cs5 pro shape tween issue animating on different frames within and outside of symbol

Hey, all.

I'm new to flash and working on a character animation. As described in the title, when shape tweening an object in my scene - inside of the symbol it animates just fine and on the correct frames. However when backing out of the symbol - for whatever reason - it shows the animation several frames later than it should.

I'm hoping this is an easy fix AND a rookie mistake that can be easily avoided in the future. ANY help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance.


- Steve -