The Bionic Woman Page #17

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Sarah keeps talking, eyes locked on Jaime's -- but we see *

JAIME'S HAND, as she SINKS her fingers INTO THE METAL RADIATOR --*

SARAH (CONT'D)

(almost a whisper)

How do you deal with despair?

-- and Jaime SWINGS the radiator and KICKS, her foot CRACKS

into Sarah's temple as the radiator SLAMS Sarah back. *

Jaime ROLLS, comes up fast, eyes BLAZING.

JAIME:

If you're waiting for me to give up,

we're going to be here a long time.

They REGARD each other for a moment, bleeding and POISED to

attack, the apartment in RUINS around them -- and then:

SARAH:

You're hired.

(steps back)

Congratulations.

She holds out her hand -- and after a moment, Jaime TAKES

it. They shake.

SARAH (CONT'D)

Get dressed.

Jaime goes to the chair -- which has been DEMOLISHED -- and

fishes out her dust-covered clothes. As she dresses:

JAIME:

How did you know Bledsoe would lie

to me?

SARAH:

He lies like other people breathe.

When you said you were there to save

Masters -- I knew what Jonas must

have done. Because no one could

have survived those wounds. Except

maybe one of us.

(shrugging)

So I burned out the chip, to let you

see the truth.

Jaime's finished dressing, she comes up behind Sarah -

JAIME:

Thank you. For that.

83.

And lighting-fast, she SNAKES her right arm around Sarah's

NECK, CLAMPING her bionic arm TIGHT -- CHOKING her and

PRESSING on her carotid at the same time.

SARAH STRUGGLES -- JAIME holds her from behind, mouth to

Sarah's ear. *

JAIME (CONT'D)

I'm not a liar. But you people are

teaching me fast.

Sarah is GASPING, CHOKING --

JAIME (CONT'D)

So much of us is machine -- but we

still have lungs that breathe, and

hearts that beat.

Jaime RIPS open a hastily sewn seam at the bottom of her

SHIRT, pulling out a small SYRINGE -

JAIME (CONT'D)

We're human. That part of us can't

be cut away.

-- and she JAMS the syringe into Sarah's NECK, INJECTS her.

Jaime LETS GO of Sarah -- Sarah WHIRLS on her, but then

STAGGERS, uncertain. She looks at Jaime, HORRIFIED.

SARAH:

What... did you... ?

JAIME:

I tranked you, that's all. You're

coming back with us.

Sarah LURCHES toward her, SWAYING, barely able to stand.

JAIME (CONT'D) *

Just tell me -- why did you kill *

Eric? So you could be the only one *

with bionics? *

Sarah GRABS Jaime by the arm, trying to stay upright.

SARAH:

No one... should ever have been...

(tries again)

He shouldn't have done it. To me.

To anyone. I killed him... to...

stop him...

And Sarah PASSES OUT. Jaime CATCHES her as she falls,

lowering her with surprising GENTLENESS to the floor.

84.

Outside the window, the MOON shines full and cold, casting

pale light over the shabby tenement.

In the streaming moonlight, Jaime stands perfectly still -and

LISTENS.

SFX as we hear the BIONIC EAR engaged -- it's like listening

to a RADIO, tuning rapidly through different FREQUENCIES as

she listens in on different ROOMS -

MAN'S VOICE 1 (O.S.)

-- think they can cheat me -

MAN'S VOICE 2 (O.S.)

-- your turn to get the smokes -

MAN'S VOICE 3 (O.S.)

-- give me that! -

MAN'S VOICE 4 (O.S.)

-- what we want to know, and this

can all stop -

RADCLIFFE (O.S.)

Screw --you.

JAIME freezes, tilting her head -- SFX as the VOICES and

SOUNDS become LOUDER, CRYSTAL CLEAR, as she HOMES in on them -

MAN'S VOICE 4

You could make this stop, Jae, anytime

you want -

Jaime looks UPWARDS, following the sound --

POV JAIME, VFX BIONIC EYE -- as the ear TRIANGULATES, the

heads-up display ZEROES in on an AREA, showing a rough

SCHEMATIC of distance and area --outlining a ROOM on the

top floor.

JAIME:

(to unconscious Sarah)

I'll pick you up on the way out.

And Jaime heads for THE WINDOW.

EXT. TENEMENT -- NIGHT

Jaime climbs smoothly out the window, looking UPWARDS -

VFX BIONIC EYE, as the TARGETING DISPLAY narrows to THE SAME

ROOM on the top floor.

Jaime looks upward, GAUGING the distance -- and JUMPS.

She SHOOTS up -- CATCHES herself ON THE LIP OF THE ROOF, *

bionic fingers DIGGING into the cement like it was CLAY.

85.

She's HANGING right outside the window of the room -- the

window is BOARDED UP. She SWINGS backwards like a gymnast -and

SLAMS her legs feet-first INTO THE WINDOW.

INT. TENEMENT ROOM -- NIGHT

JAIME comes SAILING into the room in a HAIL of shattered

glass and splintered wood, landing in a CROUCH on the floor.

In a SPLIT SECOND she takes in the scene -

ONE THUG AND BRETT are busily SHOVING RADCLIFFE headfirst

into a filthy SINK, holding him face-down in moldy water, as

TWO OTHER THUGS look on, guns loosely in their hands, while

JAE AND THE OTHER GUYS are chained against the wall. Jae is

SHIRTLESS, cloth over his shoulder wound, soaked in BLOOD.

VFX BIONIC EYE as it TARGETS instantly, ranking THREAT

ASSESMENT for each THUG, IDENTIFYING their WEAPONS -- and

JAIME ATTACKS.

She's a BLUR of motion, SLAMMING into the first Thug before

he knows what hit him, KICKING out to catch the second across

his jaw, his gun going FLYING from his hand as he COLLAPSES.

THUG 3 AND BRETT frantically draw their guns as Jaime LEAPS

for them, PUNCHING Thug 3 so hard he SAILS across the room,

DENTING the wall. She WHIRLS to face Brett -

KERBLAMMM! Brett is THROWN BACKWARDS, SHOT right through the

heart. Jaime turns to see

JAE, shakily holding the Thug's gun in his chained hands.

Jaime strides over to Jae.

JAIME:

Time to go. Unless you still need

to work on your trust issues.

Jae looks up at her, pale from loss of blood, but still

manages a ghost of a smile.

JAE:

I'm good.

She reaches down, TEARS the chains on his arms like PAPER.

INT. STAIRWELL -- TENEMENT -- NIGHT

THE SPEC OPS GUYS move quickly and silently down the stairs,

armed with the Thugs' guns. Jaime supports Jae, who can

barely WALK. As they pass the 2nd floor, Jaime PAUSES -

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86.

JAIME:

I have to get Sarah. Go ahead, I'll

catch up -

The GUYS look at her, all of one mind -

DANNY:

No damned way you're going alone.

INT. TENEMENT APARTMENT -- NIGHT

Flanked by the Spec Ops Guys, Jaime OPENS the door -- and

the ruined apartment is EMPTY. Sarah is GONE.

O.S. SHOUTING and FOOTSTEPS -- Jae PULLS her from the door -JAE

Let's go, Sommers. Let's go. *

EXT. TENEMENT -- NIGHT

A black van comes SCREAMING up, door open to reveal JONAS --*

The Spec Ops Guys RACE outside, Jaime half-carrying Jae, *

bullets RICOCHETING off the van as the Team PILES in --*

MAC:

Go, go, go!

RUTH is driving -- she FLOORS IT, Jonas DOGS the door shut, *

and the van CAREENS away into the darkness.

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. JONAS' COMPLEX -- DAWN

The first light of dawn is STREAKING the sky over the peaceful

acres of Jonas' complex.

JAIME is sitting on a boulder outside the complex, watching

the sun rise. She's beaten up, grimy. JONAS comes up behind *

her, sits down beside her.

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