Wednesday, May 26, 2010

AMERICAN JUSTICE 445 JUNE 2010

AMERICAN JUSTICE 445
"FLASHPOINT" PART ONE.

PG 1.
[1]
LONG SHOT; SEATTLE STREET. DAY. FROM A PEDESTRIAN'S POV.  THE SIDEWALKS ARE BUSY BUT NOT PACKED.  A RECORD STORE FRONT, "WARPED VYNIL", IS ON THE RIGHT CLOSE.  SPACE NEEDLE CAN BE SEEN IN THE DISTANT BACKGROUND.  
CAP:  SEATTLE, WA.  11:14 A.M.
[2].
LONG SHOT; WALKER'S POV.  INSIDE "WARPED VYNIL".  ROWS OF RECORDS AND WALLS FULL OF BOOKS,A SMALL REGISTER COUNTER IS ON THE RIGHT.  REGISTER IS RUN BY A "HIPSTER" LOOKING DUDE, EARLY TWENTIES, DARK CLOTHES.  THREE TO FOUR OTHER CUSTOMERS MILL ABOUT.  
CAP:  THIS IS HOW IT ALWAYS STARTS.
[3].
MEDIUM SHOT; REGISTER JOCKEY; SORTING STACKS OF VYNIL RECORDS, NOT LOOKING UP AT US.  COUNTER AREA IS COVERED IN STICKERS AND OTHER "GRAFFITI".
CAP:  A QUIET LULL DURING THE DAY.  
[4].
MEDIUM SHOT; OF THE REGISTER JOCKEY LOOKING UP AT US, AFFECTING A FACE OF ANNOYED BOREDOM. 
RJ:  WHAT?
CAP:  THEN...
PG 2.
[1].
SPLASH PAGE!  BOOM!  WE ARE OUTSIDE ON CORNER ACROSS FROM "WARPED VYNIL" WHICH IS EXPLODING OUTWARD ONTO THE STREET.  THE DOZEN OR SO PEOPLE ON THE STREET ARE DUCKING AND RUNNING FOR COVER.  ONE IS CAUGHT IN THE BLAST AND INCINERATED.  A DOG ON A BURNING LEASH RUNS IN CENTER OF PAGE AWAY FROM THE BLAST.  FIERY DEBRIS RAIN FROM THE SKY.

TITLES:  "FLASHPOINT"
PG 3.
[1].
MEDIUM SHOT; ON THE FIERY BLAZE OF THE STORE AND STREET CORNER.  SMALL BITS OF FLAME RAIN TO THE GROUND.
CAP:  11:20 A.M.
[2].
MEDIUM SHOT; 10' FROM US A SHADOWY FIGURE CAN BE SEEN EMERGING DIRECTLY FROM THE FLAMES.  THE SEX OF THE FIGURE IS INDETERMINATE.
CAP:  AND THAT'S WHEN YOU SAW...WHAT WAS IT EXACTLY?
[3].
MEDIUM SHOT; THE SHADOWY FIGURE LURCHES FROM THE FLAME REVEALING A COMPLETELY NUDE YOUNG WOMAN, EARLY TWENTIES, SLIGHTLY PUDGY.  HER SKIN IS UNMARRED BY THE FLAMES.  SMOKE TASTEFULLY MAINTAINS HER PRIVACY.
CAP:  IT..IT LOOKED LIKE A YOUNG GIRL.  BUT SHE WASN'T WEARING ANY CLOTHES.
[4].
MEDIUM SHOT; OF THE GIRL RUNNING AWAY FROM US, DOWN THE STREET.  SHE'S A GOOD TWENTY TO THIRTY FEET AWAY. THE BUILDING CORNERS OFF ON THE LEFT.  SOME TREES ARE AFLAME ON THE RIGHT.  EVERYTHING IS IN SILHOUETTE. 
CAP A:  WHAT DID YOU NEXT OBSERVE?
CAP B:  NOTHING I TOLD YOU.  I WAS TO BUSY TRYING TO PUT OUT MY WIFE.
[5].
  SAME BASIC POSITION AND DISTANCE AS PREVIOUS PANEL.  GIRL IS NOW PASSING OUT OF SIGHT BEHIND THE BUILDING'S CORNER.  FLAMING LEAVES FALL IN THE BACKGROUND FROM THE TREES.  THE DOG ON THE FLAMING LEASH RUNS AWAY IN THE DISTANCE, FORTY FEET AWAY.
CAP A:  AND NO ONE SAW ANYTHING ELSE?
CAP B:  NOPE.  EVERYBODY WAS TOO BUSY NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO THE SUSPECT.
PG 4.
[1].
MEDIUM SHOT; OF AGENT 55 AND AGENT 19 STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BRUNT AND BLASTED HUSK OF "WARPED VYNIL".  AGENT 55 IS STANDING WITH HIS HANDS ON HIS HIPS.  HIS RED GLOBE OF A HEAD COCKED IN A SURVEYING GESTURE.  AGENT 19 IS TAPPING ON HIS "CHARGE CARD".  THREE OR FOUR FIRE MEN IN THE BACKGROUND ARE HAULING BLACKENED DEBRIS OFF PANEL.  
CAP A:  11:55 P.M.
CAP B:  AGENT 55 AND 19 ON SCENE.
55:  THAT'S NOT MUCH OF A SURPRISE.  IF I WERE JOHN Q I PROBABLY WOULD'VE BEEN RUNNING FOR COVER INSTEAD OF STICKING AROUND TO BECOME A FRIED KRISPIE.
[2].
MEDIUM SHOT OF AGENT 55, HANDS STILL ON HIPS, KICKING AT SOME BLACKENED WOOD.  THE WOOD DISINTEGRATES EASILY AT HIS GENTLE KICK.  EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE BACKGROUND IS BURNT AND BLACKENED.  TWO EMT'S CARRY A SHROUDED BODY ON A STRETCHER OFF PANEL.
55:  I MEAN LOOK AT THIS.  WE'VE GOT A TEN HERE FOR SURE.  THIS KIND OF HEAT, THE DIRT'S ALMOST GLASS.
[3].
LONG SHOT; AGENT 55 AND 19 STAND CENTER PANEL.  55 IS LOOKING AROUND, RIGHT HAND ON HIP.  19 IS SHOVING HIS CARD BACK INTO HIS FRONT COAT POCKET.  FIREMEN AND EMT'S ARE WORKING IN THE BACKGROUND, CLEARING DEBRIS AND CARRYING SHROUDED STRETCHER TO AMBULANCE ON THE FAR LEFT.  WE SEE THE IMMENSITY OF THE BLAST DAMAGE.  THE BUILDING IS PRACTICALLY TOPPLED, A PILE OF BLACKENED RUBBLE.  IN THE DISTANCE CHARRED BRANCHES OF TREES STICK UP FROM BEHIND THE HALF STANDING BUILDING WALL.  
19:  WERE GONNA NEED A "SNIFFER".
55:  YEAH I SUPPOSE SO.
[4].
CLOSE SHOT;  ON AGENT 55.  MID CHEST UP.  HIS BIG RED GLOBE OF A HEAD IS REFLECTING BITS OF THE SCENE AROUND WHICH HE STANDS.  SWIRLS OF LIT UP CIRCUITRY CRISS-CROSS THE GLOBE.
55:  OPEN X-RAY NINER.
GLOBE:  CONFIRMED.
55:  THIS IS AGENT 55. REQUEST DELTA TEN PROTOCOL AT CURRENT LOCATION.
GLOBE:  TRANSMITTING.  ARRIVAL IN 5..4..3...
[5].
MEDIUM SHOT; 55 AND 19 STAND TO LEFT OF PANEL.  IN THE CENTER AND RIGHT A WARP HOLE IS FORMING, ALL SCINTILLATING LIGHT AND COSMICY STARSHINE.
GLOBE: 2..1.  
PG 5.
[1].
MEDIUM SHOT; MATERIALIZING NEXT TO THE AGENTS IS A FLOATING TECHNO-BUBBLE "SNIFFER".  VERY KIRBYESQUE, ALL IMPOSSIBLE TUBINGS AND PROTRUDING CIRCUITRY.  THE "SNIFFER"  FLOATS AT CHEST HEIGHT TO THE AGENTS.
SNIFFER:  INITIALIZING.  REROUTING THOUGHT CONTROL.  CONFIRM.
[2].
MEDIUM SHOT; ON AGENT 55 CLOSE TO THE SNIFFER, WHICH IS NOW FLOATING HEAD HEIGHT NEXT TO 55.
AGENT 55:  X-RAY OMNICRON OVERWATCH
SNIFFER:  RECOGNITION.  DOWNLOAD CONFIRMED.  GREETINGS AGENT 55.
[3].
MEDIUM SHOT; 55 TURNING AWAY FROM THE SNIFFER TO TALK TO 19.  19 IS ONCE AGAIN TAPPING AT HIS CHARGE CARD.  THE SNIFFER IS LOW TO THE GROUND, ONE OF IT'S PROTRUSIONS HAS BECOME AN ARC-LAMP THAT SCANS THE GROUND NEAR WHERE THE AGENTS ARE WITH A LUMINESCENT RAY.
55:  IT'LL TAKE ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO TO DO A FULL SWEEP.  WE SHOULD GO TALK TO THOSE WITNESSES AGAIN.  AND THIS TIME TRY TO BE LESS CONDESCENDING.
[4].
MEDIUM SHOT;  55 EXITS LEFT, BACK HALF STILL VISIBLE.  19 FOLLOWS, SHRUGGING SHOULDERS.  THE SNIFFER IS CLOSER TO THE GROUND, SCANNING NOW WITH NUMEROUS PROTRUDING DEVICES, SOME OF WHICH GIVE OFF LUMINESCENT RAYS.
19:  WHAT CONDESCENDING?  I DON'T CONDESCEND.  PEOPLE JUST DON'T PAY ATTENTION, HOW IS THAT MY FAULT?
[5].
LONG SHOT;  AGENTS 55 AND 19 WALK AWAY FROM US, CENTER OF PANEL, TOWARD THE CROWD OF CIVILIANS GATHERED AT THE AMBULANCES AND FIRE-TRUCKS IN THE BACKGROUND.  THE PEOPLE ARE RECEIVING VARIOUS TYPES OF HELP FROM THE EMT'S AND FIREMEN.  SOME ARE WRAPPED IN BLANKETS AND BEING ADMINISTERED OXYGEN, OTHERS ARE HAVING HEAD-WRAPS OR OTHER BANDAGES APPLIED TO MINOR INJURIES.  ONE OR TWO ARE BEING LOADED INTO AN AMBULANCE VIA A STRETCHER.  FIREMEN WORK IN THE FOREGROUND CLEARING DEBRIS ON RIGHT.  
55:  YOU DEFINITELY CONDESCEND.
19:  WHY IS IT WRONG TO EXPECT PEOPLE TO PAY MORE ATTENTION?  I MEAN YOU'D THINK THAT THEY'D CARE MORE ABOUT THE WHEREABOUTS OF A WALKING BOMB, OR EVEN A NAKED GIRL RUNNING THROUGH THE STREETS FOR THAT MATTER?
55:  NORMAL PEOPLE DON'T THINK THAT WAY.  THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THIS JOB.
PG 6.
[1].
LONG SHOT; SAME COMPOSITION AS PREVIOUS PANEL, NOW THOUGH 55 AND 19 ARE WALKING TOWARD US, THE EMERGENCY VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY BULL DOZERS AND CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES.  MEN IN HARD HATS CLEAR DEBRIS.  55 IS CARRYING A CUP OF COFFEE, 19 TAPS AWAY ON HIS "CHARGE CARD".
CAP:  55 MINUTES LATER.
19: YOU SEE?  WHAT DID WE LEARN THERE?  WE LEARNED THAT I'M RIGHT AND THAT THE AVERAGE CITIZEN PAYS MORE ATTENTION TO THERE SILLY CELL PHONES THAN TO THINGS LIKE EXPLODING BUILDINGS AND POSSIBLE SUPER-HUMAN TERRORISTS.
55:  YOU'RE ONE TO TALK.  AND THAT WASN'T ABOUT FINDING ANYTHING OUT, IT WAS ABOUT SHOWING THEM THAT THE TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS OUR GOVERNMENT IS SPENDING TO PROTECT THEM ISN'T GOING TO WASTE.
[2].
MEDIUM; THE SNIFFER HOVERS RIGHT BOTTOM PANEL, SEEMINGLY INACTIVE.  AGENT 55 STANDS LEFT, HOLDING HIS CUP.  19 BEHIND HIM, PUTTING HIS CHARGE CARD INTO THE INSIDE POCKET OF HIS JACKET.  
19:  THE HOUR WE SPENT DOING P.R. BALONEY WASN'T A WASTE?  WE'VE GOT A BOMB THAT WALKS AROUND 55, OR HADN'T YOU NOTICED?
55:  YOU KNOW I'M BEGINNING TO FORGET WHY I LIKED WORKING WITH YOU. 
[3].
MEDIUM; 55 STANDING OVER SNIFFER, ONE HAND ON HIP THE OTHER HOLDING HIS CUP.  SNIFFER IS ACTIVATING, LIGHTS, SERVO ARMS, ETC.  19 IN BACKGROUND LOOKING ON.  
19:  MY GOOD LOOKS AND WINNING PERSONALITY, OBVIOUSLY.
55:  UH-HUH.  DELTA IGLOO.  
55'S GLOBULE:  CONFIRMED.  DOWNLOAD RETRIEVAL PROCESSING.  INFORMATION STORED.  COMMAND:?
55:  PRIORITY ONE ONE NINE. EXECUTE.
[4].
MEDIUM;  SNIFFER HOVERS OFF, 3 FEET OFF THE GROUND AWAY FROM US.  REAR VIEW OF 55 IN FOREGROUND, WATCHING SNIFFER DRIFT OFF.
SNIFFER:  CONFIRMED.
55:  NOW THE FUN STARTS.
[5].
MEDIUM;  55 HEADING TO THE RIGHT TOSSING CUP INTO A BIG WASTE BARREL.  19 FYING UP TO THE LEFT TOP OF PANEL, WE CAN ONLY SEE HIM FROM THE WAIST DOWN.
55:  YOU'RE ON EAGLEWATCH 19.  I'LL PURSUE.
19:  YEAH SURE, YOU GET TO DO ALL THE FUN STUFF.
55:  JUST STAY ALERT 19.
PG 7
[1].
MEDIUM; INSIDE A SMALL HOVEL, CONSTRUCTED OF VARIOUS BITS OF WOOD, CONCRETE BLOCKS AND SOGGY CARDBOARD ALL ATTACHED TO A FOUR MAN TENT.  EVERYTHING LOOKS SCAVENGED.  AGNES, OUR PUDGY TERRORIST, IS CLOTHED AND BUSY STUFFING CLOTHES INTO A DILAPIDATED DUFFLE BAG.
CAP:  1:10 P.M.  UNDER THE 9TH STREET BRIDGE.
[2].
MEDIUM;  ANGES IS IN THE FOREGROUND, WE SEE HER FROM SHOULDERS UP, SHE LOOKS HURRIED AND A LITTLE FRIGHTENED.  IN THE BACKGROUND TIMOTHY, A YOUNG BOY; ABOUT 14, WEARING MANY LAYERS OF CLOTHES IN VARIOUS STATES OF FALLING APART, IS ENTERING THE TENT PUSHING ASIDE THE ENTRANCE FLAP.  IT IS DARKER INSIDE THE TENT SO TIMOTHY IS MOSTLY SILHOUETTED.
TIMOTHY:  HEY WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?
[3].
CLOSE; AGNES TURNING AROUND TO FACE US, SHE LOOKS ANNOYED.
AGNES:  HAVE YOU SEEN MY NOTEBOOK?  I REALLY NEED TO FIND MY NOTEBOOK.  YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT HAVE YOU?  I CAN'T FIND ANYTHING IN HERE.  HOW DO YOU KEEP TRACK OF ANYTHING TIMOTHY?
[4].
MEDIUM;  AGNES, ON HER KNEES HOLDING TIMOTHY BY THE ARMS, GENTLY.  TIMOTHY, LOKING DOWN AT HIS FEET, A WEATHER BEATEN BASEBALL CAP IN HIS HANDS, HE LOOKS SAD AND EMBARRASSED.
TIMOTHY:  I'M SORRY AGNES.  I...I...
AGNES:  OH TIMOTHY, I'M SORRY.  I DIDN'T MEAN TO BE SUCH A JERK.  IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT, I JUST CAN'T FIND MY NOTEBOOK AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME.
[5].
CLOSE; TIMOTHY, LOOKING UP AT AGNES, WHO IS OUT OF PANEL, SMILE BEAMING THROUGH DIRTY FACE.
TIMOTHY;  I PUT YOUR BOOK IN THE FRONT POCKET OF YOUR JACKET.  IT WAS LAYING AROUND AND I THOUGHT THAT MIGHT BE A BETTER PLACE FOR IT.  I'M SORRY IF I MESSED UP.  ARE YOU...ARE YOU GOING?
[6].
MEDIUM;  AGNES IS STANDING, HUNCHED.  HANDS SHOVED INTO THE FRONT POCKETS OF HER PUFFY OVERCOAT, SEARCHING.  TIMOTHY LOOKS ON.
AGNES:  YES TIMOTHY, I'VE GOT TO GO.  I'VE DONE SOMETHING THAT COULD GET ME INTO A LOT OF TROUBLE AND I DON'T WANT ANY OF THAT TO...TO GET YOU INTO TROUBLE TOO.
TIMOTHY:  I DON'T CARE.  THE COPS CAN'T CATCH ME.  LET ME COME WITH YOU?
[7].
MEDIUM;  AGNES LOOKING AT TIMOTHY, SHE IS OPEING THE TENT FLAP AND LOOKING OVER HER SHOULDER.  
AGNES:  I CAN'T DO THAT TIMOTHY.  THIS IS BIGGER THAN...IT'S JUST TOO DANGEROUS.  I KNOW YOU'RE TOUGH BUT THIS IS JUST...LOOK I'LL..I'LL TRY AND STAY IN TOUCH IF I CAN.  JUST KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN AND STAY AWAY FROM OFFICER PATRICK.  GOOD LUCK TIMOTHY.
[8].
MEDIUM;  WE ARE LOOKING OVER TIMOTHY'S SHOULDER, THROUGH THE OPEN TENT FLAP AS HE WATCHES AGNES RUN OFF CARRYING A STUFFED DUFFLE BAG OVER HER SHOULDER.  SHE IS HEADING TOWARD A BUS STOPPED AT THE CORNER, ACROSS THE PARK.
TIMOTHY:  GOOD LUCK.
PG 8
[1].
CLOSE; AGNES FROM THE WAIST UP, RUNNING THROUGH PARK WITH DUFFLE BAG OVER SHOULDER.  SOME PEDESTRIANS WALK BY LOOKING AT HER ANNOYINGLY.
CAP (HANDWRITTEN):  NOVEMBER 5.  TODAY'S THE DAY.  EVERYTHING WILL BE DIFFERENT AFTER THIS.  CAN'T STAY HERE ANY LONGER.  DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO BUT I HAVE TO DO THIS.  
[2].
MEDIUM;  AGNES GETTING ON A CITY BUS.
CAP (HANDWRITTEN):  I WONDER IF I'LL BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH WITH IT?  ONCE I'M THERE I'LL PROBABLY CHIKEN OUT.  BUT I HAVE TO DO IT.  I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.
[3].
MEDIUM;  BUS LEAVES, HEADING INTO BUSY CITY TRAFFIC, SKYSCRAPERS IN THE DISTANCE.
CAP (HANDWRITTEN):  THINGS JUST CAN'T GO ON LIKE THIS.  THEY CAN'T KEEP TELLING US WHAT TO DO.
[4].
LONG;  BUS DISAPPEARING INTO TRAFFIC.  A SILHOUETTED FIGURE STANDS NEXT TO A TREE AT THE EDGE OF THE PARK AND CITY STREET, THE FIGURE WEARS A SLOUCHY WARF-HAT AND A LONG TRENCH-COAT.  PEDESTRIANS WALK BY UNAWARE.
CAP (HANDWRITTEN):  THIS WILL BE A DECISIVE ACTION AGAINST TYRANNY.  THIS WILL BE MEANINGFUL.  AND I DON'T NEED ANYBODY'S HELP TO DO IT EITHER.
[5].
LONG; SAME AS PREVIOUS, SILHOUETTED FIGURE HAS A SMALL DEVICE IN ITS HANDS AND IS PRESSING A BUTON ON THE DEVICE.  PEDESTRIANS STILL WALK BY IN THE BACKGROUND NOT NOTICING.
CAP (HANDWRITTEN):  BESIDES THOSE BOURGEOIS JERKS DESERVE IT.  I JUST HOPE IT WORKS.
[6].
SAME AS PREVIOUS; THE DEVICE SPARKS WITH SCINTILLATING LIGHT.
CAP (HANDWRITTEN):  IT SHOULD BE A BLAST!
PG 9
[1].
LONG; A MILE UP LOOKING DOWN ON THE CITY OF SEATTLE.  RED CELL AGENT 19 IS FLYING JUST BELOW US.
19:  THAT THING FIND OUR PERP YET OR ARE YOU TWO BUSY SHOWING OFF TO SCHOOLCHILDREN?  HELLO?  ANYBODY DOWN THERE?
[2].
LONG; AT ABOUT 800', 19 STILL JUST BELOW US.  CLOSER DETAILS OF THE CITY CAN BE SEEN, TRAFFIC, BUILDINGS ETC.
19:  HEY WHAT THE...?
19'S GLOBULE:  WILL YOU SHUT UP.  SOMETHING WEIRD JUST HAPPENED.  
[3].
LONG; NOW AT 70' COMING IN TOWARDS A CITY STREET TWO BLOCKS FROM THE PARK ON THE LEFT.  PEDESTRIANS LOOK UP. ON THE RIGHT AGENT 55 STANDS OVER SNIFFER, WHICH APPEARS TO BE MALFUNCTIONING.
19'S GLOBULE:  YOU BETTER GET DOWN HERE.
19:  ALREADY ON IT BOSS MAN.
[4].
MEDIUM; ON CITY STREET.  PEDESTRIAN MOVE OUT OF AGENTS WAY, LOOKING ALARMED.  55 AND 19 STAND OVER A JITTERING SNIFFER.  THE SNIFFER IS CLOSE TO THE GROUND AND MOST OF IT'S CIRCUITRY HAS GONE DARK. 
19:  WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT THING?
55:  I DON'T KNOW.  IT JUST STARTED FREAKING OUT.  DAMN!  IT'S GOING INTO SHUT DOWN.  WE'LL LOSE OUR TRAIL.  PRIORITY OMNICRON TANGO.
55'S GLOBULE:  CONFIRMED.  EXECUTING.  DATA CORRUPTION.  WARNING DATA CORRUPTION.  UNABLE TO RETRIEVE COMPLETE FILES.
[5].
MEDIUM; 55 SPRINTING, 19 FLYING, OFF TO THE LEFT, PEDESTRIANS JUMP OUT OF THE WAY. 
55:  THE COORDINATES GIVE OUT ABOUT TWO BLOCKS FROM HERE.  WE NEED TO CATCH THAT SIGNAL!  EXCUSE US FOLKS.
19:  OUTTA THE WAY PUKES!
[6].
LONG; 55 AND 19 SURVEY THE PARK.  IT HAS ONE OR TWO PEDESTRIANS ON BENCHES BUT IS OTHERWISE EMPTY.  THE TENT/SHACK CAN JUST BE SEEN UNDER THE BRIDGE IN THE BACKGROUND.
55:  THAT'S IT UNDER THE BRIGDE!
PG 10
[1].
LONG; WE ARE INSIDE THE TENT AS IT IS EXPLODING AND COMING APART OUTWARDS.  TIMOTHY IS SCRAMBLING AWAY TO THE LEFT OF THE PANEL, DEBRIS FLIES EVERYWHERE.  AGENT 19 HOVERS ON THE RIGHT, ENERGY SPARKING OFF HIS GLOBULE, HIS ARMS ARE CROSSED AND HIS POSTURE IS AUTHORITATIVE.
CAP:  1:45 P.M.
19:  ALERT!  YOU ARE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE FEDERAL REGISTRATION ENFORCEMENT DIVISION!  YOU ARE IN VIOLATION OF STATUTE 1 OF THE REGISTRATION ACT AND THEREBY FORFEIT ALL RIGHTS AS A NON-COMBATANT.  IF YOU ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE OR OTHERWISE RESIST YOU WILL BE REGARDED AS AN ENEMY COMBATANT!  DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!
 [2].
CLOSE; ON TIMOTHY'S FACE, A HAND THROWN UP DEFENSIVELY.  HE LOOKS SCARED.  HIS HAIR AND CLOTHING ARE BEING WHIPPED ABOUT IN A TREMENDOUS WIND FORCE.  SOME SCRAPS OF PAPER AND OTHER SMALL DEBRIS FLY ABOUT AS WELL.
TIMOTHY:  HEY MAN, I AIN'T DONE NOTHIN'!  YOU GOT THE WRONG GUY!
[3].
MEDIUM; 19; GRABBING TIMOTHY BY THE SHIRT COLLAR, LEANING IN TO HIM, THE GLOBULE SPARKING ELECTRICITY, HIS FIST RAISED NEAR TIMOTHY'S CHIN. TIMOTHY LOOKS FRIGHTENED. 

19:  LOOK MAN!  YOU JUST BLEW UP A CITY BLOCK AND KILLED ALOT OF INNOCENT PEOPLE!  DON'T TELL ME YOU "AIN'T DONE NOTHIN'"!  
TIMOTHY:  IT..IT WASN'T ME!
[4].
MEDIUM; WE FACE 19, HIS BACK TO US.  HE IS LIFTING TIMOTHY UP ABOVE HIS HEAD WITH ONE HAND, HIS OTHER COCKED BACK FOR A PUNCH.  TIMOTHY STRUGGLES, GRABBING AT 19'S HAND DESPERATELY.  THE RUINS OF THE TENT AND THE BRIDGE WALL CAN BE SEEN IN THE BACKGROUND.
19:  YOU GOTTA A LOTTA NERVE KID!  I'M GONNA...
TIMOTHY:  IT WASN'T ME I SWEAR!
55 (OFF PANEL):  HE'S RIGHT.
[5].
MEDIUM; AGENT 19, STILL HOLDING TIMOTHY UP BY THE SHIRT COLLAR, TURNS TO FACE AGENT 55, WHO IS APPROACHING.  55 LOOKING DOWN AS HE TAPS ON HIS 'CHARGE CARD'.
19:  ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
55:  NOPE.  KID'S CLEAN.  HE CAN'T BE OUR LEVEL TEN.  HE SCANS NORMAL.  SOME RESIDUAL RADS FORM EXPOSURE BUT...HE'S NOT OUR PERP.  PUT HIM DOWN.
[6].
MEDIUM; AGENT 55; HANDS ON HIS HIPS, LOOKS AROUND THE CAMPSITE.  HE'S INVESTIGATING A PILE OF BOOKS USING HIS FEET.  19, HAS LOWERED TIMOTHY TO THE GROUND, BUT STILL HOLDS HIM BY THE SHIRT COLLAR, JUST ENOUGH TO GENTLY CHOKE.  TIMOTHY CLASPS HIS HANDS TO HIS THROAT, HIS FACE PINCHED IN STRAIN OF BREATH.
55:  WE'LL HAVE TO BRING IN A CONTAINMENT SQUAD.  SEAL OFF THIS WHOLE AREA.  WE'LL GET LOCAL ENFORCEMENT TO PATROL AND HANDLE CROWD CONTROL.  
19:  THE MAYOR'S NOT GOING TO LIKE THAT.  WHAT ABOUT THE KID?
[7].
MEDIUM; 19 THRUSTS TIMOTHY OUT IN FRONT OF HIM,STILL HOLDING ONTO HIS COLLAR.  TIMOTHY, HANDS STILL AT HIS THROAT, FACE PINCHED.  55 LOOKS AT TIMOTHY.
55:  I'LL CALL 24 AND 12.  THEY CAN TAKE HIM BACK TO THE AORTA FOR SNIFFING.  WOULD YOU NOT BE SO ROUGH WITH OUR SUSPECT THOUGH, WE DO HAVE PROTOCOLS TO MAINTAIN.
TIMOTHY:  COUGH. HACK.
19:  IF YOU SAY SO.
[8].
FULL;  55 STANDS SILOHUETTED UNDER THE BRIDGE.  19 AND TIMOTHY'S ARE SILOHUETTED TO ONE SIDE.  BEYOND 55 WE CAN SEE THE CITY PARK AND BUS STATION.  PEDESTRIANS MOVE ABOUT, SOME LOOKING IN OUR DIRECTION.
19:  WHERE DO YOU THINK THE PERP IS?
55:  I DON'T KNOW.  BUT WHAT CONCERNS ME MORE IS WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR SNIFFER.  IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY HACKED IT, BUT THAT'S JUST NOT POSSIBLE.
[9].
FULL; 3/4 DOWN 20' UP FROM THE BRIDGE OVERPASS.  THE CITY GOES ABOUT IT'S BUSINESS, PEDESTRIANS MUDDLE ABOUT.  55, 19 AND TIMOTHY ARE JUST OUTSIDE THE BRIDGE UNDERPASS.  A CITY BUS PULLS AWAY ON THE FAR SIDE OF PANEL FROM THEM.
19:  THAT CONCERNS YOU MORE THAN THE FACT THAT THERES SOME FLAME THROWING BOMB WALKING OUT HERE IN MIDDLE OF ALL THIS?
55:  YES.  YES IT DOES.
CAPTION:  TO BE CONTINUED...

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Old Ideas Made New Again! (or more crap from my sketchbook)


Doc Terror and Kid Halcyon (in their outfits from 1967-1986) and presenting for the second time anywhere...The Teen Terrors!
(The K.O. Kid, Darling Dorothy, Octo-boy and the Teenage Werebear)

Sunday, May 2, 2010