Last Chance

Intro

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• all the rage
• out of sight, out of mind
• don't you dare
• go under

• feel it out
• figure it out
• posture
• slouch

• ride on
• Feng Shui

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Ella and Dale may push papers in office jobs these days, but longtime fans of As the World Learns will remember that they used to be detectives. They used to solve mysteries, like who kidnapped Beren. So maybe they can help figure out what is going on with Devan’s company. All the furniture has recently been packed up, but Devan says nothing is wrong.

See how Dale and Ella handle this situation and watch Ella use her psychic powers to figure out what’s going on!

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Dialog

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Dale

Ella

Devan

Dale:  OK, Ella. Do you know…I was in the hallway and there was a copier, there was, just, a bunch of office equipment. I don’t know what’s going on, but everything is going.

Ella:  Are you sure?

Dale:  I am positive. I think everything is going. This is mine and this is staying here.

Ella:  I think that’s…Oh.

Dale:  No, this is staying here.

Ella:  OK.

Dale:  Well…

Ella:  You know what, I’m gonna start using some of our old detective stuff. I’m gonna feel it out. We’re gonna figure this out, OK.

Dale:  OK, figure it out.

Ella:  Yeah.

Dale:  I’m gonna take this one, too.

Ella:  Oh, sorry.

Dale:  Can you go figure it out?

Ella:  OK.

Devan:  Hey, Ella. How’s it goin’?

Ella:  Hey, Devan. What’s happenin’?

Devan:  Oh, you know, just taking some business notes.

Ella:  Where’s your chair?

Devan:  I’ve decided to work on my posture, because the chair was making me slouch.

Ella:  Where’s your light bulb?

Devan:  It’s ah…

Ella:  I mean, Dale was saying some funny things, but…

Devan:  No. This is…

Ella:  You’re starting to worry me a little, here.

Devan:  No, no, no. It’s like a Feng Shui thing. Like, it’s called minimalism. It’s all the rage in Manhattan right now.

Ella:  Your stuff is all over there. I mean, you haven’t really got rid of it.

Devan:  Well, it’s, like, the whole “out of sight, out of mind” thing for inner peace, you know.

Ella:  So, the company is OK?

Devan:  Oh, yes. Yes. It’s great. It’s never been better, in fact.

Ella:  Well, I shouldn’t, like, look for jobs or anything like that.

Devan:  No. Don’t you dare. If she goes to work for Marni, I’ll kill her. You are not abandoning me. We’re in this together. I mean, everything is good.

Ella:  So, we’re rising.

Devan:  We’re rising together. Luckily, she doesn’t know about the lawsuit. And the fact that if we lose the lawsuit, we’re gonna go out of business.

Ella:  So, it’s OK if we lose this lawsuit to Marni?

Devan:  What do you mean?

Ella:  As in, the company is going under.

Devan:  How did you know that? I mean…OK. It’s true. If we don’t win this lawsuit, we’re ruined. But you cannot tell the others. Because if they know, they’re gonna freak out and we need to be…

Ella:  Just, stay calm.

Devan:  ...level minded when we go into this thing. No freaking out. OK.

Ella:  No freaking out.

Devan:  Please don’t tell the others.

Ella:  OK.

Devan:  But there’s a lot riding on this lawsuit. So, if you know anyone that knows anything about, you know, like, law or suing or lawyers.

Ella:  Winning.

Devan:  Tell them to call me, OK?

Ella:  OK.

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