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                                       TEASER

               FADE IN:

         1     EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - DAY                                  1

               We open on a long stretch of unmarked road, thick woods on
               either side of it.

               The road follows up a few hundred metres, before disappearing
               around a corner, going deeper into the woods.

               The camera pans around in the opposite direction, and we can
               see the small rural town, nestled within the woods
               themselves.

               The sun is shining sparingly through the thick branches and
               we can sense a feeling of foreboding about this place. It's a
               place where you get the feeling you don't want your car to
               break down at night.

               Suddenly we see a BLACK DOG bound into view, panting away
               happily.

               It stops, turns and BARKS once in our direction. We pan
               around to see an ELDERLY MAN walking with a slight limp
               towards the camera.

               He smiles broadly, his grizzly features making him out to be
               very grandfatherly. In his hand is a gnarled stick.

               He throws the stick down a beaten path, between the trees,
               deep into the woods.

                                   OLD MAN
                         There you go, Rufus! Fetch the
                         stick!

               The dog lets out a small bark, before it runs off and goes to
               retrieve the stick for his master.

               The old man removes a large handkerchief, and wipes his brow.
               He seems to be thinking about a distant memory, before he
               hears another bark from Rufus.

                                   OLD MAN (cont'd)
                         I'm coming, boy!
                             (mumbling)
                         God-damn dog has far too much
                         energy for this here old man.

         2     EXT. WOODS - CONTINUOUS                                  2

               We change to an UNKNOWN POINT OF VIEW, deep within the trees.
               We can clearly see the old man on the road, as he turns to
               make his way on the path towards where his dog is barking
               from.

               Cut back to the old man as he trudges along the path, until
               he sees Rufus digging near an old tree.

               Cut back to the unknown POV again, and we continue to see the
               old man walk along the path. A slight breathing can be heard.

               Back to Rufus, who is busily digging at the base of the tree.
               The dog is making excited noises as he has clearly found
               something of interest.

               The old man makes it to his dog and notices the stick he
               threw earlier at nearby. Rufus hasn't touched it.

               He bends down, making a slight groan, and picks up the stick.

                                   OLD MAN
                         Rufus! What's that you're digging
                         up? Did you find some rabbits
                         again? You know those cottontails
                         will always get the better of ya,
                         doggone it!

               But a closer inspection of his dog's excavation proves to be
               a troubling sight. The old man frowns before his eyes widen
               in surprise.

               The camera slowly pans down to where the dog is digging and
               we can start to see BONES being dug up. HUMAN BONES!

               The dog lifts his head up, a human femur clearly clamped
               between his jaws.

               The old man lets out a cry of alarm, before stumbling back a
               few steps.

                                   OLD MAN (cont'd)
                         Rufus! Drop that thing! This is...
                         this is...
                             (under his breath)
                         This can't be happening... not
                         again...

               The dog does just as his master says, but it appears to be
               because he has found something else of interest.

               The dog's ears prick up and he makes a small GROWL. He bounds
               off into the woods.

                                   OLD MAN (cont'd)
                         Rufus! Get back here!

               Back to the unknown point of view, as we see the old man at
               the tree, before he follows his dog.

               The dog is barking madly. The old man manages to catch up
               with his wayward pet and cries out again at the sight he is
               seeing.

               He places his hand to his chest. Clearly his heart is beating
               far more normal than he'd like for his age.

               The camera pans around to the sight the old man has seen. We
               see the dog sniffing at an object on the ground.

               Close in on the object and we can see the bloody REMAINS of
               what appears to be human. What's more frightening is the dog
               begins to start licking at the dead remains.

               Cut back to the old man, who seems he wants to vomit, but can
               only dry heave. He pinches his nose to block away the bad
               smell.

               Rufus flicks his head up again, and growls once more. The
               hackles on his neck begin to rise, before he races off into
               the woods again.

                                   OLD MAN (cont'd)
                         Rufus! Come on boy! Let's go! This
                         isn't our place to be here!

               We can hear the dog nearby barking madly, but his barks are
               brutally cut off.

               We hear the whimpering sounds of the dog, before he too is
               silent.

               Too silent.

               The old man is clearly terrified right now.

                                   OLD MAN (cont'd)
                             (edgy)
                         Rufus? Hey boy, come back to papa,
                         and I'll make you something to eat,
                         deal? Rufus?

               The silence of the woods is unnerving and the old man begins
               to realise that his dog isn't coming back.

               He looks around through the trees, wondering if he can see or
               hear anything else out the ordinary.

               Completely terrified, he quickly turns and runs in the
               opposite direction from which he come from. For an old man,
               he is moving particularly fast.

               Cut back to the unknown point of view, as we watch the old
               man make his escape, back to the road and back into town.

               PAN DOWN a little to see the feebly TWITCHING hind legs of
               Rufus, his fur spattered with BLOOD, before the dog is
               sharply dragged out of sight.

               We continue to hear the breathing followed by a low and
               downright evil CHUCKLE, before we:

                                                             BLACK OUT:



                                    END OF TEASER
                                       ACT ONE

               FADE IN:

         3     EXT. DINER - DAWN                                        3

               Establishing shot of a generic roadhouse diner on yet another
               interstate. There are two trucks lined up outside. PUSH IN
               through the front doors to:

         4     INT. DINER - CONTINUOUS                                  4

               We move through the diner until we come across a familiar
               group of people.

               We see the team, gathered around a table, eating breakfast
               and chatting away.

               TWIST is shovelling food into her mouth, while reading the
               morning papers in front of her.

               DANYAEL is having a cup of coffee, clearly amused at Twist's
               love of high cholesterol, culinary delights.

               SYREN is the complete opposite of Twist, as she eats her
               breakfast in a calm and civilised manner.

               DIEGO is naturally, not eating anything. His arms and eyes
               are closed. He appears to be either asleep, or meditating.

               We finally focus on JULIE. She has a coffee in front of her.
               As the steam from her coffee gently rises, she just stares at
               the cup as if transfixed. 

               Her expression is one of melancholy. Clearly the events of
               what happened in Carson City are still bothering her.

               She looks up and stares out the window and gives a small
               sigh, and GETS up to go to the rest room.

               Diego OPENS his eyes and watches Julie thoughtfully.

                                   SYREN (O.S.)
                         Diego, how come we never see you
                         eat?

               Diego takes his eyes of Julie momentarily and looks at Syren.

                                   DIEGO
                         I'm not hungry at this present
                         time. I'll eat when I need to eat.

                                   TWIST
                             (mouth full of food)
                         Yeah, that'll be like, never.
                             (to Syren)
                         He wants to keep his rakish figure,
                         y'see.

               She turns and gives him a cheeky grin, as she continues to
               eat her breakfast with gusto. Diego is about the say
               something, but stares at the rest room for a beat.

               We watch the rest room door for a few more beats, before
               Julie emerges again. She looks like she has been crying, but
               it's hard to tell.

               Diego narrows his eyes. He can still see that Julie is
               troubled, but he knows she isn't going to say anything. She
               sits back down and resumes her thousand yard stare with her
               cup of coffee.

                                   DIEGO
                         Julie, it's okay to feel...
                         depressed, about what happened with
                         your friend, but you have to
                         realise there wasn't anything you
                         could do change the situation.
                             (beat)
                         The line of work we are in is
                         always going to be... tough.

               Julie continues staring at her coffee and then takes a swig
               from it. She doesn't even look at Diego. Even Twist stops and
               looks at her with interest.

               Julie can feel all the team's eyes on her and she sighs,
               rolling her eyes.

                                   JULIE
                         Really, guys. I'm fine. I've never
                         felt better. Please, don't worry
                         about me. We need to find out what
                         we need to do next. We need to be
                         busy.

               Twist and Danyael exchange glances. They know that Julie
               being kept 'busy' is her way of balking the issue.

                                   SYREN
                         Don't worry. Things will get
                         better. You'll see.

               Syren smiles warmly, and it's enough to make Twist roll her
               eyes in exasperation.

                                   TWIST
                         Jeez, girl! Isn't there ever a time
                         that you're not high on the happy
                         side? And, incidentally, if you are
                         on crack, you'd better let Danyael
                         have some to keep him awake.

                                   SYREN
                             (shaking her head)
                         Not really.
                             (beat)
                         Except that one time...
                             (beat)
                         Anyway, isn't life about moving
                         forward and not worrying about the
                         past?

               Twist rolls her eyes again, before sighing and looks back
               down at the papers. She quickly flicks through them, until
               she comes across something of interest.

                                   TWIST
                         Hey. Here's something interesting.
                         Seems there's an unsolved murder in
                         a nearby town. Sounds like our
                         'line of work,' right, guys?

               The team, except Julie, who is looking in the opposite
               direction, look at Twist with odd expressions. We can see
               Twist with a piece of bacon, as she sticks it in mouth to
               chew, noisily.

                                   DANYAEL
                         And now I know why I'm not
                         eating...

                                   TWIST
                         What?
                             (beat)
                         Anyway... I'm suggesting that we
                         check it out. It might be something
                         to occupy our time and get our
                         minds off things...

               She looks questionably at Julie, who is ignoring the rest of
               the team rather well. Diego takes the paper from Twist and
               quickly reads the report.

                                   DIEGO
                         Yes. We should definitely look into
                         this. Come on everyone, let's go.

                                   TWIST
                             (protests)
                         But I haven't even finished
                         breakfast!

               The others all start to get up, forcing Twist to cram as much
               food into her mouth as possible before following the others,
               and we cut to:

         5     EXT. VAN - NEXT                                          5

               We see the familiar black van rocket past us on the road. As
               we follow it's path we can see the small town we first
               glimpsed in the teaser looming ahead.

         6     EXT. TOWN - LATER                                        6

               The town is a quiet little place. It appears to have only the
               one main street through the centre, and variety of shops and
               businesses alongside it. The town is framed on all sides by
               the thick woods we saw earlier in the teaser.

               The van drives down the main street, before pulling in front
               of what looks like the general store.

         7     INT. VAN - NEXT                                          7

               Overhead, the sky is overcast, which pleases Twist and
               Danyael nicely.

                                   TWIST
                         So what's going to be the game
                         plan?

               The team look at Twist with bemused expressions.

                                   DANYAEL
                         You're the one who wanted to come
                         out here. What do you suggest?

               Twist rolls her eyes, before punching Danyael lightly on the
               arm.

                                   TWIST
                         Do I have to do everything myself?
                         Come on Diego, let's go rouse a few
                         locals.

               She gives a smile before getting out of the van. Diego turns
               to Julie, but Julie holds up her hand.

                                   JULIE
                         I'll stay inside, if that's okay
                         with you. I can work on my laptop
                         here.

               Danyael, already out, claps a hand on Diego's shoulder.

                                   DANYAEL
                         Come on Diego. Let's keep Twist out
                         of trouble.

               The two head off from the van, leaving Julie to her thoughts.
               Silence for a beat, before Syren breaks it.

                                   SYREN
                         Julie, are you thinking about...
                         you know...

               Julie turns to Syren with a passive stare. She nods slightly,
               but realises Syren can't see this.

                                   JULIE
                         I... yeah a little. I...

               She trails off. Syren makes her way over to Julie and places
               her arm around Julie's shoulder.

                                   SYREN
                         It's okay. I think about him too. I
                         know he's okay. Somehow, I just
                         know.

               Once again Julie is nodding, if nothing else to convince
               herself, but she isn't so sure.

         8     INT. GENERAL STORE - SAME TIME                           8

               Twist, Diego and Danyael have entered the store and begin to
               look around. The old man from the teaser is shopping in the
               background.

               The STORE KEEPER, a man in his fifties, comes out and smiles
               to the trio.

                                   STORE KEEPER
                         Something I can help you young
                         folks with?

               Diego is about to step forward, but Twist beats him to the
               punch.

                                   TWIST
                         Sure thing, pops. We read about a
                         murder in the local papers,
                         anything to it?

               Danyael SLAPS his hand to his face, and inches away to look
               at some merchandise. Diego is slightly uncomfortable, but
               manages to regain his composure.

               The old man's eyes widen and he moves closer to listen to the
               three stranger's request.

                                   STORE KEEPER
                             (frowning)
                         Seems you kids are a bit macabre
                         for my liking. Why on earth do you
                         want to know about stuff like that?

               Twist rolls her eyes. She scans around the store, and quickly
               notices the old man. The old man looks at her with a start,
               before making his way to the counter.

                                   OLD MAN
                         Ah, just the usual, Max.

               The store keeper, or Max as we now know him, turns to the old
               man and begins to process his groceries.

                                   MAX
                         Will, you look like you've aged
                         more in the past week. What's
                         happened?

                                   WILL
                         Ah, you know. Life is moving too
                         fast for me. That crazy dog of mine
                         ran off again. I don't know when
                         he'll be back.

               After hearing this, Twist stares at the pair thoughtfully.
               Diego leans forwards towards Twist.

                                   DIEGO
                             (whispers)
                         I think the answers are going to be
                         less forthcoming here.

                                   TWIST
                             (shrugging)
                         Relax. Let Twist do her stuff. I'll
                         get the information we need...

                                   DANYAEL
                             (under his breath)
                         She's moved into third person mode.
                         Won't that be interesting...

               Twist shoots Danyael a glance, before noticing Max has
               finished with Will's groceries.

                                   MAX
                         See you later, Will! Sorry to hear
                         about Rufus. He'll be back! Just
                         wait and see.

               Will picks up his groceries, gives Twist and the others a
               slight nod of his head, before he makes his way out of the
               store.

               Twist glances back at the old man and begins to make her way
               out.

                                   MAX (cont'd)
                         Young lady! Don't be making any
                         trouble for yourself! It would be
                         best if you and your friends moved
                         on and forgot about this little
                         place.

               Twist is about to leave the store, before turning to Max.

                                   TWIST
                         Little old me? Making trouble?
                         Who's says I'm going to be making
                         trouble?
                             (under her breath)
                         Buddy, trouble is my middle name.

               She leaves the store. Diego and Danyael exchange glances and
               race out after her. Max watches on as they leave.

                                   MAX
                         The youth of today...

                                                                CUT TO:

         9     EXT. GENERAL STORE - NEXT                                9

               Twist spots the old man, and races up to him.

                                   TWIST
                         Hey there. We're kinda new in town
                         and we're wondering if you might be
                         able to answer some questions.

               Will stops and fidgets slightly. He turns and looks back at
               Twist.

                                   WILL
                         New? That's a funny statement
                         coming from someone the likes of
                         yourself! We don't see the likes of
                         your kind here... They tend to
                         forget these one-horse towns and
                         pass through quickly.
                             (beat)
                         If you want a piece of friendly
                         country advice, you should do the
                         same. It might do you the world of
                         good.

               Twist, however, doesn't seemed perturbed by Will's urgency
               for the team to leave the town. Quite the opposite, actually.

                                   TWIST
                             (ignoring him)
                         Can I ask what happened to your
                         dog?

               The old man stops again, before sighing and placing his
               groceries on the bench outside the general store. He
               scratches his head before turning to Twist again.

                                   WILL
                         I was taking Rufus for his walk as
                         usual. He spotted something in the
                         woods. I saw... 
                             (beat)
                         Anyway, Rufus took off, and I
                         haven't seen him since.

                                   TWIST
                         What did he see?
                             (leaning forward)
                         Anything to do with the murder I
                         read about here?

               The old man laughs, prompting a coughing fit. After he's
               regained his composure, he continues:

                                   WILL
                         Murder? Try murders. This town has
                         had a history of attacks stretching
                         back more than thirty years!
                         Sometimes folks just up and
                         disappear 'round these parts.
                             (beat)
                         Folks kinda like you...

               He points to Twist, Diego and Danyael.

                                   TWIST
                             (rolls her eyes)
                         Relax, pops. We'll be super
                         careful. No way any of us are gonna
                         end up on a meathook like a bunch
                         of naive kids.
                             (beat)
                         Just to let you know, we aren't
                         looking for trouble...

               The old man scratches his head, not getting the Texas
               Chainsaw Massacre reference. He gets up and is ready to
               leave.

                                   WILL
                         Yes, that's right. You look exactly
                         like a bunch of naive youngsters
                         that should know better. 
                             (leans closer)
                         Young lady, leave while you have
                         the chance...

               He walks away from the trio, coughing once again.

               Diego stands by in deep thought. Danyael seems more
               preoccupied about the sun breaking through the clouds, but it
               stills remains very overcast.

               Twist breaks the silence.

                                   TWIST
                         Sounds like we got ourselves a
                         case.

               She smiles and walks back to the van, causing the other two
               to follow.

        10     INT. VAN - LATER                                        10

               We are back in the van, and Twist relays to Julie what
               they've uncovered.

                                   TWIST
                         So, this old man I spoke to seems
                         pretty spooked about the whole
                         thing.

                                   JULIE
                         That fits with what I've found on
                         the internet about this place.
                         Plenty of stories about
                         disappearances around these parts.
                         It could look like the murders
                         might be linked. 

                                   TWIST
                         Well? What are we waiting for?
                         Let's go into the woods and check
                         it out. C'mon, let's go hunting.

               Twist's enthusiasm is too much for Julie, who breathes
               sharply. She shuts her laptop, and looks towards the others.

                                   JULIE
                         I don't think it's going to be as
                         easy as trekking through the woods
                         for answers.
                             (beat)
                         Let's stick around and observe the
                         situation more. We really need to
                         know what we're up against before
                         heading out into the wilderness.

                                   DANYAEL
                         So. I guess we'll be looking for a
                         motel to check in?

               Julie smiles briefly.

                                   DANYAEL (cont'd)
                         Okay then, let's go.

               He starts up the van and they begin to head off.

        11     INT. MOTEL ROOM - DAY                                   11

               A generic motel room with the basic conveniences. As we pan
               around, we see Twist with her back towards us on the bed. In
               her hand is the video camera, she's using to make her video
               diary.

                                   TWIST
                         So, anyway. It's been a few of
                         crazy weeks. We've been battling
                         demon spirits that inhabit
                         children, and let me tell you that
                         wasn't a walk in the park...
                             (beat)
                         We showed Syren how to fit in the
                         world... Oh, brother... don't look
                         at me like that! We can't wrap her
                         up in cotton wool! She needs to
                         know about the real world someday!
                             (beat)
                         We fought some more, surprise,
                         surprise, demons from the beyond
                         that gave us screwy nightmares. 
                             (beat; shudders)
                         Relived bad memories, you know
                         which ones?
                             (finger in the air)
                         And we came across more trads
                         wanting kill a rebel cell - lead
                         by, wait for it... Danyael's ex.
                             (rolls eyes)
                         No, I didn't get jealous! Besides,
                         she was nowhere near as good
                         looking as me.
                             (beat)
                         Syren wanted to find out more about
                         her past, and got more than she
                         bargained for... Between you and
                         me, the girl can look after
                         herself. I mean, how long did she
                         spend on that island?
                             (beat)
                         Then we ran into some goth girl who
                         was investigating the deaths of
                         pregnant women and as you'll know -
                         that set Julie right off.
                             (beat)
                         Though we never did find out who
                         that chick was, but she seemed kind
                         of familiar...

               Twist pauses painfully. Even though she is alone, she feels a
               little uncomfortable about doing this.

                                   TWIST (cont'd)
                         So, now we're in some little hick
                         town investigating a series of
                         murders - you know, our kind of
                         thing. But Julie still...
                             (sighs)
                         She still misses you. Though she's
                         not letting anyone in on that, but
                         she can't fool the Twist.

               She suddenly turns around and notices Syren standing there
               behind her, jumping a mile.

                                   TWIST (cont'd)
                         Jeez, girl! Next time, wear a bell
                         or something!

               Syren cocks her head at the odd remark.

                                   SYREN
                         I heard you talking to yourself.
                         What are you doing?

               Twist looks down at the camera thoughtfully.

                                   TWIST
                         Just a little diary I'm making.
                         Nothing special. It's for, you
                         know...

               Twist shrugs, but rolls her eyes when Syren can't see her.

                                   SYREN
                         Oh! Can I say something too? I
                         mean, he might want to know how I'm
                         doing...

                                   TWIST
                             (interrupting)
                         I've got it covered.

               Twist immediately shuts the camera off and begins to pack it
               up. Before Syren can reply back, their door is suddenly
               opened, and Julie steps in.

                                   JULIE
                         Come on, you two! I found out about
                         another attack, closer to town!

               She leaves again, with Twist grabbing Syren as they follow
               her, and we cut to:

        12     EXT. MAIN STREET - NEXT                                 12

               The team arrive at the southern end of the main street, very
               near the thick woods surrounding the town. A healthy group of
               local onlookers watch the ambulance workers examine the
               unidentifiable body.

               As we pan closer to the body, we see the bloody marks and
               gashes that the ambulance workers are trying to cover from
               the onlookers' eyes.

               Closer still, we catch a glimpse of the person's arm - and it
               looks like it's been half CHEWED!

               Cut to Julie, who's eyes widen a little. She quietly moves
               the others away from the crime scene.

                                   TWIST
                         Holy crap! Did you see the bite
                         marks on that thing?!?

                                   JULIE
                             (grimly)
                         Looks like something has a taste
                         for the locals.

               As we pan back to the ambulance workers finally strapping the
               covered up body and placing it in the ambulance, we:

                                                             BLACK OUT:



                                   END OF ACT ONE
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