(eerie whirring sound)
¶ The song "Grab The Keys" plays, female vocals and a dark synthwave sound ¶
¶Another time, another place, another world, another day¶
¶Walk into a situation I can never ever change¶
¶Lights off I can't imagine taking everything away¶
¶Where did her life go? Where did her life go?¶
¶Ooooh o ooooh Ooooh o ooooh¶
¶Shut the door run away there's no one there you can save¶
¶Gotta leave before it's too late¶
¶Grab the keys, you know you can't stay¶
¶Shut the door run away there's no one there you can save¶
¶Gotta leave before it's too late¶
¶Grab the keys, you know you can't stay¶
¶Cursed life it always runs the way we wish it never had¶
¶Cigarettes by the nightstand¶
¶with another hour just rolled by¶
¶Bad choices to be made¶
¶when day turns again to night and¶
¶Where did her life go? Where did her life go?¶
(music fades out and an unsettling drone sound sets in)
REPORTER Do you have any more information about the killing in the garage?
VALENTINE I have no information about the killing in the garage at all.
What I've told you before is what I've told you.
No information regarding the car?
Like I said, when we have concrete information,
we'll let you know.
Have you identified the girl?
No comment.
Is it the same killer?
No comment.
Can you comment on anything?
It must be nice to hold a microphone and badger
people for a living.
Can I quote you on that?
STOKES What Detective Valentine is trying to say is that we
appreciate you have a job to do. You need to get answers and
information to the public and part of our job is to convey
that information about the progress of the case that is
impacting our community. It's a delicate balance. We have our
best people working on this around the clock, and we have
made significant progress on this case. But until we have
hard evidence it would be unethical and irresponsible to
comment further. Thank you for your patience.
Let's go.
(interview with Valentine and Stokes replays on TV)
¶eerie music¶
(office ambience and police radio sounds)
CAPTAIN Detectives, a word.
Stokes, you too.
What was that?
Media briefing.
Hey, don't you play with me. You have a responsibility to
disseminate information in a professional and respectful
manner and if you have a problem with that,
then we have a problem.
You could learn about professionalism
from your partner here. Never again.
Yes, Ma'am.
Captain.
Yes, Captain.
(crickets, evening ambience)
¶eerie music¶
(tavern ambience, game on tv as a few customers chat)
¶eerie music and evening ambience¶
(footsteps are heard)
(eerie music continues)
¶eerie music intensifies¶
(both breathe heavily)
(animalistic hissing and biting sound, he shrieks in pain)
(knife clanking sound)
(body hits the concrete with a thud)
(Lilith hisses)
¶Foreboding strings over synth bass¶
(Keller breathes heavily)
GARY HOUDINI Why did I hire you people? Work with me. Advise me.
KELLER Ahhhh... yeeaahh...
sounds dangerous to me.
As a contributing partner in this law firm, I would hate
for our year-end profits to turn into deficits.
This case isn't going to pay out and couple that with the joys of
negative publicity, we have on our hands, and say it with me,
a legal loser.
LAWYER 1 We have the resources, we have the talent,
and we have the evidence to support the client's position.
It is an aggressive move, but it's not a stupid one.
I say we go for it.
¶jarring otherworldly noise¶
GARY HOUDINI Yes, yes, Carol, that's what I'm talking about. See everyone,
that's what defines this firm. Let's set up a conference call
for Friday. We don't want to seem too eager.
Do you want me to punish you?
Oh, God yes.
Because you deserve it?
I deserve whatever you give.
(Keller clicks his pen)
(violent stabbing sound)
(laughter)
(laughter and music are building to a crescendo of insanity)
(it continues)
Something funny?
Just... n-...no
¶low frequency synth bass swells to emphasize confusion, madness¶
KELLER'S MOM You're worthless.
YOUNG KELLER I have to pee.
KELLER'S MOM So do it.
(droning music plays)
(pee sound is heard)
KELLER'S DAD What the hell is that?
YOUNG KELLER I couldn't hold it. Mom wouldn't let me move.
KELLER'S DAD I'll deal with you later.
KELLER'S DAD Go clean him up.
(water sounds)
(the droning intensifies)
You know I love you.
Your father makes me do terrible things.
We need to get rid of him.
You need to get rid of him.
¶synth bass swells, widens and oscillates to convey danger¶
¶The song "Second Sight" plays, dark synth pop with female vocals¶
¶I want to feel again¶
¶the pressure of your skin on mine.¶
¶Bring me to the end with you.¶
¶Lead me deep within. Show me how to sin.¶
¶A craving that won't subside¶
¶Have I gone too far? As your eyes go dark¶
¶I fear the worst in me as you and I will never be.¶
¶You have me in your arms tonight.¶
¶Keep me in your second sight.¶
¶Don't let me go.¶
¶Now we can forever as you flow inside of me,¶
¶(musical outro)¶
(the music has a throbbing quality)
(music quiets, fading)
(drums build up, steady in beat)
(music fades out to silence)
(door can be heard)
(applause)
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR I thought I saw an angel flying. I just had to get a closer look!
It's really coming along.
SILK DANCER Thank you so much.
Tell me you're not thinking about moving to New York.
Wow, rumors travel quickly around here.
Please tell me you'll stay through the end of the season.
I don't think I could stand it if you leave.
I'm not leaving. Not any time soon I promise.
Okay, I can breathe.
But you never know, they might make me an offer I can't refuse.
You're such a tease.
(clattering sound in the distance)
(unsettling drone sound)
Hello, Mom? Hey, if you're there pick up. Hello? Hell-oooo?
Okay, I guess you guys aren't there. Um, I just wanted to
talk to you about a couple things. But I guess I'll
see you next Wednesday. Okay, bye.
(elevator door opening sound)
Ahhh!
JANITOR: Sorry!
Uhm, I, I'm sorry.
You scared the hell out of me!
Likewise.
You okay?
I'm okay. Are you okay?
Yeah, I just gotta change my shorts! Yeah.
Well, you have a good night.
Goodnight.
(ominous drone)
(eerie piano strings chime in)
(squishy sound)
(female scream)
(breathing sounds, almost sexual in nature)
(she starts crying)
(gurgling can be heard)
What the fuck is wrong with me?
LILITH (DISEMBODIED/TELEPATHIC) Nothing is wrong with you.
Morning.
Morning. What the fuck?
I got my shoes shined but I couldn't find any dark socks.
Thank you.
So, uh, security is shitting their pants because the cameras
were rebooting when it happened.
You mean they don't work?
Nope.
Not even a little bit?
Uh-uh.
Motherfucker's lucky, or it's inside. Better do a background
check on all employees.
Already being done.
Right.
Ah, so I talked to the guy that found her. I don't think
he's going to be much use. He's a mess right now, but uh,
I think we should bring him in anyway.
MEDICAL EXAMINER Hey, hey.
Right.
I don't think he's our perp, but we should bring him in.
Stokes, don't say perp. It sounds so - Just don't say perp.
She's beautiful.
OFFICER THREE (IN SPANISH)
Hey, you wanna open up the bag for us?
Sometime today.
You see it?
What?
The similarities.
White, pretty, dead.
Right. Differences?
The cut.
The cut. It starts with the blade and then in gets messy.
Like an animal got chewed up.
He's changed his MO. Motherfucker's changed his MO.
Why would he do that? Somebody coming out of the elevator?
Scared him maybe? No, this is our guy.
This is our guy.
Close it up.
Excuse me, does that look like spit to you?
It certainly does. Trying to upstage me?
I wouldn't think of it. Can I get that tested within about,
I don't know, the next 48 hours or so?
72 hours minimum.
Oh, come on.
This isn't television, detectives.
Yeah, and you're no star either.
Had this dream last night. It was right here.
He wasn't by himself. For the first time in his life,
he was scared to death because he wasn't in control.
Somebody was with him.
You scare me sometimes.
Sometimes I scare myself.
I - I can't believe this. Sh-should I call her parents?
We'll take care of that.
Well, they have to come in from California.
I should... I should buy them plane tickets right?
What time did she leave last night?
She stayed late. Sh- She always stayed late.
She was amazing. Obsessive, almost to a fault.
Where were you when she left?
You don't think I could have murdered her?
Anyone is capable of unspeakable acts.
But no, I don't think you could have killed anyone.
I need to build a timeline so that I can narrow the scope
and determine who did kill her.
I'm sorry. I'm just out of my mind. I can't quite grasp this.
Why don't you calm down. Take a breath. Take a breath.
So you can help us determine who did kill her.
You're right. You're absolutely right.
What was the question again?
Fucking people could be useless.
Yeah, well, at least she gave us the boyfriend.
We can check with him after we get some food. I'm starving.
It's not the boyfriend, or her boss, or some random guy.
It's our guy.
Yeah, I know. I know, okay. We know that,
but we have to do this right.
Our investigation will be tight. It will stick in court.
I haven't had an investigation go to shit
in 30 years on the force.
You got that right. I just don't want to be bullshitting
the case.
How is it bullshitting the case to check on leads?
I don't wanna be wasting time.
Well, but -
We're dealing with a madman and time is everything.
I know, I know that.
That sick son of a bitch isn't going to stop until we stop him.
And we will!
I wanna look at the bigger picture.
That's what we're doing. Okay, we have to follow up on
the leads to get the whole picture. Our case will be tight.
Can we get some food, please?
Christ. Are you always hungry?
I'm a growing girl.
(street sounds)
You do realize I need food to do my job effectively.
SHARON Hey.
Hey, getting ready to go out?
No, I was waiting on you.
Is he here?
No. And it's none of your business if he was.
Look, I'm not trying to start a fight with you, Sharon.
Neither am I. You missed her.
What? Shit. Look, I'm sorry.
Don't apologize to me.
Is she pissed?
She's with a friend. I'll tell her you stopped by.
You know Sharon, you could at least try to be civil.
What do you want from me?
I want some fucking civility!
And I want you to spend some time with your daughter,
but neither of us are getting what we want. Are we?
You know that when I'm working on cases that my time
is not my own. You know that. and It's hard to be a family.
It's hard to try and be a family when you're
looking after other people's lives.
And you're trying. I'm trying to raise my daughter right?
You know, not every cop has that problem.
You know this is not a unique situation
and I'm not your average motherfucking cop.
Leave.
Ain't love grand.
Drive.
(Valentine mumbles in his sleep)
¶Nightmarish music building to a crescendo¶
Ahh!
You really gotta get more sleep.
Yeah, yeah, yeah and you really need
to get off that.
Hey, hey can I use your phone?
Why?
Can I use your phone, please?
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Davis, yeah. Detective Valentine here. Yeah.
You got something for me?
Great. Be right there.
¶Threatening music slowly building up¶
(sound of medical tools being sorted through)
(sound of a sharp blade unsheathing)
What are you doing? Get away from me.
I swear I'll rip your face off if you touch me.
Yeah, yeah, cut me. Cut me motherfucker.
Ah, you better kill me.
(he pants and screams)
(droning sounds commence)
(general eerie ambience with droning underneath)
EMCEE Creatures of the night, welcome to Club Carnage.
Let's get ready to party and move those bodies!
¶Gothic, pulsating 4-on-the-floor EDM¶
WOMAN FROM CLUB Look um, I'm not really looking for a relationship right now.
LILITH I know.
WOMAN FROM CLUB I'm just kinda looking to have some fun tonight. Is that okay?
Yeah. Of course.
Do you want a drink?
Yes.
WOMAN FROM CLUB I'm nervous.
Don't be.
WOMAN FROM CLUB God, you're so beautiful.
Um, I'm gonna go get us those drinks.
LILITH Have you ever had to do something you didn't want to do,
but had no choice?
WOMAN FROM CLUB What are you talking about?
I'm talking about life and death.
I'm talking about freedom. Don't you want to be free?
I thought we were just looking to have some fun.
You're not interested in what I'm saying.
¶Gothic dance music gets louder¶
(music continues)
I mean, I'm kinda drunk. Um, and I'm kinda just
losing the urge, you know?
I never lose the urge.
Well...
Listen, if I stay here, I'm going to hurt you.
You're scared, aren't you.
I haven't been afraid in a very long time.
Good, then don't be.
Tell me to go, I will.
Tell me to leave.
I don't want you to leave. I think I want you to stay.
I think I want you to love me.
I'm sorry.
It's okay.
Ow. Wait, that hurts!
You bit me! What the hell?
I'm sorry.
No. Get the fuck out.
I can't.
Aahh!
(Goth dance music gets louder then fades out slowly)
¶The world's on fire. The world's on fire.¶
(eerie drone sounds)
How do you feel?
Alive.
MEDICAL EXAMINER Let's see what we got here.
Scant traces of blood left in the arterial venous system.
That's different than the others. We're looking at
a different type of neck injury. This appears unrelated.
No, no. This is our guy.
No, this is different. You should at least have somebody
else from homicide come and take a look at this one.
VALENTINE No, no, no, no. I make the recommendations.
I need to see the DNA. I need to know about the hair and fibers.
Okay?
Listen, I get that I'm young, but I went to medical school,
internships and residencies not to mention years of experience.
I think that more than qualifies me to engage you in some
sensible Q&A here.
All right now, just stop the pissing contest.
That's all I got.
VALENTINE What?
The DNA's not back yet, but I'm not convinced it will
yield anything significant. Listen, I want to catch this guy
as much as you do detective. But I don't get why you're so sure
this is your serial killer when the evidence indicates
otherwise.
Doc, you're the pro. Okay? I... I get that.
But unless I missed the mark, you're about to go home in about
an hour, am I right? So our investment isn't exactly
the same now is it? And secondly there's more at play here
than criminal and medical science.
Call me when you get some fucking results.
Jesus Christ.
Stepping on dicks...
Here, take your fucking phone.
Food?
LILITH Life as you've known it will never be the same.
Haven't you always known you were different?
You have no idea.
But I do. Your parents, your friends
could never understand
your desires...
your nightmares...
right?
Yes.
That's because you were born to be one of us.
And what are you?
We are myth. We are legend. We are what the whole word fears
and worships at the same time.
How poetic.
He has a penchant for the theatrical.
We need blood to survive.
We need you to keep us from extinction.
I'm kind of a busy man.
I don't know if I can fit that into my schedule.
We're an endangered species.
You can't just go back to your old way of life.
We? Not much of a joiner either.
I could be convinced to change my mind.
You ever think about retirement?
What are you doing to me Stokes?
I'm asking you a question.
Jesus Christ.
I don't feel like having a heart to heart today.
All right?
Um hm.
I'm not going to retire until I catch this bad guy.
You wanna go out with a win?
It's not about that.
Well then what is it about?
Stokes-
Well I'm just trying to figure you out.
Well don't.
Well, you're killing yourself for this job
and I wanna know if you ever think
enough is enough.
You're trying to figure me out.
Yeah. Why don't you try to figure out
where the bad guy is? Why don't you get me
his address? Why don't you try to do that?
Oh fuck off.
Fuck you!
It's the only thing I know how to do. All right? There it is.
It doesn't get any sexier than that.
I don't have any hobbies.
I'm not trying to save the world.
I'm just trying to get this guy.
That's it for me.
What about your daughter?
(phone rings)
Major crimes.
Yeah, where?
Okay.
Uh...
Yeah. Okay.
I got it, thanks.
I just think it's a mistake to not have some separation.
You can't let the job become you.
You've told me that once or twice.
Yeah, well what the fuck do I know?
So where we going?
Congress and Alameda.
Let's go.
No Knife, but the wound looks familiar.
What's going on here?
I don't know. We'd better follow the pieces.
CLUB OWNER I don't remember seeing anybody like that.
VALENTINE Are you sure?
She's supposed to be a regular.
See, we heard that uh, she usually
meets her girlfriends here for drinks.
What do you want?
VALENTINE We want to talk.
About what?
You know uh, you were busted
for what, uh, what was it, coke?
Come on man, you gonna sweat me for that?
VALENTINE Nah, nah, nah.
It's an old charge.
I said I wasn't going to sweat you about that.
It's old.
You know, if you help us out, we won't
have to mention anything about that.
Let me see the picture.
Yeah, she does come in here every now and again.
VALENTINE Okay.
CLUB OWNER Usually when we've got a chick band.
VALENTINE Right.
I'm saying that because I assume she plays for the other team.
Know what I mean?
We knew what you meant.
That's all I remember. Look, she didn't die here.
I am not responsible for everything that happens
to everybody that walks in this place.
No, but you could have some fucking concern.
This could be your sister or your girlfriend.
It's losers like you that make us unable to close our cases.
People who won't talk when they know something.
I don't know anything.
Yet your hands are all over everything that comes
in and out of here.
What the fuck man? I got nothing on this chick.
Maybe I'll just call Vice then!
Valentine! Valentine!
I will meet you in the car.
Go!
This is fucking bullshit.
This case? These murders?
They have us completely taxed all right.
We have to follow every single lead and if it comes up
as a dead end it's kind of a kick in the nuts, you know?
Yeah, well I could understand that, but I can't magically
give you information that I don't have.
Any information might be helpful.
Do us a favor, see what you can come up with
and I'll keep Valentine off your ass.
I do remember seeing her in here,
dancing with a sexy piece of ass.
Really?
They were all over each other. Does that help?
It might. Describe this sexy piece of ass.
Mmmm. That was nice.
I know it's been at least five minutes.
Can we do that again?
No. That was just enough.
Okay. Well, maybe you could point me in the direction
of some place to eat then because I'm fucking starving.
(supernatural sound followed by eerie drone musical note)
Listen, there's some things we need to talk about.
Sweetheart, I don't want to marry you
and I don't want to be part of some weird three way thing
you've got going --
what the fuck is wrong with that guy anyway?
Don't speak of him like that.
He's an elder. You're a psychopath.
You'd go on killing for sport. We can't have that.
We're not monsters.
Oh, a killer being judged by a killer. Irony.
We share a certain genetic mutation in the blood.
It had to be you.
(supernatural sound)
I had to get pregnant in order to survive. That's it.
Oh, she's pregnant already.
Oh, you could make a killing at that if you
just knew how to market it just right.
Oh, hey, I'm not that fond of being chained up.
I could make an exception.
Okay... Ahhh...
I knew you liked me.
Hey, woah, woah, woah, woah.
Oh, you bitch. You bitch! I'm going to cut you
into little pieces!
¶Unsettling, discordant musical notes suggest evil is rising¶
(Valentine grunts as if he is in a drunken stupor)
VALENTINE'S DAUGHTER ZOE Daaaddyyy.
Daddy!!
Ah!
Why do you have all these pictures?
What?
Don't look at those baby.
What are you doing here?
Did you kill these women?
What?
No.
No. No. No. No. Or course not.
What's wrong daddy?
The case and work and uh
What? What are you trying to say?
¶Sinister sounding music suggests grave danger¶
(Valentine moans, cries and gasps)
(cell phone rings)
Yeah?
Valentine it's Davis.
VALENTINE Yeah. You got something for me?
I don't have the DNA samples yet, but I have some
interesting things that I have to tell you.
VALENTINE Let's hear it.
We have two blood types.
Your victim's blood type is B positive, your second sample is
VALENTINE (INTERRUPTS) The second sample is the killer's, doc.
Okay, Valentine. Your killer's red blood cells lack heme.
Heme is the building block in the RBC that allows it
to bond to iron. Your killer has a very rare sophisticated form
of iron deficiency anemia. Normally this stuff is really
textbook to identify under the scope, but your killer's
anemia has several variations that are difficult to pinpoint.
VALENTINE So what does that do for me?
Well, it's a bit out of my expertise.
I placed a call to an old colleague of mine,
a reputable hematologist.
He recommended a world-renowned specialist out of Mexico.
He might be able to explain the almost pica-like cravings
for iron and the link between that and your killer's
feeding habits.
VALENTINE Anything else?
Actually yes, there was a case in the 1970's.
The Keller family.
VALENTINE That was my first year on the force. Murder suicide.
Left the kid behind. What about it?
Well, the only other report of this kind of iron deficiency
anemia comes from that case.
VALENTINE Mother or the father?
The son.
VALENTINE Son of a bitch.
(Outgoing phone call ringing)
911 DISPATCHER 911, what's your emergency?
¶Music and ambience suggest isolation and eternal damnation¶
No Mercy for you.
(Stabbing sound)
¶Suspenseful music with a 1/16 note driving synth bass rhythm¶
KELLER (calling out) Lilith?
(Fence rattles)
I wanna play!
Lilith!
I see you!
Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Oooohh ha ha!
Lilith!
(metallic tapping and scraping of a knife against a pipe)
Come here, Lilith.
I wanna open you up. Get a good look at our baby.
(metallic tapping and scraping of a knife against a pipe)
There you are.
Just leave. You can escape. Go anywhere you want.
Yeah, but it wouldn't be the same without you.
Please, don't hurt my child.
Your child? Our child.
See the guy always gets the shitty end of the deal.
How do you kill a vampire anyway?
Scarface dead back there?
or is he gonna come bouncing out of the dark?
You wouldn't tell me would you? Oh, the secrets women keep.
Got to admit though, does turn me ---
(Loud punch) Aahh!
(Sound of jaw snapping into place)
Nice one, Lilith.
I'm gonna kill a whole buncha more people tomorrow.
Call you later.
OFFICER 1 Clear.
Detectives. Detectives!
You're gonna want to see this.
¶Eerie music suggests the discovery of the unspeakable¶
You guys have the same decorator.
(eerie music mixed with night sounds)
(noisy footsteps)
What's a pretty girl like you doing in an alley like this?
ROCKET THE PROSTITUTE Are you a cop?
Do you wanna do something or not?
I gotta keep moving.
(Stabbing sound followed by blood gurgling)
(eating sounds)
THUG ONE Keller! A-ha! Keller! It is you man!
Keller, nice haircut.
Aren't you boys out a little late? Past your curfew?
THUG ONE Get in the car.
We looked at the contents of your little baggies.
Looks like you've been a bad boy.
I think you owe us a little more
money based on the severity of your crimes.
It's dangerous work covering up your tracks.
That's okay.
I won't be needing you boys anymore.
Can you believe this guy?
Maybe we should turn you in. Collect a little reward.
What, what are you on, man?
Nothing.
Let's go somewhere and talk about this money thing.
I Don't feel like talking.
Wrong answer.
(Loud bludgeoning sounds)
Alright. Fuck yeah. Ha ha.
¶Sudden bass hit to signify surprise that Keller is gone¶
(Stabbing sound)
Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah. We can work something out.
Please don't cut me. Please don't cut me.
I'm not gonna cut you.
I've got something very special in mind.
(Sound of Thug One's guts being ripped out)
Detective Valentine. What?
Right. Be Right there.
Got another victim.
And a witness.
I'm Detective Valentine. This is Detective Stokes.
DANIELLE THE PROSTITUTE Yeah, I met her already.
So, what'd you see?
A guy in the alley with Rocket.
Who's Rocket?
A girl.
Business associate?
Girlfriend?
Business associate.
What about this guy?
I already told her all this already.
Why don't you tell me?
Can I have something to drink?
Coffee okay?
Yeah. Black.
So what'd this guy look like?
White.
Pale. He was really pale and tall.
Bald I think.
Uh hm.
What happened after he took her to the alley?
I got a trick. We did our thing.
Do you want to know the details?
Not really.
Too bad for you, I got him off in 13 seconds.
Impressive.
I'm only saying that because
it happened so quick I had time
to get back to the alley.
That's when I saw her.
¶Music swells to suggest trauma¶
It's okay, it's okay. Take your time.
I didn't even know the girl. It's so messed up.
That sick bastard was eating her.
What is that? Who does that?
What do you mean, eating her?
Her neck was all chewed up.
Don't you understand what I'm telling you?
It was the grossest thing I've ever seen.
You're gonna need to stay here.
Why? You said I wasn't in trouble.
Come on, when can I get out of here?
Are you really in that much of a hurry to
get back to the streets?
Yes.
We need to get a sketch artist in here.
and we need to get her into protective custody.
We're going to show you some pictures.
We need to identify who this Rocket is
as soon as possible.
I gotta get out of here.
Where are you going?
I gotta go home gotta make a phone call...
CORAZON That's what you're dealing with detective.
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria.
Call it unique anemia if you must, but
believe me detective it's far more sinister than that.
What do you mean sinister?
Let me tell you, Detective, back in the 1970's I was a consultant
on a series of murders in the Yucatán.
The killer, or killers all had the same hemoglobinuria.
Okay, you're going to have to lead me by the hand, but slowly.
Paroxysmal usually means manifesting in
spasmatic, unpredictable or variable patterns.
So this anemia isn't manifesting on a consistent basis?
Correct. Hemoglobinuria is the abnormal expulsion
of hemoglobin in the urine.
Thus, there is a variable, usually unpredictable
hemoglobin, the molecule that allows iron to bind
with oxygen in the red blood cells.
The body is eliminating it inappropriately
and leaving the victim, as it were,
iron- but more importantly
oxygen deficient.
I came across a most compelling, but poorly documented case
that occurred in Old Mexico City.
The year was 1919.
(ominous music)
(Women scream in fear for their lives)
(Vampire screams like a banshee)
(Stabbing sound, the other vampire cries)
Yeah Stokes. Meet me at the office in five minutes.
Yeah, yeah. I'm just gonna stop and get something to eat. Good.
Hey.
(bar sounds)
(ominous music)
Can I help you?
KELLER How's the case going Detective Valentine?
Do I know you?
No. Just a fan. Seen you on television.
Yeah, well then, you know that the media does a very good job
leaking information without me speaking about the case.
Have a good rest of the day, Detective. Sorry to bother ya.
Right.
BARTENDER That guy wanted me to give you this.
Jesus Christ.
¶Tense pulsing synth bass¶
(Otherworldly sound stirs confusion)
(Body impact sound)
(Otherworldly sound stirs confusion)
Okay, what am I supposed to think about all of this?
I don't expect nothing from you, Captain.
Did you know about this?
I have allowed them to proceed with this.
Okay, Okay. Let me, just let me get this straight.
You want me to go to the public and the mayor -- the mayor
and tell them that a goddamn vampire is running the streets?
I don't give a fuck what you tell the mayor, I'm telling you
that this is the guy that's out there killing women in our city.
And the more time that I have to sit here
and explain it to your dumb ass.
Hey you know you're an arrogant motherfucker.
Oh, I'm arrogant?
Yeah, arrogant.
Yeah, well, kiss my ass.
Oh, fuck you.
VALENTINE Fuck you.
LIEUTENANT Hey alright, that's enough.
You are out there chasing ghosts,
and you want me to back you up on that?
Are you fucking insane?
And, oh, it's quite the coincidence that
all your cases lead back to some guy who
supposedly was outside the precinct when you discharged
your weapon.
Oh, but surprise, surprise, he flew away so there's no proof.
Shit, you need to retire before
you take down the entire department.
Oh, I can retire and sleep well. Can you?
Good, Um Hm. You're one step closer.
You and your partner here, you're officially off the case.
That's dumb. We're working this case and you know it.
Oh no, you're not working this case.
My badge is just as gold as yours. You are off this case.
Yeah, but I earned mine.
Oh you wanna go there?
I wanna go there.
Alright, hey, that's enough. You two, take a walk.
Take the massive fuck up that is your life and your career
and get out of here.
STOKES Well that was just fucking great.
VALENTINE Asshole.
What are we going to do now that we're gonna lose our jobs?
We're not gonna lose our jobs and we're not off this case.
You know, I don't have 20+ years in this thing,
I can't afford to lose my job.
Don't worry about it. I'll take the heat.
You need to calm down. I'll talk to you later.
CORAZON These monsters killed over 90 people in a 2 year
period and had a pattern of only killing at night.
Thus I finally, belatedly I regret, linked this to a
nocturnal pattern. They seemed to lack the desire and strength
to feed, except at night.
You're dealing with an evil you've never encountered before.
You can't win.
If you want to live stop following him.
I want you to leave this to me. I will make these murders stop.
Who are you?
You're asking the wrong question.
You should ask where your partner is right now.
(growling sound)
¶Music intensifies¶
Stokes. Stokes. Stokes.
Don't.
I have to.
(Stabbing and slitting sounds followed by blood spilling)
Oh, oh, oh, easy, easy, easy. Ah. There you go.
Stokes, pick up Stokes.
Come on, Stokes, pick up.
Please!
(Cell phone ringing)
KELLER Yeah, I'm sorry uh, Detective Stokes
can't come to the phone right now. There's been an accident.
¶Music intensifies¶
No, no! Stokes! Grrr!
¶Music intensifies¶
(Gurgling and choking sounds)
VALENTINE Stokes. Stokes Stokes!
Hey Stokes, Stokes, Stokes.
Oh, God. Hey, hey, hey, you hear that?
That's every cop in the city coming here with an ambulance
right behind it. So, we got this covered.
Hey, hey, hey, I'm gonna stop the bleeding.
How's that? So you just stay calm
because everything's going to be all right. Okay?
Let me take a look.
Okay, th tha-that that ain't that deep.
You're gonna be fine. You're gonna be fine.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Stokes. Stokes, I lied to you girl,
about retiring anytime soon.
You know, it's because you're a good cop.
You're a good detective. One of the best.
You do the badge proud. You know, I can't retire
cause I've got things I gotta teach you.
You know, things that you know,
only people with years and years of experience.
Hey, hey, hey, girl, are you still with me?
You with me girl? Yeah? Stokes? Stokes.
Stokes? Melissa, Melissa, Melissa. No, no, no, no, no.
Melissa, breathe. Melissa, breathe, breathe,
Melissa breathe. Breathe. Melissa, breathe.
Shit.
Oh, Melissa, oh Melissa, I'm sorry.
So sorry. I'm so sorry. So sorry.
¶ Dramatic orchestral music ¶
(Cell phone rings)
Yeah?
KELLER It's horrible what happened to your partner.
I'm gonna cut you up in little pieces.
KELLER Come on , Detective, you knew she wasn't going to make it to
the end of our little journey. You want to know me,
so there are consequences.
Where are you? Are you watching me?
KELLER Don't worry. I didn't eat her. I had a meal just before
paying here a visit. I just bled her. Oh, it was beautiful.
I don't believe that women should be allowed on the force
when they obviously -
You sick fuck! Where the fuck are you?
KELLER Now you know what it's like to be hunted. Not so nice huh?
Makes you wonder if anyone you know will be safe.
¶Pulsing electronic bass foretells danger¶
Get down. Down. Get on the goddamn floor!
SHARON What the hell is going on?
You know him?
SHARON I don't have to answer to you anymore. We're not married!
Do you know him?!
Yes, goddamnit I know him, I'm dating him.
I'm fucking him, James. Is that what you wanna know?
VALENTINE Where's Zoe?
She's at a friend's house.
Call her. When's the last time you cleared the house?
I don't do room sweeps anymore.
I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. Are you okay?
(Valentine knocks on door upstairs)
Goddamnit James you're going to break everything
in the fucking house!
VALENTINE What the hell are you doing?
SHARON What am I doing? What is wrong with you?
Call the friend's house!
James, she's okay.
How do you know?
GARY Can I get up now?
Shut the fuck up! Give me the number.
No, no, no. You are not going to ruin her life
because you're scared. I'm not going to let you do it again.
Give me the goddamn number.
Put the gun away and sit down.
Could you wait in the kitchen please?
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
I hope you know you're going to pay for everything you broke.
He killed Melissa.
Oh God. I'm sorry.
Did you see it happen?
Yeah, I saw everything. Oh I mean, I saw nothing.
I don't' know what I saw. See, see this guy he can do
impossible things. Things that I've never seen anybody ---
Then there was that woman. That woman jumped on me.
She knocked me to the floor. And she said, she said
it to my face. I don't' think it was a dream, I don't
think I was hallucinating. But she said, she said you gotta go
take care of Stokes, and I didn't take care of Stokes.
Stokes was, Stokes is dead. Stokes is dead. And you know
something? They're vampires. They're vampires...
¶High resonance musical note signals uneasiness¶
VALENTINE I need to meet you.
KELLER Are you sure? It might not end the way you think...
VALENTINE I'm sure.
¶Pulsating synth bass notes signal danger is ahead¶
(music continues)
(the music takes a more ominous bass driven sound)
(eerie synthesizers join)
(becomes even more ominous)
VALENTINE Drop the knife and get on your knees! Put your hands
in the air where I can see them!
I don't feel like kneeling.
Drop the knife or you're gonna die.
I don't feel like dying either.
Do it now!
Walk away. Let me deal with this.
No, stay. Let's see how this plays out.
Both of you shut up and get on the goddamn ground.
(Keller laughs maniacally)
Oh shit!
(Gunshots followed by a knife throw)
(Keller laughs as Valentine starts to bleed out)
(laughter with Valentine's panting in background0
(Stabbing sound)
This is how you kill a vampire.
I can help you live.
Do you want to live forever?
LITTLE GIRL Mommy, it's bleeding.
LITTLE GIRL'S MOM Here, let's find you a bathroom. You don't want any germs.
I'm sorry, he's just trying to be helpful.
LITTLE GIRL'S MOM I see.
TRAIN STATION DISPATCH Now boarding for Mexico City. Now boarding for Mexico City.
(Sound of train approaching fills the train station)
(train sounds continue)
(silence)
Remember this one? Thought so.
5 months ago on this date, you killed her.
Ohhh. Well I'l be damned if they didn't grow back again.
They couldn't have.
You know something? Ha ha ha.
This will never grow old.
¶The song "Red Eyes" begins, noirish R&B with female vocals¶
¶Couldn't really sleep last night no I couldn't close my eyes.¶
¶In the dark I see the signs, red eyes and no more lies.¶
¶There're clues I've seen before but there could be more.¶
¶Wait, couldn't it be? Would it be me?¶
¶Every time I get close you always seem to get away and¶
¶every time I think I found you, you disappear¶
¶without a trace.¶
¶What am I to do? (What am I to do?) Is it me or is it you? ¶
¶Most nights I can't go to sleep. There're so many thoughts¶
¶and ideas in my head.¶
¶I know I'm close and I know that I can, I can do this.¶
¶I just... I feel so lost sometimes. If only you could help me.¶
¶Red eyes and no more lies.¶
¶Wait, could it be, would it be me?¶
¶Undercover, overtime. Night falls and I lose my mind.¶
¶True darkness that's inside can terrorize and make me blind¶
¶to clues I've seen before, but there could be more.¶
¶Wait, couldn't it be? Would it be me?¶
¶Every time I get close you always seem to get away and¶
¶Every time I think I found you, you disappear without a trace.¶
¶What am I to do? Is it me or is it you?¶