BOB CAPTAIN_MESSINA CARL DUTCH EICHHORST EPH FET GLENN JIM JUSTINE KELLY KOWALSKI MAYOR_LYLE NIKKI NORA NYPD SENTRY SETRAKIAN STEVE THOMPSON ZACK FET I checked all the window grates. No loose bolts. Place is still secure as long as – ZACK No one does something stupid like open the door? EPH That creature manipulated you. It wasn’t your fault. SETRAKIAN It retains all of your mother’s memories, so it’s easy to simulate – ZACK Okay, I get it! Can we just not talk about it anymore? SETRAKIAN I’m afraid we must. The Master now knows we are here. NORA Because he can see through Kelly’s eyes, Zack. SETRAKIAN They will come for us again. It may be two of them, it may be 200, but they will come. We must be prepared to defend this place. EPH I’ve got a better idea. Let’s go get some back up. NORA Eph’s right. We should go tell Justine. She’s got cops, guns. She needs to know that strigoi got into Red Hook. SETRAKIAN No, we should stay here. Eichhorst will come for me. I know it. We have a chance to finish him. FET And we will. But we need more firepower, and Faraldo’s got it. EPH Shall we? NORA Do you know how to use that thing? EPH Pretty straightforward. NORA Where’d you get it again? EPH From that guy I operated on, the one who owns the boat repair place. NORA Oh, that’s right, sorry. It’s hard to keep all the stories straight. FET I’m going to stop at Nikki’s apartment first. Make sure Dutch is all right. Tried to call her, land line was busy. EPH Thatta boy. FET No quitters on this team, Doc. I’ll meet up with you at Faraldo’s headquarters. NORA You need a bodyguard? FET I just might. EPH Stick close to me at all times. Okay? ZACK Don’t worry, I will. SETRAKIAN If we’re going, let’s go while it’s still light out. DUTCH What? NIKKI You look so gay using that tool. DUTCH Oh please, you’re so much gayer than I am. DUTCH So, are you going to tell me about the phone call with your Mom? A beat – NIKKI She wants me to move back in with her. DUTCH I figured. She said a lot of mean things about me. NIKKI Some of them true? DUTCH All of them, actually. I think what your mother doesn’t know is how I feel about you. FET There you are. DUTCH Hey. Come on in... FET I’ve been trying to call. NORA We were worried about you. NIKKI Sorry, I was on with my Mom for a long time. FET How you feeling? NIKKI So much better. Thank you. Nora jumps in – NORA This is a pretty apartment. FET Yeah, this building was one of the first ones we cleared. Been around forever. NIKKI What do you mean “cleared”? FET Exterminate the munchers. Blow them up or slice their heads off. NIKKI Nice. NORA We’re trying to stay alive here. It has to be done. DUTCH Remember when you hated Fet for saying things like that? NORA That was a long time ago. FET We got some uninvited guests last night. Kelly Goodweather came after Zack. She and a Feeler trashed my place. Everybody’s okay, but you should know, Red Hook’s not clear. DUTCH Oh shit. FET The old man thinks they’ll be back. So we’re heading to Faraldo’s headquarters. Maybe you should come, too. NIKKI But they’re not after us. FET They came to my apartment. Who knows how the mother found us. NORA Trust us, it’s all true. FET Safety in numbers. NIKKI You should go if you want to. DUTCH We’ll talk about it. NORA I’ll wait outside. Be safe, you two. FET You okay? DUTCH Yeah. Just trying to finish before dark. Let me talk to her. Maybe we’ll meet up with you later. FET Nice job there on the windows. DUTCH Not bad, right? FET It’s not safe, you know. They should come with us, at least for today. Maybe I should go back in there, tell her to stop being stupid. NORA What are you going to do? Throw her over your shoulder and stomp out? FET It did cross my mind. NORA We all know that girl can take care of herself. FET Not when she’s busy taking care of someone else. FET What? NORA Nothing. FET It’s fine. She’s fine. You’re right. Let’s go. EPH So, this book. SETRAKIAN Ephraim, if you are going to tell me how ridiculous my pursuit of the Lumen is, save your breath. EPH But what else will we talk about? EPH I get it. I’m not giving up on my bioweapon either. SETRAKIAN It’s an exercise in futility. The Master can always make more strigoi. EPH Bring it on. I’ll kill them as fast as he makes them. And when the strigoi report back in to him, it will hopefully kill him, too. A beat – SETRAKIAN Something changed for you in Washington D.C. EPH Yes. The rules of the game. SETRAKIAN I see. I’m guessing the rifle you’re carrying is not meant only for strigoi. EPH No. It’s not. SETRAKIAN Remaining human at all costs is very important. Even when dealing with murderers. EPH Is that your grandfatherly advice of the day? SETRAKIAN Merely a warning from someone who has lived among monsters. JUSTINE You see how we’re protected here. Main checkpoint is just north of our building. These others spaced along here cut off the rest of Brooklyn from Red Hook. The UV lamps scare those stingers off like roaches when the kitchen light comes on. MAYOR LYLE I imagine the waterfront helps. JUSTINE That’s our edge. Now that we’ve established this beachhead here, I want to push inland, take back more of Brooklyn. MAYOR LYLE I was thinking we might try a bolder strategic move. JUSTINE Such as? MAYOR LYLE Manhattan. Specifically, the Upper East Side. Some of the most valuable real estate in the city. JUSTINE Not anymore. Now it’s just a bunch of entitled assholes cowering in their worthless townhouses. KOWALSKI Expecting other people to do their fighting for them. MAYOR LYLE They’re still powerful, Justine. With connections not only here -- but in Albany and D.C. And theycan be very helpful to us. JUSTINE George, we agreed I do this my way. And I don’t think that’s my best move right now. EPH We have an appointment with the Councilwoman. Now he does something intentionally disarming – EPH Here, let me give you my gun before I go inside. The Sentry takes it. SENTRY Sir, you’re going to have to wait -- CARL Hey! Stop! You can’t come in here! EPH Mister Mayor, sir. This is very important. Councilwoman Faraldo, I worked with Nora Martinez at the Cdc. I need a minute KOWALSKI Hey! Throw his ass out of here! EPH Ms. Faraldo, I believe you know my son. Zack? JUSTINE Yes, I do. EPH His mother -- she’s turned – she got into Red Hook last night. Attacked our place. She was made up like a human. MAYOR LYLE I thought you said Red Hook was secure. JUSTINE It is. SETRAKIAN It is not! They’ll attack again. In greater numbers. Probably tonight. JUSTINE Who the hell is this guy?! SETRAKIAN You must listen! The Master saw through her eyes. He knows where we all are. Eph sighs, knows this was the wrong thing for Setrakian to say. Justine and Kowalski share a look -- they’ve seen a lot of crazy since this plague broke out – JUSTINE “The Master”? What’re you talking about? SETRAKIAN You think you’ve succeeded but you have no idea what you’re facing! KOWALSKI Enough of this. EPH -- Wait -- the point is, his mother will be back. She’s determined to – JUSTINE -- Got it. Thanks for the heads up, but we need to get on with our meeting. EPH Please -- five minutes -- I was on the front lines of this with the Cdc -- KOWALSKI Outside, let’s go! CAPTAIN MESSINA I did my part. You’re in Red Hook. EICHHORST Of course. KELLY Thank you. You’ve earned a gratuity. FET So... you and the Doc. What’s up there? NORA He’s got such passion, I mean he’s relentless -- but it’s also the thing that did us in. And worse than the things he’s done is that I don’t believe in him anymore. I don’t know if it’s the drinking or what, but I don’t think I can trust his judgement. About anything. FET Tough place to be. NORA You’re really in love with that girl. FET Is that what this is? NORA I think she loves you, too. In her own twisted way. FET That’s comforting. Thank you. DUTCH Done. Looks good, doesn’t it? NIKKI Did Fet teach you how to do that? DUTCH Yes. NIKKI Do you love him? DUTCH Yes. DUTCH Did you steal my money? NIKKI No. But I did throw your lap top into the Gowanus Canal. DUTCH Why would you do that? NIKKI So much dark shit seemed to emanate from it. DUTCH Oh here we go. Let the judgements begin. NIKKI I don’t judge you. I just ask questions. DUTCH I have some questions of my own. Can you go over your bullshit timeline again? NIKKI What do you mean? DUTCH There are pieces missing everywhere. NIKKI Dude, I’m not the liar here. DUTCH You say you came back to our place -- after you ran away and left me for dead -- and waited but did nothing to find me. And you were with that douche bag, Ron, for three days. And then what? NIKKI I told you. DUTCH Tell me again. NIKKI What are you doing? This is ridiculous. DUTCH Because we’re talking about your behavior for once, and not mine. You’re always on a moral high horse. This is why you and I -- together -- will never work. NIKKI I’m sorry, did I miss the part of this conversation where I asked you to be with me? DUTCH You don’t have to ask. It’s all over your face. You can’t hide it. I’m always disappointing you because your expectations are too high. NIKKI Why? Because I want you to be better? To think about other people. Just get out of here. Go. DUTCH Whoever I slept with or fell for, somewhere, buried way in the back of me, was the sensation that we had unfinished business. I could not kill that thought. Until I believed you were gone for good. What a relief it was. I should’ve known you’d rise from the dead. Show up again and dig yourself into me like a tick. NIKKI There’s something seriously wrong with you. DUTCH Yes! You. That’s what’s wrong with me. DUTCH I have always been in love with you. And it has never made me happy. NIKKI You’re stunning, my god. I always forget how. I am asking now. Make a choice. GLENN Bob, it’s Glenn. Get over here. We’ve got a situation. BOB What’s the -- BOB Shit! Call for backup. GLENN Can’t. Phones are dead. JIM Glenn, it’s Jim. Do you read me? Over. GLENN This is Glenn. Over. JIM Got a situation on D Level. Need back up! I repeat – GLENN Jim. Do you read me...? Jim! BOB Let’s go! EICHHORST Good evening. STEVE How’d you get in here? What do you want? EICHHORST I want you to turn the lights off in Red Hook. EPH Maybe you shouldn’t have brought the Master into it. Just saying. SETRAKIAN What are we standing around for? Let’s go! EPH We’re waiting for Nora and Fet to show up. They have a relationship with these people. Faraldo might listen to them. SETRAKIAN And if she doesn’t? EPH Then I guess we’ll go back to Fet’s. EPH That’s not good. JUSTINE They’re out all over. EPH We’ve seen this happen before. MAYOR LYLE Seen what happen? SETRAKIAN Please, you must listen. This is sabotage. The strigoi cut your power. MAYOR LYLE The stri-what? EPH The creatures. It’s Romanian. It’s a long story. SETRAKIAN Now that you have no Uv light, prepare yourself for a coordinated * frontal assault. They will come! MAYOR LYLE Get the car. We’re getting the hell out. Now. JUSTINE You’re leaving?! MAYOR LYLE You said it, Justine. The specifics of how all this gets handled -- that’s up to you. Get the goddamn car! EPH I can’t believe I voted for that guy. JUSTINE I raised money for the asshole. All right. They want a fight, they’ll get one. Let’s go! KOWALSKI Firing line, right here! Move it! JUSTINE Gimme a gun. KOWALSKI M-4 for the Councilwoman. KOWALSKI You shot one of these before? JUSTINE I’m a quick study. EPH Use the sights, aim, shoot. KOWALSKI Put your hand around the pistol grip. Flick the safety off. Get a stable body position. Put the red dot on their heads. Lead them if they are moving fast. Squeeze gently. Then repeat. EPH Yeah, just what I said. FET Hey, Doc. Just like old times, huh? EPH You see anything out there? NORA No. Nothing. KOWALSKI Get some flares out there. KOWALSKI There! Fifty yards out. JUSTINE Why don’t they come? SETRAKIAN Be careful what you wish for. KOWALSKI Fire! JUSTINE Why’d they do that? SETRAKIAN That was a probe. To test your defenses. They’ll be back soon enough, hordes of them. JUSTINE Who is this guy again? FET Somebody worth listening to. JUSTINE We need more people on these barricades. KOWALSKI Thompson, call in all the Curfew Cops walking street beats. Get them up to the perimeter, Asap. We’re expecting an attack in force. How many people do we have patrolling Red Hook? THOMPSON Twenty five or so. KOWALSKI Get ‘em all down here. THOMPSON Copy that. FET You’ll never hold this line without Uv. We need to get to the power station. Turn the juice back on. KOWALSKI I don’t have the people to spare. FET So we’ll go. NORA Let’s do it. KOWALSKI Good hunting. EPH Zack – ZACK Stick close. Yeah, I got it. You don’t have to tell me again. ZACK No, seriously, Dad, I got it. NIKKI Is everything okay? DUTCH Power’s out. All over, it looks like. NIKKI Great, a blackout on top of everything else. NIKKI Jesus, it’s a war zone. DUTCH Something terrible is happening. NIKKI Where are you going? DUTCH Gotta find out. NIKKI Come on, you’re not a cop. You’ll get hurt. It’s too dangerous. DUTCH That gunfire is coming from the check point. DUTCH I’ll be back. DUTCH Don’t you answer the door or leave this apartment. Take it. NIKKI This is crazy, you’re only one girl. What are you doing? DUTCH Thinking about other people. JUSTINE You think they’re calling to each other? Signalling? You know, like coyotes? KOWALSKI They’re up to something. JUSTINE We need to get up higher. See what’s going on out there. JUSTINE Holy Jesus! Do we have any more men? KOWALSKI Everybody’s on the street. Here and at the other checkpoints. KOWALSKI I’ve got a police boat that can take you to Staten Island. JUSTINE Get me a bullhorn. FET Let’s move -- wouldn’t take much to trap us in here. ZACK Why didn’t Professor Setrakian come in with us? NORA He’s going back to Fet’s. To get Eichhorst. ZACK That’s not a good plan. EPH Not really, no. FET We do this fast. Then we go help. FET Four down, who knows how many to go. EPH So much for a stealthy entrance. FET Better keep moving. NORA This doesn’t look right. FET You go in first. NORA Funny. EPH Hit him, Zack! EPH Get down! KELLY Zack... EICHHORST I understand. Go. I’ll deal with the Jew. JUSTINE People of Red Hook! This is Justine Faraldo speaking. We need your help! Red Hook is under attack. I repeat, Red Hook is under attack. JUSTINE When this plague began, too many of us looked the other way. Hid in our homes and hoped someone else would deal with the problem. Now the moment of truth has arrived. No one is coming to rescue us. If we want to survive, we must help ourselves. JUSTINE Join me and fight for all of us. Don’t let these monsters take it from us. People, today we fight or we die. FET Okay, mad scientists. Which one’s the “on” switch? NORA Fet. FET I think you’re onto something. EPH Look. You’ve got this in hand. I’ll go help the Professor. Hang on to Zack. He’s safer with you. FET Okay, Doc. NORA Zack, come here, help us. ZACK Be careful. EPH I will. Lock up behind me. KOWALSKI Holy shit! They’re coming! Hold your fire till they’re right on top of us. Every bullet counts! CARL Shit-shit-shit! KOWALSKI Now!!! Light ‘em up! KOWALSKI Fall back on the vehicles! JUSTINE Citizens, to the barricades! JUSTINE Let’s go! NORA Good news is it looks as if the high side bus is still hot. FET Sure. How hot is hot? NORA 69,000 volts. Low side is reading zero, so I’m guessing they flipped the transmission side breaker. FET Just what I thought. NORA So unless they also opened the disconnects, this should do the trick. FET You do the honors. FET Shit. ZACK Whoa. What’s that? FET The transformers coming on line... NORA Okay! Now these! FET We did it! We’re back on the grid! DUTCH What are – NIKKI -- Watch out! JUSTINE Son-of-a-bitch! Look at that! NORA Power seems to be holding steady. We should go help Eph. That’s when Zack looks out the window behind them, sees -- NORA I got you. FET We can’t wait here for her to get in. NORA No! FET She’s alone. Sorry, kid. Draw her that way. NORA I don’t see her! FET C’mere, honey... FET Oh, shit. NYPD #1 Vasiliy Fet? Doctor Martinez? Where are you? EICHHORST A230385... Are you here...? I hope you are not hiding. That would be most unworthy of you. EICHHORST Such a lovely girl. SETRAKIAN Looking for me? EICHHORST A230385... Show yourself. SETRAKIAN Come out to the street. Let’s finish this. EICHHORST You have too much faith in Sardu’s sword. SETRAKIAN If you’re so eager to drink me, why do you stand there flapping your lips? Perhaps the beating you took from Quinlan has sapped your confidence. EICHHORST You know me better than that. No, Abraham, I want to savor this. EICHHORST Goodweather... Well played. SETRAKIAN My sword sings of silver! SETRAKIAN Ephraim! SETRAKIAN He’s coming for you, Ephraim! EICHHORST Goodweather... I’ll wager that’s not your family’s original name. What country did your people immigrate from? Poland? The Ukraine... Latvia? EICHHORST What was their original name? Goldstein...? Gotlieb? EICHHORST I can smell your sweat. And your blood. Same stench as the old man’s. Bitter... Brackish... Like the Dead Sea. EICHHORST That sound takes me back – the satisfying crack of a Mauser K98. Superb infantry weapon. Had one myself once. A bit cumbersome in tight quarters, don’t you think? EICHHORST I know you. The Master allows me to share Kelly’s thoughts... her memories. I must say, many of those about you are most unpleasant -- your ambivalence about having a child, for instance. How you selfishly anguished over this, even after Kelly was pregnant. EICHHORST Her desire for Zack is strong. It will be interesting to see whose desire for your son is stronger after I’ve turned you. EICHHORST Five shots. Unfortunately, that is the one weakness of this rifle -- low capacity. Your magazine is now empty. EICHHORST You are pathetic. DUTCH Didn’t I tell you to stay home? FET Dutch! DUTCH Thank god you’re alive. DUTCH Did you maniacs get the power back on? NORA With divine intervention. FET Not quite. She’s a god damned genius. You couldn’t resist the battle, huh? How’d you do? DUTCH It was a little dicey. But we did all right. ZACK Dad! JUSTINE People of Red Hook! JUSTINE This day will go down in history as a turning point. As the moment the people of New York stood up and stopped these bastards. KOWALSKI Everybody’s going to remember this day. And you. JUSTINE Me -- it was all of us, Frank. KOWALSKI Wait and see. Nothing is ever going to be the same for you again.