The Vanishing

The Vanishing
Season 2, Episode 10
Air date	August 2, 2016
Written by	Eoghan O'Donnell
Directed by	Kevin Kölsch Dennis Widmyer
Episode Guide
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The only ones who aren't afraid are the monsters.Zoë Vaughn

"The Vanishing" is the tenth episode in Season 2 of the television series, Scream. It is the twentieth episode of the series overall and it aired on August 2nd, 2016.

Plot

The killer dispatches the Emma and Audrey on a perilous yet tension-filled scavenger hunt to find Noah who falls victim to the killer's trap. Secrets from their past threaten Maggie and Acosta. Brooke and Stavro start growing close, but Brooke begins having hallucinations of Jake. Tension between Kieran and Eli reaches a new level. Kieran's aunt is being pursued by Mr. Maddox.

Cast

Main Cast

• Willa Fitzgerald as Emma Duval
• Bex Taylor-Klaus as Audrey Jensen
• John Karna as Noah Foster
• Kiana Ledé as Zoë Vaughn ^{(Hallucination, corpse)}
• Tracy Middendorf as Maggie Duval

Recurring Cast

• Sean Grandillo as Eli Hudson ^{(Cameo, no lines)}
• Anthony Ruivivar as Sheriff Miguel Acosta
• Mike Vaughn as Killer ^(Voice)
• Alec Rayme as Killer ^(Costume)
• Mikki Val as Deputy Laverne Shell
• Caitlin Ashley-Thompson as Daisy Anderson ^(Flashback)
• Anthony Palacios as Miguel Acosta ^(Flashback)
• Tom Maden as Jake Fitzgerald ^{(Video footage, uncredited)}
• Amelia Rose Blaire as Piper Shaw ^{(Corpse, uncredited)}

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Absent Cast

• Amadeus Serafini as Kieran Wilcox ^{(Credit only)}
• Carlson Young as Brooke Maddox ^{(Credit only)}
• Santiago Segura as Gustavo Acosta ^{(Credit only)}

Notes

• The title of the episode is a homage to the 1988 psychological thriller "The Vanishing" which was directed by George Sluizer. This film is an adaptation from the 1984 novel, "The Golden Egg" by Tim Krabbé.
  • Like in the movie, someone gets buried.
• This episode was watched live by 0.32 million people
• This is the first episode overall to reference something from the Scream films, as the killer mentions the first of Randy Meeks' rules (you can never have sex) during their call to Noah Foster.
• Although credited, Carlson Young (Brooke Maddox), Santiago Segura (Gustavo Acosta) and Amadeus Serafini (Kieran Wilcox) did not appear in the episode.
  • This is first time Brooke Maddox is absent from an episode overall.
  • This is the second time Kieran has not appeared in an episode overall, and first time absent in this season. Emma does mention that he had been calling her however.
  • This is the second time Gustavo has been absent from an episode this season.
• Audrey reveals that she and Piper were both at the Crescent Palms Motel at the time of Rachel Murray's death. Piper didn't kill Rachael, therefore the New Killer did.
• In the episode, it was revealed through past flashbacks that Brandon survived the incident at the Wren Lake. When he later met with Maggie, she helped him in escaping from Lakewood with the help of Miguel Acosta.
• This was the first episode in the series where Noah and Miguel received a call from the killer.
• In the episode, Audrey and Emma received calls from the killer.
• Noah Foster got stabbed and buried alive in this episode.
  • Zoë Vaughn appeared as a hallucination to Noah when he was buried in a coffin.
• Zoë Vaughn and Noah Foster got attacked by the Lakewood Slasher and got buried alive.
  • Noah got buried in the old Barn, while Zoë got buried at Wren Lake.
  • Noah survived the attack, however, Zoë did not.
• In this episode, the Lakewood Slasher played a game with Emma and Audrey to find out Noah's whereabouts.
• Emma got her hands on one of the letters Audrey wrote to Piper in the episode.
  • Audrey confessed that she wrote the letters because she was in love with Emma and she broke her heart.
• The killer showed Emma and Audrey a recording of Jake's death.
• In this episode, it was revealed that Ghosface kept souvenirs of his victims in an old barn.
  • He kept Zoë's Lady of the Lake tiara, Haley's party mask, Branson's severed hand, and some of Jake's intestines.
  • There were no souvenirs seen for Eddie Hayes.
• Maggie Duval left a note in the tree behind her house to confirm Brandon James is alive.
  • This event was witnessed by Eli Hudson.
• This episode marked the death of Zoë Vaughn, the fifth victim of the season, and fourteenth overall.
  • This makes her the second female victim of the season.
  • She died at the Wren Lake in her Lady of the Lake outfit.
  • Her corpse was found by Noah, Emma and Audrey at the Wren Lake.
  • This also makes her the third main character and first female main character to die in the series (First being Will Belmont then Clark Hudson). Kieran Was Revealed To Be Noah's Stabber and his phone caller

Body Count

• Zoë Vaughn - Locked in a coffin and left to drown at Wren Lake.

Featured Music

• Screaming Trees – “Nearly Lost You”

Young Acosta listens to music in his room

• Sam Tinnesz – “Hold On For Your Life (Acoustic)”

Maggie processes the crime scene at the barn. Sheriff Acosta tells her they need to head to Wren Lake. Emma and Audrey comfort each other at Wren Lake and get a call from the killer

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