The world has been at war since its creation.
So many lives lost in vain.
Deaths of warriors...
...sailors...
...soldiers...
...and the innocent.
You're in the wrong place at the wrong time.
That's where we come in. The gods chose warrior families...
...to protect mankind from the darkest of enemies.
They forged amulets from celestial alloys...
...and armed each family.
The most powerful amulet is the Cross of the lsles.
As time passed, the enemies grew darker.
Now, after years of being hidden...
...the ancient Staff of Sekhmet has been found.
When powered by bloodlines from descendants of gods...
CROSS
...it will have the power to kill everyone on Earth.
Your grandfather had this...
...and his father before him.
And now it's mine. And it will one day be yours.
And with it....
It's a calling.
What's a calling?
Well, it's a responsibility. To protect.
To protect who?
Well, those who can't protect themselves.
Don't cops do that?
Yeah, cops.
They fight criminals, bad guys. The people in the light.
And we, we fight everybody else.
This cross is your birthright.
And with it...
...comes unstoppable power.
But only we can use it.
Because we've been chosen.
Why were we chosen?
Because God saw something good in us.
Aszhlastic. The power from within.
Aszhlastic.
Lisa Van Dyke reporting live. More bodies have been found.
Four more in the Los Angeles area today.
I'm here with Rachel who saw the getaway vehicle.
They threw her in the back seat of the car then drove off.
I heard her scream and then nothing.
And then nothing.
The city's top cop, Detective Nitti...
...is on his way to the hospital to talk to the survivor and get some answers.
Me and my grandpa are here--
Excuse me. This the kid?
-What kid? -The one who saw World War lll.
No. Samantha is down the hall, on the right, but you can't go in there.
Excuse me. Who are you?
Dr. Sloan is running tests.
Hi.
So how is she?
She's been stirring a bit, but she hasn't woken up.
-Parents are on their way. -Okay.
Wait. She needs to get her rest.
Sorry, doc, she can rest when she's dead. Like me.
But--
-Excuse me, sir. Please. -I need to finish her blood work.
I'm a cop. Get the fuck out of here.
Now.
Doctor...
...I can't work like this. I'm gonna get my own lab.
Doctor, this is a hospital, not a police station.
He's cursing at me.
You'll see.
Samantha.
Samantha, wake up.
Wake up. Come on, honey, I need you to wake up for me.
-Where am I? -Oh, honey, you're in heaven.
You're in heaven and I'm God, okay?
Say, ''Hi, God.''
-No, wait a minute. I'm a cop. -Hi--
I'm Detective Nitti.
Is it okay for you to talk to me right now?
Do you feel like you can talk to me? I mean, are you okay?
I need you to tell me what happened.
I was taking photos for my book.
And then two guys started bothering me.
Hey, hey, hey, that's a nice camera.
That will bring 30 bucks.
-Nice day, ain't it? -Stop it.
-Let me ask you a question. -You're hurting me.
How much did you pay for this camera?
-What are you doing? -Nice camera.
-Nice. -Stop.
Then what happened?
They hit me in the head, and I fell to the ground...
...but I could still see what was going on.
I wanna take a picture.
-Come here. Give me a smile. -Good.
-No. -I'm gonna get another.
Go, go, go.
One more.
Some big guys in a white truck showed up.
Not these guys again.
At least Callan is not with them.
Don't these Boy Scouts rest?
Two were wearing lots of armor, but one of them was really polite.
You have something that doesn't belong to you.
That's Riot.
The older brother.
Weapons specialist, Army Ranger.
He's polite, honey, but he's deadly.
-Is that right? -Yeah, unless you're her mother.
Backfire. He's the comedian and explosives expert.
Oh, yeah, I'm her mother.
-Motherf-- -If you'd be so kind...
...as to give us the young girl, we'll be on our way.
-Take her. -Hoping you'd say that.
That's War.
Riot's brother.
Got a very short fuse and armed from head to toe.
Hey, I got this, man. There's a little girl down there.
Shark.
Mild-mannered assassin.
Genius. Brings sticks to a gunfight.
Hey, hey, try this out, stick boy.
Nice shooting, Tex.
I hate when you do that.
Oh, good pool game.
Who invited these jackasses?
I hate party crashers.
And then more guys came.
If they point their weapons at you, shoot them.
More guys?
Were they with the two guys who initially mugged you?
No.
Are you sure?
-And you are? -The guy with the gun.
Didn't see that coming.
Good night, sweetheart.
You can't just go shooting people like that.
War, you take the left.
Backfire, you get the right.
Backfire, stop playing with your balls. Get serious.
And then everyone shot...
...well, everyone.
Let's get this party started!
Motherfucker!
Then some guy came and helped the good guys.
Some--? Some guy?
Some guy with guns.
-Yeah, with guns? -He had a green glow.
Bullets didn't hurt him.
-Green glow? -Yeah.
Look who's here.
Watch the girl, she's still there.
Nice of you to show up.
-Sorry I'm late. -Right.
-About damn time. -More fire! Hit him!
Go, go!
Behind the red car!
To your left!
-That's it. -That's Cross.
I thought Cross was just a rumor.
Really? No. That's no rumor, young lady.
That is a deadly vigilante living very dangerously.
-Way above the law. -But he saved my life.
Regardless, he and his little band...
...think they can run around town. They can't.
They were all kind of cute.
They were kind of cute?
You're kind of cute.
And you know what?
When they're behind bars...
...you can come get their autographs with me, okay?
Thank you very much.
Yeah.
What took you so long?
-You called 20 minutes ago. -I need these people found.
-When? -Now. Gunnar is coming tonight.
Erlik wants the bloodlines mapped and ready.
I only need four.
Is there time to play?
No, there's not. It goes down tomorrow night.
Now, find those people and bring them to me.
Alive.
-Alive. -Fine.
Fine.
Hey.
-How'd it go? -Dropping the girl at the hospital.
Is she all right?
She lived.
He's not gonna get through this.
God forgives all.
He's gotta forgive himself.
Nope.
Dude, you got those hot ones yet?
Don't rush me. They'll be ready tonight.
Easy, nerdsville.
-Stop playing. Just use a gun. -Told you a thousand times.
-I hate guns. -I heard you guys had some fun.
Same as always.
Yeah, almost got killed.
Almost got your heads blown off until I saved the day.
Hiding behind the back of my truck.
Numbers like that, 16 people.
-Come on. -Thought you had balls.
Mr. Big Guns.
Nice shot, babe.
-Average. -Put your money where your mouth is.
Sure.
Don't miss.
Right in the pocket. You like that?
-Here's your stick. Call me later. -Lucky shot.
Hey, Lisa.
Nice dog.
The freak with the staff is coming tonight.
And Erlik wants you to pick him up from the docks.
Viking? Sounds like a freak. You get him.
Hang on. Erlik says one of us. Why does that one have to be me?
He's a Viking. You'll be like two peas in a pod.
Peas in a pod? He wants blood to fill a staff.
Rumored to have superhuman speed, lived for a thousand years.
How is that two peas in a pod?
Hey, looks like you got a fan.
You don't wanna do that. Trust me, you will be sorry.
Listen, English, I can't drive at night, okay?
Cornea problem. Shit gets all blurry at night.
Are you deaf? Or are you looking to get what's coming to you?
And I can assure you, it is coming.
Do you know who we are?
Do you know who we work for?
Well? He owns this city, and he owns you.
So you go away.
I'm just saying it'd be better off if you get him.
Anyway, you owe me for last night, huh? Making me take the bullet.
Leave me with a fat chick while you suck face with a hottie?
That's true. True. And now I'm stuck with her.
Stop writing that ticket, or I will kill you.
So it's settled.
You go get the Viking at the docks.
Fine. I will get him.
But you do still owe me. You do.
And next week, you can do Erlik's rounds.
And you collect his tolls.
Are you kidding?
Now you've done it.
If I'm picking that Viking up, you clean my car.
I'll take it to the car wash but I ain't cleaning it.
You know, I've always wanted to do this.
And that was for all those innocent victims you ripped off with your tickets.
Okay. You get the Viking with his little staff and I'll clean your car.
I'll even throw in one of those pine tree air fresheners.
-I like that. -Cool?
Cool.
-How's our bloodline beauty? -Still in love with me.
-Detective. -Yeah.
So off the record, you think this is your buddy Cross?
No, Cross only kills bad guys.
This guy may be an asshole but he's not a bad guy, is he, Lisa?
-I don't know. I don't know him. -And you never will.
-I'm gonna take off. -Like you got anywhere to go.
I'm gonna get some fresh air. Call me if anything comes up.
You gonna take Scoob? Hey!
Don't make me come rescue you, man.
I'm serious.
Welcome to L.A.
I'll take you to Erlik.
-Hey, Callan. Been a while. -Hey.
How's it going? You doing all right?
-Long time no see. -Yeah. Sorry.
No worries.
-How have you been? -Good. Thanks.
-Good. Okay. -Here, give me one second.
Get you something to drink.
Cheers, man.
-How you doing? -Hey.
My name is Elizabeth.
It's nice to meet you.
After all, she's ruining the hardwood floors.
-It's better than your sheep. -Give me a sec.
Got some new guys in, huh?
Yeah, they've been drinking pretty much all day.
They should be nice and, how do you say, langered right now.
They've been a pain in the ass all day, actually.
-Irish? -Scottish.
Scottish?
-The economy's that bad, huh? -Gets any worse...
-...I'll have to let the English in too. -No, please, no.
No, you talk....
-Stop. -Leave me alone.
Thanks, Abbey. Been fun.
-That's our cue. -Do it.
-See you soon. -See you.
You know, it would be....
-You know why. That's why. -Yeah.
Is that your real hair color?
Is that your real face? Or does your ass have a twin?
That's funny. She's a right clever one.
Kiss your mum with that mouth?
How about you kiss me with that mouth?
How about you kiss my ass, okay?
Take that snog--
Shit.
Oh, you're gonna pay for that.
You want a crack at it, tough guy?
Not bad.
Thanks.
You should probably get going before they get up.
Let's go, let's go.
Okay. What about you?
I'm fine. I'll go. I was just gonna finish my beer.
Do you need me to walk you home?
I drove.
I see, so you're not interested.
-I didn't say that. -Okay. So let's go.
I have to get going. David hates when I'm late.
All right, walk you to your car?
That was my car.
That was your car. Okay.
Yeah. Looks like you're taking me home.
All right. We are here.
Thanks for that back there.
It's no problem.
Though I'm sure you probably could have handled them yourself.
By the looks of it.
Can't let guys like that push us girls around.
Not everyone's a gentleman like yourself.
There's some bad dudes out there.
Yeah. You don't know the half of it.
Right.
What?
Yeah.
My keys are in Jackie's car.
Oh, you are something else.
You don't know the half of it.
There should be 52 cards.
Where the hell are all the cards?
Do I see 52 cards?
I don't think so.
Who has that card?
Looks like we got ourselves a fox in the hen house.
And I'll be hunting the fox.
Boss, chill out, what are you, Rain Man or something?
I'm a savant.
I see everything. I got eyes in the back of my head.
Who's got that card?
There's a king missing and I want it now.
Why do you guys think it's okay to steal from me?
Why? Do I have a sign on the back of my head...
...that says, ''Feel free to screw the boss''?
No, boss.
-Do I have a sign on my head? -No.
No, boss.
No sign.
Do you think it's okay to steal from me because I have so much?
An accumulator does not let someone cheat him at fish.
An accumulator has principles.
Now show me your cards, everyone.
Someone's gonna get it.
Ara, show me your cards.
Here you go, boss.
Butcher.
-Patch. -No problem, boss.
Lucky last.
Erlik.
Not one bloody word he said.
He is a freaking mute.
He just pranced off the ship and straight into the car.
Weird vibe.
It's freaking me out, man. I ain't driving this bloke anymore.
I don't care. One of you guys can get him.
He's mental. Proper mental.
Gunnar, welcome to my city.
Erlik. Love that voice.
Thanks for sending an Englishman to pick me up. Nice touch.
So who are you, Maverick or Goose?
Say something else.
Anything. See what happens.
Anything you like. What's the matter? Don't you wanna know what happens?
I'm stood here. I'll have a conversation.
What's the matter? Cat got his tongue?
Easy, guys. Relax. I'm sorry, these monkeys can't help themselves.
They're just talking smack. That's just how they roll.
Hey, can I get you something? How about a drink?
You want a drink? How about girls? I know you like girls.
No, I think this flyboy wants to stand here...
...flapping his jaw and running his mouth.
Erlik, if you wanna work with me, put this mouthpiece down.
You want me to kill him?
If you wanna seal the deal, just do what I ask.
I don't suffer fools...
...who cheat when I'm fishing.
Eighty-six on the fox.
You cheat me at fish...
...and you sleep with the fishes.
I told you someone was gonna get it.
I protect my guys.
I wouldn't be where I am if I didn't command respect and look after them.
Now, if that's not okay with you, then we got a problem.
But I got a solution for that also.
Well, that's excellent...
...because I need loyalty.
And you just passed the test.
Now, what about some girls?
Lots of girls.
And while you're at it, you can get me a boar's head.
I'm starving.
-You have my genetic markers? -Dr. Zyal's mapping them tonight.
The City of Angels.
A bunch of saints and sinners.
Now, how about them girls?
Let's go.
Go ahead.
Sorry. It's typical of Jackie to leave her phone off.
You can just make yourself at home.
Any red wine?
Well, it's just cheap stuff. That okay?
-Of course. -All right.
Nice place.
Thanks.
-Where's the ladies room? -It's down the hall to the left.
-I'll be right back. -All right.
Come on.
This is yours now, son.
Don't ever take it off.
Ever.
I love you.
Dad?
Dad!
I guess this isn't gonna happen, is it?
You okay?
Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine.
All that saving damsels in distress, huh?
Yeah. Yeah.
Yeah, something like that.
Hey.
What is this?
It's a family heirloom.
Do you wear it all the time?
Yeah.
Yeah, my dad gave it to me.
Sentimental.
I like that.
Tell me about your dad.
He was a good guy.
He was strong.
Unselfish.
Was?
Yeah, he died when I was 8.
I'm so sorry.
That's all right.
And how did your mom handle it?
She had already passed.
That's really rough.
There's a lot about me that you don't know.
Well, there is a lot about me that you don't know.
-Why me? -Because you're different.
And that...
...you don't just care about yourself.
-Yeah? -They snatched another girl.
-When? -Couple of minutes ago. Just heard it.
They don't know where she is.
Guys that snatched her, an English guy...
...and a bald guy with a spear tattoo.
That's one of Erlik's guys.
-I'll find out where they are. -Roger that, we'll be standing by.
-Give me 30 minutes. -You got it.
I gotta go.
I'm sorry.
What's wrong?
Nothing, there's just some business I have to take care of. That's all.
Okay.
You can stay as long as you want to.
Okay. Here. Wait.
Call me...
...if you need any more protection.
-You sneaky little.... -Something else.
Unbelievable.
I'll call you.
Promise?
-Yeah. Yeah, I promise. -You better.
Maybe next time you can buy better wine.
Here we go. Here we go. Here we go.
Yeah! Cash. All right.
Blow on it. Here we go. Here we go.
That's what I'm talking about. Sometimes you win.
Sometimes you win bigger.
Good luck.
A girl is missing.
Lot of girls missing. What makes her special?
Erlik's got her. I don't have time.
No, you don't. So why are you talking to me?
Miller warehouse.
You're gonna find more than your girl. A lot more.
Bring some friends and a lot of guns.
Callan's here.
-Where's the action? -Old Miller warehouse. Down on 5th.
I know where that is. It's been abandoned.
Go in there without any intel, we're going in blind.
Well, let's go get the girl then.
Eyes in the sky, reporting for duty.
Locked and loaded.
These are hot. Very hot. Be careful.
Any special instructions?
Just the usual. Twist and toss. And then....
And then?
All right. Look out, bad guys.
Fastball's in town.
-Let's go. -We'll be here.
-Let's go. Let's go. -Amen.
This won't take long.
Godspeed.
I have a bad feeling about this.
Okay. Bad feeling's gone.
Six is clear.
Oh, shit!
Ladies first.
Thanks.
-I'm gonna take a look in this room. -Keep it down.
Keep it down.
Excuse me. Can you hand me some toilet paper?
All right, but I'm gonna need this back.
No problem. Thank you.
All right, here you go.
Well, what's this?
Oh, I found it outside.
Thought maybe you'd give it to one of your kids.
Don't forget to flush.
What? Hey, I need my paper back.
Hey!
He can't wait. I swear, he cannot wait.
I'm gonna kick his ass.
Quiet. Stay quiet.
You all right?
-Thanks. -You owe me one.
Looking for someone?
Say good night.
Not today, tombstone.
Not on my watch.
Guys!
-Is she all right? -We got her.
Let's get her out of here.
She's alive. She's passed out, but she's alive.
Grab her. Let's go.
Yeah.
Hello, Callan.
Hi, Callan.
-Where's Callan? -I don't know. He was right behind me.
I sure ain't gonna try to squeeze into this coffin on wheels till he gets here.
Okay, here he comes.
Come on, Cal, let's get out of here.
Oh, it's about time.
Starting to think you're gonna rescue another dog or something.
Oh, cops.
-Juliane. -Oh, my God. Is she alive?
-Let's get her on the couch. -What did they do to her?
-You got her? -I got her. I got her.
-Okay. -Get her some water.
Okay.
Cal?
I thought they were gonna work right.
They weren't turning off.
-Is she coming around? -She's out cold.
--throwing anything.
So these are supposed to be these big boom-boom things.
I mean, yeah.
Just a little bit.
-What's going on, Cal? -Hold on a second.
You all right?
It's gone.
What's gone?
My cross.
My cross is gone.
What do you mean your cross is gone?
-I didn't think you ever took it off. -I don't ever take it off.
-He took it. -Who?
-I don't know his name. -All right.
He was strong. Really strong. He took it. He ripped it right off of me.
Who would do such a thing?
Our fairy princess awake yet?
Hey, you all right?
Yeah. I'm all right.
All right.
Let's deal with this.
What do you want us to do?
Okay. Good.
Easy.
Take it slow, honey. Come on.
Get it back.
Where am I?
-Who are you? -You're safe.
How did I get here?
Well, what happened?
Well, the bad guys almost had you for a minute.
But now you're safe with the good-looking and talented good guys.
I was walking home and they just-- They just grabbed me.
What's your name?
-Milly. -Milly.
Do you have any idea what they wanted with you?
They wanted my blood.
What did they want your blood for?
I don't know, but it wasn't a match.
What wasn't a match?
I don't know. They needed it for a staff or something.
A staff?
Yeah.
Sokmets or Sakmets or something.
Wait a second. They said Sekhmet?
Yeah. Yeah. Sekhmet. That's it.
Like, Sekhmet?
Yeah, that's the one.
-What's wrong with you? -What are you talking about?
I don't know. It's supposed to just be legend.
It's not even supposed to exist.
-What is it? -Something pretty gnarly.
-A staff. It's a staff? -Well, it's an ancient Egyptian story.
So this Sekhmet was a goddess.
She was the daughter of Ra who was the Egyptian sun god.
Remember that movie with Dr. Jones, the whole map room...
...with the stick and the little red jewel and the light went through?
Okay, well, these dudes rebelled against him...
...and Sekhmet got really pissed, so she went crazy.
She slew them all and she drank all their blood.
-Sounds like my ex-wife. -I said, ''Slew them all.''
So anyhow, she created this staff...
...that was powered by the souls of the dead.
She was gonna go on a killing spree and kill everyone.
The gods intervened and they fooled her with beer and pomegranate juice.
She thought it was a river of blood and she drank it all.
And she passed out.
And when she woke up, the staff was gone.
What happened with it?
No one knows.
How would Erlik get a staff like that? The guy never leaves L.A.
This has nothing to do with him. Someone's pulling his strings.
The thing is the legend says that whoever finds the staff...
...can put it back into action.
What kind of action?
The killing kind.
Is there anything that we can do? Can we stop it?
I don't know.
I can look into it. Do some research.
All I really know is, it's basically Satan in a stick.
Great.
That's fantastic.