How to do something with the moved file ???

I bet it is easy, but as I am new to AppleScript, still need help..
This is a folder action. When a new file is added to the folder, the folder action script runs, and if the file name contains a particular text, then the file is moved to another folder - in this case, it is moved to a folder on an external hard drive. It is described in this script:
copy name of thisItem as string to FileName
if FileName contains "House" then
move thisItem to POSIX file "/Volumes/ALL/House/Season 5/"
The problem is - in that folder (/Volumes/ALL/House/Season 5/) I also have set a folder action, that, for example, converts or opens every file added to folder. The things is that, it is rather slow to run 2 folder actions and I don't know why it is so, but I guess it is because of the external hard drive. My aim is to remove the folder action for the folder (/Volumes/ALL/House/Season 5/), and do everything in the initial folder action.
So the question is - How can I operate with (for example, convert or open the newly added file) the file added in the folder (/Volumes/ALL/House/Season 5/) via the first folder action script?
Or in other words, how do I use the newly added file? I tried to do it like this:
copy name of thisItem as string to FileName
if FileName contains "House" then
move thisItem to POSIX file "/Volumes/ALL/House/Season 5/"
open thisItem
But obviously, it opens the original thisItem! So how can I do something with the newly added file in the location /Volumes/ALL/House/Season 5/ ???
Cheers and sorry for my english!
Message was edited by: reinisb

But obviously, it opens the original thisItem! So how can I do something with the newly added file in the location /Volumes/ALL/House/Season 5/ ???
That's easy - you know the file name and you know the directory you copied the file to, so instead of:
open thisItem
you just:
open POSIX file "/Volumes/ALL/House/Season\ 5/" & FileName

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