Sanctuary for All, Part I/Transcript

Dr. Helen Magnus recruits the insightful forensic psychiatrist Will Zimmerman to join her in the quest to track, study and protect the abnormals that secretly populate our world.
== Cold open ==
EXT. ESTABLISHING SHOT - NEW CITY - SUNSET
[ Dramatic music plays ]
[Slow pan across a modern cityscape, pass over a river and pan across a darker, seedier Old City. A police siren wails in the distance.]
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EXT. OLD CITY - UPTOWN - APARTMENT BUILDING - NIGHT
[ Sirens wail ]
[Slow zoom down onto a police car as it winds its way towards an old apartment block and stops in front of one. The policemen, Albert Russo and Lawrence Birch, exit the vehicle.]
[Police enter the building]
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INT. APARTMENT BUILDING - HALLWAY - AT APARTMENT 23
[Raised voices from inside an apartment and can be heard in hallway. The officers go to apartment 23 where the shouting is coming from and pound on the door as neighbors peer into the hallway.]
[ Residents shouting in panicked Russian ]
[ Banging on door ]
[ Banging ]
[ Locks rattle ]
[A young woman, Mrs. Lutrova, opens the door just wide enough to peer out, blocking view of the inside of the apartment.]
[She shuts the door then Russo kicks the door down and they enter startling Mrs. Lutrova and an older couple who are in the room.]
[ Yelps ]
INT. APARTMENT 23 - LIVING AREA
[Birch looks around room and moves to closed door. Mrs. Lutrova follows him and then moves in front of him in an attempt to discourage him from continuing further into the apartment.]
[Mrs. Lutrova plants herself in front of the door Birch is headed for.]
[Birch draws his gun and opens the door. Blood can be seen on wall and a older man is slouched against wall. The man has blood on his forehead. Russo is behind Birch, talking with the older couple.]
INT. APARTMENT 23 - BEDROOM
[ Radio dispatch chatter ]
[Russo pulls out a flashlight and looks around room. He shines his light under the bed and sees a boy, Alexei, hiding there.]
[ Alexie panting ]
[Russo holsters his gun and gets down on his knees and forearms and starts to crawl toward young boy.]
[Alexei shakes his head no.]
[Alexei continues to shake his head no as something snake-like creeps along the underside of the bed, out of Russo's sight.]
[Russo continues to move closer to Alexei.]
[Alexei shakes his head 'no'.]
[The snake-like thing strikes Russo in the forehead. Russo collapses back onto floor in clear view of Birch. Mrs. Lutrova moves away and huddles with the older couple behind Birch. The boy stands up on opposite side of bed and the snake object moves toward Birch. It is clearly connected to and coming from Alexei.]
[ Appendage squelching ]
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INT. OLD CITY - BUSY RESTAURANT
[Will is sitting at a table with a plate of food. He turns to catch the waitress as she walks by.]
[Will laughs silently as he looks back at his plate.]
[ Cell phone vibrates ]
[Will pulls out his cell phone.]
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INT. APARTMENT BUILDING - HALLWAY - OUTSIDE APARTMENT 23
[Will is walking down hallway and coroners are bringing a body out on gurney.]
[Will opens body bag and looks in.]
[Will continues further down the hallway and enters....]
INT. APARTMENT 23 - LIVING ROOM
[Detective Joe Kavanaugh is talking to a uniformed officer, Andy Fets, in the foreground as Will approaches.]
[Will starts putting on a pair of gloves as he joins them.]
[Kavanaugh gives Will an odd look.]
[ Music intensifies ]
[Will looks around and his mind focuses on some items, including two unmade beds, a picture of Jesus, a chair that has scratched the wooden floor, and a shelf with decorative plates and knick knacks.]
[Will points to a painting on the wall.]
[ Sirens sound in the distance ]
[Will wanders over to the shelf and picks up a nesting doll.]
[Will points to scratches on the floor made by a nearby chair.]
INT. APARTMENT 23 - BEDROOM
[ Music intensifies ]
[Will moves into bedroom and notices blood on the wall, an unmade bed, an open drawer, the blinds covering the window, and a deadbolt on the door. Will stats poking through the drawers.]
INT. APARTMENT 23 - LIVING ROOM
INT. APARTMENT 23 - BEDROOM
[Kavanaugh moves into bedroom as Will wipes a finger along the top of the blinds, then moves to smell the sheets on the bed.]
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EXT. OLD CITY - UPTOWN - APARTMENT BUILDING - STREET - NIGHT
[The entrance has police tape around it. Will exits building and walks under tape and across the street. He turns back to look at the building. When he looks up he spots someone on the outside walking along to side of building.] 
[ Ominous music plays ]
[He follows on street level. We hear a whipping noise and the sound of someone jumping. Will sees Alexei coming down the fire escape of the building across from the apartments.]
[Alexei shoots a panicked glance at Will, scrambles down the fire exit and runs down the alley.]
EXT. OLD CITY - UPTOWN - APARTMENT BUILDING - ALLEY - NIGHT
[Will starts to follow Alexei down the alley. He hears a motorcycle and turns back to look just in time to avoid being hit by the motorcycle.]
[ Ashley on her motorcycle speeds by ]
[The motorcycle stops at end of alley and the driver, Ashley Magnus, looks back at Will for a moment, but then speeds off down another alley. Will starts to walk back down the alley.]
[Will turns as he hears a car. The speeding car hits Will and he rolls on top of hood and roof. When the car stops he rolls back down and falls to the ground. He grabs his elbow in obvious pain.] 
[ Will groaning in pain ]
[A woman approaches him but his vision is blurry.]
[Will passes out.]
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SCENE FADES INTO FLASHBACK
[A young boy is laying on ground clutching a jacket. The image is extremely blurry at the edges.]
[ Beast snarling, woman screams ]
[Something grabs Young Will.]
[An unclear monster is seen. Young Will is dragged along the ground.]
[ Young Will screaming ]
[ Screaming, beast snarling ]
FLASHBACK CUTS TO REALITY
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INT. OLD CITY - HOSPITAL - LOWER FLOOR - HALLWAY
[ Will gasps ]
[Will wakes with a start. He is lying unattended on a gurney in hallway. Will sits up and sees Officer Fets is down the hall, talking with a nurse.] 
[ Fets whispering ]
[ Will groans ]
[Will slides off the gurney and starts walking toward them.]
[Fets sees that Will is up and joins him.]
[Will turns and starts walking away.]
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EXT. OLD CITY - HOSPITAL - MORGUE - STREET - NIGHT
[A car is parked along curb. Magnus is sitting in back of it. A door in the background is labelled "Morgue". She watches the van carrying the bodies of the two cops arrive and back-up to the building to unload.]
[She exits car.]
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INT. OLD CITY - HOSPITAL - UPPER FLOOR - OBSERVATION ROOM - PATIENT SIDE
[A shirtless man is seen sitting in a chair. There is a one-way window along one side of the room. A lady walks by him and goes to the window turns to look back at man. Detective Kavanaugh is on the other side of the window, talking on the phone.]
INT. OLD CITY - HOSPITAL - UPPER FLOOR - OBSERVATION ROOM - STAFF SIDE
[Voice-over as camera pushes forward through the window into the observation room on the other side]
[Will is limping down hallway toward Kavanaugh.]
[Will comes through the door into the dimly-lit observation room.]
[Kavanaugh hands Will some papers which have mug shots of the shirtless man.]
[Will hands back the papers.]
[Mrs. Lutrova approaches from the hallway with Fets.]
[Mrs. Lutrova steps up to window and sees Kovacs.]
[Will is studying Mrs. Lutrova.]
[ Music intensifies ]
[He notices little bits of body language.]
[ Screeching ]
[Kavanaugh waves Fets over.]
[Kavanaugh looks at Fets who motions for Mrs. Lutrova to walk with him.]
[Mrs. Lutrova walks away and Kavanaugh pulls out his cell phone.]
[Kavanaugh dials phone.]
[Will leaves, frustrated.]
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INT. OLD CITY - HOSPITAL - GROUND FLOOR - HALLWAY
[ Elevator dings ]
[Elevator doors open and Fets and Mrs. Lutrova get off. They start to walk down the hallway past another elevator. Will gets off the second elevator.]
[Fets stops and Will reaches out for Mrs. Lutrova’s arm.]
[Will guides Mrs. Lutrova by the arm down the hallway away from Fets.]
[They stop in hallway a distance from Fets.]
[Fets starts to walk up to them as Mrs. Lutrova gets more agitated.]
[Mrs. Lutrova walks away with Fets.]
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INT. OLD CITY - HOSPITAL - MORGUE - CORONER'S LAB
[Eleanor pulls a tray of tools out of a cabinet and returns to the autopsy she is about to perform. The double-doors to the morgue open and an aide pulls a gurney in. Another tech is pushing in a second gurney behind him.]
[Doors open and Magnus enters the lab.]
[ Eleanor's saw whirrs ]
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EXT. OLD CITY - ALLEY - NIGHT
[Alexei is running down an alley and stops by a dumpster.] 
[ Ashley's motorcycle rumbles ]
[Ashley's motorcycle pulls up behind him.] 
[ Train zooms by overhead ]
[ Trains screeches from below ]
[Alexei looks around and notices a grate leading to the subway. He looks back at Ashley, who is taking helmet off and getting off her bike. Alexei runs off. Ashley sets her helmet on her motorcycle and grabs a coat before following Alexei on foot.]
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INT. OLD CITY - HOSPITAL - MORGUE - COLD ROOM
[Magnus is working on the two bodies of the police officers.]
[ Autopsy squishy sounds ]
[ Magnus removes a bright green object from the forehead of Birch.]
[ Music intensifies ]
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EXT. OLD CITY - STREET - NIGHT
[A truck pulls away from a woman as she calls after it.]
[ Druitt loud flash ]
[A flash of orange light and a man appears in street. It's Druitt. He looks around and pulls a locket from his pocket. Inside is a picture of a younger, blonde Magnus. Off-screen, the Hooker has approached him.]
[The Hooker approaches Druitt.]
[Druitt stabs the Hooker in the stomach.]
[ Hooker gasps in pain ]
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EXT. OLD CITY - MONTGOMERY STREET - SUBWAY ENTRANCE - NIGHT
[ Music tempo speeds up ]
[Alexei runs down the sidewalk followed by Ashley. Ashley is folding an umbrella she had been carrying. Everything is drenched from the rain.]
INT. OLD CITY - SUBWAY - PLATFORM - TUNNEL
[Alexei enters the subway and walks down the tracks. Out of his sight, Ashley enters the subway tunnel and follows him. She tosses her jacket off to the side as she draws her pistol.]
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EXT. ESTABLISHING SHOT - OLD CITY - HOSPITAL - EMERGENCY ROOM ENTRANCE - STREET - NIGHT
[Two police cars and an ambulance are parked at the hospital entrance. It’s raining very hard.]
INT. OLD CITY - HOSPITAL - NURSE'S STATION
[ Will sighs heavily ]
[Will walks away.]
INT. OLD CITY - HOSPITAL - HALLWAY
[Around the corner Magnus is standing in the hallway, leaning against the wall. She follows Will as he leaves.]
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EXT. OLD CITY - HOSPITAL - EMERGENCY ROOM ENTRANCE - STREET - NIGHT
[Will is walking down street holding a paper on his head to protect from the rain. Magnus catches up to walk almost beside him.]
[Will keeps walking.]
[Magnus slows to a stop.]
[Will stops abruptly and turns to look at Magnus.]
[Will turns to walk away.]
[Will stops walking and turns back, startled that Magnus knows his name.]
[Magnus smiles slightly and hands Will a business card. Camera focuses on card, which reads:]
SANCTUARYFOR ALLDR. HELEN MAGNUSM.D. D.T.C.X.B.
[Will walks away and Magnus watches him go, still smiling.]
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INT. OLD CITY - SUBWAY - TUNNEL
[ Ominous music plays ]
[Ashley is walking cautiously down the tracks with her gun and flashlight in her hands.]
[ Train approaches ]
[A train comes and she pushes up against the wall to avoid it. She gets down and walks down tracks again as soon as the train is gone.]
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EXT. ESTABLISHING SHOT - OLD CITY - WILL'S APARTMENT BUILDING - NIGHT
[It is still raining hard.]
INT. OLD CITY - WILL'S APARTMENT - LIVING AREA
[Will enters the apartment and throws his keys on counter. He takes off his jacket and places it on the furniture. He grabs a sweat shirt and dries his hair. He walks into the kitchen and grabs a beer out of the refrigerator. A woman approaches behind him.]
INT. OLD CITY - WILL'S APARTMENT - KITCHEN
[ Will startled ]
[ Will pops beer can open ]
[Will walks away into the bedroom. Meg follows him and continues to pack her things.]
INT. OLD CITY - WILL'S APARTMENT - BEDROOM
[Meg leaves and Will falls back onto the bed, closes his eyes.]
[ Will sighs heavily ]
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INT. OLD CITY - WILL'S APARTMENT - BATHROOM
[There is the sound of a shower running.] 
[Will walks into frame and pulls his shirt off over his head.]
[ Will wincing ]
[Will steps up to the mirror and examines the bruises on his shoulder. He pulls the business card from Magnus out of the pocket of his jeans and looks at is.]
[ Music intensifies ]
[He flips the card over to look at the phone number on the back.]
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EXT. OLD CITY - WILL'S APARTMENT BUILDING - STREET - NIGHT
[A car pulls up in front of where Will is waiting on the sidewalk. Will gets in the back of the car and sits next to Magnus.]
[Will sees an abnormal face of the driver in the rear-view-mirror, but can't see it clearly. It is Bigfoot.]
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EXT. ESTABLISHING SHOT - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - NIGHT
[The car pulls up to gate in front of a large older building. The driver keys a code and the gate opens. The car pulls inside and the gate is heard closing behind it.]
[ Druitt loud flash ]
[An orange flash is seen against the wall of the Sanctuary and Druitt walks by and up to keypad. He laughs and walks toward gate, disappearing in a flash.] 
[ Druitt loud flash ]
[ Druitt otherworldly chatter ]
[ Druitt loud flash ]
[Druitt reappears and is thrown backwards, sliding across the ground on impact.] 
[ Druitt coughing ]
[ Druitt laughs ]
[Druitt sits up.]
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INT. OLD CITY SANCTUARY - FOYER
[Will is following Magnus across the foyer.]
[Magnus is smiling as she sets down her hat and begins to take off her raincoat.]
[Magnus begins walking down a hallway. Will follows.]
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INT. OLD CITY SANCTUARY - GROUND FLOOR - EAST CORRIDOR
cAh, you know what? This was a really bad idea. I’m very sorry to have wasted your time, and I’m even sorrier that you've wasted mine.
[Will turns and walks away but turns back when Magnus begins to speak.]
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INT. OLD CITY - SUBWAY - TUNNEL
[Two transit cops walk along checking the subway tunnel.]
[Transit Cop 1 sees Alexei crouched on top of an electrical box.]
[Alexei shakes his head no.]
[Ashley is standing behind them. As they turn, she kicks Transit Cop 1 and hits Transit Cop 2.] 
[ Ashley grunts and gasps ]
[Ashley knocks them both out. When she turns back, Alexei is gone.]
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EXT. ESTABLISHING SHOT - OLD CITY SANCTUARY - NIGHT
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INT. OLD CITY SANCTUARY - ELEVATOR - DESCENDING
[Magnus and Will are in a freight elevator.]
[The elevator stops and Magnus exits.]
[Will remains standing in the elevator. Magnus turns back to him.]
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INT. OLD CITY SANCTUARY - LOWER LEVEL - CORRIDOR
[Will catches up to where Magnus is waiting, then they continue walking.]
[Magnus and Will are walking side by side. Magnus stops and a strange animal noise is heard and Will turns back to look at her with a shocked look.]
INT. OLD CITY SANCTUARY - LOWER LEVEL - MAIN LAB
[A multilevel room is revealed with many rooms and monitors that can be lowered from high above.] 
[ Music plays that conveys wonder and amazement ]
[Will moves forward.]
[ Growling and shrieking echo all around ]
[He stops and looks around the room. Magnus walks up to him.]
[Magnus motions him to follow. She leads him to a large window. The room behind the window is filled with water and a being swims toward the window.]
[They move to the next window where a lizard-man, Steve, takes shelter behind some large rocks and a tree.]
[ Steve hissing ]
[Will moves to the next window. It’s dark inside the enclosure. Suddenly fire streams toward window.]
[Will jumps back as Magnus catches his elbow briefly and then steps forward toward the enclosure.]
[A face in seen just as the fire dissipates.] 
[Two-Faced Guy flips around to show his other side.]
[Will and Magnus continue walking past windows each with more abnormals.]
[A fairy like creature distracts Will as it flies overhead.]
[Magnus turns and walks away.]
INT. OLD CITY SANCTUARY - UPPER LEVEL - MAGNUS'S STUDY
[Magnus and Will enter a living area.]
[Magnus motions for Will to sit. As Will walks to a couch, another door opens and Bigfoot enters carrying a tea service tray. Will starts badly when he sees Bigfoot.]
[ Bigfoot grunts ]
[Bigfoot moves into the room and sets the serving tray down on the table.]
[Bigfoot serves Magnus a cup of tea.]
[Bigfoot offers a cup of tea to Will.]
[Bigfoot shrugs and walks away.]
[ Will breathing hard ]
[Bigfoot reaches the door to leave the room, nodding to Magnus as he closes the door behind him.]
[ Will sighs ]
[ Will chuckles ruefully ]
[ Magnus laughs ]
[ Cell phone rings ]
[A buzzing is heard and Magnus gets up.]
[ Will sighs ]
[Magnus walks over to desk where she picks up a cell phone. She received a text from Ashley which reads:]
NUMBER 4 LINE,TUNNEL 5.NOW.–A
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INT. OLD CITY - SUBWAY - TUNNEL
[The police that Ashley roughed up are being treated by EMTs.] 
[ Police radio chatter ]
[Magnus and Will enter and observe the scene from a distance.]
[Magnus moves off and Will follows. They enter and another area.]
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INT. OLD CITY - SUBWAY - LINE 4 - TUNNEL 5
[Will hears a noise coming from a large crate.]
[Both women pull out guns and Will walks up to crate. Alexei is hiding inside. Will stands in front of the crate.]
[ Appendage squelching ]
[The snake-like appendage darts toward Will.] 
[ Ashley gasps ]
[Ashley tackles Will to the ground, rolling and comes up taking aim at the boy.]
[Magnus walks in front of crate.]
[Magnus lowers her gun and Ashley comes over with her gun still drawn to stand next to Magnus.]
[The boy comes out of crate and stands before them. The appendage is still waving about dangerously.]
[The appendage strikes out to bite Ashley in the shoulder.]
[ Ashley shouts ]
[Will draws the boys attention away from Magnus and Ashley.]
[ Magnus shoots dart ]
[Alexei collapses.]
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EXT. ESTABLISHING SHOT - NEW CITY - VIEW FROM OLD CITY - NIGHT
INT. OLD CITY SANCTUARY - LOWER LEVEL - INFIRMARY
[Magnus is stitching up Ashley’s shoulder while Will holds an ice pack to his head.]
[Magnus gives Ashley a look of rapidly diminishing patience.]
[Ashley leaves the room.]
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INT. OLD CITY SANCTUARY - LOWER LEVEL - OBSERVATION DECK
[Alexei is strapped to a chair, but the appendage is still waving about. Magnus and Will are in another room above looking at the boy through an observation window.]
[ Will laughs ]
[ Will sighs ]
[Will turns to look down at Alexei.]
[Will gives Magnus an irritated but acquiescing look, then exits. Magnus watches him go with a tentative smile.]
== End credits ==
[ End credits music plays ]
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