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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...
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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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