The following day, the group become determined to prove the old man is killing dogs. They come out at the old man's house and sneak into his garage where they find dog tags, but none of the tags belong to Taylor's dog. Derek's mom then tells him that the old man on the shortcut is the last living member of the Hartley family who she thinks "just wants to be left alone." Taylor arrives and he and Derek go to the shortcut. The pair makes an arrangement to go to the shortcut that night together.Īfter dinner, Derek asks his Grandma about the shortcut, she warns him never to go there. Taylor tells him his dog has gone missing and believes the old man has killed his dog. While at school, Derek makes a move on Christy before he is approached by Taylor who has heard about the dead dog on the shortcut. The next morning, Derek voices his annoyance of having to move to a new town again. Derek's mom urges Derek to set a good example for Tobey. That night, Derek returns home to his grandma's house, whom the family have moved in with after the death of their dad.
When Derek tells Mark of the old man and the dog, Mark proceeds to tell Derek of the story of the old man who presumably killed people on the shortcut, yet nothing has ever been proven. Tobey tells Derek of the events on the shortcut, prompting Derek to go investigate, however, he has to leave to go to the fast food place where he and Mark work. As Tobey makes his way along, he comes across a dead dog and an old man who threatens him, causing him to run off.Īrriving home, Derek finds his brother Tobey covered in blood. The kids then dare Tobey to go through the shortcut which he does alone. Meanwhile, at his school, Derek's brother Tobey tells a few of his classmates he got kicked out of his old school for fighting. Present day - Derek has recently moved to a new town and school and has befriended the feisty Lisa and Mark, while taking a liking to Christy. Ivor, and the rest of Benjamin's family then hide him away from the rest of the world, by shackling him to the basement by a chain around his neck. It is revealed that Benjamin has growing health issues, and eventually begins to murder anyone he sees using the shortcut. As Irene makes her way out of the shortcut, a young boy Benjamin attacks her, hitting her over the head with a rock and killing her. She manages to injure him, however, so he leaves. Irene wants to stop, but Ivor attempts to rape her. The couple take a shortcut through the woods where they begin to make out. In 1945 a young couple, Dougie and Irene are leaving the homecoming dance. ( November 2015) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed.
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