SAFE SOCIETY
episode 10
by CHRIS SHIMOJIMA
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INTRO TITLE SOUNDS: ("Safe Society"
chorus of whispers)
NARRATOR
Sofia's done it. We always knew
this birthing person would have
uncanny instincts to sniff out
crime.
RECAP SOUND BITES.
SOFIA
THEY'RE MINE MY WOMB YOU PIG I
ALWAYS KNEW EVERY RACIST WHITE BONE
IN YOU WOULD SNAP LIKE THE COWARD
YOU ARE AND YOUR FATHER WAS.
NARRATOR
She -- and not old white perverted
men -- has taken the reins where
we've been disabled, alerting Safe
Society.
SOFIA
MY BABYYYYYY
Tire squeals. Car roars away......
Sofia is panting. Growling......
TKTKTKTKTKTKTKTKTKTKTKTKTK!
SOFIA (CONT'D)
(verbalizing as she texts)
Safe Society. Come in. Safe
Society. Hahahaha...
She cackles, witch-like.... It
trails out.....
MUSIC: tense, piercing, march of
doom
INTERCOM VOICE
Word is getting around. Safe
Society partners are posting
alerts.
ALL OVER
AUDIO MONTAGE of phone vibrations
and alert sound fx, FILLING OUR
EARS.
AI DEVICE VOICES
Breaking News, Breaking News
Emergency Alert, Emergency Alert
Terrorists, terrorists,
terrorists.....
Typing sounds, FILLING OUR EARS
TKTKTKTKTKTKTKTKTKTKTKTKTKTKTKTK
Large clock hand snapping.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
INT. M'S CAR - NIGHT (TRAVELING)
Car driving sounds. Cars swooping
by outside. Loud struggling --
tapping the window -- kicking and
clawing the leather seats.
LUCIA
AHHHHH! AHHHH! MOMMY!
Daniel is crying.
M
LUCIA! STOP!
EXT. M'S HOUSE - NIGHT
Cop car waiting sirens.
SOFIA
(in tears)
Yes. Yes, that's right. Both
kids.
INTERCOM VOICE
Sofia's alerting the cops.
COP (ON INTERCOM)
California license plate 7-O-F-P-5
5-4
INT. M'S HOUSE - NIGHT
SOFIA
He took them. He's gone crazy,
batshit crazy.
INTERCOM VOICE
She's talking directly with W.
W
Good thing we have alert birthing
persons like you, instead of senile
white men.
ZOOM MEETING
W (ZOOM CALL)
Yes. It is regretful.
INTERCOM VOICE
W is talking with other Members.
SAFE SOCIETY MEMBERS (ZOOM CALL)
Regretful. Regretful. Regretful.
Regretful. Regretful. Regretful.
INT. M'S CAR - NIGHT (TRAVELING)
LUCIA
MOMMY!!!! Help, I don't want to
go! Go back! Get away!
M
Mommy is not Mommy anymore! Lucia,
look at your brother! He knows I
am helping!
LUCIA
Why did you do that?? Liar -- you
made him want to stop school -- to
get the virus -- you want him to be
white and kill innocent people --
you made him bad --
DANIEL
Lucia... shh... Ah!
She kicks Daniel. Daniel starts
crying again.
Car stopping. Phone unlocking.
M's voice starts to double with the
EXTRA DEEP RESONANCE. More INTENT
in his voice:
M
Lucia! Look here! We cannot help
Mommy now! She wants to turn you
into this!
Lucia yells back.
M (CONT'D)
MOMMY WANTS TO TURN YOU INTO THIS.
Sound of her spitting at him.
M (CONT'D)
(to himself)
Voice isn't working. What the
hell.
LUCIA
(pure hatred)
You racist. You're not my dad
anymore.
M stifles back sobs.
ALL OVER
AUDIO MONTAGE of more phone
vibrations and alert sound fx,
FILLING OUR EARS.
AI DEVICE VOICES
M - compromised. M - compromised.
Missing kids. Missing kids.
Missing kids. Missing kids.
EXT. STREET - NIGHT
Cop car drive-by sirens.
INTERCOM VOICE
Police have tracked the license
plate. They're coming up on the
car. Flashlights shining in.
COP (ON INTERCOM)
Nope. Car is empty. No one's in
here.
MUSIC: dramatic swell
INT. B'S CAR - NIGHT (TRAVELING)
Car driving sounds. Lucia
screaming still.
INTERCOM VOICE
B is driving them.
NARRATOR
Did we break the cloaking
mechanism? Did we alert Safe
Society about him?
INTERCOM VOICE
Yes.
B
Yesterday was no good. They're
tracking, somehow. Making their
way through all of us.
INT. STORE - DAY
Shopping sounds. Then the 2 pairs
of marching footsteps, in unison.
INTERCOM VOICE
Three Terrorists caught in
different locations.
B
My group is down to 6. Maybe 5.
MEN IN SUITS
(simultaneous)
Come with us.
EXT. STREET
MEN IN SUITS
(simultaneous)
Come with us.
Sudden loud footsteps, running. A
Rebel panting.
INT. ANOTHER STORE
Another Rebel (REBEL 2) roaring,
guttural:
REBEL 2
GET OFF! GET OFF ME!
INTERCOM VOICE
Customers and cashiers glanced
over, but did not get in the way.
One actually nodded at the Men in
Suits.
NARRATOR
Listeners, let's thank these
watchful Civilians that report the
Terrorists.
EXT. M'S NEIGHBORHOOD - DAY
Civilian voices FILLING OUR EARS.
SOFIA
We have to Shatter That Glass.
Now.
CIVILIANS
Yes. Shatter That Glass. Ick.
Ick. Shatter That Glass. We have
to Shatter That Glass. Shatter
That Glass.
INT. ROOTING4U HEADQUARTERS - DAY
EMPLOYEES
Ick -- ick -- ick -- ick --
W
Rooting4U Employees. In memory of
the fallen M, my protege, we have
to Shatter That Glass. Now.
EMPLOYEES
Yes. Shatter That Glass. Shatter
That Glass. Ick. We have to
Shatter That Glass. Shatter That
Glass. Yeah!!!! WOOOOO!!!
Their motivational cry blends and
morphs into a demonic shriek.
EXT. M'S NEIGHBORHOOD - DAY
Same here with Sofia and her
Civilian group. A demonic shriek.
EXT. STREET - DAY
Thunderous thumping in the
distance.
Getting closer.
Sounding more clear now: footsteps
marching in unison. HUM AND CHANT
in the background.
CIVILIANS
(chorus of voices)
Shatter That Glass!
Shatter That Glass!
Ick -- ick -- ick -- ick --
MUSIC: intimidating drums climaxing
INT. B'S HOME - DAY
Things clanging. Packing sounds.
Footsteps rushing.
INTERCOM VOICE
Counting only B and 4 others
remaining in this Terrorist group.
M
Where are we going?
B
There's a stronghold inland near
Tucson. I'm gonna go out on a limb
and say let's not stop overnight,
let's get there as fast as we can.
I'll let them know to expect us.
Items rustling.
YANN
Who wants this wig?
REBEL 1
We really need that stuff?
No, you definitely do.
M...
Yann.
REBEL 2
I don't need a disguise.
What are you talking about? I'm
confused. Who is this for?
M, yeah... the kids? That's all.
B
ANYONE WHO STEPS OUT OF THEIR CAR!
AND CHECK YOUR TAIL EVERY SECOND!
THIS IS OUR LIVES AT STAKE!
He's energized, getting a kick out
of being in the midst of such an
important mission.
EXT. B'S HOME - DAY
Front door opens.
Sets of footsteps -- hurrying out.
One set -- Lucia's -- scurrying
faster --
M
Lucia! Stop!
Struggling / grabbing sounds.
Car doors open. Bodies getting in.
B
Let's go let's go let's go.
Car doors close.
In the distance, other
footsteps.... car doors
opening/closing..... engines
starting.
INT. B'S CAR (TRAVELING) - DAY
Car driving sounds. Highway cars
zipping by outside. Lucia
grunting.
B
They want to hurt us, Lucia. And
stop your Dad from freeing his
followers. Is that what you want?
Lucia keeps grunting -- at least
she's no longer screaming.
EXT. HIGHWAY - DAY
Cars zip by.
INTERCOM VOICE
5 cars on the move.
EXT. PIT STOP / PARKING LOT - DAY
Distant car traffic.
Car doors open. Feet -- stepping
out.
INTERCOM VOICE
They're all in disguises. M and
the kids have wigs.
LADIES' RESTROOM
Reverberating sound of faucets
running, toilets flushing.
Lucia's footsteps -- coming out and
stopping.
M
(whispering)
Lucia! Lucia!
(sighs)
M's footsteps hurrying over --
grabbing sounds -- then hurrying
back the way he came.
LUCIA
No!
M
Shhh shut up!
FOOD COURT
Distant people talking and moving
about.
Store sounds. Beeping.
INTERCOM VOICE
One of the Terrorists is paying for
his meal. Looking all around,
anxious...... The cashier looks
wary. So do nearby customers. We
are checking if the Safe Society
alert has spread to any of them.
EXT. PARKING LOT
Distant door opening. Footsteps --
stepping out.
INTERCOM VOICE
The Terrorist is back on the move.
Wait -- we're in luck. Confirming
we have Civilian helpers in the
mix. I repeat, we have Civilian
helpers in the mix.
Another set of footsteps catches
up. WATCHFUL CUSTOMER confronts
and argues with the Rebel (REBEL
3), but we're distant, so it's hard
to hear specifics. Then the
Customer gets louder:
WATCHFUL CUSTOMER
Hey! I said stop! Help! Get him!
More bodies pushing through the
door. More footsteps -- swarming
over. Rough struggling sounds.
REBEL 3
ARGHHH!!
B, close to us:
B
Shit. M, let's go let's go.
M and the kids' footsteps
approaching -- rushing. Car doors
opening. Closing.
INT. B'S CAR (TRAVELING)
Car driving sounds.
B
Shh. Act normal.
PASSING ONE OF OUR EARS: muffled
sounds of customers yelling. And
the Rebel crying out.
M
What -- what are they doing to his
eyes?
B
You should know. Once upon a time,
you enabled them.
B sighs, then through gritted
teeth, clenching his jaw:
B (CONT'D)
Look at that. Fucked up, man.
Fucked up.
Slamming the steering wheel.
EXT. HIGHWAY
The cars zip by. Now only 4 total.
INTERCOM VOICE
Down to 4 cars. 4 cars on the
move.
INT. B'S CAR (TRAVELING)
Car driving sounds.
INTERCOM VOICE
Out of disguises now. Must think
they're safe.
A button pushed.
B
What happened?
REBEL 4's voice on the car
speakers:
REBEL 4 (ON SPEAKER)
I got a tail. I'll have to split.
MUSIC: tense, building
B sighs.
B
Copy. Good luck.
Beat.
M
I see him. He turned.
YANN (ON SPEAKER)
The tail's not following him. I'll
have to veer off too.
B
Motherfucker!
Bangs the dashboard.
M
Yann's turning. The tail's
following now.
MUSIC: winding down, calming
EXT. QUIET STREETS ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TUCSON - NIGHT
Cicadas. Distant coyotes.
INTERCOM VOICE
2 cars only now. Terrorist group
is thinning.
The 2 cars pass -- at a measured
speed -- FROM ONE EAR TO THE OTHER.
INT. B'S CAR (TRAVELING)
Car driving sounds. Quiet outside.
B
Our destination is there somewhere
in those mountains.
M
Right turn coming up. Continue for
1 and a half miles.
Car turn signal.
Then suddenly, the car brakes --
jolts!
INTERCOM VOICE
Law enforcement cars have the
street blocked. Just in time.
Window rolling down.
B
Back, Rebel 5, back back back!
The other car (REBEL 5's) slams
into reverse.
B's car does the same.
Daniel and Lucia yelp.
M
Red light red light --
Slamming on gas. Accelerating.
Then shifting the gear to forward,
and screeching into a turn.
Another car honking.
B
Shit, who's that??
Sofia's voice yelling, muffled,
PASSING ONE OF OUR EARS.
LUCIA
MOMMYYYYYYYY! MOMMYYYYYY!
Accelerating again.
Skidding left and right.
M
Stop -- B -- ahead! Ah fuck!
Swerving and braking.
INTERCOM VOICE
Civilian cars have arrived. This
street is secured.
LAW ENFORCEMENT voice blares
through a loudspeaker, muffled,
coming from outside.
LAW ENFORCEMENT (ON LOUDSPEAKER)
Terrorists, release your hostages.
We have coercion. We will use if
needed to bring them to safety.
B
Run -- I'll stall them.
(beat)
M! C'mon!
M
Okay, okay --
An embrace and pat on the back.
Then the car door opening.
B
(pushing him)
Now go! Get the kids!
EXT. DOWNTOWN TUCSON
MUSIC: disturbing, driving beat,
maybe a choir, the sound of fate
knocking
The kids are frightened, yelping,
being pulled out of the car. Car
door closes.
INTERCOM VOICE
They're staying low. Heading to a
side street.
NARRATOR
Is Safe Society meeting the
Civilians and bringing the totem?
INTERCOM VOICE
Confirmed.
NARRATOR
We'll await the channel opening.
Slimy, peeling, dripping, rumbling
sounds.
Footsteps -- M and the kids
running.
One set stops. Scuffling ensues.
M
Lucia!
M strains. Lucia screams.
INTERCOM VOICE
He has his daughter on his
shoulder. No way he can keep this
up.
Footsteps -- running again.
Echoing on building walls. Daniel
breathing heavy. M panting.
Footsteps move ACROSS OUR EARS.
Then ACROSS THE OTHER WAY.
Then SEEMINGLY TOWARD US. A
dizzying maze.
At the same time, the slimy,
peeling, dripping, rumbling sounds.
And now, cracking concrete.... and
pushing through rubble.....
NARRATOR
Safe Society is close? We feel the
totem being lifted.
(morphing into monster
voice)
We feel the channel opening.
HUM AND CHANT. Shaped into an evil
laugh -- "hum hum hum hum ha ha ha
ha"
M is out of breath. His footsteps
- staggering. He collapses.
Lucia's footsteps -- starting to
run off.
DANIEL
Lucia! No!
Daniel's footsteps -- chasing
after. He's tugging her. They
struggle.
A CORNER RESTAURANT EMPLOYEE opens
a distant door.
CORNER RESTAURANT EMPLOYEE
Are you okay?
His footsteps -- approaching.
M
Yeah -- yeah --
But Corner Restaurant Employee's
voice immediately starts to
transform --
CORNER RESTAURANT EMPLOYEE
Wait wuhhhh wuhhhhh
waaaaaaaahahhhhh
-- into a godawful demonic shriek.
It stops for a moment, and we hear
it reverberate.
Soon, it gets a response: a whole
set of distant shrieks.
M
(straining, picking her
up)
Lucia! Stop, I'm not leaving you!
LUCIA
Let go of me!
M, breathing hard through grunts.
Running again. Lucia's yelling
voice bobbles as she's jostled
about.
ELSEWHERE
An army of civilian footsteps,
marching.
INTERCOM VOICE
Civilians are doing their part.
Flashlights are aiming at every
corner.
NARRATOR
(orgasmic)
Yes -- they have the totem --
they're lifting it -- putting it up
-- YES -- YES -- OH -- YES -- THE
CHANNEL -- IS OPENING!
BACK TO M
Footsteps -- M and the kids racing
down one street, then slowing to
round a corner --
MUSIC: horrifying sting
M and the kids scream.
CIVILIANS
M, Shatter That Glass, Shatter That
Glass!
More running. Their footsteps
CIRCLE OUR EARS.
Large wheels rolling up, suddenly
close.
INTERCOM VOICE
Humvee and wave beam have been
activated.
Their footsteps pivot to avoid. M
is yelling. Running away.
INTERCOM VOICE (CONT'D)
Concrete is sizzling in its path.
Windows are shattering.
Shattering glass.
INTERCOM VOICE (CONT'D)
If justice is the name, then it's
good destruction.
Their footsteps pivot again. More
Civilian voices:
CIVILIANS
M, Shatter That Glass, Shatter That
Glass, Shatter That Glass!
Footsteps -- M and the kids running
-- CIRCLING OUR EARS. The Civilian
voices CHASING AFTER, MULTIPLYING,
CLOSING IN.
Scuffling. M kicks a few times.
CIVILIANS (CONT'D)
Oof!
Kicks dirt.
CIVILIANS (CONT'D)
Agck!
Footsteps -- M and the kids
running. Civilians in the
distance.
CIVILIANS (CONT'D)
Shatter That Glass. Shatter That
Glass.
Footsteps stop -- M now bangs on a
door.
Steps to another -- bangs on it.
Steps to another -- slamming open a
wood door.
ABANDONED BUILDING
Door closing. Their footsteps --
moving across dusty concrete and
broken wood.
M taps a wall. All over.
M
No -- no -- no -- ugh.
The kids' voices tremble.
M (CONT'D)
Shhh. Get behind me. Lucia!
Please!
Lucia struggles, growls.
INTERCOM VOICE
Flashlights passing outside.
Whipping past the windows.
M and the kids yelp.
INTERCOM VOICE (CONT'D)
2 Civilians have them cornered.
CIVILIANS
Ick -- ick -- ick -- ick -- ick
M
Follow me -- kids -- ugh!
He sighs, stops -- it's no use.
CIVILIAN 1's ticks are bigger than
normal, more spasmodic, making him
unpredictable.
CIVILIAN 1
Ick -- ick ick ick -- ICK!
Something unzipped.
INTERCOM VOICE
Syringe kit unlocked. Upgraded
variety. Green fluid. "Terrorist"
label.
Civilian 1 grabs the kids. The
kids yelp.
CIVILIAN 1
(shaking)
Hold... ick... still... ICK!
DANIEL
Ah!!!
M
No!
Loud shoving, scuffles...
CIVILIAN 2 lets out a shriek. He
turns, and it PANS across our ears
and reverberates outside.
Distant shrieks reply.
But Civilian 2's shriek is cut
short -- with a whimper like a
wounded dog --
-- followed by hitting the ground.
Sudden yells and footsteps --
running, approaching -- B and Rebel
5.
Aggressive wrestling sounds.
B
Get the syringe!
Slamming something -- once -- twice
-- three times -- bones crack!
Civilian 1 yelps.
Then a clatter!
M
Ah!
YANN
Hey!
M
Oh, it's you guys, thank God.
INTERCOM VOICE
Remaining Terrorist group has
showed up. I repeat, remaining
Terrorist group has showed up.
There are 4.
The Rebel footsteps -- walking up
and stopping.
Civilian 1 is breathing hard, worn
out.
WHOOOOOP! -- a kick
CIVILIAN 1
Bleh!
More kicks from all the Rebels.
CIVILIAN 1 (CONT'D)
Bleh! Ah! Ugh! Ack!
(throaty, out of breath)
Stop -- stop -- stop --
The kids are screaming.
M
Don't watch. Look away.
INTERCOM VOICE
B has a cloth from the syringe kit.
Wrapped around his fist. He's
brutally punching the Civilian.
Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!
INTERCOM VOICE (CONT'D)
The other Civilian is in worse
shape.
More distant punching sounds and
yelps.
Bones smashing. The yelps become
throaty, mutated -- near death...
Rubble being moved. A slab being
picked up.
Then a loud smash! Skull cracking!
Liquid stuff splashing.
M
B -- what did you -- ??
Everyone quiets. B is breathing
heavily.
B
I dunno how else we stand a chance.
YANN
Oh my God... look at my hands....
all in blood...
INTERCOM VOICE
They're in shock. This is their
wake-up call.
Yann starts to sob........
.... and walks across the space,
into the distance.... Everything's
quieted so much we can hear his
footsteps echo.....
He cracks open the door.....
Then he whistles outside.
YANN
(outside door)
HEY!
Soon, we hear running footsteps
outside, getting closer. And
corresponding shrieks getting
closer.......
B
(whispering)
3...2...1... Now!
Sudden sprinting. Lunging.
Grunts. Scuffles. The shrieks
become yelps and whimpers.
INTERCOM VOICE
Handgun present. Handgun present.
BAM BAM BAM BAM
INTERCOM VOICE (CONT'D)
Another civilian down. I repeat,
another civilian down.
Yann whistles out the door again.
More running footsteps and
corresponding shrieks, getting
closer.
BAM BAM BAM BAM
INTERCOM VOICE (CONT'D)
2 more civilians down.
BAM BAM
INTERCOM VOICE (CONT'D)
Another civilian down.
The gun clicks -- empty. It's
chucked aside.
B
Hand combat!
More scuffling. Kicking.
Punching. Tearing. Yelling.
Grunting. Vicious.
Bones snap. More yelps/whimpers.
INTERCOM VOICE
Civilian down.
Someone being strangled. Flailing.
Then becoming still.
INTERCOM VOICE (CONT'D)
Civilian down.
A SCARED CIVILIAN's shriek suddenly
calms down and morphs into a more
human voice:
SCARED CIVILIAN
What's -- Where am I? Please --
Glass is picked up.
Stabbing sounds. Liquid and tissue
splurting. Scared Civilian
screaming at the top of her lungs.
The kids are screaming.
More stabbing. More bones
snapping.
INTERCOM VOICE
Civilian down. Civilian down.
Civilian down.
Stabbing, splattering, screaming --
echoing in slow-mo.
Then, back in real-time, Lucia's
footsteps suddenly start, moving
into the distance, past all the
commotion.
M
Lucia! No!
MUSIC: dramatic swell