Sanctuary for All, Part II/Transcript

Recap Sequence
WILL: Previously on "Sanctuary"....

SCENES FROM 

RUSSO: You're going to reach out and grab my hand, okay? I said come here!

BIRCH: Oh, God.

KAVANAUGH: What part of "we got the shooter" don't you understand?

WILL: I'm thinking there was no shooting.

WILL: Hey! Hey, kid! Hey, wait a second!

MAGNUS: Not the way I'd hoped we'd meet.

[ Motorcycle rumbles ]

[ Train zooms by overhead ]

WILL: Mrs. Lutrova, I realize that you've been through a lot tonight, but you and I both know that you just lied in there.

WILL: Why don't you want to hear me out?

KAVANAUGH: Because this is exactly the same kind of B.S. that got you bounced from the agency.

WILL: Come on, Meg, you always thought I was a wackjob, too.

MEG: Whatever it is that finally helps you sleep at night, I hope you find it.

MAGNUS: How's your head?

WILL: Wait. You ran me over.

MAGNUS: -You got in the way.

WILL: -Of what?

MAGNUS: My pursuit of the boy. The police have the wrong man, but the boy is indeed real. -And he needs our help.

WILL: -Who are you?

MAGNUS: Let's just say I'm someone who's chosen to embrace the full spectrum of our reality. There are things in this city, in this world, that no one wants to admit are real.

DRUITT: In fact I am looking for something. A sanctuary, and it takes in only the most unusual guests.

MAGNUS: You no doubt have questions about this place.

WILL: Just one -- how come there's no organ music?

[ Train approaches ]

[Loud flash ]

[ Otherworldly voices ]

[ Loud flash ]

DRUITT: [ Coughing ]

DRUITT: [ Laughs ]

MAGNUS: Fair warning, Dr. Zimmerman. You're about to leave the world you know behind.

MAGNUS: Welcome to the Sanctuary.

MAGNUS: The patients on this level are kept in cells mainly for their own well-being. For others, it's a refuge of last resort. This isn't a zoo and it's certainly not a prison.

MAGNUS: The most important thing is that my patients have a place where they can feel safe.

WILL: Are you offering me a job here?

MAGNUS: Where others see stubbornness and failure, I see great potential.

MAGNUS: Dare to believe in the unbelievable.

Will: -Who the hell are you?

ASHLEY: -Who the hell are you?

MAGNUS: -You said you had him.

ASHLEY: -I did.

ASHLEY: [ Gasps ]

MAGNUS: Don't! We need him alive.

ASHLEY: [ Screams ]

WILL: Hey, hey, hey, hey! Over here.

MAGNUS: [ Shoots dart ]

MAGNUS: Dr. Zimmerman, this is Ashley. My daughter.

WILL: What? Did you have her when you were, like, 12?

MAGNUS: The details are unimportant. Ashley is my flesh and blood and she plays a vital role in my work.

MAGNUS: I'll determine his physiological treatment, but we have no hope of truly helping him until we gain his trust.

WILL: There's nothing in my training that even begins to apply to a patient like this.

MAGNUS: See the boy. If you can do that, then you can help him. If not, then so be it. I'll simply admit I that I was wrong about you. I'll leave it to you.

Title Sequence
[ "Sanctuary" theme plays ]

Part II
'''INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - LOWER LEVEL - OBSERVATION ROOM'''

"SANCTUARY FOR ALL" PART II

[Will and Bigfoot enter the room where Alexei is.]

WILL: Release him. Please.

[Bigfoot looks up to Magnus in the observation deck]

'''INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - LOWER LEVEL - OBSERVATION DECK'''

[Magnus shifts uncomfortably and braces herself to watch what happens next]

'''INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - LOWER LEVEL - OBSERVATION ROOM'''

WILL: Trust me.

[Using a remote Bigfoot releases the straps holding Alexei to the chair. Alexei stands up. Bigfoot puts out an arm to stop Will when Will tries to approach Alexei.]

WILL: It’s okay. It’s okay.

WILL: [to Alexei] How you doing? You want to sit down?

'''INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - LOWER LEVEL - OBSERVATION DECK'''

[Henry enters the observation room where Magnus is still watching Will, Bigfoot and Alexi in the room below.]

HENRY: Kind of harsh for a job interview, don't you think?

MAGNUS: Thank you for your opinion, Henry.

HENRY: I’m just saying, it's a newbie all alone with the new arrival --

MAGNUS: Whom he helped capture.

HENRY: Yeah, sure, he might pull it off. You know, even a blind squirrel can find a nut. Or is it monkeys and bananas? I can never remember.

MAGNUS: -Do you have what I asked for?

HENRY: -Yeah. The analysis of the goop you took from the cops' frontal lobes? Check.

[Henry hands Magnus a computer tablet he carried in with him. It shows a representation of the globe. Magnus touches a control and the image begins tracking and zooming in.]

HENRY: Not many places you're going to find radiation traces that pure. Mostly former Soviet Republics. But if you match up the mineral traces in the plutonium sample to known mining operations in each possible location....

[The image on the computer finishes zooming in and shows the result of the search.]

MAGNUS: Chernobyl.

HENRY: Only city in the world with more personal Geiger counters than clocks.

MAGNUS: Many of the survivors of this disaster moved on and had children.

HENRY: Yeah, if you can call them that.

MAGNUS: Your sensitivity is breathtaking.

HENRY: The kid sucks brains! Not that I’m being judgmental.

MAGNUS: -Is there anything else?

HENRY: -No, not really. A working girl was found murdered behind a warehouse down near Circle Square about four hours ago.

MAGNUS: Murdered how?

HENRY: Just your typical old-school stabbing. No one saw anything. -Cops are clueless, as usual.

MAGNUS: -Send me what you have.

HENRY: Really? We care about this? I mean, it's very sad, but --

MAGNUS: Send it to me.

HENRY: Okay, fine. All right, I’ll transfer the CCTV footage from that part of town to the central network, which, by the way, is still fluxing like a bitch. Did you get the request I sent for those upgrades?

MAGNUS: -We’ll talk about it.

HENRY: -Okay, fine. By the way, if there's a cleanup on aisle 2, I don't want to know about it.

[Henry exits.]

'''INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - UPPER LEVEL - HALLWAY - AT ELEVATOR'''

[Ashley is standing in the hallway waiting for the elevator. The doors open and Henry gets off as Ashley gets on. Ashley is wearing her riding jacket and has her motorcycle helmet under her arm.]

HENRY: I thought your mom grounded you.

ASHLEY: She did. I’m just going out to get some... ...feminine products.

HENRY: Yeah, feminine like a crate of Uzis?

ASHLEY: Dude, you want me to get us some toys or what?

[Ashley hits the elevator buttons and the doors begin to close]

HENRY: -Hey, I never saw you.

ASHLEY: -Atta boy.

'''INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - LOWER LEVEL - OBSERVATION ROOM'''

[Will is holding a chair in front of himself and the snake-like appendage is striking the chair while trying to attack Will.]

WILL: Whoa, woah, hey! Woah, woah! Time out a second! Time out! Time out. Everyone just calm down.

[The appendage withdraws slightly, still waving menacingly. Will lowers the chair out from in front of his face but does not set it down.]

WILL: You think that's supposed to scare me, huh? Well, let me tell you something, you see this guy here? He scares me a hell of a lot more than you do.

WILL: [to Bigfoot] No offence.

WILL: [to everyone] All right, let's just calm down, all right?

WILL: [to Bigfoot] Will you give us some space here? It's okay.

[Big Foot moves back and stands in doorway.]

WILL: It’s okay.

[ Squelching ]

WILL: Just relax.

[The appendage wraps itself around Alexei's torso and Alexei is visibly calmer.]

WILL: Okay, how come you're not trying to eat my brain anymore? I think I’m getting the hang of things here. The less I’m scared of you, the less you want to snack on my cerebellum? Okay. I’m just going to put this down.

[Will sets the chair on the ground in front of him.]

WILL: Do you have a name?

ALEXEI: Alexei.

WILL: My name's Will.

[Will moves around to sit in the chair.]

WILL: You want to tell me how this all started?

ALEXEI: I lived in Kiev with parents.

'''INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - LOWER LEVEL - OBSERVATION DECK'''

ALEXEI: [below in room] ''They told me I was not safe. That if people found out about me, I would be taken away.''

'''INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - LOWER LEVEL - OBSERVATION ROOM'''

ALEXEI: Family adopt me, bring me here, but they not like me. Not after....

[Alexei falls silent and looks down at the appendage wrapped around him.]

WILL: Wasn’t the kind of reception you were hoping for, huh?

ALEXEI: They were afraid. I tried to stop it, but only more fear comes.

WILL: So the more fear, the more it comes out?

[Alexei nods.]

WILL: And you can't control it. It’s a defense mechanism. With a mind of its own.

ALEXEI: It is not my fault. I not want to kill.

WILL: No, you just want to be safe. Listen to me, Alexei. Feeling safe is something we all need. That is nothing to be ashamed of. All right? You’re no different than anybody else.

ALEXEI: You don't fear me?

WILL: No.

'''INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - LOWER LEVEL - OBSERVATION DECK'''

MAGNUS: Magnificent.

'''INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - UPPER LEVEL - MAGNUS'S STUDY'''

[Magnus is on her computer, looking at a note from Henry that reads, "HI MAGNUS, HERE'S THE STUFF YOU ASKED FOR, A VIDEO THE COPS RELEASED FROM THE AREA WHERE THE PROSTITUTE WAS KILLED. HENRY" The image slideshow is of Druitt and the sight visibly alarms Magnus and she checks on the security systems of the Sanctuary.]

[ Keyboard clicks away ]

'''INT. - OLD CITY - EASTSIDE - WAREHOUSE'''

[A van door opens and Sylvio pulls some large guns from inside and turns to show them to Ashley.]

SYLVIO: A brain-sucking anaconda living in his intestinal tract. Ugh. Sorry I missed it.

ASHLEY: Can we just get down to business?

SYLVIO: Come on, now, baby girl, we're just talking shop.

ASHLEY: Sylvio, please. Right now you're giving yourself an ice cream headache trying to figure out how much that kid is worth on the open market.

SYLVIO: Just my greedy baseline personality.

ASHLEY: Well, you want to work with us, you play by our rules. You know that.

SYLVIO: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Look.... I’m down with the whole protect and study thing, okay? Peace, love, and incense.

[ Thuds of impact ]

[A spiked metal ball strikes Sylvio in the chest. Ashley draws her gun and takes shelter behind some office furniture. Druitt is in the background, holding another spiked ball.]

DRUITT: Do I have your attention?

[ Gunfire ]

[Ashley takes seven shots at Druitt. Druitt ducks behind a wooden crate.]

ASHLEY: -Sylvio, are you okay?

SYLVIO: -Been better.

[Ashley crosses over and crouches down next to Sylvio, still keeping her eyes and gun focused on where Druitt had disappeared.]

SYLVIO: Gun!

[Ashley hands her pistol to Sylvio and grabs him under the arms to drag him. Sylvio keeps the gun trained on Druitt's last location.]

ASHLEY: Let's go.

SYLVIO: [ Groaning in pain ]

[Ashley hauls him to the desk she had taken cover behind.]

SYLVIO: Stings like a son of a bitch.

[Sylvio gives her back her gun.]

SYLVIO: -Anyone we know?

ASHLEY: -Can’t tell yet.

[Ashley reloads her gun with a full clip]

SYLVIO: I’ll be fine. Go.

ASHLEY: You sure?

SYLVIO: Ash, I got to scream like a girl now. I don't need witnesses.

ASHLEY: Okay, understood.

[Ashley pats Sylvio's shin and moves cautiously in Druitt's direction.]

SYLVIO: [ Breathing hard ]

[Sylvio pulls the spike out.]

SYLVIO: [ Screaming ]

'''EXT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - UPPER LEVEL - SOUTH TOWER - NIGHT'''

[Will is just coming through a door to the roof. Magnus is standing on the ledge, looking out over Old City.]

WILL: Don't do it. You've got your whole life ahead of you.

MAGNUS: If only you knew.

WILL: Aren't you a little cold?

MAGNUS: Opinion seems to be divided. Care to join me?

WILL: Uh.... I'm not usually so good with heights, but.... What the heck?

[Will uses a pole to pull himself up on the ledge next to Magnus. He doesn't let go of the pole.]

WILL: Wow. That is quite a view.

MAGNUS: I come here to reflect, particularly when I can't sleep.

WILL: I'm guessing that happens a lot.

MAGNUS: You're finding all this too much, aren't you?

WILL: I don't know. I think I’m handling the whole... ...world-turned-upside-down thing pretty well.

MAGNUS: But you're having a hard time accepting it.

WILL: If you were me, wouldn't you?

MAGNUS: I was you, a long time ago.

WILL: All this is extraordinary. It's beyond extraordinary. It’s just.... It's not my world. I'm having a little difficulty wrapping my head around it.

MAGNUS: This wasn't an impulse on my part. I've known this was your destiny since you first came to my attention.

WILL: Yeah, since you knocked me down in an alley.

MAGNUS: Since you were eight years old. Actually, when you told the world a monster killed your mother.

[ Beast roars, boy screams ]

WILL: How'd you know about that?

MAGNUS: Not that anyone believed you. From then on, you were the odd one. The strange child who saw monsters lurking in every shadow.

[ Snarling ]

MAGNUS: The boy who cried wolf, until the fear and mockery became too much and you recanted. You couldn't possibly have seen what you did. You must have imagined it. But you didn't imagine it. And that trauma spurred a lifelong commitment to the study of the mind. You became obsessed with perception. You published papers on how easily we mistake illusion for reality.

WILL: It was real. What I saw was real.

MAGNUS: The life you've built is the only way you could make sense of what happened to you, Will.

WILL: How can you expect me to help these creatures, when one of them.... When one of them took everything from me?

MAGNUS: Only you can answer that.

WILL: You knew. You knew how this would affect me.

MAGNUS: It's your choice, Will. In the end, it's a massive leap of faith.

[Magnus falls silent and Will stands for a moment before letting go of the pole and turning to face Old City.]

'''INT. - OLD CITY - EASTSIDE - WAREHOUSE'''

[Ashley is walking through the warehouse. Crates are stacked up high on racks all around her. She sees that Druitt is no longer hiding in the place she had seen him duck into.]

ASHLEY: Come out, you son of a bitch!

[Druitt suddenly appears from behind a stack of crates near Ashley.]

DRUITT: You seem very angry.

ASHLEY: [ Firing shots ]

[Ashley turns and fires two shots at him but he easily avoids them and disappears behind the crates again. He is nowhere to be seen when Ashley rounds the crates a moment later.]

ASHLEY: [ Muttering ] What the hell?

DRUITT Is it because of your friend?

[Ashley whirls around to see Druitt is now standing on the top of one of the racks. He ducks out of sight before Ashley can get a shot off.]

ASHLEY: I don't like people getting spiked on my watch.

[Ashley keeps searching. Eventually Druitt appears again.]

DRUITT: He hardly seems worthy of your concern.

[Ashley follows him around a corner and finds him gone again much to her frustrated annoyance.]

ASHLEY: [ Growls in frustration ]

ASHLEY: Where....?

[Druitt calls out from behind a crate.]

DRUITT: Perhaps I should just give myself up.

[Ashley sees him and runs toward him while shooting three times and shouting.]

ASHLEY: Funny, you don't strike me as a quitter!

[She’s missed again and Druitt has disappeared from that spot.]

ASHLEY: [ Growling ]

[He reappears behind her. She turns with a surprised yell as he grabs her gun hand and turns the gun toward her.]

ASHLEY: Ah!

[Druitt then takes the gun from her hand and looks at it, keeping a grip on her hand.]

DRUITT: [as he pries the gun away] That's good.

DRUITT: That’s a nasty toy for someone your age.

[He releases her hand and backs a few feet away from her.]

ASHLEY: It’s a present from my mom.

[Druitt flips the gun around and offers it grip-first to Ashley.]

DRUITT: Then you'd better have it back.

[Ashley grabs the gun but Druitt doesn't let go. He raises the gun so that it is pointing at his forehead and then releases it. Just as Ashley pulls the trigger, Druitt knocks her hand to the side.]

[ Shots ricochet ]

[The gun goes off five more times as Ashley struggles to shoot him. They break apart and stand facing each other. Ashley is gasping quietly for breath while Druitt seems calm and composed.]

DRUITT: You’re thinking, "Who is he? What is he? How will I bring him down?"

[Ashley raises the gun to point it at him again as he walks forward toward her.]

ASHLEY: I actually just focused on your old man breath. That is some nasty bridgework, dude.

[ Shot ricochets ]

[Druitt grabs the gun again, forcing her to accidentally fire a bullet and holds her aim harmlessly at the ceiling.]

DRUITT: Ill manners do not become you, my dear.

[Once again he lowers the gun so that it is pointing at his forehead and releases it.]

[ Gun clicks uselessly ]

[Ashley pulls the trigger, but the gun is out of bullets.]

DRUITT: [ Tsking ]

[Ashley lowers her aim to the ground before dropping the gun and circling around Druitt.]

ASHLEY: All right. Enough of this. Let's get it on.

[Ashley takes a swing at Druitt. The man deflects the swing and several punches and kicks then strikes Ashley in the face. The punch causes her to take a step back before she takes the offensive again. Druitt deflects her blows and hits her in the face again, grabbing her wrist and levering her forward so that she is bent over at an odd angle.]

ASHLEY: [ Cries out in pain ]

DRUITT: You have decent technique. Completely lacking in discipline, but impressive enough.

[Druitt pushes her away as he lets her stand up. Ashley stumbles away, out of breath. Druitt is still calm, collected, and not breathing hard.]

ASHLEY: Okay. Who are you?

DRUITT: Just someone new in town. Beyond that, I wouldn't want to be the one to spoil the surprise.

ASHLEY: [ Panting with exhaustion ]

[Ashley continues to hold herself in a fighting stance.]

DRUITT: Now.... It's time you learned to respect your elders!

[Druitt moves forward and kicks Ashley in the chest, knocking her to the ground. She doesn't get up.]

'''EXT. - ESTABLISHING SHOT - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - NIGHT'''

'''INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - LOWER LEVEL - MAIN LAB'''

[Magnus walks past the window and the mermaid is up near the glass. She stops and walks over to the glass. The mermaid has placed her hand on the window and Magnus places her hand on glass over it. Magnus appears to be listening mentally to the mermaid.]

MAGNUS: Yes, the shield is working. If it's him, we're safe.

MAGNUS: Actually, I’m not afraid of him harming me. More of what he may do to others, what he may have already done. If the truth were to come out, the consequences would be devastating.

'''INT. - OLD CITY - EASTSIDE - WAREHOUSE'''

[Ashley gets up from ground. She has several cuts on her face and is moving much more slowly than she was before, still breathing hard.]

ASHLEY: Okay. I grudgingly admit you've got some game.

DRUITT: I’ve been following your exploits for quite some time. You’re a very intrepid duo, you and your mother.

ASHLEY: [ Coughing ]

DRUITT: Protect the innocent. Study the bizarre, the inexplicable.

ASHLEY: Listen to rants from violent weirdos.

DRUITT: -Hazardous work indeed.

SYLVIO: -Hey, buddy.

[ Thud of impact ]

[Druitt jerks as Sylvio shoots him with taser darts, thin wires trailing back to the stun gun in his hand.]

SYLVIO: Nobody spikes my van.

[ Electricity crackles ]

[Sylvio presses the trigger send volts through the gun, electricity arcing between the darts in Druitt's back.]

DRUITT: Only the chosen left alive Immortals all, the holy five

SYLVIO: Shut up.

DRUITT: [ Groans in pain ]

[Sylvio pulls the trigger again and Druitt slowly collapses. Ashley is still doubled over an gasping.]

ASHLEY: Thanks, buddy.

SYLVIO: Now, he's got to be worth something.

'''EXT. - ESTABLISHING SHOT - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - NIGHT'''

'''EXT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - SIDE ENTRANCE - NIGHT'''

[A van is pulling up along the building and stops.]

HENRY: I’m just saying that if you took the van every now and then instead of your bike, I wouldn't have to do retrievals in the middle of the night.

ASHLEY: Well, Henry, the only vans I ride have Lord Poseidon airbrushed on the side.

[Ashley and Henry get out of the van and move to the back of it.]

HENRY: What?

ASHLEY: Vans are for losers. I like my bike.

[Ashley and Henry open the doors on the back of the van. Druitt is unconscious and strapped to a gurney in the back.]

HENRY: Nice. Now, see, he looks harmless enough.

ASHLEY: He took 10,000 volts plus a triple tranq.

HENRY: He is going to have a serious migraine whenever he does wake up.

[Henry and Ashley get inside van and start to remove the straps holding the gurney to the floor of the van. Druitt’s hands are zip tied together in front of him.]

HENRY: So, what do you think his thing is?

ASHLEY: I don't know. Leave that to mom. All I know is he was a serious handful. Ask Sylvio.

HENRY: [ Scoffs ] Sylvio's a baby. He whined all the way to Dr. Lim's. A few special herbs and spices, he'll be fine.

[They have finished releasing the gurney and Ashley moves to get out of van and Henry follows.]

ASHLEY: Whatever. Process the ghoul, let mom know. Me, I am hitting the showers.

HENRY: Okay, cool. Hey, where do you want him? Gen pop. Or the SHU? I mean, he's going to be asleep for, like, two days.

ASHLEY: The SHU. Definitely maximum security for this guy.

'''INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - LOWER LEVEL - SHU'''

[ Moaning in the distance ]

HENRY: Okay.

[Henry pushes the gurney into a cell]

[ Growling and moaning ]

[He cuts the zip tie and turns to leave.]

HENRY: Okay, well, enjoy your stay.

[Druitt smoothly rolls up off the gurney behind Henry.]

DRUITT: I plan to.

[Henry turns with a stun gun toward the man but Druitt easily disarms him.]

HENRY: Ah! Aw, Crap.

[Henry raises his arms. Druitt pushes him forward and they exit the holding cell.]

HENRY: Seriously, dude, you're on, like, nine different security cameras right now. There's no way you're getting out of here.

DRUITT: Oh, I have no intention of leaving. Now.... What section are we in? It seems so welcoming.

[The man moves to a barred window.]

HENRY: It’s where we keep the bad things.

DRUITT: Hmm....

HENRY: The worst of the worst.

DRUITT: [ Bangs on glass ]

[ Monster roars ]

[The man taps on the window and an odd sound is heard from the other side of window.]

DRUITT: Mm, I like the sound of that.

[While Druitt's back is turned, Henry makes a move toward a wall that has security controls. Druitt raises the gun and aims it at Henry without bothering to turn around.]

DRUITT: That’ll do.

[Henry stops quickly and turns around raising his hands again.]

DRUITT: [ Beckons as he would a dog ]

[Henry walks next to him. Druitt reaches out and Henry ducks but Druitt harmlessly places his arm around Henry’s shoulders.]

DRUITT: Please. Show me around.

HENRY: Yeah.

'''INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - LOWER LEVEL - MAIN LAB'''

[They start walk through the Main Lab]

DRUITT: [ Chuckling wickedly ]

[They round the corner into Henry’s Array.]

'''INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - LOWER LEVEL - HENRY'S ARRAY'''

DRUITT: This is it?

HENRY: Yes. But all security measures can be remotely reactivated, so, really there's no point in --

[The man pushes Henry with the gun into a chair in front of a computer.]

HENRY: Wow, okay, we're cool.

DRUITT: This facility is protected by an energy field, is it not?

HENRY: It’s a modified EM bubble. Protects outside interference from jamming devices.

DRUITT: Is that what she told you it was for? Clever girl.

HENRY: What is it for?

DRUITT: Me. Shut it down.

HENRY: Wait a minute, that doesn't make any sense. How --

[Druitt aims the gun at Henry.]

DRUITT: Shut it down.

HENRY: Okay.

[Henry types in some commands into the computer.]

HENRY: Done.

DRUITT: Thank you. You've been very helpful.

[ Fires weapon ]

[Druitt shoots Henry with the stun gun and places the gun on a work table as he leaves.]

HENRY: [ Gasps in pain ]

'''INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - LOWER LEVEL - INFIRMARY'''

[Ashley is cleaning up a cut on her face.]

MAGNUS: Ashley.

[Magnus enters the room.]

ASHLEY: I know, you told me to stay in.

MAGNUS: Where were you tonight? What happened?

ASHLEY: Nothing major.

[Magnus takes the gauze from Ashley and starts to clean her wound.]

ASHLEY: Sylvio and I ran into a bit of trouble.

MAGNUS: Trouble?

ASHLEY: Some superfast psychopathic dude.

[Magnus stops cleaning wound and listens intently clearly alarmed.]

ASHLEY: Nothing we couldn't handle.

MAGNUS: How fast?

ASHLEY: Pretty hot moves for a tall guy. He had a great accent, too. Kind of like yours, only, uh... ...more evil.

[Magnus turns quickly and starts to run out of room.]

MAGNUS: Stay here, and I mean here.

ASHLEY: Relax, Henry put him in the SHU. We're fine.

[Magnus stops in doorway and turns back.]

MAGNUS: No, we're not!

[Magnus runs off and Ashley rushes to follow her.]

ASHLEY: Mom!

'''INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - LOWER LEVEL - HENRY’S ARRAY'''

HENRY: [ Groaning ]

[Will is walking by and hears Henry groaning. He rushes to Henry.]

WILL: Henry! What happened?

[A hand grabs Will’s shoulder. It is Bigfoot.]

'''INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - UPPER LEVEL - MAGNUS'S STUDY'''

[Magnus rushes in and goes directly to computer. Ashley follows her in.]

ASHLEY: Mom, why are you freaking out?

MAGNUS: Grab what weapons you can. We'll need them.

ASHLEY: No! Not until you tell me why this ghoul is such a problem.

MAGNUS: Because he'll kill us both. He allowed himself to be captured by you, I'm certain of it. We may only have moments before --

[ Loud flash ]

[Magnus and Ashley turn toward the sound of Druitt teleporting into the room. Magnus raise a gun and points it at him.]

ASHLEY: Bloody hell.

DRUITT: Hello, Helen.

MAGNUS: John....

DRUITT: Wonderful to see you again.

ASHLEY: -You know this ghoul?

[Druitt begins walking slowly toward Magnus and Ashley.]

DRUITT: -Oh.... Your mother and I go way back. Hmm?

[ Loud flash ]

ASHLEY: [ Screams ]

[An orange flash of light and Druitt disappears. He reappears behind Ashley and twists her arm up behind her back, using her as a shield between himself and Magnus.]

MAGNUS: John, don't! This is about you and me, not her.

DRUITT: For the moment. You have no idea what it's been like. Alone. Wandering this godforsaken world. Wanting only peace. A fragment of what we had. What I lost.

MAGNUS: You have nothing to gain by harming her or me.

ASHLEY: Mom, shoot him!

DRUITT: Shall we drop the pretense? You know exactly why I’ve come and what I want. It's all within reach, everything I’ve ever wanted, and you're going to give it to me or she will die.

ASHLEY: Mom!

[ Loud flash ]

[Ashley and Druitt disappear.]

[ Types away on keyboard ]

[Magnus runs to the computer and starts scanning the security screens, visibly shaken and eyes watering.]

MAGNUS: Oh, bloody hell.

'''INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - LOWER LEVEL - SHU - ENCLOSURE'''

[ Loud flash ]

[Druitt and Ashley appear.]

ASHLEY: Please don't do this.

DRUITT: I don't know much about your mother's pets, but I would imagine staying very still would be advisable.

[ Loud flash ]

[Druitt kisses the top of her head and then disappears, leaving Ashley alone with the cell’s occupant.]

[ Monsters roar and screech ]

[ Deep growling ]

[It appears to be a large lizard-like creature with enormous teeth and it's very difficult to see through the tropical foliage and darkness. Ashley tries to look everywhere all at once in an attempt to spot it.]

'''INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - UPPER LEVEL - MAGNUS'S STUDY'''

[Magnus is frantically scanning security footage, trying to locate Ashley and Druitt.]

DRUITT: Ah, I knew him well.

[Druitt has reappeared behind her and is holding up a small skull in a position reminiscent of a scene from Hamlet. Magnus turns and aims her gun at him.]

MAGNUS: Where is she?

[Druitt continues to ponder the skull.]

MAGNUS: Where is she?

[Druitt puts down the glass dust cover that had been protecting the skull and starts to wander around the room.]

DRUITT: I’d tell you she was safe, but I’d be lying. No, your scruffy little helper mentioned something about where the worst of the worst are kept.

MAGNUS: You bastard.

DRUITT: Oh, no doubt she helped capture whatever is in there. They can reminisce.

MAGNUS: -Threatening her --

[Druitt sets the skull on the fireplace mantle.]

DRUITT: -Is my only option, Helen. I can hardly threaten you. Using one of your own precious creatures as the blunt instrument. Some of my best work, I think.

[Magnus stops aiming at Druitt and starts to leave room.]

DRUITT: I’ll get there first.

[Magnus stops and turns to Druitt, wide-eyed.]

DRUITT: And just put her someplace more dangerous.

[Magnus slowly walks back toward the desk.]

DRUITT: I don't want her to die, Helen, but that is exactly what will happen if you test my resolve.

MAGNUS: There’s only one reason you would have taken this risk, to risk her. Because you have to. You're dying, aren't you?

DRUITT: We’re all dying. It simply comes down to survival, and I intend to do whatever is necessary to ensure mine.

MAGNUS: Even if it means killing her?

DRUITT: Her life is in your hands, Helen. I don't think you want to lose her over something as easily accessible as your own blood.

[Druitt walks over to stand close in front of Magnus, smiling softly.]

DRUITT: You saved my life once before. You can do it again.

MAGNUS: I can help you, John, and not by prolonging this nightmare. -I can find a cure.

DRUITT: -She clearly doesn't know.

MAGNUS: How could I possibly tell her?

DRUITT: She must have asked how she came by her killer instincts.

MAGNUS: She thinks her father's dead.

[Druitt swallows hard in anger and glares at Magnus.]

DRUITT: I wonder how she'd feel to learn the truth?

MAGNUS: Your mind is poisoned, John, through no fault of your own.

DRUITT: Helen Magnus, friend to nature's abominations, and enemy of common sense! Your blood, Helen!

[Druitt looks over Magnus’s shoulder at the security monitor.]

DRUITT: Oh, time is growing short.

[Magnus turns and walks back toward security monitor and computer. She taps in a command.]

'''INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - LOWER LEVEL - MAIN LAB'''

[Bigfoot, Will and Henry are jogging through as the monitors lower from above.]

WILL: Okay, so I’m guessing that's not normal.

[The monitors are showing the security footage of the cell with Ashley and the creature.]

[ Snarling ]

[Bigfoot growls angrily.]

'''INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - LOWER LEVEL - SHU - ENCLOSURE'''

[ Screaching ]

[Ashley jumps up and hangs from a pipe high on the wall, trying to kick out a colored filter over a large light bulb. The creature pulls her down.]

ASHLEY: [ Screams ]

[Ashley falls on the floor and the creature slashes her. Bigfoot, Will and Henry enter the cell. Bigfoot engages the creature.]

WILL: Find Magnus!

[ Beast snarling and roaring ]

[Henry leaves and Will goes to Ashley. He turns her over and sees several lacerations and a large amount of blood all over her throat.]

WILL: Ashley! Ashley! We're going to get you out of here, okay?

[ Growling ]

[ Snarling ]

[Bigfoot loses the struggle with the creature and the creature moves toward Will. Will looks up and sees the loose light cover above Ashley and focuses on a nearby pole before looking back at the approaching creature.]

'''INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - UPPER LEVEL - MAGNUS'S STUDY'''

[Magnus takes out a small wooden box and opens it. There are vials of blood inside it. She fills a syringe with the blood and hands the syringe to Druitt.]

DRUITT: How can I be sure?

MAGNUS: It’s mine. Centrifuged, pure.

[Druitt injects the blood into his wrist.]

DRUITT: [ Exhales ]

DRUITT: Thank you, Helen. You won't regret it.

MAGNUS: I’m sorry I can't say the same for you.

[ Crackles ]

[Druitt begins to look ill and he starts flashing.]

MAGNUS: Forgive me, John.

DRUITT:. The others... ...will come.

[Druitt disappears and Magnus runs out of room.]

'''INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - LOWER LEVEL - SHU - ENCLOSURE'''

[ Creatures growl and snarl ]

[Will dislodges pole and thrusts it toward creature.]

WILL: Ha!

[When that is ineffective he hits the filter with the pole, knocking the cover loose light comes streaming in.]

[ Screeching in pain ]

[The creature shrieks and backs away into the darkness. Will tries to pull Ashley up by the arm. Ashley moans in pain.]

WILL: Come on. We've got to go. We've got to go. Come on.

[The cell door opens and Magnus and Henry rush in.]

WILL: Stay in the light!

[Magnus is pointing a gun at the creature while she rushes to aide Will with Ashley. Henry goes to help Bigfoot.]

MAGNUS: I’ve got her, I’ve got her.

[Magnus takes Ashley and Will goes to help Henry with Bigfoot.]

[ Growls ]

[They exit the cell and Magnus presses the controls to close the cell door.]

ASHLEY: [ Coughing and gasping ]

[Henry and Will have gotten Bigfoot onto a gurney.]

HENRY: Dude, are you nuts?

WILL: It’s a distinct possibility.

[They all limp away from the cell, Henry and Will pushing Bigfoot's gurney.]

'''EXT. - ESTABLISHING SHOT - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - DAY'''

'''INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - UPPER LEVEL - HALLWAY - NEXT DAY'''

[Will is walking down hallway with flowers in his hand as Ashley comes out of one of the rooms.]

ASHLEY: Hey, Will.

WILL: Hey. Wow. How're you feeling?

ASHLEY: Fine, it just... ...broke the skin. So I wanted to say that, uh.... I might've underestimated you. A little. Saving my life... ...was good.

WILL: Yeah, well, anytime.

ASHLEY: So, we'll see you around?

WILL: Honestly, I don't know.

ASHLEY: You know, my mom can be pretty dark and weird, but she's good at this.

[Will nods slightly and starts to turn away, stopping when Ashley speaks again.]

ASHLEY: And if those are for the Big Guy, he's allergic.

[Ashley turns and starts off down the hallway.]

WILL: Thanks.

[Will turns and places the flowers in a pot at the end of the hall as he leaves.]

'''INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - LOWER LEVEL - INFIRMARY'''

[Will is sitting next to Bigfoot’s bed. Bigfoot appears to be unconscious.]

WILL: Two days ago, you were the stuff of nightmares. After my mom was killed, I, uh... ...I was terrified... ...of things that I didn't understand, things that I... ...I couldn't understand. But now.... Now.... Maybe there is no such thing as a monster.

WILL: Forget it. Just get better, all right?

[Will gets up to leave.]

BIGFOOT: Will....

WILL: Did you just....?

[Will moves back to Bigfoot’s bedside. Bigfoot grabs his coat and pulls him down.]

BIGFOOT: It isn't true.

WILL: What? What's not true?

BIGFOOT: There is such a thing as monsters.

'''INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - UPPER LEVEL - MAGNUS'S STUDY'''

[ Soft knocking ]

[Magnus is working at her desk as Will walks in.]

MAGNUS: Leaving, Dr. Zimmerman? How unfortunate.

WILL: What you've built here, and the research that you've done.... 30 minutes in that library and I got to the bottom of questions I didn't even have the sense to ask. Some of the most confounding cases I'd ever worked on were suddenly... [ Snaps fingers ] ...crystal clear.

[Will sits in chair opposite Magnus’s desk.]

MAGNUS: And yet you're ready to walk away.

WILL: Just.... Just hear me out, please. You invited me here because you said I was a truth-seeker, just like you. But I know you've withheld things from me.

MAGNUS: What things, Will?

FLASHBACK TO YOUNG WILL

'''EXT. - CAMPGROUND - NIGHT - 1985'''

YOUNG WILL: [ Screaming ]

[Young Will is being dragged on the ground by a monster.]

[Next he is being held and comforted by Magnus as she sits with her back against a tree.]

MAGNUS: It’s all right. You're safe now.

END OF FLASHBACK

'''INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - UPPER LEVEL - MAGNUS'S STUDY'''

WILL: You were there, weren't you?

MAGNUS: She was an extraordinarily brave woman. She died protecting you from that creature.

WILL: You could have stopped it! Done something!

MAGNUS: We tried, Will. I swear to you, we tried. It all happened so quickly. We barely had time to rescue you.

WILL: [ Sighs headvily ] You couldn't have been more than, what, 14? 15 at the time? Teenage monster hunter? I don't think so. And then there's your recent guest, Druitt. Turns out that a John Druitt was one of Scotland Yard's prime suspects in the Ripper Case in the 1880s.

MAGNUS: Yes. He was my first patient.

WILL: Which means... ...either one or both of you can travel through time.

WILL: -Either that or you're more than --

MAGNUS: -I am 157 years old.

[Will sighs heavily and drops his head onto the back of the chair, staring at the ceiling for a moment before looking back at Magnus.]

WILL: How is any of this possible?

MAGNUS: When you work at the frontiers of science for as long as I have... ...the rewards -- and curses -- are... ...unexpected.

WILL: My God. You treated one of the most notorious serial killers of all time.

MAGNUS: He wasn't always that. He was dying. I gave him my blood to prolong his life, but it all went wrong.

SCENE FADES INTO FLASHBACK

'''EXT. - LONDON - STREET - OUTSIDE "THE TEN BELLS" - NIGHT - NOVEMBER 1888'''

[ Horse neighs ]

[ Bell tolls ]

MOLLY: Lonely tonight, gentlemen?

[Two men walk by a prostitute.]

[ Loud flash ]

[The prostitute continues down the alley.]

DRUITT: Still at it, Molly?

MOLLY: [ Gasps in fright ] Oh! Mr. Druitt. You frightened me. No rest for the gifted, you know that.

DRUITT: Indeed I do.

[Druitt walks out from the darkness to Molly.]

MOLLY: You shouldn't be in the habit of jumping out at the ladies these days. What with all the troubles.

DRUITT: What was I thinking? Forgive me.

[Druitt is carrying a cane. As he walks he is holding the cane behind his back and starts to pull out a concealed blade from the cane.]

MAGNUS: John! This ends here.

[Druitt pushes the blade back into the cane. A blonde Magnus is several yards behind him. He walks over to Molly and stands beside her.]

DRUITT: Helen....

[ Horse neighs in the distance ]

DRUITT: What a lovely surprise.

DRUITT: Molly, I would like you to meet my fiancée, or should I say former fiancée, Helen Magnus. Dr. Helen Magnus.

MOLLY: Doctor? I'm pleased to meet you, ma'am.

MOLLY: -Well, I'll be on my way.

[As Molly starts to leave, Druitt grabs her arm and pulls her back to him.]

DRUITT: -Stay. I insist.

MAGNUS: John, let me help you before you make things worse.

DRUITT: And how is that possible? I've already murdered, what, seven whores? How could one more make the slightest difference?

MOLLY: Murdered?

[ Molly cries out in terror ]

[Druitt grabs Molly and pulls her back to him while bringing the knife to her throat. His hand covers her mouth.]

DRUITT: What more have I to lose?

MAGNUS: Your power's driving you mad, John. I can help.

DRUITT: My power is all I have left.

[ Cocks pistol ]

[Magnus raises a revolver and aims it at him.]

MAGNUS: Let her go.

MOLLY: [ Sobbing ]

[Druitt removes his hand from over Molly’s mouth.]

DRUITT: As the lady wishes.

[He appears to be letting her go]

[ Knife slices, pistol fires ]

[He suddenly slits her throat. Magnus fires the gun as Druitt disappears in a flash.]

[Magnus rushes over to Molly, and checks her neck for a pulse. She's dead.]

SCENE FADES BACK TO PRESENT

'''INT. - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - UPPER LEVEL - MAGNUS'S STUDY'''

MAGNUS: I’ve spent all the intervening years trying to undo that mistake.

WILL: He was more than your patient, wasn't he?

[Magnus looks uncomfortable and glances down at her hands. Will looks shocked as all the pieces fall into place.]

WILL: Ashley....

MAGNUS: I kept the embryo frozen for over a century, until I could bear the loneliness no longer. I brought it to term, believing John was gone for good. I underestimated his determination.

WILL: Okay. Here's the deal. If we're going to work together, the first rule -- the only rule -- is that you're straight up with me.

MAGNUS: I’ve just trusted you with my deepest, darkest secret.

WILL: I know, it's just.... I just know that I've spent a lifetime living a lie, and I can't do it anymore.

MAGNUS: -I understand.

WILL: -No, I’m serious. You open this place up to me, every monster, every room, everything that crawls, flies, teleports. If I’m going to be of any use to you, I've got a.... I got a lot of catching up to do.

MAGNUS: To say the least.

WILL: You know, I was hoping that at least you would be normal.

MAGNUS: Sorry to disappoint. Is there anything else?

WILL: Is there a health plan?

MAGNUS: No. But I can promise you the adventure of many, many lifetimes. Shall we begin?

End Credits
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