THE VIGILANTE
"ENTER THE ORPHIC"
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INT. AIRPORT - MORNING
The airport is giant. There are two floors and a giant viewing window. People are walking around. Jason and Alexis are looking around.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANA3wwe4wc8Xh
Your mom’s coming back after being gone for a week. How do you feel?
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAhVxJFsA6Gf
Surprised that her and my dad didn’t kill each other.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAjqnanO9GRy
What if that’s the surprise and she comes back with his kidneys.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAixLTqUA7AK
What the fuck?
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAwAdC4PHNlP
Oh sorry, I forget not to joke with you like that.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAiKD4pnrVYU
I’ll never understand why you find that funny.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANA9LUSGpnUEy
It's an acquired sense of humor so I hope you never do.
Jamie is walking amongst a crowd of people.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAUwkWvqWoFs
Mom!
Jason and Alexis walk to Jamie. Jason hugs her.
JAMIE235Please respect copyright.PENANAeYsYKa9f2p
Jason. How are you?
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAVMeGzDS21a
I’m doing great. How about you? How was New York?
JAMIE235Please respect copyright.PENANA4uO9J7CME0
It was so nice. Ellen took me to a bunch of different places. That reminds me. Your surprise.
ELLEN ALLEN(22) leans out from behind a pillar. She has a New York accent.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAWhjAc9F9y3
Hi!
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAy8cQsUJY7n
Oh my God.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAzzQMHdLYuS
Wow!
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANA8eKoTB4Okd
Ellen!
Alexis and Ellen hug.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAg4FhTK5stK
At least someone’s happy to see me.
Jason goes to hug Ellen.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANA3ze4xHafhl
I’m sorry. I don’t know why that came out. Of course, I’m happy to see you!
Jason and Ellen hug.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAWLadQT0DVK
How’ve you been?
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANANasFvd9y4J
Wait. Say that again.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANA3tpHfyes3j
How have you been?
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAwIwNhLkt4h
The fuck happened to your accent?
Alexis snickers.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANA1dtgwuhzTp
Bruh.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANA28daTEJomI
You leave New York for three years and you go and lose the accent.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAcrB9nDcfkw
Alexis lost her Jersey accent!
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAPD3nP82xkM
Hey!
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAFtsXHNw6Ij
We saw each other over the holidays. How are you barely noticing?
Beat.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAMybkq3K95d
You know what Jason, this ain’t about me.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAGXlgMoiCeu
Uh-huh.
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EXT. AIRPORT - MOMENTS LATER
Jason closes the trunk to his car. Jamie is in the passenger’s seat. Ellen and Alexis are in the backseat. Jason walks to the drivers.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAkCEg1q5SCJ
(to Ellen)235Please respect copyright.PENANAVrZm81uyae
I think you’re really going to like it here.
Jason enters the car.
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INT. JASON’S CAR - CONTINUOUS
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAporhdQGmFl
The weather is nice, doesn’t get too hot.
Jason starts driving.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAXTwgyqBlxJ
And it’s not covered in smog.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANADL0KiEcmki
But I like my smog.
A loud BANG is heard. The car leans down on the front left side. It makes a scraping sound. It comes to a halt.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAPhrhweYzn9
Shit.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAj7gS0pOxws
What the hell just happened?
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANApG0tm5Uglg
I don’t know.
Jason gets out of the car.
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EXT. JASON’S CAR - CONTINUOUS
The front left side of Jason’s car is completely annihilated. The internals are exposed. Jason stares at it.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAIujzpkMFdf
The fuck?
Alexis gets out. She sees it.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANA3Qq9TdlyPG
Whoa.
She goes right up to it and kneels.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAh900csxsss
Fuck. My car!
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANA85nNbcfQkG
What did this?
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAfbZdtIH0pB
How did it happen?
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANA0KUoQ1tTvj
What did you hit?
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAdKuh5cTehv
Nothing. There wasn’t anything.
Jason looks around. On a nearby roof of a building, he sees The Orphic staring at him. Jason squints his eyes. Alexis stands up.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAvucWjGypuH
What are you looking at?
Jason looks at Alexis.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAs0TWxElwEf
Huh?
Jason looks back at the roof. The Orphic is gone.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANARiOWDnIh7T
The fuck?
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAabzOnIHSoO
What? What did you see?
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAhoiIFJ3S6O
I thought I saw someone up there.
Jason looks at the front of his car.
MOMENTS LATER
Jason’s car is getting lifted by a tow truck. Jason, Alexis, Jamie, and Ellen are standing on the sidewalk.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANARGsr6R0Uxc
Great, now I don’t have a car, and I just put in gas too.
A dark blue 2016 Honda Accord drives up to them. It’s Adam.
ADAM235Please respect copyright.PENANAa4CsRFAYjm
Uber for the Allens.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAwzyQ1tTqEA
Funny.
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INT. ADAM’S CAR - MOVING - MORNING
Jamie is in the passenger seat. Jason, Alexis, and Ellen are in the back. Ellen is in the middle seat.
ADAM235Please respect copyright.PENANA3t7Gx5WGLq
So what happened?
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAQz5JOIE5qH
I don’t know. I was driving, everything was fine, next thing I know my left front wheel comes off.
ADAM235Please respect copyright.PENANANZa36ZpOzr
Randomly?
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAmdCvv8tjHo
Yeah.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAYDifT7pkJn
(to Jason)235Please respect copyright.PENANAtvx7WrxOZn
You know what I find weird.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAR8M4AbGwOq
What?
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAST121yJVQJ
Your front wheel fell off but I didn’t see the wheel or any debris anywhere.
Beat.
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EXT. JASON AND ALEXIS’ HOUSE - MORNING
Adam stops in front of the house. Jason, Alexis, Ellen, and Jamie get out.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAEtOgsaygtA
Thanks again, Adam.
ADAM235Please respect copyright.PENANAfKAxczWSrV
No problem.
Adam goes to the driver's window.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANA1tW6ATitW6
Hey. By any chance, can you help me look into something?
ADAM235Please respect copyright.PENANAyxh7wxWwQf
Yeah. What?
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAKwJFQMLTSr
The Genome Soldier Project. It’s not on any official task force record. Think you can help?
ADAM235Please respect copyright.PENANAm6C0t1sTww
Yeah. How do you know about it?
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAVQuAWzIh0m
The vigilante.
ADAM235Please respect copyright.PENANAwCghByfaBJ
Interesting. But I’m in.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAYRqMv6dgK4
Thanks. And you haven’t heard anything from Montoya, have you?
ADAM235Please respect copyright.PENANAsZFNbeIf38
No. I heard he’s on vacation.235Please respect copyright.PENANAY35eWcykiD
Alexis makes a face.
ADAM235Please respect copyright.PENANAtCI8aHghqt
What?
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAqBcoJp0Kpn
Something isn’t adding up. Montoya wouldn’t just go on vacation without telling us, especially not in the middle of a cartel trying to take over the city.
ADAM
So what do you think happened?
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANA9eUgcb9z8N
I don’t know, but we need to find out.
Beat.
ADAM235Please respect copyright.PENANAZu4scXwLzq
Okay.
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INT. JASON AND ALEXIS’ HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
Jason, Ellen, and Jamie walk in. They have suitcases. Ellen looks around.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAHH7YKMdiRJ
Wow. This is a nice house. Too bad you won’t be able to afford it anymore since you don’t have a car to get to work.
JAMIE235Please respect copyright.PENANAOjeqDR3TPN
Ellen.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAMw1dWPjXjK
Wait, do you work?
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAeEqvfiDoWi
Yes. The fuck?
Alexis enters.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAZnvr8uZStn
Well, I guess we’re taking my car now. Where are you staying Ellen?
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANA64ZCGSxxeI
With my mom. I don’t want to wake up in the middle of the night hearing weird noises coming from-
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANA74dVJYStny
Nope. Let’s go.
Ellen laughs.
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INT. ALEXIS’ CAR - MOMENTS LATER
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAiJPi4r6cPt
So, what’s there to do in Deacon?
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EXT. ICE CREAM PLACE - MORNING
Ellen, Jamie, and Alexis are sitting at a table. Jason walks up to them with a tray of ice cream cups and yogurt.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAq7LaBGjoYm
Watch Ellen, this is the best ice cream in town.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANATMDxEP18Vu
I’ll hold you to it.
Jason hands them ice cream.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAMO4EDbJIVF
Here you go.
Jason sits down.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANA1ZTrZE9CQy
So how are things in New York?
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANABt4yWyfhXU
Better than from when you guys left.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAcPJXygafHT
Really?
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAQ9oPrbTSn1
Yeah, all that stuff you did back then really had an impact. Do you guys miss it?
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAQZkVPSYpJh
Yeah, sometimes. But I prefer how quiet Deacon is compared to New York. I mean, until recently, that is. Gave me flashbacks to New York.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANA5cb0aViZgn
What about you Alexis?
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAd2F1juZpNx
It’s a mixed bag. I grew up there but a lot happened too. I actually didn’t want to leave New York, not after everything that happened so it’s nice to hear that it’s doing well.
A GT V8 Mustang pulls up next to them. A 20-year-old male is in the driver's seat. He looks at Ellen and revs the engine.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAKNmGcr2oQ4
Hey. If you want to impress my sister with a car it better be a food truck.
Ellen looks at Jason.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANARub6sak5mz
Hey.235Please respect copyright.PENANAqcq8CsO1gE
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INT. ELLEN’S ROOM - DAY
Ellen’s room has a bed, a shelf, a mirror, a nightstand, a desk, a drawer, and a window that’s next to her bed. Jason and Ellen enter. Ellen puts her suitcase on the bed. Jason looks around.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAVL0fhcCws2
Wow, look at this piece of shit.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAwkVGG1DJRv
(laughing)235Please respect copyright.PENANAyZnuZb7X8m
Bitch! I was waiting for that. How long were you waiting to do that?
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAxQBTuNE5HW
About three years.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAQLdWjdzVQc
Wow. Well, they do say elephants never forget so.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANATXuQgBKGRK
What the- I- Uh- You- Fuck you.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAIp3cpkjqin
That’s what I thought.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAzy7xtCUbtq
No, I’m the older brother. I’m supposed to be bullying you.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAOqoyb7ItyR
Those childhood years are backfiring on you now, aren't they?
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAL88lhhyHEM
Tee-Hee.
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INT. CAR RENTAL SHOP - DAY
Jason is signing a paper at a counter. Alexis is sitting at a chair.
WORKER235Please respect copyright.PENANAchkZOmdKqq
Sucks what happened to your car. A lot of weird things have been happening in the city ever since the energy blast happened.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAhOMgfmPYxh
Really, like what?
WORKER235Please respect copyright.PENANAA41cJ5fj46
The other day, I was walking down Main Street when a strong gust of wind just blew through. It was so random because it was so calm then all of a sudden, bam.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAZJaLETTWl7
That’s weird, I’ve never had that happen to me.
WORKER235Please respect copyright.PENANARkfVBKNzn4
Yeah, it was crazy.
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Jason finishes signing the paper.
WORKER235Please respect copyright.PENANAGX1Ie4R64z
Anyway, hope you can get your car fixed soon.
Jason grabs the rental car’s keys.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAkDOrQ2zrJh
Thanks.
Jason and Alexis leave.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANANaTmKILDbW
Alright, I’ll see you at the house.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANA6zmtnTFbUd
Okay, babe.
Alexis gets in her car and drives off. Jason walks to the rental car. It’s a 2016 Coupe car.
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INT. RENTAL CAR - MOVING - CONTINUOUS
Jason is driving down through the city. He’s listening to music. He spots The Orphic on a roof. Jason parks the car. He gets out.
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EXT. RENTAL CAR - CONTINUOUS
Jason looks at The Orphic. The Orphic is looking back at him. Jason runs toward him.
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EXT. SIDE OF BUILDING - MOMENTS LATER
Jason starts climbing up the side of the building.
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EXT. ROOFTOP - CONTINUOUS
Jason gets on the roof. The Orphic is looking away.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAZs1IReWXIt
It was you. I saw you when my car got destroyed! Why?
The Orphic turns around.
THE ORPHIC235Please respect copyright.PENANAUxuvpn703x
Old wounds die hard. Jason.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAXEK8wb5lOI
You know my name? How?
The Orphic starts walking toward Jason.
THE ORPHIC235Please respect copyright.PENANAf0K9SB0bJL
Don’t tell me you have forgotten because I haven’t forgotten you! I have been searching for you for a long, long time.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAKG4pdztXw0
What?
THE ORPHIC235Please respect copyright.PENANA1xegIqQhWN
This body, mangled, burned, by your hand.
The Orphic levitates.
THE ORPHIC235Please respect copyright.PENANAk00AFhOC1J
Time to return the favor.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAvtjuIxsaYh
No way.
Jason and The Orphic fight. Jason throws punches at The Orphic. The Orphic blocks them all. Jason goes for a spinning kick.
The Orphic blocks it. Jason backs up. He charges at The Orphic. The Orphic is gone. Jason looks around.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANANdj3MOUQZV
Where did he go?
The Orphic floats down behind Jason. Jason turns around. The Orphic punches Jason across the face twice, then once in the stomach. Jason falls to his knees. The Orphic stares at him.
THE ORPHIC235Please respect copyright.PENANAizomTWdt7w
What a shame.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAUtmKwSIstf
Who are you?
THE ORPHIC235Please respect copyright.PENANAfRQ3VmGQ2o
So you have forgotten. I am The Orphic. This is not the first time we’ve faced each other nor the last.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAGDwHXJp0R2
What do you mean?
Jason goes to look at The Orphic. The Orphic is gone. Jason gets up.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAldDEd8o6Kg
What? What does he mean?
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INT. BUNKER - DAY
Jason is on the laptop. He searches Interpol for The Orphic. Nothing comes up. He puts on an evidence board, “Who is The Orphic?” Jason puts a note under. “Connected to the energy wave blast?”
Other things on the evidence board is, “Genome Soldier Project,” “Who is Oscar?” They each have notes underneath. Jason examines the board.
Jason opens a crate. Two Bushido-Kai sticks are inside. He grabs them. Jason stretches. He starts training. He moves and swings the Bushido-Kai sticks.
His swings are controlled. He flips and strikes at the air. He spins the Bushido-Kai sticks around in a defensive manner. He starts spinning. He stops.
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INT. JASON AND ALEXIS’ HOUSE - DAY
Alexis is on the phone.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAEHMbidiPZ3
(into phone)235Please respect copyright.PENANANEGIcK9g3x
What did you find?
ADAM (V.O.)235Please respect copyright.PENANAOy28OIh5L3
(over phone)235Please respect copyright.PENANAFkid4xYx6s
I did some deep digging into the archives.
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INT. BULL PEN - CONTINUOUS
Adam is seated at a computer. Other desks with computers on them are placed around the room.
ADAM235Please respect copyright.PENANAV16zcn0ENq
Nothing too interesting, old operations, old reports, that is until I found a file detailing stuff like gene therapy, nano machines. Is this it?
INTERCUT ALEXIS AND ADAM
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANA4LEwW5SSJX
I think, it sounds similar to what’s on the file. What else is on it?
ADAM235Please respect copyright.PENANAZkbdIi4P08
Uh, let’s see.235Please respect copyright.PENANA4PMUxkDm3m
(reading)235Please respect copyright.PENANAacapr1P3I5
The search for the next generation of soldiers is near, in the light of the DeSantos cartel’s recent surge in attacks, we are ready to commence the next phase in our operation. Galen and Mara Walker have volunteered to be one of the first in line.235Please respect copyright.PENANAKR75s3rhvn
(stops reading)235Please respect copyright.PENANAKh72aJZmi2
Galen and Mara. Aren’t those Abraham’s parents?
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAedFTMqz82M
Yeah. What else does it say?
ADAM235Please respect copyright.PENANAzpiXsmPg2m
That’s it. There’s no update, at least not on here.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAW10Gp1tk8l
So what happened with the project, and why is it coming up all of a sudden?
ADAM235Please respect copyright.PENANAIWUNJUHzaO
I don’t know. This is the first time I’m hearing about it. What do you think?
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAO5Vr2DUKri
I don’t know.
Beat.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAZNR68Jna25
I think I’m going to have to make a call.
Alexis hangs up. She presses buttons on her phone. She puts the phone up to her ear. The phone rings.
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INT. TASK FORCE 105 HEADQUARTERS HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS
Abraham is walking down a hall. Other 105 operators walk through the halls. His phone vibrates. He grabs his phone and looks at it. “Alexis” He answers.
ABRAHAM235Please respect copyright.PENANADtQTk1QRQE
(into phone)235Please respect copyright.PENANAZnu6luKsHO
Oh fuck. What do you need help with now, Alexis?
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INT. JASON AND ALEXIS' HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAMuW8mc9qQt
Hey, rude.
INTERCUT ALEXIS AND ABRAHAM
ABRAHAM235Please respect copyright.PENANAlHR1MRBfRi
Don’t act like you haven’t said worse. Seriously though, what’s up?
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAbT0EyLt3Ds
Have you heard about the energy blast that happened here a while back?
ABRAHAM235Please respect copyright.PENANAtsEijUmBXp
Uh yeah, I might’ve.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANArdYR2UBe8V
So after a bit of off-the-cuff digging, something called The Genome Soldier Project came up.
Abraham stops walking.
ABRAHAM235Please respect copyright.PENANAnGDgOFnGaZ
What did you say?
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAta09oQWQSX
Genome Soldier Project. You know what that is?
ABRAHAM235Please respect copyright.PENANAk9mWyDJS6o
Vaguely. It was a CIA led operation, my parents were one of the first ones to volunteer for it.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANA4TUrh8271K
And what happened?
ABRAHAM235Please respect copyright.PENANAW4bzov4lVo
It worked, they were faster, stronger, more resilient. Super soldiers. But it got canceled because the syndicate found out about it, and the CIA didn’t want to risk the project getting into their hands. What exactly happened over there?
Beat.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANALir8bemhgT
We got the file from Helix Genetics. A witness that was there said, Javier Madrazo activated a sphere that caused the blast. Would you know anything about a sphere?
ABRAHAM235Please respect copyright.PENANA9DSUlFbCsZ
No. My parents said it involved gene therapy and nano machines.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAYJTUJ8L3a6
So if this is The Genome Soldier Project, it’s a new version of it.
ABRAHAM235Please respect copyright.PENANAyp4bEbFFYH
And you said Helix Genetics did this? Why?
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAggv0lIm0qK
I don’t know yet. That’s what we’re still trying to figure out.
ABRAHAM235Please respect copyright.PENANA91qEIJEmLF
Let me know if you find anything else.
STAY WITH ALEXIS
Alexis hangs up. Jason enters the living room. He’s sweaty.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAO5Epza5KrM
Damn, what did you do, run in the Sahara?
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAB2EvmdP6Fn
I just had an intense workout.
Jason goes to hug Alexis.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAypil7C2ddY
Come on bring it in.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAgqfH44T7io
(laughing)235Please respect copyright.PENANAZheDaBxgNV
Hell no. Take a shower first.
Jason hugs Alexis.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAxKdtMJKo2W
Ah.
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INT. TASK FORCE 212 HEADQUARTERS HALLWAY - DAY
Adam walks down a hall. He gets to a door. Richard Montoya is written on it. Adam tries opening it. It’s locked.
ADAM235Please respect copyright.PENANAZjQi9tTMxv
Shit. Locked.
Ricky walks up to Adam.
RICKY235Please respect copyright.PENANALJrWsS6T91
Hey Runnels, what are you up to?
Adam points at the door. Ricky looks at the sign.
RICKY235Please respect copyright.PENANAB52K9vqTtU
Oh, yeah, he’s not here. He hasn’t been here actually.
ADAM235Please respect copyright.PENANACuWyA9K5Nc
I know. I’m trying to figure out why.
He looks around.
ADAM235Please respect copyright.PENANAGqRJpB1EjJ
Keep a look out for me yeah?
Adam walks down the hallway.
RICKY235Please respect copyright.PENANAdRnKkbc4J6
Uh, okay.
Ricky looks up and down the hall. A 212 operator walks down the hall.
RICKY235Please respect copyright.PENANABN89coEnQb
Hey, how’s it going?
212 OPERATOR235Please respect copyright.PENANA8gojtRSFs7
Pretty good. How about you?
RICKY235Please respect copyright.PENANA4cQuvJme4f
Great.
Ricky hears the sound of metal dropping from inside Montoya’s office. He looks.
RICKY235Please respect copyright.PENANAhWACL3x0BK
What was that?
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INT. MONTOYA’S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS
A grate from a vent is on the floor. Adam walks to Montoya’s desk. He turns on Richard’s computer. The desktop appears on the screen.
ADAM235Please respect copyright.PENANADT3mn8VRSx
No login, Montoya? I expected better.
He goes into Montoya’s records and logs. The last recorded activity from Montoya is from June 14th. It’s now June 21st.
ADAM235Please respect copyright.PENANATjshWVc6I4
June 14th. The day after the energy wave.
Adam goes to look at security footage from the 14th. It shows Montoya leaving alone. Adam switches to the outside camera. It shows Montoya getting in a car and leaving.
ADAM235Please respect copyright.PENANAymOlU9Km0J
Huh.
Adam walks out.
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INT. JASON AND ALEXIS' ROOM - DAY
Alexis sits at a desk. She is reading through the Genome Soldier Project file.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANArja2yTFeY1
(reading)235Please respect copyright.PENANAdbx5NRzvW5
Tests are showing promising results, subject is displaying an impressive amount of strength and durability. Vitals seem stable so far but further monitoring is recommended.
Alexis turns the page.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAIJ1Hh2Tuto
(reading)235Please respect copyright.PENANAOcchRjUg5E
A new subject has been brought forward. She put up a bit of a fight but was able to be apprehended. After administering nano-machines, the subject went crazy and escaped into the facility, causing a small surge in one of our accelerators. The resulting surge produced unidentified particles and dark matter.
On the file, “unidentified particles” is circled with an arrow pointed at it. “Tachyons!” is written at the base of the arrow.
Alexis puts the file down.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAgrcyv6WDgd
Dark matter, test subjects. What the hell was HelixGenetics up to?
She gets out the number Jason gave her as the vigilante. She looks at it.
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INT. JASON AND ALEXIS' KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS
Jason is sitting at the kitchen table. His burner phone vibrates. He looks at it and sees Alexis calling. The caller ID says “Work”. He quickly grabs the phone and runs outside toward the patio.
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INT. JASON AND ALEXIS' PATIO - CONTINUOUS
The patio is a small area with brick walls. It’s below street level. He answers the phone. He puts on his vigilante voice.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAGJtZkQAqON
(deep voice)235Please respect copyright.PENANAsWFVER7GmX
Hello?
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INT. JASON AND ALEXIS' ROOM - CONTINUOUS
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAAqenyFcLV0
How quickly can you meet?
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INT. JASON AND ALEXIS' PATIO - CONTINUOUS
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAcfgwp0JAWV
(deep voice)235Please respect copyright.PENANAU54R9QxV95
Uh.
Jason looks back into the house.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAU8UMz0X6MK
(deep voice)235Please respect copyright.PENANA4EWJW48kAG
Now?
ALEXIS (OVER PHONE)235Please respect copyright.PENANAgoVpJouK8B
You don’t sound sure.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAxXrOGzvFY2
(deep voice)235Please respect copyright.PENANAUSTR3j8jMX
No, right now. Right now. Where are you planning on meeting?
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INT. JASON AND ALEXIS' LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Alexis walks into the living room. There’s a bag on the couch. Alexis puts the file in the bag.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANA7LJnsdpfUF
On the roof of-
She looks toward the patio and sees Jason.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAlOT56qq9wE
Babe?
Jason turns around. He moves the phone down.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAyx9tkZj2iN
Yes?
Beat.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANA01gKsMQsRP
I’m on the phone with work. It’s pretty important.
Jason shows her the phone screen. Alexis stares for a bit. Jason turns around. He presses the mute button.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAINAZ1ZULKk
(into phone)235Please respect copyright.PENANAwdL3YdFZCz
Sorry about that it was my fiancé. Oh, she’s doing fine.
Jason walks to the front right corner. Alexis looks back at the bag.
JASON (OVER PHONE)235Please respect copyright.PENANAxX6aCYzwjN
(deep voice)235Please respect copyright.PENANAeAGzE7xlRa
You still there?
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANA3N2rSB8KwF
Yes sorry. Sunnyside Beach Park.
Alexis side-eyes Jason. He’s facing away looking at a corner.
JASON (OVER PHONE)235Please respect copyright.PENANATbVDSguqYO
(deep voice)235Please respect copyright.PENANAX7CGVkyFsF
Okay. I’ll be there.
The call hangs up. Jason still has his phone up to his ear. Alexis picks up the bag and leaves.
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INT. JASON AND ALEXIS' PATIO - CONTINUOUS
Jason puts the phone down and lets out a big sigh.
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INT. SUNNYSIDE BEACH PARK - DAY
The area is next to water. There’s sand and a volleyball net. Alexis is sitting at a bench in an area with grass and trees.
JASON (O.C.)235Please respect copyright.PENANAbuCSgMXdcs
(deep voice)235Please respect copyright.PENANAEIBUzlDqUE
Quite a way from Deacon aren’t we?
Alexis turns around. Jason is in his gear, leaning against a tree in the shade.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAny1OKdFQ08
Not that far.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAcnBUDmygGC
(deep voice)235Please respect copyright.PENANAksZ42h7X23
What did you find?
Alexis gets up with the bag in her hand. She gets the file. She walks toward Jason.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAftXrRZgsF1
I looked into the file like you wanted me to. Are you sure this is from HelixGenetics?
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANABYV5avvTHZ
(deep voice)235Please respect copyright.PENANAFOzbiVxBlu
Yeah. Came straight from one of their researchers desk.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAHVfMc37XDq
Well, they're up to some messed up shit.
She hands Jason the file. He looks through it.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAVAsUVx6zPT
From the looks of it, they were experimenting on people, gene therapy, nanomachines, enhanced durability and agility, tachyons, dark matter. Who knows what they did to those people?
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAG04wa9hBNn
(deep voice)235Please respect copyright.PENANAs4lOgNDyRc
If they were experimenting on people we need to stop them.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAZbiKAfumI3
Yeah, but that comes to the question of why they were doing this and what happened to those people.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAEcIorhala1
(deep voice)235Please respect copyright.PENANAluKf4YxDG0
Yeah.
Alexis’ phone rings. REEVES.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAkRW8QsxR0U
Sorry, I got to take this.
Alexis answers.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAf5CgluPdmi
Reeves.
235Please respect copyright.PENANA1nVJnt1v5X
INT. REEVES’ OFFICE - CONTINUOUS
Reeves is walking around his office.
REEVES235Please respect copyright.PENANATLNWR1IQWU
Summers, I need you back here at headquarters.
INTERCUT ALEXIS AND REEVES.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAIw1AklviIF
What for?
REEVES235Please respect copyright.PENANAgeuFjcgUrQ
Detail. I’m giving a speech at 21:00 to the city in response to the energy wave. I need you there.
STAY WITH ALEXIS.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANACrHl0qoAn6
Yes sir. I’ll be there.
Alexis hangs up.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANA4Opk7jF1M5
I gotta go. I’ll let you know if anything else comes up.
Alexis leaves. Jason gets a call from Ellen. He answers.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAG2qKzesv5i
Hello?
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INT. JAMIE'S HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
Ellen is sitting on the couch.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANA6EqhHY4xhP
Hey bitch. Where you at?
INTERCUT JASON AND ELLEN.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAUKVaku47KJ
Out.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAy9BkUbSsPL
Let’s do something.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANACVGG1OVnJf
Why?
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANA2Wj7QlQ33G
Do I really need a reason to see the brother that I barely see?
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAaJ9ArXqiqE
Okay, what do you want to do?
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAOjNWB7SLWk
I don’t know. Show me around the city. What’s here to do in Deacon?
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANA8XOG3CqglP
Uh, there’s an ice cream place in town. I’ll take you there.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANABCIoQRygaK
Okay cool, tell me when you’re on your way.
Ellen hangs up.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAR23ka2muS6
Dammit, Ellen.
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INT. ICE CREAM PLACE - DAY
Jason and Ellen are sitting at a table. The ice cream place isn’t too big. There’s a single row of tables against the wall.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANALazLbPxmcI
So what do you think of Deacon?
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANA2lzp4hB99C
It’s nice and quiet. Nothing like New York.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAnTz3yLscAu
Yeah.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAvh1iAKxrGM
Do you miss it?
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAvoM26ZQ2MI
Uh, no not really. Traffic, smog, crowded, loud. I mean I did at first but I think I like the quiet suburban life suits me better.
Ellen laughs.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAWTYGdUen6B
I do miss Ritchie though. We keep in touch every now and then but that’s about it. Wait, you two aren’t-
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAWS0Se5AzuB
No. He’s made it clear he’s not interested in me.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAoc9qjGk4sR
Multiple times.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAqGefGXvKsQ
Yeah, don’t remind me.
Ellen looks around.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAUwd5yL8y9w
Well at least the city cleans up pretty good. You can’t even tell all that stuff with the cartel and energy wave happened.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAN8OxctUdVK
Nope, but that was a stressful time for all of us here.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAvZHuUeZAYk
Trouble just seems to follow you and Alexis doesn’t it?
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAv5tTy3FUjm
Uh, more like Alexis.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAtKqkyxFZnM
Where is she anyway?
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAl7yhPw9WCS
I don’t know. Reeves called her and she ran off.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAIvZv44gXfY
Oh. So when’s the wedding?
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAhbEk5ggn3p
We’re still in the planning phase.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAsXe3G21tVt
Oh.
Jason looks outside through a window and sees The Orphic on a roof staring at him. Jason stands up.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAZsnmY7wDYN
What? What is it?
Ellen looks where Jason is looking.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAKba4VUIp8s
Uh, I just remembered another place to go. An aquarium.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAYzbizCDYST
Are you okay?
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAfeuAzzCq4f
Yeah. Come on.
Jason walks away.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANA7dARiJJytn
Uh okay.
Ellen walks after him.
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EXT. CITY STREET - CONTINUOUS
Jason grabs Ellen’s hand and walks down the street. The Orphic is still staring at him. They turn a corner.
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EXT. PARKING AREA - CONTINUOUS
Jason’s rental car comes into view. Jason speed walks to it. He unlocks the car.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAUtQN3JW6Xb
Come on get in.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANACcza7qzb8O
Jason, you’re freaking me out.
Jason gets to the driver’s side. He grabs the door handle when suddenly--
The Orphic grabs his hand and pulls it off. He punches Jason. Ellen screams. Jason goes flying and hits another car.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAVeVv1avy9X
What the hell?
THE ORPHIC235Please respect copyright.PENANAzL9dK64Q7O
No place is safe from me, Jason! You can’t beat me. You’re all alone!
Jason gets up. He takes a fighting stance. The Orphic goes towards Jason and starts hitting him. Jason blocks the hits. He hits The Orphic back a couple of times. Jason does a spinning tornado kick and kicks The Orphic.
Ellen hides behind the rental car. The Orphic swings at Jason’s head. Jason ducks and goes to kick The Orphic in the side.
The Orphic grabs Jason’s leg and drives his elbow down on it. Jason stumbles backward while grabbing his leg. The Orphic slides to Jason and kicks him in the face and stomach.
The Orphic lifts Jason up by the neck.
THE ORPHIC235Please respect copyright.PENANAvqu0zapdxM
No. Too easy! You deserve far worse!
The Orphic throws Jason down on the concrete. The Orphic vanishes. Jason starts coughing. He has a bruise on the right side of his face. Ellen runs to Jason.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAWcNJaIuM0B
Jason!
Ellen checks on Jason.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANA9wdUTrMUJ4
Jason! Are you okay?
Jason sits up.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANA4lobkDZaPA
Yeah, I think so.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAwAwTorbxOP
What was that?
Jason catches his breath.
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EXT. WAREHOUSE AREA - EVENING
Jason is walking. Ellen follows him.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAubQqvYaQE8
Jason, seriously what was that? You can’t keep ignoring my question!
They get to the entrance of a warehouse building and stop walking.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANA2Sa72ehILp
I don’t know!
Jason closes his eyes momentarily. He presses a button on the wall, and the shutter door opens, revealing Jason’s bunker. Ellen looks inside.
235Please respect copyright.PENANA0oYJKzHJGZ
INT. JASON’S BUNKER - CONTINUOUS
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAFx7VM0j1kJ
What is this? Where are we?
Jason walks inside. Ellen follows him.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAeZ8Y5n0Luo
This is my hideout.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANA0P283n1NfJ
Hideout?
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAjGJWVUQGhn
Have you heard of The Man in Black since you’ve been here?
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAWM4Y6ziPFX
I might have heard a thing or two. Why?
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAJvFUxLC3sC
Because I’m him.
Beat.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAUj6dPlt916
What?
Jason walks to a display.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAtYrhj3r81F
I’m The Man in Black.
Jason presses a button. The inside lights up revealing his gear.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAtfTiwvz4ch
The vigilante.
Ellen walks up to the display and looks at the gear.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAlzBk9qfz3t
What the fuck? Since when?
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAHKxyJGYFs4
For a good while now.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAf8NKJ868IA
Is that why that guy came after you? Because he found out who you were?
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAx81fkDbApu
I don’t know how he knows. He seemed to already know. He says we’ve faced each other before.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAxGbvyUvsFG
What does he mean by that?
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANApxVnmaduOi
I don’t know.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAQg1SGtX98J
Why are you telling me this?
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAzI0aGS99TD
Because I can’t hold this in anymore. I just... I feel guilty hiding this from Alexis because I’m basically lying to her face and I don’t know how she’ll react if I tell her. Now this guy is running around and I can’t seem to beat him so now I don’t know what to do!
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAqIQgtwPh2W
Jason... I don’t know what’s happened the past three years you’ve been here in Deacon but... one of the things I admire you for is... your ability to not give up. You’re one of the most, if not the most, headstrong and determined people I know... Do you remember when you got beat up in high school by Colton Harper? Dad was going to sign you up for classes before Ritchie swooped in and do you remember how quickly you learned most of it?
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAevouTTRRK8
Yeah.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAMs0pYRFCA1
There’s nothing you can’t do Jason. Once you put your mind to something you knock it out of the park. This guy, he may seem unbeatable but I know that you will find a way to beat him.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANA3YW7UsEyBu
...Thanks.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAqIFUcLairb
Plus, we’re related, so what you can do, I also can do only better.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAVR0d6GdCBs
Oh, thanks for that.
Ellen laughs.
235Please respect copyright.PENANAETSYGGgjmE
EXT. ROOFTOP - NIGHT
Jason is in his gear. He looks around the area.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAgOzQCn6svj
No sign of The Orphic yet.
235Please respect copyright.PENANAYCd48PdzIT
INT. JASON'S BUNKER - CONTINUOUS
Ellen is watching a live feed on a monitor. The live feed is leveled with Jason’s chest.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAVrSDRtgpRW
The Orphic. Interesting name.
JASON (V.O.)235Please respect copyright.PENANAZdUhrZVK5I
I’m going to go looking around.
On the feed Jason starts moving.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANA4AWGKuFUoJ
Yeah, don’t mind me. I’m just going to sit here watching.
Ellen puts her hand on her head.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAECopOHvbuI
This is not how I imagined sibling time going.
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EXT. ROOFTOPS - CONTINUOUS
Jason is running and jumping across rooftops. He looks around and finds nothing.
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EXT. TASK FORCE 212 HEADQUARTERS - CONTINUOUS
An assembly of people are seated outside the entrance. A podium has been built at the entrance. A stand and a microphone are in the middle. Task Force 212 operators are guarding the area.
Alexis is standing next to the entrance. Reeves walks to the stand.
REEVES235Please respect copyright.PENANARy30Aqpm4d
I’d like to thank you all for being here today. The events that transpired last week were catastrophic and shook our city to it’s core. Buildings toppled, people dead and many more injured. With the effort of my men, we have minimized the damage and fallout-
Reeves continues his speech as Alexis looks around.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAjvMPn68I1W
(into radio)235Please respect copyright.PENANABnhWoj5xTg
Everyone check in.
BRADLEY (OVER RADIO)235Please respect copyright.PENANAJs5rmOj5La
Clear back here.
ADAM (OVER RADIO)235Please respect copyright.PENANA3syWqcK5V5
All clear up here.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAEJdWl8aIzD
(into radio)235Please respect copyright.PENANAhvI5whQPDI
Keep your eyes peeled. I don’t want any surprises.
235Please respect copyright.PENANABkFrB28KwA
INT. ROOFTOPS - CONTINUOUS
Jason is walking on a rooftop. He hears an alarm go off.
235Please respect copyright.PENANA6S6EWlIDuQ
EXT. STORE ALLEYWAY - CONTINUOUS
Two MASKED MEN come out of a door. They run further into the alley.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAIIANd04a3E
Dammit.
The two Masked Men are running when Jason drops down in front of them.
MASKED MAN235Please respect copyright.PENANAghcODTTkbp
What the fuck?
The two Masked Men take out their guns. Jason throws a throwing knife at one of the guns. The gun goes flying out of one of the Masked Men’s hands.
The other Masked Men fire at Jason. Jason runs out of the way. Jason hides behind a bin. He pokes out of cover and throws a throwing knife. It hits the Masked Man in the chest. He collapses.
ELLEN (OVER RADIO)235Please respect copyright.PENANAfHFCorE8jT
Oh my gosh, Jason. What the fuck?
Ellen gags.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAdTVcTgTQu6
Shit. I forgot you were watching. It’s okay, he’s alive.
The Masked Man who lost his gun goes for it. He dives for it. Jason gets over him and punches him in the head.
The Masked Man grabs his head. Jason turns him around. Jason punches him twice in the head. The Masked Man is knocked down. Jason goes to walk away.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAmBbc6dHQ6h
Ellen send an anonymous tip. Tell them-
He stops walking. The Orphic levitates down. Jason backs up.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAfibyBiVFJF
I’ve been looking for you. This time I’m ready.
The Orphic looks at Jason.
THE ORPHIC235Please respect copyright.PENANA4YZ77t76rD
Very well. Let’s see who’s the last one standing.
Jason swings at The Orphic. The Orphic evades and blocks the attack. The Orphic hits Jason in the face. Jason runs back to a wall and starts climbing up it. The Orphic chases after him.
235Please respect copyright.PENANAlbiJTRAyT4
INT. ROOFTOP - CONTINUOUS
Jason climbs to the roof and throws a cluster of debris at the floor. The Orphic levitates onto the roof. He lands when suddenly, the cluster of debris explodes. A dust cloud forms.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAhaAz3zM59y
How about that you fuck!
The dust clears. The Orphic is staggered but quickly regains his posture. He’s mad.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAL9Sd6NecG4
No way.
The Orphic attacks Jason with a flurry of strikes and kicks. Jason starts blocking his face and body. Jason goes to attack The Orphic.
The Orphic vanishes. Jason hits nothing. The Orphic reappears behind Jason. Jason swings at him. The Orphic vanishes again.
Jason looks around.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAGPgskrUXxb
Where did you go?
The Orphic reappears behind him. The Orphic turns Jason around and unleashes a BRUTAL flurry of strikes.
Jason falls to his knees. The Orphic roundhouse kicks him in the right side of his head, knocking him to the floor. The Orphic picks Jason up. Jason is bleeding over his right eye.
THE ORPHIC235Please respect copyright.PENANAuhu81mo1mi
Pathetic.
The Orphic vanishes with Jason.
235Please respect copyright.PENANAIGaZeUWvDX
INT. ALLEY - CONTINUOUS
The Orphic reappears and throws Jason against a wall. He goes to Jason and lifts him up and punches him in the gut. He throws Jason against another wall.
Jason doesn’t move. The Orphic walks to Jason and grabs him by the collar of his sweater.
235Please respect copyright.PENANAsKI5fvHWTF
EXT. TASK FORCE 212 HEADQUARTERS - MOMENTS LATER
REEVES235Please respect copyright.PENANAjuMgkTuap0
We are strong and resilient, and we will come ba-
The Orphic appears behind Reeves. He still has Jason by the collar. Reeves turns and looks at The Orphic. Reeves backs away.
REEVES235Please respect copyright.PENANAWrT6stdMlm
The hell?
Alexis aims her gun at The Orphic.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAHjvS9mlSdv
Unknown contact!
The other 212 operators turn around and aim their guns. The assembly of people get up out of their chairs.
212 OPERATOR235Please respect copyright.PENANAdlL7rgeJPr
Drop it!
The Orphic makes a throwing motion at the operators. A red field shoots out of his hands. Adam gets behind cover. Three 212 operators get hit by the field and evaporate.
RICKY235Please respect copyright.PENANAH6dCSwvItA
Oh shit!
Ricky pops out of cover and fires at The Orphic. The Orphic catches the bullets with his hand. He opens his hand and drops them. The Orphic walks to the front of the building. More operators aim their guns.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAQGCBWHPTck
Hold your fire!
The Orphic walks to the front of the podium.
THE ORPHIC235Please respect copyright.PENANAQAgKXer1Wx
Behold, your hero! The Raven!
The Orphic throws Jason down on the ground. A reporter records The Orphic.
THE ORPHIC235Please respect copyright.PENANAZqSOmbCXTb
His days of fighting crime throughout the city are done!
235Please respect copyright.PENANAxkYIYZf4FB
Adam pops out of cover and fires at The Orphic. The rest of the 212 operators fire at The Orphic.
The bullets hit The Orphic. He drops Jason and gets staggered. He looks at the operators. The Orphic stops ALL the bullets in mid-air.
He makes a pushing motion and the bullets fly back at the operators. They all drop dead except for a few. Adam and Ricky are behind cover.
Jason tries getting up. The Orphic grabs him by the throat.
THE ORPHIC235Please respect copyright.PENANAPb5lbFkdKO
I am The Orphic. This city, this world, is mine!
He raises his hand and it glows red. He’s about to strike when more 212 operators fire at The Orphic. Jason gets away.
Reeves is hiding behind cover. He looks over to see The Orphic glow red and release a large blast. He goes back underneath the cover.
The cover is eviscerated, knocking Reeves down. When Reeves looks up The Orphic is gone.
Alexis runs to Adam and Ricky.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANAaWKaB1B0Vb
Are you guys okay?
Ricky is on the floor groveling in pain. He’s grabbing his shoulder cap.
ADAM235Please respect copyright.PENANAwSnXUwwUUL
Ricky got hit.
Alexis checks Ricky’s shoulder cap. There’s a gnarly gash.
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANA0TmOVDIWlV
Oh fuck.
ADAM235Please respect copyright.PENANA8dONvynBgH
What the hell was that?
ALEXIS235Please respect copyright.PENANA4GUhWVV97u
I don’t know.
Not too far, Jason collapses. He touches his shoulder.
JASON
Ellen!
Jason blacks out.
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INT. JASON’S BUNKER - MORNING
Jason wakes up. His vision is blurry. He’s looking at the roof. He looks around and sees a blurry figure.
It gets up and walks toward him. Jason’s vision clears. It’s Ellen. Jason sits up. He doesn’t have his mask on.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAYxoXFtbeXO
Thank God you’re awake.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAsXk2eI6FZq
How long was I out for? What happened?
Ellen turns on a TV. Isabella Valdez is on the TV. Jason sits up.
ISABELLA (ON TV)235Please respect copyright.PENANACHvtQloZKA
Tragedy be-felled Nicholas Reeves’ address to the city last night when a mysterious man who calls himself The Orphic, interrupted the speech killing at least seven Task Force 212 operators and fourteen people who were in attendance and injuring many more.
The TV shows the footage of The Orphic.
ISABELLA (ON TV)235Please respect copyright.PENANAHecrmZexUq
The motivation of The Orphic is unclear but what is clear is that he’s not here in peace. In other news the rumors of a vigilante operating in the shadows has been seemingly confirmed as showcased by The Orphic last night. The Raven, a victim in The Orphic’s attack. Who is this Raven and why is he doing this? But more importantly, is he still alive or not.
Ellen turns off the TV. She looks at Jason.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANAIxDL8sQO0U
The Raven, huh?
Jason sits up.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANANicGbaiSvI
I’ve never called myself that. I don’t know where The Orphic got that from.
ELLEN235Please respect copyright.PENANA1uWYevSJW4
What happened out there, Jason? One second you’re fine, the next I hear you getting beat up and calling for help.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1xZC8j3Vp
I lost again. I couldn’t beat him.
Jason stands up and walks.
JASON235Please respect copyright.PENANALX0UHEwfwm
All that training, practicing, learning, and I could barely touch him, I’m not good enough to beat The Orphic. But this city is in danger so I can’t stop, I won’t stop until he’s dead.
END OF EPISODE
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