TEXT: INSECURITY
  A Deniable Treatment  
  By Joe Sweeney & Stuart McDermid
  How far would you go to protect your country?
  
  2
  InSecurity
  Mode
  “Serious Stuff” 
  Location
  Globe Hopping
  Time Period
  Contemporary
  Genre
  Espionage 
  Theme
  How far will you go to protect your country?
  The Pitch
  A group of patriot industrialists and 
  leader of commerce decide enough is 
  enough and act on behalf of their country 
  against “dissidents.” Average Americans are 
  unwittingly recruited into the fight. 
  Inspirations
  Homeland, The Americans, 
  Revenge, Person of Interest
  
  3
  FBI TRANSCRIPT
  Excerpt from Wiretap #278A
  Location: REDACTED, USA
  Time: 6/9/2014 7:43pm
  Present: REDACTED, REDACTED, REDACTED, 
  REDACTED, REDACTED
  Gentlemen. - sorry - and Lady,
  America is losing the fight against Terrorism.  Every 
  time a terrorist cell is smashed, three more spring up 
  to take its place. Why? Because the Government has its 
  hands tied by red tape and bleeding-heart Liberals.
  Well, I say, “ENOUGH!”  Enough of these crazed 
  fundamentalists killing children in schools!  
  Enough so-called religious leaders peddling 
  hatred of Democracy. Enough of the arms dealers 
  ignoring our sacred sanctions. Enough traitor 
  bankers routing funds to suicide bombers! 
  It’s time we acted... with or without the 
  blessing of our pathetic congress.
  As a group, we have the funding, the contacts - 
  and the WILL - to act.  And we have people in the 
  right places. We just need to use them. Let us take 
  the fight to the terrors who seek to destroy the 
  Great American Dream we have worked so hard to 
  build. Let us protect the American way of life... 
  both for us and this Great Nation as a whole.
  Are you with me?
  
  4
  Family 
  (The protagonists employment, network and family).
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  2. 
  3. 
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  5
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  1  Sole 
  Trader
  with no 
  friends other 
  than clients
  with three 
  mouths to 
  feed
  slave to their 
  partner’s 
  “refined” 
  tastes
  with intern / 
  apprentice
  hounded by 
  ex-partner
  with a lover in 
  two towns
  2  
  Partnership
  with ‘benefits’
  plus a child 
  that probably 
  isn’t yours
  but suspect 
  other partners 
  of illegal 
  dealings
  with poly 
  relationships 
  among team 
  members
  with old 
  school friend
  at war with 
  senior partner
  3Corporation
  and single 
  parent
  with unwanted 
  custody
  and sharing 
  a secret with 
  the boss
  with vindictive 
  secretary
  with an offer 
  from a rival
  and on call 
  to socially 
  challenged 
  specialist(s)
  4 Public 
  Sector
  and reports to 
  The Governor
  and friends 
  with a 
  colourful 
  criminal figure
  ‘liaising’ with 
  lobbyist
  undergoing 
  restructure  
  from a 
  consultant
  friends 
  with NGO 
  figurehead
  Is the Senator 
  for...
  5 Freelancer
  owes favors to 
  a shady public 
  servant
  is owed favors 
  from a shady 
  public servant
  with 
  incompetent 
  trainee
  with 
  underworld 
  connection
  in love with 
  past client
  with friend in 
  media
  6 Criminal 
  and in debt to 
  crime lord
  but fallen for a 
  mark
  going straight, 
  but your 
  workmate 
  knows your 
  secret
  with 
  connection to 
  politician
  being 
  harassed by 
  an obsessive 
  cop
  with a brother 
  on the inside
  
  5
  The Mission Dossier
  The Initial Contact 
  (The individual who contacts one or more Protagonists during a drop scene).
  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
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  5
  6
  1
  Mysterious 
  Stranger
  Seduction & 
  Blackmail
  Dying stranger 
  hands you a 
  package!
  Old school 
  buddy
  Voice on the 
  end of the line
  Hypnotic 
  dreams
  2
  Midget with a 
  message
  Foreign 
  Emissary
  Diplomat
  The girl next 
  door
  Activist
  Voices in your 
  head
  3
  Odd 
  instructions 
  from work
  Voice on phone
  Hacker
  A favor for a 
  friend
  Businessman of 
  the Year
  Shopping 
  Centre Screen
  4
  Criminal type
  Mailed package 
  from a long lost 
  friend
  A ‘friend’ calls 
  in a debt
  A ghost from 
  the past
  Shipping 
  Tycoon
  Strange images 
  on the Telly
  5
  Envelope in the 
  in-box
  Internet link or 
  email
  Family member
  Partner in 
  revenge
  Phonebooth 
  calls you
  The smoking 
  man
  6
  Envelope under 
  the door
  Exploding USB
  A bleeding 
  heart
  Ex-military 
  buddy
  A blind man
  Police officer
  
  6
  The Objective 
  (An element of the main mission)
  1
  2
  3
  4
  5
  6
  1
  Revenge for 
  911
  Prove you are 
  innocent
  Prove the 
  innocence of a 
  ‘friend’
  Plant evidence 
  to secure 
  arrest of an 
  ‘untouchable’
  Destroy 
  evidence of 
  American 
  involvement
  Retrieve 
  evidence from 
  a field asset
  2
  Stop an act of 
  terrorism
  Scandalise 
  a religious 
  leader
  Seduce 
  someone
  Corrupt 
  someone
  Kill the captive 
  asset so they 
  can’t talk
  Rescue the 
  hostage
  3
  Participate in 
  a hit
  Access 
  financial 
  records of 
  terrorist group
  Turn a 
  potential 
  terrorist  into 
  a mole 
  Find someone 
  who’s gone 
  missing
  Hide someone 
  wanted by  
  the authorities
  Sabotage 
  something
  4
  Stop revenge
  Protect a 
  secret at all 
  costs
  Find the bomb 
  before it goes 
  off!
  Take out the 
  trash
  Teach 
  someone a 
  lesson
  Swap 
  something
  5
  Cause an 
  international 
  incident
  Deliver 
  Something
  Escort 
  someone
  “Prove” 
  something
  Frame 
  someone
  Expose 
  someone
  6
  Scandalise 
  someone of 
  influence
  Intercept 
  Something
  Plant a device
  Find a device
  Destroy 
  something
  Reveal a plot
  
  7
  A Location
  (An element of the main mission)
  1
  2
  3
  4
  5
  6
  1 America
  Embasy
  Private Home
  Multinational 
  Business
  Govt 
  Department
  Military Base
  Corporate 
  Lab
  2 Middle East
  Business 
  Tower
  Oil Refinery
  Private Jwt
  Mosque
  Suspected 
  Terrorist 
  Training Camp
  Hotel
  3 Asia
  Multinational 
  Bank
  Casino
  High-Tech 
  Factory
  Convention / 
  Trade Show
  Underworld
  Back Streets
  4 Pakistan
  Palace
  Sweatshop
  Mountains
  Arms 
  Manufacturor
  Border
  Highrise
  5 Africa
  Private Estate
  Farm
  Safari
  Government 
  Compound
  Rebel 
  Compound
  Docks
  6 Europe
  Manor House
  Ski Resort
  Secret Govt 
  Facility
  Restaurant
  Underground
  Race Track
  
  8
  A Complication
  (An element of the main mission)
  1
  2
  3
  4
  5
  6
  1
  Wrong Target
  Mistaken 
  identity
  Twins?
  Clones?
  Love 
  intervenes
  Blackmail
  2
  Wrong 
  Location
  Foreign 
  powers
  Local police
  Interpol
  Enemy within
  Betrayal
  3
  Timing
  Unexpected 
  resistance
  Setup
  Innocents in 
  the way
  Timebomb
  Administrative 
  problem
  4
  Followed
  TV Crew
  Family
  Friendly fire
  It’s a trap!
  Cash dries up
  5
  Watched
  Bad 
  equipment
  Cover 
  Compromised
  Temptation
  Leak
  Drugged
  6
  Competing 
  players
  Contact no-
  show
  Contact 
  eliminated
  Contact non 
  compliant
  Contact not 
  alone
  All Clear!
  
  9
  An Antagonist 
  (Need not be the main “target”and in fact doesn’t need to be actively working against the Protagonist . 
  Sometimes, they are just in the wrong place at the wrong time)
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  3
  4
  5
  6
  1
  Local Politician
  Foriegn 
  Politician
  Media Baron
  Militants
  Ambassador
  Doctor
  2
  CIA Operative
  Crime Boss
  Ex-CIA 
  Assassin
  Bomb Maker
  Traitor
  Russian 
  Scientist
  3
  Shipping 
  Magnate
  Dock Worker
  Private 
  Investigator
  Recruiter
  Kingpin
  4
  Socialite
  Criminal 
  Mastermind
  Drug Lord
  Ukrainian 
  Hackers
  Religious 
  Leader
  Weapons 
  Inspector
  5
  Bio-weapons 
  Scientist
  Corporate 
  Leech
  General
  Innocent with 
  Information
  Witness
  Corrupt Police
  6
  International 
  Mafia
  Undercover 
  Agent
  Terrrorist 
  Mastermind
  Terrorist 
  Financiers
  Non-US 
  Business 
  Competitor
  Union Leader
  
  10
  Group Therapy
  The group is asked to call a mysterious number after every 
  mission and make their report to a figure who doesn’t identify 
  themselves. This person is hyper-patriotic and will promise 
  the characters some support for their activities commensurate 
  with their performance. This call can be made crowded around 
  a mobile phone or in a swanky office as the situation dictates.
  
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