- INT. MILITARY BASE
- CAPTAIN GOODWIN sits at her desk using her computer, a new-email notification sound CHIMES and she CLICKS her mouse.
- Her face widens and she jumps up excitedly running to DR. RUTLEDGE’s office.
- GOODWIN
- Dr. Rutledge! Dr. Rutledge!
- RUTLEDGE
- Yes? What is it? What’s happened‽
- Captain Goodwin grabs his arm and hurries him back to her desk. She points to the screen sharply.
- GOODWIN
- He was right. Captain Stevens changed our reality!
- RUTLEDGE
- What are you talking about?
- GOODWIN
- I just checked my email. Look at the message I got this morning.
- Dr. Rutledge looks at the screen with a dubious expresion, briefly changing to one of surprise, then back to one of sullen capitulation.
- RUTLEDGE
- No, that’s not what you think. The virtualized guest system simply leaked out into the host system. We’ll have to fix that, but it’s only a bug, nothing more.
- GOODWIN
- But look at the timestamp, the message was sent this morning!
- RUTLEDGE
- No, that’s the message timestamp. Look at the timestamp on the mail server. It was sent a minute ago.
- Goodwin’s hopeful expression fades as she sees where Rutledge points.
- RUTLEDGE
- I’m sorry captain, but like I said, the source code maybe a powerful tool, but it is essentially just virtual-reality. He cannot change the real world, let alone alter the past.
- If you would please begin the memory wipe now…
- Rutledge heads back to his office. Goodwin lingers a moment longer, blinking, then TAPS a few keys. A computerized voice ANNOUNCES that the wipe has begun.
- Goodwin heads out the door and closes it behind her.
- CUT TO BLACK.
- COMPUTER (V.O.)
- Memory wipe complete. Ready for next mission.
- THE END
Thanks to John August for the screenplay CSS.