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Person of Interest
by Jonathan Nolan
Harold Finch reveals the secret origin of 'The Machine' to John Reese, explaining how he built a mass surveillance system for the government that ignores 'irrelevant' crimes. Finch expresses his guilt over the lives he couldn't save, while Reese questions the morality and effectiveness of their new mission.
VEEP PILOT
by Barry Luc
In the Vice President's office, Dan successfully forges a signature and maneuvers his way into a job offer from Selina. Anna is horrified by the hiring of a known 'bastard', leading to a sharp confrontation with Selina about loyalty and who is actually using whom.
Person of Interest (Pilot)
Reese discovers Finch's elaborate tracking system and realizes the numbers correspond to impending violent crimes. Tensions rise as Reese demands transparency regarding the source of the data, while Finch maintains his secrecy and challenges Reese's own trustworthiness.
A determined investigator attempts to flip a terrified witness who is being held for a crime he didn't commit. The witness refuses to cooperate, explaining that the people responsible are so powerful and evil that speaking out would mean a death sentence for his entire family.
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome
by Michael Taylor
In a frozen resort suite, Beka and Adama confront the harsh realities of their mission and the personal ghosts driving them. Beka reveals the truth about her husband's death—a fabricated hero's story covering up friendly fire—as she challenges Adama's need for a moral justification for the war.
2012
by Roland Emmerich, Harald Kloser
A conspiracy theorist and radio host explains his apocalyptic predictions to a skeptical father. Charlie details the science behind the impending 2012 cataclysm and claims the government is secretly building 'spaceships' for the elite.
Mulholland Drive
by David Lynch
Adam, a film director, discovers his credit cards and bank accounts have been frozen, leaving him stranded. He calls Cynthia, who informs him that a mysterious figure known as 'The Cowboy' wants a meeting, suggesting a dark conspiracy is unfolding around his career.
Bad Santa
by Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Bob Chipeska, a nervous department store manager, consults with Gin Slagel, a cynical security chief, about his desire to fire the store's Santa Claus. Chipeska recounts various instances of inappropriate behavior, including vulgar language and sexual encounters in the dressing rooms, while Gin agrees to dig up dirt to justify the termination.
Bugonia
by Will Tracy
Teddy attempts to radicalize and reassure his hesitant cousin Don after kidnapping a pharmaceutical executive they believe is an alien. Teddy uses environmentalist rhetoric and conspiracy theories to justify their actions while manipulating Don's emotional loyalty to the mission.
A captive woman named Michelle desperately attempts to convince her kidnappers that she is an alien in a futile effort to escape torture. Despite her confession, Teddy remains unconvinced of her sincerity and proceeds to subject her to a brutal electrical 'test' to prove her non-human biology, while his accomplice Don watches with growing hesitation.
Michelle wakes up in a basement, kidnapped by Teddy and Don who believe she is an undercover alien from Andromeda. Despite her shaved head and the bizarre accusations, Michelle attempts to use her corporate negotiation skills to regain control of the situation, while Teddy remains convinced that her human poise is merely a sophisticated extraterrestrial facade.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
by Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern, Peter George
General Ripper explains his paranoid conspiracy theories regarding 'precious bodily fluids' and communist infiltration to a terrified Group Captain Mandrake. As Mandrake desperately tries to reason with him to prevent a nuclear holocaust, Ripper reveals the full extent of his insanity and his belief that he is a savior of the human race.
Boiler Room
by Ben Younger
A dramatic, tense, urgent Seth & Chris's duologue from "Boiler Room" by Ben Younger.
Predator
by Jim Thomas, John Thomas
A suspicious, tense, investigative Schaefer, Ramirez & Dillon's monologue from "Predator" by Jim Thomas & John Thomas. Genre: action, thriller.
Julius Caesar
by William Shakespeare
Brutus and Cassius discuss their concerns regarding Caesar's rising power while Casca provides a cynical account of Caesar refusing a crown offered by Antony. The scene concludes with Cassius plotting to manipulate Brutus into joining the conspiracy against Caesar.
Portia confronts her husband, Brutus, about his recent erratic behavior and secretive late-night meetings. She pleads with him to share his burdens, arguing that as his wife, she deserves to know the secrets weighing on his mind.
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