Something Beneath Page #3

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don't you? You know, I've always had

a thing for men in collars, just all seems so...

naughty. Cleopatra. Your dog? Tell maintenance that

they can retrieve my dog. And I'd like her bathed before

she's returned to my room. Your loss. [door slams] It's never easy. Hola. Bonjour. Buon giorno. I hope you all are

having a beautiful day. Mikaela is having

a terrible day. Cleopatra has run off. I'm distraught. Cleopatra is my life. [zapping] Hippo? Hmm, anyways... Hey, boss,

it's an inhaler. The preacher said

the kid had asthma. Boss. Jeez! Ah, jeez. Look at his face! You look at his face,

I'm going back to the lodge. I've never seen asthma

do that to anyone before. What do you want me to

do with the body, boss? Do you want me to throw

it in the infirmary? Oh, yeah, that'll help. Put him in the

kitchen cooler. Are you joking? Do I look

like I'm joking? The chef will have

a heart attack and then we got two

bodies to worry about. Maybe we should call

the funeral parlor. They can warehouse the body

until we notify the next of kin. What? Funeral parlors, dead bodies,

it all gives me the willies. Ah, tough guy, huh? Look, all I'm asking you to

do is secure a body, okay? Not spend a night in a coffin. Why'd you have to put

that idea in my head? Now I'm not gonna

sleep for a week. You're an ass, Deadmarsh. I'm the ass that

signs your time cards. Look, if you can't

make the call, put the body in the cooler before he gets up and

starts moving around! [dial tone] [phone slams] Isaac found me the

most wonderful outfit to open the Clean

Planet Concordance. Isaac Mizrahi. [gasps] [chuckles] Whew. A word to the wise,

my darlings. If you're going to

drink in the morning, make sure it's

clear beverages only. Vodka, gin, hmm. What else is clear? Water. [faucet squeaks]

[gurgles] Ugh. Ick and more ick. [gasps] [goo slithering] Very funny! [screaming] [screams] [goo dripping] Stop it!

Stop it! [goo dripping, bubbling] [heavy breathing] [crash] [thunderclap]

[zap] No. [thunderclap]

[zap] [screaming] [panting] Not me. Not me. [screaming] [snarling] Kaley! It's okay, it's okay. [speaking Ojibway] Housekeeping, hello? Housekeeping. Kaley? Kaley! This is an

exclusive property. We can't have

dead people here. This is very bad for us. No good for Eugene,

either. What was that? Eugene, he was

a good kid. Super shy, terrified

of public speaking. It's a horrible way to die,

don't you think? Hello? Housekeeping. [screaming] Earth to Kaley.

Can you empathize with me

for 10 seconds here, please? This is our

first conference. I don't want it

to be our last. We can't afford for

anything to go wrong. [screaming] [phone ringing] Events, Kaley speaking. What? This is great. This is just...great. I didn't do anything.

I didn't touch her. Of course you didn't, Manuela. She obviously

committed suicide. Poor girl must have

been very unhappy. Unhappy about what? Her father is

rich as Croesus. She was famous

just for being famous. She's got

everything she wants. Well, maybe when you

have everything, you're afraid of

losing everything. Probably drugs. This is exactly

how you found it? I didn't touch anything. Okay, well I'll tell

the police that, but they may still

want to talk to you. Miss Kaley, can I go? I feel ill. I'll call you if

I need you, okay. [cell phone beep] Are you crazy? We have to file

a police report. We don't need to

file it right now. She killed herself. What difference are

the police going to make? Well, what do you

want me to do? Call our cop-- Deadmarsh. He can stash her

with asthma boy. And, uh, get Reggie

to replace that mirror. Kaley, how's my favorite

events coordinator? It's Alvin Symes, Mr. Kent. Good to hear your voice. Big week, huh? Mr. Kent, there have been

some unfortunate developments. One of the conference delegates

was found dead this morning from an apparent

asthma attack. And just now-- Now what?

Spit it out, Symes. Mikaela Strovsky

slit her wrists. Who? Wait. Leon Strovsky's kid? I'm afraid so. What the hell is

wrong with you? How could you

let this happen? Her, of all people? It wasn't my fault.

I promise you. I did everything to make

opening week perfect, detail perfect. Has the press got

wind of this yet? The only ones who

know are the maid who found the

body and Kaley. She wants to call

the police. No frickn' way. That's what

I told her, but-- If this goes wide, the only conferences

we'll get at Cedar Gates will be celebrity death tours. Do you want to

operate a shuttle bus? No, sir. Well, keep it under wraps until P.R. puts

the right spin on it. You can do that much,

can't you? What do you want me

to tell the staff? You tell them, anybody opens their mouth, and they're out of a job. And Alvin, that includes you. Reggie? Are you down here? Reggie? Reggie? [video game on TV] Reggie? [scream]

[sinister laughter] Jeez, Hank. What a mess. Reggie? [sinister laughter] Reggie. Reggie? [gasps] It's just a little dog, Kaley. It's okay. Cleopatra? [dog whining] [whistling] Come here. [whistling] [dog whimpers] [whistling] [thunderclap]

[growling] No. No. [growling] [thunderclap] [scream] [heavy breathing] [thunder rumbles] [gasps] [thunderclap] [thunderclap] [growling] [thunderclap] [growling] No. No. [snarling] [thunderclap] [growling] [growling] [scream] Where did it go? Where did what go? The dog,

the wolf-dog. Is it hiding? Kaley, there is no dog. How did you get here? You were calling

for help.

I was? Yeah. I don't remember. Thank you. Ah, it's all right. There's nothing

to be afraid of. Just 'cause

you're not afraid doesn't mean there's

nothing to be afraid of. I think I just

found your dog. [speaking Ojibway] Great Spirit,

teach us to love, to heal the Earth

and each other. I am life, I am love,

and I do not fear. Here, drink this. It's non-caffeinated. Thanks. There was no wolf. My men searched the basement. There was no wolf, only just Mikaela

Strovsky's poodle, and she was in no shape

to chase anything. It's a papillon. Whatever. Oh, we never did find a

suicide note in her room. Is that important? Is it suspicious? Not all suicides

leave notes. But a camera hog

like Mikaela... I can't imagine her not

wanting to have the last word. It wasn't really a wolf. It was a cross-breed-- half wolf,

half German Shepherd. How do you know? Because I remember it. It was our neighbor's dog,

from when we were kids. So evil. The dog or the neighbor? Both. Father Fitch

and his wolf-dog, Ajax. We used to play in the ruins

of his old chapel. He caught us

fooling around once and he sic'd Ajax on us. He bit me so bad,

he put me in the hospital. I've been terrified of dogs

my whole life because of it. That was the animal

that attacked you today? Yeah. [laughing] That was 20 years ago. Maybe you just got a few

of your facts mixed up. It's not the kind

of thing you forget. [sinister laughter] [video game continues] Hank? Hank? Rot in hell,

Sister Mary Augusta. [video game gunshots] Off your duff, Hank.

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