April Fool's Day Page #3

I don't know.

I don't know what to think.

I say we look for them.

One of them's got to be around.

- You mean split up?

- Yeah.

No sucker's taking me yet.

I know why you're avoiding me.

This is your idea of a joke.

That's why you invited me here,

isn't it?

How did you find out?

From his preppy friends?

I don't know

what you're talking about.

You mean the tape just got there?

Just appeared?

You know, I thought you wanted

to be friends.

Skip!

Skip?

Skip?

Any sign of Skip?

No luck here.

- Where's Arch?

- He was with you.

- Sh*t! That's it!

- I don't like this.

- I definitely don't think I like this.

- It's time to call the police.

8248. Constable Potter

has an office at his home.

Who wants tea?

Lt'll relax our nerves.

Is she kidding?

I didn't know what kind anybody

would like so I brought them all.

Here, let me help you.

I'll get some water.

- Has he reached the constable?

- We haven't reached the mainland yet.

Oh, the main.

- It's probably broken.

- There's no water?

- What's happening?

- There's no water!

It happens sometimes.

But there's still the well.

I'll go. Point me in the right direction.

Not without me.

I'm not worried...

...about those two.

Skip and Art.

They're probably playing

some kind of stupid trick.

Yeah. Probably.

Is that it?

When she said well,

she really meant well.

Who dug this? Pocahontas?

Let me do that. I've probably

had more experience than you.

You mean back home on the farm?

I know you think I'm a hick, but I'd

like to change your mind about that.

Why?

Because I would really like

to plough your field.

Draw me some water.

- Oh, crap!

- What happened?

- I lost the bucket.

- Harve.

Hal! The rope was rotten.

Any fool could have seen that.

- You didn't.

- Would you shine the light down there.

- Nice going.

- So I spazzed out. Now we're even.

What do we do now?

- Look, there are rungs down the side.

- So?

- So get a move on.

- Are you crazy?

I don't relish the idea

of a weekend without water.

Well, I'm not going down there.

OK, fine.

- Wait! What are you doing?

- What does it look like?

I don't think you ought to do this.

Nikki...

Harvey, I'm a big girl now.

I can handle

a few spiders and frogs.

Be careful down there.

Watch what you're doing.

Watch what I'm doing? That's

a hot one! I can barely see a thing.

Well just...

just watch out anyway, OK?

Just be careful.

Nikki!

Nikki! Nikki! Hey, answer me!

I'm fine. I'm fine.

Nikki! Nikki!

Answer me!

Nikki!

Help! Nikki!

Nikki! Answer me!

Help! Rob, Kit! Help!

Nikki, damn it, answer me!

Sh*t!

Oh, my God!

Come on!

Come on, reach!

Damn it, come on!

It's OK now.

With the others, they were outside,

but we're inside, so we're safe.

It's because of what happened

on the ferry, isn't it?

It was an accident.

Christ, don't they know that?

Muffy, where do you keep your guns?

Guns?

We don't keep guns in this house.

- Here.

- God, not the water!

- It's all right. It's Perrier.

- Here.

Hello.

Constable Potter, you've got to help us.

Arch, Skip and Nan...

Wait a minute.

What are you talking about?

That ain't possible.

I'm at the hospital right now

visiting Buck.

With Muffy?

What are you saying?

Yeah, all right.

Just please, please get here, OK?

He's on his way.

He wants us to wait here

and stay together.

- And the ferryman?

- Wasn't him.

- They've been together all day.

- What?

- I don't understand.

- I don't, either.

He'll send up a flare

when he's nearing the dock.

Then we go down as a group

to meet him there.

In the meantime, we just wait here.

It's my father's study.

I just came in to make sure

everything was secure.

I had to lock those windows.

Good idea.

Sometimes, with the tides,

it could take all night

to get here from the mainland.

Even then, sometimes...

they don't make it.

Yeah.

What is taking him so long?

Maybe it's the tides.

Wait. Aren't we supposed

to stay together?

What about Rob and Muffy?

- Rob's out back checking the doors.

- What about Muffy?

- She's acting abnormal.

- What do you mean?

- You haven't noticed?

- Who isn't?

- Those nurse's shoes.

- What?

The clodhoppers she's been wearing.

Crpe soles?

She was arguing with Nan in the hall

before you and Rob came back alone

from the woods.

About something Nan found in her room.

Something...

- What?

- Something about an abortion.

I found something in my room, too.

But I don't think

it was intended for me.

- Really?

- Oh, f*** you, Chaz.

- What did you find?

- I didn't find anything.

We're supposed to believe that?

That's right. I spent the night

with Nikki. What about you?

- What about me?

- What's your secret?

- I don't know what you mean.

- I came into your room last night.

It was like your arse was on fire.

Nothing! Just some clippings

of some car accidents.

- Nothing personal in that?

- No! Who hasn't had a car accident?

- I haven't.

- Oh, knock it off, Chaz!

How did Muffy find this out

and why...

Stop it! Just stop it, you guys!

What's wrong with us?

What happened to our talk

about friendship and undying loyalty?

Do you know what we're saying?

We're discussing the possibility

that Muffy, a good friend of ours,

has invited us here this weekend to...

I'm going upstairs.

Muffy, we should all stay together.

This is my home!

I'll be in my room.

She has a point. We're starting

to get on each other's nerves.

As long as we all stay within

shouting distance of each other.

Are you coming?

- I'm going up to the attic.

- Why?

I can probably see the constable

better from there.

It's all right.

I can keep watch on the stairs.

- Nikki, come on!

- "Nikki, come on!"

Don't give me

any of this "Nikki, come on".

- What are you doing?

- What does it look like?

Look, stay if you like.

Lock your door, dig a trench, hang out.

But once I leave this place,

I'm never coming back.

- We're supposed to stay together.

- That's been real effective.

What are you going to do?

Waltz down to the pier by yourself?

Check your bags with the porter and

wait for a stray liner to pick you up?

I can't stay here any more.

What if the constable never shows?

I'll swim to the mainland if I have to.

OK, you relax.

Three people are dead

and you tell me to relax.

Nikki, wait a minute. Look at me.

Nikki, look at me!

Now, I know you've been through a lot.

We've all been through a lot.

Am I nervous? Yes.

Am I scared? Yes.

But am I running around

like a headless chicken?

- Nice image.

- No!

I mean...

You've got to lighten up a little bit.

Come on.

Would the birdman of S&M worry?

Very funny, Chaz.

Look at the bright side.

Everything's going to be OK.

Would you take that thing off?

OK, OK. Ah! How about this one?

- You are such a jerk.

- This is turning you on, I can tell.

Kiss me, you savage she-devil!

Get away from me!

Ooh, some more!

I love it when you're rough.

Of course, it would help

if I could breathe in here.

Nikki?

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