FILE TEN – Mentor T13 Prt 2
(Written By Vokal)
WIDE on Centre 16
Text On Screen:
Centre 16
Salt Lake City, Utah
MISS MONROE (offscreen)
What do you mean 'missing'!?!
CUT TO; JC and Miss Monroe talk in her office. JC seems nervous.
JC
I don't believe the word has any other connotations...
MISS MONROE
JC, I had the best day yesterday, Fallen got shot and is out of action for at
least a week, I reclaimed one of our rogue subjects... And to top it off,
Johannesson is on vacation! Don't spoil it on me...
JC
Would you rather I didn't tell you?
MISS MONROE (sighing)
So what's your theory my mentally devastated sidekick?
JC
Well it's gotta be the subjects... I mean, it's not in Roschelle to just take
off like that... without telling anybody.
MISS MONROE (thinking)
I never thought I would have to say this, but I think you're right JC
JC sort of smiles triumphantly.
MISS MONROE
Don't get too cocky cos I'm gonna expect it of you all the time now.
JC
Well... I'll try not to make a habit of it... What makes you agree with me?
MISS MONROE
There was one of them missing...
JC looks blank
MISS MONROE
You know, the little blondie computer geek (looking at JC's indignant
expression) No offence.
JC
Why would I be offended. I am a computer expert not a geek.
MISS MONROE
Whatever you reckon
Miss Monroe places a pen in her mouth and starts chewing it, characteristic of her thought process.
MISS MONROE
I didn't think anything of it at the time, but... I thought he was the empath's
boyfriend? Why wouldn't they be together, especially while she's in the
condition that she's in...
JC
What do you mean?
Miss Monroe looks up at JC from where she sits.
CUT TO; A very creepy looking corridor. We hear Trinity's screams echo down the hall. A single doctor walks down it.
Text On Screen:
Sub Level 13
Centre 16
Salt Lake City, Utah
CUT TO; The interior of a small padded cell. Trinity lies in the centre of it, strapped to a bed, her hands and feet restrained several times over. (Well, she is a genius. She is writhing about, screaming. Her eyes are now completely coloured, large red and purple streaks.
TRINITY (screaming)
Killer! He's a killer! Murderer! (calling out desperately) Luke! Luke where are
you! (beginning to sob) Luke! Luke I need you!
The doctor comes over to her with a needle
TRINITY (looking at the needle and screaming)
No! No I don't want it! I'll be quiet! I promise I'll be quiet! Please! Don't!
The doctor injects the needle
TRINITY
(growing quieter with each word until eventually falling asleep)
He needs me! He needs me back there or... Don't let him do it... He's going
to... For me... Stop... I...
Her eyes close
OPENING CREDITS
From 1982 – 1998, an insular, secretive agency known only as 'The Centre', carried out the most advanced program ever attempted by such an organization. The program, deemed 'Project Prodigy', involved the most talented and intelligent minds of this millennia; 15 children, raised from infancy in the sub-levels of Centre 16, Salt Lake City, Utah, whose collective intelligence exceeded even advanced computer systems. They were The Prodigies. Child Geniuses. A resource unlike any other. A living super-computer with the ability to think, feel and predict. For more than a decade these children fabricated some of the most highly developed systems and programs ever created by the human mind… until one night, The Prodigies ran away…
CUT TO; The apartment in Seattle. Luke, Uno, Dina, Justin and Mercie sit in lounge chairs around Roschelle, who is tied to a chair in the middle of the lounge room. Mercie chews gum menacingly.
MERCIE
I say we kill her.
Justin gives her a disapproving look.
MERCIE (innocently)
I am just offering suggestions.
LUKE
She's the only one who can help Trinity.
JUSTIN
Luke, Trinity isn't here...
Luke's face tightens, and he stands and knocks a vase off a table, small glass fragments shattering to the ground.
LUKE
(yelling, angry, sad)
Well why don't we go and get her? We've broken out before, so what's stopping us
breaking in?
JUSTIN
Luke we know how you feel but...
LUKE
(tears staining his cheeks)
I don't think you do, J. I don't think you ever have...
Luke storms out of the apartment. Justin turns his attention back to Roschelle.
JUSTIN
If we let you go, can you guarantee that you can help Trini?
ROSCHELLE
I can try.
Suddenly, Dina pipes up.
DINA
Wait, I have an idea?
CUT TO; Miss Monroe's office, she is on the phone.
MISS MONROE
(into phone)
A trade? You're kidding aren't you? Why, I oughtta haul your ass right in
here...
JUSTIN (on the other end of the phone)
If you do that, you'll never see Roschelle again.
MISS MONROE
I'm not exactly weeping in her absence am I?
JUSTIN (his voice slightly pleading)
Monroe...
MISS MONROE
I... (exasperated) Ring me with the details...
CUT TO; Agent Cade sits at his desk in his office. He seems troubled, and is reading Dina's file. Suddenly, Agent MacDonald walks in.
MACDONALD
Cade, you should get some rest.
CADE
What would make her do it? I mean, she had over 60 stitches and bullet wounds it
would take one of us at least 3 months to recover from... And yet she just up
and leaves the hospital. What was she so afraid of?
MACDONALD
I think it was more a matter of revenge and rescue.
CADE
You know that she didn't help her associates escape that night. There was
someone else there...
MACDONALD
It's not important what I think. What is important is what the suits upstairs
think, and they say that her and two other unidentifieds blasted their way out
of Spencer's, killing 8 security guys on the way.
CADE
Completely unfounded.
MACDONALD
Nevertheless, Spencer has friends in powerful, persuasive places, and they want
vengeance.
CADE
What are you saying?
MACDONALD
What I am saying is that your mystery girl is now a fugitive, wanted in relation
to the deaths of 8 people... (she drops a file on his desk) And we're on the
case...
Cade looks up at MacDonald from where he sits, a grim look on his face.
CUT TO; Centre 16. Calvin's Office. Miss Monroe reclines in the chair opposite his desk, her feet up on his desk.
CALVIN
You know I can't authorize this.
MONROE
It's for Roschelle's life. He'll kill her, I know he will.
CALVIN
Roschelle is dispensable, the subject, on the other hand, is not.
MONROE
Calvin, you know I didn't come here for permission. I'm telling you what's going
on. End of story.
Monroe gets up to leave. Calvin seems to ponder something, then interjects.
CALVIN
I know why you came her, Miss Monroe.
Monroe turns back and looks at him curiously.
MONROE
To let you in on the operation...
CALVIN
No... to centre 16, I mean. I heard all the stories you told everyone else, JC
and Roschelle. Finish your father's work, hah.
Miss Monroe raises an eyebrow characteristically.
CALVIN
You came here to make sure that those subjects were never caught. You resented
the project for taking your father away from you for all those years. You want
project prodigy to fail.
MISS MONROE
(defensively)
I am not sure where you get your information, Calvin, but I assure you...
CALVIN
(sounding very insincere)
No need to be afraid, Miss Monroe, I would never turn you in... I think of you
as a .... valued employee .... I watched you grow up, watched you suffer the
pain of your father's rejection, watched your empathy for our prodigy subjects
grow and grow...
A strange realisation crosses Miss Monroe's face
CALVIN
Yes. You know this to be true. You may never have admitted your true intentions
for returning to Centre 16 - not even to yourself. But I know. I also know that
your compassion for these fugitives will be your undoing. Fallen is a smart
young man. He will pull the thread of survival you have been clinging to right
out from under your feet.
MISS MONROE
(with false bravado and an insincere smile)
I am making the exchange, Calvin. While your thinly veiled threats aren't going
unheeded, I have to help Roschelle.
CALVIN
(very matter-of-fact)
They killed your father.
Miss Monroe raises another thin eyebrow, and stammers in her usually cool response.
MISS MONROE
(whisper)
What?
CALVIN (victorious smile)
Your little prodigy friend, what is it that you call him, ah, yes, Justin - he
didn't tell you that, did he?
Miss Monroe swallows hard.
CALVIN
They took your father away from you when you were a little girl, all that time
spent at the labs, spent watching over his precious subjects, and then they
killed him. They took your father away from you forever.
MONROE
Calvin, if what you say is true, it only serves to increase my conviction that
Justin will kill Roschelle. And while you seem to possess no human feelings, I
care what happens to her, and I am going to get her back.
Miss Monroe storms out of the door. Calvin's smile fades quickly, and he sighs, leaning against his desk. He leans over and presses a button on his phone.
CALVIN
(into speaker)
Diedre, get me Meelar on line one.
DIEDRE
Yes sir.
(phone sounds)
MEELAR (on phone in an unfriendly manner)
What is it?
CALVIN
I need a team put together for a retrieval - fast.
MEELAR
I'll be right on it. (phone hangs up)
Calvin sighs again and characteristically strokes his chin in thought.
CUT TO; The Centre Infirmary
Text On Screen:
Infirmary
Centre 16
Salt Lake City, Utah
Fallen lies in bed, a dressing covering his shoulder. He is shirtless, and is reading a gun magazine. We hear noises, like squeaking metal. Fallen looks up from his magazine and sees a stretcher rolled past with a person on it. As it moves past we see Trinity turn and look in through his door, her eyes still possessing large purple and red streaks. Her hair is damp and her skin white and misted with sweat. Fallen raises an eyebrow in curiosity. He stands, wincing as he moves his should and walks out of his door just in time to see the stretcher rolled into another room. He follows. In the tiny room, Trinity is lifted from the stretcher onto a bed. She does not kick or scream or fight. Four large orderlies wait in the corners of the room in case she does. The nurse, a large, motherly-type woman, straps her down into the bed, and then turns and sees Mr Fallen in the doorway.
FALLEN
I thought she was being kept in prodigy corridor?
The nurse has a serious look on her face, and ushers Fallen out of the room. The orderlies follow, but continue down the corridor until they are out of sight. The nurse pulls Fallen aside and looks at him concernedly.
NURSE
You weren't supposed to be out and about yet.
Fallen looks passed the nurse and into Trinity's room. He seems... worried? Concerned? Traits not normally identifiable with Fallen's character. The nurse, obviously realising Fallen's concern, feels she should explain.
NURSE
The young woman is dying, sir...
FALLEN (swallowing hard)
Dying?
NURSE
There's nothing else we can do. Her systems are just... shutting down, like they
were exhausted... like old age.
We see Fallen walk past the nurse and into Trini's room, inter-cut with shots of a young boy walking into the very same room, but with an older woman lying in the bed. Fallen stands at the foot of the bed and reads the tag - 'S-03', running his hand along it. We see a fast clip of the little boy reading the tag on the foot of the woman's bed - 'Fallen, H' and running his hand along it. The nurse disturbs his thoughts.
NURSE
Don't be too long now, you need your rest as well...
Fallen nods lightly and then sits on a chair beside Trinity's bed. He sighs. Trinity lies staring at the ceiling, her eyes unblinking. He reaches over to take her hand, and when he touches it, he experiences several
- Trinity stands by the ring-barked tree, her current age. She is wearing the centre-issue pyjamas she is currently wearing, her hair is out, blowing in the breeze, and her eyes are closed. We see Fallen appear in front of her, facing her, he seems confused. Trinity opens her eyes and reveals their multi-coloured scars. She looks over Fallen's shoulder and his eyes follow the direction in which she is looking until he sees Luke standing behind him with a gun aimed at Fallen's head. He fires the gun.
- Mercedes and Trinity run through the forest in "Black, White and the Many Shades of Grey", pursued by Sweepers
- A newborn baby is held up in the air in an operating room
- Trinity rolls over in bed in "Reunion"
- Trinity escapes from centre 16 as a child, as in "Reunion"
- The camera rushes toward the ring-barked tree where a bullet moves in SLO-MO toward Fallen's head, right in the centre of his eyes, we hear his panicked breathing. The sun sets and the stars and moon rise just as quickly. The bullet transforms into eight doves that fly away, Fallen watches them as they fly higher into the night sky. When he looks down again, he sees the older woman lying in the hospitable bed as previously.
Fallen wakes with a start. He looks around the room, disorientated, then looks back at Trini, who is now sleeping. Fallen sighs, rubbing his face with one hand, withdrawing the other from Trinity's grasp quickly and cautiously. The Nurse walks back in, frowning disapprovingly at Fallen.
NURSE
We've got to move her now, poor dear's going for another ride...
FALLEN
What do you mean?
Without explanation, Trinity is wheeled out on another stretcher, and Fallen is left standing alone in the tiny hospital room.
CUT TO; A creepy looking warehouse parking lot. Justin, Luke, Uno and Roschelle sit in a car. They are all silent, watchful. Suddenly, another car pulls near, their headlights illuminating the parked car. We see Miss Monroe behind the wheel, JC in the front, Haley and an unconscious Trinity in the back. Justin blinks his lights in and off three times. Miss Monroe sighs.
MISS MONROE
What is it with these people and creepy warehouses
A car door opens and Roschelle steps out, a car door opens from the other car and Haley steps out, pulling Trinity from the car with her. Haley lifts her up, trinity is unable to walk and is heavily sedated. Luke looks out from his car window concernedly before opening his door and stepping out. Haley walks toward the Prodigies' car and lays Trinty on the ground halfway between both cars. Luke moves forward and picks her up, cradling her in his arms. Monroe, JC, Justin and Uno face each other in a stand-off sort of way. Roschelle rejoins the C16 staff. Suddenly, a helicopter can be heard in the distance. The Prodigy subjects, as if acting from instinct, turn for their car. However, the helicopter is in view and begins shooting at the wheels, flattening the tires. The subjects take cover, separating into the tress and other warehouses. Luke runs, carrying Trinity in his arms. Justin sees Luke straggling and realises he won't be able to get away while carrying Trinity.
JUSTIN (yelling to Luke over the roar of the helicopter)
Put her don Luke! You'll never make it!
LUKE
I won't do it! I'm not leaving her again!
Justin gets shot at and runs. The C16 staff have taken cover near their car. Justin turns and looks at Miss Monroe, betrayal in his eyes. Several Sweepers drop from the helicopter and scatter, searching for the subjects. Luke tries to get away but is slowed by Trinity. He becomes surrounded by Sweepers.
SWEEPER ONE (Yelling over the roar of the helicopter)
Put the girl on the ground and place your hands behind you head!
Luke looks around frantically and realising he can't escape, places Trinity gently on the ground. She stirs slightly and Luke strokes her hair lovingly. He places his hands behind his head.
SWEEPER ONE (Yelling over the roar of the helicopter)
On your knees! Get on your knees!
The helicopter lands and Calvin steps off, walking toward Monroe. We see Miss Monroe smile grimly. We also see Justin approach the back of the helicopter, moving along so he can't be seen and knocking out the pilot. Justin hops behind the controls and presses some buttons.
Calvin and Monroe walk up to Luke, who is looking angry and defeated at the same time. Miss Monroe smiles like the cat that just ate the mouse and Calvin is also looking mightily pleased with himself. Luke spits at Calvin. Calvin goes to back-hand him when suddenly gunfire is heard - they are being shot at! The Sweepers drop to the ground, as do the C16 staff. Justin lifts the helicopter off the ground, flying low past where Luke is. Mercie drops a rope down and Luke grabs hold. Justin, Luke and Mercie fly into the rising morning sun as Luke stares sadly toward Trinity, whom he has left behind again. Miss Monroe stamps her feet and Calvin strokes his chin.
CUT TO; The C16 infirmary. Roschelle injects something into Trinity's drip. Fallen looks on, his shoulder still bandaged.
FALLEN
So she's cured?
ROSCHELLE
I don't know. This is like a neutralizing agent that will attach itself to the
damaged cells. It's more like treating the symptoms, not curing the actual
ailment. I fear it will be a long time before that kind of technology is
available.
FALLEN
Can it help the others?
Roschelle looks at him strangely.
FALLEN (Pulling himself into check)
So that they can be useful to us, of course.
ROSCHELLE
No, this is symptom-specific. There is no possible way to tell what will happen
to the others... or when...
CUT TO; Agent Cade's office. Macdonald bursts in.
MACDONALD
We've got it! A lead on those mystery perps
CADE
What?
MACDONALD
A lead on those mystery perps, some apartment in downtown Seattle.
Cade jumps to his, putting his jacket on as he leaves the office in a hurry.
CUT TO; The apartment. Luke smashes objects of a bookcase, angry. Dina emerges from another room, bandages all over her. She looks ill.
DINA
Where's Uno?
MERCIE
He's not back yet, we got separated.
JUSTIN
He's not coming back... you know what he's like...
DINA (swallowing hard, tears filling her eyes)
Trinity?
Justin shakes his head sadly Luke looks up, tears in his eyes, he runs his hand through his hair. He looks to Justin. Justin shakes his head again.
LUKE
There is one thing we can do...
DINA
What?
Luke picks up the phone.
LUKE (to Justin)
Call her. (again, after Justin refuses to take the phone) Call her!
CUT TO; Miss Monroe is looking through a two-way mirror in to the infirmary where Trinity is being kept when her cell phone rings.
MONROE (answering the phone)
What?
JUSTIN
Monore...
MISS MONROE
What do you want now.
JUSTIN
I want to make a trade. Luke for trinity.
MONROE
(with a laugh)
You're kidding right? Why would I want to trade when I have a perfectly working
subject right here?
JUSTIN (sigh of relief)
So she's alright?
Luke snatches the phone fro Justin.
LUKE (matter-of-fact)
I killed your father. Meet us at the wharf tonight, 8:00pm.
The phone hangs up, and Miss Monroe stares, dumbfounded.
CUT TO; Sunset. FBI storms the apartment, it is abandoned. cade looks around the room, slightly happy that Dina was not found. Agent Quain approaches.
QUAIN
It's like they just vanished... like ghosts...
Through the window we see Uno staring up from the street, a grim look on his face.
CUT TO; The wharf. Miss Monroe sits in wait in a C16 issue black van. Trinity is in the back between Haley and Fallen. Rain spits down on the window shield.
FALLEN
Calvin will never agree to this.
MONROE
Nothing he do about it once it's done.
Trinity tries to speak, but she is gagged and only a mumble escapes. Another car approaches. Haley opens the sliding van door and drags Trinity out. Both Miss Monroe and Fallen step out, the driver stays in the van.
The other car pulls to a stop. The wind has picked up, driving the rain forcefully as it falls onto the ground. Luke, Justin, Dina and Mercedes get out of the car. The rain grows heavier. Trinity and Luke's eyes meet. She shakes her head at him, he turns away. justin looks at him sadly, his eyes misty.
JUSTIN
(teary, his voice breaking)
You trying to be a hero, Luke...?
Luke closes his eyes, shaking his head slightly.
JUSTIN
(as he hugs Luke)
We are gonna get you out, you hear? We'll get you out...
Luke steps forward slowly, walking toward the C16 staff. Miss Monroe glares at him. Fallen watches as Haley lets go of Trinity. Trinity walks toward Luke. In SLOW-MO she approaches him. Her hands and feet are cuffed, she is gagged. END SLOW-MO. The rain wets her hair, water mixing with tears on her weary face. Luke too is crying as he reaches for her, pulling her gag away.
TRINITY (sobbing)
Luke don't do this...
LUKE
I have to Trini, I killed, not you, I should be the one to be punished...
TRINITY (whispered in desperation)
Please, Luke, no-one has to be punished...
She reaches up and kisses him in the pouring rain. Haley moves forward and cuffs him, undoing Trinity's.
TRINITY (sobbing)
No.. no..
Justin comes forward and takes Trinity by the shoulder, she brushes him off. Mercedes is crying and Dina mouths the words "We love you" as Luke turns his back on them and walks toward the van slowly. Trinity tries to go after him, but Justin puts his arms around her waist, holding her back.
TRINITY (crying, almost screaming)
Luke! No.. Luke... please.. don't take him...
Haley puts Luke in the van followed by Fallen and Monroe, then closes the door as she hops in herself. The van begins to drive away. Luke looks out the back window at Trinity one last time. Justin pulls Trinity back as she screams and cries for Luke. The rain pours as the subjects watch their brother sacrifice himself. Inside the van, Miss Monroe looks across at Luke, who stares out the window, a single tear rolling down his cheek as he closes his eyes. Fallen seems grim. Trinity drops to her knees in the rain, sobbing at Justin's feet as the light from van fades as it drives away.
THE END