The Messiah

A Screenplay by

Rob Perry

Part 4



Copyright 1997 by Rob Perry
All Rights Reserved




Synopsis: A young man is found on a dry lake in the middle of a remote restricted Air Force Base. He claims to be special and has powers to prove it. He's sent to a remote psychiatric hospital for observation. Then the Apocalypse begins.


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   	EXT.	WOODVIEW  - HELICOPTER PAD                        

	CAMERAS POINT OF VIEW, where a helicopter is seen approaching 
	blades turning and clearance lights and strobe flashing. 
	Father O'Malley is waiting on the pad with one of the orderlies. 
	The orderly waving it in a fashion to indicate all is clear 
	and ready for touchdown.


	INT.	EXECUTIVE HELICOPTER  

					PILOT 
			Woodview Control this is Jet-Ranger
			one-fiver-niner-Bravo at your  
			Helio-Port ready for touchdown.
			Please advise if this touchdown
			is not authorized.

	Pilot one is seen decreasing the throttle and pushing
	down the collective stick and the helicopter starts to
	descend on the pad and gyrates slowly.
			
					WOODVIEW CONTROL  (V.O.)
			Jet-Ranger one-fiver-niner-Bravo
			you are cleared for immediate 
			landing.
			
					PILOT 
			That is a roger, Woodview. over and
			out.

	The helicopter is seen gently settling down on the heli-pad 
	and the engine starts to slow down. The doors open and the 
	orderly helps father O'Malley duck under the blades and run 
	into the open door of the helicopter. The engines  rev up 
	again and the craft lifts off and disappears into the overcast.
	
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	EXT.	EDWARD'S AIR FORCE BASE - CALIFORNIA - DAY

	EXT.	MUROC DRY LAKE - HELIO-PORT 

	CAMERAS POINT OF VIEW. A Bell Jet Ranger executive helicopter 
	is seen with blades turning and clearance lights and strobe 
	flashing. A Hum "V" has driven up to the site. Air Police are 
	everywhere. CLOSE ON HUM "V".  Major Ball is seen getting out 
	of the Hum "V" and runs over to the helicopter. The pilot has 
	some last minute words with Major Ball and salutes are issued 
	and Major Ball runs over to the side of the helicopter. The 
	passenger is helped into the Hum "V" by the Air policemen and 
	Ball jumps in the rear seat with him. An Air Policemen gets 
	in on the other side and the Hum "V" drives off into the night.

	INT.	EDWARD'S MILITARY HOSPITAL  -  PRIVATE ROOM

	General WINSTON is seen laying in a hospital bed where he is 
	recovering from a heart attack. The relief nurse walks into 
	the room with Colonel Bond and a visitor.

	CLOSE ON NURSE

					RELIEF NURSE
			General, you have a couple of visitors
			are you up to it? 
			
	The relief nurse motions for the Colonel and the visitor to come 
	closer to the bed. The general opens his eyes.
		
					BOND
			General, this is Lonny, I have a visitor 
			for you.
			
					VISITOR   
			General, I'm Father Timothy O'Malley
			from the special services department 
			of the Los Angeles Catholic Archdiocese.
												
	CLOSE ON GENERAL

					GENERAL
				(WHISPERING)
			What can I do for you Father?
		
					O'MALLEY
			General, Dr. Hunter has sent me on
			a mission of great importance.
			
					GENERAL
				(WHISPERING)
			I'm listening, go ahead.
			
					O'MALLEY
			General I've been sent by Dr.
			Hunter to help you apprehend Adon
			Bashier and Uri Halevi.
			
					MAJOR BOND
			I don't understand, Adon yes
			but why the Mossad Colonel?
			
	CLOSE ON GENERAL
					GENERAL
				(WHISPERING)
			What about Colonel Uri Halevi?
					
					O'MALLEY
			General he's a very dangerous person
			he is here to receive classified
			material from one of the foreign
			agents working undercover at China
			Lake.
			
					GENERAL
				(yelling)
			Damn, I knew there was something
			that wasn't right about him!
			
					O'MALLEY
			General where is Colonel Halevi?
				
					GENERAL
			We have him quartered in the officers
			section. Colonel Bond, call the AP's,
			have him arrested and hold him. 
					
					O'MALLEY
			General, Dr. Hunter and I had Adon 
			Bashier under intense interrogation
			then we lost him. We believe he's
			headed to Edwards to meet up with
			Halevi! When he is in jail, I will 
			question him for you and find out
			where Adon is to meet him. By the
			way Adon Bashier hurt Dr. Hunter
			badly and he's in intensive care at
			Edwards Air Force Base.

					GENERAL
			Ok, but I want Colonel Bond to
			be in that cell with you. I'm sorry
			to hear about Dr. Hunter.
					
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	INT.	EDWARD'S BRIG  -  DETENTION ROOM            

	Halevi is seen looking through the bars in the window of his 
	cell.
	
					BOND
				(With compassion)
			Colonel Halevi, I have someone
			that want's to talk to you.

	Halevi stares at O'Malley when he walks into the cell.

					O'MALLEY 
			Colonel Bond please leave us
			alone and I will see if I can
			get the information we need.
			
	Colonel Bond leaves the room and closes the door after
	him.
	
					HALEVI   (Aramaic)
			Well, well, well, that body you 
			are wearing will not hide you from
			me ANDEKIKLIS SONINA MEPHSTOPOLIS.

					O'MALLEY  (ARAMAIC)
			UNINOKA HASPEKLIS.
			The greatest demon of all demons!
			Speak English, Aramaic is too slow.

					HASPEKLIS 
			As you wish.

					MEPHSTOPOLIS 
			I thought we had a gentleman's agreement!

					HASPEKLIS 
			Refresh my memory?

					MEPHSTOPOLIS 
			You promised to stay in your 
			sector of the Universe, what
			happened?

					HASPEKLIS 
			We made that agreement thousands
			of years ago, that time has passed,
			and this is a new ball game.

					MEPHSTOPOLIS
			There is only room for one demon! 

					HASPEKLIS 
				(laughing)
			That's the funniest thing I've
			ever heard you say, really only
			room for one demon! Ok, then you
			leave town.

					MEPHSTOPOLIS 
			You heard this planet was going 
			to cease to exist in the second
			millennium, so you rushed here to
			see how many souls you could 
			harvest, your not kidding me!

					HASPEKLIS 
			And your here to give them Christmas
			presents, really you're a demon of
			the lowest order, double standard,
			your worst than an old woman!

					MEPHSTOPOLIS
			The last time we had a duel, I 
			could have sent you to the edge
			of the universe but you got on
			your knees and begged, so I felt
			sorry for you and let you go.

	Colonel Bond yells to Father O'Mally from the other room.

					BOND	  (O.S.)
			Father, are you ok?

					O'MALLEY
			I'm fine, it won't be much longer.

					HASPEKLIS 
			You bet it's not going to be
			much longer.

					MEPHSTOPOLIS 
			This time I'm going to get rid
			of you for all eternity, I grow
			weary of having to put up with
			your crap every few thousand 
			years. We will duel, but this 
			is not the place.

					HASPEKLIS 
			Very well, let's go to the dry
			lake, and we'll have all the
			room we need. The victor will
			stay and the loser will leave.

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	EXT.	EDWARD'S AIR FORCE BASE 

	EXT.	MUROC DRY LAKE                               

	Dusk settles over the barren dry lake bed and there's a 
	gigantic crash of thunder and many lightening bolts are
	seen and two images form on the Lake Bed. CAMERAS POINT
	OF VIEW. The noise stops and everything starts to settle 
	down. Two entities appearing as men face off just as a
	large group of clouds start to roll in.
					
					MEPHSTOPOLIS
				(yelling)
			This time I will show you no mercy!

					HASPEKLIS 
				(laughing)
			You amuse me my dear friend.
					
					MEPHSTOPOLIS
			I'll have to say one thing about you
			MUSLIM'S, your JINN background, 
			never ceases to amaze me. You say
			the Jinn's were on earth two thousand
			years before ADAM! Ha, what a joke!

					HASPEKLIS 
			It wasn't fair that IBLIS was cast out 
			of ALLAH for refusing to worship Adam!

					MEPHSTOPOLIS
			He refused to worship Adam, just
			because Adam was made from earth!

					HASPEKLIS 
				(laughing)
			IBLIS was made of smokeless fire,
			so he was far superior!
		
					MEPHSTOPOLIS
			What excuse do you give for the 
			evil JINNS, the five sons of 
			IBLIS who caused calamities, 
			inspired evil and hatred, and
			presided in places where illicit
			activities were being conducted! 

					HASPEKLIS 
			They were just mad for what was
			done to their father IBLIS!

					MEPHSTOPOLIS
			Oh really, what excuse do you give
			for the GHUL'S that infested our
			deserts for thousands of years!

					HASPEKLIS 
				(laughing)
			It all depends on how you look 
			at it!
		
					MEPHSTOPOLIS
			On how you look at it? The Ghul's
			were the female cannibals who 
			prostituted themselves to men 
			in the desert, then ate them!

					HASPEKLIS 
			Not as bad as you HINDU'S who 
			worship RAKSHASA the OGRE who
			can assume any shape or form
			at will! Tell me what do you
			really look like under that
			human body!
			
					MEPHSTOPOLIS
			You will find out soon enough
			my old friend!

					HASPEKLIS 
				(laughing)
			Your probably an old WITCH, just
			a shriveled up old hag!

					MEPHSTOPOLIS
			When I get done with you, there
			wont be enough left to be picked
			up by the vultures!			

					HASPEKLIS 
			I'm ready for you my evil one!
	
	Darkness comes over the dry lake bed and it starts to rain
	with the continuing rumbling of thunder and the lighting
	flashes. CAMERAS POINT OF VIEW, electricity is seen 
	generating from the outstretched arms and striking the 
	other duelist. Direct hits are made with the dueler hit
	shaking off the electricity. As the strikes are made
	made back and forth smoke starts to emanate from the 
	duelists body. It then appears one is starting to shed 
	his human body and all of the ugly parts of a demon start
	to show. Horns, tails large sharp teeth and devilish
	looking eyes. The dueling gets so intense they both
	fall down and lay there appearing to be resting.
	
					MEPHSTOPOLIS
				(exhausted)
			This time I will show you no mercy!

					HASPEKLIS 
			You are who I always thought you were
			RAKSHASA, the OGRE. My god you're ugly!
					
					MEPHSTOPOLIS
			And you IBLIS, you're uglier than
			all the ugly's I've ever seen!

					HASPEKLIS 
			If you give into me now I will be
			merciful and give you a pleasant
			ending it will be as nice as ALLAH!

					MEPHSTOPOLIS
				(Laughing)
			You know what you can do with your
			ALLAH!

					HASPEKLIS 
				(laughing)
			I will turn you into a toad and fry
			you over a fire!

					MEPHSTOPOLIS
			Give it your best shot, because
			when I get started with you there
			will be no Marcus of Queensberry 
			rules to save you!

					HASPEKLIS 
			I will give you three minutes to
			get on your knees and beg for
			mercy, then your history!
	
					MEPHSTOPOLIS
			Oh really, I'm so scared I may 
			not be able to beg for mercy!

					HASPEKLIS 
			You know, we could have been 
			a great team.
			
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	EXT.	EDWARD'S AIR FORCE BASE                 1945 HRS

	EXT.	BASE OPERATIONS FLIGHT OFFICE           

	INT.	BASE OPERATIONS         
	
	Cameras point of view shows A conference in progress with the 
	officer of the day, Major Ball and Colonel Bond.

					BOND 
			Gentlemen, In fifteen minutes we
			will have the largest fuel air 
			bomb to ever be tested here and
			this time it's on Muroc Dry Lake.
				(Bond glances
				 at his watch)
			What time do you have Major Ball?
					
					BALL
			Seven-forty-five, why?

					OFFICER OF THE DAY
			CHINA LAKE said we shouldn't
			feel it that much.

					BOND 
			China Lake can't be trusted, you
			know how the Navy is!

					OFFICER OF THE DAY
			NAVAL WEAPONS TEST CENTER, said 
			they are under orders from the 
			Joint Chiefs of Staff and they 
			say it will be dropped from a
			B1-B at thirty-thousand, but 
			will detonate at five-hundred 
			feet above the deck.

					BOND 
			Gentlemen, have we checked the 
			perimeter of the lake to make
			sure we don't have some desert
			rats out there?
			
					BALL
			The only Desert Rats out there
			right now have tails.

					OFFICER OF THE DAY
			CHINA LAKE said the force is
			equivalent to a two Kiloton
			nuclear weapon!
			
					BOND 
				(Bond glances at his watch)
			What time do you have Major Ball?
					
					BALL
			Nineteen-fifty-five!

					BOND 
			Ok, lets take cover, I feel
			sorry for any poor beast 
			that's on that lake bed right
			now, because in a few minutes 
			it will be incinerated!				

	They all take cover and put their heads down and cover
	their eyes. Cameras point of view shows the entire base
	has taken cover, when a tremendous blast is heard and a 
	shock wave is felt then a strong wind hits the building
	and it seams like being hit with a hundred mile per
	hour Hurricane.

					OFFICER OF THE DAY
			CHINA LAKE'S contribution to 
			the non-cold war, non-nuclear
			device race, to see who can 
			make the biggest and the
			loudest, so help me god this
			was the biggest and the loudest!

					BALL	 
			You know this is really strange!
						
	Colonel Bond looks over his shoulder and sees Major Ball
	being handed a note by a junior officer.

					BOND  
			What is strange?

	Ball hands the note to Bond and the note is read.

					BOND 
			It doesn't make sense. Doppler
			Radar said we had a huge 
			electrical storm in process on
			the surface of the lake and 
			after the blast, it's gone!

					BALL 
			Looks like we found a way to
			control lightening! 
				
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	ONE YEAR LATER  - Year of Our Lord 2014.
					
	EXT.	MACCABIM ISRAEL  -            EVENING

	EXT.	FLAVIUS DRY LAKE        

	Darkness settles over the barren dry lake bed. There's a gigantic 
	crash of thunder and an electrical storm begins pushing huge 
	cumuli-nimbus clouds across the dry lake bed As the electrical 
	storm intensifies a huge funnel cloud is seen as it comes closer 
	to the cameras POINT OF VIEW. The cloud stops and everything 
	starts to settle down. A naked YOUNG MAN is seen in the mist 
	and appears to be THRASHING AND WRITHING in agony and is 
	speaking a sacred language.
		
					YOUNG MAN   (Hebrew)
				(Yelling and screaming)
			Father, .... Why are you doing this
			to me. I did this for you once before
			and here I am again.
		
	Tears are coming down the young mans cheeks and his face
	is twisted in agony.
		
					VOICE (Hebrew) (V.O.)
			JUDAS my son, I promise you this
			will be the last time.

						
					JUDAS   (Hebrew)
			What about the other MACCABAEUS
			brothers?
							
	The huge cloud starts to disappear and the young man drops in 
	the wet sand and curls up in the fetal position and goes to 
	sleep. The camera pulls away from this sight and pans the 
	barren desert and an ISRAELI ARMY VEHICLE is seen speeding 
	to the young mans position.

					OFFICER	(V.O.)
				(YELLING)
			Step on it SERGEANT MACHS, I want
			to see who this fellow is and what
			he's doing in a RESTRICTED AREA.
			
	The CAMOUFLAGED HUM "V" Military vehicle is seen pulling up 
	to the young mans position. The officer jumps out of the 
	Hum "V" and levels his M16 Assualt Rifle at the intruder 
	and motions for the driver to assist. The camera focuses on
	the young man laying in the wet sand curled up and motionless.
	The officer pokes him with the end of his rifle.
	
					OFFICER
			Ok, you ....this is MAJOR 
			JOSEPHUS and you're under
			arrest!

					MACHS   
			I think he's dead sir.
			
	Major Josephus reaches down and feels his throat for a sign of 
	life and he feels a slight pulse.

					JOSEPHUS 
				(pointing to the Hum "V")
			Sergeant Machs, get the blanket out
			of the Hum "V" and lets wrap him 
			up and take him in. On the double!

	Machs is seen running to the vehicle and getting the blanket.

					JOSEPHUS
			Come on Sergeant, get the lead out!
		
	Machs runs back to Josephus with the blanket and they wrap up 
	the unconscious young man and pick him up and carry him to the 
	Hum "V".

					JOSEPHUS  (Cont.)
				(carrying the young man)
			This is very strange, the ... 
			markings on his body indicate 
			he's from a very Ancient clan, 
			the "HASMONEAN'S".
			
					MACHS
			I've never heard of them!

					JOSEPHUS
			That's because they were all 
			killed by the ROMANS in the
			ancient city of MODI'IN, in 37 BC!
		
					MACHS   
			This JUST CAN'T BE, Major Josephus!
			
					JOSEPHUS
			The desecration of the burial vault
			in Maccabim last week probably 
			awakened someone or something!	
		
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	EXT.	MACCABIM ISRAEL  -            DAY

	EXT.	MACCABIM MILITARY HOSPITAL       SECURITY WARD

	INT.	MILITARY SECURITY WARD

	The intruder is sitting on a hospital bed and is under interrogation 
	by Major Josephus and members of the Mossad, the Israeli 
	Intelligence Agency
		
					YOUNG MAN   (Hebrew) Sub-titles
				(quietly speaking)
			Gentleman... I am JUDAS MACCABAEUS!
		
					JOSEPHUS (Hebrew)  Sub-titles
				(pointing to Judas)
			You are in serious trouble my friend!
			Being in a restricted area could cost
			you five years in one of our prison
			camps, now let's have some answers!

	One of the Mossad agents grabs the intruder and holds his head 
	tightly.

					Mossad AGENT  (English)
			Leave him with me for a few minutes
			Major and I'll have all the answers 
			you need!
					JOSEPHUS  (HEBREW)  Sub-titles
			Can you speak ARABIC?

					JUDAS  (Arabic)  Sub-titles
			Yes, I can speak Arabic! 

					JOSEPHUS  (Arabic) Sub-titles
				(pulling the bed sheet off
				 and exposing Judas chest)
			This is very strange, the markings
			on your body indicate you are from a
			very Ancient clan, the "HASMONEAN'S".
			
					JUDAS  (Hebrew)   Sub-titles 
			Yes, I'm Hasmonean. 

					JOSEPHUS   (Hebrew)  Sub-titles
			That's not possible because all 
			of you were killed by the
			ROMANS in 37 BC!
		
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	EXT.	TEL-AVIV ISRAEL  -            DAY

	INT.	RABIN UNIVERSITY SPECIAL MILITARY ANTI-TERRORIST UNIT

	Professor ARVID SCHMALTS a distinguished looking man in
	his early sixties is seen reviewing a report from the 
	Israeli Army covering the incident at Maccabim, he dials 
	the phone and converses with his assistant.

					Schmalts 
				(quietly speaking)
			Sheila, will you please come
			into my office.
		
	Schmalts places the receiver back on the cradle, then
	reaches in his desk drawer and removes a prescription
	bottle, takes a very small pill and places it under his 
	tongue. His assistant SHEILA SHARIFI, a very attractive 
	young lady in her late twenties walks into the room and 
	sits down. She has long blond hair and high cheekbones.
			
					Schmalts   (cont.)
				(Concerned)
			I need your help, I'm sure you've
			heard of the young man they found 
			in the restricted area of MACCABIM!

					SHARIFI
			The one that quotes the Bible?  

					Schmalts 
			Sheila, the Mossad thinks he's 
			an Arab Agent, to find out more
			about the classified FUEL-AIR
			EXPLOSIVE Development program in
			Maccabim!

					SHARIFI
			You mean the Fuel-air bomb?
			I hear it's as bad as a
			nuclear bomb?

					Schmalts 
			Sheila, we now have one that is
			larger then what the United 
			States has and we could  
			blow up Saddam or Kaddafi if
			we wanted to. We think the 
			Iranians are working on a 
			Fuel-Air that is every bit as 
			large as what we have but last
			week our undercover agent was
			killed so we'll never know.
			They think someone in our
			organization turned him in!

					SHARIFI
			Do they have any names?

					Schmalts 
			Three people are being watched
			as we speak!

					SHARIFI
				(changing subject)
			Why didn't we use our fuel-air 
			during the gulf war?

					Schmalts 
			The Americans wouldn't let us.
			
					SHARIFI
			Why, it's not radioactive. 
		
					Schmalts 
			No, it's not radioactive but it
			takes out everyone!

					SHARIFI
			What do you want me to do, get
			into his head?

			
					Schmalts 
			Sheila, break him, you are the best!
			By the way, he's a HERMAPHRODITE!

					SHARIFI
			He's a what?			

					Schmalts
			A Hermaphrodite, he has both sex
			organs.

					SHARIFI
			That's not possible.

					Schmalts
			Hermaphrodite's are rare but
			during my internship I was
			fortunate enough to see 
			several.

					SHARIFI
			I can't even visualize a freak
			like that!  Is it a he or she?

					Schmalts
			Both!

					SHARIFI
			What?			

					Schmalts
			Because of the Homology between
			male and female sex organs, it
			may be difficult to tell whether
			a human Hermaphrodite is a female
			with overdeveloped Clitoris or a
			male with underdeveloped Penis,
			cleft scrotum, and non-descendant
			testes.

					SHARIFI
			Do they get an operation later in 
			life or do they just live with it?

					Schmalts
			Many have undergone surgical or
			Hormone treatment to modify their
			nonfunctioning sex characteristics
			and emphasize the sex indicated by
			those that are functional.

					SHARIFI
			As far as I'm concerned,
			he's a freak!
			
					Schmalts
			You're a student of the bible aren't
			you Sheila?

					SHARIFI
			My Major in College was comparative
			religions, why?

					Schmalts
			The bible says gods Angels, bad or
			good have both sex organs.

					SHARIFI
			You're not saying this guy's an 
			Angel are you?
			
					Schmalts
			No, I'm not saying that, but who
			knows?
			
					SHARIFI
			Well it sure sounds like you think
			there's a possibility he's for
			real.

					Schmalts
			I just want you to be very careful.

					SHARIFI
			I'm always careful.

					Schmalts
			How you handle this affair,  will 
			do good or bad to our organization
			and right now we need all the help
			we can get!

					SHARIFI
			Oh don't worry, I wont let you
			down.

					Schmalts
			Oh I know you wont let me down my 
			dear, but because of the Religious
			aspects of this affair it's a very
			sensitive situation.

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	EXT.	MACCABIM ISRAEL  -            DAY

	EXT.	MACCABIM MILITARY HOSPITAL       SECURITY WARD

	INT.	MILITARY SECURITY WARD

	The intruder is sitting on a hospital bed reading a book
	and being guarded by a Mossad Agent. He looks up and sees 
	Major Josephus and Sheila Sharifi.
	
					YOUNG MAN   (Hebrew) Sub-titles
			I'm Judas Maccabaeus!
		
					JOSEPHUS (Hebrew)  Sub-titles
				(pointing to Judas)
			You're still in serious trouble my
			friend! This is Sheila Sharifi from
			Rabin University Anti-Terrorist Unit,
			she want's to talk to you.

	The Mossad agent grabs the intruder by the arm shakes him.

					Mossad AGENT  (English)
			Ms Sharifi, I will leave you two 
			alone but if he tries anything
			funny just yell, because I would
			like nothing better than to snap
			his arm off!
					
					JOSEPHUS  (Arabic)  Sub-titles
			He speaks ARABIC.

					JUDAS   (Arabic)  Sub-titles  
			Yes, I can speak Arabic! 

					JOSEPHUS  (Hebrew  Sub-titles
				(leaving the room)
			Good luck my dear!

					SHARIFI
			So you are Hasmonean.
			
					JUDAS  
			Yes, I'm Hasmonean.
				
					SHARIFI
			Why are you here?
			
					JUDAS   
			"If your enemy hungers, feed him;
			 if he thirsts give him a drink;
			 for in so doing you will heap coals
			 of fire on his head"

					SHARIFI
			Romans 12.20!
			
					JUDAS   
			What is Romans 12.20? 

					SHARIFI
			Romans 12.20 is the chapter
			from the bible you just quoted.
			
					JUDAS   
			What is a Bible? 

					SHARIFI
			A sacred book!
			
					JUDAS   
			Which Romans? 

					SHARIFI
			Romans is the tribe that defeated
			the Maccabees's, in 37 BC.
			
					JUDAS   
			"Do not be overcome by evil, but
			 overcome evil with good". 

					SHARIFI
			You are a fraud, a charlatan,
			and an Arab spy and we will
			execute you!
			
					JUDAS  
			"Let every soul be subject to
			 the governing authorities.
			 For there is no authority
			 except from God, and the 
			 authorities that exist are
			 appointed by God"! 
				
					SHARIFI
			Save your breath, you have a 
			choice, tell us everything or
			you will face the firing squad
			first thing in the morning!
			
					JUDAS   
			"Therefore whoever resists the
			 authority resists the ordinance
			 of God, and those who resist 
			 will bring judgment on themselves!"
					
					
					SHARIFI
			The Hasmonean's or Maccabees's,
			your Clan have been dead for 
			over 2,000 years, so how am I 
			suppose to believe you are one
			of them? 			
			
					JUDAS  
			Yes, I'm Hasmonean and yes 
			my people were killed by the
			Romans but I was re-born to
			save the Jewish people.
				
					SHARIFI
			Oh please, you expect me to
			believe that trash!
			
					JUDAS   
			"I'm the Messiah, and here to save
			all of my people"

					SHARIFI
			Ok, give me proof!
			
					JUDAS   
			What kind of proof do you need? 

					SHARIFI
			Perform a miracle.
			
					JUDAS   
			What kind of a miracle?

					SHARIFI
			My mother died last week, let
			me talk to her, that should be
			convincing enough for anyone.
						
					JUDAS   
			How about if I walk on water?

					SHARIFI
			What, so you can escape?
			
					JUDAS   
			"Who are you to judge another 
			 servant? To his own master he
			 stands or falls. Indeed, he will
			 be made to stand, for God is able
			 to make him stand". 

					SHARIFI
			Well, are you going to sit there and
			babble on for hours, or do I get to 
			see my mother?
			
					JUDAS  
			"For non of us lives to himself
			 and no one dies to himself"
			
					SHARIFI
			Well, I have better things to do,
			this is your last chance. Tell me
			who you are and who sent you?
			
					JUDAS   
			"For if we live, we live to the lord,
			 and if we die, we die to the lord.
			 Therefore, whether we live or die,
			 we are the lords"

					SHARIFI
			Well, It's been nice, but you will
			die to the lord in the morning.
			
					JUDAS   
			How can I let you talk to your dead
			mother when we both know she is not
			dead! Do you want me to kill her so
			you can talk to her?
			
					SHARIFI
			How did you know she's not dead?

					JUDAS   
			I can let you talk to your dead
			grandmother?			

					SHARIFI
			Ok, let me talk to her. 
			
	A mist starts to form in the corner of the room and the face 
	of an old woman is seen.
	
					GRANDMOTHER    (Farsi)  sub-titles
			Sheila, is that you my love?

					SHARIFI    (Farsi)   sub-titles
				(in shock)
			Oh my god it's you, but please
			don't speak in Farsi, I'm suppose
			to be Israeli!	

					JUDAS   
			You are not what your masters think
			you are, what now little one?

					SHARIFI
				(crying)
			If they find out I'm Persian, they
			will kill me! Please don't tell
			them.

					JUDAS   
			"But why do you judge your sister?
			 Or why do you show contempt for
			 your sister? For we shall all 
			 stand before the judgment seat
			 of God".

					SHARIFI
				(crying)
			Please, don't tell them I'm Persian
			I will do anything, anything!
				(pulling a Walther PPK
				 out of her purse)
			If you tell them I will kill you!

	A shot is heard in the hospital, then another and another, 
	then quiet.
	
								CUT TO:
	
	EXT.	MACCABIM ISRAEL  -            DAY

	EXT.	MACCABIM MILITARY HOSPITAL       

	INT.	MILITARY SECURITY WARD - INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

	Judas is seen with oxygen mask and several tubes of 
	medication feeding his arm. He's being guarded by
	a Mossad Agent. He looks up and sees Major Josephus
	and Sheila Sharifi.
			
					JOSEPHUS (Hebrew)  Sub-titles
				(Looking at Judas)
			You're still in serious trouble my
			friend! MS. Sharifi said you tried
			to violate her, so she defended
			herself.

	The Mossad Agent moves Judas head so that he's looking at
	Josephus.

					Mossad AGENT  (English)
			Ms. Sharifi, I will not leave you  
			this time, the intruder can't be
			trusted.

					JUDAS
				(low key, low voice)
			It's not my nature to hurt anything.
				
					SHARIFI
				(crying)
			He told me if I didn't free him,
			I would be raped and killed!
			How come he didn't die, I shot
			him point blank, three times!
			
					JOSEPHUS
				(looking at Sheila)
			Your suppose to question him, not
			kill him my dear!

					JUDAS
				(low voice)
			"Fear God and give glory to him,
			for the hour of judgment has 
			come".  
			
	The surgeon who operated on Judas walks in the room and checks the 
	patient chart.  He's in his early thirties and is very distinguished 
	looking.
								
					DR. COHEN
				(looking at Judas)
			You're very lucky to be alive.
			You were shot two times in the 
			groin area and they went through.
			But the one in the head just 
			seemed to bounce off. 
						
					JOSEPHUS
				(looking at Cohen)
			Is he safe to move?  I've been
			ordered to ship him to TEL AVIV.
			The ministry of defense wants to
			ask him some questions.

					DR. COHEN
			You wont be able to move him for
			at least forty-eight hours, otherwise
			he may start bleeding again!
				(whispering to Josephus)
			Major, are you aware he's a
			Hermaphrodite?

					JOSEPHUS
			A what?

					DR. COHEN
			Both sex organs.
			
					JOSEPHUS
			You mean like angels?

					DR. COHEN
			Yes, good and bad angels.

					SHARIFI
			Yes, I know he's a freak, but
			he's no angel!			
			
					JOSEPHUS
			Ms. Sharifi, they want to talk
			to you in Tel Aviv too.

					SHARIFI
				(concerned)
			Why do they want to see me?
				
					JOSEPHUS
			I've been told to have you taken 
			as soon as possible, nothing else.

					SHARIFI
				(still concerned)
			Can I go by myself?
				
					JOSEPHUS
				(stern)
			I've been told to have you taken,
			by military escort.

					SHARIFI
				(very upset)
			Do we have a problem?
				
					JOSEPHUS
				(stern)
			I'm afraid you have a problem
			my dear, but I'm not at 
			liberty to talk about it.
			This is your last chance Judas,
			who are you and where are you
			from?

					JUDAS
				(low voice)
			"Fear God and give glory to him,
			for the hour of judgment has
			come".  I am one of the seven angels
			of God who will bring the seven
			plagues!

					JOSEPHUS
				(very upset)
			What is this seven plagues crap?
			And what is this lie about you
			being an angel of God?

	The door opens and Dr. Schmalts and a Rabbi walk into the room.
		
					SHARIFI
			Dr. Schmalts and RABBI TOLZ
			what are you doing here?
			
					JOSEPHUS
			Ms. Sharifi, I need to talk to
			you privately, lets go in the
			doctors office.

	They both walk out and close the door.  Dr. Cohen and the Mossad 
	Agent follow close behind.  The Rabbi holds Judas hand and looks 
	at his neck. He points to a strange mark.
	
					TOLZ
			Dr. Schmalts, this looks like
			ANGELIC SCRIPT.
			
					Schmalts
			I agree with you. Is he a .....

					TOLZ
				(lifting the bed sheet)
			Yes, he's a Hermaphrodite, or an
			Angel. Look at the palms of his 
			hands, their bleeding.  And his
			feet are bleeding too.

	Judas lets out a gasp and the monitor goes straight-line.
	The doctor and the nurse come running in and start 
	administering life saving procedures. After several
	minutes the doctor gives up and stops.

					COHEN
			He's gone, his heart gave out.

					TOLZ
			Dr. Schmalts, we have killed the
			son of God!
			
					Schmalts
				(gasping and clutching
				his chest)
			Help me, I left my pills back
			at the institute ......
				(Schmalts falls down)
			Help me .... help me!

	Tolz runs up to the door and throws it open and runs into the 
	hallway screaming hysterically.

					TOLZ
			We've killed the son of god!
			Dr. Schmalts is having a heart
			attack, please lets not let 
			him die too!

	A trauma Doctor comes running down the hallway and goes into 
	Judas room.  Tolz follows him in and too their amazement they 
	see Dr. Schmalts laying on the floor and Judas is gone, but a 
	young man in a white gown is sitting on the bed. He has what 
	appears to be a halo around his head and is very feminine 
	looking, he radiates beauty and vitality. His voice registration 
	is that of a young boy.  He speaks very slowly and very clearly.

					YOUNG MAN
			I'm JOSHUA, a messenger of the Lord
			and I have an announcement from him.
			He's very upset at the way you have
			treated his one and only son.  The
			Apocalypse will now start and God
			help anyone who is not prepared!

	A tremendous wind hits the side of the hospital and all the 
	windows start breaking.  Fire stones are seen coming through 
	the window everything is set on fire and people are heard 
	screaming and dying.

	EXT.	AERIAL VIEW OF THE CITY WITH BRIMSTONE RAINING DOWN 
	SETTING EVERYTHING ON FIRE.

	Total devastation is seen happening in the city.  People on fire 
	running into the streets. Wind of hurricane force are scooping up 
	people by the thousands and spreading them across the desert.

									CUT TO:

	AFTER THE FIRESTORM

	EXT.	MACCABIM ISRAEL  -            EARLY MORNING

	EXT.	FLAVIUS DRY LAKE                             

	The sun is starting to come up on the dry lake bed. A wind blows 
	tumbleweeds across the sandy surface. A beam of sunshine catches 
	in a pool of water and a small rainbow is seen. A small red 
	flower is blooming from the pile of rocks and is blowing in the 
	wind.
					
					VOICE (Hebrew) (V.O.)
			JUDAS my son, these people are
			not worth it, they are not worth
			saving! They have killed the son
			of God again!


							FADE OUT



					THE END



	IN MEMORY OF DR. EVAN HUNTER OF WOODVIEW 
	PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL  CALABASAS CALIFORNIA. 

	ALSO, IN MEMORY OF MONSIGNOR JOHN HURLEY
	CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES




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