Exhale, Outer Banks [ 1 ]

014. FINDING GOLD

"All right, you guys got rope?" John B asks as he drives towards the old Crain house.

"Got it." Cordelia says.

"Grappling hook?" John B asks.

"We don't have a grappling hook. We're not Batman." Pope says.

"Pulley?" John B asks as he pulls up to the wall closing off the house. It's nighttime and they're all wearing black or at least dark colors.

"Check." Kie says.

"Dark clothes?"

"Got it." Sarah says.

"Flashlights?"

"Check." JJ says.

"All right, good." John B says.

"Let's go get rich, guys." JJ says.

The five continue to randomly comment until John B slides the back door open.

"Wait, wait, wait." John B stops them from getting out. "I wanna say thank you guys. Seriously. It means a lot to me that you're here tonight."

"Always." Kie says.

"Of course, man." Pope says.

"My man." John B mutters, doing the pogue handshake with Pope.

"I prefer money over sappiness, so can we, like, you know, leave?" Cordelia asks.

"Yeah, are we done with the circle, jerk? Can we go do this? Cause I'm with Cordi." JJ says.

"Let's get that wheat in the water." Pope says.

"Weed? I'm up for weed." JJ says.

"Wheat. I said wheat." Pope corrects.

They all get out and climb over the wall one by one, making their way up to the house. Lights come on making them all quietly curse and duck behind some of the bushes and turn their flashlights off.

"Okay, so she has motion sensor lights." Pope says.

"We could, uh... move really slowly, maybe?" JJ suggests.

"What?" Sarah asks.

"No, we can't. That's a motion, dumbass." Cordelia says.

"Yeah, that's not how it works." Pope agrees.

"Oh, shit. Let's throw a rock at it." John B says.

"What?" Cordelia asks incredulously.

"That's a really good idea. Let the axe murderer know that we're here." Kie says, sarcasm dripping from her voice.

"Throw a rock at it?" Pope questions.

"You have a better idea?" John B asks.

"Literally anything but that." Kie says.

"It's genuinely the stupidest idea." Cordelia says.

"What about the breaker? In the circuit box on the porch." Sarah says. "We used to play hide and seek here as kids. And if we were brave enough, we'd go all the way up to the porch."

"Yeah, in a horror movie, you'd be dead by now." Cordelia says.

"I've seen it." Sarah says, lightly rolling her eyes at Cordelia's comment.

"No, no. You're not going in the house alone." John B says.

"Watch me." Sarah says.

"Crain chops people into pieces." JJ says.

"If you believe that, but she's like, what? Eighty-Five?" Sarah asks.

"Yeah, somethin' like that." JJ shrugs.