Scene One
Julia:
Flora, stay close to me!
Celeste:
My God…
Flora:
Who would do this?
Kwame:
[Grimly]
Someone who wanted to send a message.
Julia:
Not now, Kwame.
[Police officers rush past, shouting orders. Julia grabs Flora’s hand tightly]
Celeste:
We need to get somewhere safe.
[Scene ends with another bomb going off unexpectedly]
Scene Two
[Opens at the Roosevelt Mansion. Kate is pacing, clutching her phone Jake and Zack sit tensely. Kelly hovers nearby]
Kate:
I can’t reach your father. I can’t reach Josh. Nothing!
Jake:
Mom, calm down. We’ll find them.
Kate:
After bombs went off at the hotel?
[Voice cracks]
My husband could be dead.
Kelly:
Maybe they evacuated. Maybe they’re safe.
Zack:
Or maybe…
[Hesitates]
…they were the target.
Kate:
Don’t you dare say that!
[Kate collapses into a chair, trembling. Kelly kneels beside her]
Kelly:
Don’t worry, we’ll figure this out.
[Jake, looks away, conflicted]
Scene Three
[The sound of heavy, labored breathing and shifting gravel fills the air. A flickering flashlight beam cuts through the dust, revealing a collapsed hallway in the Roose Hotel]
Julia:
[Coughing violently]
Flora? Celeste? Can anyone hear me?
Kwame’s
Voice:
[Muffled, from under a slab of drywall]
Over here. I’ve got Flora.
Julia:
[Lunging toward the sound, pushing debris aside]
Get your hands off her!
Kwame:
[Emerges from the dust, his forehead bleeding, shielding Flora with his body]
Look around, Julia! The ceiling is gone. I’m the only reason she wasn’t crushed.
Flora:
[Trembling, clutching Kwame’s arm]
Mom, stop. The stairs are blocked. We’re trapped.
Celeste:
[Voice comes from the far end of the hall; she is pinning her arm against the wall, looking shaken but upright]
I found a service exit, but the door is warped from the heat. We need to move before the rest of the floor gives way.
Julia:
[Glaring at Kwame]
This was you. You brought her here to die.
Kwame:
[Coldly]
I’m the one who heard the click of the detonator in the hallway, Julia. If I wanted you dead, I wouldn’t have yelled for you to run.
Celeste:
The door is jammed! Kwame, give me a hand!
[Kwame and Celeste heave
against the heavy metal door. It groans but stays
shut]
Flora:
[Looking back down the dark hallway]
Someone is coming.
Julia:
It’s probably the fire department, honey.
Flora:
No. They aren’t wearing sirens.
[A gunshot rings out]
Scene Four
Man
in Dark Suit:
[Stands, holding a tablet]
Mrs. Roosevelt, the feed from the hotel lobby is gone, but the cloud backup caught a glimpse of the person entering the maintenance room.
Jake:
[Leaning in]
Who was it?
Man in Dark Suit:
[Pauses, looking at Jake with a strange expression]
The picture is not clear. It was controlled demolition, probably collateral damage. We’ll get clarity soon.
Kate:
Okay, thank you.
Man in Dark Suit:
You’re welcome ma’am.
[Returns to his seat, continues working on laptop]
Zack:
What did he just say?
Kate: I think we all just need to stay calm. I’m gonna go and bake a cake.
[Kate dashes out of the room]
Zack:
A cake?
Kelly:
I’m gonna go help her.
[Follows Kate]
Zack:
Bake a cake? Really?
Scene Five
[Kwame, Flora, Julia and Celeste fall back as Celeste holds a heavy fire extinguisher she just swung]
Celeste:
[Screaming]
Run! Now!
[The door finally gives way. The group spills out into
a narrow alleyway just as a third explosion rocks the base of the
building]
Kwame:
[Grabbing Julia’s hand]
We have to go. They won’t stop until we’re all under that rubble.
Julia:
[Looking at the burning building]
The hotel. The trash bag. They planted it all, didn't they?
Kwame:
It
doesn't matter now. We have the girl.
[Julia looks at
Kwame. Kwame looks away, toward the sound of approaching sirens]
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