"Police Response"

One cold October night in Philadelphia, Officers Blake and Childs receive a call for backup from police dispatch. A 911 caller reports that a man in a Halloween costume is murdering people and destroying property at a Quantamaker Group research facility on the outskirts of town. Blake and Childs arrive at the scene, which is crawling with police officers.

Blake and Childs are told not to enter the research building; the SWAT Team is currently on its way. But when they hear a woman scream bloody murder from within, the officers decide they shouldn't wait. So Blake, Childs, and a few other cops sneak into the building, firing tear gas canisters into every room. They find mutilated bodies strewn across the floor - scientists in lab coats, a couple of security guards, etc. It looks like the facility has been hit by a tornado or an earthquake.

Soon enough, the police officers locate their suspect. They are surprised to see he is a seven-foot-tall man in a scarecrow costume, with a jack-o'lantern face and a straw hat. Blake and Childs order the suspect to freeze, put his hands in the air and get down on the floor. The scarecrow doesn't listen; he is too busy destroying a machine that is currently emitting an eerie green glow. When they look into the glow, Blake and Childs see what looks like another laboratory on the other side; there is also a man who looks exactly like Blake in that other laboratory, running toward the two cops.

"Don't let him close the portal!" the other Blake yells from across the green glow. But just as he steps into the light, the scarecrow finishes destroying the machine, and the portal vanishes. The other Blake disappears, with only his right leg remaining, falling to the floor in a puddle of blood. The Blake here in this universe pisses himself, because he has just watched himself die.

Childs decides to ignore the bizarre thing that just happened and focus on arresting their suspect instead. He orders the scarecrow to surrender once more, but the scarecrow just grabs him and throws him through a wall. Blake fires his gun at the scarecrow repeatedly, with no effect. He is soon thrown through a wall for his trouble, as well.

About an hour later, Blake and Childs are found and treated for their injuries by the paramedics. No one believes their story about a seven-foot-tall bulletproof scarecrow, except for one Quantamaker Group employee who happens to be listening.