SCP: Episode 6 The hypocrite oath By Ben French and Andrew Nile

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INT. RICHARDS OFFICE. DAY. WIDE: The team are stood in front of Richard and Number Two who are in their usual positions. CALVIN This had better be good sir. MEDIUM: RICHARD Its a matter of security. CUT-IN: He throws a file down on the table. Its labeled SCP-049. At 0300 hours research lab Theta went dark, your job is to clear up and take SCP-049 back into custody. GROUP: THE TEAM ONLY FRANCIS Hostiles? MEDIUM: RICHARD There are no foundation personnel on the site anymore, if something is there you may shoot to kill. But SCP-049 is not to be harmed. GROUP: JONATHON What kind of thing do you have us retrieving? MEDIUM: RICHARD A Doctor. MEDIUM: CALVIN Another Fucking zombie? MEDIUM:

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RICHARD No Mr Miles it is not Another Fucking Zombie he is a Doctor who is of prime importance to the foundation. Your ride will be departing in 10 minutes, get ready and familiarise yourself with the objective (He gestures towards the file) Good luck team, a lot of people are counting on you to succeed. WIDE: The team leaves the office. 2 INT. FRANCIS ROOM. DAY. CUT-IN: GUN. PAN UP TO FRANCIS FACE. Richard is providing a voice over as Francis loads a gun. RICHARD (As a voice over) Shoot to kill. SCP-049 is not to be harmed. MEDIUM: Francis chuckles and pulls a second gun out of a chest of drawers. FRANCIS I have a bad feeling about this. 3 INT. JONATHONS ROOM. DAY. MEDIUM: Richard is providing a voice over as Jonathon reads through the file for SCP-049. RICHARD (As a voice over) A doctor. JONATHON Some messed up doctor if I had ever heard of one. 3 2

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Richard is providing a voice over. Calvin is sat on the edge of his bed. RICHARD (As a voice over) Another Fucking zombie Calvin balls his fist. CALVIN I am not being saved by that fucking collector again. 5 INT. STEVENS ROOM. DAY. CUT-IN: PHOTO Steven is looking at his picture of Gwen. MEDIUM: STEVEN STEVEN I promise to be back soon. I should have a good story to tell you. 6 INT. DARK CORRIDOR. GROUP: FRONT Dark, the team all have flashlights. (Film slightly lit and darken in post). JONATHON Stay on your toes, and dont let this thing touch you. GROUP: SIDE An intercom crackles into life and the team look up and around as a voice comes through. PLAGUE DOCTOR (049) (Over the intercom) Good afternoon soldiers. MEDIUM: FRONT 6 5

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CONTINUED: CALVIN What the fuck was that? PLAGUE DOCTOR (049) Judging by your motions I would say that I frightened you. However I can not be sure as I can not hear you via the cameras. GROUP: FRONT FRANCIS I think its the thing we were sent to get. STEVEN Its in the control room? FRANCIS Im guessing so. MEDIUM: FRONT CALVIN That asshole didnt give us a floor plan did he? MEDIUM: FRONT JONATHON Why do I think that he does expect us to come back? GROUP: FRONT FRANCIS Or hes just testing us. CALVIN You have to much faith in that man. FRANCIS I have my reasons. MEDIUM: FRONT JONATHON Were gonna have to split up. Well have a better chance of finding the control room. Calvin, go with Steven, Francis with me. MEDIUM: FRONT

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CONTINUED: STEVEN Are you sure this is a good idea? WIDE: FROM BEHIND FRANCIS AND JONATHON Francis and Jonathan head off down a corridor. FRANCIS Good luck. JONATHON Remember, anything moves, shoot to kill.

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MEDIUM: CAL SAYS HIS LINE AND THEN STEVEN WALKS INTO THE SHOT BESIDE HIM TO SAY HIS. CALVIN Dont leave me alone with this freak. STEVEN Yeah, dont leave me alone with this freak. Calvin glares at him. CALVIN Not funny. STEVEN Better than anything you could come up with. They walk down a corridor together. 7 INT. SOME OTHER CORRIDOR. DARK. TWO-SHOT: FRONT Steven and Cal are walking along. Cal checks a room. CALVIN Clear. So Steven, tell me about this girl of yours. MEDIUM: STEVEN Ya know what? Id rather not. TWO-SHOT: 7

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CONTINUED: CALVIN Awww poor baby, you still upset that she got eaten. STEVEN What the fuck is your problem? MEDIUM: CALVIN My problem Mr Price is that youre one of those collector bastards. MEDIUM: STEVEN That was a mistake that Im very sorry for. I didnt realise what they were looking for. TWO-SHOT: CALVIN Yeah, I bet you are sorry now that your bitch is dead because of you. STEVEN Ya know what youve been at my throat from the start. So bring it. MEDIUM: CALVIN You think youre a big man, been here three weeks huh, Ive been fighting for years, fighting for the likes of you. MEDIUM: STEVEN And yet people still died. TWO-SHOT:

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Calvin punches him in the face, grabs him by the scruff of the neck and pins him to the wall. Pulling a knife. MEDIUM CLOSE UP: CALVIN (Threatening) I understand that you lost someone, but I lost everything, (MORE) (CONTINUED)

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CALVIN (contd) everyone I knew is dead. All I have left is this. MEDIUM CLOSE UP: STEVEN Fuck you, you dont know me. WIDE: Cal throws Steven into a random doctor who is now stood just a few feet from them. STEVEN What the hell?! MEDIUM CLOSE UP: CALVIN Out of the way, NOW! WIDE: Calvin leaps at Steven, he rolls out of the way. Calvin stabs the doctor. He then shoots it a few times. Calvin gets up and sheaths his knife. MEDIUM: LOW ANGLE Come on fucktard, we have a monster to nab. MEDIUM: HIGH ANGLE He helps Steven up and they both run off down the corridor. 8 INT. ANOTHER DARK CORRIDOR. TWO-SHOT: FRONT Jonathan and Francis are in a different corridor. The intercom flairs into life. PLAGUE DOCTOR (049) (Over the intercom) Hm, your getting close. Never mind the plague here is gone, and it appears that you few are fortunate enough to not have it. 8

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FRANCIS What does he mean plague?. Jonathon shushes her. The intercom snaps off but the Plague Doctor can still be heard. PLAGUE DOCTOR (049) No you have something different around you, not plague though, so my medical licence is worth nothing. Not that people seem to notice now a days. They keep saying that I am a murder. But my cure works, it is the only thing that works. They say I took an oath to do no harm, but I am merely stopping the pain. OVER THE SHOULDER: OF JONATHON The Plague Doc steps out of the I expect you mean to captive again, I will that, I must cure the shadows. take me not allow world.

JONATHON You forfeited that right when you killed everyone. WIDE: SIDE The SCP charges him, dodging the shots fired by Francis and catching Jonathan by surprise. Francis gun jams. MEDIUM CLOSE UP: PLAGUE DOCTOR (049) (Holding Jonathon by the throat) You try my patients soldier, I just said, I am not a murder. MEDIUM CLOSE UP: Jonathan spits in his face. JONATHON You have a funny way of showing it. WIDE: SIDE The Plague Doc tenses and then throws him against a wall. A snap can be heard. (CONTINUED)

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MEDIUM: FRANCIS What did you do? MEDIUM: PLAGUE DOCTOR (049) He is merely incapacitated, nothing more. Now kindly step out of my way. MEDIUM: FRANCIS No, you monster. WIDE: SIDE Plague Doc tenses and charges her. He grabs her by the throat. MEDIUM CLOSE UP: PLAGUE DOCTOR (049) Shall I let you join your friend on the floor there? MEDIUM CLOSE UP: Francis begins to laugh. MEDIUM CLOSE UP: BACK ON THE PLAGUE DOC Your gun is useless and I am by far stronger than you, smarter than you and faster than you. What can you do? MEDIUM CLOSE UP: FRANCIS My hands arent restrained. TWO-SHOT: Francis head buts him and in one deft motion pulls a second gun from behind her back and shoots him in the chest. OVER THE SHOULDER: OF FRANCIS Jonathan, are you ok?

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JONATHON Im fine kid, just a scratch. MEDIUM: FRANCIS (Kneeling beside him) Your legs broken. MEDIUM: JONATHON In a scratchy sought of way. TWO-SHOT: Francis punches him on the arm. FRANCIS Dont ever do something like that again. JONATHON Ok, ok just get me a doc... Gun shots cut of his sentence. MEDIUM: FRANCIS Probably just Cal and Steven tidying up. WIDE: CALVIN We need an evac NOW! Cal comes out of the shadows clutching his shoulder, blood is coming out of it. MEDIUM: JONATHON What happened? TWO-SHOT: FRANCIS AND CAL CALVIN They got the freak.

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FRANCIS Last time I checked he was there. CALVIN I mean they got Steven. MEDIUM: JONATHON Who? TWO-SHOT: CALVIN Some old friends. He collapses. FRANCIS Calvin? CALVIN?!