I Am Scorpion!
Episode Title: "Vanished Truth"
TEASER
INT. SCORPION HQ – NIGHT
Walter O'Brien stands before the team—Paige, Sylvester, Happy, Toby, and Ralph—as a series of declassified CIA memos and news clippings flash on the screen.
WALTER:
Thomas Riha, a University of Colorado professor, vanished mysteriously in 1969. The CIA denied any knowledge, but these memos show they intercepted his mail, monitored his contacts, and tried to keep his disappearance quiet.
PAIGE:
His colleagues and family were stonewalled. The FBI and CIA feuded over the case, and the truth got buried.
SYLVESTER:
If the Agency was spying on scientists, there could be others caught in the crossfire.
HAPPY:
We need to find out what happened to Riha—and make sure no one else disappears.
ACT 1: THE MISSING PROFESSOR
INT. UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO – DAY
Paige and Toby interview faculty and staff about Riha's last known days. They find conflicting stories and signs of fear.
TOBY:
People were scared to talk. Some say Riha was working on sensitive research; others think he was targeted.
PAIGE:
And the CIA memos say they intercepted his letters and monitored his contacts.
HAPPY (finding a hidden note):
This looks like a coded message—someone wanted to warn Riha.
ACT 2: INTERAGENCY TENSION
INT. FBI – BAU CONFERENCE ROOM – DAY
Emily Prentiss and Tara Lewis analyze psychological profiles of Riha's associates. Garcia and Sylvester coordinate to decrypt intercepted communications.
PRENTISS:
The CIA and FBI were at odds. That friction likely delayed or obstructed the investigation.
LEWIS:
We need to find anyone who might have been pressured to stay silent.
ACT 3: FAMILY SEEKING ANSWERS
INT. BOULDER, COLORADO – RIHA FAMILY HOME – DAY
Paige and Amanda Rollins meet Riha's nephew, Zdenek Cerveny, who has fought for decades to uncover the truth.
CERVENY:
They said my uncle was safe, but no one ever saw him again. The CIA lied.
ROLLINS:
We're going to help you get answers.
ACT 4: THE COVER-UP EXPOSED
INT. SCORPION HQ – TECH BAY – NIGHT
Sylvester and Garcia decrypt files revealing intercepted letters, FBI-CIA conflicts, and surveillance details.
GARCIA:
They tried to keep this quiet, but the truth is leaking.
SYLVESTER:
If Riha was alive after his disappearance, someone helped him—or hid him.
ACT 5: THE BREAKTHROUGH
INT. SAFEHOUSE – NIGHT
The team locates a former contact who reveals Riha was spirited out of the country to avoid Soviet capture, but the Agency never disclosed this.
WALTER:
Riha's disappearance was part of a covert operation gone wrong.
PAIGE:
And the cover-up lasted decades.
ACT 6: THE RECKONING
INT. TV STUDIO – NIGHT
A news anchor reports:
ANCHOR (TV):
The Scorpion team has uncovered new evidence about the disappearance of Thomas Riha, exposing decades of CIA evasion and interagency conflict. The investigation has prompted calls for transparency and justice.
ACT 7: SYLVESTER & PENELOPE – QUIET SUPPORT
INT. SCORPION HQ – TECH BAY – LATE NIGHT
Sylvester and Penelope share a quiet moment, reaffirming their partnership as they prepare for the next challenge.
END OF EPISODE