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" x X x " by Rich Wilkes August 26, 2001 Third Draft FADE IN: EXT. PRAGUE - NIGHT On a hill above the city is an old CATHEDRAL. The night is spooky, with harsh shadows playing across the cobblestones and medieval walls. A NERVOUS YOUNG HACKER makes his way down an alley. There is a DOOR at the end of the alley. MUSIC can be faintly heard from inside. EXT. ROOFTOP - NIGHT High above the street an INTRUDER DRESSED ALL IN BLACK spies from the roof. He's watching with NIGHT VISION GOGGLES. He pulls out a CROSSBOW and FIRES. A BOLT flies, trailing CABLE. THUNK! It sticks into the alley wall below. EXT. THE ALLEY - NIGHT As he passes by the ominous Cathedral, the Hacker spins, sure he's heard something. But there's nothing there. He continues on. Then the Intruder comes sliding down the ZIP-LINE from above. WHAM! He kicks the Hacker into the wall, knocking him out. The Intruder pulls off his mask, revealing the chiseled features of a dashing BRITISH SECRET AGENT. His name is STERLING. STERLING I hate to drop in unexpectedly. Sterling searches the Hacker and pulls a SMALL BLACK CASE from his coat. Inside the case is a DATA CHIP. Sterling tucks it away. Sterling unzips his black jumpsuit, revealing a crisp TUXEDO underneath. He pulls out CAR KEYS. In a quick insert we see the "ASTON-MARTIN" LOGO. As he strolls back out the alley, he HEARS something and flattens against the wall. A BLACKED OUT SUV screeches to a stop, blocking his exit.