The Secret Circle s01e03 Episode Script

Sweet Cassie, you finding this means I'm gone, and for that, I am so sorry.
I didn't want you to have this life.
But destiny's not easy to run from.
Hi, I'm Diana.
You seen her yet? She got in yesterday.
We're different.
You're different.
You're a witch.
You're a full-blooded, 100% witch.
You're here.
We have real power now.
A complete circle is 6.
You complete the circle.
She's got the gift.
You can get Cassie to do what we need? Circle will take care of that without even knowing it.
Has Diana gotten to you about binding the circle? Our energies are flying everywhere, all at once, with no rhyme or reason.
We need to bind the circle.
Get off, Faye.
No.
You go away.
Aah! Faye, what did you do? If we can't control what we feel or what we think, we're just gonna keep hurting people.
We have to bind the circle.
Lock, unlock.
Lock, unlock.
What happened to my magic? Could you be any louder? I can't open my locker.
Did you try the combination? Novel idea, Diana.
Why can't I do any spells? You can.
I think that now that we've bound the circle, we can only do collective magic.
Oh, you think? I never would have bound the freakin' circle if it meant losing my power.
You didn't lose your power! According to the book, you just have to have another member of the circle present.
The more you have, the greater your power.
This sucks.
Have you forgotten that you almost killed Sally? Instead of complaining, you should be thankful that things are under control.
And you better hope she doesn't remember.
Cassie.
I left you a message.
Uh, yeah, sorry.
I've been busy.
Is everything all right? I was thinking we could hang out tonight.
Maybe we could talk about what's been going on.
Thanks, but I can't.
What's wrong, Cassie? Did I do something? I did your binding ritual to get our powers under control so no one else would get hurt.
That doesn't mean we all need to be friends.
I know.
But we can be.
Or at least you and I can.
I don't like the secrets.
And I don't like lying to sally about what really happened.
This whole thing it's it's too weird! I know.
Which why I think we should stick together.
I'm sorry, Diana.
It's the way it has to be.
I like this skipping school.
Me, too.
Hey, um I have this idea.
It's gonna sound kind of crazy.
But there's this stupid dance tomorrow.
And I was thinking we should go.
You and me.
You wanna shower first? Or do you want me to go? That's all you got to say? I just asked you out.
You said we were just sex, Melissa.
You didn't want anyone to know about us.
I didn't want people to think I was slutty.
Then why do you want to go to the dance together? Because I'm feeling kind of slutty.
What if Faye finds out? Maybe I'm ok with it now.
It's just a school dance.
I don't do dances.
I just thought it would be nice to do something that doesn't involve sex.
We're not dating, Melissa.
If that's where this is going, we're done.
You're a dick! I know your secret.
What? You haven't signed up for any extracurriculars.
Oh.
Right.
I forgot.
So I was hoping you could help me with the dance.
My streamer hanging arm has seen better days.
Yes, sure.
Whatever I can do.
I'm just I'm glad you're ok.
Last night was crazy, huh? The doctor said I was really lucky.
I never actually saw what happened.
Me neither.
It was all a blur.
But I keep getting these flashes of Faye.
Like she did it.
Faye?! How? That's impossible.
I know it sounds crazy.
But I have this distinct memory of her giving me her bitch stare and then me waking up on the rocks.
Wow.
She gives me that stare every day.
Maybe I should start wearing a helmet to school.
I know.
It's ridiculous, right? I refuse to let that girl get inside my head.
Forget I said anything.
Hey, Adam.
Hey.
So tell me about this new Cassie girl.
What about her? I've seen you talking to her.
Is she friends with Diana? What do you want, Luke? An introduction.
No, I don't think so.
She's going through a hard time right now, all right? Yeah, I know the story.
Her mom's died.
Lives with her grandmother.
She's bummin'.
Maybe she could use someone to talk to.
Have a good time.
Sure.
Yeah, I guess.
Yes! Things go smoothly? Henry's body is at the lake house.
It won't be found until it needs to be.
Thank you, Charles.
Henry brought this on himself, Dawn.
You had no choice.
Doesn't make it any easier.
He was Faye's grandfather.
Well, I searched Henry's house.
There was no sign of a crystal.
I watched the whole thing.
The circle is bound.
We have to move fast, Charles.
Before someone else catches on to us.
There are still people in this town who remember Hey, honey.
What are you doing here, dad? Some budget wrangling.
You know I handle all the school's legal work.
Do you need a ride home? No, I'm good.
Ok.
I'll see you at home.
He's so cute.
But taken.
No, the other cute one.
I know Adam's taken.
Glad to see you're up and around.
Thanks Adam.
Uh, Cassie, I want you to meet a friend of mine.
This is luke.
Hi, Cassie.
Nice to meet you.
Yeah, you too.
If you ever need someone to show you around or you just wanna hang out, I'm available.
I'll see you guys, later.
Yeah, me too.
I'll see you later.
You know, there's a dance tomorrow night? Yeah, I'm helping Sally with it.
Decorating committee.
So, you're going.
With anyone? Sally.
Right.
Obviously.
But, you know, with her sling, it's probably gonna be hard for her to dance.
So I could fill in for her.
If you want.
Uh, that's my awkward way of asking you to the dance.
Well, I appreciate you asking.
But I have never decorated a school dance before, much less attended.
Rain check? Yeah, sure.
We have to go over music with the DJ.
We also need 4 circular tables from the cafeteria and then all the stackable chairs we can get.
So Luke asked you to the dance.
Sort of.
I guess.
But you turned him down.
Kind of.
Because you can't stop staring at Adam? What? No.
Not at all.
Adam is dating Diana.
And yet for some reason he can't stop staring at you either.
Those two have been together since the earth cooled.
Maybe there's trouble in paradise, and it's time to let those eyes wander.
- I'm not that person.
- I know.
It's just too bad Luke doesn't have Adam's soulful eyes.
You are terrible.
I'll see you tomorrow.
So what did you think of Luke? He seems nice.
You guys going to go to the dance together? I don't know.
Maybe.
Hey, Luke.
Uh, does your offer still stand? Absolutely.
Cause I could really use a date to the dance tomorrow night.
Perfect.
Should I pick you up? I'll meet you there.
That works, too.
Cassie Blake? Yes.
My name's Zachary.
I just saw you inside.
It's amazing.
You look just like your mother.
Thank you.
You knew her? Yeah, we were good friends.
Is she here? Is she in town? No.
She passed away.
Oh, I didn't realize I'm sorry.
I work on a fishing boat.
I don't get into town much.
What brings you to Chance Harbor? My grandmother lives here.
She's my only family.
So you're staying then? You're going to live here? Yeah.
That's the plan.
Did you know your mother vowed she'd never come back? I know she had a difficult time here.
You're right about that.
Do you know why? I should go.
Do you know why she left? Do you know what she was? I don't know what you're talking about.
Don't lie to me.
Let go of me! You're just like her.
You're a witch.
Let go! Let go of me! Let go of her! You shouldn't have come here.
I'm not going to let this happen again.
Oh, it's just you.
Disappointed? Imagine me realizing the only way to get something to move is with my actual hands.
Where's Nick? I'm sure he'll be here.
What's with the emergency? Cassie was attacked.
Who attacked you? I don't know.
Zachary.
He works on a fishing boat.
Said he was friends with my mom.
I know who he is sort of.
He he comes into the Boathouse every once in a while.
He always just stays to himself.
He knew my mom was a witch.
And he tried to get me to admit that I was, too.
But then Diana showed up and we magically pushed him away.
Magic? It worked? Like I told you it would with more than one of us.
But the point is Cassie was attacked and this guy knows about us.
It's not just him.
Sally was asking questions about Faye and the accident.
- She was? - That's not good.
As long as we stay together, we'll be ok.
We proved that today.
Our power isn't random and out of control anymore.
It was like Cassie and I shared the same thought.
And it played out exactly the way we wanted.
Where are you going? I'm not sharing my thoughts with anyone, especially Diana, who keeps all the rules to herself.
I need to find a spell that can turn me back into a solo act.
You should've told us we were going to lose our individual powers.
I didn't know.
We haven't quite worked out the kinks of getting along.
I can see that.
It'll be fine.
We'll practice and learn to work better together.
It'll be fine, I promise.
Look, I appreciate you having my back.
But you all need to figure this out for yourselves.
Cassie, the circle is nothing if we're not together.
We have to be.
Unless you think you could've handled that guy by yourself today.
Diana? Honey, are you up? Diana? What's going on? Well, I was just at the Boathouse for coffee, and I heard about the incident yesterday.
Are you all right? What happened? It was nothing.
Just some weird guy bugging cassie.
Zachary larson.
What was he saying to her? I don't know.
I just helped get rid of him.
Why? Who is he? He's just someone I went to school with a long time ago.
He's always been unbalanced, and in and out of trouble with the law.
It would be best if you stay away from him.
I don't need convincing.
I will gladly stay away from him.
Good.
Dad, what's going on with you and Mrs.
Chamberlain? I told you.
I'm working with the school.
You're a terrible liar.
What would you say if I told you that Dawn and I were seeing each other? Really? Would that bother you? No, not at all.
I'm glad you're dating.
And she's great.
We've just been spending a little time together, that's all.
Nothing serious.
But you never know, right? I just want you to be happy.
You you've been alone for too long.
Thank you.
It's just baby steps, all right? Your mother is a hard act to follow.
My father said he knew him in school and he was really bad news.
He doesn't look like that here.
What exactly did he say to you? Just that he knew my mother.
And that "It can't happen again.
" Do you think he meant the fire? I guess.
What really happened that night? I think it was witchcraft, and they covered it up.
None of our parents will talk about it.
And no one else knows what really happened.
It looks like Zachary Larson does.
Then we need to find out.
I'm glad you called.
Let's concentrate on it at the exact same time.
Are you concentrating? Trying.
It's harder when I'm answering your questions.
When I count to 3, focus all your energy on moving it toward me.
What are you doing? Trying to figure out this bound magic nightmare.
Ready? We did it.
Last week I was setting things on fire without having to hold someone's hand to do it.
But who knows what else we can do.
According to Diana, the more of us doing the spell, the stronger it is.
I wonder what we could do with 3 of us.
I've got an idea about what we can do with 3 of us.
Dream on, Nick.
My mom's chaperoning the dance tonight.
So come over around 8:00.
Actually, I was thinking I might check out the dance later.
At the school? The school dance? Seriously? - Yeah.
- Why? Because I want to go.
Just 'cause we're witches doesn't mean we can't go to dances.
No, we don't go to dances because we're not lame.
I like dancing unlike some people.
We're in high school! You know, that's what kids do.
And I want to do it, too.
Go ahead.
Have fun.
You should come with.
It'll be better than just sitting here by yourself.
That's ok.
I don't mind being alone.
Unlike you, Melissa, I like myself.
What's going on? Zachary Larson approached Cassie yesterday.
There's a name from the past.
What did he want? I don't know.
But I don't think he knows anything that could hurt us.
He wasn't there that night.
He was friends with Amelia.
She wouldn't have told him anything.
We have no idea what she told him.
It's been 16 years.
Why would he start talking now? Because Amelia's daughter is here.
Just talk to him.
I intend to.
Give me the crystal.
Just talk, ok? We can't kill everybody who gets in our way.
Suddenly you have scruples? Dead bodies tend to raise questions.
It's not smart.
Fine.
Oh, by the way, I told Diana that we're dating.
You did what?! I had no choice.
She knew I was lying to her about seeing you at school.
But she believed this? Yes, she did.
Is that so hard to imagine? Just talk to Zachary.
"Air around me, Grant me fire.
" "Air around me, Grant me fire.
" Who are you? Stay away from me.
I'm calling the police.
And tell them what? That the 6 of you are witches? How do you know that? I know your families.
I know you, and I know your friends.
I just have one question.
Have you bound your circle? Don't come any closer.
I'm serious.
Then stop me.
Alone you have no power.
If you've already bound your circle.
You look amazing.
So do you.
Thanks.
I'm a little nervous.
I didn't have a huge social life at my old school.
Or a small one or any one at all actually.
Are you saying you're a loner? I've been called worse.
Come on.
Let's go change all that.
You showed up.
What do you want from me, Melissa? Nothing.
I'm not dancing.
That's ok.
I'm just glad you're here.
Hey, future stepmother.
Not funny! I should talk to her.
She probably knows my dad told me they're dating, and I don't want it to be weird.
You are way too mature for me.
Hi, Mrs.
Chamberlain.
Diana, how are you? Having fun? I am.
Yes.
Thank you.
I just wanted to say my dad told me you're seeing each other.
And I think it's great.
And he seems really happy about it.
Well, your dad is a special man.
Yeah.
He is.
Have fun.
Should I go get us something to drink? Sure.
You look nice.
No compliments.
Okay, sorry.
Guys, please dance.
No one is dancing.
This can't be one of those lame parties where no one dances.
I don't know where Luke is.
If you two go out there, I'm sure other people will, too.
Please? Hmm.
I pretty sure she did that on purpose.
Why? She think you wanted to dance with me? No.
I don't know.
Can we not talk about this? Hey, you almost done? What's the rush? I like the song they're playing in the gym.
And I thought maybe I could change your mind about dancing.
Forget it.
Oh, come on, Nick! You came all the way here.
Why not have some fun together? Why do you like me? What kind of question is that? I treat you like crap, and you just keep coming back for more.
I mean, do you just like being dumped on or something? No, actually.
I don't.
- Melissa! - Wait, what're you doing here? I was at the abandoned house, and some psycho broke in and almost attacked me.
He knew about us.
I know you're trying to keep your distance from me.
And I understand.
I think.
I'm really glad that you reached out to Diana today, though.
She really wants to be your friend.
And that's nice of her.
But I'm not so sure it's a great idea.
Why? Why? Really? Because sometimes when we're together, street lights explode.
And I think that might be weird for Diana.
And you.
And me.
It's different now that the circle is bound.
Is it? I don't know, Cassie.
But we have to make this work somehow.
For all of us.
Adam! Someone broke into the abandoned house when Faye was there.
Sounds like it was Zachary Larson.
I had no power to defend myself.
I could've been killed, all because you took away my magic.
Don't blame Diana It doesn't matter.
What's important is we're all in danger right now.
Why is he coming after us? He knows about the circle and he knows we bound it.
He knew something about the fire that killed our parents.
How? Ok.
I looked him up online and couldn't find anything else about him or how he's connected to our families.
Did you check school records? We don't have access to those.
You do if you have your mom's master key.
So this is where the party is.
I was, uh I was just roping some people into helping Sally with dance committee stuff.
Cassie, why don't you head back in? I will handle the whole clean-up problem.
You sure? Absolutely.
Hello, Zachary.
It's been a long time.
Charles.
I figured you'd be by.
You've been bothering my daughter.
Why would you do something like that? Your daughter's a witch.
So are her friends.
Witchcraft? Are we back to those rumors? What are we? Teenagers all over again? Charles, I know what you are.
Amelia and I were close, she told me everything.
The way I remember it, Amelia hated you.
The deeper she got in with all of you, the further she pushed me and Heather away.
Heather.
What a shame.
She never stopped believing in Amelia.
And look what happened.
Now that Cassie Blake is back, it's happening all over again.
You're paranoid.
There's nothing going on.
You know they're practicing.
And you're not stopping them.
What are you up to? That is the kind of accusation that could get you into trouble.
I hoped this day would never come.
I have no other choice.
All I have to do is kill one of them.
Let me know if you hear anyone coming.
Oh, I'll be long gone.
What's her mom's password? She said to try 02-25-95.
It's Faye's birthday.
Really? Ah.
all right.
Ok.
Average student.
A few clubs, track and field.
Ok.
Then it looks like he started getting into trouble.
He suspended for fighting.
He was suspended for skipping school with his girlfriend Heather Barnes.
Wait, Heather Barnes? I saw that name in Cassie's yearbook.
She's friends with Amelia too.
Like being at a dance isn't boring enough Did you come here for Nick? No.
Hey.
Did something happen? He hates me, and I don't know why.
Nick doesn't hate you.
Nick hates Nick.
He lost his parents.
He has issues.
We all did.
We lost one.
He lost both.
He's double damaged.
Heather Barnes was on student council with Amelia.
And yearbook and volleyball and a million other things.
Let me check something.
That's the fire that killed our parents.
Why Heather Barnes? Was she with them? Did she die, too? "Among the victims was Heather Barnes.
" That's it.
That's all it says.
What the hell? He's blaming what happened to Heather on our parents? Yeah.
But he's taking it out on us.
Well, everyone seems to be having a good time.
Sally will be relieved.
Do you want to dance? I'm bad at it, just FYI.
I'm good here, for now.
Maybe later? No, I don't think so.
What's wrong? I think I'm gonna head out.
But it's early.
Look, I was cool about you jumping on the dance floor with Adam.
Sally made us do that.
And about you ditching me to disappear into the hall with your pals.
But even when you're with me, you're watching the door.
Your mind's somewhere else.
Luke, I'm sorry.
I really am.
I'm actually a pretty good date.
It's too bad you didn't give me a chance.
Where the hell have you been?! - Around.
- Selling stuff? That guy who came after me at the abandoned house? He's after all of us.
Why? His girlfriend died in the fire 16 years ago.
He blames our parents.
Mine are dead, so he's outta luck.
He's coming for us, not them.
And if you're going to date Melissa, treat her right.
We're not dating.
We just hang out.
You're using her.
And she's using me.
Works great.
She's not using you.
She likes you.
And she deserves better.
So, do it right or get lost.
Who is that? Nick? Not funny.
Dawn.
What the hell happened to you?! Zachary attacked me.
He knows about the bound circle.
He's coming for the kids.
Oh, my god.
He'll do whatever it takes.
We can't let him hurt them.
Go outside.
Watch the exits.
He won't come through the front.
What if he's already inside? Then we better hurry.
Hey, have you seen Cassie? No.
Sally said she left Luke, looking for us 20 minutes ago.
We got to find her.
Back to the gym, now! She's over there.
What do we do? We're all here.
We're at full power, right? What can we do? Help! Let her go! I'm sorry Heather died.
But Cassie didn't kill her.
Heather didn't die.
What Amelia did to her was far worse.
OK.
Now what? Oh my god, is he dead?! No, he's breathing.
Well, get away from him, just in case.
What are we gonna do? We get the hell out of here.
We can't leave him.
The school is full of people.
So what? We're the only ones he wants to kill.
We should call the police.
And tell them what? What's going on? What happened? Mom, I can explain.
He was chasing after us Because we saw him breaking open lockers.
Yeah, and then we threatened to call the police, and he started chasing after us.
He slipped on the papers and fell.
He hit his head hard.
He did all this by himself? We don't know.
We came in here and the hallway was already such a disaster zone.
I know this man.
He's an addict.
He's been breaking in and vandalizing this place for years.
I don't want you guys involved in this.
Just go back to the dance.
ok? I'm going to take care of this from here.
Charles Got him.
What did your mother say? All she knows is that Zachary's a crazy local who broke into the school.
Are they going to arrest him? And my mom said security took him to the police station.
Lucky for us, she asked that they keep it quiet so it doesn't reflect badly on the school.
You guys saved my life.
Thanks.
Don't get all weepy about it.
No, really.
Thank you.
All of you.
See you losers tomorrow.
I got to find out what Zachary meant.
What my mom did to Heather Barnes We will.
Just not tonight, please.
I think we all just need to get home right now.
Come on.
I'll give you bums a ride home.
It's ok.
I'll make sure Cassie gets home.
Don't worry about it.
I'm fine.
I just I will sleep better knowing that you get home safely.
Hey, you wanna ride? I thought I might walk awhile.
I didn't mean to your house.
I meant to mine.
I don't want that anymore, Nick.
Sorry.
Maybe we could just hang out.
Watch a movie.
I feel like I never knew who my mom really was.
I don't remember my mother at all.
I guess it must be harder having known her.
Well, thanks for hanging with me.
I know you didn't ask to be a part of the circle.
You've got your whole loner thing.
And I get it.
And it's not like Faye and I are BFFs.
I mean, she hates me most of the time.
I just think we're better together than we are apart.
Power or no power.
Sorry if I was rude to you.
It's OK.
I get it.
I see the way he looks at you.
No, it's nothing.
I hope you're right.
Because I love him.
I've loved him for as long as I can remember.
You have nothing to be worried about, Diana.
I would never come between you two.
I really do like you, Cassie.
I want us to be friends.
I'd like that.
You've been marked.
No matter where you go or where you hide, I'll find you.
And if you ever even look at one of our children again, I will literally turn your life into a living hell.
Much worse than Heather ever knew.