The Rock Page #21

INT. LOWER LIGHTHOUSE - DAY

Goodspeed's detached the V.X. CHEM ROUND from the rocket.

He's about ready to pull out the poison pearls when..

DARROW barges in. GOODSPEED, c hem round in hand, moves

behind the stairway and scaffolding in the room,s middle.

INT. INFIRMARY COMMAND CENTER - DAY

Frye, at the GUIDANCE CONTROL COMPUTER, into walkie talkie.

CAPTAIN FRYE:

Crisp, Darrow, come in...

(thinks; clicks walkie

talkie to new channel)

Cox, McCoy, get your asses up here!

EXT. ALCATRAZ - WHARF WATCH TOWER - DAY

Pvts. Cox and McCoy, standing watch, leave the watch tower

and hurry toward the infirmary and lower lighthouse.

INT. LOWER LIGHTHOUSE - DAY

Darrow moves one way, Goodspeed the.other. Goodspeed holds

the chem round in front of him.

CAPTAIN DARROW:

Give that to me.

GOODSPEED:

You shoot me, I'll drop this and we're both dead. One of these pearlslll=

kill everything within 200 feet. You know how this sh*t works?

Darrow drops his gun. Pulls out a TITANIUM BLADED KNIFG.

CAPTAIN DARROW:

You know how this sh*t works?

Darrow advances on Goodspeed. The only route to Goodspeed is between the=

rocket and the window. Darrow continues advancing., Goodspeed eyes the=

launcher's IGNITION SWITCH. As Darrow passes between thewindow and the=

launcher ....

GOODSPEED:

You know the Elton John son, "Rocket

Man"?

CAPTAIN DARROW:

i hate it.

Darrow lunges. Goodspeed stabs the IGNITION SWITCH. The VX

ROCKET LIFTS OFF, HITTING Darrow square in the chest.

EXT. LOWER LIGHTHOUSE - DAY

-- The VX ROCKET BLOWS Darrow THROUGH THE WINDOW and wings

off, clearing the cliffs. Darrow falls from the rocket --

GOODSPEED:

Well it happens to be my favorite

f***in, song!

EXT. ALCATRAZ - PARADE GROUND - DAY

DARROW plummets, IMPALING himself on a STEEL FENCE SPIKE.

The VX ROCKET swerves madly across the bay --

INT. PIER 39 COMMAND CENTER - MOBILE WAR ROOM - DAY

F.B.I. RADAR TECHNICIAN

Second rocket's away, sir.

(confused look)

It went in the Bay sir.

INT. LOWER LIGHTHOUSE - DAY

Goodspeed's alone now with the last V.X. CHEM ROUND. He -pulls out the=

STRAND OF POISON PEARLS. Suddenly an AXE BLADE comes through the door.=

outside --

EXT. LOWER LIGHTHOUSE - DAY

-- CAPT. FRYE chops at the door lock with a FIRE AXE.

INT. LOWER LIGHTHOUSE - DAY

Goodspeed looks around frantically. Only one place to go.

Up. Goodspeed scrambles up the interior metal stairs.

EXT. LOWER LIGHTHOUSE ROOFTOP - DAY

Goodspeed emerges on the roof. Sets down the chem round. Pulls out the=

POISON PEARL STRANDS, his hand shaking. With the other hand, he unclips=

the ROCKET GUIDANCE CHIP.

The COPPER STRANDS holding the pearls are corroded. A strand BREAKS. Four=

PEARLS fall. Goodspeed catches three. The FOURTH drops, hitting his SHOE.=

It rolls along the rooftop. Goodspeed sets aside the other pearls and=

dives, grabbing the stray pearl an inch from the roof,s edge.

Suddenly THE HUGE LIGHTHOUSE WINDOW behind Goodspeed

EXPLODES, showering Goodspeed with glass.

ON THE ADJACENT ROOFTOP ~ PVT. MCCOY, wielding a smoking .60 Cal MACHINE=

GUN. McCoy fires a wicked, long, sustained burst, emptyinc his entire=

ammunition belt.

THE LIGHTHOUSE SEARCHLIGHT FRESNEL blows to shreds. Goodspeed rolls away,=

GLASS SHARDS raining down on him, cutting him-. He's a sitting=

duck.

MCCOY casts aside the .60 Cal and unshoulders a SNIPER RIFLE. Draws a bead=

on Goodspeed again. GOODSPEED, bleeding, terrified, cowers, awaiting=

death.

A SILHOUETTE APPEARES behind McCoy. It's MASON, dirty and bloodied. McCoy=

spins. Mason bats the rifle aside, KNEES McCoy in the solar plexus, grips=

McCoyls NECK -- SNAP! -and HURLS him off the roof. McCoy falls 5=

floors.

Goodspeed gives Mason a thankful glance. And hears THE DOOR

BURST OPEN BELOW.

INT. LOWER LIGHTHOUSE ROOFTOP - DAY

FRYE roars inside. Looks around. Starts up the stairs.

EXT. LOWER LIGHTHOUSE - DAY

FRYE barges onto the roof. Sees the DISMANTLED CHEM ROUND. Goodspeed's at=

the edge of the roof looking down.

CAPTAIN FRYE:

Give me the guidance chip.

Frye raises his M-16 as GOODSPEED jumps. Lands hard on the

ground below and sprints off.

EXT. ALCATRAZ - IN FRONT OF THE LOWER LIGHTHOUSE - DAY

Goodspeed sprints toward the NEW INDUSTRIES BUILDING.

EXT. LOWER LIGHTHOUSE ROOFTOP - DAY

Frye fires form the roof. M-16 ROUNDS kick up dirt around Goodspeed. Frye=

curses and head back down the stairs.

EXT. ALCATRAZ - IN FRONT OF LOWER LIGHTHOUSE - DAY

Frye exits and sprints after Goodspeed.

INT. MAIN CELL HOUSE - STAIRWELL - DAY

Mason come down the stairs. Suddenly PVT. COX looms on the stairs below. =

Faces off with Mason. Cox draw his knife and lunges. Mason catches Cox'=

wrist.

Cox, with his free hand, hits Mason. Hard. Mason recoils. Counter=

punches. On comes Cox. He's huge and menacing. He hits Mason again. =

Again. Again. Cox has Mason backed up to the stairwell. -

INT. NEW INDUSTRIES BUILDING - DAY

Goodspeed, frantic, sprints across the floor, SPLASHING through puddles. He=

loses his footing. falls and slides across the floor, clutching the=

guidance chip an,d pear.

He gets to his feet. LIMPS behind some RUSTY MACHINERY.

FRYE enters. Sees RIPPLES IN PUDDLES left by Goodspeed.

Frye creeps across the floor. Following the ripples.

INT. MAIN CELL HOUSE - STAIRWELL - DAY

Mason's nearly through. Backed up against the railing. Cox comes in again.=

WHAM WHAM. Mason spits blood and teeth.

MASON'S moves to his pocket. As Cox comes in for the

death blow --

Mason pulls the MOTOR OIL from his picket and sprays it in Coxls eyes. The=

big man is dazed, blinded. Mason steps aside and rams Cox over the=

railing. Cox falls to his death on the floor below. Mason looks down at=

him.

MASON:

Snakes hate the stuff.

INT. NEW INDUSTRIES BUILDING - DAY

Frye creeps close to Goodspeed's hiding place. GOODSPEED lunges from behind=

the machinery, jamming his fingers into Fryels mouth and ramming home the=

POISON PEARL.

Goodspeed HAMMERS his fist into Fryels JAW. We hear the glass breaking in=

Fryels mouth. Fryels eyes widen. GREY SMOKE SPEWS FROM HIS MOUTH AND=

NOSTRILS. His eyes bulge.

Goodspeed tries to step away. Frye bearhugs him, pressing his face close. =

Frye open his mouth, spewing forth a CLOUD OF POISON in Goodspeed's=

face.

CAPTAIN FRYE:

You're comin, with me.

Goodspeed shoves Frye away. Frye drops, his body quivering. Blood pours=

form his ears and nose. Frye spasms in a sickening dance of=

death.

Goodspeed reels away,. COUGHING. Dizzy, he falls to his knees. He's=

gassed and knows it. Desperately, he rips at his PANDLEG. A SYRINGE taped=

to his calf. ATROPINE.

He pulls it free and hesitates. A beat, then -- He PLUNGES the long needle=

into his chest. Into his heart. Depresses the plunger.

EXT. SKIES OVER SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA - DAY

-- The F-169, flying north along the California.Coastline,

bank right and dive down onto San Francisco Bay.

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