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Jimmy was lying down on Cindy's couch, his bruised head on her lap. He couldn't help but smile. "And then he hit me with some wood and ran off. I checked the gun, I was out of bullets. Good thing he ran. I would have been a sitting duck if he had continued fighting me."

Cindy bent down and kissed him upside-down. She smiled as she saw that dreamy smile come onto his face. "Well, it sounds like you had one heck of a night."

Jimmy sighed as his face became serious again. "Is it too much to ask for a few days to go by without nearly getting killed?"

Cindy played with his long hair. "So, you said you paid a visit to Mr. Benjamin?"

Jimmy sat up and put his arm across her. He frowned a little. "Now before you get mad and go all, uh, crazy Cindy on me, remember I was nearly killed last night."

Cindy took his arm off her shoulder and stared at him. "What did you do?"

"It's not that big of a deal," Jimmy mumbled.

Cindy grabbed his shoulders and pushed him up against the back of the couch. She put her face close to his and stared him in the eyes. "What did you do?"

Jimmy nervously chuckled. "You know, you're really cute when you're like this."

"Do not make me ask you again."

Jimmy sighed. "Well, Mr. Benjamin told me a few days ago that technically, I and I alone had the rights to the killings. You know, the story. So he and I discussed some creative changes. Just the two of us." He put on a wide smile.

Cindy started laughing. Jimmy let out a sigh of relief. She suddenly became serious and looked at him. "You better hope you can run."

Jimmy put up his hands. "Wait! He wanted to change the ending of the movie so that Calamitous was behind the killings. But I said no. He said it could leave it open for a sequel, and we could make more money. But I said no, I wouldn't do that to the story. This was so the whole world could learn what really happened to our friends, right?

I know I should have asked you guys, but I knew you would all feel the same. Well, maybe not Eric. You know how he is about money. But the rest of us. And I was feeling guilty about selling out our friends for money. So I told him no. I just couldn't change the ending, even if the rest of you guys wanted to. I'm sorry."

Cindy stared at him in silence. "Should I start running?" Jimmy asked.

Cindy bent down and deeply kissed him. After a few minutes she pulled away. "If you ever go behind my back again, that'll be the last time you get one of those. Got it?" Jimmy nodded his head, still dazed. "Now I know there is something else. So go on," she instructed him.

"Um, well, he didn't take it very well. This was before the first time the killer attacked us. He was really mad at me. He said nobody would stand in his way. So I was a little suspicious after the first attack. And when last night's attack happened, I really thought it was him."

Cindy nodded. "Understandable."

"Anyway, so I saw him earlier today and confronted him about it. It's not him. He brought up a good point. Sure, killing me might get him the full rights to my story, but it would bring too much bad publicity. The movie would be shut down. And the killer left a threatening note at the studio to shut the movie down. If he wanted to kill me to make the movie better, why would he shut it down?"

Cindy thought about that for a moment. "Maybe he did the thing at the studio so you wouldn't suspect him anymore?"

Jimmy shook his head. "I already thought of that. It would be way too risky for him. It came really close to shutting the movie down. And even if it doesn't get shut down, the actors are scared out of their wits. They almost quit. He wouldn't do that."

Cindy leaned back and closed her eyes. After a moment she spoke. "So basically, you know nothing more than you did before, except you're out of suspects."

Jimmy nodded his head slowly. "Yeah, that about sums it all up."