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Halloween: The Series 1X09
By aragorn_8
Halloween: The Series
Episode 9: The Girl Next Door
Open on a night shot over Haddonfield, where a star is shooting across the night sky. We hear the gong of a church bell as people walk down the streets. We zoom in to see a homeless man standing outside of ‘St. Luke’s Catholic Church’. As he gets closer, we see that his eyes are solid white, with no pupil, retina, or any evidence that he ever had any. He has very few teeth, so his smile looks sickening, as he is very unclean and old. He is humming the tune to ‘Ring Around the Rosy’ as the wind is fiercely blowing. The door to the church opens and out walks a woman, Joyce Kanyon (black hair, dark eyes, mid-forties). She seems happy as she has a smile on her face, but the homeless man immediately notices her. He turns and quietly follows her. She reaches her car as we hear the man’s footsteps stop.
HOMELESS MAN: And she who sees the evil shall lose her sight!
Joyce turns and looks strangely at the man. She is a bit frightened.
JOYCE: I’m sorry. Do I know you?
HOMELESS MAN: No, but you know too much, and my master is not happy!
Joyce tries to get into her car, but the homeless man comes forward, slamming the door on her head. She stumbles, extremely dazed, and falls to the ground. The homeless man quickly jumps onto her, scratching and clawing at her face. He grabs her head and rams it into the ground repeatedly. At some point, she dies, but he keeps ramming her head into the ground over and over again, laughing uncontrollably as he does this. He then stands over her and spreads his arms in the air.
HOMELESS MAN: Behold, I offer her to you so that you may make your presence felt!
He laughs uncontrollably as ‘The Halloween Theme’ begins to play as the camera rises up over Haddonfield. 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 LONNIE ELAMB.
We open on October 31, 1978 in Haddonfield, Illinois. Tommy Doyle and Lindsey Wallace are kneeling on the floor with Laurie Strode in the Doyle house.
LAURIE: I’m going to take a little walk.
TOMMY: Was it the boogey man?
LINDSEY: I’m scared.
LAURIE: There’s nothing to be scared of.
TOMMY: Are you sure?
Laurie nods.
TOMMY: How?
LAURIE: I killed him.
TOMMY: You can’t kill the boogey man.
Tommy looks behind Laurie and sees Michael Myers, breathing heavily. Tommy and Lindsey scream as Laurie leads them into the restroom nearby. Laurie shuts the door behind them as Michael advances. A voice interrupts the flashback.
VOICE: Excuse me? Can I use the newspaper machine?
We see Tommy, who is standing by the entrance of the Haddonfield Bus Station, right in front of the newspaper vending machine. Michael, a man with blonde hair and blue eyes, has been talking to Tommy, but Tommy has been thinking about 1978. Tommy looks at him with a start.
TOMMY: Oh, sure. I didn’t mean to be in the way.
Tommy moves so that Michael can get in and buy his newspaper.
MICHAEL (smiles): Thanks. I thought I was going to have to yell in your ear to get you to hear me.
TOMMY (smiles): I was daydreaming.
MICHAEL: Must have been some daydream.
TOMMY: More like a nightmare.
MICHAEL: Nightmare, huh? What about?
TOMMY: One night, a long time ago. It’s in the past. That’s where it can stay.
MICHAEL: You know, we learn from our past. Don’t try to forget it. Embrace it. Learn from it. It’s all we have to remind us of what not to do next time.
TOMMY: I suppose.
MICHAEL: I’m Michael.
TOMMY: Interesting name. I’m Tommy. Nice to meet you.
MICHAEL: You, too. Listen, any time you think about the horrors of the past, just remember that there was something there that night that protected you from getting hurt, and that something will always be there.
TOMMY: How’d you know--
Close-up on Tommy, as he turns to look at Michael, but Michael is gone, nowhere to be seen. Tommy looks around for him, but he is nowhere. Tommy turns as Lindsey Wallace steps out of the gate for arrivals. She smiles when she sees him. Tommy smiles in return. She runs over to him, bags in hand, and gives him a big hug, jumping into his arms.
TOMMY: Lindsey!
LINDSEY: Oh, man. I thought that bus would never get here.
TOMMY: It’s so great to see you.
LINDSEY: I’ve missed you so much.
She looks at him, as their faces draw closer. They kiss. They smile at each other.
TOMMY: How’ve you been?
LINDSEY: Good. You?
TOMMY: Long story. Come on. Let’s get your bags. Just wait until I catch you up on what I’ve been doing since you’ve been gone.
Tommy grabs her hand and they walk towards the baggage area, both happy to be together again. We cut to a shot of the Blankenship boarding house. Outside, Tommy is helping Lindsey unload her bags from the trunk of his car. We come in mid-conversation.
LINDSEY: You are actually looking for Michael Myers?
TOMMY: Yes. He killed most of our friends, Lindsey. Rachel, Brady, Tina. They’re all gone, and I believe that he’ll keep coming back, no matter how much time passes.
LINDSEY: So the best thing to do is move across the street from the Myers house and buddy up with a guy you can’t stand and a girl you barely know?
TOMMY: You make it sound…so WRONG.
LINDSEY: You’re so cute when you’re being defensive. I’m just teasing. I support you no matter what you do.
Lindsey pinches his cheek, grabs a bag, and walks towards the house with Tommy following behind her.
TOMMY: How’s school going?
LINDSEY: Oh, you know how it is. Lots of research on things you’ll forget the next week. Boring, really.
TOMMY: No partying? No sorority stories?
LINDSEY: Tommy, why don’t you ask me what you’re really wanting to ask me?
They enter the house, closing the door behind them.
TOMMY: Okay. Have you met anyone out there in Chicago?
LINDSEY: No one that measures up to you, Tommy.
Tommy blushes as they walk up the stairs.
TOMMY: How long are you staying?
LINDSEY: Why? Are you anxious to get rid of me?
TOMMY: Hardly. I just want to know how long we have together before you leave again. That’s all.
LINDSEY: All the time in the world, Tommy. All the time in the world.
They get to the room across the hall from Tommy and go inside.
TOMMY: This will be your room. I’ll be right across the hall if you need anything.
LINDSEY (flirting): You’d better lock your door.
TOMMY: You’d better nail yours shut.
Tommy smiles. Lindsey suddenly starts to feel dizzy and almost falls, but Tommy catches her.
TOMMY: Whoa. Feeling a little light-headed?
LINDSEY: Oh…man. No. I’m fine. Just a little jet-lagged, I think…or bus-lagged, or whatever the phrase would be.
Lindsey looks up into Tommy’s eyes. They stare for a moment before he moves forward and kisses her. Debra appears in the hallway and speaks before looking.
DEBRA: Tommy, I-
She sees Tommy and Lindsey in a lip lock and stops short of what she was going to say. Tommy and Lindsey suddenly turn around, acting like they weren’t doing anything.
DEBRA: I’m sorry. I didn’t know you had company.
LINDSEY: Oh. I’m not company. I’m Lindsey, his girlfriend.
DEBRA: Girlfriend?
TOMMY: She was, back in the good old days. She’s visiting from Chicago. Lindsey Wallace, this is Debra Loomis.
LINDSEY: Hi.
DEBRA: Nice to meet you, Lindsey. So, how long are you in town?
LINDSEY: I don’t know yet.
DEBRA: Well, any friend of Tommy’s is a friend of mine.
LINDSEY: He’s told me a lot about you.
DEBRA: Funny. This is the first I’ve heard of you.
TOMMY: Uh, what did you drop by for, Debra?
DEBRA: Oh. Of course. I, uh, came across an article in the morning news.
TOMMY: What is it?
DEBRA: Take a look.
Debra puts the paper down for Tommy to read. Tommy looks at it. It reads: ‘Local Woman Disappears, Feared Dead’, showing a picture of Joyce Kanyon.
TOMMY: Joyce Kanyon disappeared?
DEBRA: Weird, huh?
TOMMY: That can’t be a coincidence.
LINDSEY: A coincidence? What are you talking about?
TOMMY: Joyce Kanyon was the woman who told the police that she saw the black van speed away from the police station on Halloween night. She was the prize witness.
LINDSEY: You think the people in the van got her?
TOMMY: It’s too big of a coincidence.
DEBRA: What would they have to do that for? She already told the police everything she knew.
TOMMY: Maybe they wanted to make sure she didn’t remember anything new. Why did they wait until now, though? It makes no sense.
DEBRA: We should get started on figuring out what exactly is going on.
LINDSEY: Are you really going to do this? I just got here. I was hoping we could spend some time together.
DEBRA: I think this is more important.
LINDSEY: The girl is probably dead. There’s nothing you can do to help her.
DEBRA: So we shouldn’t even try?
LINDSEY: I just don’t want to spend my first night alone. That’s all.
DEBRA: Tommy?
TOMMY: Lindsey’s right, Debra. She just got into town. I can’t be running off as soon as she gets here. Call Lonnie and you guys can check it out. It doesn’t take all three of us to ask questions.
Debra glares at Lindsey and then at Tommy.
DEBRA: Fine. I’ll call Lonnie. Excuse me.
Debra grabs her paper, turns, and exits. Tommy looks guilty.
TOMMY: I’ll be right back.
LINDSEY: Hurry. I don’t want to waste any of our time together.
Tommy smiles and exits. We cut to outside the house. Debra comes storming out, angry. Tommy comes running out behind her.
TOMMY: Debra, wait.
DEBRA: What?!
Debra turns and looks at Tommy, obviously very mad.
TOMMY: Why are you mad?
DEBRA: What makes you think I’m mad?
TOMMY: You just yelled at me. You stomped out of my room like a five year-old, and you look like you’re about to have a cow right here in the front yard.
DEBRA: I thought you were serious about this. You’re the one who started this whole thing about finding that girl. Now, an old girlfriend comes into the picture, and all of the sudden, you don’t have a care in the world?
TOMMY: Debra, you are very capable of handling this yourself. I’m sure I’ll have to work alone at some point, too. You guys can handle it.
DEBRA: What is it about this girl, Tommy? What is it about her that would make you not care about what’s important?
TOMMY: She is what’s important, as is finding Jamie Lloyd, but I can’t live my whole life for a missing girl. I have to have a life of my own, too.
DEBRA: I thought you were a better guy than that, Tommy. I thought you were one of the good ones.
TOMMY: And now, because I want one night alone with the love of my life, I’m not?
DEBRA: Don’t worry. Lonnie and I will be just fine tonight without your help.
Debra gets into her car, starts it, and pulls away. Tommy sighs and turns to go back inside. We CUT TO a close shot of the newspaper article on Joyce Kanyon. We pull back to see that LONNIE ELAMB is reading it, standing outside of ‘Vincent Drugs’. Suddenly, a hand grabs him. Lonnie spins around to see RICHIE CASTLE and KEITH, two of his oldest friends.
RICHIE: Lonnie! Long time no see.
LONNIE: You sneak up on me like that again, and it will be ‘forever no see’ because I will frickin’ kill you.
RICHIE: Lighten up, man. We just wanted to see what you’re up to. You never call. You never write. We’re beginning to feel rejected, my man.
KEITH: Yeah. Rejected.
LONNIE: I’ve been busy.
RICHIE: Too busy for your best friends? We hear you’ve been hanging out with that dork Tommy Doyle. Is that true?
KEITH: Yeah. Is that true?
LONNIE: I’ve got some things I need to take care of, guys. That’s all.
RICHIE: Anything involving illegal activities? You know we can help. We got something big planned for tonight.
KEITH: Yeah. Tonight.
LONNIE: Illegal? Keith, Richie. What I plan to do is not only illegal. It is immoral, and heads are going to roll. I’ll do it alone.
RICHIE: Why are you blowing us off, man? You don’t ever hang out with us no mo’.
KEITH: Yeah. You never hang out with us.
Lonnie glares at Keith.
LONNIE: Give it a rest, Paulie, or I’ll shove a fucking cracker in your mouth.
Keith shuts up and stops repeating Richie’s words.
LONNIE: Listen, guys. It’s nothing personal. Okay?
RICHIE: Maybe not to you, but it is to us, man. We grew up together. We’re all blood. You don’t ever lose blood.
LONNIE: Tell that to my sister.
Lonnie turns and leaves them standing there. He walks a little down the sidewalk, looking across the street. A group of nuns are having a fund raiser for the victims’ families from Halloween. This is just outside ‘St. Luke’s Catholic Church’. Lonnie sees from a distance his sister Samantha in one of the displayed pictures. He looks saddened and angry. He walks across the street to a table set-up. One for Sami, Rachel Corruthers, Tina Williams, and several others. One of the nuns, SISTER MARY AQUINAS, smiles at Lonnie as he stares at Sami’s picture.
MARY: It’s for a good cause. All you have to do is buy a T-shirt and one of the families will receive a little donation.
LONNIE: Like what? A new sister?
MARY: I’m sorry. I don’t follow.
Lonnie points to Sami’s picture.
LONNIE: Samantha Elamb was my sister.
MARY: Oh! Well, I guess it would be kind of silly to donate money that you would be receiving back.
LONNIE: You think?
MARY: I’m sorry about your sister. I’m sure she’s in heaven right now smiling down at you.
LONNIE: She’d look kind of silly doing that. Wouldn’t she?
MARY (laughs): I meant it in a symbolic way.
LONNIE (suddenly serious): I miss her so much.
MARY: I’m sure it’s hard. I will pray for you, my son.
LONNIE: Thanks, sister.
Lonnie throws some money down on the table and grabs a T-shirt. Mary smiles at him.
MARY: Thank you.
LONNIE: Just make sure that goes to another family. The Corruthers family. Okay?
MARY: Yes. Of course. Bless you. You have a great day, Mr. Elamb.
LONNIE: Yeah. Every day is a bed of roses for me, sister.
He salutes her and turns, exiting. We cut to Tommy and Lindsey, who are walking down the streets of Haddonfield, the wind blowing lightly.
LINDSEY: My parents never stop talking about you. They send you their best.
TOMMY: I miss seeing them. They were good people.
LINDSEY: They still are. I remember back in the old days when we used to drive them crazy sneaking out in the middle of the night. Now, I think they’d give their right arms to have it that way again. I think I would, too.
Tommy looks confused at that comment.
TOMMY: Everything going okay for you, Lindsey?
LINDSEY: Sure. Everything’s fine.
She doesn’t sound convincing. Tommy is about to speak, but the homeless man appears, virtually out of nowhere. He stops in front of them. His eyes have no pupils. They are solid white. Tommy and Lindsey are startled by him.
HOMELESS MAN: He is coming! HE is coming!
Tommy and Lindsey stop and watch him.
HOMELESS MAN: Be warned, for the dark angel is upon us! You can’t escape the devil!
He looks straight at Lindsey.
HOMELESS MAN: He’s coming for you! He’s coming FOR YOU!
TOMMY: Stop it! You’re scaring her!
Tommy gently moves the homeless man out of their path. Lindsey walks by as the man stares at them with an evil grin, even though his solid white eyes are incapable of seeing. Lindsey looks scared as Tommy lets go of the man and rejoins her. The man starts singing behind them to the tune of ‘Ring Around the Rosy’.
HOMELESS MAN: Lucifer is coming, Lucifer is coming, Satan, Satan,You’ll all FALL DOWN!
Tommy and Lindsey look at him in fear and continue down the road as the homeless man laughs an insane laugh. We cut to the Elamb residence, where Debra is seated on the porch swing, reading a book. Lonnie comes walking up the sidewalk. He sees Debra as he walks up.
LONNIE: You know, Debbie, this little obsession you have with me is getting a little old. Now you’re showing up at my house? What’s next? You going to sneak into my bed while I’m sleeping?
DEBRA: That’s your fantasy, not mine. Besides, you don’t need me. You have yourself to love you.
LONNIE: This is true. When you have Lonnie love, all else is irrelevant.
DEBRA: Actually, I read something in the paper today.
LONNIE: Joyce Kanyon disappeared. I read it, too.
DEBRA: You can read? I’m very proud of you.
LONNIE: Just wait until you hear me recite my multiplication tables.
DEBRA: Wow. I’m getting turned on just thinking about it.
LONNIE: I know you are.
Lonnie winks at her, smiling. Debra rolls her eyes.
DEBRA: Her husband says he last saw her two nights ago. She left for church and never came back.
LONNIE: What do you want from me? I didn’t do it.
DEBRA: I want you to go with me when I talk to Father Murphy.
LONNIE: You came to me and not Doyle? I’m shocked beyond belief.
DEBRA: Actually, he says he’s too busy to come. His girlfriend’s in town, after all.
LONNIE: Who? Lindsey?
DEBRA: Am I the only one who doesn’t know her? And why is Tommy so absent-minded when dealing with her?
LONNIE: Lindsey was the girl that was with Tommy the night Michael Myers broke into his home. They have some kind of special bond. She’s basically your average girl next door, or in Doyle’s case, the girl across the street. They went out even after Tommy’s family moved. Have never really been separated until she decided to go to college. Everyone thought they were the perfect couple, always talking about how sweet it was for them to have stayed together for so long. I thought they were the type of couple that makes you want to hurl.
DEBRA: No. YOU are what makes people want to hurl.
LONNIE: Do you want me to help you or not?
DEBRA: I don’t WANT you to help me. I NEED you to help me. There’s a difference.
LONNIE: Luckily, I like abuse. Let’s go.
Lonnie and Debra walk towards her car. We cut to Tommy and Lindsey, who are still out for their walk. Lindsey looks a little disturbed.
TOMMY: Are you sure you’re okay? You haven’t said a word since we ran into that guy.
LINDSEY: I’m fine.
TOMMY: Are you sure?
Suddenly, a doberman pincher lunges at her from a yard, baring his teeth and growling. She jumps as he gets close, but is soon pulled back by the chain around his neck, connecting him to his dog house. He barks and growls, trying to break his chain to get at Lindsey.
TOMMY: Damn dog! Get back!
Tommy swats at the dog to get back.
TOMMY: Crazy dog. Tries to bite anyone that comes near it.
LINDSEY: Oh, man. This is not my day.
Lindsey tries regain her composure as they look over and see ‘St. Luke’s Catholic Church’ and the fund raiser going on with most of the town in attendance.
TOMMY: They’re raising money for the families of the victims. Come on. Let’s go make a donation.
Lindsey hesitates. Tommy tugs on her arm.
TOMMY: Come on.
LINDSEY: Okay.
We cut to a different POV, watching Tommy and Lindsey as they cross the street. They are watching through tinted windows. We see a hand, holding a cane, with a very expensive gold ring on his finger, followed by the sound of a man’s voice.
MAN’S VOICE: Charles, park the car. We’re going to find out just what the hell this is about.
CHARLES (from the driver’s seat): Yes, sir.
The POV exits as the car pulls away. We cut to the fund raiser. Most of the town’s residents are there. Reporters are lined up, interviewing Mayor Hodges, who is with Sheriff Cody.
REPORTER #1: Mayor Hodges, tonight’s fund raiser marks the beginning in the restructure of the town’s economy. As we all know, the real estate market here in town is at an all-time low, and many believe that the success of this event could turn the city around. Do you think that’s the case?
MAYOR: The point of this fund raiser is to let Haddonfield know that we have not forgotten this town’s history. The point of tonight is to show the people that their officials in city hall do care about their welfare. We are going to do everything we can to send out that message. Hopefully, people will start to feel safe in this city again if we can give a little back to the community. Once people feel safe, they will continue to live here. Our economy will start to improve, and then we can live normal lives without fear.
Tommy and Lindsey walk past the reporters as our focus shifts to them.
TOMMY: Lets hope he’s right. I’ve seen more people leaving Haddonfield lately than I have moving in.
LINDSEY: Except for you.
TOMMY: True.
Sister Mary Aquinas walks over to them. Tommy and Lindsey turn to her.
MARY: It’s so refreshing to see young people here that still care about the community.
TOMMY: We lost some very good friends this past Halloween.
Lindsey starts feeling dizzy again.
LINDSEY: Tommy, I’m not feeling well. I think we should go.
TOMMY: Are you sure?
LINDSEY: Yeah. I think I’m going to be sick.
Lindsey covers her mouth, turns and runs off, leaving Tommy gaping.
MARY: I do hope she’s okay.
TOMMY: Me, too.
Tommy turns and follows Lindsey away from the scene. She walks down the sidewalk a bit before Tommy catches her. He stops her by gently grabing her arm.
TOMMY: What’s wrong, Lindsey?
LINDSEY: I told you. I don’t feel good.
TOMMY: No. There’s something you’re not telling me. What is it?
LINDSEY: I’m fine, Tommy. Just a little stomach ache.
Suddenly, several Italian men, all wearing suits, enter the scene. The man in charge (VINCENT ADRIANO), carrying his cane, walks to the front.
VINCENT: Would you mind taking your hands off of her?
Tommy and Lindsey turn to look at him.
TOMMY: Who are you?
LINDSEY: Tommy, let’s just go home.
Vincent walks towards them as Lindsey tries to pull Tommy away.
VINCENT: You two aren’t going anywhere until I get some answers.
LINDSEY: Vincent, I told you to leave me alone. It’s over. I made that clear.
TOMMY: You know this guy?
VINCENT: Of course she knows me. I’m her boyfriend.
TOMMY: What?!
LINDSEY: No, you’re not. I told you it was over.
VINCENT: Why did you disappear on me? I went to go check on you and found your apartment empty. What’s going on, Lindsey?
LINDSEY: Vincent, it is over! Must I spell it out for you?! How the hell did you find me?
VINCENT: We can work this out, Lindsey.
TOMMY: Listen, pal. She said it was over. It’s over.
VINCENT: No one was talking to you, boy.
Tommy gets a little angry.
TOMMY: Too bad, because I’m responding!
Vincent looks at Tommy with anger.
VINCENT: Who the hell is this guy, Lindsey? Don’t tell me you ran off on me for HIM.
LINDSEY: Go away, Vincent.
VINCENT: I’m not going anywhere until we talk!
Vincent moves forward to grab Lindsey’s arm, but Tommy moves in front of her, shoving Vincent’s arm back.
TOMMY: Don’t touch her, man!
VINCENT: You’re really starting to irritate me.
Vincent punches Tommy in the stomach, doubling him over.
LINDSEY: I’m going to go get the sheriff.
Lindsey turns and runs off as Tommy gasps for air.
VINCENT: Tony, Bruno. Grab him.
The two bodyguards at his side each grab one of Tommy’s arms, standing him up to face Vincent. Vincent smiles and reaches over, grabbing Tommy’s face.
VINCENT: You listen to me and you listen good. Lindsey belongs to me. No one is going to come between us, especially not some small town nobody. Get my drift? Trust me, boy. You don’t want to cross the likes of me. I am no one to mess with. Got it?
TOMMY: She doesn’t belong to you.
VINCENT: Did you not just hear me?! Here’s what’s going to happen after this little conversation, son. You are going to leave Lindsey alone. In fact, you will never again have any contact again with her whatsoever. Should you decide to be stupid and try to stay in her life, you will not live to try twice. I will kill you. Not only will I kill you, but I will kill you in the slowest and most painful way imaginable. You will be hurting so bad that you will beg and plead to die quickly and suddenly instead of endure anymore torture at my hands. Do we understand each other?
TOMMY: I’ll never forget Lindsey.
Vincent’s eyes boil with rage as he bends down to look into Tommy’s eyes.
VINCENT: Then you won’t live to see your next birthday!
We hear the click of a gun being cocked. Vincent frowns and looks up. Standing behind his bodyguards is Lonnie Elamb, one gun pointing to the back of both the bodyguards’ heads. Their eyes are wide with fear. Debra can be seen behind some cars, watching from a distance.
LONNIE: I really don’t know what the hell is going on here, but if he is not released within the next few seconds, there is going to be a major problem.
Vincent stands and looks at Lonnie.
VINCENT: Wait a minute. I know you.
LONNIE: And I know you. It’s been a long time.
VINCENT: Not long enough. You know, Lonnie, you should know me well enough to never cross me like this. I let you walk out of Chicago, but this time, you’ve gone way too far.
LONNIE: What can I say? I just live to poop on your parade.
VINCENT: Too bad. You had potential to be one of the great ones.
Vincent reaches into his jacket and pulls out his own gun, pointing it past his bodyguards, straight at Lonnie’s face.
LONNIE: Boy, oh, boy. What a sticky situation we are all in.
VINCENT: You ready to die, Elamb?
Several cops and deputies come running down the street, led by Sheriff Cody.
CODY: What the hell is going on down here?!
Vincent and his thugs quickly hide their guns as several of the town’s residents come to see the chaos. Lonnie lowers his guns as the bodyguards release Tommy, pushing him into Lonnie, who catches him from falling. Tommy and Lonnie stare with hatred at Vincent.
VINCENT: Keep in mind that they won’t be around everywhere you go.
Sheriff Cody and his deputies arrive.
CODY: What’s the problem down here?
VINCENT: No problem, officer. Just a little disagreement. That’s all. No problem at all.
We cut back to the abandoned fund raiser area, where the homeless man is pouring gasoline all over the tables, cash boxes, and merchandise for sale. He backs out of frame. A second later, we see a lit match thrown onto the tables. The entire area immediately starts burning, spreading wildly. We cut to Vincent, who gives Tommy the evil eye as Bruno and Tony follow him away and towards his limousine. Cody looks over at Tommy and Lonnie.
CODY: You guys okay?
TOMMY: Yeah. I believe so. Lonnie, you know that guy?
LONNIE: Yep. Vincent Adriano. He’s from Chicago and very powerful within the mafia.
TOMMY: What did you do to make him so mad?
LONNIE: We’ll talk later, without the cops surrounding us.
Debra comes over.
DEBRA: That was pretty intense.
TOMMY: That guy was nuts.
Suddenly, Lindsey’s scream echoes through the air. Everyone turns.
TOMMY: Lindsey?
Down the street, GARRY and SUE look over to see a fire burning brightly.
SUE: Oh, my God! Fire!
CODY: Fire?!
Everyone takes off running back towards the fund raiser. Tommy and Lonnie are the first to arrive. Lindsey is staring at the site with her hands on the side of her head, showing fear. The entire area for the fund raiser is on fire, including all of the money and merchandise for sale. Debra runs up behind them.
DEBRA: Oh, my God!
Everyone stands in a row, including Tommy, Lonnie, Debra, Cody, Sue, Garry, Sister Mary, and several deputies. Mayor Hodges and the reporters enter.
MAYOR: What happened?
Suddenly, the screech of tires is heard. Everyone turns to see a black van take off down the road.
TOMMY: Oh, my God.
Lonnie looks over the opposite direction and see Richie Castle and Keith watching, and quickly sneaking away. Tommy looks across the street, as the white-eyed homeless man sits there with an evil grin on his face.
DEBRA: Who’s got a fire extinguisher?!
CODY: Sister Mary, is there one in the church?
MARY: Yes, of course.
Tommy and Lonnie take off running into the church, followed by several deputies. Cody looks over at Lindsey.
CODY: Did you see who did this?
LINDSEY: No. I didn’t see anything.
DEBRA: Oh, man. This is in poor taste. Who would burn up all of the earnings from such a heart-felt event?
Tommy and Lonnie return with the deputies, carrying fire extinguishers, and start spraying down the burning area. Within seconds, the fire is put out. Everyone stares in shock at the rubble. Sister Mary steps forward.
MARY: Can we save anything?
LONNIE: Not a chance. Everything here is toast.
MARY: We had raised so much money, too. It’s such a shame.
Tommy hugs Lindsey as everyone grieves over the lost cause they were there to celebrate. We cut to minutes later. Mayor Hodges is giving an interview to some TV reporters.
MAYOR: I am saddened and disappointed with the results of the fund raiser. We had done so much good, only to have some twisted individual or individuals ruin this very special occasion. Only someone with evil in their hearts would destroy a perfectly good event.
We pan over to Tommy and Lindsey, who are in deep discussion. Lindsey looks extremely unhappy.
LINDSEY: I’m sorry, Tommy. I didn’t think Vincent would find me here.
TOMMY: It’s okay. I’m glad you came to me. I just wish you have told me what was going on.
LINDSEY: I couldn’t. I don’t want you looking down on me.
TOMMY: I would never do that.
Lonnie and Debra enter.
DEBRA: Are you both okay?
TOMMY: Yeah. I’m going to take her home. Thanks, Lonnie, for showing up.
LONNIE: I didn’t do it for YOU. I just don’t like the thought of violence on the streets unless I’m in the middle of it. Little Lindsey Wallace. It’s been a long time.
LINDSEY: Hi, Lonnie. You certainly know how to make an entrance. All those bad things I have said about you, I take back.
DEBRA: Why? They were probably true.
LONNIE: Don’t mind her. She hasn’t had her daily beating. I’ll give it to her later.
DEBRA: Try it and children will not be an option in your near future.
LONNIE: Just an excuse to touch my-
TOMMY: Guys, we’re going to head on home. Lindsey needs to rest. She’s not feeling well.
DEBRA: We’re going to stay here and speak with Father Murphy about Joyce Kanyon.
TOMMY: Let me know how it goes.
DEBRA: Okay.
LINDSEY: Bye, guys.
LONNIE: Later.
Tommy leads Lindsey away. We cut to inside the church, where Father Gabe Murphy is reading through an ancient scroll. Candles are lighting the room and we see his face in a look of anguish as he reads the scroll before him. Sister Mary Aquinas enters the room.
MARY: Father Murphy, we couldn’t save anything. None of the money will be given to the familes of the victims. It is a sad day.
FR. MURPHY: Thank you, Sister Mary.
Sister Mary exits, shutting the door behind her. Father Murphy looks at a crucifix on his wall.
FR. MURPHY: It is a sad day, indeed. I feel a sense of dread, Father. If these writings are correct, something evil is in Haddonfield, something VERY evil.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blows through and his candles all go out in unison. He looks panicked.
FR. MURPHY: Oh, dear God. He is here.
Freeze frame. ‘TO BE CONTINUED…’ appears on the screen.
Roll End Credits over Halloween Tune.
Next week: The Prochecy (A.K.A The Girl Next Door Part 2)
5/17/2002 4:55:12 PM
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