Serpent's Lair (1995) - full transcript

* [Multicom Entertainment
Group jingle] *

* [snake charmer music]

[water flowing in fountain]
* [dramatic music]

[crackling sounds of fire]

[cat meowing]
* [dramatic music]

[crackling sounds of fire]

[sound of knife in flesh]

[Tom Bennett] Yeah.
Well I'm sure they would.

Yeah, two points above prime is
better than I can do, Yeah.

Yeah. Let me ask you this. Does
this broker possess the same
charming smile that I do?

-[intercom voice] Of course not.
-[laughing]



Thank you very much. Can
I get you two tickets to
Sunday's game?

-[intercom voice] No.
-I didn't think so.

One more question.

-Does this establishment
require a bond?
-[intercom voice] A bond?

Yeah.

-[intercom voice] Yeah.
-Okay.

Now have you figured out if
amount of money you are
going to lose on

interest on that bond is equal
to the amount you stand to
gain on points?

-[intercom voice] Uh, not yet.
-No? Well, I have. Yeah.

You stick with Tom Bennett and
you're gonna gain twenty-two
thousand dollars.

-[intercom voice] Okay.
I'll be there.
-Okay. Thank you.

-Two tickets to Sunday's game
and I got this deal.
-Then it's a closed deal.

Now listen, get back on the
phone and call Alex.

Look, I just got a tip from
Lisa, you know, the chick



I have been banging from
Genex Properties?

She says she has got an
apartment that is screaming

with character the shit that
Alex has been busting your
chops about.

But it's gonna move fast we
have a little time.

-Two minutes and I'll see
you in the lobby.
-[Tom] Right.

* [light piano music]

[Mario] That's your unit.

Absolute beauty. Come on.

[water flowing]

They haven't even had a
chance to fix the place up.

[door opening]

[keys jingling]

[Mario] Well, guys...

Is this paradise?

-[curtains sliding across rod]
-Or is this paradise?

-Now I know it's a little dirty.
-[paper crumpling]

But it's definitely got that
character thing you two are
always talking about, right?

It's got a
lot of space.

Beautiful kitchen.

I think it's fantastic.

Oh-Oh. Don't say anything
until we see the whole place.

[Mario] Wait until you
see the upstairs.

[Mario] There is a huge hallway.
Lots of extra room. A great
bathroom.

See you guys
in a second.

[door opening]

* [haunting music]

So what do you think?
Don't worry about that. A coat
of paint will take care of it.

-But what happened here?
-Ah, Lisa said the former owner
decided to call it quits.

Seems he went a little ga-ga
and decided to cut the
family jewels off.

He killed himself?

Well, yeah. It's the bad news
but the good news is the
place is great and

if I wasn't doing it with the
listing agent, we wouldn't be
standing here.

The other good news is that it
will go cheap. The bank wants
to get rid of it quick. So we

gotta move on it. Okay?

Now, listen, I'm late for a
date so, you two lock up on
the way out, and Tom,

you're gonna
thank me later.

[footsteps]

* [haunting music]

[door creaks and slams shut]

-[water fountain]
-[Betty] I wish I could stay
longer and get things organized.

I don't know why you let his
sister store his things in
that bedroom upstairs.

The stuff stinks and
this countertop, ughh!

All the crud gets caught
in the middle of the
tile. I think,

-I just think it's
very, very, unsanitary.
-[Alex] Yes, mother.

[Betty]Then, if you
drop a glass, well, it's
always gonna break on tile.

Not necessarily on formica.
Here you go, love, I'm
sorry it took so long.

-Thank you.
-[Betty sighs]

You'll see what I'm saying.

Hello? Anybody home?

Em, I'm sorry. I'll
think about it.

[Betty] Okay, let's get
started then. Well you
know... [indistinct]

[cat meows]
[newspaper crunch]

[cat meows]

[chuckle] Hey!

-What's your name?
-[cat purrs]

We got our first visitor.

Hello!

-Oh!
-[Tom] You used to
live here, huh?

Was this your home?

Think we should keep it?

[Betty] Oh, no. Oh, no.

I don't think you should
do that. You have to
feed them every day

and then clean
that litter box.

Well, we were talkin' about
starting a family.

It wasn't exactly what I was
thinking about, but...

he sure is cute.

He is a she.

[cat meows]

[door bell rings]

-Oh! Our second guest.
-[door bell rings]

-Hello?
-[Sam] Hello, hello.

I'm your neighbor.

The plate on my door reads
Doctor Samuel Godard, but

please call me Sam.

Tom Bennett, Sam.
Come on in.

[Sam] I hope I'm not being
a nuisance coming here
unannounced.

[Tom] Guys, we have a
visitor, our neighbor Sam.

This is my wife Alex.

-Alex.
-[Alex] Pleasure. Oh, thank you.

[Tom] And her mother, Betty.

Hello...

-Madame...
-[Betty giggles]

Why don't you have a seat, Sam?
I'll get you a cup of coffee.

You know, I've got an
appointment but, what the hell?

-I'll only stay a minute.
-[Betty giggles]

[Alex] Please,

have a seat.

[scoffs] Surely Tom
must be joking.

You're much too young to have a
daughter Alex's age.

Uh huh.
[giggles]

So, which apartment
do you live in?

Upstairs. But I've always
fancied this one.

You two guys are doing a
wonderful job with it.

Well, that's Alex. She's
the creative one.

-[Sam] So,
you are the artist.

No. Not really.

I'm an art director for
a design magazine.

Well, then you're an artist. I
can't tell you how happy we
all are that you moved in.

The last owner cast
something of a dark
shadow on the building.

-Nothing, of course, that fresh
faces can't erase.
-[cat meows]

[giggles]

Are you taking in
this little devil?

I'm not a usual cat fancier,
but this one I love.

What will you call it?

Uh-- Uh we
don't know yet.

Like animals, it will
impose its personality.

The name will come easy.

[giggling]

* [haunting music]

[large cat purrs]

[cat meows]

[combination of purring and
groans and heavy breathing]

[haunting sound and
music play backwards]

[indistinguishable woman
speaking backwards]

-* [haunting music swells]
-[cat purrs]

[siren in distance]

[water fountain]

[door opens]

[Bob talking
indistinct to himself]
[struggling with the door]

Hi.

I'm Alex Bennett.

We're neighbors.

[footsteps]

Hey.

Hey.

-[kiss sound]
-You're home early?

[birds chirp]

-So, I bought
the kitty a little present.
-A litter box? [chuckles]

Yeah.

So, have you met that guy that
lives across the hall?

[Tom] No.

-We just crossed
paths in the lobby.
-Hum hm?

So I stopped to
introduce myself.

He just walks
right by me.

It was kind of like he was
afraid or something.

Nah, maybe
he's just shy.

-Or maybe he's
just a loner or something.
-[cat meows]

Maybe he was
late to work.

-[Tom] Maybe he didn't see you.
-[cat meows]

He saw me.

[cat groans and meows]

-Agh!
-[chuckles]

-[sound of slap]
-It's not funny.
It's disgusting!

Hey. Come here. Why did
you do that, huh?

[cat purrs]
[Tom] Why did you do that?

-* [haunting music]
-[door opens and creaks]

* [tense music]

[sound of knife put on table]

St. Gilles is ravaged
by the succubus.

[sighs]

This guy was into
some weird stuff.

[Tom] Hey!

-[smack on arm]
-You startled me.

-I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
-[kiss sound]

I can't fix that faucet. I'll
call the plumber tomorrow.

-Oh, good. Well,
thanks for trying.
-Well...

She's beautiful, eh?

-Yeah.
-Bet you it's his girlfriend.

[Tom] And this is probably
his boyfriend. Busy guy.

-[laughing] You're horrible--
-Look at all this junk.

It's a mess.

A propane fuel cell. What was
he doing with this?

-Maybe he used this when he cut
off his [mouth sound] "keek".
-Tom

I rather--
[kiss sound]

wonder about
something else.

-So would I.
-[kiss sound]

[whispering] Let's
get out of here.

[door creaking and closing]

* [haunting dark music]

[sound of rat running]

[cat meows]

[rat and cat screech]

[people moaning
backwards in a dream]

[man groaning]

[woman panting]

[Tom sighs]
[cat purrs]

-Fuck me...
-[cat purrs]

Baby...

fuck me...

Fuck me...

[cat purrs]

* [tense music]

[scream]

[water fountain]
[sneezes]

Aren't you going to work?

[Alex] I don't think so.
I can hardly breathe.

[sound of cup on plate]

Why don't you go
see an allergist?

Why don't you get
rid of the cat?

I will if you're
allergic to it.

[Alex] Well, I'm allergic to
bloody rats on my pillow.

I'm telling you, that cat did
it purposely, it's got some
kind of agenda.

Agenda? [chuckles]
Come on, Alex,

I told you, that's
what cats do.

They bring their prey to their
master. That's all the cat
would do. Agenda?

[Tom] Don't you think
you're getting paranoid
about that little kitty.

-Maybe if you relax, the
thing won't bug you.
-[sound of cup put on counter]

-Relax?
-Yeah.

[Alex] Yeah. Well, it's
hard to relax when my
husband's screaming

"fuck me, baby" in his
sleep all night.

I mean we only had sex
two hours before.

Wasn't it satisfying
enough for you?

I thought we had already
talked about that.

[Tom] Why don't I just
go to work?

-And maybe by the
time I get home--

-[Alex] Yeah.
-[Tom] you'll feel
a little better.

I'll see you later.

[footsteps]

-[Mario] Fuck me, baby? Fuck me.
-[Tom chuckles]

-[Mario] Wow.
-[Tom] Wow is right.

What's wild is we just
made love a couple of
hours before that.

-[Mario] And you're dreaming
of banging some broad?
-[Tom] Yeah.

-You're not uh...
-What? No, man. No. [laughs]

How's the sex life?

What?
You and Alex.

-Is the sex good?
-It's great.

I do not know
how you do it.

Do what?

Bang the same chick

over and over
again. I just--

You're a real poet.
You know that, Mario?

Yeah, I know.

-But, how do you do it?
-I love her. That's how
I do it. It's simple.

That's beautiful, man.

But do you ever look around?

-Check them out?
-[footsteps]

[Alex] Oh, I had an allergy
test when I was, I don't
know, ten or so...

[sneezes]
Excuse me.

[sniffles] I'm sorry.
Um, Yeah. Okay. Fine.

Well, the sooner,
the better.

Monday at ten?

All right. Thanks. Bye.
[sneezes]

[cat meows and purrs]
[glass breaking]

-You are psycho!
-[cat meows]

Oh, no.

Don't even
think about it.

* [tense music]
[cat purrs]

[glass breaks]

-You, little bitch.
That's it.
-[cat meows]

[footsteps on wood floor]

-[cat screeches]
-[Alex] Aagh!

[sound of tumble
down stairs]

[body hitting floor]
[cat meows]

* [somber music]

[voice on loudspeaker]
[indistinct conversation]

Not to worry, Thomas.

I just came from the head
of neurology, he's an old
chum of mine.

He says Alex will be back
on her feet in no time.

She suffers from a sprained
wrist, quite a concussion
of course.

They may want to keep her
here for a week or so for
observation.

-And then, she will
be up and jogging.
-[laughter]

-[beep of heart monitor]
-Thanks, Sam. Thank you.

Not at all.

Thank yourself for not locking
the front door. I
heard the crash

and fortunately I was
able to get into the house.

Oh, don't be so modest,
Sam, you saved her, you
brought her here.

Geez. You know we had an
argument this morning

and the last thing I did was I
slammed the door. I didn't
even kiss her goodbye

and all the way over here in the
car I kept thinking--

If Alex was meant
to go... she'd go.

Thanks again, Sam. Thank
you so much. I'll just
leave these flowers

and kiss her goodnight.

[Tom whispers]
I love you.

[water fountain]
[cat meows]

-[Tom] Two or three days.
Yep, yep.
-[footsteps]

[Tom] No, no, thank you very
much, doctor. I appreciate
it. Yeah. Yeah.

-[doorbell rings]
-Yep. Okay. All right. Thank
you, doctor. Bye-bye.

Hi, I'm Lillith Cameron.

Steven's sister.

The bank told you
I was coming.

Yeah. Ummm,
come on in.

* [seductive music]

Ummm...

-[door shuts]
-I'm Tom Bennett.

[Chuckling] I'm sorry
I'm staring. You... you
look very familiar, have--

-Have we met before?
-I've been told I have
that kind of face.

Long trip?

I came from Paris.

Paris?

Well, you must be anxious to
see your brother's things.
They're umm,

they're upstairs.

Could I have a cup of coffee
first? My head's still up in
the air.

Sure, I'll, um, I'll
make a fresh pot.

And if it's not too much
trouble maybe I can freshen up?

-Sure, the ah, bathroom is--
-I know where it is.

[footsteps]

* [haunting music]

[shower running]

Now I feel human.

Here's a fresh cup of
coffee for you.

Thanks.

[coffee poured in sink]

[cup on saucer]

[cream poured into coffee]

I like what
you've done here.

That's my wife. She's the one
that has a good eye.

She must.

-And, where is--
-Alex. Alex. Um,

she's in the hospital. She had
a little accident yesterday.

-How terrible.
-[Tom] Yeah. Yeah.

-[pot set on counter]
-The thought of
losing her is uh...

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry about
your brother.

Yeah, so am I.

[ambulance siren]

So?

So?

So, did you get rid of
that psycho cat?

[Chuckles]

What?

You're very funny.

I'm serious, Tom.

Well, I don't want to just
throw it out to the dogs.
I'll find a home.

You would do
that to someone?

Yeah, how about your mother?

Very funny.

Just promise me

when I get home that
cat will be gone.

I promise.

[door shuts]
[sound of keys]

[water fountain]
[dog bark]

[knock on door]
* [piano music]

Come in.

Hello, Thomas.
[door shuts]

Sam?

Lillith and I were
catching up with each other.

We became dear friends during
her visits to her brother.

Won't you please sit down?

-[Sam] Please, sit down.
-[Tom] Oh, no, thanks, I--
I have a lot of work to do.

[Lillith] I should
get going too.

-Do you mind if I continue
my work, Tom?
-Sure, that's fine.

Great.

[in French] Bon nuit.

[Sam in French] Au revoir,
les efants.

[footsteps]

-Are you all right?
-[chair creaks]

Yeah, I'll be fine.

Do you wanna have
a night cap?

Sure.

-[Tom] So, um,
-* [seductive haunting music]

tell me about yourself, Lillith.
What--What--what do
you do in Paris?

I do a lot of this and
a lot of that.

[Tom chuckles]

-What about yourself?
-Me? I'm in high end
mortgage sales.

Buildings, constructions,
things like that. Yeah.

I didn't ask what you do. I
asked about yourself.

What do you like?

What do you
want to do?

[chuckles] That's a
pretty broad question.

[Lillith] Only as broad
as you make it.

Do you love your wife?

[chuckles]

You're not one for
small talk, are you?

No.

Uh, Yes, I love my
wife very much.

-Why do you love her?
-I love her because,

because she's intelligent,

she's beautiful,

she's funny...
[chuckles]

Does she give you everything
you want and need?

Well, I

I wonder if anybody ever really
gets everything they need and
want from another person.

Some people give more.

What about yourself?

I guess you'd have to ask my
wife that question.

How about you? Are you that
type of person?

Definitely.

When I get through,

there is no wanting.

[exhales] It's ah,

two thirty.

I think I better
call it a night.

Do you think I could stay in
the spare bedroom?

I'll finish my
business tomorrow.

Sure, that'll be okay.

* [seductive haunting music]

[door creaks and shuts]
-* [haunting music]

[siren]

[door shuts]

[clock chimes]

* [tense disjointed music]

[cats fight continuously]

[water fountain]

[doorbell rings]

[door opens]

I'm not going to let
this start up again.

-What?
-That noise. The cats.

I had enough of that
when Cameron was here.

The damned cats kept me
up all night.

Yeah, well, [chuckles] I'm
sorry about that. Only one
of those cats are mine.

You should have
the cat fixed.

If you can't control them,
I'll call the pound and
get them put down.

We let it go on
so long, sir.

[Lillith] Just because an animal
is smaller and less powerful,

doesn't give you
the right to have it fixed.

How would you like it if
we fixed you?

I won't put
up with it.

You better find a
way to stop it.

[footsteps]

[door shuts]

[door opens]
[indistinct loud talk]

[Sam] Ooh, ooh, drop
by drop, eh?

-[laughter]
-Hey, is this a hospital
or a social club?

[laughter]

Ahh, life is whatever you
make it. Tom, my sisters
Anie and Matilda.

[in French] Mes filles, je
vous present Tom.

We're simply celebrating
the recovery of Alex.

And now that I'm
getting to know her
best friend, Betty--

[Betty giggles]

-I understand much better where
Alex got her strength from.
-Oh, Sam!

[Sam] Now, ladies, maybe we
should leave the young
lovers together?

-Sure
-[Sam's sister] Merci.

-Good bye. [Kiss sound]
-* [Sam singing in French]

Champagne, food of love.

* [singing in French]

[giggles]
[chuckles]

-[Alex] And how
are you doing?
-Good.

-[Kiss sound]
-Hmmm.

-I miss you.
-I miss you.

-I can't wait to go home.
-I can't wait for
you to come home.

So, what are you
gonna do today?

I thought maybe I'd go
for a bike ride with
Lillith, em, Mario.

-And who is Lillith?
-Lillith is um, is um...

Cameron's sister. She
finally showed up for
the stuff, yeah.

Yeah.

-Well, that's good.
-Yeah.

-We can finally
fix up that room.
-Yeah, she'll get that

stuff out and we can
fix it up.

[Kiss sound]

[water fountain]
[bicycle gears winding]

[keys jingling]
* [haunting music]

[indistinct police dispatcher]

What happened to him?

-Looks like your neighbor
had a heart attack.
-[police siren]

Isn't that blood?

Well, it isn't ketchup.

[footsteps]

If he had a heart attack, why
is there all that blood?

What the paramedics tell me

his heart damn
near exploded.

Internal bleeding.

Poor son of a bitch.

-Coroner's on his way.
-[indistinct police dispatcher]

[door opens]
[keys jingling]

[door shuts]

[Lillith] Are you hungry?

I cooked you one
of my favorites,

to thank you for
putting me up.

Okay, I uh, I'll just take a
quick shower and I'll be right
down.

Nope.

You eat fish when
it's ready to be eaten.

And this fish is ready.

* [seductive music]
[sound of silverware on plate]

[sighs]

It was amazing.

Food is one of my passions.

I can tell. This was amazing.
[chair shuffle over floor]

[moans]

Yeah, that was ah,
quite a meal.

You said that already.

[slow footsteps]

[nervous laughter]

* [seductive haunting music]

You want me, don't you?

[chuckles]

Uh, Lillith, I...

Stop acting like a boy.

You want me.

[moans]

I'm not after your marriage.

I'm not after your life.

[sighs]

I'm talking about sex, Tom.

Sex is good.

It's not something
to be ashamed of.

[moans]

You just want
to fuck me...

and I just want
to fuck you.

[doorbell rings]

-[moans]
-I'll get that.

No. [moans]

[doorbell rings]

[doorbell rings]
[louder moans]

[doorbell rings insistently]

[doorbell rings]

-[door opened]
-[Betty] What took you so
long to answer the door?

-I brought you
some roasted chicken.
-[door shuts]

-I was just about to go out.
-[Betty] Now you don't have to.

Sam says the food is really
good in this pla--

Oh, Betty, this is
Lillith. She's the uh,
former owner's sister.

She just flew in from
Paris to settle his estate and

well, she wanted to
thank me for storing
her brother's things by

cooking me this delicious
meal, poached salmon, it
was wonderful.

-It's too bad you weren't here.
-[Betty] Uh huh.

-And ah, well, she's going home.
-[doorbell rings]

We're just waiting for a cab. I
just called a cab.

-[Sam] Hello, hello? Tom,
Betty, anybody home?
-[Tom] Sam! Come on in, please.

[Sam] Okay.

-Oh, there you are,
my sweetheart.
-[Betty chuckles]

[Sam] Lill...
Betty and I were just
about to step out for coffee.

Would you care
to join us?

Uhh. No, I-- I-- I have
a lot of work to do and,

why don't the three
of you go along?

Tsk. I couldn't leave
you with the dishes.

[Tom] No, don't, I love doing
dishes. I do the dishes all
the time. Really.

Well,

if you don't mind, then.

[water fountain]
[birds chirp]

[door opens]

Ever noticed how the birds
in this courtyard seem to
sing a more

gleeful song than the
birds outside? [chuckles]

-Hi, Tom.
-Sam.

[Keys jingling]

You feeling all right?

Yeah, I feel fine. Why?

The look in your eyes.
You have that worried
look about you.

I'm, I guess I'm just not
used to living alone.

Mm hmm [chuckles]

Shouldn't worry
about it so much.

You know, you have very
little control over
your own destiny.

So, relax. Enjoy.

[muffled clink of keys]

* [jazz music in restaurant]
[ambience sounds]

[Mario] So, tell me when's
Alex coming home?

Soon, I hope.

Listen, did you get
that memo about the
O'Leary subdivision?

Those idiots are six
months behind. At this point
it's costing me and the bank

ten thousand
dollars a day.

You know, I call
up O'Leary,

he gave me the weather
insurance, but I have no time
to spoon feed these people.

I wanna be moving to a
new place by the end
of the month.

-[Mario] If I can get my hands,
on a brand new car--
-[haunting noises]

[snaps fingers]

[Mario] Tommy... I know
I'm not that interesting.

But the chicks in here
are not that hot.

Send a copy of that over to
Paul and, and fax one to
Frank too, okay?

[phone rings]

Then I need you to ah--
Hello? [into speakerphone]

[Lillith over loudspeaker]
I want to fuck you.

Ah, we will ah, yeah.

[door shuts]

-Lillith?
-[Lillith over the phone] I
wanna fuck you now.

I'm ah...
[chuckles]
I'm working, ah...

[Lillith over the phone] I'm at
your apartment, waiting.

Well, I can't, I-- ah...

[dial tone]
Hello?

* [suspensful music]

[door shuts]
* [suspensful music]

[footsteps]

[door closed]

[footsteps]

* [intense music]

* [seductive haunting music]

* [intense music]

[moans]

[belt buckle loosening]

[sighing and moaning]

[gasps at climax]

[birds chirp]
[water fountain]

[footsteps down stairs]

[Lillith] She's
pretty, isn't she?

I found her in the courtyard.

[footsteps]

What's wrong?

You feeling guilty, aren't you?

Guilt's another
word for weakness.

Did you enjoy last night?

[Tom sighs]

I have to go to work.

-No, you don't.
-Yes, I do.

-Call 'em up and tell
'em you're sick.
-No, no, no. No, no, I can't...

Yes, you can.

[keys jingling]

You are not leaving me.

You are mine now.

-All mine.
-[keys jingling]

-No...
-[sound of zipper]

Lillith, Lillith...

[kissing sounds]
[moans]

[cat purrs]
[cat licking plate]

[Tom gasping] Lillith.

[sound of traffic]

Well, I think as soon as you
give me the stats on the
Webster deal I can close it.

The thing is I'm in on the
commission on this one, okay?

I've been doing all the
ground work here,

I'm not seeing the light at
the end of the tunnel.

-[Tom] Okay, I'll
take care of you.
-Yeah, yeah.

[sound of office working]

* [seductive haunting music]

[door closes]

Lillith?

[Mario] Piacere, Lillith.

-I'm Mario.
-Goodbye, Mario.

[office worker talking]

[door closes]

-Lillith, I got a lot
of work to do.
-[Lillith moans]

* [seductive haunting music]

[moans]

[chair squeaks]
[groans]

[moaning]

[chair bumps on bookshelves]

[moans]

[groans]

[items falling off shelf]

[continued moaning]

[sound of phone
off the hook]

[belt buckle clink]

[kissing]
See you tonight.

[door opens]

How are you doing?

How do you think?

Good ol' Tommy boy.

-Good standing,
straight shooting...
-[door shuts]

one woman guy...

Don't say a word.

-[Mario] Man, that is
one nice piece of ass.
-You don't know the half of it.

Man...
[Tom picking up objects]

she's from another planet.

I tell you, she's
got this energy

just makes me go fuckin' wild.

I never felt

more possessed,

more strong,

more like a fuckin'
goddamned man.

Whew, that is one hell
of a sales pitch.

[Tom] That's no
sales pitch, man.

That's the truth. Why don't
you get me stats on that,

that Webster deal and
we'll close it, right?

I'll clean this up in...

[snaps his fingers]
Let's get crackin', man.

You got it, man.
I'm on it.

[books placed on shelf]

Hello.

How you feeling?

-What's wrong?
-[Alex sighs]

Oh, let me see...

I haven't heard from you in a
day and a half.

During which time
my mother informs me that

you're having a
candlelight dinner with

some beautiful woman
named Lillith.

And perhaps this is the
same Lillith that you,

inadvertently, said that
you were taking a bike
ride with.

A Freudian
slip, no doubt.

This coming from the same
married man who's screaming
fuck me in his sleep all night.

Okay, well,
I'll, I'll ah...

I'll answer you in,

in order of your accusations.
[inhales]

First of all, I had

a deadline to meet on
the Webster Street project

so I, I've been working all
day and night trying to get
the papers ready for that.

[Tom] I know I
should have called you.

I'm, I'm sorry
about that. Ah,

secondly, ah,

Yes, I did have dinner with
the beautiful Lillith, as
your mother stated.

[sighs] She wanted to,
thank me for taking so long in

getting to her
brother's things and

maybe it was naive of
me, but I thought it
was a nice gesture,

so I, I accepted dinner.

And thirdly, yes I
did have an uh,

an erotic dream and
a Freudian slip.

Sorry about that,
but what's the big deal?

Would you rather I have a
dream or actually sleep
with someone else?

Oh. God!

[giggles]

I guess I'm just
going stir crazy.

This room is like
a prison cell.

Friends?

Friends.

[water fountain]
[cats meowing]

[footsteps]
* [dramatic music]

[door closes]
[door opens]

[laughter]
* [piano music]

-[Sam speaks in French]
-[door closes]

At that point, enters the
lord of the house. [chuckles]

[speaks in French]

Great. Now we can eat.

[clock tick tock]

-* [music changes]
-[Sam] At first,
I wanted to be the artist.

But I soon realized that my
true vocation was more in
the appreciation

than in the
creation of art.

And yet, those years in
art school weren't a
complete waste.

They gave me confidence
in my collecting.

Wonderful collection you have.

I'd say so.

And another wonderful meal
I've had. Excuse me.

[plates clink]

[plates set on kitchen counter]

[kitchen utensils fall]

[metal pans clang]

[moans]

[moans]

[louder moans]

[Lillith] Oh, yes, yes!

[crashing]

[Lillith] Oh, yes, yes!

[wine poured in glass]

[heavy breathing]
[louder moans]

[sigh]

She's coming home tomorrow.

[water fountain]

* [dramatic music]

[keys jingling]

[door opens]
[keys jingling]

[footsteps]

[door shuts]

-What's wrong?
-Nothing, nothing, just uh,

are you sure you're gonna
be alright alone?

Come on, it's
only a sprain.

-I'll be fine.
-Okay.

-Tell you what...
-What?

Why don't you bring home

-some chinese food,
some red wine--
-Hmm?

and chocolate ice cream.

-Okay.
-[keys jingling]

Go on. Go on.

[kissing] I don't want
to make you late.

[keys jingling]
Alright.

-I'll be fine.
-[door opens]

[door shuts]

[phone rings]

Hello?

Hello?

[Lillith over phone]
Is Tommy there?

No, he isn't.

May I ask who's calling?

[Lillith over phone]
Tell him it's Lillith.

He'll know what
it's concerning.

-Well, why don't you tell me?
-[dialtone of phone]

[phone beeps]

Hmm!

[phone on counter]

* [dramatic music continues]

[phone beeps]

[dialing on phone]

[phone rings]

[Laura over phone] Tom
Bennett's office.

Laura? Hi, it's Alex. Em,

-may I speak with Tom, please?
-[Laura over phone]
I'm sorry, Alex,

but he's not
here right now.

He's not?

[banging of head on bed board]
[loud moans]

* [tense music]

[door opens]

[phone rings]

[phone continues to ring]

Hello?

[Alex over phone]
Hello? Hello?

[phone on receiver]

Come on.

No, I can't.

[groans]

-Yes, you can.
-No.

[groans]

[doorbell rings]

-Alex Bennett?
-No.

* [dramatic music]

Yes.

Would you sign here?

Print your name.

Have a nice day.

[door shuts]

* [dramatic music continues]

[glass breaks]

[water fountain]

* [dramatic music continues]

[cats meow]

[door opens]

[door closes]

[door opens and closes]

Alex?

Alex?

[phone buttons beep]

Betty, is Alex there?

-Betty, please--
-[dial tone]

* [tense music]

[doorbell rings]

[doorbell rings]

[Paul] Hi.

-Does Steven Cameron live here?
-[Tom] Who are you?

[Paul] I'm Paul Douglas,
I'm a friend of his.

I'm Tom Bennett. Come in.

-[Paul] Does he live here?
-[Tom] He did.

[door shuts]

[Paul] Did he move?

[Tom] He killed himself.

[Paul] Ah...

[Tom] Who are you?

I'm Paul Douglas, I...

was a friend of
Steven's, we,

yeah, we worked together
on an archeological dig
in Scotland and,

and I was to work with
him here at the university.

Did he leave a
note or something?

[Tom] He wrote some
words on the wall.

Three words, Savangi,
Savansi, Sema... something.

That explains...

that explains this letter
that he sent me. He, he
said that he was

he was being destroyed
by witches...

a succubus.

[Paul] I was amused. Steven...

had a, a rather dark
sense of humor.

What do those
words mean?

-[Paul] According to mythology
those are three angels--
-[Lillith] Can I help you?

This is Lillith,
Steven's sister.

Lillith? I...

I thought Steven didn't
have any family.

Steven was a very private man.
Who are you?

Paul Douglas. I'm a
friend of Steven's.

Paul Douglas. He
told me about you.

He said you were a cheap
opportunist after his job.

What?

He also said you owed him
a lot of money.

Are you here to pay him back or
to borrow some more?

Ms. Cameron, I,

I was a very good friend of
Steven's and I can assure
you that there has been

some mistake. I don't know
what's going on.

Are you calling
me a liar?

No.

-* [intense music]
-[Paul groaning]

[head hitting door]

[Paul pushed out in hallway]

[door shuts]

Do you still love me?

[Tom] Why did you write that
letter to Alex?

I asked you if you
still love me.

* [tense music]

-[Tom] I can't...
-* [seductive haunting music]

Yes, you can.

[Tom] Please, Lillith...

There is a limit.

No, there isn't.

[heavy breathing]

* [somber music]

[phone rings]

[phone continues ringing]

Hello.

[Alex over phone] Meet me in
the park by the playground
in one hour.

-Alex...
-[Alex over phone] I don't
wanna hear it.

-Just meet me there.
-[phone disconnected]

Lillith?

Lillith!

[Lillith] Good morning,
sweetheart.

[Tom] Get me out of these.

Lillith...

[moaning]
[kissing]

Get me...

-[handcuffs lock]
-[Tom grunts]

[swing creaks]
[ambience sounds]

You lied to me.

I feel like I've been pushed
down ten flights of stairs

and someone is just
kicking me in the stomach.

How could you?

It just happened.

I don't care how it happened.

You need to make a decision.

Promise me it's over.

[birds chirp]

* [somber music]

Come on, Tommy, what's the
matter with you? We haven't
even hit the hills yet.

[bicycle gears]

[Mario breathing hard] You know,
for a guy who's having the time
of his life,

you sure look
like shit, man.

[chuckles]

So, Doc, am I gonna live?

You got a very high temperature
and your glands are swollen.

If you don't get
better I'm gonna put
you in the hospital.

We'll take some blood test for
the mono and a few other things
and we'll go from there.

[Doctor] Let me ah...

Let me ask you a personal
question though.

-Yeah.
-Have you been ah...

wildly stressed or
overworked lately?

Maybe I have been exercising a
little too much.

Okay, take off your shirt
and we'll have to listen
to your chest.

[Tom sighs]

What kind of exercises
you been doing?

* [tense music]
[cats meow and purr]

What are all these
cats doing here?

There aren't any cats.

They're everywhere.

Relax, Tom. I spoke
to the doctor.

He said with your fever you may
be prone to hallucinations.

-He said you need to relax.
-[Tom] He said I needed to rest.

-[Lillith] He said relax.
-[Tom groans]

-[Sam] I just had no idea
what was happening.
-* [piano music]

I tried you at the hospital,
then I called Betty.

I just don't understand.

Tom will come
to his senses.

He will come crawling
back to you.

-Asking for your forgiveness.
-No, he's closed that door.

No.

You will open it. You will
take him back.

And Tom will prove the most
loving, the most caring husband

and father imaginable.

Tom is a fine man.

If you love him,

if you truly love him,
and I know you do, you will

open your heart.

You will forgive him.

One mistake does not
tarnish a man.

Oh, Sam...

[clock chimes]
[Tom groans]

[backwards moaning]
[breathing heavy]

-* [tense music]
-[Tom breathing heavy]

* [tense music swells]

[Tom] Writing the names of the
three angels was thought
to offer additional

protection from the succubus,

a female demon that
harvests semen in order
to bear demon children,

often found in the form of
a beautiful temptress,

it gains strength
from its host,

for the host is thought
to wither and die

from the same association.

[cat meows]

[bell tolls]
[birds chirp]

[Paul] "You're the only one who
can understand. You're the only
one who will believe me."

[Paul reading letter] "It's
Bast. She's a succubus and
she's stealing my life.

And he's...

he's the serpent and they're
nesting in my house."

Who's Bast?

Bast was the cat goddess of
ancient Egypt. It was also what
Steven called his cat. I...

I guess he was being
funny or something.

Can a... can a cat
be a succubus?

According to mythology,

-the succubus often takes on the
personification of a cat.
-[Tom sighs]

[Paul] I guess so.

Listen... I wasn't into this
stuff as much as Steven was.

But, when you spend your
life trying to understand
the past, you realize that...

that in the present
anything is possible.

I wanna talk to you about
that woman Lillith.

I got a class to teach in a
couple of minutes.

I will be gone for about an
hour so just sit tight, alright?

Here's a book... I picked
up from this nut at the
House of Hermetic.

Check it out. I think
you'll find it interesting.

[wind blowing]

* [tense music]

[Tom] Samael Godard,
born 1565, death unknown.

He claimed to be
the original Samael

Satan, the twelve winged
serpent that seduced Eve.

In real life, Godard was
married to Lillith Langlois,

a self- proclaimed witch who
borrowed her name from the
mythical Lillith,

Adam's first wife.

Langlois was burnt at
the stake in 1601...

[car horns]
[car screeches and crashes]

[footsteps running]
* [tense music continues]

* [haunting disjointed music]

* [haunting disjointed
music continues] *

[coin into pay phone]
[dialing]

[phone rings]

Betty? Yeah, Betty, I need to
talk to Alex. Please. Betty?

[car engine]

[dial tone]
[phone put on receiver]

[traffic noise]

[knock on door]

What are you doing here?

-Betty, I need to see her.
-No, I don't think--

-Please?--
-she wants to see you.--

Please?--
No.--

-Please?--
-[Alex] It's okay, mother.

Let him in.

[door closed]

[Tom crying] They... follow me
everywhere I go.

Because I know
that they killed him.

And ah...

and I know they're
trying to kill me. So,

I just came here to
tell you that...

it wasn't me.

[Tom] I didn't...
mean to do...

I didn't mean
to hurt you.

-I'm sorry... I'm sorry...
-Oh, my god, you're burning up.

I'm hot a little. [sighs]

I'm tired too.

[sighs]
I'm sorry.

[birds chirp]

Do you believe in Satan?

Alex, I'm so sorry.

[sobbing]

I love you, Alex.

I love you.
I love you so much.

I'll never do
anything to hurt
you, God, please...

-Please, forgive me.
-[Alex whispers] Tom...

I love you.
[sobbing]

[Tom gasps]

* [dramatic music]

[sighing]

[Sam] Dear Alex, I'm
glad we had the talk.

Like Eve, we are all tempted
and most of us fall to it.

I hope we can show more
understanding than God did.

I'm glad you listened
and saw things my way.

Your friend, Sam.

[Mario] I think you're
losing it, buddy.--

[Tom] It's the truth, Mario.
It's the truth. I have proof.

He's a serpent

and she's a succubus.

[Mario] Man, I don't
care what she's sucking.

You are off your rocker.

You need to
get in bed.

[laughs]

-[Mario] What's so funny?
-[Tom] That's the last place I
need to be is in my bed.

She's trying to kill me.
She's trying to fuck me
to death, man.

I can think of worse
ways to go.

She's a female demon.
I'm telling ya!

She's the cat. That's how she
killed Cameron the same way.

I have proof, it's
written on the wall.

He had to cut his dick off
because it was the only
way he could escape

and now they're trying to
get me, but they're not
gonna get me.--

-Calm down. Tommy,
Tommy, Tommy--
-They're not gonna get me.

Tommy!

-Tommy... I believe you.
-You do?

I swear I do.

Bill... give my friend
here a Highland Park.

* [dramatic music]

Make it a double.

-[Tom] Thank you.
-Yeah.

Enjoy the drink.

I'm gonna make
a phone call.

* [dramatic music intensifies]

[breathing hard]

[bar stool tipping]

[woman moaning]

* [haunting
disjointed music] *

[low growl]

[woman purrs]

[voices speaking backwards]

[Lillith yells]

[moans and meows]

[Laughter]

[fire billowing]

[moans and meows]

* [dramatic music]

-[Tom whispers] Coffee.
-[Coffee Server] Yeah.

Regular? Decaf?

Well, thank you.
[sound of coins]

What's the matter?

What are you looking at?

[Tom] What are you looking at?

Are you one of...

are you one of them?

You're one of
them, aren't you?

[hot coffee spills]
[customer yells and groans]

What do you think you're doing?
Are you nuts?

[footsteps running]
[car honking]

[dramatic disjointed music]

* [blues music]
[door creeking]

[Tom breathing heavily]

[Laughter]

* [haunting disjointed music]

[breathing heavily]

[Occult Man] See,
the succubus is a witch.

And we all know the easiest
way to get rid of a witch.

Burn 'em at the stake.

-But I don't think you wanna go
to all that trouble.
-[paper crumpled]

Might cause a commotion.

Now, this I've been
told works like magic.

It's a combination of herbs from
Scotland and when you burn it,

it scares away
all the demons.

See you put the herbs
in this amulet

and when you wanna use
it, you light a match

to the herbs, carry it
all around the house

-and let the scent and
smoke fill every room.
-[paper crumpled]

Now, that should
do the job.

Thank you. Thank you.
[chuckles]

[match lit]
* [haunting music]

[cats meow and purr]

* [haunting music intensifies]

-[Lillith] I've missed
you, Tommy...
-[Tom gasps]

[smacking amulet and chain]

[groans]
[landing on bed]

-[Lillith screeches]
-[Tommy grunts and hits floor]

[door slams]

-[Lillith] Tommy!
-[door kicked open]

[body hitting
shelves and tables]
[objects falling]

[Tom grunts and pants]
[body hits floor]

* [haunting music intensifies]

[deep animal growl]

[groans]

[animal growl]

[Lillith moans]

[moans]
[animal growl]

[dagger moves on floor]
[moaning]

[gas igniting to flame]
[Lillith screams]

[fire billowing]

[Lillith screams]

[crackle of fire]
[deep demonic screams]

[Sam laughs]

See you soon, neighbor.

[Sam chuckles]

[laughter echoes]
[crackle of fire]

* [music swells]

* [haunting jazz fusion music]

* [Multicom Entertainment
Group jingle] *