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        16     EXT. MANHATTEN STREET - NIGHT                           16

               Scott exits the apartment building. He pulls jacket tight and
               hunches against the cold air.

                                   JESSIE (O.S)
                         You looking for me?

               Scott walks down the street.

                                   JESSIE (O.S) (cont'd)
                         Better pray you don't find me. 
                             (beat)
                         Of all the things in this city...

               We pan back to show Jessie is on a rooftop watching him.

                                   JESSIE (cont'd)
                         ... I'm the worst.

               Jessie watches him for another beat, then turns and stalks
               off screen, her duster sweeping round behind her with a
               flourish, and we:

                                                             BLACK OUT:



                                   END OF ACT ONE
                                       ACT TWO

               FADE IN:

        17     INT. BAR - NIGHT                                        17

               "Eat The Rich" by Motorhead is playing on the jukebox. A
               variety of shady clientele occupy the tables and booths,
               definitely giving off the impression of it being a rather
               seedy establishment. 

               Scott enters the bar and as he heads over to the bar, he
               receives a number of looks from the various clientele. He
               just ignores them as he takes a seat at the end of the bar.

               The bartender, a rather slimy guy by the name of SYRUS, comes
               over to him.

                                   SYRUS
                         Hey Scott, how ya' been? You on
                         duty?

               Scott shakes his head. It's obvious that he knows Syrus but
               can't stand the man.

                                   SYRUS (cont'd)
                         So, what can I get ya'?

                                   SCOTT
                         Gimme a beer.

               Syrus gets a bottle of beer and snaps the top off. He puts it
               on the bar in front of Scott.

                                   SCOTT (cont'd)
                         I need some information.

                                   SYRUS
                         Look, if it leads back to me...

                                   SCOTT
                         I'm looking for a woman.

                                   SYRUS
                             (smugly)
                         Well, you certainly came to the
                         right place.

                                   SCOTT
                             (slightly annoyed)
                         A certain woman. About my height.
                         Dark hair. Dressed all in black.

               Syrus hesitates for a moment. Pan over to show that Jessie is
               watching from a dark alcove.

                                   SYRUS
                             (nervously)
                         Sometimes she comes in here. 

                                   SCOTT
                         Name?

                                   SYRUS
                         Huh?

                                   SCOTT
                         What's her name?

                                   SYRUS
                             (nervously)
                         I dunno. Keeps to herself most of
                         the time.

                                   SCOTT
                             (seriously)
                         Don't gimme that shit, Syrus, I
                         know you know something so just cut
                         the crap already.

               Jessie looks on curiously. She notices two suspicious looking
               MEN at a table talking to each other, but usually keeping
               their gaze on Scott. After a moment they get up from the
               table, walk past Jessie and out the door. 

               Jessie looks on curiously, then directs her attention back on
               Scott and Syrus, still deep in conversation. 

                                   SYRUS
                         Look, all I know is that this chick
                         is bad news. 

                                   SCOTT
                         She work for anyone?

                                   SYRUS
                         Not that I know of. From what I've
                         heard she's pretty much a free
                         agent.
                             (beat)
                         Why you interested in her for?

                                   SCOTT
                         You heard about what happened to
                         Robert Duke?

               Syrus nods, and then realizes the reasoning behind Scott's
               question.

                                   SYRUS
                         You mean it was...

                                   SCOTT
                         Yup. And I was there when it
                         happened.

               After a moment or so, Scott finishes off his beer in one
               final swig. 

                                   SCOTT (cont'd)
                         If you see her around, let me know.

                                   SYRUS 
                         Hey, if you're looking for her,
                         take my advice... don't. She's
                         nothing but trouble.

               Scott just glares at Syrus as he reaches into his wallet,
               pulls out two $1 dollar bills and tosses them onto the bar.

                                   SCOTT
                         You wanna stay in business, take my
                         advice.
                             (heads for the exit)
                         Quit serving your customers that
                         'piss in a bottle' you call beer.

               He shoves the door open and exits. Jessie takes this as her
               cue to approach the bar, just as Syrus has finished putting
               the two dollar tip into the cash register. 

               He turns around and sees Jessie.

                                   SYRUS 
                         Hey, you want the usual?

               Jessie nods as she takes a seat at the bar. Syrus pours
               something potent into a shot glass and sets it in front of
               her. Jessie downs it in a single smooth motion then SLAMS the
               glass down on the bar. There is a deliberate pause before she
               speaks.

                                   JESSIE
                         That cop that was just here, what'd
                         he want?

                                   SYRUS
                         He asked about you, but I swear I
                         didn't tell him anything. 

                                   JESSIE
                             (disbelieving)
                         Yeah right.

                                   SYRUS
                         Is it true what that cop said,
                         about you pushing Duke off the roof
                         of his club?

                                   JESSIE
                         Yeah, so?

               Syrus hesitates for a moment, uncertain whether to say
               anything.

                                   SYRUS
                         Well, not to put a finer point on
                         things, but that wasn't exactly a
                         smart move.

                                   JESSIE
                         Yeah well, my general stupidity is
                         pretty well known around these
                         parts.
                             (beat)
                         Pour me another.

               Syrus does so.

                                   SYRUS
                         One more thing, you better keep an
                         eye on that cop. 
                             (beat)
                         He's poking his nose in things that
                         ought not to be poked. 

                                   JESSIE
                         Tell me something I don't know.

               She picks up the shot glass and again downs it in one gulp,
               slamming the glass on the counter so hard it shatters.

               There is a pause as Syrus shakes his head and takes out a
               dustpan and wipes the shattered pieces into it with a towel. 

               Jessie turns around in her stool and sees the other patrons
               of the bar staring at her.  

                                   JESSIE (cont'd)
                         What the hell are you staring at?

               The other patrons go back to their own little worlds as
               Jessie hops off the stool and exits the bar.

        18     EXT. THE SHARK TANK - ALLEY - NIGHT                     18

               Scott walks down the alley near the Shark Tank, the same one
               Duke died in earlier. He ducks under the line of yellow
               police tape and approaches the chalk outline on the concrete,
               and crouches beside it.

               He reaches out with one hand finger, and slowly traces down
               the center of where the head and neck would be. He looks at
               his finger for a moment, pauses, then wipes it off on his
               pants.

               He looks up at the rooftop five stories above, the place
               where Jessie and Duke were fighting. 

               He turns at a sudden sound. Beyond the police line Scott
               spies a pair of HOBOS rummaging in a trash can. He sighs in
               annoyance and looks back at the chalk outline.

                                   HOBO (O.S.)
                         Hey, buddy...

               Scott reaches into his pocket and pulls out a handful of
               coins.

                                   SCOTT
                         Looks, here's all the change I got.

               He tosses the coins on the ground infront of the hobo without
               turning round.

                                   HOBO
                         I don't think you understand.

                                   SCOTT
                             (not turning round)
                         Well, I don't have any booze on me.
                             (beat)
                         So there's nothing else I can think
                         of to give you.

                                   HOBO
                             (deadly serious)
                         Oh, I wouldn't say that.

               He slowly takes off his hood, revealing an ugly, distorted
               demonic face beneath.

                                   SCOTT
                             (irritated)
                         Look, pal, I've already...

               Scott turns around and his eyes widen in shock as sees the
               hobo's face. Scott stands there, frozen with fear and
               confusion. The DEMON walks straight through the police tape,
               ripping it down as he goes.

                                   SCOTT (cont'd)
                             (trying to keep his cool)
                         T-T-this is a crime scene.

               The demon just swats him aside. Scott goes flying, smashes
               heavily against the brick wall and falls face first to the
               ground. He slowly rolls onto his back and sit up, groggily.

                                   JESSIE (O.S.)
                         Hey shitface!

               The demon wheels around as Jessie's fist PUNCHES him dead in
               the face. It's companion standing beside the trash can jumps
               into the fray, taking a swipe at Jessie, PUNCHING her in the
               face, knocking her back against the wall. 

               It makes another attempt, but she catches it's arm, TWISTS it
               around its back, CRACKING some bones in the process.

               She pushes the creature forward as the first demon rushes
               her. She does a standing BACKFLIP, her foot catching the
               demon under the chin with her foot, sending it stumbling
               backwards. 

               Jessie's legs land onto the other demon's shoulders, and
               tighten into a scissor lock, twists her body around, and
               flings the demon's body through the air right into its
               partner, knocking them both to the ground. 

               Jessie gets back to her feet and whips out a pair of daggers
               from inside her coat.

                                   JESSIE (cont'd)
                         Game over.

               But she's taken by surprise as a third demon she hadn't even
               noticed PLOWS into her from behind, slamming her into the
               wall.  

               He grabs her, turns her around and slams her against the wall
               again. One hand has her around the throat and CHOKES the air
               out of her, while another hand holds down her left arm, and
               yet another arm holds down the right arm.

               Jessie coughs violently, desperately fighting for air. She
               quickly KNEES him in the groin, elbows him in the face, stabs
               the creature in both arms, sliding the blades downward and
               slicing them open. 

               She quickly pockets her blades, reaches behind her for her
               katana blade, and with one quick swipe, slices the demon's
               head clean off his body.

               The head tumbles and rolls over to Scott, who is suitably
               freaked out by everything he's just witnessed. His face
               contorts into a look of disgust as he sees the demon's head
               slowly start to melt and dissolve into a gooey mass of
               liquid.

               One of the remaining demons realizes its out-matched and
               scrambles up the nearby fire-escape. Jessie is about to
               follow when she notices the other demon hovering over a
               somewhat terrified Scott, who is sitting upright with his
               back to the wall.

               As it slowly descends over Scott's face, it opens it's mouth
               and a spiked protuberance SNAPS out.
               Scott manages to roll out of the way as the spike smashes
               into the wall next to him.  

               Scott whips out his gun, places it point blank against the
               side of the demon's head, pulls the trigger and the side of
               its head explodes, splattering gooey yellow chunks all over
               him as it keels over. 

               As Scott desperately wipes the fragments of demon brains off
               his face and hair, he sees Jessie standing above him with a
               look of concern. She reaches down to him, extending her hand.

                                   JESSIE (cont'd)
                         You okay?

               Seeing the proffered hand, Scott takes it as Jessie helps him
               up. Scott is still trying to find his voice as he gets the
               last bits off his body. He breathes heavily and eventually
               says something.  

                                   SCOTT
                         Yeah, I think so.
                             (beat)
                         What's going on? Who... what are
                         they?

                                   JESSIE
                         They're Duke's boys.

                                   SCOTT
                         Now, wait a minute...

               There is a weird sizzling sound. Scott turns to see the
               demon's remains DISSOLVING into another puddle of gooey
               greenish yellow liquid. 

                                   SCOTT (cont'd)
                         What the hell?

               When he turns back Jessie is gone. Scott looks up to see her
               already halfway up the fire-escape.

                                   SCOTT (cont'd)
                         Not again...

               He follows her up the ladder, awkwardly trailing Jessie's
               graceful climb.

        19     EXT. ROOFTOP - NEXT                                     19

               We're back on the same rooftop from before, except now it's
               been all cleaned and examined for evidence. Scott reaches the
               roof to witness the demon and Jessie already in combat. 

                                   SCOTT
                         Round two. 

               He checks his weapon, cocks it and readies it, although he is
               clearly confused about what to do. He doesn't even know whom
               to shoot at.

                                   SCOTT (cont'd)
                         Hold it! Both of you!

               The demon charges Jessie and SLAMS her to the ground. It
               rises to it's full height and roars, a bone chilling battle
               cry. 

                                   JESSIE
                             (to Scott; angrily)
                         Beat it! You're making me lose
                         focus.

               Scott moves in closer, trying to get a clear shot.

                                   SCOTT
                         Freeze!

               Suddenly the demon turns and smashes him in the face. The gun
               slips from his hand and slides across the ground, coming to a
               stop next to Jessie as the demon grabs Scott round the neck
               and lifts him off the ground. 

               The demon closes it's hand around Scott's throat, pulls him
               close to its face as it snarls and roars in Scott's face. 

               Suddenly a SHOT rings out. The demon drops Scott to the floor
               as two more shots ring out in succession. The demon ROARS and
               drops to its knees, wounds gushing greenish yellow blood. The
               demon falls face first to the ground, quite dead. 

               Jessie stands just beyond, smoking gun in hand. Like it's
               partners it begins to dissolve away. Scott just stares as he
               slowly gets to his feet.

                                   SCOTT (cont'd)
                         Whoa.

                                   JESSIE
                             (noticing his look)
                         They tend to do that.

                                   SCOTT
                         So I've noticed.
                             (regains composure)
                         I'll take that back now.

               He reaches out to take the gun from Jessie. She flips the gun
               around so that she is hold the barrel of the gun, making it a
               bit easier for Scott.

               He quickly takes the gun and places it back in his holster,
               just as a drop of water falls onto his forehead. He looks up
               to the sky as the downpour begins. 

               He sees that Jessie has turned her back on him. With her face
               turned upwards to face the rain and her eyes closed as the
               water runs over her face, she spreads her arms outwards to
               welcome the deluge of rain.

               Scott looks on, unsure of what to say, especially in light of
               recent events. 

               With the raindrops running down her cheeks like tears, Jessie
               laughs but there's nothing mirthful about the sound. 

                                   SCOTT (cont'd)
                             (awe-struck)
                         Who are you?

                                   JESSIE
                             (beat)
                         I'm no one.

               She flips over the edge of the roof. Scott runs up to see her
               sliding down a drainpipe on the otherside.

                                   SCOTT
                         Hey, wait a sec!

               He clumsily follows, scrabbling down the pipe after Jessie.
               He gets halfway down before he loses his grip and FALLS the
               rest of the way, luckily into a loaded dumpster. 

               Jessie straddles her bike, an impressively powerful jet black
               Harley Davidson, and fires it up. With a final look over to
               the dumpster she roars off into the night.

               Scott peers over the edge in time to see Jessie disappear
               into the distance. He picks a banana peel out of his hair.

                                   SCOTT (cont'd)
                         Great, looks like I'm 0 for 2.

               Scott grimaces as he picks away more bits of trash, and we:

                                                             BLACK OUT:



                                   END OF ACT TWO
                                      ACT THREE

               FADE IN:

        20     EXT. MANHATTAN - DAY                                    20

               A high aerial shot of the island features the Statue of
               Liberty prominently in the foreground then travels across the
               harbour, over Battery Park and Lower Manhattan. The rising
               sun reflects off a hundred windows in orange fire.

        21     INT. SCOTT'S APARTMENT - DAY                            21

               Scott's place is a typical bachelor pad, in other words it's
               a mess. Aside from a couple of empty fast food containers
               here and there, the tiny kitchen area is a lot tidier than
               the lounge. Papers and reports lie scattered around the
               living room along with the odd criminology book. Much of the
               clutter is on the coffee table, usually consisting of a few
               comic books and magazines. 

               Scott is lying on a black pleather couch, fast asleep. On his
               lap rests the casefile he's been studying all night.

               The sound of the DOORBELL disturbs his slumber. He stretches,
               yawns, and begins to rise. The doorbell sounds again.

                                   SCOTT
                             (calling toward the door)
                         Yeah, yeah, I'm comin', I'm comin'.

               The doorbell rings a third time.

                                   SCOTT (cont'd)
                         Keep your panties on!

               He pulls the door open to find Jennifer standing on his
               doorstep with her arms crossed. Although she is casually
               dressed, it is still a stark contrast to Scott's disheveled
               appearance.

               Both take a moment to look each other over.

                                   JENNIFER
                         Why didn't you answer the phone
                         last night?

                                   SCOTT
                             (confused)
                         What?

                                   JENNIFER
                         I called your cell and your house
                         number about ten times last night,
                         no response!

                                   SCOTT
                         Who are you, my mother?

               Jennifer just looks at Scott for a moment.

                                   JENNIFER
                         No, just her messenger.
                             (beat; sighs)
                         Mind if I come in?

               Scott steps aside to allow her in without a word.

               Jennifer steps inside and looks around, taking in the
               apartment, and sees the phone on his wall is unplugged. She
               then turns to see the mess in his living room.

                                   JENNIFER (cont'd)
                         Still living like a slob I see.

                                   SCOTT
                         Yeah well, the maid's been sick,
                         you know how it is.

               Scott moves into the kitchen as Jennifer takes a seat on the
               couch, putting her purse down on the floor, and moving some
               files onto the coffee table.

                                   SCOTT (cont'd)
                         Coffee?

                                   JENNIFER
                         Sure. Cream, two sugars.

               Scott begins to prepare two mugs of instant coffee, turning
               on the coffee maker as he casually glances at the clock. He
               closes his eyes and sighs heavily when he realizes that it's
               nearly midday.

                                   SCOTT
                         So Mom called you last night?

                                   JENNIFER
                         Yeah, she tried calling you last
                         night several times, then called me
                         up all in hysterics.
                             (beat)
                         Took me nearly twenty minutes to
                         calm her down.

                                   SCOTT
                             (mock grandiose)
                         Well, I certainly appreciate the
                         pains you've taken on my behalf.

               Scott returns with two cups of coffee, handing one to
               Jennifer before taking a seat next to her on the couch.

                                   SCOTT (cont'd)
                         And here is a cup of java juice for
                         your trouble, madam.

                                   JENNIFER 
                             (annoyed)
                         Oh, shut up!

               Scott just smirks as he takes a sip from his cup. Jennifer
               takes a sip from her own cup as she take notices of the file
               sitting on the armrest next to Scott.

                                   JENNIFER (cont'd)
                         Still taking your work home with
                         you? 
                             (beat)
                         You ever think you might be working
                         too hard?

                                   SCOTT 
                         Maybe.
                             (takes sip)
                         Is that what Mom was worried about?

                                   JENNIFER
                         Yeah, and it's partly why I'm here.
                         She wanted me to check in on you.

                                   SCOTT
                             (sarcastic)
                         How thoughtful, and here I assumed
                         you actually cared.

                                   JENNIFER
                             (serious)
                         Stop it.
                             (beat)
                         You didn't answer my question, why
                         didn't you answer your phones last
                         night?

                                   SCOTT 
                         I had a rough night, didn't feel
                         like talking to anybody.

               Takes another sip from the mug, then looks down thoughtfully.

                                   SCOTT (cont'd)
                             (without looking up)
                         Jen, can I tell you something
                         without you thinking I'm crazy?

               Jennifer sees that he's serious and gives him her full
               attention.

                                   SCOTT (cont'd)
                         You remember that girl I told you
                         about, the one I saw at the Shark
                         Tank that tossed Duke off the roof?

               She nods.

                                   SCOTT (cont'd)
                         I saw her again last night. 

               Jen puts down her mug, clearly interested.

                                   JENNIFER
                         What happened?

                                   SCOTT
                         Well... I went back to the alley
                         where Duke was killed, to see if I
                         could find... something.
                             (beat)
                         I was attacked by a couple of
                         thugs, but... they weren't human. 

                                   JENNIFER
                             (confused)
                         What?

                                   SCOTT
                             (beat)
                         They were... I don't know what they
                         were. She said they worked for
                         Duke. 

               Scott looks as though he isn't sure how to continue. 

                                   JENNIFER
                         Go on.

                                   SCOTT
                         Well, they attacked us, then... we
                         killed them.

               Jennifer is a little taken aback by this, but gives her pause
               for thought. 

                                   JENNIFER
                         All of them? Then where are the
                         bodies?

                                   SCOTT 
                             (hesitantly)
                         They, um... melted.

                                   JENNIFER
                             (disbelief)
                         'Melted'? 
                             (beat)
                         Like the Wicked Witch of the West
                         melted?

                                   SCOTT
                         Dammit, I know what I saw!

                                   JENNIFER
                             (holds up hands)
                         Alright, I'm sorry!

                                   SCOTT
                         I mean, obviously I can't put that
                         in my report without the captain
                         and half the department thinking
                         I'm nuts.

                                   JENNIFER
                         I already think you're nuts... but
                         I believe you.

               Scott looks at Jennifer in disbelief.

                                   SCOTT
                         Really?

               She nods. 

                                   SCOTT (cont'd)
                         Why?

               She looks down for a moment, taking a moment to compose her
               words carefully.

                                   JENNIFER 
                         Mind if I tell you something
                         without you thinking I'm crazy?

               Scott raises an eyebrow in curiosity, and gives Jennifer his
               undivided attention.

                                   JENNIFER (cont'd)
                         Duke's body is gone.

                                   SCOTT
                         What?

                                   JENNIFER
                         Duke's body, it disappeared.

               Jennifer picks up the coffee mug.

                                   SCOTT
                         Did someone steal it?

               Jennifer shakes her head.

                                   JENNIFER
                         Last night, I was getting ready to
                         perform the autopsy when...

               She seems pretty much to be groping for the right words,
               while at the same time struggling to come to grips with what
               she is trying to say.

               Scott sees this, and places a comforting hand on her hand.

                                   SCOTT
                         It's okay.  

               Jennifer nods, takes a breath, shrugs off Scott's hand and
               continues.

                                   JENNIFER
                         I was just about to make the first
                         incision when... he grabbed me.
                             (beat)
                         He looked right at me and then... I
                         don't know, I must've blacked out
                         cuz the next thing I know I'm
                         waking up on the floor and his body
                         was gone.

               Scott sits back, trying to digest all that Jennifer has
               revealed.

                                   JENNIFER (cont'd)
                         Scott, what does it mean?
                             (beat)
                         He was dead, I mean he couldn't
                         have just walked out, could he?

               Scott sighs, annoyed.

                                   SCOTT
                         I don't know.
                             (beat)
                         But it is pretty damn obvious that
                         girl, whoever she is, knows more
                         than we do.

                                   JENNIFER
                         I hope so. 
                             (beat)
                         Speaking of which...

               She reaches for her purse and pulls out a file folder.

                                   JENNIFER (cont'd)
                         ... I brought this for ya. Looks
                         like your hunch checked out. The
                         guys from the lab lifted the prints
                         from your gun.
                         Turns out our mystery girl has a
                         record.
                             (hands over the file)
                         Her name is...

                                   SCOTT 
                             (opening file)
                         Jessica Wallace. 
                             (beat)
                         Charming.

               Inside the folder is a report on Jessie. Attached by a
               paperclip is a photo of Jessie, much younger, a teenager.
               Though she looks much older, as though stresses and torments
               have aged her.

                                   SCOTT (cont'd)
                         I'll have an APB put out on her.
                         Now we got a name, tracking her
                         down shouldn't be a problem.

                                   JENNIFER
                         I dunno, Scott. Something tells me
                         this girl's got more tricks up her
                         sleeve than Criss Angel.

               Scott looks up at her, then back down at the photograph, and
               as we push in on that we MATCH CUT to:
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