[영화대본 - 영어] 13층(The thirteenth floor)

The Thirteenth Floor

INT. HOTEL ROOM-MIGHT 1930 L.A.  Fuller writes a letter

FULLER

They say, "Ignorance is bliss." For the first time in my life, I 

agree. I wish I had never uncovered the awful truth. I know now. 

once they find out, they will try to silence me. That is why I've 

written this all down for you in this letter.  You*re the only 

one whom I can tell this to.  The only one who could possibly 

understand. Good luck, my friend.

INT. HOTEL-NIGHT

CLARK

I hope you enjoyed your stay with us.

GENE

Mr. Fuller, nice having you here tonight. Your usual table?

FULLER

No thanks. Gene.

ASHTON

Her name's Erika. She's from Toledo.

FULLER

Ashton, would you do me a favor?

ASHTON

You'd like to meet her?

FULLER

I want you to keep this letter. Somebody will ask for it. A man 

named Douglas Hall. Remember, it's crucial that he receives it.

ASHTON

It's a walk in the park.

EXT. OUTSIDE THE HOTEL-NIGHT

DRIVER

Going home, Mr. Fuller?

FULLER

Yes, Charlie.

INT HOME BEDROOM- NIGHT

WOMAN

We're out of cat food.

FULLER

Yes, I'll buy some in the morning.

WOMAN

You've been smoking again.

INT. COMPUTER ROOM -NIGHT 2000

COMPUTER

Download complete. Link to simulation terminated.

INT. BAR- NIGHT

BARTENDER

One martini.

FULLER

You forgot the olive.

BARTENDER

We're out of olives. How about some pretzels?

FULLER

No thank you.

PHONE

Please leave a message at the tone.

FULLER

Douglas, it's me. Listen, I've stumbled onto something 

incredible. This changes everything.

EXT. OUTSIDE THE BAR -NIGHT

FULLER

I don't know. I don't even know how to begin. What are you doing?

INT. DOUGLAS'S HOUSE- MORNING

PHONE

You have new messages. You have 3 new messages.

PHONE

First new message

Five twenty-five a.m. 

HILLARY

Douglas, it's Hilary. Don't forget to call Marshall. Legal is 

screaming for the contract.  I'll have a notary come to the 

office at lunch.

PHONE

Next new message

Five forty-eight a.m. 

HILLARY

It's me again. Please call me as soon as you get up.

PHONE

Next new message

Six thirteen a.m.

McBAIN

Mr. Douglas Hall, this is Detective McBain, LAPD.  I'd appreciate 

a callback, please. My phone number is 555-7876.

INT.POLICE OFFICE - MORNING

BERNTEIN

I'm Detective Zev Bernstein. Sorry to drag you out of bed so 

early.  This is Detective McBain.

McBAIN

Mr. Hall? Thanks for coming down.

DOUGLAS

Where is he?

McBAIN

Can I get you some coffee?

DOUGLAS

No.

McBAIN

We found him in an alley at Spring and Grand. Looks like he ran 

into some guy who wasn't just asking for a quarter. Carved him up 

like a ham. Took everything

Wallet, credit cards. Got a real kick out of it. What's your 

connection to the old man?

DOUGLAS

I worked with him for 6 years. He was may boss. My friend.

McBAIN

Hey, cigarette?

DOUGLAS

I don't smoke.

McBAIN

We found these on him.  Traced the prescription. According to his 

doctor.  Fuller listed you to call in case of medical 

emergencies. He had no next of kin?

DOUGLAS

No he didn't.

McBAIN

Sure?

DOUGLAS

I think he would've told me.

McBAIN

Have any idea who killed him?

DOUGLAS

Everybody liked him.

McBAIN

Mind if I tag along?  Or we can continue in my office, if that's 

more convenient.

DOUGLAS

That's fine.

McBain, What do you do for a paycheck, anyway?

DOUGLAS

Computer software. Would you mind taking care of the car this 

morning?

McBAIN

Must make some decent bucks, huh?

DOUGLAS

I make a living.

INT. FULLER'S OFFICE -MORNING

DOUGLAS

This was his apartment.

McBAIN

You could be home already.

DOUGLAS

What?

McBAIN

I see these signs every time I leave work - " You could be home 

already. Apartment living in downtown." Never expected it could 

look anything like this.

DOUGLAS

This company was Fuller's life. He worked and lived here.

McBAIN

So what exactly do your people do here?

DOUGLAS

I don't think you wouldn't be interested.

McBAIN

I'm paid to be interested.

DOUGLAS

Computer research. Fuller was onto a  whole new frontier. Very 

sensitive material.  Not at liberty to discuss it.

McBAIN

A lot of money involved. This apartment must be worth a few 

million dollars.

DOUGLAS

One of the perks of the job.

McBAIN

This job has a whole lot of perks.

(A woman comes in)

DOUGLAS

Can I help you?

JANE

I just talked to him 2 days ago. I can't believe he' gone.  My 

name is Jane Fuller. Hannon was my father.

DOUGLAS

I'm sorry. I'm Douglas Hall.

JANE

You are the one he always wanted me to meet.

DOUGLAS

Really? He never mentioned to me that he had a daughter.

JANE

he didn't? I just arrived from Paris this morning. I was supposed 

to meet him. But then I heard.

McBAIN

My condolences, Miss Fuller. I'm Detective McBain, LAPD.  I have 

to ask you some questions.

JANE

of course.

McBAIN

Would you excuse us, Mr. Hall?

DOUGLAS

Sure. Have we ever met before?

JANE

No, that's not possible.

DOUGLAS

You look very familiar. Nice to meet you, Miss Fuller.

INT. THE 13TH FLOOR

DOUGLAS

Hey, Whitney. How you doing?

WHITNEY

Sliced him up like an animal. And for what?  He was the Einstein 

of our generation. It's a waste.

DOUGLAS

What the hell happened while I was away?

WHITNEY

He was jacking into the system a lot.

DOUGLAS

What?

WHITNEY

I thought you knew. You didn't know?

DOUGLAS

No, I thought we were months away from the first trial run.

WHITNEY

We are. But you know, he was taking a big chance.  What was I 

supposed to do? You know how he is.

DOUGLAS

Any complications?

WHITNEY

None that I know of yet.

DOUGLAS

Did he ever tell you he had a daughter?

WHITNEY

Why?

DOUGLAS

Because I just met her.

WHITNEY

You're kidding me.

INT. OFFICE ROBBY

DOUGLAS

John, I need the number of that cab company.

GUARD

No need, sir. She went to the Omni Hotel.

INT. THE 13TH FLOOR

WHITNEY

Doug?

McBAIN

Detective McBain. Sorry to disappoint you.

WHITNEY

I'll find Doug.

McBAIN

Actually it's you I want to have a few word with.

WHITNEY

What for?

McBAIN

Want me to catch your boss's killer?

WHITNEY

Of course.

McBAIN

The whole thing's a giant computer game?

WHITNEY

No not at all, it doesn't need a user to interact with it to 

function. Its units are fully-formed, self-learning cyber beings.

McBAIN

Units?

WHITNEY

Electronic, simulated characters. They populate the system.  They 

think they work, they eat,

McBAIN

They fuck?

WHITNEY

Let's just say that they're modeled after us.  Right now we have 

a working prototype

Los Angeles, circa 1937.

McBAIN

Why '37?

WHITNEY

Fuller wanted to start by recreating the era of his youth. You 

see, while my mind is jacked in, I'm walking around experiencing 

1937. My body stays here and holds the consciousness of the 

program link unit.

McBAIN

You think one of them units crawled up an extension cord and 

killed its maker?

INT. HOTEL ROBBY

DOUGLAS

Miss Fuller checked in yet?

DOUGLAS

Glad I caught you.

JANE

Mr. Hall. What are you doing here.

DOUGLAS

Well, it's about your father. Actually.  You said you spoke with 

him a few days ago.  Can you tell me anything about that 

conversation?  Did he seem strange to you at all?

JANE

Well, he'd been under a lot of stress lately. He asked me to fly 

to the States, so I could help with the company.

DOUGLAS

Help him run it?

JANE

Shut it down.

DOUGLAS

I worked with him for 6 years. If he wanted to shut it down, he 

would've told me about it.

JANE

He didn't tell you about me. But I wish he had.

MAN

It's nice to see you again.

JANE

Sorry I'm late. Have you had a chance to look through the 

paperwork?

MAN

Yes, I have. And I think we have a very strong case. The company 

should be yours in no time.

JANE

What do you mean strong case?

MAN

What  I'm saying is , your father changed his will in favor of 

the employees.  In fact you aren't mentioned in the original will 

either.  But as I said, I think we have a very strong case.

JANE

Who will heard the board now?

MAN

Douglas Hall.

McBAIN

Not bad. Owner of a &2 billion enterprise. Strange, Fuller would 

amend his will just a couple days before he died.

DOUGLAS

I was on a airplane when it happened.

McBAIN

According to the security guard, Fuller left the office at ten-

thirty p.m., 30 minutes after your plane arrived. Autopsy shows 

that he died around midnight.  You had time to catch up with him.

DOUGLAS

But I didn't. I went straight home.

McBAIN

Didn't talk to him? No, e-mails, no faxes, no even message?

DOUGLAS

None of the above.

McBAIN

You know, that's funny. We checked Fuller's phone records. He 

made a call with his calling card at 11:02p.m.b Your home number. 

I'd appreciate it if you didn't leave for a couple of days. And 

get that game fixed. It*s missing a spring.

INT. HALL'S APARTMENT

PHONE

Restore. To restore messages, press "rewind" now.  Yesterday at 

two forty-five p.m. 

MAN

I managed to reschedule...

PHONE

Yesterday at 5:14p.m.

MAN

Hello, Mr. Hall

PHONE

Yesterday at 11:02p.m.

FULLER

Douglas, it's me. Listen, I've stumbled onto something

incredible. This changed everything. I'm here in some bar on Main 

and 7th. In case something happens to me, I left you a massage 

in the system. I gave it to.. How did you find me?

INT. THE 13TH  FLOOR

WHITNEY

What's going on?

DOUGLAS

I'm trying to get into Fuller's files.

WHITNEY

For what?

DOUGLAS

He left a message for me the night he died.  He knew someone 

wanted to kill him.

WHITNEY

Did you tell the police?

DOUGLAS

No.

WHITNEY

Why not?

DOUGLAS

He also said he left a message for me.

WHITNEY

Douglas, please. This is my stuff, okay?

DOUGLAS

So these are the units that Fuller interacted with when he was 

down there.  Maybe he wanted me to go in.

WHITNEY

If you're thinking what I think you're thinking.  Don't even 

think about it.

DOUGLAS

I need your help.

WHITNEY

No, no, no. I won't help you. You're taking a serious risk.

DOUGLAS

I have to get in.

WHITNEY

you could die.

DOUGLAS

The police think I killed him. They may be right.

WHITNEY

What are you talking about?

DOUGLAS

Everything points to me.  To be perfectly honest, I don't know 

the truth is anymore.  Either I did murder Fuller and I can' t 

remember, or I'm being framed.  The one clue I have is in that 

machine. I need your help if I'm going to find it.

WHITNEY

I'll set it for an hour.

DOUGLAS

Set the timer for 120 minutes.

WHITNEY

Set for 60 is better.

DOUGLAS

120 minutes, Whit.

WHITNEY

60 is safer. I'm setting it at 60.

DOUGLAS

Whit, 1-2-0.

COMPUTER

120 minutes. Engage timer. Preparing user for download into 

simulation. Ready for download.

DOUGLAS

Mr. Grierson, 117 West Whinston, Pasadena.

COMPUTER

Transference beginning. Download complete.

INT. BANK 1937 L.A. DAY

WOMAN

You owe me $12.05. Listen young man! I do not have all day.

CLARK

Ferguson, anything wrong? John, are you okay?

CLARK

I'm terribly sorry, ma'am. Someone will be right with you.

CLARK

John? Cigarette?

DOUGLAS

No, thanks. Don't smoke.

CLARK

Since when? Listen John. Why don't you break for lunch? Get some 

fresh air.  You look terrible.

EXT. STREET DAY

BOY

Extra! Extra! Zeppelin blast kills 35!  You want one, mister? 

It's 5 cents.

DOUGLAS

How much to Pasadena?

DRIVER

90 cents. If I forget to turn the meter on.

DOUGLAS

I understand.

DRIVER

So this is it, 177 Whinston.

DOUGLAS

It's gonna be a few minutes. Do you mind waiting?

DRIVER

It'll be a pleasure, sir.

INT. BOOK STORE DAY

GRIERSON

Tell me if you need any help.

DOUGLAS

Thank you. You own this place?

GRIERSON

I mean, it's not much but it's mine. You looking for anything in 

particular?

DOUGLAS

Interested in a scientist. Wrote a couple of books about 

semiconductors and the limitation of the 64-bit microchip.

GRIERSON

Microchip. Semiconductors. What year?

DOUGLAS : 

Early seventies? His name was Hannon Fuller.

GRIERSON

Hannon Fuller. 1870. No I can't say I've ever heard of Hannon 

Fuller. 1870, Microchips. But I'm not much of a  technical 

person, you know. You been here before? You look kind of 

familiar.

DOUGLAS

name's Douglas Hall.

GRIERSON

Douglas Hall. It doesn't ring a bell. Guess you just have one of 

those faces familiar faces. Oh, it's late. I'd like to close up 

now. 

DOUGLAS

Of course. Pleasure.

GRIERSON

Pleasure to meet you, Mr. Hall.

EXT. 1257 Palo Alto Road DAY

DRIVER

1257 Palo Alto Road, la Cienega Heights. I guess that's it.

DOUGLAS

Excuse me. I'm looking for Bridget Manilla.

WOMAN

What do you want her for?

DOUGLAS

I want to ask her some questions.

WOMAN

She's got a job now. I'm her mother.

DOUGLAS

Can you tell me where I can find her?

WOMAN

You a copper?

DOUGLAS

No.

WOMAN

Now, listen. She ain't doing nothing wrong no more.  If you don't 

cause her no trouble, you'll find her at Wilshire Grand Hotel.

INT. WILSHIRE GRAND HOTEL

DOUGLAS

I'm looking for Bridget Manilla.

WOMAN

She's over there, second from the end.

DOUGLAS

Bridget? I got your name from a good friend of mine.

BRIDGET

Come  bask later. I'm really busy right now.

DOUGLAS

his name's fuller.

BRIDGET

The manager's very tough on us. You'll have to wait till I'm off 

duty.

DOUGLAS

I really don't think I can wait that long.

BRIDGET

Go talk to Ashton over at the bar.

INT. BAR COUNTER

DOUGLAS

Excuse me. I'm looking for Ashton.

BARTENDER

Right there. Ashton, some guy wants you.

ASHTON

You're a lucky man. I just opened. Oh my. Something wrong?

DOUGLAS

Bridget just sent me over here.

ASHTON

What can I do you for?

DOUGLAS

You know a gentleman named Hannon Fuller?

ASHTON

Gin martini up, one olive and likes them frigid as an Eskimo.

DOUGLAS

talked to him recently?

ASHTON

Why?

DOUGLAS

I'm his friend. He didn't come home last night. And his wife is 

concerned.  My name is Douglas hall.

ASHTON

Concerned wives? I can't help you with that. How about something 

fancy?

DOUGLAS

So did... Does Fuller come here frequently?

ASHTON

You could say that.

DOUGLAS

What does he do?

ASHTON

What everybody does

Drinks, dances, has a good time.  Especially has a good time. He 

really goes for the girls.

DOUGLAS

Girls?

ASHTON

Thought you said you knew him.

DOUGLAS

Yeah, I thought I did.

ASHTON

Are you in a hurry or something?

DOUGLAS

Didn't happen to talk to Fuller the night before last, did you?

ASHTON

Yes, I did.

DOUGLAS

Did he mention my name? Did he give you something for me?

ASHTON

What would that be?

DOUGLAS

A message or a note, maybe.

ASHTON

No, sorry.

DOUGLAS

Did you see him talking to anybody else?

ASHTON

I'm a very busy man. Listen, if you like, I can arrange something 

for you too.  You see anything you want?

DOUGLAS

Can you tell me where the bathroom is , please?

INT. THE 13TH FLOOR

WHITNEY

You all right? You sure? All right, take it easy. Hey, man. Take 

it easy.  I told you, 120 minutes. It's too long. You're really 

pushing your luck.

DOUGLAS

What happened?

WHITNEY

The memory transference with your link it froze. Started 

overlapping! Thought I'd be shooting hoops with Ferguson for the 

rest of my life.

INT. THE BAR 1973

FERGUSON

You got a smoke?

ASHTON

Sure.

FERGUSON

Thank you. Mind if I ask you a question? Can you tell me where I 

am?

INT. THE 13TH FLOOR

WHITNEY

It works?

DOUGLAS

Oh, it works.

WHITNEY

How about Anston? My bartender?

DOUGLAS

He's got  much better haircut than you. Much better.

WHITNEY

I wish I could see it for myself. How's the lighting? Textures?

DOUGLAS

Colorization needs work, but the units don't notice.

WHITNEY

What are they like?

DOUGLAS

They're as real as you and me.

WHITNEY

You see the old man was right! All those years of work! Did you 

find out what he was doing there?

DOUGLAS

Yeah, He was having sex with girls.

WHITNEY

You're kidding me.

GUARD

Excuse me , Mr. Hall?  A man in the lobby says he needs to talk 

to you.

DOUGLAS

Thanks. Have him call my office in the morning.

GUARD

He says it's urgent.  He's a friend of Mr. Fuller's

INT. LOBBY

DOUGLAS

You're a friend of Fuller's?

TOM

You're Hall, right?

DOUGLAS

How can I help you, Mr. Tom Jones. You know, like the singer.  

How about some privacy?

DOUGLAS

What do you want to talk about?

TOM

About the night the old man died.

DOUGLAS

I'll be right back, Joe.

INT. THE GARAGE

DOUGLAS

So where'd you meet Fuller?

TOM

in my bar the other night. Waiting for you.

DOUGLAS

Is that what you wanted to talk to me about?

TOM

I want to talk about money now. Something in the seven figures.

DOUGLAS

What money?

TOM

Come on. You think you can get away with it?

DOUGLAS

Get away with what?

TOM

You took the old man, asshole! Listen to me. He was at the bar. 

You pick him up, leave together. Next day he's an obit. You do 

the math, asshole!

INT.CAR NIGHT RAIN

CLARK

Omni Hotel. How can I help you?

DOUGLAS

Miss Jane Fuller, please.

JANE

hello? Who is this?

INT. HOTEL NIGHT

DOUGLAS

The night your father was killed, he tried to reach me. He wanted 

to meet at some bar.

JANE

What for?

DOUGLAS

He left someone was after him.

JANE

Did you talk to him?

DOUGLAS

I know how strange this sounds. I can't remember.

JANE

What do you mean, you can't remember? Did you talk to the 

detective about this?

DOUGLAS

No, but the bartender will, if I don't pay up. I know how crazy 

this sounds.

JANE

You can't just plug your brain into this machine and not expect 

to be affected by it please walk away from this before you get 

hurt too.

DOUGLAS

Why do I get the feeling we've met before?

JANE

Maybe, we have, in another life.

DOUGLAS

What are you doing in Paris? What*s that other life like?

JANE

I don't want to talk about it.

DOUGLAS

Why not?

JANE

I guess I don't want you to lose interest in me.

DOUGLAS

You don't have to worry about that.

JANE

Let's dance.

DOUGLAS

Me? Mo, no.

JANE

Yes, come on.

DOUGLAS

I buy all my shoes in left pairs.

JANE

It's easy. I'll show you the steps. You're doing pretty good for 

a man with no right foot.

DOUGLAS

must've picked it up in another life.

JANE

You know that feeling you have that we met before? It's the same 

with me.

DOUGLAS

Why is that?

JANE

They say that deja vu is usually a sign of love at first sight.

INT. BEDROOM

McBAIN

Don't make any sudden moves. What it's usually all about. Murder.

INT. POLICE OFFICE

McBAIN

Is that your car?

DOUGLAS

Those are my plates.

McBAIN

No, shit? That's from a security camera in your garage in your 

office building the night Fuller was killed.

DOUGLAS

I'm not sure. I don't understand.

McBAIN

That makes one of us.  Fuller wants to shut down the project, 

and you sliced him up.

DOUGLAS

I think it's time I call my attorney.

McBAIN

You say you left your office at 10.

DOUGLAS

I was working late with Whitney. I told you that.

McBAIN

Anybody with you?

DOUGLAS

No.

McBAIN

You're picking up bad habits left and right.

DOUGLAS

Must be the stress.

McBAIN

Then you'll need a carton. Mane's Tom Jones. Said he saw your 

picture in the news paper.  Said you looked like the guy Fuller 

left the bar with that night.  We took his statement. Said we'd 

be in touch. Someone reached out and touched him first.

INT. JAIL

COP

Looks like you found an alibi. You're free to go for now.

INT. CAR

DOUGLAS

What did you tell him?

JANE

The truth. We met for a drink, one thing led to another, we spent 

the night together. Your picture was on the news. He saw you and 

thought you were good for quick cash.

DOUGLAS

I saw the pictures. The guy was slaughtered.

JANE

He was an ex- con.  Who knows what else he did.

DOUGLAS

Just because I don't remember it doesn't mean I didn't do it.

JANE

You're not a killer.

DOUGLAS

Your father stumbled onto something. He left me a message that 

has something to do with this.

JANE

So what are you going to do?

DOUGLAS

Jack back in and find out.

EXT. OUTSIDE THE BOOK STORE IN 1937

GRIERSON

I'll call the police.

DOUGLAS

I need to talk to you!

GRIERSON

I told you! I'll call the police.

DOUGLAS

Listen! I know why you pass out from time to time. I know why you 

wake up and have no idea where you are. What did you do 3 nights 

ago? Any idea?

INT. THE BOOK STORE

DOUGLAS

When did it first happen?

GRIERSON

First time? About 4 weeks ago.

DOUGLAS

And the last episode was 3 nights ago? It lasts for about 2 

hours?

GRIERSON

My wife thinks I have some kind of secret love life.

DOUGLAS

What about memory flashes, deja vu?

GRIERSON

I was in World War I. I'm still having these nightmares.

DOUGLAS

I'm talking about fantasies.

GRIERSON

I do have them.

DOUGLAS

In these fantasies, you're having sex with young girls.

GRIERSON

When I wake up, I even have a perfume smell all over me.

DOUGLAS

Real or imagined?

GRIERSON

According to my wife, it's pretty real. I found this. A couple of 

days ago.

DOUGLAS

Your size?

GRIERSON

I'm married over 35 years now. And not once have I cheated on my 

wife.  Not once.

DOUGLAS

Let's have a drink.

EXT. OUTSIDE HOTEL NIGHT

DOUGLAS

You've been here before?

GRIERSON

No, I can't afford places like this.

DOUGLAS

my treat.

BELL BOY

Good evening, Mr. Fuller.

DOUGLAS

That's you.

INT. HOTEL

CLARK

Excuse me, sir. Members only.

CLARK

Mr. Fuller, your usual table?

DOUGLAS

Of course.

GRIERSON

He is with me.

GIRL

Hi, honey bear. I'll be with you in 5 minutes.

DOUGLAS

Let's talk, " honey bear" You remember her?

GRIERSON

Of course not. She's mistaken me for someone else. Or someone 

else.

DOUGLAS

I want you to look around and tell me what you remember.

GRIERSON

I don't know, Mr. Hall. I'd rather go home. I don't feel very 

well.

DOUGLAS

You have the feeling you've been here before? Please try to 

remember. Do you recognized anybody?

GRIERSON

I'm trying.

DOUGLAS

Her? What's her name?

GRIERSON

I think her name Erika, I believe. I believe her name is Erika.

DOUGLAS

Do you remember did you talk to her?

GRIERSON

I'm not sure. And that one looks familiar too.

DOUGLAS

Bridget. Her name's Bridget.

GRIERSON

Bridget. Oh Yes. I remember Bridget.

DOUGLAS

Did you give her something to give me? Did you give her a letter 

or a note?

GRIERSON

The man behind the bar. You're right. I wrote a letter. And gave 

it to him.

INT. THE BASEMENT

ASHTON

You looking for anything special? What are you?

DOUGLAS

My name's Ferguson. I'm a bank teller.

ASHTON

I'm Clark Gable. I talked to the Ferguson guy. He doesn't know a 

thing.  I need to talk to Fuller.

DOUGLAS

He's upstairs.

ASHTON

Cut the crap! You think I don't know what's going in? I need to 

see him I need to talk to him again.

DOUGLAS

You read the letter. I need to know what's in the letter.

ASHTON

Everything. When I read it, I thought it was a gag. The world's a 

sham. Fat chance. but I'm not stupid, Mr. Hall. I watched you and 

Ferguson do the old switcheroo. That stuff about going to " the 

ends of the earth"

DOUGLAS

What stuff?

ASHTON

I did exactly what the letter said. I chose a place I'd never go 

to.  I tried to drive to Tucson. I figured, what the hell. Never 

been to the countryside.  And I took that car out on the highway. 

I was going over 50 through that desert. After a while, it was 

the only car on the road. It was just me, the heat and the dust. 

I did exactly what the letter said. "Don't follow any road signs 

and don't stop for anything. Not even barricades." But just when 

I should've been getting closer to the city. Something wasn't 

right. There was no movement, no life. Everything was still and 

quiet. And then I got out of the car. And what I saw scared me to 

the depths of my miserable soul. It was true. It was all a sham. 

It ain't real. 

DOUGLAS

Why would Fuller write about the limitations of the simulation?  

I know them.

ASHTON

I'm asking the questions now. I want to know why would you put us 

through this? Why are you fucking with our minds?

DOUGLAS

You weren't supposed to find out.

ASHTON

Well I did. Now I want you to show me what is real. Is this real? 

Is that real blood? How do you like having your life fucked with?

DOUGLAS

Damn, what's going on? Where's the letter?

INT. THE 13Th FLOOR

WHITNEY

Snap out of it. You won't hit me again?

DOUGLAS

Did you yank me back?

WHITNEY

Yeah, barely, man. Just barely. You didn't start the timer. It 

couldn't engage. What are you doing this alone for anyway?

DOUGLAS

He tried to kill me.

WHITNEY

Who?

DOUGLAS

Ashton.

WHITNEY

Jesus!

DOUGLAS

he found out his world isn't real. This is a mistake. This whole 

project, this experiment. We are screwing with people's lives!

WHITNEY

Now you're talking crazy. I know you just had a bad fucking trip.

DOUGLAS

Bad fucking trip? These people are real. They are as real as you 

and me.

WHITNEY

Yeah, that's because we designed them that way.  In the end, 

they're just a bunch of electronic circuits.

DOUGLAS

I tell you something else. I'm shutting this bad fucking trip 

right down.  I'm telling everybody tomorrow.

WHITNEY

You can't do that. You're talking about 6 years of our lives.  

All of us.  You can't just pull the plug and go home.

INT.HOTEL ROBBY

DOUGLAS

I'm looking for Jane Fuller.

Receptionist

I'm sorry, she's no longer with us.

McBAIN

the lady vanished. Any idea where to?

DOUGLAS

Why would I?

McBAIN

Hannon Fuller doesn't have a daughter. I think I made the age-old 

mistake.  "Never trust a beautiful woman."

DOUGLAS

Who is she, then?

McBAIN

We don't know. It took us a couple days to contact the French 

authorities.  Guess what? They never heard of her either.

EXT.OUTSIDE THE HOTEL

DOUGLAS

Do you remember me? Miss Fuller checked out.  Did you drive her 

anywhere? I'm looking for her.

DRIVER

No can do. Company rules.

EXT.

DOUGLAS

Hello! My name's Douglas hall. I'm looking for a young woman 

named Jane Fuller.

WOMAN

I think you picked the wrong house.

DOUGLAS

Maybe she's going under another name. She's about 5'8". Blonde 

hair.

WOMAN

What do you want from her?

INT. SUPER MARKET

DOUGLAS

Excuse me, I'm looking for Natasha Molinaro.

CLARK

Over there on register 4.

NATASHA

$7.01 Just slide it through. Want cash back?

DOUGLAS

No.

NATASHA

Why don't you take a picture? It'll last longer.

DOUGLAS

Must be deja vu or something.

NATASHA

Paper or plastic?

DOUGLAS

plastic.

NATASHA

there you go.

EXT.OUTSIDE THE SUPER MARKET

NATASHA

Mr. Hall. You forgot your credit card.

DOUGLAS

Thanks.

NATASHA

No problem.

DOUGLAS

Sorry about staring at you in there. You must get that a lot.

NATASHA

Yeah,  but mostly from the wrong kinds of guys. You're not from 

here, are you?

DOUGLAS

What makes you ask?

NATASHA

Well, it's just I don't know I just had this funny feeling that 

we met before.

DOUGLAS

Maybe in another life.

NATASHA

yeah, I guess that would explain it. Anyway, I got to get back to 

my daily grind, so. Maybe I'll see you around sometime.

INT. THE SUPERMARKET

NATASHA

7.28 Out of 10. Here's your change. Thank you very much.

McBAIN

Thank you.

COP

Natasha Molinaro.. 27 single. Changes job like other change 

underwear. Came from Austin, Texas, made some money modeling. 

Left school without a degree. Her roommate has no idea what she 

was doing yesterday or the day before. Looks like Molinaro 

doesn't have an alibi.

McBAIN

What else did the roommate say?

COP

Says lately, Natasha hasn't been feeling well. She's been having 

some sort of amnesia attacks. Going out all night sleeping all 

day. Thought she was using drugs.

McBAIN

Did she have a history of drugs?

COP

Nope. She's clean.

McBAIN

Hey Bernie? Good work.

JANE

look, I can explain. I'm sorry. I need to see you Fuller' office.

DOUGLAS

I know the truth.

JANE

Where are you?

DOUGLAS

You could call it the end of the world.

INT. THE OFFICE

DOUGLAS

How many simulated worlds like this are there?

JANE

Thousands. Yours is the only one that ever created a simulation 

within the simulation. Something we never expected.

DOUGLAS

So you had to kill Fuller.

JANE

No. I was sent in after his death. I was to pretend to be his 

daughter, inherit the company. And shut it down. But he tricked 

us. He changed his will.

DOUGLAS

If you didn't kill Fuller. Who did?

DOUGLAS

I stabbed him.

JANE

But it wasn't you. It was your user. He downloaded into you.  

Manipulated you.

DOUGLAS

Like a puppet.

JANE

A puppet doesn't have a soul.

DOUGLAS

I can't have a soul any more than Fuller.

JANE

But you do. Fuller did. That's I never expected that. We 

programmed this world so no one in it could learn the truth. And 

you and Fuller did. Don't you see what that means?

DOUGLAS

There's just one little flaw in your thesis.  None of this is 

real. You pull the plug. I disappear. And nothing I ever say 

nothing I ever do will ever matter. Why don't you find my user? 

I'm sure he's a much better catch.

JANE

I told you about my other life. I was referring to my husband. 

He's

your user.  He killed Fuller.

DOUGLAS

I'm his program link. A reflection of his character profile. I 

fell in love with a decent man. But he ...something happened to 

him. He began to use the simulation as his own personal 

playground. Like Fuller with the girls. He made himself a god, 

and it corrupted him. he began to enjoy the killings. He became 

abusive.

DOUGLAS

What do you mean? I'm  not even real. You can fall in love with a 

dream.

JANE

You're more real to me than anything I've ever known.

EXT. STREET NIGHT Whitney  is in1937.

COP

Nice driving.

WHITNEY

There was something in the road and I had to swerve and I lost 

control.

COP

You drunk?

WHITNEY

I don't drink.

COP

License and registration.

WHITNEY

Look, I didn't jack in  I left it at home.

COP

Why don't you look in the glove box? Need a light?

WHITNEY

Hey I got it. Here you go.

COP

You ought to get this car looked at as soon as you can. It's 

leaking oil.  That could be dangerous. Be a little more careful, 

huh?  You want to turn off the car and step out, please? Turn off 

the car, sir. Right now, please.  Open the trunk, please, sir.  

Hands in the air. Step away from the trunk.

WHITNEY

Check man, It's Douglas!

COP

Back up! I said back the hell up!

WHITNEY

Hey, this is a joke. 

(Whitney is hit by a car)

GUARD

Sorry to bother you, Mr. Hall, but Mr. Whitney's in the building 

and he is acting kind of strange.

DOUGLAS

Hold on, I'll be right down.

INT. DOUGLAS'S BEDROOM

JANE

This is Jane Fuller. I need to speak with Detective McBain.

McBAIN

You've got a lot of explaining to do.  Or should I say, "Miss 

Molinaro"?

INT. The 13th FLOOR

DOUGLAS

How are you doing?

ASHTON

All these pictures, this is your world?  I never imagined it 

could be so beautiful.

DOUGLAS

How did you do it?

ASHTON

...thing I remember, I was dumping Ferguson in the trunk.

DOUGLAS

He jacked in.

ASHTON

Who's Jack? Hey, what did you do to the world?

DOUGLAS

Turn it off.

ASHTON

Put it back. Don't do that! Put it back! What did I do? Where are 

you?  Look at this ! You're really a God.

DOUGLAS

No Ashton, I'm not really a God. I'm just like you.  Just a bunch 

of electricity.

ASHTON

What are you talking about?

DOUGLAS

It's all smoke and mirrors. Just like your world. We're nothing 

but a simulation on some computer. It's like a machine. Like this 

arcade game.  You've got your players and you put your nickel in. 

This one pitches.  This one runs around the bases. Pre- 

programmed movements generated by electrical energy.  We're 

improved on this model since then. The players can beat the shit 

out of and try to drown some other, which is always fun.

ASHTON

But the letter said

DOUGLAS

Everything was fake? The letter was meant for me.  Fuller was 

talking about my world.

ASHTON

So what are you saying? You're saying there's another world on 

top of this one?

DOUGLAS

That's right.

ASHTON

I don't understand.

DOUGLAS

Fuller found out about it. They killed him.

ASHTON

Why didn't they kill you?

DOUGLAS

Maybe they will. Maybe that's why you're pointing a gun at me.  

I*m sorry, Ashton. We're stuck here. You and me. And the rest of 

us.

ASHTON

So this is where I was born.

DOUGLAS

And this is where you die.

DOUGLAS

How much longer do you have?

JANE

10 minutes.

DOUGLAS

Hi honey. I'm home. Did you miss me?

JANE

When did you download into him?

DAVID

Obviously, not soon enough.

JANE

I was just doing my job.

DAVID

Sure you were.

JANE

He's shutting down the system, isn't he?

DAVID

Aside from his devilish good looks, what's so special about this 

guy?

JANE

He reminds me of you. The way you used to be. I'm still the same.

DAVID

I'm still the same.

JANE

No you're not. Why did you butcher those people?

DAVID

Because it was fun.

JANE

You've lost your mind.

DAVID

You're the one who's fucking sick! Falling in love with a fucking 

simulation.

JANE

I was just having some fun. Just like you did.

DAVID

I think you're lying. Just remember, he's a part of me.

JANE

That's not true. It's okay. Just pretend you're fucking him.

JANE

Why?

DAVID

I guess I'm just jealous.

McBAIN

You're okay?

JANE

What the hell took you so long?

McBAIN

How'd you know he7d try to kill you?  

JANE

I knew when he was planning to download. He's dead?

McBAIN

A bullet will do that to you. So, is somebody going to unplug me 

now? Do me a favor, will you? When you get back to wherever you 

come from just leave us alone down here, okay?

INT

INT: 2024

DOUGLAS

Where am I?

JANE

Come, I'll show you.

MAN

Jane, we're getting hungry!  Tell Regina we're waiting for lunch.

JANE

Okay dad. My father Fuller was modeled after him.  There's so 

many things I have to tell you about, Doug.

THE END