stacy heads deeper into the woods. when she finally stops to catch her breath and wipe away her tears, she hears someone approaching her. suddenly, the footsteps stop. stacy senses that someone is watching her.
stacy runs for the edge of the woods but she isn't quite fast enough to elude her pursuer.
stacy, half conscious, bleeding from the head, is dragged back deeper into the woods.
rod's pov - the woods are pitch black.
the killer kicks stacy in the side, instantly shutting her up. he gags her and ties her to a tree trunk. she struggles, but she's no match for the killer.
rod's flashlight beam frantically cuts through the woods.
stacy's right hand is raised above her head and placed, palm out, against a tree trunk.
rod searches for stacy, his flashlight jaggedly cutting the darkness.
the huge nail, extremely sharp and jagged, is placed in the center of stacy's outstretched palm.
rod stops and frantically looks around, knowing he's fighting a losing battle.
the hammer descends on the nail.
rod hears her muffled cry and runs toward the sound.
a trail of flares eerily light up the woods, leading to the crime scene.
the murder sit. police cameras flash. stacy is still nailed to the tree. rod is dead on the ground below her in a puddle of his own blood.
kids from other towns park cars at the edge of town and try to sneak into cherry falls through the woods.