BASEBALL_ANALYST BURGLAR EVAN JESSICA OSCAR ROBIN SIMON TYLER JESSICA Ahhhh… JESSICA Ok. EVAN Ok. JESSICA We’re safe. What did you really think of the play? EVAN Well... I loved the design of the program. It’s… JESSICA Oh no... EVAN No, I’m serious, this is the real work of art right here. I bet it was designed by a talented, smart, beautiful woman who’s got great taste in men. EVAN Ahh… Come on, we’re almost there. JESSICA Ah… No, I can’t do it. Ah… no… I can’t wait to get out of these shoes and into a bath. EVAN I love you in heels. You don’t wear them enough ! JESSICA I’m sure you’ll see them again sometime… next year. JESSICA Oh my God. JESSICA We’ve been rob. JESSICA Ashh… JESSICA Ahhh… EVAN What ? JESSICA My Grandmother’s jewelry. EVAN Ah ! BURGLAR Stay back. BURGLAR Gimme your wallet. EVAN Just calm down, alright ? BURGLAR And your purse. BURGLAR Hand it over! BURGLAR That ring too. JESSICA It’s my engagement ring. BURGLAR Either you give it to me, or I take it from you! EVAN Just give it to him Jess... BURGLAR You follow me, I start shooting. JESSICA Oh my God… EVAN It’s ok, it’s ok, it’s ok. JESSICA Oh my God… EVAN It’s just stuff, alright ? EVAN This is probably everything we can do. TYLER Evan ? EVAN Hey Tyler, thanks for coming, man. TYLER Yeah, I know. EVAN I know this ain’t your precinct. TYLER Of course. You guys OK? JESSICA More or less. EVAN Just a little shaken up. TYLER Ahh, for sure. TYLER Did you gave your statement to the officer? EVAN Yeah, he just left. TYLER Did either of you get a look at this guy? EVAN It’s just some random lowlife. TYLER Yeah, there’s a lot of those in this neighborhood. EVAN We’re going to the station in the morning to do a sketch. TYLER Ok. Do you want to show me where he came in ? EVAN Yeah, yeah, follow me. JESSICA What are the odds of actually catching this guy and getting my engagement ring back? TYLER It’s hard to say... JESSICA Tyler… TYLER I wouldn’t get your hopes up Jess. TYLER You wanna… EVAN Yeah, let’s go. EVAN Jess? EVAN What are you doing? JESSICA Moving. JESSICA Alright, I got this one, I got this one, I got this… Don’t have it! Don’t have it ! Don’t have it ! Don’t have it ! Don’t have it ! JESSICA Ahhh ! God ! EVAN You’re good ? JESSICA Yeah. EVAN Good. JESSICA I got this. EVAN Hey babe ? EVAN Cheese ! JESSICA No… EVAN Come on, smile ! JESSICA Look at my hair, I look… EVAN You look great ! JESSICA Yeah !!! JESSICA Ok. Ok. EVAN Ok. JESSICA We’re done. EVAN We’re done. EVAN Well. We did it. JESSICA Yes. We did. EVAN I just hope we can afford it. JESSICA We’ll be fine. I’ll take on sport clients. EVAN That’ll definitely help. JESSICA And think of how much money we’ll save by not getting our stuff stolen. JESSICA Picture ? EVAN You bet ! EVAN Alright. JESSICA What are we going to do with all of this space? EVAN Maybe we should go from room to room and get to know it a little better. JESSICA Hmm, hmm, since when did you become so interested in interior decorating? EVAN I’m not. JESSICA Hmm, hmm. EVAN I’m seducing you. JESSICA Oh…. ! JESSICA Shhh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh ! JESSICA Do you hear that? EVAN I don’t hear anything. JESSICA Exactly. Isn’t it great! EVAN It’s actually a little eerie. JESSICA Rrrrr…. EVAN Who is that? JESSICA Ahhhh… I don’t know. JESSICA Hi. EVAN Hi. SIMON My name is Simon. I live next door. SIMON And I wanted to introduce myself and offer you a little welcome to the neighborhood. EVAN Well, thank you very much. EVAN Euh, my name is Evan and this is my fiancée, Jessica. JESSICA Hi, hmm, oh ! SIMON Charmed. JESSICA Ah, you look like you’re coming from some place fancy. SIMON No. Euh, work. I lecture at the University. EVAN That’s cool. What do you teach? SIMON Men’s studies. JESSICA Ah ! I’m, euh… I’m sorry. I thought you were kidding. SIMON Technically the field is referred to as Men and Masculinities. JESSICA I didn’t think there was that much to know on the subject. EVAN Haha ! Now it’s Jess is just kidding. SIMON You’ve got a real low firecracker on your hands there Evan. EVAN Yeah, you could say that. You could say that actually. JESSICA Hmm, you know what, I’m sorry. That was really rude of me. And you were really, really kind to bring this over to us. Thank you so much, we really appreciate. Would you... do you want to come in and have some of this with us? It will take me a minute to find the wine glasses … SIMON I would love to but I have some papers to grade and I imagine you have some settling in to do. EVAN Well, when the kitchen is ready, we’ll have you over for dinner. JESSICA Definitely. SIMON I look forward to that. EVAN Great. SIMON Good evening. EVAN Night. EVAN Way to make a first impression, Jess. JESSICA Aw ! C’mon it was a joke. JESSICA Wow. This is a really nice bottle. EVAN Well, he’s obviously a classy guy, just like me. EVAN Ok, I guess this is it. My first morning commute. JESSICA Thank you. EVAN For what? JESSICA All of this. I know moving wasn’t your first choice. EVAN It’ll grow on me. EVAN I gotta go. I don’t know how late I’m gonna be in traffic. You sure you’ll gonna be ok without a car? JESSICA Yeah…I’m just going to stay in and work anyway. I may even have dinner ready for you when you get home... EVAN Wow. It’s growing on me already. JESSICA I love you. EVAN Love you. JESSICA Hey Oscar. OSCAR Hey Jess, how’s life in the burbs? JESSICA Great. OSCAR Good for you, man. OSCAR I don’t think I could survive if I wasn’t in walking distance to a coffee place, or a pizza shop. Or just something…. JESSICA I get it. Thanks. OSCAR Alright, so listen, I think I’ve got something pretty interesting on the Sierra Marshall case I wanted to run by you real quick. JESSICA Ohh...no, no, no, no. I really have to be focussing on work. OSCAR Alright, but you missing that, it’s kind of juicy... JESSICA Ahhh…ok. A short break won’t hurt, right. JESSICA What have you got? OSCAR Alright, so you remember how the original OSCAR suspect was the brother-in-law, right? JESSICA He had an alibi, right? OSCAR That’s what the press reported, but OSCAR guess what I got a hold of the police report. Turns out mister « Goody two-shoes » story got some holes on it. JESSICA Oh yeah..? OSCAR Hmmm, hmm ! JESSICA Ahh ! JESSICA Yeah, yeah, I know what you’re saying, but who would he know that had access to a forensics lab? OSCAR But I mean, who says he need to know anybody? JESSICA Argggg… OSCAR Jess… Earth to Jess, is this thing on? I’m over here ? JESSICA We’ve been talking about this all day. JESSICA Gotta go. OSCAR Alright, catch you later. JESSICA Ok. EVAN JESSICA Hey ! Hey honey. How, how was it? EVAN Ah… It was brutal. It was pretty much bumper to bumper the entire way. JESSICA I’m sorry. EVAN Hope dinner’s not too cold. I’m starving. JESSICA It’s, it’s not. Because, I haven’t started it yet. EVAN Oh. JESSICA I’m sorry. I just got caught up with what I was doing. EVAN No, it’s, it’s OK. I’m happy you had a productive day. I go whip up a stir-fry or something. EVAN Did you finish your project? JESSICA Not exactly. EVAN Please don’t tell me you wasted an entire work day on one of those missing persons cases? JESSICA I know, I started on my project, but then Oscar and I might have made a breakthrough…. EVAN Oscar... ? JESSICA Yeah. EVAN Look, I don’t want to start something here but I don’t think it’s fair that you’re chatting online with some guy all day while I’m out covering the house payments. I realize my name is the only one on the mortgage, but you promised we be in this together. JESSICA You’re right. You’re right. And we are. It’s just, it’s just the first day. JESSICA Please. Evan. EVAN Ok, ok. Just, give me a half hour. JESSICA Simon! SIMON Oh hello ! JESSICA Hey ! I just wanted to say thanks again for the wine. We really enjoyed it. SIMON I’m glad to hear that. JESSICA Do you have a cellar? SIMON Well, how did you know that? JESSICA Ah, dust on the bottle. I just kind of figured. SIMON Hmm, you’re very perceptive. JESSICA Ahh ! Listen, I hope I didn’t offend you with my Man Studies joke. SIMON No, I’ve heard them all before. JESSICA Ok, hmm, well I also was wondering if you were free to join us for dinner Thursday. SIMON I’d love to. JESSICA Great, seven thirty? SIMON Perfect. And I’ll see if I can dig up a little something outside of my cellar. JESSICA Perfect ! Alright, well, I will see you, I will see you then ! SIMON Ok. JESSICA Ok, bye ! EVAN Ah, I had to say, this is, this is amazing wine, Simon. SIMON Well, I’m really glad that you like it. EVAN I just, I feel kind of guilty pairing it with barbecue. SIMON No, no, no, no ! Now is the perfect time to enjoy this one. In fact, I fear I had lefted in my cellar one day longer it may have spoiled. SIMON Besides, I think you selling yourself short. Because this looks to me like some gourmet grilling. JESSICA Evan does most of the cooking around here. EVAN Yeah, it’s nothing special, just simple stuff, really. EVAN Things like stir fries or pasta.Pretty much anything doesn’t take a time to prep or proper ingredients. SIMON Really? SIMON Ah ! So…you don’t cook? JESSICA I can re-heat with the best of them. EVAN She make a mean rhubarb pie. JESSICA I haven’t made one of those in a while. EVAN Tell me about it. EVAN You use to made them for me when I did something good. Now I don’t think I’ve been pie worthy for quite some time. JESSICA That isn’t true. That isn’t true. SIMON Well I’m...impressed. And I don’t know how I’d survive without TV dinners. EVAN They still make those? SIMON They’re a bit of a relic of a bygone era, I guess. But then again, so am I. I come from a very traditional house. And my father provided it and my mother would cook and she would threaten to stab anyone who would set foot in her kitchen with a butcher knife. EVAN The good old days. JESSICA You must get lonely in that house all by yourself. SIMON Yes, I wasn’t always. JESSICA Oh... SIMON I used to live in it with my fiancée, but I suppose the white picket fence wasn’t for her... JESSICA I’m sorry. SIMON It’s ok, I’m sure she’s very happy with the guy that she was cheating on me with so, cheers ! EVAN Well, I can’t even look at another woman without Jess sensing it. SIMON Ahhhhh… the possessive type, huh? JESSICA I think the word you’re looking for is intuitive. EVAN Well, she’s that too. SIMON Ha, ha ! EVAN Did she tell you that she’s not only a graphic designer but also a parttime crime fighter? SIMON No she didn’t. JESSICA It’s just a hobby. I’m part of an online group that works to dig up information on old cases. SIMON I think I’ve heard of this. This is a sort of a… crowd-sourced crime fighting. JESSICA It’s a lot of work that usually leads nowhere but you are drawn to what you’re drawn to I guess. SIMON Absolutely. EVAN She also wants to write a book. SIMON Wants to ? What’s stopping you? JESSICA I haven’t found the right story, I guess. SIMON Well, maybe your new life will help you discover it. JESSICA Maybe. EVAN Yeah. JESSICA You’re sure he’s not seeing anyone? EVAN That’s what he told me. JESSICA That’s weird. I swear I smell perfume on him. EVAN Well, maybe it’s just some fancy cologne. JESSICA Maybe. EVAN You know, you should set one of your girlfriends up with him. JESSICA Well, I don’t know...I’m afraid they’d all be too possessive like me. EVAN Hahaha, c’mon, when we first started dating, you went into my closet and you put a bunch of lipstick on all my shirt collars. JESSICA Ahhh….Now why would I do that? EVAN Oh, I don’t know. Maybe to show all the women that I was already taken? JESSICA Oh… JESSICA Simon, hey! SIMON Oh. Hi. JESSICA Hi. I’m trying to do some gardening... But this work for my window planters but do you have anything with a little more heft that I could borrow? SIMON The handle on mine broke and I haven’t got around to replacing it. JESSICA Ok. I’ll just wait for Evan to get back with the car. JESSICA Or you making dinner for someone? SIMON No. Why do you ask that? JESSICA I… that’s a lot of food for a single guy. Haha ! SIMON I hate shopping so I tend to buy as much as I can at once. JESSICA Ok. SIMON Ok. JESSICA Ok. SIMON Well have a lovely rest of your day. JESSICA You too. JESSICA ...He said he never cooks. EVAN Maybe he was inspired by my culinary skills. JESSICA I’m serious. He was being weird. EVAN Look, we don’t really know him. JESSICA Evan, he was hiding something from me. EVAN What if he’s having an affair with one of his students and he wants to keep it quiet. JESSICA Whatever it is, something is definitely off about him. I can feel it. EVAN ...You need to stop doing this. JESSICA Stop doing what? EVAN Turning nothing into another one of your who-done-its. JESSICA That’s nice. EVAN I’m serious. Look, we have to live here and unlike everything else in this neighbourhood, Simon’s not boring. So maybe you can come up with a conspiracy about someone else. JESSICA Maybe you cannot talk to me like I’m crazy. EVAN Jess, we live in a house that we can’t afford, that I pay for working a job that I hate, by the way, so you could feel safe. But I’m starting to think you can’t feel safe anywhere! JESSICA Who said anything about not feeling safe? EVAN Isn’t that where this is going? JESSICA Sounds to me like it’s going to a place where you blame me for decision we made together! EVAN Oh, look, speaking of the devil ! EVAN Hey. SIMON Hi, euh, I hope it’s not too late. I saw the light was on. EVAN No, not at all. SIMON I’m sorry Jessica, I forgot that I bought another shovel after the other one broke. It’s if you still need it. JESSICA Thank you. EVAN Hey, do you want, do you want to come in for a drink? SIMON Oh, no, I have an early class in the morning. EVAN Ok, well next time then. SIMON Absolutely. Goodnight. EVAN Night. EVAN You know, there is something off about him. He’s nice. JESSICA JESSICA JESSICA Simon ! It’s Jessica. Are you home? JESSICA ...Don’t look at me that way. You haven’t met this guy. He’s weird. OSCAR You’re parranoying. JESSICA He dresses weird, he talks weird. The guy literally wears his personality on his sleeve, but he has the most boring furniture ever. It’s like he doesn’t even live there. And he just keeps the draps drawn all the time like he’s hiding something. OSCAR I don’t know, Jess. I mean I know you got those millions dollar hunches but, OSCAR honestly doesn’t sound like a whole lot to go on. JESSICA But it all seems a little off though, right? Right ? OSCAR Yeah but if being a little off was a crime we’d be having this conversation in jail right now. JESSICA Ahhhh… You’re starting to sound like Evan. OSCAR Oh, oh ! Trouble in paradise? JESSICA He’s just stressed about the mortgage and he thinks I should be spending more time working... which he’s right about. OSCAR Alright, look I can see this is stressing you out. Do you want me to check in into this guy? JESSICA No. No, it’s fine. OSCAR Alright. Well, call me if anything else comes up, right ? JESSICA I will. OSCAR Alright, chill out ! JESSICA Night ! JESSICA Simon, it’s Jessica. Are you home? JESSICA Hello? SIMON How are you, Jessica? JESSICA Simon? SIMON Are you busy? JESSICA No, just trying to slog through this design project. SIMON I found something that I think you’ll going to like. Hmm, would you like to take a break and pop over? JESSICA Sss…sure. SIMON Great. See you soon. JESSICA Bye. SIMON Hi. JESSICA Hi. JESSICA I like your place. SIMON That’s right. You haven’t actually been inside before. JESSICA No. SIMON Well, if you come to the kitchen where your surprise is. SIMON Ok. This reminded me of the one you were woring the other night so, I had to buy it for you. JESSICA I can’t accept that. SIMON You don’t like your present? JESSICA I do. SIMON No, it’s ok, I just have one other thing to show you. JESSICA I really should be going. SIMON It’s ok, you can stay. SIMON This want take 30 seconds. JESSICA Simon, it’s Jessica. Are you home? JESSICA SIMON So when I saw you looking into my house like this, I realize that you wanted to be here with me. And that it wasn’t me choosing you, in fact it was you choosing me. JESSICA Ahhh !!!! Ahh !! SIMON No, no, no… JESSICA ROBIN Hi Jessica. JESSICA Who are you? ROBIN My name is Robin. JESSICA Where am I? ROBIN Home. JESSICA What’s the code ? ROBIN Only Simon knows the code. ROBIN What are you doing? JESSICA Ah ! ROBIN No ! JESSICA What is this place?!? ROBIN It’s ok. You’re safe down here. JESSICA What do you mean down here?! This is Simon’s basement?! ROBIN Yes. JESSICA Help !!! Someone please help me! AHHH ! ROBIN No one can hear you. JESSICA Haaaa ! ROBIN Please, stop it it just makes him more angry. JESSICA Shut up ! Shut up ! JESSICA Ahhhh ! Someone, please help me ! ROBIN Please, stop ! JESSICA Ahhh !! Ahhh ! ROBIN Please, please ! EVAN Jess !? Jess ? EVAN Hey hon, I’m home ! JESSICA There has to be a way out of here! ROBIN Please. You have to stop this. ROBIN You’re gonna have to clean all this up. JESSICA Oh ! JESSICA Help !!!! JESSICA Help me !!!! Somebody help me !! SIMON No one can hear you. JESSICA SIMON Just come back, Jessica. SIMON It’s gonna be a whole lot easier that way. JESSICA Help me !!!! Somebody help me !! Ahh SIMON I do realize this is going to take some adjusting. But it’s gonna be much easier if you just accept that this is where you’re meant to be. JESSICA What do you want from me? SIMON I just want us to be happy. SIMON Oh, yeah. You can try to kill me if you like, but you’ll die down here with me. Buried like an Egyptian slave with her Pharaoh. SIMON Oh, and if you try and don’t succed, that would be a whole lot worse. Isn’t that right, Robin? JESSICA Why do you have my suitcase. SIMON You packed it when you walked out on Evan. EVAN Hey where are you? Listen, I’m gonna apologize to your face again, but I’ll just say sorry to your voice mail for now. I was an ass yesterday. EVAN So, I came home early to make it up to you. Anyway, I’ll see you soon. JESSICA How did you get here? ROBIN Same as you. Simon chose me. JESSICA Chose you? From where? ROBIN He was one of my professors. Simon said he knew ROBIN that we were meant to be together from the first moment that we met. JESSICA How long have you been here? ROBIN I don’t know. A few years. JESSICA Years? We have to get out of here. ROBIN No we don’t. This is where we’re meant to be. JESSICA You’re telling me you’ve never tried to leave? ROBIN When I first got here and I was still confused. But the codes are always changed. And if you try to leave, bad things happen. JESSICA What did he do to you? ROBIN He just made me understand how much he loves me. SIMON Hello ! ROBIN Hello Simon. ROBIN Here’s a drink for you darling. SIMON So, I brought you some new clothes. I really want to see you wear. ROBIN Did you bring me anything? SIMON No, not this time, Darling. I was focusing on making Jessica feel welcome. You understand, right? ROBIN Of course. SIMON And I got you something else that I think you’re really going to enjoy. SIMON Ah...? JESSICA What am I supposed to do with that? SIMON Write your book. SIMON I want to support your creative ambitions. SIMON And this is a place where you can commit to them fully. Without having to worry about any of the things that woman shouldn’t have to worry about, like paying a mortgage. JESSICA If you think you can hold someone captive but make them happy by bying them an old typewriter, you’re crazy. SIMON What’s crazy is the world out there. It’s full of lost and weak men and overburdened women. And this is our place where we’re righting those wrongs. JESSICA By keeping us prisoner? SIMON You’ve never been more free then you are now. You just don’t know it yet. Isn’t that right Robin? ROBIN Yes. JESSICA I don’t know what you did to her, but that will never be me. ROBIN Ah ! Dinner’s ready! SIMON Dinner’s ready. SIMON Alright then, Jessica why don’t you come… no Jessica there, you there, why don’t you come join us. SIMON Well, as this is your first night, I’m gonna allow you some leeway, but in the future, when I ask you to do something, I suggest you do it. JESSICA Evan! JESSICA EVAN !!! EVAN ! SIMON You should be thankful that this room is sound proof. Because if it weren’t, EVAN and he heard you, then I’d have to kill him. SIMON Evan, hi. EVAN Hey Simon. I’m sorry to bother you. I’m looking for Jess. Have you seen her by any chance? SIMON No. No, is everything ok? EVAN Yeah, it’s just, she’s not around and she doesn’t have her phone with her. SIMON Ah, I spoke to her earlier this afternoon. EVAN Oh, so you saw her? SIMON No, no, no, we just chatted on the phone. SIMON I mentioned her that I was going to pick up some groceries and I asked her if she’d want me to get her anything, seing as how you were without a second car. EVAN And… what she say? SIMON That she didn’t need anything. To be honest, euh, she seemed a bit upset. EVAN Ah… you know what time that was? SIMON Ah, about half past two? EVAN It’s just weird. She doesn’t go anywhere without her phone. SIMON Maybe she went out exploring the neighborhood. EVAN Yeah maybe. Well, I’m sorry to bother you. Thanks. SIMON Yeah. ROBIN That part of your life doesn’t exist anymore. It’ll be best for everyone if you put it out of your mind. EVAN No, I’m sure it’s fine... EVAN I’ll have her call you as soon as she gets in. Alright. TYLER ...So she packed some clothes? EVAN Yeah, but she, she left stuff like her, her phone and her toothbrush. TYLER Oh, maybe that means she doesn’t plan to be away for long. EVAN Yeah, but where did she go?! I mean, it just doesn’t makes sense. TYLER How’s everything going between you two? EVAN It’s going fine. There’s been tension with the move. TYLER Tension, in what way? EVAN We had a blow out yesterday over, you know, money and... work... that kind of thing. TYLER So it was bad? EVAN Bad enoug that I slept on the couch. TYLER Hmm… you’re still fighting this morning? EVAN I left without speaking with her. But it’s not like Jess to just run away like that. TYLER What about the time in Puerto Vallarta? EVAN That was different. TYLER How? EVAN It was before we were engaged. And I screwed up. TYLER Did you “screw up” again Evan? EVAN No, I didn’t. TYLER Do you think she might have somebody else? EVAN No. There’s no one I can think of. TYLER What about those wannabe detectives she chats with online? EVAN Yeah, she does spend a lot of time talking to those guys. Especially there’s this one guy named Oscar. JESSICA Was that Simon? ROBIN It was my fault. JESSICA That isn’t true. ROBIN It is. Simon told me not to try to escape and I didn’t listen. JESSICA ROBIN It’s ok. ROBIN We have each other now. TYLER Oscar Garrett? OSCAR Yeah...? TYLER Sorry to bother you so early... TYLER I’m officer Haynes with the NYPD. This is Evan Crowder. OSCAR Jessica’s boyfriend? EVAN Fiancé. Do you know where she is? OSCAR No. Did something happen to her? TYLER She hasn’t been heard from since yesterday afternoon. OSCAR You see, I thought she have to be missing twenty-four hours before the police got involved. TYLER I’m here as a friend. Can we come inside ? EVAN So, what did you two talk about? OSCAR I mean, a bunch of things. EVAN Like? OSCAR Mainly this new case we’ve been working on. TYLER Did she say anything that might indicated she be going away? OSCAR No. I mean, if anything, it was the opposite. She was complaining about not being able to go anywhere because of the car situation. She also... TYLER Oscar, we just want to find out what happened to her. Make sure she’s ok. OSCAR She said there was some tension at home because of money and stuff. TYLER Did she confide you about anything else? Is there, is there somebody we should talk to? OSCAR I mean, she was a little suspicious about your new neighbor, Simon... TYLER What do you mean by “suspicious?” OSCAR She just had a bad feeling about him. EVAN She thought she caught him lying about having some woman over his place. TYLER That’s it? EVAN You know Jess. TYLER TYLER This is my number in case you think of anything else. Or if Jessica tries to get in touch with you. OSCAR Cool. And I’ll dig up what I can on that Simon guy on my end and keep you posted, alright ? TYLER Thanks, but I handle the police work. OSCAR Yeah, ok. SIMON Gentlemen. Good morning. EVAN Hey. Simon, this is Tyler. He’s a friend and he’s also a cop. He’s helping me try to find Jess. SIMON She didn’t come back home last night? EVAN No. TYLER I was wondering if I can ask you a couple of questions? SIMON Of course. TYLER Evan said you spoke to Jessica about an hour before she went missing. SIMON That’s right. Like I told Evan, I called and ask her if she wanted me to pick her anything up from the grocery market, she said that she was fine. Seemed a little bit upset. And that was about it. TYLER Do you live here with anyone else? SIMON No...? TYLER Are you seeing anybody? A girlfriend? SIMON Why? TYLER Euh…Jessica expressed concern that you lied to her about having someone else in the house. EVAN She… she was suspicious. Something about extra groceries? I’m, I’m sorry Simon. SIMON SIMON No. She’s right. I did lie about the groceries. I was having someone in that night and I wanted to be discrete. TYLER Why? SIMON ...She was one of my grad students. EVAN SIMON Look, I like Jessica and I didn’t want her to think badly of me. EVAN I’m, I’m sorry, Simon. SIMON No, no, no, no. If I were you, I would be very worried. I just hope that you’ll find her. EVAN Thanks a lot. JESSICA If we work together, we can find a way to escape. ROBIN Please don’t talk about that. JESSICA Can he hear us? ROBIN I don’t know. JESSICA Robin, this isn’t your home. ROBIN You don’t understand. JESSICA Robin, you’re a prisoner. And we need to get out of here. ROBIN You don’t understand. JESSICA I understand. Just find. You need to listen to me. I think if we can have a plan, we can get out… ROBIN No. JESSICA Yes. ROBIN No. JESSICA Yes. ROBIN No! No, no ! This is where I’m meant to be. Where we’re both meant to be. JESSICA Ok, ok, ok. SIMON I need you to write down your email address and your password. JESSICA No. SIMON I’m not gonna repeat myself again. SIMON Write down your email address and your password, please. SIMON I’m gonna tell you what happens if they’re wrong. JESSICA It’s right. SIMON I’m gonna be back tonight. And when I am, why don’t you be wearing one of those dresses I bought you? JESSICA Dear Evan, I’m sorry. I thought moving would fix things. But instead it’s just revealed the bigger problem between us. I don’t need any money. I’ve met someone who understands me. And his taking care of me. I just want to move on. I’m sorry this is abrupt, but I hope in time you’ll agree that this was the most humane way for me to end things... EVAN JESSICA I don’t expect you to understand but this is what I want. Please don’t try to get in touch. Jessica. EVAN Six years ! No discussion? Just gone. It doesn’t make any sense. TYLER You think she got mixed up with drugs or gambling? EVAN No, no man. Yeah, but then again I had no idea she’d started seeing someone else. “I’ve met someone who understands me.” What does that even mean? TYLER And you emailed her back? EVAN Yeah, a couple times. Still no response. TYLER Euh, ok. I hate to tell you this but you need to take out whatever cash you have in any joint accounts. EVAN All the cash I have went into this house! How could she do this to me? SIMON Ok, show us the next one! SIMON Oh, come on. Don’t be shy ! Houuu ! SIMON Oh. Turn around. SIMON Yeah. Oh, I think that’s the one. What do you think? ROBIN Definitely, yes. SIMON This is like your glass slipper. ROBIN Hmm, hmm. SIMON Do you like it? SIMON I asked you a question. JESSICA What do you want me to say? SIMON I want you to be honest. JESSICA Ok. I want to go home. SIMON Unfortunately there’s no where else for you to go anymore. JESSICA What are you talking about? SIMON Evan received your email, and he acknowledged his limitations as a romantic partner and he accepts that this is the best thing for you from now on. JESSICA You’re insane. JESSICA Ahhh ! Ahhh !! Ah ! Ahhh ! SIMON Don’t you ever talk to me like that! JESSICA Ahhh !! Ahhh ! SIMON Oh, this is definitely the dress. What do you think ? ROBIN Hmm, hmm. SIMON You know what might be nice is if you ask Robin to help you with your hair and the makeup. Do you mind? ROBIN No, no, not at all. SIMON Great. And maybe Robin can use a break. Why don’t you cook tomorrow night. ROBIN He doesn’t mean to hurt you. JESSICA How can you defend him? ROBIN Simon loves me . JESSICA Pff ! ROBIN Us. JESSICA Hahaha. SIMON Well, that’s smells lovely. What are we having? JESSICA Roast. SIMON You look very nice, Jessica. SIMON When someone gives you a compliment it’s polite to respond. JESSICA Thank you. SIMON And I have a little surprise for you too. SIMON I got you some of the storys I know you like. Maybe it will help stimulate your writing. JESSICA That’s nice of you to think of me. SIMON Of course. ROBIN How’s the drink darling ? SIMON It’s fine. SIMON Jessica, it’s looks like you went all out. JESSICA I’m not sure how it will taste. SIMON Well I appreciate the effort. SIMON You made it. Why don’t you carve it. SIMON Oh, have you look at that ? JESSICA Ohh ! ROBIN Ahh, no ! JESSICA Ah ! ROBIN Stop! SIMON Ah ! ROBIN Ahh ! SIMON Grr ! I’ll give you a choice. You let me go, right now and I give you my word that … JESSICA How about I give you a choice. You give me the code to the door. Or I torture it out of you. SIMON I’ll die before I tell you. But you’ll die down here with me. Both of you. JESSICA Tell me! SIMON No. JESSICA What is it?! ROBIN Please don’t hurt him! JESSICA Shut up ! JESSICA Tell me now. SIMON The reason I would rather die is because I don’t want to leave in a world without you. Without this. That’s how committed I am to this family Robin. You know I love you. JESSICA Now I’m gonna give you a choice. Do you want me to cut out your left or your right eye first? Hmm ? JESSICA Last chance. ROBIN No! JESSICA ROBIN JESSICA Robin, stop ! SIMON Oh ! JESSICA Stop ! JESSICA ROBIN SIMON You need to accept it. This is your fate. JESSICA Ah…. Ahh… JESSICA ROBIN How are you feeling? JESSICA Leave me alone. ROBIN I’m sorry if you feel like I betrayed you, but you were going to destroy our home. JESSICA Rrr… Stop calling this a home. ROBIN You would have ended up like Megan if I hadn’t stopped you! JESSICA Who’s Megan? ROBIN The girl who was here before me. ROBIN She couldn’t find love in her heart for Simon and she kept trying to run away. JESSICA Did he kill her? JESSICA Robin, did he kill her? ROBIN No. I did. ROBIN It was my punishment. I didn’t try hard enough to stop her. I can’t go through that again. SIMON Evan ? EVAN Hey. SIMON Hey. EVAN What happened to your head? SIMON Ohhh… I took a spill on my bike. EVAN Ah, it looks like you hit a brick wall. SIMON I hit the asphalt. I’m ok though. Any update on Jessica? EVAN Nothing. SIMON And how you holding up? EVAN Not good. SIMON You know, why don’t you come over for a drink tonight? The ballgame’s on. EVAN Euh… I don’t know. SIMON I insist. It’ll probably do you some good to get your mind off things. EVAN Yeah, sure. Why not. BASEBALL ANALYST Up to batte is Shawn Martinez… EVAN Thanks for this. Basically been pacing around that empty house, making myself sick. SIMON When my fiancée and I broke up SIMON Dragged it out, it was so long, so painful… ROBIN It’s no use, he won’t be able to hear you. JESSICA I need to at least try something. ROBIN Don’t you get it, this is just another test. All it’s going to do is make Simon have to hurt you again. BASEBALL ANALYST Oh my God… SIMON I almost think it would had be more humane if she just left like that. EVAN Hmm ! Nothing about this feels humane. EVAN I don’t know whether not to feel angry at her for running away or like a fool for not seeing it coming. SIMON Well, angry feels better. Hahaha ! EVAN Haha ! Yeah, you got that right. You mind if I get another? SIMON Please, help yourself. JESSICA No, no, no, no, no, no… ROBIN The best thing you can do for both of you is to just forget him. EVAN JESSICA Ah ! Arggg !! SIMON So, here’s the deal: if you try to escape again I’m not gonna kill you. I’m gonna kill Evan. Maybe you don’t value your own life anymore, but I trust that you still value his. So you’re gonna be a good girl from now on? JESSICA Hmm, hmm. SIMON Let me hear you say it. JESSICA I’ll be good. SIMON That’s what I like to hear. SIMON Now come show me. ROBIN Ow ! SIMON Hey Evan. EVAN Hey. SIMON Wow ! Heading back to the city, hmm? EVAN Yeah, it’s been a couple months since Jess took off. I figure it’s time to get on with my life. SIMON Can’t say I blame you. EVAN Besides, I can’t afford this place on my own. SIMON When do you leave? EVAN Soon as this place sells. JESSICA Can I have a wooden spoon? JESSICA Is something wrong? ROBIN Do you really care? JESSICA Of course. That’s why I asked. ROBIN Last night was supposed to be my night. JESSICA What? ROBIN With Simon. You’ve been with him three nights in a row. ROBIN You act all innocent, but I see how you flirt with him, playing hard to get. JESSICA You don’t know what you’re talking about. ROBIN Really? JESSICA Yeah. ROBIN What I do know is things were a lot better before you showed up. JESSICA I didn’t have a say in that then, and I still don’t now. ROBIN Hello Simon. SIMON Hello ! SIMON Jessica? SIMON Hmmm ! JESSICA How was your day? Did you get all your papers graded? SIMON Almost. Poorly written assay can be a real slog. JESSICA I can help you with that sometime if you’d like. I do have my English degree. SIMON Hmm ! I’d appreciate that. ROBIN Here’s a drink for you darling. SIMON Go ahead. JESSICA You’re sure? SIMON Please. SIMON Excellent, Jessica. ROBIN SIMON Don’t you want to read something? ROBIN I’d think I’ll just go to sleep. SIMON Is something wrong? ROBIN It’s Jessica... SIMON Go on. ROBIN She told me today that she still loves Evan. SIMON It takes longer for some people to move on. ROBIN Not only that... She told me that she’s just pretending that she wants to be here and she plans on trying to escape again. SIMON How do you know this? ROBIN She asked me to help her. SIMON I see. ROBIN I know this hurts you to hear, but she just doesn’t love you like I do. SIMON Thank you for telling me. ROBIN What are you gonna do about it? SIMON I’m gonna address it. SIMON Jessica, wake up! Jessica, wake up! SIMON Get out here, now. JESSICA Is everything OK? SIMON No, no, everything is not ok, go. Robin told me that you confessed to her that you were still in love with your ex fiancé. JESSICA What? SIMON And she said that you’re gonna plan another escape. JESSICA No. What ? Why would you say that? ROBIN Because it’s the truth! JESSICA Simon… ROBIN She’s lying! SIMON I’m disappointed. And, frankly I’m a little bit surprised. SIMON Because lying is the one thing that I can not abide. Lying is a cancer for families. SIMON A cancer that needs to be cut out. ROBIN Arggg… JESSICA Ah ! ROBIN Arggg… JESSICA Ah ! SIMON Ah…. JESSICA Why...? SIMON She had lies in her heart. JESSICA How did you know? SIMON I’m the head of the house hold. It’s my job to know everything. SIMON And I feel like something changed with us. Like your starting to see things the way I see. SIMON And I couldn’t take the chance that she was gonna hurt you. You understand of course that I did this for you. JESSICA I do. SIMON So, could you put on some music? SIMON And then go in your bedroom and make sure the music is very loud. TYLER Haynes. OSCAR Oh, hi, I don’t know if you remember me, my name is Oscar Garrett. You spoke to me a little while ago about Jessica Crowder. TYLER Right. What can I do for you? OSCAR Well, I’m assuming there still hasn’t been any contact with her. TYLER No. Nothing. OSCAR Well I might have found something. TYLER Sure. OSCAR You remember how I told you that Jessica was suspicious of her neighbor, Simon, right? TYLER I already spoke with him. OSCAR Well I reached out to my network and we did some digging. OSCAR We started up by cross checking a list of missing women against students at schools where he taught. There’s been at least one at every school. TYLER I’m, I’m sure you could say that about a lot of teachers. OSCAR Hmm, hmm. But how many of those teachers lost their last job for having inappropriate contact with one of those same missing students? TYLER Do you have proof? OSCAR Internal committee findings OSCAR from HR records at a college he taught at in Connecticut, show that he was disciplined but allowed to resign. TYLER Was he a suspect in her disappearance? OSCAR The Hartford police questioned him but they have nothing concrete, so they had to let him go. TYLER How did you get access to this? OSCAR Don’t worry about that. OSCAR Listen, I don’t know if any of this will be admissable or even enough to get a warrant but at least it will give you something… TYLER Don’t you worry about that. OSCAR Alright, I’ll send you everything I’ve got. You should get it now. TYLER Thank you. OSCAR Good luck. JESSICA Isn’t it a little late for a visitor? SIMON I’ll be right back. JESSICA Would you… leave it on? JESSICA I’d like to watch you. SIMON Oh ! Hello. TYLER Hi. Sorry to bothering you so late, TYLER but I have a few more questions about Jessica. SIMON Euh, sure. I don’t know what I can tell you that I haven’t already. TYLER Do you mind if we talk inside? SIMON Please. TYLER Gotta lot of space for somebody who lives on their own. SIMON Well, I appreciate the room after so many years of living in cramped apartments. TYLER You mind if I look around? SIMON Be my guest. SIMON Evan’s very lucky to have a friend like you on the police force who’s willing to go above and beyond like this to help him out. TYLER Well, I just want to find out exactly what happened to Jessica. SIMON I was misunderstang that she chase off with some other fellow. TYLER That’s the theory. SIMON Well, then I’m not exactly sure what that as to do with me? TYLER Well, like you said, just going above and beyond. Are you still seeing the same girl? Your student. SIMON No, no, no, we broke that off. I thought it will be smart to end it before anyone found this out. TYLER Unlike, say, what happened in Hartford. SIMON I assume that you’re referring to Robin Simmons? TYLER You didn’t think it was worth mentioning that you’d been questioned in a woman’s disappearance before? SIMON When you stopped by, Jessica had been missing for less than a day. I didn’t see the point in drudging up an embarrassing chapter of my own history over what I assumed was nothing. TYLER Tell me what happened in Hartford? SIMON I was just one of her professors. TYLER Just one of her professors who was sleeping with her. SIMON I was cleared of any wrong doing. SIMON So did they ever find Robin? TYLER No. SIMON That’s tragic. TYLER Yes. It is. TYLER Oh, you’ve got quite the collection. SIMON Thank you. Yes I do like to collect fine things. SIMON Please, don’t touch those bottles, they’re very rare. SIMON I’m sorry to rush you, officer, but I have an early class in the morning, so unless you have any further questions... TYLER Yeah, do you know a woman named Megan Carswell. SIMON Who? TYLER She was to be a student of yours a few years ago. Now, I don’t know if you’d slept with her too, but I do know she went missing. SIMON That name doesn’t ring a bell. TYLER Why does that not suprise me. TYLER You know, the thing with guys like you is that you think… SIMON Ah ! JESSICA SIMON I’m sorry. JESSICA Did you kill him? SIMON JESSICA It’s ok. It’s ok. JESSICA You did what you had to do. SIMON Do you really believe that? JESSICA I do. SIMON But he came here looking for you. JESSICA I don’t want to be found. I want to stay here with you. SIMON You are’nt just saying that? JESSICA Nobody would ever do for me what you did. Not even Evan I know that now. SIMON Ah... I want to believe you, but I don’t know if I can. JESSICA What can I do to show you? SIMON I’m not sure. JESSICA SIMON Your house sold quickly. EVAN I’m pretty much giving the keys back to the bank anyway... EVAN Movers are coming tomorrow. SIMON Hmm. You must be keen to put all of this behind you. Oh, hey, did they find anything out about your friend’s murder? EVAN No, nothing at all. EVAN They say it could had been a robbery but, they don’t know for sure. SIMON Yeah… you’ve had a though couple months. SIMON I’ll be sorry to see you go, but getting some distance will probably be the best thing for you. EVAN I hope so. EVAN Thanks for everything Simon. SIMON Will you come with me, please? JESSICA Where we going ? SIMON There’s something I want to show you. JESSICA Upstairs? SIMON Stop there. And now to your right. JESSICA JESSICA What are we doing… SIMON Shhh… SIMON Keep going. Keep going. Stop. SIMON I want you to come stand right here. JESSICA Hmm… SIMON Evan sold his house and he’s moving back to the city. SIMON How does that make you feel? JESSICA I feel bad for him. He must be sad. SIMON He was confused but he’ll eventually move on. JESSICA I just wish there was something we could do for him. A gesture. SIMON I do still have a bottle of wine that he likes. It’s not much but... JESSICA It’s perfect ! SIMON I’ll bring it by tonight. JESSICA Thank you. SIMON ... Well, I’ll let you get back to your packing. EVAN Ah ! Thanks again for the wine. I appreciate it. SIMON It’s my pleasure. SIMON Ah ! And… stay in touch. EVAN For sure. EVAN Hey ! And if you hear from Jess... SIMON You’ll be the first to know. JESSICA Good morning. SIMON Wow. I really passed out. JESSICA Yes, you did. JESSICA I’d like to bake you something special. SIMON What? JESSICA How do you feel about rhubarb pie? SIMON I love it. SIMON Tell me what you’ll need and I’ll pick it up. EVAN Oufff… EVAN Hello? OSCAR Hi Evan, this is Oscar. Jessica’s friend. EVAN If you’re wondering if I’ve heard from her, I haven’t. OSCAR Actually, I’m calling about your friend, officer Haynes. OSCAR I’d been out of town for a couple of days and just read about his murder. I’m sorry. EVAN What about him? OSCAR The thing is, OSCAR I’d spoke to Officer Haynes earlier that night. EVAN You did? What about? OSCAR Your neighbor... JESSICA I hope you’re hungry. SIMON Ohhhh !! That smells delicious. SIMON Hmmm, would you mind grabbing me a fork? JESSICA Well, we’re having a picnic. You have to eat with your hands. JESSICA Mmmm. You should try it while it’s still warm. SIMON Ohhhhh !! Alright, alright. JESSICA I’m sorry, the crust is a little oily. SIMON It’s perfect. JESSICA I’m glad you like it. JESSICA What do we do? SIMON We wait him out. EVAN Jess ! Jess, you’re here ? EVAN Rhubarb pie. EVAN Jess, I know you’re here! SIMON You lying bitch! You did this on purpose! JESSICA What do you mean ? SIMON I’ll deal with you later. JESSICA What you’re gonna do to him? SIMON You should worry more about what I’m gonna do to you! JESSICA Ok, ok ! SIMON AHHHHHHH ! JESSICA Pfff… JESSICA AHHHH !!! JESSICA Ahhhh… JESSICA You gonna have to kill me, cause I’m done. SIMON No, I’m just gonna make you wish you were dead. SIMON Ahhhh ! JESSICA AHHHHH ! JESSICA AHHHHHH ! EVAN Jess. EVAN Don’t. Don’t do it. JESSICA Ihhhh ! EVAN So you are sure you want to do this? JESSICA I don’t want to. But I need to. EVAN I really think I should come along. JESSICA Thanks, but this is something I have to do by myself, ok. EVAN Hm, hmm. JESSICA I love you. JESSICA Bye. EVAN I love you. SIMON What are you doing here? JESSICA I wanted to see you locked up. SIMON I appreciate you speaking for my not receiving the death penalty. JESSICA You think I did that to help you? I want you to spend the rest of your life living like a prisoner. SIMON Is that why you’re here? To torture me? JESSICA No. Just an added bonus. SIMON Then why? JESSICA I wanted you to know that you never broke me. I only made you think you did so you’d let your guard down. I don’t care what you think about women. I’m smarter then you. JESSICA Oh, that reminds me… I brought you something. JESSICA You inspired me to write my book after all. I hope you like it. It has a happy ending. For me anyway.