Episode 24, "Josie"
Previously, on Friends and Foes:
Alex fell in love with Candice.
Candice accidentally gave Alex the envelope that she paid Kaveh 2000 dollars for.
Lyndsay cheated on Brandon with Taylor, whom she slept with
randi returned, intending to help Kortni find Jeff.
Alex had a car accident and killed a girl. The envelope slipped from his pocket as he put the girl in his car and drove off. The girl was Josie, but Alex doesn’t know it.
ALEX AND TAYLOR’S DORM ROOM - NIGHT
Alex sits in the dark, swaying back and forth on the couch, the sounds of his desperate moans quiet yet disturbing. He rests his face in his hands, which he firmly clasps together.
Taylor opens the door, and switches on the lights. Alex looks up at him, tears streaming down his cheeks, his eyes full of fear, guilt, and desperation.
"Alex? Are you ok? I saw your car out in the parking lot, it’s completely totaled..."
"I’m losing it, man..."
"What’s going on?" Taylor says, worried, as he runs to the couch and tries to shake Alex out of it.
Alex can only mumble the same chant over and over again, "I killed her...I killed her..."
ROLL OPENING CREDITS, "Forgot About Dre" Dr. Dre feat. Eminem
Starring:
Nicholas Brendon as Alex Harrison
Jonathon Taylor Thomas as Taylor Brookdale
Jennifer Love Hewitt as Lyndsay Schofield
Britney Spears as Candice Rogers
Gillian Anderson as Kortni Hope
Also in this Episode:
Sarah Michelle Gellar as Brandi Vandal
Katie Holmes as Josie Lische
"You killed who?!" Taylor yells in shock, "Who did you kill Alex?"
"I don’t know...I was driving, and...she just came out of nowhere, and..." Alex’s tears elude his throat, and he cannot finish his sentence.
"Where is she?" Taylor asks firmly, trying to stay composed in the midst of a crisis. "Show me where she is."
Alex can only point to the closet next to the front door, as he sputters and cries even harder than before.
Hesitantly, Taylor approaches the door and opens it. Inside, Josie’s body sits silent and motionless.
Taylor grasps his mouth to prevent himself from vomiting. "Oh my God...Alex, I know this girl!"
"What?" First, Alex is unbelieving, but soon he yells in complete horror. "What are you talking about?!"
"This is Josie Lische! Lyndsay’s roommate!" Taylor says, his eyes wide in disbelief.
"Lyndsay Schofield? The R.A.? How do you know? Maybe you’re wrong!" Alex says in denial, standing up and walking slowly towards Taylor.
"Because I went over there! Me and Lyndsay are...NEVER MIND THAT! This girl is dead!"
"I didn’t mean to Taylor, I swear-"
"Listen to me, Alex!" Taylor says, grabbing Alex’s shoulders, "No one can know about this. You get exposed for this and your life is over. No one saw you right?"
"I don’t know...I don’t think so..."
"That’s not good enough," Taylor yells, shaking Alex violently, "Did anyone see you or not?!"
"No, no one saw me..."
"Good. Now get a big plastic bag...we have to get rid of the body!"
"What?" Alex says, stunned at his friend. He sees Taylor in a new light now. Aside from the kind and caring friend he had known for years, he sees a dark and imperfect stranger in Taylor’s eyes, a stranger willing to do anything to get ahead.
"I’m doing you a favor! Now stop acting like such a blubbering idiot and get a d*mn plastic bag!" Taylor yells almost demonically.
Alex gets ready to attest to Taylor's plan, but how can he? He has killed a girl, and if he didn't do what Taylor was demanding, his life would be destroyed. He can’t cross Taylor. In fear and despair, Alex runs to the kitchen and grabs two large, heavy duty plastic bags.
KORTNI'S CAR, WASHINGTON D.C - NIGHT
Kortni drives her Mercedes Benz down the dark, wet streets of Washington D.C
"So you were never insane?" Kortni asks Brandi, this new revelation opening her eyes to numerous suspects in the kidnapping of Jeffrey.
"I told you. I was payed off to act insane and kill Alex, Taylor, Devin, and Jeff."
"By who?" Kortni inquires, suddenly looking sharply in Brandi’s direction.
"I’m not sure. I think an informant for someone else. No names were thrown out there. All I know is that the guy who wanted all of this done was obviously rich and had a very personal agenda towards those boys." Brandi replies
"How much money did you say this ‘informant’ payed you?"
"About two and a half million dollars, which I had to split with Tristan and Stephanie-"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa...Stephanie?" Kortni says, her eyebrows furrowed quizzically.
"Devin’s girlfriend at the time. But she backed out and gave us all the money back. So I gave her share to Max, who helped us out."
"You mean Max Cudich? The boy who died in the accident with Jeff Moore?"
"That’s him." Brandi acknowledges.
"Poor Max, he was trying to save Jeff from the cult members. Speaking of the cult members, do you think they are involved with your mysterious millionaire?"
"Not that I know of. That was all Jeff’s own doing. I am pretty sure the kidnapper has something to do with the attempted serial murders last year. But I have no idea who he is." Brandi says, quite sure of her hypothesis.
"During the time of planning the murder attempt, did the informant or anyone else involved contact you in anyway?"
"Not once, "Brandi says, "But I knew they were watching me and making sure I didn’t make a false step or tell anyone else. That’s why I attacked you tonight, I had to be secretive about telling you. They might know you are looking for Jeff, and if they do, it’s not good news."
"One things for sure..." Kortni repies.
"What’s that?"
"We’ve got a lot of digging to do." Kortni says.
"We?"
CANDICE’S DORM ROOM, USC CAMPUS - NIGHT
Kaveh opens the door and walks into Candice’s apartment. Candice is sitting worriedly at the dining room table, a frown painted across her dismal face.
"I got your message. What’s wrong?" He says, coolly walking into the apartment. A streak of lightning brightens the sky and illuminates the dim room, as a roar of thunder seems to shake the room.
"I accidentally gave my boyfriend the envelope." Candice says in almost a whisper.
Kaveh hesitates before the anger and shock hits him, "WHAT?!!"
"I’m sorry! It was a mistake! It was all just a mistake..."
"Do you have any idea what kind of trouble your ‘mistake’ is going to get us in?" Kaveh yells, "Do you know what the Hell you’ve done?"
"I know! I know!"
"No you DON’T know!" Kaveh snaps, knocking a coffee mug clear of the living room table as he gets up into Candice’s face. The mug shatters and shards of the mug fly in multiple directions.
"Go find your little boy toy. Get the envelope. If he already saw it, make something up. Go! NOW!" Kaveh orders loudly, and Candice seems to jump right from her seat and leave the dorm.
"If she doesn’t get that envelope back...by God there’s going to be Hell to pay."
LYNDSAY'S DORM ROOM - MORNING
Lyndsay opens the door for Taylor, who's soft knocking was next to unheard.
"Hi!" Lyndsay greets, as Taylor walks into the dorm room, weary and silent. Lyndsay notices an unusual coldness in his eyes. He seems distant and tired.
"Hey." He says.
"What's wrong?" Lyndsay asks, concerned.
"Nothing."
"Is it about last night? I mean, was it good?"
"No, no...it was great." Taylor says monotonously.
"So what is it?" "
"Just having a bad day." Taylor shrugs. But his true feelings are much darker. How can he explain that he had helped dispose the body of a dead girl?
Lyndsay glnaces at the clock, "It's nine in the morning..."
"I woke up on the wrong side of the bed, alright?!" Taylor snaps.
"Well, well, well!" Lyndsay giggles, finding a certain cuteness to Taylor's stress. "Josie didn't come home last night. I am guessing she spent it with Robert, if you know what I mean."
Taylor gets nervous. He knows where Josie really is, and he can't stand that Lyndsay is so clueless.
"I'm going to call Robert." She says, "Just to make sure she's ok."
Lyndsay picks up the phone, and, frantic, Taylor grabs the phone and slams it down."
"No!" He yells.
"What are you doing?" Lyndsay yells back, ripping her hand away...
ROLL CLOSING CREDITS
Next Week, on Episode 25 of Friends and Foes:
ALOHA! The gang goes to Hawaii!
Lyndsay finds out some news about Josie
The next clue in finding Jeff and his kidnappers is discovered by Kortni.
And more!
