The Controllers 1.5 - Betrayal

The Controllers - Betrayal

Genre: Sci-Fi

Director: Dan Trachtenberg

Writer: Jimmy Ellis

Cast: Lance Reddick, Graham McTavish, Jackie Earle Haley, David Dastmalchian, Jonathan Majors, Chloe Sevigny, Mena Massoud and Ty Burrell

Based on the LRF film Control

Plot: Gideon (Lance Reddick), Abraham (Jonathon Majors), Jean (Chloe Sevigny) and Vincent (Graham McTavish) all stand around the dead bodies, they are all fine, Vincent is a bit battered. He walks to another room to patch himself up. The other three ensure that they are all ok. Abraham is upset that he has had to kill so many people, Gideon tells him it was either them or us.

Wilson (Jackie Earle Haley) walks through a tunnel, followed closely by Farah (Mena Massoud) and Minos (David Dastmalchian). They walk with their machetes in hand, an eery silence surrounds them. They reach a new bunker with tinned food all around. Wilson tells the two of them to eat as tomorrow is the day. Farah and Minos look at each other then start eating the food. Wilson gets a buzz coming from his wrist. He seems to be reading something, a sinister smile comes to his face.

THE NEXT MORNING

The four controllers rally around one another and talk gameplan, Vincent says that they must wait until the president is dead to attack. They all link watches and teleport to the White House, arriving in a secluded room opposite the president’s main office. They decide to wait here until Wilson arrives.

Wilson, Farah and Minos talk tactics for killing the president. Farah and Minos, both blood thirsty simply want to go in and kill everyone, Wilson laughs at them and says it won’t be that simple, the controllers will be crawling around the place. Farah asks how he knows and he says it’s just a hunch. They start walking, and eery silence follows them again, until they reach the end of the tunnel. Wilson says that the White House is just there and they climb through a manhole to get through.

Vincent stands and walks away from the other 3 controllers, he goes into the next room, Jean asks the others if they think something seems off with Vincent, Gideon puts it down to rustiness in the field. All they can do is wait.

Wilson, Farah and Minos sneak their way through the white house corridors, as they are going through the halls some security see them. A fight ensues between the guards, Farah and Minos. Wilson watches on as the two easily kill the guards with their machetes. 

President Evergreen walks into his office, Gideon sees him through the door of where they are. He taps Abraham and Jean and tell them to get ready.

Wilson, Farah and Minos reach the president’s office. They walk in calmly and dispose of his security, the president is terrified. Wilson walks slowly and sinisterly toward the president, he then looks to his right and begins to back away. It’s shown to be Vincent aiming a gun at him. Vincent shoots Wilson in his leg. He then looks to Farah and Minos, Farah looks angry and attempts to lunge at Vincent but Minos tackles him to the ground.

Gideon, Abraham and Jean react to seeing Vincent in the room and wonder why he stopped the killing of the president after all he said. The three of them run into the room.

Evergreen looks scared of everyone, Minos and Farah at this point are covered in blood still tussling for control on the ground.

Wilson looks up to Vincent and smiles, Gideon yells at Vincent asking why he stopped this all. Vincent looks at him and said he hasn’t stopped anything. Vincent shoots the President in the head. Gideon is shocked that the person he admires most would do this. Wilson sees this look on his face and laughs. He asks Vincent if he’s told Gideon yet. Gideon yells and asks what it is he hasn’t said. Wilson then begins to explain that the war of 2025 all started because of Vincent. As soon as he says this Vincent shoots Wilson dead.

Minos is on top of Farah and stabs him through the heart. He jumps up and Vincent calls him over. Vincent explains the whole thing, he had Minos kill Controller Antony, as Antony knew all about 2025. He explains that due to all of them knowing, Minos will have to kill them to. Minos charges at Abraham with his machete, Abraham raises his gun but Vincent shoots his hand, making him drop it, Jean tries to intervene as well but Vincent shoots her dead. Minos slices Abraham limb by limb, Gideon tries to help out but Vincent tackles him to the ground. Vincent wraps his arms around Gideon and sets a location on his watch the two teleport away. Minos is still slicing at Abraham as Abraham lets out loud screams, until silence. Minos stands with blood over his face with a huge smile. White House guards walk into the room and see the carnage, they shoot Minos then and there.

Vincent and Gideon stand 6 feet apart in what seems to be the place of the meeting between, the strategist, the architect and the curator. Nothing else is in the background however except for darkness.