AANYA ANGEL CARDINAL_MACNAMARA COCO EICHHORST EPH FET GRACE_WU GUS JIMMY_WU KELLY MRS_GUPTA MR_GUPTA NORA OFFICER_GREEN PALMER QUINLAN SETRAKIAN ZACK FET I assume you haven’t told Nora. EPH She’d have a thousand reasons why it’s a stupid idea. FET And she’d be right. But no stupider than helping the old man find a book with a magic spell to kill the Master. FET Medication for that bullet wound? EPH Breakfast. You went through Palmer’s front door. That didn’t work out so well. So I figure my best hope is to nail him from a distance. FET You mean sniper his ass at one of his public appearances? Might work. Pity we don’t have a rifle. EPH I was hoping you’d know a guy who could hook me up. It’s New York City. You want something like this, you gotta know a guy. FET Go see this guy, Jimmy Wu. Boat repair place along the Erie Basin. In front, at least. In back, he’s a little more diversified, if you know what I mean... COCO Good morning. PALMER How are you? COCO Wonderful... I feel so safe here with you. Haven’t felt that way for a long time... PALMER Wish we could cancel my appointments and spend the rest of the day in bed. COCO Me, too. But you’re meeting with the Cardinal this morning. PALMER Oh, yes. COCO I take it he found that book. What is it anyway? PALMER An ancient text. Only one of its kind. It’s purported to chronicle myths in pre-Christian Europe. COCO Didn’t think you’d be interested in that sort of thing. PALMER Which one? PALMER What else is on the agenda for today? COCO Herr Eichhorst. In the afternoon. I know he’s important to you, but I can’t stand that man. PALMER I need him. Doesn’t mean I like him. COCO Have you noticed he smells funny? Like rotten fish. PALMER Let’s not talk about him. Badenough I have to see him today. COCO You said he does things for you. What kind of things? PALMER You don’t need to know. COCO Yes, I do. I’m a big girl, Eldritch. Whatever it is, I can handle it. I can’t be an asset to you if you keep me in the dark. PALMER You are an asset. But this is one area I can’t talk about. COCO Don’t you trust me? PALMER This isn’t about trust. I’m trying to protect you. COCO From what? PALMER Coco, I’m doing everything in my power to save this city. But there are forces out there working just as hard to make sure I fail. COCO Those creatures that came in here to kill you... PALMER Among others. The truth is when you’re dealing with a cruel and ruthless enemy COCO You need people on your team who can be just as ruthless. I get it. But... PALMER What? COCO I see the way he talks to you. And how much you hate it. COCO Why him? How is he helping you? If I knew more, maybe I could help you more. PALMER I appreciate that, Coco. More than you know... But the way I grew up... it’s very difficult to talk about this... The anguish in his voice strikes a chord in her. COCO Just trust me... I’m on your side. PALMER Be patient. Give me some time. EPH Sorry. Didn’t want to wake you. NORA You’re going out? EPH Taking Zack on a couple of errands. NORA Did you hear about Barnes? NORA It’s been all over the news. Apparently, he fell off a train -- the same 1:30 train you were on to D.C. They found his body outside of Baltimore. Did you see him? EPH No, I didn’t see him. NORA And you didn’t hear anything -- or Notice EPH No. Listen, I’ve gotta run... NORA When are we going to talk about exactly what happened down there? EPH What else is there to say? I shouldn’t have gone when I went. You were right. I was wrong. NORA Okay. EPH Okay. See you later. FET Councilwoman Faraldo’s taking care of business. A couple more days and she’ll have Red Hook completely sealed off. SETRAKIAN Admirable. But at best only a holding action. We should have left earlier. He’s a busy man. If we’re late, he’s liable to cancel the appointment. FET Yeah, forgot that blowing those transit tunnels would play hell with the traffic. SETRAKIAN I thought Dutch was coming along. FET Nah, her friend, Nikki, doesn’t feel comfortable living with us. Dutch is finding her a place in one of those buildings we cleared. SETRAKIAN I see. FET You see what? SETRAKIAN She’s helping her friend. FET Right. SETRAKIAN Mr. Fet, get your head out of her skirt and back in the game. You need to be focused up here. FET Don’t worry. I’m focused. EPH You okay, buddy? You’ve been kinda quiet all morning. ZACK Had a dream about Mom last night. EPH What kinda dream? ZACK I went back to our house and she was there. In the kitchen. I asked where she’d been. She said, “I’ve been here all the time waiting for you.” She looked so... normal... She was making spaghetti and garlic bread. EPH Your favorite... ZACK It was so... real. When she hugged me, I could smell her hair... EPH Zack, you understand that wasn’t your mother that showed up at the church. Right? Your mother’s dead. That creature stole her body. It has only one goal now: to turn you. ZACK You don’t know that. EPH I do know that. And after all you’ve seen, so should you. ZACK What was that? EPH Not sure. Come on. ZACK What’s that smell? EPH Gunpowder. Hello? EPH Hey, careful with that. GRACE WU We’re closed. Go. EPH I saw someone running off... EPH What happened? Are you hurt? GRACE WU No. Not me. Please... just go. ZACK My dad’s a doctor. JIMMY WU That little bastard... GRACE WU Dad, this is a doctor. EPH My name is Ephraim Goodweather. Are you Jimmy Wu? Let me see... EPH Jesus! This is an incredibly serious injury. What happened? GRACE WU A man came in, someone we know... someone we thought we knew... he wanted to deal... We have many side businesses... EPH I can see that. JIMMY WU Joey Nong! I’ll kill him! GRACE WU Dad! Shush! Save your energy. EPH Looks like the slug went right through. That’s good. What’s not good is the damage it could have done on the way. GRACE WU He’s losing so much blood! EPH Look, I’m not a surgeon. This isn’t what I do. But with no hospitals up and running... GRACE WU You have to help him. Please! EPH Yeah, well, I’m not going to be able to do too much without a surgical kit. GRACE WU We have those. GRACE WU It’s a popular item. For people who can’t go to the hospitals. Like gang members. GRACE WU Can you save him? EPH I’m going to try. PALMER So who is this mysterious seller? And how did he acquire it? CARDINAL MACNAMARA I promised to protect his anonymity. Given the book’s history, he’s concerned about his safety. PALMER How much does he want for it? CARDINAL MACNAMARA It’s one of his most prized possessions. It’s terrifically, painful for him to part with it. It’s been a great burden for me to take this on, but he’s been a good friend to the church and PALMER Skip the soft shoe and give me a number. CARDINAL MACNAMARA Tell me what you’re willing to pay. PALMER Two hundred thousand. CARDINAL MACNAMARA I don’t think that’s going to get it done. PALMER Half a million. CARDINAL MACNAMARA You really want this book. PALMER In cash. Today. CARDINAL MACNAMARA In gold. PALMER Done. CARDINAL MACNAMARA Not quite. There are other interested parties. PALMER Who? CARDINAL MACNAMARA I must protect their identities, just as I protect yours. PALMER Is one of them Abraham Setrakian? The man’s not a serious player. He’s wasting your time. CARDINAL MACNAMARA I appreciate the advice. PALMER Name a figure that will close the deal right now. CARDINAL MACNAMARA I can’t -- not as long as there are other bidders -- PALMER Don’t play games with me, Paul. You’ll regret it. EICHHORST I can attest to that. CARDINAL MACNAMARA And who is this gentleman? PALMER An associate. He’s helping me with the Freedom Centers. CARDINAL MACNAMARA I’ll be in touch. EICHHORST Now what could his Eminence possibly have that would be worth half a million dollars to you? Palmer strides toward him. For a moment it looks as if he might strike the Nazi. PALMER How dare you barge in here unannounced! EICHHORST You haven’t answered the question. PALMER Because it’s none of your damn business! EICHHORST Everything that transpires in this office is my business. PALMER Coco, will you give us some privacy? COCO Are you sure EICHHORST Poor dear. I believe you hurt her feelings. PALMER I won’t be micromanaged. If you continue to scrutinize my every move, I won’t make our timetable. And if I fail, you fail. And your Master will be displeased. EICHHORST We don’t want you to fail, Eldritch. We are all on the same team. Speaking of timetables: When will our facility be back on track? PALMER Fortunately, the sabotage was inept. It should only take a couple of weeks to repair. EICHHORST You have one week. Not a day more PALMER Or you’ll do what? PALMER By the way, haven’t seen your man Bolivar lately. I hope nothing’s happened to him. EICHHORST Bolivar has a new assignment. PALMER Really? Doing what? EICHHORST The Master chose him to serve as his new vessel. PALMER Well, imagine that... I always assumed he would pick someone with a distinguished record of loyal service... like you. Instead, he selects a washed-up pop star. It boggles the mind. EICHHORST Yes, a narrow mind is easily boggled. PALMER Well, it’s not for us to question. The Master does or does not. In this case he did, but not with you. EICHHORST It matters not to me. I live only to serve him. PALMER Of course you do. So when I see Bolivar again, what’s the protocol? Do I get down on my knees. Kiss his ring? I mean, what do you do? GUS Chundo... Coriander... Vindaloo curry paste... Anardana seeds... How we supposed to find all this crap? ANGEL We won’t have to. They’ll have the order ready. All we gotta do is load it up. GUS Nobody’s even towing this shit away anymore... You ever wonder about God? ANGEL What do you mean? GUS Why’s he sitting back and letting this happen? ANGEL Maybe he figures we deserve it. One thing’s for sure, this city’s going down. GUS We’re going down with it if we don’t get the hell out. ANGEL I’m not going anywhere without the Guptas. And they’ll never leave their restaurant. GUS That’s crazy talk. It’s only a matter of time before they get hit, like every place else. ANGEL They put everything they own into the restaurant. They can’t just walk away. Oh, shit. GUS They’ll have our order ready for us, huh? FET Take a look at that. 19th Century. Fifteen thousand square feet of Neo- Gothic perfection. FET Cardinal’s done all right for himself. CARDINAL MACNAMARA You’re late. FET So we’ve been told. CARDINAL MACNAMARA Not necessary, Nicholas. They won’t be staying long. CARDINAL MACNAMARA I’m listening. SETRAKIAN My clients wish to purchase the CARDINAL MACNAMARA The Lumen is an exceedingly valuable artifact. Forgive me for saying so, but you two do not appear to have the resources to enter the game. SETRAKIAN We don’t. But our clients do. CARDINAL MACNAMARA And who are these “clients”? SETRAKIAN Not important. All you need to know is they can meet your price. CARDINAL MACNAMARA Is that so? The price is now $750,000. In gold. SETRAKIAN Agreed. I can have it to you within twenty-four hours. CARDINAL MACNAMARA I’ll get back to you. SETRAKIAN You have another bidder. SETRAKIAN Is it Eldritch Palmer? I must warn you, you’re dealing with a very dangerous man. FET He probably has people watching your every move. CARDINAL MACNAMARA You honestly think you can pressure me with threats? SETRAKIAN It’s a simple fact: Your position will not protect you. CARDINAL MACNAMARA Duly noted. And I’m moved by your concern for my personal safety. But if you’ll excuse me, the Mayor has requested I deliver an address at his fund-raiser tonight, and I’ve yet to write word one of my speech. SETRAKIAN When will we hear from you? CARDINAL MACNAMARA Check back tomorrow afternoon. CARDINAL MACNAMARA Nicholas, escort them out. FET How you gonna get your hands on seven hundred fifty thousand in gold? SETRAKIAN That is not our concern right now. If this man has the Lumen, Palmer will take it from him. FET How we gonna stop him? Setrakian turns to look back at the mansion. SETRAKIAN We’re going to take it first. FET Rob a cardinal? SETRAKIAN I prefer to think of it as recovering a stolen artifact, but yes -- we’re going to rob the sonofabitch. EPH Okay, Zack. Hand me the top, far right. EPH Now grab some of that gauze and get ready to wipe. EPH This is going to get bloody. You might not want to watch. EPH You, too, buddy. You don’t have to be in here if you don’t want to. ZACK I think I’ll be okay. EPH You’re doing great so far. ZACK Thanks. EPh Okay, Zack. Wipe. KELLY What’s going on? OFFICER GREEN Quarantine inspection, Miss. Would you mind taking off your sunglasses? KELLY Red Hook is under quarantine? Her eyes are clear, bright, and human. OFFICER GREEN Not Red Hook -- everyplace else. We’re making sure nobody’s bringing the infection in. KELLY What’s that for? OFFICER GREEN Some people don’t know they’re infected. But UV light shows those goddamn worms under the skin. Would you unlock your trunk? OFFICER GREEN Drive on! Now! EPH Zack, turn that little red lever --the one on his arm -- so it’s straight across. ZACK This one? EPH Yes. Just turn it till I say stop... Okay, stop. You can pull your IV out now. EPH I repaired all the damage I could find. It’s a miracle there was no G.I. involvement. EPH Mr. Wu. On a scale of one to 10, ten being unendurable, how would you rate your pain? JIMMY WU Fifteen. EPH Do you have any pain meds? EPH Okay. Sure. That’ll do. GRACE WU It’s a profitable sideline. EPH Looks like you’ve cornered the market. EPH Here. Meperidine. Give your dad two of these every four hours. You’re a lucky man, Mr. Wu. I’ll leave post-op instructions with your daughter. GRACE WU You’re going to be all right, Daddy. JIMMY WU Pay him. Pay the man. EPH Actually, I came here looking to buy something. GRACE WU Take it. Whatever you want. Medical supplies? EPH Not exactly. ZACK So why do you want a rifle? EPH For protection. ZACK Against Mom? EPH If it comes to that. Zack, I couldn’t have done that back there without you. ZACK It was gross... but kinda cool. EPH I was fourteen when I performed my first procedure. High school biology. We dissected bullfrogs. The captain of the football team keeled over -- fainted. But I was fascinated to see what went on inside a living organism... That’s when I decided I wanted to be a doctor. ZACK Can’t you try to save Mom the way you saved Mr. Wu? At least talk to her first? EPH Zack, she’s controlled by the Master. He can see through her eyes. If she finds out where we are, he’ll come after us all. ZACK Mr. Setrakian said sunlight would destroy the Master. He was wrong about that. Maybe he’s wrong about her, too. KELLY Where? KELLY Take me to him. MR GUPTA Forget it. No. We are not going anywhere. We’ve been through hard times before. This will pass. AANYA This isn’t just a temporary economic downturn, Dad. GUS If you stay, you’ll die. All of you. ANGEL He’s right. Everywhere we went, places were wrecked. Looted. Burned. MR GUPTA Twenty-six years we put into this place. Built it from nothing. GUS You did it once, you can do it again -- someplace safe. MR GUPTA What about the quarantine? Nobody gets papers to leave the city unless they work for the government. GUS We’ll find a way. My people been crossing borders without permission since Texas was Mexico. Vhini puts a hand on her husband’s shoulder, her eyes swimming with tears. MRS GUPTA When we left Amritsar, we were just as desperate. Please. Naren... MR GUPTA Okay. Okay. GUS Good. I’ll go look at the road blocks. Find a spot where we can get the car across. Meanwhile, pack light in case we have to hoof it. AANYA Gus, wait. Thank you. For all your help. Will you come with us? GUS You want me to? QUINLAN Augustín Elizalde. QUINLAN We need to talk. GUS What do you want? QUINLAN Are you frightened, Gus? GUS I’m careful. I’m smart. QUINLAN Smart enough to be the only one to walk out of Stoneheart alive. GUS I’m out. I don’t give a shit who you are, where you from, what you’re selling. I’m gonna put a bullet in your head you don’t shuffle on outta here asap. QUINLAN If you were going to shoot me, you would have done so already. QUINLAN Shall we invite her to join us? QUINLAN Vaun trained you. Did he ever mention who trained him? GUS He never mentioned nothin’. QUINLAN A good soldier, but he underestimated the Master. Fatal mistake. My name is Quinlan. GUS I told you, I’m out. Done. I don’t work for those fools no more. QUINLAN The Ancients? “Fools” they are, indeed. I don’t work for them either. I am merely using them to get what I want. GUS Which is? QUINLAN The Master. GUS Cool. Well, best of luck to you, man. Seriously, godspeed. Could I get my strap back before you go? QUINLAN This is my first time visiting your fair city. I require an escort. GUS Oh, you’re a tourist wants to get laid? Why didn’t you say so? I can recommend a couple of places... GUS I’m done, man. Find somebody else. QUINLAN I would. But I want someone with skin in the game. GUS I have zero skin in this game, bro. QUINLAN His shadow looms over you. You crossed Him, and He does not forget. What has it cost you thus far? Your best friend? Your mother? Do you not see a pattern? QUINLAN She is very beautiful. Beauty and love are fleeting but powerful. I have known both. I have lost both. GUS We’re going away. Call it running if you want. We’re gonna be safe and free. QUINLAN You want to believe this. You wish it were true. You know it is not. QUINLAN You can save her, Gus. I can help you deliver her to safety. But the only way is to give her up. Until we slay the Master, that is. Only then will you truly be free. GUS Why me! QUINLAN That is a question I learned to stop asking myself many centuries ago. CARDINAL MACNAMARA Nicholas, bring the car around. Nicholas? EICHHORST It seems like such an odd way for a father to express his love for his only son. Don’t you agree? CARDINAL MACNAMARA How the hell did you get in here? EICHHORST Nicholas let me in. I’m here for the Occido Lumen. CARDINAL MACNAMARA I don’t know what you’re talking about. EICHHORST Oh, I think you do. Eldritch is hardly a man of faith. I doubt he would offer you $500,000 for some arcane religious text. CARDINAL MACNAMARA Suppose I did have the Lumen. Why would that interest you? EICHHORST My client is most eager to acquire it. CARDINAL MACNAMARA Hope he has deep pockets. The current price is one million. EICHHORST I have a better offer. CARDINAL MACNAMARA Let’s hear it. EICHHORST Your life. CARDINAL MACNAMARA You need to leave my house. Get the hell out of here! Nicholas! EICHHORST Nicholas is indisposed. CARDINAL MACNAMARA Crux Sancta Sit Mihi Lux! Non Draco Sit Mihi Dux. Vade Retro, Satana! EICHHORST Do you hear him, Lord? Your faithful servant beseeches you in his hour of need. Won’t you come to his aid? Unleash a thunderbolt to strike down his tormentor? EICHHORST It appears your Almighty has better things to do. EICHHORST Now I will ask you one last time. Where is the Lumen? EICHHORST You can do it. Come on now. CARDINAL MACNAMARA Don’t have it... Was selling it for someone... EICHHORST Who? Where can I find this person? CARDINAL MACNAMARA Can’t... Swore before God I would never tell... EICHHORST Well, we wouldn’t want you to break that vow... EICHHORST Can you feel the worms burrowing through your flesh? When they have finished, you will have no secrets from the Master, the true Almighty. He will learn who has the Lumen. Now, now, don’t look so gloomy. Soon you will meet your new Lord -- EICHHORST You’re too late, A230385. SETRAKIAN He was telling the truth. Once the worms turn you, his Master will read your thoughts, and the Lumen will be his. But there is a higher power watching us right now. And he wants you to stop the evil that has cast its shadow over this city. CARDINAL MACNAMARA How? SETRAKIAN Tell me who has the book. It’s our only hope. Tell me, and I will release your soul to God before the forces of vile darkness take it from you. CARDINAL MACNAMARA Rudyard Fonescu... SETRAKIAN Of course. The boy from the convent in Austria. SETRAKIAN May God have mercy on your soul. PALMER Damn him to hell! COCO What’s wrong? COCO Oh my God... Who would do such a thing? COCO Could it be because of that book? COCO Eldritch, you’re obviously upset. If you tell me what this is all about, maybe I can – PALMER -- I don’t want you involved. COCO You think Eichhorst had something to do with this? PALMER Coco, please. COCO I can’t help you if – PALMER This is not your concern! Do you understand? COCO Yes, very clearly. PALMER What are you doing? Where are you going? Wait -- Coco -- Coco! * COCO I gave you every chance. You want to keep your secrets to yourself, then that’s exactly what will happen. PALMER -- No, Coco, wait! NORA What’re you doing with that? EPH Thought it would come in handy. NORA Hey, Zack. You hungry? NORA What’s that all about? EPH He’s still in denial about Kelly. We keep having the same circular argument. NORA I wonder why. Think about it, Eph. You’ve sent him mixed messages since day one. First you tried to shield him from the truth. Then you rubbed his face in it. Then you take off to Washington and leave him here with me – EPH -- You told me to. NORA Because I couldn’t stop you from going. Zack wanted you to stay. And yet you never even called him. NORA God knows why you couldn’t find the time. EPH What’s that supposed to mean? NORA You’re hiding something. I can see it in your eyes. EPH All right, you want to know what happened in Washington? Fine. EPH Let’s start with the train. I did see Barnes. And he saw me. I tried to get off in Baltimore, we got into a fight, and I’m the one who threw him off. NORA Why didn’t you tell me? EPH Oh, I don’t know. Could have something to do with the fact that I went off to Washington to save the human race, and all I managed to do was get four people killed. NORA Four? Barnes – EPH Rob. The guy who killed Rob. And tried to kill us... NORA And who was the fourth? EPH Leigh Thomas. She was the rep for the pharma company. The hit man killed her, too. She bled out in my arms. NORA I see. NORA You got drunk and slept with her, right? KELLY Zaaaaack. ZACK Mom...? KELLY I’ve missed you so much. ZACK I’ve missed you, too. KELLY Please... let me in, honey. There’s so much I have to tell you. ZACK I can’t... You’re... KELLY A monster? Is that what your father said? Look at me. You can see it’s not true. I was sick for a while, very sick, but I’m getting better. KELLY Let me in and I’ll explain everything. NORA Great, Eph. Thank you for telling me all about Washington. EPH You hear that...? EPH Zack?!... EPH Zack! You all right? KELLY Please, it’s cold. Let me in and we can work this out together. EPH Zack! No! ZACK You were wrong, Dad. Look at her. She needs our help. KELLY Eph, give him to me. You never wanted him anyway. KELLY Let’s let Zack decide who he want to be with. I wonder who he’ll choose. Zack, honey, come to me. EPH Stay put, Zack! EPH Where are you, Kelly? Come on out. You want to talk, let’s talk. ZACK No, get off him! Leave him alone! KELLY Help me, Zack. ZACK Dad’s right. You’re not her.