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In the beginning of my story, this event occurs: Edward Snowden leaks secrets which causes the US  Government to review documents and discovers an oversight issue with the  National Security Agency  and  which in turn causes a backlash against the Central intelligence Agency 

These BACKLASHES include disbandment of the CIA and all network agents and operatives within the US boards and outside.

In doing so a terrorist treats goes unnoticed by U.S. and it allies go unnoticed and causes a tidal wave of attacks across Europe and the US the intelligence world is complete caught off guard.

It makes my main character (MC) feel that his life is at risk(What is he) a government mole/spy living in Europe under an alias

Which makes the US reactivate the with the “SLEEPER” program a group of agents across the world who have been kept unaware and in the dark to the reality of who they really are and in the dark to their true selves .. BOURNE SUPREMACY meets LIMITLESS…The program has been on Ice for four years and it was designed to have assets in place for offense or defensive measures … the program works with  a two man team one  handler and the SLEEPER…the handler is just there to  preserves’ any outside treats or issue 

So he/she that the SLEEPER CAN  engage and resolve any issue  with this: arrangement  allows for the team to  move themselves in and out of there day to day  his lives , without any notice

But that makes someone else do this (cause and effect):His handler to take notice

That event makes MC feel: he needs to leave once the THE COMPANY/US NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY is disbanded he feels that it’s safe to leave he gathers all the things he needs to leave.

So MC does this: getting ready to leave

 

ACT 1

OPENING NARROTOR :Computer specialist Edward Snowden, who gained worldwide fame after disclosing top secret documents of the US National Security Agency, which in turn causes a worldwide backlash against the Central intelligence Agency 

These BACKLASHES include disbandment of the CIA and all networks and intelligence agents, operatives and assets within the US boards and outside.

In doing so a terrorist treats goes unnoticed by U.S. and it allies go unnoticed and causes a tidal wave of attacks across Europe and the US the intelligence world is complete caught off guard.

Which makes the US reactivate... with the “SLEEPER” program a group of agents across the world who have been kept unaware and in the dark

to the reality of who they really are and in the dark to their true selves .. …The program has been on Ice for four years as it was designed to have assets in place for offense or defensive measures … the program works with  a two man teams.. a handler and a  SLEEPER…Agent the handler is just the root of the operation  to help preserves’ any and all outside treats to the SLEEPERS daily life

So he/she.,..the “SLEEPER” can  engage and resolve any issue  with this: arrangement  allowing the team to move themselves in and out of their day, without notice

 

Ext. UKRAINE CRIMEA remote dock – NIGHT

As Russia invades Ukraine or MC is planning to help even the odds by attacking the Russian navy yard at Crimea

MAN holds a bag in his hand moves to the dock close to two docked destroyer class war ships places a device to the side of the boat and returns to the water, but not after placing ear plugs into his ears to block the underwater disrupters

A SOILDER HOLDING a sonic device aims it at the water.

Once in the WATER the sound of his name is ring in his ears so loud that he wakes from his sleep.

MAN SITS UP IN BED

1         Sequence 1:Opening Image :MC is found (dream sequence) running for his life behind enemy lines

Goal: To Show MC past history or state of mind

Activity : Moving in a situation on pure instinct

Complication: Alone reacting only moving without thought uncontrolled

Scene  “Entering “THE COMPANY/US NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY” as a recruit and how he was trained, an EXT The Farm “

Scene “In Europe on assignment ..living his his/her* everyday life “

Scene “Living the dream not knowing where to go stuck in a dream world”

Scene “Hoping to escape hears the call to duty ,,,”

Scene “….the dream ends ..is real?”

2         Sequence: Theme Stated:“Sleeper” Awakens 

Goal: Waking from his dream(nightmare)

Activity: Battlefield fighting to Reality of the real World

Complication: The War within himself rages on.

Scene  “Waking to the reality of it all .”

Scene “The big revile …The Company/US National Security Agency is gone?”

Scene “The know and the not so good.”

Scene “How the handler hands things. “

Scene “Why are you still here (Orders) ?”

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