Don't Tell

*Series: Crown Lake*

"**Don't Tell**" is the first episode in the first season of *Crown Lake*, and the first episode overall. It aired on June 20, 2019.

## Synopsis

Nellie Chambers has a rough first day at Crown Lake Academy, but finds solace in the pages of a diary left behind by a former student.

## Plot

*It’s the start of a new year at Crown Lake Academy. Nellie Chambers arrives for her first year holding the blue bird that her mother used to have given by her father Junior Chambers.*

*Nellie arrives late inside with the rest of the female students. One of the faculty, introduces herself as Headmistress Merriweather, and welcomes them all to the campus. She instructs them to later tour the riding stables and shows them the other male campus on the other side of the forest known as the brother school. Then she introduces them to their math instructor, Dr. Lewis who tells them to be prepared for a rigorous academic year. Nellie wonders what she means by this, and one of the other students tells her that the academy is notorious for kicking people out and the students who decide who leaves. She encouraged her to stick to the rules and she will be fine, then Merriweather gives them their room assignments. Then Nellie notices her luggage is missing,*

*Then Nellie arrives at her room where she meets her new roommate who is talking on her cellphone. She introduces herself as Tiffany St. Martin, and says she’s from New York. Nellie tells her she’s from Attaway, Tiffany says she’s never heard of the town before. Nellie then finds a book in a box in the closet, then asks Tiffany what happened to her former roommate, she responds by saying she didn’t like her and got her kicked out.*

*Nellie heads to an empty classroom labeled yearbook on the door. She goes in and grabs one of the yearbooks to find a picture of her mother Dana Roth. During a flashback, Nellie is seen studying at Junior’s coffee shop, when a young man asks to hang out at the church, Nellie tells him she had told her mother she would be home at 11:00 and would lock up the shop, but tells him she will come back later and heads off with him.*

*Nellie closes the book, and she is seen by a blonde female student who asks if she’s new at the academy. Nellie asks how she knew this, she responds by saying because everyone is in the Grubber having lunch while she’s in an empty classroom knowing she was given the welcome tour by Merriweather giving bizarre nicknames to the locations. She then introduces herself as Chloe Hauser and congratulates her for hanging around instead of bowing down to the headmistresses, and Tiffany St. Martin. Nellie tells her that she’s actually her roommates, and Chloe convinces her to stay away from her if she can.*

*Nellie arrives at the academy's campus welcome party where she sees the other students doing a dance routine, she decides to join in with the rest and accidentally spills her drink on Tiffany. She tries to apologize, then she is told by the other students that only the Spirit Squad dances in the routines and aren’t accepting new members.*

*Later, she is sitting outside alone and sees a male student on campus walk by. He knocks on the door asking if he’s on the right campus, the girls laugh at him and shut the door. Nellie asks if he’s new to the academy, he says that he is and is on a rowing scholarship. He introduces himself as Ryan Baker and has the two have a nice conversation with each other about their families and how they ended up at the academy. Tiffany comes out and offers to show Ryan the brother campus leaving Nellie alone.*

*Nellie returns to her room to find a book with the name "Heather Masterson" written on the cover. She grabs the book and opens it and reads it. The book seems to serve as a guide to anyone who may find and read it. The book introduces the writer as Heather Masterson and that she was once a student at Crown Lake Academy. The book then says that Heather will give her the secrets to Crown Lake and weather she chooses to trust her or not, she must never tell anyone she found the book because Heather will find out and she will regret it. Nellie closes the book putting it in the drawer next to her bed goes to sleep. Tiffany comes in the room and calls her friend on the phone, talking bad about Nellie who is right next to her. She hears this getting her attention, and while Nellie is awake, Tiffany takes this time to tell her to back off of Ryan talking about how he will never be with her. Then Nellie leaves the room and sleeps in the living room.*

*During a flashback, Dana Roth arrives at Junior's calling for Nellie who had already left with her friends. Then, two Roach Gang members holding a crowbar sneak up behind her and she tells in fear.*

*The next morning, Nellie goes to math class. After class, she goes to her room and sees her mother’s blue bird shattered and starts to shed tears. Then she approaches Tiffany lashing out at her thinking she was the one who broke it.*

*After a long day, Nellie arrives to her room to see her luggage returned. Then she gets Heather Masterson's journal and decides to start reading the first chapter.*

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Lilia Buckingham as Heather Masterson (voice)
* Francesca Capaldi as Nellie Chambers
* Emily Skinner as Chloe Hauser
* Kyla-Drew as Tiffany St. Martin
* Ollie Walters as Ryan Baker
* Glory Curda as Becca Frank
* Mia Dinoto as Erin Roy

### Recurring Cast

* Paul Thomas Arnold as Junior Chambers
* Jennifer Lee Laks as Dana Roth
* Bleau Faz as Bethany
* Vanessa Angel as Dr. Lewis
* Nikki Crawford as Valerie St. Martin
* Paula Jai Parker as Catherine Merriweather
* Ashtyn B. Smith as Chloe Jacobs
* Aria Spinello as Marissa

## Featured Music

* "Play Nice"
* "Still So Alive" by Paper Idol