Face\Off Page #13

INT. MASTER BEDROOM -- NIGHT

CASTOR sifts through Christmas cards from holidays past,

studying the ones with photos. He's memorizing -- matching

names to faces -- Wanda's, Buzz's, Lazarro's, etc.

Then something catches his eye. He pulls down a

floral notebook -- EVE'S DIARY -- and pages through it.

CASTOR:

He hasn't done her in

two months? What a loser ...

(checks his pockets)

There's gotta be one

cigarette in this hole.

INT. ARCHER'S OFFICE -- NIGHT

CASTOR rifles through the immaculate desk, searching for a

cigarette, when he hears a voice. He turns and glances

across the hallway. He sees ...

GLIMPSES OF JAMIE

As she walks back and forth in her room, talking on the

phone -- and wearing only panties and a cropped t-shirt.

CASTOR steps closer -- enjoying the view.

INT. JAMIE'S ROOM -- NIGHT

Miffed, JAMIE stamps out her lit cigarette.

JAMIE:

-- You're lying, Karl, I

E-mailed you three times --

(spots CASTOR at door)

Hang on a sec ...

She slams it -- but he gets his foot inside. Castor pushes

menacingly into the room.

JAMIE (cont'd)

I'll call you back.

(to Castor)

You're not respecting

my boundaries.

CASTOR:

Screw your boundaries,

Janie. You have something

I want.

JAMIE:

Janie?

Castor spots her correct name embroidered on a pillow. He

gazes seductively, unnerving JAMIE as he steps toward her.

CASTOR:

I don't think you heard

me ... Jamie ... You have

something I want ...

He reaches for her -- and RIGHT PAST HER. He picks up a

pack of cigarettes from the desk.

JAMIE:

Clarissa left those here.

CASTOR:

(shrugs and lights up)

I won't tell mom if you don't.

JAMIE:

When did you start smoking?

CASTOR:

You'll be seeing a lot

of changes around here.

Daddy's a new man.

CASTOR blows a perfect smoke ring in her face, then goes

out. JAMIE just stares, astonished.

EXT. THE STRAND -- NIGHT

Pollux and the twins hustle Hookers when Castor arrives. He

flashes a smile, then his NSA badge. The girls scram.

POLLUX:

You merciless bastard!

CASTOR:

Business first.

(to twins)

I went into the "Warrants"

system and erased your

records. You're clean.

(tosses them money rolls)

In fact, you're now on

the informant payroll.

Castor sees Pollux studying "his" face -- with disgust.

POLLUX:

I can't even look at you

without wanting to vomit.

CASTOR:

You better get used to it.

That b*tch Lazarro is getting

kicked upstairs.

Guess what white-bread family

man is going to replace her?

CASTOR shoots Pollux a cheesy white-bread Archer smile.

POLLUX:

You can't be serious --

Then Pollux falls silent, his mind clicking like an abacus.

Suddenly ecstatic, he kisses Castor.

POLLUX (cont'd)

It's the perfect cover.

You'll have the highest

security clearances, access

to everything and everyone, a

private army at your disposal!

If information is power --

CASTOR:

-- I'll be one of the most

powerful men in the country.

Didn't matter how much cash

I made pulling wet jobs --

I was still too low on the

food chain -- always with

somebody like Jon Archer

after me. The best part

is -- I'm the GOOD guy.

POLLUX:

No -- the best part is,

since it's a government

job -- they can't fire you!

(a beat)

But how can you be sure

you'll get the appointment?

CASTOR:

Trust me. You're gonna

love it ...

INT. EREWHON PRISON -- "POPULATION" -- DAY

ARCHER and the other inmates are herded into the main room.

A TV IMAGE appears and dominates one entire wall.

WALTON:

A special privilege today --

TV -- courtesy of Castor Troy.

ON SCREEN:
CNN ...

REPORTER:

A biological bomb was

discovered this morning in

the climate control system

of the Transamerica-Two Tower

in San Francisco. A group of

Japan's leading geneticists

were the target ... (etc.)

ARCHER watches in stony silence as --

ON SCREEN -- THE TRANSAMERICA-TWO BUILDING

The squad LEADER emerges -- the complex bomb cradled in his

arms. He dramatically unscrews a detonator cap -- and

heaves the now-harmless device into the disposal container.

People cheer as the leader removes his helmet and breathes a

sigh of relief. It's CASTOR. He turns to the cameras and

smiles broadly -- giving a "thumbs up" sign.

REPORTER:

NSA Special Agent Jon Archer

-- who found the device --

risked his life to diffuse

it only moments before it

was set to explode. We go

live to the scene where the

media-shy Archer is holding

his first press conference --

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