The Chronicles of the Counts Dracula-Cardie. Adapted from Baron Olshevris novel «Vampires»

The Eagle descends at high speed and rushes on a white Dove – this happens in the sky over the clearing, where Harry has stopped in the woods…

HARRY: (27 years old, a loafer, millionaire, descendant of the Dracula-Cardie family, confident, eccentric, sometimes unscrupulous, sexy, used to get what he wants, he and Rita are two of a kind. He is a comrade-in-arm of Captain Wright and James.

EXT-FOREST IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF CARDIE’S CASTLE-SAME SUMMER DAY

Harry has lost his way during the hunt. His horse stands in a clearing in the woods. Harry seems that a woman’s blue dress flits in the trees and a female laughter is heard.

Harry is distracted by the eagle and the dove – looks to the sky, he can see the eagle attacking the dove, this happens over his head.

Harry looks at the trees again, where the blue dress has just flashed. There is nothing. Harry looks around, looking for the owner of the dress.

The horse knickers and takes off.

INT – DINING ROOM IN THE VILLAGE INN – EVENING OF THE SAME DAY

Harry, James, Captain Wright, Georges, Harry’s attorney and doctor, KARL IVANOVICH (50 years old), have supper after hunting at the wooden table

Harry wipes his hands with a napkin

HARRY

I think I saw her.

Karl Ivanovich sorts some records on his knees

KARL IVANOVICH: 50 years old, a librarian, Harry’s attorney in castle affairs. A quiet, well-educated, intelligent-looking old man, wearing glasses because of poor eyesight, half-Russian

KARL IVANOVICH

(takes off his glasses)

Her?

Harry puts his napkin aside and looks at everyone

HARRY

The ghost from the castle: the blue dress, dark hair.

Georges drops his fork under the table. James pours himself a glass of wine

JAMES: 30 years old, an Englishman, military interrogator, positive hero in all senses, conscientious, man with principles, generous, good friend. A comrade-in-arm of Captain Wright and Harry, aristocrat

JAMES

Harry, what makes you think it was her? Maybe some local pulled your leg.

Harry puts a scarlet rose on the table

HARRY

Found in the forest.

Captain Wright takes the flower

CAPTAIN WRIGHT: 31 year old, an Englishman, cool cynic, skeptic, typical military man, it is hard for him to admit his weaknesses. Rarely smiling, traditionalist in everything. Captain is a true friend, smokes a lot. Introvert, aristocrat

CAPTAIN WRIGHT

(examining the rose)

Such roses certainly don’t grow in the forest.

JAMES

I guess once we move into the castle all that is hidden will become revealed.

Georges shifts in his chair, is a little nervous

GEORGES: 20 years old, amorous, a bit naive, unspoiled young man. Georges is a virgin, aristocrat, student

GEORGES

I saw her too, she was beautiful like an angel.

Captain Wright abstracts himself from the rose and looks at Georges

CAPTAIN WRIGHT

Well, that’s something new.

Karl Ivanovich puts the papers aside

KARL IVANOVICH

Stories about lake women are taking new forms.

Harry takes a sip of wine from his glass

HARRY

I tell you, this woman is from the castle! The LAKE MAIDEN has fair hair, and the beauty from the forest is dark-haired. I saw it myself.

Captain Wright lights up a cigar

CAPTAIN WRIGHT

Maybe there are their own mermaids in the forest?