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8.21AM
Rik: What are you
doing up so early?
Lexi: Couldn't sleep, thought my time would be better
spent doing the many errands I need to do today than lying
in bed awake.
Rik: Alright. What are you doing cooking berry pie
though?
Lexi: Because I'm trying to make it better.
Rik: Is there something wrong with it?
Lexi: Just when I think Andrea has done enough
insulting by calling the food I made at the dinner party two
weeks ago 'tasteless', she said at last weeks wedding party
that her berry pie was better than mine.
Rik: And how is that a problem exactly?
Lexi: As I have said before, I will not let that
woman walk into Riverside and walk over everybody else. She
might have Steve in the palm of her hand but she doesn't
have anybody else.
Rik: I really don't see what all the fuss is about
though.
Lexi: Because when we have dinner parties and get
togethers with the neighbours everybody comes here, I'm
always the hostess, I'm always the one who cooks the food.
Rik: I remember a time when the most you used to
worry about in a week was what you were wearing for a night
out.
Lexi: Well things change. I don't want Andrea to be
the new hostess of all the parties on the street.
Rik: I still don't see the problem. If she's the
better cook and she's happy to do it then she should be
making the food.
10.32AM
Kate: So what do you think of our new neighbours?
Lou: They seem nice.
Kate: Yes they do, which makes last weeks outburst from that
journalist even more of a mystery.
Lou: The woman was drunk, we don't know that what she was
saying was true.
Kate: Well one thing's for sure, something's definitely not
right.
Lexi: Lauren says she knows Julian and Rachel.
Lou: What? Since when?
Lauren: I don't know them.
Lexi: Last week, after the wedding party, Lauren explicitly
said she knew them from somewhere.
Lauren: Yes, but I can't place them. I just recognise their
faces.
Kate: Well that's not hard to do, she's a model after all.
Lauren: No, I'm sure there's more to it. I just can't
remember what.
Rachel: Well, good
morning ladies.
Lexi: Rachel, hi. We, erm, didn't see you there.
Rachel: So, who you all gossiping about today?
Lou: Erm... nobody.
Rachel: Oh sure you are, I just heard you.
Lexi: We were just saying how nice it is to have you
as our neighbours.
Rachel: Well that was kind of you all, thank you. I'm
just passing though and wanted to say
hi. I'm on my way to the store. See you all later.
All: Bye.
Kate: I have to go too, I have a job
interview to get to.
Lauren: I didn't know you were looking for a job.
Kate: Yeah, it was a bit of a last minute decision.
Anyway I must go, don't want to be late.
Lexi: See you both later then.
Lauren: And good luck Kate.
10.58AM
Tom: Oh, but come on sir,
please?!
Phil: You're fired! Now get out of my building.
Tom: But, but, but I bring a lot to this job every day.
Phil: The only thing you've brought to this job every day is
your car! Now get the hell out of my office!
Kate: Whoa, and I thought
I had some anger management issues.
Kirsty: Don't stress yourself out. Mr Duncan's usually a lot
calmer.
Kate: Well I sure hope he is when he's interviewing me.
Kirsty: I'm sure he - and you - will be fine. If you'd please take a seat
along with the other job candidates. They're in the room
down the hall.
Kate: Okay, thanks.
Phil: So you've
been out of work for over a year?
Kate: I needed to take some time out.
Phil: Yes I see, says you were in hiding as part of the
Witness Protection Scheme. What did you witness?
Kate: Somebody tried to kill me.
Phil: And you survived. I like that, a survivor that is. Now
what about your last job, it says you quit.
Kate: I didn't feel like I was going anywhere in the
business.
Phil: It also says here that somebody filed for a
restraining order against you.
Kate: That would be the woman that tried to kill me.
Phil: Ah, I see. I just need to know I'm not going to be
hiring a psycho.
Kate: "Hiring"?
Phil: Yes, you can have the job.
Kate: Really? Just like that?
Phil: I just glanced at your CV and immediately saw
you were far more qualified than all the others and from
what I've seen so far, I like you.
Kate: Thanks.
Phil: I don't want to waste the rest of my day interviewing
the rest of the jerks out there. I have somewhere better I
could be. When can you start?
Kate: Straight away, I guess.
Phil: Good, I'll see you bright and early tomorrow in my
office at 9am, no later.
Kate: Good, I'll see you then.
Phil: But the first task you have to do for me is now.
Kate: Sure, anything.
Phil: On your way out send the other job candidates out in
the hall home.
Kate: Sure.
Natalia: You don't wanna
know of some of the crap that's gone down in 'ere.
Kerry: Don't worry, I'm fine not knowing.
Natalia: Oh but one day it's gonna hit you and it's gonna
hit you bloody 'ard.
Kerry: I said I'm fine.
Natalia: You won't last two flamin' minutes in this joint.
What is you did anyways?
Kerry: Tried to kill two people.
Natalia: Tried? That means you failed. What was yer weapon?
Kerry: A gun.
Natalia: You had a gun and you still couldn't kill? Jesus,
you definitely won't last long here. When's your court case?
Kerry: It starts tomorrow.
Natalia: Well you'd better hope it goes bloody well for you.
Kerry: How long are you in prison for?
Natalia: I'm in me third year o' fourteen.
Kerry: And what did you do?
Natalia: I killed three people, scum of the bleedin' earth,
they all deserved it.
Kerry: What did they do?
Natalia: My boyfriend was one o' 'em. He was havin' it off
behind me back with a blonde bint so I shot the both of 'em.
Kerry: And the third?
Natalia: A police officer, the one who first tried to arrest
me.
Reporter: Joanna Richards has
now been missing for over 200 days - she was last seen on
10th August 2007. The search continues.
Anybody with any information is urged to contact...
Julian: You know, you
shouldn't worry.
Rachel: But I do! What if she gets traced back to us?
Julian: She won't be.
Rachel: How can you say that? Especially with that
crazy bitch Elsa Kay running around accusing you of killing
her.
Julian: It doesn't matter, we know that's not true.
Rachel: But the police might not think that!
Julian: The police interviewed us both and they believe our
story, they even threw Elsa's accusations out of the window.
Rachel: I'm just afraid the truth might come out. Things
would get really ugly.
Julian: Don't worry, I won't let that happen.
11.34PM
Lou: Kate? Is that you?
Kate: You're awake?
Lou: Yeah, I guess we just feel asleep in front of the TV
again.
Kate: Oh, right. Well I'm just going to head to bed, long
day and all that.
Lou: Hey, how'd the job interview go?
Kate: Great, I got it.
Lou: Well done!
12.28AM
Upstairs from the nightclub
Lisa: What's that you've got?
Phil: Crack. You want some?
Lisa: Oh, I've been off the drugs a long time. I'm not sure.
Phil: It can't hurt, can it?
Lisa: I'm really not sure.
Phil: C'mon, have some fun.
Lisa: Am I that bad that you need to be off your head
on drugs when we're together?
Phil: If you were that bad I'd just get another whore
up here.
Lisa: So then, why the drugs? You've never done them before,
at least not with me
Phil: I just had a long day, filled with job interviews and
firing lousy employees.
Lisa: Let me make you feel better then.
Phil: Just a second, I just want to get this last
line down me.
6.38AM
Rachel: You off to work? It's a bit early.
Julian: I have a lot going on.
Rachel: Well don't work yourself too hard.
Julian: So what are you planning on doing now you have an
extra load of free time.
Rachel: Oh I don't know, I'm sure I'll find something... or
somebody.
Julian: Excuse me?
Rachel: I'm kidding, I love you and I'll see you later.
Lauren: Kate, hi.
Kate: Hi Lauren.
Lauren: So, what's up?
Kate: I'm just about to head off to court, Kerry's trial
starts today.
Lauren: Oh, that. I'm due to appear next week sometime.
Kate: I just want to ask you a few things.
Lauren: Sure, go ahead.
Kate: Kerry was your best friend, where do you stand with
her now?
Lauren: A lot of stuff happened, a lot of stuff I've
forgotten and can't remember.
Kate: Do you hate her though? Do you want her to suffer for
what she did?
Lauren: I don't know how I feel about her but I understand why she did what
she did.
Kate: Jeez, I hope one day I can be half as understanding as
you are.
Lauren: What will you at the hearing today?
Kate: I'm not sure, I'll just wait and see what kind of
questions they ask.
Lauren: The last time you saw her... was that the
night she shot us both?
Kate: No, the last time I saw Kerry was when she
locked me in a basement of a hotel and left me for dead.
Lauren: When did that happen?
Kate: New Years Eve 2006. You were still in a coma at
the time.
Lauren: And weren't you supposed to be in hiding?
Kate: I'm not one for hiding myself away for long.
Anyway, when did you last see Kerry?
Lauren: The night I walked into the pub and got shot.
Honestly though, that night is a blur to me.
Kate: So next week will be the first time both of you
have seen each other in over a year?
Lauren: Yeah. And I really want to get some answers
from her - like why she tried to kill me when I was in a
coma and how she managed to fail.
Kerry: Thank you for
providing the money for a lawyer.
Phyllis: Just doing what I can.
Kerry: I really appreciate it.
Phyllis: Are you ready for today?
Kerry: Why are you being so nice all of a sudden? Providing
all my needs?
Phyllis: You're my daughter.
Kerry: That's it? There's no ultimate motive?
Phyllis: Like what?
Kerry: Like getting back into the police force?
Phyllis: Never going to happen, I've more or less been
blacklisted.
Kerry: You sure?
Phyllis: Sure, you're my daughter, you're all I've got left
in the world.
Kerry: Well, as quiet and unsupportive as he is, we still
have dad too.
Phyllis: (Cries)
Kerry: Mum?
Phyllis: I just really don't want you to spend the rest of
your life in prison.
Lisa: Oh, hello.
Lou: Hi Lisa.
Rachel: We were just about to grab a cup of coffee, want to
join us?
Lisa: No thanks, but I did want a word.
Rachel: Sure.
Lisa: Lauren's been back to Riverside for two weeks now and
we haven't given her a proper welcome.
Lou: You're right, we've been so busy since with Steve and
Andrea's wedding.
Lisa: So how about a welcome home party for her tonight.
Lou: Sure, I can host. We can play poker, and Ben just got a
brand new snooker table. I can give Lexi a call and get her
to cook
Lisa: I was thinking I could host it.
Lou: Really? But you're not even a close friend of Lauren's.
Lisa: Says the woman who nearly killed her over ten years
ago when she smashed a glass bottle over her head.
Lou: Over ten years ago, yes. And I was drunk, young and
violent - three things I no longer am.
Lisa: Well, whatever. I just wanted to be included for once.
It appears I'm no longer a member of the gossip brigade!
Lawyer: So, Miss Thomas, explain to us what happened on the
night Kerry shot at you.
Kate: I was talking to Kerry and Dave in the Riverside pub.
Lawyer: You say talking but it's claimed you actually
entered the pub after hours with the intention of
confronting Kerry and Dave with a gun.
Kate: Well, yes, partly. It was over something really silly
- I had been having an affair with Dave and I wanted him to
admit it to his fiancé, Kerry.
Lawyer: So you admit you used the gun?
Kate: I didn't use it, I just had it pointed at them.
Lawyer: Of course, but neither Dave nor Kerry were to know
that weren't planning on using it. Continue.
Kate: Anyway Kerry attacked me, I dropped the gun, Dave
picked it up and he handed it to her. She then tried to
shoot at me, missed and hit Lauren. She shot again and hit
me.
Lawyer: Did you do or say anything to provoke Kerry into
pulling the trigger?
Kate: I may have said something to her.
Lawyer: You either did or didn't, there's no in between.
Kate: Okay, yes, I remember saying to her that I wish I had shot
her whilst I had the chance.
Lawyer: So you admit you entered the pub that night with
murder in mind?
Kate: I know you're trying to defend Kerry but I'm not the
one on trial, I'm just giving evidence.
Lawyer: Yes, but you can see how Kerry was provoked.
Kate: Yes, I can. I probably would've done the same in her
situation.
Lawyer: Thank you. Your honour, I have no further questions.
Rik: Are you feeling
any better this afternoon?
Lexi: And what if I'm not feeling better?
Rik: Sorry I asked. Is Lacey upstairs, I'll go and see if
she's alright instead.
Lexi: No, Rik, what if I'm not feeling better?
Rik: Then take time out, sleep off whatever you're feeling.
Is it that big a problem?
Lexi: YES!
Rik: Then explain it to me, your husband who has no idea how
you're feeling.
Lexi: You just don't appreciate the amount of effort
I put into everything.
Rik: If that's what you got from my remark this
morning then it's not what I meant.
Lexi: Admit it though, it is! You want me to cook
perfectly every time, look my best at all times, handle all
the decisions of our life - yet you never appreciate what I
do.
Rik: Whoa... I never said that this morning.
Lexi: I just got a phone call from Lou, she wants me to make
a buffet for ten people tonight. And I have to look after
Lacey, not to mention you, Lauren and dad too. I have to do
all that and then when I step out that door I have to look
my best. And if we ever have guests around, which is almost
every day, this house looks spotlessly clean - because of
me!
Rik: I don't know what's brought this on, Lex.
Lexi: And what happens if none of that stuff happens? "Oh,
she doesn't look as good as that model down the street,
Rachel" or "Oh, her house isn't as clean as Andrea's" or
"Oh, she doesn't cook as good as her sister in law Lauren"
Rik: I don't think those things - ever.
Lexi: You do sometimes, and the same applies to
everybody else on the street.
Rik: I had no idea you felt that way.
Lexi: Well I do. And it's true.
Rik: Listen, go and have a long
bath and get yourself ready for whatever it is that's
happening tonight. Another poker night with the girls?
Lexi: No, Lauren's welcome home party. I have to cook for
it.
Rik: Don't worry, go and take a long bath. I'll call Lou and
tell her I'll cook instead.
Lexi: Don't! Your cooking isn't as good as I sometimes say
it is.
Rik: Well then I'll tell Lou to order a pizza takeaway or a
Chinese.
Lexi: Good, then you can join me in the bath.
Elsa: Hello. Are you
the one who called me?
Lauren: Yes. You must be Elsa then?
Elsa: Yes. What do you want?
Lauren: I was at the wedding party you crashed
last week.
Elsa: Oh, that. I suppose you want to know
more information then?
Elsa: You have a nice
home.
Lauren: Thanks, it was redecorated not long ago.
Elsa: Lets cut to the chase. What do you want to know?
Lauren: What is you have against Julian and Rachel?
Elsa: Julian killed Joanna Richards, Rachel is sticking up
for him. What else is there you need to know, it's quite
simple to understand.
Lauren: I mean what is there to prove it. They're now living
in the same street as me, I'm also pretty sure I know them
somehow.
Elsa: You want to know all the gory details?
Lauren: Throw them at me.
Elsa: Joanna Richards was one of my best friends. She
disappeared just over 200 days ago. The last proven sighting
of her was at High Grove Modelling Agency in London, she was
caught on CCTV leaving the building.
Lauren: You've seen her since then?
Elsa: Yes, after her last recorded appearance on CCTV I saw
her get into a car with Julian - that happened 24 hours
after her last ever CCTV appearance. The
police have ignored my statement, they believe I saw
somebody else with Julian, not Joanna.
Lauren: When was Joanna officially recorded as a missing
person?
Elsa: 48 hours after her last recorded appearance, 24 hours
after I saw her with Julian. She missed a modelling shoot,
very unlike Joanna.
Lauren: But the police must have listened to your statement,
they can't ignore you.
Elsa: They did listen to me originally.
Lauren: What happened?
Elsa: The police searched Julian's home, they found nothing.
Lauren: So he wasn't a suspect or anything?
Elsa: No, there was no evidence.
Lauren: So you have no real concrete evidence that Julian
killed Joanna.
Elsa: The police found Joanna's fingerprints on
Julian's car.
Lauren: So why wasn't Julian made a suspect?
Elsa: It wasn't strong enough evidence. Because
Rachel and Joanna knew each other they didn't think it would
ever be unordinary had she ever been in Julian's car.
Lauren: I know how you must be feeling but maybe
Julian didn't kill Joanna. You could have mistaken
Joanna for somebody else when you thought you saw her with
Julian. Maybe you just want to believe what you think is
true.
Elsa: GOD DAMMIT! Why can't people see that Julian Stone is
a murdering son of a bitch?
Lauren: I think I should go.
Elsa: Oh sure, you go. Just don't go crying to me when one
of your neighbours goes missing like Joanna did.
Phyllis: Kerry's trial
started today. It went well for her, I think. I still
haven't told her what happened to you... but I want to, I
really do. I just don't think now's the right time.
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