1 00:00:00,126 --> 00:00:02,086 Look, Jessica, you’ve never had to go through this 2 00:00:02,336 --> 00:00:04,547 endless parade of greedy impostors. 3 00:00:04,630 --> 00:00:06,966 But if you thought he was lying, why invite him here? 4 00:00:07,049 --> 00:00:08,300 Because I’m not sure. 5 00:00:08,634 --> 00:00:10,469 [Jessica] Tonight on Murder, She Wrote. 6 00:00:10,553 --> 00:00:12,471 That song you were playing, where’d you get it? 7 00:00:12,555 --> 00:00:14,557 Rick didn’t steal it, if that’s what you’re trying to say. 8 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:15,808 I didn’t kill him. 9 00:00:15,891 --> 00:00:17,476 Son, I just may be a country cop, 10 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:20,187 but I sure recognize horse pucky when I step in it. 11 00:00:20,271 --> 00:00:21,647 It’s him, Sir. I know it. 12 00:00:21,731 --> 00:00:23,149 You get these people out of here now. 13 00:00:23,232 --> 00:00:25,609 -Why are you doing this? -I said now! 14 00:00:25,693 --> 00:00:28,154 Why don’t I pour you a drink? 15 00:01:28,923 --> 00:01:32,426 [man coughing] 16 00:01:32,510 --> 00:01:35,471 [man 2] As she lived, so did she die, 17 00:01:35,554 --> 00:01:39,600 with a certain knowledge of the resurrection and a life ever after. 18 00:01:39,683 --> 00:01:43,020 Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, 19 00:01:43,103 --> 00:01:46,232 we leave this world as we came into it. 20 00:01:46,315 --> 00:01:48,442 Oh, Lord, hear our prayer. 21 00:01:48,526 --> 00:01:51,821 We commend to Thee the soul of Your servant, 22 00:01:52,029 --> 00:01:55,866 Evelyn Rayfield Kerry, beloved wife and mother. 23 00:01:56,909 --> 00:02:02,122 Shine down Thy continence on her. Receive her spirit into Your kingdom. 24 00:02:02,206 --> 00:02:07,545 Reunite her with the souls of loved ones who have come before. 25 00:02:08,379 --> 00:02:13,717 This we ask in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. 26 00:02:17,054 --> 00:02:18,639 [people chattering] 27 00:02:27,147 --> 00:02:30,067 [chattering continues] 28 00:02:30,150 --> 00:02:32,069 [man] Mrs. Fletcher? 29 00:02:32,152 --> 00:02:34,864 [Jessica] Yes? -Danny Schubert. 30 00:02:34,947 --> 00:02:38,576 I’m sure you don’t remember me. I was Peter’s roommate in college. 31 00:02:38,659 --> 00:02:40,578 Of course I do. You were the tennis player. 32 00:02:40,661 --> 00:02:43,247 You do remember. I’m flattered. 33 00:02:43,330 --> 00:02:45,708 You know, I recall Pete saying how you and his mother 34 00:02:45,791 --> 00:02:48,085 were the best friends God ever made. 35 00:02:48,168 --> 00:02:51,755 We were. I just wish we’d kept in better touch these past few years. 36 00:02:51,839 --> 00:02:54,550 I wasn’t even aware that she was unwell. 37 00:02:54,633 --> 00:02:58,262 Look, if you’re not riding to the cemetery with anyone, my car’s right over here. 38 00:02:58,888 --> 00:03:00,264 -Excuse me, Jessica. -Well, actually, uh- 39 00:03:00,347 --> 00:03:03,517 Jessica, Andrew would like you to join him now if you’d be so kind. 40 00:03:03,601 --> 00:03:05,895 Oh, yes, of course. Excuse me. 41 00:03:05,978 --> 00:03:09,315 [vehicle door closes, engine starts] 42 00:03:09,398 --> 00:03:11,358 By the way, you don’t smoke, do you? 43 00:03:11,442 --> 00:03:13,360 -Happily, no. -Good. 44 00:03:13,444 --> 00:03:15,362 Andrew gets absolutely livid 45 00:03:15,446 --> 00:03:17,948 -if anybody lights up in his presence. -Oh. 46 00:03:25,998 --> 00:03:30,419 God Almighty - if indeed there is such an entity - 47 00:03:30,502 --> 00:03:36,216 is displaying a particularly venomous attitude toward this family. 48 00:03:36,300 --> 00:03:39,345 Andrew doesn’t mean that quite the way it sounds. 49 00:03:39,428 --> 00:03:43,432 But I do, Jessica. 50 00:03:43,515 --> 00:03:48,145 Roger has been trying for years to ignore my atheism. 51 00:03:48,228 --> 00:03:52,316 He would prefer to think that a mean-spirited god 52 00:03:52,399 --> 00:03:55,152 has struck down my son before he was 30, 53 00:03:55,235 --> 00:04:00,324 then cast my only grandson into a 20-year oblivion 54 00:04:00,407 --> 00:04:02,159 from which he has still to emerge, 55 00:04:02,242 --> 00:04:07,665 and now has snatched away my daughter-in-law. 56 00:04:07,748 --> 00:04:12,127 Oh, Andrew, I know that you have been sorely tested. 57 00:04:12,211 --> 00:04:14,296 Please, Jessica, spare me the homilies. 58 00:04:14,380 --> 00:04:17,675 I get enough of that from the reverend Mr. Burns. 59 00:04:17,758 --> 00:04:23,722 Do you know this well-meaning but incompetent stuffed shirt 60 00:04:23,806 --> 00:04:27,393 has been trying to find my grandson for 20 years? 61 00:04:27,476 --> 00:04:31,271 Andrew, we’ve hired the very best private detectives we could find. 62 00:04:31,355 --> 00:04:34,400 Then hire the worst. 63 00:04:34,483 --> 00:04:38,529 Peter is out there somewhere. 64 00:04:38,612 --> 00:04:43,826 And by God, before I die, I am going to see him again. 65 00:04:47,663 --> 00:04:49,999 "By God"? 66 00:05:02,970 --> 00:05:04,888 [coughs] 67 00:05:04,972 --> 00:05:07,307 This really is terrific of you, having dinner with me like this. 68 00:05:07,391 --> 00:05:10,477 -You sure you don’t want some? -Oh, no. No, thank you. 69 00:05:10,561 --> 00:05:12,563 Well, maybe I’ll have just one more. 70 00:05:12,646 --> 00:05:15,357 Good. Then, uh, maybe we could order as well? 71 00:05:15,441 --> 00:05:18,944 Mmm. Waiter. 72 00:05:19,028 --> 00:05:21,238 [clears throat] On the telephone, you mentioned something 73 00:05:21,321 --> 00:05:25,075 about a large bequest to the St. Clement’s children’s hospital. 74 00:05:25,159 --> 00:05:27,995 You bet. Look, I know how you feel about that place. 75 00:05:28,162 --> 00:05:29,329 I guess everybody does. 76 00:05:29,413 --> 00:05:31,749 So when I ran across this deal, I said to myself, 77 00:05:31,832 --> 00:05:36,462 -"Holy cow. I can’t believe this." -Uh, deal? Wh-what are you talking about? 78 00:05:36,545 --> 00:05:39,965 I’m talking about $100,000, Jessica. 79 00:05:40,049 --> 00:05:41,967 -You don’t mind if I call you Jessica? -Uh- 80 00:05:42,051 --> 00:05:44,845 Last week I was over on eighth avenue, and, uh... 81 00:05:44,928 --> 00:05:48,974 I was trying to lease this loft building to this guy... 82 00:05:49,058 --> 00:05:51,226 [no audible dialogue] 83 00:05:53,395 --> 00:05:54,813 [soft piano music playing] 84 00:05:58,192 --> 00:06:02,362 So all you’ve got to do, is take this guy’s story, turn it into a book. 85 00:06:02,446 --> 00:06:06,158 He writes out a check for a hundred thou for the hospital, just like that. 86 00:06:06,241 --> 00:06:08,619 Now, wait a minute, Danny. Uh, first of all, 87 00:06:08,702 --> 00:06:12,706 his idea may be simply dreadful. They often are. 88 00:06:14,208 --> 00:06:15,584 I thought you’d jump at something like this. 89 00:06:15,667 --> 00:06:17,836 All that money for those sick kids. 90 00:06:20,881 --> 00:06:23,509 Wait a minute. What the hell? 91 00:06:24,593 --> 00:06:26,428 -What is it? -That song. Listen. 92 00:06:29,098 --> 00:06:32,559 I may be crazy, Jessica, but Pete wrote that song. 93 00:06:33,477 --> 00:06:35,187 -What? -Yeah, at school. 94 00:06:35,270 --> 00:06:37,064 He wrote it for a homecoming show. 95 00:06:37,147 --> 00:06:38,857 Are you sure? 96 00:06:38,941 --> 00:06:41,819 Of course I’m sure. 97 00:06:41,902 --> 00:06:45,322 But nobody knows that song. Nobody. 98 00:06:50,619 --> 00:06:52,996 -Excuse me. -Yes? 99 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:56,625 Miss Lorraine? That song you were playing, where’d you get it? 100 00:06:56,708 --> 00:06:57,960 I beg your pardon? 101 00:06:58,043 --> 00:07:01,130 That song - the first one you played - I’d like to know where you got it from. 102 00:07:01,213 --> 00:07:03,674 -Excuse me. -Miss Lorraine, please. 103 00:07:03,757 --> 00:07:05,968 We didn’t mean to be abrupt. 104 00:07:06,051 --> 00:07:09,304 It’s just that Mr. Schubert recognized that song from college days. 105 00:07:09,388 --> 00:07:11,431 And since it was never published-- 106 00:07:11,515 --> 00:07:13,142 Rick didn’t steal it, if that’s what you’re trying to say. 107 00:07:13,225 --> 00:07:16,395 -Rick? Who’s Rick? -A guy I know. 108 00:07:16,478 --> 00:07:20,566 Rick Barton. He wrote it for me, okay? Look, they only give me 20 minutes-- 109 00:07:20,649 --> 00:07:23,235 Miss Lorraine, please. I know this is an imposition, 110 00:07:23,318 --> 00:07:26,321 but would it be possible for us to meet Mr. Barton? 111 00:07:26,405 --> 00:07:29,867 Please? It’s very important. 112 00:07:29,950 --> 00:07:32,411 [footsteps approaching] 113 00:07:34,997 --> 00:07:37,082 Rick? 114 00:07:37,166 --> 00:07:39,251 -Hi, babe. -Hi. 115 00:07:39,334 --> 00:07:41,545 -How’d it go tonight? -Oh, about the same as usual. 116 00:07:41,628 --> 00:07:43,380 We almost broke even. 117 00:07:43,463 --> 00:07:46,550 Sweetie, I hope you don’t mind. I brought these people. 118 00:07:46,633 --> 00:07:49,511 They want to know about the song - the one you gave me last week. 119 00:07:49,595 --> 00:07:51,138 Oh. Yeah. Did you like it? 120 00:07:55,934 --> 00:07:57,352 Hey, excuse me. You got a problem? 121 00:07:57,436 --> 00:07:58,937 Pete? 122 00:07:59,021 --> 00:08:02,065 -My name’s Rick Barton. -I don’t know, Jessica. 123 00:08:02,149 --> 00:08:05,861 It’s him, and it isn’t him. Am I crazy? 124 00:08:05,944 --> 00:08:08,947 I don’t know. It’s been so long. 125 00:08:09,031 --> 00:08:11,116 What are you people talking about? 126 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:12,910 That song - where’d you get it? 127 00:08:12,993 --> 00:08:15,412 -I wrote it. -No way. 128 00:08:15,495 --> 00:08:19,833 Twenty years ago, my college roomie wrote that song. Then he disappeared. 129 00:08:19,917 --> 00:08:22,044 We were in Chicago. 130 00:08:22,127 --> 00:08:24,379 On the streets during the democratic convention. 131 00:08:24,463 --> 00:08:26,924 Mayor Daley and the cops. You remember all that? 132 00:08:27,007 --> 00:08:29,218 Hey, buddy, get lost. 133 00:08:29,301 --> 00:08:33,222 [Danny] We got hauled off to jail. Pete got out before I did. 134 00:08:33,305 --> 00:08:35,432 I went looking for him, but I never saw him again. 135 00:08:35,515 --> 00:08:39,144 Well, that’s too bad, but I didn’t steal his song. 136 00:08:39,228 --> 00:08:41,980 Hey! 137 00:08:42,064 --> 00:08:43,815 Jessica, you remember that scar. 138 00:08:43,899 --> 00:08:45,567 Pete got it when he fell off the roof of the garage. 139 00:08:45,651 --> 00:08:49,404 -He was about 12. -I certainly do remember that. 140 00:08:49,488 --> 00:08:52,699 Hey, Edie, you get these people out of here now! 141 00:08:52,783 --> 00:08:55,911 -Why are you doing this? -I said now! 142 00:08:55,994 --> 00:08:58,997 I-I’m sorry, Mrs. Fletcher. You can’t talk to him when he’s like this. 143 00:08:59,081 --> 00:09:01,250 I’m not finished with you, buddy. 144 00:09:04,753 --> 00:09:07,047 [horn blowing] 145 00:09:07,130 --> 00:09:10,217 [phone rings] 146 00:09:10,300 --> 00:09:11,426 Yes? 147 00:09:11,510 --> 00:09:13,303 -Mrs. Fletcher? -Yes? 148 00:09:13,387 --> 00:09:16,390 Mrs. Fletcher, this is Rick Barton. We met last night. 149 00:09:16,473 --> 00:09:18,392 Oh, yes. Yes, of course. 150 00:09:18,475 --> 00:09:21,186 I wanted to call to apologize. 151 00:09:21,270 --> 00:09:24,398 I guess I was kind of rude to you and that guy you were with. 152 00:09:24,481 --> 00:09:28,151 Well, Mr. Schubert doesn’t always bring out the best in people. 153 00:09:28,235 --> 00:09:30,153 Listen, Mrs. Fletcher, 154 00:09:30,237 --> 00:09:34,074 Edie and me, we did a lot of talking last night, and, well... 155 00:09:34,157 --> 00:09:36,159 Look, is there someplace we can talk? 156 00:09:36,243 --> 00:09:37,828 It’s kind of important. 157 00:09:44,459 --> 00:09:47,587 It’s a lousy habit. One of these days, I’m gonna give it up. 158 00:09:47,671 --> 00:09:52,134 Mr. Barton, what’s troubling you? Why have you come to see me? 159 00:09:52,217 --> 00:09:54,386 ’Cause... 160 00:09:54,469 --> 00:09:58,807 what I want to know is, who’s this guy I’m supposed to be? 161 00:09:58,890 --> 00:10:02,311 I’m not sure I understand that question. 162 00:10:02,394 --> 00:10:05,439 Either your name is Rick Barton, or it isn’t. 163 00:10:05,522 --> 00:10:10,193 No, Mrs. Fletcher. The fact is, I don’t really know who I am. 164 00:10:10,277 --> 00:10:12,904 Well, why don’t you tell me about it? 165 00:10:17,075 --> 00:10:18,994 Twenty years ago, 166 00:10:19,077 --> 00:10:22,581 I woke up in a hospital outside of Lincoln, Nebraska. 167 00:10:22,664 --> 00:10:28,128 It was the first week of September ’68. I’d been in a car crash. 168 00:10:28,211 --> 00:10:31,965 My ribs busted, my legs smashed, my face a bloody pulp. 169 00:10:32,049 --> 00:10:34,593 They did a lot of reconstructive surgery. 170 00:10:34,676 --> 00:10:38,096 I was in that place for three months - a John Doe. 171 00:10:38,180 --> 00:10:41,099 I had no ID on me and I couldn’t remember anything - 172 00:10:41,183 --> 00:10:44,561 not the crash, not my name, nothing. 173 00:10:44,644 --> 00:10:47,481 They told me that the guy who was driving the car was an army deserter. 174 00:10:47,564 --> 00:10:51,610 Well, I got scared. For all I knew, I could have been an army deserter too. 175 00:10:51,693 --> 00:10:54,279 And I sure as hell didn’t want to end up in jail. 176 00:10:54,363 --> 00:10:56,990 [groans] Maybe I wasn’t thinking straight, 177 00:11:02,496 --> 00:11:05,123 No, you weren’t thinking straight. 178 00:11:05,207 --> 00:11:08,794 That scar on your arm, did you get that in the accident? 179 00:11:08,877 --> 00:11:11,088 They told me I had that when they brought me in. 180 00:11:11,171 --> 00:11:13,673 That’s why when that guy grabbed me and looked at the scar and suddenly 181 00:11:17,719 --> 00:11:20,972 I mean, I used to have a whole other life, 182 00:11:21,056 --> 00:11:24,434 and I’m not sure I want to deal with that. 183 00:11:24,518 --> 00:11:27,270 Jessica, please. I know your heart’s in the right place, 184 00:11:27,354 --> 00:11:30,607 but whoever the man is, he is not Peter Kerry. 185 00:11:30,690 --> 00:11:32,734 [Jessica] Are you so sure? 186 00:11:32,818 --> 00:11:35,320 Peter Kerry is dead. Believe me. 187 00:11:35,404 --> 00:11:37,989 Well, now just a moment, Roger. If you have proof of that, 188 00:11:38,073 --> 00:11:40,367 why haven’t you told this to his grandfather? 189 00:11:40,450 --> 00:11:44,287 I don’t have any proof. At least not the kind that you’re talking about. 190 00:11:44,371 --> 00:11:47,958 But, Jessica, we have hired the best detectives in every state. 191 00:11:48,041 --> 00:11:50,001 We’ve chased down every lead. 192 00:11:50,085 --> 00:11:53,922 Believe me, this man who claims to be Peter Kerry is a counterfeit. 193 00:11:54,005 --> 00:11:57,092 But that’s just the point. He doesn’t claim to be anyone. 194 00:11:57,175 --> 00:11:59,719 He was in a car accident in 1968, 195 00:11:59,803 --> 00:12:01,972 and everything before that is a complete blank. 196 00:12:02,055 --> 00:12:04,099 What about this piece of music? 197 00:12:04,182 --> 00:12:07,436 Is it possible he could have heard it somewhere, or maybe seen a copy? 198 00:12:07,519 --> 00:12:10,021 Well, Danny Schubert says no. 199 00:12:10,105 --> 00:12:12,566 What about the scar on the arm? 200 00:12:12,649 --> 00:12:14,192 Danny swears it’s identical to the one 201 00:12:14,276 --> 00:12:16,445 that Peter bore from that boyhood accident. 202 00:12:16,528 --> 00:12:21,116 Why don’t you meet Mr. Barton and talk to him and decide for yourself? 203 00:12:21,199 --> 00:12:24,661 All right. I’ll fly into New York first thing tomorrow. 204 00:12:24,744 --> 00:12:27,956 -You know where I’m staying. -Yeah. 205 00:12:40,343 --> 00:12:42,262 [sighs] 206 00:12:42,345 --> 00:12:46,141 [keys drop] 207 00:12:46,224 --> 00:12:50,020 [tape rewinds, machine beeps] 208 00:12:50,103 --> 00:12:52,147 [woman’s voice] Danny, I’m getting tired of this. 209 00:12:52,230 --> 00:12:54,357 I’ve called you three times this week already. 210 00:12:54,441 --> 00:12:57,444 My lawyer’s been after you for a month, you creep. 211 00:12:57,527 --> 00:13:00,530 I’m telling you, you get a check to me by the end of this week, 212 00:13:00,614 --> 00:13:06,203 or I’ll have you in jail, buddy boy. And if you think I’m kidding, just try me. 213 00:13:06,286 --> 00:13:09,498 Cheers, baby. 214 00:13:09,581 --> 00:13:13,627 Cheers yourself, baby. 215 00:13:13,710 --> 00:13:18,465 -Leona. Surprise, surprise. -Yeah, I thought you’d be thrilled. 216 00:13:18,548 --> 00:13:22,511 You gonna shoot me, Kid? That wouldn’t be good business. 217 00:13:22,594 --> 00:13:27,098 And what I’ve got now, that’s supposed to be great? 218 00:13:27,182 --> 00:13:30,310 Why don’t I pour you a drink? 219 00:13:32,729 --> 00:13:36,191 -Oh, let go of me, you son of a-- -Hey, take it easy. 220 00:13:36,274 --> 00:13:40,028 Take it easy, baby. You want money, you got it. 221 00:13:40,111 --> 00:13:42,948 We’re about to be rolling in the stuff. 222 00:13:43,031 --> 00:13:47,661 Oh, Danny, cut it out. I’ve been listening to your garbage for years. 223 00:13:47,744 --> 00:13:52,916 I mean it, Kid. This time, this is it. Ironclad, gilt-edged, guaranteed. 224 00:13:54,167 --> 00:13:59,381 You and me, we only had one problem. Money, right? Well, that’s history. 225 00:13:59,464 --> 00:14:04,094 We’re about to have more money than we could spend in a dozen lifetimes. 226 00:14:04,177 --> 00:14:06,054 That’s a promise. 227 00:14:18,900 --> 00:14:20,819 [Roger] All right, Fred. Thanks very much. 228 00:14:20,902 --> 00:14:26,199 Right. Bye-bye. Gee. Amazing. That’s amazing. 229 00:14:26,283 --> 00:14:28,034 I mean, score one more point 230 00:14:28,118 --> 00:14:32,080 for the "now you see him, now you don’t" Mr. Richard Barton. 231 00:14:32,163 --> 00:14:34,082 Oh? What happened? 232 00:14:34,165 --> 00:14:37,919 An apartment house in Tulsa, where he supposedly lived 233 00:14:38,003 --> 00:14:41,715 from June of ’69 to October of ’71. 234 00:14:41,798 --> 00:14:44,092 None of the present tenants go back that far. 235 00:14:44,175 --> 00:14:48,638 By the way, that car crash outside of Lincoln in ’68? 236 00:14:48,722 --> 00:14:50,974 We found an item in the paper. 237 00:14:51,057 --> 00:14:56,855 Uh, the dead driver was identified as Clayton Taggart, an army deserter. 238 00:14:56,938 --> 00:15:01,276 But his quote-unquote "badly injured companion" was not identified. 239 00:15:01,359 --> 00:15:03,528 Well, doesn’t that indicate something? 240 00:15:03,612 --> 00:15:07,699 Perhaps only that somebody has been careful with their homework. 241 00:15:07,782 --> 00:15:12,579 [laughs] Oh, Roger, you are a very distrustful human being. 242 00:15:12,662 --> 00:15:15,415 I’m a lawyer. Man is my natural enemy. 243 00:15:15,498 --> 00:15:17,709 I thought you believed Rick Barton. 244 00:15:17,792 --> 00:15:20,337 Look, Jessica, you’ve never had to go through this, 245 00:15:20,420 --> 00:15:22,839 this endless parade of greedy impostors. 246 00:15:22,922 --> 00:15:25,925 But if you think he’s lying, why invite him here? 247 00:15:26,009 --> 00:15:28,178 Because I’m not sure. 248 00:15:28,261 --> 00:15:30,972 You read the report from Lincoln. What do you think? 249 00:15:31,056 --> 00:15:34,059 Well, I think it’s very unfortunate that the hospital that saved his life 250 00:15:34,142 --> 00:15:36,144 was burned down in 1973. 251 00:15:36,227 --> 00:15:40,899 Complete with all its records. How convenient. 252 00:15:40,982 --> 00:15:42,901 By the way, 253 00:15:42,984 --> 00:15:48,073 if Barton turns out to be Peter Kerry, you’re entitled to share in the reward. 254 00:15:48,156 --> 00:15:51,785 Roger, I told you. It was Danny Schubert who picked up the trail. 255 00:15:51,868 --> 00:15:55,789 -I’m merely along for the ride. [chuckles] 256 00:15:55,872 --> 00:15:58,124 [sighs] 257 00:15:58,208 --> 00:16:01,211 Your old college buddy should have been here by now. 258 00:16:01,294 --> 00:16:03,463 You don’t suppose he’s taken off again. 259 00:16:03,546 --> 00:16:05,632 -He’ll be here. -I hope so. 260 00:16:05,715 --> 00:16:09,010 A quarter of a million’s a lot of money. 261 00:16:09,094 --> 00:16:11,596 If the old man buys him, that is. 262 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:14,349 Why shouldn’t he buy him? That’s his grandson. 263 00:16:14,432 --> 00:16:15,892 Yeah, Danny. 264 00:16:15,975 --> 00:16:18,728 -Leona, I told you, I spent-- -Do me a favor. 265 00:16:18,812 --> 00:16:20,730 Save it for the civilians. 266 00:16:20,814 --> 00:16:22,691 [no audible dialogue] 267 00:16:26,319 --> 00:16:29,197 [knock on door] -Come in. 268 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:33,034 Good morning, Andrew. 269 00:16:33,118 --> 00:16:35,286 Jessica! 270 00:16:35,370 --> 00:16:38,581 I hope I’m not intruding. 271 00:16:38,665 --> 00:16:40,583 Of course not. 272 00:16:40,667 --> 00:16:42,836 When did you arrive? 273 00:16:42,919 --> 00:16:45,922 Oh, about an hour ago. Roger’s been catching me up. 274 00:16:46,005 --> 00:16:50,051 Oh, yes. Roger has been busy as an old beaver. 275 00:16:50,135 --> 00:16:54,180 He presents me with someone who may be my grandson, 276 00:16:54,264 --> 00:16:57,726 and then he spends all his waking hours trying to prove he’s wrong. 277 00:16:57,809 --> 00:17:01,229 -Well, he’s certainly had enough practice. [knock on door] 278 00:17:01,312 --> 00:17:03,898 Excuse me, Mr. Kerry-- Oh, I didn’t know you had company. 279 00:17:03,982 --> 00:17:07,152 Oh, that’s all right. Come in. Meet my friend Jessica Fletcher. 280 00:17:07,235 --> 00:17:09,571 [chuckles] -Hello, Mrs. Fletcher. 281 00:17:09,654 --> 00:17:11,698 Hello, Alma. How nice to see you again. 282 00:17:11,781 --> 00:17:14,659 You two kn-know each other? 283 00:17:14,743 --> 00:17:18,997 Andrew, Alma was Evelyn’s housekeeper for 30 years. 284 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:21,040 And she was at the funeral. 285 00:17:21,124 --> 00:17:23,209 I just came by to see if you needed something. 286 00:17:23,293 --> 00:17:27,422 -No. I’m fine, thank you. -All right. If you do, I’m down the hall. 287 00:17:27,505 --> 00:17:30,592 Mrs. Fletcher. 288 00:17:30,675 --> 00:17:33,970 Andrew, Alma told me that she’d retired and moved to Florida. 289 00:17:34,053 --> 00:17:36,055 What is all this about? 290 00:17:36,139 --> 00:17:38,558 Isn’t it obvious? 291 00:17:38,641 --> 00:17:42,353 I don’t trust myself to recognize the truth. 292 00:17:42,437 --> 00:17:46,065 If Evelyn were alive, no one could fool her. 293 00:17:46,149 --> 00:17:48,943 So Alma is the next best thing. 294 00:17:49,027 --> 00:17:53,823 If anyone will know him, she will. 295 00:17:53,907 --> 00:17:55,825 Andrew, he’s here. 296 00:17:55,909 --> 00:17:59,120 He’s brought somebody with him, a young lady. 297 00:17:59,204 --> 00:18:01,915 I don’t know quite what to do about that. 298 00:18:01,998 --> 00:18:05,835 Well, I suggest you tell Cook set another place for lunch. 299 00:18:09,005 --> 00:18:14,010 -Pete. Hey, buddy, how you doing? -Hey, I told you. My name’s Rick. 300 00:18:14,093 --> 00:18:18,723 I didn’t realize I was getting into anything like this. 301 00:18:18,807 --> 00:18:20,558 Maybe we ought to get out of here. 302 00:18:20,642 --> 00:18:22,435 -What do you think, Edie? -It’s up to you, honey. 303 00:18:22,519 --> 00:18:24,270 I never wanted to come here in the first place. 304 00:18:24,354 --> 00:18:27,649 Go? Are you crazy? You’re lookin’ at $40 million, 305 00:18:27,732 --> 00:18:30,610 -maybe $50 million in your pocket. -I don’t know. 306 00:18:30,693 --> 00:18:33,196 This place... 307 00:18:33,279 --> 00:18:35,281 it makes me feel creepy. 308 00:18:35,365 --> 00:18:38,493 Maybe ’cause way back here you remember all this, huh? 309 00:18:38,576 --> 00:18:42,914 Tell me something. What’s in this for you? 310 00:18:42,997 --> 00:18:46,835 The precise amount, Mr. Barton, is $250,000... 311 00:18:46,918 --> 00:18:48,878 if you turn out to be genuine. 312 00:18:48,962 --> 00:18:53,299 A finder’s fee, Mr. Schubert, if you would. 313 00:18:53,383 --> 00:18:55,176 Shall we go into the living room? 314 00:18:55,260 --> 00:18:57,929 There are a couple minor things I’d like to clarify 315 00:18:58,012 --> 00:19:01,808 before Mr. Kerry joins us. It’s right through here. 316 00:19:05,311 --> 00:19:08,898 Perhaps you’ve noticed, Mr. Schubert, there are no ashtrays in this house. 317 00:19:08,982 --> 00:19:11,734 I would think that somebody as astute as you seem to be 318 00:19:11,818 --> 00:19:14,654 would grasp the significance of that. 319 00:19:20,243 --> 00:19:24,080 It’s a pleasure watching you in action, big fella. 320 00:19:31,546 --> 00:19:36,885 Now, when you speak with Mr. Kerry, try to face him at all times. 321 00:19:36,968 --> 00:19:39,721 And don’t swallow your words. His hearing isn’t what it once was. 322 00:19:40,305 --> 00:19:44,142 Please try to answer his questions as concisely and accurately as possible. 323 00:19:44,475 --> 00:19:49,689 -You make it sound like he’s on trial. -Oh, he is, Mr. Schubert. Most definitely. 324 00:19:49,772 --> 00:19:55,194 Yes, the hospital where you were treated after your accident in 1968... 325 00:19:55,278 --> 00:19:58,072 -Did you know that it had burned down? -No. 326 00:19:58,156 --> 00:20:01,242 Completely destroyed, along with all of its records. 327 00:20:01,326 --> 00:20:04,078 That’s a pity. 328 00:20:04,162 --> 00:20:06,956 The names of the doctors that were involved in your case... 329 00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:09,417 I don’t suppose you’re able to remember any of their names. 330 00:20:09,500 --> 00:20:11,336 No. Sorry. 331 00:20:11,419 --> 00:20:16,215 A nurse, perhaps? A volunteer? One name will do. Any name. 332 00:20:16,299 --> 00:20:18,259 I told you. I don’t remember. 333 00:20:18,343 --> 00:20:19,969 Look, I’m only going through this for one reason. 334 00:20:20,053 --> 00:20:21,721 That’s to find out who I am. 335 00:20:21,804 --> 00:20:24,557 I’ve told you everything I know the best I can remember. 336 00:20:24,641 --> 00:20:26,559 If you don’t believe me, tough. 337 00:20:26,643 --> 00:20:28,478 Maybe you hit it on the head, old buddy. 338 00:20:28,561 --> 00:20:31,731 Perhaps he can’t believe you. How come, Philby? 339 00:20:31,814 --> 00:20:34,150 Could it be that all these years you’ve been nibbling at the cheese 340 00:20:34,233 --> 00:20:36,194 while nobody was looking? 341 00:20:36,277 --> 00:20:40,406 [chuckles] I won’t dignify that accusation with a response. 342 00:20:40,490 --> 00:20:43,284 I’ll bet you won’t. Man, I see it now. 343 00:20:43,368 --> 00:20:46,079 For years, you haven’t had to answer to anybody, 344 00:20:46,162 --> 00:20:47,872 while that poor old guy upstairs 345 00:20:47,956 --> 00:20:52,043 is too blind or sick to see what you’ve been up to. 346 00:20:52,126 --> 00:20:54,379 Be careful, Mr. Schubert. 347 00:20:54,462 --> 00:20:57,173 Slander can be an expensive indulgence. 348 00:20:57,256 --> 00:21:02,762 -I’m not scared by you, buddy. [Andrew] You should be, young man. 349 00:21:02,845 --> 00:21:06,349 Roger Philby is a tenacious foe... 350 00:21:06,432 --> 00:21:09,644 once he decides you’re worth fighting. 351 00:21:09,727 --> 00:21:12,271 [clock chiming] 352 00:21:14,899 --> 00:21:16,442 Please. Sit down? 353 00:21:24,701 --> 00:21:27,495 I’m grateful for your indulgence, Mr. Barton. 354 00:21:27,578 --> 00:21:33,501 As you aptly point out, you may or may not be my missing grandson. 355 00:21:33,584 --> 00:21:38,965 If not, I’ve instructed Mr. Philby to give you a check for $5,000 356 00:21:39,048 --> 00:21:41,634 to reimburse you for your inconvenience. 357 00:21:41,718 --> 00:21:44,387 I don’t want your money. 358 00:21:44,470 --> 00:21:46,848 This meeting’s as much for me as it is for you. 359 00:21:46,931 --> 00:21:51,894 And you-you have no idea what came before the accident? 360 00:21:51,978 --> 00:21:56,107 Not a clue, not an inkling? 361 00:21:56,190 --> 00:21:59,569 -Sorry. -My-my face, my voice, 362 00:21:59,652 --> 00:22:02,739 they’re not familiar to you in any way? 363 00:22:16,127 --> 00:22:19,881 Well, we have an entire weekend to get acquainted, Mr. Barton. 364 00:22:19,964 --> 00:22:25,011 No sense rushing to quick and, uh, perhaps erroneous conclusions. 365 00:22:25,094 --> 00:22:28,306 My, uh, housekeeper will show you to your room, 366 00:22:28,389 --> 00:22:32,226 -and, uh, your friend. -Oh, my fiancée. 367 00:22:32,310 --> 00:22:36,481 -Edie Lorraine. -Nice to meet you. 368 00:22:42,487 --> 00:22:45,573 Alma, what was it? What did you see in there? 369 00:22:45,656 --> 00:22:49,577 It’s him, Sir. I know it. You-you must have noticed it, Sir. 370 00:22:49,660 --> 00:22:51,746 I mean, the way he was playing with the watch, 371 00:22:51,829 --> 00:22:54,999 -stretching the band with his fingers. -Oh, I-I saw that, but... 372 00:22:55,083 --> 00:22:59,587 Well, the year before he went to school, when he was taking up the guitar, 373 00:22:59,670 --> 00:23:04,467 young Mr. Peter used to exercise his fingers like that. 374 00:23:04,550 --> 00:23:07,762 Is that all, Alma? The watch? Is that it? 375 00:23:07,845 --> 00:23:13,601 I don’t know. It’s-- there’s something... about the eyes. 376 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:21,526 Oh, Rick. Can’t sleep? 377 00:23:21,609 --> 00:23:23,611 Hi. Yeah, I’m a little wired. 378 00:23:23,694 --> 00:23:25,321 I thought maybe a real dull book might help. 379 00:23:25,404 --> 00:23:27,448 There’s no shortage of ’em in here. 380 00:23:27,532 --> 00:23:29,700 The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy. 381 00:23:29,784 --> 00:23:31,452 I don’t think the old boy’s ever heard 382 00:23:31,536 --> 00:23:35,915 of Updike or Vonnegut. This ought to do the trick. 383 00:23:35,998 --> 00:23:38,709 Tell me, Rick, what do you think? 384 00:23:38,793 --> 00:23:41,546 -About what? -Andrew. 385 00:23:41,629 --> 00:23:45,466 This house. You. 386 00:23:45,550 --> 00:23:47,468 I don’t know. 387 00:23:47,552 --> 00:23:49,470 I mean that. 388 00:23:49,554 --> 00:23:52,515 [sighs] There’s nothing here I can actually remember, 389 00:23:52,598 --> 00:23:57,979 but sometimes I’ll walk into a room, or look over at a photograph, 390 00:23:58,771 --> 00:24:00,982 and I feel like something’s trying to click in. 391 00:24:01,065 --> 00:24:04,944 Rick? Oh, there you are. I’ve been looking everywhere for you. 392 00:24:05,027 --> 00:24:07,238 -How was your movie? -Oh, great. 393 00:24:07,321 --> 00:24:10,616 Uh, Steve McQueen and Natalie Wood. Love With A Proper Stranger. 394 00:24:10,700 --> 00:24:12,326 Of course, I had to watch it in the bar. 395 00:24:12,410 --> 00:24:15,454 You know how many TV’s they have in this house? One. 396 00:24:15,538 --> 00:24:17,081 Well, I believe that Andrew gave up television 397 00:24:17,165 --> 00:24:19,000 when Edward R. Murrow died. 398 00:24:19,083 --> 00:24:21,043 Who? 399 00:24:21,127 --> 00:24:22,879 Come on, honey. Let’s go to bed. 400 00:24:22,962 --> 00:24:27,258 [chuckles] -Good night. 401 00:24:27,341 --> 00:24:29,719 -Good night. -Good night. 402 00:24:29,802 --> 00:24:32,722 [clock chiming] 403 00:24:38,644 --> 00:24:41,355 [chiming continues] 404 00:24:45,026 --> 00:24:46,986 [gasps] -Oh, Leona. 405 00:24:47,069 --> 00:24:48,487 Mrs. Fletcher. 406 00:24:48,571 --> 00:24:49,739 What is it? What’s the matter? 407 00:24:49,822 --> 00:24:52,325 [sighs] I can’t find Danny. 408 00:24:52,408 --> 00:24:55,328 About an hour ago, he finished off his whiskey flask, 409 00:24:55,411 --> 00:24:56,871 and he came down here for a refill. 410 00:24:56,954 --> 00:24:58,789 An hour ago? 411 00:24:59,081 --> 00:25:02,376 I’ve learned not to chase after him when he’s been drinking. 412 00:25:02,460 --> 00:25:06,631 Safer that way. But, uh, I can’t find him anyplace. 413 00:25:06,714 --> 00:25:09,300 Even outside? You know, there’s a portable bar 414 00:25:09,383 --> 00:25:10,635 set up out on the patio. 415 00:25:10,718 --> 00:25:14,597 Uh, the housekeeper took that in before dinner. I spotted her. 416 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:17,975 Oh, but did Danny spot her? Maybe we should have a look. 417 00:25:29,237 --> 00:25:31,489 [dog barking] 418 00:25:31,572 --> 00:25:34,492 -What’s that? -Sounds like a dog. 419 00:25:34,575 --> 00:25:37,662 The sound seems to be coming from over there near the garage. 420 00:25:37,745 --> 00:25:41,999 [barking continues] 421 00:25:42,083 --> 00:25:45,378 [whimpering] 422 00:25:47,755 --> 00:25:51,217 [whimpering continues] 423 00:25:53,010 --> 00:25:55,054 [gasps] Jessica. 424 00:25:55,137 --> 00:25:59,517 For Lord’s sake. Danny! 425 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:01,769 Okay, Danny, you can’t sleep here all night. 426 00:26:01,852 --> 00:26:04,480 -Come on. [gasps] 427 00:26:11,529 --> 00:26:15,324 [man] Okay, let’s see what we’ve got here. 428 00:26:15,408 --> 00:26:19,036 Whiskey flask on the floor next to victim’s left hand. 429 00:26:21,747 --> 00:26:23,666 Smells like straight scotch. 430 00:26:23,749 --> 00:26:26,794 So does the victim, Joe. He had a snootful. 431 00:26:26,877 --> 00:26:29,088 Right hand empty. 432 00:26:29,171 --> 00:26:30,715 Noticeable red marks 433 00:26:30,798 --> 00:26:33,301 on the skin on three fingers and part of his palm. 434 00:26:33,384 --> 00:26:36,095 Could be some kind of burn. 435 00:26:36,178 --> 00:26:38,597 No handkerchief. 436 00:26:38,681 --> 00:26:43,269 Shirt pocket, one package of cigarettes, unopened. 437 00:26:46,522 --> 00:26:49,734 Lower right-hand pocket, empty. 438 00:26:49,817 --> 00:26:52,820 Left lower pocket, 439 00:26:52,903 --> 00:26:55,614 we’ve got a cigarette lighter 440 00:26:55,698 --> 00:26:58,492 with the initials D.S. 441 00:26:58,576 --> 00:27:00,995 Presumably victim’s. 442 00:27:01,078 --> 00:27:02,705 [clears throat] Joe. 443 00:27:03,080 --> 00:27:05,541 Uh, excuse me. I wasn’t prying, actually-- 444 00:27:05,624 --> 00:27:07,209 Excuse me, ma’am. This is a police investigation, and, uh-- 445 00:27:07,293 --> 00:27:08,961 Are you Chief Underwood? 446 00:27:09,045 --> 00:27:10,921 Sergeant Rice. Chief’s on his way. 447 00:27:11,005 --> 00:27:13,883 My name is Jessica Fletcher, and I was here when the body was found. 448 00:27:13,966 --> 00:27:15,509 Oh, yes, Mrs. Fletcher. We’re gonna have a lot of questions 449 00:27:15,593 --> 00:27:17,511 for you later, but not now. 450 00:27:17,595 --> 00:27:20,389 Yes, yes, of course. It’s just that earlier, I noticed-- 451 00:27:20,473 --> 00:27:22,767 Yes. Please, ma’am. Later? 452 00:27:22,850 --> 00:27:27,480 Uh, Richards, would you take Mrs. Fletcher back up to the house? 453 00:27:27,563 --> 00:27:29,440 Let me know when Chief gets here. 454 00:27:31,734 --> 00:27:34,612 [groans] Is it hot in here, or is it just me? 455 00:27:34,695 --> 00:27:36,614 Ooh-whee. 456 00:27:36,697 --> 00:27:41,285 Feels like one of those, uh, uh, Swedish saunas. 457 00:27:41,369 --> 00:27:44,622 Now then, uh, Mrs. Schubert? 458 00:27:44,705 --> 00:27:46,624 Uh, yes. And I’m Mrs. Fletcher. 459 00:27:46,707 --> 00:27:48,709 Oh, right, right. 460 00:27:48,793 --> 00:27:52,963 And you two ladies discovered the victim out there in the garage. 461 00:27:53,047 --> 00:27:55,299 Well, uhm... Oh, 462 00:27:55,383 --> 00:27:58,386 -now when was that? -Shortly after 1:00. 463 00:27:58,469 --> 00:28:01,389 I don’t suppose you heard a scream or anything. 464 00:28:01,472 --> 00:28:05,142 I mean, not just then. Maybe earlier. 465 00:28:05,226 --> 00:28:09,313 Well, of course I guess you didn’t, or you’d have said so by now. 466 00:28:09,397 --> 00:28:12,191 No, I didn’t hear anything myself. 467 00:28:12,274 --> 00:28:16,278 But I would say he was probably killed around midnight. 468 00:28:16,362 --> 00:28:18,656 Is that so? 469 00:28:18,739 --> 00:28:21,617 Uh, well, ma’am, how do you figure that? 470 00:28:21,700 --> 00:28:25,663 Well, it’s-it’s just-it’s just a guess, of course, but, uh, 471 00:28:25,746 --> 00:28:27,665 his body hadn’t cooled that much 472 00:28:27,748 --> 00:28:30,334 and the extent of lividity when Leona turned him over, well... 473 00:28:30,418 --> 00:28:33,504 [chuckles] Well, as I said, it’s- it’s just a guess. 474 00:28:33,587 --> 00:28:35,506 Lividity. 475 00:28:35,589 --> 00:28:37,508 Now don’t that beat all? 476 00:28:37,591 --> 00:28:39,635 Ma’am, you sound just like the coroner. 477 00:28:39,718 --> 00:28:42,346 You must have had medical training or something. 478 00:28:42,430 --> 00:28:44,557 Oh, no, no, no. I’m a writer. [chuckles] 479 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:48,352 Mystery books. Uh, of course, it requires a great deal of, uh, research. 480 00:28:48,436 --> 00:28:50,855 Well, it sure is a pleasure meeting you, ma’am. 481 00:28:50,938 --> 00:28:52,898 I never met a book writer before. 482 00:28:52,982 --> 00:28:56,444 [sighs] Well, now, I, uh... 483 00:28:56,527 --> 00:28:58,779 I guess you two must be pretty good friends. 484 00:28:58,863 --> 00:29:01,490 Well... [sighs] 485 00:29:01,574 --> 00:29:04,618 actually, I only met Mrs. Fletcher this weekend. 486 00:29:04,702 --> 00:29:06,745 Funny. 487 00:29:06,829 --> 00:29:10,207 I was talking to, uh... 488 00:29:10,291 --> 00:29:12,585 Oh, uh, what’s that lawyer fella’s name? 489 00:29:12,668 --> 00:29:16,505 -Roger Philby. -Right. Right. 490 00:29:16,964 --> 00:29:20,885 And he says how you and the victim out there 491 00:29:20,968 --> 00:29:23,262 were hobnobbing real close these past few days. 492 00:29:23,345 --> 00:29:27,766 Mrs. Fletcher was acquainted with my husband, not with me. 493 00:29:27,850 --> 00:29:31,645 Danny and I were separated for the past several months. 494 00:29:31,729 --> 00:29:34,482 Separated? 495 00:29:34,565 --> 00:29:36,692 Oh. [chuckles] 496 00:29:36,775 --> 00:29:38,777 I see. 497 00:29:38,861 --> 00:29:41,238 Oh, now wait a second. 498 00:29:41,322 --> 00:29:43,616 How come I got "divorced" jotted down here? 499 00:29:43,699 --> 00:29:44,825 Chief? 500 00:29:47,620 --> 00:29:50,456 Oh. Well... [chuckles] 501 00:29:50,539 --> 00:29:52,541 I, uh... 502 00:29:52,625 --> 00:29:57,046 I hope you ladies can excuse me. 503 00:29:57,129 --> 00:30:01,425 Oh, uh, does anybody mind? 504 00:30:01,509 --> 00:30:04,345 I haven’t had a bite to eat since supper. 505 00:30:04,428 --> 00:30:08,015 Thank you kindly, ladies. 506 00:30:09,934 --> 00:30:13,729 Well, if I were ever on the FBI’s most wanted list, 507 00:30:13,812 --> 00:30:17,608 I’d sure know where to hide out. Right here in Calvinberg. 508 00:30:21,820 --> 00:30:23,405 I talked to Barton and the girlfriend. 509 00:30:23,489 --> 00:30:24,907 Their stories jibe. 510 00:30:24,990 --> 00:30:26,909 He was upstairs, couldn’t get to sleep. 511 00:30:26,992 --> 00:30:29,328 She was at a bar watching some movie. 512 00:30:29,411 --> 00:30:31,455 Doc, I understand you got something for me. 513 00:30:31,539 --> 00:30:34,041 Well, Miles, you understand these are preliminary findings. 514 00:30:34,124 --> 00:30:36,794 Now, Doc, never mind the weasel words. What can you tell me? 515 00:30:36,877 --> 00:30:39,922 Well, the murder weapon was a long, pointed object, 516 00:30:40,005 --> 00:30:42,049 -maybe an ice pick, something like that. -Yeah, we know that. 517 00:30:42,132 --> 00:30:43,551 We’re looking for it. Anything else? 518 00:30:43,634 --> 00:30:46,095 Approximate time of death: about midnight. 519 00:30:46,178 --> 00:30:49,056 Based on body temperature and postmortem lividity? 520 00:30:49,139 --> 00:30:51,392 That’s right. How’d you know? 521 00:30:51,475 --> 00:30:53,894 [vehicle door closes] -Lucky guess. 522 00:30:53,978 --> 00:30:57,523 Oh, there’s also a nasty burn on his right hand. 523 00:30:57,606 --> 00:31:00,401 Can’t tell you what caused it. Maybe after the autopsy. 524 00:31:00,484 --> 00:31:02,361 Doc, you sleep pretty good last night? 525 00:31:02,444 --> 00:31:04,613 [vehicle departs] -Good enough. 526 00:31:04,697 --> 00:31:06,657 Good. Then you won’t mind getting on that autopsy now. 527 00:31:06,740 --> 00:31:08,284 Miles... 528 00:31:08,367 --> 00:31:10,286 Doc, I got a cantankerous multimillionaire 529 00:31:10,369 --> 00:31:12,663 who may not live till daybreak due to pure cussedness. 530 00:31:12,746 --> 00:31:14,290 And I got half a dozen suspects, 531 00:31:14,373 --> 00:31:16,292 none of whom would give me the time of day 532 00:31:16,375 --> 00:31:18,460 if they were standing next to a grandfather clock. 533 00:31:18,544 --> 00:31:21,589 So chop-chop. Let me know when you find something. 534 00:31:21,672 --> 00:31:24,258 And a delightful weekend to you too, Chief. 535 00:31:29,179 --> 00:31:32,641 -Joe? -Sir? 536 00:31:33,392 --> 00:31:35,352 Dig up what you can on that Fletcher woman. 537 00:31:35,436 --> 00:31:39,523 Claims to be a writer, but she’s a little too sharp for her own good. 538 00:31:39,607 --> 00:31:41,567 Call up, uh... Oh, what’s her name? 539 00:31:41,650 --> 00:31:44,194 That book reviewer on the post-dispatch. 540 00:31:44,278 --> 00:31:47,573 That would be... now, Sir? 541 00:31:47,656 --> 00:31:52,036 If I wanted it tomorrow, I’d do it myself. 542 00:31:52,119 --> 00:31:54,121 Let me know as soon as you got something. 543 00:32:22,900 --> 00:32:24,902 Oh, my goodness, Chief, you startled me! 544 00:32:24,985 --> 00:32:29,573 Oh. Shucks, ma’am. I didn’t mean to scare you. 545 00:32:29,657 --> 00:32:32,618 I just came by to see how my boys were doing. 546 00:32:32,701 --> 00:32:36,955 Now, you know, ma’am, this is an official police crime scene. 547 00:32:37,039 --> 00:32:39,124 Now you shouldn’t be in here. 548 00:32:39,375 --> 00:32:40,918 Yes, I-I know. 549 00:32:41,001 --> 00:32:43,128 Did you lose an earring or something? 550 00:32:43,212 --> 00:32:45,047 Oh, no. No, no, no. I was just looking for-- 551 00:32:45,130 --> 00:32:50,094 Look, I know this is none of my business, and I’m probably stepping on your toes. 552 00:32:50,177 --> 00:32:54,056 But something is bothering me, and, well, the fact is, 553 00:32:54,139 --> 00:32:56,642 I’m looking for a cigarette butt. 554 00:32:56,725 --> 00:32:58,644 Is that so? 555 00:32:58,727 --> 00:33:01,021 Well, I expect you’ll be out of luck there, ma’am. 556 00:33:01,105 --> 00:33:04,733 It’s my understanding Mr. Kerry disapproves of that particular habit. 557 00:33:04,817 --> 00:33:09,363 Which is why, if I find it, it will confirm my theory. 558 00:33:09,446 --> 00:33:11,031 Your theory? 559 00:33:11,115 --> 00:33:13,367 Oh, you mean in like one of your books? 560 00:33:13,450 --> 00:33:14,952 Now that’s really something. 561 00:33:15,035 --> 00:33:17,162 What theory would that be, ma’am? 562 00:33:17,246 --> 00:33:19,164 That Mr. Schubert was in the process 563 00:33:19,248 --> 00:33:24,336 of lighting his killer’s cigarette when he was stabbed. 564 00:33:24,420 --> 00:33:27,339 Well, now, ma’am, how do you figure that? 565 00:33:27,423 --> 00:33:29,591 Because his flask was in his left hand, 566 00:33:29,675 --> 00:33:32,052 and because of the burn marks on his right hand. 567 00:33:32,136 --> 00:33:34,304 But most of all, I suppose, because his lighter 568 00:33:34,388 --> 00:33:37,182 was in his left-hand jacket pocket. 569 00:33:37,266 --> 00:33:39,810 Now, come again with that, ma’am. 570 00:33:39,893 --> 00:33:44,148 Look, Chief, the victim knows his killer, and he doesn’t feel threatened. 571 00:33:44,231 --> 00:33:49,153 Now, let’s say that I am the victim. 572 00:33:49,236 --> 00:33:51,655 Now, you ask me for a light. Now, what do I do? 573 00:33:51,739 --> 00:33:55,159 I switch my flask from my right hand into my left hand. 574 00:33:55,242 --> 00:33:59,371 I reach into my pocket, take out my lighter, light it. 575 00:33:59,455 --> 00:34:02,040 Then I lean forward to light your cigarette. 576 00:34:02,124 --> 00:34:03,542 You stab me in the heart. 577 00:34:03,625 --> 00:34:07,379 The flaming lighter is in my right hand as I fall. 578 00:34:07,463 --> 00:34:09,381 My hand is badly burned. 579 00:34:09,465 --> 00:34:11,717 The flask falls to the floor next to my left hand. 580 00:34:11,800 --> 00:34:14,553 Now, that scenario fits the facts. 581 00:34:14,636 --> 00:34:18,265 Well, now, little lady, I wouldn’t say that exactly. 582 00:34:18,348 --> 00:34:22,227 Like you said, the lighter was in his pocket, not in his hand. 583 00:34:22,311 --> 00:34:24,813 Exactly. His left-hand pocket. 584 00:34:24,897 --> 00:34:27,191 Now, if I light a cigarette with my right hand, 585 00:34:27,274 --> 00:34:29,526 I replace the lighter in my right-hand pocket. 586 00:34:29,610 --> 00:34:32,529 [chuckles] I don’t reach all the way across my body 587 00:34:32,613 --> 00:34:34,740 and put it in my left-hand pocket. 588 00:34:34,823 --> 00:34:38,118 But that’s what the killer did. In his haste, he got confused 589 00:34:38,202 --> 00:34:41,163 and replaced the lighter in the wrong pocket. 590 00:34:41,246 --> 00:34:43,665 And I’ll tell you something else that I think. 591 00:34:43,749 --> 00:34:44,958 If that’s what happened, 592 00:34:45,042 --> 00:34:48,212 either the killer’s fingerprints are on that lighter, 593 00:34:48,295 --> 00:34:50,214 or more likely, he wiped them off, 594 00:34:50,297 --> 00:34:52,299 in which case there would be no fingerprints at all. 595 00:34:52,382 --> 00:34:55,135 -Now don’t that beat all! [slaps thigh] 596 00:34:55,219 --> 00:34:58,263 The fingerprint fella told me the same darned thing, 597 00:34:58,347 --> 00:35:00,057 no prints. 598 00:35:00,140 --> 00:35:01,892 Now I know why. 599 00:35:01,975 --> 00:35:05,187 I thank you kindly for that, little lady. 600 00:35:05,270 --> 00:35:07,189 You sure cleared that up for me. 601 00:35:07,272 --> 00:35:11,985 Oh! Oh, boy, you sure did! 602 00:35:12,069 --> 00:35:13,695 Well... 603 00:35:13,779 --> 00:35:16,698 Now, if we could just find that cigarette butt, 604 00:35:16,782 --> 00:35:20,244 it’d prove we’re looking for a smoker to be our killer. 605 00:35:20,327 --> 00:35:24,373 Oh, but it-it would prove more than that. 606 00:35:24,456 --> 00:35:26,166 -Would it now? -Oh, yes. 607 00:35:26,250 --> 00:35:28,460 And I think you know it. 608 00:35:28,544 --> 00:35:30,796 I’m afraid you lost me there, ma’am. 609 00:35:30,879 --> 00:35:33,382 No, I don’t think so. 610 00:35:33,465 --> 00:35:38,387 The minutest traces of saliva can pinpoint not only the sex of an individual, 611 00:35:38,470 --> 00:35:41,390 but blood type and other characteristics as well. 612 00:35:41,473 --> 00:35:44,601 And I should think that a man who served with distinction 613 00:35:44,685 --> 00:35:48,730 on the St. Louis police force for 28 years would know that. 614 00:35:51,149 --> 00:35:53,068 Well... 615 00:35:53,151 --> 00:35:55,028 you don’t miss a whole lot, do you, Mrs. Fletcher? 616 00:35:55,654 --> 00:35:58,699 Well, I like to know who I’m dealing with. 617 00:35:58,782 --> 00:36:01,785 You know, Joe Rice didn’t say anything about a cigarette butt. 618 00:36:01,869 --> 00:36:04,079 I’ll have him take another look. 619 00:36:04,162 --> 00:36:07,749 Although I suspect our boy - 620 00:36:07,833 --> 00:36:09,751 or girl maybe - 621 00:36:09,835 --> 00:36:11,879 walked out of here with that cigarette. 622 00:36:12,421 --> 00:36:15,299 So, uh, any more theories, 623 00:36:15,716 --> 00:36:19,094 -particularly one I can put a name to? -I’m afraid not. 624 00:36:19,177 --> 00:36:24,516 I don’t suppose it’s possible an outsider got onto the grounds. 625 00:36:24,600 --> 00:36:27,686 No, ma’am. The security system’s in perfect working order, 626 00:36:27,769 --> 00:36:31,732 -has been all evening. -Excuse me. Chief? 627 00:36:31,815 --> 00:36:35,110 I thought you ought to take a look at this. 628 00:36:36,528 --> 00:36:41,366 "Meet me, garage, 11:30. Don’t let anyone see you. Urgent. Danny." 629 00:36:41,450 --> 00:36:43,368 Where’d you find this? 630 00:36:43,452 --> 00:36:45,329 In the wastebasket in the bedroom upstairs. 631 00:36:45,412 --> 00:36:46,872 Which one? 632 00:36:46,955 --> 00:36:48,457 The big one at the end of the hall. 633 00:36:48,540 --> 00:36:50,959 That’s Rick Barton’s room. 634 00:36:55,631 --> 00:36:57,591 [Rick] I did not go to the garage. 635 00:36:58,216 --> 00:37:00,177 Maybe so, maybe not. 636 00:37:00,260 --> 00:37:02,346 Leastways, you should have still told us about this note. 637 00:37:02,638 --> 00:37:04,806 I told you! I never saw that before! 638 00:37:04,890 --> 00:37:08,226 Now, young fella, what we got here is a murder. 639 00:37:08,310 --> 00:37:10,103 And I’ve got to tell you. 640 00:37:10,187 --> 00:37:13,982 You look to me like a real fine suspect. Yes, Sir. Real fine. 641 00:37:14,066 --> 00:37:16,443 Now, you come traipsing into this house, 642 00:37:16,526 --> 00:37:19,613 claiming to be some long-lost, uh, heir 643 00:37:19,696 --> 00:37:22,824 or something, along with this dead fella, 644 00:37:22,908 --> 00:37:25,744 who says to Mr. Kerry, 645 00:37:25,827 --> 00:37:27,746 "Yes, indeedy, Sir. 646 00:37:27,829 --> 00:37:30,290 That’s your grandson. I’d swear to it." 647 00:37:30,374 --> 00:37:32,918 Then he wants you to meet him real secret-like. 648 00:37:33,001 --> 00:37:35,629 -Then he turns up dead. -I didn’t kill him! 649 00:37:35,712 --> 00:37:38,090 Now, son, I just may be a country cop, 650 00:37:38,173 --> 00:37:39,549 but I sure recognize horse pucky when I step in it. 651 00:37:39,633 --> 00:37:42,094 No! Leave him alone! 652 00:37:42,177 --> 00:37:44,680 Danny didn’t send that note to Rick. 653 00:37:44,763 --> 00:37:46,848 He sent it to me. 654 00:37:46,932 --> 00:37:48,725 -Edie! -I’m sorry, honey. 655 00:37:48,809 --> 00:37:50,852 I didn’t want to let you know. 656 00:37:50,936 --> 00:37:54,815 I-I thought I could handle it myself. 657 00:37:54,898 --> 00:37:59,528 [sighs] It, uh, s-started a couple of weeks ago, 658 00:38:01,279 --> 00:38:03,991 you know, when he came to the dressing room with Mrs. Fletcher. 659 00:38:04,074 --> 00:38:08,495 You know, the night you asked me to play your song at the club. 660 00:38:08,578 --> 00:38:10,664 Danny invited me to dinner a few times, 661 00:38:10,747 --> 00:38:13,250 and I-I kept saying no. 662 00:38:13,333 --> 00:38:15,836 But then I-- I don’t know. 663 00:38:15,919 --> 00:38:17,713 I started to see that whatever it was 664 00:38:17,796 --> 00:38:19,548 that was going on was important to you, 665 00:38:19,631 --> 00:38:22,634 so... I said okay. 666 00:38:22,718 --> 00:38:27,431 We had dinner once or twice. That’s all. Nothing else. 667 00:38:27,514 --> 00:38:31,560 I mean, not that he didn’t try anything. You know, it’s... 668 00:38:31,643 --> 00:38:35,564 But he kept saying weird things, 669 00:38:35,647 --> 00:38:39,735 like, uh... like you were going for the brass ring, 670 00:38:39,818 --> 00:38:43,405 but he could snatch it away anytime he wanted. 671 00:38:43,488 --> 00:38:46,992 So you got this note, and you went to see him in the garage? 672 00:38:47,075 --> 00:38:48,618 [Rick] No. 673 00:38:48,702 --> 00:38:52,372 -She was watching television. -No, Rick. 674 00:38:52,456 --> 00:38:55,709 I’m sorry, baby. I did go. 675 00:38:55,792 --> 00:38:59,046 All right. Say no more. I got the picture. 676 00:38:59,129 --> 00:39:01,548 So he made advances. You grabbed up the knife-- 677 00:39:01,631 --> 00:39:04,384 No! It wasn’t like that! 678 00:39:04,468 --> 00:39:06,261 Yes, he made a pass at me, 679 00:39:06,344 --> 00:39:09,389 but I told him to leave me alone, or I was gonna tell Rick. 680 00:39:09,473 --> 00:39:12,225 And what did he say to that? 681 00:39:12,309 --> 00:39:15,228 He-he just laughed. 682 00:39:15,312 --> 00:39:19,608 He said that-that Rick wasn’t in a position to do anything. 683 00:39:19,691 --> 00:39:23,278 No. I imagine he wasn’t. 684 00:39:23,361 --> 00:39:26,823 Not if you wanted your scheme to succeed. Isn’t that right? 685 00:39:26,907 --> 00:39:31,453 -Scheme? No. I told you-- -I know what you told me, 686 00:39:31,536 --> 00:39:33,705 and I know what you told Andrew Kerry. 687 00:39:33,789 --> 00:39:37,417 And it’s all been a lie, hasn’t it? All of it. 688 00:39:37,501 --> 00:39:41,463 Edie has just said you asked her to play that song at the club that night, 689 00:39:41,546 --> 00:39:43,757 the night that Danny Schubert brought me there, 690 00:39:43,840 --> 00:39:46,718 on the pretext of discussing business. 691 00:39:46,802 --> 00:39:48,720 It’s quite clear to me now the only reason 692 00:39:48,804 --> 00:39:51,640 I was there was to help him to discover you, 693 00:39:51,723 --> 00:39:55,602 and to help him to validate your identity 694 00:39:55,685 --> 00:39:59,481 as Andrew’s missing grandson. 695 00:39:59,564 --> 00:40:01,483 What about it, son? 696 00:40:01,566 --> 00:40:03,401 Is that the way it was? 697 00:40:09,157 --> 00:40:14,287 I want to tell Mr. Kerry, face to face. 698 00:40:14,371 --> 00:40:19,501 If you want to know the truth, the whole truth, all of it, 699 00:40:19,584 --> 00:40:21,795 I can’t help you. 700 00:40:21,878 --> 00:40:25,674 All I can tell you is what I can remember, and that’s not much. 701 00:40:25,757 --> 00:40:30,262 I was injured in a car crash 20 years ago outside of Lincoln, Nebraska, 702 00:40:30,345 --> 00:40:32,681 and I can’t remember much before then. 703 00:40:32,764 --> 00:40:35,559 That much I’ll swear to. 704 00:40:35,642 --> 00:40:37,185 And the song that you wrote 705 00:40:37,269 --> 00:40:40,313 that miss Lorraine played at the nightclub? 706 00:40:40,397 --> 00:40:42,899 Danny gave it to me. 707 00:40:42,983 --> 00:40:46,570 And what about the business of the watch? 708 00:40:46,653 --> 00:40:51,449 Was that engineered, too, by Mr. Schubert? 709 00:40:51,533 --> 00:40:53,577 He made me do it. 710 00:40:53,660 --> 00:40:57,080 He had me in a tight spot. 711 00:40:57,747 --> 00:40:59,457 About a year ago, 712 00:40:59,541 --> 00:41:02,502 I leased this little theater in the village. 713 00:41:02,586 --> 00:41:04,421 Danny was the broker. 714 00:41:04,504 --> 00:41:07,215 We got along okay, even went out for a couple beers. 715 00:41:07,299 --> 00:41:09,259 That’s when he saw the scar on my arm. 716 00:41:09,342 --> 00:41:12,429 He almost went nuts. He wanted to know everything about me, 717 00:41:12,512 --> 00:41:15,807 so I told him the same things I told you. 718 00:41:17,100 --> 00:41:20,645 Anyway, the box office wasn’t so hot. 719 00:41:20,729 --> 00:41:23,273 A couple times we almost went belly-up. 720 00:41:23,356 --> 00:41:25,650 Danny came through with some cash to bail me out. 721 00:41:25,734 --> 00:41:28,111 A couple months ago, he called me and said he wants his dough, all of it. 722 00:41:28,862 --> 00:41:31,239 I didn’t have it. 723 00:41:31,323 --> 00:41:34,784 He said he had a way for me to earn it. 724 00:41:34,868 --> 00:41:37,871 All I had to do was to convince you, Sir, 725 00:41:37,954 --> 00:41:40,790 that I was your missing grandson. 726 00:41:45,629 --> 00:41:49,216 Well, son, uh, I guess you know you’re guilty of fraud. 727 00:41:49,299 --> 00:41:51,635 Yeah. 728 00:41:51,718 --> 00:41:54,429 I guess so. 729 00:41:54,512 --> 00:41:56,514 But I didn’t kill anybody. 730 00:42:09,569 --> 00:42:12,614 Mrs. Fletcher. 731 00:42:12,697 --> 00:42:15,575 Mrs. Fletcher, I didn’t know. Please believe me. 732 00:42:15,659 --> 00:42:18,745 -It’s all right, Edie. -No, it’s not all right. 733 00:42:18,828 --> 00:42:22,082 God. Why didn’t he tell me? 734 00:42:22,165 --> 00:42:26,503 He used me as much as he used you. 735 00:42:26,586 --> 00:42:30,257 I don’t know. Maybe he didn’t have any choice. 736 00:42:30,340 --> 00:42:32,759 That little theater... 737 00:42:32,842 --> 00:42:36,388 Rick’s been trying to keep it afloat for over a year now. 738 00:42:36,471 --> 00:42:38,515 He’s been helping support a dozen young kids, 739 00:42:38,598 --> 00:42:42,519 you know, playwrights, actors, all of them waiting for a break. 740 00:42:42,602 --> 00:42:44,562 [scoffs] 741 00:42:44,646 --> 00:42:47,107 Maybe I should have killed Danny myself when I had a chance. 742 00:42:47,399 --> 00:42:49,985 At least then I could have called it self-defense. 743 00:42:50,068 --> 00:42:51,987 Did he attack you? 744 00:42:52,070 --> 00:42:53,989 I mean, he tried. 745 00:42:54,072 --> 00:42:56,825 I picked up a screwdriver from the workbench and held him off. 746 00:42:56,908 --> 00:42:59,327 Look, Mrs. Fletcher, 747 00:42:59,411 --> 00:43:02,414 I didn’t tell that policeman everything Danny said. 748 00:43:02,497 --> 00:43:04,833 I thought it would make it sound worse for Rick. 749 00:43:04,916 --> 00:43:07,627 Edie, what are you talking about? 750 00:43:07,711 --> 00:43:09,587 What did he say to you? 751 00:43:09,671 --> 00:43:13,967 You know, the usual, about how I really turned him on, 752 00:43:14,050 --> 00:43:16,344 and how it was over between him and his wife, 753 00:43:16,428 --> 00:43:19,556 and he was gonna dump her as soon as they went back to New York. 754 00:43:19,639 --> 00:43:22,309 I see. But how would that make it sound worse for Rick? 755 00:43:24,185 --> 00:43:27,272 Edie, what is it that you’re not telling me? 756 00:43:27,355 --> 00:43:30,025 That Rick showed up and found you there? Is that it? 757 00:43:30,108 --> 00:43:32,110 No! 758 00:43:32,193 --> 00:43:34,487 I mean, I don’t know. 759 00:43:34,571 --> 00:43:36,614 I thought I heard someone outside. We both did. 760 00:43:36,698 --> 00:43:38,491 When Danny turned to look, 761 00:43:38,575 --> 00:43:41,036 I threw the screwdriver to the ground and ran out the door. 762 00:43:41,119 --> 00:43:43,371 But you didn’t actually see anyone else? 763 00:43:43,455 --> 00:43:48,543 No, but when we heard Danny had been killed, I... 764 00:43:48,626 --> 00:43:50,503 I just assumed, you know. 765 00:43:52,005 --> 00:43:54,132 Edie, listen. 766 00:43:54,215 --> 00:43:57,177 I think it’s possible - even probable - that Rick is innocent. 767 00:43:57,260 --> 00:43:58,553 But you’re going to have to help me. 768 00:43:59,054 --> 00:43:59,888 Anything. 769 00:44:00,180 --> 00:44:02,307 Well, I have no guarantee that this will work, 770 00:44:02,390 --> 00:44:03,808 but we have nothing else. 771 00:44:04,559 --> 00:44:07,937 What the devil are they talking about up there? 772 00:44:08,021 --> 00:44:11,858 And why wasn’t I allowed to stay with Andrew? 773 00:44:11,941 --> 00:44:13,943 The man is practically helpless without me. 774 00:44:14,027 --> 00:44:15,987 They could be telling him anything. 775 00:44:16,071 --> 00:44:18,573 [door closes] -Mrs. Fletcher, please. 776 00:44:18,656 --> 00:44:22,744 -Won’t you at least listen? -To what? More lies? 777 00:44:22,827 --> 00:44:25,163 Danny Schubert and your Mr. Barton 778 00:44:25,246 --> 00:44:27,624 used me to swindle Andrew Kerry. 779 00:44:27,707 --> 00:44:29,542 Then he is a fraud. 780 00:44:29,626 --> 00:44:31,419 Well, he just admitted as much. 781 00:44:31,503 --> 00:44:33,963 I knew it the minute I laid eyes on him! 782 00:44:34,047 --> 00:44:37,342 He didn’t kill anybody! I know Rick! He couldn’t! 783 00:44:37,425 --> 00:44:41,554 You are wrong, miss Lorraine, dead wrong. And I intend to prove it. 784 00:44:41,638 --> 00:44:43,640 Oh, yes. You’re probably unaware 785 00:44:43,723 --> 00:44:47,852 that your precious Mr. Barton made one very stupid mistake. 786 00:44:47,936 --> 00:44:52,315 Just before he was stabbed, Danny Schubert lit Rick’s cigarette for him. 787 00:44:52,399 --> 00:44:53,983 So? 788 00:44:54,067 --> 00:44:56,027 The saliva on that discarded cigarette butt 789 00:44:56,111 --> 00:44:58,154 is as good as a fingerprint, 790 00:44:58,238 --> 00:45:01,116 and just as admissible in court. 791 00:45:01,199 --> 00:45:04,452 As soon as it’s light, I intend to find that cigarette butt 792 00:45:04,536 --> 00:45:07,789 and lock down the case against your fortune-hunting fiancée. 793 00:45:07,872 --> 00:45:11,835 I’m sorry, miss Lorraine, but your scheme just self-destructed. 794 00:45:11,918 --> 00:45:13,378 And, by the way, 795 00:45:13,461 --> 00:45:17,173 if you were thinking of mentioning this to Chief Underwood, don’t. 796 00:45:17,257 --> 00:45:19,926 That fool of a policeman wouldn’t know a clue 797 00:45:20,009 --> 00:45:21,928 if it came at christmas, tied up with a red ribbon. 798 00:45:22,011 --> 00:45:25,723 Now, this is my case, and I’m going to solve it. 799 00:45:52,917 --> 00:45:56,004 [Underwood] All right, hold it right there. 800 00:45:56,087 --> 00:45:58,840 Joe, bag that butt for the lab. 801 00:45:58,923 --> 00:46:02,969 Uh, no-uh, Sir, uh, Chief, this is mine. 802 00:46:03,052 --> 00:46:05,346 I-I just needed some fresh air, and I- 803 00:46:05,430 --> 00:46:07,682 -I tossed it away just a moment ago, and-- [Underwood] Save it. 804 00:46:07,765 --> 00:46:11,019 We’ve been watching you ever since you left the house. 805 00:46:11,102 --> 00:46:12,896 You tossed that butt here after you left the garage 806 00:46:12,979 --> 00:46:15,190 around midnight after killing your husband. 807 00:46:15,273 --> 00:46:18,860 Mrs. Schubert, I’m placing you under arrest on suspicion of murder. 808 00:46:23,156 --> 00:46:24,157 That was Joe Rice. 809 00:46:24,240 --> 00:46:26,659 He just got off the phone with the county attorney. 810 00:46:26,743 --> 00:46:29,078 They worked out a deal with the lady’s lawyer. 811 00:46:29,162 --> 00:46:31,122 She gets second-degree, we get a confession. 812 00:46:31,372 --> 00:46:32,540 Well, that sounds fair. 813 00:46:32,624 --> 00:46:36,169 I’m sure that she attacked him in a momentary fit of anger. 814 00:46:36,252 --> 00:46:39,464 Mrs. Schubert overheard everything her husband said. 815 00:46:39,547 --> 00:46:42,217 Figured he’d try and cut her out of the reward money. 816 00:46:42,300 --> 00:46:45,094 She was smart enough to realize if the guy died, 817 00:46:45,178 --> 00:46:47,722 as his widow, she’d get everything, including the reward. 818 00:46:47,805 --> 00:46:50,183 Yes. 819 00:46:50,266 --> 00:46:51,643 And, of course, the ironic thing is, 820 00:46:51,726 --> 00:46:53,811 there’s not going to be any reward. 821 00:46:53,895 --> 00:46:56,105 I wouldn’t be so sure about that. 822 00:46:56,189 --> 00:46:58,733 Anyone seen Rick Barton? He doesn’t seem to be in his room. 823 00:46:58,816 --> 00:47:01,069 Oh, he left about a half hour ago with the lady. 824 00:47:01,152 --> 00:47:02,904 Oh, dear. 825 00:47:02,987 --> 00:47:05,365 What is it, Roger? What’s the matter? 826 00:47:05,448 --> 00:47:08,743 I just got off the phone after talking with a woman in Laramie, Wyoming, 827 00:47:08,826 --> 00:47:11,037 sister of Clayton Taggart, the army deserter 828 00:47:11,120 --> 00:47:13,498 who was killed in Lincoln in that car crash. 829 00:47:13,581 --> 00:47:15,667 It seems he was on his way to visit her, 830 00:47:15,750 --> 00:47:18,378 and he was bringing along a new friend, 831 00:47:18,461 --> 00:47:20,880 somebody he’d met in jail in Chicago, 832 00:47:20,964 --> 00:47:25,885 a college kid from a wealthy family somewhere near St. Louis. 833 00:47:28,096 --> 00:47:31,057 Now what do I do? 834 00:47:31,140 --> 00:47:33,935 Well, if I were you, the first thing I would do, 835 00:47:34,018 --> 00:47:36,187 is to call the airport and stop the flight! 836 00:47:36,271 --> 00:47:38,022 [chuckles] 837 00:47:38,106 --> 00:47:39,607 [chuckles]