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Angel looks at her, trying to find the words - but his
hesitation says it all. Nina's hands go to her mouth as she
starts to SOB, and Connor moves quickly, tearing Nina away
and leading her off screen.
Unnoticed by everyone else, Skye steps into the lobby,
pausing by the door as she looks over the scene, trying to
work out what's going on.
Nobody spots her as she pads down the steps, Skye sensing the
confrontation but hanging back to wait and see what happens
next.
An incensed Angel grabs Wes by the shirt lapels, murder in
his eyes as he stares Wes out.
ANGEL
(darkly)
Alright, Wes, you just pushed it
too far.
WESLEY
Are you about to teach me a lesson?
Should I be worried?
ANGEL
Me? No.
Angel lets Wes go and steps away, motioning to Spike and
Illyria.
ANGEL (cont'd)
They are. I want you to co-operate
with us to fix this problem, Wes,
but it looks like you need a little
convincing.
Spike grins as he and Illyria step forward, Spike cracking
his knuckles. Angel begins to walk towards the stairs, and
Wes calls out to him.
WESLEY
Oh, very noble. You can't solve
your problems any other way than
through violence, can you? Good old
Wes finally speaks his mind about a
few home truths, so you walk away
and leave your lackeys to do the
job?
Angel pauses at the foot of the stairs.
ANGEL
Hey, don't get me wrong, I feel bad
about having to do this, and once
you get your soul back I know I've
got some apologising to do. But for
right now... Shut up.
Angel turns his back on Wes and heads up the stairs. Staying
with him, we can just make out Wes tries to defend himself
against Spike and Illyria, the duo laying into him with a
series of punches.
Skye watches, shocked, not knowing what to do as Angel
reaches the first floor. She darts to the foot of the stairs
and calls after him.
SKYE
Angel! You can't- I mean, how could
you-
ANGEL
Wes would have done the same for
me.
With that, Angel turns and walks off frame, leaving a stunned
Skye to watch Spike and Illyria let off a little steam on
Wes.
15 INT. HYPERION - BACK ROOM. DAY. 15
Connor holds Nina as she CRIES, the duo sitting on a pair of
chairs inside a small storeroom just off the lobby.
CONNOR
Come on, Nina, don't cry, please,
he was just-
NINA
(through tears)
He was right...
CONNOR
No, no! I know Dad cares about you,
you can't listen to what Wes was
saying.
NINA
No, Connor, he was right... Angel's
never going to love me, no matter
what I do...
Connor's doing his best to comfort her, but he's not having
much luck. He rubs her arms, trying to soothe her.
CONNOR
We'll sort this out. We'll get Wes
back, the real Wes, and then we'll
get through this.
Nina starts to sob again, and Connor closes his eyes as he
holds her.
16 INT. HYPERION - ANGEL'S ROOM. DAY. 16
Angel sits on the edge of his bed, hands clasped, locked in
deep thought.
After a few beats, he suddenly stands, marches over to the
wall and PUNCHES it with a roar of anger, cracking a fist
sized hole though the plaster.
Breathing heavily, he closes his eyes and leans his head
against the wall, trying to let the anger pass.
ANGEL
(quietly)
I'm sorry, Wes...
Angel goes back to the edge of the bed, sitting down again
and running his hands through his hair.
He's just made a difficult decision, and now he has to deal
with it - one of the side effects of actually having a soul.
We leave Angel to brood as we:
BLACK OUT:
END OF ACT TWO
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
17 EXT. LA - STREET. NIGHT. 17
Night has now fallen and the rain has stopped, the slick
streets shining with the reflected lights of the city as Skye
trudges along.
She stops by a street hot dog vendor, and the man running the
stand, a cheery, elderly man named ROURKE, greets her warmly.
ROURKE
Hey, kid! Good to see you. You want
the usual?
SKYE
Yeah, thanks, Rourke.
Rourke starts to rustle her up a chilli dog as Skye leans
against the stand. Rourke notices her downcast expression.
ROURKE
You alright, kid? You don't look
too peachy.
SKYE
Long story.
ROURKE
Start talking, it'll be a while
before I get more customers yet,
and besides, the grill's still
warming up so your chilli dog's
gonna take a few minutes!
Skye manages a grin as Rourke gets her a can of soda.
SKYE
I've got this problem, and I'm not
sure what to do about it. I tried
to ask my boss and co-workers what
to do, but they're all wrapped up
in this problem of their own, and I
didn't want to bother them, you
know.
ROURKE
(nods)
Still feeling like the new girl,
huh?
SKYE
Something like that.
ROURKE
This problem they've got, is it
bigger than yours?
SKYE
I don't know, maybe. Someone they
used to trust has gone bad and
they've got to sort him out, but
they've all known each other years
and I've only been in town just
over two months, I don't feel like
it's my place to interrupt what
they're doing!
Rourke nods again, serving her that chilli dog which Skye
bites into hungrily. Rourke watches her with a chuckle.
ROURKE
You know, kid, I've never seen a
vampire with an appetite like yours
before.
Skye blinks and looks back up at Rourke.
SKYE
How did you-
ROURKE
(taps nose)
Trade secret. Let's just say we're
playing on the same side. These
'friends' of yours, that's that
Angel guy and his crew, right?
SKYE
(hesitant)
Yeah...
ROURKE
Then you want my advice? Go tell
'em what's up. Angel's a good guy,
does a lot of work for this city.
Whatever he's got going on, he'll
find some way to help you out. He
can't stop himself being a hero,
you know?
Skye smiles, reassured. She reaches for her wallet but Rourke
shakes his head.
ROURKE (cont'd)
On the house, kid.
Skye nods, smiles and walks away.
18 EXT. LA - STREET/BASKETBALL PARK. NIGHT. 18
Skye passes the fence surrounding the park where the Keeper
killed the next Slayer earlier, and pauses, her senses
picking something up as before.
She turns and looks into the court - the lights overhead are
flickering, and parts of the court are wrapped in darkness.
Torn for a moment, she carefully puts her chilli dog on top
of a nearby post box and walks cautiously down towards the
court, her eyes alert for any sign of trouble.
19 INT. HYPERION - WES' ROOM. NIGHT. 19
Wes is lying on his bed, bruised and bloody, as Spike heads
out, pausing as he closes the door.
SPIKE
For what it's worth, mate, I'm
sorry we had to do that. But
consider it a lesson learned. You
piss us off like that again, we do
that to you again. Got it?
Wes nods weakly, and Spike shuts the door.
20 INT. HYPERION - FIRST FLOOR. NIGHT. 20
Spike walks down the corridor, finding Illyria standing
there. She looks very guilty, hugging her arms tightly.
SPIKE
He didn't give us a choice, Blue. I
know that must have hurt you, but
if we hadn't laid down the law like
that, we'd never have got him to
agree to help us get his soul back.
ILLYRIA
That is not what troubles me. I...
I think that I-
SPIKE
Enjoyed giving him a kicking?
Illyria pauses, then nods.
SPIKE (cont'd)
Don't worry about it. He was asking
for it. It's done now, with any
luck we'll get the real Wes back
soon and all this will be over. Go
get some rest.
Illyria heads off to her room, and Spike taps on the door to
Skye's room.
SPIKE (cont'd)
Skye? You in there?
He waits a beat, then opens the door and walks in.
21 INT. HYPERION - SKYE'S ROOM. NIGHT. 21
Skye's room is pretty messy, with clothes and accessories
strewn across the floor, and several piles of loose CDs
heaped next to a small stereo. Spike chuckles as he scans the
mess for her, scooping her jacket up off the floor.
SPIKE
The mucky pup...
Spike moves to hang her jacket up, but the white envelope
falls out and lands on the floor.
Frowning, Spike picks it up, opens it and takes out the note
inside. His eyes widen as he reads it.
SPIKE (cont'd)
Oh, bloody hell...
He throws the door open and dashes outside.
22 EXT. LA - BASKETBALL PARK. NIGHT. 22
Skye reaches the door in the chainlink fence and pushes it
open. It CREAKS, the sound echoing round the empty court as
Skye steps inside.
SKYE
Hello?
She looks round again, freezing when she catches a scent of
something. She looks around her, and at that moment, the
overhead streetlights finally stop flickering and switch on
full, and Skye GASPS at what she sees.
Hanging from the rim of the basketball hoop is the dead
Slayer the Keeper killed earlier, another note impaled on her
chest with a stake.
With shaking hands, Skye takes the note down to read it.
It simply says: "Simmons Park. Now. Or The Next One Dies."
Skye crumples the note, drops it and races out of the park,
running as fast as she can towards Simmons Park.
23 INT. HYPERION - ANGEL'S OFFICE. NIGHT. 23
Angel is trying to go over some paperwork but finding it hard
to concentrate. Spike bursts into the office, and for once
Angel looks glad for the distraction.
ANGEL
What is it?
SPIKE
Skye's in trouble. Read this.
Spike hands Angel the note, and he scans over it. Angel
stands, reaching out for his jacket.
ANGEL
Any idea what this means?
SPIKE
Not yet, but I don't need Spider
bloody Sense to know it's not
something good! She's not in her
room, we're gonna have to find her
quickly.
ANGEL
Spike, Los Angeles isn't exactly
small! Where are we going to start
looking?
SPIKE
(thinks; grins)
I know just the place.
Spike dashes back out of the office, and Angel hurries after
him.
24 EXT. SIMMONS PARK. NIGHT. 24
Skye runs into the park, a secluded part of the city, a patch
of greenery and trees wedged in between several tall office
buildings to try and distract from the concrete and steel all
round.
Out of breath, she looks round frantically before hearing a
distant SHOUT for help. She breaks back into a run, following
the sound.
Running deeper into the park, she reaches a more open area, a
clearing fenced in by trees on all sides.
Skye skids to a halt as she sees a figure waiting at the far
end of the clearing - it's the Keeper, holding an unconscious
girl in one hand.
The girl is short with dark hair, and while she's obviously
taken a beating, it doesn't look bad enough to have killed
her. The Keeper drops her and steps forward as the skies
overhead RUMBLE with thunder - another storm is coming.
Skye takes up an offensive pose, sizing up the approaching
Keeper.
SKYE
Let me guess - you must be this
'Keeper' we're all so bugged about,
right?
The Keeper nods, still walking steadily towards her.
SKYE (cont'd)
So what do you want with me?
Leaving dead Slayers and calling
cards all round this city, just to
get me out here?
KEEPER
That is unimportant to you, little
girl.
SKYE
(indicates other girl)
She dead? You kill her too?
KEEPER
Not yet. Perhaps I will finish her
off once I have subdued you.
SKYE
'Subdued' me? Confident, ain'tcha?
The Keeper doesn't bother with a retort, and Skye looks a
little worried - this guy means business.
As the Keeper closes to striking distance, Skye readies
herself for her first attack.
SKYE (cont'd)
Okay, Goldie, time to see what
you've got!
She throws the first punch - but the Keeper dodges it,
grabbing Skye and shoving him past her, SLAMMING his other
forearm into her gut and cartwheeling her through the air.
Skye hits the deck with a THUD, and the Keeper steps back,
waiting for her to stand.
Skye struggles to her feet, woozy, and shakes her head to
clear her senses.
SKYE (cont'd)
Alright, I'll give you that one.
Got any more tricks you wanna pull
on me?
The Keeper still doesn't reply - he merely beckons Skye with
one hand.
KEEPER
Slayer... Come to me.
Skye takes a beat to prepare herself, VAMPS OUT, and then
with a YELL charges back into the fight.
25 EXT. LA - STREET. NIGHT. 25
Spike and Angel dash into frame as the rain starts to fall,
Spike spotting Rourke's stall and pointing towards it.
SPIKE
There! She found this place just
after she arrived, swears by it!
She always comes here first before
she heads anywhere.
ANGEL
You think he'll know where she
went?
SPIKE
I hope so...
They jog over.
26 EXT. SIMMONS PARK - CLEARING. NIGHT. 26
Skye is fighting back against the Keeper as best she can, but
he's blocking or dodging most of her strikes, and the punches
and kicks that do hit him aren't having much effect.
He SLAMS his hand into her chest and knocks her off her feet,
but Skye manages a neat flip in the air to land on her feet,
launching a powerful roundhouse kick at the Keeper that
connects with his head, sending him staggering.
SKYE
Ha! Not so tough when you get down
to it, are you? Come on, Darth! Hit
me!
Skye hops up to him, Muhammad Ali style, and gets a few more
punches in before the Keeper SWATS her away with a sweep of
his hand.
Skye hits the muddy ground, slipping as she tries to stand,
the rain falling heavily across the scene.
The Keeper patiently watches her, and she looks unsteady on
her feet now, two open cuts on her face bleeding, the blood
smeared across her face by the rain.
SKYE (cont'd)
(groggy)
C'mon... What you waiting for?
She takes another step forward as the Keeper marches towards
her.
27 EXT. BASKTBALL PARK. NIGHT. 27
Soaked now with rain, Spike and Angel have reached the
basketball park, looking around for her.
SPIKE
(calling out)
Skye! Skye!! He said she went this
way, look for her!
Angel spots the discarded chilli dog and picks it up, then
both vampires catch the scent from inside the court.
Dashing inside, Angel sees the body and Spike the note. Angel
goes to fetch the dead Slayer down from her undignified final
resting place, while Spike uncrumples the note. He shouts
across to Angel.
SPIKE (cont'd)
Simmons Park! Let's go!
Spike starts running as Angel is still laying the body on the
ground.
ANGEL
Spike, wait!!
But he's already gone. Angel curses, lays the body flat on
the ground and rushes after Spike.
28 EXT. SIMMONS PARK - CLEARING. NIGHT. 28
WHAM! Skye hits the dirt again, now covered with mud as well
as blood, coughing weakly.
The Keeper stands over her, looking down on her as she tries
and fails to push herself to her feet.
KEEPER
You fight well, Skye. The others
were no match for me, but you have
proven your worth.
SKYE
(almost unconscious)
Bite... me...
The Keeper cocks his head to one side, then crouches down,
and with one quick PUNCH, knocks Skye out cold at last. She
morphs back to her human face.
He stands, picking her up and hefting her over his shoulder,
and starts to leave the park when he hears Spike's distant
voice, calling out for Skye.
SPIKE (O.S.)
Skye! Skye! Where are you?
The Keeper pauses, then lays Skye back on the ground and
turns round, waiting for Spike to arrive.
Seconds later, Spike bursts onto the scene, looking from Skye
to the Keeper, and with a ROAR he VAMPS OUT, charging to the
attack.
The Keeper doesn't move, letting Spike come to him, and just
as Spike is close enough, the Keeper lashes out with three
rapid attacks - a PUNCH, a KICK and a BACKHAND, stunning
Spike and knocking him on his ass.
The Keeper waits for Spike to get up, and Spike stands,
looking the Keeper up and down.
SPIKE (cont'd)
That's it, golden boy, nobody
touches my girl!
Spike leaps in to attack again, having more luck then Skye
and managing to land a few hits, but the Keeper fights back,
a fierce UPPERCUT knocking Spike off his feet.
Spike hits the deck, his head swimming, and as he tries to
sit up, the Keeper calmly lifts up Skye again, turns, and
walks away.
Spike reaches out for him, too dazed to stand.
SPIKE (cont'd)
Skye...
It's no use. The Keeper disappears into the trees just as
Angel races into the park. He sees the fallen Spike and
dashes over.
ANGEL
What happened? Was she here?
SPIKE
(points)
Angel... that way... hurry!
Angel nods and races into the trees as Spike finally pushes
himself to his feet.
He de-vamps as he staggers over to the other girl, rolling
her over to check her pulse.
Angel walks back into the clearing, shaking his head.
ANGEL
Nobody's there.
Spike POUNDS the dirt in frustration.
SPIKE
Bollocks!!
Angel looks down at the other girl.
ANGEL
Who's she?
SPIKE
I dunno, but she may be the only
one who can tell us what happened.
ANGEL
What did you see? By the time I got
here, somebody'd already beaten you
to the ground!
SPIKE
(beat)
I think I just met the Keeper.
(serious)
And I think we may be in a lot of
trouble.
From Spike's worried look, we:
BLACK OUT;
END OF ACT THREE
ACT FOUR
FADE IN:
29 INT. HYPERION - LOBBY. NIGHT. 29
Angel boots the doors open with one foot as he carries the
unconscious girl from the park over one shoulder, the
battered Spike following him.
Nina, Connor, SONIA and TAYLOR are all waiting in the lobby,
standing as they see the state Spike is in.
NINA
What happened? Who's the girl?
CONNOR
Did you find Skye?
SPIKE
(shakes head)
The Keeper took her.
TAYLOR
You saw him?
Spike nods, gingerly touching his split lip.
SPIKE
Oh, yeah, mate, up close and bloody
personal. Packs a pretty hefty
wallop, too.
CONNOR
Where did he take Skye?
SPIKE
Three guesses. The first two don't
count.
TAYLOR
Wolfram and Hart.
NINA
Well, we've got to get her! We
can't let them take her away,
remember what they were going to do
to me?
ANGEL
We're heading back out, we just
needed to get this girl back here
first.
SONIA
Who is she?
ANGEL
My guess, she's the bait that lured
Skye out there. As far as we can
make out, the Keeper had been
finding and killing active Slayers
inside LA, trying to draw Skye out.
Angel holds up the note that Skye was left, handing it to
Taylor to read.
TAYLOR
How come she didn't tell any of us?
She just went out by herself to
face this guy?
ANGEL
She probably saw what was gong on
with Wes, and-
SPIKE
(angrily)
And we were too bloody wrapped up n
our own problems to pay her any
attention! Thanks to us, that
bugger's got hold of her...
Spike stands again, wincing as he presses a hand to his side.
Angel steps in front of him.
ANGEL
Spike, we need to wait before we
rush back out there, we've got to
get ready for-
SPIKE
(shoves past)
Stuff that! That golden masked
nutter's got my girl, and I'm not
wasting another second! Now are you
with me, or not?
A beat - then Angel nods. He turns to Nina.
ANGEL
Taylor, Connor, you're with us.
Nina, you've got medical training,
right?
Nina stares at Angel for a beat, not sure if she should still
be upset or angry with him - but she nods.
NINA
Yeah, a little.
ANGEL
Stay here with the girl, see what
she can tell us when she wakes up.
SONIA
What about me?
ANGEL
I want you to find Illyria and wait
by Wolfram and Hart, you're our
backup.
Sonia nods and heads for the stairs.
ANGEL (cont'd)
Alright, let's get her back.
Angel turns and marches towards the door, the rest of the
team falling in behind him.
30 INT. WOLFRAM & HART - SCIENCE DIVISION. NIGHT. 30
Skye is dropped unceremoniously into a reclined, dentist-like
chair in the science lab by the Keeper, as two nervous
looking LAB ASSISTANTS watch on.
KEEPER
Prepare her. We move soon.
The first Assistant nods, strapping Skye into he chair as the
second drags a tray covered with syringes over, readying the
first one.
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