Blood Shadow: Book of Maxwell (Screenplay/Movie Script)

By Phil Wohl

Blood Shadow: Book of Maxwell is the third book of the Blood Shadow vampire series. The next generation of vampire-protectors and hunters are born into this contentious conflict. Old relationships are rekindled and new bonds are formed, irreparably altering the landscape of this unnatural affiliation of other-wordly and multi-faceted beings. Read it as I write it!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Phil Wohl
• Release date: Mar 30, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370022038

Phil Wohl

Phil Wohl is a professional writer by day and fiction novelist by night. Wohl has written more than 50 books and eight screenplays as an independent author. The author gains pleasure from people feeling anything and everything through his words.

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Blood Shadow: Book of Maxwell

Phil Wohl

EXT. BEACH HAVEN TOWN - ALLEY

Hartwell’s blood was flowing into Daniel’s shirt, as the son scooped up the father from the paved alley behind the Beach Haven Grill. On the way from the alley to Hartwell’s house – which took a mere second in the vampire's domain but would have taken hours or days in the mortal world – Daniel managed to close his father's wound, thus giving him an opportunity to complete the desired transformation.

Daniel exposed his machete-like fangs much to the delight of Hartwell, who was gasping for air like a fish out of water. He furiously bit into Hartwell’s neck and drank his blood until he could sense the injured party slipping away.

INT. HARTWELL'S HOUSE

The beauty of a life on the edge did not escape Daniel at this moment. He wiped his mouth clean of Hartwell’s blood and then bit into his own wrist, while also using his powerful mind to pry open Hartwell’s mouth.

Daniel’s blood flowed through the body at rest and shot around Hartwell’s veins like he had ingested a case of energy drinks. Seconds later, they both stood in the middle of the main room of Hartwell’s house showing no signs of wear. The blood that had stained both of their shirts was gone – thanks to the vampires' trademark fastidiousness – and the wounds that Hartwell displayed from Cal Brewster had been fully healed.

THOMAS HARTWELL

Wow! I feel great! I can’t remember feeling this good last time! Of course, that was over 100 years ago…

Daniel’s mother, and vampire, Belinda flashed into the room.

BELINDA THOMPSON

Danny! There you are!

Both men smiled as Daniel moved behind Hartwell and forcefully snapped his neck, which was the final requirement for a successful turn.

Belinda was shocked at first until she saw Hartwell move on the floor.

DANIEL THOMPSON

I’ve upgraded the transition protocol.

When Daniel turned Belinda, it had taken two days for her to turn into a vampire.

Hartwell snapped his neck back into place and then stood up. He then smiled at Belinda and hugged Daniel.

THOMAS HARTWELL

(Gushes) Excellent job on the transitional protocol! I can’t believe how fast I can download information now.

DANIEL THOMPSON

(To Hartwell) I told you! (To his mom) You better go get your other half.

Belinda quickly returned with Agent Blake Wallace, her boyfriend and resident FBI agent.

DANIEL THOMPSON

No, the other half.

Belinda left Blake standing across from Daniel and Hartwell with his pants around his ankles and a pair of Smurf boxer shorts.

THOMAS HARTWELL

Well, that’s an upgrade from those light blue cotton panties you had on the other day.

DANIEL AND BLAKE

Yeah.

BLAKE WALLACE

I have the privacy of a goldfish. Can’t a guy go to the bathroom in peace? (He picks up his pants and then buttons and zips his way to some sense of dignity)

Belinda returned with Hartwell’s wife Maggie.

BELINDA THOMPSON

(To Blake) Sorry, I’ll try to slow it down a bit next time and knock before I grab the merchandise.

DANIEL THOMPSON

We’ll all try to set aside the nausea of just seeing that and move on to the business at hand here.

Hartwell stepped toward Maggie and moved in real close. He put his hands gently around her arms.

THOMAS HARTWELL

This is what we were talking about the other night. You hold the key to setting everything in motion, my love. (He steps back and addresses the group) And triggering a chain reaction, the likes of which we have never seen. This will officially bind us all as family.

Agent Blake was happy to be fully clothed but was really elated to finally be included in the family after years of seclusion as a special agent. It would also finally give him a chance to clench his fist and punch Cal Brewster squarely in the face without fear of being snapped in half.

After the group exchanged warm greetings and words of encouragement, Belinda pulled Hartwell aside.

BELINDA THOMPSON

Have you guys located Brandon?

Hartwell diverted his focus away from the task at hand for a moment to feel genuine loss.

THOMAS HARTWELL

It’s like he fell off the face of the earth. Daniel checked the entire Eastern seaboard and there was no trace of either him or his girlfriend Valerie.

Daniel floated over to join the discussion and then the three of them realized they should share any and all information with the rest of the group.

BELINDA THOMPSON

(Addresses the group) Our little boy, Brandon Justice, was lost today. Done in by the hand of Andrew Brewster.

She started crying as mini red ice cubes, which fell from her eyes to the floor, creating a pile that buried her feet.

DANIEL THOMPSON

Mom, you better stop crying or you’ll create the next ice age. We all miss the little guy. (The group came together and held hands as Daniel felt a warm feeling in his heart) But we hope to be together one day as a united family.

The five bowed their heads and contemplated life for a moment, in the veritable calm before the storm. The reflective pause ended and Hartwell assumed his proper place in his leadership capacity.

THOMAS HARTWELL

Let's get to work. There's no telling what we’ll have to deal with by nightfall.

EXT. CARLA's Car

Carla felt confused and alone on her drive back from the park, until she realized that Kayla was sitting next to her in the front seat. She looked over at her daughter and suddenly felt a wave of calm wash over her.

EXT. IN the streets from town to BREWSTER home

Emily ran all the way home from town – about two miles – as her angst over watching Cal take Hartwell’s life was aided by her high fitness level. She had been getting back to her long-distance running roots as of late, and she planned to run in a half-marathon in the spring and follow that up with the New York Marathon in the fall.

Sharon and Cal trailed her by a few minutes, as they walked in relative silence. In their case, love had truly scaled the divide between the heart and life’s duty. She thought it was best, at least at first, to say nothing rather than to take her anxiety and frustration out on Cal.

Just before they reached the front door, the day’s events hit Sharon like a ton of bricks.

SHARON PHILLIPS

I can never go home again!

Cal took a couple of extra steps and then stopped in his tracks.

CALVIN BREWSTER

Is this going to be the part where your head tries to catch up to the rest of you?

SHARON PHILLIPS

What do you mean?

He simply pounded his chest with a right fist that was used to pounding the human skin of others.

When Sharon realized that he was talking about their hearts, she knew this man would do anything to protect her. Anything that didn’t stop her from trying to rationalize the day’s events.

CALVIN BREWSTER

This is your home now.

(Sharon feels better as they walk into the house)

Carla pulled into the garage with Kayla as Thaddeus and Andrew approached the house.

THADDEUS BREWSTER

You young punks have no respect. When are you going to learn that you’re not Cal? You’re not like him!

Drew walked some heavy steps and then came to a stop.

ANDREW BREWSTER

What’s wrong with Cal? Who wouldn’t want to be like him?

Drew said his piece and decided to walk around the back of the house to get away from his silver-tongued grandpa’ for a bit. He opened the wood fence door, as the respectful and elegant Thaddeus calmly walked into the garage to see if Carla needed help.

Carla saw Drew stomping off into the backyard and then stopped to greet Thaddeus.

CARLA PERKINS

What’s up with Andrew?

Thaddeus bends down to unlock Kayla's care seat from its base, but she was already loose.

THADDEUS BREWSTER

I don't think you want to know, dear.

CARLA PERKINS

Why don’t you take Kayla inside for me, please. (She walks from the driveway and through the backyard door, which was still ajar.

Drew spotted his mother sitting on a hammock under a shady tree.

EMILY BREWSTER

Tell me you weren’t involved in all of this, Andrew?

Emily asked even before Drew had any idea that his mother was alerted to his presence.

CARLA PERKINS

(Comes into the backyard) Involved in what, Andrew?

Emily flipped out of the hammock as Drew was now sandwiched between his mom and his baby’s mom.

CARLA PERKINS

Drew! Why didn’t Brandon show up for our walk in the park? He has never been as much as a minute late for any of our appointments. Did you have something to do with that?

EMILY BREWSTER

(Steps uncomfortably close to Drew) Yeah, did you?

Thaddeus walked outside with Kayla with the top down on her little seat. He tried to make a U-turn to go back into the house, but something compelled him to keep walking outside.

Drew didn’t know what to say under all of that pressure, but he was about to feel a lot stronger with his partner in crime walking through the house and out the back door as he heard the commotion.

CALVIN BREWSTER

It was my idea! (He ran down the brick steps and headed toward Emily)

EMILY BREWSTER

I knew that! (She walks toward her twin brother) I knew you killed Hartwell, because I was watching you. But what happened to Brandon?

Cal was happy to take the first bullet for Drew, but he knew his protégé had to stand on his own two feet eventually. He looked at Drew, and the younger Brewster was infused with a renewed sense of confidence and purpose – even if it was completely misguided.

ANDREW BREWSTER

I killed him!

CARLA PERKINS

You did what? Why would you do that?

ANDREW BREWSTER

For all those years he tortured you. He had it coming!

CARLA PERKINS

He had it coming? What kind of gangster terminology is that? We made peace with the whole torture thing.

ANDREW BREWSTER

But I hadn't!

That statement sent off another wave of anger and yelling.

Sharon Phillips was sitting on the front porch, trying to come to grips with everything that had just transpired. She heard the loud discussion and thought about leaving and going home, but this was her home now and those were her people, for better or for worse.

So she walked across the driveway and then opened the seven-foot door to the backyard, where she was unexpectedly greeted by Emily’s boyfriend, Aaron Driscoll.

AARON DRISCOLL

After you.

SHARON PHILLIPS

Thank you.

They walk through the door and was not seen by the others just yet.

INT. HARTWELL'S HOUSE

THOMAS HARTWELL

Ready? (He asks Maggie)

MAGGIE HARTWELL

(Smiles with nervous excitement) Ready!

She pulls back