On the Eve of Halloween

by Ryan Goble


 
RECURRING CHARACTERS:

Sandra Gould as Gladys Kravitz
George Tobias as Abner Kravitz
Kasey Rogers as Louise Tate
Roy Roberts as Frank Stephens
Mabel Albertson as Phyllis Stephens

CHARACTERS:


Matilda
5 1692 Officers
A Whole 1692 Town!
Strangers
Witches Council

INTERIORS:

Kravitz Living Room

Stephens' House
- Entrance Hall
- Kitchen
- Living Room

Craft Home (1692)
- Living Room
- Small Bedroom

Court House (1692)

EXTERIORS:


Stephens' Home
Morning Glory Circle
1692 Skyline
Craft Home
Court House (1692)
Hanging Area (1692)
Stocks (1692)
1692 Street

The events in this episode take place shortly after the conclusion of the original series.


TEASER:

01. EXT. STEPHENS' HOUSE - NIGHT

02. INT. STEPHENS' ENTRANCE HALL - NIGHT

Esmeralda stands with the kids. She is helping put on they're coats, etc. They're suitcases rest on the floor, they are going to spend Halloween at Grandma and Grandpa's Stephens. Tabitha speaks to Esmeralda as Esmeralda is helping Adam, who is sitting at the base of the steps, put on shoes.

TABITHA
We've never spent a holiday with Grandma & Grandpa Stephens before.

ESMERALDA
Well, I'm glad you are going to get spend time with them.

ADAM
The only reason mommy says we can go is because she knows we are witches now.

TABITHA
That's not true Adam. Mommy just wants...

Samantha walks into the entrance hall with Darrin...

SAMANTHA
...You two to be safe and mind Grandma & Grandpa Stephens.

TABITHA
We will.

ADAM
What Tabby said.

SAMANTHA
Good now, hugs and kisses.

While Sam hugs and kisses the children, the doorbell rings and Darrin walks over to answer. It is Phyllis she walks in without greeting anyone hello and hurries to give the kids hugs and kisses.

DARRIN
Very nice to see you mother.

PHYLLIS
My have you grown.

SAMANTHA
Well, I don't know... I think Darrin is still about the same height. What do you think Esmeralda?

ESMERALDA
Yeah, I think so.

TABITHA
Mommy, silly, Grandma was talking to us.

SAMANTHA
Pardon me.

PHYLLIS
Do forgive me. You know it's been so long since I've seen the children.

Cut to:

03. INT. KRAVITZ LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

Gladys sits her recliner right next to the window with her binoculars looking out the window at the Stephens. Abner lays on the couch with his crossword puzzle.

GLADYS
Wow... That's Phyllis Stephens.

ABNER
What.

GLADYS
Phyllis Stephens, Darrin's mother... About 2 months ago, she found out that Mrs. Stephens was supernatural.

ABNER
Thanks Gladys.

GLADYS
You mean you believe me!?

ABNER
No, thanks... for the word... a species beyond ordinary, Supernatural, Seven across. Thanks Gladys.

GLADYS
Abner, why is it I try to tell you something about the Stephens you get so tenacious.

ABNER
Tenacious... Six down. Thanks Gladys.

GLADYS
Oh you are too humorous. Oh, don't tell me... Humorous, Three down, right?

ABNER
Nope. Three across.

GLADYS
That's it... I'm going over there.

Gladys gets up and begins to walk towards the door with her binoculars still around her neck. Before she opens the door...

GLADYS
...And don't try to stop me.

ABNER
I won't.

Gladys storms out and slams the door.

Cut to:

04. INT. STEPHENS' ENTRANCE HALL (CONT'D) - NIGHT

SAMANTHA
Well. They're things are here. When did you plan on returning the children?

Tabitha and Adam seem to be having an argument over a suitcase.

TABITHA
It's mine. Yours in the smaller.

ADAM
Yours is the smaller.

TABITHA
Adam! Mommy gave me this one.

The phone rings...

DARRIN
I got it... (Answers) Hello?

FRANK (Voice)
Darrin, my boy, is your mother there....

DARRIN
One moment pop... Mom, Dad is on the phone.

PHYLLIS
Tell him I am not speaking to him until he knows who goes away to he knows where for he knows why.

DARRIN
I'm sorry pop...

SAMANTHA
So when did you plan on...

TABITHA
Is too.

Larry walks through the open door...

LARRY
Hey, everybody... the door was open.. Ah, Darrin... Mr. Nelson called he wants to see the layout tomorrow for his Candy Account.

DARRIN
Ah, Pop... Can I call you back?

FRANK (Voice)
Not until I talk to your mother.

DARRIN
She'll be home in a moment.

Gladys also welcomes herself through the open door...

GLADYS
I was wondering if I could borrow... Well, hello everyone.

FRANK (Voice)
No, now...

LARRY
Darrin...

ESMERALDA
You too, comb down.

ADAM
But that's my suitcase.

DARRIN
Hold on pop.

TABITHA
No it's mine.

GLADYS (Out of it)
Can I borrow a cup of sugar?

SAMANTHA
Mrs. Kravitz, when most people want to borrow a cup of sugar they usually bring a cup in there hand, not binoculars around they're neck.

DARRIN
Mom... Did you and pop have a fight!?

LARRY
Darrin... I would really love to hear your ideas on the account.

DARRIN
Not now.

PHYLLIS
All I'm saying is I'm not talking to him.

ESMERALDA
C'mon you too... Don't you want to have fun.

ADAM
Not without my suitcase.

GLADYS
What I meant was... Ah, could I borrow a sugar cup to borrow some sugar from Ms. O'Riley?

SAMANTHA
Not now.

GLADYS
So what's going on?

SAMANTHA
Darrin, who is on the phone?

DARRIN
Pop, I really have to go.

LARRY
Darrin!!!

Louise Tate welcome herself through the door next...

LOUISE
Larry... I thought you said you were just going to go inside real quick.

LARRY
What moment. Darrin!

DARRIN
I got to go.

ESMERALDA
No one will get the suitcase if you don't stop fighting.

Abner walks through the open door...

ABNER
Gladys, can you help me with four across?

GLADYS
So, Darrin's mother... I assume you know all about Mrs. Stephens being a...

Before Gladys can finish, the whole scene is frozen except for the witches. Samantha really stopped time to keep Gladys from getting evidence of the family secret.

SAMANTHA
What... how does she know Phyllis knows. My gosh, the whole world knows we I'm a witch now. Maybe I should let it out on the ten o'clock news.

ESMERALDA
You couldn't do that with risking the return of witch hunting.

SAMANTHA
I'm just so furious that... Never mind.

Tabitha hears Frank still on the phone, she twitches her nose the phone levitates and hangs up.

ESMERALDA
Do you want me to take the children upstairs?

SAMANTHA
No.

Sam twitches her nose and everyone unfreezes. She twitches her nose again. Now everyone suddenly wants to leave...

GLADYS
C'mon Abner, Let me help you with your crossword puzzle.

ABNER
Let's go.

LARRY
Never mind, I don't need Darrin. You can help me Louise. Let's go.

LOUISE
Let's go.

PHYLLIS
C'mon children. Let's go.

TABITHA / ADAM
Let's go.

The guests runs out the door, they REALLY want to leave.

DARRIN
C'mon Sam. Let's...

Samantha puts a finger on Darrin's lips...

SAMANTHA
Let's not.

ESMERALDA
Well, I'm gone for the evening.

Esmeralda pops out.

Cut to:

05. INT. KRAVITZ LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

GLADYS
I just know she did something to make me leave.

ABNER
Sit down and help with ten across.

GLADYS
I'm going over, AGAIN.

Gladys leaves Abner alone. The wind blows the door shut.

06. INT. STEPHENS' ENTRANCE HALL - NIGHT

SAMANTHA
So what if I used witchcraft!?

DARRIN
Samantha, I'm telling you...

SAMANTHA
Telling me what!?

In the middle of the heated argument... the hear a huge explosive from the kitchen.

DARRIN
What the heck!?

SAMANTHA
I don't know. I don't know.

DARRIN
Well, let's go look.

Samantha & Darrin run into the kitchen.

07. INT. STEPHENS' KITCHEN - NIGHT

The whole room is lit with green and lavender smoke and scented candles. Spider webs surround the kitchen. A cauldron rests in the middle of the kitchen. Endora stands on some steps and is string the steaming cauldron.

DARRIN
What the devil are you doing in here!?

ENDORA
Just your simple, every day incantation.

SAMANTHA
Mother, a simple incantation is a zip, twitch, or zap not turning our kitchen into a witch pharmacy!

ENDORA
I am trying hard to fix a past mistake...

08. INT. DINNING ROOM - NIGHT

Gladys Kravitz walks into the scene and stops at the kitchen door. She stops to listen.

09. INT. STEPHENS' KITCHEN (CONT'D) - NIGHT

ENDORA
...And believe it or not, it isn't you Dubbin.

SAMANTHA
Then what are you doing mother?

ENDORA
Ha ha ha ha ha. You'll see my dears. Stand back. Just one more owl pellet and...

...Endora adds an owl pellet into the cauldron. The ground shakes...

DARRIN
I'll kill you Endora!

...The screen is filled with smoke. Once the smoke has disappeared a woman, Matilda, stands WHERE the cauldron was. She is dressed in old puritan clothes, she smiles.

MATILDA
Hello dears.

Endora exchanges smiles, and Sam & Darrin want to now who she is!

END OF TEASER

FADE TO THEME

COMMERCIAL

CUT TO OPENING CREDITS

ACT ONE:

10. INT. STEPHENS' KITCHEN (CONT'D)

MATILDA
Hello dears.

Endora exchanges smiles, and Sam & Darrin want to now who she is!

SAMANTHA
Ah, mother? Who is she?

DARRIN
I don't care who she is. Just zap her back to where ever the...

ENDORA
Watch your tongue Donald or I'll have your tongue!

SAMANTHA
Mother, please... Who is this?

ENDORA
Why your Great, Great, Great, Aunt Matilda of course!

SAMANTHA
Aunt Matilda.

MATILDA
Endora, how lovely to see you again. And Samantha... I haven't seen you since you were just a small witchlet.

SAMANTHA
Mother, why did it take just a big spell to bring her here? It usually just takes a simple mind control.

ENDORA
Because this is your Aunt Matilda, the reason you haven't seen her since you were a witchlet was because she was BURNED when you were a just about 70 years old.

SAMANTHA
I could barely levitate myself then. Gee, that must have been all the way back... Oh no! 1692... The Salem Witch Hunts...

ENDORA
Good Samantha. Your Aunt...

MATILDA
I was burned at the stake.

DARRIN
Why!?

ENDORA
Shut up Derwood!

DARRIN
I think they burned the wrong witch!

ENDORA
Why I'll...

SAMANTHA
You too stop bickering...

11. INT. DINNING ROOM - NIGHT

Gladys is still listening, very closely! She overhears...

SAMANTHA
...I'm very interested. So who was responsible for your burning...

MATILDA
An irritating mortal... Gloria Brown.

GLADYS
My great, great, great, Aunt! Gloria Brown!?

12. INT. STEPHENS' KITCHEN - NIGHT

SAMANTHA
Wow! That's horrible that they'd really do that.

ENDORA
What was why I was thinking... Why not go back in time, teach those irritating mortals who they're messing with...

Thunder and Lighting bolts enter the kitchen... A dark cloud levitates over everyone's head. A man, about 77 years old stands on the cloud, he is very angry and demanding. He is part of the WITCHES COUNCIL!

WITCHES COUNCIL
There will be know such thing!

ENDORA
And why not!?

WITCHES COUNCIL
It's forbidden. It took a lot to get past those blasted with hunts! If you go back and use your magic our kind will never hear the end of it!

SAMANTHA
They never have!

WITCHES COUNCIL
I'm warning you Endora... You go to anywhere during the 17th century... there'll be unspeakable wrath to pay. Do you want that?... I did not think so! Good-bye.

The Witches Council Man pops out. Now why the others are talking... Endora zaps the cauldron back and begins putting in gross ingredients in there!

SAMANTHA
How nice.

DARRIN
So I guess no one wants to play Monopoly!?

MATILDA
Who are you anyway, the butler?

SAMANTHA
Aunt Matilda, this is my husband, my mortal husband.

MATILDA
What!?

ENDORA
Winds of time, gather around...

SAMANTHA
Mother, what are you doing?

ENDORA
...Turn back time, to 300 years before, to teach those irritating mortals that no one messes with a WITCH anymore!

MATILDA
Did you not hear them!?

SAMANTHA
Yeah, mother... Unspeakable wrath!

Darrin, Endora, Samantha all disappear.

13. INT. DINNING ROOM - NIGHT

Gladys Kravitz disappears as well.

14. INT. SALEM, MASS. 1692 - DAY

We spend a few moments going through the cities sites while Cher's "Gypsies, Tramps, & Thieves" plays. We take look at some of the accused witches being hung, the town council house, the horse & buggies, the homes, families doing chores, etc. We zoom on "The Craft Home".

15. INT. CRAFT HOME - DAY

Everything is decorated just as a typical 1692 home would. Endora, who looks about 20 years younger sits knitting in her typical puritan suit. A young Samantha, who looks about 7 years old walks in from another small room in the house.

YOUNG SAMANTHA
Mother, I overheard Mrs. Brown telling the council that Aunt Matilda was a...

YOUNG ENDORA
Samantha, I know my child.

YOUNG SAMANTHA
I am so frightened. What if they find out we are...

Young Endora is startled and grabs Young Samantha by the shoulders.

YOUNG ENDORA
You must promise me two things, Samantha Craft.

YOUNG SAMANTHA
What mother?

YOUNG ENDORA
Never mention about being... you know and NEVER use your powers again and NEVER...

The scene is frozen stars shine over both Endora and Samantha's head. The future Sam & Endora go into they're past bodies as some type of ghost as spirit. They are pretty much in they're bodies now, but in 1692.

ENDORA
...Marry a mortal! What!? It worked!

SAMANTHA
Mother! Didn't you hear them!? Unspeakable wrath! Now we are all going down! We could all use our powers just because you wanted to come back for your own personal gain!? And where's Darrin!?

ENDORA
My own personal gain? This is for all witches... For years I wanted revenge on what these mere mortal caused our kind... When they accused, tried, and then hung Matilda... I knew I had to get revenge. And now I finally got enough nerve to come back and turn the tables!

SAMANTHA
Turn the tables?

ENDORA
Samantha, my dear... I have three objectives on my list. Torment Gloria Brown more
than I torment Derwood. Show those mortals what it is like to be tried and accused and save Matilda!

The Witches Council dark cloud returns...

WITCHES COUNCIL
Unspeakable Wrath!! Unspeakable Wrath!! Unspeakable Wrath!!

They disappear.

ENDORA
What's the big deal!?

WITCHES COUNCIL (voice)
We've came to the conclusion that it is too late. You must suffer the consequences.

SAMANTHA
Mother!?

ENDORA
Oh well, we have work to do.

SAMANTHA
Yeah, I have to find Darrin.

ENDORA
Not like that... You are just a witchlet of 70 years!

SAMANTHA
Then, pop me back up to size...

ENDORA
And risk anyone seeing you!?

Samantha heads toward the door.

SAMANTHA
Bye!

ENDORA
Arrrrgggghhhh!

Endora zaps Samantha to the way she looked back in 1972. Of course, she still has the puritan style going for her.

SAMANTHA
Thank you mother.

Samantha leaves and shuts the door.

ENDORA
I am definitely not worried! What unspeakable wrath!?

16. EXT. 1692 SALEM, MASS. STREET - DAY

Samantha begins walking up and down the street looking for Darrin until she meets up with a stranger.

STRANGER
Aren't you knew here ma'am?

SAMANTHA
You could say that.

STRANGER
...And yet your lingo differs much from ours. You aren't a witch are you ?

SAMANTHA
Heavens no!

STRANGER
That's good to know. But you better watch yourself. They'll arrest just anybody for being new or talking differently.

SAMANTHA
Thanks. Ah, Ms... I was wondering if you knew why these witch hunts here started?

STRANGER
Did I not mention to just accept what is going on? You ask one question, you'll BURN!

The stranger runs away! Samantha runs after her for a few moments. They come across the council place, where most of the witch trials were held. The strangers runs in and slams the door before Samantha can run in after her.

SAMANTHA
I wonder what she is doing?

Samantha turns around against the crowd and waves her hand over her face. This will let her know what is going on in the court room.

STRANGER (Voice)
Yes, I am a witch... I am a witch... I am a witch...

17. INT. COUNCIL HOUSE - DAY

The strangers rests one knee on the floor talking to the back of a man...

STRANGER
Arrest me... I knew my thoughts were bad. I am EVIL!
Arrest me! NOW!

The man turns around and it is Darrin, a past Darrin who is dress up in Puritan clothes and everything... He snaps his fingers and the officers come for the Stranger!

PAST DARRIN
Hang her! Kill her and evil inside of her take her away!

The woman screams as the officers carry her off.

18. EXT. COUNCIL HOUSE - DAY

Samantha comes out of her mind reading phase.

SAMANTHA
Darrin!?

Darrin walks out of the council house screaming and yelling...

PAST DARRIN
Kill the witch! Kill the witch! Kill the witch!

SAMANTHA
Darrin? It's me Sam.

PAST DARRIN
You better shut up before we get...

The scene is frozen and now Darrin's future body is taking over his past one. Since he is mortal, it took awhile for the spell to carry him all that way.

DARRIN..
...Sam?

SAMANTHA
Darrin?

DARRIN
What are we doing here?

SAMANTHA
We have to get back to our house.

DARRIN
Yes we do, our house! Where is it. This doesn't even look like our century.

SAMANTHA
Just follow me!

DARRIN
Sam, I'm not....

SAMANTHA
Darrin... You are following me and that's that. Let's go!

DARRIN
Yes ma'am.

END OF ACT ONE

COMMERCIAL BREAK

ACT TWO:


19. EXT. SALEM, MASS. STREET - DAY

Samantha and Darrin are walking home together.

DARRIN
So you are telling me that we were sent back here because of your mother!

SAMANTHA
Darrin... Hush... This is Salem 1692... you know the famous "Salem Witch Hunts"?

DARRIN
Yeah, I recognized from the other times that Aunt Clara and Esmeralda sent us here.

SAMANTHA
Now, Darrin... Mother just wants justice for what the species, excuse the terms "mortal"
has done to her.

DARRIN
Oh behalf of us mortals, She deserves it.

SAMANTHA
Now, Darrin...

DARRIN
Can't you just pop us home...

SAMANTHA
Darrin... Not here. Not in front of everyone.

DARRIN
Well, if it works who cares?

SAMANTHA
Mother would, then the witch hunters will try harder to kill witches.

DARRIN
Sam... Just cover your mouth really fast, twitch, and see what happens. I just want to know if we can ever get out of there!

SAMANTHA
Fine.

Sam turns so Darrin's head will block her mouth. She twitches and nothing happens, not even the usual sound affect.

DARRIN
Well...

SAMANTHA
Nothing. I don't ever feel like I have my powers.

DARRIN
Does it have something to do with the (Whispers) Time traveling?

SAMANTHA
Well, when we first got here I was just young witch about 70 years old.

DARRIN
Really? That young, huh?

SAMANTHA
Mother popped me back to size so I must think like my future self, but stuck in my past body.

DARRIN
Already, just tell me when you will explain why you lost your "twitch"?

SAMANTHA
I don't know... When I was younger...

DARRIN
What!?

SAMANTHA
Mother!

DARRIN (Happily)
Yeah?

Thunder is hear when we hear the witches council speak again, "Unspeakable Wrath".

SAMANTHA
Did you heat that?

DARRIN
Hear what?

SAMANTHA
Hey, I just thought of something.

DARRIN
What?

SAMANTHA
Why are you here?

DARRIN
Because your mother brought me here.

SAMANTHA
Yeah, we all got stuck in our past bodies... That means you would too. But you weren't alive in 1692!

DARRIN
Maybe it's because I'm mortal.

SAMANTHA
Or maybe...

DARRIN
Maybe what?

SAMANTHA
Maybe you took over the body of one of your ancestors.

DARRIN
Sam, nothing is maybe with us! It's always always!

Gloria Brown (Sandra Gould), the ancestor of Gladys Kravitz runs up to Darrin.

GLORIA
Matthew Stephens?

DARRIN
My great, great, great, great, great, great, Grandfather?

GLORIA
What?

SAMANTHA
That was also his Grandfather's name several generations ago.

GLORIA
Well, did I wanted to tell our town's leading officer that Matilda Craft is a witch!?

DARRIN (Whispers to Sam)
What?

The scene is frozen as Gladys Kravitz's future body takes over her past, just like everyone else.

GLADYS
Ah, Mrs. Stephens? Were are we? Where did you bring me?

SAMANTHA
What do you mean? We took you to a special charity event where they are recreating the Salem Witch Hunts.

GLADYS
Wow, what a surprise.

DARRIN
Surprise Mrs. Kravitz?

GLADYS
Well, I mean Mrs. Stephens is a witch... And you took me... Actually, it's funny the last place that I remember being is in your dinning room listening to you and then I'm here. I must of fell asleep.

Another Stranger stops by... As the conversation thickens, a crowd collects.

STRANGER #2
Who, who did you say was a witch!?

GLADYS
Well, here... Mrs. Stephens of course...

STRANGER #2
And how do you know the information?

GLADYS (Excited)
Wow, no one has never believed me before! I see her all the time and evil ways. I can fly, make things disappear, reappear.... You should see her powers!

STRANGER #2 (Angry and points)
Witch!!!!!!!!!! Kill the witch!

DARRIN
Sam...

SAMANTHA
Darrin...

DARRIN
Run...

SAMANTHA
What!? They'll know!

DARRIN
In this town... Everyone knows. They'll believe a drunk! Run....

Samantha and Darrin take off running. A huge crowd has collected, they begin to chase them.

20. INT. CRAFT HOUSE - DAY

Endora sits with Matilda as they argue over what to do.

MATILDA
I appreciate what you are trying to do for me I...

ENDORA
It isn't just for you Matilda... It's for all witches... If I could relive any part of history and change the outcome.... It would be the Salem Witch Hunts.

MATILDA
And you are reliving today and changing it?

ENDORA
Correct, my dear.

MATILDA
But what that huge punishment that the council promised?

ENDORA
They're just afraid that I'll mess up and make Witch Hunting return back in 1972.

MATILDA
And...

ENDORA
...And I won't mess up.

MATILDA
But what if you do?

ENDORA
This is the one thing that I cannot lose.

Samantha and Darrin run into the house and slam the door. Endora and Matilda jump up in fright.

MATILDA
What is it Samantha?

SAMANTHA
Gladys Kravitz arrived in her past body and thought It'd be funny to tell the whole town I was a witch.

ENDORA
Oh no.

We begin to hear the crowd... Endora zaps Samantha back to her child self and tries to do something on Darrin but it doesn't work.

YOUNG SAMANTHA
Mother, what happened?

ENDORA
My powers, Donald hide in the bedroom. Oh no...

YOUNG SAMANTHA
I also lost my powers today.

WITCHES COUNCIL (Voice)
Unspeakable wrath.

ENDORA
I can do it with out my powers. Thank you!

Matilda tries to use her powers... Nothing.

MATILDA
I lost mine too!

Officers burst open the door. The crowd comes inside. The crowd screams and shouts hoping they will get to kill another witch! About 5 officers run into the home. One takes Young Samantha, 2 take Matilda, 2 take Endora. The three witches struggle to let lose but it does no good.

OFFICER #1
You will burn for your witchery!

OFFICER #2
Yeah, we do not like the likes of the devil in our town.

OFFICER #3
Tonight, you will be tried and convicted...

The crowd continues to scream. We zoom in on Gladys who is screaming the loudest and celebrating....

GLADYS
Wow, people actually believe me and this witch hunt seem so real!

21. INT. THE SMALL BEDROOM - DAY

Darrin stands in the dark room. We hears the crowd cheer and shout. He opens the door to save Sam but everyone had disappeared.

DARRIN
What the!? I need a plan...

Darrin runs out the front door and walks the crowd, the officers holding the witches walk away. Officer #4 walks up to Darrin.

OFFICER #4
I see you see we caught ourselves a few more witches, are you going to give them a trial Matthew?

DARRIN
Me?

OFFICER #4
Are you the town judge?

DARRIN
Me?

OFFICER #4
Yes... You've tried and convicted most of or town's witches!

DARRIN
Oh of course! Yes, I am afraid I don't know what one was talking about. So, I, Matthew Stephens, head of town, will give the witches a trial tonight, and I'll test to see if they are really witches tonight.

OFFICER #4
Good. Good. See you at court tonight.

DARRIN
Bye.

Officer walks away Darrin runs past him towards the crowd looking for the witches. The crowd comes to a stop. Darrin is stuck behind the crowd, but can't see what is going on. At the front of the crowd, the officers let the witches lose and put them in the one and only STOCKS! The crowd begins to pick up sticks and rocks to throw at the witches!

DARRIN
Hey!!! These are not guilty witches. Tonight we will know for sure if these are witches. Do not treat them unkindly until we know for sure. Because I'm Matthew Stephens!

GLADYS
No, that's Darrin Stephens, not Matthew.

DARRIN
Ma'am! Whoever you are leave now before you get accused to!

GLADYS
This is just a game!

DARRIN
Officers, please escort her away from here and everyone else leave! Because I'm Matthew Stephens!

The gives a long line of "Ahhhs" as they leave. The officers take Gladys away.

GLADYS
This isn't fair......... I'm not the witch! Put me down!

Darrin walks over to Matilda, Young Samantha, and Endora.

ENDORA
A million curses on the Gloria Brown and all the descendants.

YOUNG SAMANTHA
So, Darrin, does it seem funny that I'm your wife!?

DARRIN
Feels like I'm married to Tabitha or something. Look, I don't know how this is going to turn out tonight.

ENDORA
You are going to say we aren't witches right?

DARRIN
Wow, I never thought I'd ever be in this position Endora.

ENDORA
Why, when I get free.

DARRIN
Who says you will?

YOUNG SAMANTHA
Darrin....

DARRIN
Okay, Yes... I'll find a way to say you're not witches but how do I do it.

MATILDA
Well, since your setting us free and all... Just show up at the court house at sun down... everyone probably in the whole town will show up. All you do is stand in front them and speak. Us, the accused will stand behind you with officers on our back then you make up some ridiculous test that proves we aren't guilty.

DARRIN
But what if they sense something wrong about me and then turn me into the accused.

ENDORA
Believe it or not, your ancestor Matthew was head of this town, he had so much power...

DARRIN
I got the picture...

YOUNG SAMANTHA
You better leave before...

DARRIN
Okay... I'd kiss you but...

MATILDA / YOUNG SAMANTHA / ENDORA
Go!

DARRIN
Okay, bye...

Darrin leaves and the witches just stay there uncomfortable. Gladys Kravitz walks up to then.

GLADYS
Hello Mrs. Stephens mother? Do you know where I can find Mrs. Stephens. I wanted her to be in the stocks to.

ENDORA
You'll find her in your nightmares.

YOUNG SAMANTHA
Mother....

GLADYS
Oh no! Mrs. Stephens?

Gladys runs off...

GLADYS
Abner!!!

ENDORA
That's right, run and then fall and break something!

MATILDA
You are serious about changing history..

ENDORA
More than anything in the world.

YOUNG SAMANTHA
Well something tells me you'll get your witch, I mean wish, We have no powers... Do you think that's our punishment?

MATILDA
The council is never that easy.

YOUNG SAMANTHA
Oh no.

Stranger #3 walks by, yells "Witches", and continues walking.

22. EXT. CLOSE-UP THE SUN - AFTERNOON

23. INT. CRAFT HOUSE - AFTERNOON

Darrin sits in there thinking about what he was going to say.

DARRIN (To himself)
Okay, just make any crazy test. Something really stupid.... Not too stupid... What makes me think these people are this naive. I should be use to doing this by now. Why me? Why can't Sam and I be a normal couple without getting side tracked by her irritating mother.

24. EXT. THE STOCKS - AFTERNOON

ENDORA
How dare you?

DARRIN
What!?

YOUNG SAMANTHA
That's a horrible thing to do.

DARRIN
I just made an offer.... If I bail her out she promises to stay away from us for a whole year.

ENDORA
How dare you!?

DARRIN
Fine. It was just a suggestion.

Darrin walks off.

MATILDA
Don't pay attention. You do what you like.

ENDORA
Actually, what he suggested doesn't sound bad.

YOUNG SAMANTHA
Mother...

ENDORA
If we get out of here alive tonight, considering Derwood does what he's suppose to I want to stay and keep reliving the Salem witch hunts until they're gone. It was only 9 months long, every time I could change it a little until...

YOUNG SAMANTHA
You aren't serious...

ENDORA
It wouldn't be that long.

25. EXT. CLOSE UP OF THE SUN GOING DOWN - EVENING

26. EXT. COURT HOUSE - EVENING

27. INT. COURT HOUSE - EVENING

The place is packed! The whole town has a seat, some have to stand off to the side. There is an aisle in the middle of the room. Darrin stands in the front, as Matthew of course, he tries to get everyone to comb down.

DARRIN
Attention! Attention!

The crowd gets louder.

DARRIN
We cannot start until we close our mouths up.

Okay, the crowd is finally combing down. Darrin is obviously a little nervous and he is kind of making up what he says as he goes.

DARRIN
Okay, Um, Bring in the accused...

Officers follow Young Samantha, Endora, and Matilda into the court room. The crowd goes bonkers as they scream "Witch"! "Witch"! "Witch"!

DARRIN
Comb down!

ENDORA
Yeah.

YOUNG SAMANTHA
Mother.

The witches are lined up with the offers behind Darrin.

DARRIN
Bring in the witness.

Gloria walks in and the crowd cheers for her.

GLADYS
They're all witches! Ever her, dad, uncle...

DARRIN
Do not speak unless spoken to ma'am.

The crowd combs down and Gladys speaks with Darrin at the front.

GLADYS
Mrs. Stephens, it's okay you can call me Mrs. Kravitz.

STRANGER #5 (In the audience)
But you are Mrs. Brown.

GLADYS
No, I am....

DARRIN
Silence! Ma'am! Please take your seat and tell us what makes you think these people are witches.

Gladys takes a seat and begins answering the questions.

GLADYS
You should know, you're married to the girl and she's a witch!

DARRIN
Ah, ah, Leave me out of it! How could I wed a 7 year old girl!? Tell us what proof you have!

GLADYS
I once saw her...

DARRIN
I asked what proof!? Not what you saw! Your eyes can deceive you, MA'AM!

GLADYS
Well, I don't have any... But....

DARRIN
No buts. Your are dismissed.

GLADYS
Why? These are the witches.

DARRIN
Can you prove this?

GLADYS
No.

DARRIN
Please take a seat with the rest.

Gladys goes and takes an empty front row seat. Darrin begins looking at Matilda, Endora, and Young Samantha's faces. Once Gladys is seated Darrin begins to speak.

DARRIN
Now...

At once, everyone except the witches and Darrin are frozen. The dark witches council cloud returns with the same man on it.

WITCHES COUNCIL
Well, you changed history enough to where Matilda does not dies but how do you know you did not change to where all of you will die? I warned you. Apparently your powers weren't enough.

Everyone unfreezes.

DARRIN
Ah, ah.... I know for a fact all witches have a mole between they're eyes.

We get a close-up the witches faces and see that there are no moles between the eyes!

DARRIN (CONT'D)
Now do you see ANY moles between they're eyes?

The town stares at the witches and see that they're are no moles. But all of sudden, in the blink of an eye, there are now moles between every one of the witches' eyes! The crowd goes crazy and begins chanting "burn the witch", "burn the witch", "kill the witch", "kill the witch".

DARRIN
What the?

The witches notice the moles on each other

ENDORA
Are you sure? I do not have a mole between....

MATILDA
Neither do I!

YOUNG SAMANTHA
See mother, now because you disobeyed the council we are all going to die.

ENDORA
We are witches... We live forever!

YOUNG SAMANTHA
Not without powers!

The officer take the witches and begins to take them out of the building. The town goes crazy!

GLADYS
See! See! There's your proof.... This is so much fun!

DARRIN
Sam!?

As everyone leaves, Darrin just continues standing there as we...

END ACT TWO

FADE TO COMMERCIAL

ACT THREE:

28. EXT. COURT HOUSE - NIGHT

The officers are carrying the witches off. The crowds surround the witches cheering and shouting.

29. INT. COURT HOUSE - NIGHT

Darrin sits in one of the chairs... He has been crying.

DARRIN
I have to save her.

Her runs out of the building.

30. EXT. COURT HOUSE - NIGHT

Darrin walks out of the building an no one is there.

DARRIN
I tried.... ENDORA! It's her fault....

Darrin runs to find them.

31. EXT. SALEM SKYLINE - NIGHT

32. EXT. SOME CLIFF WHERE PEOPLE GET HANGED AT - NIGHT

The crowd approaches with the witches. The struggle to be killed but they are fighting a losing battle. Matilda is first, a few guard put her neck in the ropes and her hang there. The crowd cheers. Endora let's out a huge cry. The officers pick up Young Samantha.

ENDORA
No!!! It's all my fault. You were right! I should have just left it alone! I can't lose my baby Samantha! Please! Please! Do you hear me! I want my powers back and I promise to leave well enough alone!!! Please! I want my powers back, now!

Endora hands begins to glow. One of the officers has hold of young Samantha. He is just about to put her in the ropes.

ENDORA (Thanks)
We'll be home in just a minute... after I teach these...

Endora swings her arms back ready to cast FEROCIOUS spell, Darrin is running up to cliff, out of breathe, Young Samantha is about to be put in there but in the blink of an eye... EVERYONE disappears except... Matilda... who is left behind.

33. INT. STEPHENS' LIVING ROOM (Bare) - NIGHT

In the blink of an eye... everyone returns...

GLADYS
Wow... that was fun. I can't believe they actually thought you were a witch, they'll never find out your really a....

SAMANTHA
Good night.

GLADYS
What!?

ENDORA
SHE SAID GOOD NIGHT!

Endora flings her wrist and levitates Gladys out the door.

SAMANTHA
Unspeakable wrath.

ENDORA
Wait a minute.... Where's Matilda.

SAMANTHA
Maybe they brought her back somewhere else...

ENDORA
No.... she left here that means she'd come back here. Oh no she's still....

Endora breaks out crying. Darrin and Samantha put they're arms around her to comfort her.

34. EXT. HANGING GROUND (CONT'D) - NIGHT

Matilda is still just hanging there. She looks like she's gone put she puts her head up and opens her eyes. She snaps her fingers and the pops out of the ropes.

MATILDA
Don't worry. Endora, I'll make sure that these witch hunts are stopped soon.

Matilda opens her hand and zaps a piece of paper and pen. The pen magically writes by itself on the paper.

MATILDA (CONT'D)
Good. Here Endora.

Matilda zaps the letter out of her hand. Then she pops out.

35. INT. STEPHENS' LIVING ROOM (CONT'D) - NIGHT

While Sam & Darrin are comforting Endora the paper Matilda had falls into Endora's lap.

ENDORA
What?

Samantha takes the paper and reads who wrote it.

SAMANTHA
It's from Aunt Matilda....

DARRIN
She's still alive.

SAMANTHA
See mother you did make a difference. Now Aunt Matilda is alive, because of you she can live another thousand years.

ENDORA
What does it say?

Endora tear begins to go away as Samantha reads the letter:

SAMANTHA
Dear Endora, Samantha, and the boy, I wanted to write and tell that I am doing fine, because of you guys I now have my powers. I will be extra careful when I finish the "Anti Witch Hunt" that Endora started. I hope pop to soon. Write back and let me know what year you're in and I'll plan a round trip out there. Love, Aunt Matilda.

See mother.... You did make a difference...

ENDORA (Happy)
I guess so.... Donald, get your hand off me! And did you mean when you'd say if I'd disappear you'd set let me free. Well, guess what, I have my powers back and I'm not going anywhere!

Endora turns Darrin into a jackass.

ENDORA (CONT'D)
Very nice looking, you agree Samantha?

SAMANTHA
Mother....

ENDORA
Oh very well.

Endora zaps Darrin back.

DARRIN
Endora!!

SAMANTHA
Darrin, what was wrong what you said.

ENDORA
But you did do well in the court room.

DARRIN (Modest)
Thanks.

ENDORA
Really, I probably you like you more if you'd have gone into law.

DARRIN
Then maybe I should......... stay in advertising!

ENDORA
Arrrggghhh.

SAMANTHA
We've been through enough speech and debate. You two just get along.

ENDORA
Very well. I am going trick-or-treating with the tonight.

SAMANTHA
But mother, Tabitha and Adam are gone for the week.

ENDORA
Those aren't the kids.

Endora quickly zaps Sam and Darrin into kids. The kid Sam is the same we saw in the past.

KID DARRIN
Turn me back Endora

KID SAMANTHA
C'mon Darrin I think it would be fun.

Sam twitches her nose and two Halloween costumes are placed on them. Samantha dresses as Glinda, Good Witch of the North and Darrin is a big PUMPKIN!

KID DARRIN
Whatever. If I've learned anything is to just accept it.

KID SAMANTHA
Yeah mother, now that we all learned how to accept things, why don't you accept Darrin and I's marriage?

ENDORA
Never. Let's go.

Endora zaps up some candy buckets for the kids and zaps herself into her flying costume and they walk towards the door.

KID SAMANTHA
What are you mother?

ENDORA
A WITCH!

END OF ACT THREE

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THE END

 

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