Free Hope Falls Season 2 - Eagle Valley by Jamieson Wolf

ever wanted. Sighing, she pulled the covers up to her chin and closed her eyes, moonlight slipping in through the cracks of the blinds. Night had come while she had been lying here and now she could feel the darkness around her.
    Just before she was about to drift off to sleep, she heard a noise.
    By the time the hand gripped her in the dark, it was too late. Something smashed into the back of her head and Susan felt herself tumble into unconsciousness.

     

     

     

Chapter Twenty Three

     
    INT: EAGLE VALLEY HOUSE: KITCHEN
    "It's done." Sophie said into her cell phone.
    "What's done, Sophie?" Howard's voice was soft. She knew he was anxious.
    "I drove a stake between them. I don't think they can repair this."
    Howard laughed softly. "Is there discord in the house Sophie?"
    Sophie smiled. "Discord is their new bedfellow."
    "Tell me what you've done." He said.
    "I slept with Derrick."
    "I know that part."
    "Ah, but did I tell you I did it in front of Susan?"
    Howard laughed softly. "Come again, my dear? I must be going deaf."
    "You heard me. I fucked him in the kitchen and made sure she was watching."
    Howard laughed louder. "You really are a foxy minx, aren't you?"
    Sophie smiled. "It's what you pay me to do."
    "Ah, correction." Sophie could hear his voice harden over the phone. "It's what we CREATED you to do. Do you remember Dragon's Cove, Sophie?"

     
    FLASH!
    A MAN STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. SMALLER PALM TREES LINE THE SIDES OF A CITY STREET . THE TOWN LOOKS BEAUTIFUL ON EITHER SIDE, IT'S SIDEWALKS MADE FROM VARNISHED STONES AND WHAT LOOKED LIKE ACTUAL BOARDWALK STREETS. THE MAN HAS HIS HAND RAISED TO US, HOLDING OUT HIS HAND TO US.
    HE HAS BLACK HAIR BUT IT IS WHITE AT THE EDGES. HIS EYES ARE JUST AS DARK.
    "I won't hurt you, Sophie." The man says.
    "What do you want from me?" Sophie asked. She was astounded to find herself here, in this white place, amongst all this hot, blinding stone.
    "You must return, Sophie. You are needed here."
    Sophie looked down at her feet. They were bare. The stone was hard underneath them. "What do you want with me?"
    "You are needed here." The man said. He smiled. "You are needed in Dragon's Cove…"
    FLASH!
    "Oh, God." Sophie stifled a sob. "Yes, I remember Dragon's Cove."
    "Then remember what you are. You remember how we found you?"
    "Yes." A whisper.
    "Alright then." Howard's voice softened. "I think it's time you go find your tools."
    "When did you want me to do it?"
    "When night it at it's highest. I think tonight should do nicely, don't you?"
    Sophie smiled. "I'm going to enjoy this."
    "Of that, I have no doubt." Howard replied.

     
    CAMERA SWITCHES TO: EAGLE VALLEY HOUSE: BACK STAIRWELL ZOOMS IN ON ERIN 'S FACE. SHE IS HIDING IN THE SHADOWS OF THE STAIRWELL, LISTENING TO SOPHIE'S EVERY WORD.
    She knew that bitch was up to no good.
    She wished she had been able to hear the other side of the telephone conversation. Sophie was up to something; Erin just wished she knew what.
    Erin berated herself. She was a Private Investigator. She normally had more facts than she did now. All she knew was their faces, but not the facts. There was something going on beneath the surface here. There had been tragedy. She could see that.
    And where was Miriam? She had expected to find the woman in the house with the others, her employer said she should be here. But now to find out that Miriam was missing and presumed dead? What happened to her?
    And what was Dragon's Cove?
    One thing was for sure: Sophie was doing someone else's bidding. Could it be Howard? She hoped that Susan was able to shed some light on what was really going on here. She needed answers and needed them fast
    She watched as Sophie slipped out the back door of the house and into the backyard. Steeling herself, Erin followed her to see what she was up to.
    It looked as if Sophie was making her move.

     
    EXT: EAGLE VALLEY HOUSE: BUSHES
    Betty sat in her car, sipping a coffee.
    She had the house bugged at the point, so