"¶ SHE IS THE RIDDLE IN THE RHYME ¶" "¶ SHE SEES THE CLUES YOU'LL NEVER FIND ¶" "¶ SHE LIKES TO KEEP IT ALL INSIDE ¶" "¶ IN HER MIND ¶" "¶ IT'S HER DISGUISE ¶" "¶ SHE CAN READ BETWEEN THE LINES ¶" "¶ SEE THE TRUTH BEHIND YOUR EYES ¶" "¶ AND SHE WILL NEVER COMPROMISE ¶" "¶ WHAT SHE FEELS ¶" "¶ WHEN SHE IS RIGHT ¶" "¶ SHE'S THE ONE YOU WANT TO BE ¶" "¶ SHE DOES EVERYTHING SO PERFECTLY ¶" "¶ WHOA-OH IT'S A MYSTERY ¶" "¶ SHE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE ¶" "¶ WHOA-OH IT'S A MYSTERY ¶" "¶ HOW IS SHE SO GOOD AT EVERYTHING?" "¶" "¶ SHE'S THE ONE THAT TROUBLE FINDS ¶" "¶ SHE'LL FIGURE OUT WHAT PEOPLE HIDE ¶" "¶ SHE GETS CAUGHT UP IN THE CRIME ¶" "¶ HOLDING ON SHE'LL BE ALL RIGHT ¶" "¶ SHE'S THE ONE YOU WANT TO BE ¶" "¶ SHE DOES EVERYTHING SO PERFECTLY ¶" "¶ WHOA-OH IT'S A MYSTERY ¶" "¶ SHE CAN STEAL YOUR HEART SO EASILY ¶" "¶ WHOA-OH IT'S A MYSTERY ¶" "¶ HOW IS SHE SO GOOD AT EVERYTHING?" "¶" "¶ WHOA-OH IT'S A MYSTERY ¶" "¶ SHE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE ¶" "[LACEY]:" "AS THE FASHION COLUMNIST" "FOR A WASHINGTON, D.C. PAPER," "I AM CALLED UPON" "TO COVER THE BEAUTIFUL AND THE UGLY" "OF THE FASHION WORLD" "WATER BRAS, CLOWN LIPS, WASHINGTON HELMET HAIR..." "[APPLAUDING]" "DOES THAT LOOK LIKE YOUR CAR?" "[GUNSHOTS FIRING]" "[LACEY]:" "I KNOW FIRSTHAND" "THAT THE FASHION BUSINESS CAN BE CUTTHROAT," "BUT I HAD NO IDEA IT COULD BE DEADLY." "[¶]" "[LACEY]: 24 HOURS AGO," "MY BEST FRIENDS AND I WERE WATCHING AMANDA MANVILLE" "EMERGE FROM HER MAKEOVER COCOON." "DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT WOULD FREAKING TAKE AT THE GYM" "TO LOOK THAT WAY?" "HER SURGEON, DR. SPAULDING," "DID IT ALL IN SIX MONTHS." "LOOKS LIKE NEW BOOBS AND A NOSE JOB" "HELPS YOUR BOTTOM LINE." "I SWEAR IT ISN'T HER." "THEY TOOK THE REAL AMANDA" "AND THEY REPLACED HER WITH SOMEBODY ELSE." "CONSPIRACY THEORY ALERT." "CONSPIRACY THEORY ALERT." "[LACEY]:" "HER FIANCÉ SURE THOUGHT IT WAS HER." "SHE BROKE UP WITH HIM" "AND HE JUMPED OFF THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE." "THEY NEVER FOUND HIS BODY." "[STELLA]:" "OKAY, THE SISTER AND THE FIANCÉ" "LOOK REALLY FREAKED OUT." "WELL, HOW LONG AGO WAS THIS SHOW?" "A YEAR." "AND WE'RE WATCHING IT AGAIN WHY?" "[STELLA]:" "I'M DOING AMANDA'S HAIR" "FOR A DEBUT FASHION SHOW TOMORROW." "SHE HAS BECOME QUITE THE FASHION DIVA THESE DAYS." "EMPHASIS ON "DIVA."" "YEAH, THE HYPE ON HER FASHION LINE IS UNREAL." "AMANDA'S HAIR..." "HAS TO LOOK FABULOUS." "AND I AM DOING THE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW," "THANKS TO SPECIAL MCSPECIALSON." "GET OUT." "MM-HMM, MM-HMM, MM-HMM!" "[PLAYFULLY POUTY]:" "OH, NO..." "I THINK BROOKE'S SAD." "BROOKE'S SAD." "I DON'T THINK BROOKE THINKS SHE'S COMING." "BROOKE IS COMING!" "OF COURSE I GOT YOU A TICKET." "THANK YOU." "I THINK THIS CALLS FOR..." "A FASHIONABLE TOAST." "TO STELLA," "D.C.'S MOST WANTED HAIRSTYLIST," "AND TO LACEY SMITHSONIAN," "OUR SUPER-COOL "CRIMES OF FASHION" COLUMNIST." "AND TO POLITICS' HOTTEST LAWYER." "I DON'T KNOW IF LAWYERS CAN BE HOT," "BUT THANKS FOR THE SHOUT-OUT." "OH, BE QUIET." "BE QUIET." "[ANXIOUSLY]:" "OH..." "MY GOD." "WHAT IS THAT?" "ARE YOU EXPECTING ANYONE?" "AT 10:00 AT NIGHT?" "HEY, DON'T ANSWER THE DOOR." "ARE YOU DOING SOME DANGEROUS STORY" "FOR THE PAPER RIGHT NOW?" "NO!" "TOE CLEAVAGE!" "HOLD ON." "WHOA, WHOA, WHOA." "WHERE'S THAT STUNNY-THING YOUR BOYFRIEND GAVE YOU?" "[DOOR LOCK RATTLING]" "[WOMEN NERVOUSLY TWITTERING]" "THERE ARE ALTOIDS ON IT!" "[DOOR HANDLE TURNS]" "[HUFFS ANXIOUSLY]" "[CREAKING]" "[¶]" "[MEASURED FOOTSTEPS ADVANCING]" "WHO'S THERE?" "[¶]" "YOU'RE NOT ACTUALLY STANDIN' THERE" "WITH A ROLLING PIN AND A STUN GUN, ARE YOU?" "[LAUGHTER AND SIGHS]" "OH..." "MY GOD." "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" "I WANTED TO SURPRISE YOU." "WELL, YOU DID!" "I SEE THAT." "[PLAYFULLY GROWLING]" "I HAVE TO BE IN COURT EARLY TOMORROW," "SO..." "HI, VIC, BYE, VIC." "HI." "BYE." "CIAO." "YOU!" "[LAUGHS]:" "OW!" "[¶]" "VIC?" "MM?" "YEAH?" "[BOTH SNICKERING]" "IF I CHANGED..." "EVERYTHING ABOUT MYSELF," "EVEN MY FACE..." "[CHUCKLES] ...DO YOU THINK YOU'D KNOW IT WAS ME?" "YEAH!" "COME ON, EVEN WITH A BLINDFOLD ON." "MM, GOOD ANSWER." "[CHUCKLES]:" "TRUST ME." "THERE'S ONLY ONE LACEY SMITHSONIAN," "AND I COULD FIND YOU ANYWHERE." "NO MATTER WHAT." "YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING..." "GOOD START." "WOW..." "I SHOULD THINK MORE OFTEN." "[EXHALES DEEPLY]" "HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT A WEEKEND AWAY?" "[GASPS]:" "WHAT?" "NO HIGH CRIME IN D.C. THIS WEEK?" "SHH." "NOT SO LOUD, OKAY?" "GEEZ..." "SO, IS THAT A YES?" "WHAT DO YOU THINK?" "[CHUCKLES]" "[¶]" "[KEYBOARD CLACKING QUICKLY]" "SCARED I'VE SCOOPED YOU AGAIN, TONY?" "LET ME GUESS--PLUM LIPSTICK IS THE NEW PINK BLUSH?" "OH, YOU'VE BEEN STUDYING YOUR TEEN VOGUE AGAIN." ""..." "AS THE MODELS WHISPERED DOWN THE RUNWAY" "IN THEIR GUSH-AND-FLOAT FABRICS..."" "THIS FASHION SHOW HASN'T HAPPENED YET." "TONIGHT." "BUT YOU'RE WRITING IT NOW?" "PERK OF THE FASHION BEAT." "LACEY, WE ARE WORKING AT A NEWSPAPER." "WE DON'T MAKE THINGS UP." "OBIT WRITERS DO IT ALL THE TIME." "I WILL CHECK FOR COLOR AND ACCURACY," "AND I WILL HAVE IT IN, GUARANTEED," "FOR MY WEEKEND AWAY." "ROMANTIC GETAWAY?" "JEALOUS?" "BESIDES, ANYONE IN AMERICA" "COULD WRITE A FIRST DRAFT ON AMANDA." "AMANDA?" "OH, YEAH, THE GIRL WHO, UH..." "RUNNER-UP, AMERICAN IDOL?" "YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD REALLY USE YOUR TELEVISION" "FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN A WII." "WHY DO WOMEN LOVE FASHION?" "BECAUSE, UNLIKE MEN," "HEELS AND A GREAT PURSE NEVER LET US DOWN." "WHICH IS WHY YOU'RE NOT DOING HARD NEWS." "HEY, I HAD A REAL SHOT AT IT." "[SING-SONG]:" "¶ I HAVE S'MORES!" "¶" "FELICITY, DON'T YOU NEED" "A CAMPFIRE AND BOY SCOUTS" "TO HAVE S'MORES?" "THESE ARE GOURMET S'MORES." "GOOD." "YOU EAT THEM." "I'M ON A DIET?" "TRY ONE." "YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO..." "NO, THANKS." "I'M TRYING TO QUIT." "GIVE ME." "OOH..." "THANK YOU VERY MUCH." "INCOMING." "BOSS-MAN." "LOOK BUSY." "OH." "FUNNY GUY." "GO..." "FIND SOME CRIME." "SO, LACEY..." "I'M GOING TO BORROW A COUPLE OF INCHES" "FROM YOUR COLUMN..." "SO GO EASY ON THE ADJECTIVES." "WHY, DID FELICITY'S S'MORES RECIPE RUN LONG?" "SO WHAT'S THIS INTERVIEW YOU'RE RUSHING OFF TO?" "AMANDA MANVILLE." "POLITICIAN?" "REALITY-SHOW WINNER TURNED FASHION ICON." "I WAS CLOSE." "[TELEPHONE RINGING]" "YOU GOING TO ANSWER THAT?" "COULD BE A HOT TIP." "MAYBE LEG-WARMERS ARE COMING BACK?" "OR WORSE..." "IT'S MY MOTHER." "[¶]" "[CELL PHONE RINGING]" "[SIGHS AND GRUMBLES]:" "AGAIN?" "[TESTILY]:" "I AM NOT EVEN AT THE INTERVIEW YET!" "JUST ONE MORE THING, DARLING." "CAN YOU FIND OUT WHEN AMANDA'S COLLECTION" "IS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE IN DENVER?" "YEAH, MOM, I DON'T REALLY THINK IT'S YOUR STYLE." "IT'S A LITTLE MORE..." "COASTAL?" "IT'S NOT FOR ME, IT'S FOR YOUR SISTER." "HI, LACEY!" "JUST DOING THE DOWNWARD DOG HERE." "OH, THERE'S AN IMAGE." "HEY, CAN YOU GET ME AMANDA'S AUTOGRAPH?" "I CAN'T GET AN AUTOGRAPH FOR YOU." "I'M INTERVIEWING HER." "OH, I'M SURE SHE WOULDN'T MIND." "MOM, I'M A REPORTER." "YES, AND YOU USED TO WIN" "ALL KINDS OF NICE PRIZES," "AND I THINK YOU SHOULD JUST" "THINK ABOUT COMING HOME" "AND STARTING YOUR CAREER AGAIN." "OKAY, MOM." "I HAVE TO GET INTO THE FASHION SHOW." "I'M MEETING STELLA." "OKAY, GOODBYE!" "[BOTH]:" "DON'T FORGET THE AUTOGRAPH!" "TAKE CARE OF MY "Z."" "SHE'S MY BABY." "AMANDA, YOUR HAIR ROCKS." "THIS ISN'T EARL GREY." "[ANGRILY]:" "THIS IS GREEN TEA." "IT TASTES LIKE MOWED GRASS!" "[STELLA]:" "THAT'S WHY" "I PREFER STRAWBERRY DAIQUIRIS" "NO MYSTERY THERE." "[AMANDA]:" "AND THESE SHOES?" "[CRASH]" "THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE DYED PINK!" "LOOK PRETTY PINK TO ME." "JUST GET OUT." "GET OUT!" "GOD, CAN'T ANYBODY DO ANYTHING RIGHT?" "LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE FORGOT HER MORNING XANAX." "TATE?" "UH..." "GIVE US GIRLS A MINUTE, OKAY?" "OKAY, BUT THIS..." "THIS GIRLY-STUFF," "IT'S GREAT FOR THE WEBISODES." "[CLICK]" "[¶]" "[SHEEPISHLY]:" "SORRY." "STELLA..." "I'VE BEEN GETTING THREATS." "WELL, WHAT KIND OF THREATS?" "IT STARTED OFF" "AS JUST SOME LETTERS BEING SENT TO ME..." "BUT TODAY..." "[EXHALES ANXIOUSLY]" "WHAT?" "WHAT IS..." "[GASPS]:" "OH!" "IS THIS BLOOD?" "YEAH." "DID YOU CALL THE POLICE?" "[CHUCKLES BITTERLY]" "THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I NEED" "BAD PUBLICITY ON THE DAY I PREMIERE MY LINE." "RIGHT." "[MUTTERS]:" "BAD PUBLICITY..." "UM, I HAVE AN IDEA." "MY BEST FRIEND," "THE ONE WHO'S COMING TO INTERVIEW YOU," "SHE'S ALSO A CRIME REPORTER." "DOESN'T SHE JUST WRITE" "THAT CUTE "CRIMES OF FASHION" COLUMN?" "YEAH, YEAH." "SUPER CUTE, HUH?" "ANYWAY, SHE HAS SOLVED" "THE MURDERS OF TWO GIRLS IN MY SALON." "YOU SHOULD TALK TO HER." "[MAN]:" "LET GO OF ME, ALL RIGHT?" "I'M LEAVING!" "I SAID I WAS GOING!" "LET GO!" "THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE!" "YOU'LL SEE!" "[GRUNTING]:" "LET GO!" "LEO!" "HEY-HEY!" "LACEY WITH THE BEDHEAD!" "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" "WHAT'S WITH THE LITTLE GUY" "DANGLING OFF THE SECURITY GUARD?" "APPARENTLY THE FASHION DIVA HAS A STALKER." "THE DRAMA NEVER ENDS, THANK GOD." "AND HAIR NEVER SLEEPS..." "OR AT LEAST IT SHOULDN'T." "HERE, COME HERE." "STELLA'S GOT ME DOIN' ALL THESE LOW-END MODELS." "HEY, IF YOU SEE GISELE, SHE'S MINE." "HA." "[TATE]:" "THAT GUY'S A CRACK-UP." "IT'S LIKE HE'S ALWAYS "ON."" "YEAH, HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT TRUE." "I'M LOOKING FOR AMANDA MANVILLE?" "I'M SORRY." "I'M LACEY SMITHSONIAN." "NO RELATION TO THE MUSEUM." "TATE." "I'M, UH, DOING AMANDA'S DOCUMENTARY." "SHE KEEPS KICKING ME OUT," "WHICH MEANS I JUST GET SHOTS OF MY FEET." "ANYWAY, SHE'S UP HAVING A MEETING," "BUT HER SISTER'S ALWAYS" "STOMPING AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE." "ALL RIGHT, I'M JUST GOING TO HAVE A LOOK AROUND." "THANKS." "[SET BUZZING WITH CHATTER]" "HELLO." "I'M LOOKING FOR ZOE MANVILLE?" "HELLO." "HI, I DON'T BELIEVE WE'VE MET." "I'M ZOE, I'M MANDY'S SISTER." "LACEY SMITHSONIAN, I'M THE" "YOU'RE THE REPORTER FROM THE EYE?" "OH, I THOUGHT YOU WERE A FASHION REPORTER?" "I AM." "WHICH FASHION IS THAT-- YARD-SALE CHIC?" "I'M HERE TO INTERVIEW YOUR SISTER." "IS SHE READY?" "PRE-SHOW JITTERS," "BUT SHE SHOULD BE READY ANY TIME." "YOU DESIGN THE LINE ALONG WITH HER, RIGHT?" "NO, I DESIGN, SHE SELLS." "AMANDA'S JUST THE PRETTY FACE." "WITHOUT THE SHOW AND THE MAKEOVER," "NONE OF THIS WOULD'VE BEEN POSSIBLE." "I WAS HOPING TO TALK TO THE PLASTIC SURGEON" "WHO DID ALL OF AMANDA'S WORK." "IS HE COMING TO THE SHOW?" "SPAULDING?" "OH, THEY BROKE UP," "BUT, UH..." "I'M SURE HE'S STILL HERE SOMEWHERE." "OH" "DON'T PUT THAT IN YOUR ARTICLE." "WE REALLY CAN'T AFFORD" "ANY NEGATIVE PUBLICITY RIGHT NOW." "YOU MEAN YOU DON'T WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE" "THAT AMANDA DUMPED HER POOR, PLAIN FIANCÉ" "FOR A HANDSOME, RICH DOCTOR," "WHICH CAUSED HER FIANCÉ TO KILL HIMSELF?" "[DARKLY]:" "CALEB WAS UNSTABLE." "HOPE THE HANDSOME DOCTOR HANDLED IT BETTER." "HEY!" "LIMIT YOUR QUESTIONS TO FASHION." "HELLO" "LACEY, AMANDA." "AMANDA, LACEY." "HI." "BIG DAY FOR YOU, PREMIERING YOUR NEW LINE." "DO YOU MIND IF I TAKE NOTES?" "WHATEVER." "ANYWAY, SO I JUST FINISHED INTERVIEWING YOUR SISTER." "SHE WAS TELLING ME THAT SHE DOES ALL THE DESIGNING, AND THAT" "WHAT?" "THAT'S SO NOT TRUE." "I MEAN, WE BOTH" "HEY." "FORGET IT." "I'LL DEAL WITH HER LATER." "ACTUALLY..." "WE HAVE SOMETHING ELSE WE'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT." "BUT WHAT ABOUT MY EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW?" "CLOTHES CAN WAIT." "STELLA TOLD ME ABOUT THOSE SALON MURDERS" "THAT YOU INVESTIGATED?" "WELL, I" "[STELLA]:" "SHOW HER." "GO AHEAD." "SHOW HER." "WHAT?" "GO." "[STELLA]:" "THAT'S HER HANKIE." "WE FOUND IT IN THAT DRAWER." "THAT'S BLOOD!" "HAVE YOU EVER RECEIVED THREATS BEFORE?" "NOTHING THIS DRAMATIC." "WHAT'S THIS LOGO?" "MY INITIALS," "AND MY EX-FIANCÉ CALEB'S." "I HAND-EMBROIDERED EVERYTHING," "BUT THE CREEPY PART IS," "I HAD ALL OF THE HANDKERCHIEFS" "DESTROYED AFTER..." "SO WHERE COULD THIS HAVE COME FROM?" "GOOD QUESTION." "CALEB'S DEAD." "SOMEBODY WANTS ME TO THINK I'M NEXT." "WELL, DID YOU CALL THE POLICE?" "NOT YET." "SHE DOESN'T WANT" "ANY BAD PUBLICITY TO DISTRACT FROM THE SHOW." "IT MAKES SENSE." "CONTRARY TO WHAT STELLA HERE BELIEVES," "I REALLY AM JUST A REPORTER," "BUT I HAVE A FRIEND ON THE FORCE WHO CAN LOOK INTO THIS FOR YOU." "YOU NEED TO KNOW IF THIS IS A PRANK OR SOMETHING" "YEAH, WELL, A COUPLE OF FRIENDS" "HAVE BEEN ACTING REALLY STRANGELY LATELY, AND I" "SO YOU THINK IT'S SOMEBODY YOU KNOW?" "MAYBE." "[CALLING]:" "MANDY?" "IT'S ZOE." "IT'S MY SISTER." "DON'T SAY ANYTHING." "OKAY." "IT'S TIME, SISTER." "OH, WOW..." "YOUR HAIR LOOKS FABULOUS." "OKAY, LET'S GO." "[¶]" "STELLA, WHAT HAVE YOU GOTTEN ME INTO THIS TIME?" "IT'S ALL GOOD." "YOU HELP SAVE A DESIGNER," "WE GET FREE FASHION..." "FOR LIFE." "OH, THAT'S GOOD." " SO GOOD!" " REALLY GOOD." "I KNOW." "LET'S GO." "OKAY." "HOLD ON." "[¶]" "[ALL CHUCKLING]" "I CUT OUT EARLY ON MY COURT CASE." "CAN YOU DO THAT?" "I MEAN," "DON'T INNOCENT PEOPLE GO TO JAIL OR SOMETHING, BROOKE?" "NO, NO." "BESIDES, THIS IS FASHION." "RIGHT." "[ALL SING-SONG]:" "¶ FASHION!" "¶" "NEW POST ON DEADFED!" "I'M SORRY, YOU HAVE YOUR PHONE SET TO ALERT" "WHEN THERE'S A NEW POSTING ON DEADFED?" "OBVIOUSLY." "OH, MY GOD." "DID YOU SEE DAMON ON CHRIS MATTHEWS?" "NO." "I LOVE HIS NEW GLASSES." "I POSTED A LITTLE COMMENT ABOUT HOW GREAT HE LOOKED." "DOES THAT MAKE ME SHALLOW?" "YES, BROOKE, THAT MAKES YOU SHALLOW." "WELL, I LOVE HOW HE HAS A WHOLE WEBSITE" "DEDICATED TO CONSPIRACY THEORIES IN D.C." "OF COURSE YOU DO." "ENOUGH WITH THE CONSPIRACY THEORIES." "EXCUSE ME." "[CLEARS THROAT WHILE PHONE SPEED-DIALS]" "[RINGING]" "DONOVAN HERE." "HI!" "IT'S ME." "HEY, YOU." "LET ME GUESS" "YOU'RE TRYING ON SEXY LITTLE BIKINIS" "FOR OUR WEEKEND GETAWAY?" "YES, YES." "I SKIPPED WORK," "AND DECIDED TO DEVOTE AN ENTIRE AFTERNOON" "TO BIKINIS AND YOU." "A-HA!" "THAT'S MY GIRL!" "ACTUALLY, I'M AT THE FASHION SHOW." "HEY, AMANDA MANVILLE'S BEEN GETTING DEATH THREATS." "I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD LOOK INTO." "WAIT, WAIT." "HOLD ON." "YOU'RE AT A FASHION SHOW" "AND YOU MANAGED TO FIND A CRIME TO INVESTIGATE?" "SORT OF." "CAN'T YOU JUST ENJOY YOURSELF?" "DO YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO FIND SOME SORT OF INTRIGUE?" "WELL" " WHAT?" "LOOK, IT'S SPAULDING." "OKAY, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GO." "CAN YOU PLEASE COME DOWN HERE?" "YOU'RE KIDDING, RIGHT?" "KEEP THINKING ABOUT THAT BIKINI." "KEEP THINKING ABOUT THE BIKINI." "IT BETTER BE ONE HELL OF A BIKINI." "WHOO-HOO-HOO." "THATTAGIRL!" "[SNIDELY]:" "I THOUGHT WE WERE AT A FASHION SHOW." "[¶]" "BROOKE?" "MM-HMM?" "WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MY OUTFIT?" "SINCE YOU ASKED" "I THINK YOU LOOK CHEAP, CHEAP, CHEAP, CHEAP, CHEAP!" "OH, BITE ME, LEO." "STELLA, YOU ARE NOW THE OWNER" "OF A TOP D.C. SALON." "SO?" ""SO?" IT'S MORE THAN JUST SLINGING SHAMPOO." "YOU GOT TO LOOK AND LIVE THE PART." "OOH!" "PANTSUIT ALERT!" "THERE'S HILLARY." "DR. SPAULDING?" "HI." "LACEY SMITHSONIAN." "I'M DOING AN ARTICLE ON AMANDA FOR THE PAPER." "I BET SHE SAID" "SUCH WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT ME." "ACTUALLY, SHE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT YOU." "SO, YOU THINK HE'S RIGHT?" "I MEAN, I JUST FEEL..." "A MAKEOVER NEVER HURTS." "I'M JUST WONDERING HOW IT FEELS" "TO SEE YOUR CREATION DOING SO WELL FOR HERSELF." "THE ONLY REASON I'M HERE" "IS BECAUSE I'M AN INVESTOR IN HER COMPANY." "REALLY?" "WHILE WE WERE DATING," "AMANDA CONVINCED ME TO SINK MONEY" "INTO HER LITTLE FASHION DREAM," "THEN SHE DUMPED ME..." "FOR AN UNDERWEAR MODEL." "SEEMS SHE HAD" "A PERSONALITY TRANSPLANT AS WELL." "AND NOW?" "WHEN YOU SEE HER TELL HER I DON'T FORGIVE HER." "[ANNOUNCER]:" "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN..." "LACEY!" "COME ON!" "COME!" "...THE CHRYSALIS COLLECTION." "THANK YOU FOR TALKING TO ME." "[SHOW'S MUSIC RISES]" "COME ON." "IT'S STARTING." "[¶]" "¶ I GOT MY FRIENDS MY FRIENDS ¶" "¶ THE CAMERA'S IN MY HAND ¶" "¶ I GOT MY VIBE, MY SWAY TO TAKE ALONG THE WAY ¶" "¶ AND IF IT'S TRUE ¶" "¶ I'LL RUN AS FAR AS FAR AS I CAN GO ¶" "¶ AND IF IT'S YOU ¶" "¶ I'LL STAY BECAUSE ALL I HAVE TO SAY ¶" "OH... ¶ ..." "IS MAYBE ¶" "¶ MAYBE ¶" "¶ MAYBE ¶" "¶ MAYBE ¶" "ARE YOU TAKING PICTURES?" "I DON'T THINK YOU'RE ALLOWED." "¶ SAY IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT ¶" "¶ YOU GOT TO SAY IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT ¶" "¶ YOU GOT TO SAY IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT, BABY ¶" "WHAT'S THAT?" "¶ YOU GOT TO SAY IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT ¶" "[¶]" "[¶]" "OH, RED." "RED." "[RUNWAY SONG FADES OUT]" " [CROWD MURMURING]" "[ANNOUNCER]:" "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN..." "AMANDA MANVILLE!" "[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]" "¶ THIS IS ME YOU CAN'T IGNORE IT ¶" "¶ REACHING OUT BREAKING FREE ¶" "¶ CONSTANTLY ¶" "¶ FALLING ¶" "¶ FORWARD, UP ¶" "¶ YEAH, I'M JUST GOING FOR IT ¶" "¶ THIS IS ME ¶" "¶ THIS IS ME ¶" "OH, WOW." "¶ THIS IS YOU ¶" "¶ THIS IS ME ¶" "¶ CAN'T IGNORE IT ¶" "¶ REACHING OUT ¶" "ISN'T THAT YOUR CAR?" "¶ FALLING FALLING ¶" "¶ I'M JUST GOING FOR IT THIS IS ME ¶" "[BLASTING]" "[AUDIENCE SCREAMING]" "[PANICKED SCREAMING ESCALATES]" "[¶]" "[TIRES SQUEALING]" "[¶]" "[¶]" "[LACEY]:" "A MAKEOVER SHOULD BE ABOUT" "DISCOVERING THE REAL YOU," "NOT OBLITERATING YOUR INDIVIDUALITY." "THE TRUTH IS," "MAKEOVERS HARDLY EVER ERASE THE PARTS OF OURSELVES" "WE'D MOST LIKE TO DISGUISE." "THE BROKEN HEARTS, THE ANGRY FEELINGS," "THE NEED FOR REVENGE..." "EVERYTHING HAS ITS PRICE, EVEN PERFECTION." "HEY, LACEY." "HEY." "WHOA, ARE YOU OKAY?" "OH, I'M OKAY, BUT" "IT WAS AWFUL." "...THAT POOR WOMAN." "AND THE KILLER WAS DRIVING MY CAR!" "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, DRIVING YOUR CAR?" " WHAT DO YOU MEAN" " WHOA!" " OKAY, OKAY." " STELLA!" "COME HERE, COME HERE, OVER TO THE CHAIRS." "I GOT YOU." "I GOT YOU." "I GOTCHA..." "IT'S OKAY." "IS SHE OKAY?" "YEAH, SHE JUST FAINTED." "HEY." "I'M FROM DEADFED." "YOU GIRLS WERE IN THE FRONT ROW." " WHAT'D YOU SEE?" " HEY, NOW'S NOT A GOOD TIME." "DAMON?" "NO, IT'S OKAY, I'LL TALK TO HIM." "HI, I'M BROOKE." "CAN I HAVE THAT WATER, PLEASE?" "YOU ALL RIGHT?" "AH..." "SMITHSONIAN." "WE MEET AGAIN." "OVER YET ANOTHER DEAD BODY." "I CAN'T HELP IT IF MURDERS KEEP HAPPENING ON MY BEAT." "LACEY, WHAT WERE YOU SAYING ABOUT YOUR CAR?" "MY "Z!" I PARKED IT RIGHT HERE IN THE LOT," "AND THE KILLER WAS DRIVING IT." "THE SHOOTER WAS DRIVING YOUR CAR?" "YES." "HEY, HEY." "I ACTUALLY GOT THE WHOLE THING ON TAPE." "WHO ARE YOU?" "TATE..." "PENFIELD." "I WAS DOING AN AMANDA DOCUMENTARY." "IT'S LONG LENS," "BUT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND SOMETHING ON THERE." "I DON'T KNOW." "JONES!" "DO ME A FAVOR." "TAKE DOWN ALL HIS INFORMATION, WILL YOU?" "WE GOT TO PUT OUT A DESCRIPTION OF YOUR CAR." "WHAT, YOU GOING TO JOT DOWN" "THAT THE WIDTH OF MY TIE IS SO LAST SEASON?" "I USED TO BE A CRIME REPORTER." "I TAKE NOTES." "YEAH, OH, YEAH, SHE TAKES LOTS OF NOTES." "LOVES NOTES." "I'M SORRY." "GO AHEAD." "THE SHOTS DEFINITELY CAME FROM MY CAR." "'73, 280Z." "1973, AND IT STILL RUNS?" "[MEN CHUCKLING]" "DO YOU TWO NEED A MOMENT ALONE?" "WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE YOUR LITTLE BROMANCE IN PRIVATE?" "NO, JUST..." "JUST GO ON." "IT'S VINTAGE." "STERLING-BLUE TITANIUM." "LICENSE PLATE, T-M-I 6-7-6." "ANYTHING ELSE?" "YES, AMANDA WAS APPARENTLY GETTING DEATH THREATS." "YEAH, YEAH, YEAH." "IT'S WRITTEN ON A HANDKERCHIEF" "IN HER DRAWER IN HER DRESSING ROOM." "THIS JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER." "YEAH." "HEY, D, WILL YOU CHECK THAT OUT, PLEASE?" "SHE WAS TAKING THE THREATS SERIOUSLY." "SHE THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE SOMEBODY IN HER LIFE." "ANYONE IN PARTICULAR?" "POSSIBLE SUSPECTS?" "DR. SPAULDING" "WHO CONVENIENTLY LEFT" "FIVE MINUTES BEFORE AMANDA WAS SHOT." "AND SHE HAD A STALKER, THE BODYGUARD OUSTED HIM." "OH, AND HER SISTER, ZOE." "YOU SHOULD LOOK INTO WHERE SHE WAS." "YOU'RE FINGERING THE SISTER AS A SUSPECT?" "ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE." "SHE WAS AN ODD ONE, AND SHE WAS OBVIOUSLY JEALOUS," "AND IT HAD TO BE SOMEONE THAT SHE KNEW" "BECAUSE OF THE HANDKERCHIEF." "NO HANDKERCHIEF." "NO, IT WAS IN A DRAWER." "DRAWER'S EMPTY." "[STELLA]:" "NO, NO." "WE BOTH SAW IT." "IT HAD "BYE-BYE" WRITTEN ON IT IN BLOOD." "WE SAW IT." "ALL RIGHT, SEARCH THE ENTIRE AREA, WILL YOU?" "YEAH." "ANYTHING ELSE?" "NO, THAT'S ALL." "FOR NOW." "GOOD." "WELL, YOU'RE VERY THOROUGH," "SMITHSONIAN, I'LL GIVE YOU THAT." "I TRY." "BY THE WAY," "MY TIE IS FROM J.C. PENNEY." "I'LL GIVE YOU A SECOND TO JOT THAT DOWN." "[PLAYING ALONG]:" "THAT'S J..." "C...?" "OH, NO, I GOT TO GO PACK UP MY STUFF." "[BROOKE]:" "CRAP!" "MY HAND WAS SHAKING WHEN I TOOK THESE." "ARE THESE TOO BLURRY?" "CAN THEY USE THIS?" "TELL ME YOU'RE NOT SENDING PHOTOS OF HER BODY" "FREEDOM OF INFORMATION, HONEY." "OH, AND I GOT A DATE WITH DAMON FOR LATER IN THE WEEK," "SO IT'S ALL WORTH IT." "YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON I KNOW" "THAT COULD GET A DATE DURING A MURDER INVESTIGATION." " IT'S HOW I ROLL." " GREAT." "DING, DING, DING." "INCOMING." " WHAT?" "OH." " OH, HERE WE GO." "IS MY MASCARA SMEARED?" "YEAH, A LITTLE, BUT DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT." "THAT DEPARTMENT-ISSUE "T" TOTALLY SETS OFF YOUR EYES." "HEY, BROOKE." "TONY." "YOU OKAY?" "FINE." "SMITHSONIAN." "HARDING TELLS ME THE CORPSE" "PRACTICALLY LANDED IN YOUR LAP." "I'M GOING TO NEED TO INTERVIEW YOU." "INTERVIEW ME?" "NO." "MY LAP, MY STORY." "LET'S GO." "YEAH, WELL, MAC WILL HAVE" "SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THAT." "I'M WRITING THE FRONT PAGE STORY!" "DEADLINE'S 1:00 A.M." "DON'T WORRY, I ALWAYS MAKE MY DEADLINE!" "YEAH, I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THAT," "SEEING AS HOW YOU CAN'T BANK THIS ONE!" "HEY, BROOKE?" "CALL ME." "IN YOUR DREAMS." "DID YOU SEE THAT?" "DID YOU SEE THE WAY HE LOOKED AT ME?" "ARE YOU OKAY?" "YOU'RE ON CNN." "MY GOD, LACEY," "YOU WERE IN THE FRONT ROW" "WHEN AMANDA WAS SHOT!" "YES." "MOTHER, I AM FINE." "I AM STANDING HERE WITH COPS, AND I CAN'T TALK RIGHT NOW." "OH, OKAY." "WELL, I JUST NEED TWO THINGS." "ONE," "PICK ME UP TOMORROW AT 11:30 A.M." "PICK YOU UP?" "AT REAGAN INTERNATIONAL." "WHOA!" "YOU'RE COMING HERE?" "WHY?" "BECAUSE YOU WERE ALMOST JUST SHOT" "ON NATIONAL TELEVISION!" "WHAT KIND OF MOTHER WOULD I BE" "IF I LET YOU GO THROUGH THIS ALONE?" "I'M NOT ALONE!" "I'M WITH STELLA AND BROOKE." "OH, AND BY THE WAY," "I'M BRINGING YOUR SISTER WITH ME." "SHE'S BEEN DYING" "TO GET TO OUR NAMESAKE MUSEUMS," "MAYBE DO A LITTLE SHOPPING." "SHOPPING?" "WHAT?" "UM, AND THE SECOND THING IS," "YOU REALLY NEED" "TO PUT MEAT TENDERIZER ON THOSE BLOOD STAINS" "AS SOON AS YOU CAN," "BECAUSE THEY'LL SIMPLY RUIN THAT FABRIC." "LACEY, ARE YOU LISTENING?" "YES." "YES, I'M LISTENING." "I'M HERE." "I'M HERE, AND I'M LISTENING." "OH, AND WHEN CNN" "PLAYED THE AFTERMATH OF THE SHOOTING," "WAS THAT VIC DONOVAN YOU WERE WITH," "FROM COLORADO?" "I CAN'T TALK NOW." "T I AM ON THE RECORD" "ABOUT THAT TWO-TIMING, DOUBLE-CROSSING SON OF A BITCH." "CAN'T TALK!" "CAN'T HEAR YOU." "[IMITATES STATIC] CAN'T HEAR YOU!" "STATIC." "BYE." "SEE YOU TOMORROW, SWEETIE." "[SIGHS]:" "OH, MY GOD." "SO, MAMA ROSE IS COMING TO TOWN?" "AND BRINGING MY LITTLE SISTER," "LITTLE MISS GOODY-TWO-SHOES." "OH, TOGETHER THEY ARE LIKE AN EGO MASS." "MY SISTER WON'T MAKE A MOVE WITHOUT MY MOTHER'S APPROVAL," "SO THAT LEAVES ME TO BE THE REBEL-WITHOUT-A-CAUSE CHILD." "STILL, YOU'RE THE SUCCESSFUL WRITER" "IN THE BIG, BAD POLITICAL CITY." "HA!" "I COVERED CRIME BACK HOME," "AND EVEN THOUGH STORIES KEEP FOLLOWING ME HERE," "THEY KEEP TAKING THEM AWAY." "I HAVE THE TEMPERAMENT OF A REAL REPORTER," "AND MY MOM KNOWS IT," "AND SHE STILL KEEPS TRYING TO GET ME TO MOVE BACK HOME." "YOU ARE A REAL REPORTER, LACEY." "YEAH." "AND BESIDES," "MAYBE YOUR SISTER WILL BE MORE IMPRESSED" "WITH FASHION RATHER THAN CRIME." "CHERISE'S IDEA OF FASHION" "IS MATCHING HER SOCKLET POM-POMS" "TO THE STRIPE ON HER SNEAKERS." "SHE STILL WEARS A PONYTAIL, FOR GOD'S SAKES!" "NO, THAT'S OVERGROWN-CHEERLEADING SYNDROME." "I READ ABOUT THAT." "IT'S REAL." "THE ONLY BAD THING SHE'S EVER DONE IN HER LIFE" "WAS COLD-COCK A QUARTERBACK DURING THE GAME" "WITH A REALLY HIGH KICK." "SHE KNOCKED HIM OUT COLD." "THAT'S IMPRESSIVE." "I-I THINK IT'S KIND OF SWEET" "THAT THEY'RE COMING TO TAKE CARE OF YOU." "ANYWAY, I'M SORRY," "BUT I HAVE GOT TO GET HOME." "I'LL NEED AN I.V. LATTE TO BE IN COURT BY EIGHT." "C'EST LA VIE." "[LACEY AND STELLA]:" "C'EST LA VIE." "[¶]" "HEY, YOU OKAY?" "SURE." "ANY NEWS ON MY CAR?" "NOT YET." "ALL RIGHT." "TRY AND KEEP HER OUT OF TROUBLE, WILL YOU?" "WHAT DO I LOOK LIKE, SUPERMAN?" "COME ON." "LET'S GET YOU OUT OF HERE." "COME ON." "[POLICE RADIOS CRACKLING INDISTINCTLY]" "STELLA?" "YEAH?" "DO YOU WANT TO HAVE A SLEEPOVER?" "YES." "[BOTH LAUGHING]" "YOU KNOW WE COULD NEVER LEAVE YOU BEHIND." "WE'RE LIKE THE THREE MUSKETEERS." "WE ARE LIKE THE THREE MUSKETEERS." "AW!" "[¶]" "YOU KNOW, I THINK I BURNT THE HOT CHOCOLATE," "IF THAT'S EVEN POSSIBLE." "HMMM, A MAN WITH A GUN WHO BURNS HOT CHOCOLATE." "I COULD DEFINITELY GET USED TO THAT." "MM. ME TOO." "I SPIKED YOURS." "[CHUCKLES]" "OH!" "I FINALLY GET AN EXCLUSIVE!" "IF I COULD JUST TRACK DOWN SPAULDING" "IN ENOUGH TIME TO FILE THIS STORY," "E - ..." "THEN I WOULD BE GOLD." " WHAT ABOUT TERRIBLE TONY?" "YOU KNOW WHAT?" "LET HIM." "LET HIM FILE A STORY." "HE WAS NOT IN AMANDA'S DRESSING ROOM BEFORE THE SHOW," "AND HE WAS NOT IN THE FRONT ROW." "I COULD HAVE HIM ARRESTED, IF YOU WANT." "THAT WAY YOU COULD BE SURE TO GET THE BYLINE." "FUNNY GUY..." "YOU." "[STELLA]:" "JUST PRETEND I'M NOT HERE." "[TOGETHER]:" "WE ARE." "[LOVEBIRDS CHUCKLING]" "OKAY, THAT'S GOING TO BE ENOUGH OF THAT." " ALL RIGHT." " THANK YOU." "I'LL WALK YOU OUT." "YOU'RE NO FUN." "OH." "COME ON, LET'S GO." "[TV PLAYING QUIETLY]" "YOU GOING TO BE OKAY, REALLY?" "I THINK SO." "I JUST NEED TO GET THIS DAY OUT OF MY HEAD." "ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP?" "[CHUCKLES INDULGENTLY]" "FIND MY CAR?" "IT WAS MY FAVORITE FASHION ACCESSORY." "I'M WORKING ON IT." "SURE YOU DON'T WANT ME TO STAY?" "MM, I HAVE STELLA AND HER ROLLING PIN" "TO PROTECT ME." "OH, YEAH." "WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE" "WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO ON OUR ROMANTIC GETAWAY." "I CAN'T LEAVE AFTER WHAT HAPPENED TODAY" "OH, AND MY MOM SAW CNN," "AND SHE AND MY SISTER ARE FLYING TO D.C." "TO BODYGUARD ME." "WHAT?" "THOUGHT THAT WAS MY JOB." "[PUNCHES HIM]" "[PLAYFUL GROAN]:" "OH!" "REALLY?" "[GIGGLES AND SHRIEKS OH, MY GOD!" "WHAT?" "THAT'S MY CAR!" "[¶]" "[TIRES SQUEALING]" "[LACEY]:" "THERE MAY BE A TIME" "WHEN YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A STICKY SITUATION" "FROM WHICH THERE'S NO ELEGANT ESCAPE." "THE BEST YOU CAN DO IS LOOK GOOD." "IF SOMEONE'S ABOUT TO THROW YOU UNDER THE BUS," "AT LEAST BE WELL-DRESSED." "YEAH, THE POLICE RIGHT NOW ARE TARGETING THE SUSPECT." "I SAW HIM HAULED AWAY," "BUT I REALLY THINK WE SHOULD MAYBE FOCUS" "EXCUSE ME." "EXCUSE ME." "WHAT'S THIS "WE" STUFF?" "WE BOTH FILED THE STORY." "BUT I'M THE CRIME REPORTER." "THE STORIES WERE COMBINED WITH A SHARED BYLINE." "WELL, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MY EXCLUSIVE." "I'VE BEEN CLEAR, LACEY." "I USED YOUR STORY BECAUSE IT WAS WELL-WRITTEN," "AND YOU HAPPEN TO BE AN EYEWITNESS," "BUT TONY STILL HANDLES THE CRIME BEAT AROUND HERE." "AMANDA TOLD ME" "THERE WAS SOMEONE AFTER HER, MAC, NOT TONY." "THEN GO WITH WHAT SHE WAS WEARING." "TONY'LL FOLLOW THE INVESTIGATION." "JERRY?" "HOW ARE THE SKINS DOING?" "[GROANS]:" "BLAH, BLAH, BLAH..." "BLAH, BLAH." "CREAM-PUFF?" "I'M WRITING A CREAM-PUFF." "THAT'S ENOUGH SICKLY SWEET FOR ME." "HEY, ACE." "I FORGOT TO GIVE THIS TO YOU." "AMANDA'S SISTER CALLED ME?" "YEAH, SHE SAID" "SHE WANTS TO MEET YOU AROUND THREE" "TO TALK ABOUT DRESSES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT." "HI I LEFT THE ADDRESS THERE." "SEE?" "I'M NOT SUCH A BAD GUY." "WHEN DID YOU TAKE THIS MESSAGE?" "ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO AGO." "YEAH, YOU'RE A REAL GEM, TONY." "HEY, DID VIC CALL?" "NO." "WHY?" "DID OFFICER HANDSOME NOT CALL YOU BACK?" "HE PROBABLY JUST HAS A LEAD ON MY CAR." "[VOICEMAIL ON SPEAKER]:" "HEY, IT'S DONOVAN." "LEAVE YOUR DIGITS." "[HANGS UP]" "HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU CALLED HIM?" "DIDN'T YOU READ THE RULES?" "THE RULES IS ALL ABOUT AVOIDING GUYS LIKE YOU." "[PHONES RINGING]" "[P.A. SYSTEM]:" "LAST CALL FOR FLIGHT 243 TO CHICAGO," "NOW BOARDING AT GATE 6." "THAT'S FLIGHT 243 TO CHICAGO." "NOW BOARDING AT GATE 6." "LACEY!" "HI." "HI!" "OH, MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER!" "YOU LOOK SO PALE!" "HEY, SIS." "WELCOME TO D.C." "WE NEED TO GET SOME B-12 INTO YOU!" "GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO, MOM." "DID YOU PUT THE MEAT TENDERIZER" "ON THAT BLOUSE?" "IT'S SOAKING IN COLD WATER." "IT'S SOAKING IN COLD WATER OVERNIGHT?" "LACEY, THAT BLOUSE WILL DISINTEGRATE!" "WELCOME TO D.C., MOM." "[INDISTINCT ANNOUNCEMENT PLAYS]" "VIC!" "HI." "LACEY, HEY." "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" "UM... .DID YOU COME TO SURPRISE ME?" "VIC DONOVAN," "ARE YOU DATING MY DAUGHTER AGAIN?" "MOM, IT'S DIFFERENT THIS TIME." "OH?" "OH, YOU'RE NOT MARRIED THIS TIME?" "OF COURSE HE IS." "MONTANA?" "SHE CALLED ME LAST MINUTE," "TOLD ME SHE WAS ARRIVING" "AND MY HUSBAND" "OFFERED TO COME GET ME." "EX-HUSBAND." ""EX-HUSBAND?"" "WHAT HAS HE BEEN TELLING YOU?" "OH, LORD, HERE WE GO AGAIN." "WHAT THE HELL?" "LACEY," "LISTEN" "NO, NO." "NO, I DON'T THINK MY HEARING" "IS THE PROBLEM." "CAN WE TALK ABOUT THIS IN PRIVATE, PLEASE?" "NO, I THINK WE'D ALL LIKE TO HEAR THIS." "GOOD IDEA." "ARE YOU OR ARE YOU NOT DIVORCED?" "WELL, I SIGNED THE PAPERS MONTHS AGO." "AND I DIDN'T." "OH, MY GOD." "THAT'S WHY YOU WEREN'T CALLING ME BACK." "I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE I SHOULD TELL YOU THIS IN PERSON." "OH!" "WELL..." "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED." "LACEY!" "LACEY?" "VIC DONOVAN," "DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW YOU ACT LIKE THIS?" "YEAH!" "[¶]" "THERE ARE NO OTHER MEN ON THIS PLANET?" "STELLA!" "YOU HAVE TO GO AND GET INVOLVED WITH VIC DONOVAN?" "STELLA!" "AGAIN?" "WAKE-UP TIME!" "OH?" "YOU HAVE FRIENDS WHO SLEEP UNTIL NOON?" "[GROGGILY]:" "OH, HELLO." "[GROANS WEARILY]:" "OH." "[LACEY CHUCKLES]" "[DEADBOLT CLICKS OPEN]" "THIS IS MY MOTHER..." "HEY." "...AND THAT..." "[PERKY]:" "HI!" "...IS MY SISTER, CHERISE." "UM." "UH..." "THIS IS MY FRIEND STELLA." "STELLA IS A HAIRSTYLIST FOR THE D.C. ELITE." "[STELLA CHUCKLES]:" "SO NICE TO MEET YOU." "WE HAD A SLEEPOVER." "[AWKWARDLY]:" "I OVERSLEPT..." "THIS IS EXACTLY WHY YOU NEED TO COME HOME." "PLUS, I HAVE SOME NICE YOUNG MEN" "I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET AT MY NEW CHURCH." "I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT, MOM." "HEY, WHAT DID I MISS?" "DON'T YOU HAVE A SALON TO RUN, STELLA?" "MM-MM." "MENTAL HEALTH DAY." "WHAT'S GOING ON?" "HER BOYFRIEND'S MARRIED." "WHAT?" "VIC?" "AGAIN?" "STILL." "YES." "YES." "HE TRICKED MY HEART ALL OVER AGAIN." "AR YEAH, THAT HAPPENED, AND I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT." "CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE SHOOTING?" "LET'S NOT." "OH, WOW." "IT WAS REALLY AWFUL." "WE WERE EA THE FRONT ROW." "LACEY WAS REALLY STRONG" "I'M GOING TO NEED SOME HELP REARRANGING THIS FURNITURE." "LACEY, YOU NEED A CONVERSATION CIRCLE HERE." "THERE'S FAR TOO MUCH SPACE." ""CONVERSATION CIRCLE?"" "SHE READ ABOUT IT IN OPRAH'S MAGAZINE." "[STELLA GUSHES]:" "I LOVE OPRAH!" "OH!" "OH!" "SO DO I!" "[SHRIEKS]:" "NO WAY!" "[ROSE AND STELLA SQUEAL]" "STELLA, DON'T YOU NEED TO GO TO YOUR APARTMENT" "AND GET SOME CLOTHES OR..." "ANYTHING?" "WELL, NOW THAT YOUR MOM AND SIS ARE HERE..." "I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE YOU ALONE" "WITH A MADMAN DRIVING YOUR CAR, LACEY." "[HORRIFIED]:" "WHAT?" "IS THAT WHY YOU'RE DRIVING A RENTAL?" "I WAS AFRAID TO ASK." "WHO HAS YOUR CAR?" "THE SHOOTER WAS DRIVING LACEY'S CAR." "[CHERISE GASPS]" "SHE DIDN'T TELL YOU?" "[CLUES IN]:" "SHE DIDN'T TELL YOU THAT." "THIS IS WORSE THAN I THOUGHT." "YOU'RE IN DANGER, YOU'RE DATING DON JUAN," "YOUR EATING HABITS ARE TERRIBLE," "THERE'S TRANS-FATS EVERYWHERE," "AND YOUR CLOTHES STILL LOOK VINTAGE!" "I'M FINE!" "I'M GREAT..." "AND I LIVE HERE NOW," "AND I NEED TO GO" "BECAUSE I HAVE AN INTERVIEW FOR MY JOB." "[¶]" "OH..." "KAY." "YOU" " YOUR ROOM IS JUST DOWN THERE," "AND YOU CAN COME ON TOO, NOW." "CO [CELL PHONE RINGING]" "[¶]" "HI, I'M ZOE'S ASSISTANT." "CAN I GET YOU A WATER?" "I'M ALL SET, THANKS." "OH, BUT I WOULD LIKE THE NUMBER" "FOR DR. SPAULDING," "A LOCAL NUMBER?" "I JUST NEED ANOTHER QUOTE FOR MY COLUMN." "[¶]" "MADE YOURSELF AT HOME, HUH, TATE?" "MADE YOURSELF AT HOME?" "YEAH." "YEAH, I KIND OF AM HOME." "I'M A NEW YORKER." "WHEN ZOE GOT MANDY TO LAUNCH OUT OF D.C.," "I ENDED UP BUNKING HERE FOR MOST OF THE WEEK." "THAT'S DEVOTION." "CAN'T YOU GO BACK, NOW THAT..." "THINK I'M GOING TO FINISH EDITING WHAT I GOT." "I THINK THERE'S A GOOD STORY TO IT." "MM." "PLUS, I'M ALSO DOING A MEMORIAL FILM" "FOR AMANDA'S SERVICE." "[CELL PHONE RINGING]" "OH, EXCUSE ME ONE SEC." "HELLO?" "YEAH, IT'S HARDING." "YOUR BOYFRIEND WANTS TO TALK TO YOU." "AND NEVER MAKE ME DO THIS AGAIN," "THE BOTH OF YOU." "LACEY?" "I AM SO NOT TALKING ABOUT YOU AND YOUR WIFE" "LISTEN, THIS IS POLICE BUSINESS." "DID BROOKE SEND THOSE PICTURES OF AMANDA'S BODY TO DEADFED?" "MAYBE." "DON'T BE COY WITH ME!" "THE DEPARTMENT DOESN'T WANT" "THOSE PICTURES RELEASED." "CALL HER" "AND HAVE THOSE PICTURES TAKEN OFF RIGHT AWAY." "BROOKE BELIEVES IN FREEDOM OF INFORMATION." "I DON'T CARE WHAT BROOKE BELIEVES IN." "WE'RE TRYING TO CATCH A KILLER." "GET THE PICTURES TAKEN OFF." "DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!" "[EXHALES HEAVILY]" "[FUMES] 10, 9, 8..." "I HAD A GIRLFRIEND ONCE." "...THREE, TWO-- ...ONE." "[LACEY]:" "WHEN IT COMES TO SNEAKING THAT NEW SWEATER" "OUT OF YOUR SISTER'S CLOSET," "THE ONE THAT GOES BETTER WITH YOUR EYES THAN HERS," "WE ALL KNOW THE TEMPTATION, BUT RESIST." "YOU HAVE TO DRESS YOURSELF TO BE YOURSELF." "YOU WERE THERE YESTERDAY, AND MANDY WAS SO UPSET." "SO I WANTED YOU TO BE THE ONE TO ANNOUNCE" "THAT WE ARE GOING FORWARD WITH THE FASHION LINE." "IT'S WHAT AMANDA WANTED MORE THAN ANYTHING," "TO LAUNCH MY DESIGNS UNDER HER LABEL." "AMANDA SEEMED TO THINK IT WAS BOTH OF YOUR DESIGNS." "I TOLD YOU, AMANDA DIDN'T DESIGN." "SHE PICKED OUT A FEW FABRICS," "BUT THAT WAS ALL." "THIS..." "IS MY LIFELONG DREAM." "ARE YOU AT ALL CONCERNED" "THAT PEOPLE MIGHT SEE THIS IS AS SELF-SERVING?" "YOU RUSHING OUT THIS LINE SO SOON AFTER AMANDA" "BUT I'M DOING THIS FOR AMANDA." "YOU SAW HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS TO HER." "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO COULD HAVE" "KILLED HER?" "OBSESSED FAN, PROBABLY." "OR..." "POSSIBLY..." "POSSIBLY?" "DR. SPAULDING DOES HAVE QUITE A TEMPER." "HE DIDN'T LIKE BEING DUMPED OR USED," "AND, UNFORTUNATELY, AMANDA DID BOTH TO HIM." "YOU SHOULD HEAR SOME OF THE MESSAGES" "HE LEFT ON HER MACHINE." "REALLY?" "[SIGHING]:" "ANYWAY." "THIS..." "IS THE OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE." "I'M GIVING IT TO YOU EARLY." "I COULDN'T HELP BUT NOTICE THAT HANDKERCHIEF." "THE DESIGN?" "THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL PIECE IN THE COLLECTION." "I DESIGNED IT FOR MANDY'S WEDDING TO CALEB," "WHICH, OF COURSE, NEVER HAPPENED," "BUT SHE..." "HAND-EMBROIDERED THE DESIGN ON THE TRAIN." "SEE?" "WOW." "HER INITIALS AND HIS." "SHE EMBROIDERED IT" "ON THE UNDERSIDE OF ALL OF HIS COLLARS," "THE WATCH-POCKET OF HIS JEANS, HIS HANDKERCHIEFS." "IT WAS THEIR SECRET MESSAGE." "THEY WERE REALLY THAT IN LOVE?" "[WISTFUL SIGH]:" "DEEPLY." "I ACTUALLY THINK THAT'S WHY SHE BECAME SO..." "DIFFICULT AFTER THE MAKEOVER." "WHY WOULD THAT BE?" "[SIGHS SADLY]" "SHE DIDN'T LIKE HERSELF ANYMORE." "SHE COULDN'T BEAR THE WAY SHE'D TREATED HIM." "SHE LASHED OUT AT EVERYONE WHO GOT CLOSE TO HER." "DID SHE LASH OUT AT YOU?" "OF COURSE." "WE WERE SISTERS." "WE WERE GOING THROUGH A ROUGH PATCH." "SOMETHING I WILL ALWAYS REGRET." "YOU KNOW, I SAW THAT DESIGN..." "YESTERDAY, IN AMANDA'S TRAILER," "ON A HANDKERCHIEF JUST LIKE THAT ONE." "SHE SAID SHE GOT RID OF THEM ALL." "ARE YOU SURE?" "MANDY DIDN'T LIKE THINGS AROUND" "THAT REMINDED HER OF CALEB." "YOU HAVE ONE." "ONLY BECAUSE I SWIPED SOME THINGS" "FROM A GOODWILL BOX OF HERS." "DOES ANYONE ELSE KNOW ABOUT THIS DESIGN?" "DOES SPAULDING?" "NOBODY." "NO, IT WAS BETWEEN MANDY AND CALEB." "AND YOU." "ARE YOU SAYING I WANTED TO HURT MY OWN SISTER?" "I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING LIKE THAT." "YOU SHOULD GO." "ZOE" "JUST PRINT THE RELEASE." "[¶]" "HOW'D YOU KNOW I'D BE HERE?" "MEAL-HEALTH DAY?" "REALLY?" "YOU'VE NEVER MISSED A DAY OF WORK IN YOUR LIFE." "WHAT'S, UH..." "WHAT'S WITH THE OUTFIT?" "I HAVE A NEW LOOK" "TO GO WITH THE NEW DESIGN OF THE SHOP." "YOU LIKE?" "I'M GOING FOR A MORE PROFESSIONAL LOOK." "YOU LOOK LIKE BROOKE..." "ON BURBERRY STEROIDS." "HMM." "SORRY." "IT'S JUST NOT YOU." " I KNOW." " AND I LIKE YOU." "WELL, I ADORE THE NEW STELLA!" "THAT SHOULD BE REASON ENOUGH TO CHANGE BACK." "RIGHT." "HEY, I HEARD THAT!" "OH." "MORE IMPORTANTLY, TELL ME ABOUT VIC." "[SIGHING]" "IT WAS GOING SO WELL." "I REALLY THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT THIS TIME." "OKAY, WELL, WHAT DID HE SAY, EXACTLY?" "WELL, HIS WIFE WAS RIGHT THERE." "APPARENTLY, SHE DIDN'T SIGN THE DIVORCE PAPERS" "AND HE DID, HE JUST FOUND OUT." "OOH..." "I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO BELIEVE." "YOU KNOW WHAT?" "I THINK WE NEED BROOKE'S INPUT ON THIS ONE." "I'M SEEING HER TONIGHT AT CAPITOL HILL BAR. 8:00." "DATE!" "MIGHT BE A DATE." "DEADFED DAMON IS GOING TO BE THERE." "MM!" "AND I NEED TO GET HIM" "TO REMOVE AMANDA'S PICTURES FROM HIS WEBSITE." "OH, MY GOD." "[DOOR SWINGS OPEN]" "HELLO THERE." "DO YOU HAVE AN APPOINTMENT?" "HI." "I'M NEW IN TOWN," "AND I HEARD THAT THIS IS THE VERY BEST PLACE" "TO GET MY HAIR DONE." "WELL, YOU HEARD RIGHT." "UM, I WAS HOPING THAT MAYBE THERE WAS A CANCELLATION?" "OH, NO, ACTUALLY, WE BOOK A MONTH IN ADVANCE" "[DEEP VOICE]:" "STELLA!" "STELLA." "...SO IF I CAN PUT YOU IN FOR MAYBE" "STELLA, YOU'RE NEEDED." "...A MONTH AFTER THAT, IF YOU CAN WAIT." "CAN YOU GIVE ME A SECOND, PLEASE?" "OKAY." "WHAT?" "THAT'S HER!" " WHO?" " THAT'S VIC'S WIFE!" " NO." " YES!" "OH..." "FIX IT." "[PRESSURED GASP]" "[CLEARS THROAT]" "IT IS YOUR LUCKY DAY." "WE JUST HAD A CANCELLATION." "ODD. [CHUCKLES]" "GREAT!" "OKAY." "COME." "COME ON IN." "SO THIS IS YOUR EX-HUSBAND" "WE'RE TALKING ABOUT?" "WELL, NOT EXACTLY." "I'M TRYING TO GET HIM BACK." "MM. AND HE'S OKAY WITH THAT?" "WELL, I'M NOT SURE." "HE HAS THIS D.C. GIRLFRIEND." "SHE'S A TOTAL PAIN IN THE BUTT," "WHICH IS WHY I NEED TO LOOK EXTRA-GOOD." "DON'T WORRY," "BECAUSE HE'S GOING TO FREAK." "THIS IS GOING TO BE" "THE HOTTEST NEW HAIRSTYLE IN D.C., MY LITTLE FRIEND." "[GASPS]:" "I LOOK LIKE" "[WHISPERS]:" "A POODLE ON A BAD PLAYDATE?" "[STELLA CLEARS HER THROAT]" "WONDERFUL!" "YOU LOOK WONDERFUL." "CURLS ARE IN." "OH, HE'S RIGHT." "CURLS ARE IN." "THEY'RE IN ALL THE MAGAZINES." "ALL THE MAGAZINES." "WELL..." "I DID ASK FOR A NEW LOOK." "YES." "I LOVE IT." "OKAY, I'M HAPPY." "THANKS." "OH, YOU'RE SO WELCOME." "[GIGGLES GUSHINGLY]" "YOU'RE GOOD." "[GIGGLING CONSPIRATORIALLY]" "[CAR HORN HONKS]" "[¶]" "[QUIETLY CHATTING AND CHUCKLING, INDISTINCT]" "HEY." "LACEY SMITHSONIAN." "I LOVE YOUR COLUMN." "YOU DO?" "YEAH, ESPECIALLY THE WAY YOU USE FASHION" "AS A PEEPHOLE INTO PSYCHOLOGY." "IT'S GREAT." "I DO?" "AND YOU'RE WEBMASTER OF ALL THINGS CONSPIRACY." "SO, ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE THOSE PHOTOS OF AMANDA" "OFF THE WEBSITE?" "CUT RIGHT TO THE CHASE." "I LIKE THAT." "ARE YOU?" "AND WHAT?" "ALLOW MYSELF TO BE DRAWN INTO THE COPS' BID" "TO SUPPRESS THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO KNOW?" "OH, BOY." "I BET YOU BELIEVE IN PHEROMONE JAMMERS, TOO." "ON TOP OF THE PENTAGON?" "BEAMING RELATIONSHIP-KILLING RAYS" "INTO EVERY GUY ON THE BELTWAY?" "I BROKE THAT STORY." "I REST MY CASE." "YOU'RE A DANGEROUS PAIR, YOU TWO." "HI." "HI." "CHERISE?" "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" "I GAVE HER MY CELLPHONE NUMBER IN CASE SHE NEEDED A BAILOUT." "YEAH, THEN, AFTER THE MUSEUM AND SHOPPING," "MOM STARTED IN ON YOUR ART," "AND I HAD TO GET OUT OF THERE." "WAIT." "WHAT IS SHE DOING TO MY ART?" "I JUST WANTED TO MEET YOUR OTHER FRIENDS ANYWAY." "HI!" "I'M CHERISE, LACEY'S SISTER." "THIS IS BROOKE, AND THIS IS DAMON NEWHOUSE, HE" "RUNS DEADFED." "YEAH, I KNOW." "HOW DO YOU KNOW ABOUT DEADFED?" "OH, BECAUSE I LIVE IN COLORADO," "NOT ON THE MOON." "YOU LOOK DIFFERENT." "GLASS OF WINE." "HI." "I'LL DO SOME RED WINE AS WELL." "OH!" "ME TOO!" "WHAT EXACTLY HAVE YOU DONE," "BESIDES STEAL MY FAVORITE JACKET?" "TOOK OUT HER PONYTAIL." "STYLED HER HAIR A LITTLE BIT." "¶ STYLISH ¶" "AND WHAT'S WITH THE NEW LOOK, STELL?" "IT'S IN PROCESS, BROOKE." " OH." " [CELL PHONE CHIMES]" "IS THAT ABOUT AMANDA'S STORY?" "YEAH, THE COPS ARE STILL FOCUSING ON THE STALKER." "AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED," "THE GUY'S NOTHING MORE THAN A CELEBRITY FRUITFLY." "SO YOU SAW HIM?" "YEAH, WHEN I WAS COMING IN," "THE SECURITY WAS DRAGGING HIM OUT." "HE JUST KEPT YELLING, "WHERE'S CALEB?" "WHERE'S CALEB?"" "THAT'S STRANGE." "[STELLA]:" "CALEB?" "AMANDA'S EX-FIANCÉ?" "HE'S DEAD." "SEE?" "I THINK THIS WHOLE THING IS PERSONAL." "LIKE, AMANDA'S SISTER IS MIFFED" "BECAUSE AMANDA'S TAKING HER DESIGN IDEAS," "OR DR. SPAULDING IS A JILTED LOVER." "WHAT'S THAT MEAN, "WHERE IS CALEB?"" "THAT'S ALL HE SAID." "HMM." "THIS SHOULD GET INTERESTING." "[BROOKE]:" "WHAT'S GETTING INTERESTING?" "THAT'S VIC, AND HIS NOT-SO-EX-WIFE." "WHAT?" "WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?" "UH, JUST ANOTHER CHERRY ON THE ICE CREAM OF MY DAY." "YOU HAVE SUCH AN EXCITING LIFE." "HUH." "[BROOKE]:" "WHAT IS UP WITH HER HAIR?" "SHE LOOKS LIKE SHIRLEY TEMPLE-MEETS-A HOOKER." "THAT'S WHAT GIRLFRIENDS ARE FOR" "HAIR REVENGE." "HEY, SHE LIKED IT." "LOOK, HE'S NOT EVEN PULLING OUT HER CHAIR." "AND HIS HANDS ARE BY HIS SIDE." "SHE'S WEARING FUCHSIA." "IT'S THE NEW RED." "WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?" "MEANS SHE'S TRYING TO SEDUCE HIM." "[DAMON]:" "DUDE'S NOT INTO HER." "[BROOKE]:" "HOW DO YOU KNOW?" "BECAUSE HE'S NOT DOING THE..." "LEAN." "[BROOKE GUSHES]" "I SO CAN'T DO THIS RIGHT NOW." "[¶]" "[INDISTINCT BACKGROUND CHATTER]" "ZOE?" "DR. SPAULDING." "HELLO AGAIN." "ZOE AND I HAVE COME TOGETHER" "IN OUR GRIEF." "REALLY?" "YES." "WE BOTH NOW REALIZE" "AMANDA HAD A PROBLEM ADJUSTING TO HER NEW LOOK..." "AND LIFE." "IT'S A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY." "BROUGHT ON BY YOUR PLASTIC SURGERY." "BROUGHT ON BY THE SHOW." "SO IT'S SAFE TO ASSUME" "THAT ZOE WILL BE GIVING YOU YOUR MONEY BACK?" "I'M SURE WE'LL WORK SOMETHING OUT." "HAVE A NICE EVENING." "YOU TOO." "LACEY." "VIC." "SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOUR DATE." "IT'S NOT A DATE." "I'M TRYING TO GET MONTANA TO SIGN THE DIVORCE PAPERS." "REALLY?" "SHE HAVE A PEN HIDDEN IN THAT TINY DRESS?" "THAT'S FUNNY." "LISTEN" "NO." "YOU LISTEN." "I TOLD YOU BEFORE, I WON'T LIVE WITH ANY MORE LIES." "I'M NOT LYING." "I WAS PROTECTING YOU." "YOU'RE ALWAYS PROTECTING ME FROM THE FACTS." "LIKE THE FACT THAT YOU WERE STILL MARRIED" "WHEN WE GOT INVOLVED, THE FACT THAT YOU STILL ARE." "THIS IS MONTANA'S LAST STAND, AND SHE KNOWS IT." "I THINK YOU'RE WRONG." "I DON'T THINK SHE KNOWS IT." "WELL, I KNOW IT, LACEY, AND THAT'S THE IMPORTANT PART." "GET A CLUE." "THE TRUTH IS IMPORTANT," "AND I DON'T THINK DIVORCE PAPERS ARE GOING TO FIX THAT." "[¶]" "[BROOKE, WHINING]:" "I DON'T WANT TO GO." "HE IS DELUSIONAL" "IF HE THINKS I AM TROTTING BACK TO HIM." "YEAH." "AGREED." "IT'S RIDICULOUS." "WELL-- HEY..." "IT'S MY "Z!"" "[IMPRESSED]:" "THAT'S YOUR CAR?" "LACE." "[STELLA]:" "LACEY, I WOULDN'T GO NEAR THERE." "WE SHOULD CALL THE COPS." "WHO PARKED IT HERE?" "NO, THERE ARE NO KEYS." "YEAH, MAYBE WE SHOULDN'T..." "[MUTTERS]:" "I DON'T KNOW..." "WHAT'S THAT?" ""DROP IT, LACEY, OR YOUR SISTER'S NEXT."" "OH!" "OH, GOD!" "OH, MY GOD." "WHAT IS THAT?" "LET'S GO!" "COME ON." "[STELLA]:" "WHAT IS THAT?" "[EXPLOSION]" "OH, MY GOD!" " [WOMEN SCREAMING]" " LACEY!" "[ALL SHOUTING AND PANICKING, INDISTINCT]" "RUN, RUN, RUN!" "OKAY!" "[PANICKING CONTINUES]" "[CAR ALARMS BLARING]" "[LACEY]:" "FASHION ACCESSORIES ARE MEANT TO BE JUST THAT" "ACCESSORIES." "THEY SHOULDN'T OVERPOWER YOUR LOOK." "WHILE I LOVE A VINTAGE ACCESSORY, OR THREE," "RESTRAIN YOURSELF." "PICK A SIGNATURE PIECE THAT REPRESENTS THE REAL YOU." "AS MY MOTHER ALWAYS SAYS, "LESS IS MORE..."" "MORE OR LESS." "IT'S JUST LIKE THE ONE" "FROM AMANDA'S MAKE-UP DRAWER." "AND IT WAS ON YOUR CAR?" "THAT BLEW UP." "[GASPS DRAMATICALLY]" "DOES SHE NEED TO BE HERE RIGHT NOW?" "I'M HER MOTHER." "I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THAT MAN IS DOING HERE?" "THAT'S MY PARTNER." "THAT'S A SCOUNDREL." "CAN WE PLEASE JUST FOCUS" "ON THE FACT THAT MY CAR JUST BLEW UP" "AND SOMEONE HAS THREATENED MY SISTER?" "[GASPS DRAMATICALLY]" "COME ON, LACEY, GIVE ME YOUR GUT" "AS TO WHY YOUR CAR, AND YOU, ARE SMACK-DAB" "IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THIS?" "I DON'T KNOW." "I WAS JUST INTERVIEWING AMANDA." "THAT'S ALL." "WHAT ELSE DID AMANDA SAY IN THE INTERVIEW?" "I ALREADY TOLD YOU EVERYTHING." "AMANDA THOUGHT IT WAS SOMEONE CLOSE TO HER," "AND SHE DIDN'T WANT HER SISTER TO KNOW ABOUT THE THREAT." "UH, I THOUGHT" "COULD YOU PLEASE" "NOT TOUCH THE EVIDENCE, MA'AM?" "I THOUGHT YOU TOLD ME" "THAT AMANDA DID ALL THE EMBROIDERY HERSELF?" " THAT'S WHAT ZOE TOLD ME." " WELL, THAT'S A LIE," "BECAUSE THIS IS MACHINE-STITCHED." "[LACEY]:" "HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?" "SOMEBODY HAD THE MACHINE REPLICATE THE ORIGINAL." "UNLIKE WITH HAND EMBROIDERY," "THE FABRIC HAS TO STAY COMPLETELY PUT" "WHILE THE MACHINE EMBROIDERS THE DETAIL." "IF THE FABRIC MOVES," "THE DESIGN DOESN'T" "STITCH OUT PROPERLY, LIKE THIS ONE." "IT'S CROOKED." "MOM..." "GOOD ONE." "UH... [EXHALES]" "DO YOU MIND?" "ALL RIGHT, WELL, UH..." "WE'LL CHECK WITH AMANDA'S SISTER" "IN THE MORNING," "SEE IF SHE KNOWS ABOUT THIS..." ""DIGITAL STITCHING."" "RIGHT." "THAT." "D-I-G-I" "YEAH, I THINK I GOT THAT ONE, THANKS." "GOOD." "...AND I'LL, UH, PUT A UNIT OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSE." "TO PROTECT ME?" "THIS IS BUSINESS." "YOU TWO, GIVE IT A REST." "PLEASE?" "COME ON, VIC!" "[¶]" "I DIDN'T KNOW YOU DRANK COFFEE." "THAT'S BECAUSE YOU STILL THINK I'M 16." "YOU AND MOM SHOULD PROBABLY TAKE THE NEXT FLIGHT OUT." "SO-- ...I CAN MISS ALL THE EXCITEMENT?" "SO YOU CAN BE SAFE." "ARE YOU COMING WITH US?" "[CHUCKLES QUIETLY]" "MY LIFE IS HERE NOW..." "IF I COULD ONLY GET MOM TO SEE THAT." "AH, SHE WILL..." "SOMEDAY." "THERE'S NO WAY" "SHE'S LEAVING YOU RIGHT NOW, THOUGH. [LAUGHS]" "I KNOW." "[PHONE CHIMES]" "YOU'VE BEEN GETTING TEXTS ALL MORNING." "VIC." "YOU SHOULD TELL HIM HOW YOU FEEL." "AT FIRST, I WAS..." "FURIOUS." "[SIGHS]" "BUT NOW I'M JUST SAD." "I REALLY WANTED TO TRUST HIM THIS TIME, BUT..." "[BEEP]" "HOW I BE WITH SOMEBODY WHO ADJUSTS THE TRUTH" "FOR THEIR OWN BENEFIT?" "BUT YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH HIM." "WHICH COMPLICATES EVERYTHING." "I SHOULD PROBABLY GET TO THE OFFICE." "I'M REALLY SORRY" "YOU GOT DRAGGED INTO ALL OF THIS." "NO!" "[BLOWS RASPBERRY AND CHUCKLES]" "I MEAN, I COULD, YOU KNOW, MAYBE..." "HELP YOU FIGURE IT OUT?" "I USED TO BE A BIG NANCY DREW READER." "OKAY?" "[LAUGHS]" "WELL, I, UH, I THINK THIS IS A LITTLE MORE SERIOUS" "THAN "THE MYSTERY OF THE HOLLOW TREE."" "JUST BE SAFE." "STELLA OFFERED TO GIVE YOU AND MOM FREE MAKEOVERS" "AT THE SALON TODAY." "HMM?" "MAKEOVER?" "[LAUGHS]" "[¶]" "[CELL PHONE RINGING]" "SMITHSONIAN." "[BROOKE]:" "SO, DAMON GOOGLED "WHERE IS CALEB?"" "AND THEN HE SPILT COFFEE ALL OVER MY BRAND-NEW QUILT," "BUT WHAT HE FOUND" "DAMON?" "COFFEE?" "YOUR NEW QUILT?" "YES, YES." "THERE'S AM ENTIRE WEBSITE DEVOTED TO THE PROPOSITION" "THAT AMANDA MANVILLE KILLED CALEB COLLINGWOOD." "WHAT?" "YES, AND IT'S RUN BY CALEB'S BEST FRIEND," "JOHN HENRY TYLER." "SO I FIND TYLER, I FIND STALKER-GUY." "EXACTLY." "SEE?" "SOMETIMES CONSPIRACY THEORIES PAY OFF." "THANK YOU!" "GOODBYE." "[THUMPS PHONE DOWN]" "YOUR EYEBROWS ARE SINGED." "OH, THAT'S SO LAST NIGHT, MAC." "I HAVE A FRESH LEAD ON THE STORY." "ON MY STORY?" "IT'S HAPPENING ON MY BEAT." "IT'S HAPPENING TO YOU, LACEY," "AND IF YOU'RE PART OF THE STORY," "YOU'RE OFF THE STORY." "SO, WHAT'S THIS LEAD YOU'RE ONTO?" "LACEY?" "THE LEAD." "[EXHALES TENSELY]" "TEN, NINE, EIGHT..." "SEVEN, SIX, FIVE..." "FOUR... [BREATHES] ...THREE, TWO, ONE." "WHEN SECURITY HAULED AWAY THE STALKER GUY," "HE WAS MUTTERING" ""WHERE IS CALEB?" "WHERE IS CALEB?"" "WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN?" "I DON'T KNOW, TONY." "IT'S YOUR STORY." "YOU FIGURE IT OUT." "NOW, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME," "I NEED TO POUND OUT THE BLURB ON CHRYSALIS," "AND THEN I NEED TO WORK ON" "MY REGULAR SUNDAY COLUMN." "SO, THANK YOU." "WHY DO I ALWAYS GET THE FEELING" "YOU'RE PUTTIN' ONE OVER ON ME?" "I" " I..." "I DON'T KNOW, MAC." "[KEYS START CLACKING]" "[THUMPS KEY, STOPS TYPING]" "[¶]" "[KEYS CLACK FURIOUSLY]" "[¶]" "[¶]" "LEO, IT'S THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON." "ANY TIME'S THE RIGHT TIME FOR THE BUBBLY." "I'M GETTING SOME FOR YOUR MOTHER." "I'M SORRY, MY MOTHER?" "LACEY, FREEZE!" "FREEZE, FREEZE, FREEZE, FREEZE!" " STELLA?" " HEY." "WHAT'S WITH THE HILLARY-THEME PANTSUIT?" "STILL FIGURING OUT MY NEW STYLE." "I STILL LIKE THE OLD YOU BEST." "YEAH, I KNOW." "GOT A SURPRISE FOR YOU." "CLOSE YOUR EYES!" "¶ FOLLOW ME!" "¶" "READY, READY, READY, READY, READY, READY..." "STAY HERE!" "TAH-DAH!" "[STELLA CACKLES VICTORIOUSLY]" "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH MY MOTHER?" "SHE MET THE FAMOUS LEONARDO," "VANISHED BEFORE OUR VERY EYES," "AND NOW WE HAVE THIS RAVISHING CREATURE." "LEO, DO YOU THINK THIS SKIRT IS TOO SHORT?" "KEEP DRINKIN'." "IT'LL GROW ON YA." "[BARKS]:" "CHERISE!" "[CHAIR SQUEAKS]" "[GASPS]:" "CHERISE..." "YOU LOOK ALL GROWN UP!" "DOESN'T SHE, THOUGH?" "YOU'RE WELCOME." "THANKS, LEO!" "THANK YOU, LEO." "ALL RIGHT..." "NOW WE'RE GOING SHOPPING." "FOR?" "CLOTHES!" "FOR YOU." "HA." "I HAVE AN INTERVIEW." "CAN I COME WITH YOU?" "UH..." "PLEASE?" "ACTUALLY..." "YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP." "OH, LACEY," "DON'T GO GETTING YOUR SISTER IN ANY MORE TROUBLE." "PLEASE." "DON'T WORRY, MOM, MY CAR ONLY BLOWS UP ONCE A WEEK." "OH, VERY FUNNY, YOUNG LADY." "BYE, MOMMY." "BYE, HAVE FUN." "YOU, MY DARLING, LOOK FANTASTIC." "YEAH, DO I?" "SO, WHO'S THE INTERVIEW?" "I THINK I KNOW WHO THE STALKER IS," "AND HE'S MEETING ME IN AN HOUR." "BUT HE COULD BE THE KILLER." "ONLY IF YOU BELIEVE THE COPS." "[PHONE RINGING]" "[GROANS]:" "VIC." "ALL RIGHT, LOOK, I NEED YOU TO HAVE MY BACK." "SCREAM REALLY LOUD IF ANYTHING HAPPENS." "[FREAKED OUT]:" "WHAT?" "YOU WANTED TO PLAY NANCY DREW." "[¶]" "JUST A SECOND." "HE'S STARING!" "SHH!" "SETTLE DOWN." "OW [¶]" "TYLER?" "[¶]" "[YELPS]:" "OH!" "SOMEONE'S COMING!" "BE QUIET!" "[CHERISE CONTINUES STRUGGLE WITH UMBRELLA]" " STAY HIDDEN!" " [SNAPS]:" "I AM!" "[UMBRELLA RUSTLING]" "[¶]" " HI." " HI." "JOHN TYLER FROM CALEB'S BLOG?" "LACEY." "CALEB WAS MY BEST FRIEND SINCE KINDERGARTEN." "AND YOU THINK THAT HE WAS TREATED UNFAIRLY?" "I THINK HE WAS MURDERED BY AMANDA MANVILLE." "WHY WOULD SHE DO THAT?" "SHE WANTED HIM OUT OF HER LIFE BADLY." "SHE OFFERED HIM A HUGE SUM OF MONEY" "TO LEAVE HER ALONE." " HOW HUGE?" " SIX FIGURES." "AND HE DIDN'T TAKE IT?" "HE REFUSED, AND, THEN," "SOON AFTER THAT, HE DISAPPEARED." "SUICIDE." "NO BODY WAS EVER FOUND." "BUT THE POLICE CLOSED THE CASE." "BASED ONLY" "ON THE FACT HIS CAR WAS PARKED NEAR THE BRIDGE," "AND A NOTE TO AMANDA." "[RINGING]" "JUST A SEC." "I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERVIEW!" "[TONY]:" "SORRY, SMITHSONIAN, BUT I NEED SOME HELP." "CAN'T DECIDE WHAT BOOTS TO WEAR?" "NO, I NEED SOME BACKGROUND ON THAT SURGEON" "WHO DID AMANDA'S MAKEOVER." "HAVE THE COPS SWITCHED SPAULDING TO THE PRIME SUSPECT?" "NO, THE GUY'S DEAD." "STRANGLED WITH HIS OWN NECKTIE." "[¶]" "TYLER, COME WITH ME." "LET'S GO." "[¶]" "[LACEY]:" "UGLY THINGS HAPPEN IN THIS TOWN" "SHOULDER PADS, BEIGE SLACKS," "PEASANT BLOUSES." "LET'S FACE IT" "WE HAVE ALL BEEN SIDESWIPED BY A SPEEDING TREND," "ONLY TO BE DISSED" "BY THE FASHIONISTA IN THE FAST LANE." "BE WILLING TO ADMIT" "WHEN YOU'VE MADE THE WRONG DECISION," "BUT NEVER, EVER GIVE UP ON YOUR INSTINCTS." "DETECTIVE HARDING!" "HEY!" "YOU RUSH RIGHT OVER TO TELL ME WHO DID IT?" "TO INTRODUCE YOU TO SOMEONE WHO DIDN'T." "YEAH, WHO'S THAT?" "JOHN HENRY TYLER, A.K.A., "THE STALKER."" "YOU WERE AT THE FASHION SHOW THAT DAY?" "I WAS JUST HANGING AROUND AMANDA TO GET HER TO 'FESS UP" "ABOUT KILLING CALEB." "I WANTED JUSTICE, DETECTIVE, NOT REVENGE." "GREAT." "WE GOT A LOT TO TALK ABOUT, THEN." "WHEN WAS SPAULDING KILLED?" "ABOUT AN HOUR AGO." "TYLER WAS WITH ME." "HE WAS." "TAKE MR. TYLER IN THE HOLD FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES." "I'M GOING TO TAKE MY SISTER AND SET HER UP AT THE BAR," "BECAUSE SHE'S NOT USED TO SEEING DEAD BODIES UNDER TARPS." "EXCUSE ME." "LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE STILL IN THE BIG OLD DOGHOUSE." "YEAH?" "YOU THINK?" "THIS HOTEL GOES SO WELL WITH MY NEW HAIR." "CALL MOM." "TELL HER TO COME AND GET YOU." "I'M GOING TO BE A WHILE." "CAN'T IT JUST BE US?" "HOW'S YOUR PALIN-TINI?" "MM" " IT'S BITTER." "GOOD ONE." "LACEY." "HEY." "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" "I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE INTERVIEWING SPAULDING" "FOR AMANDA'S MEMORIAL FILM?" "I GET HERE, THE COPS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE." "THEY SAY SOMEONE STRANGLED HIM?" "YEAH, WELL, WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE FACTS YET." "ANYWAY, THEY WANTED ME TO HANG AROUND" "IN CASE THEY HAD ANY MORE QUESTIONS." "HEY, WOULD YOU MIND KEEPING MY SISTER COMPANY" "AT THE BAR FOR A LITTLE WHILE?" "YEAH, SURE." "NO PROBLEM." "THANK YOU." "CHERISE, DO NOT GO ANYWHERE UNTIL I COME BACK FOR YOU." "THANK YOU." "SO..." "CHERISE, IS IT?" "YOU WORK FOR THE NEWS?" "[INDISTINCT CHATTER]" "WE NEED TO TALK." "BUSINESS?" "UH-UH." "THIS WAY." "JUST SO YOU KNOW, MONTANA WENT HOME," "AND SHE SIGNED THE PAPERS." "GOOD FOR YOU." "FREE AT LAST." "[DING]" "[¶]" "[DING]" "I DON'T IT." "WHY ARE YOU SO TWEAKED AT ME?" "I DIDN'T KNOW MONTANA WAS COMING." "I DIDN'T KNOW THAT SHE DIDN'T SIGN THE PAPERS" "BUT ONCE YOU FOUND OUT, YOU DIDN'T TELL ME." "[DING]" "[DING]" "I AM A COP." "I PROTECT PEOPLE, THAT'S WHAT I DO." "AND I'M A REPORTER." "I LIKE FACTS, AND THE TRUTH." "[DING]" "[¶]" "[DING]" "DON'T YOU HAVE A CORPSE YOU SHOULD BE INVESTIGATING?" "[DING]" "[HARDING SIGHS]" "LET ME HAVE A LOOK AT THE BODY." "AND WHY WOULD I DO THAT?" "BECAUSE I BROUGHT IN YOUR PRIME SUSPECT." "IT'S THE LEAST YOU CAN DO TO HELP ME WITH MY STORY." "[¶]" "SHE'S GOT A POINT." "[¶]" "OKAY." "COME ON IN." "PUT THESE ON, PLEASE." "[RADIOS CRACKLING]" "[LACEY]:" "HMM." "CAN I GET A CLOSER LOOK AT THE HANDKERCHIEF?" "DARBY, GIVE ME THAT HANDKERCHIEF," "WILL YOU?" "[¶]" "SEE THOSE INITIALS?" "MACHINE-STITCHED." ""A.M." FOR "AMANDA MANVILLE,"" "AND "C.C." FOR...?" ""CALEB COLLINGWOOD,"" "AMANDA'S DEAD EX-FIANCÉ." "THE GUY SHE DUMPED TO BE WITH SPAULDING." "YOU KNOW WHAT CALEB'S FRIEND TOLD ME DOWNSTAIRS?" "HE THINKS AMANDA KILLED CALEB." "SAID SHE OFFERED HIM BIG CASH TO LEAVE HER ALONE." "OH, SO CALEB'S GHOST IS GETTING REVENGE?" "IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME?" "MAYBE." "[SNICKERING]" "LOOK, YOU'RE GOING TO TALK TO TYLER," "AND YOU'RE GOING TO FIND OUT THAT HE DIDN'T KILL AMANDA." "SO THE SISTER MOVES UP AS A SUSPECT?" "POSSIBLY." "MAYBE SPAULDING SPURNED HER TOO?" "WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WAIT A MINUTE." "SPAULDING AND ZOE WERE AN ITEM TOO?" "THEY WERE AWFULLY COZY" "AT THE CAPITOL BAR THE OTHER NIGHT." "WHERE YOUR CAR GOT BLOWN UP." "LACEY." "LACEY?" "LACEY?" "WHERE ARE YOU?" "[STOMPS OVER]" "WHO LET MY MOTHER IN HERE?" "WHAT, YOU WANT ME TO HIDE YOU?" "YOU'RE THE ONE WHO BETTER HIDE." "GOOD POINT." "IS THIS YOUR IDEA" "OF SHOWING YOUR SISTER A GOOD TIME?" "MOM, I AM WORKING." "AND SHE'S DOING A DAMN FINE JOB OF IT." "LACEY FOUND THE STALKER." "REALLY?" "UH, EXCUSE ME," "I HATE TO BREAK UP THE FANFEST," "BUT WE REALLY GOT TO TALK TO ZOE AGAIN." "COME ON." "AND YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK FOR ONE MORE SUSPECT." "SUCH AS?" "CALEB." "WHY, BECAUSE THEY NEVER FOUND THE BODY?" "IF YOU ASK ME, DETECTIVE HARDING," "THAT BODY MAY JUST BE WALKING AROUND D.C." "KILLING PEOPLE." "[¶]" "YOU LIKE?" "[LACEY EXHALES]" "YOU CHANGED EVERYTHING." "THAT'S THE POINT, DARLING." "PLUS, I FENG-SHUIED THE ROOM." "HMM." "I DON'T LIKE THAT YOU'VE HAD" "SO MUCH BAD LUCK LATELY." "AND..." "MOVING THE COUCH WILL HELP THAT?" "ABSOLUTELY." "RIGHT." "OKAY." "WELL, THANK YOU." "MM." "I GUESS THE ROOM DID NEED A MAKEOVER." "ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO FINISH GETTING READY" "FOR AMANDA'S FUNERAL." "[KNOCKING AT DOOR]" "[GASPING]" "I REMEMBER THOSE CLOTHES!" "SHE'S BACK TO BEING STELLA." "WELL, YOU KNOW, THOSE SOCIETY DAMES" "CAN SHOVE IT UP THEIR YOU-KNOW-WHATS." "AFTER ALL, THEY'RE THE ONES" "WHO COME TO ME TO DO THEIR HAIR." "EXACTLY!" "OH, THERE YOU ARE, KIDS!" "IN CASE YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH A BURBERRY PHASE." "THANKS!" "OOH..." "I LIKE THE CONVERSATION CIRCLE!" "THANK YOU." "MOM!" "HI, I'M BROOKE." "HELLO." "EXCUSE ME." "IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE WEARING TO THE FUNERAL, DEAR?" "YES." "HMM..." "THAT IS SO..." "APPROPRIATE." "WELL, IT IS A FUNERAL." "I KNOW!" "IT'S A FUNERAL WITH CELEBRITIES!" "I CANNOT BELIEVE THE HIGHLIGHT OF YOUR TRIP" "IS AN EVENT FEATURING A COFFIN." "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?" "THIS HAS BEEN THE BEST TRIP OF MY WHOLE LIFE," "AND YOU..." "HAVE THE BEST JOB IN THE WHOLE WORLD." "[BROOKE AND STELLA CHATTING]" "DID THEY FIND SOMETHING TO EAT?" "YOU DO SEEM TO HAVE FOUND YOUR NICHE, DARLING," "BUT I DO HAVE TO ASK YOU, WHY DO YOU DRESS THIS WAY?" "YOU REPORT FASHION." "YOU'RE IN D.C." "THERE'S AN ANN TAYLOR ON EVERY CORNER," "YOU COULD HAVE A BRAND-NEW ANYTHING" "I LIKE VINTAGE." "ALWAYS HAVE." "[ROSE]:" "SPEAKING OF WHICH" "WHY HAVE YOU RECYCLED THAT VIC AGAIN?" "HE'S DIVORCED, FOR REAL THIS TIME." "I'M SURE." "WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?" "YESTERDAY." "I'M JUST NOT SURE IT MATTERS ANYMORE." "OKAY." "DEEP BREATH, ALL RIGHT?" "CLOSE YOUR EYES." "FAVORITE THINGS-- WHAT DO YOU SEE?" "GREAT SHOES..." "[SADLY]: ..." "MY "Z" AND VIC." "OH, BOY." " OH, HO, HO." " I GIVE UP." "SHE LOVES HIM." "[¶]" "OOH." "OW!" "OH, NO GOOD?" "NO." "NO." "OH" " THEY'RE PERFECT." "OH..." "OH!" "THESE ARE SO ME!" "ACTUALLY, THEY'RE SO ME..." "CIRCA 1963." "ALTHOUGH THEY'RE SHOES THAT I WAS FAMOUS FOR." "MY FRIENDS CALLED THEM" "KNOCK-ME-DOWN- AND-SPANK-ME SHOES." "[BROOKE AND STELLA CHORTLING]" "EW!" "[¶]" "[BELL TOLLING]" "[MOURNERS MURMURING, INDISTINCT]" "OH, I'M SO SORRY." "I'M SO SORRY." "[ORGAN PLAYING]" "[UNDER BREATH]:" "THAT'S ROZ KIDDER!" "OH, MY GOD!" "THE WOMAN WHO SWAM WITH SHARKS, NAKED," "ON SURVIVOR!" "[ROSE YELPS GLEEFULLY]" "TWO ROWS IN FRONT-- HOWIE MANDEL." " NO, IT'S NOT." " YES, IT IS!" "IT'S JUST A BALD GUY WITH A GOATEE." "LOOKS LIKE HOWIE." "YOU DON'T EVEN WATCH HIS SHOW!" "GO." "GO." "JUST SIT." "SIT." "[ALL MUTTERING, INDISTINCT]" "OH, MY GOD." " WHERE, HERE?" " YEAH." "I'LL BE RIGHT BACK, OKAY?" "[¶]" "TATE?" "HEY." "FIND OUT AFTER" "SO..." "DID YOU TALK TO ZOE?" "YES." "WE'RE STILL PROCESSING HER INTERVIEW." "WHICH MEANS?" "WHICH MEANS WE'RE STILL PROCESSING HER INTERVIEW." "I'LL GET BACK TO YOU WHEN I GET BACK TO THE OFFICE." "[¶]" "SHE LOOKS OLD." "SHH." "TATE, HI." "HEY." "WHEN DID YOU LAST SLEEP?" "[EXHALES WEARILY]" "I THOUGHT IT WAS BAD" "WHEN MANDY WAS CALLING THE SHOTS." "ZOE HAD ME UP ALL NIGHT" "EDITING..." "THE MEMORIAL FILM" "UNTIL THIS MORNING." "PLUS, THE COPS WERE QUESTIONING HER AGAIN." "THIS IS A REAL MESS." "WELL..." "YOU'VE BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF TIME WITH HER." "DO YOU THINK IT COULD BE ZOE?" "YOU KNOW WHAT?" "AT THIS POINT, NOTHING WOULD SURPRISE ME." "THIS TOWN IS CRAZY, MAN." "I JUST WANT TO GO BACK TO NEW YORK" "AND CHILL OUT." "RIGHT." "WELL..." "GET SOME SLEEP." "YEAH." "[¶]" "DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT." "[SOBBING]" "ZOE, IT'S LACEY." "I'M NOT GOING TO SAY ANYTHING" "TO UPSET YOU, I PROMISE." "[SCOFFS]" "WHO ARE YOU KIDDING?" "[SNIFFLES]" "I KNOW YOU THINK I KILLED MANDY AND SPAULDING." "I DON'T KNOW WHAT I THINK ANYMORE." "WELL, I DIDN'T." "[SOBS]" "I LOVED MY SISTER." "[WRACKED WITH SOBS]" "OH..." "WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITHOUT HER?" "I CAN'T IMAGINE..." "WE WERE... [SNIFFS]" "WE WERE SO DIFFERENT..." "[CLEARS THROAT] ...AND SO MUCH THE SAME." "HMM." "MY SISTER AND I ARE KIND OF LIKE THAT, TOO." "[TAKES A SHAKY BREATH]" "IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO..." "THANK YOU." "[SIGHS]:" "I'M GOING TO GO BACK IN." "[¶]" "[MEMORIAL THEME PLAYS ON VIDEO]" "[¶]" "WHEW." "[¶]" "OH, MY GOD." "WHAT?" "DID YOU SEE THAT?" "THE CAMERA WOBBLED." "[BROOKE]:" "YEAH, SOMEBODY PROBABLY BUMPED INTO IT." "SO, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?" "I NEED TO CHECK SOMETHING OUT." "[LACEY]:" "TIME FOR A CHANGE?" "GO AHEAD" "SCOUR THE MAGAZINES, TROLL THE MALLS," "WATCH THE FASHION SHOWS," "CONSULT YOUR MIRROR, AND TRY ON DIFFERENT LOOKS." "BE A FASHION SNOOP." "FIND YOUR LOOK," "AND THEN SLAY THEM WITH THE NEW YOU." "SO, TALK TO ME." "WHAT'S GOING ON WITH US?" "UH..." "[INAUDIBLE CONVERSATION]" "ARE YOU OKAY?" "I'M NOT SURE." "WHERE ARE YOU GOING?" "I'LL BE RIGHT BACK." "[¶]" "[¶]" "HI." "WHAT WAS UP WITH ZOE?" "YOU GUYS UP FOR AN ADVENTURE?" "OH!" "I AM!" "OH, NO, I HAVE A CASE TO FILE," "AND THEN I HAVE A DATE." "HEY, I DON'T HAVE A DATE." "ME NEITHER." "MOM, YOU UP FOR A LITTLE FASHION SNOOPING?" "DEPENDS." "ANY DEAD BODIES INVOLVED?" "YOU NEVER KNOW." "BY ALL MEANS." "ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO." " BYE." " BYE." "LIKE, OOPS..." "OOPS... [¶]" "[SQUEALS WITH SURPRISE AND DELIGHT]" "CHERISE, COME BACK HERE!" "OH!" "OOH!" "EEE!" "LOOK AT THIS!" "I'M IN HEAVEN!" "MOM!" "MOM!" "CAN WE PLEASE DISPENSE WITH" "THE SQUEALING?" "LOOK, IT'S LIKE" "OUR OWN PRIVATE DEPARTMENT STORE." "LACEY, THIS IS PERFECT FOR YOU." "MOM" "I'M INVESTIGATING A MURDER." "I HAVE TO..." "[ALL SQUEALING IN DELIGHT]" "I HAVE TO GO CHECK SOMETHING OUT UPSTAIRS." "PLEASE, PLEASE TRY AND BEHAVE." "OOH!" "YES!" "[SQUEALS AND SHRIEKS ECHO UP THE STAIRWELL]" "THIS MAKES ME LOOK GOOD!" "WHOO!" "OOH, LOOK AT THIS" "[TYPING RAPIDLY]" "[BEEPS NEGATIVELY]" "[BEEPS NEGATIVELY]" "[TYPING RAPIDLY]" "[BEEPS NEGATIVELY]" "YOU REALLY TORE OUT OF THE CHURCH." "WHAT WAS IT?" "A COUPLE THINGS." "SUCH AS?" "THE SHOT AT THE FASHION SHOW." "SOMEONE BUMPED INTO THE CAMERA," "AND IT WOBBLED," "AND THEN I REALIZED THE CAMERA WAS ON A TRIPOD." "HMM." "BUT YOU COULDN'T BE THERE TO STEADY IT" "BECAUSE YOU WERE BUSY," "DRIVING MY CAR..." "KILLING AMANDA." "WHY WOULD I DO THAT?" "I NOTICED SOMETHING ELSE." "AT THE MEMORIAL," "YOU WERE TWISTING YOUR HAIR NERVOUSLY," "AND I REMEMBERED" "THE ONLY OTHER TIME I'D SEEN YOU DO THAT" "WAS DURING THE TV SHOW" "RIGHT BEFORE THEY REVEALED AMANDA." "THIS IS ONE OF THE ORIGINALS..." "CALEB?" "BUT THE OTHERS, LIKE THE ONE I GOT," "WERE MACHINE-STITCHED." "WAS THAT BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T BEAR" "TO PART WITH SOMETHING SHE HAD MADE FOR YOU?" "YOU STILL LOVED HER?" "OF COURSE I STILL LOVED HER." "AMANDA NEVER GUESSED?" "IT..." "SURPRISED ME, REALLY." "I MEAN, I THOUGHT WITH THE CONNECTION WE HAD," "SHE MIGHT BE..." "SO YOU TOOK THE MONEY SHE OFFERED YOU." "HAD PLASTIC SURGERY..." "VOICE RETRAINING..." "CONTACTS." "AND YOU CAME BACK INTO HER LIFE AS A" "DOCUMENTARY CAMERAMAN." "[TYPING PASSWORD]" "SHE, UM..." "MADE THE REAL ME DISAPPEAR." "AND YOU THOUGHT" "SHE WOULD FALL FOR YOU AGAIN?" "WELL, I..." "I'D HOPED SO." "BUT, I MEAN, IT BECAME CLEAR SHE WAS..." "TOO BUSY..." "OGLING OVER SPAULDING," "OR SHOULD I SAY DR. FRANKENSTEIN?" "WHAT A WASTE OF SPACE HE WAS." "AFTER..." "AFTER I SAW HER, AFTER THE SHOW," "SHE LOOKED..." "UNREAL." "I MEAN, WE BOTH KNEW IT WAS OVER," "AND THEN..." "MY AMANDA..." "I JUST MADE IT PERMANENT." "[¶]" "[GASPS]" "HELP!" "OH!" "[GASPING AND STRUGGLING]" "[ELEVATOR DINGS]" "MOM!" "OH!" "OH!" "[GASPING]:" "OH!" "[ELEVATOR DINGS]" "[GASPING]" "THAT'LL TEACH HIM TO MESS WITH MY GIRLS." "[GASPING IN SHOCK]:" "OH!" "WHAT'D I MISS?" " OH, BOY..." " NOTHING." "WHOA..." "COOL." "[GIGGLING]" "[POLICE RADIOS SQUAWK]" "[¶]" "ALL RIGHT, SO LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT." "YOU HIT HIM WITH YOUR HIGH HEEL?" "AND THEN I GAVE HIM" "MY FAMOUS CHEERLEADER HIGH-KICK." "OH YEAH?" "I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT SOMETIME." "REALLY?" "AND THEN I POCKET-BOOKED HIM." "YOUR FAMILY IS AS CRAZY AS YOU ARE." "THANK YOU." "[KNOCKS]" "IS THAT A SEARS OR A J.C. PENNEY" "YOU'RE WEARING TONIGHT?" "[CHUCKLES]" "THAT WOULD BE A SEARS." "THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT." "HEY..." "HI." "GOOD WORK." "THANK YOU." "SEE?" "I'M A BIG GIRL." "YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO PROTECT ME FROM ANYTHING." "ESPECIALLY THE TRUTH." "HUH..." "DON'T YOU WORRY." "YOU WERE A GOOD SISTER TO HER." "JUST LOOK AT ALL THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS" "THAT YOU'VE DONE IN HER NAME." "DON'T WORRY." "THANK YOU, MRS. SMITHSONIAN." "OH, THANK YOU," "AND, YOU KNOW, BE STRONG." "OKAY." "MOM..." "WE'RE LEAVING." "OH, OKAY." "BYE." "...I THOUGHT SO, I MEAN, BUT" "CHERISE?" "YEAH?" "IT'S TIME TO GO." "OH, TOO BAD." "WELL, MAYBE LACEY WILL GIVE ME YOUR EMAIL?" "SURE!" "NOT A CHANCE IN HELL." "BUT" "STEER CLEAR." "HE'S A PLAYER." "BUT 'S A CUTE PLAYER." "OKAY." " CUTE." " BUT" "OH WELL." "[GIGGLES]" "I FINALLY GOT TO SPEND A DAY" "IN MY BIG SISTER'S SHOES!" "[LAUGHS]:" "OH, WELL, YOU CAN KEEP THE SHOES." " REALLY?" " YEAH." "OH!" "THANK YOU." "NO, IT LOOKS GOOD ON YOU." "[¶]" "SO LACEY'S STILETTO SAVES THE DAY." "REALLY, IT WAS CHERISE'S." "SEE?" "FASHION SELF-DEFENSE." "WOW." "WHO KNEW THAT FASHION COULD BE SO DANGEROUS" "TO ANYTHING OTHER THAN YOUR CREDIT CARDS?" "[SPLUTTERING WITH LAUGHTER]" "OH, LACEY, I ALMOST FORGOT." "LOOK..." "[ALL GASPING]" "ZOE WANTED YOU TO HAVE THIS" "AS A THANK-YOU FOR STOPPING THE MADNESS." "YOU REALLY HELPED HER." "IT'S JUST PART OF MY JOB." "I CAN SEE THAT NOW." "I GUESS D.C. REALLY IS YOUR HOME." "IT IS," "BUT YOU," "AND YOU..." "ARE WELCOME ANY TIME." "THANK YOU." "LADIES..." "TO HOME." "THAT'S GOOD." "[CLINKING GLASSES AND SQUEALING]" "[¶]" "ENJOYING YOUR 15 MINUTES?" "I HEAR FELICITY'S SERVING UP SOME HUMBLE PIE, TONY," "OR IS THAT A CROW-TART RECIPE?" "NICE JOB, SMITHSONIAN." "THANK YOU." "MAKE ROOM FOR ME ON THE FRONT PAGE" "MORE OFTEN?" "SO, WHAT'S YOUR COLUMN ABOUT THIS WEEK?" "SOMETHING MY FANS WILL LOVE." "YOUR FANS?" "YEAH, APPARENTLY I AM FAMOUS" "FOR USING FASHION AS A PEEPHOLE" "INTO PSYCHOLOGY." "HOW ABOUT FOR THIS WEEK," ""RECKLESS DRESSING."" "PULL OVER, MISTER." "YOU GOT A LICENSE AND REGISTRATION" "FOR THAT OUTFIT?" "[CHUCKLING]" "HEY..." "HI." "GOT A SEC?" "UH-HUH." "[GIGGLES]" "GET OVER HERE." "[WHISPERING]:" "IT'S OFFICER HANDSOME." "SO, LOOK WHAT I FOUND ONLINE." "[GIGGLES]" "WHAT IS THAT?" "IT LOOKS LIKE A MOOD RING." "AH, NO WAY." "COME ON, THAT IS A TRUTH RING." "[CHUCKLES]" "OH, YOU'RE SERIOUS." "LOOK, UM," "I PROMISE TO SHARE ALL OF THE FACTS WITH YOU..." "NO MATTER HOW INCONVENIENT IT IS." "I LIKE THAT." "SCOUT'S HONOR." "HMM, YOU WERE A SCOUT?" "[DUBIOUSLY]:" "YES?" "[CHUCKLES]" "LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING." "YOU THINK WE CAN MAKE THIS THING BETWEEN THE TWO OF US WORK?" "I'M NOT SURE." "HOW ABOUT THAT, UH..." "WEEKEND GETAWAY?" "JUST THE TWO OF US." "I'LL HAVE TO CHECK MY SCHEDULE." "[CHUCKLES RUEFULLY]" " REALLY?" " MM-HM." "YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE ME WORK FOR THIS, AREN'T YOU?" "YOU KNOW I AM." "[WHISPERING]:" "I DO." "[LACEY]:" "WHILE THE PURSUIT OF PERFECTION IS TEMPTING," "ORIGINALITY IS TIMELESS." "AS COCO CHANEL ONCE SAID," ""IN ORDER TO BE IRREPLACEABLE, ONE MUST ALWAYS BE DIFFERENT."" "WHETHER FOR FASHION OR ROMANCE," "I COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER MYSELF."