The Gallows Page #4

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because you get scared or..."

- I'm not backing out.

- You're clearly backing out.

Lookit. Where am I going right now?

Right to the door...

What the hell?

Funny, okay?

This thing isn't supposed to lock.

- Ryan.

- What?

- Just open the door.

- Oh, just open the...? Okay.

Let me give it another shot.

I can't unlock it.

- Pfeifer, give me that.

- Excuse me.

I can't unlock it.

- Pfeifer. Gimme that.

- Excuse me.

Is there some kind of trick

to this door, Pfeifer?

No. There's not a trick.

Why isn't it opening?

I don't know.

- What'd you do?

- He doesn't have service either.

He doesn't have it.

We shouldn't be in this situation.

- Find another door.

- What happened to this door?

I have no idea.

How does that not work?

We gotta go try something else.

That should open this door.

They're barred.

- What about the windows in the classroom?

- The classes are locked.

You guys are gonna get in trouble.

Not me.

- Let's go.

- Cassidy, we're trying to go.

Let's just get out, okay?

Yeah, I wanna get out of here.

Thank you. Do you, Ryan?

- Yes, I wanna go.

- You still wanna finish the job?

- You wanna finish it?

- Finish what?

- What do you think?

- Do not do that.

Do not what? I don't care.

We came to break the set, Pfeifer.

We came to break the set.

Reese, Ryan and I came to break the set.

- Are you serious?

- What?

- What is your problem?

- I don't have a problem. I wanna get out.

- Cassidy. Why would you say that?

- We need to get out.

Pfeifer. It was my idea, all right?

Pfeifer, please.

- Will you listen? Pfeifer.

- Pfeifer, it was my...

Will you stop talking for a second?

You've done enough.

- This play is an embarrassment.

- Shut up.

You're gonna embarrass everybody.

This needs to stop.

What?

I took that noose down.

Reese, I took that down.

You saw me take it down, man.

The stairs?

Can you guys please

stop messing with me?

We're not messing with you.

What did you guys do?

- Shut up.

- Don't tell me to shut up.

Stop, Pfeifer.

Practicing?

- You're such a liar.

- I'm sorr...

Reese, what the hell is this?

- Reese.

- I know, I know.

What do we do?

We'll go to the office.

There's a phone there.

Check this.

- Anything?

- This phone's dead. Where's the phone?

No, it's not working.

You're kidding me.

Anything that'll help us. Keys?

I don't know. Just look.

Have you found anything?

Go away. You're making everything worse.

That hurts, man. I'm sorry.

Hey, did you guys see this?

What?

What is that?

Does it open?

No. No, come on,

this is not a good idea.

Reese, we have run

into all locked doors.

Lights don't work.

Where are we?

Oh, my gosh.

Shh.

Reese, can you hear that?

What is that?

Listen.

Just open it.

Tragedy struck BHS last night...

when Charlie Grimille died

in what is now being called a freak accident.

A prop malfunctioned during the

school's presentation of The Gallows.

- Charlie...

- Sh*t.

Charlie...

BHS say his spirit will live on

in the theater.

It should've never ended like this.

It's just not fair.

That's that lady from the theater.

She was the girlfriend.

Grimille died playing a role

that he was never meant to play.

Charlie had originally been cast

as the hangman.

...department and created

a handmade costume.

Charlie was supposed to be the hangman.

- Charlie. What happened?

- Our leading man.

He called in sick. He called in sick.

Charlie Grimille was the understudy.

What about the hangman, though?

I guess there won't be one.

- Do it.

- Last one.

Here we go. Three, two, one.

What?

What? Do you see this?

Reese. Reese, what did you see?

Who was it?

- There's no tape in here.

- What is going on, dude?

- How do you get it back on?

- I don't know.

Help me. Come on.

- I need to look...

- Reese, hold on.

- Come with me.

- Reese, stop.

- Come on.

- Stop, Reese. Slow down.

I can't see.

- Reese, stop.

- Reese.

- Slow down.

- Slow down.

What? Reese, what's going on?

What the hell?

- Take the camera.

- Hold it, Cassidy.

Reese, what's wrong?

What are you doing?

Reese, what?

Talk to us.

What the hell is he doing?

Reese.

Just let me see.

Can I? What is it?

I don't understand.

Who is that?

Who is...?

Reese, is that your dad?

Ryan. Guys, where's Ryan?

Ryan?

Ryan.

Reese, give me the camera back, dude.

Reese.

Guys.

Reese?

Cassidy.

Guys.

Reese.

I don't like this.

Hey, man, you here?

Janitor still here...?

Hello?

David.

What the hell?

Hello?

Sh*t.

No, I'll do it.

What the...?

What is that?

What...?

Sh*t.

Cassidy?

Cassidy.

Reese.

Okay.

What the hell?

Is this the wardrobe room?

Reese, where are you?

Damn it. Guys.

What the hell?

God.

- Ryan.

- Ryan?

- Guys! Reese!

- Hey! Ryan!

- Ryan?

- Ryan?

- Ryan!

- Guys!

- Ryan?

- Ryan?

- Ryan.

- Reese.

What the hell is your problem, dude?

You don't just take the light

and leave me there.

- Sorry. I needed the light.

- Tell him.

- What are you doing?

- It was my dad, dude.

Charlie was supposed to be the hangman.

My dad backed out.

That's why Charlie died.

Where the hell were you?

- Give me the camera.

- Get out, Ryan.

What, it was your dad that backed out?

The guy that called in sick was my dad.

That's why Charlie died.

Listen.

All I want to do is get out of...

Shh.

Shh. Shh. Shh.

Shh. Shh. Shh.

Cassidy.

Just come over...

Cassidy! Cassidy!

Are you okay?

- Hold on a second, all right?

- I couldn't breathe.

- It lifted me off the freaking ground.

- Move out of my way, Pfeifer. Move.

I wanna see it.

I need to get a good look at it.

- You're not seeing it, Ryan.

- I need to.

- Just breathe.

- Ryan, don't touch her.

- Get off of me! She's my girlfriend!

- Ryan, get me out of here! I am done!

- Stop. Let me just see it.

- I am done!

Ryan, you're the reason

we're freaking in here!

- Get the hell out!

- Fine, Cassidy!

And get me out!

- Figure it out yourself!

- You don't give a sh*t about me!

Let me see.

Reese.

Reese, dude, talk to me.

We need to figure this out.

What is happening?

- I don't know, man.

- What do you mean you don't know?

I mean, what was that with Cassidy?

The TV? What was your dad doing there?

What is that about?

- Stop it.

- What do you mean?

Cassidy's hurt

and you haven't said anything?

Are you serious?

Don't put this on me.

You're the reason we came here.

Yeah, but maybe you're the reason

all this sh*t's happening to us!

- Don't even do that, okay?

- Why not?

- You brought me here!

- I brought you here to help you!

You were not trying to help me.

- You came here to help yourself.

- That is not true! It was to help you!

- You're the reason this is going bad.

- We're stuck!

Why don't you tell us everything, Reese?

Like how Charlie's dead because

your dad didn't show up.

- I didn't know. He didn't tell me.

- Stop fighting.

- Come on.

- Guys, that's enough.

Guys.

Look at that.

What?

Guys...

look at the vent.

Air conditioning duct.

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