Blade: Trinity Page #5

Vance leans forward, skillfully playing to the cameras.

VANCE:

Monsters provide a means for us to

transfer our more primal and darker urges

into something external. In the case of

vampires, you're dealing with taboo issues

like predatory rage and sexual sadism.

These are scary subjects for people to own

up to.

LARRY:

So we pass the buck to someone else?

VANCE:

Exactly. Historically, people suffering

from medical conditions have always been

our psychological scapegoats. In the

Middle Ages schizophrenia was often

attributed to demonic possession.

LARRY:

And vampires?

VANCE:

Well, there's a hereditary blood disease

known as porphyria that has symptoms

remarkably similar to the classic vampiric

traits. People suffering from this

disease are anemic, they become sensitive

to sunlight, they can't tolerate garlic --

LARRY:

Which is too bad, since my doctor tells me

that's good for the heart.

(turning to Chief Vreede)

Chief Vreede? What's your take on all the

recent rumors we've been hearing about

vampires?

VREEDE:

The only vampires I'm worried about are

the ones passing the bar exam.

(laughing)

Seriously, if vampires existed, don't you

think we'd be on to them by now? The

truth is, our streets have never been

safer. Homicides, assaults -- violent

crime is down across the board. If people

want to be concerned, they should focus on

criminals like Blade.

LARRY:

Now who's this? Tell me about him.

VREEDE:

He's a sociopath we've been pursuing.

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