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The Investigation
Sidney and Billy walked into Dewey's office. Dewey and Gale are already there. They planned to meet to discuss the investigation. Sidney had asked Jill if she wanted to come but she chose to stay away. Sidney said she'd call her later to inform her on what is going on. Gale is seated on Dewey's lap.
"Hey you two." Billy said as he and Sidney sat in the sofa seat.
"Who else are we waiting on?" Sidney asked.
"Well Sarg. Wallace, Detectives Himbry and Harris are also joining the meeting." Dewey told them. Sarg. Wallace, Detectives Himbry and Harris walk up to the office door. Sarg. Wallace knocks despite on the door despite it being open. "Come in you guys." They do. "We have one other guest joining us. She should be here any minute." Dewey said as a figure appeared at the door.
"You must be speaking of me." Came the voice of Judy Hicks.
"Deputy Judy Hicks?" Gale asked shocked. Both Detectives stared at Judy.
"Wow. Who is that?" Det. Himbry asked smitten.
"Not sure but she's hot." Det. Harris whispers to his partner who smirks.
"Hi Gale." Judy said smiling. Gale was in shock to see the former deputy. Judy has changed since the events that took place six years ago. She had moved to Los Angeles and became a detective. She even dyed her hair red. Her boobs are bigger and her ass is firmer but it's definitely her. "It's good to see you guys again." Judy said making her way over to Gale and Dewey. She hugged Dewey then Gale." How are you two?"
"We're good." Dewey said.
"Sidney, Billy. How are you guys?" Judy said hugging both Billy and Sidney.
"We're good. How are you?" Sidney asked.
"I'm fine. I'm a detective now." Judy said proudly.
"Awesome." Billy said.
"How are the boys?" Judy asked her question directed at both couples.
"The boys are good." Dewey said speaking for all four teens.
"Awesome." Judy said.
"We can catch up later but for now we have an investigation to focus on. Judy, let me introduce you to Sargant Joshua Wallace, and his detectives Dave Harris and Jake Himbry." Dewey introduced them.
"It's nice to meet you Detective Hicks." Sarg. Wallace said shaking her hand.
"Like wise." Judy said shaking his hand as well as the two detectives' hands.
"Det. Hicks will be helping in the investigation. I figure the more eyes we have on this investigation the better. Cameron can you close the door." Dewey told her.
"Certainly sir." Cameron said as she did just that so that they could all meet in private.
"Ok. Let's get started." Dewey said. "Let me start by saying that what we say in the meeting doesn't go any further than this room. The main reason all of you are here is because we've all had some connection to what took place in Woodsboro twenty years ago, some of us were there during the events at Windsor College, and investigated the murders of the actors in Hollywood. We faced a crisis situation in Woodsboro again six years ago and now it appears things are coming ahead yet again. With the exception of Det. Harris and Det. Himbry, we've all experience the maniacal being known as ghost face."
"You're wrong Commissioner. I do have a connection to Woodsboro. My father Arthur Himbry was the principal at Woodsboro high twenty years ago and was the murdered in his office." Det. Himbry said to them.
"That's why you're here Detective. Your connection, your only connection to Woodsboro is that your father was the principal at Woodsboro high. However unlike him, you've never came face to face with ghost face. Let's hope you never have to." Dewey told him. Det. Himbry looked down at his feet. "It's been the experience of the survivors that whenever a murder occurred, Sidney, Billy, Gale and myself almost always thought it had something to do with us. Each and every time we were proven right. This time is different. Something is off about these murders."
"Different how?" Sarg. Wallace asked.
"Well, first off there were three victims at the Hammond House hold. In the past there were two victims killed. Casey and Becker and Steven Orth in Woodsboro, Phil Stevens and Maureen Evans in Windsor College, Cotton Weary and his girlfriend Christine in Los Angeles and Marnie Cooper and Jenny Randall in Woodsboro six years ago." Gale said to them.
"So ghost face changed his amo." Judy said to them.
"May be, maybe not." Det. Harris said. "Do you think ghost face is making another appearance?"
"If he is we need to focus on the targets." Dewey said.
"If not?" Asked Det. Wallace.
"Then we treat this as if it's a regular case." Dewey said.
"Why would we investigate a ghost face murder differently than we would a normal murder?" Det. Harris asked.
"Because the ghost face killings always had something to do with the original survivors. For example; we learned that Randy Meeks and Stu Macher killed Sidney's mother a year before they went after her, Billy and my sister. My wife Gale was injured in that process along with my -self." Dewey told him.
"It was at that point we were known as the Woodsboro survivors." Sidney said.
"It made us targets for future killers. Like Derek Feldman and Mrs. Meeks." Billy said.
"I heard about that. What exactly was her deal? Why did she target you guys?" Det. Himbry asked.
"Revenge." Sidney said. "She was pissed that Billy, Tatum and I lived and ultimately killed Randy defending ourselves."
"Derek was revealed to her bastard child. They were out to kill Sidney and me for taking poor Randy." Billy said sarcastically. Det. Harris laughs.
"I showed up and Sid thought it was me at first but it turns out Randy's mother was a woman name Debbie Salt. At least that was the fake name she used to hide her true identity." Gale said to them.
"Cotton eventually showed up. If he hadn't, we'd be dead. Now he's gone." Sidney said.
"Sid and I shot Derek and Mrs. Meeks killing them." Billy said to them.
"I unfortunately suffered another back stabbing from ghost face that left me with a severed nerve. I then moved to Los Angeles during the time of the filming of the first stab movies. I was the technical advisor because I knew the real people." Dewey told them.
"Gale you were a field correspondent for Total Entertainment right?" Sarg. Wallace asked knowing full well she was.
"Yes that's right." Gale said. "It was fun while it lasted."
"Now Weathers Related is topping the charts everywhere." Jud said smiling. She knew all about Gale's show because she's watched it a time or two.
"I see you've watched my show?" Gale asked smirking.
"Caught a few episodes. The one about bulimia is my favorite." Judy told her. They chuckled.
"Meanwhile Sidney and Billy went into hiding in the outskirts of Los Angeles while my sister and her husband Mickey went into hiding in Hawaii." Dewey said.
"Cotton along with his girlfriend Christine and several actors were murdered." Sarg. Wallace said. "My former partner and I were investigating the murders but it was later revealed that Roman Bridger along with my former partner Mark Kincaid and their accomplice Angelina Tyler were the killers." Something about the way Sarg. Wallace said that told them that he was still bitter about that. Even after all these years.
"Mickey also fell victim to ghost face's wrath." Billy said sadly. Mickey had been like a brother to him and he missed him dearly. He missed him the way Sidney missed Tatum.
"Gale and I got married and moved back to Woodsboro. My sister Tatum moved back home as well. She moved back in with mom before my mother's illness eventually killed her. Tatum took over the house and she eventually gave birth to her son Tommy. My nephew. I've since recovered and became the sheriff of Woodsboro. Gale and I had son name Gabriel." Dewey finished.
"That was when you hired me, Perkins and Ross…." Judy said trailing off. She remembered of Ross hid his true identity much like the previous ghost face. "So because there three victims, it's possible this may not be ghost face at all."
"Or maybe it's what you said. Ghost face may have changed his amo to confuse us." Det. Himbry said.
"Ok what do we know about crime scenes?" Judy asked. Billy pressed the a button on the panel that pulled the curtains down. The lights dim in Dewey's office as a screen projector slides down from a compartment above the ceiling. The projector is turned on showing the crime scenes in plain view. Sidney is a bit disturbed by the scene but focuses on it any way. Maybe they might discover something. Billy gets the pointer to use for the screen.
"Well judging from the scene its self, we have two teenagers tied up in a chair in the backyard." Billy said as he uses a screen. The victims are Shaun Worth and his friend Matt Vallejo. As you can clearly see, both have been mutilated. The screen changed to reveal Denise Hammond. "The female victim is Denise Hammond. She was found on floor of the foyer near the front door. She might've been trying to escape but was caught and killed." The screen changed again to reveal Stanley Owens. "This victim here is Stanley Owens. He's the fourth victim."
"It looks as if he was dragged to the flag pole." Gale said.
"That's right. He wasn't killed there. He was killed in the gym then dragged to the flag pole and hung there." Billy said.
"Jesus Christ. Who would do something like this to these kids?" Sidney asked.
"That's what we need to find out." Det. Harris said.
"Two of the victims were killed in the backyard while tied to lawn chairs. This is similar to Steven Orth's murder. But then Denise Hammond is killed in her house. Two of the three victims were killed like Steven Orth. If this is ghost face's amo, why hadn't he killed Denise and then hung her body outside like Casey Becker's murder?" Det. Himbry asked.
"Maybe he didn't have time to do that." Gale said. "He may have been interrupted or the fact that this is residential neighborhood caused the killer to improvise."
"That's a good point. Casey lived out in the middle of nowhere. There were no neighbors in sight for miles. Even when she screamed no one would hear her." Sidney said.
"The killer must've figured that if she screamed the neighbors would hear it and call the police." Billy said.
"So then we have copycat on our hands who is killing these teens who isn't familiar with the events of Woodsboro." Det. Harris said.
"If that's the case, then this person isn't a pro. He's not smart." Sarg. Wallace said.
"He's not stupid either. The killer didn't leave any foot prints or finger prints." Dewey said.
"Maybe he's sloppy." Judy said. "Someone who's a copycat killer may not be as good or as clean as the original killers."
"Then we could be looking at two killers not one. I mean I sure as hell don't think one person did this on their own." Sarg. Wallace told her.
"I agree." Dewey said.
"Commissioner, do you honestly see the pattern here with ghost face?" Det. Himbry asked.
"No I don't. Billy, Sid, Gale, you guys notice something that has ghost face's stank on it?" Dewey asked. All three had to think for a moment.
"Other than the two male kills, I don't see it." Sidney said.
"Me neither." Dewey told him.
"Neither do I." Gale said.
"Ok." Dewey said. "You continue the investigation as normal and if this ghost face making another appearance, we'll take him out before another kid is killed."
"Well what to do these kids have in common?" Judy asked.
"They all went to the same school. William and Scott may have mentioned them in passing." Sidney said.
"Ok. So we start there." Sarg. Wallace said.
"Judy, I'll need to look into the backgrounds of the faculty at Acres High. If you notice something in their backgrounds, have them escorted to the precinct for questioning." Dewey told her.
"I'll get right on it." Judy said.
"Detectives Harris and Himbry, head to the high school and talk to the teachers and students. Find out what you can about the victims. Also talk to their parents." Dewey said.
"Will do." Det. Harris said.
"Looks like we're gonna be working together." Det. Harris told her.
"Looks that way." Judy told him smiling. She was trying to be polite. She wasn't interested in pursuing a relationship with the Detective.
"How's about we have dinner and discuss the case?" He asked her. Det. Himbry frowned. Judy smirked frowning.
"No thanks Detective." Judy said.
"Come on what's wrong? We can talk about your involvement in the Woodsboro murders." Det. Harris asked her.
"Det. Harris, shut up. You shut your mouth unless you know what you're talking about." Sarg. Wallace said. Det. Harris looked away annoyed. He had no idea what they've been through and to joke about it made him angry.
Dewey stares at the crime scene photos. He stares at something he hadn't seen before. The killer left a clue behind. In the photo of Shawn's body lies a black cloth. He didn't know if was from the killer or something that belonged to the victim but it was something that might help. He clicked to the next photo and realized that the black cloth wasn't there any longer. It was gone. How could that piece of cloth be in one photo and not the other? Could the killer have come back and picked it up? It was possible or may be forensics had picked up the cloth before the picture was taken. However if the cloth had been there one minute and not the next, then the killer could've come back as his or normal self and retrieved the cloth. That might mean that the killer is someone he knew. It almost always is. Billy pulls Dewey away from his thoughts.
"Dew are you alright?" He asks.
"Yes." Dewey said. "You guys are dismissed." He said to them as Sarg. Wallace, Detectives, Himbry, Hicks and Harris all left his office. Sarg. Wallace closed the doors behind him. The only ones to remain were Gale, Billy and Sidney. "Billy, what's the one thing that's almost always revealed about the killer?" Dewey asks. They stared at him. Sidney knew immediately what he met.
"It's always someone we know." Sidney said.
"Exactly." Dewey said sitting in the chair beside Gale.
"What do you need me to do?" Billy asked him.
"I want you to look into the backgrounds of Sar. Wallace, Detectives Harris and Himbry to be on the safe side. Also check into the backgrounds of Aidan Conners and Lisa Matthews."
"WHAT?" Gale asked. "Dewey, Aidan wouldn't hurt a fly. He's a producer. That's all he does."
"Dewey I can't do this to Lisa. She's been great to me and our families, please don't do this." Sidney pleads.
"I'm sorry you two, we have to do this. How many times are we going to let ghost face get the upper hand?" He asked.
"Baby he's right. Almost all the killers were in some way shape or form close to us or knew us. We cannot take that chance." Billy told them. Gale and Sidney look away. Both wished for once they didn't have to check background to be sure someone is who they say they are. They wished for once that they could just move on with no trust issues.
"How about this, if we find something, you two will be the first to know." Dewey said.
"Fine but I want a report as well." Gale said being her demanding self.
"You got it babe." Dewey said.
"We should come up with a plan to make sure our boys are protected." Gale told them.
"I'm ready to ship Scott to military school." Sidney said as they chuckled.
"He's not that bad." Dewey said. Sidney eyed him frowning. "He's not. He's your typical hormonal teenager."
"I was like that at his age." Billy said.
"So was I." Dewey said.
"You two weren't as bad as he is. Generations have changed." Sidney told them.
"I agree. Kids these days have a new language and don't listen to shit we say." Gale said.
"Amen." Sidney said as they laughed. "Still though, Gale is right, we have to protect them."
"Well, they need to have their cell phones on them at all times and they must be together. If they leave, they should be in pairs or groups." Billy told them.
"Good idea. A police chaperone should be there as well." Sidney said.
"Don't worry. I got that covered." Dewey said.
"Dewey, is there anything I should be doing?" Sidney asked. He smiled at her. Sidney felt a little left out.
"Well, ask William and Scott about the victims. Maybe they can shed some light on them." Dewey said.
"Ok." Sidney said. She looked at her watch. "Shit. I gotta go." She said standing up.
"Where you heading?" Billy asked her.
"I have to pick William and Tommy up from the Dr. McDaniel's office." Sidney said.
"Oh ok. I'll see you at home." Billy told her.
"Ok." Sidney said grabbing her purse and heading out of Dewey's office. She closed the door behind her.
Robbie and Jill decided to take a break from studying. The television is on and there is a cartoon movie on. Despite the fact the neither weren't into cartoon, it was a distraction from the murders. Both decided to head in the kitchen and cook dinner a little earlier. Robbie is making the burgers. Jill has the French fries on the stove cooking. She is cleaning the dishes left in there from this morning. The two are talking.
"Hey you ok?" Robbie asks her.
"Yeah I'm fine." Jill said.
"So what did you and Sid talk about earlier?" Robbie asks.
"You know my sis, she's checking up on me." Jill responds.
"Did you think about her offer to go back and live with her for a while?" Robbie asks.
"I'm thinking about it. I love my sister but I like having my independence." Jill told him.
"I understand that and I'm sure Sid does as well but she's concerned for your safety. Would it be such a bad idea to stay with Sid?" Robbie asked earning a look from Jill. "Just until the case is closed."
"It's not a bad idea. I'm just not so sure." Jill told him.
"I want you to consider taking Sid up on her offer." Robbie told her flipping the burgers.
"Where would stay?" She asked him.
"I can crash at Pete's for a while." Robbie said.
"No I want you with me if I decide to take Sid's offer." Jill told him.
"Well maybe Sid will let me visit." Robbie joked. Jill smiles. "Why are you smiling.
"Sidney already invited you to join me." Jill told him.
"Sweet let's go now." Robbie jokes. Jill laughs and throws a little water at him playfully. Robbie returns the gesture as the two tickle each other playfully. Jill smiles for first time in a long time. It's the one thing she loves about Robbie, his ability to make her smile. Both continued their little tickle fight before stopping to finish cooking so they could eat. Both figured they could call Sidney with the good news later.
Having dismissed everyone from his office, Dewey sat down behind his desk. He had enough talk about the murders. The crime scene photos had been put away. He was going over other paper work when his mind wondered to his father Sam. He couldn't understand why a man he once called dad suddenly left him and his sister Tatum alone all those years. What had he done to push his father away? Sam didn't tell him why left so why did he suddenly show up to his office? Maybe Sam wanted to make up for thirty eight years of absence. If that's the case then he'd better tell Dewey everything that has happened in those years if he hopes to even have the slimmest of chances to be in Dewey's life. There's a knock at the door.
"Come in." Dewey yelled to the door. In stepped Dillon Riley. Dewey didn't recognize the young man but the young man recognized him. "Can help you?" Dewey asked.
"Yes you can." Dillon said to him. He was nervous. He didn't know how to tell Dewey that they are related.
"Are you with the press?" Dewey asked the young man.
"Yes. But that's not why I'm here." Dillon told him.
"How did you get in here?" "Dewey asked him.
"You're secretary wasn't at her desk. I knocked and you told me to come in." Dillon told him.
"Ok so what is it I can do for you?" Dewey asked. His patience is wearing thin.
"My name is Dillon Riley. I'm your baby brother." Dillon final said. Dewey has a shocked expression on his face. Did he just hear this kid right? His brother? Dewey had another sibling? Things just got more complicated for the Riley family.
Sidney's car pulled into the parking lot of office building. Inside of the building was the office of Doctor Michael McDaniel. If his name sounds familiar it's because he is the younger brother to Halle McDaniel. Halle was Sid's college roommate before she was killed. Sidney had met the doctor a couple of times but never got the opportunity to talk to him. She did this to make sure that William had someone to talk to about what happened six years ago. After Halle's death, Mike had grown up a man becoming a doctor. He was angry for a while and decided that he'd channel that anger into doing something positive with his life. He got his doctorates degree in psychology. He's also Tommy's therapist as well. He didn't blame Sidney for his sister's death but wished Halle were still alive. Sidney got out of her car and made her way towards the building. She accidentally bumps into Sam who didn't see her cause his back was to her.
"I'm sorry about that." Sidney said to him.
"It's ok." Sam said looking up at her. "Sidney, Sidney Prescott." He said to her.
"Yes. It's Loomis now but yes." Sidney told him. She looked at him confused that he'd knew her. She thought maybe he recognized her from her book tour. Not the case here. "Do I know you?" She asked him.
"You don't remember me but I'm Sam Riley." Sam introduced himself. He extended his hand to her. Sidney shook it.
"You're Dewey's father?" She asked. He nodded. "It's nice to meet the man who helped bring Dewey and Tatum into this world." Sidney said smiling. Sam smiles.
"I may have help create them but I sure missed out on their lives. Especially Tatum's." Sam said sadly. Sidney could see the remorse in his face.
"How do you know me?" Sidney asked him.
"I knew your parents. Neil and Maureen Prescott." Sam said. Sidney looked away sadly. "I'm so sorry about your lost Sidney. They were good people."
"Thanks." Sidney said smiling. Sam stared at her a moment longer. Sidney thought it was a bit creepy. "I should uh be going. I have to pick up my boys from they're therapy sessions."
"William right?" Sam asked.
"Yes and Tommy." Sidney told him.
"I thought your other boy's name was Scott?" Sam asked confused.
"It is. Tommy is Tatum's kid." Sidney told him.
"Right." Sam said.
"It was nice seeing you Sidney. You sure have grown into a beautiful woman." Sam said.
"Thanks." Sidney said smiling. "Take care."
"You to." Sam said as Sidney turned around and headed into the building. Sam watched a moment longer thinking about the daughters he never got to know. Could he put his family back together? Only time would tell.