Scream: The TV Series (2015–…): Season 1, Episode 8 - Ghosts - full transcript

Emma is shaken by another death, and uncovers a secret from the past.

The body of
17-year-old Will Belmont

was discovered by Emma Duval.

The decedent was the only son
of Carl and Adeline Belmont.

Though there was
catastrophic physical trauma,

the decedent's mother was
able to identify him

by the clothing he had been wearing.

Scream - S01E08
Ghosts

You can tell me anything.

Did you see a face? Did you see his face?

Did he say anything to you?

Please think, you gotta tell us something.



I'm gonna prescribe something
for you that will help you sleep

and just take the edge off.

Have you ever been on anti-depressants?

How are you feeling?

I can't get that
image out of my head,

hiding in that bowling alley.

I know I let her down.

I know I hurt her.

But how could she sleep with that monster?

But how could she sleep with that monster?

But how could she sleep with that monster?

I've never seen him with
his mouth shut before.

- Hey.
- Is he gonna be okay?

Yeah.



He's just sleeping off his pain meds.

Doctors say it was some kind of miracle

it missed his major organs.

That's good.

Yeah. He should be up by now.

I'm gonna go get some answers.

So, unconscious Jake.

The things I want to say to you.

It was me who tagged your 400-horsepower,

check-me-out monster truck,

and it was awesome.

Are you trying to give me the coma finger?

Nerd.

What happened?

We make it?

Uh, yeah.

Yeah, we got out.

Let me guess,

Emma went all Florence
Nightingale on Will's ass.

And then fell in love with
that dumb hayseed again.

And now they're out
making sweet, sweet love...

Uh, not exactly...

Hey, there...

How's Will?

What?

I didn't know you were up.

School starts at 8:00.

You're going to school?

Everyone's going back today.

I'm sure they'll understand
if you don't feel up to it.

Mom, I feel fine.

Did the meds help you sleep?

I don't need to sleep.

I need to not be questioned by the doctors,

and the police and you.

I need to go back to normal life.

Honey, what you went through was horrific.

I understand how you feel, but trust me,

normal's going to take some time.

Will's dead. Time doesn't change that.

Well, let me drive you to school.

Mom, the Deputy is waiting.

Right.

Well, um, take these. Just in case.

I'm here for you.

- If you need anything.
- I know.

Sheriff Hudson,

could I have a moment?

I'll have a press statement later today.

No, I don't want any information.

I'm here to give you some.

About what?

Is this a joke?

No. This is time-stamped footage
from the Mayor's own security system.

Hacked by two kids who are now dead.

Nina Patterson and Tyler O'Neill.

Where'd you get this?

From one of the kids who was
blackmailing him with it, Will Belmont.

The other, Jake Fitzgerald,
is lucky to be alive.

You think that the Mayor
killed Will Belmont?

I don't know.

But I do know that Will went
to go meet him the other night

to return this video. I was there.

He handed it off, the Mayor left,

and then the killer
appeared, who gave me this

and then dragged Will off.

I can't believe that Quinn Maddox

could have done all of this.

Maybe not. But he's definitely
moving some body in that video.

Why aren't you podcasting this?

Because I don't want to tell this
story until I know the truth.

And I don't want anybody else to die.

Including me.

Hmm.

- Emma, hey!
- Hey.

- What?
- Um...

- You're here.
- I am.

We just didn't expect
to see you back so soon.

I stopped by to check on you.

Yeah, thanks. My mom told me.

Emma, there are no words...

I mean, I'm sure there are,

but I can't think of any to...

We know what you're going through.

And we're here if you need us.

It's okay. I'm okay. Really.

I'll see you in class.

She's so not okay.

Yeah, not even close.

What'd he say?

Jesus!

Are they gonna arrest my dad?

It's kinda what sheriffs do.

My dad's gonna hate me.

You did the right thing.

I can't imagine anything
feeling right ever again.

Intolerance. Deception. Hysteria.

These are all central
themes to The Crucible.

See, hysteria causes...

Look who's talking, Mr. Not Branson.

Listen to him.

He's sending us a message,
because we know his secret.

All we know is that he changed his name.

And he was conveniently not around
for the bowling alley incident.

Noah, Audrey...

Would either of you
like to discuss the parallels

between The Crucible and McCarthyism?

Well, I'm no fan of McCarthy's blacklist,

but sometimes the guy next
door is worshiping the devil.

Like Richard Ramirez.

Noah is right, of course.

There are exceptions to the rule...

However, the themes of trust
and tolerance still resonate.

It's not what it looks like.

Really? Because it looks
like you're moving a body.

And your daughter's worried it's her mom.

I told Brooke, Monica is fine.

She's at Pleasant Roads Rehab in Phoenix.

- Give her a call.
- I will.

But we still have the issue
of four murdered kids

using that video to blackmail
you, including Will Belmont.

I had nothing to do with that.

I've been trying to protect this town.

Quinn, Piper Shaw is keeping
this private for now,

but it's gonna come out.

So, I suggest you tell me what the
hell happened before it does.

I will.

But I want to tell my daughter first.

I owe her that.

Brooke, your dad wants to talk.

Just help me out here.

No, I won't do anything until
I know my mom is okay.

Here's her number.

She's expecting your call.

Hello?

Mom? It's me...

I know, I miss you, too.

No. I'm not okay...

Hi.

Thanks for not asking.

You're welcome.

I should've called you.

- I've just been, uh...
- Hey, you don't have to explain.

Hey. Look, I know things were a
little up-in-the-air the day Will...

I just want you to know that I'm here.

Thanks.

Um, I should go to work.

So on top of everything else,

now our mayor's in my jail
cell pending charges.

You really think Quinn is
involved in all of this?

In something, yes.

My gut tells me it's another distraction.

Well, then, follow your gut.

Oh, I've also got a location on your ex.

He was working on an oil rig.
Then he took some time off.

He's been gone three weeks.

Which is when the heart
arrived at your doorstep.

We talked about this...

Look, I didn't say he was involved.

Okay? I just, I wanted you to know.

How's Emma?

The doctor said she's in shock,

let her work through it.

I'm trying, but it's terrifying.

I know.

We've brought in more officers.

And I'm working with your cell provider

and the social media sites that
this guy was using to contact her.

Can you trace back the messages?

Not yet. But if he
tries to reach out again,

we're gonna be there to track him.

- Don't.
- Emma!

He'll know, and then he'll punish me,

and someone else I care about will die.

I know you're scared, all right.

We've been doubling our efforts to
find this guy and to keep you safe.

That's what you don't understand.

It's not me that I'm worried about.

It's all of you.

Did you see how Branson
gave us that stink eye?

Yeah, all charm one second,
then deadly the next.

It's just like in The Faculty.

Alien parasites turn
the high school teachers

into murderous body snatchers.

I hadn't actually
considered that possibility.

Because you're not insane.

It's wishful thinking.

There are worse ways to go
than being body-snatched by Famke Janssen.

_

Em?

Sorry. Didn't mean to startle you.

Uh, no, it's okay.

Whatcha working on?

Uh, just a research project.

For the psych class you don't have?

I don't know what you mean.

Emma, are you self-diagnosing
on the Internet?

Bad idea.

That always either leads you to
schizophrenia or something terminal.

You know what, guys, it's not a big deal.
I'm just not sleeping.

And seeing things?

Emma, we're your friends.
You can talk to us.

I just, um...

I just keep replaying what happened.

You know, seeing everything, seeing Will.

Honestly, I'm not surprised.

Seriously. Your brain needs
time to process the shock,

to try to make some sense of it.

That's not paranoia. It's survival.

I'm not paranoid.

No, I know. That's what I was saying,
that you are the opposite of that.

The Internet is alarmist.
You are totally normal.

I gotta go.

You seriously need an "off" switch.

I know.

What do you want?

I don't understand.

Emma, it's me! It's me. It's Kieran!

You might want to sit.

You're making your deputy nervous.

Should I ask what made
you so scared in there?

No. You shouldn't.

Okay.

You feel any better?

Other than constant fear,

I don't really feel much of anything.

That's self-preservation.

Well, it feels wrong.

You know, when my mom died, I felt numb.

I knew I was supposed to cry.
But I couldn't.

There's no right way to feel about this.

You just gotta do whatever works for you.

- And I want to help.
- No. You can't.

He's still out there, and he's
looking for his next target.

I can't lose you, too.

The brutal murder of Will Belmont
has forever changed the town of Lakewood.

I came here as an outsider.

And then Will Belmont saved my life...

So now I'm part of the story.

I can't even pretend
to be objective anymore.

Now, I just want it to be over.

And for the people that I've come
to know to find peace again.

Hey, stranger. Welcome back.

Thanks.

Did you hear the news about Quinn Maddox?

Yeah. Yeah. I heard.

You're unconvinced?

I find it hard to believe that, uh,

the Mayor was the one who was chasing
us around that bowling alley.

Oh.

- Don't... I got it.
- It's okay. It's okay. I want to help.

Everyone wants to help,
but no one actually can. So...

Emma, I know you're going through hell,

but you're going to survive this.

You know what, maybe it's
actually better if I don't.

Don't think that.

He said that it ends with me.

So let's just skip ahead to the ending.

You can't let this sadistic bastard win.

If you're the key to all of this,

then you have to find a way to fight back.

I did. And he sliced Will in
half, right in front of me.

I don't know
if I have any fight left.

Yes, you do. Because you come
from a family of survivors.

Your mom, your dad, and now you.

Don't forget that.

He said that my family's a fraud.

Do you believe him?

I...

I don't know what to believe anymore.

Then you have to trust your instincts.

Go and find the answers yourself.

- Hey, Maggie...
- Hi!

Listen, I uh...

When I told you about
Kevin, I wasn't, uh...

I'm not accusing him.

He's just one of the only people

who knows your connection to Brandon.

Kevin wouldn't hurt Emma like this.

He wouldn't.

What?

I put a trace on his ATM
and his credit cards.

Got a hit at a gas station near
Springfield a few days ago.

That's close.

You'd tell me if he contacted
you or Emma, right?

Of course.

♪ Daisy, Daisy, ♪

♪ Give me your answer, do ♪

♪ I'm half crazy ♪

♪ All for the love of you ♪

Miss Duval?

She's exhausted.
She needs some rest.

Let's make sure she's monitored overnight.

Yes, Doctor.

You sure you don't want me to stay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

I'm sorry that I scared you guys.

I love you.

I'll see you first thing
in the morning, okay?

Emma? Honey, it's me.

Dad?

How did you know how to find me?

The Sheriff called my boss.

I came as soon as I heard
what was happening.

I'm so sorry.

You're sorry?

Have you talked to Mom?

Not yet.

I wasn't sure she'd let me see you.

In your last letter, you
said you were doing good.

My last letter out of the
dozens that you've ignored?

I wanted to answer them, Emma. I did.

But the way your mom and I left things,

it seemed better for everyone
to have a clean break.

Better for everyone or better for you?

Did you even miss me?

Every day.

But after what your mom and I went through,

I couldn't stay.

The person who's doing this,

the person who killed my friends,

led me to the tape of
your session with Dr. Pell.

After Brandon James...

I'm sorry you had to hear that.

Look, I had to sort myself out.

And did you?

I admit it's taken me a while.

But I'm here now.

No. No, you don't get to come
back after all this time

and be the hero.

- Emma...
- No. I don't want you here, okay?

Please leave.

Just go!

Knock-knock.

I heard what happened.

And you wanted to come see
how Girl, Interrupted I am?

I'm...

I'm not here for a story.
I'm just here as a friend.

Sorry to intrude.

My dad came back last night.

After walking out eight years ago.

Oh, wow. That's...

That's huge.

What'd you say?

I told him to leave.

I, uh, know that I said that
I would respect your privacy

but can I offer you some advice

from someone whose dad
is never coming back?

Second chances are rare. Don't waste them.

So, if Branson is the killer,

why would he take a job at a school
instead of somewhere below the radar?

Hiding in plain sight.

Think about it. His classroom
is one-stop victim shopping.

Pick one, slay one,
console one, then repeat.

Okay, what's his criteria?

Archetypes?

You know, 'cause Nina was the queen bee,

Tyler, the rebel. Riley was the brain.

And now Will, the jock.

If he is killing off the
members of The Breakfast Club,

the only one left is the raccoon-eyed
weird girl who only wears black.

Or the weird girl's girlfriend,

which might make sense with Rachel.

Okay, maybe not.

But if Branson's thrill
is hiding in plain sight

and the classroom is his cover,

then it stands to reason that he'd
want his tools of the trade handy.

Well, he was awfully anxious
when he found us in there alone.

Maybe it's time to dig a little deeper.

Hi.

Hey, hey, sweetheart.

Oh, God, I've been so worried about you.

I spoke to Mom.

See, I told you. I told you she was okay.

Yeah, well, I'm finding it a little
hard to trust you these days.

I know.

I know, but everything I have done
has been to protect our family.

Even murder?

Absolutely not! I swear to you.

Then who was in that trunk, Dad?

Your mother started using again.

And she found herself
a new friend to help her.

I found him OD'd in the guest room.

No pulse. No ID.

- And I panicked.
- God.

Why not call for help?

Because our secrets...

Your mom's secrets would've gotten out

and that would have destroyed her.

Her? Or you?

We are a family, Brooke.

If one of us gets hurt, we all get hurt.

Yeah.

And I'm left to pick up the pieces.

I'm sorry, sweetheart.

But we are going to survive this.

You'll stay with the Fitzgeralds for now.

Just be strong until we can
all be back together again.

Maybe we shouldn't.

Brooke.

Brooke, wait...

Goodbye, Daddy.

Brooke. Brooke, please!

This is a nightmare.

You need to calm down.

Don't tell me to calm down.

Kevin, please,
you're going to wake Emma.

That's what you're worried about?
Waking Emma?

I don't want her to hear this.

Maybe she should. We
can't keep lying to her.

She's just a child.

How could you keep that from me?

Having the baby was my decision.

You should have told me about this!

Why? Would you have wanted it?

No. It was my choice.

You made that
choice way before that.

We both made that choice.

I can't do this. I can't.

Then go. We'll be fine on our own.

Goodbye, Maggie.

No! Dad, hey, wait!

I remember now.

The fight that you had the night you left.

It was because you didn't want me.

What? No, Emma.

No. I wasn't talking about you.

Then who? I don't understand.

Look around. You know the truth.

What...

Think about it.

Why are we here?

Oh, my God. He wasn't real.

_

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Oh, my God.

A baby.

What are we trying to find?

I don't know, but with the malware gone,

we need something more before
we can call the Sheriff.

Hey, I think there's something up there.

Holy Dexter's air conditioner...

- You think that's...
- The murder knife.

Yeah.

Hey, the last time
we tampered with evidence,

Emma's virgin video went viral.

What?

We just got a hit on
Mr. Branson's real identity.

Now we call the Sheriff.

Seth Branson used to be Seth Palmer.

Back in 2013, he was teaching in this small
liberal arts college in New Hampshire,

when he had this affair with
this gorgeous 18-year-old girl.

Slightly ick, but not illegal.

But then she turned up dead.

Palmer was a suspect until he disappeared.

And became our Mr. Branson.

So, why were the two of you looking
into him in the first place?

Seriously?

There's a bloody knife in a bag but
you're concerned about how we found...

Wait, do you think we planted this?

I just asked a simple question.

We found evidence that he was
cyber-spying on the whole town,

or at least helping Nina and Tyler do it.

- What evidence?
- Malware,

attached to his online homework site.

I think Riley found out about it

and then he killed her to keep her quiet.

And then he went
and erased every trace of it.

And he was "out of town"

during the whole bowling alley
thing and when Will got killed.

_

Mike, this is Hud. Put out
an APB on Seth Branson.

Well, that's Seth Palmer.

I'll shut up.

Brooke.

I'm glad you called.

Oh, hey, hey, hey.

It's okay.

You always made me feel that way.

I would've texted you sooner,

but I was just finishing up
rehearsal with the drama club.

I heard about your dad. I'm so sorry.

I'm tired of talking.

Brooke...

- Brooke.
- Is your rehearsal over?

Brooke, you are not thinking straight.

I don't want to think.

I just want to forget
everything for a little while.

Hey, I came as fast as I could, what is it?

Mom, whose ultrasound is this?

Where did you get that?

Whose ultrasound is this?

Somebody murdered Will
right in front of me.

And this might be why.

I didn't leave town because of the press,

or because I was sick.

It's because you were pregnant.

I had the baby and gave it up for adoption.

I was 16. My parents made
all the arrangements.

It was a closed adoption.
They kept me out of it.

I didn't even know
if it was a boy or a girl.

We moved back to Lakewood,
into a new house.

I got back into school, and I
reconnected with your dad.

And I tried really hard to make a new life.

But he wasn't the father.

Remember I told you that your
dad and I were having problems?

Our group was at the
bowling alley one night.

And I found out that he slept
with one of my best friends.

And Brandon James worked
at that bowling alley.

He heard me crying outside
and he drove me home.

I was so hurt and angry.
And he was so kind...

It just happened.

I didn't mean to lie to you.

I just had so many
regrets about so many things.

Mom, come here.

I hope you can understand.

Mom,

of course I can.

But the killer wanted me to find this.

So somebody knows.

What if the child that you gave up is back?

Are you sure about this?

This is the only thing that
feels right in my life today.

- Did you hear something?
- What?

Stay right here.

I'll go check it out.

Seth?

This isn't funny...

Seth?

Love the colors, but the spot's too much.

Seth?

Oh, my God!

Oh, my God. What happened?

Where were you?

I got locked out. I had to walk around.

Seth Branson! Don't move!

Let go of the girl.

No, she wa... She was attacked!

He's gotta
still be here somewhere!

Yeah. Right in front of me.

Take him in.

Brooke! Brooke!

Next time on Scream...

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Hello, Emma.

- _
- Someone was watching me.

Considering that Seth is behind bars,
I'm pretty sure wasn't him.

***

Mr. Branson has to be the killer, right?

But we feel very confident
that we have our man.

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