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128 HOURS LATERA script by Jack FelsonBased on characterscreated by Alex GarlandJack Felsonemail: jack felson@hotmail.com Copyright 2015This screenplay cannot be used or reproducedwithout the express written permission of the author.
2FADE IN:INT.CCTV ROOM – TIMELESSAn operator is asleep, in front of all his screens that goblack one after another.CUT TO:INT.CORRIDOR – TIMELESSA DOOR SUPERVISOR is lying in a corner, unconscious.A voice yells through the radio at his belt.VOICESecurity, we have a break-in, get toSection.The communication is cut off.The DOOR SUPERVISOR slowly comes back to life. He stands backup, holding his head.He takes his radio out.DOOR SUPERVISORJay? Jay.? Did you see it on your screens?No response.DOOR SUPERVISOR (cont'd)Jay?No response.DOOR SUPERVISOR (cont'd)(louder)JAY !Still no response, he gives up and walks. Soon he hears somenoise, that gets louder and louder.DOOR SUPERVISOR (cont'd)What.?He reaches a larger corridor, with many doors on both walls.The loud voices sound to come from one of the rooms in theback.A small group of people – three men, one of them in a white
3overall, and one woman -, rushes out of one of those rooms, ina distance. They look enraged, snarling, drooling blood. Theireyes are blood red. They turn their heads almost at the sametime and see him, and they violently freeze, looking daggersat him; then they run straight to him, faster and faster,snarling ferociously.The heavy pain stops him from quickly realizing what'shappening. When he finally does, it's too late.EXT.LABORATORY – DAYA big white truck is parked just outside, facing the labentrance door. Two men, two ACTIVISTS, seated on the frontseats, are waiting.INT. TRUCKThe one on the passenger's seat keeps his eyes on his outsidemirror.He moves as he sees his teammates rushing out.ACTIVIST #1Here they are!ACTIVIST #2About time.ACTIVIST #1(frowning)They're not carrying anything.ACTIVIST #2Open the back doors.ACTIVIST #1 is uncertain as he still leaves his seat, on hisway to open the back doors. He does it and the first and onlything he sees is his female teammate, MIKA, standing right infront of him, looking straight at him. Her eyes are blood red,her face, expressionless.The only thing she carries is one single monkey. Dead, coveredwith blood.ACTIVIST #1(interrogative)Mika.
4She suddenly snarls and throws herself towards him, makingboth fall inside the truck. She bites him ferociously in thethroat, he yells with heavy pain.DAVID (Activist #2) turns and sees this, frozen. He stands up,staying close to his seat.DAVIDMika! MIKA! What the hell are youdoing? What is this?MIKA stops the biting and looks up at DAVID, who discovers anevil version of the woman he knows. Her eyes are red daggers,pointed straight at him, ready to be thrown.Almost supernaturally, she stands up, about to attack him, andas she does, DAVID sits back down and puts his foot down.MIKA is thrown backwards, out of the truck. DAVID can see herending up on the pavement, through his rear-view mirror. Hekeeps driving away.ACTIVIST #1 is still inside the truck. Kind of convulsing onthe floor. DAVID sees this too, in his mirror. He stops thetruck, and turns to his mate.DAVIDBruce.?He sees BRUCE (Activist #1) standing up in his turn. ThenBRUCE turns, abruptly, showing DAVID a horrible face, totallytwisted. Before giving him the time to rush him, DAVID openshis door and gets out.EXT. TRUCK.slamming the door behind him. He runs away, terrified.INT. TRUCKWhat used to be BRUCE keeps snarling in the truck as hewatches DAVID running away. Its rabid condition makes itunable to think good enough to open the doors normally. Itruns out through the back - and 'joins' its infected'teammates' as they attack anybody else in sight.DAVID keeps running until he reaches a phone box. He getsinside.
5INT.PHONE BOX – DAYHe picks up the phone and dials the police number and speaksas the fury starts to spread outside.DAVID. this is an emergency. Yes!Hurry. I have to go now. You don'tbelieve me, then believe CCTV!He hangs up and stays there, waiting. Then he walks out.EXT. PHONE BOXHe starts running back to the truck as fury and panic gainground.INT. TRUCKHe gets back into the truck through the driver's door andlocks it, as he starts the engine again an infected shows up,banging the window. DAVID drives away, quickly.He turns and through the back doors that are still open, hesees that he's chased by at least two infected ones, runningvery fast. As one of them is about to board the vehicle hedrives faster, losing the thing that falls down on thepavement.EXT.STREETS – DAYHe has to jump a light that just went red, and the infectedgive up on him, rushing other people.INT. TRUCKHe takes out his own cell phone, dials a longer number.DAVIDHoney. it's me, David. Everything'sall right? Okay look. you have toquit your job right now. Don't ask mewhy, just do it. Go to school and pickup the kids at the exit. I'm on my waythere.
6INT.VETERINARIAN SHOP - DAYWANDA is a beautiful brunette veterinarian, in a whiteoverall. She's working on a sick pet.WANDAWhat are you talking about?DAVID (v.o.)Just do as I say!INT. TRUCKDAVID (cont'd)Something terrible is gonna happen,it's actually happening right nowand it's gonna hit the news in anyminute. You need to act before ithits the news. You got that? You gonow.WOMAN (v.o.)David, what's the problem? Whathappened?DAVIDNo time to explain! Just trust meand do as I say. Go to school. I won'tmake you promise because we don'thave time. Just do it. Okay? Do itNOW.He cuts.INT. VETERINARIAN SHOPWANDA's teammate PENNY is in the same room.PENNYWho was it?WANDA(after a break)Give me the remote.PENNY picks it up and throws it to her, she puts up the volumeon a TV set. Then she keeps changing channels, until she stopson BBC News.
7She doesn't see anything so special right away, so she putsher phone down and keeps working on her pet.INT.POLICE STATION - DAYKATHARINE HARRIS, a police detective, is inside her ownoffice, on the phone behind her desk, receiving an emergencycall, taking notes with a pen.KATHARINEThank you.She stands up, a piece of paper in her hand. She looks dazed.She leaves her office and walks through the station, strangelyempty. Almost everybody has converged towards another office.A private office. They are all gathered at the door, andpretty agitated, all talking together at the same time.She manages to find her way through the pack and sees theLIEUTENANT in his office, seated behind his desk. There is apile of reports on the table. He's busy reading one of them,then he gets rid of it and takes another on the pile.After a very short moment he gets rid of it as well and getsanother he gets rid of quickly, then he looks up at the peoplepacked at his door.LIEUTENANTWhat the hell is this?(as he stands up)God knows if I have worked plentyof cases at the same time in mycareer, but this.(he shakes his head).this is nuts.He leaves his office through the human pack. Nobody says athing to him, except.KATHARINE, who hands him the report she has.KATHARINELieutenant, we just received somemore calls, we also have somefootage now, coming from CCTVoperators, may I suggest you have alook?
8The LIEUTENANT stops and looks at her, stunned. He sees thereport.KATHARINE (cont'd)I got all of it on my computer.LIEUTENANTYou're not the only one. It's alreadyeverywhere.He passes her, not taking the report.He looks highly surprised about how quickly all this is going.The reports had come in within less than fifteen minutes, andall of them were about the same thing.LIEUTENANT (cont'd)Let's have that look. I hope it's notsome stupid kid joke.He goes to a corner of the station where a big screen is sethigh up on a wall. It's divided into 16 square screens.The LIEUTENANT enters the place, almost all his squad follows.The footage is played as soon as he looks up.What they see defies our imagination. It is like a riot, butwith something else. The police or army is not involved. Onlycivilian people attacking other civilian people, and doing itwith extreme violence. and for absolutely no reason.Everybody is watching, like hypnotized, unable to move and sayanything. It lasts a moment until the LIEUTENANT turns.LIEUTENANTHey, what are you doing? Wake up!They all do as he speaks.LIEUTENANT (cont'd)What? Am I dumb, or am I supposed togo out there by myself and play Ramboon these guys? Just move and send allunits there! Everything you have! AndI want the whole area sealed off withina 30-mile radius! 30 miles, you hearme?
9The ones concerned disperse at once. Some others stay close tohim. KATHARINE included. As he watches again:KATHARINESir, there's something I need to showyou. It's very important.LIEUTENANTWhat? We are watching it right now.KATHARINEThat report is about something on thefootage. About what could have startedthis. It's there but I suggest we havea look.LIEUTENANTWe have footage about this?KATHARINEApparently yes.LIEUTENANTLet's see it.They go to a desk and a computer on it, controlling the bigscreen, and both have a seat in front.KATHARINEOne CCTV operator found it and wrotethat report he followed to us asquickly as he could.She starts working on the computer and soon, the big screenshows one image instead of sixteen. She rewinds the image.KATHARINE (cont'd)Okay. apparently it all startedfrom that spot.The image shows a big white truck, with no outside mark orbrand, parking. Then. three black shapes coming off theback, entering a building.LIEUTENANTWhat is this? Some robbery?KATHARINEIt may be what happened before this(MORE)
10KATHARINE (cont'd)whole thing started, sir. Those threeguys are hooded, but they have no guns.LIEUTENANTThey have no guns? What's making youso sure about that?KATHARINEI'm not, sir. The operator is. Youshould be as well when you see whathappens next. Now the place they justgot in, it's not a bank or anythingelse financial. It's something else.LIEUTENANTIt can be anything. Like some flat.KATHARINENot on this. I don't think any robberwould break in any flat in downtownLondon during daytime.LIEUTENANTDon't be too sure about that either.She fast-forwards the tape.KATHARINEFrom the report, they came out sixminutes later.She keeps fast-forwarding, until. the footage shows themcoming out.Five people instead of three. All acting mad. And attackingpeople at once.LIEUTENANT(astonished)My God.KATHARINENotice anything?LIEUTENANTYes, that's the starting point allright.
11KATHARINEAnd the three guys, sir, the threeguys.LIEUTENANTThey brought out some friends.KATHARINEWith their hoods off. They don't wearthem any more.LIEUTENANTThat's right. This means we'll beable to identify them. This is verygood.KATHARINESir, you won't be able to even gofor them. They've gone mad. They'refinished.LIEUTENANTOf course.She freezes the image.KATHARINEAnything else?LIEUTENANTYes, the guy in white.KATHARINEMust be some scientist. Doctor, orresearcher.LIEUTENANTOh.KATHARINEIt means that the guys broke in amedical or research place. Like aclinic, or a lab. And that theyunleashed something that should havestayed locked.LIEUTENANTYes. holy shit.She plays the footage again.
12KATHARINELook at this.The footage shows the truck abruptly starting, then stoppingabout fifty yards ahead.Then the driver gets out of the truck and runs away,frantically, like he's chased by the Devil Himself. Until heenters a phone box.The guy is all dressed in black, like those who entered themysterious place. He's not hooded.LIEUTENANTHe escaped from his own friends.KATHARINEIt's possible to identify this guy.LIEUTENANT(showing no joy)Good, you do that. Very good job.(he stands up)You do that while I alert all themedias, right away.She nods, he leaves.INT.TRUCK – DAYDAVID is still heading to the school. His radio is on. As heapproaches the school, he begins to hear about the mysteriouswave of fury.RADIO VOICE. we have to interrupt our programsto report you of something totallyunusual currently happening on thestreets of London. several assaults,still unexplained, have occurred andapparently haven't stopped yet. weare waiting for more details from thepolice but the motives of theseaggressions are still to be.DAVID manages to park the truck, he has to turn off the radioas he gets out. He runs to the school entrance.
13INT.VETERINARIAN SHOP – DAYWANDA looks stunned as she watches the first TV developments.Her eyes and mouth widen.The news is hosted by one single man, revealing the breakinginfo: WAVE OF FURY BREAKING OUT IN LONDONNEWS HOST. It has started for about twentyminutes and doesn't seem to havestopped, since reports from callingwitnesses are still coming in.again, a mysterious wave of assaultis currently occurring in London,many people have been attacked, forno apparent reason, and the number isstill growing. We still have noprecisions about what is still causingthese assaults but as it developswe'll keep you informed.WANDA suddenly drops her tools and turns, runs to her coat andhandbag and rushes out of the room.PENNYHEY.!?The door slams, the pet moans on the table.The door reopens, WANDA reappears.WANDAPenny, close the place and go.She slams the door again.INT.SCHOOL – RECEPTION DESK - DAYDAVID walks to a big reception desk. There are two WOMENbehind, he goes to one of them.DAVIDHello.RECEPTIONISTHi Mister.
14DAVIDI'm looking for my kids.RECEPTIONISTAre they all admitted here?DAVIDThey are. Please tell me wheremy eldest son Robert is.RECEPTIONISTHe's probably having his class. Canyou give me a good reason why Ishould give you this info?DAVID(hesitating)When is the class finishing?RECEPTIONIST(checking her watch)All the current classes finish in.seven, eight minutes.DAVIDI need the classroom location or itsnumber. Please.RECEPTIONISTWhy?DAVID(impatient)He's my son, I need to talk to himpersonally, and I need to do it now.I won't make any trouble, I won'tinterrupt the class, I promise. Justgive me the room location or its number,I'll go and wait at the door untilthe bell rings.RECEPTIONIST(sighing)Give me your name. And your son's.She finally gives him the info, a bit reluctantly.DAVIDThank you very much.
15He leaves quickly. The RECEPTIONIST notices.As DAVID climbs some stairs the two women at the receptiondesk hear from a small TV set about what's happening. Thesound is low but they can hear. They focus on the screen,suddenly highly worried.Soon some portraits of suspects come up. The RECEPTIONIST whotalked with David recognizes him quickly from one of them.She picks up the phone, dials 999.INT. SCHOOL - CORRIDORDAVID walks through an empty corridor, watching the walls,looking for a door with the correct number. He finally findsit.He looks inside the classroom through a rather small squareglass window, trying to spot Robert, his eldest son, among allthe pupils.Some of the kids turn their heads to him. None of them isRobert's but DAVID manages to locate him.He fights the urge to get into the room and drag his son out,deciding to wait for the class to finish. His teeth clinch ashe looks at his watch. Four minutes before the bell ring.He stays put.INT. SCHOOL – RECEPTION DESKTwo POLICE OFFICERS in uniforms, walk in, both RECEPTIONISTSwave to them and they go to the desk.OFFICER #1Ladies.RECEPTIONIST #1(the one who talked withDavid, sounding concerned)Officer, what is this on television?OFFICER #2Don't you worry. We'll get this undercontrol. Are you the ones who calledus?
16RECEPTIONIST #1Yes. The man you're looking for aboutthis, is here. And.OFFICER #2(interrupting)He's here?RECEPTIONIST #1That's what I said on the phone.OFFICER #1Good. Which way?RECEPTIONIST #1Sir, before I answer that question,there's something I have to tell youabout. something I DIDN'T mentionon the phone.OFFICER #2Yes, what is it?RECEPTIONIST #1The guy is looking for his kids here.He was looking very concerned. He wassounding almost panicked. He wasLOOKING in panic. And he left running.OFFICER #2So?RECEPTIONIST #1So I believe he knows much more aboutwhat's going on than you guys do.(very seriously)Sir. what is going on?She looks at the TV screen.The two COPS and the other receptionist do the same. The newshave broken all over. It's everywhere. The images showed areawful.RECEPTIONIST #1 (cont'd)(turning to the two cops)You said that you will get thissituation under control. are yousure about that?
17OFFICER #1We will. That's what we're paid for.OFFICER #2Ain't we?Both women stare at them, saying nothing, not convinced atall.OFFICER #1 takes out an envelope, then he takes out big photosfrom them.OFFICER #2Now. can you tell us which wayyou sent the guy? You know he'swanted.RECEPTIONIST #1I do.(waving her arm, showing thedirection)I sent him to the second floor.She gives a door number.OFFICER #1 lays the photos on the desk. They are portraits.The same ones that were showed on TV. Four men, one woman.OFFICER #1Which one is it?RECEPTIONIST #1 immediately points at David's photo.RECEPTIONIST #1It's him.OFFICER #1Thank you.RECEPTIONIST #1Is he involved in what is happening?OFFICER #2You don't need to know.RECEPTIONIST #1I'll take it as a yes.OFFICER #2Whatever.
18As the two COPS leave with the photos, the bell rings. Loud.INT. SCHOOLThe door opens, letting out a whole bunch of shouting kids.DAVID watches carefully. Then:DAVID(shouting louder)Rob!Almost all the kids turn to him. Only one of them calls back.ROBERT, a blond-haired boy, twelve years old.ROBERTDaddy!He runs to DAVID and they hug each other.ROBERT (cont'd)Dad, what are you doing here?DAVIDWe're going home.ROBERTNow?DAVIDYes. Right now.ROBERTWhy? I have two classes left.DAVIDIt's okay. You will catch up. NowI'll ask you to trust your dad. Okay?ROBERTSure.DAVIDYou have your mobile?ROBERTYes, I have it but dad, I have togo.
19DAVIDYou're gonna call your brother andsister, and you're gonna do it now.ROBERT(surprisingly)Why?DAVIDDo you trust your dad?ROBERTYes but.DAVIDThen do as I say and don't ask somany questions.ROBERTOkay.DAVIDGood boy. You tell them to go to theexit, and to stay there until yourmother shows and picks you up.ROBERT(disconcerted, blinking, aftera couple of seconds)All right.DAVIDDo it now.ROBERT takes out his mobile phone, and they start walkingtogether along the corridor that progressively goes empty evenif it's still packed.They turn a corner and DAVID spots two shapes in uniforms, ina distance. Police uniforms.DAVID (cont'd)What's happening? Do you get anything?ROBERTI'm trying to reach Emilia, there'sno answer.DAVIDKeep trying. Let it ring.
20They keep walking, and DAVID notices the two cops holdingsomething. Like an envelope. Looking down at it, then back athim, alternatively.Identification. Sooner or later they will recognize him.DAVIDHey sonny.ROBERTYes?DAVIDI'm afraid I'll have to leave you.ROBERT(more and more disconcerted)Why?DAVIDDo exactly as I said. You call yourbrother and sister and meet them atthe school exit. And you stay thereuntil your mother picks up all ofyou. Do you understand?ROBERTYes dad but.DAVIDDid I make myself clear?ROBERTYou did.DAVIDIf they ask you why, just tell themthat 'Dad told you to'. Is that adeal?ROBERTYeah but. where are you going?DAVIDOne last thing to do. I'll see you athome. Sooner than expected. Okay?ROBERTSure.
21DAVIDBye son.He turns and walks the other way.He walks, very normally. Among people taking differentdirections. He keeps walking, straight ahead, without takingthe same corner. Fighting the urge to turn round.He takes the next corner and takes out his mobile phone, as hestarts to walk faster. He dials Wanda's number.And he looks over his shoulder.He doesn't see the cops right away.DAVIDHoney, where are you now?EXT.STREETS - DAYWANDA's car rolls fast.INT. CARWANDAI'm on my way to the school, Dave!I'm coming.DAVID (v.o.)Okay, fine! Fine. ETA?WANDAFive, I guess.DAVID (v.o.)Should be okay. Pick 'em up fast,straight-up, all right? Don't wasteany time.WANDADave, what is this all about?INT. SCHOOLDAVIDNo chat now! Just get the kids and gohome!
22He cuts, puts the mobile away and stops, turning to the cops.The corridor is still rather crowded as they come closer tohim, as he shows his back to the wall.They all stand there for a short moment. The cops are a bitsurprised by his attitude, not trying to run away.DAVIDPlease don't cuff my hands here.There are kids around.OFFICER #2We can wait until they're all out ofsight.DAVIDWe can't wait.OFFICER #1Okay, we can't. But there is aprocedure. Turn around, face the wall.(David turns.)Spread your legs.(David spreads his legs.)Hands behind your back.DAVID(as he puts his hands behindhis back)Be discreet.OFFICER #1Shut up.He takes out a pair of cuffs, and ties DAVID's wrists withthem. Then they both grab him and take him away.EXT.SCHOOL – DAYAs he's taken by the two cops through the school main yard tothe exit.DAVID sees his three kids standing close to the gate.He freezes and turns away at once.OFFICER #2Hey! What the f.?
23DAVIDThat's my kids over there.OFFICER #1Really?DAVIDYeah, really.OFFICER #1And you don't want them to see youlike this?OFFICER #2I thought you were a good dad.DAVIDCut that shit out. And get a trash bagto cover my head.Both cops chuckle.OFFICER #2(shaking his head)The world's gone crazy.OFFICER #1Take it easy, we're just fucking withyou.(catching a kid passing by)Hey kiddo, go get us a trash bag.A clean one, and fast. Thanks.CUT TO:EXT. SCHOOLThe same cops, taking a man in black, with his head covered bya black trash bag, away from the school through the gate,towards a police car parked by.Among the people standing by the gate and watching, areDAVID's three kids who didn't recognize their father and makethe connection.The man with the trash bag over his head is pushed inside thecar, which rolls away ten seconds later.INT.POLICE CAR (PATROL 76) - DAYThey all stay quiet in the car for some time.
24Both police officers look relax, with the feeling of a jobwell done.DAVID looks different, he keeps looking outside the car, leftthen right then straight ahead, sometimes in the back. In alldirections.He doesn't look frantic. But he's like he's feeling the stormcoming after calm.OFFICER #2(the one not driving –suddenly)Hey fellow.!DAVIDYes.OFFICER #2Can you confirm your name?DAVIDWhat for?OFFICER #2Just making sure we didn't arrest thewrong guy.DAVIDYou didn't. What's making you feeldifferently?OFFICER #2You don't look like an outlaw.DAVIDI'm both. In and out.OFFICER #1Why did you guys do that?DAVIDYou mean, try to set animals free?OFFICER #1Are you only aware of what you'vestarted?
25DAVIDYou guys don't seem to worry very muchabout that.OFFICER #1(to his partner, shrugging)Forget it.After a short break, the radio bursts out.RADIO VOICE(female)Patrol 76, what's with your suspect? Over.OFFICER #2(taking the radio)He's in the car with us. ETA, ten.Over.RADIO VOICEVery well. The lieutenant needs totalk to you.As she finishes, a heavy shock is heard.An infected just landed on the hood. Snarling at the two copswho gape at him.As the bloody guy moves to them with the obvious intention tosmash the windshield with one of his hands, OFFICER #1 brakes.The creature is thrown off the hood.LIEUTENANT (v.o.)Hello.?Because of the braking, the car behind them has to turnquickly to avoid the shock. It passes them. and becomes thetarget for another infected.We can hear a window being shattered. Then some screaming.They can do nothing but watch, helpless.LIEUTENANT (v.o.)Hello?DAVIDGod.
26OFFICER #2 takes out his gun as he sees another infected onerushing to them. He puts his window down and shoots. All of itvery quickly. The infected collapses.OFFICER #2Drive!OFFICER #1 puts his foot down as his partner talks in theradio again.OFFICER #2 (cont'd)Lieutenant?LIEUTENANT (v.o.)Yeah. What happened?OFFICER #2We've got trouble! Wait a second.They have to take a quick turn as a couple of other rabid onesrush to them.OFFICER #2 (cont'd)Lieutenant.LIEUTENANT (v.o.)You're okay?OFFICER #2No worries. so far.LIEUTENANT (v.o.)How's the suspect?Both cops turn to DAVID, who looks very agitated. They nod.OFFICER #2He's all right.LIEUTENANT (v.o.)Tell him to confirm the address of thatlab they broke in.(He gives an address.)Go ahead.OFFICER #2 turns to DAVID again, OFFICER #1 looks at himthrough the rear-view mirror.DAVID nods a yes.
27OFFICER #2(in the radio)He said yes.LIEUTENANT (v.o.)Okay. Make sure he's alive and kicking andlistening. We have some trouble here as well.OFFICER #2Have you been attacked in there?LIEUTENANT (v.o.)No, but the place is almost empty. Twopolice headquarters, both located in a shortdistance from that lab, have been overrun.So many guys here haven't waited for thesame thing to happen here, they went topick up their kids at school or straighthome. We're receiving always less and lessreports of the situation, and these reportsalways get more and more specific aboutthat disease and the damage it just keepscausing.OFFICER #1It's a disease?LIEUTENANT (v.o.)It's something in the blood. So yeah, it'sa disease. Rage, I'd say. A secret virus.INT. POLICE STATIONThe lieutenant is speaking inside his office, seated behindhis desk.As he speaks, several police cars patrol throughout the cityof London, some of them being attacked one after another. Wealternate from one car, attacked or not, to another. And fromPOLICE STATION to PATROL 76.LIEUTENANTI'm talking now to all cars, and I'masking you to listen to this withoutinterrupting, even if you get attacked.The situation hasn't improved, but ithasn't gone worse either. It can getbetter only if you keep shooting thosefreaky things on sight. From some of the(MORE)
28LIEUTENANTreports we received, once they getinfected, they start running around andthey do it very quickly, frantically,without stopping, until they hitanybody else. That's mainly why it'sspreading that fast. The undergroundtraffic also helps much. If possible,don't wait until they rush to you topull the trigger, since their infectedblood may hit you and reach your eyesor enter your mouth. The situation wasconsidered so serious that the upperhand was just given to the army, overthe government.INT. PATROL 76BRIAN and JEFF look at each other as the LIEUTENANT continues.LIEUTENANT (v.o., cont'd)The army's already given everyone theinstruction to stay home, lock their doorsand windows and close their shutters.They've also posted soldiers in front ofevery public place in town, especiallyschools and hospitals, it doesn't mean youcan't use your guns on those things anymore. But it means that all our regularcommunications will be shut down. We alsocan expect radio and TV stations to stopbroadcasting in any minute, until thesituation is under control again. That’swhy I asked you not to try to ask anyquestion and to start any discussion. Wedon't have much time left. Just keepusing our cars to go home and put yourfamilies together and safe. Manycivilians will try to leave the city;please don't do the same. We need all ofyou here. Now this is for Patrol 76. Theother cars are dismissed. Thank you.OFFICER #2Lieutenant.LIEUTENANT (v.o.)Jeff.?
29OFFICER #2Yes. Brian is driving.LIEUTENANT (v.o.)Check on our guy. Check his face.JEFFHe's looking green now. He just shittedhis pants.LIEUTENANT (v.o.)I guess you understood you can't bringhim here. There'll be nobody to questionhim, not even to take him to the toilet.You'll have to let him go.DAVIDI knew it.BRIANDon't play with us now.DAVIDI'm not. I could have said that waybefore, but I'm polite.LIEUTENANT (v.o.)All this is your fault, mister. If Iwere you I wouldn't be so proud.DAVIDGo say that to those who made thatstinky virus.LIEUTENANT (v.o.)I'm saying that to you. You were stupidenough to try to release animals thathave been injected with all kinds of shit.You also know that most lab experimentsare classified. It's your only fault.BRIANLieutenant, instead of letting him go,what about shooting him right away? Hedeserves to pay, he should pay.DAVIDI wasn't inside the lab, I didn't seewhat happened. If we knew for sure that(MORE)
30DAVID (cont'd)the chimps were infected with that shit,we'd have shot them all, instead oftrying to set them free.LIEUTENANT (v.o.)No excuses, please. You're the ones whoreleased that thing. Nobody else did.DAVIDI'm not saying otherwise. Do you reallybelieve we didn't suffer? My own friendsattacked me. Now they're gone. I reallylucked out.LIEUTENANT (v.o.)You guys take him home. Once there withhis family he won't be able to goanywhere, it's too dangerous, I guess heknows it better than anybody else. Overand out.He cuts. JEFF puts down the radio.DAVID(after a few seconds of silence)Well, I would say you ain't cops any more.What do you say?BRIANYou're right, asshole, but you knowwhat? We ain't taxi drivers either.DAVIDWhat do you mean?JEFFIf you really believe we'll take youhome, you're out of your mind.DAVIDAnd what about what your lieutenantsaid?BRIANYou just told us, we ain't cops anymore. You're right about that. Andour radio communications will be shutdown at any time. He'll never know.
31JEFFUnless you go report to him at thestation, but I don't believe you wannado that.Both ‘cops’ reach the next corner, then BRIAN stops the car.He takes out his gun. And has looks all around.EXT. PATROL 76He gets out of the vehicle, his gun in his hand, not pointed.Nothing suspect around him, so he opens one of the back doors.BRIANGet out.DAVID(getting out)You're leaving me here?BRIANTurn around.DAVIDThat's not what you're supposed to do.BRIAN(as he uncuffs DAVID)I know. But we have families too.We don't have time for you. Just takethe underground or a cab.JEFF joins them, his gun in his hand as well, looking around.JEFF(handing something to DAVID)Take it.DAVIDWhat's that?JEFFWhat does it look like? It's a walkietalkie. It's on my private frequency.Keep it carefully and use it if
a distance. They look enraged, snarling, drooling blood. Their eyes are blood red. They turn their heads almost at the same time and see him, and they violently freeze, looking daggers at him; then they run straight to him, faster and faster, snarling ferociously. The heavy pain stops him from quickly realizing what's happening.
