Chapter 18 (The SURFACK Club)

Chapter 18 (The SURFACK Club) is the eighteenth and final chapter of The Clearwood Murders: Episode II - The SURFACK Club and the thirty-fourth chapter of the overall Clearwood series. It was written by Donald Newton and is expected to be published on October 3, 2020 along with Chapter 17.

Plot
The survivors take a final stand on Skiface. But should they become victorious, are their horrors at an end?

Full Chapter
INT. CARTER RESIDENCE - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

Bill Tannen, an alleged doctor, and Gerald Dixon revealed themselves to being the Skiface killers and that they are father and son to the Carter family, Scott, and Daphne. Now was the moment that they planned to kill everyone in the Carter family and their inner circle.

TANNEN: No more talk. It's times to get the show rolling. It's time to die.

GERALD: And we're going to start with...you.

It's revealed that Gerald has chosen Scott. Lorraine is horrified at the thought of Scott being killed.

LORRAINE: No.

Gerald pulls out his knife and raises his up. Scott is tough but scared. He closes his eyes as he attempts to accept his fate. Gerald swings the knife down. But before he can stab Scott -- GERALD GASPS IN PAIN.

Scott opens his eyes and is surprised to find -- An injured but VERY MUCH ALIVE NICK -- having just stabbed Gerald in the back with a knife. Nick pulls the knife out of Gerald's back and pushes his body aside. Is Gerald Dixon finally dead?

TANNEN: Son of a bitch!

Tannen pulls out a gun to shoot Nick. But before he can -- WHACK. Iris has whacked him in the back with a fireplace poker. Although, the impact was enough to hurt him a little and make him lose his gun -- It was not enough to stop him.

Tannen spins around and grabs Iris by the throat. Charlie, who survived his knife wound, tries to stop him. But he's too weak. This makes it easier for Tannen to smack him aside. Andrew runs up and kicks Tannen back. This is incredible considering that Tannen is a large strong man and Andrew is a scrawny kid known for his weakness.

Meanwhile, Nick uses his knife to untie Scott. Once free, he pulls out his own knife to cut Lorraine free.

SCOTT: Are you okay, Lorraine?

Lorraine looks up into Scott's eyes and it finally hits her. Scott actually loves her. Not just another girl that he's sleeping with or has somewhat feelings for. Scott is in love with her. Something he's been trying to hide until now.

LORRAINE: I am now.

This makes Lorraine smile. They hear Iris, Charlie, and Andrew struggling as they're being smacked around by Tannen.

LORRAINE: Help them. I'll help my parents.

Scott nods and stands up with his knife raised up. He yells like a warrior as he charges at Tannen with the knife. But after smacking Andrew, Charlie, and Iris aside, Tannen sees Scott and catches him on time. Grabbing his wrists, Tannen swings Scott against the wall. This hurts Scott enough that he doesn't get up.

Meanwhile, Lorraine frees her father who sees Tannen hovering over the injured Scott. Once free, Clarence stands up to save the boy he sees as his own son.

CLARENCE: BILL!

Tannen turns to Clarence.

CLARENCE: Get away from my son. This is between you and me now.

Tannen smirks over this. Now is his big moment. Forget Scott. His target is Clarence. Scott moves away to join Lorraine, Kathy, Andrew, Daphne, Iris, Charlie, and Nick as they watch in horror the fight of the story.

Clarence and Tannen circle around each other. They're nearly the same height and size in muscle. Both have pros and cons to themselves. Clarence is a military vet and a former police officer, trained to fight and kill with his bare hands. Tannen is professional killer, also trained to kill with his hands. It's possible that Tannen may have been in the military. Their cons are that Clarence is out of practice against Tannen, who fights and kills on a daily basis. But Tannen's con could be his arrogance over this fact.

TANNEN: Come on, Clarence. Show me your moves. Hero?

Tannen throws the first punch, which Clarence dodges by moving his face away. But Tannen chuckles as if he saw Clarence as a coward for not taking the punch. He throws a few more punches. But Clarence blocks them before -- DECKING TANNEN IN THE FACE.

ANDREW: YEAH!

SCOTT: GET HIM, CLARENCE!

Despite it being a hard hit to his face, Tannen isn't fazed and actually laughs over this.

TANNEN: That was a good one, Sheriff. But not good enough.

Tannen then punches Clarence in the face in the same way that he was hit. But unlike Tannen, Clarence is hurt by it enough that he cannot defend himself as Tannen proceeds to beat him.

LORRAINE: (scared) DADDY!

NICK: GET HIM, CLARENCE! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!

The surviving main characters are scared for Clarence as they watch the head of their family getting brutally beaten by Tannen. Finally, Clarence kicks Tannen in the stomach and uses his feet to push him back. He goes on the attack, giving Tannen the same beating. But Tannen grabs the same fireplace poker that Iris used on him earlier and whacks Clarence in the face with it. Clarence backs away as he grabs his face. Tannen charges him with it. He's about to use it to kill him. But -- LORRAINE CHARGES AT HIM.

LORRAINE: LEAVE MY DADDY ALONE!

Tannen smacks her. He goes to hit her with the fireplace poker. But hearing his daughter getting smacked puts fire in Clarence. He jumps behind Tannen, wrapping his arm around him, and grabbing the fireplace poker. He proceeds to strangle Tannen with the fireplace poker. Tannen struggles to get free from Clarence's grip on the fireplace poker. He drops to his knees as he starts to fade away.

Finally after a minute of being strangled -- TANNEN GOES DOWN. Clarence drops Tannen's body and quickly moves to his family, embracing Kathy, Lorraine, and Andrew. He checks on his daughter.

CLARENCE: Are you okay, sweetheart?

LORRAINE: Yeah.

Suddenly -- TANNEN RISES WITH A KNIFE. HE GROWLS AS HE AIMS FOR CLARENCE. Everyone (Clarence, Kathy, Lorraine, Andrew, Daphne, Scott, Iris, Charlie, and Nick) are horrified as they are now defenseless against the angry and armed Tannen.

BANG! Tannen drops to the ground -- DEAD. The survivors are surprised to find that Tannen's shooter is -- SHERIFF MALLORY.

CLARENCE: Sheriff?

MALLORY: (smiles and nodding) Sheriff. Are you all okay.

CLARENCE: Yes.

Mallory checks on Gerald Dixon's pulse and confirms his fate.

MALLORY: (about Gerald) Dead.

Both Tannen and Gerald, the Skiface Killers, are dead. Putting an end to their murders.

CLARENCE: How did you know to come here?

MALLORY: Somebody called and informed us that they saw Lorraine being attacked inside her house.

Everyone turns to Lorraine, who shrugs with the same surprise and curiosity as them. Who called the Sheriff to save Lorraine?

NARRATOR: Clarence, Kathy, Lorraine, Andrew, Scott, Daphne, Iris, Charlie, and Nick come out as the survivors. Now they must heal and move on.

INT. WOODS - NIGHT

Clarence lights on fire the picture of him and Susan Baines Connors.

NARRATOR: Tannen and Gerald's clients in the Reinhart and Connors proxy murders were arrested. So even the original SURFACK members who have died were given justice. Clarence was able to finally have closure on the Susan Baines Connors matter.

INT. SURFACK CLUBHOUSE - DAY

Scott, Andrew, Daphne, Lorraine, Iris, Charlie, and Nick are fixing up the clubhouse.

NARRATOR: In honor the original SURFACK members, the survivors have taken over the club to continue it.

Nick looks through his phone and finds a picture of Madison. This makes him cry. Scott sees this and puts his arm around his friend to comfort him. He knows what it's like to lose a girlfriend.

NARRATOR: Andrew and Daphne's relationship grows stronger. Stronger than Andrew had with Alice Worth. But they're not the only ones whose love for each other is slowly changing...

From afar, Scott and Lorraine glance and smile at each other, finally acknowledging to each other their feelings without actually speaking it.

NARRATOR: With Tannen, Gerald, Melina, and the second Francis dead, there were no more killers targeting Clarence over his past. Everyone should be save. But there was just one more duo of killers that were now the sole problem for the survivors...

INT. LORRAINE'S BEDROOM - DAY

Lorraine is lying on her bed when her phone gets a text message. She reads the text message:

"The murders may be over for your brother and his friends. But we're not done with you. You're only alive because I saved you"

Lorraine is shocked and horrified by this. This reveals that it was actually her STALKER who called Sheriff Mallory to save her.

NARRATOR: The Stalker and Zero were about to make a major comeback. More deadlier than before...

WE SMASH TO BLACK.

This is the end of THE CLEARWOOD MURDERS: EPISODE II - THE SURFACK CLUB.

But Scott, Andrew, Daphne, Lorraine, Iris, Charlie, Nick, Clarence, and Kathy will return in...

THE CLEARWOOD MURDERS: EPISODE III - THE RISE OF ZERO

Deaths

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

Trivia

 * With the deaths of Skiface killers Bill Tannen and Gerald Dixon, there are no more killers targeting Clarence Carter over his past.
 * With no other additional killers going after the Carter family, the Stalker and Zero are sole remaining killers left. They are still targeting Lorraine.
 * The ending confirms that the Stalker and Zero will become the biggest threat in the third story.
 * It was the Stalker who called Sheriff Mallory to inform him that someone was attacking Lorraine. He later confirmed this in a text message to her.