Friday the 13th

SANDY

One night on the town.

STEVE

I mean...

SANDY

... I know what you mean. Two and a quarter. Plus fifteen percent tip to make up for me spending the night alone.

Steve pays up and walks to the cash register.

SANDY

(continuing)

You got a roof for that Jeep?

She rings up the money. Gives him his change. He hands her a tip.

STEVE

Yeah. I got it on before this –

(indicates the storm outside)

 – all started.

SANDY

That's thirty percent.

STEVE

For two lonely nights.

She smiles and is really kind of pretty underneath all that extra makeup.

SANDY

Drive careful and don't drownd your dumb self.

Steve smiles and leaves. She watches, then counts her changes and sticks it her pocket with the rest of her tips for the day.

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EXT. DINER – NIGHT

The rain continues as Steve exits the diner, gets in his Jeep and starts it up. He roars off through a big puddle, splashing water towards the CAMERA. The Jeep pulls a small equipment trailer.

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EXT. HIGHWAY – NIGHT

The Jeep plows through the rain, leaving the town lights behind. A sign off to the side reads:

"CRYSTAL LAKE 45 Mi."

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EXT. MAIN CABIN – NIGHT

PROWLER'S POV: From outside the cabin, we can see some activity in the big meeting room. The CAMERA moves slightly from left to right as the shot is established. Then an unseen hand releases a branch which partially blocks the shot.

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INT. BIG MEETING ROOM – NIGHT

Alice enters from the kitchen, carrying two cups of coffee. She hands one to Brenda, who is curled up on the couch in front of the fire. Bill stands to the left of the hearth, picks up a couple of pieces of dry woods and puts them on to burn.

BRENDA

You think they fell asleep?

BILL

Anything's possible. My parents taught me to leave sleeping lovers alone.

ALICE

It wouldn't matter except Steve should be getting back pretty soon. It wouldn't look so great if he fell over them.

BILL

Good point.

ALICE

Well, it hasn't been that long.

Brenda smiles.

BRENDA

Long enough for me.

They laugh.

ALICE

I think we should go wake them up. Just in case.

BRENDA

Give them a little while longer. It's still early, anyway.

ALICE

I guess...

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EXT. RURAL ROAD – NIGHT

The rain is very heavy. Steve's Jeep drives past the CAMERA. The tires squish in the muddy roadway.

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INT. STEVE'S JEEP – NIGHT

Lighted by dash panel, Steve tries to concentrate on seeing the road. He leans forward, rubs a cloth on the windshield to get rid of the condensation.

From his POV we watch the windshield wipers struggle to stay ahead of the rain. Beyond them the headlights make a slight dent in the night.

In the B.G. we hear a country station on the radio, but it is bringing in more static than music, owing to the electrical storm.

Steve's hand reaches in and shuts off the radio.

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INT. BIG MEETING ROOM – NIGHT

Alice has finished her coffee. Bill enters, shakes the rain off his poncho and stamps his feet.

BILL

Got to it just in time. The generator was running on fumes. I filled it up. That should keep it humming until Steve gets back.

Brenda gets up.

BRENDA

Good night, Alice.

ALICE

Good night, Brenda.

Brenda takes her lantern, and, throwing the slicker over her head like a portable tent, she races off into the night.

Alice watches her go. A glimmer of lightning outlines her as she heads off.

Bill walks back into the big room, followed by Alice.

BILL

Help you clean up?

ALICE

Absolutely.

 She walks with him as he carries the tray of empty coffee cups into the kitchen.

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INT. CAMP BATHROOM – NIGHT

The door opens and Brenda comes in with her lantern and slicker. Her actions are direct and business-like.

Brenda goes first to the row of sinks and looked at herself in the mirror, holding up a propane Coleman lantern like an examination lamp. She takes out a toothbrush and some other toilet articles.

She flips on both faucets and nothing comes out. She put her lantern down on the floor and turns on the water valves. She stands up, and washes her hands and face.

She turns off the faucets and now we hear the dripping sound that Marcie had heard. Brenda looks off at the shower stalls, shrugs, picks up her lantern and makes her exit.

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EXT. RURAL ROAD – NIGHT

Steve's Jeep coughs, sputters, stalls. OVER we can hear him trying to re-start his dead engine. R-r-r-r...

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INT. STEVE'S JEEP – NIGHT

Steve angrily steps on the gas again and hits the starter. R-r-r-r-rrr... nothing...

He looks up to see headlights coming at him in his rear view mirror.

Steve, wearing a yellow slicker, gets out of the Jeep to try to flag down the oncoming car.

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EXT. RURAL ROAD – NIGHT

Steve smiles to see that the oncoming car is the local police car, driven by a middle-aged cop named TIERNEY. Tierney has the window down already.

TIERNEY

I told you not to buy that hunk of junk!

STEVE

I think water got into the electrical system. You ride me back to camp? I'll get one of my counsellors to drive me back tomorrow morning.

TIERNEY

Why not?

Steve is around the car and hopping in almost before Tierney can answer.

TIERNEY

(continuing)

"To serve and protect" don't mean to chauffeur.

He puts the car in gear and roars into the night.

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INT. GIRL'S CABIN/COUNSELLOR'S SECTION – NIGHT

Under a single hanging lightbulb, Brenda finishes writing at a small table.

The weather howls outside. There's a tapping sound. Brenda looks up. Listens, yawns, then gets up and starts to take off her clothes.

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