Blood Widow (2020) - full transcript
A serial killer is terrorizing Arizona with the police in hot pursuit. What the police don't know is that a mysterious group are also pursuing the same killer to stop the killer from unleashing an evil like nothing before.
(Eerie whirring sound)
♪ The song "Grab The Keys" plays,
female vocals and a dark synthwave sound ♪
♪ Another time, another place,
another world, another day ♪
♪ Walk into a situation I can
never ever change ♪
♪ Lights off I can't imagine
taking everything away ♪
♪ Where did her life go?
Where did her life go? ♪
♪ Ooooh o ooooh
Ooooh o ooooh ♪
♪ Shut the door run away there's
no one there you can save ♪
♪ Gotta leave before
it's too late ♪
♪ Grab the keys, you
know you can't stay ♪
♪ Shut the door run away there's
no one there you can save ♪
♪ Gotta leave before
it's too late ♪
♪ Grab the keys, you
know you can't stay ♪
♪ Cursed life it always runs the
way we wish it never had ♪
♪ Cigarettes by the nightstand ♪
♪ with another hour
just rolled by ♪
♪ Bad choices to be made ♪
♪ when day turns again
to night and ♪
♪ Where did her life go?
Where did her life go? ♪
(Music fades out and an
unsettling drone sound sets in)
REPORTER Do you have any more
information about the killing in the garage?
VALENTINE I have no information about the killing in the garage at all.
What I've told you before is
what I've told you.
No information
regarding the car?
Like I said, when we have
concrete information,
we'll let you know.
Have you identified the girl?
No comment.
Is it the same killer?
No comment.
Can you comment on anything?
It must be nice to hold a
microphone and badger
people for a living.
Can I quote you on that?
STOKES What Detective Valentine is trying to say is that we
appreciate you have a job to do.
You need to get answers and
information to the public and
part of our job is to convey
that information about the
progress of the case that is
impacting our community. It's a
delicate balance. We have our
best people working on this
around the clock, and we have
made significant progress on
this case. But until we have
hard evidence it would be
unethical and irresponsible to
comment further. Thank you for
your patience.
Let's go.
(Interview with Valentine and
Stokes replays on TV)
♪ eerie music ♪
(office ambience and
police radio sounds)
CAPTAIN
Detectives, a word.
Stokes, you too.
What was that?
Media briefing.
Hey, don't you play with me. You
have a responsibility to
disseminate information in a
professional and respectful
manner and if you have a
problem with that,
then we have a problem.
You could learn about
professionalism
from your partner here.
Never again.
Yes, Ma'am.
Captain.
Yes, Captain.
(Crickets, evening ambience)
♪ eerie music ♪
(tavern ambience, game on tv
as a few customers chat)
♪ eerie music and
evening ambience ♪
(footsteps are heard)
(eerie music continues)
♪ eerie music intensifies ♪
(both breathe heavily)
(animalistic hissing and biting
sound, he shrieks in pain)
(knife clanking sound)
(body hits the
concrete with a thud)
(Lilith hisses)
♪ Foreboding strings over
synth bass ♪
(Keller breathes heavily)
GARY HOUDINI Why did I hire you people?
Work with me. Advise me.
KELLER
Ahhhh... yeeaahh...
sounds dangerous to me.
As a contributing partner
in this law firm, I would hate
for our year-end profits to turn
into deficits.
This case isn't going to pay out
and couple that with the joys of
negative publicity, we have on
our hands, and say it with me,
a legal loser.
LAWYER 1 We have the resources,
we have the talent,
and we have the evidence to
support the client's position.
It is an aggressive move, but
it's not a stupid one.
I say we go for it.
♪ Jarring otherworldly noise ♪
GARY HOUDINI Yes, yes, Carol,
that's what I'm talking about. See everyone,
that's what defines this firm.
Let's set up a conference call
for Friday. We don't
want to seem too eager.
Do you want me to punish you?
Oh, God yes.
Because you deserve it?
I deserve whatever you give.
(Keller clicks his pen)
(violent stabbing sound)
(laughter)
(laughter and music are building
to a crescendo of insanity)
(it continues)
Something funny?
Just... n-... no
♪ low frequency synth bass swells
to emphasize confusion, madness ♪
KELLER'S MOM
You're worthless.
YOUNG KELLER
I have to pee.
KELLER'S MOM
So do it.
(Droning music plays)
(pee sound is heard)
KELLER'S DAD
What the hell is that?
YOUNG KELLER I couldn't hold it.
Mom wouldn't let me move.
KELLER'S DAD
I'll deal with you later.
KELLER'S DAD
Go clean him up.
(Water sounds)
(the droning intensifies)
You know I love you.
Your father makes me do
terrible things.
We need to get rid of him.
You need to get rid of him.
♪ Synth bass swells, widens and
oscillates to convey danger ♪
♪ The song "Second Sight" plays,
dark synth pop with female vocals ♪
♪ I want to feel again ♪
♪ the pressure of your
skin on mine. ♪
♪ Bring me to the end with you. ♪
♪ Lead me deep within.
Show me how to sin. ♪
♪ A craving that won't subside ♪
♪ Have I gone too far? As your
eyes go dark ♪
♪ I fear the worst in me as you
and I will never be. ♪
♪ You have me in
your arms tonight. ♪
♪ Keep me in your
second sight. ♪
♪ Don't let me go. ♪
♪ Now we can forever as you
flow inside of me, ♪
♪ (musical outro) ♪
(the music
has a throbbing quality)
(music quiets, fading)
(drums build up, steady in beat)
(music fades out to silence)
(door can be heard)
(applause)
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR I thought I saw an angel flying.
I just had to get a closer look!
It's really coming along.
SILK DANCER
Thank you so much.
Tell me you're not thinking
about moving to New York.
Wow, rumors travel quickly
around here.
Please tell me you'll stay
through the end of the season.
I don't think I could
stand it if you leave.
I'm not leaving. Not any
time soon I promise.
Okay, I can breathe.
But you never know, they might
make me an offer I can't refuse.
You're such a tease.
(Clattering sound
in the distance)
(unsettling drone sound)
Hello, Mom? Hey, if you're there
pick up. Hello? Hell-oooo?
Okay, I guess you guys aren't
there. Um, I just wanted to
talk to you about a couple
things. But I guess I'll
see you next Wednesday.
Okay, bye.
(Elevator door opening sound)
Ahhh!
JANITOR: Sorry!
Uhm, I, I'm sorry.
You scared the hell out of me!
Likewise.
You okay?
I'm okay. Are you okay?
Yeah, I just gotta change my
shorts! Yeah.
Well, you have a good night.
Goodnight.
(Ominous drone)
(eerie piano strings chime in)
(squishy sound)
(female scream)
(breathing sounds,
almost sexual in nature)
(she starts crying)
(gurgling can be heard)
What the fuck is
wrong with me?
LILITH (DISEMBODIED/TELEPATHIC) Nothing is wrong with you.
Morning.
Morning. What the fuck?
I got my shoes shined but I
couldn't find any dark socks.
Thank you.
Thank you.
So, uh, security is shitting
their pants because the cameras
were rebooting when it happened.
You mean they don't work?
Nope.
Not even a little bit?
Uh-uh.
Motherfucker's lucky, or it's
inside. Better do a background
check on all employees.
Already being done.
Right.
Ah, so I talked to the guy
that found her. I don't think
he's going to be much use. He's
a mess right now, but uh,
I think we should bring
him in anyway.
MEDICAL EXAMINER
Hey, hey.
Right.
I don't think he's our perp, but
we should bring him in.
Stokes, don't say perp. It
sounds so - Just don't say perp.
She's beautiful.
OFFICER THREE (IN SPANISH)
Hey, you wanna open
up the bag for us?
Sometime today.
You see it?
What?
The similarities.
White, pretty, dead.
Right. Differences?
The cut.
The cut. It starts with the
blade and then in gets messy.
Like an animal
got chewed up.
He's changed his MO.
Motherfucker's changed his MO.
Why would he do that? Somebody
coming out of the elevator?
Scared him maybe?
No, this is our guy.
This is our guy.
Close it up.
Excuse me, does
that look like spit to you?
It certainly does. Trying to
upstage me?
I wouldn't think of it. Can I
get that tested within about,
I don't know, the next
48 hours or so?
72 hours minimum.
Oh, come on.
This isn't television,
detectives.
Yeah, and you're
no star either.
Had this dream last night.
It was right here.
He wasn't by himself. For the
first time in his life,
he was scared to death because
he wasn't in control.
Somebody was with him.
You scare me sometimes.
Sometimes I scare myself.
I - I can't believe this.
Sh-should I call her parents?
We'll take care of that.
Well, they have to come
in from California.
I should... I should buy them
plane tickets right?
What time did she
leave last night?
She stayed late. Sh-
She always stayed late.
She was amazing. Obsessive,
almost to a fault.
Where were you when she left?
You don't think I could have
murdered her?
Anyone is capable
of unspeakable acts.
But no, I don't think you could
have killed anyone.
I need to build a timeline so
that I can narrow the scope
and determine who did kill her.
I'm sorry. I'm just out of my
mind. I can't quite grasp this.
Why don't you calm down. Take a
breath. Take a breath.
So you can help us determine
who did kill her.
You're right. You're
absolutely right.
What was the
question again?
Fucking people
could be useless.
Yeah, well, at
least she gave us the boyfriend.
We can check with him after we
get some food. I'm starving.
It's not the boyfriend,
or her boss, or some random guy.
It's our guy.
Yeah, I know.
I know, okay. We know that,
but we have to do this right.
Our investigation will be tight.
It will stick in court.
I haven't had an
investigation go to shit
in 30 years on the force.
You got that right. I just don't
want to be bullshitting
the case.
How is it bullshitting
the case to check on leads?
I don't wanna
be wasting time.
Well, but -
We're dealing with a madman
and time is everything.
I know, I know that.
That sick son of a bitch isn't
going to stop until we stop him.
And we will!
I wanna look
at the bigger picture.
That's what we're doing. Okay,
we have to follow up on
the leads to get the whole
picture. Our case will be tight.
Can we get some
food, please?
Christ. Are you always hungry?
I'm a growing girl.
(Street sounds)
You do realize I need food
to do my job effectively.
SHARON
Hey.
Hey, getting ready to go out?
No, I was waiting on you.
Is he here?
No. And it's none of your
business if he was.
Look, I'm not trying to start a
fight with you, Sharon.
Neither am I. You missed her.
What? Shit. Look, I'm sorry.
Don't apologize to me.
Is she pissed?
She's with a friend. I'll tell
her you stopped by.
You know Sharon, you could at
least try to be civil.
What do you
want from me?
I want some
fucking civility!
And I want you to spend some
time with your daughter,
but neither of us are getting
what we want. Are we?
You know that when I'm working
on cases that my time
is not my own. You know that.
And It's hard to be a family.
It's hard to try and
be a family when you're
looking after other
people's lives.
And you're trying. I'm trying to
raise my daughter right?
You know, not every cop
has that problem.
You know this is not
a unique situation
and I'm not your average
motherfucking cop.
Leave.
Ain't love grand.
Drive.
(Valentine mumbles in his sleep)
♪ Nightmarish music building
to a crescendo ♪
Ahh!
You really gotta
get more sleep.
Yeah, yeah, yeah
and you really need
to get off that.
Hey, hey can I
use your phone?
Why?
Can I use your
phone, please?
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Davis, yeah. Detective
Valentine here. Yeah.
You got something for me?
Great. Be right there.
♪ Threatening music
slowly building up ♪
(sound of medical tools
being sorted through)
(sound of a sharp
blade unsheathing)
What are you doing?
Get away from me.
I swear I'll rip your face off
if you touch me.
Yeah, yeah, cut me. Cut
me motherfucker.
Ah, you better kill me.
(He pants and screams)
(droning sounds commence)
(general eerie ambience
with droning underneath)
EMCEE Creatures of the night,
welcome to Club Carnage.
Let's get ready to party and
move those bodies!
♪ Gothic, pulsating
4-on-the-floor EDM ♪
WOMAN FROM CLUB Look um,
I'm not really looking for a relationship right now.
LILITH
I know.
WOMAN FROM CLUB I'm just kinda looking to have some fun tonight.
Is that okay?
Yeah. Of course.
Do you want a drink?
Yes.
WOMAN FROM CLUB
I'm nervous.
Don't be.
WOMAN FROM CLUB
God, you're so beautiful.
Um, I'm gonna go get
us those drinks.
LILITH Have you ever had to do something you didn't want to do,
but had no choice?
WOMAN FROM CLUB
What are you talking about?
I'm talking about
life and death.
I'm talking about freedom.
Don't you want to be free?
I thought we were just looking
to have some fun.
You're not interested
in what I'm saying.
♪ Gothic dance music gets louder ♪
(music continues)
I mean, I'm kinda drunk.
Um, and I'm kinda just
losing the urge, you know?
I never lose the urge.
Well...
Listen, if I stay here, I'm
going to hurt you.
You're scared, aren't you.
I haven't been afraid
in a very long time.
Good, then don't be.
Tell me to go, I will.
Tell me to leave.
I don't want you to leave.
I think I want you to stay.
I think I want you to love me.
I'm sorry.
It's okay.
Ow. Wait, that hurts!
You bit me! What the hell?
I'm sorry.
No. Get the fuck out.
I can't.
Aahh!
(Goth dance music gets louder
then fades out slowly)
♪ The world's on fire.
The world's on fire. ♪
(Eerie drone sounds)
How do you feel?
Alive.
MEDICAL EXAMINER
Let's see what we got here.
Scant traces of blood left in
the arterial venous system.
That's different than
the others. We're looking at
a different type of neck injury.
This appears unrelated.
No, no. This is our guy.
No, this is different. You
should at least have somebody
else from homicide come and
take a look at this one.
VALENTINE No, no, no, no.
I make the recommendations.
I need to see the DNA. I need to
know about the hair and fibers.
Okay?
Listen, I get that I'm young,
but I went to medical school,
internships and residencies not
to mention years of experience.
I think that more than qualifies
me to engage you in some
sensible Q&A here.
All right now, just stop
the pissing contest.
That's all I got.
VALENTINE
What?
The DNA's not back yet, but
I'm not convinced it will
yield anything significant.
Listen, I want to catch this guy
as much as you do detective. But
I don't get why you're so sure
this is your serial killer
when the evidence indicates
otherwise.
Doc, you're the pro.
Okay? I... I get that.
But unless I missed the mark,
you're about to go home in about
an hour, am I right? So our
investment isn't exactly
the same now is it? And secondly
there's more at play here
than criminal and
medical science.
Call me when you get some
fucking results.
Jesus Christ.
Stepping on dicks...
Here, take your fucking phone.
Food?
LILITH Life as you've known it will never be the same.
Haven't you always known
you were different?
You have no idea.
But I do. Your parents,
your friends
could never understand
your desires...
your nightmares...
right?
Yes.
That's because you were
born to be one of us.
And what are you?
We are myth. We are legend.
We are what the whole word fears
and worships at the same time.
How poetic.
He has a penchant
for the theatrical.
We need blood to survive.
We need you to keep
us from extinction.
I'm kind of a busy man.
I don't know if I can fit
that into my schedule.
We're an endangered species.
You can't just go back
to your old way of life.
We? Not much of a joiner either.
I could be convinced to
change my mind.
You ever think about retirement?
What are you doing to me Stokes?
I'm asking you a question.
Jesus Christ.
I don't feel like having a
heart to heart today.
All right?
Um hm.
I'm not going to retire
until I catch this bad guy.
You wanna go
out with a win?
It's not about that.
Well then what
is it about?
Stokes-
Well I'm just trying
to figure you out.
Well don't.
Well, you're killing
yourself for this job
and I wanna know
if you ever think
enough is
enough.
You're trying to
figure me out.
Yeah. Why don't you
try to figure out
where the bad guy is?
Why don't you get me
his address? Why don't
you try to do that?
Oh fuck off.
Fuck you!
It's the only thing I know how
to do. All right? There it is.
It doesn't get any
sexier than that.
I don't have any hobbies.
I'm not trying to
save the world.
I'm just trying
to get this guy.
That's it for me.
What about your daughter?
(Phone rings)
Major crimes.
Yeah, where?
Okay.
Uh...
Yeah. Okay.
I got it, thanks.
I just think it's a mistake
to not have some separation.
You can't let the
job become you.
You've told me that
once or twice.
Yeah, well what the
fuck do I know?
So where we going?
Congress and Alameda.
Let's go.
No Knife, but the
wound looks familiar.
What's going on here?
I don't know. We'd better
follow the pieces.
CLUB OWNER I don't remember seeing anybody like that.
VALENTINE
Are you sure?
She's supposed to be a regular.
See, we heard that
uh, she usually
meets her girlfriends
here for drinks.
What do you want?
VALENTINE
We want to talk.
About what?
You know uh, you were busted
for what, uh, what was it, coke?
Come on man, you gonna
sweat me for that?
VALENTINE
Nah, nah, nah.
It's an old charge.
I said I wasn't going to
sweat you about that.
It's old.
You know, if you help
us out, we won't
have to mention
anything about that.
Let me see the picture.
Yeah, she does come in here
every now and again.
VALENTINE
Okay.
CLUB OWNER Usually when we've got a chick band.
VALENTINE
Right.
I'm saying that because I assume
she plays for the other team.
Know what I mean?
We knew what you meant.
That's all I remember.
Look, she didn't die here.
I am not responsible for
everything that happens
to everybody that
walks in this place.
No, but you could have
some fucking concern.
This could be your sister
or your girlfriend.
It's losers like you that make
us unable to close our cases.
People who won't talk when
they know something.
I don't know anything.
Yet your hands are all over
everything that comes
in and out of here.
What the fuck man?
I got nothing on this chick.
Maybe I'll just call Vice then!
Valentine! Valentine!
I will meet you in the car.
Go!
This is fucking bullshit.
This case? These murders?
They have us completely
taxed all right.
We have to follow every single
lead and if it comes up
as a dead end it's kind of a
kick in the nuts, you know?
Yeah, well I could understand
that, but I can't magically
give you information
that I don't have.
Any information
might be helpful.
Do us a favor, see what
you can come up with
and I'll keep Valentine
off your ass.
I do remember
seeing her in here,
dancing with a sexy
piece of ass.
Really?
They were all over each other.
Does that help?
It might. Describe this
sexy piece of ass.
Mmmm. That was nice.
I know it's been
at least five minutes.
Can we do that again?
No. That was just enough.
Okay. Well, maybe you could
point me in the direction
of some place to eat then
because I'm fucking starving.
(Supernatural sound followed by
eerie drone musical note)
Listen, there's some things
we need to talk about.
Sweetheart, I don't
want to marry you
and I don't want to be part of
some weird three way thing
you've got going --
what the fuck is wrong
with that guy anyway?
Don't speak of him like that.
He's an elder.
You're a psychopath.
You'd go on killing for sport.
We can't have that.
We're not monsters.
Oh, a killer being judged
by a killer. Irony.
We share a certain genetic
mutation in the blood.
It had to be you.
(Supernatural sound)
I had to get pregnant in order
to survive. That's it.
Oh, she's pregnant already.
Oh, you could make
a killing at that if you
just knew how to
market it just right.
Oh, hey, I'm not that fond of
being chained up.
I could make an exception.
Okay... Ahhh...
I knew you liked me.
Hey, woah, woah, woah, woah.
Oh, you bitch. You bitch!
I'm going to cut you
into little pieces!
♪ Unsettling, discordant musical
notes suggest evil is rising ♪
(Valentine grunts as if he
is in a drunken stupor)
VALENTINE'S DAUGHTER ZOE
Daaaddyyy.
Daaaddyyy.
Daaaddyyy.
Daaaddyyy.
Daddy!
Ah!
Why do you have
all these pictures?
What?
Don't look at those baby.
What are you doing here?
Did you kill these women?
What?
No.
No. No. No. No. Or course not.
What's wrong daddy?
The case and work and uh
What? What are you
trying to say?
♪ Sinister sounding music
suggests grave danger ♪
(Valentine moans, cries
and gasps)
(cell phone rings)
(cell phone rings)
Yeah?
Valentine it's Davis.
VALENTINE
Yeah. You got something for me?
I don't have the DNA samples
yet, but I have some
interesting things that
I have to tell you.
VALENTINE
Let's hear it.
We have two blood types.
Your victim's blood type is B
positive, your second sample is
VALENTINE (INTERRUPTS) The second sample is the killer's, doc.
Okay, Valentine. Your killer's
red blood cells lack heme.
Heme is the building block in
the RBC that allows it
to bond to iron. Your killer has
a very rare sophisticated form
of iron deficiency anemia.
Normally this stuff is really
textbook to identify under the
scope, but your killer's
anemia has several variations
that are difficult to pinpoint.
VALENTINE So what does that do for me?
Well, it's a bit out
of my expertise.
I placed a call to an old
colleague of mine,
a reputable hematologist.
He recommended a world-renowned
specialist out of Mexico.
He might be able to explain the
almost pica-like cravings
for iron and the link between
that and your killer's
feeding habits.
VALENTINE
Anything else?
Actually yes, there was
a case in the 1970's.
The Keller family.
VALENTINE That was my first year on the force.
Murder suicide.
Left the kid behind.
What about it?
Well, the only other report of
this kind of iron deficiency
anemia comes from that case.
VALENTINE
Mother or the father?
The son.
VALENTINE
Son of a bitch.
(Outgoing phone call ringing)
911 DISPATCHER
911, what's your emergency?
♪ Music and ambience suggest
isolation and eternal damnation ♪
No Mercy for you.
(Stabbing sound)
♪ Suspenseful music with a 1/16
note driving synth bass rhythm ♪
KELLER (calling out)
Lilith?
KELLER (calling out)
Lilith?
KELLER (calling out)
Lilith?
(Fence rattles)
I wanna play!
Lilith!
I see you!
Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Oooohh ha ha!
Lilith!
Lilith!
(Metallic tapping and scraping
of a knife against a pipe)
Come here, Lilith.
I wanna open you up.
Get a good look at our baby.
(Metallic tapping and scraping
of a knife against a pipe)
There you are.
Just leave. You can escape.
Go anywhere you want.
Yeah, but it wouldn't be
the same without you.
Please, don't hurt my child.
Your child? Our child.
See the guy always gets
the shitty end of the deal.
How do you kill
a vampire anyway?
Scarface dead back there?
Or is he gonna come
bouncing out of the dark?
You wouldn't tell me would you?
Oh, the secrets women keep.
Got to admit though,
does turn me ---
(Loud punch)
Aahh!
(Sound of jaw
snapping into place)
Nice one, Lilith.
I'm gonna kill a whole buncha
more people tomorrow.
Call you later.
OFFICER 1
Clear.
Detectives. Detectives!
You're
gonna want to see this.
♪ Eerie music suggests the
discovery of the unspeakable ♪
You guys have the
same decorator.
(Eerie music mixed
with night sounds)
(noisy footsteps)
What's a pretty girl like you
doing in an alley like this?
ROCKET THE PROSTITUTE
Are you a cop?
Do you wanna do
something or not?
I gotta keep moving.
(Stabbing sound followed by
blood gurgling)
(eating sounds)
THUG ONE Keller! A-ha!
Keller! It is you man!
Keller, nice haircut.
Aren't you boys out a
little late? Past your curfew?
THUG ONE
Get in the car.
We looked at the contents
of your little baggies.
Looks like you've
been a bad boy.
I think you owe
us a little more
money based on the
severity of your crimes.
It's dangerous work
covering up your tracks.
That's okay.
I won't be needing you
boys anymore.
Can you believe this guy?
Maybe we should turn you in.
Collect a little reward.
What, what are you on, man?
Nothing.
Let's go somewhere and talk
about this money thing.
I Don't feel
like talking.
Wrong answer.
(Loud bludgeoning sounds)
Alright. Fuck yeah. Ha ha.
♪ Sudden bass hit to signify
surprise that Keller is gone ♪
(Stabbing sound)
Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah.
We can work something out.
Please don't cut me.
Please don't cut me.
I'm not gonna cut you.
I've got something
very special in mind.
(Sound of Thug One's
guts being ripped out)
Detective Valentine. What?
Right. Be Right there.
Got another victim.
And a witness.
I'm Detective Valentine.
This is Detective Stokes.
DANIELLE THE PROSTITUTE
Yeah, I met her already.
So, what'd you see?
A guy in the alley with Rocket.
Who's Rocket?
A girl.
Business associate?
Girlfriend?
Business associate.
What about this guy?
I already told her
all this already.
Why don't you tell me?
Can I have
something to drink?
Coffee okay?
Yeah. Black.
So what'd this guy look like?
White.
Pale. He was
really pale and tall.
Bald I think.
Uh hm.
What happened after
he took her to the alley?
I got a trick.
We did our thing.
Do you want to
know the details?
Not really.
Too bad for you,
I got him off in 13 seconds.
Impressive.
I'm only saying that because
it happened so quick I had time
to get back to the alley.
That's when I saw her.
♪ Music swells to suggest trauma ♪
It's okay, it's okay.
Take your time.
I didn't even know the girl.
It's so messed up.
That sick bastard
was eating her.
What is that?
Who does that?
What do you mean, eating her?
Her neck was
all chewed up.
Don't you understand
what I'm telling you?
It was the grossest
thing I've ever seen.
You're gonna need
to stay here.
Why? You said
I wasn't in trouble.
Come on, when can
I get out of here?
Are you really in that
much of a hurry to
get back to the streets?
Yes.
We need to get a
sketch artist in here.
And we need to get her
into protective custody.
We're going to show
you some pictures.
We need to identify
who this Rocket is
as soon as possible.
I gotta get out of here.
Where are you going?
I gotta go home gotta
make a phone call...
CORAZON That's what you're dealing with detective.
Paroxysmal Nocturnal
Hemoglobinuria.
Call it unique anemia
if you must, but
believe me detective it's far
more sinister than that.
What do you
mean sinister?
Let me tell you, Detective, back
in the 1970's I was a consultant
on a series of murders
in the Yucatán.
The killer, or killers all had
the same hemoglobinuria.
Okay, you're going to have to
lead me by the hand, but slowly.
Paroxysmal usually
means manifesting in
spasmatic, unpredictable or
variable patterns.
So this anemia isn't manifesting
on a consistent basis?
Correct. Hemoglobinuria
is the abnormal expulsion
of hemoglobin in the urine.
Thus, there is a variable,
usually unpredictable
hemoglobin, the molecule
that allows iron to bind
with oxygen in
the red blood cells.
The body is
eliminating it inappropriately
and leaving
the victim, as it were,
iron- but more
importantly
oxygen deficient.
I came across a most compelling,
but poorly documented case
that occurred in
Old Mexico City.
The year was 1919.
(Ominous music)
(Women scream in fear
for their lives)
(Vampire screams like a banshee)
(Stabbing sound, the other
vampire cries)
Yeah Stokes. Meet me at the
office in five minutes.
Yeah, yeah. I'm just gonna stop
and get something to eat. Good.
Hey.
(Bar sounds)
(ominous music)
Can I help you?
KELLER How's the case going Detective Valentine?
Do I know you?
No. Just a fan. Seen
you on television.
Yeah, well then, you know that
the media does a very good job
leaking information without me
speaking about the case.
Have a good rest of the day,
Detective. Sorry to bother ya.
Right.
BARTENDER That guy wanted me to give you this.
Jesus Christ.
♪ Tense pulsing synth bass ♪
(Otherworldly sound
stirs confusion)
(Body impact sound)
(Otherworldly sound
stirs confusion)
Okay, what am I supposed to
think about all of this?
I don't expect nothing
from you, Captain.
Did you know about this?
I have allowed them to
proceed with this.
Okay, Okay. Let me, just
let me get this straight.
You want me to go to the public
and the mayor -- the mayor
and tell them that a goddamn
vampire is running the streets?
I don't give a fuck what you
tell the mayor, I'm telling you
that this is the guy that's out
there killing women in our city.
And the more time that
I have to sit here
and explain it to
your dumb ass.
Hey you know you're an
arrogant motherfucker.
Oh, I'm arrogant?
Yeah, arrogant.
Yeah, well, kiss my ass.
Oh, fuck you.
VALENTINE
Fuck you.
LIEUTENANT
Hey alright, that's enough.
You are out there
chasing ghosts,
and you want me to
back you up on that?
Are you fucking insane?
And, oh, it's quite the
coincidence that
all your cases lead back
to some guy who
supposedly was outside the
precinct when you discharged
your weapon.
Oh, but surprise, surprise, he
flew away so there's no proof.
Shit, you need
to retire before
you take down the
entire department.
Oh, I can retire and
sleep well. Can you?
Good, Um Hm.
You're one step closer.
You and your partner here,
you're officially off the case.
That's dumb. We're working this
case and you know it.
Oh no, you're not
working this case.
My badge is just as gold as
yours. You are off this case.
Yeah, but I earned mine.
Oh you wanna go there?
I wanna go there.
Alright, hey, that's enough.
You two, take a walk.
Take the massive fuck up that is
your life and your career
and get out of here.
STOKES Well that was just fucking great.
VALENTINE
Asshole.
What are we going to do now that
we're gonna lose our jobs?
We're not gonna lose our jobs
and we're not off this case.
You know, I don't have
20+ years in this thing,
I can't afford to lose my job.
Don't worry about it.
I'll take the heat.
You need to calm down.
I'll talk to you later.
CORAZON These monsters killed over 90 people in a 2 year
period and had a pattern
of only killing at night.
Thus I finally, belatedly I
regret, linked this to a
nocturnal pattern. They seemed
to lack the desire and strength
to feed, except at night.
You're dealing with an evil
you've never encountered before.
You can't win.
If you want to live
stop following him.
I want you to leave this to me.
I will make these murders stop.
Who are you?
You're asking the wrong
question.
You should ask where your
partner is right now.
(Growling sound)
♪ Music intensifies ♪
Stokes. Stokes. Stokes.
Don't.
I have to.
(Stabbing and slitting sounds
followed by blood spilling)
Oh, oh, oh, easy, easy, easy.
Ah. There you go.
Stokes, pick up Stokes.
Come on, Stokes, pick up.
Please!
(Cell phone ringing)
KELLER Yeah, I'm sorry uh,
Detective Stokes
can't come to the phone right
now. There's been an accident.
♪ Music intensifies ♪
No, no! Stokes! Grrr!
♪ Music intensifies ♪
(Gurgling and choking sounds)
VALENTINE
Stokes. Stokes Stokes!
Hey Stokes, Stokes, Stokes.
Oh, God. Hey, hey,
hey, you hear that?
That's every cop in the city
coming here with an ambulance
right behind it. So,
we got this covered.
Hey, hey, hey, I'm gonna
stop the bleeding.
How's that? So you
just stay calm
because everything's going
to be all right. Okay?
Let me take a look.
Okay, th tha-that
that ain't that deep.
You're gonna be fine.
You're gonna be fine.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Stokes.
Stokes, I lied to you girl,
about retiring anytime soon.
You know, it's because
you're a good cop.
You're a good detective.
One of the best.
You do the badge proud.
You know, I can't retire
cause I've got things
I gotta teach you.
You know, things
that you know,
only people with years
and years of experience.
Hey, hey, hey, girl,
are you still with me?
You with me girl? Yeah?
Stokes? Stokes.
Stokes? Melissa, Melissa,
Melissa. No, no, no, no, no.
Melissa, breathe. Melissa,
breathe, breathe,
Melissa breathe. Breathe.
Melissa, breathe.
Shit.
Oh, Melissa, oh
Melissa, I'm sorry.
So sorry. I'm so sorry.
So sorry.
♪ Dramatic orchestral music ♪
(Cell phone rings)
Yeah?
KELLER It's horrible what happened to your partner.
I'm gonna cut you
up in little pieces.
KELLER Come on, Detective,
you knew she wasn't going to make it to
the end of our little journey.
You want to know me,
so there are consequences.
Where are you? Are you
watching me?
KELLER Don't worry. I didn't eat her.
I had a meal just before
paying here a visit. I just
bled her. Oh, it was beautiful.
I don't believe that women
should be allowed on the force
when they obviously -
You sick fuck!
Where the fuck are you?
KELLER Now you know what it's like to be hunted.
Not so nice huh?
Makes you wonder if anyone
you know will be safe.
♪ Pulsing electronic bass
foretells danger ♪
Get down. Down. Get on
the goddamn floor!
SHARON
What the hell is going on?
You know him?
SHARON I don't have to answer to you anymore.
We're not married!
Do you know him?!
Yes, goddamnit I know him,
I'm dating him.
I'm fucking him, James.
Is that what you wanna know?
VALENTINE
Where's Zoe?
She's at a friend's house.
Call her. When's the last time
you cleared the house?
I don't do room sweeps anymore.
I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry.
Are you okay?
(Valentine knocks on
door upstairs)
Goddamnit James you're going
to break everything
in the fucking house!
VALENTINE
What the hell are you doing?
SHARON What am I doing?
What is wrong with you?
Call the friend's house!
James, she's okay.
How do you know?
GARY
Can I get up now?
Shut the fuck up!
Give me the number.
No, no, no. You are not
going to ruin her life
because you're scared. I'm not
going to let you do it again.
Give me the goddamn number.
Put the gun away and sit down.
Could you wait in
the kitchen please?
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
I hope you know you're going to
pay for everything you broke.
He killed Melissa.
Oh God. I'm sorry.
Did you see it happen?
Yeah, I saw everything. Oh I
mean, I saw nothing.
I don't' know what I saw. See,
see this guy he can do
impossible things. Things that
I've never seen anybody ---
Then there was that woman. That
woman jumped on me.
She knocked me to the floor.
And she said, she said
it to my face. I don't' think it
was a dream, I don't
think I was hallucinating. But
she said, she said you gotta go
take care of Stokes, and I
didn't take care of Stokes.
Stokes was, Stokes is dead.
Stokes is dead. And you know
something? They're vampires.
They're vampires...
♪ High resonance musical note
signals uneasiness ♪
VALENTINE
I need to meet you.
KELLER Are you sure?
It might not end the way you think...
VALENTINE
I'm sure.
♪ Pulsating synth bass notes
signal danger is ahead ♪
(music continues)
(the music takes a more
ominous bass driven sound)
(eerie synthesizers join)
(becomes even more ominous)
VALENTINE Drop the knife and get on your knees!
Put your hands
in the air where I can see them!
I don't feel like kneeling.
Drop the knife or
you're gonna die.
I don't feel like
dying either.
Do it now!
Walk away. Let me
deal with this.
No, stay. Let's see
how this plays out.
Both of you shut up and
get on the goddamn ground.
(Keller laughs maniacally)
Oh shit!
(Gunshots followed
by a knife throw)
(Keller laughs as Valentine
starts to bleed out)
(laughter with Valentine's
panting in background0
(Stabbing sound)
This is how you
kill a vampire.
I can help you live.
Do you want to live forever?
LITTLE GIRL
Mommy, it's bleeding.
LITTLE GIRL'S MOM Here, let's find you a bathroom.
You don't want any germs.
I'm sorry, he's just
trying to be helpful.
LITTLE GIRL'S MOM
I see.
TRAIN STATION DISPATCH Now boarding for Mexico City.
Now boarding for Mexico City.
(Sound of train approaching
fills the train station)
(train sounds continue)
(silence)
Remember this one? Thought so.
5 months ago on this date,
you killed her.
Ohhh. Well I'l be damned if
they didn't grow back again.
They couldn't have.
You know something?
Ha ha ha.
This will never grow old.
♪ The song "Red Eyes" begins,
noirish R&B with female vocals ♪
♪ Couldn't really sleep last night no I couldn't close my eyes.
♪
♪ In the dark I see the signs,
red eyes and no more lies. ♪
♪ There're clues I've seen before
but there could be more. ♪
♪ Wait, couldn't it be?
Would it be me? ♪
♪ Every time I get close you
always seem to get away and ♪
♪ every time I think I found
you, you disappear ♪
♪ without a trace. ♪
♪ What am I to do? (What am I to
do?) Is it me or is it you? ♪
♪ Most nights I can't go to sleep.
There're so many thoughts ♪
♪ and ideas in my head. ♪
♪ I know I'm close and I know
that I can, I can do this. ♪
♪ I just... I feel so lost sometimes.
If only you could help me. ♪
♪ Red eyes and no more lies. ♪
♪ Wait, could it be,
would it be me? ♪
♪ Undercover, overtime. Night
falls and I lose my mind. ♪
♪ True darkness that's inside can
terrorize and make me blind ♪
♪ to clues I've seen before, but
there could be more. ♪
♪ Wait, couldn't it be?
Would it be me? ♪
♪ Every time I get close you
always seem to get away and ♪
♪ Every time I think I found you,
you disappear without a trace. ♪
♪ What am I to do?
Is it me or is it you? ♪
♪ The song "Grab The Keys" plays,
female vocals and a dark synthwave sound ♪
♪ Another time, another place,
another world, another day ♪
♪ Walk into a situation I can
never ever change ♪
♪ Lights off I can't imagine
taking everything away ♪
♪ Where did her life go?
Where did her life go? ♪
♪ Ooooh o ooooh
Ooooh o ooooh ♪
♪ Shut the door run away there's
no one there you can save ♪
♪ Gotta leave before
it's too late ♪
♪ Grab the keys, you
know you can't stay ♪
♪ Shut the door run away there's
no one there you can save ♪
♪ Gotta leave before
it's too late ♪
♪ Grab the keys, you
know you can't stay ♪
♪ Cursed life it always runs the
way we wish it never had ♪
♪ Cigarettes by the nightstand ♪
♪ with another hour
just rolled by ♪
♪ Bad choices to be made ♪
♪ when day turns again
to night and ♪
♪ Where did her life go?
Where did her life go? ♪
(Music fades out and an
unsettling drone sound sets in)
REPORTER Do you have any more
information about the killing in the garage?
VALENTINE I have no information about the killing in the garage at all.
What I've told you before is
what I've told you.
No information
regarding the car?
Like I said, when we have
concrete information,
we'll let you know.
Have you identified the girl?
No comment.
Is it the same killer?
No comment.
Can you comment on anything?
It must be nice to hold a
microphone and badger
people for a living.
Can I quote you on that?
STOKES What Detective Valentine is trying to say is that we
appreciate you have a job to do.
You need to get answers and
information to the public and
part of our job is to convey
that information about the
progress of the case that is
impacting our community. It's a
delicate balance. We have our
best people working on this
around the clock, and we have
made significant progress on
this case. But until we have
hard evidence it would be
unethical and irresponsible to
comment further. Thank you for
your patience.
Let's go.
(Interview with Valentine and
Stokes replays on TV)
♪ eerie music ♪
(office ambience and
police radio sounds)
CAPTAIN
Detectives, a word.
Stokes, you too.
What was that?
Media briefing.
Hey, don't you play with me. You
have a responsibility to
disseminate information in a
professional and respectful
manner and if you have a
problem with that,
then we have a problem.
You could learn about
professionalism
from your partner here.
Never again.
Yes, Ma'am.
Captain.
Yes, Captain.
(Crickets, evening ambience)
♪ eerie music ♪
(tavern ambience, game on tv
as a few customers chat)
♪ eerie music and
evening ambience ♪
(footsteps are heard)
(eerie music continues)
♪ eerie music intensifies ♪
(both breathe heavily)
(animalistic hissing and biting
sound, he shrieks in pain)
(knife clanking sound)
(body hits the
concrete with a thud)
(Lilith hisses)
♪ Foreboding strings over
synth bass ♪
(Keller breathes heavily)
GARY HOUDINI Why did I hire you people?
Work with me. Advise me.
KELLER
Ahhhh... yeeaahh...
sounds dangerous to me.
As a contributing partner
in this law firm, I would hate
for our year-end profits to turn
into deficits.
This case isn't going to pay out
and couple that with the joys of
negative publicity, we have on
our hands, and say it with me,
a legal loser.
LAWYER 1 We have the resources,
we have the talent,
and we have the evidence to
support the client's position.
It is an aggressive move, but
it's not a stupid one.
I say we go for it.
♪ Jarring otherworldly noise ♪
GARY HOUDINI Yes, yes, Carol,
that's what I'm talking about. See everyone,
that's what defines this firm.
Let's set up a conference call
for Friday. We don't
want to seem too eager.
Do you want me to punish you?
Oh, God yes.
Because you deserve it?
I deserve whatever you give.
(Keller clicks his pen)
(violent stabbing sound)
(laughter)
(laughter and music are building
to a crescendo of insanity)
(it continues)
Something funny?
Just... n-... no
♪ low frequency synth bass swells
to emphasize confusion, madness ♪
KELLER'S MOM
You're worthless.
YOUNG KELLER
I have to pee.
KELLER'S MOM
So do it.
(Droning music plays)
(pee sound is heard)
KELLER'S DAD
What the hell is that?
YOUNG KELLER I couldn't hold it.
Mom wouldn't let me move.
KELLER'S DAD
I'll deal with you later.
KELLER'S DAD
Go clean him up.
(Water sounds)
(the droning intensifies)
You know I love you.
Your father makes me do
terrible things.
We need to get rid of him.
You need to get rid of him.
♪ Synth bass swells, widens and
oscillates to convey danger ♪
♪ The song "Second Sight" plays,
dark synth pop with female vocals ♪
♪ I want to feel again ♪
♪ the pressure of your
skin on mine. ♪
♪ Bring me to the end with you. ♪
♪ Lead me deep within.
Show me how to sin. ♪
♪ A craving that won't subside ♪
♪ Have I gone too far? As your
eyes go dark ♪
♪ I fear the worst in me as you
and I will never be. ♪
♪ You have me in
your arms tonight. ♪
♪ Keep me in your
second sight. ♪
♪ Don't let me go. ♪
♪ Now we can forever as you
flow inside of me, ♪
♪ (musical outro) ♪
(the music
has a throbbing quality)
(music quiets, fading)
(drums build up, steady in beat)
(music fades out to silence)
(door can be heard)
(applause)
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR I thought I saw an angel flying.
I just had to get a closer look!
It's really coming along.
SILK DANCER
Thank you so much.
Tell me you're not thinking
about moving to New York.
Wow, rumors travel quickly
around here.
Please tell me you'll stay
through the end of the season.
I don't think I could
stand it if you leave.
I'm not leaving. Not any
time soon I promise.
Okay, I can breathe.
But you never know, they might
make me an offer I can't refuse.
You're such a tease.
(Clattering sound
in the distance)
(unsettling drone sound)
Hello, Mom? Hey, if you're there
pick up. Hello? Hell-oooo?
Okay, I guess you guys aren't
there. Um, I just wanted to
talk to you about a couple
things. But I guess I'll
see you next Wednesday.
Okay, bye.
(Elevator door opening sound)
Ahhh!
JANITOR: Sorry!
Uhm, I, I'm sorry.
You scared the hell out of me!
Likewise.
You okay?
I'm okay. Are you okay?
Yeah, I just gotta change my
shorts! Yeah.
Well, you have a good night.
Goodnight.
(Ominous drone)
(eerie piano strings chime in)
(squishy sound)
(female scream)
(breathing sounds,
almost sexual in nature)
(she starts crying)
(gurgling can be heard)
What the fuck is
wrong with me?
LILITH (DISEMBODIED/TELEPATHIC) Nothing is wrong with you.
Morning.
Morning. What the fuck?
I got my shoes shined but I
couldn't find any dark socks.
Thank you.
Thank you.
So, uh, security is shitting
their pants because the cameras
were rebooting when it happened.
You mean they don't work?
Nope.
Not even a little bit?
Uh-uh.
Motherfucker's lucky, or it's
inside. Better do a background
check on all employees.
Already being done.
Right.
Ah, so I talked to the guy
that found her. I don't think
he's going to be much use. He's
a mess right now, but uh,
I think we should bring
him in anyway.
MEDICAL EXAMINER
Hey, hey.
Right.
I don't think he's our perp, but
we should bring him in.
Stokes, don't say perp. It
sounds so - Just don't say perp.
She's beautiful.
OFFICER THREE (IN SPANISH)
Hey, you wanna open
up the bag for us?
Sometime today.
You see it?
What?
The similarities.
White, pretty, dead.
Right. Differences?
The cut.
The cut. It starts with the
blade and then in gets messy.
Like an animal
got chewed up.
He's changed his MO.
Motherfucker's changed his MO.
Why would he do that? Somebody
coming out of the elevator?
Scared him maybe?
No, this is our guy.
This is our guy.
Close it up.
Excuse me, does
that look like spit to you?
It certainly does. Trying to
upstage me?
I wouldn't think of it. Can I
get that tested within about,
I don't know, the next
48 hours or so?
72 hours minimum.
Oh, come on.
This isn't television,
detectives.
Yeah, and you're
no star either.
Had this dream last night.
It was right here.
He wasn't by himself. For the
first time in his life,
he was scared to death because
he wasn't in control.
Somebody was with him.
You scare me sometimes.
Sometimes I scare myself.
I - I can't believe this.
Sh-should I call her parents?
We'll take care of that.
Well, they have to come
in from California.
I should... I should buy them
plane tickets right?
What time did she
leave last night?
She stayed late. Sh-
She always stayed late.
She was amazing. Obsessive,
almost to a fault.
Where were you when she left?
You don't think I could have
murdered her?
Anyone is capable
of unspeakable acts.
But no, I don't think you could
have killed anyone.
I need to build a timeline so
that I can narrow the scope
and determine who did kill her.
I'm sorry. I'm just out of my
mind. I can't quite grasp this.
Why don't you calm down. Take a
breath. Take a breath.
So you can help us determine
who did kill her.
You're right. You're
absolutely right.
What was the
question again?
Fucking people
could be useless.
Yeah, well, at
least she gave us the boyfriend.
We can check with him after we
get some food. I'm starving.
It's not the boyfriend,
or her boss, or some random guy.
It's our guy.
Yeah, I know.
I know, okay. We know that,
but we have to do this right.
Our investigation will be tight.
It will stick in court.
I haven't had an
investigation go to shit
in 30 years on the force.
You got that right. I just don't
want to be bullshitting
the case.
How is it bullshitting
the case to check on leads?
I don't wanna
be wasting time.
Well, but -
We're dealing with a madman
and time is everything.
I know, I know that.
That sick son of a bitch isn't
going to stop until we stop him.
And we will!
I wanna look
at the bigger picture.
That's what we're doing. Okay,
we have to follow up on
the leads to get the whole
picture. Our case will be tight.
Can we get some
food, please?
Christ. Are you always hungry?
I'm a growing girl.
(Street sounds)
You do realize I need food
to do my job effectively.
SHARON
Hey.
Hey, getting ready to go out?
No, I was waiting on you.
Is he here?
No. And it's none of your
business if he was.
Look, I'm not trying to start a
fight with you, Sharon.
Neither am I. You missed her.
What? Shit. Look, I'm sorry.
Don't apologize to me.
Is she pissed?
She's with a friend. I'll tell
her you stopped by.
You know Sharon, you could at
least try to be civil.
What do you
want from me?
I want some
fucking civility!
And I want you to spend some
time with your daughter,
but neither of us are getting
what we want. Are we?
You know that when I'm working
on cases that my time
is not my own. You know that.
And It's hard to be a family.
It's hard to try and
be a family when you're
looking after other
people's lives.
And you're trying. I'm trying to
raise my daughter right?
You know, not every cop
has that problem.
You know this is not
a unique situation
and I'm not your average
motherfucking cop.
Leave.
Ain't love grand.
Drive.
(Valentine mumbles in his sleep)
♪ Nightmarish music building
to a crescendo ♪
Ahh!
You really gotta
get more sleep.
Yeah, yeah, yeah
and you really need
to get off that.
Hey, hey can I
use your phone?
Why?
Can I use your
phone, please?
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Davis, yeah. Detective
Valentine here. Yeah.
You got something for me?
Great. Be right there.
♪ Threatening music
slowly building up ♪
(sound of medical tools
being sorted through)
(sound of a sharp
blade unsheathing)
What are you doing?
Get away from me.
I swear I'll rip your face off
if you touch me.
Yeah, yeah, cut me. Cut
me motherfucker.
Ah, you better kill me.
(He pants and screams)
(droning sounds commence)
(general eerie ambience
with droning underneath)
EMCEE Creatures of the night,
welcome to Club Carnage.
Let's get ready to party and
move those bodies!
♪ Gothic, pulsating
4-on-the-floor EDM ♪
WOMAN FROM CLUB Look um,
I'm not really looking for a relationship right now.
LILITH
I know.
WOMAN FROM CLUB I'm just kinda looking to have some fun tonight.
Is that okay?
Yeah. Of course.
Do you want a drink?
Yes.
WOMAN FROM CLUB
I'm nervous.
Don't be.
WOMAN FROM CLUB
God, you're so beautiful.
Um, I'm gonna go get
us those drinks.
LILITH Have you ever had to do something you didn't want to do,
but had no choice?
WOMAN FROM CLUB
What are you talking about?
I'm talking about
life and death.
I'm talking about freedom.
Don't you want to be free?
I thought we were just looking
to have some fun.
You're not interested
in what I'm saying.
♪ Gothic dance music gets louder ♪
(music continues)
I mean, I'm kinda drunk.
Um, and I'm kinda just
losing the urge, you know?
I never lose the urge.
Well...
Listen, if I stay here, I'm
going to hurt you.
You're scared, aren't you.
I haven't been afraid
in a very long time.
Good, then don't be.
Tell me to go, I will.
Tell me to leave.
I don't want you to leave.
I think I want you to stay.
I think I want you to love me.
I'm sorry.
It's okay.
Ow. Wait, that hurts!
You bit me! What the hell?
I'm sorry.
No. Get the fuck out.
I can't.
Aahh!
(Goth dance music gets louder
then fades out slowly)
♪ The world's on fire.
The world's on fire. ♪
(Eerie drone sounds)
How do you feel?
Alive.
MEDICAL EXAMINER
Let's see what we got here.
Scant traces of blood left in
the arterial venous system.
That's different than
the others. We're looking at
a different type of neck injury.
This appears unrelated.
No, no. This is our guy.
No, this is different. You
should at least have somebody
else from homicide come and
take a look at this one.
VALENTINE No, no, no, no.
I make the recommendations.
I need to see the DNA. I need to
know about the hair and fibers.
Okay?
Listen, I get that I'm young,
but I went to medical school,
internships and residencies not
to mention years of experience.
I think that more than qualifies
me to engage you in some
sensible Q&A here.
All right now, just stop
the pissing contest.
That's all I got.
VALENTINE
What?
The DNA's not back yet, but
I'm not convinced it will
yield anything significant.
Listen, I want to catch this guy
as much as you do detective. But
I don't get why you're so sure
this is your serial killer
when the evidence indicates
otherwise.
Doc, you're the pro.
Okay? I... I get that.
But unless I missed the mark,
you're about to go home in about
an hour, am I right? So our
investment isn't exactly
the same now is it? And secondly
there's more at play here
than criminal and
medical science.
Call me when you get some
fucking results.
Jesus Christ.
Stepping on dicks...
Here, take your fucking phone.
Food?
LILITH Life as you've known it will never be the same.
Haven't you always known
you were different?
You have no idea.
But I do. Your parents,
your friends
could never understand
your desires...
your nightmares...
right?
Yes.
That's because you were
born to be one of us.
And what are you?
We are myth. We are legend.
We are what the whole word fears
and worships at the same time.
How poetic.
He has a penchant
for the theatrical.
We need blood to survive.
We need you to keep
us from extinction.
I'm kind of a busy man.
I don't know if I can fit
that into my schedule.
We're an endangered species.
You can't just go back
to your old way of life.
We? Not much of a joiner either.
I could be convinced to
change my mind.
You ever think about retirement?
What are you doing to me Stokes?
I'm asking you a question.
Jesus Christ.
I don't feel like having a
heart to heart today.
All right?
Um hm.
I'm not going to retire
until I catch this bad guy.
You wanna go
out with a win?
It's not about that.
Well then what
is it about?
Stokes-
Well I'm just trying
to figure you out.
Well don't.
Well, you're killing
yourself for this job
and I wanna know
if you ever think
enough is
enough.
You're trying to
figure me out.
Yeah. Why don't you
try to figure out
where the bad guy is?
Why don't you get me
his address? Why don't
you try to do that?
Oh fuck off.
Fuck you!
It's the only thing I know how
to do. All right? There it is.
It doesn't get any
sexier than that.
I don't have any hobbies.
I'm not trying to
save the world.
I'm just trying
to get this guy.
That's it for me.
What about your daughter?
(Phone rings)
Major crimes.
Yeah, where?
Okay.
Uh...
Yeah. Okay.
I got it, thanks.
I just think it's a mistake
to not have some separation.
You can't let the
job become you.
You've told me that
once or twice.
Yeah, well what the
fuck do I know?
So where we going?
Congress and Alameda.
Let's go.
No Knife, but the
wound looks familiar.
What's going on here?
I don't know. We'd better
follow the pieces.
CLUB OWNER I don't remember seeing anybody like that.
VALENTINE
Are you sure?
She's supposed to be a regular.
See, we heard that
uh, she usually
meets her girlfriends
here for drinks.
What do you want?
VALENTINE
We want to talk.
About what?
You know uh, you were busted
for what, uh, what was it, coke?
Come on man, you gonna
sweat me for that?
VALENTINE
Nah, nah, nah.
It's an old charge.
I said I wasn't going to
sweat you about that.
It's old.
You know, if you help
us out, we won't
have to mention
anything about that.
Let me see the picture.
Yeah, she does come in here
every now and again.
VALENTINE
Okay.
CLUB OWNER Usually when we've got a chick band.
VALENTINE
Right.
I'm saying that because I assume
she plays for the other team.
Know what I mean?
We knew what you meant.
That's all I remember.
Look, she didn't die here.
I am not responsible for
everything that happens
to everybody that
walks in this place.
No, but you could have
some fucking concern.
This could be your sister
or your girlfriend.
It's losers like you that make
us unable to close our cases.
People who won't talk when
they know something.
I don't know anything.
Yet your hands are all over
everything that comes
in and out of here.
What the fuck man?
I got nothing on this chick.
Maybe I'll just call Vice then!
Valentine! Valentine!
I will meet you in the car.
Go!
This is fucking bullshit.
This case? These murders?
They have us completely
taxed all right.
We have to follow every single
lead and if it comes up
as a dead end it's kind of a
kick in the nuts, you know?
Yeah, well I could understand
that, but I can't magically
give you information
that I don't have.
Any information
might be helpful.
Do us a favor, see what
you can come up with
and I'll keep Valentine
off your ass.
I do remember
seeing her in here,
dancing with a sexy
piece of ass.
Really?
They were all over each other.
Does that help?
It might. Describe this
sexy piece of ass.
Mmmm. That was nice.
I know it's been
at least five minutes.
Can we do that again?
No. That was just enough.
Okay. Well, maybe you could
point me in the direction
of some place to eat then
because I'm fucking starving.
(Supernatural sound followed by
eerie drone musical note)
Listen, there's some things
we need to talk about.
Sweetheart, I don't
want to marry you
and I don't want to be part of
some weird three way thing
you've got going --
what the fuck is wrong
with that guy anyway?
Don't speak of him like that.
He's an elder.
You're a psychopath.
You'd go on killing for sport.
We can't have that.
We're not monsters.
Oh, a killer being judged
by a killer. Irony.
We share a certain genetic
mutation in the blood.
It had to be you.
(Supernatural sound)
I had to get pregnant in order
to survive. That's it.
Oh, she's pregnant already.
Oh, you could make
a killing at that if you
just knew how to
market it just right.
Oh, hey, I'm not that fond of
being chained up.
I could make an exception.
Okay... Ahhh...
I knew you liked me.
Hey, woah, woah, woah, woah.
Oh, you bitch. You bitch!
I'm going to cut you
into little pieces!
♪ Unsettling, discordant musical
notes suggest evil is rising ♪
(Valentine grunts as if he
is in a drunken stupor)
VALENTINE'S DAUGHTER ZOE
Daaaddyyy.
Daaaddyyy.
Daaaddyyy.
Daaaddyyy.
Daddy!
Ah!
Why do you have
all these pictures?
What?
Don't look at those baby.
What are you doing here?
Did you kill these women?
What?
No.
No. No. No. No. Or course not.
What's wrong daddy?
The case and work and uh
What? What are you
trying to say?
♪ Sinister sounding music
suggests grave danger ♪
(Valentine moans, cries
and gasps)
(cell phone rings)
(cell phone rings)
Yeah?
Valentine it's Davis.
VALENTINE
Yeah. You got something for me?
I don't have the DNA samples
yet, but I have some
interesting things that
I have to tell you.
VALENTINE
Let's hear it.
We have two blood types.
Your victim's blood type is B
positive, your second sample is
VALENTINE (INTERRUPTS) The second sample is the killer's, doc.
Okay, Valentine. Your killer's
red blood cells lack heme.
Heme is the building block in
the RBC that allows it
to bond to iron. Your killer has
a very rare sophisticated form
of iron deficiency anemia.
Normally this stuff is really
textbook to identify under the
scope, but your killer's
anemia has several variations
that are difficult to pinpoint.
VALENTINE So what does that do for me?
Well, it's a bit out
of my expertise.
I placed a call to an old
colleague of mine,
a reputable hematologist.
He recommended a world-renowned
specialist out of Mexico.
He might be able to explain the
almost pica-like cravings
for iron and the link between
that and your killer's
feeding habits.
VALENTINE
Anything else?
Actually yes, there was
a case in the 1970's.
The Keller family.
VALENTINE That was my first year on the force.
Murder suicide.
Left the kid behind.
What about it?
Well, the only other report of
this kind of iron deficiency
anemia comes from that case.
VALENTINE
Mother or the father?
The son.
VALENTINE
Son of a bitch.
(Outgoing phone call ringing)
911 DISPATCHER
911, what's your emergency?
♪ Music and ambience suggest
isolation and eternal damnation ♪
No Mercy for you.
(Stabbing sound)
♪ Suspenseful music with a 1/16
note driving synth bass rhythm ♪
KELLER (calling out)
Lilith?
KELLER (calling out)
Lilith?
KELLER (calling out)
Lilith?
(Fence rattles)
I wanna play!
Lilith!
I see you!
Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Oooohh ha ha!
Lilith!
Lilith!
(Metallic tapping and scraping
of a knife against a pipe)
Come here, Lilith.
I wanna open you up.
Get a good look at our baby.
(Metallic tapping and scraping
of a knife against a pipe)
There you are.
Just leave. You can escape.
Go anywhere you want.
Yeah, but it wouldn't be
the same without you.
Please, don't hurt my child.
Your child? Our child.
See the guy always gets
the shitty end of the deal.
How do you kill
a vampire anyway?
Scarface dead back there?
Or is he gonna come
bouncing out of the dark?
You wouldn't tell me would you?
Oh, the secrets women keep.
Got to admit though,
does turn me ---
(Loud punch)
Aahh!
(Sound of jaw
snapping into place)
Nice one, Lilith.
I'm gonna kill a whole buncha
more people tomorrow.
Call you later.
OFFICER 1
Clear.
Detectives. Detectives!
You're
gonna want to see this.
♪ Eerie music suggests the
discovery of the unspeakable ♪
You guys have the
same decorator.
(Eerie music mixed
with night sounds)
(noisy footsteps)
What's a pretty girl like you
doing in an alley like this?
ROCKET THE PROSTITUTE
Are you a cop?
Do you wanna do
something or not?
I gotta keep moving.
(Stabbing sound followed by
blood gurgling)
(eating sounds)
THUG ONE Keller! A-ha!
Keller! It is you man!
Keller, nice haircut.
Aren't you boys out a
little late? Past your curfew?
THUG ONE
Get in the car.
We looked at the contents
of your little baggies.
Looks like you've
been a bad boy.
I think you owe
us a little more
money based on the
severity of your crimes.
It's dangerous work
covering up your tracks.
That's okay.
I won't be needing you
boys anymore.
Can you believe this guy?
Maybe we should turn you in.
Collect a little reward.
What, what are you on, man?
Nothing.
Let's go somewhere and talk
about this money thing.
I Don't feel
like talking.
Wrong answer.
(Loud bludgeoning sounds)
Alright. Fuck yeah. Ha ha.
♪ Sudden bass hit to signify
surprise that Keller is gone ♪
(Stabbing sound)
Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah.
We can work something out.
Please don't cut me.
Please don't cut me.
I'm not gonna cut you.
I've got something
very special in mind.
(Sound of Thug One's
guts being ripped out)
Detective Valentine. What?
Right. Be Right there.
Got another victim.
And a witness.
I'm Detective Valentine.
This is Detective Stokes.
DANIELLE THE PROSTITUTE
Yeah, I met her already.
So, what'd you see?
A guy in the alley with Rocket.
Who's Rocket?
A girl.
Business associate?
Girlfriend?
Business associate.
What about this guy?
I already told her
all this already.
Why don't you tell me?
Can I have
something to drink?
Coffee okay?
Yeah. Black.
So what'd this guy look like?
White.
Pale. He was
really pale and tall.
Bald I think.
Uh hm.
What happened after
he took her to the alley?
I got a trick.
We did our thing.
Do you want to
know the details?
Not really.
Too bad for you,
I got him off in 13 seconds.
Impressive.
I'm only saying that because
it happened so quick I had time
to get back to the alley.
That's when I saw her.
♪ Music swells to suggest trauma ♪
It's okay, it's okay.
Take your time.
I didn't even know the girl.
It's so messed up.
That sick bastard
was eating her.
What is that?
Who does that?
What do you mean, eating her?
Her neck was
all chewed up.
Don't you understand
what I'm telling you?
It was the grossest
thing I've ever seen.
You're gonna need
to stay here.
Why? You said
I wasn't in trouble.
Come on, when can
I get out of here?
Are you really in that
much of a hurry to
get back to the streets?
Yes.
We need to get a
sketch artist in here.
And we need to get her
into protective custody.
We're going to show
you some pictures.
We need to identify
who this Rocket is
as soon as possible.
I gotta get out of here.
Where are you going?
I gotta go home gotta
make a phone call...
CORAZON That's what you're dealing with detective.
Paroxysmal Nocturnal
Hemoglobinuria.
Call it unique anemia
if you must, but
believe me detective it's far
more sinister than that.
What do you
mean sinister?
Let me tell you, Detective, back
in the 1970's I was a consultant
on a series of murders
in the Yucatán.
The killer, or killers all had
the same hemoglobinuria.
Okay, you're going to have to
lead me by the hand, but slowly.
Paroxysmal usually
means manifesting in
spasmatic, unpredictable or
variable patterns.
So this anemia isn't manifesting
on a consistent basis?
Correct. Hemoglobinuria
is the abnormal expulsion
of hemoglobin in the urine.
Thus, there is a variable,
usually unpredictable
hemoglobin, the molecule
that allows iron to bind
with oxygen in
the red blood cells.
The body is
eliminating it inappropriately
and leaving
the victim, as it were,
iron- but more
importantly
oxygen deficient.
I came across a most compelling,
but poorly documented case
that occurred in
Old Mexico City.
The year was 1919.
(Ominous music)
(Women scream in fear
for their lives)
(Vampire screams like a banshee)
(Stabbing sound, the other
vampire cries)
Yeah Stokes. Meet me at the
office in five minutes.
Yeah, yeah. I'm just gonna stop
and get something to eat. Good.
Hey.
(Bar sounds)
(ominous music)
Can I help you?
KELLER How's the case going Detective Valentine?
Do I know you?
No. Just a fan. Seen
you on television.
Yeah, well then, you know that
the media does a very good job
leaking information without me
speaking about the case.
Have a good rest of the day,
Detective. Sorry to bother ya.
Right.
BARTENDER That guy wanted me to give you this.
Jesus Christ.
♪ Tense pulsing synth bass ♪
(Otherworldly sound
stirs confusion)
(Body impact sound)
(Otherworldly sound
stirs confusion)
Okay, what am I supposed to
think about all of this?
I don't expect nothing
from you, Captain.
Did you know about this?
I have allowed them to
proceed with this.
Okay, Okay. Let me, just
let me get this straight.
You want me to go to the public
and the mayor -- the mayor
and tell them that a goddamn
vampire is running the streets?
I don't give a fuck what you
tell the mayor, I'm telling you
that this is the guy that's out
there killing women in our city.
And the more time that
I have to sit here
and explain it to
your dumb ass.
Hey you know you're an
arrogant motherfucker.
Oh, I'm arrogant?
Yeah, arrogant.
Yeah, well, kiss my ass.
Oh, fuck you.
VALENTINE
Fuck you.
LIEUTENANT
Hey alright, that's enough.
You are out there
chasing ghosts,
and you want me to
back you up on that?
Are you fucking insane?
And, oh, it's quite the
coincidence that
all your cases lead back
to some guy who
supposedly was outside the
precinct when you discharged
your weapon.
Oh, but surprise, surprise, he
flew away so there's no proof.
Shit, you need
to retire before
you take down the
entire department.
Oh, I can retire and
sleep well. Can you?
Good, Um Hm.
You're one step closer.
You and your partner here,
you're officially off the case.
That's dumb. We're working this
case and you know it.
Oh no, you're not
working this case.
My badge is just as gold as
yours. You are off this case.
Yeah, but I earned mine.
Oh you wanna go there?
I wanna go there.
Alright, hey, that's enough.
You two, take a walk.
Take the massive fuck up that is
your life and your career
and get out of here.
STOKES Well that was just fucking great.
VALENTINE
Asshole.
What are we going to do now that
we're gonna lose our jobs?
We're not gonna lose our jobs
and we're not off this case.
You know, I don't have
20+ years in this thing,
I can't afford to lose my job.
Don't worry about it.
I'll take the heat.
You need to calm down.
I'll talk to you later.
CORAZON These monsters killed over 90 people in a 2 year
period and had a pattern
of only killing at night.
Thus I finally, belatedly I
regret, linked this to a
nocturnal pattern. They seemed
to lack the desire and strength
to feed, except at night.
You're dealing with an evil
you've never encountered before.
You can't win.
If you want to live
stop following him.
I want you to leave this to me.
I will make these murders stop.
Who are you?
You're asking the wrong
question.
You should ask where your
partner is right now.
(Growling sound)
♪ Music intensifies ♪
Stokes. Stokes. Stokes.
Don't.
I have to.
(Stabbing and slitting sounds
followed by blood spilling)
Oh, oh, oh, easy, easy, easy.
Ah. There you go.
Stokes, pick up Stokes.
Come on, Stokes, pick up.
Please!
(Cell phone ringing)
KELLER Yeah, I'm sorry uh,
Detective Stokes
can't come to the phone right
now. There's been an accident.
♪ Music intensifies ♪
No, no! Stokes! Grrr!
♪ Music intensifies ♪
(Gurgling and choking sounds)
VALENTINE
Stokes. Stokes Stokes!
Hey Stokes, Stokes, Stokes.
Oh, God. Hey, hey,
hey, you hear that?
That's every cop in the city
coming here with an ambulance
right behind it. So,
we got this covered.
Hey, hey, hey, I'm gonna
stop the bleeding.
How's that? So you
just stay calm
because everything's going
to be all right. Okay?
Let me take a look.
Okay, th tha-that
that ain't that deep.
You're gonna be fine.
You're gonna be fine.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Stokes.
Stokes, I lied to you girl,
about retiring anytime soon.
You know, it's because
you're a good cop.
You're a good detective.
One of the best.
You do the badge proud.
You know, I can't retire
cause I've got things
I gotta teach you.
You know, things
that you know,
only people with years
and years of experience.
Hey, hey, hey, girl,
are you still with me?
You with me girl? Yeah?
Stokes? Stokes.
Stokes? Melissa, Melissa,
Melissa. No, no, no, no, no.
Melissa, breathe. Melissa,
breathe, breathe,
Melissa breathe. Breathe.
Melissa, breathe.
Shit.
Oh, Melissa, oh
Melissa, I'm sorry.
So sorry. I'm so sorry.
So sorry.
♪ Dramatic orchestral music ♪
(Cell phone rings)
Yeah?
KELLER It's horrible what happened to your partner.
I'm gonna cut you
up in little pieces.
KELLER Come on, Detective,
you knew she wasn't going to make it to
the end of our little journey.
You want to know me,
so there are consequences.
Where are you? Are you
watching me?
KELLER Don't worry. I didn't eat her.
I had a meal just before
paying here a visit. I just
bled her. Oh, it was beautiful.
I don't believe that women
should be allowed on the force
when they obviously -
You sick fuck!
Where the fuck are you?
KELLER Now you know what it's like to be hunted.
Not so nice huh?
Makes you wonder if anyone
you know will be safe.
♪ Pulsing electronic bass
foretells danger ♪
Get down. Down. Get on
the goddamn floor!
SHARON
What the hell is going on?
You know him?
SHARON I don't have to answer to you anymore.
We're not married!
Do you know him?!
Yes, goddamnit I know him,
I'm dating him.
I'm fucking him, James.
Is that what you wanna know?
VALENTINE
Where's Zoe?
She's at a friend's house.
Call her. When's the last time
you cleared the house?
I don't do room sweeps anymore.
I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry.
Are you okay?
(Valentine knocks on
door upstairs)
Goddamnit James you're going
to break everything
in the fucking house!
VALENTINE
What the hell are you doing?
SHARON What am I doing?
What is wrong with you?
Call the friend's house!
James, she's okay.
How do you know?
GARY
Can I get up now?
Shut the fuck up!
Give me the number.
No, no, no. You are not
going to ruin her life
because you're scared. I'm not
going to let you do it again.
Give me the goddamn number.
Put the gun away and sit down.
Could you wait in
the kitchen please?
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
I hope you know you're going to
pay for everything you broke.
He killed Melissa.
Oh God. I'm sorry.
Did you see it happen?
Yeah, I saw everything. Oh I
mean, I saw nothing.
I don't' know what I saw. See,
see this guy he can do
impossible things. Things that
I've never seen anybody ---
Then there was that woman. That
woman jumped on me.
She knocked me to the floor.
And she said, she said
it to my face. I don't' think it
was a dream, I don't
think I was hallucinating. But
she said, she said you gotta go
take care of Stokes, and I
didn't take care of Stokes.
Stokes was, Stokes is dead.
Stokes is dead. And you know
something? They're vampires.
They're vampires...
♪ High resonance musical note
signals uneasiness ♪
VALENTINE
I need to meet you.
KELLER Are you sure?
It might not end the way you think...
VALENTINE
I'm sure.
♪ Pulsating synth bass notes
signal danger is ahead ♪
(music continues)
(the music takes a more
ominous bass driven sound)
(eerie synthesizers join)
(becomes even more ominous)
VALENTINE Drop the knife and get on your knees!
Put your hands
in the air where I can see them!
I don't feel like kneeling.
Drop the knife or
you're gonna die.
I don't feel like
dying either.
Do it now!
Walk away. Let me
deal with this.
No, stay. Let's see
how this plays out.
Both of you shut up and
get on the goddamn ground.
(Keller laughs maniacally)
Oh shit!
(Gunshots followed
by a knife throw)
(Keller laughs as Valentine
starts to bleed out)
(laughter with Valentine's
panting in background0
(Stabbing sound)
This is how you
kill a vampire.
I can help you live.
Do you want to live forever?
LITTLE GIRL
Mommy, it's bleeding.
LITTLE GIRL'S MOM Here, let's find you a bathroom.
You don't want any germs.
I'm sorry, he's just
trying to be helpful.
LITTLE GIRL'S MOM
I see.
TRAIN STATION DISPATCH Now boarding for Mexico City.
Now boarding for Mexico City.
(Sound of train approaching
fills the train station)
(train sounds continue)
(silence)
Remember this one? Thought so.
5 months ago on this date,
you killed her.
Ohhh. Well I'l be damned if
they didn't grow back again.
They couldn't have.
You know something?
Ha ha ha.
This will never grow old.
♪ The song "Red Eyes" begins,
noirish R&B with female vocals ♪
♪ Couldn't really sleep last night no I couldn't close my eyes.
♪
♪ In the dark I see the signs,
red eyes and no more lies. ♪
♪ There're clues I've seen before
but there could be more. ♪
♪ Wait, couldn't it be?
Would it be me? ♪
♪ Every time I get close you
always seem to get away and ♪
♪ every time I think I found
you, you disappear ♪
♪ without a trace. ♪
♪ What am I to do? (What am I to
do?) Is it me or is it you? ♪
♪ Most nights I can't go to sleep.
There're so many thoughts ♪
♪ and ideas in my head. ♪
♪ I know I'm close and I know
that I can, I can do this. ♪
♪ I just... I feel so lost sometimes.
If only you could help me. ♪
♪ Red eyes and no more lies. ♪
♪ Wait, could it be,
would it be me? ♪
♪ Undercover, overtime. Night
falls and I lose my mind. ♪
♪ True darkness that's inside can
terrorize and make me blind ♪
♪ to clues I've seen before, but
there could be more. ♪
♪ Wait, couldn't it be?
Would it be me? ♪
♪ Every time I get close you
always seem to get away and ♪
♪ Every time I think I found you,
you disappear without a trace. ♪
♪ What am I to do?
Is it me or is it you? ♪