Hackers Page #9

MARGO:

I don't want to go to jail for this.

PLAGUE:

Relax. Think about the 25 million dollars.

MARGO:

But you've created a virus that's going to

cause a worldwide ecological disaster, just to

arrest some hacker kid?

PLAGUE:

Basically, uhmm, yeah. Mmm hmmm.

MARGO:

Jesus. You know, you're sick, Eugene. You...

PLAGUE:

Sh, sh sh sh sh.

Plague stops a passing secretary and snatches a piece of

paper from her hand.

PLAGUE:

I'll take care of this.

SECRETARY:

Alright, sir.

PLAGUE:

I can cancel it any time. I don't need any

program code. But it's the perfect cover, to

confiscate the disc and find out how much of

that garbage file has been copied.

MARGO:

Get it!

(walking away)

Why did I ever trust you?

(going back up the escalator)

Get the file. Otherwise you'll lose all your

toys.

INT. SECRET SERVICE INTERROGATION ROOM.

Joey is distraught over the dismantling of Lucy. Agent

Ray examines the Mac's innards.

GILL:

Did you find the program for the virus on any

of the discs we confiscated?

PLAGUE:

No. He's either very smart or very stupid.

GILL:

Then he stashed it somewhere, or he has an

accomplice. We'll release him until his

indictment, keep tight surveillance, and see

if he leads us to your disc.

EXT. OUTSIDE JOEY'S PLACE.

Joey's apartment building is an L-shaped skyscraper about

30 storeys high, unimpressive by New York City standards.

Two Secret Service agents are staking Joey out in a car

outside.

SECRET SERVICE AGENT BOB

Unit 3 outside suspect Joey Pardella's

apartment. Nothing to report. Suspect still

grounded... by his mother.

His radio crackles.

AGENT BOB:

Listen to this bullshit.

(he reads)

"This is our world now. The world of the

electron and the switch, the beauty of the

baud. We exist without nationality, skin

color, or religious bias. You wage wars,

murder, cheat, lie to us and try to make us

believe it's for our own good, yet we're the

criminals. Yes, I am a criminal. My crime is

that of curiosity. I am a hacker and this is

my manifesto." Huh, right, manifesto? "You

may stop me, but you can't stop us all."

AGENT RAY:

Now that's cool.

AGENT BOB:

Cool?

AGENT RAY:

Yeah, cool.

AGENT BOB:

You think it's cool?

AGENT RAY:

(not caring for where Bob is going

with this)

It's cool!

AGENT BOB:

It's not cool. It's commie bullshit!

INT. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' ROOM.

Dade, Cereal and Phreak check their faces. Cereal brushes

his teeth.

CEREAL:

(to Phreak)

So what do you think, can I crash at your

place tonight?

DADE:

What is it with this guy?

PHREAK:

His parents missed Woodstock and he's been

making up for it since. Hey, you hear about

Joey's bust?

CEREAL:

Yeah. Probably had something to do with that

bank in Idaho.

PHREAK:

Do you think he could hack a Gibson?

DADE:

Did you talk to him?

PHREAK:

Nope. His mom said he's grounded for his next

three lifetimes.

(imitating her)

He isn't to consort with his computer friends.

(himself again)

The secret service is really out to get him.

(changes the subject)

Hey there's a big party tonight, you wanna go?

Dade shakes his head.

PHREAK:

It's at Kate's...

Dade just smiles.

PHREAK:

Thought so!

Cereal and Phreak leave, Cereal dancing.

INT. PLAGUE'S OFFICE.

Plague is wearing a VR helmet and gloves, playing some

sort of action game. He is unaware that Gill has just

entered the room.

GILL:

What the hell are you doing? Plague!

He thumps the VR pedestal.

GILL:

PLAGUE!

Plague finally notices, and takes off the helmet.

PLAGUE:

Gill.

GILL:

I think we've got something.

Gill hands Plague a folder. It has the logo of Stanton High.

PLAGUE:

Uuugh, hard copy.

Plague looks it over and recognizes a name.

PLAGUE:

Dade Murphy.

INT. DADE'S PLACE.

It's after school. Dade's just unlocking the front door,

only to find a Secret Service agent behind it. And one

behind him in the hallway. Both point pistols at him.

AGENT RAY:

Secret Service!

AGENT BOB:

Don't move!

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