Eyes Wide Shut - The Threat is Real

INT. SECRET ROOM – NIGHT

The fire flickers shadows across the room. Tom Cruise stares into it, lost in thought. Joe Jukic stands now, pacing slowly in front of a leather-bound dossier covered in strange sigils.

JOE JUKIC:
Tom, did you look closely at Red Cloak’s throne?

TOM CRUISE: (shakes his head)
It was just part of the set... wasn’t it?

JOE JUKIC: (grimly)
No. It wasn’t a set. It was doctrine. Carved into that throne, in the shadows behind the ritual, was the double-headed eagle — the most ancient symbol of empire.

(Joe flips open the dossier. Inside: old photographs, Byzantine mosaics, Sumerian reliefs, Nazi insignia, Masonic medals — all featuring the twin-headed eagle.)

JOE JUKIC (CONT’D):
That symbol predates Christ by thousands of years. Babylon. Akkad. Byzantium. The Habsburgs. Russia. The Freemasons. Skull and Bones. It’s the throne of empire — and the throne of Satan, the so-called god of this world. The god of darkness.

TOM CRUISE: (staggered)
You’re saying that wasn’t just a sex cult… it was something older?

JOE JUKIC:
Older than Rome. Older than Egypt. That throne represents dominion over both East and West — two heads, one body — watching everything. It’s the ancient beast from the pit, Tom. The same beast John warned us about in Revelation. That’s who Red Cloak serves.

TOM CRUISE: (softly)
The ruler of this world…

JOE JUKIC:
Exactly. Not a metaphor. A throne. A real, occult seat of power. Stanley showed it to the world in plain sight — wrapped in masks and silk and music. That was his final act of rebellion. And that’s why they silenced him.

TOM CRUISE:
And what happens if I speak?

JOE JUKIC:
Then you better be ready to face the darkness. Not just men in masks, Tom… but the power behind the mask.

(Silence. The fire dies down slightly. A chill runs through the room.)

JOE JUKIC (quietly):
You’ve seen the throne of Satan. Now you have to decide: do you kneel… or do you stand?