·.~-•-...-...;....,...- SbeuJcn ma Jelly.cba1n.-nerhanda are aboldng.

lffAll· When vi.11you J:,emere?

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BrJWI

Before you are.

lllDB

110WCCI you poaaibly? %'Te got topt right m tba plane. %'• leaving DCM.

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YCladca'C Cl:Ut-• , IID1!l 01:l.%do. Butu va Jmov I'm a verypear ~~ o! c:llarac:ur.

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&•• got YOQ cmQaDcas flic:rht2735. :tt••• go1Dg ta J:,adalayed. Jm4MYah-·

JmlJ!l

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You•ll·!Mt~- %'• not G01DcJto lose YCIUr

JIIDB

Btha, yoa talc9careo~ youraeir. 1•11 tab c:m:e~ ...U becaua• ~~ JNahCE ■ - a •► ••• %••a IImaJaU - aDCSwi.tJ::lalK. sriTUaSantVlleka'aou.o..

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ra.spona•t.oCh•aound of ahelicoptertouching doWn.

tilly and Luther CIICZl••Lutherwithc:omDUCerlooking acu~nv uncomfortable in a vri.=kleclsui.t..

l:'l'mlf•SVOICE

Welcome = Australia, mate.

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-rheylook up to a mailing~ \ffl0poi.Du~othe ground beneath Luther's feee. Luther looks d0Wn tosea t:hatba i• •~ lA a pile of •h•ep-ablt.

Ltn'HER

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Both mm laugh and all thr•• move to,

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LU~ andBilly vit:llEthansettingup tbeir oparation: 1'1ei1t'• a 1>11ponone of the screens. - ·

W'1'HER

zc•• the trazispondar.

Jtmalt.

Pllt11at!aacoozdlnat.asud lee•• vet• ri.wal. 'fbeviaualaarc't ~cnn:lng\IP·

Lt71'HER

The satalllte d.oesn•t1t0rkasfast u I do. 1'-' •

JSILLY

Yeah. :x•veheard ebc:N~ycni.,Lu1:hm:'.am% :luatvuat t:otellY0'11c•• an haDor anda plusun to be world.nowithyou bloba. whoaaI ·dw.t•asametransPQnder1.•

Aa Btll:rapeaks. tbavisual.acane cm line andJfyabbaa bec:QIIIII":. visible. ·

It certd.n]y i•. How did we sr•tsolvc~

Ethan pointedly1crnor••the question.

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·-..J •:ramiclingth• tip of thebay'a crescent,reveal~ the beac::lLand dcc:JcatAmbrose'• palm-linedreaidenc:e. •

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The apcedboe.t••envine'.sarecut.Nyah 1oolts■c::centar1.ly atriclcen.

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nA ,av JlYAH(~) 17A

a lone slenderfiQ"Uresilbouettedat ~e end of thadock. •t:111 u ~ pilingbeaideS wh1cb itsunds. IIUttba feature•remein abacured1'Yme sun a.i:hisbaclt.

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leans ~o:rward...thesl.lmdert1gur•grows larger,

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'lb•tide i• too lov for thel:K>a~todock, meJdagit ziecea~~ for theboat to approach the shore. !'heslender figuremv .. ~fl tha ad of th• doalcand onto th•beadl.

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idle• into shtlllowwatersbut the props sta:t chewinginto ci18 sand - the boatmangrumbles be can't get any closer. 'l'heslender figure hA•moved to th• shorelineand cha ang1eof 1:he11ght changes - Ambrosei• waiting.

Nyo.hhe11itate:1aaly• flickerof a iut.anc..alipaover ~ •i• iAto thigb-bis,bwatarwitbo\JcUld.na her ayesoft Am'bro••· · Ambrose 1tridearight an into the bay; As t:hayarejust:an •rm•s lencrthm>an: .•..

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taku • deepbr-ch, press•• the wtton co scrambleth• transponder.

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J 67D WITH !THA.'fETAL(:0."'l'SHEEPFARMS>.i'E!lOOSE) .. ""' • 'l'hepictur•abruptly~•• dead.

Lutherpunches in. '1"heaign.Al-a::.c1theglo:balcoorcllnatesa:e given. 'l'bey"'A.it.

....._, 'l'b•aA~cllit•posit.ionsitself. •

wthe:rshooa h1JIIadisgustedlook.

With wba,:?flusi.atbe cmly computer aat•ll do this.

m SIGLIUA MIDl'H01'0S

st~ eo bounceback, growing larger a.9ldlargeronthe screen, un~11: »yah canl:>•sean,water up to her thighs, lillgeringin Ambrose's armswith each blow-up, and lingerina.And lingering.

- righ~. Now there':,a blokewho lcnOlfS bow~o del.iYCra pzo.perwelcame. Dem•~ 1111:-wroag, -te. YCN ware au1~• hospitable. Is it him, then? ..

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Ethan'• look au99e.,t~he'sW0rried about lapse in recruit-~ •. judgment•

L0'1'H!.:a ?t ia,Billy.

11?:LLY Then.. got •iJII! • B1'IWI we don'tknow Wha~ we've go'Cbacaw:a wa 4= •t.knowwa-c z.·.sgo-c,were u •• got icor llb&eh•·• doinQ in sydnay with s.t.

Ethan at.ride•away!ram 1:hesc:rami,the ec,g.in bl•voice am4 the J11CM1no,:&11:o0etherlo•-conait:harLu~ or •JJly.

iaertec:clypoised,stillloosely in hi• ums, 1'yahreturns· JUn,brosa••pcm.et.ratinggazev.lthapleaaant,cleareyed~

»aW>SB JTotaw:h luggage. •

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% le~, illa 1:d.t:0£aburzy. %'• terribly

-.._, grateful, Sean•. t

1'DH Well that depends. •

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loold.%29'downthelengthcf the aock. Ambrose,his a.rmaround Nyah and c:anyingher suitcase,moves up the dock towarc!.'f:ne hcuse am caera.

Sta=;,steps into theannex and looks over toWallis, whQ ~cc:bes Nyah <= the mcmitors.

lOI,IIS No fliescm ber. <checlc.iDGbarcma scamn-r acreenJ

' Ho bugseither. Sb.a••c:lun.

• ftA1IP ldrily> Allcats are.

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Ethan watches theNelchorvichvideo on the c:a::;:,uterscreen.:·

NEXHOllVICH'SVOICE ••therefor•in a search for our hero, Belleropbcm,we created a D10?1Ster, Cbimera••

Ethan chm nip• through a seri•• of picturescm the c:cmputer aepiccing the~ of Ballerophon actackingCbimeT'a.

Billy movu upbehind him.

ftlWI ••orhard wired••

WNEk Ethan, hare'• lfekhorvich,andher•'• his bosa••

Luther sc:ansan enay fram the IMFdatabase with newspaper..:::... clippings, sidebars of stillsof McCloy and Nekhe:-vich. --

LO'l'HER(cont'4) Mccloy, John Chaddick,CEO Biocyte Pbar:ma~euticals•• D. O.B.September3O, 1952. )'.anchester,E:igland••

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' Welldo you disa~e• With th.at?

Obwell, if thac'a hew you feel aboutit.

Billy leaves.

wtaER •.cbenCambridge.•Barva..~•.e:itrepreneurial efforta••in1989, acquired Biocytein a hosciletakeover••

As Luthertransfers info to Ethan'• co:::put.er:

UJ"l'HER(cone'd) lthaD. haw a lock ac this. •

an Ethan••ac:rem appears theBiocyte website; where mnc~, >~• various iccmacme offers Kc:Cloy'sproud detailingof BiQ~-e'°:s philanthropicefforts: "

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2'1'DN (quietly) •.Biocyteworkers at B:uny Islam.•

They've reachedthe head of the stairs. Ambrose OpeDS ~ dpa:r. Xt'• a largebedroc:mopening onto a veranda wieh a yiew ff!the tent ~'"lexandthe beach, and a very large bed.

A longma:nent. Ambrose wallcato a mirr.,redwall. '!'be:irrors are slidingdoors. With a sweeping ges~ure, he slides oneof the mirrors bac:kand reveals a wardrobe of beautiful designer clothes.

'lhougbtyou could use a liccle sam.thing t.owear.

Nyah ·staresat the spectacular wardrobe. Ambrose pull•~: a slinky 1z:man:I.anddrapesit on ~• bed. •

Nyah hesitat.ea.

AMDOSE (cont'd) Go ahead. I'm dying to ••• if I re:nemberedyour size..

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- NYahpicks it up.

NnB No changii:groom?

Ambrosesits on• chaise by the windowand waits. Ber·'til°-'1S•. belt.akirt..fall cm the bed. A9 her •lenderarm reac:bes"'::dcwnco pickup tha Armani: ....:·.·

AMBROSE'S DND

grips ber wrist. the flim.lyA:man1 danglingiD the air.

CU>SB WM

meecing Ambrose'• look.

l1YAB You' renot interested inseeing how it • looks.

AMBl0SE Ob, I a. Later•.

'1'haAnlaDifall• in a fragileheap cm the floor.

70A CLOSB E'l'DNCtxJSK> 70&

standing off to one aida.listening to 11ekhoi:vich'avo1~

XElt80RVIOl'SVO:ICE •.therefore iDa search far our hero, Bellero.phcm.vecreaeed a 11011Ster. • Chimera••

·- WliiEk - ·-::IIIW'••elcboxvichgoiDcJonaboutan 014 Greek~~

Wl'HD Tbat sin;,le,huh?

ETlWf Why not?

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1ying back ona pillow.looking ~ am off incospace .ti:-#- ofc•==~> . Sha hearslim'brose••voica,v:l.chBtl:ian"•~• lmde=eam, soteowe:•. · :-...~.·

»mllOSB"SW%CE/E1'JDH•SWICS Damn,you•n beautiful...

R.Vallreactsu i~ aha1 dbHD.rapped011~ nose, harqes moist. Ce tu%DS &brupclyto cmnera.

HrAB t>idyou•- •cae~?

AMBROSE

leaning aii.enelbow,1ookingc!olm.

lffM ODly'because••i~•saprimg...chaD:itup • (laoki:ag1dmc!eadiD.theeyaJ -co~ fever.

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} 13 CLOSE ETHAN (SB' EPFARMSAnl!OOSE -OOSX)

ETlWl LUther••get wi evezy:hingyou can cm the outbreak of intluema on Bnmy Island la.st monl:h,includingphotos of the victim.

Ltl'1iWl Right. I gu.esamare aren•t ~ nu epidemics iD themiddle of s 1mmer.

X.ut.herresumesworkingcm hi• computer and seesEthan is locked on Ambrose's compoundon his computer screen, this1kingofHyab.

ID1ilER(cant•c!) She die!it,Ethan. Nyal:l'•inthe ccmpound.

E!mN Yeah? I'vejust rolled up a mowball and tossed itinto hell.

Etban atands.

,,,,-. ODTSillETHI SHEEPFUH SAFEHOUSI

A broodingEtblD exits the sheep fam aaf•bnu• UJ2der• ~ sun.

E'lm!l'SVDICB Nov we'll see wbac chance ic bas.

Et.11anstops,lookingouc over the broken plains. His voice is heard overlappinginto the next scene.

ETHAN'SWICE (cmt'4)

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lying in bed,obviously hearing Zthan'• voie•agairi,mic..:·.feeling very much alane. She st.aresout into thanight. a ga.2i-.i!iac.:11 ics bem,11-.dintensityisan exact macch toEthan'•··

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76 CLOSE PHOTOBONG 1'tONG'l'Da:S(INTAMBROSES'l'ODY-EMLYDAWN) 76

its frontpage, except for the headlines am date, covered with stacks ofpaper 1110ney,bandedbuzMSl.84dollarspiledbigb u a cord ofwooc!.The amount s2, million isvritteu in i.nlr,..,.__► be Jll0Jley.

ltmbrose'sbandsshift to aaother photoof another n~, the L0NOCIJ'1'DCES,thisonepiled high with-liah pounds •'4d::1-""be writtenamen.mt:37 million pounds.

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fldrty-aevenmillion pcnmdl. 'ft:lat'•a prCIWingbid.

'J'heth1r4pboto ia of theAftEIR0CIIARDBMI, with $14 JDil:iiOll· auckeclea ic. · · {.•

Ambrose, wearing arobe &:Idseated at a glua-topped table, sets this lut photo on thetable on tapof the omers. He picu up Nelcborivcb••digitalcame.ra,removes the fila cll•k,and snaps it into its plas~ic case. He places the case into an envelope (Hoi:e:...thesameenvelope1•e1at tbatrack) and hand• it-s.,.._ Su.mp •..

Stmzl)is a_eatednearhim. Glances toward ~ose•• be~ and Nyah asleep 1DAmbrose••~-

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As he speaks,Ambrose pulls a cigar caseand a c:utcu ~. ~i bi.a rcbe. Takes a cigar oue of th• case AD4clipa the end o(f:dl• cigar;the razor-sharp cutterdec:apiutu the tip o! 'di•~ar like aguillotine. .

sir»a Well, you've though~about ic.•at any rate. •

Ambrose opens che cutter againto clean off the fragmen~~ tobacco trapped by the cut.

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with DO sound,the backstretch an unrecognizableblur tmtH horse~ athi!ilhspeedburst into the·frame bringi:Dgwith~.i, tba sight andsound of their great nostril• anortingand gu..,J1k>.:for air, their hoove.sP0\DldiDvon turf, their joc:Jteya'ahou~am jostlingand going to the llbip,the ■ound of thecrowd ovuwhelming all bit the mmomJCer' • voice c:anyiDg~ aroundthe far turn and into th• homa stretchwith a ringing, cantrolledbwmy.

JJyahandAmbrose riaing u tbe horse■ crassthe finish.

(suzprisedJ : You wan.

DBJ10SII: • What aade youpiclctbat nag? She'd never Valla bloody thingJ

l1DB •'ftdaf1A theJli~?·

AMBR0SB" SayDD mora. I'a off to grab a dri.nlc. Still favorB•llin1a?

She smilu, a littl.e ■hekilir.Ambroae leavu.

A VOICE

_llat:urall¥,,Vain•• ......_.~i!-~-... I - It' ■BtU;.,{_paaaizlgbehindher.

~ Billybanc!8her a cheat sheet and moves an. She opensit to the fourthrac•. Taped onto 'Naturally Vain' is • smallplastic: piecewith the note. She regards the note, placea th•plastic piece inhar ear. -

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J:'l'IWi1IsVOICB At themounting enclosure, just offthe track at twoo'clock.

79 !fHRUBINOCULARSNYAB'S POV MOVD1G 79

i:,hruthecrowd ontothe track over to the pre-postpa~ck where ~ Mimnt-:edgaggleof owners, heavy betters 11114invet~-cetout. ~ound it. Only.Ethanis stock still - andlookinq:ue a~.Nyah.

80 CLOSE NYAH 80

a swift intakeof breath as she sees him..

E'I'JWi Bow••it going? 2vuything okay?

l1rAB Justlib 014.ti-•.

B'l"BA1fI Justlike old times?

fnie appears tobethe picture of unruffledsang-froid

ETHMf Tellme who you've run into at Ambrose's.

81 J'l'IWl' SPOV('lmttJGLASSES) 81 ~ ID0Vin51frcaaJJyahtothe cbmrplgne bu justlwbind whet• Ambrose is seen greeting sameone in the crowd andthey sit at • co%118%' ~le in front of the window overlooking thetrack. ·

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MYAii (abreath, then:) Neu u I cu tall,there'• at leaat a balf-dozea otherhlalcu about the place. X.ybe mora. Hugh St.up, an old mateof Sean' ■,is the aalyaae I recognin. .bit • of a creep amd thanscma••

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Sta:q,,standaby apillar, his fingu heavilybandaged, looking glum.Ind loold.Dgcbm ae Nyah.

1JD1f,-.,. •• mow him. Be'• over your-left::--... sbouldar, lonHag rig;)K.atyoa~ Qo cm~.

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Big bloke.ginger hμr. They'reinto scmetbing.

85 E'DIAH•SPOV. as

E"l'mH :I•11bedemoed. :tt••McCloy. th•Biocyte CEO.

LU'l'HER Nelchorvich••boas?

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Ambrosehas photographs of newspaperswith loadsof mcmey piled on them --thirty- sevenmillion on ch• London Ti.mes.What"s ~t about?

ETHAN

- Bidsfraa poaail>l•Chimer« buyers- to

provethat aa of the date on thenewspaper thosebids are backed up by earnestJD0Dey--

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ia 1110Ditoringbothceaer... All •••Ambros• give the li.tt-:19 wafer-likeobject to Stamp who places itin a small camera~ hands it-back toAmbrose and exits, waiting justoutside 1:heglass door. Ambrosebends the camera to Mc:Cloyvholooks puzzled.

LU'l'HEll Looks like Ambrose is showingMcCloy how

f- touse a digital camera.•

McCloyputs it to hia eye. fumbles. thenwith Ambrose's direction:

£THAN Wh&tevar-llc:C1oy•alookingat,he•a not happy about. - .

Nc:Cloyputsthe camera down. 'lhetwomen have worda. ·Nc:Cloy shaki.lyleavesthe table. Ambrose opensthe camera.

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Lemma Ambrose justpulled the memory card out of

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thecligit&1camera ~ put it into an envelope.put ic in his inner left jacket pocket•••

B'fD1I Leftjacket poc:ut?

• W11li:!k Rogerthat.

E"1'DN Confirm. Left jacket pocket?

LUTHEJt Leftjacket pockec c~umed-

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NrAB - bis 1e£t jacket pocket.

BTB1Jlf Affizmative. •

88 AKBR0SE

passes byStamp on his wayback, bends himthe camera.

HnJl (aftera brief pause) llleredo % meet you?

lfY'AB I• 11muddle through.

89 taDEANGI.a _.. (DAYJ

Ambrosearriving ~th a pairof drinks. Nyah riaes.

See anythi.ngyoulike?

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ll'DJ! .. Tub, ■aturall.yVaiJl- but tJ1ay'reabout t:oelm ■ tbll~~in9; UblA andI b&Y911'~a aw ••

WhUe Ambraae11 atill juggling t:hedrinlc.a,Jryahreac:neaUltOIlia "'°'1eerpc:x:ket:a,andruam.agesa.romid•

(lallgnin9) Byahl

E'1'HAll Billy, uJte aura Jryab••Dot fol.l.owd.

Mo ward.es,mat:e.

Sbe pull•~ a f~y-dollar zaote.

... AHU0SB (cont'd> (aaaaed and tul1lldcm) • ~ &1:all. But JOD'llpay for ~t, aDdtd~!Dterest ••

ma I'ft 1IO~ ••

8bebMda QP t:ba■tu.n.

»mR0S2 (neebfng into hl• pockn ~or aanq) I Boldcm.

Ambros• grabsbar ua, and ■be a1eoa~ cl.rope.,_envel~ •••• iast lifted. (IIOtel%~u illportan1:,aof:~- her ac...&&117li~t lt). She'•lloldiagi:~,pinned bet.weenher right cm aiia•ida. Aa it' ■■ lipping,sba~ Stamp ucwa lier,loaJdng dQWL.f,Ddbu to ecmeeal ~ ai.•a lael.cU.ng~ bJa .. vcJ.l•

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......., She takesit am u she doesthe envelope falls, butshe ma.~ges i:ocatchit with her lefthand. bloc'lcingthemove witl(iierbody ,s shedoea•

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a:,vesalong the aisle.

92 ,:rI'VAN(DAY) 92

'1esignatedas NEtlSOUTHlltU..§Dl!LIVERIES.,,•anytime,~.4hywhere.' J,utherbursts outof the van, carrying the tinycamera .indbegins Fo thread his waythru cars and foot traffie.

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- in dramatic c:catrastamblesat a conspicuouslyleisura-.¥~c•.

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......., passes Stamp,not seeing him standing justa row ~ blOC'ked frca herby cme of the pillan. Stalrl>idlyregards~-- then · decides:he follows.

95 W1'HER 95

perspiring, approaches the betting tablesthru th,.iu~- of the parkedcars.

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,-pproachesthedoor thru 111:dcb1lyahhadgoneand starbt-to open Jt -only to have the door slammd in his face and on..,.xa bandagedfinger by Billy, 1na track usher'• mufcma.::.

(verysolicitous)

Sorry about that,mate, that must've

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Evwnu Stamp winces in painh1a am has sbOtout ancs:---..au.1.yf.i:ld& himaelfplaned tothe wall c;up1.n9torair. Ithe'd ~ welded there br • b&ad ata1:eal IMi'd;tla.vemorarocato_m&neQOer.

Si;UlplooJcauound, Hyah'• DOWhare in aigh~. Be•• lop~ her. Sees hi• hand's bleedingand l•~•Billy go, who1aeu-lydr:9PI.~~~ floor.

Where'•1:.hel.oothen?

BTJ'J,Y' (pointing ap) .- -aggrh-aggrbb-aggdlh••

Stamp beadaup 1:0~ a11D' ■roca.

JllTT..t,Y (croaJd.ngit·oat) ...

Shakes hishud, feeling 1u.ekfto escapevit:hhi• lift.-

Err PAI>DOCKD'l".rmGTABU 'NJ:L'VZ J7

JlyabJ.nto~- ft•nd• illline. SM 1ooka aroancl.

ETDN'I VOIC:S llow'dyoa do~ ·Doll•~~ uound.

Ryah t.umaand loob ~ de&d ill~ eye.

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Sheslips Ethan theenvelope. Ethanhimself returnsthe look, holding it in spiteof:

Bn.LY•S VOICE Stamp••out of the loo.

Luther arrives.with the camera, opening.forEthan. Nyah tu.ms away. ~Jlan pullsou~ the tiny memorycard, slips it in the (: camera.

98 W1"HEk 98

{iii is racing backto the van.

WtHER 'l'hereintwenty; Ethan.•

99 NYAB MD ETlWf (IN LXNE) 99

edge towardthe wi.Jidow.

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~ sweatingLuther:

Lt1THER. I'a booted up. Go, Ethan.

Ethan places the digital camera cmplay and beginsto :.A~thru the stills. As they click off, Btl:Ja:\isvisiblyaffected

• μrrm::RIN TSE VAN

~tches the stills aswell. He'• no leas affected.

~ wrI'HNYA'I

jlemutters some expletiveunder hi• breath, than,tnreu$1.y:

2'l'HAN % want youout of Ambrose'• place.

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BXLLY•S VOICE Be's me tier fraa the hottaa•

Ethan glances overto the hottca of the stairs.

As he lowers cameraand ramovas the manory card.

B'nmN

IRDt you out 0~ there.

F].ippingcardback into envelope.

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CONTINUED: ,

,

:Jthan'•been talkingto someone he'sbeen urging to ~lk, not :nm to the nearest exit. Row he drops allpretence:

JlDB How do ycu suggest I goabout it?

- Shejust geta it wt ofher ear and gives it to Ethan-_~en Sha reachesthe bookie whovama her to get d0IGlher bet•.~e gives Iliaher lll0ID8Yampt• the ticbta just - tha mzz9;~ t:• off - po a,re bets. Plustaredby it aha picb up her ticb . tdrops ,:heenvelope. Sbe quicklykDetll.•andao:amble■ to ~ it,· ~c:Jcingit away and lookingu:p- to see Stan;>•tan~ overher, almost exactly whereEthan had stood when_she looked-,r--,a,y.

101 BYM 101

~ies not to registerala.tmwhile she gauges how much~~ bad ;e.n.

,aierises. Stamp11aitsanl.ya DDDen~ then ~allows.

102 AT TSE PRIVATE BLEM:BERS(DAY) 102

~eryane•s on their feet,the horses are in the bac:kst~ch.

~ose is watc:hingtherace through binoculars. Ny~ ~omes up pe!,indand puu her ums around him. With her left~ she puts J:heenvelope intobis right jacket pocket. ·

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102 CON'I'INUED:

' 1.02

) AMBROSE

Your nag is 1rw1~it)garunfor itcm the outaidel (loweringbb:>culars) Bl~ hell, Nyah!

She'• 1110111entarily•~anled.'lbm:

l 03 A llLOWtJP (IH'l'SSEP:P-FUKDirAFEROOSZ -DlY) 13

ETHAN SVOICE

Dr. SergeiGrad.ski, Nekborvichs colleagueand lifelcmg friend••

The photo1• coded witb the date 1Dthe lower left hand ~er, 01. 27. 99,the time in th• right,10: 02:51A.H. Bm:nad Ullo the - .photo is •20bc,1119,03lli.nutesafterexposure.• •

' Ktbanp.mchu in.

rl'JWJ'IVOICS(cont•4) wenty bol1raand threellinutu aftu exposure. (aottovoce) Twentybours.

Ethan doam •t .sayanything for aJDOment,~en goes on to ~• next photo a. the cud: •25 hours, ,omi.nu~••after exposure.~--~•• Gndaki ..agaia.arad.ald••eyes aredarkly circled,bis sJfil..looks mottled.

Jl'1mH Six boura later.

•

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103 CONT~"~: '

- Another photo: •31 hours, 30minute• after exposure.•Gririski•a bleeding fram no1e, mouthand eara, c.ha11cineruptions a... pervuive, bi1 body an cr.,enwound. -

rraH (cont'd) Six mare boun.

'l'henextphoto. •34hou......-s,25aim.it••afterapo1ure.•cn-_adslti'a baclYat rest.

The victim'sfac:eshows a devastation1mdeniably like Grads.-c.'•.

A long, longznomenta.sE:ha:1,Luther,and Billy sit in ~cce.

,- Ethan looksagain at the firat pbotoof Gradaki.

10, CLOSENYM (EXTAMBRO~ VERA.'mA-LAT! »'TEIOl'Xti) 104

Nyah iscm the balcony. Ambroseenters with twoglasses of cbaa;mgne.

»aNtOSE To Australia. It'smade so many ccmvict1 feel at hame. Here••hoping it does the • same for you••

He laughs. She doesn•t.

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10, CONTINtJED,

A.."'mROS!: (jocular) 'tbeDdOD'Csay 11:-

_. 1l'rAK Idan'C lcn0wwba~ ~o do about you. SUD. I·•more t:baD• bic DDJdd]ed. X need d.m,e.

: »«PPOD To do what?

AYBROa

been a change of plane.

A change of plans?

NYAB

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lOU INT AMBROSE STUDY - LATE A.."'TD..'roCN •

Ambrose enters, slip1 off hisjac:Jcetandhangs it over • :'~ir. Ra walu to • desk anc!bringsup a cc:m:putertheBiocyte::l,..~tiee and che Mceloy infomercial. Stamp notes that Ambrose i;;s·ii-cent 011the computer and mcvea tothe daJc. ·

STAMP • I thoughc youwere going to climler.

AMSJt0SI (pulling up •cmu1thingon the coi:r:iputer) Bugh, take ca.reof the NelchorvichJMIIIC1'Y

carcl.

»!3.':tOSE In the envelope iD 11ryjacketpocket. ~ right•• jacket..poc:ltet••

Stampleaaa over and pulls CNt the envelope. As be does~ •ee• Ambrosehas pulled up a.ad1tarted to play JfcClay••intoam:cial.

We'va got an opporam.ity here. I'•not going co miss it..

l04:SCA.-.a:R.ACARDPBO'roS(INTSHEEPFA!UC-ETHAN iCU'W) 104:S

a microscopic view of myriads cf ugly green spilcyobjecta amid explodi.J2gradones••

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lfflmN

C!dmera attacking human blood.•

0De more allot. A lavcder stained group ofspSJc;yobjec~--~• exploding the green onea.

Bellerophon attacJcingChimera••

On a:iadjacent screen is a frozen fra:-..eof1'.cCloYloolc.ing..diru the digital camera ac the racetrack.

BILLY

Ambroseobviously gotthese from Nekhorvichon the plane.

•

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104B COb'TINtJED:

104"

LO'l'a::R

J

Whatmaniac invents a diseaselike chat in the firstplace? Why wculdhe do it?

ETBA."1 I dan•tmow. but ltekhorvichwu not a maniac:.Get me a twentycm Nyah.

WuWt SbeJm1Ststill be on th•property.

(aaT 105-106) (OMIT1OS-106)

(ail'l'106A) (OKI·.--~lAJ

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107 IX!1'LIMQ.(2VJ1t ..-.. - !rc:Cloypt. iiitherear ot the limoand lights up a cigar. -~ limo takeaoff. Anet.hercar pullsout and tags along beh:f:ct!-Jie limo.

101 mr orm 0Ul tM>V.11GJ

Xi.che-.1at:Chawtwel.

10, IN'1'LDI>l!IDVD1lJ(.SVZ)

McClaydoesn•c lilca~ taat:eo~the cigar, goca to toa ■itout buc thaelectrm:11cwindowhuttcm doesn't work. He notices tha evmw:1CJpapa:rpartiallyop.aoa.the ■ eo~.Bis nmne lNPs; oar..Be opaD.9thepaper.

"l'BBBZAm.IHBS

- amiouncethat yo!m C. McCloy,CEO of Biocyta. :Inc:.•oiiecf·t,c.,4·' wcrld'•leadi.ngphaxma1:euticalC'c:wnpa.Zlie.s.hasdi•do~asc.r~--=-~ andterrible •t.n.iAof iliflumza.. -

Shocked,Kcc:loyc!ropathepaper, calling out:

~-·•· Geoz:vel

•• ~Yer c1oe1111•1:~..._CICIDdl.a,C'],oycan•cbeliavei.~.,Be . - hann an cbauffeurwindmr. flur-drivartuzna an ~ air aoaditiontn• illtlae·nerof ma u.,. . JICCl.aral.utc::J»•1118~~ aadp&a•- ~-

110 Ja:LOY (Dl'l'IctJmaTllIGm-) 110

regaw rmscioumesa. ·ira•aaot tube• eondng out ofevazy orifice amt i• ccmtaine41D mie eqaiwaleat of a plaatioJ::Nl,ble. - Drenched in perspirationam ha 1oob a.roun4for acall bu~~ liegripa the nda d cha i,.s.-·

HOCLOY (cont•cl)··

Z• ll.bebuggeredI ••What'•thist:.hc:s:l1'

REVISED - 12/8/99 - YE!.LOW14 69.

CCLOY What'shappening here? You' re dead!

is on the phone.

The operatoranswers.

She bangsup, goes to the door. The house is eerily silent.

112 'POVSTAIRWELL (NIGHT) 112

a play ofshadows, the sound of the kitcben fridge.

113 CLOSENYAH , 113

Moves softlydownstairs a hesitates at bottom, glancing about.

....a.-.:':I.... Silence.She goes into the kitchen. No one. She goes out the door.

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ll4 OVER N'YAH'SSH00LOERMOVDG (EXTSYI1mY BIGHT )

;ngpell-mell down to uia shcre. Stopa. Looks ouc.;.:.u,:tne small •kiffJDOOredat the end of the dock. It's ~k ~..-u decides to chanceit. Sb• movu onto the pier, crying._~-:_""":1.ide by theboachouse. A figure c!art.loutand grabs ber. mij niu to sc:rumbut c:an•t.Th• figure whip• her arou=d and aha •w !

ETH»f Easy, easy,easy, shhh!

N'iAR Oh Ethan! ••

Sha throwsher ams around.him.

E'l'B»1

Are you okay?

X am now. Get me ouc of bere. Just get

me out of here.

rrJWt

It'• going to be okay.

Ha holc!abu. •

115 IN'1'BDSPITALR0Cllll:Clm

Mc:Cloy'sstrapped down, but manages co reach uiecall buceon and push it. Again and again.

NE'JtHORVl:CB

No use, WI¥friend. '1"heaedicalstaff wants no part of this. Doctor• daD't ·-7fuu:y tbe idea of dyiDJ azsymore than aaybod.Yelse.

Mcclay stares at Salchorvichfor a long moment.

MCCLOY

BoW could % possibly be infected?

(CONTINtJEDJ

IE\TIS!:D- 7/7/99 - T.AN12 71.

115 C0rn'INtl'ED: 115 ,,,,,,.....__

Nek..~orvichab.rugs.

\,.J N!lQfOJWICH

Tbat·s exactly whatGradltsisaid - 27 hours before be died. With Chimera. i:he most minuce exposurecan be tacal.

McCloY acHliD1ooksac hisvical.signs on ch• monitor. ~ gripe th• edgeot cha msp1ca1 bed•

But 1:henyou sboUldn'Cbe feeling too 111, not:rar another threeor four hours anyway.

MeCl~ braaJcsa fresh SV9&t:ina sudden spaam of anxiety.

n:::am You hav. Belluophon.

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m:JGIORVICH (mildly) Do%?

Jl1EICBOIW'1CII (amuecl) •%f!• Jly•1111r._.•••tbefivebPJ)(lrlll!d people cm~ Ialand th&~yaa c!eliberCltelyinfectedv1tl1Clt1me.raneeded it as well. ..

M&UORVICR By asJci.Dgme.

J«:Cl,OY rou cti11 don't get:it.,doyt:N7 You want to maJc.eanomelet, youtarea.Jcafew•w• - Z n•etJ.dto bow ju•thow had the dJ.•eo..e ~ - £11the real world.not~ lab. And YoU naver >mow til youtzy. You thought you w.r• genetically-cplicingt:ogether straina of influenza tocreate A cur• far all infl\len&&a.IN~ % aAw you creati.nga di•e••• cote&ril:lleinCh.tlnera thae th• cure wouldbe pricele••·

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lliumm:Cli YouJmow, % think it'• a little latafor that. Do give my regards to Gradskiif yousee him.

116 ml' HAtIMAY (OO'l'SIDEMCCLOY'$ROCI() 116

NekhcM<:b heaves a sigh and rips off a latexmask, and tha-~l oscillator,revealing an eichilustedEdum. Angle widens to, includeLuther enc!Billy iA hospital greens.

E'1Dlf Well, I've heard all % need to hear.

Lucierand-Billy nod in disgusted usent .

holds tightin her embrace with Ethan.

,-. when I•• wich hiJa?.•thechought ofnever

seeing you••how are we ge~ting outof here?

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111 carrn..iim:

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ETHA!f Nyah.it•• very i:r;,ortancnotco do anything to&l&rm Ambrose •.

ETDlf (wieb growing u.rgeocyJ No ti.mato explain. You'Ve done ao wall. and we•re ao close. So clc.se. It'• critical that YDlldo 'WhateverAmbro•e asa. Dem'e 1110rry--it•11 be over soon•• That'• a promise.• Came on, now off you go!.

He givesher an affectionace smile and she reluctan~ly IIE:id:sba:k to thehouse. her expressi0n troubled, even suspicious ·

116 Dll'DLLWAY (OOTSIDE lCCIDY'S ROCIO

Baringjust uken off die mask, E~ •tends·with Lutliat-~·Billy•

(clias,ustadbywhatbe'• heazd) So Ambros• bu .Bellerq:ahcman4 XCCloy's got Cbieer•.

These guys are wa.lki.ngaroundwi~ different halvesof the same dollarbill?

__ Ambrose gotBellerophcm frcm Nelchorvicbon ·7 theplane, butba didn't pt theCh1mara

vuua.

Wl'BER Yeah. llhy elsewould he comeback to Australia? Xfhe bad U1eDlboth,be could sellthem anywhere.

You've got the voice print, I' 11getus in..

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21:banenters and tears c!f his muk, revealingAmbrose~;..:-~"'llled wich implacable rage. He looks up to •••Scamp who•s l)eam obviously waitizv for him. Te&riDsJoffcha voice oscillal:Or. Leaning with both bands cm a counter-surveillancemoa.itaic.~• be atares at the floor,hi• taea a rictu.sofhateful inw-~~-

S'rAMP You were right. B\mt •~ Meelc,y tonight. He knows • Thay'11be going into Biocyte.••

Ambrose looksup slowly to St:ampwho•• been seanding by.

A~ Good••thenwe know where he•11 be, don•t we? Well done, Bugh. Well done..

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_) 119 CHAUFFEUR'S w::NDOW(DffLIMO EVE)

·-, being rapped on by the driver.

MCCLOY

wakes with a start. The window's lowered--Billy'sin livery.

I~•• ta.1dngtimeto register. Then:

CCLOY - where·•George. My regular driver. Nberei• he?

- say it••going around. Nas~ybusiness.

~..indyoudon"tcatch a chillnow ..

Still dazed.NcCloy manages to nod andexit the limo. Bi;t~ drives off.

120 CLOSE COMPVl'EkSCREENBIOCYTE BUILOINQBLOEPRIN'l'S ,,,...... (INT - SHEEPFAIO!SAFEBOOSE)

includingall specification..

E"1'HAH Luther. do you have thebuilding up and.

Luther punches in and up comes asquat little island a hundred yards offshore. connected to themain1and by a woodenbridge.

E'1mN Ccont•d) fl:aat•anotexactly it.

Ltn'HER Sorzy. that i• • Bioc:ytefaciliey.their atorage •tructure..

E'fflAN Nyah still on theproperey?

Then:

Ltn'HER. Okay, here yougo -

(CONTnmED)

1.lO CCll1'1'Dro'2DI

I

L0'1'Hl:ll sony, t.bacis a Biocyta building,their ftOragaannex •okay. here you go - eleccrtcal,.&1.rflcw, plumbing, all 8ec:ur1.t.y,tbermal-risv.a.1-motiOD·.wora,. ntinal-voca.1-fiDgu:print sea atationa, • 1oc:Jd.ngayatw cm window. -=4 doon, wall co cei.l.iJ:lgjoiAu,t:.v.a:m.l~••aec::urlty ■1:at:icmaandcheck pointa. all 4ia1a mirror•. all angles, all elevators••

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120 CCNTINUEO: 120

As Luth•r speaks,the building - on his computergraphicsi a.me with the BIOCYTEPHAJU«CErJ'I'ICALSELEVA'l'IONSANDRENDEltDIGSiis being rapidlymorphed to three dimensional existenceoff ~ rendering specificationsby Luther, •• if thebuilding i~-..:1f were being constructedat a madly rapid pace.from its ~ticn to its reinforcedsteel atruc:ture,to itshoaeyc:ombing"-f;g;oors. to its outer■ kin.Luther•• reconstitutionof the buildin; 1ot static. bucmoving around and above it evanu he proceeda.

E'l'BAH Let••start from the inside out.

LU'l'HER All storage and production ofChimera is donehere, in this lab on the forty-aecand floor,th• heart of the building.

120-PT. BIOCYTELAB ... -- ..Onlyabouteight persann•l.-- chemists inlab_c~. wor,cerain bio-containmentsuits, etc. -- populatethe lab, passing -Qroagh security doorsand air locks,monitoring the virus stock, ":Qading the injectionguns, etc. ·

l.0'1ii£k-svoza: Chimera itelf isJcepein two places: in productionvials in an incubation r0C111and housed in a smallai.rtightchamb-.r- inside three injectionguru;.

Bn.LY•S VOZCE llllte.youkil.1itin both p.lac-. v.•re laugh.in•andwa 110·home.

12OA WITHLU'l'HERANDETHAN

E'lDN Now how toget in there.

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Ethan vatchu therend.itionof the Bioc:ytelobby on acreen-

121 CLOSE AMBROSE (NIGH'l'J • in overhead light,his eyes are dark pits, somehow underlyil.gthe saturnine intensity: ....·.~·-

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gro\Zndwherehe has to risk co~frontation withsecurity.

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l21AETHAN

121B IN'l'-BIOCT'l'IA'l'lltJHSH»"'l'

The height am exceat o! dl• atrium are revaaled,u wel! aa its c::onclusicmin_aglas•fleer in die ceiling of thelab.

LU'l'HER"SVOICE (m:abappily) Tbaatri1.111?cm.of a Jd:Ac!.JtlmSdownthe. centerof the building. Provide• 2t-bour natural light via mirror• a:iddaylight storage cells. Opciznalgrowing ccmdi.ticms for cha virus. !:nclsin• glass floorwhich doubles u part cf the lab'• ceilil:IQ.·

122 WI'I'HLO'l'HD»mETHAN

Luther seesthe glint growing in EthaD'• eye.

Wl'HER Hey, the atrium roof closes at sundown.

As thesun sets, the louvers of the atriumroof begin closmg.

Wl'HER'S VOICE Am if tbe louvers are open formore than thirty seconds at night, the Civil ~ ala.ms are tripped. Theseeven I --can't atop. 'l'hircysecond.atotaltoget ··you1D and Cha ca.bl•out.

l:'1'DH Sec:urlq,7

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123 CLOSE AMBROSE(NIGHT) •

»mROSE Ko, aunt willprefer co engageiD same sortof aerobatic:in.sanitycoenter Bi~• scmawer• chroUQ'htheatrium where • seeuricy iaminimal ••

SW!denlytbare'a cha roar of belicopcerrocors.

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124 ETHAN (EXT SYmEY NIGHT)

(·· is pcisad. upside-down,on a cable againstthe Sydney slcy!-ine.

ll4ATHE ATRitlMLOOVERS

begin to open.

125 WI'l'HttmmR (Dft'VANNIGHT)

hurriecllyworkingthe atrium•• controls.hitting •ENTER,•. repeatedly.

126 D1'l'COPTER(HOVEIUNG)

Ltrl'HER I'•not: ready!

Ethan plwzaetstoward the atri'UDl.

- 127 laTB LU'1'IIER(Dl'l'VANH%GHT)

128 ETHAN'S DESCEN'l'

is so swiftit appears as thohe•s going to hit the atrium louvers butas be reaches rooflevel they crack open justenough for him todart thru like threadtbru a needle.

Lutherbegins the countdown. Bis countdown continues.rumti.no under the&ctidn and dialoguebelow.

LtJ'1'HER•SVOICE

(tllIT128A)

129 E'1HANINKIO-DESCENT (MOVINC)

movesdown the shafts of bluishlight, past the building•~walls.

Ethanstreaks thru thebeams of light toward theatrium floor. '

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(OMIT129A) (OMIT"1:29A) ( 129B nrr - ATRIUMFLOOR - ETHAN

reac.~estheend of the cord. slowshimself to a stop, a%ldsees the security.guardthrough thewindow. flieguard starts as he catches aglimpse of Ethan•• reflectionin the control P4D-ls.

E'!'H1.N Luther,I'm looking atsecurity.

(OMIT 129C) (OMIT 129C)

1290-PT CLOSE- LOTHER 1290-PT

1290 Dl'1'-ATRIONFLOOR

Ethanswings himself up to theledge above the guard's ~~. puttinghimself out of t:hepuzzledguard•• sight.

LtJTHER•SVOICE Gotta get that eu>leout.

Ethanunboolalthecord and flipsto the atrium floor. Ar Ille.rm goesoff.

Ltn"HER'SVOICE (cont'd) There itgoes ••

Still confusedandconcerned, the guard doesn'timmediacely react tothe alum or theringing phone. Be final.lyanswersthe phcne. E-·

GUAlU)12 1 SWICE (on phone) Ay! what'sthe ma.ct.erwithyou? Om't you bear thealarm•• gone off in cosmetics?

The first guardgives up on "what'sconfusedhim.

(scene130 is belov) (scene 130 is belo~>

131 UP ~:.£ CABLE 131

being swiftlyretracted toward theatrium's opening as it closes.

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131 CONT~"Om:

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J BILLY

Retracting cable.

(eta'!'13 lA)

132 OP ANGLE ATlltJM

The cable just makes it thru the atrium as the louvers close.

reaches down and presses a silent beeper.

130 WITH LOTHER (IN'l'VAN)

Sees a little red diamond-shaped light pop onhi• screez:

wrHER Transponder activated •.Readi..ngpackageand cable is clear. (exhaling.re1ieved) He's on his way.

Staring at the building'• control panels:

133 ETHAN (INT A'l'RIUM)

hugs the floor just ou~ of sight of thebefuddled security guara.

AMBROSB •SVOICE He•11 ma.Jeetheat~empt at theonly possible t~ for both ofus, 11 P.M. - whenthe guards rotatE- and the build.ins,'•air-filtrationgeneratorsgo.. active, covering the soundof his break-in..

LtJTHER Eehan, Chegenerators are aboutto go active. We' 11be out of contact foreleven minutes.

(OMIT 135)

136 CLOSEGDr-'..RATORS 136

darkand silent.

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J 137 GENERATORS

13 8 ETHAN_AT BOTTOM OP ATR.nJM

cuts into the glass floor.pops it out, and drops thru.t1i.;. opening. None of it•sheard under the generators.. · -·-

Ethan drops onto the lab floorand heads across the lab m......._up the ramp to the hot zone.

AMBROSE•S VOICE The frequencyof the generator& aperate to our advancage- cutting radio cammmication frcm his team for the next eleven minutes ..

_,. ,138~ INT - BIOCYTELOBBY -NIGHT .-313A

Stamp, flankedby several of his team in Biocyte securit~ard uniforms, crossesthe lobby toward a pair of accualBio~ security guardswho appear more puzzled than alannedat tlii.JI unexpected ~lux:

~ OF THE GUARDS What's this. then? reinforcements?

139 WXTH Ll11'BER(INTcaiSTRUC'l'IONVANmGHT)

His attention is drawn to a spot on the gridwhere Nyah's transponderblip, a circular yellow one in contrast toEthan's, ismoving. Troubled:

140 :IN'I'CHOPPER

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140 CONTn...11ED: 140

I AMBROSE'S VOICE

Ethan doesit the hard way to avoid

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confrontation. Neutralizing security guards issimply too dista5teful to him.•

140AINT BIOCYTE LOBBY -140A

The two guards whobad greeted Stamp and his arrivingtema:11e inen on the lobbyfloor.

141 WITH BILLY (INT HELICOPTERNIGHT) 141

Billy•• ao surprisedbe IDOll'lentarilygetaloose withthecopter and it banks off. As it and he recover:

LU'l'HER'SVOICE Th• questionis 'how many of 'em?' I can't getthru to Ethan. Not 'til the generatorsgo off.

- When'athat?

142 WITH Ltn'HER 142

staring at the redand yellow blips in vertical alignment,the yellow one, Nyah,considerably below the red one, Ethan. -

'l'hedoorreada:~: LZVZ'VIRUS: l'.NC'OBATIONZONB.qpQS\JB,,t,IS FATAL. Ethanpulls on a protective mask from his packend ·puta miniaturizedrecorder up co the voice print activator: ·

Ethan's buzzedinto the hot zone. He steps into theab~-:,l.OC1t8.

143A :INT- SHEEPFARM D'.F'SAFEHOUSE

A small bombis placed by the dark gloves of someoneunse:tm...:

-- 144 EXT CONSTRUC'l'IONVAN(!aGHT) 144 ,,__ a shadow fallsacross the dirt in front of thebumper.

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145 A SMALLO&:rECT

'-' with adigital clock face, its red LED illuminatingdesc~g numbers,is carefully placed inside thebumper. The ll'lagne_··onit doesn.•tquitecatch. It's then placedmore carefully. ·

1C6 INT CONSTRUCTIONVAN

Lutherdoean•t pic:kup on the faintmetallic sound just o.ut'ilide. He•sconcentrating on the flashes an l:hescreenshowing Ole·· tra."lsponderrisinginthe building. Increasinglydesperate:

LtJTHEll It looks like Nyah•s headed towa..'"dan elevator.

147 ETHAN

~ • _ workingmeticulously on a computermonitor.

147A 00\\'NANGLEELEVATORDOORS

anda security guard•s body lying in the corridor. Apai~.~f trouseredlegs step over the body andinto the elevator~ ~ining Nyah'alegs and feet, and other pairsof trousered legs.:-.'!Aa elevator doors close.

AMBROSE•S VOICE If Hunt ac:tuall.ymanage■tosqueak thru the atrium he'• liable tomake it to Odmera before wewill ••

on his computer &creen theyellow dot continues its ascent,the two dots growing ever closer.

Lt1TH£R Fiveand a half minutes. (looking at bis chronometer) He's breached the hot zone..

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-- ) 150 J:N'l'INCUBATIONZONE

~ :enfront ofeach of three large televisionmonitors is a;~~. shaped roughly likea sealed beaker somewherebetween one-;.ndtwo liter, insize. Each one is contained behindplexi-glaa_·~- 1ach one containsa transparent liquid of varyinghues - one ..grea:..lah, one paleyellow. one sun.setred. Behind themare monitora.·1Ut%'ked, respectively:NORJaNG SEED sroac, &ST.ERSEED STOCK, IN~ VIRUS. Behindthese ia a monitor screenwith a blow-up ot ·--:he contentaof the vials &:the magnitude ofthe blow-up - 950,COOx.

'l"beseareX-Raymicroscope blow-ups. i.•.,a1lowing the viewer to see themotility of the virus and itsmetabolism, not dissimilar to an MRIthis of Chimera in its three differentcultures ••

£than••on the ca&QPUtercontrols, racingthru to flOIUCINGSEED STOCK,which calls for optimal levels of6.9 pH and 11 degreesCelsius. He drops the pH to zeroand punches up thP

the bottleis subtle but irmnecliate-notso subtle ·111th~ effect on the virus seedsviewed microscopically- they immediatelyappear agitated, their microscopicDNA innard.l" contractingand expanding. • ·

Ethan1110Vesanto theNa.seer seedstock and the In Via-a Jlizus panels011the canputer. The changeshe malc_esarereflect~ ;,cm the digitalmonitoring panelsbefore each viral containe;r.-

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151 THE ~ SEED 151

vialbaa begun to change colorsfram sea green to a pa.1.ez:·.~- green.The liquid itselfbegins to thicken:

As the liquid growsmore viscous the X-Raya have a progress-mly more difficulttime penetrating the individual cells. resul"'lbg in a low huzraingsoundwhich grows as the liquid gels. ·· ·

152 ETHAN

at the controlpanels for maintaining the virus.

Alert. Cb.1mera-master-seed-atock-ph-e.nd- ten;:>erature-level-ouaide-optimal-range.

.........,, unaccepeable-level.. ,,,,,,_

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FIRS'l'caavrER VOICE Alert. Chimera-working-seed-stock-pH-at-

'-' critical level. Alert. Stock-life

threatened.A1ert ••

The X-Ray microscope showsthe individual seed-cells sti-c:Juilg together, some exploding.then all movement ceasing. '1.1lr~·llquid itself is suddenly shodthru fluorescent sparks beforeit_, congeals to an opaquemush. ·

FDtST C0MPOTER VOICE (cont'd) Alert. Chimeraatock.life..terminated.. •

Simultaneously withthe seed stock. Ethan's managingboth the worlcingseed and.in-vitrovirus.

(OMIT153) (OMrT 153\

_, •154•WIDE ANGLE HOT ZONE .1.S&

Ethan places a little plastique ona timer and runsup a ~&:p~to the decontami.nantair loc:k at the back entrance to theho{;one.

BILLY'SVOICE

How•rew doin • than?

Bn.t.Y•SVOXCE What can we do, mate?

lSS CLOSELUTHER•S SCREEN

'I'heredandyellow blips are now on the sameplane. The:lf~'low dotmovea toward the red one aa if drawnby a slow motion-~gnet.

156 DOWNANGLE ETHAN

lookingup as hi• entirebody ia hitwith air like he's ill.-~wind tunnel.When the air flow ceases, a greenlight goes on,·

.._·157 ETHAN - GLASS OBSERVATIONROOM ~ heads up a ramp to thethree injection guns. Hands in gloves, he reaches into the chamberfor one o·f theinjection guns.

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LU'l'HEll'SVOICE He's stillgot threeinjection g'\mSin tlfe test lab.. Thay're loaded with de••• of Chimerawhich he'll destroy by ~:iring into a hyper-thenaalchamber.

He places the barrelof the gun, seals the chamber, an~ ~.i:::es. There's a tiny flashof light. Ethan withdrawa the gun.

Luther'• sweatingit as the clock counts down::30, :29, :28 ••

Ltrl'HER - twenty-seven,twenty-six, twenty-five, cameon, Ethan we're almost therel.%-%'m too sensitive for this ••

_In a spasm ofanxiety Luther bolts to his feet, ~es his-brow.

Luther glancesthru the van window only to see reflected;_.,:he ,,,.... van sidemirror:

....._,,1S9MIMOR REFLEC"l'IafCHRac:EBtJMPER-EX'l'CONSTRUC'.tIONWWNr._,•

reflectedin it is the face of a digital clock, itsred ~ illuminatingth• clock's numb4Prsfourteen - thirteen -tweIYe -

160 WITH LtJ'l'HER

Ltn'HER (realizingwhat he's in for) Oh -oh - oh -

Even ashe moans he's franticallyripping out thecomput~r:;;4nd, cord9dangling, hotfoot.atowardthe van exit. , · · ~

161 ZNT HOTZONE -·GLASS OBSERVATIC.ROOM

Ethan firesthe second injectiongun. picks up the thirct-...:..&..l last. He pauses as h••• aboutto fire it. staring intent:i~- Suddenlythe gun is held by:

161A NEKHORVICI

who turru1the barrel from thehyper-thermal.chamber.and -~-es intohis wrist.

161BSACJCTO ETHAN - GLASSOBSERVATION ROOM

whose vision of Nekhorvichfades. Still thinking of Nekhorvich he continues to stare at thegun for another moment and before he can fire:

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-.,./ The bomb's LEDreadout shows 6, s, ,, 3, 2,1 .•As.it reaches O, a small lighton ehe bom?>suddenly stops its incessantb-1inking.

explodes. Savhorses and dirt fly.

..

(CMIT 162A) (OMXT 162A)

163 ml' - GLASSOBSERVATION ROOM - ETHAN 163

looks up justin time co see Ambrose and teamarrive ac the far endof thelab. They imclediatelyopen fire.shattering the rocmi•awall•and th• glass injection gun~r. As t:be injactiongun begins fall.ir.gto thelab floor below,one of _ Ambrose's team runs to grab it, but beforebe can reach it-he.is -..__, .. shotbyEthan,who's falling to the floorbelow. ,.

As Ethan hits and dives for cover.Olrich goes for the gull" Ethan shoota Ulrich in the leg. Olrichbops back in pai:Jt.·

AMBROSE

·- Tboae were two explosiona,your van and

your safehouae, in caseyou didn't hear th- both -- X believe thatmeans you've also lost a friend.

Ethan's crouching on the groundprotected behind a series of vertical metal sheets.

ETH1Uf And ycu eouldn•twait totell me about it.

Ethan moves to pickup cha injeetiongun which lies in ti. shattered glass on the floor. Ambrose, Wallis, and a couJrt-.·of other Ambrose teammembers fire,kicking up broken glass.··J.!t:han backs off.

The two spot Oil&anotherin a mirror on the far wall of·che--.ho~ zone ••

....__,, r- ETHAN

(smiling) Fightinga bit of a cold ..

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163 CONTINL"ED: 163

J AMBROSE

AZ".dyou'rehappy&bout that?

- ETHAN

Beats fightingthe flu, I'mhere to tell Yo\lo

E'fflNf . Z would've thought thehardestpart was exercisingrestraint. curbingthat pressingneed of yours to getyour gun off. You were in sucha hur%Y toknock off that747, you never figuredout where

..._,

the virusreally was•

E'l'HAN Oh. Thenyou knew the onlyway Bekborvic:h could Sllllgglethelivevirusto the CDC sciantist:ainAtlanta wasby injecting

..._, himselfand using his ownbloodstream aa a

Petridish, doing it inaideof twenty hoursso be could take theanti-virus and stillhave it be effective.You knew that: whileyou were >mockinghillo~f and destroyingthe very thing youcame for.

Ethan has beenusing this exchangeto ease a fresh seventeen round clip i.nt.ohisweaponand hepunctuates this lastwith a spray of gunfire,attempting to coverhis own effort to the reach the injectiong'Wl. The return firenearly hits the injection gun, kickingup glass and dust andmaking it move around ~,-~• floor. ·

Everybody•_•regainedcoverbut.the injection gun remains.cutof everybody••reach.

(CONTINOED)

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163 CON'l'INUED:(2) l63

E'l'HA1I Than thirty-seven millionpounds? Not really.

Ny.ahwalJtsout intoview on her own. Ethan sees her reflected in themirror. En.raged,but trying tocontrol it:

"' ETHAN

She doesn't belong here,Sean. Let her g~.

A pregnant pause.

(OMIT164)

165 WITH LtJT'HER(EXTBIOCYTE)

a mess am.idtherubble of the construc~ion van.

166 ETHAN

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ETH»I (cont'd) Sure he won• tshoot you the lldnutehe••

......,

gotit?

AMBl\OSB Oh, Runt, pleasel one can't hold Nyah responsiblefor her actions ••

167 CLOSENYAH

listening.

Ambrose cocks his weapon.

Finger on the injection trigger, she risesand turns the barrel on her arm, firing. The sound of the airpressure pushing the virus into her is urmdsta.kable,as is the circle of tinypuncture wounds on her akin. Nyah moves in front ofEthan, cov,-ing him, as she turns to faee Ambrose.

168 2'1'HAW

is shocked by Hyah' ■gesture but as sheaddresses Ambros-. .-e reseta to the •countdown• on his chronometerto twenty h~•. As · it drops into the nineteens:

She•s been inching away with Ethan:

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- I 168A CLOSEETHAN'S HANDS

- fingerspress a red buttonon a tinydetonator. Tbere·s•,_.__.=,""ight heatflash from the hot zoneand an explosion of gas an'1·water-- theplastique killing anyairborne virus. -····

Ethanuses t.hediversionto grab Nyah and run with her co Che far side of thelal:,,behindahigh stack of horizon.alc:ylinderi_.

169 I1ff-LAB :..c59

Ambroseand t- recoverfrom the explosion and begin firing on thetanks protectingEthan and Nyah, surrounding the two with fireand jets of releasedsteam.

170 Dff- LAB - ETHANAND NrAH 170

behind the stack oftanks. Ethan launches an explosivedown. a _.shorthallway, blowinga hole in tilebuilding•s ~erior ..'wa.il.

17 OAINT- EN'l'RANCETO THELAB

A group of Biocytesecurity guards enter fr0111behindAmbro~ 11 team and catch themoff-guard. All hell breaks loose.

1708 Dft'- LAB -E'l'1fANANDHYAH

This hitsEthan with the force of a blow.

E!"I'HAN - you who don't have a consc:ienc:e.

,,,,,,_ ETHAN - No.

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- She put.aSthan'agun to her forehead.

She looksback unflinching. Be •~arts to squeeze thetrish,-•.

171 THE HAMMER 171

pulls back.

172 CLOSEE"1'HMf 172

He can•t fire.lowers the bamner.

- £THAN

we•ve got 19 hours and 57 minutes before you start killing anybody. I'll get Bellerophon intoYoUr systembefore then. J'Ustacay alive. I••not gonnalose you.

Ethanruns fr0111:hacoverof the canJcstowardche ~loded:wall. once1n the open. he·exchangesdirect gunfire with Ambros_p-1... team,wou.ndinga coupleinen. Be reaches the wall and d.i.va-dlru, -._,; camerawith hi.aas hedrops 25 stories, ~e sound of ~~i-~• in theair all arcxmd hi.JD. ·· ·

Lesathan a hundred feet frrmthe ground a small dark chutlf deploysand Ethanis lost from view l:>eneathit.

(OMIT173) (OMIT173)

l.74 PANNINGSHOT PAINTXNGS (:tN'l'COLTORALARTIFACTENTER) 174 ....._/ of Aborigine paintings.eerie patterns made of man and nat~. phantasmagorical.like the patterns that fo%1Dunder eyeli~ · shortly before ■ leep.B.G. the haunting notes of a didge%.idoo insure they' re notbeingoverheard. ·

SWANBE'CJt (reading the paintings titles) Dreamingof Birds and Plying Foxes,• •BuahfireDreaming.• •wind Dreaming,• oddlyappropriate -

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174 COffIN'UEDI 17.C

) SVmsbec:kbreab df and turna w a somawhatbat1:ere0.._.,_••.1- ( .WUJ fthanl

S1WlBZCK'(cont'd) -oiDce it appear. tlhatChimera,th• aotber of all nightures is011the loose ~ around ure - lat:her•any way tbiacU..Gatcrean N viewed- a qualj.fled ODe1

SWANBBCK

( We ooald lock down passportcontrol and

a11 ports ot authority. tNtthat won•t stop Ambrose, and beyond him,we don't Jc:nawWhoe1se we•re look.in;far- all terrorist bank acc:omrtsotwhich wa'ra awaza ara stabl•- 11Ddapo■ ita,no vit:bdrawals. Tharefare no suspects.

BmA1I 11a'Ch1DJcwe'vegot cur r1.ngar.onthe

~ .buyer.

~ DD yaa7 Evan usveSng yog'raab1• to ~ Ambrose sell.ingCIJ..imar•,YCN',,. now~ an adcliti.onalproblem.You CS.atzoy.c!&11of Cb:lme.raatJai~•- 'If Allbroaai.s9oin9 ~ •ellCh.imar•now, ba'l1 ha,,.to do it by t.a1r:ing•pintorac

( m Ki•• Ball'• blood = markK.

'f-, % bal.ievathat•• d.9ht.

E'l'BAN 'foaa.an that leavesMia• Bal.l..

SWANBECJt Yea, Z believe that•• rivht. NC1Wmy underat.andingis that 20bcurs after exposure. the victim became•intec:~ioas. Highly ~ectioua ••

Ethan glance• at his chronometer. Swanbeck seea it

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174 CONTINUED: (2) 11, - I

Ethan nods.

ETHlUI She sacrificedheraelf••

Ethan's staringat Swanbec:k.

SWANBECJt No. I can•t affordto be curioua. And neither can you,Bunt••

As the· eeriewa.ilof thed.idgeridooseemsto mount·invo~ and intensity.the overcasts)c;yfilteringinto the loft seems-. parcicularlyoppress!ve. Ethan•s up against it and he~~ it.

(OMZT175-176)

(OMIT177)

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- ) (OMIT 177)

- 178 A VIEWOP SYDNEY

frcaharbors to skyline in all its sunlit splendor.

Nyahsit.sfor a mowmt, looking steadily at1'mbrose.Ambros~ pats tbecannister he'• carrying. •

Ambrose slaps her. With scarcelya flicker of hesitation she slapshim back. Long pause.

,,,,,,,,_ It doesn't. Full of pain andrage. he gets out of the c~

Whatare you talkingabout?

A namelessguard from Michael'• car idling nearby gets iritt.:the back seatwith Nyah. Ambrose shuts the car door in Nyab's-face, gets inMichael•a car and takes off. -

178A EXT/INT -·IMFHELICOPTER - BLtJFP

E'I'H»l Luther? ..Luc.her.

Lutherdrops a tiny part into his computer board and, as-?ltt.-.~ies to fishit out wi~ the aid of a magnifying glass:

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ETBA?f Ninety-sevenminutes. twenty-seven secODds.

LtJ'1'HER Right.

ETHAN

-- Wrong. All we•ve got to worry about is

Ambrose. Nyah will take care of Nyah.

lllLLY What areyou talking about?

McCloy'sblack licousine is in the car park.

E'l'BAN'SVO:ICE Confinns what Ambrose is gonna do -

Barrels of toxic r.aterialsline the walls,as an armed~ patrola the corridor, leading into the mainchamber, whet.ewe followMcCloy into ··

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187B INT- SLABHOUSE

MCCloy enters and begins pacing. -

(OMIT179) (OMrt l.79)

speedalong an isolated road in closeformation before turning onto a side road, revealedas leading to a bridge across• small suip of water to a small island.

•As the cycles and vehicles cross thebridge and approach,che front gate, the camera swingsaround the side of the islan~ establishing the geographyand thesix cannon emplac:e:nent:K" before coming to a stopon

scaling the seawardside of the island with minimalgea~,

(OMI:T180-183) (OMrr Ja;&0:"1;83)

184 EXT/DlT - IMFHELICOPTER - BLUFF ~184

resting likea giant locust, half hidden by a clusterof·tr-eeson the bluff overlookingBare Island.

Billy's at the controls,with binoculars, maintaining surveillanceof theisland and environs.

......,, In the back,Luther is at work on his GPS computer.

180. POV BAREISLAND 'l'HROBINOCtJLARS

BILLY'S VOI:CE Ethan's out from wider the bridgeand on the south-east face..

(OMIT 185) (OMrr_.185)

Ethanclimbs the side of the cliff.

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185A CONTI:Nti'"ED: 185A

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BILLY•S VOICE Ethan, Ambrose andhis team have L9Tived over the !)ridge-

'--'

Ethanreach•• th• c1i!~topand sees armed guardspauolling.

BIIJ.,Y'SVOICE You all right, mate?From here it 1ooJca like very heavy security. Whae's 1t loo>t 1ike fram thoro?

E'l'HAH Risky.

He's over the top and movesswiftly to cover.

Ethansurprises and kills aperimeter guard, then runs toa ler.gthofgr~ting and liftsone of the pa::els.

Eth.Anc:li.Clbadownthroughthegra.tingin the roof ofthe tunnel. using a bar to swing down,he breaks a second guard'sneck and drops to the f:1,oor.

r-- (OMIT186-187) (OKtT 186-187)

...._,187CEXT-!5AU ISLAl'fl)-ENTltANCE-DAY 187C

Ambrose end teua drive throuohche ena-y ga~e passing its. BIOCttl::i~ICALS sign and various no-nonsensewa.rningsof •NoT:'e:5P4Ssing.•ecc.--before !Uoeyte se:uricyguards c:los•it behind them. •

ETHAN

- (quietly)

Breaebcldthestructure at the tan o'clock grating. %n th• tunnel moving to.-..rdtho. target.

Ethan begins headingdown the tunnel.

(OMIT189) (OMrl'189)

190 nn' SLA.BROUSESOZLDl:NC 190

Ambroce a.~dteamenter, where !'.cCloyandhieCHEMrST and ACCOUNTA.~ arewaiting. As Sta:npstands back,obaerving, and Wallis sats upa laptop, J.mbro••walks up to• refecto~like table--~ standsopposite Mccloy. >.:nbroeereachesintohis coat and puts two cannisterson the table in fre~:of McCloy. Mccloy'• che:r.iatpickeupthe eannistara and inaer:a :.":.emintotwo c:r..&.--nbaraconnectedtohismicroscope.

(CON'.I'INUEO)

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190 COWl'INOED:

CJma:S'l' Ic•s a miA match. 'l'beblood·sloaded with Chinuar.a..

An insert of the mic:roscopeplateshow:,the cwa samples.aa

The chemist pr•-=•••a buttonca the c:?uunberand~••s a heat

JD&c:hanicalvoice,'Subst.anc:cdestroyed.•

amt:IST (cone·d) And theycertainly have Bellerophcm.

'beKev cazmiateris out on~ Ulble.

A:Dbrosedoean•trespond.

NmROSE Not exactly. wal.1is?

WAI..t,l'.S (offtiocyte figure.,on laptop) Mora like thirty-two pointtwo mil1ion.

~y 'thanwhat do ygu 11rmlt?

Ambrosepicks up a mobile phoneand dials.

NmJtOSB Stock. Mr. McCloy. Stoclcoptions.to be a little more precise.. (intothe phone) - cut her 1oose..r1ghtillthe centor of town••the more crawdadti:a.batter.• (punc:h1ngoff.to !ICCloy) How quic:klycan you ir..&:l.Ufacturemoreof the ontivinis?

191 I:N'1'-'l'ONNEL-CAVITYIN THE K1.LL 191

As he moves along the ~unnel. E~ sudd~ly flatten.ahi.m$elt against a wall as he receives atr..n~scion from Luther.

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191 CON'l'l.NO==o: 1,1

LtJ'IHE!l• SVOICE Ethan, justpicked upan Ambrose call - Nyah'• bacmdz'oppadott. Ir.hink3he •s alive.

LO'l'HER Somewherein Sydney.

(OMIT193)

Ethan bears somethingandducks into a nearby cavity in t?le -- tunnel wall. Aa a guard approaches,Ethan steps out of the cavicy and knocksthe guardout, then throws him into the opposite wal.l.

LUTHER•s VOICE Ethan? Do you copy? •

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LUTHER•S VOICE om·'t-tmt:ilI cangee Che GPS uP OD c,ur c:onpi'ter•.i't• s stilldown••

ET"A~ 'l'hac1oc:kistic:ki..ng..

Back to thematter at hand,Ethan co:nple~esche move on che

'

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-- )

AMB!\OSB

( An outbreak of Chimera.

lCCLOr -· .

llc:Cloyisstimned.

( 193A"DIT- ~ - OPENAR2A - .i:'l'HAN'S1'2E'.l'

atealthilyapproach a couple dozen jitterypigeons. cooing md pecking. 'l'beintensityof theirnoi.ae-mek;ngincreases ..Ethan reac:heathem.

193B Dfl'-'1'tJNNE[,-OO'l'SZDBTHESLABHOOSE1l00HI)()0RS

Bearingthe disruption of the pigeons,one of ~rose'• · ~ leavea Id.apoat at the doubledoors em heads down~ tunnel~owa.rddiebirds to ~tigate.

193C lll1'•'1'UNNE[.•OPENMM 1J3C

Ambrose•s guarddraws his gun andc:otrt1nuesapproachingt:he pigeons. Befarathe guard can seehim, Ethan runs fon,ard.,and aends~• p1'11!(m9incoscateered flight:.bli.ndi.ngth•~- El:hanjumps 1ntoa back flip anddouble kicks --firs_t..lcnoe~EQ' away the guard"•gun and. than ):nockinghimout and flat on .m.S: :back. EtilanCCDtl.nua•hi.•:t1ipandlanc!IIrightback on bi•·f,aot ..

190 lll'l'-SLABHOOSB

Al!BROSB --now 'her•••·th• way it.••goiz,gto work••wallia,the sharesoutstanding are..

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190 CONTINUED;

·- i AMBROSE (cont'dJ

When your stock goes northof two hundred,

(

andit will, those optionawill l>ewortb billions. We can borrow w.bateverweneed tobuy th• ,a,ooo, ooocba.Ha,:-fifey-cme· percent of Biocyta. ·

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Ethanpulls a can of explosivematerial from bispac:lc.B rollsic cowards t:hedouble doors,and it:st:opsjust:beto~.. reachingthem. Then, pcintin.ahisgun to the ceiling.be ·· tiresint:o~ air.

•. 19t IN'l'SLA8HOOSBROOK -AMBROSE

hear8 a no!.••and loolc:stoStamp.who heard it ••woll. Stamp• nods to two gu.ard&cocheck it out. Thayhead acrose:- tha rOQllltotJ:ladoul::>ledoora.

15'5ml' - '1'0NNEia-OOTSmR'l'HRSLABHOOSEROON DOORS -2'1'H1'N·$

wa1u for tha rightmnn,rmtbefore raising hie g,m~d firing at the can of explo•ivea. Just as i~ ignite.,,thegucrd.5 opan the doors and areblown bet.ckbyforce of thec::,cplosion•

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CCLOY outrageous. I WO?l'tlet you~ak• control of my companyl

1930 mT -TONNZL - OUTSD>E THE SUumOOSE ~ DOORS 1930

Etilanpullsa.can of explo:ivematerial from hie pack. Ha rolls it towardsthe double doors,and it stops jusebetore reachingChem. Then. pointinghis gun to th• ceil~. be riresineo tileair.

194 ml' SLABHOOSER.OOM- ~'-mROSE 194 ......... hearsehe noise of the pigeons inflight and looks to Stamp, Whoheard ic as well. Sta:ipsnodsto two guards to check it out. They head ac:rcssthe room to the double doors.

195 D1T- 'I't1NNEL-CJUTS:rDETHES-~OUSE ROOM DOOR.S- miAN 195

waits for th• right moment beforeraising his gun and firing at:thecan of QXplosives. Jus~as 1'C1gni~es. the gu5rds openthe doors and are blOlfflbackbyforce of the ma,losion. - 195A Dn'- SLABHOUSE - AMBROSE 195A

reacts and turnc toward thaexplosion. ·amids~ the flamesand debris, a single whi.tadovecomes flying in.tothe room. And beyond it, Ambro~• can ceeEthan Hunt in cilhouettewalking alowly pa.sttho doorway.

AMBROSE

..._, Run that bastard down.

Orders are shouted. and guarda,along with Stamp,hotfoot it down the tunnel-corridor in thedirection of the e."Cploaion.

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nu-m down the tunnel. The guards move com:n.,.ndo-style,directed by Stamp'• band signals.

199 I:NTSLA5HOOSE -MCCLOY AND AY.ZSROS?: 199

Ambrose loadshis gun o.nddra.gsthe tip of thebarrel along the table. ,,,....__

A.~ROSE We're J:Unningshort on time, Mr.Mc:Cloy. We've got to conclude ou.rbu.sineaa.

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pas.sa couple ofdoo%Wayc. A pigaonflies past Stamp'a fa.ccand - he stops. Ashe turns, :!thanlowershimself frcm A hiding place in t."ieceiling.St:a.-npandEchanpullsche:!.rgurusonone another. They're in a !ace-offuntil theyboth agree ~o drop their guns, but Stamp ~tches his in Jnid-airandpoinca 1~ back at Ethan.

E'l'RM Youbroke our deal.

As Ethanraises his hm1ds, hepulls the pin on a·grenade and then kicks itbetween Stemp'• legs. The handle flies of!: It's live. When Stamplooks down in surpriseat the grenade, Ethan kicks oue '-J hisgun.

Trying to escapethe grenade,Sta:::;:,s~shcsintoEthan andsemnc tohave hit him in the jaw. Both hit theground as the grenade CDCPlodes,Withscamp appearingto have the upper band.

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201A D11'-SLASHOUSE 201.A ..._,,, Aa ev8%Y0n& waia tor che cransterto c011JPlete,thegrenade exploc!asoutin the tunnel. McCloy and his accountantfreeze with alarm as a spr1nlclinoofdust.seccles on the room.

(totha accountant) " Keep it going.

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AMlmOS2 (intowalkie-talkie) :Cahe alive?

S'l'AMP'SVOICE More or le:,:,.

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212 mr -HELICOPTER B:ILLYAND LO'l'Hi:R 212

Lutherhas the GPS computer starting toaccess t:hesatellite.

(nervously) We're due to eaxe off.

Ltn"HER Not for seven more minutes.

213 INr SLABHOUSE- WALLIS 213

cheekincrhisccmputer screen, which showsthe transfer has f!nishedsuccesafully.

WJ\IJ,T~ Sean. Transfer completed.

Scampdrags Ethan in. arms pinnedwith heavy tape. Stem;,and El:ha.nlookgrilqyassandhogs aftera busy day of tunnelling.

Ambroserises to examine his prize.

A:rll::lro:ewalksb9hindEthanandkic:k.Phisknaasout from under him. ~ falls to the floor.

214 IH'l'-HELICOP'l'ER.-Bn.LYANDLO'l'HER 214

L\!tilcrhearsnothinginrespon.e but white noise. He looks to Billymid indic:ateathere'ano answer.

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the rotorbladaG tw:n over.

216 ll't"TSLAaHOUSEW'ILDING(DAY) 216

AM8JtOSE (toEthan) Nbat have you got tosay for yourself. Hunt? any last words?

Ethan appearsas if he wants to respond,but ca.'l't.A'llbrose Jd.ckahimagain.

AMB!lOSB(cont'd) Stop Jll\DQbling!

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broke his jaw.

Ambroseba.Spicked up a pairof Berett~. And ia proceeding to loadboth with full seventeenround clips.

MCCLOY

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(anxiecymounc1.ng) What do you intend todo?

Azllbros•ravorsMd:l.oywithaglance o! genial exacerbation. ·

AMBROSE • You needn't.watch,you 'know••

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risingoff the golf green,and banking toward the island.

218 :J:RTSLABHOt7SI:(DAY)

An:bro:sc:st~ndingbeforeHuntwith• pair of fully loaded Beretta.s. '1"be•oundofthe helicopter grows.

Ethan indeed :nakes:scmeconsiderc.bleeffort tospeak but can only manage a few vutturo.l,p:-ogreaaivc::lyde~perate:soun~which continue as:

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With thatAmbrose eir;,tiesthirtyfour roundsfrom the two Berettas intoEtmm whose body jerks crazily onthe floor. KcCloynearly faints, and Ambrose laughsat hi• squeamishness until somethingcm Ethan's body cacchesbis aye: the top of the little fingeran the right hand i• bleeding. Ambrose grabs ~•s face,~ rips off a latex mask:revealing Stare;,,eyes wide openand thoroughly lifeless. His jaw, under the mask had been tapedcarefully closed with the sameheavy tape Bthan ~ used tomount the drain-pipe shotgun anthe tunnel wall.

Be looksaround, but 'Stan;>'is gone. So ia the canniatex-,,m4 kevlarvest that had been on the tablemomen~ before.

D'l'BAREISLAND

Ethan'•on the :motorcycle,heading toward thegates, whic!la...--ur of securityguards are frantically tryingto close •

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Billy andLuther in the copter are over theisland, and ban, ~o Luthercan fire a grenade launcherand blow the back of Aml>rose's boat.

'theguardsclose the gate, Ethanruns the JDOtorcycleup the hllloc:Jtandjunpa the gate,over aato the bridge. Ambrose follows in theSUV, crashing thru thegate.

fl:leyraceacross the bridgeand the road, onto the huge greensward opposite to and similarin shape to Bare Island. flier■,with the helicopter hovering,Ambrose :managesto co~~ Ethaziand after they expendwhatever ammunition their wea~ hold, they move into each otherbare banded and.angaga in : ferocious, no-holds-barredcombat, the helicopter hovering-~ enough to keep away whatever•&left of Ambrose's henchmen, h6 chopper's downdraft hittingthem and flattening the grass ~ them. Ethan prevails.

A SPECTACOLAR VIEW OF SYDNEY

cm bluffs overlooking the city. Car.e:-amoves■ lowlyto the.....c-. of the bluff•

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rururJ.ntotb• central•hole• area. guns in bothband• and~ : waaring the kavlarvcet. He nms coward thewalled edge of.;: the anclosure ud jumps. As he pul.lshima•1~ up tothe top o~ t:h•wall, be eeest:hcna helicopcer approaching.

A ~ •~• from a cunnel entrance and opensfire, lNll•t• ~Jod1,v lnco Che wall around Ethan,wbo :Jumps of the wa.ytoavoid ~-

~19C ltX'!'/INT-IMFHEI,XCOPTn ( i• under fireas well, bullets spraying thewindshield, driving Lutherback inside and causing Billy totuni the chopper around.away from •

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wJlDrollsanC1returns fire at thegunman. Ethan first~ the gunaan1D the lag, and thenshoots andexplodes uie can1s~ersbehind the gunman,killing him. Ethan rolls away rram Che mcploaian,only to facea - 21JB·BARE :Ist»mmt.L - M0'1'0RCYCI.2

bearingdown on him •• he stm:idsUP. nhan ju.atmanage• to dive out ofits path beforea second motorc:yclacomae up over the hill. Ethan 1:wistsandfires his p1at.o1,shooting the secondcyclist off hie bike. (_ 'l'hemotorcycleflies over Ethanand landa en the ground. Ethanrun.aafter the bike andjumps on, revving the throt:t;~ an4 takingoff.

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deploya some of hia men viawalki•-talkie while othex-s aQ:"U\bleinto c>ae1rcars.

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(intowalkie-talkie) INJlC•acm a cycleheading for.the bridge.

219G BARE ISLAND BRIDGK

C A gold Falcon wieh sevcaralofAmbrose'• 1neninside enters t:he bridge from tl1emainlandand speed.atoward the island.

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..,219IBARZ %SLANDaanxJE - GOLI>FALCOlf

continuea speedi.nf,acroaathebridge towud the island.

219J BARB %SI.MDBILL - £'fflAlf

ere.st•a hillaboard the c:ycle,~e DIP'chopperin b.g.

&THAN

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Clearuiac.br1dga tor ma.

LU'l'H£R'SVOICE Jtogertbat. \

219JCBARB ISLANDROAIJWJ.Y

JUcbael•sSfN and W&llis' sedan speed alongas a gunman ~-

aroundhim. ·

~ches the island, A gunman O\ltthewindow firing uP at on the hill.

wrheFalcon••path to the ialand ia obstructedwhen the IMP choppersuddenly drops in front of it.

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(. 219M1Wt2 ISLAND HILL - ET!tAN

layaon the cycle•• Cbroctle, aeceleracesdoWn the b.1.11~- ;sn-o.pel•th•biJceincothe air and otr·th•island..juct:as .

219N EXT- DIP'HELXCOPl'ER• -

leansOU~~ c:boppar'sdoor f1reaa granade launc:harrig}#: at the

2190 DU l:SL»m_BR.ZDC:R-GOLD PALCOM

still on the bridg•. Th• ~c!e oxplodeaat the front 0£:·. th• car and hurls t.heJPalconinco chaair and otf the bri~

219P BARE %St.AND- mLL/BlUJ::lCE•ETHAN

~ is 1n mid-air cm the cycle, headingdown toward the bridge. Just as be landa, the gold Palconfliee off the bridge. and Et.banSPeed.9through th• ~lamee.

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219P CXJN'l'INOEEh

E'1'IWf Luther, bave you locatlldllyah'I

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• • LU'iBElt-SVOICE It'sstill an inta%mi.ttentaignal. Juat head nordl. bead nor~.

~ approach•• the hr si.d•of the bridge and apeedso~ onco chemainlaa4.

2190 BARE %Sum> - DIDC1l Z19Q

Michael'•SUV passes thefront gate and through theflame5 ...'f UMt J'alconu:ploaion.followedby Wa1lia• aedcm andthen Ambro•••riding a motozc:yle.

219JlR0lDLEAD!NC FROM BtUIXm- B'l'}IAN ( nM:••up the road androun49 c corner to find awbice F&lCO"· approaching.a gunnv,nleaningout the window firingat ~

Ethanturns to the aideas it nears, and jusc as thewbic-= Palconreac:he•him,be Jdc:Jmup ~• cycle•• rearwheel UMI-· roll•fon,ard cm tbefront wheel, narrowly avoidingChp·c~

As the FAlcon passesbill.Schan swerves ~ cycleand ~~ fireon the rear of thllFa1can.spraying 1ca rear and windshielda with bullecsand shootlng cha occupants: _.> 'thewhit• Falcon swervesot~ l:heroad and smashesthrough~~ railbv, apjnn1ng oucot canuol ~ craab1ng. · _

Ethan t:UrDSaway andspeadS off, just•• Ambroseccmea around the corner on hismotorcyle.

220 A SPECTN:U'LARVIEWOP SYm'ff 220 ( on bluff■ overlookin;the city. camera movesslowly to the...ed.ae of the bl~~-

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219A EJ.T/INT - DI!'HELICOPTER - !lAr 219A

'-' wia Billy ny1na and wt:her ac 1:hedoor,machine gun 1n hand,the copcer nears che 8are :tslamgun pit and Ethan.

runainto ~ cancra1 •mia• araa. gm,.a1nbol:hban/lsand wearingt.baJc.av1arvast. Be runs towu:dthe wal1a4 edga of theenclosure and jl.1111)8.Ashepulls-b1Dlse1ruptothe top or th•wall.,b4I•••• th• DO' helicopterapproaching_

A gunmanappear• from a t\Jm1elantranc•&nd opens fire.,th• bulletsexploding into thewall aroundBtban, who jumps out of theway to avoid thaa.

219C EXT/Dn'- IMP HELZCOP'l'Ell 2151C

ia'Underfire aawe11, builets spra~ the windshield, drivingLuther back inside and caus1.ngBilly toturn the chopperAround.

,,,,,_ 219D EXT- BARB ISLANDGtJl1PIT -E'l'BAR 21.9D

....,. who rollsand returns fireat the aumnan. Ethan :firsthits thegunman in theleg, mad then ahoota and explodes the canistersbehind thegunman. killina him.

ETDll Ceo Billy) The field of fireis too heavy. Back off and pinpoin~their positions.

Ethan roll• awayfram t:haaxp1oaion. only ~o face a ......,, 2l..9ZBARE%SL.UmJULI.-~ 2192

bearing down onhim a.ah• stands up. Ethan j~~ manages to dive out of itspath before a second motorcycle comas v:pover the bill. Ethanflip• backwarc:!aandfir•• hi ■piatol, shooting the aeccmdc:yclistoff hia bike.

Th• motorc::yoleflieeoverEthan, who rams after it CMlC!jumps on, revving thethrottle and taking off.

deploys someof his men vio.wo.lJtie-tAlkiewhileothers acrazribleintotheircara•

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(into walld.e-ta1kie) Hunt••heading for the bridge. Coming in at tw.lveo'clock high. •

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219GBARE ISLNm u:mGB 219G

bridge fram the ma.inlandand speeds toward Cheisland.

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Ambros••• JDmlaxit the comp1ex and get intothair care.

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ll9JBARB ISLAND BILL - ETHAN 219J

cruta a hill al>oardthe cycle, the na- cbopperin b.g.

:TJlAN Clear that:bridg• forma.

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- Roger that.

2191tBUE ISLAND R0lDNAY l191C

Michael'• StJVand Wallis' sedanspeed along as a gunman from th• SfN fire• up cm Sthan, sprayingbul.1etsarl:NZ2c1him.

219L MD %SLNG> maDGS - OOLD PALCON l1'L

approaches t:heisland. Luc.herfireshis grenade launcher. ::tt hits the Falcon's trunk..liftingits-·backwheel• off the ground, bileChe Falcon Jteepacomjnc,,icacr,mJcab1aza. Luther reloadsas a gunman leans out thewindow. firi.ncrupat Jtthazionth• hill.

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laya cm Cha c:ycl.•'•throttle,acc•lerate11downth• hill and propels the bike into th•air and off th• island, ju.ataa

2151WEXT - 219N

again fir•• lu• grenadelauncher, thia time at the front ofthe •

2190 BAR.aXSIMI) BRIOOB -COLD PAI.CON 2190

on tho bridge. fliegrenade explodes at the front of the carand hurl• the Falconinto the air and off the bridge,

21gp BARB %S'LAND- JaLL/BRD)G2- ETHAN 219P

~.., i• in mid-air onthe cycle, heading down t:owiu-dtbebridge. Just aa he landa, th•vo1d Palcon flies off the brid~•, And Etha:n speeds through thefl.me ■and off onto the mainlcmd•

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Michael's SUV arrives andtears through the gate and flames, followedby W&llis' sedanand then.Ambrose,riding a motorcycle.

219R ROAD LEADDG FROM BRIDGE- ETHAN 219R

racesup the road to finda white Falcon approaching.

The IMF chopper arrivesand gunfire's exchanged. Luther takes a hit in the shoulder anddrops his gun as the chopper banks away.

219R-PT INT - HELICOPTER- LUTHER 219R-PT

IJUthergrips his shoulder in painand falls back into his seat, jarring the GPS computer. It responds by beeping and coming to life. Nyah's yellowdot pops up on the screen.

The white Falcon nearsEthan. He returns the gunfire and hits the gunman and the tires. As it skids past him, he spins on his bike's front wheeland fires, exploding the Falcon's gas tank and rolling it over. He speeds off as Ambrose arrives.

Lutherbande.!'·.;:shisshoulder woundandmonitors hisGPS laptop.

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slightly slows the bike to concentrate over the static.

Ethan pulls outand throws away the earpiece.

Ethan headsdownhill as the SUV approaches on anadjacent road. He pulls outin front of it, uc:nediatelydrawingfire. Without slowing,Ethan drops to the side of his cycle for cover.

2190-PI' 2190-PI'

watcheshis GPS laptop as the copter speeds over Sydney.

Wallis' sedanappears from an adjoining road and pulls in behind Ethan,who climbs back aboard his cycle. cut off,the SUV turns onto a side road to intercept Ethan.

ULRICH· I can't get a good shot.

Beforean intersection, Ethan both revs and brakes,spinning the bike andcreating a smoke screen. Wallis' carenters the smoke.

1 Wallis brakes hard, but not hard enough: he stops just in the path of an oncoming 18-wheeler. His car's demolished.

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Ethan pulls outof the smoke as theSUV burst• out of ~• ~ behind him. atrilcingtherear of thecycle. £than puta ~• .bike into a spin andpulls his gun, endingup alongside the~-- passenger window. He firea cilroUghthewindow, shooting.'l:5D~ Michael and thebodyguard. •

The SUV veersoff, crashing into aline of parked cara. ~-.,Aita the first carand flips up and over,landi129upside down OD several moreparked cara. Ethan speedsoff OD hia smokingcyc1e. Ambroae arrive ■andthan take■ • sideroad.

working on hiaGPS laptc,p. The range-- ie, the distancefrom cha moving copterto the yellowdot. NYah, cm the edge of ~.he screen -- is reduced toabout twokilometers.

,,,,,..... Luther looksup fram the screento see the bluffof Nortl:r.~d at th• antranceto Sydney•• harbor.

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tearingdown the road, whm:isuddenlyfrca a sidetrail Ambrose pulls out behind him and begin.afiring. Ethanweaves to avoid Ambrose's fire and passes acar, pulling in front ofit for cover. 'l'hecarskids, forcingAmbrose to veeraround it.

219Y-Pl' FROM COPTER TO GR00NO (MOV'DI:) 219Y-Pl'

rapidly appr0,11cbingtheNorthRead bluff.

There she i•. % got a viaual..

LUTHER

.. We're down to•even minute• 23 aeconds.• .. 219Z-Pr HZGH ANGLENORTH BEAJ:>

moving up behindNyah who i• walking purposefullyto i;..ae,:-edgeof the bluff and •precipitous drop to rocka andaurf a bunc!.--1and fifty feet below. ·

Camara drops toNyah ••shoulder level andmove ■with her·to-~the bluff•• edge. Aa ah••• juat a a fvw step ■awayfrom stepping off. there• ■aroar and the helicopterrisaa into t."'ieahot, before her• wild-eyed Billy gesturing, •stoplatgpl to Nyah•

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Ethan passes narrowly between a carand oncoming truck.- Ambrose followsas soon as the truck clears. Ethan fires backward using his side-view mirror to aim, explodingAmbrose•s windscreen. Ambrose skids until his wheel clips arock, knocking him upright.

Ethan turns into a side roadand speeds through open scrub. Back on the main road, Ambroseroars off to intercept Ethan.

On a clifftop clearing,Ethan races along as Ambrose moves to cut him off. They head towardone another.

Ethan and Ambrose round a bend and face one another. Without hesitating, they chargetowards each other. As they near one another, each leaps forward and off his bike,and they collide , bard in mid-air. They fall to theground fighting as their bikes skid and Ethan's explodes,raining debris upon them.

Ethan and Ambrose rushtoward one another. Ethan flips Ambrose to the ground. Ambrosepulls a gun from his ankle holster. As Ethan knocks it away,he loses his o\rw'ngunand they both fall off a 30-foot cliff.

219BB-PI'. INT - IMF HELICOPTER 219BB-Pl'.

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Ethanand Ambrose rise frc:athe fall. Ethan jumps up and sweeps Ambrose,droppinsihim to the ground. Ethan begins strangling Ambrosebut gets knocked off, and when they both stand, Ambrose getsEthan in a choke bold.

Ambrose hits him and grabs a rock and hits Ethan in the midsection and the face. Ethan kicks it out of his hand and connectswith several punches, knocking Ambrose to the ground.

Xneeling, Ambrose pulls a Jcni.fefroma boot holster and cuts Ethan across the back and face. Ambrose dives on Ethan and the knife is poised above Etban•s eye before Ethan grabs the knife andclears, holding it out toward Ambrose.

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back, ana with a running start, strikes Ambrose with a leaping kick that drops him to the ground and knocks the knife out of his band. .

219CC-Pl' EX'l'/INT-IMF HELICOPTER - CLIFFTOP 219CC-PT

As they approach in the distance, Billy, Luther and Nyah finally gain sight of Ethan in hand-to-hand combat with Ambrose.

Ethan turns and walks away from Ambrose toward the cliff edge. 'l'hecopterlands and Luther runs toward Ethan but pulls up, looking over Ethan's shoulder. Ambrose has a gun aimed at Ethan'a back.

Near Ethan'• feet is his own gun, obscured £ran Ambrose'sview by dust from the copter. Ethan tosses the canisters to Luther and then kicks his gun up out of the dirt ·andinto the air. He catches it, drops down and fires, killing Ambrose.

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221 EXT/INT -HELICOPTER ON CLIFFIOP 221

Ethan reachesNyah at the copter. Inches apart, they can only stare silentlyat one another.

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Didgeridoo Jal.Sic.Achild admires a painting. swanbeck and Ethan face one another. A long, long pause. For a moment it appears as if Swanbeck has lost awareness of Ethan's presence.

SWANBEClt Sorry, Hunt. I don't quite know where to begin. Any suggestions?

SWANBEClt Why not? You've done just about everything else on this operation.

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SWAllBEOt Of couraeit.... Anr=1• whoseoperations

' reczuirethelevel.aof clisinfo%1Dationthat

your■ de,1a bound to ge1:alittle flo.k here am the:-e. rou trr floggiz:lgth• atorleato CIIII•ve bad to comeup with ahcmi:vhac••baa aoina on aroum bue the last rewdays. Ac eny race.ic•• been moat inatrw:Uft -- 'Wbacmey•11 awallaw. or Wbacmay·11 nroaacastV1t:ha au-a1;hc race. (pic'lc1ngupa:tile) MiasBaJ.l••blood.,11:appears.,has al:>solui:elynoeleznencsottheCb1mera Vll'WI.1'0t:8Y8llanCS.-:bodiu.

2'1'JDl1 Yes,I ;atlleredu much.

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mwmECJt And th• only ot:!MarT91'Dainingsample~•in thecanuister you recoveredfrom Ambrose.

Yea.

SIQN8BCK

• And that appears tohave bemi destroyed.

%~ also contain.a theanti-viru.e,

- Bellerophon.

B'mAlf Well, Bellerophcm,it ~ out, w~ only really effectiveagainst C2limera.

SWANBBCJt But~ were underspeclfic insc:ucciona to bring back a l1vJJuisamplaof the Chimera virus. I•d be very incereac.edto know bow, after)'OU"dJ1111DA'18d11:arecovuy intact. it aubsequenclygoc descroYed.

!'1'BUI z By fire. 'Ihat'athebut way. really.

S'iQNBICJC so you d1dn"~ ra11tbe mJ.ss1on,you simply changed :lt. •

Ethandoun' t respond.

SWANBl:cJt(cont'c:1) It' ■no 1ongerenough for you to execute and iJr;)lamcmtDIPpolic:y.younow wish to go 1n Ch• businasso~ craat~ ~t7

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Ethan and SWanbeckexchange one final, knowingglance.

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222A S1Cr?mf$ REWCASTElt(cont'd)

,,... flu■ inc1d.ent.1Dcha wake o~ rumors.-

suddenly aurtacin4Jabc:NtKr.Kcelc,rand Biocyce•• t1nanc:1aldifriculta-e•-- • inc1U01ng criminalallegatians of insider cradSng, embezzlamant.conspiracy~ canmic traud, and•tock parking -- have, Wlders~andahly.sent stock price• o~ the pharmaceuticalc:o:z;,anyplumuting.

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- .._, Ethanemerges co a very crowdedstreet. Billy and Luther are waiting. Both look to Ethan.

Lt1l'HER (dryly, looking atBilly) And the check'sin the mail.

BILLY Right. Just remember, mates. Billy Baird•a th•name. Anything you need eo get, moveor watch, X'm your man.

AndBilly'• gcme. Ethan and Luther remain alone, both r~tant toaay anything,both reluctant to leave.

- 0ae quick bearhug. then:

LtJ'l'HER Alwaysnice hearing from you man. Seay in touch..

And Luther's off. Ethan looks after him,a bit wistfully. Then, curiously tentativehe moves off into thecrowd. After a half- dozen steps,something catches his eyes. He stops.

• NYAH (a tadwary) Doyou know me?

NYAH

is inches fr0111him.Without batting aneye:

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She wraps her arms around himand kisses him with consideraole conviction.

hers.

Looks aroundat the swirlingcrowd:

And in amoment they've vanished from the frameand i.nto.tbtt crowd. Camera begins to pull back, the bustlingcrowd ever fil1ing 1:heframe - and in the distance, perhaps.just a·sp_lash of a bouquet of flowers can be seen, appearing to bouncealong on its own, the rising beat of the MI the:ne:

BmJ:N CREDITS: DIP IZ - CHIMERA