1 INT. BUY
MORE - DAY 3
Awesome, Big Mike, Jeff and Lester sit on the floor in misery.
AWESOME
I can't believe it. They just came and took my daughter.
BIG MIKE
They took the whole store too.
AWESOME
What am I gonna tell Ellie?
JEFF
We'll think of something...
LESTER
Where is your wife anyway?
AWESOME
Somewhere in Asia helping Chuck.
LESTER
That's good news.
AWESOME
My wife and daughter are gone and that's good?
LESTER
Yes...because now we have time to rescue Clara before Ellie
gets back.
Everyone looks at Lester.
AWESOME
What do you have in mind?
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2 INT. SUB
BASE - NIGHT 3
Roan sits helplessly in his cell, face buried in his hands.
ROAN
How could this happen? All I wanted to do was save
Diane. Why did I listen to you Chuck?
CHUCK
Maybe because I had a good plan?
ROAN
What plan? We're trapped here! About to die!
Roan throws his arms up in the air in defeat.
In the process, he looks up and sees Chuck looking at him.
ROAN
How did you get out of your cell?!
CHUCK
Hang on...almost got your door lock deactivated. Gimme
a few more minutes.
MARY
Hurry up Chuck! The place is about to blow.
CHUCK
Got it.
The cell door opens. Roan steps out and sees Chuck,
Sarah, Casey and Mary all waiting for him.
ROAN
How did you all escape? It's impossible to escape these
cells.
CHUCK
I'll explain later.
SARAH
We gotta move. Only thirty minutes or so left!
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3 INT. SUB
BASE - NIGHT 3
The 5 escapees make their way to the airstrip. There is
only a small helicopter capable of carrying 2 people and a jet with room for 2
in the cockpit.
SARAH
Who can fly?
MARY
Don't look at me. My flying days are over.
CASEY
I can fly the jet.
SARAH
Ok. I can squeeze two more of us into that helo and get
us out, but two of you got to take that jet.
SARAH
Ok...Chuck...Mary...come on.
Casey grunts in agreement.
ROAN
You're kidding! I'm too old to fly on a jet.
CHUCK
I'll go with Casey.
SARAH
What?!
CHUCK
It's ok.
SARAH
Be careful.
CHUCK
Why? Casey can fly the thing.
SARAH
Because I love you.
CHUCK
I love you too.
Chuck and Sarah kiss passionately and desperately.
Roan groans.
ROAN
Have I taught you nothing Charles? Never leave your
wife with a womanizer like me. Come on Casey, you're flying the helo out
of here.
The group splits up.
Casey takes Roan and Mary to safety in the helicopter.
Chuck and Sarah watch while climbing into the jet.
SARAH
Roan is so sweet to you.
CHUCK
What can I say? I get guys to be sweet on me.
Chuck, realizing what he has just said, looks embarrassed.
CONTINUOUS SHOT:
4 INT. JET
COCKPIT - DAY 3
Sarah and Chuck strap themselves in. Sarah, in the
pilot's seat, starts the jet while Chuck fidgets nervously in his seat.
Sarah checks the instruments and notices an engine problem.
SARAH
Oh my God Chuck! We have an engine malfunction.
CHUCK
You-you mean we're gonna blow up with the base?
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5 INT.
HELICOPTER - DAY 3
Casey, Roan and Mary look back at the island.
MARY
What's taking them so long?
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6 INT. JET
COCKPIT - DAY 3
SARAH
We've got about seven minutes to think of something.
CHUCK
I'm thinking!
Chuck looks frantically around.
SARAH
Chuck...I don't want to die. I want to have your baby.
Chuck sees the ejector seat switches on the pilot's dashboard.
CHUCK
Sarah!
SARAH
What?
CHUCK
The ejector seats!
Sarah looks at the ejector switch.
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7 INT.
HELICOPTER - DAY 3
They see explosions erupting from the island.
They look with shock and concern.
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8 EXT. SUB
BASE - DAY 3
The camera has a bird's eye view of the exploding island.
Suddenly we see Chuck and Sarah come spinning up into view,
still in their ejector seats.
CHUCK
Ahhh!!!
SARAH
Chuck! Stop screaming like a girl!
Their chairs fall off as their parachutes open and they float
safely away from the island.
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9 EXT. SOUTH
CHINA SEAS - DAY 3
A boat driven by Morgan pulls up and a soaking wet Chuck and
Sarah climb aboard with their parachutes, with help from Alex and Ellie.
ELLIE
Chuck, are you all right?
CHUCK
What?
SARAH
We can't hear you! Shell shock from the explosion!
ELLIE
OK!
Ellie goes to Sarah and points to Sarah's watch.
SARAH
I see! Is everything set up?
Ellie points to the cabin below.
ELLIE
Yes!
Sarah grabs Chuck's hand and leads him into the cabin.
CHUCK
Where are we going?!?
SARAH
Just get over there and take your clothes off!!!
CHUCK
What?!?
The cabin door closes behind them.
From behind the door:
CHUCK
What are you doing?!!
SARAH
Shut up and kiss me!!
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10 EXT.
SOUTH
CHINA SEAS - DAY 3
Morgan, Alex and Ellie are at the helm of the boat, heading
towards Hong Kong. In the sky ahead of them are Casey, Mary and Roan in
the helicopter.
We can hear Chuck and Sarah's voices from below:
CHUCK
Sarah honey, is this what you wanted me to do?
SARAH
Perfect! Just hold my feet up like that for half an
hour!
Ellie looks down at the closed door.
ELLIE
Are you two alright down there?
Ellie waits a beat.
Ellie then starts to go down to the cabin.
MORGAN
Ellie? What are you doing? Let them have their
privacy!
ELLIE
I'm his big sister! There's nothing he keeps from me!
Ellie opens the door and walks in:
Sarah is wearing her commando uniform but is barefoot.
She is lying on her back with a cushion underneath her hips. Chuck is
sitting in his boxers and holding Sarah's legs up in the air.
Ellie is at first shocked...
ELLIE
How long have you been at this?
CHUCK
I think about fifteen minutes sis.
SARAH
You sure we have to do this for thirty minutes after, you
know?
ELLIE
Yes...it helps lots of couples. Just hang in there.
CHUCK
OK...but I'm getting really tired.
ELLIE
Just focus on taking care of your wife ok?
Ellie leaves.
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11 EXT.
SHENZHEN - NIGHT 3
Ellie, Morgan, Alex, Chuck, Sarah, Casey, Mary and Roan have
regrouped at an empty field by the ocean.
ROAN
Let's see if we can check into a five star hotel here.
Got to be careful in Asia...a five star here is like a three star back
home.
MARY
We can't check in anywhere or the CIA will find us. We
don't know who's on our side yet.
SARAH
I know a place where we can hide out.
CHUCK
Where is it?
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12 EXT.
FBI
LA OFFICE - DAY 3
Awesome, Lester, Jeff and Big Mike enter. Lester
approaches a RECEPTIONIST.
LESTER
I'd like to inquire about a FBI operation at the Burbank Buy
More.
RECEPTIONIST
There was no FBI operation at the Burbank Buy More.
Ever.
Lester looks stunned.
LESTER
You're saying that those people who had FBI badges and raided
our store and took that man's daughter were in fact imposters?
RECEPTIONIST
Would you please leave before I call security?
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13 INT.
BUY
MORE - NIGHT 3
Awesome, Lester, Big Mike and Jeff are in the now empty and
abandoned store.
LESTER
It makes no sense...
BIG MIKE
We saw their badges...and their warrants.
Awesome looks concerned.
AWESOME
They took everything...merchandise...office
equipment...Clara...
Awesome thinks back...
AWESOME
They weren't Feds. Ellie thought there was a conspiracy
going on in the government.
BIG MIKE
That makes perfect sense.
AWESOME
What?
LESTER
Chuck always so busy with off site installs...a hot girl like
Sarah suddenly showing up and dating Chuck...none of it makes any sense until
now.
JEFF
Nobody wants our service.
Awesome starts to leave.
BIG MIKE
Where are you going?
AWESOME
To check something out.
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14 INT.
CASA
WOODCOMB - NIGHT 3
Awesome, Big Mike, Jeff and Lester sit in front of Orion's
laptop.
AWESOME
Chuck and Ellie kept it here in case of an emergency.
The laptop screen has a single question on it:
Who is this?
Awesome types in his name: Devon
The laptop responds: Access denied.
AWESOME
It doesn't accept my name.
LESTER
Why would Ellie leave this for you?
AWESOME
What do you mean?
BIG MIKE
What he means is, why does your wife expect you to cower at
home while she risks danger to help her brother?
Awesome looks at Big Mike: what is he suggesting?
JEFF
Not awesome.
AWESOME
I already told them: I don't want any part of that life.
BIG MIKE
You married into a family that lives that life. It's in
their blood.
LESTER
Not to mention a man never leaves a woman as hot as Chuck's
sister to wander free for too long, because many a man will come poaching.
Big Mike, Lester and Jeff all nod in agreement.
BIG MIKE
You've got nothing to worry about. You can handle
whatever's thrown at you.
LESTER
Cause your awesome.
JEFF
Captain Awesome.
A light bulb turns on in Awesome`s head.
Awesome types in his name again as: Captain Awesome.
The computer responds: Accepted. Please wait.
The blue light that scanned Ellie before accessing the Agent
X files scans Awesome to confirm his identity.
The laptop now reads:
Identity confirmed. Accessing data...
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15 EXT.
BURBANK - NIGHT 3
The camera zooms out over the Echo Park complex until the
view is of California from the upper atmosphere.
The camera looks to the side and we see a satellite branded
as Volkoff Industries.
The satellite's transmitter changes direction.
The camera zooms in that direction.
CONTINUOUS SHOT:
16 EXT.
WUDANG MOUNTAIN - DAY 4
The camera zooms in on China and into the Wudang Temple.
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17 INT.
WUDANG TEMPLE - DAY 4
Chuck and Sarah are sleeping on a mattress on the floor.
Beside Chuck is his iPhone which starts beeping.
Chuck slowly stirs and opens his eyes. Beside his
iPhone is an extremely large red headed centipede.
Chuck's eyes are wide open in fear.
The iPhone continues to beep but Chuck cannot move.
CHUCK
S-s-sarah?
Sarah starts to stir.
CHUCK
Sarah...I...I have to...answer my phone.
Sarah groans.
SARAH
Too early...
CHUCK
That's not the problem...
SARAH
Huh?
CHUCK
There's a huge, ugly centipede standing near it.
SARAH
Huh?
Sarah reaches over and grabs the centipede by the neck.
She examines it, then tosses it out the open window.
SARAH
Relax...it's not even poisonous. And their good at
controlling the insect and spider population.
CHUCK
How...how can you just do that?
SARAH
I used to live here. And I came back for a few months a
couple of years back.
Sarah goes back to sleep.
Chuck answers the iPhone.
CHUCK
Hello?
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18 INT.
CASA
WOODCOMB - NIGHT 3
AWESOME
Chuck...is that you?
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19 INT.
WUDANG TEMPLE - DAY 4
CHUCK
Yeah...Devon...what's up?
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20 INT.
CASA
WOODCOMB - NIGHT 3
AWESOME
I'm on your computer...how did it call you? I didn't
start Skype or MSN Messenger or anything?
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21 INT.
WUDANG TEMPLE - DAY 4
CHUCK
It's the emergency program...
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22 INT.
BUY
MORE - FLASHBACK TO DAY 2
Flashback to Sarah talking on her iPhone:
SARAH
I love you more.
The camera focuses on the iPhone screen so we can now see
what she was doing:
Sarah selects an iPhone app called Emergency and presses it.
CHUCK (VOICEOVER)
Sarah activated it when I called her on our way to southeast
asia. We came up with a couple of code phrases we could use to inform
each other of emergencies without letting others know. When she heard me
use her birth name, she knew something was wrong so she turned on the emergency
program.
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23 EXT.
OUTER
SPACE
We see the Volkoff Industries satellite orbiting the Earth.
CHUCK (VOICEOVER)
The program essentially uploads all data we have in Castle to
our orbiting data centers...a bunch of satellites Hartley deployed while he
still thought he was Alexei Volkoff. By transferring our data to the
Volkoff Industries satellites, we essentially protect it from theft.
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24 INT.
CASA
WOODCOMB - NIGHT 3
Awesome, Big Mike, Lester and Jeff have their mouths wide
open in awe.
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25 EXT.
OUTER
SPACE
CHUCK (VOICEOVER)
These satellites then hack into other satellites and using
the same methods the NSA used to track me while I was the Intersect, the
Volkoff...or I guess we should say Carmichael...Industries satellite network
was able to keep track of me wherever I was taken.
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26 INT.
CASA
WOODCOMB - NIGHT 3
AWESOME
A bunch of spies posing as FBI
raided Castle and the Buy More...but from what you're telling me...
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27 INT.
WUDANG TEMPLE - DAY 4
CHUCK
Doesn't matter. Anything
that might have helped them has already been uploaded to our satellites.
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28 INT.
CASA
WOODCOMB - NIGHT 3
AWESOME
Bro...I need you...they took
Clara!
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29 INT.
JET
BARTOWSKI - NIGHT 3
We see Chuck, Mary, Ellie,
Alex, Morgan, Casey and Roan seated around a meeting area looking at a laptop
screen in shock.
CHUCK (VOICEOVER)
We know. The emergency
program took note the minute the security cameras at the Buy More caught them
taking Clara. We have it recorded.
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30 INT.
BUY
MORE - NIGHT 2
We see a flashback to when Clara was taken from Awesome, and
the camera focuses on an overhead security camera observing the entire incident.
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31 INT.
CASA
WOODCOMB - NIGHT 3
AWESOME
You said your program used the same satellite tracking method
the NSA used to keep tabs on you while you were the Intersect. Does that
mean...
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32 INT.
WUDANG TEMPLE - DAY 4
CHUCK
No. The spy satellites were tuned to my thermal
signature...Clara, being so young, is too easily hidden amongst people.
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33 INT.
CASA
WOODCOMB - NIGHT 3
AWESOME
How's Ellie taking this?
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34 INT.
WUDANG TEMPLE - DAY 4
In another room of the temple, Ellie is working on a laptop,
matching images of the faces of the agents who took Clara against Interpol's
database. Mary looks at Ellie with pride.
MARY
I'm so proud of you. You're such a Bartowski...pouring
your anger and frustration into doing something useful.
CHUCK (VOICEOVER)
Ellie's finding out who took them. Once we get their
identities and files from the security camera footage, we'll have an idea of
where they went.
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35 INT.
CASA
WOODCOMB - NIGHT 3
AWESOME
Sarah thought these guys had access to some type of super
fast submarine...if they take Clara by that then it would be impossible for the
cops or even Interpol to track them. But they have to be going to a place
with a dock...
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36 INT.
WUDANG TEMPLE - DAY 4
CHUCK
Yup...good point. We'll check those areas using the
Carmichael Industries satellite network.
Chuck beams with pride as Sarah checks her basal temperature
with the digital thermometer again.
CHUCK
Don't worry too much Devon...Mom thinks we got the thermal
signature of that supercavitating sub nailed down.
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37 INT.
CASA
WOODCOMB - NIGHT 3
AWESOME
Bro...I hate to break it to you...but you were locked up and
have escaped...the CIA is probably on the lookout for you. There's no way
you could escape those super secret government prisons...let alone escape
without detection. I'm going to have to go after Clara myself.
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38 INT.
WUDANG TEMPLE - DAY 4
CHUCK
Actually no...Devon...just stay put. The emergency
program...
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39 EXT.
OUTER
SPACE - DAY 3
The Carmichael Industries spy satellite dishes angle
themselves towards Asia.
CHUCK (VOICEOVER)
had the Carmichael satellite network track my location.
I used an opportunity at the secret base to call the satellites and help them
pin point my location by tracking the untraceable phone line the base was
using. Once the satellites confirmed my location, they released a virus I
wrote onto the world wide web, which secretly linked to as many servers out
there as possible.
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40 INT.
CASA
WOODCOMB - NIGHT 3
AWESOME
Like cloud computing?
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41 INT.
SUB
BASE - NIGHT 3
We see a computer terminal in the covert sub base suddenly
have its screen go blank, then be replaced by streams of scrolling text.
CHUCK (VOICEOVER)
Sort of...more like parallel processing. It used one
percent of the CPU of every server it could find to hack its way into the sub
base's computer network and take over their security systems. Once the
program had access to the base's systems, it just looked up my location in
their databases and compared against closed circuit security footage.
We now see a view of the hall where Chuck's cell was, with a
guard patrolling it.
CHUCK (VOICEOVER)
It then polled the security camera footage every fifteen
minutes and once it determined no guards were present, it overrode the locks on
our cells and let us all out.
The view of the hall now shows the guard leaving.
The camera goes back to the computer terminal and the
scrolling text is overridden with a red sentence:
Opening Cells in Block 1A.
The camera goes back to the hallway and we see the cell doors
open and Chuck, Sarah, Casey, and Mary step out. Chuck goes to Roan's
cell and begins hacking the lock.
CHUCK (VOICEOVER)
And just in time...because the enemy agents that took your
daughter had set that base to self destruct.
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42 INT.
CASA
WOODCOMB - NIGHT 3
AWESOME
Bro...you're awesome.
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43 INT.
WUDANG TEMPLE - DAY 4
CHUCK
Thanks Devon. But technically speaking...you're awesome.
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44 INT.
CASA
WOODCOMB - NIGHT 3
Awesome looks confused but Big Mike, Jeff and Lester nod in
agreement.
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45 INT.
WUDANG TEMPLE - DAY 4
A half awake Sarah starts tugging on Chuck's shoulder.
SARAH
I need you.
CHUCK
Sorry Devon...got to go now.
Chuck hangs up.
CHUCK
What do you need me for?
Sarah pulls Chuck in for a passionate kiss.
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46 INT.
CASA
WOODCOMB - NIGHT 3
Awesome looks frustrated.
AWESOME
My daughter's been kidnapped. I got to do something.
BIG MIKE
Let's post a missing persons report online.
A light bulb goes on in Awesome's head.
AWESOME
Online...Chuck did it all online...maybe we can log into
Chuck's system online.
BIG MIKE
How do you intend to do that?
AWESOME
You guys are gonna help me figure out this laptop.
Awesome starts moving the touchpad and double clicking.
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47 INT.
WUDANG TEMPLE - DAY 4
Ellie, Mary, Casey, Roan, Alex and Morgan are working on a
laptop when Chuck and Sarah enter.
CHUCK
Sorry we're late. Any luck locating Clara.
ELLIE
We think they took her to Europe.
CHUCK
Why Europe?
CASEY
Herman has a lot of contacts in Europe.
MARY
He worked as a thug for hire in Scotland in two thousand and
seven...helping local gangs in beating Polish immigrant workers.
CASEY
Then he worked as an arms supplier for a Neo-Nazi extremist
group in Germany for a while. The stereotypical resume of an all around
scumbag. Figured he'd go that route.
SARAH
How do you know that guy anyway?
CASEY
Met him when I first joined the marines. He was my
first team leader.
Casey grunts resentfully.
CASEY
Didn't like him then...really dislike him now.
MARY
He's definitely the type to kidnap my
granddaughter...question is...why?
ALEX
And why did he go through all this trouble to get us here
just to kill us?
CASEY
Off US soil it's harder to trace. The person pulling
the strings must be a legitimate high ranking CIA official?
CHUCK
Why us? And why did they take Clara?
ELLIE
They need her for something. But Devon hasn't gotten any
ransom demands.
CHUCK
We gotta get to Europe and get some spying done. Figure
out what he's up to.
SARAH
I have an idea of how we can get close to him.
Chuck looks horrified at Sarah. What is she thinking?
Sarah glares back at Chuck. How dare he think that she
would do that.
Mary sighs frustratedly.
MORGAN
How are we gonna get to Europe? If he's doing something
for a corrupt CIA official they'll have people looking for us at every airport
and harbour.
Master Lin enters.
MASTER LIN
Perhaps I can assist you with that.
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48 EXT.
BUY
MORE - DAY 5
We see a large crowd of Nerd Herd staff and Green Shirts
entering the Buy More.
GREEN SHIRT
You know why Big Mike called this meeting?
NERD HERD
He said it was important and it'd be a volunteer only
assignment.
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49 EXT.
CHINA
- UKRAINE BORDER - DAY 5
Chuck, Sarah, Casey, Ellie, Mary, Alex, Morgan and Roan are
dressed as monks and Roan is driving them in an old school bus. Also on
the bus are 5 monks and Master Lin accompanying them.
SARAH
Sifu, why are we going through Ukraine to get to Italy?
It's bad enough we aren't flying, but driving through Russia instead of
Pakistan adds at least a day of traveling.
MASTER LIN
Patience Sarah. Clara is only a child so she is no
threat. If they wanted to harm her they would have done it right when
they took her from your brother in law. Plus the enemy is expecting us to
rush in. Let's not be so predictable.
CHUCK
Plus we should stop by Moscow to pick up a few things from
the old Volkoff office.
Chuck starts toying with his iPhone.
SARAH
What are you doing?
CHUCK
Trying to get a signal to the Carmichael satellite network.
We should be passing underneath the one in geostationary orbit above Asia
now.
ELLIE
Why?
CHUCK
We're gonna need help.
Chuck begins typing Moon house 3 into a text message.
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50 INT.
BUY
MORE - DAY 5
Big Mike is standing on the Nerd Herd desk addressing the
crowd of Buy More employees.
BIG MIKE
As you already know, our friend Chuck has had his niece taken
from him. A heinous crime perpetrated by villainous and vile people.
This tragedy inflicted upon our friend and leader cannot go unpunished.
Will we stand idly by while such a good man suffers?
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51 EXT.
UKRAINE - DAY 5
The bus is heading towards an old air field.
MARY
This airport is run by corrupt officials. We should be
able to bribe our way through.
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52 INT.
AIRPLANE - DAY 5
Chuck, Sarah, Casey, Alex, Morgan, Mary, Ellie, Roan, Master
Lin and the 5 monks are sitting in a small jet headed for Moscow.
Chuck and Sarah are seated next to each other, with Sarah's
arm wrapped around Chuck's.
SARAH
Why were you looking at me that way back in the temple?
CHUCK
What do you mean?
SARAH
You know...when I said I knew of a way to get closer to
Herman.
CHUCK
Well...umm...I know it was part of your job when you were CIA
to get close to certain people...and...
Sarah looks at Chuck inquisitively...
CHUCK
Well...I understand it's your job...it's what you do...and
it's all in the past...like before we got together...
SARAH
Then why is it on your mind?
CHUCK
I don't know...maybe I think too much...
SARAH
Chuck...I don't want you to think about it anymore...
CHUCK
OK...I won't...
Chuck smiles, then winces...he can't help thinking about it.
SARAH
Why is it that everyone instantly assumes that when I'm
partnered with someone, I'm sleeping with them?!?
CHUCK
Sorry.
SARAH
It's ok...ummm...so...was it just Jill and Hannah?
CHUCK
Absolutely...and since Hannah and I split, there's been only
you.
SARAH
Really?
CHUCK
Really.
SARAH
Ok...let's focus on rescuing Clara...then Beckman, ok?
CHUCK
Yeah...of course...it's just that...some of your
ex'es....well...it's not fair...like Bryce got me kicked out of Stanford...and
Shaw...
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53 EXT.
MOSCOW - NIGHT 5
A couple of thugs aim and fire a shoulder launched missile.
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54 EXT.
AIRPLANE - NIGHT 5
The missile strikes one of the wings and the plane begins
crashing.
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55 INT.
AIRPLANE - NIGHT 5
Everyone is strapping on parachutes.
CASEY
Alex?
ALEX
Don't worry Dad, I'll look after Morgan.
MORGAN
I take offense to that.
Casey grunts.
Roan looks out at the falling debris and sees it being shot
at by tracer rounds.
ROAN
They're shooting at everything falling out of this plane!
MASTER LIN
Then give them more things to shoot at. Each person
toss out some luggage with them when they jump.
Casey does so and jumps, followed by Morgan, Alex and Roan.
Chuck starts throwing out things, but the plane shakes and he
falls out.
SARAH
Chuck!
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56 EXT.
AIRPLANE - NIGHT 5
Chuck is screaming as he falls through the sky without a
parachute.
The air is rippling with tracer rounds tearing up anything
falling from the crashing plane.
The camera looks above Chuck and we see Sarah sky diving
after him.
Sarah catches Chuck and holds on to him. She pulls her
rip cord and the chute pops up, and Sarah starts yelling to Chuck:
SARAH
Chuck! You told me your list!
CHUCK
What?!?!
SARAH
You shared your list with me!
CHUCK
Well...you know because you were spying on me, right?!?
SARAH
Chuck! You're the only one on my list!
CHUCK
What?!?!
SARAH
You're the only one on my list!!!
Chuck and Sarah continue to float to the ground.
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57 EXT.
MOSCOW - NIGHT 5
The two thugs aim a sniper rifle at the sky. We see the
view from the sniper scope and Chuck and Sarah are in the crosshairs.
Suddenly they are shot from behind. They collapse to
the ground.
Standing behind them are HARTLEY and VIVIAN Winterbottom.
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58 EXT.
CANNES - DAY 4
We see an aerial stock footage view of Cannes. Over
this, Caption: Yesterday...
Hartley and Vivian are relaxing by La Croisette when
Hartley's phone beeps. He looks at the received text message:
Moon house 3. 195.208.24.91
VIVIAN
Looks like someone spammed you Dad.
HARTLEY
It's Chuck. He needs our help!
VIVIAN
How do you know it's Chuck?
HARTLEY
Moon house 3. The Orion constellation is referred to as
the third of the twenty eight lunar mansions in Chinese astrology. Orion
was the codename of Stephen J. Bartowski, Chuck's father and one of my best
friends.
VIVIAN
What do the other numbers mean?
HARTLEY
Must be a way of contacting him...possibly an internet IP
address...I need internet access so I can do a nslookup...
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59 EXT.
LIBYA
- DAY 4
We see Libyan rebels receiving munitions supplies delivered
by CARINA and ZONDRA. Over this, Caption: Also yesterday...
Carina's phone starts beeping. She takes it out and on
the screen it displays:
2003 +++ SCV 00 120
Carina puts her phone away and goes to Zondra:
CARINA
Come on. We have to go.
Carina starts running off. Zondra tails after her:
ZONDRA
What's wrong? Where are we going?
CARINA
Sarah needs us.
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60 EXT.
MOSCOW - NIGHT 5
Roan, Sarah, Chuck, Casey, Morgan, Alex, Mary, Ellie, Master
Lin and the 5 monks have rendezvoused with Hartley and Vivian.
Chuck and Hartley hug.
CHUCK
I was afraid you wouldn't get my message.
HARTLEY
You worry too much. Good to see you again
Charles...Mary...all of you...
VIVIAN
We have to go now. There's a lot of people looking for
you.
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61 INT.
VOLKOFF INDUSTRIES - NIGHT 5
The group is talking in the old Volkoff offices.
VIVIAN
What did you do? Interpol is looking for you.
CASEY
Nothing. Someone wants us out of the picture.
MARY
They grabbed Beckman, then took us, and now they've kidnapped
my daughter-in-law.
HARTLEY
Sounds like they're after anyone connected to Stephen
Bartowski. But why?
CHUCK
Has to be something to do with the Intersect. That was
my dad's life's work.
MORGAN
Why do they need your neice? She doesn't know anything
about the Intersect.
ELLIE
Oh no...Chuck...didn't you say you once took a look at Dad's
work when you were little?
CHUCK
Yeah...
ELLIE
What if you saw one of Dad's prototype Intersects?
CHUCK
So what?
ELLIE
What if they want to experiment Intersecting Clara?
The group looks shocked. Ellie has a point. After
all, Clara's a Bartowski.
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62 INT.
CARGO
TRAIN - DAY 6
Chuck and the gang are hiding in a cargo hold on a train.
HARTLEY
This train should take us through the Ukraine into Romania,
then Serbia and finally a coastal town in Croatia. From there we'll sail
into Venice. Once we're at Venice we can hop another train to Rome.
VIVIAN
Are you sure we'll be welcome there? Interpol has
bounties on all of you.
CHUCK
Don't worry. Sarah will take care of everything.
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63 INT.
DARK
ROOM - DAY 6
Beckman is bound to a chair. There is a single light
bulb above her providing light.
She hears a toddler crying somewhere outside.
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64 EXT.
VENICE - DAY 7
Chuck and gang are sailing into the Grand Canal in Venice.
Sarah is at the tiller, carefully guiding the boat amongst a flotilla of
other sailboats, disguising themselves within the regatta.
The boat passes underneath Rialto Bridge as Chuck walks up to
Sarah and wraps his arms around her.
CHUCK
Rialto Bridge. Remember this place?
SARAH
Of course. It's one of my favorite bridges.
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65 EXT.
VENICE - DAY 7
Chuck and the gang are making their way through some side
streets on their way to the Venice train station.
MARY
Everyone keep their eyes and ears open. The world's
looking for us now.
ELLIE
Mom...do you really think they'll find us here? We did
go to a lot of trouble to remain covert.
ROAN
Everyone just stay sharp and alert for anything suspicious.
MASTER LIN
Be calm..be aware...
CHUCK
Relax, I programmed my iPhone to take us through some quiet
streets. No one's gonna find us.
Chuck is following his iPhone GPS which leads them into an
alleyway. As Chuck moves forward he notices several goons blocking his
way forward.
CHUCK
OK...maybe the program is a bit buggy. We'll just head
back.
The group turns around and sees even more goons blocking
their escape.
CHUCK
OK...I have to know...how did you find us? I mean...I
did everything...encrypted channel, low frequency transmissions...you name it.
The goons remain quiet.
CHUCK
Not gonna talk huh? Fine...we're gonna have to do this
the hard way. Alex...look after my sister and mom, ok?
Alex rolls her eyes while Ellie grabs a frying pan lying on
the ground.
Casey grunts.
CHUCK
Ready honey?
SARAH
Ready honey.
CHUCK
Ready buddy?
MORGAN
Chuck...I was born ready.
Morgan lets out a Bruce Lee cry:
MORGAN
Whaa!!!
Morgan rushes forward and slips on some pebbles. He
falls head first onto a support plank, which knocks down a construction
workers' platform on both Chuck's and his heads.
Morgan and Chuck fall face first into the dirt, unconscious.
SARAH
Oh my God! Chuck!
Sarah and Casey kneel to aid Chuck and Morgan while the
others rush in different directions to take on the goons.
Master Lin and the monks use their Kung Fu skills to
successfully and easily overpower several goons. While Mary and Roan
fight off some goons with their street fighting skills, Alex uses her karate
skills to deliver a flying side kick to the throat of another goon.
Meanwhile Ellie proves to be a formidable fighter with the frying pan, using it
to deflect blows and deliver crushing blows to her opponents.
The camera then focuses on Sarah and Casey, desperately
attempting to revive an unconscious Chuck and Morgan. Sarah is crading
Chuck in her arms while Casey attempts to gently slap Morgan awake.
The camera refocuses on the fighting with Ellie overpowering
a thug and Master Lin making short work of another.
The camera then focuses again on Chuck and Morgan, gradually
regaining consciousness. Chuck in Sarah's arms, Morgan in Casey's.
The battle is over and the goons are all unconscious.
Chuck is helped to his feet by Sarah; Morgan by Casey.
CHUCK
What happened?
SARAH
It's OK Chuck.
MORGAN
All right...I'm ready...did you save any for me?
Casey grunts and rolls his eyes.
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66 INT.
TRAIN
CABIN - NIGHT 7
Alex and Morgan are trying to go to sleep.
MORGAN
I can't believe I missed an entire fight. I didn't even
get to take out even one bad guy.
ALEX
Don't worry about it Morgan. It's just not your area of
expertise.
MORGAN
How many did you take out?
ALEX
Just three.
Morgan groans.
MORGAN
Thanks for rubbing it in.
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67 INT.
TRAIN
CABIN - NIGHT 7
Chuck and Sarah are lying in bed together in their private
cabin.
CHUCK
You mean I missed everything??
SARAH
Chuck, it's alright.
CHUCK
I can't believe it! I was supposed to be the
hero...protecting my sister...
SARAH
Ellie can take care of herself. She's pretty deadly
with a frying pan. She took out five guys on her own.
CHUCK
Five guys? This just isn't fair!
Dejected, Chuck collapses onto his pillow.
Sarah leans over and kisses him.
SARAH
It's just one fight. You've been a hero, saving the
world over and over again for years now. And more importantly, you've
been making every day of our marriage a joy.
CHUCK
It's just that since I was little, Ellie's always been saving
me. I mean...when I was in high school, some huge wrestler jock used to
pick on Morgan and I, until Ellie knocked him out cold...with just one
punch! I just wish I could help my big sister just once...
Sarah looks thoughtfully.
SARAH
You are helping her Chuck. You're helping her find her
daughter. You know, since I've known you, I've been really happy.
Sarah smiles at Chuck.
SARAH
So you're always going to be my hero.
Sarah and Chuck begin to kiss and Sarah turns off the lights.
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68 EXT.
VATICAN CITY - DAY 8
Chuck and the gang arrive at a side entrance to Vatican City,
where they are stopped by 2 Swiss Guards. One SWISS GUARD steps forward
and gives a simple informal salute.
SWISS GUARD
Bonjourno.
Over this, Caption: Hello.
Sarah steps forward to converse with the guard in Italian.
SARAH
Si prega di concederci asilo.
Over this, Caption: Please grant us asylum.
SWISS GUARD
Forse se chiedi chi è che perseguendo il perdono, vi
sarà perdonato.
Over this, Caption: Perhaps if you ask those who are pursuing
you for forgiveness, you will be forgiven.
SWISS GUARD
Dio ama tutti i Suoi figli, ma Città del Vaticano non
può ospitare tutti.
Over this, Caption: God loves all His children, but Vatican
City cannot house all of them.
SWISS GUARD
E a chi sto parlando, signora?
Over this, Caption: And to whom am I speaking to, Mrs?
SARAH
Il nome è Bartowski. Sarah Bartowski.
Over this, Caption: The name's Bartowski. Sarah
Bartowski.
The guard walks a little away and whispers into his
microphone.
CHUCK
I just wish I could have helped you just one more time.
SARAH
Chuck...it's alright...I skipped the fight too.
CHUCK
Why?
SARAH
Cause if I had to choose between being a hero and being with
you, I choose you.
The guard walks back.
SWISS GUARD
Si prega di seguire me.
The group follows the guard into the confines of Vatican City.
CHUCK
And how come you know all these languages?
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69 INT.
VATICAN GARDENS - DAY 8
The group enters the garden where the CARMELINGO and POPE are
awaiting them, along with a CARDINAL.
POPE
Witamy z powrotem, Sarah. Tęskniliśmy za panem.
Over this, Caption: Welcome back, Sarah. We missed you.
CARMELINGO
His holiness welcomes you back, Mrs. Bartowski...He has...
SARAH
It's alright. No translation is necessary.
CARMELINGO
Please make yourselves at home...use whatever facilities you
need. Your rooms have already been prepared.
Suddenly a SWISS GUARD dressed in traditional uniform runs
into the garden.
SWISS GUARD
Sir...radar has detected 2 people are parachuting towards us.
More Swiss Guards enter the area, armed with machine guns,
aimed at the sky above.
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70 EXT.
SKY -
DAY 8
We see 2 parachutists floating down.
CONTINUOUS SHOT:
71 INT.
VATICAN GARDENS - DAY 8
The 2 parachutists land a bit further off in the gardens and
are quickly surrounded by the Swiss Guard.
SWISS GUARD
Don't move. We have you surrounded.
The 2 parachutists remove their goggles and reveal their
faces: Carina and Zondra.
CHUCK
What took you so long?
CARINA
It's hard to get flights out of Libya.
Sarah hugs both Zondra and Carina.
CASEY
Ok Bartowski...mind explaining why we're all here?
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72 INT.
DGSE
HQ - DAY 8
ILSA is at her desk going through paperwork when her phone
rings. She looks at the call display, which reads Vatican, and answers it.
ILSA
Bonjour.
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73 INT.
VATICAN - DAY 8
Casey is on the other end.
CASEY
Ilsa?
Casey takes a deep breath.
Alex watches from a distance with great interest. She
turns to Chuck:
ALEX
Who is she?
Chuck just shrugs his shoulders.
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74 INT.
DGSE
HQ - DAY 8
ILSA
Sugar Bear?!?
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75 INT.
VATICAN - DAY 8
Casey grunts. Not so loud.
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76 INT.
DGSE
HQ - DAY 8
ILSA
Sorry, but you are Interpol's most wanted.
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77 INT.
VATICAN - DAY 8
CASEY
That's why we're staying at the Vatican.
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78 INT.
DGSE
HQ - DAY 8
ILSA
Clever move. No one can touch you while you're there.
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79 INT.
VATICAN - DAY 8
CASEY
Remember Chuck? He wants to ask you some things.
Chuck takes the phone.
CHUCK
Hey Ilsa. Do you still call him Sugar Bear?
Casey growls at Chuck while Alex's curiosity is peaked.
CHUCK
We need a big favour from you. Someone has put us on
the most wanted list with Interpol and we want to know who. We think if
you tell us who we can prove they did that wrongfully.
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80 INT.
DGSE
HQ - DAY 8
ILSA
OK...I'll investigate and call you back. I guess it's
safe that I call you at the Vatican?
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81 INT.
VATICAN - DAY 8
CHUCK
That's right. Also, can you put missing persons reports
for General Diane Beckman and Clara Woodcomb?
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82 INT.
DGSE
HQ - DAY 8
ILSA
Sure...doing it now...
Ilsa puts the phone down to type into her computer.
ILSA
That's odd...
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83 INT.
VATICAN - DAY 8
CHUCK
What's odd?
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84 INT.
DGSE
HQ - DAY 8
ILSA
According to this, Clara's father, Devon, reported her
missing several days ago, but the report was scrubbed by the CIA.
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85 INT.
VATICAN - DAY 8
CHUCK
Who?
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86 INT.
DGSE
HQ - DAY 8
ILSA
An agent by the name of Clyde Decker.
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87 INT.
VATICAN - DAY 8
CHUCK
Decker! Figures he'd be behind this.
Casey looks disturbed by the mention of his name.
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88 INT.
DGSE
HQ - DAY 8
ILSA
Don't worry. I'll call my friends in Interpol to put a
missing persons report for Clara to all police stations worldwide. Decker
won't be able to pull that.
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89 INT.
VATICAN - DAY 8
CHUCK
I'll do something here too. What about General Beckman?
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90 INT.
DGSE
HQ - DAY 8
ILSA
The system's not letting me. They did something with
her file.
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91 INT.
VATICAN - DAY 8
Chuck is seated behind a computer typing away, with the
others watching.
ELLIE
Chuck, what exactly are you doing?
CHUCK
I'm downloading my parallel processing client from my
satellite network so I can install it in the Vatican's servers.
ELLIE
Why?
CHUCK
I'm going to make a worm that will get the whole world
looking for Clara and Beckman.
ELLIE
How?
CHUCK
You'll see. Just let me link everything up with the
emergency program.
Chuck hits the enter key.
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92 INT.
INTERNET CAFE - DAY 8
We see a single plasma display which shows a web page divided
into 2 halves: the top showing a picture of Clara, reporting her as missing
plus a video of Clara's kidnapping at the Buy More. The bottom shows
Beckman's portrait and indicates she is missing.
The camera PANS OUT and we see every computer screen has the
same web page.
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93 EXT.
CENTRAL PARK, MANHATTAN - DAY 8
We several people sitting in the park whose laptops all
display the same image.
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94 INT.
BBC
AUSTRALIA - DAY 8
Every computer screen is showing the exact same image.
The camera looks up and we see we are in a news production
studio. There is a REPORTER in front of the cameras.
REPORTER
We now interrupt our regular programming for this breaking
news development. The world wide web has been overrun by a worm which has
redirected all traffic to an unknown site with two missing persons reports,
including a videotaped kidnapping of one, who looks to be only a two years old
toddler.
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95 INT.
VATICAN - DAY 8
Chuck and the gang are watching TV:
REPORTER
If you recognize any of the subjects involved in this heinous
crime please contact your local police department immediately.
ELLIE
So now everyone's looking for Clara.
CHUCK
Exactly. Whoever took her won't be able to go anywhere.
They'll never be safe.
SARAH
Now everyone will be looking for her and Beckman.
ROAN
So our work's done for us. Brilliant Charles.
CASEY
Not bad Bartowski. So now we just sit and wait.
CHUCK
For Beckman maybe...but not for Clara.
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96 EXT.
ROME
- DAY 8
An angry mob attacks the agents who kidnapped Clara.
Amongst them is Herman.
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97 INT.
VATICAN - DAY 8
Chuck and the gang are talking when Vivian enters.
VIVIAN
We just heard on the news: the local police believe they have
the men that took Clara.
CHUCK
Let's go then.
CARMELINGO
Take these passes with you. They indicate you're under
Vatican protection now so the local police won't arrest you.
CHUCK
Gracia.
CARMELINGO
Prego.
Chuck turns to Sarah as the Vatican diplomatic immunity
passes are distributed.
CHUCK
See...I picked up some Italian.
SARAH
Just one word honey.
Chuck sighs in frustration.
Zondra whispers to Casey.
ZONDRA
Why does she put up with him?
CASEY
Something about Chuck...just inspires loyalty.
Zondra looks as if she's just had an epiphany.
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98 EXT.
ROME,
TERMINI - DAY 8
Chuck, Sarah, Casey, Morgan, Carina and Zondra get out of
some Vatican provided cars near the Rome Termini station.
Chuck approaches a pedestrian. He holds up a photo of
Clara's kidnapping. The pedestrian points to the bus station.
Chuck runs back to the gang.
CHUCK
They fled to Termini. They probably lost the police in
the crowds.
CASEY
They could escape by either bus, train or subway.
CHUCK
Let's split up then. Morgan and I will search the buses.
SARAH
You two gonna be ok?
MORGAN
Relax Sarah...we're intersects, remember? This won't
take too long.
Sarah looks at them: you used to be Intersects, remember?
CHUCK
Fine...I know...we should've used past tense. But the
point is: we can handle it.
Casey grunts: really?
SARAH
Fine. Just be careful. You spot something, call
me, ok?
CHUCK
Of course. Love you.
SARAH
Love you too.
Carina rolls her eyes in disgust.
SARAH
Carina and I will check the trains.
ZONDRA
Casey and I will take the subways.
Carina and Sarah look at Zondra suspiciously.
The team splits up.
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99 EXT.
BUS
TERMINAL - DAY 8
Chuck and Morgan notice Herman sneaking about the buses and
follow him quietly.
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100 INT.
TERMINI - DAY 8
Sarah and Carina spot someone suspicious, alerting their spy
senses. Carina starts to pursue.
CLOSE UP of Sarah's back as someone puts a knife to it.
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101 INT.
TERMINI - DAY 8
Casey searches the subway area when a gun is put to his back.
He grunts.
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102 INT.
TERMINI - DAY 8
Carina follows the suspicious looking man into a room when he
suddenly turns and stares at her. She realizes she's in the men's room.
The man draws a knife and lunges at her.
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103 int.
TERMINI - DAY 8
Chuck and Morgan follow Herman onto a bus that starts moving.
CONTINUOUS SHOT:
104 INT.
BUS
- DAY 8
Herman turns around and recognizes them.
MORGAN
My dear brother Herman!
Herman draws out a large scary combat knife.
CHUCK
Ahhh...we can see you're busy right now...we'll stop by some
other time.
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105 INT.
TERMINI - DAY 8
The thug leads Sarah away when Sarah suddenly spins around
and grabs the wrist of the knife hand.
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106 INT.
TERMINI - DAY 8
Within the men's room, Carina skillfully evades the knife
slashes. Her opponent lunges after her, leaving himself off balance,
which she uses to flip him while twisting his knife arm, thus disarming him.
She kicks the knife away and as he gets up, kicks him in the
groin.
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107 INT.
TERMINI - DAY 8
Zondra sneaks up on Casey's captor and puts a gun against his
head.
ZONDRA
Good job, magnet.
Casey grunts.
CUT TO:
108 INT.
BUS
- DAY 8
Herman waves his knife in a horrifying manner.
HERMAN
I feel like I'm at a buffet and just don't know where to
start.
Herman advances towards them.
Morgan suddenly jumps into the driver's seat and starts the
bus by hitting the ignition button.
Herman throws his knife at Morgan.
On pure reflex, Chuck catches the knife and just tosses it
back, impaling Herman in the left lung.
Herman starts gasping for breath as he falls on his back.
CHUCK
Oh...oh....I'm sorry. I didn't mean to!
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109 INT.
TERMINI - DAY 8
Sarah and the thug continue to subtly wrestle for control of
the knife.
Suddenly the thug grabs Sarah's hair and attempts to pull her
off balance. Simultaneously, Sarah jams her free hand into the base of
his spine. In response the thug shifts his stance a little.
Sarah shakes her head: that move was a mistake.
Sarah suddenly twists her stance and the thug falls into the
knife. She then twists it in the wound to do more damage.
Rapidly losing blood, the thug collapses into Sarah's arms.
She rests him on the floor and pats him on the cheek.
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110 INT.
TERMINI - DAY 8
Carina and the thug are engaged in a vicious and violent
struggle.
The thug rushes Carina into a stall. He attempts to pin
her and punch her head, but Carina knees him in the groin and ducks in time.
FX/PRAC the water tank of the toilet shatters on the punch,
but injures the thug's fist.
Carina scratches his eyes and side kicks the thug's throat,
knocking him to the floor.
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111 INT.
BUS
- DAY 8
Herman is gasping for breath.
HERMAN
Get me to a hospital...I'll talk...please...
CHUCK
Morgan...get us to a hospital!
MORGAN
I'm not moving until he tells us where Clara and Beckman are.
CHUCK
Morgan, if we don't save him now he'll never tell us anything!
MORGAN
Chuck...he needs us to live. We got the stronger
negotiating position.
CHUCK
Just go!
MORGAN
Get off the attitude! I only volunteered to chauffeur
for your wedding!
Morgan hits the accelerator pedal and the bus starts moving.
HERMAN
Faster!
CHUCK
Look...you kidnapped my niece and friend, so since I'm
dropping you off at the hospital you can tell me where they are.
Herman is coughing blood.
HERMAN
Go to hell!
As the bus speed hits 40 mph a beeping can be heard
underneath the bus.
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112 INT.
TERMINI - DAY 8
Casey and Zondra are interrogating their prisoner.
THUG 1
We were transporting a bomb equipped with a momentum based
trigger. It was meant to go on a bus.
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113 INT.
TERMINI - DAY 8
Sarah and Carina are using a sink full of water to waterboard
the other thug.
They pull his head out of the water so he can grab a few
breaths.
CARINA
How does this bomb work?
Thug 2, grasping for breath:
THUG 2
Once the safety is released, it automatically arms once its
GPS detects it's moving at forty miles an hour.
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114 INT.
BUS
- DAY 8
The bus speedometer reads 45 mph.
Chuck looks nervous as he listens to the beeping.
CHUCK
You hear that buddy?
MORGAN
Hear what?
Chuck's iPhone rings. It's Sarah.
CHUCK
Hi honey.
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115 EXT.
TERMINI - DAY 8
Sarah is frantically explaining the situation to Chuck.
SARAH
You gotta keep the bus going at least forty miles per hour.
Any slower the beeping stops and the bomb goes off.
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116 INT.
BUS
- DAY 8
CHUCK
Morgan! Whatever you do, don't drive under forty!
And don't ever stop.
Chuck starts peeling away the floor.
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117 EXT.
TERMINI - DAY 8
Sarah is still on the phone:
SARAH
Tell the Carmelingo we've got a situation here. We need
help from the Rome police department.
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118 INT.
BUS
- DAY 8
Chuck has found the bomb, attached securely to the bottom of
the bus. He makes a call on his iPhone:
CHUCK
Found the bomb but I can't disarm it from here.
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119 INT.
CAR
- DAY 8
Sarah's on the phone with Chuck:
SARAH
Don't touch it! Just get out of the city!
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120 INT.
BUS
- DAY 8
CHUCK
Morgan...get on a highway.
Chuck starts searching Herman. He finds his wallet.
Opening the wallet, he finds a piece of identification. It has
Herman's mug shot, and below:
Classified. Mont St. Michel Intersect Lab.
Chuck pockets the ID and calls Ellie:
CHUCK
I think they took Clara to Mont St. Michel.
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121 INT.
VATICAN - DAY 8
Ellie and Mary are listening on the speaker phone.
ELLIE
Thanks Chuck. Mom and I are flying off to Paris now to
meet up with Ilsa. She's cleared our names and we'll ask her to take us
to Mont St. Michel too.
MARY
The Vatican is coordinating the Swiss Guard with the Rome
police in disarming that bomb.
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122 EXT.
BUS
- DAY 8
A squad of police cars with flashing sirens surround the bus
and clear the way ahead.
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123 INT.
BUS
- DAY 8
Chuck is interrogating Herman.
CHUCK
I take it Clara's at Mont St. Michel.
Herman coughs blood.
HERMAN
Yeah...but you'll never get to her...Mont St.
Michel's...impregnable...
CHUCK
Where's Beckman?
HERMAN
Same place. We needed her access codes to download the
Intersect three point O.
Herman coughs some more.
Chuck calls Sarah.
CHUCK
We're gonna need to get Herman onto an ambulance soon if we
want to get more out of him.
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124 INT.
VATICAN - DAY 8
SARAH
The Rome police have arranged for something.
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125 EXT.
BUS
- DAY 8
A flatbed truck with several policemen pulls alongside the
speeding bus.
Roan is on the truck and on the phone with Chuck.
ROAN
We're ready to extract Herman now. Open the door and
hand him over.
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126 INT.
BUS
- DAY 8
CHUCK
Not that easy. He can't walk. We need a stretcher.
MORGAN
And gas!
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127 EXT.
BUS
- DAY 8
ROAN
Don't worry. We got it covered.
Roan pockets his phone.
ROAN
Get the stretcher out. And get ready to fill her up.
The bus doors open and we see Morgan at the wheel. The
truck pulls in close and a cop begins pumping gas from a fuel tank into the
bus. Another cop brings a stretcher over to the bus.
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128 INT.
BUS
- DAY 8
Chuck pulls the stretcher into the bus. He starts
trying to lift Herman onto the stretcher, but the bus is shaking.
CHUCK
Morgan! Try to keep it steady!
MORGAN
I'm trying...but there's potholes!
CHUCK
Someone help me!
2 passengers help Chuck lift Herman onto the stretcher.
They then carefully pass him over to the police on the truck.
CONTINUOUS SHOT:
129 EXT.
BUS
- DAY 8
The police drag the stretcher onto the truck and it pulls
away.
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130 INT.
BUS
- DAY 8
Morgan continues driving.
Chuck calls Sarah on his iPhone.
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131 EXT.
BUS
- DAY 8
2 helicopters are controlling the air space above the bus: 1
is a police copter and the other is a copter with Vatican markings.
CUT TO:
132 INT.
HELICOPTER - DAY 8
Sarah is flying the Vatican copter as she answers her phone.
SARAH
Chuck! I'm following you in a helo.
CUT TO:
133 INT.
BUS
- DAY 8
CHUCK
I can diffuse the bomb, but I need some tools.
CUT TO:
134 INT.
HELICOPTER - DAY 8
SARAH
Chuck! You don't have to be a hero today! You're
my hero everyday!
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135 INT.
BUS
- DAY 8
CHUCK
Trust me Sarah. I can do this.
CUT TO:
136 INT.
HELICOPTER - DAY 8
SARAH
I trust you. What do you need?
CUT TO:
137 INT.
VATICAN - DAY 8
Casey is on the radio with Sarah.
CASEY
Ok. I'll arrange it. Where's Chuck and Morgan now?
Casey listens and runs his finger along a map. He turns
to his daughter.
CASEY
Alex...where does this highway take them?
Alex traces the bus' route by finger. Her finger stops
and the camera ZOOMS IN on her finger, which rests on a bridge under repair.
ALEX
Dad...we gotta major problem.
Casey looks at the map and gets on the radio.
CASEY
Bartowski...we gotta problem.
CUT TO:
138 INT.
HELICOPTER - DAY 8
SARAH
I'm looking ahead now.
CONTINUOUS SHOT:
139 EXT.
BUS
- DAY 8
The camera follows Sarah's helo forward over the highway to
the bridge which is missing its middle section.
CONTINUOUS SHOT:
140 INT.
BUS
- DAY 8
The camera follows back from the gap in the bridge through
the front window of the bus past Morgan driving to Chuck on the phone with
Sarah.
CHUCK
What?!
CUT TO:
141 INT.
HELICOPTER - DAY 8
SARAH
Chuck...you gotta turn back!
CUT TO:
142 INT.
BUS
- DAY 8
CHUCK
Morgan...can we make an U-turn somewhere?
MORGAN
Are you kidding? At this speed, I'd just crash the bus
against the guard rail and set off the bomb!
CHUCK
Sarah, what's the angle of incline of the gap?
CUT TO:
143 INT.
HELICOPTER - DAY 8
SARAH
It looks like a thirty degree incline.
CUT TO:
144 INT.
BUS
- DAY 8
CHUCK
Morgan, floor it.
MORGAN
What?
CUT TO:
145 INT.
HELICOPTER - DAY 8
SARAH
Chuck! What are you thinking?
CUT TO:
146 INT.
BUS
- DAY 8
CHUCK
We're gonna jump it.
MORGAN
Buddy, are you crazy?!
CHUCK
No we can do it.
MORGAN
Ok.
Morgan floors it. The bus starts gaining speed.
CHUCK
Everyone get up front. We need the rear to be light to
clear the jump.
The passengers crowd up front.
Looking out the front window we see the broken bridge nearing.
CUT TO:
147 EXT.
BUS
- DAY 8
The police and Vatican car escorts pull over into the curb as
the bus heads towards the jump.
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148 INT.
BUS
- DAY 8
CHUCK
Everybody hang on.
PASSENGER
We trust you man.
We look through the front windshield as the bus goes up the
bridge.
The bus riders, Chuck and Morgan all begin screaming together
in fear and anticipation.
CUT TO:
149 EXT.
BUS
- DAY 8
The bus goes up the ramp and clears the gap.
CUT TO:
150 INT.
BUS
- DAY 8
The bus hits the other side of bridge and lands on its front
wheels. Part of the rear doesn't clear the gap so the rear wheels hang
over the back.
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151 EXT.
BUS
- DAY 8
SLOW MOTION of the bottom of the bus as part of the bottom
hits the bridge, but luckily not the explosive.
The momentum of the bus carries the rest of it over.
CUT TO:
152 INT.
BUS
- DAY 8
CHUCK
We made it!
The group cheers and applauds Chuck. Some passengers
pat him on the back.
PASSENGER
You da man!
CUT TO:
153 INT.
HELICOPTER - DAY 8
Sarah breathes a sigh of relief.
CUT TO:
154 INT.
BUS
- DAY 8
Chuck goes up next to Morgan.
MORGAN
Please stand behind the yellow line.
CHUCK
Come on buddy...give me a break here. I just saved us.
MORGAN
Actually, since I'm driving, I saved us.
Chuck looks out at the highway signs.
CUT TO:
155 EXT.
BUS
- DAY 8
We see the highway signs above, including one indicating the
exit to the airport.
CUT TO:
156 INT.
BUS
- DAY 8
CHUCK
Morgan! Turn into there!
Chuck points toward the exit and Morgan steers correctly.
CUT TO:
157 INT.
HELICOPTER - DAY 8
SARAH
Chuck! Where are you going?
CUT TO:
158 INT.
VATICAN - DAY 8
Casey grunts admiringly.
CASEY
That's my boy Bartowski.
CUT TO:
159 INT.
BUS
- DAY 8
CHUCK
Morgan, turn here!
Chuck points ahead.
MORGAN
Uhh...buddy...there's a fence in the way.
CHUCK
Speed up! Ram through it!
Morgan hits the accelerator while turning.
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160 EXT.
BUS
- DAY 8
The bus smashes down a chain link fence and rolls onto a
runway in Leonardo da Vinci airport.
The camera pans out to a bird's eye view of the area and we
see the bus is on a runway towards a ring runway. Overhead are 2
helicopters.
CUT TO:
161 INT.
HELICOPTER - DAY 8
SARAH
Good plan Chuck! Now you can drive circles around
runways! Casey! What about that stuff Chuck asked for?
CUT TO:
162 INT.
VATICAN - DAY 8
CASEY
On its way.
CUT TO:
163 INT.
BUS
- DAY 8
CHUCK
Morgan...go over there.
Chuck points to the ring.
Morgan heads forward.
CHUCK
Now just keep going around the ring.
CUT TO:
164 EXT.
AIRPORT - DAY 8
The bus begins driving in circles around the runways.
Flashing sirens are heard as the Rome police cars and Vatican
cars drive onto the runways to clear the way for Chuck's bus.
CUT TO:
165 INT.
BUS
- DAY 8
Chuck and Morgan are watching ahead as a tow truck gets onto
the runway ahead of them, then falls back and pulls up alongside them.
Chuck looks out the bus door and sees Carina driving it.
Carina looks back at Chuck and nods at him.
CHUCK
Morgan...drive steady...I'm getting off here.
CONTINUOUS SHOT:
166 EXT.
AIRPORT - DAY 8
Chuck opens the bus door. He then steps off the bus and onto
the tow truck.
The tow truck pulls over to the center of the ring.
CUT TO:
167 EXT.
AIRPORT - DAY 8
The tow truck stops and Chuck jumps onto the airport tarp.
Carina gets out and starts helping chuck put on body armour.
CARINA
This has got to be the craziest stunt I've ever been a part
of.
CHUCK
Well geez...thanks for the vote of confidence.
CARINA
So after this, wanna come over to my place?
CHUCK
What?! I'm married! You were a bridesmaid at my
wedding!
CUT TO:
168 INT.
HELICOPTER - DAY 8
SARAH
Do you mind? You just propositioned my husband!
From the cockpit view we can see Sarah is landing.
CUT TO:
169 EXT.
AIRPORT - DAY 8
CARINA
Think your wife hasn't been around the block?
CHUCK
Actually...I know she hasn't.
CUT TO:
170 INT.
BUS
- DAY 8
Morgan is still driving around in circles.
MORGAN
What's taking him so long?
Through the bus windshield, we see Chuck climb onto the back
of the tow truck. Carina climbs back into the driver's seat while Sarah gets on
the back. The tow truck pulls in front of the bus.
We can now see Chuck strapped to a trolley attached to the
tow cable.
MORGAN
What are you up to?
Sarah presses a button and the tow cable starts unwinding,
allowing the trolley to roll onto the runway behind the tow truck and towards
the speeding bus.
MORGAN
Oh my God Chuck, you are nuts.
CUT TO:
171 EXT.
BUS
- DAY 8
Chuck slides underneath the speeding bus, while he and Morgan
exchange looks of concern.
CUT TO:
172 EXT.
TOW
TRUCK - DAY 8
SARAH
Chuck...please be careful.
CUT TO:
173 EXT.
BUS
- DAY 8
Chuck is now underneath the bus. As he slides under the
bomb, he attaches harnesses to the bus so the trolley remains underneath it.
Chuck attaches his iPhone to the bomb using an USB cable.
He then talks into his radio:
CHUCK
Hartley...my phone's attached. Start hacking while I
try to re-wire.
CUT TO:
174 INT.
VATICAN - DAY 8
Hartley is typing away at a computer.
HARTLEY
Don't worry Charles. I'm at it.
CUT TO:
175 EXT.
BUS
- DAY 8
Chuck is tampering with the bomb with a screwdriver and
tweezers.
CHUCK
The accelerometer looks unprotected. I'll see if I can
make it think the bus is at sixty miles an hour.
Chuck starts working away.
CUT TO:
176 EXT.
TOW
TRUCK - DAY 8
We see Sarah focused on the tow cable, which is vibrating.
SARAH
Carina...try to stay as steady as possible!
CUT TO:
177 INT.
BUS
- DAY 8
The bus shakes as it rides over some potholes.
MORGAN
Easy Morgan...easy.
CUT TO:
178 EXT.
BUS
- DAY 8
The trolley is shaking as Chuck is re-wiring the explosive.
CHUCK
Sarah...what's going on over there? Get Carina to drive
steady!
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179 EXT.
AIRPORT - DAY 8
Tow Truck: The tow line is getting tenser, and smoke is
coming from the pulley.
Sarah and Carina are yelling at each other in order to hear
each other over the wind.
SARAH
How dare you make up things about my personal life? I
don't date around! All my relationships were exclusive!
CARINA
Well...good to know at least you were exclusive.
SARAH
What's that supposed to mean?
CARINA
Let's just say...I know from first hand experience that
neither Bryce nor Shaw were exclusive.
SARAH
What?! Well...I don't care. That's in the
past. Chuck and I are exclusive and that's all that matters to me.
Distracted by the discussion, Sarah doesn't realize that the
wire is too tense until the pulley breaks and the wire begins unwinding too
quickly.
SARAH
Oh my God! Chuck!
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180 EXT.
BUS
- DAY 8
Suddenly the harnesses holding Chuck's trolley underneath the
bus snap and Chuck starts rolling back towards the rear wheels.
In desperation, Chuck takes a screwdriver and stabs it into a
nearby canister to stop from sliding under a bus wheel. The canister
starts leaking fluid.
Chuck starts banging on the bus floor.
CHUCK
Help! Help me!
CUT TO:
181 EXT.
AIRPORT - DAY 8
Sarah cannot see Chuck from the back of the tow truck.
SARAH
Morgan!
Sarah points to underneath the bus.
CUT TO:
182 INT.
BUS
- DAY 8
The passengers rip apart the floor of the bus and pull Chuck
inside.
MORGAN
Chuck...get up front. Your wife's freaking out.
The passengers rush Chuck to the front of the bus, where he
waves to Sarah.
CUT TO:
183 EXT.
AIRPORT - DAY 8
Sarah puts her hand on her chest and breathes a large sigh of
relief. Thank God he's safe.
Her tow truck pulls off the runway.
CUT TO:
184 INT.
BUS
- DAY 8
MORGAN
Buddy...I'm convinced you got one huge, hairy pair of cahonas
down there!
CHUCK
Thanks buddy...I think...
Morgan looks at the dashboard.
The camera ZOOMS IN on the fuel gauge, which shows the fuel
level rapidly dropping.
MORGAN
Chuck...We got a major problem here.
Morgan taps the fuel gauge.
Chuck looks at it:
CHUCK
Sorry buddy...I think that was me.
Chuck then calls Sarah on his iPhone:
CHUCK
Sarah...we need a way off this bus now.
CUT TO:
185 EXT.
AIRPORT - DAY 8
Sarah is getting on a passenger transfer bus along with
Carina.
SARAH
We got it covered. You need what?
CUT TO:
186 EXT.
AIRPORT - DAY 8
The passenger transfer bus drives onto the runway, eventually
pulling alongside the bus.
CUT TO:
187 INT.
BUS
- DAY 8
Chuck turns to the passengers.
CHUCK
Everybody...my wife is gonna get us off. Please line up
single file behind the yellow line.
Chuck turns to Morgan:
CHUCK
Just keep driving steady buddy.
They look out the door and see Carina pulling alongside in
the passenger transfer bus. The side doors of the other bus are open with
2 police at each. Sarah is standing in the center with a rope.
Morgan opens the bus door.
CHUCK
Everyone please exit one at a time.
The passengers do so, each giving Chuck a hug of appreciation
on the way out. The police help them cross from one moving bus to the
other.
Finally Sarah comes to the door and holds out the rope to
Chuck's bus. Chuck reaches over to grab the rope and their hands touch.
SARAH
Be careful!
CHUCK
Love you!
Their touch is broken as the transfer bus takes the others to
safety.
Chuck turns to Morgan.
CHUCK
Go that way!
MORGAN
Why don't we just keep going straight?
CHUCK
Buddy let's try not to crash a speeding bus with a bomb on
board into anything expensive.
Morgan steers the bus towards an empty field.
Chuck presses on the accelerator while tying the rope around
the steering wheel so Morgan can get up.
Chuck and Morgan open the emergency escape trolley. One
end falls onto the runway, leaving a trail of sparks behind.
Chuck lies down on the trolley still holding the rope to
steer the bus. Morgan climbs on top of Chuck wrapping his arms and legs
around Chuck in a lover's embrace.
CHUCK
I should've asked Sarah to switch places with you!?
Chuck releases the final latch and the trolley hits the
runway.
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188 EXT.
BUS
- DAY 8
The trolley rolls behind the bus as Chuck uses the rope to
steer them safely. He then releases the rope.
CUT TO:
189 EXT.
AIRPORT - DAY 8
The trolley spins and rolls into a ditch, taking Chuck and
Morgan to safety.
CUT TO:
190 EXT.
AIRPORT - DAY 8
The bus slows down and explodes on the empty runway.
CUT TO:
191 EXT.
AIRPORT - DAY 8
Chuck gets up with Morgan still wrapped around him.
CHUCK
Buddy...you can let go now.
Sarah runs up to them as Morgan gets onto the ground.
Sarah and Chuck kiss.
SARAH
Time to go to Mont St. Michel to save Clara and Beckman.
CHUCK
That place has got to be guarded like Fort Knox. We're
gonna need help to get them out.
SARAH
I just got off the phone with Casey. The Vatican Swiss
Guard will provide us with guns and other equipment...they got our jet from
China and will give it a Vatican flight registration so Decker won't know we're
coming.
CUT TO:
192 INT.
BUY
MORE - DAY 5
Big Mike is standing on the Nerd Herder desk addressing
Chuck's Buy More employees. Over this, Caption: Three days ago.
BIG MIKE
No one should feel obligated to join this mission. This
is a decision I have made for myself.
Big Mike takes a bite out of a Subway sandwich he's been
eating. After a few good chews he swallows it.
BIG MIKE
If there are not enough members to crew the Contessa...I will
attempt a dinghy assault with anyone willing to join me.
A quick view of the Green shirts and Nerd herders who are now
inspired.
BIG MIKE
Have no illusions. This is almost certainly an one way
trip; so don't volunteer out of sentiment or emotion.
Big Mike takes another bite and swallows.
BIG MIKE
Running along the center of this store is a red line.
Volunteers, stand to the starboard...
The nerds stare oddly at Big Mike.
BIG MIKE
Volunteers, stand to this side!
Big Mike points it out.
BIG MIKE
Now...make...your choice!
