trinity - 1x05 - diminish

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TRINITY1x05 - DIMINISH

Written byCHRIS DAVIS

BASED ON BY CHARACTERS CREATED BY DC COMICS.

(c) The VPN, 2010


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CAST

LANA LANG................................. KRISTIN KREUKQUENTIN ONEAL.......................... JAMIE BAMBERCYNTHIA REYNOLDS....................... ANNA PAQUINAMANDA WALLER................................. PAM GRIERJAKE GOLD..................................... PAUL WESLEYPETE ROSS..................................... SAM JONES III


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GUEST STARRING

JADE...................................... EMMANUELLE CHRIQUITODD....................................... JOSHUA JACKSONVALENTINA.................................. ALI LARTER

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TEASER

FADE IN:

INT. LANG RESIDENTS - BATHROOM - MORNING.

WE COME UP on Lana in front of her bathroom mirror. Shestares for a moment, then sighs. She looks down at the sinkand turns the nozzle for cold water. She gets a small cup ofthe counter and fills it with water.

Lana then opens up the cabinet and grabs a medicine bottle.She twists it open and gets two small white pills from it.She puts both of them in her mouth and drinks the water.

She closes the cabinet and turns toward the door. She opensit and we find ourself in Lanas bedroom.

INT. LANG RESIDENTS - LANAS BEDROOM - MORNING.

She steps into her room and sees Cynthia, sitting down onthe bed. She looks up at Lana.

LANAHey, Cynthia.

Cynthia grins.

CYNTHIAHey Lana.

LANA

Whats going on?

CYNTHIAOh, nothing much. Just decided to

wake up a few minutes ago. Ithought Id check in on you. Howare you feeling?

LANAAlright, mostly. Ive just beenhaving more headaches. They seem tobe getting worse.

CYNTHIASorry to hear that.

LANAItll pass, I hope.

Cynthia chuckles.

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LANA (CONTD)Is there anything you wanted totalk about?

Lana walks over to her bed and sits next to Cynthia.

CYNTHIAWell, I was just thinking...aboutQuentin.

LANAYou too huh?

CYNTHIAI cant imagine what hes goingthrough. To find out aboutValentina like that...

LANA

It good pretty bad. Ive never seenhim so angry. It was like he wasanother person.

CYNTHIAI dont blame him.

LANANobodies being blamed. I wasjust...surprised.

CYNTHIAHave you heard from him since then?

LANANo...Im not sure he wants to hearfrom us. Or from anyone. Not yet.

CYNTHIAI hope hes alright.

LANAHe just needs some time. I wontforce him to get better. Hell comeback to us when hes ready.

CYNTHIAPoor guy. He lost everything, Ireally worried about him.

LANAQuentin is strong. More than I everknew. Hell make it through this.

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CYNTHIAI know he will. But I dont believein people going through thesethings alone. Hes got us to gothrough it with him.

Lana gives her a warming smile and we --

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. ODYSSEY - VALENTINAS HOUSE - DAY.

Quentin is lying on his back on top of a queen sized bed. Hisarms are folded across his chest as he looks directly up atthe ceiling. He breathes in and out slowly, in deep thought.

We hear voices murmuring in the distance and bright colorsappear to reflect off of Quentins face due to the darkenedroom. Quentin sits up and looks at the television which

stands in front of the bed. On the screen is a blonde woman.Shes revealed to be Valentina. She is smiling as sheapproaches a house. She faces the camera.

QUENTIN (O.S.)Val, what do you wanna say aboutour new home?

VALENTINAs smile widens.

VALENTINAI...I dont know what to say.

BACK ON QUENTIN, on the bed.

He smiles at the sight of his former bride to be. On hissmile, we --

CUT TO:

INT. CHECKMATE - SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY - DAY.

We come up on a MASSIVE machine, which is being contained byan even larger clear tank. Pale white electrical energyswerves around the machine itself, emitting a loud cacklingnoise. A man wearing a white lab coat comes into the camerasview. He squints his eyes, then Amanda Wallers voice isheard.

AMANDA (O.S.)Hows your progress Dr. Gilmore?

Dr. Gilmore turns to face her as we reveal Amanda Waller withher arms folded.

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DR. GILMOREThe project is coming along quite

well actually. The data stored inthose files you gave us really shedsome light on some major aspects wehadnt thought of before.

AMANDAIm glad they were helpful.

DR. GILMOREVery much so.

Amanda nods.

AMANDASo tell me Doctor...when will youhave this done?

DR. GILMOREGive it time Agent Waller. We dont

want to rush something like this.

AMANDAWhen!?

She raises her voice with intimidation.

DR. GILMOREWithout proper testing and a stableenvironment, we could have it up inrunning before the night is over

but-

AMANDABut what?

DR. GILMOREI -- wouldnt recommend it. We haveno idea what this thing willactually do to the surroundingpublic after is goes online.

AMANDACheckmate and me personally, donthave the time or patience to testthe machine. The sooner we extractthat meteor rock from the girlsbody, the sooner our mission willbe completed.

DR. GILMOREI understand.

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Amanda grins slightly.

AMANDAGood.

Amanda turns around and begins to walk away.

AMANDA (CONTD)Get back to work.

We PAUSE on Dr. Gilmore as he stands there, thinking tohimself and worried about what will happen if this projectfails. On his worry, we --

BLACKOUT.

END OF TEASER

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ACT ONE

FADE IN:

INT. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INTELLIGENCE - LOBBY - DAY.

We come up on the C.B.I. Its just an average day as we seeemployees walking throughout the busy office. We pan over tothe front door and see Lana walking through them with abright smile oh her face. Shes ready to start another day at

work. We walks over to the main desk to see Carter Wells andPete Ross. She smiles.

LANAHey Pete.

Pete looks up at her.

PETE

Lana...hi.

LANAGot any work for me?

PETEUhm, no not yet, despite the looksof the office, the day has beenpretty slow on our side.

LANAThats, great news.

PETEYeah, its been a while since we

were able to get a littlerelaxation.

LANATell me about it.

Pete chuckles and then, Lana grunts and puts her hand on herforehead.

PETEYou okay?

LANAYeah, Ill be fine. Just beenhaving headaches all week.

PETENothing to serious I hope...

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LANAI dont think so. Its probablyjust stress.

PETEYoure working too hard.

LANAThat may be it too.

PETEWell I hope it gets better. Canthave you sick on the job.

Lana grins slightly. We hear an elevator ring from thedistance and the camera moves over to the elevator. The doorsslide open and we reveal Amanda Waller, walking into thelobby. She walks over toward the front desk. Lana looks overto her as she approaches and smiles.

LANADr. Waller, good morning.

AMANDAGood morning Ms. Lang.

Pete looks down.

AMANDA (CONTD)Mr. Ross.

Lana looks at Pete, confused as he forces a grin, while still

looking down at the desk.

LANAI hear its been a slow day so far.

AMANDAWell, its that time of year Iguess. You arent complaining areyou?

LANAOh no, its quite refreshing, butstill, whatever you need...

AMANDAIll can count on you. Thank youLana.

Lana grins, then so does Amanda. Waller looks back at Pete.

AMANDA (CONTD)Ill see you two a little later.

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She nods, then walks the other way. Lana looks back at Petewith a confused expression.

LANASomething wrong?

PETEWhat? No, its-its nothing.

Pete forces a smile and walks away from the front desk. Weclose in on Lanas face as she expresses concern.

On that we --

CUT TO:

INT. WAREHOUSE - COMMAND CENTRAL - DAY.

We come up on Command Central doors. We pause on them for a

few moments until they are pushed open. We reveal Quentin,who walks inside. He looks up at the other side of the roomand stops in his tracks. He looks surprised.

QUENTINWhat are you doing here?

We cut over to the other side of the room to see Cynthia,standing there.

CYNTHIAI guess I just, wanted to see howyou were doing.

Quentin sighs and walks over to his computer.

QUENTINIm fine.

CYNTHIAAre you sure?

QUENTINYes! Im fine.

(frustrated)

Cynthia is shocked at his tone. Quentin sighs.

CYNTHIAIm sorry Quentin. I just--I saw aside of you that I never knewexisted. A dark and angry side. Ijust need to know that yourebetter.

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QUENTINIm fine, really. I just need--

CYNTHIAYou need time. I get that.

Quentin nods.

QUENTINThanks.

Cynthia grins.

QUENTIN (CONTD)Plus, right now all that we need to

worry about is the mission.Stopping Checkmate.

CYNTHIA

You think youre up for it?

QUENTINI have to be. Lana needs me. I

wont walk out on her because Ivehit a rough patch in the road. Iknow she would never do that to me.

CYNTHIAShes a good friend, even thoughshe can be a little too serioussometimes.

QUENTINYou havent known her that long.

CYNTHIAI just mean, I think you need tolet go a little. I know you need tofocus on the mission but, theresnever not enough time for a littlefun.

QUENTINI dont know if I can agree withthat.

CYNTHIAIts true. When I felt I was in adark place or whenever I thought mylife wasnt worth living anymore, I

went and did something I reallyenjoyed. Whether it was paintingor... I dont know, just going fora walk.

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It gave me time to think and thatsexactly what you need right now.

QUENTINIve done plenty of thinking. Itall comes back to me, feeling empty

inside.

CYNTHIAWell, now you have me to fill youup. I could help you, if you wantit.

QUENTINWell...what more could I lose?

CYNTHIA grins.

CYNTHIA

Come on, lets go for a drive.

On Quentins slight grin, we --

CUT TO:

INT. ODYSSEY - BAR - DAY.

An average diner with a bar inside. We see a male figure,walking up to the bar. Were on the lower half of his body asthe camera slowly pans up. We reveal his face. The figure is -

JAKE

He walks up to the bar, and sits down on one of the stools.He looks to the left at the man at the other side of the bar.Then, a female bartender walks up to him.

BARTENDERWhat will you have?

JAKEGimme a whiskey.

BARTENDERLet me see some I.D.

Jake sighs slightly before going into his wallet. He showsher his card and she nods.

BARTENDER (CONTD)Alright.

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She turns around to get his drink and Jake puts his walletback in his pocket. Suddenly, a brunette female sits down atthe bar, next to Jake.

GIRLIll have a Coke, please.

BARTENDERComing right up hun.

She smiles and looks at Jake who is peering the other way.

GIRLHey.

Jake turns to face her.

JAKEHi.

GIRLMy names Jade.

JAKEJake...

Jade nods and grins.

JADEYoure not from around here huh?

JAKE

How did you know that?(Defensive)

JADEWell, all the men in this part ofOdyssey are dicks. You dont seemthe type.

JAKEIll take that as a compliment, buthow can you tell? Weve just met.

JADEHmm...you didnt say anythingrudely inappropriate after I saidthe D word. Thats a hint rightthere.

Jake grins.

JAKEFunny.

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We see two glass being set down on the bar in front of them.

BARTENDERHere you are.

JADE

Thanks.

They pick up their drinks and sip.

JADE (CONTD)So...was I right?

JAKEUh, yeah I guess Im not fromaround here.

JADESee, I knew it. Why did you choose

this bar?

JAKEI dont know...It just called outto me.

JADEWell, I cant say that Imcomplaining.

JAKESame here.

They smile and Jade pushes her hair back across hershoulders, revealing a beautiful ring, that holds a brightgreen emerald in the center, on her finger. Jake looks at it.

JAKE (CONTD)Nice ring.

JADEOh...thanks. Its a family thing.

They smile at each other, and then suddenly we hear someonewhistling at Jade. She turns around to see a man likely to bedrunk, staring dead at her.

DRUNK MANDamn. They sure do make them finenowadays.

JADE sighs and turns back to Jake.

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DRUNK MAN (CONTD)Hey! Dont you lo-look away from

me!

JADEWhat an idiot.

JAKEBack off!

The man is silent, as he looks to Jake in shock. He walks upto the bar.

DRUNK MANWhat did you just say to me?

JAKEI said back off.

JADECome on guys, lets just leave thisalone.

DRUNK MANSHUT UP!

He swings his hand toward Jades face, but Jake grabs itbefore it reaches her. Jade looks shocked.

DRUNK MAN (CONTD)Let go of me!

Jake squeezes his hand and he grunts.

BARTENDERHey!

Jake lets him go.

BARTENDER (CONTD)Get out of my bar!

The man backs away, staring at Jake. Then, he turns aroundand leaves. Jade looks at Jake.

JADEYou didnt have to do that.

JAKEYeah, I did.

JADEWell..thank you. No one has everstood up for me before.

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JAKEJust, dont make a big deal out ofit, okay?

Jake appears to be uncomfortable, and then his cell vibrates.He goes into his jacket pocket and takes it out. He looks

down at the screen, and we see a text message with the oneword...CHECKMATE.

JAKE (CONTD)Hey, I gotta get out of here.

JADEOh...okay.

(Disappointed)

Jake turns to face the door.

JADE (CONTD)

Maybe well see each other again.

Jake turns his head and grins slightly. He walks out of thedoor. On that we --

CUT TO:

EXT. ODYSSEY - BAR - BACK ALLEY - DAY.

We follow Jake as he walks out of the bar. The door shuts andthen --

BAM!

Jake is hit in the back of the head with a pistol. He goesdown to the ground and we pull up from him to reveal thedrunken man.

DRUNK MANWhat do you got to say now!? Huh?

We cut to Jake, struggling to get up from the ground.

BACK ON THE DRUNK, as he points his gun to Jakes face. ThenSuddenly --

JADE (O.S.)HEY!

The drunk gunman looks up and we jump to Jade, standing inthe door way. The man points the gun toward her, about topull the trigger when Jade balls her fist and aims it at him.

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Suddenly, her ring begins to produce a bright green beam thatshoots into him, sending him soaring unto the other side ofthe alleyway.

Jade looks down at Jake. He looks up at her, stillstruggling. Then, his head falls to the ground as he looses

his consciousness.

BACK ON JADE as she breathes heavily, raises her hand andtouches her ring. On that we --

CUT TO:

INT. CHECKMATE - MEDICAL LAB - DAY.

We come up on a pair of legs, covered by white slacks. Theytake a few steps forward and we begin to slowly pan upward.We reveal, Amanda Waller as she walks through Checkmates

medical center. She walks up to the front desk where a female

receptionist sits.

AMANDAStuart Campbell?

RECEPTIONISTMr. Campbell was just transferredthis morning. Room 25.

AMANDA nods her head, then walks away from the desk.

CUT TO:

INT. CHECKMATE - MEDICAL CENTER - ROOM 25 - DAY.

The door to the hospital room opens slowly, and in comesAmanda. She closes the door behind her and walks over to thebed.

AMANDALook at what they did to you.

WE CUT TO Stuart. He face is still badly bruised.

BACK ON Waller.

AMANDA (CONTD)You didnt deserve this.

Amanda sits down in a chair next to the bed.

AMANDA (CONTD)I came with good news. The projectyou found...Project Facultas.

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Its moving along quite well. Ourdream will soon be brought toreality.

She pauses.

AMANDA (CONTD)Its a shame you wont be able towitness it yourself. Youve servedCheckmate well Stuart. Thisincident will NOT be taken lightly.

Her face begins to harden.

AMANDA (CONTD)Soon...Lana Lang, along with herfriends are going to feel the fulleffect of being an enemy toCheckmate.

She touches his hand.

AMANDA (CONTD)I promise you that...

She lets go. Her expression is blank. She stands to her feetand walks toward the door. She opens it and walks out. Wefollow her as she walks through the hospital corridors.

On that we --

BLACKOUT.

END OF ACT ONE

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ACT TWO

FADE IN:

EXT. ODYSSEY STREETS - CAR - DAY.

WE FADE INTO Cynthia and Quentin, inside Quentins car.Cynthia is driving while Quentin sits in the passengers seat.

QUENTINYou know what surprises me?

CYNTHIANo, what?

QUENTINThose men, the ones that kidnappedyou. They havent come to take you

back. I mean, they must know yourestaying with us. They knoweverything else.

CYNTHIAI dont know. Maybe after meetingLana, they dont think Im the mostspecial girl in the world.

QUENTINYou sound disappointed.

CYNTHIA

Trust me, Im not.

Quentin grins.

CYNTHIA (CONTD)Well, lets just be lucky thatthings have seemed to settle downon that front.

QUENTINSounds good to me.

CYNTHIAHey! Why are we doing this?

QUENTINDoing what? Talking?

CYNTHIAYes!

Quentin looks confused.

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CYNTHIA (CONTD)I mean -- No. Why are we talkingabout Checkmate? Youre supposed tobe clearing your mind remember.Getting you back to normal...or asclose to normal that you possibly

can get.

QUENTINCynthia, its not gonna happenovernight. Going for walks, gettingfresh air...it doesnt really help

me. When I try to think to myself,I keep picturing her face. Whatthose bastards might have done withher... I cant do it.

Cynthia looks down, sadly, the back on the road.

CYNTHIAIts normal to have those thoughtsQuentin. Especially in thesituation youre in right now. Butto make them go away, you have toembrace them. I know it hurts butits the only way.

QUENTINYoure probably right. But like Isaid, I need time.

CYNTHIA nods.

QUENTIN (CONTD)So, I guess I ruined our fun day.

CYNTHIAHmm...maybe not.

QUENTINWhat are you up to?

CYNTHIAIts a surprise. I think I found aperfect place to go.

She grins, then Quentin shakes his head, jokingly.

On that we --

CUT TO:

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INT. OUTSKIRTS OF ODYSSEY - GREEN LANTERN CORPS - DAY.

WE COME UP on a pair of closed eyes. The camera pans upwardto reveal JAKE, laying down on a white bed. Suddenly, hiseyes shoot open and he jolts up.

He breathes heavily, looking around the room with confusedwritten on his face. We hear the sound of a door beingunlocked. Jake stares at the door knob, in shock. He cringesas the door is opened.

We reveal JADE, walking into the room.

JADEYoure up I see.

JAKEWho the hell are you!? Where am I?

Jake is angry and confused. He tries to move from his bed,but struggles. Jade rushes to him.

JADEDont try to move too much.

She reaches out for his arm but he jerks it away. She stopsand puts her hands in the air.

JADE (CONTD)Hey...its alright. Im not here tohurt you.

JAKEWho are you?

JADEMy name is Jade. Dont youremember?

Jake squints his eyes and we FLASH TO:

INT. FLASHBACK - ODYSSEY - BAR - DAY.

JADEHey.

Jake turns to face her.

JAKEHi.

GIRLMy names Jade.

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JAKEJake...

Jade nods and grins.

FLASH TO:

INT. OUTSKIRTS OF ODYSSEY - GREEN LANTERN CORPS

We are BACK ON Jake, as he begins to remember her.

JAKEJade...the girl from the bar...

JADEThats right. What else can youremember?

On Jakes face we --

FLASH TO:

EXT. FLASHBACK - ODYSSEY - BAR - BACK ALLEY - DAY.

We follow Jake as he walks out of the bar. The door shuts andthen --

BAM!

Jake is hit in the back of the head with a pistol. He goesdown to the ground and we pull up from him to reveal thedrunken man.

DRUNK MANWhat do you got to say now!? Huh?

We cut to Jake, struggling to get up from the ground.

BACK ON THE DRUNK, as he points his gun to Jakes face. ThenSuddenly --

JADE (O.S.)HEY!

The drunk gunman looks up and we jump to Jade, standing inthe door way. The man points the gun toward her, about topull the trigger when Jade balls her fist and aims at him.

Suddenly, her ring begins to produce a bright green beam thatshoots into him, sending him soaring unto the other side ofthe alleyway.

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Jade looks down at Jake. He looks up at her, stillstruggling. Then, his head falls to the ground as he looseshis consciousness.

BACK ON JADE as she breathes heavily, raises her hand andtouches her ring. On that we --

FLASH TO:

INT. OUTSKIRTS OF ODYSSEY - GREEN LANTERN CORPS - DAY.

JAKEI remember me getting hit in thehead. I can feel it now too...

Jade nods.

JAKE (CONTD)And then...you saved me. But how

did you save me? What did you do tohim?

JADEThis ring.

Jade holds up her hand to reveal the ring on her finger.

JADE (CONTD)Holds that power. The power of theGreen Lantern.

JAKE

Green Lantern...what is this place?

JADEWere inside the Green LanternCorporation, one among many aroundthe world. Its my home.

JAKEWhy did you bring me here?

JADEYou were hit in the head prettybad. Knocked you clean out. When Ibrought you back here, I did a scanof the area you were attacked andfound something unexpected. Itseems like you had an electricalchip inside of you.

Jake is shocked.

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JADE (CONTD)Based on the design, we think it

was a behavior modification chip,meaning you werent 100 percent incontrol of yourself.

JAKEI--I cant believe it.

JADEWe werent able to remove itcompletely because it was plantedin the center of your brain stem.Removing it would have killed youalmost instantly. But, we were ableto disable it.

JAKEWhatever this chip did...It made me

loose my memory?

JADEIm not sure. Your memory loss mayhave just been due to the impact ofthe blow to your brain. Might havehit the wrong circuit, and all wentto hell from there. Right now, itsonly temporary, you should get themback with time.

JAKEThank you...for everything.

JADEJust, dont make a big deal out ofit, okay?

She grins.

JADE (CONTD)In the mean time, you should getsome rest and you should probablystay here for a few days. Justuntil you feel youre ready to goback into the outside world.

Jake nods, then Jade turns around. She opens the door thenlooks back at Jake.

JADE (CONTD)Ill check it with you in a bit.

She walks through the door, and closes it.

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On that we --

CUT TO:

INT. CHECKMATE - WALLERS OFFICE - DAY.

Amanda Waller stands in her office. Pacing up and down theoffice, holding a cell phone up to her ear.

AMANDAWe are near completion. Im sureyoull be satisfied with theresults when we have them.

She pauses.

AMANDA (CONTD)I assure you, nothing will go

wrong. The kryptonite that resides

in the girls blood will release ashock wave of liquidated greenkryptonite, allowing us to alter ahumans DNA, into something more.That was the project and it will becompleted.

She pauses again.

AMANDA (CONTD)What about Quentin?

She grins.

AMANDA (CONTD)Trust me when I tell you, hesabout to get whats he deserves...

On her wicked grin, we --

CUT TO:

INT. ODYSSEY - BOWLING ALLEY - LANE - DAY.

We see a dark red bowling ball rolling down the lane. Itstwist to the left, further...and further --

CYNTHIACome on, come on!

It rolls to the left and drops into gutter. We cut toCynthia, who is standing in front of the lane.

CYNTHIA (CONTD)Noo!

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She looks disappointed, but then begins to laugh. CUT TO:

QUENTIN

Sitting down in a chair, chuckling along with her. She looksback at him.

CYNTHIA (CONTD)What are you laughing at mister?

QUENTINJust how you suck at bowling.

Cynthias mouth widen and she grunts.

CYNTHIAReally? Well lets see you dobetter!

(Playful)

Quentin sighs, and slaps his knees while he stands to hisfeet. He walks over to get a ball, he chooses a black coloredone.

Cynthia folds her arms as Quentin walks over to his lane. Hestops, holds the ball up and focuses.

He raises the ball, pulls his arm back and the snaps it backquickly. The ball travels down the lane with speed and then --

BAM!

It smashes into the pins. Causing them all to fall.

WE CUT TO the screen which reads --

STRIKE!

BACK ON QUENTIN as she puts his arms into the air and smiles.Cynthia comes up from behind him.

CYNTHIA (CONTD)That was amazing.

QUENTINThank you maim.

CYNTHIASee, youre having fun already.

THEY both grin at one another when all of a sudden --

BANG! BANG!

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Two gun shots are heard inside the alley. The jump in theirtracks in shock. Everyone drops down to the ground as we hearconstant screams.

We see five Checkmate agents rush toward Quentin and Cynthia.Quentin pushes Cynthia out of the way and they grab him.

CYNTHIA (CONTD)WAIT!!

The Agents pause.

AGENT # 1Thank you Agent Reynolds. Wecouldnt have done it without you.

Quentins eyes widen at Cynthia.

QUENTIN

Cynthia?(Confused)

Cynthia shakes her head.

CYNTHIAQ - Quentin. I-I...

(stutters)

The agent pulls a taser gun out from his jacket and pushes itinto Quentins side. He shakes and then goes to sleep.Cynthia is in shock.

AGENT # 1Alright, lets move out!

The agents turns the other way, rushing out of the bowlingAlley. We PAN on Cynthias face as she is still in quite of ashock. A single tear begins to form in her eyes and we --

JUMP CUT TO:

INT. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INTELLIGENCE - CAFETERIA - DAY.

Pete & Lana are sitting down at a small round table. Enjoyingtheir lunch break.

LANASo you know Erica in accounting?

PETEUhh...blonde? Ditzy girl? Always

wears pink...

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LANAThats the one. Shes been totallydropping hints. Asking me if werein some sort of a relationship,that sort of thing. I think she

wants you all to herself.

PETEHmm...interesting.

Lana sighs.

LANAHmm...interesting? Thats yourresponse when I tell you that agirl finds you attractive. Whatsup with you? Youve been actingstrange around me all day.

PETEIts nothing. I mean, its not you.Ive just had a lot on my mindlately.

LANAReally? Like what?

PETEI...I cant actually tell you.

LANAI dont like secrets Pete. You know

that.

PETEIts not a secret of my own. I...

He sighs.

PETE (CONTD)Its just...personal. You get thatdont you? I mean, you must havesecrets. Theres gotta be somethingyoure not telling me.

Lana looks away. Pete follows her eyes with his.

LANAOkay! Fine, keep it to yourself.

PETEUh huh...

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LANAWhen did you become so good atkeeping secrets?

PETEYears of practice.

They grin, and Lana looks down at her watch. She stands toher feet.

LANALooks like we gotta dash.

Lana looks down at her plate. Its still pretty full. Shepicks it up.

LANA (CONTD)Damn, didnt even get a chance todine.

Pete grins. Lana shrugs her shoulders and walks away from thetable. Pete follows her.

All of a sudden, she stops in her tracks. We PULL in on herface as she takes a deep breath. Her eyes widen and she dropsher plate. It shatters to on the floor.

PETELANA!?

LANA falls down to the floor. Pete rushes over to her, knellsbefore her, worried. Lanas eyes are shut and she is

unresponsive. The camera pans upward, from above their heads.

PETE (CONTD)Lana!? LANA!

His voice is fading out. We see other workers piling aroundher in shock. On that we --

BLACKOUT.

END OF ACT TWO

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ACT THREE

FADE IN:

INT. DOWNTOWN ODYSSEY - HOSPITAL - ROOM - EVENING.

WE COME UP ON Lana, laying in a hospital bed. We are close onher eye lids as they begin to open up. She breathes in, thenout and rises from the bed.

PETE (O.S.)Lana...

LANA turns her head to her left side to see Pete, sitting inher room.

LANAPete.

PETEHow you feeling?

LANAI-- I dont know. What happened?

PETEYou passed out. We couldnt get youup. When your pulse began to slow,

we had to call an ambulance.

Lana sighs and shakes her head.

LANAThis is just what I need.

PETEAny reason for you to fall out likethat?

LANAIve been having headachesrecently.

PETESo much for nothing too serious.

LANAYeah, they must have been doing

more damage than I thought.

PETEDont do that again Lana. You gave

me quite a scare.

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LANANext time Im about to faint, Illtry not to.

Pete chuckles playfully, so does Lana.

Suddenly, the hospital room door is opened and a man wearinga white doctors coat comes in.

DOCTORHows out little lady doing?

PETEGood doc. She just woke up.

DOCTORHi Lana. My names Dr. Myers.

LANA

Nice to meet you...so tell me, whencan I get outta here.

DOCTORSoon. We just have to finishrunning some tests. Well have someresults shortly.

LANAOkay...good. You think I could makea phone call?

DOCTOR

Would it be okay if your frienddoes it for you? Sometimestelephone frequencies can mess withyour mind. Especially when youreimmune system is low.

LANASure.

DOCTORIll be checking back with yousoon.

Dr. Myers smiles, then walks out of the room.

Lana looks to Pete.

LANAYou know my friend, Quentin right?

Pete nods.

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PETEIll call him right away.

Lana grins.

LANA

Thanks. If you cant reach him,then try Cynthia.

Pete nods, picks up Lanas phone from the table by her bedand walks out of the room. We PAN back to Lana, as her grinfades away. She sighs and on that we --

CUT TO:

INT. OUTSKIRTS OF ODYSSEY - GREEN LANTERN CORPS - EVENING.

Jake is still laying on his bed in the Green Lantern Corps.Hes asleep and doesnt look like hes getting a nice rest as

he flutters in his sleep. He tosses and turns from both sideof the bed. On that we --

FLASH TO:

INT. SUBURBAN HOUSE - DINING ROOM - NIGHT. (FLASHBACK)

Jake is sitting down at the end of a table. Surrounded by hisfamily. He has a blank expression on his face.

MOTHERIm sorry Jake. We were just doing

what was best for you.

JAKELying to me? Thats whats best for

me?

DADListen son --

JAKEDont call me...Son. You just saidremember, I not your son.

The father looks down, in pain from his words.

MOTHERPlease Jake

JAKEShut up.

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MOTHERWe can get through this if you justlisten to --

JAKEI said shut up!

He gets angry and bangs his fists down to the table! As hedoes so, a GIANT wave of ORANGE or YELLOW flames comebursting from his hands and over to the two at the other sideof the table.

The flames consume them, the scream in pain before they burstinto the ashes. JAKE is terrified. The flames go down and wedissolve to --

EXT. BACKYARD - NIGHT. (FLASHBACK)

POLICE SIRENS scream throughout the neighborhood. Jake is in

the backyard, sitting down in the backyard in utter shock. Welook through his point of view and see a dark and bold woman

walking up to him. His eyes are blurred until she getscloser. They clear and we reveal it to be Amanda Waller.

AMANDAJake Gold. My name is AmandaWaller...come with me. We can helpyou.

Amanda reaches her hand out, and Jake touches it.

JADE (O.S.)

Jake!(Muffled)

On that we -

FLASH TO:

INT. OUTSKIRTS OF ODYSSEY - GREEN LANTERN CORPS - EVENING.

JADEJake!!

JAKE JUMPS UP from his sleep and gasps! Hes sweating andpanting. He looks at Jade in terror.

JAKEOh my god.

His eyes are wide.

JADEIt was just a dream.

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JAKENo...it was real! It was my past.I--I killed people. My family.

Jade pauses.

JAKE (CONTD)I remember...I remember burningthem from the inside out.

JADEJake...what are you talking about?

JAKEIt was unnatural, like somethingout of a movie. And then a

woman...Amanda Waller --

JADEs eyes widen.

JADEAmanda Waller?

JAKEShe saved me.

JADEOh god...

JAKEWhat--what is it?

JADENothing. I just, I need to --

Jade gets up and rushes through the door.

JAKEJade wait!

On his confused face we cut to the hallway of the GreenLantern Corps. Jade closes the door to Jakes room and standsin her tracks. On her serious expression, we --

CUT TO:

INT. CHECKMATE - WALLERS OFFICE - EVENING.

AMANDA is sitting at her desk. She holds a White Queen chesspiece in her hand and suddenly, someone storms into heroffice. Amanda looks up as the door open and we revealCynthia.

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CYNTHIAWhere is he?

AMANDACynthia...

CYNTHIAWhat did you do to him!?

AMANDAI suggest you lower your voice.Now.

(Stern)

Cynthia shuts her mouth.

AMANDA (CONTD)Hes not dead, yet. We have plansfor him first.

CYNTHIAPlease...dont hurt him.

AMANDAAm I hearing this right? Are youconcerned for the man youresupposed to be against? What the

matter with you?!

CYNTHIAI dont wanna do this anymore! Icant do this anymore!

AMANDAAgent Reynolds! Get a hold ofyourself! I must have not made thisclear...there is no getting out ofCheckmate. Once youre in, yourein for life until death. Now thatdeath can come naturally or on thefield, but when you attempt toescape, it can come other ways.

CYNTHIA is shocked.

AMANDA (CONTD)Do you understand me?

CYNTHIAYes...

AMANDAGood. Now, get out of my office.

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Cynthia, still in shock, walks out of Wallers office. We PANIN ON Wallers angry expression and then --

CUT TO:

INT. CHECKMATE - DETENTION CENTER - NIGHT.

We come up on Quentin behind steel bars. He stands the faredge of his cell, waiting for someone to come for him.Suddenly, the door to the prison opens and a man comes

walking it.

QUENTINWho the hell are you!? What is thisplace!?

MANWelcome to Checkmate Mr. ONeal. Myname is Todd.

Quentin squints his eyes.

QUENTINAlright Todd...what do you wantfrom me? You wanna kill for puttingyour little buddy in a coma.

TODDI have no connection with AgentCampbell. In my opinion your attack

was a job well done. Kinda sloppy,but seeing other peoples work

always inspires me.

QUENTINWhat are you? Some kinda of freakdungeon master?

TODDYou can say that. But, sadlyenough, the White Queen doesnt

want you dead yet.

QUENTINYet?

TODDThose were her words exactly. Shesays she has plans for you. Plansshe knows you wont be so quick toagree on so, she sent me to do alittle...persuading.

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QUENTINPersuade me? To do what?

TODDTo work for her, here at Checkmate.

WE PAN in on Quentins face as his eyes widen. On that we --

BLACKOUT.

END OF ACT THREE

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ACT FOUR

FADE IN:

INT. GREEN LANTERN CORPS - COUNSEL ROOM - NIGHT.

We come up on three men. All dressed in Black, white andgreen uniforms. They sit side by side by side in three highchairs. The CAMERA pans over to Jade, who stands there,facing them.

LANTERN # 1The one youve brought into thissacred place, is a murderer. Hesaid it so himself and now hereveals he has connections toAmanda Waller? How can expect us tobe lenient.

JADEIt wasnt his fault. The chip inhis brain messed with his mind. Whoknows what is fact and what isfiction.

LANTERN # 3It appears that he can.

LANTERN # 2This is not a game my child. Thesethings must be thought through.

JADEI have thought it through. Weresupposed to be good people,protectors of people like him. Thisis going against everything webelieve in.

LANTERN # 1Not everyone can be saved Jade.

JADEPlease, just take time to considerit.

LANTERN # 3We have, and weve come to adecided.

Jade pauses.

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LANTERN # 3 (CONTD)The boy is a danger to you, andeveryone in this facility. He mustleave.

Jades eyes fall to the floor in dis appointment.

On that we --

CUT TO:

INT. DOWNTOWN ODYSSEY - HOSPITAL - ROOM - NIGHT.

Lana lays on her bed, Pete is sitting next to the bed.

LANANeither of the answered? I hopetheyre okay.

PETEEverything is probably fine. Dont

worry about them. You need to focuson getting better. How do you feelanyway?

LANAUseless, lazy. My energy is pretty

much dead.

PETEYou just need some sleep.

LANAIll be fine.

PETEYou sure?

Lana nods, then the door is opened. Dr. Myers comes inside.

DOCTORMs. Lang. Mr. Ross.

LANASo, am I gonna die?

The doctor chuckles.

DOCTORAbsolutely not, but I do havesomething rather important to tellyou about your blood. Would yourather be alone when I tell youthis?

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Looks at Pete, he looks back at her.

LANANo...I really wouldnt.

DOCTOR

Alright, well...Weve found massiveamount of meteor rock, condensed ina liquid form, scattered throughoutyour body. This may be yourproblem.

Pete is shock.

PETEWhat? How did that happen?

DOCTORIm no scientist. Lana?

LANACould I have a minute...

The doctor nods and leaves the room. Lana sighs.

PETELana, whats going on?

LANAI, havent been one hundred percenthonest with you Pete.

PETEWhat are you talking about?

LANAI went back to Smallville, insearch for a something developed byLex, called Project Prometheus. Inshort terms, it gave me the powerto stand and fight for what Ibelieved was right.

PETEDont tell me your a super hero toonow.

LANAKind of.

Pete tries to say something but Lana cuts him off --

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LANA (CONTD)My dream, was to fight for thepeople beside the love of my life,But because of Lexs hate andjealousy, that dream was destroyed.He forced me to absorb so much

green kryptonite, I couldnt evengo near Clark.

PETEThats...

LANAThats why I left. Because I wasforced to.

PETELana, Im sorry...

LANADont be. Its not your fault.

Lana begins to cry. She puts her head on Petes shoulder andhe embraces her.

On that, we --

CUT TO:

INT. CHECKMATE - HALLWAY - NIGHT.

We come up on Waller, walking down the hallways of Checkmate.

Shes on the radio.

WALLERWhere is Agent Gold?! I have a

mission for him to lead.

AGENT (OVER RADIO)We arent quite sure Agent Waller.His tracking device has beendisabled.

WALLERHow is that possible? He isntprogrammed to disable it.

AGENT (OVER RADIO)That means someone else has done itfor him.

AMANDA sighs.

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WALLERThis is unacceptable. That boy istoo important to Checkmate to belost. Find him and bring him backhome.

AGENT (OVER RADIO)Understood Agent Waller.

Waller turns her radio off and continues to walk down thehallway.

CUT TO:

INT. OUTSKIRTS OF ODYSSEY - GREEN LANTERN CORPS - NIGHT.

Jade is walking down corridors of the Green Lantern Corp.Behind her are three security guards. She stops when she getsto the door to Jakes room, she turns and opens it. She steps

into the room.

JADEJake?

She looks around, but sees no one. Shes confused, and theguards storm into the room. All of a sudden, Jake drops downfrom the above them, crashing on top of two guards.

The last guard, prepares to attack but fails as Jake pusheshis hand toward him, creating a gust of wind. He goes soaringout the door and into the hallway. An alarm is sounded.

Jake looks at Jade, who stands in front of him with her ringaimed at his face. Standing each other off, the pause for afew seconds.

JADE (CONTD)Go! Quick before they find you!

Jack grins, then runs out of the room. We see dozens ofguards rushing right behind him.

He runs and runs until he gets the end of the hallway wherethere is a high window. He looks back and is almost shoot bya green ray of energy. He ducks out of the way and itshatters the glass from the window. He looks down out the

window, then back again as the guards have almost reachedhim. He decides to jump.

WE CUT TO the guards who have gotten to the window. Theypeers out to Jake pressing against the pavement lightly as hereaches it. We see a wave of wind as he touches the ground.

CUT TO HIS FACE:

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He is shocked and confused. He looks up at the window andback down at the floor in amazement. He continues to run. Onthat we --

CUT TO:

INT. CHECKMATE - DETENTION CENTER - NIGHT.

We see Quentin sitting in his cell. Todd walks into the room.Quentin looks up at him in anger. Todd grins.

TODDSo, have you given our offeranymore thought?

QUENTINIll never work for her! Shed haveto kill me first.

TODDHmm...thought you might say that.Well...

Todd walks over to the other side of the office and opens asliding door which reveals --

A woman. Her blonde hair coming down the sides of a bagthats over her head. She is gaged. We can tell by the

muffled screams coming from her mouth. He grabs her by thearms and yanks her to the other side of the room.

TODD (CONTD)

This is where the persuasion comesin.

QUENTINWhat is this!?

TODDI hear youve been on a littlesearch. You found out that youre

wife was taking and you immediatethought of us, how sweet.

Quentin looks down at the girl. His eyes widen.

QUENTINThats not --

TODDHow can you be so sure, huh?

Todd puts a gun to her head. Shes screams in terror.

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TODD (CONTD)You sure you wanna take thatchance?

QUENTIN

Stop!!

TODDI will stop! As soon as you agreeto our offer.

QUENTINOKAY! Ill work for Checkmate!Just...stop!

Todd smiles.

TODD

Well, thats all you had to say.

Quentin shuts his eyes and breathes in. Then --

BANG!

Todd puts a bullet in her head.

Quentin looks down at her body in shock.

QUENTINWha--why? I told you I would do it!

Todd pulls the bag from the womans head. We CUT to Quentinbefore we reveal her face.

QUENTIN (CONTD)Thats...thats not her...

TODDNo, its not her. But, now you know

we mean business. If you try toescape, this will happen again. Andnext time, itll be someone youknow.

Quentins eyes water. Todd walks out of the room and we --

CUT TO:

INT. CHECKMATE - HALLWAY - NIGHT.

Todd walks out of the detention room and into the hallway,where Amanda stands.

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AMANDASo...

TODDWeve got him.

AMANDAGood.

Amanda presses a button on her ear piece.

AMANDA (CONTD)Retrieve the girl. At all costs.

On that we --

CUT TO:

INT. DOWNTOWN ODYSSEY - HOSPITAL - ROOM - NIGHT.

Lana and Pete in the say places as they were when we lastleft them.

LANAHey Pete?

PETEYeah?

LANAI just wanted to say...thank you,for everything you did for me

today.

PETEYoure my friend Lana. Its mypleasure.

Lana grins, then Pete sighs. Something is bothering him.

LANAWhats wrong?

PETERemember that thing? The thing Icouldnt tell you?

LANAYeah...

PETEWell, I think its time you know.

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LANAPete, just because I told you mysecret...that doesnt mean you haveto tell me ours. I want you to tell

me whenever you want to.

PETETrust me, I want to Lana.

LANAWell...okay. What is it?

PETEThere something you need toknow...about Amanda Waller...

Lana is confused and all of a sudden --

BANG!

The door to her room is bursted into! Pete stands to his andis hit in the face with a rifle. Two Checkmate agents revealthemselves to Lana. One points a taser gun at her.

Lana attempts to get up but is tased before she can. Theshocks make her shake in her bed. They stop, and CUT BACK tothe agents. They move away from the doorway, to make way froma third member of the retrieval team. A shadowy figure stepsinto the room, the light shines on its face and it isrevealed to be --

CHESHIRE!

Lana is in utter shock. Cheshire smiles while she walks overto her bed.

CHESHIREWell, this is gonna be fun.

As Cheshire stands over Lana, she raises her arm up, thenquickly jerks it down for a SLASH! On that we --

BLACKOUT.

TO BE CONTINUED

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NEXT WEEKINT. CHECKMATE - HALLWAYS - NIGHT.

We see Lana being dragged by Cheshire down the halls ofCheckmate.

We fade out. Then into her being thrown down into a cell.

AMANDA (O.S.)Hello Lang.

Lana looks up, in shock.

GET READY

INT. CHECKMATE - CELL - NIGHT.

Quentin stands in front of Cynthia. Hes angry.

QUENTINYou betrayed us!

CYNTHIAAnd Im so, sorry.

QUENTINSo am I.

COMPUTER (V.O.)Project Facultas Engaged.

AMANDA is in a helicopter. She looks up see a WHITE KINGchess piece on the seat next to her.

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FOR THE BEGINNING

CUT TO:

INT. CHECKMATE - SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY - NIGHT.

Jake storms into the C.B.I. Throws fire at 3 guards.

Cynthia is running down the halls of Checkmate, shedisappears into thin air.

CUT TO:

Quentin points a gun at Todd.

CUT TO:

Amanda is talking to a Checkmate scientist.

SCEINTISTExtracting the kryptonite from herbody means well be saving herlife.

AMANDA

Not If put a bullet in her skullafterwards...

CUT TO:

Quentin pulls the trigger --

BANG!

Lana is thrown into a machine. She looks up to see whitebeams of electricity, surging over her. The energy shootsdown at her and we --

BLACKOUT.

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OF AN EPIC WAR

FADE TO:

INT. CHECKMATE - SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY

Lana is in machine. Her clothes are being torn off by theelectrical surges. She screams!

CUT TO BLACK.

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