ELIZABETH

by
Chiena Layug
Copyrights 2019
INT. SCHOOL – DAY
NARRATION – ELLA
It was already a month ago, in the Month of
January, in the middle of the last grading
period, when I First stepped into this
building.

INT. SCHOOL – DAY (FLASHBACK)

ELLA walks in the hallway, students from
different grade levels were staring at her.
STUDENT #1
Who is that new student?
STUDENT #2
She looks so familiar.
STUDENT #3
I thought she was dead?
NARRATION – ELLA
I tried my best not to crack, I don’t have
any clue to what they’re talking about.
INT. CLASSROOM – DAY (FLASHBACK)
ELLA
As I walked inside the classroom, all eyes
were on me, it feels like a time warp, I
can hear my loud footsteps, and everything
suddenly moved in slow motion.
ELLA walks around the room finding a vacant
seat.
ELLA
As I struggle to find a seat, someone
tugged my shirt beside me.
ABIGAIL tugs ELLA’S shirt, removed her bag
at the chair beside her, and patted on the
chair.
ABIGAIL
Hi, I’m Abigail, Here, take this seat.
ELLA
Thanks.
NARATION – ELLA
Abigail was easy to get along, I was also
with her during dismissal time.
INT. MALL – DAY (FLASHBACK)
ELLA and ABIGAIL are eating their meal.
ABIGAIL
So, why move here when the School Year is
about to end?
ELLA
My Mom transferred me, she finally decided
to take the role as my mom, she said that
I’ll continue what I started at my old
school.
EXTRA #1 took ABIGAIL’S bag without her
noticing.
Few minutes ago, when ABIGAIL was about to
get her notebook, she noticed
ABIGAIL
My bag is missing!
ELLA puzzlingly thinks, and suddenly
smelled a Men’s perfume.
ELLA
Come, follow me.
 ABIGAIL
But my—-
ELLA
Just come.
ABIGAIL followed ELLA through the
restrooms.
ABIGAIL
What are we doing here?
ELLA
Shh!
ELLA once again smelled that awful men’s
perfume.
EXTRA #1 came out of the restroom.
ELLA blocked his path, and looked at him
with narrowed eyes.
ELLA
Give me my friend’s bag.
EXTRA #1
What are you talking about? What bag?
ELLA immediately saw ABIGAIL’S bag and
grabbed it.
STRANGER #1 fled the scene away from the
girls to avoid getting caught.
ABIGAIL was dumbfounded of what she had
just witnessed.
ABIGAIL
How did you? Wow.
ELLA
I encountered scenarios like this back when
I was still with my Detective Father.

INT. CLASSROOM - DAY

ELLA walks along the hallway, holding her
bag and books, and with ABIGAIL.
NARRATION – ELLA
It feels like yesterday, and now I already
bonded with my classmates in lGrade 9 – St.
Elizabeth.
BOTH walked inside the classroom, while
everyone is busy doing their stuffs.
 NARRATION – ELLA
There’s Therese, the vocalist of the room,
and also Heart, the guitarist.
THERESE and HEART are jamming songs
together.
NARRATION – ELLA
Then Liam, he’s the bad boy.
LIAM is looking handsome, and flirty.
NARRATION – ELLA
Isabel, the bibliophile.
ISABEL is reading books.
NARRATION – ELLA
Ooh, and there’s Zachy the Nerdy. But a
comedian.
ZACH is reviewing lessons from different
subjects.
NARRATION – ELLA
Don’t forget Brix, the athlete.
BRIX is dribbling the ball.
 NARRATION – ELLA
Of course, Elise the narcissistic, flirty
brat.
ELISE looking at the mirror checking
herself, and puts some lipstick on.
NARRATION – ELLA
Emily, the goody two shoes, the teacher’s
pet.
EMILY cleaning the room, and preparing
everything.
ELLA
And let’s not forget Abigail, the emo and
the lonely one.
ABIGAIL
Hey, not anymore!
ABIGAIL said that in a cheerful tone.
BOTH walked to their seats.
TEACHER #1 entered the room, then everybody
moved back so quickly to their proper
seats.
 TEACHER #1
Okay class, turn your books to page 220.
EVERYONE is listening to the teacher while
ELISE wanted to go out, ‘cause she’s bored.
TEACHER #1
Whoever student can answer my question,
will be the first one to go out.
ELISE threw her bag outside.
TEACHER #1
Whose bag is that?
ELISE
Mine, Ma’am! See you tomorrow!
ELISE exited and flashed a charming smile
to her classmates.
NARRATION – ELLA
For an ordinary school, an ordinary
student, this is just an ordinary day. But
let me tell you something, this ain’t just
an ordinary day.
FX. SCREAMING
ELLA and the other students ran to the
commotion happening at the girl’s bathroom.

INT. HALLWAY to BATHROOM - DAY

NARRATION – ELLA
I heard series of knocks and scratches
while I ran towards the locker room.
FX. Knock Knock / Knock Shriek / Shriek
Shriek / Shriek Knock Knock Knock / Knock
Shriek / Shriek Knock Shriek Knock / Shriek
Knock Shriek.
ELLA saw ELISE lying, blood was all over
him, mirror shards were all over the place,
and there was a speaker near him playing
the series of knocks and scratches.
ELLA took the speaker, then the POLICE #1
arrived.
ELLA on the side, tries to decipher what
the knocks and scratches are for.
POLICE #1
Is this a suicide case?
POLICE #1 investigates the scene.
ELLA had finally cracked what that tune is
for.
ELLA
I don’t think so officer.
ELLA showed the Police what she deciphered.
ELLA
It’s a Murder.

INT. TERMINAL – DAY (BEFORE EXAM)

NARRATION – STELLA
It’s been three days since that unfaithful
tragedy happened to Elise. The Staff was
alarmed that a killer is at grounds.
ZACH, ISABEL and EMILY are studying their
lessons for the upcoming exam.
ISABEL noticed STELLA passed by and called
her.
ISABEL
Hey, Stella, aren’t you going to study for
the exams?
 STELLA
Oh, I’m going to visit my dad, I just
passed an excuse letter, I’ll take the test
next week.

ISABEL
Oh, okay, have a nice week!
STELLA
You too, and Good luck to all of you.
ALL waved goodbye to STELLA and continued
their studies.

INT. STAIRS - DAY

STELLA walks at the stairs, and EMILY
noticed her.
EMILY
Hey, Stella, I thought you visited your
Dad?
STELLA
He rescheduled my visit.
 EMILY
Oh, okay, Good Luck with the exam.

INT. CLASSROOM – DAY

TEACHER #1
You may start your test.
LIAM struggles to find the right answer,
tries to peak at his other classmate’s test
paper.
LIAM walked to his teacher, and passed his
paper.
TEACHER #1
Mr. Andrade, you’re already finished.
TEACHER examined his paper if he took it
seriously.
TEACHER #1
Well done. You may go.
LIAM walked out of the room, and winked.
STELLA then passed her paper.
 TEACHER #1
You may go.
STELLA carried her bag, and walked away.

INT. CAFÉ – DAY

NARRATION – STELLA
Meeting my dad brought back a lot of
memories in my childhood. Times when I
helped him solve cases here and there.
ABIGAIL
How’s your trip?
ABIGAIL is sipping her coffee, and tries to
browse her account.
STELLA
It was good to be with my dad. Anyways,
what happened while I was gone?
ABIGAIL
New Dead Body.
STELLA
What?!
 ABIGAIL
You haven’t heard?
STELLA shook her head as an answer.
ABIGAIL
Liam was found dead at the Men’s restroom
after the exam. Here.
ABIGAIL showed the picture of LIAM lying at
the bathroom floor.
STELLA examined, and zoomed in and out to
check if there’s something wrong.
STELLA found weirdly arranged alphabets
near the body. “IEMDRFTEORHASOED.”
STELLA immediately took a paper and a
ballpen at her handbag and writes the code.
ABIGAIL
The Police thought it was Suicide again.
STELLA finished the cracking of the Code.
STELLA
They thought wrong again.
STELLA showed the paper to ABIGAIL.
 STELLA
There’s a serial killer on the loose.
ABIGAIL
Oh My God, is it possible?

INT. SCHOOL – DAY

NARRATION – STELLA
Students were not still alarmed that
there’s someone they don’t know is lurking
around and freely walks at the campus.
STELLA looks and scans over the files she
compiled for the murder investigation.
NARRATION – STELLA
Days passed, and the numbers of murder came
to an alarming rate. As the fear of our
beloved Dean, he chose not to contact the
Police, because this might ruin the
school’s reputation.
INT. LIBRARY – AFTERNOON
NARRATION – STELLA
Isabel was found dead at the School’s
Library.
ISABEL leaning at the table with a sharp
object runs through her head, and books
were scattered.
EMILY saw what happened to her friend.
ZACH
Isabel! No! Who did this to you?!
STELLA
Clearly the CCTV was cut off during the
time of the murder. And these books, once
again brings a message.
STELLA said pointing at the books, which
had the first initial of the first word in
every page spells out a phrase: “Sinners’
Pay.”
ZACH
Oh my, she’s back?
ZACH looks horrified of what he had
thought.
STELLA
Who is?
ZACH
The one who cannot be named.
INT. HALLWAY to LABORATORY
NARRATION – STELLA
My interest was piqued about these bombs
Zach and Abigail dropped, I tried asking
Abigail but she won’t speak up, so I
decided to talk to Zach instead.
NARRATION – STELLA
A supposed to be talk turns out to be
another murder.
ZACH lying at the laboratory floor, traces
of poison is visible on his lips.
The numbers 5-8-7-9-53-75 were written in
blood, she used a periodic table to
decipher the word, “Bonfire.”

INT. ROAD – DAY

NARRATION – STELLA
I was confused with the murderer’s last
message, I didn’t know anything related to
a bonfire, I think this has got to be
related to Voldemort or the one Cannot be
named.
 STELLA
Abigail come on, someone left a message
that says “bonfire” at Zach’s murder, I
know you know something.
ABIGAIL hesitates at first, then she took a
deep breath.
ABIGAIL
Okay fine, I’ll tell you everything!

INT. WOODS – AFTERNOON

NARRATION – ABIGAIL
It was the 22nd day of August, our class had
a bonfire party. There was this girl in our
class, she was bullied, and harassed by us.
EVERYONE was circled around and sharing
stories while THALIA is at the side.
LIAM
Hey, sweet cheeks, come sit here.
LIAM patted the seat next to him, then BRIX
joined in convincing THALIA to join them.
THALIA slowly and shyly walked near them
and seated next to LIAM.
 NARRATION – ABIGAIL
At that time all of us knew what was Liam
planning to do, but none of us took the
courage to speak.
ELISE bullies her, LIAM is trying to harass
her, BRIX is making fun of her, SOME of
them laughs.
NARRATION – ABIGAIL
Little did we know when Liam and Elise
pushed her, she fell into a cliff.
LIAM pushed THALIA then she slipped and
fell.
NARRATION – ABIGAIL
We were frightened, we thought she was
dead, we ran as fast and as far as we can.
ALL of them ran away.
NARRATION – ABIGAIL
Zach and I went looking for her the next
day, we found her clothes filled with
blood.
ZACH and ABIGAIL looking and searching for
THALIA.
 NARRATION – ABIGAIL
We expected to see her during classes, but
no sign of Thalia.

INT. ROAD – DAY

STELLA
So do you think she’s the one doing all
these?
ABIGAIL
Is it possible?
STELLA
Yes it is possible.
ABIGAIL
To be honest, I see Thalia in you.
FX. PHONE RINGING
STELLA looks at her phone.
STELLA
My mom texted me, I’ll meet her at the
mall, I’ll be back for our project.
 ABIGAIL
Okay see you later!

INT. ABIGAIL’S HOUSE – DAY

STELLA
Abigail? Sorry I’m late, My mom was not at
the Mall.
STELLA walked upstairs to ABIGAIL’s room.
NARRATION – STELLA
The silence felt so familiar, my heart
beats so fast, thoughts bashed around my
head, No I’m thinking wrong.
STELLA
Abigail?
STELLA opened the door of the room and
there she was Abigail hanged up at the ends
of the rope.
INT. STELLA’S ROOM
NARRATION – STELLA
Abigail died, and I am still shocked to
what happened. I gave my 100 percent focus
on cracking the case.
STELLA works up on the case, builds a
mystery board.

INT. GYMNASIUM BENCHES – DAY

NARRATION – STELLA
Brix was found dead two days after, the
autopsy said he was overdosed by energy
drinks.
BRIX sitting on the bench unconscious with
bottles scattered.
NARRATION – STELLA
Some say it was suicide again, or maybe an
accident, but with the message I found at
Abigail’s murder, which says “From Quiet to
Gossiper.” Thalia may be alive.
INT. FACULTY – DAY
STUDENT #1
Someone died, again.
STELLA walking at the hallway thinking of
everything happened for the past weeks.
STELLA passed by and saw another crime
scene.
EMILY is tied to the wall with tape on his
face, and was stabbed in the chest.
TEACHER #1
I told Emily to get my laptop, I checked to
see what is taking him so long. Then I saw
his body like this.
NARRATION – STELLA
Students started to feel unsafe, the
teachers and the staff didn’t know what to
do. And still I am solving and finding
answers to this case.
HEART ran towards STELLA.
HEART
Stella! Glad I found you.
 STELLA
What happened?
HEART
It’s Therese, she’s also dead.
BOTH quickly went to the Mini theatre, and
there they saw Therese lying on the stage
with bleeding ears.
NARRATION – STELLA
At that moment I tried to think how many of
the bonfire incident are now dead. Heart is
the last one that is still alive.
STELLA
You’re next.
HEART
What shall we do now?
STELLA
Just follow my lead.
NARRATION – STELLA
I’m going to end this serial killings once
and for all. I am going to lure this killer
out.
STELLA and HEART planned everything on how
they are going to reveal the identity of
the killer.
HEART
You’re going to use me as your bait?
STELLA
If you don’t want to, it’s okay.
HEART
It’s okay, this had to stop, and this will
stop with me.
STELLA hid, and HEART started to strum her
guitar.
FX. DOOR CREAKING
THALIA attacked HEART from the back.

INT. DARK ROOM

HEART
I know you are there.
THALIA
Do you still remember me?
 HEART
How can I forget such an angelic person?
THALIA
Oh, Heart, you never changed.
HEART
We thought you were dead.
THALIA
You thought wrong. I survived, and I faked
my death. I was so depressed at that time,
to be bullied and harassed like that? It
traumatized me for months!
HEART
Did you plan every detail of this serial
killing?
THALIA
Yes I did. I still remember the looks on
their faces while I was about to kill them,
they greeted death like it was their
friend.
INT. FLASHBACKS OF MURDERS (3rd PERSON)
ELISE, LIAM, ISABEL, ZACH, ABIGAIL, BRIX,
EMILY, THERESE’S DEATHS.

INT. DARK ROOM

HEART
How are you not in jail already?
THALIA
Hon, there’s this thing called perfect
crime.
HEART
Is this a revenge? To make us all even?
THALIA
To be honest, I was about to forgive all of
you, I am ready to comeback, then I saw you
all too kind and friendly to this new
student, and the trauma I wanted to forget
flashed back on my mind.
INT. CLASSROOM (FLASHBACK)
ALL of them tried to avoid her when she’s
finding a seat. No one ate with her during
lunch breaks.

INT. DARK ROOM

HEART
We regret that we treated you badly that’s
why we treated Stella as our friend, we
learned our lesson. We wanted to make it up
to you.
THALIA
I think you’re all a little too late for
that. I planned that murder scheme for a
month so that it’ll be perfect. Every
detail, but it won’t be same without the
help of the great Stella Fuentabella.
THALIA glanced over where STELLA is hiding,
and walked near her.
HEART
Thalia, please don’t kill her.
 THALIA
It’s shocking to know that I’ve been
replaced, but don’t worry, I won’t hurt
her.
STELLA moved forward facing THALIA.
THALIA
For almost sixteen years, we meet again,
sister.
THALIA walked into the light and there they
saw her face.
NARRATION – STELLA
I don’t know if it’s just me, maybe I am
seeing blind. It feels like I was looking
at my own reflection.