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THE ROBIN HOOD VIRUS
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Episode 6
"WALL STREET INFECTION"
by
Robert Nerbovig
Series created by Robert Nerbovig
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FADE IN:
1 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - MORNING
1
The Robin Hood Virus Network Operations Center is located beneath ARJAY'S large home, accessible only through a series of secure checkpoints. This underground facility represents the nerve center of the organization's digital operations.
The heart of the NOC is dominated by a massive wall of 20 concave screens arranged in a gentle curve that wraps around the northern end of the room. Each screen is capable of displaying up to 12 separate data feeds simultaneously, creating a potential matrix of 240 distinct information streams. These screens typically display network traffic patterns, threat visualizations, active operations, and real-time financial data.
Commanding attention at the center of this digital constellation is a significantly larger screen that spans nearly the entire height of the wall. This primary display often shows the organization's most critical operation in progress or an integrated overview of all current activities.
Arranged in a semi-circle facing this impressive array of screens are eight advanced workstations. Each ergonomic station features multiple monitors, specialized input devices, and adjustable seating designed for extended operational periods. The workstations are positioned to provide both individual focus and collaborative awareness, with slight partitioning that maintains privacy while preserving sightlines to colleagues and the main displays.
The southern portion of the NOC houses a substantial conference table crafted from polished dark wood with inlaid technology. This oval table seats approximately sixteen people and features embedded displays, communication systems, and holographic projection capabilities. This is where strategy sessions and operational briefings occur, allowing leadership to make decisions based on the intelligence gathered and displayed throughout the facility.
The entire space is bathed in subdued blue lighting, with focused task lighting at each workstation. The ceiling is relatively low but features recessed panels that help diffuse sound while housing advanced climate control and security systems. The overall atmosphere projects a sense of technological sophistication and purposeful vigilance.
The large center screen displays a running total of DOLLARS EXTRACTED TO DATE and DONATION TOTAL TO DATE. We will update totals as we get them. (initial totals are: $1,564,000,000 and $1,528,000,000).
ARJAY (60s, intense, brilliant) sits before a complex setup of monitors. The light from the screens illuminates his focused face. A wall of monitors glows in a darkened room. Lines of code scroll rapidly across multiple screens. A silhouette sits before them, fingers dancing across keyboards. He is joined by some of the other team members including PAULA (60s, expert programmer), Paco (50s, former military network administrator in Iraq, programmer), Rob (40s, expert linguist, programmer), and Pablo (40s, phone programmer and "Ranger virus developer).
ARJAY (V.O.)
There's a moment when you realize you've crossed a
line. For me, it wasn't hacking into those hedge funds.
It wasn't even transferring the first million. It was the
moment I decided that some people's fortunes weren't really
theirs to begin with.
On screen: A complex financial graph shows millions being siphoned into an offshore account.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Wall Street calls it "edge." The rest of us call it cheating.
When I created the Robin Hood Virus, I promised myself I'd go
after the worst offenders. The people who've been stealing
for years... just with better suits and bigger computers.
Arjay instructs PAULA to execute a transfer of of $22.5 million.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Wall Street taught me something important. If you're going
to steal, do it big enough that they call it "financial
engineering" instead of theft.
MATCH CUT TO:
2 EXT. ERA FUND ADVISORS HEADQUARTERS - NEW JERSEY - DAY
2
An imposing glass skyscraper with the ERA logo prominently displayed.
ARJAY (V.O.)
ERA Fund Advisors. Wall Street's golden child. Fifteen
billion in assets. A reputation for returns that
seemed too good to be true.
3 INT. ERA FUND ADVISORS - TRADING FLOOR - DAY
3
Dozens of traders at terminals, screens flashing with numbers, the controlled chaos of high finance.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Because they were.
A FEDERAL AGENT in a dark suit walks onto the trading floor. Then another. And another. Traders look up, confusion turning to panic as agents fan out across the floor.
4 INT. U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE - EAST RUTHERFORD - DAY
4
U.S. ATTORNEY CHRIS LOPEZ (50s), stern, meticulous, stands before a podium with a sea of press microphones.
LOPEZ
Today we announce the indictment of ERA Fund Advisors on
multiple counts of securities fraud and wire fraud,
following what may be the largest insider trading
scheme in Wall Street history.
5 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - SAME TIME
5
Arjay watches the press conference on one of his monitors while working on code on another.
LOPEZ (ON SCREEN)
The 42-page indictment details a pattern of obtaining
inside information from dozens of publicly traded companies
across multiple industry sectors.
Arjay smiles, takes a sip of coffee.
ARJAY (V.O.)
What Lopez doesn't know is that while his team was
building their case, we are already inside their
systems. Not just ERA Fund. We are inside the personal
computers of their leadership, their phones,
their home networks.
On screen: The Robin Hood Virus penetrates through firewalls, security systems, and personal devices.
ARJAY (V.O.)
The Robin Hood Virus doesn't just get into your computer.
It becomes part of it. Watching. Waiting. Learning.
6 INT. ERA FUND ADVISORS - EXECUTIVE FLOOR - FLASHBACK - DAY
6
ROBERT TOWERS (60s), intimidating, silver-haired titan of finance, strides confidently through his domain. Employees part before him like water.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Robert Towers. Billionaire founder of ERA Fund.
The indictment didn't touch him personally.
Too smart. Too insulated.
Towers enters a glass-walled conference room where senior managers await.
ARJAY (V.O.)
But our virus doesn't care about plausible deniability
or corporate veils. It sees everything.
7 INT. CONFERENCE ROOM - CONTINUING
7
Towers speaks to his team. We can't hear the words, but his intensity is clear.
ARJAY (V.O.)
The FBI spent years building their case. We spent weeks.
The difference? We didn't need warrants.
We didn't need to follow rules.
8 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - PRESENT
8
A new notification pops up on Arjay's screen: "TRANSFER COMPLETE: $22,500,000."
ARJAY (V.O.)
Robin Hood doesn't just watch. It acts.
Paula types rapidly, initiating a complex sequence of transfers to offshore accounts.
PAULA
Twenty-two and a half million dollars. From their
accounts to ours. Then dispersed through a network so
complex even we would have trouble following it.
9 INT. JOHN HAYES' LUXURY APARTMENT - NIGHT
9
JOHN HAYES (60s), wealthy, arrogant, paces in front of floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Manhattan.
ARJAY (V.O.)
John Hayes. Portfolio manager responsible for a
1.55 billion dollar special situations
fund. The first ERA employee to plead guilty.
Hayes argues intensely on his phone.
HAYES
(into phone)
I don't care what the lawyers say. I'm not taking the
fall for this alone. You understand me?
On Hayes' laptop, sitting open on a desk, the screen briefly flickers.
ARJAY (V.O.)
While Hayes was negotiating his plea deal, our virus was
negotiating a different kind of deal
with his bank accounts.
10 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
10
Paco watches multiple screens tracking another transfer.
PACO
Twenty-five million. That's how much we liberated
from Hayes' personal fortune. A drop in his bucket.
A flood for those who really need it.
PAULA pulls up a database of charities, homeless shelters, food banks, and medical crisis funds.
ARJAY (V.O.)
But I've learned something important.
Not every charity is worthy of the name.
11 INT. NEW YORK FOOD BANK - DAY
11
A bustling operation: volunteers sorting food, preparing boxes, organizing deliveries.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Before we give away a single dollar, we vet every
recipient. Their computers. Their phones. Their operations.
FRANK MARTINEZ (50s), the food bank director, walks through the facility, greeting volunteers with a practiced smile.
ARJAY (V.O.)
People like Frank Martinez here, director of one of
New York's largest food banks. Respected community
leader. Charitable icon.
Martinez slips into his private office, locks the door, and pulls out a burner phone.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Embezzler.
12 INT. MARTINEZ'S OFFICE - CONTINUING
12
Martinez speaks quietly into the phone.
MARTINEZ
(into phone)
The transfer came through. Seventy-five thousand.
We're good for another month.
ARJAY (V.O.)
What Frank didn't know was that his burner phone wasn't
as secure as he thought. Nothing is secure from
The "Ranger", the Robin Hood Virus cell phone virus
developed by Pablo.
On Martinez's computer, the screen flickers briefly.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Martinez was siphoning money to a failing restaurant
he secretly owned. A restaurant with partners connected
to organized crime.
13 INT. LITTLE ITALY RESTAURANT - NIGHT
13
A half-empty Italian restaurant. Martinez sits at a corner table with two tough-looking MEN in expensive suits.
ARJAY (V.O.)
What started as a way to save his bad investment turned
into something much darker. But that's how these things
often go. One compromise leads to another.
14 INT. FBI FIELD OFFICE - ORGANIZED CRIME DIVISION - DAY
14
An FBI AGENT stares at her computer as an anonymous email appears with detailed financial records.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Sometimes the best donation isn't money. It's information.
EXT. ROYAL INVESTMENTS - ESTABLISHING - DAY
A prestigious corporate building in Boston's financial district.
ARJAY (V.O.)
ERA Fund wasn't my only target. Wall Street is a
target-rich environment.
15 INT. ROYAL INVESTMENTS - BOARD ROOM - DAY
15
ED MOORE (76), distinguished, Harvard MBA, sits confidently at the head of a table surrounded by other board members.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Ed Moore. Board member of Royal Investments.
Seventy-six years old. Harvard MBA. Boston aristocracy.
Moore smiles at something said off-camera.
ARJAY (V.O.)
The kind of man who believes rules are for other people.
16 INT. MOORE'S HOME OFFICE - NIGHT
16
Moore works late at his computer, reviewing confidential documents.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Moore used his position on multiple corporate boards to
gather insider information. Then he traded on it.
Made millions.
Moore's phone BUZZES. He answers it.
>MOORE
(into phone)
Yes, buy another fifty thousand shares before the
announcement tomorrow... No, it's solid.
They're about to announce a partnership that
will double their value.
Moore's computer screen flickers momentarily.
ARJAY (V.O.)
But insider trading was just the beginning of Moore's crimes.
17 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
17
Arjay reviews complex political donation records he's extracted from Moore's computer.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Moore had created a network of shell companies to funnel
unlimited political donations to candidates who
would protect his interests. Untraceable. Unaccountable.
At least, he thought so.
Paula initiates another transfer.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Forty-five million dollars. That's how much we
extracted from Moore's accounts. Poetic justice –
matching his political donations dollar for dollar.
18 INT. FEDERAL COURTROOM - DAY
18
Moore, in an expensive suit, stands before a JUDGE as charges are read.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Moore's legal troubles were just beginning.
Securities fraud. Conspiracy. He pleaded not
guilty, of course. Posted ten million in bail.
JUDGE
Trial date is set for July 22nd. Next case.
19 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
19
Arjay watches the financial news reporting on Moore's arraignment while working on a new target.
ARJAY (V.O.)
But Moore's hubris led me to something even bigger.
His connections to China. Manufacturing. Computer parts.
On screen: Emails between Moore and Chinese executives regarding a major expansion.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Another leak. Another opportunity for insiders
to profit. Another chance for Robin Hood to balance the scales.
20 INT. BROKERAGE FIRM - NEW YORK - DAY
20
A high-end trading floor. Brokers work phones and computers with practiced efficiency.
ARJAY (V.O.)
The thing about Wall Street is that it's an ecosystem of
corruption. Brokers talk to board members. Board
members talk to executives. Everyone profits
except the regular investors.
Focus on a senior broker, MICHAEL WEISS (50s), as he speaks quietly into his phone.
WEISS
(into phone)
I have it on excellent authority. The department store
chain is expanding. Twenty-two new stores. Four states.
This is the ground floor.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Michael Weiss. Senior broker. Specializes in
high-net-worth clients. Special access to information
nobody else has.
21 INT. WEALTHY CLIENT'S OFFICE - DAY
21
A luxurious private office. WEALTHY CLIENT (60s) speaks on the phone.
WEALTHY CLIENT
(into phone)
How certain are you about this, Michael?
WEISS (V.O.)
(over phone)
One hundred percent. This is the real deal. The
announcement drops next week. I'd put my own money
in if I could.
The client's computer screen flickers briefly.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Fourteen million dollars. That's how much I liberated
from two of Weiss's clients. People who were happy to
profit from information no one else had access to.
22 INT. U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE - DAY
22
Another anonymous email appears on a computer screen with detailed evidence of the insider trading scheme.
ARJAY (V.O.)
And once again, information proved as valuable as money.
23 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
23
Arjay works on his computer, reviewing charity profiles.
ARJAY (V.O.)
With the money secured, I turned my attention to
distribution. Not as simple as it sounds.
On screen: A series of charity websites, financial records, and internal documents.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Trust, but verify. That's why I created specialized
programs to investigate every potential recipient.
Their finances. Their leadership. Their actual impact.
24 INT. HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION HEADQUARTERS - DAY
24
A busy office with maps of global disaster zones on the walls. JAMES PHILLIPS (50s), vice president, works in his glass-walled office.
ARJAY (V.O.)
James Phillips. Vice President of one of the largest
humanitarian organizations in the world. Public
face of compassion and emergency response.
Phillips steps away from his desk. His computer screen flickers.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Phillips had created a supply company that he used
to sell goods to his own charity at inflated prices.
Two hundred and ten thousand dollars in
embezzled funds so far.
25 INT. FBI FIELD OFFICE - DAY
25
An agent opens an anonymous email containing detailed evidence of Phillips' fraud.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Some people use charity as a shield for their greed.
I use transparency as a weapon against them.
26 INT. COMMUNITY CHARITY HEADQUARTERS - DAY
26
A large operation with dozens of employees. CONTROLLER (40s) works alone in the finance department.
ARJAY (V.O.)
The controller of another major charity thought he'd found
the perfect scam. Create a fake company, authorize
payments to it, then convert the money to Bitcoin.
The controller's computer screen shows Bitcoin transactions.
ARJAY (V.O.)
He thought cryptocurrency would hide his tracks.
That no one could follow the money.
27 INT. IRS CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION - DAY
27
IRS INVESTIGATORS review blockchain transactions on their screens.
ARJAY (V.O.)
He didn't understand that the blockchain records
everything. That the IRS has become very good at
connecting digital wallets to real people.
An anonymous email appears on an investigator's screen with detailed evidence.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Sometimes the best way to help a charity is to
remove the people who are bleeding it dry.
28 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
28
Arjay finalizes a series of transfers to various vetted charities.
ARJAY (V.O.)
One hundred and sixty million dollars. That's how much
I've redistributed so far. To food banks with honest
leadership. To homeless shelters that actually
shelter the homeless. To families crushed by medical debt.
Arjay opens a new dossier on his screen: "CHINESE MANUFACTURING EXPANSION."
ARJAY (V.O.)
But the work is never done. There's always another
scheme. Another theft dressed up in business casual.
29 INT. ROYAL INVESTMENTS - BOARD ROOM - DAY
29
A closed meeting. Board members review confidential documents about a Chinese manufacturing partnership.
ARJAY (V.O.)
The email I intercepted from the Chinese manufacturing
company revealed plans to double factory capacity
and introduce five new products.
Information worth millions to anyone who could
trade on it before the announcement.
30 INT. STOCK EXCHANGE - DAY
30
The trading floor in action. A stock ticker shows sudden movement in a particular company.
ARJAY (V.O.)
And trade they did. Royal Investment officers.
Board members. All violating the law they're supposed to uphold.
31 INT. STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE - DAY
31
A STATE ATTORNEY reviews an anonymous email with detailed evidence of the trading scheme.
ARJAY (V.O.)
The virus doesn't just take. It exposes.
32 INT. ERA FUND ADVISORS - DAY
32
Federal agents lead employees out in handcuffs as reporters and cameras capture the moment.
ARJAY (V.O.)
ERA Fund Advisors. One of Wall Street's largest hedge
funds. Now facing criminal charges that could
shut it down completely.
33 EXT. FEDERAL COURTHOUSE - DAY
33
John Hayes, in handcuffs, is led into the courthouse past a media frenzy.
ARJAY (V.O.)
John Hayes. The first to plead guilty. But not the last.
34 INT. COURTROOM - DAY
34
Hayes stands before a judge.
JUDGE
Mr. Hayes, you understand that by pleading guilty to
these charges, you waive your right to a trial?
HAYES
Yes, Your Honor.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Hayes thought he'd cut a deal to save himself. But the
evidence I'd gathered and anonymously provided to
prosecutors ensured his cooperation would only
take him so far.
35 INT. FOOD BANK - DAY
35
FBI agents arrest Frank Martinez in front of shocked volunteers.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Frank Martinez. Arrested and charged with embezzlement.
36 INT. HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION - DAY
36
James Phillips is led out in handcuffs.
ARJAY (V.O.)
James Phillips. Facing twenty years and restitution of
everything he stole.
37 INT. COMMUNITY CHARITY - DAY
37
IRS agents confiscate computers and documents.
ARJAY (V.O.)
The Bitcoin embezzler. Under indictment by the IRS.
38 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
38
Arjay reviews news stories about all these arrests.
ARJAY (V.O.)
One hundred and seventy-five million diverted. One
hundred and sixty million donated. And counting.
Arjay opens a new file labeled "NEXT TARGETS."
ARJAY (V.O.)
Wall Street isn't the only place where the powerful steal
from the powerless. Just the most obvious.
Arjay begins typing rapidly, his code reflected in his glasses.
ARJAY (V.O.)
The virus evolves. Learns. Adapts. Just like I designed
it to. Just like I'm still designing it to.
39 INT. HOMELESS SHELTER - DAY
39
A revitalized facility with new beds, fresh paint, and adequate supplies.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Some would call what I do stealing. I call it correction.
Rebalancing. Giving wealth back to those who
truly created it.
40 INT. MEDICAL CLINIC - DAY
40
A family receives news that their medical debt has been paid.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Is it illegal? Absolutely. Is it just? I believe so.
41 INT. FOOD BANK - DAY
41
Volunteers distribute food to a long line of people in need.
ARJAY (V.O.)
The system is broken. Has been for a long time.
Our virus is just a patch. A temporary fix until
something better comes along.
42 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
42
Arjay looks over the many screens showing mmany intrusions..
ARJAY (V.O.)
I love what I do...Taking from those who took what
wasn't theirs. Giving to those who never had a chance.
Arjay turns back to his computers, his face illuminated by the screens.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Because in a world where the rules are written by
the wealthy, sometimes you need to operate outside
the rules to find justice.
Arjay sits down and begins typing.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Next target: Big Pharma.
FADE TO BLACK.
43 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - MORNING
43
The team sits at their workstations, multiple screens displaying pharmaceutical company profiles, stock performance charts, and internal emails.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Wall Street was just the beginning. While the financial
sector moves paper wealth around, Big Pharma
plays with people's lives.
On screen: Headlines about skyrocketing drug prices, patent manipulation, and record pharmaceutical profits.
ARJAY (V.O.)
My father died when I was nineteen. Cancer. The
treatment existed, but we couldn't afford it.
Insurance denied. Appeals rejected. He was worth
more to the system dead than alive on expensive medication.
Arjay pulls up a specific company profile: MERIDIAN PHARMACEUTICALS.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Meridian Pharmaceuticals. Market cap of ninety-two
billion. Specializes in oncology drugs. Including
the one that could have saved my father.
Rob zooms in on a headline: "Meridian Increases Cancer Drug Price 400% Over Five Years."
ARJAY (V.O.)
Their CEO, Katherine Wexler, took home sixty-eight
million dollars last year. While patients
chose between medication and food.
44 INT. MERIDIAN PHARMACEUTICALS HEADQUARTERS - DAY
44
An ultra-modern corporate campus with pristine architecture. The lobby features a massive sculpture representing "healing."
ARJAY (V.O.)
Meridian's public face is all about patient care.
Their internal emails tell a different story.
45 INT. MERIDIAN EXECUTIVE BOARDROOM - DAY
45
KATHERINE WEXLER (50s), impeccably dressed, commanding presence, leads a meeting with senior executives.
WEXLER
The patent extension strategy is working. We've blocked
the generic for another three years minimum.
EXEC #1
R&D is concerned about the public response. The
"innovation" we're claiming is minimal at best.
WEXLER
R&D's job isn't PR. That's why we pay our lobbyists seven figures.
Everyone chuckles. One executive's laptop screen flickers momentarily.
ARJAY (V.O.)
It took less than three days to penetrate Meridian's
network. Their cybersecurity was impressive.
Just not impressive enough.
46 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
46
Arjay scrolls through internal Meridian emails and documents.
ARJAY (V.O.)
What I found was even worse than I expected. Price fixing.
Clinical trial data manipulation. Settlement
agreements with patients harmed by
undisclosed side effects.
Arjay opens a file labeled "Project Longview."
ARJAY (V.O.)
And something called Project Longview. A deliberate
strategy to maintain artificial scarcity of certain
life-saving medications to justify premium pricing.
47 INT. WEXLER'S LUXURY PENTHOUSE - NIGHT
47
Wexler works late on her laptop, reviewing confidential documents.
ARJAY (V.O.)
While patients rationed pills, cutting them in half to make
them last longer, Katherine Wexler was busy buying
her third vacation home.
Wexler's laptop screen briefly flickers as the Robin Hood Virus penetrates her system.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Her personal accounts were even more enlightening
than Meridian's corporate network.
48 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA -NIGHT
48
Arjay reviews offshore banking documents from Wexler's computer.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Thirty-two million in an offshore account in the
Cayman Islands. "Consulting fees" from a network
of shell companies. All leading back to a Chinese
pharmaceutical manufacturer supplying Meridian
with active ingredients at inflated prices.
Paula initiates a transfer from the offshore account.
ARJAY (V.O.)
I don't take everything. Just enough to make a point.
In Wexler's case, twenty million. Her kickbacks from
the Chinese supplier.
49 INT. MERIDIAN R&D FACILITY - DAY
49
Scientists work in a state-of-the-art laboratory. DR. MICHAEL CHEN (40s), dedicated, idealistic, reviews test results with concern.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Not everyone at Meridian was corrupt. Dr. Michael Chen,
head of oncology research, had been fighting an internal
battle to release trial data showing their flagship
cancer drug was no more effective than a generic
alternative costing one-tenth the price.
Chen looks worried as he compares two sets of data.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Chen's emails revealed he was on the verge of
becoming a whistleblower. But he was afraid.
For his career. For his family.
50 INT. CHEN'S HOME OFFICE - NIGHT
50
Chen works late, reviewing the same troubling data. His computer screen flickers.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Sometimes Robin Hood needs to do more than take
from the rich. Sometimes he needs to empower the righteous.
A secure, anonymous email appears on Chen's screen with instructions for safely releasing the data to regulators and the press.
51 INT. FDA OFFICES - DAY
51
An FDA REGULATOR receives an anonymous package containing Meridian's actual trial data along with evidence of data manipulation.
ARJAY (V.O.)
The FDA received the complete, unaltered trial data.
Along with Chen's analysis showing the life-extending claims
for Meridian's PARP inhibitor were grossly exaggerated.
52 INT. REPORTER'S OFFICE - SAME TIME
52
A JOURNALIST receives a similar package with a secure communication channel to speak with Chen.
ARJAY (V.O.)
The press got the same data. Plus a secure way to
interview Chen without exposing his identity.
53 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
53
Arjay watches multiple news channels covering the breaking Meridian scandal.
TV REPORTER
(on screen)
Breaking news as pharmaceutical giant Meridian
faces serious allegations of data manipulation and price
fixing following a massive leak of internal documents...
ARJAY (V.O.)
The virus does more than just take money. It takes secrets.
And secrets, when exposed to light, lose their power.
54 INT. MERIDIAN HEADQUARTERS - DAY
54
Chaos as federal agents enter the building with warrants. Employees watch in shock.
ARJAY (V.O.)
The FDA investigation was just the beginning.
The SEC followed, looking into stock trades by Meridian
executives who sold shares before the scandal broke.
55 INT. CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ROOM - DAY
55
Wexler sits uncomfortably before a panel of SENATORS.
SENATOR
Ms. Wexler, can you explain why Meridian's internal
data contradicts what was submitted to the FDA?
WEXLER
On advice of counsel, I invoke my Fifth Amendment right.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Wexler took the Fifth. But the documents
spoke for themselves.
56 INT. PATIENT'S HOME - DAY
56
A CANCER PATIENT (60s) opens a letter informing them that their medication costs have been reduced by 80%.
ARJAY (V.O.)
With Meridian's patents under review and generic alternatives fast-tracked, prices dropped immediately. Lives that had been valued in dollars and cents suddenly had a chance.
57 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
57
Arjay finalizes transfers to multiple patient advocacy organizations and medical debt relief charities.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Twenty million dollars. From Wexler's accounts to
organizations helping patients afford their
medications. From offshore tax havens to cancer
research foundations not controlled by
pharmaceutical interests.
Arjay opens a new file: "JOHNSON MEDICAL DEVICES."
ARJAY (V.O.)
Meridian wasn't an outlier. The entire healthcare
industry had evolved to extract maximum profit from
human suffering. A perfect target for the Robin Hood Virus.
58 INT. JOHNSON MEDICAL DEVICES HEADQUARTERS - DAY
58
A corporate campus similar to Meridian's, but focused on medical implants and devices.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Johnson Medical Devices. Market leader in cardiac
implants. Profit margins of seventy percent on
devices people literally couldn't live without.
59 INT. JOHNSON EXECUTIVE SUITE - DAY
59
CEO RICHARD JOHNSON (60s), polished, aristocratic, meets with his executive team.
JOHNSON
The recall is a PR issue, not a medical one. Legal assures
me the settlement costs are far less than a full
recall would be.
EXEC #2
What about the patients with the defective devices?
JOHNSON
They signed the waivers. Their recourse is limited.
A computer screen in the room flickers briefly.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Johnson knew that one of their most popular implants had a catastrophic failure rate of twelve percent over five years. They buried the data. Calculated that settlements to families of the dead would cost less than admitting the problem.
60 INT. HOSPITAL OPERATING ROOM - DAY
60
Surgeons perform a delicate procedure to remove and replace a Johnson device.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Four hundred and twelve people had already died. Johnson's internal projection was that another thousand would die before the problem naturally "resolved" as the defective units aged out of the market.
61 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
61
Arjay reviews internal Johnson documents about the defective devices.
ARJAY (V.O.)
A thousand lives. Balanced against quarterly profits
and executive bonuses.
Paula begins composing messages to medical authorities, regulators, and the press.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Sometimes the best way to save lives isn't with money.
It's with truth.
62 EXT. JOHNSON MEDICAL DEVICES - DAY
62
FDA officials and federal agents enter the building with warrants.
ARJAY (V.O.)
The Johnson raid came three days after I released their
internal documents. By then, I was already deep
inside the network of their partner company,
Nexus Pharmaceuticals.
63 INT. UPSCALE RESTAURANT - NIGHT
63
Richard Johnson dines with NEXUS CEO ELIZABETH CARTER (50s). Both are unaware that their phones have been compromised, recording their conversation.
JOHNSON
The FDA doesn't have the resources to really
investigate. We just need to weather the storm.
CARTER
What about the evidence leak?
JOHNSON
Our cyber team is investigating. Probably some
disgruntled engineer. We'll find them.
CARTER
And if you don't?
JOHNSON
Then we have fall guys in place. Middle management
ready to take the hit.
ARJAY (V.O.)
They never considered that their enemy wasn't human.
At least, not in the way they thought.
64 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
64
Arjay finalizes another major financial transfer.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Thirty-five million from Johnson's personal accounts.
Routed to patient advocacy groups and a fund
specifically for families affected by their
defective devices.
On screen: News reports about the Johnson scandal growing, stock plummeting.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Johnson was forced to announce a recall the next day.
The stock dropped sixty percent. Billions in market value vanished.
65 INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY
65
A PATIENT recovers after emergency surgery to replace a defective Johnson device.
ARJAY (V.O.)
But lives were saved. That was what mattered.
66 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
66
Arjay compiles data from all his pharmaceutical industry interventions.
ARJAY (V.O.)
In the end, it wasn't just about the money. Seventy-five
million diverted from corrupt executives' accounts.
It was about changing the system. Even if just a little.
Even if just for a while.
Arjay pulls up news headlines showing regulatory reforms being proposed in the wake of the scandals.
ARJAY (V.O.)
The Robin Hood Virus isn't just a program that steals.
It's a spotlight that reveals. A scalpel that excises
corruption. A voice for those who previously had none.
67 EXT. CEMETERY - DAY
67
Arjay stands before a simple headstone: "ROBERT MORGAN - BELOVED FATHER."
ARJAY (V.O.)
Dad would have called what I'm doing wrong. He believed
in the system, even as it failed him. But I think he
would understand. Sometimes you have to break the
rules to fix them.
Arjay places a single flower on the grave.
68 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
68
Arjay returns to his workstation, opening a new file: "INSURANCE INDUSTRY."
ARJAY (V.O.)
Big Pharma was just one piece of a broken healthcare
system. The insurance companies that denied my
father's treatment were next.
New profiles appear on screen: major health insurance companies, their executives, their policies.
ARJAY (V.O.)
The virus evolves. It learns. It grows stronger with
each new system it penetrates.
Arjay begins coding, his reflection in the screens intense and focused.
ARJAY (V.O.)
And so do I.
69 INT. MEGALIFE INSURANCE HEADQUARTERS - DAY
69
A massive corporate campus with the slogan "Protecting What Matters Most" prominently displayed.
ARJAY (V.O.)
MegaLife Insurance. The company that denied my
father's treatment. Eight times we appealed.
Eight times denied. Until it was too late.
70 INT. MEGALIFE EXECUTIVE FLOOR - DAY
70
CEO THOMAS GRANT (60s), coldly efficient, meets with his management team.
GRANT
Our denial rate is down two percent this quarter.
That's two percent of claims we should be challenging harder.
EXEC #3
Some of the appeals are medically solid, sir. The review board—
GRANT
(interrupting)
The review board follows our guidelines. Guidelines we
establish. Remind them of that.
A computer screen in the conference room flickers.
ARJAY (V.O.)
MegaLife's business model was simple. Collect
premiums. Deny claims. Invest the float. The
longer they delayed, the more likely patients
would die before receiving treatment.
71 INT. MEGALIFE CLAIMS DEPARTMENT - DAY
71
Rows of employees process claims at cubicles. Supervisors monitor denial rates on digital dashboards.
ARJAY (V.O.)
They called it "aggressive claims management."
Internal documents revealed bonuses for employees
who maintained high denial rates. Awards for
finding technicalities to void coverage retroactively.
72 INT. HOSPITAL WAITING ROOM - DAY
72
A distressed FAMILY receives news that their insurance claim has been denied.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Every denial was a family like mine. Desperate.
Confused. Watching a loved one suffer while
bureaucrats decided if their life was worth the cost.
73 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
73
Arjay penetrates deeper into MegaLife's systems, uncovering their claims algorithms.
ARJAY (V.O.)
MegaLife had automated their cruelty. Algorithms
predicted which patients were likely to give up
fighting denials. Which ones might die before
exhausting appeals. Which treatments could be
safely delayed without triggering regulatory scrutiny.
On screen: Complex flowcharts showing decision trees for claims processing.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Two sets of guidelines. Public ones they
showed regulators. Private ones they actually followed.
74 INT. THOMAS GRANT'S MANSION - NIGHT
74
Grant sits in his luxurious home office, reviewing quarterly reports. His computer screen flickers.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Grant took home forty-two million last year in
salary and bonuses. While patients died waiting
for approvals that would never come.
75 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
75
Arjay initiates another complex financial transfer.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Thirty million from Grant's accounts. Not enough
to cripple him financially. Just enough
to get his attention.
76 INT. GRANT'S MANSION - MORNING
76
Grant frantically calls his bank as he discovers the missing funds.
GRANT
(into phone)
What do you mean 'transferred'? I didn't
authorize any transfer!
ARJAY (V.O.)
But the money wasn't the main objective.
The information was.
77 INT. STATE REGULATORY OFFICE - DAY
77
Insurance regulators receive anonymous packages with MegaLife's internal documents, showing systematic bad faith denial of claims.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Regulators in all fifty states received evidence
of MegaLife's practices. Class action attorneys
received patient files. Journalists received
internal memos and recorded board meetings.
78 INT. COURTHOUSE - DAY
78
A massive class action lawsuit is announced against MegaLife. Hundreds of PLAINTIFFS stand behind attorneys on the courthouse steps.
ARJAY (V.O.)
The class action lawsuit included ten thousand
patients who had been wrongfully denied care.
The potential damages were in the billions.
79 EXT. MEGALIFE HEADQUARTERS - DAY
79
Federal agents and state regulators enter the building with search warrants.
ARJAY (V.O.)
MegaLife's stock dropped seventy percent in a
single day. Grant was forced to resign. But more
importantly, the company was placed under
regulatory supervision, with all denials subject
to independent medical review.
80 INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY
80
A PATIENT receives treatment that had previously been denied by MegaLife.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Lives were saved. Not everyone's. Too late for
too many. But some. And the system began to change.
81 INT. CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ROOM - DAY
81
Grant testifies before angry LEGISLATORS.
LEGISLATOR
Mr. Grant, would you deny that MegaLife maintained
secret guidelines for denying valid claims?
GRANT
On advice of counsel, I invoke my Fifth Amendment right.
ARJAY (V.O.)
The hearings led to new legislation requiring
transparency in claims decisions. Independent
medical review for all denials. Real consequences
for bad faith insurance practices.
82 INT. CEMETERY - DAY
82
Arjay again stands at his father's grave.
ARJAY (V.O.)
I couldn't save you, Dad. But maybe...
maybe I saved someone else's father.
Someone else's mother. Someone's child.
83 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
83
Arjay compiles the results of his healthcare industry interventions.
ARJAY (V.O.)
One hundred and twenty-five million diverted from
pharmaceutical and insurance executives. All
donated to patient advocacy groups, medical debt
relief, and funds for those denied care.
Paco opens a new set of files: "BIG TECH."
ARJAY (V.O.)
But healthcare was just one broken system among many.
And the Robin Hood Virus was just getting started.
84 INT. TECH GIANT HEADQUARTERS - DAY
84
A sprawling, futuristic campus with happy employees and amenities everywhere.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Big Tech. The new robber barons. Companies worth
trillions. Built on our data. Our attention. Our privacy.
85 INT. TECH CEO'S OFFICE - DAY
85
The CEO views a presentation about user data monetization strategies.
ARJAY (V.O.)
They know what we read. What we buy. Who we love.
What makes us angry. And they sell it all to the highest bidder.
The presentation screen flickers momentarily.
ARJAY (V.O.)
But they're about to learn that information flows both ways.
86 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
86
Arjay looks at his wall of monitors, multiple penetration attacks launching simultaneously.
ARJAY (V.O.)
The system is broken. But it can be fixed.
One byte at a time. One dollar at a time.
One revelation at a time.
He stands, silhouetted against the glow of his screens, a digital Robin Hood.
ARJAY (V.O.)
We we are the Robin Hood Virus. And we are just getting started.
87 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
87
ARJAY (V.O.)
In a world of digital fortresses, no one is truly secure.
Not Wall Street. Not Big Pharma.
Not the insurance giants. Not Big Tech.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Because in the end, every system is vulnerable. To justice.
FADE TO BLACK.
FADE IN:
88 EXT. SILICON VALLEY - AERIAL VIEW - DAY
88
Sweeping drone shots of corporate campuses that look more like small cities than offices. GooglePlex, Apple Park, Facebook headquarters sprawl across manicured landscapes.
ARJAY (V.O.)
They call it the new economy. Digital.
Frictionless. Democratic.
Camera descends toward DATAVORE HEADQUARTERS, a massive glass structure designed to resemble interconnected nodes.
ARJAY (V.O.)
But behind the free services and sleek interfaces
lies the oldest business model in the world: exploitation.
89 INT. DATAVORE HEADQUARTERS - MONITORING CENTER - DAY
89
A NASA-like control room with massive screens displaying real-time data: user engagement metrics, advertising revenue, behavioral patterns.
ARJAY (V.O.)
DataVore. The world's largest social media platform.
Three billion active users. And every click, every view,
every pause in scrolling is tracked, categorized, and monetized.
90 INT. DATAVORE CEO OFFICE - DAY
90
MAXWELL KING (40s), charismatic tech visionary in casual clothing that costs thousands, meets with his executive team.
KING
The new algorithm is performing beyond expectations.
Engagement up seventeen percent, average session
time increased by twenty-two minutes.
CHIEF DATA OFFICER
Some concerns about the mental health metrics, sir.
Teen anxiety indicators are—
KING
(interrupting)
Are teens still using the platform?
CHIEF DATA OFFICER
Yes, more than ever, but—
KING
Then the algorithm stays. We can publish another wellness
blog post to show we care.
The executives chuckle. A computer screen in the
corner briefly flickers.
ARJAY (V.O.)
What users don't realize is that DataVore doesn't sell a product. The users are the product. Their attention. Their data. Their minds.
91 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
91
Arjay sits before his wall of monitors, each displaying different aspects of DataVore's operations: source code, internal memos, user metrics, financial statements.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Big Tech was different from Wall Street or Big Pharma.
Their security was better. Their systems more sophisticated.
They were born digital. They knew the landscape.
Paula types rapidly, implementing complex penetration techniques.
ARJAY (V.O.)
But so did I. And they had a vulnerability
that the others didn't have.
On screen: DataVore's mind-boggling network of interconnected systems and partners.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Scale. Their systems were so vast, so integrated
with everything else, that securing every entry point was impossible.
92 INT. DATAVORE HEADQUARTERS - SERVER ROOM - NIGHT
92
Endless rows of servers hum in a climate-controlled environment.
ARJAY (V.O.)
It took seventeen days to penetrate DataVore's main
security. I came in through a third-party analytics
provider. One with privileged access but
far less security.
A server monitor blinks as data is quietly extracted.
ARJAY (V.O.)
And what I found was worse than I imagined.
93 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
93
Arjay reviews internal DataVore documents on his screens.
ARJAY (V.O.)
"Project Engagement" was their internal name for
it. An AI-driven algorithm specifically designed to
identify psychological vulnerabilities and exploit them.
On screen: Complex psychological profiles of users, showing how content was tailored to maximize addiction-like engagement patterns.
ARJAY (V.O.)
They knew their platform was causing harm. Depression.
Anxiety. Radicalization. Self-harm. All documented
in internal studies they buried.
Arjay opens another file: "Project Lighthouse."
ARJAY (V.O.)
And "Project Lighthouse" - a system for tracking users
across the entire internet, even when they weren't
on DataVore. Even when they were logged out.
Even in "private" browsing.
94 INT. MAXWELL KING'S LUXURY HOME - NIGHT
94
King relaxes by his infinity pool, reviewing quarterly projections on a tablet. The screen flickers briefly.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Maxwell King. Net worth: seventy-two billion.
Built on the commodification of human attention and privacy.
95 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
95
Arjay digs deeper into King's personal devices and accounts.
ARJAY (V.O.)
King had been smarter than the Wall Street and pharma
executives. His public-facing accounts were clean.
His company emails careful.
Arjay frowns, then smiles as he finds something.
ARJAY (V.O.)
But his smart home wasn't.
96 INT. KING'S HOME - VARIOUS ROOMS - NIGHT
96
Security cameras, smart speakers, connected appliances throughout the house.
ARJAY (V.O.)
The irony was perfect. The man who made billions
harvesting everyone else's data had surrounded
himself with listening devices and cameras. All
with security vulnerabilities.
A smart speaker's light ring activates without any verbal command.
ARJAY (V.O.)
I didn't just have his devices. I had his conversations.
His unguarded moments. His true intentions.
97 INT. KING'S HOME OFFICE - NIGHT
97
King speaks on a secure video call with other TECH CEOs.
KING
The antitrust concerns are a PR problem, not a legal
one. We've got enough senators in our pocket to stall
any meaningful legislation.
TECH CEO #1
What about the internal studies on teen mental health?
KING
Officially, those studies are "inconclusive."
Unofficially, we've buried them under NDAs and legal threats.
ARJAY (V.O.)
They knew. They all knew. And they didn't care.
98 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
98
Arjay compiles evidence from DataVore's internal systems and King's private communications.
ARJAY (V.O.)
But taking money from King wasn't enough. DataVore was
too big, too integrated into daily life.
I needed to change how it operated.
On screen: Arjay accesses DataVore's core algorithm repository.
ARJAY (V.O.)
So I did something I hadn't done before. I modified their code.
99 INT. DATAVORE HEADQUARTERS - ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT - DAY
99
Engineers work on the platform's core functions, unaware of the subtle changes being implemented in their systems.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Small changes. Nothing that would trigger alerts. Just
enough to prioritize factual content over outrage.
To break the addiction loops.
To give users a chance to breathe.
100 INT. DATAVORE USER EXPERIENCE LAB - DAY
100
Researchers monitor test subjects using the platform.
RESEARCHER
That's strange. Engagement time is down, but
satisfaction metrics are up. Users report feeling
"less stressed" after sessions.
SUPERVISOR
That can't be right. Run the tests again.
ARJAY (V.O.)
While they scrambled to understand what was happening,
We moved on to phase two.
101 INT. KING'S HOME - NIGHT
101
King receives an alert on his phone. His personal banking app shows a massive transfer in progress.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Thirty million dollars. A drop in his ocean of wealth.
But enough to send a message.
King frantically tries to stop the transfer but can't.
ARJAY (V.O.)
And the message wasn't just for King.
102 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
102
Arjay initiates a complex series of information releases.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Internal documents to journalists. Research studies
to mental health advocacy groups. Evidence of privacy
violations to regulators around the world.
On screen: News outlets begin breaking stories about DataVore's internal research and practices.
ARJAY (V.O.)
The most valuable currency in the digital age isn't
money. It's information.
103 INT. NEWSROOM - DAY
103
Journalists frantically work on the breaking story about DataVore.
LEAD JOURNALIST
We've got confirmation on the documents. They're real.
DataVore knew their platform was causing harm
for years and deliberately concealed it.
EDITOR
This is bigger than the tobacco company papers. Run it.
104 INT. DATAVORE HEADQUARTERS - CRISIS ROOM - DAY
104
Executives and PR specialists frantically try to manage the unfolding disaster.
PR DIRECTOR
It's everywhere. Every major outlet.
Social media is exploding with it.
KING
How did they get these documents?
These were on secured servers!
SECURITY CHIEF
We're still trying to figure that out, sir.
But there's something else...
KING
What?
SECURITY CHIEF
Someone's been modifying our core algorithm.
Subtle changes that prioritize factual content and
reduce addictive engagement patterns.
KING
Fix it! Now!
ARJAY (V.O.)
But they couldn't fix it fast enough.
105 EXT. DATAVORE HEADQUARTERS - DAY
105
Protesters gather outside the building. News vans line the street.
ARJAY (V.O.)
The public pressure was immediate. Users began deleting
accounts. Advertisers paused campaigns. Regulators
announced investigations in twelve countries.
106 INT. CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ROOM - DAY
106
&nbsKing sits before a panel of SENATORS.
SENATOR #1
Mr. King, internal documents show that your company
was aware of the harm its platform was causing to
teenage mental health as early as 2019. Is that correct?
KING
Senator, DataVore takes the wellbeing of our
users very seriously—
SENATOR #1
(interrupting)
That wasn't my question, Mr. King. Were you aware of
these studies or not?
ARJAY (V.O.)
King had always been charming in these hearings. Evasive.
Untouchable. But not today.
KING
On advice of counsel, I invoke my Fifth Amendment right.
Murmurs throughout the hearing room.
ARJAY (V.O.)
DataVore's stock dropped forty percent in a week.
King lost seventeen billion in personal wealth.
But more importantly, the algorithm stayed changed.
107 INT. TEENAGE GIRL'S BEDROOM - DAY
107
A TEENAGE GIRL scrolls through her DataVore feed, which now shows more balanced content rather than inflammatory or anxiety-inducing posts.
ARJAY (V.O.)
For the first time, users were seeing content designed
to inform rather than enrage or addict.
A small change. But one that affected billions
of people every day.
108 EXT. QUANTUMTECH HEADQUARTERS - DAY
108
A sprawling, ultra-modern campus with the company's quantum computer logo prominently displayed.
ARJAY (V.O.)
QuantumTech. The world's largest search engine.
The gateway to information for billions of people.
109 INT. QUANTUMTECH HEADQUARTERS - DAY
109
Engineers and data scientists work on complex algorithms and systems.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Their motto used to be "Don't be evil." They quietly
dropped that years ago. For good reason.
110 INT. QUANTUMTECH CEO OFFICE - DAY
110
CEO ELENA PORTER (50s), brilliant, calculating, meets with her executive team.
PORTER
The new search parameters are in place?
SEARCH DIRECTOR
Yes. Results prioritized for maximum ad
revenue and partner visibility.
PORTER
And the privacy policy update?
LEGAL DIRECTOR
Set to launch next week. Users will have to accept it
to continue using the service. It expands our data
collection capabilities significantly while
appearing to enhance privacy.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Search engines aren't neutral windows to information.
They're curated, manipulated, monetized gateways
that shape what we see and don't see.
A screen in the corner flickers briefly.
ARJAY (V.O.)
And with QuantumTech's tendrils in email, maps, browsers,
phones, and a dozen other services, they knew more
about most people than those people knew about themselves.
111 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
111
Arjay works on penetrating QuantumTech's systems.
ARJAY (V.O.)
QuantumTech's security was even more robust than
DataVore's. They were, after all, a company
built by engineers.
On screen: Complex security protocols being carefully bypassed.
ARJAY (V.O.)
But their weakness was their size. Too many services.
Too many partners. Too many entry points.
Paco finds a vulnerability in a third-party email service provider.
ARJAY (V.O.)
I came in through their email verification system.
A service so basic they hadn't bothered to fully secure it.
112 INT. QUANTUMTECH DATA CENTER - NIGHT
112
Massive server farms hum with activity.
ARJAY (V.O.)
What I found confirmed my worst fears. QuantumTech wasn't
just a search engine or email provider. It was the
world's largest surveillance operation.
113 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
113
Arjay reviews internal QuantumTech documents.
ARJAY (V.O.)
"Project Omniscient" was their internal name for
it. A system designed to track users across devices,
services and time. Building behavioral models so
accurate they could predict what you wanted
before you knew you wanted it.
On screen: Predictive algorithms showing user behavior patterns with unsettling accuracy.
ARJAY (V.O.)
And "Project Oracle" - a search manipulation system
that determined what information users saw based not
on relevance or accuracy, but on what generated the
most revenue and kept them most tightly within
QuantumTech's ecosystem.
114 INT. ELENA PORTER'S HOME OFFICE - NIGHT
114
Porter works late, reviewing acquisition targets. Her computer screen flickers.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Elena Porter. Former NSA engineer turned tech CEO.
Net worth: forty-eight billion. Built on the
commodification of human knowledge and curiosity.
115 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
115
Arjay digs deeper into Porter's personal devices and accounts.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Porter was smarter than King. No smart home
devices. Limited digital footprint.
Old-school security consciousness.
Arjay frowns, then smiles as he finds another angle.
ARJAY (V.O.)
But her obsession with health data created an opportunity.
116 INT. PORTER'S HOME GYM - DAY
116
Porter works out wearing a fitness tracker that monitors various biometrics.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Her fitness tracker. Connected to her phone. Connected
to her personal cloud. Another entry point.
The fitness tracker briefly displays unusual readings.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Through that small device, I gained access to
her entire personal digital life. And what I found
was a carefully constructed facade.
117 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA -NIGHT
117
Arjay reviews Porter's private emails and documents.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Porter's public persona was the enlightened tech CEO.
Champion of digital literacy. Advocate for ethical AI.
On screen: Private communications showing a very different person.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Her private directives told another story. Deliberate
suppression of competitors in search results.
Partnerships with authoritarian governments to
provide surveillance tools. Secret programs to
extract data from users in ways they never consented to.
118 INT. PORTER'S HOME OFFICE - NIGHT
118
Porter speaks on a secure line with government officials.
PORTER
The capability exists, yes. We can track individuals
of interest across our entire ecosystem.
The data package we can provide is... comprehensive.
GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL (V.O.)
And this remains outside normal legal channels?
PORTER
That's why we're having this conversation
instead of exchanging court orders.
ARJAY (V.O.)
The line between Big Tech and government surveillance
had not just blurred. It had disappeared.
119 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
119
Arjay compiles evidence from QuantumTech's internal systems and Porter's private communications.
ARJAY (V.O.)
As with DataVore, taking money from Porter wasn't
enough. QuantumTech's influence over information
access was too fundamental to global society.
On screen: Arjay accesses QuantumTech's core algorithm repository.
ARJAY (V.O.)
So once again, I modified their code.
But this time, more aggressively.
120 INT. QUANTUMTECH HEADQUARTERS - ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT - DAY
120
Engineers work on search and recommendation systems, unaware of the changes being implemented.
ARJAY (V.O.)
I rewrote their search ranking algorithm to
prioritize accuracy over monetization. Their content
recommendation system to promote diverse
viewpoints rather than engagement.
121 INT. QUANTUMTECH USER RESEARCH LAB - DAY
121
Researchers notice unusual patterns in user behavior.
RESEARCHER #2
Users are spending less time in our ecosystem but
reporting higher satisfaction with search results.
SUPERVISOR #2
That doesn't make sense. Run diagnostics on the recommendation system.
ARJAY (V.O.)
But the most important change was to their
data collection systems.
122 INT. QUANTUMTECH DATA CENTER - NIGHT
122
Servers process information differently than before.
ARJAY (V.O.)
I implemented true anonymization protocols. Not the
fake privacy they promised users, but actual data
separation that made tracking individuals
across services impossible.
123 INT. PORTER'S HOME - NIGHT
123
Porter receives urgent calls from her team about system anomalies.
ARJAY (V.O.)
While Porter was dealing with the chaos we have created in
her systems, I moved to her finances.
Porter receives an alert showing $28 million being transferred from her accounts.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Twenty-eight million dollars. The exact amount
QuantumTech had made selling user data to third
parties in violation of their own privacy
policy last quarter.
124 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
124
Arjay initiates another complex series of information releases.
ARJAY (V.O.)
And then came the information. To journalists.
To regulators. To privacy advocates. The full extent
of QuantumTech's surveillance apparatus. Their
government contracts. Their privacy violations.
On screen: News outlets break stories about QuantumTech's surveillance practices.
ARJAY (V.O.)
But this time, I added something new.
125 INT. QUANTUMTECH USER'S HOME - DAY
125
A USER checks their email to find a detailed report on exactly what data QuantumTech had collected about them.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Every QuantumTech user received a complete report of
their own data profile. Everything the company knew
about them. How it was being used.
Who it was being shared with.
126 INT. VARIOUS HOMES - MONTAGE
126
Users around the world react with shock as they review their personal data profiles.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Five billion people suddenly understood the
true cost of "free" services.
127 INT. QUANTUMTECH HEADQUARTERS - CRISIS ROOM - DAY
127
Executives frantically try to contain the damage.
PR DIRECTOR #2
It's a complete disaster. Users are deleting accounts,
switching search engines, abandoning our products.
PORTER
How is this possible? Who could have accessed this data?
SECURITY CHIEF #2
We're dealing with something unprecedented. Someone has
deep access to our systems and seems to be modifying
our core functionality.
PORTER
Lock it down! All of it!
SECURITY CHIEF #2
We're trying, but the changes are... elegant. Subtle.
Hard to isolate without bringing down entire systems.
ARJAY (V.O.)
They couldn't fix it without essentially rebuilding
their entire infrastructure.
128 EXT. QUANTUMTECH HEADQUARTERS - DAY
128
Protesters gather. News crews report live.
ARJAY (V.O.)
The public reaction was even stronger than with DataVore.
This wasn't just about addiction or mental health.
This was about privacy. Autonomy. Freedom from surveillance.
129 INT. EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT - DAY
129
EU regulators announce massive fines and new regulations.
EU REGULATOR
In light of these revelations, we are imposing a fine
of 20 billion euros and requiring QuantumTech to
fundamentally restructure its data collection practices.
130 INT. CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ROOM - DAY
130
Porter testifies before Congress.
SENATOR #2
Ms. Porter, did QuantumTech provide user data to
government agencies without legal warrants?
PORTER
Senator, the nature of our relationships with
various agencies is complex—
SENATOR #2
(interrupting)
Yes or no, Ms. Porter?
PORTER
On advice of counsel, I invoke my Fifth Amendment right.
ARJAY (V.O.)
QuantumTech's stock collapsed sixty percent.
Porter resigned within a week. But most importantly,
the changes I made to their systems remained in place.
131 INT. COLLEGE STUDENT'S ROOM - DAY
131
A STUDENT researches a topic online, receiving balanced, accurate information rather than results skewed by commercial interests.
ARJAY (V.O.)
For the first time in years, searching for information
actually returned information, not what
advertisers had paid for people to see.
132 EXT. VIRTUOSO TECHNOLOGIES HEADQUARTERS - DAY
132
A sleek campus dominated by a building resembling a circuit board.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Virtuoso Technologies. The world's largest
manufacturer of smart devices. Phones, watches,
home systems, cars. All collecting data.
All connected. All vulnerable.
133 INT. VIRTUOSO HEADQUARTERS - DAY
133
Advanced technology development and testing facilities.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Unlike DataVore and QuantumTech, Virtuoso's primary
business was still physical products. But those
products had become portals into people's
most intimate moments.
134 INT. VIRTUOSO CEO OFFICE - DAY
134
CEO JAMES CHEN (40s), perfectionist visionary, meets with his team.
CHEN
The new privacy features for the marketing campaign are ready?
MARKETING DIRECTOR
Yes. "Your privacy is our priority"
is the centerpiece of the campaign.
CHEN
Good. And the actual data collection expansion?
PRODUCT DIRECTOR
Implemented in the update. Users won't notice any
difference, but we'll have access to significantly
more personal data points.
Chen smiles. A screen in his office briefly flickers.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Chen had mastered the art of the privacy illusion.
Give users a toggle switch that seems to protect them,
while simply changing how their data is harvested,
not whether it is.
135 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
135
Arjay works on penetrating Virtuoso's systems.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Virtuoso's security was different. Hardware-based.
Air-gapped development environments. Old-school
physical security combined with cutting-edge
digital protection.
On screen: Arjay's virus adapts to the new challenge.
ARJAY (V.O.)
But they had a fundamental vulnerability that the others didn't.
136 INT. VIRTUOSO DEVICE TESTING ROOM - DAY
136
Engineers test the latest smartphone models.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Their own devices. Billions of them, in people's hands,
homes, and cars. Each one a potential entry
point if you knew how to use it.
A test phone briefly displays unusual activity.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Paula created a specialized version of the Robin Hood Virus
that could propagate through Virtuoso's update system.
When devices checked for updates, they received
the code along with legitimate patches.
137 INT. HOMES WORLDWIDE - MONTAGE
137
Virtuoso devices update overnight, unknowingly installing Arjay's code.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Within seventy-two hours, I had access to Virtuoso's
entire ecosystem. Not just their corporate networks,
but the telemetry from their devices worldwide.
138 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
138
Arjay reviews the massive data stream from Virtuoso devices.
ARJAY (V.O.)
What I discovered confirmed my worst suspicions. Virtuoso
devices never truly turned off collection.
The privacy toggles simply changed where data went,
not whether it was gathered.
On screen: Documentation of "Project Omnipresence."
ARJAY (V.O.)
"Project Omnipresence" was their vision. A world
where every human interaction was mediated through - and
monitored by - Virtuoso technology. From waking
to sleeping. From birth to death.
139 INT. JAMES CHEN'S SMART HOME - NIGHT
139
Chen's entire home is a showcase of Virtuoso technology - interconnected, responsive, seemingly perfect.
ARJAY (V.O.)
James Chen. Net worth: sixty-five billion. Built on
creating beautiful devices that doubled as
sophisticated surveillance tools.
Chen's smart home system briefly malfunctions, then returns to normal.
ARJAY (V.O.)
The irony was that Chen was a true believer. He didn't
see himself as invading privacy. He saw himself as
building the future. A future where technology
anticipated your every need.
140 INT. CHEN'S HOME OFFICE - NIGHT
140
Chen reviews product designs for next-generation devices.
ARJAY (V.O.)
But anticipation requires surveillance. Constant,
intimate, comprehensive surveillance.
Chen's computer shows plans for devices with even more sensors and data collection capabilities.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Chen's vision of the future was one where privacy
was an outdated concept. Where humans lived in symbiosis
with technology that knew them better than they knew themselves.
141 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
141
Arjay works on modifying Virtuoso's core operating systems.
ARJAY (V.O.)
This required a different approach. Not just financial
transfers or information leaks. I needed to change
the fundamental relationship between Virtuoso and its users.
On screen: Arjay implements a new "true privacy" protocol across Virtuoso's ecosystem.
ARJAY (V.O.)
So I created what Virtuoso had falsely promised:
actual privacy controls. Data collection that
could genuinely be turned off. Local processing that
didn't phone home. Real user autonomy.
142 INT. VIRTUOSO HEADQUARTERS - MONITORING CENTER - DAY
142
Engineers notice a massive drop in incoming user data.
ENGINEER
Sir, data inflow is down almost seventy percent
across all services.
SUPERVISOR #3
That's impossible. Run diagnostics.
ENGINEER
I have. Multiple times. The privacy toggles...
they're actually working now.
When users opt out, we get nothing.
ARJAY (V.O.)
While Virtuoso scrambled to understand why their
surveillance system had suddenly developed
integrity, I moved on to Chen's finances.
143 INT. CHEN'S HOME - NIGHT
143
Chen receives an alert about unusual financial activity.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Forty million dollars. The estimated annual revenue
from selling location data Virtuoso had promised users
was never collected.
Chen frantically tries to stop the transfer but can't.
ARJAY (V.O.)
And then, the information campaign began.
144 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
144
Arjay initiates another complex series of information releases.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Journalists received internal documents outlining
the true extent of Virtuoso's data collection.
Regulators received technical documentation
proving privacy violations. Security researchers
received code showing deliberate backdoors
in Virtuoso's "secure" communication tools.
On screen: News outlets break stories about Virtuoso's privacy deceptions.
ARJAY (V.O.)
But the most powerful revelation came
from the devices themselves.
145 INT. VARIOUS HOMES - MONTAGE
145
Virtuoso device users receive notifications about new "True Privacy" features.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Every Virtuoso device worldwide sent its owner a complete
record of what data had been collected and where
it had gone. Along with new, functional privacy
controls that actually worked.
Users explore their new privacy options with a mixture of shock and relief.
ARJAY (V.O.)
For the first time, users could see exactly what
they'd been giving away with every tap, swipe, and voice command.
146 INT. VIRTUOSO HEADQUARTERS - CRISIS ROOM - DAY
146
Executives frantically try to respond to the privacy revolution happening on their own devices.
PR DIRECTOR #3
We need to frame this as an intentional privacy
initiative from Virtuoso. Take credit for the transparency.
CHEN
Who did this? How did they access our entire ecosystem?
SECURITY CHIEF #3
We don't know yet. But whoever it is, they've
implemented these changes at a level that would take
months to undo, if we even can without
breaking core functionality.
ARJAY (V.O.)
They couldn't undo it. Not without pushing an update that
explicitly removed privacy features from billions of
devices. Not without admitting what they'd been
doing all along.
147 EXT. VIRTUOSO HEADQUARTERS - DAY
147
Protesters gather, many holding up their Virtuoso devices displaying privacy violation data.
ARJAY (V.O.)
The public reaction was unprecedented. Virtuoso had built
its brand on sleek, user-friendly devices that "just worked."
Now users knew the real cost of that convenience.
148 INT. CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ROOM - DAY
148
Chen testifies before Congress.
SENATOR #3
Mr. Chen, internal documents show that Virtuoso
deliberately designed privacy controls that appeared
to function but in fact did not limit data collection.
Is that correct?
CHEN
Senator, our privacy architecture is complex and—
SENATOR #3
(interrupting)
Mr. Chen, your own devices are now telling users exactly
what you've been collecting. Are those records accurate?
CHEN
On advice of counsel, I invoke my Fifth Amendment right.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Virtuoso's stock dropped fifty percent. Chen resigned.
But unlike DataVore and QuantumTech, Virtuoso faced
a unique problem.
149 INT. VIRTUOSO PRODUCT PLANNING ROOM - DAY
149
New executives meet to plan the company's future.
NEW CEO
We have two options. Fight these new privacy features
and admit we've been lying to users for years. Or embrace
them and rebuild our business model around actual privacy.
EXEC #4
Our entire revenue structure was built on data harvesting.
NEW CEO
I know. But that model is gone now. Whether we like it or not.
ARJAY (V.O.)
In the end, they chose survival over surveillance.
Virtuoso announced a "privacy first" approach,
taking credit for changes they had fought
desperately to prevent.
150 INT. ELECTRONICS STORE - DAY
150
New Virtuoso devices prominently advertise their "True Privacy" features.
ARJAY (V.O.)
And because their competitors were no better, Virtuoso's
belated embrace of actual privacy became a competitive
advantage. A new market was born. One where privacy
wasn't just marketing, but functionality.
151 INT. NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER NORTHERN ARIZONA - NIGHT
151
Arjay compiles the results of his Big Tech interventions.
ARJAY (V.O.)
Ninety-eight million dollars diverted from tech
executives who had built fortunes on surveillance
capitalism. All donated to digital rights
organizations, privacy advocacy groups,
and ethical technology education.
Arjay opens a new set of files: "NEXT TARGETS."
ARJAY (V.O.)
But the money was secondary. What mattered was the
structural change. Billions of people with more
control over their digital lives. Information
ecosystems that prioritized accuracy over engagement.
Devices that served their owners,
not their manufacturers.
Arjay looks at his next target file: "DEFENSE CONTRACTORS."
ARJAY (V.O.)
The system is still broken. But it's changing.
One line of code at a time. My name is Arjay,
we are the Robin Hood Virus. And this is just the beginning.
FADE TO BLACK.
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