The Hound

Episode 1: Cry Me A River

By Jason A Clark

CHARACTERS
"DONOR 1"

"Young white male in T-shirt and jeans.

"DONOR 2"

"Young black male in T-shirt and jeans.

GANGSTERS Withered corpses in pinstriped suits with Thompson guns.

"HUGO"

"Classic old vampire with long fangs, wrinkled skin, and next to no
hair.

"JENNY"

"Jenny is in her early to mid 30s. She has black hair that comes down
to her shoulder blades. She is wearing a black trenchcoat over a black
and white women's business pantsuit. Her shirt sleeves have dice
cufflinks. There is a large pistol, LUCKY 13, in a holster at her
hip."

"KINGSBURY" "Large framed bald man wearing a charcoal gray suit with white suit.
His mouth is split nearly to his ears and his eyes are solid black.
"NESS"

"Pale human wearing a charcoal gray suit with white shirt underneath.
He has short mousy brown hair."

PATCHWORK Over eight foot tall stitched together creature. Each one has ulticolored chunks of flesh divided by black wax stitching. Faces push out
across the surface of its skin.
"WEEPER"

"Sickly green male with slight hunchback and large weeping sores all
over exposed skin. Wearing jeans, vest, and a newsboy cap. He's
carrying a shotgun with him and has shotgun shells in his belt."

INT. COFFIN EXTREMELY DARK

HUGO is asleep inside his plush, red velvet-lined
coffin. His arms are folded classic vampire style. The
splintering sound of hammering begins and Hugos eyes bulge
open.
HUGO
Whos there? Armand?
doing to my coffin?

What are you

HUGO thumps at the coffin lid without success.

of nails continues.

The pounding

HUGO
(Agitated)
Whats going on out
there? Somebody answer me!
The pounding stops. There is now the sound of water being
poured and some of it drips into the coffin, burning him.
HUGO
(Frantic)
Ah! Shit! Holy water? Let me
out! Armand? Victor? Someone! Let
me out!
WEEPER
Theres nobody out here that can
lend you a hand Hugo. Just a
tearful little boy getting ready
for sunrise.
Sunrise?

HUGO

WEEPER giggles and the coffin starts moving.

along, jostling HUGO back and forth roughly.

It thumps

WEEPER
You know, Big Al wasnt very happy
when you gutting his messenger. He
sent me and Valentine down here to
teach you some manners.
HUGO
(gulping audibly)
Big Al? Valentine?
WEEPER
Did you really think you could keep
Big Als cut for yourself? You
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2.

WEEPER (contd)
leeches sure arent very bright,
are you?
The coffin stops.

Birds are chirping.

A rooster crows.

HUGO
I can pay you. More than he
can. I promise. Just dont let me
burn. Oh god, dont let me burn!
WEEPER
You couldnt keep me from coming
for you longtooth. Why would I
switch sides now?
The coffin lid pops open and HUGO screams. The coffin tips
over and HUGO falls out the window of THE CLOCK TOWER. HUGO
turns into ash as he falls to the street. All that is left
is a fanged skull laying on the ground.
JENNY picks up the skull, looking at it sadly.
JENNY
Over quota and out of warnings. I
was coming for you anyway
HUGO. Why couldnt you have been a
nice bloodsucker and let me deport
you instead?
INT. NESS OFFICE
JENNY is seated in an office chair across from a disheveled
wooden desk. The room is covered in late 1930s newspaper
clippings from Cleveland, Ohio. NESS is crawling on the
ceiling.
JENNY
You wanted to see me Commissioner?
NESS
(Inattentive)
You know what? I think I mightve
figured out who the Mad Butcher is
for sure this time. It has to be
Edward Andrassy. Has to be.
JENNY
He was one of the first vics
chief.
NESS falls off of the ceiling and lands rightside up in his
chair, slouched backwards.
(CONTINUED)

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3.

NESS
(in confusion)
Oh hell. I think youre
right. What are you here for
anyway?
JENNY
Oh, Im just waiting for a few
minutes.
NESS looks at her curiously before a loud popping sound is
heard. NESS turns inside out and KINGSBURY is left sitting
in the chair.
JENNY
Afternoon Commish.
KINGSBURY
(pouring himself a scotch)
Stuff it, Hound. I need you to do
something for me. Hugos pushed me
one too many times and taken more
than his legal limit. His pushers
are flooding the streets with Blood
Lotus.
JENNY
You want him brought in?
KINGSBURY
His license has been
revoked. Deport his ass back to
Smokeside. I want the report on my
desk by noon tomorrow.
JENNY
(rising)
Double or nothing, hes dead by 9.
KINGSBURY
(laughing)
Get the hell out of my office! I
havent even made a first bet with
you.
JENNY leaves the office.

4.
EXT. CLOCK TOWER, MORNING
JENNY is walking towards THE CLOCK TOWER doors. Two undead
gangsters see her coming and start firing their tommyguns at
her. JENNY ducks for cover behind a car and draws a large
revolver from the holster on her hip.
JENNY
Look at that Lucky 13.
to play.

They want

JENNY pops up and fires twice, hitting either gangster in

the head. They fall into dust and she darts through THE
CLOCK TOWER doors.
Two more gangsters come from inside. She lunges and grabs
the one closest to her. She uses him as a shield as the
other fires. She fires and hits the remaining gangster in
the chest. He crumbles into ashes.
JENNY
I dont know who you are up there,
but I can smell you. You arent
getting away from me.
A large hand grabs JENNY from behind and spins her around.
EXT. STREET CORNER, NIGHT
The door opens on a black sedan and JENNY steps out. JENNY
walks toward a pair of skinny pale men in tight-fitting
jeans standing on the street corner.
DONOR 1
Hey there honey. Lookin for a
quick bite or something a little...
longer lasting? I can stay with
you all night if you want baby.
JENNY
Save it juice box.
Hugo.

Im looking for

DONOR 2
I dont know who you think we are
lady. Would somebody that knows
Hugo be on a street corner?
JENNY
Theres a difference between
spending a night in his coffin and
knowing where he lives.

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5.

DONOR 1
We dont know shit. You must be a
cop. I want a lawyer.
JENNY
(punches DONOR 1 in the nose)
Youre mistaking me for someone who
cares, blood bag. Im not here to
arrest anybody. Im a deporter.
DONOR 2
(panicked)
Oh shit, shes The Hound.
JENNY
Thats right. Now are you going to
tell me what I want to know or do
you want to get deported too?
INT. CLOCK TOWER
A large hand grabs her from behind and spins her around. A
Patchwork Man is standing there, grinning at her. It cocks
a fist back. JENNY headbutts it and breaks its nose. JENNY
ducks under its fist as it swings for her wildly, coming up
behind it. JENNY cocks Lucky 13.
JENNY
Open wide Stitch.
JENNY fires and the Patchwork is blown apart.
orbs burst from its body, cheering audibly.
WEEPER
You always ruin things
Hound. Cant you run along and
play somewhere else?
JENNY
Nobody likes a crybaby
Weeper. Turn yourself in and Ill
make this a whole lot less painful.
WEEPER
(starting to cry)
How about no pain at all? How
about you just die and leave me
alone? Why cant you ever just
leave me alone?

Several blue

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6.

JENNY
Cry me a river Weeper.
WEEPER
(smiling through the tears)
I plan to.
WEEPERs tears form a waterfall that sizzles as it rains
from above. It pours down the stairs and the concrete
begins to crack. A drop hits JENNY on the cheek and burns
her. She hisses angrily and sprints up the stairs as they
crumble underneath her feet. Several drops strike and burn
her as she runs. As she reaches the top, the last flight
falls out from under her feet. JENNY leaps from them at the
last moment and lands in front of WEEPER.
There is a shotgun blast and JENNY falls backwards, her
chest wet with blood.
WEEPER
Be a good doggie and play dead.
WEEPER turns around and starts to walk away. He stops when
he hears JENNY laughing. She pounds on the floor twice
before coughing up the shotgun slug.
JENNY
Ill see your bet and raise.
WEEPER
(disbelieving)
Youre still alive?
JENNY changes. Ivory claws and fangs burst into her mouth
as fur rises over her skin. She flips up onto her feet and
grabs the shotgun from WEEPER. She breaks it over her knee.
WEEPER flees into the belltower. JENNY lopes after him,
pouncing on him from behind. She grabs him by the throat
and picks him up.
JENNY
Looks like you busted.
WEEPER
Hey. Hey Im sure we can work
something out. You must want to
know who Im working for
right? Thats got to be worth

something. Just... just let me

down and well talk.

(CONTINUED)

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7.

JENNY
I can smell Valentine on you
already. That means Big Al called
this hit down.
WEEPER
Theres gotta be something.

Cmon.

There is.

JENNY
WEEPER

Name it.
JENNY
Say hello to Hugo for me.
WEEPER screams as she throws him out of the window. He
lands with a crunch on the wreckage of Hugos coffin on the
street below. JENNY has already changed back into a human.
JENNY
(flipping open her phone)
Honey? Yeah, Ill be swinging by
to take you out for brunch. I got
things wrapped here at work
already. I just need a change of
clothes. See you soon.
END