Mystery Woman: Game Time Page #2

Synopsis: Bright youngest graduate Randy (Stinky) Lawrence convinces Samantha to promote his brilliant murder video game in the bookstore in exchange for his help in convincing 'old friend' Donald Fiske, a celebrated author, to do a signing session there. To Randy's surprise, it works, but Fiske is poisoned after slipping out angry. Randy is Chief Connors's only suspect. Despite obvious repeated lies, Samantha sets out to prove his innocence. Fiske's greedy ex, Jody, pretends to have convinced him to remarry, yet she never even allowed their teenage son Cameron to set foot in Donald's fine home.
Genre: Mystery
Director(s): David S. Cass Sr.
Production: Hallmark Entertainment
 
IMDB:
6.9
Year:
2005
105 min
132 Views


OF MY OWN.

Woman:

YOU KNOW YOU WANT ME BACK.

Fiske:

OH, GET OUTTA HERE!

OH, COME ON. COME ON.

FOR GOD'S SAKE!

CAN I HELP YOU?

UM, I-- I JUS STOPPED BY.

IS-- SHOULD I COME BACK

AT A BETTER TIME?

IF YOU WANT.

Fiske:
GET OUT!

ARE THEY OK:

IN THERE?

IT'S NOTHING. MY PARENTS

ARE JUST COMMUNICATING.

Fiske:
GET OUTTA HERE!

MAYBE IF YOU'D STOP

COMPLAINING FOR 5 MINUTES.

YOUR TRYING TO GET YOUR HANDS ON

EVERYTHING. NOT ANYMORE. THAT'S OVER.

EVERYTHING I DID,

I DID FOR LOVE!

YEAH, LOVE OF MONEY.

YOU NEED ME, FISKE,

AND YOU KNOW IT.

YEAH, WHY DON'T YOU GO BACK

TO YOUR GENERAL JERK BOYFRIEND.

- EXCUSE ME.

- WHO ARE YOU?

I'M SAMANTHA KINSEY.

I OWN MYSTERY WOMAN.

I'M HERE

ABOUT THE BOOK SIGNING.

MAYBE THIS IS A BAD TIME.

WHAT WOULD BE A GOOD TIME?

FOR THE SIGNING?

- WHEN AND WHERE, SUSANNA?

- SAMANTHA.

THAT WASN'T MY QUESTION.

- THURSDAY.

- WEDNESDAY. 6 P.M.

- BUT HE SAID--

- I'LL DO THE SPEAKING FOR MR. FISKE,

AND HE'LL BE THERE!

CAMERON, IN THE CAR.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE,

HMM?

WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?

I WAS JUST, UH,

RETHINKING ARMAGEDDON.

OH, THAT'S FUNNY.

THAT WOMAN.

JODY.

JODY.

SHE SAID THAT YOU

WOULD DO THE BOOK SIGNING.

WELL, SHE LIED.

THAT'S WHAT SHE DOES.

SHE OPENS HER MOUTH.

BLAH-BLAH-BLAH-BLAH-BLAH.

LIE, LIE, LIE, LIE, LIE.

I'D PAY MONEY TO ANYBODY WHO COULD

SHUT THAT WOMAN UP FOR GOOD.

THAT'S A PRETTY

SCARY THING TO SAY.

WELL, YOU KNOW,

I DON'T MEAN IT.

SEE, THAT'S WHAT YOU DO,

IS YOU TERRORIZE THE ONES

YOU LOVE.

IS THAT FROM:

YOUR NEW BOOK?

NO. THAT'S FROM BEING MARRIED TO

THAT WOMAN FOR TOO MANY YEARS.

SHE SAID YOU'D DO

THE SIGNING ON WEDNESDAY.

WELL, I WON'T.

MICE.

NOT LOYAL LIKE DOGS,

BUT THEY'RE GOOD COMPANY.

BETTER COMPANY:

THAN YOUR WIFE?

JODY'S MY EX-WIFE.

SHE LEFT MANY YEARS AGO.

SHE RAN OFF WITH A HUSTLER

WHO SPENT ALL OF HER MONEY.

EXCUSE ME.MYMONEY.

- TILL I CUT HER OFF.

- AND THE BOY?

THAT'S CAMERON.

HE'S MY SON.

HEH. I DIDN'T WIN ANY PRIZES

IN THE PARENTING DEPARTMENT.

SHE'S GOT HIM SO MESSED-UP...

THAT HE WON'T EVEN WALK THROUGH

THE FRONT DOOR OF THE HOUSE.

NEVER?

NEVER.

THEY'VE ONLY BEEN

AROUND FOR A FEW WEEKS.

SHE SAYS SHE'S READY

TO RECONCILE.

WITH MY WALLET, I THINK.

JODY USED TO BE MY MUSE.

WHEN WE FIRST MET, WE WERE

LIKE BUTTERFLIES IN HEAT.

WELL, SHE LEFT,

AND SHE TOOK MY WINGS.

WRITER'S BLOCK.

TELL YOU WHAT, I'D SIT AROUND

FOR HOURS, DAYS SOMETIMES.

I USED TO FIDDLE AROUND WITH THIS

COMPUTER GAME THAT I WAS TINKERING WITH.

WELL, THANK YOU

FOR YOUR TIME, MR. FISKE.

HEY, UH-- LISTEN, UM...

I HAVE A DEADLINE,

BUT MY PUBLISHERS ARE

AFTER ME TO TURN IN AN OUTLINE,

BUT IF I FINISH BY

WEDNESDAY, THEN I'LL--

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Michael Sloan

Michael Sloan is an American freelance illustrator. In 2018, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning along with Jake Halpern, for their comic Welcome to the New World. more…

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