TEASER

FADE IN:

EXT. CEMETERY - DAY

To the soulful notes of TAPS, WE CRANE DOWN through tree

branches to reveal a military funeral service.

SUPER: “DALLAS, TX
JANUARY, 25, 2003”

SEVEN HONOR GUARD SOLDIERS dressed in U.S. Army Dress Blues

ceremoniously raise their rifles. In precise unison, each
fire off a punctuated THREE ROUND SALUTE.

WE PUSH IN to a flower dressed PORTRAIT of CAPTAIN ZECHARIAH -

“ZAK” - RANDALL (late 20’s), a handsome, almost iconic,
square-jawed warrior, posed proudly in his Army combat
uniform. He’s the kind of guy you’d follow into the depths of
hell or simply enjoy joking around with over beers. A man now
terribly missed by all who knew him.

ZAK (V.O.)
My name is Zak Randall.

At the front of a sizable audience of mourning friends and

family, JESSICA CAINE (late 20’s) weeps. She was the perfect
compliment to Zak. Beautiful, athletic, a feisty, strong-
willed and quite opinionated fiery redhead. Her usual bright
blue eyes are now bloodshot as they stare down at the
ENGAGEMENT RING on her left hand. Beside her, Zak’s mother,
CANDICE RANDALL (50’s) sobs as she takes Jessie’s other hand
and squeezes it.

ZAK (V.O.) (CONT’D)

Everyone thinks I’m dead.

Dressed in an Army Class A uniform that barely fits, topped

with a maroon Airborn beret, JAKE RANDALL (early 30’s) is
unable to hold back tears as he watches the SOLDIERS standing
over his older brother’s casket ceremoniously complete the
FOLDING OF THE AMERICAN FLAG that was draped over it.

ZAK (V.O.) (CONT’D)

But I’m not.

One of the soldiers takes the now triangular folded flag,

turns and presents it to Zak’s father, COLONEL GRANT RANDALL
(50’s), a stoic, highly disciplined type who desperately
tries to maintain his composure as he receives it.

Toward the back of the audience, LIEUTENANT REGGIE KNIGHT

(mid-20’s), a tall, broad-shouldered black man stands at
attention.
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His bandaged hand shakes as he tries to maintain the salute

he’s holding over the right side of his equally bandaged
face. He’s lost his best friend and commanding officer.

As the ceremony concludes, Lieutenant Knight lowers his

salute and turns to leave, but an imposing figure stands in
his way.

Dressed in a heavily decorated Army dress uniform, the

daunting MAJOR GENERAL VICTOR KARYDIS (50’s), looks over
Lieutenant Knight’s shoulder as he speaks with that kind of
hushed, but commanding voice you’d never want to hear raised -
especially if you’d done something wrong.

GENERAL KARYDIS
What the hell happened over
there?

LT KNIGHT
(saluting)
I have no idea, sir.
(beat)
All I know is... that’s not Zak
Randall in that box.

Rather than returning the salute, the general leans in close

to Lieutenant Knight’s ear.

GENERAL KARYDIS
Yes it is soldier. And if you
know what’s good for you, you’ll
never say otherwise.

The general walks off as Lieutenant Knight lowers his salute,

doing his best to mask the disdain he has for the man. Taking
one last look at Zak’s casket, he turns and leaves.

INT. CASKET

Zak’s body slowly rocks side to side as the casket is

lowered. When it finally comes to an abrupt landing at the
bottom, WE PULL OUT from inside the casket...

EXT. CEMETERY - DAY

WE CONTINUE to PULL OUT from the casket, higher and higher

above the cemetery and into a WHITE WASH of CLOUDS, then
further out into a full view of Earth, revealing the

OPENING SEED TITLE MONTAGE - ENDING WITH THE EPISODE TITLE:

“YESTERDAY TODAY WAS TOMORROW”

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ACT ONE

EXT. SPACE - HIGH ABOVE THE EARTH

WE TILT DOWN from the MILKY WAY to reveal the EARTH below
just as a SATELLITE comes into view and continues off into
the distance.

SUPER: “OUROBOROS MILITARY SATELLITE”

ZAK (V.O.)
Time impatiently ticks entirely
too quickly into the past.
Millennia birthed from centuries.
Centuries the product of decades.
Decades from years. Years from
months. Months from weeks. And
weeks from days.

EXT. DESERT ROAD - NIGHT

Two S.U.V.s drive across the desert sand leaving a long dust
trail behind, illuminated by the GIBBOUS MOON just above the
horizon.

SUPER: “NIPPUR, IRAQ - Dec. 24, 2002 - 160KM SOUTHEAST OF

BAGHDAD”

ZAK (V.O. - CONT’D)

Lately, the days have been
passing like hours and the hours
like minutes.

INT. S.U.V. - TRAVELING - NIGHT

Dressed in civilian clothes, six special ops soldiers sit

quietly observing the passing terrain.

ZAK (V.O. - CONT’D)

And the funny thing is, it's the
seemingly insignificant seconds
hand that keeps pushing it all
farther and farther back, until
all that remains... is history.

Holding his assault rifle vertically between his legs,

Captain Zak Randall checks his WATCH as the time changes from
“22:54” to “22:55” military time.

INT. HIGH TECH MILITARY CONTROL ROOM

A DOZEN MILITARY PERSONNEL monitor the satellite imagery and

data displayed on numerous VIDEO SCREENS around the room.

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A COMPUTER TECHNICIAN turns to General Karydis, who

approaches his workstation.

COMPUTER TECHNICIAN
Ouroboros telemetry confirmed,
sir. Agartha’s on site.

The general nods, his eyes intensely fixed on the monitor.

INT. S.U.V. - TRAVELING - NIGHT

Zak holds a small PICTURE of Jessica Caine in the moonlight.

SERGEANT MARTINEZ (late 20’s) - call sign, “Prince” - the

team’s communications and antiquities expert sitting next to
him looks over at it.

SGT MARTINEZ
That your girl cap?

ZAK
Yeah. Chased her since high
school. We’re getting married
next month.

SGT MARTINEZ
You’re a lucky man, sir.

Sitting in the front passenger seat, STAFF SERGEANT REYNOLDS

(late 20’s) - call sign, “Wishbone” - the team’s engineering
expert, perks up as his GEO-POSITIONING DEVICE lights up.

SSGT REYNOLDS
(to the driver)
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Slow down.

Zak puts the picture back into his chest pocket.

ZAK
What’ve you got Wish?

SSGT REYNOLDS
I think this is it, sir.

Reynolds points toward a craggy hillside.

SSGT REYNOLDS (CONT’D)

Whole area’s lit up like Vegas.

Zak looks out and sees nothing but a few herds of goats,
shepherds and Bedouin tents in the distance.

ZAK
Alright. Pull over, Red.
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STAFF SERGEANT JAKES (late 20’s) - call sign, “Red” - the

team’s combat medic acknowledges.

SSGT JAKES
Yes sir.

As the vehicle comes to a stop, Zak looks up at the

constellation of ORION, which shines very brightly, almost
directly overhead.

ZAK
Let’s roll.

Gathering their gear, they exit the vehicle. Bravo Team does
the same. Lt. Knight - call sign, “Tubs” - approaches,
addressing Zak by his call sign.

LT KNIGHT
Bravo Team’s ready Phoenix.

ZAK
Great. You’ve got the perimeter.
We’ll scope the cliff. Keep it
tight Tubs, we may need to make a
quick get-away.

LT KNIGHT
Roger that.
(heading back toward his men)
OK Bravo. Tight perimeter. NVGs.
I don’t want anything getting
past us. One, eyes North, two,
South, three East, four West.
Five, you take the high ground.
I’ve got eyes on Alpha. Let’s
move!

Bravo Team spreads out to form a protective perimeter as Zak

turns toward his men.

ZAK
Alright, you know the drill. Call
signs only and dispense with the
formalities. Wishbone take point.
Show us the way to the casino.

INT. HIGH TECH MILITARY CONTROL ROOM

Satellite imagery on a computer screen displays the men

milling about the hilled area as General Karydis observes.

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CONTINUED:

ZAK (V.O. - CONT’D)

Maybe it’s just a big circle. A
game of history repeating itself
over and over again in an endless
loop. Perhaps we’re the pawns in
some kind of cosmic chess match
with angels and demons
interfering in the affairs of
man. Then again, what if none of
this is real? What if it’s all
just an illusion? A hologram.

EXT. REMOTE DESERT HILLSIDE - NIGHT

WE PUSH IN from high above, to a dozen soldiers quickly

running to take cover behind the two parked S.U.V.s.

ZAK (V.O. - CONT’D)

I don’t know. But somehow, I
can’t help believing that the
keys to our future... lie buried
in the past. A past where truth
may be revealed and time will be
no more.

WE CONTINUE DOWN to FOCUS ON Zak as the FLASH from a loud

EXPLOSION dances across his face.

EXT. DESERT - BEYOND THE REMOTE HILLSIDE - NIGHT

About a mile away, shepherds do their best to calm down their

spooked sheep and goats.

INT. BEDOUIN TENT - NIGHT

As the ECHO from the explosion dissipates into the night, THE
BEDOUIN, a weathered old man with a long gray beard jolts
awake. A man of secrets, with knowledge that spans the ages,
he angrily throws off his blanket and gets up.

EXT. REMOTE DESERT HILLSIDE - NIGHT

Peering around his vehicle, Zak turns back toward his men.

ZAK
Rock and roll!

Zak and his men file out from behind the S.U.V.s and head
toward the now smoking hillside. When they arrive, they see
what appears to be a TUNNEL ENTRANCE leading deep into the
craggy hillside.

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CONTINUED:

SSGT REYNOLDS
Wow. Eye in the sky sure pegged
this one.

Zak nods in agreement. At his lead, they all switch on their

rifle-mounted flashlights and cautiously enter.

INT. REMOTE DESERT HILLSIDE - TUNNEL - NIGHT

As they advance deeper into the tunnel, Martinez and Jakes

are the first to cough and squint in disgust at the
horrendous smell.

SSGT JAKES SGT MARTINEZ

(pinching his nose) (waving off the smell)
Oh my God. Ah man, what the hell?

Looking for the source, they shine their flashlights down and
see the dismembered bones of hundreds of GOAT CORPSES. The
head of each one has a frayed, CRIMSON RIBBON wrapped around
its horns. Martinez bends down to investigate.

SGT MARTINEZ
Looks like the site of some sort
of ritual sacrifice.

ZAK
Mask up.

They all don their protective masks.

Reynolds gets a reading on his GROUND PENETRATING RADAR.

SSGT REYNOLDS
GPR reads something just ahead,
sir. Thirty-five meters.

Closing the distance through dense cobwebs, the team

eventually comes up to a large, man-made, STONE WALL that has
strange, ancient PALEO-HEBREW WRITINGS etched all over it.

Zak curiously reaches out and runs his hand across the
peculiar markings. Suddenly, an electric SHOCK causes him to
quickly retract his hand.

ZAK
Ah! Damn. You getting this
Olympus?

INT. HIGH TECH MILITARY CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT

General Karydis looks intently at the VIDEO SCREENS which

begin to flicker in and out with interference.

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CONTINUED:

GENERAL KARYDIS
What’s happening?

An ARMY TECHNICIAN tries to adjust settings on the receiver.

ARMY TECHNICIAN
Sir. The signal’s being jammed by
some sort of electromagnetic
interference.

GENERAL KARYDIS
Interference from where?

ARMY TECHNICIAN
It appears to be emanating from
below the surface sir.

The COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER spins around toward the general.

COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
Sir, I’ve lost the signal.

GENERAL KARYDIS
Get it back!

The communications officer tries, but to no avail.

COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
I’m sorry sir. It’s gone.

That is not the answer the general wanted to hear.

INT. REMOTE DESERT HILLSIDE - TUNNEL - NIGHT

Zak has his ear to the radio. He looks at his men then keys
the transmitter.

ZAK
Olympus -- Agartha. Did you
receive last transmission? Please
advise. Over.

MASTER SERGEANT CALHOUN (late-30’s) - call sign, “Chef” - the

team’s very muscular S.A.W. wielding N.C.O.I.C. shakes his
head in frustration.

MSGT CALHOUN
Great. Now what?

Zak puts his transmitter back and looks at his men.

ZAK
Nothing’s changed Chef. We do
what we came here to do.
(MORE)
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CONTINUED:
ZAK (CONT'D)
(to Sergeant Pierce)
Let’s get some shape charges on
this thing.

The team’s demolitions expert, a don’t mess with me New

Yorker, SERGEANT FIRST CLASS PIERCE (30’s) - call sign,
“Dino” - removes his backpack.

SFC PIERCE
On it.

MSGT CALHOUN
And if the W.M.D.s are behind
this thing?

ZAK
Then we’ll find out soon enough
won’t we?

Zak shines his flashlight up and all around the edges of the
wall, assessing the situation.

ZAK (CONT'D)
Careful Dino. We don’t want to
collapse the tunnel. And watch
yourself. This thing packs a hell
of a shock.

SFC PIERCE
You read my mind.

ZAK
(to the rest of them)
Alright. Fall back to the
entrance.

Pierce sets the charges. Once finished, he and Zak head back
out of the tunnel to join the others.

EXT. REMOTE DESERT HILLSIDE - TUNNEL ENTRANCE - NIGHT

Zak and Pierce exit the tunnel, taking cover near the others.
Zak nods to Pierce, who nods back, then hits the detonation
button.

EXT. DESERT - ELSEWHERE NEARBY - NIGHT

Hearing the EXPLOSION, Lieutenant Knight looks back toward

the hillside. When he turns back around, he is startled by
the sight of The Bedouin standing right in front of him!

The Bedouin calmly lifts his index finger, flicks it down and
instantly the lieutenant falls to the ground, unconscious.
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EXT. REMOTE DESERT HILLSIDE - TUNNEL ENTRANCE - NIGHT

Jakes takes chemical and radiation readings before the team

proceeds back into the tunnel.

SSGT JAKES
All clear sir.

ZAK
Alright. But stay masked. We
don’t...

Suddenly, a blast of cold air bursts out from deep within the
hillside, followed by a long and ominous, FERAL GROWL. As a
couple of GOAT SKULLS roll out of the cave in front of them,
Zak looks at Martinez, then cocks his assault rifle as he
heads inside.

ZAK (CONT’D)
Stay alive.

INT. REMOTE DESERT HILLSIDE - TUNNEL - NIGHT

Making their way around a lot of fallen rocks, Zak and his
men arrive at the wall, which inexplicably appears undamaged.

SFC PIERCE
I don’t understand. There should
be a...

As Pierce moves in to investigate, he trips on a LEG.

SFC PIERCE (CONT’D)

Oh! What the...?

Everyone turns toward Pierce.

ZAK
What is it?

Pierce bends down and rummages through a pile of rubble to

uncover the decayed body of a regally dressed CORPSE. Seeing
an ORNATE SCEPTER clutched in its right hand, Pierce pries it
out. As he stands back up, Zak takes it from him.

SFC PIERCE
Yeah... so, uh there ya go. Merry
Christmas.

Pierce moves to inspect the wall as Zak inspects the scepter.

It has a massive jeweled head that spins. When twisted the
other end produces a rod, which extends from within.

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CONTINUED:

SFC PIERCE (CONT’D)

Man, I don’t get it. This wall
should have been pulverized.

ZAK
Well it wasn’t. Got anymore
firecrackers in that pack?

SFC PIERCE
Yeah, but...

Something catches Zak’s attention on the wall.

ZAK
Hello.

WE PUSH IN TO a previously concealed HOLE embedded in the

right side of the wall. It appears to be about the same
diameter as the scepter’s wooden shaft.

Zak looks down at the scepter and considers for a moment,

then gives it a try. As he begins to insert the scepter,
something pulls it all the way in up to it’s jeweled head.
Zak turns to his wide-eyed troops, then back to the scepter.
He slowly twists the head to the right. Nothing happens.
Twisting it to the left causes the entire space to rumble!

ZAK (CONT’D)
Open says-a-me.

They all step back as the massive, thick stone wall slides to
the left revealing a narrow stone stairway.

Taking a deep breath, Zak readies his weapon, looks at his

troops, who all do the same, then cautiously enters. Upon
taking the first step beyond the wall/door, a bright LIGHT
emanates from somewhere down below. Zak quickly gives the
“hold” sign with his fist. Everyone freezes as Zak motions
for Calhoun to take point.

Calhoun boldly advances, leveling his S.A.W.,ready for

whatever lies ahead.

Everyone tenses up their grip on their weapons, raising them

to firing positions as they follow. Upon reaching the bottom
of the long stone stairway, they all peer into a

MASSIVE CAVERN

and see something extraordinary - a large, brightly glowing

FRUIT TREE that has grown out of a stone encircled mound in
the center of the cavern.

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CONTINUED:

ZAK
(whispers)
My God... It’s true.

Zak rushes toward the tree as the others follow, each

pointing their weapon in different defensive positions.

Martinez’s mask begins to fog up.

SGT MARTINEZ
(pointing to his mask)
Think it’s safe, sir?

Zak looks to Jakes who confirms with a nod.

ZAK
(to Martinez)
Thanks for volunteering.

Martinez rolls his eyes, upset with himself.

SGT MARTINEZ
(to himself in Spanish)
Eh. Sólo había que preguntar.
Idiota!

Taking in a deep breath, Martinez holds it as he cautiously

removes his protective mask. Everyone watches as he exhales
and breathes in the cavern’s air. He shakes his head
indicating it is OK.

ZAK
All clear.

They all remove their masks and stand gazing in amazement at

the inexplicably bright, beautiful tree standing before them.
Quite out of place in this underground cavern full of sharp,
upward protruding rocks, it’s fruit glows like mesmerizing
ornaments. They step up to the mound to investigate.

SGT MARTINEZ
What is this?

SFC PIERCE
(smacking Martinez in the back
of the head)
It’s a tree dumb-ass, what the
hell do you think it is?

ZAK
(utterly amazed)
The Tree of Life.

Everyone looks at him in shock.

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CONTINUED: (2)

MSGT CALHOUN
Come again?

Reynolds curiously reaches out to touch the GLOWING FRUIT

hanging from one of its branches. As he does, Martinez tries
to stop him.

SGT MARTINEZ
No don’t!

Too late. Reynolds has already pulled it from the branch.

SSGT REYNOLDS
What’s the matter Prince? Don’t
you wanna live forever?

Suddenly the mound begins to shake. Reynolds drops the fruit

and everyone jumps back as the mound and the tree begin to
levitate.

They all aim their weapons toward the tree/mound as it rises

to about seven feet above its base and holds, suspended in
the air. Underneath, Martinez notices something moving.

SGT MARTINEZ
Whoa. Looks like... there’s a man
under there!

He leans in for a closer look as the others follow his lead.

It’s a naked MAN entangled in the roots, which are wrapped
around his large, muscular body like chains! This is AZAZEL!
Below him is a deep well swirling with a thick, black oily
substance, which seems to almost have a life of its own.

Bright, glowing blue eyes peer through straggly blonde hair.

Slowly, the entangled roots begin to loosen their grip on the
prisoner. The powerful stranger tightly grips the roots in
front of him as his legs and body become free. He then swings
out from under the tree, to slam feet then knee to face-first
into the solid ground below.

Everyone points their weapons at the man as Jakes kneels down

beside his head.

SSGT JAKES
Are you OK?

AZAZEL
What an inferior language you
have. It must have come from a
lesser member of the Council.

SSGT JAKES
Excuse me?
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CONTINUED: (3)

Azazel’s massive arms flex rippling muscles as he pushes

himself up, then rises to stand before the soldiers.

AZAZEL
No matter. I thank you. It has
been so long.

Stunningly handsome, he is easily 7 feet tall. He stretches

his back and neck, then fixes his eyes squarely on Zak.

AZAZEL (CONT’D)
Now, did I hear you say... the
Tree of Life?
(laughs)
Humans are so easily deceived. I
never understood what He sees in
you.

ZAK
Who?

AZAZEL
Ahhhh. You don’t even know Him.
Perfect. Allow me to introduce
you.

Suddenly, in a burst of blinding light, Azazel transforms

into his true form - a hideous beast!

SGT MARTINEZ
Holy sh...

Specialist Martinez freaks out and opens fire, but with one
swing, a massive paw hacks him in half!

Never quite fully in view, we can still determine that the

creature has the lower body of a four legged, winged dragon,
with the upper torso of a man and the head of a goat with
four horns. With a deafening ROAR, it rises up on its hind
quarters, its razor sharp claws ready to strike the next
victim.

Calhoun unleashes hell with his formidable weapon, but it has

little effect on the creature. It grabs Calhoun by the head
and slams the 250 pound man into a wall like a rag doll. It
then begins attacking the remaining, now terrified intruders.

A massive paw swings toward Zak, knocking his assault rifle

out of his hands. He manages to dodge another fatal blow and
another, but losing his footing, he falls into a shallow
ditch.

(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED: (4)

Jakes and Reynolds continue firing at the creature,

momentarily drawing its attention away from Zak - long enough
for him to crawl back out.

Drawing his 9mm pistol, Zak pops off three rounds into the
creature’s back. With lightning speed the beast swings
around, slashing off Zak’s extended, right forearm at the
elbow. He goes down in agony as the creature turns back
toward the others.

EXT. DESERT - ELSEWHERE NEARBY - NIGHT

Hearing the muted sound of distant GUNFIRE coming from the

tunnel, Lieutenant Knight’s men quickly move to help their
friends.

INT. MASSIVE CAVERN

As the last of Zak’s men gets hacked up by the creature, it

once again turns toward him. Nearly in shock, he scrambles
back toward the stone stairway. As he does, Lieutenant
Knight’s men rush down and attempt to help him.

ZAK
No! Get out! Get out!

SOLDIER # 1 sees the creature coming toward them.

SOLDIER # 1 ZAK
What the f... Get out of here!!

They all open fire, but like their brothers before them, they
are no match for the creature. As the carnage continues, Zak
stumbles and crawls his way up the stone stairway.

INT. REMOTE DESERT HILLSIDE - TUNNEL - NIGHT

The Bedouin scowls as he sees the scepter inserted into the

stone wall just as Zak emerges holding his bleeding stump,
screaming in agony. The old man grabs Zak by the collar and
throws him away from the stairwell entrance as WE HEAR the
SCREAMS of the last victim suddenly come to an end.

The internal light below dims to darkness and a monstrous,

GOAT-LIKE HEAD WITH GLOWING RED EYES slowly begins to emerge.
The creature hesitates when it sees the Bedouin. It mutters a
deep, unrecognizable word.

THE BEDOUIN (0.S)

(in Hebrew)
Lo ha-yom Azazel!

(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:

The beast roars in defiance, as the Bedouin abruptly thrusts

his hand forward and in a flash of supernatural energy, the
creature is thrust back! With a distant THUD, the cavern
trembles and the stone stairway collapses, the surrounding
rocks falling downward. The Bedouin removes the scepter and
the massive stone wall quickly slides back into place.

ZAK
(astonished)
Who are you?

Satisfied that the beast is contained, the Bedouin tucks the

scepter into his cloth belt and looks down at a very
terrified soldier.

THE BEDOUIN
All will be revealed to you in
time... Zechariah.

Waving his hand slowly over Zak’s body, he speaks in an

UNKNOWN TONGUE.

Zak sees his SEVERED ARM GROWING BACK and begins

hyperventilating until he passes out. A slight smile comes
across the old man’s weathered face as he effortlessly picks
Zak up and throws him over his shoulder.

EXT. REMOTE DESERT HILLSIDE - TUNNEL ENTRANCE - NIGHT

The Bedouin emerges from the tunnel. Once out, he turns

toward the tunnel entrance and waves his free hand in a
circular fashion. The stones that once covered the tunnel’s
entrance return to their previous positions, sealing the
hillside up as if nothing had happened.

He looks up toward ORION, squinting as if privy to a dark

secret. He closes his eyes, and mutters a silent prayer.
Opening his eyes, he grabs the scepter from his belt, kneels
down on one knee and slams its jeweled head into the ground.

In a FLASH, both he and Zak disappear as a ripple of light

and dust explodes outward in every direction.

EXT. DESERT - ELSEWHERE NEARBY - NIGHT

The hot energy wave washes over Lieutenant Knight, burning
the right side of his face waking him up. Screaming, he
shields it with his right hand, which also burns. Once the
wave passes, he stands. Looking around, he discovers that
nothing remains of his team except the two now overturned
HUMVEEs. In the distance beyond, confused Bedouins and
frightened herds of animals make their way toward him.

END OF ACT ONE

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ACT TWO

INT. HICK’S FARMHOUSE - BEDROOM - NIGHT

The digital CLOCK on a night stand begins to flicker as it

changes from “3:32AM” to “3:33AM.”

JONNATHAN HICKS (50’s) and his wife BESSIE (50’s) lie asleep
in bed. Suddenly, the room begins to shake, waking them up.

BESSIE
(terrified)
What’s happening Jon?

Before he can answer, an intense LIGHT shines through the

horizontal blinds in their bedroom window. After a few
seconds, it abruptly stops, leaving an eerie silence.
Jonnathan gets up and goes to the window.

BESSIE (CONT’D)
What are you doing?

Jonnathan twists the dangling pole that opens the window

blinds to look out. As he does, he squints in pain and begins
to rub his arthritic right hand with his left while he looks
out the window.

JONNATHAN
What the hell?

BESSIE
What’s the matter?

Bessie, reluctantly gets out of bed and goes to the window.

Once there, she gasps and grabs her husband’s arm.

EXT. HICK’S FARM - WHEAT FIELD - MORNING

TOM SINCLAIR (40’s), a stocky, seasoned beat cop now turned

detective walks beside Jonnathan through some high stalks to
the edge of a LARGE CROP CIRCLE.

SUPER: “COOKE COUNTY, TEXAS”

JONNATHAN
Here it is.

TOM
Oh my God.

JONNATHAN
Yeah. And look at that.

(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:

Jonnathan points his overworked and somewhat gnarled finger

toward a large COMBINE parked inside of the crop circle. As
he does, his right hand glows just for an instant the moment
it is raised over the rim of the crop circle.

JONNATHAN (CONT’D)
Parked it there myself last
night. See there. Even the crops
underneath are flattened.

TOM
And you said all this happened
this morning?

JONNATHAN
Yeah. Matter of seconds. Never
seen anything like it.

Tom looks back toward the farmhouse and sees Bessie looking
out through the screen door.

TOM
How’s Bessie with all this?

JONNATHAN
Well, she’s scared Tom. Thinks
the devil’s been playin’ in her
backyard.

TOM
You tell anyone else?

Jonnathan waves his hands, shaking his head.

JONNATHAN
No. No. We don’t want a bunch of
peo--ple...

Something feels different. Curiously, Jonnathan begins

rapidly flexing his right hand - his gnarled fingers now
straightened.

TOM
What’s the matter?

JONNATHAN
My arthritis. It’s completely
gone!

As they both look back toward the combine, WE CRANE UP to see

that this is a really big CROP CIRCLE FORMATION, extending
far into the distance. WE CONTINUE UP into the MORNING SUN.
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EXT. EASTER ISLAND - DAY

The SUN begins to become obscured by the MOON and the sky
darkens. WE TILT DOWN to see strange, massive, stone STATUES
that appear to be watching this celestial event.

SUPER: “Easter Island

July 11, 2010”

Surrounding the statues are dozens of people also looking up

with glasses, filtered binoculars and telescopes. Two
peculiar INDIVIDUALS in particular turn toward each other.

INDIVIDUAL #1
It has begun.

INDIVIDUAL #2
I’ll gather the others.

EXT. SPACE

The MOON moves in front of the SUN. WE PAN from the SOLAR
ECLIPSE to the EARTH, where the MOON’S SHADOW leaves a dark
spot on the SOUTH PACIFIC. Our focus shifts from there to the
Arizona region of the United States as WE FALL toward the
planet.

EXT. SKY ABOVE DESERT - DAY

WE CONTINUE through clouds, slowing to reveal a CRATER in the

desert far below. Suddenly, a few miles to the southeast, a
FLASH of light and dust explodes outward in all directions.

EXT. DESERT - DAY

The dust settles, revealing Zak Randall lying on his back.

After a moment, he begins to twitch, then opens his eyes. He
slowly gets up.

Disoriented, he looks at his WATCH: “15:15”. He switches it

from TIME to GPS MODE: “ 32°49'43.09" N x 111°14'40.24" W”

Looking around, he sees nothing but unfamiliar desert in

every direction.

INT. CORPORATE JET - DAY

DOCTOR IBRAHIM SADOZAI (late 40’s), a bald, self-made,

wealthy, exotic type sits reading a magazine in his private
jet. The front cover reads, “SCIENCE IN FOCUS” above a
picture of the CERN HADRON SUPER COLLIDER.

A DING is heard and the PILOT’s voice comes through the

intercom.
(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:

PILOT (ON INTERCOM)

We’re approaching DFW Airport
sir. Should be touching down in
just a few minutes.

Doctor Sadozai pushes a button on his armrest.

DR. SADOZAI
Thank you.

He closes the magazine and looks out the window. Suddenly,

something catches his attention. He quickly grabs his CELL
PHONE and begins taking pictures.

EXT. DALLAS MORNING NEWS - DAY

The large, stylized text, “DALLAS MORNING NEWS” on the

building establishes where we are.

INT. DALLAS MORNING NEWS - SAM’S/JESSICA’S CUBE - DAY

SAM HERNANDEZ (30), a handsome Latino who is a cross between

charming and annoying (depending on who you ask) sits at his
desk eating peanuts, laughing as he watches a goofy on-line
video clip.

Clearly not impressed, Jessica (Zak’s former fiancee)stands

over him.

JESSICA
Unbelievable.

SAM
What? It’s brilliant.

JESSICA
Well, that’s six minutes of my
life I’ll never get back. Thanks
a lot.

She leaves his cube.

SAM
Oh come on! You know it’s funny.

His cell phone RINGS and he reaches for it.

WE FOLLOW Jessica as she walks down the hallway to her cube.

There, she fires up her computer and sorts through some
papers preparing to begin her day. After a moment, Sam steps
into her cube.

SAM (CONT’D)
So, you remember Dr. Sadozai?
(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:

JESSICA
Of course.
(distastefully)
What about him?

SAM
Well, he just called. He’s in
town and on the flight in - get
this - he says he spotted a large
crop circle formation.

JESSICA
(annoyed)
Crop circles?

SAM
Yeah. Off 77, somewhere between
Valley View and Gainesville.
Apparently, there are cops and
military vehicles everywhere.
Wanna check it out?

JESSICA
Are you kidding? Come on. That
arrogant jerk’s just yanking your
chain.

SAM
Now why would he...

JESSICA
Sam...

SAM
Look, a guy like that has better
things to do than make crank
calls. Besides, this is the most
interesting lead I’ve heard in a
long time. So, you comin’ or
what?

She looks at the papers on her desk. After a moment, she

rolls her eyes, grabs her MINI-RECORDER off the desk and
follows - forgetting her I-PHONE.

EXT. HICK’S FARM - WHEAT FIELD - DAY

People in various types of uniform are everywhere, taking

crop samples and analyzing the area.

Using a LIGHTER, an AIR FORCE SOLDIER tries to set the crops

on fire, but is unable to. The flame goes out before it even
touches the wheat stalks. He looks up at MAJOR TOMPKINS.

(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:

AIR FORCE SOLDIER

Combine doesn’t work either, sir.
It’s like someone or something
just doesn’t want this thing
destroyed.

MAJOR TOMPKINS
Well then we’ll just have to do
it the old fashioned way. Get a
detail on it. I want this field
leveled by the end of the day.

AIR FORCE SOLDIER

Yes sir.

The major turns to look back toward the farmhouse.

INT. HICK’S FARMHOUSE - KITCHEN - DAY

Bessie is not happy.

BESSIE
You told me Tom wasn’t going to
let this happen!

JONNATHAN
Honey, there was no choice. The
military...

BESSIE
I don’t like it Jon. I don’t like
this at all!

Major Tomkins knocks on the screen door then lets himself in.
He takes off his hat.

MAJOR TOMPKINS
Ma’am. We understand your
concerns. And we’re going to be
out of your way soon enough. Mr.
Hicks, you said this happened
sometime around three-thirty this
morning?

JONNATHAN
That’s correct.

MAJOR TOMPKINS
Did you see or hear anything
unusual?

JONNATHAN
Hell ya we did! I already told
your people. Our bed shook.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:
JONNATHAN (CONT'D)
We saw a bright light coming
through the windows. Then
everything stopped and poof!
There it was.

MAJOR TOMPKINS
And you’re sure that’s all?

Jonnathan subtly flexes his right hand, but reconsiders.

JONNATHAN
That’s enough isn’t it?

MAJOR TOMPKINS
Alright. We’re going to do our
best to get rid of this crop
formation before it draws too
much attention. In the meantime,
I’m going to have to insist that
you keep this story to yourself.
This never happened. Do you
understand?

EXT. HICK’S FARM - PROPERTY BOARDER - DAY

Jessica and Sam arrive, parking their car along the fence
line just beyond the Hick’s driveway and out of sight.

As they get out of the car, Jessica seems almost drawn toward
the wheat field. She ducks under the wood fence’s top board.

SAM
(following)
Hey! Whoa. Wait up!

EXT. HICK’S FARM - WHEAT FIELD - DAY

Almost zombie like, Jessica makes her way through the tall
crops until she finds herself standing in the center of one
of the circles. Sam follows close behind.

SAM
Jess! What’s the matter? You OK?

JESSICA
I can’t explain it. I... I feel
like... I’m supposed to be here.

POLICE OFFICER (O.S.)

Well you’re not.

A POLICE OFFICER shows up from the other end.

(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:

POLICE OFFICER (CONT’D)

This is private property ma’am.
I’m going to have to ask you to
leave.

Jessica presses the record button on her MINI-RECORDER.

JESSICA
We’re with the Dallas Morning
News. And we’re here to...

POLICE OFFICER
(pointing at her recorder)
I’m sorry. I can’t let you do
that.

JESSICA
Excuse me?

Sam starts snapping pictures with his digital camera.

POLICE OFFICER
Stop the recorder and put the
camera away son. You’re both
going to have to leave. Now, come
with me.

Jessica looks toward Sam then back at the policeman with a

rather defiant expression.

JESSICA
I don’t think so.

INT. POLICE STATION - JAIL - DAY

With a heavy sigh, Jessica sits back frustrated.

Sam looks at her through the bars of the neighboring cell.

SAM
Good job. Yeah. Wriggly’s going
to love this one. Sam and Jessica
on the terrorist watch list.

JESSICA
Shut up.

END OF ACT TWO

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ACT THREE

EXT. DESERT - DAY

Stripped down to just his boots, khaki cargo pants and a

black T-shirt, he grabs his recently discarded outer garment
from off the ground and inspects the torn and bloodied right
sleeve, then his right arm, which appears to be fine.

Checking the front chest pockets, he finds the PICTURE of

Jessica. He tosses the shirt and stares at her. He turns the
picture over and reads the writing on the back:

“11/02 LET THIS BE YOUR ANCHOR TO THE REAL WORLD. HURRY HOME
ZAK! I’LL BE WAITING :-) FOREVER YOURS WITH LOVE, JESS XOXO”

He turns it over again and stares at her picture for a moment

before putting it into his pocket. When he does, he feels
something else in there. He pulls out a slender metal card
holder, opens it and flips through the various plastic cards
and forms of ID. He reads the name on his driver’s license.

ZAK
OK Zechariah Randall, what now?

Taped to the lid of the card holder he notices a small paper

that lists a couple of phone numbers. One of them says,
“GRANT” with a Tombstone, AZ area code. Above it is another
one that says, “JESSIE” with a Dallas, TX area code. He grabs
Jessie’s picture back out of his pocket, slides it into the
card holder, closes the lid and puts it back into his pocket.

He wipes the sweat from his troubled brow then grabs his
canteen and takes a drink of water. Hot and confused, he
holsters the canteen and looks around, hopeless. Then off to
one side, less than a mile away, he notices a DUST TRAIL
streaking across the desert. A road!?

EXT. DESERT - ROAD - DAY

Zak arrives at a strange CRATER near a road. It appears to be

a drainage ditch of some sort - swarming with insects.
Standing on its ridge, he looks both ways and sees nothing
but miles and miles of more miles and miles. He checks his
WATCH: “16:44”

WE HEAR a slight BUZZING sound, then feeling a sting, Zak

slaps the back of his neck. Checking his right hand, he sees
the strange, dead BUG that had bitten him. Wiping it away, he
notices an EIGHT SPOKED WHEEL embedded in the creases of his
palm. He sits down on the ridge and inspects it for a moment.
Then he grabs his canteen and finishing off the last of his
water, he tosses the empty container.

(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:

Suddenly, a DISTANT HUM breaks the desert silence. He looks

to his left and off in the distance, SHINING through the heat
waves on the road, he sees a truck coming toward him!

INT. BUDD’S TRUCK - DAY

BUDD (60’s), an Arizona desert-weathered man drives his

equally weathered pickup truck listening to 80’s MUSIC.
Retired Marine turned bowling ally owner, he is the nicest
guy you'd ever meet... but don't make him angry. Up ahead, he
sees Zak waving his arms. Naturally, he slows down.

EXT. DESERT - ROAD - DAY

As the truck slows to a stop, Zak notices the ARIZONA LICENSE

PLATE. Arizona!?? He walks over to the passenger side window
that is now rolled down. Turning down the radio, Budd leans
over to address him.

BUDD
Where ya headed?

ZAK
Same direction you are.

BUDD
Hop in.

INT. BUDD’S TRUCK - DAY

Budd moves a BOWLING BALL CASE and his team UNIFORM and SHOES
over so Zak can get in.

BUDD
Sorry about the mess.
(extending right hand)
Name’s Budd.

ZAK
(shaking Budd’s hand)
Uh... Zak.

As he starts to drive, Budd notices a TATTOO on ZAK’s arm of

a Phoenix with a jagged lightning bolt on it’s chest.

BUDD
Special Forces, huh?

ZAK
Excuse me?

BUDD
Recognize the tattoo.

(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:

Budd points back to the U.S. ARMY RANGER STICKER on the back
window, which displays a similar lightning bolt.

BUDD (CONT’D)
75th Infantry. Nam, sixty-eight
and sixty-nine.

Zak looks back at the sticker.

BUDD (CONT’D)
So what’re ya doin’ way out here?
Plane go down or something?

ZAK
Something like that.

BUDD
Yeah. Don’t make ‘em like they
used to, huh? Damn Democrats.

ZAK
Listen, Budd. I’ve got a killer
headache. I really need some
water. Anything near by?

BUDD
Oh yeah, yeah. Sure. There’s a
Circle K ‘bout thirty minutes
out. Just relax. I got ya
covered.

Zak nods and sits back. Staring out the window, he sees an
ADOPT A HIGHWAY MARKER labeled, “ADAM’S MILE” pass by along
the roadside, followed by a HIGHWAY 77 SIGN.

At the back of Zak’s neck, SOMETHING MOVES quickly underneath

his skin away from the site of the INSECT BITE. The twinge
causes him to rub it as he looks up at the CLOUDLESS SKY.

EXT. CLOUDLESS SKY - DAY

A 727 JET flies into view, and WE FOLLOW as it touches down

on a long runway.

INT. DFW AIRPORT - BAGGAGE CLAIM - DAY

SUPER: “DALLAS FT. WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT”

NORMAN VINCENT CAINE (late 50’s), a tall man, balding on top

with long white hair in the back pulled into a ponytail, and
a long, thick beard to match waits in the baggage claim area
for his luggage. He pulls out his CELL PHONE and selects
“JESSICA” from his CONTACTS LIST.
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INT. DALLAS MORNING NEWS - JESSICA’S CUBE - DAY

Jessica enters her cube and sits at her desk. She looks down
at her watch. Tapping it, WE SEE that it is frozen at “1:11.”
She takes it off and tosses it in the garbage, just as Sam
comes around the corner and sits across from her with sweat
marks clearly visible under his arms.

SAM
Well that was painful.

JESSICA
I can’t believe I let you talk me
into going out there.

SAM
Whatever. You were the one being
drawn to the circles. They asked
us to leave nicely, but no. You
had to go all First Amendment...

JESSICA
I’m sorry. I don’t know what came
over me.

SAM
Well you better figure it out. He
wants to see you next.

Jessica’s I-PHONE begins to VIBRATE on her desk.

SAM (CONT’D)
Your phone still works!? Man,
mine’s toast.

JESSICA
Yeah. I forgot it here.

SAM
Lucky you.

She checks it and rolls her eyes as she puts it back down.

JESSICA
(annoyed)
Did you give him my number?

SAM
Who?

JESSICA
My dad.

(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:

SAM JESSICA
No. I guess I should have
expected this. Crop circle
shows up and out pops all the
lunatics.

SAM
Jess, he’s your father. Maybe...

JESSICA
Look. I didn’t grow up in Leave
It To Beaverville like you did!

SAM
Whoa. Whoa. Leave it to Beaver?
Are you kidding? I’m Latino baby.
Maybe more like...

JESSICA
Sam stop. I’m not in the mood.
(leaving)
I should have just stayed in bed
this morning.

SAM
A... yep.
(to himself)
Must be that time of the month.

JESSICA (O.S.)
I heard that.

EXT. CIRCLE K GAS STATION - DAY

Budd’s truck pulls into the gas station and up to the pumps.

INT. BUDD’S TRUCK - DAY

Budd puts his truck in park.

BUDD
Alright. Here we are.

He reaches into his pocket and pulls out a twenty.

BUDD (CONT'D)
Here. Get us some water and
whatever else you’d like. It’s
about another hour to Tucson.

He hands the twenty to an appreciative Zak.

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INT. CIRCLE K GAS STATION - DAY

Zak enters and going to the back, he grabs a couple of large,

bottled waters, some pain medicine and snacks. He brings it
all up to the counter. The CASHIER starts to ring it up.

CASHIER
This gonna be all for ya?

ZAK
Yeah.

As the cashier continues ringing up his goods, Zak notices a

TELEVISION showing a FEMALE REPORTER giving the news.

FEMALE REPORTER
... in his weekly address
yesterday.

The scene changes to footage of PRESIDENT OBAMA speaking.

PRESIDENT OBAMA (ARCHIVE VIDEO)

Our people are safer. Our nation
is more secure. And we are poised
to end our combat mission in Iraq
by the end of August - completing
a drawdown of more than 90,000
troops since last January. Still,
we are a nation at war.

FEMALE REPORTER
President Obama went on to
announced that the Department of
Veterans Affairs will begin to
make it easier for Veterans with
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder...

ZAK FEMALE REPORTER (CONT’D O.S)

President Obama? ...to receive the benefits
they need.

The cashier turns toward the television then back at Zak,

giving him a curious look.

CASHIER
Your total’s eleven forty-two.

Zak hands the cashier the twenty, then looks down at a

NEWSPAPER. Seeing the date, “JULY 11, 2010” He begins to
breathe heavily, looking quite disoriented.

(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:

FEMALE REPORTER (CONT’D O.S) CASHIER

Stating that for many years, Dude. Are you OK?
veterans with PTSD have been
stymied in receiving benefits
by requirements they produce
evidence proving a specific
event caused the PTSD...

Zak grabs the change, then quickly takes his goods and bolts
out the door without responding.

INT. DALLAS MORNING NEWS - SAM’S CUBE - DAY

Jessica enters and sits across from Sam.

SAM
So, do we both still have a job?

JESSICA
Barely, but yes.

SAM
Great. Cuz I think we still have
a story too.

JESSICA
What are you talking about? That
field’s probably plowed to the
ground by now...

SAM
Sadozai just e-mailed me the
aerials he took this morning.

Sam reaches into a file folder and pulls out an 8x10 color
print of an aerial view of the Hicks’ CROP CIRCLE FORMATION.
Excited, Jessica reaches for it, but Sam stops her.

SAM (CONT’D)
Ah! Not so fast. There’s more.

He pulls out another picture and holds the two photographs

side by side.

JESSICA
What’s this?

SAM
Extraordinary. That’s what this
is. After seeing Sadozai’s pics,
they really started to bug me.
Because there was something
familiar about them.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:
SAM (CONT'D)
I couldn’t put my finger on it.
Then bam! It hit me. Led
Zeppelin!

JESSICA
Led Zeppelin? You don’t strike me
as the Led Zeppelin type.

SAM
Yeah, well I’m a man of
mysteries. One of their album
covers had this picture on it.
(comparing the two)
This is the Hicks formation. And
this is the pictogram found in
Wiltshire, England... July 11,
1990. Twenty years ago to the
day.

Comparing the two pictures, a smirk comes across her face.

JESSICA
Has anyone else picked up on
this?

SAM
Not yet.

WE PULL IN to a CLOSE UP on the TWO PICTURES.

END OF ACT THREE

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ACT FOUR

INT. JESSICA’S APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM/OFFICE - EVENING

Jessica opens the door to her apartment with a stack of mail

in one hand and a laptop bag slung over her other shoulder.
As she turns on the lights and drops her laptop bag on the
couch we see that her apartment is quite disorganized.

DANNY-BOY, a cute Miniature Dachshund runs in from another

room barking, very happy to see her.

JESSICA
(picking him up)
Oh, I know. D’you miss me, huh?
Huh? Yeah? Mommy missed you too.

The dog licks her face as she walks into her office.

There are file folders stacked everywhere showing us that

Jessica’s quite the workaholic - probably has zero social
life too. She puts the stack of mail down beside an old
PICTURE of her and Zak. She goes to the phone and pushes the
“MESSAGES” button. The first message plays.

VOICE MAIL
First message received at five oh
four PM from phone number 214-555-
1754.

SAM (FILTERED)
(stressed out)
Hey, it’s Sam. You’re killing me.
Wriggley’s going crazy over here.
He said you told him that I...

JESSICA
Yeah, yeah. Don’t worry about it.

She hits the “NEXT” button and looks at Danny-Boy.

JESSICA (CONT’D)
I think Wriggly needs to take a
chill pill. What do you think?

The dog licks his lips and wags his tail.

VOICE MAIL
Next message received at five
forty-two PM from phone number
303-555-9782.

(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:

NORMAN (FILTERED)
Jessie, it’s your father. I left
you a text mess...

Hearing who it is, she deletes it.

VOICE MAIL
That was your last message. There
are no more messages in your
mailbox.

Mildly bummed that no one else would call her, she puts the
dog down. He starts wagging his tail and pawing at her leg.

JESSICA
You gotta go out?

The dog barks, very excited.

JESSICA (CONT'D)
Alright. Alright. Go get your
collar.

The dog rushes off into another room as Jessica follows,

unbuttoning her shirt.

EXT. GOLDEN PINS BOWLING ALLY - EVENING

Budd’s truck pulls into the parking lot and parks.

SUPER: “TUCSON, ARIZONA”

As the two men exit the vehicle, they wave to one another and
go their separate ways - Budd toward the bowling alley and
Zak toward the street.

Once at the street, Zak sees a GENERAL STORE off to his left
and heads in that direction.

Before entering the bowling ally, Budd looks back toward Zak.

EXT. GENERAL STORE - EVENING

Zak spots an ATM MACHINE near the store entrance and heads
for it. Once there, he inserts a credit card. The machine
eats it. Zak tries in vain to get it back. Frustrated, he
looks and sees some PAY PHONES on the side of the building.
As he heads for them, picks one up and dials the operator. He
pulls out his card holder and reads the lid.

ZAK
Yes. I’d like to make a collect
call. 520-555-5207.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:
ZAK (CONT'D)
(beat)
Tombstone? Uh... yes. Thanks.

Zak waits for a moment. At first he gets excited, then

disappointed.

ZAK (CONT’D)
Uh. Yeah. How about 214-555-4164.
(beat)
Thank you.

After a pregnant pause, he perks up.

ZAK (CONT’D)
Hi. Is this -- Jessie?
(beat)
Well, is she there? Can I...
(beat)
Oh. Sorry.

Dejected, he hangs up. OK. Now what?

EXT. F.B.I. BUILDING - NIGHT

SUPER: “FBI BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D.C.”

INT. F.B.I. BUILDING - MONITORING ROOM - NIGHT

An AGENT walks into a room full of computers carrying a bag

of fast food in one hand and a coffee in the other. As he
sets his stuff down on a counter, he notices a screen on one
of MONITORS is blinking. Taking a sip of coffee, he casually
punches in a few keys, exploring the issue. But when another
SCREEN POPS UP, he quickly puts his coffee down and becomes
very interested in what he’s seeing.

On a COMPUTER MONITOR, an image of Captain Zechariah

Randall’s military I.D. with a “K.I.A.” stamp emblazoned over
it sits off to the side of another screen which shows a BLACK
AND WHITE VIDEO of Zak from the ATM machine camera’s point of
view and data showing his attempts to access old accounts. A
third, smaller, pop-up screen sits at the top with a flashing
alert message: “URGENT! CONTACT THE PENTAGON IMMEDIATELY” The
agent quickly picks up his phone and begins dialing.

EXT. APARTMENT COMPLEX - NIGHT

Now wearing jogging attire, Jessica and Danny-Boy run down

the street toward and then past us, turning down another
street.
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EXT. APARTMENT COMPLEX - PARKING LOT - NIGHT

Jessica and her little buddy round the corner and slow to a
walking pace as they make their way back to her apartment.
Once there, she opens the door, then bends down and undoes
the dog’s collar. Danny-Boy runs in.

As she stands back up, she notices her father getting out of
a parked car. She rolls her eyes and goes into her apartment.

NORMAN (O.S.)
Jessie wait!

The door shuts and WE HEAR the bolt lock turn.

EXT. INTERSTATE 10 - SERVICE ROAD - TUCSON - NIGHT

It is now RAINING outside as Zak turns and sticks his thumb

up for a car that comes up behind him. But it just passes,
followed by several others and he jumps back trying to avoid
the puddle splashes.

Eventually, an eighteen wheeler passes, then pulls over. Zak

runs to it and the TRUCK DRIVER(60’s), a Kris Kristofferson
look-alike with a deep southern drawl rolls down the window.

TRUCK DRIVER
Where ya headed?

ZAK
Tombstone.

TRUCK DRIVER
I can get ya as far as Benson.

ZAK
That close?

TRUCK DRIVER
Lot closer than Tucson.

ZAK
That’ll work.

INT. EIGHTEEN WHEELER - CAB - NIGHT

As the truck driver watches Zak walk around the front of the
cab, WE HEAR Norman Caine talking on the radio.

(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:

NORMAN (ON RADIO)

Well, in UFO flap areas, it’s
very common for animals to be
mutilated - their organs removed
for what Dr. Von Brenner calls
“vital energy”...

The truck driver turns the radio down and grabs a towel from
the rack behind him as Zak opens the door.

TRUCK DRIVER
Here’s a towel - dry yourself off
a bit.

ZAK
(taking it)
Thanks.

Zak starts to sit but the truck driver stops him. He pulls
out a small plastic tarp and lays it across the seat.

TRUCK DRIVER
Don’t want to get my cab all wet.
Tends to get smelly if you know
what I mean.

Zak quickly dries his head and arms, then has a seat.

ZAK
(handing the towel back)
Right. Thanks again.

The truck driver nods with a smile as he takes the towel,

tosses it in the back, then turns the radio back up as he
drives off.

NORMAN (ON RADIO)

...necessary as a construct
material for creating dimensional
pathways, or portals...

INT. JESSICA’S APARTMENT - NIGHT

Danny-Boy barks and Jessica paces back and forth as the

KNOCKING on her door continues.

NORMAN (THROUGH THE DOOR)

Jessie please. Let me in. I need
to talk to you. It’s important.

She’s had enough. She storms over to the door and opens it.

(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:

JESSICA
Go away dad. I’ve got nothing to
say to you!

NORMAN
Please. I just need a moment.

Behind Norman, a CAR comes around the corner a little too

fast. It draws both of their attention. Norman quickly turns
back toward Jessica and raises his left index finger toward
his face.

NORMAN (CONT’D)
Focus Jessie.

He then raises his right hand, which is now holding a PINE

CONE SHAPED DEVICE and points it toward her forehead.

The dog starts barking more intensely as Jessica becomes

mesmerized and Norman's EYES go black. Suddenly, a bright,
stringy HALO surrounds his head and begins to engulf both of
them.

The man getting out of the car that has now parked is the
real Norman Caine! A bright light FLASHES and he screams.

NORMAN (CONT’D)
No!

Only the barking dog remains in the open doorway.

END OF ACT FOUR

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ACT FIVE

EXT. DULCE UNDERGROUND BASE - ENTRANCE - NIGHT

SUPER: “DULCE BASE, NEW MEXICO”

INT. DULCE UNDERGROUND BASE - BRIEFING ROOM/HALLWAY

General Karydis’ eyes are fixed on a large VIDEO SCREEN that

takes up one of the walls. It displays Ouroboros SATELLITE
IMAGES and data from the 2003 Iraqi mission.

HALLWAY

WE FOLLOW behind a bald, black man, a Lieutenant Colonel who

walks with a slight limp toward the

BRIEFING ROOM

The door opens behind General Karydis, but we don’t see who
it is. The general never take his eyes off the video screens.

GENERAL KARYDIS
For seven years, no one has been
able to go near the Agartha site.
Whatever secrets are out there
have remained buried. That is
until now.

He hits a button on a REMOTE.

GENERAL KARYDIS (O.S.) (CONT’D)

So, are you ready to find some
answers Colonel?

The general turns toward Lieutenant Colonel Knight who’s eyes

grow wide as he sees an old, familiar face.

ON THE SCREENS: Footage of Zak accessing the ATM.

EXT. INTERSTATE 10 - BENSON - NIGHT

The eighteen wheeler pulls over to the side of the road at

the intersection of Business I-10 and Highway 80.

NORMAN (ON RADIO - FILTERED)

...therefore, when the prophet’s
talking about the toes made of
iron and clay, he’s talking about
the mixture of angel seed and
human seed - just as it was in
the days of Noah.
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INT. EIGHTEEN WHEELER - CAB - NIGHT

The truck driver puts the vehicle in park.

ZAK DEREK GILBERT (ON RADIO)

Hey man. Thanks. I really So, you’re talking about the
appreciate it. return of the Nephilim then.

The truck driver turns the radio down.

TRUCK DRIVER NORMAN (ON RADIO)

No problem. Exactly Derek. And we’re
(shakes Zak’s hand) seeing a lot of...
Hang on a second.

He reaches back and pulls out an umbrella from behind the

seat and hands it to Zak.

TRUCK DRIVER
Looks like you’re gonna need it.

ZAK
(gratefully receiving it)
Thanks again.

Zak opens to door to exit.

EXT. MILITARY AIRFIELD - NIGHT

Dressed in a flight suit and carrying a duffle bag,

Lieutenant Colonel Knight heads toward a small HELICOPTER
that is warming up to speed. He tosses the bag inside and
climbs aboard. Within moments, the helicopter takes off.

EXT. TOMBSTONE - MAIN ROAD - NIGHT

SUPER: “TOMBSTONE, ARIZONA”

It is no longer raining as Zak gets out of another car and

waves to the driver. He looks around - now what?

MEXICAN STRANGER (O.S.)

You look lost.

Startled, Zak spins around to see an old, nearly toothless

Mexican man sitting on a storefront porch, smoking a pipe.

ZAK
Yeah. I suppose I am.

MEXICAN STRANGER
It’s a small town. Maybe I can
help. Who’re you looking for?

(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:

ZAK
Uh... Grant.

MEXICAN STRANGER
Grant who?

Zak takes a shot in the dark.

ZAK
Randall.

MEXICAN STRANGER
Grant Randall. Grant...
(thinks a moment)
Oh yeah, yeah. He lives down in
the valley. 444 North Camino San
Rafael... if memory serves.

He points toward 9TH STREET on the other side of the road.

MEXICAN STRANGER (CONT’D)

Take 9th to the bottom of the
hill and take a left.

Zak finds this a little too hard to believe.

ZAK
How do know him?

MEXICAN STRANGER
Like I said. Small town.

Zak looks back toward 9th Street then back at the old man who
just smiles a wide toothless grin as he puffs on his pipe.

ZAK
Thanks.

EXT. CORNER OF 9TH AND N CAMINO SAN RAFAEL - NIGHT

Zak looks out at the grid of house lights in the valley

below. A huge FULL MOON begins to rise up behind the
mountains in the distance. He looks up at the ROAD SIGN.

EXT. GRANT’S HOUSE - NIGHT

The rundown house sits under overgrown shrubbery. Zak slowly

climbs up the stairs to the front porch and knocks on the
door. No answer. He tries the door knob. Locked. He checks
the top of the door frame. Nothing. He looks under the mat.
No key. He looks around, then seeing a WOODEN OWL PLAQUE
hanging on the wall, he lifts it up and looks under it.

(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:

Seeing a KEY hanging by the same nail, he removes the plaque

and grabs it. He hesitates for a moment then decides to
unlock the door.

INT. GRANT’S HOUSE - ENTRANCE - NIGHT

Zak cautiously enters.

ZAK
Hello? Anybody he...

Zak’s question is met with a swift shotgun butt-stroke to the

back of the neck! He’s down but not out. Zak rolls and
prepares to defend himself, when he finds the MUZZLE END of
the shot gun pointed squarely at his forehead. PIERCING BLUE
EYES emerge from the shadows behind it and the steely voice
of Grant Randall breaks the silence.

GRANT
You picked the wrong old man to
mess with pal. Now get up.
Slowly.

Zak slowly gets up, hands raised.

ZAK
Dad?

Grant angrily cocks the shotgun and moves forward.

GRANT
What did you say?

Grant pushes Zak back with the shotgun until the light from
outside steaks across his face. Shocked, Grant nearly falls
backward. He stumbles to the wall and flips on a light
switch. Stunned, he slowly lowers the shotgun.

INT. GRANT’S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM / KITCHEN - LATER

Now wearing dry civilian clothes, Zak sits on the couch

holding a PICTURE of his mother and father in his hands.

Grant stands by the mantle fixated on the TRIANGLE SHAPED BOX

that houses the American Flag from Zak’s funeral.

GRANT
She blamed me... and left three
years ago.

ZAK (O.S.)
I don’t know what to say. I can’t
remember anything.

(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:

Grant whips around and looks suspiciously at Zak.

GRANT
Nothing?

ZAK
Well, just bits and pieces. But
it’s all a jumbled mess.
(looking at his mother)
Is she OK?

GRANT
Who the hell are you??

ZAK
(scared)
I... I’m your son.

GRANT
My son’s dead! I buried him more
than seven years ago!

ZAK
Dead?

GRANT
Yeah, dead. K.I.A.. Iraq.
December 25th, 2002.

Grant begins to pace, then stops to look out the window.

Zak just stares at the picture of a family he can barely

remember.

Grant comes back over to Zak. He bends down and gets in his
face, staring him in the eyes. This makes Zak very
uncomfortable, but he doesn’t flinch. Grant stands back up.

GRANT (CONT’D)
Get up and lift your shirt.

ZAK
What?

GRANT
Do it!

Zak stands, untucks and lifts up his shirt. Grant spins him
around to inspect his back. On Zak’s lower right side, there
is a BIRTH MARK. Seeing this, Grant knows it is really his
son. He lowers Zak’s shirt and spins him back around. Grant
begins to tear up.

(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED: (2)

GRANT (CONT’D)
It is you.

Zak starts to respond, but before he can, Grant hugs him.

Eventually, Grant releases his son. Trying hard to regain his
usual, disciplined composure, he stares at his son for a long
moment, then breaks the awkward silence.

GRANT (CONT’D)
(clearing his throat)
Let me see your hand.

ZAK
What?

Grant grabs and inspects Zak’s right hand, pinching between

his thumb and index finger trying to feel for something.

GRANT
It’s gone. Good.

ZAK
What’s gone?

Grant ignores the question and begins to pace again.

GRANT
Have you used any technology?
Phones? E-mail? Credit cards?

Zak looks at the EIGHT SPOKED WHEEL in his palm. Flexing his
hand, he shakes his head, yes.

GRANT (CONT'D)
Then they’ll know you’re back,
which means they’ll come looking
for you. They’re probably already
on their way. We don’t have much
time.

ZAK
Who? What are you talking about?
Am I in some kind of trouble?

GRANT
Not yet. And I’ll be damned if
I’m going to lose you again!

Grant goes to the counter, grabs a piece of paper and a pen

and quickly scribbles a road map and some numbers on it. Once
finished, he hands it to Zak.

GRANT (CONT’D)
Here.
(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED: (3)

ZAK
What’s this?

GRANT
Directions. You’re not safe here.
That’ll get you to a small cabin
up in Portal.

ZAK
Portal?

GRANT
You’re going to have to stay off
the main highways.

Grant goes to a desk, opens a drawer and fishes for

something.

GRANT (CONT’D)
Portal’s off 80 about two hours
away. Just northeast of the
Cochise mountains on the boarder
of New Mexico.

Finding a KEY, he tosses it to Zak.

GRANT (CONT’D)
Unit number 7. You can crash
there for the night.

ZAK
Then what?

GRANT
Then wait. I’ll meet you there
before noon. I’m guessing you’re
short on cash?

Zak shakes his head yes, as Grant goes into the kitchen.

There, he opens a cabinet and pulls out a bunch of canned

food. He lifts up the base board and reaching further back,
he pulls out about a dozen gold coins and a stack of hundred
dollar bills. He holds it out to Zak.

GRANT (CONT’D)
Here.

Zak shakes his head and opens his mouth to protest.

GRANT (CONT’D)
Don’t argue with me.

He grabs Zak’s hand and forces him to take it.

(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED: (4)

GRANT (CONT’D)
Now grab your things and come
with me.

Shoving the gift into his pockets, Zak grabs the umbrella and
the rest of his things and follows his dad outside.

EXT./INT. GRANT’S HOUSE - GARAGE - NIGHT

Grant unlocks and opens the garage. He enters and flips on

the light revealing a beautifully restored and suped-up 70’s
era MUSCLE CAR.

ZAK
Nice.

GRANT
I found her on blocks out in
Phoenix.

Grant points to a PHOTOGRAPH on the wall showing himself and

the car before it was restored.

GRANT (CONT'D)
Kept me occupied after your
mother left.

He tosses the keys to Zak.

GRANT (CONT’D)
Take her. You’re gonna need
something that can’t be tracked.

ZAK
What?

GRANT
These old cars don’t have any
traceable computer chips. There’s
nothing under that hood, but one
fast engine.

Grant opens the driver door. Zak gets in and sits behind the
wheel. He starts the engine and the car roars to life.

GRANT (CONT’D)
There’s a gun in the glove
compartment. Some supplies and
survival gear in the trunk.

Zak looks up at his father. Suddenly, he’s a lost child,

completely dependent on a man he can barely remember. But his
eyes show trust that comes from a deeper bond than memory.

(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:

ZAK
Dad...

Grant closes the door and begins to choke up. He puts his
hand on Zak’s shoulder.

GRANT
I love you son.

Before becoming too emotional again, Grant represses it.

GRANT (CONT’D)
But you smash her up, I’ll kill
you.

Zak smiles. He starts to say, “Thank you” but no words are

needed.

GRANT (CONT'D)
Now go. And trust no one, do you
understand? I’ll see you in the
morning.

Zak shakes his head. Grant taps the roof, steps back and
watches as Zak drives the car out of the garage and into the
night.

INT. DULCE UNDERGROUND BASE - LONG, FEATURELESS HALLWAY

A bright techno-blue light emanates from the distance,

illuminating the walls and floor.

SUPER: “Underground military base, Dulce, New Mexico”

As if materializing out of that light, a young man’s

silhouette walks toward us. Eventually, his features become
visible, revealing a mysterious, young man of Middle Eastern
descent. EMMANUEL(26) emerges from the long, featureless
hallway and enters our space.

Looking to his right, WE FOLLOW his gaze to a very large,

heavy METAL DOOR. The muted THUDS that bang against it from
the other side seem to justify the multiple locking
mechanisms holding it shut.

The hallway in front of the young man appears to go on

forever, illuminated by the glass windowed cells that line
both sides.

WE FOLLOW as he turns to his left and begins to walk down

another hallway. The wall to the left is featureless, but the
one to the right contains numerous glass windows that look
into sterile cells.

(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:

As Emmanuel walks past each window, we catch a glimpse of

hideous ANIMAL-HUMAN HYBRIDS. He comes to one particular
window and stops to look in. Inside this cell, a terrified,
PREGNANT WOMAN sits curled up in a corner holding her
stomach. Her MUTED SCREAMS are barely detectable as the
creature inside her visibly moves around under her green
hospital gown.

Emmanuel smiles then walks toward the next cell window.

Inside, another terrified YOUNG WOMAN paces back and forth
rubbing her stomach, which only shows a minor pregnant bulge.

Moving to the last cell in the passageway, WE SEE that it is

larger than the others and contains all sorts of machinery
and medical equipment. The only light in the room is a dull,
ceiling mounted lamp that shines down on what looks like a
naked female patient lying under a metallic blanket on a
surgical table in the center of the room. Suddenly, more
lights come on.

Putting his hands on the glass, Emmanuel leans in for a

closer look, as a tall, semi-human-looking man with jet black
hair and eyes to match comes up along side him and looks in
as well.

INT. DULCE UNDERGROUND BASE - OPERATION CELL

SMALL GREY BEINGS scurry about in the foreground. Never quite

in focus, they begin turning on equipment. As they move
about, they clear our view of the patient, revealing that it
is Jessica Caine lying on the surgical table!

FADE OUT.

CLOSING TITLE ON BLACK: SEED

END OF SHOW