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He said that this time,
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he was gonna kill her.
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[Jessica] Tonight on Murder, She Wrote.
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If you don't smarten up, Sheriff,
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you are gonna get so much heat.
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But what can I do?
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You're not caving in
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to political pressure, are you?
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I ought to let you rot here.
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That'll look real good on the front page
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of "the Washington Post."
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It's the way they play in the big leagues.
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You murdered the prisoner.
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Somebody should've killed
that guy long ago.
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It's really a shame that your sheriff
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didn't drop the charges.
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I thought
you had more fight in you than that.
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Stand up to them, Mort.
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[cheerful orchestral music]
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[dramatic music]
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Morning, Len, Mrs. Costner, Janet.
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Lovely day. We need rain.
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Yes, it's been
a mite dry lately, hasn't it?
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Well, you know what they say.
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Sunshine brings the tourists out.
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Tourists! Hmph!
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The reason I retired
to Cabot Cove four years ago
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was to get away from those people, Mayor.
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Well, that's why
the good people of Cabot Cove
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elected me Mayor:
to make sure that nothing
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spoils our fair little community.
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Well, you look very lovely today, Janet.
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You been around to register yet?
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Why vote? It only encourages them.
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Yeah, what's shaking, Floyd?
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The only call was from Shorty
down at the garage.
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Says your Caddy will be ready about 5:00.
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Listen, if things are that quiet,
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maybe I'll just stop
and hit a bucket of balls
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on the way in, huh?
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That's a-okay here.
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Oh, listen, Floyd, I forgot to tell you.
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Mrs. Fletcher's gonna be stopping by
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to look at some files.
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Give her all the help she needs, okay?
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Roger. 10-4.
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[tires squealing]
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[siren wailing]
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[indistinct police radio chatter]
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What's the problem, officer?
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You missed a stop sign back there, sir.
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I didn't see any stop sign.
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Maybe that's because
you were going so fast.
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Can I see your driver's license
and registration, please?
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Oh, come on, give me a break.
No harm, no foul.
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Driver's license and auto registration.
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Ah, jeez.
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Well, here's the registration.
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You know, I think I must've left
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my driver's license at home.
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That's pretty dumb, isn't it?
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May I see some kind of identification?
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Sure; I think
I've got something right here.
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Right here.
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That's my name, right under the picture.
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Ben Franklin.
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You keep that. I got another one at home.
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You want to step out of the car, sir?
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Oh, look, my friend,
what's a lousy stop sign
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go for in this burg, huh?
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$200?
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Hey! Come on!
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What the hell you doing?
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What I'm doing, sonny boy,
is taking you to jail.
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Find what you were looking for,
Ms. Fletcher?
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Well, I was at a sticky place in my book.
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I had to get my facts straight
about the medical report,
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and then I remembered something
that happened years ago
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when Amos Tupper was sheriff.
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[tires screeching]
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If that's Sheriff Metzger coming back,
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I think I'd better give him back his desk.
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Maybe he forgot his golf clubs.
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[laughs]
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You are making
a big mistake here, my friend.
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Yeah, yeah.
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Hey, hey, can't we talk about this?
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I mean, be reasonable!
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I can see you're busy, Sheriff.
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Why don't I come back later?
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Floyd, book that guy.
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Drunk driving, speeding,
driving without a license,
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and trying to bribe a police officer.
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Bribe? You must be kidding.
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All I did was ask him for change
to make a phone call!
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And I want to make that call now!
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You'll make a phone call
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when I say you can make a phone call.
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You got that?
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Floyd, count this.
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There must be 20, 25 grand in there.
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Mrs. F., if you'd be so kind
as to check his figures
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and sign this sheet as a witness.
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And this one, put in a special envelope.
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Man! Do you know who I am?
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Hellman, Bradley. Two L's.
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Do you know who my old man is?
Ambassador Hellman.
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Maybe you've heard of him
even in this hick town.
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Ambassador Chandler Hellman from New York?
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This is false arrest!
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He's gonna have your butt
with a knife and fork.
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Look, you sit down and you shut up
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until I ask you a question.
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You got that?
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I don't care if your dad
is the King of England.
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Now, you're gonna do time for this.
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On that you got my personal guarantee.
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And if you're even thinking
about making bail,
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forget it.
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Chandler Hellman?
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The biggest Washington clout
that money can buy, Jessica,
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but his real power base
is right here in New York.
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And if you're thinking of putting him
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in one of your books, forget it.
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His lawyers will have you in court
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before the dirt gets on the page.
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Well, I'm afraid a Woodward-Bernstein
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slashing expose isn't my forte, Haskell.
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[laughs] Well, there's not much to know
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about Chandler Hellman, Jessica.
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The man's about as deep
as plastic food wrap
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and just as transparent.
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He made a fortune in defense contracts.
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He laid out some heavy bucks
in political contributions
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and got rewarded with a couple
of minor ambassadorial gigs.
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So now he and his new wife...
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He traded in his old model, Jessica...
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Are buying their way
into the power elite circles.
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I understand there's a son.
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Oh, yeah, him.
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A snotty little wastrel, as I remember.
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He nearly got himself
into the deep dumper a few years ago.
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Oh?
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Yeah, but it all got swept under the rug.
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But the word is, he got drunk one night.
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He totaled the new car
that his daddy bought him
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and wiped out four people:
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an off-duty policeman, his wife and kids.
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Oh, how awful.
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Like I said, Daddy managed
to tidy things up.
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I don't think anything ever came of it.
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-An off-duty policeman?
-Yeah.
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-Hmm, that might explain it.
-Explain what?
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Oh, probably nothing. Thanks, Haskell.
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I'll call you again
if I need anything more.
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We seem to be having
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a communication problem here, Sheriff.
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I am representing
Ambassador Hellman's son.
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He has a right to legal representation.
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Oh, yeah, we've heard about that.
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Even here in Cabot Cove.
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Then let's make it simple.
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You reduce the charges to misdemeanor...
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Driving without a license...
and we'll pay a fine.
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You get your paperwork done by lunchtime,
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we're on our way back to New York.
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No deal.
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I got him on drunk driving
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and trying to bribe a police officer.
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Legally speaking,
you got nothing, Sheriff.
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Brad tells me
that you failed to advise him
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of his right to refuse
a breathalyzer test.
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Anyway,
we're gonna make that claim in court.
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He tried to bribe me.
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Yeah, well,
since you don't have any witnesses,
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that's gonna be very difficult to prove.
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Face it, Sheriff.
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If you press those charges,
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you're only gonna embarrass yourself
in court.
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Watch me.
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I don't embarrass easily.
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-I want my client out on bail.
-Then why don't you call
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the bail commissioner in Augusta?
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I already did.
He doesn't have paperwork yet.
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Maybe it got lost.
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I'll run a tracer for you.
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So that's the way it's gonna be?
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That's the way it's gonna be, Counselor.
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If you don't smarten up, Sheriff,
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you are gonna get so much heat
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that they're gonna be able to fry eggs
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on your backside.
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Yes, Mr. Congressman,
I'm looking into it personally.
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Yes, sir.
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Well, I'll call you
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just as soon as I get things sorted out.
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Bye.
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Sam, I came as soon as I got your message.
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Mabel said it was a matter
of life and death.
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It is, Jessica.
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Mayor, there's a Mr. Grundle
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from the governor's office on line two.
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Well, tell him I'll call him.
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Tell him I'm in a meeting.
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Hold all my calls, Mabel.
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Sam, what's the matter?
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You've got to talk with him, Jessica.
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-With who?
-Sheriff Metzger.
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He's got some very important people
upset with him.
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My phone's been ringing all morning.
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Let me guess: Brad Hellman.
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I feel like I've run over a hornets' nest
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with my power mower.
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Sheriff Metzger won't listen to me.
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I went over there, and he told me he to...
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Well, it was very rude.
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Now, Sam, you're not caving in
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to political pressure, are you?
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Oh, of course not.
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I mean, you do plan to stand firmly
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behind our sheriff, don't you, Sam?
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Oh, absolutely, Jessica.
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-Excuse me, Mayor...
-I said hold my calls!
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But there's someone here
to see you, Mayor.
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Mayor Booth,
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I am Ambassador Chandler Hellman.
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This is Mrs. Hellman.
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And I do not mind telling you
I am very upset.
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Yes. Yes, indeed, Mr. Ambassador,
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and I am very concerned myself.
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What kind of a place is it where a boy
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can be terrorized and thrown into jail
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over a simple traffic violation?
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Well, I'm looking
into the matter personally,
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Mr. Ambassador.
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I was just over at the sheriff's office,
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where I demanded an explanation.
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[clears throat] Sam...
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Oh, may I introduce Jessica Fletcher,
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the famous author.
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Mr. And Mrs. Ambassador Hellman.
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How do you do?
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-Mrs. Fletcher.
-J.B. Fletcher?
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Oh, of course.
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Well, I knew that you lived in Maine,
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but I had no idea it was here.
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Oh, Chandler, Mrs. Fletcher
is quite a celebrity.
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Now, then, what is it
that I can do to help you,
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Mr. Ambassador?
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You can remove that sheriff from office
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and replace him with someone
a little bit less corrupt!
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I beg your pardon. Did you say "corrupt"?
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Mr. Farrell, our family attorney,
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informs me
that this local police authority
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is holding my son on a trumped-up charge
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and trying to extort money from him.
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Oh, I'm sorry,
but I can't believe that for a moment.
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Chandler, dear,
perhaps we better talk with this sheriff
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before we get too excited about all this.
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00:11:34,569 --> 00:11:35,987
You know, maybe there's a way to settle it
261
00:11:36,071 --> 00:11:38,031
without too much fuss, hmm?
262
00:11:38,115 --> 00:11:39,408
What do you think, Mrs. Fletcher?
263
00:11:39,491 --> 00:11:41,076
Well, I certainly don't approve
264
00:11:41,159 --> 00:11:43,203
of pressure tactics.
265
00:11:43,286 --> 00:11:45,789
Oh, absolutely not.
266
00:11:47,290 --> 00:11:51,545
Chandler, dear,
now you really have to calm down.
267
00:11:51,628 --> 00:11:54,172
You haven't even talked to Brad yet.
268
00:11:59,928 --> 00:12:02,848
Bradley, what is it gonna take
to straighten you out?
269
00:12:02,931 --> 00:12:05,559
Hey, they've got it in for strangers here.
270
00:12:05,642 --> 00:12:08,937
They're making it sound
a lot worse than it was, Dad.
271
00:12:09,020 --> 00:12:11,815
Bradley, you forget that I know you.
272
00:12:11,898 --> 00:12:13,859
I ought to let you rot here for a while.
273
00:12:13,942 --> 00:12:16,194
It might finally make a man out of you.
274
00:12:16,278 --> 00:12:18,196
Oh, sure, sure.
275
00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:19,531
Maybe they ought to send me to jail
276
00:12:19,614 --> 00:12:21,408
for a couple of years.
277
00:12:21,491 --> 00:12:22,826
That'll look real good on the front page
278
00:12:22,909 --> 00:12:24,703
of "the Washington Post."
279
00:12:28,582 --> 00:12:32,836
Hmm, I guess my husband
is giving Brad a good talking to.
280
00:12:33,795 --> 00:12:36,131
Poor boy.
Things haven't always been easy for him.
281
00:12:36,214 --> 00:12:37,799
Sheriff, do you mind if I help myself
282
00:12:37,883 --> 00:12:39,759
-to some of this coffee?
-Oh, here.
283
00:12:39,843 --> 00:12:42,345
Let me get that for you, Mrs. Hellman.
284
00:12:42,429 --> 00:12:45,098
-Cream? Sugar?
-Black, thank you.
285
00:12:45,182 --> 00:12:47,392
Do you have any children, Mayor?
286
00:12:47,476 --> 00:12:49,227
No. No, I don't.
287
00:12:50,312 --> 00:12:52,230
They can be such a trial.
288
00:12:52,314 --> 00:12:54,566
You know, Mrs. Hellman,
you seem much too young
289
00:12:54,649 --> 00:12:56,193
to be Brad's mother.
290
00:12:56,276 --> 00:12:59,696
Oh, Brad's mother
was Chandler's first wife.
291
00:13:00,405 --> 00:13:03,450
I'm afraid he was rather neglected.
292
00:13:03,533 --> 00:13:06,036
Well, Chandler was so busy
and away so much of the time,
293
00:13:06,119 --> 00:13:07,996
and even when he was there,
294
00:13:08,079 --> 00:13:10,665
I suspect he was rather stern with him.
295
00:13:12,334 --> 00:13:14,377
Poor boy.
296
00:13:14,461 --> 00:13:16,463
Well, it would be such a shame
if his whole life were ruined
297
00:13:16,546 --> 00:13:18,965
just because of one little...
misunderstanding.
298
00:13:20,133 --> 00:13:21,510
What about Frank Casey's life?
299
00:13:22,469 --> 00:13:24,262
And his wife and two kids?
300
00:13:27,057 --> 00:13:30,435
Oh, I don't believe
we know any Frank Casey.
301
00:13:30,519 --> 00:13:33,605
[chuckles] But we meet so many people.
302
00:13:34,189 --> 00:13:37,067
Damn it, Mayor. I will not stand for this!
303
00:13:37,150 --> 00:13:40,111
I want bail posted immediately!
304
00:13:41,446 --> 00:13:44,074
And I am giving you notice
that I intend to file charges
305
00:13:44,157 --> 00:13:45,992
of police brutality!
306
00:13:47,327 --> 00:13:48,453
Now, just a moment.
307
00:13:48,537 --> 00:13:50,872
There's never been any question
of brutality.
308
00:13:50,956 --> 00:13:54,459
Oh, no? That is not how it looks to me!
309
00:14:01,591 --> 00:14:03,301
Who did this to you?
310
00:14:09,391 --> 00:14:10,892
He did it!
311
00:14:20,819 --> 00:14:22,237
What can I do?
312
00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:26,116
For openers, you can show
some backbone, Sam.
313
00:14:26,199 --> 00:14:28,743
Listen, Mort Metzger
has done a wonderful job
314
00:14:28,827 --> 00:14:30,537
as sheriff since he came from New York.
315
00:14:30,620 --> 00:14:33,081
Maybe so, but he's got it in for that boy,
316
00:14:33,164 --> 00:14:34,958
and we can't have it!
317
00:14:35,041 --> 00:14:37,627
Well, maybe he was
a little bit stern with Brad Hellman.
318
00:14:37,711 --> 00:14:40,130
But I mean, he has gone by the book, Sam.
319
00:14:40,213 --> 00:14:43,842
Stern? We can't have him
beating up people in our jail,
320
00:14:43,925 --> 00:14:45,552
especially the sons of influential people
321
00:14:45,635 --> 00:14:47,637
-from Washington!
-Oh, nonsense.
322
00:14:47,721 --> 00:14:49,180
I don't believe for a moment
323
00:14:49,264 --> 00:14:51,600
that Sheriff Metzger
struck that young man.
324
00:14:51,683 --> 00:14:53,893
Floyd told me
that there wasn't a mark on him
325
00:14:53,977 --> 00:14:56,271
until his father went back in to see him.
326
00:14:56,354 --> 00:14:59,941
Now, if you ask me,
Ambassador Hellman hit him.
327
00:15:00,025 --> 00:15:03,361
Well, maybe so,
but that's not what the boy says.
328
00:15:03,445 --> 00:15:06,281
Now they're sending an official
from the state capital
329
00:15:06,364 --> 00:15:08,074
to investigate.
330
00:15:08,158 --> 00:15:09,618
There's nothing more I can do.
331
00:15:09,701 --> 00:15:12,912
Well, somebody has to do something.
332
00:15:26,885 --> 00:15:28,261
What can we do for you, Len?
333
00:15:28,345 --> 00:15:29,387
I brought over your prisoner's lunch
334
00:15:29,471 --> 00:15:30,555
from the diner.
335
00:15:30,639 --> 00:15:32,390
You working at the diner now?
336
00:15:32,474 --> 00:15:34,768
-I thought you were retired.
-I'm not working anyplace.
337
00:15:34,851 --> 00:15:37,520
Trudy was busy and short-handed
and I offered to help out.
338
00:15:38,772 --> 00:15:40,440
Well, just set it there on the counter.
339
00:15:40,523 --> 00:15:41,900
I'll take it in to him
as soon as I'm finished here.
340
00:15:41,983 --> 00:15:43,360
Trudy says be sure it don't get cold.
341
00:15:43,443 --> 00:15:45,779
I'll just take it back to him.
342
00:15:50,116 --> 00:15:51,409
Fine.
343
00:15:51,493 --> 00:15:52,619
Listen, pick up the breakfast tray
344
00:15:52,702 --> 00:15:53,703
while you're back there, will you?
345
00:16:03,630 --> 00:16:05,131
Got your lunch.
346
00:16:07,008 --> 00:16:09,052
You've made my day.
347
00:16:15,558 --> 00:16:17,769
Meat loaf, mashed potatoes, and carrots.
348
00:16:17,852 --> 00:16:18,812
Terrific!
349
00:16:19,979 --> 00:16:21,815
I don't believe this!
350
00:16:26,611 --> 00:16:28,655
Are you gonna stand there
and watch me eat?
351
00:16:29,072 --> 00:16:31,658
What? You think
I'm gonna steal the silverware?
352
00:16:36,579 --> 00:16:38,790
[doorbell rings]
353
00:16:41,376 --> 00:16:42,961
Oh, Mrs. Hellman.
354
00:16:43,044 --> 00:16:44,587
I hope
I'm not disturbing you, Mrs. Fletcher.
355
00:16:44,671 --> 00:16:47,173
Oh, not at all.
Would you like a cup of coffee?
356
00:16:47,257 --> 00:16:48,717
I was just going in for a refill.
357
00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:51,302
Oh, no, thank you. I'm already on edge.
358
00:16:51,386 --> 00:16:53,138
I've just been to see Brad,
359
00:16:53,221 --> 00:16:55,223
bring him some fresh clothes
from the hotel.
360
00:16:55,306 --> 00:16:57,684
Poor boy, he seems so depressed.
361
00:16:57,767 --> 00:16:59,394
Well, yes, I suppose he would be.
362
00:16:59,477 --> 00:17:00,979
-Won't you sit down?
-Thank you.
363
00:17:01,062 --> 00:17:04,399
Jessica, I need your help to...
364
00:17:04,482 --> 00:17:06,401
well, defuse a difficult situation
365
00:17:06,484 --> 00:17:08,236
before it gets out of hand.
366
00:17:08,319 --> 00:17:10,572
Now, I know
that you have a lot of influence
367
00:17:10,655 --> 00:17:12,323
in this little community.
368
00:17:12,407 --> 00:17:15,493
Mrs. Hellman, if you're asking me
to use my influence
369
00:17:15,577 --> 00:17:18,079
to persuade Sheriff Metzger
to drop the charges
370
00:17:18,163 --> 00:17:21,207
against your stepson, I can't do that.
371
00:17:21,291 --> 00:17:23,042
But all the accusations against Brad
372
00:17:23,126 --> 00:17:25,003
are so hopelessly muddled.
373
00:17:25,086 --> 00:17:29,674
I mean, nothing can be proved.
So why stir up an ugly mess?
374
00:17:29,758 --> 00:17:32,427
I believe that's for the courts to decide.
375
00:17:32,510 --> 00:17:33,595
Of course.
376
00:17:34,679 --> 00:17:37,140
Jessica, my husband has been
377
00:17:37,223 --> 00:17:39,684
under a great deal of pressure lately.
378
00:17:39,768 --> 00:17:42,270
He's up for a very important post.
379
00:17:42,353 --> 00:17:45,732
Now, an incident like this,
even though it can't be proved,
380
00:17:45,815 --> 00:17:48,651
well, you know the media,
they would have a field day.
381
00:17:48,735 --> 00:17:51,529
Apparently, the press
was effectively muzzled
382
00:17:51,613 --> 00:17:54,532
when that family was killed
in the drunk-driving accident
383
00:17:54,616 --> 00:17:56,493
four years ago in New York.
384
00:17:56,576 --> 00:17:58,620
Oh, well, I don't know
what you heard about that,
385
00:17:58,703 --> 00:18:01,247
but Brad was absolved of any wrongdoing.
386
00:18:01,331 --> 00:18:03,082
Yes, I understand that the authorities
387
00:18:03,166 --> 00:18:04,626
were persuaded to drop the charges
388
00:18:04,709 --> 00:18:06,628
against your stepson.
389
00:18:06,711 --> 00:18:09,798
But I'm afraid
that wouldn't work in Cabot Cove.
390
00:18:12,175 --> 00:18:15,720
Mrs. Fletcher, my husband
is a very powerful man.
391
00:18:15,804 --> 00:18:19,182
-Yes, I'm sure.
-He's also very determined.
392
00:18:19,265 --> 00:18:23,853
Unless your Sheriff Metzger
can wake up and smell the coffee,
393
00:18:23,937 --> 00:18:26,481
he could find himself in a lot of trouble.
394
00:18:26,564 --> 00:18:29,818
I don't think Sheriff Metzger
is intimidated by threats.
395
00:18:29,901 --> 00:18:31,986
And I can assure you I'm not.
396
00:18:32,070 --> 00:18:34,489
Oh, it's not a threat, Jessica.
397
00:18:34,572 --> 00:18:37,116
It's the way they play in the big leagues.
398
00:18:37,617 --> 00:18:38,827
It's a fact of life.
399
00:18:41,037 --> 00:18:43,706
Thank you. I won't keep you any longer.
400
00:18:43,790 --> 00:18:46,584
Oh, if that sheriff
is really a friend of yours,
401
00:18:46,668 --> 00:18:48,086
do him a favor.
402
00:18:48,837 --> 00:18:50,713
Advise him to back off.
403
00:18:50,797 --> 00:18:51,881
Good night.
404
00:18:55,552 --> 00:18:58,471
[melancholy orchestral music]
405
00:19:09,065 --> 00:19:12,443
Is this a private party,
or is there room for a friend?
406
00:19:13,570 --> 00:19:14,571
Hi, Mrs. F.
407
00:19:15,363 --> 00:19:17,198
I'm afraid I'm not very good company.
408
00:19:17,574 --> 00:19:20,910
Me either. Care to compare notes?
409
00:19:20,994 --> 00:19:23,162
[chuckles]
410
00:19:23,246 --> 00:19:24,330
You first.
411
00:19:25,832 --> 00:19:27,542
I'm a little discouraged,
412
00:19:27,625 --> 00:19:31,796
the way some people
seem to be able to bend the rules,
413
00:19:33,172 --> 00:19:38,052
particularly if they are powerful
and privileged.
414
00:19:38,803 --> 00:19:41,306
It's not gonna be my problem anymore.
415
00:19:42,891 --> 00:19:44,100
I'm hanging 'em up.
416
00:19:44,934 --> 00:19:45,935
You're quitting?
417
00:19:46,769 --> 00:19:49,230
I thought
you had more fight in you than that.
418
00:19:50,148 --> 00:19:53,109
One of the reasons I left
the NYPD was because...
419
00:19:53,192 --> 00:19:55,945
I couldn't handle politics in police work.
420
00:19:57,780 --> 00:19:59,657
What exactly happened in New York?
421
00:20:00,283 --> 00:20:04,454
Who was Frank Casey?
Was he a friend of yours?
422
00:20:05,997 --> 00:20:08,041
Frank Casey was a good cop.
423
00:20:09,500 --> 00:20:11,210
I'm not saying he was my best buddy.
424
00:20:12,295 --> 00:20:14,881
We... We used to bowl together.
I knew his family, okay?
425
00:20:16,758 --> 00:20:18,801
One night, Frank and Doris
and the two kids
426
00:20:20,053 --> 00:20:22,388
are driving home from a movie
427
00:20:24,140 --> 00:20:26,017
when a drunk driver runs a red light,
428
00:20:26,100 --> 00:20:27,268
broadsides 'em.
429
00:20:28,561 --> 00:20:30,146
All of 'em gone.
430
00:20:32,899 --> 00:20:33,900
But the drunk driver,
431
00:20:36,027 --> 00:20:37,403
not a scratch.
432
00:20:39,656 --> 00:20:41,407
Brad Hellman.
433
00:20:43,409 --> 00:20:45,828
I wasn't there.
I didn't see it with my own eyes.
434
00:20:45,912 --> 00:20:47,330
But there were people who knew.
435
00:20:48,706 --> 00:20:50,917
There was a wino
who saw the whole thing happen.
436
00:20:52,377 --> 00:20:54,671
The medics who had to clean up the mess.
437
00:20:56,255 --> 00:20:58,299
All the guys in the precinct
knew the score.
438
00:21:00,218 --> 00:21:03,888
But Brad Hellman's old man
put it in a fix.
439
00:21:03,972 --> 00:21:06,516
But surely they couldn't pretend
that it never happened.
440
00:21:06,599 --> 00:21:08,476
Four people were dead!
441
00:21:09,185 --> 00:21:10,937
They just let it slip away.
442
00:21:12,188 --> 00:21:13,898
Wino went south.
443
00:21:14,983 --> 00:21:18,820
The official records
were either changed or got lost.
444
00:21:20,697 --> 00:21:23,491
Kid claimed somebody else
was driving the car.
445
00:21:25,868 --> 00:21:27,537
Anyway, Brad Hellman gets off
446
00:21:27,620 --> 00:21:29,747
with a revoked driver's license.
447
00:21:32,333 --> 00:21:35,211
Frank Casey and his family
got a ride to the cemetery.
448
00:21:36,713 --> 00:21:38,089
I'm sorry.
449
00:21:41,384 --> 00:21:43,636
Stand up to them, Mort. We'll back you.
450
00:21:44,846 --> 00:21:45,930
It's too late.
451
00:21:47,056 --> 00:21:49,225
Brad Hellman made bail an hour ago.
452
00:21:50,184 --> 00:21:51,853
He's gonna beat it again.
453
00:21:52,895 --> 00:21:54,689
And if they have to smear me
to make it happen,
454
00:21:54,772 --> 00:21:56,983
well, I just don't count for that much.
455
00:21:57,984 --> 00:22:00,653
Not if we don't let them smear you.
456
00:22:01,279 --> 00:22:03,865
Not if we all fight this thing together.
457
00:22:05,324 --> 00:22:06,284
Well, we'll see.
458
00:22:08,161 --> 00:22:09,412
But anyway,
459
00:22:11,914 --> 00:22:13,041
thank you, Mrs. F.
460
00:22:24,052 --> 00:22:26,387
[water splashes]
461
00:22:29,724 --> 00:22:31,184
Come on, Billy. Get the lead out!
462
00:22:31,267 --> 00:22:33,853
Wait a minute, Mickey. I'm thirsty.
463
00:22:33,936 --> 00:22:36,064
Why is it that we haven't gone a mile yet
464
00:22:36,147 --> 00:22:38,357
and already you're drinking all the water?
465
00:22:39,025 --> 00:22:42,195
Mickey, look over there.
466
00:22:47,950 --> 00:22:49,702
Yeah, I'm on top of the situation, Mayor.
467
00:22:49,786 --> 00:22:51,120
Why shouldn't I be?
468
00:22:51,913 --> 00:22:53,790
We sent the body over to the morgue.
469
00:22:55,374 --> 00:22:56,834
Well, as far as I can make out,
470
00:22:56,918 --> 00:22:58,836
it happened sometime late last night.
471
00:23:00,713 --> 00:23:03,132
No, I haven't had time
to inform the next of kin yet.
472
00:23:03,216 --> 00:23:04,801
I've been kind of busy.
473
00:23:09,847 --> 00:23:11,349
I was just on my way over
to the Navarro Inn
474
00:23:11,432 --> 00:23:13,017
to see you folks.
475
00:23:13,101 --> 00:23:14,685
I'm afraid I've got some bad news for you.
476
00:23:14,769 --> 00:23:16,312
I've already got the news, Metzger.
477
00:23:16,395 --> 00:23:17,814
Somebody from the coroner's office
478
00:23:17,897 --> 00:23:19,816
called me five minutes ago at the hotel.
479
00:23:21,192 --> 00:23:22,110
[sighs] I'm sorry.
480
00:23:22,193 --> 00:23:24,237
Not as sorry as you're gonna be, pal.
481
00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:25,863
What are you talking about?
482
00:23:26,614 --> 00:23:28,449
If it is the last thing that I do,
483
00:23:28,533 --> 00:23:32,370
I am going to see you charged
with the murder of my son.
484
00:23:39,502 --> 00:23:40,711
You wanted to see me, Mr. Mayor?
485
00:23:40,795 --> 00:23:42,171
Uh, yes.
486
00:23:42,255 --> 00:23:43,923
Well, that is to say, no. I mean, not me.
487
00:23:44,006 --> 00:23:46,509
It's Lieutenant Powell here
who wants to see you.
488
00:23:46,592 --> 00:23:49,428
State Police,
Criminal Investigation Division.
489
00:23:50,429 --> 00:23:52,014
Yeah, well, I didn't request anything.
490
00:23:52,098 --> 00:23:54,767
Somebody at the state capital
apparently thought...
491
00:23:54,851 --> 00:23:56,727
our situation needed some oversight.
492
00:23:56,811 --> 00:23:58,896
I'll be conducting the investigation.
493
00:23:58,980 --> 00:24:00,565
You'll find my authority spelled out
494
00:24:00,648 --> 00:24:03,192
in this letter
from the state attorney's office.
495
00:24:05,319 --> 00:24:08,447
Yeah, well, thanks for the offer,
496
00:24:09,365 --> 00:24:12,076
but I'll be investigating
Brad Hellman's murder myself.
497
00:24:12,994 --> 00:24:14,036
Maybe I didn't make myself clear.
498
00:24:14,120 --> 00:24:16,581
I'm here to investigate you.
499
00:24:17,415 --> 00:24:18,583
Well, everyone here in Cabot Cove thinks
500
00:24:18,666 --> 00:24:21,794
that Sheriff Metzger
has done a wonderful job,
501
00:24:22,628 --> 00:24:24,547
at least until now.
502
00:24:24,630 --> 00:24:26,632
You're suspended
from all official duties, Metzger,
503
00:24:26,716 --> 00:24:28,301
pending formal charges.
504
00:24:28,384 --> 00:24:30,094
Charges? What charges?
505
00:24:30,178 --> 00:24:32,555
It's been alleged
that you tried to solicit a bribe
506
00:24:32,638 --> 00:24:35,474
from a prisoner, one Bradley Hellman.
507
00:24:35,558 --> 00:24:37,059
You've got that one backwards, pal.
508
00:24:37,143 --> 00:24:38,769
And while the prisoner
was in your custody,
509
00:24:38,853 --> 00:24:42,899
you beat him, trying to extort
$25,000 he was carrying,
510
00:24:42,982 --> 00:24:44,609
which is still missing.
511
00:24:44,692 --> 00:24:46,360
I don't believe this.
512
00:24:46,444 --> 00:24:48,738
It's further alleged
that you murdered the prisoner
513
00:24:48,821 --> 00:24:51,032
either in the cell
or after you released him
514
00:24:51,115 --> 00:24:53,034
to prevent him from pressing charges.
515
00:24:53,117 --> 00:24:54,911
What the hell is going on here?
516
00:24:54,994 --> 00:24:56,579
I mean, I know his old man has got juice,
517
00:24:56,662 --> 00:24:58,831
but this is absolutely ridiculous.
518
00:24:58,915 --> 00:25:00,249
I'll need your service revolver
519
00:25:00,333 --> 00:25:01,626
as possible evidence, Metzger.
520
00:25:01,709 --> 00:25:04,003
-Hand it over.
-Oh, now, that's great.
521
00:25:04,086 --> 00:25:05,713
You think I snuffed the kid,
and then you think
522
00:25:05,796 --> 00:25:07,965
I'm dumb enough to use
my service revolver?
523
00:25:08,049 --> 00:25:09,342
Maybe not, but under suspension,
524
00:25:09,425 --> 00:25:11,594
you have no authority to carry it.
525
00:25:17,892 --> 00:25:20,186
It's probably temporary, Sheriff.
526
00:25:20,269 --> 00:25:21,938
I mean, if you're cleared,
527
00:25:22,021 --> 00:25:23,731
I'm sure they'll give it back to you.
528
00:25:28,569 --> 00:25:31,322
You can all go to hell. I quit.
529
00:25:37,453 --> 00:25:38,663
You can't quit.
530
00:25:38,746 --> 00:25:41,499
Nobody in Cabot Cove wants you to quit.
531
00:25:41,582 --> 00:25:43,084
What am I supposed to do?
532
00:25:43,167 --> 00:25:44,627
I mean, what have I got,
a sign on my chest
533
00:25:44,710 --> 00:25:46,712
that says "welcome, wipe your feet here"?
534
00:25:46,796 --> 00:25:48,297
Those charges are ridiculous!
535
00:25:48,381 --> 00:25:50,508
Yes, but that's not the point.
536
00:25:50,591 --> 00:25:52,468
The point is, those charges
may be ridiculous,
537
00:25:52,551 --> 00:25:54,136
but they are serious!
538
00:25:54,220 --> 00:25:55,680
Oh, come on, Mrs. F.
539
00:25:55,763 --> 00:25:58,641
That desk jockey cop
from Augusta has nothing!
540
00:25:58,724 --> 00:26:00,935
Look, somebody murdered Brad Hellman.
541
00:26:01,018 --> 00:26:03,813
And you've got to find out who, all right?
542
00:26:03,896 --> 00:26:08,150
For openers,
why was Brad Hellman in Cabot Cove?
543
00:26:08,818 --> 00:26:10,444
Well, I don't know.
544
00:26:10,528 --> 00:26:11,988
He said he was just passing through.
545
00:26:12,071 --> 00:26:13,823
But Mrs. Hellman said that she picked up
546
00:26:13,906 --> 00:26:16,242
some clean clothes for him from the hotel.
547
00:26:16,325 --> 00:26:18,869
Now, if he was staying at the Navarro Inn,
548
00:26:18,953 --> 00:26:21,706
he certainly wasn't just passing through.
549
00:26:21,789 --> 00:26:23,541
Hey, and what about his car?
550
00:26:23,624 --> 00:26:25,710
He said that it belonged to somebody else!
551
00:26:25,793 --> 00:26:27,670
Well, New York plates,
552
00:26:27,753 --> 00:26:29,922
registered to a Morgan Phillips.
553
00:26:30,006 --> 00:26:31,465
East 54th street.
554
00:26:31,549 --> 00:26:33,217
Do you still have some friends
555
00:26:33,301 --> 00:26:35,511
on the New York force
who could run a check for you?
556
00:26:35,594 --> 00:26:37,471
My old partner, Vinnie.
557
00:26:37,555 --> 00:26:39,640
Come to think of it,
he's still got my bowling shoes.
558
00:26:40,641 --> 00:26:43,894
But surely there must be
morgue files or something.
559
00:26:43,978 --> 00:26:45,396
Well, there really wasn't very much
560
00:26:45,479 --> 00:26:47,732
that got into the papers, Jessica.
561
00:26:47,815 --> 00:26:49,525
Well, what about background, Haskell?
562
00:26:49,608 --> 00:26:52,320
I mean, I thought
New York newspapermen always had
563
00:26:52,403 --> 00:26:54,030
the inside scoop on everything.
564
00:26:54,113 --> 00:26:57,366
[chuckling]
Okay. So maybe I heard some rumors.
565
00:26:57,450 --> 00:26:59,910
One story I heard
was that Bradley Hellman claimed
566
00:26:59,994 --> 00:27:01,787
he wasn't driving the car.
567
00:27:01,871 --> 00:27:03,205
Well, believe it or not,
568
00:27:03,289 --> 00:27:04,790
I got that one right here in Cabot Cove.
569
00:27:04,874 --> 00:27:07,043
Oh, really? Well, how about this one?
570
00:27:07,126 --> 00:27:09,545
Some reporter told me
that he read upside down
571
00:27:09,628 --> 00:27:12,923
on some policeman's desk
that there was an anonymous call
572
00:27:13,007 --> 00:27:15,051
from a hysterical young woman
573
00:27:15,134 --> 00:27:18,429
reporting an accident
and requesting an ambulance.
574
00:27:18,512 --> 00:27:20,973
Maybe the girl who was with Brad Hellman.
575
00:27:21,057 --> 00:27:24,101
Well, it sure was somebody
in the vicinity, Jessica.
576
00:27:24,185 --> 00:27:26,437
But if she was sober enough
and responsible enough
577
00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:27,772
to call an ambulance,
578
00:27:27,855 --> 00:27:30,149
maybe she wasn't the one who was driving.
579
00:27:30,232 --> 00:27:32,610
Sorry, but I don't have
a name and an address.
580
00:27:32,693 --> 00:27:35,196
Well, I can't be sure,
but I might have it.
581
00:27:35,279 --> 00:27:37,573
Now, the car that he was driving
here in Cabot Cove
582
00:27:37,656 --> 00:27:41,077
was registered
to a Morgan Phillips of New York City,
583
00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:42,995
who Sheriff Metzger checked out
584
00:27:43,079 --> 00:27:44,830
and who turns out to be a 24-year-old
585
00:27:44,914 --> 00:27:46,999
of the female persuasion.
586
00:27:48,709 --> 00:27:52,088
Mayor Booth explained
your special qualifications,
587
00:27:52,171 --> 00:27:53,881
Mrs. Fletcher,
588
00:27:53,964 --> 00:27:56,092
but an automobile accident
that happened four years ago
589
00:27:56,175 --> 00:27:57,468
in New York City
590
00:27:57,551 --> 00:27:59,428
has no bearing on my investigation
591
00:27:59,512 --> 00:28:01,847
of the murder of Bradley Hellman.
592
00:28:01,931 --> 00:28:04,100
Yes, but I suspect
that it does, Lieutenant Powell.
593
00:28:04,183 --> 00:28:06,769
And New York is out of my jurisdiction.
594
00:28:06,852 --> 00:28:08,437
-But...
-Mrs. Fletcher,
595
00:28:08,521 --> 00:28:11,732
I have everything well in hand.
596
00:28:11,816 --> 00:28:14,110
As a matter of fact,
I've made a breakthrough.
597
00:28:14,193 --> 00:28:16,445
I think we've found our murder weapon.
598
00:28:16,529 --> 00:28:18,656
Oh, surely not
Sheriff Metzger's service revolver.
599
00:28:18,739 --> 00:28:20,324
No. A different caliber.
600
00:28:20,408 --> 00:28:22,118
Some joggers found it
on the beach this morning
601
00:28:22,201 --> 00:28:24,036
not far from where the body
was discovered.
602
00:28:24,120 --> 00:28:25,663
The perp must've thought
he was throwing it
603
00:28:25,746 --> 00:28:27,415
in the ocean, but it fell short.
604
00:28:27,498 --> 00:28:30,084
Oh, well, three cartridges
have been fired.
605
00:28:30,167 --> 00:28:31,919
Any fingerprints on the gun?
606
00:28:32,002 --> 00:28:33,879
As a matter of fact, there are.
607
00:28:33,963 --> 00:28:36,048
But I'm not releasing any information.
608
00:28:37,716 --> 00:28:39,135
I suppose you checked
609
00:28:39,218 --> 00:28:40,970
the registration number on the gun.
610
00:28:41,053 --> 00:28:42,388
I faxed the registration number
611
00:28:42,471 --> 00:28:44,390
to Augusta an hour ago.
612
00:28:44,473 --> 00:28:47,309
-Now if you'll excuse me.
-Of course.
613
00:28:50,646 --> 00:28:52,523
Yes, this is lieutenant Avery Powell
614
00:28:52,606 --> 00:28:54,191
calling from Cabot Cove.
615
00:28:54,275 --> 00:28:55,609
Would you put me through
616
00:28:55,693 --> 00:28:56,944
to records and registration, please?
617
00:28:58,904 --> 00:29:01,866
[mouthing words]
618
00:29:01,949 --> 00:29:03,659
That's it.
619
00:29:03,742 --> 00:29:05,536
That's the number on the piece.
620
00:29:06,662 --> 00:29:08,247
Vinnie, take the gum
out of your mouth, will you,
621
00:29:08,330 --> 00:29:09,874
and give me the last part again.
622
00:29:11,876 --> 00:29:15,463
Oh, thanks. You are a prince among men.
623
00:29:15,546 --> 00:29:17,256
What do you mean, I owe you?
624
00:29:17,339 --> 00:29:19,008
You still owe me $10
from the World Series.
625
00:29:19,091 --> 00:29:21,010
Love to Vi. Thanks, pal.
626
00:29:21,093 --> 00:29:23,012
So the revolver is registered in New York?
627
00:29:23,095 --> 00:29:24,096
Better than that.
628
00:29:24,555 --> 00:29:25,973
It's registered
to the same Morgan Phillips
629
00:29:26,056 --> 00:29:27,475
who owns the car.
630
00:29:28,309 --> 00:29:32,396
I think that we are starting
to connect some of the dots.
631
00:29:37,109 --> 00:29:40,321
Excuse me.
Please forgive me for intruding.
632
00:29:40,404 --> 00:29:43,073
But I did want to offer my sympathy.
633
00:29:43,991 --> 00:29:45,618
How thoughtful of you, Mrs. Fletcher.
634
00:29:46,744 --> 00:29:49,830
Of course, we are all in a state of shock.
635
00:29:50,956 --> 00:29:55,336
When I think of that sheriff
shooting our boy not once
636
00:29:55,419 --> 00:29:56,420
but three times...
637
00:29:58,631 --> 00:29:59,924
It breaks my heart.
638
00:30:00,758 --> 00:30:03,844
Oh, this is Brad's fiancee.
639
00:30:03,928 --> 00:30:05,804
She flew up this morning to be with us.
640
00:30:05,888 --> 00:30:08,933
Oh, yes. It's Miss Phillips, isn't it?
641
00:30:10,518 --> 00:30:12,144
Yes, that's right.
642
00:30:12,228 --> 00:30:14,605
It's a pleasure to meet you,
Mrs. Fletcher.
643
00:30:14,688 --> 00:30:17,107
Oh, you must be devastated by all this.
644
00:30:17,191 --> 00:30:18,984
Did you say that you just arrived?
645
00:30:19,068 --> 00:30:19,985
Yes.
646
00:30:21,320 --> 00:30:23,656
She flew up in the family jet
this morning.
647
00:30:25,533 --> 00:30:28,911
I know that this is
a very sad time for all of you,
648
00:30:28,994 --> 00:30:30,663
but I was hoping to be able
to have a little talk
649
00:30:30,746 --> 00:30:31,580
with Miss Phillips.
650
00:30:31,664 --> 00:30:35,668
I'm sorry, Mrs. Fletcher,
but we are very late
651
00:30:35,751 --> 00:30:37,378
for an important appointment.
652
00:30:37,461 --> 00:30:40,089
-Please excuse us.
-Yes, well, some other time.
653
00:30:55,271 --> 00:30:57,773
Arnold, you remember that young man
654
00:30:57,856 --> 00:30:59,567
who was murdered, Bradley Hellman?
655
00:30:59,650 --> 00:31:02,778
Yeah. The family's staying here now.
656
00:31:02,861 --> 00:31:03,946
Terrible thing to have happened.
657
00:31:04,029 --> 00:31:06,407
Oh, yes. A tragedy.
658
00:31:06,490 --> 00:31:10,703
But he was staying here
before he was arrested, wasn't he?
659
00:31:10,786 --> 00:31:12,329
Yeah.
660
00:31:12,413 --> 00:31:15,958
Was he alone?
Or was there someone with him?
661
00:31:16,041 --> 00:31:20,504
Well, he was registered as a single.
662
00:31:20,588 --> 00:31:22,298
Oh, yes, of course.
663
00:31:22,381 --> 00:31:25,426
But that wouldn't necessarily mean
that he was alone.
664
00:31:25,509 --> 00:31:28,387
Now, Jessica, the guests
at the Navarro Inn
665
00:31:28,470 --> 00:31:30,097
are entitled to their privacy.
666
00:31:30,180 --> 00:31:31,849
Oh, yes, yes, of course.
667
00:31:31,932 --> 00:31:36,228
Ambassador Hellman
is a very open-handed man, Jessica,
668
00:31:36,312 --> 00:31:37,855
generous to a fault.
669
00:31:37,938 --> 00:31:41,233
I see. A good tipper?
670
00:31:41,317 --> 00:31:44,153
The ambassador and I
have had a private word.
671
00:31:44,236 --> 00:31:45,613
If you take my meaning.
672
00:31:46,363 --> 00:31:49,533
Arnold, I wouldn't dream of asking you
673
00:31:49,617 --> 00:31:51,952
to betray any confidences.
674
00:31:52,036 --> 00:31:53,412
Well...
675
00:31:53,495 --> 00:31:55,789
especially if they've been paid for,
676
00:31:55,873 --> 00:31:58,709
but if that very attractive young woman
677
00:31:58,792 --> 00:32:02,463
who was having lunch
with ambassador and Mrs. Hellman
678
00:32:02,546 --> 00:32:06,091
was with Bradley Hellman before,
679
00:32:06,175 --> 00:32:10,471
could you, you know, let us say,
680
00:32:10,554 --> 00:32:11,930
scratch your ear?
681
00:32:20,064 --> 00:32:22,232
So she was with him before he was arrested
682
00:32:22,316 --> 00:32:23,776
and before he was murdered?
683
00:32:26,987 --> 00:32:29,198
But you didn't hear it from me, Jessica.
684
00:32:29,281 --> 00:32:33,202
It's very reassuring to know
that there are still people
685
00:32:33,285 --> 00:32:35,913
who can be relied upon to keep a secret.
686
00:32:42,336 --> 00:32:44,129
Oh, Lieutenant Powell...
687
00:32:44,213 --> 00:32:46,423
Sorry, Mrs. Fletcher,
I don't have time right now.
688
00:32:46,507 --> 00:32:48,967
What have you learned
about the gun registration?
689
00:32:49,051 --> 00:32:50,969
My people at the capital
haven't gotten back to me yet.
690
00:32:51,053 --> 00:32:53,305
Yes, but that's because
it was registered in New York
691
00:32:53,389 --> 00:32:55,224
to the same young woman who owned the car
692
00:32:55,307 --> 00:32:56,767
that he was driving.
693
00:32:56,850 --> 00:32:58,477
How do you know that?
694
00:32:58,560 --> 00:33:00,396
And not only
is that young woman here in Cabot Cove,
695
00:33:00,479 --> 00:33:03,148
but she was here
before Brad Hellman was murdered
696
00:33:03,232 --> 00:33:04,650
and is lying about it.
697
00:33:04,733 --> 00:33:06,568
And what about the fingerprints?
698
00:33:06,652 --> 00:33:08,028
They're not Metzger's
699
00:33:08,112 --> 00:33:09,655
and they're not on file with the FBI.
700
00:33:09,738 --> 00:33:11,156
Well, perhaps they belong
to the young woman
701
00:33:11,240 --> 00:33:13,701
who owned the gun, Miss Morgan Phillips.
702
00:33:16,203 --> 00:33:17,579
We know this is your revolver.
703
00:33:17,663 --> 00:33:18,956
We have a ballistics report
704
00:33:19,039 --> 00:33:20,040
confirming it's the murder weapon,
705
00:33:20,124 --> 00:33:21,250
and we have fingerprints.
706
00:33:24,044 --> 00:33:26,797
Miss Phillips, why did you say
that you had just arrived
707
00:33:26,880 --> 00:33:30,426
when in fact you had been here
before Brad was murdered?
708
00:33:30,509 --> 00:33:32,302
I have enough evidence
to book you on suspicion
709
00:33:32,386 --> 00:33:33,679
and take your fingerprints!
710
00:33:33,762 --> 00:33:35,347
Lieutenant, if she owns the gun,
711
00:33:35,431 --> 00:33:38,434
her fingerprints on it
might easily be explained.
712
00:33:44,189 --> 00:33:46,024
Why don't you tell us what happened?
713
00:33:52,906 --> 00:33:55,617
Brad and I were engaged last spring.
714
00:33:55,701 --> 00:33:58,162
My parents thought he was a real catch.
715
00:34:00,414 --> 00:34:03,083
But he...He had problems.
716
00:34:04,168 --> 00:34:05,419
His drinking?
717
00:34:06,044 --> 00:34:08,297
Yes, yes, but it was much more than that.
718
00:34:08,380 --> 00:34:10,841
He was very angry and frightened.
719
00:34:12,342 --> 00:34:14,219
His driver's license was suspended,
720
00:34:14,303 --> 00:34:15,971
and he needed me to drive him up here
721
00:34:16,054 --> 00:34:18,265
because he said
that he had something he had to do.
722
00:34:18,348 --> 00:34:22,019
-So you gave him your gun?
-No, he brought it.
723
00:34:22,102 --> 00:34:25,063
I didn't even know he had it
until we got up here.
724
00:34:25,147 --> 00:34:29,485
What was it that Brad
had to do here in Cabot Cove?
725
00:34:29,568 --> 00:34:31,403
He wouldn't tell me.
726
00:34:31,487 --> 00:34:33,197
He said that it was something
that was hanging over his head
727
00:34:33,280 --> 00:34:35,574
but that he could take care of it.
728
00:34:35,657 --> 00:34:37,075
[chuckles]
729
00:34:37,159 --> 00:34:39,787
He said
that then everything would be better
730
00:34:39,870 --> 00:34:42,080
and then we'd be able to get married.
731
00:34:43,832 --> 00:34:46,585
But it wasn't until we got up here
732
00:34:46,668 --> 00:34:50,047
that I found out
what he really wanted to do.
733
00:34:50,130 --> 00:34:53,133
He was drinking, and he told me
about this accident
734
00:34:53,217 --> 00:34:55,052
that happened four years ago in New York.
735
00:34:55,135 --> 00:34:57,846
He said
that there had been a girl with him,
736
00:34:57,930 --> 00:35:01,517
and she'd slipped away
right after the accident.
737
00:35:01,600 --> 00:35:04,520
Brad said
that she could have testified against him
738
00:35:04,603 --> 00:35:07,314
that he was drunk and driving.
739
00:35:07,397 --> 00:35:10,442
He said
she'd been blackmailing him ever since.
740
00:35:10,526 --> 00:35:12,236
He said that he was sick of it.
741
00:35:13,111 --> 00:35:14,863
He said...
742
00:35:20,869 --> 00:35:23,497
He said that this time,
he was gonna kill her.
743
00:35:25,290 --> 00:35:26,667
To shut her up forever.
744
00:35:29,962 --> 00:35:31,880
[sobbing]
745
00:35:34,633 --> 00:35:37,886
I was so terrified, Mrs. Fletcher.
746
00:35:39,596 --> 00:35:43,308
He actually told you
he intended to kill this girl?
747
00:35:43,559 --> 00:35:45,435
Yes, that's what he said.
748
00:35:45,519 --> 00:35:47,771
I tried to stop him!
I even hid my revolver!
749
00:35:47,855 --> 00:35:49,648
While he was tearing through my suitcase,
750
00:35:49,731 --> 00:35:53,360
I slipped it into his,
and he didn't think to look there.
751
00:35:53,443 --> 00:35:56,613
He was just so angry
and frustrated, he just left.
752
00:35:56,697 --> 00:35:59,491
Morgan, did Brad tell you
who this girl is?
753
00:35:59,575 --> 00:36:01,326
The one who was blackmailing him?
754
00:36:01,410 --> 00:36:03,662
No. If I'd known, I would have warned her.
755
00:36:05,080 --> 00:36:07,583
It strikes me this whole story
is pretty far-fetched.
756
00:36:07,666 --> 00:36:09,501
I mean, we only have
your word, Miss Phillips,
757
00:36:09,585 --> 00:36:11,378
that this girl even exists.
758
00:36:11,461 --> 00:36:14,631
Well, if this girl does exist,
someone knows who she is.
759
00:36:16,425 --> 00:36:19,678
Excuse me, Mr. Farrell, a message for you.
760
00:36:21,096 --> 00:36:22,097
Thank you.
761
00:36:27,519 --> 00:36:30,689
[ominous orchestral music]
762
00:37:26,870 --> 00:37:27,913
So it's the Costner girl.
763
00:37:27,996 --> 00:37:30,040
-Uh-huh.
-That fits.
764
00:37:30,123 --> 00:37:32,376
Family moved to Cabot Cove
about four years ago.
765
00:37:32,459 --> 00:37:35,003
Mm-hmm, and Len
seems to have set himself up
766
00:37:35,087 --> 00:37:37,297
with a comfortable early retirement.
767
00:37:38,090 --> 00:37:40,759
So what do I do now?
Go in there and bust Farrell?
768
00:37:40,842 --> 00:37:42,260
Well, they're going to know
769
00:37:42,344 --> 00:37:43,512
that my little note was a setup.
770
00:37:43,595 --> 00:37:45,180
They'll probably deny everything.
771
00:37:46,473 --> 00:37:50,018
Look, why don't you go on home?
Let me handle this.
772
00:37:53,605 --> 00:37:56,400
Hello, Janet. Oh, hi, Mrs. Fletcher.
773
00:37:56,483 --> 00:37:57,985
You know, when I was your age,
774
00:37:58,068 --> 00:38:00,070
I used to love
to come to this park and read.
775
00:38:00,153 --> 00:38:01,989
There isn't much else to do.
776
00:38:02,072 --> 00:38:06,410
No, I guess Cabot Cove
isn't as exciting as New York City.
777
00:38:06,493 --> 00:38:07,744
You seem a little upset.
778
00:38:08,620 --> 00:38:10,998
Is it because of Brad Hellman's death?
779
00:38:11,081 --> 00:38:13,709
I don't know any Brad Hellman.
780
00:38:13,792 --> 00:38:16,712
Yes, I suppose
you didn't know him very well.
781
00:38:17,337 --> 00:38:19,673
I mean,
you probably only spent one evening
782
00:38:19,756 --> 00:38:21,800
with him in New York four years ago,
783
00:38:22,759 --> 00:38:24,720
and it ended so tragically.
784
00:38:25,804 --> 00:38:27,055
How do you know about that?
785
00:38:28,181 --> 00:38:30,183
Well, let's just say that I do know.
786
00:38:30,267 --> 00:38:32,102
And I'm afraid the police know too,
787
00:38:32,185 --> 00:38:33,603
or they soon will.
788
00:38:34,813 --> 00:38:37,983
I'm not sorry he's dead,
if that's what you mean.
789
00:38:38,066 --> 00:38:40,861
Somebody
should've killed that guy long ago.
790
00:38:40,944 --> 00:38:43,155
Would you like to talk about it, Janet?
791
00:38:45,907 --> 00:38:49,286
[sighs] There isn't much to tell.
792
00:38:51,413 --> 00:38:54,541
I met him in a bar.
He offered me a ride home.
793
00:38:54,624 --> 00:38:56,626
He had a real hot car.
794
00:38:57,210 --> 00:39:00,714
I should have realized how drunk he was.
795
00:39:00,797 --> 00:39:02,674
I guess you know what happened.
796
00:39:03,508 --> 00:39:06,595
Yes, a family was killed.
797
00:39:07,846 --> 00:39:09,306
It was awful.
798
00:39:11,558 --> 00:39:13,268
Is that how you hurt your leg?
799
00:39:14,394 --> 00:39:16,188
It was a broken ankle.
800
00:39:16,271 --> 00:39:18,106
But I managed to walk two blocks on it
801
00:39:18,190 --> 00:39:20,400
to a pay phone to call an ambulance
802
00:39:20,484 --> 00:39:22,444
and then my parents.
803
00:39:22,527 --> 00:39:24,237
But you didn't call the police?
804
00:39:25,447 --> 00:39:27,866
My parents didn't want me to get involved.
805
00:39:29,117 --> 00:39:32,079
And then
there were complications with my ankle.
806
00:39:33,205 --> 00:39:37,375
Dad, he found out that Brad
was Ambassador Hellman's son.
807
00:39:37,459 --> 00:39:39,753
I wanted him put away in jail,
808
00:39:40,712 --> 00:39:42,255
but Mom and Dad,
809
00:39:43,048 --> 00:39:47,427
well, they said he would have to pay
810
00:39:47,511 --> 00:39:48,845
for what happened to me.
811
00:39:50,680 --> 00:39:52,891
And they've been paying ever since.
812
00:39:52,974 --> 00:39:54,851
It was only right!
813
00:39:56,520 --> 00:39:58,647
After what he did to our little girl.
814
00:39:58,730 --> 00:39:59,940
It wouldn't have done Janet no good
815
00:40:00,023 --> 00:40:01,274
to put him in jail.
816
00:40:01,358 --> 00:40:03,068
It was only fair that they pay.
817
00:40:03,151 --> 00:40:04,945
Well, I can't condone what you did,
818
00:40:05,028 --> 00:40:07,864
but I think I can understand it.
819
00:40:07,948 --> 00:40:10,158
They got lots of money.
820
00:40:10,242 --> 00:40:13,161
Someone told me
that Brad came to Cabot Cove
821
00:40:13,245 --> 00:40:14,830
to settle something,
822
00:40:14,913 --> 00:40:18,291
to put an end to the hold
that you had over them.
823
00:40:18,375 --> 00:40:20,585
Did you see him that night?
824
00:40:20,669 --> 00:40:22,879
He never came here!
825
00:40:22,963 --> 00:40:24,965
We had nothing to do with his murder.
826
00:40:25,048 --> 00:40:27,175
We were here together watching television,
827
00:40:27,259 --> 00:40:31,054
all of us, all night,
and we'll swear to it.
828
00:40:35,892 --> 00:40:37,727
You're not going to do anything?
829
00:40:37,811 --> 00:40:41,064
There's nothing I can do.
I checked out what you told me.
830
00:40:41,148 --> 00:40:43,316
The Costners deny it, all of it,
831
00:40:43,400 --> 00:40:45,152
and so does that lawyer, Farrell.
832
00:40:45,235 --> 00:40:47,237
There isn't a shred of evidence.
833
00:40:47,320 --> 00:40:49,531
No, I think that's all a sideshow anyway.
834
00:40:49,614 --> 00:40:51,825
Don't forget, it's Metzger
I'm here to investigate.
835
00:40:51,908 --> 00:40:53,201
But you don't have any real evidence
836
00:40:53,285 --> 00:40:54,536
against Sheriff Metzger.
837
00:40:54,619 --> 00:40:55,996
You don't even have his fingerprints
838
00:40:56,079 --> 00:40:57,330
on the murder weapon.
839
00:40:57,414 --> 00:40:59,082
So he wore gloves.
840
00:41:01,877 --> 00:41:04,963
The details of my investigation
are confidential, Mrs. Fletcher.
841
00:41:05,755 --> 00:41:08,508
That is a medical examiner's report.
842
00:41:08,592 --> 00:41:10,510
And unless my eyes are bad,
843
00:41:10,594 --> 00:41:13,763
it says that Brad Hellman was shot twice.
844
00:41:13,847 --> 00:41:15,557
I fail to see any significance in that.
845
00:41:15,640 --> 00:41:18,059
But three bullets were fired
from the murder weapon.
846
00:41:18,143 --> 00:41:19,978
Nothing unusual there.
847
00:41:20,061 --> 00:41:21,771
It was dark, a deserted place,
848
00:41:21,855 --> 00:41:24,191
so Metzger missed with one shot.
849
00:41:24,274 --> 00:41:25,358
Maybe he was nervous.
850
00:41:27,736 --> 00:41:30,822
Yes. Perhaps that explains it.
And the gloves.
851
00:41:32,032 --> 00:41:34,492
Lieutenant Powell,
if you're really interested in solving
852
00:41:34,576 --> 00:41:36,244
Brad Hellman's murder,
853
00:41:36,328 --> 00:41:38,496
perhaps you'd like to go along
with an experiment.
854
00:41:40,957 --> 00:41:44,336
I suppose our little community
will get a black eye over this.
855
00:41:45,253 --> 00:41:47,756
But I didn't want to let you leave
before I told you
856
00:41:47,839 --> 00:41:51,384
how very sorry I am about everything.
857
00:41:51,468 --> 00:41:54,596
That's very sweet of you, Mrs. Fletcher.
858
00:41:54,679 --> 00:41:56,306
It's really a shame that your sheriff
859
00:41:56,389 --> 00:41:58,433
didn't drop the charges.
860
00:41:58,516 --> 00:42:00,227
If he had, well...
861
00:42:00,310 --> 00:42:02,604
yes, I'm afraid things don't look too good
862
00:42:02,687 --> 00:42:04,856
for our Sheriff Metzger.
863
00:42:04,940 --> 00:42:07,984
Lieutenant Powell thinks
that he has an open-and-shut case.
864
00:42:08,068 --> 00:42:10,070
Except for one small thing.
865
00:42:10,153 --> 00:42:12,614
His fingerprints
weren't on the murder weapon.
866
00:42:12,697 --> 00:42:14,324
Obviously he wore gloves.
867
00:42:14,407 --> 00:42:16,743
Well, Lieutenant Powell
already thought of that too.
868
00:42:16,826 --> 00:42:19,329
That's why he's having
Sheriff Metzger's gloves
869
00:42:19,412 --> 00:42:21,456
tested for traces of nitrate.
870
00:42:22,540 --> 00:42:24,125
Nitrate?
871
00:42:24,209 --> 00:42:27,295
Tiny traces of nitrate, gunpowder,
872
00:42:27,379 --> 00:42:30,674
would be on the gloves
if he had fired the shots.
873
00:42:31,591 --> 00:42:34,010
Of course, it's amazing
what they can learn these days
874
00:42:34,094 --> 00:42:36,346
from these scientific tests, isn't it?
875
00:42:37,097 --> 00:42:41,434
Yes, well, I'm sure
he'll get whatever he deserves.
876
00:42:41,518 --> 00:42:43,353
I have to finish packing.
877
00:42:43,436 --> 00:42:45,563
It was very nice
to have met you, Mrs. Fletcher.
878
00:42:45,647 --> 00:42:48,692
I'm sure that we'll meet again soon.
879
00:42:48,775 --> 00:42:51,695
[suspicious orchestral music]
880
00:43:24,769 --> 00:43:27,188
I guess that removes
any doubt, Mrs. Hellman.
881
00:43:27,480 --> 00:43:29,566
What the hell are you doing here?
882
00:43:30,191 --> 00:43:32,110
Watching you burn a pair of gloves.
883
00:43:32,777 --> 00:43:34,279
If you hadn't been in such a hurry,
884
00:43:34,362 --> 00:43:36,781
you'd have noticed
you burned the wrong pair.
885
00:43:36,865 --> 00:43:39,159
I found these in your suitcase.
886
00:43:40,076 --> 00:43:42,537
Faint odor of nitrate.
887
00:43:42,620 --> 00:43:44,164
The pair you burned were a similar pair
888
00:43:44,247 --> 00:43:45,332
that I put in there.
889
00:43:45,415 --> 00:43:47,083
It was kind of a test.
890
00:43:47,167 --> 00:43:49,544
How dare you go through my belongings
891
00:43:49,627 --> 00:43:51,171
without any authority!
892
00:43:51,629 --> 00:43:53,548
Oh, I got a search warrant.
893
00:43:53,631 --> 00:43:56,092
It was all Mrs. Fletcher's idea.
894
00:43:57,802 --> 00:43:58,803
Come in.
895
00:44:00,347 --> 00:44:03,433
This is outrageous. What is going on here?
896
00:44:03,516 --> 00:44:05,769
Mrs. Hellman, remember?
897
00:44:05,852 --> 00:44:08,563
You told me
that you'd gotten Brad fresh clothes
898
00:44:08,646 --> 00:44:10,315
when he was in jail.
899
00:44:10,398 --> 00:44:12,192
You must've gotten them
out of his suitcase,
900
00:44:12,275 --> 00:44:15,070
which is where Morgan
said that she'd hidden the revolver.
901
00:44:15,570 --> 00:44:16,571
Well?
902
00:44:17,489 --> 00:44:20,033
I mean, are you suggesting
that I had anything...
903
00:44:20,116 --> 00:44:22,994
I'm sorry, but you gave yourself away.
904
00:44:23,078 --> 00:44:27,123
When I think of that sheriff
shooting our boy not once
905
00:44:28,166 --> 00:44:29,125
but three times...
906
00:44:30,502 --> 00:44:31,920
It breaks my heart.
907
00:44:32,420 --> 00:44:33,421
Three bullets?
908
00:44:34,506 --> 00:44:35,673
Yeah.
909
00:44:35,757 --> 00:44:38,218
The coroner said
there were three bullets in the body.
910
00:44:39,010 --> 00:44:40,929
Well, I'm afraid that's another lie.
911
00:44:41,012 --> 00:44:43,640
Only two bullets
were found in Brad's body,
912
00:44:43,723 --> 00:44:46,434
according
to the medical examiner's report.
913
00:44:46,518 --> 00:44:48,186
You thought there were three shots
914
00:44:48,269 --> 00:44:50,271
because you fired three shots.
915
00:44:50,355 --> 00:44:52,357
Apparently, one of your shots missed.
916
00:44:53,566 --> 00:44:54,734
But then, of course, it was dark
917
00:44:54,818 --> 00:44:56,444
and you were probably nervous.
918
00:44:57,112 --> 00:44:59,489
I mean, that fact
that you tried to destroy the gloves
919
00:44:59,572 --> 00:45:00,949
confirms it.
920
00:45:03,785 --> 00:45:06,287
[laughing]
921
00:45:11,626 --> 00:45:13,420
I didn't marry Chandler Hellman
922
00:45:13,503 --> 00:45:16,673
to watch his screwed-up son
ruin our career.
923
00:45:17,340 --> 00:45:19,467
The little brat was a dangerous liability.
924
00:45:19,551 --> 00:45:22,262
One scandalous episode after another.
925
00:45:24,681 --> 00:45:26,474
Ah, and then I realized fate had handed me
926
00:45:26,558 --> 00:45:28,810
a wonderful opportunity to put an end
927
00:45:28,893 --> 00:45:31,521
to the problem permanently.
928
00:45:34,190 --> 00:45:38,445
When he was released on bail,
I took him for a drive.
929
00:45:39,863 --> 00:45:42,824
To talk some sense into him,
or so he thought.
930
00:45:45,034 --> 00:45:47,829
You know, he had no shame
for all the trouble
931
00:45:47,912 --> 00:45:49,831
that he'd caused everybody.
932
00:45:52,000 --> 00:45:55,920
No idea how much I despised him
933
00:45:57,547 --> 00:46:01,384
and no inkling of the solution
that I had in mind.
934
00:46:13,480 --> 00:46:17,025
He fell backwards into a ditch.
935
00:46:17,901 --> 00:46:19,652
I drove back to the hotel,
936
00:46:20,153 --> 00:46:22,780
had a hot bath and a double martini.
937
00:46:24,532 --> 00:46:29,787
Chandler, as usual,
had no idea that once again,
938
00:46:30,371 --> 00:46:32,165
I'd saved his career.
939
00:46:34,667 --> 00:46:35,668
Drink?
940
00:46:40,131 --> 00:46:43,510
That is one cold
and calculating lady, Mrs. F.
941
00:46:43,593 --> 00:46:45,512
Yes, the longer I was around her,
942
00:46:45,595 --> 00:46:48,139
the more she reminded me of Lady Macbeth.
943
00:46:48,223 --> 00:46:49,807
Oh, while I'm thinking of it,
944
00:46:49,891 --> 00:46:52,560
there's something
I've been saving for you, Sheriff.
945
00:46:52,644 --> 00:46:54,062
Well, now, are you sure
946
00:46:54,145 --> 00:46:56,022
that's what you really want, Mr. Mayor?
947
00:46:56,105 --> 00:46:57,482
Well, absolutely, Sheriff.
948
00:46:57,565 --> 00:46:59,150
You're certain, Sam?
949
00:46:59,234 --> 00:47:01,945
I'm not sure that Mort
would want to continue
950
00:47:02,028 --> 00:47:04,531
unless he enjoys your total confidence.
951
00:47:05,490 --> 00:47:06,783
Jessica!
952
00:47:06,866 --> 00:47:08,701
How can you even suggest such a thing?
953
00:47:08,785 --> 00:47:12,080
I never had the slightest doubt
about Sheriff Metzger.
954
00:47:12,163 --> 00:47:15,041
-[clears throat]
-Well, never for a moment!
955
00:47:15,124 --> 00:47:18,795
Through all this unpleasantness,
I was right there behind you.
956
00:47:18,878 --> 00:47:22,590
-Oh, yeah.
-Way behind.
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