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six The Glass by Maretta mose.
Speaker 3: West. I learned the world from my aunt.
Speaker 4: She was a blacksmith.
Speaker 3: Of course, boys, boys, when you bob for you don't
have to dunk your whole head. I made the skeleton
from repurpose bicycle parks, and he said, oh, no, that's
a real owl.
Speaker 5: Can we tell him real owls don't come from the
hardware store. Made a plastic That stubborn fool still swears
you saw it fly away.
Speaker 4: Her eyes can certainly play some convincing tricks.
Speaker 5: Same, Moira, I can't tell you how wonderful it is
that you organized a block party for the neighborhood. Yeah,
it's so nice to see everyone together like this.
Speaker 3: We don't know how you managed putting all this together
while moving into your house. This was nothing.
Speaker 4: A call to the city and a few folding tables,
and I have the perfect reason to meet all of
my new neighbors. Truly my pleasure.
Speaker 5: I really enjoy seeing what everyone has brought for the potluck.
Different salads, lots of disturb it's a huge full of
dis casus.
Speaker 3: For some reason, I saw.
Speaker 4: Those two hmm, and someone brought a punch bowl that
seems very fragile.
Speaker 5: I haven't seen anyone be brave enough to touch it yet.
Speaker 3: Poor Nancy was fighting for her life to keep her
kids away from it. Earlier. Oh, I almost forgot to mention.
We're going to walk to the pond next week to
feed the ducks and have a picnic. Would you like
to join us? A boy rock? Oh, that would be delightful.
Speaker 4: Thank you.
Speaker 6: Ladies.
Speaker 4: You just let me know when and I'll be there.
Speaker 5: Just be sure you don't feed the swans. They're the worst.
Speaker 7: Hello ladies, Penelope Rhoda, I hope you're doing well.
Speaker 3: Hello, dear Clancy. Your pumpkin sweet rolls are incredible as always.
Speaker 8: Yes, thank you, Hello everyone.
Speaker 3: Hi mister Garrison.
Speaker 7: Moira, I'd like you to meet Jake Garrison. He's the
assistant principal at the elementary school and the HOA president
for the neighborhood.
Speaker 3: Nice to meet you, Jake. What a surprise.
Speaker 5: We didn't expect you to turn up.
Speaker 3: Yeah, this party is supposed to be fun.
Speaker 8: You two and your jokes.
Speaker 9: I wouldn't miss an opportunity to spend time with my
favorite neighbors.
Speaker 3: Which ones are they.
Speaker 8: Say, ladies? Have those wobblers still been coming around?
Speaker 5: You mean the golden winged warblers, the protected bird speeches
that made a home in our yard before you could
demand we take out our bird houses and feeders.
Speaker 3: They're gone for the season.
Speaker 8: Okay, that's a relief.
Speaker 9: Then we can talk about getting your front yard into
compliance with the CCNR.
Speaker 3: Jake Rhoda, I'm suddenly feeling a little new. Oh god,
we check it. There are any crackers left to settle
my stomach? Of course, love, Come on, now, let's see
what there is.
Speaker 4: I'm sure the HOA has some flexibility.
Speaker 7: Right of course.
Speaker 8: I mean, yeah, we can be super flexible, but.
Speaker 9: We still have to enforce the rules, you know, otherwise
what's the point of having them.
Speaker 8: For instance, your home.
Speaker 10: Miss Grapes, Moira Grapes, Yes.
Speaker 8: Thank you.
Speaker 9: Your home has quite a few violations going on, between
the plants you've put in your front yard, the decor
that's wildly out of compliance, and the pest problem.
Speaker 8: You seem to be having pest problem.
Speaker 9: Unfortunately, there seems to be an access point where the
birds are able to.
Speaker 8: Fly in and out. I'm sure a contractor could patch
that right.
Speaker 6: Oh, that's just kiky.
Speaker 2: She's a friend.
Speaker 8: Are you saying it's a pet?
Speaker 4: Not exactly. She's more of a roommate. She comes and
goes as she pleases.
Speaker 9: I'm afraid the bylaws have specific rules about what pets
are allowed. But I'm sure we could talk about it
at the next meeting. I was just saying how flexible
we can be.
Speaker 3: Yes, you were, but to that.
Speaker 9: Point, I know how much effort it takes to move.
I'm sure once you're all settled, you'll get your yard
and your house in order.
Speaker 3: What if I think it already.
Speaker 4: Is in order?
Speaker 8: Well, then.
Speaker 7: I forgot to mention that Moira here is an antiques appraiser.
She got quite a collection of her own. Oh you
should show her your family's punch bowl set.
Speaker 3: That would be lovely.
Speaker 6: Sure.
Speaker 8: Have you had a chance to try my punch yet?
Speaker 2: I haven't.
Speaker 8: Here it is tada, Oh.
Speaker 4: My goodness, beautiful set. Those silver filigree details are incredible.
Speaker 8: Thank you.
Speaker 9: It's been in my family for generations. It's real crystal too.
Speaker 10: Have you had it at praize?
Speaker 8: No?
Speaker 9: No, I have no plans to ever sell it. But
I'm sure it would be worth a pretty penny. Even
though it's from as far back as the early eighteen hundreds, least,
we still have all the original handmade pieces intact and
accounted for.
Speaker 4: That's impressive. I have a hard time just keeping my
socks and matching sets.
Speaker 11: Well.
Speaker 8: Thank you, miss Graves.
Speaker 9: I hope I have kids somedays so I can keep
passing it down through the family. Anyway, It's a lemon
and elderflower punch.
Speaker 10: What a delicious sounding combination.
Speaker 4: I've never tried that before.
Speaker 8: Here you go, thank you.
Speaker 10: Here it is, Nathaniel. Finally, I can't wait another minute.
I must see it with my own eyes. Ah. Oh,
isn't it just incredible? The detail, the clarity, Why the
crystal seems so sturdy, and yet it doesn't seem to
weigh anything at all.
Speaker 11: I'm so delighted you've spent a decent chunk of our
family's money to acquire this rare, opulent set of cups
so that you can hand it over to the wealthiest
family in town.
Speaker 10: No, come, now, think of this as an investment in.
Speaker 11: What that horrible woman you spend all your time with.
Speaker 10: You mean, the gorgeous wonderful, intelligent woman that will soon
be your sister in law. Yes, I suppose it is
a bit of an investment in her, but it will
also mean that when we're married, not only will we
have the pleasure of her company, but also access to
her family's wealth.
Speaker 11: We must be talking about different people. I don't remember
Charlotte being wonderful or intelligent. You know. I think if
you'd never started pursuing her, our shipyard would already be
more prosperous than ever, and our accounts would be overflowing. Instead,
the main imports we've been receiving are the increasingly lavish
trinkets you keep sending away for.
Speaker 10: I think someone is jealous.
Speaker 11: I think someone has lost his mind.
Speaker 10: Don't worry, brother, Someday even an old stump like you
might find someone to marry. Instead of spending your days
alone and lost in your study.
Speaker 11: Actually enjoy being alone and lost in my studies. I've
made a great deal of progress.
Speaker 10: You should come to the party.
Speaker 11: What party it's in two days.
Speaker 10: This Saturday at Sharklet's family home. You can be there
to witness us being engaged, and maybe there will be
someone special there for you. No, please say you'll come.
Speaker 11: I don't like parties. I need you, brother, you need
me at that party like the Binghams need another crystal
punch bowl.
Speaker 6: Please.
Speaker 10: They have a private library that nobody ever visits. You
could be totally alone.
Speaker 11: Oh I don't believe for a moment that you would
leave me alone.
Speaker 10: But all right, maybe I'll go fantastic. I'll tell Charlotte
when I deliver her gift tomorrow, I said, maybe.
Speaker 3: Whoa Well, look who comes calling once again? Gregory Hughes.
Speaker 10: Why Charlotte Bingham? Hello, darling?
Speaker 3: Oh no, I don't suppose you brought an another gift.
Speaker 10: I have, and it's the best one yet. Can Andrew
have the staff bring it inside once you open it.
I'm sure you'll find my timing to be perfect.
Speaker 3: All right, then, Andrew.
Speaker 10: Heyes, man, there's a crate in the back of my
carriage that needs to be brought inside.
Speaker 12: Of course, sir, right away, Come come, let's talk.
Speaker 10: Yes, ma'am. Oh, how are your parents.
Speaker 3: Same as always, stuffy, boring and full of gossip? Still alive?
And yours?
Speaker 10: My parents are well. They're traveling to Salem to visit
my cousins.
Speaker 3: Oh nice, and your brother.
Speaker 10: The same as always, haunting some corner of the house
and dabbling in religion and the occult. Apparently he's playing
with some kind of mind control. I don't know. He
says he's made great progress lately. I just hear strange
noises from his room.
Speaker 3: Sometimes everyone needs a hobby.
Speaker 11: I suppose anything else, madam.
Speaker 3: Thank you Andrew, that will be all Oh you good?
Speaker 10: Come have a look? Oh how lovely? Where did you
order this from? They came directly from France, exquisite quality.
And look here at the silver filigree.
Speaker 3: Yes, thank you.
Speaker 10: How would you feel if I invited Nathaniel to your party?
Speaker 3: Your brother at a party?
Speaker 10: I know, I know, But to be honest, I worry
about him. He spends all night practicing his odd rituals
and all morning recovering from getting no rest. I want
him to settle down, have some children, give up his
selfish pursuits. I thought perhaps there might be someone you'd recommend.
Speaker 3: I don't think that would be appropriate.
Speaker 10: Oh no, what do you mean you.
Speaker 3: Should sit for?
Speaker 11: What?
Speaker 3: This something I need to tell you. Albert Price was
here yesterday and he asked me to marry him, and
I said yes, No, I did I have to think
about my family and my future. First, he's a good match.
You have been wonderful, Gregory.
Speaker 10: But I love you.
Speaker 3: I'm sorry, but I'm sure you'll make some other woman
very happy to.
Speaker 10: Believe you are Sorry. What a moment ago I believed
we were in love.
Speaker 3: I'll have Andrew load the crape back into your carriage, Gregory,
I said, I'm sorry, what, Gregory, that's not fair?
Speaker 1: Yeah, way, she's marrying who Albert Price, the man with
not an ounce of wit on his tongue and less
hair on his head.
Speaker 11: She deserves him. Then, may Charlotte Bingham die of boredom.
Speaker 10: His family is wealthy and well connected in politics. Though
it makes sense, I just wish i'd seen this coming sooner.
Speaker 11: So she played you for a fool.
Speaker 8: So what?
Speaker 11: I hope she keeps every one of those gifts and
realizes her mistake each time she lays eyes on them.
Speaker 10: Oh go away, brother, I want to wallow.
Speaker 11: You want to wallow? After what she's done, Gregory, she
has insulted you. We need to take.
Speaker 10: Action, and what could we possibly do?
Speaker 11: I have an idea, but you might not like it.
Speaker 10: Keypticals. What one of the cups from the punch bowl set.
I kept it accidentally, she put it in my hand
as she told me, and I just left. I didn't
even realize.
Speaker 11: And may she be cursed to only ever have an
odd number of party guests.
Speaker 10: A party with an odd number of guests won't matter
if she's able to dance with her new husband.
Speaker 11: Albert Price isn't the kind of man who will dance
at parties. She's chosen the same life her mother had
save but dreary, dreadful, boring.
Speaker 10: And what does that say of me? She would rather
have a man like like that than the dregs of
a husband that I would be and worse. Once a
word spreads that I was a worse choice than a
life sentence of Albert Price.
Speaker 8: No one would say such a thing.
Speaker 10: Even if I'm not How can I ever find another
woman to marry? Tell me that if I find someone else,
I won't believe it's real. And if I don't try,
I'll never find a wife. Never. Even the idea of
love is like poise.
Speaker 11: Please, brother, I hate to see you like this.
Speaker 10: I don't even want to wallow anymore. I want to die.
Speaker 11: No I can fix this, Let me help you. How
leave that to me? Only let me borrow that cup
for a moment. Some of the silver tongued gods are
old to carry my words in the power behind them,
to echo within and without until they are obeyed. Oh, Vessel,
you will hear me, You will carry my revenge. I
draw upon the YouTube ones, I draw upon the infinite ones.
Speaker 8: Hear me and let me be heard.
Speaker 12: Let no one refuse to hear me, to heed my desires,
Let no refuse my comments.
Speaker 11: Oh what the hell?
Speaker 2: No, Oh my god, I'm so sorry.
Speaker 9: I just told you this was a priceless family heirloom.
Speaker 1: I know.
Speaker 10: I didn't mean to you know what.
Speaker 8: It's fine, It's fine. It's just a cop.
Speaker 4: I can't pay for it.
Speaker 9: I said, it's fine. I don't need your money, my
bumb I'm I'm gonna go get a broom in dust. Panic,
clean this off.
Speaker 3: Jake, you can use mine. It's just inside.
Speaker 11: Oh okay, there's why any Sandy, There's got to be
more to this.
Speaker 10: Why isn't it working?
Speaker 4: That vision was so powerful?
Speaker 10: Damn it?
Speaker 4: Hm, Maybe I need a piece that isn't broken. If
I can sneak one into my house, I can't touch
it yet, though, I don't want to break another cup.
Speaker 11: Oh all right, I'm a little too why.
Speaker 4: I don't know what happened, Kiki. I couldn't control it
this time. It happened so fast.
Speaker 2: Oh that was as awful.
Speaker 4: As when my visions first started. I'm fine. I've dealt
with cursed objects and horrible stories before. I'm just going
to use this other cup to get the rest of
the story. I need to know why this was so.
Speaker 10: Different.
Speaker 11: Stay here, Gregory, let me go in first. I will
tell you when it's time. Yes, brother, I'm sorry, sir,
but the Binghams are not accepting any more guest tonight.
Oh really, h Let me in, little man, and announce
my arrival properly to the party. Yes, sir, Right this way, sir.
Mister Nathaniel Hughes, eldest child to mister and missus Alexander Hughes. Easy,
a few shippings, thank you, Andrew.
Speaker 8: That will be all.
Speaker 3: Nathaniel, What an unexpected surprise. What are you doing here?
Speaker 11: I had heard I was invited to a party.
Speaker 3: I'm sorry to say you have been misinformed. Please leave.
Speaker 8: Now, Charlotte. That's no way to treat a guest.
Speaker 3: You're right, and if you were a guest, I wouldn't
treat you this way.
Speaker 11: Leave, but I brought you some what's going on over here?
Speaker 10: She told you to leave, sir.
Speaker 8: Go away.
Speaker 11: We're having a private conversation.
Speaker 3: Of course, what on earth, Albert?
Speaker 11: Here? Your prodigal cup returns. I'd hate for the set
to be incomplete.
Speaker 3: I told Gregory he can take it back, all of it.
I don't want anything from you or from your brother.
Speaker 11: It's a little late for that now, I insist listen.
Speaker 3: I care deeply for him.
Speaker 6: I do.
Speaker 3: He has been incredibly kind and generous to me, and
I would have been happy to be his way.
Speaker 11: But you decided that a marriage of financial comfort was
more valuable than happiness. I understand, by the way, have
you made the announcement yet?
Speaker 3: What do you mean?
Speaker 11: Does anyone else know you're marrying this armpit of a man.
Speaker 3: Besides our parents know why?
Speaker 8: Then you can make it right.
Speaker 11: You should marry my brother instead.
Speaker 3: Are you mad? I can't just change my mind.
Speaker 11: You said you care for him, then prove it? Or
was that a lie too?
Speaker 3: I haven't lied about anything. I do care for him
and I don't want to see him hurt. But I
can't sacrifice my duty to my family for him.
Speaker 11: Sure, you can just tell them all that you will, nonsense,
marry my brother instead of Albert Price.
Speaker 3: I will marry your brother.
Speaker 8: Excellent? Shall we toast to it?
Speaker 3: Oh? No, what is happening? Is this your acult nonsense?
Speaker 8: How did you resist me? Hear me?
Speaker 3: Now, Nathaniel Hughes, you need to leave my home and
never return.
Speaker 8: That shouldn't be possible.
Speaker 3: Leave now.
Speaker 11: I'm thirsty?
Speaker 8: Are you thirsty?
Speaker 3: I'm not in the mood for any more of your games.
Speaker 11: Let's have a drink hold on one moment. Excuse me, everyone,
but it's time for you to go.
Speaker 8: All of you.
Speaker 3: What is happening to me?
Speaker 8: Here?
Speaker 11: Take your glass? I don't want take it, and let's
toast to your engagement. You have been taking advantage of
my dear brother's kind hearted and generous spirit. You took
from him, and you spat him out as a broken
shell of his former self, and.
Speaker 8: For what more?
Speaker 6: Money and power?
Speaker 8: Look around?
Speaker 11: You don't need anything, ever, and yet you trade a
genuine happiness with my brother for more and somehow less
at the same time.
Speaker 3: Couldn't possibly understand what it's like to be in my position.
Speaker 11: You don't even understand what position you're in. You will
drink from the cup that was so thoughtfully chosen for you,
and you will die choking on that symbol of his
devotion and your poor decisions, quietly and painfully.
Speaker 8: I'll stop from resisting.
Speaker 11: Yes you will, No.
Speaker 3: I won't.
Speaker 11: You will drink and you will die.
Speaker 8: Drink.
Speaker 11: Hmmm, my power, I can't feel it anymore? Hello?
Speaker 10: Where is everyone? Nathaniel? What's going on?
Speaker 8: Gregory?
Speaker 10: What happened to Charlotte? Charlotte? Will she be all right?
Speaker 11: How did you manage to leave the carriage? I told
you to stay there?
Speaker 10: What do you mean? I woke up a moment ago
wondering how I came to be in front of this
house again.
Speaker 11: Charlotte, she's gone, Gregory, I confess I made her pay
for hurting you.
Speaker 10: You what why? I didn't want this?
Speaker 8: She chose this.
Speaker 11: I wanted her to reconsider her engagement and marry you instead,
but she refused.
Speaker 10: So you you've killed her?
Speaker 8: Calm down, brother.
Speaker 11: Yeah, I said, calm did poison her?
Speaker 8: Why isn't he listening with? This? Is wrong with my power?
Speaker 10: I've cost our family enough?
Speaker 11: Do you hear that sound?
Speaker 8: Now?
Speaker 10: Look at what I've done The cup to poor Charlotte.
Speaker 8: I think the cup has absorbed my power. Perhaps when
I push that's a little bit.
Speaker 10: Don you shut up about your infernal powers. That is
all you think about me.
Speaker 11: I only think about one thing that's awfully rich coming
from you.
Speaker 12: Stop.
Speaker 11: Over the last few months, you've been obsessed with marrying
this woman, and the minute you find out that you
can't have her, you give up on every day.
Speaker 10: Shut your mouth.
Speaker 8: Now, she never even loved I know that she.
Speaker 10: Wasn't going to marry me, but I do not know
that she never loved me. There's still a drop at
the bottom of this cup. I may as well drink
this and be done with.
Speaker 11: Don't you dare?
Speaker 8: I order you to drop that cut.
Speaker 10: Ever you did to the one I loved, So let
it be for me. Drop that cup, goodbye, brother, Drop it.
Speaker 13: Oh, Gregory, you can't do this. I won't let you.
I command you to live. Breathe damn you.
Speaker 6: Please coming, yes, give me?
Speaker 4: Oh, I was just I wanted to give it. Of course, Here, Jake,
before you go, I have to tell you something.
Speaker 8: What is it?
Speaker 4: I know to some people this sounds crazy, but objects
contain stories, and I can access those.
Speaker 8: You're right. That does sound crazy? Are you telling me
you're some kind of psychic?
Speaker 4: Yes, well kind of. I'm not some fraudster that charges
people to tell them the future.
Speaker 8: No, I'll just say it, Say what exactly?
Speaker 4: That cup was cursed with evil powers, and now that
it's been broken, those powers are inside of.
Speaker 8: You, lady. The only curse I'm worried I might be
stuck with is you?
Speaker 6: Oh ki ki?
Speaker 10: What have I done?
Speaker 2: The Glass was written by Mareta Mose, starring Elisa Peatree
as Mayer Graves, Michael Apollo, Lera as Jake Garrison, Maretta
Mos as Penelope, Lindsay Fawn as Rhoda, and d Henry
Hanson as Clancy Banks. Featuring Brandon Ipoc as Greg Hughes,
Jonathan Harden as Nathaniel Hughes, Maretta Mose as Charlotte Bingham,
Scott R. McKinley as Andrew, and Jordan Horban as Albert Price.
Additional voices by Shay Strong, Aaron Grassey, Rose Hahn, Moretta Mose,
Lindsay Fawn, and d Henry Hanson. Directed by James McGowan.
Assistant directors d Henry Hanson, Jordan Autumn Callina and Alisa Petrie,
casting by Kate Sheridan, sound design and engineering by Marena Mose.
The head writer for the Collection of Moira Graves is
Jada Mendoza. Theme song by Jordan Horban, Episode art by
Alissa Esteban, Production coordination via Elisa Petrie, Story development by
Alissa Esteban.
Speaker 14: The Collection of Moira Graves is produced by Moretta Mose
and Lindsay Faughn, and the executive producer of the Collection
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