East Wing
Episode Title: "The Pressure Mounts"
TEASER
INT. WHITE HOUSE – EAST WING – SECURE SITUATION ROOM – NIGHT
Director Ellen Hart (CIA), General Ricci (NATO), and Deputy Director Mason (CIA, clandestine ops) sit in tense silence as news coverage blares from multiple screens. Headlines flash:
"SCORPION, SVU, CRIMINAL MINDS, CHICAGO PD EXPOSE CIA HYPNOSIS EXPERIMENTS"
"SURVIVORS DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY"
RICCI:
They've got the public's attention—and the world's. We're not just facing Scorpion anymore. Every major law enforcement agency is circling.
HART:
We have to hold the line. No more leaks, no more files, no more apologies.
MASON:
They're not going to stop. And now, they're working together.
ACT 1: THE PHONE CALLS BEGIN
INT. CIA HEADQUARTERS – DIRECTOR HART'S OFFICE – DAY
Hart's direct line rings. She answers, steeling herself.
SPLIT SCREEN:
1. NYPD SVU
OLIVIA BENSON (SVU):
Director Hart, this is Captain Olivia Benson, NYPD Special Victims Unit.
We have survivors—real people—whose lives were destroyed by your agency's experiments. You can't just bury this. The world is watching.
HART:
Captain Benson, I assure you, the Agency is cooperating fully with all ongoing investigations. These were legacy programs, long since terminated.
BENSON:
Legacy or not, the trauma is real. If you care about justice, you'll help us find every victim—and every perpetrator.
2. FBI – CRIMINAL MINDS
EMILY PRENTISS (BAU):
Director Hart, Emily Prentiss, FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit.
We're seeing patterns of psychological trauma that match your experiments—not just in the past, but in recent cases. You need to open your files and let us help these people.
HART:
Agent Prentiss, national security protocols restrict access to certain information. I can't just hand over classified files.
PRENTISS:
You can't hide behind "national security" forever. The truth will come out—with or without your help.
3. CHICAGO PD
HANK VOIGHT (CHICAGO PD):
Hart, this is Sergeant Hank Voight, Chicago PD Intelligence.
We've got a survivor here and more coming forward. You want to keep this from blowing up? Start cooperating. Otherwise, we'll take it to the press—and the courts.
HART:
Sergeant Voight, we're reviewing all relevant files and will coordinate with your department as appropriate.
VOIGHT:
Don't test me. My city's been through enough secrets.
4. SCORPION
WALTER O'BRIEN (SCORPION):
Director Hart, you know who this is.
You can keep playing defense, but the more you hide, the more determined we get. This isn't just about the past. It's about the future—and whether you're on the right side of it.
HART:
Mr. O'Brien, your team's actions have already caused enough disruption. I urge you to stand down.
WALTER:
We're not standing down. Not until every survivor gets justice.
ACT 2: THE EAST WING STRATEGY
INT. EAST WING – MEDIA MONITORING ROOM – NIGHT
Hart, Ricci, and Mason review the fallout. News anchors debate the CIA's stonewalling. Social media explodes with calls for transparency.
RICCI:
They're not just making noise—they're making progress. Every agency is pushing us.
HART:
We stick to the script. "Historical research, no current programs, full cooperation." We leak what we must, but nothing that implicates current leadership.
MASON:
And if they keep pushing?
HART:
We escalate. We have friends in Congress and the press. We can shape the narrative.
ACT 3: THE PRESIDENT INTERVENES
INT. WHITE HOUSE – OVAL OFFICE – NIGHT
The President, visibly frustrated, meets with Hart and the National Security Advisor.
PRESIDENT:
I've had calls from every major police and intelligence leader in the country. They all want answers. I want a full, unredacted report—now.
HART:
Sir, some files are gone. Others are too sensitive for broad release.
PRESIDENT:
No more excuses. If you can't control this, I'll appoint a special prosecutor myself.
ACT 4: THE SHADOWS CLOSE IN
INT. CIA – SECURE VAULT – NIGHT
Mason and Hart review a dwindling number of classified files. The phone rings again—this time, a direct line from the Attorney General.
MASON (quietly):
They're coming for us, Ellen.
HART:
Then we dig in. No more leaks. No more heroes. We protect the Agency—at any cost.
ACT 5: THE WORLD WATCHES
INT. TV STUDIO – NIGHT
A news anchor summarizes the day's events:
ANCHOR (TV):
With mounting pressure from Scorpion, SVU, Criminal Minds, and Chicago PD, the CIA faces unprecedented scrutiny over its secret hypnosis experiments. Will the Agency cooperate—or will the truth be forced into the light?
END OF EPISODE