Error 1009 when compile to Air 2.6

I have three movieclips, imported as part of a FLA file  from inDesign.

There are 3 frames in the movie labeled, page_one, page_two, and page_three

There is one movieclip on each frame labeled as follows:

page_one had movieclip spread_one

page_two had movieclip spread_two

page_three had movieclip spread_three

there is actionscript on each frame:

on frame 1, (label page_one):
stop();

spread_one.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, moveme1);
function moveme1(e:MouseEvent):void{
   
         gotoAndStop("page_two");
       
}

on frame 2 (label page_two):

stop();

spread_two.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, moveme2);
function moveme2(e:MouseEvent):void{
    
          gotoAndStop("page_three");
        
}

on frame 3 (label page_three):

stop();

spread_three.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, moveme3);
function moveme3(e:MouseEvent):void{
    
          gotoAndStop("page_one");
        
}

when I compile in flash, it works.

when I compile in air 2.6 I get this error after I click on frame 3 (page_three), in spread_three:

TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
    at objecthood_fla::MainTimeline/frame1()[objecthood_fla.MainTimeline::frame1:5]
    at flash.display::MovieClip/gotoAndStop()
    at objecthood_fla::MainTimeline/moveme3()[objecthood_fla.MainTimeline::frame3:8]

frame1:5 is the line, which works the first time it is clicked on frame 1:

spread_one.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, moveme1);

frame3:8 is the line:

spread_three.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, moveme3);

I created another 3 page test spread in inDesign, with only a rectangle on each page and exported as FLA.

I used the same code as above and it compiled fine in both air and flash.

Does anyone have any clues?

thanks

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