Act Eighteen - Skyler's Punishment

Ian comes in with baseball bat. 

Skyler: (mumbling, room completely in ashes. Sky is stomping out a fire. Turns and looks                            at Ian) This isn’t what it looks like! Its not fire! 

Ian: What happened in here? 

Skyler: Carbon Disulfide! (excitedly)

BWM tarp is half burnt and pieces are showing.

Ian: What is that? (pretending like he doesn’t know) 

Skyler: N-Nothing (blocking Ian’s path)

Ian: (grabs skyler’s shoulders and slams her against the wall) What is that? 

Skyler: (puts hands up) Chill man, its a brainwashing machine, okay?

Ian: (grabs his bat, throws off the tarp and begins to smash BWM)

Skyler: WHAT THE CRAP!? What are you doing!?

Ian: This machine is not allowed in this house ever! 

Skyler: (Slams into Ian’s side, knocking him over) Don’t touch my masterpiece!

Ian:  (recovers and side swips skyler into the wall. smashes machine to pulp. Grabs Skyler 

          and drags her out of the room.)

Evangeline: (In door way, moves out of the way. Gives skyler a look) 

Down Stairs

Ian: (throws sky in SR) 

Skyler: (glares) No. 

Ian: (forces her to kneel) You’re in here all night.  (whispered in ear)

Act Nineteen - Evidence

Everybody in room - lights out. E in black attire.

Isabelle: I can’t believe Skyler just flat out opposed Ian – It’s not like her.

Zooey: She opposes me all the time – basically the same thing!

Evangeline sneaking out, the door opens…

Amelia:  It’s a ghost! (door closes and she screams!)

Zooey: Amelia, you’re such a drama queen! There’s no such thing as ghosts!

Isabelle: (sneaks out and opens the door)

Amelia: (squeaks)

Zooey: (shut up!)

**Scene change**

 Isabelle: (moving quickly down the stairs following Evangeline but staying hidden)

Evangeline: (hiding outside Ian’s office)

…Silent…

Ian: (Walks out of his office on the phone) Oh so you’ll get the other one but not the worst one just cause she’s your daughter (in German)

…Silent pause… Evangeline goes into the room and immediately starts rummaging through stuff on the desk.  Issy watches from a far. Lori enters…

Lori: What are you looking for?

Evangeline: I don’t know…. Just something… (turns slowly, realizing)

Lori: You’re in way over you’re head.

Evangeline: No, you don’t understand… (interrupted)

Lori: (interrupts) No YOU need to turn back before you get hurt.

Evangeline: No I NEED something to prove this to Skyler!

Lori: (walks up and grabs a single piece of paper  *SAYS IN GERMAN: If the 3^rd one makes it to DC turn her in here (address). We’ll dispose of her*) Here take this – now get out of here before it’s too late.

Evangeline: (Takes it and leaves but notices that Lorii doesn’t go to their bedroom..)

…back in the room…

Amelia: (door opens and Amelia screams) It’s back! The ghost!

Isabelle: It’s just me …

Act Twenty - Lori's Lie

Breakfast. All seated and Lori serving…

Ian: (he’s mad and takes his seat late) Girls, there is a very important paper missing off of my desk tis morning… (angry) have any of you miss placed it?

…Silence….

Lori: Oh – I accidently threw it away when I was cleaning your office last night. (Ian glares. *meaningful look between Evan and Lori and Issy gawking)

Ian: (stands up suddenly. Walks pass Lori and brushes her shoulder roughly.) Follow me. (They walk into their bedroom in silence.)

…awkward silence…

Skyler: (being rigid before, slumps into her chair and shows lack of sleep)

Isabelle: What’s going on, Skyler?

Amelia: Yeah, you’re acting really unlike yourself.

Skyler: (opens mouth to speak)

Evangeline: (interrupts) Don’t answer them.

Skyler: They need to know.

Evangeline: You’re right, but not here, not now.

Skyler: Then when?

Evangeline: Tonight. 

Act Twenty One - Working Together

Later in the day, Skyler and Evangeline are sitting at a table.

Evangeline: Do you believe me now?

Skyler: No, so Whittney’s a little loopy.  She was sick before; she probably just needs a doctor.  Amnesia.  She has amnesia! And Ian didn’t like my brainwashing machine, it wouldn’t be the first time he hated my inventions.

Evangeline: Then take a look at this. (Shoves the paper at Skyler)

Skyler: This is in a different language, E. We’re not all as brilliant as you.

Evangeline: it’s German. It says that they’re going to ‘dispose’ of Whittney in DC, by next month. Emmalee is here to replace her.

Skyler: (pfft!) How do I know your not lying to me?

Evangeline: (indignation) Skyler, Would I lie to you?

Skyler: Umm, yes.

Evangeline: Well, what can I say that would make you believe me?

Skyler: Nothing, this is all completely crazy!

Evangeline: Well then you’ll just have to trust me.

** Massive stare down **

Skyler: (sigh) Fine.

Evangeline: For some reason, Ian and Randolph want us in DC. So, we need a way to get Ian to take us without seeming suspicious.  Oh, and we can’t let Whittney know any of this.  She’d flip out if she knew they were trying to get rid of her.

Skyler: Why would we want to go to DC, if that’s where whatever they’re planning will happen?

Evangeline: Because, then we can figure out what they’re up to! Duh! But, first, we need to convince everyone else.

Skyler: Who said anything about convincing the others? I’m not totally convinced yet.

Evangeline: You’re just being difficult! Once we’ve got Amelia, I won’t need you anymore.

Skyler: How’re you gonna get her? She’s not stupid! She’ll think you’re making it up – like usual.

Evangeline: Well, what’s your brilliant plan, then?

Skyler: (leans inward) Well, what we could do is find a really tall building, but not too tall because you know I have a thing about heights, and we put them on the edge and threaten to push them off if they don’t believe us.  But I could build this rig that ties around the waist and neck –

Isabelle: You know that’s not going to work, right?

….E and S turn around. Surprised that Issy found them. E glares…

Isabelle: You don’t give us enough credit; I already believe you and you haven’t told me a thing.

Emmalee: The odds are really against you, but you have all of us behind you – we can do anything.

Evangeline: ‘We’? You are not part of the ‘we’ yet! You have to earn that!

Isabelle: Evangeline, just get over yourself! We need her as much as anyone … she’s more coorperative anyway.

Skyler: (laugh – weird)

Evangeline: Well, if that’s how you all feel, you’ll just have to figure it out on your own! German and all (gets up to leave).

Emmalee: (steps in her way) Please, Evan (backshot of room surprised) we need to work together. (sticks hand out to shake) Friends?

Evangeline: (stares, then walks past) Fine. We work together. For now. And, it’s EVANGELINE to you.