THE PURSUIT - PART 1

SCENE 1: THE AWAKENING

INT. JAYDEN'S HOUSE – LIVING ROOM – DAY

(WIDE SHOT) JAYDEN SITS MOTIONLESS ON THE COUCH, STARING AT A

MUTED TV SCREEN. THE FAINT HUM OF A FAN FILLS THE SILENCE.
SUNLIGHT FILTERS THROUGH THE CURTAINS, CASTING SHADOWS ACROSS
HIS TENSE FACE.

(CAMERA DOLLIES IN SLOWLY) TO CAPTURE JAYDEN’S GROWING

UNEASE.

JAYDEN (V.O.)

(WHISPER)

SOMETHING FEELS… OFF.

SCENE 2: THE SEARCH

INT. BASEMENT – DAY

(LOW ANGLE) AS JAYDEN CROUCHES, RIFLING THROUGH OLD, DUSTY

BOXES. HE PULLS OUT A WEATHERED NOTEBOOK FILLED WITH STRANGE
SYMBOLS.

(CAMERA PANS SLOWLY) OVER HIS SHOULDER, REVEALING THE

NOTEBOOK’S CRYPTIC CONTENTS.

JAYDEN (V.O.)

THERE’S MORE TO THIS… BUT WHAT?

SCENE 3: VILLAIN’S ENTRY

EXT. HIGH-RISE BUILDING BALCONY – DAY

(WIDE SHOT FROM BELOW) THE MASKED VILLAIN STANDS ON THE

BALCONY, SILHOUETTED AGAINST THE SKY. THE CAMERA TILTS UP AS
THE VILLAIN TURNS SLOWLY, FACING THE CITY.
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(CAMERA ZOOMS IN) ON THE VILLAIN’S MASKED FACE, THEIR EYES

COLD AND UNYIELDING.

VILLAIN (V.O.)

THE GAME BEGINS, JAYDEN.

SCENE 4: THE DISCOVERY

INT. JAYDEN'S HOUSE – LIVING ROOM – DAY

(OVER-THE-SHOULDER SHOT) AS JAYDEN EXAMINES THE NOTEBOOK,

FLIPPING THROUGH PAGES OF STRANGE SYMBOLS.

(CAMERA TRACKS SIDEWAYS) TO CAPTURE HIS ANXIOUS PACING. HE

STOPS, STARING AT A FAMILIAR SYMBOL.

JAYDEN (V.O.)

WHY DOES THIS FEEL... PLANNED?

SCENE 5: VILLAIN'S ARRIVAL

EXT. JAYDEN’S STREET – DAY

(LONG SHOT) A SLEEK, BLACK CAR PULLS UP AT THE END OF THE

STREET. THE MASKED VILLAIN STEPS OUT, GLANCING OMINOUSLY
TOWARD JAYDEN’S HOUSE.

(CAMERA TRACKS FROM LOW ANGLE) AS THE VILLAIN’S BOOTS HIT THE
PAVEMENT, THEIR PURPOSEFUL STRIDE FILLING THE FRAME.

VILLAIN (V.O.)

JAYDEN… YOUR TIME IS UP.

SCENE 6: CONFRONTATION

INT. JAYDEN'S HOUSE – KITCHEN – DAY

(CLOSE-UP) JAYDEN’S HAND REACHES FOR A GLASS, BUT HE FREEZES

WHEN THE FRONT DOOR CREAKS OPEN.
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(CAMERA PANS TO DOORWAY) AS THE VILLAIN BURSTS IN, ADVANCING

QUICKLY. A FAST-PACED FIGHT ERUPTS, WITH JAYDEN THROWING
PUNCHES AND THE VILLAIN COUNTERING EFFORTLESSLY.

(CAMERA HANDHELD) TO INTENSIFY THE CHAOS OF THE BRAWL,

CAPTURING JAYDEN’S DESPERATION.

VILLAIN

YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE SEARCHED FOR ANSWERS, JAYDEN.

SCENE 7: JAYDEN’S ESCAPE

EXT. JAYDEN’S HOUSE – FRONT DOOR – DAY

(OVER-THE-SHOULDER SHOT) AS JAYDEN STUMBLES OUT OF HIS HOUSE,

BRUISED AND BREATHING HEAVILY.

(CAMERA TRACKS BACKWARDS) FOLLOWING HIS URGENT STEPS AS HE

LOOKS OVER HIS SHOULDER, MAKING SURE HE’S NOT BEING FOLLOWED.

JAYDEN (V.O.)

THIS ISN’T OVER… NOT BY A LONG SHOT.

SCENE 8: PURSUIT

EXT. CITY STREETS – DAY

(TRACKING SHOT) JAYDEN SPRINTS DOWN A NARROW ALLEY, GLANCING

BACK IN PARANOIA. A CAR SCREECHES TO A STOP, AND THE VILLAIN
STEPS INTO VIEW, BLOCKING HIS PATH.

(CAMERA CRANES UP) TO CAPTURE THE VILLAIN’S IMPOSING STANCE

AS HE APPROACHES JAYDEN.

VILLAIN

I TOLD YOU, JAYDEN. THERE IS NO ESCAPE.

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SCENE 9: PHYSICAL ENCOUNTER

EXT. ALLEYWAY – DAY

(CLOSE-UP) ON JAYDEN AND THE VILLAIN EXCHANGING FIERCE

PUNCHES. JAYDEN FIGHTS WITH DETERMINATION, BUT THE VILLAIN’S
MOVEMENTS ARE CONTROLLED AND RUTHLESS.

(HANDHELD CAMERA) CAPTURING THE INTENSITY AND IMPACT OF EVERY

HIT, ADDING GRIT TO THE SCENE.

VILLAIN

YOU FIGHT WELL... BUT IT’S NOT ENOUGH.

SCENE 10: BREAKING POINT (TITLE CARD SCENE)

INT. BASEMENT – DAY

(WIDE SHOT) JAYDEN STANDS ALONE, SWEAT DRIPPING DOWN HIS

FACE, STARING AT THE WALL AS HE STRUGGLES TO PROCESS WHAT’S
HAPPENING.

(CAMERA SLOWLY ZOOMS IN), EMPHASIZING HIS ISOLATION AND

EXHAUSTION. THE VILLAIN LINGERS IN THE SHADOWS, WATCHING.

TITLE CARD APPEARS ON SCREEN

VILLAIN

YOU’VE BEEN SEARCHING… BUT WHAT IF YOU WERE NEVER MEANT TO

KNOW?

SCENE 11: THE TRAP IS SET

INT. BASEMENT – DAY

(MEDIUM SHOT) THE VILLAIN PLACES A SMALL KEY ON A TABLE IN

FRONT OF JAYDEN, THE ENGRAVED SYMBOL CATCHING THE DIM LIGHT.
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(CAMERA PUSHES IN) ON JAYDEN’S FACE, SHOWING CONFUSION AND

DETERMINATION.

VILLAIN

THIS IS WHERE IT ENDS. THE KEY TO YOUR PAST… AND THE DOOR TO
YOUR FUTURE.

SCENE 12: THE FINAL STAND

INT. JAYDEN’S HOUSE – LIVING ROOM – NIGHT

(LOW ANGLE) THE VILLAIN STALKS THROUGH THE DIMLY LIT ROOM,
EVERY STEP ECHOING OMINOUSLY. JAYDEN STANDS AT THE READY,
VISIBLY WORN BUT UNYIELDING.

(CAMERA SWINGS TO FOLLOW MOVEMENTS) AS THEY CLOSE IN ON EACH

OTHER, TENSION THICK IN THE AIR.

JAYDEN

I WON’T BACK DOWN.

SCENE 13: THE MESSAGE IS CLEAR

INT. HOUSE – LIVING ROOM – DAY

(CLOSE-UP) OF JAYDEN’S PHONE BUZZING IN HIS HAND. HE STARES

DOWN, HESITANT, THEN READS THE MESSAGE: "YOU’RE ALREADY TOO
LATE."

(CAMERA ZOOMS IN) ON JAYDEN’S TENSE EXPRESSION, CAPTURING THE

MOUNTING DREAD.

JAYDEN (V.O.)

I HAVE TO BE AHEAD OF HIM… SOMEHOW.

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SCENE 14: THE CHASE CONTINUES

EXT. ROAD – DAY

(TRACKING SHOT) JAYDEN JOGS DOWN A DESERTED ROAD, CASTING

ANXIOUS GLANCES BEHIND HIM. HIS BREATHING IS HEAVY, HIS PACE
URGENT.

(CAMERA PANS UP) TO REVEAL THE VILLAIN WATCHING FROM AFAR,

BLENDING INTO THE SHADOWS.

JAYDEN (V.O.)

HE’S ALWAYS ONE STEP AHEAD… BUT NOT TODAY.

SCENE 15: THE UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER

EXT. ABANDONED BUILDING – DAY

(WIDE SHOT) JAYDEN ARRIVES AT AN ABANDONED BUILDING,

HESITATING AS HE SURVEYS THE ENTRANCE. THE DOORS CREAK OPEN,
DARKNESS LOOMING INSIDE.

(CAMERA FOLLOWS) AS JAYDEN CAUTIOUSLY STEPS INSIDE, THE EERIE

SILENCE THICKENING AROUND HIM.

JAYDEN (V.O.)

IS THIS… THE TRAP?

SCENE 16: THE VILLAIN’S MARK

INT. ABANDONED BUILDING – MAIN HALL – DAY

(LOW ANGLE) A STRANGE SYMBOL, PAINTED IN DARK RED, CATCHES

JAYDEN’S EYE ON THE WALL. HE APPROACHES IT, RUNNING HIS HAND
ALONG ITS SURFACE.

(CAMERA PULLS BACK) TO REVEAL THE ENTIRE SYMBOL, MARKING THE

VILLAIN’S PRESENCE.
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JAYDEN (V.O.)

WHY HERE? WHY NOW?

SCENE 17: THE VILLAIN’S VOICE

INT. ABANDONED BUILDING – MAIN HALL – DAY

(TIGHT CLOSE-UP) ON JAYDEN’S FACE AS HIS PHONE RINGS WITH A

DISTORTED TONE. HE HESITATES, THEN ANSWERS.

(CAMERA FOCUS NARROWS) AS THE VILLAIN’S VOICE FILTERS

THROUGH.

VILLAIN (THROUGH PHONE)

YOU’RE GETTING TOO CLOSE, JAYDEN. THINK YOU CAN STOP THIS?

JAYDEN

I WILL STOP YOU.

SCENE 18: THE VILLAIN’S ENTRANCE

INT. ABANDONED BUILDING – MAIN HALL – DAY

(LOW ANGLE) THE VILLAIN STEPS OUT FROM THE SHADOWS, HIS
IMPOSING SILHOUETTE FILLING THE FRAME.

(CAMERA DOLLIES IN) TO REVEAL HIS MASKED FACE, CONCEALED BUT

MENACING.

VILLAIN

YOU’VE FINALLY MADE IT. NOW, THE GAME CHANGES.

SCENE 19: PHYSICAL CONFRONTATION

INT. ABANDONED BUILDING – MAIN HALL – DAY

(MEDIUM SHOT) THE VILLAIN THROWS A BRUTAL PUNCH INTO THE WALL
BESIDE JAYDEN, ASSERTING HIS POWER.
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(CAMERA SHAKES HANDHELD) TO CAPTURE THE INTENSITY OF THEIR

ENSUING STRUGGLE AS JAYDEN FIGHTS BACK WITH EVERYTHING HE
HAS.

VILLAIN

YOU REALLY BELIEVE YOU CAN TAKE ME DOWN?

SCENE 20: THE STANDOFF

INT. ABANDONED BUILDING – MAIN HALL – DAY

(WIDE SHOT) JAYDEN AND THE VILLAIN CIRCLE EACH OTHER, EACH
MOVEMENT CALCULATED, READY FOR THE NEXT STRIKE.

(CAMERA TRACKS IN A SLOW ARC) AROUND THEM, EMPHASIZING THE

TENSE, DEADLY ATMOSPHERE.

JAYDEN

YOU’VE TOYED WITH ME LONG ENOUGH.

SCENE 21: THE POWER SHIFT

INT. ABANDONED BUILDING – MAIN HALL – DAY

(SLOW-MOTION) JAYDEN PUSHES BACK AGAINST THE VILLAIN’S GRIP,

LANDING A SOLID PUNCH TO THE VILLAIN’S FACE.

(CAMERA ZOOMS IN) ON THE VILLAIN STUMBLING BACK, A HINT OF

SHOCK CROSSING HIS HIDDEN FACE.

JAYDEN

YOU’RE NOT INVINCIBLE.

SCENE 22: A TWIST OF FATE

INT. ABANDONED BUILDING – MAIN HALL – DAY

(CLOSE-UP) JAYDEN NOTICES A DEVICE FLASHING RED ON THE

VILLAIN’S BELT — A COUNTDOWN TIMER.
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(CAMERA CUTS TO EXTREME CLOSE-UP) OF THE TIMER’S NUMBERS

RAPIDLY DECREASING.

JAYDEN (V.O.)

IS THAT… A BOMB?

(CAMERA TRACKS JAYDEN) AS HE LUNGES FOR THE DEVICE, TRYING TO

DISARM IT IN TIME.

SCENE 23: THE COUNTDOWN ENDS

INT. ABANDONED BUILDING – MAIN HALL – DAY

(WIDE SHOT) JAYDEN STEPS BACK, BREATHING HEAVILY AS THE TIMER

HITS ZERO. HE LOOKS AT THE DEVICE IN DISBELIEF; THE BOMB
DIDN’T DETONATE.

(CAMERA DOLLIES IN) ON THE VILLAIN, WHO SMIRKS BEHIND THE

MASK.

VILLAIN

YOU THINK IT’S THAT SIMPLE? THIS WAS NEVER JUST ABOUT YOU.

SCENE 24: THE VILLAIN RETREATS

EXT. ABANDONED BUILDING – DAY

(LONG SHOT) JAYDEN WATCHES AS THE VILLAIN DISAPPEARS INTO THE

SHADOWS, VANISHING INTO THE DISTANCE.

(CAMERA CRANES UP) TO CAPTURE JAYDEN’S SOLITARY FIGURE,

EXHAUSTED BUT DEFIANT.

VILLAIN (V.O.)

THIS ISN’T OVER, JAYDEN. WE’RE ONLY BEGINNING.

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SCENE 25: TO BE CONTINUED…

EXT. CITY SKYLINE – NIGHT

(WIDE SHOT) JAYDEN STANDS ALONE, LOOKING OVER THE CITY. THE
LIGHTS STRE

TCH INTO THE HORIZON, A SYMBOL OF THE BATTLES YET TO COME.

(CAMERA SLOWLY PULLS BACK), LEAVING HIM A SOLITARY FIGURE

AGAINST THE VAST CITYSCAPE.

(ON-SCREEN TEXT)

TO BE CONTINUED…