Hollow Man Page #3

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. HABITAT

Frank, Matt, Sarah, Janice and Linda watch Isabelle rise

and walk about the cage. She goes over to the other

monkeys and joins in their grooming rituals.

CARTER:

Amazing. She's normal, absolutely

healthy. If you didn't know any

better, you'd think nothing had

happened to her.

MATT:

(ribbing Sarah)

Yeah. I can't wait to slice up her

brain and trace her neural pathways.

SARAH:

Screw you, Matt.

MATT:

Well maybe not right away.

LINDA:

We should celebrate.

INT. RESTAURANT - NIGHT

The fanciest one in D.C.

The entire eight person team sits around a round table,

drunk and laughing, as the last champagne flute is

filled.

Sebastian raises his glass.

SEBASTIAN:

To the finest research team I've ever

known.

A round of "Hear, hears" and they all clink glasses and

drink.

EXT. RESTAURANT BALCONY - LATER

The din of the diners fades away as Linda slips out onto

the restaurant's balcony. She find Sebastian leaning

against a railing, breathing in the night air.

SEBASTIAN:

Hey...

LINDA:

I thought you'd gone.

SEBASTIAN:

Where would I go?

He looks out over the sweep of the city, the twinkling

lights of D.C. and darkness of the Potomac river.

SEBASTIAN (cont'd)

Twenty years ago there were no

computers, no fax machines, no cell

phones. I was just wondering what the

world will be like twenty years from

now... if what we're doing will change

everything.

LINDA:

A little "I am become death... the

shatterer of worlds"?

SEBASTIAN:

Something like that.

LINDA:

Since the day I met, all you wanted to

do was change the world.

She puts her hand on his shoulder.

LINDA (cont'd)

Listen, I know we've... I mean... well

... I just want you to know how proud

I am of you. I know it probably

doesn't mean a lot...

SEBASTIAN:

Actually it does.

(beat)

I guess since you were there from the

beginning, you know me better than

anyone else on this godforsaken

planet.

LINDA:

You're positively maudlin. You should

be happy. Do you have any idea what

you've accomplished?

SEBASTIAN:

Yeah... but I was working so hard, I

didn't realize I'd have no one to

share it with.

Sebastian heads back inside. But he stops and turns back.

SEBASTIAN (cont'd)

I don't suppose we could turn back the

clock for a night and you could come

home with me?

Her look says it all. Too much water under the bridge.

SEBASTIAN (cont'd)

Right. Sorry. Too much champagne.

He turns and heads back into the party. As he heads in he

passes Matt heading out. He and Sebastian exchange

"Heys".

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