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INT. G&C'S CONDO - LIVING ROOM - NEXT
Gabriella picks up her keys and purse. Angel is still sitting
on the couch, but he's dressed in a set of pajamas obviously
too small for him. Connor is sitting next to him.
GABRIELLA
(to Connor)
Are you sure you're okay here? I
can just have Alicia-
CONNOR
I'm fine. Go.
Gabriella nods and leaves. Connor and Angel simultaneously
lean back on the couch and cross their arms.
ANGEL
She's a nice girl.
Connor nods.
ANGEL
Gypsy, isn't she?
(off Connor's look)
I can tell. I had a thing for 'em.
CONNOR
I know.
(off Angel's look.)
Read your memoirs. Could use an
editor.
Angel chuckles and Connor gets up from the couch.
CONNOR
I'm gonna take a shower and we'll
go someplace. Catch up.
(beat)
I'm glad you're back, Dad.
ANGEL
Me too.
PUSH IN on Connor as he starts towards his bedroom.
And Angel's suddenly there behind him, grabbing his shoulder.
ANGEL (O.S.)
You might say-
Angel HURLS Connor through the air. Connor lands on the
coffee table, destroying it.
He scrambles up and look at Angel, who is in full VAMP FACE
now. He giggles in a creepy, very familiar way.
ANGELUS
I'm perfectly happy to be back.
BLACK OUT.
END OF ACT TWO
ACT THREE
FADE IN.
INT. G&C'S CONDO - LIVING ROOM
Connor clutches his ribs as he gets to his feet. Outside, a
THUNDER STORM starts up. He briefly doubles over in pain.
Apparently, it was a BAD landing.
CONNOR
(pained)
Can't be.
Angelus does a three step dance and spins around
majestically.
ANGELUS
Oh, but it is. Here you are walking
around sans soul. What can I say? I
felt left out.
CONNOR
You turned? Just now?
ANGELUS
(shakes his head)
Try I was never Angel to begin
with. PtB were content to let us
die in that alley, but the Senior
Partners just saw an opening to get
the guy they always wanted.
(hits his chest)
They have respect for the classics.
Connor flicks his wrists, unleashing his wrist stakes.
ANGELUS
Geez, son, are you copying
everything I do? Lost your soul,
using my toys, even got a little
tarot card reader to call your own.
CONNOR
Shut up!
Connor throws a clumsy attack that Angelus effortlessly
sidesteps. He holds his finger up like he's a professor
giving a lecture.
ANGELUS
(taunting)
Though you're taking your sweet
time to chow down on her.
Hey, if you don't have the stomach
for it, Daddy will be more than
happy to fill in for ya.
CONNOR
You stay away from her!
Connor YELLS and charges in like a man possessed, desperately
trying to stake Angelus, who simply giggles as he blocks all
of Connor's attacks with his hands and arms.
Connor throws his arms out to his side like wings and slams
them forward, Mongolian chop style. Angel wing blocks, pushes
Connor's arms out, and delivers a sound HEADBUTT.
Angelus follows up with a front spinning roundhouse kick to
Connor's face that knocks him for a spin. Angelus keeps
spinning and lands a back roundhouse to Connor's chest that
knocks him THROUGH the glass of the patio door.
A streak of lightning flashes outside as Connor lands.
Angelus steps out to:
EXT. G&C'S CONDO - PATIO - CONTINUOUS
Connor tries to get up, but Angelus kicks him right in the
face and he slumps back down. Angelus looks out to the
skyline view and spreads his arms, soaking it all in.
ANGELUS
Ah, the city of angels.
There's a loud clap of THUNDER. Angelus looks down to his son
and smiles.
ANGELUS
And guess who's back with a few
days to kill. In more ways than
one.
He lets himself fall forward over the balcony railing. Connor
scrambles to his feet and looks over, but he can't see
Angelus anywhere.
The rain is too thick for any long range visibility.
Angelus's signature CACKLE echoes back to him though.
Connor darts away from the balcony and we FLASH CUT TO:
INT. SINCAID FAMILY HOME - LIVING ROOM - NEXT
NICK SINCAID is on the floor with his head resting on his
hands, watching television. Outside, a thunderstorm rages on.
Out of frame, the front door opens and he looks back. Claire
and Kaia stagger in, both supporting each other. They're both
badly wounded, Kaia moreso than Claire.
NICK
No way! You won?!
They ignore him and continue limping, going up the stairs.
CLAIRE (O.S.)
Josh should be home soon. He might
need your help getting upstairs.
INT. SINCAID FAMILY HOME - BATHROOM - NEXT
Claire sets her daughter into the shower bay and helps remove
her clothes (the camera keeping things tasteful).
KAIA
(weak)
Why did you help me, Mom?
Claire gently moves Kaia's blood-matted hair out of her eyes.
CLAIRE
You knew none of us agreed with
your decisions as Alpha and you
still enacted them.
(beat; sniffles)
You had no chance of beating Josh
in your condition, but you showed
up to fight anyway.
She stands up and turns the water on. It starts to wash the
blood off of Kaia's body.
CLAIRE
You're strong, Kaia. Stronger than
any of us.
(beat)
I spent years creating killers
instead of raising children.
(beat; tears up)
But it's nice to know I got at
least one right.
(turns to leave)
I'll get your things from your car.
Claire leaves, shutting the door behind her. Kaia curls her
legs under herself and leans her head against the shower bay
wall, just letting the water drain the remnants of the fight
from her.
INT. SINCAID FAMILY HOME - UPSTAIRS HALLWAY - NEXT
Claire steps out from the master bedroom and shuts the door.
She freezes when she sees Nick helping a battered Josh up to
the top of the stairs.
Josh and Claire hold a stare that Josh gives up. Nick helps
Josh into his room and Claire starts down the stairs.
EXT. CITY STREET - NEXT
Connor's car speeds down the street, kicking up waves of
water from puddles as he darts between cars.
PUSH IN on Connor's determined face.
INT. SINCAID FAMILY HOME - MASTER BEDROOM - NEXT
Kaia steps out from the bathroom wearing a robe. She sits on
the bed and shifts through her personal belongings just as
her phone starts ringing.
PULL AWAY from her to the slightly ajar door. Josh is just
outside the door, listening in as Kaia answers the call.
INTERCUT WITH:
INT. PIKE'S APARTMENT - SAME TIME
Pike shuts his front door behind him.
PIKE
Hey there.
Kaia smiles and all but melts when she hears Pike's voice.
KAIA
(softly)
Hey, Oli.
PIKE
(frowns)
You sound tired. Sure you're not
that sick?
KAIA
No, I... well, to be honest, I had
to fight today. Someone challenged
me for Alpha.
PIKE
(blown away)
Whoa. You okay?
KAIA
Really sore and banged up, but
yeah, I'm fine.
Pike sits down on his bed and silently lets go of a breath he
was holding.
PIKE
Well, if you're talking to me, then
you obviously won.
(beat; wary)
So that means-
KAIA
No. I could have, but I didn't.
(beat)
Umm, I'm not looking my best right
now, Oli. I don't know if you want
to see me like this.
PIKE
I don't care what you look like. I
just really need to see you today.
I... I miss you.
Kaia looks taken aback by that proclamation.
KAIA
(glowing)
O... okay. Well, I don't feel right
going out in public right now. I'm
at my mom's now, but do you know
where my apartment is?
PIKE
Gab said you moved, but I never got
specifics.
KAIA
Belmont Hills by the Ralph's on
Glendale?
PIKE
Yeah, I know that place. Is three
hours from now, okay? Traffic's
gonna be ugly in this storm.
KAIA
I'm in 21C. I'll be there. Bye.
END INTERCUT
Kaia hangs up. Josh storms into the room and cracks her in
the face with a baseball bat! She falls limp on the bed.
INT. GABRIELLA'S SHOP - SALES FLOOR - NEXT
Gabriella rings up a customer and smiles as she hands their
purchases over. Angelus opens the door and steps in.
Now he's wearing black leather pants, a black button up
shirt, and a black duster. He holds the door open for the
departing customer, leaving Gabriella and him alone in the
shop.
GABRIELLA
Hey there. How'd you know where
this place was?
ANGELUS
Would it be creepy if I said I
sniffed ya out?
GABRIELLA
(smiles)
A little, but I'm used to it with
Connor. Bold move, moving around in
broad daylight.
ANGELUS
(points behind him)
Storm clouds hiding the sun. My
lucky day, I guess.
Gabriella briefly turns her back and Angelus quickly locks
the door when she's not looking. She turns back around and
waves her hand up and down.
GABRIELLA
Didn't know Connor kept that much
cow in his closet.
ANGELUS
Oh, well, I picked up a few things.
(looks around)
So, uh, you work here alone?
Gabriella organizes a few small things on the counter.
GABRIELLA
No, my friend's little sister works
here, but she had to leave to go
check on my friend. She's pregnant.
ANGELUS
Ah, I see. So are you the one
that's been teaching Connor magic?
GABRIELLA
I've been trying. His body's got a
natural affinity for it, but he
tends to be stubborn. Always
prefers to just hack and slice a
problem away.
(smirks)
I suppose he gets it from you.
Angelus chuckles to himself and shrugs.
ANGELUS
Well, what can I say? He's a chip
off the old fang.
Gabriella giggles briefly before catching herself and
covering her mouth.
ANGELUS
So how good is he, actually? With
the magic?
GABRIELLA
Nothing special. Not yet anyway.
ANGELUS
Mmm. I see.
Behind Angelus, a set of headlights bear down on the entrance
to the shop.
GABRIELLA
What?
Angelus darts over to Gabriella and grabs her from behind
just as Connor crashes THROUGH the front of the store!
Connor's out of the car in a flash, holding two crossbows on
Angelus, who has Gabriella in front of him as a shield with
her arm pinned behind her.
ANGELUS
Hey, took ya long enough to catch
up. What, did ya make a sandwich
first?
CONNOR
(icily)
Let her go.
Off this standoff, we SMASH CUT TO:
INT. SINCAID FAMILY HOME - BASEMENT - NEXT
Kaia is flung into the cage and the door slams behind her.
Claire is already in the cage, laid out on her back and out
cold.
Kaia quickly comes to and turns around to see Josh standing
there.
KAIA
What are you doing?
JOSH
It's called tough love, Sis. You
started turning your back on your
kind when you hooked up with that
norm.
Josh holds up Kaia's phone.
JOSH
(grinning)
The one I just sent a text to meet
at your place in one hour instead
of three.
Kaia's eyes go wide. She knows where this is going.
JOSH
He's clouding your mind and, by
extension, the progress of our
clan, so bylaws say he's gotta die.
Josh starts up the stairs. Kaia rushes up and slams her hands
into the bars.
KAIA
(pleading)
Josh, please don't!
JOSH
Please? Please don't? God, you're
so weak now. I'm not doing anything
Dad wouldn't have done.
Kaia's begging expression changes to menacing in about two
beats.
KAIA
And you saw where that got him. If
you hurt Oli, I will kill you.
JOSH
Yeah, but he'll still be dead. And
you'll be left with the regret of
having not killed me earlier. So
how do you come out a winner?
He disappears up the stairs and slams the door. Kaia backs
away from the cage and runs her hands through her hair.
INT. GABRIELLA'S SHOP - SALES FLOOR - NEXT
Angelus, still holding Gabriella captive, giggles gleefully
as Gabriella's eyes flash YELLOW. Angelus glances down at his
hostage's eyes.
ANGELUS
Ah ah ah. None of that.
There's a loud CRACK and Gabriella gasps and tenses up. Her
eyes go back to normal.
ANGELUS
(grinning)
Hey, ya ever play that game Mercy
where two people lock hands and try
to see who can bend the other's the
furthest?
Angelus visibly tenses up and Gabriella stiffens even more.
Angelus turns back to Connor and VAMPS OUT.
ANGELUS
I hadn't noticed before, but she
smells so sweet and ripe. God, I
missed that scent. Got yourself a
real winner here, son.
Angelus turns and LICKS Gabriella's cheek. She tries to pull
away, but he holds her head firmly in place.
CONNOR
(barely restrained)
Let. Her. Go.
ANGELUS
(nonchalant)
Whatever you say.
Angelus spins around, still holding Gabriella and THROWS her
over the counter. She smacks into the car door Connor is
standing behind, knocking it into Connor.
Both of them hit the ground hard and Connor drops his two
weapons.
ANGELUS
I don't want to drag this cat and
mouse out anymore than you do, so
let's skip to the big finale. I'll
be at the place guys like us go for
answers, if you've found it yet.
ON Connor as she scrambles to his feet with a crossbow in
hand, but Angelus is gone.
Connor gets to Gabriella's side and helps her sit up, leaning
her against his car.
CONNOR
Are you okay? I got here as fast as
I could.
GABRIELLA
(gasping)
I'm okay. Connor, was that-
CONNOR
(bitter)
Angelus.
GABRIELLA
Oh my God. What are we going to do?
Connor helps Gabriella up and over to the counter.
CONNOR
We're not doing anything. This is
my fight.
Connor tries to walk away, but Gabriella grabs his arm and
yanks him back.
GABRIELLA
Connor, no! Angelus is a monster!
Let's tackle this together.
CONNOR
(shaking his head)
I have to do this alone.
(beat)
Part of me has... always thought of
Angelus as my real father instead
of Angel. The soul was something
forced on him, just like me. His
natural state is to be without it.
Connor bows his head, as if saying this out loud suddenly
makes it true.
CONNOR
And if I have to destroy that, I'm
basically destroying a part of me.
(beat)
And you can't be there for that.
He tries to walk away, but Gabriella yanks him back again,
her eyes welling up with tears.
GABRIELLA
Connor, please! I... I love you.
(beat)
I don't want to lose you. You're
all I've got.
Connor gently removes her hand from his arm and slowly backs
away, shaking his head.
CONNOR
I'm sorry.
He steps into his car and reverses out of the shop. Gabriella
watches him leave, still in the same place he left her.
INT. KAIA'S APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM - NEXT
The apartment is silent and dark. There's a knocking at the
door.
PIKE (O.S.)
Kaia! You here?
The door opens and Pike tentatively sticks his head in. He
peers around before fully letting himself in and shutting the
door behind him.
PIKE
Kaia?
His phone BEEPS and he checks it as he steps further into the
living room.
ON the phone face displaying a text message. 'Goodbye, Oli. I
hope your death is slow and painful'.
PIKE
(confused)
What?
JOSH (O.S.)
(mocking)
Hello again, Oli.
ARC AROUND Pike's shoulder to see Josh standing in the
hallway.
PIKE
(sneering)
What are you doing here?
JOSH
Kaia sent me over.
(beat; smirks)
You read the text, right?
Pike looks down at his phone, then up at Josh and his eyes go
wide.
Josh's eyes go BLACK and he leaps at Pike.
Pike drops to his back and flips Josh over him with his feet.
Josh rolls when he hits the ground and in the course of that,
transforms into his wolf form!
Pike pulls his gun, but Josh pounces on him and knocks him to
the ground. The gun slides under the dining room table.
Pike moves his head left and right, dodging Josh's snapping
jaws. Josh digs his claws into Pike's shoulders, eliciting a
SCREAM of pain from Pike.
Pike desperately slaps his hand around on the floor, seeking
a weapon. He finally a packaged BABY BOTTLE and shoves it
into Josh's mouth, using the bottle as a tool to push Josh
off of him and allowing him to sit up.
Pike yanks a lamp off a nearby nightstand and smashes it into
Josh's face, knocking him away. Pike quickly scrambles away
towards his gun, but Josh pounces again.
Pike sees this one coming and flips the dining room table in
the way. He bends down to pick up the gun, but Josh crashes
THROUGH the table and knocks the gun back into the kitchen.
Pike kicks up a chair with his leg and catches it in his
hand, using it to maintain some separation between him and
Josh.
Josh simply throws his body weight forward, knocking the
chair into Pike's chest and making him fall into the kitchen.
On his back, Pike picks up the chair with his feet and jabs
it at an advancing Josh as he scoots himself back with his
hands towards the gun across the floor.
Josh yanks the chair away from Pike and throws it aside. He
ROARS and that pause for a battle cry gives Pike enough time
to dive for his gun.
He turns and fires, hitting Josh square in the chest. Josh
GROWLS and drops to one knee. Pike shoots him again and the
impact of the bullet stands Josh up.
Josh HOWLS as Pike continues firing while walking towards
him, emptying the entire clip into him. Josh falls back on
top of the shattered table and goes still. His body shifts
back to human form.
Pike steps away from the dead werewolf and fall backwards
into a wall, completely spent. His face sets to a grim
expression and he gets back to his feet.
INT. GABRIELLA'S SHOP - OFFICE - NEXT
Gabriella's phone rings. A second later, Gabriella dashes
into the room and answers it.
GABRIELLA
(frantic)
Hello?
INTERCUT WITH:
EXT. CITY STREET
Looking in the front of Pike's car, Pike himself has a stone
cold expression on his face as he drives. He's using his
shoulder to press his phone to his ear.
The storm has stopped now and the clouds are clearing to
reveal the setting sun on the horizon.
PIKE
She tried to kill me, Gab! Again!
GABRIELLA
(beat)
What?!?
PIKE
Kaia! I called her to set up a get
together. She invites me over to
her place, only her brother's
there.
GABRIELLA
Oh my God. Are you alright?
PIKE
(beat)
It was kill or be killed.
Gabriella's jaw drops and she pulls her head away from the
phone for a minute, realizing what that meant.
GABRIELLA
Okay, Pike, calm down. Maybe this
was a setup and she didn't-
PIKE
You're damn right it was a setup!
She sent me a text saying it was
right before Josh attacked me! Said
she hoped I died slowly.
GABRIELLA
Pike, be reasonable. That doesn't
sound like Kaia at all. Please just-
PIKE
(ignoring her)
I'm going to her mother's now. And
we're gonna have a little talk.
GABRIELLA
Pike!
And he hangs up.
END INTERCUT
Staying with Pike as he pulls to a stop at a red light. He
picks up a gun from the passenger seat, the one he calls
'Benny', and loads a fresh clip into it.
INT. SINCAID FAMILY HOME - BASEMENT - NEXT
Kaia is on all four, breathing heavily.
CLAIRE
(worried)
Kaia, calm down! The moon is rising
and if you're this... oh God!
A thumping HEARTBEAT quickly increases in volume as Kaia's
eyes go BLACK.
INT. SINCAID FAMILY HOME - LIVING ROOM - NEXT
The beating heart plays over this scene as well. The handle
to the front door is BLOWN off and Pike strides through,
pointing Benny and another, much larger, gun in front of him.
INT. SINCAID FAMILY HOME - BASEMENT - NEXT
Kaia has completed her transformation, much to her mother's
horror. Claire backs away from the snarling Kaia.
CLAIRE
Oh no.
Kaia turns to her and SLASHES her claw across Claire's chest.
Claire spins and careens to the ground, unmoving.
Kaia turns her attention to the cage door and starts ramming
into it.
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