The Belko Experiment Page #2

---

stick around for me?

Oh, that's great. Like I didn't

already feel trapped in this job.

Hey, listen up,

everybody, okay?

I'm Barry Norris, the COO here,

for people who don't know.

Listen,

I'm aware that

this is a very...

Hell, to say the least,

a very strange situation here.

But I don't believe

there's any cause for panic.

All right? We're still trying to figure

out exactly what the situation is,

but I'm certain there's

a rational explanation.

This is

a government building.

We think maybe somebody

put precautions in place

in case of

a military event.

Obviously these walls.

Now, someone has clearly

discovered this feature,

and they're having

a little fun at our expense.

Okay?

Whoever's doing this, the object

is to get all of you upset.

So let's not play

into that, okay?

Let's just remain calm,

chill out,

and take a few minutes

to figure out

exactly what's happening,

okay?

So, thank you.

I'm gonna go work on that.

And I'll circle back

to you as soon as I can.

Thanks, everybody.

So, someone's just

taking the piss. Right?

(COUGHS)

(SNIFFS)

Hey, what's up?

Are you smoking pot?

What?

We just had our lives threatened

and you come up to hang out?

That dude on the speakers?

Please.

That sh*t's hilarious.

You guys are insane

for smoking pot at Belko.

They test here.

They'll fire you, you know.

It's from Panama, man.

It's not that strong.

(LAUGHS)

It isn't.

I know.

It ain't melting

at all, Bud.

No, no, look.

It ain't even hot.

What?

Feel it. Feel it.

I've never seen

anything like that.

Do you know what

kind of metal this is?

BUD:
Mmm.

I don't really know.

MIKE:
Barry.

Sorry, this is rude.

Damn hot with

all these bodies.

Yeah. Um, I think that they

turned the air conditioning off.

Hey, Wendell.

Yo!

Can I get one of those?

100%.

Hey, listen.

It's great that you

calmed everybody down,

but, um, I don't

think this is a prank.

No?

No, I mean,

these walls,

they seem designed to keep

people in just as much as out.

There's no cell reception.

That's not an easy thing to accomplish.

(SOFTLY) Those new

guards this morning?

I saw one of them

heading over

to that old hangar

that's next door.

So my guess is that is

where they're set up.

So what are you saying?

We should pick out

a couple folks to kill?

No, no.

Not at all.

That was a joke, Mike.

Yeah. (CHUCKLES)

I mean, I know.

Um, but I'm not sure how much

people are gonna be joking

if something else

happens.

Something like what?

Something.

Listen, Mike.

In a situation like this,

it's normal for a handful of

folks to panic and overreact.

Would you agree with that?

Sure.

So why don't you consider that you

might be one of those people?

All right?

I brought some bottled water

from the cafeteria.

Why don't you guys

grab yourselves some?

Not getting jack up here, either.

God damn it.

Keith!

I see one!

Who?

Right there! Look!

In the window.

The security guard from this morning.

Hey! Hey!

KEITH:
Hello!

LEOTA:
Help us!

We're stuck!

We're trapped!

ROBERTO:
Help us, please!

KEITH:
Come on, man!

(ALL SHOUTING)

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

What the f***?

You guys,

quit getting so worked up.

I'm sorry.

What, man?

Bro, did you even happen

to read what you signed

when you started

working for this place?

We gave these f***ers

the right to do

practically whatever the f***

they wanted to do to us.

Oh, kill us?

No, dude.

It's a psychological

f***ing test, man.

They wanna see how we'll

react to this bullshit.

Look at me.

Look how f***ing chill I am.

They lose, man.

I f***ing win.

So just relax

and take the day off, man.

Consider it a present from

corporate f***ing America.

(GUNSHOT)

(ALL SCREAMING)

Oh, my God!

What the f***?

(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)

(GUNSHOT)

Somebody's shooting!

(ALL SCREAMING)

Get down.

(GUNSHOT)

Jesus!

Sh*t!

(SCREAMING)

(GUNSHOT)

(ELEVATOR BELL DINGS)

No, Mr. Norris.

Be careful!

No.

It's okay.

What the hell?

That's not a bullet wound.

What are you doing?

What the...

The bone...

Jesus.

His head exploded

from the inside.

What?

The tags.

(STUTTERS) When we start working

here, they put tracers.

They implanted them

in the back of our heads.

For insurance.

What if they're rigged to explode?

LEANDRA:
What?

That's why the locals were sent home.

They don't have them.

LEANDRA:
Wait, Mike!

Lonny...

(BREATH TREMBLING)

Hey, stop.

Don't cry. Okay?

Take this.

Watch my back, yeah?

Mmm-hmm.

Give me a duke.

Okay. Come on, let's go.

Mike.

Mike, where are you going?

Mike!

What are you doing, Mike?

What's happening?

Is it okay? (CLATTERING)

Please. I can help you

look for something.

PEGGY:
What's happening?

What are you doing?

LEANDRA:
Mike.

What's happening?

What's going on?

Did they catch him?

I don't know.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

F***.

Mike.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Mike, open the door!

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

Mike!

(GROANS)

Mike!

THE VOICE ON PA:

Michael Milch,

set down

the knife immediately,

or we will

detonate the explosive.

Mike! Mike, please!

Mr. Milch,

we will give you 10 seconds

to cease and desist.

(GROANS)

LEANDRA:
Open the door, Mike!

Ten.

Nine.

Eight.

Mike, open the door!

Seven.

Six.

(GRUNTING)

Five. Four.

Mike!

(DOORKNOB RATTLES)

Three. Two.

(GRUNTS)

(PANTING)

F***.

Oh, my God, Mike! What in

God's name is wrong with you?

(MIKE GROANS)

MIKE:
Sh*t!

PEGGY:
It's okay, honey.

Okay, okay, okay.

Hey.

What's the ice for?

You gonna build

a snowman or what?

It dulls the pain as

he gets stitched up.

WENDELL:
Oh...

What is that?

Is that your boyfriend?

This Mike guy?

Because, obviously, Leandra,

your parents never had a conversation

with you about mixed messages.

What?

Leandra, admit it.

Don't you understand?

I've clocked every single one

of the looks that you give me.

Looks?

Yeah, the flirtatious emails,

I come.

F*** off!

You can do it, Mike.

The f***ing world

is falling apart.

Seriously, Mike,

what were you thinking?

Here.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

(GRUNTING)

(PANTING)

There's three cameras

in the bathroom alone.

They've been watching

every bloody thing that we do.

(BREATHES HEAVILY)

(SIGHS)

BARRY:
Hey, Evan.

Here, man, have some water.

Me and Lawrence,

we came over here together, man.

He never did nothing to nobody.

Just a dumbass kid, man.

Every time he got p*ssy,

he thought he was in love.

(CHUCKLES)

I'm sorry about your friend.

Hey, listen.

You have the key to

that armory, right?

Where the guards

keep their weapons?

Anybody else have

keys besides you?

No. I mean,

maybe them ones outside.

Mmm.

I think I should

hold on to those keys.

You think you should what?

I think I should hold on to them.

Make sure they're safe.

Come on, you know

I can't do that, sir.

I'm your boss, Evan.

Okay, then I quit.

All right. I think it's best

I hold on to these keys

until somebody lets me out

of that f***ing door.

Don't worry, I ain't gonna

give them to nobody.

Rate this script:5.0 / 1 vote