Enemy of the State Page #3

...the meeting between HAMERSLEY and REYNOLDS.

NEWSCASTER (CONT'D) (O.S.)

Known as the Voice of Caution,

Hamersley was an outspoken advocate

of...

ZAVITZ reaches over, picks up the phone, and punches in

some numbers with one hand. With the other, he punches

some keystrokes on the computer. The screen zooms in on

REYNOLDS, getting out of HAMERSLEY's car.

NEWSCASTER (CONT'D) (O.S.)

Sixty-eight years old, Hamersley

leaves behind a wife and four children.

ZAVITZ:

(into phone)

Tell him it's Zavitz. I need to

speak to him. Tell him it's important.

INTERCUT WITH:

INT. NEWSPAPER OFFICE - SAME TIME

A cluttered office belonging to a radical, fringe

newspaper. ALFONSO, mid-50's, long, graying hair, works

at a computer.

ALFONSO:

Zavitz, what? You want your old job

back?

ZAVITZ:

Listen to me--

ALFONSO:

Tired of chasing squirrels around

the park?

ZAVITZ:

Listen--

ALFONSO:

Lemme ask you something. I put a

bird feeder out in the yard, but

the squirrels, they keep taking--

ZAVITZ:

Turn on CNN.

ALFONSO:

They keep taking the bird seed. I

thought since you're the expert on--

ZAVITZ:

Goddammit, shut the f*** up and

turn on CNN!

ALFONSO:

Alright, I made a joke about

squirrels, don't get so--

ZAVITZ:

Do it!

ALFONSO clicks his TV to CNN. The HAMERSLEY re-cap is

still on.

NEWSCASTER (V.O.)

Once again, police at this point

are calling Hamersley's death an

accident...

ZAVITZ:

I was doing motion-activated taping

up in Shenandoah. That's where

Hamersley had his accident. He

wasn't alone. He met someone. They

argued.

ALFONSO:

You've got it on tape?

ZAVITZ:

Clear as day.

ALFONSO:

Who else have you told?

INT. TECH ROOM - CONTINUOUS

A place with mind-boggling technology and high-tech

recording devices. DAT recorders spin silently.

ZAVITZ (O.S.)

(through speakers)

No one. But I'm a little nervous.

ALFONSO (O.S.)

(through speakers)

When can you get it here?

ZAVITZ (O.S.)

(through speakers)

I'm doing a transfer now.

ALFONSO (O.S.)

(through speakers)

Come straight here. Don't talk to

anyone.

ZAVITZ (O.S.)

(through speakers)

I'll come straight there.

ALFONSO (O.S.)

(through speakers)

Be careful, Danny.

INT. TOWN CAR - DAY

CLOSE ON REYNOLDS sitting in the back. Well-dressed and

alone, he reviews a bible. His cellular phone RINGS. We

HEAR static as two encrypted lines find digital

compatibility. Finally, a confirmation TONE--

REYNOLDS:

Go ahead.

INTERCUT WITH:

EXT. KENT ISLAND - SAME TIME

Misty forests sweep down a hill to the Chesapeake Bay.

A road leads to a high-voltage security fence and

guard-shack. Beyond are several windowless concrete

structures bristling with microwave antennas and

satellite dishes. A sign reads:

KENT ISLAND RESEARCH FACILITY

Prohibited Area. No Photos or Sketches.

Violators Subject to Immediate Arrest and Fine

Under Penalties of the Internal Security Act

SUPER:

NSA SIGINT INTERCEPT STATION - KENT ISLAND, MARYLAND

INT. TECH ROOM - CONTINUOUS

The banks of high-tech digital recorders record

incessantly as a TECHNICIAN holds a phone to his ear.

TECHNICIAN:

(into phone)

Someone had automated cameras in

the park. A nature photographer.

REYNOLDS:

Jesus H. Christ.

SILVERBERG (V.O.)

How're we with pre-trials. Ms.

Saunders.

INT. DEAN'S LAW FIRM, CONFERENCE ROOM - DAY

Packed seats around a long conference table. The entire

law firm reviews the proceedings. DIANE SAUNDERS

answers the questions from her senior partner.

SAUNDERS:

I'm expecting a favorable ruling

this afternoon on the evidenciary

motion, but I could use some more

manpower with the interrogatories.

SILVERBERG:

Mr. Dean, would you care to give Ms.

Saunders a hand with the

interrogatories.

DEAN:

God knows I would, sir, but I have

a previous engagement this evening.

SILVERBERG:

And may I ask what could possibly

be more important than Fawell Oil v.

U.S. Environmental Agency?

DEAN:

I have to go lingerie shopping.

STILWELL:

Lingerie shopping?

DEAN:

A Christmas present for my wife.

SILVERBERG:

Go to Harrison's. They've got

models that'll try the garments on

for you.

SAUNDERS:

Bobby, this is a 40 million dollar

client. I really need some help

tonight.

DEAN:

Diane, maybe you didn't hear Mr.

Silverberg. They've got models

that'll try on the garments.

(to SILVERBERG)

Thank you, sir.

SILVERBERG:

Merry Christmas, son.

EXT. OLD BROWNSTONES - AFTERNOON

Establishing. Apartments on upper floors, businesses on

lower.

INT. ZAVITZ APARTMENT - CONTINUOUS

Jacket on, ready to leave, ZAVITZ sits at his computer

finishing a transfer. A TONE beeps as a COMPUTER TIME

GRAPH sweeps to 'finished'. The screen reads: TRANSFER

COMPLETE.

There's a KNOCK at the door...

...ZAVITZ looks over.

ZAVITZ:

(pause)

Yes?

MAN'S VOICE (O.S.)

Federal Express for 'Zavitz'.

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