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LT. ALBANY: How come you're on duty all by yourself,

Sgt. Michaels?

SGT. MICHAELS: We've got Special Forces up ahead,

but I'm all they could spare at the Gate, sir. I'm afraid

my partners got shot.

LT. ALBANY: Is there a trace of sarcasm here?

The Sergeant salutes the van on its way.

MACARTHUR CIRCLE - ROCKLAND AIR FORCE BASE

- NIGHT

Left over from the days when this was an Army base, the

circle driveway is dominated by a giant statue of General

Douglas MacArthur lit by spotlights, with Old Glory flying

high.

The van pulls around towards camp headquarters.

IN THE THIRD FLOOR CORNER WINDOW we see Gen.

Sorkin standing looking out across the base. He is

sighting through binoculars.

CLOSE ON: THE EYES OF GENERAL SORKIN, almost

luminous orbs, inflamed by the view.

WHAT GEN. SORKIN'S SEES THROUGH BINOCULARS:

A cement area the size of five football fields where

circular shapes ten feet in diameter are symmetrically

placed. Surrounding each saucer is a mound of earth

covered in grass, like a Mayan burial mound. This

greenery, along with their small flattish domes and little

red lights makes it festive, almost. Beneath each waits a

fully-armed kick-ass ICBM.

IN GEN. SORKIN'S OFFICE - NIGHT