As Kurjak and the Chilean policemen fend off a vampire attack, Tesla and Harlan arrive to help. Dialogue from pages 45-52:
(Kurjak) “Tesla! What a pleasure to see you again.”
“Sorry for the delay, my soldier boy. We lost sight of you in this miserable población (suburb). Thank heavens we heard the gunshots and the smell of burning.”
“And Harlan?”
(Machine gun fire outside) “That must be him.”
(Vampire turns to see Harlan.) “Watch out, behind us! Who…”
(Harlan shoots several.) “I’m your nemesis, vampire!”
“Harlan!”
“Cool it, Kurjak. I'm still in one piece.”
“Come inside, before more get here.”
“I think we've cleaned up. But you're right, buddy. You never know.”
“Sorry I couldn't help, but some bastard cleared my room of all the anti-vampire weapons.”
(Harlan gives Kurjak his missing weapons.) “That ‘bastard’ is right in front of you…”
“How…?”
(Tesla) “Your artillery is safe, soldier boy. If we hadn't taken it, it would have ended up in the hands of the police. And you would have been in trouble…”
“Umf. But from what you guys say, it looks like I've been having fun at a friend's house for the past few hours.”
“Well, judging by the defense you've organized, it looks like you've managed to get the police to listen to you.”
(Baldwyn) “Señor, I have you and your… your lady friend to thank for coming to our aid… but I can't forget that I'm a cop. Would you do me a favor and explain... who the hell are you?”
(Teresa) “Baldwyn, she… seems to be like… like those…”
“Don't be afraid of offending me, cutie. Sure, I'm undead too, like those we beat up tonight. But unlike them, I have free will, and I chose to be on the right side, so relax. If you're not prejudiced, we might even become friends.”
(Kurjak) “Harlan, Commander Baldwyn knows about the Condor, so I didn't have to work too hard to convince him.”
“Good to know.”
“The hell you say!”
“Don't get so worked up, Baldwyn. The veins in your neck are swelling. It would be a shame if, after escaping a vampire attack, you were to suffer a sudden stroke.”
“I asked you a question!”
“You're right, Commander. My name is Harlan Draka, and my friend is Tesla. As you may have guessed, she is not completely human.”
“What does that mean? And how, how did you manage, señor, to kill those monsters? They were invulnerable to our bullets.”
“Harlan used the slugs I mentioned. Dear Detective Nestor Baldwyn, your only hope of salvation is in front of you, the only lethal weapon capable of defeating the Condor: a Dampyr.”
“While you take care of the wounded and keep an eye on the road to avoid surprises, the Commander and I will sit down to have a long chat together.”
“I knew that the Condor was considered a kind of powerful sorcerer, and unfortunately I realized that it was something more than a legend. But you tell me that he is not even human. How did you describe him?”
“A Master of Darkness. That's what his race calls themselves.”
“And are they stronger than common vampires like… the ones we faced?”
“Only one thing can end their thousand-year existence: my blood.”
“You claim to be the son of one of those super-creatures. It's crazy.”
(Teresa) “Say that it's incredible, Baldwyn. I would call it a children's story, if unfortunately I didn't have our colleagues killed by those bastards right before my eyes.”
“Not even that evidence was able to convince you, Señorita Perez?”
“Detective Perez to you! As for convincing me, I know there must be a rational explanation! There are drugs that can make you insensitive to pain for a long time. Those men were stuffed with amphetamines or…”
“Hey, little Teresa… Surprise!” (Tesla shows her vampire visage)
“Aaaah!”
“Tesla! You shocked her!”
“Ugh! What a story! Sometimes a practical demonstration is worth more than a lot of speeches!”
”Vampires don’t exist! They can’t exist!”
