SCENE C

INT. HALLWAY – LATER

Mae stands in the hallway wearing a hall monitor sash. Torin moseys in wearing an authentic looking officer's uniform and aviator shades. She scans the halls.

TORIN

I'm ready to bust some bad guys.

MAE

Where'd you get the gear?

TORIN

At a costume shop. If I'm going to crack down on crime, I have to look the part.

MAE

Don't you think you're going a little overboard?

Torin reaches into her bag and pulls out an identical uniform.

TORIN

They had a two-for-one special

Mae takes the costume.

MAE

Back in a flash.

INT. HALLWAY – MOMENTS LATER

Mae and Torin peruse the empty halls. Zeke strolls along talking into an earpiece with a lollipop in one hand in a mysterious box in the other. Torin gestures for Mae to hide around a corner. Zeke glances over his shoulder.

ZEKE

Yeah, I have it right here...I can't tell you where I got it. Let's just say it was a steal.

Mae and Torin exchange looks. Torin steps out, blocking Zeke's path.

TORIN

Stop right there, Sketch.

ZEKE

What's going on?

MAE

We should be asking you the same question. What's in the box?

Zeke clutches the box closer to him.

ZEKE

Nothing.

TORIN

Let me be the judge of that.

She taps it with her baton.

TORIN (CONT'D)

Open it.

Zeke reluctantly opens the box and takes out a snow globe with a picture of him and his girlfriend inside.

ZEKE

It's a gift for my girlfriend. It's our anniversary.

MAE

Aw, cute.

TORIN

I'm sorry, sir, but that just cost you a detention.

She takes out a detention slip pad and scribbles on it.

ZEKE

For what?

TORIN

For giving the worst gift in history.

She snatches off the detention slip and hands it to him.

TORIN (CONT'D)

That picture makes your girlfriend look two years older.

Yelling explodes from Zeke's earpiece.

ZEKE

Sweetie, I promise you don't look older. You look like your mother.

He cringes as his girlfriend screams in his ear. He walks away trying to calm her down.

MAE

Was that really necessary? Now this will probably be his last anniversary.

TORIN

If we allow one person to get away with the tiniest offense, this school will turn into complete chaos. We have to take control.

MAE

Whatever you say.

Torin pushes up her shades and smirks.

TORIN

I like the sound of that.