"Chuck Versus the Reboot"

ACT II

INT. CHUCK'S APARTMENT - DAY

Sarah, now dressed, stands in the living room with Casey.

SARAH
You'll leave this part out of the
report, right?

CASEY
Which part? The part where you
slept with him or the part where he
forgot all about it? Or the part
where he has no idea who you are?

Sarah glares at him. A knock at the door grabs their
attention. Casey grumbles, but exits down the hallway.

MORGAN (O.S.)
Chuck? Are you there, buddy? I
think the Morgan Door is stuck
again. What is with that?

Sarah makes her way to the door and opens it for Morgan.

MORGAN
Oh, Sarah.

Morgan pushes in past her and looks around at all the stuff.

MORGAN (cont'd)
Wow, that was quick.

SARAH
Now isn't really a good--

CHUCK (O.S.)
Is there someone else here?

Chuck walks out, also dressed.

MORGAN
There you are, Chuck, thank God.

Chuck tilts his head, examining Morgan. Sarah watches him.

SARAH
Well, Morgan is your best friend,
Chuck. It makes sense that he'd--

CHUCK
I know Morgan's my best friend. I
know Morgan. It's just that he's
supposed to be on a plane to
Hawaii, not standing in my living
room. What's going on?

Chuck turns to Morgan for an explanation.

MORGAN
Last night was horrible. A huge,
terrible, colossal mistake.

Sarah fidgets.

MORGAN (cont'd)
I should have just stayed with you
and played Call of Duty. At least
then I wouldn't have ended up back
home to hear the biggest Mike and
Mom lovefest yet. I think I need to
bleach my ears after that.

CHUCK
Did you say Call of Duty?

Morgan nods. Epiphany rings on Chuck's face.

CHUCK (cont'd)
Listen, buddy, I'm going to call
you later and get all caught up on
your extended mainland stay, but
right now Age--er, uh, my
girlfriend and I have to get all
this crap unpacked so let me give
you a call later, okay? You
understand, right?

Before Morgan can react, Chuck practically shoves him out
the door. When Morgan is out, Chuck turns back to Sarah.

CHUCK (cont'd)
I'm forgetting things.

Casey steps back into the room.

SARAH
(mumbled)
Maybe you should have considered
"Captain Obvious" for your
super-hero name.

CHUCK
We need to find my father.

They look around at each other, considering that thought.

INT. BUY MORE - DAY

Lester and Jeff stand around the Nerd Herd desk.

EMMETT (O.S.)
Listen up, Nerds.

Lester and Jeff spin around.

EMMETT
Don't come looking for me today.

JEFF
Don't worry.

EMMETT
I will be in my office all day
participating in an online training
program for new managers.

LESTER
Oh, they're finally teaching you
how to do your job?

EMMETT
If I hear of any hijinks while I'm
gone, you'll be out of here faster
than my new internet
connection--five megs down, baby.

He smirks like this should be impressive. Jeff chortles.
Emmett narrows his eyes and purses his lips then heads back
to his office. A beat.

MORGAN (O.S.)
Was that just Emmett? I thought you
guys said he was gone!

LESTER
(hushed, to Jeff)
Switch. Switch. Switch!

Jeff and Lester spin in his direction.

LESTER (cont'd)
No, no, no. We said we wanted you
and Chuck to come back because we
needed your help to get rid of that
pathetic Pee Wee Herman clone.

Jeff flashes a creepy grin and nods.

MORGAN
(confused)
No...

Jeff nods. Morgan looks back and forth between them.

JEFF
Don't you remember?

Morgan thinks. Lester tilts his head to examine Morgan.

LESTER
A little young for memory loss...

MORGAN
I don't have--I remember, okay. I
just don't remember... the plan.

LESTER
The plan? The plan is to, um...

JEFF
Find Chuck.

MORGAN
You guys can't find Chuck? He's at
his apartment.

LESTER
(to Jeff)
Didn't you check there?

JEFF
No. I thought you did.

Morgan shakes his head.

INT. CASEY'S APARTMENT - DAY

Casey is at his computer, typing away. Sarah paces around
while Chuck looks over Casey's shoulder.

CASEY
I'm calling in favors left and
right, but I'm getting nothing.

SARAH
Any ideas, Super-Chuck?

CHUCK
You know, you've been awfully
snippy today.

SARAH
Today? As compared to what?

CHUCK
Oh... so you hating me is a normal
thing? That's so cool.

Sarah folds her arms and looks off.

CHUCK (cont'd)
Don't get me wrong. I understand
how it might be a little annoying
to have to cohabitate and sleep
next to your fake boyfriend just
for the sake of the cover, but--

Chuck stops and points at nothing in particular.

CHUCK (cont'd)
My dad gave Ellie and Awesome a
house, but... what if it's just a
cover? Like me and you. Beautiful
girl like you with a guy like me.
It stands out. There's got to be
some crazy reason behind it.

SARAH
How about love?

Chuck and Casey look at her funny.

SARAH (cont'd)
Maybe your dad gave Ellie the house
because he loves her.

CHUCK
No. There's got to be a reason. We
need to go to the house, look
around. Maybe he left a clue.

SARAH
(epiphany)
Like a forwarding address and phone
number. Devon said he left both. I
never dreamed they'd be legit, but
maybe--

Casey clears his throat. Sarah and Chuck look up as Casey
pulls up the General on the computer screen.

BECKMAN
Good work yesterday, team.

CASEY
Thank you, General. It was mostly
the asset's skill and intel that
made the mission a success.

BECKMAN
In that case, good work, Mr.
Bartowski.

Chuck beams.

CHUCK
Thanks, General. It was really easy
once I figured out--

BECKMAN
Will you be in touch with your
father in the near future?

Chuck and Sarah exchange a meaningful look.

CHUCK
I hope so.

BECKMAN
The CIA and NSA have agreed not to
attempt to contact him, but his
input on tweaking this new
intersect would be appreciated.

CHUCK
You've got that right.

The General tilts her head.

SARAH
What Chuck means is that if he is
able to contact his father, he will
mention the proposition.

BECKMAN
Very well. Also, as you may have
been able to tell from your
increased mission frequency, after
the destruction of the Intersect
computer, every rogue spy and enemy
agent has been stepping up to take
on whatever missions the Ring puts
out there. They're trying to
establish a pecking order.

SARAH
Why now? What's that got to do with
the Intersect? If it's gone--

BECKMAN
They seem to suspect that someone
was able to download the Intersect
before it was destroyed.

CHUCK
Where would they get a crazy idea
like that?

Chuck laughs at his own joke.

SARAH
They're all trying to get in now so
that when The Ring makes a move on
the Intersect, they can get a piece
of the pie.

BECKMAN
Exactly and we've been getting tips
left and right so stay accesible in
case I need you to put out another
fire. Is that understood?

CASEY
Of course.

BECKMAN
Thank you, Colonel. Good day.

She cuts the feed.

CHUCK
Shouldn't we have mentioned my
little memory issue?

Casey grunts in disapproval.

SARAH
Little memory issue? It's more like
a major glitch, Chuck.

Casey nods. Chuck looks back and forth between them.

SARAH (cont'd)
Now, let's get out of here and see
if we can track down the only
person with any hope of fixing you.

CASEY
Mm hm.

He hops up and starts collecting gear.

CHUCK
Fixing me? What am I? Robocop?

SARAH
I don't know. Does he wear a cape?

Chuck fake laughs. Beat.

CHUCK
Hey, is now a bad time to mention
that Ellie and Awesome didn't give
me a key to their new pad?

SARAH
We're spies, Chuck. I think we can
handle it.

DISSOLVE TO

EXT. WOODCOMB HOME - BACKYARD - DAY

Casey and Sarah, dressed in black, are followed by Chuck
wearing his street clothes. Casey is picking the lock of the
back door while Chuck and Sarah keep watch.

SARAH
What's taking so long?

CASEY
Just give me a minute...

Casey continues to work on the lock. Chuck and Sarah stand
to the side. They exchange glances, but nothing more.

CASEY (cont'd)
Almost got it.

Chuck and Sarah speak privately:

CHUCK
Agent Walker?

She acknowledges him with a raised eyebrow.

CHUCK (cont'd)
Did I do something to you?

She clears her throat and glances at Casey.

SARAH
What... what do you mean?

CHUCK
To make you hate me.

SARAH
(sincere)
I don't hate you, Chuck.

His smile is relieved.

CASEY
What is with this damn door?

His pick breaks off.

CASEY (cont'd)
To hell with this.

He walks over to a nearby window and pulls out his gun.

CHUCK
Whoa, Casey! This is my sister's
house. You can't just shoot out a
window in broad daylight.

Casey flips his gun around to hit the window with the butt,
but... nothing happens. Unbreakable.

Sarah and Chuck exchange a look. Low sirens begin to sound.
Casey turns around to face the other two, his eyes wide. Out
of nowhere, eight foot, tightly-grouped bars rise from the
ground, trapping them in.

The trio looks around at each other in panic.

END OF ACT II