{2.17} 𝙷 𝚎 𝚊 𝚛 𝚝 𝙿𝚊𝚛𝚝 1

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SAN FRANCISCO- BAR

A young woman, Madison, is grabbing drinks with her friends. Her co-worker, Nate Mulligan approaches.

"Hey, Maddie. Listen, I hate to pull you away, but I'm gonna need you to come back to the office with me." Nathan Says

"Really?" Madison Says Then Her friends begin smirking.

"Yeah. Turns out I've gotta file those docs by midnight" Nate Says

"Midnight?" Madison Says

"Yeah, I'm gonna need you to, um...he sees that she is smiling, This isn't working at all, is it?" Nate Says

"No, it's not, Nate." Madison Says Laughing

"Listen, I've had a couple. I shouldn't really drive. Could you just give me a lift" Nate Says

" I already called you a cab. I'll see you in the morning." Nate Says, He smiles briefly, then gives up and walks away,Madison and her friends start cracking up.

"That happen a lot?" Her Friend Asks

"Only on the days that end with a "y" Madison says
As They Continues To laugh, Madison scans the room and suddenly sees a surly-looking man in a leather jacket. Seated at a table across the bar, he is watching her with a serious look on his face. She stops smiling and looks uncomfortable.

"You okay?" Her Friend Asks

"Yeah. When she looks again, the man is gone, I've gotta go." Madison says, She is walking quickly to her car. She hears a crashing noise behind her, but when she stops, she sees nothing. She continues walking nervously to her car. Once she reaches her car and drives away, the mysterious man immediately begins following her, watching her leave.

In The Morning Madison is filling the coffee pot at the water cooler. She stops, suddenly, when she notices blood on the door to Nate's office. She goes to the door and pushes it open. A trail of blood on the rug leads to the desk, where Nate is lying, dead. His entire chest has been ripped apart, leaving blood everywhere. Screaming, Madison drops the coffee pot, shattering it to pieces.

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THE MORGUE

Sam watches as the employee slides Nate's corpse from his compartment.

"Here he is, Detective." The Doctor Says, Nate has stitches running along his chest, stomach, shoulders, and throat.

"That's a pretty nasty bite" Sam Says

"Mm-hmm." The Doctor says

"You know what bit him?" Sam Asks

" I haven't quite determined that just yet." The Doctor Says

"Come on, Doc. Off the record." Sam Says

" Okay, way, way off the record ...." The Doctor Says

"Sure." Sam Says

"If I didn't know better, I'd say the guy was attacked by a wolf. But unless I know that the zoo is missing one of their lobos, I'm going with pit bull. [eyeing him] I like my job." The Doctor Says

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