TEASER:
EXT. POOR NEIGHBORHOOD - NIGHT
SAMUEL STONE (SAM), wearing old ragged clothing runs through a dark alley, before being tackled by a couple of large guys.
One of them hits him on the head, rendering him semi- unconscious. He gets dragged to a van.
INT. SPARTAN HOSPITAL ROOM
Sam is tied to a bed, and a light is shining right in his face. A doctor's face appears in his field of vision with a medical mask on. He examines him coldly.
Sam tries to struggle against his restraints, but to no avail.
SAM
What do you want?
The doctor doesn't bother answering. He sticks a needle in Sam's necks vain. The effects are almost immediate. His muscles relax and the world dims around him.
INT. CORRIDOR
Sam is on a bed, being wheeled through a seemingly unending corridor. He can only see the lights in the ceiling flicker at regular intervals, then everything goes black.
EXT. GARBAGE INCINERATION FACILITY - ONE YEAR LATER
Sam comes to suddenly to find himself in a body bag. He panics and starts groping at the bag until he opens it. He sticks his head out and finds that he is on a mechanical track that's moving towards an open flame. He notices that he is amongst other body bags. He looks around, still in a haze and finds that he's in some sort of a garbage incineration facility.
END OF TEASER:
ACT ONE:
EXT. GARBAGE INCINERATION FACILITY
Sam is freaking out as he inches towards incineration.
Finally, he's able to pull himself together and roll off the automated track, seconds before entering the fire.
We see Sam run over to a large ventilation gate and begin kicking it in until it breaks. Sam escapes through it, whilst still in a daze of confusion.
EXT. STREET - NIGHT
Sam is running through the forest he falls down on his knees and reaches for his head, as a strong headache sweeps through his mind.
He gets up dazed and confused and continues running, soon exiting on a side road, just as a car is approaching. The car breaks but is unable to completely avoid him, hitting him. Sam flies backwards a few feet and lands roughly on the pavement.
ALLISON gets out of the car.
ALLISON
Oh my God, are you alright?
Allison approaches Sam, who's starting to get up.
Sam looks up at her. They lock eyes, then suddenly a really painful headache consumes his head. He holds his skull with both hands, groaning in pain.
Allison backs up in fear.
Sam looks up at her, and then suddenly he's propelled into a FUTURE GLIMPSE.
VISION. EXT/INT HOUSE
Allison sneaks into a house.
She goes through some paper.
She's running through a corridor
A gun is fired and she's propelled forward by the bullet that struck her.
Every shot should be short to give a confused understanding of what's to happen to her.
EXT. STREET - NIGHT
We can only hear Sam's heartbeat. His nose bleeds. Allison approaches Sam carefully.
ALLISON
Let me take you to a hospital.
She touches Sam's shoulder, but he panics and jerks his body suddenly. Alison pulls her hand away in fear. Sam gets up and runs away disappearing into the forest.
FADE TO BLACK.:
EXT. ULTRAMED CORP. UNDERGROUND PARKING - FIVE MONTHS LATER
Sam, dressed in a security guard uniform, drives his security car around an underground parking lot, slowly looking around checking everything.
His walkie-talkie makes some static noise and then comes to life. His partner speaks to him from the other end.
PARTNER (V.O)
You there? Over.
SAM
Hey Jean.
PARTNER (V.O)
You forgot to say over, over.
SAM
Over.
PARTNER (V.O)
You at the UltraMed Research Facility
yet? Over.
SAM
Yup, I'm here. Everything looks okay.
That's when Sam notices some suspicious movement, a girl and a guy (ALLISON and JARED) look like they are breaking into a parked car. But when they hear his car coming they try to hide, but not before Sam catches a glimpse of them.
PARTNER (V.O)
Say Over. Over.
SAM
Over and out.
Sam turns off his walkie-talkie and stops the car. He gets out and starts towards them.
SAM (cont'd)
(yells out)
Hey this parking lot is for employees
only, show me your badges.
Suddenly the guy, Jared, emerges from cover and draws out a knife to attack Sam. A fight ensues.
Sam disarms Jared and follows in with his fists. Allison pulls out a tazer and jabs at Sam with it, in panic. Her hands are shaky and she's scared. The tazer doesn't deliver enough voltage to completely incapacitate Sam.
The pain propels Sam into another vision.
VISION. UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
Jared drags Allison through the library corridor. We see KYLAN watching.
VISION. INT HOUSE
Allison getting shot.
INT. PARKING LOT - JARED P.O.V
Sam is on his knees.
ALLISON
Let's go.
JARED
But he's seen us.
Jared picks his knife up off the floor and advances towards Sam.
ALLISON
We're not committing murder. Let's
get outta here.
Allison grabs Jared and they back up then run away leaving Sam on his own. A moment later the headache eases, leaving him with a bloody nose.
END OF ACT ONE:
ACT TWO:
INT. PARKING LOT
SHERMAN and Sam are standing by Sherman's car. The same car that SAM saw Allison and Jared trying to break in.
SHERMAN
It's a good thing that you let me know
about this.
SAM
Has anything been stolen? The two I
found looked eager to get inside your
car.
SHERMAN
It doesn't look like it. Did you get a
good look at them?
SAM
They were... wearing masks.
SHERMAN
Well, thanks. I'll make sure
management knows about this.
Sherman gets into his car and starts to leave with his messy briefcase stuffed with his laptop and papers, that are overflowing it.
SAM
Do you know if anyone might be trying
to get to you?
SHERMAN
(smiles)
I'm just a scientist, no one is
interested in what I'm doing.
Sam smiles as Sherman gets into the company car.
POV: KYLAN WATCHES THEM FROM THE LENS OF A CAMERA
At first we don't see KYLAN. We just notice that she takes pictures of Sam and Sherman and especially Sherman's case.
Kylan puts down the DSLR camera and we see her face for the first time.
She watches as Sam walks to his security car.
EXT. ABANDONED AREA
Allison and Jared stand there waiting for someone, as a car pulls up and Kylan gets out, along with a couple of large body guards, HESTER and BUTCH, each packing a mean looking gun.
Kylan is a beautiful woman, but she carries herself with an air of mystery and danger.
As they approach Allison and Jared, they pull out their guns dangerously (probably a desert eagle and a 44. magnum).
Kylan shakes her head and gestures to Butch. Butch shoves his gun into his waistband above his crotch and advances towards Jared, seizing him by the hair and kneeing him in the stomach. Butch slams Jared onto the hood of the car.
KYLAN
All you had to do was wait for the
guy, tazer the guy and rob the guy.
How difficult was that?
EXT. CHURCH - NIGHT
Sam walks through the ST. GEORGE'S ORTHODOX CHURCH parking lot. It's empty except for one car. Sam wears a security guard uniform, and is holding a flashlight. It appears that he's doing his rounds of the area.
PARTNER (V.O)
Everything on track? Over.
SAM
Yeah, just another boring night.
(beat)
Over.
PARTNER (V.O)
Aren't they all?
Sam notices a light on inside the church and he heads there.
INT. CHURCH
Sam walks through the darkened Church corridor's when he notices FR. MOSES' office lights are on and a conversation between Fr. Moses and GAMIL taking place.
INT. CHURCH - OFFICE
GAMIL sits on the chair behind the desk, with his feet up on the desk. He has a wide smile on his face as he talks with Fr. Moses who stands on the opposite side of the room.
GAMIL
You're doing pretty okay, but a
priest... never thought you'd end up
finding Jesus.
FR. MOSES
What do you want?
GAMIL
I want my cut. I want a piece of the
pie. You planning to eat it all
yourself?
FR. MOSES
What pie? This isn't what you think it
is, it's entirely legit.
Gamil leans forward on the desk, his smile disappears.
GAMIL
I don't care what this is, but I've
spent enough time behind bars and I
don't intend to come out with jack.
So you better cough up the twenty
grand that you owe me, or else I'll
blow whatever it is that you got...
Understand? Meet me by the old
factory tomorrow at midnight. You
remember where that is, don't you?
Gamil gets up and walks away, brushing roughly against Fr. Moses.
INT. CHURCH - CORRIDOR
Gamil walks past Sam who hides himself out of sight. Sam looks at Fr. Moses who's inside the room, then walks off.
INT. ALLISON'S APARTMENT
Allison opens the door and enters her darkened apartment.
She turns on the light and is terrified to find GAMIL sitting on the couch facing the door.
She backs up but her back hits the closed door.
GAMIL
I'm not here to cause you trouble.
ALLISON
(terrified)
Who are you?
GAMIL
It doesn't matter who I am, what
matters is why I'm here. Your mommy
sent me.
ALLISON
My mother is dead. She's been dead
for 10 years.
Gamil gets up, and for the first time Allison notices that he's holding a package in his hand.
GAMIL
Yeah, that was an unfortunate event.
But she was asking for it. You don't
go stealing from the big boys and
think you can get away with it.
ALLISON
My mom was a research scientist.
She's no thief.
GAMIL
I'm not here to reminisce.
Gamil throws the package at Allison, who catches it.
GAMIL (cont'd)
Normally, I don't do favors for anyone
unless it involves a little incentive.
Gamil approaches her suggestively and touches her face, making Allison cringe and try to pull away from him, but she's now stuck between him and the door.
GAMIL (cont'd)
But, I owe mommy a life. So this
makes us even.
He shoves her away and walks out of the apartment. She breathes out in relief.
INT. OFFICE - NIGHT
Kylan sits in front of a man, REAVER, hiding in the shadows of the darkened office. Kylan slips a picture of Sam that he took in the underground parking.
Reaver picks it up and looks at it.
REAVER
This is going to be problematic.
KYLAN
It's no problem Reaver. He's just a
security guard, I can handle him.
Reaver looks at Kylan.
REAVER
Do not underestimate him.
INT. SAM'S APARTMENT - THE NEXT MORNING
Sam's bed side alarm goes off. He clumsily stops it and sits on the bed. He takes a second to get his bearing.
EXT. TRACK THROUGH PARK
Sam starts jogging. He starts picking up speed until he's in a sprint.
EXT. OCEAN VIEW
Sam sits on a bench overlooking the ocean.
He has a mobile device and listens to the bible. The bible verse is overlaid the previous two scenes.
BIBLE
And be not conformed to this world:
but be ye transformed by the renewing
of your mind, that ye may prove what
is that good, and acceptable, and
perfect, will of God. (Romans 12:1-2)
INT. UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
Allison picks a huge book from a shelf and heads back to her study area. She sits down and starts going though the book, and doesn't notice Sam until he comes and sits right in front of her.
Allison looks up surprised.
SAM
Hi
Allison looks at him without knowing what to do.
SAM (cont'd)
What I don't understand is why a
masters student involved in a BnE.
Tuition a bit high?
ALLISON
We weren't stealing anything.
SAM
(sarcastically)
That makes everything alright, doesn't
it?
ALLISON
How did you find me?
SAM
Had a hunch. Listen, I want to help
you.
ALLISON
I don't need your help.
SAM
Oh, yes you do. Whatever you're doing
is not going to end well for you.
Suddenly Allison notices Jared walking between the book shelves in the library. Fear appears on her face, and Sam notices.
ALLISON
Listen, I can't be seen with you.
Please just leave me alone.
From the distance Jared emerges from among the book shelves, accompanied with Kylan.
END OF ACT TWO:
ACT THREE:
EXT. UNIVERSITY CAMPUS - DAY
Sam exits the library almost dragging Allison behind him.
ALLISON
Do you know what you've done? Now
they think I'm with you.
Allison pulls her arm away from Sam's grip with difficulty. Sam stops and grabs her by the shoulder.
SAM
You are obviously a smart girl, so let
me level with you. You think you're
on equal footing with these guys; you
think they deal honorably and keep
their word, but they don't. They will
use you, then get rid of you.
ALLISON
How do you know any of this?
Sam drags her behind him.
SAM
Just trust me on this.
They round a corner and enter a rather empty parking lot.
ALLISON
Where are we going?
SAM
Your car.
Suddenly Hester and Butch appear right in front of him.
Sam seems to take a swift decision. Based on their posture, he could easily tell they are ready to attack, so he attacks first.
The fight seemed to last for a very short period of time.
Sam was faster than the two guys and had the element of surprise on his side. He was able to take both guys down, but not without taking a couple of nasty hits himself. He, however, knew that they wouldn't be out of commission for a long time. They were dazed and confused, but they were recovering.
ALLISON
What have you done?
SAM
If you don't draw first, you might not
get to draw at all.
Sam grabs Allison and they get into her car and drive off.
Kylan and Jared come through running to find both body guards getting up, one of them has a bloody nose.
Kylan doesn't seem happy.
INT. ALLISON'S CAR
Allison drives.
ALLISON
Do you know the trouble that you've
gotten me into? I had it all planned
out, It was just going to be this one
time.
SAM
You're right. It was going to be just
be that one time.
Allison stops the car by the side of the road.
ALLISON
Just get out. Okay? I don't ever want
to see you again.
But Sam doesn't respond; his eyes start to glaze over.
Allison's voice seems to come from a distance and it only gets further away.
ALLISON (cont'd)
What's wrong with you?
Another headache starts to sweep through his head.
Allison stops talking as she sees the pain that Sam is going through.
Suddenly the electronics in the car misbehave strangely.
VISION. INT ALLISON'S CAR
Someone reaches through the driver seat window and grabs Allison aggressively.
INT. ALLISON'S CAR
ALLISON
What is going on?
The symptoms pass and Sam goes back to normal. Sam appears a bit weak.
SAM
Please, I know this sounds crazy, but
we need to go. They're after us.
Allison looks at him.
SAM (cont'd)
Drive!
Allison starts to drive.
EXT. ABANDONED FACTORY - NIGHT
WIDE: FR. MOSES WAITS
A car pulls beside him. It's a really expensive looking car.
The side window rolls down and it's GAMIL.
GAMIL
Get in.
Fr. Moses gets in.
FR. MOSES
What's this?
GAMIL
Perks of the new job. Do you have what
I asked for?
Fr. Moses hands him a thick envelop full of money.
Gamil snatches it from his hand and counts it eagerly.
FR. MOSES
What new job?
GAMIL
I'm back at work for Reaver.
FR. MOSES
I thought he was dead?
GAMIL
Apparently not. You interested in
coming back? Pays better than ever.
FR. MOSES
Gamil, you know no good's gonna come
out of working for Reaver. So why
don't you take this money and start a
new life some where else.
GAMIL
Start a new life on twenty grand?
What rock have you been living under?
FR. MOSES
Jesus Christ.
Gamil looks at him without understanding.
GAMIL
So the rock has a name? Come on man,
there is no God, you know that, I know
that. This whole priest thing is a
scam.
FR. MOSES
It's not. You know how we were
before. Nothing satisfied us, we were
always looking for the next big score,
but it never came. There is a God and
he's the only who can satisfy us.
Gamil considers it for a second then laughs.
GAMIL
Well it looks like God found you and
Reaver found me. I'll stay in touch.
Fr. Moses gets out and Gamil drives off.
INT. MOTEL
Sam and Allison open their motel room and get in. There is a bit of tension between them. Allison doesn't feel very comfortable.
SAM
We'll have to spend the night here.
Allison is extremely uncomfortable and blushes. There is a moment of awkwardness. Sam realizes what he just said. He tries to correct himself.
SAM (cont'd)
I mean... That's uh.. not what I..
ALLISON
What happened to you in the car?
SAM
I'm not sure.
ALLISON
You said you saw what was about to
happen if we didn't get out of there.
Allison looks at him bewildered. Sam looks a bit uncomfortable.
SAM
Listen, Allison. We don't have much
time to waste. I need to figure out
what these guys want from you. So can
you please...
At this point there is a knock on the door. Sam and Allison exchange a concerned look. Sam approaches the door.
SAM (cont'd)
Who is it?
BUTCH
Motel staff sir. I need to check on
the TV in your room.
SAM
Thanks, but the TV is fine.
Suddenly Sam hears a key being inserted on the other side of the lock and the lock starts to turn.
Before he could react the door opens roughly hitting him, and Kylan and her two bodyguards enter.
END OF ACT
THREE:
ACT FOUR:
INT. MOTEL ROOM
Sam comes to. His face is bruised up. It looks like he got into a tough fight. He reaches for a mobile that's fallen under the bed.
FLASHBACK. INT. MOTEL ROOM
We flash back quickly to the fight that went on between Kylan, her two thugs and Sam. We concentrate on when Sam attacks Kylan, rather unsuccessfully but in the process Kylan's phone falls from her. Sam kicks it under the bed.
INT. MOTEL ROOM
Sam gets up a bit dazed and hurries to the door, opens it only to see Allison getting shoved into a car and the car screeches away.
EXT. STREET - MOTEL
Fr. Moses sits in his car. From a distance he watches Gamil who's also watching the motel from his expensive car, but he's completely distracted by trying to flirt with a woman.
Fr. Moses doesn't notice Sam who takes the opportunity to get past Gamil and head to his car.
Sam opens the door and gets in.
SAM
I need your help.
Fr. Moses notices all the bruising and dried blood on his face.
FR. MOSES
Are you okay? You're the security
guard who patrols the Church, right?
SAM
Yes. Now please, this is urgent.
Sam takes out Kylan's phone, and brings out an address.
SAM (cont'd)
I need to go there.
EXT. STREET - NIGHT
Kylan's car stops in a wealthy neighborhood, in a secluded area.
INT. CAR
Kylan turns to Allison.
KYLAN
It's time. All you have to do is get
in there and get the information off
the professor's computer. You have to
make sure it's what we want.
Allison seems scared.
ALLISON
(freaking out)
I can't do this.
KYLAN
This was your end of the deal. Do
this or you're done. And I seriously
mean done.
Kylan gives her a code on a piece of paper.
KYLAN (cont'd)
Here is the security code for the
house.
Kylan grabs Allison by the face roughly.
KYLAN (cont'd)
Don't screw it up this time.
She opens the door and shoves Allison outside.
EXT. STREET - NIGHT
Allison walks in hesitant steps, looking around her apprehensively.
EXT. HOUSE
Allison sneaks into the backyard of a house and approaches the back doors. She enters the security code that Kylan gave her, which unlocks the door softly. She looks around her nervously, but then enters.
INT. FR. MOSES' CAR
Fr. Moses drives.
FR. MOSES
What are we doing?
SAM
Someone's life is at stake.
Sam passes a parked car, which he recognizes as Kylan's car.
SAM (cont'd)
Over there.
Sam points at a house.
Fr. Moses stops the car and Sam gets out running towards the house.
INT. KYLAN'S CAR
Kylan notices Sam, which gets her really apprehensive. She gestures to butch who starts to get out of the car and goes after Sam. But as he steps out of the car he sees Fr. Moses with his phone filming them.
FR. MOSES
This is being streamed live.
Butch hesitates and then gets back in. The car drives off.
INT. SHERMAN'S HOUSE - STUDY
Allison is going through Sherman's notes. She doesn't notice Sam's approach.
SAM
(whispers)
Allison.
She is immediately startled and accidentally knocks down a vase, which shatters into a million pieces and scatter all over the floor. In the stillness of the night, it was as if a bomb went off.
Sam moves towards her.
SAM (cont'd)
Let's get outta here.
Immediately, they could hear movement upstairs, and the lights come on.
Sam grabs Allison by the arm and almost drags her behind him.
They move through the living room, past the stairs, to the kitchen, but then suddenly the lights come on and Sherman hustles down the stairs. He cannot see them but he is now completely aware of the intrusion.
SHERMAN
Freeze or I'll shoot.
Sam and Allison stop dead in their tracks a second more and they would be in Sherman's sights.
SAM
(to Allison)
No matter what happens don't do
anything rash.
SHERMAN
You picked the wrong house to break
into.
Sherman slowly walks down the stairs.
Sam looks around and sees a set of light keys that most likely control the immediate lights.
Sherman is now coming up to the corner of the room that they are in.
Sam swiftly lunges for the lights and turns them off. Then in a rapid movement, he makes for Sherman's gun as he rounds the corner in the total darkness.
Sherman struggles with Sam over control of the gun and a gun shot is accidentally fired. Sam is finally successful in dislodging the gun from Sherman's grip. In the process Sherman falls to the ground.
Sam unloads the gun rapidly and safe checks it.
SAM
(to Allison)
Run.
They run outside of the house. Sam leaves the gun on Sherman's front lawn.
EXT. SHERMAN'S HOUSE
Sam and Allison hurry to Fr. Moses' car. They get in.
INT. FR. MOSES' CAR
FR. MOSES
Allison?
ALLISON
Fr. Moses?
SAM
Drive.
EXT. SHERMAN'S HOUSE
Fr. Moses Drives.
A moment later, Sherman runs out of the house in his pajamas quiet angry. However, the car is far enough and he's not able to see the license plate.
INT. FR. MOSES' CAR
FR. MOSES
Allison, what were you doing in that
house?
ALLISON
They forced me to do it! They wanted
me to steal the Professor's research
on foreign body rejection.
SAM
Why you? And why that?
ALLISON
I'm familiar with Professor Sherman's
research. I could get them exactly
what they wanted. In exchange, they
would get me into med school, but
things got really bad, really fast.
SAM
What kind of a person would steal to
get into med school?
Allison looks ashamed.
ALLISON
You don't understand how hard it is to
get in!
Allison is tearing up.
Suddenly Kylan's car runs Fr. Moses off the road.
FR. MOSES
Oh dear Jesus, have mercy.
Kylan and the two thugs get out gun pointed at the priest's car.
SAM
Stay here.
Sam gets out and walks towards them. His hands up in the air.
FR. MOSES
What's he doing?
EXT. SIDE OF THE ROAD
Sam holds up Kylan's phone.
SAM
Recognize this?
Kylan takes note that it's his phone, and instinctively she reaches for her pocket, but of course doesn't find it.
KYLAN
Give it back.
SAM
Sure.
He throws it to her. Kylan catches it.
SAM (cont'd)
You know, you should really lock your
phone. There was some really sensitive
information on there. If you don't
want it leaked, you'll leave me and
Allison alone.
KYLAN
What's stopping me from killing you
here and now?
SAM
You honestly think I didn't take that
into account?
INT. FR. MOSES' CAR
Fr. Moses and Allison watch as Sam finishes talking with them, and everyone heads back to their respective cars.
ALLISON
What did you tell them?
SAM
(smiles coyly)
I think we reached an understanding.
EXT. STREET
Everyone drives away.
INT. ALLISON'S APARTMENT
Allison is in her apartment, getting comfortable after a long and disturbing day. She picks up and looks at the package that Gamil gave her. It contains a bible and inside the bible an old paper with a bunch of number sequences and verses.
END OF ACT FOUR: