Triacs (20) Learning Curve

Kirk Carter@ Chew Bear Productions@ Copyright 2014

TRIACS (20)

LEARNING CURVE

EXT: TWENTY ONE PALMS ARMORY RANGE-8 A.M.

LIEUTENANT CRUM AND DOCTOR PETE MOREY ARE STAGING A TEST WITH THE TRIAC MOUNTED ON A ARMOURED REMOTE CONTROL TOY JEEP ON AN ACTIVE MINE FIELD

LIEUTENANT ED CRUM TALKING TO DOCTOR MOREY

"We have some rows of munitions here, but I would like to calculate the time it takes to get the Triac within range of the IUD's and the actual implosion...I'm a little concerned about the device being able to penetrate armoured explosives?"

DOCTOR MOREY

"Yea, I was a little concerned about that myself, this couldn't output more than half a watt tops...I don't think it will make much difference for the low and the mid band, but that microwave band could be too directional...it might need a booster and some type of external on the antenna..."

AS CRUM MANEUVERS THE JEEP THROUGH THE MAKE SHIFT HAZARDS, A RIFLE CAN BE HEARD GOING OFF IN A DISTANT HUMVEE

LIEUTENANT CRUM

"What in the hell was that (getting on radio), clear out all weapons, we are conducting a hot test, there is to be absoulutly no one with live ammo in this area, does everyone understand?"

CORPORAL SAM DEAN ON RADIO

"Sorry sir, thought we had everything locked down, guess one got away from us, affirmative?"

CRUM

"What's the damage on that truck, is everyone okay over there?"

DEAN

"Looks like a bird is down, a crow sir...good size hole in window...looks good otherwise!"

CRUM

"Was that a single shot...so it actually left the chamber of the gun?"

DEAN

"Apparently so sir, I didn't know it would do that?"

(scene switch)

GENERAL HALL AND SEVERAL GUARDS ARE IN THE LAB BACK AT LOS ALAMOS LOOKING AT THE COMPLETED DEVICES

GENERAL HALL

"Look at these things, simply amazing what we have here!"

GRABBING ONE OF THE DEVICES AND PUTTING IT INTO HIS ATTACHE CASE

GUARD COMMENTS

"Are you sure about disturbing these...we have strict orders that these units cannot leave the lab for any reason, sir!"

GENERAL HALL

"And who do you think gave that order soldier?"

GUARD

"I was assuming it was Lieutenant Crum sir!"

GENERAL HALL

"No, it was me...I was the one who gave the order...now I'm the one lifting it...well lifting one anyway...taking it to Edwards today and doing some test...is that okay with you soldier?"

GUARD

"But sir, this technically is not your jurisdiction, this is Doctor Morey's lab and contents there within, I can't let you take that...I'm not even exactly sure what these devices do...but they look like powered speakers...I guess they admit a signal or something?"

HALL

"You want to see what one of these things can do, come with me...come on!

WALKING OUT IN THE BACK OF THE LAB, GENERAL HALL LOOKS AROUND MAKING SURE THAT NO ONE ELSE IS AROUND

TELLS THE GUARD TO REMOVE HIS GLOCK AND LAY IT ON THE GROUND

THEN THEY WALK OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BUILDING

GUARD

"I still don't understand sir?"

HALL

Oh, you will...you will!

HE TURNS THE POWER ON, ONE SECOND LATER AFTER IT STABILIZES THE GUARDS SERVICE WEAPON BLOWS UP LIKE A BOMB

GUARD DROPS TO THE GROUND

"Gees sir, what the hell happened to my weapon?

HALL

"It go boom, that's what happened soldier...the resonating of gun powder!"

GUARD

"But, what about my gun sir?"

HALL

"It's not with us anymore...I'll make sure you get another issue, don't worry!"

GUARD

"Thank you sir...but that was my personal weapon...it was one of a kind..."

HALL

"Yea, well it's not that special now!"

GOING OVER TO WHERE IT EXPLODED, BENT UP SMOLDERING CHUNK OF METAL, WITH BIG HOLE IN GROUND

GUARD

"Well, see what you can do...that thing cost me eighteen hundred...(looking at hole), but I'll tell you what, that's some little gadget right there, hate to get around this when I'm wearing a gun?"

HALL

"Precisely, it's the next breakthrough in field devices...it will change the course of history!"

GUARD

"Certainly changed the course of my gun...look at this thing?"

(Scene Switch)

INT: TWENTY ONE PALMS ARMAMENT SHELTER

DOCTOR MOREY IS GUIDING DEVICE STRAPPED TO THE REMOTE CONTROL JEEP CLOSER TO THE IUD WHICH STILL HASN'T BLOWN UP ON THE TEST ROAD

DOCTOR MOREY

"I hate to get it any closer, because we might actually damage the device itself...that's almost five  pounds of C-4 there!"

LIEUTENANT ED CRUM

"Well, according to the spectrum analyser, that microwave is weak...your assumptions were right...maybe it's too directional at that frequency?"

MOREY

"That's right, wait...let me do a loop with the Jeep and see what happens..."

HE TURNS THE WHEEL ON THE REMOTE CONTROL AND MAKES THE JEEP DO A CIRCLE

RIGHT AS IT GETS HALF WAY THROUGH THE CIRCLE, ONE BOMB GOES OFF, THEN ANOTHER ON THE OTHER SIDE, AND THE THIRD ONE AS HE GETS THREE-QUARTERS WAY THOUGH THE LOOP

CRUM

"Just a little bit directional...huh?"

MOREY

"Yea...just a bit...oh well back to the lab for a little refab...a little this and that...we can make it better!"

CRUM

"All in all, not too bad for the first trip out..."

MOREY

"Certainly got my vote!"

(Scene Switch)

INT: LOS ALAMOS LAB, A PRIVATE JERRY BARNS WHO WAS BRINGING OVER SOME PAPERWORK FOR THE GENERAL TO PICK UP LOOKS DOWN AT THE PECULIAR DEVICES AS HE STUMBLES INTO THE UNLOCKED OFF ICE LOOKING FOR THE GENERAL

PRIVATE BARNS TAKING TO HIMSELF

"Whoa, little powered speakers...look how cool!

LOOKING AROUND, HE SLIPS ONE IN HIS BACK PACK AND GOES BACK DOWN HALL AND LEAVES OUT FRONT DOOR, JUST AS GENERAL HALL AND THE GUARD ENTER BACK IN THE BACK OF THE HALL FROM THE OTHER END

HALL

"So, don't worry...I'll get the payment for your damages...that's one thing I can assure you of...if it's has anything to do with funding, I'm the man, soldier!"

GUARD LOOKING DOWN AT TABLE WITH THE REMAINING TRIACS

GUARD

"Sir, didn't we have six of these...I only see four, and the one in your hand makes five!"

HALL

"No kidding, someone has been in here...check the surveillance, see who's been around...damn...this can't be happening!"

GUARD

"Whoever took it will be in for a naughty surprise...if he doesn't know what it does?"

HALL

"That's not the half of it...we lost twenty-two soldiers at Palmdale when a girl left the building with the Triac activated..."

GUARD

"I heard something about this, but they said that the men were deployed...shipped somewhere else...they said they're never was an incident?"

HALL

"Soldier, it was covered up...there was an incident and the soldier's were deployed all right?"

GUARD

"Deployed where?"

HALL

"Straight to hell...that's where, straight to hell!"

(Scene Switch)

(2 HOURS LATER)

INT: PRIVATE BARNS APARTMENT LOCATED ON OTHER SIDE OF BASE

BARNS HAS HIS SMARTPHONE OUT, TRYING TO FIND OUT WHERE THE SPEAKER INPUT WIRES ARE, CAN'T FIND ANYTHING

BARNS TALKING TO HIMSELF

"This must be one of those Bluetooth designs, let me power this booger up and see what we got here!"

AS HE POWERS IT UP, A LONG PACK OF FIRECRACKERS GOES OFF IN HIS DESK, BLOWING THE BOTTOM OUT, A CLIP OF AMMO FOR AN M-16 BLOWS THE CLOSET DOOR OFF IT'S HINGES, AND TWO M-80'S LEFT IN A COFFEE CUP ON A SHELF BOTH BLOW UP, SENDING A ROW OF BOOKS TO THE GROUND

AS THE SMOKE CLEARS, PRIVATE BARNS NOTICES THAT HE HAS SOME MINOR SKIN CUTS FROM FLYING SHRAPNEL AND WOOD SPLINTERS

BARNS TALKING TO HIMSELF

"Whoa...what in the hell was that?"

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