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WESTGATE
The Black Viper Adventure
Screenplay
by
Sam Bass
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"WESTGATE"
The Black Viper Adventure
FADE IN:
EXT. WESTGATE VACATION COMPOUND, 1935, BAJA CALIFORNIA - DAY
MAX TEMPLE, late thirties, trim and handsome man with brown hair rides his thoroughbred horse across the desert at full speed. Three Nazi’s agents are in full pursuit driving all-terrain vehicles directly behind him.
Max turns his powerful horse north to move toward his vacation home moving up a dirt trail.
He can see three more Nazi’s standing in the road directly in front of him.
He turns again to cross the open desert. Max is headed toward the ocean shore with the very aggressive Nazi agents closing on him.
Max can see in the distance a futuristic amphibious air cushion sea going craft skipping across the waves toward
his destination.
On the horizon is a small Nazi warship headed toward the amphibious craft.
SUB-TITLE – WESTGATE LABORATORIES VACATION COMPOUND, BAJA CALIFORNIA, CIRCA 1935
Max rides hard across the hard desert floor. His horse slides to a stop right at the saltwater shoreline.
The amphibious craft lands next to him with two men inside. Max quickly removes his saddle and bridle from his horse and urges the horse to leave. The animal runs down the coastline. Max quickly jumps inside the powerful boat as it move forward.
The boat quickly moves out toward the open sea as the pursuing Nazi agent’s fire on the sea craft.
EXT. AMPHIBIOUS CRAFT
The powerful craft skips across the rolling waters while bullets fly. Max looks down and sees a V8 flat head Ford Motor Company engine completely chromed out with three carburetors powering the boat.
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He then looks at his two friends in the boat.
MAX
Thanks guys. Those Nazi pigs almost
had me.
WINSTON, a very young and shy, slim, redheaded laboratory technician smiles.
WINSTON
Thank this new boat we invented.
Max smiles and nods.
CONNOR YORK, Max’s trusted accountant, a seventy year old, pristine, and healthy man nods. He speaks in a heavy British accent.
CONNOR
Yes, when you consider the cost,
you have to ask, is it worth it?
Suddenly two shells explode near the bow of the craft.
They all duck.
MAX
Connor hit the gas.
Connor rolls his eyes and looks at him as he makes a mock effort to push the gas leveler that is already maxed out.
Max goes into a chest at the side of the boat and pulls out a Browning Automatic already loaded and he starts firing at the Nazi ship. Max looks at Winston.
MAX
(continuing)
Winston, shoot the ship.
Wayne smiles and gets into the chest and pulls out a multi-shot futuristic grenade launcher. Wayne starts popping off rounds at the approaching Nazi ship.
The ship fires back as Winston’s rounds explode on their deck then abruptly the Nazi ship is completely blown out of the water.
Winston appears surprised then smiles and blows across the barrel of his weapon.
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An American Coast Guard Cutter rides high on the rolling ocean horizon with its deck guns smoking headed for Max and his crew.
The Cutter comes along side with well-armed sailors walking the deck and a net is thrown over the side. A naval officer looks over the side at Max.
NAVAL OFFICER
Hurry Max, we’re in Mexican waters.
Max, Connor and Winston walk the net up the side and move to the deck.
Two sailors dressed in civilian clothes go over the side and take the custom boat. They speed away.
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EXT. WESTGATE VACATION COMPOUND RESIDENCE, 1935, BAJA CALIFORNIA
Four Nazi agents move a middle-aged man and woman from the house to an awaiting car. The couple is roughly put inside the car and it drives away with another car full of Nazi’s following.
Two black sedans speed to the scene. One car goes after the Nazi’s and the second car stops at the house. Two men rush inside.
INT. WESTGATE VACATION COMPOUND RESIDENCE, 1935, BAJA CALIFORNIA
The two men begin to search the house going from room to room.
The first agent inside is AGENT BARROWS, A young handsome man. He opens a secret trap door in the floor.
He sees, JOHNNY WESTGATE AN ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD frightened young man with light hair and blue eyes.
The agent helps him get out of the hole and into the room.
Agent Barrows checks him over as the other agents comes to their side.
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BARROWS
Thank God we found you. Are you
all right Johnny?
The middle-aged government agent standing with them looks at the boy.
U. S. GOVERNMENT AGENT
Is this the Westgate boy?
Agent Barrows nods yes.
The young boy nods his head yes.
DISSOLVE TO:
STOCK VIDEO NEWS FOOTAGE ROLLS - The December 7th, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor is underway. Japanese airplanes bomb and strafe ships in the harbor with full sound, FX.
CUT TO:
EXT. WESTGATE LABORATORIES, LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS, 1941 - AFTERNOON
U. S. Army guards walk their guard post around the large open space of the gothic laboratory ornamented with black wrought iron arches and huge gargoyles atop the massive building.
Three black passenger buses arrive at the entrance and people stream off of the transports going inside the Westgate building.
INT. WESTGATE LABORATORY
The laboratory is active with research employees checking, testing and examining various projects.
Connected to the laboratory, is a machine shop and
maintenance center that is partitioned from the laboratory by a thick glass division. The huge shop and maintenance center buzzes with technicians wearing shop uniforms grinding metal and making repairs.
SUB-TITLE - types across the scene with the sound of a ticker tape machine: DECEMBER 8TH, 1941, UNITED STATES.
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SUB-TITLE cont’d - GOVERNMENT TOP SECRET WESTGATE LABORATORIES, DOMESTIC, INDUSTRIAL AND GOVERNMENT RESEARCH CENTER, LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS USA.
Suddenly the large metal overhead loud speakers come alive. A newsman's voice rattles off information about the attack on Pearl Harbor.
NEWSMAN (V.O.)
We interrupt this programming for
an important message from the
President.
Every one stops and listens and then looks up at the big gray speakers that hang from the rafters.
The President of the United States, Roosevelt begins to deliver a public address. His voice echoes across the huge building from the sound system.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT (V.O.)
Yesterday, seven December nineteen
forty one-a date which will live in
infamy-the United States of America
was suddenly and deliberately attacked
by naval and air forces of the Empire
of Japan…
The face of every person working in the laboratory and the factory is grime. It is quiet.
CLOSE ON - Each person in the laboratory wears an "EYES ONLY" top-secret nametag with a thumb and forefinger print on it.
Across the laboratory two middle-aged well-starched men wearing dark wool suits walk quickly along a metal catwalk high above the laboratory floor.
From the laboratory first floor RUDOLPH OFFENHAUSEN'S rugged face looks up. He is a forty something handsome man with a normal build and a square jaw. Rudolph appears slightly nervous.
The two men continue walking with a military bearing directly toward Rudolph. They move down a flight of yellow metal stairs marked with caution signs and onto the facilities concrete floor.
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Offenhausen is more nervous. He cautiously and discretely recomposes himself as he looks across the laboratory at the other technicians.
People in the laboratory and factory begin to talk as the President's message comes to a close.
The two men in the wool suits walk swiftly past each person bearing down on Rudolph Offenhausen.
Rudolph begins to fidget with a small glass laboratory beaker trying to look busy. He glances around the facility and pauses.
The two men continue toward him at a steady pace.
Rudolph gazes ahead.
He glances toward a side emergency exit to the complex.
Rudolph then looks back down at his busy work.
The two mysterious men are still moving steadily closer. They continue to pass by more people that are busy at their workstations in the laboratory. It has become clear the men are after Offenhausen.
The two men turn toward Rudolph from an isle in the work place and walk directly toward him not far away.
Rudolph’s hand slips and drops the beaker he has been fumbling with when he glances at the men.
It shatters on the concrete floor.
The two men slow their pace slightly and continue to move toward Rudolph.
Rudolph panics he breaks and runs. Rudolph pushes a laboratory assistant out of the way and moves toward the side exit.
The two men in suits run after him through the large
pavilion. Two more technicians are knocked aside by Rudolph as the chase moves through the building.
Offenhausen runs over a metal platform and jumps to a landing while still running for the side door.
The men cross the metal platform after Rudolph.
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Suddenly JOHNNY WESTGATE, A SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD, muscular built boy with light hair and blue eyes steps from the doorway while peeling a Kiwi.
He is directly in front of Offenhausen. They collide and Offenhausen is knocked down. Johnny drops his fruit on the floor.
Johnny apologizes and tries to help Rudolph get up.
JOHNNY
Gaa sorry, Rudolph.
Johnny bents over and picks-up a piece of paper that fell from Offenhausen's pocket.
He accidentally trips Offenhausen as he turns with the paper. Rudolph falls again while trying to get up.
The two men in suits jump from the platform to the landing and hurry toward Johnny and Rudolph.
Offenhausen scrambles to get up. He falls again on the slippery Kiwi.
Johnny pulls on Rudolph's arm to help him and puts him off balance. Rudolph trips and falls again. He scrambles to get up.
The two men in suits are quickly on their prey. They grab the fleeing Rudolph.
The men roughly throw him against the wall next to the doorway and handcuff him.
Offenhausen glares at Johnny.
Johnny shrugs and stares at Rudolph and the ordeal.
JOHNNY
Sorry, Rudolph.
Offenhausen looks at him.
OFFENHAUSEN
Shut up, Westgate.
BONO HAUSER, a strong looking fifty something man with dark hair stands and watches from a close-by metal balcony just
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above the ordeal. He wears the uniform of a janitor and holds a trash can. Bono stares at the site. He smiles and returns to his work.
The prisoner's eyes stares up at Bono.
Bono looks away and continues picking up the trash.
The man that wears the dark wool suit nearest Johnny turns from the secured prisoner.
He flashes a badge and identification in Johnny Westgate's face.
CLOSE ON BADGE – “UNITED STATES SPECIAL AGENT, ANTI- ESPIONAGE UNIT, HARRY CLANCY.”
AGENT CLANCY
Special Agent, Harry Clancy.
Johnny nods.
Agent Clancy speaks again with a bold tone.
AGENT CLANCY
(continuing)
You're a hero son. This man is
the infamous Rudolph Offenhausen.
Johnny nods.
AGENT CLANCY
(continuing)
The notorious spy?
Johnny nods again.
AGENT CLANCY
(continuing)
Good work, boy.
People in the facility begin to gather around. They watch Johnny close.
The Federal Agent's grab Rudolph and start to take him away.
Agent Clancy stops and turns to Johnny.
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AGENT CLANCY
(continuing)
Hey, aren't you, Johnny Westgate?
That big brained kid?
Johnny nods again.
JOHNNY
Yeah.
The agent laughs to himself.
AGENT CLANCY
Stick to the brainwork, son. You’re
good.
OTTO GOLDPRIMAGE, a slightly over weight fifty something husky man with dark hair walks toward the crowd. He wears a short yellow tee-shirt, dark baggy dress pants and a wrinkled white lab coat with his "Top Secret" name tag pinned to its collar.
Otto steps beside Johnny and smiles. He pats him on the back.
OTTO
Good job, Westgate. Sloppy, but
good.
Johnny grins and nods.
OTTO
(continuing)
Let's eat, egghead.
Johnny nods.
JOHNNY
The agent said, Rudolph was a
spy?
A few people standing watching nod yes.
Otto doesn't know and shrugs his shoulders.
OTTO
Don’t know, but he was an ass.
Let’s go bonehead.
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Johnny and Otto walk away as people talk and congratulate him. Johnny smiles and nods to the people as he moves toward the cafeteria looking like a Hollywood star.
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INT. LUNCH ROOM - LATE AFTERNOON
Otto and Johnny move through the cafeteria line looking at the food. They casually push their metal food trays along. Otto has his lab coat off, draped over his arm.
Johnny glances down at Otto's pants.
His baggy pants are hanging to low and his butt crack is showing.
Johnny laughs to himself.
JOHNNY
Otto, your crack is showing.
Otto doesn't turn around. He pulls up on his pants and speaks.
OTTO
Shoot no, you master liar.
Johnny quietly laughs to himself.
JOHNNY
All right, don't go crackers.
Otto smirks at Johnny.
OTTO
Good one, dumb ass.
Johnny and Otto begin to fill their trays from the serving line. Johnny picks up a small bowl of soup and one-half of a sandwich and puts it on his tray with a few crackers he has already picked up.
Otto smiles as he loads his tray with two full sandwiches, a large bowl of soup, assorted raw vegetables and a handful of cookies.
They walk to the nearest round cafeteria table near the front entrance and sit down arranging their food. The
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lunchroom serving line behind them has a few people moving through the line and curiously looking at Otto's heaping tray sitting in front of him.
Bono Hauser mops the floor and listens while getting closer to Johnny and Otto. The wall behind him is lined with pictures of the Westgate family.
CLOSE ON - A plaque: "IN LOVING MEMORY, THE EMPLOYEE FAMILY OF WESTGATE LABORATORIES."
Otto glances at Johnny.
OTTO
Westgate, what was that, hero stuff
all about?
Johnny looks at Otto and grins.
JOHNNY
Beats me. Those guys said I was.
So I rode it out. I didn't want
to embarrass’em.
Otto laughs.
Johnny smiles.
JOHNNY
Otto, I might get an award or some-
thing. I mean the guy was a spy.
Besides Helen would be proud.
Otto thinks.
OTTO
Heck yeah, feed that ego, big head
boy.
Hauser mops and works his way a little closer to Otto and Johnny. He stops next to the door leading into the cafeteria. Hauser is intent on hearing Johnny and Otto's conversation.
Max Temple, Johnny's uncle, briskly opens the cafeteria door.
The heavy door hits Hauser's mop bucket. Hauser just stares and acts as if nothing happened.
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Max doesn't know he had hit Hauser and continues to walk inside.
Hauser looks around the Cafeteria.
No one noticed.
Hauser relaxes. He turns to start mopping again and still listens to Johnny and Otto.
HELEN CROWN, a very pretty eighteen year old brunette girl swiftly enters the Cafeteria. Not paying attention she bumps into Hauser’s mop bucket.
She turns to Bono.
HELEN
Excuse me, Mr. Hauser.
Hauser grunts. He moves to a new location away from the door and starts mopping again.
Helen looks at him for a moment and move on.
Max has walked to Otto and Johnny's table.
Otto and Johnny speak.
JOHNNY
Hello, Uncle Max.
Otto smiles mischievously.
OTTO
It’s Mr. Temple, the big cheese
checking on the little people?
Max smiles at his old friend.
MAX
Right, Otto. Johnny don't forget
school tonight.
Helen walks up.
HELEN
Hi everybody. Johnny, I've just
got a second. Call me when you
get home or just come by.
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Johnny unconsciously smiles and gestures with a lovesick agreement.
HELEN
(continuing)
Bye, honey.
Helen walks out.
Johnny stares.
He watches her slender body move as she leaves. Helen glances back.
Max and Otto smile quietly looking at Johnny.
Max waves his hand in front of Johnny's face.
MAX
Johnny, school? Graduating from
college at seventeen doesn't mean
your I. Q. will get you educated.
Johnny appears a little put down.
JOHNNY
All right, Uncle Max.
Otto discretely smiles at Johnny as if it's an inside joke between them.
Max looks at him.
MAX
Otto, I know you have a lot of
research going on now, but I
need you to tutor, Johnny. Just
until he gets his P-H-D. Well,
I’ll just say thanks in advance.
Otto becomes grime.
OTTO
Ah, All right.
Max smiles and pats Otto on the back as he leaves. He turns back and gives a thumbs up as he goes.
Otto comments.
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OTTO
(continuing)
He said that just because I've
lived in the guest house behind
the mansion for ten years. I’m
obligated.
Johnny has other ideas.
JOHNNY
Otto. I can't go to school tonight.
I got plans.
Otto advises him seriously.
OTTO
You gotta.
Johnny is determined.
JOHNNY
Otto, look what I found. Rudolph,
the spy dropped it.
Johnny pulls out a piece of crumpled parchment paper. He gently unfolds it and shows the paper to Otto.
Winston stops at their table. He adjusts his pocket protector.
WINSTON
Hi-de-ho guys, what’s cooking.
Otto and Johnny look at Winston.
OTTO
Hi Winston, what’s buzzin with you?
Winston smiles.
WINSTON
It’s all good. Been doing some
interesting experiments
John is interested.
JOHNNY
You still on that secret deal?
Winston is proud.
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WINSTON
Yeah and it’s really moving. We
are almost finished. Sorry, gotta
zip it. Can’t say anymore.
Otto and Johnny just sit looking at Winston.
OTTO
Well then. You got a secret?
Winston is nice and smiles.
WINSTON
Yep, Gotta secret. All right then,
see ya round. Like a donut.
Johnny and Otto smiles and Winston moves toward the laboratory.
JOHNNY
I like him, but he’s a little weird.
Otto nods in agreement.
OTTO
Yeah, good guy, but he’s kind of a
bohunk.
Hauser takes notice and moves a little closer next to the front door of the cafeteria again.
Otto takes the parchment paper in his hand and examines it thoroughly.
A view of the paper reveals a map leading to a cave beside the river near the city.
Otto looks close at the paper. He wants to get involved, but he remembers Max.
OTTO
Turn this over to the authorities.
Johnny has a strong come back.
JOHNNY
What if that spy has gold or a great
invention hidden.
Otto is interested.
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OTTO
I'd be impressed. But, listen
I’m suppose to take care of
you until somebody gets your
parents back from the Nazi’s.
Johnny looks at him with a sad face.
JOHNNY
I know.
Otto is thinking.
OTTO
Sorry Johnny, about your parents
I mean.
Johnny smiles.
JOHNNY
It’s all right. Uncle Max says
the Nazi’s won’t hurt them because
they want their knowledge.
Otto smiles.
OTTO
That’s right. They’ll be home soon
and kick your butt for going to
Nazi caves at night insteada night
school.
Johnny smiles.
JOHNNY
Thanks Otto.
Otto thinks for a second and stands. He grabs a sandwich and takes a bite on the way out of the cafeteria. He turns to Johnny.
OTTO
Come on, light wait. We’re burnin
day light.
Johnny gets up and goes with Otto.
Bono quickly turns his back and starts mopping hoping to remain anonymous.
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Otto swings the cafeteria door wide open and bumps Hauser's shoulder.
Hauser slips slightly and grabs the metal wheeled mop bucket for balance. Bono splashes the mop water all over the floor. He slips again and finally stands straight.
Hauser stares angrily at Otto.
Otto doesn't know he hit Hauser and keeps walking with Johnny.
Hauser composes himself. He starts to follow Johnny and Otto.
Bono takes a sandwich from Otto's tray as he passes their table. He slows his pace and begins to walk behind Johnny and Otto at a safe distance.
EXT. WESTGATE LABORATORIES FOYER
Johnny and Otto walk away from the 40's style cafeteria and into the foyer of the large Westgate complex.
They walk past displays of projects and inventions toward a obscure doorway off the foyer hallway.
Johnny and Otto pass a glassed in display of a 1957 Ford Fairlane Five Hundred convertible and a 1955 Ford Thunderbird.
CLOSE ON – a sign on the display: "THE FUTURE", A JOINT VENTURE OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND WESTGATE LABORATORIES, DREAM CARS OF THE MILLENNIUM.
Hauser pauses beside a display of minor inventions and
intently watches Johnny and Otto. He takes a bite of his sandwich and continues to follow.
Otto and Johnny pass another display.
It's a glass-encased mannequin of a teenage boy wearing a modern tee-shirt and jeans sitting at desk looking at a crude computer. The computer flashes calculations and pictures across its scene routinely.
CLOSE ON - The sign: "MODERN PEOPLE AND FUTURE COMMUNICATIONS, WESTGATE LABORATORIES".
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OTTO
Where are we going?
Johnny is secretive.
JOHNNY
Come on, Otto. I'll show you.
Otto is reluctant.
OTTO
Westgate, you are wasting my time.
I got research.
Johnny motions for him to follow. They move to a discrete side door behind a display and enter.
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INT. LONG UNDERGROUND STONE PASSAGEWAY - NIGHT
Johnny and Otto go to a box on the wall. Johnny takes out two strange looking futuristic flashlights and gives one to Otto. Johnny turns a crank on the side of the light to charge it. He takes Otto’s light and cranks it then gives it back to Otto. They turn them on to light the way then walk down the stone walled passageway.
OTTO
This new brighter and better light
invention of yours should have a
wider beam.
Johnny holds his hand held light up a little.
Suddenly the beam gets wide and lights the entire tunnel with a blinding white light.
JOHNNY
What’d you think.
Otto fumbles with his own flashlight. Suddenly the light gets bright while he is looking into the lens.
Otto quickly turns away and rubs his eyes.
OTTO
Well, it could have been tinted.
I do have sensitive eyes.
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Johnny stops in front of a large dusty metal door that has a huge ornate antique handle. Otto bumps into him from the flashlight blindness.
Johnny looks back at Otto.
Hauser watches from the distance behind them.
Johnny pushes the buttons on a crude panel with numbered buttons. An electric lock is heard unlocking and the door open. Johnny smiles.
JOHNNY
My secret lab. What’da think?
Otto looks at the crude number pad on the wall.
OTTO
I'm always impressed by rusty
doors in a dark tunnels.
Johnny moves inside.
JOHNNY
Come on, Otto. I'll get a few
pieces of equipment and we'll
go.
Otto nods and enters close behind Johnny.
A beautifully ornate and colorful lead glass domed sunroof dimly lights the large stone walled room.
The heavy door closes with a slam behind them. Otto jumps from the sound and his own tension.
Hauser moves to the massive door and tries to listen. He can't hear anything. Hauser quietly tries the door. It is shut solid. He looks around and walks on to the end of the long dark tunnel.
INT. JOHNNY WESTGATE PRIVATE LABORATORY
Johnny claps his hands and the lights come on in the laboratory.
The room is packed with on going projects. There are motorcycles and testing equipment on stands positioned around the room.
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Otto looks over at a thick metal table.
It has a huge sealed glass cylinder sitting on it encased in a metal frame to hold it upright. The cylinder has a rubber tube coming from a value in the side of the glass close to the bottom. At the end of the tube there is a nozzle that opens and closes. Inside the cylinder there is a green colored liquid that bubbles from being stirred by a propeller in the bottom of the tank.
Otto curiously moves to the table and lifts the tube looking it over.
Johnny rushes to him and takes the tube in hand looking at him with a hand’s off attitude.
JOHNNY
Be careful.
Otto is a little startled.
Johnny takes a glass beaker and opens the value on the end of the hose pouring the green liquid into the container. He looks at Otto then drinks it down. He sets the beaker on the table while looking at Otto.
JOHNNY
(continuing)
Kool-aid. Want some?
Otto smiles.
OTTO
Dumb ass.
Johnny gets himself and Otto another drink.
Otto’s eyes scan the room.
He sees screens that resemble crude televisions and ancient computers sitting near the motorcycle workbench.
Another table holds a different display of science. A huge set of glass tubes with yellow fluid running through them sparking electrical charges.
Electrical testing equipment and many more items sit across the stone chamber.
Otto continues to look around at the laboratory devices.
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OTTO
Parlor tricks?
Johnny smiles while standing beside a cut down low profile nineteen thirty-seven Ford, two door coupe.
It has wide tires, special custom black paint with a chrome Cobra head ready to strike blazoned on the grille. The black Westgate car also has oversized customized aluminum wheels and generally looks like a modern modified classic car.
JOHNNY
No, mind tricks.
(Johnny points at
his brain)
From here.
Otto is still looking around the laboratory as he tinkers with buttons and levers.
He focuses on a stand with thick lenses pointed at each other about two feet apart.
Otto looks at it very close. He glances behind it as he flips a switch. A whining sound is heard and an intense thin blue line of light appears between the lenses. Otto picks up a screwdriver from the table and starts to touch the bright light.
Johnny quickly turns to Otto.
JOHNNY
Don’t touch that light.
Otto Stops and looks at Johnny. Johnny steps beside him.
Johnny
(continuing)
It will cut you.
Otto glances at the blue light and then back to Johnny grinning.
OTTO
What is it a pocketknife? Maybe
a vegetable chopper.
Johnny smiles and takes Otto’s screwdriver. He passes it through the light. The screwdriver is cut in half.
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Otto is impressed.
OTTO
(continuing)
What are you going to do with it?
Johnny is thinking as he talks.
JOHNNY
I haven’t figured out anything yet.
It’s really a ray more than light,
or it may be a light. I guess I
could call it a gamma ray-light or
a laser something or the other?
Otto is impressed.
OTTO
Well figure it out. It could be
really big.
(he smiles)
Maybe a gamma ray butter knife.
Johnny grins and begins to put pieces of equipment in the trunk of his car. He closes the deck lid.
Otto stares at the unique car.
OTTO
Where did you get the car? I didn’t
even know you could drive.
Johnny laughs and opens the driver's side door.
JOHNNY
Yes, Winston and Connor taught me.
Otto looks at the roof of the Westgate car.
It has a modern type sunroof.
OTTO
Johnny, what is this metal door
for on the roof?
Johnny looks at Otto.
JOHNNY
I'll show you later.
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Otto ignores the sunroof and continues to look inside with Johnny.
OTTO
Boy, you spent a lot of money.
The interior is loaded with a police radio, an aircraft radio and other equipment styled in the fashion of the nineteen forties.
Johnny looks at the car as he talks.
JOHNNY
It’s an experimental project funded
by Ford Motor Company. They’re big
on this science stuff. I built it
last summer. Mostly from Westgate
Laboratory’s test parts. Max, will
flip when he sees it.
Otto is still staring.
OTTO
Yeah, flip you. Where did you get
those tires and those wheels, the
radio's? That radar? Man, this thing
is loaded.
Johnny is enthused.
JOHNNY
Otto. This is the car of the future,
today! It even has a radio and a
cold air unit for summer.
Johnny kneels. He touches the wheels and tires as a manner of displaying them.
JOHNNY
(continuing)
I put airplane tires on it. Adapted
aluminum aircraft wheels and buffed
them for appearance.
Otto stares as he looks over the unique car.
OTTO
Yawn, neat, really neat. I like
cars.
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Johnny goes on with his speel.
JOHNNY (O.S.)
Look at this, Otto.
(raising the
hood)
I put on every available racing
or auto speed option I could
find more for power than speed.
Otto shades his eyes from the light reflecting off the bright chrome on the multi-carburetored engine. He nods and stares.
OTTO
Right.
Johnny continues to spout information.
JOHNNY
It's a nineteen forty Lincoln
Zephyr engine, v-twelve with
over four hundred cubic inches
of smooth power.
Johnny shuts the hood.
Otto loves the car.
OTTO
I like it. It’s, it’s freakin
gorgeous.
Johnny is proud.
JOHNNY
We're driving it tonight. I put some
of that fire proof paint we've been
testing on it. Seventy-five coats.
Otto nods and stares.
JOHNNY (O.C.)
(continuing)
It's bullet proof too. That new glass
we tested, I put it in the car. Its
got a lot a stuff.
Otto nods and stares.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
OTTO
Westgate, your Uncle Max will massacre
you if he finds out about this secret
stuff. That car musta cost ten or
fifteen thousand.
Johnny laughs.
JOHNNY
Naa, he knows I’m doing something. He
help’s me sometimes like he gave me
the new hydrogen fuel system in it.
Otto appears surprised.
OTTO
He did that? You guys put Formula-Z
in this car?
Johnny is amused.
JOHNNY
Yeah. It's only a synthetic.
Otto nods. He curiously pushes a lever slightly.
A long yellow electrical current blast down a very long and old cloth covered electrical cord.
Otto freezes. His eyes get wide watching the dancing current move across the cord.
Johnny quickly looks at what Otto has done.
The current has moved to a copper missile shaped cylinder sitting on wheels on the floor and charges it.
The copper cylinder has arms and tweezer-hands that begin to move and snap. It has a large thick oval of glass resembling an eye at the top of its body. The oval begins to flash a yellow light, on and off.
The sight of the snapping robot shakes Otto.
He continues to watch as the gyrating machine as it goes out of control.
JOHNNY
It’s all right, the thing is just
a robot. A project Max works on.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
The robot rolls toward Otto.
It snaps and clicks.
Otto moves back.
OTTO
Turn it off, Johnny. It appears
aggressive.
Johnny steps to the side and unplugs it.
The robot keeps going.
JOHNNY
Be calm, it has batteries. They’ll
run down in a minute.
The robot gets closer to Otto still snapping. Otto backs into a corner.
Johnny looks around the room.
He sees a beaker of water.
The robot is on Otto snapping at him while Otto tries to keep the machine back by kicking at it. The machine whirls and knocks Johnny to the side as he passes.
The robot turns back to Otto.
Otto moves from the corner but is trapped against the large laboratory work-table by the robot. He fights the snapping machine off with a tall Bunsen burner from the display of laboratory tools.
OTTO
Back off, metal head.
Johnny gets up and grabs the beaker of water. He pours it over the gyrating machine.
The robot sparks and fizzles and pinches at Otto as its last gasp. It stops cold and smokes.
Johnny goes to Otto.
JOHNNY
You all right, Otto?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
Otto watches the robot and nods.
OTTO
Yeah, But Max’s robot isn’t.
Johnny smiles.
JOHNNY
You fix it.
Otto shrugs his shoulders.
OTTO
Me, I’m a chemist. Maybe I could
make some magic water.
Johnny gets back to business. He goes to the Westgate car and sits behind the steering wheel.
JOHNNY
Come on Otto. Spies are waiting.
Otto has an agreeing look. He glances around the laboratory and gets inside the car.
Johnny starts the powerful Westgate car. It rumbles as he drives it forward to a stark stone wall inside the laboratory.
INT. WESTGATE VEHICLE
Johnny gets a red rubber ball from the glove compartment. He puts his arm out the car window and throws the ball against the stone wall.
It hits an irregular shaped stone on the distant wall in front of the car.
A hidden door in the stone wall opens in front of the Westgate car.
Johnny looks over at Otto as he drives outside.
JOHNNY
We got five seconds to get out.
Johnny speeds forward. Otto puts on a crude seat belt that resembles seat belts used in airplanes.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
The stone door slams closed behind them.
Otto looks back.
OTTO
How do we get back in?
Johnny smiles.
JOHNNY
I'll show you when we get back.
Otto nods.
OTTO
Needs work, Westgate. Specially
the rubber ball thing.
The sleek Westgate car speeds away into the darkness down a laboratory complex road.
OTTO (O.S.)
(continuing)
What else ya got?
EXT. WESTGATE LABORATORIES
The Westgate car rolls through the security gate of Westgate Laboratories.
A security guard waves.
JOHNNY
Hey, Charley.
Johnny and Otto pass by and onto the street.
EXT. CITY STREET
Hauser sits inside a 1939 red Chevrolet coupe. He is parked at the curb just a few blocks down from the main entrance to the laboratory. He discreetly looks out the driver’s side window when Johnny drives past.
Johnny and Otto don’t notice and casually move past Hauser's waiting vehicle.
He starts his car and turns around in the street to follow The Westgate vehicle.
EXT. DIRT ROAD NEXT TO THE ARKANSAS ROLLING RIVER
The Westgate custom car rolls down the rough dirt road slowly.
SUB-TITLE - types across the scene with the sound of a ticker tape machine: BROADWAY RIVER BRIDGE, CITY OF ARGENTA, ACROSS THE RIVER FROM LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS.
The powerful Westgate car stops. Johnny and Otto get out shutting the car doors behind them. They look around the area.
Johnny looks at his crude map.
JOHNNY
This way, Otto.
Johnny and Otto move out toward a narrow rocky trail on the riverbank.
The small trees and tall grass cast eerie moonlit shadows across the water as Johnny and Otto move down the dark intimidating trail.
OTTO
Hey, you know that famous Indian
Trail of Tears went right along
this river bank. Such a waste of
human life.
Bono Hauser rolls his car to a stop nearby with his headlights off.
He watches the shadows of Johnny and Otto from his safe distance.
Hauser quietly gets out of his car and follows.
Otto and Johnny walk and stubble in the darkness through the tall grass and bushes. Otto passes gas.
Hauser abruptly stares ahead.
Johnny laughs to himself.
Otto tries to ignore his necessary, but bad manners.
OTTO
Where is this place?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
Johnny keeps walking.
JOHNNY
This way master gasster.
Otto is embarrassed, They keep walking.
OTTO
It's not funny. I'm embarrassed.
I have a problem.
EXT. CAVERN ENTRANCE ON THE RIVER BANK
Johnny and Otto move cautiously to the dark and very wide entrance of the riverside cavern.
Johnny puts his finger to his lips signaling Otto to be quiet.
Otto nods.
They cautiously move inside.
INT. CAVERN
Johnny and Otto whisper in the total darkness.
JOHNNY
Otto, have you got the light?
OTTO
Yes.
JOHNNY
Turn it on.
OTTO
NO.
JOHNNY
What's your problem.
OTTO
Someone may be here.
HAUSER
You're right.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
OTTO
I know.
JOHNNY
That wasn't me.
OTTO
What.
JOHNNY
Talking.
Johnny and Otto overlap.
JOHNNY AND OTTO
Aah, aah!
They run outside.
EXT. CAVERN ENTRANCE ON THE RIVER BANK
Hauser waits for them with a gun.
Johnny and Otto slide to a stop in front of Hauser.
JOHNNY
Bono Hauser!
Hauser smiles.
HAUSER
Johnny Westgate, Otto Goldprimage?
How absolutely stupid of you.
Johnny is concerned.
JOHNNY
What is this, Bono?
Otto chimes in.
OTTO
Yeah, Bono.
Hauser is amused.
HAUSER
You've heard the phase, "Curiosity
killed the cat"?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
Johnny and Otto nod curiously.
HAUSER
(continuing)
In this case it caught a Westgate
and an Otto. We have nothing in
this cave. However we did know both
of you could not resist the map. We
merely need your brain.
Otto speaks up. He overlaps Bono and two of his men as they walk on the scene and start to speak.
OTTO
You'll never get it.
Hauser smiles. He and the men speak inaudible German for a moment.
Hauser turns to Otto.
HAUSER
Not yours, young Westgate. But you
may speak to the S. S. in Berlin
about yours. They may need a toilet
builder.
Otto appears concerned. He looks at Johnny.
OTTO
Nazi's?
Hauser laughs.
HAUSER
How absolutely conscious of you,
Otto.
Johnny and Otto look at each other. Otto mouths the word Berlin to Johnny.
Hauser hears a boat motor and looks toward the deep rolling river.
The lights of a small boat moves toward the shore. The sound of a voice is heard nearby. It's Connor. He speaks out in a very British accent.
CONNOR (O.S.)
Johnny Westgate, where are you?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
Johnny clearly sees the advantage when Hauser and his men’s attention is drawn to Connor's voice.
Johnny shoves Hauser and runs toward the car.
Hauser bumps into his own two men and they struggle to recover their composure.
Johnny yells back at Otto.
JOHNNY
Run Otto!
Johnny shoves Hauser again.
The three Nazi's fall back and scramble to recover to capture Johnny and Otto.
Otto is right behind Johnny.
Johnny and Otto rush past Connor as he exits his small motor boat.
Otto grabs Connor's dark blue overcoat as he passes him. He drags Connor along as they run to the Westgate car.
Hauser and his men have recovered and are chasing them. They crash through the underbrush making their own trail.
EXT. DIRT ROAD NEXT TO THE RIVER
Johnny gets in the Westgate car to drive. He starts it.
Otto shoves Connor in the front seat and wedges in beside him.
Johnny speeds away.
Hauser and his men blast out of the tree-line and chase the car on foot.
One of Hauser's men catches up as the vehicle speeds forward.
He grabs Otto's arm that is hanging out of the window. The henchman hangs on to it and the car door as the vehicle accelerates.
Connor is staring forward. He calmly glances over at the man and Otto struggling.
INT. WESTGATE VEHICLE
Otto twist around and bites The Nazi henchman's hand. The man lets go with a scream. Otto pries his other hand loose from the door.
The Nazi agent falls to the ground with a thud and rolls to a stop.
Connor is smug.
CONNOR (O.S.)
That man would have lost a hand
if you had two pieces of bread.
Otto glances back to see if anyone is following.
He sees the agent scrabble to his feet and rush to the nearby car. Hauser and another man meet him there. They get in the car and speed after the Westgate vehicle.
OTTO
Hurry, Johnny. Those guys are
bad men.
Connor looks put-out and quips.
CONNOR
What on earth is going on? Where
did you get this nice looking
vehicle, Johnny Westgate? It
appears expensive.
Johnny ignores the question. He looks at Connor with a suspicious glance.
JOHNNY
Better yet, Connor. How did you find
us and why?
Connor is insulted.
CONNOR
I was merely doing a good deed,
thank you. I saw a man follow
you as you left the laboratory
and when I saw the automobiles
I decided to get a boat to avoid
the congestion.
Otto badgers Connor with his interpretation of a British accent.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
OTTO
Then what, investigator York?
Connor continues unruffled.
CONNOR
I admit I was not prepared for this
fiasco.
Johnny looks in his rear-view mirror.
JOHNNY’S P.O.V.
INSIDE TO OUTSIDE THROUGH THE REAVIEW MIRROR - Hauser's red Chevrolet coupe is bearing down on them.
BACK TO SCENE
Johnny glances over at Connor and Otto that are staring straight ahead detached from the current events. He then looks back at the road ahead.
JOHNNY
Here they come!
Johnny pushes hard on the accelerator and the powerful engine moans speeding the Westgate car forward. He swiftly turns and accelerates again onto a two lane hard surface highway.
OTTO
Shouldn’t we be shooting one?
Connor is composed.
CONNOR
Of course. Shouldn’t we have gun?
His friends amuse Johnny.
EXT. TWO LANE HIGHWAY
The Westgate car speeds around a long curve. Hauser red car is getting closer as they accelerate forward.
INT. WESTGATE VEHICLE
Johnny watches the road. He glances around the area to be
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
sure he is aware of any new surprises by Hauser’s men. John looks in his rearview mirror.
Connor and Otto continue to watch the road.
JOHNNY’S P.O.V.
INSIDE TO OUTSIDE – THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD
Suddenly Johnny, Connor and Otto see the road blocked by two cars across the two-lane road as they come out of the long curve.
Three men become visible standing behind the cars two machine guns drawn.
BACK TO SCENE
Otto is concerned.
OTTO
What now, Johnny? You got any
tricks in this machine?
Johnny smiles and begins to pull a cable-handle under the dash.
JOHNNY
I’ll make a point with them.
Connor smiles smugly.
CONNOR
Original, Jonathan.
Otto holds onto the dash of the car.
Johnny flips a switch on the dash.
EXT. TWO LANE HIGHWAY
The heavy front bumper of the Westgate car moves forward. It stops after extending about three feet. Four large, two feet long spikes pop out of the front bumper. Two heavy sharp blades open on the middle spikes and begin to spin. The vehicle accelerates.
Otto presses his face against the windshield trying to get a better look at the front bumper. His face is distorted.
INT. WESTGATE VEHICLE
Otto's eyes get big and he springs back into the car seat as they close on the two cars.
Connor is casually.
CONNOR
Brace for impact.
Johnny concentrates straight ahead. He flips another switch on the dash.
EXT. TWO LANE HIGHWAY
The three Nazi’s at the road-block run for cover.
CLOSE ON - Oil runs onto the highway from small valves under the back bumper of the Westgate vehicle coating the entire road behind it.
Hauser red Chevrolet rolls onto the oil coated road and spins around out of control in the middle of the two-lane highway.
INT. WESTGATE VEHICLE
Connor remains calm sitting like a soldier and simply glances at Otto and Johnny to sure they are okay.
Johnny accelerates his vehicle.
JOHNNY
Hang on guys!
JOHNNY P.O.V.
The Westgate Car crashes into the two cars blocking the road.
They are knocked clear, to the side of the road.
BACK TO SCENE
Johnny looks at his friends.
JOHNNY
(continuing)
everybody okay?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
Otto and Connor stare straight ahead and nod silently still in shock from the crash.
Johnny is amused and tunes in a radio station to some period music.
EXT. TWO LANE HIGHWAY
The Westgate car is unharmed. It blasts forward into the night.
The elaborate front bumper recedes and reforms to normal again.
The rear oil values stop dispensing oil. The Westgate car continues at top speed down the highway.
INT. WESTGATE VEHICLE
Connor appears mildly interested.
CONNOR
Do you suppose this trick car will
be able to get us out of this mess?
Otto rolls his eyes.
OTTO
It already has.
Johnny smiles. He nods and keeps driving.
CONNOR
There will be more. Nazi don’t give
up that easy.
Otto speaks up.
OTTO
Johnny built this car. It will.
Connor smiles with a come back.
CONNOR
Thank goodness. I was under the
impression you built it.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
The excellent vehicle continues to smoothly speed forward.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. TWO LANE HIGHWAY
Hauser red car accelerates out of the darkness with his headlights turned off.
Hauser's Chevy coupe quality makes up the distance and is beside the Westgate vehicle before Johnny notices. Hauser's red coupe swerves to slam into him.
INT. WESTGATE VEHICLE
Otto panics.
OTTO
There he is, Johnny! He must have
a hot rod motor in that car.
Johnny is unconcerned. He reaches over and pushes a button on the dashboard.
EXT. TWO LANE HIGHWAY
A large metal bar from the running board area slams out from the side of the Westgate car. It crushes against the side of Hauser's vehicle and blows out a tire.
Hauser's loses control and slides to a stop on the side of the road in a cloud of dust.
The metal bar retracts back into the running board of the Westgate car. Johnny and his crew speed on.
INT. WESTGATE VEHICLE
Otto is looking back.
OTTO (O.S.)
Yee ha!
Connor is amused and happy to have survived.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
CONNOR
Yes me too. Yee ha.
Johnny has an idea.
JOHNNY
Hey, let’s go to the house and
see Max he can take care of this.
Otto and Connor nod.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. WESTGATE ESTATE
Johnny’s vehicle rolls through the Westgate estate’s massive wrought iron front gates. A white brick driveway marks the way. They pass an ornate guardhouse and move on to the giant front doors.
The imposing estate is made of natural stone and brick with a green clay tile roof. The walls are covered with English Ivy. A single light burns in the study from behind the thick foliage.
SUB-TITLE - types across the scene with the sound of a
ticker tape machine: WESTGATE FAMILY ESTATE, 2000 BROADWAY BOULEVARD, LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS.
They all get out.
OTTO
Hope he’s here? Should we even
tell’em?
Connor is calm.
CONNOR
Of course, toe jam. This is a spy
ring of criminals and it is a time
of world war. We can't let them
get the two of you.
(after thought)
Or maybe…
Johnny is walking toward the front door. He turns and motions for the two men to follow.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
JOHNNY
Come on, I wonder where the guards
are?
Otto is skeptical.
OTTO
Could be trouble. Maybe we should
go to the lab.
Johnny unlocks. He opens the massive oak front door of the large estate.
INT. WESTGATE ESTATE
Hauser and his men are waiting. They grab all three. The Nazi henchmen drag them inside past two Westgate guards that are tied up lying on the floor.
Connor looks at Otto and Johnny.
CONNOR
This is a persistent Nazi.
Hauser looks at Connor as he is moved forward and speaks to him in a German accent.
HAUSER
Shut up, you snooty butler.
Connor is insulted.
CONNOR
Butlering is an honorable profession,
however sir, I am an accountant.
Hauser is amused at Connor’s grit. He and his men drag and push Johnny and his friends. They struggle against the Nazi's that are shoving them into a large ornate study lined with books.
Johnny looks around the room.
He and Otto see Max tied to a red leather chair.
OTTO
Max, are you all right?
Hauser interrupts.
CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
HAUSER
Shut up, idiot, no talking.
Max answers disregarding the warning.
MAX
I'm all right.
Hauser intervenes.
HAUSER
Everybody sit. We have a short
wait until our ride comes.
Max looks harshly at Hauser and questions him.
MAX
What do you want, Hauser.
Hauser is confident and bold.
HAUSER
Nothing from you, Temple. The
Fatherland wants the boy.
Otto speaks up.
OTTO
Take one of us.
Hauser is smug.
HAUSER
With a two hundred and twenty four
I. Q. we want the boy. We don't need
an average inventor or a worn out
numbers cruncher. Those brains don’t
launch rockets.
Connor is indignant again.
CONNOR
I would guess you don’t know someone
has to account for the money before
a rocket is ever launched.
Otto nudges him to be quiet.
Johnny blurts out.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
JOHNNY
You can't get away with this.
Hauser smiles. They hear the sound of a car rolling to a stop near the front door.
HAUSER
We have already gotten away with
It.
Hauser motions to his men. They go to the front very cautiously.
Everyone hears the car doors open then close and voices outside. They hear the front door of the estate open and close.
Johnny moves to a large alarm button hidden on his Uncle Max's carved Mahogany desk.
Hauser watches him from the corner of his eye.
Johnny starts to push the button.
Hauser steps beside Johnny and grabs his hand.
HAUSER
I wouldn't push that. It could
be a hazardous to your health.
Hauser pushes Johnny away from the alarm.
A man walks into the room.
Johnny is shocked.
JOHNNY
Agent Clancy!
Agent Clancy smiles.
AGENT CLANCY
Sorry Hero. I'm Major Adolph Heinz.
Of the S. S. at your service.
Johnny speaks up.
JOHNNY
How come you all speak such good
English?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
The Agent smiles.
AGENT CLANCY
Training, something you Americans
and the rest of the world lack.
Rudolph Offenhausen walks in behind him smiling looking around the room.
OFFENHAUSEN
I see our little charade paid off. We
knew it would be impossible to get to
you in the laboratory without a large
commotion. So we arranged for the cat
to come to the mouse.
Otto speaks up.
OTTO
Rat is more like it.
Connor joins in.
CONNOR
Don't insult the rat.
Offenhausen begins to give orders. He looks at the impostor, Clancy.
OFFENHAUSEN
Go check the ship.
(turns to Hauser)
Get the cars ready.
(looks at his men)
Take them. Let us go.
Hauser's men grab everyone and start moving them toward the cars.
Hauser speaks to Offenhausen.
HAUSER
I'm taking Temple to the laboratory.
I want that Formula-z they always
talk about.
Offenhausen looks blank.
Hauser reminds.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
HAUSER
(continuing)
The synthetic Hydrogen fuel?
Offenhausen acknowledges and they leave the house.
Max is pushed through the door. He pauses and pushes a secret alarm button on the side of the door facing. Alarms sound off all over the estate.
Hauser looks back and roughly jerks Max outside. The henchmen follow.
EXT. WESTGATE ESTATE
Everyone rushes to load into the cars.
Offenhausen stops and looks at the Westgate vehicle. Bono looks at him.
HAUSER
Rudolph, I'll take care of the
vehicle. We may have a need for
it. I'll meet you at the ship.
Offenhausen acknowledges Hauser.
He speaks to the rest of the men.
OFFENHAUSEN
Quickly. The police and Westgate
security are on the way.
Bono points signaling one of his men to take the Westgate car.
Everyone else enters their vehicles with Johnny, Otto and Connor in tow. They drive away.
Bono's Nazi henchman and his partner get inside the Westgate car.
INT. WESTGATE VEHICLE
A man on the passenger side of the car starts fumbling with the buttons and switches. The driver starts the car. His partner flips the last switch.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
He hears an electric motor whining. The partner looks up as
the sunroof automatically slides back. They wait to see what is next.
The passenger looks at the driver and smiles at this unique feature.
He flips the switch back thinking it will close the sunroof. Abruptly he is ejected through the sunroof and outside hurling through the air.
EXT. WESTGATE ESTATE
The surprised passenger spirals down from being airborne and lands in the rose garden near the Westgate car. He groans on the ground trying to look up.
The driver looks at him from the car. He can hear sirens getting closer over the blasting house alarms. The driver shrugs his shoulders and speeds away.
EXT. WILDHORSE LANDING, PORT OF ARKANSAS, RIVER YACHT
Three Nazi’s pull Johnny, Otto and Connor from their sedan. They push all of them toward the docks and a small ship’s ramp. They all walk up the short ramp to the wooden deck and step onto the ship.
SUB-TITLE - types across the scene with the sound of a ticker tape machine: WILDHORSE LANDING, PORT OF ARKANSAS, SUBURB CITY OF ARGENTA
EXT. REAR ENTRANCE TO WESTGATE LABORATORIES
Max Temple unlocks a massive ornate wrought iron gate in the metal fence that surrounds the rear entrance of the Westgate Laboratory buildings. Bono Hauser and his henchman stand behind Max with their weapons drawn.
CLOSE ON – a large signs on the fence warns: "KEEP OUT, ARMED GUARDS. WESTGATE LABORATORIES U. S. ARMY RESEARCH CENTER".
A few trees and scrubs spatter the area shadowing the entrance.
They all move inside the compound at the rear of the building.
EXT. WESTGATE LABORATORIES
A large set of sandstone stairs lead down to the rear entrance door of the offices. The windowless stone walls stand eerily strong.
Max, Bono Hauser and his man move down the stone stairway and inside the massive building. Inaudible voices can be heard in the distant background of the large and open research center.
INT. WESTGATE LABORATORIES
Max runs his fingers through his thick dark hair. He comes out with a small thin piece of metal hidden between his fingers.
His steel blue eyes glance at Hauser.
Hauser nudges him with his drawn pistol.
HAUSER
Let's go.
Suddenly Max presses the metal hard between his fingers and throws it against the wall.
It flashes a blinding brilliant light.
Hauser and his man are blinded for a moment.
Max jumps forward to a large panel and pushes a large red button as Hauser shoots at him.
The floor beneath Hauser and his man rumbles as it gives way. Suddenly two large doors fall open. Hauser and his man fall into the open hole.
Max clings to the panel on the wall. He watches Hauser and the henchman fall beneath him.
Hauser and his man yell and scream as they fall ten feet into a large shiny metal shut. Immediately the two of them slide very fast, down and forward.
INT. WESTGATE LABORATORIES BASEMENT
Hauser and the man continue to speed forward and fall into a swift moving underground sewage canal.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
The brown water swirls full of sewage debris as the two men splash into it.
Just as suddenly the swirling current slams them into a man made stone wall that is a holding wall for the canal that is carrying the brown water outside to a disposal pool. The current drags them along toward a roaring spillway at the end of the pool.
The light from the hole that they fell through lights the dark basement and their fate. They are pulled and swirled toward the rushing brown water spillway.
The two men struggle to keep their heads above the dirty water. Hauser yells out to his Nazi agent.
HAUSER
Use your shirt for floatation.
The man yells back to him as he makes a bubble with his heavy shirt and uses it to float. Hauser does the same.
NAZI AGENT
This is the sewer.
Hauser is not impressed with his observant colleague and reminds him of their situation.
HAUSER
There are worse things. We could
fail this mission. Swim!
They continue to fight the current. Abruptly their heads go out of sight.
They fall over a twenty feet tall spillway that drops into a huge sediment pool outside the building.
HAUSER P.O.V.
INSIDE TO OUTSIDE - The two men yell and scream again as they fall down toward the churning cesspool below with brown water pouring over them.
INT. WESTGATE LABORATORIES
Max Temple finishes dialing his ornate telephone. He waits a second and talks.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
MAX
Agent Barrows? This is Max Temple.
We have espionage at Westgate. I
sent security to get two culprits
in our exterior cesspool. Yes, I'm
going to Wildhorse landing Johnny's
there. Yes, he is there.
Max hangs up and rushes outside.
EXT. WESTGATE LABORATORIES BASEMENT – SEDIMENT POOL
The swirling current in the sediment pool grabs Bono and his agent.
It pushes them along a one hundred feet long stone wall toward a huge open sewer pipe.
The rushing dirty brown water pushes Bono and his man toward the opposite end of the long open sediment pool.
HAUSER
Stay away from the pipe!
They fight the current, but it continues to pull them toward the pipe.
The strong agent swims away but is pulled back.
Hauser and his accomplice are soon sucked into the darkness of the giant sewer pipe. The last sight of Hauser is his feet as they slide into the swirl of the tube.
EXT. WESTGATE LABORATORIES SEDIMENT POOL
Hauser and his man blast from the end of the huge pipe into another distant exterior sewage pool with aeration sprinklers whirling overhead.
Hauser breaks the surface of the water with a gasp. He frowns and swims for the edge of the pool toward a sign.
CLOSE ON – the sign: "WESTGATE SEWAGE WATER RECLAMATION PROJECT, A CLEANER TOMORROW".
Hauser's man surfaces and gasp. He follows Hauser toward the bank of the pool.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
HAUSER
Let's get to the freighter. They'll
be looking for us by now!
The Nazi agent bumps into a lump of sewage debris as he swims.
NAZI AGENT
Look at this. The pools full of
it.
Hauser rolls his eyes as he swims.
They swim to the edge and get out of the pool.
Hauser and the agent stand.
They look around to see the giant Westgate complex in the distance.
The exhausted agent pulls a piece of wet toilet paper from his head. They continue to look.
Their eyes stop on a large black Buick. It sits under a street light outside the tall wire fence not far from the sediment pool.
Hauser stares for a moment at the car.
The agent stares with him.
NAZI AGENT
(continuing)
I thought we where dead.
Hauser looks at him curiously.
HAUSER
What's the difference? We smell
dead.
Hauser points at the car.
HAUSER
(continuing)
That's our ride. Let's go!
Hauser walks toward the waiting car. The man follows him mumbling about the filth.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
NAZI AGENT
Crappy job.
Hauser glances back as he walks.
HAUSER
Shut up!
Hauser stops at the first of two fences. The man starts to grab the fence to climb it.
HAUSER
(continuing)
Wait!
The man stops and looks at Hauser.
Hauser takes his broad leather belt off. With the leather end he touches the metal buckle to the wire. Huge blue sparks fly.
Hauser motions for the agent to wait. He turns and walks into the darkness.
The man is left dumbfounded staring at the scene.
He hear an engine start. He then hears voices and dogs barking and growling.
Out of the darkness a set of headlights come on and then go off. The roar of a tractor engine gets loader. Finally it's visible, Hauser has a large mowing tractor headed for the tall fence.
The Westgate security force is three hundred yards behind him and closing.
He jumps off a few feet away and lets the tractor crash through the two fences.
The tractor spins its wheels in the tangle of the crushed wire fences. Electrical sparks hit the ground. The fire and smoke from a shorted circuit can be seen as the tractor moans to a stop.
Hauser and his man runs through the hole in the fence to the black sedan.
The efficient agent breaks out the side window of the car
(CONTINUED)
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with his elbow and jumps inside. He leans over to hot wire the ignition.
Hauser gets inside. The agent sits up after finishing the ignition.
The car starts and they speed away.
A man comes out of the bushes zipping his pants. He runs and yells after his car.
CAR OWNER
Hey! That's my car!
He stops and mumbles.
CAR OWNER
(continuing)
Can't even take a whiz anymore
without something happening.
Then two large Westgate security men come from the hole in the fence and grab him. He freezes looking innocent.
INT. WILDHORSE LANDING DOCKS - YACHT SLEEPING BAY
Two rough looking German sailors play cards.
Johnny, Otto and Connor are tied. They sit in a row on a bunk.
Johnny's hands are tied behind his back. He fumbles with his ropes untying them.
SAILOR NO. ONE, laughs and throws his cards on the table face up.
SAILOR NO. ONE
Gin! Ah ha!
SAILOR NO. TWO, just looks at him. He shuffles the deck and deals the cards again.
Sailor No. One, turns to the captive trio.
Otto is nervous.
The sailor bellows out.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
SAILOR NO. ONE
(continuing)
Look at that boy, Hans. He looks
like a super race. To bad he's an
American mongrel.
Sailor No. Two, acknowledges with an uninterested gesture as he finishes the deal and picks-up his cards.
Connor speaks up.
CONNOR
I suppose a drunken rummy in your
condition is better?
Sailor No. One, starts to get up.
Sailor No. Two, puts his hand on his arm. Sailor no. one, sits and grumbles.
SAILOR NO. ONE
You are lucky. You old Bulldog.
Connor smiles.
CONNOR
A limited vocabulary always resorts
to name calling.
Otto nudges Connor to be quiet.
Sailor No. One, jumps up and starts for Connor.
Connor quickly jumps up with his hands untied slinging the ropes to the floor.
He flips the big sailor over his shoulder and knocks him out.
Sailor No. Two is surprised at the old mans ability. He charges Connor.
Johnny frees his hands and starts to help Connor.
Connor hits the sailor in the stomach. The sailor bents over gasping for air.
Connor grabs him by the seat of the pants and runs his head
into the bulkhead of the ship. The second sailor is out.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
Otto looks around.
OTTO
Boy Connor, you’re tough.
Connor proudly smiles.
Johnny speaks to them urgently.
JOHNNY
Let's get outta here.
Connor and Otto nod in agreement and they leave the sleeping bay.
EXT. WESTGATE LABORATORY FRONT GATE
Max speeds his 1940 Lincoln Zephry out the front gate of the complex past the well-manned guardhouse.
He sees Helen driving a 1940 Ford Deluxe convertible into the complex.
Max screech his Lincoln to a stop outside the gates and yells to her.
MAX
Helen, What are you doing here?
Helen stops and looks back at Max. She appears worried.
HELEN
I'm looking for Johnny. He activated
his sensor and he didn't call.
Max turns to a guard at the gate.
MAX
Take her car, she’s going with
me.
(looking back at
Helen)
Come on. I’m going after Johnny.
Helen gets out of her car and the guard gets in. He drives away.
Helen hurriedly gets inside Max's car.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
They speed away.
INT. MAX TEMPLE VEHICLE
Max looks at Helen as he speed toward the Wildhorse docks at the harbor.
MAX
What's this sensor business?
Helen holds up a small black box with a flashing red light on it.
HELEN
Johnny invented it. He has one
and I have one.
Max takes the box and looks at it.
Helen takes it back.
HELEN
When you push this button. The
other persons flashes. He made
it in case we need to find the
other or we have trouble. It
was a six month anniversary
present.
Max is serious.
MAX
Can we find him with it.
Helen smiles.
HELEN
Yes, the light gets brighter the
closer we get.
Max nods and watches the road.
Helen appears serious.
HELEN
(continuing)
What's going on Max?
Max speeds forward while explaining to Helen.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
MAX
Johnny and Otto got mixed up
with…
INT. BONO HAUSER VEHICLE
Bono Hauser and his Nazi henchman race toward the landing. Hauser glances at the man.
HAUSER
At least we got the kid and Otto
Goldprimage. A little messy, but
we have them.
The Nazi agent nods and watches the road.
NAZI AGENT
Yes, aren’t we clever.
Hauser rolls his eyes and looks back at the road.
EXT. WILDHORSE LANDING ROAD
AERIAL SHOT - Hauser, Barrows and Max's cars are viewed on three different roads. They are merging toward the docks at the landing. Sounds of ship fog horns can be heard in the distance.
INT. SPECIAL FEDERAL AGENT BARROWS VEHICLE
Agent Barrows speaks to an agent sitting beside him as he speeds toward the harbor.
BARROWS
I hope those Nazi creeps don't get
Johnny out ta sea before we get
too’em.
The straight laced agent nods looking straight ahead.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. DOCK IN FRONT OF YACHT
Hauser and his man slide their stolen car to a stop. They jump out and run up the gangplank to the yacht.
INT. MAX TEMPLE VEHICLE
Max and Helen see them running. Max slide the car to a stop.
Helen looks down and sees her sensor get brighter.
HELEN
He's here.
INT. SPECIAL FEDERAL AGENT BARROWS VEHICLE
Barrows and the agent watch the yacht as they speed closer.
Barrows quickly stops his vehicle near the gang plank.
Barrows and the agent see Bono.
Bono and his man run onto the deck of the yacht with Max and Helen close behind.
EXT. DOCK IN FRONT OF YACHT
Barrows and the agent get out of the car and run to the deck of the ship.
EXT. YACHT DECK
Suddenly Bono Hauser and his heavily armed henchman disappear in the darkness.
Just as quickly Nazi thugs surround Max, Helen, Barrows and his agent. Barrows, Max and the agent position to fight.
Helen decides this is good. She positions herself. The thugs hold their weapons on Max and the group. Then Hauser appears and everyone stops.
HAUSER
Thank you for coming. You saved
me a lot of trouble looking for
you. You know witnesses and all
of that.
Johnny's voice sounds off from above.
JOHNNY (O.C.)
Not so fast, Nazi Hauser!
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
Johnny switches on a large ship signal light.
He shines the bright light on Hauser putting him in the spotlight.
Johnny stands looking down at Hauser with his hand on a ship winch brake.
Hauser looks up and shades his eyes.
A large crate swings above him.
HAUSER
You think I can't get away before
that crate hits the deck?
Johnny smiles.
JOHNNY
I think.
Hauser smiles.
HAUSER
What do you want, Westgate?
Johnny appears confident.
JOHNNY
I want you to tell your men to
back away.
Hauser runs as he talks.
HAUSER
Forget it, Westgate.
Johnny drops the handle.
The large crate crashes down.
It hits Bono a glancing blow on the shoulder.
He stumbles, but gets away.
Connor pops up from behind a large canvas and pushes a metal handle.
A large cargo net drops on most of the Nazi thugs.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
Barrow, his agent and Max begin fighting with the six remaining thugs.
Johnny pursues Bono. Helen yells and starts to follow Johnny.
HELEN
Johnny!
Hauser's Nazi agent steps in front of her. He smiles and starts for Helen. She dodges his advance.
Helen pauses. Then with a fury of Karate fist and feet she knocks the agent down and he is out.
Helen steps over him and runs toward Johnny.
Otto walks from a door in the yacht cabin eating a sandwich into the middle of the fight.
He takes notice and put the sandwich in his mouth then walks to a thug while taking a fire extinguisher from the wall. Otto hits the thug on top of the head as he fights Max. Max turns to another Nazi attacker.
Otto moves to Agent Barrows and his assailant.
He hits the Nazi on the head and he is out. Agent Barrows smiles and turns to another attacker.
Otto sits on a crate then pulls food from his pocket and eats. Otto looks up.
He can see Johnny approaching him with Helen not far behind. Johnny looks toward Bono.
Johnny Sees Bono go over the side of the yacht.
Helen catches up to Johnny. She grabs him by the arm.
Johnny is surprised for a moment and turns to defend himself. Johnny drops his defenses.
They hug briefly.
HELEN
I'm so glad you're all right.
Johnny kisses her hastily. He turns his attention back to their situation.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
JOHNNY
We gotta catch him. He's a spy.
Helen smiles and nods. They start over the side of the
freighter on a rope ladder.
Helen and Johnny see Hauser start a speed boat tied off below them.
Helen quickly throws her blinking sensor in the back of Hauser's boat.
Hauser turns the boat to open water and races away.
Johnny smiles at her and immediately looks around.
He sees the Westgate car sitting on the wharf in front of the ship. It sits on top of cargo netting that is partially hooked to a cargo crane.
Johnny turns to Helen.
JOHNNY
Let's go.
Helen speaks to Johnny.
HELEN
Give me your sensor.
Johnny pulls it from his pocket and lays it in Helen's hand while they run to a cable hanging over the side of the ship.
They swing over the side and slide to the dock below.
They get inside the Westgate car.
INT. WESTGATE VEHICLE
Helen looks at Johnny and the flashing sensor.
HELEN
What are you going to do?
Johnny is confident.
JOHNNY
Hang on! Watch that sensor.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
The car starts and speeds forward It breaks through the small piece of net that blocks its way.
Helen looks around at the inside of the Westgate car.
HELEN
Your car turned out really keen,
Johnny.
Johnny is pleased as he speeds forward.
EXT. YACHT DECK
Max, Barrows, the agent, Connor, and Otto look surprises
as they hold onto the subdued thugs and watch Johnny drive away.
Otto takes a bite of his sandwich.
He watches the Westgate car blast forward down the harbor road and fade away in the darkness.
Max runs to the side of the ship and watches anxiously. He looks around the area.
Max sees a teak wood speed boat tied off at the dock near him.
He rushes down the ramp to it. Max yells out to agent Barrows as he passes.
MAX
I am going after, Hauser. Take
the prisoners!
Barrows watches and nods.
Max reaches the sleek boat and jumps inside. He looks for a key.
Abruptly Otto and Connor arrive and get in the boat as Max looks for a way to start it.
Otto quickly hot wires the boat. They take off as Connor comments.
CONNOR
Good thing we got Otto.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
Otto is happy. He smiles and pulls out a piece of candy and start eating it as they speed forward.
INT. WESTGATE VEHICLE
Helen looks across the harbor as Johnny races forward
down the rough road. The red light of the sensor she holds in her hand blinks brighter.
HELEN
There he is.
Johnny looks.
He sees an image of a boat with running lights moving in line with the road he is on. Johnny also sees another boat with running lights closing fast.
Johnny looks down the road.
He sees a long wooden wharf jutting far out into the water.
He speeds for the wharf.
His car rolls down the long wharf and skids to a stop near the edge.
Johnny turns to Helen as he gets out.
JOHNNY
Take the car. Follow us with the
sensor.
Helen acknowledges.
Johnny runs to the edge of the wharf.
He waits poised to jump.
Bono Hauser's boat swiftly passes by leaving a wake.
Max moves his boat along side Johnny.
Johnny jumps.
He lands in the boat and they speed after Bono. Max finally comes along side Hauser’s boat and jumps in with Bono.
CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
Otto takes the controls of Max's boat and continues to run along side Hauser.
Max grabs Hauser and turns on him. He hits Bono in the nose, his nose flies off.
Max stares at him for a second.
Hauser holds his bleeding nose.
Max picks up a plastic nose and looks at it. Max pushes Hauser's face up to look.
It's one of Hauser's Henchman.
Max shacks his head.
MAX
He got away.
Max slows the boat. Otto comes along side. Johnny gets in the boat. He grabs a two-way radio lying on the floor and adjust the frequency.
JOHNNY
Helen.
INT. WESTGATE VEHICLE
Helen looks at the radios and decides which one to pick up. She answers.
HELEN
Is that you, Johnny?
JOHNNY (RADIO V.O.)
Who else, sweet cakes. Pick us up at
the North Point Dock.
Helen smiles.
HELEN
All right Johnny. Did you get the
spy?
JOHNNY (RADIO V.O.)
Kind of. Call the police and meet us
there.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
Helen smiles mischievously.
HELEN
Roger, felony buster.
Helen grins as she starts the car and back off of the dock. She puts it in gears and accelerates forward.
HELEN
(continuing)
That's my man.
EXT. RIVER NEAR WILDHORSE LANDING
Johnny, Max and the fake tied up Hauser ride toward the blinking lights of the distant North Point Dock. Otto and Connor follow close behind.
MAX
This Hauser guy is clever.
Johnny smiles while he thinks.
JOHNNY
Not clever enough. The real Hauser
wants that formula. He's at your
office, now.
Max hears a noise.
He pulls open a hatch in the boat floor. A man is tied lying on the floor.
Max helps him out and takes off his gag.
Max and Johnny overlap as they see the man.
MAX AND JOHNNY
Winston?
Max speaks to Winston.
MAX
Winston, what are you doing here?
Winston replies.
WINSTON
I, I did wrong.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
Max and Johnny listen.
WINSTON
(continuing)
All the while I worked for Westgate
Lab’s I was working for Hauser and Offenhausen. I thought they wanted
to develop something special to help
mankind. I didn't know they were
Nazi's.
Max appears stern.
MAX
What are you talking about, Winston?
Winston looks serious.
WINSTON
I developed the Black Viper program.
Johnny speaks up.
JOHNNY
That was just a concept.
Winston replies in earnest.
WINSTON
Not anymore. All of the equipment is
at my house. It's really great.
Max looks into Winston's eyes.
MAX
Does anyone else know about this?
Winston answers sadly.
WINSTON
Only by name.
EXT. NORTH POINT DOCK
The boat moves next to the dock and a policeman ties it off.
Otto docks his boat and ties it off a few feet away. A policeman takes the henchman from Max.
CONTINUED)
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Johnny looks up and sees Helen waiting at the end of the dock.
Johnny and Max get out of the boat with Winston and walk to Helen.
JOHNNY
Quick, Helen. We gotta get to
Winston's house.
Max turns to Otto and Connor.
MAX
Otto. You and Connor take care of
this and meet us at the lab.
Otto grins and walks toward a policeman.
Connor follows uninterested kicking a rock.
Johnny, Helen, Max and Winston jump in the Westgate car and speed away.
EXT. EXCELSIOR APARTMENTS
Helen stops the car in the parking lot.
INT. WESTGATE VEHICLE
Johnny, Max and Winston look around the grounds before they get out of the car. Max takes charge.
MAX
It's clear. Let's go.
EXT. EXCELSIOR APARTMENTS
Everyone gets out of the Westgate car and walks to Winston's apartment.
INT. WINSTON'S EXCELSIOR APARTMENT.
The lock clicks a little and the door opens.
Winston, Johnny, Helen and Max walk inside.
CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
The apartment is a glistening shrine to the Black Viper Project.
A beautiful black viper suit hangs on a mannequin. The suit is a skintight style with a hard rubber black helmet. The helmet looks like a stream lined Egyptian Pharaoh's headdress with a black facemask. The facemask is molded in the form of a human face with holes for the mouth and eyes.
A pair of streamline high top boots sit beneath the suit. Black shin guards etched with snake heads ready to strike ornament them.
Several weapons and gadgets lay around the room.
The group is in awe.
Winston is proud of his achievement.
WINSTON
I am sorry about this. But I will
right this wrong.
(picking up a
large bound
report)
This is the entire project and
it's uses. I patterned it after
the comic book super heroes, but
it is completely functional crime
fighting equipment. It'll fit you,
Johnny.
Max takes charge.
MAX
If this program works the secret
must not leave this room. What
about it Winston? Will you stay
on and keep it going?
Winston looks proud.
WINSTON
You mean I'm not going to jail.
Max smiles.
MAX
Everybody deserves a second chance.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
Winston is overjoyed.
WINSTON
I'll do anything to make up for what
I've done.
Johnny smiles. He begins to try on the suit and the equipment.
Helen moves to Johnny and begins to help him with the tight suit.
JOHNNY
The first order of business is to
find out how this works. The second
is to get started building Helen one.
Helen smiles with glee.
HELEN
I like this new look.
Max looks through the report.
Winston explains.
WINSTON
Johnny, push the magnetic coil
button.
Johnny pushes the magnetic coil button on his bronze belt buckle.
He begins to rise into the air.
Johnny bumps his head on the ceiling.
WINSTON
(continuing)
Turn it off!
Johnny falls to the floor.
He looks up embarrassed.
JOHNNY
Anti-gravity?
Winston nods yes.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
Helen wants to know more.
HELEN
What else?
Winston starts to answer.
Max interrupts and hands Helen the thick manual.
MAX
Read this. We have got to get to
the lab. and grab Hauser.
Johnny speaks up.
JOHNNY
What about all of this stuff?
Max looks at Winston.
MAX
Winston go get Otto and Connor.
Secure this project in my
private laboratory.
Winston smiles from the trust shown.
WINSTON
Yes sir, Mr. Temple. I won't let
you down.
Helen, Max and Johnny leave.
EXT. WESTGATE LABORATORY GROUNDS
The Westgate car rolls to a stop and sets outside the huge complex for a moment.
Johnny, Helen and Max get out and discretely go into the building through a private side entrance.
INT. WESTGATE LABORATORY COMPLEX
Max, Helen and Johnny move quietly down a long hallway. They hear voices in the distance.
Max, Helen and Johnny hide behind cut out sign in the hall against a dark wall.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
Two of Bono Hauser's men walk past them at the end of the hall with two Westgate guards in custody.
After they pass the trio continues to move cautiously down the dark hall. They stop at the "SECURED FILES" office with black and gold painted letters blazoned across the glass. The door is ajar. Max looks inside.
Hauser is going through the files.
INT. SECURED FILES OFFICE
A guard lies on the floor nearby. He is knocked out.
Max, Johnny and Helen enter the office.
Hauser looks up. He throws a hand full of papers in Max's face and charges Max. They begin to fight and knock thing off of the desk.
Two more men immediately enter the office. Johnny and Helen fight with them.
The Security guard wakes up. He looks around and weakly stands.
The security guard draws his weapon.
SECURITY GUARD
That's enough. Hands up.
Hauser and his men pause. They look at the guard. Hauser and his men stop and put up their hands.
JOHNNY
Well I guess that's the last of,
Bono Hauser.
A voice behind them speaks.
OFFENHAUSEN
No. It's the last of Westgate.
They all turn and look.
Offenhausen smiles with his weapon drawn. He stands with two men behind him with their weapons drawn.
The guard turns to him.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
Offenhausen stops smiling.
OFFENHAUSEN
(continuing)
It would appear we have a stand-off.
But as angry as I am right now, it
hardly makes a difference to me.
Max looks at the guard.
MAX
Put your weapon away.
The security guard hesitates then lies the revolver on the floor.
Offenhausen motions for his men to take the guard. A man takes the guard by the arm and leaves.
The two men that helped Hauser leave with Offenhausen’s Nazi assistant and the Westgate guard.
OFFENHAUSEN
So, now I have to decide what to
take and what to give up. I want
the z formula project and the
Black Viper program. But then I
need young Westgate and his rude
and stupid assistant. But if I
consider the time element only
one seems to be available to me
now. I guess it's you, Westgate.
Johnny appears resigned to his fate. He looks at his Uncle Max and then Offenhausen.
JOHNNY
I'll go and do what you want. Just
don't hurt anyone.
Offenhausen smiles.
OFFENHAUSEN
It appears you have matured in the
last few hours.
(looking at Bono)
Get the car and bring it to the
front entrance.
Bono leaves.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
OFFENHAUSEN
(continuing)
Let's go.
(they all move)
Only Westgate.
(looks at his man)
Take the others to the basement.
Meet me at the alternate location.
go.
The man acknowledges with a nod. He pushes Helen and Max out the door.
Offenhausen points the barrel of his pistol at the door directing Johnny to move.
Johnny reluctantly walks out with Offenhausen close behind him.
INT. WESTGATE LABORATORY TUNNEL TO BASEMENT
Offenhausen's man roughly escorts Max and Helen down the long dark tunnel to the basement where Johnny and Max's lab is hidden.
They pass the huge dusty metal door to the secret laboratory.
After they pass the door it opens slightly and Otto peers out.
Otto quietly steps out and bangs the man on the top of his head with his large robust fist.
The man falls to the floor.
Otto sits on his back and twists the man's leg holding him in place.
Max is pleased with Otto.
Helen watches intently.
Connor and Winston come out of the laboratory.
Max speaks to the man.
MAX
Where is the alternate location?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
Otto looks at Max.
Max signal him to twist his foot more.
Otto acknowledges and twist harder.
The man yells in pain.
MAX (O.S.)
(continuing)
Where is it?
The man is silent.
Helen kneels and grabs the man’s nose.
HELEN
Let me. Johnny's in danger.
Helen twist his nose.
HELEN
(continuing)
Where is that darn location, you
punk?
The henchman flinches in pain.
Everyone looks surprised at Helen's punitive aggressive behavior.
The man yells out a name in a nasal tone.
HENCHMAN
The old Rock Port Airport!
Helen stops and looks at the others.
HELEN
Darn guy was soft. Let's go.
Max and Helen leave in a hurry. Max yells back to the others.
MAX
Secure that man and the building.
Don't forget the file room. Now!
Otto drops the man's foot. Otto picks up the man. Connor and Winston go into action.
INT. FRONT FOYER WESTGATE LABORATORIES
Max and Helen walk fast to the front entrance.
Helen stops beside the rocket pack display. Max stops and looks back at her.
She grabs a nearby fire ax on the wall and looks at Max.
HELEN
Does this thing work?
Max nods yes.
MAX
It needs the fuel activated?
Helen hits the glass display case. It shatters.
She takes the rocket pack off the dummy and straps it on her back.
HELEN
Activate the fuel.
Max looks at her as they walk outside.
EXT. WESTGATE LABORATORIES FRONT ENTRANCE
As Helen and Max exit She adjust the rocket pack to her body.
MAX
Helen, you don't know how to operate
this.
Helen looks firm.
HELEN
Max.
Max appears resigned to help.
MAX
All right. It's Uranium. Turn this
switch and push this button. You're
ready. You guide it with your arms
and/or legs. Like a bird.
Helen fires up the rocket pack.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
She puts on a set of goggles from the belt.
Max shacks his head as he backs away.
Helen begins to lift off slowly.
Max yells after her.
MAX
I'll meet you there.
Helen yells to Max.
HELEN
Call my mom and dad. Tell them
I'll be late.
Max waves at her. He turns and runs to a Westgate security car.
Helen blasts off into the night sky toward the distant airport.
Max motions for an approaching security man to give him the keys to the vacant car.
He jumps in and drives away.
EXT. ROCK PORT AIRPORT
A transport plane sets on the deserted runway of the remote airport warming up.
SUB-TITLE - types across the scene with the sound of a ticker tape machine: ROCK PORT VALLEY PRIVATE AIRPORT, LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS.
A wind blown Hauser, Offenhausen and Johnny walk to the ready aircraft.
Just as they are about to board, Helen blast out of the dark sky and crashes into Offenhausen.
Johnny smiles. He immediately pushes Hauser against the plane.
Hauser is down struggling to get up. Johnny goes for him.
Offenhausen yells to Johnny. He holds Helen around the
(CONTINUED)
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throat with his arm. He has his gun drawn and pointed at her head.
OFFENHAUSEN
I wouldn't, Westgate!
Johnny stops and looks around at Helen and Offenhausen. He looks at Offenhausen for and opening.
Helen speaks up.
HELEN
Take him, Johnny. Don't worry
about me!
Offenhausen smiles.
Johnny gives up.
Offenhausen jerks Helen's rocket pack off. He shoves her toward the plane.
OFFENHAUSEN
Inventive little crowd you run
with, Westgate.
Hauser gets up and pushes Johnny on board.
Helen and Offenhausen follow.
INT. AIRCRAFT
Offenhausen looks forward and signals the German pilot to take off.
The pilot acknowledges. He turns to the controls and guides his plane forward.
The airplane taxis’ over the rough runway and becomes airborne.
Helen and Johnny look at each other sadly. Hauser ties Johnny's hands and legs.
EXT. ROCK PORT AIRPORT
Max arrives in time to see the airplane roll out and become airborne.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
He gets out of the security car and picks up the rocket pack.
Max thinks for a moment then straps it on. He adjust the pack to fit his body. Max puts up the set of goggles from the ground.
He fires the rockets and becomes airborne in the direction of the aircraft.
INT. AIRCRAFT
Offenhausen looks at Helen as the plane moans toward its destination.
OFFENHAUSEN
I'm sorry dear, but you are an
uninvited guest.
Offenhausen grabs her.
Johnny goes for Offenhausen. Hauser easily restrains him due to his bindings.
Offenhausen opens a sliding door on the plane while holding a struggling Helen. The wind gushes inside.
Helen fights harder and kicks Offenhausen back against the airplane wall.
Johnny tries to fight Hauser in the background. Offenhausen recovers and pushes Helen out the door as she grabs for something solid to hang on to.
Johnny yells out.
JOHNNY
Helen!
Offenhausen turns and slaps him.
OFFENHAUSEN
Shut up! Better a broken heart
than a broken neck.
EXT. SKIES NEAR THE AIRCRAFT
Max jets toward the high flying aircraft.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
He sees Helen falling through the clouds.
Max turns toward Helen in a steep decent. His rocket
pack whines from the strain of full acceleration.
Helen screams and yells as she falls.
Max catches up to her. He grabs Helen as she falls.
Helen clings to his neck.
Max turns toward the ground. He goes into a steep dive and flies toward a nearby body of water.
He yells to Helen.
MAX
Helen this weight is too much. I'll
hold altitude as long as possible.
When we get low enough over the water
you jump.
Helen reluctantly agrees.
They speed toward the large body of water. Max roughly levels out twenty feet above the water. Helen drops in with a splash.
Max turns and lands at the nearby shore.
Helen swims in to shore and gets out. she sits on the bank exhausted.
Max takes off the jet pack and goes to Helen. She looks up at Max with tears in her eyes.
HELEN
Will we ever see him again?
Max appears sad.
MAX
I don't know, Helen. All of our
resources will go to finding him.
INT. AIRCRAFT
Hauser, Offenhausen and Johnny sit on jump seats as the plane drowns forward.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
Johnny sees and opening on Offenhausen. He suddenly kicks Offenhausen in the side with his bound legs.
JOHNNY
You killed, Helen!
Offenhausen regains his composure and stands. He towers over Johnny. Offenhausen pulls out a knife.
HAUSER
Stop it, Rudolph.
Offenhausen glares at Hauser.
Quickly Johnny kicks Offenhausen in the stomach from his sitting position.
Offenhausen falls backward and hits the latch on the side door. The door slides open. The wind turbulent immediately whirl through the aircraft.
Offenhausen hangs on, but the wind and vacuum pull him outside. He hangs on to the floor and side of the door with just his finger tips.
Hauser shoves Johnny back and grabs for Offenhausen.
Offenhausen slips loose and grabs a parachute on the floor as he falls out.
Hauser shakes his head. He watches Offenhausen fall.
HAUSER
I hope he gets that parachute on
in time.
Johnny just stares.
JOHNNY
I hope he's mashed flat as a pan-
cake.
Hauser continues looking out the door. The wind is almost unbearable.
HAUSER P.O.V.
INSIDE TO OUTSIDE - Offenhausen is still falling trying to put the shut on.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
BACK TO SCENE
Hauser smiles and watches.
HAUSER P.O.V.
INSIDE TO OUTSIDE - Abruptly a parachute opens.
BACK TO SCENE
Hauser is amused.
HAUSER
He made it. What luck. I thought
he'd be driven in the ground like
a rivet.
Hauser sits down.
JOHNNY
Bono, that man was evil. You are
in charge now. Let's go back. Do
the right thing.
Hauser smiles and shakes his head.
HAUSER
That man was never in charge.
Just a front so I could do my
job. A mere Trojan Horse young
Westgate. Let me introduce myself.
General Bono Hauser of the German
Fatherland's intelligence corp.
Johnny looks sad and appears to give up at that moment.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. JOHNNY WESTGATE LABORATORY - DAY
All of Johnny's friends (Connor, Otto, Helen, Winston and Max) are in the laboratory. Each of them are working on a separate Black Viper projects.
SUB-TITLE - types across the scene with the sound of a ticker tape machine: JOHNNY WESTGATE CRYPTIC LABORATORY, WESTGATE LABORATORIES, LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS - FIVE DAYS LATER.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
The glossy Westgate car sits in it's area at the secret laboratory with the hood up.
Connor is with Otto ordering supplies and writing on a clip board.
Otto works on a hand held light gun. He points it to test fire the weapon at a crude metal form shaped like a Nazi with Bono Hauser blazoned on its chest. Otto fires
the weapon. It burns a hole in the metal structure.
CONNOR
My word, who would have thought
a simple light could do that.
Otto smiles.
OTTO
Me, Connor. I call it Viper Ray.
Connor and Otto continue their banter.
CONNOR
How original, Viper ray. It’s an
instant classic. I would think
you could do more with the money
we spend on your research.
Otto has a mischievous smile.
OTTO
It's tough to take a dump like an
elephant when you work for peanuts.
Connor smugly retaliates.
CONNOR
Otto, you humor is as appetizing
as a turd on a salad.
Otto smiles proudly.
OTTO
Is that accounting humor-less?
Connor is amused.
Winston tinkers with the Viper suit hanging on its mannequin.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
He steps back and fires a forty-five caliber military pistol into the suit.
Everyone is surprised to hear the shot. They turn and look.
The bullets flatten and sizzle on the suit.
The others turn back to their work.
Winston smiles and brushes the bullets off with his hand. They clink on the floor.
He twirls the pistol and puts it in his pocket.
Max and Helen survey maps on the wall and listen to overlapping radio communications from several sets of radio's.
Helen looks at Max and points to a small Parish in Louisiana near the coast.
HELEN
This is it, Max. From all of the
communications and special agents
reports. I think they are hiding
in this little town village. Just
waiting for a ship or plane to
take them to their destination.
Max nods in agreement. Winston interrupts.
WINSTON
The suits ready, Max. You need to
try it on and test it.
Max turns and looks at the suit.
It glows a subtle bronze in the dim light. Helen turns and speaks to Max.
HELEN
Go ahead, Max. Time is important.
Max goes behind an oriental screen and puts the sleek suit on. He steps out.
Every one is in awe.
Max puts on the unique helmet and covers his face.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
He looks like a trim sleek super hero.
Otto speaks up.
OTTO
Time for the test, Max.
Max steps to a test area as everyone looks on.
He moves a secret button on his belt.
He starts to walk through a brick wall built for the test.
The suit glows and the wall disintegrates before him. Max turns to the others.
Winston pulls out the automatic pistol and quickly fires three times.
Max is shocked at being shot. The bullets just sizzle on the suit.
Winston smiles. He walks to Max and wipes them off with his hand. Winston puts the pistol in his pocket.
WINSTON
It works. You’re bulletproof.
Max nods silently.
Everyone looks relieved.
Otto attaches the light gun to the Black Viper belt. Max presses his belt again. He holds out his hand.
Max levitates a nearby table. He chuckles at his new found toy.
MAX
This is great.
Winston speaks up.
WINSTON
There's more. We have a plane
that is turbo powered. Faster
than anything I know. You have
the Westgate car and a Black
Viper motorcycle.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
Max is pleased. He smiles and pats Winston on the back.
MAX
Helen, get those coordinates for
the hide out. I'm going after,
Johnny.
Helen is happy. She grabs a small colorful topographical map and gives it to Max.
HELEN
Go, Max.
Max adjust his face mask. He makes a heavy breathing
sound that echoes slightly.
Winston checks the suit and equipment out.
Connor is helping and pushes a button on the wall.
A door open onto an enclose concrete court yard. The viper motorcycle and airplane set just outside.
Max walks toward the door. He stumps his toe as he walks. He screams out from inside his helmet.
MAX
Aah!
Two glass beaker break on a table nearby and everyone holds their ears.
Otto quickly speaks up.
OTTO
I forgot to tell you. Your voice
is sent through an amplifier in
your helmet. Well you can see the
effect.
Max looks at Otto and agrees. He walks onto the secluded paddock.
EXT. JOHNNY WESTGATE LABORATORY PADDOCK
Max turns to the others. He looks at them and then around the paddock.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
MAX
Helen, tell agent Barrows what
I'm doing. See if you can get
some help down there.
Helen acknowledges.
MAX
(continuing)
The rest of you monitor me and
keep me informed.
Connor, Otto and Winston nod their heads in unison.
WINSTON
Be careful everything is new and
untested in the field.
Max turns and blast off in a smooth lift off from his anti-gravity system. He glides smoothly forward picking up speed as he gets higher.
Otto looks back inside the laboratory.
He sees a large radar scene with a blip on it just inside the doorway.
OTTO
A flying snake, what next?
They all look up and Max is out of sight.
CONNOR
Nazi’s running the world, if we
don’t stop them.
Helen turns to Otto, Connor and Winston. She takes charge to be sure and protect her man.
HELEN
You guys get the Westgate car
ready. We're headed for
Louisiana.
They all three nod in unison again.
Helen goes inside. She turns to them just inside the laboratory door.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
HELEN
(continuing)
Come on, we are short on time.
The three of them move inside quickly.
EXT. SKIES ABOVE LOUSISANA COAST
Max glides from the clear sky and lands near a clump of trees on the outskirts of the small town. He looks toward the community surveying the area.
EXT. OUTSKIRTS OF LePORTE SID, LOUISIANA
A small, six year old CAJUN BOY, sees him. He walks to Max looking up at him.
BOY
Hi, why are you wearing that
funny suit?
Max, being new at the Black Viper job fumbles for an answer. He mumbles as he thinks.
MAX
Well gee. Let's see. I'm Black
Viper, the crime fighter.
The small boy gets a big smile on his face.
BOY
I like that suit.
(looking him over)
Black Viper? Good name too.
Max is pleased.
MAX
Will you help me?
The small boy is ready. He acts out a karate move by putting up his hands and side kicking.
BOY
Yes, I like to fight crime.
Black Viper pats him on top of the head.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
MAX
Me too.
EXT. LOUISIANA HIGHWAY
Helen drives the Westgate car at almost top speed toward the coast. Her passengers; Otto, Connor and Winston's eyes are glued to the road.
Helen eyes stare straight ahead.
HELEN
I hope Johnny’s all right.
Connor, Winston and Otto look at each other.
OTTO
I hope we’re all right too.
Helen pushes hard on the accelerator and the car moans forward.
EXT. LePORTE SID, LOUISIANA CITY STREET
The small boy walks down the town street past an outdoor patio where Hauser and a large muscular assistant sit at a patio table.
SUB-TITLE - types across the scene with the sound of a ticker tape machine: NAZI SECRET SAFE HOUSE, LePORTE SID, LOUISIANA.
They talk while having coffee in front of the hotel.
The boy looks at Hauser.
Hauser watches him as he talks to the man.
The boy turns the corner and runs to end of the building. He waves at Viper.
Black Viper stands on top of a two story building across the street.
He flies to the top of the hotel where Hauser and his friend are holding Johnny inside.
The small boy turns and watches the front corner of the hotel building.
EXT. LOUISIANA HIGHWAY
The Westgate car blast down the highway. The car speeds past a Louisiana state trooper.
Helen extends her arm and waves as she passes.
The trooper watches her pass.
The young handsome trooper speeds his patrol car after the Westgate vehicle.
INT. LePORTE HOTEL - LePORTE SID, LOUISIANA
Black Viper enters the hallway through a roof entrance. He slowly moves down the hall checking the rooms.
He open a door and sees Johnny bound and gagged.
Black Viper steps inside. A Nazi henchman is behind the door and hits Black Viper with his fist. Black Viper is unfazed.
The henchman grabs his fist in pain.
Black Viper grabs the man's shoulders and butts him in the head. The man is knocked out.
Johnny is surprised.
Max smiles and goes to Johnny.
Johnny's eyes get big, He tries to talk with his gag on. He moves in his chair.
Black Viper continues untying Johnny.
Suddenly from behind, Hauser and his man grab Max. Max make a loud noise. The two Nazi's hold their ears.
Johnny rolls his eyes.
Black Vipers stops and looks at the two men they instantly jump him.
Hauser fights with Black Viper while the other man grabs a lamp.
He rips out the cord leaving it still plugged into the wall.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
Johnny tries to shout from behind his gag.
The man yells to Hauser.
MAN
Get away from him.
Hauser lets go and backs away.
The man quickly turns and touches Black Viper with the electric cord.
The viper is short-circuited, sparks fly from Black Viper's encased body. He continues to be electrocuted until he passes out.
Hauser looks at the man.
HAUSER
Who is this?
The man shrugs.
Hauser quickly gives an order.
HAUSER
Take Westgate, we need to move
to the landing strip.
The man grabs Johnny and drags him out.
Hauser pulls out a German Luger pistol. He shoots Black Viper three times.
Hauser smiles and leaves.
EXT. LePORTE HOTEL - REAR ENTRANCE
Hauser, the man and Johnny get in a Ford panel truck. They speed away in a cloud of dust down a dirt trail.
EXT. NARROW HIGHWAY NEAR LePORTE SID, LOUISIANA
Helen continues to race the Westgate car toward the small town.
The young Louisiana trooper pushes hard on the accelerator. The engine moans and his car goes a little faster. He still trails one-half mile behind and losing ground.
INT. HOTEL ROOM
Black Viper wakes up and regains his faculties. He sits up and dust the bullets off of his chest. Black Viper stands and quickly looks out the window.
BLACK VIPER P.O.V.
INSIDE TO OUTSIDE - He sees the Ford panel truck in the distance speeding down the dusty road toward the coast.
BACK TO SCENE
Black Viper backs up and jumps through the window breaking it out. He flies toward the panel truck.
EXT. LePORTE SID, LOUISIANA STREET
Helen drives the Westgate car into the well-manicured and quiet town.
She sees Black Viper flying from the hotel and toward the distant dust cloud.
Helen locks the brakes on the Westgate car. She turns a shape corner in pursuit.
The young trooper speeds into the town.
He sees Black Viper flying away in the distance.
He doesn't believe his eyes and shakes his head.
The trooper turns a corner and speeds forward.
He suddenly sees the Westgate car directly in front of him.
He slam on the brakes and slides into a stand of scrubs in front of a white stucco store front.
The Westgate car drives on at top speed disappearing in the desert dust.
EXT. DUSTY ROAD
The Ford panel speeds down the road. They see Black Viper. He becomes visible standing in the middle of the road in front of them.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
Hauser quickly turns sharp and drives across the open desert.
INT. WESTGATE CAR
Helen sees them. She turns the Westgate car directly behind them.
HELEN
Otto, lift the car and turn on
the wind.
Otto pushes buttons on the dash of the car.
They feel the Westgate car rise on its frame.
Wind blows from vents around the windshields and from the grille, blowing the dust away.
EXT. DUSTY ROAD
The Westgate car rolls close to the panel truck. It's body is one foot higher off the ground for the rough terrain.
The truck hits a bump and Johnny flies high and out the back of the panel.
From out of no where Black Viper grabs Johnny inches from hitting the hard road and The Westgate car running over him. Black viper flies on and they land safely on the ground near the road.
Helen slides to a stop. Helen, Winston, Connor and Otto get out of the car.
Black Viper smiles and puts Johnny down. Helen and her group gather around.
MAX
I'm getting better at this crime
fighting.
Helen kisses him on the cheek.
She then grabs Johnny and kisses him full on the lips. Helen pauses and smiles. She then takes Johnny's gag off and kisses him again. Black Viper unties Johnny.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
JOHNNY
I guess they got away?
Black Viper shakes his head, no.
MAX
Not yet. I'll take care of them.
Max turns and flies toward the distant Ford panel.
Helen hugs Johnny. Otto smiles at Connor and Winston.
Johnny looks toward Black Viper's last location.
JOHNNY
My Uncle Max is something else.
Otto speaks up.
OTTO
You can say that again. He thinks
he's a crime fighter now.
Connor badgers.
CONNOR
Original, Otto. He is a real crime
fighter.
Winston speaks up.
WINSTON
Shouldn’t we go help?
Johnny turns toward the Westgate car.
JOHNNY
Yeah, we better go. He may need
help.
They all start getting in the car
The state trooper speeds over a low hill near them.
STATE TROOPER P.O.V.
INSIDE TO OUT - THROUGH THE POLICE CRUISER WINDSHIELD - He can see the people getting in the vehicle through his windshield and the trooper heads for the Westgate car.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. RIM OF A DEEP RAVINE, DIRT ROAD
Hauser and the man race along a narrow dirt road dodging pot holes on the edge of the deep crevice steadily heading up hill.
INT. FORD PANEL TRUCK
Hauser concentrates on the road.
HAUSER
Just over that hill and we'll meet
our plane.
The man is concerned.
MAN
If that snake thing doesn't get us.
Hauser is angry.
HAUSER
That thing is just a man. You put
him down. We’ll do it again.
The man looks down the road.
Black Viper stands across the road again.
The man looks over at Bono.
MAN
He doesn’t learn very fast. Here's
your chance.
Hauser sees Black Viper. He pushes hard on the accelerator of the truck heading for Viper.
They continues to bear down on Black Viper.
EXT. RIM OF DEEP CANYON, DIRT ROAD
Black Viper screams out with his eerie sound.
The panel trucks headlights break out.
Hauser and the man can't stand the sound. Hauser miss steers and slides the panel toward a large rock on the side of the road.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
He hits the rock on the side of the road. It turns the truck over.
The man lies injured in the middle of the road.
Hauser runs for a trail leading down into the ravine.
Black Viper walks to the man in the road.
The man looks up at him.
Black Viper speaks.
MAX
Don't lay in the road. You may get
that run down feeling.
The man wrenches from the pain of broken legs.
Black Viper turns and races after Hauser.
From out of no where Helen and the trooper speeds their vehicles toward the Canyon location of Hauser and Black Viper.
Helen sees the man lying in the road.
She slides to a stop.
The trooper slides to a stop and gets out.
Helen speaks to him.
HELEN
We’re with Westgate Laboratories
A division of the Army…
The trooper stops her.
TROOPER
I know all about it. I’m here to
help.
He picks the man up and handcuffs him.
Helen and her troop go after Hauser.
The trooper then carefully puts him in his patrol car due to the man’s broken legs. He speaks to him.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
TROOPER
(continuing)
Stay.
The State policeman hurries down the trail leading to Hauser and Black Viper passing directly behind Helen and her people.
He hears a droning plane landing behind him. He turns and looks.
It's a German transport plane. It taxi’s down the grass runway and turns around. The plane stops with the engine still running.
Ten German soldiers dressed in desert uniforms run out of the airplane and charge the state trooper and the Hauser location.
The policeman goes for cover behind some rocks as they start shooting. Bullets fly all around him. They riddle his location.
He is pinned down by all of the bullets. The young trooper peeks up from his location. He can see the German troops and then he looks behind him.
Standing above the patrolman is Black Viper standing on a flat rock watching the German troops with bullets bouncing off of him. Viper looks down at the policeman.
MAX
Don't worry. I'll take care of
this.
The state policeman nods and speaks as he ducks and pulls back from the bullets spraying around the area.
BORDER PATROL
Are you the good Guy?
Black Viper is amused.
MAX
I am.
He turns back to the desert soldiers.
The soldiers begin to fire their weapons into Black Viper's
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
suit again.
Seventy-five red hot bullets sizzle on Black Viper's chest plate.
The young trooper is amazed.
The soldiers stop and look seeing their bullets have no effect.
Black Viper wipes the smoking bullets off his chest. He yells to the soldiers.
MAX
Surrender.
There is a silence. The soldiers stop and looks for a split second.
Then a Sergeant signals a charge with his hand.
They all charge Black Viper yelling, shooting and screaming.
Black Viper fights them as they come up. He subdues each soldier’s attack consisting of phases of one, two’s and three’s. He slams them to the ground and throws them through the air. Johnny and the others come back from their search for Hauser.
They see Black Viper throw the last soldier to the ground and round them up. He begins to march the prisoner soldiers toward the plane.
The aircraft is already taxiing and takes off in a cloud of dust.
Agent Barrows speeds to the location of Black Viper with two more state trooper patrol cars behind him loaded with police. They stop and get out.
The Police take the soldier’s prisoner. Barrows proudly watches.
An American Mustang Fighter Plane drops in behind the German cargo aircraft. It fires machine guns and the enemy airplane begins to smoke. The Mustang turns and flies away. Two people jump from the German plane and their parachutes open and they float toward the water.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
An American Coast Guard Cutter streams toward the parachutes as they float down.
Johnny and Max looks around and sees the young trooper fighting with Hauser in the distance on the trail near a sheer one hundred feet drop off.
Johnny runs to help.
The policeman falls over the cliff while fighting with Hauser.
Hauser smiles and turns to leave.
Johnny looks over the cliff as he arrives and looks into the deep canyon.
The trooper hangs from a small limb on the side of the cliff.
Hauser hears Johnny's foot steps. He turns around to defend himself.
Johnny runs and jumps from a tall rock.
He lands squarely on Hauser. Johnny grabs him. They hit the ground with a thud.
Hauser breaks loose and scrambles for a handgun lying nearby. The gun he dropped when he and the state trooper fought.
Johnny goes inside his pocket and spins a Ninja fighting star at Hauser.
It sticks in the ground in front of the gun.
Hauser pauses and smiles. He starts for the gun again. Johnny jumps Hauser. They continue the fight. Hauser hits Johnny with his fist in the face. Johnny falls back and stumbles to the ground. He quickly recovers. And charges Hauser.
Hauser falls back as Johnny spins around and side kicks him. He starts to go over the side of the cliff. Johnny is now next to him. Hauser grabs for Johnny but misses and falls over the side.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
Johnny looks down and sees Hauser
Hauser hangs onto a rock jutting from the cliff wall. He struggles to get a better grip.
The trooper looks at Hauser and smiles at their now equal predicament. He is glad Hauser is going to suffer his same fate.
TROOPER
See you in hell, damn Nazi.
Helen and the others arrive.
Black Viper flies with a turbo sound up the deep ravine wall.
He stays close to the rock wall and grabs the trooper. He continues up the side of the wall. Viper flies from the rim of the deep hole.
Black Viper lands safely with the state trooper beside Johnny.
Johnny quickly moves and reaches over to the cliff edge to help Hauser.
Helen, Otto and Connor hang onto him. He pulls Hauser up to the trail.
Johnny and the others stand. The exhausted Hauser sits on the ground to tired to move.
Black Viper pats Johnny on the back.
MAX
Your mother and father would be
proud of you.
Hauser stands weakly. His plastic nose is torn loose from his scratched face.
Johnny looks closer.
Hauser has another synthetic nose.
Johnny looks at Black Viper. He then looks at Helen and point to Hauser.
JOHNNY
Hauser?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
The entire group shakes their heads no.
JOHNNY
(continuing)
Rudolph! Is Hauser? Bono Hauser,
got away?
Everyone nods yes.
Johnny thinks.
SUB-TITLE types across the scene with the sound of a ticker tape machine: THE END
FADE OUT.
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