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19 INT. CAMPUS - FITZGERALD'S OFFICE - DAY 19
Fitzgerald is speaking into her phone:
FITZGERALD
I know, Greg, but you should have
tries to get there a little faster!
(listens; rubs eyes)
Look, we both know Skye's the
resident hothead, but if she felt
she had to move ahead of schedule
to avoid capture then we have to
trust her judgement. Can you at
least track where they're heading?
She sits down at her desk, bringing up a satellite image of
Moscow city centre. RED DOTS are flashing urgently.
FITZGERALD (cont'd)
Good. Then try to catch them!
More BEEPING gets her attention - a 'New Mail' message
flashing insistently in one corner of the screen.
FITZGERALD (cont'd)
Alright, Greg. Keep me posted.
She hangs up, taking a breath - this isn't going well. She
finally clicks on the message:
And another VIDEO FEED window pops up. Fitzgerald frowns,
checking her watch as though this is off schedule.
JILHANDRA (O.S.)
Grace? Are you there?
Fitzgerald's eyes widen - and the camera is adjusted to bring
Jilhandra into view on screen!
JILHANDRA (cont'd)
(smiles)
Ah. There you are. Modern
technology - never good for us
witches.
FITZGERALD
Jilhandra? What... why are you
contacting me?
JILHANDRA
You have someone I want. Someone I
will have.
A sickening smirk starts to form on Jilhandra's lips, and
Fitzgerald notices. She isn't liking this at all.
JILHANDRA (cont'd)
Maria Nemerov.
FITZGERALD
(beat)
What makes you think I'm going to
say anything to that? If that was a
threat, then you should really -
JILHANDRA
Oh, I'm sure my 'threat' will speak
for itself any moment now.
And suddenly the door BURSTS open and in steps Tia, out of
breath. Fitzgerald spins round to face her.
FITZGERALD
Tia, please -
TIA
(quick)
Bomb!
Fitzgerald blinks. Tia is definitely freaking out. Fitzgerald
glances back at the screen - where Jilhandra shrugs casually,
still smirking.
Fitzgerald turns back to Tia, almost hopeful as she asks
politely:
FITZGERALD
Excuse me?
TIA
(frantic)
There's a bomb. Here. In the
Academy! Patty was putting some
stuff away in the workshop, and she
found it, and she says it's on a
remote detonator kill switch or
something, and I don't know what
that means, but she says -
JILHANDRA
And there we go.
Tia comes to a stop, and Fitzgerald turns slowly back to face
Jilhandra.
JILHANDRA (cont'd)
Hand the Nemerov girl over to my
agents in the next thirty minutes,
or the bomb I've placed inside your
Academy will detonate, leaving a
crater roughly the size of Monaco.
(beat)
Thirty minutes.
And with that, Jilhandra cuts off the feed and disappears
from the screen.
Fitzgerald looks back to Tia, the gravity of the situation
starting to kick in as we:
BLACK OUT:
END OF ACT TWO
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
20 INT. CAMPUS - CORRIDOR - DAY 20
With Fitzgerald as she marches hurriedly down a corridor -
DOUGLAS, MCKENZIE and HAROLD are either side of her.
ALARM BELLS blare loudly as various Slayers rush urgently
back and forth either side of them - the campus is on high
alert.
FITZGERALD
I need to get every Slayer
evacuated and transported to the
beta site within the next ten
minutes. Harold, you're in charge
of that - we won't have enough room
in our buses so you'll need to
source any other vehicles you can
find.
HAROLD
(nods)
We can use personal staff vehicles
if we have to.
He veers off down a corridor.
MCKENZIE
Do we have any ideas yet as to how
the Cabal managed to sneak a bloody
bomb past us?
FITZGERALD
Not so far. Alison, I need you to
supervise the emergency download of
the campus servers to the secure
Council backup. Mallory's already
down there.
MCKENZIE
The Spencer girl? Isn't she -
FITZGERALD
Yes, but she's also the best
qualified girl still on site who
can do this, so you're to help her.
Mckenzie looks less than pleased, but also veers off.
Fitzgerald and Douglas have almost reached the end of the
corridor - double doors marked 'Workshop' stand just ahead.
FITZGERALD (cont'd)
Once we've evacuated the girls,
locked down the campus to minimise
blast damage and secured our data,
we'll have to see what we can do to
disarm or at least divert the blast
of the bomb itself. But if we can't
do either of those things...
DOUGLAS
(nods)
Then we'll be needing someone to
stay in contact with the squads in
the field. I'll get caught up.
He starts to leave, but stops when she lays a hand on his
arm.
FITZGERALD
Douglas...
DOUGLAS
(smiles)
It's alright, Grace. We'll get
through this. We've managed worse.
And with that, he leaves. Fitzgerald takes a deep breath
before pushing the doors open and stepping into:
21 INT. CAMPUS - WORKSHOP - NEXT 21
The workshop area is more like an extended garage and
maintenance space - equipment in various states of repair
lies scattered across several surfaces.
A space has been cleared out against one wall, a small group
of Slayers standing around a larger cabinet.
They step aside as Fitzgerald approaches - revealing a large
BOMB set inside the cabinet.
It's made up of two large yellow cannisters, wired to a
central unit stuffed tight with wires and circuitry.
A large TIMER is counting down on the front of the unit -
twenty-five minutes and counting.
FITZGERALD
You girls all need to leave.
SLAYER
But -
FITZGERALD
Mr. Fiske is organising the
evacuation transports outside.
(beat; firm)
And I will not ask again.
Several of the Slayers hurry away - but two remain in the
form of Tia and Patty.
FITZGERALD (cont'd)
Did you two hear me? I said -
PATTY
(off-hand)
Yeah, I heard.
She leans forward, staring intently at the bomb - and
ignoring Fitzgerald's shocked expression.
FITZGERALD
Patty, do not speak to me like
that! I gave you a direct order!
TIA
(urgent)
Patty, come on! Stop screwing
around!
(to Fitzgerald)
She's been like this since she
found it! She won't leave it!
Fitzgerald takes Tia to one side, starting to head back
towards the doors.
FITZGERALD
I've already got Karen and Neela
closing the fire doors and barriers
to seal off any explosion, so I
want you to take Patty and -
PATTY
It won't matter.
They turn as Patty straightens, turning to face them.
PATTY (cont'd)
This isn't explosives. It's gas.
FITZGERALD
What are you saying?
PATTY
I'm saying that when this detonator
trips, it's gonna pump out enough
gas to cover a five, maybe six-mile
radius.
TIA
What kind of 'gas'?
PATTY
("duh")
It's a bomb put here by the Cabal.
Who are behind the Virus we're all
dying of. So what kind of gas do
you think it is?
Fitzgerald blanches as she races several steps ahead.
FITZGERALD
Oh, my God...
PATTY
If this goes off, it'll kill
everything within its range inside
an hour. No way any of us can get
far enough away in time, not with
the way the wind'll carry it.
TIA
Oh, crap! What are we gonna do?
PATTY
I reckon I can stop it.
FITZGERALD
(shakes head)
It's too risky. If it goes off now,
it'll kill everyone on campus in
seconds. At least if the timer
counts down, we may be able to get
enough girls out of its range -
PATTY
Seriously. I think I can stop it.
TIA
Since when are you a bomb disposal
expert?
PATTY
Since I spent enough time taking
things apart to see how they worked
and then putting them back together
to be pretty sure I can disarm
this.
Fitzgerald is torn - she looks to the exit, then to Patty.
FITZGERALD
If you stay...
But Patty is already getting to work - she squats before the
bomb, reaching for some nearby tools.
PATTY
Then I won't be able to get clear
before it goes off, yeah, I know.
Now be quiet. I need to think.
Tia shoots Fitzgerald a desperate look - is she really going
to allow this?
Fitzgerald stares at Patty, who is sorting through a toolbox
and tossing things into her lap.
FITZGERALD
(exhales)
Good luck.
She turns and heads for the doors, a disbelieving Tia
hurrying to catch up.
TIA
We can't leave her here!
FITZGERALD
Patty says she knows what she's
doing. I have to trust that. My
main responsibility is to get as
many of you to safety as
possible...
She reaches the doors and opens them, a hand on Tia's
shoulder.
FITZGERALD (cont'd)
... including you.
Fitzgerald casts one look back at Patty as she exits, the
doors closing behind her:
22 INT. CAMPUS - CORRIDOR - NEXT 22
And as a tearful Tia hurries away, Fitzgerald digs her phone
from her pocket.
FITZGERALD
(into phone)
Greg? I need you to get a message
to Skye. There's been a change of
plan.
Off Fitzgerald's sober expression, we CUT TO:
23 EXT. MOSCOW OUTSKIRTS - EARLY EVENING 23
PAN DOWN to find Skye talking on her cell phone. The
glittering city lights are in the distance, the stolen Jeep
parked by a thick, black forest.
SKYE
(into phone)
I don't care whether she thinks
this is a good idea or not! I'm
squad leader, we're in the field,
so it's my call. End of discussion.
She looks up as Maria approaches her, offering a smile. Skye
doesn't return it.
SKYE (cont'd)
(into phone)
And anyway, you just swing by and
pick her up, like I asked. That's
all you have to do.
Maria comes to a stop before Skye, who looks her up and down.
SKYE (cont'd)
(into phone)
Alright, Greg, we're moving out.
I'll keep my cell on. Track us from
a safe distance, and do not get
involved unless I tell you.
She SNAPS her phone shut before she can hear a reply.
SKYE (cont'd)
Sure you're up for this?
Maria COUGHS, taking a moment to recover.
SKYE (cont'd)
Point taken.
MARIA
I'll be fine. I mean, you've got my
back, right?
SKYE
I just want it on the record that
this whole plan was your idea.
MARIA
Right, because that'll win people
over if it goes wrong.
Skye tries to grin, but the frown she's wearing kind of kills
it in its tracks. And that's when they hear:
DELANEY (O.S.)
We've got company!
Skye turns - HEADLIGHTS in the distance, bounding over the
uneven ground towards them.
SKYE
Let's go!
Delaney jogs back into shot, leaping onto the back of the
jeep alongside Erika.
ERIKA
I thought people only said 'we've
got company' in the bad movies
Maria insists on watching?
DELANEY
Someone's feeling better.
Erika grins - as Skye STAMPS on the accelerator, the Jeep
grinding dirt as it tears out of frame!
24 INT. JEEP - CONTINUOUS 24
Delaney and Erika have the best seat in the house as Skye
drives like the devil's chasing her:
The two CABAL JEEPS, gaining all the time as Skye swerves
along the winding forest road.
DELANEY
(shouts)
Can we make this go any faster?
SKYE
(yells back)
Sure, let me put it into another
gear - oh, wait, there aren't any!
ERIKA
Skye, this road we are in will take
us back into the city. Follow the
next left and keep going.
SKYE
We're supposed to get away from the
city! This has to look good,
remember?
ERIKA
Trust me, it will be much harder
for them to follow us!
Skye looks ahead - an intersection is coming up. Skye leaves
it pretty late:
Then yanks the wheel to the left, the Jeep lurching
alarmingly as it takes the turn.
Moments later, the two Cabal Jeeps race past, both SKIDDING
wide round the corner as we CUT TO:
25 INT. CAMPUS - WORKSHOP - DAY 25
CLOSE ON a timer, ticking down - only eleven minutes are
remaining now!
In front of the bomb, dark hair tied back, her face tight
with concentration, sits Patty.
She's opened the casing of the bomb and has wires and parts
spilling out around her as she hunts for the 'off' switch.
She pauses, chewing her lip, eyes tracing several coloured
wires as they weave in and out of the inner workings.
She rifles through one of several toolboxes nearby and finds
a pair of WIRE CUTTERS.
Kneeling close over the bomb's workings, she peers inside and
tries to locate the wires she was following.
PATTY
There you are...
She reaches into the machinery, cutters poised around a red
wire as she starts to squeeze...
And the countdown starts to SPEED UP! Patty jerks her hand
back, mind racing - before she GROANS loudly.
PATTY (cont'd)
Stupid pressure sensitive dummy
trigger wire!
She KICKS one of the toolboxes angrily, before rolling her
sleeves up and getting back to work as we CUT TO:
26 INT. JEEP - NEXT 26
Skye's now driving down a long, wide road that will
eventually get them back to the city.
She's weaving past the occasional car and truck - the Cabal
vehicles still close behind.
Erika feels for Maria's hand, gripping it tight.
ERIKA
Are you alright?
MARIA
I'm fine. Really.
The Jeep JINKS sharply from side to side.
SKYE
(yelling at traffic)
Out of the way!
ERIKA
Maybe keeping to the right would
help?
SKYE
Blind girl doesn't get to give me
driving tips, 'kay?
DELANEY
Hey, that's my thing!
SKYE
What?
DELANEY
Saying 'kay.'
Skye shoots her a look - before having to SWERVE again.
ERIKA
I'm sure I could do a better job of
not killing us.
SKYE
How do you even know we're on the
wrong side?
ERIKA
because all the traffic I can hear
is moving towards us.
SKYE
(beat)
Oh.
Once more she swerves, a cacophony of HONKING sounding out in
response. She grits her teeth as a sports car just about
avoids hitting them.
She looks round - the others giving her filthy looks. She
shrinks a little.
SKYE (cont'd)
Oh, come on. Wasn't that close.
Her phone RINGS again and she answers, pressing the phone
between her ear and shoulder as she steers.
SKYE (cont'd)
(into phone)
A little busy, Grace, if you could
make it quick.
Whatever she hears causes her to lose control. She lets go of
the wheel for a second and only recovers it just in time to
save them from hitting nother car.
SKYE (cont'd)
(into phone)
What? How long left?
She glances back at Maria, who raises her hands - what?
SKYE (cont'd)
(beat; into phone)
Alright, we'd better do our thing.
I'm gonna have to call you back.
She shuts the phone, eyes back on the road.
DELANEY
What is it?
SKYE
We're moving to plan 'B' a little
sooner than I planned.
DELANEY
Like when?
Skye suddenly SLAMS on the brakes, the Jeep SCREECHING and
buckling across the road!
SKYE
Like now.
The Cabal Jeeps are on them in moments, also SKIDDING to a
halt a few feet away.
Cars HONK angrily as they swerve round the sudden roadblock,
the three vehicles stuck out in the middle of the road.
ERIKA
(wary)
Skye...
SKYE
Relax, Erika. We can do this.
Skye keeps a tight grip on the wheel as the Cabal Agents
climb down from the Jeeps and approach.
AGENT #1
Out of the vehicle, hands in the
air!
ERIKA
(panicking)
Skye?
MARIA
Ssh. It's alright.
The Agents surround the Jeep, weapons trained on the girls.
Erika wraps her arms around Maria.
ERIKA
No... no!
SKYE
(soft)
I'm sorry.
Two Agents GRAB Maria, manhandling her out of the back of the
Jeep - tearing her from the weakened Erika.
ERIKA
Get away from her! Do not touch
her, any of you!
She tries to follow, but Delaney holds her back - they're all
at gunpoint.
Agent #1 comes round to Skye, who still sits in the driver's
seat.
AGENT #1
Looks like you finally saw some
sense, huh?
SKYE
Let's just say your boss gave us an
incentive to change our plans.
The Agent smirks, checking back to his men - they're busy
dragging Maria towards the other Jeeps.
SKYE (cont'd)
What, you're not gonna take the
chance to put a few bullets in us
while you're here?
The Agent steps back, keeping his gun on her.
AGENT #1
Not in my mission brief. I think
Jilhandra wants to watch you
Slayers die all by yourselves.
She's a little twisted like that.
Besides, we got what we wanted.
POLICE SIRENS can be heard wailing - the dramatic chase has
attracted the wrong sort of attention.
SKYE
Looks like you'd better get going.
He darts away, rejoining the rest of his team as they prepare
to move out.
Erika struggles in Delaney's arms, howling in despair as
Maria is hauled onto one of the Jeeps.
ERIKA
Please! What are you doing? We
cannot let them take her! Please!
Skye keeps her eyes on the Cabal teams as their Jeeps start
up and race past them, speeding into the night, and we:
BLACK OUT:
END OF ACT THREE
ACT FOUR
FADE IN:
27 INT. CAMPUS - WORKSHOP - DAY 27
Patty is still hard at work - she's stripped away many
different parts of the bomb casing by now.
The two cylinders have been exposed to reveal dark GREEN
LIQUID bubbling within, sloshing around more urgently with
each passing second.
The timer itself is till ticking down at an increased rate -
it's reading seven minutes but she's got more like four.
Patty wipes her brow, one hand over her mouth as she ponders
her next move:
TIA (O.S.)
Oh, God...
Patty spins round - to see Tia hurrying towards her!
PATTY
What the hell are you still doing
here!
TIA
Making sure you have some backup.
Patty GRUNTS, turning back to the bomb as Tia slots in next
to her.
PATTY
I don't need backup, what I need is
nobody bothering me so I can do
this!
TIA
Save all that borderline autistic
crap you normally pull for when
there isn't a bomb in front of us,
alright?
(beat; calmer)
I couldn't leave you here.
Patty glances across - before a loud BEEPING from the bomb
grabs her attention back.
TIA (cont'd)
What does that mean?
PATTY
It means we're three minutes from
detonation.
TIA
But the timer says -
PATTY
It's wrong! Will you shut up?
Patty frowns, staring into the depths of the control box.
PATTY (cont'd)
I need to think...
And as she does just that, we CUT TO:
28 INT. JEEP - EVENING 28
Back in Moscow, as a remarkably calm Erika rides shotgun next
to Skye. They're speeding back through the capital.
DELANEY
You honestly think they bought it?
ERIKA
I think I could have been an
excellent actress, if only my
calling had not come first.
SKYE
Yeah, well... we're about to find
out if you were Oscar material.
Her phone RINGS again, and she snatches it up:
SKYE (cont'd)
(into phone)
Yeah?
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