After only a week back in the States, the former Whose Liners were hearing murmurs about their new show. Several of them had already been questioned by eager, headline grabbing journalists, and Ryan had taken the liberty to undertake one interview about the show on the Drew Carey set.
          Tony had kept them informed of progress in the U.K. He would enthusiastically ring each of them daily and pour out the praise and updates. He was even busy working on the next series with several guests lined up to appear, including Rory Bremnar and Stephen Fry.
          It was Greg, however, that plotted the best revenge. He got them all tickets to the next filming of Whose Line, and had t-shirts printed with "The Originals" blazoned in large letters on them.
          So it came to be that Greg, Ryan, Colin, Brad and Chip sat together in the audience (much to the audience's amusement and Drew's utmost horror) in their "Originals" t-shirts.
          Their hearts went out to Wayne who looked more than a little annoyed and was struggling to do anything even remotely entertaining. The three other contestants were close to pitiful. There was a tall guy who was obviously trying to be like Ryan, a guy who looked too perfect and had the acting range of a piece of wood and a blonde, bimbette whose breasts seemed to be doing a better job than her.
          The audience's enthusiasm was waning when Drew piped up, "And now its time for ‘Scene with an Audience Member’." He grabbed his microphone and wandered up into the crowd. He tried to convince a girl to get up but she vehemently declined. It turned out the only person who was willing was Ryan and Drew had to give in and let him on.
          Ryan couldn't wipe the smile off his face as he wandered on stage between the tall guy and the plank of wood.
          Wayne was visibly biting his lip in the background and looked mortified when the bimbette asked him who the tall guy was.
          "Ok your scene is…Paul, you're a health inspector and you've come to Leo's restaurant because you've had a complaint…Ryan, you're the temperamental chef," Drew announced somewhat half-heartedly.
          It took Ryan about half of a second to steal the show and have the audiences in stitches. He did nothing more than pretend to shoot a dog, wrestle it into a dish and stick it in the oven, but it was the funniest thing that had happened so far.
          By the end of the game both tall Paul and woody Leo were speechless and it was apparent to everyone they just couldn't compare.
          As Ryan wandered back to his seat, with a fix smile Drew shook his head and ginned. "That was great buddy," he perked.
          The next game was "Party Quirks" and Greg took it upon his self to yell, "YOU SUCK" as often as possible, which Brad took a liking too and got the entire audience to begin chanting.
          When the final game was announced the former Whose Liners knew that even though they had had several warnings, they couldn't keep quiet. This was mostly due to the fact it was so boring. Colin nudged Chip and whispered something in his ear. Chip giggled and the belted out a wonderful song about how crap the whole filming had been and he even managed to get a plug in for The Originals.
          The former Whose Liners then nicked off out the studio. Drew was left baffled and Wayne was having pangs of jealousy.
          After the filming Wayne found his friends sniggering to themselves in a nearby bar.
          "Oh oh…we're in trouble now," Chip mused.
          The others looked up and caught sight of Wayne.
          "Go on…tell us how bad we've been," Greg perked.
          "I should…I really should," Wayne scorned, "but it was just so damn funny," he added with a smile.
          "Is Drew pissed?" Ryan asked.
          "I don't know…we don't really talk," Wayne shrugged.
          There was a brief silence.
          "Can I ask you guys something?" Wayne asked as he finally took a seat.
          "You can try," Brad mused.
          "I want to be on your show," Wayne said bluntly.
          "Jumping ship hey?" Ryan breathed.
          "No…I just don't fit in with the new guys," Wayne replied.
          "Well we'd need to consult with our other counterparts before any decision is made," Colin piped up.
          "Right…you mean you guys can't just make a decision?" Wayne asked.
          "Nope, were a team…we'll let you know," Ryan nodded.
          Wayne looked slightly taken aback.
          There was a sudden outburst of music and it took several seconds for Greg to realise it was his phone.
          "Who put the fucking Brittany Spears ring tone on my phone," Greg grumbled and look accusingly at Brad. Brad smiled coyly.
          "Hello," Greg perked when he finally answered his phone. "Ahhh Mr Slattery…oh I'm just filled with joy and happiness…how are you…oh really…big news? No way… Yes way! I'll tell the others…yeah…will do…later." Greg hung up and looked excitedly at his friends.
          "Well what did he say?" Colin asked, the wait driving him nuts.
          "We've just been purchased by HBO," Greg ginned.
          There were several minutes of whooping and the ordering of more alcohol.
          "Don't utter a word to anybody about this," Ryan warned Wayne.
          Wayne held up his hands. "Hey, you can trust me."
          "Dan Patterson, prepare to meet thy doom," Brad chuckled.
          "Oh man, I've gotta go," Wayne piped up as he looked at his watch.
          He said his goodbyes and was gone.
          Ryan looked at the others. "So do you want him to join us or not?" he asked.
          "He ain't an original," Greg said sharply.
          "I agree," Ryan nodded.
          "Me too," Colin said quietly.
          "It doesn't bother me," Chip added.
          All eyes focussed on Brad; he said nothing but nodded in agreement.
          "Who's gonna tell him?" Chip asked.
          "I'll do it," Ryan sighed.
          There was another brief silence.
          "To HBO and beyond," Greg announced raising his glass. The others followed suit and the laughter and chatter broke out again.