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| Helen Magnus is reunited with an old friend, Jimmy, who helps transport a valuable abnormal to the Old City Sanctuary. But the mission is thwarted by a dangerous mob sending Jimmy into hiding, and Kate Freelander along with him. |
Cold open[]
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EXT. - ALLEY - OLD CITY - DAY
[View of street as if looking through binoculars. Burned out cars and empty storefronts is all that is seen.]
HENRY:
[on walkie] All clear up here.
[Will is in store front entryway.]
WILL:
[on walkie] Yeah, same here.
[Kate is between a building and a chain linked fence.]
KATE:
[on walkie] Ditto.
[Magnus is walking down the street Henry was viewing in binoculars.]
MAGNUS:
[on walkie] Copy that, I'm arriving now.
[Magnus turns down an alley.]
MAGNUS:
James? It's me, Magnus.
JIMMY:
Over here.
[A man stands up from behind ice machine and walks toward Magnus. Magnus smiles as he approaches.]
MAGNUS:
It's good to see you.
JIMMY:
You too, Helen.
[Jimmy kisses Magnus's cheek and then stands back and looks Magnus over.]
JIMMY:
I love the hair.
MAGNUS:
Thank you. Any problems?
JIMMY:
No, package is safe and sound; although I'll be very happy to be rid of this one.
[Jimmy pulls up his shirt and reveals his abdomen where he has a pouch. He reaches in and pulls out a small container.]
JIMMY:
Little warmer than I'm used to.
[Jimmy holds up the container.]
MAGNUS:
That's what you get for transporting a Tunisian fire elemental. I have a cryo-container in the van.
[As Magnus moves to leave alley Will is heard over the walkie.]
WILL:
[on walkie] Magnus, we got company; two cars headed your way.
[Jimmy replaces the container. Henry sees cars racing into the street to Magnus' location.]
HENRY:
[on walkie] I got 'em.
[The men exit the cars.]
MAN 1:
All right, fan out. They can't be far.
HENRY:
[on walkie] Eight scary-looking dudes. They're searching the area.
[Magnus runs past Jimmy and back down alley looking for another way out.
JIMMY:
The Duke.
MAGNUS:
Who?
JIMMY:
Head of the abnormal mob back in Chicago.
[They reach the other end of the alley to see two men walking down crossing street.]
MAGNUS:
Damn.
[They back against the wall of the building and use the ice machine for cover. Both have draw out their guns.]
JIMMY:
He's the one who hired me to bring him the elemental.
MAGNUS:
You stole this from a mob Boss?
JIMMY:
I wasn't about to let it fall into his hands. How did he find us?
MAGNUS:
You tell me.
JIMMY:
I think your organization sprung a leak.
MAGNUS:
No, impossible.
[Two men walk past the front of the alley.]
MAGNUS:
[on walkie] Henry, we need a diversion.
HENRY:
I'm on it.
[Henry starts firing at the men in the street by the cars. Will runs from his location to help Henry. The men near the alley rush back to the street.]
JIMMY:
This way.
[Jimmy pushes off the wall and into a door. Magnus follows him. Henry and Will continue exchanging gun fire with the men in the street. Magnus exits the building into a large loading area.]
MAGNUS:
Let's go!
[A man starts to fire at Magnus and Jimmy so they take cover behind some crates and return fire. Kate speeds into the loading area in a sedan and stops opening her door to yell out.]
KATE:
Get in!
MAGNUS:
Go!
[Jimmy hesitates looking at Magnus.]
MAGNUS:
Protect the package! Go! Please go!
[Jimmy fires and makes dash for the car. Kate has opened the back door and Jimmy dives in. Kate speeds away taking fire as she goes. Jimmy busted out the gun shot rear window and fires at the men.]
MAN 1:
[on walkie] They're on the move, headed North!
MAN 3:
[on walkie] Okay, I'm on it.
MAGNUS:
[on walkie] Henry, Will, Kate's got Jimmy. Meet at the rendezvous.
WILL:
Hell, yeah. Copy that.
[The Sanctuary team move out of the area. Kate is speeding down the street uncontested.]
JIMMY:
Nice work. I think we lost them.
[Jimmy reloads his gun.]
JIMMY:
So where are we headed?
[Kate is trying hard to remain conscious as she drives.]
JIMMY:
Why are we slowing down?
[Kate passes out and the car crashes into an SUV parked on side of street.]
JIMMY:
Hey, hey, hey!
[The car stops and Jimmy pulls Kate back off of the steering wheel. He pulls back her coat to see a shoulder wound.]
JIMMY:
Aw, crap.
Title sequence[]
Act I[]
EXT. - STREET - DAY
[Henry and Will exit the van and join Magnus who is waiting for them.]
WILL:
Any sign of them?
MAGNUS:
Not yet.
HENRY:
Maybe they got turned around.
MAGNUS:
It's been too long.
MAGNUS:
[on walkie] Kate, come in.
[There is no reply.]
MAGNUS:
[on walkie] Kate, do you read?
WILL:
Maybe she dumped her walkie.
MAGNUS:
Try her cell phone.
WILL:
Yeah.
[Will dials his cell phone and ringing is heard inside the van.]
WILL:
Great.
HENRY:
I'll call the Big Guy, see if she showed up at the Sanctuary.
MAGNUS:
Thank you.
[Henry walks back to van.]
WILL:
Who the hell were those guys?
MAGNUS:
Abnormals from Chicago; James stole the elemental from them.
WILL:
Well, that's wonderful.
MAGNUS:
The real question is how the hell were they able to track us? We told no one about this meeting.
WILL:
Maybe they followed him.
MAGNUS:
I've worked with James before, he knows better than to let this happen.
[Henry returns.]
HENRY:
She's not at the Sanctuary either.
MAGNUS:
All right, go back and check with our contacts. Find out if anyone's seen them, and Henry, I want to know how this
Duke character found us.
HENRY:
All right.
[Henry moves back to van and Will joins Magnus.]
INT. - ABANDON APARTMENT BUILDING - DAY
[Jimmy pushes open a door and carries Kate in and sets her on a mattress on the floor. He goes to the window and looks out briefly and then checks the rest of the rooms. Finding the place empty; Jimmy kneels next to Kate. He removes his coat and gloves and then pulls Kate's walkie out. Seeing it is damaged he throws it on floor. He removes her scarf and pulls her shirt down to reveal Kate's wound. Kate regain consciousness and tries to push Jimmy away.]
JIMMY:
Easy! Easy, easy, easy...I'm just looking at the wound.
[Jimmy takes a closer look at the wound.]
JIMMY:
We're going to have to get that bullet out.
KATE:
We should get back to the Sanctuary.
[Kate tries to get up and Jimmy pushes her back down.]
JIMMY:
No, we'd never make it. In case you haven't noticed, there's a bunch of guys out there trying to kill us.
KATE:
Call Magnus. She'll pick us up.
[Jimmy takes out a flask and pours the liquid onto a cloth. He starts to clean the wound.]
JIMMY:
No can do; your walkie's toast. Besides, we don't know how those guys found us. They could be monitoring our communications.
KATE:
If you think Magnus tipped them off, then you're crazy.
[Jimmy pours more liquid over he wound and Kate cries out.]
JIMMY:
No, not her but there is a leak; until we find out where it is, we can't risk getting in touch with anyone.
[Jimmy pulls out a pocket knife.]
JIMMY:
I need you...to stay still.
KATE:
Are you nuts? No!
[Kate tries to move away but Jimmy holds her down.]
JIMMY:
Come on! If I don't get the bullet out, you are going to bleed to death. Is that what you want?
[Kate lays still in obvious pain but doesn't answer him.]
JIMMY:
Here, you do me a favor. You take this, you point this at the door.
[Jimmy has placed his gun in her hand.]
JIMMY:
Anyone comes through; you blow them away, okay? And, um...you know, try not to move too much.
EXT. - STREET - DAY
[Magnus is driving down street as Will and her search for Kate.]
MAGNUS:
It was a beat-up gray sedan. They shot out a couple of the windows.
WILL:
If she was headed straight to the rendezvous, she would've turned left at the first opportunity.
MAGNUS:
Unless she were going to the Sanctuary, in which case she would've kept going straight.
WILL:
Why were they shooting at him anyway? Seems like a dangerous way to bring in an abnormal.
MAGNUS:
Well, it's the container they're after. He doesn't have to be alive for them to collect it.
HENRY:
(ON WALKIE) Magnus, come in.
MAGNUS:
(ON WALKIE) How's it going, Henry?
HENRY:
(ON WALKIE) Yeah, I put the word out about Kate, but nothing's come back yet; Big Guy's checking to see if anything got caught on surveillance videos.
MAGNUS:
What about the system scan?
HENRY:
Yeah, still processing. But in the meantime, I did some research into this abnormal mob; turns out their leader's a diukon.
WILL:
What's a diukon?
MAGNUS:
Highly aggressive humanoid offshoot; they suffer from uncontrollable bouts of rage so powerful they literally can't contain it.
WILL:
What do you mean, they can't contain it?
MAGNUS:
Diukons have special glands in their hands that secrete radiation when they get angry. If they grab hold of you, it's very unpleasant.
HENRY:
(ON WALKIE) Yeah, they cook you from the inside out like a microwave...or so I've heard.
MAGNUS:
(ON WALKIE) Henry, how is it possible that a diukon is leading a street gang? There's no known suppressant for their anger.
[Henry is looking at the file he has opened on his computer.]
HENRY:
Yeah, I have no idea, but somebody's giving this guy some serious happy pills. According to this, six months ago he was pit-fighting other abnormals for cash; now he's the Boss.
INT. - MOB BOSS BUILDING - DAY
[The mob boss is putting golf balls into a glass. There is an odd device attached to his temple. Two other men observe and nod when he puts a ball into the glass. There is a knock at the door and one of the men get up to answer it. Man 1 from street comes in the door.]
MAN 4:
How'd it go?
MAN 1:
We lost him. He got away with a member of the Sanctuary, Kate Freelander, but word is that they never made it back to the Sanctuary.
DUKE:
So where are they now?
[Duke continues to putt the golf balls. Man 1 appears very nervous.]
MAN 1:
We don't know.
MAN 4:
What about our monitoring capability?
MAN 1:
It's still in place, but we have no way to locate Freelander specifically. Her radio signal went dead. Look, Boss, we'll find him don't worry.
DUKE:
Oh...I'm not the one that needs to worry.
[Duke stops putting and swings the putter at Man 1. He continues to beat Man 1 with the club.]
MAN 4:
Duke...
[Duke doesn't stop.]
MAN 4:
Duke!
[The device on Duke's temple beeps and he reaches to his forehead in pain.]
DUKE:
Ow!
[Duke backs up and sits on couch recovering. Man 4 points at Man 1]
MAN 4:
Get him out of here.
[Man 4 walks over to Duke.]
MAN 4:
Looks like those rage parameters need a tweak.
[He adjusts the device on Duke.]
DUKE:
I...think I lost control for a second.
MAN 4:
I'll run a diagnostic.
DUKE:
Yeah, and keep monitoring the Sanctuary frequency. As long as Freelander's out there, I want to keep tabs on them.
[Man 4 starts to move away.]
DUKE:
Oh, and, uh...I'm going to need a new one of these.
[Duke indicates his bent golf club.]
INT. - ABANDON APARTMENT BUILDING - DAY
JIMMY:
Okay...this is going to hurt.
[Jimmy digs the knife into Kate's wound.]
KATE:
No...
[She cries out and grabs his arm.]
JIMMY:
Okay...come on, come on...you've got to stay still.
[Jimmy holds her down as she tries to move away.]
KATE:
You got any morphine?
JIMMY:
Please, I wish. I could use some.
[Jimmy takes a drink from his flask and then offers Kate some.
JIMMY:
Here.
[He pours some into Kate's mouth.]
JIMMY:
Hell of a first date, huh?
KATE:
I've had worse.
JIMMY:
I'm Jimmy, by the way.
[Jimmy starts digging knife in and Kate cries out.]
JIMMY:
Hi, Jimmy, I'm...
KATE:
Kate.
JIMMY:
Where you from, Kate?
KATE:
I grew up in Chicago.
JIMMY:
Chicago, no kidding me too; what part?
KATE:
West Side.
JIMMY:
Cal City.
KATE:
Cal City? That's not Chicago.
JIMMY:
Says who?
KATE:
Anyone actually from Chicago.
[Kate cries out again.]
JIMMY:
Yeah, I'm sorry; it's in kind of deep.
KATE:
Oh, God...it's still not Chicago.
EXT. - STREET - MAGNUS'S CAR
[Magnus pulls to the curb.]
WILL:
Want to continue on foot?
MAGNUS:
Well, if what you say is true, and Kate really has gone into hiding, we'll never find her from the car.
WILL:
Okay, any particular direction you have an affinity for?
MAGNUS:
You go east, I'll go west. Proceed one block at a time; stay in radio contact.
WILL:
All right.
[They get out of car.]
INT. - ABANDON APARTMENT BUILDING - DAY
JIMMY:
Easy, I almost got it!
[Jimmy manages to dig out the bullet.]
JIMMY:
There! You can save this one for your collection. Kate?
[Kate has passed out and isn't breathing.]
JIMMY:
No, no, no, no, no...no, no, no, no, no.
[Jimmy starts mouth to mouth resuscitation.]
JIMMY:
Come on, West Side, don't give up on me.
EXT. - STREET - DAY
[Magnus is walking down sidewalk when her cell phone rings.]
MAGNUS:
[on phone] Go ahead, Henry.
HENRY:
[on phone] Destroy your walkie right now.
[Magnus drops her walkie onto the ground and stomps on it.]
MAGNUS:
[on phone] Now, tell me why I just did that.
HENRY:
[on phone] We got hit with a remote hack. They're using our radio frequencies to track us. Where's will?
MAGNUS:
[on phone] He's not with me.
HENRY:
[on phone] He's not answering his cell.
[Magnus turns off phone and pulls out her gun and runs back in the direction Will was walking.]
MAGNUS:
Damn it!
EXT. - STREET CORNER TO AN ALLEY - DAY
MAGNUS:
Will!
[Magnus sees Will's walkie on ground.]
Act II[]
INT. - ABANDON APARTMENT BUILDING - DAY
[Kate has regained consciousness.]
JIMMY:
Easy...easy, easy, easy, easy.
KATE:
What happened?
JIMMY:
Oh, nothing much; you, uh, stopped breathing, so I, uh, took the opportunity to make out with you.
KATE:
Thanks.
JIMMY:
Come on, what are casual acquaintances for?
INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - HENRY'S ARRAY
HENRY:
[on phone] I'm sorry, Doc.
EXT. - STREET - DAY
MAGNUS:
[on phone] It's all right. You had no way of knowing.
HENRY:
[on phone] Whoever did this is sophisticated; I'm going to have to re-encrypt all the com frequencies.
MAGNUS:
[on phone] Understood, I'll see you soon.
[Magnus has returned to her car and gets in.]
INT. - ABANDON APARTMENT BUILDING - DAY
[Jimmy stands up and stumbles to window.]
KATE:
What's wrong?
[Jimmy pulls up his shirt and uses it to fans his abdomen.]
JIMMY:
Oh, nothing...except for this 1,200-degree abnormal inside of me, I'm... I'm fine.
KATE:
Why don't you take it out?
JIMMY:
We need a cryo-container to put it into. See, this pocket of mine, it acts like a sealed container. Without it, the vessel would breach in 20 minutes or so. Even with him inside there, we got, uh, I don't know, six / eight hours at the most before I'm going to have to get it out of there again.
KATE:
That's very reassuring. What do those guys want with it, anyway?
JIMMY:
You kidding? This thing represents a virtually unlimited source of energy; makes weapons-grade plutonium look like lamp oil. The Duke's got this guy, uh...Ellison, a former Cabal geek, who figured out a way to harness the energy and weaponize it. They were planning on selling it to the highest bidder.
KATE:
You should go.
[Kate starts to get up.]
JIMMY:
Hey.
KATE:
You have a better shot at making it to the Sanctuary on your own.
[Jimmy moves back to Kate and places his coat behind her so she is sitting up slightly.]
JIMMY:
Yeah, and what; just leave you here?
KATE:
Look, I don't want to be responsible for that thing getting used for some crazy weapon.
JIMMY:
Well, that's very noble, Kate, but there's got to be fifty guys out there by now; I wouldn't make it out the front door.
KATE:
What are we going to do?
JIMMY:
I don't know. We'll wait until dark. You know, hopefully things will have cooled off by then; no pun intended.
[Jimmy retrieves his flask and moves back to window.]
INT. - MOB BOSS BUILDING - DAY
[Ellison[Man 4} walks into Duke's office and hands him a wallet.]
ELLISON:
Name's Zimmerman.
[Will is guided into office by thugs on each side of him.]
DUKE:
What about the others?
ELLISON:
The signal went dead after we grabbed him.
WILL:
I know what you guys are looking for; I can't help you.
DUKE:
Come on...don't sell yourself short. Everyone out there is looking for Jimmy, and the first one to find him, well, they're going to have a big advantage.
[Duke walks and stands in Will's personal space.]
DUKE:
That's why I need you; you're my insurance policy. Put him in the room.
[The thugs grab will and shove him back out. Duke waves Ellison over to him.
DUKE:
Put more men on the street and widen the net.
INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - HENRY'S ARRAY
[Henry is working at his computer as Bigfoot looks over his shoulder.]
HENRY:
There, the com system's clean.
[Magnus enters Henry's array.]
BIGFOOT:
Magnus?
MAGNUS:
Any word on Will?
HENRY:
We tried to track his cell, but they must have ditched it. What are we going to do?
MAGNUS:
Well, we have no choice but to continue looking for James.
[Bigfoot makes dissatisfied noises.]
MAGNUS:
We have no leverage at the moment, which is why we need to find him before they do. Besides, the canister he's carrying has to come out soon or...
[Magnus stops as something occurs to her.]
MAGNUS:
Of course, Henry, thermo graphic scanners; we use them to detect the canister.
HENRY:
I thought his pouch was shielded to prevent that kind of detection.
MAGNUS:
It is, but after prolonged exposure, even a sealed chamber succumbs to the effects of radiant heat. See if you can calibrate our scanners to pick it up.
HENRY:
Yeah, all right, I'm on it. See you at the van in five?
MAGNUS:
Actually, you go ahead.
[Henry and Bigfoot start to leave.]
BIGFOOT:
Why? What are you going to do?
MAGNUS:
Stall.
INT. - ABANDON APARTMENT BUILDING - DAY
[Kate is nodding off.]
JIMMY:
Hey...come on, none of that. Here; this will perk you up.
[Jimmy makes Kate take another drink from his flask. He sits down beside her.]
KATE:
Really, this is what we're going to talk about?
JIMMY:
Hey, no matter how tough things get, there is always time for baseball. Come on, Cubs or Sox?
KATE:
If I wanted to see fat guys running around, I'd watch reality tv.
JIMMY:
Wow, and you say you're from Chicago. Next you'll be telling me you don't like pizza.
KATE:
My dad was a Cubs fan; so I guess that makes me one too.
JIMMY:
Yeah...see, I knew I should have left that bullet in.
[Kate laughs.]
KATE:
Ow, I take it you're a Sox fan?
JIMMY:
Oh, yeah.
KATE:
Yeah.
JIMMY:
My dad used to take me to the games on Sundays. He died when I was 12.
KATE:
Mine died when I was eight.
JIMMY:
No kidding? What happened?
KATE:
Who are you, Dr. Phil? He died, okay?
JIMMY:
Okay, I was just, you know...
KATE:
This stuff tastes like crap.
INT. - MOB BOSS BUILDING - DAY
ELLISON:
We're shut out of Sanctuary communications.
DUKE:
What happened?
ELLISON:
They neutralized the initial hack as expected.
DUKE:
What about the back-up plan?
ELLISON:
Still in play.
DUKE:
Good.
[Duke's cell phone rings and he pulls it out and looks at the caller ID.]
DUKE:
Who the hell is this?
[He answers it on speaker phone.]
MAGNUS:
[on phone] Let me make one thing perfectly clear; if you have touched so much as one hair on Will Zimmerman's head, there is not enough real estate on this earth to keep you safe from me.
DUKE:
Dr. Magnus. That's awfully tough talk for someone in your position.
MAGNUS:
[on phone] Is it? I guess you haven't heard.
DUKE:
Heard what?
MAGNUS:
[on phone] I have Jimmy.
DUKE:
You're lying.
MAGNUS:
[on phone] My team just picked him up moments ago. They're on their way back here as we speak.
DUKE:
They have cell phones, don't they? Put him on the phone. Let me talk to him.
MAGNUS:
[on phone] He's been injured; he's in no condition to talk. I will call you once he's stable. Until then, get your men off my streets and keep your hands off my people.
[Magnus disconnects.]
ELLISON:
Do you think she's telling the truth?
DUKE:
Find out.
EXT. - STREET - DAY
[Bigfoot gets out of van.]
BIGFOOT:
Is this thing going to work?
HENRY:
Absolutely, detecting the heat signature's easy. Problem is the range, because we've got to be within thirty-five feet.
[Henry comes around van and opens the side door.]
BIGFOOT:
Thirty-five feet?
HENRY:
You know I never have enough time with these things.
BIGFOOT:
I guess I'll be walking, then.
HENRY:
It's good for the heart.
BIGFOOT:
Yeah.
HENRY:
I'll go this way.
BIGFOOT:
Stay sharp.
[They move off in different directions.]
INT. - ABANDON APARTMENT BUILDING - DAY
[Jimmy has moved back over to window. He scratches his arm and Kate notices a faded tattoo.]
KATE:
So who was she?
JIMMY:
What?
KATE:
Only one reason to get a tattoo removed. That or you found out the Chinese character you picked means "stupid white guy".
JIMMY:
Ha ha.
KATE:
Ha ha.
JIMMY:
Yeah...yeah, I used to run with some guys back in the day, the Kingtown Gang. You ever hear of them?
KATE:
Sounds familiar.
JIMMY:
Yeah, I fell in with them when I was 16, after my dad died; took me years to find my way out.
KATE:
I know the feeling.
JIMMY:
Yeah, see, I was an easy target because of old Mr. Happy here.
[Jimmy indicates his pouch.]
JIMMY:
You know, started out innocent enough...drugs across the border, stuff like that, and then someone needed a gun for a robbery. And then someone needed a gun for a murder...yeah, pretty soon I was carrying just about anything that fit in there. I did some things I'm not proud of.
KATE:
When'd you get out?
JIMMY:
Ten years ago; they got me to make a drop on the "L" at rush hour. A peridax, you know what that is?
KATE:
No.
JIMMY:
It's this cute little thing. It's kind of a cross between a guinea pig and a koala, but anyway, um...they said it was to create a diversion for a robbery they're pulling. Okay, fine, so I'm, uh...I'm on the platform at Lake station, I'm waiting for the red line, and...and this woman comes up to me.
KATE:
Dr. Magnus.
JIMMY:
Yeah...and somehow she knew everything about me. Who I was, what I was about to do, and she tells me the gang lied. That, uh...that when a peridax gets scared, it releases a spray like a skunk, just...uh, really toxic in close quarters, you know? I mean, I was that close to killing...hundreds of people; she stopped me.
[Jimmy wipes a tear from his eye. Kate is staring at him.]
JIMMY:
What?
KATE:
Nothing, sorry, I...you just, uh...you look really familiar.
EXT. - STREET - DAY
[Henry is walking down sideway monitoring his device. He stops when he gets heat signature on the device. He looks toward the building that the device indicates the heat in coming from. He draws his gun and enters the building to find two homeless men roasting hot dogs over a small pail of fire.]
HENRY:
Sorry...enjoy your meal.
[Henry exits building and resumes his search. Some on is watching him though binoculars.]
UNKNOWN MAN:
Tell the Duke, Magnus' people are still out here looking for something.
INT. - MOB BOSS BUILDING - DAY
[Duke is pacing. Will is brought into office. Duke snaps his fingers and indicates for the thugs to leave.]
DUKE:
I think your Boss is lying to me...which is very, very bad news for you.
Act III[]
INT. - MOB BOSS BUILDING - DAY
[Duke is holding the side of his head over one of the devices there. A sound indicates that he is dialing the device down.]
WILL:
What are you doing?
DUKE:
Ingenious, aren't they? Built by my second-in-command, Ellison, without 'em, I'm nothing but an animal, but at half power, I find it to be a very effective interrogation tool.
[Duke has moved over to Will.]
WILL:
Okay, just hold on a second; this is a very bad idea.
DUKE:
I disagree.
[Duke grabs Will by the neck.]
DUKE:
Where the hell is Jimmy?
WILL:
I don't....
INT. - ABANDON APARTMENT BUILDING - DAY
[Kate tries to stand up.]
JIMMY:
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, come on, come on...
[Jimmy rushes to her and eases her back down to the floor.]
JIMMY:
Don't try to get up. Seriously, if you die, no one's going to believe that I saved you.
KATE:
I can't stand this. I need to do something. We're sitting ducks.
JIMMY:
Just relax. It'll be dark in a few hours, and we'll move then. So why'd you leave Chicago?
KATE:
Nothing to tell; I left, end of story.
JIMMY:
Oh, come on, I had my show and tell. I think it's your turn. You know I'm just going to be annoying and keep asking, right?
KATE:
I left after my father died. He was a lock-pick; could crack a safe in four minutes flat. He, uh...was hired to pull a bank job by a group of heavy-hitters, and they were impressed, and pretty soon he was running with them. Sound familiar?
JIMMY:
What happened?
KATE:
He was pinched; when I was eight. I remember because my mom was pregnant at the time.
[Kate flashes back as she continues to speak.]
EXT. - STREET OUTSIDE POLICE DEPARTMENT - DAY
[A young Kate is approaching the police building.]
KATE:
We were on our way to post bail.
[An explosion blows out the door and windows.]
END OF FLASHBACK
KATE:
He died...along with a dozen policemen and three civilians. The shock sent my mom into labor. We nearly lost my brother too. We left Chicago a few years later. Moved around until my mom decided to go back to Mumbai. I headed to Montreal.
JIMMY:
That's quite a story.
[Jimmy gets up and moves back to window.]
KATE:
What's wrong?
[He won't look at Kate.]
JIMMY:
What? I'm just, uh, looking out the window.
KATE:
You're acting all fidgety.
JIMMY:
No, it's the elemental. It's making me uncomfortable.
[Jimmy walks over to sink and turns the knob to run water. No water comes out and he shakes it in frustration.]
EXT. - STREET - DAY
[Henry is walking down street and looking at his device.]
HENRY:
What the...
[Henry pulls out his cell phone and dials.]
MAGNUS:
[on phone]What is it?
HENRY:
[on phone]Are you doing anything major with the system right now?
MAGNUS:
[on phone]No. Why?
HENRY:
[on phone]Something's wrong. It's moving too slow.
[Henry's device beeps.]
HENRY:
Oh, man. Oh, no, no, no! I don't believe this.
MAGNUS:
[on phone] What?
HENRY[on phone]They embedded a sleeper worm that could only be activated in the event I re-encrypted the com frequencies. They knew that we would discover the first virus; they had a back-up plan in place.
MAGNUS:
[on phone] Wait a minute; they're monitoring our system right now?
HENRY:
[on phone] Yeah. Yeah, I'm on my way; I'll take care of it when I get back.
MAGNUS:
[on phone] Uh, no.
HENRY:
[on phone] No?
MAGNUS:
[on phone] If they're so interested in what we're up to, I say let them see.
INT. - MOB BOSS BUILDING - DAY
[Will collapses to the ground attempting to catch his breathe.]
DUKE:
Where did Freelander take him? How would Magnus get in touch with them?
WILL:
I don't know anything.
DUKE:
Then you're no good to me.
WILL:
No...no, don't do this.[Duke adjusts the devices on his head and then grabs Will in a rage. Ellison bursts in the door.]
ELLISON:
Duke!
[Ellison points a remote at Duke an Duke's devices beep. Duke release Will.]
DUKE:
Why did you do that?
ELLISON:
We just got confirmation. The Sanctuary does have Jimmy.
DUKE:
What?
ELLISON:
We were able to access their intake files. Jimmy's there; injured just like she said.
[Ellison hands Duke a laptop.]
INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - HENRY'S ARRAY
[Magnus is sitting in front of Henry's computer. Henry is looking over her shoulder as a video call comes in.]
HENRY:
It's the Duke. You think he bought it?
MAGNUS:
Let's hope so.
[Magnus taps a key and Duke's face appears on the screen.]
MAGNUS:
I thought I told you to wait for my call.
DUKE:
I've waited long enough. Besides, your friend isn't doing too good.
[Duke moves away and Will is seen being held up on his knees by two thugs.]
DUKE:
I've transmitted my location; if you have Jimmy like you say you do, you have 30 minutes to deliver him to me, otherwise...
[Duke walks up behind Will and grabs his hair and yanks his head up.]
DUKE:
..Pretty boy dies.
Act IV[]
INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - HENRY'S ARRAY
HENRY:
What the hell are we going to do?
MAGNUS:
Did you notice that device he was wearing on his temple?
HENRY:
Yeah, what was that?
MAGNUS:
It looked like some sort of electrode.
HENRY:
Okay...
MAGNUS:
So he's a diukon, remember?
HENRY:
Oh, you think that's what's suppressing his anger?
MAGNUS:
It makes sense. A device that taps directly into the limbic system would have the desired effect of keeping his aggression in check.
HENRY:
All right, that's all great, but how does that help us?
MAGNUS:
Diukons' brain chemistry is vastly different than that of a human. If indeed his rage center has been suppressed, it's likely that other parts of his brain are open to manipulation.
HENRY:
What other parts?
MAGNUS:
The visual cortex, for one; come on, I have an idea.
INT. - ABANDON APARTMENT BUILDING
[Jimmy is pacing.]
KATE:
What was the name of the gang you ran with? Kingtown?
JIMMY:
Yeah.
KATE:
I think I remember where I heard of them.
JIMMY:
Yeah, that's good for you.
KATE:
Guy by the name of Ernesto Ripelli used to run with them. They charged him with the bombing that killed my father.
JIMMY:
That was before my time.
KATE:
He got off because they couldn't explain how he got past the metal detectors. That's what made the explosion so shocking. No one had any idea how that bomb was planted.
[Jimmy bows his head.]
FLASHBACK
[A younger Jimmy exits the Police building. Kate sees Jimmy and notices his tattoo. The building explodes.
PRESENT
[Kate grabs the gun next to her. Jimmy turns around with his gun drawn.]
KATE:
It was you, wasn't it?
EXT. - STREET - DAY
[Bigfoot is monitoring device and looks up at a building. He turns toward the street and sees the car Kate was driving. He rushes over to it. He sees the blood on the steering wheel. He touches the blood and brings it to his nose. He turns back to building and sniffs and then rushes toward a building.]
INT. - ABANDON APARTMENT BUILDING - DAY
[Kate determinedly stands up still holding gun on Jimmy.]
JIMMY:
Kate, you got to understand; it was my first big job.
[JAMES FLASHES BACK TO PAST AS HE SPEAKS.]
JIMMY:
I didn't think I had a choice. You know how it works. Once you're in...you're in.
[Jimmy is in the restroom at the police department. He pulls out a bomb from his pouch and places it in the rubbish.]
RETURN TO PRESENT
KATE:
So that's it? That's all you've got to say?
[Jimmy lowers his gun.]
JIMMY:
I can't change what I've done.
KATE:
So my dad was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Is that it?
JIMMY:
Kate, what are you talking about? Your dad was the target. He was trying to cut a deal with the D.A. That's why the gang wanted him killed.
KATE:
Shut up! Shut up! You're lying!
JIMMY:
I don't want to be the bearer of bad news here, but your dad was turning on the guys he was running with. He knew the risks.
KATE:
Well, it doesn't change the fact that he's dead.
JIMMY:
No, it doesn't.
KATE:
Get down. Get down on your knees.
[Jimmy gets on his knees. Kate grasps the gun with both hands.]
KATE:
Anything else you want to say?
JIMMY:
Just that I don't blame you. And go, White Sox.
[Bigfoot break down the door.]
BIGFOOT:
Kate? James...we have to go.
[Kate still stands pointing the gun at Jimmy.]
KATE:
Not now.
BIGFOOT:
Magnus needs our help.
INT. - MOB BOSS BUILDING - DAY
[A thug opens the door to Duke's office. Magnus is behind him. Will is still being held up.]
DUKE:
Where's Jimmy?
MAGNUS:
I wanted to make certain Will was still alive.
DUKE:
Now you are. Where's Jimmy?
MAGNUS:
I don't take kindly to strangers coming into my town making bull-headed demands. You'll get James once you've released Will. You've got me now; you don't need both of us.
WILL:
Magnus...
DUKE:
This is not a negotiation. I was prepared to cut you some slack because of your considerable reputation, but now you're just trying my patience.
[Duke draws a gun and points it at Will.]
DUKE:
So one last time...where's Jimmy?
MAGNUS:
Fair enough.
[Magnus turns to the door.]
DUKE:
Easy.
[Duke turns his gun toward Magnus.]
DUKE:
Easy!
[Magnus stops briefly then turns back to the door.]
WILL:
Magnus, don't do it!
[Magnus opens the door to show Jimmy standing there.]
DUKE:
Jimmy...well, now, you've given me some grief over the last few days, now, haven't you?
[Will looks at Duke and the at doorway puzzled; he doesn't see Jimmy. He looks at Magnus puzzled.]
MAGNUS:
Are we square?
DUKE:
Yeah, yeah, get out of here.
[The thugs holding Will stare at Duke puzzled.]
THUG:
Boss, what're you...
DUKE:
Let him go.
[They release Will and they leave.]
DUKE:
Come on, let me see the container.
[Jimmy doesn't move.]
INT - MOB BOSS BUILDING HALLWAY
WILL:
Since when did you turn into David Blaine?
MAGNUS:
Just keep moving.
INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - MAIN LAB
[Henry is at his computer with an image of Jimmy showing toward Sally's enclosure.]
HENRY:
Its working, Sally, keep concentrating.
INT. - MOB BOSS BUILDING - DAY
DUKE:
What the hell is wrong with you? I said, let me see it.
THUG 1:
Duke, there's no one there.
THUG 2:
Who you talking to?
[Duke moves toward the doorway and Jimmy.]
DUKE:
Let me see the container. Now!
[Duke pushes his gun at the image's chest. It passes through. He waves his gun throw the image.]
DUKE:
No! Stop them!
EXT - STREET IN FRONT OF MOB BUILDING
[Magnus and Will stop running and turn around when shots are fired at them.]
DUKE:
I suppose that was your idea of a joke!
[Henry's van speeds in. Jimmy gets out of van with his gun drawn.
JIMMY:
Stop! You're looking for me?
Act V[]
EXT. - STREET IN FRONT OF MOB BUILDING - DAY
DUKE:
Jimmy.
JIMMY:
Duke...let them go. I'll come quietly, but you've got to release them first.
DUKE:
How do I know you have the container?
[Jimmy lifts up his shirt.]
JIMMY:
Why don't you reach in and see for yourself?
[Duke lowers his gun.]
DUKE:
Okay. Well, it looks like we have a deal after all.
MAGNUS:
James, you don't have to do this.
JIMMY:
Yes, I do.
[Jimmy looks back at Kate.]
JIMMY:
I'm sorry; it's all I can say.
[Jimmy turns and looks at Magnus.]
JIMMY:
You go. Hurry.
DUKE:
All right, come on, come on, get in the car. Tell the others we'll meet 'em in Chicago.
[Jimmy gets in the car. Duke follows him.]
DUKE:
Jimmy...
JIMMY:
Duke.
DUKE:
Glad you finally came to your senses.
JIMMY:
Me too.
DUKE:
Let's see the goods.
JIMMY:
Sure.
[Magnus approaches the van and sees the elemental container sitting on top of a case.]
MAGNUS:
What's this doing here?
[Magnus picks up the container.]
KATE:
I don't know.
[Magnus opens the case to see some explosives missing from inside.]
MAGNUS:
Oh, no.
[Jimmy pulls out the explosives.]
JIMMY:
Here you go.
[Magnus and Kate turn back to car as it explodes.]
INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - HALLWAY
[Magnus and Will are walking down hallway.]
MAGNUS:
I admit, it was a calculated risk.
WILL:
That's what you call it? I mean, did you even know it was going to work?
MAGNUS:
Not positively, no, but I was fairly certain that if Henry were able to boost Sally's telepathic signal, she could tap directly into the Duke's visual cortex.
WILL:
And see something that wasn't really there.
MAGNUS:
Exactly, that's why I'm glad we had a fairly recent photo of James for her to focus on.
WILL:
Yeah, about James...I'm sorry.
[They stop walking and face each other.]
MAGNUS:
He did what he felt he had to do. He'd been living with the guilt for so many years; I suspect it was a relief.
WILL:
Yeah. Well, I'm off to see Sally. Hey, what kind of thank-you gift do you get for a mermaid?
MAGNUS:
She really likes it if you swim with her.
WILL:
Huh... I'll get my suit.
MAGNUS:
No suit.
[Magnus smiles and turns away down hallway.]
INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - KATE'S BEDROOM
[Kate is laying on bed holding a baseball when there is a knock on the door. She puts the ball back in small chest.]
MAGNUS:
May I come in?
KATE:
Yeah.
MAGNUS:
How's the shoulder?
KATE:
Looks like my tennis days are over.
MAGNUS:
I wanted you to know that I had no idea about your family's prior history with James, otherwise I would...
KATE:
Never would have put me in that position. I know. It's okay.
MAGNUS:
Actually, it's not.
[Magnus sits on bed next to Kate.]
MAGNUS:
I run a very thorough background check on everyone I work with and somehow I missed this. I'm sorry.
KATE:
Well, it's not the kind of thing you put at the top of your resume.
MAGNUS:
Well, I appreciate your understanding. I'm not sure I'd be as forgiving if I were in your position.
KATE:
It's funny. I always wondered what I would do if I ever figured out who killed my father. Turns out it's not as black and white as I thought.
MAGNUS:
Life rarely is.
KATE:
I could have been Jimmy. I've done things I'm not proud of. How are we so different? I've been blaming the way my life turned out on that one moment twenty years ago...but the truth is, I made my life the way it is.
MAGNUS:
And your life is still unfolding.
[Kate nods.]
MAGNUS:
I'll let you rest.
[Magnus leaves and Kate retrieves a picture of her and her Dad and places it on her night stand.]
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