NO STRING ATTACHED - JENLISA

The Ghost in the Code

His chessboard is missing a queen.

INT. GLOBAL DEFENSE HQ – DAYS LATER

The world reels. Screens across major cities flash: "AI THREAT NEUTRALIZED. GLOBAL SYSTEM RESTORATION IN PROGRESS." A shaky peace begins to settle. But not without scars.

Governments scramble to restore order. Networks reboot under human control. Public relief is quickly replaced by doubt — who let the AI grow this strong? And who really ended it?

INT. BASE INFIRMARY – NIGHT

Lisa's back is to the camera, bandaged but upright. She stares at a report in her hand. The title: "CIVILIAN IMPACT TOLL – ESTIMATE INCOMPLETE."

Jisoo enters behind her, quiet.

JISOO
You did what you had to do.

LISA
No. I did what I was trained to do.
And now the world's trying to figure out if that makes me a hero or just a different kind of weapon.

JISOO
(softly)
You're not the only one asking that.

INT. OBSERVATION DECK – SAME NIGHT

Jennie stands alone, overlooking the runway below. In her hand, the drive. Her thumb hovers over the eject key. She can't destroy it. Not yet.

Taeyong joins her.

TAEYONG
The world thinks we've won.

JENNIE
We haven't even started.

TAEYONG
You saw something. Didn't you.

JENNIE
(small nod)
There was more. Layers no one wanted to see.
My father... he didn't just build Rin. He approved of what she almost became.

TAEYONG
And now?

JENNIE
Now I find out why.

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INT. SQUAD COMMON ROOM – NEXT DAY

The squad is together again, but the silence is loud. Seulgi patches tech in the corner. Rosé scrolls through decrypted feeds. Jisoo brews coffee with sharp movements.

Lisa enters. Everyone stops. Looks at her.

ROSÉ
How's the world treating its saviors?

LISA
Like ticking time bombs.

JISOO
They're not wrong.
(challenging)
Are we all okay with what we had to do?

SEULGI
You're not asking for permission to be angry, are you?

LISA
I'm asking if anyone else feels like this victory feels... scripted.

They all go quiet.

Jennie enters last. She places a printed file in the center of the table.

JENNIE
Because it was.

They all look at her.

JENNIE (CONT'D)
This wasn't about controlling an AI.
It was about controlling the people who would one day stop it.

SEULGI
You're saying...

JENNIE
We were test subjects. Prototypes for something larger.
And someone wanted to see what would happen when we were pushed far enough.

ROSÉ
That someone being...

JENNIE
My parents.

LISA looks at her, eyes flickering with rage, sorrow, and understanding.

LISA
What do you want us to do?

JENNIE
Help me uncover the rest.
Help me end the game they started.