13. Rock On

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Here’s the latest. Definitely a nostalgia episode for those who remember the heavy metal years.

Rock On
When footage from a recent VH1 special on the ‘80s heavy metal years reveals the final moments of a 17 year old groupie, Rush reopens the case. 17 year old Tricia Cox was found in a bathroom of a heavy metal club in 1988 following a Def Leppard concert. Her head had been bashed into the mirrors and walls repeatedly. As Rush digs deeper into the case, she learns Tricia had been keeping many secrets and harbored a deep resentment towards her father for reasons unknown to the police at the time of her death. But the team learns that everyone close to her is keeping secrets; secrets that could have closed the case in the beginning.


May 19, 1988
-“Nuthin’ But a Good Time” by Poison plays in the background as a car drives on a freeway in Philly. Inside the car, two teenage girls with big hair and jean jackets are driving in a car. The music is blaring out of the radio as a police car turns on his lights. The car pulls over. The officer gets out of the car. The girls quickly freshen their makeup as he approaches the driver side. The driver rolls down the window. She is seventeen and has light brown hair. Her hair is sticking up and all around. It is big hair. She is wearing a bit more makeup than she needs.
Driver: Hey officer, what seems to be the problem? (She offers a smile.)
Officer: You were driving a bit fast.
Driver: I know. We’re kind of in a hurry. The Def Leppard concert starts in less than an hour. I guess I got a little carried away. (She gives a confused smile.)
Passenger: We’ve been waiting all week for this concert. It’s the Hysteria tour.
Driver: And it rocks.
Officer: (Looking at the driver.) I didn’t catch your name.
Driver: It’s Tricia. Tricia Cox. You can call me Trish.
Officer: Okay, Trish. I’m gonna let you off with a warning. But be careful on the road and especially tonight. You never know who goes to those concerts.
Tricia: Sure thing officer. Say, you like heavy metal?
Officer: A like some of it.
Tricia: Well, I turn 18 this summer. How ‘bout you and I hook up and we can catch a concert.
Officer: I’m not sure that’s a good idea.
Tricia: You sure. You’re awfully cute. And you don’t look too old.
Officer: No. I’m pretty busy with work. And I’m 22.
Tricia: I know. Well, maybe we’ll run into each other again.
Officer: Not on the road I hope.
Tricia: Of course. By Officer Friendly.
Passenger: Bye.
-Both girls giggle as the officer walks away smiling.
Passenger: Trish you’re so bad. How many cops have you done that to?
Tricia: I’ve lost count Brenda. I’m just so irresistible.
(Passenger) Brenda: Let’s get to the concert.
Tricia: Yeah. Rock on!!!!
-The car starts and drives off.

-Later, in a bathroom, there is blood on the mirror. The mirror is cracked all over. Blood is all over the sinks. Tricia’s body is lying on the floor dead. She has been thrown all over the place. Her head has been basked into the walls and mirrors many times. In the case file room, her box is being labeled and filed away.

Cox, T.
May ‘88

-In the present. Lily is in the lounge area finishing breakfast when Scotty comes in.
Scotty: There’s someone waiting for us upstairs.
Lily: Okay. Let me finish this up. Any idea what we’ve got?
Scotty: No. She requested a TV with VCR. Has a tape that might be relevant to the murder of someone way back.
Lily: Way back when?
Scotty: I don’t know. She didn’t go into details. Her name is Brenda Van Paris.

-In the main room, Lily and Scotty enter. A woman is waiting for them. She is 34 years. Brenda’s image flashes back to 17, the age she was in 1988. Then, it returns to normal.
Brenda: Detective Rush.
Lily: Brenda.
Brenda: Brenda Van Paris. I’m not sure what I got. But I caught it on TV the other night. Hard to believe you could get a lead on a local murder watching VH1.
Lily: I don’t follow.
Brenda: Do you watch VH1?
Lily: I’m familiar with it a bit.
-Vera enters.
Vera: My wife watches it religiously.
Brenda: VH1 does a lot of musical documentaries. Disco, New Wave, ‘60s music. You name it. Anyway, they aired a Heavy Metal documentary. I think it was a rerun from years back. I was flipping through the channels when I saw it. I started thinking of my friend, Trish.
Lily: Was she killed?
Brenda: Yeah. It felt good watching those hair bands again. Trish loved them all.
Lily: I remember those. Had the hair to prove it.
Vera: You actually did something with your hair.
Lily: I do my hair occasionally.
Brenda: We were almost every concert possible. Anyway, the night she was killed, Def Leppard was in town for their Hysteria tour. Trish and I were hungry for weeks to see them. Rumor had it they had a special room downstairs for girls willing to take their shirts off for the band. Trish wanted to get in. Got pulled over by a cop on the way there. Embarrassing.
Lily: What happened?
Brenda: The concert was fine. But later, she was killed at a rock club. It was called “The Jam Box”.
Lily: I remember that place.
Scotty: You were there a couple times.
Lily: I knew how to have fun.
Brenda: Thing is for a while, Trish was missing at the concert. She and I would get separated from time to time. Guys. Well, when we found each other the concert was nearly over. She was not herself.
Lily: What do you mean?
Brenda: I don’t know. She did a good job covering it up. But I knew. Something happened to her at that concert.
Lily: But she was killed at this rock club. I know where they have concerts. The stadium is nowhere near “The Jam Box”.
Brenda: I want you to look at this.
-Brenda pops the tape into the VCR.
Brenda: This footage from one of Def Leppard’s concerts was featured in this special. I can prove it was Philly.
-The footage starts. “Pour Some Sugar on Me” by Def Leppard plays in the background while footage of the screaming audience plays. A girl in the crowd is trying to push her way through the crowd.
Brenda: See. There. That’s Trish making her way through the crowd. I remember the outfit she wore.
-A man is trying to catch up with her.
Lily: There’s man following her.
Brenda: It seems like he’s chasing her. Thing is, I’ve never seen this guy before but she seems to know him well.
-Brenda turns the tape off when the footage ends.
Brenda: I dropped her off at her house and as usual she went to the club. Other than this footage, I have no idea what happened to her that night. I was wondering if you could look into it for me. I always tried to look out for her. I feel like I let her down that night.
Lily: It wasn’t your fault. Do you know anyone at the club who might have wanted to hurt her?
Brenda: I never went to the club. That was her thing, not mine.
-Lily turns the tape on and rewinds it. She looks at the footage again.
Scotty: This girl definitely is running away from someone.
Lily: And now it’s our turn to chase after him.

-Opening Credits.

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-In the case file room. Lily and Scotty are going through the file.
Scotty: Tricia Cox, age 17. Found dead in the bathroom of “The Band Box”.
Lily: File says someone threw her into the mirror repeatedly.
Scotty: Probably until he killed her. Report says she was found in the men’s room. What was she doing in the men’s room?
Lily: This was a rock club, Scotty. Girls were always in the men’s room.
Scotty: Gotcha. But what I don’t get is how the guy on our tape fits into this.
Lily: Well, maybe he was a regular at the club. We need to get a still photo of the guy in the footage. We can visit the club. Find out what it is today.
Scotty: Can’t be a rock club anymore. Probably isn’t standing.
Vera: Got that right. Became a deli in 1993.
Lily: That’s when the heavy metal era ended. Vera, why don’t you look into the club owners. Maybe they’re still around. Scotty and I will do our usual introductory interview.
Scotty: The parents.
Lily: Of course.

-Later, at Tricia’s parents’ house. A man answers the door. He is 30 years old.
Lily: Is this the Fox residence.
Man: Yes. (His image flashes back to 13 years old. Then returns to normal.) I’m Matthew.
Lily: Detective Rush.
Scotty: Detective Valens.
Lily: We’re here about your sister.
Matthew: What has she done this time?
Lily: What?
Matthew: Oh. You’re talking about Trish. Another winner in Daddy’s eyes.
Lily: I take it you’re not so excited to hear that name.
Matthew: Whoever invented the phrase “Girls are sugar and spice and all things nice” obviously never met my sisters. They caused my parents too much trouble my dad refuses to allow them to be mentioned in this house again.
Lily: Are they home? Your parents.
Matthew: No. At work.
Lily: And you?
Matthew: Divorced. Temporarily living with the parents until I can get back on my feet. Wife took everything. Thank goodness we never had children.
Lily: Not gonna get another girl that way.
Matthew: I was the good guy in this story. She’s the one who slept with every guy in town.
Lily: Let’s hope her file never ends up on my desk years from now. Because I’m good. Now back to your sister. What can you tell me about her?
Matthew: Not much to say. She loved metal. Poison, Alice Cooper, Cinderella. You name it, she had the tapes. Had tickets to every concert. She and her friend Brenda. They were obsessed. Underage groupies.
Lily: Groupies?
Matthew: It was the beginning of the end. She had a guy here one night. I had a soccer tournament. When my parents and I got home late one night, the music was on as usual. Dad never allowed it to be played that loud.

Flashback to 1988. “Seventeen” by Winger plays in the background. Matthew and his parents come in the door from the garage. Dad can hear the music from Tricia’s room.
Paul Cox: How many times have I told that girl to not play the music so loud.
Maureen Cox: What are you doing?
Paul: I’m going up there and pulling the plug on that stereo.
-Paul goes upstairs with Matthew behind him. He opens the door to find Tricia in bed with a guy.
Paul: What!! Trish.
Tricia: Daddy. What are you doing here?
Paul: I pay the bills here. So I guess, I actually live here!!! That means I have every right to be here!! Now my question. Who the hell is the scumbag in your bed?
Guy: I’m sorry.
Paul: Sorry for what? Having a good time with my daughter.
Guy: I don’t know.
Paul: You will be sorry. She’s underage.
Tricia: No, Daddy. I’m old enough to bang anyone I want.
-Paul moves in. The guy gets out of the bed. He is stilling wearing pants.
Paul: Get out of my house now before I call the cops.
Guy: Okay.
-He gets ready to walk to the bedroom door but Paul is in the way.
Guy: What are you doing?
Paul: Get out.
Guy: But you’re blocking the door.
Paul: Get out.
-The guy realizes Paul wants him to jump out the window.
Tricia: Call me, Cooper.
Guy: Sure.
Paul: Get out!!!
-The guy jumps out the window and hurts himself. Matthew is at the door watching.
Paul: What is your problem?
Tricia: What is the big deal? It was just sex.
Paul: Just sex! Are you nuts!!! Do you have any idea what you’re getting yourself into?
Tricia: I knew you wouldn’t understand. You never do. You and Mom just live in your little perfect world unaware of what I’m thinking.
Paul: Don’t talk back to me.
Tricia: (In a snotty tone) Or what? You’re gonna spank me.
-Paul slaps Tricia hard. She backs up, holds her face in shock and starts to cry.
Tricia: Get out of here!!!!! Now!!! Two can play that game!! Get out!!!!!
-Tricia turns up the music. Paul unplugs the stereo. He yanks the cord mercilessly.
Paul: This is my house and you will live under my rules. It is 10:30 at night and the music goes off. You ever bring a guy into my house again, he will not leave alive. Do you want to risk a guy’s life for your own pleasure. Just try it again. I know where my guns are at any time.
Tricia: Yes. And be carefully, Daddy. I know where they are too.
-Paul turns around to see Matthew still there.
Paul: Get in bed, son. And never become like her.
-Paul and Matthew walk away as Tricia slams the door.

-Return to the present.
Matthew: Dad had his work cut out for him. But that night was the first time he had ever slapped her. Or any of us.
Lily: Do you think he could kill her?
Matthew: Maybe. But not at that place they found her. People there would have made him. My dad would have done it in the house and hidden the body. He was smarter than that.
Lily: Do you know of anyone who might have wanted to kill her?
Matthew: No. I was in junior high. Trish was on a higher level. She was at the concerts and clubs. I didn’t know how to drive. Plus, Dad watched me more.
Lily: If your father didn’t approve of this, how was she getting away with most of it?
Matthew: It got to the point where it was easier not to argue with her and let it go. But a guy in the house. No way. Trust me, 1986 to 1988 were not peaceful years in this house. I have another sister, Britney. Major slut. Last we heard she was a hooker in the city. Dad gave up on her too. Those two were candidates for a Springer episode.
Lily: And what about you?
Matthew: I tried hard to keep my wife. But she wanted more men. In the end, she ended up like my sisters. Stupid and slutty. My parents and I get along. But I’m not so sure they’ll want to talk about Tricia.
Lily: Do you recognize this man?
-Lily shows Matthew the still photo of the guy from the footage.
Matthew: Yes. He’s the guy dad caught her with.
Lily: You positive.
Matthew: When you walk in on your older sister with a guy in bed, you tend to remember the face. That was the funniest thing I had ever seen. Dad facing this guy down in her bedroom. Priceless. Hey, I was only 13. Coming of age. Great introduction to sex don’t you think.
Lily: Not like the introduction I got.
Matthew: You walked in on your sister.
Lily: Try my mother and a strange man. And not only once.
Matthew: Man, that’s gotta stink.
Lily: Especially when you’re six years old.
Matthew: Anyway, that guy. That night wasn’t the first time I saw those two together and it wasn’t the last.
Lily: They were together before?
Matthew: He was in his twenties.
Lily: When did this incident take place, at your house?
Matthew: I think it was maybe five weeks before she died. Not 100% sure but that’s a good estimate. They were together a few weeks before that. Now a few weeks later, I didn’t see him at all.
Lily: Do you think her friend Brenda might have known?
Matthew: That dits. Highly doubtful. Brenda was a wannabe groupie. Trish was living the dream. Or nightmare. In retrospect, heavy metal amounted to little. Look where those rock stars are today. Pathetically trying to hang on to that fame they knew wouldn’t last. Brenda only went to the concerts with Trish and was part of it during the day. She was not part of the late night itinerary, if you know what I mean.
Lily: Got you loud and clear.
Matthew: I might be able to get Mom to talk to you. But Dad won’t go for it. You’re going to have to go for him yourself. It’s not gonna happen.
Lily: One last question. Do you have any idea where Trish’s boyfriend came from?
Matthew: Difficult to tell. He did have quite a few tattoos on him. Maybe a tattoo parlor might know.

[r2k]

-At the station.
Lily: Matthew seemed to know more about this girl than anyone. Yet nothing he told us today is in this report.
Scotty: The father never mentions this incident or any other in the case file.
Lily: Unless he’s hiding something.
Stillman: Not so sure. She was killed at this rock club. Detectives assumed it was confined to that location.
Lily: Which we now know has expanded.
-Vera comes up.
Vera: I think I located our mystery man. Name is Randy Cooper. He used to work at “The Jam Box”. Bartender. He now works, get this, at a motorcycle shop. Matches the still photo.
Lily: Really moved up in the world.
Vera: He owns it.
Lily: My apologies.

-A woman enters the main area. She signals somebody who points Rush out to her. She walks over as Rush recognizes her.
Lily: Trish’s mom.
Maureen: Maureen Cox. Matthew said you came by this morning.
Lily: We have a new lead on your daughter’s case.
Maureen: What could you have found after all these years?
Lily: Tricia’s friend, Brenda. She brought a tape in that shows your daughter trying to get away from someone the night she was killed.
Maureen: Brenda was a nice girl. I just hoped she would have watched over Trish more. Things were getting crazy at the house. Trish would sneak out late to go to some club.
Lily: Matthew told us about the guy at the house.
Maureen: He shouldn’t have. That was something we didn’t want broadcast over the neighborhood then. It was bad enough our little girl grew up into what she did.
Lily: It’s the same guy in the tape. We identified him. Two of my colleagues are going to talk to him right now.
Maureen: I always wanted to know what really happened to her. Paul, my husband, he wasn’t strict in the beginning. When things got out of hand he became a different person. Matthew probably painted a grim picture.
Lily: Matthew was honest. He showed concern for his dad. He even defended him. Maureen: Matthew did. We always worried he thought Paul might have killed her.
Lily: Why would he think that?
Maureen: The infamous dinner moment.

-Flashback to 1988. “Wait” by White Lion plays in the background. The Cox family is having dinner.
Maureen: So, Matthew, what did you do in school today?
Matthew: Well, I…
-Tricia interrupts him.
Tricia: You don’t have to tell her anything.
Paul: What?
Tricia: They’re just being nosey. Not having any fun so let’s ruin everyone else’s. Right dad.
Paul: Not having fun paying the bills around so you can blast your radio whenever you please.
Tricia: Give it up.
Paul: No, you give it up! You’re acting like a spoiled brat with no respect at all.
Tricia: You’re so weak!!
Maureen: Let’s not fight at the dinner table.
Tricia: That’s right. Keep the peace. So typical.
Maureen: Young lady, I’ve about had it with your attitude.
Tricia: Well have some more, witch.
Maureen: In a few minutes, I’m gonna make sure there is no peace for you.
Tricia: Ooh, I’m scared.
-Tricia rolls her eyes.
Paul: Apologize to your mother, now!!
Tricia: Why should I? Okay. (Turns to Maureen.) I’m sorry you’re such an embarrassment.
Paul: What’s wrong with you?
Tricia: What’s wrong with you?
Paul: No, I mean it.
Tricia: No, I mean it.
Paul: I’m a spoiled brat. (Paul was trying to get her to repeat it.)
-Tricia doesn’t say anything. She just smiles and laughs.
Tricia: You fell for it. Ha!!! Stupid.
Paul: Go to your room.
Tricia: I wouldn’t do that. I might have a man up there waiting for me.
Paul: Get out!!
Tricia: Without supper. Oooh. That hurts.
Paul: Watch your tone.
Tricia: Or what!!!!! You’re gonna ground me. Been there, done that.
Paul: That’s it!!!
-Paul gets up quickly and runs at her.
Paul: You ungrateful little b----!!
Maureen: No, Paul!! Don’t!!
-Maureen stops him. Tricia laughs.
Tricia: My parents. Such heroes. Ha ha ha ha.
Britney: What is wrong with her?
-Tricia leaves the dining room. She goes upstairs. A few seconds later she goes out the front door.

-Return to the present.
Maureen: Paul came close to being arrested that night. Had he hurt her. And the worst thing is, Tricia knew. She was going for that. She hated the two of us. Got the other daughter against us eventually. We went through it with her too. Paul was not going to play that game with the other one. He kicked her out at 18. That was three years after Tricia died.
Lily: Where was your husband the night Tricia was killed?
Maureen: Not with me.

-Meanwhile, at Easy Ridin’ motorcycle shop, Vera and Jeffries enter.
Vera: You know, I always wanted to ride a Harley.
Jeffries: What’s stopping you?
Vera: A lot of things.
Jeffries: Come on.
Vera: You wanna ride with me?
Jeffries: Not really. I prefer my own Harley.
-A man comes up to them. He is 40.
Vera: Randy Cooper.
Randy: Who’s asking? (His image flashes back to age 23, when he had big, long hair, and then returns to his present again where his hair is short.
Jeffries: Philly Homicide.
Randy: What can I do for you detectives?
Vera: You’ve become quite the star at the station. Did you know you were on VH1 recently.
Randy: Can’t say that I did?
Vera: See, there was some concert footage and you were in it.
Randy: Wow. But what does that have to do with you guys?
Vera: You were chasing after a girl.
Randy: Huh. (He then realizes) Oh yeah. Trish. What did the camera show?
Jeffries: Enough to make us suspicious.
-Randy sits down.
Randy: Trish and I met at a concert in 1987. Whitesnake.
Jeffries: White what?
Vera: Whitesnake. Rock group.
Jeffries: Oh.
Randy: Anyway, we shared a love for heavy metal. She loved it all. Wanted to be groupie but could never get close.
Vera: Now, you were hot and heavy over her. You were okay with her trying to get into these rock stars’ pants.
Randy: It was understood. She was allowed to sleep with them if she could. I was allowed to also.
Jeffries: The men.
Randy: There were some girl bands as well.
Vera: I was sort of fond of Vixen. An all girl rock group was kind of cool.
Jeffries: I think I’m out of my league here.
Randy: Anyway, we hit it off. Things were great until she ran away and came to me.

-Flashback to 1988. “Once Bitten Twice Shy” by Great White plays in the background. Tricia enters “The Jam Box”. Randy is a bartender.
Tricia: Randy!
Randy: Trish. What are you doing here?
Tricia: I finally did it. I packed my stuff and got out of that hellhole. No more loser parents for this chick.
Randy: Excellent, baby. I get off in a half hour. Sit down and relax. That your stuff.
Tricia: Just what I need.
Randy: Let me hold on to it.
Tricia: What are you up to tomorrow?
Randy: Got the night off.
Tricia: Good. Alice Cooper tickets. Got two.
Randy: Let’s rock tomorrow night.
Tricia: In more ways than one.
Randy: You know, I’ve never met anyone like you.
Tricia: Well, I try not to be like anyone else. I wanna rock forever. Life is too short. I wanna have fun. Real fun.
Randy: I’ll see if I can get off early.
Tricia: By the looks of you, I thought you already have.
Randy: You drive me crazy.

-Return to the present.
Randy: After that, reality set in. Before Trish I had many girls. When we became an item, things just weren’t the same.
Vera: How so?
Randy: Heavy metal music and relationships don’t go together. There’s a reason a lot of those heavy metal singers and women didn’t work out. The lifestyle isn’t built for commitment. Tricia figured that out. So did I. Thing is, Trish wasn’t really up for relationship. She went from guy to guy in search of something.
Vera: So you two broke up. Why the stalking the night she was killed?
Randy: I was at the concert. She was at the concert. I wanted to talk to her. She didn’t. I pushed. She ran. Can’t believe it is documented for America to see.
Vera: Let’s hope we don’t have to add a jury to that list.
Randy: I didn’t kill her. Not gonna lie to you. Her ditching me wasn’t cool. But Trish was a free spirit. I learned that a long time ago. She wanted to rock for all time. And had she lived, she might have done just that. Even after everybody else had moved on. Heavy metal was a life. We loved it, we lived it, we loved it. Trish lived it.
Vera: Did you love her?
Randy: I guess I did. Those were wild days. I couldn’t tell you what happened most nights. Thing is, Trish loved it and she hated it.
Jeffries: What do you mean?
Randy: Trish had big issues at home. But her hatred toward her father. I never knew what that was all about. She hated him. And she would never tell me why.
Vera: What was your take on her father?
Randy: Strict.
Vera: That’s an understatement. Her little brother spilled the beans on your first encounter with the old man.
Randy: Oh man. I do remember that night. I wet my pants. Trish told me they were going to be gone the entire weekend. But they came back that night.
Vera: Matthew said he was in a soccer tournament.
Randy: In Harrisburg. That’s a weekend trip. They came back early.
Vera: How long did she stay with you?
Randy: A week or so. Then dad found out where she was and threatened to call the cops.

[r2k]

-At the station.
Vera: Randy was under the impression the night dad caught him with Trish that Matthew and the parents were to be gone the whole weekend.
Lily: That’s odd. Matthew didn’t mention anything about them having to come back early.
Scotty: He was more interested in telling us of the big discovery. Probably didn’t think it was relevant.
Jeffries: Highly doubtful Matthew would lie about that. Trish would have heard it from her parents whether they were coming back early or not.
Lily: Unless that’s what dad wanted her to think. We need to speak with Trish’s father whether he likes it or not.
Vera: His wife gave us his work address. He’s a principal at a high school one town over from where they live.
Stillman: Might possibly give him a motive.
Lily: His reputation threatened by an out of control daughter.
Vera: Randy mentioned something about Trish really hating her father. He seemed to get the impression that there was something else to it then just rock music.
Stillman: Lily and Scotty, you go visit the principal. He’s going to talk about her now.
Lily: Sure boss.

-At the high school Paul Cox where works.
Scotty: These suburban schools look so new.
Lily: Better funding that the school I went to.
Scotty: So, how did things between you and Kite go?
Lily: Everybody wants to know. They went okay.
Scotty: Any chance of you two getting back together?
Lily: Not sure. Right now we’re on friendly terms. Let’s just leave it at that. He knows I’m open.
Scotty: Why not make the first move?
Lily: I should. I’ll have to make sure I’m no longer listed. He seemed pretty annoyed by me playing hard to get. I don’t know what I want. Have you ever worked so hard to get where you are only to be afraid of losing it by changing your life?
Scotty: I think we’ve all been through that.
Lily: I don’t know. Just I have good thing going here and I don’t want to lose it.
Scotty: You mentioned having a husband at one time.
Lily: Now, that’s reaching back. He was perfect in the beginning.
Scotty: So what happened?
Lily: The entrance is here. Let’s hope Paul Cox is in the building.
-Scotty takes the hint to drop it,

-A few minutes later in Paul’s office.
Paul: I’m only talking to you because my wife asked me to. I don’t appreciate you dredging this up after 17 years.
Lily: Why are you so hostile towards Tricia?
Paul: She was a good little girl. Then, she grew up a little and turned into a nightmare. To this day, I have no idea what happened to her to make her that way.
Lily: From what we’ve heard, she hated you.
Paul: Well, I was the one who said, “No.” all the time. I was no fun. And Trish was all about fun. Grades slipped, she quit sports. Got into boys. All this happened at the end of her freshmen year. She had a really nice boyfriend too. Dumped him.
Lily: Who was he?
Paul: Chester Foltz. Basketball player. She was sweet on him. Then she went through the change. Kicked him to the curb for guys who were not interested in her personality. Just what was under the clothes.
Lily: Seems like you never really cared for her.
Paul: You have no idea what it is like to raise a little girl and have a music fad swoop in and ruin her. I loved her. She was going places. But that damn metal music took over. I tried being nice at first. I was the one who bought her the stereo. But I had no idea how far she would take it. The stress got to me. She became difficult to control. At one point, I had to let go. I hated having to do that, but there was nothing else I could do.
Lily: Is that why you gave up so quickly on your other daughter?
Paul: I tried for two years. Then the other daughter followed in Trish’s footsteps and learned very quickly the consequences of not listening to authority.
Scotty: Funny that the girls in the family messed up and yet your son seems fine.
Paul: If you leave out the divorce he went. Why did I say that? It wasn’t his fault. It’s funny. They say men marry their mothers. My son got it all wrong. He married his sister. Or one just like her. Matthew was a good kid. Turned into a fine adult. His ex tried to take him for everything. Would’ve worked had the man she was cheating on him with could have kept his mouth shut in the court room. She tried to claim the affairs never happened and her dumb boyfriend says while testifying, “She came to me for love.” At that point her case was closed. She got nothing.
Lily: Do you even miss Trish?
Paul: Yes. I do. What kind of a question is that. I was hard on the outside with her those last years. But I didn’t know what to do. This heavy metal music made parents miserable for a long time. I was glad when the movement finally died.
Lily: But it was too late for Trish.
Paul: What can I say?
Lily: You still have one daughter out there alive. But for how long?
Paul: I know. What should I do?
Lily: I’m not quite the one to ask. Do what you think in your heart is best? Because when we all get mad, we never look to our hearts.
Scotty: Do you have any idea why she hated you so much? Randy seemed to think there was something to it.
Paul: There was something going on. Maureen tried to figure it out. None of us could. But whatever it was, she took it out on me.
Scotty: Do you think maybe your other sister might know?
Paul: I don’t know. With those it was very difficult to get any information from them. If a teenager doesn’t want to share, she won’t. Doesn’t matter how many times you ask. I will say this, that scumbag Randy was right. Something was bothering Trish and she wouldn’t say what it was. She became resentful towards me right after she got into the music. Right around when she dumped Chester. I asked her what happened. She didn’t want to talk about it.

-Later at the station.
Lily: You know Trish’s father could go either way.
Scotty: I know. He seemed concerned and then he didn’t. Like he was performing.
Lily: Exactly. Maybe Trish’s first boyfriend might give us insight.
Vera: No such luck. Can’t find any record of a Chester Foltz in the system.
Scotty: He wasn’t in the case file either.
Lily: Detectives only focused locally. The club was located in the city, nowhere near the suburbs. So all the good suspects were never zeroed in on.
Scotty: Maybe Matthew can help.
-Stillman walks up. We had our people contact VH1. One of the people analyzing the footage Brenda gave us thought it might be a good idea if we could see more. The footage will arrive tomorrow.
Scotty: Maybe we can see more of Trish’s encounter with Randy.
Lily: I’m not so sure about Randy. If she was a regular at the club, why follow her to the concert when he could have seen her later that night.
Jeffries: Plus, if he had to work after the concert that might be tricky to pull off.
Lily: Unless someone else knew of the conflict.
Vera: Who knew?
Scotty: Trish’s dad.

[r2k]

-Later, at a café nearby. Lily and Scotty are talking with Matthew
Matthew: I remember Chester. Trish’s first boyfriend. Before the drama started.
Lily: What was Chester like?
Matthew: He was a sophomore. Basketball player. All around good kid. His dad was the football coach. And the P.E. teacher.
Scotty: What went wrong between them?
Matthew: Trish dumped him out of the blue.
Lily: We forgot to ask you because we didn’t think of it. The guy you and your father caught Trish with. He said you and your parents were at a soccer tournament. The trip was supposed to last the whole weekend.
Matthew: No, it wasn’t. It was just a Saturday trip. I can’t imagine where Trish would have heard that from.
Scotty: Probably from a parent who wanted her to think that so he could catch her.
Lily: Matthew, we need for you to think back and establish a timeline.
Matthew: Sure.
Lily: I need you to place these events in order. Trish and Chester going out, Trish dumping Chester, the interest in metal music, Trish and your dad not getting along.
Matthew: Okay. Trish and Chester going out came first. The music started. At first she was just listening to it. Then, Trish and her dad started a little conflict. Finally, she dumped Chester. I’m positive that is the order.
Lily: So, somewhere in the middle of all this something happened.
Matthew: Whatever it was, Trish felt betrayed. She became more withdrawn.
Lily: Do you think you’re father might have molested Trish and Britney?
Matthew: Not sure. They seemed fine until Trish went nuts. Dad and I spent a lot of time together and nothing happened to me. I don’t know. The only way that could have happened to Trish was if it was being done by someone else. Mom confided in me years ago that she suspected someone was.
Lily: She ever tell you who?
Matthew: No. But she told me she kept an eye on dad. She never saw him do anything. See Trish was becoming defiant first. Britney was still good. After Trish died, Britney became more distant.
Lily: Where is Britney now?
Matthew: I don’t know.
Lily: I know you know. Siblings are more often trusted in these situations when the parent is perceived as the enemy. Your mother told me about the episode at the dinner table.
Matthew: The only reason I pretend not to know is because Britney asked me never to tell them. I have her address and phone number. You can call her. I’ll call her to tell her what is going on. She most likely will want to talk to you. She’ll trust you.
Lily: Thanks. By the way, we can’t seem to locate Chester Foltz anywhere. Do you have any idea where he is?
Matthew: His dad is still the coach at the high school. And teaching P.E. of course. He should be there right now.

-Outside the café.
Lily: I’m not sure going to the high school is a good idea what with Paul there and all.
Scotty: Good point. I’ll have Jeffries look up the information. We can talk to him at home.
Lily: In the meantime, we need to talk to Brenda again. Maybe she knows more about this.
Scotty: You think she’ll talk about it?
Lily: Now that there is possible connection between this and Trish’s murder. Most likely.

-At the station. Brenda is sitting at Lily’s desk.
Brenda: Trish and Chester went out for most of freshmen year.
Lily: How were they?
Brenda: They were a cute couple. Both were in sports so it was kind of a nice arrangement. There were not many boys her father would have approved of.
Lily: What happened between them?
Brenda: Trish changed. Chester wasn’t part of that change. She felt it was time to move on. He always loved her. He couldn’t have killed her.
Lily: Brenda, we know something went on. Too many things happened at one time back then. You were her best friend. You can’t tell me you don’t know.
Brenda: I guess there’s no point in keeping it a secret any longer. Her parents know what happened to her. Because it didn’t happen to her. It happened to me.

-Flashback to 1986. “You Give Love a Bad Name” by Bon Jovi plays in the background. Trish and Brenda are in the girl’s locker room.
Brenda: I’m tired. Think I’m going to take a bath and hit the sack when I get home.
Trish: You got that test tomorrow you haven’t studied for.
Brenda: I’ll wing it. Anyway, I’m getting an “A” in the class right now. I can afford to slip a bit.
Trish: I gotta study a bit. I hope we win the game Friday.
-A few senior guys walk into the locker room. The girls look in amazement. The leader of the pack approaches Trish. There are five guys.
Trish: Hey sporto.
Ricky: Hey there Trish. I’ve been watching you practice. You’re quite good.
Trish: Thanks. You know you guys could get in a lot of trouble for being in here.
Ricky: Don’t worry. Ms. Mansfield is out right now. It’s just you two and us.
Billy: Yeah, and we’ve selected you two to be our dates.
Trish: I beg your pardon.
Ricky: Guys.
-The guys grab the girls while Ricky and Billy get ready for some fun.
Ricky: Don’t worry Trish. It’ll be fun.
Trish: No, it won’t.
-Trish kicks him in the stomach. She backs the other guy holding her to the wall. He is hurt. She runs out for help. The guys move in on Brenda.
Ricky: Well, I guess you’re going to have to spread yourself around to the rest of us. Seeing as your friend isn’t up for a party.
Brenda: No. Please. Don’t.
Ricky: You’re begging the wrong way sweet thing. Please, do me. That’s the right way.
-Brenda tries to stop him.

-Return to the present.
Brenda: I guess you know the rest.
Lily: Yeah. Brenda, you came to us with the tape. Why didn’t you tell us?
Brenda: I try not to talk about it. I was hoping you could find her killer without knowing that. She didn’t ditch me, you know. Trish came back with help.
Lily: But it was too late.
Brenda: The boys forced me to take a shower. Washed all the evidence off.
Lily: And DNA evidence wasn’t available yet.
Brenda: The worst thing is that the coach covered it all up.
Lily: Ms. Mansfield.
Brenda: No. Mr. Foltz. He was the baseball coach also. The boys were baseball players. That year was a big year. He put winning the baseball championship over finding the ones who raped me.
Lily: And Trish’s father knew the coach.
Brenda: They all look out for each other.
Lily: And without serious evidence and the fact they were teens.
Brenda: Trish’s dad was just happy she wasn’t raped. But it was the beginning of the end for Chester. Trish couldn’t stay with him knowing his dad helped cover it up. And then she blamed her dad for it as well. And then my parents didn’t want to deal with the shame of it. So they told me not to report it.
Lily: And you never did?
Brenda: No. I just buried it inside. They made me pretend it never happened.
-Brenda breaks down. Lily comforts her.
Lily: You can’t blame yourself for this. But you have a chance to deal with this now. There may be a connection between your rape and Trish’s murder. I want you to remember that. Now, do you remember Ricky’s last name.
Brenda: Hamilton.
Lily: We’re gonna pay Ricky a visit. You gotta message for him.
Brenda: Tell him he’s goin’ down.

[r2k]

-Later.
Lily: So Trish wasn’t the one who was raped or molested. Brenda was. Now, we’ve got to figure out how this bothered Trish.
Scotty: If this was the motive for it all, why wait two years.
Vera: Trish was so far gone. She wasn’t a danger.
Lily: Ricky wanted Trish. The other guy was to get Brenda.
Jeffries: Maybe Ricky wanted to finish what he started.
Stillman: But there was no evidence of rape at the murder scene in ’88.
Lily: Maybe he was angry and never bothered to rape her when she died.
Scotty: Well, clearly, this is a murder of revenge and anger. Whoever did this had a score to settle with her.
Lily: Making everybody here a suspect. Each person we’ve talked to has a motive. Except Matthew. He was too young to get into the club.
Scotty: What about Maureen?
Lily: Not sure. She seems to be a pawn in this whole thing, not sure where she went wrong as a mother. Besides, I’m sure she’d have been identified. Not like she could easily blend in at “The Jam Box”.
Jeffries: But weren’t most of these people in drugs most of the time. Highly unlikely anyone would have remembered anything anyway.
Scotty: And underage. Underage kids don’t exactly hang around a murder scene.
Vera: How bout Jeffries and I visit this Hamilton guy. Scare him a bit.
Lily: We’ll go talk to the coach. Then, we’ll meet with Matthew and his whole family this time.
Scotty: Let’s go talk to the sister first. We’ve been putting her off.
Lily: Matthew said he would contact her first.
-A woman in her earlier thirties walks in. She’s attractive. She spots Lily and walks over.
Woman: Are you Detective Rush?
Lily: Yes.
Woman: I’m Britney Keith.
Lily: You mean Britney as in Trish’s sister.
Britney: Yes.
Lily: But from what everyone said, you were a…..
Britney: Hooker with no prospects. Cover. I live in New York now. Married, five kids.
Lily: I don’t understand. Matthew has kept in touch with you all these years. He never mentioned you were alright.
Britney: By all means, I was heading down the wrong path. Then I met a guy. He was in college. Anyway, he kind of fell for me. Took me home to meet his parents. They took me in while he finished school. We were married after his graduation.
Lily: So you got the package deal.
Britney: Well, he came from a nice family without any baggage. But I didn’t want my parents to know where I was. But there was no way I couldn’t keep in touch with Matthew.
Lily: What can you tell me about Trish’s death?
Britney: It’s not what it seems. She’d been going to that club for a year. For her to be murdered after all that time when everyone there knew her is wrong.
Lily: What do you mean?
Britney: They knew her there. She was popular. They made sure she was safe. Randy always made sure she was safe.
Lily: Until they broke up.
Britney: They never broke up.
Lily: But he told us they did.
Britney: No way. She met up with him at the concert.
Lily: Why was he never mentioned in the case file.
Britney: She was underage at a rock club. They all kind of pretended not to know her. To save their asses.
Scotty: Good point.
Britney: There were a lot of things going on around Trish that people didn’t want to come out. That was the problem.
Scotty: What was the problem?
Britney: It was difficult to figure out who killed her because everyone was keeping a secret. There was Randy whom nobody wanted to mention to the police. I mean for the community to learn that the principal’s daughter is an out-of-control slut. Then there was the rape Trish’s friend went through and all the baggage that came with that. Massive cover-up there.
Lily: So you knew about the rape.
Britney: Oh yes. Matthew was too young so we kept him from knowing that.
Lily: I wouldn’t be too sure about that.
Britney: I guess you’re right on that. But there were so many shady things going on and since Trish was found in some, well, unrespectable place, detectives simply assumed it was a random murder.
Lily: What do you think happened?
Britney: I don’t know. Her boyfriend didn’t seem too nice when they broke up.
Lily: Randy was a loser, but not a killer.
Britney: I meant Chester. He took the break-up pretty bad.
Lily: We haven’t met with him, yet. We don’t know where he is.
Britney: He liked her. And then suddenly, she dumped him. Well, not for us. I knew it was coming. The way she was at home.
Lily: But what about your erratic behavior.
Britney: I was going through my phase. I was lucky enough to have a great guy save me from my own destruction. For me, getting away from my parents and the whole mess was all I cared about. But I don’t want them to know I’m okay. I want them to feel bad. To be honest, I was going through the motions to upset them both.
Lily: That may not be the best way to handle things.
Britney: Well, for me it is. Please don’t tell them.
Lily: I won’t.

-Meanwhile, Vera and Jeffries have Ricky Hamilton in the interrogation room.
Ricky: I remember Tricia. Tough break. She was a good athlete. Excellent volleyball player and super fast swimmer.
Vera: And from what Brenda told us, your prize bang.
Ricky: I never touched Trish.
Vera: That’s right. She got away. We heard. Brenda, on the other hand, became your prize.
Ricky: You can’t prove anything. Besides, isn’t there a statute of limitations on rape?
Vera: Maybe so. But if you have anything to do with Trish’s death you are toast.
Ricky: Why would I kill her?
Vera: Because she was getting out of control. You see, just because she wasn’t raped doesn’t mean she wasn’t affected by it.
Jeffries: You and your jock buddies had a good time that night. I hope it was worth it because Brenda harbors a lot of anger.
Vera: And she’s out for justice. She has a message.
Ricky: What message does she have for me?
Vera: You’re goin’ down. We’re going to get you if you are the one responsible.
Ricky: This is ridiculous. I didn’t kill Trish and there’s no way you can prove it. So if you’re going to pin me for a murder to get me for a rape you’re doing the wrong thing.
Vera: And how is that? One way or another you’ve done something wrong.

[r2k]

-Meanwhile, Lily and Scotty are at Peter Foltz’s house.
Peter: There was no rape in that locker room.
Lily: Well, we have a woman who claims there was.
Peter: Brenda was not raped by my boys. Why she would finger them is beyond me. And as for Tricia, she was a wild girl. She tried to do something about the rape.
Lily: So you got her dad to talk her out of it.
Peter: Look, there was no evidence of a rape and these were good boys.
Scotty: Good boys as in well-behaved or good as in good athletes.
Peter: Sports is big business in high school. Let’s just say a scandal like that would have ruined us.
Lily: Or ruined you.
Peter: Look, teens can be wild and reckless sometimes. That goes with the territory.
Lily: Yeah, but we’re not talking about a simple prank in the locker room with the teammates and wedgies. We’re talking about the rape of a girl and eventually murder of another that could possibly be connected.
Peter: In the end, it was her word against theirs. The boys said they did nothing. There was no evidence of rape.
Lily: Because they made her shower it off.
Peter: Please. Spare me the speculations.
Lily: Then tell me something. How long did Tricia push things before finally backing off?
Peter: That’s the thing. She pushed for a while and then let it go. She dumped my son. What kind of girl dumps a guy because she doesn’t like her father?
Lily: If you were her, would you like you?
Peter: Please. That girl hurt my son big time. He never got over it.
Lily: Since you brought him up, where is your son? We can’t seem to find him.
Peter: He doesn’t talk to me anymore. I think he moved to Ohio.
Lily: When did you two have your falling out?
Peter: After Trish died. That was beginning of the end for us. He was civil and respectful long enough for me to pay his way through college. Upon graduating, he skipped town and left a note.
Lily: Do you still have the note?
Peter: No. Through it away. Found it years later after my wife died. She retrieved it and kept it. All she had left of him. She blamed me for what happened.
Lily: Well here’s a newsflash. You are to blame for what happened with your son. He hated you for what you did. He lost his girlfriend because you covered up her best friend’s rape. What did you expect?
Peter: I don’t know what I expected. You don’t know what it’s like to be a high school coach. The pressure people put on you is tremendous. And Tricia’s father was the leader of that pressure. He forced me not to pursue it. I wanted to. Damn it, I wanted to. I was so angry at those boys and I knew they did it. But then they’re parents came in threatening to sue. It was a no-win situation for all of us. But I will tell you this, Tricia wouldn’t let it go and even after she did, I could tell she didn’t.
Lily: What do you mean?
Peter: Deep down inside, she never let it go. She was waiting. Let it go for the time being.
Lily: So nobody would suspect she was still pursuing it.
Peter: That’s right. I’d see her around. She gave up on sports. But she still came around, more secretly. She was spying on those boys.
Lily: Did she ever find anything out?
Peter: No. The evidence was lost. But she was hoping to catch them doing something else. Brenda was never the same after that. She stayed in sports but she was never as good. She and Brenda stayed friends.
Lily: You say your son lives in Ohio. We need to talk to him. Would you like for us to tell him anything?
Peter: Tell him I’m sorry. And I couldn’t have killed her. We had a baseball game that night.

-Later at the station.
Lily: Peter seems genuine. Just a coach stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Scotty: But Chester may know some more about Tricia.
Lily: We need to find him.
Vera: Got him. Cleveland, Ohio. Jeffries is contacting him now.
-Jeffries enters the conversation.
Jeffries: He’s coming right now. He’ll be here in a few hours. Said he’d be here in the morning though.
Lily: How did you get him to come in so quickly?
Jeffries: Just told him we were looking into her murder and found some new leads and he became interested.
Lily: Probably knows it’s safer now to talk about it. In the meantime, let’s have a family reunion.

-At Lily’s desk. Britney is waiting.
Britney: I’m only doing this because Matthew wanted me to. Oh well, it will be worth it to see the look on dad’s face when he sees the tramp he so degraded is actually a successful wife.
Lily: It’s not about the revenge.
Britney: It’ll be fun.
-Tricia’s parents and Matthew walk in. Paul instantly recognizes Britney.
Paul: Britney.
Britney: Dad.
-Maureen walks over to her.
Maureen: You look so good. (Both images flashback to 1988 and the return again)
-Britney starts to cry.
Britney: I’m sorry, mom. I never meant to hurt you.
Paul: Of course not. She meant to hurt me.
Britney: Can you blame me? After what you did that night.
Paul: Don’t talk about that.
Britney: Why not? You made Trish shut up about what happened. You kept me quiet about what you did the night she died.
Lily: What did he do?
Britney: He took me to “The Jam Box”
-Lily turns to Paul.
Lily: Now that’s a piece of information we detectives call very interesting. And surprising since you haven’t shared it with us before. Care to explain it.
-The rest of the family looks at him.
Maureen: I’d like to know that too.
Paul: I wanted to bring her home. Britney was waiting in the car.

-Flashback to 1988. “Runaway” by Bon Jovi plays in the background. Tricia is at a table in the corner. Paul spots her and goes to her.
Paul: Trish, I want you to come home.
Tricia: Forget it dad. You’re too late for me.
Paul: I know you’re angry.
Tricia: And you did nothing about it.
Paul: I’m sorry.
Tricia: The thing that gets me is that you don’t care that it could have been I that got raped. You never cared.
Paul: I don’t know what to say.
Tricia: That’s the thing. You never know what to say. Typical.
Paul: So this is it. You’re going to ruin your life to teach me a lesson.
Tricia: That’s right, Dad. It’s the perfect punishment for you. Daddy’s little girl goes wild.
Paul: Is this what you want to do with your life?
Tricia: Yeah. I want to bang my head to every band that comes in here. And I want to bang every rock star at every concert. I love it. I’ve already been with a few stars. The backstage parties are fun for girls who are willing.
Paul: And you are.
Tricia: Always. I love rock and I love rockin’ the rockers. I want to bang my head and every guy with a guitar. Am I everything you ever hoped for?
Paul: No. I’m not sure I have anything left to say to you. I would know where to go with this.
Tricia: Well I do. Leave.
Paul: No. Please.
Tricia: Get out of here!!!! Leave me alone!!!
Paul: Well, I guess you’ve spoken. I’ll leave now. But I want you to know I’m sorry and if you ever want to come back you’re always welcome.
-Tricia is crying at the table. Randy walks up to them. Paul looks at Randy,
Paul: She’s all yours now. Take good care of her.
-Paul walks away.

-Return to the present.
Paul: I gave up on her because she had no intention of coming home. There was nothing more I could do. I left and she was dead two hours later. (Starts to cry.) I have to live with that.
Maureen: Paul. I forgive you.
Matthew: Dad. Don’t take it so hard. Wasn’t exactly an easy situation.
Britney: Dad, I’m sorry too. This was Trish’s fight. I never should have kept it going. Will you forgive me?
Paul: You don’t need to be forgiven. But will you forgive me?
Britney: Yes. I hate not having parents. Oh Mom. I have pictures of your grandchildren. Have a look.
-Lily looks on as Scotty approaches.
Lily: You know, this family is proof that forgiveness can be a powerful thing.
Scotty: Does this mean you’ll eventually forgive your sister?
Lily: She must first wish to be forgiven. Besides, we still have no idea where she is. He didn’t kill Trish. None of the members of this family did. They were victims of a horrible event and mistakes that followed. I don’t know. Maybe Chester might know something.

[r2k]

-A few hours later.
Chester: Trish was a great girl. (image flashes back to age 15 then returns to 35.) We could have gone places together.
Lily: How did you two meet?
Chester: I asked her to the homecoming dance.
-Lily smiles.
Lily: First girlfriend.
Chester: Yeah. She was a freshmen. We both played sports so we had that in common.
Lily: Thing is, originally it was assumed that she was killed at the club as some random act of violence. Her friend Brenda learned that an ex-boyfriend was after her.
Chester: She hooked up with some guys after. Not good guys. Did it mostly to anger her father.
Lily: This guy. We talked to him. He claims he is innocent but seems to think her father did something. Then, we heard about Brenda’s rape.
Chester: So the cat’s out of the bag. Man. How everybody managed to keep that quiet is beyond me. Brenda never wanted to report it. Trish was the one.
Lily: Why do you think Trish wanted to expose it?
Chester: It was a rape. And she felt guilty.
Lily: That it was her friend and not her.
Chester: Trish was strong. She knew how to fight. Brenda was more delicate. Trish did what she had to do. She came back with help. But not after many people ignored her.
Lily: What do you mean?
Chester: I was on the court that evening. I know how it went down.

-Flashback to 1986. “We’re Not Gonna Take It” by Twisted Sister plays in the background. On the basketball court, people are all over. Tricia runs out from the girl’s locker room and toward the gym.
Tricia: Somebody help. Brenda is being raped. Hurry.
Peter Foltz: What is going on?
Tricia: Brenda is being harassed by the boys.
-The other guys ignore her.
Peter: Are you sure?
Tricia: I’m sure. They tried to do it to me. Come on.
-Peter walks slowly to the locker room.
-Inside the girl’s locker room, there is nobody.
Peter: There’s nobody here.
Tricia: But they were here. Tricia was here.
-Chester comes inside.
Chester: Dad, what’s going on?
Peter: Son, you’re not supposed to be in here. Get out.
-Chester leaves. Tricia follows him.
Peter: Young lady. There is nobody here. What’s the game?
Tricia: There is no game.
Peter: I don’t like practical jokes. I’m going to let it go this time because we need athletes like you. But don’t do this again.
-Peter storms off.
Tricia: Brenda’s in danger.
Chester: We’ll find her. Let me go change.
-Chester goes to the boy’s locker room. The guys are in there. Brenda is in the shower, shaking.
Chester: What’s going on?
Ricky: Girl wanted us. She’s cleaning up right now.
Chester: She doesn’t look like she’s cleaning up. She’s terrified.
Ricky: Well, she is getting cleaned. And if you don’t leave right now, we’ll say you were in on it with us.
-Chester reluctantly leaves.

-Return to the present.
Chester: I told Trish what was going on. A got a few of my friends and we stormed in their and got her out.

-Flashback to 1986. “We’re Not Gonna Take It” is still playing. No real dialogue. Chester and a few guys storm into the boy’s locker room and get Brenda out before the rapists start round 2.

-Return to the present.
Chester: When she told us what happened, she had no idea she was moved from one locker room to another.
Lily: She was in shock.
Chester: And Trish was on the warpath. But Brenda wouldn’t let her do anything. By the time Brenda wanted to come forward, there was no evidence on her. Janitors had cleaned the locker room showers everywhere. There was no way to prove a rape had even occurred. It was so scary how everything was erased.
Lily: But not in Brenda’s mind.
Chester: No. Brenda was angry for some time. Eventually, she got better and started hanging out with Trish again.
Lily: But you and Trish broke up.
Chester: Yeah. She couldn’t go out with the son of a liar.
Lily: Your dad.
Chester: She hated dumping me. But that was what she wanted.
Lily: And you cut your dad off.
Chester: Well. I couldn’t be the son of a liar anymore either. Every time I looked at him I remembered what happened.
Lily: Your dad was in a bad position. He wanted me to tell you he was sorry.
Chester: It’s too late for that. I graduated from high school that year without Tricia. Oh, why not. My plan was to go to college and then come back and rescue her. We would go off together. That was the plan.
Lily: Did Trish know about the plan?
Chester: Yes, she did.
Lily: But you two broke up.
Chester: At the surface. We did break up. But a few months later, we bumped into each other again.
Lily: What did you discuss?

-Flashback to 1988. “Patience” by Guns and Roses plays in the background at a mall. Tricia and Chester bump into each other at the food court.
Chester: Hey.
Tricia: Hey.
Chester: How’ve you been?
Tricia: I’ve been good. And you?
Chester: Pretty good. Look, I don’t expect anything but can we talk?
Tricia: Sure.
-They are walking.
Tricia: Chester, I’m sorry. Sorry about everything.
Chester: Me too. I should have been with you.
Tricia: It wasn’t easy. I backed down myself.
Chester: I hate my father for what he did.
Tricia: It was my father’s fault too. But I never should have sacrificed you. It’s just hard having to look at your father.
Chester: I’m going to leave him.
Tricia: When?
Chester: After college. I’m going to split and never talk to him again. I figured he can put me through college like a father should and then I’m splitting.
Tricia: That is so cool.
Chester: Would you come with me?
Tricia: I don’t know.
Chester: It would be perfect. You keep doing what you’re doing for a while longer. Then, when I graduate, we can go off together.
Tricia: Things have changed for me.
Chester: Why don’t you come with me to college?
Tricia: You sure that will work?
Chester: Look, you can stay with a friend of mine off campus. Or you can stay with me.
Tricia: That’s crazy.
Chester: So you’re into the heavy metal stuff.
Tricia: I love the music. I’m just having a wild time. It’s just being with the guys. So empty.
Chester: Then be with me. I love you. I always have. I’m not like those other jocks. I never would have done that. What do you say?
Tricia: Yes. I’ll go away with you.

-Return to the present.
Chester: I apologized. She apologized. Told her I was fed up with my dad. Then I told her what I was going to do.
Lily: How was the plan going to work?
Chester: Simple. I got to college and she hangs here and punishes her dad for a while. When I graduate, I send for her.
Lily: Like that.
Chester: Like that. But then Trish really liked my idea of following me to college.
Lily: Boy, everyone is keeping secrets and playing games. No wonder her death was unsolved.
Chester: I don’t follow.
Lily: Everybody involved in this case kept some vital information and now it is nearly impossible to figure out who killed her.
Chester: Well, I didn’t kill her. We planned on going away together.
Lily: Maybe she changed her mind. Maybe the heavy metal lifestyle was too good to drop. Maybe you couldn’t handle it.
Chester: Look, she may have been into it. But eventually, like all fads, it would fade. And it did.
Lily: But to a seventeen year old girl that might not have been in sight.
Chester: She would have changed. It’s inevitable. Change happens. Besides, I understood her phase. And she loved me.
Lily: What happened after your conversation?
Chester: She went back to find Brenda.
Lily: She was at the mall too.
Chester: They went everywhere together.
Lily: Brenda was a good friend.
Chester: She regretted not being able to save Trish the way Trish saved her.

[r2k]

-Later.
Lily: We’ve ruled out the family.
Scotty: What about Randy?
Lily: He was a metal head but not likely one to kill unless he learned of her leaving. According to Paul, Randy approached the table the night she died.
Scotty: So despite the concert footage, they may have still been on good terms.
Lily: Do we have the additional footage?
Scotty: Think so. It was sent overnight express.

-In the other room, they are watching the extended footage.
Lily: This covers the whole time. We only saw a fragment of the footage on Brenda’s tape.
-You can see Tricia and Brenda. After a few seconds, Brenda leaves to go to the bathroom probably. Tricia is alone when she looks to her left. Randy spots her and comes over to her. She smiles and waves. She sees someone else behind Randy and freaks out. Lily and Scotty look at the area closely. Lily spots Ricky and his friends off to the side. They don’t see her. Randy is there and sees her running away. He can see she is distressed and follows her.
Lily: Tricia wasn’t running away from Randy.
Scotty: She saw the other guys. This is near the end of the concert. Chances are Ricky and his friends never knew she was there.
Lily: Look. The camera is on them the whole time. They never knew she was so close to them.
Scotty: Bummer. I was kind of hoping they did it. If we couldn’t get ‘em for the rape, get ‘em for the murder.
Lily: Scotty. What did you just say?
Scotty: If we couldn’t get ‘em for the rape, get ‘em for the murder. I’m sorry, was that insensitive?
Lily: No. That’s it. Trish saw the guys and was afraid they might have seen Brenda.
Scotty: So.
Lily: A girl is at a concert with her best friend and spots the guys who raped the friend. She wasn’t running away from them. She was running towards Brenda.
Scotty: What does that have to do with what I said?
Lily: Nothing. It just explains what is going on in the tape. Let’s look at the original aired footage again.

-The next day, Lily and Scotty pay Brenda a visit at her home.
Brenda: I appreciate you coming.
Lily: We talked to Chester.
Brenda: You found him.
Lily: He’s doing good.
Brenda: I’m glad.
Lily: Did you know Trish was going to go away with him?
Brenda: No. She was! I didn’t know.
Lily: You knew Brenda. You and Trish were best friends and when she bumped into Chester at the mall soon before she died, you overheard everything.
Brenda: I overheard. Doesn’t mean I killed her.
Lily: We also know you were at the club that night.
Brenda: I wasn’t there.
Lily: We got entire footage from that concert. It shows who Tricia was really worried about. We saw Ricky and we think you did too.
Brenda: Trish and I were having a good time and then I looked over and there he was. I had to get out of there.
Lily: Trish spotted him too. That’s why she came to you. Randy caught up with her.
Brenda: It was the first time I had seen him.
Lily: She took you to the club. To keep you safe. Not knowing you had seen Ricky.
Brenda: Then her dad came. I went to the bathroom and he was there when I returned.
Lily: And when he realized she wasn’t coming back, you realized she was leaving. Leaving you to deal with the rape all by yourself. Like she did when it happened. But you didn’t quite make it back to the table for Randy to see you. Nobody ever knew you were there.
-Brenda breaks down.
Brenda: She wasn’t raped. She ran out of there and all I could think about is how much I hated her for that. (Crying) I tried not to. I honestly tried not to.
Lily: She got help.
Brenda: I know. I know. And she was there for me the whole time, but in my mind, all I could think about was, “It was me not her.”
Lily: And you were angry.
Brenda: I kept trying to tell myself not to get mad. But I couldn’t.
Lily: So when she took you to the club, you knew there was an opportunity to get even.
Brenda: No. It didn’t happen like that. I don’t know what I was thinking. I was raped by five guys and nothing was done about it!!!! Nothing!!! And she got away. She got away. Leaving me to be raped. And when I heard she was leaving it was like it was happening all over again. It all kept going through my head over and over again. I wanted to get even but not kill her. I only wanted to hurt her. But I didn’t kill her. I just walked away and let her die. I walked away and let what happened to me happen to her. Randy came in. I just wanted to hurt her a bit until she felt as bad as I did.

-Flashback to 1988. Tricia and Brenda are in the bathroom. The music outside is loud.
Tricia: I love the boy’s bathroom much better. Randy is a cool guy. We’re kind of on and off.
Brenda: But you’re off now.
Tricia: Who knows?
Brenda: I do. I saw you with Chester at the mall. You and Randy are off now.
Tricia: We just talked.
Brenda: I know. I heard the whole thing. So when are you going to leave?
Tricia: I’m sorry, Brenda. I was going to tell you.
Brenda: When? After you had left. Leaving me to pick up the pieces of my life.
Tricia: What do you mean?
Brenda: (Getting mad) You ran out on me in the locker room!
Tricia: What! No I didn’t!
Brenda: Yes, you did, Trish! You left me to be raped by all those guys!
Tricia: I went to get help!
Brenda: No you didn’t! I hate you!
Tricia: Look, do you want to go to the police. We can still do that.
Brenda: No. It’s too late. I’m damaged goods. I can’t get near a guy. I’m so afraid. You should have stayed with me. You ran away!!! You ran away!!!!! You ran away!!!!!
-Brenda grabs Tricia by the head and knocks her to the ground. She picks her up again. She lets go of Tricia, who is struggling to get up. The music is so loud nobody outside can hear what is going on.
Brenda: (Relaxes and leans up against the wall with no blood on it.) This feels so good.
-Randy comes in.
Randy: What’s going on?
Brenda: She’s ditching us.
Randy: What?
Tricia: No baby, that’s not true.
Brenda: She’s going with some other guy to college.
Randy: I thought you were staying with me.
Tricia: Of course I am. I love you.
Randy: I don’t believe that. Not for a second.
-Randy turns to Brenda.
Randy: You should go. Just leave. Nothing happened here. Understood. You didn’t see a thing. I don’t want to have to hurt you too. You don’t have to suffer the way she’s going to. She betrayed us both.
Brenda: (Sounding terrified) Okay. I’m sorry.
-Brenda leaves. She runs out.

-Return to the Present.
Brenda: I don’t know what happened in that bathroom. I thought he’d get mad and they’d argue. I never thought he would kill her.
Lily: The footage clearly showed the killer following her.
Brenda: I never imagined you would dig this deep. I never thought you would finger him for this.
Lily: It eventually led us to him. But we also looked at the footage you gave us. Ricky is on that footage too. Thing is, you saw him too. Look here Brenda.
-Lily shows Brenda some footage. In the footage, Brenda looks to the side and sees something that upsets her.
Lily: You figured we wouldn’t get Randy for it. So you wanted Ricky to take the fall.
Brenda: I’m sorry. I should have helped her. But I was so angry. It was like, her killer or my rapists. I wanted them to pay. It was the only way to get them.
Lily: Nobody helped you the way you needed to be helped. Make a statement and I’ll arrange for some counseling. We also may be able to do something about the rapists. We did some research and it turns out that Ricky is one DUI away from a prison sentence. I know a guy at D.A.’s office. We can arrange him to stay in prison long enough.
Brenda: Long enough for what.
Lily: You know what goes on in there. If he’s still as cocky as he was in high school, it’s only a matter of time. The statute of limitations has worn off on rape. Especially one over 15 years.
Brenda: I never should have left her.
Lily: He’d have killed you too. And that is probably what Trish was thinking during the rape. This was a no-win situation for everybody involved.
Brenda: What about the other guys?
Lily: You mean Ricky’s friends.
Brenda: They didn’t actually rape me. But they were there.
Lily: They were minors at the time. And technically they didn’t do anything to you. But if it makes you feel any better, one is in prison. For rape. The other is dead. Alcohol-related car crash.
Brenda: Let’s hope Ricky gets caught.
Lily: We have an officer on it. He’s trailing Ricky around, waiting. I’ll introduce you to him when we catch Ricky.
Brenda: Thanks.

[r2k]

-In the interrogation room.
Lily: Well, Randy. The final piece of the puzzle is here.
Randy: I don’t know what you’re talking about.
Lily: Brenda finally told us you were in the bathroom with them.
Randy: What? She didn’t see what happened.
Lily: Of course she didn’t. But she knows and we know.
Randy: You can’t prove a thing.
Lily: I think we can. That leather jacket on the wall at your shop.
Randy: What about it?
Lily: You wore it that night at the club. Brenda told us and we recognized it from the footage. And I’ll bet there is still some blood on it. Now, we can exhume Trish’s body to look for DNA.
Scotty: I’m sure it’ll be a match.
Randy: What? You can do that.
Lily: Sure, Randy. We can do a lot of things we couldn’t in ’88. We can also get the DNA from a blood sample on file. Now’s your chance to do the right thing and tell us what really happened.
Randy: Man!
Lily: We know you loved her.
Randy: Not after that night. That b---- said she loved and then stabbed me in the back.
Lily: And you knew there was a chance Brenda might keep quiet.
Randy: Trish never knew what she wanted.
Lily: Yes, she did. That’s why you killed her. Because she was going away with someone she loved. Not with someone with so few prospects.
Randy: I guess I still love her. I don’t know what came over me. She was special. And it killed me that she was going to just sneak off like that. I know telling the truth won’t bring her back. But her friend deserves to have some peace out of all this. So I’ll give her that. She would just come into my life and make it good. Trish never expected this from me.

-Flashback to 1988. After Brenda leaves. Randy is with Tricia.
Randy: You lying slut. Were you even going to tell me?
Tricia: I don’t know. I love him. I always have. Look, we’ve had some good times together. But I can’t do this forever. The music is great and the memories of a wild youth will always be there. You’ll always have a place in my memories.
Randy: That’s all I am to you, a memory.
Tricia: Look, this was all about a good time. But I need more than that. And with someone who understands that right off.
Randy: A good time. I was a good time. Did it ever occur to you that I actually loved you?
Tricia: You don’t love me.
Randy: That’s right. Not anymore.
-Randy goes at her.
Tricia: What are you doing?
Randy: Making you a distant memory.
-Tricia starts backing off.
-Tricia: No. No! No!!!
-Randy grabs Tricia’s head and begins bashing it into the walls and mirrors. He continues until she drops to the floor. With some toilet paper, he wipes the prints off her skins and uses it to touch the faucet without leaving prints. With some additional toilet paper, he opens the bathroom door and walks out. Tricia lays dead there.

-“Close My Eyes Forever” by Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne plays in the background as Randy is arrested. He is led out of the interrogation room. Brenda is with Vera as she watches Randy being taken away. Both images flashback to 1988 and then return again. He walks by her and is taken out of the area. At the Cox house, Paul and Maureen meet their grandchildren for the first time. The whole family is there. Their images flash back to 1988 and then return again. Chester knocks on his father’s door. Peter opens. The two stand there for a few seconds and then hug. Their images flashback as they are hugging. They go inside as their images return to the present. Meanwhile, Ricky is driving drunk in his car after a night at the bar. He is pulled over by a cop. The cop walks up to his car. It is the cop who originally pulled Brenda over in the beginning of the episode. Both of their images flashback as the cop runs a check on Ricky and learns he has been arrested for DUIs before. Ricky is arrested. The cop brings Ricky in. Brenda and Lily watch as Ricky recognizes her. Brenda smiles as she sees him crying. She then recognizes the cop and becomes happy. The cop stops to talk to her. The Lily is returning the case file to it’s original place. Lily watches as the two talk and notices a girl standing a few desks away. It is Tricia, smiling as she sees Brenda now has peace. Tricia looks at Lily and smiles. She smiles as her image fades away. Lily and Scotty return the box to the files. They slowly walk away.

[r2k]

Author's note: I originally had Brenda being the killer. When I got around to adding the finishing touches, I felt she had been through enough and let her off the hook.

Here's an update of the fan fics I've done so far.
1. The Babysitter (1980)
2. What's Up Doc? (1972)
3. Youthful Indiscretion (1997)
4. Have Your Cake and Eat it Too (1987)
5. Goodbye Cruel World (1956)
6. The Cell (2001)
7. The Playground (1989)
8. Twilight Years (1928)
9. Keep On Truckin' (1978)
10. Greek Tragedy (1995)
11. Honor Among Thieves (1949)
12. Last Request (1970)
13. Rock On (1988)

This means I have only ten episodes left in the fan fic season. I've pretty much decided what they are going to be and I'm going all out for the finale. The next one has a few touches left in it before I release it. Which leads me to the question: Do you all want me to release them on Sunday to fill the void left by no new episodes. This way, everyone has a week to read one ep before I release another. Let me know what you want. Read below for future fan fics.

Next Episode:

14. Mommy Dearest (1999)
When a decomposed body found by hunters is identified as a middle-aged woman from Michigan who went missing in 1999, Rush and Valens investigate the case to determine how she got to Philly, and what happened when she got there. As Rush digs deeper, she learns that the woman was not always pleasant to be around. She also had a son who disappeared a year earlier. A search begins for her missing son, who may still be alive and possibly responsible for her murder.

Future Upcoming Fan Fics (Subject to Change)
15. Work It (1993): This one will deal with supermodels.
16. Code Alan (1986): Based on Adam Walsh case from
the early 1980s that spawned America's Most
Wanted.
17. Special Delivery (1990): A wealthy couple is gunned
down at their front door. Based on a real double
homicide that happened in my home town in 1989.
18. Guilty Neighbors (1985): An abusive father is found
murdered following an argument with his wife and
an escape attempt by his son twenty years ago.
19. We're Goin' Hoppin' (1962): Covers American
Bandstand.
20. Newlyweds (1981): A groom dies on his wedding
night, leaving his bride in a catatonic state. Until
now.
21. Family Matters (1994): A couple and their younger
daughter are murdered in their home.
22. Hey Sugar (1974): A murder centered around the
the black soul and funk movement in the early
1970s.
23. A Friend In Need (It's a surprise)

[ruda]

great fic!
I'm waiting on your next story! ;D

[TVFan]

Great use of the time period and heavy metal movement R2K. I love how you stayed true to the eighties. I wasn't into the movement myself, but I definitely remember it going on. Funny jab at Lilly's hair in the beginning.

[r2k]

TV Fan: I definitely remember the heavy metal movement, since I was in middle school and high school for most of it. I was into Metallica at the time. But I liked alternative music more. Tricia was a combination of many girls I knew in school who seemed to be wasting their lives on the music and not studying. Believe me, for many girls back then, the music was everything to them. They ripped their jeans up and everything. And the damage they did to their hair. All I can say is, thank you for hair gel because I hated the hair spray.

Rudaxf: The next one will be interesting. The victim will not a native, much like "Discretion". Only this victim is not a public figure. I'm almost done with it. I just have to insert a few more flashbacks. It was kind of lacking that.

[TVFan]

I was in elementary school for most of it, R2K, so I didn't know anyone personally. But I remember seeing the girls you are talking about out at the mall. It's fun to revisit the eighties (probably why I tend to favor those eps of CC).

[Tati]

As usual, another great fic! I liked how you decided not to have Brenda as the killer. And poor Tricia - her murder seemed so brutal. Really great job R2K! And I loved hearing about your next fan fics, they seem great (I will read "Mommy Dearest" later).