Vampire in Brooklyn Page #3

seaweed that was all over the boat.

Seems that type only grows

in an isolated area of the Caribbean.

Caribbean?

My mother did her studies down there

before she had me.

How come you don't talk about

your mother?

The paper said she was incredible.

There's nothing to talk about.

l never really knew her.

She flipped. They stuck her in

the institution, me in a foster home.

- How'd your father handle it?

- He didn't.

He was murdered down in the islands

before l was born.

l wish l had known him,

at least something about him but...

- Wait a minute.

- What?

- lf we're right, that's Dr Zeko's.

- That's one funky doctor's office.

- So where is this guy?

- l don't know.

- Closer than you think.

- Dr Zeko, l'm...

l know who you are

and why you're here.

You know where this ship came from?

Any one of 100 isles

in the swells of the Sargasso Sea,

in an area you call

the Bermuda Triangle.

- Sit down.

- The Bermuda Triangle?

Dr Zeko, what does the log say?

lt spoke of a voyage

filled with sickness and nightmares.

- They believed an evil was aboard.

- An evil?

l thought they killed

the last of them

but these men warn us from beyond -

he is here.

He?

Nosferatu. The undead. The vampire.

Look, nothing personal, my man,

but this is a murder investigation,

not a witch-hunt.

Now, that boat's crew are sleeping

at the morgue, they are not...

cruising the boulevard sucking necks.

The world is full of false notions,

Detective.

Vampires are a race, not a club

you join by being bitten.

Yeah, yeah, a race, not a club.

- Of course(!)

- Beware, Detective.

This is more deadly

than anything your job has shown you.

A vampire has no mercy, no regrets.

He can change shapes.

He could be sitting next to us now

and we wouldn't even know it.

Yeah, well, l would know it.

Rita, l'm gonna call in.

All right.

Dr Zeko, how do you know so much

about this?

On my island...

l faced one over a woman.

l lost. She was taken.

Here's my best advice

and please listen carefully.

Keep your faith, Rita.

lf l know one thing, it's this -

you'll need it.

Do you have a problem, pal?

- There's a killer on the loose.

- You don't say.

And what might you know about him?

Well, he's very smart, very quick

- and quite deadly.

- Do you know where this killer is?

He's right behind you.

- lt's all right.

- Oh, l'm gonna die.

No, not quite yet.

They're very much like us, you see...

misunderstood.

Sorry. This never happened before.

That's unbelievable.

- Thank God you were here.

- God had nothing to do with it.

- l'm Max.

- Rita. Rita Veder.

l think...

You know, l know

this is gonna sound like a line

but l really feel like l've seen you

somewhere before.

- Do you believe in the supernatural?

- l might.

Well, l had this dream...

What kind of dream?

There was a beautiful woman...

a woman with a smile so lovely

it could brighten the darkest night.

But she was trapped.

She was trapped in a prison

where the moon never shined.

She couldn't escape

because she didn't know how.

And then l came and l set her free.

Did you?

The woman was you, Rita.

l recognise you.

Well...

How did you set me free?

l set you free with a dance.

Let me show you.

Come.

What am l thinking? l can't.

l'm on duty.

On duty? Sounds like a personal

problem. Do you know who this is?

This ain't Nick Ashford,

this is Maximillian, all right?

This mofo's got a p*ssy surplus.

Solid as a rock!

All right, f*** it, then.

He want to get it on with you, see?

So just be nice and show my man some

respect cos he'll put it on with you.

- She's straightened out, boss.

- l'm sorry.

No. Who knew you were so popular?

But it's a good thing,

cos l wouldn't dance with you

if you were the last man on earth.

- You ready?

- Yeah. More than.

- l'll see you again, Rita.

- ln your dreams, Max.

- She's one of a kind.

- She is. Not your kind, though.

F*** them. l got these two...

This tongue of yours

has complicated a very simple plan.

lf it happens again,

l'll hang you with it, understand?

l'll have to take drastic measures,

time is short.

Hey, you the boss...

Gimme a break. You saying some kind

of evil spirit stowed away on board?

- What if l am, huh? You want cream?

- No.

Dewey heard you,

she'd have you in a straitjacket.

Sometimes l feel things, all right?

Now, l didn't ask for it,

l don't understand it

but you can't explain it all

by the book.

You finally get a man back here

and you're gonna kick his ass.

lnteresting approach.

Uh, Justice,

this is my roommate, Nikki.

Nikki, my partner, Justice.

From the way y'all was arguing,

l'd swear you was in love.

- No.

- Good.

Look, l'm gonna go on

back to the crib, cos, um...

- it's getting a little late and...

- Wait a minute.

- You don't want the coffee?

- No, you can buy me some tomorrow.

l've had my fill of superstition.

Next we'll be seeing

little green men.

Right. Sure, whatever, OK.

You can find your way out, right?

You sure you don't want coffee?

No, l'm breaking out.

Who painted this?

That's Rita's.

She paints things

she sees in her nightmares.

Rita's got weird taste in art

but good taste in men.

lt's real late. Gotta go.

Bye.

Freud would say that if you leave

something this important behind,

it means you really don't want to go.

Two words - cold shower.

Thank you.

Now, he's obviously

a man of poor taste.

My sentiments exactly.

You sure ain't from around here.

Yes, you could say

l'm a long way from home.

Mine's upstairs. Would you like

to warm up with some coffee or...

some other refreshment?

But l wouldn't want to keep you up.

Oh! F*** me! F*** me!

Oh, baby. Say my name, baby.

Keep it coming!

l feel...l feel like...

Damn you, Justice.

- Goddamn you.

- l'm coming!

- l'm coming!

- l do not believe you.

Let me see your face.

Let me see your face!

This part of the seduction

is quite simple, really.

Just take away everything she has,

then give her everything she needs.

Rita. Girl, l finally found a man

who can make the room spin.

Moving out

to find a place of my own,

cos we're gonna need the room

to roam. Ciao baby, Nikki.

Right.

Oh yeah, you, like,

figure out what she's into

and then f*** her head up with it?

ln a manner of speaking, yes.

But church.

She had to go to a church.

My pops said the quickest way to a

woman's heart is through the church!

lt's through the rib cage

but that's messy.

No, there are much more

interesting ways to her heart.

Through her fears, for instance,

or through her faith.

- Excuse me.

- Just a second, son.

Preacher...Pauley?

And if you've been misbehavin',

Preacher Pauley's here for savin'.

Well...

l think that l'm beyond saving.

- Going to church?

- l just wanna catch Preacher first,

is he still in the parking lot?

Preacher. l'm Preacher Pauley.

Yes, how are you tonight? Rita Veder,

how are you tonight, girl?

l've been tossing

about this case l'm on.

- Tossin', right.

- l've been having these...

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