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                                       TEASER

               FADE IN:

         1     INT. HOSPITAL WARD - DAY                                 1

               It may be the middle of the day, but you'd never know to look
               outside.

               Through the windows, a tremendous THUNDERSTORM rages on,
               battering the landscape with howling wind and rain. The
               clouds have an eerie green tint to them, bathing the
               surrounding area in sickly light.

               The ward itself is dark and silent. Patients lie in their
               beds, sleeping peacefully, but there's no sign of any staff.

               A FLASHLIGHT shines across the scene as a pair of shadowy
               figures make their way down the ward, the beam flashing
               across the sleeping patients....

               ... until it comes to rest on a NURSE, sprawled on the floor.
               The beam pans up to find more doctors and nurses, young and
               old, lain across the floor all over the ward.

               CHRIS crouches into frame, checking the nurse's pulse and
               turning her over. She's picked up a bruise from her fall, but
               otherwise seems to be just sound asleep.

               Chris looks up, his flashlight finding DIEGO as he checks
               other nurses but gets the same results.

               The only sounds are from the storm outside - and then
               FOOTSTEPS as someone approaches. Chris turns.

               His beam highlights TWIST, who looks pretty dejected as she
               shakes her head.

                                   CHRIS
                         Nothing?

                                   TWIST
                         Everyone's the same. Every ward.

               Chris stands, nodding to Diego.

                                   CHRIS
                         There's nothing more we can do
                         here.

               He leads the way back towards the exit, and we CUT TO:

         2     EXT. HOSPITAL - DAY                                      2

               The raging storm batters the trio as they hurry down the
               front steps and across the car park.

               More PEOPLE lie awkwardly on the ground as they pass, more
               still are asleep at the wheels of their cars - some of which
               have CRASHED into others and nearby buildings.

               ALARM BELLS from various sources ring out through the
               deafening wind, but not a single human voice can be heard.

               PULL BACK as the team reach their battered van, clambering
               inside to escape the rain, our view rising into the air.

               From up here, the scale of this contagion is clear - we're in
               the middle of what should be a busy part of town, but there's
               not a sign of life anywhere.

               Cars, ambulances and other vehicles are strewn across the
               road, and bodies lie indiscriminately around them. 

         3     INT. VAN - NEXT                                          3

               Chris, Diego and Twist shake their coats dry as Diego manages
               to force the rusty sliding door back into place.

               SYREN looks round from the driver's seat, noticeably pale and
               weary.

                                   SYREN
                         Did you find anyone?

                                   TWIST
                         Plenty of people, yeah. Just nobody
                         actually awake.

               Syren sighs, resting her head against the chair.

                                   CHRIS
                         How are you feeling?

                                   SYREN
                         Sick. My head's pounding and I can
                         barely move. I feel like I'm deep
                         underwater, pressure crushing me on
                         every side.

                                   TWIST
                         Could be worse.
                             (off Chris' glare)
                         What? It could!
                             (beat)
                         Probably.

               Chris rummages through a bag on the van's floor, taking out a
               rumpled map and spreading it out across the inside wall.

               The map is covered with dozens of red crosses, circles and
               lines. Chris takes out a red marker and adds a fresh cross.

                                   CHRIS
                         That's five locations in a row
                         already quarantined because of
                         this.

                                   DIEGO
                         And no sign of anyone unaffected.

                                   TWIST
                         Except us.

                                   CHRIS
                         We're okay on account of not being
                         a hundred per cent human.

               He throws a meaningful glance at Diego.

                                   CHRIS (cont'd)
                         Any of us.

                                   TWIST
                         So by that logic, there's got to be
                         some vamp crews hiding out
                         somewhere in all this, right?

                                   CHRIS
                         So you'd think, only without
                         Danyael we're going to have a hard
                         time contacting any of them.

               Chris looks round. Twist's demeanour has become much more
               sullen at the mention of Danyael's name.

                                   CHRIS (cont'd)
                         We're going to find him.

               She nods, trying to stay positive, as Chris clambers back
               into the driver's seat and starts the engine.

                                   SYREN
                         Where to next?

                                   CHRIS
                         Seattle's our next stop, it's one
                         of the few cities currently
                         untouched by the storm.

                                   TWIST
                         And it's Naomi's home town.

               A beat. Chris looks round at Twist, both of them having the
               same thought.

                                   TWIST (cont'd)
                         You don't think...

                                   CHRIS
                         It's our best lead yet.

               Chris CRUNCHES the resisting gear stick into first, and we
               cut outside to:

         4     EXT. STREET - NEXT                                       4

               Wipers on against the torrents of rain, the van starts on its
               way, weaving carefully around the scattered cars and bodies
               covering the street.

               PAN UP to take in the stormy skies overhead as another CRACK
               of thunder rings out, and MATCH CUT TO:

         5     INT. WAREHOUSE - OFFICE - DAY                            5

               The same stormy skies as we PULL BACK to find DANYAEL staring
               out from inside an office suite at the clouds.

               A flash of LIGHTNING makes him flinch, and he turns away from
               the window to head for the door.

         6     INT. WAREHOUSE - UPPER LEVEL - NEXT                      6

               Danyael steps out onto a walkway running round the interior
               of a sparse, abandoned warehouse. A pulsing RED GLOW lights
               the place up every few beats.

               He moves to the edge and looks out across the floor below -
               dozens of TRINITY WARRIORS mill back and forth, some moving
               crates of supplies while others attend to what look like
               oversized BARRELS, which are the source of the light.

               Everything is being loaded up into the backs of waiting
               trucks, the entire Trinity operation on the move again.

                                   NAOMI (O.S.)
                         It's really something, isn't it?

               He turns as NAOMI walks towards him. Danyael's knuckles
               tighten around the edge of the walkway railing.

                                   DANYAEL
                         Sure is. Not every day I get a
                         front seat for the end of the
                         world. Not from the other side,
                         anyway.

                                   NAOMI
                             (rolls eyes)
                         Why do you have to keep calling us
                         that?

                                   DANYAEL
                         I call 'em like I see 'em.

               She moves in a little closer.

                                   NAOMI
                         That's actually what I wanted to
                         see you about.
                             (beat)
                         I want to show you something.

                                   DANYAEL
                             (turns away)
                         I've seen enough.

                                   NAOMI
                         Trust me, this will - 

                                   DANYAEL
                             (snaps)
                         Don't you get it? I don't care! You
                         can show me anything, tell me
                         anything, but it won't make any
                         difference! I'll never see things
                         the way you do! Ever!

               Danyael looks away in disgust. Naomi bows her head.

                                   NAOMI
                         That's what I thought you'd say.

               And she suddenly CLAMPS something against Danyael's neck! He
               YELLS in pain, stumbling to the floor and WRITHING in pain.

                                   DANYAEL
                         Get it off... get it off me!

                                   NAOMI
                         I'm sorry, Danny, but this is the
                         only way I can make you see!

               Danyael's struggles die down as his strength ebbs away.

                                   DANYAEL
                         What... you... what have you...

               He wilts, his head hitting the floor. Naomi winces and goes
               to his side, rolling him over a little. A strange GOLDEN
               AMULET is latched onto his neck.

               Naomi reaches into her pocket - and brings out a second
               AMULET! She stares at it, steeling herself to use it on her
               own neck, and we:

                                                             BLACK OUT:



                                    END OF TEASER
                                       ACT ONE

               FADE IN:

         7     EXT. HIGHWAY - DAY                                       7

               The team are speeding down an empty highway in their latest
               vehicle, another tatty old van that looks a few miles from
               the scrapyard.

               The storm hasn't reached this far, but the dark skies
               indicate it's only a few hours away.

         8     INT. VAN - DAY                                           8

               Chris grimaces as the van's engine starts RATTLING, their
               speed dropping despite his foot firmly on the gas.

                                   TWIST
                         What is it? Why are we stopping?

                                   CHRIS
                         I'm afraid...

               And the van comes to a stop with a very final SPLUTTER from
               the engine.

                                   CHRIS (cont'd)
                         ... this is the end of the line.

                                   TWIST
                         Damn it!

               She KICKS the side of the van - and the sliding side door
               promptly FALLS from its hinges!

               Twist puts her head in her hands as Diego tries to haul the
               door back into the van.

                                   SYREN
                         I know I'm normally the last person
                         to suggest this, but... why don't
                         we just steal something faster?

                                   TWIST
                             (off Chris)
                         Because he won't let us.

                                   CHRIS
                         We can't risk the exposure, Twist,
                         you know that. You remember what
                         happened last time we got involved
                         with the police?

                                   TWIST
                         Yeah, yeah, almost got barbecued,
                         blah blah, woof woof.
                             (beat)
                         But she's right. We need better
                         wheels.

                                   CHRIS
                         What would you suggest?

               Twist looks out across the rest of the freeway - it's deathly
               quiet. With the storm clouds in the distance, nobody dares
               venture outside.

               And that's when her gaze falls on the front yard of an
               articulated truck dealership, just off the next exit.

               Twist GRINS, and from that we DISSOLVE TO:

         9     INT. WHITE SPACE - DAY                                   9

               Danyael lies on the floor inside a totally white space. Our
               view is fuzzy, almost soft focus.

               As he stirs and starts to get up, MOTION BLURS trail after
               his every movement.

               He GROANS and puts a hand to his neck - but there's nothing
               there.

                                   NAOMI (O.S.)
                         Don't worry, it won't hurt.

               His head snaps up - and there's Naomi, standing over him with
               a smile. She extends her hand.

                                   NAOMI (cont'd)
                         Come on.

               Danyael frowns, cautiously reaching for her hand so she can
               pull him up. He looks round at the infinite whiteness.

                                   DANYAEL
                         So...

                                   NAOMI
                         We're in a dreamscape. Or, at
                         least, we will be, once I decide
                         where we're going to start.

                                   DANYAEL
                         And...

                                   NAOMI
                         Our bodies are still right where we
                         left them. Nothing's going to
                         happen to them or us while we're in
                         here.

                                   DANYAEL
                             (still lost)
                         What's going on?

               She steps closer.

                                   NAOMI
                         You're going to see what's going on
                         in my head.
                             (beat)
                         Literally.

               She reaches out her hand again.

                                   NAOMI (cont'd)
                         Take my hand and hold on tight.

                                   DANYAEL
                         And if I don't?

                                   NAOMI
                         Then we stay here.

                                   DANYAEL
                         Until when?

               She shrugs. Danyael looks around again, then realises he's
               got no choice here. With a defeated sigh, he slowly takes her
               by the hand...

                                                             WHITE OUT:

        10     EXT. STREET - DAY                                       10

               And they're standing on the sidewalk by a quiet road
               junction, somewhere outside a fairly standard suburb. Thick
               trees line the roadside, and a light layer of rain is
               falling.

               Danyael whirls round, disorientated, but Naomi just waits
               patiently for him to come back to her.

                                   DANYAEL
                         What - where are we?

                                   NAOMI
                         Home. My home. It's August,
                         nineteen-seventy-one. I'm six years
                         old, and my parents, my baby sister
                         Ashley and I are about to head out
                         to Green Lake to take my dad's
                         yacht out for a few hours.

               Danyael blinks, turning as he hears a CAR approaching. He
               looks across to see a beige FORD PINTO approaching the
               junction.

                                   DANYAEL
                         Wait... you have a sister?

                                   NAOMI 
                             (beat)
                         I remember I was looking forward to
                         the day, because for the first time
                         my dad was actually going to let me
                         steer. He said I was 'big enough at
                         last.'

               Danyael hears another car, this one a silver CHEVROLET
               approaching the junction far too quickly.

               He looks back to Naomi, who stares forlornly at the
               approaching Pinto as she continues.

                                   NAOMI (cont'd)
                         I also remember that I was in the
                         middle of showing my dad a finger
                         painting I'd done of the four of
                         us, and he wasn't watching the road
                         ahead...

               Danyael turns, seeing the inevitable as the Pinto and
               Chevrolet head for the same piece of road.

               He starts to yell a warning, but it's too late - the
               Chevrolet sees the other car as it trundles into its path,
               SLAMMING on the brakes.

               SMOKE pours from the car's wheels, but it's going too fast to
               stop in time.

               WHAM! The Chevvy almost cuts the Pinto in half, TEARING
               through the bodywork as it hits the driver's side first.

               Danyael ducks back on reflex as the Pinto ROLLS, pushed onto
               its side by the still-skidding Chevvy, but Naomi watches the
               scene with a sense of sad realism. She knows how this ends.

               Danyael races over to the burning wreck of the Pinto, hearing
               CRIES for help from inside.

                                   DANYAEL
                         Hang on! I'm coming!

               He reaches for the door - but his hand PASSES THROUGH it.
               Danyael blinks, tries again - same result.

                                   NAOMI
                         We're just here to watch.

               He turns to her in disbelief, but Naomi's sombre expression
               confirms what she's saying.

               Danyael looks back as the Chevvy's passenger, a woozy young
               BLONDE, dashes from her seat and tries to get into the Pinto.

                                   BLONDE
                         Hello? Hello! Hey, hang on!
                         Alright! Just... just hang on!

               The Blonde passes the driver's seat - and gapes at the sight
               of the dead MAN behind the wheel.

               Danyael can only stand and watch as Naomi comes to join him,
               the duo watching the Blonde's frantic efforts to haul the
               hysterical WOMAN and her DAUGHTERS out of the car.

               The youngest girl is only two or three, but the six year old
               has pale skin and long, dark hair - it's a younger Naomi,
               recognisable even at this age.

               Danyael looks to Naomi, and reacts when he sees a TEAR
               rolling down her cheek.

                                   NAOMI
                         My dad, he... they said he was
                         almost cut in half by the impact.
                         The driver of the other car went to
                         prison for what he did, but my
                         mom... she never recovered.

               Naomi starts to walk away, and Danyael tears himself away
               from the scene to follow her.

                                   DANYAEL
                         Why are you showing me this?

                                   NAOMI
                         You wanted to know why I went over
                         to the Trinity. I'm showing you.

                                   DANYAEL
                         But this? This... Naomi, why didn't
                         you ever tell me about this?

                                   NAOMI
                         I didn't want to.

               He GRABS her arm, spinning her to face him.

                                   DANYAEL
                         We were together for four years! I
                         told you everything about me!
                         Everything! Why would you keep
                         something like this from me?

                                   NAOMI
                         Because I didn't want your pity.

               That shuts him up. Naomi looks back to the car crash, thick
               BLACK SMOKE now pouring from both vehicles.

                                   NAOMI (cont'd)
                         I wanted you to know me for who I
                         was at that moment in time, not who
                         I used to be.

               She starts to walk away, leaving Danyael as his head spins.

                                   NAOMI (cont'd)
                         We've got more to see yet.

               Danyael hesitates, trying to gather his thoughts before he
               starts to follow her, and we CUT TO:

        11     EXT. SEATTLE - CITY STREET - DAY                        11

               We're looking across the street as a huge TIRE rolls into
               view, the HISS of air brakes following as the front half of a
               tractor-trailer comes to a stop - minus the trailer.

               Light RAIN is starting to fall - the vanguard of the storm,
               that's now less than an hour away.

               Up in the cabin, Twist is grinning from ear to ear as the
               team survey the deserted street before them.

                                   CHRIS
                         Alright, looks like people are
                         listening to their TV sets and
                         staying indoors. That should make
                         it easier for us to - 

               HONK! HONK! The others jump out of their skin as Twist sounds
               the rig's deafening AIR HORN.

                                   CHRIS (cont'd)
                         Twist!

                                   TWIST
                         What? If anyone's asleep, that
                         oughtta wake 'em!

               Chris fights back a retort as he shoves the door open and
               clambers out of the cabin.

               Twist pouts, but Diego gives her a WINK as he follows, and
               her smirk returns.

               Down on the street, Diego helps Syren climb down as Twist
               hops to the floor, the rig easily the largest thing out on
               the road.

                                   TWIST (cont'd)
                         See? I told you nobody'd care if we
                         took one.

               Chris shoots her a look, but she continues:

                                   TWIST (cont'd)
                         Look around, Chris. Nobody home.
                         They've heard about the storm, and
                         they're staying indoors.

               The team start to walk down the street, but it seems Twist is
               right - every shop, cafe, business and building is locked up,
               dark and shuttered.

                                   SYREN
                         There are people here, but...
                         they're scared. Very scared.

                                   TWIST
                         Serves 'em right for watching the
                         news.

                                   DIEGO
                         Is there anything we can do?

               The team stop, Chris surveying the buildings around them.

                                   CHRIS
                         I don't know. This is the first
                         time we've beaten the storm to
                         anywhere, so we need to see if
                         there's anything we can do to
                         divert its course, or - 

                                   VOICE (O.S.)
                             (filtered; through
                              megaphone)
                         Attention! Get off the streets and
                         into your homes immediately!

               The team spin round - and bright HEADLIGHTS fall onto them,
               dazzling them. Chris shields his eyes as we hear the RUMBLE
               of a large engine approaching.

               Chris lowers his arm and sees two large TRUCKS rolling
               towards them, with a dozen men in HAZMAT SUITS keeping pace
               alongside it.

                                   TWIST
                         Guess we're not the first ones here
                         after all...

               The team wait as the trucks move closer, and we CUT TO:

        12     INT. VYRA HOUSEHOLD - DAY                               12

               Naomi opens the front door to show Danyael into a modest,
               working class home. PHOTOS hang proudly on the walls as Naomi
               leads him through into:

        13     INT. VYRA HOUSEHOLD - LIVING ROOM - NEXT                13

               The small front room has a TV, couch, dining table at the
               back and is smothered in garish 70's decor.

                                   NAOMI
                         Welcome to my home.

                                   DANYAEL
                         You lived here?
                             (wrinkles nose)
                         What did you do, decorate with your
                         eyes closed?

               Naomi just grins, looking to the staircase as a slightly
               older YOUNG NAOMI rattles down the steps, followed by her
               sister ASHLEY. Naomi's about eight now, Ashley only four,
               both girls still full of youthful exuberance as Naomi races
               over to the TV and flicks it on.

                                   NAOMI'S MOM (O.S.)
                             (weary)
                         Naomi, honey, turn it down.

               Naomi sheepishly turns the volume on the boxy old set right
               down, before settling down to watch her show, Ashley settling
               down next to her.

               Danyael steps round to take a look - it's an episode of
               'Josie And The Pussycats.' Danyael glances back at Naomi.

                                   NAOMI
                         Born to be a musician, I guess.

               NAOMI'S MOM enters from the back, hair tied back and a
               cigarette dangling from her lips. She could easily be
               glamorous with her porcelain skin and raven hair, but now she
               just looks washed out and tired.

               She flops into a chair, and Danyael spots the bottle of VODKA
               in her hand. She swigs straight from the neck.

                                   YOUNG NAOMI
                         Mommy... you shouldn't drink like
                         that when Grandma's coming over.

                                   NAOMI'S MOM
                             (slurred)
                         Listen, you listen to me. Listen.
                         My mother never did a damn thing
                         for this family until your father
                         died, so I don't have to do
                         anything to keep her happy now!

               Young Naomi turns away, stung, and Danyael notices Naomi's
               hands clenching into fists.

               Young Naomi keeps her focus on the TV, something her sister
               is having no trouble doing, but her mother rubs her temples,
               getting more irritated by the second.

                                   NAOMI'S MOM (cont'd)
                         I told you to turn that down.

                                   YOUNG NAOMI
                         But mom, I can't even hear - 

                                   NAOMI'S MOM
                         I said turn it down!

               She HURLS her bottle at the TV, and Young Naomi ducks back
               with a YELP as the bottle SMASHES into the screen! Ashley
               leaps to her feet and RUNS back upstairs.

                                   NAOMI'S MOM (cont'd)
                             (groans)
                         Now look what you made me do!

               Naomi's mother rises and clumps back off into the kitchen -
               not realising that some shards of GLASS from the TV have cut
               Young Naomi's legs!

               The youngster WHIMPERS as she tries to pull one piece out,
               knowing she can't expect any help from her mother.

               Danyael takes a step back, joining Naomi as they watch the
               grim domestic scene before them.

                                   NAOMI
                         My mom never pulled it together
                         after daddy died. She just drank.
                         All day, every day. She used to
                         say...
                             (bitter laugh)
                         She used to say the only way she
                         could stand to look at me was if
                         she was too drunk to yell at me for
                         taking him away.

               Danyael is suitably appalled. He never knew any of this.

                                   NAOMI (cont'd)
                         Don't look so surprised. I told you
                         my parents were dead when we met.
                         You must've known something was up
                         by the fact I never spoke about
                         them. Or Ashley.

                                   DANYAEL
                         Yeah, but... she blamed you for the
                         accident?

                                   NAOMI
                             (nods)
                         Said I took his eyes off the road.
                         Said he might've avoided the car if
                         he'd been paying attention. One
                         time, she... she even said that
                         it'd have been better if that
                         Chevrolet had hit the back of the
                         car instead.
                             (off his look)
                         Pintos had fuel tanks in the back.
                         Blew up a lot. Sometimes, I
                         honestly think she'd have preferred
                         us to have all gone up in smoke.

               She steps away, heading for the front door and leaving
               Danyael to watch. Young Naomi bites her lip, trying to be
               brave as she draws out the last piece of glass.

                                   NAOMI (O.S.) (cont'd)
                         Danyael?

               He looks up. She's beckoning him from the door.

                                   NAOMI (cont'd)
                         More to see yet.

               Danyael heads for the door, pausing to look back at the
               morose figure of the tearful Young Naomi as we CUT TO:

        14     EXT. CITY STREET - DAY                                  14

               Chris and the others watch as more men in hazmat suits pass
               up and down the street, waving GEIGER COUNTERS over
               everything and hastily erecting BARRICADES and lines of
               YELLOW TAPE to seal areas and streets off.

               Taking shelter under the awning of a restaurant, the team
               watch as a few of the hazmats, bulky helmets off, discuss
               what to do with them.

               One of them, a slightly overweight nerd with authority above
               his station stomps over, glaring at the foursome as he
               flashes an ID BADGE.

                                   AGENT INMAN
                         Agent Inman, Center for Disease
                         Control.
                             (beat; stern)
                         I don't know how you people snuck
                         in past our quarantine, but you're
                         all in big trouble.

                                   CHRIS
                         Bigger than a city of almost six
                         hundred thousand people all falling
                         asleep for no reason?

               Inman's eyes narrow as he stares Chris down.

                                   AGENT INMAN
                         What do you know about that?

                                   CHRIS
                         Enough to know that a few rolls of
                         yellow tape won't stop it.

                                   AGENT INMAN
                         And I suppose your being here is
                         just a happy coincidence?

                                   TWIST
                         Do we look like terrorists?

               Inman looks them up and down, very purposefully.

                                   DIEGO
                         What she's trying to say is that
                         we're not involved, but we are
                         trying to help.

                                   TWIST
                         Yup. That's what I meant.

                                   INMAN
                         You can 'help' by staying the hell
                         out of our way! We're dealing with
                         a full blown Level Five contagion
                         here. No visible symptoms, no
                         obvious method of transferral, and
                         nothing even hinting at a cure.
                             (beat)
                         And now, out of the blue... here
                         you are. Four people who roll into
                         town while everyone else is
                         observing secure quarantine
                         curfews, who just happen to know
                         all about the contagion.

               Inman crosses his arms, fixing his stare on Chris.

                                   INMAN (cont'd)
                         So maybe you should start talking.

               Chris hesitates, then opens his mouth to reply - when Syren
               lays a hand on his arm to stop him.

                                   CHRIS
                         Syren?

                                   SYREN
                         Ssh!

               Frowning, she takes a few steps forward. Inman looks as
               bemused as the others.

                                   INMAN
                         What's with her?

                                   CHRIS
                         I don't know...

               He follows her, joining Syren as she stares into the sky, the
               rain starting to fall a little heavier now.

                                   CHRIS (cont'd)
                         What is it? Can you sense
                         something?

                                   SYREN
                         In the sky...

               Chris looks up - BLACK CLOUDS roll across the darkening
               skies, as before.

               But these clouds are moving much faster than normal. And
               changing direction.

                                   CHRIS
                             (squints)
                         What on Earth...

               A strange BUZZING sound can be heard, rapidly increasing in
               volume as the clouds draw near. Syren tenses up, as though
               searching her memory for the sound...

               ... and then she finds it. Her eyes bulge in unbridled
               terror.

                                   SYREN
                             (screams)
                         Run!!

                                                             BLACK OUT:



                                   END OF ACT ONE
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