Union Creek #5: Jack Deveraux speaks / plus enter Union Creek High

Cut to Union Creek High School

Sam Manning is at his first day of school there. A boy named Zack approaches.

ZACK: You are Sam, right?

SAM: Yeah

ZACK: I could tell by your lost puppy look.

SAM: Hey whatever

ZACK: Just joking. I’m Zack, I’ve been assigned to show you around.

SAM: Oh cool. Can you show me my locker first so I can put all of these books away. Killin my back.

ZACK: Sure

He and Zack walk to a locker.

ZACK: This one is all yours.

SAM: Cool

ZACK: you have your combination right?

SAM: Yeah on one of these papers.

He fumbles in his backpack. He looks up thrilled to see a familiar face has a locker by his. His new neighbor Trinity

He stands back up straight.

SAM: Hey (smile)

TRINITY: Hi again (smiles back)

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Marah Lewis and Lily Snyder are at the Park Café.

MARAH: We are moving in that new building quickly.

LILY: The faster the better

MARAH: Yeah you are right. The quicker we get off our feet, the quicker we can make our ideas come to life.

LILY: Exactly and we need to pass out our flyers here for our upcoming model search. Exclusive models are the way to go.

MARAH: Some cute people in here already.

Danielle Manning is there sipping on coffee.

She catches Lilys eye.

Lily looks down at her model search flyers.

LILY: She’s gotta be in it.

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At the hospital, Malik is visiting his father,

Morris .

MALIK: You look a little tired, dad.

MORRIS: This place will tire out anyone.

MALIK: Big day?

MORRIS: A big two days.

MALIK: Anything interesting you can tell me about?

MORRIS: No, Nosy. Not yet. Not until the police do a thorough investigation.

MALIK: Police. That sounds intense.

MORRIS: Could be

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Eartha is in the room with the mysterious patient,

Jack .

EARTHA: How are you doing today, sir?

JACK: Just as sore and lost as yesterday, doc.

EARTHA: You’re going to feel so much better after physical therapy.

JACK: What about mental therapy, will I be getting any of that?

EARTHA: In time yes.

Elijah walks in wearing his cop uniform.

ELIJAH: Hi Eartha. How are you?

He hugs her.

EARTHA: Better than my patient here.

JACK: I swear I didn't do anything officer.

ELIJAH: At least you have your wits about you, Jack.

JACK: Is Jack, really my name?

EARTHA: We believe so.

ELIJAH: I just have to ask where you have been and what brought you here and why you don’t remember your life?

JACK: If I knew that, I think I would remember my life. All I know is I have been held captive in some room, in some house over the hill for a long, long time now.

ELIJAH: Held captive?

Elijah and Eartha look at each other in shock

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x75BmwP7bhg

At the café

While Marah is passing out flyers around the place, Lily sits down with Danielle and hands her one.

DANIELLE: A model search contest?

LILY: You should really come. I can already picture you wearing some of our designs.

DANIELLE: I don’t think modeling is for me?

LILY: There is a good chunk of money in it. The winners will exclusive models for Chic Spirit designs. You have an exquisite look that we would love to have on board.

DANIELLE: I really appreciate all the compliments, but I just don’t know about me being some model..

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Zack and Sam sit with Trinity and her friend Camella at lunch.

TRINITY: Do you like the school so far?

SAM: It seems chill.

CAMELLA: It is not chill, but you’re new so I guess you’ll figure that out.

ZACK: I think he’ll be fine here.

SAM: I am going to try.

ZACK: Not to cut our eating short, but I need to finish showing you around.

SAM: Alright fine. Hope to see you around a lot, Trinity.

Zack and Sam walk off.

CAMELLA: He seems really nice..and really into you.

TRINITY: You think he’s into me?

CAMELLA: Yeah. Is there a problem with that.

TRINITY: Well not really. He is nice, but im neighbors with his family and his parents seem crazy. His mom is so loud and slams doors. Though I can’t really talk, I guess.

CAMELLA: His mom sounds ratchet.

TRINITY: Yeah, lil ratchet

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Sam and Zack are walking through the halls.

Sam runs into Cory Sutter knocking shoulders hard.

CORY: Woah what the hell, man!

ZACK: Oh god, don’t start Cory.

SAM: Sorry

CORY: Sorry isn’t going to cut it. Who do you think you are running into me of all people?!

Cory gets in Sams face

--

Elijah is still asking Jack questions

ELIJAH: Did you ever get to see who was holding you captive?

JACK: I did not. They were usually wearing masks when in my presence.

EARTHA: I hope you are not uncomfortable to talk about all of this.

JACK: How else can we find who did this to me?

ELIJAH: You’re right. That is why I need to know any kind of clues you may have to catch these sick individuals.

JACK: All I know is they kept me in the same room. Sometimes tied up and sometimes not. Left in the dark and only fed once in a while.

EARTHA: This sounds horrific.

JACK: Yeah. You could call it that.

ELIJAH: I am going to get to the bottom of this. Going to get a warrant to search that house!

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At the school

Cory is in Sam’s face.

SAM: Dude it was a damn accident!

CORY: Ill give you a pass today newbie, but don’t let it happen again.

Cory walks off in a huff

SAM: Who sh*t in his cereal today?

ZACK: He is just a popular douchebag who thinks he owns the school.

SAM: Well he better not try that with me again.

ZACK: Try not to get in a fight.

Zack becomes distracted as a cheerleader walks by .

SAM: Earth to Zack..

ZACK: Sorry, That’s Anne Wenton…

SAM: …and

ZACK: And I am on a mission to make her mine.

SAM: Alrighty then

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At the café

LILY: Well I hope you will consider joining our model search, Danielle.

DANIELLE: It was nice to meet you, Lily. Thanks for all the hype you gave me.

LILY: It wasn’t just hype. I guess I just had a vision. I hope you think about it.

Lily walks back to Marah

Danielle looks at the flyer.

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At the hospital

MALIK: How is mom today?

MORRIS: I’d rather not talk about it

MALIK: That doesn’t sound good.

MORRIS: It is what it is, son.

MALIK: I hope it gets better.

MORRIS: I have to go. Thanks for bringing me lunch.

--

Meanwhile, Elijah and Eartha exit Jacks room.

EARTHA: This is sick and twisted.

ELIJAH: This town isn’t use to something like this.

EARTHA: There is something else you should know. The patient also has what seems to be scars from a whip on his back. They are couple years old so this man may have been going through hell for a long time.

ELIJAH: My god

EARTHA: Good luck on this investigation.

ELIJAH: Thank you and we still need to have coffee some time.

EARTHA: I’m down.

Morris returns as Elijah walks off…

Elijah sees Malik in the halls.

ELIJAH: Young Mr Davis. Have you considered joining the police force yet?

MALIK: I have thought about it sir. I still don’t think it is for me.

ELIJAH: Just remember the option is always there when you want a career.

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MORRIS: How is the patient, Eartha? Has he regained any memory?

EARTHA: He has not.

Morris walks into the room.

JACK: Another doctor. Wasn’t I the one who had a press pass on me? All these questions are making me feel like I’m on the opposite end.

MORRIS: All I want to know is what your very first memory is. How far back can you remember?

Jack thinks back

[He recalls waking up tied up in a darkened room]

JACK: All I recall is just waking up in that drab room.

The expression on Jacks face changes and he becomes quiet.

MORRIS: I am going to help you get back on your feet. I promise.

Jack doesn’t say anything.

MORRIS: What happened?

EARTHA: I don’t know. He has been talkative all morning.

Jack just looks on in a trance like state…

MORRIS: I think something vicious is hindering this mans memory. Some kind of trauma.

EARTHA: I think you are right.

The camera slowly zooms in on Jacks eyes staring into space…

FADE TO BLACK

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