Épisode Mortelle St-Valentin S01E12 - Tru Calling Saison 1

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Une jeune femme est déposée d'une voiture par un homme. Alors que la voiture s'éloigne, un autre homme surgit et agresse violemment la jeune femme. Puis il abandonne le corps après y avoir déposé un cœur taillé dans du papier journal dessus.

A la morgue, Tru et Lindsay sont impatientes de voir chacune commencer leur voyage romantique organisé pour la St Valentin. Davis entre et se montre mécontent tel un célibataire face à une fête célébrant les couples.

Tru et Luc se rendent sur la côte mais quatre heures plus tard, ils s'arrêtent au niveau d'une patrouille de la route. Une inondation les empêche d'aller plus loin. Tru vérifie la carte et propose qu'ils retrouvent Harrison et Lindsay aux Pinetop Cabins. Ils font un arrêt rapide à la station essence et, pendant que Luc achète des chips à l'intérieur, Tru parle avec Davis et découvre qu'il ne passe pas le jour de la St Valentin seul après tout. Le corps d'une jeune femme vient d'arriver (la jeune femme de la première scène), trouvé dans un parc avec la gorge tranchée et avec un morceau de journal découpé en forme de cœur sur sa poitrine.

Tru est surprise par un coup sur la vitre. Un homme, Kevin Rafferty, lui demande si elle peut le prendre en stop. Sa voiture est tombée en panne et il essaye de rejoindre sa copine. Ils n'ont jamais passé le jour de la St Valentin à part. Tru lui dit qu'elle aimerait l'aider mais... Il comprend et lui souhaite une bonne Saint Valentin tout de même. A l'intérieur du magasin, Tru trouve un portefeuille et le rend immédiatement à sa propriétaire revenue sur les lieux.

Tru et Luc arrivent devant un groupe de cabanes délabrées entourées d'arbustes et de mauvaises herbes, bordant un vieux cimetière. Harrison et Lindsay sont surpris de les retrouver devant l'entrée de leur cabane, mais hé, "Plus on est de fous, plus on rit". Kevin, l'auto-stoppeur, arrive également aux cabines. Un gars un peu bizarre résidant dans une des cabanes, Hank, a accepté de le prendre en voiture. Il se trouve que la soeur de Kévin possède l'endroit. Dommage que Tru ait refusé de l'aider, il aurait pu leur obtenir une ristourne.

Les quatre dînent ensemble dans la cabine principale. La seule autre personne présente est un vieil homme au comportement bizarre, Carl. Lindsay a de la peine pour lui, tout seul à la St Valentin. Harrison intervient en souhaitant que Lindsay passe moins de temps à penser aux autres. Lindsay lui répond qu'elle deviendrait plus comme à lui alors, à penser uniquement à soi.

De retour à leur cabine, Lindsay annonce à Harrison qu'elle le largue. Son ego est légèrement touché mais il s'en remet vite, lui proposant de dormir sur le canapé. Le lit sent bizarre en plus. Lindsay sort pour une petite ballade nocturne, quand elle entend soudainement un bruissement dans les arbustes. Tout d'abord, elle pense qu'il s'agit d'Harrison qui lui joue un tour, mais elle décide rapidement de ne pas traîner dans le coin. Elle fait demi-tour et entre dans Tru, portant un seau à glace. Lindsay sursaute. Elle explique à Tru qu'elle a entendu quelque chose dans les bois puis elle se presse pour retourner à sa cabine.

Tru s'apprête à rentrer, quand elle entend la voix d'un homme "De l'aide, SVP". A travers la végétation touffue, Tru rejoint une petite clairière et s'arrête net à la vue de ... Kevin, allongé sur le sol, sa gorge tranchée et un cœur en papier posé sur son corps. Il se tourne soudain vers elle : "J'ai besoin de toi".

Retour en arrière...

Tru se réveille dans la voiture de Luc alors qu'ils arrivent au niveau de la patrouille de la route. Tru suggère qu'ils se rendent aux Pinetop Cabins, où Harrison et Lindsay se trouvent. C'est marrant, Luc allait justement lui proposer la même chose. Et si tu vois une station essence, tu peux t'arrêter, j'ai une envie de chips. C'est marrant, Luc allait encore lui proposer la même chose.

 A la station essence, Luc s'arrête et sort de la voiture. Tru appelle rapidement Davis et lui dit qu'elle a besoin de tout savoir au sujet du meurtre dont il ne lui a pas encore parlé. Il comprend rapidement. "Je comprends, la journée se répète". Elle lui décrit alors le meurtre de Pinetop Cabin, avec la même méthode. Davis a trouvé des résidus sur le cœur de papier. Il va réaliser des tests chimiques et la rappeler. Soudain, un coup familier à la vitre de la voiture. Tru se retourne et découvre Kevin. "Laissez moi deviner. Vous avez besoin que l'on vous dépose". Tru lui dit qu'elle est d'accord si son copain est d'accord.

Ils se rendent dans le mini magasin où tout est comme la veille... Luc fait la queue, un shérif est en train de remplir une grille de loto dans le fond, un portefeuille rouge est posé sur un meuble. Tru indique à Kevin où se trouve Luc, puis attrape rapidement le portefeuille et le glisse dans son sac à dos. Quand la femme revient pour récupérer son portefeuille, Tru pointe Kevin du doigt. Ce dernier proteste. Le shérif cherche dans son sac et en extrait le portefeuille. Kevin jure qu'il ne l'a pas pris puis demande à Tru pourquoi elle lui a fait ça. Tru essaye de le convaincre que c'est pour son propre bien mais Kevin ne peut que la regarder dans un état de confusion total.

De retour au Pinetop, Tru saute de la voiture et court vers la cabine d'Harrison, ce qui provoque l'étonnement de Luc qui se demande comment elle a deviné la bonne cabine. Lindsay, qui n'est pas du tout contente du choix d'Harrison pour la destination romantique, semble soulagée d'avoir de la compagnie. Tru tire Harrison en dehors de la cabine pour une discussion privée.

Elle lui explique la situation et lui demande de faire ses valises avec Lindsay et de s'en aller. Tru et Harrison retournent dans leurs cabines respectives afin d'organiser une stratégie pour leur départ. Luc retourne à la réception pour annuler leur séjour alors qu'un vieux pick-up arrive.

La portière s'ouvre et Tru découvre Kevin Rafferty, la future victime. Kevin lui apprend que sa petite farce a presque fonctionné jusqu'à ce qu'il ait aperçu la caméra de sécurité et a demandé au shérif de vérifier la cassette. Tru essaye de le convaincre une fois de plus que c'était pour son propre bien mais il ne la croit pas. Il la menace d'appeler la police si elle ne part pas mais se calme lorsque sa soeur arrive.

 Tru croise Harrison sortant de sa cabine avec ses sacs en main. Elle lui explique que le plan a changé. "La victime vient d'arriver. Je ne peux pas le laisser ici". Elle lui dit de ramener Lindsay à la maison mais Harrison refuse de la laisser avec un psychopathe en liberté. Tru et Harrison retournent voir leurs moitiés respectives, chacun avec une histoire concernant l'autre couple en pleine dispute et ayant besoin d'un peu de temps à part pour sortir de cette querelle.

Tru et Harrison se répartissent ensuite les tâches. Tru va suivre Kevin pendant qu'Harrison cherche des suspects. Pour le moment, à part Luc, Harrison et Kevin, le seul homme dans le coin est Hank, l'homme au pick-up et Carl, le solitaire du resto. Harrison réussit à ouvrir la serrure de la cabine de Carl et commence à fouiller. Il trouve un vase rempli d'une fin poudre grise. Après avoir reniflé puis goûté, il se rapproche d'un bureau rempli de coupures de journaux. Soudain Carl entre et le surprend. Il lui demande ce qu'il fait dans sa cabine. Harrison essaye de faire le stupide, apparemment ce n'est pas une très grande prestation car Carl ne le croit pas. Il découvre que la femme de Carl est morte récemment et comprend ce qu'était la poussière grise, et les articles découpés concernent la nécrologie de sa femme. Il se trouve que l'enterrement s'est déroulé la veille à Philadelphie ce qui exclut Carl de la liste des suspects.

Pendant ce temps, Luc s'ennuie et rend visite à une Lindsay qui s'ennuie également dans sa cabine. Après quelques échanges concernant leurs "disputes" respectives, ils réalisent tous les 2 qu'ils se sont fait duper.

 Tru reçoit un appel de Davis, qui lui apprend que le résidu sur le cœur de papier est en fait des paillettes de tabac. Du goudron et de la nicotine à un taux correspondant à une marque spécifique de cigarettes, des Bullseye Lights. Davis lui explique également la mauvaise nouvelle qu'au cours des 2 dernières années, il y a eu 5 meurtres avec la même méthode, tous autour du jour de la St Valentin.

Plus tard, Tru découvre un paquet de Bullseye Lights dans le camion de Hank. Quand elle se redresse, Luc se tient à ses côtés, et lui demande ce qu'elle est en train de faire. Elle continue à parler de l'histoire de rupture de Harrison et Lindsay mais Luc n'est plus dupe. "J'ai parlé à Lindsay. Nous savons que vous nous avez menti". Luc s'en va. De leur côté, Lindsay et Harrison ont à peu près une conversation identique.

De retour au pick-up, Hank confronte Tru au sujet de l'effraction dans son véhicule et Tru le prévient de rester à l'écart de Kevin. Hank paraît confus quand il remarque le paquet de cigarettes dans les mains de Tru. "Vous êtes la seconde personne que je croise aujourd'hui et qui fume cette marque". Il se trouve en fait que Hank est asthmatique. Le paquet appartient à Kevin. Tru appelle Davis. La nouvelle théorie est que Kevin est le serial killer et sa victime de la nuit dernière ne s'est pas laissée faire.

Pendant ce temps, Lindsay ferme sa cabine à clef alors que Kevin arrive à ses côtés. Il lui explique que sa sœur possède l'endroit et qu'il était en chemin pour aller la retrouver. Il invite Lindsay à l'accompagner. "Vous êtes mon sauveur". Ils partent.

Harrison avoue à Tru qu'il a perdu la trace de Kevin alors que Carl indique qu'il a vu Lindsay partir avec un autre gars. Tru et Harrison partent en courant.

Dans le cimetière, Kevin touche un pierre tombale indiquant "Amanda Walker - 1976 - 2001". "Nous n'avons jamais passé un jour de la St Valentin à part". Lindsay n'est tout à coup plus si contente d'être seule dans un cimetière avec un étranger. Kevin sort un couteau et le pointe dans sa direction. Il lui explique qu'il fait ce qu'il fait pour que les autres personnes comprennent ce que c'est d'être seul. Il s'apprête à la tuer quand, soudain, sorti de nulle part, Harrison surgit et le plaque au sol. Kevin se relève rapidement et s'enfuit dans les bois.

Dans une petite clairière, Kevin fait face à sa sœur. Il lui tend le couteau et la supplie de le tuer. Eileen s'y refuse. Tru arrive. Kevin s'apprête à se poignarder lui-même quand Eileen hurle qu'il est tout ce qu'il lui reste. Tru lui explique qu'il va tuer sa sœur autant que lui. Il baisse lentement le couteau.

Lindsay ne peut pas croire qu'elle a presque rompu avec son sauveur Harrison. Ils s'enlacent, plus proches que jamais. Les choses ne se passent pas si bien pour Tru et Luc. Il lui explique qu'il n'a pas besoin de sa protection; il a besoin qu'elle le laisse entrer dans sa vie. La séparation est proche.

Plus tard, Tru se plaint auprès de Davis que tout ce qu'elle voulait était deux jours de repos. "Tu as une vocation". "Ça ressemble plus à une malédiction".

1. EXT. Park. NIGHT.
 (A car drives up, its headlights the only light. Music plays inside the car on the stereo. A woman gets out of the passenger side of the car and shuts the door.)
 
Cut to: A man, smoking a cigarette, watching from the trees/bushes. Only the bottom half of his face can be seen
 
 (The car drives off. The woman who got out of the car begins to walk. The man in the bushes follows her)
 
 (The woman begins to think something is wrong, she turns around and comes face to face with the man. He clamps a hand over her mouth, and she screams but its muffled. He drags her into the bushes.)
 
 (Thunder claps in the sky, and lightning strikes)
 
 Cut to: Shot of the City Morgue building and the front door
 
2. INT. Morgue. NIGHT.
 (Lindsay and Tru walk through the double doors into the crypt)
 
LINDSAY
Ah, Valentine’s Day. Somehow even the Morgue seems more romantic
 
TRU
So when do you guys leave for the big weekend?
 
LINDSAY
Harrison’s picking me up first thing in the morning
 
TRU
He tell you where you’re going yet?
 
 (They walk through to the office)
 
LINDSAY
Erm, someplace up in the mountains. Pinetop Cabins. He says it’s supposed to be beautiful. So what about you and Luc?
 
TRU
He found this little bed and breakfast up the coast, and he’s picking me up right after my shift
 
LINDSAY
How sweet are our guys? I mean, Valentine’s Day rolls around and they both put together fabulous weekends for their respective hotties
 
TRU
Don’t you just love this time of year?
 
 (Davis enters)
 
DAVIS
Valentine’s Day is a sham, perpetuated by the floral and greeting card industries to move product
 
 (Lindsay raises her eyebrows at Tru)
 
TRU
You’ll have to excuse Davis. He’s very single
 
LINDSAY
Shocker. So I’ll see you Monday. Have a great weekend
 
 (They hug)
 
TRU
You too!
 
LINDSAY
I will
 
 (She exits the room)
 
TRU
So are you working tomorrow?
 
DAVIS
Yep. Filling in for one of the married guys
 
TRU
Gotta tell you Davis, this weekend can’t start soon enough. I so need a break from my job
 
DAVIS
This one or the secret one?
 
TRU
For a change, both
 
3. EXT. Park. NIGHT.
 (It is still thundery, lightning strikes, and its raining hard. The man, hood up and hidden, lays the woman on the ground, dead. He raises his knife up to the light – it is covered in blood. The killer reaches down, places a newspaper clipping in the shape of a heart, on the victim’s chest, and places her hand over it. Then he pockets the knife and moves away.)
 
 (Camera pans out from the body until its all in view.)
 
 [CREDITS]
 
4. EXT. Road. DAY.
 (Luc and Tru are in Luc’s car, driving along. Tru is asleep in the passenger seat. She slowly opens her eyes and looks over at Luc)
 
LUC
You’re up. Thank God, I was about to check for a pulse
 
TRU
Hmm?
 
LUC
When I picked you up at the morgue, you said you were going to close your eyes for five minutes. That was four hours ago
 
 (Tru smiles at him, he smiles back)
 
Cut to: Police van at the side of the road
 
Cut to: Luc’s car
 
LUC
Oh, no. This can’t be good
 
 (The car drives past flashing red cones up to where the police patrol car is blocking the road)
 
OFFICER
There’s been some flash flooding up ahead, sir. Road’s closed for the next 24 hours
 
LUC
Oh but we need to get through today, sir, and this is the only road that goes through…
 
OFFICER
Sorry. If I were you, I’d go back the way I came
 
TRU
So we’ll spend Valentine’s Day at home. No big deal
 
 (Luc picks up the map from the dashboard and looks at it)
 
What are you looking for?
 
LUC
According to this, we’re just 50 miles from the place Harrison and Lindsay went to
 
TRU
Pinetop Cabins?
 
LUC
Yeah
 
TRU
How did you know about that?
 
LUC
Harrison, he called me last week and said something about a package deal
 
TRU
My brother, the romantic
 
LUC
The point is, its supposed to be really beautiful
 
TRU
Harrison said it was beautiful?
 
LUC
I believe his exact words were, “rustic yet romantic”
 
Cut to: The car turning around
 
LUC (cont’d/off-screen)
Come on, let’s surprise him
 
5. EXT. Service Stop/Food Market. DAY.  (Luc stops the car)
 
LUC
I’ve been craving chips for the last 30 miles, you want anything?
 
TRU (smiling)
I’m good
 
 (Luc gets out of the car. Tru’s cellphone rings)
 
TRU
Hello?
 
Cut to: DAVIS at the morgue, working on a body
Hey. I just heard on the radio they closed 14. I just wanted to give you guys a heads-up
 
Cut to: TRU
Thanks, but we sort of found out the hard way. How’s everything in Morgue-ville?
 
Cut to: DAVIS
Turns out I am not spending Valentine’s Day alone after all
 
Cut to: TRU
No?
 
Cut to: DAVIS
No. I’m here with a Marissa Hatcher. Cops found her in McKinley Park with her throat slit
 
TRU (voice-over)
Really?
 
DAVIS
Yeah, the weird thing is, the killer left a newspaper clipping in the shape of a heart. Some kind of a calling card or something
 
Cut to: TRU
God, a lot of freaks out there, huh?
 
Cut to: DAVIS
Yeah. Poor girl. Anyway, try to relax. Have a good time
 
Cut to: TRU
Thanks, I will .I’ll see you Monday
 
 (She hangs up, someone knocks on the window and she jumps)
 
TRU
Oh!
 
KEVIN
Sorry, didn’t mean to scare you
 
TRU
It’s okay
 
KEVIN
You’re not heading south by any chance, cause I could really use a lift?
 
TRU (rattled)
Um…
 
KEVIN
I know what you’re thinking. Mysterious stranger asks pretty girl for a ride. It’s like the first scene in some bad horror flick, right?
 
TRU
Sort of
 
KEVIN
Well, I’m Kevin Rafferty, and my car broke down just a few miles from here
 
TRU
Good thing you’re at a Gas Station
 
KEVIN
Yeah, well the mechanic took off for the holiday which kind of puts me in a bind because I’m supposed to be meeting my girlfriend. We’ve never spent a Valentine’s Day apart, and I’d hate to start now
 
TRU
I’d really like to help, but…
 
KEVIN
No hitchhikers
 
TRU
Yeah
 
KEVIN
Well, have a nice Valentine’s Day
 
TRU
You too
 
6. INT. Store. DAY.
 (Luc is looking at the chips. Tru enters, she holds the door open for a woman in a blue coat. A cop is standing nearby)
 
 (Tru walks further in, and notices a red wallet on the side. She picks it up. The woman in blue re-enters)
 
WOMAN IN BLUE
Has anyone seen my wallet? It’s red, with a Velcro snap?
 
TRU (handing it over)
You must have just dropped it
 
WOMAN IN BLUE
Thanks
 
 (She leaves again. Tru walks over to Luc)
 
LUC
Aren’t you my little Good Samaritan?
 
TRU
Any idea how close we are to the motel?
 
LUC
Yeah I just checked with the cashier. Fifteen miles, and we’re supposed to look for a painted sign. Apparently we can’t miss it
 
Cut to: Shot of a cemetery. Luc’s car drives up to it
 
7. INT. Luc’s car. DAY.
 
LUC
Er, is that what I think it is?
 
TRU
Leave it to Harrison
 
8. INT. Motel. DAY.
 (Harrison and Lindsay are having an argument)
 
HARRISON
All I tried to do was take you away for a nice weekend!
 
LINDSAY
Here?
 
HARRISON
I know it’s a little creepy
 
LINDSAY
They’ve got their own cemetery!
 
HARRISON
No, that cemetery’s not part of the property, I asked
 
LINDSAY
I wanna go home, Harrison
 
HARRISON
Wait…whoa…Look, they’re supposed to have this amazing waterfall around here. I was thinking we could go for hike tomorrow, have a little picnic, maybe…watch birds or something? I don’t know…
 
LINDSAY
You would go hiking?
 
HARRISON
For you? Absolutely!
 
Cut to: Luc’s car driving into the car park of the motel
 
9. EXT. Motel. DAY.
 (Tru and Luc get out of the car)
 
 Shot of two rows of dingy, dismal looking cabins, the words “Pinetop Cabins” on top of one of them
 
TRU
Rustic, yet romantic
 
LUC
Yeah
 
10. INT. Motel. DAY.
 (Harrison and Lindsay are making out. There’s a knock on the door)
 
HARRISON
We’re all set with towels! Thanks
 
TRU (off-screen)
It’s me, Harry. The owner told me where to find you
 
 (Lindsay looks confused, Harrison slightly annoyed. He goes over to open the door)
 
TRU
Hey!
 
HARRISON (less enthusiastic)
Hey
 
LINDSAY
Hey
 
HARRISON
What the hell are you doing here?
 
LUC
Well, we couldn’t make it to the coast, the road was closed
 
TRU
I tried both your cells, but I couldn’t get through
 
LINDSAY
Yeah, we heard on the radio that some relay tower got hit by lightning last night, there’s no reception for miles
 
TRU
We were thinking of getting a room
 
HARRISON
Great. The more the merrier. You two check in, once you’re settled, we’ll grab dinner in the main cabin. My treat!
 
LINDSAY
I thought you said meals were included
 
HARRISON
Ixnay, baby. We’ll see you in thirty
 
11. EXT. Motel. DAY.
 (Tru and Luc open the back of his car and take out their things)
 
LUC
Look, I know this isn’t exactly what I promised
 
 (A blue truck drives in behind them, and parks)
 
TRU
Luc, really. It’s you and me, anywhere would be fine
 
LUC
You sure?
 
TRU
Yeah
 
 (They turn around to see the person who has got out of the blue car is Kevin Rafferty, and a middle-aged white-haired man)
 
KEVIN
Hey, we meet again
 
TRU
Hey
 
LUC
Um, Tru?
 
KEVIN
Oh, I asked her for a ride a few miles back
 
TRU
At the Gas Station, you were inside
 
KEVIN
It’s okay, Hank here picked me up a few miles down the road
 
TRU
Look, I’m really sorry
 
KEVIN
Me too. If I’d known we were both going to the Pinetop Cabins, I could’ve caught you a discount on your room. My sister owns the place
 
(A dark-haired woman late-20s comes running over)
 
EILEEN
Hey, Kevin!
 
 (They hug)
 
KEVIN
Hey
 
EILEEN
Hi. You made it
 
KEVIN
This is Hank, he gave me a ride
 
EILEEN
Hey Hi, come on in
 
 (Tru and Luc look at each other, and follow them all towards the cabins)
 
12. INT. Main cabin. NIGHT.
 (Harrison, Lindsay, Tru and Luc are having dinner)
 
HARRISON
Well the way I see it, you just fix up some of these cabins, clear out some of those graves, and Pinetop Cabins Motel is Pinetop Cabins Resort and Spa
 
 (Nobody replies. Harrison looks at Lindsay)
 
Am I boring you, honey?
 
LINDSAY
Hmm? Oh, no, it’s just that poor guy, all alone on Valentine’s Day
 
 (They all look over at an old man 50-55 eating alone)
 
HARRISON
Maybe he wants to be alone. Who cares?
 
LINDSAY
I care. I think it’s sad
 
HARRISON (mockingly)
Aww
 
TRU
Some meal huh?
 
LUC
Oh yeah, it’s good stuff
 
LINDSAY (to Harrison)
What?
 
HARRISON
Oh, nothing. Just wish you wouldn’t always worry about everyone else
 
LINDSAY
So, what are you saying? What, you think I’m a busybody?
 
HARRISON
Only when it comes to everyone else
 
TRU
Who’s still got room for dessert?
 
LINDSAY
You know what, you’re right. I should become more like you and think only about myself…all the time
 
HARRISON
You calling me selfish?
 
LINDSAY
I’m not the one who used up all the hot water in the cabin
 
 (Tru and Luc look increasingly uncomfortable)
 
HARRISON
So I like long showers. Sue me
 
LINDSAY (to Tru)
Can I talk to you?
 
TRU
Yeah
 
LINDSAY
In private?
 
 (Tru and Lindsay stand up. The old man eating alone looks over at them briefly)
 
13. EXT. Motel. NIGHT.
 
LINDSAY
I’m breaking up with him, Tru. Tonight
 
TRU
It’s Valentine’s Day!
 
LINDSAY
Yeah, right. The most romantic day of the year and Harrison and I, we can’t stop fighting
 
 (They stop walking)
 
Wait...you’re not mad are you?
 
TRU
No, of course not. It’s just; you guys are my best friends
 
LINDSAY
And we still will be. We just won’t make out as much
 
 (They laugh. Tru’s cellphone bleeps. She looks at it: the time on it is 6:03pm)
 
TRU
Well I guess they finally fixed the relay towers
 
LINDSAY
Well at least something went right tonight, right?
 
 (They smile, walk away arm in arm)
 
14. INT. Tru and Luc’s cabin. NIGHT.
 (Luc hands Tru a wreath of flowers)
 
LUC
Happy Valentine’s Day
 
TRU
Luc, they’re beautiful, where did you…?
 
LUC
Someone just left them there on one of those graves at the cemetery, I figured they probably don’t need them anymore so… (off Tru’s shocked expression)… I’m kidding, they were stashed in my bag
 
TRU
Come here
 
 (they kiss)
 
15. INT. Harrison and Lindsay’s cabin. NIGHT.
 
HARRISON
You’re dumping me?
 
LINDSAY
We fight all the time, Harrison, about everything
 
HARRISON
You know, I actually thought this weekend would make things better for us
 
LINDSAY
Maybe it did
 
 (pause)
 
Look, I’m just gonna go for a walk, so if you want the bed…
 
HARRISON
No, no, no, I’ll take the cot. The bed smells funny
 
 (Lindsay exits the cabin)
 
HARRISON (under his breath)
Damn
 
16. EXT. Motel. NIGHT.
 (Lindsay steps out onto the grass.)
 
Cut to: Someone in the shadows lights a cigarette
 
 (Lindsay walks around the side of the cabin, near the trees. She hears a twig snap. She stops, more twigs snap, as if someone is walking on them. She walks slowly closer)
 
LINDSAY
Hello?
 
 (Leaves rustle, more twigs snapping)
 
Harrison, if that’s you…
 
 (she walks on a little further. Leaves still rustling)
 
Hello?
 
 (she peers into the darkness, then turns around to go back, and bumps straight into Tru)
 
Oh jeez! God!
 
TRU
Whoa…
 
LINDSAY
You scared me! What are you doing?
 
TRU
I was just getting ice, are you okay?
 
LINDSAY
Yeah, sorry, I just…I thought I heard a noise in the woods (she laughs nervously) Sorry, this place is just sorta creepy
 
TRU
What, the motel with its own graveyard?
 
LINDSAY
Go figure. See you
 
 (She walks off back to her cabin)
 
MAN’S VOICE (whispering/off-screen)
Help me
 
 (Tru turns around. She raises her flashlight in the direction of the voice)
 
MAN’S VOICE
Please…
 
TRU
Is anybody out there?
 
(She slowly walks over to the woods)
 
17. EXT. Woods. NIGHT.
 (Tru walks through the trees in the darkness, holding her flashlight. After a few seconds, her light picks out the body of a man. She focuses it on the face)
 
TRU
Kevin
 
 (She moves closer. Her light picks out a newspaper clipping in the shape of a heart, on Kevin’s chest. Kevin’s face looks towards her)
 
KEVIN
I need you
 
 [Flashes of the day’s images as it rewinds]
 
18. INT. Luc’s car. DAY.
 (Tru sits up)
 
LUC
You’re up
 
TRU
What?
 
LUC
Thank God, I was about to check for a pulse
 
 [Fade to Black]
 [Flashes of the day’s images as they rewind]
 
19. INT. Luc’s car. DAY.
 (Tru reaches for her cellphone)
 
LUC
Who are you calling?
 
TRU
Harrison, to warn him
 
LUC
About …?
 
TRU
Um… Lindsay’s allergies. He was gonna cook her dinner tonight, but if he makes anything with peanuts…
 
 (The cell beeps. She looks down at it: it reads 2:30pm and “No Signal”)
 
 [Flashback: LINDSAY: “Some relay tower got hit by lightning last night, there’s no reception for miles]
 
LUC
Oh, no. This can’t be good
 
 (He drives the car through flashing red lights on cones either side of the road, up to the police patrol car that’s blocking the road)
 
OFFICER
There’s been some flash flooding up ahead, sir. The road’s closed for the next 24 hours
 
LUC
We need to get through, sir, today, and this is the only road that goes through
 
OFFICER
Yeah sorry, if I were you, I’d go back the way I came
 
TRU
So here’s a crazy idea. We’re not too far from the place Harrison and Lindsay went to
 
LUC
Pinetop Cabins
 
TRU
I was thinking maybe we could go there too
 
LUC
That’s so weird; I was just thinking that same thing
 
TRU
And if you see a gas station, would you mind pulling over? I’ve got this weird craving for…
 
LUC&TRU (in unison)
Chips
 
 (Tru smiles, Luc chuckles)
 
Cut to: Shot of the gas station
 
20. EXT. Gas station. DAY.
 (Luc parks the car)
 
LUC
Bag of chips coming right up
 
 (He gets out of the car. Tru waits a couple of seconds then picks up her cellphone and dials)
 
DAVIS (voice-over)
Hello
 
TRU
Davis, it’s me
 
Cut to: DAVIS in the Morgue, next to the Valentine Victim
I was just getting ready to call you
 
TRU (voice-over)
Yeah I know
 
DAVIS
I get it. Do-over day. What have you got for me, victim-wise?
 
Cut to: TRU
His name’s Kevin Rafferty. He was killed at the motel we went to. Slit throat. When I found him, there was a newspaper heart next to the body. Sound familiar?
 
Cut to: DAVIS
Yeah, two victims, same M.O. Sounds like…
 
Cut to: TRU
A serial killer, I know. Serves me right for thinking I was gonna get a vacation
 
Cut to: DAVIS
Well these things do happen at the worst possible times don’t they?
 
Cut to: TRU
All the better to ruin my life. Look, I need you to tell me everything you know about the first murder, and tell me fast. I’m gonna be meeting victim number two any second now
 
Cut to: DAVIS (reading a report)
Well, according to the police report, a witness saw a man leave the scene of the crime
 
Cut to: TRU
Yeah, what else?
 
Cut to: DAVIS
Well, there’s some residue on the paper heart. Specks of something, I can’t quite tell what it is, but I’ll do a chemical analysis and get back to you
 
Cut to: TRU
Fine, but you won’t be able to reach me until 6:03 tonight
 
DAVIS (voice-over)
Why not?
 
TRU
Phone issues. Just find out everything you can by then
 
Cut to: DAVIS
Well, what are you gonna do in the meantime?
 
Cut to: TRU
Anything it takes to keep Kevin away from that motel tonight
 
 (Kevin knocks on the window)
 
I gotta go, Davis
 
(To Kevin) Let me guess, you need a lift?
 
KEVIN
Er, yeah. Up to the, uh…just up to the Pinetop Cabins Motel, it’s not very far
 
TRU
That’s fine by me, but we should check and see if its cool with my boyfriend
 
KEVIN
Great
 
21. INT. Gas station store. DAY.
 (Luc is looking at chips. Tru and Kevin enter. The woman who left her red wallet passes Tru on the way out. The police officer is standing to one side with a lottery ticket. Tru stealthily picks up the red wallet)
 
TRU
That’s him right there, if you wanna ask him
 
 (Kevin walks past her)
 
KEVIN
(to Luc) Hey
 
 (Tru slips the red wallet into Kevin’s open pocket on his backpack)
 
WOMAN IN BLUE
Has anyone seen my wallet? It’s red, with a Velcro snap
 
TRU
Yeah, he’s got it (she points at Kevin) I just saw him snatch it right off the counter
 
KEVIN
Whoa, whoa, whoa, that’s not true
 
TRU
If you don’t believe me, you can just check in his bag
 
KEVIN
What??
 
 (The woman in blue stares accusingly at Kevin. Luc stares at Tru)
 
OFFICER
All right, let’s take a look
 
 (He looks in Kevin’s bag and brings out the red wallet)
 
KEVIN
I did not take that, I swear!
 
OFFICER
Right, never heard of that one before
 
 (The woman in blue takes her wallet and leaves)
 
KEVIN (to Tru)
I don’t understand, why…why are you doing this to me?
 
TRU
It’s not what you think, it’s…look, I’m just trying to help
 
 (The officer is putting cuffs on Kevin)
 
TRU (to Luc)
Come on; let’s get out of here, now
 
22. EXT. Pinetop Cabins Motel. DAY.
 (Luc pulls up and parks)
 
TRU
I’m gonna go talk to Harrison, I’ll be right back
 
LUC
How do you know which cabin he’s in?
 
TRU
Four. It’s Harrison’s lucky number, he always stays in four
 
23. INT. Harrison and Lindsay’s cabin. DAY.
 
LINDSAY
Fine. We’ll stay
 
HARRISON
Yes!
 
 (They kiss. Tru knocks on the door)
 
HARRISON
We’re all set with…
 
TRU
Open up you guys, it’s me
 
LINDSAY
Tru?
 
 (Harrison opens the door)
 
TRU
Hey guys. The road was closed and we couldn’t make it to the coast, so we decided to come here instead. Luc’s out front
 
LINDSAY
Oh, great
 
TRU
I need to talk to Harrison about something. In private
 
 (She pulls Harrison out of the cabin)
 
24. EXT. Pinetop Cabins Motel. DAY.
 
HARRISON
So you got the poor schnook arrested?
 
TRU
To save his life, yeah
 
HARRISON
Unbelievable. A serial killer, here
 
TRU
That’s right. I want you and Lindsay to pack your things, we’re all going home, and I won’t take no…
 
HARRISON
Relax. You had me at “serial killer”. I’m out of here
 
TRU
Good
 
HARRISON
But wait, shouldn’t we call the cops? Tell them we got a whack job loose in the area?
 
TRU
I’d love to, but we don’t have any proof. And if we told them I was reliving a day, they’d think we were insane
 
HARRISON (snapping his fingers)
Let’s call the tabloids. Tell them you had like a psychic premonition of a killer
 
TRU
How would that help?
 
HARRISON
It wouldn’t. But we could make a mint!
 
 (Tru rolls her eyes and turns to go. Harrison grabs her arms)
 
Think about it!
 
 (Tru shoves him off and walks away)
 
25. INT. Harrison and Lindsay’s cabin. DAY.
 
HARRISON
Pack your stuff. We’re out of this dump
 
LINDSAY
What?
 
HARRISON
You were right about everything. I should’ve taken you someplace nicer. My bad
 
LINDSAY
But you just talked me into staying
 
HARRISON
Here? Are you kidding? They’ve got their own cemetery
 
LINDSAY
Okay
 
26. EXT. Motel. DAY.
 (Tru runs over to Luc, he is unpacking the car)
 
TRU
Bad news. Harrison says the cabins have rats. We can’t stay
 
LUC
But I just checked in
 
TRU
So check out, we’ll go someplace else
 
 (A blue truck pulls up behind her and parks)
 
Trust me, this is not the place we wanna be, okay?
 
LUC
All right. I’ll be right back
 
 (He walks away. Sound of Hank coughing, Tru turns around to see Hank and Kevin behind her)
 
KEVIN
We meet again
 
 (Tru looks shocked)
 
Surprised to see me?
 
TRU
You have no idea
 
 [Fade to Black]
 [Flashes of the days images as they rewind]
 
27. EXT. Motel. DAY.
 
KEVIN
Your little prank almost worked. Until I realised the mini mart had a security camera. I told the sheriff to check the tape. Guess what he saw?
 
TRU
I know it doesn’t seem like it right now, but it was for your own good
 
KEVIN
Framing me for petty larceny was for my own good? Look, I don’t know what you’re doing at my sister’s motel, all right? But I suggest that you leave before I call the cops
 
 (Tru nods. Kevin’s sister comes running over)
 
EILEEN
Kevin, hey. You made it
 
 (they hug)
 
HANK
Hi, Hank. I gave your brother a ride
 
 (they shake hands)
 
28. EXT. Harrison’s cabin. DAY.
 (Harrison is just coming out, carrying a bag)
 
TRU
Hey. So there’s been a change of plans. I’m staying
 
HARRISON
What?
 
TRU
Look, the victim just showed up. I can’t leave him
 
HARRISON
Okay, so what do we do now?
 
TRU
We aren’t doing anything, you’re taking Lindsay back to the city, just like we agreed
 
HARRISON
Uh-uh. There’s no way I’m leaving you here with a psycho on the loose
 
TRU
So I’ll send Lindsay back with Luc
 
HARRISON
Right. And how you gonna explain that one? Besides, now that victim boy’s here, we’re all perfectly safe
 
TRU
We can’t be sure about that, we’ve already started making changes to the day, changes that could affect yesterday’s outcome, meaning tonight’s victim could be…
 
HARRISON
Me?
 
TRU
Honestly, there’s no way to know
 
HARRISON
All right. If I buy it, I’ll buy it. I’ll ask you for help, the day can restart and we’ll do this crazy dance all over again
 
TRU
If I let you stay, what are we gonna tell Luc and Lindsay?
 
HARRISON
The truth?
 
TRU
The first time I told you I relieved days, you thought I was insane
 
HARRISON
Well in that case, we lie our asses off
 
29. EXT. Motel. DAY.
 (By Luc’s car)
 
LUC
So now you wanna stay?
 
TRU
It’s not that I want to, it’s that I have to. Harrison and Lindsay are in a really nasty…
 
30. INT. Harrison and Lindsay’s cabin. DAY.
 
HARRISON
…Fight. And as much as I’d like to take you someplace nice…
 
Cut to: Luc and Tru
 
TRU
I just don’t feel right leaving them here alone
 
LUC
Well maybe they should be alone so they can work it out themselves
 
TRU
I don’t think that’s gonna happen. Harrison’s being…
 
Cut to: Harrison and Lindsay
 
HARRISON
…Totally unreasonable!
 
LINDSAY
That doesn’t sound like Tru
 
HARRISON
That’s what I’m saying, she’s not being herself. So, I think I should spend some time alone with her so I can figure out what’s what because…
 
Cut to: Tru and Luc
 
TRU
…They’re gonna break up
 
LUC
All right, is there anything I can do?
 
TRU
No…
 
Cut to: Harrison and Lindsay
 
HARRISON
…so just sit here (he kisses her hand) … don’t move. As soon as I talk some sense into my sister, I will be back
 
Cut to: Luc and Tru
 
LUC
I’ll go check in. Again
 
 (He walks off. Tru sighs)
 
31. EXT. Woods. DAY.
 (Tru walks up to meet Harrison)
 
TRU
How’d it go?
 
HARRISON
Piece of cake. You?
 
 (Tru nods)
 
Okay, so what’s next?
 
TRU
One of us should keep an eye on Kevin while the other looks for suspects
 
HARRISON
We got any?
 
TRU
Well Davis said there was a man seen leaving the scene of the first murder, the one at McKinley Park
 
HARRISON
Great. So how many dudes are staying here that aren’t me, Luc or the victim?
 
 [Flashback: Hank getting out of the blue pickup truck]
 
 [Flashback: The old guy eating alone in the restaurant at the main cabin]
 
TRU
Two suspects. One guy gave Kevin a ride today. The other guy was at dinner last night. Older guy, with glasses
 
HARRISON
Yeah, yeah, he checked in with me and Lindsay. His name’s…ah…Carl
 
TRU
Okay
 
HARRISON
Can you believe we’re in a motel with a cemetery next door, and a freaking psycho on the loose? Can it get any more Friday the 13th, huh?
 
TRU
No, this is Summer Camp
 
HARRISON
Oh, whatever
 
TRU
Harry, be careful
 
HARRISON
I’ve got Tru Davies as my sister. I don’t need to be careful
 
 (He walks off. Tru looks worried)
 
32. INT. Reception. DAY.
 (Tru walks up to the reception desk. Kevin walks up behind her)
 
KEVIN
I thought I told you to leave
 
TRU
You did. And I was going to
 
KEVIN
Then why are you still here?
 
TRU
Look, I feel really bad about what happened today, and I wanted to apologize
 
KEVIN
You tried to get me arrested, saying sorry is not gonna cut it
 
TRU
Yeah I know it’s hard to believe, but I was trying to protect you
 
KEVIN
From what?
 
EILEEN (off-screen)
Kevin?
 
 (She walks into the room towards them)
 
Is there a problem?
 
KEVIN
No. No. No problem Eileen, just a little misunderstanding
 
EILEEN
Good. I was hoping you’d get me some wood from out back
 
 (Kevin looks at Tru, then turns to go. Tru watches him)
 
33. EXT. Carl’s cabin. DAY.
 (Carl comes out of his cabin and shuts the door. He locks it, and walks away)
 
 (Harrison walks from round the corner over to the cabin. He takes a screwdriver out of his pocket and jiggles it in the lock. He checks over his shoulder: Carl is still walking away.)
 
 (The door opens. Harrison walks inside and shuts the door)
 
34. INT. Carl’s cabin. DAY.
 (Harrison looks around. There is a silver container on the table. Harrison picks it up. He unscrews the top and looks inside: its full of grey and black powdery residue. Harrison puts some on his thumb and forefinger, sniffs it and then tastes it)
 
35. INT. Reception. DAY.
 
EILEEN
Look, I hope you can forgive my brother. He always gets so worked up this time of year
 
TRU
It’s Valentine’s Day. I’m sure he’s got big plans tonight
 
  (Eileen looks at her)
 
He told me he was meeting his girlfriend
 
EILEEN
Oh. Well, he hadn’t mentioned it to me but big sister’s always the last to know
 
TRU
Keep an eye on him tonight, okay?
 
EILEEN
I always do. Since our parents died, he’s all I’ve got. I don’t know what I’d do without him
 
36. INT. Carl’s cabin. DAY.
 (Harrison walks over to the dresser: there are many newspapers piled up, pieces cut out of them. Harrison picks one up to look at it. In the dresser mirror, the camera moves slightly to show Carl is standing behind him)
 
CARL
What are you doing in my cabin?
 
HARRISON (turning round)
Your cabin? I thought this was…(he smacks himself on the head) Wake up, Harrison!
 
CARL
So you walked in here by mistake
 
HARRISON
Yeah, I got in here and I was all like, “Where’s my stuff? And my girl?” And, “Who cut up all these crazy newspapers?”
 
CARL
That would be me
 
HARRISON
Really? Putting together a little ransom note are we?
 
 (Carl stares at Harrison, then moves over to the dresser and picks up some of the papers)
 
CARL
My wife’s obituaries. She passed away last week
 
HARRISON
Oh, I’m sorry to hear that
 
CARL (looking at one of the clippings)
I know it seems morbid, but the papers said such lovely things about her
 
HARRISON
According to this, the funeral was yesterday in Philly
 
 (Carl nods)
 
And you were there
 
CARL
It was a beautiful ceremony
 
HARRISON
So you couldn’t have been in McKinley Park last night
 
CARL
What?
 
HARRISON
Is that…?
 
 (He looks over at the silver-coloured container on the table)
 
CARL
My wife’s ashes. She asked that they be scattered here
 
 (Harrison makes spitting sounds in disgust)
 
HARRISON
Look, I’m sorry about the mix-up, but I gotta go
 
37. EXT. Motel. NIGHT.
 (Harrison and Tru are talking)
 
HARRISON
Carl’s not our guy. He was in Philly when the murder went down
 
TRU
You’re positive?
 
HARRISON
I’ve got his wife’s ashes to prove it – on my hand!
 
TRU
That leaves the guy with the pick-up truck
 
HARRISON
Well tell me what cabin he’s in, I’ll check him out
 
TRU
I think we should switch up. Kevin made it pretty clear he doesn’t want me around
 
HARRISON
Okay. I’ll take Kevin, you take the other guy
 
TRU
If you see anything suspicious…
 
HARRISON
I’ll scream like a little girl
 
 (off Tru’s look)
 
Or come find you. Whichever
 
38. INT. Lindsay’s cabin. NIGHT.
 (Lindsay is lying on the bed, watching the television. On the TV a woman screams; seeing another woman hung from the ceiling by her neck. Someone knocks on the door)
 
LINDSAY
Come in
 
LUC
Hey
 
LINDSAY
Hey, come on in. Have a seat
 
LUC
I was just wondering if you’d heard anything from Tru or Harrison?
 
LINDSAY
Zilch. You?
 
LUC
Nothing. Some Valentine’s Day, huh?
 
LINDSAY
It could be worse. We could be single. In which case I’d probably be moping around my apartment right now, watching dopey Meg Ryan movies and eating ice cream. Damn, I wish I was single
 
LUC
Hey, um, I hope you don’t mind me asking but, what set off the big fight?
 
LINDSAY
Sorry?
 
LUC
The fight. Tru told me about it
 
 (Lindsay shrugs her shoulders at him, looking confused)
 
You and Harrison are fighting, right?
 
LINDSAY
No. You and Tru are the ones fighting. Right?
 
LUC
No
 
39. EXT. Motel. NIGHT.
 (Tru’s cellphone rings. She flips it open; it reads “6:03pm” and “Incoming Call: Davis”)
 
TRU
Right on time Davis, tell me something good
 
Cut to: DAVIS at the Morgue flipping through the autopsy report
The lab guys just finished analyzing the residue on the paper heart
 
TRU (voice-over)
And?
 
DAVIS
They identified the substance as tobacco flakes. Tar and nicotine levels are consistant with a certain brand of cigarettes
 
 (Shot of the report Davis is looking at)
 
 Bullseye Lights
 
Cut to: TRU
So keep an eye out for smokers, got it. Thanks
 
Cut to: DAVIS
Whoa, whoa, there’s more. I did a little research this afternoon on our serial killer. The cops are trying to keep this quiet, but turns out there were five murders over the last two years, all with the same M.O.
 
Cut to: TRU
 
DAVIS (voice-over)
All five occurred on or around Valentine’s Day
 
TRU
So he’s killed even more people than we thought. Wonderful
 
Cut to: DAVIS
Tru, just say the word and I’ll meet you there
 
Cut to: TRU
No, there’s no way you’d make it here in time. Just sit tight, I’ll call you if I need anything
 
40. EXT. Hank’s cabin. NIGHT.
 (Tru looks through the window. The blinds are slightly open, its dark inside and there’s no movement. She walks over to Hank’s truck, opens the front door and looks inside)
 
 (She reaches down into the compartment in the center of the truck, and picks up a half-empty packet of Bullseye Lights)
 
LUC
Wanna tell me what you think you’re doing?
 
TRU
Luc, what are you…?
 
LUC
You’re the one breaking into a pickup, so you answer my question first
 
TRU
I was…turning the lights off. He left them on, and I just didn’t want it to kill the battery
 
LUC
I guess you and Harrison worked everything out
 
TRU
Yeah, it wasn’t easy, but I think I finally got through to him
 
LUC
I talked to Lindsay
 
 (Tru slowly realises)
 
We know you guys lied to us
 
TRU
Luc, you don’t understand
 
LUC
No, I think I do. I mean, this is the part where you tell me your life’s really complicated, right? That you take off sometimes without explanation, and I just have to deal with it?
 
TRU
No, I just…
 
LUC
Here I am, thinking you’re the most amazing girl I’ve gotten to know in a long time, and the truth is, I don’t really know you at all
 
 (He walks away)
 
TRU
Luc…
 
 (She sighs, shuts the door of the truck to find Hank standing there)
 
HANK
Next time you break into a man’s vehicle don’t get into a shouting match outside his cabin. Tends to wake a body up
 
TRU
Look I know what you’re up to and I’m warning you, stay away from Kevin Rafferty
 
HANK
What?
 
TRU
You heard me
 
 (Hank coughs badly. He looks down at the cigarette packet in Tru’s hand)
 
You’re the second person I met today that smokes that brand
 
TRU
These aren’t yours?
 
HANK
Of course not. I got severe asthma, I can’t smoke
 
 (He takes out his inhaler, shakes it and drops it)
 
Damn it
 
 (Tru reaches down and picks it up. The label reads: TIMMONS, HANK. 600 Terbutaline. Shake well and inhale two puffs four times daily)
 
TRU (handing him his inhaler)
If these aren’t yours, then whose are they?
 
HANK (takes two puffs on his inhaler)
Kevin’s. He probably dropped them getting out the truck
 
TRU
Kevin’s?
 
41. INT. Reception. NIGHT.
 (Harrison watches Kevin put more wood by the fire. Lindsay walks in)
 
HARRISON
Hey, there you are. I was just gonna come look for you
 
LINDSAY
Just save it, okay? I don’t know what you and Tru are up to, and I don’t even wanna know. But whatever it is, I’m sure its mostly your fault
 
HARRISON
Whoa, whoa. Calm down
 
 (Kevin looks over at them; wipes his hands on his sweater and walks off)
 
LINDSAY
First thing in the morning, you’re taking me home
 
HARRISON
But, baby…
 
LINDSAY
No, Harrison, really. No buts. And no more of your stories. This time, we’re through
 
 (Lindsay walks off. Harrison sighs, then looks over to where Kevin was standing)
 
Ah, Kevin?
 
 (He walks over to the desk and peers round the corner)
 
Oh, damn it
 
42. EXT. Motel. NIGHT.
(Tru is on her cellphone)
 
TRU
Terbutaline, Davis. That’s only prescribed for people with life-threatening asthma
 
Cut to: DAVIS
So the cigarettes belong to Kevin?
 
Cut to: TRU
Right
 
DAVIS (voice-over)
Which makes him the serial killer
 
TRU
Right again
 
Cut to: DAVIS
Well if Kevin’s the serial killer, then who killed Kevin?
 
Cut to: TRU
Well, I’m thinking Kevin went looking for another victim last night
 
Cut to: DAVIS
And that victim turned the tables on him
 
Cut to: TRU
Right. The only question now is who
 
43. EXT. Lindsay’s cabin. NIGHT.
 (Lindsay tries the door, its locked)
 
LINDSAY
Oh, come on. You gotta be kidding me
 
KEVIN (off-screen)
Locked out?
 
 (Lindsay turns around to see him standing behind her)
 
LINDSAY
Uh, yeah, yeah…you work here?
 
KEVIN
Well my sister owns the place. She went for a walk but I was just about to go find her. If you wanna come with, I can get you another key
 
LINDSAY
You are a lifesaver. Lead the way
 
 [Fade to Black]
 [Flashes of images as the day rewinds]
 
44. EXT. Motel. NIGHT.
 (Tru runs up to where Harrison is standing)
 
TRU
The guy with the pickup isn’t the serial killer. Kevin is
 
HARRISON
What?
 
TRU
There are two killers. Kevin killed the girl in McKinley Park, and someone else killed him last night. Davis and I think it must be someone he attacked
 
HARRISON
Well, that doesn’t make what I have to tell you any easier. Kevin took off, I lost him
 
TRU
You what?
 
HARRISON
Lindsay stopped by to chew me out, I only took my eyes off him for like two seconds
 
TRU
Great, so that means he’s still in danger
 
HARRISON
So what if he’s in danger? The guy’s a serial killer! I say we knock off for the night and let nature take its course
 
TRU
No, you don’t get it. Everything you and I did today that we didn’t do yesterday, it changed fate
 
HARRISON
So?
 
TRU
So things might play out differently this time. I mean, maybe the person Kevin attacks doesn’t fend him off tonight. Maybe that person dies instead of him
 
CARL (off-screen)
Evening
 
 (Tru and Harrison turn towards him)
 
HARRISON
Carl, buddy! What’s shaking?
 
CARL
I was about to ask you the same question. I just saw your lady friend walking off with another fellow
 
HARRISON
What? Who?
 
CARL
Eileen’s brother. She introduced me once, I forget his name
 
TRU
Which direction did they go?
 
 (Carl points, Tru and Harrison run off in that direction)
 
45. EXT. Motel. NIGHT.
 (Lindsay and Kevin are walking along together)
 
LINDSAY
And then, as if things weren’t bad enough, he leaves me sitting in the room alone for like three hours, and I’m…
 
 (Kevin turns into the cemetery)
 
…um, are you sure this is the way your sister went?
 
KEVIN
I want you to meet someone
 
 (He stops by a grave)
 
My girlfriend, Amanda
 
 (Lindsay looks at the gravestone: it reads Amanda Walker 1976 – 2001)
 
(Kevin kneels by the grave)
 
KEVIN
Never spent a Valentine’s Day apart
 
LINDSAY (smiling)
This is a joke, right?
 
KEVIN
She died three years ago. Car crash. Have you ever lost someone close to you?
 
 (Lindsay shakes her head, no longer smiling)
 
It changes you. It separates you from other people. They say they’re sorry. They bring flowers. They send cards. But they don’t really understand what you’re going through. They don’t know what it meant to lose her
 
 (Lindsay looks around, uncomfortable)
 
That’s why I do this
 
 (He stands again)
 
So that other people will know what it feels like. I want them to understand, just like…
 
 (He pulls out a knife, and holds it towards Lindsay)
 
…the people who love you are going to understand
 
 (Lindsay backs away, he advances on her. He reaches out and grabs her jacket, she screams)
 
 (Harrison runs over, barrelling Kevin to the ground. Lindsay almost falls over a gravestone. She steadies herself and looks over at Harrison, who is rolling about with Kevin, Tru comes running up)
 
TRU
Are you all right?
 
 (Kevin pushes Harrison off and runs away into the woods)
 
LINDSAY
Yeah, I think so
 
 (Harrison gets up, goes over to Lindsay)
 
LINDSAY (to Harrison, softly)
Are you okay?
 
 (Tru looks over to where Kevin ran off to. She looks back; Harrison puts his jacket around Lindsay’s shoulders and moves over to Tru)
 
HARRISON
So, I guess we finally figured out who iced the guy, huh?
 
TRU
Yeah, I guess. It’s just…
 
HARRISON
What?
 
 [Flashback: Day 1, Tru bumps into Lindsay whilst going to get ice: TRU “Are you okay?” LINDSAY “Sorry, this place is just sorta creepy”]
 
TRU
No. It couldn’t have been Lindsay. I saw her yesterday, just before I found the body. She was fine
 
HARRISON
So who the hell killed this guy?
 
46. EXT. Woods. NIGHT.
 (Kevin hurries through the woods, suddenly a flashlight’s beam illuminates his face)
 
KEVIN
You…
 
47. EXT. Cemetery. NIGHT.
 
Shot of Amanda’s grave
 
TRU (To Harrison)
The killer has to be someone who knew the truth
 
LINDSAY (shaken)
He said that was his girlfriend
 
HARRISON
What was that, sweetie?
 
LINDSAY (looking towards the grave)
He said that was his girlfriend
 
 (Tru looks down at the gravestone)
 
 [Flashback: TRU “He told me he was meeting his girlfriend” EILEEN “Oh, he hadn’t mentioned it to me”]
 
TRU
Eileen. She was covering for him
 
48. EXT. Woods. NIGHT.
 (Thunder and lightning in the sky, its pouring with rain. Kevin is kneeling, Eileen has the knife to his throat)
 
KEVIN
You always looked out for me, you always took care of me. Please, don’t stop now all right? Kill me. Kill me, before I hurt someone else. Please!
 
EILEEN (crying)
I can’t. I’m your sister. I love you
 
KEVIN
If that’s true, then you will put an end to all this. Once and for all, I’m begging you
 
EILEEN
Kevin…
 
KEVIN
Please!
 
TRU (off-screen)
Don’t do it, Eileen!
 
 (Eileen and Kevin look over to her)
 
EILEEN
I would never. He’s my brother
 
TRU
How long have you been protecting him?
 
EILEEN
I haven’t been. He confessed everything to me right before you came to the cabin, and I begged him to go to the police but he promised me that he wouldn’t kill again. I believed it. Until I saw him following your friend. And then I knew he couldn’t stop
 
KEVIN
Do it! Please, just do it, kill me, please, before I hurt someone else
 
EILEEN
No, I can’t! I’m sorry. But we’ll get you help, the best doctors
 
 (Kevin shoves her away, grabbing the knife)
 
KEVIN
I don’t want their help! I wanted yours…but if you can’t…
 
 (He puts the knife to his own throat)
 
EILEEN (screaming)
No, Kevin, don’t! Please! You’re all I have
 
TRU
I gotta be honest, I don’t even know if you deserve to live, but I do know this. If you go through with it, you’re not just killing yourself, you’re killing her too
 
 (Eileen nods, frantically. She gently lets go of his hands, he drops the knife to the ground and breaks down in tears. Eileen hugs him)
 
EILEEN (looking over at Tru)
Thank you
 
49. EXT. Motel. NIGHT.
 (A police car is in the parking lot. An officer leads Kevin over to it. Harrison and Lindsay are sitting close together)
 
LINDSAY
So let me see if I’ve got this straight. Tru overheard this psycho confessing a murder to his sister this afternoon, and instead of going to the police…
 
HARRISON
Which she couldn’t do because the phones were down
 
LINDSAY
Right. She went to you
 
HARRISON
Uh-huh
 
LINDSAY
So why didn’t you tell me and Luc?
 
HARRISON
We didn’t want you getting all freaked out
 
LINDSAY
Yeah well maybe if I was a little more freaked out, I wouldn’t have gone for a walk with the guy. I can’t believe I almost broke up with you tonight. What you did for me? I didn’t think a man could be that brave
 
 (They kiss. The police car drives away)
 
50. INT. Luc’s car. NIGHT.
 
TRU
Look, I know I screwed up
 
LUC
No, lives were at stake. You did something good. But for reasons I may never understand, you felt like you couldn’t come to me
 
TRU
I was trying to protect you
 
LUC
I didn’t need you to protect me. I never did. What I needed was for you to let me in. To be a part of your life. But now, God, after this…
 
TRU
Luc, please, it won’t happen again
 
LUC
It will. Maybe not the same way, but it will. Because we’re going in circles here Tru, we’re running into the same problem over and over again, I just…I just don’t think one more chance is gonna change that
 
 (Luc gets out of the car and walks away, leaving Tru sitting alone)
 
Cut to: Shot of the Morgue and the street outside it
 
51. INT. Morgue. DAY.
 
TRU
I went through hell this weekend. And for what? To save the life of a serial killer
 
DAVIS
This way he’s in prison. Some people would say that’s worse than death
 
TRU
All I wanted was two days, Davis. Two lousy days, away from this job and this thing that I do. But I couldn’t get away, it followed me, and it cost me Luc because I couldn’t tell him the truth!
 
DAVIS
You have a calling
 
TRU
A calling is something you’re destined to do, something that gives your life meaning, something that makes you happy. What I do feels more like a curse
 
DAVIS (sighs)
Look, you were chosen for a reason. Whoever gave you this gift knew what they were doing. They saw the same things in you that I see in you, strength, compassion, conviction. Curse or calling, love it or hate it, you are the right person for the job
 
Shot of Luc outside the morgue, waiting for the elevator
 
DAVIS (cont’d)
There’s no doubt in my mind
 
 (The elevator dings)
 
(Tru watches Luc through the window, as he gets into the elevator and presses the button)
 
(Camera pans further and further away from Tru, a solitary figure standing alone in the middle of the Morgue)
 
 [Fade to Black]
 [END CREDITS]