Post by Dale on Aug 16, 2008 19:41:59 GMT -5
THE BASE
Episode 4: Emancipation
Starring
Matt O'Leary as Jake Smirk
Rashida Jones as Sophie Gardner
Luke Benward as Jamie Wynn
Yunjin Kim as Erica
Corey Johnson as THE SUIT GUY
FADE IN: Operation Room.
The group of the prisoners hold Jamie as they lay him on the chair, and lower it into the reclining position.
ERICA
Look- let's look...
Erica walks around the "medical" room, opening all the drawers for equipment.
JAMIE
What're you gonna do? Take it out?
ERICA
Just calm down, Jamie, It'll be fine...
JAKE walks over to MARTIN, a tall, well-built 50-somthing. He has short hair and looks like he's been kicked in the head too many times over the years.
JAKE
Hi, I'm Jake.
MARTIN
Martin.
JAKE
I'm going to leave. Do you think you could figure out how to lock this door?
MARTIN
Yeah, probably.
JAKE.
Good.
Jake then walks over to the body of Fritz, and goes through his pockets, until he finds two clips of ammunition for his handgun. Jake shoves them into his pockets, and leaves the room. Martin closes the door behind him and locks the door with a metal bolt.
CUT TO: INT- HALLWAY.
Jake runs through the hallway, gun in hand. He sees GUARD 3 on patrol, rummaging around what looks like a closet. Jake takes the opportunity to hold the gun to Guard 3's head.
JAKE
Hands up.
Suddenly, Guard 3 turns around and grabs the gun out of Jake's hands! Guard 3 kicks Jake in the chest, and Jake falls over. As Guard 3 turns and grabs his own machine gun, Jake rams into him, and they both fall into the closet. Jake grabs the machine gun, points it at Guard 3, and fires.
RAT-ATAT-ATAT-ATAT.
With every bullet more blood sprays into Jake's face. Guard 3 is dead. Jake wipes the blood off of his eyes and gets up. He holds the machine gun and takes Fritz's gun and holds it in his pocket.
Jake runs out into the hallway.
CUT TO: INT.- LARGE ROOM.
About 5 or 6 guards stand in a crowd as FIN, a 40 year old general-type, stands up in front of them.
FIN
We have news from Langley. We are to retreat and leave the prisoners here until we can return with more reinforcements, and another doctor.
BEAT.
FIN (cont)
I always told them that we needed more men. We will return with more. I wish for everybody now to get into the trucks so we can leave.
The remaining guards begin to pile into the cars.
CUT TO: MEDICAL ROOM.
Erica has a little pile of medical equipment. She stands over Jamie.
ERICA
Jamie, we need you to fall asleep, okay?
JAMIE
Okay.
ERICA
Take these pills... and try to relax.
Jamie takes the pills from Erica's hands and swallows them.
ERICA
Good.
Erica turns to her equipment, which consists of some sterilized instruments, antibiotic wipes, and gauze.
She GULPS.
ERICA
Please, god, help me....
CUT TO. HALLWAY
Jake continues to walk down the hallway, hugging the walls.
He walks until he reaches a door, and finds it locked. He looks around, considering his options, then steps back and blows the lock with his gun. He kicks the door open.
He walks inside, and he can't believe his eyes.
It's a monitor room- like a security room from a casino. Tons of security monitors line the wall, all showing images from the base-
We see the guards and Fin entering the cars. We see Erica and the others preparing for the operation. We also see the Suit Guy, wandering around the halls, looking in vain for his satellite phone.
Jake looks to his right and sees a microphone, along with a series of buttons, each labeled to correspond with the monitors. Under the monitor with the other prisoners on it, it reads "TESTING ROOM". Jake pushes the button for Testing room underneath the microphone.
JAKE
Erica?
CUT TO: INT- TESTING ROOM.
Erica looks up as she hears her name.
JAKE (OS)
Erica!
CUT TO: SECURITY ROOM.
JAKE
Erica, listen to me. It looks like the guards are leaving. They're leaving in cars.
CUT TO: TESTING ROOM.
Some of the prisoners let out a cheer.
CUT TO: SECURITY ROOM.
Hearing their cheers, Jake smiles.
CUT TO: TESTING ROOM.
JAKE (OS)
I'll be right back to help with the operation. Martin, if you hear 3 knocks, thats me.
Suddenly, they hear-
BANG! BANG!
FADE TO BLACK.
FADE IN: SECURITY ROOM.
Jake smiles.
JAKE
I'll be right back to help with the operation. Martin, if you hear 3 knocks, thats me.
He leaves his hand on the microphone button as THE SUIT GUY RUSHES IN THE SHOOTS AT HIM, hitting the control panel.
BANG! BANG!
Jake dives for cover, under a table.
SUIT GUY
You goddamn-
The suit guy walks toward Jake, and takes a moment to grab his yellow SATELLITE PHONE from the counter.
SUIT GUY
I knew you were special, Jake. You were meant to me.
The SUIT GUY shoots again, striking the floor right next to Jake.
CLICK.
The gun is empty. The Suit Guy frowns, and brings his hands to his belt, for another clip....
JAKE SHOOTS THE SUIT GUY IN THE KNEE.
The suit guy collapses in pain.
SUIT GUY
NO!
Jake gets out from under the table, pointing his gun at the Suit guy. He kicks the suit guy's gun away, and picks up his satellite phone.
SUIT GUY
I hand picked you, Jake. You, specifically you. All the rest were random.
Jake becomes angry.
JAKE
Random for what? Torture? What the hell is this place? Who are you?
SUIT GUY
You will find out, Jake. It's what you're meant to do.
Jake can't take it. He shoots the Suit guy point blank in the chest, and watches him collapse. The suit guy lays on the ground, barely alive. Just as he dies, a smile crosses his face. He's dead.
Jake looks at the body.
He looks back up at the monitor, and sees the cars leaving the base. He runs out of the room, back down the hallway.
CUT TO: TESTING ROOM.
HARRY, another prisoner, rips apart Jamie's jeans, enough to see the bullet hole.
Erica slowly picks up a scalpel and brings it to Jamie's exposed thigh. A tear crosses her face.
She cuts into the skin, across the bullet hole. Blood begins oozing out of the cut.
ERICA
Somebody help me, please!
Erica grabs Harry and shoves a towel into his hand.
ERICA
Wipe the blood.
Erica turns back, and makes a second incision, forming an across the hole. Harry leans in and mops up the now spreading pool of blood.
Erica turns. He puts down the scalpel, and takes the pliers. She turns back and puts the pliers into the small incision. She closes her eyes.
ERICA
Please.......
We focus on Jamie, who slumbers peacefully.
CUT TO: HALLWAY
Jake sprints down the hallway.
CUT TO: TESTING ROOM.
Erica continues to move the pliers around silently. She opens her eyes.
ERICA
It's here.
Slowly, she pulls out the BULLET. Harry leans in, and mops up the blood.
Erica exhales.
ERICA
Let's put some bandages on him.
Jamie is still sleeping like a baby.
SOPHIE
Good job, Erica.
Erica stands back, as Sophie and Harry begin to wrap Jamie's leg in gauze. Erica sits in a vacant chair and begins to sob.
CUT TO: HALLWAY.
Outside the testing room door, Jake knocks three times.
CUT TO: INT.- TESTING ROOM.
Martin hears this and opens the door.
Jake rushes in.
SOPHIE
It's over. Done.
Jake sighs.
JAKE
Good.
MARTIN
Are you okay?
JAKE
It's fine- it's not my blood. And- (holds up satellite phone) I have this. communication.
SOPHIE
Great!
She smiles.
As the group crowds around Jake to see the phone, Harry walks over to Erica.
HARRY
What's wrong.
ERICA
I did it. I did it.
HARRY
Yeah. You did.
ERICA
Back at home- in Chicago- I'm a surgeon.
HARRY
Yeah. A good one.
ERICA
No, no. I- I killed a boy. I killed him-...
HARRY
I'm sure it was....
ERICA
It was a simples operation...so simple.... I killed him... But I killled him... It was just a gunshot wound... like this one.
She begins to sob again. Harry holds her hand.
HARRY
It's all okay now. You saved Jamie.
ERICA
Yeah. I guess I-
BOOM! THE ROOM EXPLODES IN A FLASH OF ORANGE AND RED FIRE.
SMASH TO BLACK.
TO BE CONTINUED.
Episode 4: Emancipation
Starring
Matt O'Leary as Jake Smirk
Rashida Jones as Sophie Gardner
Luke Benward as Jamie Wynn
Yunjin Kim as Erica
Corey Johnson as THE SUIT GUY
FADE IN: Operation Room.
The group of the prisoners hold Jamie as they lay him on the chair, and lower it into the reclining position.
ERICA
Look- let's look...
Erica walks around the "medical" room, opening all the drawers for equipment.
JAMIE
What're you gonna do? Take it out?
ERICA
Just calm down, Jamie, It'll be fine...
JAKE walks over to MARTIN, a tall, well-built 50-somthing. He has short hair and looks like he's been kicked in the head too many times over the years.
JAKE
Hi, I'm Jake.
MARTIN
Martin.
JAKE
I'm going to leave. Do you think you could figure out how to lock this door?
MARTIN
Yeah, probably.
JAKE.
Good.
Jake then walks over to the body of Fritz, and goes through his pockets, until he finds two clips of ammunition for his handgun. Jake shoves them into his pockets, and leaves the room. Martin closes the door behind him and locks the door with a metal bolt.
CUT TO: INT- HALLWAY.
Jake runs through the hallway, gun in hand. He sees GUARD 3 on patrol, rummaging around what looks like a closet. Jake takes the opportunity to hold the gun to Guard 3's head.
JAKE
Hands up.
Suddenly, Guard 3 turns around and grabs the gun out of Jake's hands! Guard 3 kicks Jake in the chest, and Jake falls over. As Guard 3 turns and grabs his own machine gun, Jake rams into him, and they both fall into the closet. Jake grabs the machine gun, points it at Guard 3, and fires.
RAT-ATAT-ATAT-ATAT.
With every bullet more blood sprays into Jake's face. Guard 3 is dead. Jake wipes the blood off of his eyes and gets up. He holds the machine gun and takes Fritz's gun and holds it in his pocket.
Jake runs out into the hallway.
CUT TO: INT.- LARGE ROOM.
About 5 or 6 guards stand in a crowd as FIN, a 40 year old general-type, stands up in front of them.
FIN
We have news from Langley. We are to retreat and leave the prisoners here until we can return with more reinforcements, and another doctor.
BEAT.
FIN (cont)
I always told them that we needed more men. We will return with more. I wish for everybody now to get into the trucks so we can leave.
The remaining guards begin to pile into the cars.
CUT TO: MEDICAL ROOM.
Erica has a little pile of medical equipment. She stands over Jamie.
ERICA
Jamie, we need you to fall asleep, okay?
JAMIE
Okay.
ERICA
Take these pills... and try to relax.
Jamie takes the pills from Erica's hands and swallows them.
ERICA
Good.
Erica turns to her equipment, which consists of some sterilized instruments, antibiotic wipes, and gauze.
She GULPS.
ERICA
Please, god, help me....
CUT TO. HALLWAY
Jake continues to walk down the hallway, hugging the walls.
He walks until he reaches a door, and finds it locked. He looks around, considering his options, then steps back and blows the lock with his gun. He kicks the door open.
He walks inside, and he can't believe his eyes.
It's a monitor room- like a security room from a casino. Tons of security monitors line the wall, all showing images from the base-
We see the guards and Fin entering the cars. We see Erica and the others preparing for the operation. We also see the Suit Guy, wandering around the halls, looking in vain for his satellite phone.
Jake looks to his right and sees a microphone, along with a series of buttons, each labeled to correspond with the monitors. Under the monitor with the other prisoners on it, it reads "TESTING ROOM". Jake pushes the button for Testing room underneath the microphone.
JAKE
Erica?
CUT TO: INT- TESTING ROOM.
Erica looks up as she hears her name.
JAKE (OS)
Erica!
CUT TO: SECURITY ROOM.
JAKE
Erica, listen to me. It looks like the guards are leaving. They're leaving in cars.
CUT TO: TESTING ROOM.
Some of the prisoners let out a cheer.
CUT TO: SECURITY ROOM.
Hearing their cheers, Jake smiles.
CUT TO: TESTING ROOM.
JAKE (OS)
I'll be right back to help with the operation. Martin, if you hear 3 knocks, thats me.
Suddenly, they hear-
BANG! BANG!
FADE TO BLACK.
FADE IN: SECURITY ROOM.
Jake smiles.
JAKE
I'll be right back to help with the operation. Martin, if you hear 3 knocks, thats me.
He leaves his hand on the microphone button as THE SUIT GUY RUSHES IN THE SHOOTS AT HIM, hitting the control panel.
BANG! BANG!
Jake dives for cover, under a table.
SUIT GUY
You goddamn-
The suit guy walks toward Jake, and takes a moment to grab his yellow SATELLITE PHONE from the counter.
SUIT GUY
I knew you were special, Jake. You were meant to me.
The SUIT GUY shoots again, striking the floor right next to Jake.
CLICK.
The gun is empty. The Suit Guy frowns, and brings his hands to his belt, for another clip....
JAKE SHOOTS THE SUIT GUY IN THE KNEE.
The suit guy collapses in pain.
SUIT GUY
NO!
Jake gets out from under the table, pointing his gun at the Suit guy. He kicks the suit guy's gun away, and picks up his satellite phone.
SUIT GUY
I hand picked you, Jake. You, specifically you. All the rest were random.
Jake becomes angry.
JAKE
Random for what? Torture? What the hell is this place? Who are you?
SUIT GUY
You will find out, Jake. It's what you're meant to do.
Jake can't take it. He shoots the Suit guy point blank in the chest, and watches him collapse. The suit guy lays on the ground, barely alive. Just as he dies, a smile crosses his face. He's dead.
Jake looks at the body.
He looks back up at the monitor, and sees the cars leaving the base. He runs out of the room, back down the hallway.
CUT TO: TESTING ROOM.
HARRY, another prisoner, rips apart Jamie's jeans, enough to see the bullet hole.
Erica slowly picks up a scalpel and brings it to Jamie's exposed thigh. A tear crosses her face.
She cuts into the skin, across the bullet hole. Blood begins oozing out of the cut.
ERICA
Somebody help me, please!
Erica grabs Harry and shoves a towel into his hand.
ERICA
Wipe the blood.
Erica turns back, and makes a second incision, forming an across the hole. Harry leans in and mops up the now spreading pool of blood.
Erica turns. He puts down the scalpel, and takes the pliers. She turns back and puts the pliers into the small incision. She closes her eyes.
ERICA
Please.......
We focus on Jamie, who slumbers peacefully.
CUT TO: HALLWAY
Jake sprints down the hallway.
CUT TO: TESTING ROOM.
Erica continues to move the pliers around silently. She opens her eyes.
ERICA
It's here.
Slowly, she pulls out the BULLET. Harry leans in, and mops up the blood.
Erica exhales.
ERICA
Let's put some bandages on him.
Jamie is still sleeping like a baby.
SOPHIE
Good job, Erica.
Erica stands back, as Sophie and Harry begin to wrap Jamie's leg in gauze. Erica sits in a vacant chair and begins to sob.
CUT TO: HALLWAY.
Outside the testing room door, Jake knocks three times.
CUT TO: INT.- TESTING ROOM.
Martin hears this and opens the door.
Jake rushes in.
SOPHIE
It's over. Done.
Jake sighs.
JAKE
Good.
MARTIN
Are you okay?
JAKE
It's fine- it's not my blood. And- (holds up satellite phone) I have this. communication.
SOPHIE
Great!
She smiles.
As the group crowds around Jake to see the phone, Harry walks over to Erica.
HARRY
What's wrong.
ERICA
I did it. I did it.
HARRY
Yeah. You did.
ERICA
Back at home- in Chicago- I'm a surgeon.
HARRY
Yeah. A good one.
ERICA
No, no. I- I killed a boy. I killed him-...
HARRY
I'm sure it was....
ERICA
It was a simples operation...so simple.... I killed him... But I killled him... It was just a gunshot wound... like this one.
She begins to sob again. Harry holds her hand.
HARRY
It's all okay now. You saved Jamie.
ERICA
Yeah. I guess I-
BOOM! THE ROOM EXPLODES IN A FLASH OF ORANGE AND RED FIRE.
SMASH TO BLACK.
TO BE CONTINUED.
