Village of the Damned (2017): Season 1, Episode 4 - The Final Fall - Part 1 - full transcript

PREVIOUSLY ON
"VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED"...

OUR JUNIOR YEAR, SHARI BEGAN
DATING J. P. MERCHANT.

I REMEMBER J. P. JUST
BEING VERY...JUST VERY QUIET.

I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL
WHILE I WAS BABYSITTING...

...TO TELL ME THAT SHARI
HAD COMMITTED SUICIDE.

LOOK, J. P. -- YOU KNOW HE DATED
SHARI FITTS IN HIGH SCHOOL?

SHE COMMITTED SUICIDE
WHILE THEY WERE DATING.

LISTEN,
IF YOU'RE NOT HAPPY...

...JUST BE CAREFUL.

HELLO?

NO ONE IS GOING TO STOP ME
FROM BEING WITH YOU.



J.P., I DON'T WANT TO
TALK TO YOU ANYMORE.

"HE HID HIS OBSESSION
UNTIL THE LAST DAY."

I FEEL THERE WAS SOME
TYPE OF DARKNESS

HE WAS TRYING TO HIDE
OR PUSH BACK, YOU KNOW,

AND IT KEPT CREEPING FORWARD.

GET UP.

AMBER, RUN.

HELP! NEIL!

NEIL!

WHERE'S AMBER?

I DON'T KNOW!
I DON'T KNOW!

NEIL!
THERE SHE IS!

THERE SHE IS!

HURRY! GET INSIDE!



WHAT'S HAPPENED?!

STEVE,
HE'S CALLED THE COPS!

HE SHOT HIM.
WHAT?

J.P. SHOT HIM.

WILL, GO GET THE SHOTGUN
RIGHT NOW.

WHAT?

THAT KID, HE JUST
SHOT STEVE!

WHAT?!

HELLO.
I NEED TO REPORT A CRIME...

IS DAD OKAY?

WHERE IS HE?

I KNEW STEVE.

WE WERE DEFINITELY FRIENDS.

STEVE WOULD JUST TELL ME
THAT THEY WERE HAVING A PROBLEM

WITH THE BOYFRIEND
OF HIS DAUGHTER,

AND HE KNEW THAT, OBVIOUSLY,
I WAS A DEPUTY SHERIFF.

SO HE WOULD TALK TO ME A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT IT BECAUSE OF THAT.

LET'S GO!

G- O! GO, DRYDEN!

G- O! LET'S GO!

IS THAT J. P.?

YEAH.

HE DEFINITELY TOOK IT SERIOUSLY.

HIS FIRST AND FOREMOST PRIORITY
WAS TO PROTECT HIS FAMILY.

I DON'T WANT
TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

BUT I ALSO THINK THAT
HE MAY NOT HAVE BELIEVED

THAT IT COULD HAVE
ACTUALLY HAPPENED.

GOT A CALL CAME IN THAT SAID
THAT JONATHAN WAS AT THE HOUSE.

THERE WERE SHOTS FIRED.

AND I JUST REMEMBER
DRIVING THE FASTEST

I'VE EVER DRIVEN
TO GET TO THAT HOUSE.

JONATHAN HAD LEFT IN THE CAR.

THERE'S A STRONG,
STRONG POSSIBILITY

THAT JONATHAN MIGHT TRY
TO RETURN TO THE SCENE.

WE KNEW THAT HE WAS ARMED,

SO YOU ALSO HAVE TO
MAINTAIN VIGILANCE.

WE RECEIVED INFORMATION
THAT A MALE HAD BEEN SHOT.

WE SUSPECTED THAT IT WAS,
IN FACT, STEVE.

YOU JUST HOPED THAT,
EVEN THOUGH THEY SAID

THERE WERE SHOTS FIRED THAT...
AT THE MOST,

MAYBE SOMEBODY
JUST GOT INJURED.

THE INVESTIGATOR INVITED ME
IN THE HOUSE. WE WENT INSIDE.

HE SHOWED ME THE CRIME SCENE.

THEN HE SHOWED ME STEVE'S BODY.

AND YOU COULD PIECE TOGETHER
PRETTY EASILY WHAT HAD HAPPENED.

THE FIRST SHOT HAD HIT HIM
IN THE RIB CAGE,

AND IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT
THAT DIDN'T KILL HIM,

AND THEN THERE WAS A SECOND SHOT

THAT HAD HIT HIM
IN THE FOREHEAD.

HE STOOD IN THE WAY AS A BARRIER
TO PROTECT HIS DAUGHTER.

IT'S ABSOLUTELY CLEAR TO ME THAT
HE DIED PROTECTING HIS FAMILY --

PROBABLY ONE OF
THE MOST COURAGEOUS THINGS

ANYBODY COULD DO.

THAT PROBABLY SUMS UP STEVE
IN ITS ENTIRETY.

HE'S ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD,
DOING WHAT HE LOVES.

I DON'T THINK HE WAS EVER
HAPPIER DOING HIS COACHING,

TEACHING KIDS,
BEING AROUND HIS FAMILY

AND HIS DAUGHTERS AND WIFE.

IT DEFINITELY STIRS SOME
EMOTIONS TO SEE THAT PICTURE.

A COMMUNITY'S HOPES
ARE SHATTERED,

AND A KILLER IS ON THE LOOSE.

I MEAN, EVERYWHERE
YOU GO IN TOWN,

PEOPLE ARE STILL IN A DAZE
ABOUT THE WHOLE THING.

JUST -- IT'S JUST UNBELIEVABLE

THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED
IN OUR LITTLE TOWN.

WHEN STEVE DIED, I REMEMBER
WONDERING, "HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN?

IS THIS A PATTERN?
IS THIS A TREND?"

AND IT CAME ACROSS FROM THE NEWS
THAT "DRYDEN COACH GUNNED DOWN,"

YOU KNOW, AND AGAIN,
YOUR MOUTH DROPS OPEN

AND YOU'RE JUST KIND
OF LIKE, "WHAT? HOW?"

LIKE YOU'RE IN --
LIKE THE TOWN WAS IN A BUBBLE

AND ALL THE HURT
WAS JUST ON DRYDEN.

NOW YOU'RE LOCKING
THE DOOR.

NOW YOU'RE MORE CONCERNED
ABOUT WHERE YOUR KIDS ARE.

I THINK EVERYBODY
IN THAT AREA WAS SCARED

AND CONCERNED ABOUT
WHAT WAS GOING ON,

AND THERE'S REALLY
SOMEBODY BAD OUT THERE.

AFTER JONATHAN HAD
LEFT THE HOUSE...

...WE WERE STILL ACTIVELY
LOOKING FOR HIM,

BUT THERE'S DEFINITELY
MULTIPLE OFFICERS AND AGENCIES

INVOLVED IN KEEPING A LOOKOUT
FOR HIM AND THE VEHICLE.

THAT IS A VERY GOOD POSSIBILITY

THAT DEADLY FORCE NEEDED
TO BE USED.

I REMEMBER RECEIVING
A RADIO TRANSMISSION

THAT JONATHAN'S VEHICLE AND HIM

WERE LOCATED
AT THE CEMETERY IN HOMER,

AND HE HAD KILLED HIMSELF WITH
A SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT WOUND.

IN A SITUATION

WHERE THE SUSPECT IS NEVER ABLE
TO BE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE,

THERE'S NUMEROUS QUESTIONS
THAT YOU'LL NEVER ANSWER.

WE CAN ONLY SPECULATE AS TO WHAT
THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN THINKING,

WHAT THEY MIGHT
HAVE BEEN FEELING.

A GUT FEELING HAS ALWAYS TOLD ME
THERE IS MORE TO THE STORY

THAN WHAT TRULY WAS
EVER SHARED WITH US.

PART OF ME THOUGHT
WHEN I HEARD ABOUT J. P. --

IT MADE ME WONDER...

IF THERE WAS MORE
TO THE QUIETNESS THAT DAY.

DID HE MEET HER AT HOME?

WAS HE THERE WHEN SHE GOT HOME
AND MAYBE AN ARGUMENT HAPPENED?

YOU KNOW?

IT'S BEEN ALMOST 26 YEARS,
AND I STILL ASK THOSE QUESTIONS.

I REALLY...
REALLY WOULDN'T LIKE TO --

I DON'T WANT TO ANSWER THAT.

THERE WAS SO MUCH DEVASTATION
IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

IT'S, LIKE, YOU'D WAKE UP AND,
"WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TODAY?"

I SAW THE WORK OF EVIL.

IT'S A HORROR SCENE.

THAT'S THE ONLY WAY FOR ME
TO DESCRIBE IT.

IT'S BEEN, LIKE, 22 YEARS.

THE COLOR'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT,
BUT EVERYTHING ELSE IS THE SAME.

GO BACK TO THE SCENE,

SOME MEMORIES ARE ALWAYS
BOUND TO POP UP.

I'M GOOD. I'M GOOD.

THIS WAS MY VERY FIRST
EXPERIENCE WITH A DEATH

THAT ANOTHER HUMAN BEING
PURPOSELY CAUSED.

I KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO
SAY STEVE DIED A HERO,

AND I'M NOT DIMINISHING THAT.

HE DIED A DAD
AND DOING WHAT A DAD WOULD DO.

THE IMPACT OF HIS LOSS
ON THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS,

IT WAS DEEP AND IT WAS
KIND OF RIPPLING.

I HAD THIS DONE A FEW YEARS AGO.

COACH STARR IS THE STAR
LOOKING DOWN.

I LOVE THIS.

THERE'S SO MANY
UNSAID CONVERSATIONS.

I WOULD HAVE WANTED HIM
TO BE AT MY WEDDING,

BE AT MY MOM'S FUNERAL.

I'M PASSING ON THE THINGS
THAT HE TAUGHT ME

TO THE KIDS THAT I COACH TODAY.

THAT'S HOW HIS LEGACY LIVES.

OFTENTIMES, BEFORE YOU BRING
AN ATHLETIC TEAM

OUT ON THE FIELD OF COMPETITION,

EVERYONE COMES IN AS A CIRCLE
FACING EACH OTHER,

AND EVERYONE'S HANDS ARE
IN THE MIDDLE, TOUCHING.

THE CHEER THAT I REMEMBER --
THE PHRASE IS "WE ARE ONE".

"WE ARE ONE," AND IT'S THAT
MIND-SET THAT WE'RE A FAMILY,

AND NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS,
GOOD OR BAD,

WE'RE EACH OTHER'S BROTHERS,
WE'RE EACH OTHER'S FAMILY.

ALL RIGHT, LISTEN UP!

COACH STARR WAS LIKE
A FATHER TO ME,

AND I KNOW HE WAS TO YOU.

BUT WE CAN EITHER GO OUT TODAY
AND WE CAN HANG OUR HEADS

OR WE CAN STAND TALL.

WE ARE A FAMILY.

WE ARE ONE!

WHAT ARE WE?

ONE.

- WHAT ARE WE?!
- ONE!

- WHAT ARE WE?!
- ONE!

ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT!
LET'S GO GET THEM!

COME ON! LET'S DO IT!

WE HAVE EACH OTHER'S BACKS.
WE PROTECT EACH OTHER.

WE'RE ONE.

THERE WAS SO MUCH DEVASTATION
IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

YOU'D WAKE UP AND,
"WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TODAY?"

AND THE SAME GROUP OF PEOPLE

WERE AFFECTED
OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

MOST OF THESE TRAGEDIES ALL
REVOLVED AROUND OUR HIGH SCHOOL.

OUR COMMUNITY WAS FACED,
ONCE AGAIN, AFTER STEVE'S DEATH,

WITH A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT,

WHERE A FAMILY LOST
ONE OF THEIR SONS.

AND THEN THE SAME FAMILY
LOST ANOTHER SON,

WHICH WAS JUST SOMETHING
THAT WAS SO, SO UNUSUAL.

I KNEW THEY BOTH WERE
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYERS,

AND THEN THEY WERE
PRETTY CLOSE BROTHERS.

IN THE CASE OF
THE PACE BROTHERS,

THEY BOTH DIED
IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS,

AND NOT VERY FAR APART
IN THE TIME SPAN,

HARDLY GIVING THEIR FAMILY TIME
TO HEAL FROM ONE LOSS

BEFORE THEY HAD THE SECOND LOSS.

THE RESPONSE FROM THE COMMUNITY
WAS THE SAME

AS IF IT HAD BEEN
A CRIMINAL DEATH.

ONE OF MY GOOD FRIENDS DYING
IN A CAR ACCIDENT

A YEAR AFTER HIS BROTHER DIED
IN A CAR ACCIDENT.

WHEN THOSE DEATHS HAPPENED
TO THOSE TWO YOUNG MAN,

NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN,
WE HAVE, YOU KNOW,

A HANDFUL OF JUST
TRAGIC, TRAGIC INCIDENTS

THAT CANNOT BE EXPLAINED,

AND TO HAVE THEM ALL
LOCATED IN THE SAME TOWN,

THAT PUTS A LOT OF FEAR
AND APPREHENSION IN YOUR HEAD.

DRYDEN'S A VERY LITTLE TOWN.

YOU KNOW, YOU DRIVE THROUGH IT,
YOU BLINK, IT'S OVER.

DRYDEN WAS SUCH
A SMALL COMMUNITY,

AND THEY WEREN'T USED TO IT.

NOT FOR SMALL COMMUNITIES --

YOU DON'T SEE THAT KIND OF,
YOU KNOW, DEVASTATION.

AND FOR DRYDEN, IT JUST, LIKE,
WAS THEIR DARK PERIOD.

I SHOULD HAVE...

I SHOULD HAVE MOVED
A LONG TIME BEFORE I DID.

I STAYED IN DRYDEN TOO LONG.

WELL, I MET ED --
GOODNESS -- A LONG TIME AGO.

WE WORKED TOGETHER.

WE WERE JUST FRIENDS --
JUST FRIENDS,

AND FRIENDS BECAME MORE.

HE WAS JUST CRAZY.

HE WAS FUN AND JUST,
YOU KNOW, FULL OF LIFE.

I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER WHEN
THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN.

IT'S JUST ALL FIVE OF US.

EVERYBODY'S HAPPY.

HE WASN'T FULL OF LIFE.

YOU KNOW, YOU COULD JUST SEE...

THE DULLNESS, LIKE,
COVERING HIM.

HIS EYES AREN'T AS SHINY.

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN SEE
THEY'RE DARKER.

IT WAS WHEN THINGS
STARTED TO GO BAD.

YEAH.

HE WAS IN THE NATIONAL GUARD,
AND HE TOLD ME

THAT IF HE WAS EVER OFF
WITH THE GUARD ON A MISSION

THAT IF SOMETHING
HAPPENED TO HIM,

I WAS NOT TO BELIEVE
THE STORY THAT THEY SAID --

THAT HE WAS BASICALLY SAYING

THAT THE GUARD
WAS OUT TO KILL HIM.

HE TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO GET RID

OF THE YELLOW
KITCHEN CURTAINS...

...THAT YELLOW WAS
A SIGN OF EVIL.

I WAS LIKE, "ED,
GET OUT OF HERE."

YOU KNOW, I'M LIKE,
"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?"

I GOT RID
OF THE CURTAINS.

HE SAID THAT THE TV WAS GIVING
HIM SUBLIMINAL MESSAGES.

I'M LIKE, "I DON'T
SEE ANYTHING".

YOU KNOW, HE'S LIKE,
"YOU DON'T SEE THAT?"

I'M LIKE, "NO".

HE NEVER REALLY DID TELL ME
WHAT THEY SAID.

AND YOU TRY TO ACT
LIKE IT'S NORMAL,

BUT IT'S NOT.

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO REACT.

YOU DON'T KNOW IF HE'S JOKING.

HE WOULD SAY THAT
THE BLACK CROWS,

THAT THEY WERE WATCHING HIM.

YOU SEE BLACK CROWS
ALL THE TIME,

BUT HE THOUGHT THAT
THEY WERE ALL AROUND,

THAT THEY WERE FOLLOWING HIM.

HE KNEW THAT SOMETHING BAD
WAS GONNA HAPPEN.

HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT.

HE LOCKED ME IN A CAR...

...AND WOULDN'T LET ME
OUT THE CAR.

TOOK OFF IN THE CAR.

ED, PLEASE STOP!

ED, PLEASE DON'T DO THIS!
YOU'RE GOING TO KILL US!

ED, PLEASE!

HE SAID THAT WE WERE
GOING TO DIE.

YOU CAN BE MARRIED
FOR A THOUSAND YEARS,

KNOW A PERSON,

BUT YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

SOME DAYS WERE JUST HORRIBLE.

I MEAN, HE LOCKED ME
IN A CAR ONCE...

...AND WOULDN'T LET ME
OUT THE CAR.

HE SAYS, "WELL,
WE'RE GOING TO DIE".

ED, PLEASE STOP!

ED, PLEASE DON'T DO THIS!
YOU'RE GOING TO KILL US!

ED, PLEASE!

AND JUST DROVE THE CAR

AS FAST AS HE COULD GET
THE CAR TO GO.

AND I'M SCREAMING AT HIM
AND I'M CRYING.

YOU KEEP TALKING.
YOU TRY TO APOLOGIZE.

PLEASE,
PLEASE STOP! JUST...

"I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY."

YOU KNOW? YOU JUST --
YOU KIND OF BEG FOR YOUR LIFE.

VERY TERRIFYING.

SORRY.

HE DECIDED TO DO
THE PSYCHIATRIC CENTER

WITH A LOT OF PRODDING FROM ME,

BECAUSE IT'S LIKE,
"LOOK, WE HAVE THREE BOYS,"

AND HE FINALLY AGREED.

YOU'RE THINKING,
"IT'S GOING TO BE A WHILE.

LET'S GET HIM BETTER."

IT DON'T TAKE A WEEK OR TWO
TO GET BETTER.

AND HE JUST SHOWS UP.

HEY!

ED?
HEY!

I'M BACK!

I THOUGHT
I'D SURPRISE YOU.

AND I'M LIKE,
"HOW'D YOU GET OUT?"

AND HE'S LIKE, "WELL, THE DOCTOR
SAYS THERE'S NOTHING WRONG."

AND I'M THINKING
TO MYSELF, "IDIOT".

WHERE ARE THE BOYS?

THEY'RE IN THE BACKYARD.

HONEY? ARE YOU SURE
THAT YOU SHOULD --

HOW ABOUT
A "WELCOME HOME, ED"?

I'M SORRY. I'M SO--
BOYS! HEY!

ED WAS THE TYPE OF PERSON
THAT HE COULD FOOL ANYBODY,

AND SO THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE
HE HAD A PROBLEM.

THE BOYS AND ED AND I
WERE PICNICKING,

AND HIS FAMILY WAS PICNICKING,

AND WE JUST HIT IT OFF.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE HOT DOGS,
CHIPS, BEERS.

BOB'S PERSONALITY WAS --
HE WAS A FAMILY MAN.

HE HAD TWO GIRLS --
TWO LITTLE GIRLS.

HE WAS NICE TO HANG OUT WITH.

THEY DID EVENTUALLY
WORK TOGETHER.

BOB HELPED ED GET THE JOB
AT STAFFORD CHEVROLET

ON ROUTE 13 IN DRYDEN.

ED LOVED HIS NEW JOB
AT STAFFORD'S.

HE FINALLY HAD SOMETHING
HE ENJOYED DOING,

AND I THOUGHT...

THINGS WERE GOING TO BE BETTER.

THAT'S WHY...I LET HIM...

BUY A GUN.

HE WANTED TO GO HUNTING.

HE LOVED THE OUTDOORS.

HE LOVED TO FISH.

I'M LIKE, "OKAY. MAYBE
THINGS WILL BE BETTER."

HE BOUGHT THE GUN FROM BOB.

I SAYS, "THERE'S RULES.

IT'S GOT TO BE LOCKED UP.

IT'S GOT TO BE AWAY
FROM THE KIDS."

YOU KNOW, "I DON'T WANT THEM
TO KNOW WHERE IT IS."

SO, I GAVE IN.

THE SHOT RANG OUT AT MIDMORNING

AT THE STAFFORD
CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP

ON ROUTE 13 IN DRYDEN.

AND I KNEW THAT IT WAS REAL.

I JUST --
I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

HE DID GET HAPPIER FOR A WHILE.

AND I THOUGHT THINGS
WERE GOING TO BE BETTER.

HIM FINALLY GETTING A JOB,
AT STAFFORD'S --

I STARTED TO FEEL,
"OKAY, MAYBE WE CAN DO THIS."

YOU KNOW, "WE CAN MAKE IT WORK."

BOB WAS HIS BOSS,

BUT ED WASN'T THE TYPE OF PERSON
THAT YOU COULD BOSS AROUND.

ED.

ED.

ED!

HEY, BOB.
I DIDN'T SEE YOU THERE.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
I NEED YOU ON THE FLOOR.

JUST TAKING A SMOKE BREAK.
JUST 10 MINUTES.

PUT IT OUT.
GET BACK ON THE FLOOR -- NOW.

THAT FRIDAY BEFOREHAND,
HE HAD YELLED AT ED,

AND I GUESS ED HAD HARBORED IT
ALL WEEKEND --

ALL WEEKEND.

THE DAY, SEPTEMBER 24th,
ED AND I HAD GOTTEN UP.

HE WAS GETTING READY FOR WORK.

I GOT READY FOR WORK,
GOT THE KIDS OFF TO SCHOOL.

THE MORNING WAS NORMAL.

MAYBE AN HOUR OR SO AFTER
I HAD BEEN AT WORK,

MY BOSS HAD COME UP TO ME
AND TOLD ME

THAT HE THINKS
ED WAS ON THE PHONE FOR ME.

AND I'M LIKE,
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU THINK?"

YOU KNOW, HE KNEW ED.

SO I WENT TO THE PHONE,

AND, LIKE, ED'S LIKE, "DONNA,"
AND HE'S WHISPERING.

HE GOES, "I SHOT BOB."

I'M LIKE, "WHAT?"

HE GOES, "I SHOT BOB".

AND YOUR INSIDES JUST TURN.

I ASKED HIM, "WHERE ARE YOU?"

AND HE GOES, "I'M AT WORK."

I'M LIKE, "OKAY."

SO, I TOLD MY BOSS.

I SAYS, "I GOT TO GO."

AND WHEN I WALKED
INTO OUR BEDROOM...

...THE LOCK OF THE GUN
WAS ON OUR BED.

THE SHOT RANG OUT
AT MIDMORNING

AT THE STAFFORD
CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP

ON ROUTE 13 IN DRYDEN --

ONE WORKER, WE'RE TOLD,
FIRING AT ANOTHER.

FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND,
ED GOT TO WORK

AND BOB STARTING YELLING AT HIM,

AND ED HAD ALL THOSE FEELINGS
THAT HE DIDN'T LET GO.

SO I GUESS WHAT HAPPENED WAS,

ED GOT BACK IN OUR CAR --
OR HIS CAR -- DROVE HOME.

HE JUST, I GUESS...

HE JUST SNAPPED.

DROVE BACK TO STAFFORD'S
AND WALKED UP TO BOB

AND SHOT HIM.

AND I GUESS THEY HAD ALREADY
TAKEN ED TO THE POLICE STATION.

I THINK I ASKED,
"WELL, HOW'S BOB?"

AND THEY SAID HE HAD DIED.

I JUST --
I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

THE FAMILY THAT IT HAPPENED TO,
IT'S GOING TO BE WITH THEM.

THEY LOST A PERSON.

THE KIDS -- WELL,
THEY DON'T HAVE A FATHER,

AND...

IT CHANGED OUR WHOLE LIFE.

I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING
WAS WRONG WITH HIM

PRIOR TO MY MOM
PULLING US OUT OF SCHOOL

AND TELLING US
THAT HE'S SHOT SOMEONE.

AND ALL I COULD DO WAS CRY.

"WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN
TO MY FATHER?

WILL I EVER SEE HIM AGAIN?"

I'M ALONE NOW
WITH THREE YOUNG BOYS.

THEY -- SORRY.

GROWING UP IN DRYDEN
RIGHT AFTER THAT WAS VERY HARD

BECAUSE EVERYBODY IN DRYDEN
KNEW OUR FAMILY.

WE'D GO EVERYWHERE AND ANYWHERE,
AND EVERYBODY KNEW WHO WE WERE.

I STAYED IN DRYDEN TOO LONG.

I STAYED SEVEN, EIGHT YEARS.

I LEFT MY KIDS IN A COMMUNITY

THAT KNEW AND JUDGED THEM
FOR WHAT THEIR FATHER DID,

BUT IT'S HARD
TO PACK UP AND MOVE.

WHAT I HEARD TODAY FROM MY MOM
REALLY SHOCKED ME.

I REALIZE HOW MUCH SHE DIDN'T
TELL US ABOUT HIM TO PROTECT US.

I THINK SHE DID PROTECT US AND
SHIELD US FROM A LOT OF THINGS,

HOPE THAT WE DIDN'T TURN DOWN
THE SAME PATH THAT HE DID.

I FEEL LIKE...

UM...

SOMETIMES I RUINED THEIR LIFE.

HE DID.

HE RUINED OUR LIVES
MORE THAN ANYTHING.

I MEAN, THERE'S NOTHING
THAT SHE COULD HAVE DID.

'CAUSE SHE'S THE MOST WONDERFUL
PERSON IN THE WORLD.

HAVE
OUR "TRUMAN SHOW" MOMENT.

I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU TOO, MAMA.

I GOT YA.

PEOPLE WILL TELL YOU,
"WELL, YOU'VE GOT TO GO ON."

BUT HOW?

ALL THIS BUZZ
IS GOING AROUND,

AND HELICOPTERS
ARE FLYING AROUND,

AND SO YOU'RE TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT, "WHAT'S GOING ON?"

- THE 16-YEAR-OLD GIRLS WERE IN
- THE HOUSE -- SARAH'S HOUSE --

WHEN THEY WERE APPARENTLY
ABDUCTED LAST FRIDAY MORNING.

WHY DRYDEN?

IF THIS IS TRUE,
WHY DRYDEN AGAIN?

THAT FALL WAS
VERY DIFFICULT IN DRYDEN

BECAUSE ONE OF THE PACE BOYS
DIED THEN.

MR. BERGMAN DIED.

AND THEN WE HAD
A HORRIBLE INCIDENT

THAT OCCURRED IN OUR COMMUNITY

WHERE TWO OF OUR CHEERLEADERS
WERE MISSING.

I THINK -- DO YOU GUYS
WANT TO GO OUT TO EAT?

YEAH, THAT SOUNDS
LIKE A GOOD IDEA.

I COULD GO
FOR A BURGER.

HEY, WHY AREN'T YOU DRESSED?
THE GAME STARTS IN AN HOUR.

HAVE YOU SEEN
SARAH AND JEN?

NO. I THOUGHT YOU THREE
WERE TOGETHER. WHY?

NOBODY'S SEEN THEM.

SARAH WASN'T IN MY BIOLOGY,
AND JEN WASN'T IN PRECALC.

I TRIED CALLING SARAH'S,
AND NOBODY PICKED UP.

HEY, GUYS?

HAS ANYONE SEEN
SARAH OR JEN TODAY?

THAT'S WEIRD.

THERE WAS THIS HUGE BUZZ
GOING AROUND THE TOWN,

AND, YOU KNOW,

WE HEAR THE STORY THAT
THERE'S TWO GIRLS MISSING.

THEY DIDN'T SHOW UP
TO THE FRIDAY NIGHT GAME.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, YOU KNOW?

THAT'S A BIG THING
IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL.

FOR A CHEERLEADER OR FOOTBALL
PLAYER TO NOT SHOW UP TO A GAME,

YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA
RAISE SOME FLAGS.

IT'S GONNA SEND
SOME ALARMING THINGS OUT.

PEOPLE ARE GOING
TO START LOOKING.

IT WAS FRIDAY EVENING WHEN
I GOT A CALL FROM MY SUPERIOR.

HE REQUESTED THAT I GO OVER
TO A RESIDENCE AND CHECK IN

TO WHY TWO 16-YEAR-OLD
DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADERS

DIDN'T SHOW UP
FOR A FOOTBALL GAME.

BILL, THANK GOD!

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

WELL, A POSSIBLE SCENARIO WAS

THAT THEY WERE OUT PARTYING
OR SOMETHING,

BUT THESE GIRLS DIDN'T
FIT THAT DESCRIPTION.

I MEAN, WE TRIED CALLING AROUND.
NOBODY KNOWS WHERE THEY ARE!

I KNOW. I KNOW.
CALM DOWN.

I'M SURE THERE'S
A PERFECTLY GOOD REASON
WHY THEY WEREN'T THERE.

THERE WAS SOME RELATIVES
AND NEIGHBORS AT THE HOUSE

WONDERING WHERE THE GIRLS WERE

AND WAITING TO SEE
IF THEY CAME HOME.

WHERE THE HELL ARE THEY,
THEN?

IT'S GAME NIGHT.
THESE GIRLS DON'T MISS GAMES.

THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.

WE ALREADY
TRIED KNOCKING.

OKAY.

I'M SURE THEY'RE FINE, GUYS.
ALL RIGHT? DON'T WORRY.

HELLO!

SO THE FIRST THING I DID

WAS CHECK THE RESIDENCE
AND THE GROUNDS,

LOOKING FOR ANY POSSIBLE IDEAS
WHY THEY WEREN'T AROUND.

I FOUND SOME DAMAGE
IN THE BATHROOM

WHERE IT LOOKED LIKE THE SHOWER
CURTAIN HAD BEEN TORN DOWN

AND THE SOAP DISH BROKE OFF.

WHAT IS IT?

WHAT HAPPENED?

YOU WANT TO GIVE US
SOME ANSWERS?!

BILL, IS SHE OKAY?

JOYCE, I'M ON CHURCH ROAD
IN DRYDEN.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET
AN INVESTIGATOR DOWN HERE.

LOOKS LIKE
A BREAKING AND ENTERING,

POSSIBLE ABDUCTION.

AT THAT POINT, WE KNEW
THERE HAD BEEN FOUL PLAY

AND SOMETHING HAD
HAPPENED TO THE GIRLS.

THIS IS THE HAMLET OF McLEAN,

WHERE THE TWO GIRLS
WERE LAST SEEN.

OKAY, DO YOU KNOW THAT
WE'RE MISSING TWO GIRLS HERE?

YES. I SAW IT ON THE NEWS.
OKAY.

YOU'VE SEEN THE PICTURES?
YES.

IF YOU SEE THEM
OR HEAR ANYTHING,

PLEASE GIVE US A CALL
AT THE CORTLAND BARRACKS.

I REMEMBER THE GIRLS
WENT MISSING,

BUT THERE WAS NO DETAILS
OF WHAT WAS GOING ON.

SO, THERE WERE
HELICOPTERS ALL OVER,

THERE WAS STATE TROOPERS,

POLICE OFFICERS ALL
OVER THE COMMUNITY.

I WAS -- I WAS SCARED.

IF NORMAN ROCKWELL
HAD PAINTED DRYDEN,

IT MIGHT WELL HAVE BEEN A PLACE

WHERE PEOPLE TALKED OVER
THE BACK FENCE TO EACH OTHER,

A TOWN WHERE EVERYONE KNEW
AND TRUSTED THEIR NEIGHBOR.

NOW EVERYBODY'S LOOKING
AT THEIR NEIGHBORS AND THINKING,

"COULD YOU DO
SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

IS IT IN YOU TO DO
SOMETHING SO...HORRIFIC?"

YOU JUST DON'T KNOW.

YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T KNOW THE
DEMONS THAT SOMEBODY ELSE HAS.