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The year is 2051, and Earth has managed to make it into space. Space travel is a commonality among the rich mostly. The population has to live inside a giant Earth Dome, as the Earth's surface had been rendered inhospitable.

Radio Announcer

Hello and welcome all. It's a beautiful day out there and the sun is shining. It's the usual 23 degrees out there, and to keep the mood up, I'm gonna play you a tune from the good 'ol days!

Ext: Mark Edwards is driving along the futuristic tram lines as opening credits roll. Song is playing on his radio. He makes his way home.

Int: He enters his home and throws his keys down. The TV is on

TV Announcer

And this is day 57 of the trial of Man 2 for the brutal murder of...

Mark Edwards

Tele-view off

TV turns off. His holographic android appears

Hologram

Have you paid your rent yet? The landlord sent a message today, he seems quite infuriated

Mark Edwards

I know I know, I'll get it to him when I have all of the money, don't worry, he'll have it by the end of the week

Hologram

Noted. There are two new messages waiting for you

Mark Edwards

All right, play them



Landlord's Voice

Look already, you're two weeks late! You keep promising me the rent, if I don't have it by the end of the day, you're out! I have kids to feed too you...

Mark Edwards

Skip it

Male Voice

Your membership for the high putters golf club has expired, please renew as soon as...

Mark Edwards

Skip it

Man

We thank you for volunteering for this experiment. We understand that you live alone and you'll be payed for all of your troubled when the experiment has been completed. Once again, your government is gracious that you..

Mark Edwards

Skip it

Hologram

That's all of them

Mark Edwards

Hey Hologram, what experiment did I volunteer for?

Hologram

That is unknown

Mark Edwards

Must've just been a wrong number



Hologram

Shall I prepare supper?

Mark Edwards

No thanks, not tonight, I think that I'll eat out

Hologram

You know that food is completely unhealthy, I wish that you wouldn't "eat out" so often

Mark Edwards

Thanks for your concern, it's nice to know that somebody cares for me!

Hologram

I am programmed to serve you, I do not, care

Mark Edwards

I know, I know, but you still do

Mark Edwards picks up his keys and coat and exits. The hologram disappears.
Cut to a shot of Mark Edwards driving. He pulls out a small device and puts something on his ear. It's a futuristic MP3 player, and he begins to listen to music

Scene - 2

Ext: A shot of the Experiment facility. It looks busy with different types of vehicles moving about

Int: The Experiment chamber. Gov 1 us sitting in his chair, looking like he's thinking. Gov 2 enters

Gov 2

Sir, we are ready to begin the pick-up. They have all been notified in a, kindly matter that they are participating

Gov 1

Good, see to it that they're prepped to go by the end of the night.

Gov 2

Yessir

Gov 2 exits scene, and Gov 1 picks up some sort of panel

Scene - 3

Ext: It is dark now, and Mark Edwards drives up to his house.
Int: Inside of his house. It is dark. Mark Edwards enters. He looks around, wondering why it was so dark

Mark Edwards

Uh, Hologram, why are the lights off?
(nothing happens)

Hologram? Hologram why aren't you responding? Where's the manual light controls?

Mark Edwards feels around in the dark, looking for the light, when Gov 2 comes out from behind him in the dark and grabs Mark Edwards. They struggle around and sort of fight, but Gov 2 is winning. Gov 2 injects Mark Edwards with something in the neck. Mark Edwards stumbles around a bit, and then collapses. As he is fading out, he can vaguely hear Gov 2

Gov 2

That's the last one. Load 'em up and prepare them for travel....

Everything fades to black as he goes unconscious.

Scene - 4

Int: It's inside an older spaceship. Mark Edwards wakes up. He looks around to see four other people. He sits up and puts his hand to his forehead

Mark Edwards

What happened? Where am I?

Neil Williams

Well, well, well, look who's awake. You've been asleep for some time now!



Mark Edwards

What is this? What's happening?

Neil Williams

You just went to sleep, that's all.

Mark Edwards

Asleep, what are you talking about? I never went to sleep, or did I, no, I don't know! How did I get here, what is this?

Neil Williams

You're on a mini cruise, don't you remember?

Mark Edwards

What? I, I do and I don't, what's happened to me?

Neil Williams

I don't know, you just went to sleep!

Man 1

Well who are you?

Neil Williams

You don't remember that either? Sheesh, you must've had quite the sleep!

Mark Edwards

Would you just answer the question?

Neil Williams

I am Neil Williams, pilot of this 'ere cruise ship

Mark Edwards

Cruise, how, why am I on a cruise, I could never afford a cruise! Where are we?

Neil Williams

Well, right now, it looks like we're, yep, we're in the middle of nowhere!

Mark Edwards

What? How could you be the pilot and not know where we are?

Neil Williams

I never said that, I said we were in the middle of nowhere!

Mark Edwards

And what does that mean?

Neil Williams

Take a look for yourself!

Mark Edwards gets up and looks out a window to see stars and the emptiness of space

Mark Edwards

Impossible! I'm not rich enough to be out here!

Neil Williams

Perhaps you were sponsored? I don't know, besides, you're the one who should know, you got on here willingling, and you werefine for the last two weeks!

Mark Edwards

Two weeks?!? I just got home from work yesterday, I couldn't have been out here for two weeks!

Neil Williams

I don't know. Maybe it's some sort of space sickness

Mark Edwards

What?


Neil Williams

Well, you obviously have some sort of amnesia, it must be the artificial gravity or something, you're just not used to it. You'll remember everything eventually... oh, and look, here's another one!

Man 4 starts to wake up

Neil Williams

Good morning sir, I trust you slept well?

Man 4

Oh yes quite, I had a most marvelous dream though

Neil Williams

Oh, and what was it

Man 4

I dreamt that I was abducted and taken aboard a spacecraft... hold on a minute! What is this, where are we?

Neil Williams

(takes a breath in)
You sir are on a cruise as is the rest of evrybody

Man 4

I don't remember any cruise, what are you talking about? Don't be so absurd! And who are you?

Neil Williams

I am the pilot of this 'ere fine ship

Mark Edwards

And I'm Mark Edwards



Man 4

Are we really on a cruise?

Mark Edwards

Well that's what he tells me

Man 4

You mean you don't know?

Mark Edwards

No, I only just woke up, he says we've been here for two weeks!

Neil Williams

That's right!

Man 4

But that can't be! I would most certainly know if I had been on a cruise for two weeks! And look at this thing anyways, if I had gone on a cruise, I most certainly wouldn't have gone on, on this old, rust bucket!

Neil Williams

Hey, this is my ship you're talking about!

Mark Edwards

I couldn't afford a cruise, so I have no idea what I'm doing here!

Man 4

This is absolutely absurd, this is ridiculous! Someone of my stature should not be in this position!

Neil Williams

Well there's nothing I can do about it now, it's not my fault that you guys came on here and just don't remember!


Man 4

I demand to be taken back immediately!

Neil Williams

Oh sure, like we can just turn around and go home, this is a scheduled cruise you know

Man 4

No, I don't know, because I never went for a cruise!

Anna Marlow starts waking up

Neil Williams

Well, here we go again

Anna Marlow

What time is it?

Neil Williams

It's quarter after eight ma'am

Anna Marlow

That was some extraordinary sleep

Man 4

Do you remember anything? Anything about this cruise, tell this man that we've been abducted!

Anna Marlow

Abducted, what on earth are you talking about?

Neil Williams

See, she remembers, she knows why we're here



Anna Marlow

No, I just don't remember being abducted!

Man 4

This is impossible, I would know if I went on a cruise

Mark Edwards

So would I!

Man 4 sits down all frustrated.

Neil Williams

You should all just relax and enjoy the rest of your cruise!

Man 4

I have no intention of doing either!

Mark Edwards

It's not like we have much of a choice, he's the one driving

Neil Williams

That's right! And I don't imagine you have any experience flying one of these puppies, you look to rich for that!

Man 4

Humph!

Mark Edwards

I don't suppose there's no use being upset about it

Man 4

Says you! What do you have to miss peasant? I can't imagine you owning anything, or having loved ones

Mark Edwards

Peasant?


Man 4
That's right! Look at you, your clothes are filthy, you look like you belong in a trash disposal unit!

Mark Edwards

What?!?

Anna Marlow

Ok, hold on a moment, I know for a fact that he's a respectable member of society and a gentleman too!

Mark Edwards

What? How, I've never met you before!

Anna Marlow nudges him with her elbow

Man 4

Respectable or not, you have blood on your clothes!

Mark Edwards

What?

Mark Edwards looks down to see he has blood stains on his clothes

Mark Edwards

What the? Where'd these come from?

Neil Williams

Just go out back and change into your other clothes

Man 1

Other clothes? I don't have any other clothes, I don't even know how I got here!

Man 4

we were abducted I tell you! They want something!

Anna Marlow

Who does?

Man 4

Everybody! They probably have a ransom note out right now! Somebody wants my money, they always do!

Mark Edwards

But why kidnap me? I haven't any money, hell, my house doesn't... my house!

Anna Marlow

What is it?

Mark Edwards

You said we've been out here for two weeks?

Neil Williams

That's right, we're just making the turn around the elliptical belt

Mark Edwards

My landlord was going to kick me out of my home if I didn't pay the rent!

Man 4

There you go! Motive, right there! He wants my money, and he wants your rent!

Anna Marlow

Then what about me? Why would his landlord want me?

Mark Edwards

I guess this brings us to a good question, who is everybody? We're all talking like we've met before, yet I don't know any one of you!

Neil Williams

Well you know me, I'm the pilot!

Mark Edwards

Yes, of course. All right, any volunteers?

Man 4

Why not you, it was your bright idea!

Mark Edwards

All right. I'm Mark Edwards and I live in sector thirty-seven section alpha B

Man 4

Welfare zone

Anna Marlow

Go on

Mark Edwards

I am a salesman of sorts, I try to sell used parts to people

Man 4

And how does that work out for you?

Mark Edwards

Not well, not well at all

Anna Marlow

All right, I'll go. My name is Anna, but you can all call me Ann. I live in Sector twenty-two, section gamma F



Mark Edwards

And what do you do?

Anna Marlow

Well, I, I am

The comm crackles on.

Voice

Cruiseship Carolina come in, Carolina do you read?

Man 3

This is the Carolina, what can I do for you?

Voice

We have sprung an engine coolant leak, and we have to stop at the nearest outpost to get it fixed. We're carrying some delicate merchandise that needs to be transported to Outer colony 3-A, do you have the facilities to take it on and finish the transportation for us?

Man 3

Well, I am carrying passengers, but I suppose in the rear shaft would be secure enough for something like that. We'll take 'em on

Mark Edwards
(thinking to himself and sort of muttering)
Outer colony 3-A? Outer colony 3-A, that seems familiar to me

Man 3

All right, we'll come alongside of you

Voice

Thanks, it is much appreciated

Man 3

When is your cargo due?

Voice

In 5 days

Man 3

Will do

Well, here's the second installment:

VFX: The two ships dock, and the cargo is exchanged. They then break away and fly their own separate ways.

Int: The Carolina

Man 3

Well, looks like we'll be making an extra stop. I hope you guys haven't made plans for the next week and a half!

Mark Edwards

I don't think it really matters now at this point!

Man 3

No, I don't suppose it does!

Scene - 5

Int: The Experiment's headquarters. Gov 1 is working at his desk, when gov 2 walks and comes up to him

Gov 2

Sir, they have just taken on the cargo, we are ready to begin whenever you are

Gov 1

Very good. When this is all over, we shall have discovered who the real killer was

Gov 1 gets up, and he and Gov 2 walk into the Experiment's control chamber

Gov 1

All right, begin stage one of the experiment. Begin the simulation!

Scene - 6

Int: The Carolina. Man 3 begins to look a little worried

Mark Edwards

What, what is it?

Man 3

Oh, nothing to worry about, just a little turbulence, that's all

evrything violently shakes for a second

Anna Marlow

What was that

Man 3

Nothing dear, just some minor shakiness

There is a sudden crash, and things start to go a little haywire

Man 4

I do say, what is going on, don't you know how to fly this thing?

Man 3

I'm doing the best I can, it seems that we've flown into a micro-meteor belt!

Man 4

And what is that supposed to mean?

Mark Edwards

It means that if he doesn't fly this thing precisely right, this bucket will be so full of holes it'll fall apart!

Man 4

well than get on it and fly us out of here!

Man 3

It ain't that easy, but I'm doin' the best I can!

Man 4

Well your best isn't good enough!

Man 3

Would you just shut up and let me fly!

Suddenly, a micro-meteor flies through the ship, and hits Man 4 in the shoulder. He lets out a yelp bleeding. There is the sound of air escaping through the hole

Mark Edwards

Quick, there's a leak somewhere!

Man 4

Help me first, I'm bleeding!

Mark Edwards

Just shut up and stop being so selfish! We have to find this leak fast or we're all dead!

Man 3

we're almost out!

Mark and Anna scramble around, looking for the leak. Anna finds it

Anna Marlow

Over here! I found it!

Mark rushes over and tries to put something up to it to stop the leak. He succeeds, and then slumps down relieved

Man 3

We're out!


Man 4

Good, now get over here and help me!

Man 3 and Mark go over to Man 4

Man 3

Well, the good news is that it went straight through his shoulder

Man 4

That's the good news?!?

Mark Edwards

And what's the bad?

Man 3

He'll live

Mark Edwards

Oh

Mark and Man 3 get up. Man 3 goes back to his pilot's chair

Man 4

Well aren't you going to help me?

Man 3

There's nothing wrong with you. There's some bandages in that cabinet there, patch it up yourself!

Man 4

This is outrageous, here I lie bleeding to death, and you won't even help me! Fine examples of human beings you are

Man 3

Talk about yourself!
Man 4 seems very frustrated, and struggles over to the cabinet, making it seem he's in more pain than he really is. He manages to open the cabinet and pull out the bandages.
In the cockpit, something starts beeping, and Man 3 goes to check it out. Man 3 suddenly looks very distraught, and glances over his shoulder back at the passengers. Mark and Man 4 don't notice, but Anna does

Anna Marlow

What is it? What's wrong?

Man 3

Our air supply

Mark Edwards

What about it?

man 3

We lost too much in the leak. We lost all of the reserves, and some of the main supply

Mark Edwards

So where does that leave us?

Man 3

Well, we have three days of air left

Anna Marlow

Well that's good, isn't it?

Man 3

Well, you know, if we were perhaps closer to a substation or something

Man 4

Come on, out with it!

Man 3

We're still in the Elliptical belt
Mark Edwards

Oh no

Man 4

What, what?

Man 3

At full speed, it would take us one and a half weeks to get to the nearest substation

Man 4

So?

Mark Edwards

So, in three days, we'll all have died from suffocation!

Man 4

There must be more air somewhere! Send out a message, tell somebody, anybody that I'll pay to have a ship sent out here immediately to pick us up!

Mark Edwards

You can't just pay for everything! We're in the middle of nowhere, nobody will come out this far!

Man 3

No, they might, it has been done before

Man 4

well then turn on your transmitter and give a call!

Man 3 tries to activate the radio

Man 3

Uh, to anybody who can here this, we are at grid reference 021, 736 in the Eliptical belt, I am carrying three passengers and a piece of cargo, we have only three days of air supply left, we need help, hello, hello? I don't think it's working
Man 4

What do you mean it's not working?

Man 3

I don't think we're transmitting

Mark goes up to the cockpit and looks at the radio

Well, we are, but there must be spacial interference, we're sending out a signal, but it's all being absorbed by the belt

Man 4

How do you know all of this anyways, you don't look like a scholar!

Mark Edwards

I sell used parts, remember? To better sell a product, you'd better know how it works, and I've sold plenty of radios

Man 4

So then why can't you fix it?

Mark Edwards

Because it's nothing wrong with the radio, it's where we are. We need to get out of the elliptical belt

Man 3

Oh that wouldn't do you any good

Mark Edwards

Why not? there isn't any harm in trying

Man 3

We're too far in. It would take us four days to be within transmitting range



Man 4

Well, there has to be something we can do! I have no intention of dying out here! I'm not supposed to! I'm too important to die out here!

Mark Edwards

It doesn't matter how important you are, it just happens!

Anna Marlow

But there has to be something we can do

Man 3

No, there's nothing

Mark Edwards

Well, what about the cargo, why can't we drop it, that would lighten our load, and then maybe we'd make it into transmitting range faster!

Man 3

We can't do that

Anna Marlow

Sure we can, come on

Mark and Anna get up and start to head to the cargo bay

Man 3

Wait

Anna and Mark stop

Man 3

It's a prisoner

Anna Marlow

What
Man3

It's a level 1 prisoner, headed for the penal colony 3-A

Mark Edwards

Level 1?!? Why, how, what's a level one doing here?!?

Anna Marlow

What is it? What's a level one?

Mark Edwards

A level one is a maximum security prisoner. Usually they're serial killers

Anna Marlow

Serial killer? We have a killer on board?!?

Mark Edwards

We don't know until we go to check for ourselves!

Man 4

Oh that's smart, just waltz on in to the cargo bay and get killed by some killer, that's real smart!

Mark Edwards

We have to know what we're dealing with on here!

Man 4

Who made you boss? No, I say we stay here and just dump the cargo, if he's a killer, he won't be missed

Man 3

He's not been tried yet

Mark Edwards

What?
Man 3

He hasn't been sentenced by the supreme court yet as to if he's the killer or not

Man 4

Oh, well that's just great! We have somebody on board who could be a ruthless killer, but could be an innocent civilian that was in the wrong place at the right time!

Mark Edwards

Who is he?

Man 4

Does it matter?

Mark Edwards

Just tell me, who is it?

Man 3

It's, Man 2

Mark Edwards

Oh great

Man 4

What? Who is he?

Anna Marlow

Haven't you been following the news? He's the one who might have assassinated the new leader.

Man 4

He's an assassin?!? Get rid of him now!



Mark Edwards

We still don't know if it's him, the courts haven't been able to determine if it was him, they said they still had four other suspects

Man 4

Well this is great!

Anna Marlow

Look, the more time we waste arguing about whether or not he's a killer, we lose precious time that could be used to save our lives!

Mark Edwards

Anna's right. We need to figure out a plan. Is there anything on this ship we can dump, anything at all?

Man 3

I don't know, not really, you guys didn't bring on much for luggage

Mark Edwards

Luggage, we have luggage on here?

Man 3

Yeah, it's over in that compartment there

Mark goes over and pulls out three briefcases or something, each one with their names on it. Mark opens his

Mark Edwards

What the hell?

Man 4

What is it? Come on, show us!

Mark slowly pulls up a gun from the briefcase. Everyone gasps


Mark Edwards

That's all that's in here, that and some ammunition

Man 4

Oh, so the truth is shown!

Mark Edwards

What truth?

Man 4

Isn't it obvious? You've set this whole thing up! You planned on kidnapping us and bringing us out here and then killing us for whatever reason!

Mark Edwards

Now wait a minute! I don't even know how I got here. I woke up just the same as you guys did, I don't know anything!

Man 4

And how do we know that, you were awake before any of us, you're probably just lying to us!

Mark Edwards

Hey, hey! He was here, he knows that I woke up! He knows I haven't any idea what's happening!

Anna Marlow

Is it true?

Man 3

Well, he, he

Man 4

Well?


Man 3

I don't know

Mark Edwards

What do you mean you don't know? You talked to me, watched me, you know that I don't know how I got here! Come on, tell them!

Mark goes up and grabs Man 3's neck and starts choking him

Anna Marlow

Mark, Mark! Stop, you're killing him!

Man 4

See, he's the real killer, this is all a set-up!

Man 3

Look, I, don't know what's going on, I woke up just the same as you guys, I swear, I don't know what's happening!

Mark Edwards

You're lying! You were awake before me, you're the pilot!

Man 3

I woke up before you, there was a note on me, it said that I was to be the pilot or we'd all be killed!

Mark Edwards

We're all going to die you idiot!

Mark releases Man 3

Man 3

I swear it's the truth! Look, here's the note!

Man 3 pulls the note out from under the console or something

Man 3

See, I don't know what's going on! It's the truth I tell you, it's the truth!

ok, so i wasn't going to post again and give away some of the character development, but i really like this!

Mark grabs the letter and reads it

Mark Edwards

He's right, he was planted here, just the same as the rest of us

Anna Marlow

But, if he doesn't know how he got here, who does? What are we doing here, what is it that we have in common?

Man 4

Isn't it obvious? Somebody wants us to be killed, and make it look like an accident!

Anna Marlow

I can see why somebody might want you killed, but why Mark and me? It still leaves us with the question, what do we have in common?

Man 4

Does it matter?

Mark Edwards

Yes it matters, I obviously didn't bring that gun with me, somebody wanted it to look like I was a killer, so that when the rest of you died, it looked like I killed you!

Anna Marlow

Man 4, what do you have in your luggage?

Man 4

My luggage? I didn't bring luggage!

Mark Edwards

Well, there's a bag here with your name on it

Man 4 comes over and looks at the bag

Man 4

So there is

Man 4 opens the bag with a strange look on his face. He pulls out a gun as well

Mark Edwards

Anna, open your bag

Anna opens her bag and finds that she has a gun too

Anna Marlow

What's going on here?

Scene - 7

Ext: The Experiment's headquarters
Int: Gov 1 is watching the passengers on a view screen. Gov 2 comes up to him

Gov 1

They've found their weapons

Gov 2

What about their prisoner?

Gov 1

they're still curious and scared, but this Edwards fellow isn't. He's different, I can tell

Gov 2

Perhaps you'll want to look at this then

Gov 2 pulls up another screen and on it is Mark's readout

Gov 1

Yes, I went over this before I brought him into the experiment

Gov 2

Well so did I, but watching his behavioural patterns throughout this experiment got me to thinking, somebody in that position would be panicking, look at Man 3 for instance

Gov 1

Where are you going with this?

Gov 2

I dug a little deeper into his records and I found some interesting stuff, look here, he has a bio and everything and birth certificates and everything, but this didn't make since, see that

Gov 1

I do

Gov 2

There's a gap in his records, just little things, stuff that everybody would normally have, you know, speeding tickets etc, but he was clean, between his birth and to just about one year ago, he was clean, too clean

Gov 1

So you dug deeper no doubt

Gov 2

Yes, look what I found. He was an Associate assassin for three years, and trained since birth, he's a killer for the government, and yet he lives in sector thirty-seven, it's like he just changed, first he works for the government, and then he lives in the third class zone? What happened?

Gov 1

Here, I'll show you

gov 1 pulls out a device and in the palm of his hand, brings it to the back of Gov 2's neck, pretending to bend him down to show him something. Gov 2 goes stiff, and Gov 1 slowly puts him in a chair


Gov 1

I'll tell you want happened, he became a double agent, that's what, and he killed the new leader, I can prove it!

Scene - 8

Int: The Carolina's cargo bay. In the center of the room sits Man 2. The cargo bay is dark. The door opens, and the shadow of Mark is cast along the floor

Man 2

Come in, or are you to scared

Mark Edwards

Why did you do it?

Man 2

What, kill the Leader? I didn't, but you won't believe me, trust me

Mark steps in a little closer, and you can kind of see his face

Mark Edwards

Who else could have done it, you were the perfect man for the job, everybody knows it

Man 2

I hear rumour that it was really you

Mark Edwards

Really? And who said that, oh wait, let me guess, Gov 1, right?

Man 2

You haven't told them yet, have you?

Mark Edwards

They would never understand that this is just an experiment


Man 2

And I doubt they'd believe that you were a trained killer

Mark Edwards

I don't do that anymore, that was my last job, after that, I was done, I got out

Man 2

And you dropped off of the map, only to reappear three years later to kill Hans Staedler

Mark Edwards

How many times do I have to tell you, I didn't kill him, I haven’t killed in three years!

Man 2

You just couldn’t stand to see Staedler as the new leader of our “perfect” society

Mark Edwards

How did a man like Staedler get into politics? The last I had known, he had run off to lower America to escape being caught by me and the other associates. Why would a wanted man resurface to become the new leader?

Man 2

You tell me, you were the expert on Staedler, you studied him so deeply, you knew him better than he did! It makes perfect sense, you killed him to complete your mission!

Mark Edwards

No! I have been set up, the Associates found me and now they want me killed, that’s why I’m here as part of this experiment, the others are here just as witnesses. They think I’m a double for the Corporates, that’s why I dropped off, when you become an enemy to the government you work for, than it’s time to get out, and that’s what I did! I got out! Then they sent you out to kill Staedler so that they could pin it on me, and then sleep easy at night, don’t worry, I also know Gov 1 all to well, I studied him too remember, no everything about the ones you’re against, but know your own better

Mark begins to leave



Man 2

So what will you do, you can’t prove that I did it, because I didn’t, and they want you dead, so you see, you’re in a bit of a position. Instead of leading experiments, you’re now in one, what will you do?

Mark continues to leave

Mark Edwards

That’s the one thing they forgot, I know how to run experiment’s and so I’m going to run this one, in the direction I want!

Mark exit the scene

Scene - 9

Int: The main section of the Carolina. Mark enters

Anna Marlow

Well, is it him?

Mark Edwards

Yes it is

Man 4

He’s the killer, isn’t he?

Mark Edwards

Yes he is. But everything is okay, he won’t be leaving the cargo bay

Mark picks up his gun and loads it

Anna Marlow

You, you’re not going to kill him are you?

Mark Edwards

No, I’m just preparing, just in case

Man 4

Well, I wish you would kill him. That would prolong our oxygen supply, and we might make it out of here faster

Mark Edwards

No, there’s no point in it, tell them

Man 3

He’s right, even if we got rid of him, there still wouldn’t be enough oxygen for the rest of us

Man 4

Then we should get rid of somebody else, for the greater good, you know, kill one to save the others

Mark Edwards

All right, and who would you kill to save your skin? Hm, me? I’m no benefit to society. Or what about Anna, we don’t know what she is, she’s probably a hooker for all we know, oh wait, kill the pilot, you can fly the ship yourself! The decision’s yours, who do you want to kill?

Anna Marlow

Mark, don’t do it this way, he’ll kill you!

Mark Edwards

Is that ho you think, kill me because I’m the poor one, answer me Man 4!

Man 4

I, I

Mark Edwards

Look, I volunteer, I give you your chance, here

Mark hands the gun to Man 4, then makes him put it to Mark’s head


Mark Edwards

Go on, you might have a chance at breathing for an extra day, maybe two if you’re lucky, go on, do it!

Everybody waits in fearful anticipation

Mark Edwards

Go on you selfish idiot, go on, you make all these radical suggestions, now act on them! Kill me! or are you even capable of doing it?

Man 4 shakily puts the gun down

Man 4

I can’t

Mark takes the gun from Man 4

Mark Edwards

I didn’t think so.

Mark sits back while everybody looks at him in a fearful way