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                                       TEASER

                                                               FADE IN:

         1     INT. WHITE ROOM - NIGHT.                                 1

               We fade in from brilliant white to make out what appears to
               be a hospital bed, with somebody lying peacefully on it.

               As the whiteness starts to fade away, we can make out the
               features of the person on the bed - and it's TWIST, her long,
               blonde hair neatly combed and her sleeping expression telling
               us she's deep in dream land at the moment. She's dressed in a
               typical plain white hospital gown.

               The whiteness continues to fade around her, and as we push in
               on Twist we begin to make out details in the room around her -
               other beds lined up either side of her, all empty.

               We push right up to Twist as the whiteness disappears, and we
               can clearly see now that we're in some kind of otherwise
               deserted hospital ward, and also that what skin of Twist's we
               can see is covered with scratches and marks.

               Suddenly, Twist's eyes FLICK OPEN!

               She sits bolt upright with a GASP, gulping down deep breaths
               of air on reflex as her hands grip the edge of the bed for
               support.

               Twist looks round the empty ward with wide eyes - we can hear
               the sound of heavy wind and rain rattling the windows, but
               the only other sounds are Twist's gasps of breath and the
               heart monitor.

               She tries to swing her legs off the bed but winces, looking
               down at her arm.

               An IV drip is in her arm, a yellow powder sprinkled liberally
               over it. She follows the IV tube back up to a fresh packet of
               blood hanging above her.

               Confused to all heck, Twist yanks the IV out of her arm with
               a YELP, and with unsteady feet she tries to stand off the
               bed.

               She has some difficulty walking - it's clearly been a while
               since she last used her legs, and she pushes against the beds
               around her for support as she struggles along.

               Pausing for a moment, she runs a hand back through her hair -
               and freezes as she feels something there.

               Spotting a small vanity mirror on a bedside table nearby, she
               staggers over and lifts it up, parting her hair to get a
               better look.

               There's a long scar running along her head, as though she
               suffered a particularly bad head wound.

               Agitated, she drops the mirror and heads towards the only
               door in the room as the noise of the storm outside kicks up a
               gear.

               Rattling the handle, she finds that the door is locked.
               Frustrated, she takes a step back, lines up and KICKS the
               door - promptly knocking herself flat on her ass!

               She pouts as she sits on the floor for a beat.

                                   TWIST
                             (mumbles)
                         Yeah, real smooth, Twist...

               Pushing herself back to her feet, she reaches for the handle
               again when she hears FOOTSTEPS approaching on the other side
               of the door.

               Twist quickly ducks to one side, waiting as we hear a key
               turn in the door.

               It swings open, and she tenses as she watches somebody step
               into the ward.

               It's a young DOCTOR in his white coat, fairly unassuming
               looking with his glasses and short black hair - but that
               doesn't stop Twist YELLING a battle cry and SHOVING the man
               to the ground!

               As the doctor sprawls on the floor, Twist dashes outside.

         2     INT. CORRIDOR - CONTINUOUS.                              2

               Twist barrels out into a long, plain corridor, looking like
               the basement of some kind of building. In her bare feet, she
               hustles down the corridor, putting as much distance as she
               can between herself and the ward, despite not exactly being
               able to run.

               She turns as she hears a voice behind her.

                                   DOCTOR (O.S.)
                         Hey! Wait!

               The doctor has recovered and followed her out of the ward,
               gaining quickly on her.

               Twist tries to pick up speed, approaching a pair of swing
               doors up ahead, and barging through them into:

         3     INT. OVERHEAD WALKWAY - CONTINUOUS                       3

               Twist finds herself in another long corridor, but this one is
               suspended over a series of open-plan rooms below her, visible
               through large glass panels set into the corridor walls.

               Twist slows and frowns, the scene triggering something in her
               memory, but as she hears the doctor push through the doors
               behind her, she starts up her escape again.

               The corridor splits into a T-junction ahead, and Twist tears
               round it to the right - and barrels straight into somebody!

               As both figures are knocked to the ground, twist lands
               heavily on her back, what little wind she did have knocked
               out of her.

               The doctor skids into the scene, looking down on her as she
               blinks, trying to focus again.

                                   TWIST
                         Alright, look, I don't know who you
                         are, baumgartner, but you stick one
                         more thing in me, and I'll stick-

                                   CHRIS (O.S.)
                         Twist?

               Twist blinks and sits up - and sees that the person she just
               ran into is none other than her partner CHRIS!

               He stares at her with a mixture of relief and surprise as he
               stands, holding out a hand to help her up.

               Twist hesitates, but then lets Twist pull her to her feet.
               His hair is a little neater and shorter, but this is
               obviously still the same guy.

               Chris takes off his long leather coat and wraps it round her
               as the doctor starts to reel out an apology.

                                   DOCTOR
                         I'm so sorry, Mr. Berkeley, I was
                         just going in to check on her, same
                         way I always do, when she just
                         attacked me and started running,
                         and I-

                                   CHRIS
                             (interrupts)
                         It's alright, Sean. Get back to the
                         ward, I'll bring her along in a
                         moment.

               The doctor nods, and with a last glance at Twist heads back
               down the corridor.

               Twist turns to Chris, the old fire back in her eyes.

                                   TWIST
                         Alright, two words. 'What' and
                         'the?'

                                   CHRIS
                             (smiles)
                         It's good to see you on your feet
                         again, Twist.

                                   TWIST
                         Yeah, yeah, you too. Can we get
                         back to the 'what the?'

                                   CHRIS
                         Don't worry, you're safe. Let's get
                         back to the ward and I'll explain
                         everything that you've missed.

                                   TWIST
                         Woah, hold up - 'missed'? How long
                         have I been out?

                                   CHRIS
                             (beat)
                         Almost three months.

               A long beat as Twist's jaw drops.

                                   TWIST
                             (quietly)
                         Oh...

               And from her dazed expression, we:

                                                             BLACK OUT:



                                    END OF TEASER
                                       ACT ONE

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         4     EXT. NEW YORK - OUTSIDE TOWER BLOCK - NIGHT.             4

               Back in the closing moments of the last time we joined Chris,
               we're looking at the entrance to a tall inner city tower as
               heavy rain lashes the scene before us.

               An abandoned police barricade has cordoned off the area, and
               a news crew van is parked alongside two large police vans.
               There isn't another soul in sight.

               Chris stumbles out into the open air, the storm abating and
               the rain thinning out as he looks up to the sky, gratefully
               opening his mouth to catch a little rainwater.

               He doesn't spot the person approaching him, pacing casually
               across the abandoned barricade. His eyes closed, Chris is
               startled by a sudden voice:

                                   VOICE (O.S.)
                         Despite everything I loathe about
                         him, there's the one thing I always
                         admire about Malkuth.

               Chris looks across - and facing him is CIEGUE, the blind
               assassin who Chris only just managed to defeat last time they
               met. He smiles at Chris, his dark sunglasses reflecting the
               emerging moonlight overhead.

                                   CIEGUE
                         He always has another backup plan.

               Ciegue draws his sword with a rapid SWISH, and he takes a
               step towards Chris, who stands his ground.

                                   CIEGUE (cont'd)
                         So I guess there's only one
                         question we need to answer now,
                         Chris.

               Chris closes his eyes, knowing he's about to enter another
               fight he may not walk away from.

                                   CIEGUE (cont'd)
                         Do you really think you can beat me
                         a second time?

               Chris opens his eyes, gripping his katana blade tightly, and
               Ciegue smiles broadly.

                                   CIEGUE (cont'd)
                         Let's find out.

               Ciegue snaps into a fighting stance, and a clearly already
               exhausted and weary-looking Chris does the same. 

                                   CHRIS
                         I don't have time for this, Ciegue.
                         You'd save both of us a lot of
                         trouble if you just walked away.

                                   CIEGUE
                         I'm afraid I can't do that. I don't
                         know what you did to Malkuth up
                         there, but he brought me in as his
                         backup. If anything happened to
                         him, it became my duty to make sure
                         you never leave this city.

               The two old enemies start to circle one another, their gazes
               locked on each other.

                                   CIEGUE (cont'd)
                         Just out of interest, what did you
                         do to Malkuth?

                                   CHRIS
                         Used his own magic against him. I
                         converted the energy he'd summoned
                         up there into a transportation
                         portal, and then just threw him
                         into it.

                                   CIEGUE
                             (nods)
                         Very neat and tidy. Where did you
                         send him?

                                   CHRIS
                             (shrugs)
                         Haven't a clue.

               Ciegue grins - and then suddenly CHARGES forward, trying to
               catch Chris off guard.

               Chris' reflexes are still razor sharp, and he raises his
               katana to block Ciegue's serrated sword with a loud CLANG of
               metal.

               They push against each other for a beat, before there is a
               sudden BOOM from some distant explosion, and both men are
               thrown off their feet.

               They flip back up to recover, Chris looking alarmed as he
               flicks his eyes left and right, searching for the source of
               the explosion.

                                   CIEGUE
                         Was that anything to do with you?

                                   CHRIS
                         Most likely yes.

                                   CIEGUE
                         So I suppose you'll be wanting to
                         finish me off quickly and go and
                         investigate, right?

                                   CHRIS
                         That's the idea.

                                   CIEGUE
                             (smiles)
                         So take your best shot.

               Chris waits a beat - then LUNGES forward again, and as the
               sparks fly from the two clashing swords, we cut to:

         5     INT. TUNNELS - NIGHT.                                    5

               We're locked inside the grim, earthy tunnels with Twist and
               DANYAEL, their only way out sealed off by a solid slab of
               stone that has fallen over the exit.

               Danyael heaves against it, trying and failing to move it,
               while a dejected Twist stares down at a child sized shop
               dummy, seated on a chair in the middle of the room. Twist is
               still wearing Chris' fedora.

               Barred cell doors line the tunnel, with flickering lamps
               embedded into the walls offering little light for the two
               captive vampires.

               Twist looks up as Danyael grunts, his muscles straining as he
               tries to lift the slab again.

                                   TWIST
                         Forget it, Spook, we're stuck.

               Danyael stands, wiping the sweat from his brow and throwing
               an angry scowl at Twist.

                                   DANYAEL
                         So what? So we just sit here and
                         rot? Forget it! Until we figure
                         something else out, I'm gonna keep
                         trying to open this door, or slab,
                         or whatever the hell it is.

                                   TWIST
                         There's probably another way out
                         somewhere. Sitting here and
                         watching you get a hernia isn't
                         exactly something I'd class as a
                         'plan.'

               Twist looks down at the shop dummy again, and Danyael heads
               over, his expression sympathetic.

                                   DANYAEL
                             (off dummy)
                         What would you have done if that
                         actually was your sister?

                                   TWIST
                             (distracted)
                         Huh? Oh. I don't know. I'm just
                         pissed that I let Malkuth use it to
                         trick me into coming down here.

               With one last look at the dummy, she KICKS the chair over
               with some force, almost breaking it and the dummy in two.

               Danyael watches her for a beat - and Twist suddenly tears up,
               trying to hold in a sob of frustration but failing. Danyael
               quickly throws his arms round her, holding her tight as she
               starts to cry.

                                   DANYAEL
                             (soothing)
                         Ssh. Come on. It's nothing.

               Twist pushes herself away from him, wiping the tears away and
               trying to shake off the emotions.

                                   TWIST
                         No, it isn't. That stupid half
                         demon baumgartner pushed the wrong
                         buttons on me this time.
                             (darkly)
                         Nobody screws with me when it comes
                         to my family.

               Twist's suddenly fierce look makes Danyael take a step back.
               He can sense the fury radiating off her.

                                   DANYAEL
                         Okay, point taken. Let's find that
                         other way out of here you were so
                         sure about, huh?

               Twist nods, and starts pressing her hands against the walls,
               feeling around for some kind of hidden entrance.

               Danyael retrieves a packet of cigarettes from his jacket, and
               pops one in his mouth before getting his lighter. After a few
               clicks, he gets a flame - only for a drop of water to land on
               it, putting the flame out.

                                   DANYAEL (cont'd)
                         Huh.

               He looks up - and a second drop of water lands in his eye. He
               winces and steps back.

               As Danyael wipes the water away, he becomes aware of more
               drops - many more, in fact! The ceiling is beginning to drip
               with water from several points.

                                   DANYAEL (cont'd)
                         Uh, Twist?

               She turns round, and a drop of water lands on her head. She
               looks up and sees the water pooling on the ceiling of the
               tunnel, then looks back to Danyael.

                                   TWIST
                         Oh, fu-

               FWOOSH! Water erupts from the ceiling, drenching the two
               vamps in seconds. The flow doesn't stop, quickly starting to
               pool on the tunnel floor.

               Twist splashes over to Danyael, dragging him over into one of
               the cell doorways to get a little cover.

                                   TWIST (cont'd)
                             (shouting over noise)
                         Great! First we get stuck down
                         here, and now this?!?

                                   DANYAEL
                         Uh, guess now's not a good time to
                         mention I can't swim, huh?

                                   TWIST
                         Swimming's gonna be the least of
                         our problems if we don't find a way
                         out of here, Dan!

                                   DANYAEL
                         Hey, it's not like we can drown,
                         right?

                                   TWIST
                         You wanna spend the rest of your
                         life stuck in this tunnel in eight
                         feet of water?

               Danyael pauses - he hadn't thought of that.

                                   TWIST (cont'd)
                         Exactly! Come on, we need to find
                         that way out, and fast!

               As Twist steps out of the doorway and yanks Danyael out of
               frame, we cut back to:

         6     INT. WARD - NIGHT.                                       6

               Twist is back in her bed, watching the doctor as he pushes
               the heart monitors out of the way and takes the blood bag
               from the IV down. Chris sits in a chair by the bed.

                                   DOCTOR
                         We've been keeping you on this
                         since you came here, Chris
                         enchanted the IV to make sure it
                         got the blood round your whole
                         body.

                                   TWIST
                             (smirks at Chris)
                         Well, gee, doesn't he just think of
                         everything!

                                   DOCTOR
                             (off blood bag)
                         If you like, I can warm this up and
                         bring it round for you? It's all
                         off registered donors, so it's
                         perfectly legal.

               Twist throws a hopeful look at Chris, who nods, and Twist
               beams back at the doctor.

                                   TWIST
                         That would be fan-fricken-tastic. 

               With a nod, the doctor heads out, and Chris waits until the
               door closes and the two are left alone.

                                   CHRIS
                         How are you feeling?

                                   TWIST
                         Like I've been lying on my back for
                         three months, how'd you think I
                         feel? Kinda weak, a little dizzy,
                         and very, very hungry.

               Twist grabs a comb from the bedside table and starts to drag
               it through her hair, noticing after a few beats that Chris is
               still staring at her.

                                   TWIST (cont'd)
                         What's with you? Anyone'd think you
                         never saw me before!

                                   CHRIS
                         I'm just glad to see you're
                         alright, that's all.
                         You took a pretty heavy beating, so
                         when your body shut itself down to
                         try and make some repairs, I...

               He trails off, and Twist rolls her eyes.

                                   TWIST
                         Aw, man. You're not gonna get all
                         'I never thought I'd see you
                         again!' on me, are you? You know I
                         hate that.

                                   CHRIS
                             (chuckles)
                         I know. I suppose it's not
                         surprising, given the stress you
                         put your body under.

                                   TWIST
                             (suspicious)
                         'Stress'? What 'stress,' exactly?

               Chris is quite for a beat, and as Twist twigs that this is
               going to continue to be a long story, we cut back to:

         7     EXT. OUTSIDE TOWER BLOCK - NIGHT.                        7

               Ciegue and Chris are still fighting, water flying off them as
               they dance around each other, swords sparking in a furious
               display of swordsmanship.

               Chris blocks Ciegue's attacks, darting left and right and
               trying to land a few hits of his own, but Ciegue's just too
               damn quick.

               Chris SHOUTS in pain as Ciegue slices his sword into Chris'
               arm, and as Chris stumbles Ciegue lands two more cuts, one to
               Chris' leg and another across his back.

               Chris drops his sword and clatters to the floor, gasping for
               breath, as Ciegue coolly flicks the blood off his sword and
               grins down at Chris.

                                   CIEGUE
                         You're letting me down here,
                         Christopher! I know you've been
                         through a lot tonight already, but
                         the least you could do is give
                         yourself a fighting chance!

               Chris reaches for his sword, and Ciegue doesn't stop him.
               Chris stands again, swaying a little, trying to focus his
               battered body again.

                                   CHRIS
                         I'm only going to ask you once
                         more, Ciegue. Stand aside!

                                   CIEGUE
                             (laughs)
                         Or you'll do what? Bleed on me?
                         Don't misunderstand me, I paid a
                         lot of money for this suit and I'd
                         hate to get your bodily fluids all
                         over it, but still...
                             (raises sword)
                         Some stains are worth it.

               Ciegue leaps forward to the attack again, and as he and Chris
               continue to spar, the rain still falling heavily as they
               pirouette and dodge around each other, we cut back to:

         8     INT. TUNNELS - NIGHT.                                    8

               Twist is looking frantically round for an exit - the
               cascading water from the ceiling has already filled the
               tunnel up to their knees.

               Danyael is taking shelter in one of the cell doorways, soaked
               through as he tries to pull the barred cell door away, hoping
               it'll lead somewhere.

                                   TWIST
                         C'mon, Spook! Help me!

               Twist sloshes through the water, carrying what's left of the
               chair.

                                   DANYAEL
                         Help you do what?

                                   TWIST
                         Tunnel out of here!

                                   DANYAEL
                         Have you lost it? We're about ten
                         feet underground! You got a
                         Thunderbird stashed in your back
                         pocket or something?

                                   TWIST
                         No, stupid, watch!

               Twist starts to use the chair as a makeshift shovel, scooping
               away the sodden dirt surrounding the stone slab sealing them
               in the tunnel.

               Danyael watches her for a beat, then the penny drops.

                                   DANYAEL
                         You reckon you can dig us right
                         past the door?

                                   TWIST
                         You got a better idea? I don't plan
                         on growing gills and starting a new
                         life under the sea, so grab
                         something and help me dig us out of
                         here!

               Danyael nods, looking around for some kind of tool he can
               use. Spotting a second chair, an old, rusted metal one on its
               side in one corner, he splashes over and grabs it.

               Joining Twist, he uses the chair legs to scoop out dirt from
               the other side of the slab, the two working with feverish
               speed to try and break out. We cut back to:

         9     EXT. OUTSIDE TOWER BLOCK - NIGHT.                        9

               Chris and Ciegue are still in their fight, but as Ciegue
               BOOTS Chris to the floor, sending him sprawling, it's clear
               where the advantage lies.

               Ciegue rotates his neck, loosening himself up, and hops from
               foot to foot as Chris slowly starts to get back to his feet
               yet again.

                                   CHRIS
                         You're really enjoying this, aren't
                         you?

                                   CIEGUE
                         Absolutely. I don't want it getting
                         around that you beat me, Chris, I
                         have a well-maintained reputation
                         that leads me to many very
                         expensive clients, and our last
                         meeting went some way to
                         endangering that!

               Chris scoops up his katana, but doesn't take up a fighting
               stance, taking advantage of the relief from the fight.

                                   CHRIS
                         Doesn't it strike you as somewhat
                         dishonourable to fight a man who
                         isn't at full strength?

                                   CIEGUE
                         If I had any honour, then yes, I
                         imagine it would. Thing is, once a
                         man starts selling himself and his
                         sword to the highest bidder, the
                         whole warrior's code of conduct
                         tends to get filed away somewhere
                         and forgotten about.

                                   CHRIS
                         So that's how this ends? You beat
                         me, no matter what the situation,
                         and you walk away with a clear
                         conscience?

                                   CIEGUE
                             (grins)
                         Exactly.

               Chris nods - and then quickly steps up to the attack. Ciegue
               is ready, the two starting their battle again as we cut back
               to:

        10     INT. TUNNELS - NIGHT.                                   10

               Twist and Danyael are still frantically shovelling away the
               dirt surrounding the slab, already making visible progress.

               After a few moments, Twist pauses and gives the slab a SHOVE
               with all her strength - and it moves! Only very slightly, but
               they're definitely making progress.

                                   TWIST 
                         That's it! That's it, we're doing
                         it! Keep going!

                                   DANYAEL
                         What does it look like I'm doing?

                                   TWIST
                         The water pressure's gonna help us
                         out, sooner or later we'll
                         unbalance it enough so that it
                         just...

               She trails off as there is a loud GROANING noise from the
               slab. It starts to rock back and forth a little, and Twist
               and Danyael exchange a look. 

                                   DANYAEL
                         Is that good?

                                   TWIST
                         I dunno. Keep digging, and let's
                         hope the water in here doesn't-

               FWOOSH! The water pouring from the ceiling suddenly doubles
               in intensity, and Twist and Danyael are engulfed by a fresh
               wall of water.

               Pressed against the slab, they're pinned down and unable to
               move, twist doing her best to keep her head above the rapidly
               rising water level.

               There's another GROAN, and she looks up to see the slab
               shifting again. The extra water now has a place to build up,
               thanks to the duo's hurried digging work, and the difference
               in pressure is starting to unsettle the slab.

                                   TWIST (cont'd)
                             (yells)
                         Hang on!!

               With a final CREAK, the bottom of the slab starts to give
               way, and as the force of the water finds a way out, the slab
               is pushed up and away, almost flipping over as the water
               floods down the rest of the tunnel, blasting Twist and
               Danyael down and out of their prison.

               Twist, managing to stay above the surface, spots the hole
               they climbed down quickly approaching, and manages to reach
               her arm up, grabbing the edge of the hole just as she's swept
               past it.

               Gasping for breath, she looks round and sees Danyael, and
               streaks out an arm towards him.

                                   TWIST (cont'd)
                             (frantic)
                         Danyael!!

               Spluttering, he reaches out - and manages to grab hold, a
               fraction away from being swept off.

               Her face contorted with effort, Twist slowly pulls herself up
               towards the hole, the rising water level making things
               somewhat easier, her other hand firmly clamped round
               Danyael's wrist.

        11     INT. EMPIRE STATE - BASEMENT CAR PARK - NIGHT.          11

               And in a sudden BURST of water, Twist and Danyael are thrown
               up into the air and out onto the hard concrete floor of the
               deserted car park.

               Landing heavily, they stay there for a few beats, panting
               with exertion, as we hear the sound of the rushing water
               echoing up from the tunnel entrance.

               Soaked to the bone, Twist pushes herself upright, shaking her
               head to clear it, as Danyael stays on his back, out of gas
               and in no state to move.

                                   TWIST
                         Well, looks like those physics
                         lessons paid off, huh?

                                   DANYAEL
                         Guess so...

                                   TWIST
                         C'mon, Spook, no time for sleeping
                         on the job. We've got to find Chris
                         and-

               Twist is cut off as a HAND streaks into frame, grabbing her
               by the hair and dragging her onto her feet.

                                   TWIST (cont'd)
                         Yow! What the-

               Twist's eyes bulge as she sees who's attacking her - it's VAN
               LEWIN, the bounty hunter! His eyes burn with hatred for the
               vampire before him, his bald head showing a few more scars
               but his muscular body still obviously at its peak.

                                   VAN LEWIN
                         Payback time, little girl!

               Van Lewin PUNCHES Twist hard across the jaw, and as the blow
               connects, we:

                                                             BLACK OUT:



                                   END OF ACT ONE
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