Copyright 1996 by Rob Perry and NorthStarr Productions
All Rights Reserved
03.02.98 CASTING
Purchased by Israeli Military Industries
In Pre-Production
in Israel
by Col. Alon Rosenblum ICQ # 6539604
Nick Lea
Sarah Rener
FBI Agent Dr. Brian Scott
Egyptoligist
Applied Criminal Psychology,
Clinical Forensic,
Psychology,
Crime Analysis.
FBI Agent Dr. Barbie Basso
Pathologist
Behavioral Science,
Forensic Psychologist,
Clinical Forensic,
Applied Criminal Psychology.
FADE IN: EXT. CAIRO EGYPT - VALLEY OF THE KINGS 0700 HRS INT. ROYAL BURIAL ROOM - SONS OF RAMSES II SIR GRAHAM LONDON of Luxor University has found what appears to be a piece of Papyrus in a hidden compartment when he pulls out a loose brick. Sir Graham is a man in his late forties who is the Curator Emeritus at the Luxor University Studies of Egyptology. Dr. URI SHAPANI an Egyptian his assistant, a man in his early thirties. They both examine the fine hieroglyphs and agree on their findings. SHAPANI (excited) I think it's a very old piece of papyrus. LONDON (concerned) Unless we have it radio carbon dated, it's just papyrus. It says here if we look under the Sarcophagus we'll find the Egyptian book of the dead. London hurries over to the Coffin like Sarcophagus and shines his light underneath. He sees what appears to be a crudely bound book of papyrus. He reaches under and takes it out. SHAPANI Sir Graham, it looks authentic in every way. Let me see it! LONDON I'll set it down on the rock table and we can both look at it. Shapani moves to the side and takes out his reading glass holding it very close to the face of the book. SHAPANI It's a scribe I'm familiar with! LONDON Well,,..... decipher it man! SHAPANI It says, the kings who have gone to be with OSIRIS will come to life again if the Tigress Eucalyptus leaves are brewed for fifty breaths and given to one of Ramses II sons. As they're looking through the book of the dead, they discover a small compartment in the back side of the book. They carefully open it and see three leaves perfectly preserved. LONDON What kind of leaves are those? Shapani picks them up, smells them then touches his tongue to the tip of one. SHAPANI (frightened) This Sir Graham, is Tigress Eucalyptus leaves. They're very rare! LONDON What is the dosage? Shapani continues to read and starts talking to himself. SHAPANI One leaf is recommended, and we need a full moon! LONDON Why, does he turn into a wolf? Wait, tonight is a full moon! SHAPANI Sir, we're not permitted to desecrate the antiquities! As London looks at Ramses laying in the Sarcophagus. LONDON This is a once in a lifetime opportunity! I think we owe it to science! SHAPANI Sir, If I were the director of antiquities I would permit it. London lays his hand on the lips of the bandaged wrapped remains and he smiles and looks at Shapani. LONDON Look Shapani, I'm on the board of governors and I guarantee you, I'll vote you in as the next director of antiquities. SHAPANI If I turn and look the other way? LONDON No, I need your help. Shapani holds the book carefully and removes the leaves. He reaches in has bag for his silver tea warmer. Then a small candle is placed on the rock table and lit. They place one small leaf in the silver cup and light the candle. The cooking of the leaf begins. (A beat). SHAPANI Sir, the brew is ready. LONDON OK, stand back. Hand me your spoon. London places the spoon in the liquid and pauses. SHAPANI Sir, be vary careful, don't drop any of the liquid, it has to be the liquid of one leaf, exactly! As London looks at Ramses shaking and watching, he now carefully places the edge of the spoon in Ramses lips. LONDON This is a long shot, but I'm willing to take it in the name of science. SHAPANI Careful, sir Graham, careful. The liquid disappears in the partially open mouth of Ramses. London dips the spoon a second time in the liquid. He repeats the process again. He continues until it's all gone. LONDON (anxiously) Now we wait, my friend! The full moon shines into the room and casts Erie shadows on the pair who've fallen asleep waiting for the awakening of Ramses. The moon shines on Ramses face and if we look closely you can begin to see movement in the lips. Ramses raises one of his hands about six inches then it quickly drops striking the side of the Sarcophagus. This awakens Shapani with a start. He sees that Ramses is starting to stir. SHAPANI (excited) Sir Graham, Sir Graham Ramses is awakening! London opens his eyes and shows alarm when he hears Shapani saying Ramses is coming to life. LONDON (exhilarated) We did it, we did it! Ramses hand comes out of the Sarcophagus and grabs London by the throat and chokes him to death. CUT TO: EXT. FBI HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON D.C. DAY-0900 HR'S INT. FBI SPECIAL UNIT - OFFICE Agent's BRIAN SCOTT and BARBIE BASSO are reviewing a report from the Agent in Charge of the overseas liaison office. Scott is holding several eight by ten glossy's of what appears to be an Egyptian mummy, Ramses II laying in it's Sarcophagus with the dead body of Dr. Graham London laying next to it. BRIAN SCOTT PHD. An esteem Egyptoligist of the highest order has been with the FBI for over ten years and is called in on special cases where this background is necessary. He is also a specialist in Applied Criminal Psychology and has published papers on this subject. He has two years in pre-med and is qualified for Clinical forensic Specialties. BARBIE BASSO MD. A Doctor of Forensic Medicine and is rated one of the best in this field. She has been with the FBI for over six years and is called in on special cases where this background is required. A specialist in Applied Criminal Psychology and Criminal Behavior. She has been Scott's partner for the last three years. SCOTT (studying the picture) Looks like an open and shut case. (hands the picture to Basso) Look here. BASSO The reports says the finger prints on the mummy match the prints on the throat of sir Graham. SCOTT Yeah right, the mummy woke up for a few minutes after sleeping several thousand years and the first thing it had on it's mind was to choke Sir Graham. BASSO Is it possible his assistant Dr. Shapani choked him with the Mummy's hand? SCOTT The report says Dr. Shapani was found on the floor of the pyramid suffering from extreme shock and is now currently hospitalized with a deep coma. BASSO (quite moved) Oh really. SCOTT The curator of the Luxor University stated that that his staff found a roughly bound book made of papyrus in the chamber and upon examination it had the formula for raising the dead! BASSO It says here the book of the dead also expressly states any attempt of someone to raise the dead will be cursed by death. The only one that can do this is a high priest and only a high priest! SCOTT What is this about Eucalyptus leaves? BASSO The Egyptians had a special tree with leaves they claimed would raise the dead. SCOTT The Egyptian government want's us to fly to Luxor and provide any metaphysical support we can lend. The expert is still in the Hospital. We leave for Egypt first thing in the morning. BASSO I can't wait to see what Ramses looks like using his walker! SCOTT Yeah, right! BASSO Come on Scott, loosen up! CUT TO: EXT. CAIRO EGYPT - UNIVERSITY DAY-0900 HR'S INT. CAIRO UNIVERSITY OF EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES Scott and Basso are in conference with Dr. Kabni Baka discussing the horrible death of his famous associate. BAKA Agents Scott and Basso, I'm so happy you're here. We believe the curse is now on the University. The desecration was made by one of us, so now everyone has to pay, probably with their life! BASSO Why do you believe that? BAKA Because many strange things have been happening to our people since the desecration. SCOTT Why do you keep saying, desecration? BAKA Oh, I thought you knew. BASSO About what? BAKA "The Egyptian Book of the Dead" has been authenticated by radio carbon dating and it was created at the time the great Pharaoh Ramses II was a ruler. SCOTT So what, I still don't see the problem? BAKA The problem my dear friends is that Dr. London tried to wake one of Ramses sons from the dead. That's what killed him and now it's placed a curse on all of us. The phone rings and he picks up the receiver. BAKA (Sub titles) (SPEAKING IN EGYPTIAN) Yes, this is Dr. BAKA. (pause) Oh my, ......yes I understand. Good-bye. (hangs up the receiver) SCOTT Is there a problem? BAKA That was Dr. Sariff from the Hospital. (emotional) Dr. Shapani is gone. He hung himself in his hospital room. BASSO I thought he was in a comma? BAKA The Dr. said he awoke last night and started to scream! The nurse left him to get help and call the doctor. When they returned he'd hung himself. SCOTT Can we have someone take us to the site of the murder? BAKA I will take you myself. But, have you no fear? BASSO We're both fearless, right Scott? CUT TO: EXT. VALLEY OF THE KINGS - EGYPT 0100 HR. INT. ROYAL BURIAL ROOM - RAMSES II SONS Scott and Basso follow Dr. Baka into the burial vault appearing to be a little uneasy as they look at the remains of Ramses II. SCOTT I thought they'd found Ramses back in the thirties, and had him tucked away in some theft proof safe? BAKA Yes, that's true, but Ramses II had fifty-two sons. All of his sons were equally as rich as their father. They look closely at the remains of Ramses laying in the Sarcophagus and Basso, places a surgical glove on and touches it's hand. BASSO When the Egyptians buried their Pharaohs the palace priests removed the brain and all the internal organs. So I hardly think Ramses could have choked Dr. London. The lights start to blink in the burial vault and they all look at each other. BAKA We don't have the best electricians in the world. Were down in the pyramid about four hundred feet. But not to worry, I have a flashlight. Dr. Baka is carrying a bag and he removes a very old loosely bound book of papyrus. BAKA (cont.) This is the Egyptian book of the Dead. The book that was responsible for the death of my good friend DR. London. BASSO Has anyone entered this area since the death of Dr. London? BAKA No one. Why? BASSO The powder type dirt on the floor of the room. (pointing to the floor)) Looks like something was dragged. BAKA Dragged. SCOTT It looks like someone was dragging their right foot. (reaching down) That's strange. A piece of wrappings is laying here, about five feet from the Sarcophagus. BAKA Grave robbers? SCOTT No, I don't think so! (examining the wrapping) There's a piece of very old flesh hanging on the wrapping. BAKA Are you saying that one of Ramses sons is alive and walking around the vault at night? All the lights go off and it becomes very quite. Baka takes out his pen light and the light produced is about the same as a small candle. The flickering of the light is throwing shadows on the face of Ramses. The light gets weaker and goes out. The room is now in total blackness. BASSO (frightened) Scott! .....don't leave me! Scott takes out his small penlight flashlight and flashes it around the room. He aims the beam down inside the corridor and is alarmed by the awesome statue of Osiris. BASSO (scared) Oh my god what is that! SCOTT That's a statue of their God Osiris, he was god of the dead. BAKA We need to get out of here before dark. Lets see if we can find a way out with your light, Agent Scott. BASSO What is that scrapping noise? SCOTT It sounds like someone dragging something! BASSO Lights would be nice! The lights go on and they are startled when they discover Ramses II is gone! BAKA (alarmed) I must call the police and report this theft! SCOTT (whispering to Basso) He must have been taken out through a secret door! BASSO I want to go home! CUT TO: EXT. FBI HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON D.C. DAY INT. FBI SPECIAL UNIT - OFFICE Agent's SCOTT and BASSO are reviewing a report from the Agent in Charge of the San Francisco California office. Scott is holding a eight by ten glossy of a majestic looking mountain. SCOTT (studying the picture) MT. SHASTA looks like MT. FUJI in Japan. (hands the picture to Basso) Looks like an extinct volcano. BASSO Mt. Shasta is an extinct volcano. SCOTT Have you ever heard of the ROSICRUCIAN'S? BASSO It's some kind of religious sect out of SAN JOSE California. SCOTT We're flying out to California tomorrow. Seems the people in Mt. Shasta Village are claiming they have seen Ramses II on more than one occasion. And they say the Rosicrucian's know why he is appearing. BASSO Oh yes, the Rosicrucian's and the Lemurians? SCOTT Oh come on give me a break? BASSO (laughing) You've heard of a place called ATLANTIS? SCOTT Of course I have, what does that have to do with this? BASSO (serious) The legend goes that thousands of years ago they had Atlantis on the east coast, PACIFICA off the coast of South America and of course LEMURIA, off the coast of Northern California. SCOTT Where is Lemuria now? BASSO It sunk! SCOTT Oh, I see. Go on. BASSO Anyway, when the Lemurians ... discovered their continent was sinking into the ocean, they migrated to the mainland and found the highest point, and that was Mount Shasta. You see they felt the Arctic was melting and the Pacific Ocean would cover all the mainland. The ... Rosicrucrian's believe the .... descendants still live there. SCOTT Has anyone ever seen one? BASSO They claim the Lemurians live on the very high plateaus of the mountain and remain hidden. CUT TO: EXT. SHASTA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT. DAY INT. SHERIFF'S OFFICE Scott and Basso are reading the reports furnished by sheriff LIAM MCGRATH, a middle age man in his early fifty's. BASSO No Ramses II but, four children are reported missing and no trace of any kind? MCGRATH Not a thing, they just ... disappeared into thin air. Two boy's and two girls, all were thirteen. SCOTT This religious sect in San Jose claim they know why the four children have disappeared. MCGRATH Ever since they published a book about our mountain they've become the ... definitive experts on the legend of the Lemurians. The Rosicrucian's claim when the Millennium comes the world will go through so many disasters man may become extinct, so they think the Lemurians have taken the children to preserve our species and perpetuate man for the future. BASSO The year two thousand, the end of the world! MCGRATH If you subscribe to that "hog wash". SCOTT Have you checked to see if the children were taken by divorced parent's not having custody? MCGRATH All the kids come from loving homes and the parents are all married and living together. SCOTT Did there seem to be a common denominator in all the families? MCGRATH Each of the four families had four children. Each of the four families were from a different ethnic origin. SCOTT Have your men searched the mountain? MCGRATH I have one of the best search and rescue teams in the world, and they found no trace of them. I've made copies of all the reports for you two. BASSO Do you have a guide that can describe the parts of the mountain that could possibly hide the children? MCGRATH Your not buying into that garbage that the Lemurian's have them are you? SCOTT We have to cover every possible lead. MCGRATH My brother in law is one of the best guides here. He'll take you wherever you want to go. SCOTT Can you recommend a good hotel here in town? MCGRATH Yes, Mt. Shasta Inn is one of the best in the area. BASSO Have you contacted a Psychic to see if you can come up with any new leads. MCGRATH I'm sorry, but I don't believe in that mumbo jumbo. BASSO Do you have a known Psychic living in this town? MCGRATH MRS. COOK over on Mt. View avenue dabbles into the black arts. But most of the people in town think she's loony tunes. MCGRATH I'll have Sean come over to the hotel and here is Mrs. Cook's address. SCOTT Thank you Sheriff for all your help. We'll keep in touch. CUT TO: EXT. SMALL FRAME HOUSE DAY INT. MRS. COOK'S LIVING ROOM Mrs. Cook an elderly women in her seventies has provided Scott and Basso with a hot cup of tea and some home made cookies. COOK So what can I do for the FBI today? SCOTT Sheriff McGrath said you were a Psychic. COOK I've been a Psychic for the last three years, I had a terrible auto accident and I experienced a "walk-in". BASSO Like you rejected your body, another entity took it. COOK Yes, that's exactly right. I had no idea what a walk-in was until I read the Book by RUTH MONTGOMERY. BASSO Have you heard about the disappearance of the four kids? COOK The kids the followers of Ramses II took? SCOTT Yes, do you know for a fact that they took them? COOK Yes, and they also took the body of Ramses II! SCOTT That's interesting. BASSO Where did you meet them? COOK ASTRAL PROJECTI0N. SCOTT Astral projection? BASSO You go into a very deep .. meditation then you force your astral or ethereal body to leave your physical body. SCOTT Yeah, sure. COOK They will not hurt the children. They're not a violent people. SCOTT Have you physically seen a Lemurian. COOK No, but I'm sure they look the same as in my projection encounter. BASSO How were they dressed? COOK The men and the women look like Greek gods and speak a language very similar to the Greek's. SCOTT Greek Gods? CUT TO: EXT. MT. SHASTA INN NIGHT INT. SCOTT AND BASSO'S ROOM Scott and Basso are in conference with SEAN MARTEN, a middle age man in excellent condition. They have topographical maps of Shasta Mountain and Sean is running his open hand on one section. MARTIN Most of Shasta is accessible except for a few areas that are inaccessible. BASSO Do you believe in the legend of the Lemurians? MARTIN No, if we had Lemurians up there on the mountain, I would have seen one by now. I think we have foul play here. BASSO As in ...... a conspiracy? MARTIN I think it's a publicity stunt to get tourists and sight seers coming in here by the droves. SCOTT Who would benefit from something like that, if it were true? MARTIN The town merchants! BASSO Including yourself. MARTIN I don't take blood money. CUT TO: EXT. MT. SHASTA MOUNTAIN DAY INT. MT. SHASTA CRYSTAL ROOM Scott, Basso and Martin have entered what appears to be a small observatory located at the base of the mountain. MARTIN The local residents come here in the summer evenings and look to the north-west. They claim they can see crystals on the mountainside. I've never seen them. I think what there seeing is Northern Lights bouncing off the snow on the mountain. BASSO Crystals like the POWER CRYSTALS that the ATLATIANS and LEMURIANS had. MARTIN Search me? Look if your so all fire interested in the Lemurians I can take you to OLGA, who claims she sees them all the time, but you have to promise me that you wont tell the Sheriff or he'll put me and Olga in Jail or the loony bin. SCOTT Olga? MARTIN OLGA ZUCCA the Serbian lady who lives by herself near BALKAN GROVE. BASSO How far is Balkan Grove from here? MARTIN Two miles, but it's an easy climb. CUT TO: EXT. MT. SHASTA MOUNTAIN DAY INT. OLGA ZUCCA'S CHALET Martin has introduced Scott and Basso to Olga Zucca a woman in her late forties, very Slavic but very attractive. They all sit down and have some hot tea. ZUCCA (heavy Slavic accent) Yes, I have seen the Lemurians many times. They're very nice people. A young man looking like a Greek God hurt his arm once and I bandaged it for him. Why have they done something wrong? BASSO When was the last time you saw one? ZUCCA Today? Scott is looking at Basso, then back to Olga. SCOTT You, say today? ZUCCA I don't understand what the problem is. They trust me and they only come by when I'm by myself. SCOTT What do they do when they visit you. ZUCCA We trade. I trade them Beluga caviar and Borscht for Crystals. SCOTT May I see one of the Crystals Mrs. Zucca? Zucca gets up and walks in her bedroom and returns with a small bag. She opens the bag and displays the Crystals on the coffee table. The brilliance and beauty is staggering. BASSO (raving) Oh Olga, they're the most beautiful crystals I've ever seen. May I hold one? ZUCCA If course, you can hold all of them but beware, you may get strange visions. But the visions are not harmful. BASSO (picking up one of the crystals) Oh, my god....I see what you mean. I just saw my mothers face, and she was talking to me, but I couldn't understand what she was saying. SCOTT May I try one Olga? ZUCCA Yes of course. There is a knock on the door. Olga gets up and walks to the front door, she looks around and whispers to her guests. ZUCCA It's one of them, please go in my bedroom for a few minutes and please close the door. FADE IN: EXT. MT. SHASTA MOUNTAIN DAY INT. OLGA ZUCCA'S CHALET Martin, Scott and Basso are waiting in Olga Zucca's bedroom. Olga is talking to a Lemurian but the conversation can barely be heard through the door. ZUCCA Yes, I will do it for you. They hear the door close and in a few minutes Olga opens the bedroom door. BASSO What did he want? ZUCCA How did you know it was a he? BASSO Wild guess. ZUCCA They want me to purchase a few things for them. SCOTT What do they want you to buy? ZUCCA Medical supplies. SCOTT Do they have a problem? Did you ask them about the kids? ZUCCA Of course I did, and he said they would never do anything like that. They love kids. But he did say the children were taken by a religious sect. BASSO Did he say what their name is? ZUCCA Yes, they were taken by followers of RAMSES II. BASSO Ramses the second? Are they located here in Mt. Shasta? ZUCCA They're located on the North-West Portal. MARTIN I know where that is. It's a four hour climb from here. It's too late today, but we can do it tomorrow. SCOTT Miss Zucca, would you be interested in selling some of your crystals? ZUCCA No, I'm sorry, they're not for sale, but I will loan you one if you promise to return it before you leave Mt. Shasta. BASSO We will give you a receipt. SCOTT Thanks for all your help, we'll return the Crystal before we leave. CUT TO: EXT. MT. SHASTA MOUNTAIN NIGHT INT. MT. SHASTA INN Scott and Basso are in their suite and are sitting around a small round table. SCOTT Tell me about Ramses II. BASSO Ramses II ascended Egypt's throne in 1279 BC SCOTT I believe I read something about Ramses II having to do with a Sphinx. BASSO A Sphinx was created in about 2500 BC for Pharaoh Kahfre (Chepren), who raised the second Giza Pyramid. When his workman quarried a U-shaped pit to obtain blocks for that Pyramid and nearby temples, they left a core to sculpture into a Sphinx, "The living image of the sun god". SCOTT (smiling) Sounds ominous. BASSO (serious) Do you want to hear the rest of this or not? SCOTT I'm sorry, go ahead. Do you want a cold drink? BASSO No, I'm fine. Well anyway Khafre never finished and later Giza was largely abandoned. About 1400 BC, Thutmose the Fourth, son of Amenhotep the second, stopped his hunting party by the huge head rising from the sand. While he napped under its chin, the Sphinx appeared in a dream as both the sun god and the god of kingship, Hor-em-akhet. The sphinx prophesied that Thutmose would be made king and free the god from the sand. SCOTT How many gods did they have? BASSO I don't know, they had a god for just about everything. When Thurmose became Pharaoh, he inscribed his dream on a tall granite stelae. It became the centerpiece of an open- air shrine below the statue. More than a hundred years later Ramses II placed two of his own stelae on the sidewalls of the shrine and added his name to the statue of Amenhotep II. SCOTT How long did Ramses II live? BASSO Over 90 years, why? SCOTT What makes him so special to the present day followers? BASSO The coffin containing Ramses II bears the Crook and Flail of Osiris, god of the afterlife. SCOTT Osiris, now were getting somewhere. BASSO Ramses promised anyone following him would have riches beyond his dreams and anyone going against him would be taken care of by Osiris. Recently they have found writings that indicate Ramses II will return in the year 2,000! SCOTT So the Ramses II followers may have the Ramses II son we lost back in Luxor last month. BASSO Ramses II believed in human sacrifice. To keep his image strong, he would gather children from the Nubian, Libyan and Syrian families and sacrifice them to the gods. SCOTT Don't we have a similarity in this situation? BASSO You mean the part about the missing children. Do you think the Ramses II groupies will sacrifice them? SCOTT It's hard to say what they're capable of doing. This move may just be symbolic to further their ideals or get them free publicity. Who knows? BASSO I think the quicker we move on this the better. They could already be dead. CUT TO: EXT. MT. SHASTA MOUNTAIN DAY EXT. NORTH WEST PORTAL - RAMSES II VILLAGE Martin, Basso and Scott arrive at the hillside village to see a barbed wire fortress. SCOTT Good grief, are they trying keep something from getting out or going in? An armed guard greets them at the gate to the compound. GUARD What do you want, this is private property? SCOTT (Scott shows his badge) May I speak to the person in charge of this village. GUARD FBI yes, just a minute. He goes into the gate house and makes a phone call. GUARD Wait here, someone will be here to see you in a minute. MARTIN (whispering) Looks like a prison to me. BASSO (whispering) Did you see the Ramses II patch on the guards uniform. SCOTT How about the flail and crook silver piece on his lapel. BASSO I think were in the right camp! A young lady walks up to the gate and motions them to follow her. CUT TO: EXT. RAMSES II VILLAGE PYRAMID INT. INSIDE OF SMALL PYRAMID Martin, Basso and Scott are sitting in a waiting room inside the Pyramid. The entire inside of the room has pictures of Egyptian gods and hieroglyphs. A man in his late forties enters the room. His hair is cut in the manner of the pharaohs sons, shaved and a single braided pony tail on the right side. He's wearing what appears to be Egyptian clothes and sandals. AMUN I'm Amun, the High Priest in charge of this settlement. How can I help you? SCOTT I'm agent Scott, this is agent Basso and this is our guide Mr. Martin. We're looking for Shasta Village children that are missing. Do you know anything about it? AMUN We have our own families and as you can see we keep to ourselves. We're peace loving people and the fence is to keep thieves out. MARTIN Who's been stealing from you? AMUN Some of the teen age children like to come up here over the weekend and harass us, so we now have a fence and armed guard. SCOTT Why didn't you report it to the Sheriff? AMUN We don't leave the compound for any reason. BASSO Will you show us around the compound? AMUN What is there here that you could possibly want to see? SCOTT You can do it now or we'll come back with a court order. AMUN My people don't take to strangers and they're always in prayer, so for me to show you around, you'll disturb them and you could also upset some of the gods that live here. MARTIN Gods? Oh please, do you expect us to believe that. AMUN Very well, I'll show you around but under now circumstances will I let you disturb people in worship. As you know, you'll prevent us from exercising our civil rights! BASSO We'll only observe, I promise you we'll not disturb anyone. AMUN (pointing to a adjacent room) Very well, I'll send you a guide. Please wait in our hospitality room and drink and eat until your guide arrives. SCOTT Thank you. CUT TO: EXT. MT. SHASTA MOUNTAIN NIGHT INT. MT. SHASTA INN Scott and Basso are in their suite having a snack. Basso is having a bowl of cereal and Scott is eating a bagel. SCOTT I've a feeling they're hiding the kids inside the compound. BASSO Let's get a search warrant and go in and have a better look. SCOTT (crystal in hand) Let's see if I get any visions of where the children are? Scott holds the crystal and closes his eyes, but he sees nothing. He passes it to Basso, shaking his head.. BASSO If you can't get anything, don't expect me to work a miracle. Basso closes her eyes and grasps the crystal tight in her hands. BASSO I keep getting flashes, but I can't seem to make out what it is. SCOTT Concentrate on the Ramses compound. BASSO There, I'm getting something. Yes, there's a basement in the dinning hall and I see four small children being held there. That's it, it's gone. CUT TO: EXT. MT. SHASTA MOUNTAIN DAY EXT. NORTH WEST PORTAL - RAMSES II VILLAGE Martin, Basso and Scott arrive at the hillside village and are talking to the guard. SCOTT Will you please call Amun and tell him FBI agents Scott and Basso are here. The guard picks up the phone and calls. GUARD You may go to the Pyramid, he is waiting for you there. Martin, Scott and Basso go to the Pyramid and wait outside. Amun appears when the front door opens. AMUN Agents Scott and Basso, and yes Mr. Martin, what can I do for you? SCOTT (removing a search warrant from under his jacket) We have a warrant and we want to search the dinning room. AMUN What do you hope to find there? SCOTT Some missing children. AMUN This is highly irregular, but if you insist, follow me. MARTIN You don't need me, why don't you let Agent Basso wait here, to watch your back. SCOTT Good Idea. CUT TO: EXT. RAMSES II VILLAGE INT. INSIDE OF DINNING ROOM Scott and Amun have entered the dinning room and he walks briskly around the room trying to find the opening to the basement. SCOTT Where is the basement door? AMUN What basement, this building has no basement. The water table is about six feet below the surface so it's impossible to build a basement here. Scott checks every possible part of the room for a trap door, but nothing. Basso walks in the door and stands next to Scott. BASSO Just wanted to see if you were all right. Find anything? SCOTT Nothing, absolutely nothing! BASSO This place looks nothing like what I saw in the vision. SCOTT Do you have more than one dinning room here in this compound? AMUN No Agent Scott, we only have one. I have to go back to my prayer meeting, feel free to search the whole compound if necessary. Well good-bye, nice seeing you again. Amun walks out the dinning room door. CUT TO: EXT. MT. SHASTA MOUNTAIN NIGHT INT. MT. SHASTA INN DINNING ROOM Scott and Basso are having dinner and Scott is scribbling in his note book. SCOTT Well what now? BASSO I think we need to see Olga and give her back the crystal. SCOTT It's a good thing we didn't buy the worthless crystal. BASSO We used it wrong. SCOTT Excuse me, did you say used it wrong? BASSO When I read the book about the Lemurians, it said they use the crystals to tell the future, not the present. We need to see Zucca and find out what the time frame is. SCOTT You mean, like twenty-four or forty-eight hours in the future, or what ever it is. Scott senses someone is standing next to him and Basso looks up and sees Olga Zucca standing next to their table. ZUCCA I was in town so I thought about picking up my crystal so you two wouldn't have to hike up to my house. may I sit down? CUT TO: EXT. MT. SHASTA MOUNTAIN NIGHT INT. MT. SHASTA INN DINNING ROOM Scott and Basso are having dinner with Olga Zucca. SCOTT Olga, were so happy you came by. BASSO I think we need to get more information on the crystal. SCOTT Basso saw a vision of where the missing kids are being held, but we don't know if it's now or tomorrow or a week from now. BASSO I think we used it wrong. ZUCCA Each crystal is a twenty-four hour future window. BASSO So last night when I saw the children in a vision, it's actually tonight, right? ZUCCA Exactly, let me use it and see what I get. BASSO Have you been to the Ramses II compound? Why don't we go up to our suite. CUT TO: EXT. MT. SHASTA MOUNTAIN NIGHT INT. MT. SHASTA INN HOTEL ROOM Olga Zucca is holding the crystal and Scott and Basso are looking on. ZUCCA (sitting on the bed) I see four children sitting on a concrete floor, in what looks like a basement or a tower. BASSO That's the same vision I got Olga. But why did you say tower? ZUCCA The high concrete walls with the small bared windows high above. It looks like the Ramses II sun temple tower. SCOTT That's it, we thought it was a basement. ZUCCA When the Ramses II people first completed the compound their high priest Amun gave me a cooks tour of the place to see if I wanted to join, he kind of has a thing for me. When he took me to the tower, I said, what's this for? He said it was their jail for dissidents. There is no heat in that room, so they keep the children in the tower during the day when it's warm, and at night they bring them into the compound. BASSO I think your right Olga. SCOTT Now let's go find that Judge! CUT TO:
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