I Am Scorpion!
Episode Title: "The Tunnels Below"
TEASER
INT. SCORPION HQ – NIGHT
Walter O'Brien stands before the team—Paige, Sylvester, Happy, Toby, and Ralph—examining a declassified CIA report. Blueprints and grainy photos of reinforced concrete tunnels are projected on the wall.
WALTER:
This isn't just about missing professors or Cold War espionage. The CIA facilitated the construction of vast underground communications tunnels beneath major industrial sites in the 1950s. These weren't just for cables—they were for covert movement, secure communication, and possibly more.
PAIGE:
Colorado was a Cold War hub. Riha's disappearance, the interagency feud, and now secret tunnels? It all connects.
TOBY:
If the Agency built tunnels under secure sites, what else did they hide down there?
HAPPY:
And what if someone's using them now?
ACT 1: THE COLD WAR CONNECTION
INT. UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO – DAY
Paige and Toby meet with a retired facility engineer. He remembers construction in the late 1950s—work that didn't match any official blueprints.
ENGINEER:
They called it "communications infrastructure." But the tunnels were big enough for people, not just wires.
PAIGE:
Who oversaw the work?
ENGINEER:
Federal men. Never gave names. They said it was for national security.
ACT 2: THE TUNNEL HUNT
INT. SCORPION HQ – TECH BAY – NIGHT
Sylvester and Penelope Garcia analyze construction records and old maps. They find evidence of a "universal movable mold" used for rapid tunnel construction—matching the CIA file.
SYLVESTER:
We can trace the tunnels' paths. They run beneath the university, government offices, and even connect to Cold War-era safe houses.
GARCIA:
And look—recent digital activity. Someone's accessed the old blueprints.
ACT 3: SVU, CRIMINAL MINDS, AND CHICAGO PD JOIN
INT. NYPD SVU SQUAD ROOM – DAY
Olivia Benson, still managing her pregnancy, coordinates with Paige.
BENSON:
We've got a missing student who was last seen near a sealed-off tunnel entrance. If this is connected to the old CIA project, we need to move fast.
INT. FBI – BAU CONFERENCE ROOM – DAY
Emily Prentiss and Tara Lewis profile the original tunnel project leaders and look for modern copycats.
PRENTISS:
If someone's using these tunnels for abductions or covert movement, we need to predict their next move.
INT. CHICAGO PD – INTELLIGENCE UNIT – DAY
Voight and Upton track a series of break-ins at old Cold War sites—each with tunnel access.
UPTON:
Whoever's using these tunnels knows the original layout.
ACT 4: DESCENT
INT. ABANDONED TUNNEL – NIGHT
The Scorpion team, joined by SVU's Rollins and Chicago PD's Upton, descend into the tunnels beneath the university. They find evidence of recent activity—footprints, discarded tools, and encrypted notes.
HAPPY:
Someone's been down here in the last 48 hours.
TOBY:
And they're not just passing through. They're hiding something.
ACT 5: THE DISCOVERY
INT. UNDERGROUND CHAMBER – NIGHT
The team uncovers a hidden room filled with Cold War-era surveillance equipment, files on missing persons—including Thomas Riha—and a modern laptop, still warm.
WALTER:
This isn't just a relic. Someone's using Cold War secrets for modern crimes.
PAIGE:
And the Agency's old tunnels are the perfect cover.
ACT 6: THE RECKONING
INT. TV STUDIO – NIGHT
A news anchor reports:
ANCHOR (TV):
The Scorpion team, with help from SVU, Criminal Minds, and Chicago PD, has uncovered a network of Cold War tunnels beneath Colorado's most secure sites. The tunnels, originally built by the CIA, are now at the center of a new investigation into missing persons and espionage.
ACT 7: SYLVESTER & PENELOPE – QUIET SUPPORT
INT. SCORPION HQ – TECH BAY – LATE NIGHT
Sylvester and Penelope review the evidence. The camera lingers on blueprints and a list of names—some crossed out, some still missing.
GARCIA:
We can't change the past, but we can keep people safe now.
SYLVESTER:
And we'll keep digging—above and below ground.
END OF EPISODE