INT. BALCONY

Driven with anger, Alex drags Alan behind her up the stairs. Alan finally breaks away when they reach the balcony.

Alan: What now?

Alex: India?! India?! Of all people you put in charge of public relations, you put India in charge!

Alan is enthusiastic and pleased by Alex's rage. Sort of as if he is high off it.

Alan: Of course. Who better than India to do public relations?

Alex: HAVE YOU LOST YOUR DAMN MIND?

Alan: Now, Sis--

Alex: Oh don't try too butter me up -- not now! You have revived a monster. And the sad part about is that you never consulted me! I thought we promised that we were going to run Spaulding as a team!

Alan: Alex--

Alex: Oh why am I surprised? Why? I mean this is you who I am dealing with -- not someone logical. More tyrannical is what you are. What about Phillip? Have you consulted him?

Alan: No. This why my decision to better the company. Spaulding Enterprise is suffering dearly and what better way to rejuvenate than by having someone like India helping us.

Alex: Oh please. That woman is going to drive us into the ground with her incompetence and arrogance.

Alan: You're being bias.

Alex: Damn right I am. I can be biased when it comes to India. I know that girl from inside out. She is no good.

Alan: Deal with it. India is here to stay. She already signed the contract.

Alex: Then we'll break it.

Alan: And she'll be able to get a hefty settlement out of this.

Alex: Good for her. I am glad she'll be happy with that. I'll go give her the good news.

Alex starts to walk off, but Alan grabs her by the arm stopping her.

Alan: I'm not going to let you fire India due your prejudice towards her.

Alex: Alan, stop! This coming from a man who've done every dirty deed there is in the business world trying to teach me morality?

Alan: She is staying.

Alex: Fine. But I'll just stage a board meeting to have her removed.

Alan: And you'll be opening up a can of worms.

Alex: Good!

Alex storms off.

CUT TO

DAISY

where she stands next to the punch table. Leah and "Erik" (Grady) approach the table.

Daisy: Hey Leah. Nice costume.

Leah: Thanks. Yours is nice too.

Daisy: And who is the date?

Leah becomes anxious.

Leah: Umm -- he --

Grady: (southern accent) I'm Erik.

Grady grabs her hand and gently kisses it.

Daisy: Nice to meet you, Erik.

Daisy is impressed by him. Leah manages to ease up.

Erik: Shall we dance, Leah?

Leah: Yeah.

Leah nods to Daisy and takes Grady to the dance floor. Daisy watches on smiling for beat until she notices something weird about "Erik." His walk, too familiar to her.

Daisy: If I did not know any better... (dismissing it) No. It can't be. It just can't be...

CUT TO

BACK ON THE TERRACE

Trista stands alone away from the boys. She is a bit unnerved. The boys look at her in worry.

Kevin: Your secret?

Trista: I don't know how to say this, but... my father. He is the reason I came to Springfield.

Kevin: Your father is in Springfield? I thought your father was dead?

Trista: I lied.

Rocky: Do we know him?

Trista: Indeed.

Kevin: OK. Well who is he?

Trista: Rusty Shayne.

Kevin & Rocky: RUSTY SHAYNE?!

Trista: Yep.

Rocky: Wow.

Trista: That is why I came to Springfield. To find my father -- well his family. I knew he was in Tulsa. But I know that majority of my family is here. I mean what better way to get to know him then through the people that know him best.

Rocky: So that is why you were so stunned to see him. Why didn't you tell him the truth?

Trista: Because now is not the time.

We hear a loud crash (the sound of glass crashing) in the background.

Rocky: What is going on now?

The three turn their attention towards the inside

CUT TO

DANCE FLOOR

Phillip has Cyrus jacked up against a wall. Mel, Beth, and Rick try to grab Phillip off. Dancing ceases as everyone has their attention on this situation.

Mel: What are you doing!

Phillip: Mel, go away. Me and kangaroo boy have some things to discuss.

Mel: I'm not going anywhere. You let him go!

Beth: Phillip! Phillip, what are you doing!

Phillip: Getting rid of the trash.

Mel: Phillip, get off of him now! Rick, stop him!

Rick: Why should I help? I for one support Phillip in beating the pretty boy up.

Mel: (to Rick) STUPID BASTARD! I'm not the least bit surprised. You're just as deranged and Phillip is.

Grady and Leah at this time make their way to the front of the crowd. As Grady is about to head over there, Leah stops him.

Leah: Let me go. You go and prepare for the finale.

Grady nods and stays while Leah advances to the situation.

Leah: Mom, what is going on?

Rick: Leah, get back.

Leah: How about not. Mr. Spaulding, let Cyrus go now!

An ominous glimmer in Phillip's eyes takes over. Cyrus grins, knowing he has brought the dark side out of Phillip.

Cyrus: Come on silver spoon... kill me.

Lizzie: (O.C) Dad! Stop!

Mel and Beth continue to try and yank Phillip off. Phillip won't budge.

Leah: (to Rick) Aren't you gonna stop him?

Rick just stands there. No emotion. No response.

Leah: Not the least bit surprised.

Bill and James walk over and manage to pull Cyrus off. Cyrus dusts himself off. Meanwhile, Beth and Mel run to their respective others, checking them for scars.

Mel: YOU ANIMALS! You people act like damn savages. What has Cyrus done to you all?

Phillip: Breathed. He's scum just like his brother. Scum that needs to be rid of.

Cyrus: You'd know about that, huh?

Beth: My God you two stop! James, get your father a drink.

Grady, now standing on the end of the punch table where the punch is located, pours something from a flask into a glass. When James approaches the table, Grady hands him the glass.

James: Thanks man.

Grady: No problem. No problem at all...

James scurries back and hands it off to Beth. Beth hands Phillip the glass but he dismissive of it.

Phillip: I don't need a damn drink! What I need is a shotgun!

Alan emerges from amongst the crowd.

Alan: That can be arranged but not tonight, Son...

Mel grabs Cyrus and walks off.

Beth: Here, Phillip! Drink this now!

Phillip tries to fight her but give in and takes the glass. He guzzles down the poison. From a far, Grady watches on in delight.

Grady: There you go. Down the poison. Down the poison...