B2S16C95 (Dialogue)

* Claudia: Alright "Bride," you're under arrest for the murder of Ignacio Palmer!
* Claudia: I don't get why you had to silence the one connection we had to the Reaper. What does the king have to do with any of this?!
* Bride: You'd be surprised with who the king knows...
* Bride: He was right about one thing, though...I see and hear everything!
* Bride: All the maids reported to me about what the king said...
* Bride: I know exactly what happened and how I got here! I know EVERYTHING!
* Bride: He kidnapped me!
* Bride: The king has been responsible for everything! Jules was just one of his little executioner buddies who he told to clean the streets!
* Bride: The original Reaper was January Oliver...the king had been hunting her for quite some time now. Caius' "death" was just a ruse to locate her. The body wasn't real anyways...
* Bride: Jules' close associate was a lunatic! He had lots of information! I knew that if the king found him, he'd be dead and silenced once and for all!
* Bride: I grilled him before I killed him...I couldn't risk having Ignacio blab to the king that he told me everything...then we'd both be dead!
* Claudia: *holds out gun* If you have more information, then you're coming with us!
* Bride: *holds out gun* No, I have other plans...
* *The bride escapes.*
* *Back at the base...*
* Claudia: Dammit! The bride got away! What are we supposed to do now?!
* Aydan: Might I suggest something?
* Claudia: Sure.
* Aydan: Try talking to Antoinette...although she probably doesn't know about her father's attempts to murder her, it's likely he still treats her terribly!
* Claudia: That's a great start!
* Bria: One other thing if I may...
* Bria: Alfie's been spying on the royals for quite some time now! As much as I hate the idea, it wouldn't be a bad idea to try and gain his trust and even team up with him...
* Claudia: Sounds like a plan!
* *Claudia decides to talk to Antoinette first.*
* Claudia: Greeting, your grace. Can I ask you a few questions?
* Antoinette: Sure, of course Claudia...
* Antoinette: My father is having a breakdown at the moment...his bride has gone missing!
* Claudia: Do you know who she is?
* Antoinette: No, I don't. Her voice sounds familiar, but that's all I can recall!
* Claudia: Another thing...do you remember the explosions at the stock building? The one that killed Joe Borgeer?
* Antoinette: Of course! Are you still going to tell me that my father tried to kill me?
* Claudia: No, what I was saying was-
* Antoinette: Look, my father might not be the best person...he's been responsible for so many deaths...
* Antoinette: But family is family. I still love him no matter what...
* Claudia: Would you mind sharing some of the things your father has done to make him qualify as not the best person?
* Antoinette: I'm sorry, but I refuse to speak against my family! It just can't be done! Might we go somewhere else?
* Claudia: Sure.
* Antoinette: Let's go into the courtyard.
* *At the courtyard...*
* Antoinette: *whispering* Listen closely Claudia it isn't safe!
* Claudia: *whispering* what do you mean?!
* Antoinette: You aren't safe here! You have to go, NOW!
* Claudia: I'm sorry?
* Antoinette: Father has surveillance everywhere! He wants to KILL you!
* Claudia: What?!
* Antoinette: Since Jules secretly has the hots for you he wants to kill you himself! He's going to have guards ambush your bases!
* Antoinette: As much as I despise everything my father has done, I...
* Antoinette: *cries* I love him!
* Zavier: Hello, Claudia. Hello, dear.
* Antoinette: Father?! How did you know we were out here?
* Zavier: Antoinette, what are you doing?!
* Antoinette: I...I...
* Zavier: Come with me! Claudia, don't you ever get near my daughter, AGAIN!
* Zavier: As for you, Ms. Mcgrath...
* Zavier: You have escaped your execution once, but I will spare you and your team if you do one thing for me!
* Claudia: Yes, anything!
* Zavier: Bring my wife to me! I'll give you an hour!
* *Zavier drags Antoinette into the palace by her shirt screaming at her while she cries*
* Claudia: ...
* Claudia: Well that was useful. Poor Antoinette...
* *Bria asks Alfie for her help*
* Bria: Hey Alfie, could we talk for a quick sec?
* Alfie: Of course, dear...
* Bria: So, obviously, as a techie...I'm quite interested in your whole revival plan. Mind telling me about it?
* Alfie: Why sure. You see, Briella, who despised me and wanted to kill me for so long, didn't believe me when I told her I was able to make myself immortal!
* Alfie: So I had her bash me to a pulp and then had an autopsy performed to test if I was alive or not!
* Alfie: After escaping my grave, I broke the real Leland Henderson out of prison and disguised myself as him, spying on the king in the process...
* Bria: Yeah, about that...
* Bria: So, your plan is brilliant.
* Alfie: I know, dear. I know.
* Bria: Do you have any information on the king we could use?
* Alfie: That I'll decide later on when I feel like it. But for now, I cannot and will not reveal anything as I'm not sure whether I can trust you or not.
* *Back to Claudia at the garden. She is looking for clues in the throne room when she gets a call from Antoinette.*
* Claudia: Hello?
* Antoinette: Claudia. Listen to me very carefully!
* Antoinette: Go to the high ball room, NOW!
* Zavier: *in the background* Antoinette, get back here!
* *Claudia runs up to the high ball room where she sees the bride with her hood lowered looking down at the view before her. Her hands are folded behind her back.*
* Claudia: *pulls out gun* Just give it up, bride! Please?
* *The bride turns around, only for Claudia to realize that it was none other than Joanna Oliver.*
* Joanna: Claudia...
* Joanna: It's been so long...
* **TO BE CONTINUED**