Elk hangs up the phone and runs

EXT. OUTSIDE APARTMENT

Elk looks around. Nothing is out of the ordinary. He runs out into the

STREET

There is nothing that indicates that Mew has been there. In the distance, Elk can hears someone CALL her name. He runs towards the sound and sees TNT and Aida.

ELK
What happened?

AIDA
(panicking)
Mew, I took her out, and I thought that...

TNT
(interrupting)
We thought it was a good idea to take Mew outside, but then she ran off. Even on all fours she was faster then us.

Elk heard enough. He turned and started running down the street.

AIDA
Wait! I'm...

TNT
That's enough, he understands. We shouldn't waste any time.

AIDA
Er, right.

EXT. STREET – DAY

Reno is walking down the street, with no particular look of concern. He passes by a trashcan, stops, kicks it, and then looks inside. Unsatisfied with his findings, he continues to walk. Suddenly he catches something off the corner of his eye. Across the street he sees Mew running down on alley. Immediately he pulls out his cell-phone and hits a shortcut key.

RENO
I found her. I'm at eleventh and central.

He tries to cross the street, but traffic is too great. By the time he finally makes it across, there is no sign of the girl.

RENO
Shit.

EXT. STREET – DAY

Elk runs down the street, only taking brief moments to stop and search. Suddenly he stops when he hears a bell CHIME. He turns and heads into an

ALLEY

At the far end he can see Mew, running on all fours.

ELK
Mew!

She stops and turns. Her expression is playful.

MEW
(meow)!

Mew begins to run away again. Elk pulls his foot back and begins sprinting at full speed to catch up. Unlike her two previous chasers, Elk quickly picks up ground. Before she can reach the street, the boy makes a flying tackle and stops her.

MEW
(meow)!

Mew still seems too friendly. In her mind, this was all a game. Elk doesn't release his hold. He picks her up and carries her as is.

EXT. STEET – DAY

Elk is still carrying Mew. He sees Aida and TNT. The pair catch up.

ELK
I got her.

AIDA
That's good. I just want to say that...

Elk turned and began walking towards his apartment.

AIDA
W, wait!

TNT puts his hand on her shoulder.

TNT
I think we should go home now.

AIDA
But...

TNT began walking away. Aida was left alone on the sidewalk. She looks towards Elk, who was already a great distance away.

AIDA
I'm sorry...

INT. APARTMENT LIVING ROOM – DAY

Elk enters his apartment, still carrying Mew. After he closes the door, he drops her. Mew manages to land on her feet. She looks at her captor with concern.

MEW
(meow)?

ELK
What the hell were you thinking?!

The sudden outburst frightens Mew. She begins backing up.

ELK
I'm doing all of this for you, and this is what happens?! Why did you run away?!

Mew's back is against the wall.

ELK
(takes one step forward)
Answer me!

Mew curls up in a defensive position. She covers her face with her arms, as if to block an incoming blow. The anger in Elk's eyes immediately subsides when he sees her pathetic position. He is rendered speechless. Mew slowly lowers her guard and looks at the boy.

ELK
(reaching with his hand)
Hey.

Mew covers up again. She's trembling, terrified at the very sight of the young man. Elk pulls his hand back and walks towards the bedroom.

ELK
Forget it. I have to get to work.

EXT. PARKING LOT – NIGHT

Reno and a bunch of MEN IN BLACK are standing around a car in an empty parking lot. There is a city map laid out across the hood of a car. Reno draws an "X" on the map.

RENO
This is where I sighted the girl. That was less then an hour ago. She's been wondering around for a few days now. Seeing that she's only got this far away from the house, we can assume that she's just wandering aimlessly. She shouldn't be more then a mile from this point.

He draws a large circle on the map.

RENO
This is our search radius. I'll now tell you your individual areas.

INSERT – MAP

Within the circle is Elk's apartment complex.

INT. APARTMENT LIVING ROOM – NIGHT

Elk enters. Mew has adjourned to the back bedroom. He throws off his uniform and pulls out his bed from the sofa. After turning off the lights, the young man lays down. A few moments pass and Mew peeks from around the hall. She slowly starts crawling towards the man's bed. The bell is tied around her neck, but it isn't ringing. The woman is right next to the bed when...

ELK
What is it Mew?

Mew winces, the bell RINGS.

ELK
Listen, um, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have yelled at you like that.

Mew continues and climbs into his bed. She presses against his back and wraps her arms around his chest.

ELK
What are you doing?

She kisses his neck.

MEW
Mew.

Elk jumps out of bed.

ELK
(panicking)
W,w,w,what the heck are you doing?! Go to bed right now!

Mew, looking disappointed, gradually pulls herself up and out of his bed. After she is out of sight, Elk sits down on his bed.

ELK
What was that about?

INT. CLASSROOM – DAY

Elk is sitting behind his computer. His eyes are half-open, and his head is weaving back and forth as he's listening to his instructor.

ELK
(whispering)
I couldn't be...

INT. LUNCHROOM – DAY

TNT, Aida, and Elk are sitting at the table.

AIDA
Are you okay?

ELK
Yeah.

TNT
You look out of it.

ELK
I didn't get much sleep last night.

TNT
Okay. You said you were gonna call in sick to work?

ELK
Yeah.

AIDA
You should go home and rest. Even you need to take a break every now and then.

ELK
I'll be fine.

EXT. OUTSIDE APARTMENT – DAY

TNT and Aida are walking towards Elk's apartment.

TNT
He said that, but...

They let themselves in

APARTMENT LIVING ROOM

Mew is curled up on the sofa. She lifts her head to see the pair.

MEW
(meow).
After greeting them, she lowers her head and pays them no particular attention.

AIDA
Her too?

TNT
Did something happen after we left?

INT. LIBRARY – DAY

Elk is rapidly shuffling through pages he printed up off the computer. Life as returned to his eyes and he is reading at an accelerated rate. After he finishes he runs out of the building clenching the papers in his hand.

OUTSIDE LIBRARY

He pulls out his cell-phone and dials his mother. It rings and rings until the message picks up.

ELK
That's strange. She hardly ever forgets her phone.

Elk dials another number.

AIDA (V.O.)
Hel...

ELK
Get to my apartment right now!

AIDA (V.O.)
What? Elk? We're already here.

ELK
Oh. Good! I'll be over there right away.

AIDA (V.O.)
Slow down. What is this about?

ELK
I found it!

INT. APARTMENT LIVING ROOM – DAY

Elk is panting with the door open behind him. TNT and Aida are silenced by his sense of urgency. Mew rises from her seat and slowly crawls towards the man.

ELK
I found it! I found Felicia's mom.

Mew freezes.

TNT
Felicia?

ELK
Yeah!
(points to Mew)
That's Mew's real name. Felicia Stalker.

Elk hands a paper to TNT.

TNT
She really looks like Mew.

AIDA
What? Let me see.

TNT hands the paper to Aida. She glances over it real quick.

AIDA
This is an obituary notice.

INSERT – OBITUARY NOTICE

There is a small picture of a woman who looks like Mew. The sub-text mentions Morrigan Stalker.

ELK (O.S.)
That's right. Felicia's mother died of a drug overdose 16 years ago.

BACK TO APARTMENT LIVING ROOM

AIDA
It doesn't mention a daughter.

ELK
Here's another. It mentions that her and her daughter went missing at the same time. There's a picture with this too.

Elk hands it to Aida first this time.

INSERT – MISSING PERSONS NOTICE

There is a picture of Mew's mother holding a baby. There is a woman standing next to her.

BACK TO APARTMENT LIVING ROOM

Aida's hand is shaking.

AIDA
Why is my mother in a picture with Felicia's mother?

TNT
What? That's your mother?

AIDA
Yeah, but, I don't understand.

ELK
I noticed as soon as I saw the name Landford. Your mom knew Felicia's in the past.

AIDA
But...

ELK
She can find Felicia's family.

Aida shakes her head rapidly. When she stops...

AIDA
You're right. I'll head home right now.

Aida rushes out of the door.