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EXT. DUBLIN IRELAND DAY
EXT. THE IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS
INT. IRA OPERATIONS CENTER
PADDY O' GRADY a very large man in his mid-fifties with a
a heavy Irish accent is sitting at a table with other members
of his militia.
O' GRADY
(smiling)
Thanks for coming in on such
a short notice. We have a
guest speaker tonight.
I think you all have heard
of RED O'HARE. He's one of
the most famous Mercenary's
of all time. Stand up and
take a bow, Red.
A large man stands up and waves his arms, he's about
sixty with a crew cut and desert storm fatigues.
O' GRADY
Red knows what cause we're
all fighting for and he'll
address that tonight. With
no further ado, Red O'Hare!
O'HARE
Men, I've been fighting somebody's
else's war all my life. And now for
the first time I will fight a war
for what I believe in. First the
escapades of the English is to
the point now, where if Royal family
gives them the power they're looking
for we're all going to end up in
jail. The MI5 has been doing
everything it can to justify it's
existence. The disaster at Glasgow
has prompted an investigation to
see if their duties can be taken
over by the Army, basically they
don't trust them anymore.
O' GRADY
Give them hell Red!
O'HARE
I don't know what you've heard
on TV or in your newspapers but
the explosion at Glasgow Scotland
was done by MI5, not Timothy
McWhitter. They set him up just
like they set up all the others.
MI5 had been monitoring all the
actions of the IRA suspects and
they knew right up to the minute,
the bombing was going to happen.
Don't you see, they wanted it to happen!
The crowd starts to get very unruly and O' grady stands up
and waves his arms.
O' GRADY
Calm down boys, calm down.
Let the man speak.
O'HARE
This isn't the first time MI5 and
the Special Air Service (SAS) have
done something like this. In the
sixties they had Ian O'Malley
set up, in the seventies it was
the attempt to start a war between
the north and south Ireland. They
caused the PAKI bashing in Gloucster
and the riots in London.
The men are standing up applauding the speaker and
O' grady stands up again and try's to calm everyone
down.
O' GRADY
If you want to hear more, calm
down!
O'HARE
You say what can we do?., I'll
tell you what we can do, we
can fight like hell!
Everyone stands up and applauds, O' grady tries to calm
them down again with arm motions.
O'HARE
As we speak, we're negotiating with
an arms dealer to buy several thousand
Chinese MAK 90 assault rifles. Here's
another example of the MI5 and their
political affiliations. They stopped
the Importation of the Chinese AK47,
but the Chinese government complained
to the Prime Minister that they had
opened factories and if they couldn't
sell the rifles to the United Kingdom
they were going to sell them to chief
buyers in the middle east. So the
PM told them to remove the bayonet
mount and market them with a "key hole"
stock as a sporting rifle, and guess what,
they are now selling like hot cakes in the
United Kingdom. But the pipeline is filling
up and right now we can get them for a unit
price of one hundred dollars if we buy a
minimum of five thousand. Remember this is still an AK47, that shoots a thirty caliber
Russian short, that has the capacity to fire
with thirty round clips we can buy for five
dollars each. Ammo that we can buy for a
nickel each and in ten minutes our own
armorers can make these baby's full
automatic. We need about a million dollars
to buy the guns, clips and ammo and the
parts to make them full auto. Paddy will tell
you how we will get the million. Paddy.
O' GRADY
Men, we've made some friends down in
South America. They're members of the
Cali Cartel. I know what your going to
say, but ..... it's a means to an end.
We have made arrangements to buy one-
hundred Kilos of pure Cali cocaine.
Once sold we'll clear about a million.
O'HARE
We do have a small problem. The
person that was going to sell the
merchandise for us has SAS and MI5
watching him, so now we can't use
him.
O' GRADY
This is where Red is going to do
us a favor.
O'HARE
We have a man with the right
connections that will dispose
of the product, so we can get
our million profit and of course
the arms! But, we have to do
him a favor first. We have to
cap his partner. Any volunteers?
A small man stands up and directs a question to the
speaker.
SMALL MAN
I'm LIAM O'SHEA from Dublin. I was
a Mercenary in Rhodesia but with
the current truce going, ....I'm
out of work. How much if I cap him?
O' GRADY
Ten thousand now and another ten
when it's done.
O'SHEA
I will do it, but I want all the
money up front now!
O'Hare looks at O' grady for some kind of an ok.
O' GRADY
I want it done this weekend, and yes
you will get the money up front.
(taking an envelope
out of his jacket)
Here's all the details on who,
where and when. You will get
the money on Friday night. Any
questions?
O'SHEA
None. Consider it done.
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INT. IRA OPERATIONS CENTER
Paddy O' grady is in a deep discussion with JAKE WEISS
a young man in his thirties, tall wearing a crew cut and desert
storm fatigues. He's the organizations executiveofficer.
O' GRADY
(smiling)
What did you find out about
the items we ordered?
Weiss takes a folder out of his attaché case and removes
a paper.
WEISS
I have an operative in Zaire
who is a research MD and is
getting all the virus we need.
O' GRADY
Is the price the same?
WEISS
Yes, twenty-five thousand
for the EBOLA ZAIRE VIRUS,
twenty for the EBOLA SUDAN
VIRUS and twenty for the
MARBURG VIRUS.
O' GRADY
Are you sure the biologist we
hired knows how to handle it?
WEISS
He used to work for the CDC
in Atlanta. He's worked with
Hot Viruses all his life. The
last year at CDC he was working
with the deadliest of all the
EBOLAS, the MAYINGA STRAIN.
O' GRADY
Why do we need so many different
strains?
WEISS
Confusion. The WHO will go crazy
trying to identify it while most
of the damage will already be done.
O' GRADY
WHO is the WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION?
WEISS
Yes. They are like the American CDC.
O' GRADY
So how long after the exposure
will the person live?
WEISS
About a week, why?
O' GRADY
So if we get all of the Ebola strains
on the floor of parliament, most of them
will be gone in a week?
WEISS
Pretty much.
O' GRADY
Be gentle with the Royal Family.
WEISS
(happy)
No problem.
O' GRADY
It will be a new beginning for
the English people, no leaders
for a change!
WEISS
This is a lot to do before
the Queen mothers birthday!
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EXT. ZAIRE AFRICA - EBOLA RIVER DAY
EXT. BANTU VALLEY
INT. PORTABLE LAB IN FIELD TENT
Gauthier and Duvall are cataloging all their Ebola Samples
contained in about fifty small bottles. The bottles are being
removed from the field dry ice freezer.
GAUTHIER
(smiling)
Be very careful Jean Luc, we now
have enough Ebola to kill most of
the people in the UK!
As Gauthier starts to place a gummed label on one of the small
specimen bottles he accidentally squeezes too hard and the glass
bottle breaks in his hand. A small piece of glass cuts through
his latex glove and he jumps up.
GAUTHIER
(screaming to Jean Luc)
Jean Luc, get the EnviroChem
so I can rinse off my finger!
DUVALL
(shocked)
Oh my god Claude what have you done?
GAUTHIER
(shaking)
I'm just a careless old fool!
DUVALL
(crying)
Your going to die!
GAUTHIER
This flask was still frozen
so maybe the Ebola is not
lethal.
DUVALL
All the years that you worked for
the CDC, and now in the middle of
nowhere, this happens!
GAUTHIER
(squeezing his finger
at the knuckle)
Quickly, quickly get the bone cutter
and take my finger off at the knuckle!
DUVALL
(in shock)
I don't think I can do it!
GAUTHIER
You must Jean Luc you must, or I
shall surely die! You must cut
it off before the warm blood
can melt the ice off the Ebola
Virus and activate it!
Duvall grabs the bone cutter out of the medical bag and dips it in the
EnviroChem disinfectant and places the jaws over Gauthier's finger,
yells an cuts!
DUVALL
(yelling)
It's off Claude it's off, stick your
hand in the disinfectant then place it
on some dry ice. I will pack your finger
in some dry ice so they can sew it back
on!
GAUTHIER
I had a Belgian friend who had me cut
off his arm when he had a similar
accident.
DUVALL
(shaking)
Did he die?
GAUTHIER
No he lived, but a year later he
was in the Belgian Congo rain
forest near Kinsasha and was
killed by the dart from a Pigmy.
DUVALL
Claude, get in the Land Rover
and I'll take you to the Hospital!
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EXT. ZAIRE AFRICA - EBOLA RIVER FRIDAY DAY
EXT. BANTU VALLEY
EXT. SHORT AIRSTRIP IN MEADOW
Gauthier and his assistant Duvall are sitting on their safari chairs waiting for
the STOL aircraft that's picking them up. Claude is holding a large canister
painted all white with the "Hot Agent" symbol on it.
GAUTHIER
(smiling)
Well Jean Luc, it wont be long
now.
DUVALL
I can't wait to go to St. Tropez.
GAUTHIER
Oh yes your little honey is
waiting for you.
DUVALL
What about you?
GAUTHIER
The "Doomsday Bug" is waiting
for me!
DUVALL
I think your in love with Ebola,
and other bugs!
Jean Luc wipes his brow and looks up shading
his eyes.
DUVALL
Here comes our plane.
GAUTHIER
It's about time.
DUVALL
Claude, do you think someday you
and I will die from Ebola?
GAUTHIER
Who knows, ..... who knows!
DUVALL
We should be back in Bumba in
about an hour.
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 good to see you!
RENE
(shaking Gauthier hand)
Claude, your a sight for sore
eyes.
DUVALL
Rene, why did you shut down the
engine, were ready to go.
The pilot Rene takes a nine millimeter pistol out of his
jacket pocket and aims it at the two men.
GAUTHIER
(shocked)
What the hells going on?
RENE
Give me the hot agent carrier.
GAUTHIER
No way, no way, we risked our
lives for this and no way are
you going to get it!
(Gauthier lunges at Rene)
Give me that pistol.
Rene hits Gauthier with the pistol and he goes down.
He quickly points it at Jean Luc.
RENE
Do you want some too?
DUVALL
Here, take your bugs!
RENE
(takes the Hot carrier
out of Jean Luc's hand)
Tell me why I should let you live?
DUVALL
How can you do this to us after
the risks we took to get you the
bugs! Claude lost his finger too!
The pilot looks at Gauthier's finger and notices its
missing, but also notices a green mold growing on his
hand.
DUVALL
(shaking him)
Claude, Claude ......
CLOSE ON RENE
RENE
(looking at Claude's hand
then at Jean Luc)
What the hell is this?
DUVALL
(registering terror)
Oh my god Claude has caught
something from his wound!
RENE
(yelling)
You two are infected, this was
not part of the deal. I'm out
of here, good luck and good bye!
The pilot gets in the plane starts it up, taxis,
runs up the engine and takes off.
DUVALL
(bleeding from a
gash on his head)
Claude, Claude ......
Duvall shakes Gauthier and realizes he's has a bad head wound.
DUVALL
(crying)
Claude, Claude ......Rene will
pay for this, I promise you!
As the camera pulls away, two men are seen lying in the
meadow.
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EXT. DUBLIN IRELAND DAY
EXT. THE IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS
INT. IRA OPERATIONS CENTER
O' grady is having a meeting with Jake Weiss and some of
his men.
O' GRADY
(smiling)
I hear you received a very important
fax this morning.
Weiss takes a FAX out of his jacket pocket and hands it
to O' grady.
O' GRADY
(reading FAX)
"Have Zaire, Sudan and
Marburg but Claude and
and Jean Luc are infected!
Rene".
WEISS
I have Red O'Hare in Zaire who
is flying the specimens to
Ireland this evening.
O' GRADY
What is the E.T.A.?
WEISS
0600. Why?
O'HARE
Are you sure we've taken every
precaution?
WEISS
Yes we have. I'll personally pick
up the specimens at the airport.
O' GRADY
I received a call from LIAM
and he's had to go back to
Cork on an emergency, so
we need someone to pick up
the contract.
WEISS
No problem, consider it done.
O' GRADY
So who can we get to do him?
WEISS
I'll do him myself.
O' GRADY
Good, I don't want any loose
ends!
WEISS
(smiling)
You want me to do him fast or
slow?
O' GRADY
Your a sick man Mr. Weiss.
WEISS
There are few things in life I get
pleasure from, killing is one!
I will do him tonight!
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EXT. KAMUKO FIELD - ZAIRE AFRICA 0600
EXT. EAST SIDE OF AIRPORT TARMAC
A white Lear Jet is seen with engines running when a van
pulls up and Red O'Hare gets out holding a white Bio Carrier.
O'HARE
(yelling to pilot above
the sound of the jet
engines)
I have what we need , lets go, we
have to be in Dublin in four hours!
PILOT
Stow the stuff and let's get
going.
O'HARE
I'm ready, did you have any problems?
PILOT
I thought we were being followed
but I guess we are just paranoid.
Several vehicles are seen with red light flashing
approaching the Lear Jet, they're at least a half
mile away.
O'HARE
Lets get the hell out of here!
They both jump in the plane and the door closes. In less
then a minute the jet taxis to the end of the runway and
starts it's takeoff run. As the oncoming vehicles
approach at a high rate of speed the jet is speeding down
the runway and lifts off and is airborne.
O'HARE
Who the hell was that!
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EXT. O'SHANTER FIELD DUBLIN IRELAND 0600
EXT. EXECUTIVE SECTION TARMAC
A white Lear Jet has just taxied up to the large private
hanger. The door opens and Red O'Hare gets out with
his package.
O'HARE
(Shouting to someone in
the hanger)
I have your package, hurry, we have
to get back. We have other problems!
MAN IN HANGER
(reaching out and grabbing
the package)
Ok Red, I have it, tell O' grady
everything is going as planned.
O'HARE
Ok, don't screw up or your dead!
PILOT
(Shouting from plane)
Come on Red, let's go!
In just minutes the Lear Jet taxis to the end of the
runway and gets clearance for takeoff. The Jet is seen
speeding down the runway and lifts off and is airborne.
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INT. LEAR JET CABIN
Red O'Hare is sitting in the co-pilots seat, looking down
at the airport.
O'HARE
Long Live The Queen!
PILOT
(curious)
What was in that package, drugs?
O'HARE
You really don't want to know.
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EXT. BATH ENGLAND DAY
EXT. THE IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS
INT. IRA OPERATIONS CENTER (ENGLAND)
A large man in his late fifties is sitting in a leather chair
shouting to someone on the phone.
TALL MAN
(upset)
O' grady, this is Ed Morton
from BATH ENGLAND.
O' GRADY (V.O.)
Hi Ed, how are you!
Morton
What the hells going on, I was just
told by someone that you have a big
operation going in London, is that
true?
O' GRADY (V.O.)
I really can't talk about it right
now.
MORTON
I don't know what your up to
but whatever it is, if it brings
heat on us, were coming after
you!
O' GRADY (V.O.)
Is that a threat?
MORTON
You bet your sweet ass it is!
O' GRADY (V.O.)
(upset)
Ed, I have a special gift for the
Queen Mother on her birthday!
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EXT. DUBLIN IRELAND DAY
EXT. THE IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS
INT. IRA OPERATIONS CENTER
O' GRADY
(upset, with his voice
breaking up)
I'm getting rid of all of Royal family!
MORTON
How, by voting them out!
O' GRADY
(Delighted)
They will all be dead by the
Queen Mothers Birthday!
MORTON
You're insane ......what the
hells wrong with you?
O' GRADY
I'm sick and tired of my people
in Ireland being second class
citizens!
MORTON
How are you doing it?
O' GRADY
Bugs! We'll place bugs in their
water supply and they will all die!
MORTON
What kind of bugs?
O' GRADY
I can't tell you.
MORTON
What do you think I'm going to do
call the Queen Mother?
O' GRADY
Ebola!
MORTON
Ebola, you crazy son of a bitch,
you could end up killing all the
people in England! How would
you like it if we came over to
your back yard and did this kind
of bullshit!
O' grady slams down the phone and walks out of the room.
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EXT. KENYA AFRICA - MT. ELGON - DAY - HEAVY RAIN
EXT. KITUM CAVE
INT. PORTABLE LAB IN BRIGHT ORANGE BIO-FIELD TENT
Claude and Jean Luc are watching the rain from the
edge of the Cave.
GAUTHIER
(smiling)
Thank god we're still alive.
As Gauthier starts to take off the bandage from his hand
he notices his hand is turning green.
GAUTHIER
Jean Luc, take a specimen from
my arm and analyze it and see
what it is. I think it's just
jungle rot!
DUVALL
What strain of Ebola broke in your
hand?
GAUTHIER
It wasn't cataloged, it was just
an unknown virus.
DUVALL
Why did you say it was Ebola?
GAUTHIER
I don't know!
DUVALL
All the years that you worked
for the CDC, now this.
Jean Luc takes a specimen of the green mold and places it on a slide.
He looks at it under his microscope and shakes his head.
GAUTHIER
Well, what is it Jean Luc?
DUVALL
What ever it is, it's alien to
this world!
GAUTHIER
I don't understand, alien to this
world?
DUVALL
It's not anything that I have ever
seen in the field or textbooks.
GAUTHIER
My Belgian friend working with the
(WHO) in Zaire said one of the senior
scientist claimed to have found an
alien spore in an ancient cave.
DUVALL
Was it Kitum cave?
GAUTHIER
I'm not sure.
DUVALL
Claude, you don't lie very well.
Gauthier looks at his arm and picks at the green mold.
GAUTHIER
Your right Jean Luc, I have
great difficulty lying.
DUVALL
(upset)
Claude, what were you trying to
do?
GAUTHIER
The Alien spore was lost in a lab
somewhere in Europe and Science
had a need for more samples.
DUVALL
Oh I see, you cut a deal with a
third party, a party unknown to me.
GAUTHIER
Yes, I thought if I told you, we
would have other problems.
DUVALL
(questioning)
Who is the buyer?
GAUTHIER
(feeling uncomfortable)
A middle east buyer, that's all
I can tell you.
DUVALL
What are the properties of this
alien spore, and is it toxic?
GAUTHIER
One day when you were resting, I
Collected several samples of the
spore and hid them from you.
DUVALL
Why, I don't understand, what is
so special about this spore, and
is it toxic.
GAUTHIER
Dr. RUSS ZUCCO determined this was
the Genesis spore, we have searched
for since day one.
(he places the bandage back
on his hand)
DUVALL
(questioning)
The Genesis spore?
GAUTHIER
An Ancient Spore that's capable of
creating life!
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EXT. ZAIRE - EBOLA RIVER DAY
EXT. CITY OF YAMBUKO
EXT. YAMBUKO AIRPORT
ZIRO SHARIF and URI LENSI are boarding a small STOL type
aircraft, bound for Kitum cave. The are both from the
middle east and are in their mid-thirties.
LENSI
(smiling)
Well my friend, we are on our
way to collect our find of
the century!
SHARIF
You know Uri, the world will
be ours for the asking.
LENSI
Oh you can bet on that.
SHARIF
How much of a deposit did you
get from him?
LENSI
Two hundred thousand American!
The Belgian pilot motions to them that's it time to board
the small aircraft.
SHARIF
It's time to go and find Claude.
LENSI
He better have it or I will execute
him on the spot!
SHARIF
I will help you my friend.
LENSI
This spore is priceless!
SHARIF
Just think, creating a human
anytime, anywhere!
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EXT. ZAIRE AFRICA - EBOLA RIVER DAY
EXT. BANTU VALLEY
INT. PORTABLE LAB IN FIELD TENT
Gauthier is resting in the hot noon day sun and Duvall
is reading notes about the Genesis Spore given
to him by Gauthier.
GAUTHIER
(smiling)
Be very careful Jean Luc, we now
have the power of creation in our
hands!
As Gauthier starts to grab a fresh bottle of water in the small field
refrigerator. His wounded hand has a spasm and
he drops the small plastic bottle of Evian. Duvall picks
up the small bottle and hands it to him. The green mold
has now spread to his elbow.
GAUTHIER
(screaming to Jean Luc)
Oh ..... the pain is getting
worse and the Morphine shot
you gave me just isn't working
anymore!
DUVALL
What can I do?
GAUTHIER
(squeezing his arm
at the elbow)
Quickly, quickly get the bone cutter
and take my forearm off near the elbow!
DUVALL
(in shock)
I don't think I can do it!
GAUTHIER
You must Jean Luc you must, or I
shall surely die! You must cut
it off before the infection spreads
to the rest of my body!
Duvall grabs the bone cutter out of the medical bag and dips it in
the EnviroChem disinfectant and places the jaws just below the
elbow an cuts!
DUVALL
(yelling)
It's off Claude it's off, I will cauterize
it so you wont bleed to death!
DUVALL
(shaking)
Please don't die Claude!
GAUTHIER
No I'm too old, too ornery and mean
to die.
DUVALL
Claude, the notes say creating a clone
of a human could be possible with
more research.
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EXT. ZAIRE AFRICA - EBOLA RIVER FRIDAY DAY
EXT. BANTU VALLEY
EXT. SHORT AIRSTRIP IN MEADOW
A STOL type aircraft makes a low pass and lands in the dirt strip.
The pilot taxis the plane and the two men from the middle east get out.
SHARIF
(shouting at the pilot)
Come back tomorrow, at this same
time.
The pilot taxis, runs up the engine and takes off.
LENSI
(smiling)
Well my friend, how far to Kitum
cave from here?
SHARIF
It's about five miles from here.
Let's gather our supplies and be
on our way!
LENSI
Oh you can bet on that.
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EXT. ZAIRE AFRICA - EBOLA RIVER DAY
EXT. BANTU VALLEY
INT. PORTABLE LAB IN FIELD TENT
Gauthier and Duvall are bathing in a small depression in
the large rocky area where water has collected and warmed
from the previous days rain.
GAUTHIER
(smiling)
I think you are right Jean Luc the
small aircraft that made a very low
pass a few minutes ago is the men
I have collected the sample for. You
follow my actions, because they are
very dangerous.
DUVALL
How much will you get for the spore?
GAUTHIER
(squeezing his arm
at the elbow)
Oh the pain is beyond belief, please
give me another shot of Morphine!
DUVALL
(worried)
I think we only have one shot left
and I was saving it for tonight.
GAUTHIER
Jean Luc , they will give me a bag with
a great deal of money, and if I'm
Delirious you must help me. I will
split it with you and we will be rich.
DUVALL
(somber)
Claude, I will be prepared this time.
(taking a pistol out of
his field case)
How much are they going to give you
for the spores?
GAUTHIER
One hundred thousand American.
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EXT. ZAIRE AFRICA - EBOLA RIVER FRIDAY DAY
EXT. BANTU VALLEY
EXT. TRAIL TO KITUM CAVE
Sharif and Lensi are following a path to Kitum Cave and
they stop for a brief rest and a cold drink. They sit down
on a downed tree.
SHARIF
(catching his breath)
This is very desolate country.
Lensi takes his pistol out and chambers a round.
LENSI
(smiling)
Well my friend, how deep shall we
bury them?
SHARIF
It's about two miles from here.
Let's gather our fortune and
shoot them and let the jungle
take care of them.
LENSI
Oh you can bet on that.
A large snake crosses their path and Lensi shoots it in
a panicked moment.
SHARIF
Well, after that, they know
we're here!
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EXT. ZAIRE AFRICA - EBOLA RIVER FRIDAY DAY
EXT. BANTU VALLEY
EXT. KITUM CAVE
Gauthier and Duvall are cleaning their Racal suits and are
now drying them.
GAUTHIER
(concerned)
They're here, Jean Luc they're here!
DUVALL
Yes and I'm ready for them!
GAUTHIER
(squeezing his arm
at the elbow)
Let them shoot me. I can't
take the pain anymore!
DUVALL
(worried)
Claude, stop talking like that
we're going to get our money!
GAUTHIER
Jean Luc , please be careful,
they're paid killers.
DUVALL
(somber)
Claude, I was in the French Foreign
legion and I can handle myself!
(taking another pistol out
of his field case)
This is my backup and I'm ready for
them!
GAUTHIER
(concerned)
Please be careful Jean Luc, they're
devils!
DUVALL
Don't worry, I was a trained killer
and you don't forget, how to kill!
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EXT. ZAIRE AFRICA - EBOLA RIVER FRIDAY DAY
EXT. BANTU VALLEY
EXT. TRAIL TO KITUM CAVE
Sharif and Lensi have now come into view of Kitum Cave
and they pause. They sit down on a large rock.
SHARIF
(catching his breath)
When I say now, I will shoot
the old man and you shoot
the kid.
Sharif takes his pistol out and chambers a round.
LENSI
(smiling)
Well my friend, are you ready?
SHARIF
It's about a hundred yards from
there. So don't panic, don't
do anything until we get the
spore!
LENSI
Ok.
They continue until they come to the clearing in front of the cave.
SHARIF
(yelling)
Hello, Claude, it's us, your
partners.
Sharif and Lensi now come into view and Gauthier and Duvall
come out of the cave.
GAUTHIER
(concerned)
They're here,
(Shouting)
Hello Dr. Sharif, welcome to Kitum Cave!
DUVALL
Yes, let them come!
GAUTHIER
(squeezing his arm
at the elbow)
Come in and sit down, we need
to talk!
DUVALL
(worried)
Claude, be careful.
GAUTHIER
(looking at Lensi)
I'm Claude Gauthier and this is
my partner Jean Luc Duvall.
DUVALL
(somber)
Welcome to Kitum Cave!
(they all shake hands)
Please sit down! Can I get you
a cold drink?
SHARIF
(Looking at Claudes arm)
I'm Sharif and this is my partner Lensi.
Claude, wha the hell happened to your
arm?
DUVALL
Pleasure to meet you. Claude had a
little accident.
Sharif and Lensi sit down on two safari chairs and let out a sigh of relief.
SHARIF
(catching his breath)
Well, do you have the stuff?
Sharif takes his hat off and wipes his brow.
LENSI
(smiling)
Yes my friend, we want to see the
Genesis Spore.
DUVALL
(concerned)
I'm afraid we don't have it!
(somber)
We were hijacked by an outsider
and he took the samples, but not
to worry, we can get more. Claude
hurt himself and I need one of you
to help me.
SHARIF
(breathless)
Excuse me my good men, we're not
field technicians!
LENSI
(smiling)
Well my friends, were only the
Delivery boys!
SHARIF
So what happened to Claude?
DUVALL
He had gangrene in his arm so
I had to remove part of it. The help
we need is minimal, you don't
need to be a field technician,
I just need two hands!
LENSI
I will help you.
They continue to converse and Sharif breaks the line of
conversation.
SHARIF
(serious)
Claude, we have your money but we
cannot give it to you until we get
the Spore, so what's the timetable?
GAUTHIER
(concerned)
It's too late now, but in the morning
we can enter the cave and get more
spore, it's too dangerous doing it
at night.
SHARIF
(smiling)
Dangerous, like how?
DUVALL
At night the animals enter the cave
and get heir dinner. We don't want
to be that dinner.
SHARIF
(smiling)
Large animals?
DUVALL
Night stalkers like Leopards.
Sharif and Lensi look at each other and turn back to Gauthier.
SHARIF
(catching his breath)
Well, we do have a little problem.
Sharif takes his hat off and wipes his brow.
LENSI
(Pissed)
We are scheduled to be picked
up in the morning, so now we'll
all miss the plane.
GAUTHIER
(concerned)
I'm afraid we don't dare go in the
cave at night!
(somber)
We're at a disadvantage when we're
in our Racal BIO suits. At night we
would be in great danger.
SHARIF
(upset)
Excuse me, but we are paid to
take chances, that's why we're
here!
LENSI
(concerned)
Well Dr. Sharif, it will have to
be you in my place, I will not
face a wild animal when he can
see me in the dark and I can't
see him!
SHARIF
(very upset)
Very well, the pilot will have to
wait. In the morning, Mr. Lensi
will help Duvall and I will hike
five miles to tell our pilot to
wait for all of us. We better
get the spore, or someone will
answer for this!
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