F U L L  C I R C L E	
		        by ALEXANDER JULIEN 			

			     

			       26/03/2008

				 ACT ONE

CARD: 
"There have been, and will be again, many destructions of mankind arising out of many causes; the greatest have been brought about by the agencies of fire and water, and other lesser ones by innumerable other causes." 
-PLATO

 FADE IN:

1)EXT: EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE - NIGHT

  A sustained orbital view of a massive storm on the surface of the
  Atlantic Ocean. (Opening credit roll)

  FADE IN:

2)EXT. IQUITOS, LORETO REGION, PERU, STREET - DAY

  TYPEWRITER CARD: Iquitos, Peru: Pop. 180,000

Five people wearing complete biological and radioactive protection suits 
slowly make their way down deserted streets of the once populated town. 

DR.FRANK GIBBS, (42 male) is a Microbiologist. He is the director of the
CDC's (Center for Disease Control) Biological Hazards team. 

The team consists of, CARVER, (40 male) a Biologist, WILLIAMS, (36 female) a Specialized Chemist, and MEYER, (33 male) an Epidemiologist. Williams reaches for a MOLECULAR ANALYZER that is situated on her belt. Williams scans the area.

THE MOLECULAR ANALYZER BEEPS AND HUMS.

 			       WILLIAMS
		The humidity this time of year should be 
		around eighty-five percent, Nitric oxide 
		levels are through the roof. I'm only detecting 
		minimal quantities of breathable air. 
				(scanning) 
		I can’t explain it but, there’s more Ozone
		than oxygen.
 
  Meyer walks up to Williams and gently nudges her.

			 	  MEYER
		Life would be so much easier if we just had
		the source code, eh Williams?

  Williams turns to Meyer with a smart ass look.

			     	 WILLIAMS 
		Tell me Meyer, is your sole purpose in life
		to serve as a warning to others?

  Meyer continues down the street towards a series of homes.
	
  Carver walks over and lifts a glass from a table on a patio. The glass
  disintegrates into a powder in his hands. 

  Carver observes it and then scans the powder with a Portable Radioactive
  Diagnostics Imager. A thin red laser wipes across the sparkling powder.
	
  (POV of the laser wipe across powder)

			     	 CARVER
		Nothing. (beat) Not a goddamn thing.

	Frank walks up to Carver who's holding what's left of the glass.
	
			     	 FRANK
		Any traces.

			     	 CARVER
		No radioactivity, but without the benefit of 
		definitive biological or forensic analysis, I can 
		only determine base quantities.

	(beat)
		
			     	 FRANK
		What’s the temperature?

  Carver, holding the pulverised glass powder, allows the fine powder to sift
  through his fingers back on to the table. He then reaches into a soft carrying
  case that is strapped to his shoulder and removes an Infrared Temperature
  Measuring device that is used to measure thermal radiation. Carver aims at
  a still tree.

  AN LCD BACKLIT DISPLAY PROVIDES A DUAL VEIW OF THE TARGET
  BEING SCANNED.

  A LASER SHOOTS OUT ACROSS THE DISTANCE AND BACK AGAIN.

				CARVER
		Fifty-five degrees.

(beat)							
		
				FRANK
		No signs of life?
			
			     	CARVER
		Infrared heat scans were unable to pick up 
		anything. No people, no animal life. (beat)
		Besides us, there's nothing alive for miles in 
		any direction.
	
			     	FRANK
			        (softly)
		Jesus. 

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3) INT. LOCAL HOME – NIGHT

Williams and Meyer walk through parts of the deserted home scanning the environment for potential chemical or biological anomalies. Meyer approaches Williams. 

			    	MEYER
		Hey...Williams. 

  Williams stops walking and turns to Meyer.

				MEYER (cont’d)
		What was all that “no breathable air” stuff? 
		You’re just trying to scare us, right?
		
			      WILLIAMS (whimsy)
		And you call yourself a scientist. (beat)
		Look, all of Earth's plant and animal life exist 
		within the Troposphere, that's about seventy-
		five percent of the total mass of the 
		Atmosphere. 
		
			     	 MEYER(cocky)
		Oh oh, I know this one. Wait. The other is, 
		the Stratosphere?

			         WILLIAMS
		Very good. Now inside the Troposphere, heated 
		water vapour circulates, keeping the Earth 
		warm enough to support life. If too much Ozone
		makes it’s way into the Troposphere, chemical
		reactions with all life on Earth begin to change. 
		
 				  MEYER
		So what are you saying? The Earth is going to
		change because of this?
	                    
(beat)

  Williams walks away from Meyer towards another room. Meyer follows.

				 WILLIAMS (grinning) 
		Don’t worry Meyer, I’m sure some forms of 
		insect life will manage to survive. Cockroaches 
		can pretty much live through anything. Right?
		
		 		  MEYER
		Very funny, but how can there be no air here?
		
				 WILLIAMS
	             (Continues scanning the environment)
		It's possible there was a thermodynamic 
		reaction to something and the air has 
		completely dissipated somehow.
	
   Meyer places his bio suited gloved hand on Williams' shoulder.

			        MEYER
		No wonder you’re single. Is this what you 
		talk about when you go on dates? Geez.

	Meyer turns and walks towards the kitchen.

			    WILLIAMS (softly)
		I don't date.

Meyer walks behind a counter in the kitchen where he makes a gruesome discovery.
	
			      MEYER
		Dr. Gibbs!  Dr. Gibbs!  Over here quickly!

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4) INT. KITCHEN, HOME - NIGHT

Frank runs around a corner where Williams and Meyer are standing over 
something. There on the floor lies a half formed human body in a thin
cocoon with no features. Only small veins and blood vessels are noticeable.
Frank bends down to examine.

   (POV from the cocoon)

			     	FRANK
		My God...is that a person in there?

			      WILLIAMS
		I'm not detecting human DNA but, there 
		are traces of proteins, ribosome’s and 
		enzymatic compounds in the surrounding 
		tissue. 

   Frank takes pictures of the body. He stands. 

				 FRANK
		Any signs of genetic cell replication?

   Williams looks down at portable Micro Analyzer she is already holding. She
   looks distressed about something and taps the side of the device. Frank
   notices.

				FRANK
		What is it?

   Williams looks at Frank.

			     	WILLIAMS
		This doesn’t make sense. (beat) In order
		to catalyze the replication of DNA, you need 
		a primer. (beat) I’m not detecting any 
		nucleic acid.

    Frank walks over to Williams and looks down at the analyzer.

				FRANK
		Could it be a hybridized synthetic? 

			      WILLIAMS
		Possibly...but why attempt to replicate 
		from a degenerate source? (beat) Unless,
		the primer design is from a protein based
		sequence?

   (beat)
		
   Carver turns around the corner and walks up to the rest of the group. He
   notices the cocooned mass on the floor.

			      	CARVER
		I see you’ve met a local. (beat) There are 
		hundreds more back there, all like this. 

   Frank takes out a satellite phone and punches in a sequence of numbers.
   He turns away from the others. 

			(Unintelligible conversation)

			     	MEYER
		Doctor? 

   Meyer turns to Carver. 

   A DEEP RUMBLING CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE, GETTING
   CLOSER.

			     	MEYER
		What do we do?

Frank stuffs the satellite phone into a pocket bag and turns to Carver.

DEEP RUMBLING GETTING LOUDER AND CLOSER WITH EACH PASSING SECOND. 

				FRANK
		Initiate Phase Three protocols.
	
   Carver walks closer to Frank. 

			    	CARVER
		We could attempt a microRNA profile? 
		It may give us some answers to the genetic 
		sequencing?

Frank looks at Carver and shakes his head just as two MD-900 specialized military helicopters land behind him. Dirt and debris are being spread through the air from the intense rotor wash. 

			    	FRANK
		They're not interested in any profile.

Carver leans his head to the side and views two armoured soldiers stepping off the MD-900's and onto the ground. 

   FOOTSTEP THUD! (slow motion POV from behind boot heel)

The two men are wearing black body armour and high-tech weaponry with helmets that have red glowing eye sockets. The two men walk up with sub-atomic particle disintegrators and ignite them. 

   WHOOMMM!! DEEP VIBRATIONS.

   The two soldiers vaporize the cocoon. All that's left is a tarred black
   substance on the ground.
 
   (push into tarred ground)

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5) EXT. SOMEWHERE OVER THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE - DAY

A massive Boeing 797 super jumbo passenger airliner streaks through the thick blankets of clouds. It carries a thousand people with a wing span of two hundred and sixty-five feet.

   

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6) INT.  PASSENGER CABIN, 797 - DAY

   Kelly Woods (30), is sitting in a window seat gazing out the cabin window.
   She is wearing large sunglasses and a blonde wig.
	
   HER TICKET STUB that sits beside an empty plastic wine glass shows that
   she is flying to Morocco.

   Kelly reaches for the SK-I-Phone,(a futuristic airline version of the Apple I-Phone
   with video call.)behind the seat in front of her and begins speaking into it 
   while looking directly at its front screen.

   A stewardess walks by and hands several small liquor bottles to Kelly. Kelly
   begins to crack the bottles open but has difficulty removing the bottle caps.
   Eventually, she clumsily swigs back the drink and then grabs the arm of the
   stewardess as she walks by once again. Kelly then gestures towards her
   empty glass indicating that she wants a refill. 

   The stewardess gives her a concerned look.

			    	STEWARDESS
		Are you alright?

   Kelly looks up at the stewardess and gives her a whimsical smile.

				KELLY
		Right as rain.
   (beat)

   The stewardess walks from Kelly further down the aisle. A man (46), sitting
   across from Kelly in another seat, leans across the aisle towards her.
	
			    	 MAN 
		If you don't mind me saying, no empty bottle 
		is ever going to solve your problems.

   Kelly looks over at the man, reaches for her sunglasses and tilts them
   down.

                                 KELLY
		You're absolutely right. It's the full ones 
		that do the trick.

   The man SIGHS and returns to is seated position. He briefly stares at Kelly
   and then returns to his business.

   A LOUD CLAP OF THUNDER.
	 
   The airliner jolts wildly. Kelly spills her drink onto her lap.

				KELLY
		Goddammit. (cleaning herself)  Stewardess!

   The stewardess turns to come back. 

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7) EXT. 797 - DAY

   A THUNDEROUS SMACK! 

   Lightning bolts strike the side of the aircraft, it violently swings from side to side. 

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8) INT. PASENGER CABIN, 797 - DAY

   A washroom door violently swings open. SLAM!
 
   People begin expressing concern. We see luggage flying out of the overhead
   compartments. A stewardess runs up the aisle towards the cockpit. Kelly
   fastens her seat belt. She grabs the arm of the stewardess as she runs by. 

				KELLY
				(yelling)
		What's happening!
	   
		             STEWARDESS
			         (yelling)
		We've been struck by lightning...I think.
			  
			     	KELLY
		You think?!

   Passengers begin to panic and rise from their seats. A stewardess reaches
   the aircraft's emergency system. The stewardess attempts to keep the
   passengers calm.

			    STEWARDESS(into speakerphone)
		Please remain calm! Stay in your seats! 
		I repeat, stay in your seats! We will be initiating
		emergency procedures momentarily!

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9) EXT. 797 - DAY

   Another lightning bolt strikes the main cabin compartment. The jet dips
   and veers sideways.

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10)INT. 797 - COCKPIT - DAY

   The cockpit is shaking. The captain struggles to gain altitude. The co-
   captain struggles to get the electrical systems back on line. A stewardess
   enters the cabin. The cabin violently jolts and veers abruptly to the right.
   The stewardess smashes against the side of the cockpit wall and falls to the
   ground. Blood trickles from the side of her head. Sparks spray out from the
   now smashed display panel. The captain pulls on the flight controls.

				CAPTAIN
				(loud)
		I can't level her out!

		               COCAPTAIN
				 (loud)
		The computer's purged all its systems! 
		I can't get them back on line. We don't 
		have guidance!

				CAPTAIN
				  (loud)
		O'Hare tower! O'Hare tower! IC5! This is 
		flight number KPWK 1877. We have been 
		struck by a lightning flash. Have lost all 
		guidance systems. Electrical systems are 
		down. Computer is non operational. 
		Vector 3875 unconfirmed. Cannot 
		maintain altitude! Please respond!

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11)EXT. ATLANTIC OCEAN/BERMUDA TRIANGLE - DAY

   A massive funnel cloud spirals from beneath the ocean's surface. The funnel reaches to the sky and begins to bubble over into the Atmosphere. The ocean water begins to spiral into a draining motion. A massive hole appears beneath the plane while the funnel cloud rotates with the spiralling water below it.

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12)INT.797 - COCKPIT - DAY

	The co-captain looks out the side of the cockpit window.
 
			     	COCAPTAIN
		Jesus Christ! Do you see that?!

	The captain pulls desperately at the flight controls.

				CAPTAIN 
		O'Hare tower! Do you read me!  This is flight...

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13)INT. PASSENGER CABIN, 797 - DAY

	A LIGHTNING BOLT enters the huge passenger cabin of the plane. It slowly makes its way down one of the aisles towards Kelly. She notices this and removes her seatbelt. The bolt continues down the aisle searching every person and leaving chaos in its wake. The bolt stops at Kelly's empty seat. The man who was sitting across from Kelly stands, avoids the bolt and makes his way to the rear of the aircraft.

Kelly is in the washroom fiddling with her purse, she pulls out something but we can't make out what it is.

The man reaches the back of the cabin and attempts to open one of the washroom doors. It’s locked. He tries the other door handle on the second washroom door. It is unlocked.

The lightning bolt is wreaking havoc on the plane as it reaches the back of the cabin where the washrooms are. Both washroom doors violently swing open, they are both empty.

   PEOPLE SCREAMING.

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14)EXT. 797 - DAY

	The 797 is billowing smoke from the tail section. The plane starts to spiral down towards the massive circular hole in the ocean below. The plane gets enveloped by dark clouds and lightning. It disappears into the huge storm.

   The storm releases a tremendous sonic shockwave.

   CARD:  ONE WEEK LATER

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15)EXT. LA SALLE ST. STATION, DOWNTOWN CHICAGO - DAY 

   AMANDA WOODS (28) is a sporty kind of girl with bobbed blonde hair.
   Amanda is waiting at the station to board the elevated or "L" train to the
   university further downtown. She meets another student(26) from school
   and they board together. The two girls find a vacant seat and sit together for
   the trip. The train is extremely crowded. People fight for the ability to
   withstand the forces placed against their bodies from the trains speed
   around corners. A drunk man(46)stands to switch places for an eventual 
   departure but falls on his face. The two girls giggle at the drunken man. He
   looks at them with half opened wiry red eyes.

			    DRUNKEN MAN
		Go ahead and laugh you.(hic)

			     AMANDA
		Are you o.k.?

  The drunken man crawls to his feet.

			    DRUNKEN MAN
		One day this'll all be (hic) dust and you'll 
		wake up to the truth.(hic)

   Amanda stops laughing. She leans towards the drunken man.
			     AMANDA(smirking)
		What truth is that?
 
   The drunken points to her cell phone. Amanda looks down at it.

   (POV to cell phone)

			   DRUNKEN MAN
		Those things'll kill ya.(hic)

   Amanda smiles at her friend and they burst out laughing. The train stops
   and the old drunk man leaves. Amanda says goodbye to her friend and
   walks up the stairs to the street.

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16)EXT. STREET, SUBWAY - DAY

Amanda’s cell phone rings. She fumbles with the phone and manages to open the receiver in time. The cell phone display indicates that her sister Kelly is calling using the video call feature.

			      	AMANDA(smiling)
		Hey, didn't expect to hear from you so soon. 
		How's your trip?

Amanda notices that the video call is garbled and that she can't hear any sound. Her face has a look of concern.

				AMANDA
		Kelly? Is that you? What's going on? 
		Where are you? I can't hear you.

	The sound from the video call cuts in and out. The video picture is still garbled. The video call ends as the phone display reads "call lost" Amanda is shocked by the video call and quickly calls Kelly's number back but the signal can't get through. Amanda looks up at the sky, it's very cloudy and dark. She turns away from her previous heading and walks the other way.

	People everywhere start getting angry because their cell phone service has stopped working. The drunken man from the subway stands outside the subway station entrance laughing at all the people freaking out. He notices Amanda walking in another direction and follows her from a distance.

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17)EXT. CHICAGO ILLINOIS - DAY  

The downtown Chicago area is speckled with historical buildings, steel framed high rises. We close in on one of the high rises to the twenty-sixth floor.

   CUT TO:

18)INT. 26th FLOOR APT. THE CHAMBERLAIN BUILDING - DAY

	The television is on in the bedroom of the suite. No sound can be heard but the face of a news broadcaster can be seen. 

	RACHEL WOODS(35) is just waking up beside her boyfriend, WNN cameraman, ANDREW ROSS (29). They are fiddling in bed as they slowly wake up. The room is flooded with cascading sunlight.

   WE HEAR KISSING SOUNDS.

			       RACHEL
                       	       (softly)
        		Let's just stay here all week.

                      	       ANDREW
       		What are we gonna tell Walter, we're taking 
		the week off because we can't keep our hands 
		off each other? (beat) That'll go over well.

  Turning away from Andrew, Rachel grabs his arm and pulls it around her
  body. Andrew inhales the scent from her hair.
 
			       RACHEL
        		Why don't we just run off to South America 
		and open a little shop on the side of the road. 
		We can sell souvenirs to tourists.

   Andrew kisses Rachel's neck. The sunrays languish on her cheeks.

			      ANDREW
                             (smooch talk)
        		I'll call Walter and tell him we're resigning.
		(beat) He can go to Hell.

   Rachel turns and looks at Andrew. She kisses him softly.

				RACHEL   
        		Sometimes I wish we could do that. 
        				(long beat)
		I have this, re-occurring dream of my mother 
		before she died. I can’t seem to get it out of my 
		head.

				ANDREW
		What kind of a dream?

      (beat)

				RACHEL 
		We were selling lemonade on the side of the 
		road. I must've drove her crazy for weeks until 
		she finally let me do it. I was so happy to sell 
		even one glass that she secretly had everyone 
		in the neighbourhood come and buy us all out.
		(beat)
		Just sitting in her lap, counting all that change.

	(beat)
				ANDREW
		Sounds like Heaven to me.

   Rachel turns and looks out the sliding door. 

				RACHEL
		Yea...it was.	

	(beat)
				ANDREW
		I'll book us the first flight outta here. 
		Nobody will ever know.

   Andrew reaches for his cell phone. Rachel smiles.

				RACHEL
 		Then who would do the news?

   Andrew places the cell phone back onto the nightstand.

                        		ANDREW
        		Yea, I guess you’re right. Chicago wouldn't be 
		the same without us.

   Rachel and Andrew kiss. Andrew changes the tone slightly.

				ANDREW(cont'd)
		Anyway, I was worried about you. It’s nice 
		to have you back.

   Rachel looks a bit confused.

				RACHEL
		Back? Why would I ever leave you?

   Rachel smiles. Andrew tickles Rachel until she kicks and jumps out of the
   bed.

				ANDREW
        		Silly girl, your turn to make coffee.

   Rachel is facing a full length mirror that hangs on the back of the closet
   door. She puts on a house coat.

				RACHEL
        		Oh no. It's your turn and you know it.
		Ladies first.

Rachel steps into the washroom while Andrew slides out of bed, grabs his cell phone and walks to the kitchen. He checks his phone and turns the volume on the television up. His cell phone display reads "NO SERVICE"

				ANDREW
		Shit. (beat) Cell phones are down.

   Rachel is in the shower, she can barely hear Andrew.

				RACHEL
		Did you say something?

   Andrew drops his phone on the kitchen counter.

				ANDREW
		Never mind.

   
   
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19)EXT. RIO PIEDRAS, SAN JUAN - DAY

   TYPEWRITER CARD: Rio Piedras, San Juan

Children are running through old 17th century colonial ruins. Old canons lay on their side. A very old bronze statue of Ponce De Leon stands in the middle of the square. The streets are paved with cobbles of adoquine. The square is skirted with historic buildings.

    ROBERTO LINERA (60)is a retired sugar refinery worker. He wears a straw hat to shield him from the sun. Roberto sits with his granddaughter(8)on the steps of an old historic armoury. She wears her hair in one long ponytail down the back of her neck. The granddaughter bounces a ball on the ground and then jumps into a hoola hoop on the ground. She catches the ball as she lands in the hoop. Roberto reacts.

				ROBERTO
		    	    (pointing his finger)
		If you fall and hurt yourself again, your 
		mother will say I'm not paying enough attention 
		to you.

		      	    GRANDDAUGHTER
		       	        (giggling)
		You’re not paying enough attention to me. 
		Look, one bounce and I still got it.

The granddaughter holds up the faded red rubber ball. Roberto gives her a smile. A shadow slowly appears on the face of the granddaughter. Her smiling teeth disappear as the shadow gets darker. Roberto looks up at the sky and see's the event horizon of the massive storm that is now approaching their island. 

   THE SOUND OF HOWLING WIND.

   The palm trees on the street wave and flutter as a strong wind picks up. The
   palm trees bend towards the storm as if a great force is pulling at them.

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20)INT.OFFICE -NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER,FLORIDA – DAY

    NANCY LEWIS (31) is a fit woman with short dark hair and oval black
    rimmed glasses. The name plate on her office door indicates that she is an
    assistant to the director of the NHC. Her office is neat and several other
    computer monitors are active in the room. Nancy is typing at one of the
    computers when a telex machine begins to spit out a message. It reads as 
    follows...
		NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
		MIAMI FL 105 AM EST WED JAN 23 2020
		THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TO THE AFRICAN
		COAST FROM THE EQUATOR TO 32N.
 		THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS BASED 
		ON SATELLITE IMAGERY and RADAR.
		BASED ON 0000 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS
		AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 0445
		AXIS IS CENTERED ALONG 5N3W 4N16W 2N27W
	 	CROSSING THE EQUATOR NEAR 36W.
		WIND MASS EXCEEDING 300 KM...
		WIND FORCE..  300 MPH

   Nancy rips the message from the machine and runs out her office door.

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21)INT. NHC DIRECTORS OFFICE - DAY

	GRAHAM BURNS,(62)is a thin man with greying hair and eye glasses from the seventies. He has several different kinds of pens that fill the right breast pocket of his short sleeved business shirt. His tie is sloppily fastened. Framed pictures adorn the west wall and trickle down onto on one of the metal filing cabinets. He is on the telephone when Nancy rushes in to speak to him.

			    GRAHAM (into phone)
		...Lee, our inability to get any information 
		from that area is causing delays in 
		reactive protocols. At present I've got no 
		atmospheric and limited coverage.

   Graham points towards satellite images of Bermuda that are displayed on
   wide screen plasma monitors suspended from the rafters. He motions for
   Nancy to view them.

   (POV of plasma monitors flickering with data.)

			   (phone chatter)

		      	    GRAHAM(into phone)
		I understand that Lee but I can't issue a 
		C5 (category five) without some information 
		on where the Hell this thing is headed!

	         	   (phone chatter)

		      	    GRAHAM(into phone)
		You know the rules Lee...no math, no path. 
		Get me some reliable readings for Christ 
		sake. 

			(phone chatter continues)

   Graham moves around from behind the desk and heads towards Nancy. He
   pulls the phone away from his ear and rests it on his shoulder. Nancy looks
   up from the satellite photos towards Graham.

			     	GRAHAM
		Have you ever seen anything like that? 
		(beat) 
		Some clown at H-Track said it's headed 
		towards our eastern seaboard, but what 
		limited satellite coverage we have indicates, 
		it's not moving.

	(beat)

Nancy looks back down at the photos and shakes her head. She lifts her hand and gives the telex message to Graham.

				NANCY
		It's worse than you think.

	Graham takes the message from Nancy and leans over into the ambient light created by the computer screens. He reads the message and then pulls the phone closer to his ear.

			     GRAHAM (into phone)
		Lee. I'll have to get back to you.

   Graham hangs up the phone. He returns to his desk and pushes a button
   on the telephone base. A red light lights up to indicate that a line is active.
   He looks at Nancy. She looks back.

		              GRAHAM (into phone)
		Put me through to the White house.

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22)EXT. ATLANTIC OCEAN, BERMUDA TRIANGLE - DAY

There is a massive hole in the ocean acting as a drain. An electrical storm hovers over the gaping hole but is in no visible direct contact. It's just hovering over it. All the cloud cover in the area seems to be drawn to the storm. It's getting larger.

   A LOUD PULSATING HUM.

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23)EXT. ATLANTIC OCEAN, 110 MILES EAST OF BERMUDA - MIDDAY

The U.S.S. NIMITZ cruises through the cold rough waters of the Atlantic Ocean towards Bermuda. The flight deck bristles with movement as the belly of the Nimitz coughs up four F/A-18C Hornets. The four planes manoeuvre to a launch position. A LSO (Landing Signal Officer) signals for the pilot to prepare for launch. The jet blast protector rises behind the plane. The pilot gives the LSO a thumbs up and high pressure steam shoots out from the ship's reactors. The catapult jolts into motion and propels the Hornet off the end of the carrier and into the sky. All four Hornets launch successively.

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24)INT. COMMAND BRIDGE, U.S.S. NIMITZ - MIDDAY

	The command bridge is busy with many officers and other crew. Navy officers and support crews manoeuvre around each other. 

CAPTAIN ROGER MANNING,(49) Commanding Officer of the Nimitz is reading charts while leaning against a computer table.  

EXECUTIVE OFFICER DAVID JAMES,(41) walks into the Command Center of the massive vessel and approaches Capt Manning.

				JAMES
		Captain Manning. All aircraft have launched 
		sir.

		            CAPT. MANNING
		Are the QRF (quick reaction force) and emergency 
		support teams on stand by?

		       	        JAMES
		As per ordered sir. (beat) Also, our escorts 
		arrived. it's the Lexington.

The Captain turns his attention away from the report. He notices a distinct look of frustration on David's face.

			    CAPT. MANNING
		Why so glum David? What's on your mind.

David takes a step forward never relinquishing the rigid stance of being at alert. His hands clasped behind his back.

				JAMES
		Sir. I don't like sending out our birds without 
		solid Intel. We have zero visibility and radar 
		is extremely limited. (beat)
		And why only four? We could add another 
		reconnaissance wing and cover ten times the 
		ground.

		            CAPT. MANNING
		Yea. You’re right.

		      		JAMES
		And since when do operate without our 
		attack group and with only a single escort? 

Capt. Manning leans on the edge of a work station desk. He slumps slightly.
			    
			    CAPT. MANNING
		Look David, I understand your feelings on this 
		matter. I feel the same way but the fact remains. 
		We're on our own out here...for now.
				JAMES
		I understand sir.

Captain Manning places his hand on James shoulder, turns and walks towards the command monitors.

			    CAPT. MANNING
		E.T.A to target?

An intelligence officer somewhere on the bridge replies.

			   INTEL OFFICER
			    (shouting)
		Three minutes!

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25)EXT. ATLANTIC OCEAN, 20 MILES EAST OF BERMUDA - MIDDAY

The four F/A 18's cut through the cloud cover towards their target. The lead pilot commanding this half strike wing is CAPTAIN JASON "RED RAIN" PETERS(35). His jet fighter assumes the lead attack position.

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26)INT. RED RAIN'S COCKPIT - F/A 18 - MIDDAY

			    CAPT. PETERS
		Hotel Bravo this is Red Rain. We are one 
		minute to target. (beat) Still have zero 
		visibility and radar shows nothing. 

				OFFICER
		 	(radio communication)
		Red Rain. This is Hotel Bravo, we copy. 
		Proceed with caution and watch your tails.

			    CAPT. PETERS
		Will do HB. You know what they say...the 
		only good day in the Navy was yesterday.

Captain Peters checks his infrared radar. He switches to a manual mapping system.

			   CAPT. PETERS
		Alright boys. Radar says target is dead ahead, 
		just under 15,000 meters. Stay low.

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27)EXT. BERMUDA, ATLANTIC OCEAN - MIDDAY

The four fighter jets emerge from the dark thick cloud cover. The huge hovering funnel cloud stops spinning but the ocean water continues to drain into the gaping maw.

   (POV of great storm)

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28)INT. RED RAIN'S COCKPIT, F/A 18 - DAY

	Captain Peters begins fiddling with his controls. He is unable to get a response from his afterburners. His computer starts to go berserk.

   CHAOTIC BEEPS AND ALARMS.

				PILOT
		  	(radio communication)
		Red Rain! Were being jammed!

   WHAMMM!!

Several lightning bolts sporadically reach out and slam into the incoming fighter aircraft. Two F-18's explode in mid air. Captain Peters signals JAMES "SANDMAN" BANKS, (30) the last remaining pilot.
				PILOT
		Sandman! Turn to vector 32...

   

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29)INT. SANDMAN'S COCKPIT, F-18 - DAY

Another lightning bolt slams into Sandman's cockpit. His plane bursts into flames.

				SANDMAN
		Oh Jesus! I'm on fire!

   Sandman struggles as his jet looses power.

				SANDMAN
		Red Rain! My computers fried! I've got no 
		contr...

   CUT TO:

30)INT. RED RAIN'S COCKPIT, F-18 - DAY

   (POV out the cockpit window towards the other jet.)

			     CAPTAIN PETERS
		Sandman! Eject! Eject!

Sandman's F-18 nose dives into the ocean and explodes into a million pieces. Captain Peter's slams his throttle stick forward and the ships afterburners struggle to kick in.

			     CAPTAIN PETERS
		Come on!  Come on Godammit!!

Captain Peters looks out his cockpit canopy window just in time to see a luxury cruise liner teetering on the edge of the great hole in the ocean. It tips end over end and gets sucked in.
	
			     CAPTAIN PETERS
		Oh my God... Hotel Bravo! I am..

A lightning bolt strikes Captain Peters aircraft. The electrical systems short out. The jet begins to descend and disappears into the great storm.

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31)INT. COMMAND BRIDGE - U.S.S. NIMITZ - MIDDAY

LT.MIKE REAVES,(25) is an Intel officer. He sits at a computer terminal monitoring the action.

   AN ALARM SOUNDS. 

He checks the screen and then picks up a radio communicator. The bridge goes quiet.

				 REAVES
		Red Rain One. We are pickin up some strong 
		electromagnetic readings coming directly from 
		your area. Can you confirm?

   Reaves holds the receiver to his ear.

				 REAVES
		Red Rain One. Do you copy?

A faint crackle is heard over the radio. The entire bridge crew is dead quiet as the garbled communication stops. Captain Manning continues to stare into the computer tracking screen. He stands up straight. Quiet moments pass with only the sound of the COMPUTER RADAR TRACKING SYSTEM in the background.

			       CAPT. MANNING
		Anything lieutenant?
 
		      	     LIEUTENANT'S VOICE
		Nothing sir. All frequencies are quiet.

   Captain Manning checks his watch. 

			       CAPT. MANNING
		I want damage assessment in twenty minutes. 
		Keep all emergency crews on standby. They 
		may still be out there.

  The Captain turns towards a doorway. XO David James takes a step
  to the side.

				  JAMES
		Sir! They're down. Shouldn't we take all 
		necessary prec...

		           CAPT. MANNING
		Just do it commander!

	Captain Manning leaves the bridge. The bridge crew look around at each
 	other with confused looks.

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32)INT. CAPTAINS QUARTERS - U.S.S. NIMITZ - SUNSET

Three commanding officers enter Captain Manning's quarters. The officers, led by XO David James, are carrying Manila (Manila Files are specifically Military in design and shape) file folders but James is carrying a laptop computer. Captain Manning is sitting at his desk pouring over damage reports and other info as the three officers wait patiently at attention until he acknowledges them.

			    CAPT. MANNING
		At ease. What's the story gentlemen.

   David takes a step forward. He places the laptop on Captain Manning's
   desk. He spins it around so the monitor faces the captain.

				JAMES
		You need to see this sir.

   Captain Manning looks into the monitor. He sees garbled video of the huge passenger cruise liner teetering on the edge of the massive drain hole that is in the Atlantic Ocean.

   (POV of the cruise liner on the monitor)
 
			    CAPT. MANNING
		What the hell is this?

   Captain Manning looks up at James.

				JAMES
		Sir, Captain Peter’s wing camera was 
		operational the entire time they were being 
		engaged.

   Captain Manning looks back to the laptop.
                                 JAMES(cont'd)
		Whatever it is out there, it's bigger than we 
		thought, and definitely destructive.

   Captain Manning closes the laptop.

			   CAPT. MANNING
		Prep four more birds for immediate launch.

   David James is shocked by his captain's request.

				JAMES
		Sir, with all due respect. Shouldn't we first 
		ascertain critical systems analysis. 
		Surely another launch can wait till morning.

			      CAPT. MANNING
		There's no time. We have...

   SUDDENLY AN ALRM SOUNDS! 

   A voice comes over the carrier's internal communications system.

			      INTERCOM VOICE
		Captain Manning! 

			      CAPT. MANNING
		Go ahead lieutenant.

			      INTERCOM VOICE
		Sir! Unidentified object approaching at 
		high speed! Bearing 27.8! 

			      CAPT. MANNING
		An object? Is it one of ours? 

			      INTERCOM VOICE
		Unknown sir! It doesn't read like anything 
		we've seen before!
			      CAPT. MANNING
		What's its range?!

			      INTERCOM VOICE
		Hundred clicks and closing!

                              CAPT. MANNING
		How long 'til it reaches us?!

			     INTERCOM VOICE
		Twenty seconds sir!

			      CAPT. MANNING
		Launch the Alert-Five!

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33)INT. COMMAND BRIDGE - U.S.S. NIMITZ - MIDDAY

	Captain Manning and the three officers make their way up to the command bridge. They look out the window towards the massive wall of electrical energy that is headed towards them.

			      CAPT. MANNING
		How long?

			      BRIDGE VOICE
		Ten seconds sir!

   The captain braces himself against a computer console. Everyone else 
   follows suit.

			      CAPT. MANNING
		Prepare for impact!!

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34)EXT. ATLANTIC OCEAN - MIDDAY	

	The massive wall of electromagnetic energy slams into the super carrier almost flipping it over. The U.S.S. Lexington get's ripped apart by the energy field. The Nimitz manages to stay upright but has suffered severe damage. It lies burning in the night sky.

   CUT TO:

35)EXT. BERMUDA TRIANGLE - ATLANTIC OCEAN - NIGHT

	The funnel cloud is now a massive sphere of energy that hovers over the drain hole in the ocean. Sporadic lightning flashes emanate from the sphere.

   WE HEAR A DEEP VIBRATING HUM. LOUDER AND LOUDER.
 
   The hole in the ocean is getting larger.
   CUT TO:

36)EXT. RABAT, KINGDOM OF MOROCCO –NIGHT

Rabat sits at the mouth of the Bou Regreg river that leads to the Atlantic Ocean. It has a population of 1.7 million people. Many people walking in the streets.

   CUT TO:

37)INT. ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM - NIGHT

The National Archaeological Museum is a dusty place with sand everywhere. 

MOURAD ABDERAZZI,(50) is the director of the museum. He is a heavy set man with his brow permanently etched with sweat. He sits at his desk smoking a cigar and reading some documents. A clear cup, holding tea, sits beside a picture of his wife and three daughters. The moonlight filters through the wooden blinds of his office. The mixture of cigar smoke and moonlight make for a peaceful setting. 

   CREAK! 

   The door to Abderazzi's office slowly opens. Abderazzi looks up.

			       ABDERAZZI
		Is someone there?

   The door continues to open slowly until it finally stops, showing that nobody is there. Abderazzi rises from his desk and walks over to the door. He closes it and walks back to his desk. He sits down and picks up his tea. 

   CREAK! 

   The door to his office slowly opens once again.

				ABDERAZZI
		Hello? (beat) Is somebody there?

Abderazzi rises from his desk once again and walks over to his door. He pauses for a moment and looks down at the old fashion solid cast brass palmette door handle. He notices that there is steam rising from the handle. He leans in and touches the door handle.

   FISSSS! (POV of steaming hand)

The heat burns Abderazzi's fingers. He quickly pulls them back. Abderazzi walks out his office door to speak to his secretary Azza. She is not at her desk.

   CUT TO:

38)INT. MUSEUM SECRETARY AREA - NIGHT
	
   (POV of empty desk and single desk lamp)

			    ABDERAZZI
		Azza? (beat) Azza?

   Abderazzi walks around to see if he can find Azza anywhere.

   WE HEAR WATER RUNNING. 

   Abderazzi walks down a hallway leading to the washroom.

   CUT TO:

39)INT. MUSEUM WASHROOM - NIGHT

He opens the door and notices the faucet running. He turns off the faucet and closes the door behind him.

   CUT TO: 

40)INT. MUSEUM HALLWAY - NIGHT

He notices one of the doors leading to an adjacent storage room is open. He walks towards it and slowly opens the door.

   
   CUT TO:

41)INT. MUSEUM STORAGE ROOM - NIGHT

   Abderazzi takes a few steps into the room.

				ABDERAZZI
		Azza? Are you in here?

   He notices the silhouette of someone sitting in an antique swivel chair. He
   fumbles for the piece of string that enables the light switch that hangs from
   the ceiling.

			       ABDERAZZI
		Azza? Is that you? 

The light bulb snaps to life. Abderazzi stands there waiting for an answer from whoever is in the chair. The chair swivels around to reveal a tall, white pale, lanky bald man(52)in a white suit. He is wearing thin, pale blue sunglasses.  

			       ABDERAZZI
		Who are you? Where is Azza?

	(beat)
			       BALD MAN
		I gave Azza the rest of the week off.

   Abderazzi fiddles with his hands. His palms are sweaty.

			      ABDERAZZI
		Who are you, why are you here?

	The bald man stands from the swivel chair and walks over to Abderazzi. He puts his white gloved hands onto Abderazzi's shoulders.

			       BALD MAN
		Who I am is not important. Why I'm here, 
		you might say, is of great importance.

The bald man walks around Abderazzi and walks over to one of the unopened crates that sits waiting in the area. Abderazzi turns his head to follow the bald man. The bald man places his gloved hands palm down on the crate.
			      
			       BALD MAN
		The Human Race...just when it looked like 
		war would end our existence, we manage to 
		bring ourselves back to do it all over again.
		(beat)
		I personally believe we enjoy living on the 
		edge of destruction. It somehow justifies our 
		need to study our mistakes in a hopeless 
		attempt to evolve.

  The bald man turns around and faces Abderazzi. Abderazzi is still standing
  in his spot.

			      BALD MAN
		With all of this history, you'd think we 
		Would know ourselves a little better by 
		now.

	(beat)			
			      BALD MAN(cont'd)
		If you don't know who you are, how can you 
		ever know where you're going. (beat)
		Mankind has had it chances...

   The bald man walks up to Abderazzi. 

			      BALD MAN(cont'd)
		...and we can no longer be trusted.
	
   Abderazzi takes a step back.

			      ABDERAZZI
		You...

	Abderazzi turns to walk out the door. An associate of the bald man appears in the doorway. Abderazzi stops before he gets to the door. Abderazzi is surrounded.

   CUT TO:

41)INT. LIMOUSINE - DAY

   The bald man sits in the back of a limousine when there is a light knock on the window. The window electronically moves downward. An associate hands the bald man an artefact. He closes the window and holds the artefact up to examine it. He lowers his sunglasses to reveal that he has yellow eyes.

                                ACT TWO

    CUT TO:

42)INT. WNN NEWS CENTER, DOWNTOWN CHICAGO - DAY

The WNN News Center is bustling with reporters and other people trying to get their work done.

Rachel Woods is at her desk on the phone. She hangs it up and leaves her office. Rachel walks by her boss's office door. His name is WALTER MICHEALS(53). Walter Michaels has been the President of WNN News for fourteen years. Walter notices Rachel walking by.

				WALTER
		Hey Spark! I still don't have all the sources 
		for that Highwater piece.

   Rachel stops at Walter's door. Walter's desk is a colossal mess.

				RACHEL
		I put them on your desk last week Walter. 
		Don't you remember? (beat) And when are 
		you gonna stop calling me that? 
		 
   Walter gives her a smirk. Rachel smirks right back.

				WALTER
		Nobody likes a smart ass. Just because you're 
		a big shot journalist now doesn't mean you 
		forget where you came from.
	
				RACHEL
		Yea, when I was getting your coffee.

   Walter walks up to Rachel.

				WALTER
		We've got some strange stuff coming in. I want 
		you to take the lead on it.

   Rachel walks away from Walter.

				RACHEL
		What now? Terrorists blow up the Eiffel Tower? 
		Bout time.

   Walter catches up to Rachel and stops her. His look is serious.

				WALTER
		I'm serious Spark. Big things are happening 
		in the world.

   Rachel gives Walter a smile. She continues walking.

				RACHEL
		Do you know your lips crinkle when you get 
		all serious?

   Walter catches up to her at the coffee bar.

				WALTER(cont’d)
		Are you gonna stop and listen to me for one 
		minute? (beat) We're about to go live with 
		this and I want you there, upfront.

   Rachel looks at some notes that Walter is carrying in his hands.

   (POV of paperwork in hand)
 
				RACHEL
		What about Highwater?

		       	WALTER
		Highwater can wait. 

   Rachel gives Walter a pessimistic look and sighs.

				RACHEL
		This better be good.

   CUT TO:

43)INT. ANCHORS DESK, WNN NEWS - DAY

   Rachel sits at the anchor's news desk. She looks into the camera.

				RACHEL
        	   	Good afternoon. We interrupt this program 
		for some breaking news. Less than twenty-four 
		hours ago the United States Navy lost four F-18's 
		just off the Bermuda coast by what the military 
		is calling "an electrical storm". Details are still 
		forthcoming, but sources say, all four aircraft were 
		lost. For more on this tragic story we now go to a 
		Defence Department press conference already in 
		progress.

The screen switches to a Navy Admiral standing at a podium addressing the press.

				ADMIRAL
		...at this point I cannot comment on our 
		ongoing investigation but it does appear that 
		four of our F-18's were destroyed inside the 
		Bermuda Triangle at approximately 7:15 
		eastern time last night.

   A reporter interrupts the Admiral.

  (POV of reporter)

				REPORTER
		Admiral? Can you tell us the names of the 
		pilots?

				ADMIRAL
		At this point we ask that you respect the 
		privacy of the pilot's families. The names 
		will not be released until they are notified.
		I really can't say anymore than that. 
		Thank you very much.

The Admiral steps down off the podium and walks out with his escorts. The press core go nuts and jump out of their seats in order to get one more question in but to no avail. The camera switches back to Rachel.

				RACHEL
		Elsewhere in related stories, the body of 
		Illinois Senator Archie Woods' daughter...
		has been found in an abandoned car 
		near Melrose Park. 

 Rachel is shaken by what she is reading on the teleprompter.

				RACHEL(cont'd)
		Kelly Woods, 29...was presumed to have been 
		a passenger on flight 27, a private jet that 
		was caught in a storm and later crashed killing 
		all aboard last week. Details of her death have 
		not been released.
		
	(beat) 

   Rachel hesitates. She is shaken by the news.

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44)INT. WNN NEW CONTROL ROOM -NIGHT

Walter and several other people in the control room notice Rachel is having some trouble with what she's reading off the teleprompter. Walter looks at one of the technicians sitting in front of him.

				WALTER
		What's going on? Switch the prompter, 
		go to our affiliate.

	The technician shifts to a news feed from Bermuda but it is garbled and unintelligible. The feed from Bermuda suddenly goes fuzzy with distortions. 
	
	(television screen goes black)

   CUT TO:

45)INT. ANCHORS DESK, WNN NEWS - DAY

   The camera switches back to Rachel.

		     		RACHEL
		We apologize for the technical difficulties. 
		We will continue to bring you the latest on this 
		incredible story as it unfolds.

   
    CUT TO:

46)INT. WNN NEWS HALLWAY- DAY

Rachel speedily walks down the hallway towards her office. Walter Michaels follows her.

				RACHEL
		How could you let me go on the air with that?

				WALTER
		Spark! Nobody knew. You never told anyone!

Rachel leaves Walter behind as she slams the office door behind her. MISSY(26), Rachel's assistant, walks up to Walter.

				MISSY
		What was that all about?

				WALTER
		Her sister.

   Missy looks at Walter.

				MISSY
		Miss Woods doesn't have any family. Her 
		mother passed away when she was very young, 
		suicide I think. (beat) She's an only child.

   Missy walks back to her desk as Walter just continues to look in
   Rachel’s direction, puzzled.

   CUT TO:

47)EXT. WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON D.C. - DAY

The long, rich detailed hallways are bustling with people on their way to meetings. A very old painting of George Washington greets the cabinet as they file into the President's Cabinet Room discussing various topics. 
	
The President of the United States, GREGORY BRENNAN,(53) is a tall confident man with greying hair.

The President enters the Cabinet Room where his staff is already settled in for the briefing. The President follows. 

Secretary of Defence, CHARLES CAVANNAUGH,(46) is a brash, over confident heavy set man. He sits beside the President when an assistant approaches him.

				ASSISTANT
		Sir. You have a priority 7 call.

Charles looks at the assistant and rises from the meeting.

				CHARLES
		Excuse me Mr. President. I'll be back shortly. 

   Charles walks out of the Cabinet room and into the Situation Room.

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48)INT. SITUATION ROOM -DAY

A wall of plasma video screens is full of incoming and outgoing calls to various domestic and international locations. Charles stands in front of one of the screens. It reads "FEDERAL OPERATIONS CENTER"

    A FEMALE VOICE IS HEARD THROUGH THE COMMUNICATIONS
    SYSTEM.

			       FEMALE VOICE
		Go ahead Mr. Secretary.

   Charles pushes the speaker phone button.

	(beat)

				 VOICE
		Mr. Secretary. 

				CHARLES
		Mr. Kolandis. I expect you have good news?

				KOLANDIS
		That would depend on your perspective Mr. 
		Secretary.

				CHARLES
		My perspective, is always one of optimism.

   Charles looks down at his watch. 

				KOLANDIS
		I see. (beat) We should have all the items in 
		the next few hours.

   Charles looks at a monitor then looks down at his day book.

				CHARLES
		You don't sound too optimistic. What's the 
		delay?

				KOLANDIS
		It's Senator Woods sir. He's becoming a 
		significant challenge to our progress.

				CHARLES
		I thought we had contingencies in place to 
		deal with that.

				KOLANDIS
		For Senator Woods, yes sir, we did. 
		Unfortunately he is no longer in possession 
		of the item we seek.

   Charles stops flipping through his itinerary day book. 

				CHARLES
		Mr. Kolandis. I'm sure you of all people 
		appreciate the significance of what's at stake 
		here. All the pieces of the Tuaoi Stone must be 
		in our possession by tomorrow night. (beat) 
       		Whatever needs to be done...do it.

   Charles pushes the button once again and the line goes dead. 

   THE FEMALE VOICE IS HEARD OVER THE COM SYSTEM.

			    FEMALE VOICE
		Mr. Secretary?  The President is waiting.

   Charles rises from the chair.

				CHARLES
		Thank you.

   Charles walks out of the situation room and close the door behind him.

   CUT TO:

49)EXT. DOWNTOWN CHICAGO -MIDDAY

   (TELEVISION BROADCAST VOICE OVERLAY)

Thousands of people stand crowded into coffee shops and anywhere they can hear of any news explaining the odd occurrences that have been happening.

    (television screen)

			      NEWS ANCHOR V.O.
		...the disruption of cellular phone service has not 
		been localized to just the Chicago area. New York, 
		Boston, Philadelphia and Washington have all 
		experienced the same disruptions. (beat) 
		Just a moment...this just in. We are now hearing 
		that New York has just lost all electrical power.

People on the streets and, wherever they happen to be listening, begin to get angry. Pubs, homes, work, etc.

   RAISED VOICES IN CONCERN. 

   (television screen)

			     NEWS ANCHOR V.O.(cont'd)
		The recent disturbances have been attributed to an 
		escalation in magnetic energy coming from an area 
		in the Atlantic Ocean known as the Bermuda Triangle. 
		The Bermuda Triangle is the name given to an area 
		between the Straits of Florida, the Bahamas and the 
		entire Caribbean island area. 

   A map appears on the t.v. screen showing the area with detailed
   information.

			     NEWS ANCHOR V.O.(cont'd)
For decades this region has been the focus of many investigations forming out of the disappearance of 
numerous aircraft and surface vessels. Some of 
		these disappearances have been attributed to the 
		paranormal, but recent documentation suggests that 
		most of these incidents were due to simple human error.

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50)INT. CONFERENCE ROOM, WNN NEWS - DAY

Rachel sits at the conference table looking at video on a small monitor that sits on the table top. She is not really paying any attention to it. She moves around the table to use the phone that sits next to the monitor. The phone doesn't work. Rachel motions for her assistant to come in.

   KNOCK.
 
   Her assistant Missy knocks on the door and enters the office. 
 
				RACHEL
		Why the Hell isn't my phone working?

				 MISSY
		I'm sorry Miss Woods but an automated 
		message kept ringing your personal line, 
		so I disconnected it for a while. Do you want 
		to use the line out here?

				RACHEL
		Never mind.

Rachel pulls her dead cell phone from her purse. She has 28 messages. Rachel dials a number to check her messages. Each message is just an electronic voice saying a letter from the alphabet and a number over and over. She scrambles to get a pen. She quickly starts to write down the letters in succession.

		“BQ6, BQ6, BQ6, BQ6, BQ6, BQ6”

Rachel looks at the letters and rips away the piece of paper. Rachel stands up and walks into Walter Michaels office. He is sitting at his desk.

   

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51)INT. WALTER MICHEALS OFFICE - MIDDAY

   Walter Michaels sits at his desk writing when Rachel knocks on the door.
				
				RACHEL
		Can you get Mitchell to cover me? I've got 
		somewhere to go, it's personal.

   Walter looks up at her.

				WALTER
		It's always personal with you.

   Rachel steps closer to Walter's desk.

				RACHEL
		I can't go into it right now, I'll fill you in later.

   Walter stands from his desk and walks around to Rachel.

				WALTER
		Spark...I was hoping we could talk. I'm concerned 
		about your state of mind.

				RACHEL
		My state of mind? (beat) There's nothing 
		wrong with me, I'm just upset that's all, 
		I'm sure you can understand that.

   Walter just stares at Rachel.

				RACHEL(cont'd)
		Later Walter... I promise.

Rachel turns and leaves the office. Walter looks on with concern. Walter picks up the phone and pushes a button.

   CUT TO:

52)EXT. BURLINGTON & QUINCY RAILROAD - MIDDAY

The Burlington and Quincy Railroad is a sprawling railway system. It is busy hub for transportation. Rachel drives in to a parking stall and waits. A few nervous minutes pass by. 

   A KNOCK ON THE WINDOW.

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53)INT. RACHEL'S CAR - MIDDAY

Rachel leans over and unlocks the passenger door. Someone opens the door and sits down in the passenger seat. The person is nervous and looks around. The person is wearing a hooded sweatshirt. The hood is still up. The person looks at Rachel. It is Amanda Woods.

				AMANDA
		Drive.

				RACHEL
		What do you mean drive? I'm not going 
		anywhere until you tell me what's going on.

   Amanda shifts in her seat.

				AMANDA
		Please Rachel. I'll tell you everything, just 
		drive.

   Rachel puts the car in reverse and exits the parking lot.

				AMANDA
		So you remembered the place.

   Amanda is soaking wet.
				
				RACHEL
		It’s kind of hard to forget. Will you please 
		tell me what this is about?

				AMANDA
		                (sobbing)
		Kelly's alive.

   Rachel looks sharply at Amanda.

				RACHEL
		Amanda...Kelly’s dead. They found her body 
		yesterday.

   Amanda looks down at something in her purse. 

				AMANDA
		                 (sobbing)
		She called me, a video call. (beat) She's in 
		trouble, we have to help her.

				 RACHEL
		Slow down, why did they think she was on 
		that flight, and then her body turns up in an 
		abandoned car in West Chicago?

				 AMANDA
		Kelly had a fight with Dad. She left and didn't 
		come back for months. Then ten days ago she 
		calls me and says she needed some money to 
		get away. (beat) I was just so happy to hear 
		from her that I agreed, we met for just a 
		moment and then she was gone.

				 RACHEL
		Where was she going?
			
				 AMANDA
		Morocco. She said she was going to Morocco.

				 RACHEL
		Who does she know in Morocco?

				 AMANDA
		I don't know but...she never got there. (beat)
		There's something else.

   Rachel looks over at Amanda.

				AMANDA
		There's something wrong with Dad.

				 RACHEL
		What do you mean?

                                 AMANDA
		                (sobbing)	
		I can't explain it but, he began to act strange...
		like he couldn't remember any of us. He 
		wouldn't speak to anyone for months.
	
				RACHEL
		You know him, he's not the expressive type.

   Amanda pulls out her cell phone from her purse. She looks around the area.
   Nervous.

				 AMANDA
		Rachel...I've never asked you for anything, 
		but now...I need you to trust me. (beat)
		Dad's not Dad.

   Rachel pulls the car into an alley and parks. She turns the ignition off. She
   sits quietly. Amanda waits.

				 RACHEL
		When was the last time you went to a meeting?

   Amanda sighs.

	(beat)
				AMANDA
		I've been clean for eight months.

   Rachel doesn't look Amanda in the eye. 

	(beat)
				AMANDA(cont'd)
		I knew it was a mistake to come to you.

   Amanda opens the car door to exit. Rachel reaches out and stops her.
				
				RACHEL
		I'm sorry...give me the phone.

   Amanda gives the cell phone to Rachel. Rachel reacts to something.

				AMANDA
		What is it? What's wrong?

                                 RACHEL
		It's nothing, (flipping the lid) we have the same 
		phone.

				AMANDA
			        (sobbing)
		Thank-you Rachel. I didn't know where else 
		to go.

   Amanda reaches for the door handle. She stops and turns to Rachel.

				AMANDA (cont'd)
		It was good to see you again.

				RACHEL
		Amanda...I think it might be better if you 
		get out of the city for a while. I’ll take you 
		to a bus station.

Amanda nods in agreement. Rachel drives into the street and looks into her rear view mirror. She notices that there is a car following her.

    (POV of rear view mirror)

She changes lanes. The pursuing car changes lanes as well. Rachel speeds up as the following car accelerates to her back bumper. She speeds up even more. Traffic is tight as she speedily weaves her way through the cars. The pursuers follow and then speed up beside her car. A figure in the passenger seat rolls down the window and fires an electrical bolt at her car.

   WHOMP!

   Her engine immediately starts to smoke as she struggles to maintain control. The car swerves but she is unable to stay on the street. The car slams into a store front and sets on fire.

	Rachel is SCREAMIMG as she attempts to free herself but the seat belt won't give way. She starts to panic. Suddenly the driver's door rips open. Rachel SCREAMS as she thinks the pursuer's are attempting to kill her. She starts to punch at the person wildly. 

				ANDREW
		Stop! Rachel it's me! 

Rachel is in a panic. Andrew cuts the seat belt with a pocket knife and pulls her to safety.

				ANDREW
		Rachel! 

   Rachel looks up at Andrew. 

				RACHEL
		                (shaken)
		Andrew? Is that you? Oh thank God!

   Rachel grabs Andrew’s arm.

				RACHEL
		Amanda’s still in the car!

   Andrew runs around to the passenger door and wrenches it open. 

   (POV of empty passenger seat)

   There is nobody in the passenger seat. Andrew looks at Rachel.

				ANDREW
		There’s no one here!

   Rachel looks in the car. The seat is empty.

   SIRENS CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE.

   CUT TO:

54)INT. WALTER MICHEALS OFFICE, WNN NEWS - MIDDAY

Walter Michaels sits on the end of his desk with several other people gathered around him. Rachel sits on a chair in front of him. Andrew sits beside her padding her forehead with a bandage. Her head stops bleeding. 

				WALTER
		So, as of right now, consider yourself on vacation.

   Rachel pulls Andrew's hand down from her forehead.

				RACHEL
		Because of this? If you think I'm backing 
		off now, your outta your mind.

Walter turns away and walks back to his desk. An older man behind him steps up to speak. His name is JACKSON CARTER (70). Jackson Carter is the owner of the WNN News Broadcasting Company.

				JACKSON
		Miss Woods. We appreciate your diligence in 
		this matter but, it's your flagrant approach to 
		policy that concerns us.
 
	(beat)

   Walter cuts in.

				WALTER
		Look Spark, you’ve not been yourself lately.
	
Rachel looks guarded. Walter looks around the room and then at Andrew. Jackson steps up once again.
	
				JACKSON
        		Go home and get some rest. We'll talk more 
		about this tomorrow.

				RACHEL
		I'd like to talk about it now. We have an 
		important story here.

				JACKSON
		Miss Woods. The truth of the matter is, 
		we cannot allow you to come back to 
		work until you've under gone a complete 
		psychological examination. You could be a 
		danger to yourself, as well as to others. I'm 
		sorry, there is no other way.

Rachel stands to her feet. She looks at Walter. He is sitting behind his desk, speechless.

				RACHEL
		Walter, are you just going to sit there?

				JACKSON
		It's not his decision to make Miss Woods.
 
	(beat)
				
				WALTER
		Spark, please...go home.

   Rachel leaves with Andrew.

   CUT TO:

55)INT. THE CHAMBERLAIN BUILDING - EVENING

Rachel sits in a chair at a dining table with Andrew beside her.

				ANDREW
		I'm worried about you. 

   Rachel holds her hands up to Andrew's face.

				RACHEL
		It's been a difficult day.

   Andrew pulls Rachel's hands down.

				ANDREW
		So...you wanna talk about what happened 
		today?
	
   Rachel stands and walks to a cabinet and removes an unidentifiable liquor
   bottle. She then pours herself a drink and swigs it back purposefully.
   Andrew is still seated with his back to her. He notices her take the drink in
   a reflection from the patio windows.

                                 ANDREW
                An empty bottle’s never gonna solve anything.

                                 RACHEL
                Your right, it’s the full ones that do th...

   Rachel stops and looks at Andrew. Andrew turns to Rachel.

                                 ANDREW
                What’s wrong?

	(beat)

				RACHEL
		That was weird. 
   Andrew turns back around with raised eyebrow.

				 ANDREW
		What was weird?  

   Rachel sits again. Andrew tilts his head to see her face. He waits.

				 RACHEL
		I can't explain it but, everything feels...familiar. 

   Andrew gives her a whimsical grin.

				ANDREW
		I think you're just tired. Like you said, it's been 
                a difficult day. You really need to get some rest 
                and forget about all this.

   Rachel stands and moves away from the table.

				RACHEL
		I need to be alone for a while...please.

   Andrew reluctantly leaves the apartment.

	(beat) 

   A KNOCK AT THE DOOR. 

   Rachel walks back to the door. 

			        RACHEL
		Andrew, I just need to be alone or a...

Rachel opens the door but it's not Andrew. It's the landlord (60) holding a small package.

			       LANDLORD
        		Miss Woods, this arrived for you this after-
		noon. It was left at my door.

				RACHEL
		What is it?

   The landlord hands the brown wrapped package to Rachel.

                                  LANDLORD
		I'm sure I don't know.

   Rachel nonchalantly takes it from his hand. It is plainly wrapped in brown paper. She shuts the door and shoves it in her purse, unopened. 

   CELL PHONE RINGS. 
	
   Rachel looks down at the cell phone's front screen. It still reads "NO
   SERVICE". She opens the flip phone and answers.
				
			        RACHEL(into phone) 
		Hello?

   It is an unfamiliar voice.

			         VOICE
		Is this Rachel Woods?

			        RACHEL
		Yes, who's this?

   Rachel walks to the bedroom. She shuts the bedroom door behind her.

			        RACHEL
		                (muffled)
		I was just on my way out, what is this 
		about?  

   A view of the closed bedroom door.

   (beat)
			        RACHEL
		      	        (muffled)
		Yes, but I...alright, twenty minutes. 
		I'll be there.

Rachel opens the bedroom door and walks to the bed to grab her coat. She picks up her purse and leaves the apartment.

   CUT TO:

56)INT. BERGHOFF RESTAURANT, DOWNTOWN CHICAGO - EVENING

The Berghoff Restaurant is a colonial styled restaurant with many people huddled around the television sets anchored high above the bar. Rachel enters the establishment and looks around. Kolandis is sitting at a table with his sunglasses still on. Rachel approaches the table. Kolandis rises to greet her.

			      KOLANDIS
		Miss Woods. So glad you could join me. 
		Please, have a seat.

   Rachel stands defiantly. Kolandis smiles at her.

			     KOLANDIS
		I must warn you...I can be a bit long 
		winded at times. 

   Rachel sits on the edge of her chair, looking around.

			     KOLANDIS
		Have you ever tried Fugu?
	
   Rachel looks at him. He is preparing his plate settings.

			      RACHEL
		No. What is it?

			     KOLANDIS
		Blowfish. If not prepared just right, 
		death is certain. You see, there is a 
		potent neurotoxin that shuts down 
		the nervous system. Very unpleasant.

			     RACHEL
		Why are you telling me this?

   Kolandis looks up at Rachel.

	(beat)
			    KOLANDIS 		
		Just pointing out that there is always an 
		element of danger to everything in life.
		
   Rachel looks at Kolandis with a distrusting look.

			     RACHEL
		You said you needed to speak to me 
		about my father.

   Kolandis takes a drink from his water glass.

			    KOLANDIS
		Fortudine vincimus.

			     RACHEL
		Excuse me?

			     KOLANDIS
		It's Latin. It means, "by sheer will and 
		endurance, we will conquer." (beat)
		Do you know what I'm referring to?

   Rachel stays quiet.

			     KOLANDIS(cont'd)
		For the longest time, Man has been living 
		for nothing. No new understanding of the 
		universe or his purpose in it. 

			     RACHEL
		What are you talking about?

   Kolandis places his gloved hands on the table and touches the fingertips
   together.

			     KOLANDIS
		I knew your father well. He was part of a 
		special group of people who were given an 
		incredible responsibility. Possibly the greatest 
		responsibility ever given to a human being. 
		(beat) To keep Mankind, from destroying 
		itself.

   Rachel slowly looks around the room.

			     KOLANDIS(cont'd)
		Not long ago, a very dangerous piece of 
		ancient technology was discovered. Crystal 
		stones to be exact, that enhance the 
		capability of the human brain to unimaginable 
		potential. (beat) In order to prevent any one 
		government on Earth from having this 
		incredible power, these crystals were split up, 
		and hidden around the world in secret 
		locations. One of the crystals was given to your 
		father so it could be kept in safe hands. (beat) 
		Only, he couldn't keep it safe. 
		
   Kolandis stops talking and looks at Rachel to judge her reaction. Rachel
   doesn't look convinced.

				RACHEL
		So you're telling me, my fathers' in 
		trouble because of this, crystal? 
				
	(beat)

   Kolandis turns his head down to his place settings, making minor
   adjustments to the cutlery.				

			       KOLANDIS(cont'd)
		It's very dangerous for any one person to 
		have prolonged exposure to its magnetic 
		properties. I myself have lost colleagues 
		who were careless around it. You can see 
		why we need to secure them as soon as 
		possible.  

			         RACHEL
		So, how many are there?

   Kolandis freezes still...then slowly tilts his head upward and looks at
   Rachel.

			        KOLANDIS
		Have you recently been in contact with 
		anyone from your family?
	
   Rachel fiddles in her chair. 

			         RACHEL
		No. I don't speak to my father anymore.

   A waitress delivers Kolandis's plate of blowfish. He
   grins.

			        KOLANDIS
		Oh yes, that business with your mother. 
		Such a tragedy.

   Kolandis nonchalantly goes about eating. Rachel has had enough of this 
   guy.

			        RACHEL
		Why don't you just tell me what you want 
		Mr. Kolandis.

			       KOLANDIS(chewing)
		I want the item that was foolishly stolen from 
                your father.

			        RACHEL
		I don't know what you’re talking about.

   Kolandis looks up at Rachel. His tone gets darker.

			        KOLANDIS
		You’re not a very good liar Miss Woods. You 
                met with someone this afternoon. You needlessly 
                involved an innocent person in this mess of yours.
	
   Rachel is confused and panicked. She stands to her feet.

			        RACHEL
		Listen, who I meet with is my business. And I 
                don't believe your little story about my father. 
                You don't scare me. 

			       KOLANDIS(chewing)
		I see. So tell me Miss Woods, do you like being 
                scared? 

 Suddenly the volume on a nearby television rises. Rachel looks over at the
 television. 

	(Television screen)

			        ANCHORMAN
		...the body found at the scene was one Amanda 
                 Woods, 26, of Chicago. Fire Department officials 
                 won't speculate at how the fire was started but 
                 sources say it seemed to be electrical in nature. 
                 In other stories...

Rachel slowly turns her head back to Kolandis. She is getting dizzy. He neatly places his cutlery back on the table. 
                            KOLANDIS
		There's nowhere you can go, where we 
		cannot find you Miss Woods. Sooner or 
		later, you will give us what we want.

Rachel slowly backs away from the table and heads for the front door of the restaurant. She opens the door and leaves the restaurant. Two associates approach Kolandis's table. They do not sit down. Kolandis begins eating once again.

			       ASSOCIATE
		Orders sir?

He slices a piece of blowfish and sticks it in his mouth. He slowly swirls the piece of fish in his mouth. Enjoying every moment of the taste.

			      ASSOCIATE
		Sir?

   Kolandis looks at the men. Stops chewing.

			       KOLANDIS
		Patience gentlemen, is the greatest 
		virtue of them all.

			       ASSOCIATE
		What about the item sir?

   Kolandis takes another bite from the blowfish plate.

			       KOLANDIS
		In time. (chewing) (beat) Miss Woods 
		is about to find out what her dreams 
		are made of.

   CUT TO:

57)EXT. MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA  - NIGHT

The beaches of South Beach are deserted. The ocean storm bombards the coastline with wave after wave of water. The palm trees bend like elastics in the perpetual wind that rips at them. The skies are dark as the storm gets larger. Buildings gets smashed by the force of water and wind. Telephone lines topple over and cars get carried away with the rushing storm.

   
    CUT TO:

58)INT. OVAL OFFICE, WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON - NIGHT

President Gregory Brennan sits at his desk signing documents. A flag of the United States stands tall behind him...motionless. 

   A KNOCK AT THE DOOR.

Secretary of Defence, Charles Cavanaugh enters the room. He stands at the doorway waiting for the President to finish.

				CHARLES
		You wanted to see me Mr. President?

   President Brennan stops writing.

				PRESIDENT
		Yes, please come in Charles, sit down.

   The President stands up and walks around his desk to where Charles is
   sitting.

				PRESIDENT
		Drink? Scotch is it? Or at least it used to 
		be.

	Charles looks confused as the President walks over to a beautiful oak cabinet and swings the door open to reveal a plethora of exotic alcohols. He pours two drinks.

				PRESIDENT
		Don't be so surprised Charles. I make a habit 
		of knowing all I can about the people who work 
		for me. (beat) Especially the ones who don't 
		particularly like me.

The President walks back to Charles and hands him the drink. Charles just holds it in his hands. The President stops in front of Charles and sits on the edge of the giant desk.

				CHARLES
		With all due respect Mr. President, I've got 
		a lot on my...

   The President cuts him off.

				 PRESIDENT
		You see Charles, because I don't have a majority, 
		means I have to find creative ways to get what I 
		want. That means making peace with the 
		opposition. (beat) It usually ends up being for 
		the greater good...usually.

   The President maintains his power position at the end of the desk. Charles is still holding the drink.

				 PRESIDENT(cont'd)
		Now, I know that you have extensive experience 
		in policy and intelligence. I also know that you 
		were second in command at the Defence 
		Department for five years. A post not so easily 
		attained I might add. (beat) I know you have 
		friends in places so high, even God won't take 
		a dump without asking permission.  
		
   The President puts down his drink. Charles is still holding his.

				PRESIDENT(cont'd)
		The Director of Communications for the State 
		Department is all over me. I have to go on the 
		air in half an hour to address a very frightened 
		nation. (beat) Now I ask you, is there anything I 
		should know?

   Charles places the drink on the Presidents’ desk. 

				CHARLES
		Mr. President, I'm here to protect the people 
		of this nation from any and all threats, that 
		includes you. Unfortunately, that sometimes 
		means protecting the people from themselves.
	
				PRESIDENT
		People are dying out there Charles. It doesn't 
		appear like we're protecting anyone.

   Charles rises from his seat.

                                  CHARLES
		Mr. President, may I be frank.

   The President nods.

				  CHARLES
		As Defence Secretary, protocols for military 
		deployment are issued by my office. By keeping 
		the entire Atlantic Command in the dark about 
		what you were doing, and sending the Nimitz in 
		blind like that, may have made the situation 
		worse.
	
				  PRESIDENT
		The people are demanding answers Charles. 
		I have an...

				  CHARLES
		With all due respect sir, the people will know 
		what we allow them to know.
		
Charles gets frustrated and walks toward the window. He looks down at his hands. The President crosses his arms. He can sense that Charles has more to get off his chest. Charles turns back to the President.

				  PRESIDENT
		Go on Charles.

				  CHARLES
		Sir, my staff assures me that these disruptions 
		in communications are temporary. My people 
		are coordinating their recovery efforts with 
		Homeland through the Intelligence Director. 
		Adding another agency to the fold will only 
		complicate matters.
	 
				  PRESIDENT
		Charles, we have no satellites and no 
		communications. Cities all around the world 
		are going dark. That storm is swallowing the 
		Atlantic Ocean. The entire ocean Charles. 
		(beat) My advisors tells me that if we can't 
		find a way to stop it, the planet will be unable 
		support Human life.

                                    CHARLES
		Sir I understand your feelings on this but 
		there's more at stake than you realize. 
		Much more.

   The President quickly turns to Charles.

			          PRESIDENT
		What aren't you telling me? What could be more 
                important than our existence on this planet? 
                We have every right to preserve it.

   Charles walks to the door. He turns to face the President.

				CHARLES
		Without sacrifice Mr. President, we have 
		nothing to offer. (beat) I'm sure in time, 
		you'll come to realize that I'm right about 
		this.

   The President looks down at his documents and begins writing.

			       PRESIDENT
		Most times Charles you'll find that being 
		right, is not enough.

Charles turns and leaves the oval office. The President looks up at Charles' untouched drink sitting on the desk. 

   (POV of the glass with no fingerprints.)

   CUT TO:

59)INT. WNN BUILDING, CHICAGO - NIGHT

   Rachel is at her desk in her office frantically searching for something.
   Andrew walks in.
			
				  ANDREW 	
		I waited...you never showed. Are you alright?

   Rachel nods, then looks at Andrew.

				  RACHEL
		I need to borrow your car for a little while.
                                  ANDREW
		Where are you going?

   Rachel walks from the desk to a cabinet, searching.

				 RACHEL
       		To see someone.

				 ANDREW
        		Your going to see him, aren't you? 
    Andrew stops Rachel from walking by. He holds up the wall.
				
				 ANDREW
        		I'm coming with you.

	Rachel looks at Andrew sternly and Andrew removes his hand from the wall. She continues to open drawers in search of something. She finds a piece of paper and places it in her purse.

				 RACHEL
		He won't see me unless I come alone. You 
		know how these ex-government types are. 
		(beat) Besides, I'm a big girl. I can handle 
		myself.

   Andrew walks over and puts his arms around Rachel.

				 ANDREW
		I know that, but these people don't play by 
		any rules. You get in their way, it may be 
		you who ends up...
			
	(beat)

   Andrew walks over to Rachel and hugs her.

				 RACHEL
		I can't explain it but, I feel like I have 
		to do this.

   Rachel grabs her coat and kisses Andrew.

				 RACHEL
		Don't tell Walter where I went.

   Andrew nods and is left alone in the office.
    CUT TO:

60)INT. ROOSEVELT HIGHSCHOOL, CHICAGO - NIGHT/RAINING

Long hallways are decorated with bulletins and posters. The classrooms are empty, no students run in the hallways. Just the custodial janitor is seen mopping a hallway.

   LIONEL WALKER (47), is a tall, slender black man with greying hair.

	A KNOCK AT THE SIDE DOOR.
 
	Lionel looks out the door window and notices Rachel standing in the rain. She grins. He opens the door.

	THE SOUND OF RAIN.

				LIONEL
		How'd you find me?

   Rachel walks in and lowers her umbrella. 

				RACHEL
		Your ex-wife.

   Lionel begins mopping again. Rachel walks into the hallway while the door
   shuts behind her.

				LIONEL
		She always did like you.

   Rachel walks with Lionel as he moves the bucket further down the hall.

				RACHEL
		I need your help.

   Lionel begins mopping again.

				LIONEL
		Do you have any idea how many times 
		I've heard that.

				RACHEL
		Have you been watching the news?

   Lionel continues to mop. Rachel leans against a wall.

				LIONEL
		I left the world behind so I wouldn’t have 
		to see the news. Don't own a phone. Don't 
		own a T.V. 

				RACHEL
		A lot of people are suffering. You must 
		know something?

				LIONEL
		People are always suffering. What's so 
		different now? (beat) Got my own problems. 

				RACHEL
		You don't mean that. I know you. 

   Lionel stops mopping, pauses, then begins again. 

				LIONEL
		A lot has changed since then...I've changed.  

				RACHEL
		I don't know about that...(beat) It wasn't 
		your fault you know. There was nothing 
		you could’ve done.

   Lionel stops mopping. He looks at Rachel.
	
				LIONEL
		I've got a good place to wait here. (beat)
		A quiet place, to honour my penance.
		My sins will die with me. She won't ever 
		know.
	
   Rachel walks up to Lionel and places her hands on the mop handle. 

				RACHEL
		Please Lionel...you can still change all that. 
		You must know something. You’re the only 
		one who can help me.

   Lionel looks at Rachel. 

				LIONEL
		I'm sorry kiddo. I'm not that man anymore.

   Rachel slowly turns and walks back to the door and leaves the building.
   Lionel stops mopping and stares out the door window.

   CUT TO:

61)EXT. PARKING LOT, HIGHSCHOOL - NIGHT/RAINING

   THE SOUND OF RAIN.

Rachel walks to her car door and places the key in the lock. Suddenly a hand reaches around and covers her mouth. Rachel gets pulled back towards another waiting vehicle. She struggles to free herself. She manages to turn around to face her attacker. He is wearing a white bolero hat and sunglasses. Rachel swings her bag at the glasses, they fall off to reveal the man has piercing yellow eyes with a very small pupil. Rachel SCREAMS.

   SHOTS RING OUT. 

The attacker drops Rachel to the ground and jumps back in the waiting car. The car speeds off into the night. Lionel runs up to Rachel who is on the wet pavement. He kneels down.

				LIONEL
		Are you alright?

				RACHEL
			    (heavy breathing)
		What changed your mind?

				LIONEL
		I figured if you went to all the trouble to find 
		me. You must be up to your neck. Besides...
		I'm not a very good janitor.

   Lionel picks up Rachel and put her in her car. He jumps in the passenger
   side seat.

				RACHEL
		What now?

   Lionel turns to Rachel.

				LIONEL
		My place. 
   Rachel starts the car and they leave the parking lot.

   CUT TO:

62)INT. MYSTERY CAR - NIGHT/RAINING

   The henchman working for Kolandis speed off down a highway. The
   henchman who was hit by Rachel sits in the back seat bleeding. His blood is
   yellow. The other two henchmen sit in the front seat. 

			  BACKSEAT HENCHMAN
		We failed to get her.

			  DRIVING HENCHMAN
		It doesn't matter. We will track them through 
		the item.

   The car speeds off into the night.

   CUT TO:

63)INT. LIONEL'S APARTMENT - NIGHT

The apartment is cluttered with old magazines and plastic food containers. A couple of cats strut through the kitchen. Inside the washroom, a fluorescent bathroom light flickers off and on. Lionel cuts through the living room to a switch on the wall. Rachel finds a place to sit.

				RACHEL
		What are you looking for?

   Lionel flicks the switch and a thin hidden door opens.

				LIONEL
		There's an old saying in the C.I.A. "It isn't 
		intelligence until we hear about it." (beat) 
		Follow me.

   Lionel enters the thin hallway and Rachel follows.

   CUT TO:

64)INT. HIDDEN ROOM, LIONEL'S APARTMENT -NIGHT 

	The hallway leads to a small room with a computer and one chair. There is a sky light with a satellite dish about the size of a large salad bowl wedged on the outside of it. Lionel sits at the computer and presses a button. The screen comes to life and a Central Intelligence Agency logo pops up. He types in a password. The screen changes to a blinking command prompt. He grins.

   Rachel nods and leans over Lionel's shoulder and looks
   into the screen.

   Lionel types in a command and the screen displays files of unexplained
   paranormal phenomenon, strange pictures of deformed human bodies, etc.
   Rachel leans closer.

			        RACHEL
		How can you do this? I thought you 
		were out.

			        LIONEL
		It's like the song says, you can check 
		out anytime you like, but you will never 
		leave.

   Computer graphics and text reflect on to Lionel's face as he's typing. 

			         RACHEL
		Does your wife know?

			         LIONEL
		Why do you think she's my ex-wife.

Lionel stops typing and shows Rachel what he was looking for. He rises from the chair and let's Rachel take his seat. 

(tone changes)

			         LIONEL
		All in the world is not what it appears.

			         RACHEL
		What does that mean?
		
			         LIONEL
		For decades now, our entire belief system 
		has turned to rubble. Compromised by 
		misguided ideas that are fundamentally 
		flawed. (beat) There is no such thing as 
		the common good anymore 

   Rachel leans back in the chair.

	(beat)

			        RACHEL
		Is that why you left the world behind? 

   Lionel nods.		    

			        LIONEL
		It was the only way to finally put the 
		pieces together. (beat) It's not an easy 
		thing, keeping a secret this big.

   Rachel leans into Lionel.

			        RACHEL
		So what is, the secret?

	(beat)

			        LIONEL
		Imagine for a moment, that whatever you 
		could think of, became a reality. Instantly,
		right before your eyes. 

   Lionel looks at Rachel with a smile. He moves to the computer terminal and
   types in a command. Assorted pictures of military men posing beside
   strange objects appear, countless more follow. Rachel stares at the screen
   with wide eyes and then back to Lionel.

				LIONEL
		You wanted to know the truth?
	
A flash back sequence begins with a push into the computer screen that leads us into the Atlantic Ocean where the storm is growing and we dive into the center of the storm with a fade out to black. Scenes of news clippings showing more human disappearances due to the Bermuda Triangle phenomenon etc.

				LIONEL V.O.
		What if I told you, the people who are really 
		in charge, aren't people at all. (beat) Well, 
		not the kind that you and I know anyway, 
		but a highly advanced race of human beings, 
		from our past (beat) This business in the 
		Bermuda Triangle isn't just a random act of 
		nature. We've known about the disturbances 
		in that area for decades. Turned a blind eye to 
		those who have disappeared. Wrote it off as, 
		human error...but it wasn’t.

Fade to scenes of an ancient race of people long ago discovering crystals embedded in mountains. High priests standing on top of great worship temples channelling the forces of mother nature holding large multi-coloured crystals. Other scenes of people using the crystals to enlighten themselves spiritually and physically. Scenes of levitation, teleportation etc.

				LIONEL (V.O.)
		For millions of years, the Earth has been 
		witness to the great cosmic dance. Comets, 
		passing through our solar system, are forever 
		leaving traces of our creation behind. 
		Depositing minerals and crystals, consisting 
		of properties that will be forever unknown 
		to our science. (beat) But an ancient race of 
		people, who lived on Earth a hundred thousand 
		years ago, discovered this incredible technology. 
		They understood that it was from from an "alien" 
		source. So they harnessed it’s power, and 
		focused on saving their fragile existence. (beat)
		In the end though...hubris, was they’re downfall. 
		The individual after all, cannot a society make. 

We come out of the flashback sequence. Rachel looks at Lionel.
		
				RACHEL
		If everything you've told me is true? They 
		couldn't have done it alone, somebody has 
		to be helping them.

				LIONEL
		You're right, somebody is.

				RACHEL
		Who?

		(beat)
			        
				 LIONEL
		The people I used to work for.

				 RACHEL
		You mean the C.I.A? But why?

   Lionel smiles at Rachel.

			         LIONEL
		What else...power. Control. (beat) But it's 
		not just the C.I.A. There are far more 
		sinister elements at work here.

   Rachel leans back in her chair, disturbed. Another flash back sequence
   showing Lionel’s involvement with the N.C.S., their experiments and the
   Bermuda Triangle phenomenon begins.

	(beat)
				 LIONEL(cont'd)
		Every war that has ever taken place, every 
		time you hear about a government collapsing. 
		It always comes back to the N.C.S (beat)
		The National Clandestine Service.

   Lionel leans against a wall. Rachel looks at him with a confused look.

   Lionel slides down the wall with his back against it until he sits on the floor. 
 
				 LIONEL (cont’d)
		When I worked for the N.C.S., they specifically 
		trained me, and one other agent, he was a 
		hotshot from the Bureau. We were told this 
		would be above any kind of military training 
		we had ever done. (beat) Advanced weaponry. 
		Enhanced abilities. 
				
			         RACHEL
		How advanced?

			          LIONEL
        		Crystalline energy. (beat) Crystals. The 
		most powerful natural energy source ever 
		found on Earth. (beat) But they weren’t 
		satisfied with just new weapons design. 
		Over the experimental phase, these crystals 
		were found to have other, surprising 
		properties. (beat) 

	(beat) 

    A second flashback sequence depicting scientists researching the crystals
    and Lionel’s advanced training.
       
			        RACHEL
        		Like what?
        
				LIONEL
        		Dematerialization, teleportation, telekinesis. 
		Vastly increased psychic abilities. (beat)
		We had the power, to alter the activation 
		patterns in the temporal lobes of a human 
		brain. The power, of mind control. Even to 
		the point, of total mind transfer. (beat)
		But only the crystal can focus the energy 
		needed for the transfer. It's called...
		displacement. (beat) I never really thought 
		about it again until I saw what was 
		happening on the news. (Rachel smiles)
		I knew it was them. 

   We come out of the second flashback sequence. Rachel is staring intently at 
   Lionel.
		
			         RACHEL
		So that's what he was talking about.

			         LIONEL
		What? Who?

   Rachel looks at Lionel.

			         RACHEL
		This whacko called me, said my father 
		was in trouble because of some crystal, 
		or something like that.

   Lionel turns quickly.

			         LIONEL
		Did this whacko have a name?

   Rachel turns to Lionel. 

			        RACHEL
		Kolandis. Assistant to the Secretary of 
		Defence or something like that. 

Lionel quickly grabs Rachel's arm and lifts her off the chair.

			        LIONEL
		Get up, now.

	Lionel turns the computer off and sets a switch for explosive charges to detonate after they leave. An indicator switch lights up.

			        RACHEL
		What is it? What's wrong?

   Lionel races down the hall and grabs a Go-Kit. (a Go-Kit is what special forces operators call a knapsack or carry-all bag that holds everything they need in a pinch) Rachel follows.

   CUT TO:

65)INT. LIONEL'S APARTMENT -NIGHT.

Lionel rummages through boxes. He locates a Manila envelope, several handguns and grenades. He puts one gun in his pants, and then places the Manila envelope, the other gun and several hand grenades into the Go-Kit.

			       LIONEL
		We've wasted too much time already.

			       RACHEL
		What are you talking about? Lionel! Stop! 
		What is it?!

   Lionel stops and looks at Rachel. He doesn't speak. Just a blank stare.

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66)EXT. BERMUDA TRIANGLE, ATLANTIC OCEAN - NIGHT

The massive glowing electrical sphere stops rotating.

   TREMENDOUS CRACK OF ENERGY SOUNDS. 

The great storm sends out an orb that shoots out across the Atlantic Ocean with lightning speed.

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67)INT. LIONEL'S APARTMENT - NIGHT

Lionel and Rachel are standing at the center of the apartment when they hear a DEAFNING ROAR. Rachel’s purse begins to glow. Rachel looks at Lionel. 
 
			        LIONEL
 		What the hell is that?!

Rachel reaches in her purse and pulls out the package that was sent to her wrapped in brown paper.

			       RACHEL
     		I don't know!?

	The room starts to glow. Lionel grabs the package from Rachel and unwraps it. Inside is a spiral prism crystal. It is glowing a beautiful light blue hue. Lionel looks up at Rachel.

			        LIONEL
      		This is what they wanted! We have to go, 
		now!

Lionel grabs Rachel, shoves the crystal into his pocket and the two bolt out the door to the fire escape. Several black coloured government cars screech up to Lionel's apartment building. Lionel takes Rachel up to the roof of the apartment building where they witness a tremendous rip opening in the sky above them.

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68)EXT. LIONEL'S ROOF TOP - NIGHT

   Lionel grabs Rachel and they jump from his roof over to the next roof.

   

   CUT TO:

69)INT. LIONEL'S APARTMENT - NIGHT

Four of Kolandis’s associates brazenly walk into the apartment through the front door. They immediately spread out in search of anything. One of the associates finds the hidden door and notifies the lead associate.

				ASSOCIATE #2
		Here! Over here! 

All the associates walk to where the hidden door is. The door is opened and the associates enter the hidden room.

   CUT TO:

70)INT. HIDDEN ROOM, LIONEL'S APARTMENT - NIGHT

A close up shot of the explosive device that Lionel switched on before him and Rachel vacated the apartment. A red indicator light flashes.

LONG BEEP.

   EXPLOSION! 

Lionel's building explodes as he and Rachel run to the next roof top. Lightning strikes sporadically reach out from the hovering orb. A huge lightning strike destroys what’s left of Lionel's building. Lionel and Rachel jump from a roof top to another roof top as more lightning strikes follow them. Lionel and Rachel reach a fire escape and then clumsily make their way down to the street below.

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71)EXT. LIONEL'S STREET - NIGHT

Lionel and Rachel stumble to the street and look up at a giant glowing orb in the sky.

   A TREMENDOUS HUMMING SOUND AND VIBRATIONS.

 			      RACHEL
		What is it?!
	
			      LIONEL
		I don't know but we can't stay here! 

The orb begins to move. Bright light pierces through the tear in the sky.

			      RACHEL
		Oh my God! Do you see that?!

Suddenly a car comes speeding up the street avoiding debris and such.It slides to a stop in front of Rachel and Lionel. The passenger door swings open.
			      ANDREW
		Come on! Get in!

Lionel and Rachel jump in the car and the three of them speed off. The hovering orb begins to follow them. Lightning strikes reach down to the street and begin to destroy everything in its path.

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72)INT. ANDREW'S CAR - NIGHT

Lionel is in the backseat with Rachel in the front beside Andrew. Lionel looks out the back window at the pursuing orb. 

			        LIONEL
		Floor it! That thing is coming up fast!

    Lionel suddenly looks up at the sky above them.

   
   CUT TO:

73)EXT. LIONEL'S STREET - NIGHT

	A squadron of F-14 Tomcats ROARS overhead and engages the orb with their sidewinder missiles. The orb switches its focus to the incoming jets. Tactical LIGHTNING STRIKES attack the Tomcats.
   CUT TO:

74)INT. ANDREW'S CAR - NIGHT

   Lionel, Rachel and Andrew look on at the battle with horror as the Tomcats are not doing too well against this adversary.

   CUT TO:

75)EXT. LIONEL'S STREET - NIGHT

Several of the fighter jets are destroyed raining debris and ignited jet fuel down below. Andrew manages to evade the falling debris as the jet fuel lays a wall of fire in their path. Andrew drives right through the wall of fire. 

   Lionel, Rachel and Andrew escape the inferno.

   CUT TO:

76)INT. ANDREW'S CAR - NIGHT

	Lionel, still looking out the back window, can only see fire as the car speeds
    away from the battle.

   (POV of air battle from backseat of Andrew’s car.)

Lionel slumps back into his seat and looks at Rachel.

	(beat)

			          LIONEL
		Who's this?

   Andrew looks over at Lionel.

			         ANDREW
		My thoughts exactly.

   The two men look away from each other.

			         RACHEL
		Lionel, meet Andrew.

   Rachel puts her hand on Andrew's shoulder.

			         RACHEL
		What are you doing here? You shouldn't have 
		followed me.

                                 ANDREW
		I would say it was probably a good idea t
		hat I did. What was going on back there?

			         RACHEL
		I can't explain right now.
	
	Andrew looks at Rachel and nods. Lionel leans against the back of the front seat. He reaches into his pocket and pulls out the crystal. It's still glowing.

			         RACHEL
		Is that what you were talking about?

Rachel looks at Lionel. He's running his hands over the crystal.

   (POV of the crystal)
			
			         LIONEL
		This one's different...smoother, more refined.

   Andrew notices the lovely, glowing crystal.

			         ANDREW
		What the Hell is that?

   Rachel looks at Andrew.

			         RACHEL
		Trouble.
	
   Andrew looks at both of them.

				ANDREW
		Where to now?

	(beat)		
			        RACHEL
		To where all of this started. We have to find 
		my father.

   Lionel holds out the crystal.

			        RACHEL(cont'd)
 		He's the only one who knows what this 
		really is.

The car races down the street towards an intersection and turns a corner eventually disappearing from sight.

				ACT THREE

   FADE TO:

77)EXT. HIGHWAY - NIGHT

   The car is driving down a dark highway.

   CUT TO: 

78)INT. ANDREW'S CAR - NIGHT

Rachel's eyes are closed with her head back against the head rest. She opens her eyes, looks back to Lionel and takes the crystal from him. She holds it between her palms. It glows even brighter when she holds it. Lionel and Andrew look on in astonishment. Rachel closes her eyes and begins to realize the nature of the crystal. The force of the crystal surrounds her. It's warm and familiar.

  (long beat)
			        LIONEL
		I think it likes you.

The crystal glows even brighter. Rachel begins to fall into a trance. The energy force surrounding her gets more intense. Fractured images , distorted and chaotic, flash through Rachel's mind.

			       RACHEL
		What did you see...to make you run away...
		what did you see?

Andrew looks over at Rachel. He touches her shoulder.

			       ANDREW
		Hey. Are you o.k.?

Lionel looks over and shakes Andrew off. Rachel's eyes are still closed.

			       RACHEL
		She was all alone. (beat) Scared. Vulnerable.
		(beat) She was running away...to get help.
	(beat)

   Rachel opens her eyes. Tears roll down her cheeks.  

			       RACHEL (cont'd)
		That's why she was on that plane.
	
	(long beat)			
			       LIONEL
		Son of a bitches. They waited until she 
		was over the Triangle to make it look 
		like just another accident.

   Lionel points to the crystal.

			       LIONEL(cont'd)
		They thought she still had it. Smart girl, 
		mailed it to you before she left.

   Rachel looks at Lionel.

			       RACHEL(sombre)
		Amanda knew she was being followed, she 
		sent it to me after we met. (beat) She needed 
		to know if I could be trusted.

Rachel lowers her head in remorse. Lionel places his hand on Rachel's shoulder. Andrew looks confused.

   (long beat)
			        ANDREW
		Anytime one of you feels the need to 
		explain to me what the Hell just happened, 
		that would be good. 

   Rachel looks up at Andrew and lets out a partial smile. Lionel  actually smirks at Andrews comments. A brief moment of levity.
				 LIONEL
		We're in possession of the most powerful 
		energy force ever created. Everyone in the 
		world wants it, and they're all willing to kill 
		us for it. Happy?
	
			         ANDREW
		Is he serious?
	(beat)
			
			         RACHEL
		Always.
	
   Lionel sits back in his seat. Rachel looks back at Lionel. He is holding the 
   crystal in his hands. He puts it back in his jacket pocket. The car continues
   down the highway.

   FADE TO:

79)EXT. SOUTH COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE, EVERGREEN PARK - NIGHT

The streets are somewhat empty. People are scattering around in a panic. The street of Country Club Drive is right on the west stretch of lawn that lines the golf course. The Woods house is on the corner. It is a lovely Victorian style home with two peaks on either side.

   Andrews’ car pulls up in front. Lionel leans on the front seat again.

			        LIONEL
		Stop here.

   Andrew stops the car. Rachel looks at Andrew.

			        RACHEL
		We'll be back before you know it.

   Rachel opens the car door.

			        ANDREW
		What am I supposed to do?

	Lionel taps Andrew on the shoulder and then gives him a .45 calibre hand gun.

			        LIONEL
		You ever use one of these?

   Andrew nods.
			    
			        LIONEL(cont'd)
		If you see anything, fire off a couple of shots.

   Lionel exits the vehicle. Rachel leans in and kisses Andrew.
			
			        ANDREW
		I'm not gonna say it.

			        RACHEL
		Don't.

   Lionel and Rachel walk up towards the Woods residence.

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80)INT. BACK DOOR, WOODS RESIDENCE - NIGHT

   Lionel picks the lock on the back door of the Woods home. He quietly opens the door and he and Rachel enter. It is a beautiful home decorated with awards, plaques and photographs of family in happier times. A long hallway leads to a den.

   CUT TO:

81)INT.DEN WOODS RESIDENCE - NIGHT

Giant bookshelves adorn the walls of the rich textured den. Though a lot of the books are on the floor, the moonlight shoots through the Cathedral Gable windows, creating a peaceful place for your thoughts. Lionel and Rachel walk up some stairs to the bedrooms.

   CUT TO:

82)INT. BEDROOM, WOODS RESIDENCE - NIGHT 

They enter a large master bedroom. Lionel walks to the washroom and opens the door. Rachel walks over and picks up a picture from the nightstand. 

   (The picture displays a man holding a very young girl in his arms. They are
    laughing.) 

   SUDDENLY A VOICE IS HEARD.

			        VOICE
		DDDon't make a mmmove. Whho are you?

   Rachel turns her head to look at the person behind her.

			        RACHEL
		Dad?

Lionel turns his head to look as well. Senator Archie Woods is standing behind them, one hand against the wall supporting himself, the other hand is holding a .45 calibre handgun.

			    SENATOR WOODS
		RRRachel? Is that rrreally you? HHHow did 
		you get here?

Rachel moves to her father and they embrace. He let's go of the wall and slumps in her arms. Lionel rushes in to help support the Senator. They sit him down in a chair. The senator looks dumbfounded at Rachel.

			    SENATOR WOODS
		I can't believe it's really you.

   Rachel kneels at his side.
			
				RACHEL
		Dad. What's going on? What happened to 
		you?

   The Senator is weak and physically suffering. There is a gelatinous membrane on his skin. He's changing.

			    SENATOR WOODS
		Never mind what happened to me. What are 
		you doing here?

Lionel reaches into his pocket and pulls out the crystal case. He opens the lid and a beautiful hue lights up the room.

				 LIONEL
		Do you know what this is?

   The Senator's eyes open wide.

			     SENATOR WOODS
		The Tuaoi Stone. You still haveit, after all these 
		years.

				 RACHEL
		What do you mean "after all these years"? 
		Dad? 

   Rachel looks at Lionel, he shrugs his shoulders. Unable to offer a clear
   explanation of what the Senator said. Rachel looks back at her father.

				 RACHEL(cont’d)
		Dad, you’re coming with us.

   The Senator waves his arm at Rachel.

			     SENATOR WOODS
		I'm not going anywhere! I've still got a job to do.

				 RACHEL(frustration))
		What job?

   The Senator motions for Rachel to come closer.

			    SENATOR WOODS
		Could you get me some water, please?

   Rachel looks at Lionel.

				 LIONEL
		I'll get it.

   The Senator grabs Lionel's arm.
				
			    SENATOR WOODS
		No! (beat) You stay here.

   Rachel stands and walks out of the room.

   CUT TO:

83)INT. KITCHEN, WOODS RESIDENCE - NIGHT

Rachel walks to a cupboard and takes a glass to the sink and fills it with cold water. She walks back to the bedroom.
CUT TO:

84)INT. BEDROOM, WOODS RESIDENCE - NIGHT

Lionel is standing next to the seated Senator. Rachel walks over to them. The Senator waves to Rachel to come closer. She leans into him.

			    SENATOR WOODS
		I kkept things from you...to ppprotect you. 
		Is it too late... tto say I’m sorry?

   Rachel shakes her head.

(beat)
			    SENATOR WOODS
		I’ll always protect you..

   The Senator slumps and dies in the chair.

				RACHEL
		Dad? (beat) No.

   Lionel and Rachel look on at the Senator. 

   SUDDENLY A NOISE BEHIND THEM.

A man in a white suit and bolero hat stands in the doorway holding a weapon of some kind. 

				 MAN
		Somebody would like to speak to you.

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85)INT. DEN, WOODS RESIDENCE - NIGHT

The man leads Lionel and Rachel into the den where another person is standing by the Senator's desk. It's Damon Kolandis.

			       KOLANDIS
		It's been a long time Lionel.

   Lionel stands in front of Rachel. 

			       KOLANDIS (cont'd)		
		Your looking...old.

	Kolandis slowly walks to Lionel and Rachel. He stops about two feet in front of Lionel. Lionel keeps Rachel behind him, close. Kolandis looks at him with his piercing yellow eyes. 

			        LIONEL
		Damon. (beat) You turned out exactly 
		how I imagined.  

	Kolandis walks up to Lionel. The two men size each other up like two scorpions, circling.

			        KOLANDIS
		Sarcasm is the recourse of a weak mind Lionel. 
		I would expect more from you. (beat) (pacing)
		You used to be a seeker. Someone who never 
		confused the purpose of his intention. 
		
Kolandis walks over to the late senator's giant desk. He places his gloved hand on the desk and slides his hand across it. Feeling the grooves in the desk, examining it for imperfections.

   (POV of desk surface) 

			        KOLANDIS(cont'd)
		Isn't it funny...man has never solved the 
		question of our relation to God. This is a flagrant 
		contradiction to the Divine Plan, if there is such 
		a thing.

   Rachel steps up behind Lionel.

			         RACHEL
		You son of a bitch. You're a worm, unable 
		to crawl out from beneath that rock you 
		live under. A poor excuse for a human.
		
	Kolandis looks at Rachel and smiles. He then looks down at a cane that sits in an umbrella vase. He pulls out the cane and places it on the desk. He rolls it.

			         KOLANDIS
		Miss Woods, we are not the first. Man is 
		constantly seeking freedom from moral laws 
		that are arbitrary and rigid. We are obliged to 
		come to terms with this compromise in order 
		to veil the nature of a greater truth.

				 LIONEL
		What truth is that?

   Kolandis walks up to Lionel.

			         KOLANDIS
		The evolution, of consciousness. (beat)
		The disparity between Man's awareness of 
		the spiritual and his dependence on the 
		technological, have led him to, an 
		evolutionary crisis. A transformation is 
		inevitable. 

	Kolandis walks towards the window looking out at the moon.

				 LIONEL
		It's all an illusion Damon. Man was never 
		meant to have divine power. 

   Kolandis turns sharply to Lionel.

			        KOLANDIS
		The illusion...is you. (beat) You, and 
		everyone like you.

Kolandis walks to the door. He stops beside a bust of Michelangelo’s David that sits by the front door.

   (POV of the bust)

   He smashes it with the cane.

   CRASH!

				RACHEL
		You’re insane. Someone will stop you.

   Kolandis turns to Rachel.

			        KOLANDIS
		They have been coming back to Earth for over 
		5,000 years. Transferring their conscious 
		realities into our minds. (beat) We owe them
		everything. Without their knowledge guiding us, 
		Man’s great industrial nations would never have 
		flourished and thrived. (beat) They have come 
		back to take their rightful place. They have come 
		full circle once again. 
	
	(beat)
	
   Rachel takes a step forward.

				RACHEL
		Who are you? 

	Kolandis looks at Rachel. He walks up to her and puts his hands on her chin. She freezes.

			        KOLANDIS
		We are Mankind's greatest discovery...
		himself.

Kolandis reaches into Rachel's purse and searches for the crystal. He cannot find it. His tone shifts.

			        KOLANDIS
		Where is the T uaoi Stone?

   Rachel shakes her head away from Kolandis.

				RACHEL
		I don't know what you’re talking about.

	Kolandis backs away from Lionel and Rachel, he then pulls out a crystal weapon of some kind.

			        KOLANDIS
		Have you ever been in a fire Miss Woods?
	
   Kolandis points the weapon at Rachel.

			        KOLANDIS(cont'd)
		Let me re-phrase...have you ever been on 
		fire?

   Lionel moves in front of Rachel.

				 LIONEL
		Alright! I've got it. (beat) Just tell me...
		what is it?

	Kolandis walks up to Lionel and takes a brown paper wrapped item from his hands.

			        KOLANDIS
		The key to Man's destiny.
	
   Kolandis turns away and walks to the door.

			        KOLANDIS(cont'd)
		Good-bye Lionel. 

			        LIONEL
		I'll see you again Damon.

   Kolandis stops dead. He turns to Lionel and grins.

			        KOLANDIS
		Be careful what you wish for.

   Kolandis nods to his two associates and they remove devices from their
   pockets. Kolandis pushes a switch on an item he's holding and then
   suddenly disappears in a flash of lightning. The associates take a step
   towards Lionel and Rachel. They aim their weapons at Lionel and Rachel.

   MANY SHOTS RING OUT. 

The two associates fall to the ground, dead. Lionel and Rachel are shocked by this and then notice a figure in the back door. It's Andrew.

				 LIONEL
		What took you so long?

	Andrew walks in the house and see's the fallen associates.

				ANDREW
		Figured I might as well come up and see what 
		all the fuss was about. (smirking)

   Rachel walks up to Andrew.

				 RACHEL
		Thank you.

Lionel searches the henchman for anything that might help them. Rachel walks into the bedroom.

   CUT TO:

84)INT. BEDROOM, WOODS RESIDENCE - NIGHT

Rachel comes into the bedroom and stares at her father. He is wrapped in a cocoon. Lionel walks in.

				 LIONEL
		Rachel. Come on, we should go.

Rachel walks to the bed, takes a blanket and covers her father. Lionel and Rachel leave the room.

   CUT TO:

85)INT. DEN, WOODS RESIDENCE - NIGHT 

   Lionel and Rachel walk back into the den where Andrew is waiting.

					  LIONEL
		This is much bigger than I thought. We 
		have to stop it before it's too late.

				  RACHEL
		And just how are we going to do that? He 
		just took all the proof we had. No one’s going 
		to believe us now.
 
	(beat)
				   
				  ANDREW
		I say we just forget about it, before we're all 
		killed.

   Andrew looks at Rachel.

				  ANDREW(cont'd)
		Rachel please, we're in over our heads. You 
		can't do anymore.

	Lionel stands to look at Rachel and Andrew. He reaches into his pocket and pulls out the crystal. Andrew and Rachel look at each other, than back to Lionel. 

				  ANDREW
	     	       (shaking his head in amazement)
		Son of a bitch.

   Lionel walks up to them holding the crystal.

				  LIONEL
		You didn't really think I'd let that moron have 
		this, did ya?

   Rachel smiles at Lionel.

				  RACHEL
		No, of course not.

   Andrew weighs in.

				 ANDREW
		That's all fine and good but there are only 
		three of us, and we still have no idea where 
		this guys headed.

	Lionel puts on a different jacket, from one of the associates. He looks at Rachel.

				 LIONEL
		I know what to do.

   CUT TO:

86)INT.  CROSS HALL, WHITE HOUSE- DAY

A professionally dressed woman walks down a Cross Hall in one of the many Grand Halls within the White House.

   (POV of the woman walking from behind her heels)

She is walking past many interns and secretaries busy in the ever flowing river of political information control. A news broadcast is heard in the background from several televisions that are active following the events unfolding in the world.

                          NEWS BROADCAST  V.O.
		"...policy and management for defence and
		military relations. D.O.D. resources engaged
		in encouraging constitutional democracy.
		(beat) In other news, the burnt remains of Senator
		Woods and his wife were discovered late last
		night in their home near Evergreen Park in 
Illinois. A neighbours pet was alerted to the 
smoke coming from the Woods residence and 
Emergency Response Teams were able to get the 
fire under control. The cause of death was not 
the fire and has yet to be determined. 
(beat) Geomagnetic storms in Russia and 
Pakistan have caused large scale blackouts 
And overloads in many cities are causing 
people to panic..."

The woman we were following ends up in a doorway. She stands and waits for a meeting to end before she enters.

   CUT TO:

87) INT. CHARLES CAVANNAUGHS OFFICE, WHITE HOUSE - DAY

	A meeting is concluding inside between members of the Defence Dept. and the C.I.A. Secretary of Defence Charles Cavanaugh is sitting at his desk with several key advisors stationed around him. Several military advisors leave the office. The woman we were following walks in and hands Charles a file. He looks up at her and acknowledges. She leaves as Charles advisors wait on his word.

				  CHARLES
		How efficient is our interdependency with NATO? 

   An advisor nervously answers.

				   ADVISOR
		Besides "Low Intensity Conflict" protocols sir, 
		they only know what we tell them.

   Charles flips through a file. The advisors stand nervously waiting their turn if asked.

				   CHARLES
		I don't want our allies getting nervous. They 
		must have our guidance when it comes to 
		functional policies concerning this matter.
		(beat) Give them what they need...no more.

	The advisors leave. Charles picks up his phone and dials a number.

				  CHARLES(into phone)
		I have to see you. Now.

   Charles hangs up the phone and prepares to leave.

   A KNOCK AT THE DOOR.
 
Charles looks up and sees Vice President DAVID WELLS (47). He is a tough, smart, politically savvy man. He walks into Charles' office. 
  	
				   DAVID
		Charles, may I come in?

   Charles looks at David.
	
				  CHARLES
		Of course David. What can I do for you? I was 
		just about to go and brief the President.

   David sits down on a chair across from Charles. Charles continues to gather his things.

				  DAVID
		The President is concerned that we are not 
		in possession of all the facts concerning this 
		business in the Atlantic. I hope you’re able to 
		shed some light on a few troubling areas.

Charles turns towards a cabinet behind him. He walks around David to the door and shuts the door to his office. David turns to look at Charles. Charles walks back to his desk and places a small crystal type device on the desk. David is confused.
			
				 DAVID
		What do you have there? Looks like a diamond.

   Charles leans back in his chair.

				 CHARLES
		It's you David...your mind.(beat) A ship in a 
		bottle you might say.

   David looks up at Charles. His eyes are turning yellow.

				 DAVID
		What the...

	The crystal shoots out a lightning flash that envelopes the Vice President and wipes his mind. The crystal stops and David is just sitting in the chair in a daze. He suddenly snaps awake.

   SNAP TO:
 				
88)INT. WHITE HOUSE CAFE -MIDDAY

   The Vice President is sitting at a table in the White House Cafe with several
   other people. He looks around in a daze, momentarily confused. Then it
   passes and he smiles and goes back to the conversation he was having.
   Oblivious.

   FADE TO:

89)EXT. DEAD END CITY STREET - NIGHT

	The streets are empty. No sign of life. Eerie silence. A doorway opens in the side of a building. A line of shadowy figures walk out wearing long white trench coats and sun glasses. They are all wearing Bolero hats as well. A limousine arrives and pulls up beside the figures. One of the figures opens the back door and another figure enters the back seat. The door closes behind him.

    CUT TO:

90)INT. LIMOUSINE -NIGHT

	The shadowy figure sits quietly beside Charles. Even Charles is nervous next to this person. Kolandis is in the front seat, driving. The figure remains quiet.

				CHARLES
		I think it would be prudent to postpone our 
		plans. For the time being. 

   Kolandis nervously looks into his rear view mirror at the figure. Charles looks at the figure as well.

				FIGURE
		Postponement was not in our plans.

				CHARLES
		My Lord...we need all the pieces of the Tuaoi 
		Stone to keep the Vortice open. Without it, we 
		have no way of maintaining control over the 
		population.

				FIGURE
		Control is an illusion. Choice is an illusion.
		They will understand that our way, is the 
		better way.

   The figure turns his head to Charles. 

				FIGURE(cont'd)	
		The alternative, is annihilation.

	(beat)
			
				CHARLES
		We'll find the stones and eliminate the threats.

   The figure turns from Charles.

				FIGURE
		There is no need. Miss Woods has a destiny 
		she is not yet aware of. When the time is 
		right, she will be exactly where we need her 
		to be.

    The figure slides out of the limousine. Charles has a nervous look on his face.

    FADE TO:

91)INT. DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION ROOM, WHITE HOUSE -NIGHT

	There is striking panoramic wallpaper views of North America all over the room. President Brennan is receiving the Tibetan Ambassador and his delegation. The President stands with his wife and Cabinet while dignitaries flow past them in welcome.
	
	After minutes of handshakes and smiles pass, one of the President's interns cautiously walks up to the President. The intern hands the President a note, it reads: 

	        		"BRAMBLE, NEG, COME NOW"

	The President looks at his wife (47), and leans into her right ear.

				PRESIDENT
		Apologies my dear, I'll be right back.

His wife acknowledges and he rises. Charles Cavanaugh is standing next to several other diplomats when he sees the President leaving and quickly cuts him off at the door.

				CHARLES
		Mr. President...there's someone I'd like you 
		to meet.

	President Brennan notices Charles's hand has grasped him rather tightly on the arm. The President looks at him.

			        PRESIDENT
		Are you asking me to dance Charles? 
		(beat) Then kindly remove your hand 
		from my arm.

   Charles removes his hand from the Presidents arm.

			        CHARLES
		Where are you going sir?.

   The President creaks out a grin.

			        PRESIDENT
		Even Presidents are human Charles, if 
		you know what I'm referring to.
	
   Charles takes a step backward.

			        PRESIDENT(cont'd)
		I'll return shortly and then I'll be happy 
		to meet your friends Charles.
	
   President Brennan excuses himself and the Secret Service follows the President out of the room. Charles looks back at the associates he was standing with and nods his head. The associates walk out of the reception room. Charles walks out another door.

   CUT TO:

92)INT. NORTH EAST GATE ROOM -NIGHT

	It is a room with many paintings and portraits of past Presidents and famous Americans. There is a man in a ball cap and overalls dusting the furniture. He is not paying any attention to the President. The President walks slowly up to the man.

				 PRESIDENT
		You there.
		
	(beat)
	
	The man does not answer, The President reaches the man and grabs his arm to turn him around. It is Lionel, disguised. Lionel removes the ball cap.

				  LIONEL
		Mr. President. 

   Lionel grabs the arm of the President and then holds out 
   a device. He pushes a button.

				 PRESIDENT
		What are you doing?
	
   The two disappear in a flash of light.

   CUT TO:

93)EXT. WHITE HOUSE NORTH GROUNDS -NIGHT

   The North Grounds are a collection of gardens and hedges that line the
   walkways leading to the main gate. The President and Lionel appear in a
   flash behind a hedge. The President slumps slightly against Lionel. Lionel
   helps him sit down. The President looks up at Lionel.

				PRESIDENT
		How did you do that?

	Lionel turns to the President.

				 LIONEL
		It's a long story.

The President catches his wits. First time teleporter.

				 LIONEL(cont'd)
		Mr. President. Do you remember me?

	The President shakes his head.

				 LIONEL
		Rachel.
			
Rachel walks out from behind a hedge carrying Lionel's Go-Kit. She hands it to Lionel. Lionel kneels beside the President and reaches into the Go-it and removes an old picture.
	
				 LIONEL
		Anyone look familiar?

	The President takes the picture from Lionel's hand and observes several men in military uniforms gathered around a large device of some kind. He notices himself as a younger man in the picture. He looks up at Lionel. 

				PRESIDENT
		That's me. (beat) Where did you get this?

	(beat)
		
				 LIONEL
		Mr. President, do you remember Dr. Bramble?

				PRESIDENT
		No, should I?

The President sits up against the cast iron park bench. Lionel sits beside him.
				
				 LIONEL
		Dr. Allen Bramble was the chief scientist 
		involved in a highly secretive project that used 
		crystalline energy, to enhance the Human brain.

				PRESIDENT
		Crystalline energy? What's that?

Lionel looks over to Rachel and she removes the crystal from the Go-Kit. She hands it to Lionel.

				 LIONEL
		This, is an energy crystal. It came to us 
		from another time and another place. 
		Needless to say, it possesses power beyond
		Man's ability to understand.

	The President reaches out for it and holds it between his palms. It begins to glow. A soft 	electrical current surrounds the President. He likes it.
	
				PRESIDENT
		My God.

				  LIONEL
		Mr. President. (beat) You're not going to 
		want to believe what I'm about to tell 
		you. 

   The President pulls back from the crystal's power.

	(beat)

				 LIONEL(cont'd)
		You're part of an experiment that has been 
		going on for many years. (beat) We all are.

The President looks up at Lionel.

				PRESIDENT
		What are you talking about? What experiment?

				 LIONEL
		An experiment, to take Man's ability of thought 
		to a higher level...much higher than he was ever 
		intended to go.

   The President stands with the crystal and walks a few steps away.

				PRESIDENT
		Is this what’s causing the atmospheric distortions
		and the problems in the Atlantic? (beat)

    Lionel nods his head.

				PRESIDENT
		Who’s doing this and why? Who authorized this?

Lionel looks at Rachel, and then back to the President.

	(beat)

				 LIONEL
		You did sir.

   The President lowers the crystal to his side. 
		
				PRESIDENT
		What in God's name are you saying?

   Lionel leans closer to the President.

				LIONEL
		Mr. President, you, and many before you, 
		have been kept in the dark for a very long 
		time.   

	The President looks on. Lionel pauses for a moment, aware that the news may be a lot for the President to stomach. Rachel walks up to the President and takes the crystal from his hand. Rachel looks at Lionel than back to the President. 

				RACHEL
		Mr President, My father was Senator Archie 
		Woods. He was given this crystal to keep 
		secret because of the danger it represents 
		to humanity, but somebody betrayed him, 
		and now he's dead.

				PRESIDENT
		Dead? 

				LIONEL
		Yes Mr. President. We fully expect you to be 
		targeted next. It's just a matter of time.

    The crystal begins to glow.

    CUT TO:

94)INT. WHITEHOUSE HALLWAY - NIGHT

Charles Cavannaugh and several of his associates gather together in one of the Grand Halls of the White House..

				CHARLES
		Where is the President?

   The associates remain quiet. Charles looks around the area.

				CHARLES(cont'd)
		They're here. (beat) Find them now.

   CUT TO:

95)EXT: WHITEHOUSE NORTH GROUNDS - NIGHT

   Lionel, Rachel and the President are still talking.

				PRESIDENT
		Hold on a second here. You're telling me that 
		I have spies on my staff, controlling everything 
		I say and do?

				LIONEL
		Not spies sir...replacements. Guiding you to 
		make decisions that only serves to further
		their agenda.

   The President paces.

				PRESIDENT
		What agenda would that be?

	(beat)
				
				LIONEL
		To control the world, and every thing in it.

				PRESIDENT
		That's just not possible. I..

   Rachel pipes in.
		
				RACHEL
		Mr. President, have you heard of a Tuaoi Stone?

   The President shakes his head. Lionel and Rachel look frustrated.
	
(beat)

   Lionel walks up to the President. 

				LIONEL(cont'd)
		Sir, you're the most powerful man on this 
		planet. If they control you...they control 
		the world.

   The President has an epiphany.
		
				PRESIDENT
		Oh my God...Charles.
(beat)

				 LIONEL
		Say again?

   The President stands and then turns to Lionel and Rachel.

				PRESIDENT
		Charles Cavanaugh. My Secretary of Defence. 
		He's been blocking my every attempt for action. 
		Do you think he could be involved?

   Lionel looks at Rachel, then back to the President. 
				 LIONEL
		If he is involved, this goes deeper than 
		anybody knows. 
	
				 RACHEL
		Mr President. We need your help to uncover 
		the truth.

   The President turns away from the two. Then turns to Lionel.

				PRESIDENT
		What do you need me to do?
   CUT TO:

96)INT. NORTH EAST GATE ROOM HALLWAY -NIGHT

	The President opens the door to the Gate Room and exits. He enters the hallway and sees the Secret Service man by the door.

			      PRESIDENT
		I hope I didn't keep you too long.

   The Secret Service man has a confused look on his face.

		     	  SECRET SERVICE MAN
		I'm not sure what you mean sir.

	(beat)
			      PRESIDENT
		How long have I been in there?

		     	  SECRET SERVICE MAN
		You only entered the room a moment ago sir.

   The President looks around the room.

		     	  SECRET SERVICE MAN
		Is everything alright Mr. President?

			      PRESIDENT
		Yes, of course. (beat) Has the Defence Secretary 
		been looking for me?

		     	   SECRET SERVICE MAN
		No sir.

			       PRESIDENT
		Go find him and tell him I want to see him 
		in my office, right away.
	
		    	   SECRET SERVICE MAN
		Yes Mr. President. Right away.

   The Secret Service man leaves the President. The President looks down at
   his watch and walks to the Oval Office.

   
   CUT TO:

97)INT. OVAL OFFICE -NIGHT

	The door opens to the Oval Office and Charles walks in. President Brennan is sitting at his desk. 
   Charles walks up to the desk.

			      PRESIDENT
		I've heard some disturbing news Charles.

   Charles stands motionless.

			       CHARLES
		Sir, perhaps now is not the best time to disc...
			
   The President stands. His tone is firm.

			      PRESIDENT(cont'd)
		It seems you've been a busy man.

			       CHARLES
		Mr. President, I...

			        PRESIDENT
		Don't interrupt me Charles.

Charles looks defiantly at the President. The President walks around to the front of his desk.

	(beat)
			        PRESIDENT
		As of this moment, you are no longer the 
		Defence Secretary of this administration. 
		You will be escorted to a maximum security 
		facility until such facts of your subversion can 
		be properly investigated by the authorities. 
		Do you understand me?

   Charles faces up to the President. 

			        CHARLES
		You're a fool Mr President.

			        PRESIDENT
		What did you say to me?

   Charles grabs the President's forearm and slowly pushes him against the
   back wall. The President struggles to keep his feet but Charles is too strong.

			        CHARLES
		You'll understand soon Mr. President. 
		We've been moving cautiously for several 
		years now. Careful, not to arouse suspicion.
	
The President gets forced to the ground. Charles's eyes turn yellow, he pulls out a device. The President is in pain.

			        PRESIDENT
		WWWho are yyyou?

	(beat)
			        CHARLES
		The future. 
	
   (POV from the hallway floor, under the closed door)
	
   A BRIGHT FLASH OF LIGHT.

   SNAP TO:

98)INT. STATE DINING ROOM -NIGHT

The President looks up and sees everyone at the table is waiting for him to say something. The President's wife leans over to him.

	(beat)
				WIFE
		Dear? Are you alright?

   The President smiles.

			     PRESIDENT
		Yes, of course. 

	The President takes a sip of water and discussions resume at the table.

   (POV of the President)
		 
   Across the room Charles closely watches the president. He pulls out a cell
   phone fromhis jacket pocket.

			      CHARLES(into phone)
		We're back on schedule.

   CUT TO:

99)EXT. ABANDONDED AIRSTRIP, WASHINGTON - NIGHT

   Andrew is sitting next to the WNN News chopper. He looks up at the sky and
   sees a lightning blast not too far in the distance. Lionel and Rachel walk
   toward him.

				ANDREW
		So...is he going to help us?

   Lionel passes Andrew but Rachel stops.

				RACHEL
		He seemed to be convinced.

   Lionel sits down to rest.

				 LIONEL
		We won't know for sure if he's successful until 
		we put our part of the plan in place.

   Andrew raises his arms in the air.

				ANDREW
		And just what is our plan? You're the only 
		one here who seems to know what it is we're 
		doing.

				RACHEL
		Andrew, just stop.

				ANDREW
		No. I wanna hear just what the Hell he has 
		in mind.

   Andrew walks to Lionel and leans in. Lionel looks up at him.

                                 ANDREW
			         (quietly)
		If you do anything to harm her, I'll kill you 
		myself.

   Andrew walks away from Lionel. Rachel walks up to Lionel.

			        RACHEL
		This is a lot for him to digest.

   Lionel quickly darts to his feet.

				 LIONEL
		Well he better start digesting it and quick. 
		We have work to do.

   Lionel walks away. Rachel walks over to Andrew. Andrew looks at her.

				ANDREW
		Man, that guy is wired way too tight. Why is 
		he all so doom and gloom?

				RACHEL
		He lost his daughter.

				ANDREW
		Lost his daughter? What do you mean?

				RACHEL
		A drunk driver, she died instantly, he was 
		in a coma for three years.

	(beat)
				ANDREW
		So what's your connection?

    Rachel sits down on a log.

	(beat)
 				RACHEL
		He saved my life. Five years ago in New Tehran, 
		when the embassy was destroyed. Only a few of 
		us survived.
	
				ANDREW
		You two were there? When the second embassy 
		fell?

				RACHEL
		He was the intelligence consultant assigned 
		to the embassy at the time. I was there as a 
		correspondent for ABS covering the attacks on 
		the Mosques. (beat) He got me out. He got 
		us all out.

    Andrew looks over at Lionel.

				ANDREW
		I never would've guessed.

    FADE TO:

100)EXT. ATLANTIC OCEAN -NIGHT

    The massive storm now reaches well into the United States and completely
    covers Jamaica and even stretches up to Canada and the Azores. Lightning
    storms dance all across the water, moving toward land.

   (this can be many scenes depicting global disasters)

    FADE TO:

101)INT. WNN NEWS BROADCAST - NIGHT

    A news broadcast is on television.

			     NEWS BROADCASTER
	Good Evening. A declaration of martial law now 
	Technically exists in this country. White House officials 
	issued a state of emergency address less than an hour 
	ago. The President and his Cabinet have gone to Camp 
	David to meet with State Dept. Officials as well as his 
	Defence Advisory Board. This is the first time the United 
	States has declared martial law since President Lincoln 
    attempted to do so during the Civil War. Armed Forces will 
    be assisting local Law Enforcement in keeping the cities 
    clear after nine pm. Anyone caught on the streets after 
	such time will be subject to arrest and possible 
	incarceration for an extended period of time.

     CUT TO:

102)EXT. ROOFTOP HELIPAD, WNN NEWS BUILDING -NIGHT

	The WNN News chopper is approaching the helipad. The helicopter lands, Andrew and Rachel jumps out. Walter Michaels exits from a roof top doorway and approaches them. Rachel looks at Walter and stops a meter away. Andrew stops as well.

				 RACHEL
		Walter. Just the man I wanted to see.

    Rachel reaches into a bag she's carrying and pulls out a box the size of a 
    DVD case.

				RACHEL(cont'd)
		We need to get this on the air right away.

	 Walter takes the box. Walter has a dazed look on his face.

				WALTER
		Where have you been Miss Woods?

				RACHEL
		Wha? Walter, you haven't called me that in 
                 years.

    Walter looks behind him as the rooftop doorway opens again. Three men in white suits exit and walk to her.
		
				RACHEL
		What the Hell are they doing here?

    Walter grabs Rachel. Two of Kolandis’s associates walk past Rachel
    towards Andrew. One associate hands Andrew a small box.

                                ASSOCIATE
                Your assistance is no longer needed.

    Andrew turns and looks at Rachel.
	
				RACHEL
		Andrew? What’s going on?!
     			       (struggling)

				ANDREW
		You're too late.

	Andrew opens the box and a beautiful glowing crystal is embedded in the soft fabric. The crystal begins to glow. Andrew reaches into touch the crystal. He holds the crystal up to his eyes, he starts to shake. 

     Andrew drops the crystal and stumbles back towards the helicopter. He stumbles into the cockpit and strikes the ignition. 

     The two associates look at each other.

     Andrew grabs the throttle stick and notices blood dripping onto his hand.
     He wipes his hand across his face and smears blood all over himself. 

     The helicopter rises off the helipad but veers from side to side. Andrew coughs up more blood and then slumps forward, dead.

     The helicopter twists in the night sky and collides with the side of the WNN building exploding as it falls to the street below.

     Rachel SCREAMS. 

     An associate, holding a crystal palm device wipes it over Rachel's forehead and she slumps in Walter's arms, unconscious. They take Rachel inside the building with the rooftop door slamming behind them.

    SLAMMM!!

    FADE TO:

103)EXT. HIGHWAY DINER - NIGHT

	Lionel sits at a booth table next to the window leading to the parking lot. He stares out the window, waiting patiently. A waitress (48) walks up to Lionel. She has a strong southern accent.

				WAITRESS
		You want some more coffee?

Lionel nods and the waitress refills his cup and then she begins to walk away.

                                  LIONEL
		Excuse me..do you have a pay phone?

    The waitress walks back to Lionel's table.

				WAITRESS
		We did, but it no longer works. (beat) If you 
		promise not to take too long, you can use the 
		one behind the counter.

    Lionel acknowledges her kindness and walks to the counter and picks up
    the telephone stationed beside the toaster. He dials in a sequence of
    numbers. The line rings but no one seems to be answering his call. Lionel
    lets the line ring several more times before hanging up and redialling. The
    same thing happens, no answer after several attempts but this time he
    pauses and looks up at the television in the background of the diner.
    Another patron(61,) pipes in. 

				PATRON
		Can you find us some music, this jabbering 
		is upsetting my stomach.

    The waitress walks to the television but Lionel stops her.

				LIONEL
		Don’t touch that!! 

Lionel jumps the counter and stares into the television set. The waitress jumps backward. The television shows a burning helicopter on the street.

				WAITRESS
		Hey buddy...we don't want any trouble. Just 
		take the money and go.

     Lionel looks away from the television in thought and then bolts from the diner. The patrons look at each other and suddenly a bright flash of light envelops the diner and then it's gone.

     FADE TO:

104)INT. ATLANTEAN PALACE RUINS, CHAMBER - DUSK

	This is a huge room with light streaming in from the outside through cracks in the walls and ceiling. Massive support columns lay on the floor palace chamber doors are half open revealing a warm light from the next room.

     Rachel slowly drifts into consciousness and opens her eyes. She lifts
     herself from the crystal slab that she was laying on to her feet. She
     gingerly walks through the chamber doors.

     CUT TO:

105)INT. PALACE RUINS, GRAND HALL - DAY

	Rachel walks into a massive Grand Hall full of tarnished, cracked crystal sculptures and amazing ancient architecture. It seems to go on for miles.
 	Palace skyscrapers shoot up to the heavens it seems. 

				 RACHEL
		My God...

	Rachel notices a huge cracked hole in one of the walls of the great structure. She walks over to have a better look.

     CUT TO:

106)INT. HOLE, TEMPLE WALL - NIGHT

 	Rachel looks out the huge hole in the wall and gazes out at the amazing view of hundreds of aircraft, boats and other various vessels all destroyed and embedded in the frozen tundra of this dimension. A graveyard of  history.

				 RACHEL
		I must be dreaming...
	(beat)

     Suddenly a strange, deep voice comes from behind her.

				  FIGURE
		To dream, is the hope that your soul is still 
		alive Rachel. (beat) Or should I call you, 
		Racrehel. Queen Racrehel.

	Rachel looks at the figure behind her. He is wearing a ceremonial robe with a hood and tons of religious and decorative icons around it.
	
				 RACHEL
		What are you talking about? (beat) Who are 
		you?

    The figure walks towards Rachel. He pulls down the hood.

    (POV from behind the Figure's head) 

    His hair is long and white and his skin has a white tinge with blue tribal
    tattoos on one side. His eyes are yellow. He is an ancient Albino. 

	(beat)
				 
				FIGURE
		So many times, we have come so close to 
		finding you, but you always managed to 
		evade us.

				RACHEL
		What are you talking about? 

				FIGURE
		You really have no idea who you are. You 
		have been running from us for years now. 
		(beat) Always a new identity. Always a new 
		story.

	(beat) 
				RACHEL
     		You’re a liar. I know who I am.

				FIGURE
		Do you? (beat) Those memories that have 
		been haunting you are from past identities. 
		Every transfer to another vessel only made 
		you more confused.

    Rachel backs away. Frantic disjointed images cloud her mind.
				
				RACHEL
		How can that be...I don’t remember.

				FIGURE
		Of course you don’t. 

 The figure slowly walks up to Rachel.

				 FIGURE (cont’d)
		All memories from the host mind disappear 
		once a transfer has occurred. The crystal stores 
		the other consciousness until a new host can be 
		found. (beat) Unfortunately, without the crystal, 
		the host body can only support the transfer for 
		a short time, as in the case of the Senator.
		It seems after all...we are no longer one species.

   Rachel's tone changes.
				
				RACHEL
		Don't you mean my father?

   The figure becomes abrupt.

				FIGURE
		He was not your father! He was a fool who 
		thought his petty actions could stem the 
		tide of Humanity's destiny.

The figure pauses then slowly walks up to Rachel and kneels at her feet.

				  FIGURE
		This is what's left of the Atlantean people. 
		Your people. (beat) For thousands of years 
		we have waited for your return. Your real 
		father, the Great Emperor, predicted you 
		would come back and a new dynasty would 
		take root. 
		
   Rachel looks down at the figure. 

				   RACHEL
		Where are they? Where are all the people now?

   The figure stands and continues to face Rachel, staring into her eyes.
				
				   FIGURE
		They are here. All around us. (beat) From the 
		moment they knew their civilization was doomed, 
		they put all of their knowledge into creating this 
		temple. This, symbol of their achievements.
		A gift...wrapped in enigma.

    The figure breaks his stare on Rachel and begins to walk around the 
    Palace. Rachel follows.

				   RACHEL
		Did they travel to another dimension?
		Where we are now?
		
				   FIGURE
		Quite right. It was the only way to save 
		themselves. (beat) But as you can see, life 
		here, was unbearably hard for them. 
		
				  RACHEL
		Are you...Atlantean?

The figure stops and turns to Rachel.

				  FIGURE 
		I am the keeper of the secret. A beacon, for 
		all our people to find a new life in the world
		they were forced to leave behind. (beat)
		We embrace Man's evolution into something 
		more. All we needed, was a place to start.

    Rachel looks at the figure. He is holding a crystal. Charles Cavannaugh,
    Kolandis and several hundred priests dressed in robes come in through
    doors aligning the great hall. They grab Lionel and Rachel.

				 RACHEL
		What are you doing?

    The figure places the crystal onto Rachel’s temple. It glows brightly. Rachel
    passes out.

			         FIGURE
		It is time to fulfill your destiny...my queen.

    The figure carries Rachel into another room. The priests follow.

    CUT TO:

107)INT. CRYSTAL PALACE RUINS, TEMPLE ROOM -DAY

	The figure walks into a huge temple room that has no ceiling, just open sky. In the middle of the room is a circular altar with incredibly detailed carvings. Rachel is placed sitting on the altar. The figure backs away and all the priests form a circle around her. The figure begins to recite incantations.

			       FIGURE
		Antlaniphon! God Emperor of Antlantis! 
		The Queen has returned to us! Her sacrifice 
		will open the gateway for all Atlanteans to 
		return to their Mother!

    The figure points his finger at Rachel. His eyes begin to glow.

			       FIGURE(cont'd)
		Soon, Man will inhabit his original destiny! 
		A destiny without the limits of his physical 
		body! (beat) You, will be the first to 
		transcend into a higher form of life for all 
		to follow!
 
    The figure turns back and pushes a set of crystals downward. The crystals
    slowly begin to descend. 

    A DEEP HUM. 

     A giant orb appears above Rachel.

	(POV of the giant hovering orb) 

     It lights up and begins to rotate. A strong wind begins to swirl around
     them. The Vortex is opening. Rachel slowly awakens. She is lifted to her
     feet. There is a swirl of light circling around her. Building momentum.

    THUNDER CRACKS AND HOWLING WINDS

    The temple goes dark around the rotating crystal. Charles, Kolandis and
    the priests begin to go into a trance. They are beginning to undergo a 
    physical change. Charles Cavannaugh begins to shake his head from side
    to side. There is something wrong with him. Charles removes himself from
    the circle and walks over to the podium where the figure is standing. The
    figure doesn't notice Charles. Charles removes a crystal from the podium
    and walks over to Rachel. Rachel looks at Charles. Charles looks up at her.

			    		CHARLES
			Here! Take this!

    Rachel looks at Charles, confused. She is being lifted off the ground.
    She reaches out to grab the crystal.

			    	RACHEL
		But I don't know how...

    Charles gives the crystal to Rachel and lightly brushes his fingers across 
    her hand.

			       CHARLES
		You've always known.(beat) Remember. 
		I will always protect you!

    Rachel's eyes widen as she realizes who it is.

			        RACHEL
		Dad?! 

    Kolandis notices Charles standing at the altar. Kolandis walks to the altar
    and drives a crystal through the heart of Charles Cavannaugh, killing him.
    Kolandis looks at Rachel and lifts the crystals if he means to stab her as
    well. Rachel screams.

			       KOLANDIS
		I was hoping you would come with us! 
		But now I see, you are just like the rest of 
		them!
		
    MANY SHOTS RING OUT!

    Kolandis looks down at his chest to see several bullet wounds seeping blue 
    blood. He slumps to the ground and dies there. Rachel looks up to see
    Lionel standing there dressed in a ceremonial robe.

			        LIONEL
		It's time for you to go now! (beat) Your 
		father did his part, now it's my turn!
		
    Lionel opens his jacket to reveal he has a crystal and several hand
    grenades. He looks at Rachel and grins.   

			        RACHEL
		What about you? You'll die here!

    Lionel smirks.
			    
			        LIONEL
		Someone has to close that thing! Besides, 
		I couldn't live with myself If I lost two little 
		girls.

    Tears fall from Rachel eyes. Lionel turns to face the figure.

				FIGURE
		 Kill him.

Several other priests break their trance and join in and surround Lionel.
The priests shock him with incredible energy emanating from crystals they are holding. Lionel falls to the ground then looks at Rachel one final time.

			        LIONEL
		What are you waiting for?! Go!!!

    The figure turns and sees Rachel holding the crystal. Several priests run 
    towards her. 

			        FIGURE
		Stop her! She must not use the crystal 
		yet!

    Rachel closes her eyes and disappears in a tremendous LIGHTNING
    FLASH AND LOUD THUNDER CRACKS.

    A shockwave rips through the Temple and flattens everyone. 

    Lionel lays burning on the ground. The priests cease attacking him. The 
    figure walks up to him, his eyes glowing red this time.

				FIGURE
		You will die at the hands of Gods!

    Lionel looks up at the figure.

				LIONEL
		Ad infinitum...

	Lionel falls back dead. His right hand falls to his side and four grenades roll out, armed. The figure looks up at the giant hovering crystal and
  	outstretches his arms to the Heavens.

     KABOOM!!
				
     The grenades go off and the whole temple explodes
     into a million brilliant pieces.
     CUT TO:

108)EXT. BERMUDA TRIANGLE - DAY

The massive orb hovering over the Bermuda Triangle explodes into a
million, brilliant specks of light and a THUNDEROUS SONIC CRACK
RELEASES A SHOCKWAVE of incredible energy.

    CUT TO:

109)EXT. EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE - DAY

    The massive shockwave stretches out across the entire planet. The hole
    that was swallowing the Atlantic Ocean swirls into itself getting smaller
    and smaller until it caves in on itself. The ocean returns to normal. The 
    storm is gone.

    EPILOGUE:

    FADE IN:

110)EXT. FARM,IOWA - DAY

A long dirt road snakes through the farmland of this Iowa farm. Incredible vistas of land reach out to the distant horizon. The sunlight dances on the flowers as a light breeze tickles the long blades of grass.

A little girl sits on the side of the road. A cardboard sign that hangs from the front of the table, seems to have been written by a child, it reads...

			"LEMMONADE FIVE SENTS"

Several people walk up to the stand and buy lemonade from the little girl. An old pick-up truck pulls up to the lemonade stand and squeals to a stop. A person exits the truck.
	
(POV behind the shoes of the person exiting the truck) 

The person places a quarter on the stand and lifts a plastic glass full of lemonade. 

	(Camera follows the glass up to lips)

The person is a black man (37) (LIONEL as a younger man). The man takes a sip from the plastic glass and looks down at the little girl and smiles. The little girl looks up and smiles back.

FADE OUT. 						THE END.