Reginald the Vampire (2022) s01e04 Episode Script

1
Previously on "Reginald
the Vampire"
What is it that you want, Maurice,
out there in the world?
Don't be a stranger, young solider.
I remember we were gonna break them.
Who you breaking now?
Wait and see.
What happened to Angela?
I don't wanna talk about Angela.
You will take part in the Vampiric
Ability and Potential Assessment,
henceforth known as The Assessment.
We can't let just anyone join our ranks.
I'm not the only one who dies if I fail.
My sire dies too.
Look, we're in this together.
I believe in you.
Reginald Andres has a unique gift.
Reginald can Glamour other vampires.
Reggie, I told you not to do this,
and that means not doing it
without fully understanding
the consequences.
Yeah. She's the problem, isn't she?
Sarah's the best thing
that's ever happened to me.
Well, that's over with.
No matter how much you love a human,
you will hurt them,
ad you'll never forgive yourself.
[SULTRY JAZZ MUSIC]
♪
I gotta thank you.
Again?
When I came to Oakland
I thought I was gonna change the world.
You're adorable.
Never said I wasn't.
♪
[ANGELA GASPS SOFTLY]
[MAURICE SLURPING]
But progress
it hasn't been easy.
It seems like for every
good the Panthers do,
there's two, three
♪
Five setbacks.
Yes, but you're strong now.
You're powerful.
But strength, speed,
power
those weren't the
greatest of your gifts.
Oh, yeah?
What was?
Time.
Time?
This new world we're trying to build,
it won't be built overnight.
But you
you've given me a longer life
than I ever thought possible.
I mean, think of everything
we can do with all those years.
We will change the world.
And then we'll live long enough
to watch it change again.
♪
[SULTRY JAZZ RESUMES]
[MOANS, GRUNTS]
♪
[WHOOSH]
Whoa, whoa! Mike!
This is an employees-only
area. What are you doing here?
Little jumpy?
[SIGHS]
You'd be jumpy too if you
were booked for an Assessment
that'll almost certainly
guarantee a painful death.
And Maurice ghosted
me a couple days ago.
So there's not much
training going on either.
- Do you know where he went?
- Not a clue. You?
Mm-mm.
[SIGHS]
Usually my vampire GPS lets me know.
Like, you know, when I found
him in Angela's basement?
But now, I have nothing.
What if he's dead?
Sire bond diminishes with distance,
but peril has a way of overcoming that,
so if Maurice was in danger, you'd know.
Reggie.
I think you should leave
Akron. Go away from here.
[SCOFFS] You trying to get rid of me?
I'm trying to save you. I
mean, you said it yourself:
The Assessment's a death sentence.
So why stay here and submit to that?
Because Maurice made it pretty clear
that they're gonna
find me wherever I go.
Doesn't mean it's not worth trying.
Think about it.
I think I'm the reason Maurice left.
I made him a promise and I broke it.
Yeah, Maurice doesn't do
well with that kind of thing.
Yeah, I noticed.
Maybe
I should stay here in Akron and train.
Maybe you could help me train.
Save me, Mike Choi. You're my only hope.
Sorry, Reg. This isn't my fight.
[WHOOSH]
You totally missed a
"Star Wars" reference!
Do vampires even watch movies?
[UNEASY MUSIC]
Maurice?
♪
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
What the fuck have you done?
He shot me.
Who? Who shot you?
The cop.
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
The one that came at
me with the nightstick.
What have you done?
I killed him.
The bullets, they
they popped right back out of my chest.
I healed and I fed.
I gave him what he deserved, but
I just couldn't stop.
Are you sure that he's dead?
Maybe you just
I fucking ripped his head off.
Take off those clothes.
I swear, I I didn't mean to do it.
I I wasn't gonna do anything.
Look, he has been harassing
the neighborhood since day one.
Oh, so what you did was justice?
Yeah! Maybe it fucking was.
That isn't justice. That's vengeance.
And if you don't know the difference,
we're gonna have a big problem.
What's this?
Think.
You killed a pig in
a Black neighborhood.
[DRAWER CLUNKING]
[WHISPERING] There's
gonna be hell to pay.
Yes, and we'll be long
gone when that happens.
We're leaving?
What about the Panthers?
Are not your problem anymore.
Maurice, you can live forever,
but that doesn't mean you can't die.
And sometimes survival means that
you need to cut ties and disappear.
We can't.
The cops are gonna be on a warpath.
Yeah, well, you should
have thought of that
before you killed one.
What if they blame someone innocent?
Are you joking?
Of course they're gonna
blame someone innocent!
They're gonna blame 50
someones while they're at it!
[TENSE MUSIC]
I never meant for this to happen.
- Fuck!
- Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
I know. I know.
But it did.
And I know that you wanna fix it
but if you get involved
in whatever comes next,
you are only gonna make things worse.
No.
I promise I won't lose control again.
But you will.
And that is not your fault. Okay?
You're still getting used
to this new life and
and your body's still
adjusting to the changes,
and the cravings are
a part of that process.
The best thing you can
do for the community
is get as far away from it as possible.
You understand that, right?
You get that, right?
[DISTANT SIRENS WAILING]
Okay.
Okay, so pack your
bag, and with any luck,
we'll be in Paris by
the end of the week.
We're going to France?
Yes. We need to lay low,
but that doesn't mean we
need to live like animals.
- How long?
- Not long.
A decade. Maybe two.
Oh, but you're gonna love it.
Just wait till you try the bread.
Okay.
Okay, Paris.
But first there's
somewhere we need to go.
[POLICE SIRENS CONTINUE WAILING]
Angie, we can't just walk
around in the sunlight.
What sun? Portland
overcast is our umbrella.
We shouldn't be here.
If I'ma disappear,
I need to see my mama one more time.
She's your family, and I get that.
Hey!
But you gave that up the
moment you agreed to be turned.
You smell that?
She made étouffée. [LAUGHS]
And how could you know that? Hmm?
How could you possibly smell
that from all the way out here?
- You know how I know.
- Exactly.
You are no longer the son that she knew.
Look, you don't have to come with me,
but I owe her a goodbye.
Of course I'm coming with you.
If I left you alone, who
knows the trail of bodies
you'd leave behind.
And then that would be another mess
that I'd have to clean up.
- Okay
- [BOTH CHUCKLING]
Hey, Mama.
[MELANCHOLIC MUSIC]
♪
[DOOR HINGES SQUEAKING]
♪
Mama?
Angela Angela!
[DARK MUSIC]
♪
Please, everyone, sit down
while the food's still hot.
We're grateful the good Lord
saw fit to bring you home.
Junior, please.
Next time, a little
warning would be nice.
Junior?
My father was Maurice Senior.
[SOFT PIANO MUSIC]
May the Lord protect his soul.
♪
So, young man I don't know
He lives next door,
and he helps me out when
I've made too much of a meal.
[CHUCKLES]
Does the boy talk?
Don't be rude.
Looks like you've been replaced, Junior.
So Angela,
do you know that you
are the first young woman
that Maurice has seen fit
to introduce to his mama?
I did not.
It's true.
And I look forward to
finding out everything
there is to know about you.
[CHUCKLES]
Would you care to offer us the grace?
I'll pass.
[LAUGHS]
Angela's just joking, Ma.
I was hoping maybe I
could say it myself.
That would be lovely.
[OLD-TIMEY PIANO MUSIC IN BACKGROUND]
♪
Bless us, oh Lord, for these Thy gifts
in which we are about to
receive from Thy bounty.
Through Christ our Lord, amen.
Mm, amen.
♪
Oh, Mama, one scoop's enough, please.
Oh, look at you. You're too skinny.
What are they feeding you
down there in California?
Pig.
Mostly.
Well, at least someone
enjoys my cooking, hmm?
I'm not in an eating contest
with the neighbor boy, Ma.
It's a good thing, because you'd lose.
[LAUGHS]
So where are you from, Angela Hibbert?
The British West Indies.
Surely no one called them
that when you were a child.
Uh, so, Ma. [CLEARS THROAT]
How's St. Andrew's?
They ever get that broken step fixed?
No, they keep saying they're going to,
but nothing ever happens.
Maybe now that you're home
you can walk over there.
Lend a hand.
And that reminds me, after dinner,
why don't you put the
cot in the living room?
That way Angela can
sleep in the bedroom.
That won't be necessary.
We won't be staying.
Just one night.
[LAUGHS]
Can I talk to you for a second?
- Privately.
- [CLEARS THROAT]
Excuse me, Mom.
Here.
Look, I know this isn't
what we agreed to but
- [BELT CLICKING]
- Yo, wait. What are you doing?
Relieving some stress.
But my mother is right
through that wall.
We did not come here
to play fucking house.
Say what you need to say, and let's go.
♪
[DOOR HINGES SQUEAK]
[DOOR CLICKS SHUT]
That's a nice little
greenhouse you got there.
Uh, yeah. It's just a hobby.
Name's Landry.
Maurice.
Yeah, that "For Sale" sign's
been out there for some time now.
You must be the new owner.
I don't wanna be too nosy,
but I hope you didn't
pay market price for that.
Rumor is that some pretty crazy shit
happened there back in the day.
Mm.
Yeah, maybe, uh,
maybe you could help
me out with something.
I'm happy to oblige, neighbor.
Last time I was in town,
there was a root shop in Albina.
You ever heard of it?
I was wondering if it's still open.
I saw the greenhouse
and figured you might be familiar.
[LAUGHS] Root shop, huh?
You mean like hoodoo and what have ya?
I'm looking for a particular herb.
You need it fresh to make tea.
Ah.
So you're a fancy tea drinker, huh?
Yeah, something like that.
Well, I got no idea, to be honest.
I only bought this
place a few years back.
I'm not what you'd call a a local.
Worth a shot.
Thanks for your time.
All right.
[EDGY MUSIC]
♪
How long that neighbor boy
been eating dinner over here?
Three months.
His mother passed.
Poor child hasn't spoken a word since.
I'm sure it doesn't help
that his father is too
committed to his drink
to remember three square meals.
So you gonna tell me, or
are you gonna make me ask?
Is she pregnant?
Angela? No, no.
So I'm not planning a wedding?
- Jesus Christ.
- Hey!
I raised you better than
to take His name in vain.
Sorry.
And as for the other thing,
you show up here with a girl
I've heard bo-peep about.
- What am I supposed to think?
- No one is getting pregnant
and no one is getting married.
Good.
[LAUGHS]
- Here we go.
- Well, can you blame me?
The girl did not want to say grace.
I'm not here to talk about Angela.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
Why are you here?
♪
Did you bring it?
Unregistered and loaded
with the Butcher's phone number.
Her name is Nikki.
Are you sure bringing
on Nikki is a good idea?
She's unpredictable and extreme.
She's crazy.
Yes, you can aim her at the Blob,
but can you be sure he
will be her only victim?
- Okay. You're being dramatic.
- Am I?
You were in Buenos Aires
when she earned her moniker.
She ripped out that man's
spine and fed it to his wife.
If you think you can control her,
by all means, call her.
♪
Wow, Mama.
[LAUGHING] Oh, oh.
Oh, this looks amazing.
Oh, man.
[SIZZLING] Ah!
[DARK MUSIC]
Maurice, is everything okay?
I [CLEARS THROAT] Yeah.
Yeah, I'm just, uh
I'm not feeling too good.
Think I'ma go lay down for a bit.
- What?
- Yeah.
Don't worry, Irma. I'll
take good care of him.
♪
You're being careless.
It was an accident.
And how long before she
notices we avoid the sun?
I know it's hard to accept,
but you don't belong here.
She's still my mama.
If she finds out what you are,
she will try to kill you.
We need to go.
Tonight.
And we will.
Soon.
- But not tonight.
- Maurice.
Look, I just need a little more time.
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
Hey, you find what you were looking for?
Not yet.
Well, maybe I can help.
What sort of, uh, spooky
kabuki were you trying to find?
It's called Herb of the Cross.
You ever heard of it?
[LAUGHS] Can't say I have,
but why don't you come on
up here and share a drink
with an old man and you
can tell me all about it?
That's very kind, but no thank you.
Are you sure?
I mean, it's it's not your fancy tea,
but it's it's good.
Maybe next time.
[FOREBODING MUSIC]
♪
Long time no see, Eve.
Ange, I love your home.
Oh, I'm sure the Council provided you
with adequate living
arrangements in your own district.
Uh, too many windows for my taste,
but the locals are delicious.
Climate like that requires
an extra layer of fat.
Eve, what are you doing here?
Being regional manager of
the Yukon was a promotion,
but do you have any idea
how long the days are
in the summer?
Too long.
So you're on vacation?
In Akron.
Call it "stopping by on
my way to the big city."
Eve, there's something
you're not telling me.
Might be.
Well, you know how I am about rumors,
especially the scandalous kind.
Oh, I remember.
Well, rumor has it
Maurice Miller is back in your life,
and that is something I had
to see up close and personal.
Maurice is a recent
arrival but has yet to file
for official district citizenship.
Ange, please.
This is Eve you're talking to.
If anyone understands
how thankless the work is,
it's me.
Give a little.
That son of a bitch
tried to bring Angel's
Blood into my city.
[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC]
Angel's Blood.
Whatever for?
It's Maurice.
Who knows what the hell he was thinking?
What happened to the supplier?
He paid the appropriate price.
But believe it or not, I have an
even bigger problem on my plate.
Oh, don't be such a tease.
Give.
Reginald Andres.
They call him "the Fat Vampire."
Bail on me in my time of need, Maurice?
Not cool.
Do I need you? Yes.
Am I gonna pretend that I don't?
Also yes, because it's time to train,
and I am fully capable
of training myself.
Although, if you were here,
I probably wouldn't
have to talk to myself,
but nothing. But nothing!
Forget that noise.
[LIGHT MUSIC]
You got this.
You are this.
♪
One. Yeah.
[GRUNTS] Two.
Come on.
Ooh. [GROANS]
Ow.
[MOODY MUSIC]
♪
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
♪
[KEYS JINGLING]
[OMINOUS MUSIC ESCALATES]
♪
[LOCK CLICKS]
Hey, Mike Choi.
I saw "Star Wars" the
night it premiered,
and I prefer my Joseph
Campbell in book form.
Counterpoint. Common misperception.
Lucas and Campbell
were actually friends.
- In fact, did you know Lucas
- Oh, okay, fine!
I'll train you. Okay?
[CLEARS THROAT]
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
What happened to this
not being your fight?
You and I have something in common.
What, nice cheekbones?
A second chance.
We both want one.
And I figure helping you
is a step in the right direction.
But why do you need a second chance?
We get through this thing in one piece,
and I'll tell you the whole sad story.
Copy that.
You call that chopping?
- [LAUGHS]
- Matter of fact.
Well, watch me.
Maybe you'll learn a thing or two.
First thing with a pepper,
you gotta cut half an inch
off the top and the bottom.
And then you save these for later.
Mama, can I talk to you for a second?
There's something I need to tell you.
I'm working here, Junior.
Then you slice the flesh,
and you take out the core.
No, Mama, please. Just a second.
Well, what is it?
I'm leaving.
- Already? You haven't even
- No.
- Had dinner.
- No, Mama. I'm leaving.
Angela and I, we're going on a trip.
A long trip and
I'm not sure when I'm gonna be back.
And where are you headed to?
France maybe. I'm not sure.
We might be moving around a bit.
I take it things in
Oakland didn't work out?
There was a guy I knew over there.
I thought he was the
hippest brother in town.
He'd see cops bothering kids
for just playing in the
spray of a hydrant and
and he'd step in.
He'd get knocked down,
but he always got back up.
Thought he was invincible.
That dumb fool thought
he would change the world.
"Blessed are those who mourn,
for they shall be comforted."
[SOMBER MUSIC]
Gospel of Matthew.
Seems I raised you right after all.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
There is no shame in
catching your breath.
Whether it is for one night or one year,
you can stay here as long as you'd like.
Now get back to chopping.
Exactly like I demonstrated.
- Come on.
- [LAUGHS]
Good. [LAUGHS]
[UNEASY MUSIC]
♪
Angela.
Hey, look, we need to talk.
To say you wanna stay in
Portland with your mother.
Don't you?
You knew.
She needs you.
And you need her.
Would I rather you
prioritized your own safety
and came with me?
Yes.
But I'm not gonna force you to leave.
Wow, um [CLEARS THROAT]
I really thought this conversation
was gonna be a lot harder.
[BOTH LAUGH]
Thank you for understanding.
Of course.
And I brought you a little parting gift.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
Who who is this?
I think I'm your dinner.
Oh, don't worry, she won't
remember anything tomorrow.
Are you crazy?
My mother is right down those stairs.
She could walk up here any minute.
I'll make sure she doesn't.
Come on. You haven't fed in days.
I can't leave you on an empty stomach,
especially considering
what happened in Oakland.
And I am hungry.
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
Watch the door.
You bet I will.
- Mmm
- [MOANS]
Good boy.
[BOTH BREATHING HEAVILY]
[BOTH SIGH]
That's a good boy.
Drink.
She tastes good, doesn't she?
Mmm.
- Drink.
- [MOANS]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[UPBEAT SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
[PANTING]
Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.
Get out of my house.
- Monster!
- Hmm.
So you know what I am?
I know you don't belong here.
The love of a mother
is a incredible thing, isn't it?
Unconditional. Dangerous.
Blind.
Take Oakland, for example.
Do you have any idea why we really left?
A friend of Maurice's died.
I don't think that cop he
killed was a friend of his.
No. You're lying!
Ripped his head clean
off with his teeth.
No. Maurice is not a killer!
See what I mean?
Blind.
No matter what he may have done,
he is never so far gone
he can't come home to me.
He's my son.
Was your son.
- And now he belongs to me.
- No!
No!
Aah!
[PANTING]
[WHIMPERS]
[ANGELA GIGGLES]
[GASPING]
[HISSES]
[LAUGHING]
What was Maurice thinking?
A plus-size vampire?
How precious.
A problem that will soon be solved.
To you, Angela.
For breaking the rules
without a second thought.
[SMALL LAUGH]
I didn't turn him.
But you are regional director.
Whether you had a hand in it or not,
an abomination was born on your watch.
If you weren't under
a microscope before,
you are now.
Thanks for sharing.
Mm.
I take it his Assessment
must already be in the works?
Of course it is.
I can't wait to hear
what the Council thinks
of you wasting Logan the
Hellbender's time with this.
How utterly delightful.
I thought you were on vacation.
I am. In New York.
For my performance review.
I'm hoping for a promotion,
but you know how it works.
For one to rise, another must fall.
[TENSE MUSIC]
[MELANCHOLIC MUSIC]
♪
[BOTTLE CLATTERS]
[GASPS]
Mama.
Mama. Mama!
No. Angela!
Angela, what the fuck did you do?
Mama.
- Junior.
- Oh!
Stop squeezing me.
Maurice, what happened to you?
You're you're alive.
What kind of a question is that?
Of course I'm alive.
I'm I'm just
I'm hungry.
[HISSES]
Why are you looking at me like that?
Ow.
My teeth.
What why are they?
Angela.
What did she do to me?
Why do why do I feel so alive?
You were never gonna leave her.
And now you don't have to.
I've given you your mother
in the only way possible.
What did you do to me?
I freed you.
Don't you dare talk to her.
[LAUGHS] She was gonna die anyways.
[ECHOING FAINTLY] Sooner than later.
You're still so young.
You don't understand
how brief humans are.
I found a way to keep you two together.
You actually believe that?
Why aren't you happy?
[DOOR HINGES SQUEAK]
Wait, Mama! Mama, wait!
You can't leave.
No, I can't I can't stay.
Not with her.
Father John will know what to do.
No, no, you aren't going anywhere.
Okay? Not while the sun's out.
If you do, you'll burn.
- I'm gonna burn anyway.
- No, no!
I mean you'll burn.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪
Look. Look at me.
Things are different for you now.
Okay? You have to adjust
to a whole new way of life.
But I'll be here for you. Okay?
I'll be here to help you
every step of the way.
Did you kill that police officer?
Tell me she made you do it.
Tell me this change didn't
turn you into a killer.
Mom, Mama.
Mama, it's more complicated than that.
Oh, no. I can't.
I can't be what you've become.
I can't, Maurice.
- I won't. I won't.
- No, Mama.
- No.
- Please don't do this.
Listen, it's gonna be okay.
It's gonna be okay.
The the Lord just needs
me to take a few more steps.
♪
"Come to me,
all you who are weary and burdened,
and I will give you rest."
♪
Mama, I c I can't.
It's okay.
Your father and I will
be waiting for you
When you're ready.
No. No, Ma-Mama, please.
Mama, please don't do this!
Mom.
- [WHIMPERING]
- Please don't do this.
Mom!
- Aah!
- Mama!
[SCREAMING]
♪
[DRAMATIC CHORDS]
Time to go.
I'm gonna kill you.
Don't be cute.
I let you sit there like a sad
little rag doll all day long.
But the sun is down,
and we have a lot of ground to cover,
so get up.
I don't know how
and I don't know when
but the one thing I do know
is that I have time.
I made you.
But you made me too.
[CAR DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
[ENGINE REVS]
Pardon the intrusion, neighbor.
But I got a particularly beefy wardrobe
that needs moving, and
my old back isn't sure
it can take it today.
Any chance I could
offer you a liquid bribe
for some help?
No bribe necessary.
All right. [LAUGHS]
Okay.
Oh, come on in.
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
I'll have the lights up
in two shakes of a maraca.
Do you remember me now?
You're the neighbor boy.
And you are a vampire.
Everyone thought I was crazy.
That I didn't see her burst into flame.
But I know what I saw.
And I know what you are.
And I knew you'd be back.
Holy water.
Ordered it from the Vatican.
Blessed by the pope.
Sticks carved from trees in Jerusalem.
Daggers edged in wood.
And this.
You know, at first I considered
building a cage of silver.
Then I discovered the Devil's Trap.
And what better way to
catch a creature of the night
than to use its own
dark energy against it?
You'll never leave this
room without my permission.
Uh, not that you'll live
long enough for it to matter.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry that hate consumed you.
That you never got to live your life.
That all you had was revenge.
I lost my mother that day.
Trust me.
I know how that feels.
[LAUGHS] You're sorry?
You're sorry?
I was left alone
with him.
Your father.
Oh, that man was no father.
Not like you had.
Your parents loved each other.
Your mother loved you like
a parent's supposed to.
She was the closest
thing I had to family.
And you took her from me.
But
the Devil's Trap.
That's just some shit
they made up in movies.
Listen to me.
You're gonna forget about vampires,
about me, my mother,
and you're gonna move on with your life.
[EXHALES] Oh.
Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Yeah, that's right.
Your mind control won't work on me.
- You have Herb of the Cross.
- And don't even dare
try and suck my blood.
I've been drinking the
Herb every day for decades.
Not only am I immune,
I'm toxic.
Where did you get it?
You've been growing it, haven't you?
It's been here the whole time.
And why do you wanna
know about that herb?
Huh?
It's protection against
monsters like you.
I wish you hadn't drank that herb.
If I could've glamoured
you, this would've been easy.
But nothing's ever easy.
[CRACK] [THUDS]
[LINE TRILLING]
[PHONE RINGS]
♪
Nikki?
Hey, it's Angela.
I have a problem
that requires your special touch.
His name is Reginald Andres.