judah initiative - pilot

8/10/2019 Judah Initiative - Pilot

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SUPERNATURAL:JUDAHINITIATIVE

Pilot

BY

MORGAN PRESTAGE


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Supernatural: Judah Initiative

ACT ONE

FADE IN

INT. COLLEGE COFFEE SHOP PHILIDELPHIA DAY

Camera sweeps over a typical coffee shop, lots of young people

socializing over lattes and old people reading newspapers. We

slowly close in on the back of the head of a young man, AARON

BASS, hunched over a table reading. He has a mug of coffee and a

bagel in front of him.

As the camera reaches him a voice off screen says BOO and two

hands appear on his shoulders. He jumps.

Camera opens up. REBECCA HIMMEL, woman in her late 20s,

somewhat quirky girl-next-door, think Hannah Horvath meets Xena:

Warrior Princess, if she dressed like Amlie Poulain. She

quickly takes a seat at his table.

AARON

Was that really necessary?

REBECCA

Considering you never had any siblings to torture you, I think

it was very necessary.

Hows the studyinggoing?

AARON

Slow. Feels like Im doing penance.

REBECCA

Well, had you paid attention in Hebrew school, you wouldnt have

to do it all over again.

AARON

Yeah, yeah. Its just taking so long. Im supposed to be

learning how to control a magical Jewish Gingerbread man, and

Im studying from An Idiots Guide to Hebrew[shows bookcover].

REBECCA

Youre making good progress. This isnt childs play, it takes

decades of learning to be able to make a Golem.


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AARON

I know. I just feel bad for making you do all the heavy lifting.

Hes my responsibility.

Rebecca leans forward and squeezes Aarons hand.

REBECCA

(matter-of-factly)

Thats what familys for.

Aaron looks at her affectionately for a moment.

AARON

Have you heard from himyet?

REBECCA

No. [BEAT] I dont really want to talk about it.

AARON

What about the Thule Society then?

REBECCA

Bupkis. Total dead end. Everything I find is from 70 years ago.

When they went underground they went deep.

AARON

So, no word on the streets then?

REBECCA

Its like trying to alert the Ministry of Magic that Voldomort

is back.

AARON

I should not be surprised you made that reference.

REBECCA

I know they must be watching us. There is no possible way they

just up and left when they know we have the Big Guy, but theyre

mighty fracking good at covering their tracks. The whole thinggives me an ominous feeling, but maybe they wont try anything

with The Golem around.

AARON

Find a different angle? Maybe its like a science experiment;

latent variables. If what youre looking for is hidden, look

for something being affected by it.


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REBECCA

(contemplatively)

Huh thats a good idea.

I just need to clear my head for a little while. Meanwhile, you

just keep up the studying.

[getting up]

I need to go help Mom get ready for tonight. You coming over?

AARON

I dunno, I might.

REBECCA

Okay, well youre in charge of Gumby tonight.

[she steals a bite of his bagel]

Dont wear yourself out. Get some rest.

[She kisses him on the head and walks away]

Gut Shobbos.

INT. THE APARTMENT MAIN ROOM LATE DAY

AARON walks into the door and is immediately greeted by a

pacing, agitated GOLEM.

GOLEM

Youve come home far too close to the Sabbath. You have made no

preparations.

Aaron ignores the Golem. He shuts the door hard.

CUT TO:

Door frame, theres a cheap looking mezuzah on the door. The top

hole, where the nail attaches it to the door, worn and cracked

from years of use, finally fails and the case slips upside-down,

wobbles on the bottom nail, but ultimately falls to the floor.

Aaron, oblivious, takes off his coat and tosses his keys on theentry table.

AARON

Yeah, yeah. If I didnt have to worry about you going postal on

the place I wouldnt need to come back at all.


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GOLEM

Your disregard for the Laws is irresponsible. You cannot

As the Golem lectures him, Aaron casually places a hand over the

Golems heart, leans up, and whispers into the Golems ear.

The Golem stops midsentence and his shoulders sag. He stares

vacantly. He is deactivated. Aaron looks at him for a moment.

AARON

(sarcastically)

Shabbat Shalom.

INT. THE APARTMENT MAIN ROOM LATE NIGHT

AARON sits on the couch, relaxed, drinking a beer and watching

TV. Camera moves in from behind him.

Slowly a column of smoke in the shape of a man moves out from a

shadow in the room. It creeps up on Aaron.

Aaron, unsuspecting is still watching TV. The SMOKE CREATURE

reaches Aaron and suddenly places a hand over his mouth trying

to smother him.

Aaron struggles against the Smoke Creature, trying to grab the

arm that holds him, but his hands slip right through the smoke.Aaron continues to kick at the table, desperate to get away.

Suddenly THE GOLEM appears on screen grabbing the smoke creature

around the neck and yanking him off Aaron.

The Smoke Creature struggles against The Golem, and then frees

itself.

The Golem and the Smoke Creature face off for a moment. The

Golem attempts to close the distance between the two of them but

the Smoke Creature turns and disappears back into the shadow itcame from.

Aaron breathing hard, looks around the room.

AARON

What


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He looks at the Golem standing where it had been when the Smoke

Creature ran off, slumped over. Hes deactivated again.

ACT TWO

INT. HIMMEL HOUSE ENTRY WAY LATE NIGHT

AARON bursts through the door unannounced.

AARON

Becca! Becca! Where are you?

REBECCA rushes in from one room over, full of worry.

REBECCA

Aaron!? Its almost midnight! What happened?

AARON

(out of breath)

Something got in. Something attacked me. This shadow, smoke man,

I dont know what, it tried to kill me.

REBECCA

Oh my God Aaron, are you alright?

[She starts to touch his face, like a mother whose child just

got hurt]

AARONThe Golem. He came to life, he saved me. But I turned him off

like you told me to

REBECCA

Pekuach Nefesh.

AARON

What?

REBECCA

(rolling her eyes)Pekuah Nefesh. Its permissible to break the Laws in order to

save a life. Where is it now?

AARON

I dont know it disappeared into the shadows


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REBECCA

(sincerely)

No, the Golem.

AARON

Still at the apartment. After the shadow thing disappeared it

went back offline.

REBECCA

(calmly)

Itll be fine there. As long as youre living it cant be

controlled by anyone but you.

AARON

I gotta get out of here.

REBECCA

No, you need to stay put

AARON

What if it comes back. Im putting you all in danger.

REBECCA

No. Nothing otherworldly can get past the mezuzahs without being

invited.

AARON

[BEAT]The mezuzahs? Are you serious?

REBECCA

It never occurred to you that it was a bit odd we put little

scrolls of Torah on all of our thresholds?

AARON

Now that you mention it, yeah, thats a bit odd.

REBECCA

They serve as wards.

AARON

But our place is covered in them.

REBECCA

Well, one must have failed.


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AARON

What if one fails here, what if it can get past them somehow?

REBECCA

Then I guess well find out. Come; let me get you something to

eat.

INT. HIMMEL HOUSE - KITCHEN CONTINUOUS

AARON sits at the kitchen table, facing REBECCA who is pulling

dishes of leftovers from the oven, the stove, the refrigerator,

etc. Aaron has a plate in front of him full of food, which he is

slowly eating off of.

AARON

Do you think the Thule Society sent it after me?

REBECCA

Well, Ockhams razor makes me want to say yes. The simplest

answer is likely the correct one. But we cant be sure. Besides,

wouldnt theyknow that the Golem would stop it?

AARON

Unless theyre just testing it.

REBECCA

Perhaps. Theyve been known for their patience. As skeevy as it

sounds, this may all be one giant experiment.

AARON

Well, thats comforting.

REBECCA

Well, one things for sure, this, sadly, changes everything. Up

until now, we were going after them. Now, weve lost the

offensive, and we have to assume our enemy knows more than we

do.

AARONAnd if its not the Thule? What if its just a random attacker?

REBECCA

Then we need to find out why its after us.


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AARON

[sighs, running his hands through his hair in exasperation]

I dont know what to do. I'm not cut out for this, I don't know

a thing about war or battle or even how to protect myself.

REBECCA

Aaron, calm down, we'll figure this out.

AARON

(angry)

It was in my home! It tried to kill me!

Rebecca stands still, staring at him, heartache in her eyes. She

sits down at the table and squeezes his hand reassuringly.

REBECCA

I know. I get it, I do. But youre not helpless.

AARON

(cutting her off)

Im not helpful either. I don't know how to command the Golem,

hell I don't even know what it does or how it works.

REBECCA

Itll come with time.

AARON

We dont have any time! This is happening, now.

REBECCA

Yes. It is. And we need to be prepared, both of us, mentally,

physically, but most of all emotionally. I know youre

overwhelmed, but you have to believe that weve got this, you

have to believe that we are fully capable of winning this

battle, understand?

Aaron looks unconvinced but gives her a nod.

REBECCA (cont.)

Okay, we need to find out what attacked you. Maybe if we canidentify it, we can find where it came from. But not until after

Shabbos.

AARON

Are you serious? Becca, you just want us to sit here and play

board games for a day.


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REBECCA

[Scolding him]

Hey! Youre not going to make any progress if youre exhausted,

and youre not going to get anywhere in learning to control the

Golem if you disregard the Mitzvot so haphazardly. If it was

good enough for Rabbi Lowe, its good enough for you.

AARON

Rabbi Lowe was dealing with disgruntled peasants, Ive got

SHADOW NINJAS attacking me!

REBECCA

[folding her arms]

Do what you want then. But Im not helping you until motzei

Shabbos.

They stare each other down for a moment.

AARON

[throwing his hands up] Alright fine. You win.

REBECCA

[standing back up victoriously] Thats what I thought.

[running the sentences together in a nagging, Jewish Mother,

tone] Far an akshen iz kein refuah nito. Dont fill up, I have

desert.

INT. BATHHOUSE DAY

A luxurious looking Turkish bathhouse, soft light creeps in from

some sky lights, the room is cozy and dim, and the air is hazy

with steam. A handsome MAN mid 30s with dark complexion, dressed

in stylish black, rock-star clothing, all leather, black denim

and chains is speaking to WOMAN, mid-30s, dark complexion as

well, very well dressed, wearing a designer business dress and

Louboutins.

DARK MAN

Its a Golem, for sure.

DARK WOMAN

And the Rabbi?

DARK MAN

[scoffs] Hes no Rabbi. Hes just some kid who barely knows how

to even use his Golem.


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DARK WOMAN

And yet youre lucky you were even able to get into the house.

DARK MAN

I wasnt sure then. I am now.

DARK WOMAN

And now theyll be on their guard. If you were going to kill

him, you should have done it right the first time.

DARK MAN

Well, practice makes perfect.

DARK WOMAN

Do you think theyre a threat?

DARK MAN

Not at the moment. Theyre like cavemen who just discovered

fire.

DARK WOMAN

Well get rid of them now while we have the chance. I dont need

new Hunters sniffing around. Once theyre dead, Ill take care

of the Golem.

DARK MAN

And if theyve fixed the wards?

DARK WOMAN

Attack them when theyre not at home, idiot.

ACT THREE

INT. THE APARTMENT MAIN ROOM NIGHT

REBECCA walks into the apartment, arms full of leftovers from

her parents. AARON, right behind her, flicks on the light. THE

GOLEM, awake, is standing right in front of her.

GOLEM

There was an intruder in the house.

Rebecca and Aaron jump out of fright.


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REBECCA

Yes yes I know. Were looking into it.

Rebecca moves past the Golem and heads to the kitchen

GOLEM

The place is vulnerable.

AARON

Yeah, we get it.

Aaron brushes past the Golem, clearly agitated. Rebecca begins

unloading the containers onto the counter.

REBECCA

(to Aaron)

So, one of the mezuzahs must be bad. Well need to check them

all.

GOLEM

You were followed.

Aaron and Rebecca freeze, and look at the Golem.

AARON

[walking towards the Golem]

What?

GOLEMThe creature that attacked you, it returned when you did.

(grimacing) I can feel his presence.

Aaron takes a quick glance at Rebecca, who has gone white, and

then storms off towards his bedroom.

REBECCA

Aaron?

INT. THE APARTMENT - AARONS BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS

Aaron opens a drawer on his nightstand.

Inside we see a .40 handgun and a clip.

Aaron pulls them both out.


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INT. THE APARTMENT MAIN ROOM - CONTINUOUS

Aaron storms out the front door with the gun in low ready

position. REBECCA hasnt moved.

REBECCA

Aaron, dont do anything stupid. Aaron! You dont even know what

it is!

EXT. THE APARTMENT FRONT STEP CONTINUOUS

AARON stands on the front step, his eyes sweeping the dark

neighborhood streets looking for his stalker.

Everything looks pristinely suburban, nothing out of place, a

quiet boring neighborhood, which will not betray the monster

hiding in it.

On the front step, THE GOLEM pushes past Aaron and charges into

the front yard onto the sidewalk. He too sweeps the neighborhood

before continuing on into the street, hot on a scent.

Aaron moves off the front step and follows after the Golem.

REBECCA appears in the doorway now.

REBECCA

Aaron! Please!

Rebecca, scared and desperate, starts to chant something under

her breath in Hebrew, over and over again. She closes her eyes

tightly and balls up her fists.

REBECCA

Harenu HaShem chasdecha, vyeshacha titen lanu

The Golem stops and slowly turns to Rebecca. He recognizes what

shes doing. Expressionless, he turns around and begins walking

towards Aaron, but eyes still on Rebecca.

The wisps of hair around Rebeccas face begin to stick up, as if

static was building up around her.

The Golem, still looking at Rebecca, grabs Aaron by the shirt

collar and begins to drag him back towards the apartment.


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Rebecca now feverishly chanting, her fists close to her chest,

rocking just slightly, deep in concentration. The light around

her is a little clearer, a little brighter, like when ones eyes

adjust to the dark.

Rebecca then opens her eyes, and for a split-second there is a

fiery glow. A sharp ripple bursts out from around her as theres

an almost sub-aural light BOOM followed by deafening silence.

Rebecca, Aaron and the Golem all stand together at the front

door. Rebecca is shaking slightly, full of nervous energy, Aaron

looks around jaw-dropped, the Golem looks menacingly at the

street now.

AARON

(to Rebecca)

What was that?

Rebecca looks at Aaron but doesnt answer.

INT. THE APARTMENT - KITCHENNIGHT

Aaron and Rebecca are at his kitchen table, Aaron on his laptop,

Rebecca with a large book in front of her. The Golem is pacing

in the next room. In the background the front door mezuzah that

has fallen is now back in place, vigorously duct tapped to the

frame.

REBECCA

Well, it could be a night terror, or a Mara, or probably a

billion other creatures.

AARON

You dont think it could have been a shadow baby do you?

REBECCA

Ew I sincerely hope not.

AARONWell, could it have been a demon? Arent they just black smoke?

REBECCA

They need a host to take corporeal form. And it wouldnt have

attacked you, it would have possessed you. You still wear the

amulet right?


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AARON

Yes. [suddenly] Okay, can we talk about what happened out there?

You just went super saiyan, and now you want to pretend like you

just had gas. How did you do that?

REBECCA

[avoiding eye contact]

Its just applied intention. I dunno, I just thought Id give

it a try.

AARON

Give it a try? Its not golf, what did you do?

Rebecca leans back in her chair and looks at Aaron.

REBECCA

The writings all say that the Baalei Shem, the rabbis who

studied the occult, they were able to perform great feats of

power by focusing their kavanah.

AARON

Kavanah, like, force of will?

REBECCA

Yeah, I guess. But, its not its not just wishing something

really hard. Its, I dont know how to explain it. Like a

trance. Ive felt it before, thatpower I tapped into, but Ive

never used it.

AARON

Could you do that again? It was amazing.

REBECCA

What I did back there, it was risky; I was scared. I probably

shouldnt have done it.

AARON

Yeah, but Becca, that power is a weapon.

REBECCAA dangerous one! And I dont fully know how to use it. Its like

playing with a grenade. I dont want to toy with it.

Aaron stares at her for a moment, unsatisfied with her reply.


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AARON

Okay, fine so that leaves us with still not knowing what it was

that attacked us, having no leads, no idea on how to find it, or

kill it, and our only advantage is a clay Goliath that

(aggressively directed towards the Golem) NEVER stops pacing!!

REBECCA

[back to skimming her book]

Ive told you, you need to give him something to do. Hes just

doing maneuvers.

AARON

Well Im sorry I dont have any lumber for him to chop.

REBECCA

(teasingly)

What about coal to cart? Or hay to bale?

AARON

Would you be serious?

REBECCA

[groaning] Okay. Tell him to check the place for anything that

might be bugged, and any traces of supernatural energy.

When thats all done, he should monitor each window in 30 minute

intervals looking for anything suspicious in the neighborhood.

AARON

(to the Golem)What she said.

GOLEM

(nodding)

As the rebbetzin requests.

Rebecca looks up and shakes her head, as the Golem walks away.

REBECCA

(annoyed)

Im still not a rebbetzin.

AARON

Yeah, why does he always call you that?

Rebecca hesitates, reading the pages of the book in front of

her.


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REBECCA

A rebbetzin is a wife of a rabbi.

AARON

So he thinks youre my wife?

REBECCA

[Looking up at Aaron]

No. He doesnt have a word for a female Jewish scholar. So he

calls me rebbetzin. According to him, I shouldnt exist.

AARON

Doesnt that just make us a motley crew?

REBECCA

[attempting to get back on topic]

So, what the hell are we dealing with here?

Aaron stares blankly, in front of him, thinking, then suddenly

AARON

Son of a bitch!!

Aaron rushes into the room with the Golem in it. Rebecca

follows.

INT. THE APARTMENT SIDE ROOM CONTINUOUS

AARON

[to the Golem]

Do you know what attacked me.

GOLEM

Yes. It was a Rabisu. An monster of ancient Babylon that lurks

in dark corners and feeds off its victims life energy.

Aaron looks at Rebecca with an expression of why didnt we

think of this sooner?

REBECCA

Huh well that was embarrassingly easy.

AARON

Do you know its weaknesses?


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GOLEM

Yes. It is vulnerable against salt and fire, tools of

purification.

AARON

Do you know why it was here?

GOLEM

I do not.

REBECCA

Well, two outta three aint bad.

AARON

Yeah, thats definitely a start.

[to the Golem] Have you found any evidence of the Thule Society

spying on us?

GOLEM

I have not. I will continue to monitor the neighborhood for

suspicious activity as commanded.

AARON

[to Rebecca]

Well, at least now we have a lead.

REBECCA

[to the Golem]

Did you find any energies so far?

GOLEM

Yes. I can tell where the Rabisu entered the house.

AARON

And can you tell where it came from?

GOLEM

I cannot.

REBECCA(to Aaron)

What now?

AARON

[sheepishly grinning]

Now, I have an idea.


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EXT. STREETS OF PHILIDELPHIA DAY

AARON is briskly walking down the street, lightly occupied with

Sunday shoppers. REBECCA walks beside him, the GOLEM lumbering

behind them, his eyes sweeping left and right like a body guard.

REBECCA

Do you really think that its still stalking us?

AARON

Its worth a try. I figure, maybe we take a walk, and maybe the

Golem can pick up its scent.

REBECCA

And if youre wrong?

AARON

Then we get some fresh air and sunshine for once, its a nice

day.

The Golem places his hand on Aarons shoulder to stop him.

GOLEM

Its here. We are being followed.

AARON

Where?

The Golem slowly looks across the street and behind.

GOLEM

Roughly 10 paces behind us, on the opposite side of the street

near the sign post.

The Dark Man stands causally at a bus stop. Aaron

inconspicuously looks in the direction the Golem directed, while

Rebecca tries to act natural by not looking.

Aaron looking ahead, he sees an alley way.

AARON

Okay, follow me.


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EXT. ALLEYWAY CONTINUOUS

Aaron leads them towards the alley. Camera shows them entering

the alleyway from the Dark Mans perspective.

The Dark Man follows them.

As he rounds the corner, the Golem grabs him by the shoulders,

pulls him into the alley and throws him against the wall.

He pulls him back and pushes him into the wall again. The Dark

Man slips out of his grasp and tries to run, but Aaron is close

by. He attempts to subdue the Dark Man, but the Dark Man is

better trained, and quickly puts Aaron down.

The Dark Man gets a head start on Rebecca and the Golem and runs

further into the alley to a door.

The Dark Man opens a door and runs into it, the door closes

behind, but before it can fully close, the Golem grabs in and

opens it.

The Dark Man is gone.

Aaron looks into the dark stairwell himself, then back at

Rebecca.

REBECCA

He jumped?

EXT. STREETS OF PHILIDELPHIA CONTINUOUS

AARON, REBECCA and the Golem are walking briskly back down the

street the way they originally came.

REBECCA

So what now? Hes not going to be dumb enough to fall for that

again.

AARON[with angry frustration]

When he attacked me the first time, I wasnt able to grab him in

his smoke form. The Golem could, but not easily.

REBECCA

He doesnt appear to be able to go all Smoke Man in the

sunlight. He needed the dark stairwell to jump.


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Out of the shadows the RABISU, in smoke form appears. Slowly he

creeps up on Aaron.

Aaron is transfixed on Rebeccas chantingwhich gets more

confidant, her voice steadies, and she speaks a little louder.

The Rabisu gets closer, Rebeccas voice gets louder and slightly

more feverish, as if shes lost herself in the chanting.

Just as the Rabisu is about to reach Aaron, Rebecca finishes the

last words of the spell.

A shimmer and The Golem appears out of thin air, large hand

gripped firmly around the Rabisusneck, but not choking it.

At the same time, Aaron pulls a tarp off a nearby window, and

light bursts in and hits the area inside the devils trap. It

illuminates the Golem and the Rabisu.

The Rabisu changes form and appears as the Dark Man.

AARON

You like that little trick? Did you think we didnt know a Golem

could do that?

Aaron begins pacing around the trapped Rabisu.

AARON (cont.)

So, heres how this is going to go. Youre going to tell me why

youve been chasing me, and my friend here isnt going to popyour head off like a dandelion.

The Rabisu is slowly starting to scratch at the thumb of the

Golem wrapped around his throat, with his sharp fingernail.

RABISU

[laughs]

Am I really? Why should I believe you?

AARON

(angrily)Because I want you to go back to all your monster friends, and

your monster family, and anyone else who might be even remotely

interested in messing with us, and you tell them that were not

afraid of anyone.

RABISU

(spitting his words)


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You should be! Because if you let me go, Ill just kill you. And

if you kill me, there will just be more.

The Rabisu has now etched a crude line into the clay of the

Golems thumb.

REBECCA

[cutting in] Why then? Why the bounty on our heads?

RABISU

Because you have a Golem. Do you think that everyone would just

let that go. No, people dont generally like having a WMD in

their backyards. And plenty others would pay a pretty sum to

have it for their own.

Rebecca and Aaron exchange glances. Rebecca is nervous. Aaron is

pensive.

RABISU

[smiling] So you better go ahead and kill me, because if you

dont, Im going to rip her pretty little throat out as soon as

Im free, right in front of your eyes, before I kill you, and

take your Golem for myself.

The Rabisu has successfully scratched through most of the

Golems thumb. He bends the thumb backwards like a cleft tree,

and slips out of his grasp in one swift movement. He heads

directly for Rebecca.

Rebecca gasps, grabs the dish from the table and throws the

contents at the Rabisus face. It was full of coarse salt. It

burns him and he screams.

Aaron is at the Rabisu now. He grabs him in a choke hold and

wrestles him back.

The Rabisu has now recovered from the salt, and the tackle has

pulled him out of the light that was previously on him. He

starts to phase back into his smoke form.

Rebecca turns back to the table and grabs the candle, but before

she can turn back around, the Rabisu has phased and slips out of

Aarons hands.

The Golem grabs him and attempts to pull him back towards the

light, while Rebecca moves forward with the flame.


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The Rabisu frees himself again.

Aaron shouts a Hebrew incantation and the Golem goes invisible

again. Aaron grabs Rebecca and pulls her into the light, holding

her arms protectively. Rebecca holds the candle a distance from

her body, defensively.

The Rabisu paces around the two. He charges at them, but as soon

as approaches the light, the Golem appears, grabbing the Rabisu

by the arm and neck, and pushing him forward into the light.

Aaron pulls Rebecca back.

The Golem tears the Rabisus head off. Rebecca looks away at the

last second, but Aaron watches.

AARON

[breaking the tension]

Well, that cant be unseen.

INT. AARONS CAR DAY

Rebecca looks shaken, breathing slowly, but heavily, as if

trying to calm her nerves. Aaron looks dour, but collected.

AARON

You alright?

Rebecca nods slowly, then takes another deep breath before

answering.

REBECCA

Its just a lot to process.

AARON

Im sorry. Im sorry for dragging you into this. I know we were

never close before. But youve always been a good person, and

you honestly deserve better than all the crap youve been

through.

REBECCA

(feeling awkward)

Dont

AARON

No, had I been less of a screw up, I would be putting you in

danger now. If anything happened to you because of me, I


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REBECCA

My mother would flay you.

AARON

(laughing)

Yes she would.

[beat]

You always looked out for us.

REBECCA

Well, it comes from being the oldest.

AARON

I just want to be sure Im doing the right thing.

REBECCA

You know youre much more capable than you give yourself credit

for. I may be smart, but youre clever. Youre the one that

thought this whole thing up. Youre the one that figured it all

out.

AARON

And both of us almost died.

[BEAT]

REBECCA

Remember when our grandfather when Zayde Isaac used to talk tous about World War II? When he would talk about fighting the

Nazis?

AARON

Every holiday, yes

REBECCA

[smiling] You always hated listening to his stories. Your

parents worried it would scare you, and I think my mom was just

ambivalent, but you know my dads parents survived the war too.

And he told me that, if I didnt learn about the past, wed bedoomed to live it again. So I listened. I listened to every

story, every crazy allegation, every amazing miracle. And I

believed it. I believed it all.

[Rebecca looks at Aaron] But you know what was the most

important part of all his stories? That even though they were

outnumbered, and scared senseless, and pretty positive they were

going to all die horribly [she shrugs] they did it anyhow.


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Aaron looks away, out the windshield, soaking in her words.

Rebecca looks forward again too.

AARON

So you think we should keep going.

REBECCA

I think we have to try. And I know that honestly, you calling me

up that night was the best thing that ever happened to me.

AARON

Youre more insane that I am.

REBECCA

[repeating his earlier words]

What a motley crew we make.

Aaron smiles thoughtfully, then starts the car.

They start driving, both of them looking much more proud of

themselves. Hopeful, and confident.

INT. BATHHOUSE ENTRANCE DAY

Camera shows the Golems legs as he walks into the spa.He

towers over all the patrons, who stare at him awestruck.

He approaches the DARK WOMAN. She turns around, and he eyes open

wide in surprised confusion.

GOLEM

A gift, from my master.

He hands her a package, roughly the size of a human head. Then

turns around and leaves.

The Dark Woman looks at the package, then watches the Golem

leaving.

She looks in and makes a slightly disgusted face, but without

showing too much emotion. Shes still deliciously composed.

The DARK WOMAN looks back in the direction that the Golem left.


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DARK WOMAN

Looks like our little minnows want to swim with the Sharks now.

A man walks into the room. Hes tall and lean, with short hair

slicked to the side. Hes dressed nicely in a suit and tie. Very

40s style classy. On his hand is a Thule Society ring.

MAN IN SUIT

[flippantly] Let them. I always love a challenge.

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