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JANE
Are you gonna
let me guess?
KATHY
Oh, that’s right.
You love to play the
guessing game…
Okay.. go ahead, guess.
JANE
Charlotte’s possessed
by the Devil?
KATHY
Uh.. well.. no..
At least I don’t think so
anyway…
Course, I can’t confirm that…
But, no, I’d say, you’d have
to guess again.
Jane’s demeanor
turns serious.
JANE
She’s ripping us off,
isn’t she?
Kathy is
surprised,
but sullen.
KATHY
Now, what makes
you say that?
JANE
What else can
it be, Kath?
Jane gets up out
of her chair and
starts to pace.
JANE
Everything comes down to
money, you know that. …
Why else would a man be
murdered? Unless it’s a
crime of passion, it’s always
because of money.
Jane turns
and faces
Kathy.
JANE
That’s it, isn’t it? …
Charlotte’s ripping us off…
And you know about it.
And you’re protecting her…
Khudobin found out, and you
or Charlotte had him whacked…
Why, Kathy?
Are you in on it?
Kathy is stunned.
Indeed, Jane has
figured it out…
Almost.
KATHY
Wow..
You’re pretty good
at this..
You almost got it.
JANE
Why would you do
that to me, Kath?
How could you be a
part of something so
deceitful? To us?
Kathy is
bummed, but
the truth will
redeem her.
KATHY
You don’t know
the truth, Jane.
JANE
Well, perhaps now is the
time you should finally
tell me.
Obviously, a long
pause takes place,
as Kathy gets up
and begins her
sermon.
KATHY
Charlotte is not who
you think she is.
JANE
OH, GOD!!
We’re not gonna start
that again, are we?!!
KATHY
Huh?
JANE
The last time you said
that, you thought she
was kidnapped and
replaced with a body-
double!!
Kathy realizes
what she just
said.
JANE
Then, after you realized
what a ridiculous theory
you came up with, you
obsessed about it for weeks!
You had the greatest dream
of your life… Remember that?!
KATHY
Yeah, yeah, yeah,
you don’t have to
remind me.
Jane takes some
time to let this
all sink in.
JANE
You have quite the
imagination, Kathy.
KATHY
(comically)
Thank you.
JANE
When are you gonna
write those children’s
books you’ve been
talkin’ about? …
About the adventurous
kitty?
KATHY
Soon…
Can we get back to the
business at hand? Now
is not the time to talk
about horny kitties.
Jane, the merry
prankster, lets
her continue.
JANE
(amused)
Okay, go ahead.
Kathy shakes
her head at Jane,
then continues.
She takes a long
pause.
KATHY
Charlotte is not
well, Jane.
JANE
(long pause)
Please tell me she’s
not dying.
KATHY
No.. she’s not dying…
As a matter of fact,
she’s very much alive.
JANE
(relieved)
Thank God…
Try not to do that
to me again.
KATHY
I’m sorry…
But she does
have a health
condition.
JANE
What is it?
KATHY
Jane… she has a split
personality disorder…
It’s extremely serious.
Jane doesn’t know
what to say. On one
hand, she wants to
joke, but she sees the
seriousness of the
situation.
JANE
Omigod.
What are you talking
about? What does that
mean?
KATHY
I don’t know the..
complete details of the
situation.. although I
should. I’ve known about
this for over a year now…
But the bottom line is,
she needs help.
And luckily, she’s getting it.
Jane is stunned
beyond comparison.
She walks around
in a daze.
JANE
But, how.. how…
How did this happen? …
Charlotte is so strong…
She doesn’t let anything
get the best of her…
And how do you know
about it? … What does
this mean? What does
any of this mean? How
do you know about this, Kathy?
WHAT THE FUCK, KATHY?!!!
HOW DO YOU
KNOW ABOUT THIS?!!!
Jane is
breathing
heavily.
Kathy can
only allow
enough time
for her to
calm down.
KATHY
Are you alright?
JANE
(tears allowed)
NO, I’M NOT!!!
WHAT THE FUCK IS
THE MATTER WITH
YOU, KATHY?!!!
HOW CAN YOU HIDE
THIS FROM ME?!!!
Much
anguish.
KATHY
Jane, I’m sorry.
JANE
GODAMMIT, KATHY!!!
Kathy says
nothing.
JANE
If you knew this about
her, why would you keep
it from me? What do
you think, you got a
personal hold on her?!
What the fuck is
the matter with you?!
More time for
Kathy to accept
her butt-whooping.
KATHY
Jane, I’m sorry.
JANE
Yeah, yeah, yeah, you
said that already…
Well, sometimes sorry
isn’t enough!
(calming down)
Kathy.. what the fuck?
Huh?
Why would you hide
this from me?
KATHY
Because I swore I
wouldn’t tell anyone.
JANE
Who did you
swear to?
KATHY
Who do you think?
Jane looks up
and begins to
understand. She
regains her
composure.
JANE
And now your promise
is out the window.
KATHY
Yup.
Long pause.
JANE
Look.. Kathy…
I’m sorry I blew-up
at you.
KATHY
It’s alright.
JANE
(sighing)
And.. I can appreciate you
keeping a promise to
Charlotte not to tell
anyone.
KATHY
Thank you.
JANE
But.. this is serious shit…
How did this all get started?
Why would she tell you
about this above anyone else?
KATHY
Because of Khudobin.
JANE
I don’t get it.
KATHY
Alright… Here’s how it goes…
Clem once told me that I should
always be wary of all the people
around me that are way too
‘over-eager’ to handle my money.
This is what made me originally
suspicious of Charlotte.
JANE
But, it’s Charlotte.
She would never do
anything like that.
KATHY
I know… but it doesn’t
matter… He told me that
it doesn’t matter who the
person was… You can’t
ever assume that that
person was going to be
honest.
JANE
Even if that’s someone
in your own band?
We all take the same oath.
KATHY
Especially someone in
your own band… But more
specifically, someone in
the management group.
JANE
So, this inspired you to
hire Khudobin?
KATHY
Absolutely…
Originally, I only hired him
to look into what Charlotte was
doing from a corporate
standpoint.. Ya’ know.. see
what she was doing… Make
sure she wasn’t rippin’ us off.
JANE
Yeah?
KATHY
Well, everything seemed
alright at first… Then Khudobin
started tellin’ me about the
off-shore accounts.
JANE
What does that mean?
KATHY
Jane, off-shore accounts
are where people go to hide
money from the government…
And, or.. anyone else they
don’t want to know.
JANE
You mean?
KATHY
That’s right…
Charlotte has been funneling
money over to off-shore
accounts for a long time now…
The only question is..
Why?