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EXT. COUNTY MORGUE - PARKING LOT - NEXT
Our foursome walk through the parking lot.
CONNOR
(relieved)
Well, I feel better now.
GABRIELLA
Are you sure they're not real
bites?
KAIA
(shakes her head)
The entry was uniform. Normally on
a bite, you can tell if it was from
the left or right because the skin
is pulled higher on one side. But
it's all the same, so whatever
caused the wound went straight in
and out, not from an angle.
GABRIELLA
You are so creepy right now.
CONNOR
We also stuck a pen in. Went too
deep to be from any set of fangs.
Got like halfway in before it got
blocked by the windpipe.
PIKE
(disgusted)
Ugh, are you serious?
CONNOR
(shrugs)
Had to be sure. Definitely not a
vampire.
(claps his hands)
So who wants a beer?
Gabriella stops walking and turns to Connor. Everyone else
stops as well, standing in a circle.
GABRIELLA
Wait, you don't want to find out
whose doing this killings?
CONNOR
(confused)
Uh, no? Why would I want to?
PIKE
(incredulous)
Dude, it's a serial killer.
CONNOR
What's your point? Killer's
obviously human and the city has
cops for that.
GABRIELLA
People are still being murdered!
CONNOR
(crosses his arms)
Wasn't it you that said ten people
die in LA every hour? If I don't
have a personal interest, which was
the whole reason for coming here, I
don't think-
ALICIA (O.S.)
Kaia!
All four heads turn to Alicia, who is running up to them with
her phone in her hand.
ALICIA
I just got a call from my friend,
Hope. Her roommate Debbie is
missing.
Connor slaps his cheeks in faux terror.
CONNOR
(sarcastic)
Oh no!
ALICIA
(to Connor; pointed)
Hope found a sketching of Debbie on
her bed. Didn't you say that's
connected to this killer?
Everyone swaps looks, their expressions pretty much having a
nonverbal debate over whether they should look into this.
Eventually, Kaia, Pike, and Gabriella all look to Connor.
INT. UNKNOWN LOCATION - DAY
The entire room is darkened save a single ceiling lamp
shining down on a girl gagged and tied to a chair. The chair
is facing a huge mirror, so she's staring at her own
reflection.
Her eyes are red and she's whimpering in fear. Meet DEBBIE.
ARC AROUND to look over Debbie's shoulder directly at the
mirror. She seems to be on a stage in an auditorium.
In the reflection, the door in the back of the room opens by
itself and shuts a few seconds later.
There's a creepy, very familiar LAUGH. It's distinctly that
of ANGELUS, echoing off the seemingly high ceilings. His
footsteps also echo in the room.
Debbie's eyes go wide and she shrieks.
ANGELUS
Now, kitten, where were we?
Not only is the laugh spot on, but so's the voice, though the
face of the man himself is never revealed.
In the mirror, Debbie's head is forcibly turned to the side
by an unseen force. ARC AROUND to see a hand holding her head
to the side.
Angelus's other hand reaches up. The forefinger is covered
with a pointed metal covering. It carves a CROSS into
Debbie's cheek.
ANGELUS
Now, how long has it been since
your last confession?
Debbie SHRIEKS again as Angelus cackles.
BLACK OUT.
END OF ACT TWO
ACT THREE
FADE IN.
EXT. CITY STREET - DAY
Pike speeds down the street on his bike with Kaia's car right
behind him.
INT. HOPE & DEBBIE'S APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM - DAY
There's a knock at the door. HOPE, a skinny, pale goth girl
dressed in all black answers it, letting Alicia, Pike, Kaia,
Gabriella, and Connor in.
Hope throws her arms around Alicia, who stiffens up and pats
her on the back. Apparently affection is a new concept for
her.
HOPE
Thanks for coming.
(looks at everyone else)
Who are all these people?
ALICIA
My sister and her friends. Why'd
you call me?
HOPE
I tried calling the cops already.
They said she had to be missing for
24 hours before they could do
anything. I mentioned all her stuff
was missing too, but they just
asked me if maybe she moved out
without telling me. So I figured
you could just, ya know, sniff her
out?
KAIA
Sniff her...?
(to Alicia; sharp)
You told her you were a werewolf? I
thought I told you not to...
ALICIA
(shrugs)
It slipped.
(to Hope)
And you're sure she didn't just
take off.
HOPE
I'm sure of it. I haven't even
mentioned the-
PIKE (O.S.)
(finishing for her)
Message written in blood on the
wall?
Everyone looks to Pike, who is standing in the doorway to
what is presumably Debbie's room. Everyone files into:
INT. HOPE & DEBBIE'S APARTMENT - DEBBIE'S ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Sure enough, scribbled across the wall over the bed are the
words "Thanks for staying out last night" in blood.
The room itself is completely stripped down. No clothes,
bedsheets, shoes, socks, anything.
PIKE
You didn't tell the cops about
this?
HOPE
(shrugs)
They said it might be a prank.
Apparently, tons of people have
been prank calling them after all
these preacher murders.
Kaia runs her fingers over some of it and rubs it between her
fingers. She and Connor meet eyes.
CONNOR
(nods in understanding)
Yeah, I didn't think it was real
either.
GABRIELLA
It's not real blood?
CONNOR
(shaking his head)
Smells more like cheap paint.
KAIA
Doesn't have the right texture
either. Real blood is slicker. This
feels like rubber.
Gabriella looks back and forth between them, mildly disgusted
at how frank they are about the subject matter.
GABRIELLA
(dragging the word out)
Riiiiight.
Alicia picks up a sketching of Debbie from the pillow.
ALICIA
Looks just like mine.
(turns the drawing over)
What's this?
Pike and Gabriella look over her shoulder.
GABRIELLA
(reading)
It's a website address.
Gabriella pulls the site up on her phone. We don't see the
results, but distinctly hear the SCREAMS of a young woman.
Everyone gathers around her.
ON the PDA screen. The site is a video of a cut, bruised
Debbie screaming bloody murder. A loud SLAP is heard and her
face snaps to the side like she was just smacked.
GABRIELLA
Guys, this is a live feed.
HOPE
That's Debbie.
CONNOR
Thanks. We didn't figure out for
ourselves or anything.
(to Gabriella)
Can you do a locator spell?
Gabriella looks around the room and shakes her head.
GABRIELLA
Not without a personal item.
Pike pulls out his cell phone.
PIKE
I've got someone that can trace it.
What's that URL again?
Gabriella holds her PDA out in front of Pike as he makes a
call.
INTERCUT WITH:
INT. PORTLY MAN'S APARTMENT - BEDROOM - SAME TIME
Back with our scaly portly man from earlier. He's got a
headset on and is rapidly clicking his mouse and typing on
his keyboard.
Generic background music and explosions come from his
computer speakers. A PHONE RING causes him to groan and stop
his gaming.
He rips his headphones off and puts another set on.
PORTLY MAN
(irritated)
Yeah?
PIKE
It's Pike, I need a favor.
Portly man picks up a bag of Cheetos and starts shoveling
them into his mouth.
PORTLY MAN
(mouth full)
I need a working stove. What's your
point?
PIKE
You're gonna need a new place to
live if you don't put the Doritos
down and trace this website for me.
Portly man sets the bag aside and furiously types a series of
commands into his keyboard.
PORTLY MAN
(grumbling)
They were Cheetos.
(out loud)
What's the address?
Pike cranes his neck to look at Gabriella's PDA.
FLASH CUT TO:
EXT. OPERA HOUSE - NEXT
Kaia's car squeals to a stop. Looking in on the driver side,
Kaia turns around to Alicia while Gabriella is getting out.
KAIA
Stay in the car.
ALICIA
But-
CONNOR
(sharp)
She said stay!
(opens his door)
Be good and there's some rawhide in
it for ya.
Connor and Kaia climb out just as Pike parks his bike and
rips his helmet off. They all run into the opera house.
INT. OPERA HOUSE - MAIN AUDITORIUM - NEXT
Just as our core four run into the stadium sized auditorium,
the entire room goes DARK.
Debbie's screams continue to echo throughout the room.
Suddenly, a lone spotlight shines on the stage, illuminating
Debbie slumped over in a chair in front of a large mirror
pane.
Debbie's head hangs low in the chair and she's most
definitely not screaming. She has the signature cross carved
into her cheek.
On the mirror is another blood red message. "Better luck next
time."
Kaia gets up on stage ahead of everyone else and checks
Debbie's pulse. She's long dead. Connor gets up on stage and
touches the red on the mirror.
He gets a quick sniff then turns back to Debbie.
CONNOR
(icily)
It's hers.
Kaia backs away from Debbie's body and looks away with a
solemn expression.
PIKE
Did he know we were coming?
KAIA
I don't think so. Judging by her
complexion, she's been dead for
hours.
GABRIELLA
(catching on)
It was staged. The whole torture
was probably recorded earlier and
streamed.
CONNOR
Then the killer still has to be
here.
(off everyone's looks)
Something Buffy told me. Angelus
doesn't care about the death. It's
the pain of those left behind.
Assuming we're the first ones to
find her...
The spotlight goes out, blanketing the room in darkness
again. Our four drop into various defensive stances,
searching for any foes.
That's when they hear Angelus's signature LAUGH.
ANGELUS
(cackling)
Well, it's about time you caught
up, son. And here I was thinking
the smarts skipped a generation.
Connor's eyes go wide. Is he dreaming?
CONNOR
(edgy)
It can't be.
He laughs again as everyone looks around for his location.
KAIA
(shakes her head)
It's not. I feel body heat.
CONNOR
(looks to Kaia)
Where?
KAIA
(looks up)
Up there.
CONNOR
(to Gabriella)
A little light, please?
Gabriella aims her hand towards the ceiling.
GABRIELLA
(to the others)
Cover your eyes.
(beat)
Illustro!
A bright ball of light about the size of a baseball shoots
out of her hand towards the ceiling. When it almost reaches
the top:
GABRIELLA
(looking up)
Aperio!
The ball EXPLODES into a brilliant light that engulfs the
entire room. Through his arms, Connor sees the shadows of TWO
figures in the scaffolding! Both of them are shielding their
eyes.
Connor runs over to a rope tied to a bag of sand.
CONNOR
Gabriella, I need a lift.
Gabriella balls up her fists and thrust them in Connor's
direction. The rope SNAPS at the bag and Connor grabs it as
it sails up to the ceiling, going up with it.
He reaches the scaffolding and chases down the two men,
managing to tackle one of them to the ground. Connor flicks
his hand back and a STAKE extends from his sleeve.
He flips his captive to his back and drives the stake into
the meat of his thigh! The man howls in pain and Connor
withdraws and quickly stakes the other leg.
Connor dashes off just as Kaia, Gabriella, and Pike ascend to
the ceiling on ropes of their own.
INT. OPERA HOUSE - BACKSTAGE - NEXT
Connor bursts through a door and looks down the lengthy hall.
He spots the tail end of a BLACK DUSTER rounding a corner and
immediately gives chase.
When he rounds the corner, there's noone to be found. Connor
sniffs the air and frowns, punching the wall and putting a
dent in it.
He turns and heads back to:
INT. OPERA HOUSE - MAIN AUDITORIUM - NEXT
Pike has the injured young man by the lapels of his own long
duster.
PIKE
I said talk, dammit!
The young man, who has dark gelled hair and deep brown eyes
stares back at Pike with a smirk, despite the beads of sweat
dripping from his face.
He doesn't respond with words, just a perfect Angelus
chackle.
CONNOR
Pike?
(beat)
Do you have that gun you were
talking about earlier?
Pike reaches into his jacket and produces the peacemaker.
Connor takes it from it and empties all but one bullet from
the chamber.
ANGELUS
(in Angelus's voice)
You think bullets can hurt me?
Thought you were smarter than that.
KAIA
(incredulous)
You really think you're a vampire?
Connor holds out his hand, telling Kaia to zip it. He picks
up "Angelus" and shoves him into the railing of the
scaffolding. "Angelus" is gasping from air. His injured legs
are obviously bothering him since he's standing up now.
CONNOR
Thought vampires didn't have to
breath.
(beat)
Are you a gambling man...Dad?
Connor slowly slides the barrel of the gun into Angelus's
pants.
GABRIELLA
(wary)
Connor?
CONNOR
You've got six seconds to talk.
He COCKS the gun.
CONNOR
And that's the best case scenario.
He pulls the trigger, coming up empty. Angelus is heavily
panting now, his cocky composure all but gone.
CONNOR
One.
(pulls a blank shot again)
Two. Might wanna hurry, here.
(another blank)
Three.
ANGELUS
Okay! Okay! Just stop.
It's not Angelus's voice he's using anymore. It's his own.
ANGELUS
(swallows a lump)
I killed them.
(beat)
All of them.
CONNOR
(shaking Angelus)
Why?
ANGELUS
Because I wasn't into the whole
torture thing, dude.
CONNOR
(to Gabriella)
Call the cops to pick this guy up.
Gabriella stays back and pulls out her phone.
CONNOR
(to Angelus)
What do you mean you weren't into
it?
PUSH IN on Angelus's face before a DISSOLVE TO:
INT. OPERA HOUSE - MAIN AUDITORIUM (FLASHBACK)
Another young man, similar in dress and physical appearance,
SMACKS Debbie across her face. We'll call him ANGELUS 2. Our
Angelus watches behind a digital camera on a tripod.
Angelus 2 gently strokes Debbie's hair.
ANGELUS 2
(in Angelus's voice)
Come on, sweetie. Stay with me. The
cuts weren't that deep.
Debbie's head lulls back and forth, trying to stay conscious.
Angelus 2 pulls a small RAZOR BLADE from his pockets and
makes a quick slash across Debbie's arms. She SHRIEKS and
that wakes her up.
DEBBIE
(sobbing)
Please. Please no more.
(beat)
Please stop.
ANGELUS 2
Aww, but then I'll have to find a
new puppet to play with.
He leans in and LICKS a trail of blood from Debbie's neck.
ANGELUS 2
And it's hard to find girls as
delicious as you.
DEBBIE
Oh God! Please just...
ANGELUS 2
Just what?
(no response)
Come on, kitten, just say it.
Debbie's mouth opens and closes, like she wants to say
something but can't.
DEBBIE
Just...
(start crying again)
Just kill me!
Angelus 2 pulls an ICE PICK from his jacket and runs the
smooth side of it across her check.
ANGELUS 2
Are you sure that's what you want?
DEBBIE
(still sobbing)
Yes. Just do it. I can't take it
anymore.
Angelus 2 starts to push the ice pick in, but he stops short
of piercing her skin. His hand starts to tremble. His face
tightens in an expression of resolve.
ANGELUS
(in his own voice)
Come on, man, do it. Just do it.
Angelus 2's hand continues to tremble until he finally drops
the pick on the ground and walks away.
DEBBIE
(pleading)
No! No, don't walk away!
She continues to sob. She's totally broken. Angelus 2 brushes
shoulders past Angelus and disappears into the backstage
area.
Angelus walks over to Debbie and picks up the ice pick. He
gently lifts Debbie's head by her chin.
ANGELUS
(in Angelus's voice)
You can thank me later.
He STABS her in the neck with the ice pick! Her body shakes
and convulses as he pulls the weapon out and stabs her again,
just below the first wound.
Blood seeps out of both wounds as Debbie GURGLES up blood
from her mouth. Finally, she goes still.
Dead.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. OPERA HOUSE - MAIN AUDITORIUM - DAY
Back to the present day. Gabriella, Kaia, and Pike look
utterly repulsed by the story. Connor's still all business.
PIKE
What'd you mean thank me later?
ANGELUS
(whining)
I was doing them a favor, man!
Putting them out of their misery.
CONNOR
(cold)
Killing is not a favor. Who's the
other guy?
ANGELUS
(in his own voice)
I don't know.
CONNOR
(shakes him)
Stop lying!
ANGELUS
I'm not! I only know him as
Angelus. We met online and hooked
up from there. Agreed to never give
our real names. It's the truth I
swear!
There's a long tense moment before Connor pulls the gun out
of Angelus's pants and lets him go. Angelus slumps to the
ground.
Connor tosses the gun back to Pike.
GABRIELLA
(to Angelus)
You're not a vampire, but in the
web feed, you weren't visible at
all. Magic?
ANGELUS
(nervous)
We got this tattoos we heard about.
Some ancient language or something.
He hastily pulls up the sleeve on his arm, revealing a rune
like tattoo on his forearm.
ANGELUS
It's...Enochian or something like
that.
(beat; still gasping)
Dude, my legs are bleeding pretty
bad here.
CONNOR
Well, that's a real shame, isn't
it? Want me to do you the same
favor you do for those girls?
Connor stomps down on Angelus's chest, but he really doesn't
need to. This guy's done.
FLASH CUT TO:
EXT. OPERA HOUSE - EVENING
The sun's about to the edge of the horizon now. Police and
EMTs are escorting Angelus to an ambulance. He's strapped
tight to a stretcher.
PIKE
So what about the other one?
CONNOR
(sighs)
We can pick up the trail tomorrow.
GABRIELLA
Are you serious?
CONNOR
You heard the other guy. This one
doesn't kill. Nothing to worry
abbout.
KAIA
You don't seem too worried about
the whole torturing thing.
CONNOR
Look, the only reason I got
involved in this was to make sure
it wasn't the real Angelus. Now
that that's settled, I'm through.
Let the cops handle it.
Connor walks away. Gabriella and Pike don't look too happy
with this plan of non action. Kaia just pulls out her car
keys.
KAIA
I need to get Alicia home. Moon
starts in a couple hours and she
hasn't completely mastered her
changes.
(to Gabriella)
I'll call you later.
She throws a quick glance to Pike before walking away.
PIKE
(waving; sarcastic)
It was good seeing you too.
(to Gabriella)
So what do you want to do?
Gabriella looks off to the side, thinking.
GABRIELLA
It's gonna be a lot harder to track
this guy down without either one of
them. Don't really have a choice.
PIKE
But you want to pick it up
tomorrow?
GABRIELLA
I'll talk to Connor. You talk to-
(stops herself; sighs)
- and I'll talk to Kaia too.
Pike nods in agreement.
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