User blog:SevereFlame22/Fan-Fic: Season 1 Episode 3 - Lights Out

Lights Out is the third episode of the first season of Scream.

Plot
The killer organizes a hit list and decides to make his next move. Stacy and Dexter attempt to intercept Ghostface's attack. Penny grieves over her brother's death, allowing Dylan to confess his feelings to her. Rockwell and Rivera get the blood results back and make a shocking discovery about Ghostface while Ingrid receives more threats from the killer.

Detailed Summary
The episode begins with Stacy inside Penny's hospital room, talking to her about Garrett. Penny is an extremely distraught state, wishing to not speak about her dead brother. Stacy then visits Eric. He wants Stacy to try and find the killer so this nightmare can end. Moments later, Stacy receives another call from Ghostface, who says he's going to gut a person she cares about unless she can continue the scavenger hunt. Stacy reluctantly agrees to play the killer's game. Ghostface wanted Stacy to accompany Dexter in the hunt. When asked why, the phone line cuts off.

Later at school, Stacy and Tanner have a moment together. Tanner wants to protect Stacy and isn't afraid to go to extreme lengths. Stacy then enters the cafeteria and takes her usual seat and texts Dexter to sit with her. After sending the text, Ms. Baker sits with Stacy then proceeds to question her about the attacks she's experienced. When questioned about Sam Landry, Stacy inquires the psychology teacher why she wants to know about him. Ms. Baker stumbles on her words and leaves. Dexter soon arrives and explains he didn't want to come to school, but knew the urgency behind Stacy's text. She informs him of the killer's scavenger hunt. Dexter theorized that the killer wants him to join Stacy because there will be blood which is what satisfies him. Dexter receives a call from Ghostface and privately speaks with him. He gives Dexter a clue: a place where fun and murder mix. He hangs up, joins Stacy and knows where the killer wants them to go. Stacy is worried that the killer might attack them again, but Dexter corrects her by saying since the killer already attacked the two of them, he'll go after someone else. The two ditch school with Principal Smith observing them from her office window. She receives a call from an unknown number. She picks it up, thinking it's the Mayor. However, the caller is revealed to be Ghostface. He knows that the Mayor is blackmailing her and offers Mrs. Smith a proposition.

Sheriff Delaney joins Detectives Rockwell and Rivera at the killer's lair in finding out more about them. Rivera informs Delaney that the killer must have easy access to weapons considering they have an arsenal of buck knives and weaponry. In addition, Callie's autopsy report confirms the killer's right-handed. Rockwell begins to suspect Tanner because his father owns military-issued weapons. After being told the detectives are waiting for the killer's blood results, Delaney leaves. Rockwell begins to talk to Rivera about who she thinks the killer could be. Not huge into horror, Rivera replies she doesn't want to even think about it. They start looking closer into the sword used to kill Garrett. Rivera notices there's a serial number on it. They take the sword back to the station.

Meanwhile, Stacy and Dexter arrive at the halfway organized and constructed carnival which is going to be the location to celebrate Rocky Pines' first century. Ghostface sends Stacy geographical coordinates to her phone. The two follow and locate the destination which is inside a funhouse. Standing on the precise location, Dexter quickly realizes it must be under them. They dig through the carpeting and find two old photos of Dexter with his younger brother, Andrew, and one with Stacy on her fifth birthday. Stacy sees writing on the bottom of the photo which reads, "LOOK AT DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL". Dexter begins to sob upon thinking about his brother. Stacy gives him a shoulder to cry on and asks about his brother. When Dexter was ten years old, his eight-year-old brother, Andrew, ran away from home after arguing with their parents. Andrew was later found stabbed to death in an alleyway. Ghostface calls Dexter and taunts him about his dead brother. Stacy angrily asks him what the photos mean. The killer only said that everything started a long time ago and it stemmed from her father. Stacy takes Dexter out of the funhouse and Ghostface suddenly appears in front of them. The two scream.

It took a few seconds for them to see that they tripped over a trip wire which triggered a dummy wearing the costume and mask to pop up. Stacy was sick and tired of being toyed with and drove home to speak with her dad. As Harry was beginning to leave, Stacy intervenes while Dexter looks at the photo with him and his brother. Harry asked what she was doing home and not in school. She immediately questions him about the photo and shows it to him. Harry closes his eyes, groans, and grabs his head with both hands as he sees a flashback of himself taking the picture eleven years ago. Stacy shouts, "Dad?!" which catches Harry's attention. He is unable to speak for a while. Stacy takes him inside and waits for an answer. Harry finally remembers that the photo was taken on Stacy's fifth birthday which was also the day that his wife died. Stacy thought her mom died in a car accident but Harry remembered lying to her so she wouldn't have to bear the pain he was feeling. Harry can't remember the details on his wife's murder. Stacy wondered what this had to do with the scavenger hunt. Harry told Stacy to head back to school then he leaves. Stacy goes back in the car with Dexter and tells him what happened. A few moments go by but Stacy thought back to that day. Unable to think of anything, Stacy was stumped. Dexter realizes that the killer wanted Stacy to know about her father's lie. He connects the pieces and thinks Ghostface wants Stacy to go to the junkyard which contains plenty of futile cars.

Night clouds the town. Dylan skips school for the day to spend it by Penny's side. The two talk about topics at school but Penny decides to talk about her brother. She noticed how Dylan had no ill feelings towards Garrett despite the pain he put him through. Dylan didn't want to live his life with enemies and forgave Garrett for the poor treatment. Penny appreciated Dylan's gesture. Filled with courage, Dylan confessed his love to Penny. Unfortunately, Penny didn't reciprocate the feelings and considers Dylan a good friend. Despite being rejected, Dylan stays by Penny's side, but he goes over to see Eric for a brief moment. Dylan expressed his thanks to him for taking the knife to the chest. Eric told Dylan to not let the rejection get to him as he's been down that road before.

Rockwell and Rivera decipher the serial number on the sword and send it to digital forensics to trace the owner. The blood results came back from the glass shard. Unfortunately, the shard was contaminated with Dexter's blood which ruined the chance of obtaining a full DNA profile on the killer. However, the killer does share the same blood type as Dexter: O+. The detectives checked the files on the students who were in the lair to eliminate suspects. The only people who weren't O+ were Dylan, Lisa, and Stacy eliminating the three from the suspect list. They would now have to wait for the results of the serial number. With spare time on their hands, the detectives decide to grab a drink at the local pub. There, they go into detail in why they wanted to become a part of law enforcement. Rockwell grew up in a city riddled with crime. When his parents were killed in the home burglarly gone bad, Rockwell never got the justice he deserved since the killer was never caught. He didn't want anyone else going through the pain so he thought it'd be best if he would help people receive justice. As for Rivera, her mother died when she gave birth to her and was raised by her single father. After getting raped at her young age, she was pregnant and gave the baby up for adoption. Feeling it was unjust, Rivera turned her rage into helping people out. The two are about to kiss until Rockwell is informed of the serial number results.

Ingrid cuts her flowers in her shop until her phone rings. She picks it up, only to listen to Ghostface telling her to go outside her back patio where her greenhouse was. When he hangs up, a loud noise outside startles Ingrid. She arms herself with garden shears and slowly goes outside. She finds pieces of a broken light bulb buried inside her plants' soil. Ingrid rushes back inside her shop and locks her back door in fear. As that happens, Stacy and Dexter make it to the junkyard. Grossed out by the stench, they use flashlights to search and reluctantly split up, much to Dexter's dismay. Eventually, Stacy finds an old, crashed car. She thinks it may be the one her mother got killed in. Looking inside, she finds an old film reel underneath the seat. Dexter, on his own, picks out a doll head which stares at him. He busts the eyeballs and cockroaches swarm his hands. He shouts but uses his finger to grab a piece of paper stuck inside the doll's head. The note read, "WHO ELSE HAS A COLORFUL GARAGE?" He calls out for Stacy and hears a noise in the woods nearby. He runs then bumps into Stacy, alarming them both. They get into the car right away. Dexter drives as Stacy looks over the note. She's shocked to discover that her house has a garage covered in paint she used when she was little. It's also more disturbing when she knows that Ingrid has a multi-colored garage as well. Discovering that Ingrid is the next person on Ghostface's hit list, she tells Dexter to floor it to Ingrid's house.

Ingrid is at her flower shop, ready to close up. She gets one more phone call before leaving. Ingrid demanded the killer to stop, but Ghostface only says, "Lights out!" Ingrid quickly locks up her shop and enters her vehicle. By the time she makes it home and closes her garage door, she breaths a sigh of relief. Ingrid glances at her rearview mirror and notices an oddly shaped figure in her backseat. She is stabbed through her car seat and the killer pulls it out. Ingrid screams then elbows the killer in the face, stunning him. Ingrid makes a mad dash to her door with Ghostface right behind her. She manages to slam the door on his face before locking it. Crying, Ingrid runs to her phone but then her electricity goes off, leaving her in complete darkness. She grabs her flashlight in her bedroom dresser and shines it at her door. Just then, Ghostface busts through the bedroom window and tackles Ingrid to the floor. She screams in terror. Ghostface stabs her again in her right thigh then gets up. Ingrid uses her other leg to kick him away. With a limp, Ingrid tries her best to make it to her front door as fast as she can. The killer sprints after her and goes for another stab, missing her and breaking the front door's glass. Stacy and Dexter arrive at the house and quickly run to the porch. Ingrid runs to her living room, dodging the killer's knife swipes. She makes it to the kitchen as the teenagers enter the house. Stacy calls out for Ingrid, who throws her plateware at the killer to stun him. Ingrid runs to the main hall where the teens run to help the florist. Ghostface pops up and kicks Dexter against the wall, causing him to knock his head hard which knocks him out cold. The killer grabs Stacy by the neck with both hands and begins to strangle her. Ingrid grabs a flower pot next to her and smashes it against the killer's head. Stacy is let go and gasps for air. The killer uses the front door to run out of the house and into the night.

Main Characters

 * Stacy Edwards
 * Harry Edwards
 * Dexter Crane
 * Tanner Glass
 * Penny Clayton
 * Eric Wallis
 * Aaron Rockwell
 * Angel Rivera

Recurring Characters

 * Sheriff Dennis Delaney
 * Elizabeth Smith
 * Sharon Baker
 * Dylan Ivers
 * Ingrid Hamilton