episode 5
Int. Brady house – early morning
HOPE is sitting on her couch in front of a pile of papers and
photographs strewn across the coffee table. The blueprints are no longer on the
wall. Hope is intensely focused, holding an open file in one hand and her
glasses in the other. She is dishevelled and wearing the same clothes as
yesterday. There is a knock on her door but it immediately opens before Hope
even reacts. STEVE, SHANE, KIMBERLY, ROMAN, and ABE come pouring in. Roman is carrying
a tray of coffee cups.
steve
Morning! Kayla had to make a quick stop at the hospital, but
she’s on her way.
STEVE, SHANE, KIMBERLY, ROMAN, and ABE take off their jackets,
and Kimberly approaches HOPE who is still sitting on the couch thinking.
kimberly
Hope, honey, are you ok? You look exhausted. Did you get any
sleep?
hope
(snapping out of her thoughts)
Oh hey. Not really.
roman
(holding out a coffee from his tray to give to Hope)
Bet you could use some of ma’s coffee.
hope
Thanks Roman.
W/S of the room where we see SHANE and ABE in the B/G looking
at the blank wall where the blueprints used to be. HOPE notices them.
hope
In case you’re wondering, I moved all the blueprints upstairs.
With Maggie showing up yesterday like she did...that was just way too close. I
don’t want anyone else walking in and finding out what we’re up to.
abe
Probably a good idea.
KIMBERLY sits down on the couch next to HOPE. She looks at Hope
with concern in her eyes.
hope
I couldn’t sleep. I started going through these
pictures...Maggie wanted some for a family photo album or something...and I, I
just could stop looking at them...looking at Bo. I’m even more convinced that
he’s out there, Kim. We’ve got to find
him.
kimberly
We will, hon...we will.
(pause)
Have you eaten anything? Roman brought some biscuits from the
pub.
hope
Thanks - I’m OK. I met Aunt Maggie for breakfast to give her
some of the pictures.
roman
Are you sure? They’re your favorite.
hope
No thanks. Don’t worry about me. I just want to get moving on
those 3 properties that Maggie doesn’t know much about.
shane
Good job narrowing it down to 3, Hope. So that leaves us with a
vineyard in Italy, a mansion in Dubai, and the family estate in Greece.
abe
(pulling out papers & photos)
Steve and I talked to Billie this morning. She sent a list of employee
names for each estate along with their pictures. They all have the usual groundskeepers,
maintenance workers, and housekeepers...except one.
(CU photo of the family estate in Greece)
The family estate also has a bunch of security guards on the
payroll.
shane
If that’s not a red flag, I don’t know what is.
STEVE, SHANE, KIMBERLY, ROMAN, ABE, and HOPE all look through
the list and the pictures to see if they recognize anyone.
hope
Do any of them look familiar?
shane
No.
STEVE, KIMBERLY, ROMAN, and ABE shake their heads no as they
continue to pass the photos around.
steve
OK so we were thinking about splitting up, right? Well I suggest we split into 3 groups and hit
each house at the same time. That way they can’t warn each other and NO ONE will
see it coming.
shane
Good plan. Kimberly and I will coordinate the flights.
hope
And we have to decide who goes where.
Suddenly the front door opens and in walks SHAWN. STEVE, SHANE,
KIMBERLY, ROMAN, ABE, and HOPE all look at Shawn like deer in the headlights
and at a loss for words.
shawn
Hey. What’s goin’ on?
HOPE looks at SHAWN with a raised eyebrow.
int. victor’s mansion
MAGGIE joins VICTOR on the couch.
maggie
How is Phillip?
Victor
He’s fine.
(trying to quickly change the topic)
You were up and at‘em early this morning.
maggie
Hope and I met for breakfast. She gave me all these pictures.
victor
Wonderful.
VICTOR thumbs through the photographs.
victor
These are fantastic. Thank you Maggie. How is Hope?
maggie
Well, she seems OK. Although I think looking through all those
pictures may have upset her a little. I feel badly. I hope it wasn’t too hard
for her.
victor
Hope’s a tough cookie. Actually, I think it had the opposite
effect. I think it probably made Hope happy to relive so many wonderful
memories.
maggie
Yes, you’re probably right. She just doesn’t seem herself
lately. She still misses Bo. I can understand that kind of pain.
victor
I know you do. But I hope that you’re happy here Maggie. And I
want you to know that I would never try to replace Mickey.
maggie
(giving Victor a big hug)
I know. I love you...and yes, I’m happy here with you.
(snapping out of the moment to prevent welling tears
from falling)
Enough. I’ve got to get to the hospital. I’m going to be late.
MAGGIE grabs her coat and bag and starts to put on her coat.
victor
Volunteering again today? You know your heart is too big.
maggie
(with a smile)
Aren’t you lucky then.
(pauses at the door)
Will you be home for dinner?
victor
Yes, I’m working from home today. I just have a few business
calls and e-mails...shouldn’t take long.
maggie
Great. I’ll see you for dinner.
MAGGIE exits. VICTOR picks up the phone and calls DR. ROLF
(OS).
victor
I've got the photos. I’ll scan them and send them over to you.
I'll also be coming out to check up on Bo soon. I just need to figure out what
to tell Maggie so I can get away for at least a week without making her
suspicious.