The Matrix Page #16

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Tank punches several commands on Morpheus's personalunit. The monitor waves change from a chaotic pattern toan ordered symmetrical one.

TANK:

When it does, Morpheus will tellthem anything they want to know.

NEO:

What do they want?

TANK:

The leader of every ship is giventhe codes to Zion's mainframe

computer. If an Agent had thosecodes and got inside Zion'smainframe, they could destroy us.

He looks up at Trinity who is pacing relentlessly.

TANK:

We can't let that happen, Trinity.

Zion is more important than me.

Or you, or even Morpheus.

Trinity sees Cypher's dead body.

she kicks him.

Rage overtakes her and

Goddamnit!

TRINITY:

Goddamnit!

NEO:

There has to be something that wecan do.

There is.

plug.

TANK:

We have to pull the

TRINITY:

You're going to kill him?

Morpheus?!

Kill

TANK:

Trinity, we don't have any otherchoice.

142 INT. GOVERNMENT BUILDING 142

Morpheus is fighting to hold his mind together.

Agents stand over him.

The

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AGENT SMITH:

Never send a human to do a

machine's job.

AGENT BROWN:

If, indeed, the insider has

failed, they will sever theconnection as soon as possible,

unless -AGENT

JONES:

They are dead. In either case -AGENT

SMITH:

We have no choice but to continue

as planned. Deploy the sentinels.

Immediately.

143 INT. MAIN DECK 143

Tank kneels beside Morpheus's body.

Neo suddenly sees it perfectly clear, fate rushing at himlike an oncoming train.

TANK:

Morpheus, you were more than ourleader. You were... a father. We

will miss you, always.

Trinity can't bear to watch.

tears slip free.

As she closes her eyes, her

Tank closes his eyes and takes hold of the plug.

Neo is paralyzed, his whole life is suddenly suspended bythe finality of this moment hurling at him with the speedof a bullet.

Stop!

NEO:

They both look at him.

NEO:

Goddamnit! I don't believe this

is happening!

TANK:

Neo, this has to be done!

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NEO:

Does it? I don't know. This

can't be just coincidence. It

can't be! Can it?

TANK:

What are you talking about?

NEO:

The Oracle. She told me this

would happen. She told me...

Neo stops, his stare fixed on Morpheus.

NEO:

That I would have to make a

choice...

TRINITY:

What choice?

He makes his choice. Turning, he walks to his chair.

TRINITY:

What are you doing?

NEO:

I'm going in.

TRINITY:

You can't!

NEO:

I have to.

TRINITY:

Morpheus sacrificed himself so wecould get you out! There's no wayyou're going back in!

NEO:

Morpheus did what he did becausehe believed that I'm something I'm

not.

TRINITY:

What?

NEO:

I'm not the One, Trinity. The

Oracle hit me with that, too.

Trinity is stunned.

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TRINITY:

No, you... have to be.

NEO:

I'm sorry, I'm not. I'm just

another guy. Morpheus is the one

that matters.

TRINITY:

No, Neo. That's not true. It

can't be true.

NEO:

Why?

TRINITY:

Because...

Uncertainty swallows her words and she is unable to tellhim what she wants to.

TANK:

Neo, this is loco. They've got

Morpheus in a military controlled

building. Even if you somehow got

inside, those are Agents holding

him. Three of them! I want

Morpheus back, too, but what you

are talking about is suicide.

NEO:

I know that's what it looks like,

but it's not. I can't logically

explain to you why it's not.

Morpheus believed something and he

was ready to give his life for

what he believed. I understand

that now. That's why I have to

go.

TANK:

Why?

NEO:

Because I believe in something.

TRINITY:

What?

NEO:

I believe I can bring him back.

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Trinity stares at him, hovering on the edge that he justjumped off. Her jaw sets and she starts climbing intothe chair beside him.

NEO:

What are you doing?

TRINITY:

I'm coming with you.

NEO:

No you're not.

TRINITY:

No? Let me tell you what Ibelieve. I believe Morpheus meansmore to me than he does to you. I

believe that if you are seriousabout saving him then you aregoing to need my help and since Iam the ranking officer on thisship, if you don't like it then Ibelieve that you can go to hell,

because you aren't going anywhereelse.

There is nothing more to say except -TRINITY

Tank, load us up.

144 INT. EXECUTIVE OFFICE - DAY 144

Agent Smith sits casually across from Morpheus who ishunched over, his body leaking and twitching.

AGENT SMITH:

I'd like to share a revelation

that I've had during my time here.

It came to me when I tried to

classify your species. I've

realized that you are not actuallymammals.

The life signs continue their chaotic patterns.

AGENT SMITH:

Every mammal on this planetinstinctively develops a naturalequilibrium with the surroundingenvironment. But you humans do

not.

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AGENT SMITH (CONT'D)

You move to an area and you

multiply and multiply until every

natural resource is consumed and

the only way you can survive is to

spread to another area.

He leans forward.

AGENT SMITH:

There is another organism on this

planet that follows the same

pattern. Do you know what it is?

A virus.

He smiles.

AGENT SMITH:

Human beings are a disease, a

cancer of this planet. You are a

plague. And we are... the cure.

A144 INT. CONSTRUCT A144

Neo and Trinity stand in the white space of the constructas he answers his RINGING cell PHONE.

TANK (V.O.)

Okay. What do you need? Besides

a miracle...

NEO:

Guns. Lots of guns.

145 INT. MAIN DECK 145

Neo and Trinity's bodies hang motionless in their drivechairs as Tank hits load.

146 INT. CONSTRUCT 146

Racks of weapons appear and they begin to arm themselves.

TRINITY:

No one has ever done anything like

this.

NEO:

Yeah?

He snap-c*cks an Uzi.

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NEO:

That's why it's going to work.

147 INT. EXECUTIVE OFFICE - DAY 147

Agent Smith is again at the window.

AGENT SMITH:

Why isn't the serum working?

AGENT BROWN:

Perhaps we are asking the wrongquestions.

Agent Smith hides his knotting fist. He is becoming

angry. It is something that isn't supposed to happen toAgents.

AGENT SMITH:

Leave me with him.

Agents Brown and Jones look at each other.

Now!

AGENT SMITH:

They leave and Agent Smith sits beside Morpheus.

AGENT SMITH:

Can you hear me, Morpheus? I'm

going to be honest with you.

He removes his earphone, letting it dangle over hisshoulder.

AGENT SMITH:

I hate this place. This zoo.

This prison. This reality,

whatever you want to call it, Ican't stand it any longer. It's

the smell, if there is such a

thing. I feel saturated by it.

can taste your stink and everytime I do, I fear that I've

somehow been infected by it.

I:

He wipes sweat from Morpheus' forehead, coating the tipsof his fingers, holding them to Morpheus' nose.

AGENT SMITH:

Repulsive, isn't it?

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