AAnna
Master Liam, your father...
LLiam
He'll be off to church by now, repenting of his sins. And well he should. Closer, Anna!
AAnna
Why do ye keep to the shadows, sir? Are ye not well?
LLiam
The light... it bothers my eyes just now.
And I know the reason why! [kicks Liam out into the sunlight] Up again all night, is it? Drinking and whoring! I can smell the stink of it on you!
LLiam
And a 'good morning' to you, Father.
LLiam
If you say so, Father.
Oh, I do. I do say so. Have you not had enough debauchery for one night? Must you corrupt the servants as well?
LLiam
'Servant,' Father. We have one servant. Anyway, everyone gets corrupted. But I find some forms of corruption are more pleasant... [rocks back as hard open-handed slap catches him full force]
I'm ashamed to call you my son. A lay-about and a scoundrel. You'll never amount to anything more than that.
[Liam silently wipes blood from the corner of his mouth.]
[Liam brawls with manic abandon.]
BMBar maid
Who, that one?
BMBar maid
Ooh yah, God's gift, all right.
Really! I've never known God to be so generous.
BMBar maid
Oh, his lies sound pretty when the stars are out, but he forgets every promise he's made when the sun comes up again.
That wouldn't really be a problem for me, actually.
Pay attention! All you have to do is decide what the code will be.
For the security system we just had installed. [waves instruction booklet] Hello? What have we been talking about, anyway?
Come on. The installation guy said it should be something easy to remember, like my birthday.
I don't know your birthday.
Yeah, tell me something you don't know that I don't know. But after eleven and a half months of punching it in to this, you won't have any excuses.
Liam! You'll do as I say.
LLiam
[To his sister.] Sweet Kathy. No tears. We'll meet again.
Defy me now, you won't. Not as long as I live.
LLiam
You'll want to move away from the door now, father.
Go through it, but don't ever expect to come back.
LLiam
As you wish, father. Always, just as you wish.
It's a son I wished for! A man! instead God gave me you! A terrible disappointment.
LLiam
Disappointment? A more dutiful son you couldn't have asked for. My whole life you've told me in word, in glance, what it is you required of me, and I've lived down to your every expectations, now haven't I?
LLiam
No. The madness is that I couldn't fail enough for you. But we'll fix that now, won't we?
LLiam
And is that the only thing you can find in your heart for me now, father?
Who'll take you in, huh? No one!
LLiam
I'll not lack for a place to sleep, I can tell you that. Out of my way.
I was never in your way, boy.
[Angel opens the door and storms out.]
If you'll go courting trouble, you're sure to find it!
[Liam's father looks as if he is about to cry and slams the door.]
[Cut to the barmaid at the tavern smiling as Angel picks her up. Cut to Darla scratching her chest to make it bleed. Cut to the barmaid. Cut to Darla in the alley. Cut to the Barmaid feeding Angel some grapes.]]
You know what to do. Darling boy.
[Cut to Angel following Darla into the alley.]
I could show you – things you've never seen.
[Darla bites him and his eyes pop open. His knees give out and Darla pushes his mouth on top of the bloody scratch on her chest.]
Strange. Somehow you seemed taller when I was alive.
Lord, bind this demon now.
To think I ever let such a tiny, trembling thing make me feel the way you did.
[crosses himself] Deliver me under thy protection, Father.
You told me I wasn't a man. You told me I was nothing. And I believed you. You said I'd never amount to anything. You were wrong. [vamps] You see, Father. I have made something of myself after all.
This contest is ended, is it.
Of course. I proved who had the power here.
Your victory over him took but moments.
[looks back at his dead father] Yes?
But his defeat of you will last lifetimes.
What are you talking about? He can't defeat me now.
Nor can he ever approve of you, in this world, or any other. What we once were informs all that we have become. The same love will infect our hearts, even if they no longer beat. Simple death won't change that.
Love. [looks around at his dead family] Is this the work of love?
Darling boy. So young, still so very young.
