Einstein's Last Silence

By Andrea Casaseca

"And when you are alone, burn it. It’s my most important work, and means the destruction of humankind".

These are the words that Dr. Albert Einstein confessed to Linda Donovan on the 18th of April, 1955.

Linda was one of the nurses at Princeton Hospital who assisted him shortly before he died.

Dr. Einstein’s confession destined, in the summer of August of 2003 to bring Adam Black, a Princeton University professor and his brother in law, a priest known as Father Daniel, many problems and unforeseen repercussions.

They are inexorably drawn into a plot of secrets, persecution and power.

Not only are the high echelons of government and FBI involved, but unbeknown to them, they have the fate of all humanity in their hands.

What motivated the most famous scientist in the world to hide a secret of such magnitude?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Andrea Casaseca
• Release date: Mar 23, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005142117

Andrea Casaseca

She's a graduate in Audiovisual Communication, Advertising and Public Relations and she's got a master’s degree in filmmaking and TV series production.Andrea is an award-winning independent filmmaker.All her short films have won more than forty awards and have been selected in more than two hundred film festivals all over the world including the most prestigious qualifying for the Oscars Academy, such as Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, Edmonton (Canada) and the Raindance Film Festival.Andrea has been pre-selected for the Goya Awards in Spain.Today, she's working as a freelance fiction director.

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EINSTEIN’S

LAST

SILENCE

ANDREA CASASECA

Copyright © 2021 Andrea Casaseca Ferrer

Todos los derechos reservados. Propiedad intelectual.

Registrado en WGA: 1794877

To Pat, Gaye and Helen.

To my aunt, Gloria.

And to the lovers to fiction and science,

not science fiction.

No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic or other, for any purpose, without the express written permission of the autor: Andrea Casaseca.

Registered in WGA (Writers Guild of América) y la infracción de los hechos puede ser constitutiva de delito. (Art. 270 y siguientes del Código Penal Español).

(1955)

PRINCETON HOSPITAL / MORNING

It’s April 18, 1955.

A doctor is conducting a press conference at the entrance of the hospital. All journalists and photographers are gathered.

DOCTOR

Today April 18, 1955,

Princeton Hospital would like

to announce the death

of Dr. Albert Einstein.

His heart stopped beating at 1:16 a.m.

The cause was a rupture

of an aortic aneurysm.

The medical staff present here,

did their best to save his life.

But the advanced

stage of the damage and

Einstein’s own decision precluded

these dire consequences...

HOSPITAL LOUNGE - PRINCETON HOSPITAL/ MORNING

Three men are standing in an empty room of the hospital. A physician, DR. KINGSLEY and two FBI agents; Agent THOMAS MURSHELL and agent JACOB SANDERS are waiting for the nurse LINDA DONOVAN. She walks into the room.

DR. KINGSLEY

These are agents Murshell and Sanders.

And as you very well know,

they are interrogating the nursing staff that treated

Dr. Einstein shortly before his death.

The agents and the nurse greet each other.

AGENT THOMAS MURSHELL

Right, the reason why we are here Miss Donovan,

is to know how Professor Einstein

was behaving in the hours and days before his death.

LINDA DONOVAN

Behavior? I don’t understand.

AGENT THOMAS MURSHELL

Yes, we have received information

that Einstein was not in a right state of mind

these last few days and had frequent

delusions and in several occasions,

he kept on reciting physics or mathematical formulas.

LINDA DONOVAN

Yes, that’s true.

Dr. Einstein reached an advanced stage

of delirium in the last hours,

but I still don't know how I can help you.

AGENT THOMAS MURSHELL

Well, according to Dr. Kingsley,

you were the nurse that had the most contact

with the professor and we’d like to know

if Einstein told you something

that you think might compromise you.

The nurse looks at them without knowing exactly what they’re trying to say.

AGENT JACOB SANDERS

Excuse me Dr. Kingsley,

would you mind if we had a chat alone

with Miss Donovan for a moment?

Dr. Kingsley leaves very gently.

AGENT THOMAS MURSHELL

You see Miss Donovan, your workmate, nurse Sanders,

who was also assisting Professor Einstein last night,

told us that Professor Einstein

whispered a few words

to you just before he died.

LINDA DONOVAN

Yes, he whispered something

but in German and I could not

understand what he was saying.

AGENT THOMAS MURSHELL

Can you remember a word?

LINDA DONOVAN

I’m sorry. I don’t speak German.

As I said, Dr. Einstein had reached

an advanced stage of delirium.

AGENT THOMAS MURSHELL

Isn’t there a single word

that you can remember?

LINDA DONOVAN

(very serious)

I’ve already told you.

I don’t speak German.

AGENT JACOB SANDERS

Miss Donovan, let me tell you

how serious this situation is.

Dr. Albert Einstein is under an FBI

investigation for national security.

If we find some evidence

that you are hiding or omitting information...

LINDA DONOVAN

(surprised)

Are you threatening me?

AGENT JACOB SANDERS

(smiles)

We are only questioning you Miss Donovan.

So I’ll ask you one more time.

Is there any information Albert Einstein

whispered to you before he died?

LINDA DONOVAN

No.

The agents look at each other in a serious way. Linda keeps her composure.

AGENT THOMAS MURSHELL

Don’t forget not to talk

about this to anyone.

Have a good day.

ENTRANCE - PRINCETON HOSPITAL / EVENING

A few hours have passed. Linda Donovan says goodbye to her workmates and leaves Princeton Hospital. She heads to her car.

ENTRANCE - PRINCETON UNIVERSITY/ EVENING

The nurse parks her car at the university parking lot. She gets out of the car and looks around. Nobody’s following her. She walks quickly towards the entrance hall of the university.

INT. FIRESTON LIBRARY - PRINCETON UNIVERSITY / EVENING

Linda walks into the library and asks for the shelf where the philosophy books are. Linda goes to a specific shelf and finds the book Isis Unveiled. She turns left and walks a few steps to a free standing shelf. She gets a nail file out of her bag and lifts the shelf. Linda remembers the words of Professor Einstein.

EINSTEIN

Sie haben, um das Buch zu zerstören.

Alle meine Arbeit ist es geschrieben.

Ich konnte nicht zu zerstören.

LINDA DONOVAN

Dr. Einstein, everything’s fine.

Don’t worry.

EINSTEIN

Sie haben, um das

Buch zu zerstören.

LINDA DONOVAN

Dr. Einstein, I don’t speak German.

Everything’s all right. Calm down.

EINSTEIN

(agonizing)

You have to destroy it.

Burn it please.

LINDA DONOVAN

Shhh... Calm down.

EINSTEIN

Listen...

LINDA DONOVAN

Try to get some rest.

EINSTEIN

(angry and agonizing)

Listen to me! It’s at the university.

In Firestone Library.

You have to go and find the book Isis Unveiled.

When you find that shelf, turn left and walk seven steps.

You’ll see...you’ll see a free standing shelf.

Lift it up and get it.

And...(sobbing) once you’re all alone...Burn it.

LINDA DONOVAN

What is it?

EINSTEIN

(hardly breathing)

My greatest work and

mankind’s destruction.

Linda Donovan finds a black notebook wrapped in a piece of cloth. The notebook is full of physics formulas and notes. Inside the notebook, there is an open envelope with a letter inside. It’s addressed to Albert Einstein.

PARKING - PRINCETON UNIVERSITY/ NIGHT

Linda dashes out of the library. She heads back to her car. She gets in and tries to start the engine. Somebody knocks on her car window. Linda recognizes the person and puts the window down. It’s agent Thomas Murshell.

AGENT THOMAS MURSHELL

I warned you.

LINDA DONOVAN

What?

The agent points the gun at Linda’s chest and shoots her twice. The gun has a silencer on and the shot is not heard. Linda’s head drops on the steering wheel. She’s dead. The FBI agent opens the door of the car and searches her car interior, her body and her bag. He finds Einstein’s black notebook wrapped in a piece of cloth in her coat. He puts it in a plastic bag and seals it. Her bag drops on the ground.

FBI CAR - PRINCETON UNIVERSITY / NIGHT

Agent Thomas Murshell gets in the car. Agent Jacob Sanders is on the driver’s seat.

AGENT JACOB SANDERS

(smoking)

And so?

AGENT THOMAS MURSHELL

A notebook with formulas and

a letter addressed to Einstein.

AGENT JACOB SANDERS

(in a rush)

Damn liar.

We have to take this to Major right now.

Agent Sanders gets his hand out of the car window and