Original subtitles

♪

[Teresa] Oh, my God, I'm so excited to go.

♪

Well... and if we get there early,

the lineup shouldn't be so bad.

♪

And what are we gonna do after anyways?

♪

We can go out to dinner with Luke or Joe.

♪

Yeah, I'll meet you in front of the theater.

♪

[phone ringing]

♪

[panting]

Hello?

♪

Enough already, all right?

I'm getting sick of this.

♪

[glass smashes]

[gasps]

♪

Luke?

♪

Anna, if you guys are trying to freak me out,

it's not working.

♪

[eerie sounds]

[gasps]

[panting]

Really?

So this is it?

♪

So, what, I... just pull your mask off

and then I win?

♪

Come on.

♪

I think we both know that this is over.

♪

Okay, enough, I'm not having fun anymore.

I'm done.

[gasps, screams]

[tumbling downstairs]

♪

[rock music]

♪

[snarling]

[panting]

[dramatic music]

♪

[screams]

[Mark screams, group gasps]

[Mark laughs]

-You jerk! -What, you guys are scared

of a little alligator.

Oh, stalked by an alligator,

like that could really happen.

♪

What's up, baby?

♪

[Darren] A girl in my old high school got stalked.

[Mark] By an alligator?

[Darren] No, not by an alligator.

♪

-Who did it? -Ah, some guy.

She got a restraining order and he seemed to go away

and then... she graduated and went off to college and...

♪

he killed her.

♪

-That's awful. -Yeah.

[Sadie] I think I heard about that.

Wasn't he waiting like outside her apartment?

-Yeah, he was-- -No.

He was hanging out in the backseat of her car.

[laughs]

♪

Mm.

♪

Just goes to show you have no idea

who you're dating... or marrying for that matter.

♪

Just when you think you know somebody.

[Chloe] Okay.

I've seen this movie before.

-I gotta get home. -Me too.

[Anna] Hey, Ashley... haven't seen you in a long time.

♪

[Chloe] Ashley is Darren's new flavor.

She's just here by default.

[soft, eerie music]

-See you at practice, dude. -Yeah, sure, man.

-All right, I'll text you. -Bye.

♪

Ciao.

♪

[dramatic music]

♪

[soft, eerie music]

♪

[soft music]

♪

[door opens]

[Karen] I can't wait.

I did not say that, I--

♪

Hey, Ashley.

♪

I didn't think you were coming home till later.

[Ashley] Yeah, I guess not.

[Karen] Uh, Ashley, this is Trevor.

[Trevor] Hi, Ashley, it's nice to meet you.

Sure.

Got a lot of homework to do.

[Karen] Wow.

-Sorry. -No, no, no, no.

Don't worry about it, it's okay.

I'll catch up with you later.

[Karen] Bye.

[soft, eerie music]

♪

Look, I was gonna tell you,

but Trevor just stopped by unexpectedly.

♪

So, what, is he like your boyfriend now?

[Karen] No... we've just been out a few times.

♪

That's all.

♪

[Ashley] Well, I guess he doesn't know what day it is

because it would be really insensitive of him

to just drop by.

♪

Unless, of course, you forgot.

It's been two years to the day

and it doesn't seem like you care.

♪

Mm-hm.

Ashley, you know that's not fair...

♪

'cause I would never forget the day your father died ever.

[soft music]

♪

[computer phone ringing]

♪

Hey, Mer, what's up?

♪

[Meredith] Wanted to see how you were doing.

I know today is kind of hard.

I can't believe it's been two years.

Thanks, but I'm good.

So what are you doing tonight?

Hanging out with Darren

or Chloe and them?

[phone notification]

[dark music]

Ashley?

♪

Yeah, uh, look, Mer, I gotta go,

so I'll see you at school tomorrow, okay?

♪

[dramatic music]

♪

[Chloe] Who do you think sent it?

[Darren] I don't know, but I checked the number, it's unlisted.

[Ashley] Don't you guys think it's a coincidence

that we were talking about stalking

and then we got that invite?

[Mark] What?

[Chloe] You're the one who talked about being really stalked.

[Mark] Hey, it wasn't me.

[Sadie] Did anyone click on the link and join?

'Cause I didn't.

[Darren] Not me.

[Mark] Nada.

What about you, Ashley?

[Ashley] No, no way.

[bell rings]

[Darren] Hey, I gotta go.

We're doing some type of college orientation assembly.

[Mark] You're so lucky you're graduating, man.

I'll catch up with you later, okay, Chloe?

[Mark] See you, Chloe.

[Darren] I'll see you after third period.

[soft music]

[Ms. Glynner] So I told you all when I first started teaching here

at the beginning of the year

that this was going to be part of my curriculum.

So, start with your scalpel,

and if you need to,

you've all been given a pair of scissors.

♪

Yes, Sadie?

♪

I have a note from my doctor that says I can't do this.

[Ms. Glynner] Fine... you can go to the library.

But you still need to present your project.

That's fine.

♪

[Mark clucks]

♪

[Ms. Glynner] Kyle, your partner's not here.

Why don't you team up with Ashley and Meredith?

♪

Great, your biggest fan.

♪

[Kyle] Hey.

♪

[Ashley] Hey.

♪

[Ms. Glynner] All right, everyone, pull out your worksheets.

♪

[Ashley shrieks]

[laughter]

♪

Okay, that's enough.

Now turn to page six.

♪

[Chloe] I think we should do it.

♪

-What? -Join Stalker Club.

♪

[Darren] Was that your plan all along, Chloe?

[Chloe] Hey, I didn't send it.

♪

-But I have heard of it before. -From where?

♪

Around.

♪

[Mark] Hey... I'll try anything once.

♪

What about you, Sadie?

♪

[Mark] Are you kidding?

She's too scared to cut open a little froggy.

[laughter]

[Chloe] I'm surprised, considering.

♪

[Sadie] I'll do it.

♪

I mean, it's obviously just some game

like Candy Crush.

♪

[Mark] It's better.

♪

We're not gonna be playing a game...

♪

we're gonna be living it.

[Chloe] Well, I doubt Ashley wants to play.

I mean, she's too much of a good girl.

♪

[Ashley] I'll join.

♪

What's the big deal?

♪

[Darren] Well, I guess that means I'm in too.

♪

[Chloe] Cool.

♪

Let's do it.

♪

Grab your phones.

♪

We're all gonna click the link on three.

♪

One.

♪

Two.

♪

Three.

♪

The rules that were sent to us say

that we all draw a piece of paper from the hat.

♪

If you get "stalker,"

you have to stalk the rest of us,

the victims.

♪

You can strategically throw people off your scent,

but if you unmask the stalker and you're right... you win.

♪

If not... you're out.

♪

[Sadie] What do we win?

♪

[Chloe] The right to not be called chicken all your life.

[laughter]

[sighs]

♪

There's one more rule.

♪

It says as soon as you join Stalker Club...

♪

you can't tell anyone about it.

♪

Good luck.

♪

[knocking]

[gasps]

[knocking]

[soft, eerie music]

♪

[dramatic music]

♪

[soft, eerie music]

♪

[gasps]

♪

[phone notification]

♪

[dramatic music]

♪

[soft, eerie music]

♪

[dark music]

♪

It's just a stupid game.

♪

And I'm gonna win.

♪

[both gasp]

♪

[Karen] Ashley!

♪

What are you doing up?

♪

I had a bad dream.

♪

[Karen] Oh, sweetie.

♪

Well, if you're not too sleepy,

how 'bout we sneak a little late night ice cream, huh,

for old time's sake, yeah?

Sure.

Okay, come on.

♪

-Hey. -Hey.

[Darren] Did you get one... a mask?

-Yeah, you too? -Yeah.

That makes all of us.

[Ashley] Who do you think sent it?

[Darren] Whoever sent that club invite.

And even though she said she didn't...

got a pretty good idea who it was.

[Meredith] The poison dart frog has only one natural predator,

a snake called... Leimadophis epinephelus,

which has become immune to the frog's poison.

[soft, eerie music]

The next slide that I have is of...

[dramatic music]

Uh... um...

♪

I, uh...

♪

This is not my slide.

I, uh...

♪

This is a mistake.

♪

I'm sorry, I don't know how that got there.

[class murmuring]

♪

[Ms. Glynner] All right, everyone, just settle down.

♪

[Meredith] You know that was some kind of cruel joke, right?

That flash drive's been sitting in my locker for two days.

I bet you Chloe and them broke in and took it.

[Ashley] Look, just forget about it, okay?

I really don't care.

[Meredith] They're jerks, Ashley.

They always have been.

I get that you're thrilled to be going out with Darren,

but...

[soft, eerie music]

♪

You don't have to hang out with them.

[Ashley] They're his friends... Meredith.

He didn't even know anybody

until he started playing soccer with Mark.

♪

My mom's making your favorite casserole tonight,

and it's been a while since you've been over.

[Darren] Hey.

♪

I heard about what happened, are you okay?

-I'm fine. -I'm so sorry, that's not cool.

-Even if it's part of the game-- -Look, it's not a big deal.

[Kyle] What's up with that slideshow?

♪

Somebody trying to mess with you?

[Darren] Hey, she's good, Kyle.

♪

[Ashley] I'm fine... thanks.

♪

[Darren] There's a guy who can't take a hint.

♪

But I mean you are pretty irresistible.

[sighs]

You still coming over tonight?

♪

My dad won't be home till later and...

♪

I've got a way to make you forget all this.

♪

-Of course. -Good.

♪

[Meredith] You know...

♪

we were best friends.

♪

[Ashley] So, when did your parents get divorced?

[Darren] Um, a year ago.

[Ashley] You didn't want to live with your mom and brother?

[Darren] Well, my, uh, brother and I never really got along...

so it's just easier this way.

Plus, my dad's really cool.

[Ashley] My dad was too.

He was actually rushing home

to help me with a school project...

♪

the night that he died.

[soft music]

He was driving too fast

and a woman... stepped onto the road

and he swerved so that he wouldn't hit her...

♪

and he ran straight into a pole.

♪

They said he died almost instantly.

♪

[Darren] I can't imagine how hard that was.

♪

[Ashley] It's the "almost" part that I have the hardest time with.

♪

[Darren] Hey, I'm gonna go put on some music.

♪

I'll be right back.

♪

[dog barking]

[soft, eerie music]

♪

[Ashley gasps]

♪

[Darren laughs]

What do you think, huh?

Is it me?

[Ashley] You scared me to death.

[Darren] Sorry, I brought it out

to see if you got the same one.

Hey, uh, I'm sorry, I was just messing around.

[Ashley] Were you? Because I saw somebody outside.

[Darren] Really?

Maybe I was being stalked.

[Ashley] So are you trying to tell me

that you're not the stalker?

[laughs]

♪

I know we're not supposed to tell,

but I figured I could tell you.

♪

You're not just saying that to throw me off?

♪

I swear.

♪

Well, I'm not the stalker either.

How do I know you're not just saying that to throw me off?

♪

Where's yours?

♪

[Darren] Threw it out.

♪

[Ashley] I don't think you were supposed to.

[Darren] Who cares? It's just a stupid game, right?

♪

Now come here before my dad gets home.

♪

[Chloe] So... does anybody have any good stalker stories?

Although those slides were pretty good.

[Ashley] I thought I saw someone at Darren's house last night.

[Chloe] Ooh, Darren, did you see anybody?

[Darren] Uh, no, I was getting something inside.

[Sadie] Well, that's suspicious.

[Darren] Well, what about you, Sadie?

[Sadie] I've had someone banging on my door

and no one's there.

[Chloe] Well, obviously, we're all going to say

that we've been stalked because if you haven't been

then it will seem very suspicious.

But that's part of the game.

[Mark] Hey, I love it, man.

It's a total rush.

So whoever's the stalker,

don't hold back.

The scarier... the better.

♪

[Chloe] Oh, I'm all in.

[Mark laughs]

♪

[Ashley] My mom says you're a counselor?

[Trevor] That's right.

Um... I help people work through things

like grief, um... managing an injury.

♪

I even help students work their way

through high school hell.

[Trevor chuckles]

♪

[clears throat]

♪

You hit on my mom while helping her get over my dad?

♪

-Ashley! -No, no, no, it's okay.

♪

Your mother and I actually met at the hospital

in the line for the cafeteria.

♪

[Karen] How 'bout I get dessert ready?

♪

Ashley, would you like to help me?

♪

-Thank you. -Mm-hm.

♪

[Ashley] I'm sorry.

♪

[Karen] It's okay.

♪

Actually, no, it's not.

Ashley, I understand you miss your father,

but I'm allowed to be happy again.

And with Trevor...

for the first time in two years...

I don't feel sad, so...

maybe you can manage to kindly ask him

if he'd like a cup of coffee?

Thank you.

[dark music]

Trevor?

♪

[Karen] Oh, my God.

[gasps]

♪

[Ashley] What? What happened?

I don't know, I just thought I saw something.

♪

[dramatic music]

♪

Do you see anything?

♪

[Ashley] No.

♪

[Karen] It's probably nothing then.

[soft, eerie music]

Just my reflection or something, I guess.

♪

Sorry, I've just bn a bag of nerves lately.

♪

Where's Trevor?

♪

I don't know.

He wasn't in the house.

[Trevor] I'm right here.

♪

Oh, gosh.

[Trevor] Sorry, I needed to grab my phone.

I've got this patient who likes to call at all hours.

♪

Everything okay?

♪

[Karen] Yeah, everything's fine.

Um, except my dessert is a bit of a wreck.

-Excuse me. -It's okay.

♪

I'm full anyway.

♪

[Ashley] Whose do you think it is?

[Darren] I don't know.

The only person I know

who has any medical issues is Mark.

[Ashley] What does he have?

[Darren] Allergies, I think.

The guy ate a granola bar in practice one time

and his whole face swelled up like a balloon.

-Jeez. -Yeah,

he's lucky he had his EpiPen.

-Yo. -Hey.

♪

Uh, is this Mark's?

[Chloe] Oh, he's got one like that, why?

[Ashley] 'Cause I found it in my backyard last night.

♪

I think the stalker was there too.

♪

[Sadie] So it's Mark?

[Chloe] Are you surprised?

I mean, he said he loves the rush.

He's really good at being sneaky.

You know, he's probably the one who started this whole thing.

♪

[Ashley] So should I confront him?

♪

[Chloe] Actually, let's all have some fun.

♪

[Mark] You look so hot in this bikini.

♪

[Chloe] Mm.

♪

Actually, I am dying of thirst.

Can you get me a soda?

I think I'll be more energetic once I'm hydrated.

[Mark] Oh, I will hydrate you, baby.

♪

Hey!

♪

Where's Sadie?

♪

[Ashley] I don't know.

[Chloe] Flake.

-Do you have the masks? -Yep.

[Chloe] Okay, good.

Put them on and go hide around the corner.

We're gonna give him a scare of his lifetime.

♪

[buzzing]

♪

[buzzing]

♪

[shouting]

Agh, get off!

[dramatic music]

[Mark coughs]

[Mark breathing heavily]

[Chloe] My God, what is it?

[Mark breathing heavily]

Mark, what's going on?

♪

Mark?

Mark?

♪

What? What?

What?

Oh, my God, oh, my God.

♪

[Ashley] Chloe, where is his EpiPen? Where is his EpiPen?

Go look in his bag!

♪

[Mark breathing heavily]

[Darren] Come on, Mark, hang in there, buddy.

Come on, come on.

♪

Ashley!

♪

[Ashley] Got it!

♪

[Darren] Come on, man.

[Chloe] Where were you? We had a plan.

[Sadie] I had an appointment that ran late.

Is he okay?

[Karen] Well, thanks to Ashley's quick thinking,

he's okay for now.

[Chloe] I would have gotten that pen.

[Karen] I don't think this is anybody's fault, all right?

[soft, eerie music]

We're just gonna have to monitor him closely

for the next 24 hours and hope there's not a second reaction.

[Darren] Can we see him?

♪

[equipment beeping]

♪

[Darren] Hey, man... how are you feelin'?

♪

Never better.

♪

Thanks to all you guys.

♪

What were you doing at my place anyway?

♪

Well, we know you're the stalker, so,

we were gonna play a joke on you to set you up.

♪

That's nice of you, but...

♪

I'm not the stalker.

♪

[Ashley] But I found your medical bracelet in my backyard.

♪

[Mark] Somebody stole it, I swear.

♪

Check my wallet.

♪

If it isn't you, who is it?

♪

Whoever stashed a beehive in my gym bag.

♪

Well, dude, come on, you don't really think

that was part of the game, do you?

[Mark] When I went to soccer practice the other day,

it sure as hell wasn't there.

♪

Who would do that... Chloe?

♪

Seriously?

♪

Well, you were all in.

♪

Unbelievable.

You, accusing me of doing something

so messed up when you're the one

who almost strangled your brother to death.

♪

Yeah, don't look so surprised.

I heard you with your guidance counselor last week.

♪

[Sadie] I wouldn't hurt anyone.

♪

[Mark] Yeah, except yourself.

♪

[Ashley] Let's just forget about the whole thing, okay?

Let's forget about all of it.

The club, everything.

So it doesn't matter who the stalker is.

The game is over.

[Darren] Yeah, I'm all for that.

[Sadie] Agreed.

Well, I'm obviously out.

♪

Fine... we'll end it.

♪

But we all delete that text

so nobody knows anything about it.

♪

And from this day forward,

we don't talk about it.

♪

[Darren] Who do you think it was?

♪

[Ashley] I don't know.

I can't believe any one of us would go that far.

It's crazy, right?

[Darren] Well.

[dark music]

[Ashley] What did Chloe mean when she said

that you strangled your brother?

♪

[Darren sighs]

♪

[Darren] Both of my, uh, parents worked...

♪

So my brother and I were on our own a lot.

♪

And he used that time to torment me.

♪

And one day I just snapped.

♪

And it didn't matter that he made my life a living hell.

♪

I was the one that got sent to the shrink.

♪

And that's the real reason why my parents aren't together.

♪

Because of what I did.

♪

[Ashley] You don't talk to your brother anymore?

♪

[Darren] Not if I can help it.

♪

[Darren sighs]

♪

I get it if it freaks you out.

♪

That's why I don't really talk about it.

♪

But I mean, we've all got skeletons in our closets.

♪

At least now you know mine.

♪

[Ashley] I'm just glad we're done with the game.

♪

[Darren] Me too.

[soft music]

♪

Well, hey, um, I better get home.

♪

My dad's gonna be wondering where I was.

♪

[dark music]

♪

[Karen] Guys, I'm so sorry, but visiting hours are long over.

I tried to leave it as long as I could.

[Linda] Okay, we're leaving.

[Mark's father] See you in the morning.

[Karen] We're gonna take real good care of him, okay?

I'll be looking in on him all night.

Don't worry.

[dark music]

♪

[Linda] What are the chances of him having another reaction?

[Karen] Well, there's always the possibility of that,

but it does lessen over time.

Linda, I promise you,

I will make sure we monitor him very closely, okay?

[Linda] He's just never been this swollen before.

[Karen] Oh, I understand.

Believe me, I know it looks bad,

but it's not as bad as it looks, okay?

♪

[Linda] Thank you for being there for us.

[Karen] Of course.

And I'll continue to be, okay?

Get some rest.

Bye.

♪

Doctor, did you need something?

♪

Doctor?

♪

Doctor?

♪

[soft, eerie music]

♪

[convulsing]

[beeping intensifies]

[dramatic music]

♪

[nurse #1] Doctor, doctor!

[nurse #2] Hurry!

[Karen] Oh, God.

Get him some albuterol and oxygen now!

-Go! -Yeah.

[Karen] Mark, listen to me, we'll get you through this.

Come on, come on, Mark.

♪

Where is it?

♪

I need oxygen and albuterol now!

♪

Come on, Mark, you can do this.

Come on, stay tough.

♪

All right, Mark, we've got you, we've got you.

You can do it, come on.

♪

[machine flatlines]

[dog barking]

[dark music]

♪

It's okay, it's over.

[phone notification]

♪

[muffled video audio]

♪

[muffled video audio]

♪

[group on video] ♪ Happy birthday to you

♪

♪ Happy birthday to you

♪

♪ Happy birthday, dear Ashley

♪

♪ Happy birthday to you

[Ashley squeals]

[Ashley's father] Thank you so much.

[laughter]

[muffled video audio]

♪

-Good. -Wait, wait, wait.

-One more, one more. -One more?

♪

Who did this?

We agreed it was over.

[door creaking open]

[dark music]

♪

Whichever one of you this is,

it's not funny anymore.

♪

[Karen] Ashley?

[Ashley gasps]

[Ashley] Mom.

♪

What are you doing home?

♪

[Karen] They let me go early.

♪

[Ashley] Why?

♪

[Karen sighs]

[Karen] Let's talk inside.

♪

I don't know how to tell you this.

[soft music]

Honey... Mark died.

♪

[Ashley] What?

♪

[Karen] Yeah, he went into what's called anaphylactic shock.

♪

I'm so sorry.

♪

[Ashley] Mom...

♪

I need to tell you something.

♪

[Karen] Sweetie, what is it?

♪

And from this day forward, we don't talk about it.

♪

-What is it? -I...

♪

I'm just--I'm really...

♪

I'm really glad that you're here.

[Karen] I love you.

♪

And I will always be here for you.

♪

Now I know it's hard...

♪

but you have to get some sleep.

♪

Okay, goodnight.

♪

Night.

♪

[soft, eerie music]

♪

[phone notification]

♪

[dark music]

♪

[phone notification]

♪

[Ms. Glynner] I'm sorry that I have to be the one to inform you all

on the untimely passing of your classmate...

Mark Hernandez.

And I know it's hard to understand a death at your age

because it shouldn't happen.

Yes, Meredith?

[Meredith] I heard the bees were in his gym bag.

Isn't that weird?

[soft, eerie music]

[Ms. Glynner] It is unusual but not unheard of.

♪

Bees will nest indoors or out.

♪

My guess is they were attracted to something in his bag

and they began to build their hive.

♪

[Kyle] We had a hive in our pantry once.

♪

[Chloe] Thanks, Sherlock.

♪

[Ms. Glynner] Regardless, it's just a horrible accident.

♪

Okay, so let me get your papers out.

♪

I took a look at them over the weekend

and thought they were mostly good...

♪

although some of you need to pay a little bit more attention.

♪

[Ashley] When did you get it?

♪

[Darren] Last night.

-Me too. -Well, who sent it?

[Chloe] God, Ash, chill.

[Ashley] How can I chill when Mark is dead

because of our stupid ga?

[Darren] Okay, we don't know that for sure, all right?

I mean, you heard Ms. Glynner.

It's not uncommon for bees to build their hive

in a bag or wherever.

[Chloe] So as long as we don't talk about it,

nobody knows about the game.

It's over.

Then why am I still being stalked?

I guess I'm the only one then.

[Chloe] You're just being paranoid, Ashley.

No, I'm not.

Because there was somebody in my house last night.

[Darren] What about Sadie? Where is she?

[Chloe] She's probably all freaked out about Mark

and decided to stay home.

Ha, I mean, you'd think he was her boyfriend, not mine.

But she is a head case.

[Darren] Well, she didn't show up yesterday to Mark's

and she didn't show up today.

So maybe it's her, maybe she's the one taking this too far.

[dark music]

♪

[Sadie's mother] Sadie?

[soft, eerie music]

Are you all right?

[Sadie] Yeah.

♪

Yeah, I'm fine.

♪

[Sadie's mother] Why don't you take one of my pills?

♪

[Sadie] Mom.

♪

[Sadie's mother] It'll help you feel better.

♪

I know it's hard.

♪

Especially since he was a friend.

♪

But you'll get through it.

♪

[Sadie] Yeah.

♪

[Ashley] How do you know her combination?

[Chloe] She uses the same number combo in all her passcodes.

♪

[Darren] Okay, what are we looking for?

[Chloe] That slip of paper, anything.

♪

[Chloe] What is that?

♪

[Ashley] My dad.

♪

Somebody broke into my house and cut it out.

♪

Okay, then it has to be Sadie, right?

♪

[Chloe] I always knew she was crazy.

♪

[Ashley] Well, we should go talk to her,

because if it is her she needs to stop.

♪

[Darren] Fine... when?

♪

Tonight.

♪

We'll go to her house and confront her.

♪

♪

[Trevor] Has she ever done anything like this before?

[Karen] No... not that I know of.

I...

It's been two years.

Not that she will ever get over losing him,

but I mean why act out like this now?

-I... -Well,

there have been a few changes in her life.

[Karen] You really think it's us?

[Trevor] It's hard to say.

Look, the only thing you can do

is just talk to her about it.

[Karen] No, you're right.

She should be home from school soon.

-Then I should probably go. -Yeah.

[Trevor] Hey.

She's gonna be okay, you know that, right?

[Karen] I hope so.

[Trevor] She will.

-I'll see you later. -Okay.

♪

-Hi, Ashley. -Hey.

[soft, eerie music]

♪

[door closes]

♪

What?

Why would you do this?

♪

I just... I just had a moment.

♪

-I'm fine now. -No, this...

♪

this is not okay.

♪

[Ashley] Mom, it's just...

♪

That's just because of the anniversary.

Really, 'cause this makes me think

you're really angry about something.

Oh, what, is that what Trevor said?

Stop it.

♪

You and I made a promise to each other

after your father died that if anything,

anything bothered either one of us,

we would always tell each other,

so if it is about Trevor then you need to tell me!

[Ashley] Mom, I already told you, okay?

It's just because it's the time of the year.

♪

I'm okay.

♪

Just promise me you will always talk to me.

♪

I will.

♪

Okay.

♪

I love you, Ashley.

♪

I love you.

♪

[Sadie's mother] Sadie, Dad and I are going out!

We'll be back soon!

Fine, Mom!

♪

[door closes]

♪

[heavy breathing]

♪

[sighs]

♪

[door closes]

♪

I thought you guys left!

♪

[knocking on door]

I'm fine, okay?

God, I thought you guys were leaving.

♪

Mom?

♪

Dad?

♪

[gasps]

♪

What are you doing?

It's me, I'm the stalker.

♪

Chloe?

♪

If this is you, this isn't funny.

♪

I'm serious.

♪

[sighs]

♪

I don't want to play anymore.

♪

Please just--

♪

[screaming]

♪

[doorbell ringing]

♪

[phone notification]

♪

Sadie?

♪

Sadie, are you here?

♪

[Chloe] Ashley, what the hell are you doing?

You were supposed to meet me out front.

-I saw someone. -Who?

[Ashley] I don't know, I think it was the stalker.

[Chloe] Well, duh, it's Sadie.

I mean, that's why we're here, right?

[Ashley] Do you hear that?

[water dripping]

♪

[screaming]

♪

[panting]

[crying]

♪

[Darren] Oh, my God.

♪

[police radio chatter]

[indistinct chatter]

Nobody says anything about the club, got it?

[Ashley] Don't you think we kind of have to?

[Darren] Why?

I mean, we don't even know why Sadie did that.

I know I saw the stalker in the house.

Oh, my God, seriously, Ashley?

It was her, okay, it was Sadie.

She obviously felt guilty about what she did to Mark

and she cut herself.

♪

This time she just went too far.

♪

[Darren] Chloe's right, Ash, I can't afford to get

into any more trouble.

♪

I mean, look at my track record.

♪

[Chloe] If you say anything, I will put this all on you.

I'll tell them that when I got here,

you were already in the house, which is the truth,

and I'll make them think you're the stalker.

-Officer? -Or you can keep

your little mouth shut and we can stick to the story

that we talked about.

♪

[Karen] Sweetie, sweetie, are you all right?

-Are you okay? -Yeah... I'm great.

[officer #1] Now that your mom's arrived,

we have a few questions for you, okay?

Sure.

♪

[Karen] It's okay.

[dramatic music]

-You think she'll spill? -I don't know,

but she's your girlfriend, you rein her in.

♪

[officer #1] So you were the first one to arrive, is that correct?

[Ashley] No, we pretty much all got here at the same time.

And how'd you come upon Sadie?

We had all made a plan to meet at her house,

and, um, when she didn't answer the door

I got worried, so I came in the window...

♪

and then Darren and Chloe showed up,

and we all went in together.

♪

Okay, and why were you all meeting her here?

♪

Um, she wasn't at school

so we figured she was sick or something...

♪

and we just wanted to make sure she was okay.

♪

She... clearly had some issues.

♪

[Sadie's mother] No, you can't take her.

♪

She's my baby.

Please!

♪

Please, please.

♪

[crying]

Why?

♪

[sighs]

♪

Uh, officer, if you're done,

um, I think my daughter's been through enough.

-I'd like to take her home. -We'll be in touch

if we have any further questions.

[Karen] Okay.

♪

Come on, honey, we'll get your car

in the morning, come on.

It's okay, let's go.

♪

Now, there you go.

All snug as a bug.

Sure I can't get you anything?

I'm fine.

[Karen] You're not fine, Ashley...

and it's okay not to be.

You know...

[somber music]

A girl died when I was in high school.

♪

It was horrible.

♪

How did she die?

♪

[Karen] An accident.

♪

But it doesn't matter how.

♪

Just no parent should ever have to go through that,

and I understand that... so much more now.

♪

So... if you're not careful

I might just follow you to college...

♪

and really embarrass you.

[chuckles]

♪

-Night. -Night.

♪

[soft, eerie music]

♪

[Chloe] Ashley.

♪

-Where were you last night? -What are you talking about?

[Ashley] We were supposed to meet at Sadie's,

and then you texted you were running late.

[Darren] Yeah, I had to help my dad with something.

-What? -Something in the garage.

Ashley, why are you giving me the third degree?

[Ashley] We never proved that Sadie was the stalker.

[Darren] Well, it wasn't me, all right?

'Cause just so you know, I'm still being stalked too.

What happened?

When I got home last night,

there was a noose hung in my backyard.

Why didn't you tell me?

You haven't been answering my calls.

Really? Or are you just trying

to throw me off your scent

because that's what the game said to do.

And I am so freaked out right now, Darren,

and I wish we had never joined that stupid club.

Look... I would never do anything to hurt you...

or Sadie or anyone else.

Come on, Ash, I thought you knew me.

Someone is taking this too far...

[dramatic music]

and it's not me.

♪

[soft, eerie music]

♪

[Darren] Come on, Mark, hang in there, buddy,

hang in there, come on.

Ashley!

♪

[screaming]

♪

Ashley?

♪

Ashley?

♪

[door slams]

♪

I'm sorry about Sadie.

[Ashley] Yeah, well, she obviously had some problems.

People are saying that you and Chloe are the ones

that found her, is that true?

Yeah.

Then why doesn't Chloe seem more upset?

I mean, wasn't Sadie her best friend

or is she really that cold?

Meredith, really?

I'm serious, Ash.

I mean, you're obviously upset,

but Chloe seems fine.

Even after her boyfriend died, she seemed fine,

and it's just... it's weird.

It's all weird.

[dramatic music]

Ever since you started going out with Darren,

everything's changed.

You've changed.

♪

I just want my best friend back.

[footsteps approaching]

♪

[Chloe] What's going on in here?

♪

[Ashley] Nothing.

♪

[sighing]

♪

[Kyle] Hey!

Hey, I just wanted to say

I'm really sorry about your friends.

-Yeah, me too. -Well, look,

if you ever wanted to talk or, I don't know, hang out,

I--I've got an extra ticket to the tech expo.

Maybe tomorrow after school--

[Ashley] Are you seriously asking me out right now?

[dark music]

No... I just thought you've been through a lot and--

[Ashley] I'm sorry, Kyle.

♪

Maybe another time, okay?

♪

[Trevor] So, has she agreed to speak with anyone yet?

Well, I suggested it,

but we haven't discussed it at length yet, no.

In fact... I've been thinking.

Um... I'm not entirely certain

this is the best time

for you and I to be seeing one another.

♪

I need to focus on Ashley

and what's going on with her right now.

♪

[Trevor] Look... if you think there's something going on with Ashley

and she's not telling you about it...

♪

I recommend you make her business your business...

♪

otherwise you might regret it later.

♪

[soft, eerie music]

♪

[tapping of computer keys]

♪

[computer phone ringing]

[eerie music]

If that's you, Chloe, you better stop or I'm gonna tell.

I don't care if you say it was my idea.

♪

Who are you?!

♪

[somber music]

♪

[tapping of computer keys]

♪

[Ms. Glynner] The Stalker Club?

-What is that? -It's nothing.

♪

[Ms. Glynner] Well, it doesn't sound like nothing.

♪

What is it, some type of online group or--

No, no, no, no.

Um...

[stammering]

I thought it was just the name of a movie

someone told me about, but... it's not.

♪

Is everything okay with you, Ashley?

♪

Yeah... everything's fine.

♪

[Ms. Glynner] All right.

♪

Well, I'm off for the day,

so... try not to burn the candle, all right?

♪

[engine starting]

♪

[dark dramatic music]

♪

[tapping of computer keys]

♪

♪

You're kidding me.

♪

Hello?

♪

Is anybody here?

♪

Hello?

♪

I'm done.

♪

I'm not playing anymore.

♪

Do you hear me?

♪

I said I'm done!

♪

[intense eerie music]

♪

[panting]

♪

[screams]

♪

[screams]

♪

[panting]

♪

Help, help!

[slamming]

♪

[footsteps approaching]

[eerie music]

♪

[laughter on video]

[video audio] One last birthday.

♪

[Ashley's dad] Kiss and hug, kiss and hug.

[muffled video audio]

♪

-Good. -Wait, wait, wait.

♪

Ah!

[intense music]

♪

[grunting]

♪

[metal clanging]

♪

[alarm ringing]

♪

[sighing]

♪

You say this was a game?

Yes.

And they were wearing a mask?

-Yes. -So, it could have been

one of your friends just messing with you.

No, they had a knife.

[officer #2] I got that, and I understand

that being locked in school after hours is scary,

but we've done a sweep and there is no one in there.

Trust me, there was somebody in there.

This was not a prank.

Okay, I'll talk to the other two you told me about...

Chloe Michaels and Darren... White.

We'll let you know what we find out.

[crickets chirring]

[sighing]

[Karen] Ashley, where have you been?

I've been calling you.

[Ashley] I got--I got locked in the school.

[Karen] What?

Where did that come from?

[Karen] You tell me.

I found it in your room.

I'm sorry for going through your things,

but I'm worried about you, Ashley.

It was so stupid, Mom.

What?

We all got this text to join this club,

the Stalker Club, and it was just supposed to be

this, like, game and then--

and then things just got out of control.

[dark music]

Who sent you the invitation?

♪

[Ashley] I don't know.

♪

Whoever it was, they--they sent us all these masks

and then they started stalking all of us.

♪

And it was kind of funny at first,

and then--and then Mark went to the hospital,

so we all decided to drop it, and it just--it didn't stop.

-What didn't stop? -The stalking.

[dramatic music]

The next thing, Sadie dies.

She killed herself.

[Ashley] No, she didn't.

♪

It was the stalker.

♪

I saw the stalker in her house

right before we found her body.

♪

Now they're after me, Mom.

♪

They locked me in the school and... they had a knife.

♪

Okay, that's it, we're going to the police.

[Ashley] I did.

♪

They just think it's someone pulling a prank.

♪

Chloe and Darren, they're the only ones that are left.

♪

It has to be one of them.

[knocking on door]

[gasping]

♪

Stay right there.

♪

I don't think she wants to talk to you right now, Darren.

♪

[Darren] Ashley, please.

[Ashley] What, did you get stalked again?

♪

My mom knows, Darren.

I told her after I told the police.

The police?

♪

Why?

Because someone tried to kill me at school.

♪

I--I'm sorry, I didn't know.

[Ashley] Yeah, well, now you do...

♪

so you'll know what to say when the police question you.

♪

-What do you mean by that? -The five of us were

the only ones who knew about Stalker Club, Darren,

so figure it out.

♪

I'm glad you told the police.

♪

And I'm glad that you're okay.

♪

I mean that.

♪

[phone ringing]

♪

-Hello? -It's Karen.

♪

-We all need to meet. -Yeah, I think you're right.

♪

tshe's talking about.

[officer #2] So you never partook in this game?

[Chloe] No, I don't know anything about it, really.

I mean, she was the one who brought it up.

I thought it was really weird,

but, you know, it's kind of typical.

What do you mean by that?

A few years ago, Ashley's dad died...

and ever since she's been a bit... off.

Everyone knows it.

[officer #2] Mm-hm.

All right, well, thank you for your time.

I'll be in contact if I have any other questions,

and in the meantime...

be careful what you join on the internet.

Crazy world out there.

[Anna] Yes, it is.

-Thanks for coming. -Oh, no, thank you

very much for your cooperation.

And, again, give me a call if anything comes up.

[Anna] I will, thanks.

Why are you lying?

-I'm not. -Yes, you are.

Ashley wouldn't have come up with something like that.

[Chloe] Ugh, well, I didn't come up with it.

-Yeah, who did? -You.

♪

What are you talking about?

[Chloe] On one of your drunken rants

you went on and on about this Stalker Club game

that you played when you were a kid

and how it ruined everything.

♪

What else did I say?

♪

Nothing.

♪

Don't lie to me.

That's all I heard, I swear.

♪

It wasn't me, Mom.

♪

I didn't start it.

♪

So who was it?

♪

This Darren kid?

I don't know, but we all swore that we would stop...

that the game was over.

♪

I guess it's not.

♪

[indistinct chatter]

♪

-Are you following me? -What?

[Ashley] You're following me, aren't you?

[Kyle] No, I--I was just going to class.

Where were you yesterday after school?

♪

I was at the tech expo.

Geez, Ash, what's wrong with you?

Can you prove it?

♪

Yeah.

♪

[soft, eerie music]

♪

Satisfied?

♪

Damn.

I thought you were cool.

♪

[Chloe] You're a real bitch, you know that?

♪

I guess you talked to the police.

[Chloe] Yeah, and I told them it was all in your crazy little head.

♪

[Ms. Glynner] Chloe, don't forget you have detention

after school today again.

[Chloe] Whatever.

♪

You were here after school yesterday?

♪

Really, Ashley, you think it was me?

Please.

♪

You're such a headcase.

Nobody would believe you.

♪

But if you get any more bright ideas...

I'll make sure you're the one that goes down.

♪

[Meredith] She's such a bitch, Ashley.

I mean, don't you remember all the cruel stuff

she used to do to us when we were younger?

Putting worms in our lunch bag,

locking us in that shed,

putting a beehive in our fort?

[Ashley] That's right.

The bees, that... that was Chloe.

[Meredith] Yeah, I know 'cause I got stung.

She was a bitch then and she's a bitch now.

So it has to be her.

[Meredith] What are you talking about?

[Ashley] Um, it's a long story, Meredith,

so I'll tell you later,

but... will you come with me somewhere tonight?

♪

If you help me... we can finally bring her down.

♪

Hell yeah.

♪

[dramatic music]

♪

[Karen] We have to tell the truth.

[Anna] It was 30 years ago, Karen, it's done.

[Karen] It's not, Anna, and you know it.

I mean, my daughter just got chased

through the school last night.

[Luke] How do you know that had to do with what we did?

[Karen] You think the masks are just coincidental?

Oh, my God, Luke.

Look what happened to your daughter.

[Anna] Karen, stop!

Those masks could be in any dollar store in any state.

You're being an alarmist just like you were back then.

-Really? -Really.

[Karen] Well, obviously, if you'd all listened to me

and not started the club in the first place,

nothing would have happened.

-You played the game, too. -Yeah.

[Karen] No, I didn't, and I told Anna I wasn't gonna play...

yet she told all of you that I was

so I could continue to be stalked

which is her idea of having fun,

like it was her idea to go too far with the stalking.

♪

What happened to Teresa was an accident.

♪

Then we should've told the cops.

[Darren's father] Look, we were teenagers.

♪

And I don't know about you, but I was scared to say anything.

[Linda] So was I.

♪

Well, someone in this room was there

the night Teresa died...

♪

so someone in this room

knows what really happened.

♪

[Luke] How are we still talking about this 30 years later?

♪

And how did our kids find out about it?

♪

We were the ones that made it up...

and we swore never to tell anyone.

♪

[Linda] Maybe someone did tell.

♪

[Karen] Okay, well, it doesn't matter how they found out.

What matters is that we finally do the right thing

and tell the police so they take what's happening

to our kids seriously.

I mean, Linda has lost Mark, Luke lost Sadie,

and I already lost my husband.

I'm telling you right now, I'm not losing my daughter.

♪

[Luke] All right, everybody, let's sleep on it.

♪

We can make a decision tomorrow, okay?

♪

[Darren's father] Right.

♪

[soft, eerie music]

♪

I've had a long day too, Mom.

♪

[Ashley] Okay, so... you're gonna call Chloe and then tell her

that I've gone off the deep end or something,

that I've threatened to go to the police

and tell them that she's the stalker.

And then she's gonna get really pissed off...

and she's gonna want to stop me...

and I'm gonna videotape her.

[Meredith] Sounds good.

-Meet back here? -Yeah.

-Good luck. -You too.

♪

[dramatic music]

[sighs]

♪

[clanging]

♪

Mom?

♪

[sighs]

♪

[cell phone ringing]

♪

Hello?

♪

Stop, Mom, stop yelling at me.

Look, this is your fault, okay?

If you hadn't told me about this stupid club

in the first place, my friends would still be alive,

my boyfriend would still be alive!

I hate you!

♪

[sighs]

♪

[gasps]

♪

[screams]

♪

[panting]

♪

Meredith.

♪

Meredith?

♪

Meredith!

♪

[gasps]

♪

[engine starting]

♪

[tires screeching]

♪

♪

Mom, Mom, Mom!

♪

Ashley.

♪

-Stay away from me. -I just wanted to talk

and tell you I'm sorry I lied to the police.

[Ashley] Of course you lied...

because it was you, you killed Mark

-and Sadie and Chloe. -What are you talking...

Don't, just don't!

♪

[Darren] Ashley, I don't know what you're talking about.

♪

Mark wasn't an accident and Sadie didn't kill herself.

♪

It was you. You--you killed both of them

and you killed Chloe.

What? This is crazy.

[Ashley] I videotaped it so you could stop lying!

♪

Fine.

♪

Go ahead and think what you want.

♪

I'm not gonna stay here to get accused

of something I didn't do.

♪

[Darren screaming]

♪

[screaming]

♪

Mom, Mom, Mom!

-What are you doing? -Mom, it's Darren.

He was here and then--and then I heard him scream outside,

and then--and then I can't find him,

-and, Mom, Chloe's dead! -What?

Mom, I think Darren is hurt.

-We need to go inside! -Okay, shh.

Go inside and call the police.

I'll find Darren.

Go, and lock the door!

♪

Oh, my God.

♪

[grunting]

♪

[phone beeping]

♪

[ringing]

♪

Who are you?

♪

What do you want?

♪

[grunting]

♪

-Where's Ashley? -She's in the house.

Darren, we have to get you to a hospital.

[Darren] It's in there.

The stalker is in the house.

♪

[grunting]

♪

[Ashley] Please.

♪

I don't want to play anymore.

♪

[stalker] Neither did my sister.

♪

Mrs. Glynner?

♪

Congratulations, Ashley.

You win the game!

♪

Why, why are you doing this?

[Ms. Glynner] Because 30 years ago,

your mother and all her friends got together

and formed a clique... called the Stalker Club.

♪

I found out about it two years ago...

♪

after my parents sold the house.

♪

I was helping to pack up my sister's things,

and I found it.

♪

It was just an old school journal...

♪

but it was all there.

♪

The rules of the game...

♪

the pact not to tell anyone...

♪

and the torment she was going through.

♪

It all made sense then.

♪

[phone ringing]

The late-night phone calls...

♪

Hello?

[heavy breathing]

♪

[Ms. Glynner] the jumpiness...

♪

[young Glynner] Teresa?

♪

What's wrong?

♪

[Ms. Glynner] the notes that she would crumple up and hide,

and the fact that she started sleeping with the light on...

♪

and the mask I caught them all wearing...

♪

all leading up until the day we found her.

♪

-Teresa, come on, wake up. -I'll call an ambulance.

♪

[Ms. Glynner] The police, they said it was an accident,

that she tripped on her shoes and fell down the stairs.

♪

[Teresa's father] Operator, I need an ambulance.

♪

But I know the truth.

♪

It was them.

♪

They killed her.

♪

So now I'm taking from them what they took from me!

♪

The ones they love the most!

[Karen] Get the hell off my daughter!

♪

You take one more step and I am gonna slice her throat.

♪

[Karen] Beth, listen to me, I'm sorry.

♪

I told them not to play the game,

but they wouldn't listen.

You're a liar!

♪

It was you, too, you were one of them.

[Karen] Beth... once I realized how horrible the game was,

I told Anna I didn't want to play,

but she wouldn't listen to me.

♪

And when your sister fell down the stairs

because Anna took the game too far,

I told them we had to tell the police,

but they all told me that we would go to jail.

♪

Beth, I'm sorry.

♪

I was scared, I was 17.

[Ms. Glynner] You took her away from me.

Do you know how that feels?

♪

Please, Beth.

♪

It's been 30 years.

♪

Don't you think it's time to end the game?

Please, give me the knife.

You know the rules.

♪

Once you join the Stalker Club,

you can never leave.

♪

[screams]

♪

[grunting]

♪

[Karen screams]

♪

[grunting]

♪

[coughing]

♪

[Glynner screams]

♪

[groaning]

♪

[heavy breathing]

[soft dramatic music]

♪

She was my sister.

♪

[somber music]

♪

[Ashley] Hey, hey, hey, hey.

All right there, tough guy, come on.

You're not supposed to be walking on your own yet.

[Darren] I know, I know,

but I needed an excuse to get close to you.

[Ashley] Oh.

[soft music]

[Darren] Hey, did you, um, did you hear about the club?

♪

[Ashley] What about it?

♪

[Darren] It's everywhere.

♪

I mean, it's all over social media and the internet.

-How? -I don't know,

but it's become this, like, international phenomenon.

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[Ashley] Why would anybody want to join,

especially after everything that's happened?

Beats me.

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[Ashley] Well, I never want anything to do with it.

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[Trevor] Hey, Darren, you keeping an eye

-on the barbecue for me? -You bet.

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[Ashley] So... do you think you can make better burgers than my mom?

-Well. -Wait a second.

You really think you can make better burgers than I do?

-It's kind of my specialty. -Oh, we'll see about that.

[Darren] It's my specialty too, ask Ashley.

[Karen] Okay, I'm sensing a cook-off here.

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[Ashley] I'm gonna go get the buns.

[Trevor] It's on.

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Here you go, you're welcome.

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