DSR Season 3
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www.MZP-TV.co.uk MZP Monster Zero Productions (c) 2008 TEASER FADE IN: INT. COMPUTER ROOM - EVENING MARSHALL sits close to his PC screen, fingers rapidly rattling across the keys. His face is a mask of focus. He’s in a bright, cluttered computer room of sorts - shelves full of hunks of components and parts fill the closest wall. From the screen, sounds of GUNFIRE and EXPLOSIONS ring out. Commands are barked from soldier to soldier. VOICE (from PC) Where’s that air support, damn it? MARSHALL Uh... coming, coming! Just a second! Fingers a blur, PAN ROUND Marshall as he brings up a drop- down menu of options. He uses the mouse to select something - and moments later the ROAR of jet engines passing overhead rings out. MARSHALL (cont'd) Incoming! EXPLOSIONS sound out, and Marshall flinches from the screen. VOICE (from PC) Alright, second unit, move in! Adopt attack formation CRM one- fourteen! MARSHAL CRM one-fourteen, got it. PAN ROUND further. A better view of the screen shows several MARINES moving through a bombed out town. GUNFIRE rings out, bullets PINGING off the floor, and the marines dive for cover. MARINE (from PC) Sniper! MARSHALL (wide-eyed) Great Caesar’s ghost! Oh... oh, oh, uh, wait, wait... 2. MARINE (from PC) We’re taking heavy fire! All units, fall back! Get to the - KABOOM! The screen JUDDERS as a huge explosion rips through the city. MARSHALL Guys! Guys? Hello? Guys! Flustered, Marshall rattles at the keyboard again, then opens up some menus with the mouse. And he finally clicks on an option marked ‘Pause.’ The screen freezes. Marshall rolls back on his reclining chair - and the rest of the room is revealed at last. Marshall’s in what was once a small study, the decor betraying its suburban roots, which is now halfway between an IT lab and a gaming room. The box and manuals for ‘Call Of Duty 4’ sit beside the monitor as Marshall wearily rubs his eyes. VOICE (over PC) What’s the matter, JuJu? Had enough? Marshall looks up. An IM box is blinking on the corner of his screen. He scowls, rolling back to his place - and fixing on a headset microphone. MARSHALL Not by a long shot yet, my shadowy nemesis. (French accent) ‘Ow you English say? I one more time, mac, unclog my nose in your direction, sons of a window- dresser! The IM box is labelled ‘Tetch49,’ a pair of LEDs moving in time with the speaker’s voice. Marshall’s IM box is marked ‘Serious JuJu.’ TETCH49 Then would you care to make this interesting? Marshall raises an eyebrow - sneakily unpausing the game. MARSHALL What did you have in mind? 3. TETCH49 A little wager. My undead Guild versus your Night Elves. Tomorrow night, PvP. Winner takes all. MARSHALL All what? TETCH49 Enough orange weapons and armour to put Lord Kazzak to shame. Marshall’s troops start moving into position - and a set of CROSSHAIRS spring up. MARSHALL Sounds interesting... maybe you’d like to raise the stakes a little? TETCH49 (scoffs) To what? The crosshairs zoom in and line up on another SOLDIER - and BLAM! The guy goes down! TETCH49 (cont'd) Hey! MARSHALL (punches the air) I am Tiger Woods! And the study door opens - to reveal CARRIE. CARRIE Marshall? Startled, his hands fly to the headset, fumbling with it before finally swatting it to the floor. Marshall spins in his chair, blocking the screen and trying to look casual. MARSHALL (slowly) Yes? A beat as Carrie glances round the room. Marshall fixes a Roger Moore-esque grin in place. CARRIE Dinner’s on the table, honey. I thought you might like to see your children at some point today. MARSHALL (still smiling) I would like that very much. 4. Carrie shoots him a look, then exits the room. Marshall returns to the PC, retrieving his headset. TETCH49 (as volume returns) ... -irty rotten cheating son of a - MARSHALL Sorry, friend, but those are the rules of the war in which we find ourselves. TETCH49 (seething) I’ll see you in Teldrassil, JuJu. Smirking triumphantly, Marshall flicks off the monitor and exits the room, flicking the lights off as he leaves: INT. FLINKMAN HOUSEHOLD - DINING ROOM - NEXT As a TV game show blares in the background, Marshall and Carrie sit around a round dinner table. Marshall is tickling four-year-old MITCHELL, the child giggling happily, while an eighteen-month-old toddler - MARCUS - bangs his spoon on his baby seat. Adjusted to the constant decibel level in the household by now, Carrie stirs her food absently as she speaks: CARRIE ... and anyway, after speaking to Adams and Ryall all afternoon, I figured it was the least they could do to put in a good word or two for me. Marshall looks up at last. MARSHALL Sorry, sweetheart - a good word about what? CARRIE (blinks) About me getting back into intelligence? MARSHALL What? CARRIE Marshall! Have you even been listening? He stammers, nodding towards the two kids. 5. CARRIE (cont'd) (sighs) Okay, look. Let me go over this again. I’m only thinking part-time for now, because I still have lots to do for the boys every day, but we both know your mother’s more than happy to come over from LA to help out. MARSHALL Well, uh, yeah, I mean, why wouldn’t she, she’s my mom, but, uh, she’s... she’s also my mom. With our children. Are we still sure that’s the best idea? CARRIE All I know is that I’ve spent the last four years taking care of our kids, and I’m way past ready to start getting my life back on track. (beat) And speaking of that... did you speak to Kendall? MARSHALL (beat) About what? CARRIE You know, about the opening in Project Black Hole? The colour drains from Marshall’s face - he either forgot himself or didn’t want her to remember about it. CARRIE (cont'd) I mean, after working with Kendall before I’m sure he’d be willing to put in a good reference for me to Director Winters, so... Marshall realises he’s meant to be taking over the sentence. MARSHALL So! So. So... no. I haven’t. Carrie sags, pouting as she digs her fork into her meal. MARSHALL (cont'd) But I will. I promise. You know, uh, just as soon as I finish that... thing - hey, do we have any more of those potatoes left? 6. Carrie nods, conceding defeat for now, but Marshall keeps a guilty eye on her as we CUT TO: INT. FLINKMAN HOUSEHOLD - COMPUTER ROOM - NEXT CLOSE IN on the computer screen, blackened out as the system is on standby. The screen suddenly FLICKERS, bringing up Marshall’s desktop - a Van Halen concert shot. The ‘Call Of Duty’ game is still up on screen. Something GLISTENS across the screen - almost like running water - and then also across the keyboard! The game suddenly resumes, the sounds of gunfire and explosions returning. Until another jet passes overhead - and the area around Marshall’s troops is hit by an AIR STRIKE! As the screen fades to a blood red, all of Marshall’s marines sprawled on the floor, a message fades in: ‘Tetch49 Wins!’ The message flashes a few times, before ‘Play Again?’ Appears beneath it, and we: BLACK OUT: 7. Starring JOSH HOLLOWAY THE D NONA GAYE SEAN MAHER ROMOLA GARAI S PETER FACINELLI KEVIN WEISMAN ALBERTA WATSON R With LINDSAY CROUSE And TERRY O’QUINN 8. “NERD/OFF” Created By A. J. BLACK Graphic Artist Graphic Artist Graphic Artist JAY EVERINGTON J. T. VAUGHN LEIGH NGUYEN Co Producer Producer Producer DINO LEONE BOBBY TORRES CHRIS HAIGH Executive Producer Executive Producer ADAM SCOTT A. J. BLACK Story By A. J. BLACK & LEE. A. CHRIMES Teleplay By LEE. A. CHRIMES 9. ACT ONE FADE IN: INT. BRIEFING ROOM - PROJECT BLACK HOLE - DAY PULL BACK from a monitor showing CCTV footage of the aftermath of something grisly inside a rural BAR: Bodies (and body parts) are scattered left and right, BLOOD sprayed across the screen and most open surfaces. ETHAN turns to the assembled team - JAI, MIA, KENDALL, QUINN, RAYEN, SARA and JULIA - all wearing suitably horrified expressions. ETHAN This is the third wolf attack in as many weeks. Each new disturbance has seen an escalation in size, scale and scope. JAI What’s the body count on that last ‘disturbance’? ETHAN Almost fifty. SARA My goodness... ETHAN The Juneau sheriff’s department contacted the FBI, who forwarded the case for ou attention. QUINN And it’s right that they did. He leans forward, gaining the room’s attention. QUINN (cont'd) Lupan activity in America has been less than minimal for many years now. Classically, this territory was fought over by the Black and White Furs - RAYEN Back up - the who? Guest Starring AMANDA FOREMAN 10. SARA Rival werewolf clans. Used to be lots of them, now there’s hardly any. They’ve both been quiet for some time. QUINN If the Lupans are attempting to move into vacated Furs territory, then we’re going to have to expend every resource to stop them. ETHAN I’m well aware of what we have to do here, Agent Quinn. JAI Man’s just saying, Ethan. Don’t get all bunched up about it. JULIA Quinn’s right. If attacks like this continue, the existence of werewolves could be exposed to the world at large - and that’s a worst case scenario that we don’t even have a Def Con number for.