2517 (Revised)

By
Logan Sowash
FADE IN:
INT. THE MONTALBAN - BEDROOM - INDETERMINATE

A hologram of a blue aliens head bursts off of a rectangle

piece of glass, beeping wildly. As the words KAHMI and
CALLING emulate under the image, CORVO BUTLER, a 27-year-old
human male, rolls over to the nightstand to push a button on
the piece of glass. Shirtless, Corvo rolls on his back and
rubs his eyes. Next to him is a FEMALE, COPPER-COLORED ALIEN
with eight appendages: four used as legs and four used as
arms.
CORVO
What is it, Kahmi?

KAHMI(V.O.)
You need to wake up. Weve got a
new bounty.
Corvo immediately opens his eyes. He turns on the nightstand
lamp, jumps out of bed and starts to put on his brown
corduroy pants, frantically trying to dress himself.
CORVO
(while dressing)
Hell yeah! Is it a good one?

KAHMI(V.O.)
Might be. The target is pretty
interesting. Youre going to want
to see his file before heading into
it.
Corvo puts on a yellow leather jacket and shoes. He picks up
the piece of glass and puts it to his ear, barely noticing
the alien waking up in his bed.

CORVO
Ill be there in 5.
The alien behind him yawns as he hangs up. She has a mouth
filled with razor-sharp teeth with a long, lizard-like
tongue. He feels her move on the bed as he puts his phone in
front of him.
CORVO (CONTD)
(looking at his phone)
Great! Youre up. Im checking my
glass right now to see where we
are.
The alien quietly purrs as he continues to speak, rummaging
through her clothes on the floor next to the bed.

(CONTINUED)
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CORVO (CONTD)
Turns out we had so much fun last
night that we ended up in a
different star system. I guess
thats what three Schmarzem-bombs
do to you, am I right?
The alien continues to rummage, stopping in her pants
pocket. Slowly, she pulls out a hilt. She turns back to
Corvo, eyeing his neck. She slowly rises from the bed.

CORVO (CONTD)
Well were about to land on
Balthazar right now for refueling.
Ive got some credits that can get
you home. The last thing I want is
for you to miss your poetry fest...

As he turns to look at her, the alien wraps two of her arms

around Corvos neck, screaming at him. Struggling to break
free, He throws her over his shoulder, and onto the floor.
He catches his breath as he stands next to the bed, slowly
moving to the nightstand.

CORVO (CONTD)
Shit! A Clarvex? Listen, Im not
into the whole tentacle thing.
Really. It was a one time...

The alien gets up. Shes about a half a foot taller than
Corvo. She screams again in Corvos direction, her two
vertical red eyes not breaking away from him. Corvo sighs.
CORVO (CONTD)
Alright. Fine. Lets go.
The alien charges towards Corvo, opening her mouth as wide
as can be. Before she can get too close for comfort, Corvo
effortlessly reaches for the holster hanging on the
nightstands lamp and pulls out a pistol, stopping the alien
in her tracks.
His MK-812 pistol looks like a combination of a Desert Eagle
and a NERF Maverick. Corvo brings the black gun to his face,
placing his mouth next to what looks like an interior
microphone. The aliens eyes widen.

CORVO (CONTD)
Knock out.
The gun begins to glow a neon blue all over. Before the girl
can attempt a second knife attack, Corvo shoots her in the
face. A blue blast hits her forehead, knocking her out cold.

(CONTINUED)
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Corvo lets the girl go and puts the gun on the bed. The neon
blue light fades with a PEW sound effect. Corvo shakes his
head.
CORVO (CONTD)
Dammit.
Corvo gets up, walks over to a nearby window, and slides the
cover open, letting a lot of sun into the room. Corvo
squints with surprise and pain, slowly opening his eyes to
adjust to the brightness.

CUT TO:
EXT. THE MONTALBAN - CONTINUOUS
The Montalban sits in space, thousands of miles away from a
sun. Its a fairly big ship that has a bulky body with two
medium-sized wings pointed down 45 degrees to the side, each
with a silver engine near the ends of the wings.
With two extra thrusters at the back of the ship and the
ships cockpit raised a bit above the body, similar to a
duck, the navy blue ship shines in the sun.
CORVO (V.O.)
What a way to start the day.
INT. THE MONTALBAN - CONTROL BAY - LATER

The automatic doors slide open as Corvo walks in. Kahmis

blue body rests in the center of the room, using his two
lower arms to control the ship while his upper arms mess
with the floating screens in front of him. His upper body is
stout while is lower body is bloated, mostly comprised by
four arthropod legs.
As the doors close behind Corvo, Kahmi turns his head
towards him. His long neck and black eyes make him look like
a blue cartoon giraffe. Kami turns back to the floating
screens, scratching his white facial hair.
KAMI
How did our guest handle the
morning after?

Corvo walks over to a table next to Kahmi and pours a green

liquid into a cup. He rests his body on the table, looking
at Kahmi.
CORVO
Tried to kill me. Shes a Clarvex
so probably hired by the Trico Clan
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
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CORVO (contd)
to take me out? I honestly dont
care.
Kahmi shakes his head and sighs.

KAHMI
I wish you would start thinking
with your head and not with your
privates. I could tell she was bad
news as soon as you brought her
on-board. Plus, Im surprised she
didnt try to take you out earlier.
Corvo takes a sip of the liquid and smirks.
CORVO
Guess Im THAT good in bed. Also,
why didnt you say anything?
Wouldve saved me some time. Plus,
you let me get on this ship with a
Clarvex? Why?!?!

KAHMI
Sometimes, a man needs to figure
out hes made mistakes himself.
Especially when he falls for a
tentacle girl and her incredibly
fake story.
CORVO
Oh, come on! You didnt believe
that she was a writer that deals
with real world topics? Her prose
about the Bavarian uprising was
really something. I at least
remember that about her.
Kahmi turns his head to Corvo, slightly squinting.

KAHMI
Knowing how you are with women and
alcohol, she couldve told you a
prose about a fart in the wind and
you still wouldve been impressed.

Both of the men laugh. Corvo takes another sip of his drink.
CORVO
Fair point. So whats the bounty we
were sent?

(CONTINUED)
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Kamis long fingers slide across the screens. He stops on a

profile of a spiky pink alien with a pencil thin mustache.
His beady yellow eyes and high quality suit clashed with his
obese physique.

KAHMI
Corileus Nomax, a 210-year-old
Scarplax that apparently went dark
and disconnected any ties he had
with his criminal organization.

Corvo nearly spits out the drink in his mouth. He swallows

and gives the screen a shocked look.
CORVO
Let me guess: the family wasnt too
keen on Nomaxs departure?

Kami nods.
KAHMI
Theres not much information on
Nomaxs involvement with the
family. However, one of our friends
in arms said he heard that Nomax
was going to sell out the family to
Markos GFA.
Corvo whistles.

CORVO
Bold move.
KAHMI
Yeah well it apparently didnt pay
off. That same source said that the
family tried to take out Nomax
while traveling out of the galaxy.
Hes alive but barely.

Kami rubs his eyes and pauses before returning to the

screens.
KAHMI (CONTD)
The Authority put the bounty on
him. 100,000 credits to keep him
alive until they can find the
reason why hes so important.
Corvo whistles in astonishment. He then raises one eyebrow
as hes reaching for a blueberry bagel. He takes a bite out
of it.

(CONTINUED)
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CORVO
The catch?
Kahmi pauses and turns his head towards Corvo, making eye
contact with him.

KAMI
The Sarkessians are the family
hunting him down.
Corvo nearly chokes on his food and drink. He wipes his
mouth before anything gets on his shirt. He swallows.
CORVO
THE SARKESSIANS?!? Screw. That. The
last thing I need is to get put
back on their crosshairs.

Kami nods and pushes Nomaxs file off-screen, returning the

monitors to their ship diagnostics. Corvo walks in front of
Kami and stares out into space.
KAMI
Thank God. It wouldve been a
nightmare, too. What did you do to
piss them off again?
CORVO
Killed one of their higher members
in a bar fight. It was an accident.
Kahmi types on the holographic keyboard, resulting in a
picture of Corvo and his police record being put on the left
screen.

KAHMI
A 50,000 credit accident,
apparently.
CORVO
Guess so.
Corvo walks over to Kahmis workstation and looks over at
the right screen. He pauses as his eyes widen. Corvo taps
Kahmi.

CORVO (CONTD)
Hey Kahmi.
KAHMI
Yeah?

(CONTINUED)
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CORVO
(pointing at the right screen)
Zoom in on that picture right
there.

Kahmi follows Corvos finger to see a grainy picture of

Nomax meeting with a hooded, black-haired woman. Corvo gets
closer to the image and studies it. He then turns to Kahmi.
CORVO (CONTD)
Where did they take Nomax for
recovery?
Corvo moves out of the way as Kahmi types on the holographic
keyboard until the hospital shows up on-screen.
KAHMI
Maritoba General on Panteramore.
Corvo stares at the exterior picture of the hospital. He
sighs.
CORVO
Shit. Kahmi...Im fairly certain
thats Laney in that picture.
Kami raises his eyebrows in surprise, gasping.
KAHMI
You mean...YOUR Laney?
CORVO
No, I mean Tanxs Laney. Of course
I mean MY Laney!

Kahmis eyes widen.

KAHMI
Corvo, what are we gonna do?

Corvo walks back over to the table. He fills his glass with
more green liquid.
CORVO
Leave it. Shes an adult. She knew
what she was getting into.

Corvo takes another sip and gets frustrated, placing the cup
at the table and walking to the doorway.
CORVO (CONTD)
(under his breath)
You dumbass.

(CONTINUED)
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The automatic door slides open.

KAHMI
CORVO!
Corvo stops in his place. He turns his head sideways. Kahmi
turns around to look at him.
KAHMI (CONTD)
100,000 credits would definitely
fix the faulty right engine.
Corvo stays still.
KAHMI (CONTD)
AND wed have more food than just
Klaxxon milk and bagels. We can
also fix the bar.
Corvo, still turned to the doorway, looks over to the green
drink and bagels. He shrugs his shoulders and sighs.

CORVO
Ugh...
EXT. THE MONTALBAN - CONTINUOUS

The ships engines slowly build up, turning from a faint

yellow to a bright blue.
KAMI(O.S.)
Engaging warp in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...

Instantly, the Montalban disappears as if it was stretched

into oblivion.
INT. MARITOBA GENERAL - HOSPITAL ROOM - FLASHBACK

SUPER: EARLIER
LANEY, 33, presses her fingers on a monitor above a sedated
patient. Despite the massive amounts of alien lettering on
the screen, his vitals seem calm to the doctor. Laney looks
down at the patient, seeing bruises and stitches all over
the patients pink body. She opens up one of his eyes and
brushes her long black hair out of the way to check his
response to her light pen.
Her patient is Corileus Nomax.

Nomax wakes up in a jolt, breathing heavily and screaming.

He tries to fight against the restraints holding his arms
and legs down on the stretcher.

(CONTINUED)
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LANEY
Nomax! Calm down.
NOMAX
Laney! What the hell is going on?!?

LANEY
Its alright. Youre at Maritoba
General. Nearly the entirety of the
Galaxy Federation Authority is
watching over Panteramore.

Nomaxs eyes widen.

NOMAX
WERE ON PANTERAMORE?!? OH FOR
SCHLOSKYS SAKE...

LANEY
Shut it! Youll be fine. Now tell
me: where is it?
INT. MARITOBA GENERAL - RECEPTION DESK - CONTINUOUS

A MALE, AFRICAN-AMERICAN RECEPTIONIST sits at the desk,

messing around on the holographic screen in front of him.
Four burly aliens, 1 green and 3 teal, in burgundy suits
walk into the hospitals revolving doors. Theyre built like
humanoid bodybuilders with fangs, yellow eyes, and clawed
hands. When they make it to the reception desk, the
receptionist puts on a forced smile.
RECEPTIONIST
(annoyingly chipper)
Hello, gentlemen! What can I help
you with today? Curious about
visitation hours? Do you have a
package to deliver to one of our
patients?

The GREEN MUSCULAR ALIEN in the burgundy suit gives out a

hearty laugh. He makes eye contact with the receptionist,
causing his forced smile to slightly melt into a cautious
one.
GREEN MUSCULAR ALIEN
A package? No...
He quickly pulls out a dark green gun that slightly molds
around his hand and shoots the receptionist through the desk
and into his chest, causing him to be thrown backwards
instantly.

(CONTINUED)
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GREEN MUSCULAR ALIEN

Just a message from our boss.
As he finishes speaking, his friends pull out similar guns
out of their suit jackets.

INT. MARITOBA GENERAL - HOSPITAL ROOM - CONTINUOUS

Screaming can be heard from outside the door, causing Nomax
to gasp as Laney turns to the door. The exterior of the room
sounds like absolute chaos, freezing Laney in her place out
of fear. She looks at Nomax and looks at the door.
LANEY
Oh shi...
EXT. MARITOBA GENERAL - ROOF - NIGHT

A small spacecraft, similar in design to Spike Spiegels

Swordfish II from Cowboy Bebop, lands on the landing pad on
the roof. Corvo jumps out of the cockpit, splashing with
each step as the rain hits the ground. He puts his finger to
his ear and slightly pushes it in, pushing his jackets
collar up as a failed attempt to keep himself dry in the
harsh rain.
CORVO
(yelling over the rain)
Am I too late!?!?

KAHMI(V.O.)
I dont think so. The reports of
shooting didnt start until thirty
minutes ago. Its a seventy-floor
building so I doubt theyve found
him yet.
Corvo opens up the door to the
STAIRWAY

and begins to head downstairs.

CORVO
(as hes walking)
Any news on casualties?

KAHMI(O.S.)
Only 8 so far. 1 human male, 3
female Scorvions, and 4 Authority
officers. Theyre hesitant to send
more men in until they get some
sort of intel on the shooters. Most
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
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KAHMI(O.S.) (contd)
of those who escaped were too
scared to even see the shooters.
Corvo stops at the door with a giant 65 next to it on the
wall.

CORVO
Well, at least shes alright for
now.
INT. MARITOBA GENERAL. HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS

Corvo enters the floor through the staircase, slowly moving

down the hallway. He stops at the wall the ends and leads to
the
WAITING AREA

in the middle of the floor. He sees the four aliens in

burgundy suits threatening an orderly, throwing him into the
armchairs placed around the area on a red cashmere carpet.
GREEN MUSCULAR ALIEN
WHERE IS NOMAX!?!?
CORVO
BEND OVER AND ILL SHOW YA!
The muscular alien turn their heads towards Corvo, dropping
the orderly. As the orderly runs away, Corvo looks at his
gun, holstered on he right side, and speaks.
CORVO
(to the gun)
Maim, dont kill.

The gun beeps in recognition as the light under the guns

hammer turns yellow. Before the four muscular aliens can
shoot, Corvo pulls out his gun and shoots from the hip.
Spurts of pea-green blood splatter all over the wall and
floor as chunks of the muscular aliens flesh explode when
met by the yellow blasts from Corvos gun.
As the muscular aliens yell in agony, Corvo speaks to Kahmi.
CORVO (CONTD)
The assholes in burgundy have been
taken care of. Wheres Nomax?

(CONTINUED)
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KAHMI
The Authority said that they put
him on the sixtieth floor. You
better get down there.

INT. MARITOBA GENERAL - HOSPITAL ROOM - LATER

Laney looks at the door, holding an extra IV stand like a
baseball bat. As the door opens, Laney yells and runs toward
the open door, closing her eyes as she swings down with the
stand. The stand makes contact with the black marble ground.

Laney opens one eye and looks up at Corvo, standing

dangerously close to the IV stand.
CORVO
God, youve got an awful swing.
Maybe thats why you sucked at
astroball.
Laney stands up and makes eye contact with Corvo. Her eyes
widen.

LANEY
Ja...Jake? Youre here?!?
Laneys eyes water, placing her hand on Corvos face to make
sure hes real. Before tears fall, however, she immediately
pulls back and slaps Corvos cheek as hard and as quickly as
she can. Corvo winces through the pain.
CORVO
Guess I deserve that...
LANEY
Where the fuck have you been?!?! 2
years and no contact whatsoever?
Are you crazy!?! Ive been worried
sick about you. And dont you start
coming up with excuses...

CORVO
Nice to see you too, sis. Also,
only friends and family call me
Jake. Most know me as Corvo now.

Corvo drops his hand from his face and walks into the
HOSPITAL ROOM
to see Nomax. He looks at the monitor showing his vitals.

(CONTINUED)
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LANEY
Corvo!?! What kind of goofy ass
name is...Hey! Im talking to you!
CORVO
How do you feel, Nomax?!?
NOMAX
Well honestly, I...
CORVO
Shut up. Dont care.
Corvo shoots a blue bolt into Nomaxs face, causing him to
pass out. Corvo turns to Laney.
CORVO (CONTD)
Shouldve known that was
rhetorical. Now what does he have
on the Sarkessians?
LANEY
What are you talking...

Corvo pulls out his glass and punches a few buttons on it,
resulting in a hologram of the picture he saw on Kahmis
right screen earlier.
CORVO
Cut the bullshit, Laney. Enhance
the picture on G-26.
The hologram smoothly zooms in on the hooded womans chest,
showing a golden broach resting on her chest. Laney looks at
Corvo. They make eye contact.
CORVO (CONTD)
You always were sentimental for
moms old shit.

Laney attempts to speak, stops herself, and sighs.

LANEY
Nomax came in a month ago for an
injury that he was given at a bar
fight. As I was patching him up, he
started to break down and cry.
Corvo walks over to Nomaxs unconscious body, looking over
the obese alien.

(CONTINUED)
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LANEY (CONTD)
He drunkenly told me what he had on
the family. I knew he couldnt go
to the cops, so...

CORVO
You told him to give you hard
evidence so you could take it to
the cops.
He looks at Laney. He pulls her out of the hospital room and
into the
WAITING AREA,
the automatic door sliding shut behind them. She nods.

CORVO (CONTD)
Youre a doctor, Lane. Not an
informant. You dumb...
He looks at Laney. Shes shaking and looking at the ground,
biting her thumb. He sighs.

CORVO (CONTD)
Are you okay?
Laney looks surprised.

LANEY
Yeah, Im fine.
CORVO
Wheres the evidence?

Laney points back to the door to Nomaxs room.

LANEY
In Nomaxs pock...

KAHMI(V.O.)
Corvo! Come in, Corvo!
Corvo shifts his head a bit and responds.
CORVO
Yeah, Kahm?
KAMI(O.S.)
Theres more than four hostiles!
The Sarkessians also hired...

(CONTINUED)
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Just then, goosebumps start to tingle around Corvos neck as

it starts to get too quiet. He turns his head to the side to
see a BURLY YELLOW ALIEN barreling towards him.
Laney reacts before Corvo can.

LANEY
Jake, watch out!
Corvo instinctively pushes Laney out of the way. Before he
can entirely pull out his gun, the alien makes contact with
him. Corvo drops his gun as the alien smashes Corvo through
the wall and into Nomaxs hospital room. The force alone
throws Corvo into the next wall, leaving a serious indent in
the wall.

The alien is nearly seven feet tall with a face like a small
hippo. His eyes are orange with green irises, rocking a
short, blond mohawk. Corvo spits out some blood as he looks
at the alien in disgust. The alien gives Corvo a mischievous
grin.

As Corvo coughs off blood, the burly yellow lifts him up

from the collar. The aliens hands are almost as thick as
Corvos neck.
CORVO
Aneekin Martyn.

Aneekin laughs a hearty laugh.

ANEEKIN
We meet again, you simian scum. How
long has it been? A couple of
months?
CORVO
Not long enough, in my opinion. The
farther from you, the better.

Aneekins grip gets tighter as he presses Corvo into the

wall. He looks over at Nomax and laughs.
ANEEKIN
Hmph. Easy money. Who wouldve
thought Id get paid to kill you?
$50,000 more than I expected. Must
be my birthday.
Corvo gives Aneekin a bloody smile. He laughs. Laney reaches
for the gun. Aneekins small ears perk up as Laney slowly
crawls to Corvos gun. He starts to turn his head towards
the noise.

(CONTINUED)
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CORVO
Thats funny. Thats what your
brother said too.

Aneekins head stops moving and shoots back to Corvo. He

grits his teeth while Laney picks up the gun and aims it at
the back of Aneekins head.
CORVO (CONTD)
Right before I beat his ass. Turns
out your Revorns are pretty useless
at fist fights with alcohol in your
system.
Aneekins eyes widen as his grip tightens on Corvos collar.
He slams Corvo against the wall, making him cough up more
blood.
ANEEKIN
TRY SAYING THAT AGAIN, YOU
WORTHLESS PIECE OF...

Laney aims the gun at Aneekins head. Corvo yells.

CORVO (CONTD)
KILL!

The gun responds by turning red, letting Laney pull the

trigger. The red blast blows Annekins head clean off,
splattering Corvos face with blood that looks like dijon
mustard. As Annekins body falls to the floor, his hand lets
go of Corvo, causing him to fall on his ass.

Laney runs over to Corvo. He winces in pain as she tries to

put him in a more comfortable position. Once Corvo is
comfortable, Laney slides down the wall until shes sitting
right next to Corvo.

Corvos head falls on Laneys shoulder. He takes a deep

breath and breaks the silence.
CORVO (CONT.)
Hows dad?

LANEY
Hes managing. Still pretty pissed
off about his son not calling him
at all.
CORVO
He shouldnt have brought mom into
our last conversation. That wasnt
cool! Plus, to be fair, Ive been
busy.

(CONTINUED)
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Laney looks at Corvo with a perplexed look.

LANEY
"To be fair," my ass! Its 2517,
Corvo. Whether youre a bounty
hunter, a prostitute, or a giant
floating planet...
Corvo meets Laneys eyes.
LANEY (CONT.)
A call is nice once in awhile.
Corvo looks down and bites his lip. He shakes his head.
CORVO
Im sorry, Lane.

LANEY
I know you are, Jake...
EXT. MARITOBA GENERAL - FRONT ENTRANCE - LATER

LANEY (V.O.)
I know.
Laney sits on an ambulance as a robotic EMT takes care of
any cuts and bruises. A towel sits on her shoulders as a
HUMAN GFA OFFICER asks her questions.

GFA OFFICER
(looking down at a large piece
of glass)
So you were assigned to Nomaxs
care?

LANEY
That is correct.
GFA OFFICER
Did he say anything to you while
you were watching over him?
Laney looks around the front of the building to see if Corvo
is anywhere. Hes nowhere in sight.

LANEY
He was scared. Something about what
he had on the family he was working
with. I dont know much.

(CONTINUED)
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GFA OFFICER
Thats alright. A bounty hunter
gave us a drive of evidence that
Nomax had on the family. We pretty
much have all we need.
Laneys eyes widen. She makes eye contact with the officer.
LANEY
Where is he now?
GFA OFFICER
Once the guy got his credits, he
bolted.

Laney drops her gaze to the floor, looking forlorn.

LANEY
Oh...
INT. LANEYS APARTMENT - LATER

Laney unlocks her front door and walks into her apartment.
LANEY
Lamps, turn on.

Two lamps on two different nightstands turn on, slightly

lighting up her
FRONT ROOM
Sitting on her couch in front of several windows is a
shadowy figure.
CORVO
Jeez, you took your sweet ass time.

Laney jumps and slightly squeals.

LANEY
FUCK YOU, JAKE! I thought you left.
CORVO
I mean, I did. I was there for the
money.
Laneys jaw drops.
LANEY
WHAT?!?!
Laney throws a nearby chair pillow at Corvo. He barely
dodges it.

(CONTINUED)
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CORVO
Hey hey! Im kidding. I knew youd
be in the neighborhood so I didnt
think it would hurt to drop by.
Laney shakes her head and heads over to the
KITCHEN

where she pulls out a glass bottle with a blue liquid, pours
it in a glass and immediately shoots it back. She takes a
breath and looks at Corvo.
LANEY
You want one?

CORVO
A nice glass of Neon Whiskey? Im
always down.
Corvo walks over to the counter and takes a glass. Laney
pours a glass for both of them. They both shoot it back at
the same time, exhaling in satisfaction as they lower the
glasses. A beat of silence rolls over the room.
LANEY
Im assuming this isnt just a nice
visit from my little brother.
CORVO
Unfortunately, youre right.

Corvo drops the glass onto the countertop. He sighs. Laney

turns to the bottle to fill up her glass again.
CORVO (CONTD)
A tip from a friend in the
underground has told us that the
Sarkessians know Nomax was talking
to you.
Laney stops pouring and places the bottle down. She turns
back to Corvo.

LANEY
Wait...HOW!?!?!
CORVO
No idea. If I had a friend in the
family, I would know.

Laney drops her head to the countertop and groans. Corvo

lowers his head to Laneys ear.

(CONTINUED)
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CORVO (CONTD)
Come with me.
Laney rises her head and looks at him.
LANEY
What?
CORVO
You need to lay low. Weve got
space and we move around a lot.

LANEY
You want me to live on a bounty
hunters ship?!? Do you know how
crazy that sounds.

CORVO
Of course I do! That being said...
Corvo raises his head and rests his arms on the countertop.
Laney follows.

CORVO (CONTD)
I want to make sure youre okay.
Plus, you get to see what I do! On
a good month, I make what you make
in a year.

Laney laughs.
LANEY
How often do you have good months?
Corvo scratches the back of his neck looks away from Laney.

CORVO
I mean...every now and again. Look,
what do you think?

Laney laughs and shakes her head in disbelief. After a beat

of silence, she nods.
LANEY
What the hell. Im down.

CORVO
Great! Now take a deep breath.
LANEY
What are you...

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 21.

CORVO
Lights, turn off.
Almost immediately, Laney and Corvo warp out of existence as
the lights in the apartment turn off.

INT. THE MONTALBAN - CONTROL BAY - CONTINUOUS

In an instant, Laney and Corvo blink into the control bay.
Kahmi turns to the duo, not even phased by the recent warp.
Laney blows chunks as she opens her mouth while Corvo
smiles.
LANEY
(wiping her mouth)
What in Gods...

CORVO
Kahmi, this is Laney. Laney, this
is Kahmi. Hes my partner-in-crime.
Kahmi raises a tentacle, keeping another tentacle at the
holographic keyboard.

KAHMI
Pleasure to finally meet you, Miss
Butler. Im hoping youll add some
class to our dysfunctional duo.

Laney gets up and rests herself on Kahmis control area.

LANEY
In all honesty, I dont know if
Ill be enough.

Corvo walks over to the giant windows and looks at a nearby

planet.
CORVO
Kahmi, set course for Verandibill.
Weve got a Xuvarian princess to
escort.
Kahmi shakes his head and types coordinates into the
holographic keyboard. Laney watches her little brother and
smiles as he stands like a captain on a pirate ship: chest
out and arms to the side with his fists resting on his hips.
KAHMI(O.S.)
Setting course for Verandibill in
5,4...
 22.

EXT. THE MONTALBAN - CONTINUOUS

The ships engines roar in space, going from a soft yellow
to a bright blue.
KAHMI(V.O.)
3, 2, 1...
The ship stretches until barely visible, slingshotting
itself into the darkness of space.

FADE TO BLACK.