Alex Rider

I wanna be right here when Feathered Serpent 2 launches

and we change the world.

Every penny from every copy sold

is gonna go straight to help the war on drugs.

This is personal for you.

My brother was a drug addict.

Drug addiction kills hundreds of thousands of people every year.

We're gonna end that.

Damian Cray is dangerous.

Damian Cray tried to kill Ed Pleasance.

We need protection against Damian Cray.

SCORPIA are targeting the president of the United States.

Because Damian Cray wants them to.

They think Cray's the victim.

They're working with him.

But when he was speaking, I heard something.

I think the game is not a game.

I think it's supposed to do something totally different.

- But it's there? - The only way to unlock this

is to go back to the original server,

and that's at Craystar in Amsterdam.

Air Force One.

Blunt said SCORPIA were targeting the president of the United States.

- I'm taking security settings off. - Awesome.

Yes, this is it. This is the hidden code.

We're just copying the game code. It's gonna take some time.

Cray's coming. He's in the building!

Alex!

Damian, please. This isn't who you are.

You have no idea who I am.

No!

I really wasn't expecting to see you here, K7.

This is all a big mistake.

Except it's not K7, is it?

Because she just called you Alex.

Mr. Cray, I'm sorry. We shouldn't have snuck in.

Alex. Alex.

Please understand...

you're not gonna talk your way out of this.

Not until I know who you really are.

I just love the game.

You've already got the game.

You stole it from me in London, do you remember?

So if you were just a fan,

you'd still be at home, hooked to your screen, leveling up.

Instead, you're here,

breaking into my research facility.

Stop lying to me.

Who are you?

Does he do it a lot?

What?

Kill people like that.

Just answer the question.

Did you write any of it?

- What? - The code for the game.

- I'm the chief programmer. - Oh.

Then you should know better.

I saw it. I read it. It's inelegant.

Hmm.

- That's not true. - Trust me.

Good code is like poetry.

Yours is like a greetings-card limerick.

This is clever.

Your friend's handiwork, I assume?

She's good.

I should hire her.

Who else is involved?

Does your friend know?

Perhaps I'll get more luck talking to her.

She doesn't really like talking.

You didn't just walk in here.

Not without help.

Who else is there?

One of my competitors? Is that it?

Who else knows you're here, Alex?

Go to hell, Damian.

I don't like violence.

I'm not a monster.

But I will hurt you, if I have to, to get to the truth.

You can do whatever you want to me.

And if you still won't talk...

I'll hurt your friend.

I'll put a bullet in her, just like I did with Charlie.

Do you understand?

This is the man targeting President Walker.

Cray's head of security, Sean Palmer, alias Thomas Ashton.

There are flights booked using these identities,

leaving midnight tomorrow.

He wasn't planning on hanging around.

And this?

Aconite derivative.

Heart attack in a bottle. Essentially, an untraceable neurotoxin.

So this would have played out like a medical emergency,

not an assassination at all.

And before we got it straight, if we ever got it straight,

Palmer would be long gone.

It's right out of SCORPIA's playbook.

Someone on the inside.

So the question is, was he going to be working alone,

or is the other shoe about to drop?

We'll talk to him.

You want to tell me about the dream?

What dream would that be?

Your dream.

The one that costs 6.5 million.

What do you dream about when you were out there

in the mud or the desert or wherever they deployed you?

Cold at night, under the stars, waiting on a dawn raid.

What kept you warm?

To be honest, I always thought a place in Scotland would be nice.

You know, a quiet life, the outdoors.

Maybe learn a new skill.

I've always been interested in woodturning.

You don't need 6.5 million to buy some wood.

We can keep you safe.

You know we can do that.

I can keep myself safe.

Not from SCORPIA.

What's SCORPIA?

Are we sure we've got this right?

Because there are other possibilities.

For example, that he's telling the truth,

and he has absolutely no idea what we're talking about.

You think he's being set up.

We went looking for an assassin. And we found one.

We're not looking anymore.

Think about what I said.

Just don't take too long, okay?

Do you have the title deeds for the east London center?

I think they're in this one.

Come on.

I'm just gonna turn this off.

Is everything okay?

Uh...

I'm so sorry.

The title deeds.

- Ah. Great. - Would you excuse me? I'll be right back.

Dan?

Sure.

Um, if you turn to page 3 of the dossier, you can see the land registration...

Tom. Where are you? Are you okay?

No. Really not.

Alex and Kyra are trapped in the Craystar building in Holland.

What do you mean? Hang up the phone and call the police.

You know what everyone thinks about Cray. No one's gonna believe me.

Where are you?

At Craystar, in the hallway, losing my job.

You're actually in the building? That could be good.

We just need to get Cray's attention, distract him.

How am I supposed to get his attention and distract him

when he's in a different country?

What about Cray's chief programmer?

Kyra said she hacked all her passwords,

that we can post on her timeline, maybe we can use that.

Jack, Alex is running out of time. You've got to do something.

Okay. Okay. What's the name of the programmer, Tom?

Tom?

Tom?

I think it's Anders.

Jack, I've gotta go.

Hey, stop!

Welcome to CrayStar International...

- Tom! - Jack. Sorry about that.

- Where are you now? - I'm in the chief programmer's office.

I've got her laptop, but I don't have much time.

I've got e-mail, web, the works. Didn't even need a password.

Yeah, told you Kyra had it covered.

So, what's the plan?

Alex said the game's all Cray cares about, right?

- That he's obsessed? - Yeah.

Well, that's what we're gonna use.

Jack? What are you doing?

I'm getting his attention.

We need to go over the financial statements. Where've you been?

I got lost.

- What's going on, Jack? - Nothing.

I went to the bathroom, and I must have taken a wrong turn.

We should get back in there.

Dan, please.

You wanted to know how the boy knew Charlie.

I think I have the answer.

Looked at all common denominators.

Can it be that simple?

All this because I hurt his friend's father?

That means he's nothing. He's not working for anyone. We're clear.

I wonder if anyone will miss him.

I'll take care of this. Get me those throughput numbers.

No, no, no...

No, no, no.

Hello?

No. No, no.

Careful. If we damage the electronics, we're never getting out of here.

Alex, we've got company.

I'm afraid your time is up, Alex.

Mr. Cray, stop!

Something's happened in London. You need to come and see this, now.

Read it.

"Due to circumstances beyond our control,

the launch of Feathered Serpent 2 has been canceled."

It's gone to all press outlets. The whole Internet is carrying it.