In the town of Roseville, Virginia, a beautiful mansion surrounded by ivy-covered walls with iron gates and manicured grounds appears.
Int. Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women - Evening
Cammie and Liz descend down the spiral staircase towards the Grand Hall. Everyone is laughing and enjoying themselves. Liz and Cammie keep looking towards the door in the atrium.
• LIZ (whispering in a Southern accent): Maybe there was trouble with the plane? Or customs? Or … I'm sure she's just late.
Cammie nods and glances at the foyer.
• LIZ: Did you hear from her? I didn't hear from her. Why didn't we hear from her?
• LIZ (a moment later): Oh my gosh, what if she dropped out? Did she get kicked out?
• CAMMIE: Why would you think that?
• LIZ: Well… Bex always has been kind of rules-optional.
Liz shrugged.
• LIZ: And why else would she be late? …show more content…
• LIZ: Three hundred and thirteen
• JOE (in Portuguese): A Dominican dictator was assassinated in 1961. What was his name?
• GIRLS: Rafael Trujillo
• JOE: Close your eyes.
The girls close their eyes.
• JOE: What color are my shoes?
The girls remain silent.
• JOE: Am I right-handed or left-handed? Since I walked into this room I have left fingerprints in five different places. Name them!
Silence.
• JOE: Open your eyes.
The girls open their eyes. Joe walks over to his desk and sits on it with one foot on the floor and the other hanging loosely off the side.
• JOE: Yep. You girls are pretty smart. But you’re also kind of stupid. Welcome to Covert Operations. I’m Joe Solomon. I’ve never taught before, but I’ve been doing this stuff for eighteen years, and I’m still breathing , so that means I know what I’m talking about. This is not going to be like your other classes.
Cammie’s stomach growls.
LIZ: Shhhh
• JOE: Ladies, I’m going to get you ready for what goes on…
Joe points