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               INT. GREENHOUSE - NEXT

               Inside the one room greenhouse (which is, obviously, filled
               with all manner of plants, flowers, and ferns), Connor
               plummets through air and broken glass, landing right on top
               of Olivia!

               He rolls off her, pushes himself up, and takes up a fighting
               stance.

               EXT. COMBS'S HOME - BACKYARD - NEXT

               Back up next to the chopper, Weatherby mutters an inaudible
               obscenity while Smith reloads.

               Kaia looks down at the greenhouse as if she's about to jump
               in after Connor, then she looks at her belly.

               INT. GREENHOUSE - NEXT

               Connor tries to punch Olivia, but she knocks his arm aside
               and jabs him twice in the gut, before landing a solid punch
               on his face.

               Connor staggers back, and as Olivia tries to hit him again,
               he spins around, allowing her arm to go past him, and KICKS
               her legs out from under her.

               She lands on her ass, but snaps right back up, and roundhouse
               kicks Connor across the face, sending him staggering.

                                   OLIVIA
                             (taunting)
                         Poor demon can't keep up?

                                   CONNOR
                             (sneers)
                         Not a demon.

               He punches her across the face, but the Slayer recovers
               almost instantly, returning the same blow.

                                   OLIVIA
                         No? You're stronger then a
                         vampire...

                                   CONNOR
                         Yeah, if I can't figure it out, 
                         you sure as hell aren't going to.

               This throws Olivia, who stops, although by the look of her,
               she's ready to pounce at the slightest sign of a threat.

                                   OLIVIA
                         Not human? And with the Council?

               She's talking very quickly, and Connor, also holding his
               stance, speaks at the same speed.

                                   CONNOR
                         Special mission. 

                                   OLIVIA
                         You're... you're protecting demons?

                                   CONNOR
                         You're killing a little too much
                         for my personal liking. 
                             (beat)
                         Also, they're paying well.

               They stare in silence for a few seconds, before Olivia
               notices Connor's hand drifting ever so slightly towards his
               front pocket, where a bulge the size and shape of the
               tranquilizer darts case can be seen.

               Olivia LEAPS at him, and as Connor throws himself aside, we:

                                                                CUT TO:

               EXT. COMBS'S HOME - BACKYARD - NEXT

               The chopper has moved over to a clear patch of yard right
               next to the greenhouse, slowly lowering itself down, although
               the pilot seems to be stopping every few seconds to turn a
               bit.

               Kaia stares at the greenhouse, trying to see what's going on
               in there, until she turns her head, as if she heard
               something.

                                   KAIA
                             (listens; then:)
                         Jump out!

               She LEAPS out of the shopper, which is only about a ten-foot
               fall to the ground.

               Smith and Weatherby follow instantly, just as a SWOOSHING
               sound is heard, and a ROCKET strikes the tail rotor, sending
               the chopper SMASHING through the greenhouse!

               INT. GREENHOUSE - NEXT

               The chopper SMASHES through the greenhouse, and Connor and
               Olivia break away to cover their heads from falling glass.

               After a few seconds, the falling glass subsides, and Connor
               looks around to see dozens of FIGURES walking towards him,
               through the broken side of the greenhouse.

                                                             BLACK OUT:



                                   END OF ACT ONE
                                       ACT TWO

               FADE IN.

               INT. GREENHOUSE - RESUME

               Connor and Olivia are eyeballing the emerging figures,
               quickly revealed to be SCOURGE DEMONS, all wearing plain grey
               uniforms.

               Olivia glances from Connor, to the demons, and back to
               Connor.

                                   OLIVIA
                         You're working with them?

                                   CONNOR
                         Them? No. 
                             (beat)
                         Who is 'them'?

                                   OLIVIA
                             (unnerved)
                         The Scourge.

                                   CONNOR
                             (nods)
                         Ah.
                             (beat)
                         Who?

               EXT. COMBS'S HOME - BACKYARD - NEXT

               The Scourge are also surrounding Weatherby, Smith, and Kaia
               outside, both groups wary, but holding for now.

                                   WEATHERBY
                         Who is that, then?

               One demon speaks.

                                   SCOURGE MEMBER
                             (growling)
                         Meat.

               It LUNGES at Weatherby, who brings his sub-machine gun up,
               and FIRES off a burst, killing the demon instantly.

                                   SMITH
                         Kill them!

               Another of the Scourge Demons leaps at Smith, but Kaia
               instantly WOLFS OUT, using her claws to carve bloody gashes
               into its side!

               Smith and Weatherby open fire into the crowd, dragging their
               guns along the surging horde, trying to do as much damage as
               possible.

               Their guns run dry after only a few seconds, and they drop
               their main rifles, pulling out sidearms, Smith, a small
               pistol, and Weatherby, two medium-sized pistols.

               They shoot at the crowd, firing potshots as they run across
               the back of the house, towards the garage, Kaia tearing into
               any ones that get too close to the old men.

               They make their way to the back door to the garage, and the
               two men slip inside.

               Kaia BITES one of the Scourge on the arm, and another brings
               its arms up, revealing a small blade on the inside, which the
               demon brings down, SLASHING Kaia's right arm.

               Kaia jerks back, then LUNGES forward, PLUNGING her claw
               through the demon's chest, spilling black blood all over its
               uniform.

               She tears away from the demon, bounding into the garage.

               INT. COMB'S GARAGE - NEXT

               Kaia slams the door behind her, and grabs and braces herself
               against it, blood from the wound on her arm staining her fur.
               She shifts back to human form, panting from exhaustion.

               Weatherby is inside a HUMMER H2, playing around inside the
               dashboard, while Smith is pointing his pistol at the door.

                                   WEATHERBY
                         Got it!

               The car starts up, and Smith jumps into the passenger seat,
               yelling at Kaia:

                                   SMITH
                         Come on! We're leaving!

               Kaia dashes to the car, climbing in the backseat. She grabs
               Weatherby's shoulder, her eyes briefly flashing BLACK.

                                   KAIA
                             (sharp)
                         Not without Connor!

               Weatherby nods and hits the gas just as the first few demons
               pile through the door, smashing through them, and the wall,
               and out to:

               EXT. COMBS'S HOME - BACKYARD - NEXT

               The Hummer rams through the Scourge, tearing across the yard,
               before spinning around for another pass as the cluster of
               demons.

               INT. GREENHOUSE - NEXT

               Back in the greenhouse, one of the demons, a large, patchwork
               skinned SCOURGE LEADER steps forward.

                                   SCOURGE LEADER
                         Human.

               Connor looks at the demon, unsure of how to respond.

                                   SCOURGE LEADER
                             (demanding)
                         What is your stake in this?

               Connor thinks for a second, before:

                                   CONNOR
                         Money. But clearly not enough for
                         this.

                                   SCOURGE LEADER
                         Leave.

                                   CONNOR
                             (nonchalant)
                         Sure.

                                   OLIVIA
                         What? You said you're Council,
                         right? 

                                   CONNOR
                         No, just hired help.

                                   OLIVIA
                             (desperate)
                         Well, then help!

                                   CONNOR
                         Uh, yeah, no.

               He turns to walk away, but before he can even take a step,
               the Hummer SMASHES through the glass wall of the greenhouse,
               causing the roof to crack and splinter.

               Smith leans out the passenger side door, yelling at Connor:

                                   SMITH
                         Get in the bloody car!

               Connor runs for the door, but a Scourge jumps in his way. 

               Connor grabs the demon and throws it aside, trying not to
               slow down at all.

               Another demon runs right in front of the door, but Connor
               just JUMPS upwards, pushing off the demon's shoulder, and
               leaping onto the top of the car.

                                   CONNOR
                         Just go!

               The car spins its back wheels, before peeling off and
               smashing yet another hole in the greenhouse.

               EXT. COMBS'S HOME - BACKYARD - NEXT

               The Hummer exits the wall of the greenhouse, leaving the
               entire building to collapse in its wake. It smashes through
               the wooden side fence of Combs's yard, and out to:

               EXT. SUBURBIA STREETS - NEXT

               The Hummer ploughs through the wooden fence, and out into a
               road in a high-end neighborhood. 

               ON CONNOR, still crouching on the roof. He looks over at one
               side of the vehicle as Olivia hauls herself up from the back
               of the Hummer. She crouches next to Connor, glaring at him.

                                   OLIVIA
                         I'll kill you if you come after me
                         again.

               She holds the glare for a moment, before pushing herself
               away, back-flipping off the hummer, and landing on a passing
               car.

               Connor stares after her for a half minute, then lowers
               himself into the side door window, which has been rolled
               down.

               INT. HUMMER - NEXT

               Connor slides into the seat next to (human) Kaia.

                                   CONNOR
                         You alright?

               Kaia holds up her bloody arm.

                                   KAIA
                         Nothing a few hundred stitches
                         won't fix.

                                   CONNOR
                         Good.
                             (beat; angry)
                         Now, why didn't you jump into the
                         fight?

               Kaia takes a deep breath, then:

                                   KAIA
                         I... I just...

               She looks down at her belly, but before she can continue,
               Connor speaks up.

                                   CONNOR
                         Let me rephrase: Why did you come
                         along if you're just going to wimp
                         out on me? I bring you into
                         something like this, you gotta pull
                         your weight. 
                             (beat)
                         And your kids' weight too.

               Kaia glares at him, but Connor just shrugs.

                                   CONNOR
                         Don't get knocked up next time.
                             (beat)
                         Anyway, if you aren't gonna fight,
                         I got something else for you.

               He holds up two scraps of cloth: one black, obviously
               Olivia's, and the other grey, obviously from a Scourge Demon.

               INT. G&C'S CONDO - LIVING ROOM - EARLY MORNING

               Pike pushes the door open and holds it open for Gabriella to
               enter.

               Gabriella steps through with a downcast expression, one arm
               in a sling.

               Outside the window, we can see that its early morning now.

               Gabriella moves over to the couch, sitting down. Pike shuts
               the door and takes a step in.

                                   PIKE
                         Can I get you anything?

               Gabriella doesn't answer.

                                   PIKE
                         Painkillers? Food? Anything?

                                   GABRIELLA
                         Lesi.

               Pike bites his lip.

                                   PIKE
                         I've already got my best people on
                         it.

               Gabriella gives him her best "Yeah, right" look.

               Pike walks over and sits down on the couch next to her.

                                   PIKE
                         Yeah, I've mostly just been driving
                         around hoping I luck out.

                                   GABRIELLA
                         Got anything for depression?

                                   PIKE
                             (shrugs)
                         Alcohol?

               Gabriella tries not to smile, but lets one slip out anyway.

               She looks over at him, and he smiles back at her.

               Gabriella drops her head onto Pike's shoulder.

                                   GABRIELLA
                         Do you have-

                                   PIKE
                         I can-

               They stop, smiling at each other again.

               Pike leans towards Gabriella a bit... Gabriella leans towards
               Pike a bit... their lips are only a few inches apart...

               WHAM!

               The door is thrown open by a furious Connor, startling the
               two sitting on the couch, and causing them to quickly recoil
               away from each other. 

                                   CONNOR
                             (in mid sentence)
                         ...idiots just keep your damn
                         secrets, and it nearly gets us
                         killed! 

               Weatherby and Smith follow him in, stopping at the doorway.

                                   WEATHERBY
                         I told you we-

                                   CONNOR
                             (shouting)
                         Next time explain the whole story!

                                   WEATHERBY
                         The reason she's called 'rogue' is
                         because we don't know what she's
                         doing! 

                                   SMITH
                         Which includes anyone she may be
                         associating with.

               Pike gets up off the couch, taking a step towards the
               Weatherby and Smith.

                                   PIKE
                             (to Connor)
                         What's up?

               Connor finally turns to face Pike and Gabriella.

                                   CONNOR
                         These two almost got me killed.

                                   PIKE
                         Good times, then?

               Connor grins, sitting down on the couch next to Gabriella,
               who picks up the remote and flicks the TV on.

                                   CONNOR
                             (to Gabriella)
                         How are you holding up?

                                   GABRIELLA
                             (flat)
                         Fine.

                                   CONNOR
                         Cool.

                                   GABRIELLA
                         What happened?

                                   CONNOR
                         You ever heard of The Scourge?

                                   PIKE
                             (confused)
                         Sonic's evil twin?

               Everyone in the room glances at him, then they all cease
               paying him any real attention.

                                   GABRIELLA
                         They're a group of hyper-speciest
                         demons, almost Nazi-like in their
                         goals of "purifying" demons on
                         earth, basically trying to ensure
                         that the only demons on earth are
                         pure demons.

                                   CONNOR
                         Didn't someone tell me once that
                         there are NO pure demons?

                                   GABRIELLA
                         Yes. Not anymore. But the Scourge
                         basically have no humanity left in
                         them. They're about close to pure
                         as you're going to get.

               Connor shrugs.

                                   CONNOR
                         Whatever. I've got Kaia hunting
                         them down, so I'm good.

               EXT. ALLEYWAY - NEXT

               In a dark, dank ALLEYWAY, a WEREWOLF (noticeably wearing a
               very baggy t-shirt and jeans) darts into view.

               It holds up a scrap of black cloth, sniffs it. After a beat,
               it HOWLS.

               INT. UNKNOWN - DARK ROOM - NEXT

               Inside a room that is all but black, Olivia, the only visible
               occupant, jumps at the fading sound of the howl. She holds up
               a handgun, and looks out a small, very dirty window - the
               only source of light.

               Cautiously, she tucks the gun away, and looks down at her
               arm, where a large GASH can be seen, half-stitched up.

               Olivia brings a needle and thread into frame, and continues
               stitching it.

               EXT. ALLEYWAY - NEXT

               Back with the werewolf, as it MORPHS into human form: ALICIA
               SINCAID.

               Alicia pulls out a cell phone, and starts pressing buttons.

               INT. KAIA'S APARTMENT - KAIA'S ROOM - NEXT

               Kaia is sitting on her bed, stitching up the wound on her
               arm, carefully threading the needle through her skin.

               Her phone, over on the night stand, BUZZES, and Kaia reaches
               over to pick it up.

               She checks the text message, grabs a pen and note pad, and
               jots something down.

               INT. G&C'S CONDO - LIVING ROOM - NEXT

               Connor is still sitting on the couch, resting his head on the
               back, thinking.

                                   CONNOR
                         There's still something we're not
                         getting here.

                                   GABRIELLA
                         I don't... wait.

               She turns up the volume on the TV, and we hear:

                                   REPORTER (O.S.)
                             (through TV)
                         ... murder of Adrian Combs, who
                         earlier today escaped an attack on
                         his person at the CSULA campus.
                         Authorities are still
                         investigating, but sources inside
                         the police are saying that Combs's
                         body was mutilated, before a bomb
                         was set off inside his home.

               Weatherby makes a "Hmmmm" sound.

                                   WEATHERBY
                         Probably Olivia, covering her
                         tracks.

                                   CONNOR
                         Maybe you didn't see her get her
                         ass blasted out the window?

               Weatherby throws him a dirty look, but Connor either doesn't
               notice, or doesn't care.

                                   CONNOR
                         Plus, she sure as hell didn't try
                         to cover her tracks when she shot
                         up a crowd earlier.
                             (beat; to Gabriella)

                                   GABRIELLA
                         Hang on. Do you remember Selene
                         Alba? I remember her saying Combs
                         brought the Scourge to LA a few
                         years back.

                                   CONNOR
                         Now he's dead, and they pop up?
                         Can't be a coincidence.

                                   WEATHERBY
                         We're not after The Scourge right
                         now, we're trying to get-

                                   SMITH
                         We're trying to capture a rogue
                         Slayer.

                                   CONNOR
                         She's after The Scourge. Has to be. 
                             (beat)
                         Which means she's still doing her
                         job as a Slayer, I guess.

                                   WEATHERBY
                         She's our slayer! Her jobs is to do
                         what we tell her to!

                                   CONNOR
                         Yeah, good job with that. 
                             (beat)
                         But I don't work for you. 

               Weatherby starts to interject, but Connor cuts him off.

                                   CONNOR
                         I'll still help you take the girl
                         in, but there's a larger picture
                         here and I hate being in the dark.

                                   SMITH
                         But it's not-

                                   CONNOR
                         Okay, you came to me for help, so
                         we're doing this my way. 
                             (beat)
                         Go back and gear up to head out
                         again. 

               Weatherby and Smith hesitate.

                                   CONNOR
                         And give me a list of all those
                         people she's killed again. 

               Smith scowls, but digs around in his pocket and pulls out a
               piece of paper, which he gives to Pike.

               EXT. ANOTHER ALLEY - NEXT

               Another WEREWOLF lets out a HOWL in another dirty alley. 

               This one shifts into CARMEN CABELLO (2x03), pulls out a
               cellphone, and hits a few buttons.

               INT. G&C'S CONDO - LIVING ROOM - NEXT

               Connor is entering the living room again, this time carrying
               three beers. Gabriella is still on the couch, while Pike is
               standing at the entrance. Connor hands a bottle to each of
               them, right before his cellphone RINGS.

                                   CONNOR
                             (answering)
                         Yeah?

                                                         INTERCUT WITH:

               INT. KAIA'S APARTMENT - KAIA'S ROOM - SAME TIME

                                   KAIA
                         I've got both addresses for you.

                                   CONNOR
                         Already?

                                   KAIA
                         Yeah. I'll text them to you in a
                         sec, just wanted to know what our
                         next move is.

                                   CONNOR
                         Just keep playing "mother hen" and
                         I'll take it from here.

               Kaia seethes, but answers with:

                                   KAIA
                         Fine. Let me know how it works out.

                                                           END INTERCUT

               Connor snaps his phone shut, sets his beer aside, and tucks
               his phone away.

               He looks up at Pike.

                                   CONNOR
                         Alright, let's go.

               Pike gives him a quizzical look before chugging the rest of
               his beer.

               EXT. ABANDONED BUILDING - MORNING

               Pike and Connor step out of Pike's car, looking at an old,
               abandoned retail store.

                                   PIKE
                         So what's this place?

                                   CONNOR
                         Olivia's hideout.

                                   PIKE
                             (blinks)
                         Uh... what? I'm not about to go up
                         against a Slayer, dude.

               Connor starts walking up to the entrance, Pike following.

                                   CONNOR
                         We're not here to fight.

                                   PIKE
                         Does she know that?

               INT. ABANDONED RETAIL STORE - NEXT

               Pike and Connor step inside.

               The building hasn't been used in a long time, as evidenced by
               the empty, dust-coated racks.

               Connor starts walking down one of the aisles, dead set on
               whereever it is he's going.

                                   PIKE
                         You sure she's here?

               Connor keeps walking, Pike still on his heels.

                                   PIKE
                         Like, I imagine, if I needed a
                         place to squat, I'd probably,
                         y'know, get a motel, or something,
                         right?

               Connor stops, turning to face Pike.

                                   CONNOR
                         She's here.

                                   PIKE
                         Where?

                                   CONNOR
                         Look up.

               Pike does so, and the camera PANS UP as well, to Olivia,
               holding onto one of the ceiling supports.

                                   CONNOR
                         Hey.

               Olivia releases the support, dropping down to the ground.

               She lands on her feet, and pulls a PISTOL out a holster on
               her belt.

               Pike snaps a pistol out of his jacket and points it at her,
               the two of them engaged in a Mexican standoff.

               Connor quickly GRABS each of their arms, pointing them
               upwards.

                                   CONNOR
                         Uh-uh. No fighting.

               Olivia shoots him a glare.

                                   OLIVIA
                         I told you to stay out of-

                                   CONNOR
                         That was just a misunderstanding.
                         Now we're on the same side. My
                         name's Connor, by the way.

                                   OLIVIA
                         Huh?

                                   CONNOR
                         Combs was in league with The
                         Scourge. Until they killed him. So
                         obviously something's changed, and
                         you're trying to stop it.
                             (beat)
                         And I'm going to help you.

               Off Olivia's unsure look, we:

                                                             BLACK OUT.



                                   END OF ACT TWO
                                      ACT THREE

               FADE IN.

               EXT. ESTATE - LATE MORNING

               A large LIMOUSINE pulls up in front of a nice-looking estate;
               the only building currently visible.

               The vehicle steps, and a tall, blonde-haired, blue-eyed man,
               dressed in a grey uniform, steps out, chatting on a cell
               phone. This is LARS BIELKHADEN.

               Two BODYGUARDS emerge from the limo behind him, following as
               he heads for the door.

               Lars speaks in a very heavy swede accent: the same voice that
               taunted Olivia over Combs'S murder last night.

                                   LARS
                             (into phone)
                         Of course, it'll be a great
                         weekend.

               He opens the front door to the estate, and walks into:

               INT. ESTATE - FRONT ENTRANCE - CONTINUOUS

               Lars doesn't stop as he enters, heading past a pair of large,
               curving stairways.

                                   LARS
                             (into phone)
                         Oh, and thank you again for setting
                         me up in this lovely rental estate.
                         I couldn't be happier with it.

               He turns into:
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