KAREN has
just arrived after being paged by ANGELA.
KAREN
What’s the
big emergency?
ANGELA
Where were
you last night? I kept trying to call
you.
KAREN
I went to see
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with a few friends. Why?
ANGELA
Karen, I got
another anonymous letter last night and now I’m kind of freaked out.
KAREN
I thought you
had a date with Brian last night.
ANGELA
I did. And it was wonderful. But after I got home I heard a noise on my
porch and went outside and found the note.
KAREN
He was
there? At your house?!!
ANGELA
Yes!! And the note said he was aching for my body
and was going to have it soon. Karen, if
this is Cyrus, then I don’t know if I can work with
him anymore.
KAREN
So now you
think it was Cyrus?
ANGELA
I don’t
know. Would Manny actually write
something so creepy to me? I know he
left suddenly and trashed our relationship five years ago, but this is sick.
KAREN
What are you
going to do?
ANGELA
I’m going to
call Dee Levin. This guy is now at my
house at night when I’m home alone.
It’s time I get the police involved.
INT. SUTTER’S MILL - NIGHT
DAMIEN is working at the bar when ELIJAH walks up.
DAMIEN
Hey there. What can I get for you?
ELIJAH
I’ll have a club soda.
DAMIEN
(stares at ELIJAH)
You look familiar. Haven’t I seen you somewhere
before?
ELIJAH
Yes, but I’m not surprised you don’t remember. You’re Damien, right?
DAMIEN
Yeah, that’s right? Sorry, but I couldn’t place your
face.
ELIJAH
(sarcastically)
That’s ok. It’s
not like my mother hasn’t worked for Paul Ramos my entire life and we’ve seen
each other a million times. I’m Elijah
Phillips.
DAMIEN
Oh. Sorry. I’m not that good at remember names and
faces.
ELIJAH
Okay. Whatever. I suppose
you’re still best friends with Dante Ramos?
DAMIEN
Yes, I am. I
haven’t seen him for the past few days since he has been out of town. But we’ve been best friends for years.
ELIJAH
When is your “best friend” supposed to be back in town
anyway?
DAMIEN
Today. Are you looking for him? You kind of sound as if you
have an axe to grind with Dante.
ELIJAH
I just hate the fact that Dante Ramos never had to
work a day in his life for everything he got.
It was all handed to him on a sliver platter and he doesn’t even
appreciate it. I don’t know how you be
friends with the guy.
DAMIEN
Look, Elijah. I
don’t think you know Dante too well, because he is a nice guy. I mean, we all have our issues, but if you
spent some time with him, I think you’d see that there’s more to the man than
meets the eye.
ELIJAH
Well, sorry, but I’ve been watching Dante and his
father for my entire life and I don’t really have any desire to talk to him. And
you know what, I’d be willing to bet that one day Dante will show you exactly
the kind of guy he is, a true Ramos to a fault. Mark my words.
KAREN walks
up and sits down at a table where CYRUS is writing a note.
KAREN
Hey, do you
mind if I join you?
CYRUS
No, of
course not.
KAREN
So whatcha working on?
CYRUS
I was working
on a letter.
KAREN
To
your family back west?
CYRUS
No. It’s to… do you remember when I was telling
you about a crush I had on someone? I’m
trying to get the courage up to share my feelings. I’m such a coward, I was thinking of writing
a note to confess how I really feel.
KAREN
A note! Oh my God.