Post by Dale on Aug 10, 2008 19:56:48 GMT -5
THE BASE
Episode 2: Experimentation
Starring
Matt O'Leary as Jake Smirk
Rashida Jones as Sophie Gardner
Luke Benward as Jamie Wynn
Corey Johnson as THE SUIT GUY
Tony Shaloub as FRITZ
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Previously on: THE BASE.
The SUIT GUY injects Jake.
He shoots sophie with the gun.
He grabs Jamie and pulls him away from a crowd.
FADE IN:
A small, cramped room. 25 or so people are scattered around, all sleeping.
At the same time, all their eyes open.
Sophie sits against a far wall, a large patch over her forehead.
SOPHIE
Where the hell am I?
A couple of other people mutter similar words.
CLANG, CLANG, CLANG.
We hear footsteps coming toward the room.
The door has a small window at the top. A head appears in the doorway.
VOICE (OS)
Open it.
The door opens with a metallic creak. Standing in the doorway is a short old man, wearing a very expensive suit and gold-rimmed glasses. His name is DR. MELVIN FRITZ. He steps forward into the room and glances around.
FRITZ
Is Mr. Jake Smirk in here?
The room is quiet.
FRITZ
Jake.... Smirk?
JAKE
What the hell do you want?
FRITZ
Oh, there you are.
Fritz begins to walk toward Jake.
FRITZ
If you would, Jake, come with me and I will explain.
One person in the room gets up and charges the door.
Fritz expertly whips out a pistol and shoots the man in the head. Blood splashes across the door. The group as a whole GASPS.
SOPHIE
You bastard!
FRITZ
Oh dear. First casualty. I guess he's not needed anymore.
He turns back toward Jake and points the gun at him.
FRITZ
I am, quite good with this gun, and you aren't a moving target like he was.
Jake stands up. He walks up to Fritz.
JAKE
Let's go, then.
FRITZ
So you will be cooperative, good.
Fritz puts the gun away and the two walk out of the room, right past the corpse and blood stain of the dead man.
FRITZ
Oh, and can we get someone in here to clean up this mess?
They walk out of the room.
The room is again dark. ERICA, an asian-american woman, with a large patch over her shoulder, crawls over to the dead man.
ERICA
Oh my god, oh my god...
She feels his head.
ERICA
He- he's not dead yet. If I had my tools... I'm a surgeon.
MAN
Is there any chance?
ERICA
Not like this- oh shit, how did we end up here?
CUT TO:
OPERATION ROOM- A room that looks a lot like a doctor's office, except bigger. An uncomfortable-looking leather chair sits in the middle of the room, a shiny bright light above it.
Fritz and Jake enter the room.
FRITZ
Please, Mr. Smirk, take a seat.
Jake looks at him , and doesn't budge.
Fritz again pulls out his pistol. He pulls the slide back.
Jake walks slowly over to the chair.
FRITZ
Now, see. Isn't that much better?
Jake sits. Behind him, Fritz clicks a button on a computer monitor. Suddenly, Jake's hands and feet are bound by metal cuffs. He can't move. He looks down at the cuffs and sees MULTIPLE BLOODSTAINS.
JAKE
LET ME GO! LET ME GO!
FRITZ
You said you would be cooperative.
Fritz clicks another button. A needle, controlled by a robotic arm, moves to within inches from Jake's outstretched arm.
FRITZ
I think today we should start with a very small amount.
Fritz turns to look at Jake and motions with his fingers. He mouths, "Very small!"
Fritz clicks one last button and walks over to the chair. He pulls back Jake's sweatshirt to reveal his bare arm.
FRITZ
Do you remember, when you went to the doctor's, and they told you that the more you squirmed, the more it would hurt?
JAKE
Screw you!
FRITZ (ignoring him)
Well, I figure I should tell you now no matter how much you squirm, it will still probably hurt a lot.
Fritz gives a grim smile.
FRITZ
Good luck!
He lowers the needle into Jake's arm.
JAKE
What the hell is that?
The liquid enters his bloodstream. Jake's eyes fly open. It's painful. More painful than anything he could ever imagine. He bangs against the cuffs restraining him.
WE, the audience, hear nothing. We see Jake scream in pain, tears flow down his face. We see Fritz calmly withdraw the needle and walk back to the monitor, which is showing Jake's heart monitor.
We hear the beeps: Beep, beep, beep.
The beeps get faster: BEEPBEEPBEEPBEEP
BEEEEEEEEEP
The line goes flat.
Fritz looks over at Jake with mild intrest. Jake lays on the chair, eyes open, frozen mid-screen. He's dead.
Fritz looks back over at the monitor.
JAKE BLINKS.
BEEPBEEPBEEPBEEP, beep, beep, beep.
Jake has stopped screaming. He lays on the chair, eyes open, breathing heavily.
Fritz smiles.
FRITZ
it's all over, now.
He pushes a button and the cuffs holding Jake to the chair recede. Jake slides off the shair, stunned. His eyes close, and his head bops forward. He's asleep.
FRITZ (continued)
I think that after a few more sessions, you will get used to it.
Jakes eye's SPRING OPEN.
He stand up and charges Fritz.
JAKE
YOU BA-
Fritz pulls out his gun and SHOOTS.
WE see this all in slow-motion. The bullet flies through the air, headed straight for Jake's head.
THE BULLET STRIKES THE VERY TOP OF JAKE'S EAR. There is not much damage. Jake collapses to the floor, and grabs his ear.
JAKE
Ah!
He looks up at Fritz.
JAKE
You missed!
FRITZ
I don't miss.
SMASH TO BLACK.
TO BE CONTINUED....
Episode 2: Experimentation
Starring
Matt O'Leary as Jake Smirk
Rashida Jones as Sophie Gardner
Luke Benward as Jamie Wynn
Corey Johnson as THE SUIT GUY
Tony Shaloub as FRITZ
-----------------
Previously on: THE BASE.
The SUIT GUY injects Jake.
He shoots sophie with the gun.
He grabs Jamie and pulls him away from a crowd.
FADE IN:
A small, cramped room. 25 or so people are scattered around, all sleeping.
At the same time, all their eyes open.
Sophie sits against a far wall, a large patch over her forehead.
SOPHIE
Where the hell am I?
A couple of other people mutter similar words.
CLANG, CLANG, CLANG.
We hear footsteps coming toward the room.
The door has a small window at the top. A head appears in the doorway.
VOICE (OS)
Open it.
The door opens with a metallic creak. Standing in the doorway is a short old man, wearing a very expensive suit and gold-rimmed glasses. His name is DR. MELVIN FRITZ. He steps forward into the room and glances around.
FRITZ
Is Mr. Jake Smirk in here?
The room is quiet.
FRITZ
Jake.... Smirk?
JAKE
What the hell do you want?
FRITZ
Oh, there you are.
Fritz begins to walk toward Jake.
FRITZ
If you would, Jake, come with me and I will explain.
One person in the room gets up and charges the door.
Fritz expertly whips out a pistol and shoots the man in the head. Blood splashes across the door. The group as a whole GASPS.
SOPHIE
You bastard!
FRITZ
Oh dear. First casualty. I guess he's not needed anymore.
He turns back toward Jake and points the gun at him.
FRITZ
I am, quite good with this gun, and you aren't a moving target like he was.
Jake stands up. He walks up to Fritz.
JAKE
Let's go, then.
FRITZ
So you will be cooperative, good.
Fritz puts the gun away and the two walk out of the room, right past the corpse and blood stain of the dead man.
FRITZ
Oh, and can we get someone in here to clean up this mess?
They walk out of the room.
The room is again dark. ERICA, an asian-american woman, with a large patch over her shoulder, crawls over to the dead man.
ERICA
Oh my god, oh my god...
She feels his head.
ERICA
He- he's not dead yet. If I had my tools... I'm a surgeon.
MAN
Is there any chance?
ERICA
Not like this- oh shit, how did we end up here?
CUT TO:
OPERATION ROOM- A room that looks a lot like a doctor's office, except bigger. An uncomfortable-looking leather chair sits in the middle of the room, a shiny bright light above it.
Fritz and Jake enter the room.
FRITZ
Please, Mr. Smirk, take a seat.
Jake looks at him , and doesn't budge.
Fritz again pulls out his pistol. He pulls the slide back.
Jake walks slowly over to the chair.
FRITZ
Now, see. Isn't that much better?
Jake sits. Behind him, Fritz clicks a button on a computer monitor. Suddenly, Jake's hands and feet are bound by metal cuffs. He can't move. He looks down at the cuffs and sees MULTIPLE BLOODSTAINS.
JAKE
LET ME GO! LET ME GO!
FRITZ
You said you would be cooperative.
Fritz clicks another button. A needle, controlled by a robotic arm, moves to within inches from Jake's outstretched arm.
FRITZ
I think today we should start with a very small amount.
Fritz turns to look at Jake and motions with his fingers. He mouths, "Very small!"
Fritz clicks one last button and walks over to the chair. He pulls back Jake's sweatshirt to reveal his bare arm.
FRITZ
Do you remember, when you went to the doctor's, and they told you that the more you squirmed, the more it would hurt?
JAKE
Screw you!
FRITZ (ignoring him)
Well, I figure I should tell you now no matter how much you squirm, it will still probably hurt a lot.
Fritz gives a grim smile.
FRITZ
Good luck!
He lowers the needle into Jake's arm.
JAKE
What the hell is that?
The liquid enters his bloodstream. Jake's eyes fly open. It's painful. More painful than anything he could ever imagine. He bangs against the cuffs restraining him.
WE, the audience, hear nothing. We see Jake scream in pain, tears flow down his face. We see Fritz calmly withdraw the needle and walk back to the monitor, which is showing Jake's heart monitor.
We hear the beeps: Beep, beep, beep.
The beeps get faster: BEEPBEEPBEEPBEEP
BEEEEEEEEEP
The line goes flat.
Fritz looks over at Jake with mild intrest. Jake lays on the chair, eyes open, frozen mid-screen. He's dead.
Fritz looks back over at the monitor.
JAKE BLINKS.
BEEPBEEPBEEPBEEP, beep, beep, beep.
Jake has stopped screaming. He lays on the chair, eyes open, breathing heavily.
Fritz smiles.
FRITZ
it's all over, now.
He pushes a button and the cuffs holding Jake to the chair recede. Jake slides off the shair, stunned. His eyes close, and his head bops forward. He's asleep.
FRITZ (continued)
I think that after a few more sessions, you will get used to it.
Jakes eye's SPRING OPEN.
He stand up and charges Fritz.
JAKE
YOU BA-
Fritz pulls out his gun and SHOOTS.
WE see this all in slow-motion. The bullet flies through the air, headed straight for Jake's head.
THE BULLET STRIKES THE VERY TOP OF JAKE'S EAR. There is not much damage. Jake collapses to the floor, and grabs his ear.
JAKE
Ah!
He looks up at Fritz.
JAKE
You missed!
FRITZ
I don't miss.
SMASH TO BLACK.
TO BE CONTINUED....
