OPENING SCENE
Police take statements from party go-ers.
JAMIE: How is this possible?
AVERY: We were wrong.
STELLA: We just got an innocent guy killed.
AVERY: Jonathan was not innocent.
STELLA: I thought we were over all that.
Avery looks at Jamie
STELLA: Okay, do you two wanna explain what you're clearly hiding from me?
AVERY: We're not hiding anything. It's just been a long night.
STELLA: Okay, whatever, lie to me.
AVERY: We're not—
JAMIE: Jonathan is an enormous dick.
Avery looks at Jamie confused
JAMIE: Him and this rando were gonna... They were planning on gangbanging me.
STELLA: What?
JAMIE: They brought me to this shack on the boardwalk. Shoved me in and... Thank god Avery came.
Stella hugs Jamie
STELLA: Oh my god, Jamie. Are you okay?
JAMIE: Yeah, nothing really happened.
A detective approaches the girls
DET. CRAFT: Hi, girls, my name's Detective Craft.
JAMIE: Hi.
DET. CRAFT: So, you girls came with the victim, correct?
JAMIE: Yeah, he's a friend from high school. He invited us here. We live up in Cordvord.
DET. CRAFT: Wow, that's a drive for just a party.
The girls exchange looks
DET. CRAFT: We're well aware of the... Crimes, that have been going on back home for you guys. The victim was a former resident and, to my understanding, had a connection to the victims back there... And to you.
JAMIE: It's been a long week.
DET. CRAFT: I can imagine. So, here's what we know. From witness statements and such. There was some sort of... Ordeal, involving you two, with the victim right before he was attacked.
JAMIE: Yeah...
DET. CRAFT: The perp's MO is very similar to the killer responsible for your friends back home.
JAMIE: I'm... not entirely sure what you're getting at...
DET. CRAFT: We're just... Trying to build leads.
AVERY: You think we did this?
DET. CRAFT: We don't have a theory yet... Just collecting information. Detective Baxter from Cordvord PD will be handling the case back there but... We're now working together since the victim was a Miami resident. We will be in touch.
JAMIE: Thank you...
The girls all wear shocked facial expressions as Det. Craft walks away
STELLA: Did he just suggest what I think he did?
AVERY: They think we did this.
JAMIE: My god...
The girls exchange worried looks
END SCENE
(Back in Cordvord)
Jamie stands in line at Expresso. Paige walks in, spots Jamie and approaches her.
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Home Sweet Home (Original)
Mystery / ThrillerJamie Mathews comes back to her hometown of Cordvord, Florida, for her 10-year high school reunion. Jamie awaits a confrontation with her ex-best friends and fellow mean-girl-clique members. Little do they know that their feud is the last thing they...
