WRITTEN
BY
Roger Newcomb
STARRING
(in order of appearance)
Wendy Hammer as Miranda Phillips
Nick Sullivan as Paul Ramos
Ryan Chandler as Elijah Phillips
Crystal Rose as Ashley Thompson
Angela Mazziotta
as
Stephen Seidel as Dante Ramos
PAUL
is sitting in his study when an anxious MIRANDA walks in.
MIRANDA
Hello
Paul.
PAUL
Hi
Miranda.
MIRANDA
How
are you doing? You didn’t come home last
night.
PAUL
I
needed to get away to try and clear my head.
Unfortunately it didn’t work.
MIRANDA
I’m
so sorry I had to be the one to tell you the truth about Barbara, but I felt I
had no other choice.
PAUL
It’s
alright Miranda. I took everything you told
me and did a little digging on my own and things became crystal clear for me.
MIRANDA
Look,
Paul, I know you’re probably worn out and mentally exhausted, but there’s
something I wanted to talk to you about.
PAUL
Well,
you’re right about that, Miranda. (sighs) But why not? What is it?
MIRANDA
Do
you remember the conversation we had before the wedding about finding that
special someone?
PAUL
Yes. And what a fool I was to believe I had
actually found that person in Barbara.
MIRANDA
And
do you also remember that I told you there was someone special in my life, only
he didn’t know my true feelings?
PAUL
I
seem to recall that. Has there been a
new development?
MIRANDA
Well,
in a way. I’m ready to tell him the
truth and see what happens.
PAUL
That’s
great, Miranda. Maybe one of us can find
some happiness at least.
MIRANDA
Actually,
I’m hoping we both can.
PAUL
I’m
not sure what you mean.
MIRANDA
Paul,
the man that I have feelings for… is you.
ASHLEY
is talking with ELIJAH at the bar while
ELIJAH
How
is
ASHLEY
Yeah,
she’s been out looking all over
ELIJAH
If
I could help find her aunt,
ASHLEY
You’re
always scheming, aren’t you, Elijah?
ELIJAH
I
thought we had an understanding, Ashley.
I want
(sounding kind of down)
Hey Elijah.
ELIJAH
Hi Arden. How are you holding up?
I’m
fine. It’s my Aunt Barbara that I’m
worried about.
ELIJAH
I’m
so sorry about what happened at the wedding.
Maybe I can help you find her.
How
could you do that? Brian and I have
looked everywhere we can think of for her.
ELIJAH
Well,
my mother saw her at the Ramos estate after the wedding. Maybe she said something about where she was
going.
Really? Would you mind asking her,
Elijah? Any clue would be great right
now.
ELIJAH
Anything for you, Arden.
Dante
walks up.
DANTE
Hey,
there you are. I haven’t seen you since
before the wedding.
Dante,
I’ve been and out looking for Barbara. I
can’t believe your father did that to her on her wedding day.
DANTE
My father?
Well,
I would love to hear HER side of the story.
And no, I wouldn’t say what your father did was just a “little”
spiteful. It was awful. I wonder if he ever loved her at all.
DANTE
ASHLEY
DANTE
Look,
I hate to ask this, but it’s eating me up inside and I think we should just get
this out in the open. Did you know about
all this before the wedding?
What?! Are you accusing me of lying to you, Dante?
DANTE
Okay,
obviously you didn’t know. That’s fine,
but I needed to ask the question.
It’s
good to know how much faith you have in me.
I have to go check on a customer.
ELIJAH
Smooth, Dante. Real
smooth.
DANTE
Shut
your pie hole, Elijah.
ASHLEY
Yeah,
get lost, Elijah. Can’t you see Dante’s
been through enough?
ELIJAH
Whatever. I have to get going
anyway.
Elijah
leaves.
ASHLEY
Sorry
about him. I know this much be a rough
time for you and your Dad.
DANTE
Thanks,
Ashley. You’re the first person who has
even tried to see it from his point of view.
ASHLEY
Hey,
if you ever need to talk or anything, you know where to find me.
DANTE
I
appreciate that. I may just take you up
on that offer someday.