EPISODE
II-"THE REUNION"
Written
by Eric Hiers
Series
Created by Derek Sharp
Based
on Characters Created by John Carpenter and Debra Hill
Halloween
Theme by John Carpenter
DARKNESS
than SCREAMING.
FLASHES
OF MICHAEL WALKING TOWARDS THE CAMERA.
CUT
TO: DAVID HARGROVE, driving down the
street on a rainy night. The Sister
Machine Gun song, "Deeper Down" is blasting out of his speakers.
SUPERIMPOSE:
A Few Miles Outside Smith's Grove, Illinois.
October 28, 1997
CUT
TO: DAVID, still driving.
PAN
DOWN TO THE PASSENGER'S SEAT TO SEE A FILE THAT READS- HADDONFIELD MASSACRE
1978.
DAVID
"Dave,
could you take this file over to Smith's Grove?" "Yeah Laney, anything for you” God, why do I have to such a
nice guy? It's going to the death of
me.
A
CAR BROKEN DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH HIS LIGHTS FLASHING COMES INTO
VIEW.
DAVID
slows down his car and parks behind the broken down car. He pulls his slicker hood over his head and
gets out of the car. He walks over to
the car and sees a man sitting in the dark on the driver's side.
DAVID
You
need any help buddy?
The
man doesn't move.
DAVID
Buddy?
DAVID
opens the door and the hood light comes on.
The man was sitting there dead with a huge kitchen knife shoved in the
side of his face.
DAVID
gasps and the man drops to the ground.
DAVID
What
the...
THE
SHAPE appears behind DAVID. DAVID turns
around to run, but THE SHAPE grabs him.
DAVID struggles out of his slicker and runs to his car. THE SHAPE follows him quickly and pulls him
out of the car and throws him to the ground.
DAVID
punches The Shape. THE SHAPE picks
David up and throws him over the car.
DAVID lands hard on his neck and lays unable to move as THE SHAPE slowly
walks over to him.
DAVID
Please
man, don't.
THE
SHAPE pulls out a long kitchen butcher knife and lifts it up into the air and
shoves it down into David.
FAR
VIEW: THE SHAPE stabs David over and
over.
THE
SHAPE gets into David's car.
PAN
BACK TO A CAR HIDDEN IN THE DARKNESS AND THE FACE OF TOMMY DOYLE IN THE
DRIVER'S SEAT WITH A CELL PHONE TO HIS EAR.
TOMMY
I’ve
found him.
Go
to City Hall in the morning and look in the city files down in the basement for
information on the Strodes.
That’s
where they put the Strode files after what happened two years ago.
Just
do it, he’s leaving.
TOMMY
hangs up.
THE
SHAPE drives away. TOMMY follows him in
his car.
DARKNESS
engulfs the camera.
CUT
TO: OPENING CREDITS
"HALLOWEEN
THE SERIES" TITLECARD
CUT
TO: LINDA WILLIAMS sits in her home.
She is putting her groceries away.
SUPERIMPOSE:
Palos Heights, Illinois.
PAN
AROUND THE ROOM TO SEE PICTURES OF LINDA AND HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THE PANNING STOPS ON ONE PICTURE—A PICTURE
OF TWO YOUNG KIDS. ONE OF THEM IS LINDA
AND THE OTHER LOOKS TO BE A YOUNGER TOMMY DOYLE.
LINDA
takes the hamburger meat out of the bag and puts it into her freezer. The telephone rings.
LINDA
closes the freezer and answers the telephone.
LINDA
Hello?
ALAN
(over the telephone)
Hey
honey.
LINDA
Hey.
ALAN
Whatcha
doing?
LINDA
Just
putting the groceries away. You know
Sandy actually asked me if I could baby-sit Kyle and Brian tonight. Right after I told her that tonight you and
I were going out.
ALAN
That’s kinda what I called you for.
LINDA
What?
ALAN
We
can’t go out tonight honey. Daniel’s
sick and I have to cover for him tonight with Ducksworth. It’s a very important meeting for us. It could mean a big promotion.
Linda’s
face fills with sadness.
LINDA
Okay.
ALAN
You’re
not mad, are you?
LINDA
No. I guess I’ll call up Sandy and tell her I’ll
watch the kids.
ALAN
Okay
Lind---- honey, I gotta go.
LINDA
Okay. Bye.
ALAN
Bye
honey.
ALAN
hangs up. LINDA slowly hangs up the
telephone. She walks out of the kitchen
and lies on the couch.
CUT
TO: LOGAN CARPENTER walking down a flight of stairs to a dark room.
SUPERIMPOSE:
Haddonfield, Illinois
There
are five old file cabinets, covered with dust.
LOGAN coughs.
LOGAN
I think I should have gone Myers hunting with Tommy.
In
the darkness, a shadowy figure appears.
The figure’s slow footsteps can be heard. LOGAN turns around. The
footsteps stop. LOGAN looks around for
a few moments, then he turns around and walks to one of the file cabinets. He opens it. It’s empty.
LOGAN
Empty.
He
closes it and opens another. It is also
empty.
LOGAN
Empty.
He
closes it and opens the others. They
are all empty.
LOGAN
Damn.
Logan’s
cell phone rings. LOGAN answers it.
LOGAN
Hello.
TOMMY
(over the cell phone)
Logan,
it’s me.
LOGAN
Man,
there are no files down here.
TOMMY
Yeah
there are.
LOGAN
The file cabinets are empty.
TOMMY
They’re
gone?
LOGAN
Yeah.
TOMMY
Damn,
he must have taken them.
LOGAN
Michael?
TOMMY
Not
necessarily him. Him or whoever’s
watching him.
LOGAN
Wynn?
TOMMY
Maybe.
LOGAN
Why
take all the files though?
TOMMY
He’s
searching for something.
LOGAN
Or
someone.
TOMMY
Yeah…. I know where you can find copies of the
files, maybe the originals.
LOGAN
Where?
TOMMY
Go
to Langdon, Illinois. 4946 Cypress
Pond. You’ll find the files.
LOGAN
I’m
leaving now.
LOGAN
walks up the stairs. The shadowy figure
slowly steps out of the darkness. It is
the MAN IN THE BLACK.
CUT
TO: Langdon, Illinois. LOGAN drives up
to a house in a Norman Rockwellian neighborhood. He walks up to the door and knocks on it.
No
one answers it.
VOICE
FROM BEHIND
Hey
man. She’s not there.
LOGAN
turns around and sees JIMMY HOLWELL, a teenager with Street Hockey equipment
on.
JIMMY
She
won’t be home until seven.
LOGAN
Really?
JIMMY
nods a little.
LOGAN
Do
you have a key or something? Cause I
really need to get in there. It’s a
matter of life or death.
JIMMY
I’ve
got something better.
CUT
TO: An empty bedroom in the house.
JIMMY and LOGAN come in through the window.
JIMMY
She never comes in this room, and she definitely doesn’t ever check to see if
this window is locked.
LOGAN
Where
would she keep files?
JIMMY
Files? Her office, I guess. It’s the next room over.
LOGAN
Okay. I’ll be right back.
LOGAN
walks into the office and sees several file cabinets. On her desk is the name- Dr. Samuel Loomis.
LOGAN
looks in the file cabinet that is marked “H- M”. He looks through the files and finds a huge folder that is labeled “Myers, Michael Audrey”. It has a stamp on it that says CONFIDENTIAL.
LOGAN
Bingo.
CUT
TO: Linda’s house. Evening time. Linda sits in front of her television,
watching television. There is a
knocking at the door. Linda gets up and
answers the door. It’s SANDY DAVIS and
her two children, KYLE and BRIAN.
LINDA
Hey
Sandy.
SANDY
Hey
and thanks again for this. I owe you
big time.
LINDA
nods.
SANDY
Well,
gotta go. We’ll be back to get the two
monsters in a few hours.
LINDA
Okay. Bye.
SANDY
Bye.
LINDA
closes the door. SANDY runs to her and
her husband’s car and they drive off.
Moments later, David’s car drives by slowly and then speeds up down the
street. Tommy’s car follows fifty feet
behind David’s car.
LINDA
So
guys, what do you want to do?
KYLE
Let’s
watch Cartoon Network, Cow and Chicken’s
on.
BRIAN
That
show stinks, let’s watch Batman and Robin.
KYLE
She
doesn’t have Batman and Robin.
BRIAN
I
brought it.
KYLE
Oh
darn.
BRIAN
pulls a video from under his jacket and puts it in the VCR.
LINDA
This
is going to be an interesting night.
CUT
TO: Tommy’s car. TOMMY drives up to
David’s car. It’s parked. TOMMY stops the car behind David’s car. TOMMY runs over to David’s car. The Shape is gone. TOMMY looks around.
CUT
TO: Linda’s house. Linda’s dog can be
heard barking in the background. LINDA,
KYLE, and BRIAN sit on the couch, watching Batman
and Robin.
BRIAN
What
is Max barking at?
LINDA
I
don’t know. Don’t worry about it. It’s probably just a cat or something.
KYLE
notices the picture of Linda and Tommy.
KYLE
Who’s that?
LINDA
Who?
KYLE
picks up the framed picture and hands it to Linda.
LINDA
Oh
that’s Tommy. He was one of my friends
when I was little.
KYLE
Tell
us about him.
LINDA
No,
I don’t want to.
KYLE
Come
on, tell us. He’s cute.
LINDA
scoffs.
LINDA
Okay. We lived right in front of each other. We used to sit around and watch movies all
the time. We went through good times
and some bad times, namely one when we were eight. But that’s something you two don’t want to know about. After we graduated, we drifted apart. He became obsessed with crazy things and I
went to college. We haven’t seen each
other since.
KYLE
That’s
sad.
LINDA
Yeah.
BRIAN
rolls his eyes.
BRIAN
You
girls are wimps.
The
electricity goes out. BRIAN screams.
KYLE
What
happened?
LINDA
I
don’t know.
BRIAN
Maybe it’s The Boogeyman.
LINDA
looks down at Brian.
FLASH:
Linda and Tommy as children looking behind them and seeing The Shape.
LINDA
You
two stay here. I’ll be right back.
BRIAN
But
it’s dark.
KYLE
Who’s
the wimp now?
LINDA
walks into the kitchen and feels around for a candle and the box of matches.
LINDA
Guys,
come in here. I found a candle.
LINDA
lights the candle and KYLE and BRIAN walk into the room.
LINDA
puts the candle on the table.
LINDA
Stay
here. I’m going to go check the fuse
box.
LINDA
strikes a match and walks out of the room with it.
CUT
TO: Tommy walking down the street, searching for The Shape.
TOMMY
Why
are you here, Michael? What are you
looking for?
TOMMY
walks on.
CUT
TO: Linda walking into the washroom, outside her house. She looks around and the match goes out.
LINDA
scoffs. She reaches into her pocket and
pulls out another match. She strikes
the match against the wall and then she gasps.
Stuck in the fuse box is a huge large kitchen knife.
LINDA
drops the match and runs back into the house.
CUT
TO: Tommy walking outside Linda’s house.
He looks down and sees blood flowing onto the sidewalk. He slowly follows the blood and comes up to
a gutted dog, apparently Max, Linda’s dog.
CUT
TO: LINDA running into the kitchen.
LINDA
Come
on, we need to get out of here.
BRIAN
Why?
LINDA
No
time, we need to get out of here!
KYLE
What
is it?
LINDA
Come
on!
THE
SHAPE materializes behind Linda.
KYLE
Linda,
who’s that with you?
LINDA
What
do you mean? No one’s with me.
THE
SHAPE lifts the knife.
BRIAN
He’s got a knife!
Linda’s
eyes widen and she turns around. THE
SHAPE slashes at Linda. LINDA screams
and falls to the ground.
CUT
TO: TOMMY looks up and runs into the house.
CUT
TO: Inside the house. TOMMY runs into
the kitchen and picks up a chair and slams it into The Shape. THE SHAPE falls back. TOMMY hits him with the chair again. THE SHAPE grabs the chair and throws across
the room.
LINDA
gets up and runs to Brian and Kyle.
TOMMY punches The Shape over and over.
THE SHAPE falls into the table and lays on the floor motionless.
TOMMY
looks down at The Shape.
LINDA
looks at Tommy, slowly realizes who he is.
TOMMY
Are
you all right, miss?
TOMMY
looks at Linda and then recognizes her.
LINDA
Tommy?
TOMMY
Lindsay?
THE
SHAPE jumps and pushes Tommy into the wall.
LINDA screams. THE SHAPE slashes
Tommy’s chest. TOMMY falls down in
pain. THE SHAPE turns around and looks
at Linda and the children.
LINDA
Run.
LINDA,
BRIAN, and KYLE run out of the kitchen.
THE SHAPE follows them.
They
run into a room and lock themselves in there.
LINDA
Oh
God. He’s found me.
KYLE
Who
was that?
LINDA
Remember
that story I didn’t think yall would want to hear? That’s it.
THE
SHAPE starts pounding on the door.
The
kids scream. Linda’s eyes widen.
They
run to the window. SANDY and PAUL drive
up outside.
KYLE
There’s
Mom and Dad.
LINDA
opens the window.
LINDA
Get
out there quick. Tell them to get down
to the police station.
BRIAN
What
about you?
LINDA
I’ve
gotta get Tommy.
BRIAN
and KYLE jump out the window and run to their parents. The car drives off a few seconds later. The door busts open. LINDA screams and turns around. ALAN stands in the doorway.
LINDA
Alan.
ALAN
Linda,
what’s going on?
Suddenly
a knife blade comes through Alan’s neck.
LINDA screams. THE SHAPE pulls
Alan down and stabs him over and over.
LINDA
falls down by the window. THE SHAPE
slowly walks over to her.
THE
SHAPE lifts the knife. LINDA closes her
eyes. TOMMY appears behind The Shape
and swings a poker into the back of his head.
THE SHAPE falls down.
TOMMY
Run!
LINDA
gets up and runs out of the room. TOMMY
continues to beat The Shape over and over with the poker. Then he shoves the poker into The Shape. The Shape lays on the ground,
motionless. TOMMY kicks The Shape and
then runs after Linda.
CUT
TO: Outside. TOMMY and LINDA run down
the street and come up to Tommy’s car.
TOMMY
unlocks the doors and they get in. They
speed down the street.
CUT
TO: Inside Linda’s house. Moments
later. Police and paramedics are
everywhere. A COP walks out of the room
as two paramedics wheel Alan away on a gurney.
Another
cop comes up.
COP
Somebody
got messed up in there.
The
other COP looks in there.
COP
But
where is that person?
The
Shape is gone. All there is, is a
puddle of blood and the poker.
CUT
TO: Tommy’s car speeding down the road.
TOMMY
Why
is Michael after you?
LINDA
sits there in a daze.
TOMMY
Lindsay.
LINDA
looks over at him.
TOMMY
Why is he after you?
LINDA
I
don’t know.
TOMMY
Don’t give me that. He came over 200
miles to get you. There’s a reason he’s
after you.
LINDA
All
I know is that that Halloween night in 1978 and the one ten years later, he
wasn’t just after Laurie and her daughter.
TOMMY
He
was after you?
LINDA
Yeah,
all of us, Laurie and me and her daughter and me the next year.
TOMMY
How
do you know this?
LINDA
Dr.
Loomis told me.
TOMMY
Dr.
Loomis?
LINDA
Yeah. He told me Michael was after me because I’m
important to some ritual. He helped me
change my name and move here. He said
it was very important that Michael never find me.
TOMMY
Why?
LINDA
I
don’t know.
TOMMY
Well you’re staying with me, until we find out.
LINDA
And
where’s that going to be?
TOMMY
Right across the Myers house in Haddonfield.
LINDA
looks at Tommy astonished.
LINDA
Looks
like history’s repeating itself.
CUT
TO: Logan, reading through the file.
The telephone rings. Logan puts
the file down and walks out of the room to the telephone. He picks up the telephone.
LOGAN
Hello.
There
is nobody on the other line.
LOGAN
Hello?
No
answer.
LOGAN
hangs up. He stands there for a moment,
staring at the phone.
CRASH
SOUND.
LOGAN
runs back into the room. The window was
busted. He looks down and sees that the
file is gone.
LOGAN
runs to the window. No one appears out
there.
LOGAN
exhales hard.
FADE OUT.