Hollow Man Page #5

Linda thinks about it. It's still tempting.

MATT (cont'd)

This is his chance to be Chuck Yeager

or Christopher Columbus. Well, if I

were him I'd do the same thing.

Matt goes back to kissing Linda.

LINDA:

Let me ask another question.

MATT:

Is about who gets to be on top?

LINDA:

Is the human race really ready for

what we're doing?

Matt groans and rolls over.

MATT:

Why do you always get philosophical

before we're about to get physical?

LINDA:

No really. Is it ready? We're

barrelling down a road that begs moral

and ethical questions that I don't

think we can answer.

MATT:

They said the same thing about the

bomb. They said we'd never survive the

nuclear age... but here we are.

LINDA:

This night is still young.

(beat)

I mean, when you think about it, it's

creepy. Do we really want to live in a

world where people can just disappear

in the blink of an eye?

MATT:

We made our deal with the devil years

ago. Might as well stick around to

cash in.

INT. MEDICAL EXAMINING ROOM - DAY

Sebastian stripped to his shorts paces nervously. A knock

on the door.

SEBASTIAN:

(his voice catches)

Yes?

Matt sticks his head in.

MATT:

We're ready.

Sebastian nervously shakes his limbs out. Then nods.

SEBASTIAN:

Okay.

MATT:

It's not too late to back out. I'm

happy to take your place.

SEBASTIAN:

No. I'm ready.

Matt leads him into the hallway.

INT. CORRIDOR - DAY

As they walk down the corridor toward the lab...

MATT:

Nervous?

SEBASTIAN:

A little.

MATT:

Ever tell you the one about Superman

and Wonder Woman?

SEBASTIAN:

I don't think so.

MATT:

So Superman's flying around the city,

and he's horny as hell. Lo and behold

he looks down and sees Wonder Woman,

completely nude, sunning herself up on

the roof of the Justice League. I mean

she is lying there naked and spread

eagle. So Superman starts thinking,

"man... this is too easy. I could go

down there, do a little fast pumping

and be gone before she even sees me."

After all he is faster than a speeding

bullet, right? Anyway, he swoops down,

takes care of business so quick, you

can't even see him. Well ... I tell

ya. Wonder Woman looks up, surprised

as hell and says "What the hell was

that." And the Invisible Man replies

"I dunno know, but it sure hurt like

hell."

INT. LABORATORY

Sebastian shoots Matt a look.

SEBASTIAN:

You know, that could be the last joke

I ever hear.

MATT:

C'mon, man. That's funny sh*t.

The buzz of conversation is punctuated by an amplified

HEARTBEAT, thumping its familiar rhythm. Bah-bump.

Bah-bump. In the center of the room, Sebastian, dressed

only in a pair of jogging shorts is strapped to a table

inclined at a 45 degree angle. Electrodes are strapped to

his body. An I.V. tube snakes from the needle in his vein

up to a bag of saline solution. Dripping slowly. Linda

makes last minute checks of some of the equipment. She

pats Sebastian on the shoulder.

LINDA:

O.K. How're you feeling?

Sebastian takes a deep breath.

SEBASTIAN:

Fine.

Sarah checks his vitals.

SARAH:

Pulse 88, BP 140 over 95. A bit

elevated.

SEBASTIAN:

To be expected.

SARAH:

No reason for concern. He's ready.

Linda takes a moment and studies Sebastian's face. She's

almost teary eyed.

SEBASTIAN:

Hey... it's gonna be okay.

Linda nods. Back to business.

LINDA:

Start recording.

INT. OBSERVATION BOOTH.

Janice hits record on the equipment decks.

JANICE:

We're hot. All systems nominal,

Houston.

Frank coordinates all the data being fed into the

computers. He pushes a series of buttons and speaks into

a microphone.

FRANK:

Okay, kids. Let's make some history.

INT. LABORATORY - DAY

Frank's voice echoes through the chamber.

LINDA:

Subject:
Male, Age 29, weight 166 lbs.

Matt jabs a hypodermic into small vial of colored liquid.

Draws up 20ccs.

MATT:

(to Linda)

Ready.

Linda takes the hypo from Matt.

MATT (cont'd)

If the tests are any indication it

should work quickly.

SEBASTIAN:

I'll inject myself. If anything goes

wrong, they can't blame you.

She hands the hypo Sebastian and steps away. Sebastian

stares at the golden formula silently for a moment.

LINDA:

We can still shut down, Sebastian.

He shakes his head.

MATT:

Any last words?

SEBASTIAN:

Yeah. If I'm killed, pretend I said

something deep and clever.

Then... Back to business. He inserts the needle into the

I.V. Sebastian. Presses into himself and depresses the

plunger.

LINDA:

Injection was administered at

(checks watch)

... 18:
23:47.

The colored liquid snakes it's way into his bloodstream.

LINDA (cont'd)

Keep talking. Tell us what you're

feeling.

SEBASTIAN:

Nothing so far.

SARAH:

Vitals are stable.

They wait and watch.

LINDA:

Nothing's happening.

Another moment passes by.

MATT:

Human DNA structure is slightly more

complex... it's possible that it may

take more time...

Another moment passes.

LINDA:

Maybe we overlooked something.

SEBASTIAN:

Recheck the protocol. It can't be non-

reactive.

CARTER:

Kinda like a firecracker with a bad

fuse...

Sebastian shoots Carter a questioning look.

CARTER (cont'd)

Don't know if it'll go off.

LINDA:

Frank?

FRANK (V.0.)

(from the booth)

No change in bio-electric.

SEBASTIAN:

Goddammit.

Another long pause. Sebastian concentrates.

SEBASTIAN (cont'd)

Okay wait, my arm... it's getting a

bit warm... yeah, it's ... it's

starting to tingle...

Excitement overtakes the room.

SEBASTIAN (cont'd)

Okay... it's spreading to my back...

like, like a fever...

LINDA:

Here we go.

Slowly the flesh on Sebastian's arm begins dissolving,

revealing the complex network of nerves, blood vessels

and flesh beneath it.

SEBASTIAN:

Sh*t... it's starting to burn... Oh

god. It hurts. I didn't think it would

hurt.

The HEART BEAT thumps faster, accelerating

SARAH:

Heartbeat's elevated. Pulse at 100.

... 130 ...

LINDA:

What do you feel? Keep talking. KEEP

TALKING!

SEBASTIAN:

Pain!

SARAH:

Pulse is 165 ... 170 Blood pressure

180 over 100. ...

CARTER:

He's going to blow out his heart.

LINDA:

Prop the crash cart.

Carter grabs the crash cart, rolls it in. Matt tears off

the I.V. leads into Sebastian's arms.

MATT:

We've got to stop it!

LINDA:

We can't!

INT. OBSERVATION BOOTH

All the monitors are going crazy.

JANICE:

Something's happening.

Frank leans into the microphone.

FRANK:

Listen up! Electric activity

increasing in all limbs. Brainwaves

are through the roof.

JANICE:

I didn't think the human brain could

spike that high.

FRANK:

Maybe it can't.

INT. LABORATORY

Sebastian screams in dire pain. He struggles against his

restraints as his skin liquefies into a muscular mass.

It's like something's eating away at him. Gruesome. The

yells become louder and more painful to hear.

SEBASTIAN:

No. Oh god! NO! STOP IT! STOP IT!

The muscular system begins to dissolve, leaving a

struggling skeleton wrapped with tentacular blood vessels

and stuffed with the major organs. The beating heart, the

heaving lungs.

SARAH:

Pulse is 180 .... holding stable.

Screaming.... Then the organs go. Then the blood vessels.

Leaving only a skeleton howling in pain. The jawbones

spread wide ... Screaming... screaming...

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