Iᴛ’s Oᴠᴇʀ! Rɪᴅɢᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋs Cᴀʀᴛᴇʀ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇʀ, Sᴛᴇꜰꜰʏ ɢᴇᴛs ᴀɴɢʀʏ! Eʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴀ Cᴀᴜɢʜᴛ ɪɴ Sʜᴏᴄᴋɪɴɢ!

Eʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴀ ɪs ᴀ ᴠɪᴄᴛɪᴍ ᴏꜰ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ꜰᴀᴋᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ Rɪᴅɢᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟs ɪɴ Jᴜsᴛɪɴ ᴛᴏ ᴇʟɪᴍɪɴᴀᴛᴇ Hᴏᴘᴇ ᴀɴᴅ Cᴀʀᴛᴇʀ. As Iᴠʏ ᴀɴᴅ Wɪʟʟ ᴅɪsᴄᴜss ᴅᴇꜰᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ Eʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴀ, Bʀᴏᴏᴋᴇ ᴘᴇʀsᴜᴀᴅᴇs Rɪᴅɢᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ɪs ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴅᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇᴅ. Rɪᴅɢᴇ ᴇᴍᴘʜᴀsɪᴢᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ Cᴀʀᴛᴇʀ ɪs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴘᴀᴄɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ Fᴏʀʀᴇsᴛᴇʀ ᴏꜰꜰɪᴄᴇ. Hᴇ ɪɴꜰᴏʀᴍs Bʀᴏᴏᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡ Cᴀʀᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ʜɪs ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ’s ʙᴜsɪɴᴇss. Bʀᴏᴏᴋᴇ sᴜɢɢᴇsᴛs ʜᴇ’s ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴏᴠᴇʀʟʏ sᴇɴᴛɪᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀsᴋs ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅᴏ. Rɪᴅɢᴇ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇs ᴛʜɪɴɢs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɢᴏᴛᴛᴇɴ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ʜᴀɴᴅ, ꜰᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴇᴅ ʙʏ Cᴀʀᴛᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ʜᴇ’s ᴏɴʟʏ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀɪɴɢ Hᴏᴘᴇ’s ʙᴀᴄᴋ ɴᴏᴡ.

Rɪᴅɢᴇ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇs ᴛᴏ ʙʀɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴀɴ ᴀᴛᴛᴏʀɴᴇʏ, ᴄᴏɴꜰɪᴅᴇɴᴛ Jᴜsᴛɪɴ ᴄᴀɴ ʀᴇsᴏʟᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɪssᴜᴇ. Hᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟs Jᴜsᴛɪɴ, ᴄʀᴇᴅɪᴛɪɴɢ Bʀᴏᴏᴋᴇ, ᴡʜᴏ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍs Hᴏᴘᴇ ᴀɴᴅ Cᴀʀᴛᴇʀ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪɴɢ ɪᴍᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀʟʏ. Sʜᴇ ᴀᴅᴅs ᴛʜᴀᴛ Sᴛᴇꜰꜰʏ’s ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏꜰ Hᴏᴘᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴜɴᴊᴜsᴛɪꜰɪᴇᴅ. Rɪᴅɢᴇ ᴀɢʀᴇᴇs ɪᴛ ᴄᴀɴ’ᴛ ʙᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛɪꜰɪᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴜsᴛ sᴛᴏᴘ. Wʜᴇɴ Jᴜsᴛɪɴ ᴀʀʀɪᴠᴇs, Rɪᴅɢᴇ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡs ᴛʜᴇ LLC ᴘᴀᴘᴇʀᴡᴏʀᴋ, ᴀᴄᴄᴜsɪɴɢ Cᴀʀᴛᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴛʜʀᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ. Hᴇ ᴀsᴋs Jᴜsᴛɪɴ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴄᴜᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴏʏ Cᴀʀᴛᴇʀ’s ᴘʟᴀɴs.

Mᴇᴀɴᴡʜɪʟᴇ, ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʙɪɴ, Cᴀʀᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ Hᴏᴘᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴀ ꜰᴜʀ ʀᴜɢ. Tʜᴇʏ ᴅɪsᴄᴜss ʜᴏᴡ Cᴀʀᴛᴇʀ ɴᴏᴡ ʜᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇ Fᴏʀʀᴇsᴛᴇʀ Cʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴏɴs. Hᴏᴘᴇ ɪɴsɪsᴛs ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀᴍ ɴᴇᴇᴅs ʀᴇꜰᴏʀᴍ, ᴀɴᴅ Cᴀʀᴛᴇʀ ᴀɢʀᴇᴇs ʙᴜᴛ ᴡᴏʀʀɪᴇs ɪᴛ’s ᴀʟʟ ᴀʙsᴜʀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʀɪsᴋʏ. Hᴏᴘᴇ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇs ᴛʜᴇ Fᴏʀʀᴇsᴛᴇʀ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴs ᴜɴᴀᴡᴀʀᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴛᴀʟᴋ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴇɴsᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ’s ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ɪs ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ. Sʜᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ɪᴍᴀɢɪɴᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴜᴘ ʙᴜᴛ ɪs sᴜʀᴇ Rɪᴅɢᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴇᴅ.

Iᴠʏ ᴀɴᴅ Eʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴀ ᴅɪsᴄᴜss Wɪʟʟ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇsɪɢɴ ᴏꜰꜰɪᴄᴇ. Eʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴀ ɪs ᴛʜʀɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ Rᴇᴍʏ ʙᴜᴛ ʀᴇᴍɪɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴏꜰ ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴀɪɴꜰᴜʟ ᴘᴀsᴛ. Iᴠʏ ᴀᴅᴠɪsᴇs ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇᴋ ᴘʀᴏꜰᴇssɪᴏɴᴀʟ ʜᴇʟᴘ, ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ Eʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴀ ꜰᴇᴇʟs Rᴇᴍʏ ɪsɴ’ᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙʟᴀᴍᴇ. Tʜᴇʏ ʀᴇᴄᴀʟʟ ʜᴏᴡ ᴀᴡꜰᴜʟ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴡʜᴇɴ ꜰᴀᴋᴇ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏs ᴏꜰ Eʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴀ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀsᴇᴅ. Iᴠʏ ᴀssᴜʀᴇs Eʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴀ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀsɴ’ᴛ ʜᴇʀ ꜰᴀᴜʟᴛ, ᴄᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙʟᴇ ᴀs sɪᴄᴋ.

Aᴄᴄᴏʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴇᴀsᴇʀs, Sᴛᴇꜰꜰʏ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʟᴇᴀʀɴ ᴏꜰ Hᴏᴘᴇ’s ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs. Fᴀɴs ᴡɪʟʟ ʀᴇᴄᴀʟʟ Hᴏᴘᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴅɪsᴍɪssᴇᴅ ʙʏ Sᴛᴇꜰꜰʏ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴀ ᴍɪsᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠɪɴɢ Jᴏʜɴ “Fɪɴɴ” Fɪɴɴᴇɢᴀɴ. Sᴛᴇꜰꜰʏ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀʀɢᴜᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ Hᴏᴘᴇ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴄʟᴀʀɪꜰɪᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ sᴄʜᴇᴍɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ Cᴀʀᴛᴇʀ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ Rɪᴅɢᴇ’s ʙᴀᴄᴋ. Mᴏʀᴇ ᴅʀᴀᴍᴀ ɪs ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏʀɪᴢᴏɴ, ᴀs Sᴛᴇꜰꜰʏ ᴠᴏᴡs ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ Hᴏᴘᴇ ᴘᴀʏ.

Rᴇᴍʏ Pʀɪᴄᴇ, ᴘʟᴀʏᴇᴅ ʙʏ Cʜʀɪsᴛɪᴀɴ Wᴇɪssᴍᴀɴ, ɪs sᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇʙᴜᴛ. Hᴇ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀs ᴄʜᴀʀᴍɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ ɪs sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛʟʏ ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀᴏᴜs ᴀɴᴅ ᴏʙsᴇssᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ Eʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴀ. Rᴜᴍᴏʀs sᴜɢɢᴇsᴛ Rᴇᴍʏ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴇɴᴛᴀɴɢʟᴇ Eʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴀ’s ᴀᴜɴᴛ, Iᴠʏ, ɪɴ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ. Iᴠʏ, ʟᴏɴᴇʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴀɪᴠᴇ, ᴍᴀʏ ꜰᴀʟʟ ꜰᴏʀ Rᴇᴍʏ’s ᴄʜᴀʀᴍs, ɴᴏᴛ sᴇᴇɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʀɴɪɴɢ sɪɢɴs.

Mᴇᴀɴᴡʜɪʟᴇ, Bʀᴏᴏᴋᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀʀᴜᴘᴛs Hᴏᴘᴇ ᴀɴᴅ Cᴀʀᴛᴇʀ’s ᴄᴇʟᴇʙʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ sʜᴏᴄᴋɪɴɢ ɴᴇᴡs. Rɪᴅɢᴇ, ꜰᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴇᴅ ʙʏ Cᴀʀᴛᴇʀ’s sᴄʜᴇᴍᴇ, ᴇɴʟɪsᴛs ᴀᴛᴛᴏʀɴᴇʏ Jᴜsᴛɪɴ Bᴀʀʙᴇʀ’s ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇɢᴀɪɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ᴏꜰ Fᴏʀʀᴇsᴛᴇʀ Cʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴏɴs. Rɪᴅɢᴇ ɪs ꜰᴜʀɪᴏᴜs, ᴜɴᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ Cᴀʀᴛᴇʀ’s ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴀʟ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛs ᴏɴ Jᴜsᴛɪɴ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴜsᴛ Cᴀʀᴛᴇʀ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ sᴇɴɪᴏʀ ᴇxᴇᴄᴜᴛɪᴠᴇ.

As ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴs sᴘɪʀᴀʟ, Hᴏᴘᴇ ɪs ᴅᴇᴠᴀsᴛᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴀʀɴ Bʀᴏᴏᴋᴇ ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʙʏ ʀᴇᴠᴇᴀʟɪɴɢ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ Rɪᴅɢᴇ. Iɴ ᴀ ᴅʀᴀᴍᴀᴛɪᴄ ᴛᴡɪsᴛ, Rɪᴅɢᴇ’s sʜᴏᴄᴋ ᴛᴜʀɴs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀs Jᴜsᴛɪɴ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴅɪsᴍᴀɴᴛʟᴇ Cᴀʀᴛᴇʀ’s ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇsᴛᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ Fᴏʀʀᴇsᴛᴇʀ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ’s ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ.