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Post by Bill the beast on Mar 28, 2014 10:00:45 GMT -5
01x01; Pilot; Beauty and the Beast; Original Air Date on October 11, 2012 Director: Gary Fleder, Writers: Sherri Cooper & Jennifer Levin
[Fall 2003; Late at night; The Salty Dawg Saloon, Westchester County, NY]
(The original Salty Dawg is in Homer, Alaska)
[Two barmaids are closing up at the end of a busy evening. The pig-tailed brunette, Catherine Chandler (Kristin Kreuk), is behind the bar counting out tips. The blonde, Lila (Britt Irvin: has been in two other series with Kristin), indicates she would like to leave early. We learn that Catherine is an ivy-educated (Princeton, magna cum laude) soon to be lawyer]
♪ Let me know you're here... music continues over radio
CAT: "Wow, dollar Lemon Drops, and all of Westchester shows up." LILA: "Yeah, never underestimate the power of cheap booze. And a hot, new, Ivy-educated bartender." CAT: "You want me to close for you." LILA: "No!" (chuckling) CAT: "Yes!" LILA: "Okay, maybe a little bit." CAT: "Go. All I have waiting for me are LSAT practice tests." LILA: "You're the best!" CAT: "Your fortune, Dahling." LILA: "Thank you. Now, I am totally gonna hire you if I ever get arrested ... Or divorced." CAT: "Mm. Bye." LILA: (chuckling): "Bye."
[Catherine closes the bar by herself and drags the trash out to a dark and lonely parking lot. An animal frightens her] CAT: "Aah!"
[When her car will not start, she calls her Mom, Vanessa] CAT: (starter clicking) "What? (Sees vanity mirror light open) No." (starter continues clicking) CAT: (groans ... sighs ... dialing ... line ringing) VANESSA: "Hello." CAT: (sheepishly): "Hi, Mom."
[Vanessa (Khaira Ledeyo), shows up with jumper cables] VANESSA: "I'm like AAA but with outerwear. Would you put that on? It's freezing out." CAT: "I'm so sorry I dragged you all the way out here, but the good news is I made a lot in tips." VANESSA: "Enough to cover tuition?" CAT: "Eh. Books for, like, (chuckling): one class." VANESSA: "Already a lawyer like Dad. You're just lucky I was on call. He would've killed you." CAT: "That wasn't luck. You always come running when I need you."
[Suddenly a car pulls up and pins the two women in its headlights. Before they can react, the mother is gunned down in a volley of shots] VANESSA: "What are these guys doing?" CAT: "Hey! We're closed! Hello, we're closed!" VANESSA: "We're good here!" VANESSA: "Get in my car. Get in my car. Get in my car! Now! Go!" (grunts) CAT: "Mom. Mom." (screams)
[The stunned girl sees that she is next and bolts for the dark woods. There is a wild chase through the darkness - until the girl trips and falls. As the men stand over her ready to fire, suddenly a wild beast rips them apart with ferocious growls] CAT: (crying) "Please, please, please." (growling ... men yelling ... men screaming ... sirens wailing in distance)
[Catherine looks up even more terrified as a man-shape stands over her, and then it is gone, leaving her huddled on the ground in shock and tears. Sirens continue wailing in distance] CAT: (In voice-over) "Everyone told me it was a wild animal, a coyote, a bear. That this thing I thought I'd seen was just the result of my concussion or post-traumatic stress. You know, the men who'd killed my mother WERE beasts... I believed them... until now."
[Night Time; New York City; Present day]
[Catherine is driving fast through the city streets, blue lights flashing in what looks like a brand new smoking hot Dodge Charger. (She is not a poor student anymore!) She screeches to a halt at the entrance to an event. We learn she did not become a lawyer. She is now a plain-clothes detective] COPS: "Hey, Detective, what you doing?" CAT: (flashing her shield) "Just give me five."
[She confronts her date, Zeke (Daniel DiTomasso)] CAT: "Zeke!" ZEKE: "Hey. Sorry. Ooh!" CAT: (chuckles) "Um, you know my boss hates his wife, which means he never wants to leave work, which means I don't get to..." ZEKE: "Which means you didn't get my text." CAT: "What?" ZEKE: "At first your job was kind of a turn on. Now it's kind of a drag. Like tonight, if I want to smoke pot..." CAT: "Look, you can smoke pot. I don't care." GIRL: "Hey! Z-babe!" CAT: "'Z-babe'?" ZEKE: "Sorry, Cat. It's just been stressing me out." CAT: "Really? That's what you texted me?" ZEKE: "We got to bust." CAT: "You know what, Z-babe? This wasn't working for me either... Security! That guy's got pot on him." ZEKE: "Guys..." CAT: (phone ringing) "Chandler."
[Night Time; NYC; Entrance to a five-star hotel: The Stanwyck]
[Cat meets Tess Vargas (Nina Lisandrello), her partner in the Special Crimes Unit. As they hurry to the crime scene, we learn that Cat has a history with "bad boys"] TESS: "You should've tased him. 'Kind of a turn on...' So what, he was in it just for handcuffs? Don't guys know they just remind us of work?" CAT: "Tess, he didn't ask for the cuffs." TESS: (sighs) "You have a blind spot for douches. See, when I date a douche, I know he's a douche, which is why I'm on a man-cleanse." CAT: "Good, 'cause you can be my date to my dad's engagement party." (flashing shield to cops) "Special Crimes."
[The dead body is a woman; they meet their boss Joe Bishop (Brian White)] TESS: "911 got a call off her cell at 8:32 tonight. No recording." CAT: "Blunt trauma to the head. No wallet, no ID, no hotel key." TESS: "Robbery homicide?" CAT: "And leave behind a Louis Vuitton? You know how much these things cost?" TESS: "No, and not every robber knows their Louis Vuitton."
MALE GUARD:": I knew it was a Louis."
TESS: "Regardless, it's a pretty public place to rob and kill someone."
MALE GUARD: "And this is a five-star hotel."
TESS: "Okay. Then can we get some five-star service? Maybe take a look at some security footage? Yeah? Oh, great."
JOE: "An injured woman walks into a hotel, no one even blinks. You got to love New York... So where is our bad guy?" CAT: "That we don't know, but we did ID the vic off cell records - Ashley Webster. Not a hotel guest." TESS: "Hey, boss. Google says she's executive editor at Couture Bleu Magazine." JOE: "She have a husband? Boyfriend? Lesbian lover?" CAT: "Yeah, husband - Alex Webster. Big fashion photographer. They're, like, a Page Six power couple." JOE: "So, where is Mr. Powerful now?" TESS: "Haven't been able to track him down." CAT: "But CSU did lift prints off a button." TESS: "Hey." JOE: "Get me the results."
[Day Time; NYC; 125th Precinct; SCU squad room]
CAT: "AFIS got a hit, and it's not the husband. Guy's name is Vincent Keller." JOE: "What are his priors?" TESS: "None. Looks like he's military." CAT: "He's dead. Specialist Vincent Keller, MD, New York City. Killed in Afghanistan by enemy fire, 2002. The rest is redacted." JOE: "So, how do a dead guy's prints end up on a fashion editor's buttons?" TESS: "I would say talk to his family, but look, next of kin, they've all passed, too." CAT: "MD. He was a doctor... Here. ER resident, St. Benjamin's." JOE: "1999 to 2001. Okay. Let's find some colleagues. See if they know something." TESS: (distantly) "Cat? ... Cat? (normal voice) Hospital?" CAT: "Yes. Let's do it."
[Day Time; NYC; St. Benjamin's Hospital]
NURSE: "Dr. Keller. 'Course I remember him. Most of these residents come in cocky, thinking they know everything. Keller wasn't like that. You know he lost his brothers in the towers?" CAT: "No, we didn't." NURSE: "Yeah, he was here that day. Kept waiting for 'em to be brought in. Never came to work after that." CAT: "That's why he enlisted." TESS: "So, you haven't seen him since?" NURSE: "For detectives, you two don't know very much." CAT: "No, we know he's supposedly dead." NURSE: "Supposedly? There's a plaque in the lobby with his name on it." CAT: "You remember anyone he hung out with, someone he would've reached out to?" NURSE: "Keller wasn't exactly social, but he did have a roommate."
[Day Time; NYC; Both detectives driving in a car]
TESS: "JT Forbes, medical researcher."
[Day Time; NYC; A crumbling former chemical plant in the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge]
TESS: "This is where he lives - a chemical plant?" CAT: "Researcher-- maybe he works from home?" TESS: "Yeah, or it's a meth lab." CAT: "Just my type." TESS: "Oh, a little Zeke rebound?" (Indicates beat up old car) "You can make out in that."
[Inside the dark and dripping plant, they proceed with flashlights] CAT: "This'll be condos in two years." TESS: "Guy needs a new decorator."
[They knock on a door marked "Office"] CAT: "JT Forbes? NYPD. Mr. Forbes, open up."
[JT (Austin Basis) opens doors to what looks like a cool bar, large screen TV and rock music playing in background] CAT: "JT Forbes? I'm Detective Chandler. This is Detective Vargas." JT: "Uh, this isn't about that speeding ticket, is it? 'Cause I'm gonna pay." CAT: "No, we're here to talk to you about a former roommate, Vincent Keller?" JT: "Vincent Keller? Vincent Keller. It sucks, you know? What happened. (turns off music) So young." CAT: "So, I'm assuming you haven't heard from him recently?" JT: "Like voices or...?" TESS: "No, like HIM." CAT: "His fingerprints just showed up at a crime scene." JT: "Oof. Sounds like you need new fingerprint guys." TESS: "Or is there any reason Mr. Keller might want people to think he's dead? Maybe he was in trouble..." JT: "He was in Afghanistan. Of course he was in trouble." TESS: "A woman was murdered in the Stanwyck Hotel last night. Maybe you read about it?" CAT: "Think we could take a look around?" JT: "Uh, listen, I'd love to help you guys, but I gotta take off. Bio-chem class to teach." CAT: "Okay, well, let us know if you think of anything." JT: "Totally."
[Outside again, the detectives head toward their car] CAT: "Did you clock the stairs?" TESS: "Yeah, too bad creepy digs aren't grounds for a warrant. But, you know, maybe if you hook up with him..." CAT: "Or you break your man-cleanse."
[Cat stands looking up at the dark windows, lost in thought. Inside, we see the face of Vincent Keller (Jay Ryan), very much alive, as he scowls down at her] JT: (to Vincent) "What the hell did you do?"
[Vincent shows him an old newspaper clipping of Catherine: "Murder Victim's Daughter Claims Beast Saved Her"] VINCENT: "That was her." JT: "Oh, my God. Oh, my God." VINCENT: "Do you want a beer?" JT: "No, no, I don't want a beer. I want you to tell me what the hell your prints are doing at a crime scene." VINCENT: "Look, a woman was in trouble." JT: "Trouble? Trouble, trouble how? I mean, did you...?" VINCENT: "No, JT, I didn't hurt her." JT: "Well, congratulations 'cause now we've got - HER - at our door." VINCENT: "Yeah, well, I didn't know it was going to be her case, did I?" JT: "Her case. Wh-What... Have you been keeping tabs on her? Vincent, you broke every rule: no interacting with anyone, no entering a building..." VINCENT: "Yeah, I know what the rules are, okay, I made them. It's been years, all right? It starts to feel like a prison in here." JT: "What prison has a flat screen and an Xbox? And if it's so hard for you, why'd you stop helping with the antidote?" VINCENT: "Yeah, because you know what the definition of insanity is, JT? 'Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result', okay? That's why. All right, this is it, JT, this is my life." JT: "Okay. All I'm saying is, if "Catherine Chandler" starts asking questions, alerting Muirfield that you're alive... we're both dead men, and I don't mean 'on a piece of paper' dead. I mean dead like 'dead' dead."
[Operation Muirfield may be named for the famous golf course in Scotland]
[Day Time; NYC; The Precinct; Autopsy/Forensics Lab]
[Evan Marks (Max Brown) is the forensic scientist] CAT: "Evan, please tell me that you have something." EVAN: "I've got a pair of Louis Vuittons in an evidence bag. What size are you?" CAT: "You are so callous." EVAN: "Okay, so the head wounds are too superficial to have killed her, but she does have signs of low oxygenation." CAT: "Suffocation, strangulation?" EVAN: "No ligature marks, but she does have some rash - Possibly poisoning? But here's the weird part ..." CAT: "I can't take much more weird." EVAN: "Bruised sternum, cracked ribs. You see that from CPR sometimes." CAT: "So, after the killer left, someone tried to save her? Why wouldn't they have stuck around?" EVAN: "That's your job. Oh, I did find a hair." CAT: "DNA? Way to bury the lead. Um, keep me posted." EVAN: "Hey, what are you doing tomorrow night? I've got premiere tickets. Free movie, open bar." CAT: "What, that flight attendant on layover?" EVAN: "Permanently transferred to Dallas." CAT: "By you or by the airline?" EVAN: "Well, it was coming up to three months. I may have pulled some strings." CAT: (phone beeping) "Our vic's husband surfaced." EVAN: "Always the husband. See, this is why I stick to three months." CAT: "Yeah, well, in this case, our prime suspect is a dead guy."
[Day Time; NYC; SCU Squad Room]
[Cat and Tess show Alex Webster (Yannick Bisson) a picture of Vincent] ALEX: "I've never seen him before." TESS: "And you were at your studio all night?" ALEX: "Yes." CAT: "I'm sorry to have to ask this, Mr. Webster, but anyone who can confirm that?" ALEX: "The security guard. Oh, and, uh, I have the proofs that I was developing." (His wrist has an ink stamp mark) TESS: "Were you at a club as well?" ALEX: "No. No, I was at a fund-raiser. I dropped in there on my way to the office." TESS: "Did she go with you?" ALEX: "No, no, she had to work. She just landed a big promotion. She started out as an intern there."
[Cat looks at the proofs of an attractive model] CAT: "They're time-stamped from last night. Mr. Webster, that promotion - you think it would have earned her any enemies?" ALEX: "You'd have to ask her assistant Emily."
[Small table in a lunch room]
[Emily (Tamara Hope) empties her purse, with packs of saltines and much more] TESS: "You have a sleeping bag in there?" EMILY: "I probably should. It's a 24-7 gig ... I mean, it was." CAT: "But, Emily, was anyone jealous of Ashley's promotion or up for that job, too?" EMILY: "Maybe the beauty editor, but..." CAT: "The beauty editor?" EMILY: "Chloe London. She thought that she deserved the job, but, I'm sorry, Ashley was the fashion editor."
EVAN: "Cat. DNA just came in. Can I talk to you for a sec?"
[Cat steps away to talk to Evan] CAT: "So who is it - Vincent Keller?" EVAN: "It's corrupted." CAT: "Oh, you're kidding." EVAN: "Thing is, you know how you're always talking about your mum's case? Not always, but..." CAT: "Evan, you're making me nervous." EVAN: "No, no. I just wanted to give you a heads up. The mass spectrometer's probably just dirty." CAT: (reading) "Cross-species DNA."
[Night Time; NYC; Cat's apartment]
[She sits staring intently at her computer screen. Notes about her mother's case are pinned all over the walls. She is watching video from the hotel's crime scene]
♪ Your ancient threat ♪ ♪ I can hear it from the garden ♪ ♪ I can see it coming ♪ ♪ I can see it come for miles... ♪
[She remembers Tess saying "A little Zeke rebound? You can make out in that... (the same car as in the video) She copies down the Tag number]
[Day Time; NYC; Outside JT's warehouse]
CAT: (answering her phone: "Hey." TESS: "Hey, nice catch with JT's car, except I just woke up three of his students. All confirm he was teaching Molecular Cellular Methods II that night." CAT: "Yeah, I'm here." Tess (looking around): "I don't see you." CAT: "Creepy warehouse - I was up early, thought I'd check it out." TESS: "No, that's what I'm telling you - there's nothing to check out." CAT: "I'll call you later." (Hangs up) TESS: "Hello?"
[Inside JT's warehouse] CAT: "NYPD ... I've got a warrant. Mr. Forbes?"
[She climbs the stairs they saw last time, hand on gun] CAT: "Mr. Forbes? ... Mr. Forbes? ... Mr. Forbes?" CAT: "I know you're up here, I can hear you."
(A voice from somewhere): "He's teaching class."
CAT: "I need you to step out where I can see you. Sir, I'm not going to ask you again." VINCENT: (quietly) "Okay." CAT: "You're Vincent Keller. You look pretty good for a dead guy." VINCENT: "I did not kill that woman." CAT: "And I didn't mention a murder, but since you brought it up ... why were your prints at the Webster crime scene?" VINCENT: "Look, I was out driving. I saw her collapse. She hit her head, she needed help." CAT: "So you followed her into the hotel?" VINCENT: "I tried to resuscitate her." CAT: "You gave her CPR. You're a doctor." VINCENT: "She had been poisoned." CAT: "How would you know that?"
[Cat's phone buzzes]
VINCENT: "Your phone." CAT: (Answering phone) "Hey, has tox come back on the Webster case yet?" EVAN: "Our telepathy is working. Positive for lethal doses of nicotine .... Cat? .. I just gave you cause of death." CAT: "Yeah, that's great. Okay. I got to go." EVAN: "Okay, I'll see you at the cinema at 9:00, yeah?" CAT: "Yeah, sounds good. (Hangs up)"
CAT: "How'd you know she was poisoned if you didn't kill her?" VINCENT: "I have a good sense of smell." CAT: "You can smell poison?" VINCENT: "Look, I did not hurt her, okay?" CAT: "But you were a witness. Look, I need your help. There was hair found on the body, matches DNA from an old murder case. That night did you see anything?"
[Vincent glances involuntarily toward the newspaper article he was showing JT earlier]
CAT: (Following his glance; now alarmed) "Why do you have that? I need to know why you have that." TESS: (From below, calling out) "Catherine?" VINCENT: "No one can know I'm here." CAT: "Why? Why does everybody need to think you're dead?" VINCENT: "Please, you know I did not hurt that woman." TESS: (Calling out) "NYPD." VINCENT: "Please." CAT: "We're not done here." TESS: "NYPD."
[Descending the stairs, meets Tess] CAT: "Hey. It's all clear." TESS: "What the hell are you doing?" CAT: "You were right, there's nothing here. Come on, let's go ... Come on."
[Day Time; NYC; SCU Squad Room]
[There are pictures of Cat and her Mother on the desk. Cat is on the phone] CAT: "Hi, this is Detective Catherine Chandler, NYPD. I need to speak to Special Agent Hernandez ... Transferred when?" TESS: "Joe's waiting for an update." CAT: "Two minutes." CAT: "Okay, then who can I speak to about a case he covered nine years ago?"
[Standing before the case board, speaking to other detectives] TESS: "All right, nicotine, when ingested, kills in seconds. Security footage is longer than that, so it must have been absorbed through her skin, in which case it can take two to four hours to work." JOE: "So where was she during that period of time?" TESS: "We checked her date book, hard drive - no appointments, she wasn't at work." JOE: "Great, great, great, so we are nowhere. I can't wait to tell the DA ... How's our dead vet fit in?"
[Catherine is staring at Vincent's picture, lost in her thoughts]
JOE: (distantly) "Hello" ... "CAT?" (normal voice) "Dead vet - how's he fit in?" CAT: "He doesn't." JOE: "Well, you were suspicious enough to execute a search." CAT: "Dead, not dead - this isn't an identity case. We need to focus on finding the source of the poison. Ashley was a fashion editor. You want to kill her, you probably don't do it with window cleaner." JOE: "Then, what do you do it with?"
[Day Time; NYC; Headquarters of the Fashion Magazine]
[Cat and Tess question Chloe London (Alex Paxton-Beesley)] CHLOE: "Do you really think Ashley was poisoned by something that came from the beauty closet?" CAT: "Ms. London, we're trying to figure out what happened, and since you're the beauty editor..." CHLOE: (Speaking to an assistant) "That is a hair product, not a body lotion." TESS: "Does everyone get their samples from the beauty closet?" CHLOE: "If they're nice to me." CAT: "They sign them out?" CHLOE: "And log it. Do you have any idea how much these stuff costs?" TESS: "So Ashley Webster being promoted over you, doesn't sound too nice." CHLOE: "Okay, we're done here." TESS: "Ms. London..." CHLOE: "I don't mean to be rude, I have an editorial meeting that started five minutes ago." TESS: "This is Ashley's office." CHLOE: "It's the executive editor's office." CAT: "Oh, so you got that promotion after all." CHLOE: "Not the way I wanted it. Look, I may not have loved Ashley, but I didn't kill her. (Someone knocks on her glass) Now if you'll excuse me, I have an issue to get out. I trust the two of you can find your own way out?" TESS: "Yeah, we sure can."
[Before they leave, they look through some boxes] CAT: "It's Ashley's stuff. (Cat finds a box) Pregnancy test. There's two missing." TESS: "So Ashley was pregnant?" CAT: "Autopsy wouldn't have caught it if it was early enough." TESS: "Husband didn't seem like he knew." CAT: "Maybe it wasn't his." TESS: "So maybe she was cheating, husband found out?" CAT: (Answering her phone) "Chandler." Man: "This is Special Agent McCleary, FBI. You called about a contaminated DNA sample linked to the murder case of Vanessa Chandler?" CAT: "Yeah, I was hoping we could meet up?"
[NYC; Subway Platform; Down-Town Seventh Avenue Train to South-Ferry]
[Agent McCleary (James Binkley) is waiting] AGENT: "Detective Chandler." CAT: "Agent McCleary. I appreciate you doing this." AGENT: "Hope it wasn't too out of your way." CAT: "Well, I wouldn't want to be the reason you were late for your son's birthday." AGENT: (chuckling) "Did you bring it with you?" CAT: "I did. The analysis looks corrupted, but the numbers are identical." AGENT: "Well, we'll take a look."
[Cat senses people closing in on her from behind. McCleary pulls out a switch-blade and takes a slash at her. Cat reacts quickly and proceeds to kick the very crap out of McCleary. She is grabbed from behind as McCleary comes back to stab her but Cat spins and forces the henchman onto the blade. She draws her gun but it is kicked away. Cat punches McCleary and again knocks him flat. There is one henchman left: a woman who seems eerily calm]
(music playing through woman's earbuds): ♪ Just call me angel ♪ ♪ Ah, ah ♪ ♪ Just touch my cheek before you leave me... ♪
[They fight over the gun but Cat is thrown off the platform to land on her back between the tracks. While she is semi-conscious, the bad guys recover and prepare to finish her. She dimly sees something flash across the platform and shred the bad guys. Their bodies hit the tracks near her. Cat looks up to see the silhouette of a man-like figure looking down at her, then it races away down the tunnel. She gives chase, dropping her cell phone on the tracks. Cat is screaming while having flashbacks to the night her mother died] CAT: "Hey! Hey, I know you're down here! Come out, come out! Hey! Come out here! I know you're here! I know you can see me!"
[Suddenly a train bears down on her, horn blaring. The beast-figure flashes across the tracks and carries Cat to safety against the tunnel wall. She turns and sees Vincent] CAT: "You're him."
[Night Time; NYC; The Warehouse; Vincent's bedroom]
[Cat sits on his bed; Vincent tends to her scrapes] CAT: "So, are we gonna talk about it?" VINCENT: "You need to keep this clean and dry." CAT: "Avoidance. One of my favorite techniques. How about a drink? Can you drink?" VINCENT: "Not such a good idea." CAT: "Maybe not for you." VINCENT: "Look, my roommate is home..." CAT: "Hey, I-I-I promise that I will be quiet. It's just... three people did just try to kill me, and, uh... you killed two of them." VINCENT: "I think we got beer." CAT: "Great."
[He goes to get her a beer. She looks over his table of chemistry experiments] VINCENT: "It's just a hobby. Here." CAT: "Um, yeah, my mom, she... she used to have this stuff lying around, too. She's the one, nine years ago. So, um, what happened to you? Did someone do this to you?" VINCENT: "I should've asked questions."
[Vincent flashes back to the day he lost his brothers in the Towers] MAN: "Any word from your brothers?" VINCENT: "They're still trying to get everyone out ... They're still trying to get everyone out."
[To Catherine] VINCENT: "But I was too angry ... confused." CAT: "So you enlisted." VINCENT: "Yeah. Once I got over there, I was tapped. They told me that I had the chance to be part of something great, that I could make a difference. It was called Operation Muirfield. They told us they were vitamins, antibiotics, steroids that would protect us." CAT: "What were they?" VINCENT: "Like I said, I should've asked questions. All I know is that they changed our DNA. They made us stronger, faster... better. They heightened our reflexes, our senses." CAT: "That's why you could smell the poison." VINCENT: "Yeah. But something went wrong. Anytime the adrenaline kicked in, we became monsters. They couldn't stop us. WE couldn't stop us. So they gave orders to shut it down, to eradicate us all." CAT: "How did you survive?" VINCENT: "Luck." (wry laugh) CAT: "So... all of this... for an antidote." VINCENT: "It doesn't work." CAT: "You've just been hiding out here?" VINCENT: "Yeah. JT's the only one I can trust." CAT: "Except you, you go out there and you save people. No. No... you do. You saved me, and you tried to save Ashley Webster." VINCENT: "I guess it reminds me of who I used to be." CAT: "A doctor?" VINCENT: "Human."
[Catherine touches his face and looks at him with such empathy, Vincent is startled] VINCENT: "You should probably leave now." CAT: "Vincent, that night nine years ago, why were you there..." VINCENT: "I already told you more than I should. That agent on the platform was from Muirfield, okay? You're on their radar." CAT: "Why? Vincent, does this have something to do with my mom?" VINCENT: "I don't know anything about your mom. I'm sorry, okay? But you can not come back here. It is too dangerous for the both of us." CAT: "No, I just..." VINCENT: "Just go ... Go."
[Day Time; NYC; SCU Squad Room]
TESS: "There you are. I've been calling and calling you. Were you with Zeke?" CAT: "What?" TESS: "That glow." CAT: "What glow?" TESS: "The sex glow. It's all over your face." CAT: "I don't have a glow. I'm just excited. I found the murder weapon." TESS: "Evan said he went through everything." CAT: "It's what's NOT here that's important. Look, the sign-out sheet. Ashley signed out four products the day before she died. Our guys only found three. Killer probably took the fourth." TESS: "So someone put poison in Ashley's 'True to Color Blonde'?"
[Evan's Lab]
CAT: "Hey, Evan, any way to tell if that nicotine was absorbed through Taylor's scalp?" EVAN: "I'll check her hair follicles. You do realize that I waited for hours and hours last night? This one stood me up." CAT: "Oh, my God, the premiere." EVAN: "Movie was lousy. Good swag bag. Then I got called into here. My guys found these in the power couple's bed." TESS: "Ooh. Bedbugs?" EVAN: "That rash I showed you was actually bites. Since these things are little blood-suckers, they carry the DNA of whoever's been rolling around in those sheets. Your vic wasn't pregnant. It was the hubby that was stepping out." CAT: "Can those mini vampires tell us who with?"
[Day Time; NYC; A Restaurant Scene]
[The hostess (Mishael Morgan) is the same beautiful girl in Alex Webster's photo-proof] HOSTESS: "Sorry, ladies, we're not open yet." CAT: "Actually, I'm Detective Chandler, and this is Detective Vargas." TESS: "Alex's proofs from the night his wife died - that was you." CAT: "You were having an affair with him." HOSTESS: "Alex told me not to say anything. He said it would just make me look guilty, especially 'cause of the prenup." TESS: "What prenup?" HOSTESS: "If he cheats, he loses everything. But I didn't kill her, I swear."
[Day Time; NYC; SCU, Joe's Office]
[He is eating spaghetti] CAT: "It's not just this hostess. We have bedbug DNA..." JOE: "Hey!" CAT: "...from four other women." JOE: "I'm eating here!" CAT: "Alex Webster had access to the poison, and he had motive - the prenup." JOE: "Except there was no prenup. I just read the forensic accounting report. If he wanted out, all he had to do was file for divorce. "
[Joe looks up and sees an FBI agent ("Silverfox", Peter Outerbridge) waiting for him] JOE: "Now, if you will excuse me, I have some FBI nonsense to deal with."
CAT: "What's going on?" TESS: "I don't know. Bodies from the subway."
[Catherine remembers Vincent saying: "The agents on the platform were from Muirfield. You are on their radar. It is too dangerous for the both of us"]
[Night Time; NYC; Outside in the alley]
[Cat sees soldiers loading the body-bags into a van] CAT: "Don't see you guys out here very often. What's the occasion?" Man: "Just following orders, Detective. (Shows her his paperwork)" SILVERFOX: "Of course, we're gonna need to take that back ..." CAT: "Of course. Just making sure you're not stealing our case." SILVERFOX: "Its not polite to interfere in the affairs of other people, Detective Chandler."
[Night Time; NYC; Back to JT's warehouse one more time]
[Cat approaches stealthily but Vincent scares her] VINCENT: "Hey." CAT: (gasps) "Oh, my God, you scared me." VINCENT: "You're the one snooping around my place." CAT: "Hey, some military guys just showed up. They took the agents from the platform away." VINCENT: "You didn't talk to them, did you?" CAT: "No. I asked them what they were doing, and I came straight here." VINCENT: "Yeah, well, you shouldn't have done that." CAT: "I wasn't followed. I needed to warn you." VINCENT: "Look, you need to leave." CAT: "No. Listen to me. Look, I lost my phone on the platform. What if the Muirfield people have it, and they know about you?" VINCENT: "This is why you have to stop all contact with me." CAT: "What about my mom?" VINCENT: "I know what it's like to lose someone you love, but you need to move on." CAT: "You can't tell me to just move on!" VINCENT: "Well, so what? You'll solve your mother's murder, exact justice? Trust me, it does not end well." CAT: "Well, I'm gonna take my chances." VINCENT: "You don't get it, do you?!" CAT: "No, I do! You can't tell me everything, and that's fine. I don't need all the answers, but last night - that was the first time since my mom died that I haven't felt crazy." VINCENT: (inhales deeply) "YOU ARE CRAZY!!! showing up here alone! I could kill you in less than a second! NOW GO! (roars) GO!"
[Day Time; NYC; SCU Interrogation Room]
[Catherine is speaking to Alex Webster and his lawyer] CAT: "Last night, I realized that I was thinking about your wife's case the wrong way. Sometimes things aren't what they seem. You can't tell who the real monsters are." ALEX: "I didn't kill my wife." CAT: "We just spoke to a woman you're having an affair with, and I have DNA that proves there are at least four others. You made every one of your women fall in love with you and think that the only thing standing in the way of their fairy tale ending was some "pretend prenup". Mr. Webster, I don't think you killed your wife. But you are the reason she's dead. I need a list of names. Everyone you slept with during your marriage. You owe it to Ashley."
[Day Time; NYC; Back at the Fashion Magazine]
[Cat and Tess confront Emily, the assistant] CAT: "Hey." EMILY: "Are you looking for Chloe? I'm her new assistant." TESS: "Actually, Emily, uh, we want to talk to you." CAT: "Look, we appreciate how helpful you've been, but you forgot to mention one thing - Alex." EMILY: "Alex?" CAT: "Alex Webster - you were having an affair with him." TESS: "The missing pregnancy tests - we assumed they were Ashley's, but you used them, didn't you? That's why you had saltines in your purse." EMILY: "I don't know what you're..." CAT: "The sign-out sheet. I'm pretty sure if we showed this to an expert, they'd confirm that this was you signing out Ashley's 'True to Color Blond'." EMILY: "No. Uh, Chloe ran the closet..." CAT: "You wanted us to think it was her so that you could run off into the sunset with Alex. But there was no prenup." EMILY: "That's impossible." CAT: "He lied. Just like he lied to all his women, including the one that he was with the night that you killed Ashley." EMILY: "I'm not even pregnant anymore. I lost it." CAT: "You tell us where the bottle is, we'll make sure that the DA knows how remorseful you are."
[Day Time; NYC; SCU Squad Room]
TESS: "Are we okay? You've been having secret conversations, you executed that search without me, and my brother's investigating the subway case... he found this on the platform." [Hands Cat her cell-phone] "What were you doing on the F train?"
[Actually, the F-Train goes nowhere near South Ferry; in the scene it is clearly one of the Seventh Avenue trains: 1 or 2]
TESS: "All right, just forget it. Just know I'm here, no judgments, you ever want to talk."
EVAN: "Hey, it's Devlin and Prada. Nice work." TESS: "Hey, as long as I get to be Devlin."
EVAN: (To Cat) "So I'm not letting you celebrate your big case alone at your father's engagement party. What's the dress code?" CAT: "Evan, you don't have to do that." EVAN: "Oh, come on. Free drinks, and I'm assuming your vapid stepmother insisted on a good caterer." CAT: "You're just doing this out of..." EVAN: "Charity. Yeah, poor little single girl." CAT: "Did Tess tell you about Zeke?" EVAN: "No, Joe did." CAT: "How does Joe know?" EVAN: (laughs) "I don't know. But I wouldn't ask him now. He's just found out the department has to shell out for a new spectrometer. Yeah, I took a look over some old cases. Six more samples, all with the same corrupted DNA." CAT: "Six. Really?" EVAN: "Yeah, so I guess we'll see what's what once we get our new spectrometer. Maybe you weren't so crazy after all."
[Night Time; NYC; JT and Vincent's place one more time]
[They are playing chess when Cat approaches] JT: "Right there. What are you gonna do?" VINCENT: "Check." CAT: "Hi." VINCENT: "Hi." JT: "Hi? H-Hi? Did I miss something, or...?" VINCENT: "JT, you mind?"
[JT throws up his hands and leaves] VINCENT: "Wow. Just, you look..." (She is wearing a sexy dress) CAT: "I have an engagement party." VINCENT: "Right." CAT: "Look, I know you're gonna try to kick me out. I get it. I-I get what it's like to hide out and push people away 'cause you don't feel deserving. Do you know why I keep asking about my mom? Because I'm the reason that she's dead. If I hadn't left the stupid vanity mirror open... But, Vincent, I just found six cases of you trying to save victims around the city. You're not a monster. I would know. There are a lot of guys out there that are, but... You saved my life. Twice."
[It is actually three times, at this point]
VINCENT: "Catherine, wait. You're not the reason your mom's dead. They were tracking her. I'm not sure why, but it wasn't your fault."
CAT: (gasps - stunned)
[Night Time; NYC; Cat's Apartment]
[She is writing. Voice-over reveals it is to her Mom] CAT: "Sometimes it feels like everyone's moved on, but they all miss you in their own way."
[Night Time; The Engagement Party]
♪ And the arms of the ocean are carrying me... ♪
CAT: (voice-over): "Mom, there's not a day that goes by when I don't think about you. "
[She kisses her father (Rob Stewart) and dances with Evan]
CAT: (voice-over): "The good news is... I know now I'm not crazy. I WAS saved by a beast. He didn't get there in time to save you, but he's still out there. And I have a feeling that now, we're going to have to save each other."
[The final image is of Vincent, looking wistfully down from the rooftop as he watches Catherine look wistfully into the night, then turn away from the window and return to the dance floor]
♪ Never let me go, never let me go ♪ ♪ Never let me go, never let me go ♪ ♪ Never let me go, never let me go... ♪
[Fade To Black]
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Post by Bill the beast on Mar 30, 2014 12:30:08 GMT -5
01x06; "Worth"; Beauty and the Beast; Original Air Date 15 Nov 2012Director: Kevin Fair, Writer: Allison Moore [Day Time; New York City; JT's Warehouse][Vincent (Jay Ryan) is taking his own blood pressure when Catherine (Kristin Kreuk) arrives] VINCENT: (steady heartbeat) CAT: (distorted, echoing) "Vincent? ... What are you doing?" VINCENT: (object clatters to ground) "Uh..." CAT: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to startle you." VINCENT: "Uh, it's okay, I... forgot to turn the security system on again. What's going on?" CAT: "Nothing. I... (clears throat) I just wanted to make sure that, um... Is everything okay?" VINCENT: "Uh, yeah, I just... wasn't feeling so great." CAT: "So is... that why you didn't show up for dinner last night?" VINCENT: "Uh, yeah." CAT: "Because ... I kind of thought that you stood me up." VINCENT: "No, I just, uh, should've told you that I wasn't gonna make it." CAT: "Okay, look, I, um... I found that present you left me on the windowsill, which... was so sweet. Thank you. And I realized that you must have left it during my birthday party, which involved many margaritas, and, uh, I wondered if, maybe, when you left it, you saw me and..." VINCENT: "You don't have to give me an explanation." CAT: "So you did see it? Because... Vincent, it was just a stupid, drunken..." VINCENT: "You can kiss whoever you want." CAT: "No... uh, yeah, I know that. I mean, it's not like we're..." VINCENT: "No." (laughs) "No, it's not. So... I'm really sorry about dinner." CAT: "No. It's no big deal. I just wanted to make sure that you're okay." (quietly") "Yeah." CAT: (quietly) "Okay. Feel better." ♪ In the city ♪ Where I'm from ♪ There are lovers ♪ Till the dawn ♪ And you stayed up ♪ To see the sun ♪ I couldn't wait that long ♪ Gonna get up... [Day Time; NYC; SOHO] (A young woman carrying two bottles of wine enters the Marco Giconni Art Gallery and finds a dead body)
[Day Time; NYC; The Precinct Squad Room]
[Cat is slamming drawers; Tess watches (Nina Lisandrello)] TESS: "Who's the guy? CAT: "What?" TESS: "You only file when there's a problem with a guy." CAT: "That is not true. (Catherine sighs) Okay, okay, fine." TESS: "I knew it; I knew there was a guy." CAT: "'Was' being the operative word. Apparently, I got myself into yet another complicated non-relationship that I think is going somewhere, only to discover it is going nowhere." TESS: "Okay, well, first of all, if he's not into you, he's an idiot, and second - who is he?" CAT: "Doesn't matter. From now on, I am sticking to simple." TESS: "Simple, like your dad marrying someone young enough to be your sister?" CAT: "Oh, God. Dress fitting."
[Cat's Dad (Rob Stewart) arrives carrying a shoebox] DAD: "Brooke forgot to take your shoes when she left this morning. She says she'll meet you at the bridal salon at 1:00." CAT: "Okay, I meant to call, but since Heather's away in Atlantic City, I thought we could reschedule. You know, dresses are much more her thing." DAD: "Catherine, I wish you'd just give Brooke a chance." CAT: "I have." DAD: "You haven't spent more than ten minutes in the same room with her since the engagement party." CAT: (sighs) DAD: "Great. So I'll see you at dinner tonight." CAT: (sighs, groans) DAD: "The reservation's for four, so if you can't bear the thought of being trapped alone with just the two of us, invite someone." CAT: "Mm." DAD: "Like that nice man from the engagement party. Brooke really hit it off with him." CAT: "Evan?" (Max Brown) EVAN: "You talking about me? Mr. Chandler. Good to see you." DAD: "How would you like to save Cat and come to dinner tonight?" CAT: "Dad." EVAN: "No. It would be my pleasure. What time?" CAT: "Hello. The person that you are talking about is right here." DAD: "7:30. At 'Per Se'." CAT: "Still here." EVAN: "We'll be there." DAD: "Terrific. It means a lot to me. And to Brooke. All right, see you tonight." EVAN: "Okay." CAT: "Okay, before I enumerate all of the ways that that was wrong, we should probably talk about what happened the other night." EVAN: "Agreed."
TESS: "We got a dead body down in SoHo." EVAN: "Looks like we'll have to continue this conversation at dinner."
[Day Time; NYC; SOHO (South of Houston)]
[Cat and Tess enter the art gallery] TESS: "I'm telling you, your dad did you a huge favor." CAT: "I am not having this conversation right now." TESS: "Things go south with Mr. Complicated, he gets you a date with Evan." CAT: "It is not a date." TESS: "Dinner at 'Per Se? That's the definition of a date. You know what I'm thinking, I'm thinking you're so hung up on the other guy 'cause he rejected you, and there's nothing more tempting than rejection." CAT: "That is ridiculous." TESS: "That's Psych 101. Besides, Evan's a cute guy and clearly likes you." CAT: "Okay. Nicholas Varkas, 26, Queens address. Nicholas is an artist." TESS: "Any evidence of a break-in?" CAT: "No. No forced entry, nothing missing. And the woman who found the body said that there was some art opening tonight. It looks like they're still having it." TESS: "Well, if we let them, they'd put a velvet rope around him and call it an 'installation'" CAT: "Are you Lauren Harris?" (Theresa Joy) LAUREN: "Yeah. The other officers told me I can keep working. We have 200 people coming here in ten hours." TESS: "The show must go on?" LAUREN: "He's not gonna cancel." CAT: "'He' being...?" LAUREN: "Marco. The owner." CAT: "How many people have access to this gallery?" LAUREN: "Usually, just me, Marco and a few of the assistants, but Nicholas was here loading in the final pieces last night." CAT: "If that door was left propped open, someone could've come in from the alley." TESS: "Can you think of anyone who'd have a beef with him?" LAUREN: "I only met him a few times." EVAN: "Cat, Tess."
EVAN: "Shot in the back. Two bullets, low-caliber weapon. But the way he fell, he wasn't running away from someone." TESS: "So either someone snuck up on him..." CAT: "Or whoever he was, he didn't think they were a threat." EVAN: "I also found some white cotton fibers. It's a long shot, but I could run them back to the lab now." TESS: "You two lovebirds go ahead. I'm gonna check out the art in the bathroom." CAT: "Okay, look, you don't have to come to dinner - my dad put you on the spot. Not that it's a big deal or anything, but the last thing I want to be doing is having dinner with another murky, undefined situation." EVAN: "This isn't murky, Cat. It's simple, okay? I'll pick you up at 7:00. Unless you don't think you can handle yourself around me." CAT: "Of course I can handle myself. It's just, after the incident at my party..." EVAN: "You mean when you kissed me?" CAT: "You kissed ME." EVAN: "Your cheeks are turning red." CAT: (sighs) "It's just, I don't want to complicate things now. We're friends, we work together, and I know what that's like, to think that someone has feelings for you when..." EVAN: "There are absolutely no feelings. It was just one kiss." CAT: "Right." EVAN: "Just one, completely meaningless... kiss. I'll pick you up at 7:00." CAT: (sighs)
[Day Time; Queens, NY; The house of Nicholas' Mom (Valerie Buhagiar)]
MOM: "Nicholas was broken up about a girl. He met her at an art opening. She ended it a couple of weeks ago. But it wasn't serious. I never met her." TESS: "Did your son mention a name?" CAT: "Was there anyone he wasn't getting along with?" MOM: "He had a fight, um... on the phone... two nights ago. About prices. Prices of his paintings, I guess. He was yelling. It woke me up."
[Day Time; NYC; SCU Squad Room]
CAT: "11:15 p.m., Nicholas made a call to the Marco Giconni Gallery. Our still conspicuously absent gallery owner." TESS: "Hmm. He may explain what I found in Nicholas's bank account - not much." CAT: "I thought he'd be loaded - selling paintings for five grand a pop." TESS: "The standard gallery commission's 50%, but Nicholas was only making deposits for a couple hundred here and there." CAT: "If Marco was cheating Nicholas out of his cut, maybe he went there to confront him. (phone beeps) (groans) Oh, its my Dad." TESS: "Checking in about your big date?" CAT: "It is NOT a date." TESS: "Look, I know you're still holding out for Complicated Guy, but you and Evan were both blushing when I left." CAT: "Okay, that's just because... (Catherine clears her throat) Okay. (whispers) Okay. He, uh ... he kissed me at my birthday party, in the photo booth." TESS: "What are we, strangers? How could you hold out on me like that?" CAT: "It was not that big a deal. Okay, i-it's a mi... it's a minor big deal." TESS: "Well, I'm confused. Is it big or minor?" CAT: (phone chimes) TESS: "No, no, no, no. Dinner's in five hours. Your dad can wait." CAT: "It's not my dad. It is my soon-to-be step... thingy reminding me of my dress fitting." TESS: "This conversation's not over." CAT: "Oh, I'm glad you feel that way, because you're coming with me. And you're driving." TESS: "What?!"
[Day Time; NYC; The Warehouse]
[JT (Austin Basis) is on Skype with Sara (Lindsay Ames)] JT: "Really? Because you don't have to, I mean..." SARA: "Well, yeah, I'd love to go for coffee. Ugh, I'm in desperate need of caffeine, and I should probably eat something that hasn't been microwaved in a petri dish." JT: "The coffee at the campus diner is guaranteed to kill any bacteria you may have consumed with your lunch." SARA: (laughing) VINCENT: "Hey, JT, I need help with these numbers, man." SARA: "Who's that?" JT: "Uh, no one. I got to go. See you there?" SARA: "Okay, bye." VINCENT: "Blood pressure is fine, so please... please tell me why I can't remember what happened last night." JT: "I don't know, but for the third time, everything's normal." VINCENT: "I woke up on the top of Brooklyn Bridge." JT: "I'm not saying that's not a problem." VINCENT: "Come on, man. (sighs) This has never happened before." JT: "Okay, let's trace it back. What were you doing before your sleepwalk down non-memory lane?" VINCENT: "I was headed to Catherine's and..." JT: "What? What'd she do now?" VINCENT: "Nothing." JT: "She must have done something. Wait-- is this about her kissing that guy the other night? You were thinking about Catherine and some jerk in a lip-lock. Adrenaline kicks in, your heart rate increases - long story short, you fugued-out because you're jealous." VINCENT: "'Fugued-out'?" JT: "Fugue - you're up and walking around but... it's like you got amnesia." VINCENT: "Okay, wait. Jealousy cannot cause memory loss. Besides... I don't have a right to be jealous anyway." JT: "Free advice? Take a chance and tell her how you feel." VINCENT: "Okay, wait. Wait, wait, wait. Who are you right now?" JT: "Look, I know I've been the president of the 'Stay Away from Catherine Club' but... she's only gonna wait for you for so long before she moves on." VINCENT: (sighs quietly)
[Day Time; NYC; Ladies Clothing Department]
♪ It'll be just a matter of time ♪ ♪ Before you're crawling...
[Cat is trying on dresses for Brooke (Rachel Skarsten) and Tess]
CAT: (sighs) "Okay. You ready?" BROOKE: "I can't wait to see it on you." TESS: (teacup clinks) CAT: "So, what do you think?" TESS: "It's nice." BROOKE: "It's a lovely shape. And it will match the flowers perfectly. " CAT: "Okay." BROOKE: "It looks like a leprechaun ate too many marshmallows." TESS: (laughing) CAT: "Yes. Yes, it does." TESS: "Okay, all the men coming to your wedding should thank you." BROOKE: "Speaking of... your dad said you're bringing a date to dinner tonight?" CAT: "Oh, Evan? No, he's just that friend that I brought to your engagement party." TESS: "Oh, yeah, that friend that you just kiss sometimes." CAT: "He kisses a lot of people." BROOKE: "So did your dad." CAT: "Wow, I really don't need to hear the rest of that paragraph." BROOKE: "Well, I'm just saying when the right person comes into your life, people can change." CAT: "Let's just say that serial dating isn't my only issue." BROOKE: (sighs) "Look... I'm half your dad's age. My parents think I'm crazy. His friends think I'm a gold digger. He has two very opinionated daughters, one of whom is warming up to me like it's the Ice Age. On the surface there are all these obstacles. But for the right guy, it's worth ignoring them. (phone chimes) Oh, I'm sorry. I have to go. We'll try again later, Lucky Charms." TESS: "You know, she's not so bad. I think you might need to replace the 'thingy' in 'step-thingy'." CAT: "She left her sunglasses."
[They run out to the street to try to catch Brooke and spot her being kissed by some guy who she pushes away]
[Day Time; Queens, NY; An artist's studio]
TESS: "You ran your stepmom-to-be's plates?" CAT: "And her driver's license and her name. Turns out she's married." TESS: "What?!" CAT: "I think that's the guy who was kissing her - her husband of three years." TESS: "And your dad doesn't know?" CAT: "He rented the Fallwyck Hotel for their wedding six weeks from now. What do you think?"
CAT: "Nicholas didn't just do abstract art. He also did nudes." TESS: "Yeah, don't they all. Hey, look at these. Why would you paint the same thing over and over?" CAT: "To get better at it?" TESS: "Or sell it more than once." CAT: "There's a bunch of duplicates here." CAT: "'Untitled Number Three', 'Untitled Number Three'... Maybe we're looking at some kind of art fraud." TESS: "Collectors think they're getting a one of-a-kind, but Marco's selling multiple copies of the same painting." CAT: "We got to meet this Marco." TESS: "Mm." CAT: "Get this. A month ago, Nicholas sold three of his paintings to a gallery across town for a couple hundred bucks." TESS: "But Marco sells them for thousands. Why the premium rate? Hey, check this out. List of clients?" CAT: "Maybe Nicholas threatened to tell Marco's clients that they were being swindled." TESS: "That much money on the line, not a bad reason to kill him. Whoa. Assistant District Attorney Fred Simpson." CAT: "You know him?" TESS: "Only by reputation-- guy's supposed to be a bulldog."
[Day Time; NYC; The Precinct; Interrogation Room]
TESS: "So, where you been, Marco? Trying to disappear?" (Marco is Stephan Dubeau) MARCO: "If I was trying to disappear, I would have. I was dining in Long Island with witnesses." TESS: "Well, I understand you and Nicholas had a pretty heated fight the other night." MARCO: "Did we? Well, I guess the union of commerce and culture is not always so unified." TESS: "Was he upset you were cheating him out of his rightful cut?" MARCO: "Painters loathe Capitalism but they love the rewards." TESS: "Or did he threaten to expose your money laundering scam?" MARCO: "Money laundering?" TESS: "How else do you explain the prices you're getting for Nicholas's work?" MARCO: "Art is subjective. So is the price you pay for it." TESS: "Is that what you told Assistant District Attorney Simpson? 'Cause I'm thinking you and ADA Simpson were working together." MARCO: "You're mistaken." TESS: "All right. Well, based on the invoices we found in Nicholas's studio, and the duplicate paintings, we have enough to hold you on false representation." MARCO: "I want my lawyer present. And I need my phone call. I have to let my curator know to cancel tonight's opening." TESS: "The opening? Huh. You know, I've always been curious about contemporary art. Oh, and I'll get right on that phone call for you. Look at me, running out the door. Fast as I can."
[Day Time; NYC; The Precinct; Cat's Desk]
CAT: "Okay, I guess there's no other way to do this than just say it." DAD: "Um..." CAT: "Dad, Brooke is married." DAD: (chuckles) "Is that all?" CAT: "Isn't that enough?" DAD: "It's not what you think. She's going through a horrible divorce. " CAT: "Made more horrible by the fact that she isn't divorced." DAD: "Did you run a background check on her?" CAT: "Yeah, but I..." DAD: "Well, you know if you hadn't stopped your research when you found something to judge, you would have discovered that the divorce was supposed to be finalized weeks ago. Brooke's husband's still in love with her, so he made some new demands, that's all." CAT: "I saw them kiss." DAD: "Brooke told me that he followed her. He texted her from outside. Now I'm sure she didn't return this kiss." CAT: "She pushed him away, but she just didn't want anyone to see. I-I think she's using you." DAD: "Catherine, have you ever stopped to ask yourself why I didn't tell you about her divorce myself?" CAT: "I am worried about you." DAD: "Because no one's worthy in your eyes. Now, this judgmental attitude may make you a good cop, but it also makes it very difficult to have a relationship with you."
[Night Time; NYC; Cat's Bedroom]
[She is zipping up her fancy black dress while talking to Tess on the phone] CAT: "Art openings are pretentious. We just figure out where the money is coming from, and we get out of there." TESS: (On other end of phone call) "Unless we meet some handsome art lover." CAT: (chuckles) "Focus. I checked Nicholas's credit reports. He applied for an apartment two days ago. According to the landlady, he was gonna move in with his girlfriend. What are you wearing, anyway?" TESS: "Whatever's clean. Wait, he was moving in with a girlfriend who dumped him two weeks earlier? That IS wishful thinking. Hey, what are you wearing?" CAT: "Heather's shoes, apparently. I'll see you there."
[Putting on earrings, she sees Vincent in the mirror] VINCENT: "Hi." CAT: "I'm in a hurry, Vincent. I'm on my way to a case." VINCENT: "A little overdressed for a case." CAT: "Murdered painter. Going to a gallery opening. Vincent... what are you doing here?" VINCENT: "I was just in the neighborhood." CAT: "Really?" VINCENT: "Yeah." CAT: "It's just, one minute I think we're moving in one direction, and then we're moving in another." VINCENT: "Catherine, I know that... you can't wait around for me; I mean..." CAT: "You... you don't haveto let me down easy. I get it. You and I, this, it's just, it's... too complicated. I don't know what I thought, that you'd... come over for dinner like some normal guy? I realize that was stupid of me. " VINCENT: "It's not stupid. Look, I should've just told you that I was okay." CAT: "I was reading into our connection like it was fate or destiny that brought us together. Truth is... you've saved other people, not just me. We should just stick to working on cases. That's what we are." (knocking on door) CAT: (sighs) "Evan. Um... if you'll excuse me? It's just, uh... my date."
EVAN: "I thought I'd order the lobster and ask for a bib. Properly mortify you in front of your father." CAT: "I'm sorry I forgot to call. Dinner is off." EVAN: "How come you look so stunning?" CAT: "Thank you. Long story. But you are off the hook." EVAN: "And if I don't want to be off the hook? Well, we're both dressed up in the most electric city in the world. There must be somewhere we can go." CAT: "I wish that I could, but I'm on a case." EVAN: "Lucky criminal. Another time?" CAT: "Actually, what do you know about art?"
[On the fire escape Vincent watches Evan help Cat put on her coat and his eyes flash gold for a moment]
[Night Time; NYC; The Warehouse]
[Vincent is taking notes from a computer as JT comes home] VINCENT: Coffee or tea? JT: Was I supposed to pick up something? Why are you using my computer? VINCENT: I needed to find a subway map. JT: A lifelong New Yorker who's part bloodhound, and you suddenly forget how to get to Rockefeller Center? VINCENT: I'm going back to the old neighborhood. JT: Why are you going there? Oh, wait, let me guess: Catherine. VINCENT: Murdered painter. The article in the newspaper said he was from Astoria, so... JT: (laughs) You are so lame. VINCENT: Oh, as lame as you not telling me you were going on a date with Sara? Yeah. She instant-messaged you, was wondering why you're late. So, you never answered: coffee or tea? JT: Green tea. VINCENT: Green tea. JT: Loaded with antioxidants. Look, Vincent... VINCENT: After all the lectures you gave me about Catherine. JT: But... All right, I should've told you, just like you should tell Catherine how you feel instead of... using a case as an excuse to see her. VINCENT: No, she told me to stick to cases. JT: There are two million people in Queens - how exactly are you planning to help? VINCENT: By finding the one that knows everything.
[Night Time; Astoria, Queens; A Sidewalk Newsstand]
VINCENT: Excuse me, is the paper still a dollar? MAN: No wonder I can't retire. It's $2.50. VINCENT: Is there any chance you know the, uh, Varkas family? I just wanted to give my condolences. MAN: Oh, yeah. Too bad about Nick. Stopped by every day on the way to work to buy a paper. VINCENT: Oh, so he worked by here? MAN: Yeah, his mother owns the travel agency on Steinway. He paints... uh, painted... in a studio on the top floor. VINCENT: Right. Uh, thanks. MAN: Neighborhood isn't what it used to be. Loyal customers like Varkas. People from here to Ditmars used to stop by on the way to work. You know, you remind me of one of them. VINCENT: Oh I-I haven't been around here before, so ... MAN: No, who is it, now, uh...? Michael Keller. Yeah. Any relation? VINCENT: Uh, no. MAN: He stopped by on the way to work every day. Lost two sons in the Towers. One in Afghanistan. (sighs) Shame. VINCENT: Uh, it's-it's nice talking to you. Thanks... thanks for the paper.
[Night Time; NYC; An Art Gallery Party]
♪ Lying on a fake beach ♪ You'll never get a tan...
[Cat and Tess, elegantly dressed, stand watching people; Evan walks up] CAT: Fancy crowd. Not your usual money-laundering thugs.
TESS: Just think, Brooke could've put you in THAT for the wedding. EVAN: I don't mind it. CAT: Evan, focus - you're supposed to be mingling. TESS: All right, so we know how the money gets clean. Let's figure out why it's dirty.
[Tess stands looking at a painting; a man approaches] MAN: (clears throat) How tall are you? Six feet in those heels? TESS: Six one, but who's counting? Oh. I guess you are. MAN: (laughs): Yeah. 15 grand! (Suggestively) And I'll bet it's worth every penny.
[Cat is talking to another man as Tess runs up] MAN: (to Cat) You seem like a wise woman...
[Tess draws Cat aside] TESS: Hey... It's not art fraud. EVAN: I just got propositioned. CAT: That's because they're not paying for the paintings. EVAN: They're paying for the women.
[Cat and Tess walk around the room] TESS: Marco's no gallery owner - he's a pimp. CAT: Now we know why Nicholas knocked out so many of the same paintings and why clients paid so much for them. You pay big bucks for a painting, and a woman comes home with you. Hard money trail for the authorities to follow. TESS: Do you think Nicholas knew his art was being used as a front for prostitution? CAT: If he did, maybe he was upset, and he confronted Marco, and things didn't go so well. EVAN: Ballistics just came in-- the gun that killed Nicholas was a Lady Smith. TESS: Dozens of sexy suspects, 50 johns - Vice is gonna have a field day with this. EVAN: I have to admit, this is the best-looking room of suspects I've ever seen. TESS: Oh, great. Then you'll have a good time sussing out if any of them are carrying. CAT: Or if any of them will cop to having a relationship with Nicholas.
[They look at Lauren Harris, the gallery curator, entertaining guests] CAT: Do you think she's in on it? TESS: (heading across the room) One way to find out.
[Lauren is speaking to a man while looking at a painting] LAUREN: What I love about this painting is the youthfulness, the freshness. As if it were uncorrupted by the world. (Sees Tess) Excuse me for a minute. TESS: You get all that from an orange canvas? LAUREN: Nicholas was gifted. What brings you by, Detective? TESS: Oh, we thought we'd pay our respects. Obviously, we're not the only ones. LAUREN: Well, people really respond to his work. TESS: And yet this is the only gallery where Nicholas's work sells at these prices. LAUREN: Well, that's Marco's gift - making unknown artists into stars. (sighs) I wish Nicholas was here to enjoy it. Excuse me.
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LAUREN: (To Evan in passing) Good evening.
[Cat speaks to a pretty girl standing before a canvas; Daphne is Mariah Buzolin] CAT: A girl's gotta earn a living, but nights like these, I wish I was out of the game. I'm Cat. Girl: Daphne. And there's nowhere to go. At least with these guys, you know where you stand. CAT: Maybe, but I'm still holding out for Prince Charming. DAPHNE: If you're looking for love, take it from me - it never works out. Prince Charming is a liar. CAT: I can't believe the artist died in here. Did you know him? I heard that he was in love with one of the girls. DAPHNE: I met him... once or twice. Acted like he was a sensitive artist, but he was "in love" with a lot of girls. CAT: Really? I heard over at the bar that he, uh, applied for an apartment two days ago, wanted to move in with his girlfriend. DAPHNE: I hadn't heard that. Excuse me. You know they don't like it when we stand in one place for too long.
[Cat finds Evan] EVAN: Where's Tess? CAT: Either with the man of her dreams or calling Vice-- your guess. EVAN: Making me talk to other women all night, it's a strange tactic, but a memorable one.
[Cat spies Vincent up on a crosswalk] CAT: Evan, can you just excuse me for a second?
[Cat meets Vincent up above; Evan is watching from below] CAT: What are you doing here? Are you okay? VINCENT: I needed to see you. CAT: I'm working. VINCENT: Well, that's why I'm here. The, uh, murdered painter, I found his studio and... CAT: You what? VINCENT: Well, you said stick to cases. CAT: I didn't mean for you to break and enter a victim's private property. VINCENT: Did you see the paintings? CAT: Vincent, the paintings don't matter. It's just all a cover for a high-end escort service. VINCENT: Come with me. (holds out his hand)
[Night Time: Astoria, Queens; Nicholas' Studio]
[Vincent and Catherine look at a painting of the girl Cat was talking to] CAT: Her name's Daphne. I talked to her at the gallery. She seemed... jaded, bitter. VINCENT: Or heartbroken. CAT: Nicholas's mom said that his girlfriend broke up with him. Maybe Daphne is just his model. VINCENT: It may have started that way, but it became more. And look at the way he... captured her. The curve of her back. The softness of her skin. He spent every waking moment painting her. She was in every brush stroke. I know I'm not the detective here, but... this man, he loved this woman. Now, maybe there was someone else, someone that didn't want them to be together. CAT: But they weren't together. She said he loved a lot of girls. VINCENT: I find that hard to believe. Maybe she doubted him. The way he felt about her. CAT: But if he loved her so much... why did she push him away? VINCENT: She didn't feel worthy. CAT: How can you be so sure? VINCENT: 'Cause I know what it feels like. [Catherine is left standing before the paintings, overwhelmed to realize what they had really been talking about]
♪ But I'm ♪ Still trying ♪ Oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh...
[Night Time; NYC; The sidewalk before an apartment building]
[Cat meets Tess waiting with uniformed cops] TESS: Hey, who's Daphne Finnerty? CAT: Nicholas's girlfriend - those paintings in the studio, all of her. TESS: Was she at the gallery tonight? CAT: Yeah. She said she barely knew the guy. But when I mentioned the apartment that he leased, she took off. I don't think she realized he wanted to move in with her. TESS: Well, if she was his girlfriend, wouldn't she know? CAT: Unless someone made her doubt that he loved her. And the person who wouldn't want her to move in with her boyfriend is her pimp. TESS: No, try madame - Lauren, the curator, she conveniently left the gallery right after she saw me. CAT: Makes sense. Found this at the studio. People are supposed to use those when they move art. TESS: Yeah, 'people; as in a curator with a gallery show. CAT: Could explain our white fibers. TESS: I had a unit put on Lauren's apartment. Our conniving curator got home ten minutes ago. CAT: Anyone else enter the building in the last ten minutes? COP: Yeah, a woman, early 20s. CAT: Green dress? COP: Yeah.
[They approach Lauren's apartment; they hear muffled voices] LAUREN: Just calm down. We can talk this through. DAPHNE: You lied to me! LAUREN: I was protecting you!
TESS: That's Lauren's apartment. DAPHNE: He was the best thing that ever happened to me! The only man that I ever loved! LAUREN: I know you're upset.
CAT: NYPD! Open up! DAPHNE: He's dead, and I can never get him back!
[The two detectives rush in; they see Daphne pointing a gun at Lauren] LAUREN: It's been a terrible shock, but I swear I had nothing to do with this, Daphne. TESS: Drop your weapon! CAT: Daphne, don't do this. DAPHNE: You couldn't stand the thought that I might actually be happy. CAT: Nicholas wouldn't want this for you. DAPHNE: She told me I was just a call girl, that I meant nothing to him, that I wasn't worthy of love. LAUREN: He was gonna leave you anyways. They always do. TESS: And Lauren didn't want to miss one of her best moneymakers, isn't that right? DAPHNE: He swore to me he wasn't sleeping with any of the other girls, but I didn't believe him because of your lies. CAT: Nicholas knew he had to get Daphne away from you. That's what that phone call was about; not the price of the paintings, but the price of Daphne's freedom. DAPHNE: What? LAUREN: It's not true. CAT: But he didn't have the money to buy her out, so what did he do, Lauren, threaten to expose the entire operation? Turn over that client list? LAUREN: I wasn't gonna jeopardize everything for a stupid (prostitute). DAPHNE: You killed him! CAT: And if you kill her, you will be throwing your life away. Daphne, Nicholas, he... he saw your true worth. He did. He loved you. He loved you. Put the gun down. Put down your gun.
[She gives the gun to Cat] LAUREN: (sighs)
[Day Time; NYC; The Precinct]
[Uniformed cops lead Lauren away] TESS: Daphne won't be charged. I just got off the phone with the DA's Office. They agreed that her statement will help make the murder and pandering charges stick. CAT: Nice work, partner. TESS: Thanks. Hey, I'll buy you a beer if you buy me one. CAT: You are on. I just need to do a couple things. I'll meet you in, like, an hour? TESS: Yeah. EVAN: Careful. Last time I made plans with Catherine, I ended up in a bordello. TESS: I'm gonna finish my report... over there, by myself. EVAN: Congratulations, Detective Chandler. CAT: And if I haven't said it already, you were great last night. EVAN: Not quite the undercover experience that I'm used to, but I think I acquitted myself quite nicely. CAT: I think you enjoyed yourself a little too much. EVAN: Well, I could say the same for you. I saw you slip out of the gallery with someone. CAT: That was just a john I was interviewing. He said he knew everything about the scheme, but he didn't want anyone to overhear. EVAN: Funny, I didn't peg him as a client. He shows up to an upscale escort party wearing street clothes and the only woman he wanted to talk to is you. CAT: Evan, a certain kind of woman would take that as an insult. EVAN: Then let me make it up to you. Dinner, no chaperone. CAT: I think I'm gonna have to take a rain check. EVAN: Has to rain sometime, Cat. I'll wait. CAT: You're very confident. EVAN: And patient.
[Day Time; NYC; Bridal Salon]
[Brooke is trying on her bridal gown] CAT: You look beautiful. BROOKE: What are you doing here? CAT: I... owe you an apology. BROOKE: You think? CAT: Yes. I made, like, a hundred assumptions and I acted like an idiot. BROOKE: A huge, jumbo-sized idiot. But you wouldn't have had to make so many assumptions if I'd just been honest. Your approval means a lot to your dad. CAT: Anyone would be lucky to have you as part of their family. (both laugh gently) [They hug]
[Day Time; NYC; The Warehouse]
CAT: I waited all night for you. VINCENT: When I left - CAT: No, not, not tonight, um, when you didn't show up for dinner. But it seems like that's what I do the most with my time these days... wait for the next moment I get to see you. Vincent, it never even occurred to me that you didn't know that you are the best thing in my life right now. I guess seeing me kiss another guy doesn't really help my chances. (both laugh quietly) VINCENT: I don't know how to do this. (sighs) You know, that, uh, artist's studio was, like, six blocks from where I grew up. Being back there kind of got me thinking about who I used to be. You know, if that Vincent Keller had seen you with another guy, he probably would've, uh... smacked him square in the mouth. (chuckles) CAT: Does it make me a terrible person to admit that I'm glad the thought crossed your mind? VINCENT: No. Who I am makes everything seem impossible. CAT: No. Who you are... it makes everything worth it. [She places one hand against his cheek and stares into his eyes]
CAT: Vincent, I have to go.
[Night Time; NYC; A damp alley]
[Vincent, lying in the gutter, wakes up with a start] (gasping) [He is bewhildered] (gasping) [There is blood on his hands] (siren wails in distance)
[Fade To Black]
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Post by Bill the beast on Apr 5, 2014 12:42:18 GMT -5
01x09; "Bridesmaid Up!"; Beauty and the Beast; Original Air Date 13 Dec 2012 Director: Mairzee Almas Writers: Jennifer Levin & Sherri Cooper-Landsman
[Night Time; New York City; Catherine and Heather's Apartment]
♪ Sneakers on the blacktop
[Catherine (Kristin Kreuk) and her sister Heather (Nichole Gale Anderson) are trying on bridesmaid dresses] CAT: "You know, for bridesmaids dresses, these aren't that bad." HEATHER: "Wow, okay, who are you right now? You wouldn't even fill out the RSVP card and now you're gushing over dresses; you are hosting the brunch tomorrow." CAT: "Our father is getting married in two days. I am excited." HEATHER: "I am, too. And if you want, you can totally hang out with me and Josh." CAT: "Heather, I am fine that I don't have a date. Dad has found happiness after everything he's been through. We have to make sure that everyone has a good time. We are the daughters of the groom." HEATHER: "Yeah." CAT: "We are bridesmaided up!" HEATHER: "Yes!"
[Cat enters her own bedroom; she sees Vincent (Jay Ryan) sitting on the windowsill] VINCENT: "'Bridesmaided up'?" CAT: "Shh!" [She waves him on into the room]
VINCENT: (quietly) "Is that even a verb?" CAT: "You are clearly still feeling better if you are calling me on my grammar." VINCENT: "Yeah, well, I haven't blacked out since I got the serum. Now I'm relieved. I'm so relieved I feel as festive as you look." CAT: "Yes, yes, I am trying. Not that I'm not happy, but... you know how weddings are. And now I show up, almost 30, by myself?" VINCENT: "So, uh, you're... ...overcompensating?" CAT: "Totally. Yeah, I don't know. I guess I've been so caught up with my mom that I haven't always been there for my dad. Vincent, I just... I want this to be amazing for everyone. (sighs) I wish you could go with me." VINCENT: (chuckles) "Yeah, I mean, there might be a few obstacles with that." CAT: "Oh, you mean the whole..." VINCENT: "Yeah, they run out of pigs in a blanket, and I just kind of..." CAT: (laughs) "Yeah. And it would be kind of difficult to explain the whole... dead thing." VINCENT: "Mm-hmm." CAT: "Although... you could go as Vincent Zalanski." VINCENT: "'Zalanski'?" CAT: "Yes. I had this huge crush on him in kindergarten." VINCENT: "Okay. Where's this Zalanski from?" CAT: "Somewhere that I have no relatives. Denver?" VINCENT: "Denver. So... I'd probably be a skier." CAT: "When you aren't busy saving lives in the E.R." VINCENT: "I like the sound of my Denver life." CAT: (chuckles) VINCENT: "Uh, well, I-I came here 'cause, um, I have another case for you." CAT: "Ah. It is always work, work, work with you, Zalanski." VINCENT: "Yeah, well, look, I was out walking, and, uh, I saw this guy heading into his brownstone but he reeked of blood." CAT: "Was he injured?" VINCENT: "No, he didn't seem to be, but the smell, it was coming from his briefcase as well. And the thing is he was... nervous, you know? He was having trouble putting his keys in the door. His heart was racing."
HEATHER: "Cat? I've got the perfect shoes!" CAT: "Uh, great! Yes! I'm just gonna bring out the party favors!"
VINCENT: "Hey, um, here's his address, for what it's worth." CAT: "It was great seeing you, Dr. Zalanski." VINCENT: "Go bridesmaid it up." CAT: "Okay." VINCENT: "Bye." CAT: "Bye."
[Day Time; NYC; The Precinct]
[Tess Vargas (Nina Lisandrello) is on the phone with Cat] TESS: "So, someone saw a guy coming home with blood on him? How much blood?" CAT: "Caller didn't say, but it seemed legit. They gave me an address though."
HEATHER: "Hey, where do you want these?" CAT: "Uh, over there by the quiche." TESS: "I can't believe you're hosting this thing." CAT: "Uh, just do a reverse look-up, see who lives there, the address is 621 23rd Street. I got to go. I'm gonna go sprinkle some confetti." [Address could be in the East River or the Hudson River]
[Tess is approached by Evan Marks (Max Brown), forensic pathologist] TESS: "I'm eloping." EVAN: "You busy?" TESS: "Sort of." EVAN: "Okay, I need you to I.D. that guy that you saw posing as my intern in the lab." TESS: "I.D. him? I barely saw him." EVAN: "Well, that's more than anyone else. So, we don't have security cameras down there, but I pulled the footage from the rest of the precinct for that day." TESS: "You want me to look at an entire day's worth of footage?" EVAN: "Tess, I found a broken test tube. He was obviously using my DNA analyzer." TESS: "Is that a chargeable offense?" EVAN: "Look, I haven't talked to anybody about this, and you can't tell anyone, but I've been working on a personal project on genetic mutations and it's big. Publishable big." TESS: "Well, how does that relate to..." EVAN: "I think he was trying to steal it. Or sabotage it. I don't know. The timing's too coincidental." TESS: "All right, I'll tell you what. You get one of those big research grants, give me a finder's fee." EVAN: "Done."
[Cat's Apartment with Brooke (Rachel Skarsten) and girlfriends] BROOKE: "You guys, this is so sweet. And to take the morning off of work..." CAT: "Of course. This way, we can go through all the details." SAHARA (Andrea Drepaul): "Which reminds me: shoes." HEATHER: "Oh! " CAT: "Yes! Heather, she tried on this great silver pair." SAHARA: "Silver is kind of hard to match." PAIGE (Nicole Steinwedell): "Can we do nude? Check out my new Louboutins." (women cooing) SAHARA: "Ah! I have the same ones. I'm just afraid of scuffing them on the dance floor." PAIGE: "Oh, just seal them with nail polish. I do it to all of my shoes. But you know what, Brooke, you're the bride, what do you think?" BROOKE: "If you guys don't mind..." HEATHER: "Oh, no, no, nude is great." CAT: "Yeah, we can all buy the same shoe, and then we can be matching from head to sole." (women giggling) PAIGE: "Aw. Brooke, your future stepdaughters are adorable." SAHARA: "Meanwhile, Catherine, how is it you don't have, like, 18 guys to take to this wedding?" (phone ringing) CAT: "That's work." BROOKE: (softly) "What's wrong with you? I told you not to talk about that."
CAT: "Hey." TESS: "Okay, so the building's owned by Drake and Sabrina Meyer. You got to go online. Sabrina's this crazy matchmaker for millionaires." CAT: "Who's the husband?" TESS: "Some finance guy. Apparently that's her specialty, which is why he's the poster boy for the business. You know, follow her dating advice, you get a guy just like Drake: ultra-educated, ultra-successful, ultra-boring." CAT: "And if our tip is right, in ultra-trouble. See if you can find a victim. I'm here at bridal headquarters, making very important decisions about shoes. I'll see you soon." TESS: "All right."
CAT: "So, what'd I miss?" PAIGE: "Are you using Sabrina Meyer?" HEATHER: "Who's Sabrina Meyer?" PAIGE: "She's the famous matchmaker." HEATHER: "You're using a matchmaker?" CAT: "No, I don't need a matchmaker." SAHARA: "But if you don't have somebody to take to this wedding..." PAIGE: "And Brooke knows all the cutest guys." BROOKE: "At least, let me sit you at the singles table." CAT: "I am happy to sit with Heather." BROOKE: "Heather is going with her boyfriend." SAHARA: "So you're going to be sitting alone, directing the cater waiter on who's having chicken or steak." PAIGE: "And weddings can be torture by yourself." BROOKE: "That's it. I'm changing your table." CAT: "No, I have someone in my life." HEATHER: "You do?" BROOKE: "Who is he?" PAIGE: "What does he do?" CAT: "He is... a doctor." HEATHER: "Oh, wait, you're dating a doctor?" BROOKE: "And why aren't you bringing him to the wedding?" CAT: "It-it is... it is too early in the relationship for me to bring him to a wedding." BROOKE: "Oh, please, it's just a big party." HEATHER: "Yeah, it's not like I'm in love with Josh." BROOKE: "I am gonna get him a place setting. What is his name?" CAT: "No, Brooke, really, you don't have to." BROOKE: "Look, your dad's been really nervous about how you're handling this whole wedding thing. I think it'd be really nice for him to see you there with someone." PAIGE: "Tell her his name." HEATHER: "Yeah, come on, Cat. Bridesmaid up." CAT: "His name's Vincent Zalanski."
[Day Time; NYC; The Precinct]
[Tess is on the phone with another precinct] TESS: "Hey, I'm working a tip on a potential perp, but we don't have a victim. Has anything come through your precinct, you know, stabbings, gunshots? Okay, let me know if anything changes."
[Cat walks in looking subdued] TESS: "What happened? You burn the quiche?" CAT: "I told them I have a boyfriend." TESS: "Okay..." CAT: "And now that boyfriend is supposed to come to the wedding. Tess, I know it was the way that they were looking at me. It was like we look at families who've lost their loved ones. Like they felt sorry for me. Or there was something wrong with me because I don't have someone to take." TESS: "Listen, this is why I don't go to weddings alone. For one of my brother's weddings, I was so hard up I took Joe." CAT: "Joe, like-like our boss Joe?" TESS: "Well, his wife was on a business trip so..." CAT: "Oh, my God, how did I not know this? Does she know this?" TESS: "Yeah, I'm sure Joe told her, and it was before you and I were partners. Whatever." (phone rings) TESS: "Listen, take Evan, okay? You took him to the engagement party." (sighs) CAT: "It's Heather. She probably wants to know more about my fake boyfriend. Who she knows isn't Evan because I gave fake boyfriend a name." TESS: "Okay, so just tell everybody he's busy. They'll be so distracted by Evan's accent, they won't ask questions. Besides, that guy's got to get out of the morgue." CAT: "Tess, who's Neil Mendel from Chadmore Capital?" TESS: "You can't take him 'cause he's unofficially missing." CAT: "And he's a finance guy, like our potential perp. What's his story?" TESS: "All right, well, he, uh... he missed an important meeting this morning, so his lawyer phoned it in. It's only been a few hours but, you know, it fit the timeline, so I put him on the list." CAT: "Okay, I know this is a total stretch, but what else do we have to do?" TESS: "Well, besides find you a date? Whoa. You're right. Let's go."
[Day Time; NYC; Mendel's Apartment]
CAT: "So, preliminary reports say that Neil Mendel is single, 33." TESS: "We're so in the wrong line of work. Well, maybe this holds the secrets to his success." CAT: "So much for him being single." TESS: "Mm. There goes a wedding date option." CAT: "Tess. (Pointing down at a red spot)" TESS: "Blood?" (clanging sound) CAT: "Mr. Mendel?" (clanging continues) [They find Mendel's bullet-riddled body in the shower]
[Day Time; NYC; The Warehouse]
[Vincent is with JT Forbes (Austin Basis)] VINCENT: "Hit me. Here, take the stun gun just in case. You hit me, nothing happens, then maybe I can go out and..." JT: "Oh, my God, you think you're cured? Because your DNA is what it is." VINCENT: "I know, I know, but maybe... maybe I have more control now. Catherine's dad's wedding is this weekend. She wants me to go." JT: "Clearly your new lease on life has landed you in lala land." VINCENT: "Maybe, but we won't know until you try. I'm the reason you don't have a girlfriend." JT: "I have a girlfriend. Or at least, I'm on my way to having one." VINCENT: "Yeah, actually, I saw her picture online. She is hot. You know, maybe I'll sleep with her, too." JT: "Too?" VINCENT: "Your prom date, Jill McManahan? She was spectacular." JT: "Nice try." VINCENT: "Come on, man. JT! Come on. Okay, you know what? Thanks! Because now I'm more pissed than if you'd actually hit me. And..." (door closes) VINCENT: "Look. Nothing. I'm fine. I'm okay. I know it's a dumb test, but I passed! I passed!"
[Day Time; NYC; The Precinct]
[Cat and Tess talk with their boss, Joe Bishop (Brian White)] JOE: "Okay, this guy, Drake Meyer - what is his beef with Neil Mendel?" CAT: "We don't know that yet, but we do know the vic had a date last night. Unmade bed, condoms, wine glasses." JOE (to Evan): "Any prints? DNA?" EVAN: "The apartment's been wiped down. I couldn't even get partials of the glasses." CAT: "Did you see the blood on the floor?" EVAN: "Actually, it's some kind of contaminant." TESS: "But lucky for us, Mendel's financials show monthly payments to Finest Matchmaking. And guess who's married to the owner of Finest? Drake Meyer." JOE: "Chandler, you may have some anonymous tip on this Meyer guy, but if I were you, I'd start by finding your date." CAT: "Okay, he is talking about the case, right?" TESS: "Yes." CAT: "Okay." EVAN: "Tess, have you had a chance to...?" CAT (to Evan): "Could I talk to you for a second?" EVAN: "About the wedding? I said yes." CAT: "Really? But did Tess...?" EVAN: "Tess? No. Heather." CAT: "Heather?" EVAN: "She was trying to call you. She asked me to go to the wedding." CAT: "Uh, Heather has a boyfriend." EVAN: "Had a boyfriend. Apparently, her and Josh just broke up." CAT: "I thought she was calling me about something else." EVAN: "Were you going to ask me to...?" CAT: "It's okay. It's fine. Just save me a dance."
[In the snack room] TESS: "Your sister?" CAT: "It's my own fault. I told her I had a boyfriend." TESS: "Hey, you know what I'm thinking? You should go talk to our matchmaker alone." CAT: "So you want me to interview a suspect's wife just so I can get a date?" TESS: "Well, not just so you can get a date, but as an added perk. Listen, if we go in there with our badges out, she'll clam up. But if you go in with your wedding angst, you know, she might offer some intel on the hubby. Besides, I've got a day's worth of security footage to go through. Don't ask."
[Day Time; NYC; Offices of "Finest Matchmaking"]
[Catherine walks with Sabrina Meyer (Rena Sofer)] SABRINA: "Are you promiscuous?" CAT: "I don't have time to be promiscuous." (laughs) SABRINA: "You're funny. Don't be too funny. Men don't like that. The reason that I asked is, there's no sex on the first three dates. You break the rules, you're out, no refunds. Men don't like (prostitutes). And I need you to fill out a profile. No padding your resume or your bra size." CAT: "And then I can get a guy as great as your husband? I saw on your Web site. He's a finance guy?" SABRINA: "Real estate. Luxury resorts." CAT: "Ah. Wow. This thing is crazy detailed. Do you have to get all your clients to fill this out?" SABRINA: "Mm, it's mandatory." CAT: "Do you think I could get a sneak peek at my options first?" SABRINA: "I'm sorry. We guarantee our clients' privacy." CAT: "Ah. Well, that's good. Oh, my God! Your shoes. I was literally just drooling over a pair of nudes this morning. (laughs) You know, truth is, uh, I've got my dad's wedding in two days. You know, I'm not expecting you to work any miracles, but it's just hard. You know, I, uh, saw the other bridesmaids this morning, and not only do I not have the guy, I don't even have the shoes. But being here with you-- it... It just... it gives me so much hope." SABRINA: "That is why I do this job. Come on. Let me show you hope." (computer chirps) CAT: "Sabrina, Neil Mendel's a client?" SABRINA: "You're his type. Uh... But he is not available." CAT: "No, um, he was found dead in his apartment this morning." SABRINA: "What?!" CAT: "Yeah, I heard it on the news. They think he might have been murdered." SABRINA: "Drake, Neil Mendel was murdered this morning." DRAKE (Landy Cannon): "Oh, my God." SABRINA: "Um, Catherine, this is my husband Drake." DRAKE: "Hi." SABRINA: "He was with Britney McCabe last night." CAT: "Who's Britney?" SABRINA: "Somebody that we set him up with. She called here really upset. " CAT: "Do you think something happened on the date?" SABRINA: "No. Oh, no, no way. I want to reassure you that we screen our clients very carefully. Why don't you take... you take, um, this packet home, look it over? I promise you, we will find you a great guy." CAT: "I am sorry about what happened to Neil."
[NYC; Cat's Apartment]
[She enters on the phone with Tess] CAT: "So, Hot Date is Britney McCabe. She called Finest after the date, sounding pretty upset. " [She sees Heather waiting for her] CAT: "Speaking of, I got to go. Hey."
HEATHER: "Where have you been? I have been trying to reach you." CAT: "Evan told me what happened with Josh. Can't believe the jerk didn't wait till after the wedding." HEATHER: "I know. But you're okay with me bringing Evan? Because I can not be the only one alone at that wedding." CAT: "Actually..." HEATHER: "And I've had this huge crush on him." CAT: "Wait. You have?" HEATHER: "You're not mad, are you?" CAT: "No, no, no, I just didn't know." HEATHER: "Oh, okay, good, because I never would've acted on it, but now that you're bringing this boyfriend, Vincent Zalanski..." CAT: "You'd thought you'd make your move." HEATHER: "Yeah. I know. Almost as crazy as you suggesting we run out and buy Louboutins."
[Something like $800 - $1200 a pair]
(phone ringing)
HEATHER: "You have ten minutes to get ready." CAT: "Okay. Hi." VINCENT (on the phone): "So I'm your boyfriend now?" CAT: "I did not say boyfriend. "
[She enters her bedroom and sees Vincent] CAT: "She misinterpreted. And this is starting to become a habit." VINCENT: "So, sounds like I'm going to a wedding." CAT: "Ah. That was just a dumb reflex." VINCENT: "It's okay. You don't have to explain." CAT: "No, I'm going to get out of it. I'm gonna tell them at the rehearsal dinner tonight, which I have to get ready for." [She steps into the next room to dress]
VINCENT: "Oh. Um, okay, yeah." CAT: "Oh. Oh, um, we found a body. Yeah, there was a guy in a steam room." VINCENT: "You know, uh, maybe you don't have to get out of it." CAT: "The wedding? You know what? You might be right. Mr. Blood-on-his-hands is married to a matchmaker. She said she'd find me someone for the wedding. She doesn't realize that I am trying to arrest her husband for murder." VINCENT: "Uh... Okay, maybe I could go with you. Everyone thinks I'm coming anyway." CAT: "Vincent, I was kidding before." VINCENT: "But I'm not. Uh... Look, I did a test today. Wasn't a scientific test, but in med school, you learn that if a patient says that they feel better, then they're usually right. Doesn't matter what the test shows. And... I... feel... better. Much better." [He helps her on with her necklace]
CAT: "But are you gonna risk all of that because I don't want to go to a wedding alone?" VINCENT: "It doesn't feel like a risk." CAT: "Vincent, there are going to be 150 people there. Drunk people." VINCENT: "Yeah, I'm not going to hurt anyone." CAT: "No. No, I'm... I'm just concerned about you. What if you're exposed? I mean, let's say you are better? What about your identity? You have been working for years to fly under the radar, and then you're gonna introduce yourself to a bunch of people from all over the place. And what about my dad? You're gonna talk to him about your fake life in Denver, and-and then what? Then you're Vincent Zalanski to him forever. It's not fair to you." VINCENT: "I can handle being Vincent Zalanski. Forever." CAT: "But if anything bad ever happened to you because I didn't want to go to a wedding alone, I would never be able to forgive myself. Thank you, but I cannot let you do this for me." VINCENT: "Okay."
[Night Time; The Wedding Rehearsal]
BROOKE: "And then we live happily ever after." (whooping, cheering, and applause) DAD (Rob Stewart): "And then we get to eat, which I suggest we go do now. See you, boys." CAT: "Uh, can I talk to you guys for a second?" BROOKE: "Oh, Cat, I actually have something for you." CAT: "Oh. Wow, this is... wonderful, uh, but..." DAD: "What? We didn't spell it right?" CAT: "No. It's-it's perfect." BROOKE: "Phew. Okay. I have to go talk to the wedding planner about our song list." DAD: "I'm sorry if she pushed a little hard about... Vincent." CAT: "Yeah. Actually, I just... I wanted to talk to you about this..." DAD: "No, no, you're taking him." CAT: "But..." DAD: "Well, what's the problem? What, you think it's too fast? He'll be in the pictures, and what if it doesn't work out?" CAT: "Yes, that's exactly it." DAD: "Honey, you're thinking too much. Ever since your mom died. The same thing happened to me. When I first met Brooke, I kept thinking of all the reasons that it couldn't work. I'm too old. She's too young. Your mother. And then I just realized - what am I waiting for?" CAT: "And here you are." DAD: "Right. Proof that there's no reward without the risk. So... you're taking him. Besides, I can enjoy my wedding now, and not worry about you."
[Day Time; NYC; The Precinct]
TESS: "'Strong, vulnerable, intelligent, heroic?'" CAT: "Okay, I filled it out late last night." TESS: "You filled up the whole thing." CAT: "You didn't see my dad's face. He was almost in tears when he found out that I was bringing someone." TESS: "So you want to turn this in?" CAT: "I don't know. It's a case." TESS: "So? If we were undercover at a salon, we'd get our hair done. Besides, your little visit with Sabrina proved incredibly profitable. I just called her to follow up on that message Britney McCabe left after her date with Neil. Don't worry: I didn't blow your cover, but listen to this."
[They listen to a recorded phone message from Britney McCabe (Emily Alatalo)] BRITNEY: "Sabrina, it's Britney. Look, I guess I had too much to drink and things got out of control and I did something really bad."
TESS: "Almost sounds like a confession. Maybe Neil forced himself on her; she fought back." CAT: "Hang on, Tess. She and Neil had sex. Maybe that's the bad thing she's talking about on the message." TESS: "Sex is a bad thing? Maybe that's why you don't have a date to the wedding." CAT: "No, Tess, it's one of Sabrina Meyer's rules."
[Night Time; NYC; The Warehouse]
[Catherine walks in on JT] JT: "Looking for Watson?" CAT: "Hey, JT." JT: "What I want to know is, when's he getting on the payroll? 'Cause he's living on my salary, even though he's doing your job." CAT (to Vincent): "Okay, what is he talking about?" VINCENT: "I figured, if I can't be your fake boyfriend, then maybe I can be your fake, uh, detective." CAT: "You went to my crime scene?"
[He hands her an inverstment brochure] VINCENT: "It's bogus." CAT: "A resort in Kuwait. This must be what Neil was talking to his lawyer about. Here's the thing: He alibi'd out. That's what I came to tell you." JT: "Maybe it wasn't blood on him, and it was that paint you were looking at." VINCENT: "JT, it was blood." CAT: "Okay, wait, what paint?" VINCENT: "I found some red particle in the floor. It was paint. It just..."
[Cat remembers Paige saying earlier that day:] PAIGE: "Look, you just seal them with nail polish. I do it with all of my shoes." [Cat remembers Sabrina was wearing Louboutins with red soles]
CAT: "Unless it was red polish on the sole of somebody's designer shoe." VINCENT: "I'm lost." CAT: "Okay, so let's say that Drake found out that Neil was going to expose him. He told his wife, whose livelihood depends on his reputation. She takes matters into her own hands. She kills Neil, panics, so her husband comes over and cleans up the evidence." VINCENT: "Which is why the blood was on him."
[Catherine stares into his eyes, smiling] VINCENT: "What?" CAT: "You're not fake. You're the real thing."
[Her cell phone rings] CAT: "Chandler. Sabrina, hi, no, I just answer my phone like that sometimes."
CAT (whispering to Vincent): "It's her."
CAT: "Uh, no, I didn't get a chance to fill out the entire thing. Oh, you did?"
CAT (whispering to Vincent): "She found a date for me for the wedding."
CAT: "No, he sounds great, but I'm going to go alone. Yes, I will be in touch very soon, I promise." [She hangs up]
CAT (aloud): "I'm kind of bummed she's our killer. Now my dad's gonna have to worry about me the entire wedding because I cannot find someone to go with me." VINCENT: "Okay, JT, do you still have your tux?" CAT: "Vincent." JT: "No, you're not going." VINCENT (to Catherine): "No, it's not for me."
VINCENT (to JT): "You are going to take Catherine to her father's wedding." CAT: "What?" JT: "What?" VINCENT: "Your dad wants to see you with someone. JT has a PhD. He cleans up pretty nice, so he can be your fake boyfriend - no strings, no risk." CAT: "Food'll be good?" JT: "All right, I'm in."
[Day Time; NYC; Precinct Interrogation Room]
[Catherine walks in on Sabrina and her lawyer (Steve Cumyn)] CAT: "Hello, Sabrina." SABRINA: "You've got to be kidding me. I spent hours finding you a wedding date. (to her lawyer) She posed as a client." CAT: "We're not here to talk about my love life; we're here to talk about yours." LAWYER: "My client's love life is none of your business." CAT: "Except for when she's a person of interest in a homicide. Oh, and your perfect catch hubby - he's next door telling my partner everything about his Ponzi scheme of a business." SABRINA: "What?" LAWYER: "Ms. Meyer doesn't have any knowledge of that." SABRINA: "Drake's business is 110% ..." CAT: "BS. " SABRINA: "... legitimate" CAT: "You sell 'happily ever after' like it's a recipe. No sex, don't be funny, fix your flaws, and then you can have someone as great as Drake. So how dumb do you look if it's exposed that your grand prize is a booby prize? And I don't think that's padding it." SABRINA: "You girlie girl." CAT: "You knew Mendel was unavailable even before the news of the murder broke." SABRINA: "I meant, he was already fixed up." CAT: "Oh, with Britney, the woman that you set up to be your fall guy. Neil said that he liked petite brunettes. She's a curvy blonde. So why even set them up, except for the fact that she has a record? So, how helpful is that if she's the last one with him before you shoot him? Oh, and you, uh, you left your red nail polish at the crime scene." SABRINA: "I don't wear red nail polish." CAT: "Not on your nails." LAWYER: "Okay, Sabrina, let's go. It's clear they don't have anything to hold you." CAT: "Not yet, but we are holding your husband on fraud charges. You have spent your entire career telling women that if they are single, they are broken. Look who's broken now."
[SCU Squad Room] EVAN: "You did really well with that footage, by the way. I showed a sketch artist the image that you picked out."
[He shows Tess a sketch of JT] EVAN: "What do you think?" TESS: "I wouldn't hang it on my wall, but, yeah, it looks like him." EVAN: "I'm gonna find this guy."
[Day Time; NYC; The Warehouse]
[Vincent is reading from the dating questionnaire Catherine filled out] JT: "I'm from Denver? I don't know anything about Denver." VINCENT: "You're an E.R. doc. It's okay. You don't get out much." JT: "I don't know anything about E.R. medicine either. This tux isn't going to fit, and I hate bow ties." VINCENT: "Her ideal date... is dinner on a rooftop or hanging out on a fire escape." JT: "What are you talking about?" VINCENT: "This is about me."
[Night Time; Long Island?; The Wedding Reception]
[Catherine sits alone at a table while others dance; she directs the waiter] CAT: "Uh, he's having the steak..." WAITER: "Mm-hmm." CAT: "...vegetarian..." WAITER: "Mm-hmm." CAT: "...chicken, and that's another steak."
PAIGE: "Is he still not here?" CAT: "Nope, just me and the cater waiter." PAIGE: "I don't understand how he couldn't get his shift covered at the hospital." CAT: "Paige, there is no Vincent Zalanski." PAIGE: "What?" CAT: "I made him up."
[Heather and Evan come over] HEATHER: "The music here is so good." PAIGE: "Your sister doesn't have a boyfriend." HEATHER: "Oh, God." CAT: "Yeah, I lied." HEATHER: "Why?" CAT: "You guys kept threatening to put me at the singles' table. Our dad got married today. It's his wedding. Maybe we should focus on that." EVAN: "Maybe I should get us some cocktails." CAT: "There is just so much pressure to have a plus-one, like if you don't, you're damaged or broken." HEATHER: "We don't think you're damaged or broken." CAT: "Maybe I am."
[She gestures toward her Dad and Brooke] CAT: "I don't know if I'm ever going to have that." (indistinct chatter) PAIGE: "We all feel like that." SAHARA: "Yeah, my fiance tried to call our wedding off twice." HEATHER: "Yeah, and I just got dumped right after our brunch." PAIGE: "Tom and I are separated." HEATHER: "Oh, my God, Paige." SAHARA: "Hey. Come on, really, are you okay?" PAIGE: "I, I'm just so embarrassed..."
[Catherine senses something, turns and sees Vincent enter the room behind her] CAT: "Hey." VINCENT: "Hey." CAT: "What are you...?" VINCENT: "Well, uh, you said in your profile you like to dance, but, you see, JT doesn't." CAT: "Do you?" [He takes her hand and they begin to slow dance]
♪ So lately been wondering ♪ Who will be there to take my place? ♪ When I'm gone, you'll need love ♪ To light the shadows on your face ♪ If a greater wave shall fall ♪ And fall upon us all ♪ If I could, then I would ♪ I'll go wherever you will go ♪ If I could make you mine ♪ I'll go wherever you will go ♪ If I could turn back time ♪ I'll go wherever you will go.
♪ Tell me if you feel it, too...
CAT: "So, what happened? JT beg you to take his place?" VINCENT: "No, I begged him."
(glass clinking) DAD: "Hey, everybody, uh, my wife... (cheering and applause) Thank you. ...would like to remind everyone that dinner is served, and it's actually pretty good for wedding food, so, please..."
CAT: "Okay, come on." [She pulls Vincent outside in the garden]
VINCENT: "Hey, what are you doing? Hey. Hey, hey, hey, hey. I didn't come here to hide. I'm here because I want to be. Besides, I did my Denver research; I got my story down." CAT: "Yeah." VINCENT: "What?" CAT: "I confessed. I told them that there is no Vincent Zalanski." VINCENT: "Oh." CAT: "It doesn't matter. My dad - he is so happy. Who cares if people think I don't have a plus-one?" VINCENT: "Hey, I am standing right here. At least introduce me to the people you didn't confess to." CAT: "I don't think I need to. I think... that I lied because... I feel like I do have someone in my life. And it wasn't that I wanted to show him off; it's... just that I wanted him to be here. But there are things about you that neither of us can change, so..." VINCENT: "So it wasn't really a lie then. You just got his last name wrong." CAT: "And his hometown." VINCENT: "Well... You know, um... he is hungry." CAT: "Oh. Steak or chicken?" VINCENT: "Uh... surprise me." CAT: "Okay."
[Inside, Catherine runs into Heather] HEATHER: "Oh, my God, I think I'm in love. Evan's, like, the smartest guy I've ever dated." CAT: "Okay, I think you need to slow down." HEATHER: "Wait, why? Are you in love with him?" CAT: "No. I told you, he's... he's a flirt." HEATHER: "Oh, my God, you ARE in love with him. I can tell." CAT: "Heather, you are drunk and you are rebounding, and I just don't think that he is the person for you to do that with." HEATHER: "Yeah, but he's so smart." CAT: (groans) HEATHER: "Did you know that he just got some major grant on DNA research?" CAT: "DNA? No, I... " HEATHER: "Yeah, apparently, there's some weird DNA that's mutating or something." CAT: "Mutating? How?" HEATHER: "I don't know. I was too distracted by his hotness. But listen to me, you're here alone, and I'm blabbing about... Evan! Hi." EVAN: "I see I should've got two." HEATHER: (laughs) CAT: "Heather, could I talk to your date for a minute? It's just... it's about work." HEATHER: "Yeah." CAT: "Okay." HEATHER: "Okay." EVAN: "Thought that your coming out was very brave." CAT: "Yeah, listen, Heather said that you're doing research on DNA. I thought you'd let that go." EVAN: "Actually, you let it go. Which I understand." CAT: "So it's on cross-species DNA?" EVAN: "Too much has happened for me to just dismiss it. I mean, I know what I heard in that subway. And the corrupted samples. Now I've got someone breaking in to my lab." CAT: "Wait. Do you know who?" EVAN: "I don't. I've got a sketch. I think they're trying to access what I'm finding." CAT: "What are you finding? Heather said something about mutations." EVAN: "The samples from the cases that I collected, including your mom's, indicate that the L2 capsids are targeting changes in the basic structure of the DNA." CAT: "Okay, what does that mean?" EVAN: "They're coming from the same being." CAT: "Are you sure?" EVAN: "Yeah. And whatever it is... it's changing." CAT: "It's changing how?" EVAN: "It's complicated. But basically, the animal nucleotides are taking over from the human ones." CAT: "He's becoming less human?" EVAN: "Or 'IT'. Anyway, this isn't... wedding small talk. How about that dance?" CAT: "Actually, I am starving, so, um... Later. Definitely."
[She carries food out to Vincent] CAT: "Got you both." VINCENT: "Wow. Thanks. Do you, uh... want some?" CAT: "No, I'm good."
[Vincent can hear her amplified rapid heartbeat] VINCENT: "No, you're not." CAT: "You know how you said you felt different? I think I know why. I ran into Evan, and it turns out he's been studying you, your DNA." VINCENT: "Okay." CAT: "He says it's mutating." VINCENT: "How do you mean?" CAT: "He mentioned this... L2 something?" VINCENT: "L2 capsid? Yeah, what about it?" CAT: "He said it's becoming more..." VINCENT: "More what? What did he say?" CAT: "He said it's becoming more animal." VINCENT: (laughs softly) "No. No, I feel great." CAT: "What if that's what the blackouts were?" VINCENT: "No, JT would've caught it." CAT: "JT... wouldn't know; he doesn't have the equipment. That's why we had to break in to the morgue. Which... I'm pretty sure Evan knows about too." VINCENT: "Seems you were right. This was... too big a risk." CAT: "But nothing bad has happened." VINCENT: "Yet. I should probably go." CAT: "This is what I was afraid of. That you would... come here and that we would have fun, and..." VINCENT: "And remember the fact that there's no Vincent Zalanski." CAT: "I guess this was just too much of a risk for both of us." [Vincent turns and leaves]
CAT: (exhales)
[Later, inside before the assembled guests] CAT: "Hi. Um, for those of you who don't know me, I'm Catherine Chandler. (laughs) Um, I'm my dad's daughter. His oldest daughter. Um... Okay, I wrote this speech, like, a week ago. (laughter) And... seeing the way that my dad and Brooke look at each other, it... sums up more than these four pages can." [She looks out through the open doors into the empty garden] CAT: "Um... You know, the funny thing is, is that... Brooke and my dad shouldn't even be together. (laughs) No, it... it's true, you know? For starters, they are complete opposites. And not to mention, she is a Mets fan, (laughter) so... I don't know how they're gonna deal with that. (laughs) And then there's the age difference. And for a lot of people, that would have held them back. Especially... given everything we've been through. Not that being with Brooke is a risk. It's not. She's... (laughs softly) she is amazing. But... it's just being in any relationship is that it-it's a... it's a risk. It's... it's accepting that there are no guarantees. I mean, who knows what the future brings, and-and... going for it, anyway. (laughs softly) Even if she is a vegan, and he eats cheeseburgers. (laughter) So... to my dad and Brooke... ...for jumping in. You guys are an inspiration. Especially to me."
(people clapping)
CAT: "Okay." (laughs) HEATHER: "Cheers!" (clapping continues) [Catherine looks back out into the garden and frowns]
CAT: "Hey, Heather, uh, I need your keys." HEATHER: "You're leaving?" CAT: "Dad's okay with it. I just, I need to go and find somebody." HEATHER: "Who?" CAT: "Evan, you're taking her home, okay?" HEATHER: "Uh, okay. Bye." [Catherine rushes out]
[Night Time; Deserted Highway]
[Catherine is driving and trying to make a call to "V" (Vincent)]
(busy signal beeping)
[Car comes up behind her and a shot is fired through her rear window]
[Catherine's car turns, flips and rolls several times, ending still on the highway. The sports car stops with its lights on her wreck. A woman gets out]
SABRINA: "How was the wedding without a date?" CAT: "Sabrina..." SABRINA: "Not so good? You ruined my happy-ever-after. I'm gonna ruin yours." [She fires at the same moment Catherine fires back. Sabrina drops to the pavement but Catherine is hit too]
[Vincent appears out of the fog, screaming her name] VINCENT: "Catherine! Catherine! "
[He tries to open her car door but it is jammed] VINCENT: "Catherine? Catherine!"
[Vincent rips off the car door and tosses it away, roaring like a wild animal]
(metal creaking)
(yells)
(echoing roar)
[Heather is in an approaching car with Evan driving] HEATHER: "So, tell me about dead bodies. (chuckles) I mean, you must really know your anatomy."
[Vincent, in full Beast mode, picks up Catherine and cradles her in his arms]
VINCENT: (panting, low growling)
(car approaching)
[Vincent doesn't know what to do] VINCENT: (low growling)
EVAN: "Oh, my God." HEATHER: "Is that my car? (gasps) Cat!" [They cannot see clearly because of the wrecked car's headlights]
VINCENT: (growls)
EVAN: "Stay in the car." HEATHER: "Wait, Evan!"
VINCENT: (low growling, (panting) [Evan approaches cautiously, unable to see exactly what is going on]
[Fade to black]
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Post by Bill the beast on Apr 13, 2014 13:00:51 GMT -5
01x12; "Cold Turkey"; Beauty and the Beast; Original Air Date 07 Feb 2013 Director: Fred Gerber Writer: Allison Moore
[Night Time; New York City; A Karaoki Bar]
[Heather Chandler is on stage singing]
♪ 'Cause you're not welcome anymore
TESS: "Oh, how about screw him? You said yourself, he chose the other woman." CAT: "He didn't really choose her, he chose the things that come along with her." TESS: "Which makes him an ass. You're moving on. Cold Turkey. Let's sing." CAT: "He is an ass, isn't he? She has no idea what she's getting into with him." TESS: "What is she getting into?" CAT: "You know, he's got issues." TESS: "Well, what kind of issues?"
♪ I'll survive ♪ I will survive ♪ Hey, hey.
[Heather rejoins them at their table] MAN: "Thank you, Heather. Up next, Tara with 'Safety Dance.'" HEATHER: "Okay, why was that just a solo?" TESS: "Cat's guy's got issues." CAT: "What guy doesn't?" TESS: "He's not married, is he?" CAT: "No, that is your problem." HEATHER: "You're married?" TESS: "No, and we're no talking about me right now. And now you really have to tell me." CAT: "Okay, he's got..." (clears throat) "he's got some form of PTSD." TESS: "What, like flashbacks?" CAT: "No, more like a bad temper. Not - not toward me." TESS: "What? " HEATHER: "Okay, Cat, I thought you said you were done with bad boys." CAT: "He's not a bad boy, he is sweet and heroic and..." TESS: "Apparently abusive." CAT: "It is not like that at all. We just had this really deep connection and he understands me like no one else." TESS: "What happened to 'he's an ass'?" HEATHER: "Yeah, and do you not think we understand you?" TESS: "Let that other girl deal with his issues." CAT: "She doesn't even know his issues." TESS: "You know what I think? You should tell her." CAT: "Yeah, I am so not going to do that." HEATHER: "What? Why? CAT: Because it's spiteful, vengeful, vindictive?" TESS: "And you're afraid he'd hate you forever." HEATHER: "Yeah, see, we understand you." TESS: "You're still hanging on." CAT: "No." HEATHER: "You did just call him heroic." CAT: "Okay, maybe I'm hanging on a little. But I am not telling her. Besides, I am moving on, cold turkey. It is over, done, finito." TESS: "Okay, well here's to 'I am woman, hear me drink.'" ALL TOGETHER: "Cheers."
[Night Time; NYC; Cat and Heather's Apartment]
[Catherine sits on the couch eating ice cream and watching TV] WOMAN (on TV): "Things are not as they seem." (gunshot on TV) CAT: "Interview the neighbor." HEATHER: "Okay, I know this is therapeutic for you, but these shows freak me out. Could you just turn it down a little? I mean, even the narrators voice is creepy." (knock on door) CAT: "Maybe it's the neighbor." HEATHER: (feigns laugh) "You know, if that's Ass, you're not letting him in." CAT: "It's not him. He doesn't knock." (knocking continues) CAT: "Who is it?" ALEX: "Alex Salter." HEATHER: "What?" CAT: "Um, nothing. Just - just work." (To Alex) "Coming." (To Heather) "It's fine, all good." HEATHER: "Okay, well, hey, don't finish that ice cream. You'll regret it in the morning."
[Catherine opens the front door] CAT: "Hey." ALEX: "Sorry, it's so late. I just got done with my shift and you're on my way home." CAT: "No, I was up, so..." (gunshot on TV) "Uh, that would be research for a case. How did you get my address?" ALEX: "Uh, from your hospital file. Hope that's okay." CAT: "Uh, no, that's fine."
[Refers to the pint of ice cream] CAT: "That's my sister's. Um, so, what's up?" ALEX: "Well, I wanted to ask if it would be okay to take Vincent away for the weekend?" CAT: "Uh..." ALEX: "Because I know about his work in Special-Ops. And that people have it out for him." CAT: "Okay, so, he told you about... things." ALEX: "I hope that's okay. I mean, we were engaged once." CAT: "No, no, no, no, that's good. Um, so did he tell you anything else? You know, besides the fact that people are after him?" ALEX: "Uh, you mean that everyone is supposed to think he's dead? Is there more?" CAT: "Nope, that - that seems like plenty." ALEX: "Yeah, and I'm still not really clear what the rules are, which is why I'm here. Before I brought up this whole cabin idea to him, because you're his handler..." CAT: "Ah, you thought that you would check in with me first." ALEX: "Yeah. I mean it'd - it'd just be one night. My family has a cabin upstate. It's totally isolated. It would just be the two of us." CAT: "Sounds fun." ALEX: "Oh, my God. It was our favorite place. You know, before. And we have a lot to... catch up on." CAT: "Yeah, like your plans to move to Africa." ALEX: "So, he talked to you, too." CAT: "I am his handler." ALEX: (awkward laugh) "It's just... strange. I've, uh, never had to share him before." CAT: "No. No, you're not sharing him. Uh, in fact, in the future, you should probably go to him with all of these sorts of things; these weekend away kinds of things. You know, anything actually." ALEX: "Great." CAT: "Yeah." ALEX: "All right, I'll just leave you to your work." CAT: "Have fun at the cabin." ALEX: "Thanks."
(door opens, closes)
[Day Time; NYC; A Park]
♪ Found a thread to pull ♪ And we can watch it unravel...
[Catherine enters the park jogging and listening to her iPod; Vincent jogs up beside her]
VINCENT: "Hey."
[Catherine is slightly startled] CAT: "If you're auditioning jogging buddies, I don't want the part." VINCENT: "I came to apologize. Hey, I'm sorry. I'm sorry." CAT: "About?" VINCENT: "That Alex showed up to your place, that she asked permission to..." CAT: "Go on a romantic weekend together?" VINCENT: "Look, uh, it's not just going to be about some romantic weekend away." CAT: "So, you're going." VINCENT: "Yeah, I'm-I'm thinking about it. Look, I don't want to hurt you, okay? But Alex and I, we've got so much to talk about." [Catherine starts jogging away from him]
VINCENT: "You're mad." CAT: "You can sense that?" VINCENT: "Catherine, this isn't about her over you, okay?" CAT: "Right, it is about your future." VINCENT: "Yeah, one where I don't have to hide all the time, where I might actually get to practice medicine again." CAT: "In her parents' cabin?" VINCENT: "You think this is crazy." CAT: "What if you lose control? Alex sees you, she freaks out, calls the cops. And what about her safety?" VINCENT: "I'm not going to hurt her." CAT: "Just the idea of you going anywhere with someone who doesn't know who you are." VINCENT: "Who I am?" CAT: "That's not what I meant." VINCENT: "It's what you said." CAT: "Vincent, what are you even doing here?" VINCENT: "I don't know. I - I thought that maybe I should..." CAT: "What, get my blessing? Because I am not actually your handler." VINCENT: "I wanted to make sure you're fine with all this. You know, maybe get your opinion." CAT: "My opinion is that I am cold turkey." VINCENT: "What?" CAT: "Go, don't go, tell her, don't tell her..." VINCENT: "Well, I am going to tell her." CAT: "Fine by me." VINCENT: "Okay, then. Well, this has been helpful." CAT: "Good."
[Vincent jogs away]
CAT: (sighs)
[Day Time; NYC; The Precinct]
TESS: "So, how are you today? How we doing? Today's a new day. Hello?" CAT: "I think I sent him into a cabin in the woods with her." TESS: "What?" CAT: "Yeah, he came to see me thing morning. I was trying to be all tough and cold turkey and I think I made him run in the other direction." TESS: "Made him?" CAT: "I don't know, I think he was wavering. Maybe I should call him and tell him not to go." TESS: "No, no, no, no phone. We're going to focus on work. All right, pick a case. Uh, missing octogenarian, prescription drug ring at New York General, stolen jewelry from Tiffany's..." CAT: "Wait, New York General?" TESS: "Uh, yeah, Narcotics has warrants on a bunch of people, mostly nurses." CAT: "You're kidding." TESS: "All raids start at noon. They don't want anyone tipped off." CAT: "Okay, well," (clears throat) "let's raid her. Her apartment is right near my favorite ice cream shop." TESS: "Done." CAT: "Um, I will meet you there. I just have an errand to run, okay?" TESS: "You're gonna call him."
[Catherine goes into an empty office to use her cell phone]
CAT: "Pick up, pick up, come on." (phone line ringing) CAT: "JT, I need to talk to Vincent. We're about to raid his girlfriend's apartment." JT: "We are? Who's 'we'?" CAT: (sighs) "Narcotics. Alex has been stealing meds from the hospital to use at her clinic. They have a warrant." JT: "They left for the cabin already." CAT: "What? If his prints show up in the system again..." JT: "You know, if you really wanted to protect him, you should've told him not to go." CAT: "I am NOT his handler. And you could've done the same thing." JT: "I tried. Meanwhile, I am protecting him. You know your little pal Evan is 12 hours away from presenting his cross-species DNA findings to the National Genetics Association." CAT: "Okay, we are going to do this raid in 49 minutes. Vincent's not picking up his burner. Do you have Alex's number?" JT: "No, and there is no cell phone reception up at the cabin. Where does she live? I'll go." CAT: "Yeah, and leave your fingerprints all over that place? No. I've already been there and I know where all of the mementos and letters are." JT: "You sure you want to do that?" CAT: "Want to? No. But I don't have a choice."
[Day Time; NYC; Alex Salter's Apartment]
[Catherine is pulling on latex gloves and booties as she enters]
♪ Never thought that I would grow so old ♪ Of seeing the gold ♪ Still I never want it to go ♪ I would hold it up to my cold heart ♪ Feel the way it used to start up
[She has cleaning supplies to wipe down all door handles and locks] ♪ Say you will, say you will save me ♪ Say you will, say you will save me ♪ Say you will, say you will save me ♪ Say you will, say you will, uh-oh ♪ Take me back, Give it up, give it up to me
[She sorts through all of Alex and Vincent's pictures and letters] ♪ 'Cause I can't go on if your love isn't strong ♪ See, I want it all ♪ Give me, give me all your love ♪ If you can't hold on ♪ Then, baby, baby ♪ Don't save me, save me ♪ No ♪ If your love isn't strong ♪ Baby, don't save me.
[She discovers an empty bag for new lingerie]
CAT: (answering her cell phone) "Hey." TESS: "We're about to leave. You close?" CAT: "Uh, yeah, I'll meet you there." TESS: "Did you go see him?" CAT: "No, I am moving on. I will see you there."
[Day Time; Upstate New York; On the highway]
[Alex is driving] ALEX: "I swear, every time I'm on this highway, I crave a strawberry milkshake." VINCENT: "Well, we can stop if you want." ALEX: "Is that allowed?" VINCENT: "Yeah. You don't have to clear that with my handler." ALEX: "Oh, no, should I not have?" VINCENT: "No, it's fine. There's probably some things we should talk about if, you know, we're gonna move forward." ALEX: "'If'?" VINCENT: "Sorry, when. When." ALEX: (chuckles) "Yeah, I know, I know. There's so much that I have to figure out. When I'm gonna give work two weeks notice, what I'm gonna do with my apartment. But you're not talking about my logistics, are you?" VINCENT: "Uh, no, not exactly. It's just..." ALEX: "What?" VINCENT: "Watch the road, the road. Watch the road." ALEX: "Sorry. I hate driving. I don't get to look at you. Okay," (clears throat) "talk to me." VINCENT: "Okay, uh, what about the flight?" ALEX: "The flight?" VINCENT: "Yeah, it's not just a passport issue. I mean, there's cameras and security and dogs." ALEX: "There are sick people everywhere. We could go somewhere we could drive to. Central America, Mexico. You know how much I love margaritas." VINCENT: "Yes, I do." ALEX: (chuckles) VINCENT: "All right, let's just start with a milkshake." ALEX: "I'll never say no to a milkshake." VINCENT: "Watch the road." ALEX: "Road, right, right."
[Day Time; NYC; Alex Salter's Apartment]
TESS: "Nothing so far. She has pill bottles in the bathroom, but they all have legit prescriptions." CAT: "Oh, well, next raid." TESS: "But I found this. New lingerie. Maybe she has a boyfriend." CAT: "Or maybe she bought herself some new bras?" TESS: "Not according to the receipt. Maybe he's an ass, too, and look, if he's in on the drug thefts, she could hide the stash at his place." CAT: "It just... it seems like a bit of a stretch." TESS: "Yeah, but if we could just find out who he is..." CAT: "Okay, you're right." CAT: "You check the kitchen; I'll finish up here, and whoever finds something last has to buy ice cream." TESS: "How about cocktails?" CAT: "Done." [Catherine sees a picture of Alex and Vincent; in the process of hiding it, she finds an electronic bug]
[Day Time; NYC; The Warehouse]
[JT is working with test-tubes; Catherine places the electronic bug in front of him] CAT: "It's a bug." JT: "I can see that." CAT: "You can speak; I disabled it." JT: "What the hell was a bug doing in her apartment?" CAT: "Obviously, Muirfield's back." JT: "But how did they get onto..." CAT: "Vincent attacked Alex's stalker. His DNA was probably on the body." JT: "Okay, Evan cannot present today." CAT: "Evan? JT, Muirfield might have heard that Alex was going away to a remote cabin with Vincent." JT: "You better get up there." CAT: "Me? No, no, no, no. I-I am not walking into their little..." JT: "I can't do it. I have to figure out a way to stop Evan before he stands up in front of 200 people and presents Vincent's DNA reports to the world." CAT: "Okay, but I already cleaned her apartment, and there was lingerie." JT: "So you're not gonna save him because he's with another girl because you told him it was a good idea?" CAT: "I did not tell him it was a good idea. I - I am supposed to be moving on. I was trying to take the high road." JT: "How about taking the Long Island Expressway, exit 91."
[The Long Island Expressway exits go no higher than 73; however, it has already been established they are going "upstate" NY, not onto Long Island]
JT: "There was a small engagement party there." CAT: "Seriously?" JT: "I'm sorry. I know how hard this is." CAT: "I just hope they have their clothes on when I get there."
[Day Time; NY State; Vincent and Alex park their car next to a rustic cabin]
ALEX: "Is it like you remember?" VINCENT: "Yeah, actually, it is." ALEX: "You sound surprised."
[Inside there is a stone fireplace and books on shelves] ALEX: (sighs) "Feels like it's even colder in here than it is out there." VINCENT: "Yeah, I'll get the fire going, huh? " ALEX: "Okay. My parents left champagne." VINCENT: "I - I don't really drink anymore." ALEX: "Oh, it's healthier." VINCENT: "Yeah." ALEX: "Besides, it's too cold for champagne. Oh." VINCENT: "Looks like it might snow outside." ALEX: "No snow in Mexico. So how's your Spanish?" VINCENT: "Uh, it's pretty rusty. Look, Alex, uh... before we start laying down all these plans, um, I need to finish what I was trying to say before." ALEX: "Okay." VINCENT: "Uh... There's a reason why I've been in hiding." ALEX: "Are you worried I'm gonna reveal your identity? Because someone could try to beat it out of me. I wouldn't say a word." VINCENT: "Alex, it's about your safety." ALEX: "I know people are after you. I mean, that's why we're going halfway around the world or to Mexico, to leave it all behind." VINCENT: "Some of it we can't leave behind." ALEX: "Hey, I... I know there are risks, but I'm an E.R. nurse in New York City. Nothing freaks me out. Vincent. I'm in." [Kisses his cheek] "I'm gonna make dinner." VINCENT: "Okay." (sighs)
[Day Time; Catherine is on the highway, following Vincent and Alex]
CAT: (phone rings, beeps) "Hi." TESS: "Get your errand done?" CAT: "Yeah, just on my way to New York General to follow up." TESS: "No, Narcotics is already on it. Oh, and the boyfriend's a dead end." CAT: "Oh, good. I mean, just now we can have some more down time." TESS: "You sound weird. Is it the guy?" CAT: "Uh, kind of." TESS: "All right, that's it. I'm cancelling my plans with Mr. Married. You and I are hanging out." CAT: "No, no, no, Tess, it's okay. I just really need some time alone right now." TESS: "All right, well, whatever you do, don't call, um... I don't even know his name." CAT: "At this point, why bother?"
[Night Time; The Cabin; Vincent and Alex are finishing a meal] ALEX: "Is it okay?" VINCENT: "Yeah, it's great." ALEX: "Well, that's good, 'cause it's still only one of three dishes that I actually know how to make. You sure you can't have some wine?" VINCENT: "I was part of a... experiment in the military." ALEX: "Okay." VINCENT: "It's just that, uh... Well, it didn't go as planned, and that's what I needed to tell you.at, uh..." ALEX: "So - so what, do you have post-traumatic stress or..." VINCENT: "Uh, no. It - it's more complicated. Um, I am more complicated." ALEX: "You're not. Maybe your circumstances are, but I know you." VINCENT: "No, you don't. You don't." ALEX: "I'm, uh, starting to feel like you don't want to do this." VINCENT: "I do." ALEX: "Then what? Does your handler not think it's a good idea?" VINCENT: "Alex, I told you, it - it's complicated." ALEX: "No, you said you were complicated." VINCENT: "I don't know; look, I'm just... I'm trying to do the right thing here, and I just... I want you to know what you're getting into." ALEX: "Vince, I told you, I'm in. Look, people fantasize about leaving their lives all the time. We actually get to do it. Go where nobody knows us. Start a clinic. Help people." VINCENT: "I guess I could have virgin margaritas."
[They start to kiss but Vincent hears a sound outside] ALEX: "What?" VINCENT: "Shh. Wait here."
[He opens the front door to find a man standing there] MAN: "Whoa. Hey. I guess you saw me coming." VINCENT: "Yeah, uh..." (chuckles) "What's going on?" MAN: "I'm really sorry to bother you. It's just... my truck broke down, "
[Vincent is observing minute signs of nervousness] MAN: (distantly): "and I'm completely useless when it comes to this kind of thing - I don't know a lug nut from a... I don't even know." ALEX: "There's no cell service around here." MAN: "Tell me about it." VINCENT: "Oh, where's your truck?" MAN: "A mile up the road, maybe. About to give up when I saw the lights." VINCENT: (to Alex) "Can I, uh, take your car?" ALEX: "Oh, of course." MAN: "Thanks, man. Appreciate it. It's starting to get really cold out here." VINCENT: "Be right back, okay?" ALEX: "Okay."
[NYC; The Precinct; Forensics Lab]
[JT finds Evan there] EVAN: "JT." JT: "Justin Timberlake, huh? I get that all the time." (whispering) "We need to talk." EVAN: "No, I don't need the DNA. I'm just gonna present the cross..." JT: "Cross-training. I'm in, dude. I'll buy you a soda, and we'll talk all about it." EVAN: "Please tell me 'buying a soda' isn't a euphemism for something." JT: "Yeah, for 'your morgue is potentially bugged' You have to stop. No more samples, no more, uh, analysis, no presentations." EVAN: "I have to do that presentation to get our grant." JT: "Forget the grant. Okay, I didn't want to have to tell you, but... there's a secret organization that's obsessed with the same creature you've been studying." EVAN: "A secret organization?" JT: "Yes, and they will stop at nothing to keep others from finding too much out." EVAN: ♪ "Dunh-dunh-dunh." JT: "I'm serious. You need to walk away now." EVAN: "Or what, some science nerd's gonna beat me up, make sure that I don't get the grant first?" JT: "They've spent billions and billions of dollars developing genetic weapons. And at any rate, who knows? Maybe this is something they've created and they're just trying to cover their tracks? There is way more at stake than some measly grant." EVAN: "And you know this how?" JT: "I just do." EVAN: "You just do? Right." JT: "Look, I know this sounds crazy, and - and I have no proof, but..." EVAN: "You know, my first set of samples was stolen, my second was corrupted. I'm starting to think that I've got a frustrated competitor working to derail my efforts so he can get his own recognition." JT: "Wait, you think that I...? Okay, you have trust issues, buddy." EVAN: "Me, Mr. 'Secret Organization'? You know what, I'm gonna go work on my preparation and my measly grant."
[Night Time; NY State; Alex's Cabin]
[Catherine approaches the front door stealthily and knocks] ALEX: "Vincent?" CAT: "No, it's Catherine. Chandler. I'm sorry, I tried calling." ALEX: "What are you doing here?" CAT: "I'm looking for Vincent. It's urgent." ALEX: "He's not here right now. You want to come in? It's freezing." CAT: "Where is he?" ALEX: "Is there something going on between you two?" CAT: "Alex, that's not what this is about." ALEX: "That wasn't a 'no'" CAT: "I just need you to tell me where he is." ALEX: "He just went to help some guy with his truck. He'll be back." CAT: "What guy? When was this?" ALEX: "You just missed them. He'll be right back." CAT: "Okay, what direction did they go in?" ALEX: "I didn't notice. What - what's going on? Is he in trouble?" CAT: "He might be - that guy could have been a trap." ALEX: "A trap? No. He seemed totally harmless. And how would anyone even know that we're here?" CAT: "There was a listening device in your apartment." ALEX: "A what?" CAT: "Alex, he has a handler for a reason. There are people that are tracking him." ALEX: "You told me it was okay to take him away." CAT: "Because it wasn't my decision to make, it was his. But he could've been more clear with you." ALEX: "No, he has been clear, and I've dealt with PTSD before." CAT: "PTSD? Alex, I'm sorry, but I have gotta go find him." ALEX: "Well, I'm coming with you." CAT: "No, he left you here for a reason." ALEX: "But if he's in trouble..." CAT: "You are staying here! He is protecting you in more ways than you know. Here, take this. [Hands her a pistol] If anyone gets close to you, use it."
[Vincent is driving the man through dark woods]
MAN: "It's been making a weird noise for weeks. I should've taken it in. I just kept putting it off. Hey, what are we doing? The truck's up... Hey!" VINCENT: "How many?" MAN: "I don't know what you're talking about." VINCENT: "Benny's Garage? Grease under your nails. If your truck was really broken down, you'd know how to fix it, right?" MAN: "Seriously, man, all I know is that I was supposed to meet my girlfriend an hour ago." VINCENT: "How many?" [He grabs the man by the throat]
MAN: "Dude, I don't..." (gasping) "Three." VINCENT: "What did they tell you?" MAN: "To get you to the truck." VINCENT: "And then?" MAN: "They'd take it from there. They gave me a thousand bucks. Told me they were bounty hunters. I need the money." VINCENT: "They're not bounty hunters, and they don't like witnesses, so I'd start running." MAN: "What about my truck?" VINCENT: "Forget your truck. Just get as far away from here as you can." [Vincent drives away leaving the man standing on the dark road]
[Forensics Lab]
EVAN: "This cloak-and-dagger bit's wearing thin." JT: "Lila Burrows." EVAN: "Who?" JT: "22-year-old female, blood clot, ended up dying on your table? Surprised you don't remember her, considering she's the reason you left England. Records are sealed, but when you're being tracked by a secret organization, you acquire basic hacking skills." EVAN: "I was cleared of everything." JT: "Legally, but seems your conscience couldn't take it. You left six weeks after the suit was filed. You even changed specialties. No tragic loss of life in a morgue." EVAN: "What's your point?" JT: "That this is something you don't want people to know, and I'll make sure they do, unless..." EVAN: "You're blackmailing me?" JT: "I'm trying to save your life. I'm not asking for money, just for you to find something else to research." EVAN: "Or what? You're gonna go running around the precinct spreading gossip? Those people are busy solving actual crimes. This partnership, it's over."
[Catherine arrives at the stalled truck on the dark road in the woods]
[She stealthily searches the woods. Vincent comes up behind her, they tussle briefly but he holds a finger to his lips]
[Vincent peers ahead. He is able to see as if he had night-vision goggles] VINCENT: "It's clear. What are you doing here?" CAT: "I found a bug at Alex's." VINCENT: "What?" CAT: "Narcotics did a raid because of her clinic." VINCENT: "You shouldn't be here, Catherine, it's dangerous." CAT: "So dangerous, you leave your fiance alone?" VINCENT: "I'm trying to keep it away from her." CAT: "Keep what away? Whatever's out there, or the fact that you might transform?" VINCENT: "You can't help it, can you? Every interaction we have, you have to constantly remind..." CAT: "Every interaction?" VINCENT: "Yes. The other day in the park, you said yourself, it's who I am." CAT: "You know that's not what I meant." VINCENT: "What about your dad's wedding? You know, I show up, we had one dance, you tell me to leave." CAT: "I had just found out you were mutating." VINCENT: "No, my DNA was mutating, not me." CAT: "And then I came after you. Vincent, from the first moment I met you, I have seen you as a person, and you know it. This is your issue, it's not mine." VINCENT: "I told Alex about the experiment, okay?" CAT: "Yeah, she thinks you have PTSD. That's the cover story I told my girlfriends over karaoke. It's not a bad thing when someone knows the darkest parts of you."
(footsteps)
VINCENT: "They're here." CAT: "How many?"
[He "turns on" his night-vision] VINCENT: "Three. Come on." CAT: "Okay."
[There are gunshots; they take cover; Catherine fires back]
[One of the bad guys throws a grenade near them] VINCENT: "Get down!"
[There is an explosion; Catherine lies unconscious for a moment; she hears Vincent growling; she leaps to her feet and fights one bad guy. She kicks the crap out of him and shoots another, saving Vincent from attack]
[The downed bad guy trips Catherine and has her by the throat; Vincent lifts him high overhead and snaps his neck] VINCENT: "I retract what I said before. I'm glad you were here." CAT: "I get that you want a different kind of life." VINCENT: "Yeah, but even though I try and get away, they still find me." CAT: "Vincent, I didn't want you to have to hide from Muirfield AND her." VINCENT: "Wait." CAT: "What?" [He tracks a sound carefully through the woods; they come upon Alex hiding behind a tree]
VINCENT: "Alex..." ALEX: (gasps) "Stay away." VINCENT: "Alex, it's okay." ALEX: "I saw you. I saw everything." VINCENT: "Okay, just let me explain." [Alex points the pistol at him]
VINCENT: "Okay." CAT: "Alex... Alex, put the gun down. What you saw, that isn't who he is. He's the same guy you've always known." ALEX: "No." CAT: "Trust me. Put the gun down. Come on, Alex, put it down." ALEX: (sobbing) [Hands Catherine the gun] VINCENT: "It's okay." CAT: "Okay, I'll be at the car." VINCENT: "The experiment that I told you about... Alex, they changed my DNA." ALEX: "You ripped those men apart." VINCENT: "Please, I would never hurt you. Okay. I guess you know now why I stayed away all those years." ALEX: "Is it permanent?" VINCENT: "I've been trying to find a cure. But, uh... Alex, I'm sorry. Okay, I - I just wanted to go away with you. You know, somewhere peaceful where we could help people. You know, I thought... I just thought it wouldn't happen." ALEX: "I can't. We can't." VINCENT: "I guess I got caught up in a fantasy." ALEX: "I'm going to... drive myself home." VINCENT: "Yeah." [She leaves him standing alone in the dark woods]
[NYC; Catherine's Apartment]
[She arrives home and Heather confronts her] HEATHER: "You are so busted. You were with Ass, weren't you? Oh, my God, what happened?" CAT: (sighs) "What happened... ...is he needed me." HEATHER: "Cat..." CAT: "No. No, I'm talking life and death." HEATHER: "Oh, my God. Seriously? Is he okay?" CAT: "Yeah, he's... he's okay. For now." HEATHER: "Cold turkey's so hard." CAT: "Yeah, I know I am supposed to be... strong and move on, but..." HEATHER: "But maybe being strong is following your heart no matter what? Just my own little theory." CAT: "I won't tell Tess." HEATHER: "Tess might actually like the theory. She's been calling all night. Some guy blew her off." CAT: "Oh, no." HEATHER: "Yeah, maybe you could bring over your leftover pint of ice cream. I so do not want that in our freezer." CAT: (chuckles) "Actually, I have a better idea."
[Night Time; NYC; The Warehouse]
JT: "What do you mean you let Alex go?" VINCENT: "You think holding her hostage was going to help the situation?" JT: "What if she tells someone? I - I mean, the cops searched her apartment. They're going to want to talk to her." VINCENT: "You're right." JT: "While you were frolicking in the woods, the cops got a warrant. Somebody noticed all the medication Alex has been stealing for the clinic." VINCENT: "My prints..." JT: "Catherine got rid of any trace." VINCENT: (sighs) "Oh, man. I am such an ass." JT: "Can't say I'm going to argue with you there." VINCENT: (sighs)
(phone ringing)
VINCENT: "Ah, get it, I got to go."
JT: "Didn't expect to hear from you." EVAN: "I didn't expect to call, but I found a bug in my office." JT: "I'm assuming not a cockroach?" EVAN: "I ran it for prints; they're classified, the prints. Not to mention this is no low-tech, inexpensive device." JT: "Look, uh, I'm not going to lie to you, it's not great. It means you're on their radar. But... bright side, now you can take precautions, protect yourself." EVAN: "Well, I canceled the presentation." JT: "There goes your grant." EVAN: "Our grant. About that blackmail thing... " JT: "I was just trying to get my message across." EVAN: "I don't want anyone to know. But since you do... I send her family a check every month." JT: "But you weren't found guilty." EVAN: "Doesn't mean I don't feel it." JT: "We all have skeletons." EVAN: "Care to elaborate?" JT: "No. Point is, whatever happened, it's none of my business. Forget I ever mentioned it." EVAN: "Thank you."
[Catherine's Apartment; She is getting dressed in a lovely dress]
[Vincent knocks on the glass window] VINCENT: "Hey." CAT: "I'm actually just heading out." VINCENT: "Oh, this won't be long. Um, I just... I need to say thank you." CAT: "For what? For this? Your photos and letters from Alex's apartment. You know, I keep trying to move on, but it's kind of difficult with you." VINCENT: "I don't want you to. Catherine, the things that I said about the way that you see me, it was wrong, okay? It's my issue. I just, sometimes I wish so badly... I wasn't what I am. Catherine, I know that I can't be with someone who doesn't know everything about me." CAT: "She does now." VINCENT: "Okay, who doesn't accept everything about me." CAT: "Vincent, I can't be your second choice." VINCENT: "You're not." CAT: "Really? Because if Alex had accepted you, you... you'd be with her right now. In that ridiculously romantic cabin." VINCENT: "Not happily. It was never about... taking off with Alex. It was about a better future for me, okay? But I know now that that better future isn't her, Catherine. It's you. I will do whatever it takes to make this right." CAT: "Vincent, there's nothing you can do. Obviously now that Muirfield's back and Alex knows, I will help, but... " VINCENT: "But you and me... " CAT: "I need to protect myself right now."
HEATHER: "Cat, come on." CAT: "And I need to be there for someone who's always there for me." VINCENT: "Of course. Hey. I'm not going anywhere, okay?" [Catherine looks as if she has mixed feelings about that]
[The Karaoki Bar; Cat and Heather try to pull Tess on stage]
TESS: "I'm telling you, I'm the worst singer in the world." (moaning) CAT: "It didn't stop you last time, come on." HEATHER: "And, seriously, I am not doing this by myself again." TESS: "Fine, what did you request?" CATHERINE: "That you and I stay away from asses." TESS: "It's not going to be easy - he already texted." CAT: "Don't text him back. What am I saying, text him, don't text him, just know that if he breaks your heart again, I'm here." TESS: "I'm not heartbroken. Back at you."
(music begins playing)
HEATHER: "It's starting." TESS: "Mm, nice choice."
♪ Don't go breaking my heart ♪ I couldn't if I tried ♪ Oh, honey, if I get restless ♪ Baby, you're not that kind
TESS: "Oh, my God." CAT: (laughing)
♪ Ooh-hoo ♪ Nobody knows it ♪ Nobody knows... it ♪ Right from the start I gave you my heart ♪ Ooh-h ♪ Right from the start ♪ I gave you my heart...
[Fade to black]
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Post by Bill the beast on Apr 20, 2014 14:48:32 GMT -5
01x14; "Tough Love"; Beauty and the Beast; Original Air Date 21 Feb 2013Director: Bradley Walsh, Writers: Don Whitehead & Holly Henderson [Night Time; New York City; Catherine's Roof Top]CAT: "Okay, this is bad." VINCENT: "It's going to be fine." CAT: "Okay, you don't... you don't understand. My sister sees me kiss a guy, she Googles him down to his high school yearbook." VINCENT: "Maybe she didn't get a good look at me." CAT: "No, the lights were on. She totally saw you. Vincent, Alex saw you, and we had to put her on a bus to get her away from Muirfield. She had to give up her entire life. I don't... I don't want that for my sister." VINCENT: "Catherine, Alex was part of my old life. Okay, Heather knows nothing about me." CAT: "Okay. It's not like she's ever seen you before." VINCENT: "Right. I could just be some random guy you picked up at a bar. I'm sure that's happened before." CAT: "Yeah, all the time. Yeah. Random guy." VINCENT: "Never seen me before." CAT: "Never see you again." VINCENT: "Except you probably will - later. But right now, you should probably, uh, go deal, yeah?" CAT: "Yeah." VINCENT: "Uh, rain check." CAT: "Bye." [Vincent vaults over the edge of the roof and disappears] [Catherine and Heather's Apartment] CAT: "Heather? Heath'?" HEATHER: "Hi. I am so sorry." CAT: "Hi. I am so sorry. No, no, no, it's okay." HEATHER: "I was just so excited about my date, and I..." CAT: "Oh, right, with Joe's brother. How'd it go?" HEATHER: "Forget about my date. Who was that guy?" CAT: "That? That was just some random guy I met at a bar." (chuckles) HEATHER: "Some random guy?" CAT: "Yeah. Thank God you came out when you did. Before I, uh, did anything stupid." HEATHER: "Catherine? That was Vincent Zalanksi, wasn't it? The - the guy that you took to Dad's wedding?" CAT: "I didn't bring anyone to Dad's wedding, remember?" HEATHER: "No, I know. It's just, I saw you dancing with some guy that looked a lot like him. He's Ass, isn't he?" CAT: "Who?" (laughs) HEATHER: "Ass - the guy with all of the issues, the guy that ran back to his ex, the one that you swore you would move on from. No wonder why you're trying to hide him." CAT: "You know, we're just... we're still navigating, you know, where we are exactly." HEATHER: "Seemed like you knew where you were about 30 minutes ago. You should invite him to Joe's award thingy." CAT: "With all of my work people?" HEATHER: "Uh-huh." CAT: "No, and you're going to be working the entire time. You're not even going to be able to talk to him at all." HEATHER: "Well, I am an assistant event planner, not a cater waiter. Once the party's going, I'll totally have time to hang out." CAT: "Okay, he's just... he's not great in crowds." HEATHER: "Then have him over for dinner." CAT: "Heather." HEATHER: "I'm not going to grill him. No, Catherine, I just want to meet him. All right, a lot of people bring their boyfriends over to meet the family. That's what normal sisters do. I just... I feel like you're sneaking around on me." CAT: "Heath'." HEATHER: "No, wait, look, listen, I... I am on your side. If you like this guy, I want to like him, too. I just don't want you to lie to me." CAT: "Okay. Okay, I will ask him." HEATHER: "Okay." [Day Time; NYC; The Warehouse]VINCENT: "Okay, what happened to 'I'm some random guy'?" CAT: "She recognized you from the wedding. She thinks you're Vincent Zalanski, this mysterious 'Ass'." VINCENT: "Ass? " CAT: "Yeah, and the more of a mystery you are, the more suspicious she gets. But if you come over for dinner, then you'll become less mysterious. It will normalize you, and then maybe she'll stop digging and-and we can keep her off Muirfield's radar." VINCENT: "Why don't you just tell her that this Zalanski is some ass who blew you off and disappeared into the black hole of New York City?" CAT: "Because it's a lie. Vincent, I have two... two important relationships in my life besides you. And I already lost Tess. She filed for a new partner. I just... I don't think I can lose my sister, too." VINCENT: "So, what, sharing a slice is gonna alleviate all sisterly suspicion?" CAT: "Yes... and from then on, you can be this nice E.R. doc who gets to hang out IN my apartment. Somewhere without razor wire surrounding it. Maybe some walls." VINCENT: "Mm-hmm." CAT: "A door we can close." VINCENT: "A door would be nice." [They start to kiss] [Door slams; JT Forbes enters] JT: "Catherine. What's up with your buddy Evan?" CAT: (laughing) JT: "Did I walk in on something?" VINCENT: "Oh, no, just a delivery order." JT: "So, Evan - I haven't heard from him in a couple of days. His morgue was bugged by Muirfield. I'm a tad worried." CAT: "I wouldn't worry. I saw Evan last night, and I think he probably just hasn't called 'cause he got dumped." CAT: (to Vincent) "Um, I'll see you tonight?" VINCENT: "Yes." [The Precinct; Evan's Lab]MAN: (clears throat) EVAN: "Law enforcement personnel only." MAN: "Actually, I'm Dr. Sorenson. I work with your girlfriend, Claire." EVAN: "I think we can all stop pretending she was ever my girlfriend." SORENSON: "You got onto something that's of interest to us. Apologies if it affected your personal relationship." EVAN: "I've moved on. Attacking me in the middle of a police station is probably ill-advised." SORENSON: (chuckles) "Seems like your non-girlfriend gave you the wrong impression about us. Remarkable. What you have figured out on your own - cross-species DNA sequencing - that took our people years. You would be an asset to our organization." EVAN: "You make it sound like I have a choice." SORENSON: "Of course you have a choice. You think we want people working for us who don't believe in our cause?" EVAN: "What cause? To cover up this creature you've created?" SORENSON: "Dr. Marks, you obviously got into this line of work to put away monsters. This creature is dangerous. It needs to be contained. But the choice is yours." [He hands Even a red business card with a single phone number on it:212-555-0183] [Catherine and Heather's Apartment][They are preparing dinner; there is a knock at the door] CAT: "I'll get it. What are you wearing? I thought we said casual." HEATHER: "This is festive-casual." CAT: "No, this outfit is serious pressure. I don't want him to feel like this is a big deal." HEATHER: "Well, he should feel like it's a big deal. I mean, he's meeting your sister." (quietly): "It's festive-casual." CAT: (sighing) "Okay." [Catherine opens the door for Vincent] VINCENT: "Hi. It sounds like I'm under-dressed." CAT: "No, no, you're perfect. It's just the three of us. It's a safe, controlled environment." HEATHER: "Hello." CAT: "Okay. Heather, this is Vincent." HEATHER: "Hello." VINCENT: "Hi." HEATHER: "Hi." CAT: "He brought flowers." HEATHER: "Oh." VINCENT: "Here." HEATHER: "Thank you. So, Vincent, I've heard so much about you." VINCENT: "Oh, yeah, I hope, uh, not all bad." CAT: "Just that he's a doctor and..." HEATHER: "And there's still so much more I want to know." VINCENT: "Oh, I'm an open book." CAT: "Maybe we should let Vincent eat before we give him the third degree." VINCENT: "No, she - she can ask me now." HEATHER: "Oh, really? So, why'd you run out when I walked in on you two the other night?" VINCENT: "Uh, because Catherine was nervous of me meeting her only sister." HEATHER: "Right." CAT: "Yeah." HEATHER: "So, how'd you guys meet?" CAT: "Well, we were..." HEATHER: "I asked him." VINCENT: "Outside a bar." (The Salty Dawg) HEATHER: "What bar?" CAT: "Heather." VINCENT: "And I looked into her eyes..." HEATHER: "And you just knew?" VINCENT: "Yeah." [Catherine is touched by this] HEATHER: "So, then, why did you go back to your ex?" VINCENT: "Uh, because I'm a complete idiot. Who was... afraid of the incredibly intense feelings he has for your sister." [Now Catherine is REALLY touched ...] VINCENT: "Yeah." HEATHER: "Okay." (laughs) "Um, I'm going to go put these in a really nice vase." VINCENT: (sighs) [Knocking at the front door] HEATHER: "Ooh, I'll get it!" VINCENT: "I thought we were the only ones." CAT: "Maybe the delivery guy forgot something?" VINCENT: "Delivery guy is wearing, uh, a lot of cologne." HEATHER: "Hey, you made it." DARIUS BISHOP (Christian Keyes): "I hope I'm not too late." HEATHER: "No, no, you're perfect. Come on in. So, you guys, this is Darius. You know, Joe's brother." DARIUS: "How you doing?" VINCENT: "Uh, yeah, great." CAT: (clears throat) HEATHER: "Isn't this fun?" CAT: "Yeah, it's great." [Catherine and Heather are in the kitchen] HEATHER: "I just mentioned it to Darius in passing. I wasn't even sure if he'd show." CAT: "Oh, really? Festive-casual." HEATHER: (scoffs) "Okay, fine. You know what? Whatever. Unlike you, I actually want you to meet the guy that I like. And I don't see what the problem is. I mean, we have plenty of food." CAT: "No, I promised Vincent it would just be the three of us." HEATHER: "And he just said that he has intense feelings for you. And besides, doesn't it look like they're getting along?" [Darius and Vincent are sitting, talking] VINCENT: "Wow, so a club promoter. Uh, so, uh, what club?" DARIUS: "Wednesday night at Paint, and Thursday over at Dubstep." VINCENT: "I've heard of them." DARIUS: "Good. That means I'm doing my job. You know what? You should text me sometime, huh? Hook you up with VIP." VINCENT: "That sounds cool. I will check it out." DARIUS: "Cool. Uh, Heather says you're a doctor. What hospital do you work at?" [Catherine joins the conversation] CAT: "Actually, uh, he's in between right now." DARIUS: "Oh, I thought you just said..." VINCENT: "I actually just got a new job, and I haven't told you yet." CAT: "Oh, you should've told me..." VINCENT: "Yeah." CAT: "...honey. Dinner?" [They are sitting at the table toasting with wine] DARIUS: "Mmm. That's good." (phone buzzing) HEATHER: "Yeah." DARIUS: "One second." [Vincent hears Darius' amplified heartbeat] DARIUS: "...companies begging me just to use their brand. These sponsors, they give you free swag, and they act like you owe them something." CAT: "Don't you?" DARIUS: "I just..." CAT: "I mean, nothing's free. You always have to give something back." HEATHER: "Cat..." DARIUS: "No, that's cool. My brother's a cop, too." HEATHER: "Vincent, are you okay?" VINCENT: "Yeah." CAT: "Yeah, he's fine. You're fine, right?" VINCENT: "Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm." DARIUS: "You know what, Vinnie? You should give me your card. My line of work, I could use a doctor on call. Fight breaks out... " CAT: "No, actually, I think he's pretty busy with work." VINCENT: "Mm-hmm." CAT: "I mean, I gather." VINCENT: "Oh, yeah." DARIUS: "I only ask because, you know, you look like you can take care of yourself. That's a pretty serious cut you got on your face." HEATHER: "Yeah, how did you, um..." VINCENT: "It was a fight." CAT: "Accident." VINCENT: "It was an accident." CAT: "Fight." (laughter) CAT: "Uh, more wine?" (A wine glass is knocked over and Vincent snatches it out of the air with blinding speed)
HEATHER: "Oh." CAT: (laughs) HEATHER: "How did you do that?" CAT: "I am such a klutz." (laughs)
CAT: "Uh, Darius, Heather says that Dubstep is amazing." HEATHER: "Yeah, we totally have to go. And I know you two like to dance, so... The pictures from Dad's wedding - you guys are on the dance floor." VINCENT: "There is a picture of us?" HEATHER: "Mm-hmm. Well, Cat's back is to the camera, but it's definitely you, Vincent. Actually, the proofs are in my room." VINCENT: "Yeah. Actually, would you excuse me? I just got to, uh, check in at the hospital." CAT: "Yeah." DARIUS: "Um, maybe I shouldn't have mentioned the scar?" CAT: "No, no. You know, it's just... meeting family for the first time, it's always kind of..."
[Vincent tries the door to Heather's room] VINCENT: "Hey. I, uh... I was just gonna grab those photos for Catherine to look at." HEATHER: "So you were gonna go into my bedroom?" VINCENT: "Y - Yeah, I... I should've asked first." HEATHER: (scoffs) "You know what? You might be this sweet talker and you got me flowers and all, but I think my first instincts about you were right. And I don't trust you." VINCENT: "I... I'm sorry." HEATHER: "Yeah. Me, too."
[Darius and Catherine are still at the table] CAT: "Thank you." DARIUS: "You're welcome."
VINCENT: "You know what, I got to take off. Something at the hospital. But, uh, nice to meet you and thank you for dinner." CAT: "No, I'll - I'll walk you out. Here." VINCENT: "Thanks."
[Outside the front door, they both sigh] CAT: "I am so sorry. I know that was awkward." VINCENT: "Yeah. We got to get that photograph." CAT: "Yes, I know. That's the first I heard about it. I'll get it. Trust me." VINCENT: "I actually already tried, but your sister caught me at her door. We cannot risk having any more people know about me." CAT: "Yeah, I didn't know that Darius was gonna be here, obviously." VINCENT: "Um..." CAT: "But I think it's okay. He's Joe's brother. He's a good guy." VINCENT: "No, he is hiding something." CAT: "Well, you're hiding something, and you're a good guy. Okay, it didn't go according to plan." VINCENT: "No." CAT: "But I think it was just a normal, awkward, family dinner. I don't know. Because of this, you can come in the front door tomorrow." VINCENT: "Mmm, better check that with your sister first." CAT: "Yes, I will talk to her. She'll be fine. And then we can hang out in my room without whispering." VINCENT: "We're whispering now." CAT: "That's because we're not alone."
[Through the door] HEATHER: "Is everything okay?" CAT: "All good!" (laughs) "See? Normal." VINCENT: "Hmm." CAT: "Yeah." VINCENT: "Photo." CAT: "Yes. Of course." VINCENT: "Bye."
[Day Time; NYC; The Precinct]
[Tess walks up to Catherine's desk, coldly] TESS: "Hey. Do you think we could talk?" CAT: "I would love that." TESS: "Let's go in the interrogation room." CAT: "Or I could buy you a cinnamon-dolce-latte across the street." TESS: "Actually, um..." CAT: "Is it a case?" TESS: "Well, come on. I'll fill you in." CAT: "Okay."
[They enter the interrogation room to find Heather there] HEATHER: "Hey." CAT: "What's going on?" HEATHER: "We need to talk about Vincent Zalanski." CAT: "Uh, what about him?" TESS: "He doesn't exist." CAT: "A lot of people aren't on Google." TESS: "Yeah, but they're on the Social Security database, or NCIC or DMV, or registered as a doctor." CAT: "Maybe he changed his name." TESS: "Cat, you're a cop. Why do people do that?" HEATHER: "Because he's hiding from the law." CAT: "He's definitely not hiding from the law." HEATHER: "Really, Cat? Because last night I caught him snooping around my bedroom like he was about to steal something." CAT: "Okay, what is this? Is this some sort of intervention? Good cop, bad cop?" EVAN: "No, try friend and family, and you're lucky I'm even here. I've been this close to writing you off." CAT: "Tess, I am sorry that I haven't been very open with you, but that's going to change. Heather saw Vincent at dinner, and okay, he was awkward, but..." HEATHER: "He was more than awkward. He obviously didn't want to be there, and you weren't yourself." TESS: "You spent the whole night talking for him." CAT: "You weren't even there." HEATHER: "Okay, you know, it's called, um... it's called hyper-vigilance, and it's a red flag." CAT: "A 'red flag'?" TESS: "That you're in an emotionally toxic relationship." CAT: "Okay, I am not." HEATHER: "And you're covering for him. I mean, how did he really get that scar?" CAT: "It was a fight after a motorcycle accident. Trust me, okay? This... this is a misunderstanding." TESS: "First of all, we can't trust you anymore. And second, there's no misunderstanding this guy's clearly had a bad effect on you. You disappear during work hours, you lie about who you're with, not to mention, I caught you tampering with evidence." HEATHER: "It's like you're a completely different person" CAT: "I am not. What about you guys? It's not like either of you are in the most functional relationships." HEATHER: "Cat, this is about our relationship with you." CAT: "Okay, what? You want me to choose? Between you and him?" TESS: "You know what? Yes, or I start reporting what you've done."
[Joe Bishop, the boss, sticks his head in the door] JOE: "Hey. What's going on in here?" TESS: "Girl talk." JOE: "That mean you two are partners again?" TESS: "Depends on Cat." CAT: "We're working it out." (phone vibrates)
JOE: (clears throat) HEATHER: "I was just here, um, getting feedback for the centerpieces for your big shindig tonight, so, um, I - I'll see you later." CAT: "And, uh, I've got to go and see if something came in for us."
[Heather and Cat leave] JOE: "She doesn't know. That's not what your thing is about with her?" TESS: "You and me? No, I would never." JOE: (sighs) "About tonight... Miranda's coming." TESS: "What happened to the business trip?" JOE: "I don't know. I - I guess she's trying." TESS: "Oh, okay, so after years of ignoring you, she senses you pulling away, so she shows up?" JOE: "Tess, I am going to talk to her after the party. I'm ready to leave her." TESS: "Don't do it for me. You should do what feels right." JOE: "My marriage doesn't feel right. Neither does an award for leadership or integrity." TESS: "You know, Clinton was one of my favorite presidents." JOE: "You are so not helping." TESS: "Oh, come on."
[Day Time; NYC; Alley beside the Precinct]
CAT: "Tess and Heather gave me an ultimatum - you or them." VINCENT: "Catherine, the photograph..." CAT: "I got it, and if she notices it's missing, I'll just tell her that I wanted it." VINCENT: "Okay, that's great, but..." CAT: "Not exactly. Um, you made Heather so suspicious that she and Tess ran your name through Social Security. So now JT's gonna have to hack into the database and add it in." VINCENT: "Catherine, your sister, she posted those photos online, including the one of me." CAT: "Okay, um, I'll tell her to take it down." VINCENT: "JT's already deleted it, but if Muirfield are running facial recognition scans, they may trace it back to her computer." CAT: "Oh, my God. If something bad happens to her because I wanted some kind of normal..." VINCENT: "She just got the proofs, okay? That means it was only up for a short window of time. But if she made a scan, then there must be a digital copy somewhere." CAT: "Okay, I'll get it, but we have to keep" VINCENT: "Okay." CAT: "an eye on her just to be safe." VINCENT: "We will." CAT: "Okay."
[Night Time; NYC; The Precinct]
[Catherine arrives at the big party Heather is hosting; Catherine is wearing a stunning dress again] HEATHER: "Okay, so let's just take care of that." CAT: "Hey." HEATHER: "Hi." CAT: "You got a minute?" HEATHER: "Um, uh, yeah, sure." CAT: "I saw you posted those pictures online." HEATHER: "Yeah, people might want copies." CAT: "I looked for the flash drive everywhere. I couldn't find it." HEATHER: "Because it's in my bag." CAT: "Could I get it?" HEATHER: "Why?" CAT: "Okay. Heather, Vincent, he - he can't have his picture posted anywhere." HEATHER: "Why? Because he's a criminal?" CAT: "No, he's not a criminal. Heather, okay, I... I need you to trust me on this, all right? Vincent, he's... he's dealing with certain things, and... and I love you, and I can't have you involved in them. So I need you to give me the flash drive and promise me that you will never post his picture again." HEATHER: "Oh, my God, you're... you're picking him over us." CAT: "I don't understand why I have to pick. Heather, I invited him to dinner because I thought you were on my side." HEATHER: "I am." CAT: "It doesn't feel like it. One awkward double date, and you decide that he's a criminal. You show up at my workplace, you talk to my coworker, you interrogate me in my interrogation room..." HEATHER: "Because I can't just stand by and let you ruin your life." CAT: "I am not ruining my life. I'm the responsible one, remember? Whenever you're in trouble, who do you come running to?" HEATHER: "Yeah. That's right. I talk to you. Because that's what normal siblings do, but you just... you don't know how to be normal, do you? God." [She walks away]
CAT: "Heather! Heather."
[Heather goes behind the bar to get her purse] HEATHER: (sighs) "You know what? You say you don't want to choose, but I think you just did, so here. You got your photo back, but Vincent Zalanski just cost you your roommate." CAT: "Heather, wait!" (sighs) [Heather walks away again]
[At the Award Presentation Darius, Joe and his wife have their picture taken] DARIUS: "So, how's it feel to be the finest of New York's finest?" JOE: "Um, you got to tell me." (laughs) MIRANDA: "I heard all about your club - top ten New York hot spots." DARIUS: "Yeah, but I'm not protecting and serving." JOE: "Oh, no, no, you're serving, and you are driving a Porsche. Meanwhile, big brother driving a squad car. So, who's the family jerk now?" DARIUS: "You still." JOE: "Seriously, though, I am so damn proud of you." DARIUS: "Thanks, man." JOE: "Uh-oh. Here comes your new girlfriend. No drama in my precinct." [He and Miranda walk away]
HEATHER: "Hey. You think it's a bad idea to drink on the job?" DARIUS: "You're asking a guy who works in a club?" HEATHER: "Clearly, I'm looking for a yes." DARIUS: "Hey, you okay?" HEATHER: "Uh... no." (laughs) DARIUS: "You want to get out of here?" HEATHER: "Okay."
[Outside on the street they come to Darius' Porche] DARIUS: "You ever driven one of these before?" HEATHER: (laughs) "No. Why?" DARIUS: "You want to? After you." [He holds the driver's door for her]
HEATHER: (laughing): [They drive away; there is a sinister black SUV that follows them]
[Inside Catherine finds Tess standing alone looking at Joe and his wife] CAT: "Hey. Uh, so, I know Heather probably told you that I picked; I didn't pick. I don't know why I have to." TESS: "Wait. You picked?" CAT: "Heather didn't tell you about our fight?" TESS: "I haven't seen Heather." CAT: "Oh. Okay, so here's what I'm thinking. You give me a do-over, we become partners again. You see that I am fine, and you tell Heather that I'm...." TESS: "I'm not giving you a do-over with fake-named Vincent in the picture." CAT: "Vincent's not actually a fake name." TESS: "Oh, whatever." [Cat notices that Tess is watching Joe and his wife]
CAT: "You are so much prettier than she is." TESS: "Still no do-over." [Tess walks away]
CAT: (sighs) "God, where... where is Heather?"
[She gets Vincent on the phone while looking at video on her computer] CAT: "I'm checking every security camera in the precinct. Tell me I'm being paranoid." VINCENT: "You said you had a fight. I mean, maybe that's why she's not answering." CAT: "I know, but I'm supposed to be keeping an eye on her, and what if...? What if you're right? What if Muirfield traced your picture to her computer?" VINCENT: "Maybe I was being paranoid."
[Catherine sees video of Heather getting in Darius' car] CAT: "Okay. Okay, she's with Darius." VINCENT: "See?" CAT: "But you said he was a liar." VINCENT: "I thought we were worrying about Muirfield." CAT: "We were. Ok, hang on. A black SUV followed them." VINCENT: "Okay, you got plates?" CAT: "No, I can't make them out. If-if anything happens to her, I will never forgive myself." VINCENT: "Okay, we'll find her. We're just gonna track her phone." CAT: "Okay. 212-555-0180."
[Evan walks up] EVAN: "I need to talk to you about, uh, that creature." CAT: "Okay", [to Vincent] "I got to call you back." EVAN: "I have a decision to make - an opportunity, actually - but it would come at a cost. And I'm trying to figure out if it'd be worth it." CAT: "What kind of opportunity?" EVAN: "A way to hunt this thing?" CAT: "Evan, let this go." EVAN: "Look, I know that you know this thing exists. That bike messenger that you said that you killed in self-defense had cross-species DNA all over him. And your car crash. I saw someone, some thing pull you out of that wreckage." CAT: "Okay, I... I want to talk about this, I do, but it's not a good time." EVAN: "Look, I just... Look, just tell me why you won't pursue it." CAT: "Because I'm not a scientist." EVAN: "You're a homicide detective, and this thing kills people." CAT: "Criminals. It kills criminals." EVAN: "There you go again, protecting it."
[She gets a text with Heather's current location] CAT: "Evan, I'm sorry." [She leaves him staring after her, baffled]
[Night Time; NYC; Catherine is parking her KIA]
[Inside the club loud music is playing; crowd chatter, whooping, cheering and whistling] CAT: "Heather!" HEATHER: "Cat? What are you doing here?" [Catherine hugs her]
CAT: "Heather. Why aren't you answering your phone?" HEATHER: "What?" CAT: "Your phone - you weren't answering it." HEATHER: "I'm mad at you, remember? And I can't hear it." CAT: "Okay, where's Darius?" HEATHER: "He's at the bar getting drinks. Why? What's going on?" CAT: "Okay, when I... when I couldn't find you, I checked security footage. There were guys following you." HEATHER: "In a black SUV? Yeah, those are Darius's friends." CAT: (sighs - laughs) "Oh, my God." HEATHER: "Why? What did you think?" CAT: "No, it doesn't matter. I... I love you, and I don't want you to move out." HEATHER: "Okay, I - I don't, either, Cat, but... What about Vincent Zalanski? I don't feel safe around him. All right, maybe I overstepped, surprising you at work. I..." CAT: "No, you were worried about me. I get it. Just, looking for you today, I... I never want to feel that way again. I will... I will break up with Vincent Zalanski. We can burn his photo together. I'm done." HEATHER: "Good, 'cause he's kind of sketchy. And he's here. But, you can do this." CAT: "Okay." HEATHER: "Okay."
[At the bar Darius is handing the bartender a bill when his mobster buddies come up] RAY SHECKMAN (Chris Young): "Darius, since when do you pay with your own money, huh? Let's go somewhere less crowded." [Another man pokes a gun in Darius' back]
RAY: "Let's go. Now."
[Catherine approaches Vincent] CAT: "It wasn't Muirfield." VINCENT: "Yeah, I heard. I also heard about, uh, you wanting to burn that photo. Uh, are we breaking up, or...?" CAT: "Just for Heather's benefit." [Loudly] "We can't do this anymore, Vincent!" VINCENT: "You're right." CAT: "I don't think she heard you." VINCENT: [Louder] "You're right, Catherine. We should break up." CAT: [Softly, serious] "I should have just stuck to the original plan. Never seen you before, never see you again." VINCENT: "Catherine, you didn't want to lose your sister." CAT: "So I put her in danger? It wasn't Muirfield this time, but she did post that photo. And I put you in danger, too. I can't believe how selfish I was to even attempt it." VINCENT: "No, you weren't being selfish. You just... You wanted this to be a little more normal. The reality is, you can't have that with me." CAT: [Waking up"] Wait. Are you being serious?" VINCENT: "You know, just before we pretend break up, maybe you should consider whether it should be pretend." [Catherine is speechless]
[Heather is trying to speak to the bartender over whooping, cheering, whistling and loud club music playing] HEATHER: "Hey. Hey. Excuse me. Hey, have you seen Darius?" BARTENDER: "He's down the hall." HEATHER: "Got it. Thanks."
[She goes down a hall and enters a back room in time to see Darius taking a beating] HEATHER: "Darius?" (grunting) HEATHER: "Darius! Darius. What are you doing?!" DARIUS: "Get out of here!" HEATHER: "Leave him alone!" (gasps) [Ray Sheckman grabs her and muffles her cries]
[Heather and Darius are dragged out back into the alley] HEATHER: (muffled groaning and gasping) "My sister's a cop!" RAY: "Shut up." DARIUS: "Heather, shh!" HEATHER: "Look, if you guys do any..." RAY: (grunting) [Knocks Heather out; she falls to the street] DARIUS: "Hey... Listen, I said, man, I told you, I'll pay you back. I got a big club night going off tomorrow night. Okay? VIP, big money. I'm-I'm good for it." RAY: "What about her? She tells her sister, the cops start looking at us? We're not gonna let that happen." DARIUS: "What are you gonna do?" RAY: "Not us. You. You brought her in, she's your problem." [They place a pistol in Darius' hand and aim it toward Heather]
DARIUS: (panting) RAY: "She's gonna talk about us, it's all gonna come back to you. Your hero brother is gonna find out what a real loser you are. It's your finger on the trigger." [Ray pulls his own gun ready to shoot Darius if he doesn't kill Heather]
[Darius looks resolved to do it] DARIUS: "I..."
[Vincent leaps down from above and knocks Darius 30 feet back against a dumpster. Ray takes off for the street while Vincent makes short work of the other gunman. Vincent gradually brings himself back from Beast-mode with panting and growling] VINCENT: "Heather? Heather?" [She is still unconscious but her pulse is strong]
[Vincent runs to Darius but there is no pulse] VINCENT: "Oh, no." [Sirens are wailing in distance; Vincent runs away]
[Night Time; NYC; Catherine's Apartment]
[She picks up a picture of she and Vincent dancing at the wedding. (Curiously, she leaves another, similar picture lying on the bed) She crosses back from Heather's bedroom to her own and sees Vincent on the Fire-escape window-sill] CAT: "Vincent? What's wrong?" VINCENT: (whispers) "I killed him." CAT: "Who?" VINCENT: "Darius. Catherine, he had a gun and he was going to shoot Heather ..." CAT: (soft gasp) "Oh, my... oh, my God, is she okay?" VINCENT: "Yeah. There were these guys, and... they told him to kill her, and... he was gonna do it, he was gonna pull the trigger, and I... I didn't know what to do. I just... You know I didn't mean to." [Catherine's phone rings]
CAT: (exhales) "Heather? Are you all right? I'll be right there, okay? Okay." [She looks at Vincent with sympathy and gratitude]
[Night Time; NYC; The Alley Crime-scene]
[Catherine arrives running and the uniformed cops let her through the tape; She finds Heather and holds her; Tess and Evan arrive to process the scene; Evan sees Beast-claw marks on Darius' body; Joe and Miranda arrive and Joe is heart-broken; Vincent looks down from the roof-tops; Catherine stands in the middle of the alley looking up toward Vincent; Her expression conveys love and gratitude]
♪ Don't say a word ♪ Let me just sit here ♪ Don't say a thing ♪ Let me just sit here ♪ Inside your head ♪ Don't try ♪ To put it into numbers ♪ There's no words that could ♪ Pray ♪ What's really going on ♪ What's going on ♪ Don't say a word ♪ Please ♪ Don't say a thing ♪ Shh.
[Night Time; NYC; The Precinct]
[Heather sits at Catherine's desk, stunned; Catherine brings her a cup of coffee and some pills] CAT: "Here." HEATHER: "Thanks." CAT: "Heath', those, uh, guys that pulled you into the alley, did you get their names or...?" HEATHER: "No. Um..." (sniffles) "it all happened so fast." (sighs) "But it seemed like Darius knew them." CAT: "Were they the 'friends' in the SUV?" HEATHER: (whispers) "I don't know." CAT: "And was Darius weird at all?" HEATHER: "Um... just scared. You know, those guys had a gun to his head. I just can't believe it. I was dancing with him an hour ago, and now he's... (crying): It just feels like Mom all over again. Everything was normal, and now it's just..." (she is crying) CAT: (hugging Heather) "I am so sorry." HEATHER: (sobbing) "I really liked him, Cat." CAT: "I know you did." HEATHER: (sniffles)
TESS: "Hey." CAT: "Hey." TESS: "Evan wants to talk to you. I'll sit with her." HEATHER: "I'm okay." CAT: "Okay." (to Tess) "Thank you."
[Evan's Lab] CAT: "Hey." EVAN: "How's your sister?" CAT: "She's gonna be okay." EVAN: "She was lucky. This time, the victim wasn't a criminal, Cat." CAT: "Are you sure about that? Maybe Darius wasn't so innocent. We knew he had a gun. His prints were all over it." EVAN: "Yeah, maybe he was trying to defend himself against it. Or protect your sister." CAT: "We don't know the whole story." EVAN: "I think I know one part. This creature is connected to you somehow." CAT: "That's not..." EVAN: "The bike messenger, your car crash, me, your sister, it's-it's like it's circling you. Like a predator does to its prey." CAT: "Prey?" EVAN: "You think that you understand this thing. Look." (indicates slash-marks on Darius' body) "It is unpredictable. I am scared for you, Cat." CAT: "Trust me, Evan. You don't have to be." [She leaves]
EVAN: (to himself) If you're not going to protect yourself... I will.
[Night Time; NYC; Cemetery]
[Vincent stands at a headstone that reads "William Keller, 1971 - 2001, Husband, Son, Brother (FDNY) Who Sacrificed His Life To Save Others, September 11, 2001, Never Forget] JT: "I knew I'd find you here. I brought flowers." VINCENT: "That's how this whole thing started. I brought flowers to that dinner." JT: "Vincent, you saved Heather's life. Don't beat yourself up for taking out her killer." VINCENT: "I killed Joe's brother. You have a brother taken away from you like that, you never stop looking for justice, ever. That rage, it... it makes you do crazy things." JT: "Like enlist?" VINCENT: "Like saying yes to those experiments. JT, Joe's the head of the precinct. He's gonna use every resource he's got, and he won't stop until he takes me down." JT: "We'll handle it. Catherine will protect you." VINCENT: "That means more lies for her to tell."
[In Evan's autopsy lab Joe Bishop holds the hand of his dead brother and kisses it]
♪ Come in, take your coat off ♪ I'll sit you down ♪ I've watched you from shadows ♪ And made no sound
[Evan Marks approaches a door in an alley and holds up to the video camera the card Dr. Sorenson had given him; The door is buzzed open]
♪ I've watched you for hours ♪ My eyes stripped you bare ♪ Stop me from crying ♪ I shouldn't keep you there
[Catherine watches over Heather from the bedroom door]
♪ For all that I needed ♪ I need you not to care
CAT: "I love you." HEATHER: "I love you, too."
♪ Oh, nobody caught me yet...
CAT: "Try and sleep." [Her cell phone beeps]
♪ To kill and to be killed ♪ Oh, nobody caught me yet ♪ I hope that you will ♪ And all of us return to dust
[Night Time; NYC; Catherine's Apartment Roof]
VINCENT: "Hey."
♪ Do you see in my eyes...
CAT: "Thank you for saving my sister." VINCENT: "Creating a whole lot of problems at your office. Catherine, um, I know I said you should decide whether our breakup was fake or not, but... I've got to walk away. You know, after losing my brothers, I've... I've never really recovered. So, you can understand, um, that I can't be the reason that you could lose your sister." CAT: "Vincent, it wasn't Muirfield." VINCENT: "This time. And yeah, we could go back to the way that we've been, but... you want normal. And I want for you to have what you want." CAT: "Crazy stuff happens. And all I want to do is share it with you. Figure it out with you. My normal... it's - it's when I'm with you." (quiet laugh) "I love you. I don't need walls or doors." [Vincent kisses her - finally]
♪ And though our skin ♪ Burns so fast ♪ I'll give you a light that cannot last
VINCENT: "I am so in love with you."
♪ And no, our lives ♪ Are not the same ♪ I need you to forever ♪ Call my name.
[Fade to black]
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Post by Bill the beast on Apr 27, 2014 13:04:37 GMT -5
01x15; "Any Means Possible"; Beauty and the Beast; Original Air Date 14 Mar 2013Director: Steven A. Adelson Writers: Roger Grant [Night Time; New York City; The Warehouse][Catherine and Vincent are kissing, undressing] (both panting) ♪ Sometimes I slide away ♪ Over and over ♪ Take comfort in my skin ♪ Endlessly ♪ Surrender to my will ♪ Forever and ever ♪ I dissolve in trust. [Vincent's eyes turn yellow for a moment] VINCENT: (panting) CAT: "Vincent, are you okay?" (thunder rumbling) VINCENT: (panting) "Just wait a sec. It'll pass." CAT: "Vincent, it's me. Just calm down." [Growling, he leaps up and moves away; his fingers are growing claws] CAT: "Vincent, just breathe." VINCENT: "I said get away!" (snarling) [He lifts Catherine over his head and throws her across the room; she sprawls on the floor, injured] VINCENT: (growling) CAT: (moaning) "Vincent. Vincent, please. Please. Vincent." [He looks hideous, full Beast mode] CAT: (terrified screaming) [Vincent awakens from nightmare with a start; he moves to the sink barechested to wash his face; Catherine arrives]CAT: "Vincent, you awake?" VINCENT: "Hey, yeah." JT: "Hey. Look who got her own house key. Who knew?" (chuckles) [Vincent brushes his teeth] VINCENT: "Uh, what's going on?" CAT: "Not much. Just in the neighborhood." JT: "You're seriously going with that?" CAT: "I thought that maybe the two of us could hang out. If you're not doing anything." VINCENT: "Right now?" CAT: "Yeah." JT: "He's not doing anything. Right, V? (chuckles) In the day. I mean, you're like Mr. Nocturnal Guy, right? I have class, anyway. Let me just grab my things. Probably won't be back for several hours." [JT leaves] VINCENT: "Uh, I'll just put a shirt on. Okay." CAT: "Yeah, of course. I was just thinking about that. Not - not about that. Um, just... about the kiss. I just..." VINCENT: "Hey, you know what? I - I actually have got to get going, so..." CAT: "Right now?" VINCENT: "Yeah." CAT: "What are you, like, running errands these days?" (chuckles) "Grocery shopping? Okay, I just... I thought that we, um... After the other night..." (sighs) "Don't you..." VINCENT: "Yeah, I do." (sighs) "Believe me, I do want that." CAT: "Clearly. The way you are trying to race out of here." VINCENT: "Come on, I'm not racing out." CAT: "Vincent, is this about what happened with Darius? Because you didn't have a choice. I want you to know that if you didn't act when you did, Heather would be dead." VINCENT: "Yes, thank you. Uh, I will see you later, okay? I promise." [He kisses her cheek and leaves; she looks completely baffled] [Somewhere in an extremely white room Evan Marks sits across from a man (Kyle) reading notes in a file]KYLE: "This is very interesting. I had no idea the creature was mutating so quickly. You have our phone number. You think of anything else, you let us know." EVAN: "That's it? I gave my research to Muirfield because h-he promised me a position." [Indicates Dr. Sorenson] "He said that we would find the cross-species creature together." KYLE: "I don't care what deal he offered you. He doesn't make that call." EVAN: "I can do more than just pass off thumb drives and autopsy reports." KYLE: "I-I don't understand. W-Why is this so important to you? It almost seems personal." EVAN: "Maybe I just don't want to see anybody else get hurt." KYLE: "That's noble. But noble isn't the same as useful. You're not Muirfield material." EVAN: "Says the man who was just gaping at my research." SORENSON: "Careful, Dr. Marks." EVAN: "Look, you-you are desperate. You need me." KYLE: "I'm desperate? Look at you. You're nervous, you're breathing quick, you're wiping your sweaty palms on your pants, and at one point, I'm pretty sure you stuttered. To the trained eye, you are a nervous wreck." [Evan slams Kyle against the wall and holds his throat; Sorenson cocks a gun and holds it to Evan's head] SORENSON: "Time for you to leave, Dr. Marks. Unless you want to go feet first." [Day Time; NYC; The Precinct]
(Catherine is in the locker-room talking to her step-thingy, Brooke, on the phone) BROOKE (over phone): "Is this about the mystery guy at your dad's wedding?" CAT: "I don't know, Brooke, I just thought that we were finally ready to move forward in our relationship." BROOKE: "Oh, my gosh, have you two not gotten freaky yet?" CAT: "It is not about that." BROOKE: "It's been months." CAT: (laughs) "It's more complicated than me stripping down naked and saying, 'Do me, do me now.'"
MAN: "Can I take a shower first?" CAT: "Uh, I-I got to go. Okay." MAN: "N-Not to worry, but you should know you are in the wrong locker room."
[Catherine points to a "Breast Cancer" poster on the wall] CAT: "You sure about that?" MAN: "Uh, okay. Yeah." (clears throat) "Just for the record, anyone who passes on the chance to get naked with you is out of his mind."
[SCU Squad Room]
[Fully dressed, Catherine walks stiffly up to Tess and hands her coffee] CAT: "Dry cappuccino, double shot." TESS: "Cat..." CAT: "Yes, I realize this coffee is not gonna fix our entire partnership. I just need two minutes of girl time to vent. You don't even have to say anything." Okay, "I'm at the gym. I just... I needed to work out some frustration. Yes, because of Vincent, who I know that you're not a big fan of. But, um, I don't know, I thought that we were taking things to the next level, but instead, he - You know the, you know the trophy with the hand?" TESS: "The Heisman?" CAT: (laughs) "Yes." (laughs) "This is making me feel better already, thank you." TESS: "That's what I'm here for. At least, that's what I used to be here for." CAT: "Okay, but it gets worse. So, then I go into the showers, and I run into half-naked guy. As if I needed any more reminding that my love life is in rewind and that the 'mystery man' would rather go grocery shopping..."
[Joe Bishop and the man from the showers come up behind her] JOE: (clears throat) "Ladies. I was just telling our new district attorney here how professional you were." TESS: "Highest clearance rate in the city. You mention that?" GABE: "He did. Gabe Lowan." TESS: "Detective Vargas. And this is my... This is Detective Chandler." GABE: "It's very nice to meet you." CAT: "Yes, same." GABE: "Lieutenant, shall we?" JOE: "I'll show you to your office." GABE: "Detectives." [Joe leads him away]
CAT: "Office? What's the new A.D.A. doing setting up shop here?" TESS: "The vigilante's been stacking up bodies. And the rumor is Lowan's investigating Joe for not putting more resources into catching him sooner. That's why he brought on those guys." [Indicates Joe shaking hands with two new detectives]
JOE: "Great to have you here."
CAT: "Who are they?" TESS: "Garnett and Newell. On indefinite loan to Special Crimes. They're here to help catch the vigilante. Maybe find the missing assailant in Darius's murder, finally get a witness to I.D. this bastard." CAT: "Okay, so Joe's hired assassins." TESS: "No. He brought in guys to help put away a dangerous psycho. Sometimes you need a little 'shoot first, ask questions later.'"
JOE: "Vargas, A.D.A. needs to speak with you. Upstairs in the conference room. Hustle."
[In the upstairs conference room ADA Lowan greets Tess] GABE: "So how's Joe doing? Just curious." TESS: "I'd say extremely well, given the circumstances." GABE: "Right, but it's got to be hard. A case like this hits so close to home." TESS: "Is this a social call or official business? 'Cause I've got a murderer to catch." GABE: "You sound defensive." TESS: "Defensive? Please. Try insulted. The whole friendly facade, like I've never conducted an interrogation. If you're asking if Joe's up to the task of catching the vigilante, the answer is yes, he is." GABE: "Fair enough. But it's not just Joe I'm looking into. It's the entire Special Crimes Unit. I prosecute cases based on evidence your team provides. I'm concerned that process is being compromised. Now, I see in your file that you recently requested a partner transfer. So what did Detective Chandler do to ruin the partnership?" TESS: "Nothing. Cat's great. It was just time for a change." GABE: "'Change.' Really? Right after evidence was tampered with in a questionable suicide case you two handled. I've combed through every one of your cases. A page was torn out of a dead reporter's notebook. Last chance. Is there anything that you want to tell me about Detective Chandler?"
[Day Time; NYC; The Warehouse]
[JT is arriving back home] JT: "So... how'd it go?" VINCENT: "Uh, it didn't." JT: "What? I just spent three hours in my office throwing pencils at the ceiling. Even I get laid by the 23rd date." VINCENT: "Come on, man. You know it's not like that. I just... I don't know. I guess... I'm afraid, you know?" JT: "That was years ago. You're... You can handle things better now."
[Catherine walks in] JT: "Hey, there. I was just leaving. Again. With more pencils." CAT: "Vincent, I'm... I'm afraid. Things, they're getting out of hand." VINCENT: "I know, and I need to explain." CAT: "No. Joe, he... he brought in these two trigger-happy cops. To hunt you. I'm sorry." VINCENT: "I always knew that I would take a bullet for what I was. I just... I always thought Muirfield would be the ones pulling the trigger." CAT: "What, you just accepted that?" VINCENT: "Having them hunt me is the easier part to live with." CAT: "And what part of getting shot can't you live with?" VINCENT: "Oh, you haven't seen? Uh, what they say about me in the papers, that I'm a cold-blooded killer, that I will hunt innocent people." CAT: "They're looking for the assailant that got away before you killed Darius, the one that ordered the hit on Heather. If we can find him, maybe we can..." VINCENT: "What, convince him to say that the police chief's brother wasn't some stand-up kid? That he deserved to have his neck snapped in two?" CAT: "No, he can testify that you were just trying to protect my sister. Vincent, we're running out of time. I convinced Tess to talk to Joe." VINCENT: "You know, maybe they should just lock me up. Every time I try and save someone, I end up killing someone instead. You know, public enemy number one." CAT: "Okay, we are going to get through this. Vincent, I am trying to help you. You keep pulling back because of what, some headline?" VINCENT: "No, I keep pulling back because I don't want to hurt you. This will sound strange, but I had this dream. We were starting up, and it was good. It was, it was great. But I began to change, and, uh..." CAT: "It was, it was a nightmare." VINCENT: "No. 'Cause nightmares you wake up from. Okay, two years ago... I was with a woman. And, uh, we were getting close, and my adrenaline kicked in. I tried to fight it, I did, but... I couldn't stop from changing." CAT: "Okay. Um... What happened? Did you... Did you kill her?" VINCENT: "No. But only because she got away." CAT: "Vincent, you... you have always been able to control yourself with me." VINCENT: "Then I've been putting up a good front. The truth is, I've never felt so out of control than when I do when I'm with you."
[Later, Catherine is reading from files in a folder] CAT: "Deejays, lighting systems, top-shelf liquor." VINCENT: "Doesn't sound like my kind of party." CAT: "It was Darius's kind. Three months ago, he opened a VIP lounge with 100 grand of operating cash from an unknown source. The club never turned a profit." VINCENT: "Which makes it hard to pay off debt." CAT: "Yeah, and it isn't good if the loan shark you owe is Gregory Cole. He's the guy found dead with Darius. He's a known associate of the East River Crime Syndicate." VINCENT: "You mean the guy I killed." CAT: "Vincent..." VINCENT: "Sorry, one of the guys that I killed." CAT: "Okay, which saved Heather's life. If we find the guy who fled the scene, we find the guy who can prove that you are a hero."
[He tries to take her hand but she pulls back with a start] CAT: "I'm sorry." VINCENT: "Uh, no, I get it. Probably should have told you, uh, before things got this far. I just, I didn't know how, you know? I just couldn't handle the fact that you might pull away, or you might hate me as much as I hate myself right now." CAT: "How could I ever hate you? It would be like hating a part of myself." VINCENT: "So what do we do? 'Cause believe me, it's not like I don't want to." CAT: "Preaching to the choir." (chuckles) "Until we figure this out, maybe we just need to keep our hands to ourselves. Check out this guy. His name's Curtis Roth. He's a mid-level money guy in the syndicate. Was he the one who...?" VINCENT: "Put the screws to Darius that night? No." CAT: "Okay, well, I'm sure he knows who did. These guys all talk. He's got a bar in Tribeca." VINCENT: "Okay, so, what, you bring him in now?" CAT: "If Joe finds out that I'm trying to prove the vigilante innocent, he's gonna kick me off the unit. But if I go in there and quietly ask some questions..." VINCENT: "No. They'll know you're a cop, and these guys are dangerous. I'll do it." CAT: "No. I've done this before." VINCENT: "So have I. Let's just leave it at I know how they operate, okay? I don't want you risking your job to try and clear my name Now, is there anything in here about Curtis's associates?" CAT: "He was arrested in April with this guy Stocky Green."
[Day Time; NYC; Tribeca]
[Catherine waits in the car while Vincent goes into a place] VINCENT: "Heard you're the guy to see about a loan. Straight up, I need 80 grand." MAN: (chuckles) "There's an ATM around the corner." VINCENT: "Yeah, you see, uh... Stocky sent me." MAN: (clears throat) "Doesn't mean I know you." VINCENT: "May I?" [Gestures toward a chair] "I'm out of the service now, but I got myself in a little bit of debt overseas, and I got to make it right, and fast. Now, the thing is, I'd rather deal with guys that would break my knees before they broke my neck, if you know what I mean. Plus, I got collateral. I can get my hands on M4s, M14s, XM25s - all untraceable." MAN: "I need to run it by my boss." VINCENT: "Call your boss. You got 24 hours. Otherwise, I got to go someplace else." [Vincent goes to the front door and listens with his sharp hearing]
MAN: (line ringing) "Hey. I got a big order here. Let me talk to Ray."
[The Precinct; Evan's Lab]
CAT: "Ray Sheckman." EVAN: "You really think that this well-known portfolio manager is our missing assailant?" CAT: "He's been investigated twice for loan sharking, both in cases connected to the East River Crime Syndicate, but no arrests. I was hoping that you'd found some evidence linking him to Darius's murder." EVAN: "In all of those? [Indicates boxes of evidence] Not even close." CAT: "Those are all from the crime scene?" EVAN: "Minus the six boxes I've already been through. But if you want to get your man, you better find some other evidence, fast." CAT: "What do you mean?" EVAN: "Garnett and Newell were just here. Your boy Sheckman is on their list of possible suspects that they've also linked to the syndicate. They're trying to get warrants." CAT: "Even for Sheckman?" EVAN: "I don't think they've got enough to present to a judge, but I wouldn't put it past them to fabricate evidence. How'd you get onto him?" CAT: "Ah, just a hunch." EVAN: "A hunch? If you're right, Ray Sheckman might be the only person who's ever seen this vigilante's face. He could be the key to this whole investigation." CAT: "Then I better hurry. Wouldn't want to lose a collar to the new meatheads on the block."
[Catherine leaves; Evan takes out Muirfield's business card and calls] KYLE: "Dr. Marks. This better be good." EVAN: "It's better than good. I've got a witness. And he's seen our cross-species creature up close. If I can find him and learn what he saw, would you be willing to expand our working arrangement?" KYLE: "Give me a name. If he's as big of a threat as you say he is, we can discuss it." EVAN: "Right. Don't call me, I'll call you. No, I'll take care of this myself, and then we'll talk."
[In the squad room Catherine sees Gabe Lowan getting coffee and goes to confront him] CAT: "So how's your little investigation coming along?" GABE: "Is this your way of telling me you're not worried?" CAT: "And seeing what I'm up against." GABE: "It's going fine. And it's just an informal appraisal, it's not a witch hunt." CAT: "So when do I get pulled into one of your 'appraisals'?" GABE: "Tell you the truth, I'm kind of avoiding you. Look, I know you must have done something major to end things with Tess. No one walks away from the number of collars you two had." CAT: "Flattery? Is that supposed to lure me into a false confession? 'Cause..." GABE: "But I also know that you believe in getting justice, even if it means crossing some lines. You obviously feel some kind of greater purpose." CAT: "We are not on the same side. Not even close." GABE: "We're closer than you think. My mother was murdered, too." CAT: "I'm sorry." GABE: "Yeah, I was pretty young. Uh, much younger than you were. But I still live with it like it was yesterday. What can you do? Anyway, um, back to avoiding." [As he reaches for the coffee, his hand shakes; he leaves with Catherine staring after him]
[Night Time; NYC; Catherine's Apartment]
[She sees Vincent outside her window on the fire escape] CAT: "Hey. Thanks for coming." VINCENT: "So you found Ray Sheckman." CAT: "I did. Are you sure that he's the one that ordered Darius to kill Heather?" VINCENT: "From the photo you sent me, absolutely." CAT: "Okay, it's not gonna be easy to prove. He has friends in high places." VINCENT: "Well, that explains why he hasn't been arrested." CAT: "It also made him really easy to track down. He's, uh, on the board for the Whitmore Museum. They have their open gala tonight." VINCENT: "Okay, so what, in the morning we...?" CAT: "No, it's gonna be too late. Remember those trigger-happy cops I told you about?" VINCENT: "They're onto Sheckman?" CAT: "Yeah, they suspect he was there the night Darius died. If they arrest him before we get to him, you know what he's gonna say." VINCENT: "Yeah, that he was an innocent bystander who saw me kill Darius in cold blood." CAT: "Which is why we need to convince him to tell the truth, jog his memory." [Vincent notices a dress hanging up] "You like the dress?" VINCENT: "Yeah. It's beautiful." CAT: "Good. I was hoping you'd say that, because I need some backup tonight. And... this is what you'll be wearing." [She shows him a black mask]
[Night Time; The Whitmore Museum; A Masked Ball]
♪ ♪ ♪
[Vincent is wearing a tux and a black mask; he sees Catherine descend the stairs wearing a strapless red gown and a hint of a mask painted around her eyes]
[He removes his mask and watches her with obvious appreciation] CAT: "Shouldn't you be looking for Ray?" VINCENT: "I was trying, but it's hard when you're distracted." CAT: "Isn't that Sheckman?"
[Ray is talking to some women] RAY: "Yeah. Great."
VINCENT: Yeah, that's him. CAT: "I'd better go." VINCENT: "Are you sure you're okay with this? Planting evidence?" CAT: "If it's gonna get you justice." [She glides away and Vincent put his mask back on]
[Night Time; NYC; The Precinct; Joe Bishop's Office]
[He is drinking scotch when there is a knock at his door; it is Tess] JOE: "Hey. Want to join me?" TESS: "Maybe this should wait till tomorrow." JOE: "Um, hmm. What is it?" TESS: "Look, I know you're going through a lot right now. I can't begin to imagine. But we've got an A.D.A. camped down the hall, and you're bringing in Garnett and Newell?" JOE: "Whoa, whoa, they're good detectives." TESS: "In a demilitarized zone, sure. But not here. Maybe you need to take it easy, and... not just with hunting down this vigilante, but with us, too." JOE: "Where is this even coming from?" TESS: "I don't know. Maybe it's the giant microscope hovering over you. The last thing you need is an affair with a subordinate blowing up in your face." JOE: "Okay, okay, so we will be discreet. Like we always have been." TESS: (sighs) JOE: "Tess." [He closes the door]
TESS: (whispers) "Don't." JOE: "Why not? This whole world is going crazy. A week ago, my baby brother was standing outside this door, watching me get an award. Now he's dead. You... you were the only thing that makes any kind of sense to me. Am I the only one that feels this way?" [She kisses him]
[Back at the masked ball Gabe Lowan arrives]
♪ ♪ ♪
GABE: "Amber." AMBER: "Gabe. Nice to see you again." GABE: "And you."
[Elsewhere, Catherine intercepts a drink glass as Ray Scheckman reaches for it] CAT: "Oh." (chuckles) RAY: "Wow." (laughs) "My bad. That's all you." CAT: "Thanks." RAY: "You know, you have amazing eyes." CAT: "Thank you. You look so familiar." RAY: "Uh, Ray Sheckman." CAT: "You're even cuter than in your photo. You're on the charity's board, right? The Youth Education Initiative?" RAY: "Yeah. That's what this is all about. Got to get drunk for the kids."
(both laugh)
CAT: "You're so funny. You know what the one bad thing about this party is?" RAY: "What's that? I'll make it right." CAT: "I wanted to see the Asian gallery exhibit, but it's closed." RAY: "I could arrange a private tour. If you want." CAT: "Grab a drink and meet me there?" RAY: "Done." [She walks away and he stares after her]
[We see Evan remove his mask and scan the crowd; he spots Scheckman still where he was]
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[Scheckman sees Catherine slip away and he excuses himself to go after her]
[Catherine heads toward the dark and closed exhibit] RAY: "Hello? Are you out here?" CAT: "Yeah, but you have to find me." RAY: (laughs) "I can do that." CAT: "What's taking you so long?" RAY: "Just trying to find you, like you said." CAT: "You're getting warmer." RAY: "I'm still looking." (laughs) "All right. I think I'm gonna need a hint."
[Catherine cocks a pistol and holds it to his head] RAY: "What the hell is going on?" CAT: "Darius Bishop, the club promoter. He owed you a hundred grand. And when you tried to beat it out of him, the girl he was with, she threatened to tell the police. So you ordered him to kill her." RAY: "Is that what you think? Let's see, you want proof, so you're a cop. And you got a gun to my head, which means you're a desperate cop." CAT: "I don't need evidence. I have you. Remember that martini glass you picked up? I took it from you for a reason. What if I lifted the prints off that glass and I said they came from the murder scene? I don't know. Maybe you killed Darius." RAY: "You stupid, stupid b i t c h." CAT: "Yeah, you shouldn't say that right now." [She looks away, Ray slugs her and pulls his own gun on her]
[Vincent lands on him then gets his Beast face right in Ray's face and snarls] CAT: "Unless you want to be next, you're gonna go to the police, and you're gonna tell them that you ordered Darius to kill that woman. How the vigilante saved her life. How he was just a guy trying to do the right thing." RAY: "Just a... a guy?" CAT: "You didn't get a good look at his face. But he saw yours. Anywhere you go - your girlfriend's studio in Chelsea, that cheesy dinner club you bring your clients - he will find you."
[Vincent growls in his face and crushes his neck] CAT: "So... do we have a deal?" RAY: "Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. We got a deal." CAT: "Good."
[Ray hurries away and Evan finds him] EVAN: "Sir, are you okay?" RAY: "I just saw... I just saw..." EVAN: "What did you see? D-Did you see someone?" RAY: "I don't know, it's... " EVAN: "Some... thing?"
[Gabe Lowan strolls up] GABE: "Evan. I didn't know we ran in the same circles." EVAN: "That makes two of us." GABE: "Gabe Lowan." [He shakes hands with Scheckman]
RAY: "Yeah." GABE: "Assistant District Attorney. You're Ray Sheckman, right?" RAY: "Yeah, your office investigated me for loan sharking. Listen, you got, you got a minute? There's something I want to explain to you, all right? To an officer of the court." GABE: "Well, this should be interesting. Okay, sure. Enjoy the rest of the party, Evan." EVAN: "All right."
[Catherine and Vincent are making their way down a back stairs] CAT: "Vincent, he saw you." VINCENT: "Good. Okay, maybe not so good, but... it's better than you trying to plant evidence to protect me." CAT: "You know, I thought for sure we'd be picking up pieces of Ray." VINCENT: "Believe me, me, too." CAT: "But you were in control." VINCENT: "Yeah, I was." (chuckles) "I don't know, I guess... I kept thinking about tomorrow's paper. The whole city reading that I'm not such a monster after all. Thank you." CAT: "Yeah." (laughs) "Um, I should probably go." VINCENT: "Okay." CAT: (laughs) "So no one sees us together." [She starts down the stairs alone]
VINCENT: (sighs) "Catherine, wait."
[He strolls down the stairs after her, takes her face in his hands and kisses her]
♪ ♪ I'll be like sugar ♪ Call me ♪ Tell me how you like...
VINCENT: "You're right, you should probably go." [She leaves and he stares after her intently]
♪ Baby, I'll follow your lead ♪ Take me to the wild ♪ I've been lonely.
[Gabe and Ray enter a private room and close the door] RAY: "Full immunity. That's what I want in exchange for what I'm about to tell you." GABE: "Which is?" RAY: "I saw what happened at that double murder in SoHo last week. That cop's brother, Darius Bishop." GABE: "Lieutenant Bishop's little brother." RAY: "It didn't happen the way you think it did. He only killed Darius to save the girl. And the rest I will tell you when I see our deal in writing." GABE: "Yeah. Before I grab pad and pen, let me ask you one thing. Did you get a good look at him? This vigilante?" RAY: "No, he was just some guy." GABE: "Ray... something tells me you're not telling the truth."
[Day Time; NYC; The Precinct]
[Evan is descending the stairs when his phone rings] EVAN: "Hello?" KYLE: "Dr. Marks. It's me. About your little soiree last night - I take it you found your witness?" EVAN: "Yeah. I found him, but he was about to talk to the damn assistant D.A." KYLE: "Well, congratulations. You did the right thing, much to my surprise. I'd rather you silence a witness than have him talk to the authorities. Just, next time, try to keep it off the front page. Corpse in a museum basement isn't exactly discreet." EVAN: "Yeah, my mistake. You're right. I should have been more careful." KYLE: "Don't beat yourself up. You did a good thing. Our agreement... it's on. I'll be in touch."
[Upstairs, Joe Bishop is calling a meeting] JOE: "Chandler, let's go!" [Catherine enters and sees Tess and Evan already there]
JOE: "Fellas, come in." [Garnett and Newell also enter] JOE: "As of this minute, your partnerships are dissolved. You're being consolidated into a new unit, the sole purpose: the apprehension and prosecution of this son of a b i t c h known as 'the vigilante'. And yes, this is personal. Don't think for one second that it's not. And honestly, I don't care how it happens, as long as we get him before he gets his next victim. Does anybody have a problem with that?" TESS: "Like you said, I just want him off the streets." JOE: "Evan?" EVAN: "Fine by me. Whatever you need." CAT: "How's this gonna sit with the new A.D.A.? He has been investigating us."
[Gabe Lowan enters the room] GABE: "I wasn't investigating you, I was vetting you." JOE: "A.D.A. Lowan and I have been working together since the beginning." GABE: "We needed to make sure we had the right kind of cops for the job." CAT: "And what kind of cops are those?" GABE: "Cops who put justice above all else. I'm hoping you're one of them." CAT: "You'd be right. I'm in." GABE: "The vigilante is just one man, with no one to protect him, unlike you guys, who protect each other no matter what. Considering how dangerous he is, I value that more than a bunch of Boy Scouts."
REPORTER: "Don't you think it's taken too long to catch him?" GABE: "Which is why we've assembled this task force: to do everything in our power to keep the people of New York safe and to bring the so-called vigilante to justice. And rest assured, we will succeed."
[Night Time; NYC; The Warehouse]
[Catherine enters to find Vincent staring at the window] VINCENT: "So who killed Ray?" CAT: "I don't know. And based on that coroner's report, I doubt that we will ever find out. I'm sorry, it gets worse." VINCENT: "Um... Yeah. Caught the press conference. As if Muirfield hunting me down wasn't enough, now I have New York's finest after me. Including you." CAT: "I didn't have a choice. But I think it's a good thing; I can... keep an eye on things from the inside. Vincent, I'm not gonna let anything happen to you." VINCENT: "Catherine, you can only do so much. And now, let's face it, with this task force, things aren't gonna end up so well for me. I don't want to break your heart." CAT: "The only thing that would break my heart is... looking back on my life and wishing that I had done things differently. And as far as the rest of the world goes, if we're together... we can overcome anything. Vincent... whoever that girl was... ...she wasn't me. And... whatever your fears are... ...they aren't mine." [She kisses him]
♪ ♪ We are stars ♪ Fashioned in the flesh and bone ♪ We are islands ♪ Excuses to remain alone ♪ We are moons ♪ Being controlled by the pull of another ♪ And I just wanna be loved by you
[They undress each other and go to bed]
♪ Yeah, I just wanna be loved by you ♪ I just wanna be loved by you
[Vincent's eyes turn yellow; she caresses his face; he gasps and kisses her again]
♪ Yeah, I just wanna be loved by you...
[Vincent never loses control]
[Fade to black]
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Post by Bill the beast on May 4, 2014 14:20:33 GMT -5
0x16 "Insatiable", Beauty and the Beast; Original Air Date 21 Mar 2013 Director: Lee Rose Writers: Blair Singer
[Day Time; New York City; The Warehouse]
[Catherine wakes in Vincent's bed; she finds he is gone; the room is a shambles] ♪ Love... ♪ Is thick ♪ Like blood ♪ Like honey...
[Vincent returns with a broom and a trashcan] CAT: "You're here." VINCENT: "Uh, yeah. Where else would I be?" CAT: "If you were like a lot of other guys out there, miles from here." VINCENT: "Come on. No guy in his right mind would..." CAT: "Yeah, I know how to pick 'em." VINCENT: "Hey." CAT: "I meant that past tense. So..." (chuckles) "did we do all of this?" VINCENT: "Wasn't Muirfield." CAT: "Right. Here, let me help." VINCENT: "No, it's fine." CAT: "No, it's okay." VINCENT: "Are you okay?" CAT: "Yeah. You?" VINCENT: "I'm okay if you're okay." CAT: "I'm great. I just, uh... I can't actually believe that we did this." VINCENT: "Yeah, it's - it's fine. It's just... stuff." CAT: "No, no... I meant, um, that we... you know." VINCENT: "Oh. Yeah." CAT: "I'm only saying it because I wasn't sure if we could, but..." VINCENT: "Well, we can." CAT: "Yes, we can." VINCENT: "You know what? I think we should just... stop cleaning." CAT: "I hate cleaning." VINCENT: "Mmm, me, too." CAT: (chuckles)
[They return to bed and begin to make love]
♪ ♪ Two hearts fading ♪ Like a flower ♪ And all this waiting ♪ For the power ♪ For some answer ♪ To this fire ♪ Sinking slowly ♪ The water's higher, mmm ♪ Desire ♪ Desire...
CAT: "This is so bad." VINCENT: "What's so bad about it?" CAT: "I'm just... I'm in so much trouble. The last time something like this happened, I... Disaster." VINCENT: "Wait, something like this has happened to you before?" CAT: "Okay, not - not exactly like this. Just, um... the last time I really liked a guy..." VINCENT: "Hm. "Liked"?" CAT: (chuckles) "Okay, after what we just did, you... you really don't need to be fishing for compliments." VINCENT: "No, I'm clarifying." CAT: "Oh. Stop looking at me like that because I have a job now, and I can't be dopey at it." VINCENT: "How am I looking at you?" CAT: "Like I never want to leave this bed."
(phone beeps) (both groan)
[He looks at her phone on the floor by the bed] VINCENT: "Uh-oh." CAT: "No, don't say 'uh-oh'." VINCENT: "You've got two missed calls and five texts from Tess, Evan and Joe." CAT: (sighs) VINCENT: "From an hour ago." CAT: (sighs)
[Day Time; NYC; Central Park]
[Crime scene tape ropes off an area with horse and carriage; the driver has been mauled]
(horse sputters)
TESS: "We've got deep lacerations on the vic's face. Or what's left of it." JOE: "Looks like our killer again. The vigilante is upping his game." EVAN: "We can't be sure yet. I'll need to do a full workup in the morgue before I can confirm anything." JOE: "Do it. How did we not catch this guy before he killed again?" GARNETT: "We're working on it, boss. We narrowed down a list of suspects. Mostly felons who live in the area."
[Catherine arrives] CAT: (sighs) "Sorry." JOE: "You're late." CAT: "It's Saturday. I went for a run without my phone." JOE: "For three hours?" CAT: "Training for a marathon." JOE: "I've wasted a lot of breath over the past few months on whatever's gotten you so preoccupied. I suggest you get your mind unoccupied and get back in the game. You're part of an elite team now, Chandler. Act like it." CAT: "We sure this was our guy?" JOE: "You know something we don't?" CAT: "Murder happened out in the open. It's not his M.O." JOE: "And like I told Tess before you showed up, he's upping his game." CAT: "Was he in the process of committing a crime?" JOE: "No." CAT: "In prior cases, it's been clear. At least... it's been clear to me that he has some sort of vigilante complex. He only strikes when an assault is being perpetrated against an innocent victim." JOE: "Carriage driver had priors, Cat." CAT: "But he wasn't in the act of..." JOE: "And what is your answer to the brutality of the crime fitting his M.O. to the T?" CAT: "Have we considered the possibility that it might be a copycat?" GARNETT: "You come up with that theory on your three-hour run, Chandler?" TESS: "Give it a rest, Garnett." NEWELL: "Kiss my ass, Vargas." JOE: "Guys. Guys." TESS: "ADA Lowan." GABE: "All right, listen up. Good news. I know our hands have been tied, to a degree, but not anymore. The Feds have given us full funding to catch this monster with whatever means necessary. Let's bring in the suspects we've been circling, turn up the heat. I want this guy behind bars. Make our city safe again." JOE: "Best way to make people feel safe is to eliminate the problem - let's kill this bastard." GABE: "Is that the police chief talking or a victim's brother? We need him alive, and we will prosecute him to the full extent of the law." JOE: "And the full extent of the law's at the end of my barrel." LOWAN: "Listen to me, Lieutenant. If we become vigilantes, then we are no better than this guy. And I will prosecute any vigilantes equally - understood?" [Joe and the guys walk away without a word]
[Gabe turns to Catherine] GABE: "Can I have a word, Detective?" CAT: "Yeah." GABE: "Something have you questioning this one?" CAT: "Based on my case experience, the vigilante doesn't kill innocent people. I'm not saying he's a saint, but he did save a woman from being raped." GABE: "What about Joe's brother? And how convinced are you that this isn't the work of the vigilante?" CAT: "Based on the messiness of the crime scene and the amount of blood... he's usually more efficient than that." GABE: "Do I detect a tone of... ...admiration?" CAT: "You detect a note of skepticism. I'm worried that we all want to catch this guy so badly that we're willing to overlook the facts on the ground." GABE: "I wanted you on this task force, Chandler. I thought your life experience would've sharpened your world view. Maybe it's only clouded it. I don't need a debate on this one; I need a team." CAT: "Okay, I am trying..." GABE: "I want our killer in custody. And if you value your position on this task force, I expect you'll play an important role in his capture." [Lowan walks away]
[The Precinct; Evan's Lab]
CAT: "Did you find any cross-species DNA on the carriage driver's body? Something that might help tie this to the vigilante?" EVAN: "There was no DNA, period. The crime scene was absent of any other DNA." CAT: "Okay, so that proves it." EVAN: "The absence of evidence isn't the presence of proof, Catherine. I can't ignore the markings that I've observed on the torso and the face that look a lot like claw scrapings. I still need to run some other tests to see if it compares to other cases." CAT: "Well, shouldn't you just go to Joe and - and let him know that you have doubts?" EVAN: "You know that doubt won't be enough for Joe. Until you have something more concrete. Look, Cat, if I told Joe that this murder was the work of a something out there whose DNA isn't entirely human, he'd likely have me packing up my things by tomorrow." CAT: "I thought you were gathering evidence to prove that." EVAN: "And to seek absolution from this crime, you really want me to suggest that the man who killed Joe's brother might not be a man at all?" CAT: "No. No, I understand. I have to... bring them something more than just a hunch. Like you said - something concrete." EVAN: "Look, you know I'll support you if your theory turns out to be true, but... I'm a scientist at heart. I go where the evidence leads me." CAT: "I wouldn't expect anything less." [She leaves and Evan notices she left her scarf behind; he does not chase after her]
[Day Time; NYC; Central Park Stables]
[Catherine and Vincent explore the stables] CAT: "They didn't find your DNA at the crime scene, but... the vic had slash marks on his body oddly similar to your claws." VINCENT: "Obviously someone's trying to set me up." CAT: "Seems like it. It's too close to be a coincidence. Somebody knows your patterns. But who would want to do that?" VINCENT: "The only thing I can think of is Muirfield, but there's no way they'd want to draw outside attention to me like this." CAT: "Yeah, not when they're trying to cover you up. It doesn't make sense." VINCENT: "I don't know who else it could be." CAT: "Here we are starting our relationship and someone is already trying to destroy us." VINCENT: (sighs) "Well, you know, they won't be the last ones." CAT: "Stupid of me to think, even for a moment, that the outside world doesn't exist. That we could hole up, stay in bed, order-order take-out, and talk grade point averages." VINCENT: "Catherine, come on, it's not stupid. You're not the only one guilty of wishful thinking, okay? You know, I spent all day searching for a place for you and me to be alone together, while half the city is trying to hunt me down." CAT: "We have to promise not to make each other careless. It's just when I'm with you, I... I feel strong, like... I can take them all on." VINCENT: "Are you sure? Because, in this life, you're constantly looking over your shoulder." CAT: "Yes." VINCENT: "Okay, then you're right. We are stronger together than we are apart." CAT: "We have to find something to clear you." (both sigh) VINCENT: "Look, even if we prove that I didn't kill this carriage driver, we have to try and catch this guy that's trying to set me up." CAT: "Okay, first things first. Evan didn't find any DNA, so we have to find something else." VINCENT: "Okay." CAT: "Vincent, this is our life now. And if that means we're gonna have to fight every day to keep it, then that's what we'll do. But I am not gonna beat myself up for being happy.After everything we've been through, I'm not gonna do that." VINCENT: "You're amazing, you know that? You are - you have absolutely no fear." CAT: "I should be afraid. We both should. You have no idea how passionate Joe is, how vengeful. He thinks you killed his brother in cold blood. He's not gonna stop until..." VINCENT: "Yeah, he catches me, I understand." CAT: "No, he doesn't just want to catch you. He wants to kill you."
[Vincent's new super-vision reveals something shiny on the horse's hoof]
VINCENT: "I think I might've just found something that'll set him on a different course."
[Vincent lifts the horse's leg and Catherine removes a piece of metal]
[Day Time; NYC Streets; Evan Marks hails a cab]
[To his surprise inside is the Muirfield agent, Kyle] KYLE: "We have an assignment for you." EVAN: "Muirfield. Agent Kyle, was it?" KYLE: "Kyle's fine. There's no reason for you and I to be formal any longer. We're on the same team." EVAN: "So my assignment is...?" KYLE: "Do whatever you can to keep this police Task Force from catching the vigilante." EVAN: "More like serial killer after last week's maulings. But I thought your main goal was to apprehend him?" KYLE: "For us to apprehend him. And you and I both know this thing is a lot more than a 'him'. But it's paramount we get there first. If the police catch it, they'll bring it into custody, and put it through a very public justice system." EVAN: "And Muirfield will be exposed. And the world will know about your colossal mistake. So you want me to tamper with evidence?" KYLE: "If need be. Will that be a problem for you, Dr. Marks?" EVAN: "Not if it's the only way to make sure that everyone's safe from this ever happening again." KYLE: "Excellent. This cab's taken. Find yourself another ride."
[Day Time; NYC; The Warehouse]
JT: "It's a spike from a medieval weapon called a morning star." CAT: "Based on the crime scene I saw, that is definitely part of the murder weapon." VINCENT: "So that's one of the spikes from the star?" JT: "Yep. Uh, my buddy from the history department said it came into widespread use around the beginning of the 14th century." CAT: "Okay, whoever this person is who's trying to set you up, they are definitely psychotic." VINCENT: "Who would go to these lengths to try and set me up?" JT: "I don't know, but, uh, there's an insignia on the underside of the spike. Here." VINCENT: "Did your friend know what it meant?" JT: "No, but he gave me the name of an antiquities dealer in Williamsburg. Said this guy knows everything about medieval weaponry." CAT: "Okay, take a picture of it and go see him, and I'll take that to Evan. He won't be able to deny the truth that the vigilante had nothing to do with this murder."
[Day Time; NYC; The Precinct]
[Joe Bishop approaches Tess in the locker room] JOE: "Vargas, have a minute?" TESS: "Yeah, give me a second, boss. I'm having a buckle problem." JOE: "That can wait." TESS: "Oh, see, you say that, but you won't be the one on a raid with her pants at her ankles. Coming. What's up?" JOE: "Look, I, uh, I appreciate your support on this, Tess." TESS: "Always, Joe." JOE: "Which is why I told Gabe you'd check the cold leads on the vigilante." TESS: "But we're about to head out on some sweeps." JOE: "I know. I need you on this instead." TESS: "Are you kidding? You're sidelining me? Having me follow up with a bunch of kooks?" JOE: "Gabe wants every tip we've received followed up. It's not a bogus assignment, no matter what that scowl on your face says. The sooner you get started, the sooner you'll be finished." TESS: "Are you punishing me 'cause Cat was late to the crime scene? 'Cause she's questioning whether this attack was even our killer? I told you, she's not my partner anymore." JOE: "Not in the mood to argue with you, Vargas. Just 'cause we have... what we have, does not mean you can question my authority here at work." TESS: "I'm questioning you as my boss." JOE: "I see. Okay. So then, as your boss, I say do your damn job."
[He calls to the men] JOE: "Let's go."
[Day Time; NYC; Williamsburg Antiquities Shop]
[Vincent questions man behind counter] MAN: "This is the Waxford Insignia, most probably from the Spike Mace Club. Waxford was a weapons dealer in England at the turn of the 14th century." JT: "How many of these are still in existence?" MAN: "Are you two cops?" VINCENT: "Investigators. We work with cops." MAN: "There's probably ten to 15 left in the world." JT: "Any in New York?" MAN: "I'd guess three or four. Next to Berlin, New York's the mecca for arcane weaponry." VINCENT: "Is there any way we might be able to find the guy that owns that piece?" MAN: "I thought you were investigators. So... investigate."
[Vincent picks up a dangerous looking dagger and approaches the man] VINCENT: "Listen, man, um, I'm a really nice guy, okay, but... you see my, uh... my friend over there, he can get a little aggressive if he's set off. So why don't you just do us all a favor and give us a list of the collectors in New York City, huh?" MAN: "Actually, these only go up for sale at high-end auction houses, so... give me a few minutes, and I'll print a list out for you." VINCENT: "That'd be great."
[Day Time; NYC; The Precinct]
[Catherine presents Evan with the new evidence] CAT: "So, absent of any DNA at the crime scene, I give you the murder weapon. Or at least a piece of it. Is that concrete enough to bring to Joe?" EVAN: "Where'd you find this?" CAT: "You searched the crime scene, but how closely did you look at the carriage or the horse? This way, you don't have to show the cross-species evidence to prove that we're hunting the wrong guy." EVAN: "You're going a long way to protect this thing." CAT: "I'm trying to find the real killer." EVAN: "Is that what this is?" CAT: "What else would it be?" EVAN: "I found cross-species DNA on your scarf." CAT: "What?" EVAN: "You left it here." CAT: "So you tested it?" EVAN: "It would explain why you've been lying to me all these months. About the bike messenger attack, about chasing it in the subway; why it saved you." CAT: "Evan, you can't really think that I..." EVAN: "Are you harboring this thing, Catherine?" CAT: "Evan, you are way out of line." EVAN: "Well, what the hell is its DNA doing on your scarf?" CAT: "How many vigilante crime scenes have I been at?" EVAN: "It is not a vigilante. It's a murderer. A creature, Catherine." CAT: "Evan, you know me. You know that I would never do anything to hurt myself or anyone else. Don't you? Did you examine Tess's clothes? Or your own? We have been chasing this thing for months. Why wouldn't we have trace evidence of him on any of us?" EVAN: "Catherine, all... all I want is your honesty. When did we stop believing each other? Whatever you're going through, it's not too late. I will protect you. Everything I've ever done was to protect you." CAT: "You want me to believe that you going behind my back, stealing my personal belongings, is-is because you have my back?" EVAN: "I just want the truth." CAT: "The truth is, the vigilante saved your life." EVAN: "Cat, if... if I find out that you're helping this thing...Well, just know this: I will do whatever it takes to get him." CAT: "I understand."
[Day Time; NYC; The Warehouse]
CAT: "I left my scarf behind because my head was... somewhere else, and-and Evan tested it." JT: "So, Evan knows you're connected to Vincent?" CAT: "I don't know what he can prove, but he definitely believes it. He basically warned me that, if I was protecting you, he would take matters into his own hands." VINCENT: "So, if Evan now knows there's a connection between us..." JT: "And the ADA's got access to every surveillance camera in the city..." CAT: "And Joe's got a couple of loose cannons in Garnett and Newell, who won't let a few little laws get in their way... they are going to find you, Vincent. And soon. Please, tell me you guys found something that'll help." VINCENT: "Uh, well, uh, JT and I checked out every antique buyer who ever bid on one of these kinds of weapons... " JT: "And came up with nothing." CAT: "Okay, as much as we have to catch this guy, I think we're out of time. We let too many people get close. We may have passed the point of no return without ever realizing it." VINCENT: "What, so, you think there's no way of covering everything up this time?" CAT: "I want to stay and fight, I do, but... I don't know. All of the evidence is eventually going to lead them right here, and your DNA is on everything." VINCENT: "Okay, wait - what if the only way for all of us to be free is to give them what they want?" CAT: "And what's that?" VINCENT: "Me."
[Later, JT unzips a body bag to show them a dead guy] JT: "Nearly the same height, same weight." CAT: "He doesn't look anything like Vincent." JT: "Sorry, the selection of cadavers at the research lab wasn't up to your standards." VINCENT: "Okay, how long has this guy been dead?" JT: "Judging from the smell, I'd say a month." VINCENT: "One problem. When Evan does his autopsy, he's going to know that this body didn't die in a fire." CAT: "I'm gonna switch the samples in the lab after the examination. I'm doing a lot of things I shouldn't be. I'm breaking a lot of laws." JT: "What other options do we have? Aside from magically producing our medieval killer - which only solves half the problem anyway - this is the only way to get everyone off Vincent's trail." VINCENT: "Make me disappear." JT: "To the rest of the world anyway. Dead, gone." CAT: "Okay, no one gets hurt?" VINCENT: "No. We'll start the fire in here, it'll spread quickly, then, with all the equipment..." JT: "And all the other chemicals I have..." VINCENT: "This place will be burnt to a crisp before anyone even arrives." JT: "I can even track your beast-hunting A Team so that when we set the blaze, they're far enough away." VINCENT: "Then if we time the tip-off call right, the only person left in this place, when it's burnt down, will be 'dead for a month'." CAT: "Okay, we just need to figure out how much Evan really knows about my connection to Vincent. See who else he's told." JT: "I get it. I'm the only one he trusts. Okay, I'm off." CAT: "Okay, if something goes wrong." JT: "We'll meet up at the 'safe haven'. Just don't get the task force here too early. We want everything good and charred. Okay?" VINCENT: "Okay."
[Day Time; NYC; A Food Store]
[Tess questions the clerk] CLERK: "Yeah, I told the cops everything I saw." TESS: "All right, well, tell me again. You were behind the counter, guy's got a gun on you." CLERK: "Yeah." TESS: "Then, all of a sudden, he's knocked into the soda fridge." CLERK: "Yeah, that guy saved my life, your vigilante." TESS: "Did you get a good look at him? Like, more than the picture shows?" CLERK: "Not really, but you know, now that I think of it..." TESS: "Yeah?" CLERK: "I don't know, there was something weird about his face. It was, uh, full of veins." TESS: "That's normal. You said he was angry." CLERK: "No. But his face was covered with veins. Like - I don't know - like an animal maybe."
[Day Time; NYC; The Precinct]
[Tess sits before Joe in his office] TESS: "Based on several interviews, I'm seeing a pattern emerge." JOE: "What do you got?" TESS: "Listen, you may not want to hear this, but you did order me to conduct these interviews." JOE: "Tell me." TESS: "Cat might not be so off track after all. The vigilante might not be the coldblooded killer we think he is." JOE: "Except he murdered my brother." TESS: "Yes, of course. Darius being the exception." JOE: "Damn big exception." TESS: "Also, um... people are saying - and I know what this is gonna sound like - but that he might not be human." TESS: "I'm sorr... Say that again. Next, you're gonna tell me that-that-that he rides around in a UFO? Does he talk to Martians, too? I'm trying to catch this guy, not trying to turn him into some damn folk hero." TESS: "Are you gonna listen to me, or are you gonna brush me off like you did by giving me this bum assignment?" JOE: "Yeah, well, maybe if you took it seriously, now..." TESS: "I am taking it seriously! I have several eyewitness reports that this vigilante had animalistic qualities. Not in personality, in appearance." JOE: "Okay, we're done here, Vargas." TESS: "Why the hell are you keeping me out of the loop on this one?" JOE: "Because I need to keep you safe, okay? Look, I already lost my baby brother. I won't lose you, too." TESS: "I've worked my whole career to not be protected by the boys, and I won't allow you to treat me any differently." JOE: "That's not your call. I can't do it. I honestly couldn't take it. Look, you work for me; you're staying on the sidelines on this one."
[Gabe is walking down the hall when he answers his cell phone] GABE: "Gabe Lowan." CAT: "Mr. Lowan, it's Catherine Chandler." GABE: "What can I do for you, Detective?" CAT: "I have a possible location for our killer." GABE: "You do?" CAT: "You said, 'by any means necessary,' so, I went outside the box. Went to Rikers, tough-talked a few of my old collars who used to be my eyes and ears on the street. Turns out, one of them had an address, so I'm texting it to you right now."
[She taps some keys; Gabe looks at his phone] GABE: "Got it. Great work, Chandler." CAT: "Thank you, sir. "
[In the warehouse with Vincent] CAT: "Bait taken." VINCENT: "Okay. Let's get ready."
[In the precinct before the squad of men] GABE: "Gentlemen, this is the true definition of enterprise." JOE: "What are we looking at?" GABE: "Detective Chandler took some initiative, knocked some heads, and came up with a possible location on our killer." GARNETT: "That's the old chemical plant, down by the waterfront." JOE: "Let's check it out." EVAN: "Catherine sent these? " GABE: "Is there a problem, Dr. Marks?" EVAN: "Nope. Good on her." GABE: (sighs)
[Day Time; NYC; City Street]
TESS: "Lola, you told police that the man who tried to attack you - he was stopped by the vigilante." LOLA: "If he hadn't been there, I might have been killed." TESS: "Newspapers quoted you as saying the vigilante had cat-like reflexes." LOLA: "He moved like a cat, but not a, you know, domesticated cat. Something more wild, like a jaguar." TESS: "You hear him speak?" LOLA: "I heard him growl. And when he... killed my attacker, it was like animal shrieks mixed with my attacker's screams." TESS: "You see his face?" LOLA: "No. Not clearly. But, um - and this is something I didn't tell anyone, I only remembered after the fact - the man who saved me had yellow eyes." TESS: "Yellow eyes?" LOLA: "Like a cat's, actually. If a cat's eyes glowed." TESS: "And you said everything happened here?" LOLA: "Right after I got off work. The guy who saved me was just... he disappeared. He was here one minute, then he was gone. Listen, I... I got to get back to work." TESS: "Of course. Thanks for your time."
[Tess notices a door marked "NYC Water & Power"; she enters the tunnels]
[Day Time; NYC; The Warehouse]
[Catherine and Vincent are preparing the scene] CAT: "Okay, they're still at the precinct." VINCENT: "Hey. Don't worry. If it means that we get to spend more time together, and no one else gets hurt anymore, then... it's worth it, yeah?" CAT: "Yeah. Maybe this is a chance for you to start over. And for us." VINCENT: "Exactly. It's a good thing. Although, I am really gonna miss this old place." CAT: "Yeah, there's that." (laughs) VINCENT: (laughs) CAT: "Where are you gonna go?" VINCENT: "Uh... I don't know; we'll find someplace. We'll just have to be more careful this time." CAT: "Not with everything, hopefully." VINCENT: "Where did I find you?" [He kisses her]
CAT: "Enjoy it while you can. You haven't even gotten to my difficult side yet."
[Day Time; NYC; An deserted industrial yard]
[JT meets with Evan Marks] EVAN: "Did you call to lounge around an empty yard? Because as much as I enjoy this weather..." JT: "I wanted to tell you I'm giving up on my cross-species DNA research." EVAN: "Doesn't sound like the dogged JT Forbes that I worked with." JT: "I'm under a lot of pressure at the university to publish something that doesn't smell of 'extraterrestrial life-forms.'" EVAN: "I'm sorry to hear that." JT: "So I wanted to offer you my research. I mean, if you're still working on that." EVAN: "Afraid I'm out of the game as well." JT: "You are?" EVAN: "And I tell you this in confidence: I don't think our, uh, creature is long for this world." JT: "He's been caught?" EVAN: "Not yet. But there's a task force within our department - they're closing in on him. They're gonna raid the location within the hour." JT: "Wow." EVAN: "But I couldn't leave room for error." JT: "That sounds ominous. What do you mean? Seriously, what did you do?" EVAN: "I got in contact with some people who will destroy this thing once and for all." JT: "Wait, the only people that could... Muirfield? Did you... How'd you even get in touch with them?" EVAN: "Look, JT, I'm gonna have to go back to work before they realize I'm missing." JT: "You gave Muirfield the address so they can get there before the cops?" EVAN: "Catherine will finally be safe. Some things are more important than research." JT: "Well, I guess you don't need mine, since you have the real thing to study. Good luck. Let me know how it goes." [He gets in his car and drives away]
[Day Time; NYC; The Warehouse]
VINCENT: "Hopefully, by the time this task force arrives, this place will be long gone." CAT: "On the front page of every newspaper, it'll say that that vigilante serial killer from the park is dead." [Vincent is looking up and listening intently]
CAT: "What is it?"
[They look out the windows and see guys sliding down ropes from helicopters] VINCENT: "It's Muirfield." CAT: "How'd they find you? I don't know." [They sprint for the exit when soldiers break in and start shooting] VINCENT: "Come on."
[Meanwhile, Joe and his team arrive in black SUVs and don't seem to notice the shooting]
JOE: "Hold for my go!" (quietly) "Go. Go." [The team starts for the building with rifles raised]
[Vincent raises a trap door for Catherine] VINCENT: "Come on. Down."
[Inside the building the Muirfield idiots shoot some of the chemical barrels and the entire building explodes]
[JT's car arrives at a safe distance and he stares at the ruined building]
[Down in the tunnels, Catherine and Vincent pause for a breath]
VINCENT: "You okay?" CAT: "Yeah, it's over. Whoever saw us back there, they're... they're gone. My biggest problem now will be trying not to let my mind wander to us when I'm at work. We have to promise to not get caught up in this haze again. We got so lost in each other, we... we pretended that the outside world didn't exist." VINCENT: "Right. I promise." CAT: "But, Vincent, just like that, we, uh... we have a fresh start." VINCENT: "Yeah." (laughs softly) "Us against the world, huh?" CAT: "Well, us and... JT against the world." VINCENT: "You know, there's still someone out there that's trying to set me up. Whoever killed that carriage driver did it for a reason." CAT: "We'll find out who or, um... or what he is. I'll catch up with you guys later. I've got to show my face at the warehouse, make sure no one gets suspicious." VINCENT: "Yeah." CAT: "Stay down here, until I make sure everything's clear. I won't be long." VINCENT: "Okay." VINCENT: "Okay. Wait." [He kisses her]
♪ 'Cause when it all ends ♪ I want you to be free ♪ Free like you make me...
VINCENT: (whispers) "Okay." [Catherine jogs away down the tunnel]
♪ Free like you make me... ♪ What were the feelings, there in silence? ♪ Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh ♪ And were you safe or was it defiance? ♪ It'll be okay...
[Catherine shows up outside the ruined warehouse; Joe is still watching the firemen work] CAT: "Heard everyone's meeting back at the precinct for a celebratory drink." JOE: "I'll, uh... I'll meet up with you guys. I want to stay here and make sure all the evidence is collected properly." CAT: "I think you can relax, Joe. We got him."
♪ Because your eyes in this moment...
JOE: "Yeah."
♪ Can't contain...
CAT: "You think he booby-trapped the place?"
♪ All of the secrets...
JOE: "I don't know. I don't know. It's, uh, like you said. We got him. Hell of a job, Chandler." (sighs): "You, uh... you think Tess is back at the ranch? I never heard back from her." CAT: "I don't know. You want me to track her down?" JOE: "No. No, I'll, uh, I'll just see her when I see her." CAT: (quietly) "Okay."
♪ ...out of this jail and I'll get you high ♪ 'Cause when it all ends... ♪ I want you to be free ♪ Free like you make me...
[Joe's phone rings] JOE: (sighs) "There was nothing we could do; he took himself out." GABE: "And you're sure he's dead?"
♪ Free like you make me...
JOE: "Yes." GABE: "Job well done, Joe." [Hangs up]
♪ Free like you make me...
JOE: (heavy sigh)
♪ Free like you make me ♪ Free like you make me.
[Day Time; NYC; Gabe's Fancy Apartment]
[He is speaking to Garnett and Newell] GABE: "What happened?" GARNETT: "Bishop had us attached to his hip. There was nothing we could do." GABE: "How many times did I tell you I needed him brought to me before the rest of the team got to him?" NEWELL: "Well, we screwed up. It's not gonna happen again." GABE: "It can't happen again. The son of a b i t c h has been eviscerated." [Newell looks at Garnett like: what does that mean?]
GABE: "I've run out of time. Never mind. Get the hell out of my house."
[As they leave we see the "morning star" club displayed on the wall; one of the spikes has been broken off]
[Day Time; NYC; Tunnels Below The Streets]
[Tess walks through the tunnels with a flashlight; rats scurry around her feet] TESS: (sighs)
[She spots Vincent walking along ahead] TESS: "NYPD! Stop!"
[She chases him to a wide room where the tunnels meet] EVAN: (panting) "You take another step and I shoot! Turn around." VINCENT: "Please... Okay, you don't understand." EVAN: "Turn around!"
[Vincent begins the Beast-change] VINCENT: (panting) "You need to go. "
[Tess fires a warning shot] VINCENT: (panting, low growling) "Go!"
[Tess is startled and shoots him; Vincent falls down clutching his stomach] VINCENT: (groaning)
[Catherine arrives and is horrified to see what has happened] CAT: "No! No! No..."
[She kneels by the wounded Vincent; Tess looks on in amazement] CAT: "Okay. It's okay. It's okay; you're gonna be okay."
[Fade to black]
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Post by Bill the beast on May 11, 2014 13:08:13 GMT -5
01x18 "Heart of Darkness", Beauty and the Beast; Original Air Date 18 Apr 2013Director: Scott Peters Writers: Roger Grant & Blair Singer [New York City; A Bar][The bartender sets a drink in front of Evan Marks] BARTENDER: "There you go, sir." [The Muirfield agent, Kyle, arrives and sits next to him] EVAN: "That was fast." KYLE: "You said it was urgent. I came." EVAN: "It is." KYLE: "And is this urgent information the reason you're hitting the sauce at noon?" EVAN: "Sauce? This is Lochlynn 18. The reason I'm drinking it is none of your business. I found your creature. Your team are gonna have to sweep the tunnels. I saw that thing enter a sewer pipe near Varick and Spring. I think that's where he's been hiding out." KYLE: "And you picked up the trail where?" EVAN: "Does it matter?" KYLE: "Forgive me if I'm being skeptical, but before I put ten agents at risk, I'd like to know that your intel is solid." EVAN: "Unless you want the trail to go cold, I suggest you drop the questions and deploy your team. The intel is solid. Sit down, have a drink." KYLE: "Yeah, we'll have a celebratory one, after. Look, if anything goes wrong, I want you to be protected." EVAN: "Creature mace?" KYLE: "It's a panic button. Muirfield takes care of its own." [He leaves; Evan notices a man at the end of the bar] EVAN: "They certainly do look out for their own." [On his way out Evan suddenly knocks that man down] BARTENDER: "What the hell?" WOMAN: "Buddy, what's your problem? Somebody call the cops." BARTENDER: "Take it easy, step back." [Day Time; NYC; Catherine Chandler's Apartment]♪ I live with my memories ♪ The bustling fervor of New York... [Catherine notices Vincent taking off his clothes to put them in the washer] CAT: "Don't let me stop you." VINCENT: (laughs) CAT: "I wish you could have stayed last night. I'm sorry that Heather was here." VINCENT: "That's fine - I had to check in with JT anyway." CAT: "What's he doing now that you guys are, um...?" VINCENT: "Homeless?" CAT: "I was going to say 'in flux'." VINCENT: "Yeah, well, he's sleeping in his office, showering at the gym, and doing his laundry in one of the dorms." CAT: "Aw, you miss him." VINCENT: "No, I miss having my own place to wash my own clothes and... take a shower for that matter." CAT: "Then it's a good thing that you have a girlfriend." [They kiss] ♪ Burning within my heart and mind ♪ Our summers in Paris ♪ The Seine overflowing with champagne... CAT: "Look at us." VINCENT: "Like any other couple on a lazy day." CAT: "We can pretty much do anything we want. Watch TV, lounge around..." VINCENT: "Oh, define 'lounge around'." [They kiss again] ♪ But we couldn't raise her on our own ♪ So our house got crowded ♪ And I'd never felt so all alone ♪ It's bigger than love... [Vincent hears something only he can detect] VINCENT: "And in three, two, one..." (knock on door) CAT: "Uh, who is it?" TESS: "Your damn partner. I thought we could have some girl time. But you're having boy time." VINCENT: "Hey." [Catherine tries to signal Vincent] CAT: "Uh," (clears throat) "Vincent." VINCENT: "What?" CAT: "Your fly." VINCENT: "Oh, I'm sorry." (zips, chuckles) TESS: "That's what you're apologizing for?" VINCENT: "That and, um... and about the, the tunnels the other day. I just, um... I - I don't want things to be, you know, weird between us." TESS: "Yeah, I'm not gonna lie, the whole manimal thing is a lot to wrap my head around. But you did save my neck. And hers. It's kind of hard to hate on that." VINCENT: "Thank you. Um, and I just, I - I want you to know that I would never hurt her." TESS: "Well, you better not, 'cause I don't care what kind of super soldier you are. If you did, I..." CAT: "Okay, and we are going to the roof. Sorry to leave you hanging." VINCENT: "Uh, it's, it's okay. I can, I can actually do my own laundry." TESS: "Right. 'Cause that's what you two were about to do. Sorry to sock-block, big guy." CAT: "Okay." (laughs) [Up on the apartment roof] TESS: "I'm sorry. I'm just really trying to get used to all this. You know, first he was a serial killer we were chasing. And now he's Hulk with a heart of gold." CAT: "You should see him with his shirt off." (laughs) "I did not just say that." TESS: "But since you did..." CAT: "No, no, sex questions - those are off limits." TESS: "Aw, God, you're such a prude." CAT: "Trust me, I'm not." (both laugh) CAT: "Okay, before I dig myself in any deeper, um, there are some things we need to talk about. Serious things. About protecting Vincent. Pretty much everything I do is to make sure Muirfield or the cops don't find him." TESS: "Look, I told you - you don't have to worry about me. I'm keeping his secret." CAT: "Tess, this isn't just any secret. If Muirfield finds him or anyone who's close to him... " TESS: "They're dead. " CAT: "Okay, if you're... if you're all in with us on this, your entire life - it's gonna change just like mine did, so... you have to decide for yourself if you want this." (cell phone rings) CAT: "Chandler. Uh, yeah, okay, I'll be right there." TESS: "What's wrong?" CAT: "Central Booking. Evan's in the drunk tank." [Catherine arrives at a series of jail cells; Evan sits alone on a bench]MAN: "Open up number three, please." (keys jingling; door unlocking) CAT: "You punched a guy at a bar?" EVAN: "I had to. To see you. They were watching me." CAT: "Who was watching you?" EVAN: "I think we both know who they are. The people who want to catch your, um, new boyfriend." CAT: "Uh, boyfriend? I don't know..." EVAN: "What I don't understand is how you could choose him. A monster. 'Cause that's what he is. You know that, right?" CAT: "I don't know what you are talking about..." EVAN: "Just stop. Okay, stop. We have been playing this game for a year now. It's done. I saw you last night with him. On your fire escape. Kissing him. Kissing that... that thing." CAT: "Evan..." EVAN: "What? You gonna tell me that I'm wrong? Go ahead. Tell me that it's PTSD from almost getting mauled in the tunnels. Or, or that I misinterpreted his DNA on your scarf. Come on. I want to hear you spin what I saw with my own two eyes." CAT: "You have no idea who or what he is." EVAN: "What he is, is a danger to you and everyone around you." CAT: "According to who? Your friends at Muirfield?" EVAN: "The only reason I joined them was to help them erase their mistake before it succumbs to its animal nature entirely and kills you, too." CAT: "He would never do that." EVAN: "Why? Because he loves you? Look at me, the fool. Trying to protect you. Even as we speak. Do you really think that your feelings for this - this monster are real?" CAT: "Evan, I know that you care about me, but... Wait. What do you mean, protecting me even as we speak? Evan. Evan, what did you do? Why did you bring me here? Why now?" EVAN: "So I'd know you'd be safe when they came for him." CAT: "No." (to the guard) "Hey!" EVAN: "Cat! Cat, stay away from him. Cat!" [Down in the tunnels Vincent helps JT move some items]JT: "Thanks for helping me move these. Did you do laundry at Cat's?" VINCENT: "Maybe, why?" JT: "'Cause your spring rain scent is drowning out the raw sewage and rat droppings." VINCENT: "Yeah, well, imagine it with my sense of smell." JT: "Oh, crap, um, I'm late." VINCENT: "It's okay, give me the stuff." JT: "Thanks for the assist, big guy. Catch you topside?" [Vincent walks along through the tunnels; ahead, a swat team waits to ambush him] MAN #1: "Any maintenance personnel supposed to be down here?" MAN #"2: Negative - that's our target. Let's move." [Vincent becomes aware of their sounds] MAN #1: "Go, go, go, go." MAN #2: "Move, move left." MAN #"1: "Turn right..." MAN #2: "Clear." KYLE: "Where the hell did he go?" [They look up a very long shaft] MAN #1: "That's not possible. He can't do that." KYLE: "We don't know what he can do." [Day Time; NYC; Central Park](dog barking, woman calling dog) [Catherine sits on a bench in the snow; Vincent sits with his back to her] VINCENT: "I'm happy to see you." CAT: "You have no idea." VINCENT: "Sorry I took so long. I just wanted to make sure that they weren't following us. Catherine, these Muirfield guys - they knew exactly where I was. I'm talking precise coordinates. It just, it doesn't make sense." CAT: "It does. Um, Evan tipped them off." VINCENT: "How do you know?" CAT: "He told me. He saw us together at my apartment two nights ago, and then he followed you to the tunnels from there. Maybe if I had just been honest with him sooner." VINCENT: "Catherine, come on, it's not your fault." CAT: "It is my fault. I let him take things too far, especially his feelings for me. You should have heard him." VINCENT: "What'd he say?" CAT: "That we could never be together, that our love would never work out. He was upset." VINCENT: "He sent a death squad after me." CAT: "Which is why I need to talk to him and convince him that you're not the monster that he thinks you are. If he can bring Muirfield to your door, he can lure them away." VINCENT: "No, you're in enough danger as it is. I think it's about time I talk to him." CAT: "Okay, I don't see that ending well." VINCENT: "Listen, Catherine, they're gonna ask him how he picked up on my trail, okay? And he may deflect a few times, but eventually they will stop asking nicely and he will give you up. Okay, you know it's true, and I can't let that happen." CAT: "You're gonna have to, 'cause you can't walk into my precinct for a little mano a mano. I can take care of this, okay?" [Day Time; NYC; 125th Precinct][Catherine arrives at Evan's lab to find detectives going over everything, supervised by Gabe Lowan] CAT: "What are you doing? And where's Evan?" GABE: "That is a good question. He hasn't shown up for work today." CAT: "So you're tearing apart his morgue?" GABE: "I don't see a reason to stop. Unless of course he said something to you in the tank about the vigilante. I have connections, too." CAT: "Evan is my friend, that's why I went to see him. And last I heard, the vigilante was dead." GABE: "And I have some questions about the circumstances surrounding his death." CAT: "I don't understand why you're singling Evan out." GABE: "Believe me, I'm not." CAT: "My desk drawer was cracked open this morning. Was that you? You going through my things?" GABE: "Yeah. You're light on number two pencils, and I think those oatmeal packets expired about a decade ago." CAT: "I'm sure you have a warrant for all of this." GABE: "I wrote it myself this morning. On the grounds of "obstruction of justice."" CAT: "Should I be getting my union rep involved?" GABE: "We have a mole in the department. That chemical warehouse blowing up just as we arrived? It's all a bit too much of a coincidence." CAT: "And I'm a suspect." GABE: "Right now our M.I.A. medical examiner is the chief suspect, but no one's been ruled out." [Evan sits in a moving subway car looking at Catherine's number on his phone][Vincent sits down next to him] VINCENT: "Don't even think about calling her." EVAN: "What are you doing here?" VINCENT: "Trying to stop you from getting Catherine killed like you tried with me. They would have bugged your phone by now. You push send, and they will track her down and they will kill her." EVAN: "Now what? You gonna rip out my throat?" VINCENT: "Oh, it's tempting. But here's your other option: you're gonna pick up my trail somewhere else, somewhere that Muirfield will follow. Somewhere you want to live, where you can get lost and never come back." EVAN: "That's it? I just abandon Catherine into your so-called hands?" VINCENT: "You have no idea of the people you just signed up with, do you? They're dangerous." EVAN: "And you're not? The vigilante who's killed countless New Yorkers? Cat's better off with a menace like you?" VINCENT: "She seems to think so." EVAN: "She's just fascinated by you. That's the only reason why she's with you." VINCENT: "Or maybe she's in love with me." EVAN: "You really think dragging her into your world, forcing her into some twisted relationship with a monster is protecting her? How long do you think this fairy tale will last?" VINCENT: "You're on the wrong side. You need to stop this hunt now." EVAN: "Hunt? You're to blame. You knew that Muirfield were after you and yet you put Catherine right in the middle of it all. You put her life on the line just so you could selfishly be with her." VINCENT: "Are you really so naive to think that this black ops agency is just gonna let Catherine go? I know them. I know they'll ask you how you found me. How long do you think you'll last before you give up her name?" EVAN: "I would never." VINCENT: "They have killed men ten times stronger than you. When push comes to shove, you will break. And then who's the threat to her?" EVAN: "There won't be a threat once you're gone." [Someone bumps into Evan in momentary darkness; he uses the opportunity to run for it] MAN: "Oh, oh, sorry." EVAN: "It's okay." MAN: "I'm so sorry about that." EVAN: "It's okay, sir." VINCENT: "Hey! Hey! Hey, last car, stop running! I will not let you hurt her." EVAN: "What do you think you can really offer her? Do you think Cat wants to hide out like hunted prey for the rest of her life? She deserves to be with a man." [The train comes to a stop at a station; Vincent sees that Evan has been triggering some device in his hand; A swat team breaks through the glass and shoots Vincent with tranquilizer darts; he drops to the floor] [Night Time; NYC; The Precinct][Catherine tries to make a phone call but gets Evan's voice mail] EVAN: "This is Evan Marks. Please leave a message." TESS: "Hey, what's with the creep at six o'clock?" [She points out JT wandering around the precinct] CAT: "That's Vincent's roommate." [Catherine pulls JT into the locker room so they can talk] CAT: "Okay." JT: "Uh..." [The door opens and Tess walks in on them] TESS: I "haven't decided anything. I'm just listening." JT: "So, is she cool?" TESS: "Cooler than you in a ladies' locker room." JT: "I'm JT Forbes." TESS: "Yeah." JT: "I'm sorry about the whole tranq thing." TESS: "What tranq thing?" CAT: "Can we skip this part?" JT: "Happily. So, Vincent showed up at campus warning me not to go back the tunnels." CAT: "I know about the raid." JT: "Yeah, well, then he proceeded to storm out, saying he was gonna deal with it once and for all. Dude was pissed." CAT: "Do we have any idea where he was going?" JT: "No, but I'd say at the top of the list of people pissing him off..." CAT: "Evan." TESS: "He's involved in this, too?" CAT: "He thinks I'm in danger because of Vincent and that giving me up will somehow protect me." JT: "I got worried so I tried tracing a tracking app I put on his burner in case of emergencies." CAT: "And?" JT: "And I narrowed his location to a four-block radius on the edge of the city. And then, surprise, the signal was jammed." CAT: "It's them, isn't it?" JT: "That's my guess." TESS: "Okay, can you guys stop talking in code?" JT: "Muirfield got closer than they've ever been to him last night. And they usually don't knock just once." CAT: "They've got him. We gotta go." TESS: "Let me see that. I'm not leaving you with the geek squad as backup." [At the Muirfield facility with very white rooms]EVAN: "I've been here an hour. Any chance I can go home now?" MAN: "Kyle wants you to wait here. He has a few more questions for you." EVAN: "He's an intense guy. I barely know what this is. I mean, personnel everywhere, labs on lockdown. Seems like a lot of activity to catch one target. I mean, unless this is more than just the apprehension of the creature." EVAN: (chuckling) "I get it. You don't even know yourself. I mean, a man at your level, you probably have to ask permission to go to the bathroom. What am I even talking to you for? I mean, you're a Muirfield man, right? Believe in the mission and all that." MAN: "You don't know what I believe." EVAN: "What do you believe in?" MAN: "You should take a seat." (scoffs) "I'm going to the restroom. Don't go anywhere." [The man leaves; Evan gets up and rifles through the desk; He finds a security key-card in the man's jacket; He walks down the hall and finds a room marked "Records"; He searches though files and finds one for "Chandler, Vanessa" marked "Expired"; The information is mostly blacked out but something he reads amazes him] EVAN: "Oh, my..." [Night Time; NYC; In a parked car near the Muirfield facility]JT: "Someone want to tell me why an empty building has more volts coursing through it than the Pentagon?" CAT: "Looks like Muirfield is up and running. Half the power's probably feeding that fence." [Catherine presses a button on the KIA's steering wheel that retracts the side mirrors] JT: "Nice. I got to get rid of my hatchback." CAT: "So, what now?" JT: "There's a transformer close by supplying power to all the buildings in the area. We take that out and we get past the electrified fence." TESS: "I'll help TJ." JT: "It's JT." CAT: "It's not just the fence we have to worry about. Unless they're having an open house, how am I supposed to get in the door?" TESS: "All right, that's the point of a stakeout." CAT: "See that?" (A man approaches the security door and speaks into the lock)
JT: "Their security doors are voice recognition." TESS: "Okay, how's that gonna help? I doubt we're on the list." JT: "Maybe we aren't, but what about Evan?" CAT: "He wouldn't have had clearance yet, but his ex from Muirfield would. You were monitoring Evan's phone calls, right? Do you have any old voice mails from Claire?"
[Catherine approaches the electrified fence while JT and Tess walk back up the road] TESS: "All right, do you see any transformers? 'Cause I'm just looking at a sea of 'not transformers'." JT: "Keep looking. Should be right here. Wait a minute." TESS: "Why do you have a constipated look on your face?" JT: "Maybe we're standing on it. Uh, there's got to be a ventilation system."
[Catherine is still waiting back by the fence] CAT: (quietly) "Come on, come on."
TESS: "This it?" JT: "Perfect." TESS: "Hey, look, don't take this as a personal criticism, but you can't fit down a seven inch vent pipe." JT: "I can reach it from here." TESS: "Wow, I carry a gun, you carry IEDs?" JT: "Homemade." [He drops a bomb into the vent hole]
JT: "Let's go. Ten, nine, eight, seven, come on, six."
CAT: "Come on." [There is a slight explosion and the electrified fence stops buzzing; Catherine crawls through; At the door she plays a recording into the lock] PLAY-BACK: "Hey, Evan, it's Claire. My flight's been delayed, but..."
[The door beeps and Catherine moves inside but very soon an alarm starts blaring]
[Evan hears the alarm go off and leaves the records room; He finds some sort of lab where he sees a bizarre animated human arm; He leaves and finds the room with Vincent's cage in the center]
[Agent Kyle approaches Vincent's cage] KYLE: "You are something else. The way you escaped in those tunnels. Phew, I've never seen anything like that. But I knew we'd find you eventually." VINCENT: "That makes two of us. Which one are you? Agent J or K?" KYLE: "Well, I can tell you one thing, I'm not Agent Cole. I'm assuming you're the reason he disappeared?" VINCENT: "Hmm. Older Muirfield agent? Kind of thought he was suave? Yeah." KYLE: "You are a fearless man." (chuckles) "Unfortunately, this is the end of the line for you." VINCENT: "You gonna chop me up, dissect me, feed me to a giant juicer?" KYLE: "Isn't that what you deserve? Except, nowadays, we pump you full of adrenaline, keeping you wide awake while the surgeon unzips you like a duffel bag." [Vincent partially transforms, growling, then relaxes]
KYLE: "You can't stop progress." MAN (over radio) "Sir, we have a security breach. Confirm. We have a security breach." [Kyle leaves the room; Evan has heard everything; He enters the room and approaches Vincent]
EVAN: "Muirfield haven't stopped their experiments. They're trying to make a new generation of crosspecies creature. " VINCENT: "And you're just putting this together now?" EVAN: "They want to cut you open and see what make you tick." VINCENT: "They know what makes me tick, they made me. I was part of a highly classified, secret military experiment to create a unit of super soldiers. These people are lethal. Okay? That's why JT tried to stop you from joining them. " EVAN: "You know JT Forbes?" VINCENT: "Yeah, we grew up together. Picture becoming clearer for you now?" EVAN: "Grew up? I - you mean, they didn't..." VINCENT: "What, grow me in a petri dish? Is that what you think?" EVAN: "I - I thought maybe they intervened at the embryonic stage." VINCENT: "My name is Vincent Ryan Keller, Specialist, United States Army. Okay, these people destroyed my life. They injected me..." EVAN: "With cross-species DNA." VINCENT: "Yeah. The experiments went wrong. They couldn't control us, they couldn't control their side effects." EVAN: "And now they want to improve upon their mistakes. They lied to me. They said that they just wanted to tie up loose ends." VINCENT: "Yeah, well, now you and Catherine are those loose ends. So, if anything happens to her, it is on your hands." EVAN: "I... I don't know if I can save her." [Evan goes over to the control panel to try to free Vincent; He does not see agent Kyle come up behind him]
VINCENT: Evan! [Kyle and Evan struggle]
KYLE: "Who'd you let in here?" EVAN: "Go to hell." [Kyle and Evan fight; Evan is no match]
KYLE: "How you gonna get there before me?"
[Elsewhere, Catherine knocks out a Muirfield agent and drags him out of sight; She takes his security key-card, puts on a white lab coat and leaves]
[Back with the Kyle / Evan fight, Evan is not doing so well] KYLE: "Who breached security? For the last time, who breached security? Who did you let in here?!" EVAN: "Even if I did know who the infiltrator was, I'd never tell you. You might as well kill me." KYLE: "I was planning on it." [Kyle shoots Evan in the stomach]
[Catherine finds the room with Vincent and draws her gun on a lab worker] WORKER: "You shoot, they'll know you're here."
[Catherine holsters her gun, makes a dash for the release button and frees Vincent; The worker grabs Catherine by the throat but Vincent joins the fight and it is over quickly; Catherine and Vincent leave stealthily] VINCENT: "Catherine." CAT: "I can't leave Evan." VINCENT: "Catherine, I got to get you out of here."
[They find Evan lying on the floor of one of the labs] CAT: "Evan." EVAN: "Cat, you shouldn't have come." CAT: "Vincent, oh my, God." VINCENT: "Give me your jacket." CAT: "Here."
[Vincent looks at the wound] VINCENT: "I'm not sure." CAT: "We're gonna get you out of here. Get you help, you'll heal, and you'll get back to your life. And I'm gonna somehow convince Gabe that you're not a mole." EVAN: (chuckles) "He thinks I'm the mole?" CAT: "You or me. He's on a hunt to track down whoever's leaking the task force plans." EVAN: "If he thinks it's you..." CAT: "It doesn't matter. We're going to get through this." VINCENT: "Catherine, we got to go." EVAN: "Cat, listen to him. Run." VINCENT: "No one's running without you. Come on." CAT: "Okay, there's an exit in the underground electrical tunnels. I'm gonna make sure the coast is clear." VINCENT: "Okay, come on, slowly." [Vincent half carries Evan]
EVAN: "Wait. Are you gonna tell her about her parents? I found it in her mother's file. You know, don't you?" VINCENT: "Yes. Look, we can't tell her, okay? Just give me your weight, come on."
[The three of them make their way down a service tunnel with Evan groaning and panting]
CAT: "That door wasn't in the plans." VINCENT: "Hey, come on, it's okay." CAT: "Can you open it?" VINCENT: "I don't know. I'll give it a go, okay?"
[Vincent struggles with the metal door while Catherine and Evan lean against the tunnel wall; Evan keys a text message on his phone] CAT: "An SOS message isn't really gonna help us right now."
[Vincent begins to change into Beast-mode] EVAN: "We need more time."
[Kyle and a team of agents enter the tunnels in pursuit] KYLE: "Pick up the pace."
EVAN: "Catherine, we're not all getting out of here." CAT: "No. No, we are all going to get out." EVAN: "I let my feelings for you blind me of the truth about Muirfield. I was just trying to protect you. I thought that Vincent was a threat. I called Muirfield." CAT: "No, you didn't know. You couldn't... you couldn't know." EVAN: "Muirfield need to be stopped. I see that now. If I can help you and him get out of here alive... ...I'll be really protecting you. It'd be the best thing that I've ever done in my life. The point of it, really."
[Vincent is banging on the door and roaring loudly now; Evan kisses Catherine's cheek; She is distracted by Vincent's efforts; Evan makes his way toward Kyle and the team; She turns in time to see Evan riddled with bullets as they open fire] CAT: "Evan, no!"
[Kyle sees that Catherine and Vincent are going to get away] KYLE: "Get 'em!"
[Vincent closes the door behind them just in time as Catherine weeps]
[Day Time; NYC; The Precinct]
[Gabe Lowan sits reading files as his hand starts to shake uncontrolably; He takes pills from his desk and hastily swallows; Catherine knocks on the office door and enters] CAT: "If you're wondering what happened to Evan, I don't know." GABE: "I know what happened to Evan." CAT: "You do?" GABE: "Yeah. He skipped town. He was the mole. You're off the hook." CAT: "Well, that is good to know. Um, why are you so sure?" GABE: "Yeah, for a minute there, I thought you might have had some kind of involvement." CAT: "What changed your mind?" GABE: "I received a confession from Evan." CAT: "Received? How?" GABE: "By e-mail. Quite the statement, too. He said that he'd been covering for the vigilante this whole time, that he was a symbol of heroism in an age where justice had become encumbered by red tape." CAT: "He took the blame." GABE: (chuckles) "He is to blame. Our I.T. department verified the e-mail was sent from his cell phone last night. It appears to be the real deal. I guess he felt the walls closing in on him."
(A forlorn Catherine is riding the subway, tears in her eyes; She sees Vincent approach)
CAT: "How do you always find me?" VINCENT: "I never stop looking." CAT: "Maybe you should. I almost got you killed, Evan died, and he took the blame for me at the precinct." VINCENT: "Catherine, come on. You were willing to sacrifice your own life to try and help him, even after he betrayed you."
[He takes her hand] VINCENT: "I am in awe of you. Do you know how strong you are?" CAT: "Strong? I am selfish. He's dead because of me." VINCENT: "No, Evan made his own decisions. He did what he did because he cared about you." CAT: "I'm putting you at risk, too." VINCENT: "You're taking way too much responsibility." CAT: "Am I? If I hadn't shown up at the warehouse after we first met, you would have left town. Muirfield never would have found you." VINCENT: "How does that make you selfish?" CAT: "I should have pushed you away, but I pulled you closer. I couldn't help it." VINCENT: "And you think I could? In all those years that I was watching over you, making sure you were safe, all I ever wanted was to meet you, to get to know you. So when you walked up those stairs that day in the warehouse, and you had figured out who I was, and I was begging you not to tell anyone..." CAT: "I remember." VINCENT: "That was the best day of my life." CAT: "Vincent..." VINCENT: "No, it was, and I know it was wrong. I know I should have run right then and there, and that would've been the safest thing for you, but even though Muirfield was out there, I just... I couldn't help myself either." CAT: "That's not true. You pushed me away." VINCENT: "Do you really think I tried as hard as I could have?"
♪ You've no need for them now...
CAT: "We put each other in danger."
♪ You lay your arrows down...
CAT: "That's what Evan showed me tonight. And as long as we love each other this much and will do... anything to protect each other..." VINCENT: "Hey. We are always gonna be vulnerable. But I don't know what to do now because... I can't live without you." [She leans against him and he kisses her forehead]
♪ Lay your arrows down ♪ Yeah, you've no need for them now...
CAT: "We wouldn't have to be vulnerable if Muirfield was out of the way."
[Fade To Black]
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Post by Bill the beast on May 18, 2014 16:18:21 GMT -5
01x20 "Anniversary", Beauty and the Beast; Original Air Date 02 May 2013 Director: Mairzee Almas Writers: Holly Henderson & Don Whitehead ...
(Day Time; New York City; Catherine Chandler's Apartment)
♪ ♪ Gonna wash the dust off my soul ♪ Gonna listen to some rock and roll...
(Catherine is in bed, just waking; Vincent sits casually in the window)
VINCENT: Good morning. CAT: Hey. How long have you been here? VINCENT: Uh, a little while. CAT: You're just watching me sleep? VINCENT: Yeah, there's a lot to watch. You, uh, you did this yawn and then you did this little cute nose scratch thing, and then, uh, you did that, uh..." (makes clucking noise) "You know, that-that clucking noise that you make. CAT: I do not cluck. VINCENT: Oh, yeah, you do. CAT: No.
♪ That waves will wash the gray away ♪ I'm making a beautiful day...
[They kiss for a while] VINCENT: You know, I just... I didn't want you to wake up alone today. You okay? CAT: Yeah. I mean, my mom has been gone ten years. VINCENT: It doesn't matter how long it's been, an anniversary is always hard. CAT: This year feels different. VINCENT: Different good or different bad? CAT: Well, you're here, so that's good. VINCENT: Hmm. CAT: And I'm not waking up racked with guilt. VINCENT: Well, it's the first year you know you're not responsible. CAT: Yeah, but I'm not responsible because Muirfield killed her because she worked with them. The people that ruined your life... VINCENT: My life is far from ruined. CAT: ...who are hunting you down, she was one of them. VINCENT: She was one of the good ones. Okay, so, a little different bad and good, yeah? CAT: More bad than good. Which is why I really don't feel like celebrating her celestial birthday tonight. VINCENT: Her what? CAT: Family tradition. The idea was, when she died, she was born to the stars. So, we get together, light candles, listen to her favorite music, eat her favorite food. VINCENT: Well, sounds nice. CAT: Except even though we know she liked '80s power ballads and pineapple on her pizza, turns out we didn't really know her at all. She lied to me. And I was her person, we were so close. So... You know what I want to celebrate tonight? VINCENT: What? CAT: Our anniversary. You realize that that's today, too, don't you? VINCENT: Yes, the anniversary of the first time we saw each other. CAT: Of the first time you saved me. So, I'm just gonna tell Heather and my dad that I'm busy, and, um, you and I can... VINCENT: No, no, no, no, no. Bailing on your dad and your sister is just gonna make you feel guilty all over again. Okay, besides, it seems like you need reminding that you did know her, at least in the important ways. CAT: Yeah, favorite pizza topping is so important. VINCENT: Come on, let's not get caught up in the bad stuff from the past. Today is about celebrating her and moving forward. CAT: Right, moving forward. Which is why I want to celebrate us. VINCENT: Uh-uh. Mm, okay, we can do that by going to the cemetery together, and saying hi to her.
♪ And it's gonna be my beautiful day...
CAT: Well played.
(Day Time; NYC; The Precinct)
(Tess Vargas encounters Joe Bishop, her boss, in the hallway) TESS: Hey. JOE: Hey, Vargas, I, uh, I want to go over the security detail for the mayor's thing today. TESS: Oh, right, yeah, there's a lot of details about the detail. JOE: Listen, I want to apologize to you for bailing this morning. I mean, who knew that Marelli got his morning coffee near your place? TESS: That was a really good save, saying that you were checking out a new gym. JOE: Mm. TESS: I'd believe that we just ran into each other if I was him. Or maybe I should just learn how to make coffee. JOE: Or we could just go public. TESS: Wow. Okay. JOE: Tess, there's a spot open at the 15th. TESS: You would transfer for me? JOE: (sighs) The spot is for you. TESS: Wow, so you just assumed that I'd be the one to go? JOE: There aren't as many spots available at my level. TESS: Right. But I've worked my ass off to get the respect I get at this precinct. JOE: Yeah, and if people found out, you could lose that respect. TESS: Me? JOE: Both of us. It was just a suggestion. Okay, like you said, we covered with Marelli. We don't have to go public. It's up to you.
(Day Time; NYC; Cemetery)
(Catherine and Vincent arrive with flowers - calla lilies) CAT: I only have an hour before I have to be security detail for the mayor's park dedication. VINCENT: Moving forward, remember? CAT: (sighs) Right. Let's go give her some lilies. VINCENT: See, it's just like we're walking in Central Park. Hey, we don't get to do that. CAT: What? Who is that? VINCENT: Is that Gabe? CAT: What is he doing here? VINCENT: Well, did you tell him what today was? CAT: No. Maybe Tess or Joe did? VINCENT: So, what, he's paying his respects? CAT: He was a victim of Muirfield, and he knows she was, too. VINCENT: Or maybe he has a thing for you. CAT: What? VINCENT: Well, you just spent all that time together looking over Muirfield files. CAT: Yeah, that was really romantic. VINCENT: Well, maybe he thought it was. He doesn't know you got a boyfriend. Just... we'll come back later. CAT: No, I am busy later. Don't you want to know what he's doing here? Besides, you're the one who made this convincing argument that I should start my day saying hi to my mom. And now you want me to blow her off? VINCENT: Okay, I'll wait until he's gone. CAT: Give me the calla lilies.
(Catherine proceeds alone to the grave; Vincent waits behind a tree) CAT: Hey. GABE: Catherine. I wasn't expecting you to be here so early. CAT: I wasn't expecting you to be here at all. GABE: Look, I've been meaning to talk to you. Actually, I just figured it out myself. CAT: (puzzled) You brought calla lilies. GABE: The other day, when you mentioned your mother's necklace. My doctor, when I was a kid, I called her Vanessa. I never knew her last name, but she had the same necklace. CAT: My mom was your doctor? GABE: I was too stunned to tell you. CAT: Oh, my God. Those... those experiments that Muirfield did on you and those... those other orphaned kids, did she perform them? GABE: No. No, you think I'd be here with flowers if she had? CAT: I'm here with flowers, and I'm conflicted about her. GABE: Catherine, your mother wasn't the one who experimented on us. She was the doctor who came in to check on us and made sure we were okay. Honestly, she was the only truly loving adult we had, and I adored her. That's why I came here today. But I am sorry if my being here has upset you. CAT: No. Um... today is supposed to be about celebrating her. GABE: Well, there was lots to celebrate." (distantly - remembering) "You know she used to bring us art supplies to keep us busy. God, I probably grew up eating your leftovers, watching your old movies. CAT: That's where all my old VHS tapes probably disappeared to. GABE: Airplane, all the Pink Panthers. (French accent) 'I thought you said your dog did not bite'. CAT: (French accent) 'That is not my dog.' (both laugh) CAT: She had a pretty good sense of humor for a biochemist. Um, my family, we're, uh, having a thing for her tonight. Just-just small, if you want to come. GABE: I would love to come. I'll see if I can find some of those old VHS tapes.
(Vincent, listening from behind the tree, is starting to boil)
GABE: If it's all right with you, I'd like to do something for her. Maybe replace the headstone. I noticed it was cracked. Looks like it's been that way for a while. The crack's pretty deep. Did you guys have her moved? CAT: No. I mean, at least I don't think so. But then again, I am always the last person to know these things when it comes to my mom. GABE: You know what? It's beautiful as is. Maybe I'll make a donation to her favorite charity. CAT: Just come over tonight and listen to '80s power ballads. That is charity enough. GABE: I like '80s power ballads.
(Both laugh but Vincent growls and slashes the tree)
GABE: I'll give you some privacy. I'll see you at the park dedication? CAT: Yeah. (Gabe leaves and Catherine looks around for Vincent)
CAT: Vincent? Vincent? Vincent?
(Day Time; NYC; A small area called "East Park")
(Catherine meets Tess who is already there) CAT: Hey. Sorry I'm late. TESS: It hasn't even started yet. CAT: It's just, I was at the graveyard with Vincent. TESS: Oh, right, it's the day. CAT: No, I'm fine. But he had to hang back because Gabe was there. TESS: What? CAT: It turns out he knew my mom. But when Gabe left, Vincent was gone. TESS: Wait, wait, I'm still on Gabe knew your mother. CAT: I have been calling and texting, and no one's been answering. I don't know what happened. TESS: Maybe his cell died. CAT: And he just left me there? TESS: You're spiraling 'cause it's the day. Look, you know, Gabe led the task force that hunted Vincent. He probably just took off 'cause he didn't want Gabe to see him. CAT: Right, you're right.
(Her phone rings) CAT: Hello? HEATHER: Hey. CAT: Heather. HEATHER: Yeah. Worst day ever. I'm here alone, wallowing in Mom's scrubs. CAT: I'm gonna come and wallow with you soon. Um, and I'm gonna bring someone. I hope that's all right. HEATHER: A guy? CAT: No. Gabriel Lowan, the ADA. HEATHER: Sounds like a guy to me. CAT: He was a patient of Mom's. HEATHER: No way. CAT: And he has a lot of stories about her, so... HEATHER: Oh, a shared past. All right, well, I'll order another pizza. CAT: Also, did we ever have Mom moved? HEATHER: Moved? CAT: Yeah. The grave - her headstone is cracked. TESS: It is ten years old. CAT: And patched. It's probably just vandals. Um, I love you, and I will see you soon, okay? HEATHER: All right. I love you. Bye. TESS: What? I am just curious. You're bringing a guy to a family event Vincent can't go to, and wonder why he's not talking to you? CAT: Oh, my God, he probably overheard. TESS: And guys are possessive. Joe's trying to possess the precinct, ship me off to the 15th. CAT: What?!
(Day Time; NYC; JT's new place)
(Vincent is doing a crazy amount of pullups) JT: So, what, you're never going to talk to her again? VINCENT: Just trying to figure out what to say. JT: How about, 'Sorry for ditching you at the cemetery because I was jealous'. VINCENT: I'm not jealous. I know she's not into him. JT: No, P90X. I know she's not into him. But you went Code Yellow when he was bonding with her while you were hidden behind the headstone. VINCENT: Tree. JT: Whatever. Point is, he can go to her intimate family shindig, and you can't. VINCENT: Are you trying to make me feel worse? JT: Vincent, we all have animal instincts. I'd be territorial, too. VINCENT: Mm-hmm, right. And I trust my instincts, and my instinct says he's up to something. Okay, he chooses today of all days, the day she's most vulnerable, to tell her that he knows her mom? It's-it's like he was waiting to ensnare her. JT: Ensnare? VINCENT: We all know that he's out to get Muirfield. Okay, maybe he lost all his leads, and now he needs her as bait. JT: Okay, I like a good conspiracy as much as the next guy, and you're not usually wrong about these things, but... CAT: You know what? I'm not. JT: Wait. What are you doing? VINCENT: I'm gonna go to the park and tell her.
(Back at East Park with Catherine and Tess; The lady Mayor is speaking through a microphone)
MAYOR: Thank you for all coming out to the re-dedication of East Park. I'd especially like to thank my daughter, Jill, who is actually responsible for making this day happen. Jill.
(applause)
TESS (over radio): A mother-daughter event, of all days. CAT: I'm okay. I'm too distracted by guilt. TESS: You'll explain. You're not yourself on the anniversary. CAT: It's our anniversary, too. TESS: Oops. CAT: I guess I'd rather "oops" than something bad happening to him. You don't think something happened to him, do you? TESS: You're still spiraling. It's just 'oops.'
(On the edge of the park Gabe Lowan is meeting another man; Vincent is in the background listening) GABE: Hey. I got the list. I'm not on it. MAN: Yeah, well, mayor's having second thoughts. Look, you want details, ask her. GABE: She won't return my calls. MAN: Oh, big freaking surprise. GABE: Look, I'm not screwing around. She better support me on this. You don't want to see what happens when I get angry.
MAYOR: About a year ago, I encouraged Jill to donate some warm winter clothing to charity...
TESS: (over radio) Cat? Baseball cap, two o'clock. CAT: Vincent. What are you doing here? This place is surrounded by cops. VINCENT: I needed to talk to you. CAT: I'm sorry if inviting Gabe was insensitive of me. VINCENT: Catherine, look, I don't... I don't trust the guy. Okay. CAT: He's not into me, he's into my mom. VINCENT: That's not what this is about. First of all, I just caught him arguing with some guy over there about a list. CAT: The mayor's aide? VINCENT: Yeah. He was threatening her. CAT: That's how politicians talk to each other. VINCENT: All right, then he's at your mother's grave, talking himself into some intimate family gathering. CAT: He didn't. I invited him, because you told me to celebrate my mom. VINCENT: He's using you. CAT: For what? VINCENT: I don't know. Okay, I don't know. Maybe he's trying to get more information on Muirfield. All right? Maybe... maybe he IS Muirfield. CAT: Based on what - an argument with the mayor's aide? VINCENT: I can't put my finger on it, okay, but there is something not right about him. CAT: Well, if it makes you uncomfortable, I'll tell him not to come. VINCENT: Good. CAT: Why are you acting so weird?
(A gunshot sounds and the Mayor falls, wounded)
MAN: The mayor." (woman screaming, people shouting) "Where'd that come from?!
(Catherine starts sprinting for the stage where the Mayor lies; Vincent looks up and sees a flash of the assassin's gun; Vincent runs in that direction)
(Catherine grabs the Mayor's daughter and pulls her to safety) CAT: Jill. Jill, come on, come on. JILL: Mom! My mom!
(Behind some buildings the gunman climbs down and gets in his car; Vincent lands on the hood and punches through the windshield; The man speeds in reverse and throws Vincent from the car; Vincent finds the man's cell phone in the road; He call the number most recently dialed)
MAN: Hello? VINCENT: Who is this? GABE: It's ADA Lowan. Who's this?
(Furious, Vincent crushes the phone)
(Day Time; NYC; The Precinct)
(Joe Bishop is pointing at maps and speaking to a group of detectives) JOE: Shot came from that rooftop, 200 yards outside the contained perimeter, so probably a professional job. TESS: Which they could've started planning three days ago when the press release for the park dedication went out. JOE: Good. We've got our timeline. MARELLI: What about the guy in the hat Chandler was talking to? CAT: That was a vagrant. MARELLI: Pretty long time to chat with a vagrant. TESS: Marelli, weren't you supposed to be watching the southeast corner, not who Chandler was talking to? MARELLI: Oh, says the detective who spent the entire event walkie-talking with her BFF about God knows what. JOE: Okay, no one's at fault here. All right? This happened outside the contained perimeter, but from here on out, it's on us to find the person responsible, so let's focus. CAT: Any word on how the mayor's doing? JOE: She's still in surgery, but she's gonna pull through.
(Catherine and Tess step away from the rest) TESS: (sighs) He totally knows. CAT: What? TESS: Marelli. He caught Joe and I having coffee this morning. I thought I covered, but...
(Catherine's phone plays tune; She sees a text that says "Roof")
TESS: This whole sneaking around thing - does it ever get any easier? CAT: No.
(Catherine meets Vincent on the roof) CAT: Hey, what's up? VINCENT: I got more on Gabe. CAT: I'm going to disinvite him, but I need to work on this case. VINCENT: No, I got the sniper's phone. CAT: What? VINCENT: I saw the scope on the roof, so I went after him. Okay, he got away, but I got his phone so I dialed the last number it called, and it was Gabe. CAT: You're kidding. VINCENT: Yeah. And the time of the call was right before the shooting. Catherine, he was threatening the mayor. CAT: Do you think he hired him? VINCENT: I don't know. Maybe the sniper was calling him with the go-signal. Okay, look, the reason I left the cemetery is because I had a reaction to him. Okay, I lost control. I know you think it's jealousy. Yes, he can go tonight, I can't, but you got to believe me, that's not what this is. CAT: You're sensing something. VINCENT: Look, I'm sorry I abandoned you on our anniversary. CAT: And I'm sorry that I invited someone to a dinner that you can't come to... on OUR anniversary. VINCENT: Should we call it even? CAT: Okay. Oh, and I need that phone. I need to see if there's a serial number? VINCENT: Um, maybe not so even. I, uh... I kind of lost control again when I heard his voice. (He drops the pieces of phone into her hand)
VINCENT: But, uh, I promise you, that's... that's not your present. (She just smiles at him)
(Catherine and Tess look at pictures of the scene at the moment the shot was fired)
TESS: Look, I get the guy's got Spidey senses, but Gabe? CAT: Okay, professionals sometimes work in pairs, right? There's one guy on the ground, making sure the sniper has a clean shot. Well, look at this. Gabe gets the call. He goes to the mayor, he angles her towards the sniper, when... TESS: Cat, he's posing for a photo-op. CAT: Then how do you explain his number on the shooter's phone? TESS: All right, so what's the motive? CAT: I don't know. Maybe he wanted her job, or they were having an affair. TESS: God, does being closeted always have to lead to bad things? CAT: No, it can be exciting and romantic. And you are not leaving me to go to the 15th. Okay, I know this Gabe thing is crazy, but can we at least check his phone records and financials? TESS: On an ADA? How we gonna do that?
(They get JT and Vincent on the phone and JT hacks into Gabe's records) JT: Wow, this guy is loaded. Now I'M jealous. VINCENT: He's just bringing up the accounts.
CAT: He's in. TESS: TJ's fast. CAT: JT." (to Vincent) "If he hired this guy, it would have cost upwards of ten grand. Any large withdrawals?
VINCENT: Any? Uh, try every. JT: Can a guy really spend two grand at a salon? VINCENT: It might be a cover.
CAT: Two grand at a salon - is that for real? TESS: With Gabe? Totally.
JT: So at least we know he's guilty of being a douchebag. VINCENT: Wait, wait, wait. 25 grand... wired to a numbered account this morning.
(At the precinct Catherine gets Gabe alone in a conference room)
GABE: What's going on? You sounded upset on your message. This have to do with those missing VHS tapes? CAT: I'm glad that we got a chance to bond over my mom earlier, but I also have to do my job. Someone heard you arguing with the mayor's aide at the park. GABE: Okay. CAT: And I followed up. The mayor's office said that you asked for her endorsement as a future candidate, and she refused. GABE: That's why we were arguing. You got me. CAT: I also know that you got a call from the sniper right before the shooting. GABE: Wait. Am I a suspect? CAT: Not officially, but... GABE: Wow, Bishop has really got it out for me. CAT: Joe doesn't know. GABE: This is coming from you? Well, that is the last time I show up at your mother's grave with flowers. CAT: Gabe, I know how badly you want to bring down Muirfield, and mayor of New York - that's power. GABE: You seriously think I tried to have the mayor killed? Look, I know this shooting must've been traumatic for you, today of all days. Or maybe you're just displacing your anger towards your mother about... CAT: You transferred $25,000 to an unmarked account. GABE: How do you know... CAT: Was that to hire a hit on the mayor? GABE: A private investigator. CAT: For what? GABE: You know the crack in the headstone? I actually noticed it a few days ago. CAT: You've... you've been there before? GABE: Just once. Right when I found out who she was. When I saw the crack... Well, you know how cagey Muirfield can be. CAT: Okay, so what did this P.I. find? GABE: Well, I was gonna wait until after the anniversary of your mother's death before I told you, but... ...the cemetery paperwork says your mother's casket was exhumed two weeks after she was buried. CAT: So she WAS moved. GABE: Uh, reason listed is a gas leak repair, but there's no corresponding city record of any leak or of any other work being done. CAT: But why? Why would Muirfield do that? GABE: Maybe they were looking for something. CAT: Like what? GABE: Catherine, did you I.D. your mom? After? CAT: No. No, I didn't have to. She was shot right in front of me. GABE: And the funeral... was it, um... was it open or closed casket? CAT: Wait. Wait, you - you think that my mom is still alive? GABE: The P.I. can't find an autopsy report. CAT: No, she was shot. Three times in the chest. GABE: She could have worn Kevlar. CAT: She was a doctor. GABE: And a Muirfield agent. Catherine, when your mother smuggled me out of Muirfield, she injected me with something that slowed my heart rate down, made it undetectable. She got me out by faking my death. CAT: Oh, my God. GABE: She risked her life. Okay, if she would do that for me, then imagine what she would do to protect her own daughters. CAT: The casket was closed.
(Day Time; NYC; JT's new place)
(JT arrives with a package for Vincent) JT: Here it is, your celestial candle. Ooh. VINCENT: Thanks. JT: It's the one you saw online, no? VINCENT: That's it. It's just hard to get excited about a candle when... the ADA can wine and dine her like Donald Trump. JT: It's covered in meteorite dust, which - you're right - is nearly stardust. She's gonna love it. Besides, Gabe won't be wining and dining anyone when he's behind bars.
(Catherine arrives) VINCENT: Hey. You okay? Your heart's racing. JT: Maybe she's excited to see you. Happy anniversary. (JT leaves)
VINCENT: So, did you find anything out about him? CAT: Um, you know how you let everyone from your past who you love think you're dead to protect them from Muirfield? VINCENT: Yeah. What's that got to do with Gabe? CAT: That $25,000 withdrawal? It wasn't for a sniper. It was for a P.I. to investigate. There's, um, this crack on my mom's headstone that's been patched. VINCENT: Wait, he paid someone to investigate your mom's headstone? Okay, see, this is what I'm talking about. CAT: Okay, but it turns out that she might not be in there. The P.I., he can't find an autopsy report. VINCENT: Wait, what? CAT: Vincent, there might be a world, this world, where my mom has done the same thing you've done. VINCENT: Okay, now he's got you thinking that your mom might actually still be alive. CAT: It was a closed casket. VINCENT: I was there, remember? I heard her heart stop. CAT: But what if she injected herself with something that made it seem that way? It slowed her heart rate. It's possible, right? VINCENT: Okay, yes, it's possible... CAT: And you weren't focused on her that night - you were focused on saving me. I know... I know that it's crazy, but I want to exhume her casket. VINCENT: No. CAT: Vincent, I need to know if she's in there. VINCENT: She's not. I know she died that night. She's not in the grave. CAT: How do you know? VINCENT: I can... I can just tell. CAT: What? You can... you can sense it? VINCENT: I realized the first night you took me to her grave. CAT: That was months ago. This entire time? Just this morning, you said, 'Let's go say hi to her' and you knew she wasn't in there? VINCENT: I didn't want to open up a whole can of worms for you. Okay, you start looking into this, you're gonna end up in the crosshairs of Muirfield once again. CAT: Okay, you don't get to make that decision for me. VINCENT: Catherine, my brothers' bodies were never recovered, okay? But I still go to their graves because it gives me a place to remember them. It doesn't matter where the body is. CAT: It matters to me. My mother could still be alive. VINCENT: She's not. All right, I'm sorry, okay? But I have no idea what Gabe's agenda is, and...you know, maybe he's just trying to stop you or distract you from figuring out that he's trying to kill the mayor. CAT: Vincent. VINCENT: I don't want you seeing him anymore! CAT: What? What, you forbid me? What's going on with you? You're like a different person. VINCENT: No, I'm just doing what I usually do, which is trying to protect you. All right, you just spent the last decade feeling guilty, trying to figure out what actually happened to your mother. Now you're finally moving forward, and he's pulling you straight back. CAT: Well, at least he hasn't been lying to me. And you can't forbid me to see anyone. (She stomps out of the room; Vincent picks up the "celestial candle" and smashes it against the wall)
(Night Time; NYC; Catherine's Apartment)
(Gabe has joined the Chandler family) GABE: She had this drawer full of lollipops, but they didn't have sticks - they had strings. HEATHER: Yeah. Oh, my God. I remember those. DAD: She thought the sticks were dangerous. A kid might fall and impale the roof of their mouth on one. CAT: Sticks on lollipops are dangerous? DAD: I hope you don't mind me asking, why were you seeing her? GABE: No, not at all. I, uh, had a rare form of anemia. HEATHER: Oh, my God. CAT: So, Dad, Gabe and I, we went by Mom's grave this morning. HEATHER: Together? GABE: Oh, we ran into each other. CAT: There's a crack in her headstone. HEATHER: Wait, you're still on that? CAT: Actually, I looked into it. Turns out that Mom was dug up. HEATHER: What? DAD: I wouldn't say 'dug up'. She was moved, temporarily. They had to fix some burst pipes. It was years ago. CAT: Did you have to sign a release? DAD: I'm sure I did. CAT: Can we see it? DAD: Why would you want to? GABE: Uh, my suggestion. I thought, you know, if we can find out who's responsible, I can try to get them to replace the damaged headstone. DAD: All right, well, I can see if I still have it. CAT: Great. HEATHER: Okay, so then we can move on from headstones and maybe focus on when Mom was still alive. CAT: I would love to focus on that. GABE: Yeah, she looks beautiful there. I mainly saw her in a lab coat. DAD: She loved that dress. HEATHER: I want that dress. CAT: Was she buried in it? DAD: Catherine, can I talk to you? Excuse us.
(Dad and Catherine withdraw into one of the other rooms) DAD: What is going on? CAT: Why didn't you tell me you exhumed her body? DAD: I didn't think it was important. CAT: It's amazing how everyone else decides what's important for me to know. DAD: Everyone? Who's everyone? CAT: You, Mom. What else aren't you telling me, Dad? DAD: Look, I-I'm trying. Y-You got to help me out. Just tell me what this is really about. CAT: I'm sor... I'm-I'm sorry. I'm sorry. You guys... you guys should enjoy pizza and listen to power ballads, but I can't do it. I can't do it. And I'm not mad at you; I'm mad at Mom. DAD: Why? What did she do? CAT: I think she could have faked her death. DAD: You... CAT: You know she did crazy things: she lied to us about her work, she didn't tell us about her research. I don't even know if she likes pizza. DAD: You really think your mom would let ten years pass without seeing her eldest daughter? CAT: Considering how little I actually knew her... yeah, Dad, I do. DAD: Okay. How can I put this to rest? CAT: That form you signed, I want to see it. If there's a return address then... the person who exhumed her might know if she's in there, could answer some questions for me. DAD: You sure you want to go through with this? CAT: Yes.
(Day Time; Somewhere in the country)
(Gabe and Catherine get out of her car in front of a farm house) GABE: Looks abandoned. CAT: Looks like another one of my mother's lies. Let's go.
(They approach the house) CAT: So no one lives here? GABE: Seems that way. There's no water or power bills. Owned by an anonymous trust. Might be a Muirfield safe house. CAT: Looks like the set of a slasher film. GABE: It could still be active. Stay close. CAT: You know what? I think we should let someone know we're here before we start breaking and entering. GABE: You're not gonna get any bars here. There's no cell tower for miles.
(He gets the front door open) GABE: This is our only lead. You want to find out what happened to your mom or not? (Catherine draws her gun as they enter the house)
(Day Time; NYC; The Precinct)
(Tess rushes into Joe Bishop's office) TESS: Okay, check your e-mail. JOE: So, what, now you're my superior? Is this so I'll go to the 15th? TESS: All right, I'm not flirting with you right now. I.T. just decoded the sniper's flash drive and sent it to you. JOE: Flash drive? TESS: Yeah, see? This is why you shouldn't be transferring me to another precinct. JOE: And I said that's your choice. TESS: Okay. Witness found the sniper's phone. JOE: You got prints? TESS: No, it was totally destroyed. A car must've run over it, but I.T. tracked the serial number to the store where he bought it, which was right next to a highway motel where we found... JOE: Sniper's target profile. The mayor wasn't the target.
(Day Time; NYC; JT's new place)
(Vincent's phone rings) VINCENT: Hello? TESS: Hey, is Cat with you? VINCENT: No, she's not at work? TESS: No, look, she said she was following up on some lead about her mom. You know anything about that? VINCENT: Uh, yeah, I do. TESS: Look, I know you're peeved that she took Gabe to that celestial bash, but you need to put your ego aside. VINCENT: It - it's not my ego. TESS: Because our shooter is actually trying to kill Gabe, and I'm worried that she's with him. VINCENT: Wait, what? Gabe is the target? TESS: Yeah, it's payback for, um, building a RICO case against the Bustamonte family. I can smell your disappointment from here. VINCENT: No, but he was just... TESS: Was standing next to the mayor, the shooter just missed. VINCENT: He took the sniper's phone call. TESS: Because most people stop moving when they take a phone call. Makes for an easier target. The problem is, Gabe is still in his scope. VINCENT: God. (Vincent hangs up and dashes out of the room)
(Back at the abandoned farm house)
GABE: But did you double-check the cellar? CAT: And every other room in the house. GABE: Well, there's got to be something there. Photographs, files... CAT: Gabe, I know how to clear a house. I am the detective.
(There is a distant metallic clicking) GABE: Shh. (There is the sound of several gunshots and bullets hit near them) GABE: It's Muirfield. CAT: You're unarmed. Stay here.
(Catherine moves to the barn, gun drawn; A gunman flees up the rickety stairs into the barn's upper floors; The assassin has his rifle trained on Catherine when Vincent, in full Beast-mode, leaps into the rafters; Catherine distracts the gunman by firing shots from below; Vincent swings down like an ape and knocks him down through the rotting old floors to his death; Catherine comes back to talk to Vincent)
CAT: You think he's Muirfield? VINCENT: He's not Muirfield, he's a hit man. Okay, Gabe was the target, and he's innocent. CAT: Well, yet again, somehow, you were able to save me. Just like ten years ago. VINCENT: (laughs) Let's just not make it an annual thing, huh? I'm sorry. CAT: (sighs) I hate to say it, but, uh, Gabe is here, so you should probably go.
(They look out the window and see a grave marker in the field) CAT: What is that? VINCENT: Someone's buried down there.
(Catherine scrapes the snow off and the marker says "Vanessa") CAT: It's a calla lily. It's her. VINCENT: I'm so sorry. CAT: Me, too. I never should've doubted you.
(Night Time; The same farm)
(Police and detectives swarm around the place) TESS: So, Vincent comes to the rescue, and you get the credit? CAT: This time, yeah. And I wouldn't exactly call it credit. I have to explain a broken neck and a hole in the floor. TESS: What about DNA? CAT: Self-defense, they won't check. TESS: Wow, your relationship makes mine seem like a piece of cake. CAT: Thank you for calling him. TESS: Where would you be if I was at the 15th? CAT: Dead.
MARELLI: Nice work, Vargas. TESS: Thanks. MARELLI: Lot easier to break a case when you're doing the boss, huh? TESS: It was coffee.
(Catherine finds Gabe talking to a police officer) CAT: I'll drive the ADA home. MAN: Okay. Good night. CAT: I want to show you something.
(She takes him to see Vanessa's grave marker) CAT: Here she is. GABE: Why here? In the middle of nowhere? And who went to all the trouble to move her? CAT: I don't know. GABE: So, what are you gonna do? You can't just leave her here. CAT: If Muirfield cared enough to move her out here, and I move her back... it's just gonna put my family on their radar. It's not worth the risk. Besides, there's a cracked headstone I've been going to for a decade. GABE: So, you don't want to know what happened to her? CAT: No, of course I do. But with every answer, there's all these questions. It's kind of hard hearing new stories. Makes you feel like you weren't as special as you thought. GABE: You were. She talked about you all the time. I know you were Rosa Parks in your second grade play, that you broke your arm on a Slip 'n Slide, that you hated to practice violin. CAT: So much. GABE: She thought you hung the moon.
(Day Time; NYC; The Precinct)
(Joe Bishop leads Tess into his office) JOE: You were great. We should celebrate. TESS: I don't feel like celebrating. I don't want a transfer. I just got my partnership back with Cat, and like you said, we're doing pretty well. But you're right, it makes me look bad if we go public, and it's not good for you either. (sighs) JOE: So? TESS: So we just need to be more careful. Like, I shouldn't even be in here right now. JOE: You're right. You know what, forget the 15th. Besides, the spot's been taken. I, uh, I believe Detective Marelli will be very happy there. TESS: Marelli? JOE: Mm. TESS: Did you... JOE: Oh, I did. TESS: You know, you can't transfer everyone who knows about us. JOE: Oh, that's why I bought you a coffeemaker. TESS: Don't come near me. JOE: What? TESS: The blinds are open.
(Night Time; NYC; The roof of Catherine's apartment)
(She opens the access door and walks out onto the roof) CAT: Oh, my God.
(Vincent has strung up a thousand tiny white lights on wires) VINCENT: Well, I, uh... I had to make up for the fact that the first present I got you, um... I kind of broke it. It was, um, it was supposed to be a celestial candle. CAT: So you made me a celestial sky. VINCENT: Yeah. Happy anniversary.
("Promise" by Ben Howard starts to play) ♪ Meet ♪ Me there ♪ Bundles of flowers ♪ We'll wade through the hours of cold...
CAT: You are the best boyfriend ever. And clearly I should know by now to trust your instincts. VINCENT: Actually, not always. CAT: So, it was a good thing that I thought my mother was alive for 12 hours? VINCENT: No, but... My instinct is always gonna be to protect you. But sometimes, that's not fair to you. I should've told you about your mom. CAT: I get why you didn't. VINCENT: No, you need to pursue answers. And even if that means you need to hang out with the ADA, I shouldn't keep you from doing that. I'll just be here for you when you realize the error of your ways. CAT: (laughs)
♪ Who am I, who am I
CAT: You know, if it makes you feel any better, I think I was a little jealous of Gabe, too. I was always my mom's person. You know, whenever it was, 'Who's gonna go to the market with Mom?', it was me. If there was ever a family debate, we were always on the same side. And then, Gabe shows up with his... stories of his time with her. Maybe that's why I went a little Code Yellow at her party. VINCENT: You went Code Yellow? CAT: You're not the only one with a temper. VINCENT: (chuckles) CAT: But I'm not jealous of him anymore. And you shouldn't be, either. I mean, look at this. VINCENT: Yeah. Well, I wanted to wine and dine you. You know, there's still something about that guy, though. CAT: Okay, shut up. Just let me kiss you. (They kiss for a while)
(Night Time; Back at the old farm)
(Gabe enters the barn and looks at the place where the hitman fell; He makes a phone call) GABE: Hey, it's me. Bad news is, Vanessa's dead. Good news is, I found him.
(Gabe's hand begins to tremble uncontrollably and his eyes turn Beast-yellow) GABE: But we got to get to him quick.
(Fade To Black)
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Post by Bill the beast on May 25, 2014 10:46:06 GMT -5
01x21 "Date Night", Beauty and the Beast; Original Air Date 09 May 2013 Director: Kevin Fair Story: Roger Grant Teleplay: Sherri Cooper-Landsman & Jennifer Levin
(Night Time; New York City; The Precinct)
(Catherine and Tess have been exercising in the gym) TESS: "It's a good thing you and I have been working out because we have a rooftop pool and Jacuzzi in our future. I spoke to Joe, and tomorrow we're all rotating security detail at the Ashcroft Hotel." CAT: "Cool." TESS: "Don't you want to know who we're securing? Okay, well, who's got a hit on them by a major drug family who'd insist on being put up in a five-star hotel instead of a safe house?" CAT: "Gabriel Lowan." TESS: "What are you playing on that thing?" CAT: "Just looking at my calendar." TESS: "Well, speaking of calendars, Joe's making the assignments, and since I do have a little bit of pull, we're guaranteed a good shift. After which, we can slip away. " CAT: "Security can use the pool?" TESS: "Well, when you have an access card and look like us, you can." CAT: "Tess, I'm - I'm ten days late." TESS: "Oh." CAT: "Don't 'oh; like that. We haven't been partners for a while, so maybe - maybe we're off schedule." TESS: "Sorry, it's just my head went to 'Breaking Dawn Part 2'" CAT: "Okay, this isn't funny. What would I do?" TESS: "You're probably not. It's probably just stress. I mean, you're harboring a half-human boyfriend. That's stressful." CAT: "Right, stress."
(Night Time; Vincent's place)
(Catherine is setting a count-down timer on her phone while Vincent watches) VINCENT: "I thought we were careful." CAT: "We were, and it's probably negative, but we will know in three minutes. So should we talk about the weather? Oh, I have this security detail at this fancy hotel tomorrow." VINCENT: "Catherine, this can't happen. My DNA, passing that on..." CAT: "We don't know anything for sure right now." VINCENT: "It's just, even if it was genetically okay, I'm - I'm supposed to be dead. You know, forget coaching Little League, I'm a hunted man; the child would be hunted, too."
(Catherine's phone rings with an incoming call) CAT: "It's just my... it's my phone. It's a call, it's a phone call, um, from Gabe. He probably wants to talk about security detail." VINCENT: "You know, if you were in this position with him..." CAT: "Seriously? Right now? Vincent, I have told you, you have zero reason to be jealous of him." VINCENT: "All right, just take the call." CAT: "Gabe. Hey, is everything okay?"
(Her phone beeps with the timer done) CAT: "Uh, no, it's just the... timer on my phone. Yeah, I will be there early, and I will, uh, I just got to go." (to Vincent) "It's negative." VINCENT: "Okay. Okay. I'm sorry, okay? I'm sorry if I just flipped out." CAT: "It's okay. It's not like I want to have a baby right now, either." VINCENT: "'Right now?'" CAT: "You know what I mean." VINCENT: "Are you sure because you know that we can't ever have a baby ever." CAT: "Vincent, you and I can't even go to a restaurant together. Of course there is no baby." VINCENT: "No house, no marriage." CAT: "There are a lot of people in this country who can't get married either, and I'm not the kind of person who needs a white picket fence and a big rock on my finger to be happy." VINCENT: "Yeah, I guess a date night would be nice once in a while." CAT: "But we've got, uh, rooftops and DVDs." VINCENT: "I don't know. You know, maybe that's my problem with Gabe. You know, someone like that could give you all of those things, and with me, you know, this... I don't know, what I'm saying is that this is our present, and this is our future." CAT: "As long as you are in it, I'm good."
(Day Time; NYC; The Ashcroft Hotel)
(Catherine and Tess take the elevator) TESS: "I wish the Bustamontis were trying to kill me. This place is insane. Even the elevator is amazing." (sighs) "I can't wait for our shift to be over, get to the pool, have a mai tai." CAT: "This is New York, not Hawaii." TESS: "Okay, PMS," (elevator bell dings) "but I'm ordering you one, too. You know, now that we know you're not..."
(A woman gets on with a cute little girl in her arms) WOMAN: "Hi." TESS: "Hi." CAT: "Hi." WOMAN: "You ready to go to the pool?" GIRL: "I want to go now." WOMAN: "Okay." (Catherine is looking at the little girl, adoringly)
(The bell dings; The family gets off) WOMAN: "Bye. Say bye." CAT: "Have fun. Bye."
TESS: "What was that?" CAT: "Well, I was being friendly." TESS: "My poolside fantasy was being threatened, and you were salivating." CAT: "I was not salivating. Okay, it's just... When you realize you're never going to have something, you kind of look."
(They get off the elevator) CAT: "But I'm fine. You know, it's not like I didn't know what I was getting into." TESS: "No, no, see, don't do that girl thing where you just say you're fine 'cause you feel like you agreed to some terms. Terms can change." CAT: "Tess, this isn't like you and Joe, where you can just agree to keep your relationship hidden because you work for him. For Vincent and me, there's no changing precincts." TESS: "Okay, fine, but you know, you still have a right to speak up and say what you want, even if that's doling out water wings." CAT: "It's not." TESS: "Good. So you can hang out with me in the adults-only area drinking a mai tai."
(They enter Gabe Lowan's suite) GABE: "Detectives, come in. It's over-the-top, but it's the most secured hotel suite in Manhattan." TESS: "I hear you have your own, uh, elevator, concierge?" GABE: "Yeah, but I could use a good cup of coffee. Vargas, there is a great espresso bar down in the lobby. Would you mind going and getting me some?" TESS: "You want me to get you coffee?" GABE: "Well, for all of us. On me. It's just that when I said I needed you to come early, I just meant Chandler. There's something important I need to talk to you about." TESS: "As long as you're buying, I'm fine walking around, pretending to be a guest here." (She takes his money and leaves)
CAT: "So what's so important?" GABE: "First, a list of witnesses from Bustamonti-related drug cases. I thought you could go back, interview some." CAT: "Okay." GABE: "But the reason I called you here is I wanted to ask you about that guy you were with, the one who helped you kill the sniper." CAT: "I was alone." GABE: "Really? You want to do this? Because I can go back and run prints, or better, DNA." CAT: "Okay. Um, that was my boyfriend." GABE: "I know what he is. Look, I'm not gonna expose him. I just want to meet him." CAT: "I'm sorry, I told you, I don't..." GABE: "Catherine, after everything I shared with you about Muirfield and what they did to me, now you're gonna lie to my face?" CAT: "I'm not." GABE: "I saw what he did to that sniper at the barn." CAT: "I told you, I don't know what you're talking about." GABE: "Yes, you do." (Gabe's eyes turn yellow, like an animal's)
CAT: "Gabe, okay, just calm down." GABE: "I need to talk to him." (Catherine pulls her pistol)
GABE: "A gun?" CAT: "Gabe, please stop." GABE: "You're shaking, too." CAT: "I'm just... I'm just surprised." GABE: "Of course you are. I'm not gonna hurt you, but putting the gun down might, you know, help keep the heat down." CAT: "This is what Muirfield did to you? Those procedures you told me about when my mom was your doctor?" GABE: "Yes." CAT: "But you were four. You've been like this since? How do you function?" GABE: "I have medication." CAT: "Medication?" GABE: "It stops my DNA from expressing itself." CAT: "Where do you get something like that?" GABE: "Your mom. And later, as I got older, I learned to synthesize a version for myself, but it hasn't been working as well. I seem to have developed a bit of a resistance, clearly. This is why I need to speak to your boyfriend. I think he can help me." CAT: "I don't think my boyfriend can..." GABE: "He can. For so long, I thought I was the only one and that Muirfield had gotten rid of all the others, but then I got wind of homicides coming out of your precinct with cross-species DNA. So I got hold of some samples, and I studied them. Look, his DNA has properties that mine doesn't. Okay, if we could just swap samples." CAT: "Gabe." GABE: "I know I spearheaded the task force, and you have no reason to trust me, but I was just trying to find him. His DNA may be able to help me wean off of these meds." CAT: "I want to help you, I do." GABE: "But you're still protecting him. I get it. But I may be able to help him, too."
(Catherine meets Tess coming back out in the hallway) TESS: "I got you a ten-dollar caffe con panna to try." CAT: "Gabe has corrupted DNA." TESS: "Excuse me?" CAT: "Yeah. He's stable right now, but his eyes are yellow, and, uh..." TESS: "What, is Gabe like Vincent? What is this, the zombie apocalypse?" CAT: "The only person that can go in there is Tyler, his girlfriend. She's bringing his meds to make him normal, and until then, you can't bring him any coffee."
(Day Time; NYC; Vincent's place)
(Catherine finds Vincent doing some chores) VINCENT: "I'm in here. I know it's not a luxury movie cinema yet, but we have a full supply of Red Vines." CAT: "Yeah, I'm fine with whatever." VINCENT: "What's going on?" CAT: "Okay, this is gonna sound crazy, but I know why you've been feeling weird around Gabe." VINCENT: "He finally made a move on you." CAT: "No, Vincent, um, those procedures that Muirfield did on him, they changed his DNA, just like they did with you." VINCENT: "Wait, how do you know this? He told you?" CAT: "No, I saw it. I-I saw him change." VINCENT: "What are you talking about?" CAT: "His eyes, they turned yellow, his veins... It all makes sense why my mom was his doctor, why he hates Muirfield." VINCENT: "It makes sense? The guy's an ADA. Courtroom's a pretty high-pressure situation. He would have mauled a defendant by now." CAT: "Except he has medication. Vincent, he takes pills to keep him under control. Maybe they would work on you." VINCENT: "Wait, I'm sorry, medication?" CAT: "I know, and I don't know how it works or what it does, but he goes to work every day, and he's fine. And he wants to meet you, and you could ask him about it." VINCENT: "You told him about me?" CAT: "No, of course I didn't. He figured it out." VINCENT: "What, that I'm the vigilante, that we're connected?" CAT: "He is not looking to bring you in. He's thinks that you can help him. Maybe you can help each other." VINCENT: "How?" CAT: "Okay, he's studied your DNA. Apparently, you each have properties that might be beneficial." VINCENT: "Catherine, this is the guy that spearheaded the task force to hunt me down, okay? It's a trap. For all we know, they could be yellow contact lenses." CAT: "I know what I saw. I'm suspicious, too, but every day on that task force, it was Gabe who kept insisting on bringing you in alive." VINCENT: "How sweet of him." CAT: "It isn't sweet at all. His - His medication isn't working as well as it used to." VINCENT: "So much for magic pills, huh?" CAT: "You should at least talk to him." VINCENT: "What, at a public hotel?" CAT: "In a suite with a private elevator, no cameras, Tess is guarding the door. Vincent, from the first time we talked, you said that you were trying to find something to keep you from..." VINCENT: "Okay, but what about Muirfield?" CAT: "There'd be less risk of exposing yourself to them. Maybe we could actually go to a movie or a hotel pool, and we wouldn't need to worry about something setting you off." VINCENT: "You know, I thought that you said that you were okay with... all of this." CAT: "Vincent, I am, but aren't you curious? This is the guy that you held up to be someone who could give me more, and it turns out that he's... exactly like you." VINCENT: "So you want to go to a movie theater?" CAT: "Don't you?"
(Later, they enter the elevator at the Ashcroft Hotel) VINCENT: "Private elevator and garage?" CAT: "It's a presidential suite made for presidents. And Gabe, apparently."
(Inside the suite Gabe is on the phone) GABE: "Tyler, where the hell are you?"
(Up on the roof a gunman attaches ropes and a harness to let himself down the outside of the hotel)
(Inside the elevator Catherine and Vincent continue to talk) CAT: "You know, it'd be kinda fun to stay in a place like this someday. I did tell you they have a rooftop pool?" VINCENT: "Yes." (Vincent hears something only he can hear) CAT: "What?" VINCENT: "Gunshots." CAT: "I didn't hear..." (She hears automatic gunfire) CAT: "That I heard."
(In the hallway Tess bangs on the suite door; She breaks it down just as Catherine joins her) TESS: "Gabe? Gabe?!"
(The three of them enter the suite to find the gunman dead, half out of a broken window) TESS: "Oh, my God." CAT: "Where's Gabe?" VINCENT: "He's not here." TESS: "How'd he get out of here?" VINCENT: "The only way out is that way." TESS: "So wait, he's all creatured out, on the loose on the streets of Manhattan?" CAT: "I think so. Security's gonna be here any minute. What are we gonna tell them?" TESS: "What ARE we gonna tell them?" VINCENT: "Well, this guy shot at Gabe, and Gabe fought him off." CAT: "He'll say that there was another attacker." TESS: "And the roar the entire hotel must've heard? What, he had the volume up on Animal Planet?" CAT: "That's actually a good idea." VINCENT: "They're coming." CAT: "Okay, see if you can find him before he hurts anyone else." VINCENT: "Okay." TESS: "I just wanted to go swimming today."
(Uniformed cops rush in) MAN: "Secure it. Secure it." CAT: "Stand down. The suspects are G.O.A." MAN: "Really? Where's the ADA?"
(Tess's phone rings) TESS: "It's Joe." (into the phone) "It's Vargas." JOE: "I just got a call from the hotel. What the hell is going on over there?" TESS: "Uh, yeah, we had a bit of a situation, but everybody seems to be okay." JOE: "Just tell me Lowan is okay." TESS: "Um..." JOE: "That's not telling me he's okay." CAT: "Joe, it's Chandler. Lowan's been kidnapped." JOE: "What?! You guys were on him!" CAT: "He wanted privacy, so..." JOE: "Did Vargas drag you up to the pool?" CAT: "No." TESS: "Did he just ask...?" CAT: "Good new is, we have the body of one of the attackers. Give me that." TESS: "Joe, I wasn't at the pool, okay?" JOE: "I don't really care. Roll prints on our dead guy, find me some connection to the Bustamontis, since that's probably who's got him, and until we know more, you make sure this stays in-house." (Joe hangs up)
(A different phone buzzes) TESS: "Is that his phone?" CAT: "It's Gabe's girlfriend. She might know where he went."
CAT: (into the phone) Tyler, it's Detective Chandler. TYLER: "What's going on? They're saying I can't come up. Is Gabe okay?" CAT: "Look, I know that you were out to get his meds. Does that mean that you are aware of what they're for?" TYLER: "Oh, my God, is that what happened up there? Did anybody see him?" CAT: "He escaped before anyone got here. I'm the only one who knows. Do you have any idea where he is?" TYLER: "No, he's never been out in the world in this state before. His medication hasn't been working that well and..." CAT: "He told me, but he must've come down by now." TYLER: "Once he's in this state, there is no coming down." CAT: "There isn't?" TYLER: "Not without his meds." CAT: "Okay, do you have them on you?" TYLER: "Yeah." CAT: "Okay, don't move. I'll be right there."
(Day Time; NYC; JT and Vincent's place)
(JT is cleaning his tux when Vincent rushes in) VINCENT: "Okay, quit worrying about meeting Sara's parents. We got a bigger problem on our hands. Like there's someone else in the world now with corrupted DNA." JT: "Oh, God, she IS pregnant?" VINCENT: "No, Gabe." JT: "Gabe got her pregnant?" VINCENT: "Gabe is the one with corrupted DNA. Where's the tranq gun?" JT: "I'm sorry, what?" VINCENT: "Apparently Muirfield did experiments on him when he was a child." JT: "He's a 'suit'. How does he even function?" VINCENT: "He claims he's got pills." JT: "Pills? What kind of pills?" VINCENT: "JT, I don't know, okay? I just found out about it myself." JT: "We spent ten years, what did we miss?" VINCENT: "All I know is that he is at-large in New York City." JT: "You know, Muirfield gave it to him when he was a kid. That's, like, 20 years earlier than when you got it. It must've been a different cocktail. He's like a First Gen." VINCENT: "Yeah, First Gen. Great, now where's the tranq?" JT: "Uh, in the box with the kitchen stuff. Oh, my God, I can't go to dinner with Sara's parents. It's not even safe." VINCENT: "It was the Bustamontis. They're the ones who just shot at Gabe. He's probably stalking them right now."
(Day Time; NYC; A run-down industrial area)
(Catherine and Vincent try to track Gabe) CAT: "It's one of Bustamonti's friends from Gabe's files. You getting anything?" VINCENT: "Rubber, gasoline, vinegar." CAT: "That's what they use to break down heroin. It's a drug gang, $25 million in transactions a year. Speaking of, I got Gabe's meds from his girlfriend. She said he needs, like, ten of them, but there's more than that. So maybe we can give one to JT to analyze." VINCENT: "Actually, JT just pointed out that Gabe's, like, First Gen and I'm... Okay, it's like a, an old smart phone versus a new one; they don't even use the same plug." CAT: "Well, it's worth a shot." VINCENT: "Catherine, I thought you were fine with the way things are now." CAT: "Why are you being so negative about this?" VINCENT: "I'm not. I just... I don't want you to get your hopes up, okay?" CAT: "I'm fine if this doesn't work." VINCENT: "Really? Because the minute you found out about Gabe, you're off your post, you're dragging me to some high-security hotel." CAT: "I thought that you would want to know about it." VINCENT: "Or maybe it's because you want the things that I can't give you, and you thought this would be the answer." CAT: "Vincent, I keep telling you I don't need a picket fence. But I do need a guy who's going to at least TRY to have a future." VINCENT: "Something's up there." CAT: "Gabe?" VINCENT: "I don't know, but it's not human." CAT: "Okay. You go that way, I'll go around the other side."
(Vincent encounters a guard dog which hs scares away) MAN: "Who the hell are you?" VINCENT: "Hey, I was just, uh, I was looking for someone." (The man puts a hand on Vincent's chest)
VINCENT: "Okay, trust me, man, you want to let me go." (Vincent tosses him like a child)
(Another man takes a swing at Catherine; She draws her gun) MAN: "This some kind of retaliation?" CAT: "No, but there might be some coming your way." MAN: "Sounds like a threat." CAT: "Just a warning." (He knocks her gun away; They fight; Catherine eventually subdues him)
(Vincent arrives too late to join the fight) CAT: "Someone else back there?" VINCENT: "There was."
(Catherine's phone buzzes) CAT: "Tess just found another address in Gabe's files. It was written on hotel stationery, so he probably just wrote it down today. It's your place." VINCENT: "What? How does he know where I live?" CAT: "Wait."
(She pulls out a piece of paper from Gabe and sees a small square taped to it) VINCENT: "Tracking device." CAT: "He must've planted it this morning. Of course, coming to my precinct, the task force. Gabe's primal drive isn't to go after the Bustamontis. It's to go after you."
(Day Time; NYC; JT and Vincent's place)
(JT is coughing into the phone at Sara) JT: "Um, I'm just, I'm not feeling great, and I don't want... I don't want to get you and your parents sick."
(He coughs more then his phone beeps) JT: "Um, hold on. I got a call waiting."
JT: (to the other caller) "Hey." VINCENT: "Hey, you at home? You gotta get out of there right now. Gabe is after me, and he probably doesn't look like an ADA right now." JT: "Oh, God. Uh, okay. Um, okay. Sara?"
(He looks around for the tranquilizer gun) JT: "Oh, that's right, he took it."
(Back to coughing at Sara) JT: "Nothing, um... I just can't find the..."
(He sees a figure flash over the skylight) JT: "I gotta call you back."
(Gabe in full beast mode breaks down the door) JT: "I'm not the one you're looking for. My DNA's real boring. How about we just relax, talk this out? Easy fella."
JT gets thrown; Catherine and Vincent arrive and fire the tranq gun) CAT: "Vincent, it's not working." VINCENT: "I know."
(Vincent fires twice more; Gabe finally drops) JT: "New rule: No one takes the tranq gun unless we have a spare." CAT: "You okay?" VINCENT: "Yeah. I just think until about a minute ago, I... I was still telling myself it's contact lenses."
(Catherine calls Tess at the precinct) TESS: "Vargas." CAT: "Okay, don't react, because he's not exactly in a state to come back to the precinct yet, but we found Gabe." TESS: "Oh, thank God. Sorry, not reacting, it's just... Joe's been giving me crap all day, like this is my fault." CAT: "What were you supposed to do, guard the 47th story window?" TESS: "Well, he's just stressed out and taking it out on me 'cause he thinks he can. But you know what? He can't. I won't say anything about finding Gabe. Let him sweat it out." CAT: "Okay. I'll call you later." TESS: "All right."
(JT is mixing a concoction to inject into Gabe) CAT: "You're going to save some of that to analyze, right?" JT: "He and Gabe are different generations." CAT: "Yes, I understand the whole phone analogy, but in the end, they're both phones, so..." JT: "DNA is not a fancy gadget made in China." CAT: "I know that you guys worked on a cure for years, but now there's someone else with corrupted DNA, too." JT: "You don't know what it was like back then. I gave him stuff to just 'explore' that nearly killed him." CAT: "Okay, so what if we just run the labs first?" JT: "Why can't you just be fine with the way things are now?" CAT: "I am. But I really don't think that he should have to believe that this is his only future. I don't understand why you're not jumping at this. This is what you guys have been working for, for ten years." JT: "He spent every hour of every day searching for a cure. He failed, over and over, till he was so filled with self-loathing you wouldn't have recognized him. And I gave him hell for quitting, but looking back, it was the right thing for him. He finally grieved his normal self, got to a place of acceptance. Do you really want to unravel that?" VINCENT: "How you guys doing in here? 'Cause I think he's waking up."
(JT injects Gabe) JT: "What happens if he wakes up and it doesn't work?" VINCENT: "Look." CAT: "It works." JT: "On him." CAT: "Gabe, it's Catherine. This is JT." JT: "I'm the one you almost had for a snack." CAT: "And that is..." VINCENT: "Vincent." JT: "He's the one you're looking for." GABE: "I, um... I hope I didn't, um... do anything." JT: "Uh, you did." GABE: "I'm sorry about that. I'm not aware when I'm like that." CAT: "You're not conscious when you're...?" GABE: "No." VINCENT: "You were conscious when you put that tracking device on Catherine." GABE: "I was just desperate to find you." JT: "If you're looking for stronger meds, he doesn't have any." GABE: "I'm looking for help." VINCENT: "Don't know how we can help you with that, because it seems you've got everything under control. You got meds to function... you don't really have to hide from Muirfield." GABE: "You think you got the short end of the stick? You walk around like yourself most of the time, right? Without any meds? If I didn't take mine... Well, you saw. I'd be out of control all the time." CAT: "And you said they're not working as well anymore, right?" GABE: "I'm developing a resistance, and fast. Unless something changes..." VINCENT: "Be a pretty scary ADA." GABE: "I will end my life before it gets to that." VINCENT: "Okay, so how do I fit into this?" CAT: "You said Vincent's DNA has different properties than yours." VINCENT: "You want my DNA?" GABE: "Just a blood sample. The cocktail that Muirfield gave your unit has something in it that stabilizes your DNA. I want to see if I can separate that out, get it to replicate in my own cells." CAT: "Then he wouldn't need the medication." VINCENT: "Look, I don't know what stabilizers you think I've got, but I can't control it when it happens. Which is why I live here in hiding, why I just killed someone trying to look for you, and why... why this is my future." GABE: "Well, from where I stand, I'd choose your future over mine. Look, I don't know if it'll work, but I am happy to give you some of my meds to try. Consider it a fair trade?" CAT: "Vincent, can I talk to you for a second?" VINCENT: "Yeah." CAT: "What I said before, about needing someone who's going to try... you've already tried for ten years. So you don't have to do this for me. I'm fine." VINCENT: "Okay, look, I appreciate you saying this..." CAT: "I'm not just saying it. You heard him. The stuff they put in him, it's different. You guys, you're different. In a lot of ways. It might not work. I don't know, it could make you worse." VINCENT: "Is this what you've been talking to JT about?" CAT: "It isn't worth the risk." VINCENT: "Are you trying to manage my emotional roller coaster?" CAT: "A little." VINCENT: "Okay. Look, after what we just saw, there's no going back, okay? The car's already going up the tracks." CAT: "But if it doesn't work, and I've unraveled you..." VINCENT: "It doesn't matter. This time, I got you in my life."
(JT takes a vial of blood from Vincent's arm and gives it to Gabe; Vincent starts taking Gabe's pills)
♪ ♪ Bite chunks out of me ♪ You're a shark and I'm swimming ♪ My heart still thumps as I bleed ♪ And all your friends...
(Later, Catherine is on the phone with Gabe who is back at the precinct) GABE: "Well, I know I get a metallic taste in my mouth." CAT: "Do you have a metallic taste in your mouth?" VINCENT: "Yeah, I do." GABE: "Well, that's a sign that it's in your system at sufficient levels. Oh, about that chop shop..." CAT: "Oh, my God, I meant to tell you about that." GABE: "You've been a little busy. I figured you were there looking for me, which is why I told Joe that's where the kidnappers took me. And that your altercation with Chewy Bustamonti gave me the distraction I needed to escape." CAT: "Okay, that guy's name is Chewy?" GABE: "(laughs)" VINCENT: "Hey, ask him about the body." GABE: "Oh, I took care of that, too. Some other guy jumped me, I had to defend myself." VINCENT: "He took the fall for us." GABE: "Well, it's the least I could do." VINCENT: "Thanks." CAT: "Okay, this is so weird. It's... you guys can hear each other and you're not even on speakerphone." VINCENT: "Hey, Gabe, how long does the pill last for?" GABE: "Well, I know for me, uh, with my resistance, it lasts four hours, tops. In your case, you may get as many as 12. Who knows, but that's where I started. Still plenty of time to have a decent night out. Now I gotta go talk to the press, tell them how I plan to put away the Bustamontis." VINCENT: "He's not bad for a suit." CAT: "And so begins a very unique bromance." VINCENT: "Okay, enough. So, what do you want to do? We've got 12 hours until I turn back into a pumpkin." CAT: "I was thinking maybe we could have that date night we've been talking about?" VINCENT: "Movie?" CAT: "I have something better in mind." (She holds up an Ashcroft Hotel key)
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(They enter the Ashcroft Hotel pool area) VINCENT: "There's a lot of people." CAT: "Not really. You still have that metallic taste?" VINCENT: "Yeah." CAT: "It's not like Muirfield's gonna be at a hotel pool, so we're good. We're just a normal couple going for a swim." VINCENT: "Catherine, I can't swim." (she looks alarmed) "I'm kidding." CAT: "Well, I could go and buy you some water wings in the gift shop." VINCENT: "I kind of think we spent enough at the gift shop, don't you?" (He drops his robe revealing new swim trunks, then he takes a wild leap into the pool)
(Meanwhile, JT is looking at the solution under a microscope)
(Vincent is splashing around and spraying Catherine) VINCENT: "You know, I haven't been in a pool for over a decade." CAT: "If this is real this will be the first of many date nights. We can go to a restaurant, a baseball game... I have tomorrow off. We could have Red Vines in an actual movie theater." VINCENT: "Interesting. You go with Red Vines, and... I'm going along more with the thought of, uh... a picket fence." CAT: "Are you teasing me?" VINCENT: "No. I'm not, I want it. I want us to be in a relationship that's moving forward to something. I do. And I just, I couldn't admit it before because it wasn't even a possibility." CAT: "I want it, too." VINCENT: "Ah, so you WERE lying." CAT: (laughing): "I wasn't lying. I just didn't know that's what I wanted. I've never wanted to have a future with someone before I found you."" VINCENT: "And all it takes is a luxury pool, and she's in." CAT: (laughing): "Yes, I am completely materialistic and shallow, and I just want you as my Sugar Daddy." VINCENT: "Oh, hold up, I might have to get a job first." CAT: "Right, sorry. I should probably take things a little more slowly." VINCENT: "You know what? I don't want to take things slowly." CAT: "Vincent, like you said, this doesn't solve everything. There's still Muirfield..." VINCENT: "And you're a cop, you could put us into witness protection." (sighs) "It doesn't matter. Right now, all that matters is that we are here." CAT: "It is a pretty sweet pool." VINCENT: "It's not just the pool. I mean, I'm out." (laughs) "You know, I don't have to worry about being provoked by something or someone or... if I'm in control. I can relax. And I can be with you." (They kiss)
(A hotel employee approaches on the side of the pool) MAN: "Excuse me, Ms. Chandler?" CAT: "Um, we have an access card." MAN: "There's a call on the house phone for you."
(She answers the hotel phone) JT: "How's the water? Heated? Salt?" CAT: "Hey, JT, what's going on?" JT: "You know how chemo can get rid of cancer cells, but also make you insanely sick? Well, these pills are like that times 1,000 for Vincent. He keeps taking them, they'll kill him in... two, three years, tops." CAT: "But Gabe's been taking them since he was a kid." JT: "And like I warned you, Gabe's a different generation. It affects him differently." CAT: "Okay. Can you not talk to me like I'm five?" JT: "Sorry, Sara just yelled at me for bailing on dinner. And I'm disappointed, too." CAT: "I know. You know what - you've had to break the bad news to him enough times. This one's on me-- I'll do it." (She hangs up)
VINCENT: "Is everything okay?"
(After a quiet pool-side conversation) VINCENT: "Yeah, but he said they work, right?" CAT: "Vincent, it's not worth it." VINCENT: "What, come on, three good years of us doing stuff like this? That's more of a future than we had this morning." CAT: "No, it isn't. Yes... I want those things, but not without you. I'm just, I'm so sorry that I pushed you and took you up the roller coaster." VINCENT: "I'm fine." CAT: "Don't say 'fine'. That's what I say when I'm not fine." VINCENT: "Yeah, I noticed. Okay, what if I just take them once a week, or a month. Uh, special occasions." CAT: "I'm really gonna enjoy a special occasion knowing that you've taken something that is killing you. Vincent, you have to swear to me that you're not gonna take another pill." VINCENT: "Okay." CAT: "No, swear." VINCENT: (quiet laugh) "I swear, okay?" CAT: "Okay." VINCENT: "Now, I probably got five good hours left. So can we just enjoy it?" CAT: "Yeah." (laughs) "I don't really want to go swimming anymore but we can go to my place. My sister's out for the night." VINCENT: "Perfect."
(Later at Catherine's apartment she is asleep and Vincent takes another pill)
♪ What is this pulling ♪ Tugging at my ♪ Limbs so heavy ♪ Dragging me down ♪ Again ♪ I just want to ♪ Feel the sunlight ♪ Warm and soothing ♪ On my naked skin ♪ So I'm hoping ♪ This cold blue water ♪ Scrubs me clean ♪ Oh, my one, swear I'm trying ♪ What good would it do lying ♪ Oh, my one, swear I'm trying ♪ What good would it do lying ♪ Saw something in the shadows ♪ Tricked me into the shallows ♪ Saw something ♪ In the shadows ♪ Tricked me into ♪ The shallows.
(Day Time; NYC; The hallway at Catherine's front door)
(Two men pick the lock and enter her apartment) CAT: "Vincent?" (A man slams her into the wall and she drops)
MAN: "Not so fun, is it, huh?" (One man holds her while the other points a gun; Catherine kicks the gun away and struggles free; Vincent tackles one man while Catherine wrestles with the other)
(Catherine picks up a gun and points it at the one choking Vincent) CAT: "Let him go."
(They knock out both men; She sees that Vincent has not gone "Beast") CAT: "You didn't... It's been over 12 hours." VINCENT: "Yeah. I just wanted to go to the movies with you." CAT: "You should leave. And considering you took another pill, you should probably take the stairs." VINCENT: "Okay."
(Day Time; NYC; 125th Precinct)
(Tess barges into Joe's office) JOE: "I'm about to meet with someone." TESS: "Okay, well, that can wait five minutes. Look, I get that you can't give me special treatment 'cause we're supposed to be, you know, 'in the closet,' but I'm not fine with you taking out your stress on me." JOE: "You shouldn't be." TESS: "Just because we're sleeping together. I mean, what, is that just your way of trying to prove to everyone there's nothing going on here?" JOE: "Yes." TESS: "Or, you know, maybe now that we're involved, you just don't respect me anymore as a cop." JOE: "Tess, I said yes." TESS: "You don't respect me anymore?" JOE: "I'm trying... to make sure that every time I look at you, everyone in this whole damn precinct can't see all over my face that I am madly... wildly in love with you. I love you."
(There is a knock on the door) MAN: "Lieutenant? Special Agent Reynolds, FBI. Can I have a minute?" JOE: "Fine. (to Tess with a wink) And don't ever do that again. Okay?" TESS: "Okay." (Tess leaves)
REYNOLDS: "Transfer order for the Bustamonti assassin." JOE: "The guy with the window pane in his gut. What's the FBI want with him?" REYNOLDS: "It's a connected case. Confidential." JOE: "Haven't seen you guys in a while. When was that? Those three vics in the subway?" REYNOLDS: "Rings a bell. Have a good day, Lieutenant."
(Day Time; NYC; The alley beside the precinct)
(Catherine sneaks out to meet Vincent near the dumpsters) CAT: "I have to finish making my statement, so apologize fast." VINCENT: "I'm sorry." CAT: "Very funny." VINCENT: "Yeah, well, at least the pill didn't take away my sense of humor." CAT: (laughs) VINCENT: "Look, Cat, the reason I took it is because I really do want a future with you. A normal future with you. And I want a future with you, too." CAT: "But I don't care if it's normal, I just care that you're in it. Vincent, I love you the way you are, and I don't need you to be cured. I just need you to not give up. Because I do see a future for us that's not just in your hideout. And I know that you're afraid of the roller coaster..." VINCENT: "No, it's not just that. Okay, I was worried, if... I tried a cure, and it didn't work out, you would think that I might be like this forever. You know, that - that future you want wouldn't be possible and... I don't know, you might leave." CAT: "I'm not going anywhere. I am in the car with you for all the... ups and downs and loop-de-loops." VINCENT: "'Loop-de-loops'? Oh, okay, well," (laughing) "in that case I will keep trying." CAT: "And if it doesn't work out... it's okay. But at least we can fantasize." VINCENT: "Fantasize?" CAT: "That's what was so fun about the pool. We... it wasn't the setting, it was getting to think about our future. And we don't need a pill or a magnetic access card to do that." VINCENT: "Well, in that case, I can fantasize about our eight cross-species children right here in the alley." CAT: "Okay. Three - let's just say three. And a dog." VINCENT: "Okay, a small dog because those big dogs, they don't really like me." CAT: "Okay, three and a small dog. But if you take another pill, I'm taking the kids and the dog." (They kiss next to the dumpster)
♪ You're my guiding light ♪ You're my guiding light.
(Day Time; NYC; A fancy restaurant terrace)
(Gabe is meeting Tyler, his "girlfriend") TYLER: "Hi, handsome." GABE: "Hey. We celebrating or drowning our sorrows?" TYLER: "We're splitting the difference. I ran the test on Vincent's blood. It'll work." GABE: "I'll drink to that." (glasses clink)
TYLER: "Just one minor detail. What you need from him... he won't survive." GABE: "Whatever it takes."
(Fade To Black)
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