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Topic Started: May 26 2013, 02:11 PM (139 Views)
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Scene One: The Atchley Mansion, early morning. Hannah is looking over the view from the back balcony from her room. The lovely sunrise just accentuates the beauty of the back bay. She is holding Maggie in her arms. Enter Craig, holding Maggie's bottle.

CRAIG: Morning, Hannah.
HANNAH: Morning. Isn't it a lovely sunrise?
CRAIG: It certainly is. Have you showered?
HANNAH: Not yet, and I haven't fed Maggie yet.
CRAIG: I had Mrs. Buxley make a bottle for her, and while you shower, how about I feed her?
HANNAH: You'd do that?
CRAIG: Why not?
HANNAH: Ok, I will shower, while you do that.

(Craig sits down in the rocker and Hannah gives Maggie to Craig. He gently holds her and gives her her bottle)

Scene Two: The former Scod on Scituate and Woburn. The home of the new restaurant called the Beanpot. Adam and Aaron are preparing the final touches on their new restaurant.

ADAM: How's the soup?
AARON: It's delicious. I tasted some.
ADAM: Aaron, what am I going to do with you?
AARON: You knew I had a hearty appetite when we met.
ADAM (smiling): I know, I am teasing you, sweetheart.
AARON: Have you heard anything from Dylan and Alex?
ADAM: They are fine. They went to Boston for the day.
AARON: Really?
ADAM: They are seeing their attorney from London at the Ritz Carlton.
AARON: Oh, that's right. They have their business interests in London as well.
ADAM: They said they will be back before the opening. If they can't, they will call us.
(The phone rings)
AARON: Speak of the devil.
ADAM: Hey, Dyl. How are things?
DYLAN (via phone): Harried. Martin has said that a lot of our business ventures were almost scuttled, thanks to that damned Nigel. Fortunately, the damage wasn't substantial. We managed to plug the leaks. Nigel tried some serious embezzling.
ADAM: I am sorry.
DYLAN: By the time we get back, the place will be closed.
ADAM: We can deliver.
DYLAN: Good! Then, if you can send it to the Harper Mansion, can you deliver some cheese soup?
ADAM: I can do that, and for you, it's on the house.
DYLAN: Great! Thanks!
(Adam hangs up the phone)
AARON: He can't make it?
ADAM: Some of his business holdings were nearly scuttled.
AARON: By who?
ADAM: Nigel Percival-Bennett.
AARON: That name is a piece of garbage.
ADAM: How do you know?
AARON: He caused a lot of trouble for Joyce and I when we were cops in Smythewood.

(Adam is astonished)

Scene Three: A bar on fashionable Boylston Street in Boston, near Copley Square. Erica Harper is having a drink. Enter a furious Caitlin, followed by an angry Patricia.

ERICA: Oh my GOD! When will you two leave me alone!
CAITLIN: When you realize that you can't always get what you want!
ERICA: Leave me ALONE!
PATRICIA: Not until we tell you what we have found out!
ERICA: Do I care?!
CAITLIN: You had better care. We have some news for you, from Hannah!
ERICA (face brightening): Will she sign over custody to Nigel?! That would be SO wonderful! After all, a baby needs her FATHER!
PATRICIA: No, you stupid woman! I know Hannah well enough to know that she will NEVER sign her baby over to that fool assistant of your's. I suggest you get that out of your head this instant!
ERICA (snobbishly): Then we have nothing to talk about!
CAITLIN: We do and you know VERY well what that is!
(Caitlin glares at Erica)
PATRICIA: What do you mean, honey?
CAITLIN: Erica threatened to ruin Michael and Wendy's wedding!

(Patricia shoots her niece a wicked glare.)

Scene Four: Harper Mansion. Vivienne and Wendy are walking in the lovely gardens that are a part of the estate. Violet Harper had the garden set up by a professional landscaper, and they are absolutely gorgeous in the early summer sun.

WENDY: The blooms are absolutely BRILLIANT today!
VIVIENNE: They are indeed.
WENDY: I am still worried about things.
VIVIENNE: Like what?
WENDY: Erica.
VIVIENNE: Yes, she really HAS become a problem.
WENDY: What did I do to make her hate me?
VIVIENNE: Nothing, sis. You did nothing wrong.
WENDY: I have never seen anyone so full of hatred.
VIVIENNE: Erica is determined, and that determination fuels that hatred. But I will see to it that she won't get to us.

(Vivienne smiles at her sister)

Scene Five: Sheila Watkins Designs. Christina is working at her new desk, and is happier than anything.

ALLEN: You're the new designer?
CHRISTINA: Yes, I am. My name is Christina Burkhardt.
ALLEN: I am Allen Watkins, Sheila's husband.
CHRISTINA: She speaks of you a lot.
ALLEN: Glad to see my fame befalls me.
(Enter a smiling Sheila)
CHRISTINA: I see your mrs. there.
SHEILA: Don't worry, Christina. How are the sketches?
CHRISTINA: What do you think?
SHEILA: Perfection. Get them to the designers, and then you take the rest of the day off.
CHRISTINA: Thank you.
(Christina takes her sketches and heads to the designers.)
ALLEN: She is enthusiastic.
SHEILA: And a hard worker. I approve of her.
ALLEN: What do you have planned?
SHEILA: I want her to become my partner.

(Allen is pleased.)

(Voice of McKenzie Westmore: "Harpers Falls: A New Beginning will continue in a moment here on ONtv.")

Scene Six: The Atchley Mansion. Hannah had just finished her shower, and she sees Craig gently rocking Maggie to sleep.

HANNAH: Craig, you are a saint! How did you get her to sleep?
CRAIG: I managed to rock her and told her a story about me at Harvard.
HANNAH: Dropped right off?
CRAIG: Yeah, right after I told her about my rugby heroics!
HANNAH (laughing): She is only six months old, how would she know about rugby?
CRAIG: I can't imagine. Our families have known one another for years, but yet, we had never even had contact. Why is that?
HANNAH: We went to different boarding schools, you in Connecticut and me at Harper Academy.
CRAIG: It is as it is. And our parents did some charity work.
HANNAH: Yes, they did.
CRAIG: I was asked by your aunt Patricia to help you through this.
HANNAH: Why is that?
CRAIG: Nigel is a pain who needs to be stopped. I won't allow you to be harmed by that monster.
HANNAH: Nigel has been nagging at me to sign Maggie over to him. Erica has been pushing that issue.
CRAIG: That will not happen, not on my watch. Hannah, Maggie is your daughter. You shouldn't be expected to sign her over on your snobbish aunt's sayso.
HANNAH: She has been threatening me.
CRAIG: If she tries it again, then she will find that you have people on your side.
HANNAH: You are so wonderful to me, Craig.
CRAIG: I know we don't know one another as we ought to have, but right now, Hannah, I can't see my life without you.

(Hannah is astonished)

Scene Seven: Later that day, a bar on Boylston Street.

ERICA: I don't think you know what I want! I want to protect this family!
CAITLIN: You don't care about anyone in this family. You have only one real love and that is Erica Harper!
ERICA: I think that baby will harm Hannah!
CAITLIN: Hannah LOVES that baby!
ERICA: But NIGEL would be a far superior parent to her than anyone else!
PATRICIA: You would rip your own niece's heart out because of your constant demands that Nigel would be a perfect parent! He is in PRISON! Get that through your head! That damned assistant of your's is locked up for murder!
ERICA: Nigel Percival-Bennett is a person of unblemished and sterling quality! He was hand picked by Lady Bradford!
CAITLIN: Even Lady Bradford yanked her backing of him after he murdered Christopher! Don't you GET it?!
ERICA: I ordered Hannah to sign Maggie over to him!
PATRICIA: I will NOT allow that to happen, Erica! No way in HELL will I let Hannah sign her own daughter over to a common criminal!
ERICA: Then I have nothing more to say to you!
CAITLIN: I am warning you, Erica, you leave Hannah alone, and Michael and his fiancee alone, or you will have ME to deal with!

(Caitlin and Patricia storm out, while Erica seethes)

Scene Eight: The Harper Mansion gardens.

VIVIENNE: I got a call from Caitlin.
WENDY: You met Caitlin?
VIVIENNE: Yes, I did. She told me not to worry. We are not outsiders, no matter how much Erica says we are.
WENDY: Good. We're safe then.
VIVIENNE: We always have to be on guard though. Erica is a determined woman, and she can't be discounted.
WENDY: I know what you mean. Have you called Shane about the wedding?
VIVIENNE: I talked with him. I also called Lance; Anthony, Anna Jayne and Chip. Shane might be coming to the wedding; Lance might be too. Anthony, Anna Jayne and Chip have things going on back in Smythewood.
WENDY: That sounds good.
VIVIENNE: I wish James were here.
WENDY: Maybe later on, someone will make your heart beat, like James did.
VIVIENNE: I surely hope so, Wendy.

(Vivienne hugs Wendy)

Scene Nine: The Beanpot. It is after the first day of business.

ADAM: What a day!
AARON: For our debut, we managed to do the best we could.
ADAM: Yes, we did. Do you have that tub of Cheese soup ready for Dylan and Alex?
AARON: Yes, I sent it along with Eric Whitfield. He said he would take it over to them. I hope it worked out for them.
ADAM: I am sure it did.
AARON: I feel for them, dealing with all that business trouble.
ADAM: Well, not to worry. Welcome to the Beanpot, honey. Our new cafe.
(Enter Astrid, their other partner, carrying baby Rebecca.)
ASTRID: She wanted to see her daddies.
ADAM (cooing to his little daughter): Hey, princess. How's Daddy Adam's girl?
AARON: You look gorgeous, sweetie.
ASTRID: I am glad the day worked out well.
AARON: It did indeed, and thanks for helping out.
ASTRID: I wanted to.

(Aaron, Adam and Astrid spend time with the baby)

Scene Ten: the Atchley Mansion den. Craig is on the phone.

CRAIG: Yes, Philips. I want to make sure that Nigel Bennett is prevented from even having any contact with Hannah Harper, any of her family; or anybody, myself included, that are connected with them in any way.
PHILIPS: Yes sir, that will be easy to do.
CRAIG: What do you mean?
PHILIPS: I just heard on the wireless. Nigel Bennett is dead!
CRAIG: Dead?!
PHILIPS: He was attacked at Brixton and he was killed outright.
CRAIG: So, we don't have him to worry about anymore.
PHILIPS: That is right.
CRAIG: I know Hannah will be pleased by that.
PHILIPS: Do you want me to call her?
CRAIG: No, I will tell her myself.
PHILIPS: Very well, then, sir.

(Craig smiles.)

Voice of Cornelia Frances: "On the Next Harpers Falls: A New Beginning..."

CRAIG (to Hannah): You don't have to worry about Nigel Bennett any longer.

TAYLOR (to Nicholas): The store is going well, I just hired someone new. Her name is Ashlyn Carter.

ERICA (to herself): Nigel may be dead, but that won't stop me from getting Maggie away from Hannah!
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