ActionScript 3.0 :: Flash Custom Mouse Cursor Causing Shadow?

I have created a file where I have a custom mouse cursor using the following code:

Mouse.hide(); cursor_mc.startDrag(true); I have the mouse cursor in its own layer on the main timeline. In a layer below this one I have a movieclip symbol that when clicked I want to move to frame two of its own timeline and play.

The code I use for this is inside the movieclip symbol itself and it is:

squaremc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, fl_ClickToGoToAndPlayFromFrame_2);

function fl_ClickToGoToAndPlayFromFrame_2(event:MouseEvent) :void
{
gotoAndPlay(2);
}

The problem is the darn thing only works when the cursor symbol is in a layer below the movieclip on the main timeline and not in a layer above the movieclip on the main timeline. It wont even work when the custom cursor is in the same layer as the movieclip symbol.

Is there a work around to this or something else I could try. In actioscript 2.0 this never was a problem.