The five of them had finished lunch and it was time for Andrew to escort Sidney to her drama lesson whilst Tessa was going back to her dorm to do some studying.
She couldn't stop looking at the ring Mickey gave her. She was going to marry Mickey!!!.
Sidney left with Andrew. Tess left with Richard. And Hallie, Mickey and Derek left together.
At the coffee shop Randy and Dewey had ordered milkshakes and were going to have a bro to bro chat and also discuss the murders.
"I just don't get it they cast Tori Spelling to play Sid and Rose McGowan to play Tess. Then they cast Joe Blow Nobody to play me, at least you get David Schwimmer. I get the guy who drove Jane Seymour's stage coach for one episode of Doctor Quinn".
Randy and Dewey were watching an interview with Tori Spelling on the shop's TV.
'Okay, let's get down to business, the way I see it is someone is trying to make a real life sequel, you know cash in on all the movie hoopla. So it's our job to observe the rules of a sequel. Number one, the body count is always bigger, hello, four people dead already, number 2 the death scenes are much more elaborate, more blood, more gore, carnage candy. Your core audience just expects it. And number three if you want your sequel to become a franchise, never ever..." Randy was then cut up.
" How do we find the killer that's what I want to know" he snapped.
"Let's look at the suspects, there's Mickey, the freaky taratino student not to mention dating the girl I love" Randy said before sipping his drink.
"So you think it's Mickey just based on the fact he's dating the woman you love? What's his motive?" Dewey asked.
"He doesn't need one to be criminally insane" Randy added.
"He seems like a good guy and Tess is happy so for the moment I'm assuming he is innocent".
"You thought Billy was innocent to begin with because he was dating Sidney but look how that turned out. I spose it could be Derek. The killer didn't kill him, just left him with a pity-me surface wound which conveniently missed every major vein and artery". Randy stated.
"So you're thinking Derek and/or Mickey?" Asked Dewey.
"Not so fast. Let's assume the killer or ers has half a brain. He's not a Nick At Night rerun type of guy. He wants to break some new ground. Right, so let's forget the boyfriend
It's tired, who else do we got?" Randy exclaimed.
"Who?" Dewey asked.
"Hallie" Randy stated.
"Sid's roommate. Serial killers are typically white males" Dewey stated.
"Which is why it's perfect. It's sort of against the rules but not really. But if she's a suspect so am I. Let's move on." Randy explained.
"No wait let's not move on. Maybe you are a suspect" Dewey said.
"Well if I'm a suspect then so are you" Randy replied.
"OK in all seriousness, these kids are your friends, who do you think is the killer?" Dewey asked.
Sipping his drink "How about Gale Weathers?" Randy asked.
"Gale, a killer!!"Dewey asked defensively. "Well she is vicious".
"She's an opportunist. Isn't it conceivable she's planning her next book? It's what reporters do, they stage the news" Randy stated.
"No Gale is a lot of things but she is not a killer" Dewey said.
"Just because you're sweet on her" Randy said.
"No I'm not" Dewey said blushing.
"Please, this is me talking, Randy, the unrequited love slave of your sister. I know all about obsession and pain" Randy said moving his shirt to reveal the scar left by the shot fires by Billy.
"And you've got your love scar to prove it" Dewey remarked.
"Hey what is with that limp as you were stabbed on the back?" Randy asked.
"Severed nerve" Dewey said sharply " Look Gale is no killer".
"Okay.. okay" Randy said in surrender " If she isn't a killer, then she's a target".
"So" changing the subject " how are things between you and my sister?" Dewey asked.
"Confusing" Randy sighed.
"Uh-huh"Dewey replied.
"We had a moment" Randy said.
"Right what happened?" Dewey asked.
"When we found out Cici died, Tess was devastated and I comforted her and I think she wanted to kiss me but she pulled back after she realised what was about to happen" Randy informed him.
"She sounds like she has unresolved feelings for you Rand".
Dewey answered.
"What should i do Dew?" Randy asked.
"What you are doing for her now. Being there for her"Dewey smiled.
At the dorm Tess was finishing her notes.
" I wanna go see Sid do her play" Tess said to Richard.
"Sure" he said sitting on the couch.
Tess gathered up her stuff and Richard escorted her to the drama hall.
When they got there, there was commotion. Andrew was talking to students.
"What's going on Andrew?" Richard asked his colleague.
"Sidney may have been attacked up on stage. The problem is nobody saw anything" Andrew replied. "I've asked that Gold bloke and he never saw anyone on stage who shouldn't have been there".
"Where's Sid?" Tess asked.
"She's in the backroom" Andrew said.
Tess rushed through and found Sidney in her costume crying.
"Sid what happened?" Tess asked sitting next to her and wrapping her arms around her.
"He was up on stage Tess!! They think I'm crazy because no-one saw anything!!" Sidney said. Her eyes were red and black mascara was smudged on her face.
"I believe you Sid"Tess smiled.
"Thanks Tess. I think me and Derek may have broken up" Sid said.
"What? Why?" Tess asked.
"Mickey was supposed to go with me after rehearsal but he had to edit instead so Derek came. I told him I needed space" Sid said.
"Sid, Derek loves you. He'll understand" Tess said.
"Look what happened when you and Randy had a break, you ended up breaking up completely!!" Sidney exclaimed.
"Sid, that was different. We took a break and I moved on" Tess said. "I thought he had too".
"What if Derek is the killer? Just like Billy?" Sidney asked.
"I see the way he looks at you and that isn't the face of someone who is a killer" Tess said.
Sidney gave her a small smile "I best get dressed. I have computer work to do in the library".
"I'll join you Sid that way I'm close to you" Tess replied.
Both girls stood up and hugged then Sidney went to get dressed.
Outside on campus it was a bright, sunny afternoon. Dewey and Randy had met up with Gale and Joel. They were sat on a bench near a tree to shade from the hot sun.
"Ok, let's just assume the killer is repeating Woodsboro" Gale said with a cigarette in her hand.
Her phone then rung and she answered it ,",Yes?,".
"I have Bob calling" Gale said to the others.
"I'll have to call you back" Gale said on the phone.
"That doesn't answer Sidney's attack, Sidney wasn't killed in Woodsboro" Dewey replied.
"It wasn't for a lack of trying. The killer is trying to finish what was started" Randy stated.
"Sid's under protection right?" Gale asked.
"Yeah along with my sister" Dewey replied.
Gale's phone rung again 'Hello? Tell Bob I'll call him back!" Gale said hanging up.
"When did she start smoking?" Dewey asked.
"Ever since those nude pictures on the internet" Randy smirked.
"It was just my head, it was Jennifer Aniston's body" Gale remarked. "Anyway you're forgetting something, in Woodsboro there were more victims before the homestretch. Tatum, my camera man, Himbry".
"Timeout!! I don't need to be hearing about no dead cameraman alright? Now I'm warning you guys! I'm a verb away from vacating these premises, I'm gonna go get some coffee, doughnuts, prozac, see if I can find some crack. Special k 'x' not Malcolm, and I'll be back when you start talking about something a little more saved by the bell-ish, all right?" Joel said getting up and walking away.
"He seems a little shaky" Dewey observed.
"Don't worry about him, if the killer is following a pattern, then maybe we can figure out who's next" Gale said.
"I wouldn't follow a killers pattern, we were all involved in Woodsboro, it could be anyone of us" Dewey stated.
"So what do you wanna do bonehead ? Wait and sit here and see who drops next?"she asked growing more frustrated with him.
"I don't know.. phonehead"Dewey retaliated.
Gale's phone rung again and she didn't answer so it kept ringing.
Randy grabbed the phone "Gale's not here!!" He said.
"I'm not interrupting anything am I? You three look deep in thought. Have you ever felt a knife cut through human flesh and scrape the bone beneath?".
It was the killer. Randy's face turned white. "It's him" Randy said putting his hand over the speaker.
"Who?" Asked Dewey.
"The killer. He can see us" Randy said.
"Just keep him on the phone" Dewey asked.
"What do you want me to say?" Randy asked.
"I don't know, just keep him talking. Come on Gale" Dewey said as both him and Gale walked around looking for anyone using a cellphone.
"So what's your favourite scary movie?" Randy asked walking about nervously. And trying to make conversation to keep them on the phone.
"You'll never find me" the killer taunted.
"Yeah what do you care? let them have their fun. So, uh what's up?" Randy said.
"What's your favourite scary movie?" The killer asked.
"Show girls, absolutely frightening, what's yours?" Randy asked.
Randy then ran up behind a girl who had a cellphone in her hand.
"Sorry" he said apologetic.
"What's your problem?" The girl asked annoyed.
Randy continued searching "Let me guess, the house on sorority row, dorm that dripped blood, splatter university, graduation day, final exam. Am I close?".
"Closer than you think".
Suddenly a guy throwing a ball bashed into Randy from behind scaring the shit out of him.
"Too slow geek. Do you want to die?".
"Is that the best you can do because Billy and Stu were much more original".
Meanwhile, Gale and Dewey saw a young guy using a cellphone so rushed to find out whether he was responsible.
"Why are you even here Randy you'll never be the leading man" The killer taunted him.
"FUCK YOU!" Randy shouted down the phone.
"No matter how hard you try you'll never be the hero, and you'll never get the girl!" The killer said as Randy rushed to a man holding a cellphone but realised he was mistaken.
"Shit sorry" Randy said to the man.
"Wrong guy dead boy" The killer said.
"Oh yeah? Well let's redirect a moment, Mr I'm So Original".
Gale and Dewey had tackled the young man on his cellphone and they apologised for their mistake.
"Where's your innovation? Why copycat two high school loser- ass dickheads? Stu was a pussy-ass wet rag and Billy Loomiss, Billy Loomiss what the fuck? Jesus what a rat-lookin, homo-repressed momma's boy. Why not set your goals higher?" Randy was now stood with his back to Gale's newsvan " You wanna be one of the big guys? Huh? Manson,Bundy, OJ, Son of a bi".
Randy was grabbed from behind and dragged into the newsvan. He attempted to wrestle his assilant but was slammed against the window causing the glass to crack. The killer then stabbed him four times killing him.
The killer then took their mask off leaving it in the van and walked off.
Dewey and Gale returned and wondered where Randy was "Where's Randy? Dewey asked.
"Randy!!" Gale shouted.
Joel then appeared and they noticed the van window "Hey who broke my window?" Joel asked.
Dewey then opened the van door and they saw the dead body of Randy. He was covered in blood and stab wounds.
Gale screamed and Joel collapsed.
Sidney and Tess were sat at the computers in the library with Andrew and Richard keeping an eye on things.
Tess's computer than froze " Sid, did your computer just freeze?".
A guy next to them heard Tess and said "You have an instant message just hit ALT M".
"Yeah, but I'm not signed on" Tess said.
"Someone in the library, all the terminals are connected" The guy informed her.
Tess did what the guy said and the message came up saying "YOU ARE GOING TO DIE TONIGHT. THE POLICE CAN'T SAVE YOU".
Both girls stood up shocked. The detectives then came running and saw the computer.
Andrew took Sidney to the doorway and Richard took Tess to the coffee stand.
"It's probably just a sick joke Tess. Just wait right here ok?" Richard smiled reassuringly.
"Yeah" She smiled back.
The detectives took sveral minutes looking at everyone's computer but could find noone. There was suddenly a raised voice "Lovable and fucked up Sidney Prescott, everybody's favourite little victim" It was Cotton Weary, extremely pissed off.
Cotton was hang cuffed and taken to the police station. The girls went too.
When they arrived at the police station, Cotton was taken in by the detectives. Dewey and Hallie were stood on the doorstep looking grim.
"What's up Dew?" Smiled Tess.
"I need to talk to you both. I thought it was best to have Hallie with us" Dewey said dreading breaking the news to them especially Tess.
"Okay Dew" Sidney said.
Dewey and Hallie accompanied them into an interview room.
They all sat down.
"So what's up Dew?" Tess asked.
Dewey struggled to say it "Randy, he uh.. didn't make it".
"No you're wrong" Tess said unable to accept it.
"He was attacked in Gale's newsvan. He died at the scene" Dewey said putting his arm around her.
"NOOO!! YOU'RE WRONG!!" Tess said pushing Dewey off and standing up.
"It shouldn't have been Randy, it should have been me" Sidney said small tears running down her face.
"No Sid" Dewey said.
"I should call his mother" Sid stated.
"I already did it" Dewey said.
"Are you okay Sid?" He then asked.
"Stop treating me like glass Dewey, I'm not going to break" Sidney said. The truth was she was coping a lot better than Tess was who couldn't accept it.
"Tess are you okay?" Hallie asked getting up and walking to the corner where Tess was standing looking empty and numb.
"Why wouldn't I be?" Tess asked.
"Randy's dead Tess. He's gone" Hallie said.
"Randy's dead, he's dead, he's gone!" Tess said laughing.
"Tess?" Dewey asked.
"I'm fine ok" Tess said.
"You're not fine Tess" Dewey said. "Let's go outside".
Dewey held Tess's hand and they walked out of the station.
They found a bench outside the police station and sat down "Tess he's gone".
"I know. Randy died. He died" Tess cried out.
"Let it all out Tess" Dewey said holding his sister. His heart was breaking for her. He knew deep down Randy was the man she really loved.
She sobbed into Dewey's coat and then said "I never told him how I have been feeling since Cici died. I fell in love with him again. I never got to tell him that. He died thinking I didn't love him" She then cried again and Dewey held her.
"Tess, I think he did know deep down" Dewey said.
Tess then showed him her engagement ring from Mickey "Does this look like I loved Randy? That's right, Mickey proposed in the canteen and I said YES!!!!".
"Oh Tess!!" Dewey said.
"I never got to say goodbye" Tess said crying. " I love him, I always have and now he's dead and we'll never get to be together. I thought I loved Mickey but I realised now I didn't".
"Please don't beat yourself up Tess" Dewey pleaded.
"Why not?" She asked.
"Because it will kill you Tess. You now have to decide do you stay with Mickey or break up with him?" Dewey said.
"I don't know. I can't think about Mickey right now" She then got back up and walked back into the police station where Sidney and Hallie were sat together at a table.
Cotton had been interogated and was about to be released.
"What's going on?"Dewey asked Hartley.
"We have to let him go, we don't have anything on him" Hartley replied as Cotton went to sign release papers.
Gale was stood drinking a cup of water "What do you think you're doing Cotton?" She asked.
"Waiting for my 15 minutes of fame, you can understand that can't you Gale?" He said bitterly.
"Don't do anything stupid Cotton" She said.
"Gale, you were so instrumental in my freedom, you're not having character doubts now?" he asked with a smirk on his face.
Cotton walked past Sidney and handed her his card "Sidney if you change your mind".
"Come on, take a hike" Remarked Hartley.
Dewwey got hold of the card and threw it in the bin "Sorry about that, what a creep. They're gonna take you and Tess somewhere safe".
"Yeah, where's that?" Sidney asked.
"I don't know, but I'll be there with you both" Hallie said giving both Sidney and Tess a smile.
Andrew and Richard appeared at the table.
"Who's doing this Dewey, if not Cotton then who?" Asked Sidney.
"I don't know Sid, but I will find them" He said assuring.
When they got outside Richard said to Tess quietly "I'm really sorry about Randy".
Tess gave him a small smile and said "Thanks".
Outside Gale was being hounded by Debbie Salt "How are you holding up Gale? It must be scary knowing someone is out there enjoying all this. How does that make you feel?".
Gale snapped "Look local woman, I know you hold me as your career template and it gives you some sort of charge to challenge me BUT GIVE IT A REST!!".
"You're right I'm sorry Gale" Debbie walked away feeling guilty.
Joel then having recovered from his fainting approached Gale.
"What's going on Joel?" She asked close to tears. Randy's death had really affected her.
"Well let's see they impounded my van, it's now an official crime scene thanks to you" He then handed her the bag of tapes "Enjoy, see you wouldn't wanna be you" he then walked away.
"Joel!! I need you!" She exclaimed.
"No, you need to have your head examined" Joel said before getting in a taxi and leaving.
Dewey came out of the police station looking tired and emotional and walked past Gale saying nothing. He was worried sick for his sister.
"I feel bad Dewey, I feel really bad. I never say that cause I never feel bad about anything, but I feel bad now" Gale said honestly. She liked Randy and thought he was a good guy.
"Is this another brilliant Gale Weathers' performance?" Dewey asked.
"There are no cameras here, I just wanna find this fucker!!" Gale exclaimed.
"Me too. Can I give you a hand with these?" he asked bending down to Gale's bag full of video tapes "What is all this?" He then asked.
"Just some crowd footage that Joel shot. Hey wait a minute, if the killer really is watching and releshing every moment, then he'd be here on all these tapes, right?" She asked hopeful.
"It's worth a look" Dewey said.
Gale smiled "Definitely worth a look". They both picked up the videos and rushed off.
At the dorm rooms. Sidney had packed stuff along with Hallie. They just had to go to Tess's. It was hard for Tess to go back there after Cici's death.
It wouldn't be long until Cici's family would arrive and clear her stuff out.
"Tess?" Asked Sidney softly.
"Yeah, Sid" Tess said. Her face was red and puffy where she had been crying most of the evening.
"Would you like me and Hallie to get your things? Then you could wait in the car with Andrew and Richard" Sidney suggested."Is that ok?" Sidney then turned to the two cops who both nodded.
"Thanks Sid, thanks Hal. I just can't face it" Tess said.
"We won't be long" Sid said as the two girls went inside Tess and Cici's dorm room.
"Let's get in the car Tess" Richard smiled.