INT. OBCO OFFICE - DAY

ObCo programmers are sitting at their cubicles in an "open office", tapping at their keyboards, most with head phones on. It's hard core geek-central. Three people are standing next to the water cooler.

PROGRAMMER ONE

Have you heard about the news?

PROGRAMMER TWO

About the warehouses?

PROGRAMMER ONE

Yeah, everything's stopped, in California at least.

ALAN

It is very worrying. Could it be a bug in our system?

PROGRAMMER ONE

Can't see how. We haven't shipped any new versions in weeks.

Suddenly the doors are opened with some force and a loud noise. A couple of dozen men in dark suits come in. We see agents HARRISON and JONES come in in the rear guard. Some of the men have drawn their guns and hold them in a readiness position, pointing them at the ceiling.

AGENT JONES

Everybody stop what they are doing. This is the FBI. Stop doing anything and listen to me. I am agent Archie Jones. I want everyone to get up and walk quietly to stand next to the wall.

Those of the ObCo workers that notice look a bit confused. The rest, lost in their headphones, keep tapping away. Agent Jones nods to DARK SUIT 1 who walks up behind a programmer wearing headphones and touches her head with the tip of the gun. The programmer stops typing and snaps around with a snarl. Startled to see it's a real gun, she raises her hands up. DARK SUIT 1 lifts off the head phones with the gun. The programmer looks around. Slowly, and then more urgently the rest take notice and, removing their headphones, do as they're told. ALAN walks over to JONES.

ALAN
(Familiar. Relaxed.)

Hey Jones, what's going on?

AGENT JONES

Hello, Alan. We have reason to believe that ObCo may be connected to the suspected terrorist attack against warehouses today. Sorry to barge in like this, but we can't take any chances, not in a terrorist situation.

ALAN

Sure, I understand. How can I help?

AGENT JONES

We're going to have to check all your computers. Agent Harrison here is head of the computer forensics team. Can you give him all passwords he needs?

ALAN

Of course, if you have the proper writ.

AGENT HARRISON

Here.

ALAN studies the document and nods.

ALAN

It seems to be in order. Whatever you need, just ask. We'll help as well as we can.

AGENT JONES

Knowing you, Alan, I never expected anything else. We'll also need to go through your personnel files and discuss everyone's background with you. We can do that while Harrison's team looks into your computers.

ALAN

All right. I'll go get the master password list from the safe first.

Alan goes fetch the master password list from the safe, while FBI agents clear a conference room and other agents spread around the office to start looking into computers. The programmers stand around with their hands in their pockets, whispering.