EARTH ALLIANCE CIVIL WAR INTRO 	

shown between missions 3 and 4 :



(1)

-- Earthdome bureau Senator Morgenstern.
-- doorbell
  Morgenstern : Come in ! (c4.1)
-- Door opens, steps.
  Patterson :   Good day, senator. (c4.2)
  Morgenstern : Ben, have a seat. Everything went fine at Io ? I think so! 
                Clarke will be president in no time, then we will have everything under
                our control. Excellent! (c4.3)
  Patterson :   Uhm..., senator, we might have a problem. (c4.4)
-- Moment of silence.
  Morgenstern : Hmm. Proceed. (c4.5)
  Patterson :   One of the starfury pilots, Jimmy Brightman, has tried to contact 
                Earthforce 1 when he was in hyperspace. Of course he failed, we jammed all
                frequencies, but this made him suspicious. (c4.5)
  Morgenstern : Oh, you know there can be countless reasons for blacked out communication.
                This man has nothing but a guess. (c4.6)
  Patterson :   Well, he noticed that even the gold channels were jammed, and he has this  
                on his flight recorder. I was worried, however, and decided to eliminate 
                them. I sent them to hyperspace where the backup team from Mr.Dorff was 
                waiting. Afterwards all proof was erased from the databanks. (c4.7)
  Morgenstern : What ?? What makes you think you can take such steps without consulting 
                me ? Now we have to come up with an explanation for these men missing
                in action! Did the backup team comment on this? Did they have any
                casualties? (c4.8)
  Patterson :   Uhm..... The team never reported back. (c4.9)
-- another moment of silence
  Morgenstern : WHAT ? No... I can't believe 4 starfuries creamed an entire squad! 
                So, they all got lost in hyperspace while fighting and couldn't find 
                back after everything was over ? (c4.10)
  Patterson :   So it seems, the pilots from Earthforce escort didn't show up again 
                either. However, When our blackomegas didn't report back I took a look 
                into the EarthForce files of alpha squad. I have them here for you. (c4.11)
-- Patterson hands over the papers. Morgenstern reads them. moments of silence.
  Morgenstern : Jimmy Brightman, 1st Lieutenant. He is an ace pilot. (c4.12)
  Patterson :   Yes sir. And take a look at the second side, sir. (c4.13)
-- sounds of papers being read.. after a while
  Morgenstern : Lieutenant Commander Dan Hale. Was recently assigned to..... *breaks off*
                (c4.14)
  Morgenstern : You sent top aces into the fight against the blackomegas ? I hope for 
                you that they never show up again, otherwise I'll eat you for lunch! 
                (c4.15)
  Patterson :   Sir, even though those pilots were aces, I don't think they survived the 
                attack of our backup team, having surprise against them ! (c4.16)
  Morgenstern : Get the hell out of my office ! (c4.17)
  Patterson :   Yes sir. (c4.18)
-- Patterson stands up and gets out. Morgenstern looks at the papers again, thinking 
-- about something. 
-- Camera focuses on papers on desk, you see them both : Each one with a foto and text. 
-- Then he takes a lighter and sets the papers on fire, burning them on
-- his desk. Looking at the fire seems to comfort him again.
-- So, after the cutscene you should have an impression what GEEZER and HALE look like.
-- Especially HALE, who is the PLAYER !
  Morgenstern : Hale and Brightman. You two frightened me, for a moment. Goodbye, gentlemen.
                (c4.19)
-- papers burn completely, do something to change scene to (2) 


(2)

-- INTRO CREDITS : EACW Music, flyby scenes with credits and stuff
--
-- Warp in logo, start EACW music theme, 
-- show lots of small videos from cutscenes, rendered scenes, scenes from the show,
-- combined with EACW campaign team credits.

(3) ( Personal quarters. Hale is sitting on his bed, feet on the ground. )

-- Camera moves, until you see directly his face. Looking without expression in face. 
-- It's obvious he wanted to be alone. Incoming call, audio only.

 Computer : Incoming transmission from James Brightman.

-- Hale comes to his senses, rubs his hand over his face...

 Hale :     Put it through.

-- Geezer is on the line.

  Geezer :  Hey, man. I am having a drink with some of the pilots here, how about
            joining ? You know as well as I do there's no point in thinking it over
            and over. Come on, buddy !

  Hale :    Maybe later, Jimmy. It's just... I don't want to forget Lori and Pierre.
            I don't want to drink as if nothing happened.

  Geezer :  I know, but falling into depressions doesn't revive them either, and I
            know you that you know. There are some people who want me to introduce
            them to you. 

  Hale :    Maybe later, Jimmy. 

  Geezer :  Okay, you know where to find us. 

-- Hale lies down on his bed, camera zooming in on his face, fade to black....