The Reign of Chao
[EXT.
UNDERGROUND PARKING -
NIGHT]
Clara is taken away by the police
but she takes one last look at
Julien, an enigmatic smile that
awakens a fear he thought
master.
Julien, still motionless
stares at the scene, his mind
boiling.
Sophie, at his side, poses
a trembling hand on his shoulder
SOPHIE
(weakly)
It's over, Julien.
She can no longer
harm.
But Julien shakes his head, his
gaze fixed on Clara's silhouette
disappearing into the police vehicle.
JULIEN
(whispering)
You don't know her like I do.
It's never over with her.
Sophie is about to answer, but
a metallic noise attracts them
attention.
Below the parking lot,
a shadow moves quickly,
slipping into the darkness.
Julien
listen.
SOPHIE
(worry)
What was it?
JULIEN
(taking a flashlight in his
poached)
Stay here.
SOPHIE
(rising slightly)
Julien, wait.....
But Julien is already moving away, his
instinct telling him to discover what
who hides in the shadows.
[INT.
LOWER LEVEL OF
PARKING - NIGHT]
Julien goes down the steps of
parking lot, his footsteps echoing in the
oppressive silence.
The light
flickering of its lamp illuminates
concrete walls, puddles of water
stagnant, and cars
abandoned.
A dull noise resonates a few
meters.
Julien points the lamp in
this direction and sees a
silhouette rushing away
JULIEN
(screaming)
Who is there?
No response.
He moves forward, his heart beating
madly.
He eventually reached a
empty space where an old box
metal rests on the ground,
slightly ajar.
Inside
a USB key and a notebook
worn cover.
Julien hesitates, then
grabs both objects.
[INT.
JULIEN'S APARTMENT -
NIGHT]
Back home, Julien inserts the
USB stick in his computer.
THE
files he opens leaves him
speechless.
These are video recordings of Clara...
but she is not alone.
On the screen, she chats with a
man with partially face
hidden in the shadows.
Their
conversation is fragmented, but
clear enough to reveal
disturbing information.
MALE VOICE
Julien must not only be
discredited.
We must eliminate it
completely from the table.
CLARA
Don't worry.
I know
exactly how to push him to
end.
Julien clenches his fists, his breath
becoming heavier.Who was this
man ?
Was he really the real one?
puppet behind Clara, or a simple accomplice?
Suddenly his phone vibrates.
A
anonymous message appears:
"Do you really believe that Clara was
your only problem?
[INT.
SECURITY OFFICE
COMPUTER - MORNING]
The next day, Julien goes
directly to the department of
computer security
the company, where Sophie is already waiting for him.
He shows him the key files
USB.
SOPHIE
(shocked)
She had an accomplice.
But who?
The security technician, a
middle-aged man with lively eyes,
analyzes the metadata of
videos.
TECHNICIAN
(after a few minutes)
These files were created ago
several weeks.
They come from an external server, but the address
IP indicates a nearby location...
somewhere in this city.
Julien exchanges a worried look
with Sophie.
JULIEN
(resolved)
We need to know who is behind everything
That.
[INT.
MEETING ROOM -
AFTERNOON]
Julien calls a meeting with
they team members.
He
exposes new information
and asks them to remain vigilant.
But barely the meeting
is starting a new
Email arrives in Julien's inbox.
He
opens it discreetly on his
phone.
The message contains a
image: Thomas, tied to a
chair in a dark room,
visibly unconscious.
"We warned you. The game continues."
Julien gets up suddenly, his
pale face
SOPHIE
(worry)
Julien?
What's going on?
JULIEN
(in a trembling voice)
they have Thomas.
[EXT.
UNKNOWN ADDRESS - EVENING]
The image sent to Julien contained
also an address.
Ignoring the
protests from Sophie, he decides to
go alone, fearing that everyone
external intervention does not
Thomas in danger.
The address leads him to a warehouse
abandoned on the outskirts of the city.
The windows are broken, and a flickering light emanates
from a room at the back of the building.
Julien enters, his heart pounding
break.
JULIEN
(screaming)
Thomas!
No response.
[INT.
WAREHOUSE - CONTINUED]
Julien advances cautiously, his steps
echoing off the concrete floor.
When he reaches the illuminated room, he
slowly pushes the door.
Thomas is there, tied to a chair,
but he is not alone.
In front of him,
the man in the video, his face
now visible, julien recognizes him immediately.
JULIEN
(stunned)
You.
It's Marc, his former colleague
recently ousted.
MARC
(with a cold smile)
Surprised ?
JULIEN
(furious)
For what ?
What do you want?
MARC
(calmly)
What I always wanted: to see you
to fall.
Julien takes a step forward, but Marc
raises a gun forcing
stop.
MARC
(glacial)
One more step, and he won't escape
not.
Julien raises his hands, trying to
calm the situation.
JULIEN
(begging)
Marc, this won't get you anywhere.
You
have already lost everything you wanted
protect.
MARC
(smiling)
Not everything.
I still have the satisfaction
to see you suffer.
As Marc prepares to shoot, a
shadow appears behind him.
Sophie,
armed with an iron bar, strike
Marc on the shoulder, disarming him.
THE
pistol falls to the ground, and Julien
rushes to get it back.
A fight ensues, with Marc trying to
take back the weapon, but Julien and
Sophie join forces for
master.
SOPHIE
(panting)
Call the police, Julien!
Julien quickly dials
number, while Marc,
immobilized, bursts out laughing.
MARK
(whispering)
Do you think it's over?
This is not
than the beginning.
[END OF CHAPTER
While the police sirens
approach, Julien frees Thomas,
who slowly regains consciousness.
But Marc, despite his defeat, leaves
cast a shadow over their victory.
JULIEN
(whispering to Sophie)
Sill is one thing I learned...
it's that the ghosts of the past
never completely disappear.
A shiver runs through Julien as he
looks at Marc, convinced that a
greater threat looms
The horizon.