Susan paused, stealing a glance at Julian. When she saw him frown slightly, she pressed on. "She told Mom that I bullied her at Trellis, that I tried to kill her there. Even the misunderstanding in the cafeteria—she twisted it to make me sound malicious and went tattling to Mom."
"Dad, you know how it is. Mom's always had a problem with me, and she's always been suspicious about what happened at Trellis. In the past, whenever I did anything she didn't like, she'd punish me! This time I just couldn't take it anymore and talked back a little, and now she wants to kick me out of the house!"
'Susan had already thought it through. She had to pin all of this on Vera. That would both tarnish Vera's image in Julian's eyes and drive a wedge between Julian and Winter Sullivan.
No matter what, she had to paint herself as the victim!'
To sell the part, she made sure her tears looked exceptionally aggrieved.
