The Bad Contract

               FADE IN:

               EXT. BEACH - MORNING

               The waves toss a TALL, MUSCULAR MAN onto the sand. He lies

               there.

               A noise of loud car engines makes him lift up his head to

               see: THREE REINFORCED ARMORED TRUCKS. Getting closer to the

               muscular man. He tries to push himself to his feet but he

               collapses.

               The armored trucks come to a stop just inched from the mans

               body. Five MILITIA get out of each truck, carrying heavy

               weaponry. They look down at the man, weapons pointed towards

               him. One Militia grabs his gun, smacking it off of the

               muscular man, knocking him unconscious. He takes out

               handcuffs and ties the mans hands behind his back. 

               They drag him across the wet sand and throw him into the back

               of one of the armored. They all pull away and begin to drive

               back the way the came. 

               INT. ARMORED TRUCK - MOMENTS LATER

               The muscular man wakes back up. The attempt to open up his

               eyes is painful. One Militia is looking down at him, smiling.

               He takes out a pistol, placing it inside of the mans mouth. 

                                   MILITIA 1

                         Hello sunshine. Welcome to your

                         worst nightmare!  

               Militia 1 pulls the trigger and we -

                                                                CUT TO:

                                                            OVER BLACK:

               We hear the sound of light footsteps, as if somebody is

               sneaking. 

                                   DIABLO (V.O.)

                         Many people have an irrational fear

                         of the dark. They all believe that

                         monsters are hiding within the

                         darkness and you know what? They're

                         right.

                             (beat)

                         They call the dark evil. I call it

                         an ally. 

               FADE IN:

               The darkness turns into a shadow which lingers down a dark

               alley way. We see the outline of a man. TALL. MUSCULAR.

               He steps forward, revealing us it's the man from the beach.

               This is DIABLO. 

               EXT. ALLEY - NIGHT

               The man is standing there. WAITING. PATIENT. He goes into his

               pocket and removes a line of GARROTE WIRE, holding it firmly

               in his hands. 

                                   DIABLO (V.O.)

                         Patience is the key. Without

                         patience, you can't get into my

                         line of work. You need to not only

                         wait for a very long time, you need

                         to be silent. You need to be a

                         shadow. A ghost. 

               The sound of footsteps getting closer. Diablo GRIPS the

               Garrote Wire, ready to jump in for the kill. 

                                   DIABLO (V.O.)

                         Timing is equally important. Go in

                         at the perfect moment and things

                         will sail smoothly but go in too

                         soon or too late and things can get

                         pretty bad rather quick. 

               A BEARDED MAN walks down the alley way, sparking up a

               cigarette as he stops right next to the shadow where Diablo

               is hiding. 

               Diablo lifts up his arms, moving them towards the bearded

               man... and in a fast motion, he wraps the wire around his

               throat, strangling him to death. 

               The man is near death, taking his last few breaths. Diablo

               puts his mouth next to the mans ear. 

                                   DIABLO

                             (whispering)

                         Go now. Be at peace. 

               The man dies in Diablo's arms. He takes out a SCALPEL and

               ROLLS up the mans sleeve. He begins to carve into it... we

               don't see what it is. 

               He stands up, placing the scalpel into a bag and then walks

               back into the shadows. 

               We zoom down onto the mans face, getting closer and closer

               onto it until his face is overtaken with blue flashing

               lights. We zoom back out to reveal the body is now in the

               centre of a crime scene. FORENSICS are taking photographs and

               POLICE OFFICERS are guarding the perimeter. 

                                   LIEUTENANT (O.S.)

                         What we got?

               We pan around to reveal the LIEUTENANT standing. A Forensic

               stands up. 

                                   FORENSIC

                         C.O.D is asphyxiation due to

                         strangulation. 

                             (points to ligature marks)

                         My guess is the killer used some

                         sort of Fiber Wire as the murder

                         weapon. There is... something else. 

               Lieutenant looks up, intrigued. 

                                   LIEUTENANT

                         What is it? 

                                   FORENSIC

                         He left a marking. A symbol. 

               Forensic rolls up the mans sleeve, revealing a symbol. The

               letter D is engraved into the mans arm. 

                                   FORENSIC (CONT'D)

                         He's left us a calling card. His

                         own little sick joke. 

               Lieutenant is taken aback. His eyes widen as if he recognizes

               the marking... he stumbles back. 

                                   LIEUTENANT

                         I've saw this marking before. A few

                         years back... I guess the son of a

                         b***h has came back. 

                                                                CUT TO:

               INT. HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT

               Diablo enters the hotel room. He quickly makes his way over

               to another room which is the bathroom. He looks into the

               mirror at himself. 

               He begins to remove his clothing. First his leather black

               gloves... then his jacket and finally his shirt which then

               reveals a muscular body which is covered in scars. 

                                   BETHANY (O.S.)

                         Successful?

               Diablo smiles as he turns around to come face to face with a

               beautiful blonde. This is BETHANY. 

                                   DIABLO

                         You know it. 

               Bethany walks up to Diablo, stroking her hands against his

               scarred body. She looks at them. 

                                   BETHANY

                         I see you haven't learned your

                         limits, honey. 

                                   DIABLO

                         In my work, I have no limits. I do

                         whatever I need to do in order to

                         complete a contract. Even if it

                         does mean a few scars. 

               Diablo kisses her and then walks back into the main room. He

               opens up a cupboard revealing: THREE PHOTOGRAPHS. One of the

               bearded man he has just killed and the others are of two

               other men. 

               He lifts up a MARKER PEN and he draws an X over the bearded

               mans face.

                                   DIABLO (CONT'D)

                         One down, two to go. 

                                   BETHANY

                         How you gonna get the other two?

                         They're hold up in Smithson Hotel

                         surrounded by undercover police. 

                                   DIABLO

                         With a little help from my friends. 

               Diablo picks up his phone, he searches through his contact

               list and we see a name called: GADGETS. He dials. 

                                   DIABLO (CONT'D)

                         I need to see you. 

                                                                CUT TO:

               INT. GADGETS BASE - LATER

               Diablo knocks on large steel doors. They suddenly begin to

               creak open, revealing a huge underground base. A man is stood

               at the doorway. 

                                   DIABLO

                         Tom. 

                                   TOM

                         D. What do you need?

                                   DIABLO

                         Do you still have the phone which

                         has built in sonar and live

                         tagging?

               Tom smiles. He walks off towards a large, oak desk and taps

               four times on the top. Drawers SLIDE OPEN. Tom puts his hand

               in one and takes out an IPHONE. 

                                   TOM

                         I believe this is what you're

                         searching for. 

                             (pause)

                         Hi-tech phone right here. Sends out

                         high frequencies and records a

                         response time for the environment.

                         It will record any living being

                         within seventy feet. Tap on the

                         silhouette of the people and you

                         will tag them. 

               Diablo smiles, looking impressed. Tom hands the phone over

               towards him. He goes to leave. 

                                   TOM (CONT'D)

                         Aren't you going to stick around to

                         see what weapons I have for you?

               Diablo stops. He turns around, looking interested. 

               INT. GADGETS BASE - MOMENTS LATER

               Tom drops a case onto the oak desk. He types in a combination

               and it beeps. He opens it up. 

               Diablo looks down, laughing. 

                                   DIABLO

                         Now you're just showing off. 

               Inside the case is a: DRAGUNOV SNIPER RIFLE. It's made of

               PURE GOLD. 

                                   DIABLO (CONT'D)

                         How much did this cost to make?

                                   TOM

                         Free. If you know who to steal

                         from.

                             (laughs)

                         But the gold isn't the best part. 

               Tom takes out a SNIPER SCOPE from the case. This too is pure

               gold. He attaches it to the sniper rifle. 

                                   TOM (CONT'D)

                         Take a look through that. Point it

                         at the wall. 

               Diablo takes the sniper rifle, he looks through the scope and

               points it at the wall. He looks impressed. 

               We are looking through the scope. What we see: X-RAY VISION.

               THE SCOPE IS LOOKING STRAIGHT THROUGH WALL AND WE CAN SEE

               SOMEBODY IN THE SHOWER. 

                                   TOM (CONT'D)

                         Tell me, what can you see?

                                   DIABLO

                         I believe I see your wife in the

                         shower. 

               Diablo laughs as Tom snatches the gun away from him. He

               places the golden gun back into the case. 

                                   TOM

                         So do you want it? 

                                   DIABLO

                         I'll take it. 

                                   TOM

                         Payment first. 

               Diablo goes into his suit pocket and takes out a roll of

               money. He throws it at Tom and then takes the case from the

               desk. He walks out of the base. 

                                                                CUT TO:

               EXT. ROOFTOP OPPOSITE SMITHSON HOTEL - NIGHT

               Diablo enters the rooftop, carrying the silver case in his

               hand. He approaches the edge of the roof. 

               A huge sign shines on the opposite building. It reads:

               THE SMITHSON HOTEL!

               He opens up the case, taking out the sniper rifle and placing

               the scope onto it. He stares through it. 

               We are looking through the scope. What we see: HUNDREDS OF

               PEOPLE ON DIFFERENT FLOORS. ON THE TOP FLOOR THERE ARE TWO

               PEOPLE. THESE ARE THE TWO MEN.

               Diablo aims at one of them, pulling the trigger.

               We follow the bullet through the air... smashing into the

               wall of the Smithson... then going through the head of one of

               the men. He drops to the floor, dead. 

               Another shot can be heard... firing through the wall and

               hitting the other man, killing him. 

               Diablo takes out the sonar phone out of his pocket,

               activating it. 

               It scans the floors below him. We see loads of police running

               up the stairs... Diablo begins tagging them to get their

               constant location. He runs off the rooftop. 

               INT. STAIRWELL, FLOOR 12 - CONTINUOUS

               He is running down the stairs. A police officer walks out of

               a door. Diablo jumps... giving him a right hook, then a left

               before kneeing him in the face, knocking him out. 

               Another police officer walks out, again Diablo punches him,

               knocking him unconscious. 

               Diablo drags both bodies up the flight of stairs, throwing

               them out onto the roof to hide them. He then begins to run

               back down to stairs, constantly checking the sonar phone. 

               INT. STAIRWELL, FLOOR 5 - CONTINUOUS

               As he approaches the fifth floor, five police officers

               confront him. He slowly raises his hands in the air as one of

               the police officers approach him. 

               As fast as lightning, Diablo knocks the police officer's

               machine gun out of his hands... spinning him around and he

               takes the officer as a HUMAN SHIELD. He draws the police

               officers gun from his holster and shoots all the remaining

               officers through the head before snapping the HUMAN SHIELDS

               neck. 

               He runs through the door and we are -

               INT. HALLWAY, FLOOR 5 - CONTINUOUS

               The hallway is full of police officers running towards him,

               shooting but missing. 

               Diablo barges into a hotel room to his right...

               INT. HOTEL ROOM, FLOOR 5 - CONTINUOUS

               He runs to the other side of the room, jumping into the

               PLASTERBOARD and smashing straight through into the next

               hotel room. 

               Police officers are chasing him from behind. Shooting but

               missing. Diablo keeps jumping and smashing through the

               plasterboard. 

               He runs back out of the door...

               INT. HALLWAY, FLOOR 5 - CONTINUOUS

               He looks behind him. There are 20 police officers chasing

               him. In front of him is a large window... Diablo runs...

               JUMPS... and SMASHES out of the window. Underneath him is the

               OCEAN. He falls five stories straight into it. 

               The police stop at the window. 

                                   OFFICER

                         Should we pursue?

                                   OFFICER 2

                         Nobody could survive a jump like

                         that. 

                                                               FADE TO:

               EXT. BEACH - MORNING

               The waves toss a TALL, MUSCULAR MAN onto the sand. He lies

               there.

               A noise of loud car engines makes him lift up his head to

               see: THREE REINFORCED ARMORED TRUCKS. Getting closer to the

               muscular man. He tries to push himself to his feet but he

               collapses.

               The armored trucks come to a stop just inched from the mans

               body. Five MILITIA get out of each truck, carrying heavy

               weaponry. They look down at the man, weapons pointed towards

               him. One Militia grabs his gun, smacking it off of the

               muscular man, knocking him unconscious. He takes out

               handcuffs and ties the mans hands behind his back. 

               They drag him across the wet sand and throw him into the back

               of one of the armored. They all pull away and begin to drive

               back the way the came. 

               INT. ARMORED TRUCK - MOMENTS LATER

               The muscular man wakes back up. The attempt to open up his

               eyes is painful. One Militia is looking down at him, smiling.

               He takes out a pistol, placing it inside of the mans mouth. 

                                   MILITIA 1

                         Hello sunshine. Welcome to your

                         worst nightmare!  

               Militia 1 pulls the trigger but it clicks. The chamber is

               empty and the gun is not loaded. Militia 1 laughs. 

                                   MILITIA 1 (CONT'D)

                         You're lucky my boss wants you

                         alive. 

                                                                CUT TO:

               INT. REINFORCED BUILDING - LATER

               A woman is sat at a large table, back to us. We can't see her

               face. The militia drag Diablo into the room, sitting him down

               onto the seat. 

                                   WOMAN 

                         Quite a show you put on for the

                         police, honey. I see you still

                         haven't learned your limits. 

               Diablo slowly looks up at a familiar face. The woman opposite

               him is BETHANY. 

                                   DIABLO

                         You b***h! 

                             (pause)

                         You called the police?

                                   BETHANY

                         Call it a test. Needles to say, you

                         passed. We could use a guy like you

                         in our operation. A guy to do all

                         the dirty work for us. 

                                   DIABLO

                         What makes you think I will help

                         you? 

                                   BETHANY

                         Because if you don't, i will end

                         your life right now. If you do...

                         we can offer you immunity from the

                         police and money. Loads of money.

                             (beat)

                         Now tell me, do you accept my offer

                         to become 'The Hitman'? The shadow

                         in our operation. The ghost. 

               Diablo looks up at Bethany, thinking. He nods his head and we

               -

                                                         FADE TO BLACK:

               FADE OUT. 

                                        THE END