01x05
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INT. ROUNDHOUSE - CONTINUOUS
Mike and Tyler sit, commiserating. "I Will Survive" by Gloria
Gaynor starts playing in the club. Mike stands up.
MIKE
Oh, God! It's like our anthem!
TYLER
What?
MIKE
Sorry, dude. Mikey gotta dance.
He starts dancing away.
TYLER
You can't just leave me here by
myself!
MIKE
You don't understand. The Jews had
to wander in the desert for forty
years, the gays have to dance to
terrible 70's pop.
Tyler rolls his eyes as Mike dances off.
CUT TO:
INT. FRANK'S APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
The music keeps playing. Frank punches the demon in the gut
as it tries to free its sword.
CUT TO:
INT. ROUNDHOUSE - CONTINUOUS
In time to the music, Mike kicks his leg in the air and spins
round on one foot.
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INT. FRANK'S APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
The demon knocks Frank down and swings its sword, neck-level,
at Lon. He falls to the ground, sliding across the floor in
what would have been a remarkably stylish dance move a decade
or two ago.
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INT. ROUNDHOUSE - MOMENTS LATER
Tyler's sitting alone until Mike grabs him by the shoulders
and pulls him onto the floor. Mike leads Tyler to Vi and
Tamsin, who begin dancing up against him. Tyler finally gets
into it and starts dancing- not very well, mind- back.
BACK AT THE BAR, Callie watches Tyler dance and half-smiles.
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INT. FRANK'S APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Frank helps Lon off the floor and points to another exit.
FRANK
This way!
They run.
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INT. FRANK'S APARTMENT - HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS
Frank and Lon run through the tiny, sparse hallway as the
huge demon lumbers behind them, its shoulders stretching the
wood panels of the hall. They pass a DOOR on their left, and
Frank opens it, pulling Lon inside.
FRANK
In here!
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INT. FRANK'S APARTMENT - BATHROOM - CONTINUOUS
Frank and Lon are stuffed into the tiny bathroom. Frank slams
the door and locks it.
LON
The bathroom?
FRANK
What's wrong with my bathroom?
LON
There are no swords in the
bathroom.
(beat)
I hope. I mean, where would you put
them?
FRANK
(indicating the door)
It's the only door with a lock.
(beat)
Vi walked in on me naked one too
many times.
The demon begins HAMMERING the door, and we can hear the loud
CREAKING as the door warps. Frank pushes a tall, thin cabinet
against the door. When he turns back to Lon, he sees that
Lon's pulled out a cell phone.
FRANK (CONT'D)
Who are you calling?
LON
(casually)
I thought I'd order some take-away.
I've had a mad craving for
dumplings all week.
(irritated)
I'm trying to get in touch with
Tamsin, because it would appear
that we are in serious need of
backup of the supernatural variety.
All the while, the door begins to buckle as one of the hinges
SNAPS.
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INT. ROUNDHOUSE - CONTINUOUS
We PAN ALONG the dancing crowd. Oblivious to it all, Vi is
dancing with a guy a short distance away from Tamsin, who is
also dancing with a guy.
PAN ACROSS the club to show the bar. Callie's gone. A short
distance away, Mike's got a crowd around him as he spins and
thrusts. Tyler seems more comfortable, moving more loosely in
the crowd.
Finally, PAN to: a tight shot of the gang's table: On the
table is Tamsin's cell phone. We PAN ACROSS to it. CU of the
cell phone, the screen of which reads: INCOMING CALL: LON.
BLACK OUT.
END OF ACT THREE
ACT FOUR
FADE IN:
INT. FRANK'S APARTMENT - BATHROOM - NIGHT
As before. There is continual BANGING on the door. Frank
presses up against the back wall, facing the door. Lon grunts
in frustration and slams his cell phone shut.
LON
No answer. We're screwed.
FRANK
What kind of demon is that?
LON
I have no clue.
FRANK
(double-take)
I... I don't understand what you
just said.
LON
Which bit?
FRANK
You don't know?
LON
No.
FRANK
You always know!
LON
I know!
(beat)
But this is a different thing,
it's... in all my books I've never
seen anything like it.
The bathroom door CREAKS and begins to fold in.
FRANK
This is it.
LON
So it would seem.
FRANK
Well, it's been nice knowing you.
You know... despite the endless
bickering.
LON
You too.
Frank pats Lon awkwardly on the back.
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INT. ROUNDHOUSE - CONTINUOUS
Mike and Tyler are sitting at the bar, drinking. Tamsin and
Vi walk up behind them. Tamsin taps Mike on the shoulder and
he turns around.
TAMSIN
Time to go, fellas. Me and Vi are
supposed to help Frank and Lon with
the computer work back at the base.
The two of them get out of their chairs, Mike plopping a
handful of bills down on the counter and grabbing his half
empty beer, and they leave.
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INT. FRANK'S DINER - SHORTLY LATER
Vi, Mike, Tyler, and Tamsin enter the diner, a BELL JINGLING
as the door opens and closes. They take off their jackets and
toss them onto a table.
TAMSIN
(as she moves to the
kitchen)
Good night, guys!
TYLER
'Night.
MIKE
Good night.
As Vi and Tamsin head towards the kitchen, there's a loud
ROAR, followed by the sound of the demon POUNDING the door.
The group exchanges looks and quickly run up the stairs.
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INT. FRANK'S APARTMENT - BATHROOM - CONTINUOUS
The door to the room is laying on the floor, crumpled and
useless. The demon stands at the entrance, crouching under
the door frame. It GROWLS. But the bathroom appears to be
empty.
Then we PAN ACROSS to the shower. The green curtain is open
slightly. We move INTO THE SHOWER. Frank and Lon stand
pressed together in the standing-room-only stall. Frank's
hand is pressed to his lips. Everything goes quiet. Slowly,
Frank pokes his head out of the curtain-and is greeted with a
SNORT from the demon, whose face is inches from Frank's. The
demon raises its sword--
And falls to the ground with a heavy crash.
LON
Did that gigantic, scary demon
just... trip and fall?
The shower curtain is TORN AWAY and Tamsin stands before Lon
and Frank, holding a baseball bat.
TAMSIN
What the hell!
FRANK
Oh thank God!
Lon steps out of the tub, Frank following.
LON
What took you so long? And why
didn't you answer your phone?
TAMSIN
There was noise. Was that you
screaming?
LON
I don't know what you're talking
about!
TAMSIN
You screamed. Like a girl. Girly
screamer.
None of them have noticed the demon standing up. It grabs
Frank and tosses him out into the hallway, GROWLING.
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INT. FRANK'S APARTMENT - HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS
Vi, carrying a sword, jumps over Frank, who is laying on the
ground coughing.
FRANK
Where'd you get a sword?
VI
(running into the
bathroom)
I got a "Phallic Symbols" collector
set for Christmas.
As she engages the demon, Mike and Tyler enter the hallway.
TYLER
Oh, God! Frank, are you--
FRANK
I'm okay, just help me up.
The guys lift Frank up and he leans against a wall.
MIKE
What the hell did that to you?
FRANK
(pointing into the
bathroom)
That.
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INT. FRANK'S APARTMENT - BATHROOM - CONTINUOUS
We see in the FG Tamsin and Vi fighting the demon. Lon has
been knocked to the floor. Vi parries a blow from the demon,
but it's so big she is almost knocked over. Tamsin hits it
with the baseball bat. The demon steps on the toilet,
crushing it.
In the BG, Mike pokes his head into the room.
MIKE
Wait a minute...
Vi stabs the demon in the leg. It HOWLS.
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INT. FRANK'S APARTMENT - HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS
Mike looks confused.
MIKE
But that's...
He turns and runs off.
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INT. FRANK'S APARTMENT - BATHROOM - CONTINUOUS
Vi once again slashes at the demon's foot. Lon slides under
its legs and runs out into the hallway. Vi and Tamsin follow
suit, squeezing past the demon and running out of the room.
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INT. MIKE'S ROOM - CONTINUOUS
The door opens and Mike runs in. He finds the drawing paper
scattered about on his desk and starts shuffling through
them, looking for the drawing of the demon. He can't find it.
MIKE
No way.
Off his horrified face:
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INT. FRANK'S APARTMENT - HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS
The demon catches the sword Vi is swinging at it, tossing her
to the side. Tyler is slumped against a wall, bleeding from
the nose and barely managing to hold Frank up. Lon's on the
floor, having been thrown into the now-dented wall. Tamsin
hits the demon with her baseball bat, and is grabbed by her
throat. The demon starts to lift her up off the floor.
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INT. MIKE'S ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Mike tosses the papers over his shoulder and grabs a fresh
one. Closing his eyes and extending his hand, the original
drawing of the demon reappears on the page.
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INT. FRANK'S APARTMENT - HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS
As the demon raises Tamsin up so her head is touching the
ceiling, squeezing her neck, it suddenly stops and freezes.
Its tongue stops wagging, but its grip doesn't slacken.
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INT. MIKE'S ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Mike has the paper with the drawing on the table.
MIKE
Eraser... eraser...
He can't find one, so he picks up the paper and tears it into
shreds.
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INT. FRANK'S APARTMENT - HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS
As before. The demon EXPLODES, transforming into little
pieces of confetti which fall through the air like someone
present just came back from the moon. Tamsin falls to the
ground and coughs. Tyler, the only one who's not horribly
wounded or incapacitated, looks on dumbfounded.
TYLER
Seriously?
Off his stunned face:
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. FRANK'S DINER - LATER
The whole group is seated around the counter. Frank's arm is
in a sling, Tamsin holds a bag of ice to her eye, Lon has
bandages on his head and hand. Vi has her leg propped up on a
second stool. Mike sits across from them, head in his hands.
MIKE
(mid-sentence)
...and I just didn't know what to
do. So I just magicked up a
drawing, I didn't know what was
going to happen.
LON
The magical fields you used to
create that drawing probably
fluctuated and brought the demon
off the page.
TYLER
Stuff like that happens?
LON
(shrugging, then wincing
in pain)
Apparently.
MIKE
Well, anyway... I'm really sorry.
It was so stupid. God, Lon warned
me, Frank warned me, Kat warned
me...
(beat)
I'm an idiot.
Tyler pats Mike on the shoulder.
FRANK
Mike, listen. What happened wasn't
your- well, it was your fault. But
we're fine. It's fine.
(to everyone)
Right?
Everyone nods, Vi a little more emphatic than the rest, Lon
more reluctantly.
FRANK (CONT'D)
Of course, you're gonna pay to fix
the bathroom. And the hallway.
(beat)
And my living room. And the medical
bills.
(beat)
And the attic.
MIKE
What?! The demon didn't get into
the attic!
FRANK
(as everyone gets up and
goes to their rooms)
You're in no position to be making
deals, son!
Frank leans in close to Tamsin.
FRANK (CONT'D)
(quietly)
The roof leaks.
MIKE
This sucks! This is- hey! Where are
you going?
But Frank has disappeared into the kitchen, Lon and Tamsin
have exited through the front door, and Vi and Tyler have
gone upstairs. Mike looks around the empty diner and
chuckles.
FADE TO:
EXT. FRANK'S DINER - ESTABLISHING SHOT - DAY
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INT. FRANK'S DINER - KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS
"Closer" by Joshua Radin plays over the next few scenes.
Frank turns on the stove and starts cooking two hamburger
patties.
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INT. TYLER'S ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Tyler is laying on his bed, pinching his injured nose. His
cell phone, on the floor beside the bed, begins to RING.
Tyler grabs it off the ground and opens it.
TYLER
Hello?
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INT. CALLIE'S BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS
Callie sits on the floor, holding her phone to her ear.
CALLIE
Hey.
INTERCUT TYLER'S ROOM/CALLIE'S BEDROOM
Tyler looks surprised.
TYLER
Callie?
CALLIE
Yep.
TYLER
Oh.
(beat)
Hey.
CALLIE
You said that already.
TYLER
Oh. Yeah.
(long beat)
Uh...
CALLIE
What?
TYLER
You called me. Right?
Callie grins.
CALLIE
Pick me up Friday at eight.
TYLER
(baffled)
What?
Callie grins wider.
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EXT. FRANK'S DINER - KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS
Frank has finished cooking the two burgers, and has them now
arranged on a to-go plate. He wraps the food up.
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EXT. ALLEY BEHIND FRANK'S DINER - MOMENTS LATER
Frank comes out of the diner and sets the plate of food down
next to the dumpster. Then he backs away.
From the end of the alley comes Tommy, who spots the food,
looks around, and then picks it up. He turns and goes back
the way he came.
We PAN ACROSS the alley to see Frank watching him go, with a
sad look.
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INT. FRANK'S DINER - CONTINUOUS
Mike sits at the counter, eating some fries and reading a
book, doing some homework. He swallows a fry and then looks
up, towards the salt, which is on the other end of the
counter.
He extends his hand, but catches himself before he uses any
magic. With a SIGH, he gets up, walks to the end of the
counter, gets the salt, and takes his seat again. He salts
the fries, and as he takes another bite we:
FADE OUT.
END OF SHOW
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