Chapter 5

## Characters

New characters in this chapter:

* Violet LeFleur

New pet characters in this chapter:

* Green Sweater Cat

## Locations

New places unlocked in this chapter:

* Trophy Room

Unfinished places to renovate:

* Butler's Room

## Tasks

Players need to get 49 stars to complete the tasks of this chapter.

* Begin Next Chapter
* Talk To Daphne
* Fix Floor
* Fix Walls
* Replace Planter
* Choose Lamp
* Restore Photoframes
* Restore Costume Case
* Restore Trophy Cabinet
* Hello?
* Choose Wall Lamps
* Movie Posters!
* Restore Closet
* Restore Fireplace Base
* Choose Fireplace Tools
* Restore Fireplace Center
* Power Of Attorney
* Restore Fireplace Top
* Choose Rug
* See Violet Out
* Fix Small Table
* Choose Sofa
* Choose Chairs
* Choose Table
* Choose Booze Trolley
* Meanwhile...
* Flo's Dilemma
* Butch, I Can Explain!
* Nightcap With Daphne

> **Penny**Zzzz...butchbutchbutch...

> **Penny**GAAA!!! WHAT IS THAT?**Flo**It's a dead bird, silly.
> Blue Sweater Cat says YOU'RE WELCOME.**Penny**So the cat... likes me?**Flo**Of course! Don't you feel honored?**Penny**Strangely... yes.**Daphne**RING RIIING!

#### Talk to Daphne

> [Through the speaker tube]**Flo**Good morning, Daphne!**Daphne**Good morning, girls!
> I have some exciting things to show you today! Meet me in the Trophy Room.[In the Trophy Room]**Daphne**I thought we could start our day with a little tour of my movie career!**Flo**WHAAAT? That sounds amazing!**Penny**Yeah, a nice break from redecorating!**Daphne**I never said we wouldn't redecorate...**Flo**I don't mind! I'll bet everything in this room has a story!**Daphne**And I'll tell you every one. Unfiltered.

#### Fix Floor

> [In the Trophy Room]**Flo**New FLOOR time!**Daphne**I was thinking of something like this...[Penny and Flo take a few steps back]

*Player chooses an option*

> [Daphne glides to Penny and Flo and strikes a pose]**Daphne**Perfect! A new place to dance![Daphne dances]**Penny**So, Daphne, is there a story to this floor?**Daphne**Nah... sometimes a floor is just a floor. For dancing!

#### Fix Walls

> [By the fireplace, they look at the walls whilst Daphne dances]**Flo**Time to restore these walls!**Daphne**Yes, please! Here's the style I had in mind...

*Player chooses an option*
*Player chooses another option*

> [They stand by the fireplace]**Daphne**The walls have ears...**Flo**Oh! oh! "The Walls Have Ears" that was your SECOND Agent Nightingale movie.**Daphne**Yes, it was! I had so much fun playing the villain in that one.**Flo**Oh my gosh, yes! So sinister. You were quite the young femme fatale.**Daphne**I remember spending all of my off-screen time flirting with Harrison Thomas...**Flo**Your on-screen time, too, if I remember that movie correctly.**Daphne**You got me. It was ALL the time! And I regret nothing!**Penny**So you must have some pictures from those times, yes?

#### Replace Planter

> [At the back wall]**Penny**There's a story to these plants? They don't look that old...**Daphne**And they will be even less old when we replace them with new ones![Penny bends down and replaces the planter]**Daphne**Now it reminds me of my movie, "Soiled," about plants that feed on HUMAN FLESH![Flo runs away to the other side of Penny away from Daphne]**Flo**AAAAHHHH!!**Penny**It's okay, Flo. She was just describing an old movie.**Flo**Yeah, but she made it seem so REAL!**Daphne**The old girl's still got it...**Flo**Was that a fun one to film?**Daphne**Absolutely not! I broke into a terrible rash when I got near the plants.**Penny**But wouldn't they use plastic plants on a movie set?**Daphne**They did. But I tend to take method acting too far...

#### Choose Lamp

> [They walk over to the standing lamp]**Penny**This lamp has a classy vibe to it.**Daphne**Oh yes, but the original was much better. Looked like this...

*Player chooses an option*

> **Daphne**Yes, that's just like the one in "Deadly Lampshade."[Screen pans to center them]**Flo**Wow, a movie of yours I haven't seen!**Daphne**Oh, nobody saw that one. Art house film. Practically French.**Penny**So, something different in your career? Not just flirting with your handsome co-star?**Daphne**Oh, I did plenty of that...
> Young Nick Cazzetti was trying to be a serious artist after those teeny-bopper movies.**Penny**And how did that work out for him?**Daphne**He worked out in my trailer, mostly.

#### Restore Photoframes

> **Daphne**My old Hollywood pictures hold SUCH memories!**Penny**Let's put them in some new frames, at least.**Daphne**Yes, I was thinking...

*Player chooses an option*

> **Flo**Oh, yes! Makes those old pictures really pop!**Penny**These are great glamor shots with your co-stars, Daphne.**Daphne**Thank you! Really brings back those old roles... and flings![Screen pans to the pictures]**Flo**You're with Harrison Thomas in THREE of these!**Daphne**Yes, one picture was from "The Breeze Has Departed," and another one was from "Born Reasonable."[Screen pans in on one picture]

> **Penny**What about the third one?**Daphne**Oh, we were just on vacation in Monaco. Ah, the summer of '59...
> He even left me with a little souvenir!**Penny**...

#### Restore Costume Case

> [In front of the costume case]**Flo**Ooo, the movie costume closet!**Daphne**Yes, the costumes have lasted well. Can't say the same for the closet...**Flo**Well, let's give these costumes a fresh casing!

*Player chooses an option*
*Player chooses another option*

> **Flo**Perfect! Just like they came off the movie set!
> That costume in the middle... that was when you played Agent Nightingale's nemesis!**Daphne**Yes! Little known fact, the Agent Nightingale books were written by an old friend of mine.**Penny**Well, that must have been interesting. Did you get advice from her when you were filming?**Daphne**Oh yes, Mary would take me out to the desert and show me the proper way to shoot a luger.[Screen pans in on the gun in the case]

> **Flo**Wow, and is that gun there the luger you used in the movie?**Daphne**Yes, and it was a completely functional gun! We shot real bullets at cactus plants.**Flo**I'll bet you had to be VERY careful to load it with blanks for the movie.**Daphne**Meh. I might have checked it once or twice...

Transition Dialogue

> [Blue Sweater Cat walks into the room]**Daphne**Well, my angels, this is delightful, but...[Screen pans to the group]**Flo**But what? Are you okay?**Daphne**Haha, oh yes. It's just all these memories are making me tired.**Penny**Nothing wrong with a little nap, you know. We'll carry on here.**Daphne**Thank you, my dears. Toodle-oo...[Daphne glides out the room]

#### Restore Trophy Cabinet

> **Penny**Well, Daphne really got around in the old days!**Flo**I'll say. Let's pick a nice new cabinet for all her keepsakes...**Blue Sweater Cat**Purrrrr...[They walk to surround the cabinet]

*Player chooses an option*

> **Flo**There we go! A fine cabinet for her trophies![They move to stand in front of the cabinet]**Penny**She got more trophies than just men, it seems.**Flo**She seems equally proud of all of her conquests!**Penny**Something about being around her... makes a girl feel like...**Flo**YES! She doesn't apologize, doesn't ask permission![A woman walks up behind them]**Penny**That's it! She just... LIVES!**Flo**We could learn a thing or two from her.**Violet**She's a talent to be reckoned with, for sure...[Penny and Flo jump and turn around in surprise]**Flo**AAHHH!!! Who are you?

#### Hello?

> **Violet**Who am I? I'm the family. All of it.**Penny**You're Daphne's...**Violet**...daughter, Violet, yes. And you are...?**Penny**Penny. And my friend here is...**Flo**FLO! So nice to meet you Hellspaw-- I mean, Violet! We're just helping your mom with the house!**Violet**Well, my mother needs all the help she can get, so thank you, sincerely.
> Where is my mother by the way? I need to speak to her.**Flo**Um... napping.**Violet**I see.[Violet walks over to the fireplace]**Violet**Well... let me help you with the renovations while I wait.**Flo**Oh, you don't have to.**Violet**Please. I insist.

#### Choose Wall Lamps

> [In front of the Trophy Cabinet]**Violet**These wall lamps are as old as I am.**Flo**Then they DEFINITELY need... I mean, how about these styles?

*Player chooses an option*

> **Violet**Those will shed enough light so Mom doesn't hurt herself.**Flo**It's so nice that you're concerned for your mom.**Violet**It's the natural thing to do. But you two, what brought you into this situation?**Penny**Flo's driving.**Flo**Haha, it's a little embarrassing. There was this cat in the road...**Penny**We arrived... by accident. But then we met your mom...**Flo**And she was so GOOD to us, we became instant friends!**Violet**Well, friends are good! So what's next?

#### Movie Posters!

> **Violet**This is where mother's movie posters used to hang.[They turn towards the door]**Flo**Oh my gosh! There's a whole box full of them over here.[Flo runs off]**Flo**We NEED to get these up on the wall!

Transition Dialogue

> [Posters now hang on the wall]**Flo**Perfect! Makes me wanna binge-watch all of her classics again.**Violet**It's great you have the time to do this for my mother.**Penny**Wouldn't be anywhere else!**Violet**How nice. So you don't have a husband at home, worrying when you'll be back?**Penny**Well, it's a bit complicated...**Flo**Penny is ABOUT to have a husband, Butch...
> ...unless she decides not to...**Penny**FLO! That's a bit much...**Violet**Oh, a sensitive subject. Terribly sorry.**Penny**Okay, more work to do...

#### Restore Closet

> [They walk to the closet]**Violet**You know? I've been meaning to swap out this cabinet for years.**Flo**Great idea. How about these options?

*Player chooses an option*

> **Penny**Very fashionable! Which reminds me, I've seen your picture...**Violet**In fashion magazines, no doubt.[Flo jumps in surprise]**Flo**You're a SUPERMODEL?**Violet**Haha, no... I'm the CEO of LeFleur Cosmetics.**Flo**Oooo, I used to dab a bit of Eau de Dandelion behind my ears!**Violet**Ah, one of our economy fragrances!**Penny**It's amazing that you find time for this, as CEO of a major company.**Violet**Well, I always wish I had more time for my mother...
> ...but that's why it's so nice she has friends like you!

Transition Dialogue

> **Violet**We're getting so much done here! I hope the improvements don't send Mother into one of her... episodes.**Flo**Episodes?**Violet**Yes, it's very unfortunate. You may not have seen them yet, but...**Penny**Is there something we should be prepared for?[Violet walks to the fireplace and looks up at Daphne's portrait]**Violet**The worst. Always prepare for the worst.
> The flames of the demented mind lick cruelly at her sanity...[Penny and Flo join Violet]**Flo**Um... speaking of flames, how about we start working on the fireplace.

#### Restore Fireplace Base

> **Violet**Ah... this fireplace. Every year around Christmas my mother and I would cuddle up in front of the fire.
> She would read a Christmas story to me and we'd eat SO much candy that...
> \*Sigh\*
> Let's... let's start fixing the base.

*Player chooses an option*

*Player chooses another option*

> **Violet**You know, it's not surprising you haven't seen my mother at her worst.
> It's the closest family members who bear the brunt of it.**Flo**Oh no. That must be so hard for you, Violet!**Violet**Point is, she needs help. More than you're able to give her.**Flo**I suppose you're right. Poor Daphne...

#### Choose Fireplace Tools

> **Penny**A fireplace isn't much good without proper wood and tools.**Violet**You're so right. How about these...

*Player chooses an option*

*Player chooses another option*

> **Flo**Nice! I can feel the crackling flames already![Violet walks to stand beside the cabinet]**Flo**Violet, maybe you can tell us a little about Calvin. Daphne's been talking SO much about him.**Violet**Hmm, now there's a tragic story.**Flo**TRAGIC?**Violet**He came to a terrible end. Can't blame him for seeking release from his torment.**Flo**Release? Torment?**Violet**Yes, you know how family always gets the most abuse from a sick person?**Penny**In theory, yes.**Violet**Let's just say... Calvin was like family.

#### Restore Fireplace Center

> **Violet**The center of the fireplace needs to be safe and attractive.**Flo**It's where the heat happens! How about these?

*Player chooses an option*

> **Penny**Very nice. Speaking of heat...[Penny and Flo move closer to Violet]**Penny**...your mother reacted very badly to a picture of you.**Violet**So, you're wondering how a family can be very loving, and still torn apart?**Flo**I'm sure it's all FINE! Somehow.**Violet**No, it's a fair question. Mom is at a difficult stage in life now.
> She's always been independent... but she needs someone else to help her now.
> I keep offering to step in, to make the hard decisions... but she won't sign.**Penny**Sign?**Violet**The Power of Attorney document. I bring it every time I visit.

#### Power Of Attorney

> **Flo**What do you mean, "Power of Attorney"?**Violet**It's a legal document that gives someone decision-making power for someone else.**Flo**Oh, so you could make decisions for your mom?**Violet**Exactly. It's important for an older person to have that kind of support.**Flo**So, your mom may WANT something...**Violet**But it may not be the safest, healthiest choice.**Flo**Safe and healthy sound like GOOD things!**Violet**Oh, they ARE! But when you've been a strong woman all your life...**Penny**Your mom doesn't take to this idea.**Violet**She resists it rather fiercely. But if a new friend talked to her...**Flo**Oh, ME! ME!

#### Restore Fireplace Top

> **Violet**Now for the top of the fireplace...**Flo**Yes, that portrait of your mom is looking a bit shabby.**Violet**Well, let's make it glorious again!

*Player chooses an option*

> **Violet**Ah, there she is. A brilliant star, consuming herself in her own fire...[They jump in surprise and turn to face Daphne who is in the doorway]**Daphne**I hate to interrupt your crocodile tears...[Daphne glides to them]**Violet**Mother! How lovely to...**Daphne**GET OUT!**Violet**You see what I mean about...**Daphne**This is still MY house, despite all your scheming!**Violet**Of course it is, Mother, and it always will be, in a way...**Daphne**Just go, you viper. I need my medicine just from being near you![Daphne glides out]**Flo**She doesn't mean it, Violet. Here, I'll walk you out...[Flo and Violet walk out and Green Sweater Cat walks to Penny]**Green Sweater Cat**Mrrowl?

#### Choose Rug

> [Penny and Green Sweater Cat stand near the doorway]

> **Penny**Well, green-sweater cat! Since you're here, should we pick out a new rug?**Green Sweater Cat**MRROWL!!

*Player chooses an option*

> **Penny**Oo, nice. You're good at this, green-sweater cat!
> But wait, I can't keep calling you that. What should I call you?
> How about...

*Player chooses a name*

> **Penny**You know what, Green Sweater Cat? You seem like a good listener.
> And I have a few things to get off my chest.
> I know Flo is very sympathetic to helping Violet, but...
> Something is wrong. I can smell it.
> I mean, MAYBE Daphne needs her daughter to control everything...
> Or maybe Violet is up to something. Hmm...

#### See Violet Out

> [Outside, by the Planter]**Violet**I'm so sorry you had to witness that.**Flo**I'M so sorry! That must be awful, from your own mother!**Violet**It shakes me up every time. Even if I don't show it.**Flo**I know she doesn't mean it, Violet. Your mom is a good person.**Violet**I know, deep down. It's just fear. Loss of control. She strikes out...**Flo**But how can we help her? I just feel so bad...**Violet**Yes, that's the trick. We can't help her unless she lets us.**Flo**Maybe I can talk to her.**Violet**Maybe you can do even better than that. May I leave this with you?

> **Violet**If you could get her to sign it... her life would be SO much better.**Flo**I'll try! I WANT her life to be better! SO much![Violet walks away]

#### Fix Small Table

> [In the Trophy Room, Penny stands by the costume case]**Green Sweater Cat**MRROWL?**Penny**Oh, so YOU'RE starting the conversation now?
> But you're right, we need to replace this table...[Penny walks to the table]

*Player chooses an option*

> **Penny**Good choice, Green Sweater Cat![Penny walks back to stand next to the cat]**Penny**Might I ask for your wisdom on another subject?**Green Sweater Cat**MRROWL!**Penny**Thanks! I have a dilemma about my wedding...
> Is it even SUPPOSED to happen?
> I mean, maybe I got into that car and crashed here for a reason.
> I love Butch, but there's so much I haven't done...[Penny jumps in surprise as Mike walks in]**Mike**Pardon me, just dropped by to help out. Who's Butch?**Penny**MIKE! I wasn't expecting you... in an ugly sweater...**Mike**Well, maybe this ugly sweater can help you lift that old couch!

#### Choose Sofa

> [By the fireplace]**Penny**If you're offering help with the sofa, I won't turn you down!**Mike**Okay, then, what looks good for a replacement?

*Player chooses an option*

> **Penny**That one looks great! Thanks for your help with it, Mike.**Mike**No problem. So, I passed a dark-haired woman on my way in...**Penny**Oh, that's Daphne's daughter, Violet. She was just here on... family business.**Mike**Hmm, sounds complicated. Is it?**Penny**I don't... you were asking about Butch earlier.**Mike**Just curious. I don't mean to pry.**Penny**He's my boyfriend.**Mike**That's... nice for you.**Penny**We're getting married. In a few days. Maybe.**Mike**Okay, now THAT sounds complicated...**Penny**Haha! So we have these chairs to deal with, and that table...

#### Choose Chairs

> [By the armchairs]**Penny**That lovely new sofa needs some new chairs to go with it.**Mike**Absolutely. Which ones go with the room?

*Player chooses an option*

> **Mike**Yes, it's a nice cozy sitting area now![They walk closer to the door]**Penny**So Mike, do you have someone... special in your life?**Mike**Not at the moment. My last relationship went very badly, in fact.**Penny**Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.**Mike**I needed a little distance after that one. Like, 3,000 miles.**Penny**Oh, my!**Mike**It was in California. Made me take a job as a small town cop in Maine.**Penny**Sounds traumatic. I hope you've recovered.**Mike**Oh, yes. I'm in a good place now. And I've learned so much!

#### Choose Table

> [Between the sofa and chairs]**Penny**A new table will really complement this sitting area.**Mike**Need a place to put your drink down? How about one of these?

*Player chooses an option*

> [Flowers and books glide down and land on the table]**Penny**That will make a pleasant surface for many cups of tea!**Mike**So, I don't mean to pry, but...
> You said you were getting married, MAYBE... do you want to talk about that?**Penny**Oh, it's just that... Butch is great. I'm just wondering about my own life.
> You know when you turn 30, and it seems like it's time to get married...
> But then you remember everything you thought you'd do before then?**Mike**I know that really well. I'm still not sure what I want to do for a living.**Penny**Right! Me, neither! I'm glad you get it.[Mike turns away]**Mike**Being a cop isn't what I pictured. I might try... I don't know, organic farming.**Penny**Same for me. I mean, just trying something different.
> Right now, I have to say, redecorating a big house feels really satisfying...

Transition Dialogue

> [By the doorway]**Mike**We've gotten a lot done in this room!**Penny**Thanks again for your help, Mike.**Mike**Looks like this sitting area just needs a new bar cart...**Penny**Let's do that next, and I'll be ready for a drink!

#### Choose Booze Trolley

> [They walk to the booze trolley]**Penny**Presentation is important, even for drinks.**Mike**Absolutely. Which bar cart should we choose?

*Player chooses an option*

> **Penny**Perfect! And now it's cocktail time!

Transition Dialogue

> [Penny sits on the sofa and Mike sits on an armchair]**Mike**A toast! To ugly sweaters!**Penny**Haha! I hope you didn't take offense.**Mike**Not at all. Ugly sweaters are a point of pride with me.**Penny**It's more relaxing than your police uniform.**Mike**For you and me both, I imagine.**Penny**Thanks for being here, Mike. Thanks for helping, for relaxing...
> ...I really like being with you.**Mike**The feeling is mutual. I think we clink glasses now...

#### Meanwhile...

> [Screen pans from Penny and Mike to Violet walking out the mansion]**Butch**Excuse me, ma'am, I'm not sure if I have the right house...**Violet**Who are you looking for?**Butch**My fiancee is staying at an old mansion here... Penny O'Connor?**Violet**Ah, yes! Penny is right inside, having a grand old time.
> You can walk right in. Don't bother with knocking!
> They probably couldn't hear you with all the carousing anyway...**Butch**Carousing? And what do you mean, "grand old time"?**Violet**Oh, go on in and see for yourself!

#### Flo's Dilemma

> [In Daphne's bedroom, Flo walks to Daphne]**Flo**Daphne? Are you okay?**Daphne**I'll be fine, sweetie. I always am.**Flo**That's just one thing I love about you! So resilient!**Daphne**Ah, once you accept being old and cranky...**Flo**That's a delightful approach! Does it help with... you know, the hellspawn?**Daphne**Oh, Violet takes after me. It's good to have a challenge!**Flo**So... speaking of challenges...[Flo walks closer]**Flo**The bit about having more help... more than we can give you...**Daphne**If you're talking about moving into some more sensible arrangement...
> ...please understand that I am NOT that sensible! Is there something else?**Flo**No, Daphne. Nothing else. Except our nightcap!

#### Butch, I Can Explain!

> [By the doorway]**Penny**...then he says, "But I thought I was supposed to eat the whole artichoke!"**Mike**Leaves and all? Awkward![Screen pans to Butch walking through the Lobby to stand at the doorway of the Trophy room]**Butch**Um, Penny?**Penny**BUTCH! What are you doing here?**Butch**I think the question is, what are YOU doing here?**Penny**Butch, this... this is not what it looks like.**Butch**We're supposed to get married in a few days... right?**Penny**Well, I want to talk to you about that...**Butch**OH, I GET IT! What a way to tell me, Penny![Butch storms off]**Penny**Wait, Butch, I didn't mean that![Penny walks to stand just outside the Trophy Room doorway]**Penny**Come back, Butch, I can explain!

#### Nightcap With Daphne

> [In the Trophy Room, Mike is crouched next to Green Sweater Cat and Daphne and Flo walk towards him]**Flo**Hello, Mike! Where's Penny?**Mike**Oh hi, you two. Penny ran out... after Butch.**Flo**What? Butch was here?**Daphne**I'm always sorry to miss out on drama...**Flo**Penny's dad must have told him where to find us.**Daphne**Well, I see you've started on your nightcap, Mike.
> We'll just join your party!

Transition Dialogue

> [Daphne, Flo and Mike are sat on the couches with drinks in hand]**Daphne**This is the part where we play "Ask an old lady anything!"

*Player chooses an option between "**Violet?**" or "**Butch?**"*