[Luba wakes up with a collar on her neck, frightened and panicked.] [panicked]
What is this?---
A Ashley
[to Luba]
Hey, [Luba stops.] don't move.
A Ashley
I didn't do anything.
Mallick Jigsaw.
Mallick I knew this was gonna happen to me. This is what he does.
[Mallick tries to free himself.]
No, it's not Jigsaw. He's dead. Haven't you watched TV lately?
Yeah, well, whoever it is, [points to the video camera.] they're watching us.
[looks at the camera.]
We have to make sure we follow the rules.
[As Mallick desperately tries to free himself.] [to Mallick.]
I wouldn't do that if I were you. [Mallick stops and turns to Charles.] Unless you want your head to pop off like a dandelion.
Mallick How do you know that?
Because I have eyes. [points to the timer.] One pull-pin starts the timer for all of us. You won't wanna do that unless you know how it works, now, would you?
Mallick You're starting to freak me out, dude.
Mallick [After receiving the instructions from the tape and the timer starts.]
Nobody has to die?
No, no, no, it says: Don't listen to your instincts., That means don't go for the keys.
Mallick You **** nuts?!
A Ashley
How are we supposed to live if we don't go for the keys?
Maybe, It's testing our endurance.---
We gotta move there [pointing to where they go.], That timer's connected to those jars.
No, It didn't say anything about those jars. They could be nothing.---
A Ashley
They're nail bombs. Homemade, probably C-4.
Mallick How the **** do you know that?
She's a fire inspector. She's seen all kinds of demented shit.
A Ashley
How do you know me?
Mallick [Charles doesn't respond.]
Hey, man, she's asking you a question. How do you know her?
Mallick [Charles is still not responding.]
How do you know her?! Answer me!
Look, let's just keep our cool. Okay?, we can figure this out.
We're all here for a reason. Okay, and we're all connected, as the message said. We just need to-- [Luba stops and turns to Brit.] What did you do?
I-It said that we were all born with advantages. Right? That means we're all for money.
A Ashley
[None of them doesn't respond.]
I'm not.
Mallick Hey, nice **** try, Nancy Drew.
Well, then, what does it mean?
A Ashley
We all did something wrong with an advantage from birth. That doesn't have to mean money.
Mallick What are you not telling us? Huh? You know about her, what do you know about the rest of us?
Mallick [Charles doesn't respond.]
Would you **** talk to me?!
Mallick I am **** relaxed!
It's a game, tweaker! Get it? The less you know about me, the better. The reason why [Charles grabs Mallick's burnt arm and show it to him.] you **** up your charmed existence is pretty obvious to everyone, isn't it?
Mallick [Mallick lets go of his arm.]
**** you! **** you!
You've been playing with matches again, have we?
Mallick **** all of you and your **** plan!
[Mallick panics and runs through the keys.]
Not yet!
[Charles pulls Mallick's collar to stop him, causing the timer to start.]
[Mallick enters the next room, and begins to close the door.]
Not yet!
[Mallick stops.]
Don't close the door. It'll set off the timer.
Mallick Do you know that for sure?
What we need to do is figure out who everyone is?
Okay, well, we know that the dead woman worked for the fire department.---
Not anymore! She got canned a month ago.
Mallick How the **** do you...? How the **** do you know that? You're responsible for this? She had her **** head cut off! I'm closing the door!, I'm gonna close the **** door!
Just be quiet!, [Mallick stops.] Please? [turns to Luba.] What's your story?
I work for the Department of City Planning.
Uh..., You're not gonna tell them about Daddy?
My dad is... Richard Gibbs.
Mallick The owner of the Cougars?---
He's been trying to build a new stadium for years. Little did he know all he had to do is wait for his daughter to get a job in City Planning.
Mallick [to Brit.]
And you. Huh? What about you? What sort of shady shit have you been up to? Huh?
I'm a senior V.P. for a real estate development company.
Mallick So you're boring too. Hmm?
[Charles laughs.]
The Marshvard Group. Yeah, you can't get a permit in this town without going through the Department of City Planning. Right?
Mallick Uh..., No wife, No kids that I know of, No job.
Trust-fund baby. Anyone surprised?---
Mallick I'm so **** sick of your self-righteousness, man!
I'm an investigative journalist for The Herald.
Mallick The Herald? That's your massive accomplishment? You work for a gossip rag?
[They look at the jars.]
What the hell are in those jars?
Let's do this **** thing before the bombs go off.
Mallick [Charles closes the door, as the bombs on the first room explode.]
****!
I didn't kill anybody if that's what you're asking.
I grant building permits. And yes, some people might have been more deserving than others. But you know what? That's the business. Someone tells you different, they're just stupid. Or naive. Or both.
Mallick Bullshit. You take bribes. You're a **** liar. You cheat people. That's not nice.
Yeah, well. I'm sure she's not exactly Mother Teresa either.
No, I'm not. I build condos in one of the most densely populated cities in the country. You don't put up a new building without tearing down a few old ones.
Mallick So, we're all bags of shit that deserve to be here. That's good. That's great. **** great.
So is that what you think this is? You don't think there's any other connection?
Mallick No, I do. I do. And I don't give a shit. Close the **** door. We have to hear the rules.
T Tape
[Brit shuts the door]
Hello and welcome. You must all be eager to learn the next important lesson in your transformation. The game before you is designed to bridge the gap between you all. In order to open the five locks on the door out of this room, the five electrical circuits powering them must be closed. The only way to do this is to find a way to connect all five cords to the bath water. Close the circuits, and the door will open. But you must work quickly for in three minutes, an electrical current will surge through this room locking the door forever. Who will bridge the gap? The choice is yours.
Mallick It's gonna reach. How the **** are going to do this? Come on!
You're gonna get in the tub. And we're going to connect the five cords to you.
Mallick But you're gonna kill me, too.
Mallick [Sarcastically]
Yeah, I'm more of a shower guy. I don't think I'm gonna do that right now...
Mallick [flips her two middle fingers]
**** you, you bitch! You get in the **** tub!
Mallick [Luba swings a pole at him. He stumbles into the bath, realizing her intentions]
No, no, no, no! Don't do it. Please, no. [Brit stabs Luba in the neck with a hairpin] You killed her. You **** killed her.
Mallick Jesus Christ. What is it with you two?
Just shut up and help me with the body.
What's going on with Amanda? Didn't you tell me the only way to truly offering enlightenment is by not attaching emotionally?
But you can have something Amanda doesn't: anonymity. That's the greatest protection. That's what I've given you. I need you to set up a game. It may not be entirely clear, to you right now. But I assure you that the people being tested are a part of something much larger. They're connected. So in the end, all the pieces will fit together and it'll be clear.
We'll see. [hands him a folder]
It's time to play a game.
The tub wasn't meant for one person. We were supposed to hold one cable each, and suffer a small shock. It was meant for five people. They all were, every game. We only needed one key in the first room. They all worked and any one of them would've opened every collar. In the second room, the three tubes were large enough for more than one person. We were supposed to work together so we all survived. That's the game!
Mallick "Your lifelong instincts will tell you to do one thing but I implore you to do the opposite." Oh, god. Whoops.
Yeah... [Sees nine seconds left on the timer] Big **** whoops!
The fire. It's what connects us. The fire inspector who worked the bogus accident report. The city planner who pushed through the residential permits. The journalist that buried the investigative story. The rich kid junkie who was the patsy. And the real-estate developer who set it all in motion. We killed eight people. And stole the property and nobody cared.
Mallick Nobody cared? Eight people and their families cared! The Feds cared! Look at my **** arm! I CARED! I CARED!
But you didn't face justice. None of us did.
Mallick W-why did they all do it? Why? What was it, for money? This was your plan?! There was eight people still living in that building! You had to know that! Did you know that?! You're a monster!
Mallick We both deserve to be here!
