[Rikki is hiding in the bathroom. Emma, Cleo, and Lewis are sitting on the bed.]
[To Rikki] Come on, Rikki. We need to sort this out.
Rikki[Comes out of the bathroom and sees Emma and Cleo wearing sunglasses] [To Emma, Cleo, and Lewis] What?
[Emma and Cleo remove their sunglasses.]
[To Rikki] I figured there was something going on.
Rikki
What do you mean?
With the amount you were spending. [To Cleo] How much do you get paid at the Marine Park, Cleo?
[To Rikki] And how much were you getting paid?
Rikki
Not much more than that. [Emma gives her a look as if to say "Anything else?"] All right, yeah, it was a bit more than that. [The other two girls and Lewis stare at her] Fine, okay, yeah, it was a few hundred dollars more, but I was working hard.
[To Rikki] And it is a niche market.
Rikki
Hey, you two were happy enough letting me spending up big on you. You could have said something, but no!
Rikki, didn't you ever there was something suss about him? I mean, not even once?
Rikki
What can I say? He didn't look bad.
[To Rikki] He was doing business out of the back of a boat, handing out big lots of cash. Hello?!
Rikki
We don't all have your vast underworld experience, Emma.
[Rikki leaves, while Emma, Cleo, and Lewis look regretful.]
[Rikki goes down the stairs, with Emma, Cleo, and Lewis behind her.]
[To Rikki] Okay, I'm sorry. At least you found out before you got into any real trouble.
[To Rikki] Yeah. And you made quite a good deal of money out of it. [The girls give him a confused look] That's me being supportive.
Rikki
This isn't about the money. He strung me along. Made me feel like I was some dumb kid. [Removes her necklace and hangs it on the end of the railing]
He's probably done this loads of times.
[To Rikki] I'm sure you're not the first one, Rikki.
Rikki
Yeah, but I'm the one who's gonna get even. [Starts to go towards the door]
[Speaks up before Rikki can go towards the door, causing Rikki to turn to her] [To Rikki] And the best way to do that is to tell the police.
[To the girls] Ordinarily, yes, but in a case like this, they'd require quite a deal of evidence to gain a conviction.
Rikki
I don't need evidence. This guy's a creep. And I'm gonna do something about it.
Rikki
Just watch. [Exits the house]
[To Cleo and Lewis] Okay, just because she won't call the police doesn't mean we can't.
[To Emma] Good idea. [Starts dialing the police number on her phone]
[To Emma and Cleo] Um... [Takes Cleo's phone from her, then goes down the stairs] ...one of the things the police will ask is how Rikki happened to come by the fish she sold this guy. [Emma and Cleo sit on the stairs] What's she gonna say? [Imitates Rikki] "Oh, no, no, no, it's okay, trust me. I'm a mermaid."
[To Lewis] All right. We might have to bend the rules a little for this one.
[Normal voice] Ooh, coming from you, that's big.
Let's not overreact. Rikki's not crazy.
[To Emma and Lewis] Sometimes she's really crazy.
[Emma and Cleo look at each other, then at Lewis, who shrugs. Emma and Cleo stand up to after Rikki.]
Rikki
Well this is a valuable lesson. Next time Zane's drowning, don't help.
Zane's trying to track down a sea monster and he's offered me a job helping.
Rikki
That you should take.
That's interesting logic... that could work.
Hang on. Two steps back here.
Rikki
Well, Zane's trying to track you down and you know how not to find us.
Yeah, and Lewis could steer from any no-gone zones like Mako Island. This is good! Keep your friends close, keep your enemies out in the middle of the ocean
[Zane walks out of the Juicenet Café, with Rikki running after him.]
Rikki
Zane! Zane, wait!
What? Do you want to humiliate me some more?
Rikki
[Catches up to Zane] No audience. No point.
Oh, that's very big of you.
Rikki
I want to go out with you. [Zane stops and turns to her] But the mermaid talk stops. [Zane looks down] Look, I like you. Don't ask me why because I have no idea, but I do.
[Looks up at Rikki] No mermaids?
Rikki
That's the deal. Take it or leave it.
[Slowly smiles, then nods] Okay. No mermaids.
[Rikki smiles at Zane before the two walk away together.]
Rikki
I don't interfere in your life, so stay out of mine. Maybe you could try showing a little trust!
Rikki
Between you two and Zane?
We can't let Zane get to us Rikki.
We're your friends and YOU need to make a choice!
Rikki
Friends don't give each other ultimatums.
[Rikki swims out of the moon pool]
Miss Chatham was just telling us about her friends. They sounded great.
Oh well, we didn't always get along. Sometimes we argued. Sometimes we lied to each other. Even best friends will do that. Right, Rikki? My friends and I were all very different. Julia was very headstrong, like you Rikki.
Oh we were so close until...well, we found out that she had a boyfriend. She wanted to tell him everything. We tried to stop her, but she wouldn't listen. It was our secret too. She...uh, she threatened us. She was too powerful. There was nothing we could do.
Rikki
I don't see what the problem is. Secrets are what make this whole mermaid thing a pain. At least she had someone she could trust.
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