ACT FOUR
INT. HOTEL HALLWAY-OUTSIDE SUITE 1802 - CONTINUOUS
They open the door, and scan the room, which looks trashed, and has clearly been searched. Everything is out of place and strewn about the floor.
CHUCK
(scared)
Casey-
He looks around the room.
CHUCK (CONT'D)
They know we're CIA.
CASEY
We gotta get out of here.
Casey grabs Chuck's arm and they run out of the room and down the hallway.
INT. ABANDONED WAREHOUSE - LATER
The warehouse is very big and dimly lit. Six men dressed in black holding guns are guarding the perimeter.
Sarah's arms are tied to the arms of a wooden chair, and beads of sweat are clearly visible on her face and shoulders. Her hair and face appear roughed up. Dr. Kroner is standing over Sarah holding a knife.
DR. KRONER
So, Agent Walker, we know who you really are. What
would bring a CIA agent like yourself to the opening
of my little casino?
Sarah looks around the warehouse trying to find an escape.
DR. KRONER (CONT'D)
You're not going to find a way out; you're surrounded.
(pauses)
Now, be a good girl and tell me,
He moves in closer with the knife.
DR. KRONER (CONT'D)
How much does the CIA know about project Amadeus?
Sarah remains silent.
DR. KRONER (CONT'D)
Alright,
(backs away slightly)
let's start with an easier question.
(pauses)
Who is your partner?
Sarah looks uneasy and squirms in the seat.
Dr. Kroner signals to a couple of his men who begin moving in closer to Sarah.
INT. HOTEL LOBBY - THE PARISIAN - CONTINUOUS
Casey and Chuck have just met up in the lobby.
CASEY
I searched the poker room. There's no one left.
CHUCK
(concerned)
Which way would they have gone? We searched
the entrance, the rooms-
CASEY
The back.
(turns around, indicating the hallway)
There's an emergency exit. Let's go.
Casey and Chuck run down the hallway.
INT. HOTEL EMERGENCY EXIT - MOMENTS LATER
When they reach the emergency exit, Chuck sees Sarah's watch smashed on the ground. He bends down and picks up the pieces looking at them terrified.
Casey looks down at Chuck holding Sarah's watch and sees her gun and clutch in the corner.
CASEY
They have her.
INT. ABANDONED WAREHOUSE - CONTINUOUS
Sarah is in pain and appears exhausted. She did not blow their cover.
DR. KRONER
We searched the room, and found no trace of the intel.
But don't worry, I'm sure your husband will have it.
SARAH
(out of breath)
He has nothing to do with this.
One of the men dressed in black comes over to Dr. Kroner and whispers something to him, and gives him a phone.
DR. KRONER
Well, if this is true, then he won't answer when
I call Mr. Halding's number.
Sarah looks concerned.
EXT. HOTEL EMERGENCY EXIT - CONTINUOUS
CHUCK
(scared)
Casey, where could they have taken her?
Casey wants to give Chuck a response but can't.
A phone RINGS and Chuck reaches into his pocket and pulls out two iPhones (one belonging to Sarah). Sarah's phone, running on Halding's SIM card, is the one ringing.
Unknown caller appears on the screen. Chuck is about to answer the call.
CASEY
No!-
CHUCK
Casey! They took her! They took Sarah and this
is our only chance to get her back-
Chuck answers the phone.
CHUCK (CONT'D)
(in phone)
Yes-
DR. KRONER (O.S.)
(in phone)
Ahh. This is Charles I presume.
Casey takes out his cell phone and starts tracking the location of the caller as Chuck talks to Dr. Kroner.
CHUCK
(in phone)
What do you want?
INT. ABANDONED WAREHOUSE - CONTINUOUS
Dr. Kroner is standing facing Sarah holding out his phone on speaker.
DR. KRONER
(in phone)
I have your girl.
Sarah looks defeated and worried at hearing Chuck's voice on the phone.
CHUCK (O.S.)
(in phone)
What have you done with her?
DR. KRONER
(in phone)
I wouldn't worry. I'm sure if you really love her, you
will return what is mine.
EXT. HOTEL EMERGENCY EXIT - CONTINUOUS
Chuck and Casey run into the parking lot looking for a car.
CASEY
Chuck,
(standing by a green convertible)
Let's go.
INT. CONVERTIBLE - CONTINUOUS
Chuck gets in the car and Casey starts driving, following the tracker on his phone.
CHUCK
(in phone)
Where are you?
INT. ABANDONED WAREHOUSE - CONTINUOUS
DR. KRONER
(in phone)
Meet my men at the Golden Nugget in twenty
minutes. Come alone.
SARAH
(faintly in the background)
Chuck-
CHUCK (O.S.)
(in phone, frantic)
What about Sarah?
DR. KRONER
(in phone)
You will get your wife back when I have my SIM card.
Dr. Kroner hangs up his phone, and looks at Sarah.
DR. KRONER (CONT'D)
Now, we only have a few minutes before we get Mr.
Carmichael and the SIM card you stole.
SARAH
If you hurt him-
DR. KRONER
What can you do? You won't be there to stop me.
Sarah looks distraught, knowing she can do nothing.
INT. CONVERTIBLE - MOMENTS LATER
Casey's phone beeps indicating the tracking is complete, and the location is found.
The location where the call is coming from appears as a satellite image on the screen.
Casey looks at his phone.
CASEY
He's calling from a warehouse by the airport.
(looks at Chuck concerned)
We have to get Sarah. They aren't going to move her.
Casey picks up his phone and calls a number.
CASEY (CONT'D)
(in phone)
We need an emergency chopper at two zero four two
east Sunset Road in Las Vegas.
Casey makes a sharp right turn.
INT. ABANDONED WAREHOUSE - MOMENTS LATER
DR. KRONER
Your partner's not coming for you, Agent Walker. A
shame; you seemed like a great team.
Sarah tries to hide her fear, and is still trying to twist her wrists free.
DR. KRONER (CONT'D)
It appears I've gotten all the information I can out of you.
(pauses)
Looks like we don't need you anymore.
Dr. Kroner turns to the left and picks up a syringe and vial off the table. He extracts red liquid from the vial into the syringe.
He turns and walks to Sarah.
DR. KRONER (CONT'D)
Don't worry Agent Walker.
Dr. Kroner presses his fingers to Sarah's neck finding her pulse. Sarah begins breathing faster. She continues struggling to free her arms from the chair.
Dr. Kroner holds the needle above Sarah's neck. She tries to move away, but Dr. Kroner quickly injects it.
DR. KRONER (CONT'D)
This will be fast.
EXT. ABANDONED WAREHOUSE - CONTINUOUS
Chuck and Casey stand by the large doors of the warehouse.
CASEY
If she's in there, we have to be fast. There's at least
half a dozen guards.
They hear Sarah scream from inside the building.
Chuck looks at Casey in fear.
Casey shoots the lock in the door, and Chuck and Casey run in.
INT. ABANDONED WAREHOUSE - CONTINUOUS
Casey shoots the four guards who ran to the door, as Chuck makes his way toward Sarah.
Dr. Kroner, distracted, has only injected a small amount of the poison, and Sarah breaks the right arm of the chair and hits Dr. Kroner's head. The tip of the syringe snaps off as Dr. Kroner hits the ground.
Dr. Kroner, kneeling on the floor grabs a knife off the table behind him, and lunges forward toward Sarah to try to kill her. Sarah, with her left arm still tied to the chair, fights him, and sends him crashing to the floor with a kick.
As Sarah starts untying her left arm from the chair, Chuck comes over.
CHUCK
(holding her head)
Sarah, are you ok? What happened?
Casey is still shooting Kroner's men in the background.
SARAH
(still shaken up)
Chuck.
(looks around)
We have to get out of here.
Chuck helps Sarah untie her arm from the chair, and they run toward the doors with Casey shooting behind him as he follows close behind.
EXT. ABANDONED WAREHOUSE - CONTINUOUS
CASEY
There's a chopper behind the building.
Chuck and Sarah run with Casey behind them. As they run, Kroner's remaining men start firing at them. Just as they are about to turn around the building, Sarah stumbles and falls to the ground. Chuck turns around and sees her struggling to get up. He grabs her arm, pulling her up.
CHUCK
C'mon!
Chuck holds onto Sarah as they continue running. Casey remains just behind them.
As Chuck and Sarah are climbing into the helicopter, one of Kroner's men shoots the paramedic that is standing just outside of the rescue chopper. Casey comes up to the paramedic.
CASEY
(shaking the paramedic)
Hey!
The paramedic does not respond and Casey jumps into the helicopter and closes the door behind him. The helicopter takes off.