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Hope you don't mind. [EXHALES]

They think it's me. Of course they do. Right now

Hayden only suspects you. How long you think it's

gonna be

before he has proof, huh? A few hours?

[SLURPS NOISILY] Few minutes, maybe. Tick-tock, tick-tock,

hey, Mike? You see today's paper? "Special edition."

Ooh! "Interview with best friend." "All of Mountview High

was in a state of shock." So on, so on, so on. "One student's loss

was greater..."

Mmm? "'I miss him. God. "'I miss him already,'

sobbed his best friend "and president

of the still-banned "Horror Club." How could she? Trust me, Michael. I only want what you want. Buddies forever? Damn you! [ZAPPING] Hold still! [GRUNTS] [GASPING] Scared of blood? Remind you of something? That road? The rain? Your mother? Let go of me. Play it, Michael.

Or forget all this. Join your mother.

Take your own life. You've thought of it

many times before. You could be with her forever. You started this, and

now you're afraid to

finish it, just like you're afraid

of everything else! Of Kimberly, of Fromberg, of telling your father

how sick you are of being

left alone all the time. Of your mother,

who abandoned you. I'm trying to help you!

But you won't let me. How? A bargain,

between friends. Play "Part Three,"

but you only need to remove

the clue. No killing. There's no clue. It's just a trick. You just don't trust me. [ZAPPING] [TV TURNS ON] -[ZAPPING]

-Wait a minute!

Come back! Hold on. How am I supposed to know

what the clue is? Friends? Yeah.

Sure. Friends. -Buddies.

Whatever you want.

-Footprint. What? Footprints in the mud. But where? That is the

question. Play it, Michael.

[FINGERNAILS SCRATCHING GLASS] Otherwise you'll never

remember the location. My limp. Excellent! There's no killing, right? Whatever happens is up to you.

But don't let your

time run out. If I do? Game over. You lose. [SCREAMING] [SCREAMING] [PANTING] [DOORBELL RINGS] [THUNDER RUMBLING] Michael? Michael, come on! Michael! Michael!

I need to talk to you.

We need to talk. Michael,

I have to talk to you.

We need to talk. Michael. I didn't mean

for this to happen.

Stacie did it. Michael, I'm so sorry. -I didn't mean...

[INDISTINCT]

-[HEAVY METAL MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC CONTINUES INDISTINCT] HAYDEN: May I have your

attention, please? Stay in pairs. One walkie-talkie

to a group. Hopefully this will be

an uneventful evening. You're here

to keep things calm, to protect. That's what a neighborhood

watch is all about. If you see anything unusual,

you come and report

directly to me. One last thing. I know you're volunteers. I know you're enthusiastic. Some more than others. And I know some of you

own hunting rifles

and revolvers. If I see a weapon

in a citizen's hands tonight, I'm gonna confiscate

that weapon, and I'm gonna

arrest that citizen, even if it's a water pistol. Clear? [MEN AGREEING] Okay, that's it.

Thank you for doing this. [BREATHING UNEVENLY] All right.

Here goes nothin'. Just a clue.

No more killing.

Just the clue. [TV TURNS ON] [PANTING] [GRUNTING] [PHONE RINGS] Yeah. TRICKSTER:

I believe there's

an intruder in your yard. Who's this? A concerned citizen. Who is this? [EXHALES] [PANTING] Hey! [GRUNTING] [GASPING] Here you go, man.

[LAUGHING] [PANTING] [DOG BARKING] [MEN'S VOICES INDISTINCT] -[DOG BARKING]

-MAN:
That's it.

That's it. This way. MAN: Over here.

More light. -Shoot!

-[DISPATCHER ON RADIO,

INDISTINCT] [PANTING] [BOTTLE BREAKING] [BREATHING HEAVILY] [BRANCH SNAPS] [CHITTERING] [DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE] Ahhh! Got you! Lemme go!

Lemme go! MAN:
Hayden!

Hayden, where the hell are ya?

I got him here! Hayden! Hayden.

What is it? [STATIC]

Hayden! -Hayden, Hayden!

-Turn the knob on the top

of the radio, the small one. Hayden, come in

for god's sake!

[SCREAMS] HAYDEN: Fromberg,

are you there? -MICHAEL: Oh, jeez.

-HAYDEN:
Can you hear me?

Come in. SEARCHER:

What was that? Hey, you! HAYDEN:

Are you there? MAN: Over there!

SEARCHER:
Let's go! SEARCHER:

This way, come on! Let's go. Hurry up! Damn. [SHOUTING INDISTINCT] MAN: Hey, I need some light

over here. Right down there. [WHINING] [WHINES] [PANTING] [WHISPERING] Oh, God.

Okay, I know I said I'd never

ask you for anything again, but this time I really

mean it. Just leave me alone, please? Get outta here. [GROWLS SOFTLY] -MAN: Jeez.

-SEARCHER:

He's got a gun! MARTIN:

Police officer. [MARTIN CHOKING] [SIREN WAILING] What are ya doin', kid?

[SCREAMS] I was... I... They just shot the killer

over there. Get outta here. [BREATHING HEAVILY] Which one of you would

like to tell his wife? Michael? What's going on? Are... Are you okay? [ZAPPING] Shoot!

What happened? You made it, Michael.

A bit clumsy, but you made it! I killed somebody.

Again. I killed somebody. Actually...

You were magnificent! The neighborhood

is covered in blood. But you said

I wouldn't kill anybody.

You promised! You protected yourself.

Your hand was forced.

You had no choice. Michael. Michael!

[SCREAMING,

NAILS SCRAPING GLASS] Now that I have

your attention... [ZAPPING] Stop. This isn't a game anymore. This is crime. This is

just lots of crimes! It's only a crime

if you get caught. There was a witness, and you know who she is. No. "Part Four." [ZAPPING] Forensics says

you're gonna need this. And the Brower kid

is the one

who placed the call. [NAILS CLICKING ON GLASS]

Talk to me. What do you want from me? You know who the witness is,

don't you? And you know

what has to be done. "Part Four." That's it. I'm gonna go to Hayden

right now and turn myself in. [ZAPPING] You wanted the ultimate

experience in terror. Well, terror's in the doing. It's not watching horror films

like some child. And it's not spying on

Kimberly.

You get off on that, Michael. I love her. It could be any girl

in any window. I won't kill her! She'll tell! She won't tell!

She'll come to me first! Like last time? Stop this! Only you can stop this.

Her life or yours! Choose. [BREATHING HEAVILY] Cut. [ZAPPING] [DOORBELL RINGS] [RINGS] Michael? KIMBERLY: Michael? Michael,

are you home? -Igor?

-[BEEPS]

Yes, Master. Dial Brainscan. [DIALING] Good-bye, Master. [GRUNTING] What are you waiting for? Michael? Kill her. [EXHALES]

I can't. Cut her up. I'll do it myself. [GRUNTS] [LAUGHING]

Michael! You wouldn't

do this to me. -Who the hell are you?

-I can't believe you

still don't know. Michael. I'm you. No. [GASPS] [GASPS, GRUNTS] Ha-ha-ha! [SCREAMS] [GRUNTING, STRUGGLING] Michael. [ELECTRICITY CRACKLING] [SCREAMING] KIMBERLY: No! [CRUNCHING] [MICHAEL SCREAMING] [KIMBERLY SCREAMING] [SCREAMS]

Michael!

Oh! Michael. My God.

Michael, I'm so scared. Michael.

Please, you can't do this. Michael,

Michael, please. I don't care

what you've done. I love you. Please. [DISTORTED VOICE]

You'd do anything

to save your life. No, I love you. Believe me.

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