Maybe she's out here.
No sign of him either.
No, he must've left.
It's not often that a case leads
to a guilty verdict in one trial
and an acquittal in a second trial.
But that's what happened to Sam shepherd.
In July of 1954 Dr. Shepherd,
a well-liked neurosurgeon
and his wife Maryland had friends over for a movie.
Shepherd fell asleep on the couch
and Marilyn walked the guests out.
Later that night
Marilyn was bludgeoned to death in her bedroom.
According to her husband, he was awakened by noises
and went upstairs to discover
an intruder attacking his wife.
See, this is the part that gives me chills.
Yeah, me too.
Shepherd described a struggle with the assailant
that ended with a battle outside the house.
But the story sounded far-fetched to police
and attracted so much publicity
that the first trial was deemed tainted
and his guilty verdict struck down by the US Supreme court.
A second trial found shepherd, not guilty
but the case was never solved
and the question remains, did Sam shepherd kill his wife?
Okay so, I get his story was fishy.
Truth can be stranger than fiction.
Right, but if Harrison Ford played him in the movie
there's no way he actually did it.
But there are things that happen in real life
that didn't happen in the movie, like Shepherd's affair.
I don't suppose this is the best time to ask
but have the two of you set a wedding date?
Not yet, we're enjoying being engaged right now.
Yeah.
Nick.
Hey, aren't you teaching forensic psychology
at the university now.
Yeah, it's been interesting,
presenting psychology from a different angle.
Would you have time to consult on a serial burglary case?
Yeah, I'd be happy to help out.
Great.
So our last planning committee meeting needs to be moved.
Can we do it at the library?
Yeah, I think so.
I just have to check with Lillian.
You mean you can't tell me now?
Sorry it's just, Cassie has been bugging me
to find another place
and you know how much she intimidates me.
Who's Cassie?
Cassie Reynolds,
head of the high school reunion planning committee.
Which should've been you.
Ro was her class president.
Yeah, but she was everything else.
Head cheerleader, prom queen.
Their clashes over planning school events were legendary.
Wait, the three of you all went to high school together?
Yeah.
How did I miss that?
Well, Sally
and I didn't travel in the same pack as Arthur.
No, the football pack.
You didn't know that I back up this badge
with the skills of an elite athlete?
The power, speed.
He was the kicker.
Something tells me this reunion
is gonna be quite the event.
Can't win without the kicker, let me just.
Hello Cassie, it's good to see you.
Meeting room is that way?
Excuse me, in order to use the meeting room,
you need to sign in.
I thought you took care of that Aurora.
Have you met Lillian Tibit, our head librarian.
Pleasure Lillian, you're in charge here?
I am, my own book utopia if I do say so myself.
My card, I'm an interior designer
and I could work wonders in a place like this.
Splash of color on the wall,
maybe some sitting that's not so utilitarian, call me.
What's wrong with utilitarian?
Shouldn't that be the essence of a seat upon which one sits?
Hey, what?
Jack Landon just RSVPd yes to the reunion
and he's bringing his wife.
Jack Landon, he used to be engaged to Cassie.
Yeah, the one who practically left her
at the altar.
This meeting is gonna be fun.
I'd love to know if you'd come up with any good suspects.
Yeah, absolutely will be...
Arthur.
I had to hit the brakes when I was driving into town
to come say hi.
Jack, glad you made it buddy.
Yeah, look at you.
Mr. Detective, chasing down the bad guys.
Hey, is it true what I heard a few years ago?
You
and Ro Teagarden, you dated?
Briefly, so briefly.
This is actually Ro's fiance, professor Nick Miller.
Fiance, so you're marrying the smartest girl in school.
Lucky me.
Jack Landon.
Jack was captain of my football team.
Well, his football team.
I actually got hitched a few years ago myself.
Congratulations.
So was your wife able to make the trip with you?
Yeah, she's in the car.
She's a little mad because I told my mom
will stay with her
and the two of them don't really get along.
Probably shouldn't keep her waiting any longer.
Well, will see you tonight at the reunion?
You're gonna see me.
And I've got a great business opportunity
to tell you about.
You too professor, I mean,
if you like a fat return on your investment.
A new fitness company I'm starting,
the Landon system.
You're gonna love it.
Jack.
We have to scan this one.
It's us hanging out after the big championship game.
Didn't we win that by like one point.
24 to 23.
How do you know that?
I don't remember you chaperoning our dances.
I don't even remember you going to the games.
I went to every game.
Truly Landon
and I went together.
Besides, you know I remember everything.
Yes you do.
Is this the box we're looking for Ro?
Yes, I packed this after graduation.
I think my CDs are in it.
My friend's DJ for the reunion,
wants to know what songs you guys listened
to back in the day.
You know Britney Spears
and is that pink?
I love this album.
I remember you're wearing this
almost every day senior year.
Isn't that a guy's jacket Ro?
It was Parker's.
Parker Stevens.
That was her high school study.
Such a nice boy.
Perfect manners.
You know he's coming to the reunion, right?
Yes he emailed me.
We've kept in touch on
and off over the years.
How fun is it gonna be
to remember who we were then
and how far we've come?
My Walkman.
Hey, you
and the chief ready to put your dance shoes on?
Have some fun.
The chief's waiting for a call from the DA,
I'm meeting her there later.
I hope she's not trying to get out
of going to this party with me.
I think she doesn't want to immerse herself
in the joys of hanging out with your high school buddies.
I'm sure she does.
Coach Caldwell, hey, I thought I'd see you at the reunion,
not here.
Just have a quick question.
Do you have any security types assigned
to keep the peace at the reunion tonight?
Coach, why would we need security?
Well, I'll just say it straight up.
I'm in the process of suing Jack Landon
and you know what a hot temper he has.
He can make a scene.
You are suing Jack, why?
Nothing personal, still love the guy
but he talked me into investing into a business
that went bust
and he broke his word that he paid me back.
Didn't your sporting goods store just go into bankruptcy?
Yeah
and I need that money to have any chance of saving it.
But he keeps dodging me about it, I figured a lawsuit
would get his attention.
Has he been served court papers?
Two days ago, left a pretty angry voicemail,
not that I blame him.
This store has been in my family for years.
I took it over from my dad when I retired from Coaching
and to see it close.
Tell you what Coach, I'll stay close to Jack tonight.
Make sure that he's not tempted to make that scene.
Thank you.
Everybody on the floor baby
Gotta get your groove on
Run and tell the DJ
My high school self would be very happy
to know that you would be my future date.
Well, your future date is very happy to catch a glimpse
of your high school self.
Well there you go.
Hi Ro.
Shawna long time no see.
Cassie.
Aurora.
Wasn't Ro just adorable?
You were all adorable.
So we are ready to take over for the two of you.
Thank you Ms.Teagarden, your little helper there
can rearrange all these name badges.
Okay Shawna, let's go.
Our time to shine.
My name's Philip just so you know.
I'll go grab us some champagne.
Okay.
Sally, your committee did such a fabulous job decorating
it's magical.
Thanks yeah, it was fun.
Look who's here.
Parker Stevens.
Aurora Teagarden.
Hey.
Well, aren't you the belle of the ball.
Thank you
and look at you, you've done well.
Being good at math pays off
and Sally.
Hey.
Now how's it fair,
you look the same as you did 20 years ago?
Stop.
Look at you coming in all the way
from San Francisco, right?
That's where Ro said you've been.
Yeah, the capital for venture capitalists.
For the tech world anyway,
and for millions of people, cars, buildings.
Can't say I don't miss Lawrence too much.
Who knows, maybe while I'm here
I'll go renew my library card.
Thanks honey.
Parker, this is my fiance professor Nick Miller.
Fiance.
Yeah, Nick this is Parker Stevens.
We were on student council together
and we studied together.
Glad to meet you.
Same here.
You're lucky man, Ro's definitely the one who got away.
Yes, I am lucky.
Jack, your mother must be so thrilled that you're here.
She's always telling me
that she does not get to see you enough.
You know, she says the same thing to me.
Shirley
and I served on the PTA board
and we have been friends ever since.
Here you go detective.
Phillip I won't even ask how you got roped into this.
Yeah.
Hey, I'm Arthur.
As my wife, Amy.
Hi.
Hey buddy can we talk for a sec?
I peaked your interest about the Landon system, didn't I?
Actually Coach Caldwell came by to see me,
so if we can just, excuse us.
He's worried I'm gonna get in his face.
Look why don't we just talk about it over...
Don't worry about it bud.
Hey I can take a knife in the back
and keep on smiling, all right.
I'm trying to prevent a situation between him
and Coach, Lynn should be here in an hour or so.
We'll look out for her.
Thanks.
Hey love, your touch is like a
Parker was trying to flatter me.
We did way more studying than romancing in high school.
He didn't give me a second thought after he left town.
I think he meant when he said,
you're the one who got away.
I'm just glad that I won't end up like him.
Nope I'm not going anywhere.
So, are you able to get back here very often?
Well, I try to make it back three to four times a year
to support Cassie.
Support her, why?
Well, she's had a rough go
and I wonder if she's going to start going...
He's here, with her.
Is that Jack's wife?
Cassie, you knew he'd bring her.
You know what?
I'm gonna go say hello to them.
Don't worry, I'm gonna be super nice.
She should not be doing that.
Well, but it's been how many years?
She's gotta be over him by now.
It's only been three years since her last breakup
and a month later he married Amy.
Just makes me mad the way he's put her through the ringer.
Well look who's here.
Cassie.
You didn't really think I'd miss the chance to see you.
Love the dress.
Thanks Jack.
So how are we?
Arthur having fun?
Yeah great job putting this party together.
Well I wanted it to be a night to remember.
So Jack dance with me for old time's sake.
Sorry Cassie, my husband's dance cart is full.
Well Amy, wouldn't that be up to your husband?
I think that our old friends
might like seeing the prom king
and queen go for a spin around the floor, right Arthur?
Jack we talked about this.
Come on Amy, you're married to Jack.
You must know that he changes his mind all the time.
That's funny.
I don't see how one dance could hurt.
I think you see just fine.
You know you're right.
I think our friends would like to see us take a dance.
I don't think I should, she seems pretty upset.
Yeah well Jack, this is our reunion, not hers
and these are our friends, not hers.
One dance was really too much to ask.
Cass.
You just got two women mad at you
in the space of 30 seconds.
Yeah, what else is new?
I need a drink.
Let's see what's going on.
Let's go.
Water please.
This isn't cold, do you have a cold one?
It's for my aunt
and she'll just make me come back.
Coach, I'm surprised you had the nerve to show your face.
We don't have to get into a Jack, I'm here
because I was asked to pay tribute to the team.
Tribute to the team,
on the weekend that you serve me with papers.
My lawyer served you with papers.
That's right your lawyer did, because you couldn't man up
look me in the eye
and just talk to me.
Arthur you know that situation you were trying to hit off.
Well, it's about to go down.
You're gonna get your money, I told you that.
Poke me again pal.
There you go.
That's enough.
Fine.
Caldwell
and Landon, there's a surprise.
Why do you say that?
Well, they were quite the mutual admiration society
at Jack's bachelor party.
You were at Jack's bachelor party.
I didn't know you two were close.
Yeah, who would've thought.
You know, I'm gonna go check on Coach,
make sure he's going to be okay for his presentation.
I'll go with you, in case Jack comes back.
Okay.
I'm sure they'll pass things up.
So, I'm planning on being in town for a few days.
Staying here at the hotel,
maybe you can grab lunch, catch up.
Didn't I tell you that would happen?
You pushed Jack Coach.
After he provoked me.
Look, I'll talk to him once he's done cooling off.
Your presentation is in like 20 minutes.
You have some glass on your sleeve.
I'll get cleaned up.
Thank you, Coach.
Never forget, never forget
What's going on?
Well, it's past time for the football presentation
and Cassie was supposed to introduce Jack.
But I can't find her.
And Jack was on tap to introduce Coach Caldwell.
And now everyone is arguing with everyone
and no one is here.
Well I think Coach Caldwell went to the restroom
to get cleaned up.
I'll go look for Jack.
I need to call Lynn anyway.
Find out why she's not here yet.
What about Cassie?
When Cassie left, what did she say to you?
She just said she was going outside to get some air.
Have you tried calling her?
I did, but she's not answering her cell.
We'll go find her.
I'll get our coats.
Thank you.
Maybe she's out here.
No sign of him either.
No, he must have left.
Call it in.
It's Jack.
He's dead.
I sat in class with Jack in freshman English.
I cheered him on the football field.
Sorry.
The paramedics are saying it was a stab wound
to the abdomen.
So, how did he end up in that water?
Saw a CCTV camera back there.
So, I'm going to see if there's some footage we can view.
If we're lucky we'll be able to find out what happened
and ID the perp.
Hey, I'm sorry.
I know he was your friend.
Thanks hun.
Hey guys, I need you to find the victim's wife for me.
Her name is Amy Landon, she's in a hotel somewhere.
Do you see that?
It's blood.
The rains making it disappear.
She's not in the lobby.
We're way behind schedule now.
Something must be really wrong.
I don't know.
That's him our victim, where's he coming from?
Kinda looks a path here.
This must be it.
Where Jack was stabbed.
All right, I'll have to ask you to clear the area.
I need to secure the crime scene.
No.
Poor Amy.
So it's gonna be a while before the victim's
advocate gets here.
Okay, well I can stay with her.
Great thanks.
I'm gonna need a list of names
of everyone here at the reunion, who can get that to me?
That would be Sally, I'll ask her.
And I'm sorry but,
I'm gonna have to shut this reunion down.
This Jack guy was murdered, here in the hotel
like just now.
Yeah, I still can't wrap my brain around it.
Shirley his mother, does she know yet?
Lynn sent an officer to tell her.
I'm gonna go see her.
This is just awful.
I mean how was he killed?
Were there any witnesses?
Do you know who did it?
No.
But when I saw him leave the ballroom,
I noticed Cassie.
Ro, I got your text.
Is there some kind of emergency?
It's bad, isn't it?
What's going on?
Jack Landon is dead.
What if he came out here because he was looking for me?
What if this is all fault?
It's not your fault.
I shouldn't have left the party.
I should've just stayed.
Instead of going to the bar in the lobby.
I just, I was so mad at him for letting Cassie think
he was just fine with what she was doing.
I'm not sure what you mean.
What was it that Cassie was doing?
She was stalking him, harassing him.
I mean, you should've seen the text messages
that she was sending him.
I told him, Cassie wouldn't leave him alone
until he was divorced or dead.
Ro, What are you doing?
I wanna talk to Cassie.
She got a room here tonight to be onsite for the reunion
and, I saw her follow Jack out of the ballroom.
Okay, then why not tell me or Lynn,
why are you trying to talk to her yourself?
I was going to, but then we found Jack in the pool
and...
Okay, if Jack sent you to come up here to bring me back
to the party, tell him it's too little too late.
Cassie I'm sorry to have to tell you this
but Jack is dead, he's been killed.
Yeah, I know you football guys like to play pranks
but that's not funny.
No, it's true.
We found Jack's body in the pool about a half an hour ago.
I'm told that you followed Jack out
when he left the ballroom earlier?
Yes, I wanted to talk to him.
It took me a while to find him
and when I did, he was talking to someone else
sounded like they were arguing actually
so, I came upstairs to charge my phone.
Jack's really dead?
I wouldn't joke about something like that.
Now I have to ask you a very important question.
Where was he the last time you saw him
and who was he arguing with?
I don't know.
He was, at the little trellis alcove near the pool.
He was yelling at some guy,
I couldn't see his face
but I thought it was Parker Stevens.
That can't be, Parker was in the ballroom the whole time.
Are you calling me a liar?
Why would you even ask me if you're not going to believe me?
She didn't ask, I did
and now she's gonna remember this is police business
and go back downstairs isn't that right, Ro?
Really sorry about Jack.
No Arthur, no.
Chief, I think you wanna talk to this person?
Coach Caldwell why is that?
There's blood on that shirt?
Coach.
It's my blood.
I put my arm on broken glass at the bar when Jack
and I...
When you
and Mr. Landon were what?
Fighting.
I just don't understand it.
Someone like Jack, so young so vital,
how can he just be gone?
I know, it doesn't make any sense to me either.
So you've heard?
Can I give you a hug?
I'm fine.
Shirley, I know you lost your son
but she lost her husband.
She's hurting too.
I'm not so sure about that.
So Cassie said she saw Parker arguing with Jack.
Wonder if she's covering up something.
Parker was there in the ballroom
the whole time he never left.
Well, you didn't have eyes on him the whole time.
No, but I saw him here
and there.
I also saw Cassie follow Jack out
after he embarrassed her in front of everyone.
Cassie Reynolds does not like to be embarrassed
It doesn't mean she's not telling the truth
about Parker Stevens.
No, you don't know her Nick, even in high school
she'd make up stories about minor things, tell him Sally.
Well she always was a little truth challenged.
Didn't you say Jack's wife
told you Cassie was stalking him.
Yes
and that might be true
and it also might have nothing to do
with why Jack was killed.
I think we have to consider it's possible
that Cassie did see Jack arguing with Parker.
Yes, we can consider it,
but you don't know Parker either, I do.
I've known them both for 25 years.
I know who has a habit of telling the truth
and who doesn't.
Fair point, but...
Look I'm sorry I just,
I need a little time to catch my breath.
Phillip, would you please drive me home?
Yeah.
I hope you understand.
Meet me for breakfast in the morning.
Of course.
Talk to you tomorrow, Sally.
Okay.
Since when does Aurora take all night to catch her breath?
Maybe she's not ready to face
that she might've once dated a killer.
It was heartbreaking, watching Shirley try to absorb
the reality that her son was just murdered.
I'm sure it meant a lot to her that you were there.
We used to get together after every PTA meeting
and talk about you
and Jack
and about our hopes
and dreams for your both.
Yeah, it is heartbreaking, especially to not know
who killed him.
Yeah.
Unless Shirley had some suspicions.
No, although.
Although what?
Well Jack's wife came in when I was there
and I thought for sure
that the two of them would bond over their grief,
but Shirley was very cold to Amy.
It was almost as if she held her responsible somehow.
Anyway, I'm going there today to spend more time with her.
Good, maybe you can ask her
why she felt that way about Amy.
I hope you're not suggesting
that I pump this poor woman for information.
Pump is not the word.
I am certain,
that the police are doing their due diligence.
I'm sure they are.
Maybe I'll keep my ears open.
Bye.
Nick.
I'm so glad you're here, maybe you can make sure
that Aurora doesn't...
Aurora doesn't what mother?
Nothing.
Have a good morning you two.
You too. - Bye.
Bye Aida.
I'm sorry that I didn't let you drive me home last night.
I understood.
Did you?
Because I felt like we were headed towards an argument
and well we almost always see things the same way.
We're allowed to have differences of opinion, you know?
Well, today's isn't that different.
You were right.
I didn't have my eyes on Parker the whole time
and I admit it is possible.
He could have slipped out
in the time it would've taken to confront Jack.
And I admit,
it's possible Cassie was lying about seeing him.
Sally called a little while ago
and said the police held a press briefing.
What did they have to say?
They haven't found the murder weapon
but according to the medical examiner,
Jack died of internal bleeding from an abdominal wound
made by a blade, five inches in length.
Did they find any physical evidence on the body
or his clothing, fibers hair?
No, no biological evidence either.
Yeah, well he was in chlorinated water.
So finding something like someone else's blood on him,
wasn't likely.
They did find all kinds of DNA samples at the crime scene,
the garden alcove, but Sally said it would take a while
to get the results back.
Yeah, it looked like that area was used
by employees for their breaks.
Meaning that DNA could have been there long
before the crime.
What about suspects?
Cassie has a strong alibi,
but Sally thinks Coach Caldwell is on their list
because she saw him coming for questioning
when she was there for the briefing.
Same apparently for Parker Stevens.
Chief's sat at a conference.
So I'm going to need you to step in
and help me with this investigation.
I'll take Coach Caldwell
but are you up for interviewing Parker Stevens?
You bet.
Come on, Arthur, you saw Jack
and I fall into the bar, break the glass.
I saw you push Jack into the bar Coach...
Only after Jack got in my face, threatening me.
He threatened you?
In a manner of speaking, yes.
You know, it was my blood on my shirt.
Would I've let you take it, if it wasn't?
Then where's the cut of the blood Coach.
I saw glass on your sleeve,
now I'd like to see the cut of blood.
You're saying you never left the ballroom
during the reunion last night?
Ask any of the people who were there.
Yeah, we have a witness who saw you outside
arguing with Jack at the very spot he was stabbed.
That person is lying, Jack Landon was a friend.
I told you the lawsuit wasn't personal.
It was business to get me out of bankruptcy court.
Jack talked me into taking out a second mortgage
on my store to invest
in his so-called no-fail business idea.
The Landon system.
He gave me a guarantee, I'd have my money back in a year.
But he didn't pay you back?
He kept saying,
he'd be launching his business any day now.
Don't know why he didn't.
But I'm in default on my store
so, I had to do something to get his attention.
Hey, I'm not all that great
at making business decisions either
so I didn't hold it against him.
I'm holding a team memorial for him tomorrow.
Would I do that if I just killed him?
Don't hotels have security cameras all over the place.
The cameras are in public spaces.
The alcove where Jack was killed is considered
an employee area, no cameras.
Yet we have a witness who said she saw you
with Jack.
Well if she's lying
that means she's the one hiding something.
So who was it?
Was it Cassie Reynolds.
Why would you presume that?
Cassie was fixated on Jack.
Even though he did her wrong time
and again, it wouldn't surprise me
if she got tired of that game.
You know, pointing the finger at Cassie Reynolds,
isn't gonna help you.
So Lynn said the CCTV cameras in this hallway
show Cassie going into her hotel room there four
and a half minutes before Jack was last seen alive
on the security cameras, by the pool
and then she didn't come out until you
and Arthur knocked on her door
to tell her that Jack was dead.
So even if she was stalking Jack
there's no way she could've killed him.
Okay, cameras don't lie
that doesn't mean she doesn't.
Cassie, hey, how are you?
I was up all night.
Couldn't stop crying.
I did love Jack once.
We're so sorry.
Yeah.
Hey, I was gonna ask you though.
How sure are you
that it was Parker Stevens you saw arguing with Jack?
Not a hundred percent sure.
I mean, I thought it was him
and I was away as away, couldn't see his face so,
could've been someone else.
And last night you seemed to think that Jack
had sent Arthur to your room
to bring you back to the reunion.
Why was that your first thought?
Jack texted me earlier that he wanted to talk.
Jack texted you?
You mean last night before he was killed?
Jack texted me all the time.
I can show you.
I already showed Arthur.
Jack was married.
Yeah, not for long.
He told me he asked Amy for a divorce.
Now Phillip, please remember
that we are here for a condolence call
and not for you to play the Aurora Teagardens game
of find the suspect.
I wouldn't do that aunt Aida, scout's honor.
You were never a scout.
It'll be mostly Jack's friends from the team,
two o'clock tomorrow at the athletic field.
We'll grill some burgers.
We'll tell stories about Jack
and you and Amy are both welcome.
Well it's very kind of you.
You're throwing a party for Jack
and the police told me this morning
they're questioning you for his murder.
Well, they're questioning a lot of people
and I wouldn't call what I'm planning a party.
It's a memorial to honor Jack
for all the guys who played ball with him
and loved him like I did.
Well actually said, it's very kind of you
to throw a memorial get together.
Yes it is, but please don't call it a memorial.
I want to hold an actual memorial for Jack next Saturday.
Excuse me,
if there's gonna be a memorial for Jack,
it's gonna be in Seattle where we live,
where our friends are.
His family is here Amy.
But I'm his wife Shirley.
But I am his mother.
So we'll do as I say.
This isn't your decision to make.
Hey Ro what's up?
Yeah, I'm here.
I see no reason why you can't have a memorial
in both places.
I mean, Jack was clearly loved in both places.
Pardon me, can we talk for a second?
Excuse me.
So I just spoke to Ro, she said
that Jack had asked Amy for a divorce
and I kind of wanna ask
and see if it's true.
You will do no such thing.
This is not the time or the place.
Well I would like to know the answer to that.
Amy is it true,
that Jack asked you for a divorce?
No, that's a lie.
Maybe Coach was telling the truth
and the blood on his shirt was his.
He didn't wanna kill Jack, he just wanted his money back.
A chance he'd lose if Jack was dead.
But if Jack attacked him
he might've felt like he had to defend himself.
I don't think he'd follow Jack outside
after their scuffle at the bar.
He was trying to avoid a confrontation with Jack.
Maybe, but we don't have motive for Parker Stevens
to follow him out
and no witnesses but Cassie,
who saw him outside the ballroom.
Hang on.
Transcripts of texts from Jack Landon's phone.
It looks like Cassie was telling the truth
about Jack wanting to divorce Amy.
Hey, I see Jack
and Amy arguing but, I don't see the word divorce.
Look here, she's accusing Jack
of wanting to get back together with Cassie.
Jealousy's a strong motive for murder
but so far Amy's alibi is holding up.
Bartender says she was nursing a drink in the lobby bar.
And we'll have CCTV footage later to confirm that.
Great, yeah.
So Amy denied Jack was talking divorce?
Philip said her face told a different story.
Well, I'm supposed to interview her
for my article on Jack, maybe she'll talk to me about that.
There's Shawna.
I forgot the cookies.
I'll grab them.
No it's okay go ahead.
I'll get them.
Okay.
Hey, look at this.
A text from Parker Stevens to Jack
two days before the reunion.
Guess what time it is, what do you think that means?
No idea, but I'll find out.
Let's get them in here.
Parker, what are you doing?
I just wanted to talk to you privately.
Okay, then just ask me to talk to,
don't grab me like that.
You're right.
I saw you
and I was going on impulse
and I'm sorry.
I got a call from Arthur saying
that they wanted to interview me again
and I don't understand what's going on.
Why is Cassie pointing the finger at me?
Yeah, I've been wondering that myself.
You've been friends with Arthur all this time.
Can you talk to him?
Convince him I had nothing to do with it.
Well I can't convince him of something
I'm not sure of.
You suspect me too?
Would've thought that you of people,
you who knows me better than anyone.
Well, Cassie did tell me
that she wasn't a hundred percent sure it was you
she saw arguing with Jack.
Okay, good.
So, maybe you can tell Arthur you saw me
in the ballroom the whole time.
I was feeling ungentlemanly
letting you go back to the car, so I came after you
just in time to hear him ask you to manufacture an alibi.
No, that's not what I was saying.
That's how it sounded to me.
Nick, it's okay.
It's not okay if he's trying to use your history to...
You still don't like the fact
that we have a history at all, that's fine.
But the Aurora Teagarden I dated was too smart to be used.
I'd think you'd known that about her.
What I know are tactics of manipulation,
which you are displaying in spades.
Okay, I'm gonna go walk by myself, drop off these cookies
and you two gentlemen can continue whatever this is
without me.
You are right about her, she's very sharp.
So if you've something to hide, you might wanna
pick someone else to run interference with the police.
All right, I'm here how can I help you?
We found a text message from you to Jack,
two days before the reunion.
It said, guess what time it is?
Yeah, I texted that to Jack.
That's it?
I'd be interested in knowing what that meant.
Time for what?
Time for the reunion.
We talked about it for weeks.
Really?
And how did you talk about it,
because we went back through Jack's phone records
and that's the only call or text
he received from you all year.
You told us that you
and Jack were friends but we can't find any evidence
of regular communication between the two of you.
What do you mean?
We emailed back and forth all the time.
You know, we have access to his email account too.
Well, he has more than one address.
One for things he really didn't want his wife to know about.
Hey, good talking.
Excuse me, may I.
Thanks, if you think that bit earlier was
about me being jealous of your past with Parker.
I didn't say that.
I can't deny that there might be a little bit
of that mixed in with my sudden dislike of the guy.
Nick Miller is jealous?
Human after all,
I hope you're not disappointed?
No, I'm fascinated
and glad I'm marrying a human.
One with a huge protective streak for his wife to be.
Here you go, Coach.
Okay, thank you.
So Coach, I hear you got to taste the Jack's
true colors yourself.
Not exactly a standup guy?
Okay, I'm not letting anyone talk down Jack, not today.
Shawna, maybe now it's not...
Yeah, fine but I'm just not a fan of celebrating
someone who doesn't deserve to be celebrated.
Someone who hurt people.
Cassie couldn't even bring herself to be here.
I'm sorry about that Coach, I know you
and Jack were close.
Hey, I'm not saying he was an angel,
but he didn't deserve...
No, he didn't.
His friends are all here
to help you remember the best of him.
That's nice to see.
I just wish his wife had shown up too.
Yeah, I wonder where Amy is?
Yes, Jack
and I had problems.
We're both strong-willed
that's why we were perfect for each other.
That's not really how these texts between you read.
I just told you we had fights.
We didn't hold grudges.
You didn't hold a grudge
that Jack stayed in touch with Cassie his ex-girlfriend?
Okay, that bothered me, so what.
We know you're the beneficiary
on Jack's life insurance policy,
you're about to receive what a quarter million dollars?
I hadn't thought of that yet.
No, no thought to the money.
From your texts we know that your joint banking account
with Jack was overdrawn pretty often.
Yeah, well that was Jack for you.
Good with people
and terrible with money.
A judge just signed a subpoena for Jack's bank records.
I'm guessing if he divorced you,
you wouldn't have received much in the way of a settlement
not from empty bank accounts, but if he died.
I didn't kill my husband for money or any other reason
and you know that,
you know I was in the bar in the hotel lobby.
About that, the man sitting next to you told us
that you disappeared then came back
and CCTV footage from the bar
shows you out of frame for seven minutes.
Yeah, there was a jukebox in the corner
I went to go see what music was in it.
Can you tell me what songs you remember seeing?
Detective.
The lobby needs you to call, its urgent.
You're free to leave the station
but you're to stay in town until further notice,
understood?
Okay.
Hey look.
What's going on with Arthur.
I think he's learnt something.
Coach.
Its about Coach Caldwell. - We need to talk.
I think Arthur just said they found Caldwell's
fingerprints on the door leading out to the alcove.
And the blood on Caldwell's shirt came back as Jack's.
Yeah I was trynna follow Jack outside to make peace.
So I started going out there
but then I saw Jack arguing with someone in the garden area,
so I didn't go.
I swear to you.
I had my hand on the handle, but I did not go out,
didn't speak to him, nothing.
Who did you see talking to Jack?
Well, it was darker outside the door than it was inside,
so, it took my eyes a minute to adjust,
but my first thought was it was Parker Stevens.
Okay Coach, we need to talk more about this, please.
Okay we need to call a Real Murders meeting right now.
The police brought both Coach Caldwell
and Parker Stevens in for more questioning.
What does that mean exactly?
They think they planned it together.
No, I doubt that,
they just need to sort through conflicting stories.
I hope it isn't Coach Caldwell.
I mean, he seemed genuinely upset at the athletic field
earlier.
But he also had a motive.
Lawsuit pending against Jack
because Jack had ruined him financially.
He lost his family business right?
And I was right there when he
and Jack got into it a little before the murder.
Right, Coach Caldwell had a motive.
Guess who didn't, Parker.
Yeah, but with two witnesses
placing him at the crime scene,
does knowing his motive even matter?
Motive always matters.
Maybe we just don't know his yet.
Okay, but his first witness was Cassie,
who admitted she wasn't sure it was Parker she saw.
And from what you told us, the second is Coach Caldwell
the other primary suspect.
So Caldwell could be pointing to Parker
to deflect blame off himself.
And does put the police in a quandary.
The evidence against each
creates reasonable doubt about the other.
Jack's blood must've gotten on my shirt
when we had that scuffle in the ballroom,
that's the only explanation.
Unfortunately Coach, it's not.
I gave you a description of what Parker was wearing
that night.
Which you could have easily noticed earlier in the evening
at the reunion, right down to those distinctive black boots
you failed to mention
Yeah, the boots,
I could see them clearly in the alcove
once my vision adjusted to the light.
Parker had to have been the one who killed Jack.
It wasn't me.
How do you explain two different witnesses placing you
at the scene of the crime arguing with the victim?
That's not difficult.
Both are suspects in your murder investigation
or should be?
I told you before, you should be looking at Cassie Reynolds,
both she
and Coach Caldwell have incentive
to cast blame away from themselves
and toward me
and both have motive to have killed Jack, I don't.
That we've discovered.
You're wasting your time on me,
when you have legitimate suspects
you should be building your case on.
I still don't think
that Parker had enough time to go out,
argue with Jack then kill him
without his absence being noticed.
It doesn't take a lot of time
to slip a knife into someone.
No, but it takes time to walk there
and back.
Well, I know the hotel manager.
I can see if they pop up on security footage
at other spots in the hotel that night.
Maybe we can track both Parker
and Caldwell's movements.
Great
and see if you can locate Cassie in any footage too.
But I thought the police basically ruled her
out as a suspect.
Yeah, but something's been bugging me about her.
First she got a room at the hotel
when she lives only two miles away.
Well, that was just so she could be on site
to oversee things.
Right, she was responsible for the party
but a half an hour into it she disappeared into her room.
Which had a security camera next to it, giving her an alibi.
Doesn't that strike anyone else as a little too convenient?
As convenient as Jack Landon's wife heading
to the hotel bar, making sure people saw her there.
Now his wife, Amy, she's the one with the real motive.
Because Jack supposedly was planning to divorce her.
Right, she killed him before he can file for divorce,
gets his life insurance.
Well, I think her jealousy over Cassie
would be the more powerful motive.
So, if I can't have him, no one can.
Right, but again, she wouldn't have enough time to go
from the hotel lobby bar, to the crime scene
and back.
Isn't that what they told you, Sally?
Yeah, she stepped out of the frame of the CCTV footage
for seven minutes.
So no, she wouldn't have time to get to the crime scene
and back.
I wonder if that's true.
Thanks.
A long day, detective.
I just want to solve this case.
But as long as Coach Caldwell
and Parker Stevens stick to their stories
we don't have enough to hold either one of them.
Although Caldwell lied to me
about what Parker was wearing that night in the alcove.
I said he was wearing distinctive black boots
Caldwell emphatically agreed, but he wasn't.
This might help.
Judge just signed the search warrant for both.
'Cause it's not a not guilty.
We should go to the hotel tomorrow
and time exactly how long it takes to walk
from the lobby bar to the alcove
and back.
Okay, yeah.
You know, I hate to admit how much I would rather
it be Amy who I don't know
than Cassie who we've known since forever.
It's no fun suspecting old classmates.
I don't want it to be Parker either,
the first boy I ever kissed.
But Nick is right here people can change.
I don't know.
Do you think we've changed all that much?
What I thought I wanted for my life has changed.
After high school I thought I was going to move to the city,
and chase a fat paycheck,
but none of that appeals to me now.
Yeah, I'm pretty happy with how my life turned out.
Although I never did get my big wedding
to a rich rockstar.
Cars out front, you two ready?
Such a gentleman.
My life has turned out better than I ever imagined.
You remember that day?
Of course,
and what about the school dance?
He was the best dancer of all those boys.
Amazing, the two of them.
So great.
I've got it.
It's Cassie
Cassie, we were just talking about you.
Shirley
and I are going over old photo albums, you know,
to show the memorial.
Here I'll take those.
Thank you.
Thanks.
Cassie.
Look what I found.
Photo album from Jack's senior year.
You made such a gorgeous couple, see?
And so young, crazy about each other.
He was so happy then.
I never understood why he called off your wedding.
He never explained it to me
in any way that I could understand.
Well, that makes two of us.
It's been driving me crazy wondering what might've been
if he'd married me instead of Amy,
he might still be alive today.
Cassie, I know you're grieving
but please try to be a little more sensitive.
Aida don't scold her.
It's not as if I haven't thought the same thing myself.
There's something spiteful about Amy.
The last time they visited, they had a terrible quarrel.
Jack told me that she pulled a knife on him.
Shirley, I hope you've told the police about that.
Look I should be going.
You take good care of yourself, okay?
I'll show you out.
And if you need anything, anything at all.
Bye. - Bye.
Need anything.
Nothing's going to make me feel better.
My son is still going to be dead.
I go to the police.
They still won't be able to tell me anything.
I may never know who killed Jack.
Yes you will.
Because my daughter will make sure of that.
I wish I could say Aurora had a passion for music
or scrap booking or needle point or, which she doesn't.
My daughter has a mind for murder
and she never gives up until she discovers the truth, never.
So Lynn sent out an update on the investigation
by email this morning.
Daily updates to the press from Lynn, that's new.
Yeah, she's doing it because quote, I don't want reporters
in my station asking questions at all hours
and to be honest, that kinda hurt my feelings
'cause I feel like it was directed at me.
Take it as a compliment that you're doing your job.
Okay.
So what's the latest?
They executed search warrants on both Parker
and Coach Caldwell.
Still looking for the murder weapon I'm sure,
they find anything.
No significant evidence has been uncovered.
Maybe their looking in the wrong places.
Maybe we're about to find out
that they should be looking at Amy.
You know what just occurred to me?
If we're going to time this out accurately
we should be wearing high heels like Amy was at the reunion.
It occurred to me too.
Of course it did.
Isn't Nick supposed to be meeting us too?
Yeah, he said he had some research to do.
He was kinda mysterious about it.
Hey Nick, so did I hear your message right?
You want help developing a theory
for your forensic psychology class?
Yes, I wanna be able to predict the actions
of someone suspected of murder.
How might he act if he's guilty?
How might active he's innocent?
Yeah, game for that,
but why meet here instead of your office.
Because this is where the suspect is.
You're following Parker Stevens around.
I am.
Now what can we infer about his guilt or innocence
about the way that he keeps looking at that door?
Take a look.
Is he worried about being tailed by the police?
I don't know.
It looks like you've got two suspects you can observe now.
Amy Landon.
Time all ready on your phone?
Ready.
Okay, so we're going to walk as fast as we can
to the garden alcove
and back without drawing attention.
Yes, I will take that hallway
and you will take that hallway.
Right.
Timer on?
Yep.
Go.
So any hypotheses about what's going on over there?
Yeah, I've got two or three.
Maybe they planned it together.
Okay, four.
What are you doing?
I just need to hit the restroom.
You mean the one that's on the way to their table?
Yeah, that's the one.
It was very difficult for me.
He's on my...
Hello, interesting to see the two of you here together.
Professor Miller, I hope this means Ro is here with you?
She's not,
but I'm sure she'll wish she'd been here to say hello.
Amy I know how tough this time is.
I hope you're doing all right.
Yeah, I'm not really sure if I am or not
but all Jack's friends have been really nice to me.
Parker here just offered
to pay for all Jack's funeral expenses,
isn't that generous of him.
Generous, yes.
Excuse me.
Eight
and a half minutes.
Eight minutes, 33 seconds.
Plus I walked on three hallways that had security cameras,
Amy would have been seen.
So there's no way Amy could have killed Jack.
Wait, there are no security cameras in the kitchen.
Maybe that's a shortcut to the garden alcove from here.
Then let's try that.
Reset your timer.
Ready?
Go.
Yeah, okay so two minutes, 56 seconds
from the bar to here.
So theoretically Amy could have committed the murder
if she went through the kitchen.
Yeah but how would she know about the shortcut?
Okay so, let's go back to the kitchen
and ask any of the staff
if they saw her cut through there the night of the reunion.
Okay.
I've been going through Jack's bank statements.
I found something interesting.
You mean besides the fact that he's continually broke.
Well not continually, most of his deposits
are a couple of hundred, a few thousand,
except for these four.
The first, nearly three years ago, another a year
and a half, another eight months later
and then the last, four months ago.
Tens of thousands increasing frequency,
business investors?
This isn't his business account,
and the deposits all came from the same numbered account
in the Cayman islands.
So no name.
What's your theory?
I don't have one yet, but one thing did strike me.
The deposits all started right after he married Amy.
No.
Yeah, I've seen her.
You've seen her here in the kitchen Saturday night?
No, a couple of weeks ago
I delivered her room service order, a burger, no bun.
You're saying this woman stayed here
at this hotel weeks ago?
I remember her because I brought it up with a bun
and she made me take it back
and have her make a fresh one.
Like she couldn't just take the bun off
and toss it.
Okay, so Amy Landon came to town on her own
and stayed here as a guest, why?
Maybe it was to plan her husband's murder.
Aurora come on in, but please keep your voice down.
I finally got Shirley to agree to take a nap.
I need to talk to Amy.
She said she had some shopping to do so.
Why do you need to talk to her?
Mother it's possible that Amy may have killed Jack.
No, why would you say such a horrible thing?
Okay, first her alibi is not as ironclad as we thought.
She came to town a few weeks ago without Jack.
She got a room with the hotel where Jack was killed.
Now, why would she do that unless she was gonna...
Amy, I thought you'd gone.
What are you doing?
It's what your daughter's doing that's the problem.
I heard what you said.
You think I killed my husband.
We can talk about that
but first you need to put down that knife.
You know, you were right about one thing.
I did come to town by myself two weeks ago.
I came to talk to Cassie.
To tell her to stay away from Jack.
You have no idea how obsessed she was with him.
Jack would laugh it off, but it scared me.
You know Cassie, you went to high school with her.
She doesn't tell the truth.
So if you want to know who killed Jack
you need to stop looking at me
and start looking at her.
The police confirmed she was in her room.
Yeah, well then the police don't know what they're doing,
do you?
Shirley said that Amy had a violent side.
I didn't know whether or not to believe her until now.
Yeah, it was very strange Amy standing there with a knife.
Also strange she was having lunch with Parker.
Yeah, but she wants everyone to believe it's Cassie,
Cassie wants everyone to believe it's Parker.
While the physical evidence points to Caldwell.
It's his print
and Jack's blood on his shirt.
That could've happened during their fight at the bar.
Well, he says he saw Parker with Jack, right?
About that, Arthur told me off the record
that Caldwell couldn't back up his story.
He couldn't remember what Parker was wearing
and then lied about it when Arthur tripped him up.
I knew it, he hopped on Cassie's accusation
to deflect blame from himself.
And maybe Cassie's doing the same thing
picking a name to deflect from herself.
Maybe Amy was right.
Maybe we've been going in circles
because we aren't looking at the right person.
Cassie, maybe we shouldn't dismiss her
because of an overly convenient alibi.
Well, I have to say in all the interviews
I've done for my story
a lot of Jack's friends talked about how he toyed
with Cassie's emotions over
and over through the years.
As in they wouldn't be surprised if she had enough
and snapped.
I'm gonna do a research dive on her
when I get to work in the morning.
I have interviews set up at the hotel tomorrow
for my followup, with the hotel manager
and the banquet liaison.
They worked with Cassie to help her plan the reunion.
Maybe I can get them to talk to me about anything
she might've said.
We can't let Parker off the hook just
because Caldwell can't remember what the guy was wearing.
He offered to pay for Jack's funeral.
That to me suggests possible guilt over Jack's murder.
I know that you might've trusted him once
but please keep in mind that he's still a suspect.
Don't worry, my suspicious mind has not gone to sleep,
he's still on my list.
Well, if that's what you've heard about librarians
then who am I to argue.
That may be the first time I ever heard Lillian laugh,
what did you say to her?
Just expressing my appreciation for your profession.
All the knowledge at your fingertips makes you librarians
seem all knowing.
If only that were true.
At the reunion, I asked to lunch so we could catch up,
well, its lunch time.
Thank you but I already took my lunch break
and you are a suspect in a murder investigation now.
You don't think it's me, I can tell.
Well, I don't want it to be you
but I still have to follow the evidence where it leads.
Hey, the evidence against me
is a case of mistaken identity.
But if it's evidence you're after, maybe I can help.
I can tell you some things Jack said about Amy,
about Cassie.
Why don't we sit down
and work the problem like we did in high school.
When you'd come over to my house to study.
I remember our study date, you were always late.
My boss at my afterschool job
never let me off work on time.
But you knew where the spare key was at my house.
Yeah, it was on the ledge over the door.
So I could never reach it.
I always had to grab that plant or pull it across the porch
and then climb up
and grab it.
Yeah, that thing was heavy.
Hi.
May I join you?
Yes, of course, please sit down.
You don't mind do you?
Not at all.
Parker was just about to tell me what he knows about Jack
and Cassie.
Really?
We'd both be interested in hearing that.
What do you know?
Well, when I was at Jack's bachelor party,
I overheard him on the phone talking to Cassie,
saying things you wouldn't expect
a happy groom to be saying.
Such as?
He told Cassie, he was thinking
about calling off the wedding to Amy.
He said he didn't love Amy like he'd loved her.
That is so wrong.
I know, I felt bad for Amy
and for Cassie.
We already know how poorly Jack
treated the women in his life.
What I'd like to know, is how well he treated you?
Ro, says you guys weren't friends in high school.
Not even close, no.
So how was it you were invited to his bachelor party?
His football buddies say they were surprised
when they saw you there.
Well, I was surprised to be invited.
Turns out he'd seen an article about me
and the success of my company.
After the party he got me to drive him back to his hotel
and that's when he tried to talk me
into investing in his business.
And did you invest?
No, I turned him down.
And was he upset about that?
He didn't seem to be.
He said I was missing out on an opportunity
but he'd be hitting up Coach Caldwell next, which he did
and it looks like Caldwell regrets it.
It was nice chatting with you again Ro.
Yeah.
Do you want to tell me how you just
happened to be at the library when Parker was here.
Sure, I was following him.
You may trust him Ro, but I don't.
I haven't been able to sleep,
not after our conversation the other night.
I figured you knew I was lying.
You had no idea what kind of shoes Parker Stevens
was wearing at the reunion?
No.
And you didn't really see him talking
with Jack Landon in the garden alcove.
No.
Then why would you say you did Coach?
Because Cassie Reynolds asked me to.
Why would she do that?
She said Ro Teagarden was making her sound like a liar
about seeing Parker in the alcove that night,
so she asked me to back her up
and I did hear Jack talking to someone in that alcove
I just didn't see who it was.
And you thought lying to the police was a good idea.
Well, I believe Cassie
was telling us the truth about Parker
and I think it would help get you off my back.
So it seemed like a good idea at the time
but now I realize it makes me look more guilty
when I am not.
Ro, you have to see this.
Sadly, we're closing soon
and for goodness sake use your inside voice.
This is a library, not a monster truck rally.
You have to see this.
This is a knife from a cheeseboard
that Cassie special ordered for the reunion.
It comes in a set of four.
Now I asked the banquet manager if I could see them
and that's when she discovered that that knife was missing.
But, look at the description of the knife,
how long it is.
Five inches.
Same as the murder weapon that no one can find.
I saw Cassie standing next to the cheeseboard
right before she followed Jack out of the ballroom.
You know, the hotel manager told me
that Cassie requested to stay in room 310
the night of the reunion.
The room that just happened to be right next
to the security camera, giving her an alibi.
I knew that was way too convenient.
What are you thinking Ro?
We proved that Amy's alibi didn't hold up right?
So maybe we can do the same with Cassie.
Just have to get Nick on board
which isn't going to be easy.
Maybe I shouldn't tell him.
No, I have to.
Okay, I have no idea what you're talking about
but I do not like that look in your eyes.
What look?
We're solving a mystery.
So Ro filled you in about Cassie.
Yes,
and I have to say, I am not a fan of this plan at all.
Then why did you agree to it?
Well, because I trust Ro.
Okay, what was so important you had to drag us down here?
We think you might want to add another name
to your suspect list.
And you couldn't have come down to the station,
picked up the phone.
Well, it's something that Ro thinks you need to see
to understand.
RO thinks, okay, Arthur lets go.
Wait, I'd like to hear them out.
You've dismissed Cassie Reynolds as a suspect
because of her alibi,
but she has a pretty significant motive.
Security footage proves she was in her room at the time
of the murder.
But we just learned that she asked Coach Caldwell,
to backup her story that she's saw Parker in the alcove,
arguing with Jack,
but Coach now says he never saw her.
Arthur.
So all the more reason to test her alibi.
You only think she stayed in her room
because you didn't see her walk out the door.
Her room was on the third floor,
I doubt very much she jumped.
True, but she could have climbed down.
What is Ro doing?
Okay, she's climbing of course she is.
I'd really rather she didn't do that.
I can't watch.
So if Ro can do that, there's no doubt Cassie could.
What's happening?
You can look now Sally, she's down.
Thank you.
Ro, promise me you will never do that again.
Very effective way to make hash of Cassie's alibi.
Now how she got back up is still...
I can show you.
Whoa, no we'll just take your word for it.
Thank you.
We interviewed that hotel manager.
How is it,
we didn't ask her if Cassie requested a specific room?
Well, we've only had about a hundred people to interview.
There's no excuse.
I need you to locate Cassie Reynolds, now.
Okay, well I requested room 310
because I knew it had a bigger bathroom,
with a full length mirror.
And if you think I left that room
by climbing down over the balcony, Arthur that's crazy.
Or a smart way to get away with murder.
I didn't kill Jack, I told you.
I didn't even get to talk to him.
I wanted to, but he was busy talking to Parker.
Why don't you ask Coach Caldwell?
We did.
He said you asked him to falsely identify Parker.
You make it sound like I asked him to lie.
I didn't.
I just wanted to know if he could back me up.
He decided to lie on his own.
If we get him back in here
and ask him, will he confirm that?
Thank you, for everything.
I'll give you a moment.
Thank you.
I just got a voicemail from my lawyer saying the police
are about to make an arrest in Jack's murder
and I'll be allowed to leave town.
Why do I get the feeling you had a hand in that?
I don't like leaving any stones unturned.
So it was Coach Caldwell, right?
I mean, if he was pointing the finger at me
I figured it's because he was the guilty one.
Well I'm sure we'll find out soon.
You always liked mysteries more than I did.
Guess I'll go pack
and wait for the call saying I can leave.
It's good to see you again Ro.
You too Parker.
And congratulations on getting married.
Looks like you found the right guy.
Yeah.
Bye. - Bye.
Now he seemed to think that Coach Caldwell
is the one who should be arrested.
It's the Dean I have to take this.
Okay, I'll wait for you outside.
Can't you see how wrong this is?
I didn't kill Jack.
I was in love with him
and I did see him talking to Parker
and okay I didn't see Parker's face
but it sure sounded like his voice
and Jack was saying all these things like,
too bad
and you did what you did
and he kept repeating these numbers...
You didn't mention numbers before.
What numbers, like a phone number?
No, big numbers.
30,000, 50,000, 70,000.
I don't remember exactly.
Stay here.
Hey, you okay?
Yeah, just thinking about Jack.
Maybe they'll search Cassie's place now
and find the knife.
Unless she confesses,
it's the only way to know for sure it was her.
Well, if it was her, then she planned it very carefully.
You mean she probably planned how to get rid of the knife
so it wouldn't be found.
Look I need to hit back to the university,
can I drop you off at home?
No, I'm gonna stay out here a while.
I wanna go through everything in my mind again,
make sure I didn't miss anything.
Okay, if that's what you need to do, I'll stop by later.
Hey Ro.
Let me guess something just occurred to you.
I was thinking about a conversation
I had with Parker yesterday.
About how he was never home when I got to his house to study
and I'd have to use the key
hidden on the ledge over his front doorway.
There's a ledge here at the crime scene
but I can't reach it.
Can you come back?
I'm headed back now.
Wait, there's a maintenance ladder I can use.
I found it, the knife.
I think I just found the murder weapon.
No, I shouldn't have grabbed it.
I'll be right there.
No, you definitely should not have grabbed it.
Okay here, Jack's bank statement for June three years ago
a deposit of 30,000 from an unknown account.
An year
and a half later, another deposit of 50,00.
Yeah,
and 4 months ago 70,000, the same numbers
Cassie just told me she heard Parker saying to Jack.
So, either Cassie herself
deposited this sums into Jack's account.
Or Cassie's telling the truth about hearing Parker
arguing with Jack.
Parker still staying at the hotel?
Chief
and I have to get down there now.
I'll take that.
Ro, I don't wanna hurt you
any more than I wanted to hurt Jack.
And yet you carried this knife out of the ballroom
when you went after him.
Yes I wanted to scare him, show him I could be tough.
Show him I wasn't going to put up
with him blackmailing anymore.
Blackmailing you for what?
Does it matter?
Yes, it matters to me.
I thought I knew you.
You do.
What happened was an accident
and Jack knew that, but he didn't care.
He kept threatening to ruin my life.
After his bachelor party
I was driving him back to the hotel
when he made his pitch to get money from me
I felt invited under false pretenses, I was upset
I wasn't paying attention
and I took a wrong turn down this alley
and,
I never even saw the guy.
You hit someone.
By accident.
Jack was the one who encouraged me to keep going.
He said, no one had seen anything, said it wasn't that bad.
But the next day I found out,
it was bad,
so bad.
That man died.
Felt like a bad dream.
Like it had nothing to do with me.
And then Jack called demanded money to stop him
from telling the police.
I was almost glad to pay that first time,
it was what I deserved.
But he kept asking?
It wasn't the money that bothered me.
It was the way he kept pushing it in my face.
Just when I'd make some kind of peace with myself
he'd remind me of what I did.
I mean, you have no idea what a manipulator he was.
I didn't want to kill him.
I just wanted him to stop.
When I showed him that knife, he wasn't intimidated.
Jack Landon.
What was I thinking?
He laughed in my face
and then twisted my arm to try to get me to drop the knife.
But you didn't drop it?
No, I thought he was gonna hurt me.
I thought I had to defend myself.
You can see that, right?
You can see how it was an accident.
Like the first dead body you left behind.
You're not gonna see this my way are you?
And if I don't, what are you gonna do?
Leave my body behind too?
No, haven't you been listening.
I'm not a killer
and I'm not about to hurt the first girl I ever kissed.
I just need time to get out of town.
I've got plenty of money to help me disappear.
Nick.
I'm sorry Ro, but I don't think I can get out of this
without a hostage.
Ro, are you okay?
Yeah, no Nick he has a knife.
The killer is in the pool.
This makes me so sad.
I always really liked Parker
and I can't believe that he could change like that.
Sometimes life doesn't go the way we plan.
It's not always possible to stay true to our inner compass.
No, but we should always try.
That's why we have a conscience.
That's right.
Well, I'm just so happy that you two are here
and safe
and sound.
And now I'm going home.
I'll see you out.
Okay, bye mother.
Bye darling.
Thanks.
I realized that I never asked for your blessing
in marrying Aurora.
I'd like to now.
I waited a long time to see my daughter happily married.
I didn't know what she was waiting for, but now I do.
She was waiting for you
and I know her heart will be safe
and she will be safe.
So yes, you have my blessing.
Thank you.
Goodnight. - Goodnight.
You're looking a little misty.
What did you and mother talk about?
How incredibly much I love you.
I love you too.
You know, looking back at the past was interesting,
but I'm way more excited about the future.
You ready to pick a wedding date?
Does that answer your question?