Kali, Part I/Transcript

Teaser Sequence
'''EXT. - MUMBAI, INDIA - DAY'''

[A man, Ajay, exits a dwelling and directs kids to go inside.]

AJAY: [in Hindi] Run! Run!

[Ajay grabs an older woman, Rheka, by the arm guiding her forward.]

AJAY: Hurry!

[Several men are giving chase.]

AJAY: Rheka, you must go.

[Ajay and Rheka stop in front of an artifact.]

AJAY: I will do what I have to. You must come back and retrieve it later.

RHEKA: It will speak.

AJAY: There is no other choice. This is my duty. Now please.

[Rheka nods affirmatively and moves off. Ajay opens the top of the artifact. He wrenches the top up to expose a sculture inside and a spider, a makri, crawls out of his mouth. The makri makes a movement and a sonic wave moves out away from it spread out for a great distance. Ajay places the makri close to the sculpture and it crawls in; Ajay quickly closes the artifact.]

AJAY: [in Hindi] ..... Kali.

[Ajay runs off trying to escape but runs into one of the men chasing him.]

THUG 1: Hey!

[Ajay is quickly surrounded.]

AJAY: [in Hindi] Please.

FORSYTHE: Well, well, you led us on a merry dance didn't you, huh?

[Ajay falls to his knees.]

FORSYTHE: No... crap.

CHARLES: What is it?

FORSYTHE: It's not in him anymore, is it? Look at him.

[Thug 1 pulls a gun and aims it at the man's head.]

THUG 1: Where'd you put it?

FORSYTHE: Hey, hey, hey. He's not going to answer.

AJAY: [Mutters in Hindi]

FORSYTHE: When the bug leaves the body, you die. Its part of the deal and it's been in him for a long, long time.

[Forsythe kneels down and puts his hand on Ajay's shoulder.]

FORSYTHE: [in Hindi] I commend your sacrifice. There is no greater honor than to die for your God.

[Forsythe pats his shoulder and then stands up.]

FORSYTHE: Help him out, will you? Okay, people, moving on. Spread out. He must have passed the bug on to somebody.

CHARLES: Wait. The old lady he was running with.

FORSYTHE: Find her.

[Charles nods to the thug and he cocks his pistol. Ajay murmurs in prayer; without hesitation the thug shoots him.]

Act I
'''EXT. - TOKYO, JAPAN - DAY - RAIN'''

[Onryuji is walking toward Magnus and Will who are waiting huddled under an umbrella protecting them from the pouring rain.]

ONRYUJI: Arigato.

MAGNUS: Onryuji -San, what happened?

ONRYUJI: [Speaking Japanese]

MAGNUS: [Translating for Will] Suki's never done anything like this before.

WILL: Suki?

MAGNUS: A giant lizard creature.

WILL: Oh.

ONRYUJI: [Speaking Japanese]

MAGNUS: [Translating] She's usually so docile.

ONRYUJI: [Speaking Japanese]

MAGNUS: [Translating] He can't understand it.

MAGNUS: [In Japanese] Was anyone hurt?

ONRYUJI: [Speaking Japanese]

MAGNUS: [Translating] No one was hurt, but there was much panic. People were running through the streets, screaming.

WILL: Wow, it's just like in the movie.

ONRYUJI: No, nothing like a movie. [Onryuji switches back to speaking Japanese]

MAGNUS: [Translating] Where is she now?

ONRYUJI: [Speaking Japanese]

MAGNUS: She's been sedated offshore while we build an enclosure on one of our Islands.

ONRYUJI: [Speaking Japanese]

MAGNUS: Last night she was fine this morning, all of a sudden, it's like a switch was turned on.

[Onryuji's radio beeps.]

MAN ON RADIO: [Speaking Japanese] Kyoshirou, come in. The Coast Guard is demanding access to the container ship.

ONRYUJI: [Speaking Japanese to radio]

ONRYUJI: [Speaking Japanese] I'm sorry I must go.

[Onryuji bows respectfully and Magnus and Will return the gesture. Onryuji turns abruptly and walks off.]

WILL: Okay, so a giant lizard creature loose in Tokyo. How we going to spin this?

'''EXT. - TOKYO, JAPAN - STREET - DAY'''

[Will and Magnus are walking down the crowded streets.]

MAGNUS: So?

WILL: Well, it looks like our spin is holding up. Anyone who saw Suki now thinks it's part of some big Hollywood blockbuster shooting down by the harbor.

MAGNUS: Good. I'm getting pressure from New York to keep this story quiet. Our new head of house there, Terrance Wexford, is very keen on making his mark.

WILL: You're under pressure? What's that about?

MAGNUS: Nothing, everything's fine.

WILL: Listen, Magnus, I know you, okay? I know when something's up.

MAGNUS: I promise you, when the time comes; you will be the person that I talk to, all right?

[Magnus's cell phone rings]

MAGNUS: Henry.

HENRY: Sorry to bother you, Doc; got some breaking news out of London.

MAGNUS: What is it?

HENRY: I'm patching through a video right now.

[Magnus holds her phone so they both can watch the incoming video. It shows what appears to be a pterodactyl flying over London.]

WILL: What is that?

MAGNUS: Dear God.

WILL: London calling.

'''INT. - LONDON SANCTUARY - DAY'''

[Declan is leading Magnus and Will through the newly remodeled abnormal habitats.]

DECLAN: Well, we caught her but as you can see she's still a little riled up.

MAGNUS: We just came back from Tokyo. They had a similar problem with Suki.

DECLAN: What happened?

WILL: She went psycho, broke out of her enclosure for no apparent reason.

MAGNUS: Now, I've received dispatches from Sydney, Rio, and Lagos. All of them are reporting similar incidents. In each case, one or two abnormals suddenly started acting up, out of the blue, no warning.

DECLAN: What is causing this?

MAGNUS: No idea but we'd better figure it out and quickly. So far we've been lucky no one's been seriously hurt but that won't be the case forever.

'''INT. - LONDON SANCTUARY - LOWER LEVEL - MAIN LAB'''

[Sanctuary heads of house are on a giant transparent video screen in front of Magnus, Will and Declan.]

RAVI: It could be a virus like Lazarus last year.

WILL: Maybe, but this is a very select group of abnormals and the behavioral response is totally different. Lazarus triggered violence. This, whatever it is, is causing outright fear.

PILI: A change in atmosphere?

HENRY: No way. Our satellite feeds would have detected something like that.

MAGNUS: Besides, the Peruvian seppulus is incredibly sensitive to these kind of fluctuations and yet Lima's reported no problems.

ONRYUJI: [Speaking Japanese]

MAGNUS: Which leaves us with sound; something sub-sonic?

DECLAN: Doubtful, pterodactyls have a high tolerance for that.

WEXFORD: Can I just say that arguing over the cause at this point in time is useless. We need to initiate an immediate global alert.

MAGNUS: We're not there yet, Terrance. Only a handful of abnormals have been affected so far.

WEXFORD: Almost causing a panic in London and Tokyo; why risk further exposure?

PILI: Dr. Magnus... I've just received a report. A giant sand ray has been found in the desert a hundred kilometers east of Minya, dead, surfaced inexplicably.

MAGNUS: This is the middle of its hibernation cycle.

[The heads of house voice concerns, talking over one another.]

MAGNUS: All right, everyone, please, let's not panic. There has to be a reason that this is happening. We just have to remain vigilant until we can figure out what it is. In the meantime, survey your sentient abnormals and keep tabs on the rest. Report any changes in behavior to Declan immediately.

WEXFORD: Dr. Magnus, I must insist...

MAGNUS: That's all. Thank you.

[Heads of house sign off but one remains.]

RAVI: I'm sorry, Dr. Magnus?

MAGNUS: Yes, Ravi, what is it?

RAVI: I'm not sure if this falls under our purview but I thought it was worth mentioning. A man was found shot dead in Dharavi. He had the mark of Kali on his left leg.

WILL: Kali?

MAGNUS: Yeah, it's an ancient cult dating back 5,000 years. Its followers were rumored to be able to foretell disaster.

DECLAN: So they're abnormals?

MAGNUS: We've no idea. We've never actually made contact with them. I appreciate it, Ravi. Thank you. I'll be in touch.

[Ravi signs off.]

WILL: So, what do you think? You think this Kali thing ties in?

MAGNUS: I've no idea. This situation's so fractured, anything, no matter how insignificant could be a factor.

WILL: Yeah.

[Magnus looks directly at Will.]

WILL: What?

[Magnus smiles.]

WILL: You want me to go to Mumbai?

MAGNUS: I have to stay here and manage this situation.

WILL: You mean manage Wexford.

MAGNUS: Yeah, you picked up on that, did you?

WILL: Yeah, just a little. Okay.

MAGNUS: Take Kate with you to Mumbai. It'll be fun.

'''INT. - MUMBAI SANCTUARY - UPPER LEVEL - LOBBY - DAY'''

[Will and Kate are entering the Mumbai Sanctuary carrying their luggage.]

KATE: "We're going on a trip," he says. "It'll be fun!" he says.

WILL: "Please stop talking for two minutes," he says.

KATE: Hey, I have just been on a plane for 15 hours. I am entitled to a little complaining.

WILL: Yeah, well, try flying through Tokyo and London first and then we'll talk.

RAVI: Dr. Zimmerman, Miss Freelander. Namaste. I am Dr. Ganapathiraman.

WILL: Hi, Dr... Doctor. I'm Will.

RAVI: Then you must call me Ravi.

WILL: Thank God.

KATE: I'll be Kate.

RAVI: Kate. Pavitar. "Pure."

KATE: No, just Kate.

RAVI: I have rooms ready for you if you need to rest.

KATE: Absolutely...

WILL: No, actually, we're fine. Why don't we just get started?

KATE: Moving fast in Mumbai? That's a bad idea.

WILL: What are we, here on vacation?

KATE: [Sighs] Bring on the heat.

EASTERN DESERT, EGYPT

[Magnus is examining the remains of the giant sand ray with Pili.]

MAGNUS: Female, you can tell by the markings.

PILI: Hmm, yes.

MAGNUS: Oh, young too maybe sixty, seventy years old? Damn, there aren't that many of these left.

PILI: I've arranged for a helicopter transport to Cairo.

MAGNUS: We should do a biopsy on the wings, tail and cephalic lobe, send them to London. Declan can do a full work-up, see if there's any link to the other abnormals.

PILI: [in Egyptian to two men waiting by vehicle.] Let's go!

'''EXT. - MUMBAI - DAY'''

[Will is studying the crime scene where the man was killed.]

WILL: Any chance we can get access to the victim?

RAVI: We're in good with the local authorities. They've given us the crime scene and I've arranged with the coroner to borrow the body for a window of time.

WILL: Good.

RAVI: It should be delivered to the Sanctuary this afternoon.

KATE: The cops have anything yet?

RAVI: Still haven't ID'd the body. They think this was just another drug deal gone bad.

WILL: I don't think so.

KATE: Talk to me, William.

[Will points to the blood spatter.]

WILL: Well, the spatter angle seems very long. I mean, do you think slum gangbangers carry that heavy a caliber?

KATE: Doubtful, cheaper the gun, smaller the bullet.

WILL: I'm thinking...

[Will moves over and indicates a boot impression left in the dirt.]

WILL: ...military issue. These are new treads; it's a recent acquisition.

KATE: Yeah, those kicks cost. Okay, so... Some dudes with expensive boots and even more expensive guns were here.

RAVI: So not a local job then.

WILL: Well... I'm saying no.

[Will puts up a shell casing with his pen.]

WILL: Not unless the locals buy their guns direct from the manufacturer.

[Kate takes the pen and studies the casing.]

KATE: Armour-piercing 9 mil; still jagged, Russian, pricey.

[Kate turns to Ravi who is holding a small bag up for her to drop the casing in. She smiles.]

KATE: You thought I was just a token Indian didn't you?

[Ravi seals the bag and smiles back at her.]

WILL: Okay, so, all of this points to a professional, if not military-style hit. Why? I mean, who is this guy?

[Will ducks under crime scene tapes and looks around. Kate and Ravi follow him.]

KATE: What did they want from him?

RAVI: Or this cult he belonged to?

[Will stops and points to the artifact.]

WILL: Hey, Ravi, what's this?

RAVI: Ah, a shrine to the goddess Durga. They're fairly common.

WILL: Okay. So the witnesses say that the victim was being chased but he had a good head start. There's lots of ways out of this alley. Why did he stop here?

KATE: 'Cause he was headed this way?

WILL: Yeah.

KATE: Hey, what do you make of this?

[Kate indicates the handprints left on top of artifact where the dirt doesn't remain.]

WILL: Nice call.

[Will studies the handprints and the statue. He grabs the top of the statue and turns it.]

RAVI: Uh, Dr. Zimmerman...

[The statue opens.]

KATE: Will Z with the score!

RAVI: You guys are good.

WILL: Is that supposed to be there?

[Will indicates an sculpture inside the opening.]

RAVI: No.

WILL: Huh... Let's get this back to the Sanctuary.

[Will takes the sculpture and the statue closes. Will walks away studying it intently. They walk past Rheka, who is watching them discreetly.]

'''INT. - EASTERN DESERT, EGYPT - TENT - DAY'''

[Magnus is inside a tent looking through microscope. Pili enters.]

PILI: Helicopter's a half an hour out. Apparently, they had some problems with navigations.

MAGNUS: That's all right. It's giving me a chance to study these samples. What do you make of this?

[Pili looks through microscope.]

PILI: Evidence of nociception.

MAGNUS: Exactly, this creature was in pain.

PILI: Which explains the fear reaction but what caused it?

MAGNUS: I still don't know. I'll have to compare notes with Declan when I get back to London.

MAGNUS: Pili? You worked with Terrance Wexford in Berlin, right?

PILI: Yes.

MAGNUS: How do you think he's enjoying his new post?

PILI: I think he's enjoying the authority of it immensely.

MAGNUS: I see. Thank you, Pili.

'''INT. - MUMBAI SANCTUARY'''

[Will is studying the artifact with a magnifying glass and Kate is looking over his shoulder.]

KATE: You think this was hidden by the dead guy?

WILL: Or someone else or it means nothing. We'll run some scans, see what turns up.

RAVI: Kate, Indian military has no record of any personnel operating in Dharavi during the time of the murder.

WILL: Okay, so we're looking for career mercenaries, ex-military.

KATE: I'll send out a few emails, see if any K & R or Blackwater guys were in town.

[Will and Kate move away from the sculpture to talk with Ravi who just came into the office. The spider crawls out of the artifact and into Will's shirt which he has left on the desk.]

WILL: No trace on the casing we found?

RAVI: None, but we do have an ID on the victim, one Ajay Paveljit. No immediate family. No fixed address.

WILL: Huh.

RAVI: The body's downstairs. We're ready to start the autopsy.

WILL: Wow, I am, uh, jetlagged. I think I better turn in but why don't you do the autopsy and we'll just go over the results tomorrow?

[Will looks uncomfortable but grabs his shirt and makes his exit.]

RAVI: I thought he was a doctor.

KATE: He is, just not the kind that likes autopsies.

'''INT. - MUMBAI SANCTUARY - WILL'S BEDROOM - NIGHT'''

[Will is sleeping soundly using his shirt as a pillow as the spider crawls out of his shirt and into his mouth.]

Act II
'''INT. - MUMBAI SANCTUARY - HALLWAY OUTSIDE WILL'S ROOM'''

[Kate is standing outside Will's rooming knocking]

KATE: Hey, wake up!

[She knocks again.]

KATE: Don't make me come in there. No, seriously, don't make me come in there.

[Kate knocks insistently and Will opens the door looking half asleep.]

KATE: Hey! Wow. Next time you should actually try sleeping.

WILL: Oh, I don't know... I guess it's the 22 time zones in two days.

KATE: Well, snap out it. Ravi's downstairs; he says he's got something.

WILL: All right, I'll be down in a minute.

'''INT. - MUMBAI SANCTUARY - OFFICE'''

[Will is sitting on desk drinking coffee as Kate is looking at the monitor of a computer. Ravi enters.]

RAVI: Tests on the statue came back clean. There's nothing unusual about it however...

[Ravi walks over to the computer Kate is using and types in a command.]

RAVI: I completed the autopsy on Mr. Paveljit. According to his DNA scan he's human so imagine my surprise when I examined his internal organs and found evidence that he was over 200 years old.

WILL: What? But his DNA is normal, you're sure?

RAVI: Absolutely, he's 100% human. I ran the test three times to be sure.

'''EXT. - MUMBAI - ALLEY - DAY'''

[The statue is open showing the lack of the sculpture.]

FORSYTHE: Crafty son of a bitch; stares down the barrel of a gun not twenty feet away from where he hid the bloody thing. That's devotion.

CHARLES: So where is it now?

FORSYTHE: Well, often, that's a good question. Any sign of the old woman, or the statue? No?

[Thug 1 steps forward holding the arm of a child.]

THUG 1: This one said he saw someone take the statue, a man.

FORSYTHE: Was he a white man like me?

KID: Yeah.

FORSYTHE: Yeah?

[Forsythe hold up some money and the child nods and then grabs the money and runs away.]

CHARLES: Competition.

FORSYTHE: Hmm...Magnus' people; it would be so crappy if they got to the bug before us. [Sighs] Lads, this just got more difficult.

'''EXT. - LONDON SANCTUARY'''

[Magnus is walking with Declan apparently just arriving.]

DECLAN: How was Egypt?

MAGNUS: [Sighs] Ah tiring and what's the other word I'm looking for? Ah, yes, sandy. What's been happening here?

DECLAN: Well, you'll be pleased to hear that most of the affected abnormals have calmed down substantially. Whatever was causing the flare-up seems to have dissipated somewhat.

MAGNUS: Well, that's a relief.

[They enter the main lab.]

DECLAN: These are the locations where the events took place. London, Tokyo, Sydney, Rio, Lagos, Cairo.

MAGNUS: There doesn't appear to be a common link between them.

DECLAN: No pattern that I can discern.

MAGNUS: You're saying all these places were affected at the same time?

DECLAN: Yeah, roughly, why?

MAGNUS: Well, if it was some kind of trigger it would have to be very strong and moving very quickly.

DECLAN: An EM pulse of some kind?

MAGNUS: Maybe.

DECLAN: But that doesn't align with the symptoms we're seeing.

MAGNUS: Exactly, I mean, none of the abnormals we're dealing with are usually affected by EM spikes.

DECLAN: Not to mention I don't know anything powerful enough to send a pulse worldwide like that.

MAGNUS: Still, I'll have Henry go over the satellite data. There must be something we're missing.

'''INT. - SANCTUARY - HENRY'S ARRAY'''

[Henry is talking to Magnus on video link on his computer.]

HENRY: You were right about the pulse. Chinese weather satellite caught a trace of a unique energy signature right around the time the incidents began but I followed it to this.

[Henry brings up a map on the monitors.]

HENRY: It's an em pulse originating in Mumbai, right in the heart of Dharavi.

MAGNUS: Dear God.

HENRY: Yeah, that's pretty much what I said. So, what do you think it means?

MAGNUS: That this is somehow connected to the Cult of Kali.

'''EXT. - MUMBAI'''

[Kate and Will are walking down through Mumbai.]

KATE: And voila. Drink this.

[Kate gives Will a bottle of water.]

WILL: Thanks. [Sighs] I don't know what's wrong with me. I feel like I'm dying or something.

KATE: Maybe it's something you ate. You know, the first time I was here I had a samosa off the street cart. I barfed for like, two days straight...

WILL: Okay, thank you. That's great.

KATE: Wow. Maybe you should go back and lie down.

WILL: Yeah, maybe that's a good idea.

KATE: Do you want me to come with you?

WILL: No, thanks, I'm fine. Why don't you just keep asking about the cult? Oh...

[Will bends down resting his hands on his knees.]

KATE: You sure you're okay?

WILL: Yeah...yeah, I think I just need to sleep.

[Will hands the bottle back to Kate and walks back toward the Sanctuary. Kate goes in opposite direction. Will is walking along when he stops and hallucinates a young woman who looks at him and then runs off. Will runs after her. He loses her and collapses to his knees. Rheka and a young boy help him up and guiding him inside a dwelling.]

RHEKA: Quickly! They're coming! They must not find him.

[The boy watches discreetly as the thugs pass by.]

Act III
'''INT. - MUMBAI SANCTUARY'''

[Magnus is just entering the sanctuary with Kate and Ravi.]

MAGNUS: You lost him?

KATE: No, he wasn't feeling well so he headed back to the Sanctuary early.

MAGNUS: Did you check the hospitals?

RAVI: Nobody fits his description.

MAGNUS: What about his cell phone?

KATE: We tracked it using the GPS. Found it in a ditch.

RAVI: I've organized a search. We have people going door-to-door.

MAGNUS: Don't worry, we'll find him. Show me this statue you found. Kate?

[Kate has pulled out her gun and checks the magazine.]

KATE: He's out there, which means I am too.

[Kate leaves and Magnus goes with Ravi.]

'''INT. - BUILDING FORYSTHE'S HEADQUARTERS IN MUMBAI'''

[Forsythe walks up to Charles.]

CHARLES: We just found out, sir. She only landed here 90 minutes ago.

FORSYTHE: Bribe an official, get a passenger manifest. You can't just come to me and say "guess what boss, she's suddenly in town."

CHARLES: Sir, she flies a private charter with a bogus flight plan. There's no way we could have known...

FORSYTHE: Enough, enough. I mean, this... this isn't a game. It's a one shot, once in a lifetime thing. Some mooks from the local Sanctuary, one thing, Helen Magnus, whoa, she's another. And it means if we screw up even marginally, we're going to get pinched or die or worse. No more surprises.

'''INT. - MUMBAI SANCTUARY OFFICE'''

[Magnus is looking at the sculpture]

MAGNUS: It commemorates the ceremony of acceptance.

RAVI: You recognize it?

MAGNUS: From a conference in Brazil about forty years ago; markings are similar, signifying a cult member's initiation as a doot.

RAVI: Doot? I don't know that word.

MAGNUS: Ancient Urdu dialect meaning herald or guardian or in some translations prophet. It was believed that the doots could foretell disaster... earthquakes, tsunamis, and the like... and that the advance warning gave the other cult members a chance to escape.

RAVI: Seems like someone with that ability would be worth more alive than dead.

MAGNUS: Definitely, you're sure there was nothing inside these?

RAVI: They're completely solid. Scans for surface residue are still pending.

MAGNUS: Oh...the pattern inside here changes. The design loses symmetry. Something's missing.

'''INT. - MUMBAI - RHEKA'S DWELLING'''

[The boy is watching as Rheka cares for Will who is unconscious on a cot.]

RHEKA: [in Hindi] Bring some hot water. His fever is worse.

WILL'S HALLUCINATION

[Will is standing in the middle of a huge open room. He looks around puzzled. The woman from before walks up behind him and Will walks toward her.]

KALI: Durga, where have you been? I've been looking for you. I tried to call but you didn't answer.

[Kali reaches out to touch Will and he shies away.]

KALI: What's wrong? Are you sick? What's happened to you? Why won't you answer me?

'''INT. - RHEKA'S DWELLING'''

ARJUNA: Will he survive?

[Rheka spreads her arms gesturing she doesn't know.]

'''INT. - MUMBAI SANCTUARY - OFFICE - DAY'''

[Magnus is looking at the image on the computer monitor; it looks like the spider.]

MAGNUS: I don't believe it.

RAVI: What?

MAGNUS: Tests show surface residue on the statue came from a makri.

RAVI: I'm not familiar with that species.

MAGNUS: You wouldn't be. It's an incredibly rare species of abnormal spider that requires a warm blooded host to survive. I thought they were extinct.

RAVI: Something that rare would be very valuable...

MAGNUS: Oh no, this isn't about money. This is about something far worse. The makri is a subspecies off-shoot of a marine-dwelling abnormal known as Gephallis bertallosso. It's a massive arachnid creature capable of manipulating tectonic plates via focused magnetic resonance.

RAVI: You're talking about Big Bertha; the one who makes the earth move.

MAGNUS: And the waters rise. The makri is its tiny genetic cousin. They may well have a link, a chemical or even psychic bond that allows the host a deeper connection to Big Bertha.

RAVI: So if anyone finds this makri...

MAGNUS: They could potentially use it to locate the most powerful abnormal on Earth.

RAVI: Wait, but Big Bertha is dead. You killed her four years ago, yes? We all know that.

[Magnus doesn't respond but looks intently at Ravi.]

RAVI: Dr. Magnus?

MAGNUS: Not exactly. Bertha is alive.

Act IV
RAVI: You kept her alive and lied about it?

MAGNUS: Historically, creatures as powerful as Big Bertha have a symbiotic relationship with other life forms on this planet. I felt that euthanizing her would create far greater problems... tidal patterns would be altered, undersea ecological systems completely destroyed, massive geological shifts. The best course of action was to keep her secure and under watch. Killing her posed far greater risks than keeping her alive.

RAVI: [Sighs] Where is she?

[Magnus moves to a computer and types in her password.]

MAGNUS: A specialized containment field at the bottom of the Indian Ocean.

RAVI: Which you kept hidden from the entire Sanctuary Network...

MAGNUS: It was necessary to keep her and the rest of the world safe! It was my prerogative, Ravi, my choice.

RAVI: Okay. Fine. We need to dispatch ships immediately, increase security to the entire area...

MAGNUS: Of course, I'll get Henry on it. He'll coordinate but we need to find Will. If the makri behaves the way I believe it does then it could well be a doorway into finding Bertha's location, which is no doubt what the mercenaries were after when they killed Mr. Paveljit.

'''INT. - RHEKA'S DWELLING'''

[Rheka is sitting next to Will when he regains consciousness.]

RHEKA: [in Hindi] Thank God.

[Will gasps and sits up.]

WILL: What happened?

RHEKA: You went away for a while but now you're back.

WILL: Why did I get sick?

RHEKA: Because of the makri, the ancient spider inside you. The former host, Ajay, was being chased by bad men. He hid the makri in the shrine of Durga. You found it. You were not supposed to.

WILL: But why did it...

RHEKA: The makri needs a host when it doesn't have one. It speaks for all the world to hear. It chose you...which is a great honor.

WILL: I should get back to the Sanctuary.

RHEKA: The streets are not safe. For that matter, the Sanctuary may not be either. You must stay hidden until you get proper training.

WILL: Trained?

RHEKA: To become a suitable host; it is in the blood of my people to withstand the trials of the makri. You are strong but you are far from being ready.

'''INT. - MUMBAI SANCTUARY'''

[Magnus is standing in front of the desk looking at Wexford on the video link.]

WEXFORD: Helen, news travels fast.

MAGNUS: Terrance.

WEXFORD: You kept Bertha alive after all we discussed.

MAGNUS: It was necessary.

WEXFORD: And I appreciate your opinion but things have changed considerably. Do you have any leads?

MAGNUS: At the moment, we're at a bit of a disadvantage but Bertha is secure, I assure you.

WEXFORD: And let's hope she stays that way. You're certain this makri is linked to her?

MAGNUS: We are now.

WEXFORD: Let me come to Mumbai, help you analyze everything you've learned.

MAGNUS: You don't need to do that. Besides, you've got your hands full in New York.

WEXFORD: You have my complete support, Helen, you always have but people are questioning your judgment.

MAGNUS: I can handle it.

WEXFORD: I hope so.

'''INT. - RHEKA'S DWELLING'''

WILL: What is the makri?

RHEKA: It's what gives you your power.

WILL: My power?

RHEKA: To be a doot, a prophet; it is through you that the destroyer of the world communicates with us.

WILL: Kali...

RHEKA: She is extremely powerful; without the makri to help us speak to her, we'll be as helpless as leaves in the wind.

WILL: That's the woman of my visions. That's Kali.

RHEKA: You're seeing her already? Then your connection must be very strong.

[Arjuna enters in a hurry and kneels down by Rheka.]

ARJUNA: [in Hindi]They're coming! They've found us!

[Rheka moves to the door and peaks out.]

RHEKA: [in Hindi] Kali, protect us!

ARJUNA: What are we going to do?

RHEKA: Run and hide. Go, go, go, go, go.

[Arjuna exits the dwelling and quickly moves off; hiding and watching from a distance.]

THUG 1: Check in there.

[The thug indicates a different dwelling. The thug notices Rheka's dwelling and enters.]

'''INT. - MUMBAI SANCTUARY OFFICE'''

[Magnus has Henry on video link.]

HENRY: We've got search ships moving into the area now. We should be at Bertha's coordinates in six hours or less.

MAGNUS: Good. I want you on a plane immediately with the weapon. We'll monitor her sensors from here.

HENRY: Yeah, about that, just so you know, I went over the sensor logs. You know how she's supposedly been asleep this whole time? Well, guess what happened at roughly the same time as the Mumbai EM pulse?

MAGNUS: She responded to the call of the makri.

HENRY: Yeah. She emitted a magnetic burst so low in frequency that the sensors didn't detect it until I did a full scan but it was powerful enough to briefly alter the earth's magnetic field. Magnetic North was shifted by one hundred thousandth of a degree. Navigation instruments all over the world were affected. Doc, that is power.

[Magnus nods.]

'''INT. - MUMBAI FORSTHYSE'S HEADQUARTERS'''

[Thug 1 is dragging Will and Rheka into the building.]

THUG 1: Let's go, come on. Let's go.

[Forsythe walks up to meet them.]

FORSYTHE: Well, who said good things don't happen to good people, huh? Dr. Will Zimmerman?

[Forsythe bends down next to Rheka.]

FORSYTHE: And you...oh, I've been looking for you for years. If I'm not mistaken, you're the last surviving member of the Cult of Kali. You're too old to withstand it so the spider's got to be in him.

[The thugs have bound Will and hoist him up in the air with a chain.]

RHEKA: Please, you must not do this.

FORSYTHE: Are you kidding? Is she kidding? Of course I must. This is huge! Hmm? I was sure your boss was going to find you before I did, so I think this is kismet, karma, fate; all that stuff. Get that set up.

WILL: Who are you?

FORSYTHE: Who me? Just a guy with lots of money and people. I like to get my hands on rare stuff, you know? Why, did you think I was someone a bit cooler, an abnormal? Hmm? [Laughs] Don't I wish it. But you just wait.

WILL: What are you...what are you going to do to me?

FORSYTHE: You mean you haven't worked it out yet? Okay, so you know that little thing inside of you? It's like a dial an earthquake in a box. You see, you are... psychically connected to...

WILL: Kali.

FORSYTHE: Yeah. Well, I was going to say Big Bertha, but sure.

WILL: Big Bertha? Kali...

FORSYTHE: One and the same, I know, I know, you thought she was dead. So did everybody thanks to Sheriff Magnus. [laughs] But she's still alive and kicking, and whoever has that bug inside of them... They control her. So, my friend here is going to hit you with a low-frequency magnetic pulse and I'm not going to lie to you, that little thing is not going to like it. No, not one little bit... But to tell you the truth, it's the only way to get the bug out, all right? So... sorry, Will.

WILL: Wait a second. Just hold on a second.

[The Asian thug approaches Will with a device. He holds it against Will's chest and Will screams as his body writhes in pain.]

Act V
FORSYTHE: Hold it. Hold it.

[The Charles withdraws the device and Rheka and Forsythe both move toward Will holding their hands out. Will wretches and Forsythe pushes Rheka back and put his hand up to Will's mouth. The makri exits Will and crawls on Forsythe's hand.]

RHEKA: What have you done?

FORSYTHE: Relax, he's perfectly okay. You just need to send your signal out don't you, little buddy, before you're ready for your new home.

[The makri sends the signal.]

'''INT. - MUMBAI SANCTUARY OFFICE'''

[Magnus is on video link with Bigfoot.]

BIGFOOT: Henry's en route.

MAGNUS: Good. I need a detailed list of all naval traffic within a 500 kilometre radius of the coordinates around Bertha.

[Bigfoot growls.]

MAGNUS: What is it?

BIGFOOT: Satellites just picked up a disturbance in Mumbai.

[Magnus moves over to another set of monitors and a computer.]

MAGNUS: It's the EM pulse again.

BIGFOOT: The makri.

MAGNUS: It's coming from a warehouse about six kilometres northeast of here. We need to let Kate know.

BIGFOOT: I will.

'''INT. - MUMBAI - FORSYTHE'S HEADQUARTERS'''

[The Charles is looking at monitor as Forsythe looks over his shoulder.]

CHARLES: The pulse went global. They've probably detected it by now.

FORSYTHE: I need a few minutes. Start packing up.

CHARLES: Copy that. Start packing up!

[Forsythe walks back over to Will and Rheka still holding the makri in his hand. He puts it in his mouth and swallows. He sits down preparing as if to meditate. Rheka moves toward him.]

RHEKA: You're not prepared for this.

FORSYTHE: I've been training for years for this moment; Rocky on the courthouse steps. I know all about you people. I've mimicked your diet, oxygen levels, nutrients. I've mastered your meditation. I've opened more chakras than you can shake a stick at. Oh, Bibi... No, I'm prepared.

RHEKA: You cannot force the makri to take you as a host. It must choose.

FORSYTHE: Oh, the whole religious bit. Ceremony of acceptance, commune with the gods, tinky winky woo woo. I've read all about that.

RHEKA: [in Hindi] Fool! [in English] There's more to it than you know.

FORSYTHE: It's a bug! It needs a host. It's science.

[Rheka shakes her head and moves away. Forsythe goes back to mediating.]

BOTTOM OF INDIAN OCEAN

[Big Bertha moves away from her enclosure.]

'''INT. - MUMBAI SANCTUARY - OFFICE'''

[Magnus is still on the video link with Bigfoot.]

BIGFOOT: I have a sensor alert from Bertha's containment location.

MAGNUS: What?

BIGFOOT: Movement.

MAGNUS: I see it. Can you compensate, flood the area with sedative?

BIGFOOT: Already done; her system's beating it.

MAGNUS: Bloody hell, they found her.

'''EXT. - BOTTOM OF INDIAN OCEAN'''

[Big Bertha continues to move away.]

'''INT. - FORSYTHE'S HEADQUARTERS IN MUMBAI'''

CHARLES: Sir, its happening.

'''INT. - MUMBAI SANCTUARY - OFFICE'''

MAGNUS: Lock onto her tracking beacon.

BIGFOOT: Got it.

MAGNUS: Is she emitting any magnetic energy?

BIGFOOT: No.

MAGNUS: Are any of our ships close?

BIGFOOT: Nearest vessels are 29 kilometers out.

MAGNUS: It's not good enough.

'''INT. - FORSYTHE'S HEADQUARTERS'''

CHARLES: They're tracking her.

FORSYTHE: What about their ships?

CHARLES: Two Sanctuary vessels within thirty k.

FORSYTHE: Watch this.

BOTTOM OF INDIAN OCEAN

[Big Bertha's body starts to glow and she lowers it down forcibly to the Earth below her.]

'''INT. - MUMBAI SANCTUARY OFFICE'''

[The monitors start receiving interference.]

BIGFOOT: Magnus, what's happening?

MAGNUS: I don't know. I've lost telemetry on Bertha. I don't have a position.

BIGFOOT: Neither do I.

'''INT. - FORSYTHE'S HEADQUARTERS'''

CHARLES: Magnetic burst just scrambled their system, sir; two Sanctuary ships dead in the water.

FORSYTHE: And their homing beacon?

CHARLES: Disabled.

'''INT. - MUMBAI SANCTUARY - OFFICE'''

MAGNUS: Could be interference; reboot the system.

'''EXT. - MUMBAI'''

[Kate is running through Mumbai with Ravi.]

MAGNUS: [on walkie] Kate, what's your position?

KATE: We're almost there.

'''INT. - FORSYTHE'S HEADQUARTERS'''

[Forsythe stands in front of Will who doesn't look well.]

FORSYTHE: Sorry... Really, it's just business.

WILL: Go to hell.

CHARLES: Sir, we've got Sanctuary personnel in the vicinity. They're closing in.

FORSYTHE: Okay, people, let's get the hell out of this hole! Put her in the van.

THUG 1: What about him?

FORSYTHE: He's already dead.

'''EXT. - MUMBAI'''

[Kate and Ravi are still running through Mumbai.]

KATE: Converge on the warehouse. Converge on the warehouse!

'''INT. - MUMBAI SANCTUARY - OFFICE'''

BIGFOOT: Reboot is complete. I've lost all satellite data for the region.

MAGNUS: Well, get it back!

BIGFOOT: I can't.

MAGNUS: Damn it, they used her to blind us. They've got Big Bertha.

'''INT. - FORSYTHE'S HEADQUARTERS'''

[Kate and team have arrived at the warehouse. It is empty except for Will still hanging from the chain.]

KATE: Oh, Will... Oh, God...

[They lower Will down.]

KATE: Call Magnus.

RAVI: No pulse.

KATE: Oh, God.

[Ravi starts CPR on Will.]

RAVI: Come on. Come on, Will.

End Credits
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