Halloween: The Series.
Episode 4.4: Brain Drain 

We open on a high shot of Haddonfield. 

ADAM (VO)
					Previously on “Halloween: The Series”. 

We flash to see LILLY SANDERS (4.1), COLIN MORITZ and HELEN JACOBS walking along together through the school. We see Red and his gang brandishing weapons at a party. We see a UFO in the nights sky. We see burning wreckage. We see Debra looking depressed. Colin looking over the alien technology. 

Cut to: 
Moritz Residence, Night: It’s a small house on the edge of the town, nothing special and typical of what you’d expect to see in Haddonfield. 

Moritz Residence, Colins Room: It’s a medium sized room made to look small by the amount of clutter filling it. A bunk bed sits against one wall whilst the opposite sees a large bench on which sits a computer monitor, a chemistry set and various files and folders of notes. A TV sits on a shelf across the room along with a VCR and various tapes. The walls are covered with posters of Star Trek, Quantum Leap and various other shows as well as a large copy of the Table of Elements. In fact, it’s the perfect geeks room. In the room, taking up the little floor space there is we see Helen, Colin, Lilly and RODNEY WARRINGTON (18, male, short) sat around with text books out in front of them. Colin seems to be explaining something to them. 

COLIN
So you can’t just talk about protons and neutrons because you just won’t get that many marks. They expect a full answer and they want you to go into more detail. 

Helen nods, seemingly grasping this. 

HELEN
Ok, I think I know what you mean now. I just hope I can remember it all. 

Colin smiles, slightly nervously, he’s obviously not too confident when it comes to talking to girls. 

COLIN
I… I’m sure you will, you’re very smart. 

Helen smiles and gives Colins arm a friendly rub causing him to blush though she doesn’t notice. 

HELEN
You’re sweet. And smart, no wonder you’re in University at your age. 

LILLY
Hey, he isn’t the only one! 

RODNEY
Yeah, but you gotta give it to him, he’s going to be doing two Majors in science type courses. 

LILLY
English is still a very valid subject! 

HELEN
I’m surrounded by geniuses. Just as well, otherwise I’d never manage to pass these damn exams. 

Rodney picks up a sheet of paper and scans over it. 

RODNEY
Why exactly do we need to know about potassium atoms anyway? 

COLIN
It’s called Physics. 

HELEN
Which, with Colins help, we should all manage to pass so don’t complain. Actually, that reminds me, you entering the science fair, Colin? As if I need to ask. 

Colin gain, blushes slightly, but his enthusiasm to speak of his work is clear. 

COLIN
I’ve got something being put together, it should be really exciting! 

HELEN
Decent. 

She looks around at the others and smiles. 

HELEN
I think this study group was a great idea, we’re all good at different things and help each other out. 

Colin smiles and nods though he’s obviously still nervous, particularly towards Helen. I think by this stage we can all guess that he obviously feels attracted to her. Rodney grins as he grabs his bag. 

RODNEY
Well, we gotta do Psychology now and I guess that’s my ‘different thing’. 

Cut to: A dark work bench in unknown surroundings. As we pan across it we see a large number of rolls of film, cut up and spliced together. We travel across over developing fluid and photographs still in development. A black, gloved hand passes across the screen and places a photo down. As the hand moves away we see it shows Lonnie and Debra walking along together.
After a few moments a BLACK ROSE drops down onto the photo and we hear a deep, unrecognisable voice. 

VOICE
Soon. 

Fade to black. 

The Halloween Theme begins to play as we rise up over Haddonfield. The title card appears reading: 

HALLOWEEN: the series 

The music becomes a far more rock and roll version of the theme tune and various images from seasons two and three flash up. The cast characters are named as:
Paul Rudd as TOMMY DOYLE
Carrie-Anne Moss as DEBRA LOOMIS
Johnny Depp as LONNIE ELAMB
Rebecca Gayheart as HELEN JACOBS
with
Colin Baker as ADAM TRAVERS. 

Fade in on Haddonfield University. 

It’s a fairly bright morning as we see the various students wondering into campus. We pan around to see Tommy’s Land-rover pulling up into a vacant car parking space, Garry and Helen are sat beside him with Josh sprawled out across the back. 

The clamber out, Josh slamming the door behind him. 

TOMMY
Josh, watch the door, this wasn’t cheap! 

JOSH
Wasn’t my fault your old one was blown up in the course of battling the undead. 

TOMMY
You could always walk next time. 

JOSH
Consider me humbled. 

He heads off into the University as Tommy watches him before turning to the other two. 

TOMMY
I swear Lonnie’s having too much influence on him. 

Helen smiles as she pulls her bag up onto her shoulder. 

HELEN
Well, they are living together. 

Tommy looks around and we notice a fair few people carrying various boxes and interesting looking pieces of equipment. 

TOMMY
Tell me again why I allowed myself to be dragged here? 

HELEN
Because the University needed help organising the science fair and I asked you. 

TOMMY
And I, like the idiot I am, agreed. 

Garry laughs. 

GARRY
Could be worse, at least the world isn’t ending. 

TOMMY
Point taken. So where do I have to go? 

HELEN
Mr Ashburry is running the fair, I’ll take you to him. Catch up with you later Garry! 

She grabs Tommy, whose some what taken back, by the arm and leads him off. Garry shrugs as he watches them leave before heading into the crowds. 

Cut to the Oasis Bar: Obviously taking advantage of the strangely warm weather a number of tables have been set up outside and we see a few people sat round, drinking, enjoying the sun and generally relaxing. At one table we see Adam and Debra sat waiting, Adam looking slightly impatient. 

ADAM
How long does it have to take? 

DEBRA
It’s only been half an hour. 

ADAM
I invited you to have breakfast with me. At this rate it’ll be dinnertime! 

DEBRA
It’s barely ten yet Adam. 

Adam just smiles lightly and Debra returns the warm gesture. 

ADAM
I know, I’m just making a fuss. And it’s always good to see you smile like that. 

DEBRA
Well you should have reason to smile, here comes breakfast. 

A waitress appears and places down two plates in front of the friends. Debra is having something light and healthy looking whilst Adam has gone for food of the fried variety. Though what he’s got is two slopped runny fried eggs, three mildly burnt sausages, some bacon, toast, hash browns and a fired tomato that’s rather black. 

WAITRESS
Enjoy your meal. 

As the waitress heads off Adam stares down incredulously at his meal causing Debra to let out a small laugh. Adam looks up to her. 

ADAM
It isn’t funny. 

DEBRA
It’s not that bad a meal, especially for the price. 

ADAM
I ordered a Full English Breakfast. This is most definitely not English. 

He pokes a sausage and it cracks. 

ADAM
I’m not even sure its food. 

Debra laughs as Adam takes a bite out of sausage, grimacing. 

ADAM
Would adding some baked beans really have been too much to ask? I ought to sue for false advertising but luckily for them I’m too hungry not to eat this. 

He looks up and a grin cracks across his face as his eyes meet Debra’s. She starts to laugh. 

Haddonfield University, Gym Hall: This large, open area has been converted, a sheet spread across the floor and various stands placed about as the Science Fair is set up. We pan around at the various weird and wonderful inventions made from everything from state of the art computer technology to old rubbish held together by string. In the far corner of the room we see Colin Moritz working franticly. 
We get a look at his project. Large pieces of electronic circuitry sit on his stand, wires and coils and some kind of control board. It’s all hooked up to some kind of “helmet” as well as sensor pads. Next to it are three chairs with straps attached. We go close up on one of the circuits and recognise it as being similar but not the same, as the alien technology Colin got hold of.
As he works we pan around and away from him to see Tommy helping another guy to fix the leg of his table. There are several other people lending a hand, selling drinks and generally getting involved. We see Helen enter and look around, upon spotting Tommy she rushes over to greet him. He’s just finished helping the other guy and turns to face her. 

TOMMY
Remind me to humbly decline your suggestions in future. 

HELEN
Going well? 

TOMMY
They may all be scientific geniuses for all I know but why can’t a single one put a damn stand together? And that Mr Ashburry, talk about… 

HELEN
… the devil. 

Tommy turns around to see MR ASHBURRY, late 50’s, greying hair and obviously having seen better days, approaching. He’s gruff and seems somewhat generally annoyed with existence itself. 

ASHBURRY
Well, good to see you helping out Mr Doyle but I can’t see why Helen is here. 

HELEN
I came to see the fair, it’s due to start. 

Ashburry looks down at his watch, huffs once, then turns and walks off, going to get prepared. 

TOMMY
He’s a bundle of laughs. 

HELEN
They say he only teaches cause he was kicked out of his old job for wasting excessive amounts of cash on useless projects. 

TOMMY
Sure it wasn’t cause he was a miserable sod? 

Helen chuckles as they head off. 

Cut to sometime later: The fair is now underway with people milling around the various projects on display. We see Tommy, Helen, Lilly, and Joe walking together over to Colin’s. Seeing them approach he jumps up grinning. 

COLIN
Come to see my latest creation have you? 

HELEN
Any chance of telling us exactly what this is? 

She indicates the mish-mash of circuits and wires. 

ASHBURRY (VO)
An excellent question Miss Jacobs.
(pause)
For once. 

They all turn to see Mr Ashburry standing, watching them. Colin stands forward, proud as he also steps aside to reveal the chairs more clearly. Each now has a “helmet” sat on the seats. 

COLIN
Well, I was thinking, if everything we see and hear is simply messages to the brain what if we could directly tell it something and make it think something? Now we play computer games, we see an unreality that takes on an reality of its own where we understand the rules and concepts and can control the environment. 

He indicates the chairs. 

COLIN
Can I have some volunteers? Mr Ashburry? 

Ashburry looks around the others and, straightening his suit, sits down. Joey shrugs. 

JOE
Yeah, why not? 

She sits in the next seat. Colin comes over and places the helmets onto each of them. Ashburry looks slightly concerned by the straps. 

ASHBURRY
What are these for Moritz? 

COLIN
They’re needed at this early stage, sir. If you don’t wear them your body may react and try and move when it shouldn’t. They’re for your own safety. 

Joe looks slightly concerned. 

COLIN
Don’t worry, perfectly safe. 

He starts attaching the round pads to the temples, legs and arms of his subjects. He then starts strapping them in. 

ASHBURRY
Not so tight! 

Colin loosens it a bit and then goes over to another box we hadn’t seen. He takes out two pairs of “glasses” but hi-tech looking, not see-through, more like mini ‘monitors’. He places one each onto there heads. All this time Tommy watches in interest, Helen stood close to him. 

TOMMY
So now what happens? 

ASHBURRY
Yes, I’m losing patience and I can’t see anything! 

COLIN
I’m about too switch on, you may feel odd at first but don’t worry, just relax. 

He goes over to the control panel and flips two of three prominent switches and we hear a hum of power building up. Colin smiles as he presses some other pieces and slowly turns two dials at once. 

JOE
I’d hate to agree with old Ass-b, umm, Mr Ashburry here but what’s meant to happen? 

Suddenly both their bodies jolt for a second and the camera zooms right into Joe until the screen is just pure black. 

There is a momentary flash of white before darkness again. And then blurry dots of light begin to feel the screen. The dots seem to split and take on more details, like pixels arranging themselves. The picture begins to form. 

Eventually we are left with an image of a large, empty white room. 

White Room: Joe and Mr Ashburry are standing in the white room, everything, including them, is not very sharp, like a bad quality picture where the pixels are easily seen. 

JOE
Oh my God, is this real? 

Gym Hall: Colin is standing, watching, proud as the others stand in confusion. Ashburry and Joe are sat, there are arms straining against the bonds, as if they are trying to move them. 

JOE
Oh my God, is this real? 

White Room: She steps forward. In a shot of the Gym we see the leg strain against the bonds as if wanting to step forward. In the White Room Joe moves around, looking at the virtual world surrounding her. Ashburry stands in shock. 

ASHBURRY
This isn’t possible, this just isn’t possible. 

JOE
Colin’s really outdone himself this time. This could make him a fortune. 

ASHBURRY
It possibly could. 

Ashburry looks around at the room and notices a door in one wall. 

ASHBURRY
What is that? 

JOE
At a guess a door. 

Gym Hall: Tommy and Helen are looking over the machine in shock. Lilly looks at Colin. 

LILLY
What is it, what are they seeing? 

COLIN
I call is Simulated Reality. The glasses give them a visual look into a computerised world and the pads give them the ability to feel and move virtual bodies within it. It’s an extension of basic computer game technology. 

TOMMY
But this technology… Colin, do you realise how much this could be worth? 

COLIN
It’s only in the early stages, the technology isn’t too stable. 

TOMMY
What do you mean, it isn’t dangerous is it? 

COLIN
Of course not, it’s just the same as a computer game or watching TV. It’s simply that it can shut down and become unstable in the visuals. All that’s really available is a maze of my design. 

HELEN
It’s still an amazing achievement Colin! 

She gives him a big hug and Colin again goes red. 

COLIN
I… I am working on a program designed to use your own brain waves as signals to create images based off of what you know and like. Still early stages though but the program is in the machine, just not active yet. 

He indicates a switch that’s turned off, we’ll call it the Image Switch. 

COLIN
This activates the program but, as I said, it’s still in testing so I don’t want to try it yet. 

White Room: Joe swings open the door and steps out into a long white corridor that bends around a corner each way. She looks left and right. 

JOE
It’s just a corridor through here. 

She turns and looks back to see Ashburry has vanished. Joe turns back to the corridor, now that she’s alone it seems quite blank and unnerving. Joe stares harder, Goosebumps forming on her skin as… 

Gym Hall: Joe’s eyes jump open as Colin takes the glasses off. Ashburry is already up looking over the equipment in awe. 

JOE
That was… that was amazing. 

Tommy looks over the machine and turns to Colin. 

TOMMY
I’d be interested in… 

Ashburry puts a hand on Colins shoulder and pulls him around to face him, effectively cutting off Tommy. 

ASHBURRY
Young man, I don’t know how you did this but this piece is a major technological marvel. I think we should keep it in the schools science labs over night. 

COLIN
Why is that sir? 

ASHBURRY
Because I will be calling some old associates of mine in the computer business to come take a look at it. Moritz, you could stand to make a fortune from this. 

Helen grins and throws an arm around Colin. 

HELEN
I knew your genius would get you somewhere someday! 

ASHBURRY
Of course they’ll have to verify everything but, for now, I think this is too important to throw around in a science fair. Mr Doyle, will you and these others help Colin move his work to Science Lab 7. I’ll make sure its locked up for the night. 

He nods his approval to Colin and heads off. The others gather around a grinning Colin. 

JOE
I have no idea how you did that but it was amazing. 

TOMMY
Colin, I know we don’t really know each other but I’d be interested in experiencing this ‘Simulated Reality’ myself. 

COLIN
If you’re a friend of Helen’s I’m sure it’s fine. I have to admit, I was rather proud of it, I was heavily influenced by the Holodeck. 

TOMMY
Holodeck? 

LILLY
Star Trek reference, you get used to them. 

COLIN
Star Trek The Next Generation reference. They weren’t in the original series. 

Tommy looks slightly baffled but shrugs it off. 

TOMMY
Well, let’s get all this moved then. 

Cut to Ashburry’s Office: It’s some time later and Ashburry is seen sat at his desk looking at a certificate detailing his various academic qualifications. His _expression is a rather bitter one. 

ASHBURRY
How can it be that all my researches come to nothing and one small boy creates such things. 

He angrily throws the certificate down. 

ASHBURRY
A few failed projects and a little over-spending and I’m reduced to teaching brats. I should be so much more. 

He grabs a phone from his desk and dials. It rings a while before we hear someone answer on the other end. 

PHONE VOICE
How can I help you? 

ASHBURRY
This is Ashburry, put me through to The Agency. I want to talk to Control. 

Ashburry’s eyes glare with intent. 

Cut to the Elamb Residence: It’s now later in the day, around the afternoon and we see Lonnie coming out of the house carrying a large folder in one hand. He stops and stretches his arms, obviously only having recently got up. He looks around at the calm street and goes over to where his bike is sat. He clambers onto it, tucks the folder under his arm and pulls away. 

As he does we see a figure stood around the side of his house. 

We close up on a gloved hand holding a single black rose. 

Haddonfield University: A bell rings out signalling the end of the day and students begin to pour out of the building. We see a large group of familiar faces walking together. These are Tommy, Helen, Joe, Lilly, Garry, Josh and Sue. 

JOSH
So, had fun at the nerd convention then Tommy? 

TOMMY
Well, it was definitely an experience. 

LILLY
I thought some of it was really fascinating. 

JOSH
Well, wouldn’t have caught me dead anywhere near that much science. It’s like a breeding ground for Trekkies. 

SUE
(mock appalled)
Josh! 

JOSH
(jokingly)
Sorry Sue, but there are just some lines I cannot cross and a room full of nerds is one of them. 

They reach Tommy’s parked Land-rover. 

TOMMY
So whose getting a lift then? Can’t fit you all in. 

JOSH
Well, I’ll be walking Sue home so you lot should be fine. 

HELEN
You sure, me and Garry could always walk? 

GARRY
(jokingly)
Yeah, speak for us both why don’t you. 

JOSH
Nah, it’s cool. 

LILLY
I’m walking too, I don’t live too far. 

HELEN
Ok, see you all tomorrow then! 

SUE
Take care, bye. 

As they head off everyone else clambers into the vehicle. As they settle Tommy notices Colin Moritz wandering out and watches him. Helen sees this. 

HELEN
What’s up? 

TOMMY
You known Colin long? 

HELEN
A year or so, why? You’re not worried about his invention are you? 

TOMMY
I just wonder how someone so young can create something so advance. And what other people might profit from it. 

HELEN
Has anyone ever told you you’re paranoid? 

TOMMY
All the time. 

JOE
All I can say is that is was one Hell of an experience and you should definitely give it a try. 

TOMMY
I’ve just got a feeling. I don’t think it’s safe here. 

He turns to the others. 

TOMMY
I want to come back later tonight and try the machine. 

HELEN
You mean break in? 

TOMMY
I want to test it out myself and I also want to keep an eye on it. This technology is fantastic and I don’t feel comfortable keeping it here, whatever Mr Ashburry wants to believe. 

HELEN
So, what’s the plan? 

TOMMY
We go back there tonight, once its dark, say around eight. I can get us in, we get to the machine and I can test it out. 

GARRY
As much as I’m up for breaking and entering I got a lot of work to get done. 

JOE
Hey, I’m up for it. 

GARRY
You would be. 

HELEN
Are we going to tell Debra, Adam and Lonnie about this? 

TOMMY
This is hardly, end of the world stuff, if it turns out there’s more to this, then maybe, but at the moment I just want to see how this machine works for myself. And make sure it survives the night. 

He starts up the engine and pulls away in his Land-rover. 

Adam’s Van, Later: It’s now dark out and we see Adam parked in the camp where he generally stays. A light is on and we hear voices from inside. 

DEBRA (VO)
It wasn’t exactly what Tony had been expecting but the simulated grandeur of the undead king’s lair seemed rather appropriate. 

ADAM
And that’s as far as I have. 

Adam’s Van, Interior: Adam is sat at his type writer but turned to the side facing Debra who is sat on a small ‘sofa / bench’ in the corner of the living area. She’s holding a few typed pages which she has obviously just finished reading.
Debra smiles at him. 

DEBRA
Well, I for one don’t need to ask where your inspiration for this one came from! 

Adam smiles as he scratches behind his ear sheepishly. 

ADAM
And yet I don’t think my publisher would believe me if I put a “based on real events” label on it. 

DEBRA
Well, its definitely an interesting story. 

ADAM
It just occurred to me that, with everything we’ve gone through, there are ideas and inspirations there. I was unsure how much I should take though. People died and I feared I would be exploiting that. 

DEBRA
Adam, all authors take ideas and inspiration from events in their lives. It just happens that our lives wouldn’t be too out of place in a Stephen King novel. 

Adam lets out a small laugh which, after a moment, Debra shares. Adam watches her, a caring _expression on his face. 

ADAM
Your looking better Debra, I know things have been hard for you lately. 

DEBRA
I think things will always be hard. I’ve spent so long looking at other peoples problems, trying to figure out what makes their minds work, I never imagined I would suffer the same kind of problems. 

ADAM
You’ll get through it, you’re strong. 

Debra nods. She shakes her head and looks up, smiling, putting on a happy front for the world. 

DEBRA
Enough of my problems for now, we’re here to spend the time together. Let’s just enjoy ourselves. 

ADAM
If you can with a silly old fart like me. 

Adam chuckles and looks down at his watch. 

ADAM
Starting to get late. Perhaps it’s time for some coffee. 

DEBRA
I wouldn’t say no. 

Haddonfield University, Night: It is now very dark outside and most of the lights in the building have been switched off leaving the place seeming very isolated and hidden in shadows. 

Haddonfield University, Science Lab 7: The room is pretty dark and empty, stalls are packed away to the edges of the room and the benches are clear save for the occasional gas tap fixed in place. Colins machine is sat pretty much in the centre of the room.
As we watch slowly the door handle begins to turn. There’s a click as the locked door stops it moving further. It turns back and we hear the fiddling of keys. After a few moments the door handle begins to turn again, going all the way this time and the door swings open with a slight squeak that breaks the silence of the room.
Dressed in a black suit and mask, a figure strides into the room, pocketing a set of keys as he does. He looks around the room and up at a security camera in the corner where a red light shows its activity. The figure creeps against the wall, out of site of the camera and approaches a large cupboard. He swing sit open revealing a large number of beakers and test tubes. He pulls them aside and reaches in behind them, where a wire runs to a plug.
On the wall the camera begins to move around the room, approaching the figure. The figure reaches in and removes the plug from the wall socket. The camera goes dead. 
The figure stands up and pulls off his balaclava to reveal Mr Ashburry. He turns to the door. 

ASHBURRY
As I told you, simplicity itself. 

A moment later another man enters the room. We instantly recognise him. 

ROMEO
So, where is this machine? 

Dressed in his familiar black trousers, red shirt and jacket, this is Romeo (HTS episode 2.21, 2.22 and 3.11), currently a member of The Agency (HTS 3.11) and full time psychopath. A moment later another man, CHAN (30, Chinese), enters dressed all in black and wearing narrow glasses. 

ASHBURRY
Over here. 

He goes over and flips on one of the rooms lights, not too bright but enough to bathe the areas around the machine. Romeo walks over to it. Chan follows silently. 

ROMEO
This is it? 

ASHBURRY
It may not look much but, trust me, it will do as I said. And your Control sounded very keen to get his hands onto it. 

ROMEO
If it works. 

ASHBURRY
It works. Why not test it out? 

Romeo eyes the straps on the seats. 

ROMEO
What about these? 

ASHBURRY
To stop your body moving in unison with your movements inside the programme. It’s all perfectly safe. 

ROMEO
It better be. For your sake. 

Ashburry looks somewhat nervously at Romeo as he starts to fiddle with the machine. 

Blankenship House, Tommy’s Room: Tommy is seen packing various bits and pieces into his bag as Helen looks over his wall of Myers clippings. 

HELEN
I honestly didn’t realise anyone could find this much to write on Michael Myers. You’re running out of wall space Tommy, ever consider getting a scrap book? 

TOMMY
A book can be closed and hidden away, they remind me of why it is I continue to do what I do. 

He finishes packing his bag as we see Joe Thomas appear from down on the floor holding a photo of Tommy, Lonnie and Debra. Tommy is in the middle whilst Lonnie has his arm reaching around making little ears with his fingers over Debra’s head. 

JOE
Wow, I can you see guys really have matured from the young, childish twenty year olds you were. 

TOMMY
Good to see you’ve made yourself so at home as to go through my old photographs. 

JOE
No problem. 

Tommy turns and looks at Helen. 

TOMMY
(playfully)
Why is this girl coming again? 

JOE
I’m coming to look after you two pussies. 

Tommy gives her a mock dirty look and heads to the door, Helen quickly following. 

TOMMY
Let’s get going then. 

They head out, Joe following close behind. 

Haddonfield University, Lab 7: Romeo is strapped into the machine, all set up. He looks pissed off and bored. Chan is watching Ashburry at the controls. 

ROMEO
Hurry. 

ASHBURRY
I’m trying to remember how he activated it. Why did they send you anyway, surely another scientist would have been better? 

ROMEO
You think I want to come back to this shit hole? I’m just making sure Chan here doesn’t run off with this thing. Not that the Agency questions loyalty but if it does what you say it does they stand to make a lot of money. 

Chan looks in at the technology that is similar to the alien chip. 

CHAN
This technology seems very unusual. 

Ashburry seems slightly taken back. 

ASHBURRY
I was beginning to doubt whether you spoke English. 

Chan doesn’t find this amusing and his face shows it. 

CHAN
Let’s just get on with this. 

Ashburry nods. 

ASHBURRY
I think I have it. 

He switches the final switch and turns one of the dials. Romeo jolts for a second and, in a flash Chan has a gun out to Ashburry’s temple. 

CHAN
What are you doing? 

Ashburry is shitting himself. 

ASHBURRY
This is normal, only lasts a moment, please put the gun down! 

ROMEO (VO)
This is amazing. 

Ashburry and Chan both turn, the gun lowering, to look at Romeo. He is grinning. 

ROMEO
This is incredible. 

He’s obviously pleased with what he is seeing, his nails though, scrape sadistically into the seat’s arm. Ashburry seems unnerved. 

ROMEO
I can feel everything, I can feel the pain of scratching the skin on my own arm. 

There’s a pause and Romeo grins. 

ROMEO
I scratched my arm and it hurt. It actually hurt. 

Moritz Residence, Colins Room: The lights are off and everything is bathed in darkness, it is obvious that Colin is not in at the moment. We slowly move in on his desk where we see, amongst the pile of equipment, circuits and experiments, a small black device. After a few moments a green light begins to flash on top of it. 

Haddonfield University, Lab 7: Chan is looking over the machine as Ashburry removes Romeo who seems to have quite enjoyed the experience… in an insane killer kind of way. His eyes dance with glee. 

ROMEO
That was incredible. I felt my nail cut my arm, I felt the blood run down my arm. 

Chan perks up at hearing this. 

CHAN
Interesting. If pain can be felt as well as pleasure it is hypothetically probable that extreme stress within the machine could cause serious mental harm. 

ROMEO
Really? 

He seems worryingly interested by this. However, Chan has already turned back to the machine where he is examining the Image Switch. 

CHAN
Ashburry, do you know what this does? 

ASHBURRY
I’m not sure. 

Suddenly a small bang is heard in the corridor followed by footsteps. Romeo rushes to the door and peers through the glass window into the dark hallway. His eyes widen. 

ROMEO
Them. 

Indeed, it is Tommy, Helen and Joe not being incredibly stealthy as they climb in through a forcibly opened window. Ashburry approaches and sees them too and he snarls angrily. 

ASHBURRY
What are those Students doing here? I’ll get rid of them. 

ROMEO
Oh yeah how? 

ASHBURRY
I’m there teacher, I can make up an excuse. 

ROMEO
And explain to the police what you were doing here the night this machine was stolen? Don’t be stupid. 

He turns and looks around the room and sees the entrance to a small storage cupboard. 

ROMEO
Come on, I have an idea. 

Corridor: Joe dusts herself off and looks at Tommy whose closing the window. 

JOE
Well, that was a stealthy entrance. 

TOMMY
(whispering)
Keep your voice down. 

Joe shrugs as Helen heads forward towards the door to Lab 7. 

HELEN
This way. 

Lab 7: The door creeps open and the three of them walk into the empty, dark room. Tommy switches on exactly the same light switch as Ashburry did earlier. Helen and Joe approach the machine as Tommy follows close behind. There is no sign of the rooms previous occupants. 

TOMMY
Here we are, are you sure you can operate it Joe? 

JOE
If Helen can show me the controls I can operate them. 

HELEN
I watched Colin very closely and I actually have an excellent memory when it isn’t being flooded with prophecies. 

We cut to a close up of the Cupboard, it is slightly open though hidden in shadows. Romeo’s eye glares out through the crack, watching and listening. Helen is demonstrating how to operate the machine to Joe.
As we cut back to focus on them we see Joe looking at the Image Switch. 

JOE
Hey, what’s this do? 

HELEN
I wouldn’t touch it, Colin said it was for some untested programme. He said it did something like project images from your brain into the machine’s reality. 

JOE
Christ, is there anything that geek can’t invent? 

HELEN
That “geek” is my friend. 

JOE
Heh, no offence meant. We ready to go? 

TOMMY
As ready as we can get. 

Tommy and Helen sit down into the chairs and Joe starts strapping them in. Soon enough they are fully set up and Joe is stood looking over the controls. 

JOE
Ok, once you’re in there you won’t hear anything of the outside world so don’t worry if I don’t answer you. 

TOMMY
Understood. Let’s take a look at Colin’s Simulated Reality then. 

Joe activates the machine and both Tommy and Helen jolt. As they do, Joe is grabbed from behind and thrown against the classroom blackboard. 

JOE
What the… 

A fist smacks across her head and she goes down, out cold, chalk dust covering her. Romeo stands over her, smiling. 

ROMEO
Done and dusted. 

Ashburry rushes out and grabs him angrily. 

ASHBURRY
What the Hell do you think you are doing? 

Romeo looks at him in disgust and pushes him off. 

ROMEO
Control may like you for selling him secrets in the past but I don’t. And since you got kicked out your old job, you haven’t got anything worth shit except this machine. Now we’re taking it and I’m dealing with these trouble makers. 

ASHBURRY
Dealing with? I want no part of this! 

ROMEO
You’re already involved Ashburry. Now shut up or I may have to put you out of my misery. 

CHAN
He means it, you know. 

Ashburry looks between them, knowing he can’t do anything he goes quiet, looking quite nervous now. 

ASHBURRY
What… what are you going to do? 

ROMEO
A little experiment on a couple of guinea pigs who’ve caused by a lot of agro in the past. 

He goes over to the machine, Chan right beside him. Tommy and Helen are straining in their seats, moving about the simulated world. 

ROMEO
Chan, you heard that stuff about creating images from the mind. Do you think a fragile mind could create harmful images? 

CHAN
It’s theoretically possible, yes. 

ROMEO
Excellent. 

He turns on the Image Switch and Tommy and Helen jolt once more as the new programme activates. 

ROMEO
Let’s drain the brain of someone insane. 

He chuckles at his own little rhyme as we close in on Helen. Closer and closer... 

White Room: The same, pixelated space from earlier. Tommy and Helen have been looking around when suddenly everything goes a lot darker. 

TOMMY
Joe never mentioned anything like this. 

HELEN
Tommy, it feels cold in here. 

TOMMY
So I’ve noticed. 

HELEN
I don’t like this, how do we exit? 

TOMMY
I guess when Joe lets us out, I never really thought of that. But this doesn’t feel right. 

He looks around the room and they are suddenly plunged into darkness. Pitch black. 

HELEN (VO)
Tommy? Tommy, are you there? 

Suddenly the light comes back on, at least a small amount. The room seems changed, darker and more industrial in nature. Used, old and worn and barely lit. There is no sign of Tommy. 

HELEN
(panicking)
Tommy! Tommy, can you here me? 

VOICE
I hear you Helen. 

The voice is familiar. Helen turns to the shadows, a growing fear in her eyes. It is obvious she recognises it. 

HELEN
Dad… 

WAYNE JACOBS steps out of the shadows, standing tall, both stern and sadistic. 

WAYNE
Come to Daddy. 

Moritz Residence: The small light is still flashing in the darkened room even as the door swings open and we see Colin enter, turning back as he does. 

COLIN
Yeah, I’m getting an early night mom! 

He closes the door and turns… the flashing light catches his attention. He walks over and picks it up, a look of worry spreading across his face. 

COLIN
My alarm system, someone’s messing with my machine. 

He goes to his bedroom door and stops, seemingly nervous. After a moment he turns and heads to his window, quietly sliding it open and climbing out into the dark. 

Cut to… Eternal Corridor: Tommy is stood in a corridor that stretches into darkness each way, no end in site. Three lights, one overhead and one each side of Tommy are all the illumination there is in this narrow space. Tommy looks around confused. 

TOMMY
Helen? 

As he steps the lights actually seem to move. Or rather one goes out and another ahead comes on. He moves back with the same effect. The lights always on him, the shadows never illuminated. 

TOMMY
What the hell is going on here. 

Tommy hears a noise behind him and spins. In the darkness something’s forming. His eyes widen. The blackness is broken by the pale white of the mask moving out of it. 

TOMMY
This isn’t real. This isn’t real. 

It is, of course, Michael Myers emerging out of the shadows and mere feet away, blooded butcher knife in hand. 

TOMMY
You’re not real!!! 

The Shape stops in front of Tommy and tilts its head. Suddenly the butcher knife swings forward and Tommy instinctively dodges, the blade grazes his arm and he yells in pain. 

TOMMY
That hurt… that actually hurt. 

The Shape steps forward and Tommy turns and starts to run down the narrow passage. Michael calmly pursues. 

Industrial White Room: Helen is backing away from this digital version of her late Father who stands before her now. 

WAYNE
What’s the matter Helen, no hug for your old man? It’s been a while since we last cuddled, hasn’t it. 

HELEN
Keep away from me, you’re not real! You’re Not Real! 

WAYNE
Is that any way to speak to your father? 

Helen shakes, tears coming down her cheeks. 

HELEN
You’re dead. You’re dead and I’m free of you! 

WAYNE
(yelling angrily)
Come here and do as you are told Missy! 

Helen turns and runs, heading to the nearest doorway. She grabs the handle, swings it open and disappears out into more darkness. 

WAYNE
You can’t hide little lady. 

Eternal Corridor: Tommy is still running and, despite this, we see The Shape is still only a few feet behind, bathed in shadow but slightly illuminated by the lights following Tommy. Tommy runs, stumbles, runs again, the tunnel seemingly unending and always being chased. 

Industrial Factory: Not too large and a low ceiling but the conveyor belt, dangling chains and pieces of machinery that make up this area give it the impression of a forgotten industry. Black, dirty and dark, Helen is wandering through a very unpleasant place, lost and alone.
She slowly edges towards one of the corners of the room, hoping to hide herself in the shadows. As she does we hear a laugh coming from behind a pile of crates. Helen looks towards it, her body freezing. The laugh comes again. 

HELEN
Who… whose there? 

Something shoots out of the shadows and lands with a thump at Helen’s feet. She looks down shocked. Garry’s severed head looks back up at her, blood pouring from the wound. She screams and falls backwards into the shadows. 

HELEN
Leave me alone! 

WAYNE (VO)
Why would we want to leave someone as delicate as you alone in this miserable place? 

She turns to see Wayne is behind her, already stood in the corner of the room. She looks around franticly, trapped. The laughing figure appears from behind the crates, it is STIG, the vampire from Season 3, he has a knife jammed in his eye… the knife that she stabbed there. 

STIG
You know, this attitude of yours really pisses me off. 

Helen is freaked now and, though slightly pixelated, we can still see the fear on her face. She looks around, hoping for escape and seeing none. Wayne approaches her. 

WAYNE
Don’t worry Helen, we won’t hurt you. We only have… love for you. Unlike your bitch of a mother. 

Suddenly the hung corpse of ROSE JACOBS drops down in front of Helen who screams loudly. Startled she rushes forward, pushes past Stig and runs off past the surprised vampire. 

STIG
I love a good chase. 

Eternal Corridor: Tommy isn’t enjoying this chase. He’s starting to look worn down and, as he stumbles and falls, he also looks pissed off. He turns around and faces The Shape who stops in his tracks, tipping his head in the familiar style. 

TOMMY
Alright Michael, real or not, I’m tired of this shit. 

Suddenly the walls of the corridor vanish leaving Tommy and Michael left, back in the White Room. The Shape seems to be staring at something behind Tommy who turns to follow the gaze… Jamie Lloyd. 

JAMIE
Why didn’t you save me Tommy? Why did you stop looking for me? I was out there but you forgot all about me. After Carly you forgot about everyone. But then you found your friends again. Why didn’t you find me? 

A blooded stab wound appears on her chest and the red flows through her clothes. Tommy turns back to where The Shape was but he’s now gone. He looks back to Jamie who stands there, still bleeding. 

TOMMY
I’m sorry. 

JAMIE
Since when was ‘sorry’ ever enough? 

Industrial Factory: Helen runs around a corner to face Stig. She skids to a halt, turns and runs again. She jumps up onto a conveyor belt which, as her feet land on it, starts to move causing her to fall over onto her back and be carried along. She picks herself up and looks along to the end to see she’s being carried towards the open arms of her father. She rolls off and falls down into a pile of boxes. As she struggles to get up a hand comes down and helps her. As she stands Helen looks up and jumps back in fear. 

HELEN
Not you! 

It is, as we may have guessed, Romeo! He grins. 

ROMEO
Oh Helen, how I’ve missed you so. 

Helen runs past him and into a large clearing in the warehouse… where Romeo, Wayne and Stig are waiting for her. She stops and looks back around her o see there are now walls blocking her way. 

STIG
End of the road, little girl. 

WAYNE
No running to your mother this time Helen. 

ROMEO
You’re all ours. 

Romeo suddenly looks very confused at the sight of something and we see ROMEO again appearing next to Helen, forming out of thin air. Helen looks confused form one to the other. This is the REAL Romeo and he grins at Helen. 

ROMEO
Helen, so glad we have this chance to catch up. 

He looks over at FakeRomeo. 

ROMEO
I’m flattered that your mind considers me one of your greatest fears. 

HELEN
What… what do you mean? 

ROMEO
I’m afraid I couldn’t resist joining you in here, that Colin kid really did a good job. 

The truth dawns on Helen, as it does w see the three background figures fade away to nothing. Reality is much more terrifying. 

HELEN
You’re… real. 

ROMEO
As I’ll ever be. And with your friend Tommy trapped in his own nightmares I’m afraid it’s just the two of us. 

HELEN
How… this… this isn’t… 

She can’t seem to form any words as, once again, Romeo’s presence swamps her mind. She just stands, frozen, as he paces up and down in front of her. 

ROMEO
My friend Chan tells me it may be possible to kill someone with this machine. Or to use it as the ultimate tool in torture. Control wants to sell it for big bucks and, you know, I feel we should at least give those theories a test before we do. What do you say? 

Real World: We see Tommy, Helen and Romeo all plugged into the machine together with Chan watching over them. Ashburry is sat on the classroom desk looking somewhere between nervous, crying and furious.
We cut to look at Joe, led on the floor and see her, ever so slightly, start to move. It’s obvious she’s been forgotten by everyone else in the room who are all facing the other way.
Ashburry just shakes his head, unable to decide what to do. 

ASHBURRY
Why did he have to go in there? Couldn’t you just take the machine and go? 

CHAN
I am inclined to agree Mr Ashburry but unfortunately Romeo seems to have some issues concerning these people and it has been my experience not to try to stop him from doing what he wants to do. 

ASHBURRY
But he’s going to kill them! 

CHAN
Mr Ashburry, just shut up and be happy that you are going to be paid an extraordinary sum of money for your help. 

Ashburry shuts up at this but we can tell he’s still far from satisfied. 

White Room: Tommy sits, his back to a tormenting Jamie. He close shis eyes to her taunts. 

JAMIE
You said you’d never give up but that’s what you did anyway, you’re wordis worth nothing, you are worth nothing. 

His eyes snap open and e turns to face Jamie. 

TOMMY
This might affect me, it might be true to an extent. But right now, this isn’t the real world and you aren’t a real person. And all this “woe is me” crap is more irritating than upsetting so Go. The Fuck. Away. 

The Jamie simulation looks shocked and then instantly vanishes. Tommy smiles. 

TOMMY
Colins untested programme. It’s all in the mind. 

Industrial Factory: Helen is seen backing slowly away as, step for step, Romeo slowly approaches her. His sadistic and obvious glee at her fear is apparent. 

ROMEO
Every day you grow older, every day your body adapts and your mind evolves. You keep changing, never staying young. It’s such a shame. 

HELEN
Leave me alone… please, just leave me alone. 

ROMEO
(ignoring her)
I’d never bother with someone of your age but, well, you’ve escaped me twice and that pisses me off. 

TOMMY (VO)
Well think how much worse a third time will make it. 

They both instantly turn to see Tommy striding in, confidence in his step. 

TOMMY
Helen, just ignore him, he’s a product of your mind. Remember Colins new programme, somehow it became active and is presenting us with our fears. 

ROMEO
Very smart. Apart from one thing. 

HELEN
Tommy, look out! 

Her warning comes too late as Romeo throws a knife through the air (the origin of which seems to be simply an empty hand) and it stabs into Tommy’s leg. Tommy yells in surprise and pain. 

HELEN
Tommy, he’s real! He’s the one who turned the switch on, he’s here to steal Colins machine! 

Tommy looks up, pulling the knife out, angrily. 

TOMMY
Well, real or not, it’s all about fear. 

ROMEO
I agree. And at the moment I am far from afraid. 

He closes his eyes a second, concentrating, and, as he opens them, a GUN materialises into his hand aimed at Tommy. 

ROMEO
I’m all for torture but in your case I think I’ll make it quick. 

Helen simply stands, her fear obvious. Tommy looks over to her urgently. 

TOMMY
Helen, it’s all in the mind! Your mind as well as his.
I escaped because I removed this places power over me. 

ROMEO
Great, let’s see if you can remove bullets as well. 

He pulls the trigger. And the gun vanishes. Romeo looks confused. He turns to see Helen staring at him. 

HELEN
All those children… all those children… 

Romeo simply looks slightly miffed and also faintly amused. 

ROMEO
If you think that haunts me you’re mistaken. 

Helen hasn’t finished. 

HELEN
All those children, lost. Families broken. Parents devastated. The police have no leads. Anger. So much anger. What if they were to catch you, what if they knew the man watching from across the street was the one who took their children from them? 

Romeo seems to be getting a little disturbed as Helen goes into one of her trance like states, the words seemingly speaking through her. 

ROMEO
Shut up bitch! 

MAN (VO)
She was so young. 

He turns to see a man and a women, hands held tight together and wedding rings glistening on their hands. They look saddened, as if they’ve been through a terrible ordeal. Another voice comes form the opposite direction. 

WOMAN (VO)
So fragile. 

He turns to the source of this new voice. Another couple. Romeo spins around to see families appearing around him, at first sad but there expressions and stance becoming angrier. 

MAN 2
She was only six years old. Six years old! 

Romeo glares at Helen, panicking as his cool exterior gives way. But Helen is lost in her trance. 

ROMEO
Stop this you bitch! 

He surges forward towards Helen but the people, despite not being real, block his way with amazing force. They shove him down and attack. Romeo disappears under the lynch mob. 

Real World: Romeo’s body starts to shake and his teeth grit in pain. Chan’s eyes widen. 

CHAN
This doesn’t seem good. 

He quickly starts deactivating the machine for Romeo. As the power comes down Romeo stops shaking. Chan hurries over and pulls the helmet off. As Romeo’s eyes open he looks shocked in the direction of Ashburry. 

ROMEO
Look out! 

Ashburry goes to react when a fire extinguisher crashes around his skull. Joe Thomas jumps forward as Chan goes for his gun, however she pulls the trigger and foam covers him. She hits the fire extinguisher into his stomach and, as he doubles over, onto his back. Romeo is strapped in. 

ROMEO
You fucking women are all the same. 

Joe hasn’t got time for him and switches the machine off. She quickly pulls off Tommy’s helmet and starts to remove the straps on him. 

TOMMY
Joe, glad to see your alright. 

As she frees his leg suddenly Ashburry surges forward and grabs her, throwing her aside. 

ROMEO
Let me out! 

Ashburry unbuckles one of Romeo’s hands as Tommy leaps into him. Tommy and Ashburry falls to the floor where he realises just who it is he’s fighting. 

TOMMY
Mr Ashburry? 

Joe gets up and, seeing Tommy seems ok, goes and pulls off Helen’s helmet and starts unstrapping her. However, Romeo has now freed himself and he doesn’t look happy. He jumps forward with a cry, grabbing Joe and slamming her into a wall, trying to repeat his earlier assault. However, this time she’s ready and cushions the blow as best she can before twisting around out of his grip and kicking him in the ribs. As they struggle we see Chan getting back up and pulling his gun out, seeing Helen stand, he aims and shoots. The bullet just misses but strikes a gas tap in the room. The gas starts leaking out with a low hiss. Helen runs aside, diving behind a desk as Chan shoots again. Tommy is seen slamming Ashburry down who sits dazed and he turns to tackle Chan from behind. Joe, meanwhile, goes to punch Romeo who grabs her first in mid-air. 

ROMEO
Didn’t your teachers ever tell you not to leave your desks? 

He grabs her and, with a mighty burst of strength, swings her up and around, slamming her back onto a desk. He leaps up onto it and straddles her stomach, pulling a knife from his back pocket. He leans in close to her face, the knife pricking her throat. 

ROMEO
It’s nothing personal, I just hate women. 

Joe’s hand fly’s to the side and grasps the handle of a gas tap next to her. Romeo, by instinct, looks towards it… at this height the nozzle is right as eye level. She turns the handle and gas shoots out into Romeo’s eyes and he rolls off of her screaming. He staggers to his feet and, hand over eyes, stumbles from the room as best he can, crashing into everything as he does.
We see, as Joe struggle sup, Chan kick Tommy away and grab his gun. He jumps upwards, the weapon aimed at Tommy as Ashburry groggily stands. 

CHAN
I don’t really know you but I think I understand now why Romeo hates you so much. 

Helen creeps out from behind the desk beside him, holding a pair of scissors as a weapon but Ashburry sees her. 

ASHBURRY
Chan! 

Chan turns and aims the gun. 

CHAN
Over these, with Tommy. 

Helen reluctantly agrees, glaring at Ashburry as she does. 

HELEN
I knew you were creep but I didn’t realise you were this fucked up. 

Chan turns and looks at Ashburry. 

CHAN
Go check them for weapons. 

ASHBURRY
They’re obviously unarmed… 

CHAN
(angrily)
Just do it! 

Ashburry nods and heads over and starts searching them. Chan, his gun still aimed, looks around the room. 

CHAN
Other girl, I know you’re still here. Come out or I kill these two. 

TOMMY
You’ll kill us anyway. 

CHAN
Actually without Romeo I’ll need help moving the machine so you have a little loner to live. If your friend co-operates. 

There is still no sign of Joe. Chan looks angrily at Ashburry. 

CHAN
Find her! 

Ashburry walks around a desk… no sign. He slowly peers under it… to see Joe holding Miss Lake’s cigarette lighter. 

ASHBURRY
Run! 

Chan turns to see a flaming ball of gas shoot towards him. He’s so shocked he doesn’t have time to fire the gun as we see Tommy, Helen and Joe follow Ashburry from fleeing the room. The leaking gas and gas tap/flame thrower created by Joe quickly mix and a devastating explosion rings out in the laboratory. We see both Chan and Colins machine incinerated in the blast. 
In the corridor we see the four crashed onto the floor as the sprinkler systems kick in to start dowsing the flames. As Ashburry groggily gets up he’s met with Joe’s boot to his face rendering him unconscious. 

JOE
I never did like him anyway. 

Cut to Exterior: We see Colin running up towards the University Science block when the explosion rings out. He stops in his tracks, a look of horror on his face. As the smoke rises into the air he stands, stock still and emotionless. 

Car, Interior: We see Romeo sat in the back seat of a car dabbing his eyes with a wet flannel whilst swigging from a bottle of vodka. It is quite a posh and expensive looking vehicle with a car phone set into the seat ahead of him. After a few moments it rings and Romeo grabs it. 

ROMEO
Yeah, what is it? 

CONTROL (VO)
This is Control. 

ROMEO
The mission… 

CONTROL (VO)
… was a failure. I am aware of that. I am also aware that your personal vendetta with Tommy Doyle and Helen Jacobs is the reason for its failure. 

ROMEO
Wait a… 

CONTROL (VO)
You have done well before but you are too unpredictable and this is of no use to The Agency. As of now your contract with us is terminated. 

The line goes head as the car pulls to a stop. The driver turns around, a gun aimed at Romeo. 

DRIVER
Sorry sir, new orders. Nobody leaves the Agency. 

ROMEO
Is that a fact. 

He suddenly swishes his bottle of vodka into the eyes of the driver. As he’s blinded he leans forward and grabs the gun, twisting it around and blasting it into his head. As the driver goes limp Romeo climbs out the car. He’s parked on a hill over looking Haddonfield. 

ROMEO
I won’t forget this. 

Haddonfield University, Later: It’s later that night and police and fire engines are surrounding the area. Tommy is talking to Acting-Sheriff Robbie whilst Ashburry stands by, held in handcuffs by two policemen. 

TOMMY
… and seeing the lights on as we passed by, we went to check out what was going on. That’s when we were held at gun point by Mr Ashburry and the other guy. 

ASHBURRY
This story is nonsense, Deputy Redman, why are you even listening to it? 

ROBBIE
Because security tapes of the area confirm his story. 

ASHBURRY
But they were deactivated… 

Pauses a moment to realise he’s dropped himself in it. 

ROBBIE
True they were for the most part… 

Flash Back: As Helen dives behind the desk as Chan shoots she lands by the unplugged security camera. 

ROBBIE
It seems someone plugged them back in. 

As Ashburry is led away Robbie gives Tommy a look, as if to suggest he KNOWS there’s more to this but he can let it lie. Tommy simply looks innocent. 

We pan around to see Colin sat on the steps of the school, Helen next to him. He looks completely destroyed. 

HELEN
Colin, I can’t say how sorry I am about your work. 

COLIN
(distraught)
You don’t understand, that’s taken me months of work, working sometimes 48 hours without sleep. It’s cost me a years worth of savings and now its gone. 

HELEN
You’ve got insurance. 

He seems annoyed that she’s failing to understand what this means to him. 

COLIN
(angrily)
My work was written down! I took notes, of course I did, but a lot of it was trial and error, it was my best chance of success and now you and your friends have ruined it! 

HELEN
Colin, please relax, we were in serious danger, it was all a terrible mistake. 

Colin nods, softening. 

COLIN
I… I’m sorry Helen. I… I’m glad you’re alright. I can always start again. 

He gives her a small smile which she returns. She then gets up and heads off towards Tommy. 

On Tommy and Helen: She goes up to him and hugs him, much to his slight surprise. 

TOMMY
Helen? 

HELEN
Tommy, I was so scared. I don’t know why it is, what power he has over me, but you helped me fight it. But I’m still afraid… 

TOMMY
…because he’s still out there. 

Helen looks at Tommy sadly and nods. 

HELEN
My father, I understood he was a monster. But with Romeo, I never understand him and I never know where he’ll next show up. It scares me. 

Tommy puts his arms around Helen, comforting her, and she nuzzles into his neck. Tommy looks a bit unsure but isn’t backing down, so to speak. 

TOMMY
It’s alright Helen, you know you always have us to look out for you. 

We cut back to Colin. He’s watching, at first in hurt and then a bit in bitterness as Helen blatantly hugs Tommy and holds him close in what looks like a very romantic encounter. He looks down into his hand where we see he holds a tiny shard of burnt circuitry, the last remains of his machine. He looks up at Helen, her beauty in the arms of another. One link between these two events. 

COLIN
Tommy. 

Fade to Black. 

Halloween: The Series
Season Four
Episode 4
Brain Drain
By Scarecrow based on an idea by Screamer009
Script Editor: Scarecrow Cenobite
Creative Consultant: Robbie.red666
Creative Consultant: Screamer009
Assistant Producer: MysterioMan007
Produced by: Scarecrow Cenobite
Based on Characters created by John Carpenter & Debra Hill