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INT. PROJECT HAVEN - CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
Bishop leans forward towards the console. Sage scoots aside
to make room for him.
BISHOP
(into intercom)
Go with it, Tanya. I'll deal with
him later.
INT. SERAPH POLICE DEPARTMENT PRECINCT - EVIDENCE ROOM - NEXT
Tanya sighs and nods her head.
TANYA
Alright, junior, you're on.
Tanya pulls her mask back down. Priest brushes past her for
the exit.
INT. PROJECT HAVEN - CONTROL ROOM - NEXT
Bishop speaks into the intercom again.
BISHOP
Get that list wired over to us as
soon as you bring it up.
TANYA (O.S.)
(via coms)
Heard on that.
Bishop leans back in his chair and pinches the bridge of his
nose.
SAGE
Warden's bank account is clean.
BISHOP
Where's Lokesh?
SAGE
He's shaking down one of the
guards, why?
BISHOP
Pull him and sic him on the warden.
Whether he's clean or not, Lokesh
needs to be occupied.
Sage gives Bishop a questioning look.
BISHOP
(sighs)
Just do it.
SAGE
Alright.
(into the intercom)
'Kesh?
EXT. ALLEY - NIGHT
Lokesh, fully suited up, is standing on a fire escape holding
onto a cable.
A man is SCREAMING in the background.
PULL AWAY to reveal the HEAD GUARD from last episode is
hanging upside down with the other end of the cable tied
around his ankle.
He's flailing his arms and screaming at the top of his lungs.
LOKESH
Kind of busy, what's up?
SAGE (O.S.)
Drop whatever it is you're doing.
Lokesh shrugs and lets go of the cable!
The head guard falls out of frame, screaming all the way down
until the screams abruptly cut off.
LOKESH
Captain of the prison guards says a
bunch of them popped Early. Warden
was promising them a pay off for
helping to spring the Euro-trash.
BISHOP (O.S.)
Good work. Next step is the warden.
He lives out in the hills and our
coms are scratchy out there, so
buzz us when you're back in range.
LOKESH
You got it.
Lokesh hops over the rail of the fire escape and drops out of
frame.
INT. PROJECT HAVEN - CONTROL ROOM - NEXT
Sage swings his chair around to face Bishop.
BISHOP
As soon as Lokesh is far enough
into the hills, cut his coms off.
SAGE
Why? Wanna tell me the plan?
BISHOP
Not particularly.
Sage waits for more, but Bishop doesn't elaborate. Instead,
he turns and starts to wheel himself out of the room.
BISHOP
I have something else to take care
of. Make sure we get that list.
INT. SERAPH POLICE DEPARTMENT PRECINCT - FIRST FLOOR - NEXT
Priest is seated in front of a computer accessing the flash
drive.
Tanya looks around the floor, noticing some of the officers
are starting to stir. She slaps Priest and signs a message to
him.
Subtitle: They're waking up! We can do this from the van.
Let's go!
Priest thinks about it for a beat, then nods and pulls the
drive out.
INT. VAN - NIGHT
We're inside the hollowed out passenger van from episode 1x02
with the miniature control center in back.
Tanya's behind the wheel while Priest is searching the flash
drive with the van's computer.
ON the main monitor of the control center.
A message flashes across in all capitals: ONLY THREE NAMES ON
THIS LIST ARE CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS.
Priest starts to type on the keyboard.
INT. PROJECT HAVEN - CONTROL ROOM - SAME TIME
Sage sits back in his chair looking up at the main monitor.
Another all-caps message flashes on his screen: ALL LAND AND
WATER WAYS OUT OF SERAPH ARE BLOCKED. ONLY WAY OUT OF TOWN IS
THROUGH THE AIR. CHECK FOR ANY CONNECTIONS WITH PRIVATE
AIRLINES.
Sage types back: JUST A MINUTE.
INT. PROJECT HAVEN - ROX'S QUARTERS - NEXT
Rox is sitting on her couch opposite Bishop with a small
phone in her hand.
BISHOP
I'm having Salome deliver the same
message to the television stations.
That's a prepaid phone. The radio
stations won't be able to trace
you.
ROX
So me doing Salome's project was a
ruse?
BISHOP
I didn't want everyone in on this
plan right away. The ruffled
feathers would incite an argument
and we don't have time for that.
ROX
Whose feathers? Priest's?
Bishop shakes his head.
BISHOP
Lokesh.
ROX
(blinks)
Why?
BISHOP
I had Hampton put out a reward for
any help catching these devils.
Despite Seraph's reputation for
being the fifth circle of hell,
people here don't take too kindly
to pedophiles.
ROX
(realizing)
You're gonna sic the whole city on
them? What's that got to do with
Lokesh?
Bishop turns and heads for the door. He motions for Rox to
follow her.
INT. PROJECT HAVEN - HALLWAY - NEXT
Rox walks alongside Bishop.
BISHOP
Lokesh came to be here after an
angry mob tried to burn his home
down.
(beat)
With him inside.
ROX
Jesus. For what?
BISHOP
He's quiet about it now, but Lokesh
had a problem with... his sexual
appetite in the past. He released a
home video without realizing his
partner was underage. Got arrested
and charged with statutory rape.
ROX
Damn. That's why Tanya's always
prodding him?
Bishop chuckles to himself.
BISHOP
Tanya prods him because she's
Tanya.
(clears his throat)
His parents bought his freedom, but
he was still branded a child
molester. Suburb he relocated to
found out.
(beat)
I saved him and helped him fake his
own death.
ROX
Explains why he never leaves the
place when he's not in costume.
BISHOP
(nodding)
He wouldn't tell you if he's asked,
but something like that, I don't
think you ever get over.
ROX
So Seraph's concerned citizens dole
out justice for us and we don't
take the black mark?
(beat)
Clever. Do we know where they are
yet?
They stop at the door to the control room and enter:
INT. PROJECT HAVEN - CONTROL ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Sage spins around in his chair as Bishop and Rox come in.
SAGE
(excited)
I found out where they are!
Bishop looks up to Rox and smiles.
BISHOP
We do now.
(to Sage)
Where?
SAGE
Chartering a flight out of Brown.
Julian and Shayna Winters set it
up. Leaves in-
(checks his watch)
- twenty minutes.
Bishop's smile drops.
BISHOP
That's not much time. Go prep the
Raven. Be in the air in five
minutes.
Sage bolts out of his chair and dashes past Rox and Bishop.
Rox glances down to the phone in her hand.
INT. UNKNOWN HOME - DEN - NIGHT
A OLD MAN settles down in an easy chair with a pipe in his
hand. He holds a lighter over it and lights the contents.
After a good pull, he looks up from the pipe.
OLD MAN
Radio. Channel three.
The RADIO BEEPS and clicks on, playing a talk station. The
old man goes to take another hit from his pipe.
RADIO HOST (V.O.)
(male; low pitched)
Whoa and here's something for you
folks wondering about those kiddie
sex traders that escaped from
Gehenna. Caller, go ahead.
ROX (V.O.)
My ex-boyfriend's a prison guard
for Gehenna. He overheard them
saying they were gonna get out of
town with a private jet going out
of Brown. If I had a gun, I go
after those myself. Get
that reward.
The old man looks up from his pipe. He frowns and gets up
from the chair and walks across the room to a GUN CASE.
INT. SMALL TRUCK - NIGHT
A Latino TEENAGER listening to a Spanish speaking station
picks up a handgun and cocks it, his face deadly serious.
RADIO HOST (V.O.)
(female)
Los delincuentes se dice que están
escapando de la ciudad por vía
aérea, irse del aeropuerto de
salida de Brown.
The teenager turns the radio down and makes a phone call.
TEENAGER
Vamos a cobrar, primo.
INT. UNKNOWN HOME - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
The WARDEN from last episode is slammed face first into a
coffee table.
Lokesh leans down into frame, pressing his arm into the side
of the Warden's head.
WARDEN
(strained)
I swear that's all I know!
LOKESH
Bullshit!
WARDEN
(panting)
You're just gonna kill me anyway.
LOKESH
You set up one of your men to get
killed so fucking fetuses could
keep sucking your dick! Might as
well have pulled the trigger
yourself. You're god damned right
I'm gonna kill you!
Lokesh yanks him and FLINGS him into a wall.
LOKESH
But doing it quick ain't good
enough. You need to feel it.
Lokesh pulls out a knife and advances on the Warden, who
tries to crawl away.
Lokesh draws a gun and shoots him in the back of his knees!
The Warden howls and falls to his stomach. He keeps trying to
crawl away, but Lokesh straddles him and rolls him over to
his back.
WARDEN
Please! I'll tell you everything.
I'll do whatever. Just don't-
He stops and YELLS when Lokesh slashes him across his chest.
LOKESH
Everything? Thought you didn't know
anything else?
Lokesh slashes his chest again, this time in the opposite
direction.
WARDEN
His lawyer! Polak's lawyer that
tried to have those kids on the
boat killed! It was Julian Winters!
Lokesh has to pause there.
LOKESH
Oh, that's interesting. He a loyal
customer of theirs, too?
WARDEN
Yes!
(pleading)
Please. Please don't kill me. I
have two children.
LOKESH
Yeah, I know. Your wife left you
five years ago and got sole
custody. Probably 'cause she knew
about your little fetish!
Lokesh STABS him in the shoulder. The Warden briefly screams
before dropping to a pathetic whimper.
WARDEN
(soft; between sobs)
Please. I won't do it anymore.
LOKESH
Doesn't matter. You could spend the
rest of your life being a fucking
saint and nobody would give a shit.
They'll still only see you as one
thing.
Lokesh PUNCHES the Warden in the nose. It spurts blood
instantly.
LOKESH
Takes a lifetime of living by the
Bible to get into heaven and only
one mistake to book your ticket to
hell.
He punches the Warden again.
LOKESH
Because when you're right, no one
remembers.
Another PUNCH.
LOKESH
And when you're wrong, no one
forgets. And more importantly, no
one lets you forget.
(beat)
Trust me, I know.
Lokesh pulls out a GUN and holds to the trembling Warden's
forehead. Lokesh is almost hissing with rage now.
LOKESH
You think you can carry that? Bury
it all inside and let it roll off
your shoulders when someone makes a
joke at your expense? You think you
could live the rest of your life
like that?
WARDEN
(shaky)
Y-y-yes. I can.
LOKESH
No, you can't. You're too weak.
(beat; low)
You'll wake up everyday in your
jail cell. Look at your reflection
in the mirror and hate what you
see. And you can't talk to anyone
about it 'cause ain't a fucking
person gonna feel sorry for you.
Lokesh PISTOL WHIPS the Warden across the jaw.
LOKESH
It'll eat away at your soul. Every
minute of every hour of every day.
Eventually, you'll wanna just kill
yourself and get over it. 'Cause
you're already dead inside. So what
does it matter?
Lokesh backs away from the Warden, still aiming the gun at
his head and holding his collar with his other hand.
RACK FOCUS to the background where the television is showing
SUMMER DE ZAVALA in the middle of a news report.
SUMMER
Local radio stations all over the
city have been receiving an
anonymous phone call detailing an
alledged escape plans for the
fugitives.
RACK FOCUS back to Lokesh and the Warden. The report has
Lokesh's attention now.
SUMMER
Police are en route to Brown Air
Field to apprehend the suspects.
Authorities are urging citizens not
to interfere, but apparently a
logjam of vehicles are rushing to
Brown as well, having heard the
reports on the radio.
LOKESH
Son of a bitch. They already knew.
Lokesh turns back to the Warden. He puts the gun to the
Warden's mouth.
They lock eyes, well, eyes to mask googles.
The Warden sobs and takes the gun into his mouth.
LOKESH
You'll thank me for this.
Lokesh pulls the triggers, blasting the Warden's wisdom teeth
into his brain stem.
LOKESH
Someday.
He drops the Warden's body and leaves.
SUMMER
We've just received word that the
fugitives have called 911. They
said they have taken criminal
defense attorney Julian Winters and
his wife, city councilwoman Shayna
Winters, hostage.
EXT. BROWN AIR FIELD - NIGHT
A limo screeches to a stop near a small PRIVATE JET. The
doors all open and the ringleaders pile out, holding guns on
the Winters and their young sex slave.
The PILOT stands at the top of the mobile staircase leading
into the plane. The engine is already fired up and ready to
go.
In the distance, a huge group of cars, some police, some
civilian speed down the runway.
INT. PRIVATE JET - PASSENGER AREA
Polak sits down next to Shayna, still holding a gun on her.
Julian looks out the window.
JULIAN
They'll be on us any minute.
POLAK
Police have been informed we have
you with us. I doubt they would be
stupid enough to endanger your
lives.
EXT. BROWN AIR FIELD - NIGHT
The jet starts to speed off down the runway.
Most of the cars pull to a stop, realizing they're too late.
The drivers get out and watch the jet pulling away.
A few others give chase, but rapidly lose ground.
Over all of their heads, the RAVEN ZOOMS BY.
The jet starts to LIFT OFF.
The Raven lowers down onto the right wing and forces the jet
back down to the ground.
The side door to the Raven opens and a Preacher jumps down
onto the wing.
SALOME
Shit!
Salome slides down to the front of the wing, her feet
dangling in front of the engine turbines.
She pulls out a GRENADE and tosses it into the turbine.
It EXPLODES just as she lets herself drop to the ground and
the Raven lifts off the wing. The jet shakes and tips to the
other side, screeching across the concrete to a rough stop.
WHIP PAN to the cars still watching the scene. The civilians
pile back into their cars and burn rubber for the jet again.
ZOOM IN behind all of the cars to Haven's van coming to a
stop. Priest and Tanya hop out and look on.
ON Salome getting back to her feet. The Raven lands next to
her and she hops back in. They lift off just as the civilians
catch up.
Seraph's angry citizens pile out of the cars and rush the jet
as a collective mass.
A MOB.
ON the jet as Polak kicks the door open. He holds a gun to
the Winters' sex slave.
POLAK
You people stop or I will kill this
boy!
He YELPS as a bullet rips through his shoulder and knocks him
out of the door. He lands in a heap and is swarmed by the
citizens!
ZOOM OUT to the side door of the Raven. Salome lowers her
SNIPER RIFLE.
Another group of the mob climb into the plane. Police try to
restrain them with very little success.
The other three ringleaders are flung out of the plane and
attacked by the mob.
The police lead the Winters and their sex slave through the
rampaging mob to safety as more cop cars and a SWAT VAN pull
up to the scene.
PULL AWAY as the pandemonium just gets worse and TILT UP to
the night sky.
INT. PROJECT HAVEN - KITCHEN - NIGHT
Bishop bites into a ham and cheese sandwich, not flinching
when an unmasked Lokesh bursts through the door.
LOKESH
What the fuck was that about-
(mocking)
- sir?
BISHOP
Would you have protested if I told
you ahead of time?
Lokesh stops dead in his tracks. No response.
BISHOP
I rest my case.
LOKESH
I'm with Priest now. We should've
killed these motherfuckers the
first time we caught them!
BISHOP
I have to consider all avenues of
our actions, Lokesh. In this
particular case, executing those
men in our normal fashion would've
brought international attention to
us and made our lives a lot harder.
LOKESH
You still should've told us.
Bishop takes another bite of his sandwich and swallows it
before he responds.
BISHOP
Why?
LOKESH
We're a team.
BISHOP
You owe me fifty pushups.
Lokesh storms out. Bishop takes a sip from a bottle of water.
Seconds later, Priest barges in, arguably more heated than
Lokesh was.
BISHOP
You disobeyed a direct order.
Priest parks his ass in a chair across from his father, who
continues eating his sandwich.
PRIEST
Guess that means I'm benched.
BISHOP
Good guess.
PRIEST
How long?
BISHOP
Until I feel like I can trust your
judgment again.
Priest shifts uncomfortably in his seat.
PRIEST
My friend was murdered. I was hurt
and angry.
BISHOP
(beat)
We're all hurt and angry. Everyday.
Hence why we're here. Tonight, you
just had a reason to be. My job is
to direct that anger. Channel that
hurt. If you can't do that, you
turn into what we fight against.
Priest nods, accepting that.
PRIEST
Watched the news. The mob killed
all but one of them before the
police got things under control.
Since he's on the hook for
kidnapping, he's not leaving Seraph
ever again.
BISHOP
Good. Justice is served. I doubt
he'll survive too long in prison.
In the meantime, we can go after
their clients.
Bishop finishes his sandwich and wipes his mouth with a
napkin.
There's a long moment of silence between father and son.
PRIEST
Think I'm gonna go visit Grandma
for the weekend. Get out of the
city for a few days.
BISHOP
I think that would do you some
good.
Priest nods and leaves. Bishop washes his sandwich down with
the rest of the bottle of water.
INT. PROJECT HAVEN - HALLWAY - NEXT
Priest knocks on a door, gentler than in the beginning of the
episode.
Lokesh answers, dripping wet and wrapped in a towel.
LOKESH
(low)
What?
PRIEST
(beat)
The Winters are gonna skate on any
implications of being involved with
this. Getting kidnapped gave them
an out.
LOKESH
Yeah, I know. Your point?
PRIEST
I'm pissed. You're pissed. We need
to send them a message. You
interested?
Lokesh doesn't answer right away.
A beat.
Lokesh's mouth starts to curl up into a smile.
INT. WINTERS' RESIDENCE - BEDROOM - MORNING
Shayna, in a bathrobe, sits down on the bed and starts drying
her hair with a towel.
Julian comes in, also wearing a bath robe. He closes the flip
on his phone.
JULIAN
Apparently, the DA's office already
had the list of clients with our
names included. Got it off some
computer from Jackin' Jills. They
were trying to build a case against
us before formally arresting us.
SHAYNA
Jesus Christ.
JULIAN
Don't worry, baby.
Julian leans down and kisses his wife's forehead.
JULIAN
Those fuckers using us as hostages
worked in our favor. I can spin it
as blackmail.
(smirks)
They put our names on the list to
extort us. Why else would I agree
to defend that scumbag?
Shayna smiles and yanks her husband down by his robe to kiss
his lips.
SHAYNA
I love you.
JULIAN
(grinning)
I love you more.
He walks over to his window.
JULIAN
This time next week, this'll all be
behind us and you can get back on
the campaign tr-
He stops as he peers out the window. His jaw drops.
SHAYNA
What?
(beat)
Honey?
Shayna gets up and joins him at the window.
REVERSE ANGLE and PULL AWAY TO:
EXT. WINTERS' RESIDENCE - CONTINUOUS
ZOOM OUT from the bedroom window to a wide angle taking into
the whole front lawn where a PILE OF BODIES are laying.
All of the dead bodies of the children from the wreckage in
episode 1x07.
BIRD'S EYE VIEW of the lawn.
The bodies spell a message: WE KNOW.
BLACK OUT.
END OF SHOW
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