Fade in
INT. Edwards residence- morning
Michelle and Dawn are sitting in the living room watching television. It is the day before thanksgiving.
Michelle: Girl you look awesome in that skirt.
Dawn: Thanks I enjoy doing it.
Michelle: I'm so glad we are on break for a few days. The less time I spend at that school the better.
Dawn: By the way if you don't mind me asking. Why don't you liked to get changed in front of the other girls.
Michelle looks down at the floor not really wanting to answer it.
Michelle: Look. It's not something I really like to talk about.
Dawn thinks for a moment.
Dawn: Michelle were abused when you were younger?
Michelle nods as tears begin to come down her face. Dawn wraps her arms around her best friend.
Dawn: Oh my god honey, I'm so sorry.
Michelle: It's not your fault. I don't really like to talk about it. Let's change the subject. What are you and your mom doing for Thanksgiving?
Dawn: To be honest, nothing. We usually order pizza.
Sally heard this in the other room. She quickly walks over and takes a seat on the other couch.
Sally: That's not good. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. In fact, why don't you and your mom come have Thanksgiving with us.
Dawn shakes her head.
Dawn: That is very nice Mrs. Edwards but we wouldn't want to intrude.
Sally: Trust me, I insist. You and your mom have made Michelle and I feel like we've found a new home.
Sally winks at her daughter.
Sally: I don't know what Michelle would have done without you. The least we could do is have you and your mom over for Thanksgiving.
Dawn thinks it over and smiles at Sally.
Dawn: You got it. By the way Michelle I have some good news I'll let you know tomorrow. I better go home and tell mom that we've been invited over here for Thanksgiving.
Michele: What do you have to tell me.
Dawn: Wait until tomorrow. It's a surprise.
Sally: Dawn, if you want you can bring a male friend since Owen will be here.
Dawn gets up and runs out the door. Michelle faces her mother with a big smile on her face.
Sally: What?
Michelle: That was very nice. You know since we're alone now and we're talking about Thanks and Giving. Sidney, I truly want to thank you for giving up your life for me. I want to thank your for trusting me and most importantly I want to thank you for buying me a BRAND NEW CAR!
Michelle walks over and hugs Sally tight. A smile comes over Sally like they are a family finally.
Cut to
INT. Reed residence- morning- Kitchen
Meghan is in the kitchen cooking thanksgiving meal. Kirby comes down and obviously has a look that she's up to something.
Kirby: Mom. Anything I can do to help?
Meghan: Nope honey I think I got it. We're going to have a big thanksgiving this year.
Kirby: That's good. I like having a lot of people.
Meghan: You're not bummed that Steve isn't going to be there?
Kirby: Well actually mom. I was wondering if I could go and have Thanksgiving with Steve and his family at his siters.
Meghan: Kirby. How many times do I have to tell you the answer is no. Besides you're unlce Vince is going to be coming.
Kirby: But mom. Jessica's going. Brianna is going.
Meghan: That was because Jessica's mom moved and she is living with Steve remember?
Kirby: I know.
Meghan: Besides, I invited both Steve and Jessica here but they thought that Steve's OTHER family should get to spend some time with them too.
Kirby looks down defeated and her mother drops what she's doing.
Meghan: Honey do you want to go for the wrong reasons or the right ones?
Kirby looks up at her mom.
Kirby: What do you mean?
Meghan: You've been acting very strange lately. I think it has something to do with Jess moving in with Steve.
Kirby: That is not true.
Meghan puts her hands on her hips knowing it is very true.
Kirby: Okay fine.
Meghan: Honey, if he's the one you'll know it. Trust me, with you're father and I went on our first date, with in the year we were married. Went on our honey moon and 9 months later..
Meghan looks down at her daughter smiling.
Meghan: (cont'd) We had our beautiful baby girl. You.
Kirby takes this in. Meghan turns and gets back to what she was doing.
Meghan: My god I forgot the biscuits. Can you run to the store and pick me up some?
Kirby: Sure mom.
Kirby begins to walk away and then turns to her mother.
Kirby: Mom?
Meghan: Yes baby doll?
Kirby: Did you ever think about giving me away?
Meghan: What?
Kirby: Did you ever think about having an abortion?
Meghan: Of course not honey. I new from the moment I had you that you were going to be special.
Kirby smiles and leaves the room.
Cut to
INT. Missmer residence- morning
Brian is sitting on the couch with Alicia. Brian hos gotten most of his memory back. Alicia is reminding him about how much he likes the Stab films.
Alicia: Don't you remember the Stab films. You love them.
Brian: That I do. That I do.
Alicia's phone beeps. It's a text message from Kirby.
Alicia: Okay. We need to meet Kirby at the grocery store, She's waiting for us.
Cut to
INT. Street- afternoon
Michelle is driving down the street. She notices a cop car behind her and rolls a are you fucking kidding me look when he pulls her over. Out steps a man in his early fourties this is the Sheriff James Stevens brother of Principal Stevens. Out of the passenger Steps out his deputy Woody in his mid to late twenties and blonde hair.
Sheriff: License and registration please miss.
Michelle: What exactly am I being pulled over for?
Sheriff: Speeding. Now your license and registration please.
Michelle reaches into her glove compartment and grabs her license and registration. Knowing she didn't do anything wrong she angrily gives them to the Sheriff. Sheriff mockingly looks over everything.
Michelle: Look. You and I both know I didn't do anything wrong. I want your badge number.
Coming down the street in her own car is Sidney. When sees that Jill has been pulled over by the police she stops and gets out of the car. Michelle puts her head down on the steering wheel.
Michelle: I am so grounded.
Sidney makes her way over to the car and looks at Jill.
Sidney: You okay?
Michelle doesn't speak but nods.
Sidney: What did my daughter do?
Woody. She was disturbing the public speeding down the street.
Michelle looks over at the deputy.
Michelle: That's a lie and you know it!
Sheriff: I saw it myself mam. I'm going to lket her off with a ticket.
Sally: Come on isn't a warning good enough?
Woody: If we give her a warning then I have to give everybody a warning.
Sally: Fine you know what GIVE HER THE FUCKING TICKET AND LEAVE HER ALONE!
Sally begins to walk away and the sheriff grabs her and slams her against the car. Michelle looks on scared but she hesitantly gets out of the car.
Michelle: Hey. WHAT THE FUCK YOU DOING!
Sheriff: She's being placed under arrest for disorderly conduct. Don't worry a few days in jail will have her cool off.
Sally: Michelle go straight home and call a lawyer.
Michelle: Okay mom.
Michelle gets in her car and takes off making sure she went under the speed limit.
Cut to
INT. Applebees' afternoon
Alicia, Kirby and Brian have met at Applebees for lunch.
Alicia: I tell you it's been a while since I've had lunch here.
Kirby: I know the last time I was here was with..
All: Jill.
The 3 look down at the floor with sadness. Finally Kirby speaks the truth.
Kirby: Wait a minute. What the fuck is wrong with us! Jill was crazy she killed innocent people. We should be happy that she's dead.
Alicia: I know but she was our friend. Besides, we did turn our back on her.
Brian: But it was her own fault. She was lying a lot.
Alicia: Steve supposedly dying didn't help either.
Kirby: That was tough on all of us.
Alicia: Anyway, I take it you didn't call u s to talk about Jill.
Kirby: No. I was thinking about throwing a party tonight at Steve's house.
Brian and Alicia laugh thinking she was joking. When they see Kirby's straight face they realize this was no joke and it is serious.
Brian: You sure about this?
Kirby: Come on it's Thanksgiving break. We invite everybody we know obviously not our parents but kids our age and we let them hang out.
Alicia: You sure this is a good idea. Dewey has been really strict about partying.
Kirby: Look. I know I'm being somewhat of a hypocrite right now but maybe we need this partying. As much as I love you two and Jess and Steve we need more friends. There us to be the ten of us. Maybe we can get Danny and maybe two other people maybe start a new group of friends..
Brian: To be honest Kirby. You sound a bit depressed. And if you are drinking yourself in alcohol it is not a good idea. You graduate in 7 months don't do anything stupid.
Alicia: Come on what could one party do?
Kirby smiles.
Kirby: Thank you Alicia. Now anyway we'll invite everybody we know.
Alicia: Okay.
Cut to
INT. Dawn's house afternoon
Dawn is in the living room laughing and having a good time. Across from her are none other then Steve and Jessica. Dawn's mother Patricia is holding the baby.
Dawn: I can't believe you guys surprised me like this.
Patricia: By the way honey. I talked to Mrs. Edwrads they are going to come spend Thanksgiving with us.
Dawn: Really?
Steve: Who are the Edwards?
Dawn: They live across the street her and her mother. Michelle is my best friend.
Steve: That's cool I can't wait to meet them. Michelle has been dying to meet you.
Dawn's cell phone rings.
Dawn: I have to take this.
Jessica: Sure.
Dawn gets up and heads into the kitchen and answers the phone.
Dawn: Hi Michelle.
Michelle is crying as she talks to Dawn.
Michelle: My mom's been arrested.
Dawn: What. Why?
Michelle: The sheriff was probably angry about what I wrote about his brother he took it out on me. My mom came and defended me and they put her in cuffs and took her away.
Dawn: Oh my god that's terrible.
Michelle: Dawn. What am I going to do?
Dawn tries to think but has never been in that situation. She looks over at Steve and a smile comes on her face.
Dawn: Where are you?
Michelle: Home.
Dawn: Stay right there I'm on my way.
Michelle: Okay.
Dawn and Michelle both hang up. Dawn takes a deep breathe and walks back into the living room. She walks over to Steve.
Dawn: Steve. My friend is in trouble can you help her?
Steve looks up and can tell that Dawn is being serious and that her eyes are pleading.
Steve: Sure.
Cut to
INT. Edwards residence- afternoon
Jill is desperately trying to find a number to get in touch with Kincaid. A loud knock at the front of the door and before Michelle can answer it Dawn walks in. Michelle goes straight into Her best friend's arms and hugs her and cries hysterically.
Dawn: Michelle. I'd like you to meet my favorite cousin Steve.
Michelle looks up and sees Steve behind Dawn smiling. Michelle's heart begins to beat faster and faster.
Steve: So Michelle what's the problem? I'll help you anyway I can.
Michelle: My mom's been arrested for protecting me.
Steve: What did you do?
Michelle: I didn't do anything I swear. Atleast nothing wrong. I wrote something in the school paper about the principal now his brother the sheriff probably wants your head for it.
Steve: What did you write in the paper about the principal?
Michelle: I wrote that he gives most of the money that the school has to the football team and not the other teams.
Steve looks confused.
Steve: And he got angry at you because of that?
Michelle: Look, I made mistakes in my life lots of them. I came here and I wanted to show the world people can change. I came here to do the right thing and I still hurt my loved ones.
Steve: Okay. Let's go to the police station and I'm sure we'll be able to talk this out.
Michelle: Trust me these people are dangerous.
Steve smiles.
Steve: If that's the case stay behind me then.
Michelle: You're as brase as your cousin says.
Steve: Don't worry about it I'm sure this is one big misunderstanding.
Cut to
INT. Liquor store- afternoon
Kirby is in the liquor store trying to buy some liquor. She plans on using her fake Id. Alicia and Brian are right behind her.
Alicia: You sure this is going to work?
Kirby: You kidding me? I do this all the time
Brian: This party is going to be off the hook. I have atleast 75 people going.
Kirby: 75 people that's awesome.
Alicia looks panicked.
Alicia: Guys that's a lot of people. I mean tomorrow is Thanksgiving isn't your mother going to be suspicious? Isn't Dewey going to be at your house for Thanksgiving?
Kirby laughs.
Kirby: That's okay. Dewey couldn't tell I was drunk if it him right smack in the face.
Alicia and Brian carry the drinks up to the counter. Kirby is still not aloud to lift heavy things.
Clerk: You have I.D?
Kirby reaches into her purse and grabs her fake license and hands it to the Clerk.
The clerk laughs.
Clerk: 47?
Brian and Alicia look at each other nervously.
Kirby: I look very good for my age.
Kirby says in a flirting way. Kirby looks at the guy's name tag and notices his name. Charlie.
Kirby: Well Charlie. You look kind of young. How old you 25 26?
Charlie: Actually 22.
Kirby: Well do you like to party?
Charlie laughs.
Charlie: What 22 year old doesn't like to party?]
Kirby: Exactly my thought. You know we have 75 people coming and what's a party without 76 going if you know what I mean.
Charlie: Are you trying to bribe me by inviting me to the party?
Kirby: Well Yes. But you should know the last Charlie I new..
Charlie cuts her off.
Charlie: Tried to kill you.
Kirby frowns.
Kirby: Exactly. So as long as you promise not to kill me I think we could make room for you at the house. What do you say?
Charlie smiles.
Charlie: That will be on the house miss.
Kirby smiles and reaches into her purse and writes down her number and hands it to Charlie.
Kirby: Call me and I'll give you the details.
Charlie grabs it and smiles. Kirby begins walking away.
Kirby: Grab the bags guys.
Alicia and Brian eye each other.
Alicia: What just happened here?
Brian: I know Kirby is totally turning into a bitch.
Cut to
INT. Police station- afternoon
Dawn, Steve and Michelle have just walked into the police station. Deputy Woody is out front and the sheriff is nowhere to be seen.
Woody: Yes?
Steve: I was just wondering what Mrs. Edwards was locked up for?
Woody: Simple. Assault.
Steve: Really?
Steve looks at Michelle.
Michelle: That is bull shit and you know it. The only reason you assholes locked her up was because she was protecting me.
Woody comes out from behind the desk.
Woody: Look. Sheriff's orders. Your mom cannot go anywhere until she sees the judge or pays the fine.
Steve: How much is the fine?
Woody: For this 20 grand.
Steve Michelle and Dawn: WHAT!
Steve: What kind of town are you assholes running here?
Woody: A nice one. Now this my town now I suggest you three go back where you came from before I put you in with the bitch.
Steve is shocked he clearly sees that this cop is corrupt and that this girl Michelle wasn't lying.
Steve: Where's the sheriff?
Woody: He's left town I'm in charge until he gets back.
Michelle is begging. She wants her mom to be there Thanksgiving.
Michelle: Please let her go she didn't do anything to anybody. She saved my life. She took me in. Please. If you new what she's gone through, what I've gone through.
Woody chuckles he doesn't care about anybody but himself.
Woody: Now your mother needs to spend her time in jail until Monday then she can see the judge and get this taken care of.
Steve is in no mood to mess around.
Steve: Girls wait outside.
The two girls hesitate but leave. Steve turns around facing Woody again.
Steve: Look. I know what the fuck's going on here. Now I have friends who work at the F.B.I. You either let her go or I will call them. I guarantee you will be thrown in Jail within the year.
Woody laughs.
Woody: On what Charge?
Steve: Rape of minors.
Woody looks confused.
Woody: I didn't rape anyone.
Steve smiles an evil smile.
Steve: That is not what those two told me. Now either you let her go or I make my phone calls. By the way child molesters don't last long in prison.
Woody gulps. He then walks away for a few seconds. He unlocks the cell and opens it out comes Mrs. Edwards.
Sally: Asshole.
Sally walks over and spots Steve instantly nervous. Steve smiles at her. Sally pretends like she's seeing something different.
Sally: Hello.
Steve: Hi.
Sally: Thank you for helping me.
Steve: You're very welcome glad I could do anything to help. Your daughter is outside waiting for you.
Sally nods and they both heads outside. Michelle hugs her mom very tight as Dawn and Steve smile.
Sally: Now isn't this weird.
Dawn: Yes. Now I'll give everybody a real itnrodcution. Teve this is my ebst friend and her mom Sally.
Dawn: Sally and Michelle this is my favorite cousin Steve. By the way everybody is invited to my house for Thanksgiving.
Sally: I thought you were coming to our house?
Dawn: My mom surprised me by not telling me Steve, Jessica and the baby are coming.
Sally: By she isn't the only one whose surprised.
Sally looks at Michelle with a nervous look.
Cut to
INT. Edwards residence- afternoon
Sally and Michelle have just got back to the house. They are in there Jill and Sidney modes.
Sidney: Are you crazy?
Jill: Look. I know I should have told you. I'm sorry.
Sidney: How long did you know that she was Steve's cousin?
Jill: Since the day she knocked on our door.
Sidney: We need to leave. This is bad
Jill: What?
Sidney: We can't stay here.
Jill: Why?
Sidney: Because we were suppose to come ehre to hang low. Stay under the radar like we planned.
Jill: NO!
Sidney looks at Jill shocked.
Jill: This was your plan. I'm tired of running. I'm not leaving.
Sidney: JILL! I'M NOT KIDDING AROUND! GO UPSTAIRS AND PACK YOUR STUFF! WE'RE LEAVING TONIGHT!
Tears begin to fall down Jill's face.
Jill: I HATE YOU! I WISH YOU COULD HAVE KILLED ME!