Toxic Rage Page #10

JOEY:

(walking over)

Got your message. What's so urgent?

MIA:

(eyes intense)

Joey, you've been compromised.

GREG slides a set of SURVEILLANCE PHOTOS across the table. JOEY picks them up, his hands trembling slightly.

JOEY:

Where did you get these?

MARK:

Doesn't matter. What matters is you're a marked man, Joey. We need to act, now.

MIA's phone BUZZES. She looks at the screen and pales.

MIA:

It's happening. The Feds just detained Jill and Bobby. They're in custody.

JOEY appears as though he's been slapped, his face a mask of shock and disbelief.

GREG:

(grabbing JOEY's arm, grip intense)

Snap out of it! We need to move!

MIA:

Joey, make a choice. Now.

INT. JOEY'S "COMMAND CENTER" - NIGHT

A room filled with COMPUTERS, MONITORS, and HIGH-TECH GADGETS. The team is scanning through files, maps, and encrypted communications.

MARK:

(at the computer)

I've located the Federal Holding Facility. Jill and Bobby are there.

JOEY:

Then that's our first stop.

INT. FEDERAL HOLDING FACILITY - CORRIDOR - NIGHT

JOEY, GREG, MARK, and MIA, dressed in SWAT gear and carrying weapons, move stealthily. They neutralize GUARDS quietly as they make their way to the cells.

INT. FEDERAL HOLDING FACILITY - CELL - NIGHT

The team breaks into the CELL where JILL and BOBBY are held. A quick, but heartfelt, reunion ensues before they gear up to move.

JILL:

(whispering to JOEY)

You came for us.

JOEY:

I'll always come for you.

INT. UNDERGROUND LAIR - NIGHT

The team bursts into a hidden room filled with MONITORS and ELECTRONICS. It's the headquarters of the MYSTERIOUS GROUP that compromised Joey.

MARK:

(hacking into a computer)

I’m uploading all the evidence to the authorities. In 3, 2, 1...

Screen flashes "UPLOAD COMPLETE".

MIA:

(looking at JOEY)

We did it.

JOEY:

No, we've just started.

INT. RUNDOWN BAR - NIGHT

The team sits back in the same secluded corner, visibly exhausted but exuding a newfound sense of unity.

GREG:

What’s next?

JOEY:

(meeting each of their eyes)

We fight. For family, for justice, for each other.

MIA:

Then it's settled. The next 48 hours will either break us or forge us anew.

(raises her glass)

To the storm we’re about to unleash.

ALL:

To the storm.

They clink their glasses together, sealing their pact. The weight of the next 48 hours hangs heavy in the air, but for now, they're united and ready for whatever comes their way.

FADE OUT:

INT. RUN-DOWN BAR - NIGHT

The bar's NEON LIGHTS flicker erratically, casting a haunting glow. JOEY, MARK, and GREG sit in a secluded corner, hunched over encrypted messages on their PHONES. MIA joins them, looking anxious.

JOEY:

(reading message on phone)

Meet me at the docks. Midnight. Alone.

MARK:

It's a trap, Joey. You can't go.

JOEY:

I have to. It might be the only way to save Jill and Bobby.

GREG:

(placing a restraining hand on Joey's arm)

If you're going, we're coming with you. End of discussion.

EXT. DOCKS - NIGHT

The moonlight bathes the docks in an eerie glow. JOEY, MARK, and GREG walk cautiously. MIA stumbles out from the SHADOWS, visibly injured.

MIA:

(gasping)

They... got to me.

JOEY:

(racing to catch her as she collapses)

Mia! Who did this?

MIA:

(struggling to speak)

Trust... no one.

Mia's body goes limp. Mark's ears pick up the HUM of approaching vehicles.

MARK:

We need to move. Now!

EXT. DOCKS - HIDDEN SPOT - NIGHT

They hide as BLACK SUVS roar into the dock area. ARMED MEN spill out, searching.

GREG:

(voice trembling with rage)

We need to hit back. Make them pay.

MARK:

Agreed. But first, we need to lay Mia to rest.

EXT. SECLUDED SPOT - NIGHT

After a quiet burial, they regroup, filled with resolve.

JOEY:

This ends now. For Mia. For my family.

INT. DERELICT WAREHOUSE - NIGHT

JOEY, MARK, and GREG face off against their ENEMIES. A TENSE STANDOFF ensues.

JOEY:

You shouldn't have messed with my family.

What follows is an EXPLOSIVE BATTLE, filled with FURIOUS HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT and GUNFIRE. They emerge victorious but battered.

JOEY:

(standing over defeated foes)

This is for Mia. And for every innocent life you've ever threatened.

INT. JOEY'S APARTMENT - DAY

A MYSTERIOUS ENVELOPE slides under Joey's door. He opens it to find a PHOTO of Mia and a DISTURBING MESSAGE.

MARK:

Something's off. Mia wasn't the type to get caught off guard.

GREG:

We need to find out. For Mia's sake and ours.

INT. MAKESHIFT HEADQUARTERS - DAY

They discover evidence suggesting that MIA was POISONED. They find a VOICE RECORDER among Mia's belongings and play it.

RECORDING (MIA'S VOICE)

If you're hearing this, something's gone wrong. There's a mole within our circle. Someone we trust is working against us.

MARK:

We've got another enemy, and they're closer than we ever thought. It's time to end this once and for all.

FADE OUT:

INT. SECRET HEADQUARTERS - NIGHT

A makeshift command center filled with high-tech monitors, maps, and other spy paraphernalia. JOEY, MARK, and GREG sit around a table, their faces serious.

GREG:

Where do we even begin?

MARK:

(typing rapidly on a laptop)

We retrace our steps. Everyone we've met since Mia died—everyone who had access to our plans.

JOEY:

(lighting a cigarette, trembling)

Could it be someone we know? Someone close?

GREG:

(rubbing temples)

Betrayal always comes from the least expected places.

EXT. CITY ALLEYWAYS - NIGHT

MARK, wearing a hoodie and carrying a small tracking device, shadows ERIC through a labyrinth of dark, narrow passages.

MARK:

(into earpiece)

I'm trailing Eric. He's meeting with someone. Hold on... I'm recording the conversation.

MARK places a discreet listening device, capturing ERIC's conversation with a SHADOWY FIGURE.

INT. SECRET HEADQUARTERS - DAY

The trio reconvenes, visibly tense. MARK plays back the recording.

MARK:

Eric is the mole. He's feeding them information about us.

GREG:

(face turning red)

We bring him in. Now.

INT. ABANDONED WAREHOUSE - DAY

ERIC, cornered, looks surprised as JOEY, GREG, and MARK burst in, guns drawn.

JOEY:

(teary-eyed, voice shaky)

Why, Eric?

ERIC:

They had my sister. They threatened her life.

INT. ARMORY - DAY

JOEY, MARK, GREG, and a reluctant ERIC suit up. Body armor, high-tech weapons, gadgets.

JOEY:

We find his sister, and we bring these people down. We end this, once and for all.

MARK:

(handing out customized pistols)

This is no longer just about justice for Mia; it's justice for everyone they've manipulated.

INT. ENEMY BASE - CORRIDOR - NIGHT

The team, moving stealthily, takes out guards, hacks security systems, and dodges laser traps. They find ERIC'S SISTER in a locked room.

INT. SECRET HEADQUARTERS - DAY

JOEY, GREG, MARK, and ERIC, visibly worn but victorious, debrief. The atmosphere is a mix of relief and unresolved tension.

GREG:

(crossing off items on a whiteboard)

We've cleared out most of their operations.

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