LS of a deserted road lit by street lights. A car appears off in the distance, and THE KILLER steps into the scene. He sticks his thumb out in the direction the car is going.
CUT TO INSIDE CAR where a young girl is on her way back from a Halloween party. The radio is on, and she's humming along with it. She sees a man wearing a Halloween mask hitchhiking up ahead. She thinks it's someone she saw at the party. As she gets nearer the man on the side of the road, she decides she will pull over and pick him up.
CUT TO LS again as the car pulls over. As THE KILLER gets in to the car, CUT to REVERSE ANGLE. The door closes, and the two drive away into the distance.
CUT TO INSIDE CAR
She looks over at him, pondering, but still unafraid.
Just then, the music on the radio is interrupted by a message.
CUT TO CU of radio.
VOICE#2
Holly Hill mental hospital has reported that a patient has escaped. The
patient is a white male about six feet tall wearing black clothes. The
patient was last seen
DRIVER
(Now obviously afraid)
You know...I have to pull over and make a phone call...it'll just take a
minute..
During the last line, THE KILLER recognizes that THE DRIVER knows what's going on, and he turns toward her and grips her by the neck.
CUT TO OUTSIDE CAR. A muffled scream is heard from inside the car as the car swerves to a halt. Only THE KILLER can be seen inside the car now, looking down, obviously choking THE DRIVER. THE KILLER starts to move into the driver's seat.
CUT TO SIDE OF CAR. The door opens, and THE DRIVER is kicked into the street, dead. THE KILLER closes the door and drives off.