HOT ZONE

Peter looks at her through his helmet, he smiles --

PETER

Well, I'd say if your daughter has

any of the stuff her mother's made

of -- her children and her

grandchildren will be born immune --

Jaxx wells up at the hope he's given her. Hope. A final

tear of blood trickles from his eye.

JAXX

C'mon -- let's get you back to...

the... slammer... Pete? Pete!

No answer. Pete lumps over in his bluesuit -- and dies.

CUT TO:

EXT. USAMRIID - DAY

Armed Soldiers in gas masks surround the RIID building.

Bradley Tanks block the roads in and out at Checkpoints.

Media trucks line the parking lot.

A NETWORK ANCHOR - ON CAMERA

NETWORK ANCHOR

An estimated 47 exposed persons are

being housed inside the RIID

fortress, which is now completely

quarantined and cut off from the

outside world except by telephone.

TO ANOTHER ANCHOR - ON CAMERA - INSIDE HOSPITAL TENT

ANOTHER ANCHOR

11 deaths have now been reported

since the outbreak began three days

ago. This tent ward behind me is

for overflow cases the CDC and the

U.S. Medical Corps hope never come.

The Anchor walks us through the hospital tent that has

been erected on the parade grounds. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

MEN AND WOMEN are setting up rows of field cots.

The THUD of a helicopter approaches. Everyone looks up.

EXT. RIID HELIPAD - DAY

The Huey lands beside the building. The AIT's hurry the

stretcher bearing the Girl toward the wall hatch.

FOLLOW KARL AND REESE - RUNNING

Toward the guarded main entrance carrying blood vials and

dangling the makeshift plasma bags on a coat hanger.

Soldiers challenge.

SOLDIER

Sir, no one is allowed in without

authorization --

JOHNSON

There are people dying in there, I'm

going to try and save them.

He never breaks stride; the same phrase he said to the

soldiers in Zaire.

C.J. opens the door waving them in --

C.J.

Let'em in. C'mon. What the hell

have you been doing -- fishing?

INT. RIID - CONTINUING ACTION

WE FOLLOW THEM through the maze of beds and patients

lining the corridors. Karl carries the bags of serum like

the Holy Grail. Doctors look up. Staff step aside.

INT. SLAMMER - CONTINUING ACTION

Karl enters the Slammer Airlock and barrels past Maj.

Hoskins -- Reese hangs back with C.J.

WE FOLLOW KARL through the chem shower into --

THE SLAMMER - GOD'S POV - LOOKING DOWN ON JAMIE

Hovering, waiting to take her next. Both parents hold her

hands through the glove ports.

They are strangely not surprised to see Karl. He stops

short at the sight of Jamie.

GERRY

We're losing her, Karl.

He shoves the plasma bags at Gerry.

JOHNSON

Put her on this. Tiny bought the

farm. This is from his girlfriend.

Reese spun the plasma phoresis in

the chopper -- Check it for

antibodies. I think she's immune.

I think she's the "magic bullet."

They look at each other -- vaporlock. Gerry grabs the

bags.

GERRY

I'll screen it. Just don't let

Jamie die.

He runs out shouting for C.J. Karl hovers over Jamie --

hoping he's not too late.

JAXX

(finding her voice)

Pete had a breakthrough. He did it.

We can crank out Ebola immune cell

antibodies in a few weeks --

Jaxx is all nerve endings watching Jamie.

JOHNSON

That's not fast enough. Let's get

Pete on this new plasma too.

He can tell by her reaction, Pete's dead. He bows his

head saying a silent goodbye. Then grabs Jaxx --

SLAMMER CORRIDOR - CONTINUING ACTION

Karl drags Jaxx into the last room --

JOHNSON

It's the only chance Jamie or any of

us have got. Meet the donor.

Maj. Hoskins tends the Girl. She's sitting up in the

isolator, completely alert -- a thermometer in her mouth.

She glares at Karl.

MAJ. HOSKINS

Her temperature is normal, Doctor.

Pulse stable.

THE GIRL

Hey, where's Tim? What is this

place? Anybody got a cigarette?

Karl shakes his head no. Jaxx checks her chart in shock.

JAXX

What's your name?

THE GIRL

"Angel."

Jaxx looks to Karl. What else --

CUT TO:

INT. WAR ROOM - LATER

C.J. is on a phone hookup to CNN. TV's show all networks.

C.J.

(on phone)

If we hold out another 24 hours with

no new cases, then our strategy to

contain the outbreak has promise.

We hope to have a synthetic antibody

serum with strong efficacy in a few

days.

ON THE MONITOR - CNN

CNN ANCHOR (TV)

We all recognize the enormous risk

CDC and Military personnel are

taking by being in that building.

Colonel -- will all the viruses and

exposed patients inside with you, is

there a danger of a virus escaping

and infecting the entire community?

C.J.

(on phone)

Only if it walks out in one of us.

INT. SLAMMER - GOD'S POV - DESCENDS TO TAKE JAMIE

Karl takes her blood pressure. Blood oozes around the

arm-strap.

JAXX

I don't want Jason to see her like

this --

Gerry burst in --

GERRY

She's clean. No "hep." HIV's

negative. And -- she's loaded with

antibodies!

JOHNSON

(continuing the

thought)

But -- "Angel" has minimal

symptoms --

JAXX

(finishing it)

-- then Karl's right. She must be

immune.

The whole slammer is buzzing. Gerry looks to Jaxx for a

decision. Jaxx hooks the desperation plasma up herself.

GOD'S POV - DESCENDS LOWER - CLOSER

Jaxx gets right beside Jamie as close as the plastic will

allow. She whispers, determined not to give up.

JAXX

You listen to me Jamie Magritte

Jaxx, God gave you an immune system

to fight disease with -- so fight.

Don't think about anything else but

living. You want to do a triple

twist -- live, Jamie, live. You

want to go to the Olympics don't

you?

She strokes Jamie's face through the glove port. Gerry is

right beside her. Karl leans into view on the other side.

GERRY

Kick this bug in the ass. Never,

never, never, never give up -- If

you live, your blood can save

another and another.

JOHNSON

It's a privilege we've forgotten as

humans, Jamie. We can save each

other.