Cherry Falls Page #5

SANDY:

That was before he pulled this 'Dick me

or I dump you' sh*t. I say f*** his best

friend.

Jody laughs.

JODY:

I don't know what I'm so scared of.

SANDY:

Want to come in for awhile?

Log onto AOL, flirt with some married men,

head into a private S&M chat room . . .

JODY:

How do you know what to type back when

they start to cyber with you.

SANDY:

I keep a couple of my dad's porno books

hidden in my desk for emergency reference.

Jody laughs.

JODY:

I promised I'd go right home after school.

SANDY:

OK. increase the peace.

Sandy hip-hops up her driveway and into her house. Jody jumps on her bike

and pedals off down the street.

Dissolve to:

EXT. CHERRY FALLS - NIGHT

Night has set again on the town. An OWL HOOTS. THE STREETS ARE QUIET.

EXT. STREET

The killer's car, the black IMPERIAL, lurks in the shadows of a suburban

street. The killer is staking out a specific house.

EXT. ANNETTE'S HOUSE

Annette, the girl who flipped out in the cafeteria appears at the front

door. Her MOTHER and FATHER are going out.

They kiss ANNETTE goodbye, get in their car and drive away. Annette heads

back inside and double locks the door.

EXT. RESTAURANT

Annette's parents pull up in front of a restaurant and head inside.

THE KILLER'S IMPERIAL PULLS up across the street.

INT. RESTAURANT

The killer's car drives away.

EXT. ANNETTE'S

A gloved finger pushes in the back doorbell.

INT. BACK HALLWAY

Annette opens the back door. It's chain locked. She peeks through the

chain,

EXT. HOUSE

Someone is standing there in the shadows.

KILLER(O.C.)

HI. Annette?

It's a WOMAN'S VOICE.

INTERCUT WITH:

INT. HOUSE

Annette has never seen this woman before. WE still don't see the killer's

face.

ANNETTE:

(suspicious)

Yeah?

KILLER(O.C.)

I'm Lisa Sherman. Dylan's

aunt. He asked me to come

talk to you.

ANNETTE:

Why?

KILLER(O.C.)

He feels terrible about those things

he said to you in school.

ANNETTE:

(really angry)

He should. Four guys hit on me today,

and not because they find me intellectually

stimulating.

KILLER(O.C.)

I think I know how to restore your

reputation.

ANNETTE:

(excited)

You do?

KILLER(O.C.)

Can I come in? I'll need to use the

phone.

Annette isn't sure what to do but this is too important to pass up.

ANNETTE:

Sure.

Annette unlocks the chain. The killer heads inside.

THE DOOR OMINOUSLY closes behind them.

INT. RESTAURANT

Wine is being poured into already half-filled glasses.

Annette's parents and the other couple are now a little tipsy, much looser

than when we saw them earlier. They are laughing, rubbing each other,

getting physical.

The other HUSBAND leans in and kisses Annette's' mother on the nose.

Annette's father is at first taken aback but then he responds by kissing

the other WIFE on the ear. They all laugh. It's getting fancy for Cherry

Falls.

INT. HOUSE - DOWNSTAIRS HALLWAY

ANNETTE comes charging down the hallway, groggy, bleeding profusely from

the side of her head, terrified.

ANNETTE:

Help!

INT. RESTAURANT

More wine is poured. The two couples eye each other, giggling.

INT. BEDROOM

Annette charges into her bedroom and slams the door behind her, locking

it. She quickly pulls her dresser in front of the door.

The door handle moves. The killer is on the other side.

Annette picks up the telephone. it's dead.

The killer kicks the door a couple of times.

Annette backs away from the door, all the way to the window. She grabs a

sharp pen, holding it like it's a knife. The kicking stops, All is

momentarily quiet.

Suddenly the killer's shadow appears in the window behind Annette. The

window smashes an d Annette's neck is pulled towards the shards of glass

that remain in the broken window.

Annette struggles but she's not strong enough.

INT. RESTAURANT

Under the table, the other man puts his hand on Annette's mom's knee.

Annette's mom smiles at the man, drunk and interested.

INT. HOUSE

The killer lowers Annette's throat closer to the shard of glass.

INT. RESTAURANT

Annette's mom pushes the man's hand under her dress.

INT. HOUSE

Annette's throat touches the glass. She's all but lost.

INT. RESTAURANT

Annette's mom lets out a huge laugh, knocking over her red win, soaking

the white tablecloth in red.

INT. HOUSE

Annette's eyes roll up into her head.

Annette, half alive is dragged out the window.

Out come the hammer and nails.

CUT TO:

EXT. HOUSE

Annette's parents pull into the driveway:

They are still giggling. It's been a great night. They are sauced.

INT. LIVING ROOM

Annette's parents come inside.

MOTHER:

Annette. We're home.

She notices a red spot on the carpet and leans over to inspect it.

INT. HALLWAY

Annette's mom starts down the hallway, noticing the trail of blood leading

to Annette's door, realizing something is wrong.

MOTHER:

(concerned)

Annette?

She tugs at Annette's door.

INT. BEDROOM

The door is still barricaded.

EXT. CORRIDOR

Her mother frantically tugs at the door. Her dad appears.

MOTHER:

Annette!!

Her dad lifts his foot and starts kicking at the door.

It begins to splinter.

INT. BEDROOM

They break through. Annette's dad pushes the dresser out of the way and

they barge in.

The room seems to be empty except the window has been broken and blood's

splattered around it.

MOTHER:

Annette?

She notices the shade to the other window has been drawn and is flapping

oddly, caught on something.

She walks over, frightened, gathers her nerve, then pulls the shade up.

Annette has been nailed to the outside of the house, her dead eyes looking

in.

'VIRGIN' is carved deeply in her forehead.

Her mother screams.

CUT TO:

EXT. HOUSE

COP Cars are everywhere.

INT. BEDROOM

Brent is staring at the word 'VIRGIN', carved into Annette's forehead.

He's really worried, He's figured out that his town is under siege.

INT. LIVING ROOM

Annette's parents are downstairs, shocked. They hug each other, having

nowhere else to turn.

CUT TO:

INT. MARKEN LIVING ROOM

Brent enters his own house. Marge is waiting for him.

BRENT:

Is Jody still awake?

MARGE:

She just turned off her light.

Brent darts up the stairs.

INT. JODY'S BEDROOM

Jody is in bed. There's a soft knock on the door. She rolls over.

JODY:

Come in.

Brent walks in and seats himself on the edge of the bed.

BRENT:

Hi honey.

JODY:

What's wrong?

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