The Prodigies' worst fears come into being after Trinity is besieged by a mysterious illness...

FILE NINE – Mentor T13 Prt 1
(Written By Vokal)

WIDE shot of Centre 16. It is night.

Text On Screen:
Centre 16
Salt Lake City, Utah

CUT TO; Interior. Miss Monroe's office. Miss Monroe reclines in her chair, files and information spread out all over her desk, and an open file laying in her lap. She is half-dozing when JC bursts through her door. Miss Monroe is startled awake.

JC
Calvin's plane just touched down, Miss Monroe...

MISS MONROE
Excellent, notify me the moment he arrives at The Centre

JC nods. Miss Monroe sits upright in her chair, an unreadable expression on her face.

CUT TO; A large lawn area in front of an equally large mansion, stylish gazebos decorated with fairy lights are dotted randomly throughout. Large banquet tables, hundreds of people and 'Happy New Year' banners are also evident. Music plays in the background.

Text On Screen:
Seattle, Washington

We CLOSE IN on Trinity and Luke, Trinity donning a beautiful purple gown and Luke looking uncomfortable in a tuxedo. They are standing around talking with other young people. Trinity and Luke are both smiling, either pretending or actually enjoying themselves. Trinity excuses herself.

TRINITY
Excuse me...

The others nod at her and Luke watches her for some time and we follow Trinity as she sneaks off behind a tree. Trinity raises her hand, and consequently a communication device disguised as a bracelet. She whispers into it.

TRINITY
This is watchdog, watchdog to home base... (silence, long pause) watchdog to home base... (silence, long pause) J? For god's sake man are you there?

CUT TO; Next to the mansion, Justin and Mercedes sit silently in wait, dressed in all black and carrying black knapsacks. Justin wears his communication device, and finally answers Trinity.

JUSTIN
Sorry Trini, you had me confused using that whole 'watchdog' thing

CUT TO; Trinity stands next to the tree, scouring the people at the party with her gaze.

TRINITY
Which one is he? Your description of a "brown haired man in a tuxedo" isn't exactly what you'd call.... umm... useful.

JUSTIN (intercut)
Well you're an empath, can't you like, read everyone's feelings, narrow down which ones you think are most likely to be young, conniving, thieving, self-made dotcom guys out to destroy an up-and-coming company that offers free distribution of software and information?

TRINITY
(sarcastic)
Sure, and I can do all that with my waning, dodgy empathic abilities that haven't been too kind to me of late, while you sit there on your ass enjoying the view...

JUSTIN
Hey! I will be out there risking my ass installing a hidden camera so we can catch all of Mr Dot Coms' evil deeds on film.

Mercedes finishes putting on her com piece and talks to Trini.

MERCEDES
Trini, see what you can do, just keep an eye out, make sure no-one heads back to the mansion, the operation goes up at the beginning of the new year countdown.

CUT TO; Dina is in a black van, communication and surveillance equipment in front of her.

DINA
The operation 'goes down' Mercedes...

MERCEDES
Oh...

DINA
Keep me posted, and remember to be careful....

TRINI
Later...

Trinity puts her hands away from her mouth, signalling the end of the convo. Trinity lurks near the tree, Luke comes up behind her and Trini jumps in fright.

LUKE
I found him

TRINITY
Who?

LUKE
Spencer. You know, the guy we are supposed to be trailing. He's got hired thugs...

TRINITY
I hate hired thugs... Where is he?

Luke points to a young man the same age as himself, flanked by two large bodyguards, and talking animatedly to a group of people.

TRINITY
Let's watch him...

The song 'Hero' by Enrique Iglesias starts to play in the background, and Luke holds out his hand to Trinity...

LUKE
Let's dance...

TRINITY
(as she takes Luke's hand and they move closer)
You don't know how to dance...

Luke twirls Trinity around gracefully, bringing her back to him, their bodies touching, Trinity is surprised.

LUKE
I watched 'Dirty Dancing' and 'Strictly Ballroom' on the weekend...

Trinity smiles and they continue to dance for some time as the music continues to play. Trinity brings her hand up and touches Luke lightly on his face. Suddenly she has a violent VISION (as in Black, White...)

Luke points the gun at someone. We can not see their face. Luke is angry, his young face streaked with tears. He fires the gun.

Trinity attempts to come out of her vision, and we continue to see her vision, intercut with short clips of her in present time, her face clearly showing pain and how hard she is trying to come out of her vision. Trinity collapses on the ground, Luke bends down beside her. He is frantic, worried.

LUKE
Are you okay? Trini? Can you hear me?

Luke turns behind him to see other people coming towards them to help, and also sees Spencer's hired thugs touch their ears as if listening to a transmission through the ear piece of their communication devices, and Spencer and his hired thugs head toward the direction of the mansion. The music stops and we hear the New Year Countdown begin, those who have not noticed Trinity, join in the countdown near the bandstand.

CROWD
20

Luke turns back to Trinity, her face clearly showing her torment.

CROWD
19

VISION

Luke points the gun at someone. We can not see their face. Luke is angry, his young face streaked with tears. He fires the gun. We see the bullet enter the chest of a man wearing a business suit, we do not see his face. The man falls to the ground, his feet toward the camera, once again concealing his identity.

Luke pushes Trinity's hair from her face, feeling her temperature. He is very worried.

CROWD
16

We hear Justin's voice come over the com. unit as the crowd continues the countdown.

JUSTIN (OS)
Beginning operation, stand by... Luke, are we clear to deploy?

Luke attempts an answer, having to yell over the sound of the crowd.

LUKE (yelling)
Justin, do not deploy! I repeat do not deploy! We have a man down and unfriendlies heading your way. Do not deploy!

CUT TO; Justin and Mercie make their way down the side of the mansion. Mercie takes out what looks like a weapon and shoots toward the window of the mansion. A hook trailing a rope digs itself into the window sill. Justin tries to make out Luke's communication message, but is unable to hear because of the interference from the countdown.

LUKE (OS)
D... interference No interference Loy interference D interference

JUSTIN
(into com unit)
Luke, repeat, I can not hear you! Luke?!?

CUT TO; Dina is in the van, she attempts to communicate with Justin

DINA
Justin, I am also experiencing interference, cancel the operation. Justin, do you read me? (to herself) I have a bad feeling about this...

CUT TO; Mercedes has already climbed up to the window sill and is finishing carefully cutting a piece of glass out. She attaches what looks like a plug, securing the glass to it, and pulling the glass out so that it does not smash and make a noise. Justin takes hold of the rope and hoists himself up, his com. unit still crackling as both Luke and Dina attempt to communicate.

CUT TO; Luke kneels beside Trinity as she writhes on the grass. Her arms fling about wildly, and Luke tries to hold them down.

LUKE
Trinity... ssshhh.. it's me, Luke...

Trinity whispers his name unnaturally, at the same time she opens her eyes, they are glazed and have large red streaks through them.

TRINITY
Luke...

Luke hears noise behind him and turns around, the people moving towards them have grown closer.

CROWD
7

He turns back to Trinity and gently closes her eyes. The people behind him arrive. The countdown continues.

MAN
Is she alright?

LUKE
Yeah... it's just sometimes... she gets these migraines...

WOMAN
Should we get a doctor?

LUKE
No! No it's okay, I'll take her home.

CROWD
5

The people shrug, and walk away, Luke pulls Trinity to her feet, and realising she can't walk, pick her up and hold her gently in his arms. Her head hangs unnaturally limp.

CUT TO; Dina is in the van, still trying to reach J on his com unit.

DINA
Justin? Mercedes? I repeat DO NOT DEPLOY! (to herself) Something's going on

At that moment we hear the sound of gunfire, and several bullets penetrate the van's walls, hitting Dina. She grabs her wounds blood spilling over onto her hands. She sobs in pain. More gunfire, and Dina is injured further. She falls to the floor, blood flowing freely from her wounds, and her eyes fall closed. The sliding door to the van swings open, and men wearing jackets saying 'security' stand in front of it. One SECURITY PERSONNEL, who we will later know as CADE, takes her pulse.

CADE
She's dead. (he steps down from the van, and surveys the wreckage) Let's clean this up...

CUT TO; Mercedes grabs Justin by the wrist, helping him through the window. Once inside, the hear the door behind them swing open in full force. They turn, their faces suddenly illuminated by flashlights.

SECURITY GUARD #1
Freeze!

Several security guards, wearing all black with the word 'security' painted across their jackets, stand blocking the doorway, including Spencer's thugs. Spencer walks into the room from behind the guards. He smiles evilly.

CUT TO; Outside at the party, the countdown has nearly reached it's pinnacle.

CROWD
2.... 1... HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Framed against fireworks and celebrations, Luke slowly walks into the forest, cradling the now unconscious Trinity.

OPENING CREDITS

CUT TO; Miss Monroe storms down the hall and pulls the doors to Calvin's office open forcefully. She storms into his office, a firm expression on her face.

CALVIN (calmly)
Can I help you?

MONROE
How dare you? Why didn't you let me in on this? You should have told me what was in that locker, instead of letting me find out in that way! As it is I still don't know what it is?

CALVIN
Roschelle hasn't told you?

MONROE
Lights on sparky, Roschelle wouldn't wash her hair with out your authorization first... (Miss Monroe gives him a disapproving look) You should have let me in...

CALVIN
Not on this... Not on Mentor T13...

MONROE
Why?

CALVIN
Because it didn't exist! At least, it never should have.

MONROE
Calvin, the cryptic might work on TV, but this is real life. I want the 411, and I want it straight. NOW.

Calvin characteristically strokes his chin, and stands up, turning his back to look thoughtfully out the window.

CALVIN
When we first procured the kids... the subjects, most of them were naturally gifted, young prodigies in their own right. But that wasn't enough for The Centre. They had to be smarter, stronger, more advanced than nature could make them.

MONROE
I know, I know, so they were injected with various chemicals that either induced or enhanced abilities. This is all in the Prodigy Report...

CALVIN
What you won't find in the report, Miss Monroe, is that these chemicals had devastating side-effects. Seizures, convulsions, psychotic behaviour, mental deterioration, gradually increasing in ferocity until eventually leading to death.

Miss Monroe seems shocked.

CALVIN
Project Prodigy originally consisted of twenty test subjects. We lost five before Roschelle was able to develop an inhibitor.

MISS MONROE
T13

CALVIN
Yes. Mentor T13. We developed it in secret, hoping to test it on the subjects without alerting your father.

MISS MONROE
What has my father got to do with this?

CALVIN
He severely disapproved of T13's use. However, it was necessary for the survival of the project, and so Roschelle and I administered it in secret. It was required in eight doses at regular intervals, in order to completely reverse the effects of the enhancer chemicals, however the effects, that came to be known around here as the 'Tarquin Insanity' could be controlled with regular, highly-diluted doses. We were on the seventh dose, when Mr Monroe discovered us, and ordered all remaining T13 destroyed.

Suddenly, Roschelle walks through the door.

ROSCHELLE
Tell the truth Calvin. Monroe discovered us long before the seventh dose. Calvin tried to convince him it was in the best interests of the project, but Malcolm was worried that The Tower would find out what was going on.

FLASHBACK (as in 'Kick')

We sees YOUNG CALVIN ~ mid 40's, and YOUNG MR MONROE ~ 46 years old. They are in the hall, arguing.

MR MONROE
You know we can't do that Calvin, sooner or later someone is going to realise…

CALVIN
Think of the project, Malcolm, think of Prodigy.

MR MONROE
I am thinking of the project, we can't do anything that may jeopardise its progress.

CALVIN
These kids need this… you know it

MR MONROE
Get rid of it

Calvin looks at him reluctantly

MR MONROE
(yelling)
Get rid of it!

They glance toward Young Trinity's room, and see her peeking through the window.

ROSCHELLE
But Calvin ordered me to keep making it in secret.

MISS MONROE
To help the subjects...

ROSCHELLE (cynically)
To control them. Calvin never intended on giving them the eighth dose. His plan was and always had been to control the prodigies through ransoming the T13. As long as they needed something from him, they would always have to do his bidding. So after the seventh dose, I destroyed the T13, all but one standard dose, so I could always make more, when the time came. But now that it is gone...

CALVIN
Our subjects are just walking time bombs. At any moment, they could snap, and that's bad...

ROSCHELLE
For the subjects

CALVIN
And for The Centre. That's why we need those subjects back... soon.

CUT TO; A dimly lit room in Spencer's mansion. Justin is cuffed to a chair behind a desk, with an empty chair on it's other side. A handful of Spencer's men stand around watching him. Justin sits with his eyes closed, quietly meditating. The only door into the room opens suddenly, and Spencer walks in, followed by his head of security, whom we shall know as TAGGINS. Justin's eyes blink open.

SPENCER
Hello Mr...? Well what shall we call you now?

Taggins walks over and drops a folder on the desk. Spencer stands near the wall.

TAGGINS (in a distinct southern drawl)
No identifiable fingerprints, no name, no record, no past, no ordinary run-of-the-mill thief.

JUSTIN (rolling his eyes)
No patience. Just call the cops already...

TAGGINS (with a wicked grin)
Now now, Mr No Name, why do we need to get the law involved? I'm quite sure we can work this out... civilly.

SPENCER (approaching Justin)
Who sent you?

JUSTIN
The Lord sent me to spread the Good News...

SPENCER
Cute. Why don't we just ask your little girlyfriend next door?

A grim look crosses Justin's face, as Taggins smiles wickedly and Spencer turns and walks out the door, Taggins following.

CUT TO; CADE and about three other security personnel are gathering discs and surveillance equipment from the Prodigy's van. They work around Dina's body. A security personnel's radio crackles in the distance, and he approaches Cade, who is obviously the team leader.

SECURITY PERSONNEL
Cade, I just received a radio from The Mansion, apparently two people were apprehended there earlier tonight. They want us to check the perimeters.

CADE (to other security peeps)
You guys check it out. I'll finish up here.

The security guy looks reluctant to leave, but goes anyway. Cade checks to see that they have gone, and then rushes over to Dina's side. He takes her pulse, and then lifts her gently into the front of the van. We see her move slightly - she is still alive. Cade climbs into the front seat, and starts the ignition.

CADE (to an unconscious Dina)
Let's get you out of here.

He starts the van and drives away.

CUT TO; WIDE on a house by the river. Inside, Luke tries to reach Justin on the cell phone. He is getting frustrated, his hair is messy, and he looks extremely tired.

MESSAGE FROM PHONE SERVICE
The cell phone you are trying to reach is either not operational or in a 'no-service' area. Please try again later.

Luke slams the phone down and runs his fingers through his hair. He seems on the verge of crying. He stands up and walks into the kitchen, filling a bowl with water, and putting a dish-cloth in it. He walks into a bedroom, where Trinity lies on a bed, breathing fast and heavy and covered in sweat. Luke goes over beside the bed, placing the bowl on the bedside table and wringing the cloth out. He dabs it lightly on her forehead.

LUKE
C'mon Trini, wake-up.

At that moment, Trinity's eyes open wide. Dark red streaks pollute her eyes, and they seem strangely glazed. Her voice barks out, unnatural.

TRINITY
You should have saved them Luke. But you just left them there. To die.

LUKE (in his defence)
I had to... I had to save you...

TRINITY (giggling menacingly)
Don't try and lie to yourself, Luke. You're weak, it's okay. You were afraid. You've never been the hero.

LUKE
Trinity why are you saying these things?

TRINITY (distant, with a strange smile)
I'm not saying them Luke, you are. You're soul is saying them to mine. I can tell what you're feeling.

LUKE
Trinity listen to me, there is something wrong with your empathic abilities. I think they are making you sick. I'm going to help you.

TRINITY
Hah, help me?! You can't help me Luke, you're a killer.

A strange look passes over Luke's eyes. And he recoils.

LUKE
How did you...?

TRINITY
You did this to me Luke. Your hate. You're a murderer. You can't help me.

Luke swallows hard, and tries to blink away tears.

LUKE
Who can help you Trinity?

TRINITY
You killed the only man who could... (her eyes roll to the back of her head)

LUKE
Trinity?

TRINITY (in a hoarse whisper, before falling into a deep sleep once again)
Centre...

Luke looks thoughtful.

CUT TO; Another dimly-lit room in Spencer's mansion. Mercedes is held in the same style as Justin. Spencer and Taggins, plus several other security people are in the room. Taggins had been questioning Mercie.

MERCEDES
I'll never tell you anything.

TAGGINS
Your friends already told us everything, so you might as well make this a little easier for all of us.

MERCEDES
Justin would have never told you anything.

We see Mercie's hands, cuffed behind the chair. She is working a hairclip into the lock, trying to unpick it.

TAGGINS
Justin? Well, does this Justin have a last name? Do you have a last name?

Mercedes looks determinedly at him, not giving in.

MERCEDES
Like I said, you'll never get me to talk.

TAGGINS (menacingly, as he moves his face only inches from Mercies)
Oh there are plenty of ways we can make you talk sweetie...

Mercedes undoes the handcuff's lock, and attacks Taggins, scratching him down the face with her fingernails. He is left with large claw marks on his skin. They scuffle on the floor for several minutes, the other guards rush over to assist, and succeed in holding Mercie back. They flip her over onto her back, placing her hands behind her back and re-cuffing her. As they do so, they see the tattoo on her lower back. Taggins stands up, blood seeping from his face wound and smiles.

TAGGINS
Now let's see if we can't find out who you are. With a mark as identifiable as that... well... (he smirks at Mercie)

Mercedes seems worried.

CUT TO; A hospital emergency room. The doors burst open and Cade rushes in, Dina in his arms. A nurse comes over to him with a stretcher. And doctors and more nurses follow.

CADE
She has multiple bullet wounds to the chest and torso area.

NURSE
What's her name?

CADE
Unidentified.

NURSE
Your name?

Cade pulls a badge and ID card from his wallet.

CADE
Special Agent Rowan Cade, FBI.

Dina is wheeled away, Cade watches on, concerned.

NURSE
Are you injured? (she motions toward the blood stains on his shirt and arms)

CADE
No, no.. it hers. Is there a phone around here? I need to get in touch with my superiors...

NURSE
Down the hall...

CADE
Thanks

Cade rushes off down the hall towards the phone.

CUT TO; Miss Monroe fills a cup with cold water from the water cooler in the hall outside her office. Mr Fallen approaches from behind, leans over her and takes a paper cup.

MISS MONROE
(without turning around, still filling her cup)
Mr Fallen, always a pleasure...

MR FALLEN
Morning Miss Monroe... (noting the water in her hands as she turns around to face him) Hmm... a change from your usual coffee... Is the apocalypse approaching?

MISS MONROE
Oh no, Fallen, much worse... (Smiling sweetly)

Fallen looks at her quizzically

MISS MONROE (reaching forward and grabbing his tie in her hands tightly)
Me, with no sleep, in a bad mood, and without coffee!

She releases his tie, and then proceeds to straighten it.

MISS MONROE
What do you want, Fallen?

FALLEN
World peace...

Miss Monroe, who is still straightening his tie grips it tighter all of a sudden.

FALLEN
Okay, okay, sheesh... (he backs away from her) My man on the inside says that The Captain's just been notified that subjects 05 and 06 have been apprehended just outside Seattle last night.

MISS MONROE
(sculling her water)
Fantastic. Does Calvin know?

FALLEN
No

MISS MONROE
Good. Keep it that way.

FALLEN
Okay, why?

MISS MONROE
I don't trust him.

FALLEN
Ditto.

MISS MONROE
Have you moved on this yet?

FALLEN
I thought we could make our move on this together?

Monroe looks at Fallen suspiciously, and then nods her head.

MONROE
Right then. We'll do this together... Hmm... The Captain and The Prodigies in the one spot at the one time, and I thought Christmas was last week...

She crushes the paper cup she was drinking from and throws it in the bin. Her and Fallen walk away.

MONROE
Since when have you had a man on the inside of The Captain's operation?

FALLEN
Since when have you drank water in the mornings?

CUT TO; The hall outside the two rooms where Justin and Mercie are being held in Spencer's mansion. Spencer and Taggins talk quietly.

SPENCER
A mercenary?

TAGGINS
Of sorts. But he's a good soldier, and a loyal friend. We did 'Nam together. If he says these kids are bad news, then they are. Ain't nobody know trouble like The Captain. It will be a neat exchange. The kids for the weapons.

SPENCER
And what will he do with them?

TAGGINS
What he sees fit. I think we should go with this sir, less high-profile. Less public if you know what I mean.

Spencer eyes Taggins for some time, and then nods his head.

SPENCER
I'll trust your judgement on this one Taggins. Okay the exchange. 24 hours from now I will have 3 tonnes of all-american armoury, and I'll be rid of two second-rate spies.

CUT TO; Luke stands at the phone, he is ringing someone and we hear the dial tone. He leans in to look into Trinity's room, she is still sleeping. We hear someone pick up on the other end.

WOMAN'S VOICE
Kelly's Carpet Cleaning, please leave your name and number and we'll be sure to get back to you.

LUKE
Uno it's me. I need your help. Meet me at Oliver's Fine Wines on the corner of 88th and 33rd, Seattle. Eight O'clock tonight. Hurry.

The urgency is apparent in Luke's voice, and he hangs up the phone, head down. His shoulders slump, and we see a single tear roll down his cheek before straightening himself up, shaking off the emotions. He sighs.

CUT TO; Hospital room. Dina lies in a bed, bandages covering her wounds. The door to the room opens and Cade walks in, followed by a nurse.

NURSE
I must insist you be brief, agent, wounds don't heal in a matter of hours.

CADE (as the nurse leaves)
Thank-you

He walks over to the bed, and takes a seat beside it. Dina's eyes open, and she turns her head slightly to look at him.

CADE (gently)
Hey

Dina moves her mouth, and yet no sounds comes out. Her eyes rest on the water jug on the bedside table. Cade notices this and pours her a drink, lifting the glass to her lips and after she had had a sip, replacing it on the table.

CADE (gently)
My name is Rowan Cade, I'm an agent with the FBI. (he shows her his badge) I need to know what you were doing at Gregory Spencer's residence last night.

At the mention of FBI, Dina's eyes widen in fear. She does not answer Cade. Cade notices this reluctance to answer.

CADE
It's okay, we're on the same side here, I just need to know what you know, and I need to know what happened to the others.

Dina seems surprised.

CADE
I know there were others, it's okay. The communication and surveillance equipment we found in your van proves that. I need to know who and where they...

DINA
(worriedly, softly, hoarsely)
You didn't... The FBI didn't get them?

CADE
No, but I am afraid that Spencer's men might have. (he sighs) Please, for your friends' sake... I'm sure Spencer won't be calling the police on them. He has a reputation for exacting his own kind of justice...

DINA
(worriedly, softly, hoarsely)
I can't tell you...

CADE
Can you tell me your name?

Dina's reply comes in the form of turning her head away from Cade. She remains silent. Cade sighs. The door opens again and the nurse comes back in.

NURSE
Agent Cade, please, she needs to rest now, and there are people here to see you.

Cade stands and walks over to the door as the nurse enters the room and checks on Dina's medical condition. Cade looks back, his eyes meeting with Dina's determined gaze, and then closes the door behind him.

CUT TO; The hall outside Dina's hospital room. A woman ~ mid thirties who we will know as AGENT MACDONALD, and an older, greying man who we will know as AGENT QUAIN walk towards Cade.

CADE (nodding toward the two agents)
MacDonald, Quain. What's the news from HQ?

QUAIN
I think we should go some place private (giving shifty, suspicious glances to passers-by)

Cade nods

CADE
We're right

MacDonald drops a file in Cade's hands. He opens it up, and a photo of Dina, 3 years younger, plus a file of info is inside.

MACDONALD
About three years ago she was picked up in Utah. No name, no known identity. Demonstrated remarkable ability at lock-picking and was a hard one to keep detained. It was claimed she had escaped from an asylum in Salt Lake City, but when representatives came to collect her...

CADE
Lemme guess, she'd escaped?

QUAIN
No, she'd been signed out by a young man claiming to be her brother. The department got their wires crossed and let her walk right out the door.

MACDONALD
I checked all the asylums in Salt Lake City, and none had sent anyone to come and collect an escapee at that time.

CADE (suspicious now)
Who was handling the case?

QUAIN
Local law, Angela Dina.

CADE
Than I suggest we get her on the phone...

MACDONALD
We can't, she died two days after the incident.

CADE (suspicious)
How?

MACDONALD
Single motor vehicle accident...

CADE
(thoughtful)
I have a feeling there's a lot more to this that meets the eye.
(breaking his thoughts and handing the file back to MacDonald)
See what else you can dig up. Thanks.

MacDonald and Quain exit. Cade looks through the door at Dina.

CADE
Who are you?

CUT TO; Late afternoon. Private airstrip in Seattle. It is small, run-down. We see a cab pull out at the front of it, and Luke gets out.

CUT TO; We see a plane take off from the small runway.

CUT TO; Sunset. Miss Monroe and Fallen are at the C16 helipad. She is on the cell phone, and seems angry, while Fallen looks on. A helicopter waits nearby.

Text On Screen:
Helipad
Centre 16
Salt Lake City, Utah

MISS MONROE (threateningly)
A commercial flight? God help you if you're joking... How can a jet blow a tyre? It's a jet for Christ's sake. pause I don't care if you have to change the tyre yourself JC, just get me that jet. It's New Years Day, we will never get a flight out of this god-forsaken state on a public plane. pause I'll meet you at the airstrip. pause This is important, JC. Don't blow it..... pause No that wasn't a pun.

Miss Monroe flips her phone closed, a scowl spread across her face. She looks at Fallen, angry, and he recoils slightly. Roschelle comes into view, and Miss Monroe looks toward her.

MISS MONROE
(sarcastically)
Here to see us off?

ROSCHELLE
Be careful...

FALLEN
They're science projects, Doctor, not marines.

Roschelle smiles.

ROSCHELLE
You, Mr Fallen, have never had the pleasure of meeting them personally.

Fallen looks quizzical.

ROSCHELLE
They're smart, Fallen. Smarter than you, Miss Monroe or even Calvin realise. Smarter even they think themselves to be. But that's not what you should be afraid of. They are a family. A close family. Have you ever tried to come between a mother bear and her cubs? The most powerful weapon is their unity, and they will defeat you with it.

FALLEN
Ooh, look at me, I'm trembling in my suit.

ROSCHELLE
You will be soon enough.

Roschelle leaves, and Fallen is left looking slightly afraid.

CUT TO; A quaint wine shop in Seattle.

Text On Screen:
Oliver's Fine Wines
Seattle, Washington

An old man walks into the wine shop wearing a wet rain coat. A bell rings to signal his entrance.The Italian woman behind the counter smiles her welcome. The old man browses around the shelves. He picks up a bottle whose label reads;

'Heart of Utah' Aged 16 years

He takes it over to the counter and hands it to the cashier.

CASHIER WOMAN
That's strange, I don't recall getting this in. (she looks up at the old man and smiles) I have never heard of a winery in Utah either.

The old man chuckles.

OLD MAN
I've bought this brand for the last 23 years.

He hands over some money, she gives him a receipt. He smiles, nods and leaves the shop.

CUT TO; Outside the shop. It is raining, and cold, a contrast to the warmth of the shop. We see the old man's hands pulls a pocket knife from his coat. He cuts the wax seal from around the cork of the bottle, and a pulls a note from a recess from where the cork should be. He opens the note up, inside a map is drawn, and a key is taped to it. He continues to walk down the street, and we see him drop the bottle into a bin. After the bottle, a grey wig falls into the bin, and the camera tilts up to reveal UNO peeling off his make-up and pulling the raincoat hood over his head, and walking out into the rain.

FADE TO; Dina lies in her hospital bed, staring out the window at the rain. She rolls her head to the other side and checks the door. There seems to be no one around. She gently slides out of bed, pulling an IV cable from her arm. She winces in pain. It seems to be a great struggle to get out of bed. She finally makes it to the door, and opening it slowly, she sees an agent asleep at a chair next to the door. She sneaks through quietly, and takes off down the hall. She suddenly stops when she sees Cade walking quickly down the hall in the direction of her room. She ducks into a room labelled 'Linens'. Cade walks past the door. Dina exits soon after dressed as a surgeon. She walks quickly down the hall from where Cade has just come, wincing in pain. She runs down a flight of stairs.

CUT TO; Cade opens the door to Dina's room, and noticing she is not there, quickly darts out again and shakes the agent at the door awake. They both run about looking for her. Cade runs down the hall Dina went, and down the stairs, opening the fire exit and coming out into a loading bay. He looks around and all he sees is an ambulance driving away and the back of a cleaner emptying a bin. Cade runs over to the cleaner and turns them around roughly, apologising when he realises it is not Dina. He looks about hopelessly. As the ambulance drives away, we see Dina look into the side rear-view mirrors and smile. She is dressed as a paramedic.

CUT TO; Centre 16 underground car park. Roschelle heads toward her car, turning off her car alarm and locks. Suddenly, Luke appears close behind her, a gun pointed into her back. He smiles falsely, and attempts to disguise his gun.

ROSCHELLE
Had a feeling I was being watched.

LUKE
Welcome to my world.

He motions up to a DSA camera.

LUKE
Keep smiling, don't look alarmed.

ROSCHELLE
What is this, revenge?

QUICK FLASHBACKS

- Roschelle cuts Luke's back into the 'T' shape, he is in pain.
- Luke hangs upside down from the metal bar as Roschelle looks on

LUKE
This isn't about you or me... This is about Trinity

Roschelle turns around sharply. Luke doesn't flinch.

ROSCHELLE
03. Let me guess, violent side-affects of her empathic visions? Fever? Nausea?

LUKE (nodding)
Yeah. Strange purpley-red eyes... Psychological trauma...

ROSCHELLE
The Tarquin Insanity.

LUKE (sarcastically)
I had a feeling you'd know what was up with her...

ROSCHELLE
She needs Mentor T13

LUKE
(sarcastically) Been meaning to talk to you 'bout that. (harshly) Get in the car.

He motions for Roschelle to get into the car.

CUT TO; Mercedes' Vision. The ring-barked tree outside of Centre 16. The camera is skewed and in typical vision tint. Mercedes stands next to the tree, her hand resting lightly on it. Justin walks up behind her, placing his hand on her shoulder and turning her around to face him.

MERCEDES
I was wondering when you were coming...

JUSTIN
We have to get out of here...

MERCEDES
Do you have a plan?

JUSTIN
I might...

Suddenly Trinity appears behind Justin. She is screaming, but no sound comes from her mouth. Her hair is wild and her eyes blood-shot. Her body is covered in sweat. Mercedes stops talking to Justin and stares at Trinity in horror. Justin slowly turns around and stares at her too.

JUSTIN
Trinity?

Both Justin and Mercie wake simultaneously from what seems a slumber, panting heavy. The guards look at them quizzically.

CUT TO; Trinity's room at the house at Seattle. Trinity lays in bed screaming. She seems asleep.

CUT TO; The front door to the house in Seattle. The handle shakes violently - someone is trying to get in. Suddenly, Uno bursts through the door and races into Trini's room. He puts his hand gently over her mouth and shakes her gently awake.

UNO
03. It's me. Trinity. Trinity it's Uno.

Trinity's hand shoots up and grips Uno's wrist tightly. She opens her eyes, now a maze of purple-red and glazed whites. She stares into his eyes, gripping his wrist so tight it turns white. Uno's eyes slowly begin to change to the same colour, streaks of purple and red seemingly growing across the whites of his eyes. He draws a sharp breath. Suddenly, he begins to have a succession of visions.

A baby is lifted into the air by a doctor, seemingly just been born.
Trinity is illuminated by the headlights of the Sweepers' van during the escape.
Roschelle cuts the 'T' shape into Luke's back
Young Justin mouths the words 'Help Me' to Miss Monroe
The Prodigies gather around the ring-barked tree
Emilia dies in 'Remembered Love'
Luke fires the gun as in Trinity's repeated vision

Trinity lets go of Uno's wrist, and the colours drain out of his eyes and the visions subsist. He looks down on Trinity, who is now resting seemingly pleasantly. Uno seems exhausted. At that moment Dina bursts through the door. She is puffing and has blood spots over the surgical scrubs and paramedic jacket she wears. She collapses in the lounge room. Uno rushes over beside her.

UNO
Dina?

DINA
(strained, puffing, in pain)
Uno, Spencer's men have J and Mercie...

UNO (confused)
Spencer?

DINA
I escaped from the Feds...

UNO
We need to get you to a hospital...

DINA
I'm fine...

UNO
Where's Luke?

DINA (worried)
He's not here?

Suddenly Trinity appears at the doorway to her room. Although she sounds lucid, her eyes reveal she is far from herself.

TRINITY
Mercedes needs our help...

CUT TO; Centre Issue black sedans pull up out front of Spencer's mansion. Miss Monroe and Fallen climb out of one, followed by many Sweepers. The Sweepers storm the building, shooting any security guy they see.

CUT TO; In Mercedes' and Justin' holding areas, we see each unpicking their handcuffs. When they hear the gunfire, they begin to work faster.

CUT TO; Taggins and Spencer stand in the corridor near where Mercie and Justin are being held. They hear gunfire. Spencer looks toward Taggins. Taggins leaves to assess the situation.

CUT TO; Another hallway, a shootout between Spencer's men and the Sweepers is in progress. Taggins darts carefully around, before leaving. The gunfight continues.

CUT TO; Taggins returns to where Spencer waits.

SPENCER
I want to know if we should go to higher ground...

TAGGINS
That would be advisable Sir...

Spencer nods at two of his men before powering down the hallway, Taggins behind him. The security guys open the doors to where Justin and Mercedes are each being held. Mercie and Justin knock them out and take their weapons, running down the hallway in the opposite direction to Spencer and Taggins.

CUT TO; Mr Fallen, Miss Monroe and the three L&R Sweepers step over the bodies of several security personnel.

CUT TO; Roschelle sits in the car driver's seat, Luke sitting in the seat beside in the middle of the desert. They seem to be continuing a conversation. Luke has his gun focused on Roschelle.

LUKE
So you destroyed it?

ROSCHELLE
It was the only thing I could do... If Calvin had utilised T13 for his own purposes...

LUKE
There has to be a way to save Trinity...

ROSCHELLE
There might be... If we can get her to the lab, maybe I could run some tests, design a dose specifically for her symptoms...

LUKE
She's not going back there...

ROSCHELLE
It may be the only way to save her. Luke, you don't understand. We first realised the side effects of testing early into the project. I wasn't with the Centre then but I've read all the files. There were twenty subjects to begin with. During a simulation subject 18's symptoms increased to such a level that he went completely insane, uncontrollable. He killed subjects 16 and 20 with his bare hands, before suffering a neural seizure and falling into a coma.

LUKE
There might not seem like any other way, but there has to be...

He motions to Roschelle to start the car.

LUKE
Let's go...

ROSCHELLE
Where to?

LUKE
Just drive.

CUT TO; The hospital. Agents Cade, Quain and MacDonald are in the hall. Police and FBI are investigating around them.

CADE
There's something odd about this case. Something more than just the Spencer investigation.

QUAIN
This isn't another one of your strange hunches...

CADE
Trust me on this one Quain.

MACDONALD
So if you were a young woman with no identity, no known family and a score to settle, where would you go?

CADE
I'm not certain, but I do have a pretty good idea.

Cade begins to walk down the hall. He turns back to Quain and Macdonald.

CADE
You two coming?.... And we're gonna need back-up.

CUT TO; Justin and Mercedes dash through the mansion trying to escape. They avoid gunfire and Sweepers. Suddenly, they come face to face with Fallen, Monroe and the three L&R Sweepers. they have their weapons focused on J and Mercie, who in turn have their weapons focused on them.

FALLEN
Drop your weapons!

JUSTIN
No! You drop yours!

FALLEN
Drop 'em!

JUSTIN
After you pal!

MONROE (interjecting)
What is this, a schoolyard?

She steps forward and points her gun in the centre of Justin forehead, the barrel touching his skin.

MONROE
Let me put it simply. If you want to live, throw your guns on the floor. Now!

JUSTIN
Glad to see you too, Miss Monroe

MONROE
(wicked grin)
Not as glad as I am to see you.

JUSTIN
You wouldn't shoot...

MISS MONROE
(clicking the safety on her gun and placing her finger on the trigger)
Care to check that theory?

Justin nods at Mercie, who lays her gun slowly on the ground. He then throws his down to the ground as well. Miss Monroe smiles. The Sweepers move forward, and pushing Mercedes and Justin hard against the wall, handcuff them.

CUT TO; A small plane takes off from a runway. In the cockpit we see Roschelle and Luke.

CUT TO; Uno, Dina and Trinity are driving along a secluded road. Trinity is asleep in the back seat next to Dina, when suddenly, her eyes shoot open and she screams;

TRINITY (screaming)
Stop! Stop here!

Dina looks at Uno quizzically, but Uno pulls over to the side of the road.

CUT TO; Interior of Spencer's mansion. It is quiet. Deserted. No more gunfire. Several strewn bodies lay about the place.

CUT TO; Exterior of Spencer's mansion. Equally as deserted as the inside. Suddenly, several FBI vehicles and police squad cars pullup. Agents and cops jump out of the cars and storm the place. They realise that there is nobody there.

CUT TO; The front of Spencer's mansion. Cade and Quain are talking. Police and Feds investigate around them.

QUAIN
I dunno Cade. Seems pretty straight forward to me. Spencer was holding a couple of spies he caught, they escaped, shot the place up and he fled.

CADE (motioning toward the glass on the floor)
Look at this Quain. The glass has been shot and landed inside the house. That means that someone was trying to get into the place, not out of it.

QUAIN
Your girl from earlier today. Came to help her friends get out.

CADE
I'm telling you, it was someone else...

QUAIN
Look Cade, we got eight dead guys in there and I know what I am putting in my report.

Quain walks off and Cade is left to contemplate.

CUT TO; The secluded roadway. Trees and dense brush line the road's edge. Centre-issue black sedans drive along the road. Inside the leading car we see Fallen in the front seat, Porter driving and Weston in the backseat next to Mercedes, who is handcuffed. Fallen turns and smiles at Mercedes evilly. Mercedes seems scared.

In another of the cars we see Miss Monroe in the front seat, Haley driving, and an unknown Sweeper in the back next to Justin, who is handcuffed.

JUSTIN
(to Miss Monroe. He seems frantic)
Do you know what you're doing? Don't you understand? If we go back there we die. Maybe not today or tomorrow or next week, but we will die. You're killing us.

Miss Monroe doesn't turn around, but we see her close her eyes and swallow. When she opens them again she sees the car in front (Falllen's car) slow down, as there is a large fallen tree on the road.

MONROE
What the...?

Justin looks out the window at the tree. He suddenly has a vision.

He sees Trinity standing in front of the ring-barked tree out the front of C-16. He is far away from her. The camera RUSHES TOWARD her. Her eyes are closed. She suddenly opens them, her eyes still revealing the extent of her illness.

TRINITY (whispering)
We're coming...

Justin opens his eyes. The car he is in has come to a complete halt. In front of them, Fallen has stepped out of the car, as has Porter. Suddenly, Fallen is rushed at by Uno from the trees. Uno wrestles Fallen and takes his gun, shooting it up into the air. He takes Fallen hostage, holding the gun underneath his chin. Miss Monroe steps out of the car.

UNO
Let Justin and Mercedes go, or they'll have to scrape his brains off the asphalt.

MONROE
Go ahead. You'd probably be doing me a favour.

UNO (strangely calm)
You think I'm joking, don't you? You think that because I'm one of the good guys I won't kill anyone. Well think again. Now, let them go, I don't want to have to repeat myself...

Trinity and Dina walk out from the trees, Dina limping and Trinity's eyes a mixture of purple and red. Trinity walks up to Porter.

TRINITY (unnatural voice)
Give me your weapon.

Porter looks toward Fallen for direction.

FALLEN
Do what she says

Porter gives Trinity his gun. Trinity takes it and walks over to Miss Monroe. Miss Monroe steps back, but Trinity walks straight past her. She points the gun into the window, focusing it on the Sweeper in the back. He opens the door and steps out, dropping his weapon on the ground in front of her. Trinity continues pointing her gun at him.

TRINITY
Lay down on the ground, hands on your head.

The Sweeper follows her directions. We see Miss Monroe move her hand down under her coat, undoing the button that holds her gun in it's holster. Justin climbs out of the car, and Trinity searches the Sweeper for the keys to his handcuffs. Once she finds them, she unlocks them. Justin rubs his wrists, and looking at Trinity's eyes, seems concerned.

JUSTIN
Are you okay?

TRINITY
No.

During this time, Dina had done the same thing to the other car, and has released Mercie. They begin to move away, Uno backing up slowly, still holding Fallen. The Prodigies focus their weapons on their enemies. As Uno reaches the fallen tree, he lets go of Fallen, but still had his gun focused on him. At the same time, Trinity moves past Miss Monroe, who grabs her and points her gun in the middle of her back.

MISS MONROE
Nobody move!

Suddenly, Trinity has a succession of visions and begins to convulse and scream.

Miss Monroe holds her sapphire bracelet
Miss Monroe's mother kisses her goodnight in her father's office
Miss Monroe leaves her father's office disappointed
Luke fires the gun and a man in a tuxedo falls to the ground

Panicked, Luke shoots Fallen in the shoulder, and Weston pulls a small gun from his sock and returns fire. The Prodigies run down the road, jumping over the fallen tree. Fallen is on the ground, blood coming from his wound. The sweepers give chase to the subjects. Trinity lies curled in the middle of road, crying, screaming and shaking. Mercedes, Justin, Dina and Uno reach a bend in the road, where their car has been parked in wait. They jump in.

MERCEDES
What about Trinity?

UNO
We have to go...

MERCEDES
We have to go back for her.. (she goes to open the car door)

JUSTIN (pulling her back)
We'll get her back Mercie, but not now.

The Sweepers and Monroe round the corner just in time to see the car speed away. Back down the road, Fallen sits up, clutching his shoulder, and Trinity lays unconscious. Miss Monroe's face looks grim.

Text On Screen:
To be continued...

And the screen fades to black.