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In the meantime, Lilian Bailey, the actress, was rehearsing for her new movie. They were recording a couple of scenes without costumes to put the actors and some dialogue to the test. The director, Jack Walford, had been poring over the script with the writer, Albert Gross, for over half an hour. The crew were milling about, chatting, and drinking coffee. Lilian, a bit further from the others, was talking to a colleague, Jennifer Gray.
The sun had already risen and shone fiercely into the studio.
“What was Mexico like?” asked Jennifer.
“Cancún? Awesome,” said Lilian. “You can imagine. The sun was shining, the beach was beautiful, we had a great time.” She took out her phone, searched for the photos and showed them to Jennifer who was watching them with sincere interest. One of them
