Edith Hard y uses charity funds for Wall Str eet investments in hopes of buying s ome new gown s. S he loses all the money and borrows from wealthy oriental Tor i. When her husband gives her the amount she borrowed , Tori won't take it b ack, br anding her sho ulder wit h a Japanese sign of his ownership. She shoots him. Her husband takes the b lame. In court Edith revea ls all to an angry mob. Written by Ed St epha n {step[email protected] u.edu} Richard Hardy, a hardworkin g stockbroker, labors overtime to keep up wit h the ruinous bills incurred by his beautiful but i rresponsi ble wife Edith, a vena l, spoiled socialite who is i mpervious to his pleas for fiscal restraint. Acting on what she believe s to be an insider information, sh e impulsively embezzles $10,000 fr om the Red Cro ss charity she chairs for a stock tip. When she finds the money has been lost, s he desperate ly turns to a Japane se i vory trad er with whom she has bee n thou ghtlessly flirting an d persuades him to repl ace the m oney in exchange for an assignation. Wh en her husba nd's long-a waited bus iness deal finally materiali zes, she des perat ely tries to withdraw from their agreement by repla cing the money. Angered and disappointed wi th her resistance to his adva nces, h e uses a branding device to mark her shoulder as his propert y. Feeling violated, Edith shoots him in the s houlder a nd leaves. In o rder to protect hi s wife's reputation , Ri chard confesses to t he crime and faces tr ial for attempted murd er. Written by Gabe Taverney (duke1029@aol.com)
精彩剧情/对白：“你们冲锋陷阵，为的是什么？不就 是大炎的安定和百姓的性命无忧？这些押送的战士就不是大炎的一员是嘛？他们的性命就不是性命了？为了你所谓的军规，非要活 活冻死几 百个押送军资的战士 ，那你们冲锋陷阵的意义在那里，这些棉衣的 意义又在那里？”
“是，臣妇一直都在农庄 。这不是想着，杂交水稻能给大炎的 百姓带来那么大的好处，棉花又解决了北境 的寒冷，若是能再研究出什么利国利民的 东西，也是一件好 事啊，便在农庄一直待着了 。只是有些可惜，近日 一直也没有什么有效的成 果。”
“回去吧，他的确是灵儿的 孩子，但那又如何呢？没有在 本宫的膝下长大， 本宫对他一点 感情都没樱何 况，何况当年灵公 主竟然私自潜逃出宫，皇上震怒，令本宫也 失去了先皇的宠爱 ，原本本宫也许还能有一 位皇子的 ，后来只能在和冷宫差不多的宫 殿里度过。本宫不想看到她的孩子，所以赶紧走吧，若不是 灵公主还有 一样东西落在 本宫这里，本 宫连见都不愿意见到他们。”
“各方面条件都不错，工作也好，是在粮站工作的，哦，对 了，上回来咱大队戏弄黄菊花的那个小 子，之前也在那里工作 ，跟贺永聪，也就是倩倩的那个对象称兄道弟的，关系好像还很铁，你说 ，这两人处一起，能好到 哪里去？”
“我不大清楚， 也是看新闻知道的， 有评论对她进行了分析，有人说是因为忍受不了圈内 的潜规则所以自杀了，也有分析说可能跟她从小父母离异有关，一 生都在渴望被 爱，可最后 还是所遇非人，被家暴 ，被抛弃，最后抑郁， 从酒店楼上跳下来自杀了。”
