The Safe House

"The Safe House" is the tenth episode of *Daniel Kravitz, Chosen One Volume 2*, and the twenty-third installment of the series overall. It was performed during Show XXXIII on March 10th, 2018 at MadLab theatre in Columbus, OH. It was released as podcast episode 159.

Written by Jerome Wetzel

Directed by Dallas Ray

Previous episode: "Attack on the Homestead"

Next episode: "On a Boat"

## **Story**

This episode begins on the same day as the previous, not long after. The surviving members of the group, plus Ragina, arrive at a secret safe house that Rufus Reginald Rochester set up and tells them no one knows about it. They are shaken. Grezit the Green wants to slay someone in revenge for Josh Wallace's death. When it is wondered if Josh may somehow may still be alive, Ragina confirms his passing. Daniel Kravitz threatens Ragina, saying he will kill her if she was involved in the attack. Abby Reynolds thinks there's been enough, but Rufus says there has not. He asserts only the U.L.P. could have made the attack happen, bringing together so many disparate monsters, and he will murder them if necessary to stop them.

Ragina is pleased with her uncle's change of heart, and is happy to do some "I told you so"-ing. She says the Ultimate Evil will help them bring down the organization and they should work

together. Rufus admits that maybe they should have listened to Ragina and her criticisms of the U.L.P. in the first place, but Abby and the others still don't trust her. Ragina complains that she thought they'd be more receptive to her, having now witnessed the U.L.P.'s evil tendencies first hand.

Rufus appeals to Daniel, asking if they can work together with Ragina, at least until their immediate goals are complete. Daniel is receptive, but Grezit is mad at Rufus and Daniel for even considering it. Daniel makes his decision: one day of rest, and then they take the fight to England. They'll deal with Ragina after the U.L.P. falls.

Ragina asks if she's sharing a room with Daniel. He doesn't like that, and she says she's only joshing, which sets Abby for because she invoked Josh's name. As Ragina defends her casual phrase, there is suddenly a knock at the door.

Grezit vows to kill whoever is on the other side, and Ragina asks why a villain would knock. Abby wonders if it could be someone innocent, but Rufus is suspicious of the timing. Daniel opens the door cautiously to reveal Alexis Augustus Armentrout, who demands to know what this place is and why they are there. Abby asks why Alexis is there, Rufus wants to know how he found them, and Daniel is ready to kill Alexis. Alexis is confused. Daniel rails in Alexis for his employer sending the monsters and killing Josh, which confuses Alexis more. Grezit claims blood right to slay Alexis and asks Daniel to stand aside. Alexis instructs them all to calm down, claiming ignorance, and asks why Ragina is there.

Rufus defends Alexis, but says the young man needs to explain where he's been. Alexis tries to deflect, saying it's a personal matter, but even Rufus won't accept that now. Reluctantly, Alexis admits he has a daughter, which surprises them all. He wanted to see

his child before he goes overseas on a dangerous mission. Pressed further, he says the mother is an American named Helen Summers who he met in undergrad while she was studying abroad. Alexis says he supports them financially, but keeps them away from his work to protect them. This calms everyone down, though not all believe him.

The question then turns to how Alexis found the safe house. He confesses that he broke into Daniel's apartment one night while Daniel was sleeping and implanted a tracking device. Daniel wants it out, and Rufus promises to remove it later. Daniel reluctantly agrees.

Situation resolved, for now, Daniel says it's time to get some sleep, though he, Grezit, and Rufus will take shifts so they can keep a constant eye on Ragina and Alexis. Before they turn in, though, Ragina mentions Daniel's Chosen One superpower of Disappearing Retreat that he exhibited in front of her. When no one knows why she's talking about an ancient legend, she demands to train Daniel herself on the way over. Rufus and Alexis agree, but say they will supervise. Daniel reluctantly goes along with it.

## **Trivia**

* The intro for this episode removed the now-deceased Josh, giving Abby back her full line in the theme song. Rufus and Alexis remained in their spots.
* Alexis Augustus Armentrout was originally supposed to be in previous episode. However, when cast member Joe Morales needed the month off, this was seen as beneficial to the story by allowing even more doubt to be cast on Alexis' loyalties.
* This is a bottle episode of a single scene that unfolds in real-time, a rarity for the show, but the second one in a row, with only a brief break between the two.