Copyright 1996 by Rob Perry and NorthStarr Productions
All Rights Reserved
NorthStarr Casting
Sean Connery
Liam Nesson
Alan Rickman
Nick Lea
Cameron Diaz
FADE IN EXT. COBH, COUNTY CORK IRELAND DUSK EXT. COBH SPECIAL BRANCH HEADQUARTERS INT. CHIEF CONSTABLE SEAN MCREA'S OFFICE SEAN MCREA a tall man in his early forties is sitting in his chair and reading a report when he hears a small crack and feels a piece of glass strike the top of his hair. He sees a piece of his office print of the Queen lose a corner of the frame McRea is in shock and jumps on the floor. Pulls out his service pistol and looks at the small hole in the office window above his chair, he yells for backup. MCREA (yelling) Patrick, Hanlon ----- anybody! CONSTABLE PATRICK comes running in the room with his service pistol drawn. PATRICK Sean, ----- Sean, what is it! McRea, gets up off the floor and runs out the office and motions Patrick to follow him. CUT TO; EXT. CHIEF CONSTABLE DEPARTMENT PARKING LOT McRea is running and Patrick is right behind him and they both stop when they see nothing. PATRICK What happened? MCREA (out of breath) Someone took a shot at me. I heard the glass crack and the bullet hit one of my office pictures. Lets go inside and we'll dig out the bullet. PATRICK I'll jump in the patrol car and check out a few streets and see if I see anything. MCREA Go ahead, and radio some of the other cars to check the area too. Patrick jumps in one of the patrol cards and peels out and disappears down the street. McRea runs back in the building and closes the door. CUT TO: INT. MCREA'S OFFICE As McRea walks into his office, CONSTABLE HANLON is close behind and very upset. HANLON What is it, what happened? McRea is using his pen knife to dig the bullet out of the wall. MCREA Looks like a thirty caliber..... DISPATCHER MARY HELEN MCKINNY yells at him from the open office area. MARY HELEN Sean, pick up line two, you have a call. McRea pick's up the receiver and listens to an unfamiliar voice talking in a very low tone. CALLER Chief Constable ------I need for you to understand that I never miss. The round was sent two to three inch's above your head, so I would get your attention. Do I now have your attention? MCREA (McRea motions to Hanlon, to trace the call) Who is this.......who is this...... CALLER Never mind who this is, just listen, what you received today was just a wake up call. If I wanted you to die, yes you would have died tonight. But when I want you to die, you will indeed die. And you will die by my hands. The caller hangs up and McRea is as pale as a ghost. HANLON Who was it? Did someone threaten you? (A beat.) Sean, talk to me! McRea pulls his chair away from the window and sits in it. MCREA Someone just called me and said I was going to die, he also said it's a little game and I'm suppose to guess when. HANLON He wasn't on long enough for a trace. Sean ----- you look sick. Mary Helen starts yelling again to pick up the phone. MARY HELEN Sean, pickup line one, it sounds like the same guy. MCREA Start the trace now. (McRea picks up the receiver) 'Hello-----this is McRea----who is this------ CALLER Stop trying to trace this call. You can't. This line is a hijacked cellular number, it can't be traced. Just so you know I'm not kidding you ........look out your window. Don't worry, I won't shoot you--- MCREA (whispering to Hanlon) Get away from the window. McRea , with phone in hand positions himself next to the edge of the window and peers out in the blackness. CALLER Ok, now that you are looking out the window, take a good look at your LAND ROVER...... for the last time. As McRea is looking at his Rover, there is a tremendous explosion and his truck disappears in a fireball. CALLER (cont.) Have a nice evening Chief Constable - - - - - McRea is in panic and is yelling at his staff. Patrick comes running into the office. PATRICK Thank god your alive, I thought you may have been in the Rover. EXT. CHIEF CONSTABLE DEPARTMENT PARKING LOT The fire department truck arrives, with the crew putting out the fire of what's left of McRea's truck. McRea and Hanlon are looking at the remains. HANLON (cont.) (with concern) Only C4 could have done that much controlled damage. Do you have any idea who could have done this? MCREA It's the same person who put a thirty caliber full metal jacket bullet through my window! HANLON Full metal jacket sounds like a military round. He has C4, and I wonder what else is in his arsenal. Patrick is talking to McRea on his radio.. HANLON (V.O.) Sean, the door of your house was wide open and nobody's home. What do you want me to do? Over. MCREA Stay there until I call you. Over and out. (McRea turns down the volume on the radio) That was Patrick and my house is empty-----my wife is gone. HANLON I know, I heard-----let's go back inside maybe she went to the store. CUT TO: INT. MCREA'S OFFICE Mary Helen is yelling from the open office area. MARY HELEN Chief Constable McRea, he's on the phone again. MCREA Chief Constable McRea---- CALLER How does it feel to lose your nerve, truck and family, all in one night. Enjoy, my good man enjoy----- MCREA (hysterical) Who is this, why don't you come and face me like a man? CALLER (laughing) What, and have twenty constables jump me or shoot me. The only contact you will have with me is on the phone. Ta-ta my good man. Enjoy your misery. McRea stands in his office with the phone in his hand. MCREA Call Patrick and tell him to get back here, on the double. Mary Helen comes running in the room with her headset on and yelling at McRea. MARY HELEN Chief Constable, the supervisor at the power station just called and said someone called him and said the substation will be blown up tonight. I sent two cars out there. And your caller is on line two again. MCREA This is Chief Constable McRea----- CALLER Oh, just one more thing-----you will find the body of your wife out by the old quarry road. MCREA (coming unglued) Her body, what did she ever do to you! CALLER Oh, stop your blubbering and show a little backbone. (A beat.) I was only kidding------she should be walking into your office just about now------Have a nice evening Chief Constable! JILL MCCREA a nice looking lady in her late thirties walks in the office. JILL I received a call from someone saying you had been in an auto accident and I was to come here immediately. When I saw what was left of your truck I almost had a heart attack-----but Mary Helen came out and got me. What's going on? McRea puts his arm around Jill. MCREA Looks like I have a stalker after me and I really don't know why! The lights in the office flicker and go on again. HANLON Looks like we just lost the sub station. I'll round up some of the men and get out there. MCREA Call Patrick and tell him, Jill is here, and ok. CUT TO: INT. MCREA'S OFFICE DAY Mary Helen is calling from the open office area. MARY HELEN Chief Constable, phone call on line three. MCREA Chief Constable McRea----- CALLER (V.O) I think it's time I properly introduced myself, The name is Mr. Hulot, it's French Canadian. Think of Hugh low, that way you won't forget it. Hello, Chief Constable are you there? MCREA Yes I'm here, what do you want? HULOT Look Chief Constable I need for you to do me a favor----are you there? MCREA Why should I do you a favor, you've made me look like a fool, for the last four hours. HULOT Oh really------take the phone and look out the window. Do you see that white VW rabbit parked on the street? MCREA Yes, so what? HULOT Look at it carefully----- McRea looks out the window and sees the car go up in a fireball. HULOT Do I have your attention now? MCREA Yes you do, go ahead. HULOT Listen carefully, I'm only going to say it one time. McRea is looking at the Rabbit on fire------ MCREA Yes go ahead Mr. Hulot, I will do whatever you say. HULOT Good boy---I need for you to get me two thousand pounds of C4. You know, Hi-explosives-------- MCREA Oh I can't get you C4, no way---- HULOT (very upset and yelling) Do you see the little red pickup parked near the fire engine with the young man sitting in it? MCREA Ok, I'll get it for you--- CUT TO: INT. MCREA'S OFFICE DAY Mary Helen is shouting from the open office area. MARY HELEN Sean, he's on the phone again. MCREA Chief Constable McRea---- HULOT (V.O) I hope you won't make the mistake of getting the Military mixed up in our little game, because if you do---- MCREA I need more time, it's not that easy to get 2000 pounds of C4 in this county, ---- I need more time. HULOT (V.O) You need more time--horse pucky - - you're stalling my friend and it's going to cost you. You give the permits in this county for the purchase of explosives. You and I both know there's several thousand pounds of C4 at the EIRE RIVER MAGAZINE waiting for the county road crews to pick up for blasting the base on the new road, so please let's stop kidding each other, you have twenty-four hours and not a minute more. MCREA (stammering) You put me in a very bad position with the Irish Rangers, if I help you, I will be aiding and abetting a terrorist. HULOT That's the least of your problems my friend. Right now you're looking at losing your police station, home and your wife. HULOT Remember tender heart, that for every Military that enters this town, one Cork citizen will go up in smoke! MCREA Ok Mr. Hulot we'll get the C4 in twenty-four hours. Is there a number where I can call you? HULOT (laughing) Oh , I can see why you're just a small town Chief Constable, it's because you're so stupid. You really expect me to give you a number where you can call me! I know everything you do and when you're doing it, so I'll know if you're really making an effort. CUT TO: INT. MCREA'S OFFICE EVENING Mary Helen is shouting from the open office area. MARY HELEN Sean, he's on the phone again. McRea picks up the receiver, then hesitates. MCREA This is Chief Constable McRea--- HULOT Tick---Tock---Tick Tock-----times running out my friend, is my package ready--- CUT TO: EXT. EIRE RIVER MAGAZINE (HERCULES POWDER) DUSK McRea has arrived at the explosive storage depot for his county and is greeted by the manager LOU HAYES, a young man in his thirties. HAYES Hi Chief Constable , I have your shipment ready for you. They both walk over to Lou's truck and he lifts the tarp and exposes cases marked HI EXPLOSIVES. HAYES There it is Chief Constable, twenty cases, hundred pounds a case. MCREA Did you have any problem with the special order from Hercules? I know it was a very short notice. HAYES No----I just told them it was a matter of life and death. And also it was for you! It does help to have your relatives working there. Shall we start our journey? MCREA Thanks Lou, I'll drive ahead of you with the Red lights on and I want you to take this police radio with you so we can stay in contact with each other----just in case of trouble. McRea and Lou Hayes start their trek back to Cobh and the eerie glow of the red lights are seen disappearing down the Hi-way. Meanwhile, a large bus is parked several miles down the same road, and three men with ski masks are ready to block the road when the convoy comes by. As McRea comes around the next bend the bus starts up and a large pickup maneuvers it's way to be ready to come from behind the convoy. As the convoy appears, the bus digs out and drives out to the middle of the road and stops, completely blocking the road. The pickup comes from behind the convoy blocking the Hercules truck from backing up. The man from the truck jumps out and runs to a point several yards back and strikes on a flare and tosses it in the middle of the road, he then runs over to the Hercules truck with gun in hand and holds Lou Hayes at bay. Two men run over to the Chief Constable's car and take him out then all walk over to the bus. TERRORIST #1 Chief Constable McRea I presume, It's a pleasure I'm sure. Not to worry, no one will get hurt. Mr. Hulot has given firm orders that no one will be hurt. You may call me Claude, and we will now remove the packages for Mr. Hulot. Very well, make yourself comfortable, but I will have to relieve you of your weapon, of course you do understand. One terrorist holds a gun on McRea, the others start transferring the explosives from the Hercules truck to the hijacking truck. When the transfer is complete, they are lead to McRea's patrol car and helped in the back seat. One gunman drives off in the pickup and the other two hold their guns on the lawmen. CLAUDE Chief Constable, my instructions from Mr. Hulot is to leave you here with Mr. Hayes. The keys will be in a bag one mile down the hi-way, ok, Bon Voyage Mon Ami CUT TO: EXT. CHIEF CONSTABLES OFFICE NIGHT INT. CHIEF CONSTABLE MCREA'S OFFICE McRea, Hanlon and Patrick are having a meeting with MAJOR IAN GREYan undercover member of the IRISH RANGERS. MCREA Major Grey, I just wonder what Mr. Hulot is going to do when he discovers the shipment he received is Inert C4! HANLON (whispering to Patrick) What is inert C4? PATRICK It looks and smells like it, but its non-explosive. They make it for movies and TV productions. GREY (looking at his watch) They should be getting a surprise just about now. MCREA Who is Mr. Hulot? GREY Mr. Hulot is BRANDON O' GRADY one of the top terrorists in the IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY. His specialty is explosives. He's wanted by the UK, on more charges than you can write! PATRICK (disgusted) Now we know why he wanted the C4. HANLON You mean the shipment is headed for Northern Ireland? GREY Bingo----the IRA uses a lot of C4 and I'm sure Mr. Hulot has a target as we speak. PATRICK They have gone to a lot of trouble for this stuff, can't they buy it in Europe? GREY The IRA used to buy C4 from SADDAM HOUSSEIN, but that source has dried up. HANLON I thought the English and the IRA had a truce and a cease fire? GREY It won't last, it never has. So now they're regrouping and stocking up so when it starts up again, they'll be ready. CUT TO: EXT. EIRE RIVER ROAD DUSK The hi-jackers are on the north shore meeting with O' grady. They're standing next to a pickup with two thousand pounds of C4. O' GRADY We are going to have to drive all night to get to "Derry" by morning. TERRORIST #2 (showing concern) Brandon, what is that noise, it sounds like some heavy choppers! I think I see several choppers coming into greet us, what now? O' GRADY pick's up his field glasses and looks in the direction where one of his men is pointing. O' GRADY (very concerned) Ah, yes I see the lads now! In a few minutes the lead helicopter shines a flood light on the small group, and a loud voice is heard in the still evening air. IRISH RANGERS Hello lads, put your guns down or we we will shoot you all! They start firing at the choppers and heavy machine guns on the gun ship go off killing the men on the ground. CUT TO: EXT. CHIEF CONSTABLES OFFICE NIGHT INT. CHIEF CONSTABLE MCREA'S OFFICE Major Grey has just received a call on his radio. MCREA Did they arrest them? GREY They resisted and were all shot dead! MCREA What now Major? GREY Brandon O' grady's father, Paddy O' grady one of the most powerful leaders in the IRA will probably put a price on all our heads! CUT TO:
SIX MONTHS LATER FADE IN EXT. KENYA AFRICA - MT. ELGON - DAY - HEAVY RAIN EXT. KITUM CAVE INT. PORTABLE LAB IN BRIGHT ORANGE BIO-FIELD TENT CLAUDE GAUTHIER a Microbiologist working in his bright orange "Racal Suit" looks like a man on the moon. The suit is required when working with "Hot Virus's" like the Ebola strains. He hands a specimen to his assistant who is JEAN LUC DUVALL a Microbiologist student from Montreal Canada, who places the specimen in the field "hot agent" carrier. They both walk out of the cave. GAUTHIER (smiling) Thank you Jean-Luc, we now have generous specimens of Ebola Zaire and Ebola Sudan. Lock the carrier and we'll get out of these monkey suits. As Gauthier starts to take off his Racal suit he exposes a large scare on his right fore-arm. He looks tired and shows it for a man in his late fifties. GAUTHIER (Cont.) Jean Luc, I see you looking at my scar again. It's just a bad monkey bite. DUVALL What kind of a monkey did you say it was? GAUTHIER Colobus, a very large male Colobus. DUVALL Why did he bite you? GAUTHIER I was trying to inject him with an experimental serum to kill the Ebola virus. And you know what, I think he knew he was going to die! DUVALL All the years that you worked for the CDC, how close did you get to catching Ebola? Jean Luc takes off his suit and exposes a young man in his late twenties. GAUTHIER The day a male Colobus acted like he was sleeping and he bit my finger. DUVALL What happened? GAUTHIER I don't know, I was in isolation for three weeks, but I didn't come down with it! DUVALL Maybe you have an immunity to that strain of Ebola. GAUTHIER I had a Belgian friend working with the World Health Organization (WHO) in Zaire when they had a large outbreak. One day he brought water to a woman who was dying. She threw up in his face and he died a week later from Ebola. DUVALL Where are these specimens going? GAUTHIER They're going to Ireland. DUVALL Claude, I don't think you'll be able to get past customs. Gauthier looks at his watch and picks up his small Lan- Sat Communicator. GAUTHIER The buyers are picking them up here. DUVALL (upset) Claude, you can't do that, it's illegal! GAUTHIER The buyers are taking the samples directly to Ireland. They work for the IRA. DUVALL Oh I see. Do I get paid when they get here? GAUTHIER Yes, we both get paid in hard English Pounds. (he turns on the radio) Zebra calling cobra, over? RADIO (V.O.) This is Cobra, read you five by five. GAUTHIER Have Zaire and Sudan, can't locate Marburg, should we continue to look? RADIO (V.O.) That is a roger Zebra, we will contact buyers and get back to you. Eh, ...Over and out! DUVALL (questioning) What is the IRA going to do with these samples? GAUTHIER (feeling uncomfortable) I don't know. DUVALL You know, I never told you but the U.S. Army interviewed me in college about a job with their disease control branch. And the CDC also interviewed me. GAUTHIER You are very lucky, when I was in College I had to look for a job. DUVALL The Government has very low starting pay, but they have many benefits. GAUTHIER Yes, benefits are very important when you get older. (he turns the volume up on the radio) RADIO (V.O.) Cobra calling Zebra, over? GAUTHIER This is Zebra, read you five by five. RADIO (V.O.) We have contacted the buyers and they want you to continue to look for Marburg. Over. GAUTHIER That is a roger. We heard a week ago an outbreak of MARBURG is in Zaire, can you send the plane and get us over there? RADIO (V.O.) That is a roger Zebra, we will pick you up at 0600 tomorrow morning. Over and out. GAUTHIER Cobra, be advised we will be ready. Over and out. DUVALL (questioning) Why do they need Ebola Zaire, Ebola Sudan and Marburg? GAUTHIER I don't know? CUT TO: EXT. KENYA AFRICA - MT. ELGON DAY EXT. KITUM CAVE EXT. SHORT AIRSTRIP IN SMALL MEADOW Claude Gauthier and his assistant Jean Luc Duvall are sitting on their safari chairs waiting for the STOL aircraft that is picking them up. Claude is holding a large canister painted all white with the familiar three circle flower indicating "Hot Agent". GAUTHIER (smiling) Well Jean Luc, what are you going to do with your cut of the money? DUVALL Last summer I went to the south of France and I met a girl in St. Tropez. GAUTHIER Oh you have a little romance going for you, how nice. DUVALL What about you? GAUTHIER I was offered a job working with the WHO in the Congo. it seems they have discovered a new strain of what they call a "Doomsday Bug". DUVALL All the years that you worked for the CDC, and you never got Ebola, and now your tempting fate again! Jean Luc takes off his Pith Helmet and wipes his brow and looks up shading his eyes. DUVALL Here comes our plane. GAUTHIER Excellent, Excellent! DUVALL We should be in Yambuko in about an hour and a half. GAUTHIER Ok. Jean Luc get your gear, here they come. A STOL type aircraft makes a low pass and lands in the dirt strip. The pilot taxis the plane up to where Gauthier and Duvall are waiting. The pilot shuts down the engine and gets out of the plane. DUVALL (shouting) Rene, it's so good to see you! RENE (shaking Gauthier's hand) Claude, your a sight for sore eyes. DUVALL Rene, why did you shut down the engine, we're ready to go. The pilot takes out a nine millimeter pistol out of his jacket pocket and aims it at the bush. GAUTHIER (shocked) What the hells going on? RENE From the air I saw two black men watching you. They both had rifles. GAUTHIER No way, no way, we have seen no one since we've been here. Rene runs to the edge of the jungle stops and turns around. I must have scared them off. probably poachers. RENE Are you ready Claude, Jean Luc? RENE (takes the Hot carrier out of Jean-Luc's hand) I'll store this in the storage compartment with your other things. DUVALL Be careful Rene, that canister has enough virus to kill all the people in the world! They all walk back to the Aircraft and Rene places the Hot Agent carrier in the luggage department. Jean Luc gets in the rear of the plane and Claude gets in the front seat next to the pilot. The pilot starts up the engine and then taxi's out to the take off point and the engine screams as they take off. EXT. KENYA AFRICA - MT. ELGON FROM THE AIR DAY EXT. KITUM CAVE - FROM THE AIR INT. CESSNA 185 STOL AIRCRAFT GAUTHIER (shouting over the noise of the engine) Rene, do you know what the IRA is going to do with the Ebola virus? RENE (uncomfortable) I don't know Claude, I'm just a pick up and Delivery boy. DUVALL They will probably drop them in the water supply of the English Government. GAUTHIER (laughing) What, to kill their fish? CUT TO: EXT. ZAIRE - EBOLA RIVER DAY EXT. CITY OF YAMBUKO EXT. YAMBUKO AIRPORT Claude Gauthier and Jean Luc Duvall are waiting for the Land Rover they've rented. GAUTHIER (smiling) Well Jean Luc, one more virus and we'll be out of this god forsaken place! DUVALL You know what Claude, I don't think the EBOLAS are going to the IRA. GAUTHIER Oh you have such a suspicious nature my friend. Don't you trust anyone? DUVALL My mother. GAUTHIER Don't you trust me? All the years that you've worked for me and you still don't trust me? Jean Luc waves at the rental car attendant as he drives up in the Land Rover. DUVALL Here comes our truck. GAUTHIER Excellent, Excellent! CUT TO: EXT. ZAIRE AFRICA - EBOLA RIVER NIGHT EXT. CITY OF YAMBUKO INT. YAMBUKO CITY HOSPITAL - EMERGENCY ROOM Gauthier and his assistant Jean Luc Duvall walk through the waiting room and notice all the sick people sitting and laying down waiting for medical care. The walk into the office with a sign saying, DR. JAN KRUEGER CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER. GAUTHIER (smiling) Well Jan it's been a while. This is my protégé, Jean Luc Duvall. KRUEGER (very tired) You came just in time Claude, we have an outbreak of yellow fever and also some cases of Marburg. Nice to meet you Jean Luc. GAUTHIER Why don't you let Jean Luc and I help you with the Marburg and you and your doctors can take care of the Yellow fever. DUVALL Where's the isolation room? KRUEGER God bless you Claude and Jean Luc you are two angels from Heaven. The isolation ward is in the back. DUVALL How many cases of Marburg do you have? KRUEGER As of this morning, about six! CUT TO: EXT. ZAIRE AFRICA - EBOLA RIVER DAY EXT. CITY OF YAMBUKO INT. YAMBUKO CITY HOSPITAL - EMERGENCY ROOM Gauthier and his assistant Jean Luc Duvall are bagging dead natives stricken with Marburg. GAUTHIER (smiling) Well Jean Luc I've collected more than enough specimens and I think we should leave tomorrow. DUVALL We can't do that Claude, we just got here, these people need our help! Krueger walks into the room and hugs Gauthier and Duvall. KRUEGER God bless you my friends, I don't know what I would do without you two. You are indeed two angels from heaven. DUVALL How many new cases of Marburg do you have now? KRUEGER As of this morning, about two! I think were getting it under control, thanks to both of you! GAUTHIER We have other commitments and we'll have to leave in a few days. KRUEGER I understand my friends. CUT TO:
Copyright 1996 by Rob Perry and NorthStarr Productions
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