Chapter Eighty-Seven: Roman Holiday

**Chapter Eighty-Seven: Roman Holiday** is the seventh episode of Season 7 of *Tales From The Darkside,* and the eighty-seventh overall. The episode aired on December 10, 2023.

## Synopsis

**THE BATTLE IN ROME** — Jennifer and Angela retreat to Rome, and The Group head out to Rome to stop the two.

## Plot

Katie meets with the new mayor of Nelson, Kylie Laime, to see if she can attempt to locate Jennifer. Kendra locates Carly, and convinces Kylie to appoint Carly as the deputy mayor. In Rome, Jennifer positions herself at a tower, with a radio, having direct contact with Angela. Angela asks, “So what are we doing again?” Jennifer answers, “Simple. We detonate a bomb in the middle of Rome, and make sure The Group is trying to stop it, and frame them for the explosion. Say it’s a ‘nuclear terrorist attack,‘ you know?” Angela gets in a truck, and drives towards the center of the city. The Group arrive in Rome, and split off; Bryson and Carson in the former’s Charger, Yasmin and Sabrina in the latter’s Nissan, Summer and Veronica in the former’s Mercedes. The three cars see the truck, and try to intercept it. Jennifer catches wind of the plan, and blows up the two trucks convoying, killing the drivers. She taps into Bryson’s communication line, and taunts him, saying, “So you’re back for more? I thought I scared you back at the dam. Oh well, I guess it’s time for fun.” Carson points at two buildings near, and Bryson drives in front. He sets off a tripwire between the buildings. Angela sees this, and warns Jennifer. Jennifer jokes, “Well, if we can’t drive, we might as well roll.” The truck hits the wire, and the bomb flies out and begins rolling through the city. Bryson sees a bike, and tells Carson to get on. Jennifer says, “Alright, gotta go stop Carson now that he’s vulnerable.” She gets on her bike, and starts driving. Bryson yells out, “Guys stand back. I got this.” Summer says, “No, we got this.” She then drifts onto the same street, and drives next to him. Yasmin then yells out, “Same here,” and drives right in front of the bomb. She and Sabrina jump out right as the bomb hits the car, blowing it up and leaving the bomb in flames. Jennifer jumps out of nowhere, and arms the bomb. She blows a raspberry at The Group and drives off. Carson chases after her, but is eventually cornered and stopped by the police. Jennifer yells out, “Too slow Carson.” Bryson learns of the arrest and he, Summer and Veronica chase after their bomb. Jennifer taunts The Group through the headset (“Shake It Off”), and heads to a cliff, and meets with Angela. Summer gives up and stops, telling Bryson, “Bryson, get out of here dude. It’s over, we’ve done all we could.” Bryson says, “Not everything.” He then uses his car to push the bomb into the water, and speeds off. The bomb goes off, sending a massive shockwave through the city, throwing everyone back and leaving Bryson’s car in shambles. Jennifer tells Bryson, “You escaped me once before. I’ll make sure that doesn’t happen again.”

## Trivia

* The episode title comes from the 1953 romantic comedy film of the same name.
* The episode bears a striking resemblance to the 2023 action film Fast X.