Episode 16

Applause and cheers from the audience. Cuts to a hotel room with Kurt and Lucy and two men. Antonio and Hector.

Kurt
"Look their isn't anything we won't do to help you get your, your cargo across the border, we don't care what it is or for who it's for, we just have to be able to help you. This is our lives we are talking about."

Lucy
"Thats right you just tell us what we need to do or how much we need to pay you, we don't want anything more than to help you in your endeavours and complete this challenge."

Hector
"It is not a matter of money with us. So don't insult us by trying to offer us a few thousand dollars. I watch the show you have what $30- $40,000 left that is nothing to us, this watch cost $20,000."

Antonio
"For us we need to know we can trust you and those cameras they are all switched off as agreed? We don't want to be on television in our line of work it's not a good idea to have people knowing what we look like."

Voiceover.

Johnny Paradis'
"Oh dear I suppose these guys should know the cameras are never off but I don't think now is the right time to tell them I think they may get a little bit upset."

Kurt
"Of course they are, do you think we would do anything to put this at risk this is our one chance at getting at what we want."

Hector
"Trust me if you do anything to put our operation at risk it will be the last thing you do. We'll nail your heads to the border crossing, am I making myself clear?"

Kurt
"We know what's at stake here, There's no way we would do anything to piss you guys off I promise you."

Lucy
"We want this to succeed more than you do, trust me this is everything to us."

Antonio
"Thats the whole point we don't know if we do or can trust you I mean why should we?"

Kurt
"What can we say or do to prove to you, you can trust us? You tell us what it is and consider it done."

Antonio and Hector whisper to each other in spanish.

Hector
"Maybe there is something you can do so that there is trust between us."

Kurt
"You name it we'll do it."

Antonio
"We will talk with you again tomorrow, we have to speak with certain people you will know tomorrow."

Lucy
"Anything you want us to do just like Kurt said you can consider it done and I mean that anything at all."

Hector
"We shall see until tomorrow goodbye, for now."

Antonio and Hector leave.

Lucy
"We've got to convince them somehow I can't believe they would doubt us we're on Globetrotters for fucks sake, this is for television, the internet it's not just for us. There has to be something we can do to make them help us."

Kurt
"Well, they haven't said no yet I wonder what they might say to us tomorrow. I couldn't catch what they were saying."

Lucy
"That's if they ever come back, oh man I think we're screwed it can't just end like this, it just can't we can't come this far and not walk away with it all."

Kurt
"They have to Lucy they just have to, but right now I need food and a drink come on lets go eat."

Lucy
"Ok not much else we can do is there, no, on second thoughts I'll stay here."

Kurt
"Do you think I'm leaving you on your own I've seen what you are capable of, no you are sticking with me. You fucked Jack over. You ain't going to fuck me over."

Lucy
"Oh but you are paranoid."

Cuts back to the studio.

Johnny Paradis'
"Looks like Kurt and Lucy are going to be kept waiting, I wonder what Hector and Antonio were alluding to? Do you think they will even get to attempt the challenge? Why don't you let us know on our online poll and while you are on our site why don't you go to our online store and pick out a gift for that someone special. If you ask me these ties look great and just for the kids we are so happy and proud to announce our new Globetrotters kids club it's only $50 a year. How can you say no to that? You know you can't."

Cuts to ties which have Johnny's face on them, Globetrotter logo. Turns to a different camera.
But right now we are going to cross to Sami and Carl and we'll see how they are getting on.
Cuts to a black screen voices can be heard in the background.

"Well,well,well it appears that this naughty, naughty couple have taken off their hats and jackets and stuffed them in a bag we have sound but no vision for you. So we aren't going to bore you with a black screen and indistinct voices, what we can tell you is that the games adjudicator is looking at the rules to see if this is so serious that they may be eliminated. A mitigating factor was the threat of death if they filmed the negotiators for the cartel and I'm sure that will be taken into consideration. They are however, in the same position as Kurt and Lucy in that the cartels have not agreed at this point to allow them to participate in their operations these guys are really big on trust aren't they? This is television how can they not trust the media? And they really should take into account we have a show to put on. Just think of the children and how disappointed they will be if we don't have a challenge. Come on guys do it for the children. I'm begging you. But don't worry folks we have a back up plan if they don't get to compete in this challenge. Remember though, this is Globetrotters and we've never and I repeat never, failed to have a challenge undertaken by our contestants. Some of them have ended up with the undertaker afterwards where they've been undertaken ha,ha,ha,ha. Get it ?Anyway it's a new day in Mexico lets cross to our contestants and see, I hope you are listening Carl and Sami no hiding the cameras this time you have been warned and given one more chance, just how much progress has been made by our two teams."

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Episode 4

Johnny Paradis'
"Now before we move onto tonights exciting and thrill packed show lets get a quick update on all those whose trot around the globe has also sadly come to an end."

Cuts to pictures of the previous couples on the giant video screen. Then zooms in on one. First picture shows two men mid twenties.

Johnny Paradis'
"Adam and Simon are still in Prison in Sudan accused of aiding a terrorist organisation and are looking at the death penalty, seems a bit harsh but hey, what can you do? Law's are laws, especially if you get caught, which is what you guys did. With just a little help from Jack and Lucy. Hope you get out of that one boys."

Picture changes to a couple aged in their 30s.

Matt and Pam are still being held by the Chinese authorities. Apparently aiding Tibetan separatists is quite a big deal, who'd of thunk it eh? At least they won't be facing the death penalty if convicted, and just think of all that wonderful Chinese food they'll be getting. I'll have sweet and sour pork with that life sentence thank you very much ha,ha,ha,ha."

Picture changes to two glamourous women.

"Anna and Sadie the glamourous blondes are still being held captive somewhere in central Africa and negotiations are ongoing for their release. Hope the boys in foreign affairs have your pictures on their wall girls, thats all the motivation they'll need to get you home. Those two are just so, so, so hot, sorry I just couldn't help myself."

Picture changes to athletic looking Afro Americans couple.

"Charles and Sandra well, Sandra has been let out on bail on South Africa but Charles still faces a double murder charge, last we heard Sandra was trying to buy a passport on the black market, good luck Sandra you get that tidy little ass out of there and remember Johnny is waiting ha,ha,ha,ha. Was that too much? I don't think so ha,ha,ha,ha, oh my, hope the wife wasn't watching. Love you honey."

Picture changes to older couple.

"Molly and Simon well to be honest we have no news of them at all they seem to have disappeared off the face of the Earth, as you know we found their GPS bracelets in Somalia but thats all we got. Good luck guys you are never far from my google searches."

Picture changes to geeky looking couple.

"Brad and Carmella, well unfortunately as we know they couldn't get across the Korean border and have both been sentenced to life imprisonment for spying. Don't those crazy North Koreans have TV? Enjoy the free accommodation at that labour camp, why don't you look at it as an extreme health retreat and you never know another war on the peninsula may just provide you with the perfect diversion for an escape, and just think what a great show that would make."

Picture changes to tattooed and pierced couple.

"Sarah and Tommy were forced to retire after catching Malaria but they hope to be out of hospital soon and want to reapply for Globetrotters, now thats the spirit of adventure we want to see, can't keep good people down. Hope you make it through again guys."

Picture changes to father and daughter.

"And last but not least Bill and Stacey, well our father daughter team are still being held for ransom in Columbia, negotiations are continuing even as we speak all I can tell you they've put quite a price tag on their lives but what price can you put on fame? Hope your families and friends can raise the cash. You have to think there would be a bidding war for that story, except we get exclusive rights."

Cuts back to Johnny.

"We are with all of our previous contestants in spirit. But luckily, not in body, now tell me what other show offers you the chance to experience all of that?Ummm and your answer is? Waiting, no I don't know either ha,ha,ha,ha. But if you do come up with an answer please tell someone who cares. Seriously though good luck to all our former contestants wherever they are. And now on to tonight's show! Where we find ourselves on the Indonesian Islands we can't give our exact location away due to tonights challenge, I mean what they are about to do isn't exactly legal, and on this show why would it be. But more of that in a moment lets cross to our contestants. We are down to our own fab four couples they are Jack and Lucy, Kurt and Brian, Sami and Carl and last but by no means least Katherine and Derrick."

Applause and cheers from the audience. Cuts to a semi dark room with eight people in it on camera. Cuts around showing the view from the cameras in the point of view. Everyone in the room is holding an ipad and looking at Johnny on the screen. As Johnny speaks to each
individual it goes split screen on TV. Images are like those on Skype.

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