2005
Paranormal investigator Edward Carnby, infected with a spinal worm linked to ancient Abkani artifacts, teams up with archaeologist Aline Cedrac to investigate a hidden dimension and xenomorph creatures after his friend John disappears. They are pursued by Commander Burke's Bureau 713 and Dr. Lionel Hudgens, a former advisor obsessed with the Abkani, who unleashes an army of xenomorphs to open a portal to their dimension. Carnby, Aline, and Bureau 713 make a final stand at an abandoned mine, where Hudgens forces Aline to open the Abkani door before he is killed by xenomorphs, and Burke sacrifices himself to seal the portal. Carnby and Aline escape the explosion, only to find the orphanage deserted and Sister Clara dead, realizing the entire city has been abandoned.
Save the Cat beat sheet
Edward Carnby, haunted by childhood encounters with inhuman creatures, is drawn into a Bureau 713 investigation of xenomorphs linked to ancient Abkani artifacts.
Open full beat sheetEdward Carnby is listed as Paranormal Investigator. Lean, intense, survivor of a mysterious orphanage incident. In the parsed data, Edward Carnby is connected to 56 scenes, 80 dialogue lines, 82 text mentions, first appearing around scene 3.
56 scenes / 80 dialogue linesAline Cedrac is listed as Assistant Curator / Archaeologist. Studious, dynamic, Carnby's associate. In the parsed data, Aline Cedrac is connected to 41 scenes, 57 dialogue lines, 58 text mentions, first appearing around scene 32.
41 scenes / 57 dialogue linesCommander Burke is listed as Bureau 713 Commander. Arrogant, efficient, leader of the paranormal task force. In the parsed data, Commander Burke is connected to 26 scenes, 48 dialogue lines, 53 text mentions, first appearing around scene 2.
26 scenes / 48 dialogue linesAgent Miles is listed as Bureau 713 Agent. Burke's second-in-command. In the parsed data, Agent Miles is connected to 21 scenes, 20 dialogue lines, 21 text mentions, first appearing around scene 38.
21 scenes / 20 dialogue linesAgent Paul Fischer is listed as Bureau 713 Agent. Precise, friendly, Carnby's contact. In the parsed data, Agent Paul Fischer is connected to 13 scenes, 27 dialogue lines, 27 text mentions, first appearing around scene 40.
13 scenes / 27 dialogue linesDr. Lionel Hudgens is listed as Archaeologist / Former 713 Advisor. Wiry, severe, obsessed with Abkani artifacts. In the parsed data, Dr. Lionel Hudgens is connected to 13 scenes, 26 dialogue lines, 27 text mentions, first appearing around scene 37.
13 scenes / 26 dialogue linesSister Clara is listed as Nun / Orphanage Caretaker. Anxious, caretaker of the orphanage children. In the parsed data, Sister Clara is connected to 7 scenes, 5 dialogue lines, 5 text mentions, first appearing around scene 2.
7 scenes / 5 dialogue linesAgent Krash is listed as Bureau 713 Tech-geek. Cool, collected, tech specialist. In the parsed data, Agent Krash is connected to 6 scenes, 8 dialogue lines, 8 text mentions, first appearing around scene 38.
6 scenes / 8 dialogue linesLinda Houghton is listed as John's wife. Concerned spouse. In the parsed data, Linda Houghton is connected to 5 scenes, 4 dialogue lines, 4 text mentions, first appearing around scene 54.
5 scenes / 4 dialogue linesJohn Houghton is listed as Carnby's friend. Orphanage survivor, later infected. In the parsed data, John Houghton is connected to 5 scenes, 1 dialogue line, 1 text mention, first appearing around scene 8.
5 scenes / 1 dialogue linesCaptain Chernick is listed as Ship Captain. Mercenary-minded captain. In the parsed data, Captain Chernick is connected to 4 scenes, 1 dialogue line, 1 text mention, first appearing around scene 39.
4 scenes / 1 dialogue linesDeputy Adams is listed as Deputy Sheriff. Law enforcement officer. In the parsed data, Deputy Adams is connected to 3 scenes, 4 dialogue lines, 4 text mentions, first appearing around scene 2.
3 scenes / 4 dialogue linesJames Pinkerton is listed as Taxi Driver / Ex-713 Agent. Infected, fierce, antagonist. In the parsed data, James Pinkerton is connected to 2 scenes, 1 text mention, first appearing around scene 5.
2 scenes / 0 dialogue linesYoung Edward Carnby runs through a dark forest, pursued by an inhuman creature, until he reaches a clearing with a bright light.
Edward CarnbyThe Sheriff and Deputy Adams investigate the disappearance of twenty children from the orphanage.
Commander Burke, Sister Clara, Deputy AdamsDeputy Adams finds Young Edward hiding in a utility shed.
Edward Carnby, Deputy AdamsAdult Edward Carnby discusses the nature of fear with a young boy on a plane.
Edward CarnbyCarnby is pursued by James Pinkerton in a high-speed taxi chase, leading to a physical confrontation.
Edward Carnby, James PinkertonAline Cedrac receives a mysterious delivery intended for Dr. Hudgens.
Aline Cedrac, Dr. Lionel HudgensDr. Hudgens and Captain Chernick recover a container from the ocean.
Dr. Lionel Hudgens, Captain ChernickCarnby returns home and listens to a message from his friend John.
Edward Carnby, John HoughtonCarnby experiences a sudden, intense pain while researching Abkani symbols and collapses unconscious.
Edward CarnbyJohn Houghton wakes up in the middle of the night and leaves his house.
John Houghton, Linda HoughtonJohn walks out of his house into the night.
John HoughtonCarnby remains unconscious while the artifact hums.
Edward CarnbyA strange wind blows through the museum.
Aline discovers strange activity in her office drawers.
Aline CedracCaptain Chernick opens the container to find it empty.
Captain Chernick, Agent MilesHudgens observes the flickering lights from inside the storage room.
Dr. Lionel HudgensCaptain Chernick is killed by an invisible force.
Captain Chernick, Agent MilesHudgens survives the attack and escapes the storage room.
Dr. Lionel HudgensHudgens finds the deck covered in bodies and retrieves an artifact.
Dr. Lionel HudgensCommander Burke and Agent Miles discuss strange sensor readings.
Commander Burke, Agent MilesThe team monitors off-the-scale electromagnetic activity.
Commander Burke, Agent Miles, Agent KrashYoung Edward tells Sister Clara that the others are back.
Edward Carnby, Sister ClaraSister Clara discovers the children have returned.
Sister ClaraCarnby wakes up and receives a call from Linda about John's disappearance.
Edward Carnby, Linda HoughtonCarnby promises Linda he will find John.
Edward Carnby, Linda HoughtonCarnby visits the orphanage to ask Sister Clara for help.
Edward Carnby, Sister ClaraCarnby tracks the missing orphans.
Edward CarnbyCarnby meets with Agent Fischer to discuss the missing orphans.
Edward Carnby, Agent Paul FischerThe museum lights come on at dusk.
Aline receives a call from Dr. Hudgens warning her not to open the crate.
Aline Cedrac, Dr. Lionel HudgensAline reunites with Carnby and punches him.
Edward Carnby, Aline CedracCarnby and Aline discuss the Abkani artifacts and the recent events.
Edward Carnby, Aline CedracAline reveals more artifacts and the lights flicker.
Edward Carnby, Aline CedracA guard is killed by an unseen creature.
Deputy AdamsCarnby and Aline navigate the dark museum.
Edward Carnby, Aline CedracCarnby and Aline witness two xenomorph creatures.
Edward Carnby, Aline CedracCarnby and Aline are trapped in a storage room.
Edward Carnby, Aline CedracBureau 713 agents arrive to save Carnby and Aline.
Edward Carnby, Aline Cedrac, Agent Paul Fischer, Agent Miles, Agent KrashCommander Burke confronts Carnby.
Edward Carnby, Aline Cedrac, Commander Burke, Agent MilesCarnby visits Fischer to examine the body of James Pinkerton.
Edward Carnby, Agent Paul FischerFischer and Carnby remove a spinal-worm from Pinkerton's corpse and discover Carnby is also infected.
Edward Carnby, Agent Paul Fischer, James PinkertonHudgens confronts Aline about the lynchpin artifact, but is interrupted by Agent Cheung.
Aline Cedrac, Dr. Lionel Hudgens, Agent MilesFischer confirms Carnby has an incomplete symbiosis with a spinal worm.
Edward Carnby, Agent Paul FischerAline analyzes the artifacts and correlates them to constellations.
Aline CedracFischer briefs Carnby on xenomorphs and provides specialized gear.
Edward Carnby, Agent Paul FischerCarnby returns home exhausted and falls asleep.
Edward CarnbyFischer is summoned by Agent Miles to see Commander Burke.
Agent Paul Fischer, Agent MilesHudgens extracts blood from a captive creature and injects himself.
Dr. Lionel HudgensAline arrives at Carnby's building.
Aline CedracAline finds Carnby asleep and joins him.
Edward Carnby, Aline CedracBurke demands intelligence on Carnby from Fischer.
Commander Burke, Agent Paul Fischer, Agent MilesFischer and his wife Sarah are at home.
Agent Paul FischerSarah answers the door and is attacked.
Agent Paul FischerYoung Carnby flees from a creature.
Edward CarnbyYoung Carnby is struck by electricity.
Edward CarnbyCarnby wakes up and assembles the Abkani artifacts.
Edward CarnbyCarnby and Aline use the device to pinpoint a location.
Edward Carnby, Aline CedracJohn attacks Carnby and Aline.
Edward Carnby, Aline Cedrac, John HoughtonCarnby and Aline are attacked by John and two orphans in the dark loft. They fight back using 713 equipment.
Edward Carnby, Aline Cedrac, John HoughtonAn invisible creature attacks the loft, and Carnby and Aline kill it.
Edward Carnby, Aline CedracBureau 713 agents arrive to assist Carnby and Aline against more creatures.
Edward Carnby, Aline Cedrac, Commander Burke, Agent Miles, Agent KrashThe team arrives at the mine to set up defenses.
Edward Carnby, Aline Cedrac, Commander Burke, Agent Miles, Agent KrashThe team prepares for a final stand.
Edward Carnby, Aline Cedrac, Commander Burke, Agent MilesThe team explores the mine tunnel.
Edward Carnby, Aline Cedrac, Commander BurkeThe team finds Abkani symbols and a hidden shaft.
Edward Carnby, Aline Cedrac, Commander BurkeHudgens watches his creature army descend the mountain towards the mine.
Dr. Lionel Hudgens, Agent Paul FischerAgents prepare for the incoming creature attack.
Agent MilesMiles confronts Turner about the failing generator.
Agent MilesThe team descends the shaft while Carnby and Aline struggle with a failing ladder.
Edward Carnby, Aline Cedrac, Commander Burke, Agent MilesA trap is triggered in the shaft.
The team avoids the falling stone column.
Edward Carnby, Aline Cedrac, Commander BurkeHelicopters take off as the perimeter is breached.
Miles loses contact with Krash.
Agent Miles, Agent KrashCarnby and Aline escape the falling column.
Edward Carnby, Aline CedracThe team reaches the sand chamber and seals the shaft.
Edward Carnby, Aline Cedrac, Commander BurkeThe team inspects the chamber and finds warnings.
Edward Carnby, Aline Cedrac, Commander BurkeAgents open fire on the creatures.
Agent MilesThe battle intensifies as ammunition runs low.
Sand worms attack the team.
Edward Carnby, Aline Cedrac, Commander BurkeThe generator is repaired and lights are restored.
Edward, John here. Hope things went well wherever you were this time. And, please, do not, I repeat, do not tell me about it. Every time you tell me about your latest case, I get nightmares for a week. Anyway, give me a call when you get back. Linda wants to have you by for dinner. Lord knows why, but she seems to like you. And if you haven't scared Aline away yet, bring her along.
I was in the Amazon for six weeks, tracking poachers through their transport lines. Then I fell in with a group of ex-Chilean military selling artifacts on the black-market. This was found in a gold mine in the southern tip of Chile.
Before your kind took over, 713 had very different... priorities. Now, you just blaze in and destroy everything before we can learn to control it. I've wasted twenty years working in secret because of short-sighted men like you.
Most metals pass right through them. So normal bullets and blades are useless. But they're vulnerable to elements 76 to 79. Osmium, iridium, platinum, and gold. Negates their ability to disrupt electricity.
It's John. I woke up and... he's just gone. All his clothes are here. His car's in the garage. It's like he just got up in the middle of the night and walked out.
I tracked down the three you asked about. They all disappeared last night. Same story. No suitcase. No car. Just up and walked out in the middle of the night.
Two years ago. They've been 713's top priority ever since. But it's been almost exclusively in rural areas. This kind of urban infiltration is unprecedented.
I ran full cross-references. Nothing much in common between them. Except they all grew up in the same orphanage. Your orphanage. What's going on, Carnby?
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