:B4600
         (B)  - TIME CODE: 46:00

        Susanne goes to the phone and dials.

                        EVELYN
                Is something the matter?

                        SUSANNE
                I'm seeing if Helen's home.

                        EVELYN
                You don't think she's on board?

                        SUSANNE
                I think she'd have made an appearance by now
                if she was.

        She waits for someone to answer.  TIME CODE: 46:30
        She hangs up.

                        SUSANNE
                Nothing.

                        EVELYN
                Susanne, there's some very strange things
                going on around here.  First, I was near the bar,
                and Justin and Lylla were watching this very
                peculiar tape, video tape, of what appeared to
                be some strange ritual of some kind, by church
                members I presume, out in the woods, people
                dancing around in sheets, all very peculiar.
                One of them, the fellow who brought the bride
                aboard, come up and acted very strangely,
                because he found me there, I think, and came
                straight down and met with the handsome
                fellow, Italian I think he is, and they were
                  talking about some kind of drugs purchase.

                        SUSANNE
                I know about most of what you're saying.

                        EVELYN
                What's going on?

                        SUSANNE
                I'll let Justin explain.

                        EVELYN
                It's a hot story, isn't it?

                        SUSANNE
                I'm not sure it's ready to be exposed.

                        EVELYN
                Susanne, I'm a professional, I can't sit on a
                story when one hits me in the face like this.
                Are you going to tell me what's going on or
                not?

                        SUSANNE
                I really haven't put it all together -- why
                don't you just wait until Justin is free.
                He's the one getting to the bottom of it.

                        EVELYN
                Is he upstairs?

                        SUSANNE
                Yes -- but he's busy.

                        EVELYN
                Who all is up there?

                        SUSANNE
                I don't mean to be uncooperative, Evelyn, but
                I'm not sure Justin would want you snooping
                around about this.

                        EVELYN
                It's my job.  If you don't want to tell me,
                I'll go up and find out for myself.

                        SUSANNE
                Don't interrupt him yet -- there's Justin,
                Lylla, Jack, the captain and one of his crew.

                        EVELYN
                And the subject under discussion is . . .?

                        SUSANNE
                Drugs were found on the boat.

                        EVELYN
                I told you, I overheard a sale being arranged.
                One of the guests and the guy who delivered
                the bride are in on it.

                        SUSANNE
                That's something Justin should know about.

                        EVELYN
                I can be cooperative if he is.

                        SUSANNE
                But don't have your machine on, not without
                Justin's permission.

                        EVELYN
                I can't agree to that.

                        SUSANNE
                You can ruin everything if you tip them off.
                Wouldn't be better to witness the sale, that'd
                be a real scoop, wouldn't it?

                        EVELYN
                Yes, it would.

                        SUSANNE
                So don't let anyone know you're on to it yet.
                Just be cool.

                        EVELYN
                But how will I know when the exchange is being
                made?

                        SUSANNE
                By keeping your eyes and ears open.  You
                already know some things Justin doesn't.  I'll
                tell him what you told me, and I'll see what I
                can find out for you.  That'd be better than
                you going upstairs, I think.  Everyone knows
                you're a reporter, it may scare them off.

                        EVELYN
                I'm not waiting down here if all the action is
                upstairs.  I just can't do that.

                        SUSANNE
                Let me talk to Justin.  Maybe he'll come down
                and brief you.

                        EVELYN
                I'll give you five minutes.

                        SUSANNE
                Don't put a time limit on it.  Justin's
                working as fast as he can.

                        EVELYN
                Jack's probably involved, don't you think?

                        SUSANNE
                By reputation, he would be -- but factually, I
                don't know.  What's the connection between
                Jack and the ones you overheard?

                        EVELYN
                They could be the buyers, Jack the seller.
                There was something about getting a better
                deal, though.  And the woman who delivered the
                bride--

                        SUSANNE
                Maxine.

                        EVELYN
                She seems to be involved as well.

                        SUSANNE
                You heard that Maxine was involved with
                selling drugs?  Why didn't you say so?

                        EVELYN
                Something about Maxine getting a better deal.

                        SUSANNE
                That's just what Justin needs to know.
                Listen, you wait here, I'll see what I can do.
                I think it's time you two exchange
                information.

                        EVELYN
                Five minutes.

                        SUSANNE
                If he's still busy, I'll be back down.

                        EVELYN
                A deal.

        Susanne exits.  /ex9/ TIME CODE: 49:00
        Evelyn will notice activity in D and spy on Angelo and Wolf
        again.  /h14/ TIME CODE: 49:00


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