User blog:SevereFlame22/Fan-Fic: Season 1 Episode 4 - Cabin Fever

Cabin Fever is the fourth episode of the first season of Scream.

Plot
Harry and Sam get a lead to investigate a cabin in the woods where the killer is ready to strike again. Stacy and Tanner try to find more information on what happened in the past. Rockwell and Rivera have a prime suspect and the Sheriff takes things too far in helping out the investigation.

Detailed Summary
The episode begins after Ingrid's attack with Harry sitting at his dining room table, trying to remember more about Stacy's past. He goes to his closet and searches for something. Eventually, he finds a tattered box. He looks inside and finds a suicide note written by Irene Edwards, Harry's wife and Stacy's mother. The note wished Harry to take care of Stacy. It also mentioned that the cabin in the woods she owns is where she hid something dear to her. This confused him as Irene died in a car wreck. Harry left the house and went to the news station to inform Sam of his discovery. They both agree to investigate the cabin. As this happens, Ghostface stands outside Madison's house with the knife covered in Ingrid's blood at hand, ready to claim another victim.

Sheriff Delaney arrives at Ingrid's house after Ingrid calls the police station. He calls an ambulance for Ingrid and questions both Stacy and Dexter. They inform him of the attack but leave out the details of the scavenger hunt as Stacy receives a text from the killer saying not to do so. After sending said text, the killer makes his way into Madison's house through the front window by picklocking it. Madison hears a strange noise and investigates. Seeing that the window is open, she checks her front door and sees it's already locked. She decides to call Dexter to inquire him about horror movies. He tells her to never investigate strange noises. Upon learning this revelation, the killer leaps onto Madison. Dexter listens in horror at Ghostface chasing Madison. She trips while running up the stairs which prompts the killer to slash her left leg. Madison screams and is forced to her feet. Ghostface knocks her out then picks up her phone. He warns Dexter to not call the cops or another person will die. He tells Dexter an address then hangs up, leaving Dexter frightened.

At the hospital, Delaney begins to ask Ingrid more questions. Refusing to answer, the Sheriff gets angry then hits her with his baton, hoping to beat answers out of her. The hospital staff rush in and kick him out. Detectives Rockwell and Rivera arrive to detain the Sheriff and try their own way of interrogation. However, Ingrid still refuses to answer any questions. Once Rockwell brought up the possibility of a serial killer, Ingrid shouted at the detectives to get out immediately. They do and rush back to the police station to get the results on the serial number on the sword used to kill Garrett.

Stacy arrives home and calls Tanner to come over. He comforts her which leads to them having sex for the first time. After finishing, Stacy goes to the bathroom but notices the box Harry left on the dining room table. She looks at the suicide letter, leading her to believe her dad lied to her about the car accident. Tanner follows her and reads the letter. Stacy doesn't remember the cabin. Tanner notices a pattern in the letters written. One letter is bigger than the other in every third sentence. All the words together spell out, "RIVERSIDE DRIVE". The two got in their car and went to the address.

Harry and Sam drive to the cabin in the woods. Upon arriving, Harry gets a flashback of him exiting the family car with Irene and Stacy. Harry remembered spending summers in the cabin with his family for quality time. Sam uses a flashlight to navigate the darkness and gives Harry one too. They enter the dusty, dark cabin. Looking obselete, the cabin was falling apart. There were holes in the floor, roof and walls but it was still a big cabin. Harry got another flashback of him arguing with Irene while Stacy was sleeping. They fought over Irene cheating on Harry with another man. Irene stormed off in the car, hoping to never see her family again. However, Harry remembered the detective at the time informing him that the brakes were tampered with. This meant someone murdered Irene. This was when Harry told Stacy she died in a car accident and not in a staged car wreck. Tearing up at this discovery, Sam noticed a door on the ground. He opened it to see stairs leading to pitch blackness. He went in while Harry stayed on the surface.

Rockwell and Rivera learn that the sword belonged to Mayor Dawson. They immediately went to her office and questioned her. She said she collected guns and swords but would never use them for such horrible things. Ashley knew that one of her swords was missing but knew it would turn up eventually. Now an official and prime suspect, Ashley was bid a good night. Moments after the detectives leave, Ashley packs up her briefcase then exits City Hall, only to see a letter taped to the entrance door. She opened the letter and read it, "Want your precious sword back? Return all the money you got from that principal and bring it to our usual hangout spot. Denden." Ashley knew "Denden" was the nickname she gave to Dennis while they were dating. She rips the letter then takes off in her car. Principal Smith watches in the bushes and calls Ghostface to tell him she did the deed.

Sam searches the creepy basement and sees a door at the end of the long hall. He moves slowly then hears a phone ring from the other side. Listening close on the other side of the door, he hears someone talking. Sam barges the door open to see Ghostface on the phone and Madison hanging upside down. Sam screams Harry's name as he runs back to the stairs. The killer chases after him with a hand saw up the stairs. Harry helps Sam up and tries to close the door on the killer. Unfortunately, Ghostface overpowers the men, leaving them stunned. Harry runs for the front door but the killer follows him. He tries to force the saw across Harry's neck but he's using his arms to protect it. Sam crawls through a hole in the wall, abandoning Harry. Ghostface begins to hack Harry's arms. He screams until the killer knocks him out cold. He drags Harry's motionless body down into the basement.

Meanwhile, Stacy and Tanner arrive at the address which is an abandoned warehouse right by the docks. They enter then hear another car pull up. They hide and wait. Tanner gives Stacy a stun gun for protection. Someone walks in with a flashlight then passes by the two. Stacy tries to tase the person but they hear the noise of the stun gun and fall facing the two. The person turns out to be Dexter, who tells the two he was told to come here on the killer's order. Wondering why he wanted them there, Stacy looks around while Dexter and Tanner search together. Stacy finds an old photo album and searches through it. It's a collage of old family photos of the Edwards and the Cranes. Dexter never knew Stacy's family until high school which puzzled him. Stacy took the collage then the trio left the warehouse, only to bump into the Mayor. She questions them about being at the warehouse, to which Tanner asks the same question. Saying it's none of their business, she tells the three to leave before they're arrested for trespassing. The three do so, allowing Ashley to go inside. She calls out for Dennis and waits for a few seconds until Principal Smith enters the warehouse. Ashley thinks this is a joke but Elizabeth demanded the money back or "they" will expose the Mayor for blackmail as well as other fraudulent scams she's been running throughout her election into office. Angry, she gives the principal all the money then storms off.

Harry wakes up, upside down with his hands tied. He looks around and looks at Madison a few feet away from him. He tries to swing to her and wake her back up. Ghostface walks in and uses smelling salts to wake Madison up. She begins to scream hysterically and swing around. The killer walks to Harry and kneels to him. Ghostface puts his index finger over the mouth of his mask then pulls out the hand saw. First, he duct tapes Harry's mouth then walks over to Madison. He renders her immobile by holding her in place then he begins hacking away at Madison's underside. Blood leaks down from her body and onto the floor as her screams echo throughout the room. Harry closes his eyes and tries to look away. Ghostface continues slicing Madison until he makes it to her belly button. From there, he goes faster and faster. Madison lets out her last scream. Her guts fall out and spill on the floor. The killer keeps going until Madison is completely cut in half. Harry tries to scream and is forced to look at the guts and remains of Madison's corpse. Ghostface, once again, does the quiet gesture. The episode ends with Harry nodding no, prompting the killer to hold the saw above Harry's waist.

Main Characters

 * Stacy Edwards
 * Harry Edwards
 * Dexter Crane
 * Tanner Glass
 * Aaron Rockwell
 * Angel Rivera

Recurring Characters

 * Sheriff Dennis Delaney
 * Elizabeth Smith
 * Madison Campbell
 * Sam Landry
 * Mayor Ashley Dawson
 * Ingrid Hamilton

Body Count

 * Irene Edwards (Flashback; unable to stop car brakes and crashed into another car, killing her instantly)
 * Madison Campbell (Slashed in her left leg then knocked out; hung upside down and sawed in half with a handsaw)