Chapter 14 (The Wrath of Francis)

Chapter 14 (The Wrath of Francis) is the fourteenth chapter of The Clearwood Murders: Episode I - The Wrath of Francis and the fourteenth chapter of the overall Clearwood series. It was written by Donald Newton and was published on June 20, 2020.

Plot
Andrew and Scott's friends must fight for their lives.

Full Chapter
INT. CARTER RESIDENCE - BASEMENT - NIGHT

Chuck and Cheri are in the basement and sharing a joint with Scott and Melina.

INT. LIVING ROOM

Iris and Jeremy are watching a movie in the living room.

INT. GUEST BEDROOM

Oscar and Cassie are in the process of getting hot and heavy in a bed. This is leading to them having sex.

INT. ANDREW'S BEDROOM

Andrew is lying on his bed in depression.

INT. CARTER RESIDENCE - BASEMENT

Melina is getting bored and wants to be alone with Scott.

MELINA: (to Scott) Would you like to take a walk?

SCOTT: Sure.

They get up from their seats and go out the basement door.

EXT. CARTER RESIDENCE - NIGHT

Scott and Melina leave the backyard, passing by Kathy, going through the side of the house, to the front.

MELINA: Ready?

SCOTT: Ready.

They take each other by the hand and walk away from the house to begin their walk.

EXT. BACKYARD - NIGHT

Kathy is smoking a cigarette as she tries to contact her husband, who should have been home already. He would have told her if he was going to be home late. She is very concerned about her husband's whereabouts.

As she is taking her final drag of the cigarette, she hears noises coming from the backyard. She turns to look around the backyard. But there doesn't appear to be anybody around. Perhaps it was just a stray cat or a squirrel running around. She turns back around only to be -- FACE TO FACE WITH FRANCIS. Francis pins her to the wall.

KATHY: Please! Don't...

FRANCIS: I still need you. I'm not ready for you to die yet.

And with that, Francis bangs Kathy's head against the wall, knocking her out. As Kathy's unconscious body slides down the wall, Francis picks her up and carries her down the basement.

INT. BASEMENT

Chuck and Cheri are stoned out of their minds. Francis walks down the outside stairs to the basement door. He can see them through the window. Cheri gets up from the couch.

CHERI: Going to the bathroom.

CHUCK: Okay.

Francis watches and waits as Cheri goes into the bathroom. Once she's in the bathroom, Francis opens the basement door and places the unconscious Kathy against the wall. He sneaks up behind Chuck, who is unaware of his presence.

Chuck takes another drag of his joint when Francis covers Chuck's mouth with his hand. Because Francis is so much bigger and stronger than him, Chuck cannot escape from Francis's grip on him. He is suffocating him and forcing him to swallow the joint. Chuck's throat burns due to the joint being lit. But the smoke gets into his body, causing him to suffocate from the smoke as well. Chuck cannot breathe. Eventually, Chuck stops breathing and his arms slumps down. Chuck Larson is dead.

Francis hears the toilet flushing in the bathroom. He moves over to the bathroom door. When Cheri opens the door, Francis tackles her back in. He slams Cheri into the mirror, which shatters. She falls to the floor. Francis grabs a shard of glass and approaches Cheri.

CHERI: NO! PLEASE! NOOOO!

Ignoring her pleas, Francis proceeds to stab Cheri to death with the shard of glass. Cheri Hamilton is dead.

INT. LIVING ROOM

Iris and Jeremy are still on the couch and watching TV. They're distracted with flirting and kissing each other to not notice Francis coming out of the basement and turns into the living room. Francis passes through the living room and goes upstairs.

INT. GUEST BEDROOM

Cassie and Oscar are now having sex on the bed. Cassie is moaning.

INT. SECOND FLOOR HALLWAY

Francis lurks in the hallway. He hears Cassie's moaning. He takes a peek in Andrew's bedroom. Andrew is laying on his bed and listening to music. He is oblivious to Francis's presence. Francis leaves Andrew alone to focus on the couple having sex in the other room.

INT. GUEST BEDROOM

Things are getting more intense for the couple.

CASSIE: Keep going! Harder!

Oscar proceeds to go harder for her. This makes her moan louder.

Francis sneaks into the bedroom. He approaches the couple. Cassie has her eyes closed, which Francis notices. He takes advantage of this. He grabs Oscar, pulling him off of Cassie. She opens her eyes and watches in horror as -- FRANCIS SHOVES THE KNIFE THROUGH THE BACK OF HIS NECK.

CASSIE: OSCAR!!!

Oscar Fischer is dead. But before Cassie can scream loud enough for anyone to hear her -- FRANCIS SLAMS THE KNIFE INTO HER FOREHEAD. Cassie Monroe is dead.

INT. LIVING ROOM

Iris and Jeremy are making out more heavily this time. Iris seems more willing than ever. She stops to say something to him...

IRIS: I'm ready.

JEREMY: Are you sure?

IRIS: Yes.

Iris smiles before grabbing him and kissing him hard. They proceed to remove each other's clothes. Jeremy gets on top of Iris, who is still wearing her bra and pants.

While this is going on, Francis slowly comes down the stairs. He sees them on the couch. Francis approaches the couch from behind Jeremy. Iris finally sees him.

IRIS: Jeremy!

But Jeremy is too busy trying to take off her pants to realize anything. But before he can, Francis pulls him off of her. Iris screams as she watches Jeremy being stabbed in the chest from behind. Jeremy Smith is dead. Francis throws Jeremy's body aside.

Francis attempts to stab Iris. But she jumps over the couch, which makes him accidentally stab the couch. Francis attempts to chase her. But she throws everything she can find at the killer. Iris runs into the kitchen.

INT. KITCHEN

Francis barges in after her. Iris pulls out a knife from the drawer. She proceeds to swing it at Francis, who avoids being hit with the knife. Iris raises the knife, attempting to stab Francis. But Francis whacks her across the face really hard. This makes Iris fall to the floor.

Iris tries to get up. But she's hurt. Her nose is bleeding as a result of being smacked across the face. She tries to crawl away. But Francis drags her away. Iris screams and cries helplessly as she's dragged off screen.

What will be Iris's fate? Will she be killed off screen? Will he kill her later? Or will she survive? Find out in Chapter 15.

Deaths

 * CD = Chapter Death (Deaths in the chapter)
 * SD = Story Death (Overall deaths in the story)

Trivia

 * The majority of the main teens (Chuck, Cheri, Oscar, Cassie, and Jeremy) are killed in this chapter, leaving Scott, Andrew, Melina, Iris, and Lorraine alive.
 * This is considered the traditional slasher massacre scene that would be seen near the end of a slasher movie.