iCARLY SPEC SCRIPT – iASK SAM TO THE PROM

By Tyesha Whitely

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Savannah, GA 31404

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INT. LOFT-AFTERNOON (SPENCER, CARLY, SAM, FREDDIE)

SPENCER HAS A MAKESHIFT RACE TRACK WITH THREE SNAPPING TURTLES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LIVING ROOM.

SPENCER Go, Nelly! Come on Doc move it! Pepper you're lagging behind!

CARLY WALKS IN WITH HER BACKPACK. SHE GIVES SPENCER AND THE TURTLES A STRANGE LOOK.

CARLY What are you doing?

SPENCER I'm training snapping turtles. You

know for turtle racing.

CARLY Turtle racing?

CARLY WALKS INTO THE KITCHEN AND GETS A DRINK. SHE LEANS ON THE COUNTER WATCHING SPENCER.

SPENCER Yeah it's all the rage in baton

rogue.

CARLY You mean Baton Rouge?

SAM WALKS IN AND SLAMS THE DOOR.

SPENCER Hey! You're scaring Nelly, Doc and

Pepper.

SAM

Whatever. You got any food?

SAM WALKS INTO THE KITCHEN AND TAKES A LEG OFF OF A TURKEY. SHE BITES INTO IT.

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SAM (CONT'D)

What's he doing?

CARLY

Turtle racing.

SPENCER

Yeah Socko's cousin does it down in

baton rogue.

CARLY

There's no such place as baton rogue.

SPENCER

Yeah there is. It's in Louisiana.

CARLY

Okay a baton is something a majorette

twirls and a rogue is a scoundrel.

SAM Scoundrel?

CARLY

Yeah, you know a mischievous person.

SAM

You read way too much dude.

FREDDIE WALKS IN. HE EYES SPENCER AND THE TURTLES SUSPICIOUSLY. HE POINTS AT THEM HIS MOUTH OPEN, READY TO SPEAK.

CARLY

Don't ask.

FREDDIE

(unenthusiastic)

Guess who asked me to prom?

SAM

Who's that desperate?

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FREDDIE

Marla from the basketball team.

CARLY

You mean Marla "the dunk master"

McDonald?

SAM

Dude she's like 5’10”. May be you can

put on some heels and double date

with Carly and Lance.

FREDDIE

Haha. At least I have a date. Anyway

where's your guest Sam?

SAM

He'll be here. Don't have a hissy,

momma's boy.

FREDDIE

Look I'm not a momma's boy.

SAM DANCES AROUND WITH THE HAM IN HER HAND.

SAM

(singing) Momma's boy! Momma's boy!

CARLY Sam! (Sam stops dancing).There's nothing wrong with Freddie loving his mother.

SPENCER Gosh Doc! Put some pep in that turtle step!

SAM AND FREDDIE LOOK AT SPENCER.

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CARLY It's all the rage in baton rogue. Come on guys let’s do the show.

ACT ONE

INT. ICARLY STUDIO-LATER (CARLY, SAM, FREDDIE, AUSTIN)

FREDDIE MOVES AROUND TAPING CARLY AND SAM.

SAM (TC) We've upgraded random dancing folks.

CARLY (TC) Taken it to a whole new level. We now have-

CARLY & SAM Random dancing with pets!

CARLY (TC)In this video sent in by Louis in Ft. Campbell, Kentucky we have him random dancing with his pet donkey.

SAM Roll the footage Fredster!

FREDDIE TAPS SOME BUTTONS ON THE LAPTOP AND THE VIDEO PLAYS ON THE FLAT SCREEN. WE SEE A HOMEMADE VIDEO OF LOUIS IN THE BARN WITH HIS PET DONKEY.

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LOUIS (TC) Hi iCarly crew! In Kentucky we don't have a lot to do here, so sometimes I like to dance with my donkey, Sheba.

LOUIS HITS THE BUTTON ON THE RADIO AND MUSIC STARTS TO PLAY. HE STARTS TO DANCE AROUND.

LOUIS (CONT'D) Come on Sheba! Dance with Louis.

LOUIS DANCES AROUND SHEBA UNTIL HE GETS TO HER REAR. HE STARTS TO TAP HER ON HER SIDE, FEELING THE MUSIC.

LOUIS (CONT'D) Oh yeah! Dance with Louis. Show them whatcha working with! Go Sheba-

SHEBA NAYS AND KICKS LOUIS OUT OF THE FRAME. HE CRASHES INTO SOMETHING OFF SCREEN.

CUT TO:

INT. ICARLY'S ROOM-CONTINUOUS (CARLY, SAM, FREDDIE, AUSTIN)

SAM Way to go Louis!

CARLY That looked like it hurt.

SAM Yeah it did. May be random dancing with a donkey ain't so smart. (TC) Kids don't try that at home.

CARLY Now it's time for Sam's extra special guest.

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SAM (TC) He's clean, he's lean. He's a meat naming machine. Here's Austin!

SAM PRESSES THE APPLAUSE BUTTON AS AUSTIN, 17 AND HANDSOME RUNS ONTO THE SET.

CARLY Hey Austin! Your dad is a butcher?

AUSTIN Yep. Meat’s our business.

SAM And for all you meat loving fans. Austin is going to name all the meat you can get from a cow while juggling these beef steaks!

CARLY HOLDS UP A CONTAINER OF STEAKS. AUSTIN GETS THREE STEAKS OUT AND BEGINS TO JUGGLE.

AUSTIN Chuck roast, cross ribs, shoulder roast, round roasts, sirloin, short loin, flank, stew meat, ground beef, rib eye, prime rib, shank, brisket, hamburger, and steak!

AUSTIN ENDS HIS PERFECT JUGGLING ROUTINE BY TOSSING THE STEAKS BACK INTO THE BUCKET.

SAM (TC) A man after my own heart. Let's give it up for Austin the meat man!

CARLY AND SAM CHEER. SAM HITS THE APPLAUSE BUTTON.

CARLY That's all for now. I'm Carly-

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SAM And I'm Sam.

CARLY And we now leave you with the sounds of my brother Spencer's armpit symphony.

ON THE FLAT SCREEN SPENCER SITS ON THE COUCH MAKING ARMPIT FART NOISES. IT SOUNDS LIKE MUSIC.

FREDDIE And we're clear!

SAM Dude, that was awesome! You know a lot about meat.

AUSTIN I have my moments. I gotta mosey on down to the meat market to help my dad.

CARLY Thanks for coming Austin.

AUSTIN No thanks for having me. Sam, I'll see you later?

SAM You bet your t-bone steak you will.

AUSTIN WINKS AT HER AND WALKS OUT.

CARLY (To Sam) So?

SAM So what?

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CARLY You and Austin have a thing.

SAM Yeah, I took a tour of his dad's butcher shop. Man they slaughter their own animals.

CARLY I didn't know you were in to animal cruelty and death.

SAM Hey, I'm in to meat. Isn't Austin the coolest?

FREDDIE (sarcastically)

Yeah if you like the juggling, meaty type.

SAM That's exactly the type I like little man. What's it to you anyway?

FREDDIE Did I say I cared? I mean if you like a man who's into killing innocent animals then that's your problem.

SAM Hey if I want advice about real man stuff I'll ask my mom. If I want advice about geeky cameras and other do-hickies then I'll ask you!

FREDDIE Fine!

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CARLY (trying to lighten the mood)

Did I mention I found a dress for prom?

SAM Ah the prom dress. What every high school girl wastes time looking for.

CARLY You haven't found one?

SAM I'm not even sure if I'm going.

FREDDIE Let me put on my surprised face.

SAM Shut it Freddie. Oh yeah, has Lance purchased that dorky little thingy that goes on around your wrist?

CARLY You mean a corsage?

SAM Well if you want to be a fancy with it. Yeah the "corsage".

CARLY Not yet. We'll talk about it over dinner tonight.

SAM Speaking of stuffing your face, I gotta go meet Austin. He has some prime rib waiting on me. Catcha later Carls. Fred-geek.

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SAM LEAVES.

FREDDIE Austin...you think he's gonna ask Sam to the prom?

CARLY I don't know, why?

CARLY LOOKS AT FREDDIE IN SHOCK.

CARLY (CONT'D) You want to ask Sam to the prom!

FREDDIE I do not!

CARLY Don't you lie to me Freddie Benson! You still love Sam!

FREDDIE I... don't...I mean... yeah I do.

CARLY What's your problem man? Go get your girl!

FREDDIE It's not that easy. We fight all the time.

CARLY That's how you show your love.

FREDDIE Sam thinks she hates me.

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CARLY Sam doesn't think. She just does. Remember the time she tried to smuggle fat cakes over the border? That is not how a thinking person behaves.

FREDDIE You're right.

CARLY So go in there and make Sam think she loves you again.

FREDDIE But how can I compare with Mr. Meat man?

CARLY Make her an offer she can't refuse.

FREDDIE Huh?

CARLY I heard that on a movie Spencer was watching.

FREDDIE What does that mean?

CARLY It means offer her fat cakes, steaks, a night away from her mom. Do something to get her attention. And then ask her to prom.

FREDDIE Carly, that’s genius!

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CARLY Well that’s me…genius Carly.

INT. LOFT-NIGHT (CARLY, LANCE, GIBBY, SAM, SPENCER, FREDDIE, ANGELINA)

CARLY AND LANCE SIT AT THE TABLE EATING TAKE OUT. SPENCER IS PLAYING WITH THE TURTLES.

GIBBY AND ANGELINA 16, BEAUTIFUL MODEL WALK IN.

GIBBY Hey, Carly, Lance. I want you to meet Angelina. We're going to prom together.

CARLY Hi, Angelina. Nice to meet you.

LANCE What's up?

ANGELINA Bonjour.

LANCE So you like Seattle?

ANGELINA Bonjour.

GIBBY GESTURES TOWARDS THE STOOL AND ANGELINA SITS DOWN WITH A SMILE.

CARLY She speaks French?

GIBBY Yeah, not a lick on English. But she's a hot teenage French model. We understand each other.

CARLY Right.

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SPENCER HOLDS A TURTLE CLOSE TO HIS FACE FOR A PEP TALK.

SPENCER Look Doc. You can't let Nelly and Pepper push you around. You're a man, darn it!

GIBBY Is Spencer okay?

CARLY Haven’t you ever seen a man give his turtle a pep talk?

THE ELEVATOR LIFTS UP AND FREDDIE ROLLS IN A FLATBED FULL OF FAT CAKES. HE STOPS IN THE KITCHEN.

FREDDIE So, what do you think?

GIBBY Dude, you must really be hungry.

FREDDIE They're not for me. They're for Sam.

CARLY The way to Sam's heart is definitely through her stomach.

LANCE So you and Sam are together?

FREDDIE Not yet. I'm hoping the fat cakes and these will help.

FREDDIE PULLS OUT TWO TICKETS.

CARLY What are those?

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FREDDIE Tickets to Mr. Chang's "A Night of Meat". It’s an all-you-can eat meat buffet and a play about..well

CARLY Meat?

FREDDIE Yeah. After prom.

GIBBY Sam and Freddie yeah!

CARLY Sam's gonna love that. Go for it!

FREDDIE I plan on it.

SAM RUSHES THROUGH THE DOOR. SHE DROPS HER BAG ONTO THE SOFA.

SAM Guess what?

FREDDIE Hey Sam.

SAM Hey Freddie. Hey Gibby. Hey Carly. He Lance. Hey girl I never met before. Now that that's finished. Guess what?

CARLY What?

SAM Austin asked me to the prom!

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ACT TWO

INT. LOFT-NIGHT (CARLY, LANCE, GIBBY, SAM, SPENCER, FREDDIE, ANGELINA)

EVERYONE EXCEPT SAM LOOKS AROUND AWKWARDLY.

SAM (unaware)

Whoa! Whose pile of mega fat cakes.

SHE GOES OVER TO THE FLATBED.

FREDDIE Nobody's.

HE LAYS THE TICKETS ON THE COUNTER.

FREDDIE (CONT'D) Congratulations on the prom.

SAM REACHES FOR A FAT CAKE. SHE OPENS IT AND STARTS TO EAT.

SAM Same to you. Hope Marla wears flats!

FREDDIE I'm outta here.

CARLY Freddie...

FREDDIE LEAVES.

SAM (mouth full of fat cake)

What's eating him?

CARLY You are, okay.

SAM I'm eating fat cakes.

CARLY GRABS SAM'S HAND AND PULLS HER TOWARDS THE STAIRS. ON THE SOFA SPENCER IS BIT BY ONE OF THE TURTLES.

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SPENCER Ow! Doc I can't believe you bit me.

LANCE They are called snapping turtles.

SPENCER Yeah I guess they really do snap. I'm going to go get a bandage.

SPENCER PUTS THE TURTLE DOWN AND WAKS INTO HIS ROOM. CARLY STARTS TO WALK WITH SAM UPSTAIRS.

SPENCER (O.S.) (CONT'D) Carly! Where are my smurf bandages?

CARLY In your sock drawer next to your crayons!

INT. CARLY'S ROOM-CONTINUOUS (SAM, CARLY)

CARLY CLOSES THE DOOR AND SAM LOOKS AT HER.

SAM What's wrong?

CARLY Sit down.

SAM Why do I-

CARLY I said sit down Samantha Puckett!

SAM DROPS DOWN ONTO A BEAN BAG.

SAM Okay, okay. I hate it when you go all drill sergeant on me.

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CARLY I'm sorry, but this is important. Freddie still loves you.

SAM What?

CARLY He told me. The fat cakes. They were for you. He was going to ask you to prom.

SAM Wait a minute. Freddie and I are done. We can't get along.

CARLY That's just how you guys vibe. You like fighting with Freddie right?

SAM Yeah.

CARLY Why do you think you still pick on him so much?

SAM LOOKS DOWN AT HER FAT CAKE.

SAM Because I'm still kinda, sorta into him.

CARLY You're still way into him.

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SAM Austin gets me. I mean he's been to juvie and he can burp the lyrics to the star spangled banner. We got a lot in common.

CARLY I didn’t know you knew the National Anthem.

SAM My mom dated this baseball player once. He and I used to drink a soda and burp it before every game.

CARLY Wow, that’s disgusting. Anyway you and Freddie really love each other. You'll never be happy with anyone else.

SAM Carly, what am I going to do?

CARLY You gotta make a decision.

INT. SCHOOL-PROM NIGHT (CARLY, LANCE, GIBBY, ANGELINA, TEENAGE EXTRAS)

EVERYONE IS DRESSED IN FORMAL ATTIRE. CARLY AND LANCE WALK INTO THE PROM.

LANCE This is decent.

CARLY Yeah it is. Oh, there's Gibby.

GIBBY AND ANGELINA APPROACH.

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GIBBY This prom is rockin.

ANGELINA Bon jour!

GIBBY That never gets old. You seen Sam or Freddie?

CARLY Freddie is supposed to be coming with Marla. Sam and Austin will be here later I guess.

GIBBY Marla's over there gettin her dance on.

GIBBY POINTS TO MARLA, AN EXTREMELY TALL GIRL, DANCING WITH A SHORT GUY.

CARLY What? Freddie said-

LANCE Look let’s just forget about Sam and Freddie and try to have a good time, okay?

CARLY NODS AS A SONG COMES ON. LANCE HOLDS OUT HIS HAND.

LANCE (CONT'D) Wanna dance?

CARLY TAKES HIS HAND.

CARLY Sure.

CARLY AND LANCE WALK ONTO THE DANCE FLOOR. GIBBY AND ANGELINA FOLLOW.

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CARLY AND LANCE START TO DANCE. CARLY DANCES BUT IS DISTRACTED. SHE HALLUCINATES SEEING SAM AND FREDDIE FACES ON OTHER KIDS AT THE PROM.

A RANDOM GUYS WALKS BY.

RANDOM GUY (FREDDIE) Hey Carly.

CARLY SQUINTS.

CARLY Freddie?

RANDOM GUY TURNS INTO TED, A SCIENCE GEEK.

TED No its me, Ted from science class.

A GIRL BUMPS INTO CARLY.

GIRL (SAM) Nice corsage.

CARLY Thanks, Sam?

CARLY BLINKS AND THE GIRLS SHAKES HER HEAD.

CARLY (CONT'D) Look Lance I gotta go.

CARLY RUNS TO GIBBY AND ANGELINA.

CARLY (CONT'D) Gibby, I'm worried about Sam and Freddie.

GIBBY I'm on it.

GIBBY GRABS ANGELINA'S HAND.

GIBBY (CONT'D) Let's go babe.

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LANCE You need some help?

CARLY With Sam and Freddie we need all the help we can get. Let's go.

INT. FREDDIE'S HOUSE (FREDDIE, MRS. BENSON)

FREDDIE IS SITTING IN FRONT OF THE TELEVISION AS MRS. BENSON WALKS IN CARRYING A TUXEDO.

MRS. BENSON I picked up your tux from the cleaners.

FREDDIE CHANGES THE CHANNELS ON THE T.V. UNINTERESTED.

FREDDIE For what mom? I'm not going to the prom.

MRS. BENSON I knew it. That Puckett girl has broken my baby's heart again!

FREDDIE How did you know about Sam?

MRS. BENSON I put a little transmitter in your pants every morning.

FREDDIE Mom! That's an invasion of privacy!

MRS. BENSON I can hear if you need me. And besides that Puckett girl isn't good enough for you.

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FREDDIE Can you just top it mom? Just because we argue doesn't mean we don't care about each other.

MRS. BENSON You really like her?

FREDDIE Yeah. Sam can probably beat me in a fight and sure she wipes her armpits with her hands…but she was the best thing that ever happened to me.

MRS. BENSON Eww. (grudgingly)Well let me clean out your ears...even Puckett can appreciate a clean ear drum.

FREDDIE What? You're okay with this?

MRS. BENSON Of course. I want my little boy to be happy. And besides Benson's are not wimps! You show that meat boy whose boss!

FREDDIE SMILES AND FOLLOWS HIS MOM INTO THE BATHROOM.

EXT. STREET-NIGHT (SAM, AUSTIN)

AUSTIN DRIVES SLOWLY AS SAM WALKS ALONG THE SIDEWALK DRESSED IN PROM ATTIRE.

AUSTIN Come on Sam, get in the car.

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SAM Not on your life veggie boy.

AUSTIN I never said I liked meat. My dad is just a butcher.

SAM STOPS AND LOOKS AT HIM FRUSTRATED.

SAM You coulda told me you were a bean sprout eating, carrot dippin little wimp. What kind of man don't eat meat?

AUSTIN It's not good for my digestive system.

SAM I'll show you what's not good for your digestive system!

SAM OPENS THE DOOR AND YANKS HIM OUT OF THE CAR. SHE TWISTS HIS ARMS AND PUSHES HIM ONTO THE CONCRETE. SHE GETS IN THE CAR AND CLOSES THE CAR DOOR.

AUSTIN Hey!

SAM Later meat hater!

THE WHEELS SQUEAL AS SHE SPEEDS OFF.

INT. LOFT HALLWAY-NIGHT (CARLY, GIBBY, LANCE)

GIBBY AND ANGELINA WALK OUT OF FREDDIE'S APARTMENT AND CLOSES THE DOOR. CARLY AND LANCE RUSH AROUND THE CORNER.

GIBBY Freddie's not there.

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CARLY Yeah and Sam wasn't home either.

GIBBY SNAPS HIS FINGERS.

GIBBY The stairwell.

CARLY Huh?

GIBBY The stairwell. Isn't that where they first smooched?

CARLY Oh yeah.

GIBBY Carly, Spencer still have that disco ball?

CARLY I guess so, we haven't really cut a rug lately.

GIBBY Good, meet me in the stairwell. This prom night is about to get Gibby- fied. Come on babe.

GIBBY GRABS ANGELINA'S HAND AND THEY GO INTO CARLY'S APARTMENT.

LANCE Gibby-fied?

CARLY Yep.

INT. LOFT -NIGHT (SPENCE, GIBBY,ANGELINA)

SPENCER IS PACKING UP THE TURTLE RACING GEAR.GIBBY AND ANGELINA COME IN.

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GIBBY What happened to the turtles?

SPENCER They lost the race. Hey did you know turtles aren’t that fast?

GIBBY No kidding. Hey I need that disco ball.

SPENCER What for?

GIBBY I’m about to set the mood.

SPENCER O-kay…it’s in my room. Next to the coloring books.

GIBBY Thanks man.

GIBBY AND ANGELINA DISAPPER INTO SEPNCERS ROOM.

INT. LOFT STAIRWELL-SCENE OF THE FIRST KISS-NIGHT (SAM, FREDDIE, CARLY, GIBBY, LANCE, ANGELINA)

FREDDIE SITS ON THE WINDOW SILL SADLY LOOKING OUT OF THE WINDOW. HE HAS A CORSAGE BOX IN HIS HAND.

SAM ENTERS. FREDDIE TURNS AROUND SURPRISED.

FREDDIE How was your date?

SAM No date. He's a vegetarian. (beat)I went by your house...

FREDDIE I went by yours. Your mom almost shot me with her paintball gun.

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SAM Yeah, she's on probation so technically she can't have a firearm.

FREDDIE Why'd you come here?

SAM Why'd you come here?

FREDDIE STANDS AND LOOKS AT HER SERIOUSLY. CARLY AND LANCE ENTER THE STAIRWELL QUIETLY AND UNNOTICED. THEY CROUCH BEHIND THE STAIRCASE.

CARLY PUTS HER HAND TO HER LIPS IN A "SHH" GESTURE.

FREDDIE Look Sam I know we fight all the time... but the truth is I still like you...love you. And when Austin came around I was-

SAM Jealous?

FREDDIE Yeah.

SAM Well I kinda still... love you too.

FREDDIE Really?

SAM Why do you think I still bust your chops? I don't know how else to show you.

FREDDIE GIVES HER THE BOX.

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FREDDIE I got this for you.

SAM TAKES THE BOX AND OPENS IT.

SAM It's steak. You got me steak instead of a corsage!

SAM TAKES IT OUT OF THE BOX AND TAKES A HEAFTY BITE.

SAM (CONT'D) Oh dude. You so get me!

ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DISCO BALL FALLS FROM THE CEILING AND HANGS ABOVE THEIR HEAD AND SLOW MUSIC PLAYS.

FREDDIE What the...?

GIBBY AND ANGELINA ARE AT THE ENTRANCE. ANGELINA HOLDS A RADIO.

SAM SMILES AS CARLY AND LANCE REVEAL THEMSELVES.

CARLY Well?

SAM I think we can give it another shot.

FREDDIE Me too.

SAM AND FREDDIE KISS. BEAT. FREDDIE PULLS AWAY.

FREDDIE (CONT'D) Whatever happened to Austin?

SAM I beat him up, stole his car and left him on the sidewalk.

FREDDIE That's my Sam.

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FREDDIE PUTS HIS ARMS AROUND SAM AND STARTS DANCING. CARLY AND LANCE JOIN THEM. ANGELINA KISSES GIBBY ON THE CHEEK.

ANGELINA Sweet.

GIBBY Gibby!

FADE TO BLACK