Ex Machina Page #7

Even more so because her face fills the screen, hiding the

mechanical parts of her form.

Throughout, we never clearly see what AVA is actually

drawing.

END ON -

CALEB. Glazed.

Then ABRUPTLY -

- the TV goes dead.

And the digital alarm clock goes dead.

And the windowless room is plunged into total darkness, and

total silence. As if the house had been previously filled

with a soft hum of power, which we were unaware of until it

was gone.

In this, we hear CALEB breathing.

AUTOMATED VOICE:

Power cut. Back up power

activated.

Soft emergency lighting comes on.

CALEB hesitates a moment.

Then gets out of bed.

Goes to his bedroom door.

Beside the keycard plate, the LED is red.

He swipes it with his card.

The LED stays red.

AUTOMATED VOICE (CONT'D)

Full facility lock-down until main

generator is restored.

CALEB:

... Are you kidding?

He tries his card again.

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AUTOMATED VOICE:

Full facility lock-down until main

generator is restored.

CALEB looks around his windowless room.

Which suddenly has the quality of a prison cell.

Beats pass.

Then -

- as abruptly as the power went off, it comes back again.

The emergency lighting goes off, the TV and digital alarm

clock turn back on.

AUTOMATED VOICE (CONT'D)

Power restored.

CALEB stands in the flickering TV light.

Then he tries his card again.

This time, the LED turns blue, and the door opens. Revealing

the GLASS CORRIDOR outside.

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INT. HOUSE/GLASS CORRIDOR - NIGHT

CALEB walks out of his room.

The glass corridor illuminates as CALEB enters.

Ahead, one of the doors off the corridor is ajar.

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INT. HOUSE/POLLOCK ROOM - NIGHT

CALEB enters the room with the open door.

It appears to be empty. Still and silent. Low lit.

Only one area is properly illuminated: a wall, on which a

large JACKSON POLLOCK drip painting hangs.

CALEB walks towards it. Studies the strange strands of

looping colour for a moment.

A TELEPHONE, on a low table.

CALEB walks over to it, with a half glance over his shoulder,

as if sensing he is doing something that - obscurely - he

shouldn't.

Then he picks up the handset.

It's dead.

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He hits some buttons.

It stays dead.

There is a slot by the phone.

CALEB puts two and two together. He reaches into his pocket.

Pulls out his KEYCARD. Puts it in the slot...

... and a light on the handset glows red.

NATHAN:

Sorry, dude.

CALEB startles. Turns.

NATHAN is lying on a sofa. A bottle of Peroni rests on his

stomach. On the carpet beside him are a couple of empties.

NATHAN (CONT'D)

You don't have clearance to use the

phone.

NATHAN'S voice is very slightly slurred.

NATHAN (CONT'D)

You understand. Given Ava. And

you being kind of an unknown. I

mean - a great guy, and so on.

Instant pals. But...

CALEB puts the handset back in its cradle.

NATHAN (CONT'D)

Who did you want to call?

CALEB:

I don't know. No one really.

NATHAN:

Ghostbusters.

CALEB:

What?

NATHAN:

Who'd ya want to call?

Ghostbusters. You don't remember

that? It's a good movie. A ghost

gives Dan Ackroyd oral sex.

CALEB:

I was wondering how the phone

worked. That's all.

NATHAN:

Uh huh.

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Beat.

NATHAN (CONT'D)

What are you doing awake at this

time, anyway? Did you come to join

the party?

CALEB:

... Something happened in my room.

Some kind of power cut. So I came

to see what's going on.

NATHAN:

Ah. The power cuts. Yeah, we've

been getting them recently. I'm,

uh... working on it.

CALEB:

I couldn't open the door to the

bedroom.

NATHAN:

It's a security measure. Automatic

lockdown. Otherwise anyone could

open the place up just by disabling

the juice.

NATHAN smiles.

NATHAN (CONT'D)

If it happens again, relax. Okay?

CALEB:

Sure.

NATHAN lifts his beer.

NATHAN:

Sweet dreams.

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EXT. MOUNTAINS - NIGHT

Above the mountains, dense star constellations wheel in the

clear sky.

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INT. HOUSE/CALEB'S BEDROOM - MORNING

CALEB is woken by light flooding on to his face.

The door to his room has been opened.

Outside is the bright glass corridor.

CALEB sits up to see a GIRL entering his room.

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She looks Japanese. She's stunningly pretty. And she

doesn't say anything.

Just walks in, carrying a tray with a cafetiere, which she

puts on CALEB'S bedside table.

CALEB:

... Hi.

The JAPANESE GIRL doesn't answer.

Just turns, and leaves.

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EXT. GARDEN/GYM AREA - DAY

In the garden, near the hanging punch bag, there is an

outdoor gym area. A collection of free-weights and exercise

equipment.

NATHAN is lying on an inclined board, with his feet hooked

around a bar, doing sit ups.

CALEB approaches, carrying his coffee.

NATHAN continues to exercise as he talks.

NATHAN:

Hey. Sorry to send Kyoko to wake

you, man. I just didn't want too

much of the day to slip by.

CALEB:

No. It was a good thing. Thank

you.

NATHAN:

She's some alarm clock, huh? Gets

you right up in the morning.

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