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25 INT. JAKE'S DORM ROOM - NIGHT. 25
The room is dark except for the light of one small lamp.
TRACK ACROSS THE ROOM
to see that Jake is wrapped up in bed, with Suzi sitting next to
him, brushing a hand through his hair and looking like this has
already been one of the longest nights of her life.
SUZI
Why did you go over there without
us? Damn it, Jake, you know you
can't go within ten feet of any
trouble without getting wrapped
up in it...
She presses a hand to his forehead to check his temperature,
then wraps the bed clothes a little tighter around him.
SUZI (CONT'D)
I don't know if you can hear me
or not, but either way I want you
to know we're going to sort this
out. We're going to find out what
did this to you, and then Dawn's
going to kick its ass until it
brings you back again. If I could
figure something out myself, I
would, but...
(sighs)
I'm just not that strong yet.
She places a hand tenderly against his cheek, smiling as she
strokes her thumb across his cheekbone.
PUSH IN ON SUZI
SUZI (CONT'D)
Nothing else is going to happen
to you while I'm around. I
promise.
Suzi bites her lip, trying to fight back a tear, and continues
to stroke Jake's cheek.
26 EXT. ALPHA EPSILON PI FRAT HOUSE - NIGHT. 26
Back outside the frat party, which is still in full swing - the
party-goers appears to be blissfully unaware of the condition
Jake was left in.
Leaning against a tree at the end of the path leading to the
front door is Dawn, her jacket on and zipped up. However long
it's going to take for the people behind this party to make an
appearance, she's prepared to wait.
27 INT. HOWARD-TILTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY - NIGHT. 27
Nearly deserted right now, the library's only occupants are some
sophomores cramming for an exam and Tori, researching demons.
CLOSE ON: TORI
Glasses on and notebooks out, Tori is leafing through another
book.
AMY INTO FRAME
A large knapsack slung over one shoulder.
TORI
(looks up)
Oh, Amy! Thank God you're here,
I'm still having no luck with any
of-
Tori stops as Amy upends her knapsack over the table - and a
cascade of books pile out of it. These look new and fresh, a
contrast to the yellowed pages of the leather bound books back
in her office.
AMY
Sorry it took me a while to get
back to you, I was still at home
when you called digging these
out.
Tori grabs a book and starts to leaf through it, her face
lighting up.
TORI
These are perfect! Are they all
recent?
AMY
Every one printed in the last few
years. There's generally not much
call for them, since we had Buffy
and then the slew of new Slayers.
Any new demons and evil in the
world hasn't had much chance to
last long enough to get written
into any new books!
TORI
These will still be a huge help.
Thank you.
Tori gets to work, then notices that Amy is hanging round.
TORI (CONT'D)
Uh, was there something else?
AMY
Yes, actually - is Dawn around?
TORI
(evasive)
Oh, uh, she's, ah...
AMY
(penny drops)
She doesn't know you asked me to
help, does she?
TORI
(guilty)
Um...
AMY
It's all right, Victoria. Dawn's
not taking her destiny sitting
down. She's quite determined to
live a normal life and not be a
slayer. From what I've heard, she
takes after her sister more than
we'd like in that respect.
Unfortunately, fate has habit of
catching up to people, whether
they like it or not.
TORI
I'm sure she-
Amy takes a seat, continuing to speak and not paying much
attention to Tori.
AMY
I mean, it's not like I was never
a teenager, I remember what the
exuberance of youthful rebellion
felt like, but what I don't
understand is why she's making
everything so very difficult! Do
you know what I mean?
Tori blinks, then fixes on an innocent smile as we cut to:
28 EXT. ALPHA EPSILON PI FRAT HOUSE - NIGHT. 28
Ben and Jason are leaving the house, waving their good-byes to
the remaining party goers inside, backpacks slung over their
shoulders and beers in each hand.
They turn and start walking down the path towards us, looking
satisfied with their night's work.
BEN
And that, my friend is how you
run a first class-
DAWN (O.S.)
Party?
Ben and Jason freeze as Dawn steps out of the shadows before
them, folding her arms and looking like she means business.
DAWN (CONT'D)
(stern)
I need some answers, and you guys
are going to give them to me.
Ben and Jason exchange a look - then burst into LAUGHTER.
DAWN (CONT'D)
(pouts)
Hey! Stop that!
JASON
Sorry, you just...
BEN
Are you trying to be, like,
threatening or something?
DAWN
(beat; fidgets)
Yeah...
JASON
Okay. Bonus points for inventive
use of shadows, but you lose
marks for overall scariness
because, well... you're just a
girl! Love the hair, though.
BEN
Yeah, maybe she'll try-
Ben GULPS as Dawn lashes forward, grabs him by the front of his
shirt and lifts him off the ground!
Jason staggers and trips, landing on his ass as Dawn smiles
sweetly up at Ben, who she's holding a few inches off the floor.
DAWN
I'm sorry, maybe I didn't make
myself clear. I'm going to ask
some questions, and you're going
to answer them. Are we all on the
same page now?
Ben rapidly nods his head, and after a beat Dawn sets him back
down. Jason stands, both boys staring at Dawn, wigged.
JASON
Damn! That's some good upper body
strength you've got there...
DAWN
Thanks.
BEN
Hey, wait, I know you - you're
that Summers girl, right?
DAWN
Uh, yeah. Why?
BEN
I saw you at last night's party,
was going to come over and say
hello, but then we had that thing
with the kid in the coma, and...
Jason slaps Ben on the arm to shut him up.
DAWN
Don't worry, I know all about
what happened.
BEN
You do?
DAWN
Yup. And my friend and I are very
interested to find out about this
'special' home made beer we heard
was being given out.
JASON
'Friend'? What friend...
Jason trails off as Pete steps out of the shadows, standing by
Dawn's side and folding his arms. Jason GULPS loudly.
29 INT. HOWARD-TILTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY - NIGHT. 29
A plastic cups of takeaway coffee have materialized before Amy,
and Tori is busily checking through the books as Amy continues
to speak, not realizing Tori isn't listening.
AMY
But I don't think she's ever
going to really understand. I
mean, who does?
The duties of the Slayer aren't
the kinds of things you can
explain to someone in a few
weeks, it can take years of-
TORI
Got it!
Amy jumps, blinks, then tucks the rest of her rant away for
another day as Tori turns the book she's reading round and
points to an illustration.
TORI (CONT'D)
That's what we're after.
AMY
(studies it)
A Bucknall demon, yes, of course!
They secret a fluid that's prized
as a highly addictive narcotic
substance, fetches a fortune on
the black market. Overuse can
leave its victims comatose, and
they can pass themselves off as
human with ease.
TORI
I can remember Jake telling us
about this new brand of alcohol
they were giving out at the frat
house, and that he told Brett to
drink some - maybe that's what
we're looking for?
Tori takes a sip from the glass of water next to her as Amy
continues to read from the book.
AMY
That makes sense. The Bucknall
demon clans have become very rich
down the generations by
extracting the fluid from
themselves and selling it on the
black market, so I'd imagine a
university kegger would be an
ideal place to make some easy
money!
Amy closes the book and stands.
AMY (CONT'D)
We should let Dawn know, it'll
help her narrow down what she's
looking for, and how to stop it.
Amy heads out of frame, and Tori starts shoving the new books
back into Amy's knapsack.
As she reaches for one of the books, her elbow nudges the glass
of water, which tips onto its side and spills its contents. Tori
huffs with annoyance and stands it upright again.
She leans over as she places the knapsack down on the floor,
then sits back upright again.
INSERT - GLASS OF WATER
The glass is full of water again! Tori stares at it, confused.
AMY (O.S.) (CONT'D)
Come on, Victoria!
Startled out of her thoughts, Tori gets up, grabs her bag, and
with a last, curious look at the glass of water, follows Amy.
30 EXT. HOWARD-TILTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY - NIGHT. 30
Dawn and Pete are on their way back to the library.
PETE
They gave that guy up pretty
fast. If this was a cop show,
it'd have taken us at least two
montages of roughing up suspects
to get his address and a
description.
DAWN
Wouldn't you give in, getting
threatened with an ass kicking by
two fearsome young warriors like
ourselves?
PETE
(chuckles)
Whatever you say, Dawn. I was
just there to look tough, you did
all the work.
DAWN
Yeah, I guess I did.
Dawn smiles at him, but the smile soon fades when she sees Tori
and Amy heading over.
DAWN (CONT'D)
(to Tori)
What's she doing here?
TORI
(guilty)
I, uh, asked her for some help,
because...
Tori trails off as Dawn glares at her, but Amy clears her throat
to get Dawn's attention.
AMY
We've identified our culprit,
that's the important thing.
DAWN
(to Tori; ignores Amy)
So what are we looking for?
TORI
(checks note pad)
We think it's a, uh, Bucknall
demon. Looks human, but produces
an addictive chemical secretion
which would tie up with the
special beer Jake said he saw
Brett drinking.
DAWN
You think this demon's poisoning
the students? Why would it do
that?
TORI
No, not poisoning them, it's like
a drug.
PETE
The frat boys splash out to get a
brew with some extra pep to liven
up their party, huh?
AMY
That's what we've theorized so
far. Of course, it may be
something else entirely, but-
DAWN
(interrupting)
It's our best lead for now. We've
got a dorm address for the guy
the party organizers say was
bringing that beer along, let's
grab Suzi so she can help see if
it's our guy.
PETE
(corrects her)
Demon.
DAWN
(beat)
Whatever.
The three students head off. After a beat, Amy follows.
31 INT. DORM HALLWAY - NIGHT. 31
It's a quieter part of the campus, and the group don't pass any
other students as Dawn and Suzi lead, with Pete, Tori and Amy
bringing up the rear.
DAWN
(to Suzi)
Are you getting anything?
SUZI
(nods)
Same kind of scent. The trail
went cold not far from here when
I followed it earlier, but it's
much stronger round here.
DAWN
(turns to others)
Alright, let me handle this. If
it is a demon, it could be
strong, and I don't want any of
you guys getting hurt.
AMY
(annoyed)
Aren't you forgetting something?
A weapon, perhaps?
Dawn glances round her - then reaches towards a fire axe sealed
inside a glass cabinet. A tug at the lock breaks it off, and
dawn swings the door open and grabs the axe.
DAWN
There. All weapon-y and better.
She turns back to Suzi, who nods towards the next door along.
DAWN (CONT'D)
This one?
SUZI
Yeah.
AMY
Make sure to keep it quiet. We
don't want to-
SLAM! Dawn KICKS the door open and steps into the darkened room
beyond. Amy sighs - Suzi follows her inside.
32 INT. GREGOR'S DORM ROOM - CONTINUOUS 32
The room is empty as Dawn paces inside, and as Suzi flips on the
lights, we can see that Gregor has packed up and cleared out -
the bed and walls are bare, and the wardrobe is empty.
Following her nose, Suzi starts to pull open the chest of
drawers, soon finding the secret compartment and the small
fridge hidden inside it.
SUZI
Hey, check this out.
The others head into the room as Suzi opens the fridge - it's
empty, but as Suzi scans around she spots something.
Reaching under the bed, she retrieves one of the jars full of
purple fluid.
SUZI (CONT'D)
Looks like our boy left this in
his rush to leave town.
She opens it and takes a sniff, grimacing and coughing as she
hands it to Dawn.
SUZI (CONT'D)
That's the stuff. That same
smell's all over Jake, and it's
what I've been picking up all
day.
DAWN
I don't get it, why leave now?
There's still four more parties
he could sell his... whatever
that stuff is at.
AMY
Perhaps he was alerted to our
investigation?
PETE
Does feel like we've questioned
half the campus today.
DAWN
No, something's not right about
this.
She studies the fluid for a beat, then turns and tosses the jar
to Tori, who only just manages to catch it.
DAWN (CONT'D)
Let's find out what this stuff is
and if we can make some kind of
cure for Jake out of it.
She stands and brushes past Amy, who looks like she's about to
say something. Dawn ignores her and heads out of the room. The
others follow.
33 INT. DORM HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS 33
Dawn steps back out into the hallway, Suzi at her side, dawn mid
sentence.
DAWN
... so I was thinking we-
FWIP!
Dawn's hand snaps up and grabs something out of the air - it's a
crossbow bolt!
Dawn managed to catch it an inch away from Suzi's face, and as
Suzi shivers, wide eyed, at the close call, Dawn turns and
glares down the hallway, raising the fire axe.
DAWN (CONT'D)
Nice shot. You want to try that
again?
A figure starts to walk towards us out of the darkness at the
other end of the hallway, lowering a crossbow.
VOICE
My apologies. I mistook you for a
demon.
DAWN
(frowns)
Nikolai?
The figure walks under a light - and it's NIKOLAI! The tall
demon hunter doesn't look particularly apologetic as Dawn stomps
over to him.
DAWN (CONT'D)
(quietly incensed)
What the hell are you doing? You
could have killed Suzi!
NIKOLAI
(shrugs)
But I didn't. Lucky for all of us
that you were here, eh?
Nikolai glances at the rest of Team Dawn, then turns on his
heels and starts to walk away.
DAWN
Wait!
Nikolai pauses, takes a deep breath then turns to face her.
NIKOLAI
What do you want?
DAWN
You say you're after a demon, and
you ended up the same place we
did - doesn't that tell you
something?
NIKOLAI
(pretends to think)
That you're always getting in my
way?
DAWN
No! I mean we're after the same
thing you are. The only
difference is...
Dawn turns to look at Suzi with a grin.
DAWN (CONT'D)
... we know just how to find it.
Suzi looks from Dawn to Nikolai and back, not feeling too
convinced, and off her look, we:
BLACK OUT:
END OF ACT THREE
ACT FOUR
34 EXT. GARDEN DISTRICT - NIGHT. 34
Nikolai and Dawn, weapons concealed, are following Suzi as she
walks through the bustle of the party quarter of New Orleans,
negotiating the crowds and keeping her senses sharp.
NIKOLAI
I've been tracking the Bucknall
demon since it entered the city a
week ago. If it's anything like
others of its kind I've hunted,
it's going to be using the
current batch of rich and
impressionable freshmen to make a
small fortune before moving on.
DAWN
And most likely leaving a string
of coma patients in its wake,
right?
NIKOLAI
That's not my problem.
DAWN
(scowls)
Yeah, well, it's one of mine. A
good friend of mine is hurt
because of this thing, so until I
know it's dead, you're stuck with
me.
NIKOLAI
(eyes her)
There are worse people to be
stuck with.
Dawn double takes - was that a compliment?
NIKOLAI (CONT'D)
(smirks)
But not many.
No, it wasn't. Dawn rolls her eyes and jogs ahead to catch up
with Suzi.
DAWN
Still on the trail?
SUZI
Yeah, I think so. Following a
magical scent's different to a
regular smell, it doesn't get
blown away by the wind or mixed
up with a bunch of other scents.
DAWN
(looking around)
Which is probably a good job!
Suzi stops at the edge of the sidewalk, staring at something
across the street. She points off camera when Nikolai catches up
with them.
SUZI
Trail ends there.
ANGLE - THEIR POV
Across the street is the Pontchartrain Hotel, a place where the
rich and reckless go to let off some steam. The front balconies
are filled with enthusiastic guests, laughing and fooling
around.
DAWN
In there?
NIKOLAI
Then that's where we go.
Nikolai starts to cross the street, but dawn reaches out to grab
him and stop him.
DAWN
Wait a second, Schwarzenegger, we
can't just go walking in there
and ask 'excuse me, have you seen
any demons lately?'
SUZI
Besides, that's one of the top
hotels around here, they don't
just let people in off the street
unless they're carrying some
serious spare change.
DAWN
That counts us out, then...
Nikolai reaches into his jacket, takes out his wallet, and as
the girls watch draws out a thick bundle of Ben Franklins
NIKOLAI
Will this do?
DAWN
(wide-eyed)
Where did you-
SUZI
(snatches money)
That'll do. Come on, Dawn!
Suzi is already heading across the street before Dawn's brain
has had chance to catch up.
35 EXT. PONTCHARTRAIN HOTEL - PENTHOUSE - NIGHT. 35
We're looking in on one of the hotel's luxury suites from
outside, next to the balcony. We...
PUSH IN TO:
36 INT. PONTCHARTRAIN HOTEL - PENTHOUSE - CONTINUOUS 36
The huge penthouse - which takes up the entire floor is
spectacular. A fire blazes in a fireplace and the luxury
furnishings are beautiful.
Across the suite, large windows with draped curtains command a
spectacular view of downtown New Orleans. Nearby is a huge four
poster bed next to a long leather sofa, which faces a huge TV
and stereo system.
The room is slammed with people grooving to the jazz blasting
out of the speakers, but this is a different class of reveller
to those we found at the frat house - the immaculately dressed
ladies all look to be wearing a few kilos of diamonds and
jewelry each, and the neatly tailored men carry on the fashion
model ethos of the party.
Which is why Dawn and Suzi stick out a square mile as they step
into the suite, scanning the room for anything suspicious.
SUZI
Remind me, what are we looking
for again?
DAWN
Not 'look,' 'smell.' Do that
tracking thing that got us here,
and find the demon we're after.
SUZI
Dawn, I said I'm not a sniffer
dog already, okay? I can't just
breathe in and find-
SUAVE GUY
Ladies!
Teeth glinting, hair gel glistening, a Suave Guy steps into
frame, dark-haired and handsome with a cocktail glass filled
with purple liquid in each hand.
SUAVE GUY (CONT'D)
I couldn't help but notice that
you two treats for the senses
were lacking some of the fine
liquid refreshment this venue has
to offer!
SUZI
(blinks)
What?
DAWN
(nudges her; to Suave Guy)
No, we don't, just got here! Are
you going to make sure we have a
good time?
SUAVE GUY
You betcha! You girls get started
on these, there's plenty more
over there when you're ready for
another hit.
Suave Guy passes a cocktail to each of them, then spots someone
else worthy of his attention and slinks away.
Dawn watches Suzi as she takes an experimental sniff of the
cocktail, grimacing.
DAWN
Is that it?
SUZI
That's it. This stuff smells like
bad oysters rolled in glue, Dawn.
Tell me we're going to kill this
thing tonight so I never have to
smell it again!
DAWN
Relax. We're here to find this
guy and kill him, and...
ANGLE: DAWN'S POV
Dawn spots Gregor on the other side of the room - he's made
himself look totally different with a strategic wardrobe change,
but the fact that he's standing by a punch bowl full of purple
fluid, serving it to the guests, gives him away.
DAWN (CONT'D)
(motions toward Gregor)
That's our guy. Get him talking
and get him to follow you into
that little side room over there.
SUZI
Okay.
(beat)
Wait, how do I-
Suzi turns, but Dawn has already gone. With a sigh, Suzi looks
back towards Gregor, then starts towards him.
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