34 S

34_S
Production	Privateer 2: The Darkening
Type	Main Plot
Series	Mission H: Who is Hassan?
Disc	CD2
Run Time	4m58s
Previous	HADES_T
Scenes	187-202
Locations	CIS Offices

34_S is a main plot cutscene from Privateer 2: The Darkening. It is part of Mission H: Who is Hassan?. It plays when the player visits CIS Offices on Hades after rescuing David Hassan. This completes the mission.

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Transcript

DAVID HASSAN: This way.

LEV ARRIS: This is not a place I ever wanted to see the inside of.

DAVID HASSAN: why should you see the inside of Hades, unless you're guilty of a crime?

LEV ARRIS: Am I being accused of something here?

DAVID HASSAN: Not necessarily.

LEV ARRIS: Now look, I save your life, I choose to follow you down here, now if you don't quit playing the man of mystery I'm going to get back on my ship and I'll take my own chances with whoever's trying to nail me.

DAVID HASSAN: There's a lot to tell you, Arris. I don't know how much you know. I don't know how much you're involved. Right now, I don't care. You could be the biggest cutthroat this side of New Bedlam, as long as you help me get the Kindred.

LEV ARRIS: The Kindred? Isn't that some kind of organized crime group?

DAVID HASSAN: It's THE organized crime group. Over the past forty years, they've infiltrated every aspect of society. Commerce, government, law enforcement, on every planet known to man. They maniuplate stock markets, planetary economies, politics... and anyone whot tries to stop them, anyone who tries to get in the way, they're eliminated.

LEV ARRIS: That puts you in the firing line, I'd say.

DAVID HASSAN: It's my job.

LEV ARRIS: That's all it is, a job?

DAVID HASSAN: The man who runs the organization has stayed in the shadows for some time. But you tell me, Arris, you tell me about the man who runs the Kindred.

LEV ARRIS: What am I supposed to know?

DAVID HASSAN: He's clever. Ruthless. Brilliant, by all accounts. Lavish, with rewards to his faithful servants. Brutal to those who aren't.

LEV ARRIS: Yeah, I think we've established that he's a powerful bastard, what's that have to do with me?

DAVID HASSAN: In the Kindred organization, his name is Kronos.

LEV ARRIS: Kronos.

DAVID HASSAN: The CIS is at war with the Kindred. It's a war you found yourself in the middle of.

LEV ARRIS: I don't want any part of it. I've got my own problems.

DAVID HASSAN: You haven't begun to have problems. You cross me, you'll have problems. You're going to have to choose sides, Arris. Which brings us to the Kindred operative known as Malakai.

LEV ARRIS: Maybe I knew him, once. I had a crash.

DAVID HASSAN: So we noticed. Memory loss. Unlucky, or a good excuse.

LEV ARRIS: What's so important about Malakai?

DAVID HASSAN: We think he's one of Kronos' top lieutenants. Possibly his closest friend for many years. And he seems inordinately interested in you.

LEV ARRIS: Why?

DAVID HASSAN: That's the question. Maybe he was the one who erased your personal records. Maybe he was the one trying to get you to the hospital on Crius. What's important is, he's trying to get to you and that means you can help us get him.

LEV ARRIS: You, you want to use me as bait?

DAVID HASSAN: We'll be doing eachother a favor.

LEV ARRIS: No way. No, this is your crusade, Hassan. Who was it, a CIS partner? A lover? Who did the Kindred kill that's burned you so badly?

DAVID HASSAN: That's got nothing to do with it.

LEV ARRIS: You're lying.

DAVID HASSAN: You're right. It was someone. But that doesn't make taking a murderous dog like Malakai out of orbit any less important.

LEV ARRIS: Okay, I need extra weapons systems installed on my ship.

DAVID HASSAN: A Blindfire do?

LEV ARRIS: Absolutely. And I'll need files. A complete breakdown of everything you know about the Kindred.

DAVID HASSAN: You got it. And I'll give you some passwords, get you into the computers of a firm called Blessed Aquawine on Bex. You might find something of interest.

LEV ARRIS: What happens if the Bex police catch me snooping through their files?

DAVID HASSAN: Don't let them.

LEV ARRIS: A CIS operative condoning breaking the law?

DAVID HASSAN: I prefer to think of it as bending.

LEV ARRIS: Don't you have your own agents for this kind of thing?

DAVID HASSAN: Never know who to trust in this business, Arris. It's a dirty war. They got moles inside the CIS, we got agents in their organization. We give them the mushroom treatment.

LEV ARRIS: The mushroom treatment?

DAVID HASSAN: Yeah, feed 'em shit, keep 'em in the dark. You'll find the files and passwords for Aquawine in your ship's computer. You should check out the business of a man called Hugo Carmichael.

LEV ARRIS: What happens when Kronos' people get to me?

DAVID HASSAN: We won't be far behind. My boss, Sheila Nabakov, has been chasing Kronos a long time. We both want him bad. We can get to him through Malakai.

LEV ARRIS: And when I'm through with all this.

DAVID HASSAN: Maybe by then we'll know who you are. Be able to make your own choice.

Characters

Speaking

• Lev Arris
• David Hassan

Translations

Privateer 2: The Darkening's cutscenes were dubbed for the French, German and Spanish releases.

French

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German

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Spanish

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25th Anniversary

On May 20, 2020, Privateer 2: The Darkening director Steve Hilliker released The Darkening 25th Anniversary Restoration which featured footage restored from Betacam tapes. The footage has been edited down into a cinema cut but where available it is of much higher quality than the game's files.

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Betacam

A pair of Betacam SP tapes recovered from Digital Anvil have provided high quality versions of much of Privateer 2: The Darkening's Main Plot. These cuts are not final and digital effects are missing.

• Download: 34_S-Priv2-betacam-roughcut.mp4

Origin Museum VHS

A VHS tape digitized by Joe Garrity of the Origin Museum included versions of edits 7 through 74.

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Unreleased Trailer

The Privateer 2 The Darkening Movie Promo Trailer posted to YouTube by DigitalVaultThe includes a clip from this scene.

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Storyboards

A collection of Privateer 2 Storyboards has been provided by Joe Garrity of the Origin Museum. They cover the Main Plot cutscenes.

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Script

A The Darkening Script Draft 7 used during the game's shooting has been provided by Erin Roberts.

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SC.187 INT. HADES CORRIDOR -- WIDE

A long, wide corridor with entrances to the "prison pits" on either side. Hassan is leading the way.

HASSAN

This way.

SC.188 INT. HASSAN'S OFFICE

Utilitarian: with a window looking out on the "pits".

SC.189 ARRIS AND HASSAN

Arris looks a bit antsy.

ARRIS

This isn't a place I ever wanted

to see the inside of.

HASSAN

Why should you see the inside of

Hades? Unless you're guilty of a

crime?

They eyeball each other.

ARRIS

Am I being accused of something

here?

HASSAN

Not necessarily.

Arris has had enough of this.

ARRIS

Look. I save your life. I chose

to follow you down here. Now if

you don't quit playing the Man

of Mystery I'm getting back on my

ship and I'll take my own chances

with whoever's trying to nail me.

Beat. They look at each other....Hassan smiles, relenting a
little.

SC.190 ON HASSAN

He sits down.

HASSAN

There's a lot to tell you, Arris.

I don't know how much you know. I

don't know much you're involved.

Right now, I don't care. You could

be the biggest cut-throat this side

of New Bedlam....as long as you

help me to get the Kindred....

SC.191 WIDER - INCLUDING ARRIS

ARRIS

The Kindred...they're some kind of

organized crime group?

HASSAN

The organized crime group. Over

the past forty years, they've

infiltrated every aspect of society.

Commerce, government, law enforcement...

On every planet known to man. They

manipulate stock markets, planetary

economies, politics.

(With passion)

And anyone who tries to stop them,

anyone who tries to get in their

way....They're eliminated.

Hassan hesitates a minute, seemingly lost in thought.

ARRIS

That puts you in the firing line,

Hassan.

HASSAN

It's my job.

ARRIS

That all it is? A job?

SC.192 ON HASSAN

HASSAN

(Ignoring this)

The man who runs the organisation

has stayed in the shadows for some

time....

Hassan stops and looks at Arris.

HASSAN (CONT)

But you tell, Arris. You tell me

about the man who runs the Kindred.

ARRIS

What am I supposed to know?

HASSAN

He's clever. Ruthless. Brilliant,

by all accounts. Lavish with rewards

to his faithful servants ....brutal

to those who aren't.

ARRIS

I think we've established that

he's a powerful bastard. What's that

to do with me?

HASSAN

In the Kindred organisation, his

name is Kronos.

SC.193 FAVORING ARRIS

He blinks. Just a slight reaction.

ARRIS

Kronos -

</>SC.194 ANOTHER ANGLE

HASSAN

The CIS is at war with the Kindred.

It's a war that you've found

yourself in the middle of.

SC.195 FAVORING ARRIS

ARRIS

Well I don't want any part of it.

I've got my own problems.

BC.196 ANOTHER ANGLE

HASSAN

You haven't begun to have problems.

You cross me.... then you'll have

problems. You're going to have to

choose sides, Arris. Which brings

us to the Kindred operative known

as Malakai.

ARRIS

Look, maybe I knew him once...I

had a crash.

HASSAN

So we noticed. Memory loss. Unlucky.

(Beat)

Or a good excuse.

ARRIS

What's so important about Malakai?

HASSAN

We think he's one of Krono's top

lieutenants. Possibly his closest

friend for many years. And he seems

inordinately interested in you.

ARRIS

Why?

SC.197 NEW ANGLE - FAVORING HASSAN

HASSAN

That's the question. Maybe he was

the one who erased your personal

records. Maybe he was the one who

tried to get you at the hospital

at Crius. What's important is that

he is trying to get to you....and

that means you can help us to get

him.

ARRIS

You want to use me as bait?

HASSAN

We'll both be doing each other a

favour.

ARRIS

No way. It's your crusade, Hassan.

Who was it, a CIS partner? A lover?

Who did the kindred kill that burnt

you so bad?

HASSAN

That's got nothing to with it.

ARRIS

You're lying.

Beat. They stare at each other. Are blows about to be struck?
Then Hassan relents.

HASSAN

(Clamer...)

Okay. You're right. There was

someone...

(Beat)

But that doesn't make taking a

murderous dog like Malakai out

of orbit any less important.

He looks at Arris. No longer threatening....but pleading. A
long beat.

ARRIS

I'll need some extra weapons systems

installed in my ship.

HASSAN

(Smiling)

Will Blindfire do?

Arris nods, grinning.

SC.198 WIDER

ARRIS

Just fine. And I'll need files,

a run-down of what you know about

the Kindred.

SC.199 NEW ANGLE

HASSAN

(Getting excited)

You got it. And I'll give you

some passwords to get into the

computers of a firm called

Blessed Aquawine, on Bex. You

might find something of interest.

ARRIS

What if the Bex poice catch me

snooping through their files?

HASSAN

(Grins)

Don't let them.

SC.200 ANOTHER ANGLE

ARRIS

A CIS operative...condoning

breaking the law?

HASSAN

I prefer to think of it as bending..

ARRIS

Don't you have your own agents

for this kind of thing?

HASSAN

Never know who to trust in this

business, Arris. It's a dirty war.

They've got moles inside the CIS.

We got agents in their organisation.

We give them the mushroom treatment.

ARRIS

The mushroom treatment?

HASSAN

Feed them shit and keep them in

the dark.

Arris smiles.

SC.201 WIDER

Hassan gets up.

HASSAN

You'll find the files and

passwords for Aquawine in

your ship's computer. You

should check out the

business of a man called

Hugo Carmichael.

ARRIS

When Kronos' people get to me...

HASSAN

We won't be far behind. My boss,

Sheila Nabokov, she's been chasing

Kronos a long time. We both want

him bad. We can get to him through

Malakai.

ARRIS

And when I'm through with all this?

HASSAN

Maybe by then you'll know who you

are....

(Beat)

...And you'll be able to make your

own choice.

SC.202 ON THE TWO MEN

Arris gets up, grips arms with Hassan, leaves. Hassan stares
thoughtfully.