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A statue lie on the floor near one of the shelves and rolls slightly. Jett slowly leaves the changing room and walks across the gift shop to the lobby. She approaches the desk. We hear a thump from an office behind the front desk. Jett quickly hurries behind the desk, snatches a ship paperweight, and approaches the office. The door opens. Jett coils back with the paperweight. As someone steps into the doorway, Jett lunges forward. Max catches her arm with the paperweight and swiftly tosses her to the across the lower portion of the desk. The paperweight flies from her hand and strikes the floor with a loud thud. They stare at one another with a look of surprise, while he holds her to the lower portion of the desk. Max quickly releases her and helps her into a standing position.
MAX
Jett, I'm so sorry. Are you alright?
Jett painfully rubs her shoulder and lower back. She stares at him.
JETT
What are you doing here? I thought you'd left. Didn't you crash into the ocean?
MAX
I'd thought the same about you and Rob. Where is Rob?
JETT
Probably passed out in the lounge by now. He's nursing a bottle of whiskey.
(confused)
So who took the helicopter?
MAX
Damned if I know. What do you suppose happened here?
We're not sinking, but something caused the rats to abandon ship. I'm afraid to find out.
Jett continues to rub her shoulder. Max eyes her with a timid smile.
MAX
I'm really sorry if I'd hurt you.
JETT
I'll live.
Max leads her toward the main staircase.
INT. MAIN DECK LOUNGE
We see the empty lounge. Jett looks around with a look of concern. Max stands behind her and shakes his head.
MAX
Are you sure this is where you'd left him? There are several others.
JETT
(looks back)
He was here just twenty minutes ago.
MAX
Where would he have gone?
JETT
(nervous)
I don't know. He gets something into his head and just goes after it.
Max walks across the lounge and looks over the bar. He turns back to face her and shrugs.
MAX
We can either wait here for him or go looking for a working radio.
JETT
The control room's been destroyed. I doubt it can be repaired.
MAX
So was the one in the lobby office. I'll take your word for it.
(sits on a bar stool)
Okay, Jett. Our situation doesn't look good. We're on a multi-million dollar
floating junkyard. Communication has been destroyed along with every method
of escape that I'm aware of.
(pause)
Something caused everyone to abandon ship very quickly. The destruction
of the radios indicates it was definitely a person. The question is--are they still
onboard?
JETT
(paces nervously before him)
We need to find Rob--probably lock ourselves in a room somewhere.
MAX
I'm all for finding Rob, but if there is someone onboard, I'm not sure I want
to be running all around this ship.
JETT
(concern)
But you're relatively convinced whoever destroyed the radio was the same
person who crashed your helicopter, right?
