Chapter Eight

The Mystery Behind Maureen Prescott

Sitting in his office at his desk was detective Kincaid. He had been staring at the photos of Maureen Prescott. He couldn't figure out what her connection to Cotton Weary's murder or the murder of Cotton's girlfriend Christine. It just didn't make sense. His partner Detective Wallace walked into the office and sat at his desk. He had a box of donuts with him and two cups of coffee.

"What's up partner?" Det. Wallace asks.

"Hey." Det. Kincaid says staring at the pictures. He begins to rub his forehead.

"This case is driving me nuts. That's why eat so many donuts." Det. Wallace said.

"Careful partner. Eat too many donuts and you'll have a weight problem to sorry about." Det. Kincaid said. Det. Wallace scoffed.

"This case doesn't make sense. What does pictures of Maureen Prescott have to do with Cotton's murder?" Det. Wallace asked.

"Let's look at what we know so far." Det. Kincaid said opening the folder containing the information on Sidney, Billy and Tatum.

"Ok, we know that four years, Cotton use to date Maureen Prescott who she was cheating on her husband Neil Prescott with Cotton." Det. Wallace.

"Right." Det. Kincaid said. "That's the only connection he has to Maureen. In fact, this is the only connection he has to Sidney and her father. It just doesn't make sense."

"Maybe the killer has a connection to Maureen Prescott." Det. Wallace said.

"The question is what is the connection?" Det. Kincaid.

"Maybe Sidney might know. Does it say in her file that has a sibling or something?" Det. Wallace asked.

"She has no siblings and her only relatives living in Woodsboro are Kate Roberts and her daughter Jill. Kate is Sidney's aunt Maureen's sister." Det. Kincaid said.

"Maybe Kate knows something." Det. Wallace said.

"I already spoke with Ms. Roberts and she informed me that she didn't know where her sister went when she left home." Det. Kincaid.

"There are three dead celebrities on our hands and we have no clues as to who is doing this and we pictures of Maureen Prescott and no clue as to what her connection is to this investigation." Det. Wallace said getting frustrated.

"The only real connection being that Cotton and Maureen had a fling." Det. Kincaid said thinking to himself. "Maybe answer lies her past. Let's go back where it began."

"Woodsboro." Det. Wallace said.

"Now according to the reports, Maureen Prescott was raped and murdered. Cotton was the only suspect fingered by Maureen's daughter Sidney." Det. Kincaid said brainstorming.

"There's a trial and Cotton is sent away and even get the death penalty." Det. Wallace said following his partner's lead.

"Gale is instrumental in the case staying true to Cotton the whole time. A year later the murder spree begins. First Steven Orth, and then Casey Becker." Det. Kincaid said.

"Sidney's attacked in her home but survives. Her attack a message from the killer." Det. Wallace adds.

"The killer calls Sidney at Tatum's house scaring her and she thinks it's her boyfriend Billy Loomis. Principal Himbry is murdered in his office. Stu Macher throws a party at his house to set the stage for the grand finale. Tatum is attacked but survives with only an inured neck. Dwight Riley is stabbed in the back and survives. Gale is knocked on conscious but survives. Billy is stabbed in his abdomen but lives." Det. Kincaid said.

"Leaving Sidney to defend herself from the two killers who reveal themselves as Randy Meeks and Stu Macher. Randy goes ballistic and shoots Neil Prescott who's been held captive. They're plan was to set him up for all the murders. Randy loses control and kills Stu Macher. He attempts to shoot Tatum but is shot by Billy Loomis." Det. Wallace says.

"Sidney pumps one more bullet into Randy's head for good measure making certain he is dead." Det. Kincaid said.

"Then three years later the same thing happens at Windsor college. Maureen Evans and Phil Stevens were murdered while at the movie premier of Stab. The murders of Cici Cooper, Neil Preston and Paul Himbry followed. Dewey and Gale were once again attacked and Dwight ends up being stabbed in the back again. He survived that as well. Gale wasn't harmed this time but it didn't stop the killer from trying. Halle McDaniels and her cousin Anthony were murdered. Tatum was attacked at the hospital but survived. This left Sidney and Billy alone." Det. Wallace adds.

"Don't forget about the two officers that were murdered trying to protect Sidney and her friend Halle." Det. Kincaid adds.

"Right, Sidney ends up at the auditorium. The killer reveals himself to be Derek Feldman. Billy comes to the rescue of his then fiancé Sidney. Gale is held hostage but an unknown woman who claimed to be Debbie Sault when she was really Mrs. Meeks. Randy Meeks's mother. She was also Derek's mother as well. Both had plotted to get their revenge on the survivors after Randy was murdered." Det. Wallace adds getting frustrated.

"Mrs. Meeks revealed that Billy's father had raped her after she was binge drinking. The courts couldn't prove it because she cleaned her self up never doing a rape kit. To make matters worst, Sidney's mother Maureen had slept with her husband Randy's father subsequently causing Mrs. Meeks to binge drink." Det. Kincaid said.

"I don't see a connection to Maureen Prescott." Det. Wallace said angrily.

"Me neither." Det. Kincaid said.

"I'm going out for some fresh air." Det. Wallace said then leaving the office.

Det. Kincaid watched his partner understanding the frustration. Three dead people and the photo of a woman who's been dead almost five years is getting to him. Other than Cotton dating Maureen, he didn't know what Sarah Darling's or Christine's murders had to do with Maureen Prescott. He stares at the articles of Sidney Prescott. Sidney, the beautiful young woman was a vision to Det. Kincaid. The photo he is looking at is a photo of Sidney when she was in college. Kincaid smiled at the photo of her. He thought she was a perfect vision of beauty. Her smile, eyes, her lips, everything about Sidney Prescott turned Kincaid on. He wondered if she and Billy Loomis are still together. He secretly took the photo of her home so he could get himself off. Kincaid didn't have a girlfriend of his own and wished that Sidney was his woman. He noticed the article from Woodsboro regarding Sidney and then got an idea. If Maureen spent most of her life in Woodsboro then they must have some information on her. He quickly dialed the local number out in Woodsboro.

"Woodsboro archives." Came the voice of a young male.

"Yes, this is Detective Mark Kincaid from the LAPD. I was wondering if you have any information on Maureen Prescott? My partner and I are investigating three murders and it has something to do with Mrs. Prescott." Det. Kincaid said.

"Let me check." Said the young man. Det. Kincaid could here him typing on the computer. "I'm sorry Detective, there is no information on Maureen Prescott but there is information a Maureen Roberts."

"Great, that's Maureen's maiden name. Do you mind emailing me that information?" Det. Kincaid asked.

"Sure. What's your email address?"

"It's ." Det. Kincaid told him.

"You got it." Said the young man who hung up with Det. Kincaid. Det. Kincaid sat back at his desk hoping and praying that there was something in Maureen's background that could give him some clue as to her connection with the other two victims.

To Be Continued!