Murder in Bridgeport

Note:The parents name I made up except for Paul's parents and Randy's father everyone else is not real!

This chapter will go back twenty years so you will know how the woodsman was captured the first time!

Chapter 7

Who's the killer?

Now that Paul and his friends know that these murders have happened before. They just had to find out who the killer was twenty years ago, so after school Paul, Randy, and Shawn rode their bikes to the police station across town.

"Alright guys we have to hurry up if we want to make it to Stephanie's party tonight!" Paul told them as they parked their bikes outside and walked in, "Hey Randy, Paul, Shawn what are you three doing here?" asked Mr. Orton. Randy's father was one of the local police officers. "We just wanted to see what you did up close dad!" Randy lied to his father. "Really?" Mr. Orton asked. Randy nodded, "Yeah and ask you a few questions!" Randy told him. "Okay follow me to my office then boys!" He told them a they followed him to his office.

"Alright have a seats guys, what's on your mind?" He asked them. "Do you know anything about the murders from twenty years ago?" Shawn asked showing the newspaper clipping to him. Mr. Orton looked down at the clipping and then back up at his son and his friends.

"Where did you get this?" He asked them. "Off the computer!" Paul told him. Mr. Orton nodded as he got up and closed the door, then went back and sat down. "Alright boys, what I'm about to tell you, I haven't told anyone and I've kept this to myself for twenty years!" He told them. "What is it dad?" Randy asked him concerned.

"I'm about to tell you what really happened twenty years ago, right here in Bridgeport!" He told them. He took a deep breath and started the story.

Flashback:

Twenty years Earlier 1993

Bridgeport High School..

"Hey guys did you hear? There was another murder last night!" Patricia told her friends. They all nodded, "Yeah it was on the news this morning. The whole town is scared, this is the fifth murder and there's still no lead!" Bob Orton told her. "What are we going to do?" Paul asked them. "I say we find this guy and capture him ourselves, before he kills someone else." Carol Stratus told them. "How do we do that?" Patricia asked her. "Well we know he only kills them in the woods! So he must have a place where he hides the teenagers before he kills them!" She told them. They nodded, "Okay but one problem!" David Hardy told them. "What's that?" They asked together. "Tony and Emma are missing!" He finished. "What!" They all yelled together. David nodded, "Yeah they never made it home last night and they're still missing!" He told them.

"Oh my god!" Patricia whispered to herself. "We have to find them!" She told them. They all nodded as they made a plan to skip the rest of school and find their friends before the police did!

They left school and headed to the woods, where the last bodies were found. "Alright guys stick together okay! We find Tony and Emma, and then get the hell out of there!" Paul told them. "But what if the woodsman is there?" David asked him. "Simple we take him out with these!" Paul told him grabbing a rifle from his trunk. "I hope you have a permit for this?" Patricia asked him. Paul nodded, "Don't worry I do! Let's go!" He told them.

As they headed into the woods, no one noticed someone following them. The man got closer and closer until they reached a small cabin. "Hey guys look! Emma and Tony might be in there!" Patricia told them. They all nodded as they walked to door, "Okay David go around back a see if Tony and Emma are inside. We'll go through the front." Paul told him. David nodded as he went around to the side and peeked through the window, he saw Tony tied to a chair and Emma was sitting on the floor tied up and she was crying.

"Guys I see them, they're in the basement." David whispered to Paul. "Alright let's go inside!" he told them. "Stick together!" he finished as they walked towards the basement, David heard footsteps behind him. "What was that?" He asked. But before anyone could answer him, the woodsman knocked him from behind. He tackled him to the ground, and tried to stab him but Dave pushed him off, making the man drop the knife out of his hand.

"Dave!" Paul shouted. "I'm fine go save Emma and Tony! I'll hold him back!" He told them grabbing the knife. Paul nodded but not before throwing the rifle to Dave, "Hey Dave! Make sure he doesn't move until the police come!" Paul shouted. Dave nodded as he caught the rifle in his hand.

Paul and the others walked into the basement downstairs, "Oh my god what is that smell?" Patricia asked almost gagging. "I don't know smells like a dead body!" Bob told her as they walked a little further, Paul spotted Emma and Tony.

"Emma! Tony!" He yelled. Emma turned around in tears, "Oh my god! I'm glad to see you guys, get us out of here!" She told them in tears. "Don't worry the police are on the way!" Patricia told her as she untied the ropes around her wrist. "Thank you!" Emma told her as she checked on her brother. "Tony! Please say something!" She told him. "Let's just go home!" He told her. As they left the cabin, the police were outside waiting on them.

"You kids know what you did was very dangerous!" the officer told them. They all nodded, "We know but we had to save our friends! That's all that matters!" Paul told him. The officer nodded, "Very well. We caught the woodsman and now everyone is safe! Thank you!" He told them. They all nodded, "You're welcome! Come on guys let's go, we need to get Tony and Emma to a hospital to check them out!" Patricia told them. As they left, David looked back at the police car and realized that they were all almost killed. But now they all together again and that was all that mattered. "Hey guys wait!" David shouted. They all turned around, "What's up David?" Paul asked him.

"Let's make a promise! That no matter what in the future, we don't tell our kids about this!" He told them. "Why not?" Bob asked. "Because we want to keep them safe and if this guy stays locked up, then that's all that will matter!" He told them. "Just promise!" He finished.

They all looked at each other and smiled, "We Promise!" They all said together. They got into the truck an drove off.

End of flashback..

"That's the whole story, the woodsman was arrested, but me and the other parents think that he may have a son or that there maybe a copycat. Because the real woodsman died in prison, five years ago." He told them. Paul, Randy, and Shawn just looked in shock! After about five minutes of silence Randy spoke first, "I don't believe this! You and mom lied to me all these years! Why didn't you two just tell me this?" He asked his father. Mr. Orton just looked at his son, "Because we wanted to protect you! If we had told you, then we'll be looking over our shoulder thinking something will happen to you and your friends. Besides me, your mom, and the other parents made a promise when we were your age, and that's just get out lives back together. When we all had a family, we would still keep what happened all those years ago a secret for your safety." He told them.

"But dad three of the teenagers that are dead, you were friends with their parents. I mean Daniel lived right next door, me and him went to preschool together. We just never hung out much!" Randy told him.

His dad nodded, "Look now that you know the story, you and your friends need to be careful, understood. We have a 11:00pm curfew. Randy nodded, "Okay can I still go to Stephanie's party tonight?" He asked his father. "Yeah just be back by curfew okay!" He told him. Randy nodded, "Okay!" He told him as he left. "Randy wait!" His father told him. "Yeah!" Randy answered turning around. "I love you son me and your mother! You know that don't you?" He asked his son. Randy nodded, "Yeah dad I know! I love you and mom too!" He said hugging him.

"Okay son just be careful okay and remember stick together all of you!" He told his son as they walked out of the station. Randy nodded, "We will!" As he got on his bike, put his helmet on. "Come on guys we better go!" Shawn told them as they took off.

They got to Shawn's house sorry could change clothes for the party. Paul was staying at Shawn's so his parents wouldn't have to come cross town.

"Come on Paul! We're meeting Randy outside!" Shawn told him. "I'm coming!" He told him coming downstairs. Shawn's mother walked into the living room where the boys were finishing up their clothes. "Alright boys have fun and be careful okay. Remember be back by curfew okay." She told them. They both nodded as Shawn kissed her on the cheek, "Well don't just stand there Paul, don't I get a kiss from you too?" She asked him. Paul smiled, him and Shawn had been best friends since daycare, so Shawn's mom treated him like a second son since Shawn was a only child it kinda cool to think of Shawn as a brother. Their birthdays were only five days apart. "So mrs. Michaels! " Paul told her as she kissed her on the cheeks and a hug. "Watch after Shawn okay!" She whispered to him. Paul nodded, "Don't worry I always do!" He told her as he grabbed his jacket and they headed out the door to meet Randy.

Meanwhile no one knew that someone was watching them and that this party was going to be a killer!

What will happen next?

Who's the next victim?

Find out in the next chapter of Murder In Bridgeport!

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