Fantastic Voyage Page #4

GRANT:

Sorry, but I'm rusty on surgeons.

Who's the girl?

CARTER:

Cora Peterson, his Technical

Assistant. You'll join Duval and the

others --

GRANT:

What can I do? Except maybe pass

out?

Carter flips on another switch. On the TV screen appears the INTERIOR

OF DR. MICHAELS' OFFICE. It is dominated by big blowups of the

Circulation System. Michaels is asaembling charts, as if under

pressure.

CARTER'S VOICE

(on loudspeaker)

Mike...

Michaels moves to a wall, presses a switch. His TV screen shows Grant

and Carter.

MICHAELS:

Yes, Alan.

CARTER:

Meet Grant. This is Dr. Michaels,

Chief of the Medical Section.

MICHAELS:

Glad to have you with us, Mr.

Grant.

GRANT:

Wish I knew why.

CARTER:

Tell him where he fits in, will you?

I've got a few things to check out.

He moves to another panell is seen throwing on switches, monitoring a

fast series of scenes, all of which are indistinguishable in angle of

shot. Michaels is seen bustling about, collecting charts during:

MICHAELS:

We need you for Security purposes,

Mr. Grant.

GRANT:

At an operation?

MICHAELS:

They know they failed to kill Benes.

Security thinks they'll try again,

first chance they get. We're afraid

of medical sabotage -- or surgical

assassination.

GRANT:

Surgical assassination?! But that

means you suspect --

CARTER:

(re-entering scene)

[LINE OF DIALOGUE CUT OFF]

MICHAELS:

I don't agree. Just because he's

often difficult --

CARTER:

Difficult? He's impossible!

MICHAELS:

That's no reason to suspect him of

disloyalty.

GRANT:

But why take the chance, when there

must be other doctors?

CARTER:

We have no choice. Duval's the most

skillful brain surgeon in the

country, and he's right here, at

hand.

GRANT:

I wouldn't know if he's trying to

save him or kill him.

MICHAELS:

I'll be standing by. know.

CARTER:

(to Grant)

And no matter what happens, you're

to take orders from Dr.

Michaels, understand?

GRANT:

Right, sir.

CARTER:

Come along, they'll be operating

shortly.

(hand on switch)

See you later, Mike.

Michaels waves. Carter switches off the monitor. He moves to a door.

Grant follows.

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62INT. MEDICAL FOYER

As they emerge:

GRANT:

His technician okay? In addition to

the Looks Department?

CARTER:

No question of her loyalty.

As Carter leads Grant to the scooter and they take their places, Grant

looks at the big insignia on the floor.

GRANT:

I don't mean to be inquisitive. But

this -- for all I know it

could stand for ?

CARTER:

(matter-of-fact)

.

GRANT:

(blankly)

Say that again?

Carter starts the scooter and they drive through the big doors leading

out of the Medical Foyer.

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75INT. CORRIDOR - TRAVELING WITH SCOOTER

CARTER:

We can reduce anything down to any

size we want. People -- ships --

tanks --planes...

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