“Love is an Affair”
~~~ Street Outside Meadow-Brooke Close- Forest- 7:36 pm~~~
Candice Meadow-Brooke limps through the forest with blood all over her hands… She is wearing the same light green shirt and black pants as the same day she was arrested… several weeks ago… Her blonde hair is all messed up with leaves in it… She sits down on a log after running for some time… She sees faint lights ahead of her… She quickly gets up and limps towards them… Upon closer inspection she finds herself looking at the back of the Green Estate… She cautiously walks up the wooden stairs leading to the deck… She peers in the windows to see a formal drawing room. In the drawing room Nurse Tennre and Mr. Green sit…
~~~ Green Estate-Drawing Room- continuous~~~
Maple Tennre sips her daiquiri as Mr. Green loads his gun.
“When will Madeline be back?” Maple asks playing with the lime in her drink…
“She should have been here by now…” Mr. Green says standing up
“Maybe she found someone to spend the night with…” Maple says, “After all… she is a flirt…”
“Maybe…” Mr. Green says
From the Hall of the mansion, a man is listening from the shadows… This man has a statuette in his hand…
“I’m going to wait at the gates.” Maple says stepping out into the hall. The figure blows the statuette hard over her head… The person stands out of the shadows as Mr. Thallo Green…
~~~ Peacock Residence- Drawing Room- 7:40 pm~~~
Mr. Tenné pours brandy into two glasses and comes over to Miss Scarlet who sits with Prince Azure.
“It was nice of you to invite me here…” he says
“Well… I had nothing else planned and I remembered at the party you mentioning you were single…” Miss Scarlet smiles lustfully…
“Yes…” he looks down
“So, tell me about your home…” Miss Scarlet sips her brandy, “How is it being a Prince there?”
“It’s not very challenging because my father is the main person in change… he is Danni Marc Azure III.” Prince Azure says
“Oh…” Miss Scarlet says, pretending to be interested
“Basically I have to show up in a royal sash at all the galas and parties and pretend I own more than a small island…”
“Yes.” Miss Scarlet giggles, “Well, I find you very sweet… and elegant.”
“Well thank you.” Prince Azure sips the brandy
“And how old are you?” Miss Scarlet asks
“I’ll be 20 in May…” Prince Azure says
“Hmm.” Miss Scarlet says, “And how fast do they marry off Russian princes?”
“They don’t have a law…” Prince Azure says
“Good… then this won’t interfere with Russian laws.” Miss Scarlet grabs his collar and pulls him on her; she begins kissing him…
Mr. Tenné looks at the couple for a moment and then decides to leave the Drawing Room…
~~~ Cook County Morgue- Dr. Ecru’s Office- 7:42 pm~~~
Dr. Ecru walks over to the lab adjacent to his office… On the table lays Coach Golden…
~~~ O’Hare Airport - Gate A-17- 7:49 pm~~~
Professor Plum comes over to Mrs. Rose with two cups of coffee. He hands he one…
“Are you sure it is wise to go to New York?” asks Mrs. Rose
“Yes…” Professor Plum says, “We are returning to my parent’s house…”
Two police men come by and stop at Professor Plum.
“Sir, can we speak to you?” asks one
“I might miss my flight…” Professor Plum chuckles nervously
“We need to ask you some questions…” the officer grabs Plum’s arm
“Gregory?” Mrs. Rose stands up
“In my bag is the address to my parent’s house… I’ll meet you there soon.” Professor Plum says
“Gregory, wait,” Mrs. Rose says, “Will they know who I am?”
“I told them about you…” Professor Plum says as he is taken away…
~~~ O’Hare Airport - Interrogation Room- 8:02 pm~~~
A light comes on and shines in Professor Plum’s face.
“Yes?” he squints
“Dr. Carl Rose has been murdered… Do you know anything about it?” a detective asks
“No… I saw him earlier this evening…” Professor Plum says
“And a nurse went in after passing you in the hallway… he was dead… suffocated.” The detective says
“I know nothing about that…” Professor Plum says
“There was a pillow on the floor… I’m sure we can find your prints all over it…” the detective ignores him
“I adjusted his pillow for him…” Professor Plum says, “He told me to take it…”
“So you left it on the floor?” asks the detective
“I set it on the chair… it may have slipped off.” Professor Plum says
“I see…” the detective says, “I’m sorry but you are under arrest for suspicion of murder…”
~~~ Greys-Cale Manor - Parlor- 8:04 pm~~~
Mrs. Jayne Meadow-Brooke sits across from Mrs. Anna Greys-Cale.
“It was Melody…” Mrs. Greys-Cale says
“But really… Melody married the man she claimed raped her?” asks Mrs. Meadow-Brooke
“It seems strange…” Mrs. Greys-Cale says, “But that is the interesting part of it… Melody had been seeing a man and he looked similar to Nathaniel…”
“I just can’t believe she would kill Sebastian…” Mrs. Meadow-Brooke says
“Not trying to sound callous, but from what I heard, everyone wanted to…” Mrs. Greys-Cale says
“It just seems sad that this would happen to us…” Mrs. Meadow-Brooke says
“No one has a perfect life…” Mrs. Greys-Cale says
“But now my family has been involved in two secret relationships…” Mrs. Meadow-Brooke says, “First Shane, now Candice…”
“Shane?” Mrs. Greys-Cale asks, “What about Shane?”
“His father wasn’t really Sebastian Rivers…” Mrs. Meadow-Brooke says
“Oh my, but Lucy is the mother…” Mrs. Greys-Cale says
“Lucy is the mother and she still thinks Sebastian is the father…” Mrs. Meadow-Brooke says
“How do you know he isn’t?” asks Mrs. Greys-Cale
“Sebastian shared something with me he never told Lucy…” Mrs. Meadow-Brooke looks down, “He cannot bare children…”
“So Lucy was having an affair…” Mrs. Greys-Cale says
“That’s just it… none of us suspected it…” Mrs. Meadow-Brooke says, “Even I wouldn’t have guessed until I found out she was pregnant… Sebastian and I acted calm on the outside… but together we were trying to put two and two together…”
“That’s… shocking…” Mrs. Greys-Cale says
“It gets worse…” Mrs. Meadow-Brooke says, “Lucy became pregnant several months ago… She just informed me that she lost the baby…”
“And it wasn’t Sebastian’s…” Mrs. Greys-Cale sighs
“No… I’m not sure if the father was the same father as Shane’s…” Mrs. Meadow-Brooke says
“What a tangled web…” Mrs. Greys-Cale looks down, “If it makes you feel any better I’ve got a secret…”
“Oh, Anna, we don’t have to play this game.” Jayne says
“You know that lovely Colonel?” asks Mrs. Greys-Cale, “Michael Mustard…”
“Mrs. Peacock’s lover?” Mrs. Meadow-Brooke asks
Mrs. Greys-Cale frowns, “Oh…”
Mrs. Meadow-Brooke tries to hold back her smiles, “You aren’t…”
“I’m not anymore…” Mrs. Greys-Cale says, “I’m certainly not anymore…”
~~~ Peacock Residence - Miss Scarlet’s Bedroom- 8:13 pm~~~
Miss Scarlet comes out of the bath room wearing a robe… Prince Azure lies on the bed…
“Well…” he asks, “How was our little ‘talk’ in the Drawing Room?”
“It was a royal treatment…” Miss Scarlet smiles, “We normally go to bed early in this house…”
“Oh…” Prince Azure frowns
“But since my mother and I sneak in men… there is hardly ever any sleeping…” Miss Scarlet winks
“Oh…” Prince Azure smiles
“Are you okay?” asks Miss Scarlet
“Yes.” He says, “Do you have any more champagne?”
“Always…” Miss Scarlet goes to a mini fridge in the corner and pulls out two bottles, “Will this do?” she asks
“I believe so…” he says
Miss Scarlet grabs two glasses and fills them.
“Here’s to a long night…” she smiles
Prince Azure smiles as they clink glasses…
~~~ Michael Reese - Mrs. Peacock’s Room- 8:19 pm~~~
Mrs. Peacock looks at the ring in her hand…
“This doesn’t seem right…” she says quietly, “I’ve had three husbands and no good ever came of it…”
Mrs. Peacock looks out the window at the night sky to see a shooting star…
“Maybe four is my lucky number…” she sighs… She places the ring on the side table and turns off the light…
~~~ Meadow-Brooke Close - Lucy’s Bedroom- 8:26 pm~~~
“I’ll arrange some way for you to see your son soon…” Lucy says referring to Shane…
“How…”a man’s voice asks, “Is anyone suspicious of us?”
“No.” Lucy says, “Well, I just called to tell you the bad news…”
“I’m sorry about the baby…” the man says, “Maybe soon…”
“I’m fine…” Lucy says, “I’ll see you tomorrow…”
“Goodnight.” The man says
“Goodnight, Forest.” Lucy hangs up
~~~ Green Estate - Forest’s Bedroom- continuous~~~
Forest Green closes his cell phone and lies back on his bed…
“Who was that?” a woman’s voice calls from the bathroom
“Your sister-in-law…” Mr. Green says, “Too bad she thinks she’s the only one I’m interested in…”
Candice Meadow-Brooke comes out of the bathroom…
TO BE CONTINUED
Candice Meadow-Brooke limps through the forest with blood all over her hands… She is wearing the same light green shirt and black pants as the same day she was arrested… several weeks ago… Her blonde hair is all messed up with leaves in it… She sits down on a log after running for some time… She sees faint lights ahead of her… She quickly gets up and limps towards them… Upon closer inspection she finds herself looking at the back of the Green Estate… She cautiously walks up the wooden stairs leading to the deck… She peers in the windows to see a formal drawing room. In the drawing room Nurse Tennre and Mr. Green sit…
~~~ Green Estate-Drawing Room- continuous~~~
Maple Tennre sips her daiquiri as Mr. Green loads his gun.
“When will Madeline be back?” Maple asks playing with the lime in her drink…
“She should have been here by now…” Mr. Green says standing up
“Maybe she found someone to spend the night with…” Maple says, “After all… she is a flirt…”
“Maybe…” Mr. Green says
From the Hall of the mansion, a man is listening from the shadows… This man has a statuette in his hand…
“I’m going to wait at the gates.” Maple says stepping out into the hall. The figure blows the statuette hard over her head… The person stands out of the shadows as Mr. Thallo Green…
~~~ Peacock Residence- Drawing Room- 7:40 pm~~~
Mr. Tenné pours brandy into two glasses and comes over to Miss Scarlet who sits with Prince Azure.
“It was nice of you to invite me here…” he says
“Well… I had nothing else planned and I remembered at the party you mentioning you were single…” Miss Scarlet smiles lustfully…
“Yes…” he looks down
“So, tell me about your home…” Miss Scarlet sips her brandy, “How is it being a Prince there?”
“It’s not very challenging because my father is the main person in change… he is Danni Marc Azure III.” Prince Azure says
“Oh…” Miss Scarlet says, pretending to be interested
“Basically I have to show up in a royal sash at all the galas and parties and pretend I own more than a small island…”
“Yes.” Miss Scarlet giggles, “Well, I find you very sweet… and elegant.”
“Well thank you.” Prince Azure sips the brandy
“And how old are you?” Miss Scarlet asks
“I’ll be 20 in May…” Prince Azure says
“Hmm.” Miss Scarlet says, “And how fast do they marry off Russian princes?”
“They don’t have a law…” Prince Azure says
“Good… then this won’t interfere with Russian laws.” Miss Scarlet grabs his collar and pulls him on her; she begins kissing him…
Mr. Tenné looks at the couple for a moment and then decides to leave the Drawing Room…
~~~ Cook County Morgue- Dr. Ecru’s Office- 7:42 pm~~~
Dr. Ecru walks over to the lab adjacent to his office… On the table lays Coach Golden…
~~~ O’Hare Airport - Gate A-17- 7:49 pm~~~
Professor Plum comes over to Mrs. Rose with two cups of coffee. He hands he one…
“Are you sure it is wise to go to New York?” asks Mrs. Rose
“Yes…” Professor Plum says, “We are returning to my parent’s house…”
Two police men come by and stop at Professor Plum.
“Sir, can we speak to you?” asks one
“I might miss my flight…” Professor Plum chuckles nervously
“We need to ask you some questions…” the officer grabs Plum’s arm
“Gregory?” Mrs. Rose stands up
“In my bag is the address to my parent’s house… I’ll meet you there soon.” Professor Plum says
“Gregory, wait,” Mrs. Rose says, “Will they know who I am?”
“I told them about you…” Professor Plum says as he is taken away…
~~~ O’Hare Airport - Interrogation Room- 8:02 pm~~~
A light comes on and shines in Professor Plum’s face.
“Yes?” he squints
“Dr. Carl Rose has been murdered… Do you know anything about it?” a detective asks
“No… I saw him earlier this evening…” Professor Plum says
“And a nurse went in after passing you in the hallway… he was dead… suffocated.” The detective says
“I know nothing about that…” Professor Plum says
“There was a pillow on the floor… I’m sure we can find your prints all over it…” the detective ignores him
“I adjusted his pillow for him…” Professor Plum says, “He told me to take it…”
“So you left it on the floor?” asks the detective
“I set it on the chair… it may have slipped off.” Professor Plum says
“I see…” the detective says, “I’m sorry but you are under arrest for suspicion of murder…”
~~~ Greys-Cale Manor - Parlor- 8:04 pm~~~
Mrs. Jayne Meadow-Brooke sits across from Mrs. Anna Greys-Cale.
“It was Melody…” Mrs. Greys-Cale says
“But really… Melody married the man she claimed raped her?” asks Mrs. Meadow-Brooke
“It seems strange…” Mrs. Greys-Cale says, “But that is the interesting part of it… Melody had been seeing a man and he looked similar to Nathaniel…”
“I just can’t believe she would kill Sebastian…” Mrs. Meadow-Brooke says
“Not trying to sound callous, but from what I heard, everyone wanted to…” Mrs. Greys-Cale says
“It just seems sad that this would happen to us…” Mrs. Meadow-Brooke says
“No one has a perfect life…” Mrs. Greys-Cale says
“But now my family has been involved in two secret relationships…” Mrs. Meadow-Brooke says, “First Shane, now Candice…”
“Shane?” Mrs. Greys-Cale asks, “What about Shane?”
“His father wasn’t really Sebastian Rivers…” Mrs. Meadow-Brooke says
“Oh my, but Lucy is the mother…” Mrs. Greys-Cale says
“Lucy is the mother and she still thinks Sebastian is the father…” Mrs. Meadow-Brooke says
“How do you know he isn’t?” asks Mrs. Greys-Cale
“Sebastian shared something with me he never told Lucy…” Mrs. Meadow-Brooke looks down, “He cannot bare children…”
“So Lucy was having an affair…” Mrs. Greys-Cale says
“That’s just it… none of us suspected it…” Mrs. Meadow-Brooke says, “Even I wouldn’t have guessed until I found out she was pregnant… Sebastian and I acted calm on the outside… but together we were trying to put two and two together…”
“That’s… shocking…” Mrs. Greys-Cale says
“It gets worse…” Mrs. Meadow-Brooke says, “Lucy became pregnant several months ago… She just informed me that she lost the baby…”
“And it wasn’t Sebastian’s…” Mrs. Greys-Cale sighs
“No… I’m not sure if the father was the same father as Shane’s…” Mrs. Meadow-Brooke says
“What a tangled web…” Mrs. Greys-Cale looks down, “If it makes you feel any better I’ve got a secret…”
“Oh, Anna, we don’t have to play this game.” Jayne says
“You know that lovely Colonel?” asks Mrs. Greys-Cale, “Michael Mustard…”
“Mrs. Peacock’s lover?” Mrs. Meadow-Brooke asks
Mrs. Greys-Cale frowns, “Oh…”
Mrs. Meadow-Brooke tries to hold back her smiles, “You aren’t…”
“I’m not anymore…” Mrs. Greys-Cale says, “I’m certainly not anymore…”
~~~ Peacock Residence - Miss Scarlet’s Bedroom- 8:13 pm~~~
Miss Scarlet comes out of the bath room wearing a robe… Prince Azure lies on the bed…
“Well…” he asks, “How was our little ‘talk’ in the Drawing Room?”
“It was a royal treatment…” Miss Scarlet smiles, “We normally go to bed early in this house…”
“Oh…” Prince Azure frowns
“But since my mother and I sneak in men… there is hardly ever any sleeping…” Miss Scarlet winks
“Oh…” Prince Azure smiles
“Are you okay?” asks Miss Scarlet
“Yes.” He says, “Do you have any more champagne?”
“Always…” Miss Scarlet goes to a mini fridge in the corner and pulls out two bottles, “Will this do?” she asks
“I believe so…” he says
Miss Scarlet grabs two glasses and fills them.
“Here’s to a long night…” she smiles
Prince Azure smiles as they clink glasses…
~~~ Michael Reese - Mrs. Peacock’s Room- 8:19 pm~~~
Mrs. Peacock looks at the ring in her hand…
“This doesn’t seem right…” she says quietly, “I’ve had three husbands and no good ever came of it…”
Mrs. Peacock looks out the window at the night sky to see a shooting star…
“Maybe four is my lucky number…” she sighs… She places the ring on the side table and turns off the light…
~~~ Meadow-Brooke Close - Lucy’s Bedroom- 8:26 pm~~~
“I’ll arrange some way for you to see your son soon…” Lucy says referring to Shane…
“How…”a man’s voice asks, “Is anyone suspicious of us?”
“No.” Lucy says, “Well, I just called to tell you the bad news…”
“I’m sorry about the baby…” the man says, “Maybe soon…”
“I’m fine…” Lucy says, “I’ll see you tomorrow…”
“Goodnight.” The man says
“Goodnight, Forest.” Lucy hangs up
~~~ Green Estate - Forest’s Bedroom- continuous~~~
Forest Green closes his cell phone and lies back on his bed…
“Who was that?” a woman’s voice calls from the bathroom
“Your sister-in-law…” Mr. Green says, “Too bad she thinks she’s the only one I’m interested in…”
Candice Meadow-Brooke comes out of the bathroom…
TO BE CONTINUED