SCENE NINETEEN - WATCHTOWER - NIGHT INT
Chloe's banging her head against the desk again.
JIMMY
Are they always like this?
CHLOE
Always.
JIMMY
Cool.
CHLOE
Maybe we'll have better luck with Dinah and Victor.
JIMMY
Judging by your crack-team's performance so far, I'm not gonna bet on it.
CHLOE
They're the most mature pair in the group. It can't be that bad.
JIMMY
Do I have time to get more popcorn?
(off Chloe's glare)
I'm guessing that's a 'No'.
Chloe opens the comm-link to Victor and Dinah. She opens her mouth to speak, but before she can, we hear:
DINAH (V/O)
Ow! That's my foot!
VICTOR (V/O)
Move up!
DINAH (V/O)
I can't!
VICTOR (V/O)
Turn left… left!
DINAH (V/O)
I can't! I'm stuck!
VICTOR (V/O)
Okay, just… twist like… No! That way… Right… squeeze forward…
CHLOE
What the heck are you two doing?
SFX: BANG!
DINAH (V/O)
Ouch!
VICTOR (V/O)
Watchtower! Don't do that!
DINAH (V/O)
My head…
CHLOE
Where are you?
VICTOR (V/O)
In a vent. We managed to get into the building, and now we're trying to…
DINAH (V/O)
What was that?
JIMMY
What was what?
DINAH (V/O)
I heard something. It sounded like… scraping, or…
SFX: squeak… squeak, squeak…
DINAH (V/O)
Oh, my God! Oh, my God, oh, my God!
VICTOR (V/O)
Dinah, chill! It's just a rat.
DINAH (V/O)
Just a rat? This is New York! Have you seen the rats here?
(beat, panicked)
It's coming closer! It's… it's…
VICTOR (V/O)
Uh oh…
Dinah lets out a scream so loud that Chloe and Jimmy jump, ripping out their ear-pieces.
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