Prodigy

by Idiot Jed3

Three years after escaping from The Centre, the Prodigy subjects struggle to maintain their freedom while also attempting to uncover the truth about their identities and the mysterious organization that held them captive for so long.

13. 113 Alone

FILE 1.13 – Alone
(Written by Vokal)

WIDE on Centre 16. It is night. Search lights scan the grounds, Sweepers and dogs also search the area. The desert rests still beneath the full moon.

CUT TO; Feet run across the desert. TILT UP to reveal Young Justin and Luke running across the desert. The are exhausted.

MUSICAL TRACK: 'Amy Hit The Atmosphere' by Counting Crows (click here to listen)

CUT TO; It is night and rain beats down on the pavement. We see Trinity walking down the street carrying a brown paper grocery bag.

She walks down the street, head toward the pavement. She passes an electrical store where 'Star Wars' is playing on the TVs on display. Trinity raises her hands up to the wet glass of the window.

CUT TO; Trinity is frozen in the headlights of a Sweeper's van during the escape.

Trinity twists the 'Forget Me Not' ring Luke bought her for Christmas around her finger. A tear rolls down her cheek.

CUT TO; Luke gives Trinity the ring as in '1.08 Ho Ho Who'

A car drives past and water spays on the sidewalk beside Trinity. She jumps back.

CUT TO; (As in '1.08 Ho Ho Who') Trinity has walked over to the sofa where Luke now stands. He put his arms around her comfortingly, and pulls her down onto the sofa as he sits, so that she sits on his lap. She leans her head in against his chest, and he strokes her hair with his hand. His holds her hand in his other hand, gripping it tightly, as though he is afraid of letting it go in case he might lose her.

Trinity opens the door to a townhouse and climbs the stairs. Each step seems a struggle.

CUT TO; Luke and Trinity are trapped underneath the elevator together as in '1.07 The last Night'

Trinity enters a room where Dina is asleep on the couch. Trinity puts the groceries down and opens the door into her own room. A purple stuffed dog is on her bed.

CUT TO; Luke wins Trinity a purple stuffed toy in '1.04 Survival'

Trinity closes her eyes, as if fighting back tears. She walks over to the bed and lies down beside the stuffed toy. As the music heightens, the rain beats against the window pain behind her. Trinity hugs the stuffed toy and begins to sob.

CUT TO; Seattle city skyline. Camera spins around the Space Needle, then moves fast down a city street, through a window of a third-rate motel. We close in on UNO, asleep in a bed. The moon filters through the window, illuminating his tattoo - 01, visible just above the sheet line. On the small desk in the room we see all his possessions - a laptop computer, a mobile phone, a half-eaten microwave lasagna, a box full of disguises and a novel 'The Count of Monte Christo'. Uno turns over in bed, before awaking with a start. We hear the screeching of car tyres outside. Uno rushes to the window, wearing only long black pants. Outside, he sees several military vehicles pull up.

UNO
Great... Just great...

He pulls a shirt on, and takes off out the door. Uno runs down a hallway and onto a fire escape. It is slightly raining outside. He jumps onto the ground, and almost thinking he has gotten away, turns to leave, when suddenly a spotlight illuminates him. Several soldiers direct their weapons on him.

SOLDIER 1
Put your hands in the air!

We see a look of panic on Uno's face. He turns to run, but the soldiers immobilize him with electric sticks known as 'tazers'.

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; Wide on exterior of Centre 16, it is a bright, clear morning in Utah.

Text On Screen:
Centre 16
Salt Lake City, Utah

MISS MONROE (OS)
It's sick!

CALVIN (OS)
It's good strategy, that's what it is.

CUT TO; Calvin's office. Calvin is half turned to look out the window, Miss Monroe stands defensively on the other side of his desk, hands on hips. Calvin characteristically strokes his chin.

MISS MONROE
But I thought Pretenders couldn't be turned, how do we know he won't betray us...?

CALVIN
Thanks to the research of many of our affiliates worldwide, Miss Monroe, in recent years Centre technologically has progressed in proverbial leaps and bounds.

Miss Monroe characteristically narrows her eyes. Calvin smiles somewhat wickedly.

CALVIN (cont)
Who better to hunt escaped geniuses, Miss Monroe, than a genius?

Miss Monroe continues frowning, obviously disgruntled.

MISS MONROE
And I am just supposed to work alongside him, like... like nothing happened... Like he isn't a lab rat freak? ...like he didn't kill my father...?

Miss Monroe is almost pouting. Calvin dismisses her with a wave of his hand.

CALVIN
While you're concerns are valid, Miss Monroe, I assure you, we have programs put into place just in case things do go awry... And YOU, Miss Monroe will do your job, so be it if that means smiling at the fiend who murdered your father.

Calvin turns fully toward the window, signaling the end of the conversation. Miss Monroe storms out of the office, pushing the double doors open fall-force.

CUT TO; Roschelle's Lab. JC sits at a computer, not really paying attention as it scans documents. We see the bar on the screen reading 'scanning', it is moving very slowly. Roschelle is looking at something in a microscope, and then taking notes. Fallen walks in, a puzzled expression on his face. Roschelle looks up at him.

ROSCHELLE
What's wrong?

FALLEN
Review report just came in. Looks like both me and Monroe are staying.

ROSCHELLE
And that's bad how?

FALLEN
No... just confusing. And apparently we are getting a new team member.

JC looks up, raising an eyebrow quizzically.

JC
Who?

Fallen shrugs his shoulders

FALLEN
I don't know...

At that, Miss Monroe enters.

MISS MONROE
I do.

All attention is directed toward Miss Monroe.

MISS MONROE
Our favourite circus freak, 07

They all look at her quizzically.

MISS MONROE
Apparently he had a little visit at renewal wing.

JC
I thought that...

FALLEN
Pretenders were resistant...

ROSCHELLE
Normally, but we're dealing with some experimental technology that may work.

MISS MONROE
Wait up, 'may work'.

ROSCHELLE
I had a feeling this might happen. I was asked to do a psychological work-up on the subject late last night. See if he'd crack and start remembering stuff...

MISS MONROE
And?

ROSCHELLE
Your guess is as good as mine. But we should try and avoid stimulus that may remind him of his life outside. So, don't call him 'Luke' or anything and he should be fine.

Roschelle doesn't seem to concerned. Miss Monroe does. Suddenly, the door opens again and once again all attention is directed toward it. Calvin enters with Luke, who is dressed in a suit, his hair combed - which is unusual for Luke. He has a slightly blank look about his face that sends shivers through the L&R team.

CALVIN
Well team, this is your new man, 07, he should provide you with um... valuable... 'insight' into the situation and mindset of these escapees.

Miss Monroe walks toward Luke. He extends his hand out as if to give her a handshake.

LUKE
Pleased to meet you.

Miss Monroe looks up at him, somewhat fearful, somewhat puzzled, as he seems to have no memory of her whatsoever.

CUT TO; Justin, Mercedes, Trinity and Dina are sitting around the breakfast table. No-one is really eating anything and they are all sort of picking at their food. If there was a better word for 'high tension levels' than it would describe the scene perfectly.

MERCEDES
So...

JUSTIN
So...

TRINITY
Hmm...

Dina shakes her head sadly. Justin stands up suddenly.

JUSTIN
Well, I'm hitting the net, see if I can't rustle me up some information...

DINA
Yeah, and me and Mercie are due down at the animal shelter, we better bounce as well.

MERCEDES
Bounce?

DINA
Get down with lingo, girlfriend....

Justin, Dina and Mercedes get up and leave. Trinity is still staring into her plate of cereal.

TRINITY
Yeah, I'll be right here... (adds quietly) alone...

CUT TO; An animal shelter. It is busy, bustling with people and animals. Mercedes and Dina busy themselves with normal duties. Mercedes carries a cat over to a table and starts brushing it as Dina and Mercedes talk.

MERCEDES
Do you think we should have left her there?

DINA
Thing is, sista girl gotta work through this herself, you know, boo.

Mercedes looks at Dina weirdly.

DINA
It's what my peeps say on TV, girl. I'm just trying to fit in, aiight?

Mercedes nods slowly, confused, but just accepting.

DINA
Anyways, thing with Trinity is, well... she's not like you and me Mercie sugar, she different, and not just her empathy either. It's... something else. I dunno, but what I do know is she gonna come through this thang, and she gonna be aiight. We just gotta give her some time alone.

MERCEDES
Yeah. I infer.

DINA
Sugar, I think the word you looking for is 'guess'.

MERCEDES
Whatever...

CUT TO; Trinity is in the apartment. She stands in the bathroom, wearing a towel wrapped around her, the mirror fogged up with steam. The shower drips nonchalantly. She sighs.

CUT TO; Uno wakes up in a dark cell. He rolls onto his side, wincing. He sighs. Standing up he walks over to the bars and holds onto them, yelling out.

UNO
Hello? Hello? Great. Just great.

We hear footsteps echoing down the hall, high heels. A woman enters, in her thirties maybe. We will know her as ANNABELLE. Flanked by two guards, she approaches Uno's cell.

UNO (sarcastically)
Let me guess, speeding tickets? You know, you have to admire the dedication of the police force.

ANNABELLE
My name is Annabelle, Mr...?

UNO
Uno

ANNABELLE
Mr... Uno, I am certain that your current incarceration has less to do with speeding tickets and more to do with you poking your nose where it just doesn't belong.

UNO
So let me guess, you've figured out I'm not really with the FBI, and now you're all pissed off cos you think I know secret government information that you probably murder people over in order to keep it from getting out? Now you wanna know my contacts, who I'm working with and who else I've told, or else....

ANNABELLE
Yeah, that's pretty much it.

UNO
Great, just great.

CUT TO; Trinity sits alone on her bed. She is staring at the wall. She has a FLASHBACK

Young Luke and Young Trinity, about 5 years younger then they currently are, sit in a room with Calvin, and Roschelle, who is taking notes. They are looking through a two-way mirror. On the other side is a man, wretched looking, mumbling to himself, chewing on his hands.

CALVIN
This man was locked in solitary confinement for 10 weeks.Before his incarceration he was a healthy man, sound mind, fit. What is it that made him break. Why'd he crack.

Luke and Trinity stare for a while, before Luke answers mechanically.

LUKE
It is the inability to undertake or extrapolate upon common human needs such as communication and interaction.

Roschelle makes notes. Calvin strokes his chin.

Trinity stands, walks close to the glass, and places her hand gently on it. The man on the other side looks up, from his point of view we see a mirror. But he seems to see past it, and senses that Trinity is watching him. He stands.

TRINITY
He can't feel anything.

She tilts her head to the side and closes her eyes.

TRINITY
He can't touch, can't hear, can't smell, can't feel anyone near him.

The man has walked right up to the mirror and has placed his hand directly where Trinity's is, but on the other side. Calvin, Roschelle and Luke watch, awed and quizzical.

TRINITY
(opening her eyes and looking into the eyes of the man)
He felt so alone.

Trinity is stirred from her vision by Justin, who bursts into the room.

JUSTIN (urgently)
Call Mercie and Dina, we got ourselves a problem.

CUT TO; Miss Monroe, Roschelle, JC, Fallen and Luke are in Roschelle's lab. They seem to be continuing a conversation.

LUKE
It's just that seem to be following a pattern, that's all... It's not what I'd do... but...

MISS MONROE
Yeah I guess helping the downtrodden just isn't your thing...

Luke looks at her quizzically, as if she has no reason to dislike him.

FALLEN
Agent 7 could be onto something... I mean think about it, dilapidated warehouses, people in need...

MISS MONROE
(spitting out her words)
I think we've already established that pattern, Fallen.

FALLEN
But...

MISS MONROE
(sarcastically)
Or it could have been someone else who's spent the last 9 months rummaging through all the stuff they left behind... I mean, someone else who was dragged out here to Utah..

Suddenly, JC's computer beeps. All attention is focused toward it. JC smiles sheepishly as he turns toward the computer screen.

JC
Dont' worry, it's probably nothing, you know, I'm just scanning the weirds on the net... See if anything unusual turns up... (makes a few mouse clicks) Like this...

MISS MONROE
What is it?

JC
(preoccupied reading the screen)
Strange...

MISS MONROE
JC, it's not like I'm renowned for my patience...

JC
(catching on)
Military convoy, Seattle, nabbed a guy from a roach motel. Funny thing is, the owner thought that more than one guy was staying in the room, cos so many people came and went. So he followed one of them, who went into the room, twenty minutes later, a different guy walks out...

FALLEN
Sounds like

MISS MONROE
A genius in disguise...

ROSCHELLE
01

The team grab their jackets, JC his laptop, and head out the door, while Luke follows blankly.

CUT TO; Prodigies' apartment. Justin stands, Mercie and Dina lounge on the couch, while Trinity sits on her knees on the flloor.

JUSTIN
I don't think we should all go.

DINA
But, it's Uno. Our boy's helped us out of more than one jam.

MERCEDES
(shaking her head)
No, Justin's right. If we all go, we risk all of us getting captured. It's too dangerous, we need people here as a back-up.

JUSTIN
I think Trinity and I should go, we may need her abilities.

Everyone looks to Trinity, who doesn't seem to be paying attention.

DINA
Hey girl?

TRINITY
Yeah, whatever...

JUSTIN
Alright then. Mercedes, I can use you here on coms, if you don't mind. Just to keep yas in the know.

Trinity stands.

TRINITY
Let's move out.

They all get moving.

CUT TO; An interrogation room. Uno sits at a chair in the Spartan room, whilst Annabelle sits across from him. two meat-heads stand at attention in the corners of the room.

UNO
Like I said, I work alone, it's kinda my thing...

ANNABELLE
What agency are you with?

UNO
No agency... look, you're not gonna get anything outta me...

ANNABELLE
We have ways...

One of the meat-heads shifts menacingly in his place.

UNO
Can't tell what I don't know...

Annabelle has grown impatient... She glares at him

ANNABELLE
Maybe a few weeks in solitary confinement...

UNO
Won't do you good. I once lived in a place a whole lot worse than this with no-one to talk to for years. Compared to where I grew up, this place is the Hilton.

ANNABELLE
I don't think you are taking this seriously.

She nods to the guards, they grab Uno by the arms, marching him out the door.

CUT TO; Uno is strapped down to a chair, and is injected with needles, a few different kinds. A laser is moved into position above his right eye, and is turned on. The laser flashes green, then yellow and then red. Uno begins to shake uncontrollably and spasmodically in the chair. His fingers grip the chair tightly, and we are aware he is in a great deal of pain. Annabelle walks close to the chair. The laser stops.

ANNABELLE
(with a menacing grin)
Now, Uno, you'll tell me what I need to know.

Uno spits at her, she shakes her head, and with a wave of her hand motions for an assistant to start the laser again. It does, and Uno shakes...

CUT TO; Trinity and Justin are on a plane. Justin is working on his laptop, while Trinity stares out the window. Justin sighs.

TRINITY
(sensing the he is troubled)
What's wrong?

JUSTIN
Looks like this is going to be more difficult than I thought.

TRINITY
How so?

JUSTIN
According to my sources, Uno is being held at Gradoi...

Trinity gives him a blank look

JUSTIN
It's a new top-of-the-range secure facility, not exactly a prison, but they do hold terrorists and high-risk prisoners there. The place is... well it's got a lot of security...

Justin turns the computer to face Trinity, showing a blue-print layout of Gradoi.

JUSTIN
We're gonna need to get past the electric perimeter fences. If we make it past those, we got at least a 5 minute run to the first watchtower, we'll be exposed, there's no cover. After the watchtower, we got guards with dogs, motion sensors, security cameras and big military type guys with large weapons.

TRINITY
(studying the layout)
Well, if you can do the tech stuff, I can take care of the guards with my chemically enhanced powers of persuasion.

Justin gives her a quizzical look.

TRINITY
Hmm, I'm getting better, you know, projecting my feelings or a feeling onto somebody else. (she smiles) Luke says it's like the 'Jedi Mind Trick'.

Justin laughs a little, and then notices the sad look on Trinity's face.

TRINITY
You know for a minute then, I wasn't thinking about him.

Trinity's eyes well up with tears.

JUSTIN
He wouldn't want you feeling guilty and thinking abut him all the time. Trinity, you have to move on, be strong, for Luke's sake.

TRINITY
How can I, when I don't even know of he's alive? If he's safe. What they're doing to him... Justin I can't sense him anymore, all I get is... nothing. But a nothingness I've never felt before, cold... empty...

Justin takes Trinity's hand and squeezes it.

JUSTIN
He'll be alright, Trini, we'll get him out...

CUT TO; Seattle skyline.

CUT TO; The L&R team are in a spacious office. Miss Monroe sits at a desk looking at the same blueprints on her laptop that Justin was just looking at. She looks up at Haley, Weston and Porter skeptically.

MISS MONROE
And you think you can get in here.

Weston nods

WESTON
With their help. (he nods toward Luke and JC)

HALEY
We are also requesting back-up from Centre 54 Sweepers, ma'am.

MISS MONROE
Well they let us use these offices...

JC
(nervously)
Wh... wha... what do you need us for?

WESTON
Surveillance camera's, loop the feed, hack into security doors. You know, (with a sneer) geek stuff.

MISS MONROE
(barking out orders)
I'm coming in too... Roschelle can stay here...

Roschelle raises an eyebrow.

FALLEN
What about me?

MISS MONROE
(irritable, dismissive)
Go back to Utah... whatever...

FALLEN
Hell no, I'm gonna be there when you catch 01, you're not getting all the credit.

MISS MONROE
Right then, come sunset, we move out.

CUT TO; The interrogation room. Annabelle sits at the desk, a tape recorder next to her. Uno is dragged in by the meat-heads. He is pale, sweating, his hair is messed, his eyes are red ringed and his veins where the injections were made are purple and swelled. He is propped onto the chair, barely able to sit.

ANNABELLE
Now, Uno, ask yourself, are you going to tell me what I need to know, or are you going to have to be.. persuaded again...

Uno's glazed eyes twinkled defiantly.

UNO
What were my options again?

ANNABELLE
(dryly)
I had forgotten how amusing you find yourself. Unfortunately, I don't want you to impress me with your wit, I want you to tell me who you're working with, how I can contact them, what you've told them...

Uno's eyes close slowly, and he forces them open again. He almost slides off the chair, but he grips the table, determined to stay strong. He is breathing heavy. Still, he laughs defiantly at Annabelle. Annabelle motions for the guards to take him.

ANNABELLE
Just remember... I gave you a choice.

The guards drag Uno away again.

CUT TO; Uno is strapped into the chair again, the laser going. Annabelle stands nearby. She watches him closely. The assistant holds a clipboard tightly.

ASSISTANT
I've never seen anyone resist this amount of... well.. it's a guaranteed method of information extraction.

ANNABELLE

He'll talk soon or later...

CUT TO; Seattle city skyline. A FAST shot of the sun setting. Justin, dressed in long black pants, a black beanie and a black turtleneck sweater, and Trinity, dressed in black leather pants, black leather gloves, and a black sweater with her long dark hair braided down her back, step out of a black SUV. Justin pulls a black knapsack out of the car. Trinity puts an earpiece in her ear.

TRINITY
Can you guys hear me?

CUT TO; Dina and Mercedes at the Animal shelter. It is night and most of the animals are asleep, the fluorescent lights overhead hum softly. Mercedes and Dina sit at a stainless steel workbench, with various equipment spread out in front of them. Dina sits at laptop, a satellite image of Gradoi on the screen.

MERCEDES
Loud and clear. You alright?

TRINITY
Yeah, we're just getting set up. Justin is trying to hack into the satellite feed, loop the security cameras...

JUSTIN
We've got a problem...

TRINITY
What's wrong...?

JUSTIN
The cameras are already in loop. (he looks around) Someone else is already here...

CUT TO; Haley, Porter, several unknown Sweepers, Miss Monore and JC arrive at a perimeter fence. Haley clips several objects that look like jumper cables in circular pattern on the fence. A light on a device she is holding in her hand turns from red to green. She nods to Porter, who cuts around inside the jumper cable circle, and removes the piece of wire fencing. The group climb through.

CUT TO; At what we assume is another location on the fence, we see Luke, Fallen, Weston and several other unknown Sweepers finishing off the same process. They also move out.

CUT TO; Dina is watching a satellite picture. She sees several figures, what we assume is the L&R team, running toward the watchtower.

DINA
(into her com unit)
Justin, we got movement. I can only guess at who it might be...

JUSTIN
The L&R team.

MERCEDES
Justin, I don't like this... I think you should pull out...

TRINITY
(grabbing Justin's arm)
No way... we not leaving anyone behind again...

JUSTIN
Trinity's right, Uno's one of us...

MERCEDES
Then be careful...

JUSTIN
(with a grin)
Always...

CUT TO; Annabelle is in the room with Uno, who is still being tortured. A lab tech walks in. Annabelle looks up.

LAB TECH
I've got the DNA work-up on the imposter you asked for, ma'am.

The Lab Tech seems as though he wants to say something else.

ANNABELLE
And?

LAB TECH
And there are some anomalies...

Annabelle walks closer to the Lab Tech. She looks at the folder he holds, and raises her eyebrows.

LAB TECH
He doesn't exist. There is no record of him anywhere. But what's more is... his DNA. It's... Well, there are a few anomalies present and I'd like to run further test. And it seems as though his blood has been chemically altered in some way...

ANNABELLE
(almost to herself)
What does this mean?

LAB TECH
It means he's not your average run-of-the-mill terrorist or government agent...

Annabelle looks thoughtful.

ANNABELLE
Catalogue his DNA... it could be useful... You can run the extra tests later...

Annabelle walks out the door, the Lab Tech follows.

CUT TO; Luke, Fallen, Weston and their team run across the open space between the perimeter fence and the watchtower.

CUT TO; Inside the watchtower, the guard sees them, and turning to his surveillance equipment, realizes that they aren't showing up on the cameras. He picks up the phone, but hears a dead tone on the other end. He reaches for his com unit, but only a static comes through.

GUARD
Damn it...

CUT TO; JC inside the perimeter fence, sits besides his computer. his team wait with him.

JC
I've jammed all their coms. They shouldn't know we're coming.

MISS MONROE
Alright then, move out...

The team run toward the watchtower.

CUT TO; Inside the watchtower, the guard fumbles with some keys. He gets the door open, but is greeted by Luke, who punches him out.

FALLEN
(to Luke)
Nice job..

Luke looks impressed with himself

CUT TO; Justin and Trinity wait by the fence.

JUSTIN
Go, now!

Justin and Trinity sprint, Justin carrying the knapsack, to the facility.

CUT TO; Inside the watchtower, Miss Monroe's team join Fallen's. Fallen sees Trinity and Justin sprinting.

FALLEN
Monroe!

Miss Monroe and her Sweepers run out the door again.

CUT TO; Justin and Trinity are running, they see Monroe and the sweepers exit the watchtower.

TRINITY
(to Justin, who is behind her)
Hurry!

Justin and Trinity reach the facility. They trace the wall until they find a door, Dina guides them on the coms.

DINA
Go left, there's a maintenance door. It's only got one guard inside.

Trinity and Justin follow her directions, reaching the door. Justin a fake clearance card into the control panel, and the device attached to it begins deciphering the code. Trinity looks anxious.

CUT TO; Miss Monroe and the team arrive at the facility's walls. She makes hand signals, signaling for the team to split and go in opposite directions. Haley takes some Sweepers one way, while Miss Monroe, Porter and JC with two other Sweepers go the way Trinity and Justin went.

CUT TO; The code is finished and Trinity and Justin open the door. The guard on the other side looks stunned. He checks his security camera feed, but nothing appears. trinity touches his arm and looks into his eyes.

TRINITY
It's alright.

The guard nods slowly, a puzzled look on his face.

Trinity and Justin sprint down the corridor, Trinity turns back to the guard for a brief moment.

TRINITY
And by the way... don't let anyone else through...

JUSTIN
(into the coms)
Right, we're in, where to now?

DINA
Right, just follow that corridor, after that, you're on your own, I couldn't find out where they were holding him.

TRINITY
It's alright, I know, I can sense him. (to Justin, worriedly) He's in pain.

Trinity and Justin continue running.

CUT TO; Miss Monroe's team approach the door. JC repeats the process Justin went through. Once inside, the guard tries to stop them. One of the Sweepers muscles him to the ground. Miss Monroe looks about, trying to decide which way Justin and Trinity would have gone.

CUT TO; Annabelle is in an office, one we presume is her own. She is on the phone.

ANNABELLE
(into phone)
Yes sir.. (pause while person on other end talks) I understand, but the unique opportunity to study... (pause while person on other end talks) Yes sir, I agree we should move him to the labs... (pause while person on other end talks) Yes sir.. (pause while person on other end talks) But... (pause while person on other end talks) A tattoo? (pause while person on other end talks) Yes sir, I will be sure to check for distinguishing marks. (pause while person on other end talks) Yes sir... (pause while person on other end talks) We'll keep in touch...

Annabelle places the phone down, looking pensive.

One of the meat-head guards walks in the door. Annabelle looks up.

ANNABELLE
What?

GUARD
Ma'am, we think there may have been a security breach at the Gradoi Facility...

ANNABELLE
What do you mean 'think'?

GUARD
WE are unable to confirm the presence of unauthorized personnel on the security cameras, ma'am

ANNABELLE
(getting worried)
Where is he?

GUARD
Who?

ANNABELLE
Uno?

GUARD
Still being interrogated ma'am.

ANNABELLE
Sound the alarm, and get me my car, I need to get back over there.

CUT TO; Trinity and Justin run down another corridor. Trinity directs the way. She stops suddenly, and backs against the wall. Justin follows suit. A guard walks past, dressed military get-up. He turns and spots them, goes to raise his gun, but trinity darts over to him, kicking him in the chest. The military guy catches her foot, twisting her around. She crashes to the ground. Justin rushes over, attempting to punch the guard, but is soon felled. Trinity leaps to her feet, then attacks the guard, knocking him unconscious.

JUSTIN
(a bit breathless as he gets to his feet and picks up the guards gun)
What happened to the powers of persuasion?

TRINITY
Oh, I persuaded him... with my fist.... (looking down the corridor) This way...

CUT TO; Trinity and Justin enter the room where Uno is strapped to the chair. they take out the lab Techs. Trinity rushes over to Uno's side, un-strapping him from the chair. The laser was already off. Justin comes over and helps Trinity pull Uno to his feet.

TRINITY
(to Uno)
Get up, Uno...

They drag him to his feet. Uno is drugged out, barely able to stand.

UNO
I didn't tell them anything...

JUSTIN
It's alright...

Trinity and Justin, half dragging, half pulling Uno out the door, enter the corridor, only to come face-to-face with Luke, Fallen and their Sweepers.

UNO
(mumbling slightly incoherently)
Great, just great. You call this a rescue...

Trinity stares at luke.

TRINITY
Luke...?

FALLEN
Hands in the air, there's nowhere to go from here.

Luke looks back at Trinity.

TRINITY
Luke it's me, Trinity...

LUKE
Trinity...?

JUSTIN
(to Trinity, eyeing all the guns directed at them)
Now would be a good time to use those powers of persuasion.

TRINITY
I'm not a tap you know, I can't just turn them on and off.

The Sweepers move toward Trinity, Justin and Uno.

Trinity stares at them.

TRINITY
Put down your weapons.

The sweepers put their weapons on the ground.

TRINITY
Leave us.

The sweepers leave. A look of puzzlement crosses Fallen's face.

TRINITY
(in answer to Fallen's silent question)
A product of my years at The Centre. You can leave too...

A blank look crosses Fallen's face, and he walks away. Trinity focuses her attention on Luke.

TRINITY
Luke, put down your gun, it's me...

LUKE
I don't know you...

TRINITY
Yes you do... (motioning to Justin and Uno) You're one of us...

LUKE
(absolutely certain)
No I am not...

Luke raise his weapon to point directly at Trinity's head. he guard Justin and trinity knocked out earlier stirs behind them, distracting luke and giving Justin enough time to force the gun out of his hands and punch him. Luke falls to the ground.

JUSTIN
Sorry buddy...

As he hits him across the back, knocking him unconscious. The alarm begins to sound, and trinity, Justin and Uno head out of there.

CUT TO; Fallen meets Monroe and the team at the perimeter fence.

MONROE
We got out when the alarm went off, Weston told me you found them...?

FALLEN
Yeah...

MONROE
Then why aren't they in chains beside you, begging for their freedom?

FALLEN
(puzzled)
I don't know...

MONROE
Where's 07?

FALLEN
I don't know...

Monroe, looking infuriated, motions to two sweepers behind her.

MONROE
Get back in there and bring out our boy...

She scowls at Fallen.

MONROE
I'll meet you at the van.

CUT TO; Justin, Uno and trinity climb into the SUV and take off into the night.

CUT TO; Early sunrise, Annabelle walks into the facility, a grim look on her face as she sees injured guards fixing themselves. She sighs and looks out at the sunrise.

CUT TO; The prodigies' apartment. Trinity sits out on the balcony, swirling a cup of coffee around. It is late afternoon and she is dressed in the same thing she had on last night. Uno approaches.

TRINITY
Hey

UNO
Hey yourself...

TRINITY
How ya feeling?

UNO
Good, yeah. A full days sleep did me good. Thanks for staying with me, you know, I was a bit out of it...(a little uneasy) Look, I'm sorry about Luke, I know you two were...

Trinity smiles feebly.

TRINITY
He wasn't the same person, Uno. When he looked at me... Just hate, you know? It's alright. I know Luke's gone now, I can move on.

She looks sad, but quickly changes the subject

TRINITY
So, genetic research, why were you investigating that?

UNO
Well, I thought it could help us find a cure for the Tarquin Insanity, you know, fudge with genes... whatever.

Trinity notices a bag beside Uno.

TRINITY
You leaving?

UNO
Yeah, you know me... (he looks at her thoughtfully) I tell you what, I thought I was a goner... I thought I was alone...

Trinity looks into the apartment and sees, Mercedes, Justin and Dina watching TV. She looks back to Uno and smiles.

TRINITY
So did I...

Uno takes one of her gloved hands in his and squeezes it tightly before walking away. Trinity raises her hand and takes one of the gloves off. We see her looking as the ring Luke gave her. She has a FLASHBACK As in 1.08 - Ho Ho Who?

Trinity opens the box to reveal a silver ring and pendent, decorated by small silver flowers with tiny diamonds as their centres. (CLICK HERE TO VIEW) Trinity looks up at Luke, a smile spread across her face and tears almost welling in her eyes.

TRINITY
It's beautiful...

LUKE
They're 'forget-me-not' flowers, so that we'll always...

Trinity finishes his sentence

TRINITY
...remember each other...

Trinity stands up and walks over to Luke, who also stands. She looks into his eyes, her emotions clear. Luke takes her head in his hands, gently he touches his nose to hers, his hands still holding Trinity's head, as their lips draw closer.

LUKE
(Just above a whisper)
I could never forget you...

And they kiss.

FLASHBACK 'Alone'

Trinity stares at luke.

TRINITY
Luke...?

FALLEN
Hands in the air, there's nowhere to go from here.

Luke looks back at Trinity.

TRINITY
Luke it's me, Trinity...

LUKE
(as if he doesn't know her)
Trinity...?

Trinity stirs from her flashback, looking sad and distant.

TRINITY
(whispering to herself)
I could never forget you...

THE END