The Autumn Effect (Read 13,753 times)

[André DiMera]

Chapter 12

INTERROGATION ROOM
GABI: Describe what Roman Brady looks like.
Jeremy opened his mouth. Gabi pointed her gun at him.
GABI (yelling): Say “what” again! Say “what” again! I dare you! I double dare you, Horton! Say “what” one more time!
JEREMY (scared): He's...he's got brown hair.
GABI: Go on.
JEREMY (scared): He...wear's a cop suit.
GABI: Does he look like a dying animal?
JEREMY (scared and confused): What?
Gabi shot Jeremy in the shoulder.
GABI (yelling, putting emphasis on every syallable): Does he look like a dying animal?!
JEREMY (in pain): No!
GABI (yelling): Then why did you shoot him down like a dying animal?!
JEREMY (in pain): I didn't!
GABI: Yes you did. Yes you did, Jeremy. You shot Roman Brady down like a dying animal.
JEREMY: Have you...have you seen the footage?
GABI: Well...
JEREMY: I thought you were supposed to be a special agent. What kind of special agent doesn't look at all of the footage before interrogating a suspect?

POLICE STATION
JEANNIE: I just thought of something.
BO: Darn! I did, too! I knew we should have picked up those donuts earlier!
JEANNIE: No, not that.
SHANE: What is it, Jeannie?
JEANNIE: This is a police station. So, naturally, there would be security and surveillance all around this place. Uncle Bo, aren't there cameras everywhere around this place?
SHANE: There should be, if they comply with ISA regulations.
BO: There are. In and outside of every office. But, what does that have to do with anything?
JEANNIE: You really are slow today, aren't you? We should go into the archives and check the footage inside and outside of Uncle Roman's office from the night he was killed. Then, we could see if Jeremy really was the killer or not.
BO: Why didn't I think of that before?

[fluffysmom]

Thank goodness Jeannie is using her head. Bo seems utterly clueless.

[MrsM]

Man Gabi is off her rocker....

[sportsgirl]

Bo is being stupid Bo again...

[André DiMera]

Chapter 13

BRADY PUB
Shawn-D, Belle, and Claire were all sitting around a table.
BELLE: So, what's going on, Claire?
SHAWN-D: You said you had something you wanted to tell us. What's up?
CLAIRE: Okay. So, Dad, you know how Grandma and Grandpa took you sailing across the world in the Fancy Face II when you were a kid?
SHAWN-D: Yeah.
CLAIRE: And then, when I was a little kid, you guys took me around the world in the Fancy Face IV.
SHAWN-D: Continue.
CLAIRE: Well, now I want to do the same thing.
SHAWN-D: Claire, you can't go sailing by yourself.
CLAIRE: Okay, maybe I need to rephrase that. I don't want to do the exact same thing, but I want to take a roadtrip across the United States of America.

POLICE STATION
Bo, Jeannie, and Shane were sitting around a computer, looking at images on the monitor.
BO: Well, there's our shooter.
SHANE: Can you clean the picture up a bit, Bo?
Bo clicked the mouse on his computer. The image was black and white. It showed a masked person outside of Roman's office. They zoomed in on the face. The pixelized picture soon became clear again. Bo shook his head.
BO: That's the best we can do.
SHANE: Well, that was a bust.
JEANNIE: We still don't know if Jeremy shot Uncle Roman or not.
BO: So far, we've only got pictures. Even if we had the video footage, I doubt we could tell who it was. This still doesn't make any sense. Who would have it out for Roman?
SHANE: Kate.
BO: No, Kate's long gone.
JEANNIE: What about the same person who's had it out for the Bradys for as long as anyone can remember: the DiMeras?
BO: There's only three DiMeras still living. Johnny and Sydney are just kids. And Chad...well, he's off in another country. Besides, none of those kids are like that.
SHANE: And you're sure about that, Bo?
BO: Well...Johnny was kind of a troublemaker when he was younger, especially after his father died. But, even he's gone. He can't be doing all this. He's off in England with his grandmother, Susan Banks.
There was a knock on the door.
BO: Come in.
J.T. entered.
J.T.: Captain Brady, it appears that you have a visitor.
BO: Well, who is it?
Susan Banks ran into the room.
SUSAN: Oh, Captain Brady, I cannot even begin to tell you how sorry I am to hear that that nice brother o' yours, Mr. Roman Brady, is dead.

[sportsgirl]

Oh no, where is Johnny? I hope he isn't involved with Andre!!!

[gapeach]

Hopefully Johnny didn't shoot Roman - after all, Roman is (or was) his grandfather!

[MrsM]

Ruh roh.

[fluffysmom]

Susan's back. Hmm...

[André DiMera]

Chapter 14

BRADY PUB
CLAIRE: Well, what do you think?
BELLE: You're not going by yourself.
CLAIRE: No, I know that. Ciara said she'd go with me.
SHAWN-D: Claire Bear, Ciara's still in school.
CLAIRE: I know. Which is why I'm not actually going to be going on this roadtrip until after Christmas.
BELLE: Well, I like the idea. Shawn?
SHAWN-D: Are you sure that you've thought this through?
CLAIRE: Totally.
SHAWN-D: You remember what I told you about Puerto Rico?
CLAIRE: Yes, Dad. I remember what you told me about Puerto Rico. But, we'll be careful. I promise. We're only gonna stay in the parts that are heavily populated.
SHAWN-D: I think your mother and I need to discuss this.
CLAIRE: Okay.
Claire got up and walked away.
SHAWN-D: Can you believe this?
BELLE: Yes, I can. In fact, I'm surprised that it hasn't happened earlier.
SHAWN-D: What?
BELLE: Think about it, Shawn. For her whole life, Claire's been traveling. Most of the time, it was on the Fancy Face IV. We only came back to Salem when it was time for her to start the 5th grade. Before that, she was taught everything by us. Claire's not used to staying in one place for so long. She needs to go out and explore. And the one place she hasn't explored yet is the country she's from.
SHAWN-D: I just don't think this is a good idea.
BELLE: Why not? Ciara will be with her. Besides, Claire's always been mature for her age. They'll be fine.

POLICE OFFICE
BO: Susan, it's not that I'm not pleased to see you. But, why are you here?
SUSAN: Well, when I heard that yer poor brother died, I just had to come back to Salem. Besides, he was my little Johnny's grandaddy.
BO: Right. Of course. Um, I don't mean to be rude or anything, but I do actually kind of have to go. Roman's wake is gonna start in a little while. And, since he was my brother, the interim commissioner is letting me take the next few days off for the funeral.
SUSAN: Oh, all right. I guess I'll just see you tomorrow at the funeral.
Bo stood up and walked towards the door.
BO: Wait a minute, I thought Johnny was with you.
SUSAN: He was.
BO: Well, where is he now?
SUSAN: Oh, he's off with his uncle.
BO: Why would he be with Eric? He doesn't even know him that well.
SUSAN: No, not Eric!
BO: Well, which uncle then? All of his uncles are dead.
SUSAN: Well, this one sure as heck isn't.
BO: Which uncle?
SUSAN: His uncle Ant'ny, o' course!

[MrsM]

Dun dun dun....

[sportsgirl]

OH NO!!!

[fluffysmom]

Susan probably wasn't supposed to tell Bo that.

[susala]

Yikes!

[André DiMera]

Chapter 15

OUTSIDE ST. LUKE'S
Sydney was sitting on a bench outside of St. Luke's. Ceri, J.J., and Rhiannon walked by.
CERI: I'll catch up with you guys in a minute.
J.J. and Rhiannon walked into the church. Ceri walked over to where Sydney was sitting. When Sydney saw her, she stood up and the two hugged.
CERI: Hey.
SYDNEY: Hey.
CERI: How are you? Hanging in there?
Sydney nodded. The two sat down. Ceri put her arm around Sydney and Sydney laid her head on Ceri's shoulder.
SYDNEY: Remember that night a few weeks ago when we got stuck in the elevator?
CERI: Yeah.
SYDNEY: And, when we finally came down the stairwell, we saw a picture of a purple phoenix on the back of the “stairs closed” sign.
CERI: What about it?
SYDNEY: The other night, I found a card in my bedroom. It had the same purple phoenix on it. And it said, “I know what you did. I saw you”.
CERI: What does that mean?

DIMERA MANSION
There was a knock at the door. Without waiting, Johnny opened the door and walked in. He went into the living room where he found André.
ANDRE: Oh, good. You're here. I was beginning to wonder where you had gotten to.
JOHNNY: Well, since my last plan didn't work out as well as I had hoped, Grandpa Roman decided to subject me to the torturous ordeal of living with my grandmother, Susan Banks. And speaking of my last plan, what's the news?
ANDRE: Well, I've been keeping tabs on her. And, I have some rather amusing news on that front.
JOHNNY: What's the news?
ANDRE: The oldest son of Samantha Brady now has joint custody of Grace with that one young blonde girl, Mia.
Johnny and André laughed.
JOHNNY: Are you serious?
ANDRE: Very.
JOHNNY: They are fools. Do they actually think that they can make Grace change? She was created for one purpose, to torture Sydney. That is the only reason for her existence. There is no changing her.
ANDRE: Oh, I know that, as do you. But, you know the Bradys and the Hortons. They're unbearably sweet and think that they can do anything by showering someone with love and happiness.
JOHNNY: It makes me sick. And since you brought up the Bradys, who's our next target. I see that you got Grandpa Roman out of the way. Good job. But, who's next?
ANDRE: You needn't work about that, Giovanni. I have someone working on that as we speak.

PARK
Carrie was taking a walk on her way to St. Luke's. Everything was quiet. Too quiet. Then, suddenly, a black hand covered Carrie's mouth and dragged her away.