The Vampire and the Vigilante (2024) Movie Script
1
[gentle piano music]
[music turns suspenseful]
My master once ruled over
a great castle,
a fortress mighty.
[metal clanging]
[gentle piano music]
[music turns suspenseful]
[music turns heartfelt]
[music turns suspenseful]
[water drops falling]
[strange noise]
[growling]
[gentle piano music]
[growling]
My master has never
felt the sun,
but it is our kind,
the creatures of the light
from which he draws life.
And from which he must feed.
[eerie music]
[high-pitched note]
-[grunting in pain]
-[bones cracking]
[gentle piano music]
[gruesome sounds]
That's where
a girl like me comes in.
A member of an age-old
sisterhood,
bestowed with the gift to
invoke desire within
the hearts of mortal flesh,
to lure it.
[upbeat synth music]
As so it has
always been our duty,
to capture human creatures,
to fuel the lords of the night.
[water drops falling]
[growling, roaring]
[eerie music]
Just give me the damn file.
What are you going to do
when you find him, Gabriel?
That guy is a stone
killer at the top of his game.
Oh, is that why your people
let him go?
We didn't let him go.
The judge did, but don't worry,
a mother fucker like
that will do something else
and be back in jail next week.
Let me ask you something.
How many more
innocent people are going
to suffer before
you catch him again?
How many more innocent
people are going to suffer so
you can obey
your little man-made laws?
How many people are going to die
just to make you feel righteous?
Cops aren't vigilantes.
We can't just
go around killing people.
The judge had
to follow the letter of the law.
That judge is
following the letter of
the law written by corrupt
politicians and sleazy lawyers.
They don't care.
They don't. But I'll
tell you someone who does.
The innocent girl who's
going to be his next victim.
I'm sorry to tell you this,
but I don't think you can handle
this type of
thing anymore, Big Daddy.
Give me the damn file and let me
do what I do. Come on.
I'd rather
see you in a retirement
home than a morgue,
and a morgue is just where
you're going to end up
if you go after this guy.
Well, you'll just have to
let me worry about that, okay?
You got less days ahead
of you than you have behind you.
You want to focus
your life on killing?
I am a trigger man.
It's what I do best,
and you know that.
That was a long time ago.
Let the law handle criminals.
You know,
I didn't want to have to play
this card,
but-- but you owe me, baby girl.
Okay, Mr. Knight in
shining armor.
Just promise me you'll
think about this good and well,
at least through one
bottle of that shit you drink.
I promise.
[chuckling]
You know what?
You're going to get drunk and
forget all about this anyways,
but if you get
yourself killed...
It's not your fault.
[billiard balls banging]
[sports game on TV din]
Hi, can I get
a gin and tonic, please?
Well, ma'am, I'd like
to buy that drink for you.
What?
If you're single, respectfully.
Why?
Well, if you're not waiting
for anyone or married, I...
I guess I find you attractive
and I'd like to
get to know you better.
-My name's Gabriel.
-No, sorry.
I don't want to get to
know you, sir, like at all.
How old do you think I am?
-Sorry, forgive me for being--
-I said, leave me alone.
Damn.
Hey guys,
getting a little loud over here.
Everything all right?
I'm just trying to have a drink.
I apologize.
Who let him out of
the old folks' home anyway?
Come on, he apologized.
[phone vibrating]
[intriguing synth music]
-[punch landing]
-[grunting]
[gentle piano music]
[distant gunshot]
Duty and honor beckon, my dear.
We'll have
to finish this tomorrow.
Make sure you wear
your hair the same way
tomorrow so I can
continue the sketch.
[birds chirping]
[man] Tori!
[windchime clinking]
Did you hear that?
It sounded like a rifle.
Looks like another hunter.
He's alone.
[suspenseful music]
[gentle rock music]
[indistinct], just above
the snow line.
The rain was falling down
so hard outside
But you and I was safe and
warm there on our bed
While you slept I ran out
into the rain
And I picked some of the
neighbors' flowers for you
[music plays in distance]
...picked some of the
neighbor's flowers for you
...forget
You were my star
I reached for shooting stars
I reached then I found you
I stole you from the skies
Stars, I reached for
shooting stars
I reached then I found you
I stole you from the skies
Our love was like a fortress
Our hearts intertwined
Miss, you lost?
...not penetrate our hearts
combined
The light that burns so
bright
it burns out twice as fast
Do you hablo ingles, seorita?
Do you need help?
Sh-- Should I go
get some help?
You are my star
I reached for shooting stars
I reached then I found you
I stole you from the skies
Stars,
I reached for shooting stars
I reached then I found you
I stole you from the skies
[music fades]
-[screaming]
-[thudding]
[bell ringing]
[bell ringing]
[eerie music]
[butler] The call, my lord.
[Master] Does the sun still
hold the sky?
Yes, you must shield yourself as
his lordship's banquet awaits.
[Master] Another hunter of
forest beasts, Percival?
Yes, my lord, as it ever is.
[Master] Find the conveyance
that brought him to this place.
Hide it.
Make sure that it is
not where it may be found.
As always, your lordship.
No one will look for it here.
Only it's legs are broken.
The blood goes unspoiled,
master.
[The Master]
You serve me well, my children.
However, I tire
of the taste of such creatures.
How may we be
of better service?
[The Master] You are
to fetch me a corrupt peasant.
A sinner, but a--
a beautiful creature.
I charge thee.
I have the urge to delight in
the flesh
as well as the blood, huh.
-Thy will be done.
-[The Master] You go now.
Find me just such a creature.
[haunting choir music]
[man grunting]
Aw, I love it.
Was it Grandma's?
Yes, it's been
a decent birthday so far.
No, Grandpa,
I don't have anyone special.
Just you.
Don't worry.
I'm headed to the bank as soon
as I hang up
and I will get your
medications paid for today.
Yes, I already tried it on
and it's-- it's beautiful.
Thank you.
Okay.
I love you.
Make sure you listen
to the nurses.
Okay. Bye.
Your worthless boyfriend
stole my money again.
What?
I told you
not to leave cash around.
I don't have
a choice, remember?
When he stole my debit card
the last time,
they had to close my account.
You know what?
I'm calling the cops.
No. You better not.
Please.
What's all the yelling?
Where's my money?
-Did you take her money?
-No.
Yes, you did.
Well, if I did,
it would be like reparations.
You know, time you little miss
white girl started paying
for the years
of white privilege.
My what?
I work to pay my bills, okay?
I don't get government aid for
a school
I don't even go to like you do.
Like both of you do.
You think stealing is fair?
You know, I love it when I hear
people with a history
of owning slaves telling others
what they consider fair.
She was never a slave
and I was never a slave owner.
And you, you pasty white piece
of shit,
you better give me
my money back.
He doesn't have your money.
But I'll get it back to you.
But the rent is already due.
And my grandpa, he needs his
medications paid for today.
Wait, are you willing to lose
your only friend over money?
I lost my friend the day she
let her boyfriend
-turn her into a whore.
-Don't you say it.
He turned you into a whore
to pay for the drugs
you two love so much.
She's a sex worker,
you judgmental bitch.
Her body, her choice.
Fuck you, bitch.
I spent your money.
And fuck your white male
patriarchy grandpa too.
No!
[eerie music]
[knocking on door]
[light piano music]
[knocking on door]
Come in.
I said come in.
Hello, I'm Tori.
Can I help you?
I'm here to offer you a
thousand dollars
for your services
on behalf of my employer.
I'm not a whore.
And the whore you're looking
for, she just left.
Or should I say, sex worker.
Forgive me.
What bad timing.
This is the address I was given
and patience isn't one of
my employer's virtues.
I'm willing to offer more
should it be required.
Some high roller was going to
pay that much
for sex with Tina?
That revolting practice?
Ew, no.
My client only wishes for the
company of a youthful beauty.
He's a natural voyeur.
No sex.
Why doesn't he just go to
a titty bar?
My employer is
an elderly gentleman
who prefers the privacy
of his own home.
A dirty old pervert, huh?
I beg your pardon.
My master is a decent,
cultivated man of the world.
I don't suppose
you'd be willing to accept?
What?
No.
And if the amount were raised
to say, 3,000?
Definitely generous.
[phone buzzing]
But I can't.
Wait.
Wait.
You said he just wants to see
a naked woman, right?
He won't be touching
or anything like that?
Correct.
You're sure?
Because I'm not a whore.
I'm nothing like that.
Not even close.
Good for you.
But if all he wants to do is
just see a naked woman,
that's not so bad, right?
Kind of like
posing for a nude portrait.
I agree.
Wait, hold on.
I'll need 4,000 though.
For you?
Sure.
I clean up.
And, not that this is any of
your business, but...
I just had all my money stolen
and someone's counting on me
for help, so...
I guess...
I gotta let some old guy
take a look at me naked.
Well, if wishes were horses,
beggars would ride.
Listen, can you just
give me a minute?
I better go make the show
worth the price of admission.
I'll wait.
[light inquisitive music]
[wet gnawing]
[The Master growling]
You should know that I have
a phone and a can of mace,
in case you think
I only make stupid choices.
There's no need
for hostilities.
We don't wish to harm you.
Please, make yourself
comfortable.
Not yet, Sister Tori.
[gas hissing]
Okay.
[soft electronic music]
You're what I hunger
You're all
I've ever hungered for
No one else but you
I taste
I taste your sweetness
I'll drown in you
forever more
I want just a taste
And I won't be denied
Miss.
Miss.
[Natalie grunting]
If you please, we've arrived.
Was I...
sleeping?
We have arrived.
Where are we?
The journey is complete.
And all is as it should be.
This is the remainder
of your fee.
Oh, hold on, Missy.
Money buys a lot of things.
Trust...
Trust isn't one of them.
I've told you.
You shall not be touched.
The Master will enter.
Music shall play.
He may command you to dance.
You will remove your clothes
as instructed.
And if he wants you to touch
yourself, do so. That's all.
This blindfold is only to keep
his identity private.
You have nothing
to worry about.
[low eerie music]
[ominous whirring]
-[door opening]
-[chains rattling]
[tense orchestral music]
Good evening, Natalie.
How do you know my name?
I know many things.
Um...
She-- The girl
who came in here with me?
She said there'd be music.
Music is your passion?
I-- I guess so.
Is putting naked women
in awkward situations
your passion?
A weakness of mine, I confess.
The feminine form.
Such wonder.
Mystery.
Truly a perfection.
Created by a higher power.
Bet those pretty words made
you popular with the ladies?
Well, in my prime, I had not
the want for noble flesh.
Many a maiden
gave herself willingly.
How times have changed.
Now...
Shall we begin?
Cue the music.
Are you familiar with music
from the Romantic era?
It's not normally part of
my playlist, but I could...
Perhaps Mendelssohn.
See if that strikes your fancy.
[romantic orchestral music]
It was the power
of the moonlight, you see,
that gave magic
to composers such as this.
A power that transformed
mortal men into titans.
You have no understanding, no
conception, my beautiful one.
This music was made only
for the ears of kings.
As spellbinding as it is,
this jam ain't gonna help me
get my groove on.
The parlance of your times
escapes my understanding.
She, uh...
She gave me a boombox.
Maybe we could tune
into something with a pulse?
A poor descendant
of something so magical.
However, if it pleases you...
[soft electronic music playing]
Dance for me.
Let the blood pulse
through your veins.
For the first time
I have ever seen
A love so pure from inside
of me for the first time
For the first time
This twist of fate from me
This twist of fate
from you
And I can tell
I want you on me tonight
Caress yourself.
My hands is yours
is what I'm seeing.
The stars are out tonight
The stars are out tonight
This twist of fate
of me
It's like a twist of fate
on us
So come and dance with me
[The Master growling]
[Natalie grunting]
[Natalie screaming]
[Natalie screaming]
[Natalie screaming]
What have you done?
That crucifix,
it's sanctified.
[Natalie panting]
[tense music]
[Natalie panting]
[Natalie grunting and panting]
[eerie music]
[Natalie panting]
[thunder rumbling]
[pulsing noise]
[chilling chord]
[thunder rumbling]
[birds chirping]
[Natalie panting]
[slow, mysterious
piano instrumental]
[groaning]
[distant car approaching]
Stop!
[groaning]
Please!
Stop!
-You okay?
-No.
I've been stuck out here.
And I'm dying of thirst.
Do you have anything to drink?
Any water?
Uh, one more, I think.
In the cooler.
Here you go.
Thirsty, huh?
Like you wouldn't believe.
Do you have any more?
Uh...
I don't think so.
Damn.
Was that...
was that water?
What... what do you mean?
Well, it didn't even...
It's just so hot around here.
I think I'm... dehydrated.
The sun is so...
-so hot.
-It's like 50 degrees out.
Are you, uh...
sick or something?
Yeah.
Maybe.
Is there a hospital
in this town?
Town? [chuckles]
Uh, no, ma'am.
No hospitals,
no stores, no nothing.
Barely any people around here.
Um...
I can give you
a ride up to the--
Yes, a ride.
That would be just...
[chilling chord]
You're bleeding.
Oh, that's nothing.
My wife threw a glass at me
and sliced my arm.
Anywho, uh...
Shut the door
and we'll get moving.
Move, bitch!
Damn!
Bitch!
You trying to break my arm?
[tires skidding]
[gunshot]
[muffled grunting]
You're in the middle
of absolute nowhere.
So far from anywhere...
your pain and suffering is
just gonna fade with the wind.
[gun cocking]
You remember that little girl?
The one that
you tortured and raped?
In front of her mother?
Who you had tied to a chair?
Well, she died of her injuries.
And the mother, well,
she recently took her life.
Now, you deserve to die
a painful, agonizing death.
But you see,
monsters like you,
predators like you...
you're lucky to live in
a world of castrated cops,
crooked judges...
who are really no more than
corrupt politicians.
More worried
about keeping their jobs
than doing their jobs.
You know the type.
[muffled grunting]
They're like sheep,
wearing their paper masks
that cover their nose
and their mouth.
Well, I'm no sheep.
This might be
your last day on earth.
[gun clicks]
But you're a lucky man.
-[muffled grunting]
-Yeah, your luck's holding out.
But you see,
I want to be a fair man.
So, I'm gonna give you a chance.
A chance
you didn't give your victims.
A chance you don't deserve.
Now, this gun.
I took this gun off a pimp
after I put him down.
He'd killed a few of his girls.
If you can get to that gun...
blow my brains out...
you can get away scot-free.
But, you gotta
get through me first.
Oh, I'm going through you,
old-timer.
I know the girl's dead.
And I know
her mom committed suicide.
But what I didn't tell you is,
I don't give a fuck.
[heavy thuds]
[groaning]
[heavy thuds]
[groaning]
-[heavy thud]
-[grunting]
[heavy thud]
[heavy thuds]
[heavy thuds]
[heavy thud]
[heavy thud]
[hissing]
[gunshots]
[gunshots]
I never killed
an unarmed girl before.
It was an accident.
Somehow, a young woman in
a cocktail dress
shows up out of...
out of nowhere.
What the hell
were you doing here?
I checked the perimeter camera.
No tracks, except for yours.
You just wandered out of
the forest.
I never killed a girl before.
My prisoner escaped.
But he will not get away.
I will track him down
and kill that son of a...
[chilling chord]
-[loud clang]
-Oh!
[growling]
[breathing heavily]
I know this is weird.
I'm sorry.
I killed you.
I remember.
That's my blood?
Kind of.
Take these handcuffs off.
I can't.
You might be a serial killer.
But I mean, you do...
kind of have a serial killer
style set up here.
Oh, yeah? You're the one
that's drinking blood.
With a spoon.
I know.
This looks super weird.
I don't even understand
what's going on myself.
Well, not yet.
But you,
on the other hand.
You had a man tied up,
and then you let him go just
so you could kill him?
Yeah, I know.
I let him go...
to give him a fighting chance,
which he didn't deserve.
Now, unlock these cuffs.
I'm sorry. I can't risk--
I killed you.
How were you alive?
I don't know.
I saw you.
I watched you die.
I remember.
I remember the sound.
Being knocked off my feet.
It felt like I was
hit with a sledgehammer.
Yeah.
Those were three
kill shots to the chest.
I was in
the military a long time.
No one could survive that.
The wounds healed.
It's not possible.
Look, they just healed up,
all right?
I don't know how.
Lady,
I don't know what you're on.
PCP, LSD, or whatever it is.
It's gonna wear off, and you're
gonna be a corpse again.
And I'm gonna
be chained to this--
this goddamn thing
till I starve.
Now, take these cuffs off.
I killed you.
How is...
How is this happening?
Oh...
God.
I was at the VA.
They said it was PTSD.
I must be hallucinating.
Well, you're not.
And, man, I wish I was.
All I know is that I could drink
an entire ocean dry,
and that is
the central preoccupation of
my life right now.
Hey, unlock these cuffs.
I'll get you whatever you want.
Don't talk to me
like I'm crazy, old man.
I am not crazy, okay?
I go to school.
I go to work.
I'm a normal person.
-I even have two jobs.
-Shh, shh...
Listen.
When I was knocked out,
did you see that guy?
-Who?
-The guy.
The other man I was fighting.
That guy?
Probably made the smart choice
and headed for civilization.
No.
We're 80 miles from any town.
If he's watching and he sees me
chained up to this,
he's gonna come in here
and kill us both.
Damn, you're paranoid.
No wonder you shot me.
[chuckling]
Are you used to
a different reception
from a stranger whose--
whose property you broke into
and start drinking his blood?
Huh?
We're running out of time.
Unlock these cuffs.
Come on.
Promise you
won't try and kill me?
Hey, I didn't try to kill you.
It was an accident.
But if this guy's watching
and he sees me chained up here,
he's gonna come in here and he's
gonna kill you on purpose.
He's gonna kill both of us.
Can you help me?
Yeah, I can.
-Will you?
-Yes, fine. I will.
-You swear?
-I swear.
Unlock these goddamn cuffs.
Come on!
Fine.
Shit.
Oh, this is not a good
time to lose the key, lady.
Wait, where did I...
Run.
-Run!
-No!
[clicking]
-[gunshots]
-[grunts]
[gunshots]
[clicking]
[gasping]
Sounds stupid,
but are you hurt?
Well...
Considering
I've been shot twice today...
What can I do?
Please.
I'm so thirsty.
[gasping breath]
I got an idea.
[knife clicks]
[soft rustling]
[trickling]
[ethereal music plays]
-[snarls]
-No! Enough! Enough!
I know what you want.
Someone...
No.
Something bit me,
that's all I know.
All I know is that
you took a bullet for me.
Please.
Can you help me?
I'm...
I'm so thirsty.
It hurts.
I have an idea.
[rustling]
All right, listen to me.
This is a GPS transmitter,
okay?
Now,
and I'm putting it in my pocket.
And I'm giving you this phone
that has an app
so you'll be able
to find it wherever it is.
Understand?
Okay.
I'm gonna go
get that motherfucker.
What if he shoots you?
Well...
You'll be able to find me,
and drinks will be on me then.
If I knew you were gonna
buy me dinner,
I probably would have
taken the cuffs off sooner.
[tense synth music]
All of my dreams
have torn apart at the seams
And all these choices I made
reflect the practice I paid
Yeah, I set sail
for the open sky
I chase the sun
until the day I die
[gunshots]
[gunshots]
[gunshots]
[gunshots]
[gunshots]
[grunts]
[gunshots]
[gunshots]
[gunshots]
[gun clicking]
[distant gunfire]
[gunshots]
[grunts] Oh! Ooh...
[groans]
[groaning]
[gunshot]
[rustling]
[trickling]
[trickling]
Thank you.
Is that him?
Yeah.
-Did you know him?
-No.
-What if he had a wife and kids?
-No, he didn't.
It's a good thing he's dead.
Trust me.
Listen, I would never
judge you, but...
I just want
to get one thing straight.
You kill people for pleasure?
No, no.
The people that I kill
are murderers,
rapists, pedophiles.
The world's a much better
place without them.
It's that simple.
Now,
what's much more interesting
is you know what you are.
[talking over each other]
No, I know what you want to say,
but it's ridiculous.
Oh yeah? You've got fangs.
-You drink blood to survive.
-No, you're not listening to me.
You're thinking
the same thing I am.
Yeah, a doctor.
I need a doctor
so they can cure me
of whatever they...
You're not thinking
about a doctor.
You broke those
handcuffs with your bare hands.
-Yeah, but...
-You were killed twice.
No, you're not listening to me.
And your wound's
completely healed.
How did that happen to you?
How? How?
Well, I was...
in my apartment...
when... all of a sudden...
Oh, my God.
I totally forgot! Um...
-What?
-We need to go.
Um... Do you have a car?
No, I'm not going anywhere.
You tell me
what's happening here.
No, listen.
We need to get
to my grandfather.
He has medications that I need
to pay for, like, yesterday.
And I went through
literal hell to get the money.
So, can we please just go?
And I swear I will explain
everything in the car, okay?
All right, all right.
Fine. Tell me in the car.
We need to go.
[light piano music]
-Oh, wait.
-What?
I just want to thank you...
for saving my life.
But, um...
But we're even, right?
You and I?
-Yeah.
-Okay. Um, sorry.
Just one more thing.
Um...
I know that you do...
a lot of... really bad things.
But... to me...
you're the good guy.
Come on. Let's go.
I don't know where
she's escaped to, my lord.
But that doesn't matter now.
What matters
now is that you feed.
That wretch may
have disappeared, but...
we found you an even
more sultry prize.
When will she arrive?
Percival has
already arrived with her.
She's beautiful, my lord.
Voluptuous.
I trust you this time.
-You checked her for crucifixes?
-I did, my lord.
I apologize
for the last creature.
Once she's inside...
lock her in.
Secure the estate.
I'm weak.
I will need every drop of her.
So shall it be.
[dramatic organ music]
[fire crackles]
What's your name, my dear?
My name is Stephanie.
A beautiful name...
for a beautifully luscious...
young woman.
I... I've never done
anything like this before.
I'm kind of nervous...
with the blindfold on and all.
I'll stand behind you...
so that you can take it off.
Oh.
Thank you.
Are you somebody
famous or something?
Is that why you don't
want me to see you?
I'm notoriously infamous.
I think I kind of understand.
But I won't turn around
if you don't want me to.
Thank you.
-Now it's time.
-Time?
Indeed.
[squishing noise]
[Stephanie screaming]
Ah!
[gasping]
[screams]
[screaming]
[groans]
[grunting]
[screaming]
Help me! Help!
-[screaming]
-You don't understand!
I can't take any more!
[screaming]
The Master... he humbles...
Please, help!
[screaming]
No, don't! Don't fight!
Help me!
No! Master, no!
Your blood is sour.
Her blood is sweet.
[crunching]
[screams]
A brave one.
I like the taste of brave ones.
[squishing]
All of my dreams
have torn apart at the seams
And all these choices I made
reflect the practice I paid
Yeah, I set sail
for the open sky
I chase the sun
until the day I die
And I will never be
the same
Tonight I want
to be everything
That I'm capable of
But I can't laugh out loud
and cry
These last tears
that I've never cried
And I will never be the same
Again
It's broken in me this
pulse has got to break free
In turn the ground,
it will shake
When all these chains
I do break
Yeah
I set sail for the open sky
I chase the sun until
the day I die
And I will never be the same
Tonight I'm at the beginning
Of this entire journey
And I will never...
[gentle piano music]
[music turns suspenseful]
My master once ruled over
a great castle,
a fortress mighty.
[metal clanging]
[gentle piano music]
[music turns suspenseful]
[music turns heartfelt]
[music turns suspenseful]
[water drops falling]
[strange noise]
[growling]
[gentle piano music]
[growling]
My master has never
felt the sun,
but it is our kind,
the creatures of the light
from which he draws life.
And from which he must feed.
[eerie music]
[high-pitched note]
-[grunting in pain]
-[bones cracking]
[gentle piano music]
[gruesome sounds]
That's where
a girl like me comes in.
A member of an age-old
sisterhood,
bestowed with the gift to
invoke desire within
the hearts of mortal flesh,
to lure it.
[upbeat synth music]
As so it has
always been our duty,
to capture human creatures,
to fuel the lords of the night.
[water drops falling]
[growling, roaring]
[eerie music]
Just give me the damn file.
What are you going to do
when you find him, Gabriel?
That guy is a stone
killer at the top of his game.
Oh, is that why your people
let him go?
We didn't let him go.
The judge did, but don't worry,
a mother fucker like
that will do something else
and be back in jail next week.
Let me ask you something.
How many more
innocent people are going
to suffer before
you catch him again?
How many more innocent
people are going to suffer so
you can obey
your little man-made laws?
How many people are going to die
just to make you feel righteous?
Cops aren't vigilantes.
We can't just
go around killing people.
The judge had
to follow the letter of the law.
That judge is
following the letter of
the law written by corrupt
politicians and sleazy lawyers.
They don't care.
They don't. But I'll
tell you someone who does.
The innocent girl who's
going to be his next victim.
I'm sorry to tell you this,
but I don't think you can handle
this type of
thing anymore, Big Daddy.
Give me the damn file and let me
do what I do. Come on.
I'd rather
see you in a retirement
home than a morgue,
and a morgue is just where
you're going to end up
if you go after this guy.
Well, you'll just have to
let me worry about that, okay?
You got less days ahead
of you than you have behind you.
You want to focus
your life on killing?
I am a trigger man.
It's what I do best,
and you know that.
That was a long time ago.
Let the law handle criminals.
You know,
I didn't want to have to play
this card,
but-- but you owe me, baby girl.
Okay, Mr. Knight in
shining armor.
Just promise me you'll
think about this good and well,
at least through one
bottle of that shit you drink.
I promise.
[chuckling]
You know what?
You're going to get drunk and
forget all about this anyways,
but if you get
yourself killed...
It's not your fault.
[billiard balls banging]
[sports game on TV din]
Hi, can I get
a gin and tonic, please?
Well, ma'am, I'd like
to buy that drink for you.
What?
If you're single, respectfully.
Why?
Well, if you're not waiting
for anyone or married, I...
I guess I find you attractive
and I'd like to
get to know you better.
-My name's Gabriel.
-No, sorry.
I don't want to get to
know you, sir, like at all.
How old do you think I am?
-Sorry, forgive me for being--
-I said, leave me alone.
Damn.
Hey guys,
getting a little loud over here.
Everything all right?
I'm just trying to have a drink.
I apologize.
Who let him out of
the old folks' home anyway?
Come on, he apologized.
[phone vibrating]
[intriguing synth music]
-[punch landing]
-[grunting]
[gentle piano music]
[distant gunshot]
Duty and honor beckon, my dear.
We'll have
to finish this tomorrow.
Make sure you wear
your hair the same way
tomorrow so I can
continue the sketch.
[birds chirping]
[man] Tori!
[windchime clinking]
Did you hear that?
It sounded like a rifle.
Looks like another hunter.
He's alone.
[suspenseful music]
[gentle rock music]
[indistinct], just above
the snow line.
The rain was falling down
so hard outside
But you and I was safe and
warm there on our bed
While you slept I ran out
into the rain
And I picked some of the
neighbors' flowers for you
[music plays in distance]
...picked some of the
neighbor's flowers for you
...forget
You were my star
I reached for shooting stars
I reached then I found you
I stole you from the skies
Stars, I reached for
shooting stars
I reached then I found you
I stole you from the skies
Our love was like a fortress
Our hearts intertwined
Miss, you lost?
...not penetrate our hearts
combined
The light that burns so
bright
it burns out twice as fast
Do you hablo ingles, seorita?
Do you need help?
Sh-- Should I go
get some help?
You are my star
I reached for shooting stars
I reached then I found you
I stole you from the skies
Stars,
I reached for shooting stars
I reached then I found you
I stole you from the skies
[music fades]
-[screaming]
-[thudding]
[bell ringing]
[bell ringing]
[eerie music]
[butler] The call, my lord.
[Master] Does the sun still
hold the sky?
Yes, you must shield yourself as
his lordship's banquet awaits.
[Master] Another hunter of
forest beasts, Percival?
Yes, my lord, as it ever is.
[Master] Find the conveyance
that brought him to this place.
Hide it.
Make sure that it is
not where it may be found.
As always, your lordship.
No one will look for it here.
Only it's legs are broken.
The blood goes unspoiled,
master.
[The Master]
You serve me well, my children.
However, I tire
of the taste of such creatures.
How may we be
of better service?
[The Master] You are
to fetch me a corrupt peasant.
A sinner, but a--
a beautiful creature.
I charge thee.
I have the urge to delight in
the flesh
as well as the blood, huh.
-Thy will be done.
-[The Master] You go now.
Find me just such a creature.
[haunting choir music]
[man grunting]
Aw, I love it.
Was it Grandma's?
Yes, it's been
a decent birthday so far.
No, Grandpa,
I don't have anyone special.
Just you.
Don't worry.
I'm headed to the bank as soon
as I hang up
and I will get your
medications paid for today.
Yes, I already tried it on
and it's-- it's beautiful.
Thank you.
Okay.
I love you.
Make sure you listen
to the nurses.
Okay. Bye.
Your worthless boyfriend
stole my money again.
What?
I told you
not to leave cash around.
I don't have
a choice, remember?
When he stole my debit card
the last time,
they had to close my account.
You know what?
I'm calling the cops.
No. You better not.
Please.
What's all the yelling?
Where's my money?
-Did you take her money?
-No.
Yes, you did.
Well, if I did,
it would be like reparations.
You know, time you little miss
white girl started paying
for the years
of white privilege.
My what?
I work to pay my bills, okay?
I don't get government aid for
a school
I don't even go to like you do.
Like both of you do.
You think stealing is fair?
You know, I love it when I hear
people with a history
of owning slaves telling others
what they consider fair.
She was never a slave
and I was never a slave owner.
And you, you pasty white piece
of shit,
you better give me
my money back.
He doesn't have your money.
But I'll get it back to you.
But the rent is already due.
And my grandpa, he needs his
medications paid for today.
Wait, are you willing to lose
your only friend over money?
I lost my friend the day she
let her boyfriend
-turn her into a whore.
-Don't you say it.
He turned you into a whore
to pay for the drugs
you two love so much.
She's a sex worker,
you judgmental bitch.
Her body, her choice.
Fuck you, bitch.
I spent your money.
And fuck your white male
patriarchy grandpa too.
No!
[eerie music]
[knocking on door]
[light piano music]
[knocking on door]
Come in.
I said come in.
Hello, I'm Tori.
Can I help you?
I'm here to offer you a
thousand dollars
for your services
on behalf of my employer.
I'm not a whore.
And the whore you're looking
for, she just left.
Or should I say, sex worker.
Forgive me.
What bad timing.
This is the address I was given
and patience isn't one of
my employer's virtues.
I'm willing to offer more
should it be required.
Some high roller was going to
pay that much
for sex with Tina?
That revolting practice?
Ew, no.
My client only wishes for the
company of a youthful beauty.
He's a natural voyeur.
No sex.
Why doesn't he just go to
a titty bar?
My employer is
an elderly gentleman
who prefers the privacy
of his own home.
A dirty old pervert, huh?
I beg your pardon.
My master is a decent,
cultivated man of the world.
I don't suppose
you'd be willing to accept?
What?
No.
And if the amount were raised
to say, 3,000?
Definitely generous.
[phone buzzing]
But I can't.
Wait.
Wait.
You said he just wants to see
a naked woman, right?
He won't be touching
or anything like that?
Correct.
You're sure?
Because I'm not a whore.
I'm nothing like that.
Not even close.
Good for you.
But if all he wants to do is
just see a naked woman,
that's not so bad, right?
Kind of like
posing for a nude portrait.
I agree.
Wait, hold on.
I'll need 4,000 though.
For you?
Sure.
I clean up.
And, not that this is any of
your business, but...
I just had all my money stolen
and someone's counting on me
for help, so...
I guess...
I gotta let some old guy
take a look at me naked.
Well, if wishes were horses,
beggars would ride.
Listen, can you just
give me a minute?
I better go make the show
worth the price of admission.
I'll wait.
[light inquisitive music]
[wet gnawing]
[The Master growling]
You should know that I have
a phone and a can of mace,
in case you think
I only make stupid choices.
There's no need
for hostilities.
We don't wish to harm you.
Please, make yourself
comfortable.
Not yet, Sister Tori.
[gas hissing]
Okay.
[soft electronic music]
You're what I hunger
You're all
I've ever hungered for
No one else but you
I taste
I taste your sweetness
I'll drown in you
forever more
I want just a taste
And I won't be denied
Miss.
Miss.
[Natalie grunting]
If you please, we've arrived.
Was I...
sleeping?
We have arrived.
Where are we?
The journey is complete.
And all is as it should be.
This is the remainder
of your fee.
Oh, hold on, Missy.
Money buys a lot of things.
Trust...
Trust isn't one of them.
I've told you.
You shall not be touched.
The Master will enter.
Music shall play.
He may command you to dance.
You will remove your clothes
as instructed.
And if he wants you to touch
yourself, do so. That's all.
This blindfold is only to keep
his identity private.
You have nothing
to worry about.
[low eerie music]
[ominous whirring]
-[door opening]
-[chains rattling]
[tense orchestral music]
Good evening, Natalie.
How do you know my name?
I know many things.
Um...
She-- The girl
who came in here with me?
She said there'd be music.
Music is your passion?
I-- I guess so.
Is putting naked women
in awkward situations
your passion?
A weakness of mine, I confess.
The feminine form.
Such wonder.
Mystery.
Truly a perfection.
Created by a higher power.
Bet those pretty words made
you popular with the ladies?
Well, in my prime, I had not
the want for noble flesh.
Many a maiden
gave herself willingly.
How times have changed.
Now...
Shall we begin?
Cue the music.
Are you familiar with music
from the Romantic era?
It's not normally part of
my playlist, but I could...
Perhaps Mendelssohn.
See if that strikes your fancy.
[romantic orchestral music]
It was the power
of the moonlight, you see,
that gave magic
to composers such as this.
A power that transformed
mortal men into titans.
You have no understanding, no
conception, my beautiful one.
This music was made only
for the ears of kings.
As spellbinding as it is,
this jam ain't gonna help me
get my groove on.
The parlance of your times
escapes my understanding.
She, uh...
She gave me a boombox.
Maybe we could tune
into something with a pulse?
A poor descendant
of something so magical.
However, if it pleases you...
[soft electronic music playing]
Dance for me.
Let the blood pulse
through your veins.
For the first time
I have ever seen
A love so pure from inside
of me for the first time
For the first time
This twist of fate from me
This twist of fate
from you
And I can tell
I want you on me tonight
Caress yourself.
My hands is yours
is what I'm seeing.
The stars are out tonight
The stars are out tonight
This twist of fate
of me
It's like a twist of fate
on us
So come and dance with me
[The Master growling]
[Natalie grunting]
[Natalie screaming]
[Natalie screaming]
[Natalie screaming]
What have you done?
That crucifix,
it's sanctified.
[Natalie panting]
[tense music]
[Natalie panting]
[Natalie grunting and panting]
[eerie music]
[Natalie panting]
[thunder rumbling]
[pulsing noise]
[chilling chord]
[thunder rumbling]
[birds chirping]
[Natalie panting]
[slow, mysterious
piano instrumental]
[groaning]
[distant car approaching]
Stop!
[groaning]
Please!
Stop!
-You okay?
-No.
I've been stuck out here.
And I'm dying of thirst.
Do you have anything to drink?
Any water?
Uh, one more, I think.
In the cooler.
Here you go.
Thirsty, huh?
Like you wouldn't believe.
Do you have any more?
Uh...
I don't think so.
Damn.
Was that...
was that water?
What... what do you mean?
Well, it didn't even...
It's just so hot around here.
I think I'm... dehydrated.
The sun is so...
-so hot.
-It's like 50 degrees out.
Are you, uh...
sick or something?
Yeah.
Maybe.
Is there a hospital
in this town?
Town? [chuckles]
Uh, no, ma'am.
No hospitals,
no stores, no nothing.
Barely any people around here.
Um...
I can give you
a ride up to the--
Yes, a ride.
That would be just...
[chilling chord]
You're bleeding.
Oh, that's nothing.
My wife threw a glass at me
and sliced my arm.
Anywho, uh...
Shut the door
and we'll get moving.
Move, bitch!
Damn!
Bitch!
You trying to break my arm?
[tires skidding]
[gunshot]
[muffled grunting]
You're in the middle
of absolute nowhere.
So far from anywhere...
your pain and suffering is
just gonna fade with the wind.
[gun cocking]
You remember that little girl?
The one that
you tortured and raped?
In front of her mother?
Who you had tied to a chair?
Well, she died of her injuries.
And the mother, well,
she recently took her life.
Now, you deserve to die
a painful, agonizing death.
But you see,
monsters like you,
predators like you...
you're lucky to live in
a world of castrated cops,
crooked judges...
who are really no more than
corrupt politicians.
More worried
about keeping their jobs
than doing their jobs.
You know the type.
[muffled grunting]
They're like sheep,
wearing their paper masks
that cover their nose
and their mouth.
Well, I'm no sheep.
This might be
your last day on earth.
[gun clicks]
But you're a lucky man.
-[muffled grunting]
-Yeah, your luck's holding out.
But you see,
I want to be a fair man.
So, I'm gonna give you a chance.
A chance
you didn't give your victims.
A chance you don't deserve.
Now, this gun.
I took this gun off a pimp
after I put him down.
He'd killed a few of his girls.
If you can get to that gun...
blow my brains out...
you can get away scot-free.
But, you gotta
get through me first.
Oh, I'm going through you,
old-timer.
I know the girl's dead.
And I know
her mom committed suicide.
But what I didn't tell you is,
I don't give a fuck.
[heavy thuds]
[groaning]
[heavy thuds]
[groaning]
-[heavy thud]
-[grunting]
[heavy thud]
[heavy thuds]
[heavy thuds]
[heavy thud]
[heavy thud]
[hissing]
[gunshots]
[gunshots]
I never killed
an unarmed girl before.
It was an accident.
Somehow, a young woman in
a cocktail dress
shows up out of...
out of nowhere.
What the hell
were you doing here?
I checked the perimeter camera.
No tracks, except for yours.
You just wandered out of
the forest.
I never killed a girl before.
My prisoner escaped.
But he will not get away.
I will track him down
and kill that son of a...
[chilling chord]
-[loud clang]
-Oh!
[growling]
[breathing heavily]
I know this is weird.
I'm sorry.
I killed you.
I remember.
That's my blood?
Kind of.
Take these handcuffs off.
I can't.
You might be a serial killer.
But I mean, you do...
kind of have a serial killer
style set up here.
Oh, yeah? You're the one
that's drinking blood.
With a spoon.
I know.
This looks super weird.
I don't even understand
what's going on myself.
Well, not yet.
But you,
on the other hand.
You had a man tied up,
and then you let him go just
so you could kill him?
Yeah, I know.
I let him go...
to give him a fighting chance,
which he didn't deserve.
Now, unlock these cuffs.
I'm sorry. I can't risk--
I killed you.
How were you alive?
I don't know.
I saw you.
I watched you die.
I remember.
I remember the sound.
Being knocked off my feet.
It felt like I was
hit with a sledgehammer.
Yeah.
Those were three
kill shots to the chest.
I was in
the military a long time.
No one could survive that.
The wounds healed.
It's not possible.
Look, they just healed up,
all right?
I don't know how.
Lady,
I don't know what you're on.
PCP, LSD, or whatever it is.
It's gonna wear off, and you're
gonna be a corpse again.
And I'm gonna
be chained to this--
this goddamn thing
till I starve.
Now, take these cuffs off.
I killed you.
How is...
How is this happening?
Oh...
God.
I was at the VA.
They said it was PTSD.
I must be hallucinating.
Well, you're not.
And, man, I wish I was.
All I know is that I could drink
an entire ocean dry,
and that is
the central preoccupation of
my life right now.
Hey, unlock these cuffs.
I'll get you whatever you want.
Don't talk to me
like I'm crazy, old man.
I am not crazy, okay?
I go to school.
I go to work.
I'm a normal person.
-I even have two jobs.
-Shh, shh...
Listen.
When I was knocked out,
did you see that guy?
-Who?
-The guy.
The other man I was fighting.
That guy?
Probably made the smart choice
and headed for civilization.
No.
We're 80 miles from any town.
If he's watching and he sees me
chained up to this,
he's gonna come in here
and kill us both.
Damn, you're paranoid.
No wonder you shot me.
[chuckling]
Are you used to
a different reception
from a stranger whose--
whose property you broke into
and start drinking his blood?
Huh?
We're running out of time.
Unlock these cuffs.
Come on.
Promise you
won't try and kill me?
Hey, I didn't try to kill you.
It was an accident.
But if this guy's watching
and he sees me chained up here,
he's gonna come in here and he's
gonna kill you on purpose.
He's gonna kill both of us.
Can you help me?
Yeah, I can.
-Will you?
-Yes, fine. I will.
-You swear?
-I swear.
Unlock these goddamn cuffs.
Come on!
Fine.
Shit.
Oh, this is not a good
time to lose the key, lady.
Wait, where did I...
Run.
-Run!
-No!
[clicking]
-[gunshots]
-[grunts]
[gunshots]
[clicking]
[gasping]
Sounds stupid,
but are you hurt?
Well...
Considering
I've been shot twice today...
What can I do?
Please.
I'm so thirsty.
[gasping breath]
I got an idea.
[knife clicks]
[soft rustling]
[trickling]
[ethereal music plays]
-[snarls]
-No! Enough! Enough!
I know what you want.
Someone...
No.
Something bit me,
that's all I know.
All I know is that
you took a bullet for me.
Please.
Can you help me?
I'm...
I'm so thirsty.
It hurts.
I have an idea.
[rustling]
All right, listen to me.
This is a GPS transmitter,
okay?
Now,
and I'm putting it in my pocket.
And I'm giving you this phone
that has an app
so you'll be able
to find it wherever it is.
Understand?
Okay.
I'm gonna go
get that motherfucker.
What if he shoots you?
Well...
You'll be able to find me,
and drinks will be on me then.
If I knew you were gonna
buy me dinner,
I probably would have
taken the cuffs off sooner.
[tense synth music]
All of my dreams
have torn apart at the seams
And all these choices I made
reflect the practice I paid
Yeah, I set sail
for the open sky
I chase the sun
until the day I die
[gunshots]
[gunshots]
[gunshots]
[gunshots]
[gunshots]
[grunts]
[gunshots]
[gunshots]
[gunshots]
[gun clicking]
[distant gunfire]
[gunshots]
[grunts] Oh! Ooh...
[groans]
[groaning]
[gunshot]
[rustling]
[trickling]
[trickling]
Thank you.
Is that him?
Yeah.
-Did you know him?
-No.
-What if he had a wife and kids?
-No, he didn't.
It's a good thing he's dead.
Trust me.
Listen, I would never
judge you, but...
I just want
to get one thing straight.
You kill people for pleasure?
No, no.
The people that I kill
are murderers,
rapists, pedophiles.
The world's a much better
place without them.
It's that simple.
Now,
what's much more interesting
is you know what you are.
[talking over each other]
No, I know what you want to say,
but it's ridiculous.
Oh yeah? You've got fangs.
-You drink blood to survive.
-No, you're not listening to me.
You're thinking
the same thing I am.
Yeah, a doctor.
I need a doctor
so they can cure me
of whatever they...
You're not thinking
about a doctor.
You broke those
handcuffs with your bare hands.
-Yeah, but...
-You were killed twice.
No, you're not listening to me.
And your wound's
completely healed.
How did that happen to you?
How? How?
Well, I was...
in my apartment...
when... all of a sudden...
Oh, my God.
I totally forgot! Um...
-What?
-We need to go.
Um... Do you have a car?
No, I'm not going anywhere.
You tell me
what's happening here.
No, listen.
We need to get
to my grandfather.
He has medications that I need
to pay for, like, yesterday.
And I went through
literal hell to get the money.
So, can we please just go?
And I swear I will explain
everything in the car, okay?
All right, all right.
Fine. Tell me in the car.
We need to go.
[light piano music]
-Oh, wait.
-What?
I just want to thank you...
for saving my life.
But, um...
But we're even, right?
You and I?
-Yeah.
-Okay. Um, sorry.
Just one more thing.
Um...
I know that you do...
a lot of... really bad things.
But... to me...
you're the good guy.
Come on. Let's go.
I don't know where
she's escaped to, my lord.
But that doesn't matter now.
What matters
now is that you feed.
That wretch may
have disappeared, but...
we found you an even
more sultry prize.
When will she arrive?
Percival has
already arrived with her.
She's beautiful, my lord.
Voluptuous.
I trust you this time.
-You checked her for crucifixes?
-I did, my lord.
I apologize
for the last creature.
Once she's inside...
lock her in.
Secure the estate.
I'm weak.
I will need every drop of her.
So shall it be.
[dramatic organ music]
[fire crackles]
What's your name, my dear?
My name is Stephanie.
A beautiful name...
for a beautifully luscious...
young woman.
I... I've never done
anything like this before.
I'm kind of nervous...
with the blindfold on and all.
I'll stand behind you...
so that you can take it off.
Oh.
Thank you.
Are you somebody
famous or something?
Is that why you don't
want me to see you?
I'm notoriously infamous.
I think I kind of understand.
But I won't turn around
if you don't want me to.
Thank you.
-Now it's time.
-Time?
Indeed.
[squishing noise]
[Stephanie screaming]
Ah!
[gasping]
[screams]
[screaming]
[groans]
[grunting]
[screaming]
Help me! Help!
-[screaming]
-You don't understand!
I can't take any more!
[screaming]
The Master... he humbles...
Please, help!
[screaming]
No, don't! Don't fight!
Help me!
No! Master, no!
Your blood is sour.
Her blood is sweet.
[crunching]
[screams]
A brave one.
I like the taste of brave ones.
[squishing]
All of my dreams
have torn apart at the seams
And all these choices I made
reflect the practice I paid
Yeah, I set sail
for the open sky
I chase the sun
until the day I die
And I will never be
the same
Tonight I want
to be everything
That I'm capable of
But I can't laugh out loud
and cry
These last tears
that I've never cried
And I will never be the same
Again
It's broken in me this
pulse has got to break free
In turn the ground,
it will shake
When all these chains
I do break
Yeah
I set sail for the open sky
I chase the sun until
the day I die
And I will never be the same
Tonight I'm at the beginning
Of this entire journey
And I will never...