OPENING SCENE
[Calabasas, California in 1948]
Maxwell Hawking taps on his vintage typewriter in a dark library office. A gold class ring shines as a door opens. A figure in a red cloak appears from behind. Maxwell looks to the side, but not behind, because he already knows who it is.
MAXWELL: What took you so long?
Maxwell turns his chair around facing the figure.
The red hood drops and Christopher Mendes laughs sinisterly.
CHRISTOPHER: This is your last chance, Maxwell.
MAXWELL: I'd rather die than live a traitor.
Christopher chuckles. He takes a deep breath, lifts a knife from his cloak, and plunges it deep into Maxwell's chest.
Maxwell freezes as the blood drips. He grabs onto Christopher's arm.
MAXWELL: ...Let this moment be etched in Hawking stone forever.
Maxwell chokes and breathes his last breath.
Christopher sways the red cloak over Maxwell's dead body.
CUT TO BLACK
[JUNE 2027]
A matte black convertible races through the Pacific Highway. Palm trees sway in the California wind. White granny framed sunglasses sit on Jamie Mathews' face.
A 'SOLD' sign sits at the end of a large mansion. As Jamie pulls up into an unfamiliar driveway, Avery and Stella run out the front door. Jamie parks just as they reach her car.
AVERY: Ahh!!! I love it.
STELLA: We just finished loading up the last of the furniture.
JAMIE: Did you tip Sebastian?
STELLA: Were we supposed to?
JAMIE: Yes.
STELLA: Oops.
Jamie giggles and lifts off her sunglasses.
JAMIE: Alright, show me.
The girls run into the front door. A grand central staircase takes much of the view. A red carpet flows down the starch white stairs. Stella and Avery run up the stairs as Jamie smiles in awe.
JAMIE: The furniture looks amazing. I swear, it's like a totally new house from when it was empty.
STELLA: It's not all of it. Steven's still sorting out the details with my mom about Nanna's art pieces. Trust me, the vision I have in my head is iconic.
JAMIE: I trust you.
The girls giggle.
A fire-haired woman walks in the front door, uninvited, wearing a little black dress. Pearls drape around her neck giving her an aura of luxury.
FIONA: You must be the new neighbors.
Jamie turns to face the woman.
FIONA: Fiona Hawking, I live next door.
AVERY: That wicked mansion? It makes the White House look lower class.
FIONA: You're too sweet!
JAMIE: I'm Jamie.
Jamie shakes Fiona's hand.
JAMIE: And this is Stella and Avery.
FIONA: Where are you guys from?
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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...
