Pilot

"**Pilot**" is the first episode of Season 1, the first episode of the One Bad Night story arc, and the first episode of the show overall.

## Description

*In New London, Lee Gray comes across a sight he does not wish to see.*

## Plot

### Part One

At night, a woman walks down one of the streets of New London. she turns a corner, only to see a man stood on the end of the road alone. Nervous, she turns right into an alleyway, but the man suddenly appears behind her, grabbing her by the shoulders and biting down on her throat. She tries to scream, but the man clasps her mouth shut and tears a chunk of her neck out. Blood sprays everywhere and she tries to stumble away but she soon falls to the ground. She turns to the man as she tries to scramble away, pleading with him not to hurt her, but instead, he leaps on top of her.

Cut to Lee Gray the next day. He is rudely woken up by his sister, Polly, who tells him to "get up before you're late!" Groaning, Lee gets out of bed and she asks him if he had fun last night, to which he says that he "didn't get drunk, okay? I just had a good time." He hurriedly gets dressed and leaves his small flat, barely reaching his lecture on time. There, his lecturer, Isiah Robinson, compares the portrayal of vampires in Bram Stoker's "Dracula" with what is currently known about them today, pointing out the differences such as the myth that they are weak in the presence of garlic.

Harriet Green arrives at the scene of the murder from earlier. The area surrounding is guarded by officers as she passes into the alley and witnesses the gruesome remains of the woman. Waiting for her is her partner, Boris Anderson, who tells her that the woman's name was Darla Jenkins and that the "scratches and bite marks...it's a Vamp all right." She tells him not to "use that term" and that "we here to get rid of them, not call them names." He apologises, before looking at his notes and telling her that "we're currently in Blood-born territory, maybe this was them?" but she shakes her head, saying "this was just some street thug looking for a meal. There's no order to it. These gangs don't leave anything behind when they take someone." Boris nods, taking some notes before Harriet gets up and takes a few steps back, looking at the blood trail on the ground. she concludes that "whoever it was scared them into this alley and used it to kill them. They knocked her down—probably cut her leg, so she could scream—killed her while she was trying to fight back and get away." She then shakes her head and Boris says that "that's a sick motherfucker" before she tells him "I think I've seen a similar M.O. in this area before. Let's go." He nods and they both leave.

### Part Two

On the way out from class, Isiah call Lee back and asks him why he was almost late, saying that "I have to wonder if one day you're just going to stop showing up." Lee tries to make up an excuse, telling him that he slept in, but another student, Jill Goode, says that "that's bullshit. I saw you out drinking last night. About three." Lee then asks what she was doing up at that time, but she doesn't answer, and Isiah tells him "I don't care what you do in your spare time, Lee. So long as it doesn't affect your studies" before letting him go.

Leaving the building, Jill walks past him and he calls out to her, asking her "why did you rat me out like that?" Jill stops and shrugs, telling him that "the streets are dangerous at night. Especially here, nowadays." Lee then sarcastically thanks her for helping him, then asks her again what she was doing out during the night, to which she says that it's "none of your business" as she walks away.

At the offices of the Anti-Vampire Department, Harriet looks through some files while Boris brinks a drink to her desk. He asks her if she's found anything that can help, but she shakes her head, not looking up. He tells her that "these kinds of things are usually just random attacks. There's no order with them." but she say that "they aren't mindless animals, Anderson. They think, otherwise they wouldn't be able to get away so much. If we can figure out how this one thinks, then maybe we can use it to figure out what they'll do."

Lee sits on his own in a pub when Polly approaches, asking what he wants. He orders some food and she asks him if he was late to class, to which he shakes his head, a smirk on his face. Just then, he gets a call about going out again which he immediately agrees to as his sister watches on, shaking her head. When he hangs up, Lee remains silent, but grins at Polly for a few moments. She tells him to be careful and that she worries.

### Part Three

On the lookout for the vampire from the night before, Harriet and Boris sit in a car. After a moment of silence, Boris asks if he can ask Harriet a question, to which she says that she "feels like you're going to ask anyway" but shrugs. He then asks "why'd you join the force? I mean, everyone there seems to hate vampires...just because they should. But with you, it's different. I can't quite place it." She waits a moment before saying "my uncle was turned and didn't tell anyone. He didn't go to the TVCs. He didn't say a thing. Thing about vampires is they don't know their own strength, especially when recently turned. One day, he get into an argument with my dad. Pushes him. He breaks a glass and cuts his hand and...that's it. The bloodlust takes over and both my parents are killed. The police put him down then and there. You wanna know why I became a cop? Because I didn't know what else to do after that." Boris is quiet for a few seconds before he tells her he's sorry, but she waves him off.

Lee walks past their car, drunk and merry. He turns the corner and keeps making his way home. Eventually, he hears a sound coming from an alley and turns to investigate it, only to be dragged in. Henka, the man from the night before, bites down on Lee's neck, blood spraying out. He tries to scream, but Henka's hand covers his mouth and the sound is muffled. He drags Lee further into the alley, but he manages to pull himself free for a moment and stumble back, grasping at his neck. Henka wipes his mouth, telling Lee that he "don't taste the best. But you'll do. I'm starving." He tries to turn, eyes wide with fear, but is too slow to get away. The vampire's arm goes through Lee's back and out his stomach, long nails reaching from his fingers covered in blood. He falls down and Henka leaps on top of him, drinking the blood that seeps out loudly.

Suddenly, someone calls out Henka's name, yelling at him to stop. The vampire looks up and asks the person "what're you doing here? Leave me alone, I'm hungry." The other person, a large man with white hair, simply says "not him. You can't have him." Consumed with bloodlust, Henka looks up again, snarling at the man, his face plastered with fresh blood. Immediately, the man appears behind Henka, whose head rolls off his shoulders, more blood spraying out. The body falls next to Lee, whose vision is blurring. The man kneels down next to him, sighs, and says that he "hoped I wouldn't have to do this, Lee." He makes a cut on his wrist and begins dripping blood into Lee's mouth. He coughs violently for a few moments, before his breathing calms down. Before Lee loses consciousness, he hears the man telling him he's sorry.

## Trivia

* First appearance of Lee Gray
* First appearance of Polly Gray
* First appearance of Isiah Robinson
* First appearance of Jill Goode
* First appearance of Harriet Green
* First appearance of Boris Anderson
* First appearance of The Mysterious Man
* First (and last) appearance of Darla Jenkins
* First (and last) appearance of Henka