The Rock Page #12

COMMANDER ANDERSON

Activate mini-cams.

Anderson, Boyer and the other S.E.A.L.s flip on TINY VIDEOCAMERAS mounted on=

their shoulders. A NAVAL MEDIC passes out SYRINGES OF ATROPINE in ANKLE=

SHFATHES.

NAVAL MEDIC:

Atropine. Any contact with the gas,

use it.

Each S.E.A.L. takes one; begins strapping it to ankle.

GOODSPEED shakes his head, declining.

GOODSPEED:

Uhn uhn. I hate needles.

INT. PIER 39 - MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS TRAILER - NIGHT

AT THE CONTROL PANEL - F.B.I. TECHNICIANS talk into headsets and watch a=

bank of MONITORS displaying: satellite pictures, thermographic images of=

Alcatraz, a computer bio of Hummel.

SANCHEZ:

sits at the control panel wearing a headset.

Director Womack paces behind him.

SANCHEZ:

Mini-cams operational.

OUTSIDE IN THE WAREHOUSE

An F.B.I. SEDAN pulls in and parks. F.B.I. AGENT CORD gets

out. carla sits in the back seat.

CARLA:

Would you please tell me what is

going on?

AGENT CORD:

Can't do that, malam. Sorry.

EXT. SKIES OVER SAN FRANCISCO BAY - NIGHT

The Hueys and Sea Stallion fly in formation AT CAMERA. The

Sea Stallion's running lights suddenly BLINK OFF.

INT. SF.A STALLION - NIGHT

The two SEA STALLION PILOTS don NIGHT VISION GOGGLES.

IN THE HOLD - THE S.E.A.L.s begin to prepare themselves; checking their=

weapons combat wet-suits, and CLOSED CIRCUIT REBREATHER SCUBA TANKS.

The S.E.A.L.s begin to don their scuba apparatus.

COMMANDER ANDERSON

You know what you're doing?

MASON:

Yes. Little fancier than I'm used to.

Mason examines the equipment. It's more modern, but not foreign to him. He=

adjusts his depth and oxygen gauges. Goodspeed, having a hard time,=

watches Mason.

EXT. SKIES OVER SAN FRANCISCO BAY - NIGHT

THE HUEYS, 50 ft. from the water's surface, SCREAM PAST

CAMERA and bear down on Alcatraz.

THE SEA STALLION, lagging behind the Hueys, BANKS RIGHT and

peels away. It descends lower, below radar.

INT. PIER 39 COMMAND CENTER - NIGHT

The F.B.I. RADAR TECHNICIAN watches the RADAR SCREEN.

..Glowing BLIPS move toward Alcatraz. One BLIP vanishes.

F.B.I. RADAR TECHNICIAN

They're off radar, headin' 'round

Treasure Island.

EXT. SKIES OVER TREASURE ISLAND - NIGHT

The Sea Stallion rounds Treasure Island and heads toward the

rear of Alcatraz Island.

INT. SEA STALLION - NIGHT

The SEA STALLION PILOT turns to ANDERSON.

SEA STALLION PILOT I got you to the strongest current in the Bay, Commander.=

You're on your own from here.

COMMANDER ANDERSON

Prepare to deplore!

CUT TO:
A SERIES OF SHOTS.

The S.E.A.L.s stand. Each checks the gear of the man in

front of him. Straps tightened. Weapons checked. -

IN THE REAR OF THE HOLD-- FOUR S.E.A.L.s ready two high-tech 139B 3-man=

submersibles called 'IS.D.U.sll (Seal Delivery Units), also known as "Seal=

Subs."

MASON is ready to go, calm and steady, eyes forward.

GOODSPEED'S still behind. He has his scuba tanks

shouldered, but he can't get the lst of the tricky cATcHEs

on the shoulder harness secured ...

Mason reaches over and secures, with a METALLIC DLINK, the

catch. Goodspeed, embarrassed, nods.

AT THE BACK OF THE HOLD

139F SHEPHERD, with a nod, directs Mason to sit down on the

S.D.U. behind S.E.A.L. BOYER, the S.D.U.ls driver.

Mason does so. Chaney then sits behind Mason. S.E.A.L. Dando then begins=

buckling Shepherd and Mason onto the sled with harnesses (the unit's=

version of a seat-belt.)

EXT. SAN FRANCISCO BAY (OFF ALCATRAZ) - NIGHT

The Sea Stallion hovers 15 ft. from the surface. The BELLY DOOR opens. =

COMMANDER ANDERSON leans out, inspecting the drop area. he hand-signals to=

--

-- S.E.A.L. DANDO, reading the two S.D.U.s. GOODSPEED sits

on the SECOND S.D.U. behind S.E.A.L. REIGERT. S.E.A.L.

Dando begins buckling in Goodspeed.

GOODSPEED:

Wait a minute.

(Dando stops buckling)

What if this thing crashes ...

Dando looks at Reigert. They laugh. This remark they

obviously find very funny. Dando continues buckling

Goodspeed in.

MASON:

Smile Goodspeed. Live a little. Life

is short... especially yours.

And the S.D.U.ls are released, rolling out of the Sea

Stallion on a set of tracks, SPLASHING DOWN into --

EXT. UNDERWATER - NIGHT

-- the bay here. The S.D.U.s' XENON headlamps come on.

EXT. THE SEA STALLION - DOORWAY - NIGHT

The rest of the S.E.A.L.s, carrying equipment and single man

mini-S.D.U. units, jump from the Sea Stallion one by one.

EXT. UNDERWATER - NIGHT

The three-man and single S.D.U.s head toward Alcatraz,

passing ABOVE CAMERA.

EXT. ALCATRAZ - LOWER LIGHTHOUSE - NIGHT

THE SEARCHLIGHT atop the lower lighthouse scans the bay,

back and forth. It fixes on something.

INT. ALCATRAZ - LOWER LIGHTHOUSE - NIGHT

Hummel and Baxter watch from the window. Captain Fryels

voice emanates from the walkie-talkie.

CAPTAIN FRYE (V.O.)

Something on radar, sir. Two Hueys in standard formation, due east and=

approaching.

Hummel raises binoculars. Scans the bay.

HUMMELIS POV - THROUGH BINOCULARS - THE HUEYS AND SEA

STALLION, flying low, SCREAM toward the island.

BACK TO SCENE - HUMMEL lowers the binoculars, clicks on=

his

walkie-talkie.

BAXTER:

Decoy?

HUMMEL:

Royce, Scarpetti, Gamble, Starling: get to the west end of the island on the=

double. Think we have visitors.

EXT. ALCATRAZ - WATER TOWER - ALLEY - NIGHT

Pvt. Royce clicks off his walkie-talkie.

ROYCE:

You heard the man, let's move it.

Pvts. Royce, Scarpetti, Gamble and.Starling race off.

EXT. UNDERWATER - NIGHT

The S.E.A.L.s, pulled by their S.D.U.s, WHOOSH past camera.

The S.D.U.s lights dim the FLUORESCENT GREEN.

CLOSE-UP on BOYER, the three-man S.D.U.ls driver, intense, determined.=

CLOSE-UP on Boyer's fluorescent green INSTRUMENT PANEL charting their=

approach to the island.

They've drawn close to the island. ' COMMANDER ANDERS6N

swings an UNDERWATER SPOTLIGHT, which reveals --

A LARGE WATER INTAKE PIPE jutting out from the Island's bedrock, 7 ft. in=

diameter, covered by a GRATE thick with rust, barnacles and seaweed. =

There's a SMALL JAGGED HOLE, presumably through which Mason escaped 33=

years earlier.

EXT. UNDERWATER - POWER P . INTAKE PIPE - NIGHT

The S.E.A.L.s cast off the S.D.U.s and direct their GREEN

FLUORESCENT SPOTLIGHTS inside the hole in the grate.

MASON stares at the hole. COMMANDER ANDERSON nods to Mason: "lead the way."=

Mason does so. Enters the pipe. one by one, the S.E.A.L.s and Goodspeed=

follow Mason in.

EXT. ALCATRAZ - SHORELINE NEAR POWER PLANT - NIGHT

Pvts. Royce, Scarpetti, Gamble and Starling walk the

shoreline, peering into the black water.

ROYCE:

Looks all clear, sir.

INT. ALCATRAZ - INFIRMARY COMMAND CENTER - NIGHT

Baxter turns to Hummel:

BAXTER:

Nothing.

HUMMEL:

Tell 'em to stay out there.

INT. ALCATRAZ - SUBTERRANEAN POWER PLANT - NIGHT

Alarge subterranean room under the island's . power plant.

=B7large WOODEN CISTERN in the middle.

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