[Olivia and Gary are stood outside of Vince’s house, leant against the door frame. Inside, very audibly, Vince is scrambling around upstairs with Leigh and Chelsea on the search for the gun. Gary very slowly moves towards Liv. The door opens up, catching both of their attention. Out the front door walks a middle-aged brown haired woman wearing a long purple dress and a white cardigan, holding a bottle of orange juice.]

Carol: Would either of you two like a drink while you wait?

Liv: It’s fine Ms Cosgrove. Will they be long, do you know?

Carol: Not sure, Olivia, honey. I’ll let you know.

Liv: Thank you.

[The two smile and Carol goes back in side head back inside.]

Gary: Um… question for the group mother?

Liv: [annoyed] I’m not your mother, please don’t call me one.

Gary: Oh, but you’d be such a great one.

[Liv dials a number and puts her phone to her ear.]

Liv: [annoyed] What is it, Gary?

Gary: Well I just, y’know, wanted to see if you could do me a quick favour.

[Liv sighs, pulling the phone down, then looks at Gary.]

Liv: [confused] What?

Gary: If I try and do something to get my power, could you just heal me if it goes wrong?

Liv: [confused] Oh god, what? What are you going to do?

Gary: [embarrassed] Um… I don’t think I want to say.

Liv: Fine then.

[Liv rings the number again, listening to the dial tone.]

Gary: [quickly] Okay, fine, I’m gonna stick my hand in a blender.

Liv: [angry] Gary!

Gary: [defensively] What? You can heal me and it might lead to my power!

Liv: [angry] If I heal you then I’ll end up losing my hand, I don’t want to bloody- [calmly] Hello? Hello?

[Liv waits a few seconds, then groans and checks the phone.]

Liv: [annoyed] Fucking voicemail again… shit.

Gary: [confused] Um… what are you doing?

Liv: [annoyed] Trying to call Sissel’s mum, I think I made a mistake and I need to look into it.

Gary: [confused] Why? What did you do? Oh god, you showed her the cantrips. Oh my god, you did!

Liv: [annoyed] Will you shut up? It’s more important than that. Wait, cantrips?

Gary: [scared] Yes, cantrips, my idea! Not important! What is more important is why are you revealing our immeasurable ability upon the world?

Liv: [annoyed] Because she has one too.

[Gary is about to say something, but stops himself and looks at her surprised.]

Gary: [surprised, quiet] Oh. Well. That’s… [shouting] Sissel’s gonna die!

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[Liv slaps Gary in the back of the head.]

Gary: [scared] Ow!

Liv: [worried] Will you calm down please? I’ve got enough to deal with between this lot and Sissel and my own shit. You know, I have my own problems to deal with as well!

Gary: [defensive] Well you’re allowed to bring it up! It helps to talk about it!

Liv: [annoyed] I know, but there isn’t much time when everyone- [calmly] Hey Velma, are you there?

[Liv pauses.]

Liv: [faux-calm] No, of course you’re not, why would you be? Not like you’re hiding some superpower shit, [yelling] you ignorant bitch!

[Liv hangs up, Gary surprised.]

Liv: [angry] What?

Gary: [scared] Was that-

Liv: [angry] No, I hung up before it went to voicemail.

[Gary takes a deep breath.]

Gary: [relieved] Oh thank god.

Liv: [annoyed] She is being a bitch though.

Gary: Are you sure that she knows about powers?

Liv: I showed her Cheshire’s power and her first guess was superpowers before anything else.

Gary: [panicking] What?

Liv: I also eavesdropped, she called someone about the… cantrips called Marshall. Maybe that’s someone we should look into?

Gary: [panicking] Yeah, sure, by the way, never do that again please!

Liv: [defensive] Why does it matter, she knows about them!

Gary: [panicking] We have… You have these abilities, I don’t want anyone getting dissected!

Liv: [annoyed] Oh, now you’re just being ridiculous.

Gary: [panicking] Oh, am I?

Liv: [annoyed] Yes!

Gary: [calm] Oh, fair enough then.

[Leigh, Chelsea and Vince leave the house, Leigh holding the gun close to his chest.]

Vince: [loud] See you later mum!

Carol: [distant] See you honey! Have a nice day!

[Vince closes the door. He quickly turns to the group.]

Leigh: We got it.

Chelsea: And we have a plan.

Liv: [distracted] Okay, tell me in a bit.

[Liv walks away from the group, trying to call Velma again.]

Leigh: [distant] Basically there’s this old part of college that doesn’t get used anymore, a swimming pool. It’ll be great to lead him into.

Gary: [distant] Will it work? Leading him there?

Vince: [distant] It has to. This guy is nuts. Now here's the plan...

[Liv dials, waiting by the end of the road.]

Liv: [worried, quietly] Come on, Velma, pick up already.

[Liv waits a few seconds then groans, hanging up.]

Liv: [worried] Where the hell are you?