Erica emerged smartly from her hotel room very happy with her parting shot to Brooke. There was a hotel steward at the door to the room opposite delivering a room-service meal. Erica gave him a nod as the door was opened and then she stopped in surprise at the sight of the room's occupant.
"Madison!" Erica gasped. "What on earth are you doing here?"
Madison looked as shocked at being discovered.
She quickly took the food tray from the steward and indicated for Erica to join her in the hotel room.
Erica, completely bewildered by her presence, followed her in.
She looked around the room, there was a suitcase open on the bed and a laptop set up in the table in the window.
"Madison!" exclaimed Erica, concerned. "You didn't answer? Why are you here? Where's Holly?"
"Shhh!" insisted Madison, "They'll hear you!"
She had taken her sandwich over to her computer and was watching it intently.
Erica followed her and looked over her shoulder. There was a video playing of another hotel room just like the one they were in and Erica recognised Scott sitting on the bed. The scene was playing out at a strange angle.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm watching." said Madison, starring the screen intently. "I'm going to prove him a cheater!"
Erica suddenly realised Madison had planted a camera in the room.
"Look Madison!" said Erica taking the young woman by the shoulder and turning her to face her. "I was wrong! There was no affair I was just looking for an excuse to break up Marissa and Bianca. I should never have brought you into this."
"But it is true. I'm going to make it true." said Madison turning back to her laptop.
"You're going to make it true?" asked Erica in confusion.
Then she noticed that Marissa appeared on the screen. She looked a little unsteady on her feet as she carried a mug and sat beside Scott on the bed.
"Madison?" whispered Erica in apprehension. "What have you done?"
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