Finished Draft

[FIRST DRAFT]

“BASILISK” Written by Jordan Streete & Natapong Collins

SCENE 1 EXT.GRAVEYARD.MORNING ARTHUR is standing in a graveyard. he stands alone, in the cold. he is looking over his girlfriend’s grave, a ring in his hand. we see him walk down a road, and look down to his phone, seeing a miss call from his therapist. we see ARTHUR’S face, he looks tired, and very unwell. INT.BAR.MORNING we see ARTHUR sitting, alone. the pub is barely open. ARTHUR beer.

We see the barman go to the back as ARTHUR takes a seat. Flashes of ARTHUR’S old military task force appears, surround ARTHUR. he is clearly in a distressed state with his dead look, with the memories of his late friends become more potent and painful, we see ARTHUR not even blink but seem to build himself with anger and sadness. “pop”. the barman places a drink down for ARTHURS, which breaks ARTHURS frozen look, and the flashes of his old friends abruptly disappear. we see ARTHURS cold relief and he bring the beer to his mouth. He slams the empty beer bottle down on the bar. CUT TO: SCENE 2 INT.ARTHUR’S HOME.AFTERNOON ARTHUR is passed out on his bed. There are beer and wine bottles placed everywhere around the room. The house is dirty and worse for wear. There’s a knock on the door. Arthur falls out of bed. He is off kilter from the sudden fall and takes a moment for ARTHUR to re-adjust. He finds a half empty bottle of beer on the table, it is warm, but he takes a swig and then downs it. He throws the bottle onto the floor. A sudden knock at the door startles ARTHUR. No one ever knocks, he has family, no one who knows that here. Who is it? ARTHUR goes up towards the door. All that he can see is a silhouette of a man, and the door knock again. ARTHUR opens the door to reveal NOAH SHEPPARD, the only other survivor of the task force. ARTHUR What are you doing here? NOAH

Well that was a warm welcome. ARTHUR Didn’t answer my question. NOAH I came to talk ARTHUR Talk?!(Scoff’s) you took your time. NOAH I had some things to take care of. ARTHUR Take care of! You weren’t even at the funeral, and you just show up here like nothings happened. Where were you huh. What was so fucking important. Grabs NOAH’S shirt. I needed my friend! NOAH I was gathering information ARTHUR On what NOAH Him They lock eyes. ARTHUR What did you find? CUT TO: SCENE 3 INT.BAR.AFTERNOON ARTHUR and NOAH sit at the bar. ARTHUR So what have you got?

NOAH Name: Ziko Mortiv, supposed member of Basilisk. We have strong ties to Ziko with a case back in Gibraltar. I found a possible location of his lab and did recon around the parameters, 10 guards stationed round the outside of the base. Guards switch posts every 10 minutes, most paired in groups of two. Stealth takeout, guns as last resort. We should be able to flank from the west and attack from behind. Swift and clean. We don’t want any unwanted attention. Infiltrate and get out, we need Ziko ALIVE. ARTHUR I can’t promise anything NOAH Nice to see you haven’t changed There’s a short pause, ARTHUR reverts his eyes down to the document laid out on the bar. ARTHUR What time? NOAH Prime activity is at 2400 hours ARTHUR’S phone buzzes loudly on the surface of the bar. He opens phone to see a message. He glances to see a message from his therapist. He turns his phone off and scoffs. NOAH Who was that? ARTHUR Therapist, been nagging me about this session for months NOAH How have you been coping? ARTHUR I don’t want to talk about it NOAH glances at him, and he looks back down at his drink and finishes it.

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INT.ARTHURS HOUSE.EVENING ARTHUR and NOAH go back to the house. NOAH Jesus. ARTHUR Yep. NOAH looks round the room, seeing the dust on the shelves and the large amount of beer and wine bottles scattered around the house. NOAH You still got all the old equipment ARTHUR Yeah, it’s probably somewhere around here They both look around the room. ARTHUR rummages around the spare closet. Behind a large assortment of junk ARTHUR finds large box. He opens it up to reveal a small assortment of gear. He picks up the box and gets up and turns around towards the room. As he does a hallucination of his deceased girlfriend appears in front of him. He is stunned by the sudden appearance and he becomes frozen. The flash is brief but leaves Arthur in a shocked state. The girlfriend flickers in and out before dissipating. Arthur drops back slightly and takes a moment to balance himself. NOAH Ay you alright ARTHUR I’m fine! He shoves past NOAH and put the box the bed. ARTHUR opens the box, takes out the Kevlar vests, guns and then lastly a small box. He opens it up to reveal contact lenses. Montage of suit up begin. Guns loaded. Kevlar loaded. The end shot of the montage is of the contact lenses being put in and them activating. CUT TO: Before leaving the house, NOAH puts ARTHUR to one side. He reaches into one of his side pockets and takes out a small box. NOAH Wait a sec

ARTHUR turns around and NOAH hands the box to ARTHUR. He looks down at the small box confused. ARTHUR What’s this NOAH Ingestible Micro-bot’s, if you sustain any major injuries inside your body, activate and inject this into your arm, should help heal any fatal injuries. This is the newest in the line of tech, Picked this up about a month ago.

ARTHUR Right ARTHUR opens the box to reveal the syringe. He examines as NOAH explains before closing the box and putting it into one of his side pockets. CUT TO: EXT.ABANDONED AREA.NIGHT ARTHUR and NOAH are crouched, surveying the area from afar. They are waiting rotation to switch before they attack. NOAH Rotation in 2 minutes. Engage from the west, sweep the grounds, In straight through the back entrance. Remember guns are a last resort. Clear ARTHUR Yep NOAH Activate contact lenses, start recording, activate infra-red. NOAH and ARTHUR engage on the base. They close in together and begin to pick off guards. We see ARTHUR go up to a guard and come up behind a guard, with a quick stab to the neck. They proceed further, with NOAH going up behind a guard and stabbing into his neck. More and more guards are eliminated. The last guard is none the wiser as ARTHUR grabs his head and bring the knife down into his throat.

NOAH I don’t know what’s in here, guns out, infra-red off. NOAH kicks down the door and he and ARTHUR enter the building covering corners as they go. Guards begin to engage them, and they begin to fire. They proceed onward towards Ziko lab, they storm in. Sweeping out the last guards, Ziko begins to run before ARTHUR tackle him to the ground. He begins to beat Ziko. NOAH begins to shout at ARTHUR. NOAH Arthur! Arthur thats enough! NOAH tares Arthur off Ziko. ARTHUR retaliates; however, NOAH counters and pins him to the wall. ARTHUR Get off me Noah NOAH We need him to talk ARTHUR I don't want him to talk; I want the truth NOAH We need him alive for that ARTHUR That scum bag doesn’t deserve to live NOAH You really have changed. We need him alive, did I not make myself clear, we need him to find Daemon. That’s the man you want. That’s the man who killed her. Now stand down ARTHUR’S grip loosens and his face drops. NOAH lets go of him and he looks at him. NOAH Go home Arthur.

NOAH walks away and injects the micro-bots into ZIKO, and we see ZIKO stabilize. We follow ARTHUR leaving the room as NOAH IS interrogating him. NOAH face reads disappointment and guilt.

CUT TO: SCENE 5: INT.ARTHURS HOUSE.NIGHT ARTHUR is on the bed, bottle in hand. He gulps down the rest. NOAH storms in with anger on his face. NOAH What the hell were playing at, you nearly jeopardized this whole thing. ARTHUR You’ve got some balls, trying to boss me around NOAH What happened to you man ARTHUR You wanna know what happened to me? I LOST EVERYTHING… and where the fuck were you. I NEEEDED YOU! YOU ABANDONED ME. You act as if nothing happened NOAH I learned to deal with the pain, what did you do? ARTHUR I have spent every single waking hour torturing myself, blaming myself. I should’ve helped, but I couldn’t. NOAH You couldn’t help, there was nothing we could do ARTHUR I loved her… and I couldn’t save her so what did I do, I left her NOAH She would’ve wanted you to live

ARTHUR Why? So, I could end up like this, a shell of the man I used to be. I’m nothing now, I have no purpose, nothing. NOAH She would have wanted you to move on

ARTHUR Don’t you fucking dare. You don’t know what it feels like when you lose your SOULMATE! She was the one, and I am the reason she isn’t here. I am the one whose confidence fucked everything up. I’m a monster, the only difference is I am no longer trying to hide that. ARTHUR GLARES AT NOAH, which shakes NOAH to the bone. He grabs a beer and leaves, slamming the door on the way out. CUT TO: SCENE 6 ARTHUR IS WALKING DOWN THE ROAD, DRINKING HIS BEER BEFORE THROWING IT AWAY. We see him look through a window of a restaurant. He begins to hallucinate and from the reflection of the window he sees his girlfriend. He stares at her, with his face filled with sadness. The reflection fades and we see a real reflection, of a man on the other side of the road looking directly at ARTHUR. ARTHUR immediately breaks his gaze onto the mysterious man. ARTHUR sprint to him and pins him up against a wall. ARTHUR Who the hell are you?! OTTO Uh… uhh ARTHUR I’ve had a long day, you better tell who you are before I beat it out of you. OTTO My names Otto Schmidt. I’ve got information on Daemon Blackwater. ARTHUR OH MOTHER FUCKER.

ARTHUR takes out his phone and calls NOAH Noah meet me at the bar I’ve got something. CUT TO: SCENE 7 ARTHUR and NOAH are stationed in a bathroom, looking at OTTO. ARTHUR and NOAH are both stood over him with their arms crossed him. NOAH Where the hell did you find this guy ARTHUR He found me NOAH So, what’s his deal ARTHUR He said he knows some information on Blackwater. NOAH Did you de-bug him? ARTHUR Wait what... no I just brought him here NOAH Jesus Christ NOAH goes up to OTTO and begins to search him. He takes off his jacket and searches all the pocket before throwing it to ARTHUR. He checks his back pocket for anything and find a phone. NOAH Arthur will you do the honours He throws ARTHUR the phone and ARTHUR takes it and throws OTTOS phone at the wall. OTTO What the hell was that for NOAH

They’ll be tracking your phone. If you’ve got any information worthwhile, they’ll be tracking you. NOAH carries on looking, searching the rest of OTTOS pockets before taking off his shoes. He examines the shoe before lifting the sole to reveal the bug. NOAH shows the bug to ARTHUR. ARTHUR tries to go for OTTO, but this time NOAH stops him, and ARTHUR doesn’t resist. NOAH Let’s hear him out ARTHUR looks at NOAH and he stands down. NOAH steps on the bug Talk! OTTO I was forced to work for Basilisk for 3 years. I was worked in intelligence and after I found out there were people threatening Basilisks infrastructure, I decided I wanted to find the people that could help and give them the information I have. ARTHUR Why were you acting so creepy? OTTO Well I was making sure it was you, and besides before I could do anything you had me pinned to a wall ARTHUR Fair enough NOAH Right ok let’s get out of here, anyone walks in now it’s going to look… weird NOAH lifts-up OTTO and ARTHUR follows them out of the bathroom. They all come out of once and walk through the pub. There is a much larger increase of people in the bar and many without drinks. ARTHUR Theirs’s not usually this many people in here NOAH Yeah. ARTHUR Want a drink

NOAH Yeah why not Stay close to me He looks at OTTO as he says this with an alarming look which makes OTTO nervous. They sit at the bar and order a beer.

OTTO Well… like I was saying, I work for basilisk’s intelligence unit, this unit is located in the biggest of the three locations. Daemon visits every 5-6 months and usually stays for a month checking progress. I only know where this location is, so we would have to breach him there. It is located…

ARTHUR is about to take a sip of his drink before he is tackled off his stool to the ground. NOAH is then attacked by an armed man. The man tries to slash him with the knife. NOAH blocks the knife away from his body, slams the knife down on the table and slams his head down onto the knife. The man falls to the ground taking the knife with it. ARTHUR enraged. Rips the man who tackled him, off on to the floor, he delivers a fatal stamp to the man’s head. He engages the next man and hits him up against a wall. He slams the man’s head, several times brutally, drawing back the man’s head before slamming it one last time. ARTHUR We need to get our shit and get out of here, now! NOAH drops the last thug to the ground and grabs OTTO. They leave the bar and head back in a panicked state. The arrive to the house and quickly grab their things. NOAH Have you got everything, Arthur? ARTHUR I should have, ill check the back room

ARTHUR goes into the backroom and searches round the room. OTTO comes in, and walks over quietly. OTTO Who’s the lucky lady? ARTHUR What?! OTTO The ring? OTTO point at the ring and ARTHUR pauses. He looks down, before looking back at OTTO with an unsettling glare. OTTO I’m sorry if I offended you, I didn’t mean anything by it ARTHUR looks down, controlling his anger. He looks back up with a softer look on his face. ARTHUR You didn’t know. ARTHUR walks back into the living room. And places his bag of stuff on the bed. ARTHUR Where are we going, because we sure as hell can’t stay here. Noah? NOAH Maria? she can get us off the grid. ARTHUR hears a noise, he walks over to the window, he spot four silhouettes walk into the apartment building. ARTHUR We gotta go now. ARTHUR looks over at OTTO. ARTHUR Stay close NOAH moves towards the door. NOAH

Arthur, where? ARTHUR 4 men, stair well NOAH Any other way out ARTHUR No NOAH Then we go through them They storm out of the house and they begin the push through them. They attempt to stop them, but Arthur throws them off, with OTTO running past and NOAH finishing them off. They exit the building complex. They run down the street. NOAH takes out his phone. He scrolls through and finds Maria’s number. He calls her. NOAH Maria, I’ve got a favor. CUT TO: The doorbell rings. MARIA opens the door. The 3 stand at the door. MARIA Arthur ARTHUR Maria… CUT TO: MARIA So, let me get this straight, you want me to get you off the grid so that you can go and hunt down Basilisk… again. ARTHUR Pretty much, yeah MARIA The things I do for you She types and clicks a few buttons.

MARIA You are now officially off the radar. She stands up from her desk and walks over to OTTO.

MARIA Maria, that’s all you need to know OTTO Otto, nice to meet you. She walks out of her office and the follow. ARTHUR I don’t mean to intrude, but have you got any beer MARIA we don't drink in this house, water would be good for you ARTHUR grunts and OTTO walks away. NOAH is about to walk off, MARIA stops him and puts him into one side. MARIA Why are you doing this, why now? NOAH Arthur needs this MARIA How’s he been holding up NOAH Well what do you think, he lost everything. I should never have left. MARIA You did what you had to do NOAH I left him when he needed me most. We both did ARTHUR is looking over the banister. he has another hallucination of the squad is getting ready for another mission. MONTAGE OF HAIRCUT, TRAINING, SUITING UP. After the montage OTTO discusses about the plan. Mentioning a laptop that they need to

retrieve, as it has everything of daemons and would be able to backset his plans. They are both standing at the door with OTTO. They finish preparing, cocking back their weapons. ARTHUR picks up a beer and takes a swig. He looks at NOAH and smirks. ARTHUR Old habits die hard CUT TO: ARTHUR, NOAH and OTTO proceed towards the facility. ARTHUR walks into the facility before having a hallucination. He sees his old squad die, being picked off one by one. ARTHUR becomes distressed and grabs his head. NOAH walks over to him trying to calm him down. NOAH Is everything alright ARTHUR looks up at NOAH. ARTHUR Everything’s fine, let’s do this They begin to go into the building. MARIA Arthur on your left He turns and swiftly takes out the first guard. OTTO leads ARTHUR and NOAH down the corridor, and they take out the next guard. They make their way through the warehouse, taking out anyone in their way. They move into a large area, where MARIA begins to break up. ARTHUR Maria, do you see anything MARIA Be… care…fu-… i- losing… (Distorted speech) ARTHUR Maria, do you copy MARIA cuts out.

DAEMON walks out with a person either side of him. They begin to unload suppressive fire on ARTHUR and NOAH. ARTHUR and NOAH jump behind cover. ARTHUR You got a plan?

NOAH Nope, you? ARTHUR No… shit. OTTO slide over into their cover. OTTO I got a plan ARTHUR Well thank god for that OTTO Daemons laptop, it just over by the crates, But I need a distraction ARTHUR I’ve got an idea Listen, I need you to take this, keep it safe NOAH That’s your promise ring, I can’t take this ARTHUR I know what it is, and I need you to keep it safe for me NOAH What are you doing Arthur? You can’t do this Arthur! ARTHUR DAEMON!!! The shooting stops. NOAH Arthur don’t

He grabs ARTHURS arm. Expecting ARTHUR to retaliate, he is surprised to see him look back and smile ARTHUR Trust me NOAH lets go

ARTHUR You killed my squad, you killed my wife, how about you come finish the job. Man to man, I wanna see you bleed. Stand your men down… and let’s finish this. DAEMON