WRITTEN
BY
Roger Newcomb
STARRING
(in order of appearance)
Crystal Rose as Ashley Thompson
Ryan Chandler as Elijah Phillips
Angela Mazziotta
as
Wendy Hammer as Miranda Phillips
Jason Nishimoto-Thompson
as Cyrus Connor
Brandon Delaurentiis
as Ian Levin
NARRATED
BY
Steve Anderson
ELIJAH
is trying to move the couch to a new location when ASHLEY walks in the open
apartment door.
ASHLEY
I
see you’re rearranging things now that
ELIJAH
(very unhappy to see her)
Oh
God. What do you want?
ASHLEY
I
figured you could use a shoulder to cry on since
ELIJAH
Maybe
I do, but yours would be the last shoulder I would want to get near.
ASHLEY
You
might as well be nice to me, Elijah.
We’re in the same boat you know.
We tried everything we could to break up Dante and
ELIJAH
Hey,
I was doing just fine ingratiating myself into
ASHLEY
You’re
blaming my brother for that? First of
all, you got drunk at your party and starting making accusations against me
which made
Flashback to the end of summer party at Elijah and
ELIJAH
Look
at those two.
Huh?
ELIJAH
Dante and Ashley. She’s totally after him
you know.
What? Come on.
ELIJAH
No. Ashley’s my friend. She would never go after my boyfriend.
ELIJAH
You’re
so naïve. Beautiful
and naïve,
I
think you’ve had too much to drink, Elijah.
ELIJAH
Hey,
if you don’t believe me, go ask them.
Fine. I will.
End
of flashback.
ASHLEY
Second,
Cyrus’s premonitions about your mother, who wasn’t even invited by the way, and
her subsequent arrest have nothing to do with it.
Flashback to Miranda’s arrival at the end of summer party.
MIRANDA
Hello
everyone. Sorry to interrupt. Elijah didn’t tell me about the party. What are we celebrating?
CYRUS
(moans)
Oh.
IAN
Cyrus,
are you alright?
CYRUS
I’m
getting a flash or something. A really
bad vibe like when I’ve had a premonition.
ASHLEY
Oh
God, Ian. I told you to keep him quiet
about all that.
IAN
What’s
it about?
CYRUS
It’s
you! (points to
Miranda)
MIRANDA
Me?!! Elijah, who is this?
CYRUS
I’m
Cyrus Connor. I know this might sound
crazy, but do you know a woman named Caroline Hart? (care-o-line)
ELIJAH
What
about her, Cyrus?
CYRUS
You’re
the one who tried to hit her with the car.
ASHLEY
Ian,
please!!! Shut him up!
IAN
Cyrus,
are you sure about that?
MIRANDA
Look,
I don’t know who you are, but you’re nuts.
I hardly know the woman.
ASHLEY
Ian,
get him out of here. You’re ruining the
party.
CYRUS
Yes,
I think we should go. This feeling is so
strong. But I’m sure I’m right.
End
of flashback.
ELIJAH
Please. That idiot
had some premonition about my mother hitting Caroline Hart with a car and the
next thing you know the cops are arresting her.
No matter how much I denied it, I don’t think
ASHLEY
Wah, wah. Cry me a river. Blame Ian or Cyrus or me all you want, but
the simple fact is that
ELIJAH
I
really can’t stand you. Do you have any
idea how much I hate your guts?
ASHLEY
I
haven’t done a damn thing to you. Look,
I brought a bottle of vodka as a peace offering. We can celebrate Arden and Dante’s new living
arrangement together, if you’ll get off your high horse.
ELIJAH
I’m
not celebrating anything with you, Ashley.
You may have given up on trying to worm your
way into Dante’s life, and his money, but I haven’t give up on
ASHLEY
You’ve
got to be kidding me. Are you a glutton
for punishment or what?
ELIJAH
I’m
a patient man. Dante’s life is in
turmoil now with my mother’s bombshell at the trial. The right opportunity may present itself to
me soon, and I’m going to be there to take it when it does.