Episode 3, "Secrets and Lies"
Previously, on Friends and Foes:
The bus crashes
Alex was paralyzed.
Devin and Taylor returned…
Brandi turned out to be crazy, tormented by her 2nd personality, Zaltar
And the doctor in charge broke the news to Jeff’s parents, Jeff is dead.
"NO! No! Not my son! You can’t take my son from me!" Judy makes an attempt to attack Dr. Hibbert. She jumps at him violently. Frank doesn’t seem to try to stop her as she smacks and kicks Dr. Hibbert randomly. Dr. Hibbert is in shock, therefore defenseless.
"Security! Security!" Dr. Hibbert yells. Hearing this, Frank tries to restrain Judy, with no avail. The guards come in and drag Judy away kicking and screaming, with vengeance in her eyes, and sorrow for her lost son.
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ROLL OPENING CREDITS, "How’s It Gonna Be", Third Eye Blind
Starring:
Nicholas Brendon as Alex
James Van Der Beek as Jeff
Jonathon Taylor Thomas as Taylor
Leonardo DiCaprio as Devin
Guest Starring:
Sarah Michelle Gellar as Brandi
Jared Leto as Tristan
Coming Soon:
Amy Jo Johnson
Claire Danes
Jennifer Love Hewitt
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Alex is alone in a physical recovery ward at the hospital. He grabs two parallel bars and gets out of his wheel chair. He unsuccessfully tries to walk across the room with them, as an insane Brandi walks in with a crazed look in her eye. The Demented One sneaks up behind Alex, and surprisingly yells.
"I will obey you, Zaltar!" Brandi wails. Alex turns around, surprised, and before he can realize what is happening, Brandi clubs him in the head with her fists. As Alex falls to the ground, he yells "SECURITY". Brandi ignores his cry for help and dementedly drags Alex through the recovery ward to the front door of the area. Before she can kick it open, guards come running in and knock Brandi down, sending her sprawling into the center of the room. A nurse helps Alex out of the room, as the security guards have a show down with Brandi. She attempts to run across the room, but one of the security guards grabs her. She turns around and kicks him in the groin. He collapses as she makes her way out the emergency exit. Alarms sound as Brandi looks around for an alternative escape route. All she sees is two flights of stairs. One flight going up, one flight going down. Brandi makes a sudden transformation into Zaltar.
"They will not think you went upstairs! You must escape Brandi, or die!" Brandi yells psychotically as she dashes up the stairs. Just as she is she is about to dart out of view, the security guards run through the doors and see Brandi’s foot disappear to the floor above them.
"OVER THERE!" A guard yells and points at the stairs. The crowd of security head up the stairs. Meanwhile, Brandi is struggling to get to the top, panting in exhaustion. Her legs ache as she comes to a dead end. Ahead, there is a door that reads "Roof Entrance". She kicks it open solemnly and runs to the edge of the roof to look off the edge. Zaltar transforms back to Brandi, who is being tortured by Zaltar.
"End it now!" Brandi says to herself. "Zaltar, you can’t torture me anymore! If ending you means ending me, then so be it!"
Brandi stands on the ledge of the rooftop. There is nothing down below but heavy traffic. She closes her eyes and prepares herself for the jump. Suddenly, her eyes shoot open and she yells evilly,
"No! You must finish it!" Brandi gets down from the ledge just in time for 10 security guards arriving. With the power of Zaltar, Brandi beats them all down with karate kicks and quick punches. She runs back toward the stair area to escape, but is seen by 5 police men. They counter and catch her.
"You are under arrest. You have the right to remain silent." The police officer continues to read Brandi her rights as he slaps some handcuffs on her.
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Alex is resting in another hospital bed, this time with bandages wrapped around his head. Taylor and Devin are with him.
"Hey. You guys never told me why you came back!" Alex tells Devin and Taylor.
"Well, I was just on vacation with my Mom and Dad." Devin says.
"And my Dad was just on a business trip, but now it’s over!" Taylor says.
"Hey, that stinks. Brandi went nuts, huh? Did anyone die?" Devin asks.
"Yeah. Lots." Alex replies.
"What’s going to happen to Brandi?" Taylor asks.
"Since she’s old enough, she could go to jail, or some nuthouse. I don’t know, really, we have to wait till the court date to see." Alex says, "By the way, I haven’t seen Jeff around, have you guys?"
Taylor and Devin both shake their heads ‘no’. Alex shrugs as Tristan comes into the room and says hello.
"Hey Alex." Tristan greets.
"Hey Tristan." Alex returns his greeting. Devin and Taylor exchange quick hello’s with Tristan.
"Tristan was there when the bus hit," Alex explains, "he saved my life." Tristan smiles at Alex’s comment.
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All we see is the legs of a man, wearing what appears to be a suit, wearing midnight black shoes, walking down a dirt path in a cemetery. He nears a grave, and puts a rose on it. It zooms in on the type, ‘In Loving Memory of Jeffery Paul Moore: Son, Friend, and Inspiration: 1984, 1998’. The camera turns to see a somewhat mutilated Jeff, staring at his own grave, with a tear of sadness, shock, and amazement crawling down his cheek.
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ROLL CLOSING CREDITS
Next Week, on Friends and Foes:
A trio of friends realize their fourth is dead
Tristan and Alex become close friends
Brandi goes to court, testifies, and "the verdict is in! Brandi Vandal is found…"
