MRS. PATRICIA PEACOCK sits on the front steps of Blackwell Grange holding an ice pack on her leg. MISS PEACH is standing beside her.

MISS PEACH helps MRS. PEACOCK to her feet. As the two women turn to the front doors, the crunch of gravel under a car's tires can be heard from the front gate.

MRS. PEACOCK turns her head slowly and watches as the strange black and brown car approaches.

The car comes to a stop between the COURTYARD and the FOUNTAIN.

P.I. RAYMOND COAL and P.I. ALLEN SEPIA step out, holding their badges out. MRS. PEACOCK gulps as her heart rate increases.

MRS. PEACOCK pastes on a fake smiles as she waves to the two gentlemen. They quickly meet her where she stands.

P.I. SEPIA holds up a picture of MR. GUS LIVERWURST. MRS. PEACOCK leans in closer to get a better look.

P.I. COAL and P.I. SEPIA look at each other and nod in unison.

P.I. SEPIA sits down on a concrete bench near the steps. P.I. COAL checks his watch and begins to whistle to himself.

MISS VIVIENNE SCARLET and MISS ADELAIDE GRAY sit at the most central table in the café. It is moderately busy for brunch.

MISS GRAY sense the sad direction MISS SCARLET's voice is heading.

MISS GRAY takes a long drink of her mimosa, anticipating MISS SCARLET's story.

MISS GRAY begins to pick at the food on her plate. MISS SCARLET closes her eyes, sighing deeply.

MISS SCARLET shakes her head no.

MISS SCARLET points to the menu.

MISS GRAY flags down a waiter with her hand. MISS SCARLET begins to perk up and smile a little.

MRS. BLANCHE WHITE groans loudly as she sets down a heavy cardboard box on the table in the center of the room. MRS. FRANCINE SILVER stands near the open backdoor.

SERGEANT BENJAMIN GRAY sits on the edge of the swimming pool with his legs and feet in the water. His pants are rolled up to his knees. He is smoking a cigarette. MISS PEACH exits Blackwell Grange from the DINING ROOM.

SGT. GRAY nods to her and continues to stare silently off into the distance.

SGT. GRAY is clearly not as overjoyed as his newly-found younger sister.

SGT. GRAY holds it out for her. She takes it and smokes it.

SGT. GRAY shakes his head.

MR. REGINALD ASH smooths out his vest as he comes down the narrow staircase. MR. RUSTY NAYLOR is waiting on the old, worn sofa.

MR. ASH furrows his brow.

RUSTY pulls out Hugh Black's black book from beside him on the sofa.

RUSTY hands the black book over to MR. ASH.

RUSTY stands up from the sofa. He clucks in disgust.

RUSTY shakes is head in disappointment at MR. ASH.

PROFESSOR VICTOR PLUM opens the door to see SIR BENEDICT BLACK standing with his weight on his cane - staring at the sarcophagus against the wall.

SIR BENEDICT slowly turns on his cane and proceeds to the desk. His cane makes a loud CLACK - CLACK - CLACK on the hardwood floor. SIR BENEDICT sits down in the leather chair behind the large mahogany desk and folds his hands over the surface.

SIR BENEDICT stares PROF. PLUM directly in the eyes.

PROF. PLUM turns to exit the STUDY.

PROF. PLUM turns back to face SIR BENEDICT.

FIVEL sits on a light blue, wrought-iron bench surrounded by wisteria. He watches as a dragonfly hovers over the small pond of fish and turtles.

FIVEL hears the sound of something moving in the shrubbery. He stands up from the bench and walks over to see MONSIEUR ALPHONSE BRUNETTE, dressed as CAPTAIN CHERRYWOOD.

COMMISSIONER RANDALL FOREST walks down Main Street with a bag from the hardware store. He slows down as he passes ALABASTER'S ANTIQUES.

COMM. FOREST watches as MS. KIMBERLY MANGO talks with MR. MASON ALABASTER in the doorway. She discreetly hands him a roll of money.

COMM. FOREST notices but says nothing.

MS. MANGO quickly walks the opposite direction COMM. FOREST is walking in.

MR. GRAHAM SLATE-GREY sits on the edge of the bed watching his wife CHRISTA pace nervously around the room biting her fingernail.

MRS. SLATE-GREY becomes emotional as she picks up a framed photograph of an infant.

MRS. SLATE-GREY holds the frame to her chest and stares out the bedroom window in the direction of MEADOW-BROOK HALL.

MRS. SLATE-GREY looks down at the frame in her hands as her knees become wobbly.

MRS. SLATE-GREY sets the framed photograph back down on the bureau.

MRS. SLATE-GREY face quickly switches to alarm.

MRS. SLATE-GREY looks at the time on the clock on the nightstand.

MR. SLATE-GREY stands up from the edge of the bed as his wife hurries out of the MASTER BEDROOM and down the stairs.

The endless, rolling vistas of the MOUNTAIN-LAUREL COUNTRY CLUB are a sight to behold. Perfectly manicured courses, crystal clear lakes and ponds, and the most elegant Art Deco CLUBHOUSE with valets, caddies, and chefs around every corner.

MR. MILES MEADOW-BROOK carefully lines up his driver with the golf ball on the tee. MALCOLM MEADOW-BROOK stands several feet behind his father, nervously fidgeting with the strap on the bag of gold clubs.

MALCOLM grabs a slightly shorter driver from the golf bag and places a golf ball onto the tee.

MALCOLM takes a swing and sends the golf ball flying haphazardly off to the right. The golf ball lands into a fountain-pond with a loud:

BLOOP

MALCOLM stomps his foot in frustration, forgetting about the pain in his toe, and growing angrier once the pulsating pain makes it’s way up his leg.

MALCOLM grinds his teeth as he hears the excuses begin to come out of his father.

MALCOLM does not like the tone his father speaks with.

MALCOLM can hardly believe his ears.

MR. MEADOW-BROOK turns to his son with a concerned, lowered brow.

MR. MEADOW-BROOK holds up his hand. Closing his eyes and turning towards the gold course.

MALCOLM's eyes begin to fill with tears.

MR. MEADOW-BROOK slaps MILES across the face. It stings far worse than any slap his mother gave him.

MR. JOSEPH PERSIMMON enters through the glass front doors and makes his way over to the front desk. HOLLY stands behind the counter filing her nails. She looks up as MR. PERSIMMON closes in on the front desk.

DR. GLENN OLIVE walks over from the elevators. He places a hand firmly on MR. PERSIMMON’s shoulder and turns to HOLLY.

MR. PERSIMMON notices the strange way the front desk clerk is looking at him. DR. OLIVE steers MR. PERSIMMON, by the shoulder, towards the elevators.

HOLLY watches the two enter the elevator and disappear behind the closing doors. She shrugs and resumes to filing her nails.

MR. PERSIMMON holds his hand against the wall to steady himself, sweating uneasily. DR. OLIVE notices.

DR. OLIVE watches the numbers indicating the floors as the elevator climbs. He pulls the emergency stop-switch between floors eleven and twelve.

MR. PERSIMMON jolts in fear as the elevator cart slows down to a complete stop, swaying slightly with the metal cables above.

MR. PERSIMMON nods quickly and obediently hoping to speed up the conversation and get out of the stalled elevator.

MR. THALLO GREEN sits in one of the club chairs. He is smoking a cigar and sipping on a martini. MR. GIUSEPPE CELADON rushes into the room and straight over to MR. GREEN with a concerned, sad look on his face.

MR. CELADON lowers his head to the arm of MR. GREEN’s chair and starts to do a loud ugly-cry. The patrons in the COCKTAIL LOUNGE begin to disperse and give the two gentlemen space.

MR. CELADON shakes his head - no.

MISS VIVIENNE SCARLET and MISS ADELAIDE GRAY cross the COURTYARD to the FRONT DOORS. PI COAL and PI SEPIA stand along the edge of the concrete steps. PI COAL is smoking a cigarette.

MISS SCARLET nods to the two private investigators as she begins to climb the steps to the FRONT DOORS.

MISS GRAY looks at MISS SCARLET with wide eyes. MISS GRAY quickly excuses herself and enters BLACKWELL GRANGE, leaving MISS SCARLET alone with the two men.