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COLD OPEN
INT. HIGH SCHOOL – NIGHT
The halls are quiet and empty, lit only by the faint after-hours lighting.
A JANITOR pushes a mop bucket, humming faintly as he listens to music. He stops, wipes his forehead, and checks the clock. Almost quitting time.
The front doors creak open.
The janitor pulls out one earbud as he looks up.
JANITOR
“School’s closed. You’ll have to come back in the morning when it’s open.”
Three figures step inside — two men and one woman. They move with quiet confidence, too calm for late-night intruders.
JANITOR
“Hey! You can’t be here. I’ll call security.”
They exchange faint smiles as they approach.
MALE FIGURE #1
“Relax. We just want to ask you some questions.”
The janitor eyes them warily, gripping the mop handle tighter.
FEMALE FIGURE
“You’ve worked here a long time, right? You must know the teachers.”
JANITOR
(uneasy)
“…Yeah?”
MALE FIGURE #2
“There was one in particular. A Mr. Simon Renner. You know him?"
The janitor frowns.
JANITOR
“Uh… I heard he just quit. Suddenly. Nobody knows why.”
The three mysterious figures share a look, then step closer.
MALE FIGURE #1
“And what did he leave you?”
JANITOR
“What? Nothing. I don’t—“
Their eyes flash black.
The janitor staggers back, dropping the mop.
JANITOR
(horrified)
“Wha—what the hell are you!?”
MALE DEMON #2 grabs him and slams him against the lockers. The mop bucket tips, water spilling across the tiles.
FEMALE DEMON
“He passed it on. We can smell it. Where is it?”
JANITOR
(panicked)
“I—I don’t know what you’re talking about! P—please don’t kill me!”
The demons study him for a tense beat.
MALE DEMON #2
(flat, cold)
“…Not him. But it’s close. I can feel it.”
MALE DEMON #2 looks at the frightened janitor with a devilish smirk.
MALE DEMON #2
“Which means your services are no longer required.”
He pulls out a blade and plunges it into the janitor’s chest. He yanks it free, and then releases him.
The man collapses, lifeless. Water and blood mingle across the tiles.
The demons stand over him, silent.
Their black eyes gleam as they look at each other.
MALE DEMON #2
“We’ll find who has it.”
SMASH TO BLACK.
TITLE CARD: SUPERNATURAL.