Dead on Campus Page #4

a little more than even.

- Yeah, I feel bad

for Sumner, but...

That b*tch

got what she deserved.

- (Aiden):
You should

take some time off work.

I need to keep busy.

Is there anything I can...

...do for you?

You know, the funeral...

No.

I'll handle it.

I just want something small.

- I just wish there was

something I could do to help.

You already have.

- Feels like home,

doesn't it?

- It's beautiful.

- I know.

- I trust you're finding

everything to your liking?

- It's beautiful.

- Yeah, it is.

- Well, you guys should

start getting ready.

- For what?

- Hello!

Only the biggest party

of the year!

We co-host with the Alpha Rhos.

- No way! They have, like, some

of the hottest guys on campus.

- Oh, they do indeed.

- I think I'm just gonna lay low.

- Getting out's

gonna be good for you.

I have a car coming here at

8:
00. You guys can ride with me.

Get to know each other

a little better.

Let's go, Nat!

It's party time!

(loud dance music playing)

- That girl...

- What?

- I don't know

why I didn't think.

Sumner was out with

that girl that night.

Natalie. Here she is.

So you think it's her?

- I'm sure as hell

gonna find out.

Mm-hmm. Danny...

Why don't you call the police

and let them handle it?

- You saw how the police reacted

after I told them about Sumner.

- Mm-hmm. - To them, he's

just another statistic.

- Hi, this is Danielle Williams,

Sumner's sister.

Could you please

call me back?

I'm sorry, Danny.

He's with Mom and Dad now.

- Hey, party girl!

How's it going?

Pretty rough.

- You know you shouldn't

have gone.

- No-one saw me.

How did you know I was there?

- Sophia told me.

She's worried about you.

We all are.

She called me.

- Who called you?

- Sumner's sister.

- Did you speak to her?

- No, I didn't, I can't...

- No, you have to, or else it's

going to look suspicious.

- What am I supposed to tell her?

- As little as possible.

Say that you were helping him

with his homework or something.

- We didn't have

any classes together.

- Look, you'll...

You'll think of something.

The most important thing right

now is that if she asks

about the night that he died,

we stick to the same story, OK?

- And if she doesn't believe me?

- It doesn't matter

what she believes. I mean, we have a

house full of sisters to back us up.

- Don't you feel

guilty at all?

Of course I do.

Look, if I could

take it back, I would.

But I can't.

None of us can.

- The best thing that

we can do right now is move on.

(phone ringing)

Hello? Who is this?

- Hi, uh, this is Natalie.

You called me?

- Uh, yeah, thank you for

calling me back, um...

How well did you know Sumner?

...Not very.

I mean, we met

at the bookstore once,

he asked for my number,

that was pretty much it.

But you went out with him?

Uh, no, I didn't.

- But he said he was

starting to see someone,

and there are a bunch of calls

between you two on his phone.

- Yeah, he called me

a few times.

im II asn't interested.

- Why did you give him

your number?

I didn't want to be rude.

- So you have no idea

where he was the night he died?

- I'm sorry,

I wish I could help.

Natalie!

I'm Danielle Williams.

I was hoping that we could

finish our conversation.

- Uh, how did you find me?

- I work here.

- I already told you everything.

- How about a coffee?

- OK.

You were seeing my brother.

- No. I mean,

I already told you...

- But you guys

talked that night.

He used his credit card

for dinner. Over $100.

You think if I show your picture around

the restaurant, someone might remember you?

OK, we had dinner.

Why did you lie?

I don't know.

I didn't want to get involved.

We only went out twice.

What did you do after dinner?

- Nothing, I mean, he just dropped me off.

What time?

- Maybe 8:
00, 8:30...

- Really?

That's early for a date.

- I had class

in the morning, so...

- It wasn't that long ago

I was a freshman here.

I know the scene.

Parties. Party favours.

- What are you

trying to say?

- Maybe you and Sumner wanted

to heighten the experience?

A little weed, little ecstasy...

- No, I don't do drugs.

Well, neither did Sumner.

Somehow he managed

to do a bunch.

Enough to get him killed.

- Well, he didn't do anything that I saw.

What did you do after that?

- Just hung out at the sorority.

- Which sorority?

Delta Psi Beta.

- Oh, you're a Delta Psi?

- Listen, I really have to go.

- Was Alexa there?

- Sorry?

- Alexa Cooper.

She's the president.

- I really have to go. I'm

really sorry about your brother.

Well, I did what you told me.

I lied.

- Good. I knew you

had it in you.

Then she tracked me down!

I mean, she

caught me off guard...

- OK, calm down. What did you

say to her, exactly?

- Nothing. I mean, I told her

Sumner and I had dinner once,

but that I spent

the rest of the night here.

- Good. Good, then we have

nothing to worry about.

- Well, I'm pretty sure she didn't believe me.

- I told you, it doesn't matter.

- She asked about you.

- She did?

- When I brought up

Delta Psi.

That's sweet of her.

- You two know each other?

- We've crossed paths.

- Wait, is she the reason...

- Forget about her. This is about you.

Here.

- What is this?

- Greta Cummings.

The architect.

You have heard of her, right? -

Yeah, of course, she's cutting-edge.

Well, she's also an alum,

and there's a summer internship

coming up at her firm,

and she wants to see you for it.

- Me?

- Yeah.

This is how it works, girl.

You are one of us, now.

And a membership,

it does come with

its privileges.

- (Danielle):
She knows

what happened.

I know she does.

- You're on shaky

ground, here, Danny.

Using university records,

interrogating a student...

- Do you think I care about

my job right now?

- I think you should.

- This has something to dwith Alexa Cooper.

Wanna bring me up to speed?

- Alexa Cooper,

it's Harrison Cooper's daughter.

What, the congressman?

- Yeah, that's him!

She is daddy's little girl

in all the worst ways.

- You really don't like this girl.

- I make it a point not to get personal

with my students, but this one...

She was up for a big internship

last summer,

and it was between her and another

girl and I recommended the other girl,

who was better qualified,

by the way.

And they listened to me.

- Let me guess,

Daddy didn't approve?

- No, no, I didn't hear from

him, but I heard from her.

She called me every name

under the sun,

threatened to sue me,

get me fired, you name it.

- So you think she drugged

Sumner to get to you?

I wouldn't put it past her.

- Greta Cummings.

- Natalie Kellison.

- Is that your portfolio?

- Yeah.

I really love your work.

I mean, the way you find beauty

in asymmetrical design...

- You've done your research.

That's good.

Delta Psi sees potential in you.

So do I.

- Wow, thanks.

- Yes, well...

How badly do you want

to be an architect?

- Very. It's all

I've ever wanted.

- Well, if that's true,

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes