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　　19-1 RAPID MONTAGE OF CLOSE UPS: We see Evelyn in a series of random universes. She’s lying in a field， on a hospital gurney， she’s a scarecrow， a surgeon， bees are coming out of her mouth. The universes escalate， almost to insanity- POP.
　　Closet Evelyn now wears a little baby outfit. Jobu is tickling her. Evelyn is very ticklish.
　　JOBU （CONT’D）
　　Funny. You’d think on the verge of death， the brain would turn off the reflex that makes you ticklish.
　　Closet Evelyn thrashes and laughs. Spitting up blood.
　　JOBU （CONT’D）
　　But here you are， blood pressure rising， muscles contracting， pushing out more and more of your precious life source. In a way， this is nice. How often do people literally die laughing？
　　Closet Evelyn dies. Jobu Tupaki uses her bib to wipe the blood off their hands. Jobu shakes their head disappointed.
　　A hostage begins to cry loudly.
　　JOBU （CONT’D）
　　Shh. Shh. It’s not her. But they might be close……
　　Jobu Tupaki hears a DISTANT SOUND. CHAD cowers in fear.
　　Jobu listens more intently before rotating their head. Click!
　　Click! click! Like a radio tuner， we wind through different universes never seeing their face：
　　
　　19-2 CLICK - They’re driving a bus into oncoming traffic.
　　
　　19-3 CLICK - They’re on Wall Street as the stock market crashes.
　　
　　19-4 CLICK - They’re tagging a wall with graffiti. The FUZZY RADIO
　　
　　SIGNAL suddenly clears up. It’s TV News：
　　
　　20 INT. DIVE BAR - AFTERNOON
　　
　　CLICK - Jobu sits in a dive bar nursing a beer sporting a hoodie. They watch people exiting the IRS Building on TV.
　　NEWS ANCHOR （V.O.）
　　…… there is no word yet on who was behind the attack or what their motives may have been……
　　BECKY （O.S.）
　　Ugh. I’m so sick of all of this bad news……
　　We reveal that Jobu is sitting next to Becky. Jobu abruptly Stands up & marches towards the door.
　　BECKY （CONT’D）
　　Babe……？ What’s upAs Jobu opens the door， the light reveals - IT’S JOY. Jobu Tupaki has taken her over. She leaves， and the camera lingers
　　on the IRS building on the TV.
　　
　　21 INT. IRS 10TH FLOOR - LATER
　　Alpha Waymond is pulling Evelyn along through the hallway.
　　They pass small groups of frantic civilians running to
　　Safety.
　　EVELYN
　　My husband won’t even kill a Spider. How are you the same person？
　　ALPHA WAYMOND
　　You underestimate how the smallest decisions can compound into Significant differences over a lifetime. Every tiny decision creates another branching universe， another- were you not paying
　　attention before？
　　EVELYN
　　Of course…… but you’re very bad at explaining-
　　Waymond spots a couple guards up ahead and yanks Evelyn into an office， shutting the door behind them.
　　
　　22 INT. IRS 10TH FLOOR OFFICE - CONTINUOUS
　　
　　EVELYN
　　Wait， oh my god. We have to go back. We left my father!
　　WAYMOND
　　Don’t worry， we’re monitoring him.
　　He’s safe.
　　FLASH: IRS. BREAK ROOM: Gong Gong is finishing his third pudding snack.
　　Back in the office， Alpha Waymond pulls up a map with thousands of green circles on his cell phone. In the center is a flashing white dot. They speak in hushed whispers.
　　WAYMOND （CONT’D）
　　This is you， this is your universe， one bubble floating in the cosmic foam of existence. Every Surrounding bubble has slight variations. But the further away you get from your universe， the bigger the differences.
　　EVELYN
　　A universe where I am finished with my taxes？
　　ALPHA WAYMOND
　　We are talking about infinity. If you can imagine it， somewhere out there， it exists.
　　EVELYN
　　A universe…… where I don’t have any taxes？
　　ALPHA WAYMOND
　　Sure.
　　Waymond zooms out on the map to show another flashing white dot far from this universe.
　　ALPHA WAYMOND （CONT’D）
　　This is where I am from.
　　Alpha Waymond blinks and we match cut to him in the-
　　
　　23 ALPHAVERSE: INT. LAUNDRY RV CONTROL ROOM
　　
　　In a chair with an array of wires and cables flowing from every angle， sits Alpha Waymond. Alpha Officers operate various pieces of equipment. One part CIA surveillance truck， one part condemned Radioshack， and one part laundry delivery.
　　ALPHA WAYMOND （V.O.）
　　The Alphaverse. The first universe to make contact with the others.
　　You can call me Alpha Waymond. In this world， you were a brilliant woman. But most people thought you were crazy.
　　Alpha Waymond looks over at a shrine for Evelyn in the corner. There are some candles， an ornate urn， and a portrait of Evelyn in glasses and a turtle neck.
　　ALPHA WAYMOND （V.O.）
　　In your search to prove the existence of other universes， you discovered a way to temporarily link your consciousness with another version of yourself， accessing all of their memories， their skills， even their emotions.
　　
　　24 INT. IRS 10TH FLOOR OFFICE - PRESENT UNIVERSE
　　
　　EVELYN
　　Like the Janitor’s closet…… Like you right now.
　　ALPHA WAYMOND
　　Exactly. It’s called Verse Jumping.
　　I need you to pay attention because you need to learn how to do it， right now.
　　EVELYN
　　Right now？
　　ALPHA WAYMOND
　　It may be our only chance of getting out of here alive.
　　Evelyn is suddenly overcome with nausea.
　　Alpha Waymond finds a piece of chewed up gum stuck under the desk and pops it in his mouth before pressing his bluetooth.
　　This doesn’t help Evelyn’s nausea.
　　ALPHA WAYMOND （CONT’D）
　　（spitting out gum）
　　Two guards coming this way. On my Signal， try to blend in.
　　EVELYN
　　No! This is crazy…… Why can’t your Evelyn do this？
　　ALPHA WAYMOND
　　My Evelyn is dead.
　　Evelyn throws up a little in her mouth.
　　ALPHA WAYMOND （CONT’D）
　　Go.
　　（fake screaming）
　　Oh my god， oh my god， what is happening-
　　
　　25 INT. IRS 10TH FLOOR - CONTINUOUS
　　
　　Waymond swings open the office door. A group of frantic civilians run past. Waymond grabs Evelyn， still screaming， and joins the group.
　　Two armed guards approach the group opening office doors.
　　Evelyn and Waymond run right past them.
　　As soon as the guards pass out of sight， Waymond stops Screaming and pulls Evelyn into a stairwell.
　　
　　26 INT. IRS STAIRWELL
　　
　　Evelyn and Waymond stand with their backs against the door inches away from each other.