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                                       TEASER

                                                               FADE IN:

         1     INT. MANHATTAN APARTMENT - BEDROOM. NIGHT.               1

               We're inside a luxurious children's room, panning across the
               toys and bookshelves before we come to little eight-year-old
               KELVIN GORDON, snuggling down for the night.

               Standing over him are his parents SUSAN and CHARLES, warmly
               smiling down at their one and only.

                                   SUSAN
                         Now we won't be gone long, and if
                         anything is wrong, remember that
                         Sandy is here to take care of you.

                                   KELVIN
                         But can't I play GTA for a little
                         bit more?

                                   SUSAN
                         No Kelvin, its bed time and you
                         have school tomorrow, so be a good
                         boy and go to sleep.

               Kelvin lies down, obviously unhappy about not being able to
               get his own way. Both his parents kiss him before leaving the
               room.

         2     INT. APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM. NIGHT.                     2

               The living room is huge, full of all the latest gadgets and
               expensive looking furniture. The family defiantly has money.
               SANDY, the baby sitter, is standing nervously with her hands
               behind her back. She's 16 and sloppily dressed. The Gordons
               walk into the room, and Charles goes over to the fire place
               where he retrieves two tickets from behind the clock.

                                   SUSAN
                         Kelvin's in bed so he shouldn't be
                         any trouble to you, there is pizza
                         and soda in the fridge so feel free
                         to help yourself. Also there are
                         some DVD's over there, make
                         yourself comfortable and if there
                         are any problems our number is on
                         the fridge.

               Sandy nods, her eyes flicking towards the drinks cabinet in
               one corner of the room, and then back to Charles.

                                   SANDY
                         I'm sure everything will be fine,
                         Mrs. Gordon, there weren't any
                         problems last time I baby sat
                         Kelvin.

                                   SUSAN
                         I know, but I just worry. Don't
                         answer the door if anyone knocks,
                         alright? You never know who's
                         prowling round these streets at
                         this time of night!

                                   CHARLES
                         Calm down Susan, this building has
                         the best security system around, no
                         one's going to get in. Now come on,
                         we have to leave now or we'll be
                         late, and how do you think that
                         will look to the other senior
                         partners?

               Susan nods and steps towards the door, where Charles is
               waiting with her coat.

                                   SUSAN
                         We shouldn't be too late back!

               Sandy smiles and bids them goodbye. She stands in the same
               spot until the door has slammed shut, and then she turns and
               heads straight into the kitchen.

         3     INT. APARTMENT - KITCHEN. NIGHT.                         3

               The kitchen, which is just as big as the living room, is dark
               until Sandy enters and turns on the light. She heads straight
               for the fridge and notices a post-it Susan has left, with a
               cell phone number written on. 

               Sandy pulls it off and puts it in her pocket, before opening
               the fridge and pulling out a bottle of tequila. She takes it
               over to a counter top and reaches up to a cabinet for a small
               shot glass. 

                                   SANDY
                             (smiles)
                         Let's get this party started!

         4     INT. APARTMENT - KITCHEN. LATER                          4

               Sandy is staggering around the kitchen, the now empty bottle
               of tequila still in her hand, she's smiling happily to
               herself. 

               She suddenly looks very unsteady on her feet and CRASHES to
               the floor, landing in an undignified heap with the bottle
               still in her hand.

               A moment later, Kelvin wanders in and looks down at Sandy on
               the floor. He shakes his head before walking over to the
               glass patio doors and sliding them open. 

               Once open he walks back to Sandy, grabs her by the arm and
               with all his might begins dragging her across the floor, out
               onto the balcony. 

               He locks the door behind him and happily heads into the
               living room.

         5     INT. APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM. NIGHT.                     5

               Kelvin is sitting on one of the sofas, an Playstation 2 set
               up in front of him and a video game playing on the wide
               screen television. He's really into the game, talking to
               himself as he plays and jerking the controller around as
               though he were really driving that car.

               Suddenly, what sounds like a WHISPERING VOICE can be heard,
               and Kelvin stops playing the game and listens out. It only
               lasts for a few seconds, but Kelvin gets up from the couch
               and stands still, listening in case he hears it again.

               He begins wandering around the living room, looking behind
               furniture just to make sure no one is hiding. The whispering
               starts again, and Kelvin looks noticeably freaked out.

                                   KELVIN
                         Sandy?

               There's no reply, and the whispering has once again stopped.

                                   KELVIN (cont'd)
                         Sandy, this isn't funny. I'm
                         telling my Mom and you won't get
                         paid!

               He continues on his search around the living room only to
               have the whispering start up again, and Kelvin, now looking
               terrified, edges back towards his bedroom, darting inside and
               slamming the door shut.

         6     EXT. APARTMENT - BALCONY. NIGHT.                         6

               Sandy, still lying on the floor, slowly begins to move and
               opens her eyes. With her hand on her head, she gets to her
               feet and begins rolling her neck. 

               She stands and tries the balcony door, but it's jammed shut.
               She rattles it a few times, banging on the glass.

                                   SANDY
                         Kelvin? Kelvin, you little creep, I
                         know you did this! Open this damn
                         door, right now!

         7     INT. APARTMENT - BEDROOM. NIGHT.                         7

               Kelvin dashes for his bed and dives under the covers, turning
               all the lights in the room out.

               He sits under the bedclothes, his breathing quick and ragged -
               he's clearly scared out of his wits.

               He lets out a little whimper of fear as he hears a soft
               SWOOSH inside the room, and he dares to take a quick peek out
               from under the covers.

               At first, nothing. The room is silent again.

               And then - something DRAGS the covers away, and we're looking
               down on Kelvin as something hovers over him. A low GROWL can
               be heard - whatever's in the room with him, it doesn't seem
               friendly!

               Kelvin's eyes bulge, and he SCREAMS for all he's worth!

         8     EXT. APARTMENT - BALCONY. NIGHT.                         8

               Sandy hears Kelvin's scream.

                                   SANDY
                         Kelvin?
                             (shouts)
                         Kelvin! What is it? Come on, open
                         the door!

               Sandy rattles the balcony door in its frame again, and
               finally manages to wrench it open. She races inside.

         9     INT. APARTMENT - BEDROOM. NIGHT.                         9

               Sandy bursts into Kelvin's room and throws on the light. We
               don't see what she sees on the bed, but it's enough to make
               her SCREAM!

               As Sandy falls to her knees, sobbing in horror, we:

                                                             BLACK OUT:



                                    END OF TEASER
                                       ACT ONE

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        10     INT. FAITH'S APARTMENT - LOUNGE. DAY.                   10

               We pan round the sofa to pick up FAITH, reclining lazily with
               the TV remote in one hand and her house phone in the other.
               Goliath, her pet cat, is curled up asleep on her lap. Faith
               looks pretty bored as she channel hops.

                                   FAITH
                             (into phone)
                         Okay, wait, Noa, back up a sec.
                         What guy?
                             (beat; listens)
                         Oh yeah, of course, that one. No, I
                         remember now, it just gets kinda
                         hard to keep track sometimes.
                             (beat; rolls eyes)
                         Didn't mean anything by that, Noa.
                         Keep talking.

               Faith zones out again as we hear Noa's voice talking rapidly
               down the phone at her. Goliath MEOWS and turns to look at
               Faith, who shrugs - she's stuck.

                                   FAITH (cont'd)
                         So when you saw him with the, uh, 
                         'skanky ho,' what did you do? 
                             (beat; listens)
                         Uh-huh. Well, And this is just me
                         talking, but while I would've
                         stormed out too, first I'd have
                         kicked the guy's teeth down his
                         throat, and as for the ho...

               She clenches her fist and cracks her knuckles with a grin.

                                   FAITH (cont'd)
                         Lets just say I could teach her a
                         thing or two.
                             (beat; sighs)
                         No, of course I'd never hit
                         somebody who didn't deserve it.
                         Just sounds like she does, is all.
                         You know.

               There is a KNOCK at the door, and Faith sits up, dislodging
               Goliath who scurries away with a dissatisfied MEOW.

                                   FAITH (cont'd)
                         Noa, I gotta go. Noa?
                             (beat; shouts)
                         Noa! There's somebody at the door,
                         I gotta go.
                         I'm in at the Lab in an hour, you
                         can tell me all about it then,
                         okay?

               Faith heads to the door and opens it - it's GABRIEL, who
               opens his mouth to speak, but Faith holds up a hand to stop
               him, pointing to the phone.

                                   FAITH (cont'd)
                         Noa! I'll call back.

               She hangs up at last, and Gabriel smiles at her.

                                   GABRIEL
                         Bad timing?

                                   FAITH
                         She was going anyway. What do you
                         want?

                                   GABRIEL
                         Can I come in?

                                   FAITH
                         First, let me see some I.D.

               Gabriel doesn't reply, and for a few seconds they stand in
               silence. Faith cracks first and steps aside.

                                   FAITH (cont'd)
                         Alright, whatever. D'you wanna come
                         in?

               He steps past her and Faith follows, slamming the door a
               little harder then she should. 

               Once in the lounge she throws the phone down onto the couch.
               Gabriel is looking around the room, nodding.

                                   GABRIEL
                         Nice place you've got here.

                                   FAITH
                         How did you know where I lived?

                                   GABIREL
                         That isn't important.

                                   FAITH
                         Yeah, it is, I don't like the idea
                         that you seem to know a hell of a
                         lot about me, and I know a whole
                         heap of nothing about you!

               Gabriel just grins, and Faith folds her arms over her chest,
               suddenly getting very defensive

                                   GABRIEL
                         Faith, seriously, that isn't
                         important right now. 

                                   FAITH
                         Right, then why are you here? And
                         make it quick, I still gotta feed
                         my cat and I'm in at work in an
                         hour. Or maybe you know that,
                         'cause I'm guessing you were
                         listening at my door before you
                         knocked. You look like the
                         listening type.

               He opens his mouth to speak, but the phone begins to RING.
               Faith rolls her eyes and waits for the person to hang up, but
               the phone just keeps ringing, and eventually Faith snatches
               it up.

                                   FAITH (cont'd)
                         Hello? Noa? I thought I'd told you
                         I'd ring back later?
                             (beat; listens)
                         Yeah I'm sure it is important, but
                         I'm in the middle of something
                         right now. 
                             (beat)
                         I don't know, I haven't had a
                         chance to find out because you just
                         rang me! 

               She walks out of the room leaving Gabriel alone. His
               attention is drawn to the television set.

        11     INT. FAITH'S APARTMENT - KITCHEN. DAY.                  11

               Faith walks in, still on the phone as she digs out a tin of
               cat food from the cupboards. Goliath hops up onto the counter
               as Faith starts to spoon the mulch inside into a plastic
               bowl.

                                   FAITH
                         Look, you really have to go and
                         stop calling me!
                             (beat; listens)
                         Alright, fine, do you really want
                         my advice? Track the guy down and
                         kick his ass!

               With that, she hangs up. Faith sighs, absently stroking
               Goliath as he tucks into his food, before remembering about
               Gabriel and heading back into the lounge. 

        12     INT. FAITH'S APARTMENT - LOUNGE. DAY.                   12

               Faith walks back in and throws the phone back onto the couch.
               Gabriel is standing exactly where she left him.

                                   FAITH
                         Sorry about that, Noa is having man
                         trouble.

                                   GABRIEL
                         Doesn't every woman?

                                   FAITH
                         Only if the woman is stupid. Is
                         that what you came here for? To
                         give me advice on men? 'Cause if it
                         is, I gotta tell you-

                                   GABRIEL
                         Faith, I came to give you a
                         message, an important one.

                                   FAITH
                         What?

               He cocks his head to one side, motioning to the television
               which is now showing the news.

                                   GABRIEL
                         Watch some TV.

               Faith raises an eyebrow, then shrugs and hops over the back
               of the sofa to flop back down on it.

                                   FAITH
                         Alright, sure. Beats talking to you
                         all damn day.

                                   TELEVISION REPORT (V.O.)
                         New York Police officials and
                         medical examiners are said to be
                         baffled by the death of eight year
                         old Kelvin Gordon. Kelvin's body
                         was discovered this morning by his
                         parents, and is said to have aged
                         almost a hundred years overnight.
                         With no explanation present,
                         medical examiners have promised a
                         thorough investigation at the
                         family home. This is the second
                         attack of its kind in the past
                         seven days.

               Faith leans in and turns the television set off before
               turning to Gabriel.

                                   GABRIEL
                         Well?

                                   FAITH
                         So let me get this straight, the
                         parents go out for the night, and
                         when they come home their kid is
                         nothing but a dried up corpse?

                                   GABRIEL
                         Pretty much, the baby sitter got
                         locked out, and when she found the
                         kid, he was doing a great
                         impression of a California raisin.

                                   FAITH
                         What else can you tell me?

                                   GABRIEL
                         Nothing much, only that you should
                         probably start at the crime scene.
                         It's in Manhattan. 

               A beat. Faith looks at Gabe as if waiting for more, but he's
               said all he's going to.

                                   FAITH
                         That's it, you're just going to
                         come here, make with the cryptic
                         and leave?

               Gabe just shrugs, and Faith shakes her head and turns back to
               the TV.

                                   FAITH (cont'd)
                         I don't know why I should expect
                         anything different, you're getting
                         real good at this-

               She turns round - but Gabriel is gone. Her apartment door is
               still open, and with an annoyed huff, Faith sits back down.

                                   FAITH (cont'd)
                         Disappearing act.

               Faith scoops up the TV remote and flicks the set off.

        13     EXT. MANHATTAN STREET - APARTMENT BLOCK. DAY.           13

               A large section of the street has been closed off by yellow
               police tape. Police cars and vans line the street as do
               several police officers, some are taking notes, others are
               trying to keep back the ever growing crowd, all eager to get
               a look at what happened.

               Faith pushes her way through the crowd, right to the front
               and looks at the scene in front of her. The apartment
               building itself isn't being guarded that closely and nobody
               seems the be paying that much attention to it. 

               While the officer looking over the crowd is distracted by the
               questions of two elderly women, Faith takes the opportunity
               to slip under the tape. 

               As she approaches the door of the building four medical
               examiners come out, all dressed in white and pushing a
               covered gurney that no doubt holds Kelvin's body. 

               Faith watches as they load it into the waiting ambulance
               before disappearing into the building, pausing on her way
               inside to grab a brown paper grocery bag sitting on top of a
               dumpster.

        14     INT. APARTMENT BLOCK - STAIRWELL. DAY.                  14

               The stairs are more active the outside, and still no one
               notices Faith as she walks past them heading closer to the
               apartment, the grocery bag making it look like she's just
               returning home with her shopping. 

               On her way up she passes two uniformed officers, standing
               close together and comparing notes.

                                   POLICE OFFICER #1
                         This place has a pretty good
                         security system, so we're going to
                         check the CCTV tapes to look for
                         anything suspicious.

                                   POLICE OFFICER #2
                         The security guard on duty didn't
                         see anything either. You'd think
                         with all the money these people
                         had, they'd have been ready for an
                         intruder or something!

               Faith is so busy listening to their conversation that she
               doesn't pay any attention to where she's going, and she walks
               right into someone - QUINN.

                                   QUINN
                         Oh! Oh, hey, sorry. Didn't see you
                         there.

                                   FAITH
                         Uh, yeah, my bad.

                                   QUINN
                         Can I help you?

                                   FAITH
                         I dunno, I was just out getting
                         some, uh, groceries, and when I
                         came back, I was...

               Faith realises Quinn has one sceptical eyebrow raised - he
               isn't buying her story. She grins and drops the empty bag.

                                   FAITH (cont'd)
                         Alright, you got me. I'm just
                         nosing round to check out what
                         happened here.

                                   QUINN
                         Uh-huh. You a private investigator
                         or something?

                                   FAITH
                         Uh, no, my name's Faith, I'm a, er,
                         reporter, with...
                             (beat; grins)
                         Angel Investigations. We look into
                         local crimes and stuff, you know,
                         see if any of our readers can help
                         the police enquiries.

                                   QUINN
                         Angel Investigations? Never heard
                         of them. You got any ID?

                                   FAITH
                             (pats jacket pocket)
                         Must be in my other jacket.

               A beat as Quinn looks her up and down - he should turn her
               away, but there's something about her... With a shrug, he
               motions for her to follow and starts back up the stairs.

                                   QUINN
                         What brought you out here, if I can
                         ask?

                                   FAITH
                         Because this case has something
                         freaky written all over it, and I
                         want to find out what.

                                   QUINN
                         You and me both.

               They continue up the stairs together, walking side by side

                                   QUINN (cont'd)
                         What do you know so far?

                                   FAITH
                         Not a whole lot, just that this is
                         the second attack in a week, and
                         that the victim was a little kid
                         who ended up looking like George
                         Burns.

                                   QUINN
                         That's pretty much all we know as
                         well. Guess even reporters have to
                         watch the news, huh?

               They arrive at the apartment, and Quinn holds the door open
               for Faith to enter, a bemused grin on his face as he watches
               her, still trying to work her out.

        15     INT. APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM. DAY.                      15

               The duo enter a huge wide room where everything in it screams
               money - a stark contrast with Faith's own apartment. A few
               police officers are dusting the place for prints as Quinn
               walks through, Faith following.

                                   QUINN
                         Whoever did this got in and out
                         without anyone seeing them. They
                         didn't leave behind any prints or
                         any clues, and there's no sign of
                         forced entry.

                                   FAITH
                         So it was either an inside job,
                         or...

                                   QUINN
                         Or somebody who knows more than we
                         do about the security system these
                         guys had installed. I'm looking
                         into it.

               Faith gives a small nod and begins walking around to inspect
               the place, she can't help eyeing all the expensive things in
               the room, the wide screen plasma television, the leather
               couches and the expensive looking rug. Her search takes her
               into:

        16     INT. APARTMENT - KITCHEN. DAY.                          16

               Faith finds more officers taking pictures out on the balcony.
               Faith strains her neck to see what's going on, but there are
               too many people in her way.

                                   QUINN (O.S.)
                         That's where the baby sitter got
                         locked out, we're checking for
                         prints to see who did it.
                         In her statement, she said she
                         passed out and woke up out there,
                         with the door locked and no way
                         back inside.

               Faith carries on looking around.

                                   FAITH
                         This has weird written all over it.
                         Where did they find the kid?

                                   QUINN
                         In his room, curled up on top of
                         his bed. We had to pretty much drag
                         the baby sitter out of here, she
                         was too scared to even stand.

                                   FAITH
                         Nothing else?

               Quinn shakes his head. 

                                   QUINN
                         We'll have to wait for the corners
                         report to come back on the body
                         before we get a final answer on
                         what happened.

                                   FAITH
                         Isn't the cause of death kinda
                         obvious? I thought the kid's body
                         had aged something crazy like a
                         hundred years, all at once?

                                   QUINN
                         It's not an answer when my question
                         is how.

                                   FAITH
                         What about the previous victim?

                                   QUINN
                         Pretty much the same thing. A seven
                         year old girl named Chloe
                         Kensington, it happened just a few
                         blocks from here. We managed to
                         keep most of the details from the
                         press - present company accepted.
                         Didn't want anyone hearing about it
                         with it being such a weird case. 

               Faith nods and heads back into Kelvin's room.

        17     INT. APARTMENT - BEDROOM. DAY.                          17

               Faith and Quinn walk back in, stopping in the doorway. The
               bed has been stripped to the mattress, on which stands a
               chalk outline to mark Kelvin's final resting place.

                                   FAITH
                         Cliche enough for you?

                                   QUINN
                         It's part of procedure, okay?

               Faith smirks and walks over to the bed. She spots something
               on the floor and leans down for a closer look - it's a book
               on fairy tales. Quinn leans over her as she reaches out for
               it, and shakes his head.

                                   QUINN (cont'd)
                         I wouldn't touch that if I were
                         you, it hasn't been dusted for
                         prints yet.

               Faith leans forward a little more so she can see the pages.
               The book appears to have fallen open on a section telling a
               story about a tooth fairy, and Faith turns her head to try
               and get a better look.

                                   QUINN (cont'd)
                         It's just a book, Faith, nothing
                         important.

                                   FAITH
                         The little details are always
                         important, Quinn, don't they teach
                         you that at cop school any more?

                                   QUINN
                         Must've skipped that class. I did
                         go to all the lectures about nosy
                         reporters, though, and when it's
                         time to get them off my crime
                         scene.

               She gets back on her feet and looks around once more,
               ignoring his last comment.

                                   FAITH
                         What about the first victim? Are
                         there any other similarities
                         besides the way they died?

                                   QUINN
                         A bunch, no one saw the killer, no
                         prints and no clues. We're drawing
                         up a blank on both of them.
                         Say, hows about we give your paper
                         a call and see if they can send a
                         photographer down here, huh?

               Faith looks at him - that'd blow her cover, and she gets the
               feeling he knows it. She tries a disarming smile.

                                   FAITH
                         Well let me see what I can dig up,
                         thanks for all your help,
                         detective.

                                   QUINN
                         Quinn. Jon Quinn.

                                   FAITH
                         Alright, Quinn, thanks.

               She gives the apartment one last look before leaving. Quinn
               watches her go, a thoughtful look on his face. 

               One of the cops in the apartment calls to him, and with a
               shake of his head he dismisses the thought and gets back to
               work.

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                                   END OF ACT ONE
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