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Halloween: The Series, Episode 1: The Search for Micheal Myers
By aragorn_8
Halloween: The Series.
Episode One: The Search for Michael Myers.
NOTE: *This series takes place between H5 and H6 and deals with Tommy Doyle trying to find Jamie Coruthers and Micheal Myers.*
The opening shows a nights sky over the small town of Haddonfield. A caption names it and gives the date as October 31st 1989. The camera pans down to the police station where a shadowy figure is approaching it. The figure drops a cigarette before advancing to the station.
We see Jamie Lloyd and a Cop leave the building and get into a police car. Suddenly gun shots ring out from the building and the shadowy figure is seen at a window shooting.
COP: Just wait here.
He gets up and dashes in. Moment’s later Jamie climbs out the car and wanders into the station. The halls are lined with the bodies of policemen and women; Jamie is horrified. She continues until she comes to the Cell’s; the one that Michael Myers inhabited is empty!
JAMIE: No… No.
She turns and begins to run out. As she gets near the exit the Cop, badly wounded, grabs her.
COP: Jamie, you got to get out…
Suddenly he yells in agony and blood pours out his mouth. Looking down a knife protrudes from his chest. As he drops we find ourselves looking into the face of The Shape.
JAMIE: No…
The Shape looks at her before turning away. He staggers and collapses in a heap. Two figures appear behind him and lift him up. Jamie backs away into the shadowy figure - the Man in Black.
MIB: Jamie.
His voice is disjointed and unclear. He grabs hold of her and drags her along.
Outside we see Michael and Jamie being bundled into a van. They drive off as the Police Station explodes behind them. The Halloween theme begins to play as the camera rises up over Haddonsfield. A Jack-o-Lantern appears, an evil grin on it, and
the titles come up:
HALLOWEEN: The Series.
The music becomes a very rock and roll like version of the music and various images from the series fly up. The cast characters are named as Tommy Doyle, Debra Loomis and Pete James.
We open with a shot of a hospital. A young women in her twenties, tall with long black hair, is seen walking down the corridors. She is DEBRA LOOMIS. She approaches the receptionist.
DEBRA: Excuse me.
RECEP: Yes mam?
DEBRA: I’m here to see my Uncle. I heard he was here.
RECEP: What’s his name?
DEBRA: Loomis. Samuel Loomis.
RECEP: Loomis? The psychiatrist?
DEBRA: That’s the one. I want to see him. I was told he was here.
RECEP: He is here. But you won’t be able to talk to him.
The scene cuts to still form of Doctor Loomis lying in a hospital bed. He has bandages across his chest and is connected up to a drip and that kind of stuff. A monitor by his side shows a very low hear rate. Debra and a Nurse stand by his side.
DEBRA: Uncle Sam…
NURSE: I’m sorry Miss. We have no idea when he will wake up from the coma.
DEBRA: What happened exactly?
NURSE: You know Michael Myers?
DEBRA: Michael. Of course… He returned didn’t he.
NURSE: Last night. Michael killed a lot of people. The nurse starts to get tearful.
NURSE: He… he was lucky to get away alive.
DEBRA: And Myers. Where is he?
NURSE: Dead, I hope. He was sedated and locked up at the station. An hour later the building exploded.
DEBRA: Exploded?
NURSE: Everyone was killed. The Sheriff, Myers, Jamie…
DEBRA: Jamie Lloyd. Are you sure she was there? And Michael?
NURSE: They must have been.
DEBRA: How can you be sure.
NURSE: Because I have to believe this will never happen again.
DEBRA: I understand. Thank you. She looks down at Loomis.
DEBRA: Good luck Uncle. She turns and leaves.
We cut to a TV set showing a news report. The reporter stands outside the burnt up remains of the police station.
REPORTER: Last night the police station in Haddonsfield, which held the captive serial killer Michael Myers and his young niece, exploded in a ball of fire. The reasons for this are unknown but it is believed that all those within were killed including Michael.
We pan out from the TV set to a lounge cluttered with all sorts of junk. We see a hand pick up a glass of juice and a female voice rings out.
VOICE: Tommy! Turn the TV down!
The camera turns to show the twenty year old Tommy Doyle.
TOMMY: Yeah mom.
He takes a sip of his drink and swings the door to the room shut.
TOMMY: Michael Myers. He can’t be dead. Not that easily.
The reporter continues after some shots of the remains.
REPORTER: A town meeting is being held tomorrow and many speculate it may lead to the banning of Halloween within Haddonsfield.
TOMMY: That won’t stop him. You can’t stop the Boogeyman.
He switches the TV off and gets up. He wanders over to a cabinet and pulls out a large book. He opens it to reveal a number of road maps. He traces his finger from a location and down to Haddonsfield.
We cut now too the Town Hall of Haddonsfield. It has been set up as a temporary police HQ and clutter is everywhere. SHERRIF CODY of the state police walks up to OFFICER1 and PETE JAMES.
CODY: Well, what have we got?
OFFICER: Not much. Everything we salvaged from the ruins is here. But Town Hall will only make a temporary HQ; with things how they are it’s getting crowded and the council aren’t too happy.
CODY: I know all that. I meant about Myers.
OFFICER: Oh…
PETE: Well, we’re still not exactly sure as too who was in there. But from certain items we’ve found it seems likely he was killed.
CODY: Like what?
PETE: Pieces of clothing, some charred up skin and overall. It’s nothing positive but forensics seem pretty convinced.
CODY: And the girl?
PETE: I’m afraid she was there too. It looks like everyone was killed in the blast.
CODY: Have we got anything to go on?
PETE: We’ve got something. A nearby Resident was woken by what she describes as a hail of bullets. After hearing the explosion she went to investigate and saw a Black Van leaving the area.
OFFICER: It seems possible that whoever was in that van was responsible for the explosion.
CODY: A Black Van… Is that all we got?
PETE: Afraid so.
CODY: Still, it could prove useful. Lieutenant James I want you to keep on this case and keep me up too date with everything you find out. I’ve got to go arrange a meeting now, the locals want to discuss the banning of Halloween.
OFFICER: But if Michael’s dead…
CODY: I know, I know. But they’re scared and I don’t blame them. It’s going to be held tomorrow morning so I got to go plan what I’m going to say.
PETE: Ok then sir. Good luck.
CODY: Thanks. I’ll need that.
He turns and walks off. Officer returns to business and Pete heads outside into the sun. He covers his eyes from the brightness and looks around at the people wandering the streets.
PETE: I hope he is dead. For this towns sake.
We are now back with Tommy who is driving along a vast road through, seemingly, the middle of nowhere. His car is quite old and battered and not going too fast. We pan out to show a figure by the road side ahead.
From the figures POV we see Tommy driving ever closer. We cut out to see the figure, a young man in his late twenties. He is dressed is old jeans with a baggy shirt and carries a rucksack on his shoulder. This is NICK PEARSON. We see Tommy pull over as he eventually reaches the camera. Nick runs up to him.
TOMMY: Which way are you going?
NICK: Haddonsfield.
TOMMY: Jump in then.
NICK: Thanks.
Nick jogs around the other side of the car and climbs in, chucking his rucksack into the back.
NICK: You’re a saviour. Names Nick Pearson.
TOMMY: Tommy Doyle.
We are now obviously on the move again.
NICK: Pleased to meet you Tommy. So, why you heading to Murderville?
TOMMY: Murderville.
NICK: Yeah, Haddonfield. That place is jinxed. I’m only going cause it’s my cousins’ birthday and he can’t make it out of town.
TOMMY: Oh.
NICK: But I wouldn’t be near that place on Halloween. So, what’s your excuse?
TOMMY: I’m umm, going to try and catch up on an old friend.
NICK: Yeah, it’s good to keep in touch with old friends. I’ve always said that. So many people leave home and forget about there past; I reckon the past is what makes you who you are. You should embrace it.
TOMMY: The past can sometimes be painful.
We see a flashback to Halloween with Tommy and Lindsey hiding and then we see them running screaming from Laurie’s house.
NICK: People always say that but the way I see it is we should learn. Can’t let things like that haunt us; we gotta be strong. I always have and always will.
TOMMY: Lucky you…
We see the car heading towards the outskirts of Haddonsfield.
We are now outside Haddonsfield Main School where three kids are seen walking along. They are SUE, DON and GARRY. They head in up too the school building.
DON: Tina too.
SUE: God, not Tina.
DON: Yup, all of them killed. I heard she was gutted.
SUE: Gross.
GARRY: Don, don’t. You don’t know what happened, your making that up. I can’t believe you, after all those deaths and you take it so light heartedly.
DON: Hey. I’m as upset as you Garry. But its over, I don’t want it to haunt us. Michael’s dead now and even if he weren’t that bitch Jamie is.
SUE: Don!
DON: What? If she hadn’t been here then none of this would have happened.
SUE: She was a little girl! You really make me sick sometimes.
GARRY: Yeah well, they’re banning Halloween now so we don’t have to worry.
DON: What? You got to be joking? They can’t do that!
We see a figure behind them.
PETE: They can.
They turn to see Pete James. It’s only now that we realise that the whole school entrance seems deserted except for these four.
SUE: Is it true Lieutenant James?
PETE: Looks like, Sue. Deputy Cody is at meeting about it right now.
DON: Well that’s just great. Ruin it completely.
Garry starts to look around.
GARRY: Hey. Where is everyone? We late?
PETE: You haven’t been watching news lately have you? I came over because I noticed you here. Schools cancelled for the next few days. Give people a chance to get over the whole incident.
DON: Decent. Maybe some good has come out of this after all.
PETE: Hey Kid. I don’t know what your problem is but no good has come out of it. A lot of people died Halloween night, many from your year. Why don’t you try and register that instead of being such an insensitive sod.
He turns and walks away as Don stands there in shock. The other two just look at him with a ‘serves you right’ expression on their faces.
We cut to Tommy Doyle, now alone, driving up the road towards the school. He sees Pete coming down the steps and indicates to pull over by the side of the road.
Pete looks up and sees Tommy stopping by him. He wanders down and stands by Tommy’s open window.
PETE: Can I help?
TOMMY: Ummm, hopefully. I’m looking for where the police are based.
PETE: That would be town hall. You got a problem?
TOMMY: Not exactly. I’m here about Michael Myers.
PETE: Myers. Of course. What about him?
TOMMY: I don’t believe he’s dead.
PETE: A lot of people don’t. I’ll tell you what, I’m on my way back there now. Give me a ride and we can talk about it on the way.
TOMMY: Sure. Jump in.
We are now in the car driving along. Pete is in the passengers’ seat next to Tommy.
PETE: So, why don’t you think Michael’s dead?
TOMMY: Why don’t you?
PETE: What?
TOMMY: Why don’t you? I could tell you agreed back there, it was written all across your face. So why don’t you believe Michael Myers is dead?
PETE: Not sure. Just seemed too easy. After all the trouble this town has gone through; to think he died in a mysterious explosion with no known cause…
TOMMY: It seems too convenient.
PETE: Exactly. The guy was stabbed, shot, burnt and then blasted down a mineshaft. Someone like that doesn’t just die in a random explosion.
TOMMY: Have you said that to anybody else?
PETE: No. No one would want to believe anyway. They want to be able to sleep at night. If Michael’s dead they can.
TOMMY: Exactly. I came here because I’m convinced he’s alive. This town needs to realise that. They can’t just ignore him and hope he won’t return. Michael always will.
We cut too Don, Sue and Garry who are hanging around a kids play park. Sue is swinging gently on a swing and the others stand either side of her.
SUE: I just can’t believe it. They’re gone, not coming back.
GARRY: After all they went through last year I feel real bad for Rachel and Jamie.
Michael was just screwed up.
DON: I guess.
SUE: Imagine what it must have been like…
We cut to an array of images from Halloween 4 and 5. Rachel and Jamie clambering over the roof as Michael stands up tall behind them. We see Jamie hiding in the metal shoot as Michael slashes at it over and over. We see other shots ending in Jaime standing and holding the scissors at the top of the stairs in the clown costume.
We suddenly cut back to Tommy and Pete on their car journey.
PETE: Sounds like he freaks you out quite a bit. Can’t blame you. So, what do you think happened? After all its one thing to not believe it, it’s another to have an alternative solution.
TOMMY: I’m not sure. That’s why I came. I want to know what happened.
PETE: You seem to be making this very personal. If you don’t mind me asking; have you had any previous involvement with Myers?
TOMMY: As a matter of fact I have.
We again see the flashback of Tommy and Lindsey running in terror and of Michael stalking the streets of Haddonsfield.
PETE: You have?
TOMMY: When I was ten. Michael came home for the first time.
PETE: You were ten… I never asked your name.
TOMMY: Tommy Doyle.
PETE: Tommy Doyle. Your that kid that Laurie Strode was baby sitting that night. Along with Lizzy.
TOMMY: Lindsey.
PETE: God. You must have been terrified.
TOMMY: We were. A night doesn’t pass without his image entering my dreams. Now he’s disappeared I have to know why. I have to know what is going on with Michael. He was born a normal boy.
PETE: Now he’s far from it.
TOMMY: Exactly. So, Lieutenant, anything you can tell me? Any clues?
PETE: Well…
TOMMY: What is it?
PETE: Understand that I’m not meant to say this to anyone. If this gets out my ass is on the line, alright?
TOMMY: Alright.
PETE: Several people living in the area all reported seeing a large black van driving away from the area of the Police Station minutes after it exploded. We got quite a good description of it.
TOMMY: Any luck in finding it?
PETE: Nope. It seems to have vanished after that. No one else saw it leave the area or town.
TOMMY: A large van?
PETE: Yeah, why?
TOMMY: Large enough to hold a drugged serial killer?
PETE: Your not suggesting someone took Myers?
TOMMY: Why not? He was weak enough due to the drugs given him. They probably could have handled him.
PETE: But why would anyone want to free him?
TOMMY: I’m not sure yet. It’s just an idea.
PETE: Ok, that’s Town Hall over there. Pull over into that car-park.
We cut to the inside of Town Hall where we see Sheriff Cody talking to an unseen figure.
CODY: Look, I have to be honest. I really want nothing to do with you or any members of your family.
He walks away we see Debra Loomis follow him.
DEBRA: Sheriff.
CODY: Look Miss Loomis, I’m sorry about your Uncle. I also appreciate that he stopped Myers but I don’t like the fact that you and your relatives constantly badger this town.
DEBRA: Badger this town? What are we meant to do? Let you all just go ahead and die! Sam did everything he could for Haddonsfield, you just can’t forget about him.
CODY: Personally, I’d like to forget about anything to do with Michael; he’s dead. Now please leave and let us get back to work.
He sits at a desk and begins filling out forms. Debra stares at him angrily for a few moments before turning around and storming out. She slams the door closed behind her.
Debra gets out an elevator and walks quickly over to the main entrance of the Town Hall. As she rushes out the exit she bumps right into Tommy Doyle.
DEBRA: Oh!
TOMMY: Sorry about that, I…
Debra shakes her head and cuts him off.
DEBRA: No, it’s my fault. I wasn’t looking.
PETE: You look a bit on the angry side, what’s wrong?
DEBRA: That brainless Sheriff of yours just kicked me out.
TOMMY: Why did he do that?
DEBRA: Said he was sick of my family. I was just trying to warn him.
She shakes her head pityingly.
DEBRA: No wonder he keeps killing. Well, sorry anyway.
She walks past them and down the steps. Tommy rushes after her.
TOMMY: Wait.
DEBRA: What is it?
TOMMY: Warn them of what?
DEBRA: It doesn’t matter…
TOMMY: That Michael is still alive? That he wasn’t killed and that he’ll return? Because I believe it too. So does Lieutenant James.
Pete comes up behind Tommy.
PETE: It’s true.
She looks at Tommy and then too Pete. She seems to be considering something for a while before forming a small smile across her face and obviously calming down.
DEBRA: Maybe there’s hope for this town yet. Pleased to meet you…
She offers out her hand which Tommy wilfully excepts.
TOMMY: Tommy, Doyle.
DEBRA: Tommy Doyle? My Uncle told me about you.
PETE: Your Uncle?
DEBRA: Doctor Loomis. I’m Debra, his niece.
They all shake hands.
TOMMY: Pleased to meet you. You know, I never got a chance to thank him for what he did in 1978. Was he here?
Debra looks down sadly.
PETE: What is it?
DEBRA: He tried to stop Michael.
TOMMY: He isn’t..?
DEBRA: He’s not dead. But he is in a coma, barely stable.
TOMMY: I’m so sorry.
DEBRA: Thanks. He was very close to me.
She seems to go into a dream, as if pulling up an old memory. A sad smile crosses her
face.
DEBRA: We would talk for hours, I really looked up to him.
PETE: Which is why you’re here?
DEBRA: I knew he was looking after Jamie Lloyd. I came to visit, I had no idea about Michael until I arrived. And now everyone pretends he’s dead but I know that he isn’t.
PETE: How do you know?
DEBRA: I can feel it. Michael was pure evil, someone like him doesn’t die that easily. If my Uncle dies then no one will be able to protect Haddonsfield when he returns. I owe it to him to carry on his work.
Tommy seems to consider something before speaking next.
TOMMY: I think someone took Michael.
DEBRA: How did you come up with that?
PETE: Witnesses saw a Black Van leaving the scene. It vanished shortly after.
DEBRA: Vanished?
PETE: Yeah. No sightings what so ever after that. It should have been seen near the outskirts but it just disappeared.
DEBRA: Searched for it?
PETE: We put all our squads on alert but nothing came up.
DEBRA: But what if it didn’t leave?
TOMMY: What do you mean?
DEBRA: Well, there are a number of garages about twenty minutes away. I’m getting my car looked at one of them. Couldn’t it of stopped there; hidden until all the fuss died down?
PETE: You mean it may have not even left Haddonfield?
TOMMY: It’s a possibility. Why not go to the Sheriff?
PETE: No, I don’t think that would be a good idea.
DEBRA: Why not? If we get all the police searching…
PETE: He won’t let us. He’s adamant that Michael’s dead; he just wants the investigation finished.
TOMMY: In that case I say we check it out ourselves; we can take my car. So, who’s with me?
DEBRA: I am, what about you Lieutenant.
PETE: Sheriff Cody’s going to have my ass for this but I’ll come. I want this stuff resolved as much as you do.
TOMMY: Alright then. Let’s go.
We cut to a black and white image of Doctor Loomis walking through a hospital, this is obviously a flash back. He comes to an office and steps in; a calendar reveals the date to be 1974. A young girl, Debra comes running in after him.
DEBRA: Uncle Sam!
LOOMIS: Debra, I asked you to wait outside.
DEBRA: I wanted to come and see.
LOOMIS: Believe me Debra, you don’t. This boy is nothing but pure evil. You go back out and wait with your mother.
DEBRA: Please…
Loomis looks sternly.
LOOMIS: No, Debra. Michael is too dangerous. Now go.
Debra turns and walks off. She stops part way down the corridor and turns to see Loomis entering a cell. The door slams shut behind him with a crash. The screen fades to white.
We cut to Tommy’s car pulling up too a large garage. The three of them get out and wander in.
DEBRA: This is the last place to check. If they went anywhere it’ll be here.
PETE: It’s a good place actually; fairly out of the way.
Tommy looks around out the back.
TOMMY: There’s no one around.
DEBRA: That’s strange.
PETE: Just don’t touch anything all right.
Tommy wanders over to an office door and tries it. It’s locked. He begins to try and force it.
PETE: Hey, we haven’t actually got a search warrant. Tommy!
Pete runs over to him; Tommy manages to knock the door open.
PETE: The owners going to be pissed at you.
TOMMY: No he isn’t.
PETE: Huh?
Pete walks over and looks in the room like Tommy did. There is blood splattered on the walls and floor. The body of a young man is pinned to the wall with a butcher knife; a piece of paper gripped in his hand. Debra runs over.
DEBRA: Oh my god…
TOMMY: Looks like Michael was here. With whoever took him.
PETE: What’s that he’s holding?
Pete takes the paper and looks at it. Tommy goes over to him.
TOMMY: Well?
PETE: A road map. There’s a trail.
DEBRA: A trail?
PETE: Yeah. It leads from Haddonsfield up this main road and then off here.
He points onto the map.
PETE: Look, the trail leads to an abandoned factory; practically in the middle of no
where.
TOMMY: It’s where Michael is, it must be.
DEBRA: Over here.
They turn to see Debra picking the pieces of a clock off the floor.
DEBRA: It stopped. Probably when it was damaged. Six hours ago.
TOMMY: You mean they left here six hours ago?
DEBRA: Look’s like.
TOMMY: Then we have time to catch up.
PETE: Now hold on, we can’t just go after them ourselves.
TOMMY: We have too. Without evidence of Michael being alive everyone will just ignore us. We have to do this, we have to catch up with them now. We know where they’re going now; once they leave the factory we’ve lost them.
DEBRA: He’s right. This is our only chance, we have to go now. Are you going to come with us or our we going alone?
Pete stands in confusion. He hesitates a few seconds and then speaks.
PETE: Why do I always get mixed up in these things? Alright, I’m with you.
TOMMY: Let’s go.
They all rush out of the room only to find two thugs wearing black masks blocking their way. In their hands they hold large chains.
PETE: Hey, who do..
His words are cut short as one swings a chain at him and knocks him, bleeding, to the floor. Tommy rushes into the other and they collapse down. The other guy runs after Debra who runs into the office.
DEBRA: Get away from me!
He advances.
Meanwhile Tommy has forced the other thug to drop his weapon and now they are taking part in a fistfight. The thug is a lot bigger and stronger than Tommy who is obviously losing.
TOMMY: Oh god…
The thug kicks him in the ribs and Tommy falls to the floor gasping.
Debra yells as she ducks another swing of a chain.
DEBRA: Bastard.
She grabs the butcher knife from the dead guy and pulls it out. The body falls onto the thug making him loose balance. Debra takes the opportunity to swipe at him with the knife; cutting a gash in his arm. The thug cries in agony and pulls off a glove to stop the wound.
THUG: Bitch.
As she tries to attack again he blocks her and twists her arm. She yelps and drops the knife. He pushes her away to the floor and picks up the knife. As she looks up he is standing over her, bloodied knife in hand.
THUG: This’ll only hurt for a moment.
He leans down and grips her hair, yanking her head back. She screams as he brings the knife to her throat. The original Halloween theme begins to play and the screen goes blank and To Be Continued appears.
Roll End Credits over Halloween Tune.
Special Thanks goes to Scarecrow_Cenobite.
Look for Episode 2: The Search for Micheal Myers Part 2, later this week!
3/24/2002 6:27:13 PM
(Updated: 3/27/2002 8:15:38 PM)
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