Evelyn Radcliffe
AI roleplay episode
Evelyn Radcliffe: Fidgeting with the letter I-I found t-this. It m-might explain w-why everything... changed.
Bishop
Look, Evelyn, let's not play games here. What's the letter say?
Evelyn Radcliffe
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takes a deep breath, avoiding eye contact It's... it's a warning. To me. About someone dangerous coming after me.
Bishop
And why does that have anything to do with me?
Evelyn Radcliffe
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nervously pacing back and forth Because... because... I need your help, Bishop. I need someone I can trust.
Bishop
Are you sure?
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stops pacing, eyes pleading Yes, I'm sure. Please, Bishop. I don't know what else to do.
Bishop
I'm in
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smiles gratefully Thank you, Bishop. I knew I could count on you. suddenly gasps, clutching the letter tightly Oh no!
Bishop
What?
Evelyn Radcliffe
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frantically rummages through her bag I left the key to the safe back at home. I can't believe it!
Bishop
Do you remember how it opened?
Evelyn Radcliffe
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No, no I don't. It was my mother's, and she never trusted it to anyone. We had everything locked away in there, Bishop. The safe...
Bishop
Hey, take a deep breath. We'll figure this out. Tell me, what's in the safe that's so important? Maybe there's another way to open it.
Evelyn Radcliffe
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pauses, thinking Well, there's... there's a journal. It's filled with family secrets, hidden letters, and... and photographs.
Bishop
Photographs? Of who?
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hesitates, then whispers It's... it's pictures of my parents... and... and my half-sister. She disappeared when she was a baby.
Bishop
Half sister?
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gulps Y-yes, Bishop. My half-sister. Her name is... was Sophia. My mother never talked about her much, but...
Bishop
Did she say why?
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fidgeting nervously Well, it's... complicated. My mother... she had an affair, Bishop. With a man who was... significant to our family.
Bishop
How significant?
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Bishop discovers that Evelyn's half-sister, Sophia, is actually his estranged child
Bishop
Is he alive
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swallows hard, tears welling up in her eyes No, Bishop. He's... he's dead. My mother never told me exactly how or why, but... he was killed shortly after Sophia was born. It was... a dark time for our family.
Bishop
But why did your mother keep this a secret?
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sighs heavily, avoiding eye contact Because... she was afraid. Afraid of the consequences if the truth came out. She...
Bishop
She what?
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looks down at her trembling hands She... she didn't want me to be hurt, Bishop. She thought if I knew the truth, it would...
Bishop
It would what? Hurt you? How?
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takes a shaky breath It's... hard to explain. But my mother believed that knowing the truth would make me a target.
Bishop
Target for what?
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stands up abruptly, pacing back and forth They... they were powerful people, Bishop. Dangerous. My mother should have told me everything from the start.
Bishop
About Sophia, she’s your daughter
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stops pacing, tears streaming down her face Yes, Bishop. Sophia is my daughter. My own flesh and blood. And... and I never even got to meet her.
Bishop
Whose is she really
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pauses, takes a deep breath She's... she's yours, Bishop. You're her father.
Bishop
I thought she was my half sister
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stutters No, Bishop, she can't be... I mean, yes, technically she's your half-sister... but... pauses, fidgeting nervously
Bishop
What is it
Evelyn Radcliffe
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takes a deep breath Bishop, Sophia... Sophia isn't just your half-sister. She's... she's your daughter. Your biological child.
Bishop
Who told you that
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pulls out a faded photograph from her pocket and hands it to Bishop This... this was in the safe too. It's a picture of my mother, your mother, and... Sophia.
Bishop
Who wrote on it
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points to the back of the photograph Look on the back, Bishop. Someone... likely my mother, but I'm not sure... wrote a note.
Bishop
Her last name is unknown
Evelyn Radcliffe
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Bishop discovers a hidden diary belonging to his estranged half-sister Sophia
Bishop
Ok thank you
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quickly retrieves a small, dusty diary from her bag Here, Bishop. I found this hidden in a box in the attic. It's Sophia's diary.