[ Sanditon Intro Plays]

[Gigi:] Hey William.  So, here it is.  It's done.  Everything is checked, and double checked, and triple checked.  My personal statement, test scores, transcripts, everything.  Even Tom offered to write me a recommendation, but I thought it might be a conflict of interest.  

It's a heavy envelope because it's go tmy future inside.  But I-I will send it off in a little bit.  I-I know William, it is registered mail, return receipt requested, I got it.  Oh, but first let me give you this week's update... which is all about the mayor.  He told me something surprising... y'know, I-I'll just show you.

Domino, call Tom Parker.

[phone ringing, electronic beep, sounds of Tom Parker rifling through paperwork]

[Tom:] Uh, hi, hello there Gigi, I and.. uh... thank you for bringing a birght spot to my day.

[Gigi:] Wow, are-are you OK? You look... buried [laughter]

[Tom:] Eh.. heh, I'm just puzzling through Ed's system of sorting papers. Do you know what this says?

[Gigi:] Uh, no, sorry.

[Tom:] Yeah. Maybe I'll have Sindy take a look at it. Yeah, he's young, he gets these sort of things. 

[Gigi:] Is your cousin taking over for Ed?

[Tom:] For a bit. Mmm, until we find somebody more permanent

[Gigi:] Well, I could ask around. You know, maybe see if somebody is looking for an assistant job.

[Tom:] [scoffs] Gigi, the assistant to the mayor isn't like a personal assistant, even if sometimes I wish it was. Oh, this is... this is a pointed position that has a lot of.... responsibility and influence. It's more like a... a deputy mayor.

[Gigi:] I'm sorry, Ed was what?

[Tom:] Why do you think his aunt lobbyed so hard for him to get the job? I was grooming him for office and someday, in the... far future, he could have been mayor himself.

[Gigi:] Hmm, I'm trying to imagine mayor Ed.

[Tom:] [laughs] Well, there have been 3 Mayor Edward Dunhams in Sanditon's history. [sigh] And Ed could have been the fourth. It's clear that's not what he wanted. Ed's passion lies elsewhere. And you know what? Good for him. He shouldn't force himself to do a job that he's not passionate about. It does him a disservice and the town.

[Gigi:] Uh, yeah, you're right.

[Tom:] I need someone who's a self-starter, a go-getter, who... who cares passionately about the community and bringing people together. And until I find that person I'm just gonna have to have Sindy help out where he can.

[Gigi:] Well, you let me know if there's anything I can do to help.

[Tom:] Oh, well, thank you Gigi. And, can I just say, it has been our privilege to have you stay with us this summer? You, you know, the Domino beta test is ending way too soon and you will be missed. And I know I speak for the whole town when I say that. 

[Gigi:] Thank you, Tom. That's... really sweet of you. And I'm definitely going to miss Sanditon too.

[Tom:] Ah! Haha, I gotcha! Now, if you'll excuse me, Gigi, I promised Sarah Richard Preston the records of Jephtha Ezekiel Hollis and the Sandon Gold Rush. It's, uh, research for her novel, you know. 

[Gigi:] Of course. 

[Tom:] I'm going to ask her to name a character after me.

[phone hangs up]

[Gigi:] It's just hitting me now. How close we are to finishing this beta test, and how soon I'll need to move on. I've really grown attached to this town and the people here, the community. [sigh] I'm really going to miss it. But I should go send this off, right? Bye William.

[outro music]