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                                       TEASER

                                                               FADE IN:

         1     EXT. RENGLER MANOR – TWILIGHT                            1

               The MANOR is ghostly. Downright eerie, you could say. The sky
               is a grey colour, thunder and lightning crackling high above.
               Rain crashes down from the heavens.

         2     INT. RENGLER MANOR, MAIN LOBBY                           2

               Lavish in design, expensive in scope, a sight to behold.

               Stepping into frame is a rain-soaked CHRIS, casting a
               disapproving eye over the proceedings.

               Though it isn't actually so, it appears that the paintings
               are casting foul looks towards Chris.

               Chris sighs, and then begins to walk off. His breath lingers
               in the air a tad longer than you'd expect.

         3     INT. RENGLER MANOR, CORRIDOR                             3

               Yes folks, this is where Chris fought Rengler's Harryhausen
               army. He slowly walks along, looking left to right at various
               D-Grade artefacts and paintings. Then, he stops and stares
               ahead, bewildered expression on his face.

               In front of Chris is the Skeleton Army. They still have their
               swords from the previous battle, and look worse for wear in
               the old bones department. 

               Chris stares them down for a second, almost willing them to
               make a move against him. The Skeleton Army meet the gaze, but
               slowly decide to manoeuvre themselves out of the way. Their
               faces belie the fact that it isn't by choice. 

               Chris breathes a sigh of relief, and walks past them. As he
               does so, he stares into the foremost Skeleton's empty eye
               sockets. For a brief millisecond, they appear to FLASH red.

               This frazzles Chris, but it disappears as quickly as it came.
               He carries on walking, missing the fact that the skeleton
               almost appears to be grinning..

         4     INT. RENGLER MANOR, STAIRCASE                            4

               Chris slowly walks down the stairs. There is no sound
               whatsoever in this scene, a notion not lost on him. He looks
               around from left to right, increasingly on edge. 

               Reaching the door to the Torture Room, Chris stops. He rests
               his hand on his pocket, tapping a gun. We don't see what the
               gun is yet, but we get the succinct impression it'll have a
               part to play.

         5     INT. TORTURE ROOM.                                       5

               The Torture Room is empty, except for:

               DANYAEL, lying on an operating table, his body sliced open in
               the exact fashion that Rengler did it.

               Two of the biohazard-suited Doctors are here too, currently
               cutting into Danyael. He should be horrified, but he has a
               slight smile on his face. 

               Chris walks over to Danyael. His accomplice in the Good Fight
               slowly looks up at him, and smiles warmly.

                                   DANYAEL
                         Hi, Chris.
                             (beat)
                         You can't save me.

               Chris stares in a prolonged fashion at Danyael, hauntedby the
               nature of his words.

                                   DANYAEL (cont'd)
                         She's expecting you.

               Chris nods, knowing before we do whom Danyael means. He walks
               across the Torture Room, past Danyael. As he does so, we hear
               some more cryptic comments.

                                   DOCTOR #1
                         Wow, that's interesting...

                                   DOCTOR #2
                         I've never seen one quite like that
                         before...

               Chris forgets them, cutting a silent trail through the
               remaining section of the Torture Room. An alarm sounds
               faintly in the background. 

               Chris reaches the door at the end, and KICKS it clean off its
               hinges. (It's a real big door). A FLASH of pure white light
               that carries us into the next scene envelops him.

         6     INT. ROOM                                                6

               RENGLER stands at the far side of the room, digging through a
               file cabinet that wasn't there last episode. TWIST stands
               across the room. She's wearing all white clothes and looking
               very sunny. 

               She approaches the increasingly bewildered Chris. He tries to
               speak, but the words won't come.

                                   TWIST
                         Shush!
                             (puts her finger to his
                              lips)
                         We both knew it would end someday.
                             (beat; smiles)
                         Our flaws define us. In the end,
                         that's all we are.

               Chris can only watch as two SPIKED DEMONS appear out of thin
               air, and grab Twist. He tries to intervene, but he can't. She
               smirks slightly, as they walk away towards the far side of
               the room. 

               A Wall of FLAME appears, and they walk through it.

                                   RENGLER (O.S.)
                         Finally!

               Chris faces Rengler, who in turn faces him. Rengler holds up
               a scroll, retrieved from the cabinets.

                                   RENGLER (cont'd)
                         Ah, Chris, glad you could join me,
                         I could use a hand.
                             (off scroll)
                         These prophecies are really tricky.
                         This one happens to be in Russian,
                         I'll do my best to translate it for
                         you.

               Rengler speaks in Russian, but we are given a subtitled
               translation.

                                   RENGLER (cont'd)
                             (Russian; subtitled)
                         Where once was a child with a
                         Golden Voice, power above the
                         universal reach. The Powers That Be
                         could not abide. Sent the child
                         into purgatory. To curse the one
                         who knows too much, take his voice
                         and test him again, knowing that
                         his path is just, and his ending is
                         written in stone.

         7     INT. MOTEL ROOM, CHRIS'S BEDROOM                         7

               Chris lies asleep in bed.

               Chris's eyes open wide, real wide to be exact. There's a fear
               there we haven't yet seen.

               Chris sits up with a fury. He starts breathing heavily, but
               finds himself unable to speak.

               He tries again, looking confused. He slowly comes to the
               realisation he is still unable to speak, and as the horrible
               reality kicks in, we:

                                                             BLACK OUT:



                                    END OF TEASER
                                       ACT ONE

                                                               FADE IN:

         8     INT. HOTEL ROOM, CHRIS'S ROOM                            8

               Chris sits up in bed. He breathes heavily, sweats slightly.
               He wipes some sweat from his brow.

               Noises abound from every orifice.

               Chris climbs out of the bed. He moves around, frantically
               looking from left to right. On his chest is a circular red
               scar, though he hasn't yet recognised it yet. 

               Calming slightly, he stands tall in the centre of the room,
               mellow and chilled, breathing growing slightly less rapid by
               the second.

               The sound of a car driving outside ROARS on the soundtrack.
               Chris drops to his knees, clutching his head. It's pure
               agony. Sounds have taken on a new, extreme dimension.

               Chris gets up. The noise is gone. He breathes a sigh of
               relief. There is a moment of reflective calm.

               Thunder CRACKLES overhead.

               Chris clutches his ears again. Think the car was bad, it was
               nothing compared to this. He tries to yell in pain, but
               nothing emits from his mouth. He has no way of alerting Twist
               & Danyael to his discomfort.

               It stops as suddenly as it starts.

               Chris slowly rises. His breathing is again heavy, and it's
               taken its toll. He stands to his feet.

               Chris looks around, wary. He's almost waiting for the next
               noise to come and haunt him.

               The window is open. Wind rushes into the room. It's a gentle
               breeze, but Chris takes no chances. He shuts the window
               immediately, but does so slowly to avoid the noise pollution.
               The window shut, Chris sighs in relief. Then, he stops,
               looking around quizzically.

               Chris looks at his chest. He sees the red circular scar. It
               puzzles him. He rubs a hand along it.

               It's one of those days.

         9     INT. HOTEL ROOM, DANYAELS ROOM                           9

               Danyael is watching TV. But we don't hear anything, as he
               wears some headphones. He impassively stares at it.

               A cheesy late-night film starring Jude Law is on.

               Danyael looks noticeably bored, but he carries on watching.
               (Hoping for something to happen.)

               He lifts up his t-shirt slightly. The scar that Rengler
               caused is covered in bandages. Danyael slowly unwraps the
               bandages, layer by layer. As they wrap off, more and more
               skin is exposed until we see the scar.

               It's nasty and deep. Though Danyael's vampire side is healing
               it rapidly, it is noticeably grim.

               Danyael vaguely recalls what Rengler said while he was
               unconscious. He puts a hand to the scar. His fingers run
               along it. It's clammy and still very fresh. His finger
               accidentally opens it up slightly. Danyael regards it a
               moment, and then begins bandaging it back to it's original
               state.

               Some things you don't need to know.

        10     INT. HOTEL ROOM, BATHROOM                               10

               Water is running in the shower. The cubicle itself is lined
               with fog, so we are unable to see anything. Twist is humming
               a happy little tune while she cleans her cuts & bruises.

               The water stops. Twist grabs a towel, and wraps it around her
               waist. She exits the shower and walks over to the mirror, her
               hair-dripping wet. If she had a reflection, she'd be
               examining herself in it by now!

               Twist starts brushing her teeth. She stops halfway through,
               and closes her eyes - when she opens them, they've turned
               blood red, and her vampire fangs have made an appearance. 

               She starts cleaning her teeth again, including her fangs. 

        11     INT. HOTEL ROOM, LIVING ROOM – LATER                    11

               Twist, Chris & Danyael are all sat on different chairs. None
               of them make much eye contact. Chris catches sight of Twist &
               Danyael acting a little too weird. It freaks him out. He
               tries to speak, and curses under his breath (bollocks!) when
               he remembers he can't.

               Something clicks in Danyael's head. He grabs a scrap piece of
               paper and a black pen. Writing real fast, he crafts a message
               on the paper before he crumples it up. He throws it across
               the room, where it flies towards Twist before it hits her in
               the head.

               She spins around, and sees Danyael smiling giddily. Twist
               shoots him a foul look. (What the hell was that for?)

               Danyael gives her thumbs up, and then points to the paper.
               She slowly unwraps it.

               (Why aren't we talking?)

               Twist writes her own message with a blue pen. She throws the
               paper to Danyael. He catches it.

               (It'd bum out Chris. I don't want to show him up.)

               Danyael smiles at Twist. He writes another message on the
               paper. He goes to throw it to her, but Chris stretches out a
               hand and catches it. Danyael & Twist trade nervous looks as
               Chris reads.

               Chris looks up. He fakes tears. Twist & Danyael laugh. While
               they do this, he forms an idea.

               Chris goes to writing something, but remembers he has no pen.
               He looks around in vain.

               Twist throws him a pen. He catches it, and starts writing. He
               throws it to Danyael. He reads the top line.

               (Pass it on.)

               Danyael smirks. After crossing the top line out, he throws
               the second draft copy to Twist. She reads the final two
               lines.

               (Twist. I need a favour.)

               Twist looks up at Chris, as he frantically motions for her to
               read the rest of it. She turns her gaze back to it.

               (I need you to find a spell.)

               Twist looks at Chris. She points a finger at herself (Me?),
               and Chris nods in return. Twist grimaces and smacks her palm
               against her forehead. This can't be a good thing.

        12     INT. RENGLER MANOR, ROOM                                12

               Rengler kneels on the ground. His eyes are shut, and his
               concentration is absolute.

               On the floor in front of him is a small urn. Rengler is
               waving his hands over the urn.

               His eyes pop open, and a sly smile hits his face.

        13     INT. HOTEL ROOM, LIVING ROOM                            13

               Twist & Danyael are looking through some spell books. By the
               looks on their faces, neither is exactly coming up with the
               right kind of spell.

               But neither stops trying. They push harder, Twist throwing
               one book angrily across the room in frustration, looking like
               she wants the answer now.

        14     INT. HOTEL ROOM, CHRIS'S ROOM                           14

               To take his mind off current events, Chris is doing some
               strenuous exercising.

               He starts off by stretching his muscles, and we DISSOLVE TO
               shots of him doing press-ups, some sit-ups and finally some
               squat thrusts.

               Chris just standing around, all the while sweating profusely
               from his head. He starts to pace around the room, walking in
               circles. 

               Finally, he can't take it, and lashes out like a Cobra at the
               wall. His fist punches clean through the wall, and with a
               sigh he yanks it out, and sees that it's bleeding.

               Ring Ring - it's the phone. Chris exits frame.

        15     INT. HOTEL ROOM, LIVING ROOM                            15

               The phone is ringing.

               Chris is the only one there. He looks around for Twist &
               Danyael. They are currently AWOL. Their spell books are
               scattered around the room.

               Chris continues to stare at the phone. Finally, not best
               pleased about it, he picks the phone up. Chris doesn't say
               anything. Not that he'd have a chance to anyway, the person
               on the other end says enough. Not that we hear her, just that
               its clear from Chris's increasingly bamboozled facial
               expressions that he does, and whatever he's hearing isn't
               welcome news.

               His eye starts to drop. His eyes start to twitch. His hand
               clutching the receiver as tight as can be.

               Finally, the person on the other end hangs up. Chris picks up
               the phone, and yanks it from the wall. He throws it out of
               the window outside. He hears a yelp.

               Chris picks up a spell-book, takes a seat, and starts
               flicking through it himself.

               The door opens. Twist & Danyael enter. He clutches his head,
               obviously pained. (Possibly by a flying phone.)

               Chris stands up, facing them. Though he doesn't speak, he
               makes his anger clear with constant hand-movements and
               slightly comedic facial expressions.

               Twist & Danyael stare at Chris, and at each other, just
               trying to keep up with his distinctly non-verbal venting.

               He stops in the middle of his rant, and stomps his feet.
               (Where were you?)

               Twist pulls a stake from her coat pocket. She starts making a
               stabbing motion. Chris stares at her in disbelief. Danyael
               stares at her, intrigued. Twist realises what she's doing,
               and tries to change tact.

               Twist points to Danyael, and before he can react sweeps his
               feet from under him. He hits the ground, and she brings the
               stake perilously close to his heart. She motions for a
               staking, and does an overtly dramatic impression of blood
               flying all over the surrounding area.

               During this, Danyael looks mortified.

               Chris nods in understanding. Twist smiles, and slowly moves
               away from Danyael.

               He gets up quickly dusting himself off. He shoots Twist a
               weird look. She laughs at this.

               Twist produces a notebook from her pocket. She starts writing
               inside it. When she's done, she passes it to Danyael. He
               writes his peace too, in black pen as opposed to her blue. He
               throws the notebook to Chris. He reads.

               (TWIST: We went Vampire hunting. I killed eight, and stole
               this notebook from a smack dealer.)

               Chris smirks. He continues reading.

               (DANYAEL: I met a fan – shame she actually tried to beat me
               to death with it.)

               Danyael bends his head. Twist points to several areas where
               he's suddenly lacking hair.

               Chris laughs at this – though naturally we don't hear it.

        16     INT. RENGLER MANOR, ROOM                                16

               Rengler CLAPS his hands together, and very slowly begins to
               pull them apart. As he does so, a blue flame oozes from his
               palms, hovering in mid-air. The act weakens Rengler, but it
               doesn't stop him for very long.

               He stands to his feet, and starts thinking about a spell. His
               eyelids flicker erratically, and the entire core of the
               mansion begins to shake.

               But still nothing deters him.

               Rengler feels his knees buckle, and his arms suddenly grow
               too painful to keep upright.

               But still he doesn't stop.

               Finally the room is engulfed in white light. Rengler opens
               his eyes, and relaxes. Heavy breaths are the order of the
               day. He stares forward, into the light.

               He smiles, malevolently.

               The view is breathtaking (we'll have to take Rengler's smile
               as proof of that for the mo.)

        17     INT. HOTEL ROOM, LIVING ROOM                            17

               Twist is reading through spell-books. She's clearly
               struggling, but she battles on.

               Danyael is listening to his CD player (with headphones,
               natch.). We don't hear the tune.

               Chris is jotting down ideas in the notebook. He's trying to
               formulate his knowledge of magic on the pad, hoping it'll
               strike a spark. So far it's only emitting static.

               Suddenly, it comes to Chris. He puts the pad down, and walks
               straight out of frame.

               Twist & Danyael don't notice. She shuts the book, and without
               looking throws it across the room. There's another yelp. She
               turns, and sees Danyael rubbing his head in agony again.
               Twist is glum. (Sorry). Danyael is jovially pissed. (Two
               strikes.)

        18     INT. HOTEL ROOM, CHRIS'S ROOM                           18

               On the bed are the items that Chris pilfered from Monsieur
               Rengler. They're an odd collection of artefacts. Each has its
               own distinctly surreal charm.

               The one that catches Chris's eye is a square box. Gold
               letting is emblazed on the side. (Sheneathe) 

               He opens it up, and is instantly blinded by WHITE LIGHT.
               Chris shuts it, the wheels in his noggin doing 60mph. He
               blinks a few times as his sight returns, before looking
               thoughtfully back down at the box.

        19     INT. HOTEL ROOM, LIVING ROOM                            19

               Chris strolls through the room, right over the laptop. He
               passes Twist & Danyael having a very ungraceful fight - it's
               not even a fight, so much as a playground level scrap.
               Neither gains an inch, but then again neither is trying for a
               real advantage.

               Chris sits down at the table, and starts searching the
               Internet on the laptop. He types in a search-term on Google
               (Sheneathe).

               There are over a million potential sites, but the first one
               catches Chris's eye: sheneathedevice.com. He clicks on the
               site, and is taken on a whirl-wind flash animation tour.

               Chris stares intently at the page, slack-jawed by what
               unfolds before his very eyes.

               The other two catch sight of that look. They stop fighting,
               and look at Chris. He doesn't meet their gaze, too focused on
               what he sees on the screen.

               Twist & Danyael look perplexed by Chris's gaze. It like
               someone, or something possesses him.

               Chris slowly rises, and walks over to his room in a monotone
               fashion. He slams the door shut.

               Twist & Danyael trade a wry look. (What's going on?)

               A moment later, the door opens.

               Twist & Danyael look surprised by what they see. It gives
               them great entertainment.

               Chris stands in front of them, suited up with the Judo Bag by
               his side, holding a notepad in his hands. On it, in big
               letters, are the words:

               (It's time we paid Rengler another visit. Are you in?)

               The look on Twist & Danyael's face says it all. Twist gives
               him the thumbs up, before we:

                                                             BLACK OUT:



                                   END OF ACT ONE
                                       ACT TWO

                                                               FADE IN:

        20     EXT. RENGLER MANOR – EARLY EVENING                      20

               The black Ford pulls into view. Chris stop the engine and
               looks across at the Rengler Manor – it doesn't look much
               different to the last time we saw it, except for the added
               security in the form of several vampire guards who are
               skulking up and down around its perimeter. 

               Chris frowns and turns to Twist and Danyael. He motions a
               jump over a wall, but then shakes his head to say that's a
               bad idea. He then points downwards, and pinches his nose with
               his fingers. Twist scribbles in her notebook and holds it up:

               (Sewers? Please don't say that meant 'sewers'...)

               Chris nods for yes. Twist pouts and scribbles again:

               (Sometimes, I really hate you...)

               Chris smirks and hops out of the car, not noticing as Twist
               throws the notebook at him.

        21     EXT. SEWERS – ACCESS HATCH. EARLY EVENING.              21

               A manhole slides out of view, and Twist peers down into the
               sewer tunnel below. She wrinkles her nose up and throws a
               pleading look at Chris, pointing to her flashy-looking New
               Rock boots and rubbing her fingers together to indicate that
               they were expensive. 

               Chris mimes playing the violin, and with a scowl Twist starts
               down the ladder. Danyael follows, and lastly Chris, pulling
               the manhole shut after them. As it closes with a loud CLICK,
               we cut to:

        22     INT. RENGLER MANOR – STUDY.                             22

               Rengler is poring over a spellbook, busy eating from a large
               plate of meat and vegetables, when his head snaps up as the
               'click' of the manhole is heard. He looks from side to side
               before spotting a flashing red light on a wall of security
               monitors to his left.

               One monitor is labelled 'Sewer Entrance #1', and on screen we
               can see Twist, Danyael and Chris splashing along the tunnel.

               Rengler smirks and snaps his fingers. We pan to the left and
               see a servant who wasn't standing there a moment ago. 

               Rengler nods his head towards the monitors, mouth full of
               food to stop him talking, and with a respectful bow the
               servant leaves the room. 

               Satisfied, Rengler goes back to his book.

        23     EXT. SEWER TUNNEL. EARLY EVENING.                       23

               Twist stops by a small wire grille, and motions to Chris.
               Scribbling on her notebook as she blows a stray lock of hair
               from her face, she points to the grille.

               (Way in?)

               Chris nods, then waves a hand – After you. Twist throws a
               mock smile back at him, then with a quick check up and down
               the tunnel KICKS the grate as hard as she can. 

               The loud CLANG that follows as the grille hits the tunnel
               floor reverberates up and down the tunnel, and Chris holds
               his hands to his ears in obvious pain. Twist cringes, and
               bites her lip – (Sorry!!) 

               Chris sighs and shrugs, then stabs a thumb towards the grille
               – Get moving. Twist peers into the blackness beyond, then
               hops up and crawls into the grille.

        24     INT. RENGLER MANOR – LAUNDRY ROOM. EARLY EVENING.       24

               In one corner of the large laundry room, with two huge
               washing machines clattering away in one corner and several
               empty laundry baskets lying around, there is a drain next to
               a large sink, and the grating of this drain rattles as Twist
               pushes through it. 

               Scanning the room, she gives the thumbs up to the boys for
               'all clear' and then hops up into the room. Danyael follows,
               climbing awkwardly out, and Chris is last, carefully
               replacing the grate behind them. 

               Twist reaches into her backpack and grabs a stick of
               camouflage paint, daubing two stripes beneath each eye and
               pulling on a black beanie to tuck her long, blonde curly hair
               away. She offers the stick to Danyael, who grins and points
               to the already impressive bags under his eyes. Twist grins
               back and tucks the paint away. 

               Chris paces over, looking over the room and spotting another
               access point through the laundry chute in the ceiling.

               (Now what? Up or out?) scribbles Twist on her pad, and Chris
               indicates he wants her and Danyael head out through the
               room's main doors, while he's going to climb up the inside of
               the laundry chute. Twist throws him a sceptical eyebrow at
               this suggestion, and writes:

               (I'm sorry, I didn't realise you were 'Spider-Chris' all of a
               sudden!)

               Chris scowls and snatches the pad off her:

               (Stop being a smartarse and get out there! I want you two to
               cause a diversion while I get what I came here for.)

               Twist looks at Danyael, who shrugs. Chris sighs again and
               scribbles some more:

               (Remember those demons they were cutting up? Free the ones
               who can still walk and make some noise. Can you manage that?)

               Twist pokes her tongue out at him as Danyael nods. They turn
               to leave when Chris taps Twist on the shoulder, rapidly
               scribbling again:

               (And for God's sake, be quiet!!)

               Twist nods and throws a mock salute, and with a weary look
               Chris heads for the laundry chute as we follow Twist and
               Danyael over to the door. Danyael tries it – locked. 

               He looks to Twist, who holds up a finger – Leave this to me!
               Reaching into her little backpack again, she brings out a
               small set of lockpicks. 

               In the background, Chris leaps into the chute, clambering
               with some difficulty up it and disappearing from view.

               When he's out of sight, the door opens with a click, and
               Twist tucks the lockpicks up her sleeve and holds the door
               open for Danyael. He mimes applause as the two step through,
               off screen. 

               A beat, then with a soft THUD Chris falls back down the chute
               with a white sack full of laundry on top of him, hitting the
               basket waiting below. He throws the sack off, and with a face
               like thunder reaches back up for the chute again.

        25     INT. TORTURE ROOM. EARLY EVENING.                       25

               The same long, grim room, with rows of operating tables and a
               gaggle of the biohazard-suited DOCTORS milling around. 

               Demons in various states of life expectancy lie on the
               tables, some cut open and displayed grotesquely as the
               doctors work on them, others doped up and awaiting their
               fate, others restrained and struggling as they see what
               happens to their fellows. 

               A side door at the far end of the room opens and Twist and
               Danyael sneak in, taking cover behind a collection of lab
               equipment.

               The two vamps watch the scenes in the room with a look of
               horror, Danyael unconsciously rubbing the scar on his chest
               at the memory of nearly being dissected himself. Twist rubs
               her chin thoughtfully, trying to cook up a plan as Danyael
               scribbles in the notebook:

               (Do we have a cunning plan?)

               Twist thinks for another beat, then takes it back:

               (Follow my lead, Spook...)

               Danyael watches as Twist stands and strides boldly towards
               the middle of the room.

               One by one, the doctors stop what they're doing and regard
               this strange intruder as she walks straight into the middle
               of the room. 

               Twist looks round, making sure she has all their attention,
               then raises her hands and makes the universal 'come get some'
               beckoning gesture,  broad smirk on her face.

               Not exactly slow on the uptake, Danyael is already sneaking
               along the rows of tables, using a handy scalpel to free the
               bonds of those demons that can still move, pressing a finger
               to his lips of the closest and nodding towards Twist. The
               demon nods back, knowing to wait for the signal.

               Twist puts her hands on her hips expectantly and starts
               tapping her boot on the floor, the sound echoing around the
               room.

               The doctors exchange looks, then the nearest two raise their
               hands to each other. 

               After a beat, they engage in a quick game of Scissors, Paper,
               Stone, and when one doctor loses, the other jerks a thumb
               towards something lying on a table just out of view. The
               losing doctor nods, and leans off screen. 

               He returns a moment later with a large, blood-stained bone
               saw, which he starts up, the high-pitched WHIRRING sounding
               like a million dentist's drills running at once.

               Suddenly Twist doesn't look so cocky anymore.

        26     INT. RENGLER MANOR – HALLWAY. NIGHT.                    26

               Scrambling up a laundry chute mounted discreetly into the
               wall, Chris finally makes it onto solid ground, now on the
               first floor of the mansion. 

               He checks the corridor up and down, ducking to one side out
               of view as a maid walks past the junction at the corridor's
               end, pushing a trolley. 

               When the coast is clear, Chris steps out and paces forward,
               freezing when he sees a camera mounted in the ceiling up
               ahead. He raises his hand and starts to mutter a spell, but
               after a beat realises it won't work while he can't speak, and
               he hangs his head. 

               Snapping his fingers suddenly as he realises something, and
               reaching into his jacket he brings out a small black box.
               Holding it above his head, he walks straight out into the
               camera's path.

        27     INT. RENGLER MANOR – SECURITY OFFICE. NIGHT.            27

               A gaggle of security staff stand around watching the
               monitors, focusing on the two showing Twist backing away from
               the advancing doctor with the bonesaw. 

               We pull back to see a chalkboard propped next to the monitor,
               with a line dividing it in two – one side is labelled 'Crazy
               Doctor' and the other 'Vampire Chick.' 

               A beefy guard, barely fitting into his uniform, is accepting
               wads of money from the crowd around him as another marks off
               the bets – and let's just say the bookie isn't favouring
               Twist at the moment.

        28     INT. TORTURE ROOM. NIGHT.                               28

               We're back with Twist, her eyes fixed on the doctor as he
               paces forward, bonesaw buzzing. Twist's eyes flick left and
               right, looking for a way out or a weapon, but there's nothing
               in range. 

               The doctor would be cackling evilly if we could hear him over
               the saw, but as it is he just looks ready to start slicing. 

               Twist suddenly stops, and with a calm look assumes a kung fu
               fighting stance, ready for his attack. The doctor pauses,
               confused.

               Still working his way round the room, he and the demon he's
               just freed watch Twist intently, wondering what the heck
               she's playing at.

               The doctor cocks his head to one side, then LUNGES at Twist
               with the saw. He's inches away from Twist when she starts to
               turn, and with cat-like grace she sidesteps and trips him,
               giving him and extra shove and sending him straight into one
               of the banks of lab equipment lining the room. 

               The saw slices into the bulky casing round the electronics,
               and with a SLOW MOTION shower of sparks, the doctor is
               ELECTROCUTED, juddering back and forth before finally
               releasing the saw. He SLAMS into the floor, very dead.

               She bows her head to her fallen foe, then spins back round to
               face the rest of the room.

               After a beat the demon next to Danyael, short and orange
               skinned with a large jaw, starts to clap.

               She shrugs: (It was nothing.)

        29     INT. RENGLER MANOR – SECURITY ROOM. NIGHT.              29

               One guard at the back reaches out and collects all the money
               from the rest of the stunned security team, having been the
               only one of them to bet on Twist. 

               They don't notice one of the monitors behind them fizzing
               with static, before clearing up and returning to normal.
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