THE EDGE OF NIGHT

January 12, 1981

Transcribed by: JAY TULL

Headline: Molly Sherwood confesses to two murders and apparently claims another victim.
 
PROLOGUE:
In Raven Swift's apartment.
Molly Sherwood confesses to a shocked Raven Swift that she had killed Elliot Dorn.
She explains that she had to stop Dorn from telling anyone that she had been responsible for the death of Nadine Scott in an attempt to kill April Scott. She continues by saying that she went to The Unicorn that night to wait for Dorn. She hid in the ladies room for 2 hours till all that "horrible" music stopped. Then she came out and hid behind the puppet stage and picked up one of the puppets and realized that it was made like a glove. She then took from her purse the kitchen knife that she had brought. From behind the stage she spied on a drunken Dorn as he stumbled out of his office to the bar to fix another drink.
As Dorn was drinking at the bar with his back to the stage, Molly with the puppet and the knife in its hand approached until there was a noise. She retreated. Elliot turned and called out for Kelly McGrath. When there was no answer, Dorn returned to the bar and continued to drink and began to admire a rose comparing its beauty to that of Jody Travis.
The puppet with the knife appeared behind Dorn. There was a thud. He dropped the rose. His eyes rolled to the back of his head and he fell to the floor with the knife sticking out of his back.
 
Molly told Raven that is was dreadful and awful but had to be done. It was the only way that she had to be safe. She told Raven that she realized that she hadn't been alone at the Unicorn. Someone had been there and someone had seen her. "Now, ah, that was you wasn't it MRS. SWIFT???!!!" she asked. A scared Raven said that she wasn't there but Molly insists it was her. Raven pleads with Molly and tells her that she has nothing to be afraid of. Molly replies "Don't I Mrs. Swift. After what I just told you?"
 
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ACT II
Raven's apartment
Raven continues to plead with Molly and tells her that she was to see Elliot about the letter that he was blackmailing her with( in Jamey's custody suit). Molly says that she probably did Raven a favor by killing Elliot. Raven says that she did the whole world a favor and that she would probably get a light sentence. Molly insists that she is not going to prison. Raven says that she wouldn't tell anyone about what Molly had done. She had already told the police that she saw Kelly McGrath there that night and that he was a maniac because he had attacked his own lawyer, Cliff Nelson. Then Raven realized that Molly had stabbed Cliff too.
Molly said that Cliff was clever. Clever enough to frighten her. She explains that when she was working at the Scotts the day that they had a party celebrating Logan's win in the custody suit, Cliff Nelson had announced that he knew who had killed Elliot Dorn and that he was going to prove it. She told Raven that had made her scared. So when Draper had told her to go down to the office to pick up some papers she had the perfect opportunity. She found Cliff working late in the office and with the puppet still in her purse, she used it as a glove again as she stabbed Nelson. Molly added that it was much worse than what she had done to Elliot Dorn because she had "liked that young man" and didn't want him to die.
Molly said that as she ran from the office down the corridor, Kelly McGrath came out of the elevator and went in to the office that she had just come out of. She pretended to just get off the elevator and when Kelly left the office, she re-entered it "discovering" the body.
Raven begged Molly to tell the police the truth. Molly says that she dosen't want to go to prison. She will be free to be a family with Emily and Draper. As Molly had her back turned, Raven reached toward the gun that she had in an end table drawer. Before she could get it, Molly turned and startled her.
 
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ACT III
Cliff Nelson apartment.
Cliff and Draper enter. Cliff offers Draper the couch to sleep on and tries to find out what happened between Draper and April. Draper dosen't want to talk about it. Cliff tries to cheer Draper up and finally tells him to call April, but Draper says that he dosen't know where she is.
 
At the Oakdale house.
April is in bed restless...
 
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ACT IV
Oakdale house.
April gets out of bed and tends to a crying Julia.
 
Raven's apartment
 
Molly tells Raven that she found out later that Cliff Nelson was bluffing and that he thought that Raven had killed Dorn. She says that she is glad that she didn't seroiusly hurt Cliff. Raven again pleads with Molly to go to the police because if Kelly McGrath is acquitted, Molly will be in more trouble than she is in now. Molly asks what trouble is that and says that nobody suspects her of any involvement especially after she was the third victim. She explains how she faked her attack after seeing Kelly McGrath at the hospital one day. She had called Draper and told him that some one was following her. Afterward, she dropped the puppet on the ground and fell to the floor simulating a fainting spell.
Molly then tells Raven that she has somewhere else to go. She begins to put on gloves and tells Raven that she is going to Oakdale to "make sure that there are no more problems for Emily". Molly pulls out a knife and goes toward Raven. As Molly lunges at her, Raven gets to the gun in the drawer, pulls it out and orders Molly to "Drop that knife or I'll shoot!"
 
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ACT V
 
Ravens Apartment
 
Raven(holding Molly at gunpoint): I'm serious. I know how to shoot this thing the chief of police taught me. Now put that knife down! I said put it down right now!
(Molly puts down knife)
Raven: Now get away from that table.
(Raven tries to dial the phone but makes mistake)
Raven: Damn it!
Molly: Mrs Swift...
Raven: SHUT UP!
Molly: ... you really dont have to do this. I'll just go away and you'll never see me again. I'll just take Emily away and we'll both go away together..
(Molly takes a step forward toward Raven)
Raven: Don't you make one move toward me you raving lunatic!
Molly: Why don't you understand me. Emily is so alone in the world.---I made a promise to her father, her dying father, that I would take care of her. She's just like a daughter to me...
Raven: You are insane and you need to be locked up!
Molly: I know what I did was wrong! What is done is done. Now why should anybody want to send me to prison?
Raven: You think I'm going to let you out of here so you can go to Oakdale and murder April?
Molly: Why should you worry, you never cared very much for April Scott.
Raven: Well my God. That dosen't mean that I am going to go let you murder her!
(Raven moves toward phone again)
Now get back! I'm calling the police.
(Raven turns to phone. Molly lunges forward and knocks Raven down to floor and grabs the gun)
Molly: I GOT IT. NOW ITS MINE!!
Raven( slowly getting off floor and backing away. Pleads soflty): Don't shoot me.
Molly: I'm very sorry.
Raven( slowly backing up and still pleading softly): No. Don't shoot me!
(Close up of gun in Molly's hand)
Raven(screams): M O L L Y!!!
(Molly pulls trigger. First shot)
Raven (screams): N O !!!!
(Molly pulls trigger. Second shot. Raven falls face down to floor. Molly continues to pull trigger.Barrel is empty. She looks in horror at Raven's motionless body).