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NOWHERE
Episode 1.7
"Fallen"
Written by Joseph D. Blackerby
INT. DESTINY LIBRARY - NIGHT
A key turns in the lock of the darkened building. The
florescent lights flicker on. FOWLER (Edward Burns) and
BANKS (Lane Bell) walk into the silence.
Fowler speaks into his cell phone.
FOWLER
Okay, we're in.
INT. DESTINY FBI OFFICE - NIGHT
JAKE (Jared Padelecki) sits at a computer wearing a headset.
He's reviewing the video surveillance footage from the
library murder of Sam Blank.
JAKE
Okay, the shelf's in the northwest
corner.
INTERCUT WITH FOWLER AND BANKS
Fowler heads for the rear of the library with Banks close
behind.
BANKS
There's the wire. The camera must
be close.
She looks up at a corner section of ceiling and points to the
small camera.
BANKS
Pretty hi-tech setup for a
librarian.
FOWLER
Must've charged a fortune in late
fees. Okay Jake, we're at the
shelf.
JAKE -- reviews the footage that shows Sam pulling on a book
in the middle of the shelf.
JAKE
Okay, it looks like three down and
seven over from the right.
Fowler moves his hand along the books until he comes to the
one Jake specified. He tugs on it and the book comes
completely out.
FOWLER
Nope that's not it.
JAKE -- frowns and reviews the footage again.
JAKE
Okay, maybe it's five over.
Fowler finds the book: Insert Book here. He pulls on it, but
it won't come all the way out.
BANKS
Any luck?
FOWLER
It won't come all the way out. I
think it's the lever, but it's not
doing anything.
JAKE
Look for another switch. Something
close.
FOWLER
But the tape didn't show anything
else.
Then he feels something under the bottom lip of the shelf.
His foot triggers a hidden switch and the hidden door swings
open.
FOWLER
Okay Jake, that got it. See if you
catch anything else on the footage.
He hangs up the cell phone and shines his flashlight down the
revealed set of stairs.
FOWLER
Do you want me to be chivalrous and
do the 'Ladies First' thing or
should I go?
BANKS
No, no. You go right ahead.
Chivalry doesn't count when there's
a secret chamber involved.
Fowler grins and heads down the stairs.
INT. DESTINY FBI OFFICE - NIGHT
Jake leans back in his chair while watching the video
footage. As he yawns, he hears the bell ring as someone
walks in the door. He peeks around the corner.
It's KELSEY. (Ellen Page) Jake looks happy to see her.
JAKE
What are ya doing here?
KELSEY
Your mom said you might be over
here.
JAKE
I'm just looking at a video feed
from the library.
KELSEY
From Sam Guthrie's murder?
JAKE
Yeah, how did you know --
KELSEY
It's all over the town. Is it true
he was killed by book pages being
shoved down his throat?
(off Jake's nod)
Yeesh. Hey I forgot to tell you.
We had a bit of excitement the
other day. Our house got broken in
to.
JAKE
You're kidding. Is everything
okay?
KELSEY
Actually it's fine. They only had
time to ransack my room and part of
the living room. As far as we can
tell they didn't get away with
anything.
JAKE
Your room? Why would they start
there?
KELSEY
I dunno. Maybe figured the
teenager would have the best stuff.
But Jake's not convinced.
JAKE
Yeah...maybe.
INT. CHAMBER BENEATH LIBRARY - NIGHT
A thin layer of dust hangs in the air as Fowler and Banks
make their way down a narrow hallway with rock walls.
FOWLER
This tunnel wasn't done by
contractors. This took a while.
BANKS
What I can't get around is what on
earth Sam would want to take this
much trouble to hide.
FOWLER
Maybe this is the 'adult' section
of the library.
BANKS
Smart ass. That's not funny.
The hallway opens up into a larger chamber. Fowler's light
reveals old file cabinets and dusty bookshelves all along the
walls. But then his eyes fall on something else --
FOWLER
Will ya look at that...
He clicks a light switch and the room is flooded with light.
On the opposite wall is a large piece of rock with a plaster
molding attached.
The molding is the impression of what looks like the
indentation of a human figure, with one difference:
The indentation shows the figure with fully formed wings. It
looks like an angel.
BANKS
Oh my God...
FOWLER
That's an understatement.
INT. RIVKINS BEDROOM - WEEPING WILLOW HOTEL - MORNING
BONNIE (Elizabeth Pena) strides in, alert and cheerful. She
whips the curtains open letting a bright stream of sunlight
in.
The light falls on PAUL'S (Mandy Patinkin) face. He squints
and groans.
BONNIE
Paul? What are you doing still in
bed?
PAUL
What time is it?
BONNIE
After ten.
PAUL
Geez, you're kidding.
She puts a kind hand on his forehead.
BONNIE
You don't feel like you have a
fever. But you don't look good.
PAUL
My head -- it's killing me.
BONNIE
I'll go down and get some aspirin.
You stay in bed.
PAUL
Where's Jake?
BONNIE
Still asleep. He was out late with
Agent Fowler.
This is like a bucket of cold water over his head. He jerks
up to a sitting position.
PAUL
What?
BONNIE
I thought I told you. Jake was
helping with a computer problem.
Something of Sam's if I remember
right.
PAUL
I don't want him hanging around
Fowler.
BONNIE
Why not? He's a nice guy and Jake
was helping --
PAUL
I just don't!
He whips his legs over the side of the bed and then holds his
head agony like it's in a vice.
BONNIE
(concerned)
Paul?
PAUL
I'm fine. Now get me the aspirin.
BONNIE
Paul, maybe you should see a doctor
or --
PAUL
JUST GET IT FOR ME!
Hurt and a little scared, Bonnie hurries out of the room.
Paul holds his head trying to make the pain go away.
INT. CHAMBER BENEATH LIBRARY - DAY
As Banks flips through the files in the chamber, Fowler
inspects the plaster cast on the wall.
FOWLER
This isn't sculpted. Whoever took
this cast thought it was genuine.
BANKS
(from the book she reads)
It was found five years ago.
North of town right on the
outskirts. Look at this.
She hands him the book and points to a paragraph. He scans
it quickly.
FOWLER
A fallen angel?
BANKS
That's what they thought.
FOWLER
They? I thought we were talking
only about Sam Guthrie.
BANKS
There's at least three other styles
of handwriting in this file alone.
FOWLER
So this is another Illuminati
thing?
BANKS
I don't think so. They're
referenced, but they talk about
them like they aren't related.
FOWLER
You do realize that for a small
town, you have a lot of secret
clubs. I'm feeling a little left
out.
BANKS
Maybe we should start our own. I
need some time with these books.
Catch up with you later?
FOWLER
Just be careful. We still don't
know who killed Guthrie and why.
Banks nods and plops down in a dusty chair.
FOWLER
You know, you almost look like
you're at home.
BANKS
(grins)
I am.
EXT. DESTINY COMMUNITY CHURCH - DAY
REVEREND CLEAVER (Lance Henriksen) walks with Paul in a large
courtyard outside the church. Paul still looks like hell
with dark circles under his eyes.
CLEAVER
Things are starting to get
complicated. Too complicated for
my liking.
PAUL
Look, what we talked about -- I
can't do it.
CLEAVER
You know the rules Paul. We take
care of our own. That's the way it
works. That's the way it's always
worked.
PAUL
He's my son.
He suddenly convulses as a burst of pain hits him.
CLEAVER
The pain -- it's almost unbearable,
isn't it? You know how to make it
go away, don't you Paul.
PAUL
Please don't make me do this.
CLEAVER
It's out of my hands. There's a
higher power at work and the
decision has been made. You took
an oath. Loyalty above all else --
including family.
Paul falls to his knees, holding his head. Cleaver kneels
beside him.
CLEAVER
I know how difficult it is. Trust
me. I know. But it gets better.
The guilt -- it goes away when you
see the bigger picture. I wasn't
always alone.
Cleaver and Paul lock eyes. It's obviously the first time
Paul has heard this.
PAUL
But how?
CLEAVER
It's a choice Paul. That's all.
Jake has made his. Now you must
make yours.
He helps Paul to his feet.
CLEAVER
Not to make your plate full, but
there's another problem to be dealt
with. Agent Fowler and Sheriff
Banks have found the chamber.
PAUL
It was in the library?
CLEAVER
And now they are getting involved
way too deeply for my liking. They
need to be taken care of. Tonight.
Summon them.
PAUL
But -- are you sure?
CLEAVER
Time is no longer a luxury.
Precautions are not a concern
anymore.
Paul nods and starts to walk away.
CLEAVER
I'm counting on you Paul.
INT. DINING ROOM - WEEPING WILLOW HOTEL - DAY
Jake and Kelsey finish up a lunch of sandwiches. Bonnie
walks in to clear their plates.
KELSEY
Thanks for lunch Mrs. Rivkin.
BONNIE
I appreciate the respect Kelsey,
but that makes me feel so old.
Please call me Bonnie.
JAKE
Maybe you wouldn't feel so old if
you listened to that old music.
It's way out of style Mom.
BONNIE
Frank Sinatra never goes out of
style. Can you help me in the
kitchen for sec Jake?
JAKE
Sure thing.
(kisses Kelsey quickly)
We'll meet up later, okay babe?
INT. KITCHEN - WEEPING WILLOW HOTEL - MOMENTS LATER
Jake helps Bonnie wash the lunch dishes. She looks desperate
to talk, but unsure of how to proceed.
JAKE
You okay Mom? You look like you're
dying to say something.
BONNIE
Have you noticed
anything...different about your
father lately?
JAKE
What do you mean?
BONNIE
His behavior. I don't know --
maybe it's me, but he seems a lot
more on edge lately.
JAKE
I know.
BONNIE
Do you know something? Jake,
what's going on?
JAKE
I'm not sure. Yet.
BONNIE
What are you not telling me? I've
got this feeling -- this knot in my
gut that something really bad is
about to happen.
JAKE
It'll work out Mom. I promise.
Jake starts to leave, but Bonnie stops him.
BONNIE
Why won't you tell me?
JAKE
Because sometimes ignorance is the
best defense.
He kisses her cheek and walks out. Bonnie looks torn apart.
INT. CAVERN PASSAGEWAY - NIGHT
Paul uses a flashlight to navigate down a long underground
corridor. He comes to an solid iron gate with a long lever
attached.
There's a monstrous SCREAMING of multiple creatures behind
the gate. Paul closes his eyes -- pulls the lever.
The gate opens and in an instant, shadowy forms whip by and
are gone. The cavern is silent again.
INT. CHAMBER BENEATH LIBRARY - NIGHT
Banks sits in the same chair we saw her in earlier,
completely engrossed in an old journal. A THUMP upstairs
disrupts her trance.
Puzzled by the sound, she puts down the journal and walks to
the door. She listens quietly. Just as she's about to turn
back -- another soft THUMP.
BANKS
Hello?
No answer. She creeps out of the chamber into the passageway
beyond.
INT. DESTINY LIBRARY - MOMENTS LATER
Banks emerges from the hidden passageway into the library.
She weaves through the book shelves to main entrance --
checks the door and finds it still locked.
She makes a quick check in between other shelves and finding
nothing, heads back for the chamber.
About halfway back, the florescent lights above flicker.
Then all at once, they all go out.
Banks goes on full alert -- draws her gun. She hears a heavy
RASPING coming from behind the bookshelf in front of her.
She backs away, trying hard to keep her calm.
The rasping turns into a loud inhuman SCREECH and she breaks
into a full run for the door.
Just before she reaches the entrance, a large CREATURE made
of shadows bursts out in front, blocking her escape.
She fires two rounds -- sees no effect and runs back inside
the maze of the library.
Banks whips around corners and sprints down the bookshelf
corridors as books fly off the shelves around her. The
SCREECHING gets louder and more intense.
As she turns another corner, she sees the chamber entrance
still open. A bookshelf spills over, blocking her other way.
She has no choice and enters the passage.
INT. CHAMBER BENEATH LIBRARY - CONTINUOUS
Banks rushes down the passage with the creature right on her
tail. It darkens the space behind her as they go. She runs
through the chamber door -- realizes she's now trapped.
She turns, ready to face whatever evil is after her. The
creature starts through the door and suddenly stops! It
SCREECHES in anger.
Banks is amazed. The creature keeps trying in frustration,
but there is an invisible barrier blocking it. In an
instant, the creature VANISHES.
INT. BLUE EYE DINER - NIGHT
Fowler sits in the diner eating a sandwich. He watches the
last customer leave and swallows the last bite. PENNY
(Sherilyn Fenn) closes the register and walks over.
FOWLER
Thanks Penny, that hit the spot. I
don't know what you put in there,
but it's becoming my new favorite.
PENNY
Just some TLC 'hun. C'mon back, I
want to show you something.
Fowler follows her back into --
INT. KITCHEN - BLUE EYE DINER - CONTINUOUS
Penny leads Fowler back to the preparation table and turns to
face him.
FOWLER
What are you showing me?
PENNY
You're lookin' at it.
She slides up on the preparation counter and brings Fowler
close. Their lips meet -- softly at first, but then they
become hungry.
Fowler puts his arms around Penny and they kiss passionately.
Their embrace gets more intense when a NOISE interrupts them.
FOWLER
What the hell was that?
PENNY
Do you care?
He grins and kisses her again, but the NOISE sounds off again
from the dining area, this time much louder. Penny sighs.
PENNY
Go check it out.
Fowler steps out into --
INT. BLUE EYE DINER - CONTINUOUS
Fowler walks through the darkened dining area, checking
around every table. He doesn't see the large SHADOW whip by
behind him.
Another NOISE makes him look back the other way. He starts
to take a step when the table in front of him flies up into
the ceiling!
It crashes through the hanging ceiling tile and falls back to
the floor -- splintering apart. The large CREATURE made of
shadow rises in front of Fowler.
FOWLER
Holy sh --
He races back into --
INT. KITCHEN - BLUE EYE DINER - CONTINUOUS
Fowler bursts back through the door. Penny can see the panic
on his face.
PENNY
What's the matt --
FOWLER
We need to get out here now! Out
the back door!
He pushes her towards the rear entrance to the diner.
PENNY
What is going on?
The swinging door between the dining room and kitchen
suddenly flies off and she sees the shadow creature in the
doorway. She SCREAMS and follows Fowler out.
EXT. BACK PARKING LOT/STREET - CONTINUOUS
Fowler runs with Penny down an alley as the creature pursues.
He fires a few shots back with no effect. He pulls Penny
down another back alley.
FOWLER
My car's on the other side of this
building. If we can get to it --
PENNY
Where are we going?
FOWLER
Anywhere but here!
They round a corner as the creature lets out a loud SCREECH.
Fowler's car is directly in front of them. He quickly
unlocks the door and Penny dives in with him right behind.
Within seconds he has the engine started and he speeds away
just as the creature reaches them.
INT./EXT. FOWLER'S CAR - CONTINUOUS
Fowler swerves a corner and checks behind him only to find
the creature swooping after them.
PENNY
What the hell is that thing?
FOWLER
I'll let you know when I find out.
But it looks a lot like what killed
Sam Guthrie.
PENNY
You never mentioned that before!
FOWLER
Now is not the time Penny...
He speeds around another corner and floors the gas.
His car speeds through Downtown and heads out to winding
highway. The creature gets slightly ahead of him on Penny's
side.
She looks out the window and sees a horrible shadowy FACE
staring at her. She screams as the creature moves in.
It SLAMS against the passenger side and rocks the car hard.
Fowler can't keep control and the car sails off the road down
a steep embankment.
FOWLER
HANG ON!
The car tears through trees and brush, finally flipping over
and tumbling down the side of the hill.
It disappears into the darkness.
INT. BASEMENT - WEEPING WILLOW HOTEL - NIGHT
Paul sits at a small desk with a dim light hovering over it.
He can barely keep his head up with his hands -- he's a
wreck.
He opens a small wooden case in front of him revealing a
long, curvy dagger.
He looks to a framed photograph on the desk showing himself,
Bonnie and Jake smiling -- much better times.
With a shaky hand, Paul pulls the frame upside down on the
desk. He closes the case and turns off the light.
FADE TO BLACK.
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