The Young and the Dramatic

Episode 24: Duncan Returns to Wawanakwa City

"Duncan?" Bridgette asked, realizing who had approached her.

"Miss me?" he said.

Bridgette gasped, and immediately walked over to the bad boy, and slapped him across the face.

Duncan's hand immediately went to his face, and chuckled, "Geese, we just meet, and you're already hitting me?"

"What are you doing here?" Bridgette said, throwing her hands in the air, "Do you realize how risky this is?"

"Why else would I come with this?" Duncan asked, pulling up a pistol from his pocket, waving it in the air.

Bridgette rolled her eyes, "C'mon; I have to get you somewhere safe. Before the police swarm this area,"

"Bad girl," Duncan smiled, "I like that,"

As soon as the two were inside her apartment, Bridgette slammed the door shut, and raced over to Duncan.

"Now why the hells are you back in Wawanakwa City; after all of this year's?" Bridgette questioned.

Duncan folded his arms, "Why are you looking into a case concerning me that has nothing to do with you?"

"Because it's…" Bridgette started, "Because it's interesting,"

"Same reason why I'm back; it's interesting seeing everyone cause so much drama over me,"

"You're a horrible person, you know that? You're escaping, and leaving behind people who cared about you!" Bridgette snapped.

Duncan chuckled, "Oh yeah. Like people in this town actually cared about me. They all couldn't wait to see me behind bars,"

Bridgette folded her arms, "But Gwen cared, didn't she? She died protecting you!"

The smile on Duncan's face dropped, and Bridgette knew she had hit a sour topic.

"That's the main reason why I'm back," Duncan said, "To pay my respects to my wife,"

Hatchet walked into Murphy's office, holding the videotape in hand.

"Katie Stars is innocent," he said, waving the tape in his hand, "and I have proof,"

The judge looked up from his laptop, and stared amazingly at the police sheriff, "Um, Hatchet what are you talking about?"

"I visited McLean," Hatchet said, "He left the city after he realized that he was out of the clearing. He stole the money from the vault, not Katie,"

Murphy reached for the videotape, and Hatchet allowed it.

"You're saying that this will clear Ms. Stars?" Murphy asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Indeed," Hatchet sat, and then Murphy put the tape in his video player. Over the course of the next thirty seconds or so, Murphy watched Chris confess to framing Katie.

Hatchet, realizing what was coming after that, quickly grabbed the remote, and turned it off.

"Is that enough proof?" Hatchet asked before Murphy could respond to his tactics.

"I hope so," Murphy said standing up, "Let's go free Ms. Stars,"

"Your wife," Bridgette repeated, utterly confused.

Duncan nodded, and then sat down on the couch, "Didn't she tell you that right after graduation we eloped? Technically, she was my wife up until her death," he said.

"No," she replied, "Gwen apparently didn't tell me a whole lot about her personal life,"

"Well then," Duncan said, crossing his arms.

Bridgette sat down a chair, and her eyes narrowed towards Duncan, "Duncan, why did you come back?"

The bad boy sighed.

"When I heard that Gwen was dead, I decided it was time for me to return. I was living in Newville for a little bit under an alias," Duncan explained, and then he removed his gun from his pocket, "I'm going to kill whoever killed Gwen,"

Bridgette gasped.

"Duncan, then you is no better than who killed Cameron and framed you!" she let out.

"They killed my Gwen," Duncan said, folding his arms, "And I swear, I'll kill them,"

Hatchet and Murphy approached Katie's cell, with Murphy holding the keys. Both had smug smiles on their faces as Katie, whose eyes were still moist, looked up.

"What is it?" Katie asked, "Are you coming to get me for my sentencing?"

"No," Murphy said, "We're coming to free you,"

Katie gasped and jumped to her feet, "Hatchet! Did you find something?"

Hatchet nodded.

"I found loads of stuff. When we find Chris, he'll be going away for a long time. There's no doubt about that," Hatchet explained.

"Thank God," Katie said as Murphy opened the cell, and she walked out a free woman, "Now let's go find Chris!"

"There's one problem with that," Hatchet pointed out, "We honestly have no idea where Chris went. Until we find him, he's a free man,"

Katie groaned, "But we are going to find him,"

"Hopefully," Hatchet said, "He got away with lots of cash, so he could've bought a flight to go anywhere,"

"I am going to kill Chris," Katie said, glaring.

Bridgette sighed, "I know you must be furious. But we have no idea who killed Gwen,"

Duncan stood up.

"But I do. It's the same person that killed Cameron," Duncan said, folding his arms, "I recognized the person from the night we were attacked in the alley,"

"Who was it, Duncan?" Bridgette asked, tilting her head to the side.

"Zoey Smith," Duncan answered.

"I'll take you back to the police station. I just have to wrap up some paperwork," Hatchet said, "And you can pick up your things,"

Katie nodded, and waved to Judge Murphy.

"Thank you for everything," Katie said, smiling. As she walked out of the courthouse with Hatchet, Murphy's eyes widened as he noticed something on the back of Katie's neck.

It was a heart shaped birthmark.

Bridgette slowly sunk back into her chair.

"O my God," Bridgette said, amazed at what she had just learned, "Your telling me that Zoey was behind everything? She was behind killing Gwen and kidnapping the others?"

Duncan nodded.

"Zoey is bad news. She always was," Duncan said.

Bridgette finally regained her balance, and stood back up, "We have to go tell Hatchet. He'll know what to do,"

"Hatchet," Duncan repeated, "He's still around?"

"Yes," Bridgette nodded, "and if you ask me, age hasn't been to kind to him," she grabbed her purse, and then led Duncan out of her apartment.

As Katie searched through her belongings, Jo and Hatchet were speaking in the sheriff's office.

"So McLean had your wife killed?" Jo asked, amazed.

Hatchet could only nod.

"That is so sick," Jo crossed her arms, "That man is so sick and twisted. Let me tell you, the next time I see him, I'm going to plow right into him—"

"We have bigger problems," Hatchet said, "Like finding Hatchet, and solving the Duncan Abraham case once and for all,"

"We're still trying to solve that?" Jo asked.

Hatchet nodded, "And I have a feeling that it will be over soon,"

Then, as if on cue, Bridgette stormed into the office, with Duncan Abraham in tow. Hatchet took a double take as he realized who was with Bridgette.

"Hello Hatchet," Duncan said, folding his arms.

"Bridgette!" Hatchet snapped, "Do you realize who you have with you?"

Bridgette nodded, "Yes Hatchet, I do,"

Jo ignored both Hatchet's shocked faces, and Bridgette and Duncan's stern faces.

"I know who's behind all of this," Bridgette announced, "and you won't believe it,"

Hatchet dropped his charade, and listened up.

"Who?" he asked.

"Zoey Smith. She's behind Gwen's murder, and kidnapping the fourth missing residents,"

Both Hatchet and Jo gasped, just as Katie entered the office.

"What's going on?" Katie asked.

"Nothing," Hatchet said, dismissing Katie. He approached both Bridgette and Duncan, and in a simple sentence he said:

"Well then. Let's bag us a psycho,"

Next on the Young and the Dramatic…

"Here's how our plan will work," Hatchet said, beginning a full on monologue.

Duncan yawned, "Make it quick,"

Four residents plan a rescue mission…

"One way or another," Jo said, "Zoey is going down. Dead or alive,"

"She's going down," Bridgette said, punching her left palm with her other hand, "I'm going to make sure of that,"

While one plans to fulfill a secret vendetta…

"It's Zoey!" barked Hatchet as they turned the corner.

Duncan pulled out his pistol, "Say hello to Hell for me!" he screamed as he chased after her.

But in the end, no one is sure what's really going on…

"We had it wrong the entire time," Bridgette said, gasping.

A/N - There are only two more episodes left in season one! Can you feel the tension rising? Trust me, it's going to get even more dramatic than it already is! Can the team stop Katie before she hurts anymore prisoners? Or is there something far more sinister at play? There probably is, but you won't find out until either tomorrow or Friday!

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