2.ACT ONE.MUSIC CONTINUES.ON WHITE, FADE IN ON:
EXT. NORTHERN ALASKA - SNOWY FOREST - DAY
Bright and clear; a line of dogs pulls a man on a sledthrough a powdery pine forest. He’s white. Looks to be inhis mid-30’s. Grizzled facial hair, and a mullet.This is codename "SOLID SNAKE".MUSIC AND OPENING CREDITS ROLL OVERSNAKE RIDING HOME THROUGH THE FOREST.The forest thickens; the snow gets deeper.Snake urges his dogs on. Wild caribou watch them pass.ALTERNATING WITH:
INT/EXT. MILITARY INSTALLATION
An Air Force officer lies dead in her bed, throat cut.An IT guy cowers under his desk, peeing himself.A civilian consultant runs screaming down a hallway, takestwo shots in the back, and falls down.Foxhound soldiers pour through the compound.
EXT. NORTHERN ALASKA - SNOWY FOREST - DAY
Snake rides out of the forest and across the tundra, lashingthe reins. There’s a cabin in the distance.
INT/EXT. MILITARY INSTALLATION
A TRIO OF TROOP TRANSPORT HELICOPTERS sits parked on ahelipad. A squad of Air Force soldiers sprint toward them,through a blizzard. They’re trying to escape the compound.SOLDIERS LOOK UP IN SHOCK AT: the ominous silhouette of anATTACK HELICOPTER hovering over them, BLADES WHIRLING in theblizzard. It
OPENS FIRE.