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Warning for murder by shooting (not graphic).

It’s a call from the police, saying Timothee’s been arrested for murder. Ashley’s first reaction, “Whaaaaat?” She asks if [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] was involved. The police say most likely not unless they find evidence, whereas they did find witnesses saying [name_m]Timothée[/name_m] left a dead body. [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] stated that [name_m]Timothée[/name_m] didn’t have any flamethrowers or other weapons of fire, so he couldn’t be tied to the house fire. The police state the house fire wasn’t tied to the death, the victim died from a gunshot wound. [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] asks if [name_m]Pablo[/name_m] had anything to do with the evidence and the police state [name_m]Pablo[/name_m] is the murder victim. Why would [name_m]Timothée[/name_m] shoot [name_m]Pablo[/name_m]? While [name_m]Pablo[/name_m] was friends with [name_m]Timothee[/name_m], it was quite concerning how much he knew from spying. Did [name_m]Timothee[/name_m] turn on [name_m]Pablo[/name_m]? Did [name_m]Pablo[/name_m] turn on [name_m]Timothee[/name_m] and [name_m]Timothee[/name_m] snapped? [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] never liked [name_m]Pablo[/name_m], could [name_m]Timothee[/name_m] have killed him to save his relationship with [name_u]Ashley[/name_u]?

However - not so fast. During a police search, [name_m]Timothee[/name_m] had no guns; not on his body, not in his apartment, not in his car. It’s possible he may have hid the gun but it’s inconsistent with other forensic details. [name_m]Pablo[/name_m] died outside and by the way of the bullet and wound, it seemed as if he was actually sniped from a far distance. [name_m]Timothee[/name_m] may have heard the shot and ran away in fear of wherever the gunshot came from. It’s unknown who would snipe [name_m]Pablo[/name_m] and [name_m]Pablo[/name_m] himself had no last words before dying.

[name_m]Timothee[/name_m] plead not guilty to the murder of his friend and stood trial. What was the result?

A: Guilty; correct conviction :imp:

B: Guilty; wrongful conviction :sob:

C: Not Guilty; correct conviction :innocent:

D: Not Guilty; wrongful conviction :smiling_imp:

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The result was Not Guilty. [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] is so relieved and happy…until a week later when she finds a gun in his dresser drawer. [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] immediately confronts [name_m]Timothee[/name_m]- especially because he’d denied ever owning a gun in the first place. He’s panicked, but eventually [name_m]Timothee[/name_m] confesses- [name_m]Pablo[/name_m] said he’d leak the scandal to the press, and [name_m]Timothee[/name_m] just had to take action. [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] is furious with [name_m]Timothee[/name_m]. [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] was completely unsure of what to do. She…

A. Files for a divorce.

B. Stays with [name_m]Timothee[/name_m].

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She files for divorce. [name_m]Timothee[/name_m] is angered, [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] had cheated on him for the majority of the time that the movie she was starring in was filming. Not to mention, [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] literally said she’d move in with [name_m]Diego[/name_m] together in an apartment. Chances are, with the evidence of cheating, [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] may have the short end of the stick.

However, divorce proceedings cannot happen yet. The reason being that they are in Spain and they were U.S. citizens married in the United States. So they have to fly back to the U.S. to get divorced. [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] promised herself she would divorce [name_m]Timothee[/name_m] but she can’t leave Spain yet. She has to film the final scene for the movie she and [name_m]Diego[/name_m] are in. She looks in the apartment for [name_m]Timothee[/name_m] but he isn’t there. She thinks he fled back to the U.S. but realises his stuff is still there. His luggage, his clothes, even the gun. Timothee’s still in Spain; he’s not going to the U.S. to divorce yet because both parties must be there to start proceedings. Where is [name_m]Timothee[/name_m] really?

A: Another apartment building and he took the kids too.

B: Another apartment building without the kids but with someone else.

C: Sneaking around Diego’s burnt house.

D: Sneaking around the new apartment [name_m]Diego[/name_m] rented that [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] is about to move in.

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[name_m]Timothee[/name_m] dropped off the kids at a friends’ house for a group playdate, then went to Amalita’s apartment building–but he’s not there for [name_f]Amalita[/name_f]. He’s there to talk with her neighbor, [name_u]June[/name_u]. [name_u]June[/name_u] is a freelance comic artist who usually stays up until the wee hours of the morning, and she likes to sits out on her balcony to be inspired by the stars. She notices whenever [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] comes back from dates or parties–or when [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] is throwing a party herself. About six months ago, [name_u]June[/name_u] saw [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] step out on her own balcony during one of those parties, and a very familiar face followed her–Diego! Over the next several months, [name_u]June[/name_u] saw [name_m]Diego[/name_m] at Amalita’s apartment a lot. Usually, they were flirting, but sometimes they were fighting. [name_u]June[/name_u] couldn’t hear most of their conversations, but she did overhear a couple of things when their windows/balcony doors weren’t shut all the way, or if [name_u]June[/name_u] pressed her ear against the wall. And she swears that she heard them talking about [name_m]Timothee[/name_m] and [name_u]Ashley[/name_u], and Diego’s house fire–three days before it happened. [name_m]Timothee[/name_m] suggests that they…

A: Break into Amalita’s room to search for clues.

B: Watch [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] overnight and follow her if she leaves.

C: Hire someone to follow [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] and tap her phone.

D: Make an anonymous tip to the police hotline about the house fire not being an accident.

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He decides to hire someone to follow [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] and tap her phone - given the circumstances of his own legal troubles and Pablo’s death, [name_m]Timothee[/name_m] can’t risk being dragged into another compromising situation…at least not one where he’s doing the physical work. The investigator he goes with is a man by the name of L.G. [Lucas Grantham] Hollingsworth: a PI of excellent repute and notorious efficiency. While he deliberates asking [name_u]June[/name_u] to aid him more in his quest for answers, [name_m]Timothee[/name_m] ultimately decides to not drag her into the chaos, as she’s very much an innocent bystander who he just went to for some answers. Now all he has to do is wait for L.G. to find out what’s going on between [name_m]Diego[/name_m] and [name_f]Amalita[/name_f]. In the meantime, [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] goes to find her kids and picks them up, and is in for a shock…

A. The woman hosting the playdate is Timothee’s ex, the person he dated just before [name_u]Ashley[/name_u]

B. The woman hosting the playdate is Amalita’s sister

C. The woman hosting the playdate is one of her old co-stars

D. The woman hosting the playdate is a highly sought after divorce attorney who could be a major ally to her

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The woman hosting the playdate is an old co-star of Ashley’s, [name_f]Ximena[/name_f]. As soon as [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] walks in the door, [name_f]Ximena[/name_f] gives her a huge hug and introduces her to [name_m]Benjamín[/name_m], [name_f]Isabel[/name_f], y [name_m]Mateo[/name_m], her own kids. They’re all similar ages to [name_f]Persephone[/name_f], [name_u]Jonah[/name_u], [name_u]Delaney[/name_u], and [name_f]Delilah[/name_f], so they’re getting along great. [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] decides to let them stay over a little longer so she and [name_f]Ximena[/name_f] can catch up over coffee (Ximena would have offered wine but they both want to be sharp-minded with little kids around). Watching the kids play, [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] can’t stop thinking about the little one that could have been, if she had actually been pregnant, and feeling weighed down by grief, even if she knows it would have complicated an already very complicated situation. And then, after she says goodbye to [name_f]Ximena[/name_f] and her adorable kids, [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] won’t stop talking about [name_m]Benjamín[/name_m], and all the games they played, and how she wants to play with him tomorrow, and the next day, and the next day. [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] worries about what will happen when the divorce is finalized. Where will the kids live? [name_u]Will[/name_u] they all stay together, or will some live with her and the others live with [name_m]Timothee[/name_m]? [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] got along with [name_m]Diego[/name_m], so if things work out with him and his apartment, maybe Sephie can still have playdates with [name_m]Benjamín[/name_m]. But what if [name_m]Timothee[/name_m] get full custody? What if he doesn’t, and they have to coordinate shared custody between different countries? Would it be better for her and [name_m]Timothee[/name_m] to live in the same country? Not that they can always plan on that because of work…

The more she thinks about it, the more of a headache she gets. Once she and the kids are home, she lays down to take a nap, but she doesn’t get more than a few minutes of dozing because her phone rings. It’s [name_f]Ximena[/name_f]! [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] thinks maybe one of her kids forgot something, but [name_f]Ximena[/name_f] says, “I didn’t want to say anything when there were kids around, but… I know about you and Diego.” [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] hurries to try and deny it, but [name_f]Ximena[/name_f] continues, “Don’t worry; I’ve been in your shoes so I have zero judgement; seriously, what celebrities don’t cheat or have complicated relationships? Anyway, that’s not the important thing! It’s [name_m]Diego[/name_m]. He’s bad news, [name_u]Ashley[/name_u]. Really bad news. I’m sure your feelings for him are real, but Diego’s aren’t. He’s playing you. In fact… I don’t know all the details, but I’ve heard some rumors…”

What rumor does [name_f]Ximena[/name_f] tell [name_u]Ashley[/name_u]?

A: [name_m]Diego[/name_m] and [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] have been together for years, and they’ve been targeting [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] specifically—trying to tear down Ashley’s reputation so [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] can replace [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] as Diego’s co-star in their movie’s planned sequel.

B: [name_m]Diego[/name_m] and [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] have been together for years, and they’ve been targeting [name_m]Timothee[/name_m] specifically—trying to ruin his marriage and even sabotaging his plane, because one or both of them have a major grudge against [name_m]Timothee[/name_m].

C: [name_m]Diego[/name_m] and [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] have been together for years, and they’ve been targeting both [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] and Timothee—not because they have anything personal against them, but because they were hired to.

D: [name_m]Diego[/name_m] and [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] aren’t technically dating, Diego’s just a player, and he’s not planning anything nefarious against [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] or [name_m]Timothee[/name_m], but he’s not trying to stop [name_f]Amalita[/name_f], either, and she is up to something shady.

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Anybody want to take a stab at this? :smile:

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They tell her that A) [name_m]Diego[/name_m] and [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] have been together for years, and they’ve been targeting [name_f]Ashley[/name_f] specifically—trying to tear down Ashley’s reputation so [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] can replace [name_f]Ashley[/name_f] as Diego’s co-star in their movie’s planned sequel.

Now as the year passes, [name_f]Ashley[/name_f] has been going to therapy and genuinely trying to fix herself. She knows she’s been a cheater, not the nicest person. But she and [name_m]Diego[/name_m] never slept together despite this, as she’s always thought about [name_m]Timothee[/name_m]. Still, they’ve gotten close, especially when it came to kissing, so she knows she’s not innocent. Lately her children, who used to be closer with their father, is now closer with [name_f]Ashley[/name_f]. It’s a sad truth that Timothee’s never been the same since his prior coma in 2022, and he gets much more vengeful. Since their divorce, [name_f]Ashley[/name_f] has primary custody of the children, which shocked [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] because she thought that [name_m]Timothee[/name_m] would definitely get it.

[name_f]Ashley[/name_f] still hasn’t considered all this time if Ximena’s rumour was true. [name_m]Or[/name_m] whether she even heard it anywhere as opposed to making it up. She knows [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] has been considering acting and may want to play in the same romantic drama but [name_f]Ashley[/name_f] has been much more stern lately in pursuing what she wants since her children have her primary custody. [name_m]Diego[/name_m] has told [name_f]Ashley[/name_f] that [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] just manipulated him and he’s sorry about everything. [name_f]Ximena[/name_f] insists not to trust him. [name_f]Ashley[/name_f] decides to ponder for information about someone before deciding where to go with this.

Who does she decide to get more information from?

A: [name_f]Ximena[/name_f]
B: [name_f]Amalita[/name_f]
C: [name_m]Diego[/name_m]
D: [name_m]Timothee[/name_m]

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OMG IT’S BACK!!! Yesssssssss

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Since [name_f]Ashley[/name_f] already tried talking to [name_m]Diego[/name_m], she decides to talk with [name_f]Amalita[/name_f]. If Ximena’s gossip was rooted in the truth, surely [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] would have tried to screw her over by now, right? So why not give [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] the opportunity and see what she does with it?

For context: [name_f]Ashley[/name_f] has an upcoming audition for a new family drama/romance about three sisters meeting up for Hanukkah/Christmas while they’re each going through a major personal struggle. The Oldest [name_f]Sister[/name_f] is going through a difficult divorce, facing stigma within her beloved Jewish community, and is now fighting feelings for someone new (sound familiar?); the Middle [name_f]Sister[/name_f] is 5 months pregnant, and that’s already hard enough, but her [name_m]Christian[/name_m] congregation has ostracized her for having a baby out of wedlock, and now her loving boyfriend lost his job, so money is tight and their so-called friends refuse to help; the Youngest [name_f]Sister[/name_f] is working on her Master’s degree but is drowning beneath the work load on top of having a stressful retail job, so her mental health is declining rapidly and since she no longer believes in any version of [name_m]God[/name_m], she doesn’t know where to turn. The whole film is about connection, loneliness, trust, faith, and acceptance of who we are and who other people are—imperfect humans just getting by—and how to reach out for help when we’re hurting.

[name_f]Ashley[/name_f] is of course auditioning for the Oldest [name_f]Sister[/name_f], and she encourages [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] to audition for one of the others. At first, [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] is taken aback. They’ve only been costars the one time, and the characters didn’t actually have scenes together for most of the movie. But finally, [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] jumps on board, and off they go to the auditions! They even meet up for breakfast ahead of time to go over the lines, and [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] seems genuinely excited.

The auditions go great for both of them. In fact, they hear back the following day. Good news! They’ve both been cast! But so has someone else…

What are the results?

A) [name_f]Ashley[/name_f] = Oldest [name_f]Sister[/name_f], [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] = Youngest [name_f]Sister[/name_f], and [name_m]Timothee[/name_m] = Oldest Sister’s new love interest.

B) [name_f]Ashley[/name_f] = Youngest [name_f]Sister[/name_f], [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] = Middle [name_f]Sister[/name_f], and [name_m]Timothee[/name_m] = Middle Sister’s boyfriend.

C) [name_f]Ashley[/name_f] = Middle [name_f]Sister[/name_f], [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] = Oldest [name_f]Sister[/name_f], and Timothee’s new girlfriend = Youngest [name_f]Sister[/name_f]

D) a combination of something above

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B! [name_m]Ashley[/name_m] is shocked to see [name_m]Timothee[/name_m] because she wanted him gone. And being divorced, if [name_m]Timothee[/name_m] fell for [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] now, it wouldn’t be cheating. [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] is surprised by this too, almost as surprised as she was about [name_m]Ashley[/name_m] getting primary custody of the children. Filming gets extremely awkward and the woman playing the oldest sister often mediates. However both [name_m]Ashley[/name_m] and [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] consider getting along for the sake of the film, and to their credit, they make it work out! Until…

A: [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] ends up having real feelings for [name_m]Timothee[/name_m].
B: [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] ends up having real feelings for the woman playing the oldest sister.
C: The woman playing the oldest sister has a shocking confession.
D: One of them quits acting after the film.

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[name_f]Amalita[/name_f] has real feelings for the woman playing the oldest sister. She doesn’t recognize the woman playing her, but that woman enjoys it. The oldest sister is actually played by [name_f]Kylie[/name_f] [name_m]Jenner[/name_m]! [name_f]Kylie[/name_f] was initially annoyed that people in Spain didn’t always recognize her because she wanted to keep proclaiming she’s a world-renowned, self-made billionaire. Keeping things under wraps isn’t something [name_f]Kylie[/name_f] normally does, even if she has a hidden pregnancy with [name_f]Stormi[/name_f].

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[name_f]Kylie[/name_f] wants to tell [name_f]Amalita[/name_f] and [name_m]Ashley[/name_m] that she’s been head-over-heels for [name_m]Timothee[/name_m] but doesn’t want them to rage and quit. [name_f]Ximena[/name_f] is aware, though, and tries to help [name_f]Kylie[/name_f], considering she’s worked with [name_m]Ashley[/name_m] before. She gets information from [name_f]Kylie[/name_f] about her secret and tells a secret in return.

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A: [name_f]Ximena[/name_f] and Ashley’s friendship actually ended very sour.

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B: The father of Ximena’s children was gone.

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C: [name_f]Ximena[/name_f] had feelings that Diego’s apartment was going to catch fire, but did nothing because she didn’t believe it.

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D: [name_f]Ximena[/name_f] is pregnant.

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