Lost Son

Brielle: [Running her hand nervously through her hair as she waits for him to pick up.]

It turns out, you and I have something in common: we’re both selfish. Surprise, surprise! Or maybe, it’s no surprise at all, as I’m coming to find out about our family, there is very little that we won’t do to obtain wealth and power. Am I the only one who wonders about the dark deeds are fathers get up to? I mean, come on, Liam, aren’t you curious about what secrets they’re hiding, when they take their wives, and hop on a plane to California for a, ‘business trip?’ I guess not, especially not now since you’ve become Houdini, and performed a disappearing act. Then again, maybe it’s better if your dad can’t hand you the keys to, what I’m positive is, a shady empire.

You’re probably wondering why I bothered to write you a letter, at all. You weren’t my first choice for a personal, and handwritten farewell, but we are family, and there is one thing you need to know; I went with my dad to L.A. last month, and while he was out, I rummaged through the papers he had in his hotel suite, and discovered that our family has been paying a lot of money to a Mr. Van Buren, under the pretense of a club membership. I don’t know any clubs in the world that have a membership fee over $100,000, maybe you should look into that, if you ever decide to come home.

It turns out, you and I have something in common, we’re both selfish. Surprise, surprise! Or maybe, it’s no surprise at all, as I’m coming to find out about our family, there is very little that we won’t do to obtain wealth and power. Am I the only one who wonders about the dark deeds are fathers get up to? I mean, come on Liam, aren’t you curious about what secrets they’re hiding, when they take their wives, and hop on a plane to California for a, ‘business trip?’ I guess not, especially not now since you’ve become Houdini, and performed a disappearing act. Then again, maybe it’s better if your dad can’t hand over the keys to his dark empire. You’re probably wondering why I bothered to write you a letter, at all. You weren’t my first choice for a personal, and handwritten farewell, but we are family, and there is one thing you need to know; I went with my dad to L.A. last month, I rummaged through the papers he has in his hotel suite, and discovered that our family has been paying a lot of money to a Mr. Van Buren, under the pretense of a club membership. I don’t know any clubs in the world that have a membership fee over $100,000, maybe you should look into that, if you ever decide to come home. -Annabel