1 00:00:00,334 --> 00:00:01,627 You're a dead man. 2 00:00:01,711 --> 00:00:03,379 [Jessica] Tonight on Murder, She Wrote. 3 00:00:03,754 --> 00:00:06,716 Sure was a good idea of yours, Jessica, this tv exposure. 4 00:00:06,799 --> 00:00:08,175 Well, honestly I didn't originate it. 5 00:00:09,343 --> 00:00:10,344 Will you kindly get your equipment 6 00:00:10,428 --> 00:00:12,388 out of my flower beds? 7 00:00:12,471 --> 00:00:15,057 Scrutiny is a hit for one reason, and you're lookin' at him. 8 00:00:15,141 --> 00:00:16,851 He was a credit to his profession. 9 00:00:16,934 --> 00:00:19,395 He was a lowdown, two-timing snake. 10 00:00:19,478 --> 00:00:22,148 It might be healthy for you to get out of town for awhile. 11 00:00:22,648 --> 00:00:24,942 That big fellow you saw- he could be dangerous. 12 00:00:25,693 --> 00:00:27,528 You there! Hold it! 13 00:00:32,074 --> 00:00:35,035 [cheerful orchestral music] 14 00:01:13,949 --> 00:01:17,036 [piano playing] 15 00:01:20,331 --> 00:01:21,749 Ronald Ross, 16 00:01:21,832 --> 00:01:23,209 yours is acknowledged 17 00:01:23,292 --> 00:01:25,461 to be one of the finest private collections 18 00:01:25,544 --> 00:01:27,963 of abstract expressionism in the country. 19 00:01:28,547 --> 00:01:29,882 Quite obviously, you're not one of those gentlemen 20 00:01:29,965 --> 00:01:31,592 who, uh, knows what he likes 21 00:01:31,675 --> 00:01:33,385 but doesn't know anything about art. 22 00:01:33,469 --> 00:01:35,304 Well, actually, Kevin, I have a degree in art. 23 00:01:35,387 --> 00:01:38,808 Oh, and now you're, um, what-- an entrepreneur? 24 00:01:39,683 --> 00:01:40,518 Whatever that means. 25 00:01:41,644 --> 00:01:43,479 In your case, doesn't that mean 26 00:01:43,562 --> 00:01:47,107 the selling of illegal drugs smuggled in from South america? 27 00:01:47,191 --> 00:01:49,985 Someone's been putting you on, Mr. Keats. 28 00:01:50,069 --> 00:01:51,779 I'm a legitimate businessman. 29 00:01:51,862 --> 00:01:53,531 Successful businessman, I'll grant you that, 30 00:01:53,614 --> 00:01:55,282 but not legitimate. 31 00:01:55,366 --> 00:01:57,034 Isn't your primary commodity cocaine? 32 00:01:57,117 --> 00:01:58,244 Oh, come on. 33 00:01:58,327 --> 00:01:59,537 You were in Miami two weeks ago-- 34 00:01:59,620 --> 00:02:00,704 true or false? 35 00:02:00,788 --> 00:02:01,914 I had a business meeting-- 36 00:02:01,997 --> 00:02:04,124 With a gentleman by the name of Jose Amaldo. 37 00:02:04,208 --> 00:02:05,751 -Lousy creep. -Jose amaldo... 38 00:02:05,835 --> 00:02:07,294 how'd he know that? 39 00:02:07,378 --> 00:02:09,296 Who is shown in these candid photos, 40 00:02:09,380 --> 00:02:12,716 has been named 17 times as a major narcotics distributor 41 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,678 by the house committee report on drugs and organized crime. 42 00:02:15,761 --> 00:02:17,680 This wasn't your first meeting, was it, Mr. Ross? 43 00:02:19,515 --> 00:02:20,933 I can't tell you 44 00:02:21,016 --> 00:02:22,518 how disappointed I am Mr. Keats. 45 00:02:28,858 --> 00:02:30,860 'Cause I love to show off my art collection. 46 00:02:32,319 --> 00:02:34,697 Well, Mr. Ross may hope it ends there, 47 00:02:34,780 --> 00:02:37,032 but I've been promised new and revealing information, 48 00:02:37,116 --> 00:02:40,327 which you can see next week right here on scrutiny: 49 00:02:40,411 --> 00:02:42,997 part two in "the profile of an art lover." 50 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:44,832 You're a dead man. 51 00:02:45,624 --> 00:02:46,792 Good night, Nick. 52 00:02:47,376 --> 00:02:51,297 Good night. And good night, Paula. 53 00:02:51,380 --> 00:02:52,464 Good night, America. 54 00:02:59,430 --> 00:03:01,348 Oh, I enjoy your show, Miss Roman. 55 00:03:01,432 --> 00:03:03,350 I'm just not sure that I want to expose myself 56 00:03:03,434 --> 00:03:06,186 to one of those, uh, soul-baring interviews. 57 00:03:06,270 --> 00:03:08,522 Oh, no, that's Kevin Keats' department. 58 00:03:08,606 --> 00:03:10,608 Mine are the down-home feats, 59 00:03:10,691 --> 00:03:14,904 and I would love to show America J.B. Fletcher's Cabot Cove. 60 00:03:15,487 --> 00:03:18,073 Oh, dear, don't you think that sounds a little bit pretentious? 61 00:03:18,157 --> 00:03:19,909 No, not at all. 62 00:03:19,992 --> 00:03:22,578 What I have in mind is a very gentle portrait 63 00:03:22,661 --> 00:03:24,538 of a small New England town 64 00:03:24,622 --> 00:03:27,541 as seen through the eyes of one of its leading citizens. 65 00:03:27,625 --> 00:03:29,710 Mrs. Fletcher, please. 66 00:03:29,793 --> 00:03:31,712 I really went to bat for this, 67 00:03:31,795 --> 00:03:33,589 and you've always been very special to me. 68 00:03:34,298 --> 00:03:36,300 [laughs] 69 00:03:36,383 --> 00:03:38,052 Well, all right. 70 00:03:38,135 --> 00:03:39,803 I'll bring it up at the town meeting, 71 00:03:39,887 --> 00:03:41,805 and if the town decides 72 00:03:41,889 --> 00:03:44,391 they want to pose for a video portrait, 73 00:03:44,475 --> 00:03:45,392 well, I'll do my part. 74 00:03:45,476 --> 00:03:46,936 Oh, good. 75 00:03:47,019 --> 00:03:48,562 I've never been turned down by a town yet. 76 00:03:48,646 --> 00:03:49,855 -Oh, really? -Thank you. 77 00:03:52,441 --> 00:03:53,859 I know you've got a lot of work to do, 78 00:03:53,943 --> 00:03:55,069 so I'm going to make this short. 79 00:03:56,195 --> 00:03:57,529 Despite rumors to the contrary, 80 00:03:57,613 --> 00:03:58,697 the network isn't at all discouraged 81 00:03:58,781 --> 00:04:00,407 by the way things are going. 82 00:04:00,491 --> 00:04:02,034 Why should they be? 83 00:04:02,117 --> 00:04:03,661 We're consistently winning our time slot. 84 00:04:03,744 --> 00:04:05,245 We're still in the top 20. 85 00:04:05,329 --> 00:04:06,497 That's not number one. 86 00:04:06,580 --> 00:04:07,831 It's not 65, either. 87 00:04:07,915 --> 00:04:10,042 Are they really that worried about our ratings? 88 00:04:10,125 --> 00:04:11,710 Well, there is the matter of the new audience survey. 89 00:04:11,794 --> 00:04:13,128 Doug, you remember our conversation? 90 00:04:13,212 --> 00:04:14,630 Richard, I don't need this pressure 91 00:04:14,713 --> 00:04:15,965 when I'm trying to put a show together. 92 00:04:16,048 --> 00:04:17,049 Pressure? Listen, buddy-boy... 93 00:04:17,132 --> 00:04:18,550 you don't know what pressure is. 94 00:04:18,634 --> 00:04:19,551 You're only the producer here, remember? 95 00:04:19,635 --> 00:04:21,095 Well, nobody forced you 96 00:04:21,178 --> 00:04:23,514 to be vice president in charge of the news. 97 00:04:23,597 --> 00:04:24,556 Somebody had to do it. 98 00:04:25,474 --> 00:04:27,559 You could have suggested they give the job to a newsman. 99 00:04:27,643 --> 00:04:29,436 -Here, here. -"Newsperson," please. 100 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:31,188 Look, look, look. 101 00:04:31,271 --> 00:04:32,856 You guys have no idea the heat that I take for you. 102 00:04:32,940 --> 00:04:34,733 Richard, will you get out of here and let us work? 103 00:04:34,817 --> 00:04:38,445 Doug, don't make me look bad on the top floor. 104 00:04:38,529 --> 00:04:40,948 I don't have to make you look bad. 105 00:04:41,031 --> 00:04:43,075 You're able to do that all by yourself. 106 00:04:49,999 --> 00:04:52,292 Well, now that we've all had a little laugh 107 00:04:52,376 --> 00:04:54,420 at the expense of the enemy, 108 00:04:54,503 --> 00:04:56,755 what do you think of Paula's Cabot Cove idea? 109 00:04:56,839 --> 00:04:58,048 I think it's brilliant. 110 00:04:58,132 --> 00:04:59,550 Make a great Americana segment. 111 00:04:59,633 --> 00:05:00,843 Thank you. 112 00:05:01,468 --> 00:05:04,471 Only you're not doing it. I've got something else for you. 113 00:05:04,555 --> 00:05:06,223 A nebraska high school boy's 114 00:05:06,306 --> 00:05:08,350 been accepted on the girls' basketball team. 115 00:05:08,434 --> 00:05:09,768 Ought to be a lot of good stuff there. 116 00:05:11,562 --> 00:05:14,314 Oh, sure. This is very funny. 117 00:05:14,398 --> 00:05:17,401 Now, please, let's talk about my cabot cove piece. 118 00:05:18,652 --> 00:05:19,820 I'm giving it to Kevin. 119 00:05:20,988 --> 00:05:23,240 -What? -I want you there tomorrow. 120 00:05:23,323 --> 00:05:25,534 You've got to be out of your mind, pal. 121 00:05:25,617 --> 00:05:27,870 I mean, I'm prepping part two of the Ron Ross expose. 122 00:05:27,953 --> 00:05:30,122 Uh, well, there's not going to be a part two. 123 00:05:30,205 --> 00:05:31,415 The legal department killed it. 124 00:05:33,125 --> 00:05:33,959 That stinks, Doug. 125 00:05:34,877 --> 00:05:37,296 The sweet smell of sup-press. 126 00:05:37,379 --> 00:05:39,465 In view of the death threats you've received, Kevin, 127 00:05:39,548 --> 00:05:42,134 it might be healthy for you to get out of town for awhile. 128 00:05:42,217 --> 00:05:44,136 -What death threats? -Cranks. 129 00:05:44,219 --> 00:05:45,971 What else, you know? 130 00:05:46,055 --> 00:05:48,182 Don't you worry about your Cabot Cove gig. 131 00:05:48,265 --> 00:05:51,268 I have no intention of drowning in the backwaters of maine. 132 00:05:51,351 --> 00:05:54,313 Check your contracts. You have a choice. 133 00:05:54,396 --> 00:05:57,066 Either take the assignment or go off salary. 134 00:06:01,361 --> 00:06:04,448 On the other hand, I've always loved the smell of sea air. 135 00:06:04,531 --> 00:06:05,574 I hope the tide's in. 136 00:06:14,208 --> 00:06:17,669 [orchestra music playing] 137 00:06:17,753 --> 00:06:18,879 [chattering] 138 00:06:23,634 --> 00:06:25,636 -Jessica. -Oh, good morning, Wylie. 139 00:06:25,719 --> 00:06:26,637 Here, let me help you with that. 140 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:28,931 Oh, thanks a lot. 141 00:06:29,014 --> 00:06:31,058 Well, it looks like you bought out the whole store. 142 00:06:31,141 --> 00:06:32,309 Oh, I just got a few things. 143 00:06:32,392 --> 00:06:34,186 -Uh-huh. -Good morning. 144 00:06:34,269 --> 00:06:36,271 Including a new outfit to wear on television? 145 00:06:36,355 --> 00:06:37,856 It's one of the symptoms. 146 00:06:37,940 --> 00:06:39,900 -Oh, is it going around? -Lots of foolishness. 147 00:06:39,983 --> 00:06:41,068 [laughs] 148 00:06:41,151 --> 00:06:42,903 Everything shined up. 149 00:06:42,986 --> 00:06:45,239 Everybody's wearing their easter duds. 150 00:06:45,322 --> 00:06:47,616 I even saw Nils Anderson 151 00:06:47,699 --> 00:06:50,244 slapping on a fresh coat of paint. 152 00:06:50,327 --> 00:06:53,080 Well, I don't see anything foolish about that. 153 00:06:53,163 --> 00:06:55,541 How nice does a live bait stand have to look? 154 00:06:55,624 --> 00:06:56,875 [laughs] 155 00:06:56,959 --> 00:06:59,169 It's getting out of hand, Jessica, this tv business. 156 00:06:59,253 --> 00:07:00,671 Well, they took a vote at the town meeting, 157 00:07:00,754 --> 00:07:02,506 and everybody voted "aye." 158 00:07:02,589 --> 00:07:05,134 All except one sorehead that I could name. 159 00:07:05,217 --> 00:07:06,802 Mm-hmm, Seth Hazlitt. 160 00:07:06,885 --> 00:07:08,470 And you notice he's not here for the festivities. 161 00:07:08,554 --> 00:07:10,347 Now, where is Seth? I haven't seen him. 162 00:07:10,430 --> 00:07:13,642 Had a sudden yen to visit his sister in South carolina. 163 00:07:13,725 --> 00:07:17,437 Stuck me with all his patients till next Tuesday. 164 00:07:17,521 --> 00:07:18,772 Jessica! 165 00:07:20,190 --> 00:07:21,483 Uh, hold up there! 166 00:07:23,902 --> 00:07:26,071 Been trying to get you on the phone all morning. 167 00:07:26,155 --> 00:07:28,365 Uh, when are those tv people coming in from new York? 168 00:07:28,448 --> 00:07:29,867 Oh, they'll be here sometime today. 169 00:07:29,950 --> 00:07:32,161 Couldn't be more specific, could you? 170 00:07:32,244 --> 00:07:33,620 Thinking about organizing a little, 171 00:07:33,704 --> 00:07:34,997 uh, welcoming ceremony. 172 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:36,582 Oh, well, I don't think 173 00:07:36,665 --> 00:07:38,417 that anything special is called for, Sam. 174 00:07:38,500 --> 00:07:40,377 I mean, they're just coming to town to do a job. 175 00:07:40,460 --> 00:07:43,172 Oh, they'll do a job, all right, on cabot cove. 176 00:07:43,255 --> 00:07:44,923 Have you ever seen that show? 177 00:07:45,007 --> 00:07:47,593 Yeah, and so has the rest of the country, doctor. 178 00:07:47,676 --> 00:07:49,970 Good publicity means summer visitors. 179 00:07:50,053 --> 00:07:51,805 More trade for the merchants. 180 00:07:51,889 --> 00:07:54,683 Sure was a good idea of yours, Jessica, this tv exposure. 181 00:07:54,766 --> 00:07:56,393 Well, honestly I didn't originate it. 182 00:07:56,894 --> 00:07:59,229 I believe in giving credit where credit's due. 183 00:07:59,313 --> 00:08:01,940 Well, got to see to my haircut. Want to look good for camera. 184 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:06,778 You're wrong, Wylie. 185 00:08:06,862 --> 00:08:09,281 Paula Roman loves this town as much as I do, 186 00:08:09,364 --> 00:08:11,825 and she told me that this segment is going to be 187 00:08:11,909 --> 00:08:14,369 like a beautiful postcard. 188 00:08:14,453 --> 00:08:15,913 -Mm? -And I believe her. 189 00:08:15,996 --> 00:08:18,040 Mmm, I just hope the rest of the country 190 00:08:18,123 --> 00:08:20,375 doesn't become so entranced that they come racing up here 191 00:08:20,459 --> 00:08:21,877 in their trailers and campers and... 192 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:23,545 [clattering] 193 00:08:23,629 --> 00:08:24,713 -vans. -over here. 194 00:08:24,796 --> 00:08:26,757 no, lift it more this way. 195 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:29,051 Good Lord! 196 00:08:29,134 --> 00:08:31,303 -Who's gonna get the dolly? -I'll get the coffee. 197 00:08:31,386 --> 00:08:33,513 Hey, Mike. Bring the dolly, will you? 198 00:08:33,597 --> 00:08:35,182 Young man? 199 00:08:35,265 --> 00:08:38,435 Will you kindly get your equipment out of my flower beds? 200 00:08:38,518 --> 00:08:41,188 Move it, please, now. Who's in charge here? 201 00:08:41,271 --> 00:08:43,732 -Uh, Mrs. Fletcher? -Yes. 202 00:08:43,815 --> 00:08:45,734 -I'm Kevin Keats. -Oh, how do you do? 203 00:08:45,817 --> 00:08:47,653 Well, uh, where's miss Roman? 204 00:08:47,736 --> 00:08:49,613 Uh, Paula's been reassigned. I'll be handling this segment. 205 00:08:50,405 --> 00:08:54,785 You? Oh, oh, uh, I thought 206 00:08:54,868 --> 00:08:56,119 You see, miss Roman assured me 207 00:08:56,203 --> 00:08:59,122 that this was not going to be, uh 208 00:08:59,206 --> 00:09:00,916 Well, a certain kind of interview. 209 00:09:00,999 --> 00:09:03,752 Is this the way you always look? 210 00:09:03,835 --> 00:09:05,671 Well, is there anything wrong with the way I look? 211 00:09:05,754 --> 00:09:10,008 No, it's just that my image of you is, uh, more homespun. 212 00:09:10,092 --> 00:09:11,218 Oh. 213 00:09:52,009 --> 00:09:53,635 World-famous author, 214 00:09:53,719 --> 00:09:56,013 highly intelligent and sophisticated. 215 00:09:56,096 --> 00:09:56,972 [laughs] 216 00:09:57,055 --> 00:09:58,473 It makes you wonder, J.B. Fletcher, 217 00:09:58,557 --> 00:10:00,892 how you came to be buried in a tiny town 218 00:10:00,976 --> 00:10:03,603 in the back of Maine where the people are, 219 00:10:03,687 --> 00:10:05,856 if you'll forgive me, hardly your intellectual equals? 220 00:10:05,939 --> 00:10:08,150 Uh, let's stop right now Mr. Keats. 221 00:10:08,233 --> 00:10:10,235 I'm sorry, but I really can't allow you 222 00:10:10,319 --> 00:10:13,530 to insult my friends and my--My home. 223 00:10:14,781 --> 00:10:15,949 Uh, look, if this is what you're after, 224 00:10:16,033 --> 00:10:17,743 then you'll have to leave me out of it. 225 00:10:17,826 --> 00:10:18,910 I'm sorry. 226 00:10:19,828 --> 00:10:22,247 Now I know who the real tough guy is in this twosome. 227 00:10:22,956 --> 00:10:25,584 You forgive me? Can we start again? 228 00:10:27,002 --> 00:10:28,253 Yes, of course. 229 00:10:30,756 --> 00:10:32,049 Jessica Beatrice Fletcher. 230 00:10:32,132 --> 00:10:33,050 J.B. Fletcher, 231 00:10:33,925 --> 00:10:38,388 writer of best-selling mystery novels, world traveler. 232 00:10:38,472 --> 00:10:40,849 You could live almost anywhere in the world. 233 00:10:40,932 --> 00:10:43,143 Why choose Cabot Cove, Maine? 234 00:10:43,226 --> 00:10:45,896 Well, my roots are here, 235 00:10:45,979 --> 00:10:49,608 and I've spent many happy years with my late husband here. 236 00:10:49,691 --> 00:10:53,528 -Sentimental attachment? -Oh, much more than that. 237 00:10:53,612 --> 00:10:56,823 I mean, I'm in touch with the rest of the world, but, uh-- 238 00:10:56,907 --> 00:10:59,743 Well, I can be apart from it when I need to be. 239 00:10:59,826 --> 00:11:02,537 I mean, take my house, for instance. 240 00:11:02,621 --> 00:11:05,207 Frank and I bought that drafty old place 241 00:11:05,290 --> 00:11:08,251 about 30 years ago, and I-i hung the pictures, 242 00:11:08,335 --> 00:11:10,587 and I-i planted all the little plants, 243 00:11:10,670 --> 00:11:13,465 and I learned how to put up the storm windows-- 244 00:11:13,548 --> 00:11:15,300 But it's still drafty, you understand? 245 00:11:17,928 --> 00:11:21,264 And this is where Frank died and uh, 246 00:11:21,348 --> 00:11:23,558 and where I began a new life. 247 00:11:24,935 --> 00:11:27,479 I don't think I've ever really thought of living anywhere else. 248 00:11:37,364 --> 00:11:39,116 Is it always this quiet? 249 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:42,077 On a good day you can hear the wind, 250 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:44,204 the ocean, and the seagulls. 251 00:11:44,287 --> 00:11:45,288 [door slams] 252 00:11:45,372 --> 00:11:46,415 Mrs. Fletcher! 253 00:11:47,874 --> 00:11:49,501 And which is that? 254 00:11:49,584 --> 00:11:51,503 The darndest thing just happened. 255 00:11:51,586 --> 00:11:53,547 Uh, Amos uh Sheriff Amos Tupper. 256 00:11:53,630 --> 00:11:55,715 How do. I just picked up my new suit. 257 00:11:55,799 --> 00:11:57,926 The one I bought for the television show, 258 00:11:58,009 --> 00:11:59,970 and I was sort of gettin' the feel of it behind the wheel, 259 00:12:00,053 --> 00:12:01,805 and I looked up and I saw this helicopter 260 00:12:01,888 --> 00:12:03,181 set down out on the bluffs. 261 00:12:03,265 --> 00:12:05,642 -Hey, cut it! -Do you mind? 262 00:12:05,725 --> 00:12:07,060 I'm trying to talk to Mrs. Fletcher. 263 00:12:07,144 --> 00:12:10,063 Anyhow, this great, big, bald-headed fella, 264 00:12:10,147 --> 00:12:12,816 he gets out, and there's this long limousine 265 00:12:12,899 --> 00:12:14,734 just waitin' there to whisk him into town. 266 00:12:14,818 --> 00:12:17,737 I'll bet you anything he's one of those tv fellas. 267 00:12:17,821 --> 00:12:20,198 You say this fella was uh big and bald? 268 00:12:20,282 --> 00:12:22,325 Yeah, about 6'3". 269 00:12:22,409 --> 00:12:24,161 Say, who is this nosy Parker? 270 00:12:24,244 --> 00:12:26,496 Uh, Amos this is Kevin Keats. 271 00:12:26,580 --> 00:12:29,666 Keat--Keats? Oh. 272 00:12:29,749 --> 00:12:34,421 Oh, well, Sir, you look a lot taller on tv. 273 00:12:34,504 --> 00:12:37,299 Amos, you just walked into the middle of a tv interview. 274 00:12:39,342 --> 00:12:40,385 That so? 275 00:12:43,555 --> 00:12:45,599 Oh, uh, I-i-i hope that that wasn't 276 00:12:45,682 --> 00:12:47,517 -Oh, no, no, I had them cut it. -Oh. 277 00:12:47,601 --> 00:12:50,687 In any case, Mrs. Fletcher, your nose is a little shiny. 278 00:12:50,770 --> 00:12:52,147 Uh, makeup! Hair. 279 00:12:56,776 --> 00:12:57,819 Take your time now. Don't rush it, huh? 280 00:12:57,903 --> 00:12:59,946 Thank you. 281 00:13:00,030 --> 00:13:02,240 -Sheriff, could I talk to you? -Mm-hmm. 282 00:13:02,324 --> 00:13:05,035 That big fellow you saw arriving 283 00:13:05,118 --> 00:13:07,621 If it's who I think it is, he could be dangerous. 284 00:13:07,704 --> 00:13:09,623 Dangerous? 285 00:13:09,706 --> 00:13:11,374 I may need your help getting away from him. 286 00:13:11,458 --> 00:13:13,210 No need, Sir. I'll just have him picked up. 287 00:13:13,293 --> 00:13:15,962 On what charge? Suspicion of being ugly? 288 00:13:16,046 --> 00:13:18,924 I'd prefer to handle it my own way, if you don't mind. 289 00:13:19,007 --> 00:13:20,967 Could you arrange to have a boat for me 290 00:13:21,051 --> 00:13:22,093 by sunrise tomorrow morning? 291 00:13:22,177 --> 00:13:23,845 -A boat? -Yeah. 292 00:13:23,929 --> 00:13:25,972 Not too small, but something I can handle by myself. 293 00:13:26,932 --> 00:13:28,433 Sure. I'll take care of it personally. 294 00:13:28,517 --> 00:13:29,601 Thanks. 295 00:13:29,684 --> 00:13:31,144 [phone rings] 296 00:13:31,228 --> 00:13:32,354 Hill House. 297 00:13:34,314 --> 00:13:37,901 Uh, Mr. Keats? Telephone for you. 298 00:13:42,197 --> 00:13:43,573 It's a lady. 299 00:13:43,657 --> 00:13:45,075 You can take it here at the desk. 300 00:13:45,158 --> 00:13:46,743 Thanks. 301 00:13:46,826 --> 00:13:48,578 Uh, for your information, 302 00:13:48,662 --> 00:13:51,915 the hotel was once featured in the national geographic. 303 00:13:51,998 --> 00:13:53,542 It photographs like a million dollars, 304 00:13:53,625 --> 00:13:55,001 inside and out. 305 00:13:55,794 --> 00:13:57,087 If you'd care to set up your cameras, 306 00:13:57,170 --> 00:13:58,463 why, you could take-- 307 00:14:00,131 --> 00:14:01,216 Excuse me. 308 00:14:03,677 --> 00:14:04,761 Hello. 309 00:14:04,844 --> 00:14:06,221 Hello, you monster. 310 00:14:07,264 --> 00:14:08,765 Judith, is that you? 311 00:14:09,182 --> 00:14:10,600 I know what you're doing, Kevin. 312 00:14:10,684 --> 00:14:12,811 You understand? I know what you're up to. 313 00:14:12,894 --> 00:14:14,604 It's not your business any more, Judith. 314 00:14:14,688 --> 00:14:16,022 Don't intrude in my life. 315 00:14:16,106 --> 00:14:17,482 You really should learn the difference 316 00:14:17,566 --> 00:14:19,776 between an intrusion and a warning. 317 00:14:20,860 --> 00:14:23,822 Don't threaten me. Don't ever threaten me. 318 00:14:31,246 --> 00:14:34,583 Kevin, hold on. We've got to talk. 319 00:14:35,083 --> 00:14:36,251 I have more important things to do 320 00:14:36,334 --> 00:14:37,669 than waste time with you, Helman. 321 00:14:37,752 --> 00:14:40,463 Hey, hey, now, now. Come on. 322 00:14:40,547 --> 00:14:42,090 Putting you on this story 323 00:14:42,173 --> 00:14:44,718 was a change of pace, a fresh approach. 324 00:14:44,801 --> 00:14:46,469 Don't take it personally. 325 00:14:47,304 --> 00:14:49,180 Oh, but I do. 326 00:14:49,264 --> 00:14:50,473 Scrutiny's a hit for one reason, 327 00:14:50,557 --> 00:14:52,267 and you're lookin' at him. 328 00:14:52,350 --> 00:14:54,769 They toss out producers like so many empty beer cans, 329 00:14:54,853 --> 00:14:56,187 but I keep rolling along. 330 00:14:56,563 --> 00:14:58,064 So you get off my back 331 00:14:58,148 --> 00:14:59,691 before I do something you'll regret. 332 00:15:21,546 --> 00:15:23,882 -Morning. -Morning, sheriff. 333 00:15:23,965 --> 00:15:25,759 Well, there she is. 334 00:15:25,842 --> 00:15:27,052 Not much to look at, 335 00:15:27,135 --> 00:15:29,471 but Augie Wilkins swears she's yar. 336 00:15:30,388 --> 00:15:31,514 Yar? 337 00:15:31,598 --> 00:15:33,391 -Easy to handle. -Oh, yeah. 338 00:15:33,475 --> 00:15:35,644 Well, I'm sure she'll do just fine, sheriff. 339 00:15:35,727 --> 00:15:38,563 Augie Wilkins wanted a $100 deposit. 340 00:15:38,647 --> 00:15:40,190 Paid for it out of my own pocket. 341 00:15:40,273 --> 00:15:42,233 Well, I can't thank you enough. 342 00:15:43,860 --> 00:15:45,779 -Mr. Keats? -Yeah? 343 00:15:45,862 --> 00:15:48,740 We haven't talked about the rental fee yet. 344 00:15:49,491 --> 00:15:50,492 Right. 345 00:15:50,950 --> 00:15:52,410 And there's my $100. 346 00:15:52,494 --> 00:15:53,953 [engine starts] 347 00:16:01,836 --> 00:16:03,380 You there! Hold it! 348 00:16:10,303 --> 00:16:11,513 [explosion] 349 00:16:25,568 --> 00:16:27,404 I know it's early, 350 00:16:27,487 --> 00:16:29,906 but I thought you'd like to hear there's nothing to worry about. 351 00:16:29,989 --> 00:16:31,950 The matter has resolved itself. 352 00:16:32,492 --> 00:16:33,785 You're a little late. 353 00:16:33,868 --> 00:16:36,371 I've already heard it live from Paula Roman on the scene. 354 00:16:37,831 --> 00:16:40,125 Let me understand this, sheriff. 355 00:16:40,208 --> 00:16:42,544 You were waiting here for Kevin Keats at daybreak. 356 00:16:42,627 --> 00:16:43,795 Why? 357 00:16:43,878 --> 00:16:46,131 Mr. Keats asked me to rent a boat for him. 358 00:16:46,214 --> 00:16:47,382 You rented the boat? 359 00:16:47,465 --> 00:16:49,676 Yes, ma'am, at his request. 360 00:16:49,759 --> 00:16:52,554 Sort of an unofficial favor. 361 00:16:52,637 --> 00:16:54,389 And you are certain that the explosion 362 00:16:54,472 --> 00:16:56,015 was not caused by leaking fuel? 363 00:16:56,099 --> 00:16:58,560 Oh, no, ma'am. It was a bomb, all right. 364 00:16:58,643 --> 00:17:01,312 Has any evidence been recovered? 365 00:17:01,396 --> 00:17:03,815 Well, not yet, ma'am, but I've got divers searching. 366 00:17:06,776 --> 00:17:08,528 Uh, excuse me, sheriff, 367 00:17:08,611 --> 00:17:10,780 but I think your deputy wants to talk with you. 368 00:17:10,864 --> 00:17:12,532 What is it, Charlie? 369 00:17:12,615 --> 00:17:14,617 Sheriff, they just recovered a body from the water. 370 00:17:14,701 --> 00:17:16,870 It doesn't look like it'll be easy to identify. 371 00:17:16,953 --> 00:17:19,914 -Excuse me, ma'am. -Yes. 372 00:17:19,998 --> 00:17:22,542 Uh, this has been a special report, 373 00:17:22,625 --> 00:17:24,419 live from Cabot Cove, Maine, 374 00:17:24,502 --> 00:17:27,589 the scene of the tragic and mysterious death 375 00:17:27,672 --> 00:17:30,258 of anchorman Kevin Keats. 376 00:17:30,341 --> 00:17:31,426 Please stay tuned to this station 377 00:17:31,509 --> 00:17:33,136 for any new developments. 378 00:17:33,219 --> 00:17:34,262 I'm Paula Roman. 379 00:17:36,973 --> 00:17:38,641 [murmuring, crying] 380 00:17:40,059 --> 00:17:42,395 I don't like this, Jessica. Not one bit. 381 00:17:51,529 --> 00:17:53,907 Paula, are you all right? 382 00:17:53,990 --> 00:17:55,366 Aside from being somewhat shattered, 383 00:17:55,450 --> 00:17:58,077 I guess I'm just exhausted. 384 00:17:58,161 --> 00:17:59,370 I caught that first morning flight 385 00:17:59,454 --> 00:18:00,538 out of New York, you know. 386 00:18:02,081 --> 00:18:05,335 Uh, I'm staying at the hotel if you need a ride. 387 00:18:05,418 --> 00:18:06,753 -Please. -Okay. 388 00:18:11,132 --> 00:18:14,803 [music playing] 389 00:18:17,931 --> 00:18:20,433 Miss Roman, may I express my condolences 390 00:18:20,517 --> 00:18:21,935 on the loss of your colleague. 391 00:18:22,018 --> 00:18:24,020 Yes, thank you uh, Mr.-- 392 00:18:24,103 --> 00:18:27,190 I'm George Fish, and it's an honor to meet you. 393 00:18:27,273 --> 00:18:28,608 -George manages the hotel. -Oh. 394 00:18:28,691 --> 00:18:30,735 The tv folks have set up an office 395 00:18:30,819 --> 00:18:31,903 in the private dining room. 396 00:18:31,986 --> 00:18:33,905 It's this way. 397 00:18:33,988 --> 00:18:36,324 A terrible tragedy, and it's so hard to believe. 398 00:18:36,407 --> 00:18:40,411 Why, only last night, poor Mr. Keats was saying 399 00:18:40,495 --> 00:18:43,081 how this hotel would photograph like a million dollars. 400 00:18:43,164 --> 00:18:44,582 Mrs. Fletcher! 401 00:18:44,666 --> 00:18:46,334 The darndest thing just happened. 402 00:18:46,417 --> 00:18:47,710 [tape fast-forwarding] 403 00:18:47,794 --> 00:18:48,837 Great, but keep the sheriff in 404 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:49,921 'cause he's part of the story. 405 00:18:50,004 --> 00:18:52,006 Nick. 406 00:18:52,090 --> 00:18:55,760 Oh. Yeah, I know, kid, I know. 407 00:18:55,844 --> 00:18:59,889 I didn't expect to see you. I'm so glad you're here. 408 00:18:59,973 --> 00:19:02,058 Oh, uh, Jessica, this is Nick Brody. 409 00:19:02,141 --> 00:19:04,018 -Jessica Fletcher. -Well, how do you do? 410 00:19:04,102 --> 00:19:05,228 Oh, a pleasure. 411 00:19:05,311 --> 00:19:06,813 Like the rest of america, 412 00:19:06,896 --> 00:19:08,731 I've been a fan of Nick Brody and the news. 413 00:19:08,815 --> 00:19:10,149 You're very kind. 414 00:19:10,233 --> 00:19:12,652 I guess I am kind of an institution. 415 00:19:12,735 --> 00:19:15,530 Something like the Staten Island ferry. 416 00:19:15,613 --> 00:19:17,407 Where's Doug? Doug Helman, he's our producer. 417 00:19:17,490 --> 00:19:19,158 Nobody seems to know. 418 00:19:19,242 --> 00:19:20,952 He checked in last night, then left early this morning, 419 00:19:21,035 --> 00:19:22,495 and nobody's seen him since. 420 00:19:22,579 --> 00:19:24,163 He hasn't even called to pick up his messages. 421 00:19:24,247 --> 00:19:25,957 He's probably off climbing a mountain somewhere. 422 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:28,167 Well, kid, are you ready to go to work? 423 00:19:29,794 --> 00:19:31,504 The network wants me to fill in for Doug. 424 00:19:31,588 --> 00:19:33,548 They want a special on Kevin in the scrutiny time slot. 425 00:19:33,631 --> 00:19:34,966 [sighing] 426 00:19:35,049 --> 00:19:36,342 Oh, Nick. 427 00:19:36,426 --> 00:19:37,343 Hey, hey, kid that's the way it is, 428 00:19:37,427 --> 00:19:39,095 like it or not. 429 00:19:39,178 --> 00:19:41,472 It's news and that's what we peddle. 430 00:19:41,556 --> 00:19:43,057 Why don't you grab some coffee? 431 00:19:43,141 --> 00:19:44,976 I'm going to take another look at this tape. 432 00:19:45,059 --> 00:19:47,228 Sorry, now I know who the real tough guy 433 00:19:47,312 --> 00:19:48,855 is in this twosome. 434 00:19:48,938 --> 00:19:50,940 I'll take mine black, please. 435 00:19:51,024 --> 00:19:52,108 [sighing] 436 00:19:52,191 --> 00:19:54,819 Jessica, I noticed a strange look 437 00:19:54,903 --> 00:19:56,696 on your face down at the waterfront 438 00:19:56,779 --> 00:19:58,948 when I told you that I flew in from new York this morning. 439 00:19:59,032 --> 00:20:00,825 With the amount of traveling that I do, 440 00:20:00,909 --> 00:20:02,911 I know the schedules by heart. 441 00:20:02,994 --> 00:20:05,955 You were on the air a half-hour before the first flight 442 00:20:06,039 --> 00:20:07,665 from New York landed in Portland. 443 00:20:07,749 --> 00:20:10,084 [sighs] 444 00:20:10,168 --> 00:20:11,794 I'm such a terrible liar. 445 00:20:11,878 --> 00:20:13,212 I don't know what I'm doing in this business. 446 00:20:15,757 --> 00:20:19,218 I flew in last night with Doug Helman. 447 00:20:19,302 --> 00:20:21,471 It just seemed a lot easier to lie, 448 00:20:21,554 --> 00:20:22,805 and not because I murdered Kevin. 449 00:20:24,182 --> 00:20:25,934 Because you spent the night with him? 450 00:20:26,017 --> 00:20:27,685 How did you know that? 451 00:20:27,769 --> 00:20:30,813 You didn't recognize the hotel manager, 452 00:20:30,897 --> 00:20:32,190 which means that you didn't check into 453 00:20:32,273 --> 00:20:33,983 your own room last night. 454 00:20:34,067 --> 00:20:38,154 George Fish is always on hand to welcome celebrities. 455 00:20:38,237 --> 00:20:40,031 Kevin has been trying to reach a divorce agreement 456 00:20:40,114 --> 00:20:41,950 with his wife who lives in California, 457 00:20:42,033 --> 00:20:44,452 and he didn't want to complicate matters. 458 00:20:44,535 --> 00:20:46,204 He told me that she phoned last night. 459 00:20:47,538 --> 00:20:49,123 She heard somehow that I was here, 460 00:20:49,207 --> 00:20:51,501 and she threatened him. 461 00:20:51,584 --> 00:20:53,294 Maybe she did more than just threaten. 462 00:20:53,378 --> 00:20:56,130 -From California? -Hey, kid. 463 00:20:56,214 --> 00:20:58,049 I've got a call in to dickie Abbott at the network. 464 00:20:58,132 --> 00:20:59,384 Pick up the phone, will you? 465 00:20:59,467 --> 00:21:01,260 And tell him what's going on up here? 466 00:21:01,344 --> 00:21:04,138 Oh, Nick, you're beginning to sound like a producer. 467 00:21:04,222 --> 00:21:05,598 Oh, it's worse than that. 468 00:21:05,682 --> 00:21:06,891 I'm beginning to think like one. 469 00:21:06,975 --> 00:21:08,184 [phone rings] 470 00:21:10,269 --> 00:21:11,270 Yeah. Brody. 471 00:21:13,731 --> 00:21:14,732 Come again? 472 00:21:16,567 --> 00:21:19,028 What is this, a conspiracy? 473 00:21:19,112 --> 00:21:20,530 Now Abbott's disappeared. 474 00:21:20,613 --> 00:21:22,156 He left his New York office last night, 475 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:24,200 and nobody's seen him since. 476 00:21:24,283 --> 00:21:26,911 What a hell of a way to run a network. 477 00:21:26,995 --> 00:21:28,454 Perhaps the greatest tragedy 478 00:21:28,538 --> 00:21:31,165 is where Kevin Keats met his end. 479 00:21:31,249 --> 00:21:34,502 Urbane, hard-nosed, a legend in his own time, 480 00:21:34,585 --> 00:21:36,337 a man who faced death a hundred times 481 00:21:36,421 --> 00:21:38,256 in hot spots all around the world, 482 00:21:38,339 --> 00:21:40,883 keats was blown to bits in a jerkwater village 483 00:21:40,967 --> 00:21:43,094 where even the crickets die of boredom, 484 00:21:43,177 --> 00:21:45,430 where the part-time mayor conducts town business 485 00:21:45,513 --> 00:21:47,974 from a 5x5 room in the back of his office, 486 00:21:48,057 --> 00:21:49,726 and the sheriff is responsible 487 00:21:49,809 --> 00:21:51,436 for supplying the boat that caused his death. 488 00:21:51,519 --> 00:21:53,938 [chattering] 489 00:21:54,022 --> 00:21:55,732 I insist on seeing miss Roman this very minute. 490 00:21:55,815 --> 00:21:57,358 Clara, will you keep your dress on? 491 00:21:57,442 --> 00:21:59,193 This is not the annual Church social, dear. 492 00:21:59,277 --> 00:22:00,903 I've got some real reporters here. 493 00:22:00,987 --> 00:22:03,114 -Lady, do you mind? -I'm trying to get a room here. 494 00:22:03,197 --> 00:22:05,658 -You got any messages for me? -Fowler, 231. Fowler. 495 00:22:05,742 --> 00:22:07,827 [chattering] 496 00:22:12,290 --> 00:22:14,917 Sam? Sam, what are you doing? 497 00:22:15,001 --> 00:22:17,295 Funny, Jessica, I was about to ask you the same thing. 498 00:22:17,378 --> 00:22:20,256 You got any idea what's going on in this town? 499 00:22:20,339 --> 00:22:22,300 You can't turn around without some fool photographer 500 00:22:22,383 --> 00:22:23,676 flashing a camera in your face. 501 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:26,012 Sam, when a celebrity is killed, 502 00:22:26,095 --> 00:22:27,805 you have to expect-- 503 00:22:27,889 --> 00:22:30,475 This is all your doing. You and your publicity seekin'. 504 00:22:30,558 --> 00:22:32,226 Now just one moment, Sam. 505 00:22:32,310 --> 00:22:34,395 You talk us into letting them tv cameras into town, 506 00:22:34,479 --> 00:22:36,856 and now we're the laughingstock of the country. 507 00:22:36,939 --> 00:22:39,817 Me, Amos Tupper, the lot of us. I won't have it. 508 00:22:39,901 --> 00:22:41,903 Yes, but what's going on is not my fault. 509 00:22:41,986 --> 00:22:44,947 Not the way I see it, or anybody else, either. 510 00:22:45,031 --> 00:22:47,241 Well, what do you expect me to do about it? 511 00:22:47,325 --> 00:22:49,952 I mean, as long as the murder remains unsolved, 512 00:22:50,036 --> 00:22:51,370 the media are going to hang around. 513 00:22:51,454 --> 00:22:53,664 -Sam-- -Then get it solved. 514 00:22:54,415 --> 00:22:55,750 Find out what happened, Jessica, 515 00:22:55,833 --> 00:22:57,335 and get 'em the hell out of here. 516 00:22:57,418 --> 00:22:59,003 Your mess. You clean it up. 517 00:23:00,421 --> 00:23:01,964 [sighs] 518 00:23:13,226 --> 00:23:14,227 [phone rings] 519 00:23:14,310 --> 00:23:16,562 -Mr. Fish! -Hill house? 520 00:23:16,646 --> 00:23:18,689 George, this is Jessica Fletcher. 521 00:23:18,773 --> 00:23:21,317 I don't think I care to talk to you right now, ma'am. 522 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:24,237 Look, George, if you want to get rid of the mob 523 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:26,989 that is cluttering up the lobby, please help me. 524 00:23:27,907 --> 00:23:32,203 Last evening, I understand that Mr. Keats' wife called him. 525 00:23:32,286 --> 00:23:34,705 Could you tell me the time 526 00:23:34,789 --> 00:23:37,416 and the number in california that she was calling from? 527 00:23:37,500 --> 00:23:39,836 The time was about 7:00, 528 00:23:39,919 --> 00:23:42,296 but, uh, she wasn't calling from california. 529 00:23:42,380 --> 00:23:43,297 Left a local number. 530 00:23:44,590 --> 00:23:48,886 -Local? -555-8901. 531 00:23:48,970 --> 00:23:51,764 That's the idle hour motel up near the interstate. 532 00:23:51,848 --> 00:23:53,266 Thank you. 533 00:23:55,893 --> 00:23:57,603 Now, Sheriff, this big bald man. 534 00:23:57,687 --> 00:23:59,939 You're sure you'd recognize him if you saw him again? 535 00:24:00,022 --> 00:24:00,940 A big, ugly fella like that? 536 00:24:01,023 --> 00:24:02,400 [laughs] 537 00:24:02,483 --> 00:24:05,278 That's not a face one's likely to forget. 538 00:24:05,361 --> 00:24:06,946 Okay, let's take a look. 539 00:24:10,158 --> 00:24:12,827 'Cause I love to show off my art collection. 540 00:24:12,910 --> 00:24:14,120 [grunts] 541 00:24:14,203 --> 00:24:15,830 That's him! 542 00:24:15,913 --> 00:24:17,623 That's the fella I saw runnin' from the boat. 543 00:24:17,707 --> 00:24:19,041 Run it back. 544 00:24:20,751 --> 00:24:21,752 Freeze it. 545 00:24:24,505 --> 00:24:26,215 Well, I think we've just got us 546 00:24:26,299 --> 00:24:29,010 a sensational ending for our special. 547 00:24:29,093 --> 00:24:30,386 More than that, I hope. 548 00:24:32,722 --> 00:24:34,140 Mr. Ross may hope it ends there, 549 00:24:34,223 --> 00:24:35,516 but I've been promised-- 550 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:38,352 world lost a great man Miss Roman. 551 00:24:38,436 --> 00:24:40,771 He was a credit to his profession. 552 00:24:40,855 --> 00:24:43,482 He was a low-down, two-timing snake. 553 00:24:43,566 --> 00:24:45,902 I really can't think of anything good 554 00:24:45,985 --> 00:24:48,738 to say about him, living or dead. 555 00:24:48,821 --> 00:24:51,657 Well, 3,000 miles is an awfully long way to travel 556 00:24:51,741 --> 00:24:54,535 to vent your wrath, Mrs. Keats. 557 00:24:54,619 --> 00:24:56,287 Surely you could have called him from home. 558 00:24:56,370 --> 00:24:59,749 I thought if we sat down and talked, 559 00:24:59,832 --> 00:25:02,418 maybe things could be better between us. 560 00:25:03,502 --> 00:25:04,670 What made you change your mind? 561 00:25:06,797 --> 00:25:09,842 When my taxi pulled up to the hotel, 562 00:25:09,926 --> 00:25:13,554 I saw Kevin and Paula Roman 563 00:25:14,722 --> 00:25:16,265 leaving together, 564 00:25:17,308 --> 00:25:19,101 and the way he looked at her, I-- 565 00:25:20,144 --> 00:25:21,687 Why didn't you go back home? 566 00:25:21,771 --> 00:25:23,731 What? And duck a good fight? 567 00:25:23,814 --> 00:25:26,651 I wanted him to know how I felt. 568 00:25:27,902 --> 00:25:30,488 And then when he finally took my calls, 569 00:25:30,571 --> 00:25:31,614 he didn't want to listen. 570 00:25:32,823 --> 00:25:35,743 Then you didn't actually meet or talk with him at all? 571 00:25:36,118 --> 00:25:37,411 Look, I didn't kill him, 572 00:25:37,495 --> 00:25:38,829 if that's what you're getting at. 573 00:25:39,205 --> 00:25:42,083 I wanted him alive in a courtroom, 574 00:25:43,084 --> 00:25:44,502 where I could watch his face 575 00:25:44,585 --> 00:25:46,879 while my lawyer carved up his assets. 576 00:25:46,963 --> 00:25:50,841 Well, now that he's dead, I suppose you'll get it all. 577 00:25:50,925 --> 00:25:51,926 [phone ringing] 578 00:25:55,304 --> 00:25:57,181 I can see how that would be considered a motive. 579 00:25:59,100 --> 00:26:00,309 Is there a Mrs. Fletcher here? 580 00:26:01,602 --> 00:26:02,937 Excuse me. 581 00:26:06,941 --> 00:26:08,693 -Hello? -Jessica? 582 00:26:09,277 --> 00:26:10,695 Wylie? How did you know where I-- 583 00:26:10,778 --> 00:26:12,238 George Fish. 584 00:26:12,321 --> 00:26:14,031 You're not the only detective in town. 585 00:26:14,115 --> 00:26:15,449 Is Mrs. Keats there? 586 00:26:15,533 --> 00:26:17,535 -Yes. -Would you do me a favor? 587 00:26:17,618 --> 00:26:19,954 Ask her how many toes her husband had. 588 00:26:20,037 --> 00:26:22,790 Uh-huh. Uh, Mrs. Keats-- 589 00:26:22,873 --> 00:26:25,042 -Toes? -It's important. 590 00:26:25,126 --> 00:26:27,044 [sighs] 591 00:26:27,128 --> 00:26:30,506 Mrs. Keats, how many toes did your husband have? 592 00:26:30,589 --> 00:26:31,716 [laughs] 593 00:26:31,799 --> 00:26:33,050 Well, ten. Doesn't everyone? 594 00:26:33,134 --> 00:26:34,760 Wylie-- 595 00:26:34,844 --> 00:26:36,971 Unless she said "eight," 596 00:26:37,054 --> 00:26:38,973 the fella I've got lyin' here on the table 597 00:26:39,056 --> 00:26:40,224 is not the late Kevin Keats. 598 00:26:45,980 --> 00:26:48,399 Aw, now, doggone it, Doc, that's impossible. 599 00:26:48,482 --> 00:26:50,609 I saw Kevin Keats get on that boat. 600 00:26:50,693 --> 00:26:52,278 That may be, 601 00:26:52,361 --> 00:26:54,739 but the man whose remains were fished out of the bay 602 00:26:54,822 --> 00:26:57,658 had only three toes on his left foot. 603 00:26:58,284 --> 00:27:00,619 Meaning that he was injured in the explosion? 604 00:27:00,703 --> 00:27:03,289 No, the other two were removed surgically some time ago 605 00:27:03,372 --> 00:27:04,832 by surgical amputation. 606 00:27:04,915 --> 00:27:06,250 Okay, now, hold it. I want to get this down. 607 00:27:06,334 --> 00:27:08,002 Now, which two were they? 608 00:27:08,085 --> 00:27:12,965 Both phalanges of the third and fourth pedal digits. 609 00:27:13,591 --> 00:27:14,925 I already called Seth at his sister's. 610 00:27:15,009 --> 00:27:18,095 I figured if anyone in town were missing toes, he'd know. 611 00:27:19,013 --> 00:27:20,097 And? 612 00:27:20,181 --> 00:27:21,849 No one he ever treated. 613 00:27:22,933 --> 00:27:24,810 Which means that we're dealing with a stranger. 614 00:27:24,894 --> 00:27:27,438 And we've got a whole lot of those in town these days. 615 00:27:27,521 --> 00:27:29,273 -I've got another one for you. -Huh? 616 00:27:29,357 --> 00:27:31,525 If the dead man isn't Kevin Keats, 617 00:27:31,609 --> 00:27:34,320 then where is Kevin Keats? 618 00:27:38,783 --> 00:27:40,576 Mayor Booth, how does it feel 619 00:27:40,659 --> 00:27:42,828 having a killer running loose in your community? 620 00:27:42,912 --> 00:27:44,955 You say there's a killer here. 621 00:27:45,039 --> 00:27:47,208 It's my feelin' he's long gone by now. 622 00:27:47,291 --> 00:27:48,876 Certainly not one of my neighbors. 623 00:27:48,959 --> 00:27:50,544 Outsider for sure. 624 00:27:50,628 --> 00:27:52,380 And what is sheriff Tupper doing about it? 625 00:27:52,463 --> 00:27:54,590 Has he requested help from the state police? 626 00:27:54,673 --> 00:27:55,633 No need. 627 00:27:55,716 --> 00:27:58,344 Us cabot covers can handle our own problems. 628 00:27:58,427 --> 00:27:59,887 Be a lot easier without strangers 629 00:27:59,970 --> 00:28:00,930 and outsiders buttin' in. 630 00:28:01,013 --> 00:28:02,681 I can tell you that. 631 00:28:02,765 --> 00:28:05,267 Has sheriff Tupper explained to your satisfaction 632 00:28:05,351 --> 00:28:08,562 how a bomb got aboard a boat that he leased to the victim? 633 00:28:08,646 --> 00:28:10,689 Lady, just point that contraption 634 00:28:10,773 --> 00:28:11,941 in somebody else's direction! 635 00:28:13,526 --> 00:28:16,362 [chattering] 636 00:28:19,532 --> 00:28:21,700 Where the, where have you been? 637 00:28:21,784 --> 00:28:23,619 I didn't know I was lost. 638 00:28:23,702 --> 00:28:26,372 When your office doesn't know where you are, you are lost. 639 00:28:26,455 --> 00:28:27,706 Nick, look, you are sitting 640 00:28:27,790 --> 00:28:29,542 on the hottest story of the year. 641 00:28:29,625 --> 00:28:31,293 Now, the ratings on this are going to shoot through the roof. 642 00:28:31,377 --> 00:28:33,003 The network is going all-out on promos, 643 00:28:33,087 --> 00:28:35,673 so, please, Nick, give me a show to go with that hype. 644 00:28:35,756 --> 00:28:36,966 Listen, while you've been playing 645 00:28:37,049 --> 00:28:38,426 the little man who wasn't there, 646 00:28:38,509 --> 00:28:40,761 we've been working our butts off here. 647 00:28:40,845 --> 00:28:43,264 And without Doug Helman, the indispensable producer. 648 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:45,766 You don't suppose that Doug killed Kevin 649 00:28:45,850 --> 00:28:47,768 and then split, do you? 650 00:28:47,852 --> 00:28:49,061 My money was on you. 651 00:28:51,021 --> 00:28:53,315 -I'm afraid you're both wrong. -Oh, Mrs. Fletcher. 652 00:28:54,233 --> 00:28:56,068 Ah, Richard Abbott. 653 00:28:56,152 --> 00:28:58,320 What was that enigmatic remark? Have they caught the killer now? 654 00:28:58,404 --> 00:29:02,408 No, but Kevin Keats, apparently, is very much alive. 655 00:29:04,160 --> 00:29:05,870 -You've got to be kidding. -No. 656 00:29:06,996 --> 00:29:08,456 If it wasn't Keats they fished out of the drink, 657 00:29:08,539 --> 00:29:09,623 just who was it? 658 00:29:10,374 --> 00:29:12,084 Remember earlier, we were talking about 659 00:29:12,168 --> 00:29:14,211 Mr. Helman's absence, 660 00:29:14,295 --> 00:29:16,547 and you joked that he was probably off somewhere 661 00:29:16,630 --> 00:29:18,007 climbing a mountain? 662 00:29:18,507 --> 00:29:19,550 On the coast of maine? 663 00:29:19,633 --> 00:29:22,511 Mountain climbing... frostbite. 664 00:29:23,179 --> 00:29:25,639 The body that was fished out of the harbor 665 00:29:25,723 --> 00:29:28,517 had two toes missing on his left foot. 666 00:29:29,518 --> 00:29:32,938 Doug. Th-that's crazy. 667 00:29:33,689 --> 00:29:36,108 That's unbelievable. Unbelievable. 668 00:29:37,735 --> 00:29:38,903 What a segment. 669 00:29:41,822 --> 00:29:45,576 Keats thought dead. Keats not dead. 670 00:29:45,659 --> 00:29:47,328 Producer dies in mysterious explosion. 671 00:29:47,411 --> 00:29:48,412 You got a real twist there. 672 00:29:49,371 --> 00:29:50,873 Guys, this is gonna be better 673 00:29:50,956 --> 00:29:52,291 than the secret of Al Capone's vaults. 674 00:29:52,374 --> 00:29:53,751 Brody, I want you on this right away. 675 00:29:53,834 --> 00:29:55,211 I want a reedit and rewrite by Wednesday. 676 00:29:55,294 --> 00:29:57,087 And I want Paula on this. Where is Paula? 677 00:29:57,630 --> 00:30:00,633 I'm here. So it was Doug that was killed. 678 00:30:00,716 --> 00:30:02,510 Hey, kid, we need some changes and fast. 679 00:30:02,593 --> 00:30:04,178 I don't feel like changing. 680 00:30:04,261 --> 00:30:05,721 I need help. Can we talk? 681 00:30:05,804 --> 00:30:07,014 Paula, Paula, we've got a story to get out. 682 00:30:07,097 --> 00:30:08,557 Not now. 683 00:30:08,641 --> 00:30:10,309 Listen, Helman didn't even want you up here. 684 00:30:10,392 --> 00:30:12,311 The only reason you came is because Kevin insisted. 685 00:30:12,394 --> 00:30:13,354 Now, come on. Now, let's get to work. 686 00:30:13,437 --> 00:30:14,438 Let go of me, Nick. 687 00:30:24,990 --> 00:30:26,450 You know where Kevin is, don't you? 688 00:30:26,534 --> 00:30:27,785 You've spoken to him? 689 00:30:27,868 --> 00:30:29,286 Yes, but how did you know? 690 00:30:29,370 --> 00:30:31,372 Paula, you trust me. 691 00:30:31,455 --> 00:30:32,873 Who would Kevin trust? 692 00:30:32,957 --> 00:30:34,583 [sighs] 693 00:30:34,667 --> 00:30:36,293 Oh, Jessica, I couldn't believe it 694 00:30:36,377 --> 00:30:37,711 when he called my room. 695 00:30:37,795 --> 00:30:38,754 He had to keep telling me over and over 696 00:30:38,837 --> 00:30:40,214 that I wasn't dreaming. 697 00:30:40,297 --> 00:30:41,840 [sighs] 698 00:30:41,924 --> 00:30:44,009 I was laughing and crying just like a schoolgirl. 699 00:30:44,093 --> 00:30:45,594 [chuckles] 700 00:30:47,221 --> 00:30:48,722 He's going to call back tonight. 701 00:30:48,806 --> 00:30:49,932 Well, when he calls, 702 00:30:50,015 --> 00:30:51,976 tell him that he must come forward 703 00:30:52,059 --> 00:30:53,686 and explain what happened on that boat. 704 00:30:54,353 --> 00:30:55,729 If he stays in hiding, 705 00:30:55,813 --> 00:30:57,690 it could be too easily misinterpreted. 706 00:30:57,773 --> 00:31:00,150 He's hiding because someone tried to kill him. 707 00:31:00,234 --> 00:31:01,735 He was lucky to escape. 708 00:31:01,819 --> 00:31:04,321 Look, the town is swarming with reporters, 709 00:31:04,405 --> 00:31:06,031 but I could arrange for the sheriff 710 00:31:06,115 --> 00:31:08,576 to come to my house this evening, say, after dark. 711 00:31:10,369 --> 00:31:12,580 All right. 712 00:31:12,663 --> 00:31:14,665 If only Doug hadn't taken me off my assignment. 713 00:31:14,748 --> 00:31:16,667 That's when it began. 714 00:31:16,750 --> 00:31:18,752 That was a ridiculous meeting in Doug's office. 715 00:31:18,836 --> 00:31:20,546 Well, then if that's when it began, 716 00:31:20,629 --> 00:31:22,881 I want to hear about it-- everything. 717 00:31:24,383 --> 00:31:25,968 Then you admit that Mr. Helman 718 00:31:26,051 --> 00:31:28,304 forced you to come to cabot cove for this assignment 719 00:31:28,387 --> 00:31:29,805 against your will? 720 00:31:29,888 --> 00:31:31,974 No, that was a put-on, an act. 721 00:31:32,057 --> 00:31:33,684 Doug and I thought it up together. 722 00:31:33,767 --> 00:31:35,436 I was sure that my death threats 723 00:31:35,519 --> 00:31:37,605 were tied in with the pressure being put on the network 724 00:31:37,688 --> 00:31:41,859 for me to drop the story about my drug-dealing art collector. 725 00:31:41,942 --> 00:31:43,110 So we thought we'd take the heat off 726 00:31:43,193 --> 00:31:44,653 by pretending to drop the story 727 00:31:44,737 --> 00:31:46,155 and reassigning me to Cabot Cove. 728 00:31:46,238 --> 00:31:48,073 Why cabot cove? 729 00:31:48,157 --> 00:31:50,284 Why not go to Nebraska and cover a boy 730 00:31:50,367 --> 00:31:52,077 on a girls' basketball team? 731 00:31:52,161 --> 00:31:53,996 That'd be fine, except for one thing. 732 00:31:54,079 --> 00:31:56,582 We had a secret witness hiding nearby here in new hampshire, 733 00:31:56,665 --> 00:31:58,584 who had agreed to talk to me and only me, 734 00:31:58,667 --> 00:32:00,377 about Ron Ross and some of his other 735 00:32:00,461 --> 00:32:02,921 South American drug connections. 736 00:32:03,005 --> 00:32:04,048 New Hampshire? 737 00:32:04,131 --> 00:32:06,133 Two hours by car. 738 00:32:06,216 --> 00:32:08,719 Uh, but you didn't take a car. You took a boat. 739 00:32:08,802 --> 00:32:10,054 That was supposed to be my cover. 740 00:32:10,137 --> 00:32:12,348 Oh, I see. 741 00:32:12,431 --> 00:32:15,225 You wanted everyone to believe that you were on a boat 742 00:32:15,309 --> 00:32:17,019 in the middle of the harbor, 743 00:32:17,102 --> 00:32:19,897 whereas you were really on your way to new hampshire? 744 00:32:20,856 --> 00:32:22,274 Exactly. 745 00:32:22,358 --> 00:32:23,776 You know, I really meant to finish our interview first, 746 00:32:23,859 --> 00:32:25,235 but then along came the sheriff here 747 00:32:25,319 --> 00:32:27,237 and forced me to accelerate my plan. 748 00:32:28,238 --> 00:32:29,531 When'd I do that? 749 00:32:30,407 --> 00:32:32,618 Uh, Amos, I think it was when you described 750 00:32:32,701 --> 00:32:34,244 the big fella getting off the helicopter. 751 00:32:34,328 --> 00:32:35,996 -Oh. -Gerald Foster. 752 00:32:36,372 --> 00:32:37,998 Ron Ross's enforcer. 753 00:32:38,082 --> 00:32:39,541 With him in town, I had to disappear. 754 00:32:39,625 --> 00:32:41,168 That's when I asked the sheriff for the boat. 755 00:32:41,251 --> 00:32:44,505 Augie wilkin had the only one in town for rent, 756 00:32:44,588 --> 00:32:47,216 and I couldn't get ahold of him till around 8:00 at night. 757 00:32:47,299 --> 00:32:48,967 And as soon as I heard from you, 758 00:32:49,051 --> 00:32:50,511 I called Doug in new York 759 00:32:50,594 --> 00:32:52,513 and told him to get up here on the double. 760 00:32:52,596 --> 00:32:55,140 Now, this was the first time that you formulated your plan? 761 00:32:55,224 --> 00:32:56,225 Mm-hmm. 762 00:32:56,308 --> 00:32:57,935 And then he came up here, 763 00:32:58,018 --> 00:33:00,646 and you staged the fight in front of the hotel manager? 764 00:33:00,729 --> 00:33:01,980 Exactly. Just another part of the act. 765 00:33:02,064 --> 00:33:04,191 Ah. 766 00:33:04,274 --> 00:33:06,902 Then Mr. Helman was already on the boat 767 00:33:06,985 --> 00:33:08,070 when you got on board? 768 00:33:09,321 --> 00:33:10,656 Funny, I didn't see him. 769 00:33:12,116 --> 00:33:13,200 You weren't supposed to. 770 00:33:13,283 --> 00:33:15,411 See, you or anybody else watching 771 00:33:15,494 --> 00:33:17,037 was supposed to see me get on the boat, 772 00:33:17,121 --> 00:33:19,665 putt-putt out into the harbor. 773 00:33:19,748 --> 00:33:22,167 What they wouldn't see was Doug take over the helm 774 00:33:22,251 --> 00:33:23,293 while I slipped over the other side 775 00:33:23,377 --> 00:33:24,461 and swam under the pier. 776 00:33:25,921 --> 00:33:29,883 Mr. Keats, I was standin' right there 777 00:33:29,967 --> 00:33:32,010 when that boat blew up. 778 00:33:32,094 --> 00:33:33,721 Now, you could've come out of hidin' 779 00:33:33,804 --> 00:33:36,598 and hollered to me, but you didn't do that. 780 00:33:39,977 --> 00:33:42,855 No, I didn't. 781 00:33:42,938 --> 00:33:45,774 No, you disappeared. 782 00:33:45,858 --> 00:33:47,985 Where'd you go? What did you do? 783 00:33:48,068 --> 00:33:49,528 [sighs] 784 00:33:49,611 --> 00:33:50,946 I'm sorry. I can't tell you that. 785 00:33:51,029 --> 00:33:53,115 Well, I'm afraid I don't think much 786 00:33:53,198 --> 00:33:54,867 of your so-called plan. 787 00:33:54,950 --> 00:33:57,661 It wasn't part of my plan for the boat to blow up 788 00:33:57,745 --> 00:34:00,038 and lose the best friend I ever had. 789 00:34:00,122 --> 00:34:02,458 I don't know how Ross' man did it, 790 00:34:02,541 --> 00:34:03,917 but that bomb was meant for me. 791 00:34:05,794 --> 00:34:09,173 No, I don't think it could've been Ross' man. 792 00:34:09,256 --> 00:34:11,925 Sheriff, what are you getting at? 793 00:34:12,009 --> 00:34:15,012 Only that if Ross's man somehow knew 794 00:34:15,095 --> 00:34:16,722 that there was going to be a boat, 795 00:34:16,805 --> 00:34:20,100 he'd know which one, and where it was going to be, 796 00:34:20,184 --> 00:34:23,771 and I didn't even know that until 8:00 the night before. 797 00:34:25,230 --> 00:34:28,025 Now, did you discuss this with anyone else besides Mr. Helman? 798 00:34:29,485 --> 00:34:32,488 No, and I'm certain Doug didn't either. 799 00:34:32,571 --> 00:34:34,698 I mean, we'd agreed between us to keep our plan a secret. 800 00:34:34,782 --> 00:34:37,910 Well, then Mr. Ross' man couldn't have known 801 00:34:37,993 --> 00:34:41,455 you were going out on a boat until he followed you. 802 00:34:41,538 --> 00:34:43,957 Seems to me, he couldn't have set that bomb. 803 00:34:47,503 --> 00:34:49,046 Do you have any trouble with that, Mrs. Fletcher? 804 00:34:50,964 --> 00:34:54,510 Actually, Amos, no. 805 00:34:54,885 --> 00:34:56,345 Well, I have trouble with it Sheriff. 806 00:34:56,428 --> 00:34:58,222 Kevin didn't kill anyone. 807 00:34:58,305 --> 00:35:00,098 Why do you think he turned himself in? 808 00:35:00,849 --> 00:35:02,935 Maybe because he's a pretty smart fella. 809 00:35:04,186 --> 00:35:07,815 Sorry, ma'am but it adds up only one way. 810 00:35:07,898 --> 00:35:11,527 Either Mr. Helman set that bomb to blow himself up, 811 00:35:12,486 --> 00:35:14,988 or Mr. Keats here did it for him. 812 00:35:23,038 --> 00:35:24,706 [reporters chattering] 813 00:35:24,790 --> 00:35:26,625 Where's the sheriff? 814 00:35:26,708 --> 00:35:28,836 Sheriff, are there any new developments in the case? 815 00:35:28,919 --> 00:35:29,795 Sorry, fellas. 816 00:35:30,128 --> 00:35:31,547 Has Kevin Keats signed a confession yet? 817 00:35:31,630 --> 00:35:32,923 No statement, fellas. 818 00:35:33,006 --> 00:35:33,924 Has he explained to you where he was 819 00:35:34,007 --> 00:35:35,300 when he disappeared? 820 00:35:35,384 --> 00:35:36,301 -I can't talk now! -Amos Tupper. 821 00:35:36,969 --> 00:35:38,303 Miss Polsby. 822 00:35:38,637 --> 00:35:40,639 First of all, I am not one of the "fellas," hmm? 823 00:35:40,722 --> 00:35:44,434 And secondly, as society editor of the cabot cove gazette, 824 00:35:44,518 --> 00:35:46,395 I have a right to talk to Kevin Keats. 825 00:35:46,478 --> 00:35:48,063 He's in jail, ma'am, 826 00:35:48,146 --> 00:35:50,399 and nobody from the press gets to see him. 827 00:35:50,482 --> 00:35:52,234 Nobody, period. 828 00:35:52,317 --> 00:35:54,653 Then why was Paula Roman allowed in? 829 00:35:54,736 --> 00:35:56,738 I have been told that she is in with him now. 830 00:35:56,822 --> 00:35:58,866 Miss Roman is different. It's personal. 831 00:35:58,949 --> 00:36:00,492 Now if you'll excuse me. 832 00:36:00,576 --> 00:36:01,702 Why is she any different from the rest of us? 833 00:36:01,785 --> 00:36:02,828 Sheriff! 834 00:36:02,911 --> 00:36:05,455 [yelling continues] 835 00:36:06,915 --> 00:36:09,918 Nice, huh? All the comforts of home. 836 00:36:12,713 --> 00:36:15,173 I never should have let you talk me into coming in. 837 00:36:15,257 --> 00:36:16,508 And what were you gonna to do? 838 00:36:16,592 --> 00:36:18,218 Run? With your face? 839 00:36:18,302 --> 00:36:21,263 You're almost as famous as Ronald Mcdonald. 840 00:36:21,346 --> 00:36:22,514 I don't suppose there's a lawyer on the way? 841 00:36:24,016 --> 00:36:25,767 Not yet. 842 00:36:25,851 --> 00:36:28,103 Look, Kevin, you know what we have out there? 843 00:36:28,186 --> 00:36:29,688 Three networks, two cables, 844 00:36:29,771 --> 00:36:32,232 five independents and the world press. 845 00:36:32,316 --> 00:36:35,652 As long as you're in here, you belong to scrutiny. 846 00:36:35,736 --> 00:36:36,945 Brody wants me locked up? 847 00:36:37,029 --> 00:36:37,905 [sighs] 848 00:36:37,988 --> 00:36:40,824 Only until after this special, the former Kevin Keats's eulogy. 849 00:36:40,908 --> 00:36:42,200 [grunts] 850 00:36:42,284 --> 00:36:43,702 And the sheriff has even given his permission 851 00:36:43,785 --> 00:36:45,704 to let you tape your narration in here. 852 00:36:46,622 --> 00:36:48,707 I don't want to tape my narration in here. 853 00:36:48,790 --> 00:36:51,585 I want outta here! I'm sorry. 854 00:36:52,544 --> 00:36:54,755 Richard and Nick want you here. 855 00:36:56,632 --> 00:36:59,426 To boost their precious ratings, huh? 856 00:36:59,509 --> 00:37:01,261 [sighing] 857 00:37:02,512 --> 00:37:03,680 Is this how far we've come, babe? 858 00:37:04,765 --> 00:37:05,974 To this? Hmm? 859 00:37:06,058 --> 00:37:07,225 [sighs] 860 00:37:11,897 --> 00:37:14,900 -Mrs. Keats? -Oh, hello, Mrs. Fletcher. 861 00:37:14,983 --> 00:37:16,485 I'd ask you to join me, 862 00:37:16,568 --> 00:37:19,571 but I've already finished my daily consumption. 863 00:37:19,655 --> 00:37:22,157 Besides that, I have an appointment. 864 00:37:22,240 --> 00:37:24,159 An exclusive interview with something called 865 00:37:24,242 --> 00:37:26,453 scandal U.S.A. 866 00:37:26,536 --> 00:37:28,914 they're paying me a bundle for the inside scoop 867 00:37:28,997 --> 00:37:30,499 on a lousy marriage. 868 00:37:30,582 --> 00:37:32,501 Well, this won't take long. 869 00:37:32,584 --> 00:37:36,630 When your husband was in hiding, was he with you? 870 00:37:37,464 --> 00:37:39,925 I wish. Is that what he told you? 871 00:37:40,008 --> 00:37:42,970 No, but something isn't quite right, 872 00:37:43,053 --> 00:37:45,097 and I'm just trying to sort it out, that's all. 873 00:37:46,181 --> 00:37:47,933 Sounds to me like Kevin's sorted himself 874 00:37:48,016 --> 00:37:49,226 right into a life sentence. 875 00:37:49,309 --> 00:37:50,936 Oh, well, it doesn't matter. 876 00:37:51,019 --> 00:37:53,271 His career was probably in the toilet, anyway. 877 00:37:53,355 --> 00:37:54,481 Oh? 878 00:37:55,565 --> 00:37:58,527 I think the network was getting ready to 86 him. 879 00:37:58,610 --> 00:38:01,571 In a fit of paranoia, the big fellow told me 880 00:38:01,655 --> 00:38:02,906 that they had conducted 881 00:38:02,990 --> 00:38:05,075 a confidential audience research. 882 00:38:05,158 --> 00:38:08,620 Oh, yes, miss Roman mentioned something about that. 883 00:38:09,830 --> 00:38:11,665 Miss Roman was always up on things. 884 00:38:12,916 --> 00:38:15,711 And you think that this survey 885 00:38:15,794 --> 00:38:19,756 might have had an unfavorable effect on your husband? 886 00:38:19,840 --> 00:38:22,384 It's just a guess. 887 00:38:22,467 --> 00:38:23,969 I have been waiting years 888 00:38:24,052 --> 00:38:25,470 for the great American public to find out 889 00:38:25,554 --> 00:38:27,472 what I have known all along. 890 00:38:27,556 --> 00:38:28,765 [chuckles] 891 00:38:28,849 --> 00:38:31,018 So long, Mrs. Fletcher. 892 00:38:31,101 --> 00:38:34,021 And if you see my husband, give him my worst. 893 00:38:38,984 --> 00:38:41,153 Remember me, Mr. Abbott? I'm Jessica Fletcher. 894 00:38:41,236 --> 00:38:42,738 I was just on my way up to your room. 895 00:38:42,821 --> 00:38:44,531 Oh, well, I was just on my way out. 896 00:38:44,614 --> 00:38:46,158 Can this wait till tomorrow? 897 00:38:46,241 --> 00:38:49,494 Uh, obviously, you know about Kevin Keats being under arrest? 898 00:38:49,578 --> 00:38:51,038 Uh, yes, I do. 899 00:38:51,121 --> 00:38:52,497 They should either charge him with murder 900 00:38:52,581 --> 00:38:53,749 or let him go if they can't prove it. 901 00:38:53,832 --> 00:38:56,752 Well, surely losing your star anchorman 902 00:38:56,835 --> 00:38:58,503 could really hurt you in the ratings? 903 00:38:59,046 --> 00:39:00,464 Oh, so you've heard about ratings here in cabot cove. 904 00:39:00,547 --> 00:39:02,507 Oh, we've heard about a lot of things, 905 00:39:02,591 --> 00:39:04,342 including network audience survey. 906 00:39:05,761 --> 00:39:06,678 Mrs. Fletcher, 907 00:39:06,762 --> 00:39:08,513 that is supposed to be confidential. 908 00:39:08,597 --> 00:39:11,600 I was hoping that perhaps you could explain it to me. 909 00:39:11,683 --> 00:39:15,228 Paula said that research is your area of expertise. 910 00:39:16,104 --> 00:39:17,022 Oh, well, it's really very simple. 911 00:39:17,105 --> 00:39:19,566 You see uh the network is always testing 912 00:39:19,649 --> 00:39:23,570 the popularity of its programs by sampling its audience. 913 00:39:23,653 --> 00:39:24,863 Aha. 914 00:39:24,946 --> 00:39:27,199 Paula seemed to feel that, uh, 915 00:39:27,282 --> 00:39:30,118 you were concerned about the latest survey. 916 00:39:30,202 --> 00:39:31,787 -Really? -Yes. 917 00:39:31,870 --> 00:39:34,623 She also said that you seemed, well, furtive, 918 00:39:34,706 --> 00:39:36,792 when you mentioned it to Doug Helman. 919 00:39:36,875 --> 00:39:38,543 Does that mean you didn't want to discuss it 920 00:39:38,627 --> 00:39:39,586 in front of the others, 921 00:39:40,128 --> 00:39:43,256 perhaps because of personnel involvement? 922 00:39:43,924 --> 00:39:45,092 Say, one of the three anchors? 923 00:39:46,384 --> 00:39:47,469 Do you read tea leaves too? 924 00:39:47,552 --> 00:39:49,137 [laughing] 925 00:39:49,221 --> 00:39:50,555 Not very well, Mr. Abbott. 926 00:39:50,639 --> 00:39:52,349 If I did, I might be able to figure out 927 00:39:52,432 --> 00:39:55,185 where you were when your office was unable to reach you. 928 00:39:55,268 --> 00:39:57,145 Those hours when the bomb 929 00:39:57,229 --> 00:39:59,981 was most likely planted on the boat? 930 00:40:00,065 --> 00:40:01,566 Well, I'm sorry, Mrs. Fletcher, 931 00:40:01,650 --> 00:40:03,944 but you're gonna have to forgo me as a suspect. 932 00:40:04,027 --> 00:40:06,822 You see, in television land, when the canoe springs a leak, 933 00:40:06,905 --> 00:40:07,989 one doesn't bail water. 934 00:40:08,073 --> 00:40:09,366 One just looks for a new canoe. 935 00:40:10,408 --> 00:40:11,868 The morning Doug Helman was killed, 936 00:40:11,952 --> 00:40:13,870 I was having breakfast in New York, 937 00:40:14,496 --> 00:40:16,248 with the president of another network. 938 00:40:16,331 --> 00:40:17,833 When I heard the news on the radio, 939 00:40:17,916 --> 00:40:19,793 I, uh, chartered a jet right here to cabot cove. 940 00:40:20,794 --> 00:40:23,797 I see. And did you get the job? 941 00:40:23,880 --> 00:40:26,633 [laughing] 942 00:40:26,716 --> 00:40:29,010 Well, at this level, one doesn't ask for a job. 943 00:40:29,094 --> 00:40:30,178 One lays the groundwork. 944 00:40:30,262 --> 00:40:32,556 [inhaling] 945 00:40:32,639 --> 00:40:36,143 Mmm, wonderful air you have up here. 946 00:40:36,226 --> 00:40:38,687 -Good afternoon, Mrs. Fletcher. -Good afternoon. 947 00:40:42,274 --> 00:40:43,233 [knocking] 948 00:40:43,316 --> 00:40:44,442 -Get it. -Mrs. Fletcher? 949 00:40:46,486 --> 00:40:48,405 It's the front door again. Reporters. 950 00:40:49,447 --> 00:40:50,490 Ah, they'll go away. 951 00:40:51,700 --> 00:40:55,495 [knocking and ringing continues] 952 00:40:58,498 --> 00:41:00,750 Darn! I didn't see that. 953 00:41:02,752 --> 00:41:04,838 I guess I'm not in the same class as Seth. 954 00:41:05,380 --> 00:41:06,923 Or the class he thinks he's in. 955 00:41:07,007 --> 00:41:07,883 [doorbell ringing continues] 956 00:41:07,966 --> 00:41:10,051 You know, it's funny. 957 00:41:10,135 --> 00:41:13,638 I moved up here to cabot cove for the peace and quiet. 958 00:41:13,722 --> 00:41:15,724 Ah, it doesn't really bother me. 959 00:41:17,893 --> 00:41:18,935 Check. 960 00:41:19,019 --> 00:41:20,687 [knocking, doorbell rings] 961 00:41:20,770 --> 00:41:21,980 Huh? 962 00:41:23,773 --> 00:41:27,235 Bishop to King. You're one away from mate. 963 00:41:27,319 --> 00:41:29,196 You mind if I, uh, freshen up my coffee? 964 00:41:29,279 --> 00:41:32,157 [gasps] 965 00:41:32,240 --> 00:41:34,993 I thought you were new to this game? 966 00:41:35,076 --> 00:41:39,164 Nope, I merely said I hadn't been playing as long as seth. 967 00:41:39,247 --> 00:41:40,332 Who do you think taught me? 968 00:41:44,294 --> 00:41:45,712 I surrender. 969 00:41:48,632 --> 00:41:50,926 Jessica, I know your mind is elsewhere. 970 00:41:51,009 --> 00:41:52,636 You want to talk about it? 971 00:41:52,719 --> 00:41:55,388 I just can't stop thinking about Kevin Keats' story. 972 00:41:55,472 --> 00:41:57,015 [scoffs] 973 00:41:57,098 --> 00:41:59,059 That cockeyed plan he made with Helman? 974 00:41:59,142 --> 00:42:00,894 There had to be an easier way to slip out of town. 975 00:42:00,977 --> 00:42:03,063 Mm-hmm. 976 00:42:03,146 --> 00:42:04,314 I don't remember telling you that. 977 00:42:04,397 --> 00:42:06,316 You didn't. 978 00:42:06,399 --> 00:42:08,318 I overheard you talking to sheriff Tupper on the phone. 979 00:42:13,365 --> 00:42:14,783 [snaps fingers] 980 00:42:14,866 --> 00:42:16,952 Wylie, give me a ride down to the jail. 981 00:42:17,035 --> 00:42:18,745 I must be sure. 982 00:42:24,209 --> 00:42:26,878 I must ask you exactly what you discussed 983 00:42:26,962 --> 00:42:28,505 with Mr. Helman when you called him in new York 984 00:42:28,588 --> 00:42:29,547 the night before the murder. 985 00:42:29,631 --> 00:42:31,466 We covered all that. 986 00:42:31,549 --> 00:42:32,926 I told him about the boat, 987 00:42:33,009 --> 00:42:34,803 what it looked like, where it was. 988 00:42:34,886 --> 00:42:37,180 Uh, I told him about Ross' enforcer being in town. 989 00:42:37,264 --> 00:42:39,015 What else? 990 00:42:39,099 --> 00:42:42,018 And what did he tell you? 991 00:42:42,102 --> 00:42:44,521 He said he'd catch the night plane to portland, uh-- 992 00:42:44,604 --> 00:42:47,482 I wanted him to bring Paula. He was against the idea. 993 00:42:47,607 --> 00:42:51,027 He thought she'd get in the way, but I talked him into it. 994 00:42:51,111 --> 00:42:53,863 Did Mr. Helman review the timetable of your plan? 995 00:42:53,947 --> 00:42:55,740 -Oh, yeah. -Yeah. 996 00:42:55,824 --> 00:42:57,450 Doug was nothing if not meticulous. 997 00:42:57,534 --> 00:43:00,370 And were you alone when you made that call? 998 00:43:00,453 --> 00:43:03,248 Mm-hmm, yeah, I was in my room at the hill house. 999 00:43:03,331 --> 00:43:04,416 Ah. Was he alone? 1000 00:43:05,125 --> 00:43:06,543 Well, I don't know, I-- 1001 00:43:07,585 --> 00:43:09,337 Yes, as a matter of fact, 1002 00:43:09,421 --> 00:43:11,172 he mentioned the secretary leaving early, 1003 00:43:11,256 --> 00:43:14,050 and anyway, I'm certain Doug would never discuss our plan 1004 00:43:14,134 --> 00:43:15,218 in front of a third party. 1005 00:43:17,887 --> 00:43:21,349 What if he didn't know or care 1006 00:43:21,433 --> 00:43:23,351 that there was a third party present? 1007 00:43:23,977 --> 00:43:27,314 [typewriter clacking] 1008 00:43:41,411 --> 00:43:42,495 Oh, if you're looking for Paula, 1009 00:43:42,579 --> 00:43:44,456 she just called from her room. 1010 00:43:44,539 --> 00:43:45,957 I'm not looking for Paula. 1011 00:43:46,041 --> 00:43:47,667 Well, I'd love to chat, 1012 00:43:47,751 --> 00:43:50,628 but I've got to finish this rewrite. 1013 00:43:51,463 --> 00:43:54,090 I'm afraid you'll have to change the ending too. 1014 00:43:57,969 --> 00:43:59,137 Any suggestions? 1015 00:44:00,138 --> 00:44:02,724 You might write about a respected newsman 1016 00:44:02,807 --> 00:44:04,142 who'd been around so long, 1017 00:44:04,225 --> 00:44:06,019 he's become a national institution. 1018 00:44:06,102 --> 00:44:09,105 He's one of the hosts of a prime-time news show 1019 00:44:09,189 --> 00:44:10,648 and learns that a fickle audience 1020 00:44:10,732 --> 00:44:13,234 prefers the show's bombastic younger man 1021 00:44:13,318 --> 00:44:15,028 and attractive younger woman. 1022 00:44:16,237 --> 00:44:18,239 It's my guess that that's the upshot 1023 00:44:18,323 --> 00:44:20,367 of the network audience survey Doug Helman showed you 1024 00:44:20,450 --> 00:44:22,243 in his office when he called you in for a meeting. 1025 00:44:23,495 --> 00:44:26,373 You were there when Kevin Keats 1026 00:44:26,456 --> 00:44:28,917 called Doug Helman from cabot cove. 1027 00:44:29,000 --> 00:44:30,710 -Who told you that? -You did. 1028 00:44:30,794 --> 00:44:33,254 Listen, Helman didn't even want you up here. 1029 00:44:33,338 --> 00:44:34,756 The only reason you came is because Kevin insisted. 1030 00:44:34,839 --> 00:44:36,424 Now, come on, sweetheart. 1031 00:44:36,966 --> 00:44:39,219 That subject was only discussed on the phone 1032 00:44:39,302 --> 00:44:41,596 between Kevin Keats and Doug Helman. 1033 00:44:42,722 --> 00:44:44,432 Paula must have let it slip. 1034 00:44:44,516 --> 00:44:45,892 I just spoke to Paula. 1035 00:44:45,975 --> 00:44:47,102 She didn't. 1036 00:44:47,769 --> 00:44:49,396 -Then Doug told me. -When? 1037 00:44:49,479 --> 00:44:51,439 He went straight from his office to the airport. 1038 00:44:52,190 --> 00:44:55,068 Next morning, he was concealed on the boat before sunrise 1039 00:44:55,860 --> 00:44:57,904 and dead a few minutes later. 1040 00:44:57,987 --> 00:45:01,366 You had to have heard that in that office. 1041 00:45:13,336 --> 00:45:15,088 Helman told me I was through. 1042 00:45:15,171 --> 00:45:16,798 He said he was sorry, but if he didn't give 1043 00:45:16,881 --> 00:45:19,008 in to the network on the small things, 1044 00:45:19,092 --> 00:45:20,969 he wouldn't get anywhere on the big ones. 1045 00:45:22,220 --> 00:45:24,055 You can guess how that made me feel. 1046 00:45:25,682 --> 00:45:27,517 The phone rang as I was starting out, 1047 00:45:28,017 --> 00:45:29,686 and he turned his back to me. 1048 00:45:29,769 --> 00:45:31,104 So you stayed to listen. 1049 00:45:32,689 --> 00:45:34,816 I knew he was talking to Kevin. 1050 00:45:34,899 --> 00:45:36,526 And I was trying to think of something 1051 00:45:36,609 --> 00:45:38,653 that would win Kevin over to my side. 1052 00:45:38,736 --> 00:45:41,489 Then I became aware of what they were getting at, 1053 00:45:41,573 --> 00:45:43,241 what they were setting up. 1054 00:45:43,324 --> 00:45:44,909 That's when I got the idea. 1055 00:45:44,993 --> 00:45:47,245 It just flashed in my head, 1056 00:45:47,328 --> 00:45:50,582 very clear and very terrifying, 1057 00:45:50,665 --> 00:45:52,876 because I knew I'd do it. 1058 00:45:52,959 --> 00:45:54,169 How did you get to cabot cove? 1059 00:45:54,919 --> 00:45:56,421 I drove all night. 1060 00:45:56,504 --> 00:45:58,840 It's not that far. Only 350 miles. 1061 00:46:00,133 --> 00:46:01,968 Oh, about the bomb? 1062 00:46:02,051 --> 00:46:04,262 Well, you don't get to be a 63-year-old reporter 1063 00:46:04,345 --> 00:46:05,847 without learning something. 1064 00:46:06,764 --> 00:46:09,184 But what did killing Mr. Helman solve for you? 1065 00:46:09,267 --> 00:46:11,019 He was only following the network's orders. 1066 00:46:12,520 --> 00:46:14,355 Without Helman, I had a better than even chance 1067 00:46:14,439 --> 00:46:16,107 of staying with the show. 1068 00:46:16,191 --> 00:46:18,568 I had more experience than any of them. 1069 00:46:18,651 --> 00:46:21,112 To hell with the audience research. 1070 00:46:21,196 --> 00:46:25,074 So I wasn't young, vicious, or even pretty, 1071 00:46:25,158 --> 00:46:27,118 but I was the one who could talk sense to them. 1072 00:46:27,202 --> 00:46:30,747 I'm a newsman. I'm not a performer. 1073 00:46:30,830 --> 00:46:33,374 I tried to tell Doug that. 1074 00:46:33,458 --> 00:46:35,168 And whatever he started out believing, 1075 00:46:35,251 --> 00:46:36,669 in the end, 1076 00:46:36,753 --> 00:46:38,546 he bought the idea that the wrapping paper-- 1077 00:46:38,630 --> 00:46:40,840 The wrapping paper-- 1078 00:46:40,924 --> 00:46:42,634 Was more important than the package. 1079 00:46:46,763 --> 00:46:48,431 If you don't mind, I'd like to finish this rewrite 1080 00:46:48,515 --> 00:46:49,974 while we're waiting for the sheriff. 1081 00:46:52,602 --> 00:46:54,103 Just dial nine for an outside line. 1082 00:46:57,023 --> 00:46:59,859 [typewriter clacking] 1083 00:47:11,079 --> 00:47:14,415 [cheerful orchestral music]