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FADE IN:
12 INT. MOTEL ROOM - MORNING. 12
We're close on Danyael lying in a sleeping bag on the floor
as he wakes up, hearing the sounds of two voices talking
quickly somewhere within the room.
He sits up, ruffling his bed head hair as the voices come
into focus - and it's Chris and Julie, both of whom look
pretty worried about something.
DANYAEL
What's up?
(look round)
Where's Twist?
Julie and Chris exchange a look, then Chris heads away to
grab his coat and Julie steps over to Danyael.
JULIE
Twist isn't here. We think she left
not long before the sun came up.
DANYAEL
What? Why?
Chris' dark look says it all, and Danyael groans, rubbing his
eyes and standing up.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
She took off, didn't she.
CHRIS
It's my fault. I shouldn't have
gone off on one at her the way I
did.
JULIE
We can talk about blame later,
right now we need to concentrate on
finding her.
DANYAEL
Where would she have gone?
CHRIS
She's most likely gone to try and
find those books, so I'm going to
start at the train station and work
out from there.
JULIE
What about us?
CHRIS
You two stay here for now.
Chris tosses his cell phone to Danyael.
CHRIS (cont'd)
Her phone's switched off, but keep
trying it. I'll be in touch via
Julie's phone if and when I find
anything.
Chris opens the door and steps outside, hurrying across the
parking lot to the van.
Julie sits back down on the bed, running a hand through her
hair as Danyael types Twist's number into the phone. He
listens, but gets a 'Your Call Cannot Be Completed' message
and cuts the call off.
DANYAEL
(sighs)
Damn it.
JULIE
Is this like her? Has she taken off
before after those two have had a
fight about something?
DANYAEL
Not that I know of, but knowing her
I'd say it's pretty likely.
Julie gets up and switches on the small electric kettle as
Danyael goes back over to his jacket. He takes out his
cigarettes, then remembers the note from last night. He takes
it out, glances at Julie, then walks over to her.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
Uh, Julie?
JULIE
Yeah?
DANYAEL
What do you make of this?
He hands her the note, and she peers at it.
JULIE
Where did you get this?
DANYAEL
I found it in my jacket after we
left the club last night.
JULIE
Why didn't you say anything?
DANYAEL
I didn't think it was the right
moment. You know?
Julie nods, looks at the note again and hands it back.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
I remember one of the dancers
bumping into me just as we were
leaving. Struck me as odd, 'cause
they normally only come near you
when they want to ask you for a
dance, you know? So I'm thinking
she might have been the one who
slipped this to me. Should we go
check it out?
JULIE
What about Twist?
DANYAEL
Twist'll be found when she wants to
be found. I think Chris knows that.
JULIE
Yeah, but we can't just drop
everything and go back to the scene
of the crime just because somebody
handed you a vague cry for help!
What if it's a setup? Or a joke?
DANYAEL
I don't think it is.
Julie stares at him, torn between the two plans of action,
distracted by the CLICK of the kettle as the water boils.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
So?
JULIE
(beat)
Alright. You're right, wherever
Twist is, she's smart enough to
stay out of the sun and not get
herself caught.
DANYAEL
Well, except for this one time when
she-
JULIE
Not helping.
DANYAEL
Sorry.
JULIE
We can swing by the club again,
take a quick look round, then we're
straight back here to wait for
Chris. Okay?
DANYAEL
Okay.
JULIE
Now, how are we going to get back
in there? We'd better not try going
back in until later, we'd look too
obvious going in at this time of
the day. Plus, they might have us
on camera arriving with Chris and
Twist from last night, so we might
be recognised.
DANYAEL
Well, I did have an idea about
that...
Julie raises an eyebrow at him, and we cut to:
13 INT. PEPPERMINT RANCH - MAIN FLOOR - EVENING. 13
We're back inside the club, eager clients starting to fill
the bar and tables up again, as the swing doors are pushed
open - and in step Danyael and Julie.
They're almost unrecogniseable - Danyael has dressed himself
up in a bright white suit, garish Hawaiian shirt and shades,
while Julie has curled her hair and is heavily made up,
looking for all the world like a gangster's moll.
DANYAEL
Alright, alright! Check this place
out! Time to get things moving,
right, toots?
Danyael's obnoxious high roller act has already attracted the
attention of some of the dancers, who know an easy mark when
they see one. Fake smile still in place, Julie whispers into
his ear.
JULIE
What are you doing? We're meant to
be undercover!
DANYAEL
We are. Have you got any idea how
many guys like me these places see
every day? It's a lot.
JULIE
How would you know?
DANYAEL
(beat; grins)
It's always the quiet ones.
Julie rolls her eyes as two blonde, leggy dancers in skimpy
outfits step over, and he lets them lead him away with a
filthy chuckle. He turns and nods back to Julie as they take
him towards one of the tables, and she heads for the nearest
one of the bars.
We stay with Danyael as the two girls sit him down, one
taking a place either side of him as he makes a big show of
lapping up the attention.
DANCER #1
So what can we get you tonight,
sir?
DANCER #2
A drink? Maybe two?
DANCER #1
How about a dance to start off your
evening?
DANYAEL
Well, you girls are real flattering
and all, but I always like to ease
myself gently into the evening. I
like to pick out just one girl and
have a dance with her first, then
see how the rest of the evening
takes me.
The two dancers fluff themselves up, beaming at him as they
try to win his attention, but Danyael is carefully scanning
the floor for the girl who bumped into him last night.
He spots her at last, standing over by the bar opposite him,
and without a word to the other two girls he stands and makes
his way over to her.
Julie keeps a watchful eye on him as he steps up to the girl.
She's the same height as him, with a perfect figure and long,
bottle blonde hair.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
Good evening, miss. Couldn't help
but notice you from way over
yonder.
DANCER
Is that a fact?
DANYAEL
(grins)
Sure is. Would you do me the
pleasure of being my first and
possibly only dance of the evening?
DANCER
It'd be my pleasure, sir.
She takes him by the arm and starts to lead him towards a
staircase, that heads up to a floor above the main dancing
podium. He glances back at Julie again as he's led away, and
we stay with her as one of the waitresses steps over to her.
WAITRESS
What'll it be, miss?
JULIE
Just a small glass of white wine to
start with.
The waitress nods and takes a bottle from one of the row of
fridges behind the bar, giving Julie a chance to look around.
JULIE (cont'd)
So how's business been round here
recently?
WAITRESS
Oh, you know, can't complain. We're
kind of out in the sticks here so
things could be a lot busier, but
we make enough to cover all our
wages so it could be worse.
JULIE
I see. Anything new going on?
WAITRESS
'New'?
JULIE
Well...
(leans closer)
My boy over there always likes to
know of any new arrivals to this
place.
Prides himself on being one of the
pathfinders, if you know what I
mean.
WAITRESS
Oh, you mean the guy you came in
with? I thought I recognised him.
Julie grins - looks like Danyael's disguise did the trick! We
cut away from the duo to:
14 INT. PEPPERMINT RANCH - PRIVATE ROOM - NIGHT. 14
Danyael is sitting on a curved leather couch in a small,
intimately lit room. 'Teardrop' by Massive Attack plays over
the PA as the dancer struts seductively towards him.
DANCER
So how would you like me to start,
sir? Take it a little slow, maybe?
Or do you want it-
DANYAEL
(holds up napkin)
You could start by telling me why
you gave me this last night.
The dancer stops and takes a cautious step back. Danyael
takes off his shades and ruffles his hair up, quickly
returning to his normal appearance.
DANCER
It's you!
DANYAEL
It's me.
The dancer looks over her shoulder, then gestures for Danyael
to shuffle along the couch, so that they're both out of sight
of the bouncers who patrol the corridor outside.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
Are you going to tell me what this
is about?
DANCER
Look, I'm sorry I dragged you into
this, Mr...
DANYAEL
Danyael.
DANCER
(nods)
Karina.
DANYAEL
What made you single me out?
KARINA
(shrugs)
I don't know, I guess... I guess
something about your aura just told
me I could trust you.
DANYAEL
My aura?
KARINA
Oh, yeah, my mom was a reader, I
picked a bit of it up. Helps me
when I'm with a client, you know?
Makes it easier to know what
they're gonna want me to do.
DANYAEL
(awkward)
Uh... okay...
KARINA
Something bad's going on here,
Danyael.
DANYAEL
Bad how?
KARINA
Vampires.
DANYAEL
(beat)
Oh.
KARINA
About half a dozen of them, they
work for Mr. Burke, but he keeps
them up in his office suite so no
one ever sees 'em.
DANYAEL
What for?
Karina checks over her shoulder again, then sits next to
Danyael, the confidence now all gone to leave just a scared
young girl.
KARINA
It's the way he runs this place.
The vamps, they... they do stuff
for him. Take care of his business,
you know?
DANYAEL
Yeah, I think I know.
KARINA
In return, he lets 'em feed on the
clients here sometimes, the ones he
knows nobody'll miss, and
sometimes...
DANYAEL
What?
KARINA
If one of the girls here starts
earning less than he'd like 'em to
each week, Burke has this habit of
serving the girl up to the vamps to
remind the rest of us to work
harder.
DANYAEL
(shocked)
He does what?!?
KARINA
Ssh! Quiet, they're always
listening along here.
DANYAEL
Man... what can I do to help?
KARINA
I was hoping you could tell me that
part, Danyael. We're all out of
ideas here. The last girl who tried
to warn somebody ended up as
dinner.
The song comes to an end, and Karina quickly gets back to her
feet, going through the motions of the end of her dance as a
bouncer strolls past outside.
DANYAEL
I've got some friends here, this is
the kind of thing we do.
KARINA
You help people out?
DANYAEL
Well... yeah, most of the time.
KARINA
Even people like me?
DANYAEL
What do you mean?
KARINA
I know I ain't exactly a high class
of citizen, Danyael, so I'd
understand if you didn't-
DANYAEL
(serious)
You're in trouble. Me and my
friends help people in trouble. End
of story.
She smiles, relieved, and offers a hand to help him back to
his feet.
KARINA
My shift finishes at two a.m. Any
chance you can meet me out in the
parking lot? We can go somewhere so
you and your friends can figure out
what we're gonna do here.
DANYAEL
Yeah, no problem.
KARINA
You'd better head back, else I'm
gonna have to charge you again.
Danyael blinks - then realises he still has to pay her! He
grins and takes some crumpled notes out of his suit trouser
pocket, which she packs into a small black purse.
KARINA (cont'd)
Two a.m. in the parking lot. Okay?
DANYAEL
I got it.
He leaves the room, and Karina takes a seat, letting out a
deep breath as she ties to calm her nerves, and we cut to:
15 INT. PEPPERMINT RANCH - MAIN FLOOR - NIGHT. 15
Julie and the Waitress are deep in conversation now.
WAITRESS
And then, a few days ago, this new
girl shows up. Tall, black hair,
kinda pale, waltzes straight past
the bouncers and into Mr. Burke's
office. I was sure she'd get thrown
out on her ass, but she stayed in
there for an hour.
JULIE
Who was she?
WAITRESS
Beats me. All I know is I keep
seeing her up in Mr. Burke's suite,
so I figure she's pretty important,
whoever she is.
Julie looks up as Danyael walks back into frame.
JULIE
(acting up)
Oh, hi, honey! How was your dance?
DANYAEL
All good, all good. Uh, listen,
kiddo, mind if we grab some air?
(to Waitress)
Kind of on the hot side right now,
if y'all know what I mean!
The Waitress grins as Danyael leads Julie back towards the
swing doors, and through into the:
16 INT. PEPPERMINT RANCH - FOYER - CONTINUOUS. 16
There's a reception desk, a cloakroom, a cashpoint and two
more doors leading outside. There's no-one around, so the duo
can speak freely.
JULIE
Well? Was that her?
DANYAEL
That was her. She said Warwick's
got a pack of vampires in his
pocket, feeds them clients and some
of the girls so they'll do what he
wants.
JULIE
What are we going to do?
DANYAEL
We need to find Chris and let him
know, maybe he can-
CHRIS (O.S.)
Maybe I can what?
They turn round to see Chris has stepped inside the foyer. He
looks their unusual outfits up and down, curious.
CHRIS (cont'd)
Dare I ask?
DANYAEL
Chris! Man, good timing, we-
(beat)
Wait, what are you doing here?
Chris holds up a flyer for the club.
CHRIS
Twist left me this back at the
motel, along with a note saying to
meet her back here because she was
on to something.
JULIE
Did she say what?
TWIST (O.S.)
Give me a second and I will.
The trio turn round - and Twist has stepped into the foyer,
but she's also in disguise! She's wearing a wig that gives
her straight, black hair, and with a pair of thick-lensed
glasses and a waitresses uniform, you wouldn't even know it
was her.
TWIST (cont'd)
What's with the outfit, Spook? Did
I start off a new fancy dress craze
or something?
CHRIS
What are you doing here?
TWIST
Yeah, good to see you too.
CHRIS
(beat)
Twist.
TWIST
Didn't any of you guys see me? I
walked past you, like, three times?
Danyael and Julie shake their heads, and Twist sighs as she
walks over to them.
TWIST (cont'd)
Never mind that. We need to get out
back and talk. There's this side
entrance to the room where they
keep all the beer we can use,
nobody ever goes in there.
DANYAEL
Wait, wait, back up. How'd you know
all this? And where'd you get the
uniform?
TWIST
There's an unconscious waitress out
back who'd love to answer that for
you.
Chris and Julie don't look too pleased by this.
TWIST (cont'd)
(shrugs)
What? I had to go all Machiavelli,
it was the only way to get inside!
Come on, before somebody sees us.
CHRIS
So why did you want us to meet you
here? Have you found something out?
TWIST
Oh, I found something all right.
(beat)
Truh. Buh. Ul.
The group exchange looks before we:
BLACK OUT:
END OF ACT TWO
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
17 EXT. PEPPERMINT RANCH - BACK ENTRANCE - NIGHT. 17
Twist pushes open a side door, and checks that the coast is
clear, then waves for the others to follow her outside.
They're by the waste bins, stacks of empty beer crates making
a handy seat as Twist sits down, scratching her scalp beneath
the wig.
JULIE
Are you okay?
TWIST
This thing itches worse than Chris'
black sweater!
CHRIS
What did you do with that, by the
way?
TWIST
Er... I sold it.
CHRIS
You... sold it.
DANYAEL
Guys!
CHRIS
Right, sorry. So what's this
'trouble' you found out about?
Twist doesn't answer. She stares back at Twist, lips pursed
and arms folded.
CHRIS (cont'd)
Twist?
JULIE
(nudges him)
She wants you to apologise.
CHRIS
Oh, don't be ridiculous. Twist,
this is serious! We've still got to
find those books, and...
He trails off as he realises he's getting nothing until he
apologises. He lowers his head and takes a deep breath.
CHRIS (cont'd)
I'm sorry I shouted at you.
TWIST
(beat)
Nope, don't buy it.
CHRIS
Oh, for goodness sake!
TWIST
Hey! You were the one who told me I
was, quote unquote, 'always making
a mess of everything,' and that I
'caused mayhem wherever I went,'
and that I was 'going to get us all
bloody chopped up if we weren't
careful.'
JULIE
(to Chris)
Wow. You really said all that?
CHRIS
(darkly)
That's not the point. Twist, stop
messing about and tell us-
She turns away from him, and with a sigh Chris nods.
CHRIS (cont'd)
Twist, I am truly sorry that I
yelled at you the way I did. It
just made things worse, and I
apologise.
TWIST
(beat)
Okay, we're good again.
Chris steps forward - and Twist KICKS him in the shin.
CHRIS
Ow! What was that for?
TWIST
And now we're even.
He glares at her, but her cheeky smile tells us she's already
moved on.
TWIST (cont'd)
I think the books are still here in
Texas.
CHRIS
Here in the club? How do you know?
TWIST
I managed to sneak upstairs and
nose around that Warwick guy's
offices, heard someone talking to
him about making an exchange for
them in a few hours time. Said she
had one of her 'boys' take 'em off
me while we were on the train.
(smug)
See, I told you I didn't lose them.
JULIE
Who was it? Did you see them?
TWIST
No, sorry. Woman, though. That's
all I could tell. Oh, and there are
vampires here too, I think they're
working for Warwick.
DANYAEL
We know.
JULIE
We know.
TWIST (cont'd)
You do? Who told you?
Danyael glances at his watch, then back up at Twist as we cut
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