The Screaming Joker

The Screaming Joker is a story written by Donald Newton. It's the first story Donald has written since the end of his Honor Saga.

Plot and Setting
Ten years after serial child molester and killer Jeff Blythe, known as The Joker, was arrested and executed, a new killer donning his Joker mask is targeting a group of teens, whom are unaware of their dark past with Blythe.

Chapter 1
BRIAN SCHILLINGS (16) is walking through a field to get to his girlfriend’s house. As he walks around, he hears footsteps. He looks around and asks if anyone is there. But there is nothing nor anybody there. Satisfied that he was just hearing things, Brian continues on walking. As he continues to walk on forward, he walks into a bear trap. He falls and screams in agony. He calls out for help. He hears footsteps. He’s horrified to find -- THE JOKER, a killer wearing an original unpainted Guy Fawkes/V For Vendetta mask, but painted to look like Heath Ledger’s Joker. He’s wearing the traditional SCREAM black cloak and hood.

The Joker pulls Brian’s shirt off, exposing his chest, which has a long scar on his chest. The Joker asks him if he remembers how he got the scar. Brian says that his parents told him that it was from an accident when he was playing around with his friends when he was five years old. But the Joker laughs, saying that is a lie. The Joker says that he’ll soon remember how got this scar. Because he’ll make Brian remember. Suddenly, the Joker knocks Brian unconscious with a bat.

In a nice house in the middle of nowhere, we find KRIS CORLEY (16), Brian’s beautiful girlfriend. She’s watching TV and waiting for Brian’s arrival. Her cellphone rings. She finds that the caller is Brian. She smiles and answers. She asks Brian if he’s on his way. But instead of Brian, it’s the Joker who responds, telling her that he’s got Brian with him. Horrified by his voice, Kris asks The Joker who he is. The Joker tells her that he’s somebody who is going to dig up the hidden past that is hiding deep inside her memory. Kris asks him what past he’s talking about. The Joker asks her how she got the scar on her stomach. Horrified that he knows this, we find Kris pulling up her shirt, revealing a scar similar to Brian’s on her stomach. Kris asks him how he knows about the scar that, according to her parents, she got from playing with scissors. The Joker tells her because he was there when it happened, adding that he knows what REALLY HAPPENED. He tells her to search for her hidden memories.

FLASHBACK (WHAT REALLY HAPPENED)

A Young Kris (6) is being fondled with by The Joker -- Not the current Joker but the ORIGINAL JOKER (JEFF BLYTHE). He cuts her with a knife. Kris cries over this.

FLASH TO THE PRESENT

Kris is horrified to realize that she was molested and tortured by someone as a child. She asks the Joker if he’s the one who did this to her. The Joker admits that he is NOT the one, pointing out that the one responsible for her abuse is dead. However, he admits that he (The new Joker) was present when the abuse all took place. Kris asks him what he wants from her and Brian. The Joker tells her to look out the backdoor. Kris nervously walks to the backdoor. She looks at the window and finds an injured Brian tied to a chair. Kris goes to open the door, with the intention of saving him, but the Joker tells her that he wouldn’t do that if he was her.

Kris asks him what does he want from them. The Joker tells her that he wants to cut out all of those responsible for ending the beautiful life that they had with the original Joker. He tells her that he has decided that Brian and Kris are the first ones to go. The Joker tells her that she’s going watch her boyfriend die before she dies. Kris screams, begging for Brian’s life. But The Joker slashes his throat. Kris cries as Brian bleeds to death. Brian Schillings, boyfriend of Kris and a victim of Jeff Blythe, is dead.

Kris drops the phone and runs upstairs. She runs into her parents’ bedroom and hides in their closet. She uses a robe belt to tie the closet door together. As she sits there, trying to be silent, she can hear the Joker entering the house. She can hear the Joker looking around the house for her. He eventually starts going up the stairs. Kris covers her mouth, afraid that he’ll find her. The Joker looks through every bedroom until he walks into the parents’ bedroom. She grabs a metal hanger and unties it, creating a weapon, much like Laurie Strode did in Halloween.

The Joker hears her in the closet. He attempts to open the closet. But cannot due to the belt tied to the door. So, just like Michael Myers, The Joker proceeds to punch the closet door, breaking down the wood. Kris tries to keep her cool about it. As The Joker goes to reach for her, she stabs him in the hand, causing him to drop the knife. She grabs the knife and goes to attack him. The Joker backs away from her and Kris jumps out of the closet. She tries to stabs him but he dodges it each time. Eventually, the Joker slaps her, making her lose the knife.

Kris runs into the hall as The Joker retrieves his knife. The Joker chases her as she goes for the stairs. Just as Kris makes it to the stairs, The Joker stabs her in the back. She falls down the stairs, landing hard on the floor. The impact breaks her leg. As the Joker slowly walks down the stairs, Kris attempts to crawl away. But The Joker reaches her, dragging her towards him. She screams over this. He turns her on her back to where they’re now face to face. The Joker raises his knife up. Kris makes a loud scream and The Joker slams the knife into her chest. Kris Corley, girlfriend of Brian and a victim of Jeff Blythe, is dead.

Chapter 2
That same night, we find boyfriend and girlfriend, RACHEL MATHIS and DEREK MARTIN (Both 16) making out in the Derek’s car. Rachel says that she had a good time with him tonight. Derek says that he had a good time, too. Rachel says she knows that they didn’t get to do the thing that he wanted to do (sex). But Derek says that he’s in no hurry. He just wants to be with Rachel and do whatever makes her happy. Rachel smiles, touched by his feelings for her. She kisses him again. Rachel says that she better go inside before her dad comes out with his gun. Derek says okay and they kiss each other goodnight. Rachel gets out of the car and watches Derek drive off.

Rachel walks into her house and finds her parents, RONALD and RENEE MATHIS (Both 45) waiting for her. Ronald is the Sheriff of Marysville. Renee is a stay at home wife/mom. They ask her how her date with Derek went. Rachel smiles and says that it was great. Ronald, being the typical protective cop father, asks if Derek tried anything. Rachel shakes her head, finding her father being ridiculous, and tells him that nothing happened. She tells her father that she has a gentlemen for a boyfriend. Ronald drops the subject, believing her.

Rachel goes into the kitchen to make herself a sandwich. But she finds that her older brother, ROBERT “ROBBIE” MATHIS (22) has already made her one. He hands her the sandwich on the plate and a glass of juice. Rachel smiles and thanks him. It’s obvious that these two are close. Robbie has helped raise her and sees her sometimes as his own daughter. Robbie jokingly asks him if he has to kick her boyfriend’s ass or be good to him. Rachel scoff, stating that Robbie is just like their dad. She tells him that Derek is a good boyfriend, therefore, he is to be nice to him. Robbie smiles and accepts the deal. He tells her that he hopes that she had fun on her first date. Rachel says that she has never had so much fun in her life. Rachel tells Robbie that she met his parents and siblings, had dinner with them, and that they went to the park afterwards.

FLASHBACK

We see Rachel and Derek playing at the park in a scene very similar to Hannah Baker’s park date with Justin Foley in 13 Reasons Why. Except it’s with Rachel (Hannah’s actress) and Derek (Clay’s actor). And there is no skirt exposing her underwear. In fact, she’s wearing jeans. Derek is a complete gentleman and good to her. Like in 13 Reasons Why, Derek stands at the bottom of the slide, waiting for Rachel to slide down, which she does. Derek catches her and they hold each other. This leads to their first kiss together.

BACK TO THE PRESENT

Rachel explains that when they were together, she felt some kind of connection with Derek like she had known him all her life. Like they’ve met before she remembers them meeting. Also that she feels like that she’s been to this park with Derek way before they ever met. Robbie smiles, happy for his younger’s sister happiness. As Rachel talks about her “connection” with Derek, we move to the parents listening to this in the living room. They give each other the, “Uh-oh” look, as if they know something about her past that she doesn’t know. Has Rachel and Derek met before in the past that they don’t even remember? If so, why don’t they remember it and what is the significant of it?

Later that night, Ronald and Renee are talking about this in their bedroom. Renee reminds her husband that they’ve worked too hard to get Rachel to forget about what happened when she was in elementary school. Ronald knows this, as he points out that all of her friends are in the same situation. Ronald reminds his wife that they and the parents of Rachel’s friends have tried hard to protect them from the past that the kids have now since forgotten. As Ronald joins his wife in bed, he says that Jeff Blythe may be dead, but the things that he’s done to the kids can never be undone and that as long as they don’t remember it, he hopes that they’ll be okay. Renee says that she worries about the possibility of the kids remembering every day of her life.

Chapter 3
The next day, Robbie drives Rachel to school. Upon arriving, Robbie tells her that he’ll be there to pick her up. She thanks him before hugging him goodbye. Rachel gets out of the car and Robbie watches her. As Robbie sits in his car, not driving away yet, he pulls out his cell phone and texts someone, saying his words out loud, “I’ll see you tonight. We’ve got lots to do together. Tonight, we’ll continue what we started last night. We’ll have lots of fun.” What did Robbie and this other person start last night? What will they do tonight? Robbie has a cold dark look in his eyes as he watches Rachel walking towards the courtyard. Why is he so focused on his sister? What does his action from last night with this mysterious person have anything to do with Rachel?

Rachel makes it to the courtyard, where waiting for her is Derek and their friends; CHLOE JOHNSON, her boyfriend CHARLES BAKER, their geeky friend SIMON FOLEY, and their cute African American friend SHELLY LARSON (all 16). Rachel hugs and kisses Derek, before saying hi to everyone else. They all ask each other if they’re still going to Chloe’s party. Everyone confirms this. Charles says that the party will be extremely rad. Chloe berates him, asking him how he’d know how rad they get when he always gets drunk at parties. Charles laughs and says that’s exactly how he knows how things become rad at parties. It’s clear to us that Charles is the crazy drinker of the group.

Meanwhile, in the cafeteria, we find Rachel’s childhood best friend, TARA GREENE and her girlfriend ASHLEY PROFITT (Both 16). They are openly holding hands and talking love and flirting with each other without caring if anyone sees or hears. This shows how much society has accepted gay relationships in public and in school. Ashley says that she has heard about a party taking place tonight at Chloe Johnson’s house. Tara says she’d like to go but that it’s for the popular kids. Ashley reminds her that she’s still friends with Rachel, therefore, they might be able to go tonight. Tara says that she’ll see what she can do. Ashley hugs and kisses, telling her that she loves her. Tara smiles and tells her that she loves her, too.

In the hallway, Rachel’s group separates to their own separate classes. As Rachel walks to hers, she runs into Tara, whom she smiles and says hi to. They still have that close connection despite not being in the same group of friends anymore. They hug each other. Rachel asks her how she’s been. Tara says that she’s just going through the same old crap that she normally does. Rachel asks how Ashley is doing. Tara smiles and says that Ashley is doing great. Tara tells her that they heard about Chloe’s party and was wondering if Rachel could ask Chloe if she’s okay with them coming. Rachel tells her that Chloe is willing to let anyone come, especially if invited by someone already coming. Therefore, Rachel formally invites Tara and Ashley to the party. Tara thanks her and tells her that she’ll see her in third period.

At the Corley Residence, Sheriff Ronald arrives. Ronald is told by his young Deputy, JULIAN FORD (24), that the victims both had scars on their bodies that they got from the past. And that the scars are very similar to each other. As Ronald looks at the bodies, he finds bloody circles around their scars. He realizes that they’re similar to the ones that he’d seen on the molested victims of Jeff Blythe in the past. Julian tells him that their killing wounds are very similar to Jeff Blythe’s murder victims. Ronald is horrified. Is it all happening again? But if so, how? Jeff Blythe was executed. Who is copying Jeff Blythe and why?

At the third period class, we find all of our main characters; Rachel, Derek, Charles, Chloe, Tara, Ashley, Simon, and Shelly are sitting at their desks and listening to their teacher, MIKE STEDMAN (24). Mike goes to say something, when all of their cellphones ding. The kids ignore their teacher to read their messages. Mike tells the students that their phones need to be turned off. But seeing as they’re ignoring him, Mike asks if anyone wants to share. Chloe announces, reading out loud the messages, that Kris Corley and Brian Schillings were murdered. This shocks everyone, including Mike.

Chapter 4
At the courtyard, Rachel, Derek, Chloe, Charles, Simon, and Shelly are sitting together and watching a news report on the murders on Simon’s cellphone. Ronald is making a speech to the press. Ronald informs the public that they cannot give out too much details as they’re still investigating the murders. But he says that he can confirm that Brian Schillings and Kris Corley were the victims and that the murder weapon was a hunting knife. Ronald tells them that is all he has to say for now. As he walks away from the podium, reporters and journalist asks him several question, which are not answered.

The group tells each other how they cannot believe that Kris and Brian were murdered. They all agree how creepy and sad it is. Simon tells them that he heard from other people that the murders were similar to some killer named Jeff Blythe. The group asks each other who that is. Simon says that he’s heard about him. But states that every time he’s mentioned it to his parents, they always change the subject like they don’t like talking about him. He adds that his parents always tell him that Jeff Blythe is dead, therefore, cannot hurt anyone anymore. Rachel says that is weird.

Chloe seems to be spaced out and not with them. Rachel asks her what is wrong. Chloe says that she’s been having weird dreams lately. Charles asks her about the dreams. Chloe says that in her dreams, she is a little girl about five or six years old. But that she was with Rachel, Derek, Charles, Simon, Shelly, even Charles, Tara, Kris, and Brian, whom were all about five or six as well. She states that weird thing is, is that it wasn’t an ordinary dream. It was a like a “Memory dream”, where the brain is trying to make her remember something about her past. The others say that they’ve had similar dreams and visions, too.

Rachel tells them about how when she and Derek went to the park last night, that she had this Deja Vu feeling that she had been at that park with Derek when they were little kids. But the teens remind each other that they didn’t know each other until they came to high school. Derek believes that it’s just weird dreams and that they shouldn’t worry about it. The rest of the group agrees. Chloe asks everyone if they’re all ready for tonight. The entire group says that they are and will be there tonight. Rachel states that she invited Tara and Ashley, which Chloe accepts.

In the English Classroom, we find Mike sitting back on his desk. He’s watching the news about Kris and Brian’s murders on his cellphone. As he watches this, he’s pulls up his shirt and is revealed to have a scar that is similar to Kris and Brian’s. He touches it and experiences flashbacks.

FLASHBACK

A young Mike (6) is playing with toys in a classroom when he’s approached by JEFF BLYTHE (mid 30s). Jeff asks Mike what he’s playing. Mike says that he’s playing with cars. Jeff says that sounds like fun. Jeff asks Mike if he’d like to play this cool game that he invented. Mike smiles and nods his yes. Jeff takes Little Mike’s hand and takes him to another room. We stay outside the room, where we only hear what occurs without seeing it. We hear Mike crying and saying that he doesn’t want to play anymore. We hear the sounds of a knife being pulled out. Jeff yells at Mike to stop moving or screaming, saying that “this” will hurt. As we don’t see what is happening, we can’t tell what is going. Suddenly, we hear Mike crying out loud, saying that “it hurts.”

FLASH TO THE PRESENT

Mike is crying as he relives the memories of the past. It’s clear to us that he has never recovered from his abuse by Jeff Blythe. He hears his classroom door opening and quickly wipes his tears and getting rid of any evidence that he’s been crying. Walking into his office is the school’s Assistant Principal, DENISE FARLOW (35), his older but youthful looking girlfriend. She approaches him and kisses him. She asks him if he’s okay. Mike smiles and says that he’s just tired from teaching all day. Denise says that she understands and asks him if he’d like to leave with her and get some food. Mike accepts her proposal. He gets up and they leave.

Chapter 5
At the police station, Ronald is having a meeting with MARK JOHNSON (45), Chloe’s father and the Mayor of Marysville. Mark is panicking, fearing that the murders maybe related to the Jeff Blythe past. Ronald assures Mark that he’ll find the killer and hide any relations that he may have with Jeff Blythe before the public finds out. Mark tells him that he better or else their children will pay the price for it if they learn the truth about their true history. Ronald says that he’s afraid in the end, if this has anything to do with Jeff Blythe, that they may not have a choice but to tell their children. Mark says that Ronald can tell his own daughter the truth but Mark will do whatever he can to hide this from Chloe.

That night, all of our main characters are at Chloe’s house for her party. Rachel asks Chloe where her father is at. Chloe tells Rachel that their fathers are having a meeting regarding with the murders, which Rachel finally remembers. Robbie arrives with his new girlfriend SAMANTHA WATSON (21). Robbie introduces Samantha to Rachel, who tells Rachel how adorable she is. Rachel smiles and thanks her. Robbie informs Rachel that Chloe had invited him to the party, which Rachel is okay with. Tara and Ashley arrive. Rachel hugs the couple and tells them that she’s glad that they made it. They thank her for helping them get invited.

Chloe tells Charles that she’s going to get the drinks ready. Charles says okay. Chloe gets up and goes into the kitchen. In the kitchen, Chloe pours shots of tequila into shot glasses, which are on two sets of trays. Forgetting something, Chloe leaves the kitchen. An unknown person walks in and proceeds to drop white substance into the drinks. The person mixes the drinks with it and leaves. Immediately after the person has left, Chloe returns to the kitchen with more liquor for the shots.

Sometime later, Chloe walks out of the kitchen and into the living room, announcing that she has the shots ready for them. They all cheer and each takes a glass. They make a toast to Kris and Brian before gulping down the shot. They each take another glass. They all begin to enjoy themselves. We cut to a shot of Chloe’s house, indicating that time has passed since they all had the shots. We go back into the house. Everyone seems drunk, sick, or down. Simon asks Chloe what was in those shots. Chloe says that it was just tequila and other regular liquor. Simon says that it’s making him feel sick. Everyone says that they’re feeling different things; dizziness, blurriness, slowness, etc.

As the group talks about their symptoms, Rachel hears someone whispering her name from upstairs. Rachel abandons the group and walks upstairs. Upon walking up to the second floor, the scenery changes into a school hallway. A little girl runs past her. She recognizes the little girl as herself when she about five or six years old. She follows her younger self into a classroom. Upon walking into the classroom, she finds Little Rachel with Jeff Blythe. Jeff has a nametag that says, “Blythe” on his shirt.

Jeff sees the older Rachel watching and smiles. This creeps her out. Jeff approaches the older Rachel and asks her if she remembers him. Rachel says that she doesn’t know who he is. Jeff laughs and says that she soon will. She will remember everything about their relationship from the past. Jeff giggles, licking her face. Rachel pushes him and runs out of the classroom. As she makes it to a door, she attempts to open it but cannot due to it being locked. She hears running from behind her. She turns and screams when she sees -- THE JOKER -- running at her. The Joker slashes his knife at her and then ---

Rachel screams and is being shaken by Derek. Upon snapping it out of it, Derek informs her that she spaced out, started hallucinating, and was like sleep walking. The rest of the group tells her that they’ve all been hallucinating for the last hour and that Rachel was the last to snap out of it. This means that even though it only feels like a few minutes to Rachel since she abandoned the group, it’s really been a full hour since.

They all explain that they had visions of themselves a children at five or six years old being chased by a man in a Joker mask and that another creepy man was with them. Rachel informs them that is what she saw in her vision as well.

Chapter 6
Robbie’s car parks in front of Samantha's house. Robbie and Samantha proceed to make out. Robbie lifts up her shirt to fondle with her. But by doing so, it is revealed to us that Samantha has a Jeff Blythe scar on her belly. Robbie unknowingly touches it, which makes Samantha twitch and cover herself with her shirt. Robbie apologizes for going too far and too fast, unaware of what it is really wrong. Samantha tells him that it’s not that. Robbie asks what is wrong. Samantha says that she’s just too self-conscious about something on her. She tells Robbie that she’ll tell him about it some other time. Robbie accepts this and kisses her goodnight.

Samantha goes into her house. She finds a note in the kitchen from her parents, saying that they’re out for the night with friends and, therefore, won’t see her until morning. She smiles and grabs a water bottle from the fridge. Later, we find Samantha taking a shower. We find that there are more trademark scars from Jeff Blythe all over her body, indicating that she suffered a lot of abuse from him. As she washes her body, touching her scars, she begins to cry. This means that she, like Mike Stedman, is still haunted by her past with Blythe.

In her bedroom, Samantha puts on her pajamas and gets into bed. As Samantha proceeds to fall asleep, we hear sounds of a little girl screaming.

FLASHBACK

YOUNG SAMANTHA (5) is running in the same school hallways that we witnessed Rachel running through in her drug induced hallucination. Samantha is trying to open the same locked door. She turns around and finds Jeff Blythe smiling at her. Jeff tells her that she can’t escape from him, adding that he’ll always find her. Jeff puts on The Joker mask and proceeds to slowly approach her. Little Samantha slides down to the floor, crying, and begging for her life. Jeff hovers over her and proceeds to grab her.

We CUT TO the school’s basement, where Jeff lives, and we find that Young Samantha is naked and strapped to a table. The Joker (Blythe) approaches her with a knife, similar to the one that the Joker killer uses presently. He slides in on her body and Samantha cries over this. Jeff tells her that he’ll let her go if she promises to never tell anyone about their love. Samantha promises that she won’t tell anyone. Jeff starts to cut her up several times, creating her scars. Samantha cries over this.

Later, Jeff escorts Samantha back upstairs as school is ending for the day. He tells her that if she says anything to anyone that he will not only kill her, but that he’ll also kill her mommy and daddy as well. Fearing for her own life and the lives of her parents, Samantha kept her word and never said anything. Even after Jeff was arrested and executed. To this day, her parents never found out the truth.

BACK TO THE PRESENT

Samantha’s cellphone rings. She grabs it from her nightstand and answers it. It’s the Joker, who asks her if she remembers him. Recognizing the voice as the same voice that Jeff used under the Joker mask, Samantha panics. She tells him that she’s just having another nightmare. But the Joker tells that she’s not having a dream. He tells her that she is very much awake, but that she’s about to be very much dead in a moment.

The Joker kicks her bedroom door open and charges at her. The two struggle. But The Joker stabs and slashes her in several parts of her body. She is unable to fight back. This scene is similar to Olivia Morris’s murder scene in Scream 4. After injuring her badly, The Joker slams Samantha onto her bed and proceeds to stab her multiple times. Samantha Watson, girlfriend of Robbie and a victim of Jeff Blythe, is dead.

Chapter 7
The next day at school, Rachel arrives and meets up with her group at the courtyard. They ask her how she’s feeling. Rachel says that she’s feeling better this morning. Simon tells everyone that they have to talk about their hallucinations. Charles insists that they were all just having trippy ass visions due to something put into the shots. Chloe continues to swear that she put no drugs into the shots. Tara asks her if she left the shots unattended at all, even for a second. Chloe confesses that she did to get more liquor in the basement, which is next to the kitchen. That’s when it hits them all. Somebody snuck into the kitchen and laced the drinks while she was gone.

They begin to ask themselves why this happened. They don’t know why this would happened. Simon suggests that the answer might be in their visions. Like the person who drugged them wanted them to see these visions. Simon asks if they all saw themselves as kindergarteners, were being approached and taunted by a man, and were chased by a man wearing a Joker mask. Everyone confirms this. They all ask themselves why they’d have the same vision. Rachel asks them if they saw the man’s name tag, pointing out that she saw a name tag on his shirt. Chloe says that she did see a name tag but that she can’t remember what the name was. She guesses, “Blaine, Blake, Blade.” Rachel says, “Blythe.” Chloe snaps her fingers and says, “That’s the name.” Simon also remembers this.

Rachel asks Simon if Blythe was the last name of the killer that he had mentioned the other day. Simon confirms this. Rachel asks him to look him up. They all huddle together and stare at Simon’s phone as he Googles up Jeff Blythe. Upon looking him up, they see his picture. They all gasps in shock and horror. They recognize Jeff Blythe as the man that they saw in their hallucinations. But as they research him even further, they learn that he wore a Joker mask, which they confirm seeing in their vision.

Upon further research, they find pictures of former victims who had scars on their bodies. Many on their chest, necks, arms, and stomach. Upon doing this, all of our main characters, except for Charles (who was living in another state during his childhood), and it is revealed that Rachel, Derek, Chloe, Simon, Shelly, and Tara all have the same trademark scars from Jeff Blythe. Derek asks if this could all just be a coincidence. Rachel says that she hopes so. Simon asks what if this has anything to do with Kris and Brian’s murders, which people think is related to Jeff Blythe. This horrifies them all.

The bell rings. They separate to go to their classes. It’s just Simon and Shelly left. Shelly says that she hopes that the killer doesn’t come after them next. Simon puts his arm around her and says that if the killer is after them, he’d protect her from him. Shelly smiles and kisses him, which surprises him. Shelly says that he’s so sweet. Simon says that he’ll always be sweet to a beautiful girl like her. Shelly smiles and asks him if he’d like to be her protector and walk her to class like a gentleman. Simon agrees. As they walk together, Shelly takes him hand and they hold hands all the way to her class.

At the Watson Residence, Ronald and his Deputies are investigating Samantha’s murder. Ronald recognizes her as Robbie’s new girlfriend, which saddens him. As he examines her body, he finds that her body is covered with the same exact scars that Jeff Blythe gave his victims. Ronald is horrified. This is the third victim who had these scars to have been killed in the past few days. Deputy Ford walks into the bedroom and tells Ronald that his son is here. Realizing why Robbie is here, Ronald tells Ford that he’ll take care of this.

Ronald walks to the front door, where Robbie is being prevented to enter by police. Ronald tells them that he’ll handle this. He pulls his son aside and tells him he can’t let him see. Robbie is horrified, realizing what this means. Robbie asks, “Is she?” (Samantha) Ronald tells him that he’s so sorry. This confirms Robbie’s fears. His girlfriend is dead. Robbe collapses into his father’s arms. Ronald holds his son, trying to comfort him, and fight back tears over his son’s devastation. Robbie is a sobbing mess. Ronald continues to comfort him, telling him how sorry he is over Samantha.

Chapter 8
Later that day, Rachel comes home from school. She has already heard about Samantha’s death at school. She knocks on Robbie’s door. He tells her to come in and she does. Rachel finds her brother sitting on his bed and looking at a picture of him and Samantha on one of their first dates. Rachel comes and sits next to him. She embraces him and tells him how sorry she is to hear about Samantha. She tells him that she’s here for him if he needs her. Robbie thanks his little sister. Robbie tells her that he cannot believe that Samantha was murdered and asks himself why someone would kill her.

Robbie tells her that he thinks that the person who murdered Samantha might be the same person who murdered Kris and Brian. Rachel says that she’s afraid that, that might be a major possibility. Robbie tells her that they found scars on Samantha’s body, which match those on Brian and Kris’s bodies. Before he can say anymore, Rachel adds that they also match those that Jeff Blythe gave to his victims. Robbie says that is true. Rachel shows him her scar on her chest. She says that is the same kind of scar. Robbie reminds her that he did that to her by accident when they were playing. But Rachel asks him if he actually remembers that, as he was twelve when this happened. Robbie says that he doesn’t remember this. Rachel tells him that she doesn’t believe that he actually done this to her at all. Rachel claims that she’s afraid that maybe there are things about her past that is being hidden from her.

Meanwhile, at Shelly’s house, she and Simon are sitting on a couch in her basement recreation room. They open up a delivered pizza. They sit back, eating their pizza, and watching a movie together. As this occurs, Shelly lays her head on his shoulders and Simon puts his arm around her. Soon, this turns into cuddling. A moment later, they turn to each other and starts to make out. Eventually, this get heavy and they take off each other’s clothes. They proceed to have sex for the very first time.

Back at the Mathis Residence, Rachel is lying on her bed and playing with her phone. There is a knock at the door. Rachel tells the knocker to come in. It's Renee, who asks her how she's doing. Rachel says that she's doing okay. Renee smiles and goes to leave. But Rachel calls for her mother. Renee gives her daughter her attention, asking what she needs. Rachel turns to her mother and asks her if she ever knew a Jeff Blythe when she was a little girl. Renee says that she doesn't think so. Rachel tells her that she's had dreams about a guy name Jeff Blythe at her elementary school. Renee smiles and tells her that it's just a dream. Rachel nods. Renee leaves her daughter's room.

Renee goes into Ronald's private home office, where her husband is looking over paperwork. Renee sits in front of them and tells him that they need to talk. Ronald asks his wife what is it. Renee tells Ronald that, "Rachel is starting to remember Jeff Blythe." Ronald sighs, upset over this. Ronald asks how, after all they did to remove him from her memory. Renee tells him that she's having dreams about him. Ronald says that this is the last thing he needs now with the recent murders. He doesn't need his daughter to remember something horrible.

At Ashley’s house, Ashley is listening to “MONSTERS” by Ruelle, while surfing on her laptop. She stares at a picture of her and Tara from when they started dating. She smiles, saying how much she loves her. Her cellphone rings and she answers it. It’s Tara..or so Ashley believes it to be. “Tara” asks her what she’s up to. Ashley says that she’s just chilling on her bed and thinking about her. “Tara” tells her that she’s been thinking about her, too. Ashley asks her what kind of things is she thinking about. “Tara” tells her that she’s thinking about swimming naked with her in the pool under the stars. Ashley says that sounds romantic.

Ashley says that she wishes that Tara was there with her. “Tara” asks, “What if I’m already there?” Ashley hears a noise outside her bedroom. She asks, “What was that?” Thinking that it’s Tara, she says, “Tara, that’s not funny. My mom is going to be home soon.” She slowly approaches the door to the deck. But she thinks she hears a noise in her closet. She tells her that if this is a coming out of the closet joke, that it needs to be significantly less creepy. “Tara” tells her to go ahead and look inside her closet. Ashley slowly and cautiously opens the closet door. But there is nothing there.

Ashley chuckles, saying, “Okay, you got me.” and asks her where she is. Just then, she hears some noises coming from outside on the deck. As she approaches the deck door, Ashley informs Tara that she’s scaring her. But “Tara” insists that she’s just playing. Ashley notices that the deck door is slightly opened. “Tara” asks her to come out to their spot on the rocking bench. She points out that it’s a beautiful night. Ashley comes out to the deck. The bench is rocking. But Tara is not there. Ashley points out the fact that Tara is not here. Ashley tells “Tara” that she’s certifiable.

As “Tara” says that Ashley makes her feel crazy, Ashley finds a rope tied to the middle of the deck railing. She approaches it and picks it up. Upon bringing it up, she finds that it’s a noose. She’s very confused by this. Suddenly, The Joker attacks her from behind her. As they struggle, The Joker places the noose over her neck. The Joker picks her up and throws her over the balcony. Ashley’s body stops falling just before it can hit the group. We hear the snapping sound of Ashley’s neck breaking. Ashley Profitt, girlfriend of Tara, is dead.

Chapter 9
The next day, Rachel arrives at school and approaches Tara. They say hi to each other. Rachel asks where Ashley is. Tara says that she hasn’t heard from her this morning yet. They both assume that she’s either sick or has slept in. Rachel takes Tara with her to her group of friends, which they greet Tara as if she’s always been apart of their group. This is the very first time that the group has seen Simon and Shelly holding hands. They approve of their relationship. Simon says that it came to a big surprise to him, not believing that someone as popular and beautiful as Shelly would like him. Shelly kisses him in front of the whole school to make a point. She doesn’t care about her popular status or reputation as a “Beauty.” She’ll take who she wants.

The group (Rachel, Derek, Tara, Charles, Chloe, Simon, and Shelly) are walking through the hallway and continues to talk about the events of the last few days. Suddenly, everyone’s phones ding. Everyone in the school is receiving the same text message. They all check their message. It’s a GIF of THE JOKER over the bodies of Brian, Kris, and Samantha. This now confirms to the world that The Joker, under the inspiration of Jeff Blythe, is responsible for their murders. This shocks our group.

This also disturbs Mike, who is trying to keep his cool in front of his students during their third period class. At first, everything is cool. Mike is able to give them his lecture on their current assignment. But as he speaks, he sees the face of The Joker peeking through the window of his classroom door. This makes him stop talking. The students turns to the door. But the Joker is not there. They look back at their teacher like he’s crazy. Trying to hide this from them, Mike chuckles and apologizes for “spacing out” on them.

During lunch hour, the group is eating together, which now includes Tara. They talk about the GIF, believing this to be a message to the people involved with Jeff Blythe’s past. Rachel suggests that they may have been involved with Jeff Blythe. But they need proof. They all agree, still believing a lot going on with them over this is just a coincidence. Tara takes her phone out and walks out of the cafeteria. Rachel sees this. In the hallway, Rachel comes out and sees Tara crying. Concerned for her, Rachel asks her what is wrong. Tara turns to her and says that she just tried calling Ashley. But that her mom answered the phone and told her that they found her hanging in her bedroom. Tara announces that Ashley is dead. She runs off crying. Rachel is shocked and sadden over this.

In the English Classroom, Mike is alone, eating his lunch. His mind is consumed by the recent events and how they may be related to his abuser. He hears himself (Little Mike) screaming from when he tried running away from Jeff Blythe. He begins to cry over these memories. His phone rings. He wipes away his tears and answers it. He greets the caller by saying, “This is Mike Stedman, English teacher.” The caller is The Joker, who tells him that the past is coming to bite him in the ass. Mike recognizes the voice and asks The Joker what he wants. The Joker says that he wants to play with Mike for a while before he kills him. The Joker states that since he didn’t snitch on Jeff Blythe, that he’ll live for just a little bit longer. But until then, he’s going to taunt him. Then he hangs up. Mike is horrified over this.

At the Morgue Office, Ronald is with the Coroner, who has performed the autopsy on Ashley’s body. The Coroner tells Ronald that by her findings that it is with her personal and professional opinion that Ashley Profitt did NOT commit suicide. Ronald asks how. The Coroner points that the damage on her neck and the positions do not match they way that she was found. The way her neck broke would not have been done by her hanging herself in her bedroom. The Coroner states that the body had to of fallen from a much higher level. So Ronald asks if this possibly means that the body was moved from one location to her bedroom. The Coroner believes this. So now they’re looking at a murder. Ronald now fears that Ashley’s death is related to the recent murders. From outside the coroner’s office, we find Rachel hiding in the back, and she has heard all of this.

That evening, Rachel is with her group and informs them of what happened to Ashley. Tara is horrified to learn that her girlfriend was murdered. Rachel asks Tara if she’d seen her naked before. Tara confesses that she did and asks why. Rachel asks if she had seen any scars that resembles their own scars. Tara says no and states that Ashley would have no relations to Jeff Blythe’s past, as Ashley is from Canada and had just moved to America this year. They ask each other why Ashley was killed then. Rachel says that she doesn’t know.

Chapter 10
That evening, Mike and Denise are together at his apartment. They’re sitting on the floor, between the couch and coffee table. They’re eating Chinese Food and drinking wine. Denise notices that Mike appears upset. She asks him about it. But he’s very hesitant of telling her about it. Denise tells Mike that he can tell her anything and that she’ll be there for him no matter what it is. Mike turns to Denise and tells her that he was a victim of Jeff Blythe. Realizing what the recent events of the Joker murders has done to Mike, Denise sympathizes, saying, “Oh, Mike. I’m so sorry.”

Mike proceeds to tell her how it all happened. He tells her that he was six years old and that it was way before he was caught. Nobody knew at the time that Jeff was a killer. Jeff was living in the basement of the elementary school, where he worked as a janitor. He’d take Mike down to the basement, where he touched him, cut him, beat him, and manipulate him into hiding what he called “Their love.” Mike tells her that he never told his parents and fears that by not doing so, that he allowed other kids to be abused and some to be killed. Denise grabs his face and tells him that it’s not fault. She reminds him that he was just a scared little boy just like the other kids.

Denise tells him that she’s glad that he told her about this. He tells her that he’s glad that he finally told somebody about it. He adds that he’s been holding this for nearly twenty years and now he feels relieved. Denise tells him that he’s a very brave man for it. Mike smiles and thanks her. They proceed to kiss. Mike lays on her and they rip each other’s clothes off. Mike admits that this will be his first time having sex with a woman, reminding her and us that his sexual abuse from Jeff Blythe prevented him from having any sexual relationships with a woman until now. Denise smiles and says that she’ll take care of him. Mike and Denise have sex.

That night, Rachel and Derek arrive at the same park that they had their first date at. They hold hands as they walk up to the top of the playground by the slide. Rachel asks Derek if he knows why she asked him to come here with her. Derek guesses that it has something to do with their so called “hidden memories”. Rachel confirms this. Derek confesses that he’s had these same “memory dreams” that Rachel and Chloe both admitted to having. Derek says he has dreams and visions of a past that he can’t fully remember with Rachel. They both tell each other that their dreams are so clear to them that they can narrate to each other of how their life together was like when they were kids. They both turn to the swingset and both say that they’ve been there before. As they recollect these memories from their dreams, we DISSOLVE TO...

FLASHBACK

Little Derek (6) is pushing Little Rachel (6) on the swingset. Rachel asks him to push her higher, which he does. They chase each other around the park, laughing and giggling. They run up to the top of the playground. Rachel playfully pushes Derek down the slide. He lands at the bottom and turns around to face her. Derek tells Rachel to come down the slide and that he’ll catch her. Just like on their first date in the future. Rachel slides down the slide and Derek catches her. They laugh together. They look into each other’s eyes. And Little Rachel and Derek give each other their first kiss. It’s similar to the kiss that they’ll give each other on their first date ten years from then.

As we ZOOM in on the younger versions of the couple kissing, we DISSOLVE TO THE PRESENT on the same couple, only ten years older, in the same spot and kissing the same way. (NOTE: This would be a really awesome shot if this were a movie. Transitioning from the younger version to the older versions kissing.)

Later that night, Rachel is lying on her bed and staring out into space. Her cellphone rings and she answers it. It’s the Joker. Unaware of this being the killer, Rachel casually asks him who this is. The Joker tells her to tell him who she thinks this is. Rachel shakes her head and says, “I don’t like playing game on the phone with strangers.” The Joker asks, “What if I were to tell you that we’ve met before.” Rachel asks how and when. The Joker states, “At Marysville Elementary School in 2008.” Rachel says that she was in Kindergarten then. The Joker says that they have a history together -- A very sexual and frightening one. The Joker gives out a “Joker” chuckle.

Recognizing this kind of laugh, Rachel realizes that this is The Joker. Rachel asks him what he wants from her. The Joker says that he wants her to remember him and their past. The Joker states that Rachel was always Jeff’s favorite little girl. Rachel is horrified by the name. She asks if he’s referring to Jeff Blythe. The Joker confirms this. The Joker tells her that her parents and the parents of her friends made them forget “their love.” Rachel asks him what he’s talking about. The Joker says that the reason that Rachel doesn’t remember the past is because her parents made sure that she forgot everything.

Rachel says that she’s hanging up and calling her father, reminding him that he’s the Sheriff. The Joker reminds her that her father was the one who arrested Jeff Blythe. So he, too, will be punished. The Joker says that both her and her father will soon feel a painful loss for what they’ve both done to Jeff. Rachel asks him what has she done to Jeff. The Joker tells her that she’s the one who told. This means that Rachel is the reason that Jeff got arrested. The Joker tells her that he plans to kill her last. But until then, she’s going to lose every single person that she love and cares about. The Joker hangs up. Rachel is horrified by this call.

Chapter 11
The next day at school, Rachel tells the group; Derek, Tara, Chloe, Charles, Simon, and Shelly about her phone call from the Joker. Rachel tells them that the Joker claims that she’s the one who told on Jeff Blythe, which resulted in his arrest. They’re shocked to hear about this. Tara asks if she remembers Jeff Blythe being at the school. Rachel says no, stating that she only remembers Tara there with her. Rachel tells everyone that she and Derek are starting to believe, however, that they’ve all known each other as these “Memory Dreams” match each others. But the others, despite obvious evidence, say that they don’t remember each other. Some of them even point out that they went to different elementary schools...or so they were told by their parents.

After school, Derek drives Rachel home. They hug and kiss each other goodbye. As Rachel walks to her house, Derek calls for her. She turns around and faces her boyfriend. Derek tells Rachel that he loves her. Rachel smiles and says that she loves him, too. Rachel walks inside her house. Derek smiles and drives off. As Derek drives home, he turns on the music and sings along to it. He’s happy, in love, and feeling good about it. As he drives -- CRASH. Derek is knocked unconscious. Suddenly, we find the Joker appearing out of nowhere and approaching his car. Before the Joker does anything to Derek’s unconscious body, we CUT TO --

Rachel in her bedroom and sitting at her desk. She’s doing her homework when she gets a ding on her cellphone. It’s from Derek’s phone. She smiles and checks her text message. However, she finds a picture of him injured and tied up. Rachel is horrified by this. Her phone rings and she answers. It’s the Joker. He tells her that he’s got her boyfriend and if she wants to see him alive again, then she is to go to where it all started. Rachel guesses that it’s the Marysville Elementary School, which the Joker confirms this. He tells her to bring her friends. He would like for them to take a walk down memory lane.

Later that evening, Rachel and the group; Tara, Chloe, Charles, Simon, and Shelly arrive outside the Marysville Elementary School. As they walk for the main entrance, Charles says, “So this is where the Jeff Blythe nightmare began.” Simon confirms this. They walk inside and look around. Rachel suggests that they split up; She’ll take Tara with her to the basement, Chloe and Charles will go upstairs, and that Simon and Shelly should look around the main floor. Everyone agrees to their role. So they split up.

Rachel and Tara go down to the basement, Charles and Chloe go upstairs, and Simon and Shelly stays in the main floor. Up on the second floor, Chloe has a weird feeling and vibe. Charles asks her about it. Chloe says that she has a weird that she’s seen this place before. She says that she’s seen it in her dreams. Charles asks if she’s talking about one of her memory dreams, which she confirms. This also occurs between Simon and Shelly, both whom were told that they went to different schools. But they’re beginning to remember being at this particular school at that particular age.

In the basement, Rachel and Tara remember the school’s path as they do remember coming to this school unlike the others. They find a door. Rachel says that she seems to remember this door from her dreams. Tara says that she does, too. They open the door and find Derek inside. He is injured and tied to a chair. They run to him and proceed to untie him. Rachel slaps Derek’s facing, making him regain consciousness. Derek is surprised to see her. He asks what happened to him. Rachel tells him that The Joker kidnapped him and brought him to the elementary school. Derek looks around the room that he’s in. To his horror -- HE REMEMBERS THIS ROOM. This is the room where Jeff Blythe brought the kids to and abused them.

Up on the first floor, Simon and Shelly continues looking around for Derek, unaware that he’s already been found. Shelly tells Simon that she’s scared. Simon puts his arm around her and promises that he’ll protect her. They being to kiss. Suddenly, The Joker charges in and tackles Simon to a wall. Simon’s head hits the wall so hard that he’s knocked out. The Joker turns to Shelly. She proceeds to run away. The Joker chases her. Shelly goes to run out of the building. But The Joker grabs her and pulls her back in. The Joker turns her to face him and stabs her in the chest. Shelly screams out loud. This is heard by everyone; Rachel, Tara, and Derek in the basement and Charles and Chloe down in the basement. They all run to find her location. The Joker continues to stab her until she dies. Shelly Larson, girlfriend of Simon and a victim of Jeff Blythe, is dead.

Chloe and Charles come down to the first floor to find Simon. Charles bends down and helps him regains consciousness. Simon asks where Shelly is. They tell him that they don’t know. But they thought that they heard her screaming. A horrified Simon tells them that they have to find her. Charles and Chloe helps Simon up and they look around for Shelly. As they make it towards the middle, where the entrance is, they find her body. Simon cries out and collapses on her body. Simon sobs over the death of his girlfriend.

Rachel, Tara, and Derek come up to the first floor and finds them. They see Shelly’s body. Rachel cries over this. She comes to realize that The Joker didn’t bring her to save Derek like it appears. He brought them there to kill one of her friends.

Chapter 12
It’s sometime after Shelly’s murder. Ronald and the police are at the elementary school. Shelly’s body is being wheeled out. Derek is being sent to the hospital for his injuries. Simon is devastated over his girlfriend’s murder. Ronald approaches his daughter, asking her what happened and why she came here. Rachel tells her father about the phone calls from The Joker. Ronald asks her why she didn’t tell him immediately. Rachel tells him because the Joker threatened his life, saying that both she and him will be punished for what they’ve done to Jeff Blythe. Ronald is shocked by this. The look on his face tells Rachel that her father knows something that she doesn’t know. Rachel asks her father if she knew Jeff Blythe when she was at this school. Ronald tells her that they’ll talk about it later and tells her to go home. Rachel is shocked and mad over her father’s lack of cooperation. This is all the confirmation that she needs.

The next day at the Sheriff’s office, Ronald and Mark are talking about Shelly’s murder. Mark is horrified and mad. They both realize that this is all about Jeff Blythe and that the Joker is targeting their children and possibly them. Ronald tells Mark that Rachel may possibly know the truth about their past. Mark nods and says that soon his Chloe will learn the truth. Ronald asks him he will tell Chloe the truth. Mark says that he fears that with all that is going on that he may not have a choice. Mark announces that he will tell Chloe the truth before the Joker has the chance. Ronald suggests that they get the parents and the kids together and they’ll tell them together. Mark nods and agrees with this idea. Mark asks about doing this tomorrow. Ronald agrees to that arrangement.

At his apartment, Mike is drinking beer and watching the news that is covering Shelly’s murder. The news does confirm what we already knew -- Shelly’s murder is related to the recent murders of the Joker. As the reporters talks about the original Joker being Jeff Blythe, Mike starts to break inside. The name itself triggers him. He experiences bouts of flashbacks and hallucinations of Jeff Blythe/The Joker. His cellphone rings and he answers it. It’s Joker, who asks him if he’s heard about the latest murder.

Mike tells him to leave his students alone or he’ll kill him if he ever sees him again. The Joker says that will soon happen and if he wants to fight him, he’ll welcome it. Mike says, “Name the day, time, and place and I’ll be there.” The Joker tells him tomorrow evening at seven o’clock at the abandoned garage on Grove street. Mike nods his head and tells him that he’ll be there. The Joker tells him that he better or else he’ll kill his assistant principal girlfriend if he runs like a little boy that he was to Jeff. The threat against Denise’s life and the reminder of his abuse furthers the fuels of his resolve to fight The Joker. Mike says he will kill him tomorrow night and end his reign of terror. The Joker laughs and says that he’s looking forward to it. The Joker hangs up.

Rachel parks her car in front of her house. She finds that her parents’ cars are gone but that Robbie’s car is there, meaning that Robbie is home. As she approaches the house, she gets a phone call from Robbie’s phone. Rachel answers and says that she just got home. Robbie says that he was just checking to see when she’d get home. He asks where she’s been. Rachel says that she was just visiting Derek at the hospital. Robbie asks her how he’s doing. Rachel says that he’s doing better and will be released tonight. Rachel asks her brother what he’s up to. Robbie says, “Well, I’m just…(VOICE CHANGES TO THE JOKER)...tied up.”

Rachel is horrified by this. She asks him what he’s done to her brother. The Joker laughs and says that she shouldn’t worry about what he’s going to do to Robbie. Because it’s what she’s going to do to him that is the real bitch. The Joker suggests that she runs to find him. And Rachel does just that -- Run. She runs into the house and looks around for Robbie. But she can’t find him. She hears noises coming from the backyard. She runs out to the backyard.

Rachel finds Robbie tied to a chair with The Joker holding a knife at him. Rachel goes into action, charging at The Joker. Robbie can be seen saying, “No! Don’t! It’s a trap!” But she doesn’t hear this as his mouth is taped. Rachel tackles The Joker. However, upon landing, she finds that the Joker was just a mannequin that had a rope tied to it. By tackling it to the ground, it untied the rope. She looks up to find - A LARGE BLADE FALLING DOWN TO ROBBIE.

Both Rachel and Robbie scream helplessly as the blade falls onto him. The blade cuts Robbie’s entire head into two, separating his front and back side. Rachel screams as the remains of her brother fall to the ground. Robert “Robbie” Mathis, son of Ronald and Renee and older brother of Rachel, is dead. The shock and horror causes her to faint.

Chapter 13
It’s sometime after Robbie’s murder. The police are there. The Coroner Paramedics wheels Robbie’s remains away, which are inside a body bag. Rachel, Ronald, and Renee are crying over Robbie. Rachel tells her father that this was the punishment that the Joker told her that they would suffer for their part in Jeff’s arrest and execution; Robbie’s murder. Ronald nods, finally understanding. Ronald tells both Renee and Rachel that tomorrow they’re going to have a meeting with Rachel’s friends and their parents. Ronald tells them that tomorrow, they will reveal the truth about everything. Renee hesitantly nods her head, finally giving in and willing to be honest about it.

Later the next evening at the Mathis residence, Rachel and the group are there with Rachel’s parents and the other parents; Mallory Greene (40s - Tara’s single mother), Scott and Rose Martin (40s - Derek’s parents), Mark (who we already know is Chloe’s father), Steve and Rita Foley (40s - Simon’s parents), and Marty and Cynthia Larson (40s - the late Shelly’s parents). Rachel and the other kids hug Shelly’s parents out of respect for their loss. The Mathis’s welcomes the group, including Charles (who’s without his parents as he was not apart of this past), and the group’s parents. Ronald says that he couldn’t invite the parents of the other victims (Brian, Kris, Samantha, and Ashley) as they all were busy with their funeral arrangements and with family affairs over their murders.

Ronald tells the kids that the parents have been keeping a secret from them and that now is the time to finally tell them the truth. The kids sits and listen, waiting for the truth. Ronald turns to Mark, who asks Chloe if she remembers telling him about these dreams that she’s been having about the past with her friends, before supposedly meeting them. Chloe confirms that she remembers telling him this. She tells her father that the other kids in the group has also had these dreams, which they all confirm. Mark continues by telling her that these aren’t dreams. He states that they’re repressed memories.

Chloe asks if they’ve all known each other since they were little kids, despite only remembering meeting each other since the beginning of their high school years. Mark turns to Ronald, telling him to “show it to them.” Ronald pulls out a pictures and shows the group. Our group is shocked upon seeing the picture -- A SCHOOL GROUP PHOTO from 2008. It has them all -- Rachel, Derek, Tara, Chloe, Simon, Shelly, Kris, and Brian. When they were all five or six years old in Kindergarten. Rachel asks if they knew Jeff Blythe. Ronald nods, confirming what we all been suspecting. Ronald tells the kids that Jeff Blythe was the janitor there, living in the basement of the school. As he tells the story, we DISSOLVE TO --

FLASHBACK

In the school hallway, Jeff Blythe is mopping the floor. Suddenly, he’s surrounded by our group of kids (5/6). They wanna play with him. Jeff smiles and stops mopping to play. Jeff plays tag with the kids. The kids jump on him, laughing and giggling with him. Jeff has Little Chloe on his back and running around. Chloe asks him to run faster, which he does.

RONALD: Jeff was a very caring, good, and trustworthy man...or so we thought. The school and the public loved him. He was good with you kids. We trusted him with you. And you kids adored him.

Jeff covers his eyes, counting down from ten to zero, while the little kids go running and hiding. After counting down to zero, he announces, “Ready or not, here I come!” The kids are hiding. Our group is hiding in different places as Jeff searches for them.

RONALD: You, Rachel...were his favorite of all.

Jeff finds Rachel. She smiles at him. He smiles back. He picks her up. He looks around to see if any adults are around. Then he kisses her on the lips. He asks Rachel if she liked that. She nods “yes”, thinking that he’s being like a Father/Uncle figure, which are the type of people who’d kiss her. She has no idea what he will soon do to her.

RONALD: That’s when it all began for you.

In the basement, Rachel is lying on Jeff’s bed. Jeff climbs in next to her. Her proceeds to remove her clothes. She’s confused this. Before we see anything, we cut to -- Little Derek strapped to a chair. Jeff is taunting him from behind with his signature knife. He scrapes the wall, similar to Freddy Krueger scraping the railings with his claws. Derek begins to cry, fearing for his life. In another time, Little Chloe is being cut up with the knife. She is crying, asking for her daddy. Jeff smiles and says that, “I’m your Daddy, now.” He licks her in the face, which makes her cry even more.

In another time, Little Tara is sitting Jeff’s lap. He begins kissing her. But she’s not afraid. Perhaps, she thinks that he’s being a nice guy to her and she just doesn’t know better. He shows her his knife. She is afraid at first. But Jeff tells her that it won’t hurt. Tara goes along with it. She believes that he’s going to play a game with her.

RONALD: At the same time that he was abusing you, he was also murdering kids.

FLASH

A little boy is crying while The Joker (Jeff) stabs the child with the knife. He proceeds to stab the boy multiple times. The little boy (later revealed to be named Sean Rivers, age 6) is dead.

RONALD: We were all scared. We had no idea who was killing the children. And we feared that we’d never catch him. But then…

Little Rachel approaches her father, crying. Ronald picks her up and asks her what is wrong. Rachel shows him the cuts on her chest. He is horrified to see this.

RONALD: You came forward. You told me everything that he did to you.

Rachel shows her father where Jeff touched her, where he kissed her, and the kind of things he touched her with, and where he touched her with them. This makes Little Rachel cry and Ronald comforts her, telling her that Daddy will stop him.

Ronald, the Sheriff at the time (Ronald wasn’t Sheriff then), and the police arrest Jeff. At the police station, at a lineup, the other kids; Derek, Chloe, Simon, Shelly, Kris, and Brian point out Jeff as their abuser. They cry in their parents arms, afraid of Jeff. The parents comfort their children. Jeff is immediately sentenced to death for his crimes of abuse, molestation, kidnapping, rape, and murder of children.

RONALD: You ended it all. You saved your friends from the abuse and other kids from being murdered.

Jeff is executed by lethal injection. In the audience room, Ronald, Renee, Mark, and the other parents are present to watch the execution. But as they stand and watch, we notice a DARK FIGURE also watching. But whereas the parents are happy to see Jeff being executed, this Dark Figure stares at the parents with hostility. We don’t see this person’s face or know why he’s there. Could this Dark Figure be the new Joker?

BACK TO THE PRESENT

Rachel and the others in the group (except for Charles) has tears running down their faces. They’ve come to realize that their worst fears are true. They were abused victims of Jeff Blythe. Derek asks the parents how come they don’t remember all of this. Mark explains that even after Jeff’s execution, the kids were still afraid to go to school, to meet new people, especially janitors, etc. The parents were afraid that the kids would never live a normal life. So they hired specialists to work with the kids to hide these awful events from their minds. Chloe, Derek, Simon, Shelly, Kris, and Brian were all sent to different schools as a way to help forget the events. But Rachel and Tara were best friends. The parents felt it best to keep Rachel and Tara together in order to help and protect each other from these memories.

The parents explain that by the time they were going into high school, that enough time had passed that seeing each other and being friends again wouldn’t affect their progress. So they were able to meet and be friends again without fear of the memories returning. Until now, when the Joker killer began his killing spree. Rachel suggests to them that the new killer is someone who must have known Jeff Blythe and is avenging him. The others agree. But Ronald says that he doesn’t know who that would be. He states that nobody would have cared enough for him to do this, pointing out that his ex-wife hated him, he had no other family, and he no friends or any friends who’d claim him as their own.

Chapter 14
That night at seven o’clock, we find a car parking outside an abandoned garage on Grove Street. Coming out of the car is Mike. He looks around to see if there is anybody else around. The coast is clear. So he walks into the garage. He looks around and shouts, “Hello!” I’m here! Are you here, you bastard?” Mike walks through the dark and empty garage. We see a Dark Figure watching him from behind. As Mike continues to walk on, the Dark Figure follows him.

Eventually, Mike feels his presence and turns around to find the Joker standing there. The Joker cocks his head and tells him that he’s glad that he came. Mike says that he wouldn’t miss this fight for the world. Mike asks him if he’s going to fight like a man or be a wimp and allow the mask to shield him. The Joker removes his mask. It’s too dark for us to see his face. But Mike can see face perfectly. He recognizes the Joker’s true identity, implying that it’s somebody he’s met before. He says that he hasn’t seen him in years.

The Figure (as we’ll call him when he’s unmasked) tells him that he left town when Jeff was captured. Now he’s back to take care of unfinished business. Mike says, “Well, I’m afraid that after I’m done with you, it’ll remain unfinished.” The Figure says, We’ll just see, boy. We’ll just see.” The Figure calling the full grown Mike a “boy” triggers him, as it was to remind him of his dark childhood. Mike tells him that he’s not a boy anymore and that he’s a man now. The Figure tells him to show him how much of a man that he is. And with that -- The fight begins.

Mike and The Figure begin to throw punches at each other. Both dodge and block many. However, they get a few punches in. But both are able to handle it. It’s clear to us now that the Figure (The Joker) is a full grown male adult. He’s bigger than Mike in both height and body shape, hinting that the Joker has muscles. But Mike is able to handle himself. They start throwing each other at walls and onto the floor. They trip each other and push each other.

The Figure throws sawdust in his face. With Mike distracted by this, The Figure tackles him to the floor. But Mike punches and kicks him off of him. The Figure picks up a metal rod and goes to hit Mike with it. But Mike grabs a chain and throws it at him, wrapping the chain around the rod. He pulls the road away with the chain and throws them both away. The two continue their fist fight. Both Mike and the Figure draw blood on their faces. Although, we can’t see his face, we can see the blood and wounds on The Figure’s face. Mike is covered in bruises and blood. But he’s taking it like a man and not like a little boy as the Joker had thought that he would.

The two stop fighting, circling around each other, and catching their breaths. The Figure says that he’s impressed by his fighting skills, declaring that Mike is no longer a little boy. He says that he fights like a tough man, pointing out that even The Figure, who is big and strong, is getting a good beating out of it. Mike tells him that he was preparing for such an event, finally admitting that he knew that Jeff Blythe wasn’t the only one involved with his abuse. The Figure says that he had a good time with Mike and Jeff and the other children. Mike says that he’ll have a good time breaking his neck.

The fight continues. The two punch each other viciously. Their blood splatters on the floor. But they continue their fight despite their wounds. Eventually, The Figure gets the upperhand, punching Mike in the stomach and face. Mike falls to the floor, severely injured and getting too exhausted to continue the fight. The Figure puts the mask back on and becomes The Joker again. The Joker hovers over him and tells him that he’s lost. But he’s not done with him yet. The Joker kicks Mike in the head, rendering him unconscious.

Chapter 15
The next day at lunch hour, the group is together. They’re still emotional over learning the truth about their past. Tara says that at least they are here together and will get through this murder spree. They all agree. They’ve survived the wrath of a child molester and killer. So they can survive this together. Simon says that they should figure out who the Joker is. Charles says that might be very hard to figure out. Derek says that it can be anyone. Simon points out that there is a very small narrow amount of people who can be the Joker. Simon reminds them that not many people were close to Jeff Blythe and those who were close to him had renounced him.

Rachel reminds them that her father had said that his ex-wife hated him, so it can’t be his wife. She asks if they had any children. Simon says that he hasn’t read anything about them having kids. But if they did, the child would have gone into hiding with the mother. Charles says that would most likely be the case, but that it’s obvious that nobody will know anything that his ex-wife won’t disclose to the public. Rachel says that they should look into anyone close to them. Chloe asks why anyone close to them would be the killer. Chloe points out that anyone close them was either their parents, who wouldn’t do this, or was their friends, whom were also abused by Jeff.

Simon suggests Stockholm Syndrome, where the victim falls for their abuser/kidnapper. Simon reminds them that Jeff Blythe always referred to his abuse with the kids as “love.” Simon suggests that the “affection” that he gave the kids may have actually brought some type of feelings of love and attention to one of the kids, who may have been neglected by their parents. Therefore, maybe one of Jeff’s victims may not have seen him or herself as a victim. But as an actual object of Jeff’s affection. Therefore, if it has taken the killer this long to kill someone, it could be a child victim who was waiting for the right time to strike at them for ending what Jeff and that love-struck victim supposedly had. This idea horrifies the group. One of their own fellow victims could be avenging what they believed to be true love from Jeff.

After school in Denise’s office, she’s reading all the text messages that she sent to Mike. They all say “Delivered/Sent”, which means he has NOT read them yet. She is becoming worried as she hasn’t seen or heard from him at all today. She gives him a call. She waits as his phone rings. But she gets no response and reaches his voice mail again. Denise leaves him a message, asking him to call her as soon as he can and saying that she’s worried about him. She tells him that she loves him. She hangs up the phone.

Denise reads some paperwork in hopes of getting her worries out of her mind. However, her phone rings. She checks it and finds that the caller is Mike. She smiles and answers it. “Mike” tells her that he’s sorry for not calling her back, explaining that he had an anxiety episode and couldn’t come in. Denise tells him that she was so worried about him. “Mike” tells her that everything is okay. “Mike” asks if she’d like to see him right now. Denise says that she would love to. “Mike” tells her that he’s in the hallway, right outside her office. He hangs up.

Denise hears noises from outside her office. She gets up and walks out of her office. She looks around the hallway. But she can’t see anything or anybody. Then she sees Mike being held down to his knees by The Joker. There is a knife to his throat. Denise begs for his life. But Mike tells her to just run. The Joker slashes Mike’s throat, killing him. Mike Stedman, boyfriend of Denise, teacher of the group, and an abused victim of Jeff Blythe, is dead. Denise screams over this. The Joker turns to her and points the knife at her.

Denise proceeds to run away. The Joker chases her around the hallway. Denise turns around, catching the Joker’s wrist as he goes to stab her, and kicks him in the stomach. She grabs a TV cart and pushes it at him. The Joker falls to the floor. Denise continues to run away. Finding nowhere else to go, Denise runs up the stairs. The Joker proceeds to follow in the chase. They make it up to the roof. The Joker grabs Denise. She screams for help and begs for her life. But the Joker throws her off the roof. Denise lands hard on the cement grounds. There is a loud thud when she lands. Denise Farlow, girlfriend of Mike and the Assistant Principal of Marysville High School, is dead.

Chapter 16
At Tara’s house, Tara and her mother (Mallory) are looking through the different dresses for her to wear for the school dance tonight. Mallory says that she’s happy that her daughter is going to her first prom dance. Tara says that she is, too. But that she wishes that Ashley was there to go with her. Mallory consoles her daughter, saying how Ashley would have loved to have gone to the prom with her. The doorbell rings. Mallory goes downstairs and answers the door. It’s Rachel, who asks to see Tara. Mallory lets her in and tells her that she’s in her room.

In Tara’s bedroom, Tara is looking at the green dress that she’s chosen for the dance. There is a knock at the door. She tells the knocker (Rachel) to come in. Rachel walks in and they say hi to each other. Seeing the dress, Rachel asks her if that’s the dress that she’s wearing for the prom tonight. Tara confirms this, saying that it’s the one that looks the best on her. Rachel says that Tara looks pretty in green, which Tara thanks her for. Tara asks her which dress that she has chosen for the prom. Rachel says that it’s going to be the dark purple dress that she wore for the homecoming dance last year. Tara says that she loved that dress on Rachel.

Rachel tells Tara that after the dance that everyone is planning on going to Chloe’s house. She informs her that they’re hoping to catch the Joker soon. Tara says that would be great and says that she’ll be there. Rachel tells her that she’ll see her at the prom. As Rachel goes to leave, Tara calls for her. Rachel turns around and looks at her best friend. Tara asks her if she’d be willing to save a dance for her, even though she’s straight and dating Derek. Rachel smiles and says that she’d love to have a slow dance with her. The two friends smile and Rachel leaves.

At the police station, Ford tells Ronald that they got some information of a possible lead to the Joker. Ford tells Ronald that they compared all the calls to Rachel and the victims who received calls. Ford points to a location on the map and tells Ronald that the calls are originated from a cell tower near the northwest side of Marysville. Far from the school and the victims. Ronald says that he’ll have to go and knock on some doors.

Ronald drives to this particular location. He goes back and forth between looking at the map and the area. He finds a house in the middle of nowhere. Seeing as it’s the only house close by, he decides to investigate. He parks his car in front of the house. As he gets out of his car, he notices that a car is parked at the side of the house. He approaches the car and peeks through the windows. But he doesn’t see anything interesting. So he moves for the house.

Ronald walks up to the side door and knocks on the door. However, upon knocking, the door opens. He says, “Hello?”, seeing if anyone is home. But he gets no response. He asks if anyone is home. But once again, he gets no response. He looks back at the car. He moves away from the door and goes back to the car at the side of the house. He looks at the license plate and calls Ford to run the plate for him. Ronald turns back and approaches the side door again. This time, with the door open, he walks right in. He announces himself, “Sheriff’s Department!” and asks if anyone is there. But he gets no response.

Ronald looks around the house, circling around the kitchen first. He walks into the living room and scans the entire large room. He looks out a window, hoping to find someone. Suddenly, he hears a chiming sound and goes looking for it. He walks into the dining room, where he finds a laptop on the table. He sees that the laptop is showing off different camera views around the property. He finds that there is even one showing his car. He realizes that somebody is watching.

Ronald hears a loud rattling sound. He spins around and pulls out his gun. He points it straight at the general area that he heard this sound coming from. He, once again, announces himself, “Sheriff’s Department!” He starts walking forward, asking if anyone is home. As he continues to walk on, we find the Joker sneaking into our view from behind him. Ronald is unaware of his presence. The Joker is carrying a fireplace poker. He raises it up in the air. But his movement causes the floor to creak. Hearing this, Ronald spins around only to be whacked in the face with the fireplace poker. Ronald is knocked unconscious.

Chapter 17
At the Johnson Residence, we find Chloe wearing a beautiful blue dress. There is a knock at her bedroom door. She tells the knocker to come in. Walking in is her father, who smiles and gets a good look at his daughter. Mark tells Chloe how beautiful she is in that dress. Chloe thanks him. Mark tells her how he cannot believe that his baby girl is going to the prom tonight. Chloe says that she’s been waiting for this night for a long time. And now she’s going with her boyfriend. Mark smiles but with sadness. His baby girl is becoming a woman.

Mark asks his daughter if what he’s doing tonight is okay with her. He reminds her that it’s been three years since her mother left them and just wants to be sure that she’s okay with his plans. Chloe turns to her father and tells him that she wants him to be happy, saying that he deserves that happiness. Chloe gives him her blessing to meet this new woman tonight. She hugs and kisses her daddy. The doorbell rings. Chloe says that must be Charles. Mark says that he’ll get the door while she gets herself ready.

Mark goes downstairs and answers the door. Standing there is Charles in a tuxedo. Charles says hello to Mark, calling Mr. Johnson. Mark says hello back and they shake each other's hands. Mark gives him the typical father-boyfriend talk about taking care of his little girl, not to pressure her for sex, and to be good to her, which Charles promises to do. Mark allows Charles into the house. Upon walking in, Charles sees Chloe walking down the stairs in her dress. He’s amazed by her beauty. He tells her how beautiful she looks in it.

Chloe hugs and kisses her father goodbye before she and Charles leave. After they leave, Mark pulls out his phone and types in a text message. He types, “I’ll be on my way in a few minutes.” He gets a reply from his date, Jenny, saying, “I can’t wait to see you.” Mark smiles. He’s excited about his own date with this woman. At the school gym, we find that the Prom has commenced. Our entire group is there; Rachel, Derek, Tara, Charles, Chloe, and Simon. They’re having a great time. As Rachel and Derek, Charles and Chloe dance, Simon approaches Tara and asks if she’d like to dance. Despite being a lesbian, she’s willing to dance with her male friend. They proceed to dance together.

Meanwhile, Mark is driving in the night. He arrives at his destination; a local bar called, “The Dragon.” As he gets out, some customers say hello to him, as they’re aware that he’s their town’s mayor. Mark goes inside the bar and looks around for his date. But he doesn’t see her. He gets a text message from her phone, saying that she’s right outside. So Mark exits the bar and goes looking for Jenny. But he doesn’t see her anywhere.

Suddenly, he hears a voice whispering his name from behind the bar. Thinking that this is Jenny, Mark goes behind the bar, which leads him to a small open field to the woods. The voice continues to call for him. Mark chuckles, thinking that Jenny is playing with him. He asks “Jenny” if they’re a little too old to be playing hide and seek. But he goes along with it and follows the voice into the woods. He walks into the dark woods and looks around for Jenny.

Mark calls out her name, “Jenny”, multiple times. He looks around. He hears somebody running behind and looks in that direction. He asks if that’s Jenny. But he gets no response. He continues walking on. Suddenly, he gets a ding from his phone, alerting him of a text message. He checks his message. It says, “Look to your right.” Mark turns to his right. He’s horrified to find -- JENNY’S DEAD BODY. He runs to her body. He finds that her throat had been sliced. Mark is terrified now. He realizes that the Joker is here. He gets up and looks around.

Mark tries to run back. But he gets another text message. He stops and looks. (Seriously, dude? You’re gonna stop when you’re running from a killer to look at a text message?) The message is from Jenny’s phone. It shows a picture of The Joker holding an axe. Mark turns around only to find The Joker, who slams the axe into his chest. Mark screams out loud in pain. The Joker pulls the axe out of his chest. Mark drops to his knee. He looks up at the killer. The Joker says, “Goodbye, Mr. Mayor.” The Joker slams the axe into Mark’s head. Mark Johnson, father of Chloe and the Mayor of Marysville, is dead.

Chapter 18
At the Prom, the event is slowly starting to end. Our group; Rachel, Derek, Tara, Chloe, Charles, and Simon get together and say that they had so much fun on their first prom night. Chloe asks if they’re ready to go to her house, explaining that her dad will be gone all night with a woman. They all say that they’re ready. Chloe leads the group, telling other students attending the prom that they’re going to her house to party. The others cheer. But while the group intends to have fun, the party is really a trap to lure the Joker in order to catch him. By bringing in a lot of people, they hope to get the Joker to attack them. But they believe that they can stop the Joker with multiple people around.

As Rachel is getting ready to leave, her phone rings. She answers it. It’s the Joker. He tells her that Daddy can’t save her and her friends anymore. Rachel asks him what he means. The Joker tells her that Daddy tried to do some investigation. But instead he found him and a fireplace poker to the face. Rachel asks if her father is dead. The Joker says not yet. But if she comes alone, maybe she can save him. She asks where. The Joker tells her to go to the Northwestern side of Marysville, there will be a house there in the middle of nowhere, and that she can’t miss it. He hangs up. Without telling her friends anything, Rachel runs off.

Rachel drives to the same house that Ronald was at earlier. She runs inside the house. She shouts for her father. But she gets no response. As she looks around, she hears the Joker’s giggles all around her. She finds that the house is covered with speakers. This means that the Joker could be anywhere. She continues looking for her father and the Joker. She pulls out a switchblade, which has a three to four inch blade. She looks around, prepared to either stab the Joker or cut her father free from whatever he’s trapped on.

Suddenly, Rachel hears a person making a sound from behind her. She turns around to find -- THE JOKER, holding a knife up in the air and aiming it at her. Rachel doesn’t give him a chance and stabs him in the chest. The Joker falls to the floor. However, she notices that something isn’t right. His arm appears to have been forced in a “raising up” pose and the knife is taped to his hand. Rachel removes his mask to find -- RONALD. His mouth is taped. Rachel cries, realizing that she’s been duped.

Rachel rips the tape off of his mouth. She apologizes to her father for stabbing him. Ronald tells her that he forgives her. He tells her that he’s sorry for not telling her everything before. He asks her to survive and to take care of her mother. Rachel tries to keep her father alive. But fails and he dies in his daughter’s arms. Ronald Mathis, husband of Renee, father of Renee and Robbie, and the Sheriff of Marysville, is dead. As Renee cry over killing her own father, she can hear the Joker chuckling in the speakers. He tells her, “Everyone who loves you, you seem to kill. You always hurt the ones you love. You are the...WORST...FINAL-GIRL...EVER!” He laughs before shutting down the power. It’s obvious that he’s not at this location.

At Chloe’s house, the party has begun. The entire group (except for Rachel) is here; Derek, Tara, Chloe, Charles, and Simon. Everyone is drinking, dancing, hooking up, and swimming in the pool in the backyard. Chloe takes Charles upstairs to her bedroom to have sex. Derek is worried about Rachel. But Simon tells him not to worry and hands him a drink. Simon and Derek drink together. Tara is drinking alone. She is walking around the backyard alone. She sees somebody, who appears similar to the Joker, walking into the woods. Curious, she follows this person.

Back at the Northwest House, the police are there. Ronald’s body is being wheel out. Because Rachel killed her father believing that he was the Joker, Rachel will not be arrested. Renee and Rachel are hugging and crying together as they mourn Ronald. Rachel keeps apologizing to her mother. But Renee tells her that this is not her fault. Rachel vows to kill the Joker. Renee says that she wants to kill him as well.

Rachel’s cellphone rings. As it’s from Ronald’s phone, they both know it’s The Joker. Rachel asks him what he wants in an aggressive tone. The Joker says that he wants to finish the game. Tonight, everything comes to an end. Rachel says that she’s with the police, therefore, she can get them to trace this call. But The Joker says that if she says anything, then Derek, Tara, Chloe, Charles, and Simon will all die right now. Rachel asks him what he wants her to do. The Joker tells her to come to Chloe’s house. No police or everyone dies. Rachel agrees. They hang up. Rachel tells her mother to come join her. Renee agrees, willing to face the killer with her daughter.

Chapter 19
Back at the party, Derek and Simon wanders drunkenly down to the basement and finds a large TV in a recreation room. They proceed to watch the TV. Meanwhile, Chloe and Charles have just finished having sex. Charles says that he’s going for a smoke. Chloe turns to Charles and asks him if he was around when they were kids. Charles says that he doesn’t think so. Chloe tells him that she’s had dreams about him being a little boy with her. Charles says that it’s not possible as he was willing in another state when he was little. Chloe grabs his face and touches his face. She closes her eyes.

FLASHBACK

Little Chloe and Little Charles are playing in the snow and running around, throwing snowballs at each other.

BACK TO PRESENT

Chloe is shocked by what she has seen. Charles WAS there. Chloe demands that he tells her the truth. Charles sighs. He admits that he was there. But that he was not a victim of Jeff Blythes. Chloe asks him why he never said anything to her or the rest of the group. Charles said that he was aware of what was going on with them. He didn’t want to damage them by telling them truth. He believed that it was not his place to tell the truth. So he went along with the whole facade story made by their parents. He admits that he was never out of Washington state (where this story takes place). He confesses to being by the group’s side the entire time.

Chloe becomes extremely upset with him over this. Charles sees this in her face. He tells her that she shouldn’t be mad at him for this as he did nothing wrong. He goes to apologize to her. But Chloe yells at him, demanding that he get out of her room. Charles sighs and says fine. Charles leaves her bedroom. Chloe turns and collapses to her bed, sobbing over this. She feels betrayed by her own boyfriend on the night that was meant to be so special to her.

Back at the party, the rest of the guests are still partying away. A couple, planning on making out, move to a closet for their hiding place. The boyfriend opens the closet door. However, the bodies of Mark, Jenny Mike, and Denise falls out of the closet. The couple scream over this, getting the attention of the rest of the party. Everyone panics and runs away. The entire crowd rushes out of the house. People get into their cars, driving off, or simply just run away from the house. Charles, who is outside smoking, tries to figure out what is going on. But there is too many people running by him. Someone accidentally bumps into him, making him hit his head on a tree. This renders Charles unconscious.

Down in the basement, Simon and Derek are still in the basement. They are so drunk and the TV is on so loud that they didn’t even hear the party guest screaming and running out. They proceed to puke on the side of the couch. They laugh at each other. Meanwhile, Chloe wakes up from crying herself to sleep that she totally forgot about her party. She gets up and asks if Charles has return. It’s obvious that, despite being mad at him, she still loves him and forgives him. But Charles is not here. So Chloe gets up and leaves her bedroom.

Chloe goes downstairs to find that everyone is gone. This depresses her. She looks around her house to see if anyone is still there. She thinks that she’s been ditched. She continues to walk around until she finds her father’s body with Jenny, Mike and Denise’s bodies. She cries over finding her father’s body. She feels a presence nearby. She turns around and finds the Joker. Chloe screams and proceeds to run around her house. The Joker gives chase. Chloe throws things at the Joker. But this doesn’t stop him.

Chloe runs into the garage and slams the door shut. She uses herself to prevent the door from opening. The Joker tries to bash it open. But he realizes that Chloe is blocking the door. So he stabs the door. This causes the knife to go through the door and into her side. Chloe screams out. Due to the shock of the pain, the horror, the loss of her father, and, of course, the loss of blood -- Chloe passes out. The Joker walks in. He finds Chloe’s body on the garage floor. Blood is seeping out of her wound. The Joker believes that he has killed Chloe and walks away.

Chapter 20
Rachel and Renee finally arrive at Chloe’s house. They get out of the car and look around, calling out to people (Chloe, Charles, Tara, Derek, and Simon). They go to the backyard. They see blood coming out from the pool outhouse. They open it and they find -- TARA’S DEAD BODY. Rachel cries over her dead best friend. Tara’s throat was slashed and she was stabbed multiple times. Renee tells Rachel how sorry she is for her best friend. But she tells her that they have to find the others. So they leave Tara’s body to go find the others.

They walk into the house and look around. They call out to everyone. But get no response. Renee grabs a fireplace poker and Rachel grabs a butcher knife. They’re prepared to fight back. They continue walking around the house. They find the bodies of Mark, Jenny, Mike, and Denise. Aside from Jenny, Rachel recognizes the other three bodies, telling her mother who Mike and Denise are. Renee is sad to find her friend (Mark) dead. Rachel guesses that the other dead woman (Jenny) was Mark’s date that Chloe mentioned that he was out with.

Rachel and Renee hears footsteps coming from the corner. They get up and grab their weapons. They slowly and cautiously walk to the corner. Coming out from behind the corner is both Derek and Simon. Their sudden appearance scares Rachel and Renee, who almost stabs them. But the boys raise their hands up. They realize who they are and apologizes to them for nearly stabbing them. They tell them that the Joker is here and that he killed Tara. The boys are shocked by this and say that they need to find Charles and Chloe.

They hear a noise outside the front door. The four slowly and cautiously walk over to the front door. They open the door and look around. Suddenly, Charles, whose head is bleeding, appears at the door. This scares the other four, who prepared to stab him. But Charles holds his hands up and says, “Whoa! Unnecessary!” (like Jake) They ask him where Chloe is. Charles tells them that she got mad at him so he walked out for the smoke. Then he tells them about all of the party guests running away from something. He asks them what is going on. They tell him about the bodies, Tara’s death, and the Joker being here.

Charles panics and says that they need to find Chloe. They proceed to look around the house. But Charles is so injured, due to the hit on his head from the previous chapter, that he nearly collapses on the floor. Simon and Derek have to carry him for the rest of the way. The group hears moaning. They follow the moaning to the garage. They open the garage door and find Chloe. She’s alive but severely injured. Renee and Rachel help her up. The uninjured four carries the injured couple to the living room. Simon and Derek sits Charles down on a chair and Rachel and Renee lay Chloe on the couch.

Renee tells Rachel to go into the kitchen to get some towels. She says that she’s going out to find anyone else on the property. Rachel says okay. Rachel runs into kitchen and Renee walks outside with the fireplace poker. Renee looks around the property for any other survivors. But she doesn’t see anything else. Suddenly, The Joker appears behind her. He slowly sneaks up on her. She spins around and goes to hit him with the fireplace poker. But the Joker catches it and whacks Renee in the head with it instead. Just like her husband. The Joker shakes his head over this.

In the kitchen, Rachel looks around for towels. She goes through the drawers and finds medical supplies; alcohol, bandage, and wraps. She takes the medical supplies, and looks in another to drawer, and finds the towels. She takes the towels as well. She takes the medical supplies and towels into the living room. She gives the band aids to Derek and Simon to aid with Charles. She places the towels onto Chloe’s wound and applies pressure on it. Charles says that he may need some ice. Rachel says that she’ll go get the ice.

Rachel rushes into the kitchen. She goes to open the freezer but her phone rings. She sees that it’s from her mother’s phone and assumes that it’s her mother. Rachel asks where “she” at. But instead of getting a response from Renee, she hears the Joker’s voice. He tells her that tonight, everything will be revealed and come to an end. Rachel begs for the Joker to not hurt her mother. The Joker tells her to the elementary school, where it all began, if she wants to know everything. Rachel says that she won’t fall for anymore tricks like she did with Robbie and Ronald’s deaths. But the Joker says this time there will be trick or games. He says that now is the time that he will lift the mask off and exposes it all. He tells her to come to alone and hangs up.

Rachel goes into the living room and hands Charles the icepack. He tells the group that the Joker has her mother and that she is to meet them at the elementary school. Charles and Derek offers to go with her. But Rachel says no, saying that the Joker wants her alone or else her mother dies. Rachel tells Charles to stay here for Chloe and to take care of his wound. She tells her boyfriend to take care of their friends. She hugs and kisses him, telling him that she loves him. Derek says that he loves her too and he lets Rachel go.

Chapter 21
Rachel arrives at the Marysville Elementary School, where it all began. She runs inside and looks around for her mother and the Joker. She runs down to the basement and to Jeff Blythe's old “man cave.” She finds her mother tied to a chair. Rachel looks around to see if there is any booby traps that will make her accidentally kill her mother. With that clear, she runs over to her mother. She checks to see if the rope tying her will unleash a boob trap. With that also clear, she proceeds to untie her mother. Renee tells her that she shouldn’t have came here. But Rachel tells her that she (Rachel) shouldn’t have left her (Renee) alone.

As Rachel attempts to untie her mother, Renee sees someone walking into the room. Renee warns her about this person’s presence. Rachel turns around to find the Joker walking in. Rachel faces him and tells him to reveal himself. The Joker pulls the hood off of his head and slowly removes the mask off. The Joker is revealed to be -- TARA GREENE. Tara smiles and says, “Hey, Bestie. Surprise!.” Rachel and her mother, who had found her “dead body”, is shocked by this reveal.

Rachel even asks her about this. Tara explains that she’s a very good actress, pretending to be dead with very good makeup effects to appear like she’d been brutally murdered. Rachel begins to cry at the revelation of her best friend being the Joker. She asks her why she is killing their friends. Tara says because of her love for Jeff Blythe. Tara explains that she loves her parents and her parents love her, too. However, her parents hated each other. Mom forced Dad to leave home. But Mom was always gone at work. So Tara had nobody around and felt neglected. So even though Jeff was abusing them, Tara confesses that she at least felt love and affection from him rather than abuse.

To Tara, regardless of the laws and his intentions, Jeff gave her the attention that she was seeking from someone. Tara claims that despite only being five years old, she was in love with Jeff. Rachel reminds Tara that she’s a lesbian. Tara laughs and says, “I’m not really a lesbian. I just promised Jeff that I’d never be with another man ever again.” Meaning that she only dated girls to fill in the void and would keep her word of never being with another male again. As Tara talks, Renee is wiggling her way out of the rope that Rachel partially untied.

Tara blames Rachel for snitching on Jeff, which resulted in their “love” coming to an end as well as his execution. So Tara vowed to avenge Jeff by killing those he abused that had testified at his trial before their memories were swiped of him. So she confesses to killing her own girlfriend to get her out of the way and Robbie’s girlfriend to hurt him as a way to punish Rachel and her father. Tara says that after Rachel and Renee had left her “dead body”, she suited up and kidnapped Renee and brought her here. Tara says that now that Rachel is here with her mother, she’s ready to end it all by killing the mother and daughter. She says that afterwards that she’ll go back to Chloe’s house to take care of their friends as well.

Tara says that she did love Rachel as her best friend. But now is the time for her to die. She raises the knife up and goes to stab her best friend. Suddenly, Renee frees herself and tackles her. Tara stabs Renee in the side and pushes her off. Before she can do anything else, Rachel attacks her and the two former best friends fight each other. They throw punches, pull each other's hair, and throw each other around. They even scratch and bite each other.

Eventually, Tara gets the upperhand and throws Rachel to the floor. Rachel crawls away from her. But Tara follows her and hovers over her. Rachel finds a knife that use to belong to Jeff on the floor, which Tara doesn’t see. As Tara goes to stab her, Rachel grabs the knife from the floor and throws it into Tara’s chest. Tara shrieks in pain. She drops to her knees and falls backwards. Tara appears to be dead. Rachel goes and attends to her mother. They hug each other and ask each other if the other is okay.

Tara rises and sneaks up on Rachel from behind. Renee sees this. But Rachel can tell from the look on her face what is happening. As Tara raises the knife up, Rachel pulls out her switchblade from earlier. Tara wields the knife down as Rachel spins around. Rachel catches Tara’s wrist and shoves her switchblade into the side of her neck. Tara gasps with shock over this. Rachel watches as her former best friend falls to her death to the floor. Tara Greene, former best friend of Rachel, a so called “victim” of Jeff Blythe, and the Joker of the story, is dead.

Chapter 22
In the aftermath; the Marysville Survivors are Rachel Mathis, Derek Martin, Chloe Johnson, Charles Baker, Simon Foley, and Renee Mathis. Both Chloe and Charles recovered from their wounds. Their fixed their relationship from their fight and are still strong together. Rachel and Derek have grown in their relationship. Simon is trying to move on from Shelly’s death. Slowly, things go back to normal for Marysville, although they know that things will never be the same after the murder spree that they just survived.

As Simon goes through the reports, records, and his own memories of the murder spree, he found a few flaws in Tara’s reveal. For starters, Tara was the only Joker to be revealed. Yet, when Shelly was being murdered by the Joker, Tara was helping Rachel rescue Derek when it happened. Both Rachel and Derek confirm that Tara was with them at the exact moment of Shelly’s murder. Also the autopsies and evidences do confirm that Tara’s confession to murdering her own girlfriend Ashley Profitt and Robbie’s girlfriend Samantha Watson to be true.. However, the other victims were NOT killed by her. In fact, when examining the bruises on Mike Stedman’s body that he received from his fight with the Joker, we are reminded (as the story itself confirms) that the Joker who fought the English teacher was in fact a full grown male adult and not a teenage girl.

So with that in mind, Simon has concluded that there is a second Joker killer and that this story isn’t over yet.

Confirmed Facts

 * Charles Baker is portrayed by the real life Anthony Bishop, whose named was used for Ali's boyfriend in the Club Stories.
 * Rick Grimes/Andrew Lincoln appears as the Sheriff Ronald Mathis.
 * Rachel and Derek are portrayed by Hannah Baker and Clay Jensen, who had crushes on each other in 13 Reasons Why.
 * The story is a combination of Scream and A Nightmare on Elm Street.
 * The story about a child molester and killer who is executed for his crimes is based on Freddy Krueger.
 * Jeff Blythe, the backstory killer based on Freddy Krueger, is portrayed by Jackie Earle Haley, who played Freddy in the 2010 Nightmare remake.
 * Rachel's father being a Sheriff, her mother staying at home, while both keep secrets from about her past with Jeff Blythe is also similar to Nancy Thompson's family life from A Nightmare on Elm Street.
 * Tara Greene, a lesbian character, is Tara from The Walking Dead, using the "Greene" last name and is also lesbian in both cases.
 * Both Chloe and her father Mark are portrayed by the father-daughter characters Emily and Wayne Fields from Pretty Little Liars.
 * There will be a total of 11 deaths, including the Joker, therefore, making 10 innocent victims killed.

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