CHAPTER 3
INT. LIBRARY
Alex and the manager go to a room. The room has white marble flooring; the walls were painted bluish-green. There was a half empty bookshelf in the right corner of the room and a couch on the left side of the wall. Opposite to couch, there is a table with some snacks and orange juice.
Alex and the manager sit on the couch. The manager pours the juice in a glass for Alex.
ALEX (holding the glass)
“Thank you.”
ALEX (cont’d)
“What’s your name?”
THE MANAGER (smiles and pours juice for himself)
“You can call me… SAMUEL.”
ALEX (takes a sip)
“Okay Samuel, what’s my job here?”
THE MANAGER
“Your job is to retrieve a data chip.”
FLASH BACK STARTS
RIALTO BRIDGE –VENICE –Afternoon
Date: 2009, Dec 20.
Time: 13:55
ALEJANDRO, wearing a white sleeveless t-shirt and blue shorts stands on the bridge. He is reading a Spanish newspaper. A bold man with trimmed white beard, wearing a blue tuxedo stands closer to him.
THE BALD MAN
“The white ship has sailed off.”
Alejandro drops the newspaper. The bald man kneels down to pick up the newspaper. He goes down and opens the newspaper. There was a white plastic box inside the newspaper; he takes that box, slips it into his sock and returns the paper to Alejandro.
Alejandro thanks him and walks away.
INT. A HOTEL IN VENICE
Time: 14:22
The bald man takes out the box from his sock. He walks near the window and closes it. He sits on the chair, opens the box. There is a red card in it. He takes that card and looks at it under the light.
He makes a phone call and while speaking over the phone, he writes ‘VARANASI, UTHAR PRADHESH – INDIA’
______________
VARANASI, UTTAR PRADESH
Date: 2009, Dec 23
Time: 08:30
On the shores of Ganga, there is a saadhu with long brown wavy hair and thick long beard. His eyes are red and face is covered in mud. He is sitting on the steps and looking at the sun.
The bald man comes towards the sadhu and sits next to him.
THE BALD MAN (Looking at the sun)
“El sol rojo esta abajo.”
[MEANING: The red sun has fallen]
SAADHU (prays)
“La luna saldra”
[MEANING: Moon shall rise]
The bald man keeps the red card with a note, near the saadhu and walks away.
INT. THE HOTEL
Time: 11:45
The bald man is sitting on a table, near the window. His eyes are looking at the door. Every time a person enters the door, he looks at their wrist. The waiter comes and keeps a cup of coffee on the table.
THE WAITER
“Anything else sir?”
THE BALD MAN
“No, thank you.”
The waiter walks away.
A man wearing a half sleeve red shirt with blue floral prints on it, sits on the bald man’s table.
RAKESH
“Mera naam Rakes. Woh saadhu bhai ne bheja mujhe aap se milne ke liye.”
THE BALD MAN (confused)
“You are Rakesh?”
Rakesh nods.
THE BALD MAN
“I didn’t get you.”
RAKESH (facepalms)
“Aree haan. Hindi nahi aata na aapko.”
RAKESH (trying to convey his message through actions)
“Saadhu baba…box? Money?”
THE BALD MAN
“You have the money?”
RAKESH
“Haan...Money, money.”
Rakesh points at his van which is parked outside the hotel.
EXT. THE HOTEL
The bald man goes with Rakesh to his van. Rakesh takes out a brown briefcase from the van and gives it to him.
_____________
INT. A HOTEL ROOM –VENICE
Date: 2009,DEC 29
Time: 10:45
Alejandro receives a parcel. He opens the parcel and finds a brown briefcase which was handed to the bald man.
FALSH BACK ENDS.
___________________
INT. LIBRARY
THE MANANGER (Drinks the juice)
“You’ll make one jump and will go to these three meeting points. We don’t know who and from where this chip is handed. You need to find it out.”
ALEX
“How am I supposed to do that?”
THE MANAGER
“These men don’t know each other and that’s a soft spot.”
The manager goes towards the bookshelf and brings back a small gym bag.
THE MANAGER (gives the bag to Alex)
“Here’s your passport, visa and few dollars to meet your expense.”
ALEX (opens the bag and checks the documents)
“Okay.”
INT. THE WHITE ROOM
Alex and the manager come back to the room. Raja Pathare welcomes Alex with a smile.
RAJA PATHARE
“Everything’s fine Alex?”
Alex nods.
RAJA PATHARE (smiles)
“Man of few words.”
ISSAQ gives a tracker, a stick like device with two balls (time travelling device) on the edge and a digital watch to Alex.
RAJA PATHARE (pointing at the tracker)
“NO matter in whichever time you jump into, there is a safe spot which is not affected by time. So, this tracker will help you find our safe spots. Any queries, help… you can go there.”
Alex keeps the tracker in his bag.
ARAJA PATHARE (shows him the watch)
“Time is vital. If you mess with it, it will hit you hard. This watch shows two times. The top is our time and the other is the time after your jump. Also, you need to select a location in this watch to jump into your desired location.”
ALEX (exhales)
“Okay.”
Alex takes the watch and looks at it.
ALEX (pointing at the time on the top)
“This is our time, right?”
RAJ PATHARE
“Yes.”
Alex wears the watch.
ISSAQ (shows the time travelling device.)
“This is our time machine. You pull these balls and a keypad will appear. You need to type the date and time of your jump. And, when you push it back, you’ll make the jump.”
ALEX (worried)
“Okay.”
ISSAQ (pats on Alex’s shoulder)
“Don’t worry. We’ll do this jump tomorrow.”
Alex smiles in relief.
NEXT DAY
INT. THE WHITE ROOM
Alex, the manager, Issaq and Raja Pathare are present in the room. Alex is ready to make his jump. He is wearing a white blazer and blue jeans.
ISSAQ (points at the cubicle)
“Alex, go inside and make the jump.”
ISSAQ (Cont’d)
“Don’t forget to select the location Venice, Rialto Bridge and keep the date 19 Dec, 2009. You need atleast one day to know the location.”
Alex checks his bag again and makes sure that he is carrying all his documents and the device.
He then picks up the time travelling device and goes into the cubicle.
INT. THE CUBICLE
Alex selects the location. He pulls the balls, types the date and time and pushes it back.
EXT. THE CUBICLE
The manager, Issaq and Raja Pathare and waiting outside the cubicle. A blue light comes from the cubicle and smiles appear on their faces.
The door behind them opens. Alex, wearing a red t-shirt and white jeans enters the room. He points his gun and shoots Issaq and Raja Pathare. The manager runs out of the room, screaming. Alex follows him and shoots him down.
Alex comes back to the room. He enters the cubicle and finds it EMPTY. He pulls down the cloth and screams in anger.
Alex and the manager go to a room. The room has white marble flooring; the walls were painted bluish-green. There was a half empty bookshelf in the right corner of the room and a couch on the left side of the wall. Opposite to couch, there is a table with some snacks and orange juice.
Alex and the manager sit on the couch. The manager pours the juice in a glass for Alex.
ALEX (holding the glass)
“Thank you.”
ALEX (cont’d)
“What’s your name?”
THE MANAGER (smiles and pours juice for himself)
“You can call me… SAMUEL.”
ALEX (takes a sip)
“Okay Samuel, what’s my job here?”
THE MANAGER
“Your job is to retrieve a data chip.”
FLASH BACK STARTS
RIALTO BRIDGE –VENICE –Afternoon
Date: 2009, Dec 20.
Time: 13:55
ALEJANDRO, wearing a white sleeveless t-shirt and blue shorts stands on the bridge. He is reading a Spanish newspaper. A bold man with trimmed white beard, wearing a blue tuxedo stands closer to him.
THE BALD MAN
“The white ship has sailed off.”
Alejandro drops the newspaper. The bald man kneels down to pick up the newspaper. He goes down and opens the newspaper. There was a white plastic box inside the newspaper; he takes that box, slips it into his sock and returns the paper to Alejandro.
Alejandro thanks him and walks away.
INT. A HOTEL IN VENICE
Time: 14:22
The bald man takes out the box from his sock. He walks near the window and closes it. He sits on the chair, opens the box. There is a red card in it. He takes that card and looks at it under the light.
He makes a phone call and while speaking over the phone, he writes ‘VARANASI, UTHAR PRADHESH – INDIA’
______________
VARANASI, UTTAR PRADESH
Date: 2009, Dec 23
Time: 08:30
On the shores of Ganga, there is a saadhu with long brown wavy hair and thick long beard. His eyes are red and face is covered in mud. He is sitting on the steps and looking at the sun.
The bald man comes towards the sadhu and sits next to him.
THE BALD MAN (Looking at the sun)
“El sol rojo esta abajo.”
[MEANING: The red sun has fallen]
SAADHU (prays)
“La luna saldra”
[MEANING: Moon shall rise]
The bald man keeps the red card with a note, near the saadhu and walks away.
INT. THE HOTEL
Time: 11:45
The bald man is sitting on a table, near the window. His eyes are looking at the door. Every time a person enters the door, he looks at their wrist. The waiter comes and keeps a cup of coffee on the table.
THE WAITER
“Anything else sir?”
THE BALD MAN
“No, thank you.”
The waiter walks away.
A man wearing a half sleeve red shirt with blue floral prints on it, sits on the bald man’s table.
RAKESH
“Mera naam Rakes. Woh saadhu bhai ne bheja mujhe aap se milne ke liye.”
THE BALD MAN (confused)
“You are Rakesh?”
Rakesh nods.
THE BALD MAN
“I didn’t get you.”
RAKESH (facepalms)
“Aree haan. Hindi nahi aata na aapko.”
RAKESH (trying to convey his message through actions)
“Saadhu baba…box? Money?”
THE BALD MAN
“You have the money?”
RAKESH
“Haan...Money, money.”
Rakesh points at his van which is parked outside the hotel.
EXT. THE HOTEL
The bald man goes with Rakesh to his van. Rakesh takes out a brown briefcase from the van and gives it to him.
_____________
INT. A HOTEL ROOM –VENICE
Date: 2009,DEC 29
Time: 10:45
Alejandro receives a parcel. He opens the parcel and finds a brown briefcase which was handed to the bald man.
FALSH BACK ENDS.
___________________
INT. LIBRARY
THE MANANGER (Drinks the juice)
“You’ll make one jump and will go to these three meeting points. We don’t know who and from where this chip is handed. You need to find it out.”
ALEX
“How am I supposed to do that?”
THE MANAGER
“These men don’t know each other and that’s a soft spot.”
The manager goes towards the bookshelf and brings back a small gym bag.
THE MANAGER (gives the bag to Alex)
“Here’s your passport, visa and few dollars to meet your expense.”
ALEX (opens the bag and checks the documents)
“Okay.”
INT. THE WHITE ROOM
Alex and the manager come back to the room. Raja Pathare welcomes Alex with a smile.
RAJA PATHARE
“Everything’s fine Alex?”
Alex nods.
RAJA PATHARE (smiles)
“Man of few words.”
ISSAQ gives a tracker, a stick like device with two balls (time travelling device) on the edge and a digital watch to Alex.
RAJA PATHARE (pointing at the tracker)
“NO matter in whichever time you jump into, there is a safe spot which is not affected by time. So, this tracker will help you find our safe spots. Any queries, help… you can go there.”
Alex keeps the tracker in his bag.
ARAJA PATHARE (shows him the watch)
“Time is vital. If you mess with it, it will hit you hard. This watch shows two times. The top is our time and the other is the time after your jump. Also, you need to select a location in this watch to jump into your desired location.”
ALEX (exhales)
“Okay.”
Alex takes the watch and looks at it.
ALEX (pointing at the time on the top)
“This is our time, right?”
RAJ PATHARE
“Yes.”
Alex wears the watch.
ISSAQ (shows the time travelling device.)
“This is our time machine. You pull these balls and a keypad will appear. You need to type the date and time of your jump. And, when you push it back, you’ll make the jump.”
ALEX (worried)
“Okay.”
ISSAQ (pats on Alex’s shoulder)
“Don’t worry. We’ll do this jump tomorrow.”
Alex smiles in relief.
NEXT DAY
INT. THE WHITE ROOM
Alex, the manager, Issaq and Raja Pathare are present in the room. Alex is ready to make his jump. He is wearing a white blazer and blue jeans.
ISSAQ (points at the cubicle)
“Alex, go inside and make the jump.”
ISSAQ (Cont’d)
“Don’t forget to select the location Venice, Rialto Bridge and keep the date 19 Dec, 2009. You need atleast one day to know the location.”
Alex checks his bag again and makes sure that he is carrying all his documents and the device.
He then picks up the time travelling device and goes into the cubicle.
INT. THE CUBICLE
Alex selects the location. He pulls the balls, types the date and time and pushes it back.
EXT. THE CUBICLE
The manager, Issaq and Raja Pathare and waiting outside the cubicle. A blue light comes from the cubicle and smiles appear on their faces.
The door behind them opens. Alex, wearing a red t-shirt and white jeans enters the room. He points his gun and shoots Issaq and Raja Pathare. The manager runs out of the room, screaming. Alex follows him and shoots him down.
Alex comes back to the room. He enters the cubicle and finds it EMPTY. He pulls down the cloth and screams in anger.
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