Page 185 of The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels
The Man slows as he sees the mutilated bodies of Michael and Elemiah. He gasps, wavers on his feet. Can barely take it all in. Unseen by everyone except Holly, his shaking hand snaps a photograph of the awful scene, before he drops to his knees, collapses in a DEAD FAINT. In the shadows, the Dark Forces watch and wait. Earpieces barely make a sound …
EXT. WAREHOUSE – NIGHT
Holly spots something outside … A POLICE PATROL CAR switches off its blue lights, trundles into the car park. Holly starts, leaps silently back up to the second floor, slips in at the doorway, fumbles for a TORCH, shakily shines it out of the broken window. Below, TWO POLICE OFFICERS spot the light, casually head up the nearest fire escape. One DARK FORCE signals to another ‘hold position’ …
An exhausted Holly sinks down among her bags, checks on the sleeping Baby as the POLICE OFFICERS arrive.
INT. SECOND FLOOR, WAREHOUSE – NIGHT – A SHORT TIME LATER
Holly gathers her bags as the two OFFICERS smoke cigarettes out of a broken window. They burst out laughing, barely look at her. We just catch …
OFFICER ONE
What d’yer reckon? Witches?
OFFICER TWO
You don’t know what these signs mean, do you? Here?
Holly realises he is addressing her, shakes her head.
OFFICER ONE
Let’s get you checked out.
Holly arranges her bags so the Baby is invisible. She sticks closely to the Police Officers as they lead her down the steps towards their police car. From the basement windowthe DARK FORCES watch as Holly and the Police Officers approach the patrol car. The Photographer, who doesn’t see Holly or the two Officers, crawls to a seated position, mops his brow, fumbles a phone from his pocket.
PHOTOGRAPHER (O.S.)
Police. Police … I just … you gotta come here.
INT. POLICE CAR – NIGHT
The car stop-starts in light, late-night traffic. Holly sits in dark silence on the back seat. The Baby carefully placed on her lap, hidden in its bag. Finally, the car pulls up at the EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT of a hospital. Suddenly, the radios blast to life …
POLICE RADIO (O.S.)
Code Blue. 444 down.
The Officers jump into action.
OFFICER TWO
Jonny’s in the shit if that civvy gets hurt.
OFFICER ONE
(to Holly)
We’re off, love. You can see the entrance, yeah?
EXT. HOSPITAL A&E – NIGHT
Holly scrambles from the car, bags in hand. It SCREECHES AWAY, sirens blare, blue lights flash. Holly checks the Baby is asleep in the bag, steels herself, walks up to the hospital entrance.
INT. HOSPITAL A&E RECEPTION – NIGHT
It’s busy. Holly, dirty, blood-stained and dishevelled, glazed with shock, walks through the bustle to a Reception Desk. The RECEPTIONIST (30s, female) looks up. Her expression changes … this is scene one, where we first met Holly.
