CAT 9 PILOT EPISODE
Max Headroom - Cat 9 : Pilot Episode - Plague 2005 -ACT VII- -SCENE I- -COLD OPEN- -INT. OVU-VAT- We see several men and women, doctors and scientists, in various locations throughout the room. Some are working at individual DESKS, others are working as a team surrounding a small table which is covered with a number of Petri dishes and other items used for working with microscopic biological samples. JENNY, EDISON, and THEORA are also present. JENNY (hands DR. RAMIREZ a sample of DNA taken from BRYCE's body) DR. RAMIREZ: Amazing. Absolutely amazing. This guy's kids are going to be super smart. If we pair this up just right. Who'd you say you wanted to match it up with? THEORA: The three of us. DR. RAMIREZ: Carter included? Funny. Two weeks ago you wanted to shut us down. EDISON: Two weeks ago I was investigating the disappearance of a test tube baby from this facility. I understand you've improved your security and parental and family identification systems since then. DR. FOSTER: Indeed, we have. Thanks to you calling our attention to the problem. EDISON: Is it really possible to mix Bryce's DNA with mine? DR. RAMIREZ: A gene-splice is not as simple as a standard blending, but it is still possible. MRS. STANDISH: Of course, given your history and that of the late Mr. Lynch, I'd dare say that this child is going to be quite a troublemaker. DR. RAMIREZ goes over to a cabinet and returns with three PACKAGED QTIPS and three GLASS TUBES with rubber stoppers. DR. RAMIREZ (hands the QTIPS and TUBES to EDISON, THEORA, and JENNY): I need a swab from each of you from the inside of your mouth along the interior of the cheek. EDISON, JENNY, and THEORA all provide the requested SAMPLES. DR. RAMIREZ: Thank you. DR. RAMIREZ hands one sample to DR. FOSTER and another to MRS. STANDISH. All three of them take a portion of BRYCE's DNA and begin the process of creating two children with each of the three combinations. -SCENE II- -INT. MURRAY's OFFICE, INSIDE CONTROL ROOM- MURRAY is at his desk going over the scheduled reports for that evening's broadcast when CHEVIOT calls him on his VU-PHONE CHEVIOT (on screen): Murray, is Carter available? MURRAY: He went to Ovu-Vat with Theora and our new research department head. Apparently, they wanted to create a few children from Bryce's DNA. CHEVIOT (on screen): What about the plague infection? MURRAY: Apparently being in cryo stasis wiped out the remaining plague. Unfortunately not soon enough to save Bryce. CHEVIOT (on screen): It'll be interesting to see how the kids turn out. I want Carter to do a feature on our new politician MURRAY: You fired Peller, then? -CUT TO: NETWORK 23 BOARD ROOM- CHEVIOT: I had to. I couldn't let him get away with causing Bryce's death. MURRAY (on screen): So, who's the new guy? CHEVIOT: Gloria Mitchell. She's very popular with the Blanks and the people who live down by the river. Apparently she's done a lot of work regarding Blank rights in the past. MURRAY: Good choice. Especially after the fiasco we had with Peller arresting all those Blanks for no reason. CHEVIOT: That was one of my main reasons for selecting her. Tell Carter to call me when he gets in. And congratulate the three of them for me. MURRAY: I will, sir. -CUT TO- -INT. OVU-VAT WAITING ROOM- EDISON, THEORA, and JENNY are sitting there awaiting the results of the in vitro fertiliziation MRS. STANDISH (walks in, smiling): Congratulations, Miss Wilcox. Mr. Carter. Miss Jones. All of the samples are starting to grow and have been placed in their respective gro-bags. THEORA and JENNY exchange a hug. EDISON joins in a moment later. EDISON (into his vidicam): Murray? Did you hear? MURRAY: Yes. And Cheviot also extends his congratulations. He also wants you to cover the story about the firing of Simon Peller and the hiring of Gloria Mitchell. EDISON: I'll get on first thing in the morning. Tonight, I think the ladies and I are going to celebrate. Why don't you join us? MURRAY: Where are you going? THEORA: Probably to the restaurant where Shawn works. MURRAY: I'll see you there, then? When? THEORA: Half an hour? MURRAY: Right. See you then.
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