Outside a wide expanse of closely clipped green lawn swept to the top of a low cliff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. ... "Is somebody going to get shoved off the cliff?" ... "The police think that the dead woman jumped off a cliff and the body was washed out to sea," he said dramatically. ... The lawn was bathed in moonlight and the edge of the cliff stood out clearly against the blackness of the ocean beyond. ... The following day we explored the shoreline of the beautiful sandy cove at the bottom of the cliff. ...

• Word Count: 2994
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

As he walks, he talks quickly to his secretary, Maggie, played by Doreen Land, about several notes to be sent out, including one to his ex-wife, in which he says "Oh well, put 'Something for your sweet tooth, baby, and all your other sweet parts.'" ... Now completely drunk, they put him in the driver's seat of a convertible onto a dark, windy ocean cliff road that night. ...

• Word Count: 2455
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School