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                                       TEASER

               FADE IN:

         1     EXT. BOSTON - DOCKS - NIGHT                              1

               To the accompaniment if Trivium's 'The End Of Everything,' A
               full on THUNDER STORM is ripping across the night sky,
               lashing heavy rain down across the Boston skyline.

               Coming into view is one end of a large DOCK, with storage
               warehouses and other buildings dotted all around, planks and
               tiles rattling in the heavy winds.

               A huge, disused CRUISE LINER is moored at one end of the
               pier, surrounded by other rusting and decaying ships - this
               is where good ships go to die.

               The lights visible within this liner mark it out as something
               different, however, and as movement can be seen on the deck
               below, we start to push right in, until we're on:

         2     EXT. LINER - FOREDECK - CONTINUOUS                       2

               The rain seems even heavier down here, great rivers of the
               stuff sluicing across the deck as a pair of black BOOTS
               stride into view.

               Tracking up as their owner heads across the deck to the
               railing at its edge, the long, black coat and neatly-tied
               black dreadlocked hair can only belong to one person -
               VIVIAN. She's soaked through but doesn't seem to have
               noticed.

               Reaching the railings, she places both hands on them and
               looks out across the city beyond, glancing down at the choppy
               waters lapping at the boat's hull far below.

                                   WOLSLEY (O.S.)
                         Not exactly sightseeing weather,
                         Vivian.

               Vivian spins round - and strolling out towards her is
               WOLSLEY, the well-groomed businessman decked out in a heavy
               raincoat and umbrella against the downpour.

                                   WOLSLEY (cont'd)
                         Things are moving into the final
                         stages downstairs, everyone's
                         gearing themselves up for the
                         activation ritual... so I find
                         myself asking 'why is our master's
                         right hand man - or woman, rather -
                         standing out in the rain instead of
                         joining the rest of us?'

               Vivian looks him up and down, then turns back round.

                                   VIVIAN
                         I'm not one for rituals.

                                   WOLSLEY
                         That much I've gathered.

               Wolsley comes to stand next to her, also looking out across
               Boston. There's a beat of silence.

                                   VIVIAN
                         Am I looking like I want company
                         right now? 'Cause, you know, I was
                         hoping the whole 'standing out
                         alone in the rain' thing was a dead
                         giveaway.

                                   WOLSLEY
                             (ignoring her)
                         I was musing on what the answer to
                         my question could be, and then a
                         disturbing thought struck me. 'What
                         if she's having second thoughts?'

               Vivian turns slowly to Wolsley, who pointedly doesn't look
               back at her as he continues.

                                   WOLSLEY (cont'd)
                         We're too close to the end of
                         things now to have any last minute
                         complications. If Monsieur Manon
                         felt for a moment that any of his
                         followers were starting to regret
                         their involvement with him, I'm
                         sure his reaction would be...
                             (turns to her)
                         ... unpleasant.

                                   VIVIAN
                             (beat)
                         You threatening me, silvermane?

                                   WOLSLEY
                             (shrugs)
                         I'd prefer to class it as a
                         friendly warning.

               With that, Wolsley turns and walks away, leaving Vivian to
               the view, but she can't help watching him go.

                                   WOLSLEY (cont'd)
                         We'll be waiting for you
                         downstairs, Vivian. Don't be too
                         long out here.

               With that, he steps through an open doorway back into the
               large cabin in the centre of the foredeck.
               Vivian lowers her head for a beat, obviously mulling
               something over, and as she heads for the cabin with a SIGH,
               we cut to:

         3     INT. LINER - CARGO BAY - NEXT                            3

               The cargo bay is an even busier hive of activity than on our
               last visit - three huge TEMPLES have now been fully
               constructed, their cramped brickwork stretching from floor to
               ceiling, with dozens of black-uniformed WORKERS swarming over
               them like insects.

               Complicated electronic equipment is being mounted at various
               points over the temples, with plenty of SPARKS flying as
               power lines hooking everything together are activated.

               Standing in the middle of the bay, watching the men at work
               with his hands behind his back, is MANON. He has an
               inscrutable smile on his face - somewhere between
               satisfaction at a job well done and smugness at the victory
               within his grasp.

               Vivian steps into frame behind him, wringing the rain out of
               her dreadlocks.

                                   VIVIAN
                         Hey. I'm here.

               He doesn't turn round, and she takes a moment to shake
               herself dry before moving closer to him. 

                                   VIVIAN (cont'd)
                         I said-

                                   MANON
                         I 'eard you the first time.
                             (beat)
                         Where 'ave you been?

                                   VIVIAN
                             (evasive)
                         Out. Needed some air.

               Manon turns to her, fixing her with a stare that makes Vivian
               visibly uncomfortable - before he GRINS broadly, extending a
               hand towards her. She smiles back and takes it, and he
               quickly pulls her in close for a KISS.

                                   VIVIAN (cont'd)
                         So! The big night, huh?

                                   MANON
                         Indeed it is, ma cherie.

                                   VIVIAN
                         How long till we hit Def Con One,
                         anyway?

                                   MANON
                         Not long. I take some comfort in
                         knowing there is nothing that can
                         be done to stop us now.

                                   VIVIAN
                         Don't count Chris' crew out yet.
                         Even with Chris out of the game,
                         they're not the sort to give up
                         easily. They're probably working on
                         some kind of crazy ass last minute
                         plan of attack as we speak.

                                   MANON
                         Oh, I 'ope they are. I need a good
                         field test for the first wave of my
                         army, when they arrive.

               Manon turns round to look at something behind him, and as
               Vivian follows his gaze, we turn to see:

               The huge stone ARCHWAY, now CRACKLING with tendrils of
               magical energy, thick power cables trailing from bulky
               devices fixed to many points on its surface, leading back to
               the three temples.

               Manon's grin returns, and as he watches more of his workers
               busy themselves with preparations for the night's work, we
               cut to:

         4     EXT. STREET - NIGHT                                      4

               Fire crews are still doing their best to tackle a series of
               BURNING BUILDINGS, as fire rips through an old industrial and
               factory district, far from the bright downtown lights.

               Focus on a manhole some distance from the action in the
               background, the shouts of the fire crew and the noise of
               their hoses fading out - replaced by a loud SCRAPING.

               Slowly, the manhole starts to move, wisps of smoke escaping
               from within it - until a pair of pale white HANDS reach up
               and grab the edge of the cover.

               With a GRUNT, the cover is SHOVED back out of the way, and
               the hands grab onto the lip of the manhole as a figure starts
               to pull themselves out.

               It's CHRIS. He's bloodied, bruised and blackened with soot
               and dirt, but there's fire blazing in his eyes. He's a long
               way from out of this yet.

                                                             BLACK OUT:



                                    END OF TEASER
                                       ACT ONE

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         5     EXT. STREET - NIGHT                                      5

               Closer to the blazing buildings now, Chris limps into frame
               and takes cover behind a row of parked cars, wincing as he
               sinks to his knees.

               He gingerly lifts his shirt - and a large piece of SHRAPNEL
               is jutting out from his gut! The wound is slick with blood,
               and Chris' hands slip as they try to grab the fragment.

               Setting his jaw, he wipes his hands and finally gets a hold
               on the shrapnel - and with agonising slowness, he starts to
               DRAG it out of his belly.

               He manages to suppress a cry of pain until the bloodied chunk
               of metal POPS free, and Chris GASPS before slumping to the
               floor, dropping the fragment with a CLANG.

               He stays on his back for a few beats, catching his breath,
               before he starts to stand - but as he puts his weight on his
               left leg, he stumbles and crashes to the floor.

               Still fighting the waves of pain, he turns onto his side and
               rolls back his trouser leg - and a hunk of his own BONE is
               sticking awkwardly out of his shin!

                                   CHRIS
                             (wearily)
                         It's never just one bloody thing,
                         is it?

               Chris takes a moment, closing his eyes as he places his hands
               on the dislodged bone - and with a loud SNAP, he suddenly
               shoves the bone back into place!

               This gets a YELL of pain from him, but after a few seconds'
               rest he's able to slowly push himself to his feet again,
               using a car for support.

               He looks towards the burning buildings and the fire crews
               attacking the blaze, his eyes scanning the scene for any sign
               of Danyael.

               His hands go to his waist - his katana is gone. Chris shakes
               his head to clear the cobwebs, then pushes away from the car
               and starts to stagger down the street, as we cut to:

         6     EXT. QUIET ROAD - NIGHT                                  6

               A long, empty stretch of road flanked by thick woods on both
               sides, with a familiar figure making her way along it -
               TWIST. She glances up and down the road, but there's nothing
               else in sight. Only the moonlight for company.

               She has her baseball bat slung over one shoulder, and as she
               passes a sturdy looking tree she pauses to lean against it,
               stretching her tired leg muscles.

                                   TWIST
                             (to bat)
                         You'd think that we'd have seen at
                         least one car by now, wouldn't you?

               She stands again, making another survey of the road but again
               seeing nothing.

                                   TWIST (cont'd)
                         Ah, well. We're never gonna make it
                         back in time at this rate, Duggan
                         old pal, so I guess we'd better
                         start praying for divine
                         intervention. Know any good non
                         denominational deities?

               She glances down at the bat and chuckles.

                                   TWIST (cont'd)
                         Of course you don't. You're a
                         baseball bat. And I'm talking to
                         myself.
                             (beat)
                         Again.

               She starts on her way, but for once her luck is in - after a
               few steps, she finally hears an approaching CAR ENGINE, and
               turns to see the welcome sight of two headlights speeding up
               the road towards her!

                                   TWIST (cont'd)
                         Alright! Guess all those Girl Scout
                         cookies finally paid off...

               She jerks out her thumb in classic hitcher style, watching
               expectantly as the car draws nearer...

               ... but it doesn't stop. In fact, the sight of a young goth
               chick walking down a dark road with a baseball bat in her
               hands actually makes the car's driver ACCELERATE past her.

               Twist's jaw drops as the car speeds away into the night,
               before her lips curls in anger and frustration.

                                   TWIST (cont'd)
                         Well, of all the...
                             (shouts after car)
                         I hope you die in a car crash, you
                         spud monkey!!

               She scowls for a moment, then with a resigned sigh gets back
               to her walk, as we leave her and cut to:

         7     INT. APARTMENT - NIGHT                                   7

               A grimy, low rent apartment, filled with all the touches of
               modern single life - piles of empty takeaway cartons and beer
               cans, stacks of unread magazines converted into furniture,
               and a widescreen TV blazing away with some cheap movie.

               Shuffling into view comes BRION, a middle-aged man with
               pallid grey skin that seems to be spotted with flecks of
               green ooze, a tray in his hands with his TV dinner steaming
               away on it.

               He flops into the armchair with a contented sigh, and starts
               to reach for the remote control...

               ... when the apartment door is kicked open with a loud CRASH,
               and a fierce-looking Chris marches into the apartment!

               Brion YELPS in alarm, the tray flying out of his lap, and he
               barely has time to whimper before Chris reaches him, grabbing
               him by his food-stained cardigan.

                                   BRION
                             (petrified)
                         W-wh-wh-wh-w-who-

                                   CHRIS
                             (narrows eyes)
                         Are you Brion?

                                   BRION
                         What?

                                   CHRIS
                             (shouts)
                         Are you Brion?

                                   BRION
                             (nods rapidly)
                         Yeah, yeah, that's me! That's me,
                         I'm Brion! Who-

                                   CHRIS
                         The vampire I just killed told me
                         you were the best person to come to
                         in this part of town for
                         information. Was he correct, or am
                         I going to have to show you what I
                         did to him and then move on?

                                   BRION
                         No, no, you've come to the right
                         place, Mister, er...

                                   CHRIS
                         Berkeley. Chris Berkeley.

                                   BRION
                         Right. Chris.
                             (beat; eyes widen)
                         Oh...

               Chris lets him go, and Brion slumps back in his chair, his
               fear replaced by amazement.

                                   BRION (cont'd)
                         We all thought you were dead!

                                   CHRIS
                         Who's 'we,' exactly?

                                   BRION
                         You know, the people like me in
                         this city. We all knew you were in
                         town, so we've been trying to lay
                         low, but with that fire earlier, we
                         all heard you were-

                                   CHRIS
                         Well, I'm not. 

                                   BRION
                         Yeah, yeah, so I can see.
                             (beat)
                         Um... how are you?

               Chris eyes him, then takes a threatening step forward,
               pushing Brion back towards fearful cowering.

                                   BRION (cont'd)
                         Okay, okay! Bad question, Kind of
                         irrelevant. Sorry.
                             (laughs nervously)
                         So, uh... what can I get you?

                                   CHRIS
                         I need to know if my colleague
                         survived the explosion at the rebel
                         cell safe house.

                                   BRION
                         Well, you were there, right? Didn't
                         you see for yourself?

                                   CHRIS
                             (dry)
                         I imagine I was a little distracted
                         by trying to avoid several tonnes
                         of falling rubble.

                                   BRION
                         Right, yeah, sorry. Uh...

                                   CHRIS
                         Well?

                                   BRION
                         Honest answer? I don't know. Like I
                         just said, anybody who's anybody in
                         our kinds of circles heard you and
                         that vampire kid bought it in that
                         explosion. You know, just like the
                         others.

                                   CHRIS
                             (narrows eyes)
                         'Others'? What 'others'?
                             (beat; alarmed)
                         You don't mean...

                                   BRION
                         Didn't you hear about it? The big
                         fight at the graveyard out of town?

               Chris steps back, sitting abruptly down on the dirty old
               sofa, shock falling over his features. Brion takes the moment
               to carefully sweep stray food out of his lap.

                                   BRION (cont'd)
                         Sounded like a real party, from
                         what I've heard. The rest of your
                         crew mixed it up with that Manon
                         guy and a bunch of his goons.
                         Plenty of explosions.

                                   CHRIS
                         Are they... did anyone make it
                         back?

                                   BRION
                         What, on your side, you mean?

                                   CHRIS
                             (snaps)
                         Yes, of course on my bloody side! 

                                   BRION
                         Right. Uh...

               Brion trails off, and Chris lowers his head.

                                   BRION (cont'd)
                             (sympathetic)
                         I'm sorry, man. For what it's
                         worth, sounds like they took plenty
                         of the bad guys with them, but
                         nobody-

               Chris suddenly JUMPS forward, exploding off the sofa and
               GRABBING Brion, his face twisted with anger as he SNARLS into
               the informer's face, eyes blood red and FANGS bared!

                                   CHRIS
                         You're lying!!

                                   BRION
                         No! No, I swear! I swear! Why would
                         I lie?

                                   CHRIS
                         You... you couldn't know, you
                         weren't...

                                   BRION
                         Look, what would I have to gain
                         from lying to you about this? I'm
                         just telling you what I heard! It's
                         been all over the grapevine, some
                         of the vampire lackeys of that
                         Vivian chick boasting about taking
                         everybody out, burying that blonde
                         girl underground and stabbing the
                         tall, dark-haired guy with his own
                         sword...

               Chris lets go of Brion and staggers back, drifting back into
               shock as Brion warily watches him.

                                   BRION (cont'd)
                         Uh... if you wanted to go check the
                         graveyard out, maybe that'd help...

               Chris glances up at him, then turns away, looking confused as
               he stumbles back towards the door. Brion watches him exit,
               waiting until he hears the clatter of FOOTSTEPS descending
               the staircase before he finally exhales.

                                   BRION (cont'd)
                         Man. Not a good night to be one of
                         the good guys.

               With a sympathetic expression, Brion scoops up what he can of
               his dinner and reaches for the remote again, as we cut to:

         8     INT. LINER - CABIN - NIGHT                               8

               Vivian sits in what appears to be her room - a few piles of
               clothes are strewn about the small cabin, with a few personal
               effects sitting on top of a table, next to Chris' KATANA,
               still specked with dried blood.

               Vivian is staring at the wall, hands behind her head and foot
               tapping noisily against the bed frame. Looks like there's
               still something on her mind.

               She holds that pose for a while before suddenly sitting up,
               and with a determined look on her face she stands and marches
               out of the room.

         9     INT. LINER - CORRIDOR - NEXT                             9

               Two body-armoured Skorpione guards wander past on late
               patrol, chatting to themselves as they round a corner.

               Moments later, Vivian leans out of the shadows, checking that
               the coast is clear before tip-toeing back down the corridor.

               She comes to a bulkhead door and tries to turn the handle,
               but despite putting a spurt of vampire strength into it, it
               stays locked. With a grunt of annoyance, she moves on to the
               next, glancing over her shoulder in case the guards return.

               She meets with no success on the second door she tries, but
               the third CLICKS loudly, the sound making her wince as it
               echoes down the corridor. She waits a beat, but when no
               guards show up she pushes the door open and steps through:

        10     INT. LINER - ROOM - CONTINUOUS                          10

               Vivian steps into a darkened room, flipping the light switch,
               but as the neon strips overhead flicker to life, she sags as
               she sees the room is empty, save for a few storage crates.

               She starts to turn back round - and starts with alarm as she
               walks straight into Wolsley!

                                   VIVIAN
                         Aah! Damn it, Marcus, you gave me a
                         heart attack!
                             (beat)
                         Or not.

                                   WOLSLEY
                         Are you lost?

                                   VIVIAN
                         What? I'm just-

                                   WOLSLEY
                         Because I'm fairly certain your
                         quarters are a long way from here.

                                   VIVIAN
                         So I'm being nosey. Big deal.

                                   WOLSLEY
                         You wouldn't happen to be looking
                         for a certain... device, would you?

                                   VIVIAN
                         I don't know what you mean.

                                   WOLSLEY
                         Don't get cute with me, Vivian...

               She opens her mouth to reply, but Wolsley suddenly SURGES
               forward, clamping a hand round her throat and SLAMMING her
               against the wall!

                                   WOLSLEY (cont'd)
                         ... I don't have the patience for
                         it!

               She struggles in his grip, trying to prise his hands away as
               he leans in close to growl at her:

                                   WOLSLEY (cont'd)
                         I knew you were trouble from the
                         first moment I saw you.

                                   VIVIAN
                         Since when... did you... give a
                         crap?

                                   WOLSLEY
                         My loyalty lies with Manon. Any
                         threat to his plans has to be
                         eliminated.
                             (leans closer)
                         Are you a threat, Vivian?

               She finally breaks free of his grip, angrily SHOVING him away
               from her.

                                   VIVIAN
                             (seethes)
                         No, I'm not! I just want some kind
                         of guarantee that I'm gonna get
                         what's coming to me, that's all!

               Wolsley eyes her as she rubs her neck.

                                   WOLSLEY
                         You've had your assurances. You
                         have a job to do now. If any of
                         Christopher's team survived the
                         battle at the cemetery and come
                         here looking for revenge, it'll be
                         up to you to take care of that
                         situation.

                                   VIVIAN
                         Yeah, see, I'm not remembering a
                         conversation where you became my
                         boss.

                                   WOLSLEY
                         Just do as you're told, vampire.

               With a last, scolding glare at her, he turns and leaves the
               room. A frustrated Vivian stands in defeat for a second,
               before KICKING the wall with a loud YELL.

        11     INT. BLACK VAN - NIGHT                                  11

               DIEGO drives Chris' van, concern etched into his face as he
               glances back over his shoulder - and sitting up against the
               wall of the passenger compartment is SANCTUS, stripped to the
               waist as he finishes dressing a wound on his abdomen.

                                   DIEGO
                         Are you sure you don't want me to
                         stop? We could get some fresh
                         supplies, maybe-

                                   SANCTUS
                             (firm)
                         No. There's no time for that now.
                         We have to...

               He tries to stand but grimaces and sits back down, clearly
               still in plenty of pain.

                                   SANCTUS (cont'd)
                         We have to get back to central
                         Boston and try to stop Manon before
                         it's too late.

               Diego is obviously unhappy with this plan, but keeps his foot
               down as Sanctus turns to stare out through the van's tinted
               rear windows.

                                   SANCTUS (cont'd)
                             (quietly)
                         I hope I don't let you down, old
                         friend. You deserved better.

               He turns back - and his gaze falls on a finely-crafted SWORD
               in front of him. He lifts it up, the keen blade glinting
               under what little light there is, and we cut to:

        12     EXT. HEPBURN CEMETERY - NIGHT                           12

               The former cemetery still resembles a battlefield - broken
               and smashed gravestones and crypts, police crime scene tape
               cordoning off large areas of the plots and many chalk
               outlines etched onto the grass to mark the fallen - with
               accompanying blood spatter.

               Chris lifts up one loosely flapping section of tape and walks
               into the wreckage, casting a disbelieving eye over what's
               left of the cemetery.

               He comes to a halt, closing his eyes and tilting his head
               back, before INHALING deeply, searching for something...

               ... and his eyes snap open. Chris' head turns to the left,
               and he hurries off, literally following his nose.

               He comes to the rubble that used to be the crypt that Julie
               and Syren were buried beneath, and Chris pulls up to a stop.
               He sees dried blood on the ground and starts to dig through
               the rubble, growing more agitated as though homing in on
               something.

               He stops suddenly, reaching a hand into the debris - and
               withdrawing Julie's handgun. He stares down at it, before
               closing his eyes and bowing his head.

               He looks round and sees a patch of blood, pressing his hand
               against it reverently.

                                   CHRIS
                         I'm sorry, Julie...
                             (beat)
                          And I don't blame you.

               Chris stays there for a moment before standing, looking round
               the trashed cemetery again, the gun still in his hand.

               He suddenly throws his head back and cries out at the top of
               his voice:

                                   CHRIS (cont'd)
                             (roars)
                         Manon!!

               And as Chris' booming voice echoes around the graveyard, we
               cut over to:

        13     INT. ROAD - NIGHT                                       13

               Twist, visibly more tired, is still trudging along the side
               of the road, the bright city lights never seeming to get any
               closer.

               She hears a stuttering old car approaching and turns round,
               hopefully sticking her thumb out again as a new set of
               headlights fall on her.

               To her surprise, the vehicle comes to a stop, and Twist sees
               that a beaten up old pickup truck has come to her rescue.
               Peering out at her from within is OWEN, the grizzled old
               driver.

                                   OWEN
                         The hell are you doing this far out
                         by yourself, girl?

                                   TWIST
                         Looking for a ride back to the
                         city.

                                   OWEN
                         Guess you'd better hop in then, eh?

               With a relieved smile, Twist opens the door and climbs into:
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