FADE IN: EXT. HOUSE - CHRISTMAS EVE Snow is falling peacefully. The yard is filled with Christmas decorations.

The h ouse is two stories, yellow, stringed with Christmas lights and a blow-up Santa sits on the roof. WOMAN (O.S.) Alright, time for bed. Santas coming. INT. LIVING ROOM - HOUSE CUE: RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER SINGER You know Dasher and Dancer. . . Enter MARY JONES (36) a sweet, kind, loving mom. Really cares for her children. She carries CASEY JONES (6). MARY Alex, bedtime! BOY (O.S.) Hold on mommy! Thirty more seconds till the cookies are ready! CASEY Cookies! Mary moves into -INT. KITCHEN ALEX JONES (8) stands by the stove. As JONATHAN JONES (38) a loving protective f ather. BEEP! BEEP! ALEX Daddy, theyre finished! Jonathan moves over to the stove, grabs a mitt and pulls the stove open and take s out the freshly baked batches of chocolate chip cookies. ALEX (contd) That looks delicious! Can we have one? JONATHAN This is Santas cookies. Alex frowns. ALEX Okay. I want Santa to be happy.

Mary smiles. MARY But, we do have a surprise. Jonathan opens the cupboard and takes out four different cookies: Santa, Elf, Re indeer, and Rudolph. SINGER Rudolph with your nose so bright, wont you guide my sleigh tonight? ALEX Whoa! JONATHAN One for everyone. CASEY Rudolph, please. ALEX Santa, please! Jonathan hands the two of them the cookies. MARY (jokingly) Elf, please. Jonathan gives her the elf cookie as the kids munch down theirs. Mary eats her c ookie, giving Jonathan a smirk. JONATHAN Alright, brush your teeth and go to sleep! Mary puts Casey down as the two brothers run off. Jonathan wraps his arm around Marys shoulder and the two follow. INT. LIVING ROOM KNOCK! KNOCK! JONATHAN Ill get it. Mary nods. Goes upstairs after the boys. Jonathan makes his way to the door, unl ocks it, and opens it. An officer stands on the porch. OFFICER DANIELS (32), smart, strong, and firm. JONATHAN (contd) Hello Officer, is-something wrong? END RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER OFFICER DANIELS Less than an hour ago the towns bank was robbed. Guy got away. Ten minutes

ago we got a call saying he was near this neighborhood. So, were doing OFFICER DANIELS (more) a neighborhood watch and going house to house to inform the citizens to lock up. JONATHAN Thats--terrifying. (beat) Everythings locked. Officer Daniels nods. OFFICER DANIELS Well be out front if you need us. JONATHAN Good night. OFFICER DANIELS Good night to you too. JONATHAN And merry Christmas! OFFICER DANIELS Merry Christmas to you too. Officer Daniels walks away. Jonathan shuts the door and locks it. Jonathan crosses the room and makes his wa y up the stairs. INT. UPSTAIRS HALLWAY Jonathan strides down the hallway. Watches Mary put Alex into his room. He goes to Caseys bedroom door and peers in. INT. CASEYS BEDROOM Casey lies in bed, Teddy Bear clutched in hand. MARY (O.S.) Its cold in here! CASEY Daddy? Jonathan kneels next to him. JONATHAN Yeah? Casey hugs his father. CASEY I love you.

JONATHAN I love you too, sport. Jonathan smiles. JONATHAN (contd) Lets get you tucked in and out before Santa comes. Jonathan helps Casey under the covers and tucks him in. Casey still holds his Te ddy bear. CASEY Goodnight daddy! Jonathan ruffles Caseys hair. JONATHAN Night son. CASEY Dont forget Mr. Teddy. JONATHAN (laughs) Goodnight Mr. Teddy! CASEY (voice) Goodnight dad. Jonathan smiles, kisses Caseys forehead. Leaves the room and shuts the door. INT. UPSTAIRS HALLWAY Jonathan moves into the hallway. Turns to Alexs bedroom. Hears murmuring. Whisper ing. Jonathan moves towards Alexs bedroom door when -- he hears SCREAMS. JONATHAN Mary--? He rushes for Alexs bedroom door. Swings it open -INT. ALEXS BEDROOM Lights are off. But the Christmas lights blink from the window, reflecting the b edroom. Alex is hidden in the corner. Mary is on his bed, bloody. A figure repeatedly sh oves a knife into Marys throat over and over. Blood spills. Jonathan screams. Dashes for the figure. The two tackle each other. Jonathan str uggles, knocks the man over. JONATHAN RUN ALEX!

Alex snaps too. He looks around, stares at his mothers body and his father. ALEX Mommy!! Daddy!!! JONATHAN GO! Alex exits the room -INT. UPSTAIRS HALLWAY Alex rushes down the hallway and into Caseys bedroom. INT. CASEYS BEDROOM Casey is sleeping peacefully. Alex rushes for Casey when he is GRABBED. A hand is placed over his mouth. INT. UPSTAIRS HALLWAY The figure grabs Alex choking him. Alex whines and cries out in pain. He kicks, squeals. MAN Die-dieeee! Alex kicks back hitting the figure in the groin. He drops Alex and groans. Alex takes his chance and dashes down the hallway. ALEX HELP! He runs down the stairs -- trips and falls. INT. LIVING ROOM The man comes down the stairs after Alex. Alex crawls for the door, unlocks it. Pulls it open. He rushes onto the porch. ALEX HELP! EXT. PORCH The cop car sits out front. Officer Daniels walks around. He hears Alex and turn s. The man grabs Alex and drags him back into the house. He goes to close the door when officer Daniels reacts quickly. He draws his gun. Aims. And BAM, BAM, BAM. Fires three bullets. The man lets go of Alex. Grabs his chest. Alex runs back up the stairs. INT. UPSTAIRS HALLWAY Alex runs back into the hallway, crying. He freezes. Sees his mother and father

lying on top of each other. Bloodied. Christmas lights strung around them. Alex backs up. ALEX Mommy. Daddy--? Alex shivers. Tears streak down his cheeks. ALEX (contd) NO!!!! DANIELS (o.s.) I need back-up. Our suspect is caught. Footsteps. Daniels appears. He eyes the gruesome sight. Grabs Alex. Alex fights him. ALEX NO! NO! NO! NO! On Alexs face. FADE OUT. EXT. HOUSE - NIGHT We get a last shot of the house. . .all is peacefully and calm. . . FADE OUT. SUPER: TEN YEARS LATER FADE IN: EXT. HOUSE - MORNING Snow slowly falls. . .all is peacefully and calm. A small yellow, two story hous e is being stringed with Christmas lights by a boy. CASEY JONES (16), aged in the past few years. Blue highlights on his blonde hair . Nice, gullible. Pale skin. Smart. He finishes stringing the lights and moves back into the house. INT. KITCHEN - HOUSE - CONTINUOUS PHYLLIS JONES, (36) 5 months pregnant, sweet, kind lady. Messy blonde hair, blue eyes, a great smile despite all of the problems she has. Casey enters into the kitchen, taking off his coat and hat. He moves over to the microwave and takes out two mugs, one filled with hot cocoa the other with coff ee. Casey sits down and gives Phyllis her mug. PHYLLIS Thanks sweetie.

CASEY No problem. PHYLLIS Glad, you get an extra day off? Casey nods. CASEY Lucky for us we got our work before we left. Casey takes another sip of his mug. PHYLLIS Staying home today? CASEY Actually, theyre calling me into work tonight. PHYLLIS What? Thats not far. I should call them-CASEY Aunt Phyllis, calm down. I got it. (beat) Besides, we need the money. PHYLLIS I just want you to be safe. She takes a sip of her mug. CASEY Dont worry about me. Its your baby you should worry about. PHYLLIS (sighs) Youre right. Im sorry, I just-think its close to Christmas time and thats just. . . CASEY I agree. We just need to look at the good side of this situation. He takes a sip of his mug. PHYLLIS Dont forget, Alex is coming. Casey looks at his aunt. CASEY What time do I pick him up? PHYLLIS 3 p.m.

CASEY Sounds good. Im excited! Casey gives a smile. CASEY (contd) Oh, Jess has that Christmas eve party tomorrow. From after the towns Christmas parade to 10 p.m. PHYLLIS Sounds fine. Well spend Christmas together. Casey nods. CASEY Should I get Alex a present? PHYLLIS Thatd be nice, welcoming him to his family. INT. DINER - MORNING MYRA THOMPSON (17) blonde, blue eyes, usually a bitch but does have a sweet side to her, she mainly comes off as an annoying person but honestly doesnt mean it. She strolls into a booth where -- MALCOLM REED (17), African American. Hes funny and snarky. A real ladys man. A big pot fan, he has brown hair and brown eyes. MALCOLM Where were you? MYRA What no kiss or honey boo, I miss you? Malcolm rolls his eyes. MALCOLM You know I aint big with that shit. Myra runs a finger through his hair and he nudges it off. MYRA Well, I am. Myra flips her long blonde hair. A waiter walks by. MYRA (contd) Excuse me. The waiter stops turns to her. FEMALE WAITER Yes maam? MYRA

Were ready to take our order. FEMALE WAITER One second, miss. The waiter walks off. MYRA Business is slow. MALCOLM Slower than my grandma getting the phone. Myra giggles. Moments later the waiter comes back with a notepad. FEMALE WAITER What will you have? MYRA (whispers) About time. (grabs menu) Ill have. . .eggs and bacon with orange juice. MALCOLM Ill have the same. FEMALE WAITER Very good. The waiter nods and writes this down, then takes the menus and walks off. INT. BUS - MORNING Its an express bus. Not a lot of people on it. A few -- we focus on one. ALEX JONES (18), always silent and creepy. Barely talks, is faking the fact hes b etter. He has brown hair, pale skin, brown eyes, bags under his eyes. A man his age sits next to him. His name is WALTER. WALTER Ya goin home for Christmas? ALEX (sighs) Is this a desperate amount to make conversation because of the fact you dont have a social life? WALTER Damn, dont gotta be rude. ALEX Dont care.

Alex stands, grabs his safe and knocks the man out of his way as he leaves his s eat. He moves to another seat and sits by the window. Stares at his reflection. . . JONATHAN (V.O.) Dont tell your mother. FLASHBACK: INT. KITCHEN - HOUSE - NIGHT Jonathan and young Alex are sitting by the counter. Jonathan gives Alex a can of diet soda. ALEX Thanks daddy. JONATHAN No problem. Alex has a couple sips. Jonathan than takes the can. JONATHAN (contd) Not too much, son. ALEX Thanks again, daddy. Jonathan rubs his sons head. FLASHBACK OVER. Alex continues to stare into his reflection. . . INT. DINER - MORNING Myra and Malcolm are snacking on their food. MYRA Not bad. MALCOLM Not bad? Its bang up delicious! Dang girl! You got any good taste? Myra rolls her eyes. MYRA Ass. MALCOLM Dont get feisty! It was just a joke, hun. MYRA Thought you werent into that type of shit. MALCOLM

Is that this what this is about? MYRA Yes, yes it is. Malcolm sighs. MALCOLM Look, Im sorry. MYRA Thats it? Just a simple, sorry? MALCOLM Better than nothing. Myra is silent. Finishes up her food. MYRA Youre paying. Ill be outside. Myra stands, puts on her pink winter coat and a pair of gray earmuffs. She struts off, Malcolm watches shaking his head. MALCOLM Bitch. He takes a bite out of his eggs and throws down a twenty on the table, grabs his black coat and puts it on following Myra. EXT. DINER ENTRANCE - MORNING Myra stands at the entrance, snow falls. She pulls out two pair of gloves from h er pocket and slips them on. Malcolm exits the diner behind her. She turns and watches him walk up to her. MALCOLM Can we talk? MYRA Go on. MALCOLM Im really sorry about that back there. If you wanna do all that sappy love stuff then -- thats fine with me. Myra turns to him. MALCOLM (contd) We cool? MYRA Ill think about it. . . Myra grins. Malcolm grabs her into a hug and kisses her on the lips. The two the n pull back.

MALCOLM Hows that? Myra thinks. MYRA Better. But Im not like those girls who are blind about love. Like my mother. . . Myra chews her lip. MALCOLM Look, come on over to Ronalds with me. Imma gonna get pot. MYRA Im not filling my lungs with that shit. MALCOLM Please, Myra? MYRA I gotta go home. MALCOLM Can we at least go to the parade together tomorrow? Myra looks to him. MYRA Maybe. MALCOLM Stop playing hard to get. Baby, I dont like that shit. MYRA Honey. . .deal with it. Myra walks off as Malcolm chuckles. INT. KITCHEN - JONES HOUSE - DAY Its close to afternoon and Phyllis walks into the kitchen eating a lot of food an d water. Shes eating; a large salad, with some chicken. The front door is heard closing, she turns as CASEY enters. He sets down a bunch of bags on the counter. CASEY We got lucky. There was a sale and everything. People were going crazy for this stuff. Phyllis smiles. PHYLLIS A Christmas miracle!

CASEY Preach it! The two share a laugh. CASEY (contd) I thought we could wait for Alex Before we put up ornaments on the Christmas tree. PHYLLIS Sounds like a wonderful idea, hun. Phyllis finishes her food. PHYLLIS (contd) If you excuse me, its time to read to the baby. Phyllis goes to the sink, but Casey stops her. CASEY Dont worry, I got it. He takes the plate from her. PHYLLIS Youre such a doll. Casey smiles as Phyllis leaves the room. Casey takes the plate and puts it in the sink, turns on the water, grabs a soapy sponge and gets to work cleaning it. PHYLLIS (contd, o.s.) The Little Engine That Could Casey looks over his shoulder and smirks. He finishes cleaning the plate, dries it with a rag and puts it in a cabinet with other plates. He then dries his own hands with the rag and throws it around the handle of the fridge. He then moves over to the bag, takes out food and drinks and puts it into the fr idge. After this, he takes out some Chinese food. INT. LIVING ROOM Casey walks over to Phyllis and hands her a bottle of water and some Chinese foo d. CASEY Enjoy. PHYLLIS (whispers) Thanks, hun. CASEY Ill see you after work.

He kisses her forward. Goes to a coat rack and grabs his grey coat as Phyllis co ntinues to read. He puts it on, grabs his car keys, wallet, and phone and leaves the room. INT. DINER - DAY The door opens and Casey strolls in. Its about ten minutes later. CHEF Five minutes late, Casey. CASEY Sorry, sir. My aunt-CHEF Just get prepared and start your shift. CASEY Alright. Casey moves behind the counter, dropping off his stuff and putting on a apron an d grabs a notepad and heads over to a table. LOIS GREENE (39) school principal, very kind but strict when she wants to be. Bl ack hair, black eyes, pale skin. Very protective too. Shes dressed up in a warm a ttire. CASEY (contd) Hi, maam you ready to take-(smiles) Principal Greene! How. . .ironic. LOIS Casey. What are the odds? How are you? CASEY Im good, Principal Greene. You? LOIS Im good. Casey, were not in school you can call me Lois. CASEY With all due respect, maam. LOIS Well, arent you sounding like a little police officer? CASEY (chuckles) I suppose. CHEF Hurry up, Casey! CASEY Anyway, may I take your order?

LOIS Id like, hash browns, pancakes, and orange juice. Casey scribbles this down. He nods, rips the paper and hands it to the chef. CHEF Thanks Case, now continue your shift. Casey nods, doesnt fight back. He moves to the next table. RING. RING. Lois pulls out her phone. Answers. LOIS Hi mom. BEAT. LOIS (contd) Im hoping on my flight tonight. BEAT. LOIS (contd) Ill be there around 4 a.m. BEAT. LOIS (contd) Mother, I have the key. She rubs her temple. LOIS (contd) Yes mother, I love you too. Ill see you tomorrow. Goodbye. Lois hangs up. Sets her phone down. The door to the diner creaks open and JESS POTTERS enters, (16) a stunning beaut y. Black hair, pale skin, brown eyes. Looks like a slut but isnt, lead singer in her band, fun and friendly. Shes wearing a big winter coat and moves behind the c ounter. She changes into an apron and makes her way to Casey. CASEY Youre here, finally. Save me from-Casey looks at the chef. Jess follows his eyes. Giggles. JESS Im here your highness. Casey rolls his eyes. CASEY Better get to work before Chef blows a fume.

JESS Im sure thats not the only thing he blows. Casey snorts. JESS (contd) So what do I do? CASEY Take Principal Greenes order to her table once its finished. CHEF Order up! JESS Showtime. CASEY (mocks) Watch and learn, watch and learn. CHEF Come on Casey! Foods getting cold. Jess grabs the plate. JESS Dont worry Morrison, I got it covered. MORRISON the chef, a real hard-ass. 34. Brother with the owner. He grunts. MORRISON Well, what you waiting for? Jess takes the plate walks off and whispers. JESS Waiting for you to take that stick outta your ass. MORRISON Im sorry, what was that? Jess looks back, smiles. JESS Nothing, chef. Jess walks over to Principal Greenes booth. Boots clanking the floor. JESS (contd) Principal Greene, what a surprise! Jess sets down the plate. LOIS

Yes, yes. Jess good to see you. JESS Will that be all? Casey rushes over, hands Lois her drink. JESS (contd) Shit, I forgot. Sorry Case. Casey walks off. Jess looks to Lois. JESS Shit! Sorry for saying shit! Lois chuckles. LOIS Jess, were not in school. Treat me like any other adult. Jess raises a brow. JESS Honestly, thats kind a weird. LOIS That teachers dont have social lives? JESS No. . .yes. . .very. (beat) Like all the kids in the world we picture you as just teachers with nothing else to do. Lois goes to speak, when-MORRISON Dammit Jess, move along! Jess rolls her eyes. JESS Bye, Principal Greene! Jess rushes over to another table. LOIS Bye dear. Lois stares at Jess. Attracted? She looks away and begins to eat her food. INT. BUS Alex is still on the bus. DRIVER Well be here an hour early.

Alex listens to the report. Walter continues to eye him. ALEX (looks at him) What? WALTER Nothing. Alex sighs. ALEX Are you upset? Did I hurt your feelings? WALTER Are you always an ass? ALEX Not everyday your parents die in front of you. WALTER Worse things happen everyday. Though, I am sorry. ALEX Nice comeback. Can I help you? WALTER Youre cute. ALEX Ah. Well, thanks. Its nice to be told Im cute. WALTER Youre straight? ALEX Yup, but that doesnt mean I cant Be happy to be complimented. (beat) You know, for a weirdo. Youre not that bad. WALTER Thanks? ALEX Im not good with compliments. (beat) Thats my best. WALTER Like Sheldon in Big Bang Theory. ALEX What?

WALTER The show. . .have you been living under a rock? ALEX (smirks) Something like that. INT. DINER - LATER Casey is still working shifts. His phone beeps and he pulls it out. Its a text fr om Aunt Phyllis. AUNT PHYLLISS TEXT: Hell be here at 2pm inside Casey nods, looks at the time; 12:50. Jess walks by. JESS Shift time is over. Thank god. CASEY Tell me about it. Im going to get Alex a present, you wanna come? JESS Sure, beats staring at my twitter page for hours. Casey chuckles as Jess and him drop the aprons, grab their coats and put them on . JESS (contd) Lets go. Jess grabs Caseys hand and drags him. JESS Byeeeee Morrisonnnnnn. Jess pushes Casey out the front door. INT. MALL - LATER The mall is pretty much half-filled. Some parts are empty, others are full of pe ople. Jess and Casey are walking around, the place is full of Christmas decorati ons and Casey is loving it. They run past Santa but he stops them. MALL SANTA How would you like to be Mrs. Claus? JESS How would you like a foot up your ass pervert?! MALL SANTA

Somebodys been very naughty! JESS Yeah? Well. . .eat shit. Jess and Casey push past him and bump into -- MYRA. MYRA Jess! Casey! Hi! JESS Oh. . .Myra! Hi. MYRA This is so funny. I was just Listening to your new song. Lump of Coal. (sings) The only thing youre gonna get is Coal-oh-oh-oh-oh! Right through your Baby hole-ho-ho-oh-oh. Jess giggles. JESS Thanks. (whispers to Casey) Shes growing on me! MYRA Me, Malcolm, and Ronald are going for lunch. Want go join us? JESS Oh well-CASEY A quick bite sounds good. Im starving. Morrison doesnt let us get the diners food. Jess eyes him, Casey shrugs. MYRA Awesome! Lets go. INT. FOOD COURT - MALL Myra, Jess, and Casey sit down at a table. MYRA Im going to grab your food. (smiles) What do you want? Moneys on me. JESS Thanks. Fries and a cheeseburger. CASEY Youre so sweet. Ill take the same.

Myra nods, starts off. JESS Were going to be late. CASEY Its five minutes away. Dont worry. Jess rolls her eyes. Giggles. JESS God, Im a worrywart. CASEY Yup. JESS Shut up! She nudges him. CASEY Im going to quickly grab Alex a present. JESS Be quick, and stay away from pervy Santa. CASEY You got it. INT. STORE - MALL Casey walks around a store, he finds a snow globe, it looks a lot like his old h ome. CASEY Alex will love this. . . Casey smiles, walks up to the counter and hands the man behind the counter the g lobe. CASHIER Thatll be 9.25. INT. FOOD COURT Jess is still sitting by herself when Myra appears right next to her. Jess jumps . JESS Shit. MYRA Jumpy are we? Myra gives Jess a bag with her food. MYRA (contd)

Sorry, hun. Myra sets Caseys bag of food on the table next to Jess. Malcolm and other boy sea t themselves across from Myra and Jess. BOY God that line. . . MALCOLM Hey babe. Myra rolls her eyes. Myra pulls out a fry and goes to take a bit when the boy grabs it from her. RONA LD STRODE (17) a totally geek, light brown hair, dark eyes, know-it-all, loves p ot. A kid trapped in a teenagers body. He eats her fry. MYRA Ass! Buy your own. RONALD Whatever. You dont need to add a couple more pounds to your weight. Youre already big enough. MYRA Fuck you! JESS Dont mess with a woman and their weight. Myra nods. Takes another fry, eats it. Casey appears, sits next to Jess. JESS (contd) What did you get him? CASEY Snow globe. MYRA Thats cute. MALCOLM Gonna give him a great big kiss? JESS Fuck off, Malcolm. This isnt a sappy lifetime movie. CASEY I like sappy love stories. MYRA Youre such a woman. RONALD Transgender?

CASEY Male. Casey starts eating his burger. MALCOLM You guys are fucked up. JESS I shouldve got pizza. Ronald takes a bite of his pizza. RONALD Boo, you whore. MYRA Oh my God, I love Mean Girls! MALCOLM Here she goes again. MYRA Shut up! Jess and Casey start chowing down their food quickly. MYRA (contd) Slow down, youre gonna vomit. JESS Sorry. CASEY We have twenty minutes till we gotta go. Dont want to talk a lot. Myra eats some more of her fries. Starts chewing on a chicken finger. RONALD Why the hell do they call it chicken fingers? Its not a finger. MYRA Insert drum sound here. Malcolm laughs. Kisses Myras cheek. MYRA Ew, dont grease me. JESS What?! Ronald bursts out into laughter. Myra wipes her cheek. MYRA

Ive never seen the notebook. JESS Oh my God, really? Me neither. CASEY Wow. MYRA I love how Regina and Karen from Mean Girls get Channing Tatum and none for Gretchen Wieners. Jess laughs. CASEY Dear John and The Vow? MYRA Yup. RONALD What kind of last name is Wieners? MALCOLM Her comes Mr. and Mrs. Wieners. JESS Comes. Nice. CASEY I need new friends. JESS Too late, youre stuck with us. MALCOLM Avengers, assemble! Malcolm does a fist pump. RONALD Okay, who would we all be if this was the Avengers? MYRA I-JESS Tot-CASEY Um-MALCOLM Quiet! Quiet! I would obviously be Captain American. Myra is my Black Widow. Ronald is Iron Man, Jess is The Hulk and Casey is Hawkeye.

JESS The Hulk?! Fine. (weird voice) SMASH. MALCOLMS. BRAINS. IN!!!! Myra laughs hard. She starts to slip and falls off the chair booth. Everyone wat ches and burst out laughing. Myra sits back down as Jess quiets everyone. JESS (contd) Wait-wait-The group turns to her. JESS You guys are coming to the parade tomorrow. CASEY I asked my aunt she said yes. MYRA Of course, youre gonna rock it. RONALD Christmas eve parade. Lots of drunk bitches ready for sex? Hell yeah. MALCOLM Sounds good. JESS Ronald your are not bringing back a slut to my place. RONALD Let me be naughty behind Santas back. MYRA (sarcastic) Ho. Ho. Ho. Ronald takes another bit of his pizza. Chews. RONALD Itll be quick. JESS You have no class at all. CASEY Jess is right. MYRA Girls are always right, hun. RONALD Really? Whats 25.3 times 12.3? MYRA Uh--

RONALD Thats what I thought. Myra throws fries into Ronalds face. RONALD (contd) (eats the fries) Thanks! JESS Ass. Ronald rolls his eyes. RONALD You know the saying, you are what you eat? JESS So you eat asses? Myra and Jess burst into laughter. Malcolm and Casey joins in. RONALD No. No. No. Fuck you guys! Casey pulls out his phone checks it. CASEY Shit, Jess, 5 minutes. JESS Spam! Spam! Jess and Casey quickly eating their remaining food. MYRA What is this gmail? Jess and Casey puts on their coats. JESS We had so much fun. MYRA Text me later? JESS Yeah, Ill text the deets. Myra blows a kiss. MYRA Love ya. JESS Love you too. Thanks for lunch. Casey grabs the snow globe, pockets it, grabs Jesss fries and dumps it in ketchup and finishes them off.

CASEY Bye! Thanks! The two run off. RONALD Bye losers. MALCOLM Bye guys. RONALD So, Myra want some pot? Myra rolls her eyes. EXT. TRAIN STATION - LATER Caseys car pulls up. Jess and him exit. JESS Were early. CASEY Look, the bus. A nice big express bus pulls to a stop. The door opens and Casey and Jess wait a few seconds. ALEX exits the bus. Bag in hand. He notices Casey. Fakes a smile, walks over to him. ALEX Hi. Casey is silent. ALEX (contd) Anybody home-Casey quickly hugs Alex. CASEY I cant believe its you. (beat) Its been forever. Alex awkwardly hugs Casey back. ALEX Yeah. . .yeah. . . JESS Aw. Casey and Alex part and turn to Jess. ALEX Whos this?

JESS Jess Potters. Caseys secondhand woman. Casey rolls his eyes. JESS (contd) I always wanted to say that. Alex nods. ALEX Nice to meet you. The two share an awkward smile and nod. CASEY (breaking the silence) Oh Alex. Casey pulls out a wrapped up present from his pocket. CASEY (contd) I got you something. Alex takes the present. Smiles. Feels the wrapping paper. Its been so long. . .he slowly begins to tear at the paper, like a curious excited child on Christmas m orning. Alex sees the snow globe. Stares at it in amusement. ALEX Its--beautiful. Casey smiles. CASEY I knew you would like it. (beat) Shake it. Alex looks to the snow globe and to Casey. He begins to shake the snow globe, sl owly at first, then speeds up. Alex stops and watches as the tiny little snow slowly raises from the globe and sprinkles around on the house and the trees. ALEX Whoa. Focus on the little snow globe in Alexs hands -INT. LIVING ROOM - JONES HOUSE - LATER The door is heard slamming shut as Aunt Phyllis is eating Chinese food. She turn s to her head to see -JESS and CASEY. Casey drops two suitcases as steps aside. ALEX appears as Phyllis stands. She walks over to him.

PHYLLIS You must be Alex! Phyllis quickly hugs Alex as Alex awkwardly hugs her back. CASEY Alex meet Aunt Phyllis. ALEX Hi. Phyllis doesnt let go. CASEY Phyllis, I gotta show him his room. Phyllis backs away. PHYLLIS Sorry. But come back down. Casey takes Alex up the stairs as Phyllis and Jess watches. JESS Wow. I mean, I heard about him. Its terrible what happened. PHYLLIS Yes, it was terrible. I was the last relative they had left. (beat) Alex saw many doctors, they tried to help him. They sent him away. Jess listens as Phyllis sighs and walks away. She continues to look upstairs. INT. LIVING ROOM - HOUSE - EVENING Lois sits, shes wearing her PJS and holds her apple computer. Shes wearing glasses and listening to a news reporter. REPORTER (o.s.) Snow will be expected for the rest of the week. . . Lois clacks away at the keyboards. REPORTER (contd) So have a wonderful snowy Christmas! LOIS Oh, for God sakes. Lois grabs the remote and mutes the channel. LOIS (contd) That was terrible. The house phone rings. Lois grabs it quickly, answers.

LOIS Mrs. Greene speaking. Beat. LOIS (contd) Yes, Im quite aware of Claire being bullied. Dont worry about the winter break, Claire will be left alone. (beat) They will be punished. I will not accept bullying in my school! (beat) Dont worry. Lois hangs up. Dials a number. Ring, ring, ring. BOY (o.s.) Hello? LOIS Thomas Ranger. CASEY No, this is Casey. Mrs. Greene? LOIS Shit--wrong number. (beat) I mean, sorry Casey. I meant to call someone else. CASEY No harm done, have a nice night. LOIS You too, Casey. BEEP. Lois sighs and redials another number. LOIS (contd) Are you Thomas Rangers mother? (beat) Your son has been harassing one of our students. . . INT. BATHROOM - JONES HOUSE - LATE EVENING Alex stands in the bathroom. Just showered. Hes wearing his pjs, gray shirt, shor t batman boxers. Casey enters. CASEY Boxers fit? Alex nods. ALEX Thanks.

Casey smiles. CASEY No problem. Ill be across the hall if you need me. ALEX Alright. CASEY Goodnight. Alex nods again, smiles. Casey leaves the bathroom. Alex sighs, pulls out a cup of pills. Opens it, searches it. Alex stares in horror and drops the cup. He looks in the mirror, shaking. ALEX NO. BLACK. SUPER: CHRISTMAS EVE EXT. STREET - JONES HOUSE - DAWN The house looks peaceful. Snow falls. The decorations are still up. Beautiful as ever. EXT. TOWN SQUARE Its being set up for tonights parade. INT. SHOE STORE Myra and Malcolm are hanging out. MALCOLM So, why the hell are we here? MYRA My mom wants me to look after the store till noon. (beat) I didnt want to be alone. MALCOLM What about Casey? MYRA His brother just came home. MALCOLM Ronald? MYRA Drugged up.

MALCOLM Jess? MYRA Practicing for tonight. (beat) Youre an asshole. This is a good time to hang out. MALCOLM I need my beauty rest. MYRA Isnt that a girl thing? The bell rings as Myra and Malcolm turn to see Lois as she strides in. She smiles. MYRA (contd) Mrs. Greene. Its like 6am. LOIS I was on the way to the airport and I thought Id grab a pair of shoes for my sister. MYRA What type are you looking for? LOIS Nice shoes. Winter-y. Myra nods. Scans a section. MYRA Size? LOIS Ten. Myra pulls out a box with a pair of shoes. Shows it to Lois. MYRA How are these? LOIS Beautiful! They walk over to the counter. MALCOLM I dont like them. Myra glares. MYRA You dont like anything. MALCOLM

Hey. Hey. Hey! Myra rolls her eyes. MYRA Ignore him, Mrs. Greene. Hes stupid. She laughs. MYRA Theres 6.25. LOIS Wow, cheap. MYRA We cut off more than half of the price. Its the holidays. Plus, its smart. We have LOTS of costumers. Lois smiles. LOIS Wonderful. Lois hands the cash. Myra pulls out wrapping paper and wraps up the box and hand s it to Lois. LOIS (contd) Thanks kids, merry Christmas. MYRA Merry x-mas, Mrs. Greene! MALCOLM Happy Christmas, Mrs. Greene. Lois leaves. MYRA Shes so awesome. MALCOLM Someones got a school-girl crush. MYRA Thats Jess, hun. MALCOLM Why do you say, hun? MYRA Why do you do pot? MALCOLM Touche. INT. BEDROOM - HOUSE Ronald lies on his bed.

RONALD (on phone) Itll be twenty for a stash. Mkay? He listens. RONALD (contd) Good. Good. Ill give it to you during the parade. INT. GUEST HOUSE - JONES HOUSE RONALD (o.s.) Yeah. Yeah. Alexs bed is empty. . . RONALD Alright, bye. EXT. ROAD Loiss car drives by. INT. CAR Lois is driving quickly. LOIS (on phone) Yes, Im almost there. She listens. LOIS (contd) Ill see you real soon. (beat) I love you, mom. See you guys this afternoon. EXT. ROAD In the distance we see a figure walking. Loiss car passes by slows down. The door opens and Lois steps out, moving towards the figure. CLOSE UP. Lois walks up to the boy. LOIS Are you okay, sweetie? He reaches for her, she takes his hand. LOIS (contd) For God sakes, what are you doing out here? We see its -- ALEX.

ALEX Help me, Im lost. Lois checks her watch. LOIS Do you live far? ALEX I dont know where I am. LOIS The police station isnt far. . . Ill drop you off. Alex stares, unblinking. LOIS (contd) (looks at Alexs clothes) Arent you cold? ALEX He killed them. . . Lois takes Alex to the car. LOIS Everythings going to be okay. ALEX Stop him, please. She helps him into the passengers seat, she enters the drivers seat and drives off . INT. CAR LOIS Were going to get you to the police, theyll take care of everything. ALEX Its too late. . .hes-Alex stares at Lois -BUZZ. BUZZ. Alexs eyes widen. He grabs his head. Screaming. LOIS Whats wrong?! Alex looks at Lois, looks away -- and looks back to see -- THE KILLER. ALEX NO!

Alex STRIKES -- slapping THE KILLER/LOIS. ALEX (contd) LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE. He STRIKES AGAIN. He CONTINUES TO STRIKE. The car swerves. ALEX WHAT DID YOU DO????!!!!! The car continues to swerve. EXT. ROAD Loiss car CRASHES INTO A TREE. Smoke rises from the hood. The passenger seat open s and Alex steps out. ALEX (whispers) He cant hurt me anymore. Alex begins to walk back the way he came leaving Lois dead/possibly dying/weak. INT. KITCHEN - JONES HOUSE - LATER Alex enters the kitchen. Sits at the counter. CASEY enters seconds later. CASEY Youre up early. Alex turns to him -- quickly -- snaps out of it. ALEX What the-CASEY Happy Christmas eve! (beat) --morning. ALEX . . .hi. . . Casey pulls out a bowl, milk, and cereal box and makes cereal. CASEY Are you okay? ALEX Im fine. PHYLLIS enters. PHYLLIS Good morning guys. Wheres the food. Casey chuckles. Hands Phyllis a bowl of cereal. CASEY Enjoy.

Phyllis starts it. PHYLLIS Thanks hun. CASEY Ill make some eggs for later. Casey pours two more bowls of cereal, hands one to Alex and chows down his. ALEX Thanks. Casey nods, eats his cereal quickly and begins to work on Phylliss eggs. ALEX (o.s.) So--whats tonights plans? CASEY Well, were going to decorate the CASEY (MORE) Christmas tree. Go do some shopping. Go to the Christmas parade then go to Jesss for an hour and hang out with Phyllis for the rest of the night. ALEX Sounds good. CASEY Are you okay if we stop by to see Jess practice? ALEX Why not. PHYLLIS This is just, cute. Alex and Casey look at her. PHYLLIS (contd) I hate being pregnant. Im getting emotional. Group hug? Alex budges, Casey gives Phyllis a hug. Alex finally does so too. PHYLLIS Now, go get ready. We got a lot to do today. INT. LIVING ROOM - JONES HOUSE Phyllis is still in her PJS, the boys are hanging out -- in sweatpants and sweat ers. Theyre all decorating the tree. PHYLLIS

Alex, honey, would you like to put on the star? ALEX Um. . . CASEY I dont mind. Casey hands the star to Alex. He blushes, takes it. Puts it on the tree. Phyllis smiles. INT. GARAGE - POTTERS HOUSE - LATER JESS is in the garage, holding a mic. Her bandmates are playing, guitar, drums, and piano. JESS That was great guys, take five. The door to the garage that leads into the house opens and CASEY and ALEX enter. The bandmates scatter as Jess rushes over to them. JESS (contd) Hey! CASEY Youre practicing this early? JESS Practice makes perfect. ALEX I--um--cant wait to see you tonight. Jess blushes. JESS Your brother is so, cute Casey. Casey rolls his eyes. CASEY What about me? JESS Eh. (walks off) Just kidding. ALEX What song are you guys singing? JESS A Mariah Carey classic, All I Want for Christmas.

CASEY (singing) is you. JESS My poor ears. The three laugh. JESS (contd) My parents will be out tonight. We got the place to ourselves. CASEY Nice. (beat) Look we gotta go, see you tonight. JESS Bye guys! Jess waves. Alex smiles. ALEX Bye. Casey and Alex leaves. JESS Alright guys, lets take it from the top. The bandmates go back to their positions. JESS (contd) And a one. . .two. . .three. . .! INT/EXT. MONTAGE - DAY/NOON - CASEY AND ALEX ARE SHOPPING JESS (o.s.) (sings) Deck the halls with boughs of Holy. - JESS DANCES ACROSS IN THE GARAGE WHILE THE BAND PLAYS - MYRA AND MALCOLM MAKE OUT IN THE SHOE STORE JESS (o.s.) FA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY - RONALD SMOKES FROM A BONG JESS (o.s.) FA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA DON WE NOW OUR GAY APPAREL - THE TOWN SQUARE BEING SET UP QUICKLY

JESS (o.s.) FA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA SING THE ANCIENT YULE-TIDE CAROL. FA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA! END SONG/MONTAGE INT. LIVING ROOM - JONES HOUSE - EARLY EVENING ALEX and PHYLLIS are quietly talking. Alex is wearing a cute Christmas sweater a nd jeans. Phyllis is wearing the same. Casey walks in, the same outfit also. A group famil y picture has already been taken. ALEX That was fun. PHYLLIS Yup! Now, go ahead enjoy the parade. CASEY We will. PHYLLIS How are you getting there? CASEY Malcolms driving us in his van. PHYLLIS Cool. CASEY You sure you dont wanna come? PHYLLIS Nah. You guys have fun. We can hang out when you come back. Watch a Christmas movie. . . ALEX I havent seen one in a while. That sounds great. Alex smiles. The doorbell rings -Casey goes for it. Alex eyes widen. He goes into the trance again. Dull and quiet. PHYLLIS Alex, honey? He snaps out of it. ALEX Yeah?

RONALD (o.s.) Hurry the fuck up, the guys are waiting. CASEY (o.s.) Alex we gotta go. Casey comes back in. Grabs his coat. ALEX Bye, Aunt Phyllis. He kisses her cheek. Casey does the same. PHYLLIS Love you guys, stay safe and have fun. ALEX/CASEY Bye! They both their coats on and leave the room. PHYLLIS Boys, they just wanna have fun. INT. VAN Malcolm sits driver. Myras passenger. Ronald, Casey, and Alex are crammed in the back. Malcolm starts the van and drives. MALCOLM Woohoo! RONALD Time for some action. MYRA Ronald, if you drug up a poor girl. So help me, youll be pulling my heel out of your ass. RONALD That sounds hot. MALCOLM Dude, rad. MYRA Dont support him. MALCOLM Whatever. RONALD Two against one. May the odds be ever in your favor.

MYRA That didnt even fit the convo. RONALD See if I care. MYRA Youre both assholes, I only like Casey and Alex. RONALD Gee, thanks. MYRA No problem. Ronald pulls out a bag of pot, opens it, takes out a piece of paper. Pours the p ot onto the paper, puts away the bag, rolls the paper and licks it. He grabs a l ighter and lights it. Begins to smoke it. ALEX Ew. Malcolm sees the smoke. Looks in the mirror. MALCOLM Pass it. MYRA (hits his arm) Malcolm, you know what this shit does to you. MALCOLM Relax baby. Ronald hands the pot. Malcolm has a blow. MALCOLM (contd) Damn, this is some good pot! RONALD (nods) Its groovy. MYRA High already? Oh dear. ALEX Hes goes on 70s mood when high? MYRA No, he just does that to annoy us. ALEX Oh. Malcolm continues to smoke it. Myra becomes annoyed. Fuck it. She takes the pot from his hand, rolls down the window and flicks it ou

t into the open air. MALCOLM Hey--I wasnt finished-MYRA Yeah? Well, too bad. RONALD You cant change us. MYRA We girls tend to try. RONALD Yet, you still believe your species own this world. MYRA Whats that suppose to mean? Ronald chuckles. RONALD You know what it means. Myra goes to speak -CASEY Cant we all get along for a second? Ronald starts making a fresh cig. RONALD Nope. (whispers) Its because of my genes. MYRA Dont you mean personality? RONALD Isnt that the same thing? MYRA I dont really pay attention in school. MALCOLM Guys, Caseys right. Its Christmas eve for fucks sake. Lets go to the parade, have a good time. Go to Jesss house and have fun. Myra crosses her arms. MYRA Hate to say it, but my bf may be right.

MALCOLM Ewe, dont use that word. MYRA What-Ronald starts coughing. MYRA (contd) See, smoking kills. Alex stares. ALEX Yikes. . . MYRA Ronald, youve got to stop with the pot. One day youre going to murder yourself with that shit. Alex stares at Myra intensely. CASEY Shes right. Alex turns away from Myra and too Casey. Hes eyes slowly widen again. MALCOLM (looks in mirror) Dude, you alright? Alex snaps out of it. Turns to Malcolm, who watches from the mirror, worried. ALEX Im. . .good. CASEY You sure? ALEX Yeah. MALCOLM Were almost there. MYRA You can hear them! Suddenly -- faintly loud music/cheers. RONALD Totally rad. MYRA Stop using rad, its not going to happen. RONALD You need to get over Mean Girls. That was like 6 years ago.

(beat) Besides, Lindsays a crack whore. MYRA Like you? RONALD . . .Touche. Touche. MYRA Myra: two. Ronald: zero. RONALD Bitch. MYRA Sorry, what was that? RONALD Nothing. Ronald fakes a smile. Myra rolls her eyes. The car slows to a stop. MALCOLM Here we are! The group pile out as Malcolm locks up. RONALD WOOHOOOOOO! LETS PARTY!!!! MYRA Enter super cool Piranha 3DD music here. CASEY I have to agree with Myra. (beat) It fits. MALCOLM Lets go! They start walking. Alexs slow. Casey notices. Slows down too. CASEY You alright? Alexs embarrassed. ALEX Fine. Not used to lots of people. CASEY Ah. Well, just hang out with your friends. Ignore the others. Just have fun. (beat) Wow, that was lousy.

Alex chuckles. ALEX No, its fine. It helped -CASEY What happened to your ear? Alex feels, theres a cut. ALEX No idea. Maybe I hit it against something. CASEY Weird, well lets hurry up and join the others. Alex nods. The two jog to catch up. EXT. TOWN SQUARE - EARLY EVENING JESS and her band come on stage as the gang push through the crowd. Malcolm and Ronald are chatting. RONALD Youd be Fred. Malcolm nods. MALCOLM And youre Shaggy. RONALD Sounds legit. MALCOLM Casey is Scooby, since he follows everyone around. CASEY Hey, I heard that. MALCOLM Myras Daphne. RONALD Reason? MALCOLM Her ass. MYRA Eat shit. MALCOLM Jess is Velma. RONALD Dont even see it.

CASEY Oh jinkes! RONALD And Alex. . . MALCOLM Scrappy Doo? ALEX Hm? RONALD Scooby Doo talk. ALEX The show--I watched it when I was younger. MALCOLM Did you like it? Alex nods. They all turn to JESS. JESS Hi. Im Jess. And were playing All I want for Christmas by Mariah Cary! Everyone whoops. Jess nods as the music begins to start. JESS (contd) (sings, when there is silence) I dont want a lot for Christmas. . . Ronald talks to a girl, flirting. JESS Theres just one thing I need. Myra smiles. Enjoying the music. JESS I dont care about the presents. . . underneath the Christmas tree. Ronald leads away the girl. Alex watches. Eyes widen. Follows, silently. No one notices. JESS I just want you for my own. More than you could ever known. . . EXT. ALLEY - TOWN SQUARE Ronald leads the girl -- BRITT (18) redhead, nice boobs, cute outfit into the al ley.

He pulls out some pot and makes it. Lights it up and hands it to her. BRITT Nice pot, bro. RONALD No shit. She smokes. Hands it to him. Puffs it out. RONALD (puffs it) Wanna fuck? BRITT Dude, not cool. Im hear just for the pot. RONALD Dont I deserve a little something? BRITT (takes pot, smokes it) No. RONALD Come on. I got your pot. He pulls out a small bag. She raises a brow. BRITT I dont do sex. RONALD Fine with me. (beat) Blowjobs? BRITT Fuck that. RONALD On top of the clothes stuff? BRITT You wish. RONALD Hand job? BRITT A minute. RONALD Sounds good. Britt smirks. Passes back the blunt. He gets a whiff. RONALD (contd) Do the hand job first.

(beat) Never know when people trick you. BRITT (under breath) Fuck. (sighs) Fine. Ronald continues to smoke it. Unbuttons his jeans, etc. Britt goes down on her k nees -A figure appears watching. Britt notices. Jumps back. BRITT (contd) SHIT! RONALD (re: figure) GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE, PERVERT! The figure doesnt move. BRITT Im out, no money, no hand job. RONALD No, wait, Ill deal with this fucker. Ronald takes a whiff of his blunt. BRITT Beat this guys ass. JESS (o.s.) (faintly) YOU BABY!!!!! Ronald makes his way over to the figure, blunt in mouth. RONALD Get lost. He cant tell who it is -- as they are hidden in darkness. He STRIKES at the figure -- hitting their face. The figure reacts violently. FIGURE (o.s.) NO! YOU CANT HURT THEM! The figure rips the blunt from Ronalds mouth and shoves it into his eye. Ronald S CREAMS. Britt watches -- stumbles backward -- FALLS. She hits her knee hard. Ronald bends over in pain -- the figure then shoves the blunt into Ronalds ear. Ronald screams loudly. He grabs the lighter from his pocket, lights it and goes for the figure -- but stopped with the figures other hand.

RONALD Shit-FIGURE (o.s.) YOU CANT HURT THEM! The figure moves the lit flame closer to Ronalds face. He screams. Scared, in pai n. The lighter reaches is face -- hits his chin. Ronald shakes -- his chin becomes a dark, burnt black. RONALD NO!!!!!!!!!!!! The small flame begins to surround his chin. Burning every part of it. FIGURE (o.s.) DIE! DIE! DIE! LEAVE US ALONE! Ronald chokes, struggles. The figure drops him, the blunt and the lighter. Raise s his foot -- RIGHT INTO RONALDS NECK. Killing him. Britt SCREAMS, finally gets the strength to stand and run -- the figure is quick er, hits her in the back. FIGURE (o.s.) LET MY PARENTS GO. Britt screams -- she gets hit in the back again. The music is slower getting lou der. Lights are brighter. Britt turns to see -The figure is ALEX. ALEX STOP HURTING THEM! His eyes are dull. His face is blank. Nothing but -- anger. Britt notices people . BRITT HELP! She picks up speed. ALEX YOURE GOING TO PAY! Britt stumbles into the street -EXT. TOWN SQUARE She dashes for someone. Not too far. BRITT HELP ME! The person begins to turn their head -BRITT IS GRABBED AND SHOVED INTO THE ALLEY/DARKNESS.

The person looks around. Sees no one, shrugs it off. EXT. ALLEY Britt is backed up into a wall, Alex begins to choke her. BRITT (weakly) NO! PLEASE-BAM! BAM! BAM! Britt is slammed into the wall over and over and over. Blood oozes, she groans. Yet Alex doesnt stop. He continues slamming her head HARD into the brick wall. She whimpers. BRITT No. . . And one more slam -- Britts head CRACKS open like a egg. Alex lets her go. She slides down the wall. Alex walks away. EXT. TOWN SQUARE He makes his way through the crowd, silently -- CASEY GRABS HIM. He jerks back t o himself. CASEY The crowds going nuts for Jess! They turn to Jess. To watch her finish. JESS (sings) ALL I WANT FOR. . .CHRISTMAS--IS YOU-----! END SONG. Everyone claps. Whoops. MYRA Way to go, Jess! As Jess and her band leave, marching bands begin to come, putting on a show. Elv es roll around and play in the streets -- later SANTA comes in a sleigh and the crowd goes wild -INT. VAN - LATER The shows over and everyone is leaving. The gang is in the van. MALCOLM Where the hell is Ronald? MYRA Probably picked up a girl.

JESS A really drunk girl. CASEY Well -- good for Ronald, getting right up on the old horse. MYRA Theres a horse? CASEY No -- its just -- a metaphor -MYRA What? JESS No girl can be this stupid. MALCOLM Dude, I have to agree with Jess. MYRA Screw you guys. Are we going to have fun or not? INT. VAN - LATER CASEY (sings) I wanna get wasted!!! Yeah, yeah. I wanna get so wasted. Mhm, yeah. He nods his head. CASEY (contd) I wanna get sooooo wasted!! MYRA Okay, how the fuck does that sound like Jingle Bells at all? JESS Change the station, cause if I hear this song one more fucking time Im going to kill someone. MALCOLM Thats. . .depressing. JESS If you say so. CASEY If I dont get out of this car, I will go insane. MYRA Too late, hun. They laugh.

ALEX So, what are we gonna do at the house? JESS Well, were gonna eat and watch A Charlie Brown Christmas-MALCOLM Boring. JESS Shut up and drive. CASEY Isnt that a song? It sounds like a song. MALCOLM Were here. Malcolm parks the van. MALCOLM (contd) Get out bitches. JESS Someones getting a lump of coal. INT. LIVING ROOM - POTTERS HOUSE A beautiful living room. Fancy and modern. A huge Christmas tree, filled with gi fts and stuff underneath it. JESS (o.s.) Welcome to the Potters sexy place. ALEX (o.s.) Nice. Jess and Alex enter -- the others following. Jess grabs a note: food in the fridge, enjoy. JESS Ill prepare dinner. MYRA Ill help. CASEY Me too. The three leave leaving Alex and Malcolm. MALCOLM (turning on T.V.) So, how long were you locked up?

ALEX Excuse me? MALCOLM Ya know, getting help. ALEX (frowns) Oh. Seven years. MALCOLM Holy shit, dude. You missed a lot. ALEX I guess? Malcolm turns on a Charlie Brown Christmas, thats starting. MALCOLM Hurry up -The others come in. Plates, food, and drinks. Diet coke and beer, leftover turke y, mashed potatoes, and green beans. ALEX Yum! EXT. ROAD Loiss car is still there. The door opens and she falls out. LOIS (weakly) Help me someone! Lois shakes in pain. Begins to stagger down the road. INT. LIVING ROOM - POTTERS HOUSE Myra is on her phone. MYRA Its a miracle you have internet, being so far away from town. JESS (mouthful) I know right. Food has been served. Everyones eating and watching A Charlie Brown Christmas. MALCOLM That. Is. One. Fugly. Tree. MYRA Its a cute tree. CASEY (takes a sip of soda) So youre that couple, huh.

MYRA Shut up, Casey. Myra playfully pushes him. ALEX This is really good, Jess. Your mom is a great cook. JESS (blushes) Thanks. Youre so kind. (smirks) Nothing like Casey. CASEY Rude. JESS Quiet blue boy. Casey sticks out his tongue at Jess. Who smiles. JESS (contd) Im going to go change. She gets up and leaves the room. MYRA Ill come with. JESS Its fine. MALCOLM Where you think you going, (mocks) hun? Myra sticks her tongue at him. The two kiss. MYRA (whispers) Want to go to the van? MALCOLM Jess, can we borrow a room? JESS (o.s.) If youre gonna fuck, do it in my little brothers room. Myra giggles. MYRA Well use the van. CASEY Nasty ho.

Myra pushes Casey again. MYRA Shut up! The two chuckle as Malcolm helps Myra up. MALCOLM Dont wait up for Secret Santa. Im already giving her my present. CASEY Your baby dick in a box? Alex and Myra laugh at Caseys joke. MALCOLM Ha ha, fuck you. CASEY No thanks. MYRA Casey, hun, youre on a roll tonight. Malcolm leads Myra out of the room. MYRA (contd) Well be back! They leave. Alex and Casey look at each other. ALEX Love birds huh? Casey nods. CASEY Yup. You enjoying your dinner? ALEX Yup, its delicious. CASEY Im getting more soda. You want beer or -ALEX Diet coke, sounds good. CASEY Ill be right back. ALEX Thanks -Casey leaves the room. INT. GARAGE - POTTERS HOUSE

Casey enters -- goes to the fridge, takes out two diet cokes then shuts the frid ge and enters the house again. EXT. VAN - POTTERS HOUSE Myra is shirtless already and so is Malcolm. They are passionately making out. G rinding against each other. HARD. Myra is into this, Malcolm -- not as much. MYRA Oh, Malcolm. Malcolm unbuttons Myras bra revealing her beautiful breasts. She smiles, unbutton s his pants as he kicks off his shoes and socks. She pulls off his pants as he p ulls off her shoes and socks. Then he pulls off her pants. They then pull off their underwears and began to make love. INT. LIVING ROOM - POTTERS HOUSE Jess and Casey are back in the room. Alex is still eating. They are all watching A Charlie Brown Christmas. ALEX I havent seen this in forever. Casey looks at him, smiles sadly. ALEX (contd) I loved this movie. JESS Its a classic. Alex nods. CASEY Im glad youre home. Alex looks to Casey. ALEX Im glad Im home too. The two share a smile. JESS Well -- thats just cute. ALEX Thanks for inviting us, Jess. JESS No problem, sweetie. CASEY What time is it? JESS Seven. CASEY

Weve got another hour. JESS Well, lets make the best of it. Jess wraps her arms around Casey -- kisses his cheek. CASEY What was that for? Alex gives a cheeky grin. JESS A good luck kiss. CASEY Well, thanks. Casey kisses Jess on the lips. JESS What was that for? CASEY Merry Christmas. Jess blushes. JESS So -- eggnog? ALEX Sure. Casey gives a cheeky grin. CASEY Yeah. Sure. Jess stands. JESS Ill be back. She slips out of the room. Casey and Alex jump into a convo. ALEX What was that all about? Casey shrugs. CASEY Nothing. ALEX Yeah, because friends dont kiss like that. CASEY Shut up, Alex.

ALEX You like her. Casey pushes Alex. CASEY Do not! ALEX Do too! CASEY Eat me. Jess comes back in, hands eggnog to them both. JESS Enjoy. ALEX Thanks a lot. CASEY Thanks Jess. JESS No problem. Alex and Casey has a sip. ALEX This is really good. JESS Family secret. Works every time. CASEY Nice. Casey takes another sip as Jess does too -- she uses a wine glass. JESS You know what I love? CASEY Hm? JESS Drinking grape soda in a wine glass. Casey laughs. JESS (contd) Makes me feel. . .professional. ALEX That actually sounds really cool. JESS

I know right! CASEY Crap, now I wanna try that. JESS Too bad. I dont have any. CASEY Boo!!! Jess giggles. INT. VAN Myra and Malcolm are sweating -- groaning in excitement. Malcolm grunts then fal ls off Myras body. MYRA That was amazing. MALCOLM Yeah. Best sex ever. MYRA (turns to him) You look cute when youre tired. Like a sad puppy. MALCOLM Nasty. MYRA Youre an ass. MALCOLM Yup. Malcolm digs in his pants pocket pulls out a cigarette and lights it. Has a drag . Puffs out smoke. MALCOLM (contd) Want some? MYRA Once again -- cancer kills. MALCOLM (takes another drag) Whatever. Myra coughs -- opens the vans back door. She gets out, grabs her underwear and pu ts it on. She grabs her t-shirt and slips that on also as Malcolm does the same. They dont put on the rest of their clothes. MALCOLM (contd) Cold? MYRA Im fine. Ive dealt with worse.

MALCOLM Baby, come here. You know I love you. Right? MYRA I just hate it when you act so tough. Its not you. Like you create a new person. MALCOLM Im sorry. MYRA Im going to go inside. Coming? MALCOLM After I finish up. Malcolm takes another drag. Fuck it. Myra takes the cig and takes a drag from it . MALCOLM (contd) Bad ass. Myra hands it back, coughing. MYRA YOLO. MALCOLM Yup. MYRA Hate it -- but its true. Myra coughs. She turns around coming face to face with -LOIS. MYRA (contd) WHAT THE FUCK. PRINCIPAL GREENE? LOIS Help me. Please. Im in pain. MYRA Oh my God. What happened? LOIS Car crash -MYRA Malcolm! Malcolm hops out of his car. Shirtless. Throws away the cig. MALCOLM What --

MYRA Help me get her inside. Malcolm eyes widen. MALCOLM Shit. MYRA Dont worry -- were gonna call for help. Everything will be okay Ms. Greene. Myra and Malcolm help grab Lois and they help her towards the house. INT. LIVING ROOM - POTTERS HOUSE Alex groans. JESS You okay? ALEX I dont feel well. Alex stands. ALEX (contd) Wheres the bathroom? JESS Take a left, last door on the right. ALEX Thanks. Alex runs off. Jess and Casey share a look. JESS Was it the eggnog -The door opens as Myra and Malcolm come in with Lois. CASEY What the -JESS Guys -- what happened? INT. BATHROOM Alex shakes in pain. Stares at himself through the mirror. ALEX No -- not again. Alex grabs his head in pain --

FLASHBACK: INT. UPSTAIRS HALLWAY - OLD JONES HOUSE Young Alex stares at his parents body as Officer Daniels rushes to him. Alex tur ns and his eyes widen as -The man ATTACKS. He digs his knife into Officer Daniels back, in and out, in and out. Blood spurts. He screams. Falls. ALEX NO! The man repeatedly shoves the knife in and out Officer Daniels back. Alex whimper s. The man GUTS the poor guys back open. He then looks up to Alex giggling. He grabs Alex as Alex tries to get out of his grasp. He pulls down Alexs pjs but Alex kic ks out. Alex grabs Officer Daniels gun and aims it at the man and fires, falling back. A bullet enters the mans stomach as he falls back. The man stands and begins to li mp away. Alex fires again -The man falls against the railing -- breaking it and falls -Alex gasps as Caseys door opens. CASEY (sweepingly) Alex? Alex ignores him and goes over to the edge and peers down -THE MAN IS GONE. Alex shakes -INT. BATHROOM END FLASHBACK. Alexs eyes widen. LOIS (o.s.) This boy -- he attacked me. INT. LIVING ROOM Everyone sits next to Lois expect Alex. Listening. LOIS (contd) I picked him up he was lost, stranded. He then -- attacked me and I lost control of the car. CASEY Do you have any idea who did this? LOIS I dont know -- I didnt -- know him.

He was just a -THE LIGHTS GO OUT. JESS SHIT!! MALCOLM Motherfuck -CASEY (staying calm) Its probably the snow. Wheres the fuse box? JESS Out back. CASEY Me and Malcolm will go. MALCOLM Me? Motherfucker -- you must be kidding. CASEY Malcolm. MALCOLM Fine. Damn! Jess grabs some candles and lights them. LOIS Ugh! Myra tries to use the house phone. MYRA Nothing. JESS Thats. . .weird. MYRA Well have to wait a bit. (beat) Will you be fine till then? LOIS Ugh -- yes. MYRA Just hang on. Hurry up guys. Malcolm and Casey find flashlights, they hand one to the girls and they start of f. Myra and Jess shift feet awkwardly. JESS

Well. . .this Christmas Eve is a fail. Myra gives her a glare. JESS (contd) What? We were all thinking it. EXT. BACKYARD - POTTERS HOUSE Casey and Malcolm exit the house. MALCOLM Im cold as fuck. CASEY Itll be a second. It snows softly. MALCOLM Snow? Its weak as fuck, man. I think its your bro-CASEY (stern) You shut the fuck up. You dont know what hes been through. Malcolms shocked -- shuts up. INT. LIVING ROOM - POTTERS HOUSE MYRA Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus right down Santa Claus lane-JESS Shut up. BANG! JESS (contd) SHIT! MYRA What the hell was that? JESS Im going to check it out-Myra grabs Jess. MYRA Are you crazy? Havent you seen horror films? You check out a noise you die! JESS

This isnt a fucking horror movie. Lois groans. JESS (contd) Mrs. Greene are you okay? LOIS My stomach -JESS Would you like some water? LOIS Yes please. JESS Myra, go get her water and an ice pack. MYRA ME?! Why me?! JESS Just go! MYRA Fine. Myra takes a candle and leaves the room. INT. KITCHEN Myra enters. MYRA This is so fucked up -A shadow rushes by -- Myra spins. MYRA (contd) (to herself) I really hope that was Barney the MYRA (more) fucking dinosaur. Myra moves forward. Nervous. MYRA (contd) Hello? Alex enters. Myra jumps back. MYRA You scared the shit out of me. ALEX Sorry -- what the hell happened? MYRA Fuse box broke or something.

ALEX Oh. MYRA Grab me a icepack please? Alex listens -- does what she asks. Myra makes a cup of water, takes the icepack . ALEX Ill help the guys. MYRA Alright. Be careful. Alex leaves and the two go separate ways. EXT. BACKYARD - POTTERS HOUSE Alex exits the house. Finds Malcolm and Casey quickly. ALEX Need help? CASEY Naw, I think we got it. MALCOLM (hands Alex the flashlight) Your turn. Sore hands. CASEY I wonder why. Alex chuckles. CASEY (contd) And fixed! The lights turns on. Malcolm claps. MALCOLM Hell yeah! They clap and Casey shuts the fuse box. They start making their way to the scree n door when ALEX doubles over in pain. Screaming. Groaning. CASEY ALEX?! MALCOLM HOLY SHIT, ALEX?! Alex kicks at the snow. Coughing, sobbing.

On his eyes -Flashes of his parents bodies. The man stabbing Officer Daniels. ALEX NO! NO! MALCOLM You better not be a werewolf, man! They both grab Alex as he squeals in pain. Hot tears fall down his cheeks. CASEY Alex?! Whats wrong?! Alex gasps. Chokes. Suddenly -- his face suddenly becomes cold. INT. LIVING ROOM - POTTERS HOUSE Music starts up -- Rudolph the red nose reindeer. MYRA The guys did it! Lights turn on. The Christmas tree begins to light up, flashes. JESS Mrs. Greene how are you feeling? Did the water help? Lois nods. LOIS Yes, thank you girls. MYRA Im going to call for help. LOIS Thank you. Jess bites her lips. JESS Hang in their. The back door is heard slamming. Charlie Brown starts up. MYRA Way to go, guys! JESS Are you cold? LOIS Yes, Id like a blanket please. JESS You got it. Would you like to call your relatives?

LOIS Yes, please. Jess helps wrap a blanket around Lois. She then grabs her cell and gives it to L ois. Lois dials a number. LOIS (contd) (puts phone to ear) Mom -- Ive been in an accident. Jess and Myra move into the foyer, giving Lois time for herself. LOIS A car crash. Nothing serious. INT. FOYER - POTTERS HOUSE Myra and Jess stand there. Waiting for the guys. MYRA Whats taking them so long? DRAG. DRAG. JESS Do you hear that? MYRA You mean that creepy dragging noise? Yeah, I think we heard that. Jess shakes. JESS Guys, this isnt funny. Come out. Seconds pass. Nothing. Alex appears. MYRA You guys got us. JESS Jerk, wheres Casey and Malcolm? Alex pulls out a knife. MYRA The fuck?! Alex digs it into Jesss stomach. She groans and falls. Myra screams -- tries to r un when Alex grabs her by the hair and slams her against the wall. She goes down . INT. LIVING ROOM - POTTERS HOUSE Lois hangs up the phone and turns to the gap opening to the foyer.

LOIS (weakly) Girls are you okay? ALEX RUSHES INTO THE ROOM. Lois gasps -- she tries to move when ALEX JUMPS AT HE R SMASHING HER THROUGH THE COFFEE TABLE. She lands with a thud and -BLACK. INT. LIVING ROOM - POTTERS HOUSE - LATER UNKNOWN POV: We flutter awake -- we see the living room -BLACK. We struggle to open our eyes -- Alex turns -BLACK. We open our eyes again and Alex sees us. END POV. Casey is GAGGED AND BOUND. Strapped to a chair. Alex walks over to him. ALEX This time, I win. Casey shakes his head as Alex walks over to the Christmas tree where -- LOIS is kneeled over by. Wrapped by rope. She looks up. LOIS NO! She kicks, both legs. Alex leaps back. Stomps on her foot. She screams in pain. LOIS (contd) YOU ASSHOLE! Alex grabs her by the shoulders and lifts her up. She screams again. LOIS NO! NO! STOP, PLEASE! ALEX You must suffer. Alex raises her body to the Christmas star. LOIS NO!!!!!! He drops her as the Christmas star pierces through her neck. Shes dead. Blood spl atters. Alex turns to Casey -- a grin on his face. Christmas lights beam on his face, bl

ood is splatter everywhere. Creepy as fuck. Casey shakes, scared of out his fucking mind. INT. KITCHEN - CLOSET Its filled with canned goods and cleaning supplies. MYRA AND JESS are both tied u p without tapes on their mouths. JESS Dont worry, well get out of here. MYRA Oh God. I dont want to die. Jess groans. MYRA (contd) Jess, whats wrong? JESS (teary-eyed) Nothing. Lets focus on getting out of here. Jess tries to sit up, but groans. MYRA Hows your stomach. JESS Lovely, just lovely. Myra gulps. MYRA Sarcasm for the win. (beat) Someones coming. JESS SH! Footsteps. . .coming closer and closer. Jess bites her lips. Nervous. MYRA Oh God, oh God. A shadow runs over the closet door. Myra gulps -JESS (whispers) Shit. Tears spill down Myras cheeks. MYRA

(whispers) Please no -The door opens -MALCOLM STANDS. Head bleeding. JESS Malcolm. MALCOLM Sh. MYRA Thank God, help us! Myra shakes. Malcolm groans works on Jesss binds. JESS What happened? MALCOLM Alex attacked us. Knocked me out. MYRA Hah. MALCOLM Do you want out of those binds? Myra goes silent. Malcolm finishes Jesss binds who stands. Grabbing her wound. MALCOLM (contd) (helping Myra) Youre hit. JESS Im fine. MALCOLM Grab a rag towel and press it to the wound. Jess nods, watches from the kitchen. INT. KITCHEN Jess grabs a rag and presses it to the wound. Staring out into the hallway. Malcolm and Myra exit the closet. MALCOLM (contd) We gotta go. Malcolm goes for the back door -- Jess grabs him. JESS Not without Casey.

MALCOLM Look, either we get Casey or live. JESS (crying) Hes my best friend. CASEY (o.s.) What have you done to my friends? ALEX (o.s.) Ill finish them later. MYRA Im not leaving without him. MALCOLM Damn it! JESS Quiet. MALCOLM Fine. We need a plan. MYRA Well stab Alex, help Casey and run to a nearby house and call the police. Malcolm and Jess are shocked. MALCOLM Wow. MYRA Fuck you, its not time to be shocked by my smartness. Its go time. Malcolm grabs a meat cleaver. JESS Careful -MYRA A knife is fine. MALCOLM I wanna cut his leg clean off. No one fucks with me. MYRA I do. Malcolm glares at her. INT. LIVING ROOM Casey continues to struggle. Alex takes off the tape for his mouth. CASEY

(groans) Alex, why are you doing this? ALEX You know what you did. CASEY I didnt do anything. ALEX How could you kill them? ALEXS POV: CASEY isnt tied up -- yet the MAN from the opening. MAN/CASEY I swear I didnt do anything! Let me go! END POV. ALEX I hate you. Casey sees Malcolm with the meat cleaver. ALEX (contd) Youve must pay for what youve done-Alex goes for Casey when MALCOLM tackles him. Myra and Jess jumps into action. T hey start working at Caseys ropes. ALEX SCREAMS. ALEX NO. STOP HELPING HIM ESCAPE! YOU CANT LET HIM GET AWAY WITH IT! Alex BITES Malcolm on the neck, RIPPING SKIN. Malcolm SCREAMS driving the meat c leaver into Alexs back who shakes in pain and lets go. Malcolm grabs his neck runs over to the girls as they help Casey up. MALCOLM GO. GO. GO. GO. CASEY Wait we need to see if hes dead. MALCOLM FUCK THAT. CASEY Jess, does your dad still has his shotgun for hunting season? JESS In my dads business room.

Casey nods runs off. MYRA I never seen a dead person. MALCOLM Now you have. Jess walks up to Alex. MYRA JESS, DONT DO THAT. Jess kicks Alexs leg. NOTHING. CASEY (runs back in) JESS?! Jess turns around -CASEY (contd) The guns gone. Behind Jess -- ALEX rises. Shotgun in hand. CASEY JESSLOOKOUT! Jess spins around -- jumps back. Alex fires a bullet into Malcolms leg. Everyone screams. Malcolm goes down. Myra panics runs off. Jess and Casey are held at gunpoint. INT. FOYER Myra dashes down the foyer. Scared. ALEX (o.s.) Get down on your knees and dont move. INT. LIVING ROOM Alex wraps a fresh pair of ropes around Jesss hands/legs and goes to Casey. ALEX (contd) Dont move. EXT. HOUSE Myra dashes out of the house. MYRA HELP!!!!!!!!! Tears spill down her cheeks. She dashes for the van. Opens it and gets in.

INT. VAN MYRA Key. Key. Key. She hits the wheel. MYRA (contd) FUCK YOU, MALCOLM. ALEX exits the house. Chills runs up and down Myras spine. She jumps into the bac kseat and ducks from out of window view. INT/EXT VAN - MONTAGE Alex circles the van -- shotgun in hand. ALEX Where are you? Myra shakes. Holding back sobs. MYRA (whispers) Dear God, please dont let me or my friends die. If I do, watch over my family and protect them from evil. Alex taps the gun against the glass. Humming Ill be home for Christmas MYRA Im sorry for all my sins -Alex presses his face against the glass, looking for Myra. ALEX MYRA???? MYRA Please, please, accept me into your Heavenly temple -Alex smiles, moves to the back doors of the van. Myra sobs. MYRA And watch over little Suzy. The back door swings open, Alex stands their gun in hand. Myra stares -- scared. MYRA (contd) (closes eyes) Bye Suzy. EXT. VAN BOOM. BLOOD SPLATTERS ALL OVER THE WINDOW.

INT. LIVING ROOM - POTTERS HOUSE Malcolm screams in pain as Jess and Casey watches. Jess sobs. JESS Casey, Im scared. CASEY I wont let him hurt you, I swear. Jess smiles, weakly. JESS I hope Myra got away. ALEX enters. Jess tries to squirm and get away. ALEX Shes dead. Alex is bloody. He turns -- smiles. JESS NO! YOU FUCKING BASTARD! GOD! Alex laughs. ALEX Youre all are going to pay. JESS GOD, FUCK YOU! Alex kicks Jess in the stomach who starts screaming and sobbing louder. CASEY JESS! JESS! STOP IT, ALEX! MALCOLM FUCK! Alex grabs Malcolm and turns him around to see Loiss body on the Christmas tree. He smirks. ALEX Thatll be you real soon. Malcolm squirms as Alex lets go of him and sets down the shotgun. Alex goes to the stereo and turns on; Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer ALEX (contd) I love this song. Alex sways left and right. ALEX (sings) Rudolph with your nose so bright. . . wont you guide my sleigh tonight?

Alex grabs the shotgun. Jess flinches. JESS Shit. CASEY Relax, well get out of this. MALCOLM Motherfuck. . . Alex turns back to the stereo and changes the song; Baby, its cold outside Alex then turns around. Giving a cheeky grin. ALEX (cocks shotgun) Whos next? Malcolm struggles in his binds. MALCOLM No. Shit. NO-CASEY Malcolm, get it together. MALCOLM Fuck you, I aint gonna die! Malcolm continues kicking and trashing around. Alex then smacks Malcolm in the f ace with the shotgun, stopping him. Jess gasps. Squirms closer to Casey. CASEY Ill protect you. Look away. Jess turns her head to look behind Caseys back. Tears streams down her cheeks. ALEX Lets play catch the reindeer. Alex undoes Malcolms binds and hes off. CASEY Malcolm, dont leave us! MALCOLM Shit -- fuck off! Alex leaves the shotgun behind and follows Malcolm. Once theyre both out of the room. Casey jumps into action. CASEY Jess. Get it together.

Jess looks up. JESS Huh? CASEY The meat cleaver -Jess looks over to see the bloodied meat cleaver. CASEY (contd) Get it and cut your binds. Jess nods, she begins to move like a worm towards it. CASEY What the hells wrong with Alex? JESS Hes been getting help. Sometimes -(gets closer to cleaver) -- people never get over things. Slowly drives them insane. CASEY Whered you get that? JESS The Ellen Show. Casey nods. Jess reaches the cleaver. JESS (contd) Now what? CASEY Put it in your mouth and start sawing. Jess nods, goes down and bites it. CASEY (contd) Hey Jess? JESS (mouth full) Huh? CASEY Thanks for coming back for me. Jess nods. Tries her best to saw the ropes with the cleaver. CASEY (contd) Youre doing good. . . INT. KITCHEN Malcolm doesnt try to unlock the back door. HE JUMPS THROUGH IT. Glass shatters e verywhere.

INT. LIVING ROOM Casey and Jess hear it. CASEY Shit. . .keep going Jess. EXT. BACKYARD - POTTERS HOUSE Malcolm stumbles out of the house and falls into the snow. Alex exits the house also, and grabs a shard of glass. MALCOLM HOLY SHIT. STOP! Alex cocks his head. MALCOLM (contd) Youre a crazy, motherfucker. Alex smirks. Malcolm rises and begins to run for the wooden fence. Alex is hot on his heels. Malcolm doesnt try to jump over it, it jumps through it. The wooden fence breaks, Malcolm groans in pain, goes to push on when Alex grabs him and shoves the shar d into his back. MALCOLM FUCK!!!!!! Malcolm drops, Alex grabs him by the hair and starts dragging him back to the ho use. Malcolm is in pain, he coughs. JESS Oh my God. CASEY Dont listen. Dont. Casey looks again. Jess sobs. JESS Were gonna die arent we? CASEY NO. NO. Were not. JESS Yes -- yes we are. CASEY We need a way to escape. Malcolm is dragged by into the living room. ALEX Malcolm roasting on an open fire.

Casey eyes widen as his eyes travel to the lit fireplace. JESS MALCOLM NO! CASEY JESS. Jess turns to Casey as Malcolm is dragged over to the fireplace and the screen i s removed. CASEY (contd) Look into my eyes. Dont look back. JESS Malcolm. . . CASEY Dont look BACK. Try to block it out. Tears spill down her cheeks. JESS No. No. Why is this happening? Jess digs her head into Caseys chest as Malcolm tries to fight his fate. Alex grabs a fire poker and begins STABBING at his body forcing him to fall into the fire. Malcolm SCREAMS as his torso/head burst into flames. Alex uses the poker to bend Alexs legs into the flames and Malcolm is devoured; s creaming and sobbing. Jess chokes, sobbing when his screams are cut short. Alex turns to them. ALEX Two left. CASEY Leave us al-DING DONG. Alex raises a brow. Leaves the room dropping the poker. Casey gets an idea. INT. FOYER Alex goes up to the door, opens it -OFFICER SMITH stands, (32) smart and tough. SMITH Howdy. ALEX (grits teeth) Officer, whats wrong?

SMITH People nearby heard a loud bang. Decided to check out this place. Alex cocks his head. Smiles. ALEX Weve heard nothing-JESS HELP US PLEASE! Smith raises a brow. SMITH Step aside, kid. Alex grits his teeth again. Steps aside next to the umbrella stand. INT. LIVING ROOM Smith enters, hand on hostler. He sees the kids. SMITH Shit-(goes to the foyer) Damn it! JESS Please help us. Smith goes for Jess. Unties her bounds. SMITH Help your friend. Is there a backdoor? JESS Yes. SMITH Go there, go to a next door house and call The police, alright? JESS (helping Caseys binds) Okay. Once both are free, they stand. Smith pulls out his gun from the hostler. SMITH Go, go, go. JESS Thank you. Casey takes Jesss hand and they rush off. Smith stalks down the hallway. EXT. BACKYARD

Jess and Casey exit the house. Casey stops. Jess turns. JESS COME ON! CASEY We cant leave him, hell die. JESS But -CASEY We have to help him. No I have too. (beat) Go next door, call the cops-Jess steps forward and kisses Casey. JESS Ill always love you Casey Jones. She turns and runs off. Casey gives a weak smile before running back into the ho use. INT. HALLWAY Casey stalks down the hallway. Nervous. Silent Night, Holy Night plays. He grips a knife in his hand. INT. LIVING ROOM Casey enters to find -- MYRA, SMITH, and LOIS piled up on top of each other. Chr istmas lights devour their bodies. A black umberella sticks out of Smiths eyeball. Myra has a gunwound in her head. Loiss neck is ripped. Casey chokes out. Whimpers. He notices a picture of Jess -- with a bloody handpr int. CASEY Jess -He bolts. CASEY (contd) NO JESS! Casey runs off -PAN UP TO SEE JESS AND ALEX on the stairs. Who has a devilish grin and a hand ov er Jesss mouth. ALEX That wasnt so hard was it? Jess grunts. Alex pulls out a gun. Jesss eyes widen. She elbows Alex in the gut He grunts as pulls the trigger -- boom! Jess screams, the bullet gazes her thigh

. CASEY JESS?! ALEX Stupid shit! Alex PUSHES Jess who tumbles down the stairs, screaming and crying out in pain. She lands on the floor with a thud. Casey enters, runs for Jess. Helps her up -He turns to see Alex cocking the gun and pointing it at them -JESS NO -BOOM! A bullet fires. Hits Casey. Jess screams. INT. LIVING ROOM BOOM! The wall bursts with dust and debris. Footsteps hurry down the stairs. Jes s falls onto the floor. Casey backs up against the wall -ALEX RUNS IN. Casey stabs Alex in the knee. He screams -- fires a bullet which hits the Christm as tree star, that bursts and the remains hit Jess. Casey grabs Jess and pulls her up after ripping out the knife. The two begin to run as Alex gets up and grabs his discared gun. INT. KITCHEN Casey and Jess dash through the kitchen. Alex is right behind them, aiming the g un. Carefully though, his last three bullets -He fires -- misses. EXT. BACKYARD Casey and Jess are out of the house. CASEY Go to the shed, grab an axe. Alright? Then go to the ice-skating rink. Ill meet you there. Jess nods, runs off. Alex exits the house. Casey grabs his hand -- Alex fires a bullet. Misses. Alex points the gun at Caseys stomach fires it. Casey screams falls back, Alex th rows away the gun. ALEX Merry Christmas. . . Alex dives for Casey who kicks him in the face. Alex flies back. Casey -- weakly tackles Alex.

The two wrestle, slamming both their backs against the side of the house. Casey knocks Alex down and goes for the shed where Jess is seen running off. Alex stands and follows -Casey goes into the shed and comes out with a shovel and hits Alex in the stomac h with it. His stomach slits. Alex groans. Falls back, dead. Casey sighs. Drops the shovel and runs off, weakly. EXT. ICE SKATING RINK - MINUTES LATER Jess runs over to the rink, falls down, clutching the axe. She huffs and puffs. JESS Shit. A hand flies onto her shoulder she turns -ALEX STANDS. Smiles. Blood all over. SHE SCREAMS. She tries to use the axe to hit Alex, but he rips it out of her han ds. Jess runs off across the ice but Alex digs the axe into it. The ice cracks. JESS (contd) NOOOOOOOOOO The ice breaks underneath JESS and ALEX. They go down. Jess comes up. JESS HELP! A pair of hands grab Jess. Pulls her out of the icey waters. Her hair is wet, an d shes shaking. Casey is hugging her. CASEY I got you, I got you. Where is he? JESS I-in t-the w-water-s-s. CASEY Its over, its finally over. AN AXE HITS THE ICE. Jess screams and jumps back. ALEX RISES -- SLICES THE AXE -Casey takes the blow -- it slits his throat. He groans. Alex smirks. ALEX IF I GO DOWN, YOURE COMING WITH ME!

CASEY UGH-Jess grabs the axe and slices it into Alexs shoulder and digs down underneath. He screams. CASEY (contd) Ho, ho, ho, MOTHERFUCKER! Casey kicks his sneaker into Alexs jaw -- a loud sickening crack. Alexs head BENDS backward -- the bone rips through his throat as his body crushes on the ice -IT BREAKS UNDERNEATH HIM AND HE GOES DOWN -DOWN -DOWN -Casey falls back with Jess, who holds him in her hands. JESS Casey -CASEY Its over, Jess. Its all over. (smiles) Everythings gonna be alright now. . . Jess sobs as Casey closes his eyes. PAN UP ON THE SCENE -- SILENT NIGHT, HOLY NIGHT begins again -Jess sobs and rocks Casey in her arms. The sound of sirens are heard. EXT. UNDERWATER Alexs body sinks down, down, down. . . ITS OVER. END. SILENT NIGHT, HOLY NIGHT continues as -CREDITS ROLL