VOICES

FADE IN:

EXT. ALEX'S HOUSE - NIGHT - ESTABLISHING SHOT

We're across the street from a brand-new house in the suburbs. It's raining heavily. The street is empty, no cars are in view. There are a couple of lights on in the house, but we focus on one in an upper window.

INT. ALEX'S HOUSE - ALEX'S ROOM - NIGHT

ALEX WILSON, a small girl, 17, pretty in a Diane Lane way sits on the edge of her bed, twirling her rooms phone cord, talking with her friend Tina.

ALEX
I know, he's so hot.

TINA (V.O.)
Yeah. You gonna get the new Strokes CD?

ALEX
Of course, they're one of my favorites.

TINA (V.O.)
Remember that concert?

ALEX
Who could forget?

TINA (V.O.)
With the drunk guy hitting on me...

ALEX
And the drummer actually winking at me!

TINA (V.O.)
You just keep thinking he winked at you, and not me.

There is a new voice over the phone, it's female, old.

TINA'S MOTHER (V.O.)
Tina! Come on, if we want to catch the movie, we have to leave now.

TINA (V.O.)
Alright!
(beat)
Sorry about that. I was about to tell you I'm going to see some movie.

ALEX
Oh, cool! Which one?

TINA (V.O.)
Just some romance flick.

ALEX
Yuck. I'm more into the horror movies.

TINA (V.O.)
Like HALLOWEEN?

ALEX
Totally, that movie freaked me out the first time I saw it.

TINA (V.O.)
Yeah, but you're not a babysitter.
(beat)
Listen, I really do have to go, OK?

ALEX
OK. I'll see you tomorrow in school?

TINA (V.O.)
Definitely. Bye bye.

ALEX
Bye.

Alex hangs up. She hangs up the phone on a table next to her bed, and heads into the upstairs hallway. The inside of the house does have a new feel to it, like all new houses do. 

She goes down the stairs to the foyer. To the left is the kitchen and to the right is the basement. 

She heads to the kitchen. 

INT. ALEX'S HOUSE - KITCHEN - NIGHT

The light was out, and she turns it on. 

Alex opens the fridge, looking for something to eat, when the PHONE RINGS.

She closes the fridge, and looks toward the ringing phone.

ALEX'S POV: 

A phone on the wall, just waiting to be picked up.

Alex moves toward the phone and answers it.

ALEX
(into phone)
Hello?

A man answers, sounds the same age, dark.

MAN (V.O.)
Hello Alex.

ALEX
(into phone)
Hello.

MAN (V.O.)
And how are we on this lovely night?

Alex is amused.

ALEX
(into phone)
Well, I wouldn't call it a lovely night, but I guess I'm doing fine.

MAN (V.O.)
What are you doing?

ALEX
(into phone)
I was just about to get something to eat.

MAN (V.O.)
I'm hungry too. What were you going to eat?

ALEX
(into phone)
I have no idea.

The casuality of the conversation is scaring her.

ALEX
(into phone)
By the way, who are you?

MAN (V.O.)
Why do you want to know?

ALEX
(into phone)
Well why can't you tell me?

MAN (V.O.)
Maybe it's a secret.

ALEX
(into phone)
Secrets are no fun. You know my name, let me know yours.

MAN (V.O.)
Can't do that.

ALEX
(into phone)
All right then. Are you from school?

MAN (V.O.)
What school?

ALEX
(into phone)
Ashbury High.

MAN (V.O.)
Now come come, foolish girl, I didn't tell you my name, why would I tell you any other details about me.

ALEX
(into phone)
Maybe because you had a crush on me?

A pause.

MAN (V.O.)
How do you want to die?

Alex is taken back by the question.

ALEX
(into phone)
Well, I guess in my sleep. Next to that, I don't really know.

MAN (V.O.)
What if you died tonight?

ALEX
(into phone)
That would suck.

MAN (V.O.)
Hmmm.

ALEX
(into phone)
May I ask why you're asking all these questions?

MAN (V.O.)
Because I'm going to kill you tonight.

ALEX
(into phone)
Fuck you.

She hangs up, practically throwing the phone on the reciever.

INT. ALEX'S HOUSE - FOYER

From the landing, we see a guy move out of the basement, creeping towards the kitchen.

INT ALEX'S HOUSE - KITCHEN

The guy moves into the kitchen.

ON ALEX:

still stunned by the phone call, sees the guy and SCREAMS.

The guy is tall. Maybe 18. We don't see his face.

He moves toward her with a butcher knife in hand. He raises it as we...

FADE TO BLACK

FADE IN

INT. SCHOOL CLASSROOM - DAY

We're in a classroom crowded with older kids. They look to be seniors. There is a mixture of girls and boys. 

We focus on one girl with her head down. She almost looks like she is sleeping in class. But she raises her head and we see that she has been crying. Her mascara is running down her face, and it's a horrid sight. She sniffles and puts her head down again. This is TINA, the girl that Alex was talking to.

INT. SCHOOL LUNCHROOM - DAY

Tina sits among her friends who are consoling her. She is still crying. 

One friend, MEGAN, hands her some tissues.

MEGAN
It's gonna be ok, Tina. Alex is in a better place.

TINA
I know that. It's just that I was just talking to her, and she was alright. It's so fucked up.

MEGAN
I know.

Another friend, HEATHER, hugs Tina.

HEATHER
We're going to be ok.

TINA
I hope so.

HEATHER
You don't have to hope. They're gonna catch that guy.

Tina finally pulls herself together and gives each of them a hug.

TINA
Thanks guys.

EXT. SIDEWALK - DAY

TINA and a guy, JACK, are walking along a sidewalk with houses on the side.

TINA
So you heard about Alex?

JACK
Yeah, that's, um, pretty bad.

There is an awkward pause.

JACK
So, how are you dealing with it?

TINA
I'm dealing with it.

JACK
Yeah.

TINA
Did you know her?

JACK
A little bit, I saw her around the halls, but she kind of kept to herself, you know?

TINA
Yeah, she was a quiet girl.

They reach a house and stop walking.

JACK
Well, here we are.

TINA
See you later, Jack.

JACK
Take care of yourself.

Jack walks up to his house and enters. Tina crosses the street to her house and enters.

INT. HEATHER'S HOUSE - DAY

Heather enters her house to a RINGING PHONE. She runs to the nearest phone, which is in the living room.

INT. LIVING ROOM

She picks up the phone from a wooden table.

HEATHER
(into phone)
Hello?

MAN (V.O.)
Hi there, Heather.

It's the same man as when Alex answered the phone!

HEATHER
(into phone)
Who's this?

MAN (V.O.)
A friend from school.

HEATHER
(into phone)
Oh yeah? Prove it. What school do I go to?

MAN (V.O.)
Ashbury High.

HEATHER
(into phone)
So, then what, do you have a crush on me or something?

MAN (V.O.)
Something like that.

HEATHER
(into phone)
What's your name then?

MAN (V.O.)
Let's call me Ted.

Heather still has her bag around her shoulders, so she drops it to the floor.

HEATHER
(into phone)
Ted...Ted, I think there's maybe three Ted's in my grade.

MAN (V.O.)
But the question is...

HEATHER
(into phone)
Which one are you.

MAN (V.O.)
(sighs)
Unlucky for you, you won't be around for the answer.

HEATHER
(into phone)
What are you talking about?

MAN (V.O.)
This.

CRASH!

The window next to Heather shatters from a shotgun blast. Shards are blown everywhere, including some that land in Heather's body, mostly her back. She hits the ground.

The man stays outside the window. We can't see his face. 

He sticks his shotgun to the back of Heather's head and pulls the trigger.

CUT TO:

INT. SCHOOL CLASSROOM - DAY

Tina cries some more. Megan looks depressed, but still offers help.

MEGAN
The cops are going to get this guy, Tina.

TINA
Then why can't they catch him. They couldn't catch him after he killed Alex, and now he's killed Heather. He will kill again.

TED (O.S.)
You girls just need to count your blessings.

The girls look up to see TED standing there. He's tall, he has black hair, and he certainly sounds like the mystery caller. Could this be him?

TED
You're just lucky you're still living. To be alive is such a gift.

TINA
Thanks a lot, Ted.

MEGAN
What are you doing here?

TED
Just giving out some helpful advice.

He sits.

Tina has stopped crying by now.
TED
(emphatic)
Hey, just kidding, you know. I have total faith in the cops to do their job.

TINA
I just don't think that they'll find him.

MEGAN
We need a police scanner.

TED
Now you're thinking.

MEGAN
It's never gonna happen, though.

TED
Probably not.

BING!

The bell rings.

Everyone gets up and goes out the door to their next class.

CUT TO:

INT. HOUSE/VARIOUS ROOMS - NIGHT

We're moving through a house, not knowing whose it is. In one room there is a kitchen, in another, a TV. But we do hear a girl's VOICE, and we move towards that.

We know that this girl will be the next victim, and we have to know who it is.

INT. BEDROOM

In her room, we find

TINA

talking on the phone. She's facing her computer.

TINA
(into phone)
So you guys will be back tommorow?
(listens)
Yeah. There's some weird stuff going on up here. I--

The BEEP BEEP of call waiting is heard.

TINA
(into phone)
Oh Dad, I'm sorry, I got another call. Well, I guess I'll just see you tomorrow then.
(listens)
I love you too. Bye.

She switches to the waiting call.

TINA
(into phone)
Hello?

MAN (V.O.)
Who were you talking to?

TINA
(into phone)
Excuse me?

MAN (V.O.)
You were talking to someone before me, who was it.

TINA
(into phone)
Who is this?

MAN (V.O.)
A friend.

TINA
(into phone)
Look, friend, I don't know what you want, but I don't have it.

MAN (V.O.)
I think you do.

TINA
(into phone)
What do you want?

We see the back of the mystery man as he creeps into Tina's room.

MAN
You'll see.

She goes to turn around, but he hits her over the head with a lead pipe.

She falls to the ground.

He pounces on her, hitting her again and again, not stopping.

FADE TO BLACK

FADE IN

INT. MEGAN'S HOUSE - BEDROOM - NIGHT

Megan is on the computer. As we knew it would, the phone RINGS.

Megan answers.

MEGAN
(into phone)
Hello?

MAN (V.O.)
Oh, Megan.

MEGAN
(into phone)
Yes?

MAN (V.O.)
You're the last one.

MEGAN
(into phone)
The last one?

MAN (V.O.)
The last victim.

Megan is scared now.

MEGAN
(into phone)
Who is this?

The man has appeared at her doorway. She doesn't see him.

As before with Tina, he creeps up to her quietly.

We see a knife in his hand.

MAN
It's your buddy, Ted!

REVEAL:

TED

with the knife.

He slits Megans throat. She slumps in her chair, dead.

Ted looks her over for a second and then walks out the door.

FADE TO BLACK

OVER BLACK:

NARRATOR
Ted would go back to school the next day. He was never suspected of any crime. They never did catch the murderer of those girls.