FRANKIE screams, falling into THELMA’s arms. THELMA pushes FRANKIE off her.

ORVILLE tumbles to the ground. He sits up, rubbing his head. THELMA helps ORVILLE stand.

THELMA, VIOLET,  FRANKIE, ORVILLE, & SHORTSTOP are also in the room

Weapons Present Onstage: knife (in SHORTSTOP)

ORVILLE shakes SCOOTER.

ORVILLE shakes SCOOTER again.

THELMA, VIOLET, & SHORTSTOP are also in the room

Weapons Present Onstage: knife (in SHORTSTOP)

SCOOTER tries to cling to SHORTSTOP’s body, in a refusal to leave. [SCOOTER] Fighting back against them. VIOLET and ORVILLE continue to try and move him. THELMA grabs SCOOTER’s hands.

THELMA takes SCOOTER’S hands, moving them from SHORTSTOP slowly. After a struggle, they [VIOLET, ORVILLE, THELMA] are able to get SCOOTER standing and they all rush to the exit.

Scooter, Orville, Thelma,

Violet, Shortstop

THELMA, ORVILLE, and SCOOTER are also in the room

ORVILLE backs away into SCOOTER. THE CARETAKER swipes their knife twice at ORVILLE and SCOOTER, but they duck and dodge it both times.

VIOLET grabs a pillow and hits FRANKIE over the head, sending him flying to the floor. VIOLET picks the pillow up and throws it again much harder. FRANKIE grabs another pillow, slapping VIOLET across the face with it, knocking her to the ground. VIOLET stands, picking up a book. VIOLET slaps FRANKIE with the book. He falls harder than before. The fight has now become much more violent, yet the two remain giggly throughout it, seemingly unphased by the pain. FRANKIE picks up a metal tray, and slams it into VIOLET’s face, sending her flying to the floor.

VIOLET looks around the corner and is yanked into the darkness screaming. A struggle is heard. Then silence. VIOLET’s arm reaches around the door frame, and she stumbles out of the closet, clutching her throat. Blood begins to pour from her neck and her mouth, as she struggles to stand. With one hand, she reaches out to FRANKIE, before collapsing to the ground.

 THE CARETAKER attempts to chase FRANKIE around the bed for an uncomfortably long time.   Eventually, FRANKIE runs out of the room, screaming at the top of his lungs and flailing his arms in the air. THE CARETAKER angrily thrusts the knife into the bed.

THE CARETAKER goes to the side of the bed, lifts the sheet, and unlocks a lockbox. Out of it, he grabs a gun. THE CARETAKER cocks the gun and smiles, he exits.

VIOLET is also in the room

Weapons Present Onstage: knife (wielded by THE CARETAKER but eventually plunged into the bed) and gun (preset underneath the bed but eventually wielded by THE CARETAKER)

FRANKIE, ORVILLE, and SCOOTER all tiptoe further into the room, facing the direction from which they came, until they collide with each other's backs. SCOOTER and ORVILLE hug each other, and FRANKIE falls to the floor.

A door flies open. THE CARETAKER enters, holding a gun, eyes blazing. He aims the gun at the boys and fires. They duck, barely missing the bullet.

THE CARETAKER enters, aims his gun at ORVILLE, and fires. As it strikes, SCOOTER and FRANKIE enter. SCOOTER screams in horror. THE CARETAKER fires, FRANKIE barely misses being hit. FRANKIE yanks SCOOTER from the floor and pulls him to the door.

Without hesitation, THE CARETAKER shoots FRANKIE in the head. He falls to the floor, lifeless.

SCOOTER is also in the room

Weapons Present Onstage: gun (wielded by THE CARETAKER)

FRANKIE is also in the room

Weapons Present Onstage: gun (wielded by THE CARETAKER)

THE CARETAKER aims his gun at SCOOTER’s head. SCOOTER falls to his knees, hopeless. THE CARETAKER cocks his gun.

FRANKIE is also in the room

Weapons Present Onstage: gun (wielded by THE CARETAKER)

THE CARETAKER drops his gun to the floor, before falling to his knees. He reaches one arm out to SCOOTER, before collapsing to the floor. SCOOTER slowly looks up to see THELMA, covered in blood and heaving, holding a knife over the CARETAKER’s body.

FRANKIE is also in the room

Weapons Present Onstage: gun (dropped onto the floor by THE CARETAKER) and knife (wielded by THELMA)

THELMA is also in the room

Weapons Present Onstage: knife (wielded by THELMA)

THELMA hands the knife to VIOLET, who has a giddy expression on her face. VIOLET rams the knife into THELMA’s side, who screams in pain. VIOLET hands the knife to THELMA, who snatches it away. THELMA charges at VIOLET, ramming the knife directly into her stomach. VIOLET screams bloody murder. THELMA stabs the knife in deeper. VIOLET screams in agony. Laughing maniacally, THELMA twists the knife, which causes VIOLET’s knees to give out. THELMA twists the knife multiple times, causing VIOLET to fall more and more, and become weaker and weaker. After doing so, she aggressively removes the knife from VIOLET’S body.

SCOOTER is also in the room

Weapons Present Onstage: knife (wielded by both THELMA and VIOLET)

THELMA, beginning to look up, is interrupted by ORVILLE, who smashes the metal tray over her head, sending both her glasses and knife flying.

SCOOTER and VIOLET are also in the room

Weapons Present Onstage: knife (dropped onto the floor by THELMA) and metal tray (utilized as a weapon by ORVILLE)

THELMA charges at SCOOTER, but ORVILLE pushes him out of the way. THELMA tackles ORVILLE to the ground, attempting to strangle him. Before she can, THE COP bursts through the front door. Approaching the three, gun raised, THE COP looks to ORVILLE.

VIOLET is also in the room

Weapons Present Onstage: knife (on the floor) and gun (wielded by THE COP)