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Cathy Jene�n Doe (Simone Russell)

Thanks to Paloma, Simone has gotten sucked into the mystery of the stolen paintings. However, she doesn�t realize the symbols they discovered are also somehow connected to her sister, Whitney. Cathy Jene�n Doe agreed to be interrogated so we could get the dirt on her character�s latest story.

Whitney and Simone are unknowingly working at cross-purposes in regards to the paintings... do you see a confrontation ahead for the two sisters?
I think it might actually do a lot to resolve the tension between them. I don�t think Whitney could do harm to Simone even though they are on opposite ends of this whole secret. As much as Simone is jealous of her and hates her half the time, she�s going to set out to find Whitney, who�s missing.

What is Simone�s relationship with Whitney like lately?
You know how you have that sister that really annoys you because she�s so perfect? You can�t stand her if she�s sitting right here. But if someone talks about her and she�s not around, or if something happens to her and you think she�s hurt, then it�s like �Oh, my sister! What was I thinking?� Right now Simone is worried about her. Now that Whitney�s in the convent, Simone misses being jealous of her! (Laughs)

It�s been a while since Simone�s been on an adventure. Are you enjoying the mystery so far?
Oh, yeah. I�m really, really enjoying it. Simone apparently doesn�t go anywhere without Kay, so this is new. (Laughs) Kay�s been ignoring me because she has some boyfriend. It�s exciting to get out of Harmony and do something different.

Simone has a habit of lying to her parents about school trips. Did you ever pull sneaky stunts when you were a kid?
Yeah, my room was in the front of the house and my parents� room was in the back of the house. And of course the driveway was in the front with the car! So yeah, I snuck out of the window a couple times. But nothing as exciting as flying to Rome.

You�d think Eve and TC would have stopped believing Simone by now.
I think because Whitney is involved in worse stuff, they kind of let Simone off the hook. Simone just gets caught for lying, whereas Whitney�s in love with her brother. Simone can slip under the wire with little teenage-y antics while Whitney�s having incest babies. (Laughs)

So Paloma works at the Book Caf� and Jessica works... on the streets. Why doesn�t Simone have a job?
Simone goes to class full-time, she�s just not into it. And I don�t think she has to work. Her mom�s a doctor. Although... she doesn�t offer Simone any money.

What about the $1000 she gave her for her supposed school trip to California?
But Simone had to lie about it!

Fine. Have you been to the Vendetta site? Have you been playing the game?
I�ve been to the Vendetta site but I went a week before the game started. I clicked on it, but it hadn�t started yet. I thought maybe it was a trick! But I plan to go back to play the game and find the symbols!

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