ACT SEVEN
INT. SWAT VAN - CONTINUOUS
CHUCK
(in phone)
Devon I can't do it. There has to be something else.
INT. ELLIE AND DEVON'S APARTMENT - KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS
DEVON
(in phone)
I'm sorry Chuck. I know you want to be with her,
but it's the only way to buy more time.
INT. SWAT VAN - CONTINUOUS
Chuck sits frozen in fear.
MORGAN
What do you have to do?
CHUCK
I have to put her out.
Chuck looks down at Sarah who hasn't heard.
CHUCK (CONT'D)
(in phone)
Ok. I'm ready.
DEVON
(in phone)
Ok. Find the needle filled with Midazolam. It
should have a green label.
Chuck digs through the black pouch until he finds the needle. He takes it out and puts the bag down next to him.
CHUCK
(in phone)
I have it.
DEVON
(in phone)
Good. You have to inject it slowly into her arm.
Chuck is silent.
DEVON (CONT'D)
(in phone)
Don't worry. I'll talk you through it.
CHUCK
(in phone)
Ok.
DEVON
(in phone)
She's gonna be scared Chuck,
DEVON (O.S.) (CONT'D)
(in phone)
But she'll trust you. Try to clean off her skin to
disinfect it.
Chuck takes his jacket off Sarah's left shoulder. He rips open an alcohol swab with his teeth and wipes her upper arm.
SARAH
(out of breath)
What are you doing Chuck?
CHUCK
I'll be right here when you wake up.
SARAH
(mumbling senselessly)
No Chuck. Please don't.
CHUCK
I'm sorry Sarah. I have to.
INT. ELLIE AND DEVON'S APARTMENT - KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS
Devon leans against the counter fully realizing the gravity of the situation.
CHUCK (O.S.)
(to Sarah)
It's gonna be ok.
INT. SWAT VAN - CONTINUOUS
SARAH
All right... I trust you.
(pauses)
If something happens...
Chuck places the phone down next to him on the bench and looks at Sarah. They both have tears in their eyes.
CHUCK
Don't talk like that-
SARAH
Chuck, I love you.
CHUCK
I love you too.
Chuck holds Sarah's head in his hands and kisses her.
CHUCK (CONT'D)
Take my hand.
Sarah grabs Chuck's hand.
CHUCK (CONT'D)
You're gonna be fine. I promise.
Chuck picks up the phone.
CHUCK (CONT'D)
(in phone)
Ok Devon.
DEVON
(in phone)
Quickly stick the needle in her arm at an angle.
Chuck sticks the needle in Sarah's arm. She closes her eyes and squeezes his hand.
DEVON (O.S.) (CONT'D)
Gently pull back on the syringe and then slowly
inject five milligrams.
Chuck injects the medicine and pulls out the needle.
DEVON (CONT'D)
It should set in within a minute.
Sarah loses her grip on Chuck's hand and collapses against his chest. Chuck looks at Morgan.
MORGAN
It's gonna be ok. She'll wake up.
CHUCK
(in phone)
It worked.
INT. ELLIE AND DEVON'S APARTMENT - KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS
Ellie walks into the kitchen.
DEVON
(in phone)
Good.
INT. SWAT VAN - CONTINUOUS
CHUCK
(in phone)
I don't know about this Devon.
INT. ELLIE AND DEVON'S APARTMENT - KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS
DEVON
(in phone)
You did the right thing Chuck.
ELLIE
What's going on?
Devon turns around to face Ellie.
DEVON
(in phone)
Please call me if it gets worse. Devon hangs up the
phone and looks at Ellie concerned.
ELLIE
Devon, you have to tell me what's
going on. Did something happen to Chuck?
DEVON (distraught)
It's Sarah.
EXT. LABORATORY/ OFFICE BUILDING - MORNING - LATER
The van approaches and stops to the side of the building.
INT. SWAT VAN - CONTINUOUS
Casey comes into the back of the van. Sarah is unconscious, laying on the bench with her head on Chuck's lap.
CASEY
We have to go.
CHUCK
I can't leave her Casey.
CASEY
Chuck. The location of the antidote is going to
be in one of those computers.
(points outside)
We've come this far.
MORGAN
Hey. You need to go. I'll stay with Sarah.
Chuck slowly stands up and rests Sarah's head down on the bench. He lets go of her hand and puts her arm by her side. Chuck looks back at Morgan.
MORGAN (CONT'D)
Go. I can take care of her.
Chuck walks to Casey, who opens the back door. They run out and Casey closes the doors behind them.
Morgan sits on the floor next to Sarah.
INT. LABORATORY/ OFFICE BUILDING - ENTRANCE - MOMENTS LATER
There is an empty desk at the lobby. Behind the desk papers litter the floor.
Casey has his gun out and aimed in front of them.
They turn away from the desk and see a directory by the elevators. Chuck scans the directory.
CASEY
Do you see anything?
His eyes stop on "Heller Enterprises." He flashes on the name and sees it's a code name for Kroner's chemical storage on the eighth floor.
Chuck points to the name on the directory.
CHUCK
He's storing everything on the eighth floor.
INT. KRONER'S LAB - MOMENTS LATER
Many of the shelves are cleared out and there are boxes full of vials scattered on the floor. The remaining shelves are filled with white containers.
CHUCK
It could be anywhere.
CASEY
Get on the computer. They must have an
inventory.
Chuck goes over to the computer, sits down and turns it on. Casey stands over him.
On the computer a log-in screen comes up requiring a password.
CHUCK
Casey we have no idea what the password is. There
are hundreds of boxes and the antidote might not even
be here. I have to get back to her. I need to be there
if she dies.
Chuck starts to get up and Casey stops him.
CASEY
Chuck listen. She's not going to die if we can find
some sort of database. You still have the intel
from Halding's phone.
Chuck takes Sarah's phone out of his pocket.
INT. SWAT VAN - CONTINUOUS
Morgan, still sitting on the floor next to Sarah, is putting the syringes and medical supplies back into the first aid kit.
Sarah starts to open her eyes.
SARAH
(faint)
Chuck?
Morgan turns to Sarah.
MORGAN
Hey, it's ok.
Sarah starts to try to get up.
SARAH
Where's Chuck?
MORGAN
Try not to move.
Sarah puts her head back down on the bench.
MORGAN (CONT'D)
He's finding the antidote. He'll be right back.
Sarah is struggling to breathe.
MORGAN (CONT'D)
It's gonna be ok Sarah. Don't worry, I'm right here.
SARAH
What... What's going on?
MORGAN
Just try to breathe.
SARAH
It hurts so much...
MORGAN
I know it hurts. I know.
SARAH
(incoherent)
Is Chuck coming?
MORGAN
Soon. He'll be here soon.
SARAH
I don't think I can-
(in tears)
Morgan I can't-
MORGAN
I'll find Chuck-
Morgan starts to stand up.
SARAH
No-
Morgan turns back toward Sarah.
SARAH (CONT'D)
Morgan don't leave me.
Morgan sits down and puts his hand on Sarah's arm.
MORGAN
(soothingly)
Ok. I'm not going anywhere.
INT. KRONER'S LAB - CONTINUOUS
Chuck and Casey are looking at a spreadsheet on the phone with alphanumeric codes corresponding to the locations of the different toxins in the laboratory.
The entry for Dychrosamine has the code 3268B.
CASEY
That's it. The shelves are categorized by
the codes.
Chuck and Casey search the shelves that still have containers on them. They find the white box labeled 3268B, take it off the shelf and open it.
CHUCK
Is this it?
CASEY
The antidote should be with the toxin.
They carefully dig past labeled vials of the bright red Dychrosamine until they come across individually wrapped syringes filled with clear liquid.
CASEY (CONT'D)
This must be it.
CHUCK
How can we be sure?
CASEY
We can't.
INT. SWAT VAN - CONTINUOUS
Sarah is still laying on the bench with Morgan holding her arm.
MORGAN
Try to hang in there.
Sarah looks at Morgan in agony. He tries to distract her from the pain.
MORGAN (CONT'D)
Think about tonight. Remember? Its Ellie's party.
Sarah smiles.
MORGAN (CONT'D)
(jokingly)
Awesome is gonna kill me for not getting the cake.
Sarah tries to laugh, but is overcome with emotion and her eyes tear up.
MORGAN (CONT'D)
Hey hey. What's the matter?
SARAH
I'm not gonna make it.
MORGAN
Don't say that. Chuck needs you.
SARAH
I can't-
MORGAN
You're Sarah Walker. You can do anything.
SARAH
I can't. It's been too long.
MORGAN
Listen. If anyone can do this it's you.
SARAH
I'll try.
MORGAN
(patting her arm)
Good.
Morgan looks to the back doors of the van. They open to reveal Chuck and Casey. Casey is holding the syringe from Kroner's lab.
SARAH
Chuck?
Chuck hurries over to Sarah's side and sits down on the bench next to her. He props her up, holding her in his arms.
CHUCK
Hey hey. I'm right here.
SARAH
(trembling)
Chuck-
MORGAN
Did you get it?
Casey comes over to them with the syringe.
CASEY
(to Sarah)
Hold on.
Casey injects the antidote into Sarah's neck. Casey and Morgan look at each other anxiously.
Sarah's shivering subsides and she starts to breath easier.
CHUCK
Are you ok?
SARAH
(weakly)
Yeah.
EXT. LABORATORY/ OFFICE BUILDING - LATER
A CIA backup team has arrived and an ambulance is parked next to the SWAT van. The back doors of both vehicles are open.
Casey and Morgan are standing outside talking to a member of the backup team.
Chuck helps Sarah out of the van and to the ambulance. A paramedic inside the ambulance takes Sarah's arm and lifts her inside.
CHUCK
I'll be right back.
Chuck walks to Casey and Morgan.
CHUCK (CONT'D)
We'll see you back at the apartment.
CASEY
Are you sure you're gonna be all right?
Chuck looks behind him and sees the paramedic giving Sarah oxygen inside the ambulance.
CHUCK
Yeah I'll be fine. As long as she's ok.
MORGAN
Hey don't worry. It's all over.
Morgan gives Chuck a hug.
CHUCK
Thank you.
Chuck turns around and gets into the ambulance.
Sarah is sitting on the stretcher holding an oxygen mask to her face. The paramedic is putting in an I.V.
Chuck sits down next to Sarah and puts his arm around her.
EXT. ELLIE AND DEVON'S APARTMENT - EVENING
Chuck and Sarah are standing in front of the door. Sarah goes to open the door and Chuck stops her.
CHUCK
Wait Sarah. Before we go inside I have to talk to you.
(pauses)
Look, I don't know what I would have done if you had-
SARAH
I know. I'm sorry Chuck, but it's all ok now.
CHUCK
You could have died! I can't come that close
to losing you again.
SARAH
Don't worry Chuck. I'm gonna be fine. I promise.
CHUCK
I love you Sarah.
Sarah kisses Chuck.
INT. ELLIE AND DEVON'S APARTMENT - CONTINUOUS
The door opens and Chuck and Sarah come inside, their arms linked, holding a present for Ellie.
Devon, Casey, and Morgan are in the kitchen talking and plating the food.
Ellie is setting the table and rushes over to the door to meet Chuck and Sarah.
ELLIE
Oh my god!
Ellie puts her arms around both of them.
ELLIE (CONT'D)
I heard what happened. Are you guys ok?
CHUCK
Yeah.
Chuck and Sarah look at each other.
SARAH
Yeah we're fine.
ELLIE
I'm so glad you came.
CHUCK
Of course we came! It's you birthday sis!
Morgan sets a plate of cupcakes on the counter and everyone sits down at the table.
DEVON
Happy birthday Ellie.
EVERYONE
(raising their champagne glasses)
Cheers!
As everyone takes a sip, Chuck and Sarah look at each other smiling and clink their glasses.
FADE OUT
