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(F) - /en4/ /en9/ TIME CODE: 41:30
Susanne and Justin come upstairs.
JUSTIN
Tell me everything she told you.
SUSANNE
She's so upset, it was hard to follow.
Basically, she said she joined the cult after
she learned that Maxine had joined. And when
Yang Richard came on so strong to her, she
gave in, figuring that it would put her in a
position of power in the church to marry him,
a position she could use to advantage against
Maxine.
JUSTIN
She'd marry for that?
SUSANNE
Apparently so. She's getting revenge, and she
said Helen's after revenge as well. She was
very upset, Justin, it's hard to say how much
of it she really means and how much is just
anger and frustration. I wish you'd talk to
her.
JUSTIN
She didn't say more about Helen?
SUSANNE
Just about her conversation on the phone this
afternoon, with Helen being upset and
drinking, about planning to invade the
sternwheeler by boat or plane, coming to seek
revenge on Maxine.
JUSTIN
It explains why she's not here -- but it's a
damn hard hypothesis to accept. Helen hasn't
gone off the deep end like that -- not yet,
anyway. It must've been the booze.
SUSANNE
I'm sure you're right.
JUSTIN
What about Trudy's revenge? Do you think
she's dangerous?
SUSANNE
I don't think so. Upset, more than anything.
And a little afraid of Maxine, probably too
afraid to do anything.
JUSTIN
There must a ship-to-shore phone on board. I
should call Helen.
SUSANNE
Good idea.
JUSTIN
I'll ask the captain.
SUSANNE
What about Trudy?
JUSTIN
I'll talk to her -- but I doubt if I'll find
out more than you did.
SUSANNE
It's still worth a try.
JUSTIN
I still can't believe Helen skipped the
wedding. She sent out the invitations, she
rented the estate ballroom , she went along with
them writing their own ceremony -- I can't see
her doing all that and then not showing up.
Backing out of spreading Nat's ashes, maybe, but
not missing the wedding.
SUSANNE
Maybe, in the end, she couldn't face it -- and
so got drank instead, and came up with a few
wild ideas.
JUSTIN
I hope so. And maybe she shared them with
Trudy to upset her, to get even for joining
the cult. But you feel Trudy isn't dangerous?
SUSANNE
I think she's feeling a lack of nerve now. She
was upset and exhausted, not bearing under the
pressure very well at all.
JUSTIN
Could she be on drugs?
SUSANNE
I didn't consider that.
JUSTIN
So much seems to be going on around here --
maybe it's all related. Does Trudy know what
Jack is up to? She mention him at all?
SUSANNE
No.
JUSTIN
There's potential trouble, when those two get
into it. Poor Helen. Maxine isn't the
beginning of her troubles.
SUSANNE
No wonder she's been drinking heavily.
JUSTIN
Nothing like this afternoon, apparently.
SUSANNE
The pressure of having to face the wedding,
with all of us here. She couldn't do it,
finally.
JUSTIN
I'd better see if there's a phone on board.
Between you and me, I'm ready to dock -- the
party definitely feels over. I'm ready to spread
Nat's ashes and get the hell out of here.
SUSANNE
I know what you mean.
Trudy enters from downstairs. /en3/ TIME CODE: 43:30
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