#lawrence frye

Terrence: Well, if you’re thinking of embroiling that mobster guy in a scandal, what better way to do so than showcase some of his worst activities on the screen?

Mireille: Are you thinking what I think you’re thinking?

Terrence: If you’ve got enough information to keep it factual, we include that in the show. Eventually, he either has to leave us alone completely, or he’ll have to come after us. We make sure the Big Bad of the show is easily recognizable as the guy who’s after Brook.

Brook: But isn’t that the opposite of what we were trying to do? Is a confrontation our best option?

Lawrence: I’m afraid it’s the only option he left us. But I like what Terrence is offering. If we make such an obvious callout to Seb, other people scared of him might turn against him as well. You don’t take down The Man by staying quite. 

Mireille: Law, does Reid have access to some of the police records on the guy?

Lawrence: I’m certain of it.

Terrence: So, picture this. Teen runaway, big city. Meeting new people, experiencing new things. And add in the crime subplot - instant banger. If we can get it an after-school time slot for airtime, you’re basically guaranteed that the entire high school and college population will tune in.

Lawrence: How do you know all that stuff? I thought you were studying Theater.

Terrence chuckles.

- I am. But you know how colleges are, with all these “unnecessary” classes you have to take. And whoever said they had to be unnecessary? I think in a year or so, I’ll be a media expert, considering how many media classes I’ve taken now.

Brook: Dude, you should minor in it.

Lawrence: Agreed. And it is useful information, I agree. And I'm thinking we’ll barely need anything in terms of sets and special locations as we can just film in the city.

Mireille: And if you need any real world knowledge and insight on how to portray a teen runaway alone in the big city, I can always provide stories from my years on the road.

Brook: So, how much time is all this going to take?

Lawrence: I think it depends on how long it’ll take to get a cast together and to film once we do.

Mireille: And in the meantime, we need to make sure Seb the Jerk isn’t on to us.

Mireille: Tonight was fruitful, don’t you think? This calls for a little celebration.

She pours them both a shot.

- Cheers?

Lawrence: Cheers.To a successful project. Let’s hope it accomplishes our goal.

Mireille: I think we can. We just need a little time.

At the house, Lawrence is just finishing up his conversation with Reid, who informs him of the stupid ads. That is a bad development, Lawrence knows, even though he tries to play it off lightly.

Mireille, on the other hand, gets thinking. Just because this is unexpected, doesn’t mean the development is bad. After all, if they are thinking of making Brook famous, it could be great. 

She firmly believes that in the world of show business, there is no such thing as bad publicity.

Lawrence: Oh, there she is now. You stay safe, bro, and please sleep. I know you tend to overwork on stakeouts.

He ends the call just as Brook and Terrence are approaching. Even from here, he can tell they are excited about something.

He wonders where they’ve been. If the ads are all over the internet already, some people must’ve seen Brook already.

Lawrence: There you are! You need to know this-

Brook: If it’s about the ads, we know. We’ve already seen them and we’re working on it. 

- Aren’t you worried about being spotted just hanging out in the city by the paparazzi? Especially with a woman?

Mireille’s question makes him chuckle.

- Not at all. The last time someone tried to take a picture of me when I didn’t want them to, they ended up with a broken camera and my lawyer received a nice bonus. But it’s been a few years ago - they mostly leave me alone these days. Besides, this is Starlight Shores. Believe it or not, there are plenty of famous people here with much more difficult personalities than mine.

Mireille: Oh, you’re not difficult. A difficult person wouldn’t be helping Brook out.

Lawrence: How do you know I’m not just doing it to make myself look good in the papers? After it’s all done and resolved, there’s bound to be media interest and a rough punk needs to do some good deeds for the community after all.

Mireille: The same “rough punk” who broke a pap’s camera? I don’t think so.

She sobers up.

- Also, we don’t know if it’s all going to be resolved soon.

Lawrence shudders.

Mireille knows she’ll have to move out of here sometime soon, after all of this is settled. But for the time being, Mireille is truly enjoying spending time with Lawrence. Sex and chemistry aside, he reminds her of her cousins and all the fun trouble-making times they’ve had as teens. Truly, a person after her own heart.

Maybe, she’ll keep in touch instead of pulling her usual disappearing act.

Surprisingly, Law reaches the other end of the pool first and starts climbing out, reaching for his phone. She joins him.

Mireille: Waterproof phone?!

Lawrence: AKA, one of technology’s bets inventions. And it’s my lawyer.

Terrence: Think about it! These ads are perfect. Brook told me all about your idea to make her famous. We should capitalize on the publicity generated by the missing persons ad to promote our new show.

Lawrence: Show?

Terrence: A hit new show about a teen runaway in the big city. Brook already showed off her acting chops a few hours ago. She’ll have to anyways, now that this ad is all over the web. But this is a great opportunity, especially since you’ve got someone to write for the show. points to himself.

Lawrence: A TV show? Huh...

Mireille: Keep talking.

Brook: And Terrence already wrote a pilot and more.

Mireille: Oh, he did! I like this guy.

Lawrence: It’s a good idea, but I’m afraid I don’t know much about TV producing.

The other two wake up after Brook is gone. Mireille is out of sorts too, since she doesn’t think she performed too well the night before. Also, she’s concerned over the current situation.

Mireille: So, has there been any news from your detective friend? I mean, you’d tell us, right?

Lawrence chuckles.

- Of course I will. But no, Reid’s only been there for two days. I doubt he had much luck getting the scoop yet, unless he got super lucky.

Mireille: Do you think he’ll find something out? I mean, if Sandra is up to something illicit, she might be careful.

Lawrence: So careful that she was caught discussing a murder plan right in plain sight and hearing of anyone nearby?

Mireille: Hmm, fair enough. But how much can that give us? Even if we know she’s breaking the law?

Lawrence: If you’re talking about laws concerning how evidence is gathered and whether it’s admissible in court, you’re right, those differ state-by-state. But, at the very least, we’ll know what we’re dealing with.

Mireille: Better than nothing, I suppose.

Lawrence: What are your plans for the day?

Mireille: Not much. I don’t have another performance until the day after tomorrow.