The apartment is in disarray. Drawers hang open. Papers are scattered across the floor. The only light comes from a single flickering desk lamp.

The Security Chief turns. Sees Elena. Reaches for his sidearm.

Opulent. Sterile. White marble, black glass, no clutter.

She pulls up the override menu. Types: .

Corrigan sips his whiskey. He toasts his reflection. To strong desire. The most predictable force in the universe. [SCENE 3] INT. ELENA’S APARTMENT - LATER

Elena takes a graze to the arm. Doesn’t flinch.

Behind them, Nexus burns—not from fire, but from the data purge Elena initiated. Screens flicker. Pods shatter. Years of horror, deleting themselves.

She doesn’t scream. She doesn’t cry. She does something worse.

Lina sits in the corner, wet and shivering, eyes fixed on nothing.

She smiles. Softly. Brokenly. (to Lina) Okay. Then we’ll build you again from scratch. But first, we run. She takes Lina’s hand. Lina doesn’t resist. She also doesn’t squeeze back. [SCENE 8] EXT. NEXUS LOADING DOCK - 5:29 AM

The truck disappears into the rain-swept city. A small, fleeing speck against a sleeping giant. [SCENE 9] INT. MOVING TRUCK - CONTINUOUS

Bullets ricochet.

The technicians drink. Within a minute, they slump.