Act One Synopsis

April 2014

Tommy is visiting Trish and her family in Freemont, NJ. It is a small town less than an hour away from Crystal Lake. It has been twenty years since Tommy faced down Jason at Camp Forest Green. He has just written a new, controversial book that discusses his experiences in 1984 and 1994. He is spending some time with his sister before embarking on a book signing tour and making various appearances on television. They are also marking the thirty year anniversary of their mother’s death.

Larry Schnell has tracked Tommy down and has convinced him to meet and discuss a special episode of Real TV which would supposedly allow Tommy to tell his story. Trish refuses to meet with Larry and after a very contentious meeting in a local café Tommy tells him to stay away. Larry is disappointed but gets lucky when he sees Reginald on the local news after helping put out a house fire. The Real TV crew pull into Tryon, NJ and began to watch Reginald. That’s when they learn that not only does he live there, but Pam does so as well. While scoping out the school, Diane Lawson sees Nancy and realizes that she is the same Nancy that was at Camp Forest Green with her when some of the counselors were killed. She doesn’t tell Larry but continues to follow Nancy around.

Real TV manages to do two short interviews with Reginald and Pam in the hopes that they will convince Tommy to come on board. They are polite and finish the initial interviews but tell Larry that they don’t want to be a part of anything else. Real TV runs the story and then promises more in the future. They close the episode with a montage of photos of all the known survivors of the Crystal Lake murders.

Tina sees the Real TV story one night in a hotel. Seeing people from Crystal Lake brings back memories from her experience with Jason. She sits down and tells Tom things about her past that she had never shared with anyone. She tells Tom that Nick supposedly committed suicide not long after they escaped the explosion. She also shares that she has started having premonitions and telekinetic episodes for the first time in ten years. She convinces Tom and the rest of their team to go back to Crystal Lake and investigate the murders.

Ted is in Hollywood after finishing up a guest spot on a popular sitcom. He has also done a few shows in local comedy clubs but has spent much of his free time working on a book talking about his friends that died in Crystal Lake in 1984. He sees the Real TV story one night while having drinks in a bar and decides to head back to Crystal Lake.

Tommy calls Megan and warns her about the Real TV story. She has already seen it but they end up talking for a while. They don’t discuss their failed relationship but do talk about Nancy and the other kids who survived. Tommy tells her that he believes Real TV have tracked her down and may try to contact her. She thanks him and the conversation ends. After receiving two harassing phone calls from Larry, she ponders whether or not to head back to Crystal Lake or not.

Chris sees the Real TV story and is alarmed when she sees a photo of herself in the closing montage. She is also worried about their promise to track down as many survivors as possible. Even more disconcerting is seeing Ginny’s photo and realizing that she is a professor at the same school her daughters attend. She calls Ginny and asks if she is willing to meet and discuss their common history.

Ginny is completely taken by surprise by Chris’ phone call. At first she thinks it is a prank but then she sees a repeat of the Real TV spot. She then agrees to meet with Chris.