Analyzing Paul's knowledge about Jason

I re-watched F13 2 and 3 this past Thursday night with keeping Paul's and Chris's(pt 3) dialogue in mind.

For the first time, I'm starting to wonder if Paul knew a lot more about the realities or possibilities of Jason being alive than he admitted to. Its cool if you don't agree with me, but, for the sake of loving this film and discussion, I wanted to bring up my thoughts.

First, think about Ted not wanting to talk about Camp Blood. He had this look like he knew something bad went down OR that there is always a possibility of something happening again. He looked as if he might have been told not to bring something up and

Secondly, remember the campfire scene and then the bar scene. Both Paul and Ted make a big joke out of the Jason "legend." Paul says that "that is the last he wants to hear about Jason" (paraphrasing). Also, why would someone be so adamant about another part of a lake being off limits. I get it - it is closed down but what is the actual harm of checking out an old abandoned camp site other than the law? I'm talking about actual harm, not a scolding or a citation. The local sheriff(just a side note / thought? What officially is that character because his car says state police but his getup says local cop/sheriff) says "Its been quiet for 5 years and we'd like to keep it that way." This is very odd behavior for 3 guys familiar with the area. Remember, Ted knew the tow truck guy/local owner. Remember the bar scene when Ginny talks about Jason being a "frightened retard" and "crying out for her resurrection" (paraphrasing) ? Paul has a pretty serious look on his face, and clearly is agitated by Ginny bringing it up.

Thirdly, towards the end when we find Ginny in Jason's shack. Please let me know if I'm being dense (nicely) but how did Paul know where to find Ginny? Did he know of the shack? If he knew of the shack then he must have known something about this prowler/intruder/attacker that just knocked him out. Unless, was there an off-screen clue for Paul that led him to the shack. I genuinly would like to know if anyone else thought "How the heck did Paul know to go there." Do you think the writer's just left a hole again? Either way, makes for an interesting discussion IMO Also . . .

Fourthly: "Where's Paul?" A lot assume he's dead, Jason put his body somewhere, etc,etc. But, what if Paul ran off after Ginny blacked out (assuming the last part is a dream sequence)because he knew he was at the least, partially responsible for this taking place? He was warned not to let the kids go over there, he was told his camp "should have been another county over." Could he have known about Jason, or, at the least, known about some shady hillybilly that he saw from a distance, heard about around town:"If you listen to the locals, they'll tell you he's still out there." Maybe Paul wasn't certain about Jason, had this bad feeling about that shack in the woods plus the local stories or potentially thinking he saw him, and was conflicted from the get go, trying to hide the fact that he was uneasy about the whole situation, making light of it to cover it up or to fool himself and generally getting agitated at the thought of Ginny (who he's in a serious relationship with mind you) thinking its all real. Think about Paul's expressions, also, think back specifically to Paul's expression and reaction when they enter the cabin after the bar. To me, at least in one watching, seems like a guy who knew this was all a possibility.

What do you think about Paul's knowledge about Jason? Do you think Paul was a guy with something to hide?


One does not simply keep clear of the moors . . .