Chapter 5 (The SURFACK Club)

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INT. CLEARWOOD HIGH SCHOOL - HALLWAY - DAY

Charlie is walking through the crowded hallway of the school. He sees Iris as she passes by. As they pass by each other, they stare at each other and smile. But as Charlie turns to walk off, he bumps into -- AUSTIN AND HIS TEAMMATES.

AUSTIN: Oh, it's you. The stupid kid from Spain.

CHARLIE: (correcting) I'm American. My family is from Spain.

AUSTIN: Whatever, dude. Nobody can tell with your stupid accent.

CHARLIE: Fuck you!

AUSTIN: Say that again, Spanish boy.

CHARLIE: FUCK YOU!

Austin and his teammates grab at him and proceeds to punch him. Charlie attempts to fight back. But he's outnumbered and much weaker than them. Austin punches Charlie in the face.

SIMON: Let's put him in the closet.

AUSTIN: Good idea.

They pull Charlie to a closet.

CHARLIE: Let me go!

They ignore his demands and hang up in the closet.

CHARLIE: FUCK YOU, GUYS! FUCK YOU! LET ME OFF!

They slam the door, leaving Charlie hung and alone in the closet. They proceed to laugh at their cruel actions on Charlie. Suddenly, Austin is pulled back by -- SCOTT -- who decks him.

The other three attempt to subdue Scott. But Andrew and Nick join in on the fight. Scott takes on Austin and Travis. Simon nearly overpowers the dorky Andrew. But Andrew swings him to the wall. Simon attempts to charge Andrew, who moves out of the way, causing Simon to run into a locker. Nick takes down Martinez easily, establishing right away that Nick is very tough. Scott continues on with Austin and Travis.

In the end, Scott's group defeats the jocks. This is all witnessed by Derek and his group, who are impressed with their fighting skills.

GERALD: We need them in our club. I swear if we don't get them in our club, we're going to be nothing.

Gerald is very insistent with this idea. He's pushing for it. But he doesn't have to convince them any further because they all agree.

DEREK: Then they're in.

Scott opens the closet door to find Charlie hung and scared. He wraps his arms around Charlie and unhooks him from the closet.

CHARLIE: Thank you.

SCOTT: No problem. Next time if someone tries to mess with you, just let me know and I'll deal with them.

CHARLIE: Will do. My name is Charlie. Charlie Rodriguez.

SCOTT: Scott Lane. (Points to his group) Andrew Carter and Nick Curtis.

CHARLIE: Hello, guys.

ANDREW & NICK: Hey!

CHARLIE: Thanks again.

Charlie goes to walk away when --

SCOTT: Would you like to hang with us?

Charlie stops and is surprised by this offer.

CHARLIE: Really?

SCOTT: Sure. You seem like a cool dude. Why not?

ANDREW: (putting his arm around Charlie) Yeah. Absolutely.

Charlie is happy to hear this. He's been alone for a while now. And it would be nice to have some friends.

CHARLIE: Sure.

Charlie joins the three boys and they put him in the middle as they talk about their group as they walk on.

INT. CLEARWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - PATIENT'S ROOM - DAY

A slightly injured patient -- A GANG MEMBER -- is fighting with staff, including Tannen. Every nurse and orderly getting close to the gang member gets punched and shoved.

TANNEN: We're just trying to help you, sir!

GANG MEMBER: I DON'T NEED ANY HELP!!!

The Gang Member goes to attack an orderly when -- CLARENCE TACKLES HIM DOWN. Tannen joins Clarence. It's clear that Tanne is very tough. Both of them are able to restrain him. Clarence proves that he is extremely strong and hard to take on. They're able to hold him down long enough for an orderly to sedate the patient, who is slips unconscious by the sedation.

INT. CLARENCE'S OFFICE

Clarence and Tannen are sitting at Clarence's desk and talking about the Gang Member patient.

TANNEN: So after he was treated, he was taken into custody by the police.

CLARENCE: Good to know. I hope everyone is okay.

TANNEN: The staff is okay. He just pushed a few.

The two are drinking water.

TANNEN: Thanks again for your help.

CLARENCE: No problem. I'm use to doing this when I was a police officer. Boy, someone of those days were the greatest...(somewhat emotional)...of my life.

Clarence spaces out as he remember the times when he was the beloved Deputy who saved the town from the original Francis.

INT. CARTER RESIDENCE - BASEMENT - DAY

Iris is sitting on the couch and watching TV. It's not unusual for Iris to be here after school. But it's unusual for the others to be absent at this time of the day. Iris is somewhat confused by her only attendance at the group's usual hangout. Where is everyone else?

Andrew, Scott, and Nick arrive with their new friend Charlie.

ANDREW: Hey, Iris.

IRIS: Hey. Where have you guys been?

SCOTT: Just showing the area around to our new friend...Charlie.

Iris and Charlie finally see each other and are surprised to see each other. They've passed by each other in the halls in the last few days. But now they finally get to meet. They are both very nervous yet excited about it.

IRIS: (nervously) Hi.

CHARLIE: (nervously) Hi.

Charlie realizes how nervous she is and decides to curve his own for her.

CHARLIE: (confidently) I'm Charlie Rodriguez.

IRIS: Iris Lilly.

Iris holds out her hand to allow him to shake. But instead, Charlie takes her hand and kisses it. This makes Iris blush and smile. She is really starting to like this handsome Spanish American boy. And you can tell that he's starting to like her.

The other three (Scott, Andrew, and Nick) glance at each other with smiles. They find it funny. But they also seem to approve. Both of them are nerds, outcasts, and shy.

INT. CLEARWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - PARKING GARAGE - NIGHT

Clarence walks out of the elevator to the parking garage level and proceeds to walk through the garage filled with parked cars. He is all alone with nobody else around. He eventually reaches to his car and unlocks it.

Before Clarence can get into his car, he hears footsteps nearby. Curious, he looks around the area to see if anyone is around. But he shrugs it off, thinking that it's just another person coming and going into the hospital. He gets into his car.

INT. CLARENCE'S CAR

Clarence puts the keys into the ignition and starts the engine. But before he can start driving -- RING. He answers the phone.

CLARENCE: This is Clarence.

SKIFACE: Hello, Clarence.

The SKIFACE's voice isn't as deep and demon-like as Francis's was. But it sounds like an unnatural creepy voice.

CLARENCE: Who is this?

SKIFACE: Someone to remind you of your sins.

CLARENCE: Look, buddy. Is this a prank? I'm getting tired of people pranking me over the Francis ordeal. I'm done with this bullshit.

SKIFACE: Oh, this isn't about Francis. This is about something AFTER Francis.

Clarence shakes his head.

CLARENCE: Whatever.

Clarence goes to hangup. But...

SKIFACE: This is about Susan Baines Connors.

Clarence is struck hard by the mentioning of this name. It's a name that he's very familiar with. A name that he's been trying so hard to put behind him. But now someone knows something.

CLARENCE: What do you know about her?

SKIFACE: I know what you did with her. I know that you hurt her. I know what happened to her. How you killed her.

CLARENCE: I didn't ki...

SKIFACE: You let her die. You forced her to die. Her blood is on your hands. And soon, your blood and your family's blood will be all over mine. Because of what you did to her. See you soon, Clarence.

THE CALL IS DISCONNECTED.

Clarence just stares out in to space in horror. How does this person know about his past with Susan Baines Connors? Is she the mystery woman in Clarence's secret picture?