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FADE IN.
INT. MOREAU AND DโS OFFICE
We open on the middle of a conversation between a GUARD and DIRECTOR D. and MOREAU, both of whom are at their desks.
GUARD
Iโm going to be honest, itโs a really tricky situationโฆ
(conโt)
I do think some of them can be helped, itโs just a matter of who.
DIRECTOR D. nods thoughtfully.
DIRECTOR D.
Yesโฆhelp the ones who are hurting the most but will be the hardest to change, or those who have committed lesser crimes and may ease into society better?
(He takes a glance at the notes placed on MOREAUโS desk.)
Thanks for giving us more information, it will help.
MOREAU
Please, let us know if there is anything else we can do.
(conโt)
Our schedule is quite open today.
The GUARD leaves, shutting the door behind him.
MOREAU and D. wait a few more seconds, then burst out cackling.
MOREAU
Ah, help them! Like any of them can be!
DIRECTOR D.
Theyโre perfectly useful as they are if you know how to dangle a carrot in front of their faceโliterally for Harvey.
MOREAU stands, and walks to the window, gazing out at the open ocean with no land in sight. It was a great challenge to get there on a secured helicopter ride, but any escape would be near impossible, even if security was breached.
MOREAU
What is that Dr. Jupiter up to?
DIRECTOR D.
Not him again.
MOREAU turns her back to the window, facing D.
MOREAU
Iโm serious.
(conโt)
Heโs been just as interested in them as we are. And why such a focus on such a small group?
DIRECTOR D.
What if this is just some big rehabilitation program? He wants to โsaveโ the worst of the worst to make him and Erewhon look so much better.
(He leans forward, chewing on the end of a pen)
Weโre going to have to find some way to get them out of here.
MOREAU
If Widow canโt find one, then there isnโt.
DIRECTOR D.
Ah but sheโs another prisoner, not a guard or employee. Iโm sure we could find some way around, or Iโm not a super spy!
CUT TO a montage of scenes of D. intentionally trying to damage prison security, always with at least one prisoner walking past.
Near a large window:
DIRECTOR D.
(faking to stumble at a coffee table, causing it to fall and crack the glass)
Oh no! Iโm sorry, I didnโt mean to break anything.
Looking down from the ceiling, near a security camera:
The camera swivels back and forth, and when it’s turned away from DIRECTOR D.’S position, he shoots it at the base connecting it to the wall.
DIRECTOR D.
Argh, this cameraโs going haywire again!
At the prison doors:
DIRECTOR D. sneakily burns one of the wires controlling the closing mechanism.
DIRECTOR D.
Uh oh! Looks like the door is stuck!
Another set of emergency doors closes behind him, blocking the exit. DIRECTOR D. groans quietly.
CUT TO MOREAU and D. sitting against the wall outside the lunch hall.
MOREAU
So, what was this โsuper spyโ thing?
DIRECTOR D.
Shut up.
Pause. DIRECTOR D. looks up at the clock.
DIRECTOR D.
When is lunch, again?
MOREAU
In about an hour.
(She looks at him, and points toward the window looking into the lunch room)
You donโt want anything from in there, do you?
DIRECTOR D. smiles, twisting his head to look through the window.
DIRECTOR D.
Not at all, but I know some who might appreciate the company in there.
CUT TO MOREAU and D.โS office again, where a guard stands in front of their desks, dumbfounded.
GUARD
You want the big four back in the main lunch room?
(conโt)
W-with all due respect, we can barely keep them under control when thereโs just one of them!
DIRECTOR D.
Yes, yes, butโ
(He holds up a finger when the guard tries to interrupt)
We think some of this aggression might come from theirโฆisolation, and some have been kept alone long before they even came here!
(MOREAU pulls out a sheet of paper from under her desk)
MOREAU
It says here that โthe Binary Bardโ experienced 20 years alone on a strange planet, before he made an attack on the kingdom of Arturus. Correct?
(The GUARD nods)
Think about it; their loneliness could be making all this worse. The prison has so far had no major escape attempts, why not at least try this?
The GUARD bites his lip, looking down at the floor.
GUARD
True, butโ
Another guard, who was standing near DIRECTOR DโS desk, speaks up.
GUARD #2
Iโd say we give it a chance, theyโve talked it over with Jupiter and he said itโs possible.
GUARD #1 rolls his eyes.
GUARD #1
Fine. But youโve only been here for a while, you donโt know what these guys are capable of.
GUARD #1 leaves. When the door shuts, GUARD #2 gives MOREAU and D. a thumbs-up. He has the same shiny head as all of DIRECTOR D.โS agents and fake guards.
MOREAU
No respect!
DIRECTOR D.
But weโve got it rolling. Now to see the real chaos happen!
MOREAU
(chuckles)
Itโs amazing the things people will do when they think youโre on their side.
They’re baaaacck!
Castori honorem ~ Maryann/Smart Bubbles
Yay!
Sorry if I was impatient about this, itโs just I got a little to excited.