When the projector dimmed and the lights came on at Friday's free showing of Scream 2 at Ashley Square Cinema, nobody knew who the killer was.
About an hour into the film, the smell of cigarette smoke filled the theater, and theater manager Lynn Rich came in and looked around for the people who were smoking.
"I had one girl come in and tell me that people were smoking, and as I was going in to check another girl told me the same thing," Rich said.
Then the sound of bottles hitting the ground caused many students to smile and laugh quietly. However, Rich was not amused.
"Turn on the lights Stu," she said after she walked down the aisle. The projector stopped and the lights turned on. A cloud of smoke swirled above the front row of seats.
We have had people smoking and drinking in the theater, she said to the crowd. She explained that it was serious problem and they could lose their business because of it.
"We have the fire department come in and check for people smoking from time to time. Rich said.
She said she wanted whoever was drinking or smoking to leave immediately.
Nobody said anything, nobody moved.
"If no one 'fesses up then I'm sorry - the movie is over," she said.
Still nobody moved or said anything. Rich said later that the code of silence from the students was what really what bothered her.
She finally told the crowd to go home.
People started to get up and put on their coats. A couple of people from the front immediately left the theater through the side exit. A few other students left as well, but a majority stayed around their seats.
"I was having a good time and I thought that once the people causing the trouble left, they would restart the movie," said freshman Sara Bell.
Freshman Brian Dixon didn't want to wait. "We didn't want to waste our time waiting for them to dig around and find those jackasses causing the problems."
Rich said of the 119 students who came, she estimated that about 80 or 90 stayed.
"I had one guy give me a bottle as he walked out and I told him to leave," she said. "I wanted the alcohol out of the theater."
Someone then shouted to Rich that the guys with the alcohol had left. The audience pleaded with her to continue the movie. She told the crowd to wait and that the police would be there soon.
The audience milled around; some got popcorn, some switched seats, and some jokingly accused each other of being the culprits.
After about 20 minutes Greencastle and DePauw Police arrived. The joking stopped and the theater went silent.
"We've heard that there is a problem of people smoking and drinking in here," the officer said. A couple of people replied that there had been a problem, but the ones causing it were gone.
"Then if we search the place we won't find anything," the officer said.
The manager then directed remaining students into the lobby, allowing the officers to search the theater. Five minutes later the officers asked everyone to re-enter the theater and hold their coats out for inspection. They didn't find anything, however, they did find nine beer bottles in the bathroom trash can that hadn't been there before.
"We've never had problems like this before," Rich said. She said she is willing to host a University-sponsored event again.
As the lights faded, the students settled back into their seats. It was finally time for the viewers to find out who the killers really were.