The Beautiful Beast Page #4

receive the chunk of the trust

when she turns thirty.

It has to have Lyle's signature

it needs to be unanimous.

I think it will be.

Find out where she is, what

she's doing. It's been a

little to quite and that never

bodes well.

She'll throw a fit about this.

I know. But it's worth it if

it means she'll change.

It looks so good.

Just put a little powdered

sugar on top. And we're done!

Yay. Oh you have... on your

face. Here.

Alright.

So what's that thing called

anyway?

I don't know how to pronounce

it. It's some souffl.

It's good. It's really good!

Well thank-you.

So, I was wondering...

About?

Home... for you.

New York. Despite the accent.

My dad was from London and my

uncle sent me to schools out

in England.

I think he wanted me to keep a

connection with family.

You never picked up the

American accent?

I can if I want to.

It just never seemed very

natural to me. You know?

Is your uncle still around?

Oh yes.

Won't he be missing you?

I hadn't actually thought

about that.

I mean, not that I'd count on

a search party finding you in

the Alps, but...

No, I don't even think he

knows I'm in the country.

Does anybody?

Yes, a friend. But I'm pretty

sure she's not looking for me

either.

I was in a bit of a huff with

her when we last parted

She probably thinks I'm out

here having fun without her.

What did you guys fight about?

Oh, you know, me being me.

We're actually a really odd

pair?

How's that?

Well, during summers, I would

spend them with my uncle at

his house.

And the other kids just...

It was like I had the plague.

They had no idea how to talk to

me.

But Catherine was nice. She

listened, she told me what she

thought when she thought it.

She never beat around the

bush. So we just always stayed

friends.

We're really different.

How so?

She's working class and I'm

rich. Remember?

Yeah, but, you're more than

right?

Well I'd like to think so. You

know it's a wonder that we're

friends at all.

The way we treat each other...

She's really sarcastic.

And I think she thinks I don't

know but...

But you're rich, not stupid.

Exactly. Yes, well put.

So how do you treat her?

Good. Really well when you

consider all

of the money I, my uncle gave

her mom.

Her mom?

She got ill and they had loads

of bills. She says I hold that

over her head but...

Do you?

Really, I treat her really

well because

sometimes I buy her little

gifts and things.

Yeah, but that probably

doesn't matter much to her,

does it?

No, probably not.

But you know, that's probably

why I consider her a friend.

Like, a good friend.

A true friend?

Yeah.

Then you should tell her that.

When you said you were a

doctor did you really mean

therapist?

Shoot!

Jeremy, I do hope you

understand why one day. I

forgive you.

Don't let this or the

malpractice eat

at you forever. Carrie.

Isabelle?

Um... Yeah?

Hey.

Oh, my goodness.

You have not got a stitch of

flannel on you. It's gone.

I have to do laundry.

No, it looks so much better.

Alright, don't make a big deal

about it. What are you doing?

Um... I was just sitting and

writing a letter.

How are you going to send

that?

Pigeon... carrier pigeon. Do

the pigeons come to your

birdhouses to eat from...

Not at mine.

Right... Well nevermind then.

What are you doing?

I wanted to see if you want to

play chess.

Don't you have like a game box

thing?

Like video games? Yes.

No. Why not?

Well, for one, because I'm not

fourteen.

Right... Chess it is then.

Lucky me.

Jeremy Edmunds is hereby

suspended from practicing

medicine and stripped of his

medical license.

So what do you do? Do?

Yeah, you know, for a job. No

need.

Did you go to college?

Yes, three actually, but none

of them suited me.

Three, huh?

Well it's hard to study for a

job that you know you'll never

actually going to need.

Sounds rough.

But I'm also on the board of

directors for a charitable

foundation.

Nice. What foundation?

Um, the Elliott Foundation.

Your family's?

Yes but that doesn't make it

any less impressive.

Of course not.

You know it's not like I don't

do anything. I have a life.

Okay, so, what do you do on a

normal day?

I get up, get ready, you know,

meet friends for lunch, go

shopping...

Sometimes we go to the spa.

And sometimes I do appearances

for um, like parties or benefits

you know, those sorts of things.

So, uh, socialite.

You know I really don't care

for that term particularly.

Change what you do then.

I would but... [ DRYER BUZZES

] What was that?

That's the dryer.

You mind pulling the clothes

out while I finish here?

Yeah, okay, um... Okay.

Oh no!

What happened?

I was carrying that, and it's

so heavy.

And the hallway is really

narrow, and I...

You broke it?

It can be fixed, right?

Not really!

Well don't you have some of

that wood glue?

You can't just... hey stay

away from that alright? I

don't want you to break

anything else.

It was an accident I didn't

mean to.

Yeah, well your excuses aren't

going to fix this.

Jeremy, It's just a birdhouse.

You know, I realize that this

doesn't

look like it's worth much to

you,

but it means a lot to me.

You probably can't get that.

I do get it and don't talk to

me like that.

Like what?

Like I'm too stupid or shallow

to understand your whole thing.

Well sorry princess, but the

shoe fits.

You know what? That's nothing

compared to what you've ruined.

What's that supposed to mean?

I may have ruined a lousy

birdhouse but you've ruined

people's lives, doctor.

You don't know what you're

talking about.

You wish. I found your secret,

guilty stash.

What were you doing going

through my things?

Finding out what you were

hiding.

Those are my things.You were

snooping through my past.

I think that I have a right to

know exactly who I'm staying

with.

A right? I could have buried

you in the snow and nobody

would have cared.

Is that what you said when you

killed that girl?

Nobody will even care?

Who are you to judge? You

don't do anything! Your whole

life revolves around shallow

people and how much money

you can spend. It's useless.

Your whole existence is

pathetic.

[ VOICES ] You are the epitomy

of rudeness.

You are so full of yourself

you actually think that the

whole world revolves around

you.

You are the most self centered

person I have ever known.

You don't do anything, your

whole existence is pathetic.

God, if you're listening, I

don't want to be this way

anymore.

Isabelle? Isabelle?

[ ANIMAL SOUND ]

It's just a deer.

Isabelle?

Hello?

Isabelle!

Jeremy.

My hands are still numb.

Here you go. Thanks.

Was there an animal out there?

Like a wolf?

No.

Are you sure?

There's not a lot of wolves

that come out this way.

Then why were you in such a

hurry?

It's freezing out there.

It's only going to get colder.

So you weren't scared?

Not of a wolf.

I'm sorry.

It's just... don't do that

again, ok?

No. Jeremy, I'm...

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