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Accidental Travel

PAGE 1 (One Panel)
Page 1, Panel 1.
Full Page, tight shot, establishing shot of a dilapidated 1970s style Winnebago camper in a secluded location in the mountains. The opening page/credits shot should feature fading sunlight/sunset, a densely populated forest full of colorful autumn leaves in the trees and across the ground, with the camper tucked in a stone outcrop.  A man in a dark hoodie is on the outside of the camper at the door, looking back into the forest.  
CAPTION 1:
Accidental Travel (Title)
CAPTION 2:
Author/Artist information.
CAPTION 3:
Summit View - 2015


Accidental Travel – Mark Mihalko                      

PAGE 2 (FOUR PANELS)
Page 2, Panel 1.
Establishing shot, Wide Panel, half page, featuring the inside of a makeshift laboratory. On one of the tree walls visible, there will be a table with papers scattered about. On another wall, a large television, with what appears to be a dental chair set off of the television (barely visible). On the television screen there will be a scene of soldiers in black pointing their gun at a man in a dental chair; a lightning covered creature will be behind him. From behind, Connor Hamilton, 64, will be sitting in front of the screen, his hood down and gray hair visible.  
CONNOR:
What am I missing? It has to be here!

Page 2, Panel 2.
Tall Panel, 1/3 of the remaining half page. Establishing shot, flashback, Close-up of a man strapped into a dental chair, electrodes and wires attached to his head. Three security guards are pointing their rifles at him.
SECURITY GUARD:
What are you doing? Stop!
CAPTION:
Camp Hero, Montauk, New York – 1987
SFX 1:
Gunfire – POP-POP-POP BLAM POP-POP POW

Page 2, Panel 3.
Tall Panel, 1/3 of the remaining half page. Close-up of the lightning covered creature, attacking the man in the chair and the guards. Bullets can be seen in the air around him/hitting him!
SFX 1:
Gunfire – POP-POP-POP BLAM POP-POP POW
SFX 2:
Creature Howl – WRRRRYYYYYYYYYY!!! WRRRRYYYYYYYY!!!

Page 2, Panel 4.
Tall Panel, remaining 1/3 of the half page. Distant shot of the bloodied man strapped into the chair, no creature in the background.  
SECURITY GUARD:
Doctor, I think he’s gone. What happened?-
YOUNG CONNOR:
I have no idea!-
SECURITY GUARD:
You know what has to happen? Shut it down!
YOUNG CONNOR:
I know; I know…
SFX 1:
Siren: WHHHHHOOOO-WHHHHOOOO-WHHHHOOOO



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PAGE 3 (THREE PANELS)
Page 3, Panel 1.
Wide Panel, half page. Inside close-up view of Connor, full graying beard and glasses, sitting at the table in the camper a stack of documents in his hand.  
CONNOR:
The answer has to be in here! Where did that monster come from?

Page 3, Panel 2.
Tall Panel, 1/2 of the remaining half page. Wide shot of Connor carrying a notebook and heading toward the chair. The television is on in the background with the scenes from the ordeal in Montauk playing on a loop.
CONNOR:
It has to be here!

Page 3, Panel 3.
Tall Panel, remaining 1/2 of the half page. Close-up of Connor bent over the chair with his hands upon wires entering a box at the base of the neck support.
CONNOR:
If I can just find the answer, I can clear my name!


Accidental Travel – Mark Mihalko                      

PAGE 4 (THREE PANELS)
Page 4, Panel 1.
Wide Panel, top 1/3 of the page. Flashback sequence stretched view of a large table with five men in suits on one side and young Connor with brown hair and clean shave, sitting across from them. A large stack of papers sits in the middle of the table with a tape recorder.
MAN IN THE CENTER OF THE TABLE:
Dr. Hamilton, your actions have resulted in the deaths of five operatives. We have—
CAPTION:
CIA Headquarters – Langley, Virginia - 1987

Page 4, Panel 2.
Wide Panel, center 1/3 of the page. Close-up shot of Connor from behind the men, his face worried and sweating.  
YOUNG CONNOR:
But… Sir… It wasn’t my fault--

Page 4, Panel 3.
Wide Panel, bottom 1/3 of the page. Close-up shot of the men from behind Connor. All five men have pointed stares and large eyes looking through him.
MAN IN THE CENTER OF THE TABLE:
From today forward, you are not employed by the agency. Get Out!


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PAGE 5 (ONE PANEL)

Page 5, Panel 1.
Full Page, wide shot of the conference room from behind the men. The men at the table are facing each other chatting. One the other side, Connor is walking toward the door with security guards flanking him.  
MAN AT THE CENTER OF THE TABLE:
Dr. Hamilton, you will never complete your research!
MAN TO THE LEFT OF CENTER:
(Whispers) We must track him, he will not stop.
MAN TO THE RIGHT OF CENTER:
I know, already on it.
SFX 1:
General whispers and chatter in the room.


Accidental Travel – Mark Mihalko                      

PAGE 6 (TWO PANELS)
Page 6, Panel 1.
Wide Panel, the top half of the page.  Connor is sitting at the table with a folder in his hand; he is singularly focused on reading. The folder is marked MK ULTRA – TOP SECRET. To the left, the television can still be seen playing the same video.
CONNOR:
If I attach the red RF lead to the heart monitor and the yellow lead to the antenna. I wonder…
SFX 1:
Quiet siren in background: WHHHHHOOOO-WHHHHOOOO-WHHHHOOOO

Page 6, Panel 2.
Wide panel, bottom half of the page.  Connor is looking away from the folder and monitoring the action taking place on the television.
CONNOR:
I wonder what wire set up we had during that experiment. Where’s the remote?
SFX 1
Faint creature howl in background – WRRRRYYYYYYYYYY!!! WRRRRYYYYYYYY!!!



Accidental Travel – Mark Mihalko                    

PAGE 7 (TWO PANELS)
Page 7, Panel 1
Tall Panel, Left 1/2 of the page. Close-up shot of Connor looking at the front of the folder.
CONNOR:
Where did this come from? Oh yeah…

Page 7, Panel 2.
Tall Panel, right 1/2 of the page. Flashback sequence of a younger Connor rummaging through files in an abandoned laboratory.
YOUNG CONNOR:
They will never stop my research!
CAPTION:
CAMP HERO – MONTAUK, NEW YORK - 1988


Accidental Travel – Mark Mihalko                    

Page 8 (TWO PANELS)
Page 8, Panel 1
Tall Panel, Left 1/2 of the page. Close-up shot of Connor from behind staring at the television with the remote control in his right hand and folder in his left hand.
CONNOR:
Back, back, back…
SFX 1
Rewinding tape - SQUICKSQUEEELLSQUEEEL-SQUICKSQUEEELSQUEEEL

Page 8, Panel 2.
Tall Panel, right 1/2 of the page. Looking from the shoulder of Connor at the television, young Connor is wiring the harness in reverse yellow wire to the heart monitor and red lead to the antenna.
CONNOR:
No way! Could it be that simple?


Accidental Travel – Mark Mihalko                    

PAGE 9 (THREE PANELS)

Page 9, Panel 1.
Wide Panel, top 1/3 of the page. Stretched view of Connor working around the chair with multiple screw drivers and wire strippers lying upon it.
CONNOR:
Only one more connection!

Page 9, Panel 2.
Wide Panel, center 1/3 of the page. Stretched view of Connor reaching into a cage for a small brown rat. He is looking at it.
CONNOR:
Sorry buddy, but I have to try this out. Hopefully soon I will know exactly what you are thinking.

Page 9, Panel 3.
Wide Panel, bottom 1/3 of the page. Stretched view of Connor as he is attaching electrodes to the rat in the chair. The rat is strapped in around its body; multiple wires are attached to his head.
CONNOR:
Hold on buddy, this shouldn’t hurt one bit!


Accidental Travel – Mark Mihalko                                  

PAGE 10 (FOUR PANELS)

Page 10, Panel 1.
Establishing shot, Wide Panel, half page, featuring Connor standing next to a large switch on the wall. He is wearing goggles and has the MK ULTRA folder in his hand. A camera on the tripod is set up next to him facing the chair and the rat that is strapped in  
CONNOR:
If this works, I will finally be able to clear my name.
SFX 1
High Voltage Electricity – ZZZIIPPP-ZZZZZZZZIIPPP-ZZZIIPPP

Page 10, Panel 2.
Tall Panel, 1/3 of the remaining half page. Distant view of sparks emanating from the rat. A faint yellow glow surrounds him.  
CONNOR:
One-- more-- minute.
SFX 1
High Voltage Electricity – ZZZIIPPP-ZZZZZZZZIIPPP-ZZZIIPPP

Page 10, Panel 3.
Tall Panel, 1/3 of the remaining half page. Close-up view of Connor, who is staring directly at the glowing rat. A small smile is covering his face.  

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CONNOR:
What the hell…
SFX 1
High Voltage Electricity – ZZZIIPPP-ZZZZZZZZIIPPP-ZZZIIPPP

Page 10, Panel 4.
Tall Panel, remaining 1/3 of the half page. Close-up of an empty chair. Char marks line the area where the rat was strapped in. The restrain is lying there empty
CONNOR: (OP)
What the—where did you go?


Accidental Travel – Mark Mihalko                    

PAGE 11 (FOUR PANELS)

Page 11, Panel 1.
Tall Panel, 1/3 of the top half page.  As seen from behind Connor, he is closely inspecting the chair, touching where the rat used to be.  
CONNOR:
Where did he go? Things don’t just disappear.

Page 11, Panel 2.
Tall Panel centered 1/3 of the top half page.  Wide view from in front of Connor with the television centered in the background, a nurse on the screen is seen screaming.
CONNOR:
What is that? That never...
SFX 1
A scream from the television. RRRRAAAATTTT- IIITTTSSSARRRAAATTT!

Page 11, Panel 3.
Tall Panel, 1/3 of the remaining top half of the page. Close-up of Connor staring into the television.
CONNOR:
It can’t—
CONNOR: (CONT’D)
That’s impossible!


Accidental Travel – Mark Mihalko                    

SFX 1
A scream from the television. RRRRAAAATTTT- IIITTTSSSARRRAAATTT!

Page 11, Panel 4.
Wide panel, bottom half page.  Flashback to Montauk laboratory, a nurse is screaming as a rat sits upon the man who is strapped into the chair.
NURSE:
It just appeared. I looked back and it was there!
YOUNG CONNOR:
That’s impossible, nothing can just appear!


Accidental Travel – Mark Mihalko                    

PAGE 12 (TWO PANELS)

Page 12, Panel 1.
Wide Panel, top half of page, Connor stands frozen looking into the television screen, the remote control pointing in that direction.
CONNOR:
Where did that come from? That was not there before.
SFX 1:
Rewinding tape - SQUICKSQUEEELLSQUEEEL-SQUICKSQUEEELSQUEEEL

Page 12, Panel 2.
Wide Panel, bottom half of page. Close view of a startled Connor.  He is looking at the screen at the moment just prior to the rat appearing on the man.
CONNOR:
My God! What have I done? That’s impossible!
SFX 1:
A scream from the television. RRRRAAAATTTT- IIITTTSSSARRRAAATTT!


Accidental Travel – Mark Mihalko                    

PAGE 13 (TWO PANELS)
Page 13, Panel 1
Tall Panel left half of the page. Close view of a perplexed Connor.  The chair sitting in the background.
CONNOR:
That couldn’t be, unless…

Page 13, Panel 2.
Tall Panel, right half of the page. Close-up of Connor looking into the view screen of the camera he had set up to record the experiment.
CONNOR:
Vanished… Appeared… Time travel?
CONNOR (CONT):
I will have to redo the experiment. This could change… No! I couldn’t!


Accidental Travel – Mark Mihalko                    

PAGE 14 (ONE PANEL)
Page 14, Panel 1.
Full Page, tight shot, From behind an older man sitting behind a desk. A young man in a black suit stands before the desk. An American flag is scene on the right side of the door with a United Nations flag adorning the left side.  
YOUNG MAN:
Sir, we have picked up a strange electronic signature—
MAN BEHIND DESK
From where?
YOUNG MAN:
It can from a secluded mountainous area near Summit View--
MAN BEHIND DESK:
Do we have any operatives there?
YOUNG MAN:
Sir, from what I can find that was the last known spot of Dr. Hamilton.
MAN BEHIND DESK:
Dr. Hamilton… Get a team ready!


Accidental Travel – Mark Mihalko                    

PAGE 15 (THREE PANELS)
Page 15, Panel 1.
Wide Panel, top 1/3 of the page. Stretched view of the makeshift laboratory, Connor is standing next to the caged rats attaching a red shroud to the one he is holding in his left hand.
CONNOR:
Time travel is impossible! I will be able to verify with this.

Page 15, Panel 2.
Wide Panel, center 1/3 of the page. Stretched view of Connor as he attaches electrodes to the rat in the chair. The rat is strapped in around its body; multiple wires are attached to his head, and the red coat is visible.
CONNOR:
What will I do if this works? I could change history… Clear my name!

Page 15, Panel 3.
Wide Panel, bottom 1/3 of the page. Stretched view of the Connor wearing goggles standing next to the switch on the wall. The camera is set up to his left. The television sits in the background to the right.
CONNOR:
Here goes nothing!

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SFX 1
High Voltage Electricity – ZZZIIPPP-ZZZZZZZZIIPPP-ZZZIIPPP


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PAGE 16 (TWO PANELS)
Page 16, Panel 1.
Wide Panel, top 1/2 of the page. Stretched view from Connor’s vantage point of the sparks emanating from the rat. A faint yellow glow surrounds him.  
CONNOR:
YES!!! It’s working!
SFX 1
High Voltage Electricity – ZZZIIPPP-ZZZZZZZZIIPPP-ZZZIIPPP

Page 16, Panel 2.
Wide Panel, bottom half of the page. Close-up of the smoldering empty chair. The rat is gone. Another scream comes from the television.
SFX 1: (OP)
A scream from the television. RRRRAAAATTTT- IIITTTSSSARRRAAATTT!


Accidental Travel – Mark Mihalko                    

PAGE 17 (TWO PANELS)
Page 17, Panel 1.
Wide panel, top half of the page. Tight, establishing shot from behind Connor staring into the screen of the television. Two rats are now visible in the screen on the man strapped into the chair. The nurse to the right is screaming uncontrollably.
SFX 1:
A scream - RRRRAAAATTTT- IIITTTSSSARRRAAATTT!
NURSE:
It just appeared. I looked back and it was there!
YOUNG CONNOR:
That’s impossible, nothing can just appear!

Page 17, Panel 2.
Wide panel, bottom half of the page. Tight close-up of Connor standing with the chair sitting in the background. A smile sits upon his withered face.  
CONNOR:
I did it. I have created a time machine. Now, how do I set the time?
CONNOR: (CONT)
If I go back before the experiment, I can stop it! Clear my name!


Accidental Travel – Mark Mihalko                    

PAGE 18 (TWO PANELS)
Page 18, Panel 1.
Wide Panel, top 1/2 of the page. Stretched view of Connor attaching a wire onto a push button switch on the right side of the chair.
CONNOR:
If I could go back, I could fix it.
CONNOR: (CONT)
So what if I land on… Wait… No, I can’t!

Page 18, Panel 2.
Wide Panel, bottom 1/2 of the page. Tight view of Connor as he sits upon the chair staring two small knobs on the side. His right hand is grasping the left knob.
CONNOR:
What if these knobs control the time and place?
CONNOR: (CONT)
I will have to try the experiment again with another rat. I cannot risk trying it myself.


Accidental Travel – Mark Mihalko                    

PAGE 19 (THREE PANELS)
Page 19, Panel 1.
Wide Panel, top 1/3 of the page. Stretched view of woods outside of the camper. Two men in black suits are standing in front of a small group of assault team members. One of the men in front of the group is holding a handheld radio.
RADIO MAN:
Sir, we are in place at the camper. Waiting on your signal.
SFX 1
Birds chirping around the men, CHIRP, WOOO. CHIRP!

Page 19, Panel 2.
Wide Panel, center 1/3 of the page. Stretched view of the inside of the lab. Connor is holding another rat and attaching a blue coat.
CONNOR:
If I am right, I can send you back moments before your friends.
SFX 1
A loud thud takes place directly behind the camper.  CRACK, THUD!

Page 19, Panel 3.
Wide Panel, bottom 1/3 of the page. Wide view of the assault team bursting through the door of the camper. Connor is leaping toward the chair.
ASSAULT TEAM LEADER:
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Dr. Hamilton, freeze--
SFX 1
A loud crash is heard from the team – BAM-CRRRAAASSSHHH-STOP!


Accidental Travel – Mark Mihalko                      

PAGE 20 (TWO PANELS)
Page 20, Panel 1.
Wide Panel, top 1/2 of the page. Stretched view from Connor’s perspective of the man in the black suit with the radio standing in front of the assault team that burst through the door.
MAN IN BLACK:
Dr. Hamilton, did you think you were alone out here?
CONNOR: (OP)
What, no, who are you?
MAN IN BLACK:
CIA of course, we have monitored you since you were let go.
CONNOR: (OP)
You will not stop me! I have--

Page 20, Panel 2.
Wide Panel, bottom 1/2 of the page. Tight view from the man in black’s perspective as Connor pushes the button he wired to the chair with his left hand and his right hand sits on the knobs he discovered on the seat. A bright glow appears around Connor.
MAN IN BLACK:
Stop, what are you doing?
SFX 1
High Voltage Electricity – ZZZIIPPP-ZZZZZZZZIIPPP-ZZZIIPPP


Accidental Travel – Mark Mihalko                    

PAGE 21 (TWO PANELS)
Page 21, Panel 1.
Wide Panel, top 1/2 of the page. Stretched view spiraling stars and blurring lines surrounding Connor as he floats through the nether. This is a darker panel with vibrant stars and lines. His face is seen spread out as the gravitational force is pulling at his body.
SFX 1
Buzzing and crackling can be heard–BBBZZZIIPPP-BBBBBBZZZZZZZZIIPPP

Page 21, Panel 2.
Wide Panel, bottom 1/2 of the page. Stretched view of the laboratory from the perspective of the man in black, who is holding his handheld radio by his mouth.
MAN IN BLACK:
Sir, you won’t believe this, but he disappeared
RADIO: (OP)
What, find him and destroy the lab!
MAN IN BLACK:
Yes sir, you heard him—Find him! Wreck this place!


Accidental Travel – Mark Mihalko                    


PAGE 22 (ONE PANEL)
Page 22, Panel 1.
Full Page, wide shot, establishing shot of Connor standing upon a grassy knoll, overlooking what appears to be a parade route. A woman in a bright babushka stands directly across from him looking up toward the trees behind him. A black convertible limousine with a police escort is turning the corner to a loud cheer in the background of the crowd.
CONNOR:
What have I done?
SFX:
Clapping and cheering from a crowd. JFK-JFK-JFK-JFK JFK-JFK-JFK
CAPTION:
DALLAS, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 22, 1963
Recently, I have been diving into some script writing for comic books. While I have no idea if this would be a viable project, I would love some feedback on whether this time travel script would be worth moving forward with. 
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