Task 729
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0BLACK SCREEN.
[SOUND: DISTANT EXPLOSIONS. RADIO STATIC. SLOW, HEAVY BREATHING.]
NEWS REPORTER (V.O.):
“Tonight, international tensions have reached an unprecedented level. Multiple military installations have been attacked, communications are failing, and governments around the world are preparing for the worst.”
[CUT TO: SATELLITE FOOTAGE OF A CITY GOING DARK.]
NEWS REPORTER (V.O.):
“Officials are calling it a coordinated act of war. But no organisation has claimed responsibility.”
[CUT TO: A MILITARY HELICOPTER FLYING THROUGH THICK SMOKE.]
PILOT:
“Spectre Actual, we're approaching the drop zone. Be advised, we've lost contact with command.”
CAPTAIN RYAN CROSS:
“Say again? Command, do you copy?”
[RADIO STATIC.]
UNKNOWN VOICE:
“...Cross... if you can hear this... trust no one.”
[THE TRANSMISSION CUTS OUT.]
SERGEANT MASON REED:
“Captain, what the hell was that?”
RYAN:
“I don't know. But somebody knows we're coming.”
[THE HELICOPTER SHUDDERS AS AN EXPLOSION LIGHTS UP THE SKY.]
PILOT:
“INCOMING! HOLD ON!”
[CUT TO BLACK. A DEEP IMPACT. SILENCE.]
Three hours earlier...
[A MILITARY BRIEFING ROOM. A MAP OF EASTERN EUROPE GLOWS ON A SCREEN.]
GENERAL SOKOLOV:
“Your mission is simple. Infiltrate the facility, recover the intelligence, and leave no evidence behind.”
RYAN:
“And what exactly are we recovering?”
SOKOLOV:
“Information that could prevent a war.”
[RYAN LOOKS AT MASON. MASON AVOIDS HIS GAZE.]
SOKOLOV:
“Captain, the fate of millions may depend on your success.”
[THE GENERAL LEAVES. THE DOOR SLAMS SHUT.]
MASON (QUIETLY):
“Ryan... there's something you need to know.”
RYAN:
“Then start talking.”
[CUT TO BLACK.]
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