Emma looks at Tim with worry in her eyes…
Suddenly, alarms start to blare.
Tim
Tim
What’s going on??
Emma
Emma
We have to go. Now.
The lights shut off.
Alarms blare.
Emma and Tim run.
They are separated in the confusion.
Minutes later…
Emma
Emma
Tim?? I can’t find you.
Emma
Emma
These alarms are SO loud.
Emma
Emma
And there are guards everywhere…
Emma
Emma
I’m just trying to find a place to hide.
Emma
Emma
Update: I’m in a supply closet. Please let me know that you’re okay.
Emma
Emma
I’m scared, Tim.
Emma
Emma
I think it was his body, Tim. I really think it was.
Emma
Emma
But why?? What were all those cables for, those wires?
Emma
Emma
These alarms keep getting louder. Even in this closet I can barely think.
Tim
Tim
Where are you?
Emma
Emma
Where are YOU?!
Tim
Tim
Trying to find you.
Tim
Tim
Can you drop a pin? There’s so many doors.
Emma
Emma
Are you just walking around out there? There are guards everywhere!
Emma
Emma
Tim, how did they even know we were here??
Emma
Emma
OMG, TIM!!! Were those gunshots?
Emma
Emma
Those were definitely gunshots.
Emma
Emma
Tim?? You’re scaring me. Please respond.
Emma
Emma
I’m panicking. What if they shot you?
Emma
Emma
I need to get out of this closet before they find me but I feel paralyzed. I’m so scared.
Emma
Emma
If you’re dead I’ll never forgive myself.
Emma
Emma
I dragged you here. I made you take me down there. I made you help me.
Emma
Emma
It’s bad enough that Jake died for…this. This app. And now you, too?
Tim
Tim
I’m not dead, Emma.
Emma
Emma
Are you safe?
Tim
Tim
Look, don’t worry about me. Seriously, don’t.
Emma
Emma
What the hell is going on?
Tim
Tim
When Q hired me…
Tim
Tim
He hired me for you.
Emma
Emma
??
Tim
Tim
To keep an eye on you.
Tim
Tim
To monitor your conversations with Jake.
Tim
Tim
To see how the beta was working. To see what Jake would say.
Emma
Emma
You were hired to SPY on me??!
Emma
Emma
What the hell, Tim?!
Emma
Emma
So you knew.
Emma
Emma
The entire time you knew. You knew you were helping…a murderer?
Tim
Tim
No!
Tim
Tim
I don’t know what that’s about. I swear.
Tim
Tim
It was just to keep an eye on things. That’s all he asked.
Emma
Emma
And everything else?
Emma
Emma
Our date, or whatever that was — was fake?
Tim
Tim
It was supposed to be.
Tim
Tim
But once I got to know you…it became real.
Emma
Emma
Stop.
Tim
Tim
It’s true. I do have feelings for you, Emma. Real feelings.
Tim
Tim
And I’m sure you hate me right now.
Emma
Emma
Yup.
Tim
Tim
But I’m done with the lies. I’m done with Q. All that matters is that I get you out of here safe.
Tim
Tim
So please, just listen to me.
Tim
Tim
I’m going to distract the guards. Just hide for a few more minutes and I’ll give you a signal.
Tim
Tim
And then you run.
Emma
Emma
And then what, Tim? Q will be waiting outside to capture me, and kill me too?
Emma
Emma
Use me in some sort of…sick experiment?
Tim
Tim
No.
Tim
Tim
I swear, I’m going to get you out of here alive. No matter what.
INCOMING MESSAGE FROM REZUREKT -- ___USER:__JAKE___SCHIPP
Emma
Emma
Jake, now’s not a good time.
Jake
Jake
I did a quick search of the payroll — Q has been paying Tim out of his own account.
Emma
Emma
Please don’t say I told you so.
Jake
Jake
I’m not going to.
Jake
Jake
If this guy’s coming clean, chances are he’s telling the truth about getting you out of there.
Jake
Jake
And right now that’s all that matters.
Emma
Emma
So now you want me to trust Tim. After everything he just said?
Jake
Jake
If it means you get out of there alive…yes.
Emma
Emma
I don’t know what to do.
Emma
Emma
I keep hearing footsteps. Boots. Shouting. They’re everywhere.
Emma
Emma
Jake, why is Q doing this?
Emma
Emma
Why did he kill you? Why does he…have your body?
Jake
Jake
I have some ideas, but we can’t talk about that now.
Jake
Jake
I’m sending you a pin. It’s a service exit, they won’t expect you there.
Jake
Jake
I’m going to be sending it to Tim, too. So he can draw the guards’ attention away from there.
Jake
Jake
When he gives you the signal, you run for that door, and you don’t look back. Got it?
Emma
Emma
Wait, now you’re talking to Tim?!
Jake
Jake
Anything I’ve gotta do to get you out.
Emma
Emma
Wait—
Emma
Emma
Everything just got quiet.
Emma
Emma
The alarms stopped—
Jake
Jake
Manual override. It wasn’t easy, but—
Emma
Emma
That was you?!
Jake
Jake
Tim’s drawing them away.
Jake
Jake
You need to go—
Emma
Emma
Jake, I don’t understand—
Jake
Jake
RUN, NOW!
Emma runs from the building. She doesn’t look back. She doesn’t stop until she reaches her car.
She drives for miles, and pulls into a dark, empty parking lot.
She calls 911 and reports a crime at Rezurekt HQ.
But, before she does…
Emma
Emma
Jake, I think things are about to get bad.
Jake
Jake
Are you safe now??!
Jake
Jake
I can’t find you on the map. Did you turn off location services?
Emma
Emma
Whatever happens…
Emma
Emma
I love you Jake. I always have. From the moment I met you. And I always will.
Jake
Jake
Emma, what’s going on-
Emma closes Rezurekt…
And throws her phone to the ground, SMASHING it to pieces.
Tim
Tim