The Beautiful Ones Act Four
ACT FOUR
FADE IN:
INT. SAFE HOUSE, MAIN ROOM -- NIGHT
Quince, Logan, Max, and Kelly are sitting together. Logan
pulls out a huge envelope.
LOGAN
That's everything you need to get
out of town.
(he hands Quince the
envelope)
Did Max talk to you about her
seizures? Is there anyway you can
help.
QUINCE
Yes. We decided that she would come
with us.
KELLY
(surprised)
What?
(to Max)
When did you agree to this?
LOGAN
(to Max)
You agreed to this?
MAX
I don't have much of a choice Logan,
I want to live. And Kelly I thought
you'd actually be happy for me.
Kelly and Max's heads suddenly snap around like a bullet
just fired that only they can hear.
They both run to the window.
Kelly and Max see the Military Team approaching the building.
Kelly and Max look at each other knowingly and nod.
QUINCE
(fascinated)
It's like they were made to be
together.
Logan stares at him curiously.
MAX
You two have to hide, we'll take
care of our visitors.
Logan and Quince exit into the other room. Quince is still
gripping his briefcase.
Max gives Kelly the proper hand signals for their sneak
attack.
Kelly and Max leap into the rafters above them as the team
marches in.
The HEAD SOLDIER looks around. He doesn't see anyone. He
pulls out his walkie talkie.
HEAD SOILDER
There's no sign of them.
Kelly suddenly drops from above him, locks his legs around
the Man's neck and snaps it.
Max drops on another man. She drop kicks him then run toward
her brother.
Max and Kelly lock hands and spin kick three soldiers. Then
they leap across the room and engage the last couple soldier's
in battle.
INT. SAFE HOUSE, BACK OFFICE
Logan and Quince are trying to remain unseen during the fight.
Logan notices the smile on Quince's face as he sneaks a peak
at the fight.
QUINCE
Made to be together. My beautiful
children.
LOGAN
Why do you keep saying that?
QUINCE
Well look at them, it's like magic.
LOGAN
It's a fight.
QUINCE
But look at the way they move.
(he looks at Logan)
You aren't involved with her, are
you?
LOGAN
Would that be so unusual?
QUINCE
You can't possibly think you're enough
for her. You're "average", she's--
she's special.
Logan is visibly annoyed by this comment.
INT. SAFE HOUSE, MAIN ROOM
Kelly and Max have just taken down the last soldiers. They
run into the back office.
INT. SAFE HOUSE, BACK OFFICE
Kelly and Max go up to Logan and Quince.
MAX
We gotta move.
KELLY
I found some loose boards in the
back to use as a exit.
Quince and Logan follow Kelly and Max out of the office.
EXT. SAFE HOUSE, BACK OF BUILDING -- NIGHT
A large piece of wood moves to reveal an opening in the side
of the wall. Logan rolls out. Max, Quince, and Kelly follow.
MAX
We better get out of here, those
guys are going to wake up with pretty
bad headaches soon.
Kelly comes up to the front of the group.
KELLY
You should have finished them off.
Kelly peaks around the corner.
KELLY
There's a guy there. Looks like he's
calling for reinforcements. I'll
take of him.
EXT. SAFE HOUSE -- NIGHT
The Bald Man is sitting outside in the Jeep with a walkie
talkie. He picks up the walkie talkie.
BALD MAN
Soldiers, speak to me soldiers, what's
going on in there.
Kelly reaches into the car and snaps his neck.
Kelly pulls the dead bald man out of the Jeep. Quince climbs
in.
QUINCE
(to Logan)
You better go home. I'll get the
kids out of town.
LOGAN
I only gave you one sector pass.
QUINCE
I have other ways.
KELLY
You're not taking her.
QUINCE
What? Kelly we have too--
Kelly pulls out a GUN and points it at Quince.
KELLY
Take your friend and get out of here
Max.
MAX
Kelly, what are you doing?!
KELLY
Eliminating a threat. Go now Max.
I'm not going to let him sell you
over seas. I'm going to make him go
back, make him get tortured by
Manticore.
MAX
What do you mean sell me?
KELLY
He's lying to you Max. He can perform
the procedure, but he wanted your
DNA and mine, to build his own army.
QUINCE
Kelly, I was going to make it right.
Give the new children a chance to
live a good life.
KELLY
(yelling)
Don't you get it! It's not your job
to engineer people, you are not God.
You Manticore people actually had
the nerve to put a damn label on our
neck. We're not your beautiful
children, we're not anyone's children.
We're FREAKS OF NATURE.
MAX
Kelly, I'm not going to let you do
this.
KELLY
(turning to Max)
Haven't you heard anything I said?
He was going to use us to breed some
new "advanced" children. More freaks.
Quince, seeing his opportunity, hits the gas. Kelly turns
toward the vehicle and shoots out the tires. Quince stumbles
out the car gripping his briefcase. He runs, Kelly chases
after him.
MAX
(to Logan)
I have to stop him.
LOGAN
Go.
Max runs after Kelly and Quince.
Quince struggles to climb the ladder on the fire escape next
door. Kelly climbs up behind him. Max leaps in the air and
knocks Kelly off the ladder.
KELLY
Max, what are you doing?
MAX
Think about the others Kelly, we can
use him.
KELLY
I am thinking about the others. You
just don't get it, do you? They are
what they are, they can never help
us. They're the enemy.
Kelly grabs Max and flips her over.
Max grabs for the gun and they struggle with it.
KELLY
I don't want to kill you Maxie.
MAX
I won't let you kill Dr. Thomas.
Max punches him off of her and gets to her feet.
Kelly quickly regains his footing. Max comes toward him
leaping into the air with a spinning kick.
He grabs her feet before she can land the kick and drops her
on the ground.
KELLY
Sorry Maxie.
Kelly then goes to the fire escape ladder and climbs it with
a swift ease.
Max gets up and climbs the fire escape ladder just as easily,
but Kelly has gained some distance.
EXT. ROOF -- NIGHT
Quince has reached the top of the fire escape. However, as
he pulls himself up on the roof, the briefcase slips to the
ground.
EXT. SAFE HOUSE -- NIGHT
The briefcase falls in front of Logan. He rolls over to it
and picks it up.
Logan looks up at Max, who's nearly on the roof.
LOGAN
Good Luck.
Logan heads back into the alley to hide.
EXT. ROOF -- NIGHT
Max finally reaches the top of the roof. Kelly has the gun
on Quince.
MAX
Don't do it Kelly, you'll regret it.
KELLY
No, I'll regret letting him live.
MAX
You're out Kelly, you're out of
Manticore, let it go so we can use
him to save the others.
KELLY
You're not listening to me. You're
never out of Manticore, Ever.
Keeping his eye on Quince, he turns enough to point to his
barcode.
KELLY
You know what this is? It's a mark
of ownership. And there's only one
escape Max and he denied me that.
MAX
You can't do this, it's wrong.
KELLY
So you say.
QUINCE
Please, Kelly, I --
BOOM. A bullet escapes the gun.
QUINCE
(as he falls)
I'm sorry, my beautiful ones.
EXT. SAFE HOUSE -- NIGHT
Recovered Soldiers from Bald Man's military team comes out
of the Safe House. They see Bald Man is lying on the ground.
A soldier goes and checks for a pulse.
SOILDER 1
Anything?
SOILDER 2
He's gone. Should we contact her.
Soldiers 1 cocks his gun.
SOILDER 1
Let's finish this first.
EXT. ROOF -- NIGHT
Max walks up to Kelly.
The gun is in front of him. He is sitting, holding his knees,
and crying.
A dead Quince is bleeding a few feet in front of him.
MAX
Kel, it's over, we gotta move.
KELLY
It's never over Max, it's never over.
MAX
I can help you Kelly.
She touches him softly on the shoulder.
KELLY
No you can't.
Kelly pushed her hand away, stands up, runs across the roof,
and leaps onto the next one.
Max cast a final look at Kelly and the dead man before she
turns in the opposite direction and does a flying leap onto
another building.
The soldiers reach the top of the building. SOLDIER 2 pulls
out a cell phone and speed dials a number.
SOILDER 2
The X5s are gone. Quince is here
though, shot dead. Our CO is dead
too.
SOILDER 1
What did she say?
SOILDER 2
Report back to base.
INT.HALLWAY OUTSIDE MAX'S APARTMENT -- NIGHT
Normal walks Kendra to the door. They're sharing some private
joke. When they reach the door, Normal leans over Kendra.
NORMAL
So when can we do this again?
KENDRA
(smiling)
Never.
NORMAL
How can you say that after--
KENDRA
Ray, I really, really like you and I
didn't expect to. But I have
boyfriend, we're living together.
NORMAL
Maybe you should reconsider that.
He leans in and kisses Kendra on the lips. She willingly
returns the kiss.
KENDRA
(in a whisper)
I can't.
NORMAL
Why?
They continue to kiss and Normal slips the door open. They
enter the apartment in a lip lock.
INT. LOGAN'S APARTMENT, STUDY -- DAY
Max enters. She walks into Logan's study and he tosses a
folder on the desk.
LOGAN
Sebastian says it's useless.
MAX
Could we get a second opinion?
LOGAN
We could, but with something like
this, Sebastian is the best source
on the Informant Net.
Max sighs and flops down in a chair beside him.
MAX
Great, what am I going to do now?
LOGAN
What the rest of us do, live and
hope to live another day. None of us
know when were going to die Max, but
it will happen to all of us
eventually.
MAX
For Kelly it couldn't happen soon
enough.
LOGAN
Did you find Kelly?
MAX
He doesn't want to be found. And
it's pretty hard to track an X5 the
doesn't want to be tracked.
LOGAN
(light heartedly)
What is it with the male X5s, first
Zack, then Ben, now Kelly. Do you
have a sane brother?
Max smiles.
INT. MAX'S APARTMENT, KENDRA'S ROOM -- DAY
The phone RINGS in the kitchen shocking Kendra awake. She
looks over at the form beside her. She sees Normal asleep.
His back is bare and the rest of him covered by the sheet.
KENDRA
(muttering to herself)
Damn, what did I do?
She gets up enters the Kitchen.
INT. MAX'S APARTMENT, KITCHEN
Kendra grabs the phone and picks it up.
KENDRA
(harshly, on phone)
What?!
(more friendly)
I'm sorry Walter, bad night...Oh,
boo boo bear, I missed you
too...that's so sweet...I love you
too...yeah I'll come home...no, don't
come by here for a little while, I
need to talk to Max first...yeah,
she still hates you, bye.
Kendra hangs the phone up and turns around. She jumps in
shock.
NORMAL (O.S.)
You're going back to him.
KENDRA
Normal, you startled me.
Normal steps into frame wearing his pants from the day before.
NORMAL
I can't believe after last night.
KENDRA
Last night was wonderful for me, but
I can't be with you.
NORMAL
I don't understand.
KENDRA
I like you, I really like you, but I
love Walter.
INT. MAX'S APARTMENT -- DAY (LATER)
Normal, now dressed, pulls on his jacket and walks up to a
Kendra (who's wearing a robe).
NORMAL
Well, maybe I'll see you.
Normal starts toward the door. Then he turns back, walks up
to Kendra and kisses her.
INT. HALLWAY OUTSIDE MAX'S APARTMENT -- DAY
Max and Original Cindy walk up to her door.
MAX
I can't believe Normal was trying to
kick it with Kendra.
ORIGINAL CINDY
I wanted to call sister girl last
night and see what happened but she
wasn't answering the phone for some
odd reason. Then Daphne--
Max opens the door, both women's mouths gap open.
INT. MAX'S APARTMENT -- DAY
Max and Original Cindy's POV
They see Normal and Kendra kissing. The kiss breaks.
KENDRA
(to Normal)
Bye Ray.
MAX & ORIGINAL CINDY
Ray?
Kendra blushes when she sees her friends standing in the
door.
Max and Original Cindy enter. A look of visible disgust
develops on the two women's faces.
NORMAL
(to Max)
You look healthy enough to be on
time tomorrow.
MAX
Yeah, whatever.
Normal exits the apartment.
ORIGINAL CINDY
Ugh, I'm going to have to burn the
sheets.
KENDRA
Will you two stop, Normal's okay.
ORIGINAL CINDY
That's easy for you to say, you aren't
the man's slave labor.
MAX
Do you have creep radar or something?
First you completely gross me out
with that whole Walter dealio, now
Normal
MAX & ORIGINAL CINDY
Ugh.
KENDRA
Whatever, this girl has got to pack.
I'm going back to Walter.
(smiling playfully)
Normal's alright, but he's no Mr.
Multiples.
MAX
I don't want to hear anymore.
Kendra exits into her room.
MAX
There is a God. I am so glad she's
not moving from bad to worse.No matter
how much Walter grosses me out, he's
not my boss. That would be too weird.
ORIGINAL CINDY
I feel you on that boo.
EXT. SPACE NEEDLE -- NIGHT
Max sits on top of the space needle. She's holding the picture
of young Kelly taken from Dr. Thomas' files.
MAX (V.O.)
Everything that lives dies, people,
dogs, mice, trees, flowers,
everything. Death is just a part of
the cycle of things. Perhaps one day
I will die and maybe it won't be
from a seizure or some flaw in my
genetics. I may be able to hold my
breath longer than most people, but
I could still drown. I may be able
to outrun a bullet, but I could still
die of a gunshot wound if it ever
landed. There are a million ways
that I could die. I can't run around
fearing it as much as Kelly fears
living. I hope Kelly gets over it,
that he realizes life is a brief
gift and death is forever. I didn't
ask to be an experiment, so I'm not
going to let this barcode or my
genetic anomalies rule my life. Kelly,
where ever you are, breath in your
freedom for a moment and know you
can get out of Manticore.
FADE OUT
END OF ACT FOUR
The Beautiful Ones: Act 1 Act 2 Act 3
