Murderland Page #17

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INT. CONTROL ROOM, MURDERLAND - NIGHT

Zach is loosening his tie.

Johnny is yawning.

ZACH:

(into phone)

Yes sir. It will be the best of your

collection, I assure you.

JOHN C. MCCAY

(V.O. from phone)

Fantastic ! A little faster sweetheart.

ZACH:

Sir ? We're moving them right along as

fast as we can.

JOHN C. MCCAY

(V.O. from phone)

Have that tape on my desk tomorrow

morning.

(sounds of a groan)

First.... thing...

ZACH:

Yes sir. Try a little aspirin for that.

The phone clicks off. Zach starts to fold up his phone.

JOHNNY:

Was that the Old Man ?

ZACH:

Yes. I think he's feeling sick or

something.

Johnny starts to use the controls to zoom on Matthew in

the race car. On the moniter we see Matthew looking very

serious.

INT. BUMPER CAR MAZE, MURDERLAND - NIGHT

Matthew is driving like a race car driver. he's even

making th engine noises himself. The car is made for a

twelve year old, so Matthew's knees are up against his

chest.

INT. CONTROL ROOM, MURDERLAND

On the moniter we see Saundra break out the door window

and jump out.

ZACH:

There ! There ! Did you see ! They're

still alive !

JOHNNY:

I can see that but where ?

INT. TUNNEL, MURDERLAND - NIGHT

Saundra is still defiantly walking ahead of Bruce.

BRUCE:

It won't take them that long to figure

out we weren't on the train when it

wrecked.

SAUNDRA:

Not listening !

BRUCE:

Look, there's another train. They'll

send it through here. You're f***ed if

you don't STOP and listen to me.

SAUNDRA:

I'm listening.

BRUCE:

At the subway station, we can get into

a power duct that my little sh*t head

of an assistant doesn't know about.

INT. CONTROL ROOM, MURDERLAND

Johnny is working the board.

JOHNNY:

Okay, I've got the other train coming

around now.

INT. TUNNEL, MURDERLAND - NIGHT

Bruce stops. He hears the other train coming.

BRUCE:

Sh*t, it's too late. The other train's

coming.

You can hear the horn of the train from here.

SAUNDRA:

Any ideas ?

A door opens up before them in the wall.

BRUCE:

He found us already. Let's go.

Bruce casually walks into the room. Saundra walks in,

frustrated.

INT. CONTROL ROOM, MURDERLAND

JOHNNY:

(into microphone)

Thought you had me there didn't you

Bruce ! Just goes to show that the tail

can wag the dog.

INT. WATER TANK ROOM, MURDERLAND - NIGHT

In what looks like just a storeroom, Bruce tries for the

door. It's locked. Then the water starts to pour in from

ceiling.

SAUNDRA:

What's the trick here ?

BRUCE:

We drown.

SAUNDRA:

Obviously, but what's the way out ?

BRUCE:

Once the room depletes it's oxygen, we

have about 30 seconds, then a door

opens on the bottom over there. Then we

swim out.

SAUNDRA:

How long till the room fills ?

BRUCE:

I'd say about thirty to forty minutes.

Give or take a few.

Bruce goes over to the camera and pulls it off by hand.

INT. CONTROL ROOM, MURDERLAND

The moniter goes black.

ZACH:

He's got a real complex about being on

camera, doesn't he ?

INT. WATER TANK ROOM, MURDERLAND - NIGHT

Bruce is just looking around. They're both bored.

There's nothing to do but wait.

SAUNDRA:

So why this ?

BRUCE:

Excuse me ?

SAUNDRA:

Why did you build this whole place ?

BRUCE:

Is this really the time ?

SAUNDRA:

Do you have something better to talk

about ?

BRUCE:

(takes a long moment)

I just graduated from M.I.T. in

engineering. That's when John McCay

hired me.

SAUNDRA:

He hired you to build this place ?

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