The Plague
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The Plague
Screenplay
By
Michael C. Song
Michael C. Song Cary Quadrangle, mail box# 879
West Lafayette, IN 47906-4243
Phone #: 765-495-2514 E-mail: new_age_screensaver@ or mcsong13207@
Registered on 05/25/2001
FADE IN:
Roll credits
A blazing meteor hurtles past Pluto, then Uranus, then Saturn.
It charges into a thick mist of space dust.
MIST
The meteor zips past asteroids. It collides with several asteroids shattering them into hundreds of burning fragments.
The meteor soars out of the mist approaching Mars.
METEOR
It tumbles past Mars heading straight for Earth.
As the torrid meteor plunges past the moon, pieces of debris from the meteor's tail crash onto the moon's surface.
The dust settles, revealing newly created craters.
Burning fragments shred from the meteor plunging into the Earth’s atmosphere.
EXT. WATERS OFF A HARBOR-CLEAR NIGHT
A private yacht floats calmly in the still water.
YACHT
Two shirtless drunken teenagers wearing khakis leans against the rail at the rear of the boat.
TEENAGER ONE
Look at all the little fishies swimming there. Hey, wanna see if they like beer?
TEENAGER ONE POURS BEER OVER THE SIDE OF THE BOAT.
TEENAGER TWO
I always wanted to see what they look like when they're getting a buzz.
TEENAGER TWO TAKES A SWIG OF HIS BEER, POURS THE REST OVERBOARD, THEN CRUSHES THE CAN AGAINST HIS FOREHEAD.
TEENAGER TWO
OHHHHHH YEA!
TEENAGER TWO TOSSES THE CRUSHED CAN OVERBOARD. HE REACHES DOWN AND PULLS OUT A COLD BEER FROM THE COOLER.
TEENAGER TWO
Dude! This beer kicks ass, where'd you get this?
TEENAGER ONE
My old man, what kind of shit does your old man have?
TEENAGER ONE FINISHES DUMPING THE BEER OVERBOARD. HE TOSSES THE CAN INTO THE WATER, THEN PULLS OUT TWO CANS OF BEER.
TEENAGER ONE
Yo, betcha fifty bucks I can chug these two suckers down in one swing.
TEENAGER TWO
You’re on…you better fucking have the money to back it up this time.
AS TEENAGER ONE POPS BOTH CANS OPEN, THE LIGHT FROM THE BURNING METEOR IGNITES THE NIGHT SKY.
Both teenagers squint their eyes, gazing at the meteor.
TEENAGER TWO
Damn! What the hell is that?
THE METEOR HEADS STRAIGHT FOR THE YACHT. TEENAGER ONE POINTS AT IT.
TEENAGER ONE
Whatever the fuck it is, it’s heading straight for us…
BOTH TEENAGERS JUMP OVERBOARD.
The meteor disintegrates the yacht.
WATER
The two teenagers surface. They stare at the burning wreck, mouth ajar.
EXT. REAR OF THE SALVAGE BOAT OFF HARBOR-LATE MORNING
A curious crowd gathers along the harbor watching the salvage crew at work.
A mustached man wearing a "F.B.I." jacket leans over the railing. Behind him is a greasy worker in flannels holding the crane's control in his hand with a lit cigarette between his lips.
A diver pops out of the water; he tears his goggles off, spits his mouthpiece out, and brushes his damp hair back.
FBI MAN
Is everything secured?
DIVER GIVES A THUMB UP.
diver
Yea, everything is all secured, you can lift her up whenever you're ready.
THE FBI MAN GIVES A THUMB UP BACK TO THE DIVER.
FBI MAN
Good.
THE DIVER GRABS ONTO THE SIDE OF THE BOAT AND TOSSES HIS GOGGLES ON THE BOAT’S DECK. HE LOOKS UP AT THE FBI MAN AND EXTENDS HIS HAND OUT.
FBI Man helps the diver climb back in the boat.
Diver
Thanks...
THE DIVER UN-HOLSTERS HIS AIR TANK FROM HIS WETSUIT, DROPPING IT ONTO THE DECK, THEN WALKS OFF.
The FBI Man waves to the crane operator.
FBI MAN
Ok, bring her up.
THE CRANE OPERATOR PRESSES A BUTTON ON THE CONTROL. THE CRANE LIFTS A GREEN METEOR SEALED IN A CLEAR HARD PLASTIC SHIELD OUT OF THE WATER.
FBI MAN
Ok, bring her in, slowly...she's worth more then you and me will ever make.
THE CRANE LIFTS THE METEOR ABOVE THE BOAT'S DECK, AND THEN SLOWLY LOWERS IT.
FBI MAN
Careful now, careful...set it down gently.
THUMP, THE METEOR HITS THE DECK HARD. THE FBI MAN’S FACE FLUSHES RED.
FBI MAN
God damn it, I said be gentle with that thing!
crane operator
Sorry boss.
THE CRANE OPERATOR REMOVES THE BUTT OF HIS CIGARETTE FROM HIS MOUTH, TOSSES IT TO THE FLOOR, AND GRINDS IT UNDER HIS SHOE.
INT. MEETING ROOM
The curtains in the room are pulled shut. Five suited men sit around a rectangular conference table facing a large television set building into the wall listening tentatively to a mid-aged doctor in white medical lab coat at the head of the table beside the projection screen.
The doctor remotely starts up a video footage of a doctor in a biohazard suit carrying a frail monkey out of its cage to a surgical bench where he straps the monkey down.
DOCTOR
...We cultivated the foreign virus extracted from the meteor and injected a group of monkeys infected with Ebola-Zaire using the samples from the culture kept at the center for disease control. I imagine all of you are aware of the lethality of Ebola...
THE DOCTOR FORWARDS THE FOOTAGE TO ONE SHOWING THE MONKEYS ACTIVELY BOUNCING UP AND DOWN IN A SMALL CONFINED ROOM.
DOCTOR
This is an hour after initial introduction of the viral strain...
ONCE AGAIN THE DOCTOR FORWARDS THE FOOTAGE TO THAT OF A BLOOD SAMPLE UNDER POWERFUL MICROSCOPE.
DOCTOR
We weren't sure why the monkeys suddenly became healthy, so we tested blood samples from each of the monkeys...and there was no trace of the Ebola virus found in the blood samples...Nine additional tests were conducted with duplicate results.
THE DOCTOR FORWARDS THE FOOTAGE AGAIN, SHOWING THE WILD MONKEYS LOCKED IN CAGES.
DOCTOR
We kept the group in isolation and under constant surveillance for a little more then a month, twice the required time for Ebola to inhabit and kill its host...as you can see, the monkeys are quite healthy...and very active.
THE DOCTOR SKIPS THE DIGITAL VIDEO TO ONE SHOWING A MAN IN HIS EARLY THIRTIES SITTING ON THE EDGE OF THE BED HOLDING TIGHTLY ONTO HIS STOMACH. THE ROOM IS DIMLY LIT. HE STARES STRAIGHT AHEAD WITH BLOODSHOT EYES AS A MEDICAL PERSON IN A BIOHAZARD SUIT INJECTS HIM WITH A CLEAR SOLUTION.
DOCTOR
Then, we moved on to testing the viral culture on a human subject...the subject's name is William DeBaun, A captain in the US Army Special Forces. He was operating in Zaire when he contracted Ebola...probably from ingesting wild animals, namely rodents.
ON THE TV SCREEN, THE NURSE LEAVES DEBAUN, WHO IS STILL IN HIS COMBAT UNIFORM, SITTING ON THE EDGE OF HIS BED STARING STRAIGHT AHEAD.
DOCTOR
Mr. DeBaun's case is complicated with the discovery that he not only carries Ebola, but also the AIDS virus. We never tested the sample on AIDS carrying subjects, but due to the short life expectancy for the subject, which is approximately anywhere been twenty-eight and forty hours at the most. We went ahead and injected him with a sample extracted from the culture.
THE DOCTOR SKIPS THE FOOTAGE TO DEBAUN DOING SIT-UPS ON THE FLOOR.
DOCTOR
This is taken a day after treatment. We tested his blood for both AIDS and Ebola. The result came back negative for filamentous particles in his blood.
THE DOCTOR TURNS THE TV OFF AS HE WALKS TO THE LIGHT SWITCH BY THE DOOR AND TURNS IT ON.
DOCTOR
Gentlemen, what you have just witnessed is a miracle unprecedented in nature. This unknown virus holds the key to the cure for many of the deadliest infections known to mankind.
(BEAT)
The only side effect that we have noticed in Mr. DeBaun is his spontaneous increase in strength.
EXT. TUNNEL LEADING TO A DIGITALLY LOCKED SLIDING DOOR
A nurse wearing biohazard suit carries a tray of food through the static free tunnel toward the sliding door.
The nurse inserts the tray into a slot in the wall, where the tray is scanned as it slides through the wall. The nurse enters her password on the digital keypad on the metallic doorframe.
BEEP, the door slides open letting the nurse into the static free room, then BEEP, CLICK, the door reseals itself behind the nurse.
INT. CONTAINMENT ROOM
The nurse turns around to the slot on the wall removing the tray from the slot.
NURSE
She turns around carrying the tray toward DeBaun who sits on the edge of his bed in white T-shirt and pajamas watching the film “Devil's Brigade“ on TV.
She sets the tray down on top of the nightstand beside the bed.
NURSE
Hello William, its time for dinner. How are you feeling today?
DEBAUN
Like shit! I want out of this inferno now!
NURSE
When you’re better, you're almost recovered, be patient.
DEBAUN STANDS UP FURIOUS.
DEBAUN
No. Do you know how long it’s been since I saw my wife, my kids, my dog Rocky?
(BREAKS DOWN IN TEARS)
I miss them...It's more than a fucking year now. You people lied to me. You told me I'd be out in a few weeks, then a few months. God, I’m human too, I have every right to see my family.
NURSE
I know you want to go home, but you can't leave. You are not well enough.
NURSE SETS THE TRAY DOWN ON THE NIGHTSTAND, TAKES SEVERAL STEPS BACK.
Nurse
Just wait here and I'll go see what I can do?
DEBAUN
That's what you said yesterday, and the day before that. God damn it, I'm not a fool. I know you'll not going to help me. They’ll never let me go, I’m their guinea pig now.
NURSE
What are you talking about? I want to help you. I really do. Be patient, we’ll get you out eventually.
DEBAUN
No, everyday it’s test after test after test. It's driving me insane, I want out of this shit hole. I don’t want to wait years after they’re done doing tests on me before I get out. I want out NOW!
NURSE
(Fearful)
No, you can't...you signed a contract!
DEBAUN
Screw the contract, I'm leaving.
THE NURSE STANDS UP AND STEPS IN FRONT OF DEBAUN.
NURSE
I can't let you do that.
DEBAUN GRABS THE NURSE'S THROAT
DEBAUN
Look Miss...
HE READS THE NAME PRINTED ON THE BIOHAZARD SUIT.
DEBAUN
Bernicky, you have been very good taking care of me. I don't want to hurt you, so please, stay out of my way, ok?
THE NURSE NODS.
NURSE
Ok, ok.
DEBAUN
What’s the pin number?
NURSE
What?
DEBAUN
The password to the door.
NURSE
(Hesitate)
Five nine two five three.
DEBAUN NODS, STEPS AROUND THE NURSE HEADING FOR THE DOOR.
The nurse pushes herself back up to her feet. She rubs the back of her head for a second, then picks up the tray and sneaks up behind DeBaun.
WHAMP, she swings the tray with all her might against the back of the DeBaun's head, knocking him forward onto the floor.
As DeBaun does a martial arts back flip onto his feet, he reaches out and tears a large portion of the nurse's biohazard suit exposing her naked neck.
As he backs the nurse to the metallic wall, he examines the nurse's neck. The nurse gasps as her back touches the wall.
nurse
What are you going to do to me?
WITH A GROWL, HE GRABS THE NURSE'S LOWER JAW, FORCING HER HEAD TO TILT TO ONE SIDE. HE OPENS HIS MOUTH AND EXTENDS OUT HIS TONGUE, SHINK, A POINTY ROD SHOOTS OUT FROM THE PARTED TIP OF HIS TONGUE PIERCING DEEP INTO THE NURSE'S NECK, AND THEN IT RETRACTS, LEAVING HER SCREAMING IN PAIN. SHE COVERS THE GASHING WOUND WITH HER HAND.
DeBaun affixes on the blood streaming through her fingers with fascination. He pulls the nurse's neck to his lips. DeBaun wraps his lips tightly around the wound as he drinks the weakening nurse’s blood with deep satisfaction.
INT. FACILITY HALLWAY
Two military police officers walk past a large thick metal double door, BOOM, DeBaun bursts through the door headfirst.
The military police turn pointing their assault rifles at DeBaun yelling simultaneously.
military police ONE
Stop right there! Put your hands up!
MP TWO
Hold it! Hands up where we can see them!
DEBAUN CALMLY STANDS IN FRONT OF THE MILITARY POLICE WITH HIS HANDS ABOVE HIS HEAD. HIS EYES WANDER FROM ONE OFFICER TO THE OTHER.
The first officer draws his walkie-talkie from its holster strapped to his waist belt.
MP ONE
Base, this is security sweep Bravo, we have the subject quarantined. Our current position is in the main hallway on D block, adjacent to the genetics lab. Over.
A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
RADIO
(Static)
Ahem, roger that Bravo. Tango, Alpha, and Zulu are on their way.
DEBAUN
DeBaun’s pupils shrink as the white of his eyes turn yellow. He blinks, and his eyes turn into cat eyes. He leaps forward, charging at the two military police like a lion.
The two officers open fire, knocking DeBaun backward onto the floor. Blood oozes out from underneath him as the two officers give each other a nod and advance cautiously toward DeBaun with their rifle ready.
Blood stops oozing out underneath DeBaun.
The two officers stand on both sides of DeBaun. The second officer nudges DeBaun's side with the tip of his shoe while the other stands aside with rifle pointed at DeBaun.
DeBaun gives no response. The two officers give each other a nervous glance.
military police ONE
Is he dead?
MILITARY POLICE ONE LOOKS DOWN AT DEBAUN THEN BACK AT HIS PARTNER.
military police TWO
He gotta be.
DEBAUN'S RIGHT ARM SLIDES SLOWLY TOWARD THE LEAD PIPING RUNNING ALONG THE BASE OF THE WALL.
military police ONE
You sure? I mean, did you check his pulse?
DEBAUN TEARS OFF A SECTION OF THE PIPE, SWINGING IT AROUND STRIKING THE BACK OF OFFICER ONE'S HEAD. GAS LEAKS OUT FROM THE PIPING.
The officer falls to the floor with the back of his head stained in blood as the other officer opens fire on DeBaun.
DeBaun drops the pipe as he scales up the wall then crawls on the ceiling, landing behind the enraged military officer.
The officer spins around surprised to find DeBaun in his face.
DeBaun grabs his throat, tearing a piece of his esophagus out, then runs off leaving his victim on the floor gasping for air.
EXT. FACILITY-NIGHT
Loud sirens fill the air as DeBaun dashes toward the cement wall with barbed wires erected on top of it. At the front gate soldiers are waiting behind jeeps and hummers in defensive positions as black helicopters fly above the compound searching for DeBaun with the searchlight mounted under the helicopter.
DEBAUN
DeBaun hits the ground, lying flat as a helicopter swoops past him. The helicopter's searchlight barely misses him.
He takes a deep breath, and then pushes himself back onto his feet just as a second helicopter flies by. The second helicopter's searchlight shines on DeBaun fleeing toward the cement wall.
MICROPHONE VOICE
Halt! Stop right where you are!
DEBAUN CONTINUES RUNNING TOWARD THE CEMENT WALL.
MICROPHONE VOICE
This is your last warning, if you do not comply immediately we will commence firing.
THE MACHINEGUN ON THE HELICOPTER FLASHES AS DIRT BEHIND DEBAUN KICKS UP.
He runs up the cement wall, then does a one handed cartwheel over the barbed wires.
EXT. CORN FIELD-NIGHT
The searchlight from the pursuing helicopter, HELICOPTER ONE, keeping track of DeBaun as he runs for his life from the blazing machine gun.
WOOOOOSH, an approaching helicopter, HELICOPTER TWO, launches a heat-seeking missile at DeBaun.
BOOM, the missile explodes beside DeBaun, knocking him onto his side.
Helicopter Two swoops by the charred ground as Helicopter One suspends in mid-air shinning its searchlight on the ground where DeBaun's charred body lies motionless.
Moments later, DeBaun rolls over and gets back onto his feet, fleeing in torn clothing as his burned skin heals at an incredible rate.
Helicopter One opens fire on DeBaun as Helicopter Two makes a hard turn, coming back around with machine guns blazing.
The distant whistles of an approaching train get louder and louder.
As DeBaun approaches the railroad track, a cargo train cuts in front of him. DeBaun looks behind him and sees the two helicopters approaching with blazing machineguns.
He dives to the ground as the helicopters swoops pass above him and over the freight train.
DEBAUN
DeBaun looks to his left then his right before getting back up on his feet chasing after the train. He leaps onto the side of a boxcar with graffiti on it.
He stands with his back against the large sliding door of the boxcar for a few seconds panting, and then he slides the door open falling backward inside the car.
RAILROAD
As the last section of the train rolls by, the two helicopters finish a sharp turn heading after the train.
PILOT
Dragon Guard Two reporting to base, subject has boarded the train. Permission to engage. Over.
BASE
Negative Dragon Guard Two, return to base. Over and out.
PILOT
Ten-six, returning to base...
THE TWO HELICOPTERS TURN AROUND HEADING TOWARD THE COMPOUND.
EXT. RAILROAD CROSSING-EARLY MORNING
The train passes by an empty railroad crossing at a very slow pace.
BOXCAR WITH GRAFFITI
The door opens slightly. DeBaun pops his head out looking around for a few seconds, then opens the door wider, waits, and leaps out of the train.
DEBAUN
He rolls several times on the grass beside the railroad before coming to a stop. DeBaun, drenched in blood, gets up and hurries toward a residential district.
Ext. open backyard
DeBaun is using a garden hose to wash off the dried blood caked on his skin.
A second floor light turns on. A woman sticks her head out of the window.
woman
Hey you, what do you think you are doing?
DEBAUN DROPS THE GARDEN HOSE AND FLEES OUT OF THE YARD.
ext. pitch dark alley-cloudy night
A shadowy figure strolls down the alley.
Two figures step out from a rundown building, and quietly stalk the shadowy figure.
Shadowy figure
The two figures accost the shadowy figure. The first figure taps the shadowy figure on the shoulder.
The shadowy figure turns to the first figure. Under the brief moment of moonlight, DeBaun’s face revealed.
DeBaun
Yes? May I help you with something?
FIGURE TWO SIDE STEPS BEHIND DEBAUN.
Figure one
Yea.
FIGURE TWO DRAWS A SWITCHBLADE AND STABS DEBAUN IN THE BACK. DEBAUN ARCHES HIS BACK, GROWLING FIERCELY.
figure two
Hurry up, grab his wallet.
DEBAUN SPINS AROUND, TWISTS THE KNIFE OUT OF FIGURE TWO’S HAND. HE JERKS FIGURE TWO’S HEAD DOWN BY THE HAIR, THEN WITH A POWERFUL DOWNWARD MOTION, HE JABS THE SWITCHBLADE INTO THE BACK OF FIGURE TWO’S SKULL.
Figure one backs off several steps, pointing at the dead man on the ground.
figure one
Shit, fuck man, I was just fucking around man, the whole stab thing was his idea!
DEBAUN SLOWLY TURNS HIS HEAD TOWARD FIGURE ONE.
figure one
Fuck man, I’m sorry man…
FIGURE ONE SPRINTS FOR THE OPEN STREET.
DeBaun spins around leaping into the air. He lands on figure one’s back.
He snaps figure one’s head with his forearms. DeBaun lets go of the dead body, letting it drop to the ground, then bends down and pulls the T-shirt off the corpse.
EXT. STREET-DAY
DeBaun keeps his eyes on the ground in front of him as he walks on the sidewalk in oversized clothes.
He cuts across a grass field, then through a large packed parking lot and into the Wal-Mart.
INT. WAL-MART
DeBaun holds a Bud Light T-shirt up in front of him examining it for a few seconds, then carries it over to the pants section where he picks out a pair of jeans.
EXT. DRESSING ROOM
DeBaun walks up to one of the open dressing rooms. He looks up at the security camera then enters the dressing room to his left.
LATER
DeBaun walks out of the dressing room dressed in the new clothes.
As DeBaun walks confidently toward the exit, an obese female employee waddles as fast as she can after him.
FEMALE EMPLOYEE
Stop him! Stop him! Shoplifter! Joey, don't let him through that door!
JOEY, A TEENAGE EMPLOYEE WEARING OLD BLUE JEANS AND A WAL-MART SHIRT WITH HIS NAME ON A TAG IS HANDING SHOPPING CARTS TO PEOPLE ENTERING THE STORE. HE STEPS IN FRONT OF DEBAUN TO INTERCEPT HIM.
JOEy
Hey! Look buddy…
DEBAUN
Out of the way kid.
DEBAUN PUSHES JOEY, KNOCKING HIM BACKWARD INTO A ROW OF SHOPPING CART AS HE CALMLY WALKS BY.
The Female Employee waddles toward Joey, whose eyes are watery as he lies on the floor applying pressure to his lower back.
JOEy
(Panicky)
Ah! fuck! I can't feel my legs! I can't feel them!
THE FEMALE EMPLOYEE BENDS DOWN PLACING HER HANDS ON JOEY'S SHOULDER, SHAKING HIM GENTLY.
FEMALE EMPLOYEE
Calm down Joey, you'll be all right. You just hold on. We're going to get you to a hospital. They'll fix you up.
FEMALE EMPLOYEE TURNS TO THE STUNNED CUSTOMERS.
FEMALE EMPLOYEE
Will somebody call an ambulance!
EXT. WAL-MART
A Black Jeep Cherokee stops for a stop sign as DeBaun runs around the front of it. He rips open the driver's door and pulls a teenage girl out of the Jeep. He throws her onto the street as he himself gets into the Jeep.
DeBaun shuts the driver's door and speeds away as the teenager gets up rubbing her elbow.
TEENAGER GIRL
Hey, you creep! That’s my dad's jeep.
SHE JUMPS UP AND DOWN CRYING.
The jeep squeaks to a stop. The driver door window rolls down, then several shopping bags are shoved out of the window scattering the contents all over the ground. The jeep then speeds away.
EXT. rural residential STREET-AFTERNOON
On both sides of the street are houses. Across the street sits a black Cadillac with two suited men inside. They are spying on a blue house where two young boys play with toy cars on the front lawn.
The black Jeep pulls up in front of the house and shuts its engine off.
JEEP
DeBaun is wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses watching the two boys play. He glances down at an unfolded photo in his hands of himself in Army uniform with a woman standing behind the two boys sitting on the floor. Tears roll down his cheek onto the photo.
A red Ford Taurus pulls into the driveway, then an Air Force Major steps out of the car. The woman in the photo opens the front door and waits for him. The Major walks up to the woman and embraces her.
DeBaun shakes in rage. He slams his fist down on the steering wheel, accidentally sounding the horn gaining immediate attention. He starts the engine, shifts gears, and speeds away.
EXT. SIDE OF THE BLUE HOUSE-NIGHT
DeBaun cuts several thick wires leading into the house one by one with a wire cutter.
MAJOR
Tomorrow, yea, we got to go over those plans with…
(CLICK)
Hello? Hello? Damn it!
WOMAN
Honey, watch your mouth in front of the kids.
DEBAUN STUFFS THE WIRE CUTTER INTO HIS POCKET AND HURRIES AWAY.
WOMAN
Honey, something's wrong with the TV, I can't get any channels on this darn thing.
MAJOR
Ok, I'll take a look at it after I find out what's wrong with the stupid phone.
WOMAN
Ok, but don’t take too long.
A MOMENT OF SILENCE, THEN THE CREAKING SOUND OF THE FRONT DOOR OPENING FOLLOWED BY THE SOUND OF SOMEONE BRUSHING BY THE BUSHES.
The Major turns the corner of the house with a flashlight in hand. He bends down examining the cut wires.
MAJOR
What the hell?
DEBAUN PULLS THE MAJOR, WHO IS IN KHAKIS AND A SHIRT, UP BY THE COLLAR AND COVERS HIS MOUTH WITH A HAND AS HE PUSHES HIM BACK AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE.
DEBAUN
On your feet Soldier!
THE MAJOR BITES DEBAUN'S HAND. BLOOD SEEPS FROM THE CUT. DEBAUN BITS HIS OWN LIPS TO HOLD BACK THE PAIN.
DEBAUN
That hurts flyboy!
DEBAUN COVERS THE MAJOR'S MOUTH WITH HIS OTHER HAND. HE HOLDS UP THE BITTEN HAND AND EXAMINES IT AS THE WOUND RAPIDLY HEALS TERRIFYING THE MAJOR. DEBAUN WIGGLES HIS FINGERS IN FRONT OF THE MAJOR THEN FORMS A FIST AND PUNCHES THE MAJOR IN THE GUTS SENDING HIM BENDING OVER GROANING IN PAIN.
DeBaun straightens the Major up by the pulling on his hair. The hand over the Major's mouth muffles his scream.
DEBAUN
Attention!
(BEAT)
Who the hell are you? And what are you doing in my house with my wife and kids? And where the hell is my dog?
THE MAJOR MUMBLES SOMETHING GIVING DEBAUN THE CHANCE TO PUNCH HIM IN THE GUTS AGAIN. DEBAUN STRAIGHTENS HIM BACK UP BY THE HAIR.
DEBAUN
Speak up flyboy!
DEBAUN LOOKS AT HIS HAND COVERING THE MAJOR'S MOUTH AS THE TREMBLING MAJOR TRIES TO SPEAK.
DEBAUN
You yell, I kill you. You got that?
THE MAJOR NODS HIS HEAD.
DEBAUN
Ok.
(REMOVES HAND)
Start talking. Now, who the hell are you?
MAJOR
Smith, Charles Smith, United States Air Force, Major, commanding officer of the 221st fighter group.
DEBAUN
What the hell are you doing in my house with my wife and kids?
MAJOR
That's impossible, my wife's ex-husband died over a year ago.
DEBAUN PUNCHES THE MAJOR IN THE FACE GIVING HIM A BLOODY NOSE.
DEBAUN
Your wife? Liz is your wife?
MAJOR NODS
DEBAUN
For how long?
MAJOR
Two months. Hey you leave her and the kids out of this. whatever this is about it is between you and me.
DEBAUN LEANS CLOSE TO THE MAJOR COVERING HIS MOUTH AGAIN.
DEBAUN
That's my wife you're with and those are my kids in there. Let me tell you something flyboy, I don't like you and I will get back at that cheating slut. Now, what have you done with my dog?
MAJOR
It was hit by a car.
DEBAUN, TRYING TO CONTROL HIS TEMPER.
debaun
A car? Whose car?
MAJOR
(Hesitant)
Ah…
DEBAUN BANGS THE MAJOR AGAINST THE WALL.
DeBaun
(Furious)
Whose car?
MAJOR
My car.
DEBAUN
Let me guess, by killing my dog you got to meet my wife?
THE MAJOR'S EYES WIDEN AS DEBAUN PUNCHES INTO HIS CHEST, TEARING OUT HIS HEART HOLDING IT UP IN FRONT OF THE MAJOR'S STRAINING FACE.
DEBAUN
See you in hell flyboy...
THE MAJOR GIVES OFF A WHIMPER BEFORE COLLAPSING. DEBAUN BRUSH THE MAJOR’S BODY OFF HIS SHOULDER ONTO THE GROUND.
He holds up the bloody heart in front of him and licks the blood off of it before tossing it on the floor. SMASH DeBaun squashes the heart under his feet before walking away.
EXT. FRONT PORCH-NIGHT
DeBaun walks up to the front porch. As he is about to ring the doorbell, his eyes catch sight of the nametag on the door which reads 'Smith'. He angrily tears the nametag from the door revealing the old nametag 'DeBaun'. He looks at the nametag in his hand then his nose perks up sniffing the air like a dog.
He turns and sees a gray haired man in his robe and sandals walking his dog across the street. He shoves the nametag in his pocket. He licks his canine teeth with his tongue. He crosses the street after the man.
MAN
The man’s dog leads him to the front door of a one-story house.
As the man finds the key on his key chain, he snaps around in alarm. Finding nothing behind him he returns to finding the house key.
The man opens the glass swing door, letting his dog in first. As the man closes the door, DeBaun launches toward the front door from the large tree in the front lawn. He bursts into the house before the man can close the door.
INT. HOUSE
DeBaun bursts through the door knocking the man down onto the wooden floor. He turns on the man exposing his perfect white teeth as the dog growls and barks at him.
SHRRRK SHRRRK, a long thin scaly rod from the tip of DeBaun's tongue pierces through the dog's back then retracts. The dog gives a weak yelp before collapsing.
The man looks at his dog in fear and anger. He grabs the shoes beside him, tossing them at DeBaun one by one as he screams in rage.
MAN
AHHHHH! You killed Lucky! You killed my dog!
DEBAUN SHOOTS THE ROD OUT AGAIN IMPALING THE SHOE THAT THE MAN IS ABOUT TO PICK UP ON THE FLOOR. THE MAN LOOKS AT THE IMPALED SHOE IN HORROR. HE GETS UP RUNNING INTO HIS STUDY.
The man bursts into the study room, heading for the shotgun mounted on the wall behind his grand desk. Again, the rod shoots out from DeBaun’s tongue falling slightly short of piercing the man's head.
The man lifts the shotgun off its rack just as DeBaun strolls into the room. The man turns around pumping several shots into DeBaun.
DeBaun's dismantled face heals as he walks toward the man, who backs up against the bookshelf.
MAN
Who are you? What do you want?
(PULLS OUT CASH FROM WALLET)
You want money? Here, here's all I got, take it! Just take it.
THE MAN CURLS UP AGAINST THE BOOKSHELF, COVERING HIS FACE WITH HIS HANDS.
man
(Whines)
Please don’t hurt me! Please! Ahhhh!
THE MAN TOSSES THE CASH TOWARD DEBAUN.
DEBAUN
I don't need your money.
MAN
Ok, ok…what about this?
(TAKE OFF ROLEX WATCH)
Genuine Rolex, worth a fortune. Here, it's yours…
DEBAUN GRABS THE MAN'S THROAT LIFTING HIM UP OFF THE GROUND. HE EXTENDS OUT HIS TONGUE, SHRRRRK, THE ROD SHOOTS OUT INTO THE MAN'S CHEST THEN RETRACTS. THE MAN LOOKS DOWN AT HIS BLEEDING WOUND IN HORROR, TOO TERRIFIED TO MOVE. DEBAUN WATCHES THE BLOOD POUR OUT OF THE MAN'S CHEST.
His eyes morph into cat-like eyes. He opens his mouth and urgently presses it around the man's wound sucking deeply.
The man's eyes roll back as his entire body stiffens.
EXT. MAJOR'S HOUSE-NIGHT
Police cars and ambulances are parked on the street and in the driveway of the house. Liz stands beside several friends on the lawn crying. She and a friend beside her hold the two children in their arms. The Neighbors are gathering on the sidewalk behind several news teams.
An unmarked car pulls to the side of the street.
UNMARKED CAR
Two detectives, Doug, in his mid forties wearing a gray trench coat and Dave, in his early thirties, wearing white T-shirt tucked in his jeans. They step out of the car.
They flash their badges to the police officer standing guard, then put on the rubber gloves from their pockets as they walk toward the crime scene.
A chubby cop waddles past them toward the parked police cars.
CHUBBY COP
Hey what's up guys? How’s Jena?
DAVE
I think she’s doing fine.
CHUBBY COP
You think?
DAVE
Yea, we broke up a week ago.
THEY WALK BY EACH OTHER.
CHUBBY COP
Oh yea, I forgot, the month ended last week.
DOUG TURNS TO DAVE WITH A QUESTIONED LOOK.
DOUG
What was wrong with Jena?
DAVE
I don’t know, I’m still young you know, I can’t be in a serious relationship, I mean the idea of a serious relationship just scares me.
DOUG CHUCKLES
doug
You’re still young. So who’s the new girl?
EXT. SIDE OF HOUSE-NIGHT
A senior police officer stands out of the crime photographer's way as he takes pictures of the Major. The two detectives walk up to the Major's dead body without regards to the photographer and crouch down on both sides of the body. Doug takes a pen using it as a guide.
DOUG
Look at this…you ever seen anything like this?
DAVE
No. It looks like a Mafia hit. Only they would of wanted the heart as a trophy.
SENIOR POLICE OFFICER
No, they took nothing?
DOUG TURNS TO SENIOR COP.
DOUG
Sorry, I'm not sure if I understand what you meant by that.
SENIOR POLICE OFFICER
Whoever did this, didn't want the guy’s heart. They have something else on their agenda.
DAVE CHUCKLES.
DOUG
And what might this other agenda be?
SENIOR POLICE OFFICER
I don't know. It could be for revenge, hatred, there are many reasons why someone would get whacked.
DOUG
Suppose that you are correct in your assumption, then where would the heart be?
SENIOR POLICE OFFICER POINTS TO DAVE.
SENIOR POLICE OFFICER
It's right next to you.
DAVE AND DOUG TURN THEIR HEADS SLOWLY TO FIND THE SQUASHED HEART WITH DEBAUN’S SHOEPRINT IMPRINTED ON IT.
Doug nods as he looks up back up at the senior police officer.
doug
Nice work officer.
HE PATS DAVE ON THE SHOULDER AS HE STANDS UP AND LEAVES.
DETECTIVES
Dave hurries after Doug.
dave
So what now?
DOUG
We have a talk with the wife.
THE TWO DETECTIVES FLASH THEIR BADGE AT LIZ. DOUG TAKES OUT A NOTE PAD AND A PEN READY TO TAKE NOTES.
DOUG
Mrs. Smith?
LIZ
Yes?
DOUG
I'm Detective Goodwin, and this is my partner Detective Johnson, we would like to ask you a few questions regarding your husband. Is that all right with you?
LIZ HANDS THE BOY IN HER ARMS TO A FRIEND.
LIZ
Will you take him for a few minutes?
FRIEND
(Points to the play area)
Sure, we'll be over there.
LIZ TURNS HER HEAD AROUND TO THE DETECTIVES.
DAVE
Nice kids.
DOUG
Those boys are going to miss their daddy. I’m kind of surprised that they don’t show much grievance. I know my kids would be crying like crazy.
LIZ
Well, Charley's not their real father. They've been over this before when their real father died over a year ago. Besides, they don't really like Charley that much. Charley, how do I put it? Charley, he's very strict with the children.
DOUG
Sorry to hear that, but do you know or remember anyone, anyone at all who might have had a dispute or argument with your husband in the past few days?
LIZ SLOWLY SHAKES HER HEAD FROM SIDE TO SIDE.
LIZ
No, No, I never saw him argue with anyone before. Well maybe with his own father, but that's like a friendly dispute.
DOUG
How about any long-term enemies?
LIZ
No, there's no one I can remember that Charley didn't get along with, he's pretty much well liked by everyone. I can't imagine anyone would want to hurt him. Why would anyone want to do such a thing to Charley?
DAVE
That's what we're here to find out ma’am.
LIZ
No, I can't think of anyone. Who would hold any grudge again Charley.
DOUG GIVES LIZ A LITTLE NOD.
DOUG
Mrs. Smith, can you explain to me why was your husband outside?
LIZ
Yea sure, he was on the phone when it died on him. So he took his flashlight and went outside to see what happened to the phone line.
DAVE
Was there anything else strange that happened tonight?
LIZ
Well, our TV reception was just fine, but then it just stopped.
DOUG
Did this happen before or after the incident with the telephone?
LIZ
I think it was about the same time.
DOUG
What about people? Did you see anyone strange hanging around your house today or yesterday?
LIZ THINKS FOR A FEW SECONDS.
LIZ
Well, come to think of it, there was a strange man outside our house today. He was parked on the side of the street over there .
(POINTS TO STREET)
When Charley came back from the base. I think he was pounding on the steering wheel the last I saw. But when we noticed him, he drove away.
DOUG
Did you get a good look at him?
LIZ
I saw him.
DOUG
Do you remember what he looked like?
LIZ
Yes. He had short brown army cut hair. He wore sunglasses and a cap, and he was wearing a T-shirt. I think it was white. He looked kind of like my ex-husband, but that's impossible, my ex-husband has been dead for more then a year now.
DOUG
Did you notice any characteristic markings on him, like tattoos?
LIZ
None that I noticed.
DOUG NODS.
DOUG
Ok, do you remember what type of car he was driving?
LIZ
A jeep, I think it was dark green, but I can't be sure.
A POLICE OFFICER WALKS TOWARD DOUG AND DAVE. THE POLICE OFFICER CUTS IN, POINTING DOWN THE STREET.
POLICE OFFICER
Ahem, detectives? They found a man murdered couple houses down the street from here. They want you two to go over there and take a look.
POLICE OFFICER GIVES LIZ A RESPECTING NOD BEFORE STROLLING AWAY.
Doug turns to Liz.
DOUG
Thanks for your time ma'am
DOUG HANDS HER A BUSINESS CARD FROM HIS COAT POCKET.
DOUG
Please feel free to call me if you have any further information, or just need to talk about what happened.
DAVE NODS TO LIZ, THEN HURRIES AWAY AFTER DOUG. AFTER SEVERAL STEPS, DOUG TURNS AROUND.
DOUG
Oh, one more question Mrs. Smith, just out of curiosity, why did you stay in the house when your husband did not come back in after a long time? Didn't it occur to you to go outside looking for him?
LIZ
My ex-husband always told me and the children that if he wasn't back for a long time, I should lock myself and the kids in the house and under no circumstance should I go outside looking for him. He would always test me and the children on that. I guess with all the tests he gave, it became second nature.
DOUG
Well thank you again for your time, and again, I'm deeply sorry for your husband's death.
LIZ NODS. DOUG AND DAVE NOD BACK THEN TURN AROUND WALKING TOWARD THEIR PARKED CAR CONVERSING WITH EACH OTHER.
EXT. STREET-NIGHT
DeBaun wraps his arms around his stomach as he stumbles down a quiet street. A homeless man pushing a shopping cart walks toward him.
The homeless man grabs DeBaun's arm.
HOMeLESS MAN
Hey buddy, you don't look so good.
DEBAUN LIFTS UP HIS HEAD.
DEBAUN
I'm famished.
HOMELESS MAN
Whoa, a scholar, ok so you’re hungry? Well it's your lucky day cause I got a little extra food today.
DEBAUN
Thank you.
HOMELESS MAN
Hey, don't sweat it, we street dwellers got to stick together. Help each other out you know, you scratch my back I scratch your back. Stuff like that. Come on.
THE HOMELESS MAN LEADS DEBAUN AWAY.
EXT. dark isolated ALLEY-NIGHT
The homeless man leads DeBaun into a dark alley. They sit down near a cardboard box filled dumpster.
HOMELESS MAN
Well, here it is…how do you like it?
DEBAUN LOOKS AROUND NODDING HIS HEAD.
DEBAUN
Not bad, not bad. Dark, no one to disturb you. I like that.
HOMELESS MAN
That's the point, see the cops around here are always harassing us. Hey, you ain't a cop, are you?
DEBAUN SHAKES HIS HEAD.
HOMELESS MAN
Good, we hate cops around here, they are a bunch of overpaid, overfed shit heads.
THE HOMELESS MAN TAKES A LOAF OF STALE BREAD FROM HIS POCKET AND BREAKS IT IN HALF. HE HANDS THE SMALLER PIECE TO DEBAUN.
HOMELESS MAN
Here, take it.
DEBAUN LOOKS AT THE GROUND FOR A MOMENT, BLINKS. HIS EYES TURN INTO CAT EYES. HE TAKES THE BREAD AND TOSSES IT ON THE GROUND.
DEBAUN
I don’t need your bread.
THE HOMELESS MAN PICKS UP THE BREAD AND DUSTS THE DIRT OFF OF IT.
HOMELESS MAN
What the fuck! If you don't want it, at least give it back, you don't have to go fucking waste it, there are some of us who consider it to be very fulfilling.
DEBAUN GRABS THE HOMELESS MAN'S LOWER JAW TILTING HIS HEAD BACK.
debaun
Well, I don’t, but I think you have something that will be fulfilling for me.
THE HOMELESS MAN SCREAMS IN PAIN AS DEBAUN COVERS THE EXPOSED SIDE OF THE HOMELESS MAN'S NECK WITH HIS MOUTH.
SHRWWK, SHRWWK, DeBaun begins to gobble down blood. A small stream of blood seeps out from the corner of his mouth.
The homeless man struggles desperately under DeBaun's grip. DeBaun yanks the homeless man’s head back by the hair, then with a hard upward blow to his nose with the palm of his hand.
Blood covers the dead homeless man’s face.
EXT. ALLEY-DAY
Several cops are gathering evidence around the homeless man’s body leaning sluggishly against the wall.
Dave and Doug put on rubber gloves from their pockets as they walk toward the body. They are greeted by a chubby police officer.
POLICE OFFICER
Detectives. This way please.
THE POLICE OFFICER LEADS THE TWO DETECTIVES TOWARD THE BODY.
POLICE OFFICER
They found him this morning, we're having hell of a difficulty finding out the motive.
DAVE
That's what we're here to find out.
THE TWO DETECTIVES GAZE DOWN IN AT THE DEAD BODY.
DAVE
Damn, that's three in one night, one hell of a record.
DOUG
Sergeant I want you to go around this place and ask every homeless guy you can find if they know who our victim was with.
SGT
Yea sure, that's easy for you to say. The only way to get any answer around here is if you bribe them with food or money.
DOUG
Well, then do that!
SGT
I’m not made out of money.
DAVE
Don’t worry, you’ll get rein boosted.
THE SERGEANT NODS, THEN WALKS AWAY.
DETECTIVES
The detectives stroll toward their car.
DAVE
So, what do you think?
DOUG
I don't know. What about you?
DAVE THINKS FOR A FEW SECOND.
DAVE
I think we might be after something out of the ordinary.
DOUG STOPS FOR A MOMENT.
DOUG
What do you mean?
DAVE
You head of Chupacabras?
DOUG
No.
DAVE
Ok, it’s a creature that was believed to savagely mutilate animals in Latin America by gutting their organs out and drains their blood.
DOUG
Are you suggesting a monster?
DAVE
Yea, why not?
DOUG
Why not? Because that’s preposterous.
DAVE
Why is it preposterous, supernatural things are based somewhat on real life.
DOUG
Yea some are, but this ain’t.
DOUG UNLOCKS HIS CAR REMOTELY AS THEY APPROACH IT.
dave
Hey, there are people who drink blood to satisfy their obsession.
DOUG
You better fucking not put that in the report.
DAVE
Yea sure.
DAVE OPENS THE CAR DOOR.
dave
Are we leaving or not?
DOUG NODS. BOTH DETECTIVES CLIMB INTO THE CAR.
INT. WINDOWLESS CONFERENCE ROOM
A man in black suit, SUITED MAN ONE, in his forties sits across the rectangular table from another man in black suit, FBI DEPUTY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR O'DANIEL, in his early fifties.
Documents on DeBaun are neatly spread across the table in front of the deputy assistant director. Another man in black suit, SUITED MAN TWO, walks around the table to sit beside Suited Man One.
SUITED MAN ONE
This man is a treat to national security. He knows too much about our top secrete activities and we have reason to believe that he have highly sensitive information regarding national security in his possession and we have reasons to believe that he is selling it to hostile nations. Our sources reveal that recently he has obtained highly top-secret documents regarding national defense. He must be apprehended as soon as possible before these document are passed into the wrong hands.
O'DANIEL
So, why don't you set up a manhunt, you’re bound to catch him before he can spill his guts.
SUITED MAN TWO
No, we would like to keep this under wrap. Deputy Assistant Director O'Danial , it is our understanding that you are inline for another evaluation some time this year, am I correct?
O'DANIEL
Yes, that is correct, and I am hopping for a good evaluation, and possibly a promotion.
SUITED MAN TWO
Then let me be frank with you Mr. O'Daniel, if you can help us apprehend William DeBaun, I will personally guarantee you a very lucrative promotion. Do we have an agreement?
O'DANIEL
What kind of a promotion are we talking about?
SUITED MAN ONE
Director of FBI Head Quarter in Washington DC. Does that sound good enough for you?
O'DANIEL
What about the president?
SUITED MAN ONE
What about him?
O'DANIEL
In order for me to be promoted to the position of Director, the president must approve of it first, and I don't see how he’s going to promote me from deputy assistant director to the highest-ranking position in the FBI organization.
SUITED MAN ONE
Leave that to us, we will take care of that.
O'DANIEL
Then what's the catch?
SUITED MAN TWO
No catch, just bring us DeBaun. Everything else afterwards is an easy breather.
O'DANIAL THINKS FOR A FEW SECONDS.
O'DANIEL
All right, sounds fair enough. You just keep your end of the bargain.
SUITED MAN TWO
Good, you are authorized to use any means necessary to meet your objectives. We do not care how you do it, just get the job done.
INT. POLICE STATION-DAY
Dave sits at his desk filling out forms as Doug walks up to his messy desk.
DOUG
I don't know what you did, but we're in the lion's din again, the boss wants to see us in his office.
(TAPS THE TABLE)
Right now.
DOUG GIVES DAVE THE BAD SIGN LOOK.
DAVE
Us? What the hell did we do?
DOUG
I don't know, I thought you might enlighten me on that, but obviously I'm wasting my times because you don't have the slightest clue either.
DAVE GETS OUT OF HIS CHAIR, HEADING FOR THE POLICE CHIEF'S OFFICE WITH DOUG.
EXT. POLICE CHIEF'S OFFICE
The police chief in his leather chair are chatting with two black suited men sitting in two of the four chairs in front of his desk. One of the men is O'Daniel
Through the large window, Dave and Doug walk up to the door, and knocks as they barge in.
INT. POLICE CHIEF'S OFFICE
Nicely furnished office full of picture of the police chief with famous people and many rewards mounted on the wall. The police chief looks up as Dave and Doug barge in.
POLICE CHIEF
Come on in boys. Never mind, just help yourself. Please sit down, we have things to talk about, very important things.
BOTH DETECTIVES TAKE THEIR SEATS IN FRONT OF THE POLICE CHIEF'S DESK. THE POLICE CHIEF GLANCES AT THE TWO SUITED MEN THEN AT THE DETECTIVES.
POLICE CHIEF
Well, boys, these here gentlemen are from the FBI, they have arranged for one of their own field agents to be an active participant in your case.
DOUG
But sir, we work much better if it was just the two of us, plus it is not in their jurisdiction. Can't you just tell them to beat it?
POLICE CHIEF
No, I'm afraid I can't do that. For one, I feel it is wise to have an expert onboard, if nothing else, to teach you two how to properly handle and execute a case, and two they have reason to believe that the suspect, the man you two are after is in fact William DeBaun a man linked with a series of other murders nationwide, therefore they have full authority and legislative right to participate in this investigation. Sorry boys, but meet your new partner, Special Agent Brian Nelson.
THE OTHER AGENT, IN HIS LATE TWENTIES, STANDS UP AND EXTENDS HIS HAND OUT TO.
NELSON
Brain Nelson, looking forward to work with you.
DOUG SHAKES BRAIN'S HAND.
DOUG
I'm Doug Goodwin, and I'm in charge.
DOUG WAVES TO DAVE
DOUG
And this is my partner David M. Johnson.
DAVE TURNS TO O'DANIEL.
DAVE
Who's he?
POLICE CHIEF
This man is the second most powerful man in Chicago, FBI Deputy Assistant Director Sean O'Daniel.
INT. POLICE STATION-DAY
The two detectives walk past several office desks with Agent Nelson following behind them.
DOUG
You got any idea what this guy's pattern is? Because it just doesn't add up, first the Air Force Major, then a schoolteacher, and finally some street bum, there's no trend, anyone could be next, it's like he kills whenever he feels like it.
AGENT NELSON
No, sorry.
INT. BANK-DAY
DeBaun walks into the bank. He looks around scanning the room before stepping in line behind the only other person in line waiting to be served by the a bank tellers.
A bank teller frees up, the customer in front of DeBaun walks over to the bank teller.
The woman being served by the bank teller in the middle packs up her purse and leaves, DeBaun walks up to the counter
BANK TELLER
How can I help you today, sir?
DEBAUN
I need to withdraw five hundred-dollars from my checking account.
THE BANK TELLER TYPES INTO THE COMPUTER BESIDE HER.
BANK TELLER
Ok, insert your card through there.
DEBAUN PAUSES FOR A SECOND.
DEBAUN
Uhm, I don't have my card with me.
BANK TELLER
Ok, then if you'll just show me some form of identification with your photo on it, we can proceed from there.
DEBAUN
I don't have any IDs on me either. They're in my wallet and I don't have my wallet here with me.
BANK TELLER
Well then, I'm sorry sir, but I can't withdraw any amount of money for you. We do need a proof of identification for security reasons, I do hope you understand.
BANK TELLER TURNS HER HEAD TO NEXT CUSTOMER IN LINE.
BANK TELLER
Sir, I can help you here.
WHAMP, DEBAUN SMACK THE PALM OF HIS HAND ON THE COUNTER STARTLING EVERYONE. HE LOOKS THE BANK TELLER STRAIGHT IN THE EYES. HIS EYES TRANSFORM INTO ITS FRIGHTFUL APPEARANCE.
DEBAUN
(Deep voice)
You will give me one hundred thousand dollars now! Or I will kill you.
THE SCARED BANK TELLER SLOWLY REACHES UNDER THE COUNTER.
Without warning, the alarm goes off. Metal cages slams down sealing off the bank as well as the bank teller booth. He looks at the thick metal bars isolating him from the bank teller.
The customers and Agents not isolated from DeBaun quickly duck under tables or hit the floor for cover.
DEBAUN
So you think these bars will keep you safe?
DEBAUN DEFORMS THE BARS WITH HIS BARE HANDS TO CREATE A LARGE GAP BETWEEN HIM AND THE BANK TELLER.
debaun
Now, the money.
THE BANK TELLER QUICKLY GETS DEBAUN HIS MONEY. A POLICE CAR PULLS UP IN FRONT OF THE BANK. THE POLICE OFFICER DRAWS HIS PISTOL AND TAKES COVER BEHIND HIS CAR DOOR.
DeBaun shoves the cash into his pocket. He walks to the exit, tears the metal cage down, tosses it on the floor and confidently strolls out of the bank.
Ext. bank
As DeBaun walks out of the bank, a motorcycle police pulls up beside the police car. The motorcycle police draw his sidearm as he gets off his bike.
police officer
Hold it right there! Put your hands up slowly were we can see them! You’re under arrest for armed robbery.
DEBAUN REACHES BACK INTO THE BANK. THE POLICE OFFICERS FIRE SEVERAL SHOTS AT DEBAUN, HITTING HIM ONLY THREE TIMES.
DeBaun’s hand reemerges from inside the back with a metal bar. He hurtles it at the police officer behind the police car. Then quickly side steps back into the bank.
The metal bar pierces through the driver door window of the police car and into the police officer splattering blood on the shattered window and on the patrol car door.
motorcycle police
Oh shit!
THE MOTORCYCLE POLICE CROUCHES DOWN LOWER BEHIND HIS BIKE.
DeBaun walks out concealing something in his hands behind him. The motorcycle police empty his gun into DeBaun.
WHOSH, DeBaun hurtles a fireman’s axe at the motorcycle police. The axe chops off the top one fifth of the police officer’s head.
The officer goes into a spasm for a few seconds before falling backward onto the floor.
debaun
(Disappointed)
Damn, too high.
DEBAUN WALKS TO THE MOTORCYCLE, BRUSHES OFF THE DROPS OF BLOOD ON THE MOTORCYCLE SEAT BEFORE SITTING DOWN ON THE BIKE AND RIDES OFF.
INT. POLICE STATION-NOON
Dave and Doug walk up to Agent Nelson's neatly arranged temporary desk where he is reading case reports on the three homicides.
DAVE
Hey, we're going out for lunch, you want to join us?
AGENT NELSON LOOKS UP WITH A MILLION DOLLAR SMILE SHAKING HIS HEAD.
AGENT NELSON
No, I've got to go take care of something, maybe tomorrow.
DOUG
All right then, see you later.
AGENT NELSON
Yea, see you later.
AGENT NELSON GOES BACK TO THE REPORTS. BOTH DETECTIVES LEAVES.
INT. AGENT NELSON'S CAR IN POLICE GARAGE
Agent Nelson is talking on his cellular phone as he drives.
AGENT NELSON
No sir, they don’t have a clue.
(BEAT)
Yes sir, I understand.
(BEAT)
Yes sir.
DEBAUN FOLLOWS A POLICE OFFICER WALKING TO HIS CAR.
AGENT NELSON
Yes sir, I'll take care of it...
INT. POLICE STATION-LATE AFTERNOON
Doug sits behind his desk reading over case files as Dave walks toward him with a large envelope in hand. He tosses it on Doug's desk. Doug looks up at Dave.
DAVE
The lab report just came in.
DOUG
Did we find who our John Doe is?
DAVE
Yes, it's a positive match.
DOUG
That's great, let's go get a warrant out on this guy, and bang, we make the arrest, put him on trial, and walla, end of case, and bye-bye Mr. Pain in the ass special agent.
DAVE
I wouldn't celebrate just yet, there's a problem.
DOUG
A problem? What kind of a problem is it?
DAVE
Those that you don’t get too often. This guy's been dead for over a year.
DOUG
Are you positive? But how is that possible, his fingerprint was all over those victims.
DAVE
Yea.
DOUG OPENS THE ENVELOPE. HE TAKES OUT THE PICTURE OF DEBAUN AND HIS BIOS.
FACT SHEET
Doug reads out loud.
DOUG
William Lauren DeBaun, age thirty four, height five eleven inches, weight one ninety eight, Army special forces, rank Captain, death February twenty first, two thousand and one, cause of death.
(BEAT, SURPRISED)
Ebola?
DAVE
Some serious stuff.
DOU NODS. HE MUMBLES AS HE READS ON.
DOUG
Look at this. You remember Mrs. Smith don't you?
DAVE
Yea.
DOUG
Well, this guy actually owns the house she’s in. And check this out, Mrs. Smith was legally married to this guy.
DAVE
You think the killings might be for revenge?
DOUG
Could be, assuming he faked his own death for some odd reason.
DAVE
Pretty hard to fake a death by Ebola.
DOUG
He's special force, those guys can do almost anything.
(BEAT)
He must of have been pretty pissed off when he found out that his wife remarried to someone else.
DAVE
I'd be pretty pissed too, but how the hell does the other two fit in?
DOUG
I don't know.
DOUG LOOKS UP AT DAVE
DOUG
You sure these are accurate?
DAVE
There's only one way to find out for sure.
DOUG PUT THE FACT SHEET BACK INTO THE ENVELOPE, PLACING IT INTO HIS TOP DRAWER AND LOCKS IT BEFORE LEAVING HIS WORK AREA WITH DAVE.
INT. RESTUARANT-NIGHT
A birthday party for an elderly man is in progress with the entire family singing happy birthday. Two busboys stroll around the table refilling glasses.
A waiter hurries toward the kitchen carrying an empty tray. He pushes through the double swing door into the kitchen.
INT. KITCHEN
The chefs are busy preparing food, while the dishwasher boy, a teenager, is busy loading dirty dishes into the dishwasher.
WAITER
Man, they're breathing down my neck out there, can't you guys speed it up or something?
THE WAITER FOCUS HIS GAZE AT A CHEF
WAITER
Hey Kirk, how much longer does table six have to wait? They're pretty much ready to leave right now.
A CHEF/KIRK LIFTS UP HIS HEAD.
KURK
You tell them to wait just five more minutes, Ok? And ah, tell those rich pigs out there that if they want their food to be cooked right, they better shut the hell up and wait.
WAITER
Yea sure, and blow off my tip? In your dreams man.
THE WAITER TURNS AROUND, HURRYING OUT OF THE KITCHEN.
A few seconds later a chef leaves his workstation with a hand full of pealed cabbage skin to the garbage. The chef, CHEF ONE, tosses the cabbage skins into the full garbage can, then turns to the dishwasher boy.
CHEF ONE
Hey boy, take this shit out, will yea?
CHEF ONE RETURNS TO HIS WORKSTATION AS THE DISHWASHER BOY LOADS THE DISH IN HIS HAND INTO THE DISHWASHER. HE DRIES HIS HANDS WITH A TOWEL AND WALKS SLUGGISHLY TO THE GARBAGE CAN.
DISHWASHER BOY
He ties the garbage bag, then lifts it out of the garbage can setting it aside. He takes a new garbage bag from the top drawer of the cabinet beside him and put it onto the garbage can.
The dishwasher boy carries the full garbage bag toward the backdoor.
EXT. BACK OF RESTUARANT-CLOUDY NIGHT
The teenager barge out of the backdoor carrying the large garbage bag. He stumbles toward the dumpster pin.
A gush of wind slams the backdoor shut.
STALKER POV
DISHWASHER BOY
(Imitating Chef One)
Take out the garbage boy, do this boy, do that boy
(NORMAL VOICE)
Well at least I'm going to finish High School. What about you Chef Omire? What was the highest grade you ever passed without failing? What? Third grade? And what was that, you barely passed?
THE DISHWASHER BOY WALKS INTO THE DUMPSTER PIN.
Stalker POV huffs and puffs like an animal as it advances slowly up to the teenager who is lifting up the lid of the dumpster with his thumb.
DISHWASHER BOY
The dishwasher boy lets go of the lid as he spins around breathing hard anticipating someone behind him. He scans his surroundings nervously.
STALKER POV
The dishwasher boy turns back around lifting the lid of the dumpster and tosses the garbage bag into the dumpster. He looks up at the sky, takes a deep breath, and then turns around heading back toward the restaurant.
DISHWASHER BOY
The dishwasher boy stretches himself outside of the dumpster pin.
He strolls back toward the restaurant with his hands in his pocket.
A growling shadow leaps out from the bushes beside the dumpster knocking the dishwasher boy to the ground.
DeBaun jerks the screaming dishwasher boy's head to one side by the hair as he covers the boy's mouth with his other hand. He licks the struggling boy's neck, then he sticks out his tongue placing the tip against the exposed vein on the side of his neck.
SHRWWWK, SHRWWWK, the boy's eyes widen as he gages in a mouthful of blood while punching and kicking DeBaun with all his might.
Blood gushes out from the puncture wound as DeBaun draws his tongue back, then presses his lips tightly around the bleeding hole sucking the blood and life out of the dishwasher boy.
The dishwasher boy's struggle weakens as his eyes begin to wonder, then stares straight ahead as he take his last long breath.
DEBAUN
DeBaun sucks for few more seconds, then he drags the boy to the dumpster, lifts the lid and tosses him inside the dumpster leaving only part of a hand sticking out.
EXT. GRAVEYARD-NIGHT
Dave and Doug are standing around an open grave watching two gravediggers easily haul a casket out from the ground.
GRAVEDIGGER ONE
Holly shit, this casket is light.
GRAVEDIGGER TWO PRIES OPEN THE CASKET, REVEALING AN EMPTY CASKET. DOUG TURNS TO DAVE.
DOUG
Logical explanation, the guy's not dead.
INT. KITCHEN-NIGHT
The chefs are working
CHEF ONE
The chef beside chef one, CHEF TWO, lift his head up and looks around. He elbows chief one on the side.
CHEF TWO
Hey, wonder where that damn kid ran off to?
CHEF ONE
Probably out there jerking it behind the dumpster. That's why I keep on telling them over and over again not to hire any damn kids. All those kids do is screwing everything up.
CHEF ACROSS CHEF ONE
Yea you said it, I had to go and load all those dishes in the washer five minutes ago. God damn it, I'm not fucking paid to wash dishes, I'm a fucking chief, I cook.
EXT. QUIET STREET-NIGHT
DeBaun halts a taxicab. He gets into the back of the cab.
Int. apartment bedroom
In the dark room, a panting woman is in bed bouncing on top of a man.
COUPLE
The man, Dave, reaches up cupping his hands around the woman’s tender, round breasts.
He lifts his head up, pressing his lips tightly around her perking nipple while playing with her other nipple in between his fingers.
His mouth pulls back, his thumb brushes over the hard nipple.
Dave spins the woman around onto her back. He looks down at her, she giggles. Dave slowly thrusts on top of her. The woman moans gently as she tries to arch her back.
They turn around, the woman sits up, and she feels for the bottle of champagne on the nightstand, picks it up and pours all over her chest.
She pulls him up. Dave hungrily licks the champagne on her chest.
woman
(Giggles)
Slow down, I want this to last all night.
DAVE LOOKS UP AT HER.
Dave
Oh it will.
HE RESUMES HIS ACT.
The woman pushes Dave’s head back; she strokes her fingers through his moist hair, than presses her lips onto his, kissing him passionately.
She rigorously bounces up and down on top of Dave’s hip.
woman
Ah! Oh God! Oh! Oh! OHHH!
SHE SCREAMS AS SHE REACHES ORGASM, SOON FOLLOWED BY DAVE GASPING FOR AIR AS HE UNLOADS HIS LOAD.
Dave
Oh yea! AHHH! AHHHH! Oh! Oh!
THEY SEPARATES, LAY DOWN ON THE BED SIDE-BY-SIDE LOOKING UP AT THE CEILING.
woman
Dave?
DAVE
Yes?
WOMAN
Do you love me?
DAVE
Off course I do. You mean the whole world to me.
A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
woman
Do you want to do it again?
DAVE
(Excited)
Yea.
DAVE GETS ON TOP OF THE WOMAN. HE SLOWLY LOWERS HIMSELF DOWN BETWEEN HER PARTED LEGS.
He begins to thrust slowly, the woman moans silently with every thrust from Dave.
An old man’s voice
(Startling the young couple)
You young folks always amaze me with your abundance of energy when it comes to sex and a lack of energy when you are in church.
DAVE PICKS UP HIS PISTOL ON THE NIGHTSTAND, TURNS ON THE LIGHT AND POINTS AT AN OLD PRIEST SITTING IN A CHAIR AT THE CORNER OF THE ROOM. THE WOMAN COVERS HER BREASTS WITH THE BED SHEET.
woman
Oh God. Who is that?
DAVE
Who the hell are you?
THE PRIEST STANDS UP HEADING TOWARD THE BED.
priest
Allow me to introduce myself.
DAVE
Hey! Stay where you are!
PRIEST
Do not be alarmed young man. I come to help.
DAVE
How’d you get in here?
PRIEST
Oh I have my ways, but that’s not important. I came here because you need my help.
EXT. RESTUARANT DUMPSTER-NIGHT
A chef carries a bag of garbage over his shoulder toward the dumpster.
CHEF
Damn kid, runs off leaving the damn garbage for me to do. I got better things to do then this crap.
THE CHEF DROPS THE GARBAGE BAG, SCATTERING ITS CONTENT ALL OVER THE GROUND AS HE NOTICE A HAND STICKING OUT OF THE DUMPSTER.
He climbs up the side of the dumpster and lifts the lid.
int. DUMPSTER
The body of the dishwasher boy with his neck covered in semi dry blood is on top of the garbage bags.
CHEF
CHEF
Jesus, Mary, mother of god.
AS THE CHEF GETS DOWN FROM THE DUMPSTER, HE LOSSES BALANCE AND FALL ON TO THE FLOOR. THE CHEF GETS UP AND TURNS HEAD AND TAILS RUNNING BACK TOWARD THE RESTAURANT YELLING.
CHEF
Call an ambulance, the fucking kid fainted or something. Fuck he's hurt real bad!
INT. APARTMENT BEDROOM
The priest is sitting in a chair across from Dave who sits on his bed. The woman is gone.
Priest
So as a way of punishing the people, God made the most wicked of them all into what you and I would normally call a vampire, but all the stories about vampires are fictitious, that is only a minuet amount of facts in those stories are true. So in that respect, they are not true vampires, they are like a cross bread between a demon and a vampire.
DAVE
I don’t really follow what you are trying to tell me.
PRIEST
Let me try this again. You’re assumption was right, you are dealing with a un-natural creature.
DAVE
How did you know that?
PRIEST
Oh, I have my sources. Let’s just leave it at that. Now this thing is not like the vampires you would see in films. In reality, vampires like the one you are after are merely humans exposed to a very rare virus that shows up every couple thousand years. This virus is what we in the biblical profession calls God wrath. Theologians theorized that God does not like to directly demonstrate his power, but likes to do it indirectly, through something else, a medium if you will.
DAVE
You expect me to believe that shit? That’s crazier then my theory.
THE PHONE RINGS, DAVE PICKS IT UP.
dave
Dave here.
(BEAT, ENERGIZED)
I’ll be right there.
DAVE HANGS UP THE PHONE.
priest
Another one?
DAVE
(Surprised)
Yea. Now please leave.
EXT. BACK OF RESTUARANT-NIGHT
Several police officers are holding back a curious crowd. Parked police cars separate the onlookers from the dishwasher boy's body lying on the floor beside the dumpster pin. Other police officers are sealing the crime scene with tape.
A distance from the dumpster are Dave and Agent Nelson, both wearing rubber gloves questioning a chef.
POLICE CARs
Doug drives pass the curious crowd, parks his car among the other police cars, then steps out.
CHEF JOEY
CHEF JOEY
When I saw the kid in that dumpster, I ran back as fast as I fucking can and I called for somebody to call nine-one-one.
DAVE LOOKS PAST CHEF JOEY AS HE CATCHES SIGHT OF DOUG APPROACHING THE DISHWASHER BOY'S BODY. HE TURNS TO AGENT NELSON.
DAVE
Hey, you finish up here, I'm going to go give Doug a low down of the situation.
DAVE
Dave rush toward Doug.
DOUG
Dave rushes up to him, turns around walking along side of him.
DAVE
Hey Doug, I heard about the prom thing. Hey look, why don't you give the kid a break, I mean it's her last year in high school, let her enjoy it.
DOUG
You got four hundred and twenty some bucks to dish out?
DAVE TIGHTENS HIS FACE.
DAVE
Oh, that much aye? Well, just tell her to get something cheaper then. Well anyway, we found the fourth victim.
DOUG
Was it same as the other three?
DAVE SWALLOWS.
DAVE
Yea, exactly the same. You know, this case is getting me real nervous.
DOUG
How so?
DAVE
Well a priest broke into my apartment and set there and watched while I was having sex.
(SARCASTIC)
Then tells me that we are dealing with a thing created by a divine force, and then he went on saying something about it being God’s revenge or wrath, whichever.
(BEAT)
You want my opinion? I think we should just bail on this one.
DOUG
Would you want one of your girlfriends killed by this guy?
DAVE
Of course not. Expect for a few.
DOUG
Then we have to stop him.
(BEAT)
Did anyone see it happen?
DAVE
No one so far.
DOUG AND DAVE ARRIVE AT THE DISHWASHER BOY'S BODY. DOUG PULLS OUT A RUBBER GLOVES FROM HIS POCKET, PUTS IT ON AND KNEELS DOWN EXAMINING THE TEENAGER'S PUNCTURE WOUND.
DOUG
See any resemblance with the other three?
DAVE
Yea, same puncture marks. But I said that already.
DOUG
Yes, but see how it's always a vital artery that's punctured?
HE SQUINTS HIS EYES, STARING AT THE VICTIM’S FINGER.
doug
What’s this?
DOUG PICKS UP THE VICTIM’S HAND, LOOKS AT THE BLOODSTAIN UNDER THE FINGERNAILS. HE TAKES SAMPLES OF THE BLOODSTAIN WITH A COTTON SWAB FROM HIS COAT POCKET THEN DROPS IT IN A PLASTIC BAG. HE SEALS THE BAG BEFORE PUTTING IT BACK IN HIS COAT POCKET.
Agent Nelson walks over holding a wallet. He crouches down beside the other two detectives.
AGENT NELSON
They found this over in the parking lot. It might be the kid's.
DOUG TAKES THE WALLET AND FLIPS THROUGH IT. PULL OUT A DRIVER’S LICENSE WITH AND TEENAGER’S PHOTO AND THE NAME TIMOTHY SOWA ON IT.
DOUG
Empty.
AGENT NELSON
Well, that explains it, the kid was robbed.
DOUG LOOKS AT AGENT NELSON WHO IS READY TO LEAVE.
DOUG
What about the fact that he's drained of blood?
AGENT NELSON
Some deranged thief.
DOUG
Yea?
CROWD
A couple in their forties and two teenage girls squeezes their way through the crowd. They duck under the crime scene tape toward the teenager’s body.
A police officer tries to stop them.
POLICE OFFICER
Sir, you cannot cross this line, this is a restricted area.
MAN
Don't you dare tell me where I can and cannot go, my son was murdered here tonight, and I have very God given right to be here!
THE POLICE OFFICER BACKS OFF LETTING THE FAMILY THROUGH. THE FAMILY STORMS TOWARD THE TWO DETECTIVES AND AGENT NELSON CONVERSING BESIDE THE DISHWASHER BOY'S CORPSE. THE NEWS TEAM CAMERAS FOCUS ON THE FAMILY.
DETECTIVES AND AGENT NELSON
AGENT NELSON
Why would he go after a boy if he were also after the money? It just doesn't make sense, the kid had barely anything, definitely no more then twenty dollars on him.
DOUG STANDS UP, TURNS TO THE FAMILY AS THEY STORM UP TO HIM. THE DETECTIVES AND AGENT NELSON STANDS UP FACING THE ENRAGED FATHER STANDING IN FRONT OF THE WEEPING MOTHER AND SISTERS.
DOUG
Mr. Sowa?
MAN/MR. SOWA
Yea, that's me,
(POINTS TO HIMSELF)
Have you damn cops found who killed my son yet?
MR. SOWA LOOKS DOWN AT HIS SON'S BODY, THEN BACK AT THE DETECTIVES.
MR. SOWA
I what to know who did this to my son, you hear me?
MR. SOWA BREAKS DOWN IN TEARS. HIS FAMILY COMFORTS HIM AS DOUG HANDS THE TEENAGER'S WALLET TO MR. SOWA.
DOUG
We don't know yet sir, but is this your son's wallet?
MR. SOWA SNAPS THE WALLET FROM DOUG'S HAND.
MR. SOWA
Let me see that. Empty, you fucking cops are nothing but petty theirs.
MR. SOWA LAUNCHES AT DOUG, A POLICE OFFICER HOLDS MR. SOWA BACK.
DOUG
Look sir, we didn't steal anything from your son's wallet. We found it in the parking lot. We think he might have resisted an robbery. I'm truly sorry for your lose.
MR. SOWA
Your sorry, you don't know what it's like to loose your only son. Damn you cops, where the fuck were you when my kid was in trouble? Huh? Answer me that God damn it.
MRS. SOWA LOOKS AROUND NERVOUSLY.
MR. SOWA
Why the fuck do we keep you lazy bums around off our tax money if you can't even do your damn job? I'll tell you why there wasn't any cop around when my son was murdered. Its because all the freaking cops in this town are in the fucking doughnut shops sitting on their lazy behinds stuffing themselves away with sweats, that's why.
MR. SOWA'S WIFE PUTS HER HAND ON MR. SOWA'S SHOULDER AS HE LOOKS AROUND NERVOUSLY.
MRS. SOWA
Honey, it's not their fault.
HE SHRUGS HIS WIFE’S HAND OFF HIS SHOULDER.
MR. SOWA
Stay out of it Kirsten, its all their fucking fault.
HE LOOKS DOWN AT THE GROUND TRYING TO CONTROL HIS RAGE.
AGENT NELSON
Mr. Sowa I assure you, we will bring whoever is responsible for your son's death to justice.
MR. SOWA
Well you just make sure you do that.
DAVE HURRIES AWAY. DOUG TURNS TO MR. SOWA AND HANDS HIM HIS BUSINESS CARD TAKEN FROM HIS POCKET.
DOUG
I'm really sorry for your lose. Give me a call if you can think of anyone who might have wanted to murder your son.
MR. SOWA TAKES THE BUSINESS CARD FROM DOUG'S HAND.
DOUG
Thank you for your time.
THE SOWAS LEAVES THE SCENE IN GRIEVANCE.
The chef that ordered Timmy out with the garbage strolls over to Mr. Sowa and says something to him.
Mr. Sowa yells something back, than all hell breaks loose as chef one says something else back slightly agitated. Mr. Sowa attacks the chef, knocking him to the ground, punching him in the face repeatedly in front of his shocked family.
Mr. Sowa
You bastard! You fucking bastard!
DOUG AND TWO POLICE OFFICERS RUSH TOWARD THE TWO FIGHTING MEN.
The two police officers reach the fighting men before Doug, and pull them apart.
police officer
(Restraining Mr. Sowa)
Ok that’s enough! That’s enough man! Cool it!
INT. AGENT NELSON'S CAR ON HIGHWAY-NIGHT
Agent Nelson dials his cellular phone.
AGENT NELSON
Sir? This is Nelson. We just had another one.
(BEAT)
Yea, a sixteen-year-old boy. Uhm. Timothy Sowa.
(BEAT)
No sir.
INT. O'DANIEL'S LUXURIOUS LIVING ROOM-NIGHT
O'Daniel paces back and forth behind his leather sofa talking on his portable phone.
O'DANIEL
Agent Nelson, I want you to make them believe that DeBaun is alive and part of an underground Satanic Cult, and that's why he drain his victim of their blood. Do you understand?
INT. AGENT NELSON'S CAR
AGENT NELSON
Yes sir, I understand you sir, but they won't believe me unless I have hard evidence to show them.
INT. O'DANIEL'S LIVING ROOM
O'DANIEL
That's wont be a problem. You'll get your hard evidences two days from now. Keep up the good work Nelson.
O'DANIEL TURNS OFF HIS PHONE STROLLING TOWARD HIS MINI-BAR.
INT. AGENT NELSON'S CAR
AGENT NELSON
Thank you sir?
AGENT NELSON SHRUGS TO LOOSEN HIS SHOULDER, SHUTS OFF HIS CELLULAR PHONE, TOSSING IT ONTO THE EMPTY PASSENGER SEAT.
Int. hotel lobby
DeBaun stands patiently at the receptionist counter. The receptionist types several commands into his computer.
RECEPTIONIST
(Smiles)
It’ll be just a few more minutes, our computer is a little slow today.
THE PRINTER PRINTS OUT THE RECEIPT. THE RECEPTIONIST TEARS THE RECEIPT OFF THE PRINTER GIVING HIMSELF A DEEP PAPER CUT ON HIS INDEX FINGER. DEBAUN LOOKS ASIDE AVOID LOOKING AT THE RECEPTIONIST'S CUT AS THE RECEPTIONIST HANDS HIM HIS RECEIPT AND MAGNETIC CARD.
DEBAUN
Sorry, I can't stand blood, but thank you for all your help.
RECEPTIONIST
Don't worry about it, I understand.
DEBAUN HURRIES AWAY TOWARD THE ELEVATORS AS THE RECEPTIONIST PLACES A BAND-AID OVER THE CUT.
INT. DOUG'S CAR-DAY
Agent Nelson's cell phone rings.
AGENT NELSON
Nelson here.
A FEW SECONDS AS AGENT NELSON LISTEN TO HIS PHONE.
AGENT NELSON
He was there? When?
(BEAT)
Ok, thanks.
AGENT NELSON PUTS HIS CELLULAR PHONE AWAY.
AGENT NELSON
Guys, DeBaun rented a room at Fredrick Inn on Fifty-first Street and Main last night. If we are lucky we might catch him there.
DAVE TURNS ON THE PORTABLE POLICE LIGHT IN THE CAR AS DOUG MAKES A SHARP U-TURN THROUGH THE MEDIUM CAUSING SEVERAL CARS TO SCREECH TO A STOP HONKING THEIR HORNS.
AGENT NELSON
Fuck, with your driving we’d be trying to solve this case in a morgue.
DAVE
He hasn't killed me yet, and it's been three years now.
INT. FREDERICK INN HALLWAY
Agent Nelson and Dave are against the wall adjacent to the door to DeBaun's room. Doug stands in front of the door. Agent Nelson carefully inserts the magnetic key card, CLICK, the light on the lock changes from red to green.
Dave slowly turns the door hand until a CLICK. He opens the door slightly. Doug rushes up to door, kicks it open and leads Agent Nelson and Dave into the room.
INT. HOTEL ROOM
The two detectives and Agent Nelson stand side by side in front of the door with their sidearm ready scanning the room, then cautiously advances through the room.
AGENT NELSON
As the two detectives check the room, Agent Nelson press against the wall beside the bathroom door, tabs it open with his foot, and steps in to the bathroom with his pistol ready.
Both detectives relax their guard in the middle of the room.
Agent Nelson sweeps the room with his eyes, walks out of the bathroom putting his gun away looking around as he strolls the room.
Dave kicks the chair in frustration.
DAVE
Damn it. He’s gone.
EXT. STREET-DAY
DeBaun walks down the busy sidewalk. A Red Cross blood-drive truck drives past. DeBaun’s eyes follow the truck down the street where it makes a turn.
He licks his teeth, eyes change for a brief moment a he blinks, turns around marching down the street in the direction of the Red Cross truck.
Int. monistary
The priest sits in front of his desk flipping through an old book. Dave stands beside him, not particularly interested. The priest finds the page.
priest
Uhm, here it is. Now let’s see.
(SKIMS THE PAGES)
In order to kill the feign, you must cut off it’s head.
DAVE
What about silver bullets or stakes?
PRIEST
No, those do not work. Only beheading.
THE PRIEST GETS OUT OF HIS SEAT.
priest
Follow me, I have something for you.
DAVE FOLLOWS THE PRIEST OUT OF THE ROOM.
HALLWAY
The priest leads Dave to an old wooden door. He opens the door for Dave.
priest
Please, after you.
DAVE BOLDLY ENTERS THE ROOM.
INT. ROOM
The priest closes the door behind him. He walks over to the side of the bookshelf, pull with all his might.
The bookshelf swings open like a door revealing a tunnel. The priest flips the switch at the entrance, turning on a roll of florescent light leading down the tunnel. He waves for Dave to follow him.
Dave follows the priest into the tunnel.
INT. TUNNEL
All along the wall are preserved bodies of warriors suited in armor contained in plastic encasements.
At the end of the short tunnel is an Japanese Samurai sword set on a stone table.
The priest takes the sword from its stand and hands it to Dave.
priest
For you.
DAVE
(Take sword)
Thanks, but why me? Aren’t you suppose to give this to a samurai to use?
PRIEST
Of course, you are the samurai. We know about your training in Ninjasu.
(BEAT, DAVE SURPRISED)
Guard this with your life; this is a sacred sword that has been with the sacred order of the wondering knights.
DAVE
(Laughs)
Sacred order of the wondering knights? Ha. Nice name.
PRIEST
Don’t be fooled by the name, it is a very elite order in the Catholic Church, we are the ones responsible for purging the world of demons and feigns. This sword has killed half a thousand-cursed souls, it was a gift to the order.
DAVE
A sacred sword from Japan? I though they were into emperor worshipping?
PRIEST
Yes, that may be true, but the first known case of demons appeared in Asia, and despite their pagan beliefs, God did bless this samurai sword for the sole purpose of slaying the cursed souls. We do not know the original owner of this sword for it has been passed down the generation to the worthiest samurai. And now, I pass this sword on to you.
DAVE
I don’t want it.
PRIEST
But you must have it, you have an inner strength that lay dormant most of the time, but when it is unlocked, may God have mercy on your enemies. Now go my child and make this world safe again, you have my blessing.
INT. DAVE'S CAR-NIGHT
Dave is driving through the highway conversing on his cellular phone.
DAVE
I'm on Wilson right now, I’ll be there in a few minutes.
(BEAT)
I’m going to wait for you by the elevator, you just make sure you get there on time.
INT. DIFFERENT HOTEL ROOM-NIGHT
DeBaun is stretched out on the bed. KNOCK, KNOCK.
DEBAUN
Yes?
WOMAN'S VOICE
Hotel Service. I got the razor you called for.
DEBAUN SITS UP IN BED.
DEBAUN
Give me a sec. I'll be right over.
DEBAUN GETS UP FROM BED HURRYING TO THE DOOR. HE OPENS THE DOOR. A YOUNG BRUNETTE HANDS HIM A RAZOR.
CLEANING WOMAN
Here you go sir.
DEBAUN STARES INTO THE CLEANING WOMAN'S EYES.
cleaning woman
Yes?
DEBAUN
You got the most gorgeous eyes I have ever seen.
CLEANING WOMAN BLUSHES.
CLEANING WOMAN
Why thank you for that complement senor.
DEBAUN
Why don't you come in here and we can, I don’t know, chat a little?
CLEANING WOMAN
No sir, I am working right now.
DEBAUN PULLS OUT A HUNDRED-DOLLAR BILL STUFFING IT IN HER HAND.
DEBAUN
Oh, how about you come in here and work a little for me? I'm giving you a very generous pay.
CLEANING WOMAN
(Repulsed)
No! Who do you take me as?
DEBAUN HOLDS UP HIS HAND.
DEBAUN
That’s not what I meant. What I meant with the money is that I hire you for a few minutes so that we can talk, get to know each other. I sure didn’t mean what you thought I meant. So what do you say? Can we chat?
THE CLEANING WOMAN THINKS FOR A FEW MOMENTS.
CLEANING WOMAN
Well I really shouldn't, but since there’s not much to do around here today, I guess, all right, we can talk.
DEBAUN
(Wave for her to enter)
Great. Please.
DEBAUN HOLDS THE DOOR OPEN FOR THE CLEANING WOMAN TO STEP INTO THE ROOM THEN LOOKS UP AND DOWN THE HALLWAY, ALL CLEAR, HE PUSHES THE CLEANING CART DOWN THE HALL.
Int. Hotel room
DeBaun hangs the "Do not disturb" sign on the door handle, pull his arm back in, shuts the door, puts the safety latch on. He then leads the cleaning woman to the edge of the bed.
He sits down on the edge of the bed and pats for the cleaning woman to sit down beside him. The cleaning woman sits down.
DEBAUN
So, what's your name?
CLEANING WOMAN
Sarah.
HE BRUSHES THE FEW STRAIN OF HER LOOSE HAIR ASIDE.
DEBAUN
Sarah, that's a beautiful name, almost as beautiful as you are, you know that?
CLEANING WOMAN SMILES SHEEPISHLY.
CLEANING WOMAN
You are pretty handsome yourself.
INT. HOTEL LOBBY
Dave let go of the elevator door as Doug steps in. The door closes.
INT. HOTEL ROOM
DeBaun is on top of the cleaning woman kissing her passionately, his lips gradually moves down to the side of her neck, then SHWWWK, SHWWWK the cleaning woman howlers in pain as she pounds on DeBaun's back with her fist. DeBaun gulps down her blood.
The cleaning woman reaches over to the nightstand feeling for something to attack DeBaun with. She grabs the open bible, grabs it and proceeds to hammer at DeBaun’s back with it.
Bang, bang, bang, the people in the next room pounds on the wall.
VOICE
Hey, knock it off over there.
CLEANING WOMAN
Help…
DEBAUN COVERS THE CLEANING WOMAN'S MOUTH.
EXT. HALLWAY
The cleaning woman's cart is crashed against the ice machine.
BING, the elevator door opens. Agent Nelson charges out leading Dave and Doug racing down the hallway, guns ready.
INT. HOTEL ROOM
The woman is breathing very hard with her arms slumped on her side. The bible is on the floor.
DeBaun lift his bloody face up, alarmed.
EXT. HOTEL ROOm
Dave, Doug, and Agent Nelson rush to the door. Dave and Doug take position on either side of the door, Agent Nelson takes a few steps back from the door, then rushes up to the door and kicks it down.
INT. HOTEL ROOM
DeBaun stands by the window staring at the woman on the bed moaning meekly as she breath heavily, struggling with each breath.
The door slams down to the floor, Agent Nelson rushes in followed by Dave and Doug with pistol held in front of him.
AGENT NELSON
Freeze DeBaun! Federal agent! Don’t move!
DAVE GLANCES AT THE WOMAN LYING ON THE BED.
Dave
Sarah?
DAVE GLANCES OVER AT HIS VICTIM. THE WOMAN TURNS HER HEAD SLIGHTLY TOWARD HIM AND BLINKS. DAVE RUSH TO THE WOMAN’S SIDE.
dave
Oh shit!
DEBAUN GAVE LOOKS BACK AT AGENT NELSON AND LAUGHS.
DEBAUN
You think I'm going to surrender myself because you have some little toy in your hand, those things can't hurt me.
DEBAUN POINTS TO AGENT NELSON.
DEBAUN
I am a monster now, thanks to you people.
BANG, BANG, BANG, DAVE EMPTIES HIS GUN INTO DEBAUN AS HE GETS UP ON HIS FEET AND CHARGES AT DEBAUN.
Dave
You fucking bitch! I fucking kill you!
DEBAUN IS FORCED BACK TOWARD THE WINDOW BY THE BULLET’S IMPACT. DOUG AND AGENT NELSON CALLS BACK TO DAVE SIMULTANEOUSLY.
doug
Dave no!
AGENT NELSON
Stop!
DEBAUN FALLS OUT OF THE WINDOW. THE OF THEM RUSH TO THE WINDOW LOOKING DOWN.
Dave turns back to the weakening woman, takes off his shirt as he rush toward her. He presses the inside of his shirt against her wound.
Dave
Don’t die on me Sarah! Don’t you dare die on me! I spend too fucking long looking for you!
EXT. HOTEL
He falls down from a fifth story window landing through the top of a dumpster feet first with the three law enforcers watches through the shattered window.
BANG, BANG, KONG, a fist punches through the side of the dumpster, then the side is ripped apart by a pair of hands. DeBaun steps out of the dumpster, looks up with his wrist held out together as if hand cuffed.
DEBAUN
Come on, put me behind bars, put me back in that hellhole of yours, if you can.
DEBAUN LAUGHS AS HE TAKES OFF RUNNING.
agent nelson
God damn it!
AGENT NELSON EMPTY HIS GUN SHOOTING AT DEBAUN, THEN RELOADS WITH A NEW AMMO CLIP AND RESUME SHOOTING.
WINDOW
Doug steps away, but Agent Nelson fires on DeBaun until his gun empties again.
INT. HOTEL ROOM
Doug rushes back to Dave, put a hand on his shoulder.
doug
Is she going to be all right?
DAVE LOOKS BACK UP AT DOUG WITH WATERY EYES.
dave
For now. She didn’t loose too much blood.
DOUG NODS AND PICKS UP THE PHONE ON THE NIGHTSTAND BESIDE THE BED AND DIALS.
doug
I’ll call for an ambulance.
DOUG
This is Detective Goodwin, serial number one three two zero seven six, I need an ambulance over here right now. My position is 53rd street and Main, room 205 in the Holiday Inn hotel.
(BEAT)
One victim, Female, approximate age.
DOUG IS SHOCKED TO FIND DAVE HOLDING THE WOMAN’S HAND PRAYING WHEN HE TURNS TOWARD DAVE.
EXT. HOTEL PARKING LOT
An ambulance parks in front of the side entrance. Agent Nelson and Doug burst through the double door and holds it open for a team of medical technicians as they wheel the woman out on a stretcher. Dave follows the medical technicians out.
Dave races pass the medical technician to be beside the woman. He takes her hand into his and forces a smile on his face. The woman grins back.
The medical technician loads the woman into the ambulance, two of the three technicians climb in the back with her while the other hurries to the front and gets into the driver seat.
As Dave is about to climb into the back of the ambulance, one of the technician stops him.
medial technician
Sir, are you a family member?
DAVE
No.
MEDICAL TECHNICIAN
I’m sorry sir, you can’t come with us.
DAVE SIMPLE NODS IN RECOGNITION.
dave
You just give her to best care there is. You understand?
THE TECHNICIAN CLOSES THE AMBULANCE DOOR. DOUG WALKS UP BESIDE DAVE. THEY WATCH THE AMBULANCE RACE AWAY.
Doug pads Dave on the shoulder.
doug
Come on partner; let’s go meet her in the hospital.
DAVE WHIPS THE TEARS FROM HIS CHEEK AS HE ALLOWS DOUG TO LEAD HIM AWAY. AGENT NELSON WATCHES AT A DISTANCE.
INT. DANCE CLUB-NIGHT
DeBaun is dancing at the dance floor.
DEBAUN
He walks up to the bar leaning on the counter beside an attractive brunette drinking a bottle of beer. He waves to the bartender.
DEBAUN
Beer. Miller.
THE BARTENDER SLIDES AN OPEN BOTTLE OF BUD LIGHT DOWN THE COUNTER TO HIM. HE SWALLOWS A MOUTHFUL BEFORE TURNING TO THE BRUNETTE.
DEBAUN
Hey, what's your name?
THE BRUNETTE GLANCES AT DEBAUN.
BRUNETTE
You want my name? What for?
DEBAUN
Cause you’re a pretty lady?
THE BRUNETTE GIGGLES.
brunette
(Smiles)
Kathryn.
DEBAUN
That's a lovely name Kathryn, name's Will.
EXTEND HIS HAND TO HER. SHE ACCEPTS HIS HAND SHACK. DEBAUN RAISES HER HAND TOWARD HIS LIPS, AND KISSES THE BACK OF HER HAND.
DEBAUN
I just got back from duty in Africa, about a month ago.
KATHRYN
Wow, a really live GI Joe?
DEBAUN
(Smiles)
Yep, Green Beret all the way.
A NEW SONG STARTS UP; DEBAUN STANDS UP OFFERING HIS HAND TO THE BRUNETTE.
DEBAUN
Shall we?
BRUNETTE GIVES THE DEBAUN A BADLY IMITATED SALUTE.
BRUNETTE
Yes sir.
DEBAUN AND KATHRYN WALK ONTO THE DANCE FLOOR.
INT. hospital-outside patient room
Doug sits outside the patient room waiting.
Inside the patient room, Dave is sitting next to the woman holding her hand as they talk. Dave pads the back of her hand then sets it down beside her and walks toward the door.
Dave walks out of the patient room. Doug looks up, opens is mouth to ask something.
dave
She’s asleep.
DAVE SITS DOWN BESIDE DOUG.
doug
She must mean something special to you.
DAVE
She was my girlfriend in Junior High and part of high school.
DOUG
What happened between you two?
DAVE
Her family moved in the summer of my Junior year and I didn’t think much of keeping in touch with her. By the time school came around I realized how much she meant to me, but it was too late.
DOUG
Why didn’t you go look for her?
DAVE
I did, but by then she already got together with someone else. I found that out through her friend. When I found out that she was going to go to the Naval academy, I applied as well.
DOUG
But you didn’t get accepted?
DAVE
No, I did, but she didn’t, so it turned out that she went ahead and did the ROTC program at Michigan. I guess that’s why I went into special force after graduation because they travel frequently from base to base and with a little luck I can meet up with Sarah again.
DOUG
Well I guess that was a hopeless dream, she never made it through ROTC or College.
DAVE
Oh no, she did, she just helps her parents out when she’s free. Her father is the manager of that hotel.
(BEAT)
Doug, I want you to promise me something.
DOUG
Yea, sure anything.
DAVE
When we find DeBaun, I want him dead, not put behind bars. You promise?
DOUG
Yea, I promise.
INT. PARKING LOT
DeBaun walks the brunette to her car, opens the door for her after she unlocks it with her car with her key. DeBaun leans against the car door smiling as she sits down on the driver's seat.
BRUNETTE
Thanks, I had a wonderful time today.
DEBAUN
Yea, maybe we can do the same thing tomorrow night, what do you say about that?
BRUNETTE
Are you asking me out on a date?
DEBAUN
You can call it that.
BRUNETTE
Well, I don't know when I'll be free tomorrow, but let me give you my number and you can try to get a hold of me tomorrow.
THE BRUNETTE WRITES ON A SHEET OF PAPER SHE TOOK OUT OF HER PURSE. AS SHE FINISHES WRITING DOWN THE FIRST THREE NUMBERS, SHE BRUSHES HER HAIR ASIDE EXPOSING HER BARE NECK.
DeBaun shuts his eyes, as he opens his eyes again, his eyes have mutated into cat eyes. The brunette finishes writing down the phone number, she puts her pen away and turns to DeBaun handing him the slip of paper.
BRUNETTE
Ok, here…Ash!
DEBAUN GROWLS THEN LAUNCHES FORWARD ATTACKING THE WOMAN. THE BRUNETTE'S CAR ROCKS BACK AND FORTH AS HER SCREAM FILL THE AIR, THEN COMPLETE SILENCE AS THE CAR STOP ROCKING.
INT. POLICE CHIEF'S OFFICE-DAY
Dave, Doug, and Agent Nelson sits in front of the Police Chief's desk. The police officers are very displeased as Agent Nelson plays it cool.
POLICE CHIEF
Agent Nelson, I'm not questioning your integrity, but can you please just explain why are all the evidences on this case missing from the evidence locker and the computer files on the case erased, by you?
AGENT NELSON
How'd you know it was me, it could of have been anyone.
POLICE CHIEF
I already have had my men go through the security tapes and the computer's history. It was you all right. Look, I know the FBI got stuff to hide from the public and you were probably acting under orders to remove those evidences, but you said it yourself, we are on the same team. These two are my bust men, they can help you solve this case, but if you withhold information from them, they won't be able to help you much on this case, and don't tell me you can solve it by yourself, because that is a loud of crap.
(BEAT)
You tell me the truth or you're off this investigation.
AGENT NELSON
Ok, ok, those files regarding DeBaun are classified, not even I have access to them. All I was told is that he was treated for some kind of fatal sickness with some kind of experimental virus, everything was fine at first, but then it went sour. They kept him in isolation for thirteen month, and then I guess he got tired of being locked up, so he broke out, and now the government wants him back.
DAVE
So what you're saying is that the Feds screwed up again, right? Fucking ass government!
POLICE CHIEF
Hey! You just watch yourself.
DOUG
Sir, the one woman that he cared for just got attacked. That’s why he’s a little ticked.
POLICE CHIEF
His mother? I thought she’s dead?
DOUG
No, it’s not his mother, but his high school sweetheart.
POLICE CHIEF
(Surprised)
He was in a serious relationship for more then a month?
INT. STRIP CLUB-NIGHT
DeBaun sits at a table with three empty bottles in front of his half-filled bottle of beer as waitresses in bikinis are carrying trays of drinks to different tables.
ANOUNCER
(Voice over speakers)
Ladies and Gentlemen, let’s give a worm welcome to our next gal, Ms. Hollander.
A STRIPPER DRESSED IN NURSE OUTFIT WALKS ONTO STAGE. AS SHE STRIPS, DEBAUN PUSHES HIS WAY PASS WILD CUSTOMERS TO THE EDGE OF THE STAGE IN FRONT OF HER.
DEBAUN
His eyes are in the cat eye mode, then without warning he lunge up for the stripper. He misses her by a few inches.
DeBaun lifts his head up and stick his tongue out. SHWWWK, the rod flies past the stripper's head. SHWWWK, it retracts.
The customers all backs away from DeBaun.
The stripper turns to flee, she trips and falls.
STRIPPER
Ahhhh! AHHHHH!
SHWWK, THE RODE PIERCES THROUGH THE STRIPPER'S NURSE CAP.
Two bouncers at the edge of the stage rush toward the DeBaun brushing customers out of their way as the stripper backs away from DeBaun weeping.
As DeBaun climbs onto the stage the two bouncers promptly pull him back down. Bouncer One take an empty beer bottle and stuffs it into DeBaun's mouth before grabby him by the arm dragging him toward the door. The customers boo DeBaun as he is being dragged pass.
DeBaun's rod pierces through the bottom of the bottle. The rod extends and contracts repeatedly. The stripper walks off the stage in tears.
EXT. STRIP CLUB-facing parking lot-NIGHT
The front door of the club bursts open. The two bouncers toss the DeBaun out. One of the bouncers points his finger at the DeBaun.
BOUNCER ONE
You get out and stay out.
BOUNCER TWO
I'll break your face if you ever decide to come back here again. Freak!
BOUNCER TWO SPITS ON THE GROUND BESIDE DEBAUN, THEN TURNS HEADING BACK INTO THE CLUB WITH BOUNCER ONE, THEY SHUTS THE DOOR BEHIND THEM.
DeBaun push himself up, strolls into the parking lot.
EXT. PARKING LOT OUTSIDE A DANCE CLUB-NIGHT
DeBaun stumbles between the parked cars in the parking lot. He falls on the ground between two parked cars.
EXT. TOP OF A SKYSCRAPER-NIGHT
DeBaun is standing at the edge of the building. He extends out his arms before falling forward off the building.
EXT. SPACE OUTSIDE THE SKYSCRAPTER-NIGHT
DeBaun SQUEALS like a monster as he free falls.
SUV
He lands on top of a parked SUV headfirst collapsing in the SUV's hood, shattering the windows and sounding the car alarm. Droplets of blood splatter everywhere.
EXT. FRONT ENTRANCE OF SKYSCRAPER-NIGHT
As hotel worker and several customers walks out looking stunned at DeBaun's body on top of the crushed SUV.
DeBaun sits up and climb off the SUV. The stunned crowd is murmuring among themselves as DeBaun walks away with his back covered in blood.
An onlooker calls to DeBaun.
ONLOOKER
Hey mister, are you all right?
A PATROL CAR ARRIVES MOMENTS LATER.
INT. POLICE STATION LAB-EARLY AFTERNOON
An enthusiastic lab analyst, STEVEN, greets the two detectives and Agent Nelson as they step into the lab. They immediately cover their nose.
AGENT NELSON
God, what's that awful smell?
STEVEN
Formaldehyde. Gentlemen, the blood sample you give me, it is not human. You people made a mistake somewhere.
DOUG
What are you talking about? That's impossible, I took the sample myself and I brought it straight to you. There can't be any contamination done to the sample.
STEVEN SHAKES HIS HEAD.
STEVEN
I don't know how, but this cannot be of human origin or from any life form known to mankind.
STEVEN WAVES FOR THE GROUP TO FOLLOW HIM
STEVEN
Come here, you must see this for yourself.
THEY FOLLOW STEVEN TO A SOPHISTICATED MACHINE. STEVEN TAKES A SLIDE ON HIS DESK AND SLIDES IT INTO THE MACHINE.
STEVEN
Look, here is the sample you gave me, observe.
STEVEN TURNS ON THE MACHINE. THE SCREEN ON THE MACHINE SHOWS A COLUMN OF DATA BESIDE THE MAGNIFIED IMAGE OF THE BLOOD SAMPLE.
STEVEN
If this is not a joke.
DAVE
Steven. It ain't a joke.
STEVEN
Then you guys stumbled on something unprecedented before.
THE THREE MEN LOOK AT STEVEN CURIOUSLY. STEVEN POINTS TO ONE OF MANY OVAL CELL WITH A LARGE NUCLEUS IN THE CENTER DISPLAYED ON THE MONITOR.
STEVEN
If you will look closely at those cells, what do you see?
AGENT NELSON
Normal blood cells?
STEVEN
No! Those are not your everyday normal blood cells, they are Biconvex cells…they don't transport oxygen but nitrogen to the body, and look at that, see that column?
DOUG
Yes I see the column. What’s so special about it?
STEVEN
That's the one for percent concentration of white blood cells in your sample, and it is way off the chart. And look those, those things are not hemoglobin like the ones inside you and me, those are mutated hemoglobin.
AGENT NELSON
So, who or what this blood might belong to?
STEVEN TURNS TO HIM.
STEVEN
I do not know, but look at the concentration of Uric Acid and phosphorous, they are way too high, normally we should have less then 0.03 percent of these substances in our blood stream; these are very very bad stuff. If it is slightly higher then 0.03 percent, it will kill you instantly.
HE SLAPS HIS FINGER.
STEVEN
Just like that, a human body is a very delicate piece of hardware, any slight imbalance can force your body to shut down as a way to protect its self and you will die.
AGENT NELSON
I have to agree with Doctor Klos. Frankly Doug, these things found in your sample are impossible to be present in human blood, so obviously a mistake or two is made somewhere.
STEVEN
Thanks for the support, but I have one more thing to share with you, I did some tests on this sample like the usual chemical panel test, things like that, well, to make the story short, I accidentally spill a bottle of Ecoli bacterium while performing the test, some of the bacterium got into the sample.
DOUG
So that explains the incorrect results.
STEVEN
Yes, these results were not correct, but the ones I showed you just a few minutes ago are from uncontaminated sample. But back to what I was saying, when I took a look at the contaminated sample, I found no trace of Ecoli in it, now I know I saw several drops of Ecoli infested solution land in the sample.
AGENT NELSON
So, it wasn’t contaminated, big deal.
STEVEN
Big deal? There’s no E-bola in the sample and I know there should be. This thing that you found holds the key to curing many diseases, such as AIDS.
DOUG
AIDS? You tested with AIDS? I thought that that's against the rule here.
STEVEN
Well yea it is, but you know what? Your sample got rid of the AIDS virus within an hour, its incredible.
AGENT NELSON
That's impossible? There must have been some kind of mistake. Why don't you do the test over again.
STEVEN
Sure, I can do it right now.
AGENT NELSON LOOKS AT HIS WATCH.
AGENT NELSON
Well, I got to go right now, but why don't you do it for us oh let’s say tomorrow morning around nine?
STEVEN
Nine o’clock tomorrow morning should be ok.
AGENT NELSON
Good, I have to attend a meeting in thirty minutes. I'll see you boys tomorrow morning then.
AGENT NELSON GIVES THE TWO DETECTIVES AND STEVEN A GOODBYE WAVE AS HE LEAVES THE LAB.
EXT. PAIDED PARKING LOT-NIGHT
DeBaun strolls among the cars. He pull out the SMITH name tag examining it under the parking lot light for a few seconds, then he makes a fist and tosses the name tag on the ground as he walks toward a parked BMW.
BMW
DeBaun picks the lock open with a vibrating lock picker. He smiles at himself then climbs in to the car, bends down and hot-wires the car. The car’s engine roars to life.
PARKING LOT
ROAAAAR, the car quickly backs out of the parking space, then it speeds away.
INT. MRS. SMITH'S HOUSE-NIGHT
All is quite in the neighborhood except for a dog barking.
Two suited men sits in a black Cadillac parked across the street spying on Mrs. Smith’s house.
Cadillac
The man in the passenger seat finishes his coffee.
PASSENGER SEAT MAN
Shit, I got to go take a piss.
HE GETS OUT OF THE CAR
PASSENGER SEAT MAN
I'll be right back.
DRIVER
Yea sure, just don't take too long.
AS THE DRIVER DRINKS HIS COFFEE, A HAND TAPS THE WINDOW BESIDE HIM.
DRIVER
(Rolls down the window)
What now?
DEBAUN FORCES THE DRIVER DOOR OPEN, PULLS THE DRIVER'S HEAD OUT BY THE HAIR. HE FORCES THE BACK OF HIS NECK ON THE WINDOW AND CALMLY RAISES THE POWER WINDOW. THE DRIVER SCREAMS AS HIS NECK IS BEING SQUEEZED TILL BLOOD FLOOD OUT OF HIS MOUTH, THEN CRACK.
INT. CAR-LATER
The other suited man gets into the car.
SUITED MAN
Boy, what a relief.
THE SUITED MAN TURNS TO FIND DEBAUN IN DRIVER SEAT.
SUITED MAN
Hey wait, what the, where’s Brenner?
DEBAUN THRUST A KNIFE ACROSS HIS NECK, SLICING THE MAN'S THROAT, BLOOD SQUIRT OUT OF THE WOUND ONTO THE MAN'S SHOULDER AS HE GAGES FOR BREATH.
DEBAUN
That's right, I am not your partner.
THE SUITED MAN TAKES HIS LAST DESPERATE GASP. DEBAUN SLAMS THE SUITED MAN'S HEAD AGAINST THE DASHBOARD.
DEBAUN
Keep up the good work.
HE LAUGHS AS HE GETS OUT OF THE CAR.
EXT. MISS SMITH'S HOUSE-NIGHt
A shadowy figure set a box down on the welcoming mate in front of the door, presses the doorbell and leaves.
A few moments later, Mrs. Smith opens the door shocked to find a FedEx box on her front porch. She picks up the box, turning it around in her hand. She reads the white slip of paper pasted onto the box.
MRS. SMITH
Judas?
MRS. SMITH TALKING THE BOX INTO HER HOUSE, CLOSES THE DOOR BEHIND HER.
int. house
The house is spacious and nicely furnished with a modern look to it. Mrs. Smith carries the box to the family room where the two boys are lying flat on the floor watching cartoons.
Mrs. Smith sits down on the sofa behind her children and set the box on her lap examining it.
MRS. SMITH
Let's see what we have here.
SHE TEARS OFF THE WRAPPING, LIFT THE LID OF THE BOX, SHE REACH IN AND REMOVES A LOVELY GREEN NIGHTGOWN WITH A METALLIC HEART IMBEDDED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRESS. SHE MARVELS AT IT.
She set the nightgown aside then picks up a little note inside the box, unfolds it and reads out loud.
MRS. SMITH
Liz, happy two-month anniversary, hopes you like it, I know you will. Sign Charley.
TEARS ROLL DOWN HER EYES. THE CHILDREN SEEING THEIR MOTHER CRY RUSHES TO HER SIDE.
BOYS
Mommy, mommy, why are you crying? Don't cry mommy.
MRS. SMITH
Because I am happy baby.
EXT. HOUSE-NIGHT
All still for a few seconds, then a bedroom light turns off, followed by the family room lights, then the bed room light turns on.
INT. MASTER BEDROOM
Mrs. Smith is sitting in bed dressed in her new nightgown looking over the family album weeping.
Few second later, she shuts the album, placing it on the nightstand. She turns off the light, slides down into bed.
INT. BMW
Nicely furnish with cell phone, radar, and many gadgets. DeBaun holds the folded picture of him and his family in his hand. Tears roll down his cheek.
DeBaun watches the house for a few seconds then picks up the phone and dials with one hand.
INT. MASTER BEDROOM
The phone on the nightstand rings. Mrs. Smith feels for the phone, finds it, and picks it up.
Mrs. smith
Hello?
INT. BMW
DEBAUN
Hello Liz, do you remember this date? March 4, 1996?
INT. MASTER BEDROOM
Mrs. smith
(Shocked)
Oh Christ, that's when Will and I got married.
TEARS FLOW OUT OF HER EYES, THEN RAGE.
Mrs. Smith
Who is this? Is this some kind of a joke?
INT. BMW
DeBaun brushes his thumb over the image of his wife.
DEBAUN
No joke. I have a message here for you, from Will, are you ready?
HE TAKES OUT A PEN SHAPED REMOTE DETONATOR FROM HIS POCKET AND YELLS INTO THE CAR PHONE.
DEBAUN
Fuck you, you slut!
DEBAUN PRESSES DOWN THE TRIGGER ON THE DETONATOR. BOOM, THE WINDOWS OF THE MASTER BEDROOM OF THE HOUSE EXPLODE OUTWARD.
EXT. different neighborhood-NIGHT
A police car pulls slowly up beside the BMW parked on the side of the street. DeBaun is half asleep.
COP
Hey you ok?
DEBAUN
Yea.
THE COP LOOKS OUT THROUGH HIS WINDSHIELD AT THE CLEAR SKY, GLANCES DOWN AT HIS CONTROLS, TURNS TO DEBAUN TRYING TO MAINTAIN CALM.
cop
Nice night, aye? Haven't seen you around here, new to this neighborhood?
DEBAUN
Yea.
DEBAUN NOTICES THAT THE POLICE OFFICER IS UNEASE ABOUT SOMETHING. HE FIRES UP THE BMW AND SPEEDS AWAY.
The squad car makes a U-turn driving away in the opposite direction.
INT. POLICE CAR-chasing after the bmw
The cop picks up the radio communicator.
ROOKIE COP
Ten-six, suspect sighted heading down north on Willow, probable destination, I-62…I'm going after him. Over
EXT. RESIDENCE DISTRICE
As the BMW speeds past the police car, the police car turns on its siren as it makes a sharp U-turn, driving on two wheels. WAMP, the police car gets back on all four wheels giving chase.
The two cars races down the street heading for a Pontiac Grand AM just parked on the side of the street.
PONTIAC
The driver of the car opens the driver door, takes a step out and quickly pulls his leg back into the car as the police car and the BMW driving side by side of each other knocks off the door.
POLICE CAR
The rookie cop stick his pistol out of the window taking careful aim. BANG, BANG, BANG, POP, the right back tire of the BMW bursts. The Rookie cop takes aim again, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, POP, the front right tire of the BMW bursts.
The BMW goes out of control crashing into a fire hydrant on the side of the street. Water shoots up into from the hydrant.
DeBaun struggles to open the door, jammed, he breaks the door window and slides out through the window as the Rookie Cop gets out of his police car parked on the side of the street.
The rookie cop takes cover behind his driver door.
rookie cop
Hold it right there!
DEBAUN IGNORES THE COMMAND AND DASHES INTO THE BACKYARD OF THE HOUSE IN FRONT OF THE HYDRANT.
Rookie Cop lowers his gun, grunts and dashes toward the backyard after DeBaun.
EXT. BACKYARD
Rookie cop stops running and advances cautiously with guns ready. As he passes the bushes alongside the house, he spins around quickly pointing his gun at the bushes as it is stirred slightly, a rabbit dash out of the bushes.
He give a sign of relieve, then continue on as he pass under the branches of a large tree. A pair of legs extends down, wrapping around the rookie cop's neck pulling him several inches off the group choking him to death as he gasps for air.
CRACK, DeBaun jerks his legs after the Rookie Cop stops struggling and have his tongue stuck out. He uncrosses his legs letting the body drop onto the lawn.
DeBaun jumps down from the tree look down at the dead cop shaking his head.
DEBAUN
Too green.
HE LOOKS UP AT THE BRIGHTLY LIT HOUSE, AND THEN TURNS AROUND, HURTLES OVER THE WOODEN FENCE, FLEEING INTO THE NEIGHBOR'S YARD.
INT. POLICE STATION LAB-NIGHT
Steven is doing tests under a microscope as a man dressed in black quietly creep up to him from behind holding a gun by the barrel.
The man stands behind Steven unnoticed, raises the gun and WHAMP, he strikes the back of Steven's head with the handle of the pistol. Steven slumps forward then falls off his stool on the floor.
The man put his gun away, picks up Steven under the arms, and drags him toward the refrigerator at the far corner of the lab.
The man opens the refrigerator, knocking all the medical samples and materials down onto the bottom then stands Steven up in front of the open refrigerator. He pushes Steven forward into the fridge.
AGENT NELSON
God, what the fuck have you been eating?
HE SLAMS THE DOOR SHUT, THEN HURRIES OUT OF THE ROOM.
INT. POLICE OFFICE-MORNING
Doug hangs up his phone, hastily rush to the coffee machine where Dave and Agent Nelson are stirring their coffee. Dave looks like he hasn’t slept for days.
DOUG
Come on, I just got off the phone with Frederick Inn, DeBaun just checked in a room there.
DOUG LOOKS AT DAVE CURIOUSLY.
doug
Dave, you been sleeping at all lately? Because you look like shit.
DAVE
When I can.
DOUG
You been with Sarah?
DAVE
Yea.
DOUG
(Shakes his head)
I don’t get you. You treat all your girlfriends as a sex machine, but this one, it’s different, I see you really care about her.
DAVE
Yea well.
INT. HOTEL LOBBY-LATER
The detectives enter the elevator. BING, the elevator door closes.
A moment later, the other elevator door opens and DeBaun dashes out. Few seconds later, the detectives dash out of the elevator they entered.
The two security guards waiting near the exit, they spin around shocked to find DeBaun charging at them.
The two security guards fumble to un-holster their gun clumsily.
Agent Nelson, Dave, and Doug burst out of the second elevator brushing aside people, who upon seeing the gun in the three men's hand goes into a frenzy, screaming and yelling.
AGENT NELSON
Out of the way! Get out of the way!
THE DETECTIVES HOLD UP THEIR BADGES.
DAVE
Everyone, please calm down. Police! Remain calm!
DOUG
Police! Please remain calm!
SECURITY GUARDS
Freeze! Freeze right there!
WAMP, DEBAUN PUSHES THE TWO GUARDS BACKWARD ONTO THE FLOOR AS HE CHARGE BETWEEN THEM. HE BURSTS OUT OF THE HOSPITAL THROUGH THE DOORS.
Doug and Dave stay back to check on the moaning and groaning guards as Agent Nelson runs by. Doug and Dave get up following Agent Nelson's lead.
Agent Nelson burst out of the hotel.
EXT. HOtel
Agent Nelson stands on the sidewalk looking confused up and down the street for DeBaun, no sign of him.
Dave and Doug rush out of the hotel joining him.
HOtel
DeBaun is upside down on the wall like Spiderman.
DEBAUN
He leap forward onto Agent Nelson's back digging his fingers deep into Agent Nelson's shoulder blade, while punching the Agent under the arm pit with his other hand.
Agent Nelson cries out in pain. Both Dave and Doug try to pull DeBaun off of Agent Nelson only to be kicked back by DeBaun.
DeBaun remove his bloody fingers from Agent Nelson's shoulder blade, and lowers his mouth on the bleeding wound.
He lift his bloody face up letting out an animal holler, then deliver a knuckle punch to the midsection of the Agent's spin.
CRACK, the Agent's legs give way, collapsing to the ground in pain.
DeBaun gets off of Agent Nelson. He takes off running down the street brushing terrified pedestrians aside, then turns into a side street.
Tears flow out of Agent Nelson's eyes. He twists and turns his upper body on the floor while holding his lower back.
AGENT NELSON
AHHHHHHHH! AHHHHHHHHHHHH!
DOUG AND DAVE HOLD AGENT NELSON DOWN ON THE SIDEWALK RESTRAINING HIM AS HE GOES INTO TRAUMA.
Doug
(Looks up)
Someone call for an ambulance!
INT. NEAR EMPTY HOSPITAL HALLWAY
Dave and Doug, who sits silently on the waiting bench outside the operating room BING, sound of elevator door open. The Police Chief steps out of the elevator; he looks left and right, spots the two detectives and walks toward them with a serious grin.
Doug lifts his head up as the Police Chief sits down beside him.
DOUG
Oh hey boss.
POLICE CHIEF
Boys, I got some bad news. Special Agent Brian Nelson murdered Steven Klos. He murdered Steven Klos in cold blood, first-degree offense, you know the routine.
DOUG
How'd you know it was him? You said it yourself that they couldn't see the suspect's the face on the security camera.
POLICE CHIEF
That's what I thought until internal affair brought in a security tape from their own hidden cameras that they installed a year back and told no one about.
DOUG HANGS HIS HEAD AS DAVE RUBS HIS FACE WITH HIS HANDS.
DAVE
(Tired)
Ahhh, I never expect that.
POLICE CHIEF
Believe me, it came as a shock to me as well. I guess you guys know what this means, yep we’re going to have to move him to the criminal ward and that means you two’s going to have to watch him.
POLICE CHIEF PATS DOUG ON THE SHOULDER BEFORE STROLLING BACK TOWARD THE ELEVATOR.
INT. HOSPITAL BREAK ROOM-NIGHT
Only three doctors gathered around an oval table. The Asian doctor looks at his watch.
ASIAN DOCTOR
Well, my break's over. I got to get back on duty.
MUSTACHED DOCTOR
If your breaks over, I guess my break's over too.
THE TWO DOCTORS GET UP.
ASIAN DOCTOR
(To sitting doctor)
You coming?
DOCTOR
No, I'll catch up with you guys later.
MUSTACHED DOCTOR
All right, just don't be late, remember you're new here, they're just looking for any excuse to get rid of you.
MUSTACHED DOCTOR AND ASIAN DOCTOR STROLLS OUT OF THE ROOM.
AIR DUCT ABOVE DOCTOR
A pair of eye stares down at the Doctor as the final screw securing the vent cap pops out. A hand push the vent cap outward sending it falling down toward the doctor.
DOCTOR
The doctor leans back in his chair.
The screen crashes down onto the floor beside of the doctor, he looses his balance falling onto the floor. He gets up with a deep cut on his chine, covering his wound, he looks around dazed.
DOCTOR
What the hell.
DEBAUN JUMPS BEHIND THE DOCTOR UNNOTICED. SHRRRRK, THE ROD FROM HIS TONGUE PIECES INTO THE BACK OF THE DOCTOR'S NECK, THEN SHRRRK, IT RETRACTS BACK.
The doctor exhales his breath and falls to the floor.
DeBaun yanks the bleeding corpse up, covers his mouth over the bleeding wound.
EXT. HALLWAY
DeBaun walks through the hospital in the doctor's uniform.
A friendly nurse stops the doctor.
NURSE
Oh doctor.
DEBAUN TURNS TO FACE THE NURSE.
DEBAUN
Yes. Miss?
NURSE
Thompson. Uhm, there is a patient with multiple gunshot wound in the ER, they need you over there right away.
DEBAUN
Sure, thanks, O, where's the ER?
NURSE
(Surprised)
Where it always have been, down the hall to the right.
DEBAUN
Yea right, thank you.
DEBAUN TURNS AROUND, LEAVING.
NURSE
Oh, another thing Doctor
DEBAUN TURNS BACK AROUND. THE NURSE GESTURES TO DEBAUN'S COLLAR.
NURSE
You got some bloodstains on your collar.
DEBAUN
Oh, that that’s from the last patient.
THE NURSE LEAVES. DEBAUN STAND DAZED FOR A MOMENT, THEN RESUMES HIS COURSE.
INT. CRIMINAL WARD
DeBaun walks past the receptionist desk to the gate. He turns to the receptionist.
DEBAUN
Hey, can you please open this cage up?
RECEPTIONIST LOOKS UP AT THE DOCTOR AND SHRUGS. BUZZZ, THE GATE UNLOCKS. DEBAUN SLIDES THE GATE OPEN AND ENTERS THE CRIMINAL WARD.
DEBAUN
DeBaun walks past a sleeping cop, and then the two tired detectives.
He nods to Doug and Dave as he enters Agent Nelson's room.
INT. ROOM
DeBaun closes the door gently, then walks to Agent Nelson's bed near the window. He covers Agent Nelson's mouth with duck tape from his pocket. Agent Nelson wakes up, his cry for help is muffled. DeBaun presses his index finger against his lips.
DEBAUN
Shhhhhh.
(SMILES)
Remember me?
AGENT NELSON STRUGGLES TO FREE HIMSELF AS HE MUMBLES.
DEBAUN
That's right. You see what you guys turned me into?
DEBAUN TAKES OUT A RUBBER TUBE COLLECTED TO A CORK AT ONE END AND A SYRINGE NEEDLE AT THE OTHER, THEN HE TAKES OUT TWO LARGE FLASKS FROM THE POCKET OF HIS LAB COAT.
He unwraps a package of rubbing alcohol and rubs the cotton over the protruding vein on the Agent's arm. He picks up the syringe.
DEBAUN
This'll hurt just a bit.
HE INSERTS THE SYRINGE INTO AGENT NELSON'S VEIN AND STUFFS THE CORK ONTO THE FLASK'S OPENING. IMMEDIATELY BLOOD FLOWS THROUGH THE THIN TUBE INTO THE FLASK.
DeBaun sits in the chair beside Agent Nelson's bed whistling as he watch the flask fill up.
Agent Nelson is shocked to see his own blood been drained.
later
As the flask fills, he replaces the flask with an empty one, then he gobbles the blood down and licks his lips clean with satisfaction.
The heart monitor sounds revealing a flat line. DeBaun reaches over and smash his fist into the machine.
EXT. RECEPTIONIST DESK OF CRIMINAL WARD
A doctor leads several nurses run toward the caged gate.
DOCTOR
(Points to receptionist)
Open this gate!
BUZZ, THE DOCTOR THROWS THE CAGE DOOR OPEN AND LEADS THE NURSES INTO THE CRIMINAL WARD.
She yells after the doctor and nurses.
RECEPTIONIST
Hey! They won't need you in there, they already got a doctor.
SHE SITS DOWN.
RECEPTIONIST
Over paid arrogant bastard.
DOCTOR AND NURSES
The doctor, pulling the plug off a syringe with his mouth as he leads the nurses into Agent Nelson's room startling Dave and Doug.
The two detectives looks at each other, draws their sidearm and follows the nurses into the room.
INT. ROOM
DeBaun stands up holding a half-drunken flask of blood. Drops of blood are dripping out of the tube into the second flask hooked up to the tube.
The doctor drops the syringe in his mouth on the floor. He stands there with his mouth wide open along with the stunned nurses.
Doug and Dave enter the room, brush pass the nurses and points their sidearm at DeBaun.
DOUG
Hold it right where you are DeBaun! There’s nowhere to run now.
DEBAUN TOSSES THE FLASK TOWARD DOUG. DAVE SHOOTS THE GLASS WITHOUT HESITATION, SCATTERING BLOOD ALL OVER THE DETECTIVES AND MEDICAL PERSONALS.
As the detectives and hospital personals turn away, shielding their face from flying glasses, DeBaun does a flip, landing on the ceiling and crawls out of the room at an incredible speed.
INT. RECEPTIONIST DESK
DeBaun crashes up against the gate as Dave and Doug closes in on him.
DEBAUN
Open this gate! Come on, God damn it, open the gate!
RECEPTIONIST GRUNTS AND OPENS THE GATE WITH OUT LOOKING UP.
RECEPTIONIST
All right, all right, I'm not a machine for Christ sakes.
BUZZ, THE GATE OPENS. DOUG AND DAVE YELL OUT.
DOUG
Hey! Hey! Close that gate! Close it before he gets away!
DAVE
Are you blind or something? Shut the gate!
DEBAUN IS CAUGHT HALFWAY OUT OF THE GATE. HE FORCES THE CAGE OPEN THEN HOLDS THE CAGE LONG ENOUGH FOR HIM TO SLIP THROUGH.
As DeBaun flees, he pushes people out of his way. The gate door slams shut in front of Dave and Doug's face.
Dave takes aim with his pistol and starts to shoot. The bullets slam into DeBaun’s back. Everyone on the other side of the gate hits the floor.
CLICK, the clip is spent. Doug yanks the pistol from Dave’s hand.
BUZZ, the receptionist opens the gate for the detectives.
Doug hands Dave his pistol back.
doug
This is not the time.
DAVE NODS AND FOLLOWS DOUG CHASING AFTER DEBAUN.
EXT. HOTEL
DeBaun bursts out of the hospital, he looks up and down the street. He runs down the street as Dave and Doug dashes out of the hospital.
Dave and Doug get into Doug's car, and turns on the police siren as Doug makes a sharp U-turn onto the street nearly crashing into a U-haul truck chasing after DeBaun.
EXT. STREET
DeBaun is on foot on the sidewalk pushing people out of his way being pursued by Doug driving in the wrong lane forcing other cars to swerve out of his way.
INT. DOUG'S CAR
Dave is on the communicator.
DAVE
heading down south on thirty First Street.
RADIO
Ten Six.
(BEAT)
All unites, suspect is on foot…
INT. O'DANIEL'S HOME-LUXURIOUS LIVING ROOM
O'Daniel sits on the leather sofa watching the X-files. The head of a blond bounces up and down, giving him a blowjob.
RING, RING, O'Daniel picks up the phone on beside him.
O'DANIEL
Hello?
O’DANIEL
As he listens, his facial expression turns into a frown. The blond raises her head up.
Blond
Something wrong?
O’DANIEL PUSHES HER HEAD BACK DOWN.
o’daniel
Now something’s wrong. Don’t stop.
O'DANIEL
Get the team assembled and ready to go, I'll meet you at the platform in five minutes.
O'DANIEL HANGS UP THE PHONE. HE LOOKS DOWN AT THE BLOND.
o’daniel
Well come on, don’t slow down.
EXT. STREET
DeBaun charges down the street knocking people out of his way.
He runs past a tall business building surrounded with dark glass windows. Doug and Dave pursues close behind in their car.
A police car pulls up in front of DeBaun from a side street.
DeBaun stops, he glances back and forth between the fat cop getting out of his patrol car approaching him with his gun drawn and the two detectives pacing toward him with their guns ready. He looks up at the six-story business building with ordinary windows and white plastered walls next to the business building
He jumps on the wall of the building, crawling to the rooftop like a spider.
FAT COP
The fat cop shakes his head in disbelief looking up at DeBaun crawling up the wall on all fours.
FAT COP
(Mumbling to himself)
What the hell?
DETECTIVES
Doug stays back providing cover for Dave as he tries to shatter the large window on the front door with his elbow, no effect except to hurting his elbow.
As Dave rubs his elbow, Doug waves for him to step back.
doug
Dave, step aside.
DOUG FIRES SEVERAL SHOTS AT THE GLASS. THE BULLETS BOUNCE OFF THE GLASS WITH NO EFFECT.
DOUG
Damn, bulletproof glass.
HE CATCHES SIGHT OF THE MAGNETIC LOCK ON THE DOOR.
Doug takes careful aim and Bang, Bang, Bang, he misses the lock. Dave covers his face to protect himself as the bullets ricocheting off the door. Dave waves for Doug to stop.
dave
Stop! You’ll going to get me killed!
DAVE POINTS HIS GUN AT THE MAGNETIC LOCK, SHOOTS THE LOCK TO PIECES. HE SLIDES THE DOOR OPEN EASILY. AS DAVE WALKS INTO THE DARK LOBBY, LIGHTS TURNS ON REVEALING A VERY WELL FURNISHED LOBBY.
INT. BUILDINg
Dave and Doug wait by the elevator. BING, the elevator door slides open and the two detectives walk into the elevator.
EXT. BUILDINg
DeBaun is three quarters way up to the roof. Squad cars begin to pour in from all directions.
INT. TOP FLOOR
BING, the elevator door opens, Doug and Dave get out, they look around, then bursts into the into the stairway.
INT. STAIRWAY
Dave and Doug are running up the stairway. Doug is panting very hard.
DOUG
Damn, you think they'd have the elevator go all the way to the roof at least.
DAVE
Quite complaining, at least they got an elevator.
EXT. ROOFTOP
DeBaun climbs onto the rooftop. He walks around nervously running his hands through his hair, then sits down against the railing facing the business building trying to stay calm. His frustration fades away, replaced with hope as he stares at the business building.
BANG, the door at the center of the roof is forced open, Dave and Doug blast out through the door. Dave spots DeBaun, he takes aim and fires. Doug turns and points his gun at DeBaun.
The impact of Dave’s bullets smashing into DeBaun’s face forces DeBaun backwards.
DOUG
(Yelling at Dave)
Dave! This is not the way!
DAVE GIVES DOUG A QUICK GLANCE.
dave
Well it is for me!
CLICK, CLICK, DAVE QUICKLY RELOADS HIS GUN.
DeBaun turns and leaps over the side toward the business building.
Both detectives rush to the side of the building watching DeBaun freefall.
EXT. SIDE OF BUILDING
DeBaun is halfway down to the floor when he lands on the glass wall of the business building. He rests there for a few seconds to catch his breath, and then he begins to climb up the tall business building.
EXT. BUILDING ROOFTOP
Dave and Doug watch DeBaun crawl up the side of the business building. Dave gives Doug a bone-chilling glance.
DAVE
Don’t you ever stick up for that guy again, or I’ll kill the both of you.
DOUG IS SHOCKED, HE CHASES AFTER DAVE.
DOUG
Damn it Dave! We’re not on one of those suicide missions you did in the Navy. There are rules you now, rule that we have to follow. You can’t go around killing anyone that crosses you.
DAVE
You better pull your head out of your ass and take direct action, because if you let him slip through our fingers again, I’m going to kill you.
DOUG
Damn it! This is crazy. This is not one of your black op missions.
DAVE
It is now.
EXT. SIX-STORY BUILDING
The detectives rush out of the building toward the adjacent building. Doug yells to the chubby cop.
Doug
Call for the SWAT team, we’re going in.
TWO HELICOPTERS FLY OVERHEAD TOWARD THE BUSINESS BUILDING EXECUTING LANDING PROCEDURES.
Doug stops Dave.
doug
Maybe we should wait for backup. I don’t feel comforting to go in there without any backup.
DAVE
No.
DOUG GRABS DAVE BY THE ARM.
doug
I’m serious. Look, you’ll get your chance, I promise.
DAVE
Yea, you’re right.
DAVE THINKS FOR A FEW SECONDS.
As the police officers look up at the unmarked helicopters, a black van pulls up front of the business building beside the police cars.
The driver gets out of the van with O'Daniel, both dressed like the SWAT team. They walk to the back of the van, and opens the door, letting out five men dressed like the SWAT team with machineguns.
They look up at the helicopters descending toward the roof of the building.
EXT. HELICOPTERS
The helicopters descend to twenty feet above the roof and hovers there. A few seconds pass, then a rope is thrown down from each helicopters letting three SWAT team dressed men to slide down from each helicopter onto the roof.
As the men hit the rooftop, they fan out.
The ropes drop down onto the roof as the helicopters pull away from each other flying patrol around the building.
ROOFTOP
The soldiers cautiously check every corner of the roof.
EXT. STREET
A small crowd is gathering across the street.
Dave and Doug rushes up to O'Daniel with the other police officers backing them up.
DOUG
Are your men going in there?
O'DANIEL
Yes.
DAVE
Can we go in with your men?
O’DANEIL
Got any combat experience?
DOUG
Are you kidding, the kid was a SEAL, if anyone, he knows more about killing then law enforcement.
O'DANIEL
(Points to Dave)
Ok, you can come but you do exactly what I say.
DAVE
My partner comes too.
O’DANIEL PONDERS FOR A MOMENT.
O’daniel
Ok, but you two better do as I say.
O'DANIEL WHISPERS TO THE DRIVER.
The Driver nods and runs back into the van. He comes back with two bulletproof vests, helmets, and machineguns tossing them at Dave and Doug.
Dave and Doug put the gear on with the help of police officers. O'Daniel talks into his radio.
O'DANIEL
Groundhog to bird, Groundhog to bird, do you copy? Over.
EXT. ROOFTOP
The soldiers are gathered around the steel door to the building.
LEAD SOLDIER
Groundhog, this is bird, we read you loud and clear, we're ready to go, over.
RADIO
Ok, here's situation, we got two excess baggages coming in with us. Over.
LEAD SOLDIER
Confirmed, Over.
RADIO
Alright, we'll go in two minutes, over and out.
LEAD SOLDIER PUT HIS RADIO AWAY, THEN HOLDS UP TWO FINGERS TO HIS MEN GATHERED AROUND HIM.
LEAD SOLDIER
Two minutes.
THE SOLDIERS REPEAT BACK.
SOLDIERS
Two minutes.
EXT. BUILDING MAIN ENTRANCE
Dave and Doug follow a soldier, O'Daniel, and Driver up the stairs to the main entrance. They take cover beside the door, as three soldiers stays back kneeing on the ground scanning the surrounding with their guns. A soldier runs up to the door.
SOLDIER
The soldier pries opens the digital lock casing with a screwdriver. He looks at the circuit setup for a few seconds, then pulls out two wires from his pocket collecting them to two different locations on the circuit board, and then collects the wires on a car battery from his bag.
Sparks then smoke raise from the digital lock box. He put the wires and battery away before forcing the door to slide open.
The three soldiers in front of the Door rush into the building followed by the Door Picking Soldier and the rest of the team.
INT. BUILDING LOBBY-DARK
The soldiers rush in with Dave and Doug looking around as they advance cautiously.
At the center of the lobby is angular geometric shaped art piece.
SHWWWWW, the Door Picking soldier covers his left eye where a letter opener imbeds. He falls backwards onto the floor with a THUMP.
Members of the team turn to the direction of the sound as a shadow dashes across in front of them into the stairway door.
The door to the stairway close with a CLICK.
A SOLDIER
The stairway.
O'DANIEL LEADS THE SOLDIERS CHARGING TOWARD THE STAIRWAY, WHERE THE TEAM TAKES COVER BESIDE THE DOOR AS A SOLDIER PULLS THE DOOR OPEN. THEN THE SOLDIERS RUSH INTO THE STAIRWAY.
INT. STAIRWAY
BING, BING, BING, the footstep of someone hurrying down the stairs then out of sight. The soldiers led by O'Daniel continue their pursuit.
INT. TOP LEVEL
The soldiers from the roof jog out of a hallway into the circular balcony surround a hollow space allowing one to look down at the lobby and it's angular geometric art piece.
LEAD SOLDIER
Two men teams, split up.
THE SOLDIERS TAKE OFF IN PAIRS.
INT. BASEMENT
Pipes, valves, heating tanks fill most of the space.
A security guard burst out of the stairway door running for cover behind the pipes.
O'Daniel burst out of the room, kneeling down. He takes aim with his machinegun, then fires a short burst at the security guard's legs taking him down.
O'Daniel gets up and walks to the howling security guard followed by the team. He kicks the security guard onto his back.
O'DANIEL
(Shocked)
You're not DeBaun.
SECURITY GUARD SHAKES HIS HEAD PETRIFIED. O'DANIEL BECOMES ANGRY AGAIN.
O'DANIEL
You killed my man?
SECURITY GUARD
No, no, it wasn't me, it was him, him, it was all him, he did it.
O'DANIEL
I am a man of honor and truth, I don't like liars, and I can tell that you are a liar.
O'DANIEL COCKS HIS GUN. DOUG GRABS HOLD OF THE GUN'S BARREL.
DOUG
Wait, what if he telling the truth?
O'DANIEL
You stay out of this detective, you don't tell me how to do my job!
TAK, TAK, TAK, O'DANIEL SHOOTS THE SECURITY GUARD IN THE CHEST.
INT. HALLWAY
Two soldiers close a door and move on to the next. One soldier takes cover beside the door while the other opens it with his machinegun.
The first soldier charges into the room.
INT. ROOM
The first soldier kneels down in front of the door scanning the room with his machine gun ready as the second soldier rushes in and stands behind him scanning the room as well.
After two sweeps, the second soldier tabs the first soldier's shoulder.
The first soldier gets up. They rush to the closet, and check inside it, nothing. The first soldier tabs the second soldier and points to the closed bathroom door.
They rush to the door and takes up position like how they entered the room. As the second soldier opens the door, a hand reach out and pulls the second soldier into the bathroom, then the door slams shut.
First soldier steps back a few steps with his machine gun by his waist ready to fire.
INT. BATHROOM
DeBaun kneels down hiding in the tub as the Second Soldier hangs on the coat handle on the back of the door struggling to free himself.
TAK, TAK, TAK, bullets rip through the walls piercing through the second soldier's chest and head shattering the mirror as well.
INT. ROOM
First Soldier loads a new clip into his gun, cocks the gun, and then cautiously opens the bathroom door. He enters the bathroom.
INT. BATHROOM
First soldier finds the Second Soldier hanging on the coat hanger shot dead.
FIRST SOLDIER
Oh, shit!
DEBAUN BURSTS OUT FROM THE TUBE GRABBING HOLD OF FIRST SOLDIER FROM BEHIND AND FORCES HIS HEAD INTO THE TOILET. HE HOLDS THE SOLDIER’S HEAD IN THE TOILET AS THE SOLDIER STRUGGLES FIERCELY.
The soldier exhales, blowing bubbles in the toilet water and goes limp.
DeBaun walks out leaving the first soldier with his head in the toilet.
INT. BASEMENT
Two soldiers cautiously advance past pipes, scanning their surrounding nervously.
AXE on wall
A hand grabs the axe from the firebox on the wall as two soldiers walk by pipes.
TWO SOLDIER
WOSH, the axe cut deep into the pipe beside the soldiers causing high-pressurized gas bursting out burning the two soldiers. The soldiers are knocked on the ground screaming.
One of the soldier's face is completely burned, he screams weakly for a few second, then his eyes widen as he takes his last painful gasp of air.
The other soldier who is partially burned get up on his feet just as DeBaun charges at him hollering at the top of his lunges. DeBaun grabs the axe, spins around decapitating the soldier's head sending it crashing against the pipes then bounces to the floor.
DeBaun picks up a machinegun and several clips from the dead bodies then hurry away.
AMONG Pipes
Two soldiers walk toward the heaters, WOOOSH, a shadow dash by behind them. The soldiers turn around with their weapons ready.
SOLDIER ONE
What the hell was that?
SOLDIER TWO
Probably a gas leak or something.
THEY TURN AROUND CONTINUE ON THEIR COURSE.
Heaters
DeBaun is walking among the pipes and heaters, alert. His head jerks slightly to the direction of footsteps.
Same two soldiers advance carefully toward where DeBaun was seconds ago. DeBaun is nowhere to be seen.
As the two soldiers walk past the heaters, DeBaun springs up from behind several large pipes shooting at the soldiers.
The first soldier is thrown back against the boiler from the impact of the bullets hitting him in the chest. He slides down the boiler leaving several trails of blood.
The surviving soldier ducks low. When DeBaun ceases fire to reload his gun, he springs up firing at DeBaun's direction. DeBaun takes cover behind a roll of pipes.
As DeBaun and the soldier exchange fire, bullets slam into the heater causing it to leak vapor.
The heater behind the soldier gives a cracking sound. Then as the soldier turns around toward the heater, it explodes throwing a wall of boiling water onto the soldier. The soldier is knocked onto his back.
He screams as boiling water rushes onto his face and over his body. As the boiling water ceases flowing out of the boiler, the soldier's skin is disgustingly melted. Skin hangs loosely down his fingers and nose. He rocks around on the floor moaning. His clothing is stuck to the ground.
When he turns onto his side, he tears off the entire skin on his back. The soldier gives out a painful scream before he dies.
AMONG PIPES AT DIFFERENT LOCATION
Dave and Doug are squeezed between O'Daniel and the Driver as he cautiously advance toward the elevator. O'Daniel pulls out his radio.
O'DANIEL
Bird, this is Groundhog, do you copy? Over
(BEAT, STATIC)
Bird, this is Ground hog, are you there? Over
(BEAT, STATIC)
Bird…do you copy?
DRIVER GRABS O'DANIEL'S ARM SHAKING HIS HEAD.
DRIVER
No good sir, I'm still not getting any transmissions out.
A SQUEAKING SOUND.
Dave turns around instinctively firing several short bursts at a disappearing shadow.
DAVE
What was that?
DOUG
I don't know, probably a rat or something.
O'DANIEL
No, can't be, rats don't make that sound.
EVERYONE IS SILENT FOR A MINUTE ANTICIPATING ANOTHER SQUEAKING SOUND. O’DANIEL POINTS TO THE SOLDIER NEXT TO HIM.
O'DANIEL
Men, we need to establish contact with Bird. Nerdman, go up and establish contact with Bird, wait for us, we'll be up in a few minutes.
NERDMAN
Yes sir!
NERDMAN HURRIES TO THE ELEVATOR.
WHOSH, an axe flies by between Dave and Doug imbedding itself in the wall. Two detectives and O'Daniel turn to see a shadow ducking behind several rolls of pipes.
Dave lets loose several bursts at the shadow.
The three of them then stare in shock with their back to the elevator.
DOUG
What the hell was that?
DAVE
Fuck if I know.
O'DANIEL
Can't be one of my men, they'd know better they to do that.
NERDMAN
Nerdman steps into the elevator. DeBaun crawls on the roof into the elevator as the door closes.
O'DANIEL AND DETECTIVES
BING, they turn around alarmed as the elevator door closes completely.
INT. ELEVATOR
Nerdman leans against the wall waiting patiently. He is startled as DeBaun drop down from the ceiling onto his feet and presses the stop button stopping the elevator.
Nerdman
You!
HE RAISES HIS SUB-MACHINE GUN. DEBAUN KNOCKS THE GUN OUT OF HIS HAND ONTO THE FLOOR.
DeBaun picks up the emergency phone and rips it from the wall.
DEBAUN
Hello, Nerdman, are you a FBI agent?
NERDMAN
Why do you want to know?
DEBAUN GOES CRAZY.
DEBAUN
Just answer my Goddamn question!
NERDMAN IS TRYING TO HOLD HIS FEAR IN.
NERDMAN
What the hell do you think?
DEBAUN
Well I think you are a FBI agent.
DEBAUN BLINKS, TRANSFORMING HIS EYES INTO THE FAMILIAR CAT EYES. NERDMAN BEGIN TO TREMBLE AS HE BACKS UP TO A CORNER.
NERDMAN
Oh shit, please don't kill me, I didn't do whatever they did to you, I'm innocent you know, I'm just here on orders.
NERDMAN PISSES IN HIS PANTS. DEBAUN LOOKS DOWN.
DEBAUN
Have you no self-control? Can you not even control your own bladder? You had a choice of coming or staying home, and you chose to come.
NERDMAN
But they told, no they ordered me to come, if I don't I’ll loose my job.
CAPTIAN DEBAUN
Well now you are going to loose more then a job. Goodbye Nerdman.
DEBAUN BANGS NERDMAN'S HEAD AGAINST THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THEN CHOKES HIM WITH THE PHONE CORD.
INT. OFFICE ROOM
The closet door is open.
BOOM, the door is kick down by a soldier. The soldier rushes in and kneels down with his machine gun ready as his partner gets in standing behind him. Both are scanning the room.
The closet door creaks open slightly as a shadow squeeze into it. The soldiers turn to the closet spraying it full of lead.
They wait a few seconds then stops and inches toward the closet.
Second soldier stand in front of the closet ready to fire as the first soldier opens the closet door from the side. The bullet-ridden body of a thief falls out onto the floor.
The two soldiers glance down, then exchanges eye contact with each other.
RADIO
(TEAM LEADER VOICE)
Three and Four, what happened, I heard gunshots. Over.
FIRST SOLDIER
Just some dumb thief, we mistook him for our target. He's dead now, sir. Over
RADIO
That's fine, this type of thing happens, it's not your fault, you know the procedure, get ride of the body and the evidence, keep up the good work men, over and out.
THE TWO SOLDIERS SHOULDER THEIR WEAPON AND LIFT THE MAN'S BODY UP HEADING FOR THE DOOR.
INT. ELEVATOR SHAFT
A fist punches a large square piece of the elevator top into the air. DeBaun climbs out of the elevator, then up the elevator cable to a new floor level.
He jumps from the cable onto the cut in on the shaft where the elevator hatch for the level is located.
DEBAUN
He pulls the sliding doors opens.
ELEVATOR SHAFT
BING, the elevator begins to descend.
INT. BASEMENT
O'Daniel, Dave, and Doug stand by the elevator waiting nervously. BING, BING, the elevator door opens. The three men are shocked to find Nerdman hanging in the middle of the elevator by the telephone cord.
o’Daniel
Shit!
INT. ELEVATOR
O'Daniel gets into the elevator and looks up at the hole in the elevator ceiling. Dave and Doug step into the elevator looking up as well.
DAVE
You think he gone up there?
DOUG NODS.
DOUG
Uhhhm.
O'DANIEL
Damn it, when I get him, I'm going to torture and kill that bastard.
DAVE
Take a number buddy, cause I got him first.
O'DANIEL NODS. DAVE CHOOSES THE FIFTH FLOOR, THEN THE DOOR CLOSE BUTTON CLOSING THE ELEVATOR DOOR.
INT. An OFFICE
DeBaun hides behind the executive desk from the searchlight on the helicopters patrolling the building.
DEBAUN
He takes out the ammunition clip from his gun and checks the rounds left before reinsert it back into the gun.
DeBaun becomes alarmed as he hears sound of footsteps approaching, then the locked doorknob wiggles. He crawls under to the other side of the desk. He sits down on the floor behind the desk ready for battle.
DOOR
TAK, TAK, TAK, the doorknob is shot off. The two soldiers that killed the thief burst into the room.
The two soldiers fan out searching the room. First soldier looks down at the magazines on the table.
FIRST SOLDIER
(Waving)
Hey! Check this out, latest edition of Playboy.
SECOND SOLDIER STRIDES TO THE COUNTER WHEN THE FIRST SOLDIER IS ENGULFED IN THE MAGAZINE.
DEBAUN
He raises his head up to find the two soldiers entrenched in the magazine. DeBaun lowers himself down.
As he raises his gun up aiming at the two soldiers, the powerful blue searchlight from a helicopter shines through the window onto him.
DeBaun turns to see the helicopter hovering outside the window, he rolls under the table to the other side just as the mini gun on the helicopter shatters the window, tossing its lethal bullets into the room.
As DeBaun rolls to the other side, he sits up and shoots at the two soldiers, forcing the soldiers to dive to the floor. One of the soldiers is mortally wounded in the stomach from the mini gun on the helicopter.
DeBaun turns around emptying his entire clip, ten to twelve rounds, at the hovering helicopter just as the second helicopter arrives then pulls aside.
He takes cover behind the leather couch.
The healthy soldier dashes out of the room.
INT. HELICOPTER
The pilot is slumped against the shattered side window with his head partially sticking out. The Co-pilot turns to the man manning the mini gun.
CO-PILOT
Hang on, it's going to be a rough one.
EXT. HELICOPTER
The helicopter makes a hard pull away from the window.
INT. OFFICE
Sound of the soldier moaning in pain. DeBaun gets out from behind the desk dashing out of the office after the fleeing Soldier.
DEBAUN
He chases the soldier down the hall catching up to him at the balcony. DeBaun grabs the soldier's lower jaw tilting his head back as he pierce his vein with the spear like rode from his tongue.
DeBaun covers the blood gushing wound with his mouth drinking deeply as the wide-eyed soldier struggles.
DeBaun then pick the soldier up tossing him over the balcony.
INT. LOWER FLOOR BALCONY
O'Daniel and two detectives witness the screaming soldier free falls to his death on top of the angular art piece. O'Daniel picks up this radio.
O'DANIEL
Bird, this is Groundhog, do you copy?
INT. HIGHER BALCONY
Lead soldier with another soldier. Lead soldier pulls his radio out from his belt holster.
LEAD SOLDIER
Copy that Groundhog, what the bloody hell is going down there, I thought I hard Carter screaming for his life.
THE LEAD SOLDIER LEADS HIS MAN AWAY.
LEAD SOLDIER
Fifth floor, right, we're on our ways.
INT. BALCONY
DeBaun leans over the railing to see the two detectives and O'Daniel on the level below him. He then looks up to find soldiers rushing past directly above him.
He looks around for a few moments then back at the destroyed office. DeBaun sprints for the office.
INT. OFFICE
He burst in to the office.
DeBaun takes several steps back from the window, and then charges toward the shattered window. He leaps out of the window falling down with animal squeal.
EXT. GLASS BUILDING
DeBaun free falls toward the pavement. He jerks to a stop as his hands and feet touch the side of the building.
He looks down and squad cars surround the building, then begins his climb back up.
INT. ROOM
As the lead soldier burst in with his partner, they fan out to either side of the room. Then, the two soldiers ducks as the large executive desk explodes sending splintered wood flying all over.
O'Daniel and the detectives rush into the room as the two soldiers gets up, they walk to the moaning soldier with several stomach puncture wound. O'Daniel stares at the shattered window as he take out his radio.
O'DANIEL
(Walking to window)
Chopper one, this is groundhog, hostile is outside the building, repeat hostile is outside the building. Over.
HE LOOKS OUT OVER THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING, SEES DEBAUN CRAWLING HIS WAY UP. HE FIRES SEVERAL BURSTS AT DEBAUN.
RADIO
Roger that, commencing search and destroy, over.
O'DANIEL
See to it Chopper one, over and out.
O'DANIEL TURNS TO THE LEAD SOLDIER STANDING BESIDE THE WOUNDED SOLDIER.
O'DANIEL
How is he doing? Can he still go on?
LEAD SOLDIER BEND DOWN BESIDE THE WOUNDED SOLDIER CHECKING HIS WOUND. HE STANDS UP WITH A GRIM FACE SHAKING HIS HEAD.
LEAD SOLDIER
He's out of it, stomach and liver puncture; he can’t do much now.
SOLDIER
What are we to do with him sir?
O'DANIEL POINTS THE BARREL OF HIS MACHINEGUN AT THE WOUNDED SOLDIER'S FOREHEAD. THE WOUNDED SOLDIER'S EYES WIDEN AS HE TREMBLES.
Doug and Dave speak out at the same time.
DOUG
What are you doing? You can't kill him?
DAVE
What the fuck are you doing? God, he's a wounded soldier, he should be evacuated, not executed.
O’DANIEL SLAPS BACK AT DAVE AND DOUG.
O'DANIEL
Hey! I make the calls around here! This here is one of my men, I make the decision on what's best for him and the rest of my men.
O'DANIEL NODS TO THE LEAD SOLDIER, WHO PROMPTLY PICKS UP THE WOUNDED SOLDIER WITH THE OTHER SOLDIER CARRYING HIM TO THE SHATTERED WINDOW.
The two soldiers turn their attention toward as Doug and Dave protests in unison.
DOUG
Hey! What the hell are they doing?
DAVE
Shit! You're heart is as cold as fucking ice. You won't get away with this.
O'DANIEL
Who's going to tell? You? I think not, but if you must, remember this, all this guy is going to do is slow us down, the fate of mankind rest in our hands. Think how important that is.
DAVE
But this man does not need to die.
O'DANIEL
He's dead anyways, his liver's gone.
O'DANIEL TURNS TO THE LEAD SOLDIER.
O'DANIEL
What are you waiting for? Get it over with!
DAVE
Nooooo! Don't listen to him!
THE WOUNDED SOLDIER IS TOSSED OUT OF THE WINDOW. THE CRY FROM THE WOUNDED SOLDIER BECOMES FAINTER AND FAINTER.
EXT. GLASS BUILDING
DeBaun jumps to his left as the crying wounded soldier falls pass hitting the pavement with a thump.
EXT. STREET
The wounded soldier lies on the cracked pavement. Murmurs begin to rise among the police officers.
POLICE CHIEF
He stands beside a senior police officer.
POLICE CHIEF
God, I hope Johnson and Goodwin are all right in there.
A SENIOR POLICE OFFICER
Don't worry, I know those two, believe me, if nothing else they're good at, it’s taking care of themselves.
EXT. GLASS BUILDING
As DeBaun slowly climbs up the side, Chopper Two flies around the building followed by Chopper One approaching from the other side.
CHOPPER TWO
PILOT
Chopper Two to Groundhog, do you copy? Over.
O'DANIEL
Copy that Chopper Two, what is it? Over.
PILOT
We have hostiles in sight, permission to shoot to kill. Over
O'DANIEL
Permission granted. Over
DEBAUN
He races as fast as he can up to the rooftop under constant fire from both helicopters. The windows below him explodes.
As he flips onto the rooftop, he slides down and lies flat on the rooftop. Chopper Two ascend into view few seconds before Chopper One, DeBaun gets up on his knee with the sub-machine gun ready.
He squeezes several bursts at both helicopters.
Chopper One makes a hard turn, using its underside as shield.
DeBaun get on his feet running toward the railing leading down to the door to the stairway.
HELICOPTERS
Chopper One descends out of view. The co-pilot's side of Chopper Two's cockpit is splattered with blood as the pilot struggle to maintain the helicopter while nursing his injured right arm and shoulder. The mini gun operator is slumped halfway out of the helicopter against the mini gun, dead.
As Chopper Two tries to make a hard turn, the gasoline leaking out from the side catches fire as a small amount of fuel is blown behind the exhaust of the engine, starting a fire.
The fire quickly travels to the source of the leak, then BOOM, the helicopter explodes.
Chopper One ascends into view again.
CHOPPER ONE
DeBaun is halfway to the railing. The co-pilot keeps the chopper hovering above the rooftop, he secures the instruments and gets out of his seat.
The pilot pulls the mini-gun operator’s body off the gun, cocks the mini-gun.
CO-PILOT
Ok, it's all or nothing, make this count Johnny boy.
THE MINI GUN FLASHES AS IT SPITS OUT LEAD AT DEBAUN.
DEBAUN
As he makes a daring run for the exit door he is gunned down.
DEBAUN POV
Everything becomes blurry, then completely black.
INT. STAIRWAY
The two detectives are sandwiched between O'Daniel in front of them and the two surviving soldiers climbing up the stairs behind them.
RADIO
Chopper One to Groundhog, subject is down, I repeat subject has just been taken down, over.
O'DANIEL PICKS UP HIS RADIO ON HIS WAIST.
O'DANIEL
Good work Chopper One, we'll be right up.
O'DANIEL STOP ON HIS TRACK AND TURNS AROUND FACING THE TWO DETECTIVES. HE GIVES THE SOLDIERS BEHIND THE DETECTIVES A NOD. HE POINTS HIS MACHINE GUN AT THE DETECTIVES ALONG WITH THE SOLDIERS.
DOUG
What's the meaning of this?
LEAD SOLDIER
Shut up!
THE LEAD SOLDIER BUTTS BOTH DAVE AND DOUG IN THE BACK OF THEIR HEAD WITH THE BUTT OF HIS WEAPON KNOCKING THEM OUT UNCONSCIOUS.
EXT. ROOFTOP
DeBaun, Dave, and Doug are bounded in chairs. DeBaun has his head hanging down. The lead soldier comes over with a bucket of water splashing it on DeBaun and the detectives waking them up.
O'Daniel paces back and forth in front of his prisoners
o’daniel
Well, well, you really are something DeBaun.
HE KICKS DEBAUN IN THE BALLS. DEBAUN BENDS OVER AS FAR AS HE CAN GRUNTING IN PAIN.
O'DANIEL
That's for all the trouble you caused me.
TURN TO DAVE AND DOUG.
O'DANIEL
And for you two, I'm afraid you just know a little too much, I tried to save your asses down there but you are too stubborn to realize it. We just can't allow anyone to know too much about us and what we do, it would be a breach of security if we let you live
DAVE
Hey, all we know is that DeBaun's wanted for federal offense and that's all.
O'DANIEL
Well that's what you say, one can never be too certain can they?
O'DANIEL SLAPS HIS FINGER. THE SURVIVING SOLDIER STROLLS OVER WITH A FULL SYRINGE IN HAND. HE TILTS DOUG'S HEAD TO ONE SIDE AND IS ABOUT TO STICK THE NEEDLE IN IT.
DOUG
What the hell is that?
O'DANIEL STOPS THE SOLDIER WITH A HAND GESTURE.
DEBAUN
He examines the duck tape strapping him to the chair.
O'DANIEL
This is just something to help you sleep. Mr. DeBaun here will need some snacks on his way back to where he belongs, and he worth too much to us for us to let him go starving now that we know what he prefers.
(BEAT)
Well sorry gentlemen, every victory has a price to pay, and in this case it's you two.
O'DANIEL NODS TO SOLDIER. AS THE SOLDIER IS ABOUT TO INJECT DOUG WITH THE SYRINGE, DEBAUN, PULLS FREE OF HIS BONDAGE. HE TURN AROUND STICKING HIS HAND IN THE LEAD SOLDER'S UPPER ABDOMEN, PULLING OUT PART OF THE LEAD SOLDIER'S LIVER WITH PIECES DROPPING OUT OF HIS HAND.
The lead soldier clenches tightly to his wound screaming as he falls on his knee, then collapses to the ground in moaning and screaming in pain.
DeBaun crumbles the liver up in his hand, then lets it slip through his fingers onto the floor.
The soldier drops the syringes and pulls out his pistol firing at DeBaun. DeBaun lifts up his chair using it as a shield against the soldier as well as O'Daniel who is now firing with his sub-machine gun.
Several rounds pierce through the chair embedding itself into DeBaun. Despite the force of impact from the bullets piercing into him, he holds his ground.
DEBAUN
He picks up the lead soldier's machine gun and shoots back. The Soldier is hit several times in the face, he falls back hard against the ground.
O'Daniel's gun hand is shot, forcing him to drop his gun. O'Daniel holds his wounded hand in pain. He takes the radio from his belt holster with his good hand.
o’daniel
Chopper one, I need you up here right now!
DEBAUN KNOCKS THE RADIO OUT OF O’DANIEL’S HAND.
O'Daniel slowly backs away from DeBaun as DeBaun looks down at the turning and twisting Lead Soldier moaning on the ground. He places his right foot on the lead soldier's throat pressing down slowly.
The lead soldier struggles to push DeBaun's foot off his throat with no effect while he struggles for air, then his strength weakens until his eyes rolls back and his hands fall to his side.
DeBaun looks up at the O'Daniel backing away, he charges at the Director grabbing onto his hair
DEBAUN
Now you'll see what it is like to be a victim.
HE TILTS THE DIRECTOR'S HEAD TO ONE SIDE, PIERCING THE SIDE OF HIS NECK WITH THE SPEAR LIKE THING FROM HIS TONGUE, THEN LOWER HIS MOUTH ON THE BLEED WOUND TAKING LARGE GOBBLES OF BLOOD AS THE DIRECTOR POUNDS ON HIS BACK FOR HIM TO STOP.
The director’s eyes changes into cat eyes, he pushes DeBaun off of him. DeBaun instinctively kicks O’Daniel in the chest sending him over the side of the building.
The helicopter levels behind the two detectives.
DeBaun turns around facing the two detectives He runs up to the two detectives and rips apart the tape binding the two detectives’ hands and arms.
With a nod to the detectives he pushes them aside and charges at Chopper One hovering several inches from the side of the building.
He leaps off edge of the rooftop.
DEBAUN
He grabs hold of the helicopter's landing wheel, pulling himself up into the helicopter as it pulls away from the building.
INT. HELICOPTER
DeBaun stumbles into the cockpit, proceeding to punch the pilot. The pilot tries unsuccessfully to maintain control of the helicopter while fighting off DeBaun.
The pilot pulls out a gun. DeBaun and the pilot struggles for control of the gun. The pilot lets loose several shots. The bullets from the gun strike the control panel and the ceiling.
SHRWWWK, DeBaun shoots the rod out, piercing the wrist of the pilot's gun hand. The pilot drops his gun as he cries out in pain.
helicopter
The helicopter heads straight for the side of the building. It pulls up missing a head on collision by an inch.
The two men fights each other as the helicopter yawns from side to side.
EXT. HELICOPTER
The helicopter swings from side to side. It flies backward slightly, the tail propeller of the helicopter cuts a electric line, getting tangled by it.
The helicopter swings around in all directions. The propeller strikes the electric poll tearing it off. The Helicopter slams against the side of the building nose first.
DeBaun leaps out of the helicopter.
BOOOM, the helicopter explodes.
DEBAUn
As DeBaun freefalls, the rotary blade from the helicopter hurtles through the ball of flames. It cuts DeBaun into several pieces.
EXT. ROOFTOP
Dave and Doug looking down the edge of the roof, turns to each other.
DOUG
Well, I guess I guess it’s all over now. So, what to go fishing with me this Saturday?
DAVE
Can’t, Sarah’s getting out of the hospital tomorrow and we got some catching up to do.
DOUG
They, why don’t you bring her along then?
DAVE
Yea, but I got to ask her.
AS THEY TURN AROUND HEADING FOR THE STAIRWAY, A HAND REACHES UP FROM THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
O’Daniel pulls himself from the side of the building with cat like eyes. He growls at the two detectives.
As the two detectives turns around, O’Daniel launches into the air.
Dave shows his back to O’Daniel, then quickly turns back around drawing the sword from his jacket slicing down, beheading O’Daniel. The decapitated body falls to the ground.
Dave looks at the blade of the sword in astonishment.
Doug
Nice sword. Where you get it?
DAVE
A priest.
EXT. SMALL LAKE WITH A SINGLE FISHING BOAT-SUNNY
Doug and his family are have a great time. Sarah catches something. Dave sits down behind her and helps her real in her ferocious catch.
INT. MORE SOPHISTICATED LAB
Rolls of artificial plastic wombs are along the wall with a fetus in their final stage of development in each. Three doctors are taking data for the fetuses.
A FETUS
The fetus opens its eyelids, revealing cat like eyes.
THE END
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