EPISODE 4/26/02
Simon Uses A Rope And Discovers A Body

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April, 2002


FRIDAY, April 26, 2002

Scene 1:
Location: The Old Mill

SIMON FRASIER

>> Simon: [ Simon notices scratches on his chest ] Great. This is just all I need. Come on, Katie, hurry up. Let's just get this whole thing over and done with.

Scene 2:
Location: The Old Mill

SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER

>> Katie: Simon? Simon, I'm here!
>> Simon: Blah! I've come to suck your blood!
[ Katie screams ]
>> Katie: What the hell are you doing? You scared me. Why did you do that?
>> Simon: Well, I figured as long as we're doing this, we might as well keep the mood light.
>> Katie: Well, I'm not exactly in the mood for laughing, okay? I'm a lot more nervous than I thought I'd be.
>> Simon: Well, no one said dying was gonna be easy.
>> Katie: Well, that's nice. Did you talk to Jill?
>> Simon: No, she never showed up. I waited around for about an hour or so, and then I had to come over here.
>> Katie: What? Oh, that is great. So now I have to die without ever finding out why my life is in danger!
>> Simon: Look! We know that Dahlia and Jill are in this together. They're just trying to scare you, that's all.
>> Katie: Well, you know what? They did.
>> Simon: I know how nerve-wracking this must be for you. Pretty soon, it'll all be over.
>> Katie: I don't think I like the sound of that.
>> Simon: You know what I mean. Once we do this and we flush Dahlia out into the open, she's never gonna bother us ever again.
>> Katie: Okay. It's for a good cause, right?
>> Simon: Yes.
>> Katie: Would you just hold me for one second, please? Maybe if we kissed a little bit, I wouldn't be so nervous.
>> Simon: Oh, you know if we start kissing, then that's gonna lead to another thing. And we haven't got time for that. All right, here we go.
[ Simon whistling ]
>> Katie: Uh, could you not be so damn chipper about it?
>> Simon: Sorry. Now I know why the executioner wore a hood.
>> Katie: I heard that. Whoa, wait, hold on. What are you doing with the rope? I thought we decided to strangle me. That's why I wore the scarf to match.
>> Simon: And it's a killer fashion statement. No, I just thought the rope would add a nice little touch of realism.
Come here. Hands down.
>> Katie: Okay. Ah! Don't make it so tight.
>> Simon: I'm hardly even touching you.
[ Simon laughing ]
>> Katie: Wait, hold on, it's a little bit uncomfortable. Simon --
>> Simon: Okay, okay!
>> Katie: What happened to your chest?
>> Simon: What? Nothing. Nothing. I tripped on the way in here and fell in some bushes. Clumsy. Come here.
>> Katie: But they look like -- almost looks like someone scratched you.
>> Simon: Can we get on with this, please? Come on.
>> Katie: Okay, okay.
>> Simon: Come on.
>> Katie: Ow! Simon, stop it!
>> Simon: Katie, I can't make it any looser, all right? We gotta do this like --
>> Katie: Stop it, Simon, please! I don't want to do this anymore!

Scene 3:
Location: The Old Mill

SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER

>> Katie: I'm sorry, I thought -- I know I agreed to do this at the beginning, and I just thought it might be kind of an adventure. But I don't know, I don't feel right about it anymore. This whole thing is really creepin' me out.
>> Simon: You can't back out now, Katie. Look! Look, everything is set. If it's about the rope, if the rope bothers you, fine, we'll lose it.
>> Katie: You know, it's not only the rope, it's the phone call from Jill, it's this place, it's the idea of being strangled by my husband.
>> Simon: Pretend. Pretend strangling, Katie. It's a show, a performance. None of this is real. God, I would never hurt you.
>> Katie: I know. You know I know that. It's just -- did you bring the camera?
>> Simon: Yeah, yeah. I did. I must have left it in the car.
>> Katie: Well, go get it. Because the faster you take the picture, the faster you can get me out of this.
>> Simon: You sure you're okay with this?
>> Katie: Yes, I'm fine. I mean, I guess it's like you said, we can't back out now.
[ Simon leaves to get the camera ]
>> Katie: Okay, Katie, just calm down. Take it easy, okay? Simon's not going to hurt you. He married you in front of God and lambs and people. [ Katie hears something fall to the floor ] A pearl. That's weird.
[ Crashing sounds ]
[ crashing sounds and a body wrapped in a tarp falls from the ceiling ]
[ Katie screams ]

Scene 4:
Location: The Old Mill

SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER

[ Katie gasping and screaming ]
>> Katie: Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
>> Simon: Katie, what is it? What? Oh my god.
>> Katie: It's Jill, the lawyer you were supposed to meet. Is she dead?
>> Simon: Yeah.
>> Katie: Oh my God!
>> Simon: We've got to get out of here. We got to get out of here.
>> Katie: How did this happen? How did she --
>> Simon: I don't know! I don't know! We'll talk about it in the car. Come on, come on.
>> Katie: Shouldn't we put something over her?
>> Simon: Yes, we should. We should say a few prayers over her, but we haven't got any time. We have to get out of here. Come on. Come on! Come on, come on! Let's go, let's go!
>> Katie: Hold on. Just wait a second. I don't feel very good.
>> Simon: All right, sit down. Sit down, sit down. Sit down, please. Put your head between your knees. Put your head -- breathe deeply, breathe deeply. Okay, breathe. Better?
>> Katie: I can't believe this. I just talked to her an hour ago. How did this happen between now and then?
>> Simon: I don't think we're gonna know the answer to that. But I have a very strong feeling Dahlia is responsible for this.
>> Katie: Dahlia? Why?
>> Simon: It's all part of the same thing. She sets me up by staging her own disappearance. Now she's gonna make it look as if I murdered her own lawyer.
>> Katie: Okay, wait, hold on a second. Hiding her keys in your bag, that's one thing. Even the blood in the car, I can accept that. But murder? I don't think she's capable of that.
>> Simon: Katie, she is dangerous. She's obsessed. She's crazy! She wants to see me in jail. This is just a part of it.
>> Katie: Okay. What do we do now?
>> Simon: All right, for starters, we have got to go. We've got to get out of here. You okay? You all right?
>> Katie: Yeah, yeah.
>> Simon: Come on. Come on.
>> Katie: Hold on.
>> Simon: What are you doing? What are you doing?!
>> Katie: There is a dead body in there, I have got to call Margo.
>> Simon: I can not let you do that.

Scene 5:
Location: The Old Mill
Scene: Outside

SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER

>> Simon: All right, before we call anyone, we have to get our stories straight.
>> Katie: What story? There is no story. I'm gonna tell Margo what happened.
>> Simon: What happened -- exactly -- was that you sent me off alone to meet Jill. Listen, an hour later, we find her body!
>> Katie: Okay, all right, yeah. It doesn't do much good for your case, does it?
>> Simon: Okay, if we bring this attention -- if we draw attention to this to Margo, then she's gonna think I not only murdered Dahlia but also Jill.
>> Katie: Wait, hold on a second. You told me that Margo believed you were innocent.
>> Simon: She's still a cop, Katie! If the evidence keeps piling against me, then -- she's gonna have to arrest me. Come on. Come on.
>> Katie: What are you doing?!
>> Simon: We have to get of here! We have to go.
>> Katie: I thought we were gonna get our stories straight.
>> Simon: All right. All right, we -- we went for a drive. We got a little romantic. We stopped here to be alone. We went in there, and that's when we found Jill's body. That's what we're gonna say. That's it.
>> Katie: No, I don't like it. I don't like it.
>> Simon: Why not? That's good!
>> Katie: Besides the fact that it's a whopping lie?
>> Simon: It's only for a short time. Once this whole mess with Dahlia clears up, we'll tell Margo the truth. I promise.
>> Katie: All right, just give me the phone. Should I call her, or do you want to?
>> Simon: You call her. You call her. I'll put the bag in the car.
>> Katie: God, but what if he -- what -- no. Come on, Katie, he's your husband. He would not murder anyone. It's impossible. [ Katie sighs ] , But what if he -- what if I -- oh, no, I can't go there.

Scene 6:
Location: The Old Mill
Scene: Outside

SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER

>> Simon: Did you call?
>> Katie: Yeah, they're -- they're sending two units.
>> Simon: If it's easier for you, I'll do all of the talking when they get here.
>> Katie: My biggest concern right now is not how we're gonna lie together. It's -- that Jill's body was found in the exact same place that you had planned to stage my murder.
>> Simon: I know. It bothers me, too. Just a very, very bizarre coincidence.
>> Katie: Are you sure it's not something else?
>> Simon: Like what?
>> Katie: Like maybe Dahlia didn't kill Jill, but someone else who didn't want her to tell me that my life was at risk.
>> Simon: I'm open to suggestions here. Got anyone else in mind?
>> Katie: You.

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