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EXT. TROPICAL BEACH - DAY
A palm tree casts a shadow over the empty pristine sand. The
sun shines down on the aqua waves as they reach the shore.
This is paradise.
TITLE : YOU SHOULD BE HERE.
The screen abruptly SHIFTS into a computer desktop screen.
The beach was a screen saver on a laptop where fingers fly
across a keyboard --
INT. OFFICE CUBICLE - NIGHT
Not a scrap of paper out of place. Dark except for a small
desk lamp where WALLACE DUNN (30's), sits hunched over the
laptop, punching in commands. He's fast -- methodical.
A menu pops up on the screen -- UNDERCOVER OPERATIVES. He
types in a password -- ACCESS DENIED. A few taps later --
ACCESS GRANTED. He smiles. No sweat.
He slides in a DVD and data begins burning onto the disk.
It's only now that he breaks his concentration to glance
around him. Everyone's gone home -- or so he thinks.
INT. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE - FBI OFFICE - NIGHT
A pair of well worn Wingtips sit propped up on a cluttered
desk. NICK REEVE(40's) leans back in his chair sleeping, his
crumpled suit gathered around him.
TOM REEVE(30's), confident and dressed crisply weaves through
the desks -- grins when he sees Nick. He picks up a book,
raises it high -- BAM!
Nick wakes with a start -- barely catches himself from
falling.
TOM
Sleeping on the job? What will I
tell Mom?
NICK
You won't be able to say anything
with a mouthful of broken teeth. Got
me, you little prick? What time is
it?
(checks his watch)
Oh shit, Haley's gonna kill me.
TOM
Pull it together. Your tip was
right.
Nick wipes away the drowsiness.
NICK
He's back?
TOM
In right now. Deckland's got a line
on him.
Nick springs out of his chair and follows Tom.
INT. CYBER INVESTIGATIONS - FBI OFFICE - NIGHT
Nick and Tom briskly enter a room full of expensive network
equipment. Watching his monitor closely is DECKLAND, a
computer geek surrounded by empty RED BULL cans.
DECKLAND
My trace packet finally got him.
The mole's back and he's diggin'
deep.
NICK
What's on the menu tonight?
DECKLAND
Undercover operatives. Downloaded
the whole list.
TOM
What workstation?
DECKLAND
Looks like...Wallace Dunn. Two
floors down -- damn he's fast. He's
almost done.
NICK
Dunn...Dunn...Jesus, I think he's
helped us out a few times. Remember?
That Faulkland thing, the --
TOM
Smuggling ring -- yeah I remember
that.
Nick pulls out his cell phone, dials -- then curses under his
breath.
NICK
I don't have a signal.
DECKLAND
Yeah, there's dead spots all over the
building.
TOM
C'mon, let's take him.
NICK
No, I wanna see who this asshole is
selling to.
They follow Nick out. Deckland pops open another can.
DECKLAND
You're welcome fellas.
INT. OFFICE CUBICLE - NIGHT
Dunn grabs the finished DVD, snaps up his FBI badge and
clicks off the lamp.
EXT. FBI BUILDING - NIGHT
Dunn walks through the glass entrance doors into the dense
metropolis outside. Nick and Tom follow behind, keeping
their distance.
EXT. STREETS/SUBWAY - NIGHT
Dunn quickens his pace and heads down into the subway
tunnels, Nick and Tom still on his tail.
INT. SUBWAY - NIGHT
As Dunn steps into a waiting car, he turns back. Nick pushes
Tom back against the wall until Dunn looks the other way.
They quickly step onto another car.
EXT. PUBLIC AQUARIUM - NIGHT
As Dunn disappears into the entrance, Nick and Tom hang back.
Tom pulls out his cell phone.
NICK
Not yet.
TOM
We need to call in more agents.
NICK
Give him a little time. We don't
know what he's been up to. You call
in the calvary and we may never know.
Let's just take a look. Listen to
your older brother on this one.
TOM
He gets away -- it's on you.
INT. PUBLIC AQUARIUM - NIGHT
A maze, floor to ceiling fifteen foot glass walls with exotic
marine life on either side. In the late hour, only a few
stragglers remain.
Nick leads Tom inside, flashing his badge at the customers
and employees, pointing them to get out.
A quick peek around the corner reveals Dunn standing near a
group of men - dressed to the nines. He motions Tom to
circle around. He sneaks up to get closer.
In a small cul-de-sac, Dunn talks to MARKSON in low murmurs.
Behind Markson is QUILL, steel-eyed and cold. Several other
suited associates are nearby.
As Dunn hands the DVD over, Nick notices --
NICK
No money...
TOM -- heads down the side corridor, has a good angle -- his
CELL PHONE suddenly rings the COPS theme.
In an instant the tranquility of the aquarium turns into a
war zone. Quill pushes Markson back as he and the others
draw their weapons. They're pistols, but they're modified.
NICK -- takes cover as bullets spray around him. He returns
fire when he gets the chance.
Bullets ZING back and forth -- striking the massive tanks,
causing hairline fractures to run like spiderwebs over the
glass.
TOM -- dives behind a wall -- winces when several bullets
pass right through just above him.
TOM
Jesus Christ -- what kind of bullets -
A low RUMBLE fills the cavernous maze. The gunfire ceases.
Everyone looks to the walls.
The pressure becomes too much. The walls BURST inwards
sending a tidal wave of glass and water into the room.
Instantly they all stand in waist deep water.
NICK -- uses the advantage -- downs one Suit with a single
shot. Presses forward, firing at more of them.
TOM -- tackles a Suit and lays into him with a flurry of
punches -- then freezes when a SHARK FIN passes by.
Now it's really a clusterfuck. Not only are shots fired, but
the marine life is hungry.
A Suit tries to run as the jaws of a shark take him down into
the water.
Another Suit drops his gun -- he searches for it under the
water as a MORAY EEL catches him right in the face.
The water turns dark with blood as the fish strike at
anything that moves.
The gunfire has all but stopped -- the lights are dim and the
maze is eerily quiet.
MARKSON tries to escape through a back door, but Nick tackles
him and fastens his arm to a post.
MARKSON
HEY! The sharks!
NICK
Dealin' with me later is gonna be a
lot worse.
TOM -- searches through the failing emergency lighting --
takes a surprise punch from Dunn and drops his gun.
QUILL -- grimaces at the chaos, expertly climbs up a pole and
disappears through the dropped ceiling as Nick fires at him.
NICK -- makes his way back through the maze -- hears
commotion nearby. Tries to sneak up on it.
DUNN (O.S.)
NICK!! IF YOU EVER WANT TO SEE YOUR
BROTHER ALIVE AGAIN, COME OUT! SHOW
YOURSELF!
Reluctantly, Nick steps out to see Tom kneeling at Dunn's
feet, gun planted firmly on top of his head.
NICK
Dunn put it down.
DUNN
Stop pretending you're in control
here. I'd say that this has been a
fucking life altering day. So it's
time for change. And since you've
changed my life, I'm going to change
yours.
NICK
You try anything, you're dead half a
second later.
DUNN
I think not. Unlike you, I can
count.
He fires point blank into Tom's head. Nick SCREAMS, pulling
his trigger -- CLICK. He's empty. He leaps out of the way
as Dunn fires at him.
Dunn quickly pushes out the exit and is gone.
Sirens start to BLARE and the water is all but drained out of
the building as Nick cradles Tom's lifeless body in his arms.
EXT. CEMETERY - DAY
Mist swirls around the dark clothed mourners. As the Priest
performs the eulogy, Nick glances over at Tom's WIFE, SON and
DAUGHTER, fighting back his tears.
Next to Nick is HALEY REEVE (12). KATE REEVE (late 30's)
stands somber behind him, watching - as Haley offers a
sympathetic hand to her father. He desperately squeezes it.
EXT. CEMETERY - LATER
As the crowd disperses, Haley starts to walk ahead, but Nick
stops her.
NICK
Haley, wait. Thanks for coming. I'm
sorry I missed your recital.
HALEY
Don't worry about it.
She turns and continues to the car. Nick turns back to Kate.
NICK
She took that well.
KATE
She should, she's used to it.
NICK
I'll make it up to her. We'll go
somewhere this weekend.
KATE
It's going to take more than a
weekend. She's been through a lot.
NICK
And I haven't?
KATE
Don't turn it around.
Kate notices the wedding band on Nick's finger.
KATE
C'mon Nick, take it off. It makes me
feel bad.
NICK
(twirling the band)
It used to bring me good luck. Don't
feel bad, it was my fault, remember?
KATE
Nick...
RYERSON (30's) clean cut, by the book, walks over to Nick.
RYERSON
Nick Reeve? I apologize if I'm
interrupting --
KATE
No, I was just leaving. Goodbye
Nick. I'm very sorry about Tom.
Nick watches her leave, then turns to Ryerson.
NICK
Who the hell are you?
RYERSON
I'm sorry. Andrew Ryerson -- I've
been assigned to your unit.
NICK
Jesus, Tom's barely in the ground and
they've already replaced him?
RYERSON
I'm not here for that. I'm here to
catch the son of a bitch that
murdered him. Thought you might want
to know about the progress.
Ryerson follows Nick to his car.
NICK
I heard Markson wasn't talking.
RYERSON
Nothing yet. Hasn't even requested a
lawyer.
Ryerson hands Nick a piece of paper with a symbol on it.
RYERSON
Ever seen that before?
Nick looks at the page, but can't place the insignia.
RYERSON
It's the symbol for the Brotherhood
of Equus. Markson has it tattooed on
his inner arm. Their business is
intelligence. They have sleepers in
almost every government of every
major country in the world. Their
loyalties lie only with money and
power.
NICK
So Dunn was a sleeper?
RYERSON
We're finding out quite a bit about
him, once we knew what to look for.
Graduated top of his class at MIT --
spent his early days designing
weapons for a company that contracted
with the military. Nick, this guy is
a certified genius. He shouldn't
have been doing grunt work down in
the IT department, he should have
been running it. And even that
might've been too low for him.
NICK
I'll be in tomorrow. I'll see what
Markson will give up. Do me a favor
will ya? Don't clear out Tom's desk
just yet.
RYERSON
Haven't touched a thing.
Nick nods his thanks.
RYERSON
I'm not very good at this kind of
thing -- but I'm sorry for your loss.
INT. DUNN'S WORKSHOP - NIGHT
A vast underground that Dunn has set up as a large work area.
It's detailed wall to wall with hi-tech equipment.
A surgical table site in the corner with dark red dots
splattered on it.
Dunn is in front of a large flat screen scrolling the
internet. He brings up a news story that details an elusive
hacker known only as JESTER who had shut down the stock
exchange for a day.
When he hears noise behind him, he shuts off the monitor.
Turns to face Quill.
QUILL
That exchange could have
gone...better.
DUNN
I underestimated my co-workers.
QUILL
Or maybe you got sloppy.
DUNN
Sloppy? It was a simple
miscalculation.
QUILL
I'd call my men getting eaten by fish
a pretty fucking major
MISCALCULATION!
Dunn's tone gets considerably colder.
DUNN
Don't forget who designs the toys for
your little arsenal.
QUILL
I'm just wondering what your place is
within the Brotherhood, now that your
cover is blown. -- If it were my
call, you'd be dead.
DUNN
That's why it's not your call.
QUILL
And what about Markson? You know
they'll be asking about him.
A thin smile spreads across Dunn's lips.
DUNN
It's been taken care of.
INT. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE - FBI OFFICE - DAY
When Nick walks into the main office, he's immediately
greeted by fellow agents. Handshakes, condolences and
supportive pats on the back.
As he passes by Tom's empty desk, he sighs -- looks to
Ryerson.
NICK
I'll get that cleaned up today.
RYERSON
Don't worry about it.
INT. MAIN FOYER - FBI BUILDING - DAY
Agents wait in a security line to scan their badges. Near
the front is AGENT BERKLEY. He scratches the back of his
neck -- wipes a bead of sweat from his face.
He looks relieved when his badge scans.
INT. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE - FBI OFFICE - DAY
Nick sits at his desk -- looks at the mounds of folders, but
does nothing.
RYERSON
A little overwhelming, isn't it?
NICK
Christ, I don't know where to start.
RYERSON
Dunn's home computer had been wiped
clean, but Deckland found some cached
web pages that he could recover.
NICK
Ya lost me at wiped clean.
RYERSON
Dunn's been researching hackers --
one in particular. Jester. Pretty
big player in the computer world.
NICK
I guess it's a start.
INT. HOLDING CELL CHECK IN -- FBI OFFICE - DAY
Berkley walks to the Guard's desk -- checks his sidearm and
signs in.
BERKLEY
Here to see Markson.
HOLDING CELL GUARD
Okay, you're clear. -- You see that
game last night?
BERKLEY
Missed it. Had a late night.
The Guard buzzes Berkley through the door -- doesn't pick up
on Berkley's nervousness.
INT. HOLDING CELL - FBI OFFICE - DAY
Berkley walks in, shuts the door behind him. He locks eyes
with Markson -- his face full of indecision and fear.
Markson doesn't know what to make of it.
In a flash, Berkley reaches behind him, whips a gun out of
his belt. Aims it square at Markson's head.
MARKSON
What the hell are you doing? You
can't -- GUARD!! GUARD!!
BERKLEY
I'm sorry.
He FIRES. The back of Markson's head splatters onto the
wall.
Berkley lowers the gun, hand shaking. He talks like there's
someone else in the room.
BERKLEY
It's done. Now let me go. Let me
go, PLEASE!
A faint BEEP suddenly freaks him out.
BERKLEY
No please, wait! God, don't, I -- I
I DID WHAT YOU WANTED!
Another BEEP -- louder this time from the back of his head.
He scratches into his scalp near the base of his neck --
A quick gooey BLAST and his head EXPLODES in a mixture of
skull, blood and smoke. His lifeless body sinks to the floor.
INT. HALLWAY/HOLDING CELL - LATER
Nick and Ryerson weave past the agents lingering outside the
holding room. They get to the door, look inside --
NICK
Ah Christ, what happened?
FARRIS, the medical examiner, extracts a small piece of
circuitry from a bloody mess next to Berkley's body.
FARRIS
Whatever it was, this seems to be the
cause of it. Judging from the scene,
I'd say it was attached to his head.
Gonna take me a while. There's
pieces all over the place.
NICK
Ya think? What the hell was Berkley
doin'?
Curious, Ryerson gets in closer to the piece Farris holds.
RYERSON
May I?
(inspects it closer)
Look at this here. I think this
might have been a remote trigger.
(before Nick can ask)
Four years in the Navy. Electronics
technician.
FARRIS
Yeah...yeah, I think you're right.
Damn, now I really want to find the
rest of it. Whatever it is -- it's
something I've never seen before.
RYERSON
(to Nick)
Now who do we know that's good with
technology?
INT. DUNN'S APARTMENT - DAY
The front door swings open. Nick and Ryerson duck under the
police tape and enter a modest studio apartment. Clean and
sterile, just like Dunn's desk.
RYERSON
The lab scanned this place from top
to bottom. No fingerprints at all.
NICK
If he's as smart as you say, it
doesn't surprise me. But we have one
advantage --
He looks under the desk -- pulls out a piece of paper.
NICK
He left in a hurry.
His eyes scan over the paper. Some kind of article.
RYERSON
You find something?
NICK
Maybe. An article. Jester again.
Nick hands it off to Ryerson, who quickly reads over it.
NICK
We need to find someone who knows
about this crap.
RYERSON
This talks about some kind of device.
Something Jester created. Cerberus.
Mean anything to you?
NICK
Greek mythology isn't it? A three
headed dog that guarded the
underworld.
(off Ryerson's impressed
stare)
I did pay attention in college.
Besides, I liked that stuff. Cool
monsters.
Nick's eyes go to a small laboratory setup in the corner.
NICK
Huh. What would a computer geek want
with petri dishes?
EXT. TECHNO CLUB - NIGHT
A multi-level behemoth of steel and glass, bathed in shades
of green laser lights. The club is hot -- jammed full of
people.
Nick and Ryerson flash their badges and head inside.
INT. TECHNO CLUB - NIGHT
Inside, the club is even more impressive. A nightclub for
non-dancers. Filled with booze, video games, loud music and
computer technology that melds into one synthesized mix.
A bouncer points Nick and Ryerson to the VIP lounge -- on the
top level with large glass block windows that overlook the
entire club.
INT. VIP LOUNGE - TECHNO CLUB - NIGHT
Expensive suits and revealing dresses socialize in the dark,
"Matrix" like decor. Nick and Ryerson are ushered past the
velvet rope to a private booth.
CORKY BALLARD (Hugh Hefner with thick glasses), sits with
several buxom plastic women. Nick and Ryerson show their
identification --
CORKY
Now there's a badge I haven't seen in
a while.
RYERSON
We just have a few questions.
CORKY
You know, that's what the last agent
said to me before I was arrested.
NICK
Relax man, it's not about you.
CORKY
Well then ask away. I love talking
about other people.
NICK
Jester. Heard of him?
CORKY
Of course I have.
They wait for more, but Corky just stares back.
NICK
You know him?
CORKY
Now you're just wasting my time.
He's like frickin' Elvis. You know
he's out there somewhere, but the
myth is bigger than the man. He's
everywhere and nowhere.
NICK
That was informative.
CORKY
Look in goon speak, he's done what no
hacker can ever do for long. Stay
under the radar. Sooner or later a
hacker has to blow their wad. That's
how I was caught.
RYERSON
You seem proud of it.
CORKY
Hell yeah I am. At the time I was
the only hacker ever to hack the U.N.
When I changed their meeting agenda
to include declaring David Hasselhoff
an international threat, I wanted
everyone to know who the mastermind
was. But Jester isn't like that.
NICK
You ever hear of something called
Cerberus?
CORKY
Nah. Been out of the loop for a
while.
(grabs the two girls)
Got my hands full these days. You
think you're gonna catch him?
NICK
Is this person as smart as you?
CORKY
Smarter. Much smarter. Drinks on
me. Get some of that starch out of
your shirts.
He stands and leads the giggling girls out of the lounge.
INT. NICK'S APARTMENT - DAY
Messy with leftover food and dirty clothes in clumps on the
floor. Pictures of Haley are on a shelf opposite a wall full
of MC Escher's illusion drawings.
A loud BUZZING wakes Nick from a deep sleep on the couch.
After he shakes off the late night he presses the intercom.
NICK
Yeah?
KATE
(from buzzer)
Nick? It's me.
NICK
Uh...
(looking at his mess)
come on up.
He buzzes her in and does an impromptu cleanup of the
apartment. Clothes in the closet -- takeout bags under the
sink.
He opens the door and Kate walks in -- notices Nick's
disheveled appearance.
KATE
Geez, how late were you out?
NICK
Hello to you too. I'm assuming you
didn't come here to make me
breakfast?
KATE
Haley's getting her braces today. I
need the child support check.
Nick searches around the apartment.
NICK
Damn, did I forget again?
He grabs his checkbook under a stack of stuff.
NICK
Sorry about that. Thought I mailed
it.
KATE
I never could figure out if they
pushed you too hard, or you pushed
yourself.
NICK
Is Haley with you?
KATE
She's in the car.
Nick looks puzzled -- then realizes why.
KATE
She's twelve and she's hurt. What
did you expect?
He takes out bread to put in the toaster, but throws it on
the counter in disgust.
NICK
I was all ready to go -- had her
recital written out on my calendar.
And...it just always goes so wrong.
KATE
I know you're trying. But she only
sees the end result. Just be
thankful she still loves you enough
to be hurt. You're a good father,
but you're better at your job.
You've got to switch that around.
Nick's cell phone RINGS. She sighs, taking her check.
KATE
Take care of yourself Nick.
She heads out the door -- leaves Nick with a ringing phone.
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