Chapter 6 (The Figure of Death)

Chapter 6 (The Figure of Death) is the sixth chapter of The Clearwood Murders: Episode I - The Figure of Death. It was written by Donald Newton and published on May 14, 2021.

Plot
In hopes of bringing the Killer to justice, Andrew and friends track down the Killer at an old abandoned high school.

Full Chapter
INT. LORRAINE'S BEDROOM - DAY

Lorraine and Keith are making out on her bed.

LORRAINE: I missed you so much, babe.

KEITH: I missed you, too.

LORRAINE: I'm so glad that you're here with me.

KEITH: I am, too. I'm so exhausted from the work.

Lorraine is turned on by Keith's hard work.

LORRAINE: I bet you are.

Lorraine proceeds to kiss him hard and heavily. She is ready for more. She proceeds to take off her shirt, revealing a black bra. He follows by taking his own shirt off. Before they get any further, we CUT TO:

INT. CARTER HOUSE - BASEMENT - DAY

Andrew is sitting on the couch in the basement and watching TV.

DING! Andrew checks his text message. Ominous music plays in the background as a shocked Andrew reads the text message.

UNKNOWN CALLER: Hey, Andrew. It's Bud, your janitor. I need your help. I want to turn myself in to your father. But I'll only do it if you and your friends meet up with me at the old High School. Don't tell your father yet. Please, do this for me. I want to make things right.

Andrew is confused by this. Is this a trap or is this genuine?

EXT. ABANDONED SCHOOL BUILDING - DAY

The old Clearwood High School building, before the Unified School was established, stands alone and abandoned. It hasn't been occupied in years.

The Carter Family's SUV arrives and parks outside the building. The car's occupants get out and they are revealed to be Andrew (driving), Jenna (passenger), Kris (backseat passenger), and Nick (backseat passenger).

KRIS: This place gives me the creeps.

NICK: Looks haunted.

JENNA: Why would Bud want us to come here?

ANDREW: I don't know. But here we are.

KRIS: This could be a trap.

NICK: That is very true. We could be heading into a trap.

ANDREW: Then we stay together. Do not separate.

JENNA: Agreed!

Everyone nods in agreement.

ANDREW: Let's go.

The group head for the main entrance together. They open the door, which wasn't locked.

JENNA: Bud must have broken in. He's definitely here.

They all enter the building together.

INT. ABANDONED SCHOOL BUILDING - HALL - DAY

They are all looking around inside the school, looking at every corner, and every classroom door window. They don't see anything.

ANDREW: (shouting) BUD!!!

JENNA: (shouting) HEY, BUD!!

ANDREW: (shouting) WE'RE HERE!!

KRIS: I'm not sure if I want to actually see Bud. I don't even know why we didn't just tell Sheriff Carter where he was.

ANDREW: Well, Kris, Bud said that he wanted us to see him so that he could turn himself in. I think maybe he just wants someone to listen to him.

NICK: You sound like you think that he may be innocent.

ANDREW: Innocent or not. This could be our chance to find him and convince him to turn himself in.

SUDDENLY -- A SHADOW APPEARS IN FRONT -- STARTLING THEM.

IT'S SCOTT. His friend Anthony is with him.

SCOTT: What the hell are you doing here?

ANDREW: We're here to help Bud turn himself in.

This confuses Scott.

SCOTT: He contacted you, too?

ANDREW: Yeah. He said he wanted to turn himself in. But that he wanted my help. I guess he figured with me being the Sheriff's son, I could help him. I don't know.

SCOTT: That's funny...because he contacted me, too.

JENNA: What the hell is going on here?

SCOTT: I don't know but I'm not leaving until I find my brother. You can join if you want. But I'm leading this.

ANDREW: Fine.

SCOTT: Now follow me.

Scott leads them as they walk through the abandoned school's hallway.

INT. STAIRCASE - DAY

The group walk up the stairs to the second floor.

INT. SECOND FLOOR HALLWAY - DAY

They walk through the second floor hallway. Suddenly, they hear something MOVING. They turn to see a large cupboard closet against the wall. The sounds of someone breathing can be heard.

SCOTT: (whispering) Somebody is in there.

Scott pulls his pocket knife and slowly approaches the cupboard. He opens the door -- A RACCOON FLIES OUT! The raccoon is frightened by Scott's presence and runs away.

Everyone begins to laugh, finding this moment funny.

SCOTT: Fuck you, guys.

Scott gets up and faces his laughing companions.

SCOTT: You done yet?

They're not. In fact, they're cracking up. It takes him a moment, but even Scott begins to crack a grin over it.

SCOTT: (starting to laugh along) Alright. That was funny.

CREAK! Everyone turns to find the door to closet -- Then -- THE FIGURE CHARGES AT THEM.

The Figure proceeds to attack and stab Anthony.

ANTHONY: AHH! NO! SCOTT!

SCOTT: (horrified) ANTHONY!!

Scott doesn't have time to save his friend. The Figure finishes him off. Anthony Bishop is dead. The Figure turns to the rest of the group.

SCOTT: (to everyone else) RUN!

Everyone proceeds to run away. The Figure attempts to attack Scott. But Scott decks him in the face. Scott attempts to jump him. But the Figure quickly swings his knife at him, which nearly gets Scott's chest.

SCOTT: You traitor! You destroyed our family.

The Figure stands there for a moment, realizing that Scott believes him to be Bud. The Figure removes his goggles and reveals -- HIS EYES. His eyes are BLUE.

Scott is shocked.

SCOTT: You're not my brother!

The Figure puts the goggles back on. Scott is enraged even more so upon learning the truth. This asshole framed his brother.

The Figure raises his knife up and goes to charge at Scott. But in an extreme rage and with adrenaline, Scott grabs him and throws him into the classroom where the Figure was hiding at before.

INT. CLASSROOM - DAY

The adrenaline throw by Scott put the Figure at the middle of the floor. Scott runs in as the Figure picks himself back up. But he doesn't have time to defend himself as Scott proceeds to assault him.

Just as the Figure has the opportunity to raise his knife up for an attempt to stab him, Scott does a hard kick to the Figure's chest, pushing him backwards.

This leads to The Figure crashing through the door leading to a balcony. The Figure continues going back and goes over the balcony. Not long after he falls, we hear GLASS SHATTERING.

EXT. ABANDONED SCHOOL BUILDING - BALCONY - DAY

Scott looks over the balcony. But the Figure is NOT on the ground.

SCOTT: What the fuck?

Scott runs out of the classroom in confusion.

As Scott runs out, we PAN DOWN and find that there is a long rope tied to the balcony. We follow down the rope and find that a first floor window has been shattered.

From inside the first floor classroom with the shattered window -- THE FIGURE RISES UNHARMED.

This means that when the Figure fell over the balcony, he grabbed onto the rope, and swung himself into the first floor window to break his fall.

EXT. ABANDONED SCHOOL BUILDING - DAY

Andrew, Jenna, Kris, and Nick are anxiously waiting for Scott by the cars. The door crashes open -- Scott comes out.

JENNA: (relieved) Scott!

Scott rejoins the group by the cars.

ANDREW: Dude, you okay?

SCOTT: Yeah. I saw his eyes. He has blue eyes. Bud has brown eyes. It's not Bud.

ANDREW: So what happened?

SCOTT: I pushed him off the balcony. But when I looked over the balcony...he was gone.

JENNA: Where is he?

VOICE: (off screen) RIGHT HERE!

They all turn to see -- THE FIGURE standing at the main entrance. He raises his knife at them. But before he can do anything -- BANG! BANG! BANG!

The Figure falls backwards to the ground.

The group turns to see -- CLARENCE with his gun drawn, having just shot the Figure. Two more police cars arrive at the same time.

Andrew is confused by his Father's presence.

ANDREW: Dad? What are you doing here?

Clarence gives his son an angry look.

CLARENCE: I put a tracking device in your car. If you go anywhere forbidden, the device alerts me of your whereabouts.

Andrew is surprised and, quite honestly, upset by this news.

ANDREW: You what?

CLARENCE: What the hell are you doing here?

ANDREW: Bud Lane contacted us...telling us that he wanted to turn himself in but wanted to meet us. But...

CLARENCE: But he just led you to a trap. Dammit! You could have gotten yourself killed.

Clarence turns to the door and to his shock -- THE FIGURE IS GONE.

SCOTT: Not again!

Several police officers arrive.

CLARENCE: (to his Deputies) Check inside. I want the whole building covered. Find him!

The Deputies go inside the building and search everywhere.

Deaths

 * CD = Chapter Death (Deaths in the chapter)
 * SD = Story Death (Overall deaths in the story)

Trivia

 * Last appearance of Anthony Bishop.
 * The Figure is revealed to have BLUE EYES. This alone reveals that Bud Lane is NOT the Figure due to having brown eyes.