Hackers

Margo and Duke are awed by Plague's imminent failure and total unprofessionalism.

HAL

They're in the kernal.

DA VINCI VIRUS

Help... me...

The Da Vinci virus dies. The tankers stop capsizing and right themselves.

WOMAN

(off screen)

The tankers have stopped capsizing.

SOMEONE ELSE

(off screen)

Ballast tanks are emptying. It'll be okay.

The main screen lights up:

"ARF ARF!

WE GOTCHA!"

"MESS WITH THE BEST

DIE LIKE THE REST"

PLAGUE

Little pissant!

The Gibson dies in a flash of light.

INT. GRAND CENTRAL PUBLIC PHONES

The hackers cheer and congratulate each other.

NIKON

Yes!

DADE

We did it!

KATE

Let's get out of here!

GILL

FREEZE!

The SS have caught up with the hackers. Agent Bob seems to be choosing which pore on which hacker's face to blow away first. Only Joey thinks to put his hands up.

As they are led away, a handcuffed Dade surrreptitiously tosses the disc with the worm into a trashcan.

EXT. GRAND CENTRAL STATION

Outside, he notices Cereal, who wasn't present to be arrested. He yells to the crowd, but really is addressing Cereal.

DADE

They're TRASHING our rights, man! They're TRASHING the flow of data! They're TRASHING!  TRASHING! TRASHING! HACK THE PLANET! HACK THE PLANET!

GILL

Shut up and get in the car!

CEREAL

(understanding the hidden message)

HACK THE PLANET! HACK THE PLANET!

INT. GRAND CENTRAL STATION

Later, Cereal is trashing through the garbage cans in Grand Central Station. Eventually he finds the disc.

To Cereal's disgust, it has gum stuck to it.

INT. GILL'S OFFICE

Gill phones The Plague to report the successful takedown.

PLAGUE

Hello?

GILL

We caught 'em.

PLAGUE

Good.

GILL

Red handed! You won't be having any more trouble from them.

INT. PLAGUE'S LOFT

At Plague's place, Plague and Margo toast with champagne,  giggle, and then scurry off to bed...

INT. GILL'S OFFICE

Dade and Kate are there.

DADE

Me, alright? I did it. She knows shit about computers. She... she's just my girlfriend.

GILL

(laughing)

I suggest you modify your attitude. Because you are floating. And I'm about to flush your ass.

The intercom beeps.

AGENT

You've got a Mrs. Murphy to see you, sir.

Gill leaves.

KATE

Are you crazy? What are you doing?

DADE

I'm trying to help you.

She pauses, realizing his gesture.

KATE

Dade.

DADE

What?