Brethren - pages 76-81

INT. ALLEY - DAY

Vlad carries Thom into a shaded alleyway.

Vlad looks from side to side.

VLAD
Ok, we're clear.

Vlad sets Thom onto his feet. Vlad grabs the handcuffs.

Vlad's eyes glow red.

Vlad pulls the handcuffs, breaking them into two.

VLAD (CONT'D)
I think we're safe for now, but...

Thom slumps to his knees.

VLAD (CONT'D)
Hey, what are...

Thom begins sobbing.

Vlad sits down next to Thom.

THOM
She's dead. She's gone, thanks to
you damn Vampires.

Vlad puts his arm around Thom, but Thom pulls away.

THOM (CONT'D)
Get away from me, if it wasn't for
you bloodsuckers, she'd be fine
right now.

Vlad raises his head like he's about to speak, but stops and
lowers his head.

THOM (CONT'D)
Why am I even trying to help you?
Why am I doing all this just
because I felt bad for your kid?

Thom takes a step away from Vlad.

VLAD
Because you're a good guy.

Thom stops and turns around.

THOM
What?

VLAD
You're one of the good guys. Not
because you're a fed, not despite
of the fact that you're an Effret,
but just because you're a good guy.
And I need you to find my son. I'm
not a detective or a cop or
anything, I just play ball. You're
the only one who can do this?

Thom walks back to Vlad, who slumps his head towards the
ground.

Thom sits down next to Vlad.

Thom and Vlad sit in silence for a few seconds.

THOM
I still don't have any leads.

Vlad looks up and makes eye contact with Thom.

VLAD
That's alright.

Vlad stands up. Thom gives Vlad a confused look.

THOM
How is that alright? We've got
nothing.

Vlad starts walking out of the alley.

VLAD
We've got some work to do first.
Besides, your partner's not dead.
Yet.

THOM
What?

Thom chases after Vlad.



EXT. CITY PARK - NIGHT

Thom and Vlad, no longer wearing a burka, walk into a park.
Thom holds a grocery bag. A few people relaxing in the park
point to Vlad.

VLAD (V.O.)
Training camp always starts with a
look at everyone, so we all know
what we can and can't do.

Thom and Vlad stop next to a bbq grill.

THOM
Ok, take a look.

Thom lifts a bag of charcoal.

Charcoal is poured into the bbq.

THOM (CONT'D)
Most Effret can create fire, but I
suck.

A shower of sparks fall from Thom's fingers.

The charcoal just starts to burn.

Thom shoves his hand into the charcoals.

THOM (CONT'D)
However. I do have this little
trick.

The charcoals become engulfed in a raging firestorm.

Thom removes his hand, leaving a a stack of grayed charcoals.

THOM (CONT'D)
I'm also supposed to be able to
make a tornado or something, but I
only seem to be able to it that if
you throw something big at my head.

Vlad looks over at a concrete trash can.

VLAD
I'll trust you on that one.

A few people walk near Thom and stare at him and the bbq.

PARK PERSON #1
(to Thom)
Dude that was awesome! Do it
again!

A few others crowd around Thom.

PEOPLE
Sweet! Can I use your bbq? Hey,
autograph this.

Vlad chuckles to himself.



EXT. CITY STREETS - NIGHT

Vlad and Thom stand near a stack of cinder blocks. Thom hold
a 2X4.

VLAD
Ok, one quick hit. Give it a try.

Thom focuses on a cinder block.

THOM
Yaaa!

Thom thrusts the 2X4 aa cinder block on the top of the stack.
The cinder block falls off the stack.

Thom frowns and paces.

VLAD
Look, it's like this.

Vlad picks up a 2X4.

Vlad's eyes glow red.

Vlad exhales and thrust the 2X4 at the cinder block. The 2X4
breaks right through the cinder block, impaling the block on
the 2X4.

VLAD (CONT'D)
Come on, it's not that hard.

THOM
Uh, I don't think I can do this.
Why is it so important.

Vlad looks at the ground.

THOM (CONT'D)
Uh, Vlad?

Vlad smashes the cinder block on the ground.

VLAD
Because if you can't do it, then it
had to be me.

Vlad holds the 2X4 like a weapon.

VLAD (CONT'D)
You didn't totally understand what
Grigorov did earlier.

THOM
Yeah, he turned my partner into a
zombie.

VLAD
That may be how it seems, but a
vampire lord's bite is like a
spell, a spell that breaks when the
vampire lord's heart stops.

THOM
So, there's hope.

VLAD
Yeah, stick a wooden stake through
his heart, except...

Thom looks at the 2X4 in Vlad's hands.

THOM
Except only you can do it. Shit,
can you kill your own friend?

VLAD
He's not my friend anymore.



INT. WAREHOUSE - OFFICE - DAY

Several vampires stab syringes filled with red fluid into the
necks of tied-up people.

VLAD (V.O.)
He's gone too far. Using sacred
blood to turn enemies into zombies
is what started the vampire hunts
in the dark ages.

The tied-up people shudder and their eyes become glazed over.



EXT. CITY STREETS - NIGHT

Vlad and Thom by the cinder blocks as before.

VLAD
I'm not going to let him turn the
world against us again.