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TEASER
FADE IN:
1 INT. DINER - EVENING. 1
A Fifties-styled diner in a quiet end of town. The tables are
full, muted rock music drifts out from the speakers, and all
is well in the world.
A WAITRESS walks past with a jug of fresh coffee and stops at
a table, home to a young, gothed up couple.
WAITRESS
Fresh coffee?
MAN
No thank you, miss, we're good
here.
The waitress nods and continues on her way. The woman is
staring at the guy with a big, soppy grin on her face, and he
smirks back before he leans across the table to kiss her.
MAN (cont'd)
Somebody looks full of the joys
that only a happy heart can bring!
WOMAN
Just counting my blessings.
MAN
How many are you up to?
WOMAN
A few.
The man chuckles and leans back, fishing in his pants pocket
for some gum.
WOMAN (cont'd)
So tell me more about this system.
MAN
The Snowball Effect?
WOMAN
How do you manage to pronounce it
so it sounds like it's in capitals?
MAN
Years of practice.
She giggles, and he reaches a hand out to lock fingers with
her.
MAN (cont'd)
Alright. Take a look around this
fine, upmarket establishment and
tell me what you see.
The woman surveys the diner - some families, some couples, a
few lone diners - the typical crowd.
WOMAN
Just people doing what they do.
MAN
Exactly. Nothing out of the
ordinary here, right?
WOMAN
Except for us.
MAN
Well, it goes without saying that
you and I are anything but
'ordinary,' sweetness.
WOMAN
Okay, so we've got a diner full of
normal people. Now what?
MAN
The successful maintenance of any
system is dependent on stability.
It's basic chaos theory - what can
go wrong, will go wrong, but most
systems have steps to make sure
that doesn't happen too often.
Animals have the food chain, humans
have laws.
WOMAN
Okay, with you so far.
MAN
It's been proven through many years
of painstakingly careful study that
if you introduce a rogue element
into any system, it will quickly
start to have a domino effect on
everything around it. A new
predator enters the food chain and
screws up the pecking order, a new
piece of legislation is passed that
suddenly makes something that was
previously legal to be illegal.
WOMAN
What does this have to do with us?
MAN
I'm getting to that, baby. Now, I
like to call this scenario 'the
Snowball Effect' because that's
what it always reminds me of. You
set off one event and it gathers
speed, picking up more chaos and
mayhem as it evolves until what was
once a tiny situation suddenly
becomes something catastrophic.
WOMAN
Gimme an example.
MAN
Okay...
The man looks up as another waitress walks past - and he
suddenly LEAPS from his seat, and with a gleeful ROAR reveals
a set of VAMPIRE FANGS and sinks them into her neck!
The diner is filled with SCREAMS as the male vampire feasts
on the unfortunate waitress, and the woman is quick to hop
out of her seat as people start to clamour for the exit.
She SHOVES a large table in front of the doors, sealing
everyone inside, and as her eyes TURN RED she, too, HISSES
with her own set of FANGS.
The male vampire HURLS the dead waitress across the bar, and
all around him the diner descends into chaos - people
stampede to try and find another way out, fighting one
another in their frenzy to escape.
The female vampire skips over to the jukebox and slips in a
quarter, making her selection - and as the stomping goth punk
of Queen Adreena's 'Pretty Like Drugs' starts to blast out
through the diner's speakers, she rejoins her partner.
She GRABS a panicking diner as he rushes past, SNAPPING his
neck and burying her fangs in his neck.
The male vampire stalks over, THROWING another diner out of
his path, and she CRASHES through one of the windows.
There's a fresh stampede towards this new exit, the terrified
customers not caring if they trample one another or get
sliced by the broken glass littering the floor.
In the middle of all this - the screams, the shouts, the sobs
- the two vampires finally reunite, both spattered with other
people's blood, and as the panic around them reaches a
crescendo they wrap their arms around each other.
MAN (cont'd)
And so as you can see... you start
a snowball rolling and it just
keeps on picking up whatever's
around it.
WOMAN
(rolls eyes)
Alright, I'm impressed. Now shut up
and kiss me!
They KISS deeply, oblivious to the carnage around them as the
music continues to wash over the madness, and we cut to:
2 EXT. GAS STATION - NIGHT. 2
The black Ford is parked as JULIE fills it with gas. Inside
the service station, CHRIS is busy paying for the fuel as
TWIST gathers up armfuls of junk food.
DANYAEL is standing out on the dirt road just past the
station, enjoying a quick cigarette, when his cell phone
RINGS.
DANYAEL
(into phone)
Yeah, hello?
(listens)
Meredith, hey! How're you doin'?
(listens; serious)
Oh. That's not good. Uh, yeah,
we're about an hour outside the
city limits.
(listens)
No, no, it's cool, we'll be there
as soon as we can. Yeah, bye.
Danyael hangs up as Chris and Twist exit the store, Twist
with a bag stuffed full of goodies.
CHRIS
You can't possibly plan on eating
all of that.
TWIST
Not all at once, no. This little
stash should keep me going at least
two days.
CHRIS
(beat)
Julie? Are we ready to go?
JULIE
Yep, all tanked up and ready to
roll.
CHRIS
Good. If we drive through the
night, we should get to St.
Petersburg by morning, just in time
for the exhibition.
DANYAEL
Uh, I have a request.
TWIST
Well, it's sweet of you to ask, but
no, you can't have any of my candy.
DANYAEL
We've just received a distress
call.
CHRIS
From who?
DANYAEL
Some vampire buddies of mine, they
run a nightclub in central Miami.
Said there was a very high profile
vampire attack on a diner last
night, left over twenty people
dead.
CHRIS
I'm sure they can handle it,
Danyael. We have somewhere to be.
DANYAEL
Chris...
Chris pauses, looking to Julie, then Twist - who is already
getting started on her first chocolate bar.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
I wouldn't ask if it wasn't
serious.
CHRIS
(beat)
Alright, we'll just see what's
going on. No promises.
DANYAEL
None needed.
Danyael tucks his phone back into his pocket as we:
BLACK OUT:
END OF TEASER
ACT ONE
FADE IN:
3 EXT. FREEWAY/MIAMI CITY LIMITS - MORNING. 3
TITLE OVER - Miami, FL.
The van drives towards the coastal metropolis of Miami down a
busy freeway, the tall towers of the city ahead glistening in
the morning sun.
4 INT. VAN - NEXT. 4
Chris drives but looks pretty annoyed about things, as a
dozing Julie rides shotgun and Twist and Danyael sit in the
back.
DANYAEL
Thanks again for doing this, Chris.
CHRIS
It's quite alright.
DANYAEL
I mean, I know how you were looking
forward to that exhibition and all,
so...
CHRIS
Really, Danyael, don't mention it.
DANYAEL
Hey, if you want to be mad, it's
cool, you know?
CHRIS
(sighs)
I'm not mad. I'm mildly upset about
missing one of the most important
exhibitions of pre-Aztec artefacts
this decade, and the fact that
there won't be another display of
its kind until 2011... but I'm not
'mad.'
Danyael looks to Twist, who shrugs and offers him a bag of
jelly beans.
TWIST
Try the purple ones. They've got a
real kick to them.
Danyael fishes into the bag as the van hits a BUMP in the
freeway, and Julie wakes up with a SNORT. She yawns,
stretching out.
JULIE
Are we there yet?
CHRIS
Another twenty minutes.
JULIE
(yawning again)
I can see where being a vampire
would come in handy with these
overnight drives sometimes.
CHRIS
I'm not a vampire.
Julie looks to him, but Chris stays silent. Twist rolls her
eyes and taps Julie's shoulder.
TWIST
Don't let him get technical. It's
just that to him, seeing as how
Sanctus' attempt to turn him didn't
fully take, Chris doesn't consider
himself a 'vampire' as such.
JULIE
Oh... right. I never knew you felt
that way.
CHRIS
You never asked.
JULIE
Well, I didn't mean any offence.
CHRIS
None taken.
Julie watches Chris - if her comment bothered him, he's doing
a good job of hiding it. Danyael leans forward, pointing
towards an approaching sign for the next exit.
DANYAEL
Take this one, it's quicker.
Chris turns the van down the ramp as Danyael settles back
down.
TWIST
So how do you know these vamp
friends of yours?
DANYAEL
They own this club called 'Echo
Beach.' Used to be a kind of
holiday getaway for my crew.
They own a few beach houses and
places too, so it was like a free
hotel.
TWIST
Yeah, but... Miami? I mean, isn't
it kind of non-vampire friendly
down here, what with the eighty
hours of sun a day?
DANYAEL
Good camouflage, I guess. They've
never had any accidents, so I guess
they just learned to be extra
careful. And they throw some kick
ass parties, too.
CHRIS
We're not here to party, Danyael.
TWIST
Oh, we know! Vampires, killings,
death, yadda yadda. What is up with
you lately, Chris? You've had a
bigger stick then usual up your ass
ever since that thing with the
underwater temple last week.
CHRIS
Nothing's 'up' with me. I'm just
starting to realise that we have a
lot of work ahead of us.
JULIE
Hey, we all get that. But we have a
chance to stop some bad guys and
save a few lives down here. That's
got to count for something, right?
A beat as Chris looks at her - then he nods.
JULIE (cont'd)
So, Danyael! Tell us about these
guys you know. How did you meet
them?
DANYAEL
Well...
Before he can start his story, we cut to:
5 EXT. ECHO BEACH - DAY. 5
A gorgeous blonde bombshell, MEREDITH, throws her arms open
and beams brightly.
MEREDITH
Danyael!!
She steps forward and wraps her arms round Danyael, who grins
as he hugs her back.
The duo are stood before a large nightclub, decorated like an
old school surf shack, the name 'Echo Beach' in a large, neon
sign above its door.
The van is parked nearby, taking advantage of the shade of
tactically-placed trees and awnings to keep all the vampires
present safe from the sun.
Chris locks up the van as Julie and Twist watch Danyael make
his introductions, a small crowd of surf dude guys and girls
spilling out of the club to greet him warmly.
JULIE
They seem like an okay bunch.
Twist scowls as she watches Meredith, who still has one arm
hooked round Danyael.
TWIST
My mother always told me to never
trust surfers.
Julie raises an eyebrow as Twist pops more candy into her
mouth.
JULIE
She did?
TWIST
Well... she would have, if she'd
ever seen these guys. Come on, tell
me, they don't look shifty to you!
Julie spots Twist glaring at Meredith and hides a chuckle.
JULIE
Whatever you say.
Chris heads over, reading a newspaper.
JULIE (cont'd)
Is that last night's?
CHRIS
(nods)
It's all about the attack on the
diner. Police are looking for two
suspects, male and female, who
witnesses say just started killing
the clients.
TWIST
Yeah, but just two vampires? How
hard are they gonna be to take
down?
CHRIS
According to this, they were
'impervious to gunfire and flames'
as they made their escape, killing
three police officers before
stealing a SWAT team's van.
TWIST
(beat)
So we might need some cannon
fodder, huh?
Chris looks up and sees Twist jerking a thumb towards
Danyael's friends. Chris shakes his head and walks towards
the club.
TWIST (cont'd)
Well, don't blame me when they kill
you and steal your ride!
Chris joins Danyael and the other vampires, shaking hands
with Meredith and BLASKO, a bleached blonde, tanned surfer.
CHRIS
Chris Berkeley.
BLASKO
Matt Blasko, this is my girl
Meredith.
MEREDITH
(waves)
Hi!
DANYAEL
Blasko and Mere bought this place
after it was gutted in a fire about
ten years ago.
MEREDITH
At first, we were just squatting
here, but when Matty came into some
cash, we figured we'd use it to
brighten the place up.
BLASKO
We wanted to give the local vamps
somewhere safe to come and hang
out.
CHRIS
Weren't you worried about
attracting the wrong kinds of
vampires? I can't see most trads
taking too kindly to a rebel nest
on their turf.
BLASKO
(shrugs)
Not a problem. Far as we can tell,
there are no trads round here.
MEREDITH
Gang wars back in the Eighties
wiped most of them out.
DANYAEL
Hence the whole 'safe haven' angle
I've been pushing on you guys.
CHRIS
Very noble. I understand you have
some information about last night's
attack?
BLASKO
Yeah, man, come on inside.
The vamps head inside, and Chris motions for Twist and Julie
to follow as they enter:
6 INT. ECHO BEACH - MAIN FLOOR - NEXT. 6
The inside of the club is decked out like a beach - there's a
sandy shore, a small waterfall leading to a pool of clear
blue water, and a bright, sun-shaped spotlight high overhead.
Blasko spreads his arms proudly as the rest of the vampires
head up a nearby set of stairs to the next floor.
BLASKO
Welcome to Echo Beach. A little
slice of sun for those who don't
mix well with beaches.
MEREDITH
We wanted to give the vamps round
here some place where they could go
and soak up the sun without
worrying about the whole 'bursting
into flames' thing.
DANYAEL
It's a real hit during the summer.
MEREDITH
Come on, I'll show you the nerve
centre of the operation.
She heads towards a 'Staff Only' door as Blasko waits for
Julie and Twist to come over.
BLASKO
Can I get you ladies a drink?
JULIE
Not for me.
TWIST
(hopeful)
Do we have to pay?
BLASKO
Nope.
TWIST
(beams)
Sea Breeze for me, bartender!
BLASKO
(to Julie)
Sure I can't get you anything?
JULIE
Just a soda.
Blasko nods and heads over to the long bar against one wall.
TWIST
Come on, Jules, live a little! One
drink isn't going to kill you!
JULIE
That's what my dad used to say.
TWIST
(beat)
What?
JULIE
Long story - look, me and alcohol
don't mix well, let's just leave it
at that.
TWIST
Okay. You go in and see what Chris
and Spook are up to, I'll be in
with the drinks in a minute.
Julie nods and heads towards the staff room as Twist perches
herself up on a stool at the bar.
BLASKO
So, Danny told us a little about
you guys, but I was hoping you'd
fill in some of the blanks.
TWIST
Not much to tell, really.
Photography student gets turned
into vampire, burns alive and goes
to Hell, gets dragged back and to
Earth by accident and winds up in a
new job kicking bad guys across
this fine country, with my trusty
baseball bat and a great line in
witty comebacks for support.
BLASKO
(eyes her)
Okay...
TWIST
Uh, but can I ask you something?
BLASKO
Sure.
TWIST
How do you have a tan? You're a
vampire!
Blasko grins, then leans across the bar to whisper to her
like it's a big secret.
BLASKO
From a bottle. Our little secret,
okay?
TWIST
(smiles)
Okay.
Twist watches Blasko rustle up her cocktail as we cut to:
7 INT. ECHO BEACH - STAFF ROOM - NEXT. 7
The staff room's walls are painted with a fantastically
lifelike beachfront - a setting sun on one wall and a rising
sun on the other.
Meredith is fast forwarding through a surveillance tape, the
others watching on a monitor mounted on a desk.
Black and white CCTV footage shows the male and female
vampire from earlier starting their riot, beginning with the
first waitress the man killed.
MEREDITH
No IDs on our mystery couple just
yet, but their MO seems to be
pretty simple.
CHRIS
Bloodshed and mayhem.
They watch on as the female blocks the doors and whips up the
crowd around her into a frenzy.
CHRIS (cont'd)
They seem to enjoy inciting a riot,
don't they?
MEREDITH
It's giving us a bad name. This
part of town's had no trouble from
any vampires for almost fifteen
years, and now these two show up to
ruin it for the rest of us.
DANYAEL
Not to mention all the innocent
people getting caught in their way.
MEREDITH
Exactly.
Meredith pauses the tape on a clear shot of both vampires.
MEREDITH (cont'd)
Danny told us that you guys deal
with a lot of this sort of thing.
CHRIS
(eyes Danyael)
Did he now?
MEREDITH
So what do you say? Can you help us
take these guys down before they
cause any more damage?
Chris peers at the video, looking closely at the male
vampire.
CHRIS
We'll see what we can do.
MEREDITH
(grins)
Great.
She scoops some files up off the desk as Blasko and Twist
walk in.
TWIST
So what did I miss?
MEREDITH
Nothing yet. Here.
She hands the files to Chris.
MEREDITH (cont'd)
We did some detective work last
night and got a few previous
sightings of our killers, so if we
do some sweeps around the areas
I've listed, one of us should come
up with something.
BLASKO
We don't know yet if they're just
passing through or here to stay,
but either way we need to find them
before they pull another massacre.
CHRIS
Good plan. Twist, Danyael, you take
these blocks.
He passes them the files - they're street maps, with certain
areas highlighted.
CHRIS (cont'd)
Julie and I'll take this one, so
that leaves the rest to you and
your team. Can you handle
yourselves in a fight?
MEREDITH
We haven't had much practice
lately, but Blasko was Turned by a
black belt so I think we'll be
okay.
TWIST
Who are we looking for?
Chris taps his finger against the monitor.
CHRIS
Them. If you see them, call the
rest of us in. Under no
circumstances is anyone to engage
these two without backup.
TWIST
It's cool. I'm not wearing my red
shirt today.
Chris looks puzzled, and Twist sighs.
TWIST (cont'd)
One day, you and I are going to sit
down and watch some original 'Star
Trek.'
CHRIS
Let's go. They'll probably wait
until nightfall before moving out,
so that leaves us a few hours to
find them.
The team head for the exit as we cut to:
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