BIG MAMA MUSCLE GOES TO AFRICA

ACT ONE
"THE GOLDEN TICKET"

HARLEM, NEW YORK CITY - 1972

OPENING CREDITS

A pounding funk soundtrack blasts over shots of Harlem.

Kids play stickball.

Street vendors shout from crowded sidewalks.

Soul music spills from apartment windows.

Church bells ring.

A subway train rattles overhead.

The neighborhood is alive.

NARRATOR (V.O.) Harlem. Nineteen seventy-two. A place where dreams get built... and where hustlers get rich tryin' to steal 'em.

A COMMUNITY CENTER sits proudly in the middle of the neighborhood.

Inside, dozens of children participate in classes.

Women gather for job-training programs.

Elderly residents share coffee and conversation.

At the center of it all stands—

LORETTA JACKSON.

Kind.

Professional.

Respectable.

Nobody looking at her would ever imagine she secretly becomes one of the most feared vigilantes in New York City.

Loretta carries a box of donated books toward her office.

Kids chase after her.

KID #1 Miss Jackson! When's basketball practice?

LORETTA Five o'clock sharp. And don't think I forgot who skipped homework.

KID #2 Aw, c'mon!

LORETTA Don't "aw c'mon" me. You can shoot hoops after you shoot some answers on that math test.

The kids groan.

Loretta laughs.

INT. COMMUNITY CENTER OFFICE - DAY

Loretta enters.

Her secretary, MRS. EVELYN BROOKS, waves an official-looking envelope.

MRS. BROOKS There you are.

LORETTA Uh-oh.

MRS. BROOKS Anytime I got paperwork, you act like somebody pulled a gun.

LORETTA Depends who's sending it.

Mrs. Brooks hands her the letter.

Loretta opens it.

Her eyes widen.

MRS. BROOKS Well?

LORETTA No way.

MRS. BROOKS What?

LORETTA No way.

MRS. BROOKS Loretta, stop actin' mysterious and tell me.

Loretta reads aloud.

LORETTA "The Pan-African Cultural Foundation is pleased to inform Miss Loretta Jackson that she has been selected to participate in a goodwill tour of Africa..."

Mrs. Brooks nearly falls out of her chair.

MRS. BROOKS Africa?!

LORETTA Senegal... Kenya... Nigeria...

She keeps reading.

LORETTA All expenses paid.

Mrs. Brooks lets out a whistle.

MRS. BROOKS Lord have mercy.

LORETTA I never even left New York.

MRS. BROOKS Girl, the world finally caught up and realized how special you are.

Loretta smiles.

For once, she's speechless.

EXT. HARLEM STREET - DAY

Later.

Loretta walks home carrying the acceptance package.

The neighborhood congratulates her.

Shopkeepers.

Residents.

Friends.

Everyone knows Loretta.

Everyone loves her.

She passes a group of young men arguing outside a record store.

The argument grows heated.

Loretta steps between them.

LORETTA Hey.

Everybody immediately stops.

LORETTA Now if y'all got enough energy to fight each other, maybe somebody can help Mr. Jackson unload his delivery truck.

The tension instantly breaks.

A few nearby residents laugh.

The men look embarrassed.

YOUNG MAN Yes, ma'am.

They walk away.

Loretta nods.

Problem solved.

INT. SHADOWY OFFICE - NIGHT

A completely different world.

Expensive furniture.

Thick cigar smoke.

Maps of Africa hang on the walls.

Several men sit around a table.

One of them is elegant, wealthy, and dangerous.

SOLOMON CROSS.

He studies a photograph of Loretta.

The same picture used in the foundation brochure.

Another businessman looks confused.

BUSINESSMAN You spent all this money on a community worker from Harlem?

Cross smiles.

CROSS No.

He taps the photograph.

CROSS I spent it on her.

BUSINESSMAN I don't understand.

Cross slides another picture across the table.

A blurry newspaper image.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE throwing criminals through a warehouse door.

The businessmen exchange nervous looks.

BUSINESSMAN That's her?

CROSS The famous Big Mama Muscle.

BUSINESSMAN You sure?

CROSS Certain.

Cross leans back.

Dangerous confidence.

CROSS And before this is over... she's going to lead us directly to what we're looking for.

BUSINESSMAN The glyphs?

Cross smiles.

CROSS Every last one of them.

MONTAGE - AFRICAN TOUR BEGINS

Funk music explodes.

Airplanes.

Passports.

Crowded airports.

Bright smiles.

New experiences.

Loretta staring from an airplane window as the Atlantic stretches below.

NARRATOR (V.O.) Loretta Jackson thought she was getting the trip of a lifetime.

She was right.

She just didn't know whose lifetime was being gambled.

EXT. DAKAR, SENEGAL - DAY

The airplane lands.

Loretta steps onto African soil for the first time.

She looks around in amazement.

Bustling streets.

Markets.

Music.

Ocean breezes.

A whole new world.

A smiling tour representative greets the visitors.

TOUR GUIDE Welcome to Senegal!

The group applauds.

Loretta smiles.

For the first time in years she has no responsibilities.

No criminals.

No conspiracies.

No trouble.

Across the street...

A BLACK SEDAN watches her.

Inside sits a mysterious man wearing dark glasses.

He speaks into a radio.

MYSTERIOUS MAN Target has arrived.

A voice crackles back.

VOICE Maintain surveillance.

The man keeps watching.

Loretta never notices.

EXT. DAKAR MARKETPLACE - AFTERNOON

Loretta explores the city.

Colorful stalls.

Street performers.

Musicians.

Beautiful artwork.

She purchases a small carved figure.

Nearby, two suspicious men emerge from a crowd.

One discreetly exchanges a metal case with another.

Loretta notices.

The exchange is too fast.

Too nervous.

Too secretive.

One man immediately hurries away.

The other disappears into an alley.

Loretta narrows her eyes.

That community-worker instinct kicks in.

LORETTA Something don't smell right.

The man with the case vanishes into the crowd.

Loretta considers walking away.

Instead...

She follows.

Because some habits are impossible to break.

NARRATOR (V.O.) And just like that...

Vacation was officially over.

FADE OUT.

"THE STOLEN ARTIFACT"

DAKAR, SENEGAL - 1972

EXT. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF HISTORY - AFTERNOON

The African sun blazes overhead.

Tour buses line the curb.

Visitors from around the world climb the museum's grand stone steps.

Traditional drumming echoes from a nearby plaza.

Loretta Jackson exits her tour bus carrying a small camera and travel bag.

She pauses for a moment, admiring the architecture.

LORETTA Would you look at this...

A TOUR GUIDE smiles.

TOUR GUIDE One of Senegal's treasures.

LORETTA I can see why.

The group enters.

INT. MUSEUM GRAND HALL

Ancient artifacts fill glass displays.

Masks.

Weapons.

Jewelry.

Scrolls.

Stone carvings.

Visitors move quietly through the exhibits.

Loretta lingers longer than most.

She studies everything carefully.

Her attention settles on a heavily guarded display near the center of the room.

Several uniformed security guards stand nearby.

Inside the case rests an unusual object.

A black stone disk covered in strange glowing markings.

The glyphs appear familiar.

Too familiar.

Loretta narrows her eyes.

LORETTA Aw, now hold on...

A nearby curator notices.

CURATOR Beautiful, isn't it?

LORETTA Where'd they find it?

CURATOR Near an ancient trading route.

Nobody fully understands it.

Some believe it predates recorded history.

Loretta stares.

The markings resemble glyph symbols she has encountered before in Harlem.

Almost identical.

A chill runs through her.

UPPER BALCONY

Several well-dressed men watch the exhibit below.

Tourists might mistake them for wealthy visitors.

They are not.

One speaks quietly.

LEADER There it is.

Another checks his watch.

ACCOMPLICE Two minutes.

Their expressions remain calm.

Professional.

Dangerous.

MAIN EXHIBIT FLOOR

The curator continues guiding visitors.

CURATOR The artifact is known locally as the Stone Eye.

Several legends claim it points toward—

Suddenly.

THE LIGHTS GO OUT.

The entire museum plunges into darkness.

Gasps erupt throughout the building.

Tourists panic.

Security guards shout.

VISITOR What's happening?!

ANOTHER VISITOR Somebody turned off the power!

Emergency lights flicker.

Red shadows fill the hall.

Loretta instantly goes alert.

Community-center director turns detective.

Something is wrong.

Very wrong.

BALCONY LEVEL

Masked thieves emerge from service corridors.

Professional.

Fast.

Disciplined.

They move with military precision.

One cuts through the display case.

Another removes the Stone Eye.

A third deploys smoke bombs.

Gray clouds begin filling parts of the hall.

MAIN FLOOR

Chaos erupts.

People scatter.

Security rushes toward the display.

Loretta sees the thieves.

LORETTA Aw, hell.

Without thinking she takes off after them.

SERVICE CORRIDOR

The thieves move quickly through back hallways.

Loretta follows at a distance.

She turns a corner.

Almost collides with a fleeing museum employee.

LORETTA Easy!

EMPLOYEE They're taking it!

LORETTA I noticed!

The employee runs.

Loretta keeps moving.

REAR STAIRWELL

One thief pauses.

Looks back.

Sees Loretta.

Their eyes meet.

Neither expected the other.

THIEF Who's she?

LEADER Forget her. Move!

But Loretta has heard enough.

She knows they're stealing the artifact.

And apparently they're worried about witnesses.

That never means anything good.

ROOFTOP

The thieves emerge onto the museum roof.

A helicopter can be heard approaching in the distance.

Loretta follows.

She reaches the rooftop just as the chop of rotor blades grows louder.

The helicopter appears over the skyline.

The thieves grin.

THIEF Right on time.

A rope ladder drops.

The artifact is secured inside a metal case.

The thieves begin boarding.

Loretta looks around.

No police.

No security.

Nobody close enough to stop them.

Just her.

LORETTA Yeah.

That's usually how this goes.

She charges forward.

The nearest thief is knocked backwards.

Another stumbles into a ventilation pipe.

The others recoil in surprise.

LEADER Grab her!

Three men rush forward.

Loretta fights hard.

But she's still Loretta.

Not Big Mama Muscle.

One thief lands a punch.

Another grabs her arms.

For a moment they nearly overwhelm her.

Loretta sees the helicopter beginning to rise.

The artifact is escaping.

ROOFTOP ACCESS STRUCTURE

She breaks free and ducks behind a maintenance shed.

Breathing hard.

Thinking.

The familiar moment has arrived.

Nobody can see her.

The thieves are distracted.

The artifact is seconds away from disappearing.

LORETTA Guess vacation's officially canceled.

A strange glyph pendant beneath her clothing glows.

Energy crackles.

Wind whips around her.

MOMENTS LATER

The maintenance shed door bursts open.

Out strides...

BIG MAMA MUSCLE.

Towering.

Powerful.

Barefoot.

Natural afro.

Black bikini.

A walking force of nature.

The thieves freeze.

One actually drops his weapon.

THIEF What the hell?!

BIG MAMA MUSCLE That's exactly what I was about to ask y'all.

The helicopter crew stares in disbelief.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Now which one of you fools stole my museum?

The rooftop becomes silent.

Then one thug panics.

THUG THAT'S BIG MAMA MUSCLE!

The others look horrified.

ANOTHER THUG Big Mama Muscle?!

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Word travels fast.

She cracks her knuckles.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Good.

The thug swallows hard.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Makes introductions a whole lot easier.

SMASH CUT TO BLACK.

"ROOFTOP RAMPAGE"

EXT. NATIONAL MUSEUM ROOFTOP - DAKAR, SENEGAL - AFTERNOON

The helicopter hovers above the rooftop.

Rotor blades thunder.

Dust and loose papers swirl through the air.

The thieves freeze.

Standing between them and freedom is the last person they expected to see on another continent.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE.

Her powerful frame is silhouetted against the blazing Senegalese sun.

The black costume that has terrified criminals from Harlem to Brooklyn snaps in the wind.

For a moment nobody moves.

Nobody speaks.

One thief blinks twice.

THIEF #1 No way...

THIEF #2 That's her.

THIEF #3 Man, that can't be her.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE That's funny.

She folds her arms.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE I was just thinkin' the same thing about y'all.

The helicopter begins rising.

The leader points furiously.

LEADER Forget her!

Get the artifact airborne!

The thug carrying the metal case runs toward the ladder.

Big Mama smiles.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Aw, now that's rude.

I just got here.

She charges.

THE FIGHT EXPLODES

The nearest thief swings a metal pipe.

WHACK!

Big Mama catches it.

Stops it cold.

The man's eyes nearly pop out of his head.

THIEF What?!

BIG MAMA MUSCLE You brought a pipe to a Big Mama fight?

She yanks it away.

TOSSES IT CLEAR ACROSS THE ROOF.

The pipe crashes through a rooftop ventilation unit.

KRAAANG!

The thief stares.

Big Mama plants a straight punch into his chest.

BOOM!

He flies backwards and crashes into a stack of crates.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Who's next?

Three more charge simultaneously.

One attacks from the left.

One from the right.

One from behind.

Big Mama ducks.

Spins.

Delivers a powerful kick that sends one sprawling across the tar-covered rooftop.

Another receives a quick hook that drops him beside an air-conditioning unit.

The third gets lifted off his feet and deposited into a tangled pile of ropes.

The fight lasts seconds.

The disbelief lasts longer.

THIEF #2 This is crazy!

THIEF #3 What's Big Mama Muscle doing in Africa?!

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Vacation, baby.

She points at herself.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE You know how hard it is to enjoy a holiday when folks keep stealin' things?

THE ARTIFACT ESCAPE

The courier carrying the metal case reaches the rope ladder.

He grins.

Victory seems seconds away.

Then he hears heavy footsteps.

Slow.

Confident.

Getting closer.

He turns.

Big Mama is standing directly behind him.

The grin disappears.

COURIER Aw, man...

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Yeah.

That's usually how this part goes.

He throws a punch.

Big Mama barely reacts.

She catches his wrist.

COURIER You're supposed to be in America!

BIG MAMA MUSCLE And you're supposed to be in jail.

Life's funny.

She spins him around and sends him tumbling harmlessly across the rooftop.

The metal case slides from his hands.

Big Mama catches it before it reaches the edge.

THE LEADER MAKES HIS MOVE

The gang leader pulls a pistol.

Everyone freezes.

LEADER Don't move.

Big Mama slowly turns.

Completely unimpressed.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Now look.

I was having a real nice day.

You really wanna ruin it?

LEADER Give me the case.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE No.

LEADER I said--

He never finishes.

One of his own stunned accomplices glances downward for a split second, distracted by the approaching heroine closing the distance far faster than expected.

The hesitation is all it takes.

Big Mama lunges.

The pistol goes spinning across the rooftop.

The leader is knocked flat.

The rest of the gang immediately starts backing away.

HARLEM REPUTATION

The remaining thieves exchange worried looks.

THIEF #3 I heard stories about her.

THIEF #2 I thought they were exaggerated.

Big Mama grins.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE That's the problem with rumors.

Sometimes they ain't exaggeratin' enough.

The thieves run.

Big Mama takes off after them.

ROOFTOP CHASE

The criminals sprint across neighboring rooftops.

Jumping gaps.

Climbing ladders.

Big Mama pursues them effortlessly.

She leaps across a narrow alley.

Lands solidly.

The entire rooftop shakes.

THIEF How is she still behind us?!

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Because I got longer legs than y'all!

One thug glances back.

Big mistake.

He crashes into a chimney.

THUNK!

He drops in a heap.

VICTORY

Minutes later.

The surviving thieves sit against a wall.

Defeated.

Bruised.

Breathing hard.

Big Mama stands over them holding the recovered metal case.

The helicopter has disappeared into the distance.

The immediate threat is over.

For now.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Anybody still got bright ideas?

Nobody answers.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE That's what I thought.

She looks at the strange case.

Then at the defeated gang.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Now one of y'all better start talkin'.

Because nobody flies halfway around the world for a little museum robbery.

Her expression hardens.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE So who sent you?

The Top Heavy Heroine of Harlem stands with her bare calloused ebony feet flat on the ground, even spaces between her toes with short glossy ivory toenails. Her massive firm ebony breasts barely contained by her tiny tight black silk bra…the outlines of her big puffy nipples visible against the fabric. Her flimsy black silk panties riding up in the space between her massive ebony thighs.

The thieves look nervous.

Very nervous.

Because the name they're afraid to say is far more dangerous than Big Mama Muscle.

SMASH CUT TO BLACK.
"INSPECTOR DIOP ARRIVES"

EXT. NATIONAL MUSEUM ROOFTOP - DAKAR - LATE AFTERNOON

The Senegalese sun hangs low over the city.

Wind whips across the rooftop.

Defeated thieves sit handcuffed or sprawled against ventilation units.

The stolen metal case rests safely beside BIG MAMA MUSCLE.

Police sirens echo below.

Big Mama plants her hands on her hips.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Anybody else wanna steal somethin' today?

No one answers.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Thought so.

A stairwell door bursts open.

Several SENEGALESE POLICE OFFICERS emerge.

Leading them is a tall, sharp-eyed investigator in a tan suit.

INSPECTOR MALIK DIOP.

Nothing escapes his attention.

Nothing impresses him easily.

He surveys the wrecked rooftop.

The unconscious thieves.

The damaged equipment.

The helicopter disappearing into the distance.

Then his eyes settle on Big Mama Muscle.

For several seconds he simply studies her.

DIOP So.

Big Mama turns.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE So.

DIOP You're the American.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Depends who's askin'.

DIOP Inspector Malik Diop.

Big Mama nods.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Big Mama Muscle.

One of the younger officers nearly chokes.

YOUNG OFFICER The Big Mama Muscle?

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Last time I checked.

Diop shoots the officer a glance.

The officer immediately becomes quiet.

THE INTERROGATION

Diop walks slowly around the scene.

Examining everything.

Professional.

Calm.

Methodical.

The complete opposite of Big Mama Muscle.

DIOP Museum robbery.

Property damage.

Assaults.

A helicopter escaping into Dakar airspace.

And somehow you're standing in the middle of it.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Funny how that keeps happenin'.

Diop kneels beside a groaning thief.

DIOP You did this?

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Nah.

He slipped.

Twenty-seven times.

Several officers struggle not to laugh.

Diop remains stone-faced.

DIOP You're very amusing.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE I know.

CULTURE CLASH

Diop stands.

Dusts off his hands.

Looks her directly in the eye.

DIOP Listen carefully.

This is Dakar.

Not Harlem.

Not New York.

Not your jurisdiction.

The rooftop becomes quiet.

Big Mama folds her arms.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Jurisdiction?

DIOP Jurisdiction.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE These fellas got a passport for crime?

DIOP That isn't the point.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Sure sounds like it.

A few officers exchange amused glances.

Diop notices.

He does not appreciate it.

DIOP My people can handle our own problems.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Looks like y'all got here just in time to watch me handle this one.

The younger officers struggle to contain smiles.

Diop sighs.

THE LEGEND ARRIVES

One thief points nervously.

THIEF Inspector...

she just came outta nowhere.

She's crazy.

Big Mama immediately looks offended.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Now hold on.

Crazy is jumpin' off rooftops.

I climbed the stairs.

Diop finally cracks the smallest hint of a smile.

Only for a second.

Then it's gone.

DIOP You're making my job difficult.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE That's funny.

Everybody says that.

THE HERO POSE

The wind blows across the rooftop.

Big Mama steps toward the ledge overlooking Dakar.

The city stretches behind her.

Police.

Tourists.

Museum workers.

All looking upward.

A crowd has gathered below.

Some are beginning to recognize her.

A child points.

CHILD BELOW Big Mama Muscle!

The crowd erupts.

Big Mama grins.

Diop rubs his forehead.

DIOP Please tell me you're not enjoying this.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Inspector.

I enjoy everything.

Big Mama strikes her trademark heroic pose at the rooftop edge.

The crowd below cheers again.

Diop stares at her in disbelief.

DIOP Unbelievable.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE That's usually the reaction.

A WARNING

Diop approaches.

His tone becomes more serious.

DIOP Whoever organized today's robbery knew exactly what they were doing.

They planned every step.

This wasn't ordinary theft.

Big Mama lowers her smile slightly.

Now they're talking about something she understands.

A conspiracy.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE I was thinkin' the same thing.

DIOP Then let me handle it.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Can't do that.

DIOP Why?

Big Mama looks at the recovered case.

Then at the defeated thieves.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Because wherever this thing came from...

it's connected to somethin' bigger.

And every time somebody says "bigger," trouble ends up finding me.

DIOP Or perhaps you find trouble.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Little of both.

EXIT BIG MAMA

Police begin securing the scene.

Diop turns to issue orders.

Only for a moment.

When he looks back...

Big Mama is already walking toward the rooftop stairwell.

DIOP Hey!

She keeps walking.

DIOP Big Mama!

She glances over her shoulder.

DIOP Stay out of my investigation.

Big Mama smiles.

The same confident smile that has frustrated criminals and police alike.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Inspector...

I am your investigation.

She disappears through the door.

Diop shakes his head.

One officer approaches.

OFFICER What do we do now?

Diop watches the stairwell door.

DIOP Find out where she's going.

OFFICER You think she's involved?

Diop considers the question.

DIOP No.

He looks at the battered thieves.

The shattered rooftop.

The wreckage.

DIOP I think she's headed straight for whoever is.

CUT TO BLACK.
"LORETTA REAPPEARS"

DAKAR, SENEGAL - LATE AFTERNOON

The setting sun paints the city gold.

Traffic rolls through busy streets.

Street vendors shout from market stalls.

Music drifts from open cafes.

Life goes on as if a museum robbery and rooftop brawl never happened.

EXT. SIDE STREET NEAR THE MUSEUM

A quiet alley several blocks from the museum.

The distant sound of police sirens echoes across the city.

Loretta Jackson emerges from a service doorway carrying a small handbag.

Big Mama Muscle is gone.

Once again she appears to be nothing more than a polite American tourist.

She adjusts her dress.

Straightens her hair.

Looks around.

Satisfied.

Then she reaches into her bag.

Hidden inside is a small clue recovered from the rooftop.

A folded shipping manifest that fell from one of the thieves during the fight.

Loretta examines several words written on the page.

DAKAR PORT AUTHORITY

WAREHOUSE 19

LAGOS

Her eyes narrow.

LORETTA Now what y'all movin' through Lagos?

She carefully folds the paper and slips it back into her purse.

EXT. HOTEL COURTYARD

The tour group gathers beside a luxurious hotel.

Visitors laugh and exchange stories from the day.

Several are still discussing the robbery.

Loretta approaches casually.

Trying hard to look innocent.

A fellow tourist spots her.

MRS. CARTER Loretta!

There you are!

LORETTA Hey.

MRS. CARTER Girl, where'd you disappear to?

LORETTA Got turned around for a minute.

MR. HARRIS Turned around?

The whole museum nearly got robbed!

Loretta forces a smile.

LORETTA Yeah, I heard somethin' about that.

MR. HARRIS Heard about it?

Half the city probably heard about it.

THE BIG MAMA RUMORS BEGIN

Another tourist excitedly joins the conversation.

TOURIST They say some American superhero stopped the thieves.

MRS. CARTER That's what they told us too.

TOURIST Big Mama somethin'.

Loretta almost chokes.

LORETTA Big Mama Muscle?

TOURIST Yeah!

That's the name!

Loretta shrugs.

LORETTA Never met her.

TOURIST You serious?

Everybody in New York knows who she is!

LORETTA New York's a big place.

The tourists continue talking.

Loretta quietly slips away from the conversation.

INT. HOTEL LOBBY

The lobby is elegant.

Marble floors.

Large tropical plants.

Tourists moving everywhere.

Loretta crosses the room.

Then stops.

On a nearby television.

A local news report.

Images of the museum robbery flash across the screen.

Footage of damaged rooftop structures.

Police activity.

One blurry photograph of Big Mama Muscle standing atop the roof.

A crowd of hotel guests gathers around the television.

HOTEL GUEST That's her!

ANOTHER GUEST She's enormous.

THIRD GUEST What was she doing here?

Loretta shakes her head.

LORETTA You really oughta charge people rent for livin' inside their own headlines.

ACROSS THE LOBBY

A man in an expensive white suit watches.

The same mysterious observer from earlier.

Calm.

Dangerous.

Professional.

He lowers a newspaper.

His eyes settle on Loretta.

Studying.

Evaluating.

He knows something.

Loretta feels it.

Their eyes briefly meet.

The man immediately walks away.

Too quickly.

Too deliberately.

Loretta notices.

LORETTA Well now.

That's suspicious.

EXT. HOTEL TERRACE - SUNSET

The tour group gathers for dinner.

The Atlantic Ocean glimmers beyond the city.

Music plays softly.

Waiters move between tables.

Loretta sits quietly while everyone talks.

But her attention remains elsewhere.

On the folded paper hidden in her purse.

On the man in the white suit.

On the museum robbery.

On Warehouse 19.

A waitress sets down a drink.

WAITRESS Enjoy your evening.

LORETTA I'll try.

The waitress leaves.

Loretta gazes toward the harbor.

Cargo ships sit silhouetted against the sunset.

Something about them bothers her.

The robbery wasn't random.

The thieves weren't ordinary criminals.

And now Lagos appears on the stolen paperwork.

The pieces are beginning to connect.

Just not enough yet.

LORETTA THINKS

She removes the folded document again.

Examines it carefully.

A number written in the corner catches her attention.

SHIPMENT 7

Beneath it are three destinations.

DAKAR

NAIROBI

LAGOS

Loretta's eyes widen slightly.

The exact same route as her tour.

LORETTA Hold on...

She reads it again.

Slowly.

Carefully.

The smile disappears.

The implications are troubling.

Very troubling.

LORETTA No...

Her voice drops lower.

LORETTA That ain't coincidence.

A breeze lifts the edge of the paper.

Loretta stares toward the harbor.

For the first time since arriving in Africa, she realizes something important.

She may not have stumbled into this conspiracy.

The conspiracy may have been waiting for her.

FADE OUT.

"CROSS WATCHES"

INT. PRIVATE PENTHOUSE OFFICE - DAKAR - NIGHT

A wall of windows overlooks the glittering lights of Dakar.

Jazz-funk plays softly from an expensive stereo.

African art, rare antiques, and framed maps decorate the spacious office.

This is not the headquarters of a businessman.

This is the headquarters of a kingpin.

At the center of it all sits...

SOLOMON CROSS

Immaculate white suit.

Gold rings.

Cold eyes.

The kind of man who never raises his voice because nobody survives disappointing him twice.

A cigar burns in an ashtray.

Several nervous associates stand before his desk.

Nobody sits unless invited.

Nobody speaks unless spoken to.

A knock.

CROSS Come in.

The door opens.

The MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT enters carrying a folder.

Cross immediately notices his expression.

CROSS That bad?

The man places photographs on the desk.

Cross studies them.

The first shows the museum.

The second shows police activity.

The third shows a blurry rooftop image.

Big Mama Muscle standing over defeated thieves.

Cross sighs.

Not fear.

Annoyance.

Pure annoyance.

CROSS You've gotta be kidding me.

Silence.

CROSS Of all the people on Earth...

His finger taps the photograph.

CROSS ...it had to be her.

One lieutenant shifts nervously.

LIEUTENANT Sir...

You know who she is?

Cross looks up.

CROSS Everybody in our business knows who she is.

THE LEGEND OF BIG MAMA

Cross leans back.

Examining the photograph.

CROSS Harlem's favorite vigilante.

Big Mama Muscle.

Breaks doors.

Breaks tables.

Breaks criminal organizations.

Sometimes all before breakfast.

The men exchange uneasy looks.

LIEUTENANT The Americans talk about her like she's a myth.

CROSS No.

Cross tosses the photo onto the desk.

CROSS The myth is survivin' after she catches you.

Nobody laughs.

Cross isn't joking.

THE PROBLEM

Cross rises.

Walks toward the giant windows.

The lights of Dakar sparkle below.

CROSS Did any of our people identify her before the robbery?

MAN IN WHITE SUIT No.

CROSS Wonderful.

He takes a slow breath.

CROSS The most dangerous woman on the continent just wandered into my operation by accident.

One lieutenant tries to sound optimistic.

LIEUTENANT Perhaps she'll leave.

Cross slowly turns.

The room instantly becomes uncomfortable.

CROSS Leave?

LIEUTENANT Sir?

CROSS The woman chases armed smugglers through museums while she's on vacation.

You think she's gonna leave?

Nobody answers.

CROSS UNDERSTANDS THE THREAT

Cross returns to his desk.

He opens another file.

Inside are newspaper clippings.

Photographs.

Reports.

Stories.

All about Big Mama Muscle.

CROSS Most people see muscles.

Most people see fists.

That's their mistake.

He taps the file.

CROSS The dangerous part is she never minds her own business.

The room chuckles nervously.

Cross doesn't.

CROSS Every criminal who underestimated her regretted it.

Some regretted it for a very long time.

NO MARTYR

One of the lieutenants reaches inside his jacket.

LIEUTENANT Then maybe we should simply eliminate her.

Cross immediately shakes his head.

CROSS No.

The answer is so quick that everyone freezes.

LIEUTENANT No, sir?

CROSS Absolutely not.

Cross pours himself a drink.

CROSS Dead heroes become legends.

Legends attract attention.

Attention costs money.

He sips calmly.

CROSS And I prefer making money.

Not losing it.

A DIFFERENT PLAN

Cross examines another photograph.

Big Mama standing triumphantly over a group of captured criminals.

The picture almost seems to irritate him.

CROSS Strong people always believe strength solves everything.

That's why smart people make so much money.

The lieutenants nod.

Trying to keep up.

CROSS You don't fight her where she's strongest.

You fight her where she's weakest.

MAN IN WHITE SUIT And where is that?

Cross smiles.

Not a pleasant smile.

The smile of someone who enjoys being three steps ahead.

CROSS Right here.

He taps his temple.

CROSS She's brave.

She's powerful.

She's relentless.

But she's impulsive.

Show her a mystery and she'll chase it.

Show her bait and she'll bite.

Insult her and she'll come through the front door.
THE TRAP BEGINS

Cross walks to a map mounted on the wall.

Red pins mark locations across Africa.

Dakar.

Nairobi.

Lagos.

Ancient sites.

Shipping routes.

Warehouses.

The conspiracy spread across a continent.

CROSS We don't need to beat Big Mama Muscle.

We need to steer Big Mama Muscle.

LIEUTENANT Toward what?

Cross smiles.

CROSS Toward exactly where we want her.

The lieutenants begin to understand.

Slowly.

Dangerously.

THE FINAL MOMENT

Cross gazes at the photograph one last time.

CROSS Let her keep winning.

For now.

Let her think she's uncovering something.

Let her believe she's in control.

He extinguishes his cigar.

CROSS Eventually she'll walk right into the wrong room.

The room falls silent.

Cross smiles at the photograph.

Almost respectfully.

CROSS Don't worry, Big Mama.

Everybody thinks they're the smartest person in the room.

Right before they learn better.

CUT TO:

EXT. DAKAR HOTEL - NIGHT

Loretta Jackson stands on her balcony overlooking the city.

Unaware that a powerful enemy now knows she's in Africa.

Unaware that plans are already being made around her.

Unaware that the hunt has begun.

She unfolds the stolen shipping document.

Studies the words:

WAREHOUSE 19

A determined smile crosses her face.

LORETTA Alright.

Let's see what y'all are hidin'.

FADE OUT.

NEXT SCENE OPTIONS

A. "Warehouse 19"
Loretta investigates Dakar Harbor after dark and discovers evidence of a continent-wide glyph-smuggling operation.

B. "The Tail"
Loretta realizes she's being followed through Dakar's night streets and turns the tables on her pursuers.

C. "Inspector Diop's Warning"
Diop confronts Loretta at the hotel, convinced she knows more about the robbery than she's admitting.

D. "Night Market Shadows"
A clue leads Loretta into Dakar's crowded night market, where smugglers, informants, and thieves all seem to know her name.

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BIG MAMA MUSCLE GOES TO AFRICA
ACT ONE
"WAREHOUSE 19"

EXT. DAKAR HARBOR - NIGHT

Moonlight glitters across the Atlantic.

Cargo ships rest in dark water.

Crates move beneath towering dockside cranes.

Fog rolls between warehouses.

The harbor never truly sleeps.

Workers unload cargo.

Truck engines rumble.

Somewhere in the distance, a saxophone drifts from a waterfront nightclub.

A taxi pulls to the curb.

LORETTA JACKSON steps out.

She wears a simple travel dress and carries a small handbag.

To everyone else, she looks like a tourist enjoying the city.

She pays the driver.

LORETTA Thanks, brother.

DRIVER You sure you wanna be down here this time of night?

Loretta smiles.

LORETTA Probably not.

The driver laughs.

Loretta shuts the door.

The taxi departs.

As soon as it disappears, her smile fades.

Business time.

EXT. HARBOR SECURITY FENCE

Loretta studies the stolen shipping manifest beneath a streetlamp.

WAREHOUSE 19

She looks up.

Rows of buildings stretch along the waterfront.

Dim lights.

Moving shadows.

Armed security.

Definitely not a place tourists visit.

LORETTA Let's see what y'all are hidin'.

She folds the document and slips through a gap in the fence.

EXT. DOCKYARD

Loretta moves carefully.

Forklifts rumble nearby.

Workers load containers onto flatbed trucks.

She ducks behind stacks of cargo crates.

Listening.

Watching.

A group of rough-looking men stand near a warehouse entrance.

Not dock workers.

Too well armed.

Too nervous.

One checks a clipboard.

GUARD Shipment Seven arrives tomorrow night.

SECOND GUARD Nairobi?

GUARD After Nairobi, Lagos.

Loretta's eyes narrow.

The exact route listed on her stolen document.

LORETTA Bingo.

EXT. WAREHOUSE 19

The building sits isolated near the edge of the harbor.

Large steel doors.

Private security.

No identifying markings.

Loretta approaches the side wall.

Finds a dusty window.

Carefully peeks inside.

Then freezes.

LORETTA What in the world...

INT. WAREHOUSE 19 - LORETTA'S POV

The building is packed with stolen artifacts.

Ancient statues.

Jewelry.

Masks.

Stone tablets.

Crates from numerous countries.

Dozens of workers carefully catalog everything.

Maps hang on walls.

Shipping schedules cover large tables.

At the center stands a massive map of Africa.

Colored pins mark locations.

DAKAR

NAIROBI

LAGOS

Many more follow the same route.

The operation is enormous.

Far bigger than a simple theft ring.

OUTSIDE THE WINDOW

Loretta continues watching.

A familiar face enters the warehouse.

The MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT.

The same man she spotted at the hotel.

He opens a portfolio.

Several supervisors gather around him.

MAN IN WHITE SUIT Mr. Cross wants every artifact moved according to schedule.

No mistakes.

No delays.

The name catches Loretta's attention immediately.

LORETTA Cross.

There it is.

INSIDE THE WAREHOUSE

The supervisors examine the map.

One points toward West Africa.

SUPERVISOR Museum theft caused trouble.

MAN IN WHITE SUIT Temporary trouble.

Mr. Cross anticipated complications.

Another points toward East Africa.

SUPERVISOR And the American woman?

The room becomes quiet.

The Man in White closes the portfolio.

MAN IN WHITE SUIT Mr. Cross specifically instructed that nobody engages her unless ordered.

OUTSIDE

Loretta leans closer.

Trying to hear every word.

Suddenly—

CRACK.

A loose board snaps beneath her foot.

Loretta winces.

LORETTA Aw, hell.

Inside the warehouse everyone turns.

INT. WAREHOUSE 19

One guard points.

GUARD Outside!

Somebody's outside!

Instant chaos.

Men rush toward the side entrance.

EXT. WAREHOUSE 19

The door bursts open.

Armed guards flood into the yard.

But Loretta is already moving.

She sprints between stacks of cargo containers.

HARBOR CHASE

Floodlights ignite.

The entire yard brightens.

GUARD There!

A finger points toward Loretta.

GUARD Get her!

Loretta races through the dockyard.

Jumping cables.

Dodging workers.

Cutting between shipping containers.

The pursuing guards struggle to keep up.

LORETTA Vacation my foot.

One guard nearly catches her.

She ducks behind a truck.

Disappears.

The guards run past.

Momentarily confused.

CONTAINER ALLEY

Loretta presses against a container wall.

Breathing steadily.

Thinking.

The situation has changed.

This is no longer a museum robbery.

This is an international operation.

A continent-wide network.

Artifacts.

Shipping routes.

Private armies.

And now a mysterious man named Cross.

She reaches into her purse and pulls out a small notebook.

Quickly writes down everything she saw.

Map locations.

Names.

Routes.

Details.

Then she stops.

Something has been written on one of the crates nearby.

A destination stencil.

Her eyes widen.

LORETTA No way.

She reads it again.

NAIROBI.

The next stop on her tour.

The same destination on Cross's shipping network.

Not coincidence.

Not even close.

HARBOR OVERLOOK

Loretta emerges onto a hill overlooking the harbor.

The city lights glitter beyond.

Warehouse 19 glows below like a criminal fortress.

Loretta studies it thoughtfully.

The conspiracy is bigger than Harlem.

Bigger than Senegal.

Maybe bigger than Africa.

And somehow she's already standing in the middle of it.

A determined smile crosses her face.

LORETTA Alright, Mr. Cross.

Now we know each other's names.

The harbor wind blows across the city.

LORETTA Let's see who's smarter.

FADE OUT.

"CROSS TAKES NOTICE"

INT. SOLOMON CROSS'S PENTHOUSE OFFICE - DAKAR - MIDNIGHT

The city sparkles below.

Jazz-funk drifts through the room.

Floor-to-ceiling windows overlook the harbor.

A storm brews over the Atlantic.

At the center of the room sits SOLOMON CROSS.

Calm.

Elegant.

Dangerous.

Before him stands the MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT and several nervous lieutenants.

A photograph of Warehouse 19 lies on the desk.

A red circle marks the point of intrusion.

Cross slowly studies it.

CROSS So.

Somebody got inside my warehouse.

Silence.

Nobody wants to answer.

CROSS And somehow nobody stopped them.

One lieutenant swallows hard.

LIEUTENANT We believe it was the American woman.

Cross leans back.

Not surprised.

Annoyed.

CROSS Loretta Jackson.

The room falls silent.

LIEUTENANT You knew?

CROSS I suspected.

Now I'm certain.

He lights another cigar.

CROSS Nobody else would've followed those clues.

Nobody else would've stuck their nose where it doesn't belong.

The Man in White nods.

MAN IN WHITE SUIT She escaped before our people reached her.

Cross exhales smoke.

CROSS Of course she did.

THE FILE

Cross opens a thick dossier.

Inside are photographs from Harlem.

Newspaper headlines.

Police reports.

Surveillance photos.

Big Mama Muscle throwing criminals through doors.

Big Mama Muscle carrying injured civilians to safety.

Big Mama Muscle standing victorious over defeated gangs.

Cross studies each image.

Almost admiringly.

CROSS That's the mistake most people make.

One lieutenant leans forward.

LIEUTENANT Sir?

CROSS They look at those muscles.

They look at all that strength.

They think that's her greatest weapon.

Cross closes the file.

CROSS It isn't.

MAN IN WHITE SUIT Then what is?

CROSS Her confidence.

Her belief that she can't lose.

Cross smiles.

Not kindly.

CROSS That's also her greatest weakness.

CROSS MAKES A DECISION

Cross stands.

Walks toward a giant wall map.

Red pins stretch across Africa.

Dakar.

Nairobi.

Lagos.

Ancient ruins.

Ports.

Airfields.

Everything connected.

One lieutenant clears his throat.

LIEUTENANT What are your orders?

CROSS No gunfights.

No public attacks.

No dead heroes.

The men exchange confused looks.

LIEUTENANT Then what?

Cross turns.

CROSS We give her exactly what she wants.

MAN IN WHITE SUIT A clue?

CROSS A trail.

Cross taps a location on the map.

A small building near the Dakar waterfront.

CROSS Tomorrow night.

Anonymous tip.

Abandoned warehouse.

Rumors of stolen artifacts.

The sort of thing she won't be able to ignore.

The lieutenants begin smiling.

Finally understanding.

THE BAIT

Cross returns to the desk.

He pours himself a drink.

CROSS Big Mama Muscle loves dramatic entrances.

She loves kicking in doors.

Loves catching crooks.

Loves proving she's the toughest person in the room.

He takes a sip.

CROSS So let's give her a room.

The storm flashes outside.

Lightning illuminates the city.

MAN IN WHITE SUIT And if she brings police?

CROSS She won't.

Cross smiles knowingly.

CROSS People like her never want to share the spotlight.

The room chuckles.

Cross does not.

He's deadly serious.

ACROSS TOWN

INT. HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT

Loretta sits alone.

Shipping manifests spread across her bed.

Maps.

Notes.

Names.

Cargo routes.

The puzzle is growing.

Her eyes stop on a folded note slipped under her door.

She unfolds it.

Written in hurried handwriting:

CROSS MOVES THE ARTIFACTS TOMORROW NIGHT.

OLD WAREHOUSE DISTRICT.

COME ALONE.

Loretta narrows her eyes.

LORETTA Now ain't that convenient.

She reads it again.

A slow smile spreads across her face.

The smile of somebody who thinks they've just gotten lucky.

LORETTA Y'all finally made a mistake.

BACK TO CROSS

INT. PENTHOUSE OFFICE

Cross stands at the window overlooking Dakar.

The city lights reflect in the glass.

The Man in White approaches.

MAN IN WHITE SUIT Suppose she doesn't take the bait.

Cross laughs softly.

For the first time all night.

CROSS She'll take it.

MAN IN WHITE SUIT You're that certain?

Cross looks out at the city.

CROSS The moment Big Mama Muscle thinks she's one step ahead...

she stops looking for the trap.

A flash of lightning illuminates his face.

CROSS And that's when people get careless.

He smiles.

CROSS Tomorrow night we'll see how careful America's favorite vigilante really is.

CUT TO BLACK.

"THE ANONYMOUS TIP"

EXT. DAKAR WATERFRONT - NIGHT

A humid Atlantic breeze rolls through the old warehouse district.

Neon signs flicker over distant bars.

Soul-funk pours from open doorways.

Cargo cranes loom over the harbor like giant steel dinosaurs.

The neighborhood grows quieter the farther one moves from the nightlife.

Tonight, someone is moving through the shadows.

Someone very confident.

Someone who thinks she's finally got the bad guys cornered.

EXT. ALLEY NEAR THE WATERFRONT

Loretta Jackson stands alone beneath a streetlamp.

The anonymous note remains folded in her hand.

She reads it one final time.

CROSS MOVES THE ARTIFACTS TOMORROW NIGHT.

OLD WAREHOUSE DISTRICT.

COME ALONE.

She shakes her head.

LORETTA Ain't exactly subtle.

The glyph pendant around her neck begins to glow.

Wind swirls around her.

Energy crackles.

The night air hums.

Moments later—

BIG MAMA MUSCLE steps from the shadows.

She grins.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Let's go find out who's been tellin' tales.

EXT. ABANDONED DOCKLANDS

The giant heroine moves through the dark industrial maze.

Old warehouses.

Rotting wooden piers.

Stacks of forgotten cargo containers.

Everything feels abandoned.

Too abandoned.

Big Mama notices.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Funny.

Ain't nobody ever sellin' stolen goods where the lights are.

She walks forward.

Confident.

Fearless.

Exactly as Cross predicted.

EXT. OLD WAREHOUSE DISTRICT

A rusted building stands alone near the edge of the harbor.

Broken windows.

Faded paint.

Chains hanging from old loading bays.

The warehouse appears deserted.

Big Mama stops outside.

Studies it.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Either I just hit the jackpot...

or somebody tryin' real hard to waste my time.

She pushes the massive doors.

CREAKKKK.

The entrance slowly opens.

INT. ABANDONED WAREHOUSE

Darkness.

Dust.

Silence.

Moonlight pours through holes in the roof.

Big Mama steps inside.

Her footsteps echo throughout the cavernous structure.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Cross?

Nobody answers.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Smugglers?

Still nothing.

Rows of crates sit scattered throughout the building.

Some recently moved.

Others untouched for years.

Big Mama begins investigating.

DEEPER INSIDE

She opens a crate.

Empty.

Another.

Empty.

A third.

Inside rests shipping paperwork.

Her eyes narrow.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Now we're talkin'.

She studies the documents.

Various African ports.

Museum inventory numbers.

Artifact references.

The same network she found in Warehouse 19.

But something feels wrong.

Too easy.

The information is practically waiting for her.

THE FIRST CLUE

A clipboard lies on a nearby desk.

Big Mama picks it up.

More names.

More routes.

More references to Cross.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Lord, y'all must want me to find this stuff.

She laughs.

Then stops.

The realization briefly crosses her mind.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Hold on.

A distant metallic sound echoes.

CLANG.

Big Mama turns.

Silence returns.

THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES

She moves farther inside.

Past old machinery.

Past abandoned cargo lifts.

Past stacks of dusty containers.

Everywhere she looks, new clues appear.

Almost too many clues.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Somebody gettin' sloppy.

The audience can see what she cannot.

High above.

Hidden catwalks.

Shadowy figures watch her progress.

Nobody attacks.

Nobody speaks.

They simply observe.

Waiting.

BIG MAMA GETS CONFIDENT

She reaches the center of the warehouse.

A massive shipping map hangs from one wall.

Dozens of routes crisscross Africa.

Dakar.

Nairobi.

Lagos.

The entire conspiracy spread before her.

Big Mama smiles.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Gotcha.

She plants her hands on her hips.

Victorious.

Certain.

Already imagining Cross's defeat.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Whole operation laid out nice and pretty.

Y'all made this too easy.

The shadows above remain silent.

Watching.

Waiting.

SOMEWHERE ELSE

INT. SOLOMON CROSS'S PENTHOUSE - SAME TIME

Cross stands at his window overlooking Dakar.

A lieutenant enters.

LIEUTENANT She's inside.

Cross nods.

Not surprised.

CROSS Of course she is.

LIEUTENANT Exactly where you said she'd be.

Cross smiles faintly.

CROSS The strongest people are usually the easiest to steer.

BACK INSIDE THE WAREHOUSE

Big Mama continues examining evidence.

Completely focused.

Completely convinced she's winning.

She folds several documents.

Pockets them.

Looks around proudly.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Cross, baby, wherever you are...

you just handed Big Mama the keys to your whole kingdom.

Far above, unseen figures quietly begin moving into position.

Big Mama remains unaware.

For now.

FADE OUT.

THE CATWALK WATCHERS"

INT. ABANDONED WATERFRONT WAREHOUSE - DAKAR - NIGHT

Moonlight pours through broken skylights.

Dust drifts through the air.

The distant sound of ship horns echoes across the harbor.

At the center of the warehouse stands BIG MAMA MUSCLE.

She studies the stolen shipping documents she has gathered.

The giant heroine grins.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Gotcha now.

Whole operation laid out nice and neat.

Dakar.

Nairobi.

Lagos.

Cross, baby, you just handed me your whole playbook.

She folds the papers.

Confident.

Certain.

Victorious.

Exactly as Solomon Cross predicted.

HIGH ABOVE

Dark figures watch from steel catwalks.

Hidden among rusted beams and shadows.

Motionless.

Patient.

Waiting.

Big Mama never looks up.

ON THE WAREHOUSE FLOOR

Big Mama continues examining the evidence.

The silence suddenly feels strange.

Too strange.

No workers.

No guards.

No smugglers.

Nothing.

The ebony giantess slowly looks around.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Hold on...

That realization finally arrives.

The clues.

The documents.

The neatly arranged evidence.

Everything was waiting for her.

Her expression changes.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Aw, hell.

The steel doors suddenly—

SLAM!

Every exit seals shut.

Massive floodlights ignite.

The entire warehouse explodes with harsh white light.

Big Mama shields her eyes.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Now that's not good.

A slow clap echoes from above.

Then another.

And another.

Big Mama looks upward.

Dozens of armed figures emerge from the shadows.

The catwalks are packed.

Every railing.

Every platform.

Every stairwell.

The whole warehouse was occupied from the start.

BIG MAMA UNDERSTANDS

For the first time tonight, the giant heroine stops smiling.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE You dirty snakes.

One of the gang leaders steps forward.

GANG LEADER Bout time she figured it out.

Laughter spreads across the catwalks.

Big Mama clenches her fists.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Yeah?

Well come on down and let's discuss it.

The criminals don't move.

That bothers her.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE That's what I thought.

Nobody wants any.

The gang leader smirks.

GANG LEADER Ain't got nothin' to prove.

Tonight ain't about beating you.

THE TRAP REVEALED

Big Mama's confidence begins cracking.

Just slightly.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Cross.

The gang leader nods.

GANG LEADER Mr. Cross says thanks for doing all the work.

Big Mama looks around.

Finally seeing the trap for what it is.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE I chased the bait.

GANG LEADER Yep.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Walked right where y'all wanted me.

GANG LEADER Yep.

Big Mama shakes her head.

Angry at herself.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Talked too much.

Thought too little.

The gang leader grins.

GANG LEADER Now you're catchin' up.

Remembering their previous encounter with the Top Heavy Heroine of Harlem…and acting on the orders of Cross…the thugs moved quickly overwhelming Big Mama Muscle before she can act. The big breasted black giantess is tackled to the warehouse floor and during her struggles, her black silk string bra is yanked off and the thugs rapidly grope her naked massive firm ebony breasts…rubbing her broad glossy dark brown areolas into hardness and her big puffy glossy dark brown nipples into hardness and erectness.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE

"Mmm... look here, sugar... you boys are playing dirty...
You go pulling the rags off my heavy up-tops and squeezing the cushions like that... you’re heating up my motor real bad.
But twisting on those big dark cherries... rubbing those glossy high-beams until they're stone-cold hard... oh, child, you’re laying me all the way back. You're mellowing out the giantess.
Go 'ahead then, daddy... you found the switch. You got Big Mama tamed down and totally wasted... I can't even lift a finger to fight ya..."

The leader of the squad, a lean, scar-faced man named Ousmane, let out a low, guttural laugh. He looked down at the massive, bare ebony frame of the giantess pinned beneath his men. The sight of her big, glossy dark brown high-beams standing completely rigid, contrasting with her suddenly limp, helpless posture, made the men grin with a mixture of raw triumph and predatory pride.
They relaxed their tense, white-knuckled grips on her limbs just enough to enjoy the moment, realizing she was no longer a physical threat. To them, this wasn't just a successful ambush; they had broken the unbreakable "Top Heavy Heroine of Harlem" right in the heart of Dakar.

"Look at her now," Ousmane jeered, spitting on the dirt floor. "The big, bad American giantess... nothing but a soft kitten in our hands. Cross said she was a monster, but all it took was a little touch to turn her motor off."
One of the men holding her left arm, a stocky henchman named Moussa, squeezed her shoulder tightly, chuckling as he watched her eyes flutter closed.
"Yeah, chief, she’s completely wasted. Look at those big dark buttons—hard as rocks, but she’s softer than silk underneath. She ain't gonna be doing no more running. The lady is tamed down for good."
Ousmane signaled to the third thug, who was already reaching for a heavy set of iron chains.
"Tie her up before she wakes up from that sweet dream, tout de suite," Ousmane ordered. "Cross is waiting at the docks, and he’s paying top dollar to see Harlem’s finest looking exactly like this—bound, bare, and completely broken."
The heavy, sweet odor of chloroform filled the damp air of the Dakar warehouse as Moussa soaked two large, rough cloths until they were dripping wet.
Ousmane stood over the towering, pinned frame of the Harlem giantess, a wide grin breaking across his face. "Welcome to Senegal, Big Mama," he jeered, his West African accent blending with the rhythm of the streets. "Cross said you were the baddest thing in the States, but out here, you're just a prize waiting to be taken."
Big Mama Muscle lay completely exposed from the waist up, wearing nothing but her tiny black silk string panties. Her bare, calloused feet—hardened from a lifetime of pounding the pavements of New York—stretched out flat against the cold dirt floor. She let out a low, smoky laugh, her eyes locking onto the dripping rags.
"Well, look here, daddies... I gotta hand it to ya," Big Mama drawled, her voice retaining its Harlem swagger despite the situation. "You cats put together a solid sting. You trapped Big Mama fair and square, so congratulations are in order. But if you think you need all that heavy chemistry to keep me down, you're mistaken."
Moussa stepped forward with the soaked cloth, stepping into her line of sight.
"You fellas think you've got it all figured out," Big Mama murmured, her voice slowing down as the strong fumes filled the space around her. Her posture relaxed against the dirt floor as the exhaustion took hold. "But Big Mama doesn't stay down for long."
Ousmane looked down at her, his expression serious. "The boss wants you out of the picture for the evening, sister," he told her. "No trouble until we're far past the harbor."
Big Mama’s eyelids grew heavy as the vapors took effect, her strength rapidly fading. "An evening's rest... yeah, I hear ya. Don't even bother wasting your time with heavy restraints. You won't need to tie me up tonight," she whispered, her voice dropping to a faint sigh.
Ousmane brought the cloth down to ensure she would remain subdued for the transport.
"Smart move, fellas..." Big Mama mumbled, her words slurring heavily as she took a final breath. "You cats really think you wrapped up the package... Dig it..."
Her eyes closed completely and her breathing turned slow and rhythmic, signaling she was entirely unconscious.
Moussa and Ousmane stepped back, ensuring she was completely unresponsive. They stood over her motionless form on the warehouse floor.
"It is done," Moussa muttered, wiping the sweat from his forehead. "Let's get her moved to the docks before the transport window closes."


AFTERMATH

The warehouse has become quiet.

The floodlights still shine.

The catwalk watchers slowly descend from above.

Several criminals gather around the scene.

The gang leader looks toward the defeated heroine.

A low whistle escapes him.

GANG LEADER Harlem's toughest.

Wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it myself.

One thug laughs.

THUG Thought she'd be harder to fool.

The leader shakes his head.

GANG LEADER Nah.

Hard to beat.

Easy to steer.

Big Mama forces her eyes open slightly.

Still stubborn.

Still angry.

Still fighting even now.

She looks toward the criminals.

A weak smile appears.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Gotta admit...

That was slick.

The criminals exchange surprised looks.

THUG What's funny?

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Y'all.

You finally earned the right to brag.

The gang leader chuckles.

GANG LEADER Welcome to Africa, Big Mama.

The giant heroine gives the smallest nod.

Respect where it's due.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Yeah...

Guess I walked into that one...

Her eyes begin to close.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Don't get comfortable...

She tries to point at them.

Halfway through the motion she stops.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Sooner or later...

everybody pays...

The gang leader kneels beside her.

Smiling.

GANG LEADER We'll take our chances.

Big Mama's fading voice answers back.

BIG MAMA MUSCLE Good...

That's the spirit...

Her head settles.

The fight finally leaves her.

The warehouse falls silent.

The gang leader rises.

GANG LEADER Get the papers.

Get the evidence.

And get her outta sight.

The criminals move quickly.

Above them, the catwalk shadows stretch across the warehouse floor.

And somewhere high above Dakar, the real smuggling operation continues moving exactly according to Solomon Cross's plan.

FADE OUT.