trouble - teen wolf

DAMNATIO MEMORIAE

ON THE ROAD

[It is just after nightfall, and Deputy Valerie Clark is on patrol in her Sheriff's deputy car when she suddenly gets a call from dispatch]

DISPATCHER: [on radio] Any available units, Beacon Hills telecom is requesting an 11-5 at the communication towers off Cypress Lame.

VALERIE: 10-4 Dispatch. I'm in the area.

DISPATCHER: [on radio] Copy, Unit 5. A technician was sent over an hour ago, and telecom hasn't heard back.

VALERIE: Copy. I'm 10-76.

[Valerie returns her radio to the dashboard and looks over at the passenger seat. The camera pans over to reveal an unhappy-looking Hayden, who is giving her sister an exasperated look]

HAYDEN: You're gonna drag me to work every night?

[Valerie returns Hayden's exasperated look with a stern one]

VALERIE: If I have to.

[Hayden sighs and rolls her eyes]

HAYDEN: You can't keep an eye on me 24/7.

[Now it is Valerie who looks exasperated]

VALERIE: You disappeared for three days! I'm keeping an eye on you for the rest of your natural-born life.

[It's clear that Hayden feels guilty for lying to her sister, but she continues her lie to ensure Valerie's safety by shielding her from the supernatural world]

HAYDEN: I told you I was with Liam...

[Valerie scoffs and rolls her eyes]

VALERIE: Which doesn't improve your argument!

[Hayden, feeling even more guilty, doesn't know what else to say, and after a moment of uncomfortable and tense silence, Valerie speaks up again]

VALERIE: Maybe you think you can do your own thing now. I don't care-- you still need me. We look out for each other, remember?

[Hayden, unable to look her sister in the eyes, turns to look out the window instead]

VALERIE: For all I know, you could have been dead.

[This reminder that she was, in fact, dead, and can't tell her sister about it makes Hayden even more depressed. They then pull up to the telecom station, where Valerie immediately puts the car into park before giving Hayden a warning look]

VALERIE: Stay here.

[Valerie gets out of the car, leaving Hayden behind to sit in the passenger seat as she pulls out her flashlight and turns it on. She slowly makes her way toward the entrance to the telecom station, where she quickly notices that the technician's pickup truck is still running. Hayden's eyes widen in fear as she watches Valerie walk over to the driver's side door, where she opens it before turning the key in the ignition to turn the truck off. Even more concerned now, Valerie slowly makes her way to the entrance, where she finds the front gate unlocked and ajar. Hayden narrows her eyes in confusion as she watches Valerie turn back to glance at her before making her way inside, though it's clear that she is extremely nervous by how quickly she's breathing]

[In Valerie's cruiser, Hayden closes her eyes and focuses her enhanced Chimera hearing so she can keep track of Valerie's search from outside. Valerie slowly walks down the metal staircase with her sidearm in her right hand, which is braced over the other hand clutching her flashlight. After a moment, she nervously calls out to see if the technician on the bottom floor]