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MORGUE
𝐑𝐎𝐙𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀
Holds up bag Smoke?
𝐃𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐒
No, thank you, and from the looks of Gemma's lungs, she didn't, either.
𝐑𝐎𝐙𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀
Looked like a smoking lounge.
So what was she doing up there so late?
𝐃𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐒
Taking in the view?
𝐑𝐎𝐙𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀
Wasn't exactly a novelty. She'd been at the company four years.
𝐃𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐒
Maybe she was with someone she knew, and they got into an argument,
Which would explain this – the cut on her scalp.
It matches the end of this hairpin.
Holds up bag
But there are no cells on it, which means, though, there has to be another one.
𝐑𝐎𝐙𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀
Killer could have taken it.
𝐃𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐒
And she had a powder on her hands.
Could be makeup?
𝐑𝐎𝐙𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀
Missing hairpin and makeup.
Sound like a catfight to u?
PRECINCT OFFICE
𝐑𝐎𝐙𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀
Victoria Hansen. When u talked to her, did u get her alibi?
𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄
She was at home getting ready to go to the studio,
But no one was with her to corroborate.
𝐑𝐎𝐙𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀
According to the company Web site, she played Odette last year.
𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄
And now she's the understudy?
𝐑𝐎𝐙𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀
Did it seem like she was lying to u?
𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄
Ro, it always seems like they're lying.
BALLET STUDIO
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐑
VICTORIA REHEARSING, CUT TO ROZONDA AND TIONNE FOLLOWING BERTRAND
𝐑𝐎𝐙𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀
So, Victoria has her old role back?
𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃
I begged the board to postpone the show, but financially, they said we just can't take the hit.
𝐑𝐎𝐙𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀
Mr. Bertrand, as Artistic Director, u obviously worked closely with both Gemma and Victoria. What was their relationship like?
𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃
Oh, they were like sisters.
𝐑𝐎𝐙𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀
Sisters can be competitive.
𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄
Especially given Victoria's demotion.
𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃
Demotion? No, she broke her toe.
It sounds minor.
It's a devastating injury.
She had to leave the city for almost a year to recover.
𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄
It's not so devastating that she can't dance Odette now.
𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃
Look, Victoria didn't have to kill anyone.
The role was already hers.
We were just waiting for her to make a full recovery.
𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄
Wait. You mean, Gemma was only a temporary Odette?
𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃
That was no secret to anyone, including both the girls.
𝐑𝐎𝐙𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀
Could there have been another rivalry between them?
Maybe a boyfriend?
𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃
No, neither of them.
I would know.
The girls are here 24/seven, which is why
I was pushing the board to pay for a security system. Anyone...
Hands file to woman passing by Thank u.
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍
Thanks.
𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃
Can just wander off the street.
𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄
Well, actually, one theory is, this is someone Gemma knew.
𝐑𝐎𝐙𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀
We're gonna need you to show us her locker.
Bertrand opening Gemma's locker, which is empty
𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄
From the look on your face, I take it there's usually stuff in here.
𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃
Overflowing. I don't understand.
𝐑𝐎𝐙𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀
Did anyone else have access?
𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃
Not that I'm aware of.
𝐑𝐎𝐙𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀
Maybe she gave her combo to somebody.
𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄
Like a sister?
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐑
Bertrand, Tionne, and Rozonda look to janitor's cart
𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃
Maybe someone threw her things out.
Tionne and Rozonda look through trash, find flowers
𝐑𝐎𝐙𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀
They're fresh.
𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄
Yeah, the only time I toss fresh flowers is when they're from someone I don't like.
𝐑𝐎𝐙𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀
Rubbing her fingers together
Do u feel something powdery?
PRECINCT OFFICE
𝐃𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐒
on phone You're good, Thomas.
Powder on her hands was lily pollen.
𝐑𝐎𝐙𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀
She got flowers from someone she didn't like right before she died.
𝐃𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐒
Ex-boyfriend? Overbearing stage mom?
𝐑𝐎𝐙𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀
Her parents live in Ohio, and so far, no indication of a boyfriend.
Taking files Thanks.
𝐃𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐒
Well, blood work says she had something.
We found Mifepristone in her system.
𝐑𝐎𝐙𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀
on phone
Do you just use big words to make me feel dumb?
𝐃𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐒
It's a medication, which, at these low doses, is used as the Morning After Pill. And no, it's to impress you.
𝐑𝐎𝐙𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀
Well, what would impress me more is if you could tell me how Victoria fits in.
𝐃𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐒
Ah, sticking with your catfight theory.
𝐑𝐎𝐙𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀
Maybe it was, like – I don't know – a love triangle gone wrong?
𝐃𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐒
Those never seem to work out, do they?
𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐄

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