Episode 15, Virtual Season 7
Title: Over the Rainbow

Written by: Nynaeve1723
Artwork: BigCJFan
Original Virtual Air Date: 13^th January, 2008

Description:   

Jordan suddenly and without warning departs Boston for Sydney, Australia, leaving Woody confused and angry.  He has his own problems, also, as Nigel and he must solve an apparent murder, a crime made the more puzzling when the perpetrator is identified as not being human. 

Random Facts:

A family pet kangaroo from Wisconsin is one of several kangaroos to have escaped from domestic settings in the United States.  Although several sightings of the Wisconsin pet occurred, no-one could catch the animal.

Although there has been only one recorded death from a kangaroo attack on a human, a kangaroo is certainly capable of inflicting mortal injury.  In Australia, as urban areas encroach on surrounding countryside, and as drought entices ’roos into built-up areas, kangaroo attacks have been more frequent.

Climbing Sydney Harbour Bridge: you can do this safely and commercially, but there have been, in past decades, a number of prank climbs, generally associated with student stunts of one kind or another.  Getting over the barrier gate and its spikes is the scary bit – there’s nothing underneath you.  One such climb was accomplished by someone very close to the compiler of these facts.  “Coming down was harder than going up,” he recalls.  Why?  “Because it was getting lighter and you could actually see.”  He was NEVER game enough to tell his mother about it.

The murderous widow is named after one of Nynaeve’s co-workers.  She is decidedly unlikely to murder anyone - ever!

Music:

Waltzing Matilda, by Eric Rigler and Scarlet Rivera
Pain, by Four Star Mary
Rewind, by Paolo Nutini
The Part Where you Let go, by Hem)
Something So Strong, by Crowded House

Quotes:

Will:  I’m sorry to… disturb you at work, but… Sorry.  I’m Will.  Will Pollack.
Jordan:  But… why leave me the model?
Will:  He didn’t just leave you the model.
Jordan:  I don’t… why me?
Will:  You don’t know? … He loved you.

Will:  You were good for him.
Jordan:  He must not have told you much.

Mr. Y.  They never figured it out.  (another shrug)  I guess they wouldn’t.  A cop setting the whole thing up and all.
Pollack  What was her name?
Mr. Y.  The broad?  Gotta think about that.  Oh, yeah.  Cavanaugh.  Emily Cavanaugh.

Jordan:  Oh, man, am I glad you’re here?!
Nigel:  I dunno.  Are you?
Jordan:  I need your help.
Nigel:  Let’s see… Woody’s birthday is coming up soon and you need a masculine opinion-

Woody:  Is it  - Is it what I said… at the airport… after Danny and Delinda left?  Coz that was a joke-

 

Garret:  A week?  You need a week off now? 
Jordan:  It might not be that long.
Garret:  Damn right!  It’s not even going to be one day.  You can’t just run off-
Jordan:  It’s important.
Garret:  It’s always important, Jordan!

 

 

Woody: Back from where?
Garret:  Sydney.
Woody:    Sydney?  As in… kangaroos, koalas…?
Garret:  As in J.D. Pollack.

Woody:  I need an M.E.
Kate:  I thought you pretty much had that covered.
Woody:  Jordan’s…  unavailable.
Kate:  Ah, I see.  Another one of those forward-backward moments in your complicated… relationship?

Woody:  Sometimes you complain about my interview technique.
Kate:  Don’t confuse me with Jordan, Detective.

Nigel:  Anything from the widow?
Woody:  She admits to switching the pills.  She had a boyfriend.
Nigel:  I’m stunned.

Nigel:  Everything all right, then?
Woody:  Yeah… sure.  Why wouldn’t…?  She’s just being who she is.  That’s all.

Jordan:  Climbing the Bridge and putting… garbage bins… at the top?

Will:  I don’t – I’m not good at this stuff.  So… um… he was my brother.  He was a pain in the arse, half the time, but I loved him.  He did some stupid things, some things he wasn’t proud of, but he also did some really good things… that’s what I’ll remember.

Will:  Hold on to the good things, Jordan.  Let go of all the ones you can’t change.  Don’t let those “might’ve” moments mean more than what’s in the future.

Woody:  So help me, Jordan, if you say ‘G’day, mate….’
Jordan:  I’m sorry, Woody-
Woody:  (groans):  I shoulda’ known.
Jordan:  Geez.  Let me finish, will ya?  Before you start the doom and gloom.

Nigel:  No, no, no.  When you said “pets.”  I remembered a story I read.  News of the Weird sort of thing, you know?
Bug:  Your Bible?

Bug:  A Macropus giganteus.  An Eastern Grey Kangaroo.  Apparently named Sylvia.
Nigel:  :  For Sylvia Plath, do you suppose?

Jordan:  Yeah... that.  But – um – he also came into my life at a time when... let’s just say I’d screwed up another relationship... worse than usual.
Will:  Woody Hoyt?
Jordan:  God, he did tell you everything.

Nigel:  Decoration to us; all-you-can-eat buffet to Sylvia.

Nigel:  Come on.  I’m Mr. Mueller...
Woody:  And I’m Syl – the kangaroo.  (under his breath)  If anyone ever hears about this...

Jordan:  That better not be a gun in your pocket.
Woody:  It’s not.
Jordan:  Really?
Woody:  Give me about an hour to get us back to your place and I’ll prove it to you.  All night.

 

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