Episode Three

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THE SHOW OPENS WITH RANDALL LYNCH, ESCAPED CONVICTED MURDERER AND RAPIST, IN A CONVENIENCE STORE. HE’S CASING THE JOINT.

CUT TO A SCENE IN THE CAVE. TOM AND SLOAN ARE THERE.

Sloan: Is this who you are Tom?
Tom: I don’t know anymore.
Sloan: Does that mean you killed some of these people?
Tom: You know who did this, Sloan. You wanted to see what you’re up against. You asked for this.

CUT BACK TO CONVENIENCE STORE. RANDALL LYNCH STEALS SOME SNACK FOODS. HE LOOKS TO THE EMPTY DOORWAY OF THE STORE. A COP CAR PULLS UP SECONDS LATER. TWO COPS ENTER THE STORE.

Tom: (voiceover) A new species does what it has to to survive.

CUT BACK TO THE CAVE. SLOAN PICKS UP A PAIR OF GLASSES FROM THE PILE BY HER FEET.

Sloan: What does this have to do with evolution?
Tom: Evolution isn’t just about survival of the fittest Sloan. It’s about domination.

CUT BACK TO THE CONVENIENCE STORE. RANDALL LYNCH WALKS DETERMINEDLY DOWN THE AISLE TOWARDS THE COPS AT THE COUNTER. HE PULLS THEIR OWN GUNS ON THEM, AND GIVES AN EVIL SMILE.

CUT BACK TO THE CAVE AS SHOTS ARE HEARD.

NEXT SCENE
SLOAN WALKS INTO THE BIO LAB. SHE ENTERS HER OFFICE, SITS AT THE DESK, AND PROPS HER SHOES UP.
SHE HAS A DISTRESSED LOOK ON HER FACE AS SHE THINKS ABOUT WHAT SHE’S SEEN THE NIGHT BEFORE. SHE PICKS UP THE NEWSPAPER AND READS THE HEADLINE: “Prison escapee goes on killing spree”
SHE JUMPS AS ED ENTERS THE ROOM.

Ed: Sorry. Guess I can understand you being a little jumpy after last night.
Sloan: Last night?

ED NODS TOWARD THE PAPER.

Sloan: Ed, I saw some things last night that I-I really can’t talk about right now.
Ed: Well, I can understand that. Must’ve been...pretty rough.
Sloan: Yeah.
Ed: Well you know that, when you do want to talk, I’m here.

Sloan: I’m counting on that.

ED LOOKS AT HER DIRTY SHOES.

Ed: So you uh, been doing some hiking?

SLOAN QUICKLY PUTS HER FEET ON THE FLOOR OUT OF HIS VIEW.

Sloan: I really don’t want to talk about that either.
Ed: Ok.

ED LEAVES, A BIT UPSET. SLOAN REALIZES SHE HAS HURT HIS FEELINGS.

NEXT SCENE
INSIDE THE POLICE STATION. SLOAN IS LOOKING AT THE CRIME SCENE PHOTOS FROM THE CONVENIENCE STORE MURDERS TACKED ON A CORKBOARD. DETECTIVE RAY PETERSON WALKS UP TO HER.

Ray: See anything of interest?
Sloan: Not enough. Everything I already read in the paper.
Ray: Then that’s all you need to know.
Sloan: It can’t be. I’ve told you about Lynch--
Ray: And I’ve listened. And you know what? I’ve given you a hell of a lot of slack. But my job right now is to find him before he kills again.
Sloan: And my job is to figure out how many more there are like him. And if they can be stopped.
Ray: Dr. Parker, with all due respect--
Sloan: It’s not about respect. It’s about corkboards. ‘Cause you’re gonna need a lot more of them if we don’t share information.

RAY LOOKS AT THE PHOTOS ON THE BOARD. A RESIGNED LOOK COMES OVER HIS FACE.

NEXT SCENE
SLOAN IS SITTING AT A DESK, LOOKING OVER PAPERS AND FILES. WE SEE RAY AT HIS DESK IN THE BACKGROUND. SLOAN FINDS A VIDEOTAPE.

Sloan: You got a VCR around here?
Ray: That the convenience store tape?

SLOAN NODS.

Ray: You’re not gonna like what you see.
Sloan: Haven’t liked anything I’ve seen so far.

NEXT SCENE
RAY AND SLOAN ARE IN ANOTHER ROOM. THERE IS A TV AND VCR HOOKED UP. RAY PUTS THE TAPE IN THE VCR.

Sloan: Lynch.
Ray: He likes twinkies. Think you can use that?

SLOAN GIVES HIM A LOOK. THEY WATCH A BIT MORE OF THE TAPE.

Ray: It gets kind of hard to watch from this point on.
Sloan: Wait a minute....He knew they were coming.
Ray: What are you talking about?
Sloan: Look at it again.

THE TAPE IS REWOUND. WE SEE LYNCH LOOKING AT THE DOOR OF THE CONVENIENCE STORE.

Sloan: One....two....three....four....five. Five seconds.

ON THE VIDEO WE SEE THE COP CAR PULL UP.

Sloan: He knew those cops were coming five seconds before they pulled into the lot.
Ray: So?
Sloan: So his back was to the window when he turned. W-were there any sirens? Was there any reason why Lynch would’ve known they were about to show up?
Ray: No.
Sloan: There’s something I didn’t read about in the papers.

NEXT SCENE
TOP LEVEL PARKING GARAGE OF A MALL/SHOPPING CENTER. WE SEE A YOUNG WOMAN GETTING HER TODDLER OUT OF A CARSEAT. SHE SETS HER CAR ALARM AND WALKS DOWN THE ROW OF CARS. SHE’S TALKING WITH THE CHILD. SHE STARTS. LYNCH HAS APPEARED FROM BEHIND A MINIVAN. HE LOOKS MENACING (AND PRETTY DARN HOT, AS WELL). HE LETS HER BY.
HE CASES THE CARS. MOST HAVE ‘THE CLUB’ ON THEIR STEERING WHEELS. HE’S GETTING TICKED. FINALLY HE SPOTS A REALLY NICE RED PICKUP TRUCK. HE SMASHES THE DRIVER WINDOW WITH HIS FIST AND GETS INTO IT. LYNCH SEARCHES THE CAB, FINDS AN APPLE AND STARTS EATING IT. HE LOOKS IN THE GLOVEBOX, UNDER THE VISOR, ALL AROUND. A VERY TALL MUSCULAR MAN APPEARS IN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW.

Man: What the hell are you doing?
Lynch: I’m looking for the keys.
Man: I got the keys.

LYNCH LOOKS INTENTLY AT THE GUY. A LOOK OF FEAR PASSES OVER THE MAN’S FACE.













NEXT SCENE
A BIG TWO-STORY WHITE HOUSE. WE SEE THE FRONT DOOR OPENING AND OUT WALKS TOM DANIELS IN THE BEST PAIR OF PANTS YOU’RE GONNA SEE HIM WEAR IN THIS ENTIRE SERIES. BROWN JEANS. WOW. ANYWAY, HE WALKS OUT ONTO HIS PORCH. HE SENSES SOMETHING AND IS LOOKING FOR IT. HE WALKS AROUND THE VERANDAH AND DOWN THE STEPS.
HE FLASHES ON SLOAN’S FACE.

Tom: Sloan?

WE SEE SLOAN’S HEAD POKE UP FROM BEHIND THE SHRUBS IN FRONT OF HIS PORCH. SHE WALKS OUT FROM HER HIDING SPOT.

Tom: What are you doing here?
Sloan: Waiting for you. You knew I was here. You knew it was me. Didn’t you?

HE NODS.

Sloan: It’s a sense, isn’t it? Lynch has it. So do you.
Tom: We all do.
Sloan: What is it? Smell? Hearing?
Tom: It’s better than that. Think about Lynch’s CT scan. Think about the levels of brain activity you saw.

Sloan: You’re picking up on our neural-electrical impulses. A sixth sense.
Tom: It’s not just about knowing where you are Sloan. I can sense emotions. Anger. Tension. Happiness. Joy.

HE STUDIES HER FOR A SECOND.

Tom: Fear.
Sloan: Biologically that’s quite an advantage.
Tom: Sometimes. It’s also a burden. To know.
Sloan: And do you know how I feel?

TOM LOOKS AT HER INTENSELY. (SIGH)

NEXT SCENE
WE SEE LYNCH’S STOLEN RED PICKUP TRUCK BLAZING DOWN A TWO-LANE ‘COUNTRY’ ROAD. SHOTS OF HIM DRIVING THE TRUCK.
HE SPOTS TWO YOUNG GIRLS HITCHHIKING AND PULLS OVER.

Lynch: Where ya headed?
First Girl: Lake Arrowhead.
Lynch: This is your lucky day.
Second Girl: (to First) I thought we were only gonna catch rides from families.

LYNCH OVERHEARS.

Lynch: Suit yourself.
First: Wait!

THE FIRST GIRL TURNS TO THE SECOND.

First: That was before we spent two hours baking in the sun.
Second: But we told your mom--
First: We told my mom a lot of things.

THE FIRST GIRL TURNS BACK TO LYNCH.

First: Are you going to Arrowhead?
Lynch: Yeah.....The fish are really jumping.
First: (to Second) Well I’m goin’.
Second: Darcy!
Lynch: Last chance.

THE SECOND GIRL GETS IN.

Second: Your mom’s gonna go postal.
Darcy: Relax. Everything’s gonna be fine.

DARCY TURNS TO LYNCH.

Darcy: Right?
Lynch: Oh absolutely.

HE STARTS UP THE TRUCK AND DRIVES OFF.

NEXT SCENE
TOP LEVEL OF THE MALL PARKING GARAGE. WE SEE RAY AND A COUPLE OF OTHER COPS INVESTIGATING THE SCENE. RAY IS SPEAKING WITH A UNIFORMED OFFICER, A COVERED BODY AT THEIR FEET.

Ofc.: Victim’s name is Chris Osborne. Black male, mid-twenties. M.E. sets the time of death at eight o’clock this morning. Looks like a car-jacking.
Ray: What makes you think Randall Lynch was involved?
Ofc.: Cashier in the kiosk spotted him when he drove through the gate. Recognized him from the morning paper.
Ray: Judging from the amount of blood and the looks of the victim, I think Lynch is our man.
Ofc.: Well the good news is the truck he stole was photographed by an unmanned speed trap in San Bernardino County.
Ray: Bad news for the people of San Bernardino County.
Ofc.: Yeah.

NEXT SCENE
WE SEE A ROAD SIGN THAT READS ‘ENTERING SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY’. ED’S VW VAN ROUNDS A CORNER AND PASSES THE SIGN.

Sloan: I really appreciate you coming all the way out here with me.
Ed: (kind of pissy) No problem. Actually, I like Arrowhead. I’ve done quite a bit of climbing out here.
Sloan: So have I.
Ed: You mean the mud I saw on your shoes back at the lab?

SLOAN NODS.

Ed: Ok, look, I’ve gotten you this far. Now it’s your turn. Will you tell me what we’re doing here?
Sloan: I have to show you something. If...we can find it. I’m not really sure what it means. Or even what it really is. But...it scares me.
Ed: So why didn’t you tell me?
Sloan: I’m telling you now.
Ed: No you’re not.
Sloan: I just...look I just really need you to roll with me on this one. To take a leap of faith, okay?
Ed: How come I’m always the one taking the leap of faith?

NEXT SCENE
INSIDE OF A CAVE. A CAMPFIRE PROVIDES LIGHT. WE SEE LYNCH, AND THE GIRLS, TIED UP.
THEY’RE SCARED AND CRYING. THE SECOND GIRL HAS DUCT TAPE OVER HER MOUTH. LYNCH APPROACHES DARCY WITH ANOTHER STRIP OF DUCT TAPE.

Darcy: Please.
Lynch: Sssh.
Darcy: Please.

HE PUTS THE DUCT TAPE OVER HER MOUTH AND CARESSES HER CHEEK.

Lynch: Be right back....then we can get the party started.

LYNCH WALKS OUT OF THE CAVE AND TO THE PICKUP. HE FLASHES ON ED’S PARKED VAN AND RETURNS TO THE CAVE.

NEXT SCENE
INSIDE ED’S VAN. THE BACK IS CONVERTED TO A SLEEPING AREA. WE SEE ED AND SLOAN LAYING NEXT TO EACH OTHER BENEATH A BLANKET.

Ed: You could’ve at least told me it was gonna be a sleepover.
Sloan: I thought we could make it before dark. I’m not really sure where we are.
Ed: You ok? You’re shaking.
Sloan: I’m fine. Really. Sometimes I just get lost in this thing. Obsessed with it.
Ed: You’ve always been that way.
Sloan: What do you mean?
Ed: You’ve never let any question go unanswered. Drives me crazy. I mean, I admire it. I just don’t want to see it get us killed.

A TWIG SNAPS OUTSIDE THE VAN.

Sloan: Ed--
Ed: I heard it.

THEY SIT UP.

Ed: Animal?
Sloan: Two-legged.

THEY LOOK OUT THE WINDOW AND SEE A SHAPE IN THE WOODS.

Sloan: Do you have anything we can use as a weapon?

ED SCRAMBLES TO RETRIEVE HIS FLASHLIGHT. THE VAN DOOR OPENS. SLOAN GASPS. WE SEE TOM, LOOKIN’ ALL SEXY AND PISSED.

Sloan: Tom!
Ed: FBI.

ED TURNS TO SLOAN.

Ed: What’ve you gotten us into?
Tom: Get out of here.
Sloan: We’re close, aren’t we?
Ed: What’s going on?
Tom: You shouldn’t have brought him.
Sloan: We’re close to the cave.
Tom: Lynch is there.
Sloan: So what are we gonna do?
Tom: It’s none of your concern. Now leave.
Sloan: I can’t. I won’t.

NEXT SCENE
EXTERIOR OF THE CAVE.
WE SEE TOM, SLOAN AND ED ON A HILL ABOVE THE CAVE, HIDING IN SOME SHRUBBERY.

Ed: What’s going on Sloan?
Tom: (to Sloan) He’ll know you’re coming. Just wait here.
Sloan:Right.

TOM HEADS TO THE CAVE.

Ed: How does he know Lynch is here? And if he’s right, why are we here?
Sloan: Look, let’s just get through this, then I’ll answer your questions, okay?
Ed: Appreciate the optimism.

WE SEE TOM ENTER THE CAVE. HE WALKS TOWARD THE GIRLS, STILL TIED UP BY THE FIRE. (AND YES, HE’S STILL WEARING THOSE INCREDIBLE BROWN PANTS. WOW AGAIN.) TOM LOOKS AROUND. LYNCH IS NOT IN VIEW. HE APPROACHES THE WHIMPERING GIRLS.

Tom: Sssh.

TOM REMOVES THE DUCT TAPE AND DARCY TRIES TO SPEAK.

Tom: No, no....sssh...you’re all right.

HE UNTIES THEM.

Tom: Can you walk? Ssssh...sssh. Come with me. Come with me.

TOM FLASHES ON LYNCH.

Tom: Go. Run....run...RUN!

THE GIRLS RUN OUT OF THE CAVE AND INTO ED AND SLOAN’S ARMS. LYNCH ATTACKS TOM AND THEY TUSSLE. ROLL AROUND AND PUNCH EACH OTHER. VERY MANLY. FLYING HAIR AND GRUNTS. TOM GAINS THE UPPER HAND AND SUBDUES LYNCH, PINNING HIM DOWN TO THE CAVE FLOOR.

Tom: I could’ve helped you.
Lynch: That’s what you were supposed to do. I can still help you.
Tom: It’s too late for that.

TOM BRINGS LYNCH OUT OF THE CAVE. HE THROWS THE MURDERER TO THE GROUND.

Lynch: I’m not going back with them.
Tom: You have no choice.

TOM PICKS LYNCH UP FROM THE GROUND. AGAIN, VERY MANLY. A BIT MORE TUSSLING ENSUES. LYNCH GETS AWAY. HE CLIMBS INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AND LIGHTS UP A CIGARETTE.

Tom: It’s alright Sloan.
Lynch: Is that what he’s been telling you? Wh-what you’ve seen, is only the beginning. You’re gonna see hell. And it starts right here.

LYNCH PICKS UP A CAN OF GAS FROM THE TRUCK BED. HE DROPS IT, AND THE GAS POURS OUT. HE DROPS HIS CIGARETTE AND FLAMES ENGULF HIM.





CONFUSED LOOKS ALL AROUND FOR OUR HEROES.

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