Teaser: Daytime - Dingman's Hollow, small town USA.
We see Momma's Bed and Breakfast and then we go into a diner where
customers are eating and the music playing in the background is 'I'm Crazy'
by Patsy Cline.
Big Jim: Maggie my love. My sweet precious love of my life. Can't tell me
you've been goin with that husband of yours yet.(puts his hand on her butt)
Maggie: An supposin' I did? (removes hand) How do you suppose you'd
profit by that?
BJ: Allright, allright but you can't hide the light tha shines in your eyes every
time I walk by.
Maggie: that light there big Jim… that's just so as you can make your way
over to the door without trippin' over anything. (everyone laughs)
(we see somebody putting some supplies into a box)
Maggie: Momma, that…
Mom: I know, I know. I wrote it all down. You know Maggie Simpson, it's
not in my nature to rob anyone blind.
Maggie: Nope, just a little bit near sighted.
Radio is still playing in the background as people go about their business.
Then we hear a noise and everyone listens, Things start to shake in the diner
and the lights flicker. They all head out of the diner to see if they can see what
is making the noise.
Big Jim: Dear sweet Lord.
(we cut to Section 1)
Operations: Mr. Corman, what's going on?
Corman: It's gone sir. No tracer pulse, no IR, nothing on the resonators. We lost it.
Scene 2: Operations perch -
He is on the phone and Madeline is there as well. Operations: Yes. Yes.
I understand… Yes I do… I know what it means… thank you very much.
(he flips the phone closed and turns to Maddy) That was Center. Mr. Jones.
They're considering me to take over George's position at Oversight.
Madeline: and George?
Operations: They didn't say.
Madeline: When do they expect to make a formal decision?
Operations: Soon. I'm sure they're waiting to see how I handle this downed
satellite situation. He did reiterate the importance of handling this quickly
and efficiently.
Madeline: Then you'll send in Michael and Nikita?
Operations: Yes… if all goes as I expect it will…
Madeline: Congratulations will be in order.
Operations: Uh huh
Scene 3 - Briefing
Operations: This is com-sat Alpha. It is Center's most sophisticated satellite
and it also serves as the link for 6 other orbiting birds. Every byte of data
that is up-linked or down-linked passes through Alpha. Yesterday it dropped
from its orbit and we lost communications to Corman.
Corman: Orbital decay began about a month ago and all attempts to re-
establish were unsuccessful. Now I've extrapolated a curve based on Alpha's
trajectory just before we lost contact. Given a plus or minus factor of 80KM
we suspect that the satellite impacted in the United States. IN a town just
north of Chattanooga Tennessee called Dingman's Hollow.
Operations: Center is highly exposed on this mission. The amount of
confidential data and classified information contained in Alpha's central
processing unit is critical. Michael and Nikita will go in alone. Under U.S.
Clearance performing a universal geological survey. This is a small town with
a small population. We cannot risk exposure. The details will be on your
panels. Mr. Corman will be handling tactical.
They all rise to leave and Corman walks over to where Nikita and Michael are
standing.
Corman: Look, I realize this is new for you boss, I just want you to know I
can handle the job.
Nikita: I'm sure you'll do just fine.
Michael: We'll need our panels in 20 minutes (he walks away and Nikita puts
her hand on Corman's shoulder then she walks away)
Corman: Right
Scene 4 - Maggie's Diner -
Michael and Nikita walk in and they all look.
Maggie: Howdy.
Michael: (smiling) Hi
Maggie: We've got fried chicken and taters, fried chicken and biscuits, fried
chicken and bread and if you're watchin' your weight (looks Michael over)
you don't seem to have a problem, we've got fried chicken and nothin' else.
Michael: We're from the Universal Geological survey. We'll be spending a
few days here. Can you recommend a place to stay?
Preacher: did you come to check out our rocks?
Tiny: You might want to start inside of Big Jim's head. Never could figure
out what's makin' that rustling sound in there.
Nikita: We're going to be studying some land formations. You know, erosion
patterns, weather patterns.
Big Jim: Tell you what. If I was travelling with you… sure wouldn't be rocks
I'd be lookin' at.
Maggie: Ignore him. All that cholesterol goes right to the brain. Ain't much
here in town. Momma's if ya gotta. It ain't much but it's clean and
comfortable about half a block from here.
Michael: thank you. (they both get up and walk to the door)
Preacher: Come on back tomorrow. I think we're having fried chicken.
(more laughter from everyone)
Scene 5 - Jason's office
Jason: Are you sure nobody has called?
Voice: I checked the phone logs for the last 3 days. No one named Seymour
has called.
Jason: What about voice mail?
Voice: We checked everything sir.
Jason: Check it again. (a woman walks into the office) Hey sugar buns.
SugarBuns: Everything okay?
Jason: Yeah, everything's fine. I got some things on my mind.
SB: I would say. You were supposed to meet me at Le Cirque over an hour ago.
Jason: Yeah yeah I’m sorry I lost track of time.
SB: Well as long as you didn't lose track of me.
Jason: No.
SB: Anything wrong?
Jason: I'm a little worried about a friend that's all.
SB: Anyone I know?
Jason: No, it's a business thing but I was expecting to hear from him over a
week ago and not a word.
SB: Did you try calling him?
Jason: did I try calling him? It's a little more complicated than that. I just
hope that nothing's happened to him.
SB: Well you know what? I always go by what my dad used to say. No news
is good news. I'm sure by now you would have heard right?
Jason: You're right. You're right again. Let's go eat.
Scene 6 - Momma's Place Bed and Breakfast -
Michael and Nikita are following the woman up the stairs.
Mom: Well they're pretty much both the same size. One's a little bit more
feminine if that matters to ya. That one right there. (points to a room and
Nikita takes a look)
Nikita: Oh thanks. It's fine, thank you.
Mom: oh good. Now I make coffee in the morning but the rest of your meals
you'll have to take over at Maggies. There's a phone in the living room.
Collect and credit card only please. There's plenty of towels, so y'all make
yourself at home.
Michael: Thank you.
Mom: good, Uh just what was it you said you was studying here?
Michael: rocks.
Mom: Uh, rocks… well goodnight.
Michael: good night.
Scene 7 - Night time - Inside Nikita's room.
Nikita is laying on her bed, head at the foot of it and Michael is caressing her face.
Nikita: It's beautiful here.
Michael: You're beautiful. (more caressing)
Nikita: I used to dream that there were places like this somewhere. Safe,warm.
Do you ever think of anything like that?
Michael: Yes. (kisses her head and then again on her forehead)
Nikita: You never talk about it. (more tender touches by Michael)
Michael: Inside. Nobody can change it. It will always be what I need it to be.
(more kissing)
Nikita: Is it anything like this?
Michael: A little maybe… you're there. (KISS)
Michael starts to give kisses along her face and down to her neck… She seems
to be drifting off and he covers her with the quilt and then it looks as though he
turns to leave but she quickly grabs his hand and pulls him down on top of her
where they kiss some more. Then she does a reversal where she rolls him over
and she is on top all the while kissing!!! Fade to outside and we see it is still
dark out.
Scene 8: Daytime - what appears to be a farmers field.
Michael and Nikita are driving along in an all terrain vehicle and Nikita is
communicating with Corman.
Corman: I'm picking up a thermal footprint about… 2 clicks SSE of your position.
Nikita: I see it. Field over there… There's a road up ahead… Affirmative. I
confirm a geographical anomaly. We're on our way.
Michael pulls the jeep up and stops and they both get out and walk over to an
area of the field. There is an area that looks scorched.
Nikita: Well something definitely did land here. It's a crater about 6 meters
in diameter. It's fresh.
Operations: Just a crater? NO sign of the satellite?
Nikita: Not yet but from all appearances I'd say we found the point of impact.
Corman: what is it?
Nikita: if the satellite did land here it's been moved. There's a fresh cut of tire
tracks. A truck most likely leading toward an old barn.
All of a sudden shots are fired towards Michael and Nikita and they take cover.
The guy known as Big Jim (BJ) gets out of a truck holding a rifle.
BJ: Hey you guys okay? Hey look, I’m real sorry about that. Maybe next
time you can wave a white flag or something so that we can know it's you.
Michael: Oh, you mean it's someone else you wanted to kill?
BJ: Well no, I wouldn't say kill exactly. But uh we do get our fair share of
poachers around here and best to let em know we mean business.
Nikita: Oh yeah? What are they trying to poach?
BJ: Now you're sure you're okay? Look I know you folks are gonna be all
over the place for the next while. It might be better if you gave us advance
warning next time as to just where you'll be.
Michael: Okay, we'll do that.
BJ: Oh look, it's coming up on lunchtime and I feel so bad about all this.
Why don't you let me buy you a meal?
Nikita: Well we're not really…
Michael: Well actually yes. I'm starting to get hungry. Good idea.
BJ: alrighty then. ( they leave the jeep where it is and go with him)
Scene 9 - Nighttime -
Michael and Nikita are at the barn they saw that afternoon.
They are carrying flashlights and are searching. Not much in the barn at first
glance. Just an old car. Then Michael discovers something.
Michael: Nikita. It's a solar panel. It's used to charge the batteries that
maintains satellite orbit.
Nikita: so that means someone had to load the satellite in their truck and
drive it across that field and into this barn.
Scene 10 - Still nighttime - Momma's Bed and Breakfast. -
We see Nikita come out of her room where she heads downstairs. No one seems
to be about. The front door is open and the screen is flapping in the wind.
Nikita gets to the bottom and goes thru a door but nothing there. She walks
back into the dining room where she sees a plate with toast on it as if someone
left because they were interrupted. She goes outside and looks around. She hears
something down the street and goes to investigate. She walks over to Maggie's
diner where the good ole country music is still playing on the radio. She looks
in and sees that the place is deserted and she goes inside. There is food left on
plates in the booths and the counter. She goes behind the counter and then
she touches the food. I get the impression that it is still warm. Nikita then
goes back to the B&B and just as she is about to go back into her room we see
'Mom' waling up behind her with a cup of tea.
Mom: couldn't sleep?
Nikita: Uh… no.
Mom: It's herbal. Chamomile to help you get to sleep.
Nikita: Yeah. Thank you very much.
Mom: that will put you right out. It worked on all my children and it always
works for me. (she hands the cup to Nikita)
Nikita: I'll just let it cool.
Mom: Well not too long now. You don't want it to get cold.
Nikita: No. thank you.
Mom: Well goodnight. (Nikita takes a sip of the tea and then making a face
spits it out)
Scene 10 - Jason's office -
His girlfriend (who I call SB) comes in holding airline tickets.
Jason: To what do I owe this pleasant surprise? (she gives him the tickets)
Plane tickets? To Aruba? Who are you going with?
SB: Very funny. First class round trip. Four days on the beach and in the sun
and you get to apply the sunscreen.
Jason: Darlin' I…
SB: No. No excuses. You've been working way to hard. No that the merger
has been completed… trust me. It will be good for you. You'll like it.
Jason: Have I told you how much I love you?
SB: Talk is cheap. We leave Friday. (she leaves)
Jason: Is it Friday yet?
Scene 11: Maggie's Diner -
Michael and Nikita having coffee. All the regulars are there.
Michael: so you didn't see anybody?
Nikita: It's like they just picked up right in the middle of what they were
doing and left. Did you get anything from Corman?
Maggie comes up to them and refills their coffee.
Maggie: too much of this will keep you up at night. Breakfast is on it's way.
Nikita: thanks.
Michael: See the postman over there. Watch how he's eating. He didn't
change hands. ( they both watch the guy)
Nikita: What?
Michael: After he cut his food he kept the fork in his right hand. Usually
Americans put their knives down and switch the fork to the right hand.
Nikita: maybe he wasn't born here.
Postman: Great chow Mags. I better shove off though. Catch you later.
Maggie: Later Harry.
He leaves the diner and then we see him driving his mail rounds. Michael and
Nikita must have followed him as they go up to the mail boxes and each take out
a piece of mail. They then are seen back in their vehicle having opened up the
mail. The pages inside have nothing on them. They are blank.
Nikita: (on phone with Corman) So the owner of Momma's Bed and
Breakfast is Selma Hertz. Big Jim, my guess is Jim Huntington. 751 Oak St.
and then there's Leonard Paul Treakle, 16 Palmer Rd.
Corman: Are you sure?
Nikita: Yeah. What's wrong?
Corman: Leonard Paul, Jim Huntington, Selma. Nikita, these people, every
name you've given me… they're all dead. (Nikita hangs up the phone and
looks at Michael)
Scene 12 - Night -
Michael and Nikita leave the B&B and head towards the diner.
They look in and no one is there.
Nikita: It's the same as last night.
(Mikey takes something out of his pocket. It's some kind of tracking device.)
Michael: the Church.
They head over that way and stand outside. We see all the townspeople sitting
inside watching some kind of movie on the history of baseball and it's base in
American history. Michael and Nikita are peaking inside and when they see all
this they look at each other. (my comment: Can we say Twilight Zone???)
Scene 12 -Church again, same night -
Michael and Nikita enter after everyone but the preacher have left.
They each enter the church on opposite sides. Nikita takes a seat all the while
watching the preacher as he watches them, but Mikey continues up to him.
We then are taken to the barn obviously where the preacher is stretched out
between 2 vehicles ( Rack wise) his body off the ground and he is groaning.
Preacher: I already told you. My name is Leonard Treakle and I’m the
pastor at the First church of… ( more moaning and groaning as he is
stretched some more by Michael)
Nikita: What is that? ( she notices some kind of marks on the mans wrist)
Have you seen that before Michael?
They are sending the data back to Section to Corman.
Corman: the insignia is related to a terrorist organization called, Chornish sturm,
Black Storm.
Nikita: In Czechnia. They're on our hit list right below Red Cell.
Corman: What's going on there? You located the satellite yet?
Nikita: Not yet, but it seems as though we stumbled across a Black Storm
sleeper base.
Corman: Sleeper base?
Nikita: Yeah. It's where they train their agents to look, act, think and breathe
just like the locals. It gives them a base of operations right in the heart of the
US. From there they can dispatch sleepers to anywhere in the country when
ever they need to.
Corman: That's quite a coincidence. An Oversight satellite to crash right in
the middle of a terrorist base?
Nikita: Yeah. I was thinking the same thing… What information can you give
me regarding the satellite's orbital decay and codes that were issued before it
crashed.
Corman: Coming right up ( he punches some keys) I'm getting a lockout on it
Nikita.
Nikita: Who issued it?
Corman: It's coded. Would Birkoff have done this?
Nikita: There's no reason why he would.
Corman: Give me a few hours. I can crack this. (pause) Hey good luck out
there.
Nikita: thanks. (she walks back over to where Michael and the preacher are)
He's Black Storm. Did he tell you anything.
Michael: they have the satellite. The mailman is their courier to the outside.
He's bringing in an unlocked device.
Nikita: (bending down) You don't want to keep any high tech equipment in
your humble little burg is that it? So where is the satellite?
Preacher: I told you everything that I'm going to.
Nikita: That truly is a shame.
Preacher: It doesn't matter. You two will be dead long before me.
Scene 13 - Daytime - diner - the regulars are all there.
Maggie: I don't know. They say it was a heart attack. Found just sittin' there
right in the pew.
BJ: Poor man probably didn't know what hit him.
Tiny: Give's ya pause.
(Michael and Nikita are sitting in a booth when the Postman walks in and
hands Maggie a brown envelope)
Postman: Here you go Maggie. (he leaves and Michael follows)
Michael: Excuse me. Do you know if there is a library in town?
Postman: Ah… sure. You hang a left on Elm St. it's a stones throw from
there on the corner. You can't miss it.
Michael : Спасибо.
Postman: Пожалуйста... (He realizes his mistake)
Scene 14 - Section -
We see Corman working on his terminal and stuff comes up.
Corman: Come on… Huh… yes.
We then see him in Operations Perch and Madeline is there as well.
Madeline: We have a problem.
Corman: Everything I could find suggested that the satellite was crashed on
purpose.
Madeline: do you know by whom?
Corman: I was working on that when you called me. But everything that I could
see leads back to Oversight or Center.
Operations: Can you think of a reason why Oversight would intentionally
crash a satellite containing valuable data right into the heart of a terrorist base?
Corman: I don't know… Not unless..
Madeline: go on
Corman: Well if the data was useless. Providing the enemy with useless intel
would distract them for years.
Madeline: You're very astute.
Corman: Thank you. But Michael and Nikita (pause) were sent in to make it
look convincing. To make every effort to retrieve the data. But Michael won't fail.
Madeline: You've put the pieces together quite well.
Corman: And if Michael dies trying… will make it look all the more convincing.
Operations: Very good Mr. Corman
Madeline: (to operatives) Take him to containment.
Corman: What for? Why? No!
Scene 15 - Briefing -
Davenport and a few others as well as Maddy.
Operations: You'll proceed to Dingman's Hollow. Michaels mission is to
make every effort to retrieve the satellite data before the enemy can get their
hands on it. It's up to you to make sure that he fails.
Scene 16 - Aruba - Bedroom -
Jason and his Sugar buns are there. She goes to the doors and closes them and
then goes over to the bed where Jason is laying.
SB: Everything okay Jay? (he sees her as a blur) You seem tired.
Jason: I don't know if it's work catching up to me. Too much wine? I can
barely keep my eyes open.
SB: that’s okay. You've got four days to feel a lot better.
Jason: I love you. (he is obviously drugged and passes out)
SB gets off the bed and over to the doors where she lets in 2 guys in black
carrying a body bag. They zip it open and its' Birkoff complete with burn marks.
Scene 17 - Daytime somewhere in town.
Michael and Nikita are walking with the postman and Nikita is holding
a gun to him.
Postman: Inside the shed. (Michael opens the doors and its there.
Michael: I have to remove the data drive.
(he does something and then you see the postman looking behind Nikita)
Mom: Nice and slow now and forget about your guns. (Mom, Maggie, Tiny
and BJ are there) You can take it out, you can show it to me, you try and use
it, it'll be mashed potatoes and gravy before you pull the trigger. (the guns
are taken away)
BJ: Section Issue
Maggie: Give me the toy. (Michael punches some numbers into the panel and
then takes it out and hands it Maggie)
Mom: good. Tiny (he grabs the envelope from Maggie and takes the thing
from there and puts it in the satellite.)
Tiny: Something's wrong. He's done something to it. Some kind of lock code.
Mom: (grabbing Nikita) You have a little less than 5 seconds to give us that
unlock code before I repaint this shed in white girl. (LLOLOL)
Michael: 12Z ?? 1035
Flash to in town where we see Davenport sitting in a section vehicle.
Davenport: Sir. We are in position.
Operations: The courier is using the cover of a US postal worker. As soon as
they get what they want they'll send it out with him. I want confirmation
when that happens.
Davenport: Yes sir.
Back at the shed.
Tiny: got it.
Mom: We were always told you were trained to go down for the mission. HA!
Michael: we haven't finished the mission.
BJ: He's got big ones. I'll give you that.
Tiny: (handing the thing to Mailman) She's all yours.
Postman: All right. See you guys tomorrow.
BJ: so what are we going to do with this geo team over here.
Mom: Tiny get your truck ( we see him back up a wood chipper! Fargo
anyone???)
Mom holds her gun on Michael and Nikita. Mikey does one of his smooth
moves by turning quickly and grabbing a hold of Mom's gun killing all of
them. Then we see the highway where the mail truck is driving along.
Davenport: Sir. The mail truck just cleared the outer marker.
Operations: Michael and Nikita:
Davenport: We're moving to position two.
Operations Perch
Madeline: (who is with Ops) Congratulations.
Operations: (on the phone) Yes I'm pleased to report that the mission status
went exactly as planned… well thank you… I'll expect to hear from you then.
Scene 18 - Back in town.
Nikita and Michael are just about back to the B&B when she sees Davenport.
Nikita: Davenport?
Davenport: I have word that the mailman is not to be apprehended.
Nikita: I don't understand Davenport.
Michael: Data base was a dummy.
Davenport: I'm not authorized to discuss that.
Nikita: they wanted us to sell bad intel to Black Storm. They wanted it out.
Davenport: The courier's gone. They believe they have what they want. I
have to take you in.
Michael: there's just one problem.
Davenport: what's that?
Michael: We didn't fail. (pause) the new lock code I gave them contains a self
destruct.
We see the truck going down the roadway and then boom! It blows up.
Scene 19 - Operations Perch - we hear the phone ringing and ringing.
Voice: Sir. Mr. Jones calling for you.
The phone keeps on ringing but Operations does not answer it.
Scene 20 - Momma's B&B -
bunch of people on the porch seeing Michael and Nikita off.
hey look just like the ones M killed, sorta.
Woman1: Come back. You're always welcome at Momma's. Come back soon
now ya hear?
Woman2: Sir. They're clear. (to Operations on the phone) We've secured the
town.
Operations: There's an outside briefing at 1800 hours.
Woman1: yes sir. We'll be ready.
(Nikita and Michael in the car)
Nikita: so we've replaced all these people with our own?
Michael: Yes. They had a field trace on the mailman. We hit Black Storm
central 12 hours ago.
Nikita: so Dingman's Hollow…
Michael: Section 6
They drive off and as they leave town you see the sign that says you are now
leaving Dingman's Hollow
Scene 21 - Jason is laying in bed with some kind of covering on it. He wakes
up groggy.
Jason: Noelle? Sugar buns? ( he sees a phone, picks it up, no dial tone and he
gets up.
Tag: Munitions - Walter comes out to Michael and Nikita.
Walter: You guys were great out there. Not sure if everyone is as happy about that
as I am. (he looks up and so do the other two and they see what looks like Birkoff
wandering the hallway)
Jason: Man I'm tired.
We see Madeline and Operations come into the area.
Walter: Dear Mother of God.
Nikita and Michael just look. A bit surprised too I might add.
Jason: (still walking and looking around) Damn phone's dead. Anybody him)
He looks around and then realizes he is not in a hotel. Pan back to see the
whole area with Maddy, Ops and the others.
The End
