INT: DEGRASSI: PRINCIPLE SIMPSON'S OFFICE – AFTERNOON
Bianca is sitting in Mr. Simpson's office with her head hanging down. Simpson is making calls to random people.
SIMPSON
Look I know it's been a month. - - Yes! I know I called numerous times before - - But I am for real this time. - - I'm sure this isn't a prank. - - Goddammit! I am responsible for these students! - - Just send Officer Turner please. - - Excuse me?
As Simpson was getting into an argument with someone from the Police Department, Bianca keeps replying a montage of her encounters with the killers in her mind.
FLASHBACK:
The stall behind her bursts open and Ghostface emerges with a knife in hand. Bianca turns around and Ghostface charges at her. Bianca shifts to the side and Ghostface pushes her down to the floor. Bianca lands on her back. Ghostface tries to stab her in the heart but she swats the knife away. The killer uses his free hand to choke her. Using the crushing groin maneuver to get him off of her, it was her chance to escape. Bianca gets up and runs out the washroom in one piece.
FLASH:
Bianca, Alli, and Dallas walk out and a dead body drops in front of them. It was Dave. His whole body was bloodied. Alli and Bianca gave out a blood curdling scream. Crowds of students run in different directions to get away from the scene.
FLASH:
Ghostface removed his mask revealing Dallas' face.
FLASH:
Ghostface removed his mask, revealing Alli's face.
FLASH:
GHOSTFACE
You practically killed your own boyfriend! And now, he kills you!
Ghostface removed his mask, revealing him as Drew Torres. Bianca just stares at him. She believed that the man that she loved was dead but he wanted her dead all along.
DREW
(Voice disguiser)
What's the matter Bee, you look like you've seen a ghost.
BACK TO:
Tears start running down her face. How could one person's actions bring about so much grief, so much pain and so much bloodshed? Principle Simpson hangs up the phone and hears Bianca sobbing. Quickly, he takes out some tissues and hands them to Bianca.
BIANCA
Thanks. But don't treat me like glass. I won't break.
SIMPSON
It's okay to break. I…never told you this but I am so sorry.
BIANCA
Are you gonna tell me that you know how I feel, because a lot of people tell me that every day. And they have no freaking idea how.
SIMPSON
You're right, I don't. Look, Officer Turner is on his way. I'm gonna make a little run real quick. I much rather have you stay here. Security will be just outside.
Simpson walks out the room. Bianca wipes her tears away.
BIANCA
I'm a fighter.
INT: CINEMA CLUB – AFTERNOON
A soaking wet Zig walks in the room. Everyone looks at him with mixed reaction. Angela grins, Maya looks happy to see him, Cam rolls his eyes and Tristan scoffs in disgust. Zig is holding an ice pack to his head.
ZIG
What did I miss?
ADAM
Uum, Maya was just gonna tell us what's her favorite horror movie.
Zig grins as he is on his way to sit next to Maya but Cam glared at him. He steps back then sits in a desk next to Angela. He flashes a smile at her. She smiles back.
ADAM
So, Maya, what's your favorite scary movie?
MAYA
(Beat)
When a Stranger Calls
ADAM
Remake or original?
MAYA
Original.
ADAM
I knew I liked you. Cam, she's a keeper.
CAM
(Peck Maya on the cheek)
You got that right.
Zig rolls his eyes in disgust. Angela notices his facial expression. She looks down on her desk. Her eyes dashed over to Imogen's desk. Imogen is sketching the Ghostface mask. Angela is a bit disturbed by it.
ADAM
Alright people, who else? What about you…Jake.
JAKE
(Thinks for a bit)
Katie showed me this Swedish film called Let the Right One In, I thought it was nice.
Adam nodded in agreement. Imogen's eyes began to water. She looks down at her sketch and a tear drop as fallen on the paper. Let the Right One In was Fiona's favorite movie, the only horror movie that she liked. It was because of the night of her attack, Fiona left. It ruined Imogen's life.
FLASHBACK:
Fiona's eyes widened then heads for the door but then Ghostface pops out and slits Fiona's chest. Blood starts to drip from the cut.
GHOSTFACE
Never piss off the killer into a frenzy.
Fiona stumbles back and falls on her bed.
CUT TO:
EXT. OUTSIDE FIONA'S CONDO BUILDING - NIGHT
IMOGEN
FIONA NO! LEAVE HER ALONE!
ELI
Police! HELP HER!
The S.W.A.T team starts to scramble into the building.
CUT TO:
INT. FIONA'S ROOM – NIGHT
Ghostface towers over Fiona and starts stabbing all over her stomach. Blood spews all over her room. Fiona screams.
CUT TO:
EXT. OUTSIDE THE BUILDING – NIGHT
Imogen witness her girlfriend's attack. She goes off to the side and vomits and sobs.
FLASH:
ADAM
Imogen, what's your favorite scary movie?
Imogen wipes her tears away. Eli looks over and notices as well as Clare.
IMOGEN
I like Carrie.
CAM
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
ADAM
Nice, very nice people. What about you Clare?
CLARE
I…I hate scary movies.
Eli cocks his eyebrows as Tristan nods his head in agreement.
TRISTAN
I'm with you there, sister.
ADAM
(To Clare)
Why? Too scared?
CLARE
(Scoffs)
No, they're stupid and redundant. There's always some no talent big breasted girl getting by a killer where she goes upstairs instead of going out the front door. It's insulting. Need I say more?
ANGELA
Oh come on Lois Lane. You have to have a favorite.
ELI
(Smirks)
Yeah Edwards,
(Imitates Ghostface)
What's your favorite scary movie?
Clare sticks her middle finger up at Eli.
ANGELA
(Sarcastic)
Oh burn!
Clare glares at Angela.
ANGELA
Unlike Nancy Grace over there, I have backbone. My favorite horror film is Halloween.
Zig smiles at Angela.
ZIG
Me too.
ANGELA
You don't say. Quiz time, who was Michael Meyer's first victim?
ZIG
The school bully.
Both Angela and Adam gave Zig a blank stare. Liam smirks in satisfaction.
ANGELA
I was talking about the original. Zig, you are the weakest link, goodbye. Remakes suck.
ZIG
So are those damn sequels. Hell, sequels suck in general.
ANGELA
You're delusional.
ZIG
Remakes are popular now. They take a story and modernize it. Or retelling a story in a more unique way. You know what, let's cut the crap and stop skirting around the issue. We're practically living a remake.
Adam stepped in front of the window. The rain is falling hard and then lightning flashed.
ADAM
I'm not gonna lie to you. I'm not gonna sugarcoat anything. I have my own reservations about the murders but…I lost my bestfriend to this chaos and it sucks. You people are brave enough to come here, in an empty school, with a psycho killer on the loose. That says a lot. But I don't want you all to go through this…
(To CLARE)
You were right; Alli's dream is coming true.
JAKE
What a minute, what dream?
CLARE
Alli told me…before she died, she implied that a sequel will happen.
TRISTAN
Wait people, this is real life, not a movie.
ADAM
(Turns to TRISTAN)
I agree. Life is life. But the killer and the ones before him wanted to turn life into a movie. We're just the players. Hell, the killer might be in this room. Whatever the case is, it's our job to learn the rules of this psycho sequel.
CAM
Rules?
ADAM
The rules to successfully survive a horror movie are just the basic:
Never have sex.
Never drink or do drugs.
Never say 'Who's there?' and 'I'll be back'.
But the rules of sequels are just mere extensions. In sequels, survival rules are incidental but they still apply. Rules are:
Body count is always bigger. More blood, more gore. Standard in the genre.
Death scenes are much more elaborate. Core audiences just expect it.
Never assume that the killer is dead. They made that mistake with Michael Myers.
ZIG
Say if this thing isn't a sequel, it's a remake, what are the rules?
ADAM
Remakes are…a big contradiction of originals. They attempt to take things to the next level. Generally, killers are more savvy to the rules of the originals. Try so hard to one up the original. You can die a virgin, get as faded as much as you want, and of course more blood. Rules are:
Killer is always behind you.
The original ending is the false ending in the remake.
You pretty much have to be gay.
Personally, I hate remakes because they suck the fun out of horror movies. They're just dolled up glossy Hollywood crap.
ZIG
Its obvious thought that this a remake. You all heard Ghostface, he wants to one up Alli Bhandari.
ADAM
Point taken.
CLARE
What about a motive?
ADAM
Generally, motives are usually old school revenge, or new age fame seeking. But we all heard Ghostface, he has no reason.
CAM
What if he's lying? People don't kill for no reason.
ANGELA
What about Michael Myers? Dude killed his sister and stalks babysitters. He was pure evil. Motives are incidental.
TRISTAN
But where's the realism in all this?
ADAM
I'll tell you this, what we saw earlier was something that Alli didn't do. To make art as immortal as she is. Anyone know how she could of done it?
CLARE
Filming the murders.
ADAM
That's it. Not only Alli was trying to get revenge on Bianca, she was making art. What we saw earlier was the killer making his own movie. The remake complex. Whether this is a remake or a sequel, that has yet to be decided.
MAYA
And Bianca?
ADAM
I think she should count her blessings that this isn't a trilogy.
LIAM
I think this concludes today's session. Thanks for coming. Be safe.
Everyone except Clare and Eli started to leave. Jake walks up to Cam and Maya.
JAKE
You two wait outside. I'll be there in a sec.
MAYA
(Scoffs)
Whatever.
Maya and Cam walk out, closing the door behind them.
CLARE
So what now? We have a killer on the loose.
ADAM
We need to think. Why would he kill K.C and Marisol?
CLARE
Okay, K.C and I used to date. Marisol…she dated Mo. K.C was friends with Dave, Drew, and Alli.
ADAM
Marisol and Katie were best friends. Oh yeah, at one point in time, Marisol had a thing for Drew.
ELI
Didn't…K.C cheat on you with Jenna?
CLARE
How can I forget?
JAKE
It was no secret that K.C cheated on Jenna with Marisol.
ADAM
Sometimes in sequels, killers tend to tie up loose ends. K.C was the heartbreakers that Alli was after but never got around to kill off.
CLARE
What about K.C's father? Where does he tie into all this?
ADAM
K.C moved because of his father. But why come back?
ELI
The killer wanted to use his dad as bait, to get him down here.
CLARE
Whatever the case might be, we need to figure out who's next. Is there a pattern to this?
ELI
It could be anyone of us. We escaped those attacks. It he wants to tie up loose ends, we're next.
CLARE
Oh that's nice, genius. We're supposed to sit here until one of us drops dead? Nice plan.
ADAM
We're forgetting one important thing here. Bianca! What are we gonna do to protect her?
CLARE
Yeah Eli? Aren't you gonna play bodyguard for your little girlfriend?
ADAM
That's enough Clare. We need to find a way to help Bianca.
CLARE
"We"? I don't care about Bianca. I'm gonna solve this myself.
ELI
No, you're not! You're gonna get yourself killed!
CLARE
Like you care!
Clare storms out of the room. Eli rush his hair through his fingers.
ELI
F*ck!
INT: HALLWAY – AFTERNOON
Clare is walking through the halls as Liam catches up to her.
CLARE
Go away, Liam.
LIAM
I heard everything what was said in there, Clare. You're really gonna solve this yourself huh? Revitalizing your tarnished brand and what not.
Clare stops and turns to Liam.
CLARE
If you try and stop me, I'm gonna revitalize your balls! With my tarnished brand!
LIAM
You don't scare me, Lois Lane. I think we can scratch each other's back here.
CLARE
Cut the crap and get to the point.
LIAM
I have connections and horror movie insights that can help you solve this and you have your high journalism caliber that can help me prove that this new murder spree is a remake. See where I'm going with this?
CLARE
So you'll help me solve this faster than Eli can and you'll want my journalistic mind to explain the motif to stick it to Adam?
LIAM
Correct.
CLARE
Connor and Wesley are your connections?
LIAM
You know me so well, Clare.
CLARE
(Sarcastic)
I'm intrigued Liam. You've really convinced me.
LIAM
Sarcasm hurts, Clare. Come on, you and I need each other. Do you want to see the look on Eli's face when you solve this without his help? I know you do. Besides…
Liam caresses Clare's cheeks. His face is only a few inches away from hers.
LIAM
I think we can make him jealous. You've done it before with Jake. I don't see how you can have a problem with that. Besides, I find your hardcore journalistic demeanor…very alluring.
Clare was taking aback by Liam's execution of his romantic feelings for her. Liam leans in to kiss Clare but she puts one finger on his lip then pushes his face back with that finger.
CLARE
Fine, I'll do it but no funny business. This is strictly professional. Got it?
Liam shrugged his shoulders.
LIAM
Yes ma'am.
Liam winks at her then walks away. Clare shakes her head then turns her head, seeing someone familiar coming through the entrance doors. Her eyes widened. It was SAV BHANDARI, Alli's older brother. Sav sees Clare and then waves at her. She waves back awkwardly. Clare runs to the direction that Liam went and drags him back to where she saw Sav.
LIAM
What's up, Clare.
CLARE
I think we have a lead. Liam, welcome to Team Clare.