INT. CAR SAME NIGHT
The camera follows the car as it moves through the night from New York City all the way to Southport.
As the jeep pulls into Southport the three travellers look tired. Julie looks out onto the darkened streets.
JULIE (hushed)
Welcome home Julie
The car radio is on…
DJ
…So folks, it’s officially here – officially past midnight. Happy 4th of July everyone. This is Scott Winning taking through the early hours…
The camera closes in on the jeep’s digital clock display which reads 00.10. Julie looks at the clock.
JULIE
Today’s the day kids
Ethan and Rebecca look tense and tired. The Jeep continues to crawl the streets of Southport – they are all prepared for the day ahead – ready for the Croaker parade. Banners and flags line the streets.
EXT. SOUTHPORT
Eventually the Jeep pulls up outside Julie and Ray’s house. Julie jumps out, leaving the engine running.
ETHAN
Julie, what the fuck are you gonna do?
JULIE
He might be here.
ETHAN
Who? Ray or the Killer?
REBECCA
Yeah, Julie, you never know who’s in there. Let’s just get the police.
JULIE
No. This is my score.
ETHAN
The police are gonna be looking for Karla’s killer…I mean…Ray might even be….
JULIE
Be what Ethan?
ETHAN
…sorry Julie.
JULIE
If this is anything like before then this fuckers gonna play with us first. It could get very nasty and I don’t want you two to get hurt.
Julie starts to move up the path toward the door. Rebecca winds her window down and shouts after Julie.
REBECCA
Wait.
Julie spins back around.
REBECCA
WE knocked someone down too don’t forget. They killed Jamie and Kathy. We have to help you too if all this is connected.
Julie looks puzzled, she pauses. Suddenly the house’s front door slams open and a figure come dashing out.
REBECCA (shouts)
Julie behind you!
Julie spins and dodges to the left as the slickered figure swings a hook at her. She drops to the ground and kicks the feet out from under her attacker. Julie leaps to her feet and runs into the dark house.
Rebecca and Ethan leap out of the car and dash up the path, they scan the front yard but the attacker is gone. They look at each other and then at the open doorway.
INT. HOUSE
Inside Julie is darting around the house.
JULIE
RAY! RAY!
INT. KITCHEN
After searching the entire ground floor. She’s crying and breathless. A noise from upstairs attracts her attention. Slowly, Julie pulls a kitchen knife out of a draw. Slowly she moves towards the stairs and goes up.
INT. LANDING.
Julie moves across the landing trying light switches, they don’t work.
INT. BEDROOM
Julie moves into the bedroom, everything is silent and still. She moves around the room. Suddenly two arms shoot out from under the bed and grab her legs – she slams onto the wood floor screaming. The attacker is on top of her. Julie kicks him hard and rolls out of the way of the hook.
INT. BATHROOM
Julie rushes into the bathroom – it’s dark. Julie slams the door and cowers in the bath waiting for the attacker to slam the door.
She waits. Then come the bangs.
REBECCA
Julie?
ETHAN
Julie – it’s us.
Julie gets up and opens the door slowly. Rebecca rushes in and hugs Julie. Ethan has a torch in his hand, he shines it round the room and freezes as the beam falls over the girls shoulders. Slowly they turn to see what he is looking at. Across the wall is a bloody, chilling message:
HELEN AND BARRY WOULD HAVE LOVED THIS DRAMA….
JULIE
Fucker!
CUT TO EXT. SOUTHPORT MAIN STREET.
Julie’s jeep screeches to a halt. Ethan, Julie and Rebecca jump out of the jeep and race up to the hall. The doors are wide open.
INT. SOUTHPORT HALL
As they enter, it’s dark. Julie looks around, remembering. She glances up at the darkened balcony where all this began. Suddenly a spot light illuminates the stage. Ethan grabs Julie’s arm. Julie spins around and the sight she sees makes her gasp.
JULIE
Ray!
On the stage Ray is tied to a chair. Blood is dripping from his head and around is neck is a rope. Julie rushes to the stage.
RAY
No – Julie stop! Don’t come up here.
Julie freezes.
JULIE (crying, whispers)
What?
RAY
I’m on the trap door.
JULIE
Oh God!
Ethan takes Julie’s arm.
RAY
He’ll open it if you come any closer
JULIE
Who is it Ray?
Before Ray has time to answer the stage curtains behind him start to open and a slickered figure moves onto the stage, hook in hand.
JULIE
…no…
Ethan turns to talk to Rebecca…
ETHAN
Who the fuc…
She is gone.
ETHAN
What…?
Ethan grabs Julie’s arm.
ETHAN
Rebecca’s gone…
JULIE
What?
A high pitched scream draws their attention back to the stage. As the attacker moves into the light Rebecca rushes onto the stage from the wings and slams herself into the attacker just before they are revealed.
ETHAN
(rushing to the stage)
REBECCA!
REBECCA
Help Ray!
Rebecca knocks the attacker down and kicks him hard as Julie and Ray rush onto the stage. However, the attacker is quicker. Rebecca is lifted into the air and thrown off the stage. She crashes into the auditorium chairs. Quick as a flash the attacker hits a lever at the side of the stage. The trap door flies open and Ray’s chair drops out from under him, leaving him dangling on the rope.
JULIE
(screaming)
NO!
Ethan and Julie rush to Ray’s aid. He is chocking and pulling at the rope. The attacker knocks Ethan off the stage and grabs Julie by the arm…
ATTACKER
I wouldn’t do that if I were you…
The chilling voice sends a shiver down Julie’s spine. She stops and turns to look up at the attacker’s face…BEN WILLIS!
JULIE
No….no…you…can’t be…I…shot…
BEN
(laughing)
It’s called a bullet proof vest Julie!
Ray is still choking, getting weaker. Julie tries to get to him but Ben has a tight grip on her arm.
BEN
Now, say your prayers Julie!
Ben pulls the hook back and brings it swooping down towards Julie. She ducks to the left making Ben twist. The hook sails through the air, cutting straight through the rope. Ray crashes into the stage pit. Julie jumps straight after him, the hook missing her as she goes.
INT. UNDER STAGE
JULIE
Ray, come on…talk to me.
Ray is lying still, his eyes flicker, he tries to talk…
RAY
…can’t…breathe…
Julie pulls him tight weeping as she does.
JULIE
No…Ray…don’t let him beat you…
RAY
…I love you Julie…now get out of here…
Ray’s body goes limp.
JULIE
NO!
She pulls him tight crying. Reluctantly she lets him go and moves off under the stage just as Ben’s boots fill the fame.
INT. SOUTHPORT HALL
Ethan helps Rebecca up.
ETHAN
Are you OK?
REBECCA
I don’t know…how do I look?
She hugs him.
REBECCA
Where’s Julie
The two of them look at the stage. It’s empty.
ETHAN
Uh-Oh.
They dash down the aisle and out of the hall doors. Rebecca rests her arm over Ethan as they go. She is limping badly.
EXT. OUTSIDE THE HALL
Ethan and Rebecca round the corner in time to see Julie exit from a small door at the base of the building. It leads from under the stage.
REBECCA
Julie!
Julie runs towards them sobbing.
JULIE
Ray’s gone…dead
REBECCA
Oh my god.
Ethan looks stunned. Rebecca comforts Julie.
ETHAN
Look…we have to get the fuck out of here.
The two girls nod and the three of them run round the back of the building. As they race round the building they freeze as Ben stands menacing blocking their way out of the hall’s yard.
JULIE
Shit!
ETHAN
Back the other way.
They spin round and start back the other way as they get closer another figure step out of the shadows, dressed all in black there is ahook in their hand.
JULIE
What the fuck?
Trapped, the three group together.
ETHAN
I have a question, If that’s Ben Willis then who the fuck is that.
Ben begins to move towards them, as he goes he speaks.
BEN
You see Julie – I’m ready for every situation. Even when I have to get at you in two different places.
JULIE
No…
The other attacker removes the hood from their head.
ATTACKER
How can you live with the horror everyday Julie?
Julie freezes – stunned, she recognises the voice.
JULIE
No…
Now fully revealed, the figure steps into the glow of a nearby light, it is Heather Craven.
JULIE
…fuckin way!
REBECCA
Who is that?
ETHAN
A girl? Strong enough to kill people?
Rebecca slaps Ethan hard across the back, she disapproves of his sexism.
ETHAN
Ow. What?
REBECCA
Hello? Kathy Bates?
ETHAN
Yeah…but you know….she was…
(Ethan motions size with his arms)
…you know
Rebecca slaps him again.
HEATHER
SHUT UP!
JULIE
Rebecca, Ethan, meet Heather Craven.
ETHAN
But she’s…
JULIE
…your age, I Know.
ETHAN
Plus, she looks a hell of a lot different from last time I saw her.
HEATHER
I see you’ve been doing your homework too. Proper little Scooby gang aren’t we.
JULIE(still shocked)
But…
HEATHER
S’pose you want a reason now huh?
JULIE
Does anyone really need one nowadays?
HEATHER
How about…
(shouts)
you’re responsible for my boyfriend’s death…now I’ll be responsible for yours!
JULIE
I thought we were friends…
HEATHER
You thought wrong.
JULIE
Everything in New York?
HEATHER
All me
REBECCA
Everything in Southport?
HEATHER
All Ben. Quite a team aren’t we?
The three of them have been so busy watching Heather that they fail to see Ben creep up behind them.
BEN
Damn good reason Heather.
Rebecca spins around, Ben has his hook poised to bring down.
REBECCA
Julie…look out!
Ethan pushes Julie to the ground before doing the same to Rebecca. He is not quick enough and the hook rips down his arm. Ethan screams in pain and rolls across the ground to Rebecca. Blood is pouring from his arm. Ben re-gains his balance. Julie gets to her feet and runs smack bang into Heather. Julie gasps as Heather swings her hook toward Julie, however Julie is quicker and elbows Heather to the ground. The pair crumple in a heap on the ground. After a close scuffle Julie is helped to her feet by Ethan. Rebecca is one step ahead.
REBECCA
Come on…this way!
The three of them dart around the side of the Hall breathless. Heather and Ben stare after them. Once on the other side Julie stops.
REBECCA
Come on Julie
ETHAN
What the fuck are you doing?
JULIE
I have to end this, I can’t keep running all the time.
ETHAN
Julie – that’s what you do when two psychos with hooks are chasing you. OK?
JULIE
No.
Julie turns on her heel and rushes back.
ETHAN
Oh fuck.
Ethan and Rebecca turn back and follow Julie. They round the corner to find Julie stood on her own. She turns to face them.
JULIE
They’re gone.
ETHAN
No shit Sherlock.
JULIE
Where did they go.
The three of them stand looking around. It’s eerie and quiet.
JULIE
I don’t like quiet moments. It usually means something bad’s gonna happen.
The three of them wait for something bad to happen! It doesn’t come.
ETHAN
Come on – let’s go get help OK?
REBECCA
Yeah Julie – I’m scared now.
ETHAN
You’re scared now?
Julie looks at the two teenagers and slowly nods her head. The three of them move back round the hall to where they left the Jeep.
As the three of them approach the Jeep two headlights come on behind them. An engine roars, they turn to look over their shoulders. Sat behind the wheel of a run down car is Heather. She slams the car into gear.
JULIE
Get in the Jeep – quick.
Julie races to the drivers seat while Rebecca and Ethan throw open the passenger door and climb in.
INT. JEEEP
In the second that Rebecca pulls herself into the jeep Heather’s car crashes down the side of the Jeep tearing off the passenger door, missing Rebecca’s leg by a split second.
REBECCA
Oh My God.
JULIE
Oh My God.
Ethan is speechless.
Heather spins the car around and begins back towards the Jeep.
ETHAN
Where’d she learn to drive like that!?
Julie slams the Jeep into reverse and pulls back. Heather keeps approaching getting faster. Heather going forwards and the Jeep backwards – faster and faster. Eventually Julie spins the jeep to the left and cuts Heather off. In gear the Jeep speeds off. Julie shouts back to Heather as they pull off onto the cliff road.
JULIE
FUCK YOU!
ETHAN
Close call huh?
REBECCA
…reckon.
On the dark deserted road the three of them sit silently, tired and scared. Ethan has his arm wrapped round Rebecca. With the door missing a cool breeze floats through the car. They are approaching Reaper’s Curve.
REBECCA
Where are we gonna go Julie?
JULIE
Ben’s favourite place.
ETHAN
What?
REBECCA
I though we were going to get help…you said you didn’t want us to get hurt remember. Julie, we’re all going to get hurt if we don’t get help.
Throughout Rebecca’s speech the gang once again fail to see Ben rising from the back seat, hook poised. Julie checks the rear view mirror just in time and lets out a massive scream. Rebecca and Ethan spin round. Ben swings the hook at their heads. Ethan rolls on top of Rebecca, however he moves too fast and the two of them slip off the seat and out of the door.
JULIE
(screams)
NO!
BEN
That’ll teach them to belt up huh Julie?
EXT. ROAD SIDE.
Ethan and Rebecca tumble across the road and land near the cliff edge. They are bruised and sore – they watch as the Jeep tears along the road before scraping down the side of the cliffs at the right of the road.
INT. JEEP.
Ben swings for Julie as she swerves the car as she keeps avoiding the hook. Ben tries to grab the wheel but suddenly Julie slams on the brakes and send Ben smashing through the windscreen onto the road.
EXT. REAPER’S CURVE.
Rebecca and Ethan get to their feet and start to run towards the Jeep. They join Julie as she gets out of the Jeep. Julie looks down at Ben who is getting to his feet.
JULIE
What does it take huh? We can’t run you down, we can’t drown you, we can’t shoot you…
BEN
It’s just you and me Julie
JULIE
I never even wanted a part of all this
BEN
You’re the only one left Julie
ETHAN
What about us dipshit?
In that moment Heather comes tearing round the curve in the car. Julie and Rebecca dodge out of the way. Ethan is not so lucky, the car catches him and his head hits the bonnet. He rolls to the ground. The car screeches to a stop. Heather jumps out as Rebecca runs over to Ethan.
REBECCA
(crying)
No…please…
Meanwhile as Ben strides towards the Jeep Julie can’t be seen, she is crawling round the back, slowly opening the trunk as quietly as possible.
Heather is stood over Rebecca with a hook in her hand. Heather is laughing.
HEATHER
Sorry girlfriend, love has to end sometime…
Rebecca is silent.
HEATHER
(swinging the hook)
It’s better this way.
Quick as a flash Rebecca leaps up and kicks out at Heather. The hook flies out of her hand over the cliff edge.
REBECCA
No – it’s not!
Rebecca elbows Heather across the bonnet. Ethan starts to groan. Rebecca races round to the driver side of the car, throws herself in and starts the engine. Heather gets to her feet in front of the car.
REBECCA
Better start running bitch!
Heather turns on her heel as Rebecca slams the car forward. Ethan raises his head to see the car lurch forward before he blacks out again.
As Rebecca chases Heather along the road Ben takes a awing at the car as it roars past him. It’s futile. Heather has nowhere left to run, she sails over the cliff and Rebecca leaves it till the last second before slamming on the brakes. She swerves to the road side before colliding with the cliffs. The car belches out steam.
Ben watches the action unfold and as he turns back to the Jeep he yells.
BEN
Looks like it’s just the two of us Julie!
Julie is hiding behind the jeep.
JULIE
Not for long you fucker.
She steps out from behind the Jeep, the hook Ben sent in her hand.
BEN
Better come quietly this time.
He starts to run towards her.
JULIE
Happy anniversary you bastard!
In one swift movement Julie raises the hook and throws in directly at Ben. It spins towards him and comes to rest deep in his chest. He gasps and falls to the floor just metres away from Julie and the Jeep. Julie sinks to her knees breathless, head in hands. She rests, crying and reflecting on what’s happened. Eventually she stands up and looks back for Ethan, however it’s not Ethan that catches her attention. The spot where Ben had sunk to the ground is now empty.
JULIE
Shit!
Julie races forward and as she comes past the Jeep an arm darts out of the passenger side and grabs Julie by the neck. Ben wrenches her inside.
INT. JEEP
BEN
Let’s go for a ride Julie
Julie struggles with Ben, eventually he pushes her into the drivers seat. Julie looks out of the window – she realises there is only one option left. Julie grabs the arm that’s got the hook at the end. She slams it round the steering wheel and then kicks the car into gear.
JULIE
Let’s end this…now!
EXT. REAPER’S CURVE.
Ethan struggles to his feet just as Rebecca kicks the car door open and falls onto the road. Ethan makes his way over to Rebecca but is stopped by the roar of the Jeep.
INT. JEEP
Julie slams the Jeep forwards toward the cliff edge.
BEN
Oh…no!
Ben is struggling to get free.
JULIE
(almost relieved)
Oh..Yes!
The Jeep races along the road before plunging over the cliff edge.
Ethan and Rebecca race to the drop. They look over in time to see the Jeep hit the sharp rocks at the bottom – the same ones that claimed their friends – the Jeep explodes into a fire ball. Debris comes flying through the air. The two teenagers look exhausted. Silently they fall into each other’s arms before collapsing on the floor.
CUT TO: EXT REAPER’S CURVE – A FEW HOURS LATER.
Ethan and Rebecca are wrapped in blankets, Hugging to stay warm. The Emergency Services are swarming all around. It’s a buzz of activity.
A paramedic is seeing to Ethan’s arm.
PARAMEDIC
You two are gonna have to take it easy OK?
A Policeman comes towards them.
POLICEMAN
You’re gonna have to come to the station – there’s a lot of questions.
Ethan and Rebecca nod.
ETHAN
Did you find them…?
POLICEMAN
Two so far, but don’t worry we won’t stop looking.
Ethan and Rebecca continue to watch the action as a winch pulls the remains of the Jeep out of the water and onto the road.
FADE TO BLACK.
EXT. NEW YORK CITY – CENTRAL PARK. 3 MONTHS LATER.
Chrissy, Rob and Gronja are sat in Central Park. The weather is hot and they look relaxed.
CHRISSY
I miss her you know – even though we didn’t know each other that long really.
ROB
She was a star.
GRONJA
The office isn’t the same anymore.
Chrissy comforts Gronja who is obviously upset. The three of them sit silently for a second.
ROB
The whole story still amazes me, she lived with all this stuff for so long, over and over.
GRONJA
Not any more.
CHRISSY
It’s the kids who I feel for now.
ROB
Ah – Southport’s full of good people. Especially Ethan’s parents.
CHRISSY
It’ll take a while to get over an ordeal like that.
ROB
Hey – I don’t think Julie would be impressed if she knew we were wasting our lunch break being morbid.
The three of them get up off the bench they are sat on and walk away. As the leave the camera closes in on a small plaque on the back of the bench. It reads: IN LOVING MEMORY OF JULIE JAMES – NEW YORK ATTORNEY.
FADE TO BLACK
CUT TO EXT. DAWSON’S BEACH. 9 MONTH’S LATER.
A fire is burning on the sand and a group of teenagers are huddled round it.
TEENAGER #1
…It was like totally gruesome and he hasn’t got a hand.
TEENAGER #2
So what’s he got bonehead?
TEENAGER #1
A hook!
TEENAGER #3
You are so full of shit!
TEENAGER #1
It’s a true story – all of it.
TEENAGER #3
So how did it end?
TEENAGER #1
The girl she ended up having to face him down and rip his heart out to make sure he was dead for good – and wherever she is now she still has his heart as a souvenir.
TEENAGER #2
(laughing)
That’s sick and crap!
The camera pans around the faces glowing in the flames. The waves lap against the shore in the background.
TEENAGER #3
(nudging the boy next to him)
You don’t believe him do you? It can’t be true.
The camera moves up to reveal two familiar faces.
ETHAN
Oh – it’s true alright.
REBECCA
But that’s not the way it goes.
CUT TO BLACK.
THE END.