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TEASER
FADE IN:
1 INT. CLUB - NIGHT 1
We find ourselves inside a small, but somewhat classy night
club. There are several tables scattered about the floor with
booths lining both the east and west walls. Fancily clad
waiters weave in and out of the tables bringing the guests
their drinks.
On the south side of the club is a bar, manned by a single,
ageing bartender. The north side is home to the stage where
the 'house band' is performing flawlessly. The club is nearly
filled with people who are all watching, seemingly mystified,
by the night's performance.
On stage is a group of women singing eloquently to a jazz
based music. They're all slim, pale and beautiful, and the
entire room seems to be on the edge of their seat; awed by
the women.
We dissolve from this to:
2 INT. NIGHT CLUB - LATER 2
As the final song seems to be coming to a climax, the band
stops leaving only the LEAD SINGER to hit one last, long
note. She carries the high note for several seconds before
the band joins back in to bring the song to a close.
LEAD SINGER
Thank you, you've been wonderful!
Good night!
The crowd is ecstatic. Most of them jump to their feet to
give the group a standing ovation.
The women, along with the band, give a small and courteous
bow before departing from the stage and exiting through the
door on their left. The crowd continue to cheer even after
the group has gone.
3 INT. NIGHT CLUB - LATER 3
A few hours have passed and the action in the bar has all but
completely dwindled down. The waiters are wiping down the
tables and placing the chairs on them. The bartender is doing
much of the same behind the bar.
A heavy set, burly man walks past the bar and shoots the
bartender a nod.
BOUNCER
I'm outta here for the night.
The bartender gives him a small wave and goes back about his
business. The bouncer makes his way past the bar and leaves
the through the front door.
4 EXT. OUTSIDE NIGHT CLUB - NIGHT 4
The bouncer walks across the desolate parking lot toward his
car. He retrieves his keys and pops the lock up.
As he goes to step into the car, however, something KNOCKS
him upon his back.
He grunts in surprise, shaking his head and starting to pick
himself up, before his eyes bulge - he's seen whatever just
knocked him over.
As he shouts out in alarm, we pan to the side, leaving him
off screen
BOUNCER (O.S.)
What the… oh, God! No!
He lets out a muffled scream as if something is covering his
mouth, before falling silent.
Moments later, we hear a loud SCREAM belting from within the
night club.
5 INT. NIGHT CLUB - DRESSING ROOM - NIGHT 5
Three of the singers are standing on one side of the room,
screaming.
The sole straggler is running across the room in a panic,
trying to get to the side of the other girls.
In mid-stride, she is thrown from her feet as if though
something tripped her.
She frantically starts crawling across the floor, breathing
heavily with a terrified look upon her face.
One of the other singers reaches her hand out for her.
We see both girls hands. As the straggler's hand is a few
inches from grasping the other girl's, she lets out a SCREAM
and her hand is thrust backwards.
The remaining girls watch in horror as their compatriot is
carried away kicking and screaming.
We slowly push in on the lead singer of the group, as she
lets out one final cry.
LEAD SINGER
Violet!!
The door to the room SLAMS shut off screen, and the three
girls huddle together, sobbing in terror. From their
desperate expressions, we:
BLACK OUT:
END OF TEASER
ACT ONE
FADE IN:
6 EXT. PARKING LOT - EVENING 6
The evening is fading away as we see Chris's van parked in a
corner lot. Though the windows are up, we can still hear,
full well, the pounding bass line and screaming guitar of the
rock song that is blaring from the speakers.
7 INT. CHRIS'S VAN - EVENING 7
To the blasting techno-punk of 'Gaga Life' by the Mad Capsule
Markets, CHRIS looks over at TWIST who is nodding her head
along with the beat. He attempts to yell over the music.
CHRIS
Do we have to have this on so loud?
Beat. Twist blinks and looks at Chris.
TWIST
What?
CHRIS
(shouts)
DOES THIS HAVE TO BE SO LOUD?
TWIST
(pointing towards ears)
I can't hear you!
CHRIS
I WAS JUST SAYING-
The music stops while he is in mid sentence.
CHRIS (cont'd)
-THAT THIS…
(more softly)
That this music is beginning to
give me a headache. Especially
since it's blowing out my eardrums!
TWIST
Look. I've been thinking about this
for a while now. We're in the
business of ass kicking right?
CHRIS
I wouldn't necessarily-
Twist cuts him off.
TWIST
And if we're going to have to be
kicking ass on a regular basis,
we're going to need some ass
kicking music. You know, to get us
in the mood. This mellow, lifeless
music that you normally have us
falling asleep to does nothing but
just that. We're going to go into a
fight against a lesser opponent,
but lose because he was listening
to Pantera, while we were listening
to Bach…
CHRIS
I don't-
Twist cuts him off again.
TWIST
So, therefore, I have taken it upon
myself to keep us out of harm's way
and instead, put us on the winning
track.
(looking to the backseat)
What do you think, Danyael?
DANYAEL is huddled in the back corner of the van, his jacket
wrapped tightly round himself. He shrugs.
DANYAEL
It doesn't bother me either way.
TWIST
(to Chris)
You see? Even Danyael agrees with
me. Not only am I quite obviously
right, but I've got democracy on my
side. And tha-
Chris quickly puts his hand over her mouth in attempt to shut
her up. It works.
CHRIS
Fine. We can listen to whatever you
two want, but that's only if you're
not talking while we do so. Agreed?
TWIST
Agreed.
(beat)
So, anyway…
Chris smiles while shaking his head.
TWIST (cont'd)
… I've been thinking. If you do
find this quote, end quote 'cure'
for vampirism, I don't know that I
want to go back to being human
again. I think I want to be like
you.
Chris looks over at her.
TWIST (cont'd)
Not in a obsessive, 'you're my role
model' kind of way…
CHRIS
I almost felt flattered there for a
moment.
TWIST
(jokingly)
I didn't mean to hurt your pride.
Not that I don't look up to you, or
even…
(rolling her eyes)
… idolise you to a certain extent,
but I'm starting to think things
aren't all that bad the way they
are.
CHRIS
(surprised)
So you're saying that you want to
remain a vampire for the rest of
your afterlife?
TWIST
Why not? You'd either be a grey
headed, fat old man or dead by now
if you weren't a vampire, or half a
vampire, or whatever the frick you
are. And I'd still be serving an
eternity in Hell. Let's face it,
it's not the worst thing that's
ever happened to us. We're not
without soul. We couldn't fight
evil nearly as well either. Tell me
that you could take on a small army
single handedly before you were
turned!
Chris nods reluctantly.
TWIST (cont'd)
Things would just be-
She's interrupted by a KNOCK on the driver side window. Both
she and Chris jump a bit as they look over.
A MAN wearing a nice, semi-expensive suit stands waiting for
them to roll down the window. He's in his late thirties,
clean shaved with precisely combed hair.
Chris quickly glances back at Twist before proceeding to roll
down the window cautiously, watching the sunlight trickle
across the van and stopping it several inches short of Twist.
MAN
Are you Christopher Berkeley?
Chris looks at him curiously for a moment before answering.
CHRIS
Who's asking?
MAN
(holding his hand out)
Darrel Kneeland.
Chris wearily shakes his hand.
DARREL
I've come on behalf of a group that
I represent.
TWIST
A group of what?
Chris shoots her a blank stare.
TWIST (cont'd)
What? If you don't ask, they just
assume you know.
DARREL
A group of musicians, actually.
They're called Karma.
CHRIS
Why would a group of musicians be
looking for me? And more
importantly, how would they know
where to find me?
DARREL
So you are the guy I'm after… If
you don't mind my speaking bluntly,
a member of the group was kidnapped
last night and I need to enlist
your help.
CHRIS
Then you should call the police.
I'm not a private investigator.
DARREL
(suggestively)
It's not the kind of work that the
local police force is accustomed to
dealing with.
CHRIS
(raises eyebrow)
How so?
DARREL
My client wasn't abducted by a
human.
Chris looks straight ahead for a moment; obviously thinking.
CHRIS
You never told me how you knew to
find me.
DARREL
A local vampire named Benton told
me that he knew of someone that
could help and should be arriving
in town.
CHRIS
I don't know anyone named Benton.
He looks over at Twist who shrugs. He then looks back at
Danyael, who shakes his head yes. Beat.
CHRIS (cont'd)
Where do we find this group of
yours?
DARREL
(handing them a piece of
paper)
Here's the address. If you wouldn't
mind coming as soon as daylight
permits, I would be appreciative.
Time is of the essence.
CHRIS
We'll be there in about an hour.
Darrel nods and walks away as Chris winds the van window back
up. We dissolve to:
8 INT. NIGHT CLUB - NIGHT 8
Chris, Twist, and Danyael walk through the front door of the
night club. They observe their surroundings for several
seconds before the bartender notices them.
BARTENDER
We're closed tonight.
CHRIS
We're looking for Darrel Kneeland.
BARTENDER
You the bounty hunter?
CHRIS
Of sorts.
BARTENDER
He's with the girls. Straight
through the door to the right of
the stage.
They walk through the door and through the half opened door
to the dressing room to meet the group.
9 INT. NIGHT CLUB - DRESSING ROOM - NIGHT 9
The remaining three members of the group sit around the room
with Darrel. The girls seem alarmed as the strangers enter,
but Darrel stands, reaching out to shake Chris' hand.
DARREL
It's alright, girls. This is the
man I was telling you about.
LEAD SINGER
(suspicious)
He doesn't look like much of a
bounty hunter to me.
CHRIS
I'm not really a bounty hunter.
LEAD SINGER
What are you exactly, then?
CHRIS
I guess you could say that I'm a
connoisseur of sorts. One who lacks
an appropriate title.
LEAD SINGER
Well then, do you think you can
help us?
CHRIS
I'm not sure yet. I'm going to need
to know a little bit about the
people that took your friend.
LEAD SINGER
They weren't people. They were
demons. And she's not our 'friend.'
She's our sister.
CHRIS
Forgive me.
(looking at Darrel)
I wasn't brought up to speed on all
the particulars.
DARREL
Yes, well, where are my manners?
Girls, this is Christopher Berkley.
Chris, this is…
(points to each)
Lucia, Tamzin and Grace.
CHRIS
These are my associates Twist and
Danyael.
Danyael simply nods while Twist waves cheerfully. The girls
seem a little more relaxed now.
CHRIS (cont'd)
Now that we've got the
introductions out of the way, what
can you tell me about the demons
that took your sister?
LUCIA
It was this horrible looking
creature. Its skin was rough…
GRACE
…almost scaly.
Chris nods, taking mental notes as the girls continue. Twist
is already sizing them all up, making sure none of them are
prettier than she is.
LUCIA
Yeah. It had a set of horns growing
from its head, and a set of fangs
like none other I've seen. I'm glad
that all demons don't look that!
CHRIS
Why's that?
LUCIA
I would hate to look like that.
CHRIS
(surprised)
You're a demon?
LUCIA
Yes. Well, half demon to be exact.
TWIST
How did that happen, if you don't
mind my asking?
LUCIA
(somewhat aggravated)
It's not that uncommon. Aren't you
vampires technically half demon?
TWIST
(seeming insulted)
Yeah, but I was Turned. Have you
ever been through the Turning
process?
(beat)
I didn't think so. It's not...
Chris gives her that familiar look and she knows that it's
time to be quiet.
TWIST (cont'd)
...and I'm done.
LUCIA
Our father was a demon. Our mother,
well… she wasn't.
CHRIS
So you're all demons? Or, rather,
half-demons?
Lucia nods. Chris strokes his beard thoughtfully.
CHRIS (cont'd)
Well, that may shed a little more
light on your sister's abduction.
Why would another demon be
interested in your sister?
TAMZIN
I don't know.
TWIST
What is it exactly, that you guys
do here?
I mean, are you mixed up in evil
doings? Ritualistic sacrifices,
mass murders…
Chris shoots her that look again.
TWIST (cont'd)
What? You assume way too much. For
all we know, they could have lured
us down here to try and kill us.
Oh, no… did you guys lure us down
here to try and kill us? Because I
would have happily stayed at the
hotel if so.
LUCIA
(to Chris)
Is she always like this?
CHRIS
Yes. So what do you do?
LUCIA
We sing.
CHRIS
(looking at Twist
sarcastically)
I assumed as much.
(looking back at Lucia)
What kind of powers do you have
that could prove useful enough to
others to make them want to take
one of you captive?
LUCIA
Our powers come in the form of our
music. When the fi- when the four
of us sing together, we're able to
soothe a person's soul.
Chris spots her correction, but Twist doesn't.
TWIST
(mutters)
Someone is a little full of
themselves…
LUCIA
(ignoring Twist)
So we sing here most every night,
because there is always someone in
need of a little pick me up.
CHRIS
That doesn't seem like it would be
too advantageous for any demon…
(beat)
I didn't mean that it wouldn't be
a… I just meant that it wouldn't
appear to prove useful in the hands
of evil.
LUCIA
Exactly. That's why we can't figure
out why anyone would want to take
Violet away from us!
CHRIS
Are you sure that it was an
abduction? Forgive my being
graphic, but it couldn't have been
just a demon feeding?
The girls SHUDDER, and Darrel glares at Chris.
DARREL
I don't believe that it was. One of
them also attacked a bouncer in the
parking lot. He was left alive, a
few bumps, bruises, and a
concussion. Besides, if they were
feeding, they probably would have
attempted to feed upon the other
girls or the waiters outside, don't
you think?
LUCIA
He's right. After it took Violet,
it just left.
TAMZIN
So do you think you would be able
to help us?
Chris looks at Twist and Danyael for a moment and then back
towards the girls.
CHRIS
I can't promise anything, but we'll
see what we can do. From what
you've told me, I've got a good
idea of what we're looking for, so
it's just a question of finding
likely nests in the area and
starting from there.
The girls breathe a sigh of relief and are all smiles as
Twist pulls a face to Danyael behind Chris' back to show
exactly what she thinks of the whole deal.
We dissolve from the dressing room to:
10 EXT. OUTSIDE NIGHT CLUB - NIGHT 10
A man walks to the night club doors before reading the sign
telling of the bar's being closed for the night. He turns and
walks back around the building to his car.
The man walks on, almost making it to his car. Before he can
get there, however, he falls forward onto the ground as if
something pushed or tripped him.
The man rolls over and looks up at his attacker with a look
of terror upon his face. He covers his face with his hand and
begins to let out a SCREAM.
Before he can get the scream out, a hand with dark scaly skin
comes to rest over his mouth, killing the noise.
As the man's terrified eyes look up at us, we:
BLACK OUT:
END OF ACT ONE
ACT TWO
FADE IN:
11 EXT. OUTSIDE NIGHT CLUB - NIGHT 11
Chris, Twist, and Danyael are all walking through the empty
parking lot to the van. Twist is still defending her remarks
about Lucia.
TWIST
All I'm saying is that she was a
little… well, snooty.
CHRIS
'Snooty?'
TWIST
You didn't hear her with that whole
"aren't you half demon?" speech?
CHRIS
I don't know that it could have
been classified as a 'speech.' I
think a speech would be defined as
being slightly more than four
words. And besides, I don't think
that it was meant to be derogatory.
TWIST
(pouts)
It was all in the tone.
CHRIS
Well, either way, we're still going
to check it out and see if we can't
turn something up. Did either of
you two notice her little slip up
in there?
Twist looks at Danyael, who shakes his head.
CHRIS (cont'd)
She started to say 'five of us'
before stopping. I don't think this
is the first kidnapping the group
has suffered.
TWIST
Hey, more victims returned means
more reward money, so suits me.
You're the boss.
Chris gives her an apathetic look.
CHRIS
(to Danyael)
Is it safe to assume that you've
got contacts here in Detroit?
DANYAEL
It is.
CHRIS
Do some checking, find out about
this club and the sisters who
inhabit it. I've got a few contacts
of my own that I need to hit up.
TWIST
What about me?
CHRIS
You're coming with me.
TWIST
I don't have a job?
CHRIS
Yes. To come with me.
TWIST
That's it?
CHRIS
You can go with Danyael if you
want…
TWIST
Can I just skip the investigation
process and meet you guys when it's
time for the fight?
CHRIS
No. We'll all meet back at the
hotel.
TWIST
Before dawn, preferably.
Chris looks at Twist again.
TWIST (cont'd)
What? I can't throw my two cents in
here and there?
Danyael grins and heads off in the other direction, before we
dissolve to:
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