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               EXT. WOLFNET UNDERGROUND SECURITY CHECKPOINT - NIGHT

               Dunn drives up to the guard's gate in a cargo van.  He
               flashes credentials at the SLEEPY GUARD.

                                   SLEEPY GUARD
                         Purpose of visit?

                                   DUNN
                         Compiling server's been acting fishy
                         all day.  Gotta take it offline for
                         an hour or two and figure out what
                         the hell went wrong with it.  

                                   SLEEPY GUARD
                         Twenty-four seven eh?  Hope the
                         overtime is worth it.

                                   DUNN
                         Oh, it most definitely is.

               He waves Dunn through.  In the back of the van Ali and Haley
               are bound and gagged.



               INT. MAIN TUNNEL - WOLFNET UNDERGROUND - NIGHT

               Dunn drives down deep under the ground in a rocky tunnel. 
               What used to be a quarry is now a labyrinth of tunnels and
               secure storage areas.



               INT. DUSTY APARTMENT - NIGHT

               Nick bursts in, gun ready.  It's eerily silent.  He sees
               Ryerson's bloody body on the floor.  He checks the pulse --
               nothing.  

               Nick stands, paces, his anger builds.  With a primal YELL he
               punches a hole in the wall.  His phone rings.

               INTERCUT WITH DECKLAND IN CYBER INVESTIGATIONS

                                   DECKLAND
                         Nick?  It's Deckland.

                                   NICK
                         He's dead.  He fucking dead.

                                   DECKLAND
                         Jesus Christ -- Ryerson?

               Nick looks through the IDs on the table.

                                   NICK
                         Shit, this is all Vance.  He's all
                         over the place.  He set him up.  Get
                         someone over here now.

                                   DECKLAND
                         What about you?

                                   NICK
                         I gotta find Haley and Ali.  They
                         don't have much time left. 

                                   DECKLAND
                         Speaking of that, I think I found
                         what you're looking for.  Chase co
                         owns an old quarry that's been
                         converted into a storage facility.
                         Secure down the line. 

                                   NICK
                         Storage facility?  What could Dunn
                         possibly want in there?

                                   DECKLAND
                         That's what I wondered too.  So I dug
                         a little deeper.  Not much until -- I
                         surveyed the network.  That storage
                         facility is also a secure network
                         site.  In fact, almost every branch
                         of government runs a network
                         connection through a junction box
                         down there.  FBI, NSA, Department of
                         Defense, you name it.  Hell, the
                         White House even goes through there.

                                   NICK
                         Holy shit, he's taking them all at
                         once.

                                   DECKLAND
                         And with the new hard drive --
                         sheezus, he could download the
                         databases into something the size of
                         a dime.

                                   NICK
                         Get as many people over there now. 
                         I'm on my way.

                                   DECKLAND
                         Nick, the entrance is locked down. 
                         Even with FBI clearance I don't think
                         you could get in.

                                   NICK
                         Well, that's why we pay you so much. 
                         Find me a way in.

               He hangs up.  Deckland types away.

                                   DECKLAND
                         It's not that much.



               INT. RYERSON'S SUV - NIGHT

               Vance hears the call go out for the agents to converge on
               Wolfnet.  He quickly takes out his cell phone -- punches a
               speed dial.

                                   VANCE
                         FBI is on the way.  I need one hour
                         to wrap things up.  Take care of it.

               He hangs up and punches the gas.



               INT. OUTSIDE MAIN COMPLEX - WOLFNET UNDERGROUND - NIGHT

               Dunn parks the van outside an enormous concrete structure
               within the cavern.  He opens the sliding door where Ali and
               Haley lay bound. 

                                   DUNN
                         Now we have reached a crossroads. I'm
                         about to untie you both.  I'm placing
                         a lot of trust in you.  There's a
                         security station just inside the main
                         door.  Only one guard inside.  He's a
                         working stiff -- probably has a wife
                         and several brats at home.  I am
                         placing his life in your hands.  Say
                         or do anything that puts him on alert
                         and he will die.  So think very
                         carefully about your actions or you
                         will find out what his death feels
                         like on your conscience.  Do you both
                         understand? 

               Ali and Haley both nod. 

                                   DUNN
                         Excellent.  Then it's showtime.

               He quickly cuts their bonds.  They step out of the van and he
               marches behind them -- leads them to the main security door. 

               As the Guard stares at them from behind the security window,
               Dunn punches in the access code.  The door slides open and
               they enter.



               INT. MAIN COMPLEX - WOLFNET UNDERGROUND - NIGHT

               The moment they enter the main chamber of the complex, Dunn
               turns towards the guard's station, pulls his gun -- kills the
               guard. 

                                   ALI
                         What are you doing!  You said --

                                   DUNN
                         I just like to hear myself talk.  Now
                         get moving.



               INT. DATA CENTER - WOLFNET UNDERGROUND - NIGHT

               Full of server racks and network switches behind caged walls. 
               Dunn enters the last one, kicks down the cage door and puts
               Haley in the corner.

               He leads Ali up to a terminal workstation -- hands her
               Cerberus. 

                                   DUNN
                         Please begin. 

                                   ALI
                         You're insane.  You'll never get away
                         with this.

                                   DUNN
                         You know Levant said insanity and
                         genius were but a thin line apart.

                                   ALI
                         But he also said he erased that line.

               Dunn fires right over Haley's head -- it gets Ali's
               attention.

                                   DUNN
                         You were saying?

               Ali turns to the computer -- plugs Cerberus in. 



               EXT./INT. INTRUSION MONTAGE

               -- In the FBI CYBER INVESTIGATIONS UNIT, a TECH runs in --
               breathless.  He gasps for air -- stumbles up to Deckland.

                                   TECH
                         We've have a situation.  Our networks
                         are being hacked.  The firewalls are
                         doing nothing to stop it.

                                   DECKLAND
                         That was fast.  Which ones?

                                   TECH
                         All of them, sir.

               Deckland rushes out with the Tech.

               -- A NETWORK TECH with the CIA logo on his desktop suddenly
               sees network activity SPIKE on his monitor.  He does some
               quick checks -- then picks up the phone.

                                   NETWORK TECH
                         Sir, you'd better come down here.

               -- Inside the NSA DATA ROOM, techs are scramble frantically
               from workstation to workstation, punching keys -- wiping away
               sweat.

                                   PANICKED TECH
                         Jesus, they're getting in files WE
                         don't even have access to!

               -- The seal of the DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE looms over their
               information systems department as computer techs watch
               helplessly as the network monitor at full strength.

               Then it suddenly stops.  An ADMINISTRATOR stomps over to the
               IS SUPERVISOR, who looks beaten down.

                                   ADMINISTRATOR
                         What the hell happened?  How much did
                         they get away with?

                                   IS SUPERVISOR
                         All of it.



               EXT. FIELD - NIGHT

               Nick runs through the long weeds, a backpack over his
               shoulder.  His feet hit metal and he looks down.  He's
               standing over a large metal door with a big H painted on it.

               He continues until he finds a small air shaft.  He takes off
               the backpack and with a crowbar, pries open the vent. 

               He ties off a repelling rope and leaps down into the shaft. 



               INT. GUARD'S STATION - WOLFNET UNDERGROUND - NIGHT

               The guard's bloody body lays slumped on the video console. 
               On the monitor Nick can be seen repelling down from the high
               ceiling into the cavern. 



               EXT. HIGHWAY/BRIDGE - NIGHT

               A stream of FBI SEDANS and SUV'S tears through the streets,
               sirens blaring.  A helicopter swirls over traffic, following.



               INT. FBI SUV - NIGHT

               Farris sits in the passenger seat, barks into a radio.

                                   FARRIS
                         Wolfnet Underground is about ten
                         miles past the bridge.  What's your
                         ETA?



               INT. FBI HELICOPTER - NIGHT

               The HELICOPTER PILOT takes his radio.  In the back, five
               dressed ASSAULT TEAM members get ready.

                                   HELICOPTER PILOT
                         ETA, two minutes.  We have a good
                         tailwind and there's no air traff --

               He looks to his left -- sees another helicopter swoop in
               beside him. 

                                   HELICOPTER PILOT
                         What the --

               The side bay door opens and an EQUUS SOLDIER aims a hand held
               rocket launcher.  The Soldier grins --

               The FBI Helicopter explodes in a ball of fire from the
               rocket.  



               INT./EXT. FBI SUV - NIGHT

               Prichard watches in horror as the flaming shell of the
               helicopter crashes into the side of the bridge.  He looks up
               to the sky --

               The Equus Soldier fires again -- this time at the entrance of
               the bridge.  

               Cars, trucks and pieces of the bridge explode into a cannon
               of twisted metal and concrete.  

               The team of FBI cars SCREECHES to a halt. The bridge is
               completely blocked.

                                   PRICHARD
                         SHIT!
                             (into radio)
                         How can we get around this?

               The radio fades and there is only static.  Prichard tries
               again to no avail. 

                                   PRICHARD
                         What the hell is going on here?



               INT. DATA CENTER - WOLFNET UNDERGROUND - NIGHT

               Dunn chuckles as he watches Ali take down the entire radio
               system of the FBI.  He looks at Ali, puzzled but indignant.

                                   DUNN
                         You should be happy.  Now the FBI
                         won't ever catch you.  A few more
                         minutes and you can disappear into
                         the world's void.  Just like me. 

               Just a dirty look from Ali.

                                   DUNN
                         Oh lighten up. You're making history.



               INT. MAIN COMPLEX - WOLFNET UNDERGROUND - NIGHT

               Nick draws his gun when he enters the open door.  He sneaks
               into the main chamber -- sees the dead guard.  He walks
               deeper inside. 



               INT. DATA CENTER - WOLFNET UNDERGROUND - NIGHT

               Nick enters from the back.  He can see Dunn and Ali at the
               far end of cages, but can't get a good angle on Dunn.

               He spots another door -- ducks back inside the corridor and
               out of sight.  Dunn looks over like he's heard something,
               then turns back.



               INT. OUTSIDE MAIN COMPLEX - WOLFNET UNDERGROUND - NIGHT

               Several SUV's pull up to the complex.  Vance gets out of one. 
               Quill and the other Equus Soldiers get out of the others.  

               Quill opens the back hatch of his SUV, unlatches a hidden
               compartment in the floor and opens the door to a hi-tech
               arsenal. 

                                   VANCE
                         No one but us walks out of this
                         complex.  No witnesses.

                                   QUILL
                         And Dunn?

                                   VANCE
                         Especially Dunn.

               They all grab weapons from the hatch and advance on the
               complex. 



               INT. DATA CENTER - WOLFNET UNDERGROUND - NIGHT

               Ali finishes downloading all of the data.  She hands the
               extremely small hard drive over to Dunn.

                                   ALI
                         It's all there.

               Dunn eagerly slides the drive into a bay on his laptop.  He
               verifies the data --

                                   DUNN
                         Very good. 

               Ali notices a countdown in the upper left corner of the
               screen.  Just under twenty minutes.  Dunn catches her --

                                   DUNN
                         Once that countdown ends, so does
                         Nick.

                                   ALI
                         You got what you wanted.  Just let
                         him go.

                                   DUNN
                         I can't think of any good reason to
                         do that.

                                   NICK (O.S.)
                         How about a gun in your face?

               They all look over.  Nick stands at the other end of the
               cage. 

                                   DUNN
                         Predictably uncouth as usual Nick. 

                                   NICK
                         Whatever that means, but you're
                         finished.  Now put down the gun and
                         back away.

               With a smirk, Dunn obeys.  Nick looks to Haley -- tied up
               with tape in the corner.

                                   NICK
                         Haley!!

               Nick runs over, quickly undoing the tape around her mouth.

                                   HALEY
                         Dad!!

                                   NICK
                         Honey, are you alright!?

                                   HALEY 
                         I want to go home...

                                   NICK
                         We're going to baby -- real soon.

                                   DUNN
                         How touching.

               Nick turns back to Dunn, his face wrinkled with fury.

                                   NICK
                         Put the laptop down.

                                   DUNN
                         I'm afraid I can't do that.

               Nick cocks the hammer back, finger on trigger.

                                   NICK
                         Put it down now or --

                                   DUNN
                         Or what?  You seem to forget your
                         life is connected to this computer. 

                                   NICK
                         So is yours.

                                   ALI
                             (reminding Nick)
                         Nick.  Your chip...

                                   DUNN
                         Are you willing to risk it -- put it
                         on the line?  Obviously I don't want
                         to destroy this, but I will if I need
                         to.  I will risk my future to end
                         yours. 

                                   NICK
                         PUT IT DOWN!

               The tension is interrupted by Vance and Quill bursting
               through the back door.  As Nick looks back --

               Dunn bursts through a side door and disappears. 

               Nick grabs Haley and they run out as bullets fly all around
               them.



               INT. SIDE CORRIDOR - MAIN COMPLEX - WOLFNET UNDERGROUND

               Nick runs behind Ali and Haley, pushing them forward.  From
               the data center they can hear the thunder of footsteps
               chasing them. 

                                   ALI
                         Nick!  You've got less than twenty
                         minutes before he can blow the chip. 

                                   HALEY
                         Daddy, what is she talking about?

                                   NICK
                         Nothing sweetheart.  Don't worry.
                             (to Ali)
                         We get her safe first.  Then Dunn.

               They whip around a corner as Quill hits the far end.  Nick
               trades shots with him.



               INT. ANOTHER CORRIDOR - MAIN COMPLEX - WOLFNET UNDERGROUND

               Dunn pulls another gun from his pack.  It looks more modern --
               handmade.  He turns a corner -- sees Vance at the far end.

                                   DUNN
                         Vance?  What the hell are you doing
                         here? 

                                   VANCE
                         I'm here to inform you that your
                         services with the Brotherhood will no
                         longer be needed. 

                                   DUNN
                         I was done with you guys anyway. 
                         You're startin' to bore me.

                                   VANCE
                         Resignation accepted.

               With a burst from Vance's rifle, Dunn spins behind the wall. 
               He pops out -- fires back -- makes Vance take cover.

               Dunn flicks a switch on his modified gun --

                                   DUNN
                         At least Quill was good for
                         something.

               He fires at the ceiling.  When the bullet hits, it explodes
               and the ceiling caves in -- between Dunn and Vance.  When the
               rubble settles --

                                   VANCE 
                         You can only hide so long from the
                         brotherhood Dunn!  There won't be a
                         place on earth you can go. 

                                   DUNN
                         I won't have to, once I sell what's
                         on this disk --

               Dunn runs down the hall in the opposite direction. 



               INT. MAINFRAME ROOM - MAIN COMPLEX - WOLFNET UNDERGROUND

               A maze of floor to ceiling mainframe computers.  Nick leads
               Ali and Haley through.  They hear commotion by the door they
               came in. 

               Nick motions them to the far side.  He heads back through the
               maze. 

               Three Equus Soldiers spread out through the room.  Only the
               WHIRRING of the computers can be heard. 

               NICK -- sneaks to the side of a mainframe.  Sees one of the
               soldiers.  Whips out -- fires.  The Soldier tumbles to the
               floor -- dead.

               THE TWO EQUUS SOLDIERS -- see each other on opposite ends of
               the room.   They wave each other on --

               NICK -- slides out on the floor -- nails a Soldier square in
               the chest.

               THE LAST SOLDIER -- fires -- out of control into the
               mainframes.  Sparks and metal fly everywhere.

               NICK -- ducks under a mainframe as bullets tear it to pieces. 
               He crawls towards the Soldier -- undetected.  

               THE LAST SOLDIER -- turns a corner -- finds Ali and Haley
               huddling there.  He raises his gun. 

               NICK -- crashes into the mainframe with his shoulder.  The
               Soldier turns -- too late.  The mainframe topples down on top
               of him.  His legs twitch in his death throe.



               INT. MAINTENANCE ROOM - MAIN COMPLEX - WOLFNET UNDERGROUND

               Dunn stops by a metal column -- takes off his pack.  He opens
               it to reveal a bomb.  He attaches it to the column and
               quickly sets the timer. 

               Five minutes.  The bomb clicks the seconds away. 



               INT. CATWALK - MAIN COMPLEX - WOLFNET UNDERGROUND

               A steel grate catwalk that spans thirty feet above the floor. 
               As Nick steps out onto it, he checks the WND.  Four bars.  He
               motions for Ali and Haley.

                                   NICK
                         Come on.  If we can hit the back end
                         of this thing I think we can get out. 

               When they're halfway across --

               Vance steps out and fires at them. The bullets cut through
               the catwalk like butter. 

                                   NICK
                         Haley go back!

               Haley runs back as the catwalk slices in two.  She jumps and
               just barely makes it across.

               NICK -- hangs from the other end.  It wobbles, threatening to
               fall.  He fires back at Vance with his free hand. 

               VANCE -- takes cover -- reloads. 

                                   NICK
                         Haley!  Stay where you are!

                                   HALEY
                         Daddy, please, I can't --

                                   NICK
                         I'll be right there!  Please Haley,
                         just trust me.  

               Haley tearfully nods and runs through the door.

               Ali tries to help Nick up.  The WND falls from his pocket --
               SHATTERS on the floor. 

               Nick scrambles back up and he and Ali race across the catwalk
               as Vance steps back out, shooting.  

               They run through the door as the catwalk falls.



               INT. CORRIDOR - MAIN COMPLEX - WOLFNET UNDERGROUND

               Haley stands with her back against the wall.  She shivers in
               fear.  She sees a shadow at the far end. 

               After a quick search she sees a closet door.  She runs for it
               -- lets herself inside.  She pulls the door shut and waits,
               holding every breath as long as she can. 

               In the dim light coming under the door, a shadow passes by. 
               It lingers, then continues.  She lets out a faint sigh.

               The door suddenly flings open.  Dunn stands there smiling. 

                                   DUNN
                         Are you lost, little girl?

               Haley screams as Dunn pulls her out. 



               INT. SERVICE AREA - MAIN COMPLEX - WOLFNET UNDERGROUND

               Nick runs into a room full of pipes and other assorted heavy
               equipment.  He's greeted by gunfire and hits the deck.  

               Quill fires rapidly into the room -- puncturing pipes and the
               service machinery. 

               ALI -- follows Nick and falls to the floor. 

               Nick lays down cover fire -- turns back to Ali.

                                   NICK
                         Go out that way!  Find Haley!

               Ali nods -- gets to her knees and springs out the door as
               Quill fires again. 

               NICK -- bursts from his hiding place -- trades shots with
               Quill and leaps behind a massive pipe. 

                                   QUILL
                         You're a quick little fuck, aren't
                         ya? 

                                   NICK
                         Why don't you pop your head out and
                         see?

               Quill laughs in spite of himself.  The two change cover
               again, trading shots. 

               NICK -- checks his magazine.  Empty.  

               QUILL -- loads another full magazine into his rifle.  Checks
               around a corner.

               NICK -- silently picks up a section of disconnected pipe. 
               Sneaks around a corner.  Picks up a small piece of metal from
               the floor -- tosses it across the room.

               QUILL -- stands and fires in that direction.  He doesn't see
               Nick creep up behind him.  Then he turns -- too late.

               With a powerful swing Nick bashes the rifle from Quill's
               hands.  

               Instantly recovering, Quill launches himself at Nick.  The
               two trade fierce punches and kicks -- both good at self
               defense. 

               Quill gets the upper hand -- puts his hands around Nick's
               throat -- squeezes.  

               With his last bit of strength, Nick grabs a pipe -- breaks it
               away.  Hot water gushes into Quill's face.  He screams,
               stumbles back.

               Quill attempts to go for his rifle.  Nick jumps -- hits Quill
               square in the chest with both feet. 

               As Quill flies back, he's stopped suddenly as a pipe goes
               right through him.  Impaled, he spits blood -- dies. 



               INT. MAINTENANCE ROOM - MAIN COMPLEX - WOLFNET UNDERGROUND

               Ali walks down a set of metal stairs cautiously.  It looks
               empty until --

               A pair of hands emerge from under the stairs -- grabs her
               ankles.  She falls heavily down the stairs onto the floor. 

               Ali turns over -- dazed.  She watches Vance walk out from
               beneath the stairs.

                                   VANCE
                         Just what I was hoping for.  A little
                         alone time with my favorite girl. 

               He kneels -- punches her in the face hard. 



               INT. SERVICE TUNNEL - MAIN COMPLEX - WOLFNET UNDERGROUND

               Nick runs down the hallway -- reaches a crossroads.  Doesn't
               know which way to go.  Then he hears --

               HALEY'S SCREAMS.  Frantic, Nick follows the sound.



               INT. MAINTENANCE ROOM - MAIN COMPLEX - WOLFNET UNDERGROUND

               Vance punches and kicks Ali relentlessly.  He's enjoying it. 

                                   VANCE
                         Do you know how hard it was to build
                         my cover in the NSA?  Then in one day
                         you completely blow it.  I did
                         appreciate the subscriptions to all
                         the gay porn sites.  That was a
                         particularly nice touch.

               He kicks her hard again.



               INT. GARAGE - MAIN COMPLEX - WOLFNET UNDERGROUND

               Nick runs into a large garage that houses several RHINOS -- a
               cross between an ATV and a Dune Buggy. 

               He watches as Dunn -- with Haley -- zooms off into the cavern
               tunnels.  He hears her screams fade. 

               Wasting no time, Nick hops onto one and speeds off in
               pursuit.



               INT. MAINTENANCE ROOM - MAIN COMPLEX - WOLFNET UNDERGROUND

               Vance lands another vicious kick.  Ali appears almost
               unconscious.  

               He raises his foot -- about to strike again when she grabs
               his ankle and twists -- knocks him off his feet.

               She manages to get to her feet and the two square off.  He
               rushes her and she can only defend the first couple blows, as
               he lands some haymakers. 

               Vance punches her into a column and she slides to the floor. 
               He looms over her -- gloating when he hears a faint beep.

               The sound traces back to the bomb Dunn placed. Vance's eyes
               widen.

                                   VANCE
                         Oh my God of SHIT.

               Just under two minutes left.

               Ali kicks upwards -- gets Vance right in the balls.  He
               doubles over and she runs out of the room. 



               INT. WIDE TUNNEL - WOLFNET UNDERGROUND - NIGHT

               The chase is on!  Nick races after Dunn, both Rhinos pushed
               to their maximum speed.  Dunn takes out a radio.

                                   DUNN
                             (into radio)
                         Pickup on the north pad.  Five
                         minutes.

               Dunn pulls out his gun -- changes the switch on it.  He fires
               back --

               The explosive projectile sails over Nick's head -- hits the
               side wall and blasts out a chunk of rock. 

               Dunn fires again -- this one hits the wall right next to him. 
               He barely swerves out of the way. 

               As Dunn continues firing, Nick weaves back and forth --
               dodging explosions and flying boulders. 

               A big piece of rock falls right in front of Nick.  He raises
               up, hits the rock -- uses it as a makeshift ramp.  He
               launches himself over. 



               INT. OUTSIDE MAIN COMPLEX - WOLFNET UNDERGROUND - NIGHT

               Ali jumps into one of the SUV's and takes off down the
               tunnel. 

               Still dazed, Vance stumbles to his own SUV -- gets inside and
               starts the engine -- but nothing happens. 

               He looks as Ali drives away -- she dumps the distributor caps
               from the other vehicles farther down the tunnel.  

                                   VANCE
                         That fucking bitc --

               The main complex erupts out in an enormous ball of fire.

               The reflection on Vance's windshield turns a bright yellow as
               the explosion consumes him. 



               INT. LANDING CHAMBER - WOLFNET UNDERGROUND - NIGHT

               Two metal doors two hundred feet above slide open and a
               helicopter begins its descent -- passing by large rock
               plateaus. 

               Dunn drives into the chamber -- gets off and drags Haley into
               the helicopter bay. 

               As the helicopter rises, Nick speeds inside.  Without a
               second thought, he drives right up to the ascending
               helicopter -- leaps straight from the Rhino --

               He grabs the landing gear and hangs on for dear life as the
               helicopter rises. 

               Nick balances himself and climbs up the landing gear.  Before
               Dunn can react, Nick tackles him. 

               ALI -- drives into the chamber -- parks and sees the
               helicopter close to clearing the doors.  

               NICK AND DUNN -- duke it out, each trying to maneuver inside
               the tight quarters of the bay.  Dunn is surprisingly a good
               fighter. 

               HALEY -- thinks quickly -- pushes the lever that lowers a
               cable with a hook.

               ALI -- knows what to do.  As the cable hits the cave floor,
               she grabs it and runs it back past a computer bank and
               latches the hook to an enormous generator. 

               THE HELICOPTER -- lurches when the cable pulls tight.  It
               shifts off balance.

               As Nick punches Dunn back he sees a plateau just a few feet
               below the bay.  He turns to Haley.

                                   NICK
                         Haley, you gotta jump!

                                   HALEY
                         I can't.  I can't do it!

               Dunn attacks Nick again.  While Nick struggles to control
               him, he turns back to Haley.

                                   NICK
                         Just do it!  You can make it!

               HALEY -- looks outside -- sees the plateau -- just as the
               helicopter lurches again. 

               She gets knocked off balance and falls into the air.  

                                   NICK
                         NO!!

               Haley SCREAMS -- hits the side of the plateau, but manages to
               grab onto a sharp outcropping. 

               The helicopter can't take the strain anymore, hitting the
               cavern wall -- just barely missing Haley. 

               As the helicopter loses control and hurtles down, both Nick
               and Dunn leap out. 

               They land on another plateau -- below Haley, but still a
               hundred feet from the floor.

               Ali leaps out of the way as the helicopter crashes into the
               cavern floor.  Even though the frame is crumpled, the blades
               still spin dangerously below. 

               Dunn stands -- adjusts his pack with the laptop inside and
               circles Nick.

               Ali runs to a computer terminal and quickly bypasses
               security.  She punches in a command.  The monitor flashes:
               SCANNING FOR SIGNAL. 

               NICK AND DUNN -- Attack! -- each taking a beating. 

                                   DUNN
                         With everything you've turned to shit
                         today, I will consider it a great
                         success just to have your daughter
                         watch you die.  

                                   NICK
                         Prepare yourself for a big
                         disappointment.

               He hits Dunn again and they continue their fight.

               HALEY -- still clinging to the rock, watches Nick and Dunn
               twenty feet below.

                                   HALEY
                         DAD!  I can't hold on!

               ALI -- gets signal lock, logging into Dunn's laptop.  The
               countdown to finding Nick's chip is in the last ten seconds.

                                   ALI
                         Oh shit. 

               DUNN -- hears a BEEP coming from his computer -- he knows
               what it means.  He lands a powerful kick -- knocks Nick to
               the plateau floor.

               ALI -- quickly pounds the keyboard -- trying to deactivate
               the chip.

               DUNN -- takes out the laptop -- grins at the signal lock. 

                                   ALI
                         NICK!!

               But Nick's still recovering from the hit.  Haley's watching
               it from above. 

               She jumps, dropping down right on top of Dunn.  She claws at
               him with everything she's got.

               ALI -- gains access to the chip.  

                                   ALI
                         Okay -- almost there...

               DUNN -- pulls Haley off -- backhands her across the rocky
               ground.

               Nick stands -- pissed.  He punches Dunn HARD and the laptop
               tumbles down -- teeters on the edge of the plateau. 

               NICK -- lands steady blows -- punches and kicks into Dunn's
               face and chest. 

               He knocks Dunn over the edge, but Dunn grabs on to Nick's leg
               and they both go over.  

               ALI -- looks frustrated.

                                   ALI
                         Come on, come on.  Where the hell are
                         you?

               NICK AND DUNN -- both hang on to the edge of the plateau --
               the helicopter blades spinning below them.

               He rears back and kicks Dunn.  As Dunn falls he grabs the
               laptop from the edge.

               Nick watches helplessly as Dunn and the laptop fall towards
               the blades.

               ALI -- lights up as the screen flashes: HOST DEACTIVATED.

                                   ALI
                         I got it!  

               It's the last thing Dunn hears.  He and the laptop are torn
               to pieces by the blades. 

               The helicopter falls back -- exploding!  Pieces of a blade
               fly right past Nick.  One impales the wall just under his
               feet.  

               He steps on it, pulling himself up -- and into Haley's arms. 
               They hug each other tight.

               Ali watches them -- smiles.
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