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INT. A COLLEGE CLASSROOM – NIGHT
KATRINA GALE is seated among the students. The PROFESSOR stands in front of them. He writes some words on the chalkboard.
PROFESSOR
Your next writing assignment will be a fun one.
He writes Werewolves of London on the board.
PROFESSOR (CONT’D)
You have to write a short
story based on these song
lyrics.
KATRINA
Werewolves of London?
PROFESSOR
Yes, Miss Gale. Now you
don’t have to use every
lyric. And it doesn’t
have to be about werewolves.
KATRINA
So we can write about Taylor
Lautner, who played a
werewolf in the Eclipse
movies?
PROFESSOR
Yes.
The FEMALE STUDENTS growl with delight.
WOMAN
I can always write about
that stud.
PROFESSOR
Nothing pornographic.
The MALE STUDENTS boo him. The professor looks at his watch.
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PROFESSOR (CONT’D)
That’s all for tonight. Good
evening.
The students start to exit.
HAWKINS (V.O.)
Sybil, you’ve drawn Eli Koby!
INT. SYBIL’S MANSION/LIVING ROOM – NIGHT
SYBIL sits on the chair while HAWKINS and DOVER sit on the couch. Hawkins holds the illustration of Eli Koby.
HAWKINS
I know him. He can’t be the
Aquarius Killer. He’s the
grandson of a Baptist
minister.
SYBIL
Aleister Crowley was known
as the Anti-Christ of London.
And he came from a religious
family.
HAWKINS
Well, Eli isn’t evil. I’d
stake my life on it.
SYBIL
Do see if you can locate Mr.
Koby with your tracking
power.
HAWKINS
Fine.
Hawkins puts the illustration on the coffee table. Then he closes his eyes and puts his fingers to his temples.
HAWKINS (CONT’D)
It’s not going to work, I
can tell you that ri--
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Hawkins gapes as he opens his eyes and lowers his hands.
HAWKINS (CONT’D)
Oh, no.
DOVER
You found him?
HAWKINS
He’s walking his dog.
SYBIL
You both had best see him
before he does anything
else tonight.
KATRINA
She is walking to her car. She holds her keys in one hand and a can of pepper spray in the other. She also has a rape whistle
in her mouth. She keeps a very alert watch on her surroundings.
As she walks down the sidewalk, a thin stream of water follows
her. Suddenly it forms into a geyser and shoots water at Katrina.
Katrina thinks that it is raining. Suddenly the water engulfs her head in a liquid bubble. She does not have time to blow the whistle.
The geyser forms into a wave that knocks Katrina down. Then her entire body is engulfed in a liquid cocoon. She struggles to escape, but she had no chance. She finally drowns.
The water recedes from her lifeless body. It flows as a thin stream on the sidewalk. As a result, it leaves her corpse dry.
ELI KOBY AND HIS DOG
Eli is a tall man who is about the same age as Hawkins. He is waiting for his dog to do his business in the park.
Then a HAWK and a DOVE land next to them. The dog growls at them.
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DOVER (V.O.)
You love me. You now see
and hear the real me.
Eli becomes mesmerized as the dove morphs into Dover. The dog growls at her and the hawk.
DOVER
You also see and hear my
partner.
The hawk morphs into Hawkins. The dog barks at them.
HAWKINS
Eli, can’t you keep your dog quiet?
DOVER
Eli, please make your dog
calm down.
ELI
He just needs to be held.
Eli bends down and picks up the dog.
ELI (CONT’D)
Calm down, baby. Come to
papa. That’s a good girl.
DOVER
Eli, what Zodiac sign are you?
ELI
I’m a Pisces.
HAWKINS
We already fought the Merman.
DOVER
Eli, did you ever drink the
Zodiac Elixir?
ELI
Zodiac Elixir? What’s that?
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HAWKINS
He doesn’t know anything.
He is innocent.
DOVER
Then why did your power
track him down?
HAWKINS
Oh, yeah.
DOVER
Eli, do you have a twin
brother? An identical
twin?
ELI
No. I have an older sister
though.
HAWKINS
An identical twin brother?
DOVER
I thought your power might
have located the wrong one.
HAWKINS
But they both would have been
born on the same day.
DOVER
Not necessarily. One could
have been born on the last day
of Aquarius. And the other
could have born on the first
day of Pisces.
HAWKINS
Okay. I have to admit. That
was very clever of you.
DOVER
What else can explain Eli
being the Aquarius Killer?
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HAWKINS
Split personality?
DOVER
Oh, good one.
(to Eli)
Eli, have you ever been
treated for multiple
personality disorder?
ELI
No. I don’t have any
mental illness. What is
this all a--
DOVER
Maybe you don’t know you
have a second personality.
(louder, more
demanding)
Everyone who lives in this
body, you love me. You
will do as I say.
(a beat)
Whoever is in Eli’s body,
tell me who you are.
ELI
(awkward pause)
I’m Eli.
DOVER
Is there anyone else in
there?
ELI
I don’t think so.
DOVER
You’re still Eli?
ELI
Yes, ma’am.
Dover and Hawkins look at each other.
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HAWKINS
Sybil was wrong.
DOVER
She’s never been wrong
before. Maybe you were
wrong.
HAWKINS
I’ve never been wrong
before.
DOVER
Eli, is there someone who
looks a lot like you?
ELI
There’s my cousin Richard.
Only he’s shorter and a bit
fatter. And his hair is
lighter than mine.
DOVER
Oh, my God.
HAWKINS
But I didn’t see him. I
saw Eli.
DOVER
You were thinking of Eli
when you were using your
power. Maybe that’s why
you saw him.
HAWKINS
But I only track down evil
people.
DOVER
Maybe your constant exposure
to the Delphi Crystal made
your power more . . .
powerful. Maybe now it can
track down innocent people.
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Hawkins closes his eyes and puts his fingers to his temples.
HAWKINS
I can’t find Richard.
DOVER
He’s the Aquarius Killer.
Maybe he turned into water.
HAWKINS
I’ll--
He opens his eyes and gapes in horror.
HAWKINS (CONT’D)
Oh, dear God!
HAWKINS’S PSYCHIC VISION
A cocoon of water surrounds a COLLEGE MAN. He struggles to escape.
HAWKINS (V.O.)
He’s drowning a guy!
RESUME ELI, DOG, HAWKINS, AND DOVER
HAWKINS
He’s near the college!
DOVER
(to Eli)
Eli, you forget that you
ever saw us. We never
existed.
ELI
(monotone voice)
Forget. Never existed.
Hawkins and Dover fly away. Their shadows morph into two birds flapping their wings.
Eli shakes his head. Then he looks at his dog in his hands. He frowns at the dog.
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THE DEAD COLLEGE MAN
The water flows away from the dry corpse in a thin stream. The heroes land in front of the moving stream. Dover points at it.
DOVER
Richard, you love me. You
see and hear the real me.
The stream becomes a tidal wave. It knocks the heroes down.
SYBIL
She looks at the SUPERIMPOSED SCENE in the Delphi Crystal.
SYBIL
Miss Dover’s power did not
work on Richard. How is
that possible?
RESUME HAWKINS AND DOVER
They are engulfed in a water cocoon. They struggle to break free.
RICHARD (V.O.)
What the hell? I feel two
human beings! But I see
two birds!
Hawkins grabs Dover. Then they fly out of the water. Their physiques are dry once they fly out of the scene.
The water cocoon morphs into a geyser. It shoots its water high into the sky.
HAWKINS AND DOVER IN THE AIR
The water just barely misses their feet. Dover looks at Hawkins.
DOVER
I don’t understand it! I
should have turned him into
my love slave!
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HAWKINS
You called him Richard!
Maybe he doesn’t call
himself that anymore!
DOVER
Or maybe my power doesn’t
affect his water body!
HAWKINS
I don’t think so! If I
can see it, you should be
able to control it!
Dover points downward.
DOVER
Hey! Water boy! You love
me! You now see and hear
the real me!
THE GEYSER
It morphs into RICHARD KOBY. He is a shorter, fatter version of Eli with lighter hair. His hair is also greasier.
Richard looks upward. Then Hawkins and Dover land in front of him. The heroes look at him.
DOVER
What is your name?
RICHARD
I am called Walter.
HAWKINS
Oh, boy. Water. Walter.
DOVER
You’re not Richard Koby?
RICHARD
No. I only use his identity
when it’s convenient for me.
Like when the Shadow became
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RICHARD (CONT’D)
Lamont Cranston while the real
Cranston went overseas.
The heroes look at each other. They shrug in unison. Then they look back at Richard.
DOVER
So you drank the Aquarius
Elixir, not Richard?
RICHARD
Yes. Richard wouldn’t have
known what to do with these
powers. He’s such a goddamn
wimp.
DOVER
Why is Richard such a wimp?
RICHARD
Because everyone in his family
keeps comparing him to his
cousin Eli.
(mimicking)
“Why don’t you exercise more?
Then you’ll be as thin as Eli.”
“Why don’t you get the kind of
grades that Eli gets? All you
have to do is study more.”
DOVER
Enough.
(to Hawkins)
His inferiority complex created
a split personality.
HAWKINS
Or the Zodiac Elixir created
it somehow. Sounds to me like
he just went off the deep end
and wound up in fantasy land.
DOVER
Sybil, are you watching us?
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SYBIL
She looks at the superimposed heroes in the Delphi Crystal. They are looking upward.
SYBIL
I am, Miss Dover.
DOVER
Is the crystal able to save
him?
SYBIL
It depends.
DOVER
Depends on what?
RESUME THE HEROES AND RICHARD
The heroes look upward while Richard looks at them.
SYBIL (V.O.)
On whether or not Mr. Koby
used his powers to murder
his relatives.
The heroes turn to Richard.
DOVER
Rich--Walter. Did you kill
the Koby family?
RICHARD
No, I didn’t kill them.
HAWKINS
Well, thank God for that.
RICHARD
Richard killed them.
DOVER
What?
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HAWKINS
Whoa!
DOVER
How? Why?
RICHARD
He used an axe.
Dover shivers. Hawkins holds her.
RICHARD (CONT’D)
Because they pissed him off
one time too many.
(mimicking)
“Why can’t you keep a job
like Eli?” “If only we had
found an abortionist.”
DOVER
Oh, God.
Dover turns and vomits. Hawkins looks at her.
HAWKINS
Debra!
Hawkins reaches out to her bent body. She vomits again. Then they look at each other for a long time. He suddenly realizes her problem.
HAWKINS (CONT’D)
Whoa.
HAWKINS (V.O.)
She had one.
SYBIL
She looks at the superimposed scene. She is hesitant to say anything.
SYBIL
Miss Dover, you must keep
Mr. Koby under your spell.
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RESUME HAWKINS, DOVER, AND RICHARD
Dover stands up and points at Richard.
DOVER
Richard. Walter. Whoever
you are. You must never
use your powers again.
RICHARD
Yes, dear.
DOVER
Harry is going to fly you
over the desert.
She fights back the tears.
DOVER (CONT’D)
You’re going to have a . . .
(sobs)
Wonderful time.
She wipes away the tears from her cheeks.
DOVER (CONT’D)
You got that?
RICHARD
Yes, dear. Why are you so
sad?
HAWKINS
Never mind, Rich--Walter.
You just come here.
Richard walks to Hawkins. Hawkins lifts him up in his arms. They start to fly upward. Dover raises her hands in the stop gestures.
DOVER
Wait!
Hawkins and Richard hover in midair. They look down at her.
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DOVER (CONT’D)
Walter, I want you to go to
sleep! I want you to go to
sleep and never wake up!
Richard falls asleep in Hawkins’s arms. Hawkins looks at Dover for a few moments. Then he flies Richard out of the scene.
Dover breaks down and cries. She covers her face and sobs loudly.
SYBIL (V.O.)
Miss Dover . . .
DOVER
Not now, Sybil! And don’t
you dare look at me!
SYBIL
She looks at Dover’s superimposed image. It disappears from the Delphi Crystal.
SYBIL
I understand what you’re
going through.
HAWKINS AND RICHARD
They fly high over the desert. Hawkins looks at the sleeping Richard.
HAWKINS
You never had a chance.
And yet I can’t feel that
sorry for you. If there
is such a thing as
reincarnation, I hope you
get a better deal the
second time around. The
same goes with your victims.
Hawkins drops Richard, who falls out of the scene. Hawkins hovers in midair and watches the off-camera Richard fall to his death. Then he makes the salute gesture.
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DOVER
She cries over the dead man. Then it morphs into a baby wearing swaddling clothes. Dover screams and flies away.
END EPISODE EIGHT. TO BE CONTINUED.