A case of a fickle function

I made a function that is called fadeOutandRemove() that lowers the opacity of a movie clip and then removes it. I used it on a Help Window in my movie and it works fine. But I want to use it on a Main Menu movie clip but it doesnt seem to work.

I decided to just have my outro for the menu be frame animated, but I’m still curious why it’s not working. If anyone can spot the issue it will be greatly appreciated.

Also I have this haunting suspicion that my code is jumbled and inefficient. So any tips on how to clean it up would also be appreciated!

Thank you!

P.S. Please don’t mind my crappy mouse scribbles… theyre just make it a little more interesting to look at for long periods of time.