The Matrix Page #3

The woman is Trinity. She walks straight up to him.

In the nearest room, shadow-like figures grind againsteach other to the pneumatic beat of INDUSTRIAL MUSIC.

TRINITY:

Hello, Neo.

NEO:

How do you know that name?

TRINITY:

I know a lot about you. I've been

wanting to meet you for some time.

NEO:

Who are you?

TRINITY:

My name is Trinity.

NEO:

Trinity? The Trinity? The

Trinity that cracked the I.R.S.

D-Base?

TRINITY:

That was a long time ago.

NEO:

Gee-zus.

TRINITY:

What?

NEO:

I just thought... you were a guy.

TRINITY:

Most guys do.

Neo is a little embarrassed.

NEO:

Do you want to go somewhere andtalk?

TRINITY:

No. It's safe here and I don't

have much time.

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The MUSIC is so LOUD they must stand very close, talkingdirectly into each other's ear.

NEO:

That was you on my computer?

She nods.

NEO:

How did you do that?

TRINITY:

Right now, all I can tell you, is

that you are in danger. I brought

you here to warn you.

NEO:

Of what?

TRINITY:

They're watching you, Neo.

NEO:

Who is?

TRINITY:

Please. Just listen. I know why

you're here, Neo. I know what

you've been doing. I know why you

hardly sleep, why you live alone

and why, night after night, you

sit at your computer. You're

looking for him.

Her body is against his; her lips very close to his ear.

TRINITY:

I know because I was once looking

for the same thing, but when he

found me he told me I wasn't

really looking for him. I was

looking for an answer.

There is a hypnotic quality to her voice and Neo feelsthe words, like a drug, seeping into him.

TRINITY:

It's the question that drives us,

the question that brought you

here. You know the question just

as I did.

NEO:

What is the Matrix?

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TRINITY:

When I asked him, he said that no

one could ever be told the answer

to that question. They have tosee it to believe it.

She leans close, her lips almost touching his ear.

TRINITY:

The answer is out there, Neo.

It's looking for you and it willfind you, if you want it to.

She turns and he watches her melt into the shifting wallof bodies.

A SOUND RISES steadily, growing out of the MUSIC,

pressing in on Neo until it is all he can hear as we -CUT

TO:

14 INT. NEO'S APARTMENT 14

The sound is an ALARM CLOCK, slowly dragging Neo toconsciousness. He strains to read the clock-face:

9:
15!A.M.

Shitshitshit.

NEO:

15 EXT. SKYSCRAPER 15

The downtown office of Meta CorTechs, a software

development company.

16 INT. META CORTECHS OFFICE 16

The main offices are along each wall, the windowsoverlooking downtown. RHINEHEART, the ultimate companyman, lectures Neo without looking at him, typing at hiscomputer continuously.

Neo stares at two window cleaners on a scaffoldingoutside, dragging their rubber squeegees down the surfaceof the glass.

RHINEHEART:

You have a problem with authority,

Mr. Anderson. You believe that

you are special, that somehow therules do not apply to you.

Obviously, you are mistaken.

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His long, bony fingers resume clicking the keyboard.

RHINEHEART:

This company is one of the topsoftware companies in the worldbecause every single employeeunderstands that they are a partof a whole. Thus, if an employeehas a problem, the company has aproblem.

He turns again.

RHINEHEART:

The time has come to make a

choice, Mr. Anderson. Either youchoose to be at your desk on timefrom this day forth, or you chooseto find yourself another job. Do

I make myself clear?

NEO:

Yes, Mr. Rhineheart.

clear.

Perfectly

17 INT. NEO'S CUBICLE 17

The entire floor looks like a human honeycomb, with alabyrinth of cubicles structured around a core ofelevators.

VOICE (O.S.)

Thomas Anderson?

Neo turns and finds a FEDERAL EXPRESS GUY at his cubicle

door.

Yeah.

NEO:

That's me.

Neo signs the electronic pad and the Fedex Guy hands himthe softpak.

FEDEX GUY:

Have a nice day.

He opens the bag. Inside is a cellular PHONE. It seems

the instant it is in his hand, it RINGS. Unnerved, he

flips it open.

Hello?

NEO:

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MORPHEUS (V.O.)

Hello, Neo. Do you know who this

is?

Neo's knees give and he sinks into his chair.

NEO:

Morpheus...

MORPHEUS (V.O.)

I've been looking for you, Neo. I

don't know if you're ready to see

what I want to show you, but

unfortunately, we have run out of

time. They're coming for you,

Neo. And I'm not sure what

they're going to do.

NEO:

Who's coming for me?

MORPHEUS (V.O.)

Stand up and see for yourself.

NEO:

Right now?

MORPHEUS (V.O.)

Yes. Now.

Neo starts to stand.

MORPHEUS (V.O.)

Do it slowly. The elevator.

His head peeks up over the partition. At the elevator,

he sees Agent Smith, Agent Brown and Agent Jones leading agroup of cops. A female employee turns and points outNeo's cubicle.

Neo ducks.

NEO:

Holy sh*t!

MORPHEUS (V.O.)

Yes.

One cop stays at the elevator, the others follow theAgents.

NEO:

What the hell do they want with

me?!

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MORPHEUS (V.O.)

I'm not sure, but if you don't

want to find out, you better get

out of there.

NEO:

How?!

MORPHEUS (V.O.)

I can guide you out, but you have

to do exactly what I say.

The agents are moving quickly towards the cubicle.

MORPHEUS (V.O.)

The cubicle across from you is

empty.

NEO:

But what if...?

MORPHEUS (V.O.)

Go! Now!

Neo lunges across the hall, diving into the other cubiclejust as the Agents turn into his row.

Neo crams himself into a dark corner, clutching the phonetightly to him.

MORPHEUS (V.O.)

Stay here for a moment.

The Agents enter Neo's empty cubicle. A cop is sent tosearch the bathroom.

Morpheus' voice is a whisper in Neo's ear.

MORPHEUS (V.O.)

A little longer...

Brown is talking to another employee.

MORPHEUS (V.O.)

When I tell you, go to the end of

the row to the first office on the

left, stay as low as you can.

Sweat trickles down his forehead.

MORPHEUS (V.O.)

Now.

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Neo rolls out of the cubicle, his eyes popping as hefreezes right behind a cop who has just turned around.

Staying crouched, he sneaks away down the row, shootingacross the opening to the first office on the left.

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18 INT. EMPTY OFFICE 18

The room is empty.

MORPHEUS (V.O.)

Good. Outside there is a scaffold.

NEO:

How do you know all this?

Morpheus laughs quietly.

MORPHEUS (V.O.)

The answer is coming, Neo. There

is a window in front of you. Openit.

He opens the window. The WIND HOWLS into the room.

MORPHEUS (V.O.)

You can use the scaffold to get tothe roof.

NEO:

No! It's too far away.

MORPHEUS (V.O.)

There's a ledge. It's a short

short climb. You can make it.

Neo looks down; the building's glass wall vertigos into aconcrete chasm.

NEO:

No way, no way, this is crazy.

MORPHEUS (V.O.)

There are only two ways out ofthis building. One is that

scaffold. The other is in their

custody. You take a chance either

way. I leave it to you.

CLICK. He hangs up. Neo looks at the door, then back at

the scaffold.

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