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on the sound stage. It's where your
favorite movie and television shows are

created.

Now, right up ahead there on stage 15,
Catherine Weldon is currently filming.

Here,

Catherine, let me.

Ron,

you know me. It's always better if I do
it myself.

How's that boy of yours, huh? Getting
bigger?

Oh, yeah. Just started high school.

He's great.

Sweet as ever, Catherine.

How did you get onto the lot and into my
dressing room?

Oh, hi, Peter. You look great. I missed
you.

I'm about five minutes away from
shooting a commercial, Peter.

For Catherine Walden Cosmetics?

What do you want?

I saw your fourth quarter sale from the
journal.

Twelve million.

I'm thrilled for you, Katie.

Ron, would you tell them I'm... Just be
a minute.

Of course.

Thank you.

All right.

Why are you here?

I knew you'd want to see me.

I mean, after all, we were partners.

Is that what you're calling it these
days?

Of course.

We were living together when we both
came up with the idea of creating a

cosmetic line in your name.

You had nothing to do with that.

I think your memory's a little vague.

I weren't exactly sober in those days.

So?

Are you threatening me? Catherine.

Your secret is safe with me.

I'd never want anyone to know that
you're a woman who drank herself out of

movie career, disappeared from sight,
and then emerged sober and beautiful

a successful cosmetic line.

If you think you're getting a penny from
me... I want half.

For what?

Get out.

Oh, my, my, my.

Trust me, Katie.

You don't want me to take you to court.

Katie, I've got great... Peter.

Hi, Jackie.

How nice, your little sister's still
around to pick up after you. Get out of

here.

Take it over, Katie.

I'll be in touch.

What's he doing here?

and thousands of dollars I'm willing to
give them this year. Just thousands and

thousands and thousands.

Why don't you let your accountant sort
that out? You tax laws, you can't hardly

write off anything.

I mean anything.

Why don't you work?

I'm in a slightly lower tax bracket.

You think I could deduct something? All
I do is work.

Is this your way of telling me you're
not coming to Los Angeles?

You going to Los Angeles?

Ben, I told you I was going.

Oh. Aren't you coming?

There's thousands and thousands and
thousands of dollars. I wouldn't be any

Oh, my friend Jackie is dying to meet
you.

Remember I told you her sister is
Catherine Weldon?

Oh, I know.

I bet I've seen the river runs deep six
times.

Well? I'm a huge Catherine Weldon fan.

Well?

Oh, I just can't. It's just thousands
and thousands and thousands and

of dollars.

Okay, when I see her, I'm going to tell
her you're a huge fan.

Wait a minute.

Yeah, this dinner for two at Renoir's,
isn't it where I took you after the

Morgan trial?

You can't deduct that.

Why not?

You took me there for my birthday, and
we didn't talk business.

Well, I was thinking about it.

While you were holding my hand?

Well, I don't have to know that.

I know.

Katie, I'm delighted.

Come in.

Looks familiar.

It is familiar.

Peter, please.

I came over to... After what happened
today.

I was abrupt.

I apologize.

It was my fault. I should have called.

I haven't forgotten how close we once
were.

So if you need money, I would be more
than happy to help you.

How generous of you, huh?

You can't expect more, Peter.

You want to know what I expect?

I expect four million dollars.

Or what?

You'll sue?

You had nothing to do with my company.

I'll walk into court with pictures that
will make the front page of the National

Informer.

Remember how you looked when we were
living together?

Not exactly the youthful, glamorous
image your public has

in mind when they buy Catherine Weldon
cosmetics, expecting to look exactly

you.

Goodbye, image.

Goodbye, prophets.

Thank you.

Oh,

you're positively skinny.

Oh, you don't look a day older.

Tell me about Ben. Is he cute?

Very cute.

Does he lavish you with expensive gifts?

He's very cute.

Oh, he's a big fan of your sister.

Who isn't?

So what about you?

What lucky guy is sweeping you off your
feet?

My last date was, let me see, about
seven months

ago, this Saturday.

I think this is what they call a slump.
Oh, no.

Well, you need some fun.

Let's spend tomorrow together.

Oh, I love that.

Oh, but first I have to listen to a new
ad agency pitch and then interview

someone for a job.

Oh, you're just so cool. Corporate. I
know.

Isn't it great?

Twelve million in national sales. Some
might say a staggering figure

for a company only two years young. It
sounds.

True. I believe, however, that you have
just touched the surface.

Good. It sounds even better. I submit to
you that this company does not sell

cosmetics. No.

It sells your image, Ms. Wellman.

And that's what we propose to do with
our campaign.

We are going to make your products as
sexy as the woman herself.

Your divorce is working out so much

better than your marriage.

Someone call security now. Calm down.

I'm just making a quick delivery.

I'm legally entitled to 30 % of
Catherine Weldon Cosmetics. What?

If I don't have $4 million by tomorrow,
I'm suing this company.

And this will be Exhibit A.

Interesting to see what would happen to
Catherine's image and your investment if

I drag these pictures into court.

Oh, my God.

Never saw your ex -wife like that
before, did you?

Edgar, please.

It was a long time ago.

Katie, all those fans who idolize you,
how do you think they feel?

Seeing you drunk and rolling around in
bed with me.

Think about it.

Oh, Julie, the police think she killed
Peter. And our attorney's out of town.

Would you act as counsel for Katie while
the police question it?

Please. Of course.

Oh, thank you.

So you recognize this makeup bag, Miss
Weldon, or any of its contents?

Yes.

So it is your bag then, ma 'am? Yes, but
I... Detective Stoner, this makeup kit

is hardly sufficient grounds for an
indictment no matter whom it belongs to.

Mr. Bates was in the process of filing a
multi -million dollar lawsuit against

your client.

And there was an eyewitness.

What? That's impossible.

A neighbor of the victim saw your car
leaving the murder scene at exactly 6

p .m. I wouldn't. May I speak to Miss
Weldon for a moment alone, please?

Be my guest.

My God.

What's happening to me? You're going to
be all right, Catherine.

We'll straighten this out.

I left that makeup kit at Peter's last
night.

Julie, I didn't kill him.

I wasn't there tonight.

Obviously, the neighbor was mistaken,
but I'm afraid that's enough to file

murder charges.

Julie.

What do I do?

Will you represent me?

I'm a prosecuting attorney, Catherine.
You need a defense lawyer.

Well, then get me the best.

And I mean the very best.

Oh, no, I

woke you. I'm sorry.

Yeah, I was just... Sleeping? I know,
I'm sorry. How are the taxes going?

Oh, there's thousands and thousands and
thousands of dollars.

I, um...

I saw Catherine Weldon.

What? I saw Catherine Weldon.

Oh, good. Did you tell her I'm a big
fan?

Yes, I did, and she wants to fly you out
here to meet her.

She wants to pay my airplane fare to Los
Angeles?

Yes, she's very anxious to talk with
you, and I'd love to see you, too.

I will. I get to meet her and see you.

Maybe I can do a little business. Let's
make it a business trip.

You know, deductible. I think I can
arrange that.

What did your sister see in this chair?

Oh, what can I tell you, Ben?

Peter was a good -looking hustler.

He took advantage of Catherine at a very
low point in her life.

She had gained a lot of weight. She was
drinking heavily.

You wouldn't even recognize her.

Her career seemed to be over.

Why were these pictures he took of her
so important?

Ben, Catherine became a star playing the
loyal wife, the good, beautiful woman.

That's her image.

These pictures are so awful.

Well, they could destroy her and our
company.

Well, who else was at this meeting when
Miss Peter

came in?

Well, aside from Katie and me, there was
her personal manager, Gil Altman, and

also Edgar, Catherine's ex -husband.

What was her ex -husband doing?

Well, Edgar and Katie have remained very
good friends. Edgar's a brilliant

businessman, and he's the company's
financial advisor.

Well, pretty soon I better go meet my
new client.

Ben, I can't thank you enough for coming
out here so fast.

Now I know why Julie's been bragging
about you.

You were bragging about me? I told her
you were cute.

So what do you think?

I think I'm okay.

I'm talking about the case.

Oh.

Well, if I were Catherine Weldon's
manager and my income were tied to her

company, those pictures would make me
very nervous. I'll go talk to Mr.

Altman.

I'll fly Conrad out.

Why? You know I'm going to want to stay
close to him. Oh, I... Jackie and I are

like sisters.

Okay, but promise me you'll be careful.

Ms. Weldon?

I didn't know you were in here swimming.
I can come back.

First of all, my friends call me Katie.

And secondly, I swim laps twice a day,
so you're going to have to get used to

meeting by the pool.

I could get used to that.

Something wrong?

You have a birthmark. I've never noticed
that in any of your movies.

Makeup.

Would you like some iced tea? Yeah.

So?

Well.

Shall we get started?

Yeah. Yeah, this... I did this with
Peter Bates.

How did you meet him?

My sister introduced us at a Lakers
game. She had season tickets.

His seats were right behind hers.

I've seen pictures of him. He was a nice
-looking fellow.

He was a hustler looking for a meal
ticket.

Until I got sober, I didn't see him for
what he was.

Well, you quit drinking. That's the main
thing.

Did he help you create your cosmetic?

Absolutely not.

Why did you go visit him the night
before the murder?

I thought if I offered him some money,
he might go away.

And that's when you left your makeup
kit?

Now, I know the police have a witness
who says she saw my car the night of the

murder. What I don't know is whether
she's lying or just mistaken.

Now, Ben.

May I call you Ben?

Why, yes.

Ben, you know how much I appreciate you
coming out here to defend me. Oh, I

wouldn't miss this.

Would you mind, I'd like to see every
document and hear about every phone call

that pertains to this case.

Would that be all right?

Why, yes, that would be all right. That
would be fine. You'd be involved.

Of course, I don't want to be a pest.

Oh, you couldn't be a pest.

I mean, a mosquito's a pest, and you're
not a mosquito.

You have nice hair.

Oh, no.

You have nice hair, too.

I'll... Bye,

Ben. Let me know if there's anything I
can do to help.

Aren't you going to start the car?

Thank

you.

Ms. March, please come in.

Hello, Mr. Altman.

I really appreciate your seeing me on
such short notice. Not at all. I just

to help Katie. Please.

My goodness.

You certainly know a lot of celebrities.

Well, I've been in the biz for 20 years.

And I understand that right now
Catherine is your only client.

Well, Katie's career is certainly a
handful.

Aren't those the photographs of
Catherine that Peter gave you?

Yes, they are.

I saw them.

Catherine Weldon.

Every man's dream.

Shocked the hell out of me.

No one else is your TV.

I hope not.

If those photographs were made public,
it would ruin both of you.

Both of us? Oh, yes.

Catherine's image is what gets her
acting roles and sells her makeup and

your mortgage.

You know, Ms. March, People think agents
and managers in this town are bad, but

not that bad.

Now, don't you think it would have been
stupid of me to kill Peter and frame my

client? I mean, isn't that kind of like
shooting myself in the foot?

I don't think Catherine was framed.

Who are these people? The couples I had
at my house for a barbecue the night

Peter was killed.

Just in case you want to verify my
whereabouts.

That looks delicious.

Well, I've got to tell you, I have never
heard a wife

speak so highly of her ex -husband,
ever.

Well, I adore Katie, too.

And I've got to hand it to you.

Most men wouldn't look after their
wives' business affairs after the

But our marriage is over, but our
friendship is.

Besides, I want a piece of the company.

May I bring you something? Yes, some
soup, anything.

I bet you hated it when...

Catherine left with that Peter Bates.

Broke my heart to see her with that
creep.

How long did she live with him?

A year, year and a half.

Did he try to stop her?

She wouldn't listen.

See, her career was in trouble.

She started drinking.

And he made her feel young.

See, beautiful women like Catherine.

They know that beauty won't last, and it
terrifies them.

In a way, that face is her curse.

I know a lot of women would like to be
cursed like that.

I bet you could have cheerfully wrung
his neck when

he walked in there with a little picture
of Catherine.

Mr. Matlock, you know that?

You know what I mean.

Yeah.

What is that you're having?

Steak and mushrooms.

You want a bite?

Oh, well.

You'd like to know where I was that
night, wouldn't you?

That wasn't mine.

Well, I was in there losing my shirt,
playing bridge all night long.

What's wrong?

What is it?

Well, I found a letter over at Peter
Bates' house.

What kind of a letter?

Love letter.

Poor Catherine.

What Peter put her through.

It wasn't from her. It was from Jackie.

Jackie?

Fleming? Wrote a love letter to Peter?

She was the one who introduced Catherine
to him.

Jackie Fleming was in love with Peter
and she never told me?

Oh, don't do that.

Jackie didn't kill Peter.

You can't be sure. Yes, I am.

She didn't.

Well, I'm going to have to talk with her
anyway.

I'll talk to her.

She... She tells me everything.

Except about Peter.

No doubt about it. Ben is adorable.

Must be his white hair.

So distinguished.

So real.

Most L .A. lawyers are so plastic.

You've got to get him to move to L .A.

He'll make a fortune.

Then you'll get married and you and I
can see each other every day. Why didn't

you tell me about your relationship with
Peter?

Ben found a letter you wrote to Peter
three years ago.

You were in love with him, Jackie.

I never lied to you, Julie.

You know that Peter had seasoned
basketball tickets in the row behind

Catherine mentioned that to Ben.

And we struck up an acquaintance and
then a friendship.

And then we began dating.

Was he interested in you only as a
friend? We never even kissed.

Then why did you write that letter?

Because as good as I am in business,
that's how bad I am about men.

A man pays a little attention to me and
I fall head over heels in two minutes.

Does Catherine know you dated Peter?

No. Oh, Jackie, why?

Why didn't you just tell her that you
had feelings for him?

Because he didn't share them.

That romance happened so fast.

Ten days after I introduced him, Peter
moved in with Catherine.

And she was crazy about him.

And so were you.

Oh, yeah.

I just couldn't tell her.

Not even after she left Peter?

I didn't want her to know how messed up
I had gotten over a guy who turned out

to be a bum.

You want to know the worst part?

Now that I think about it, I'm convinced
that Peter struck up a friendship with

me so he could meet Katie.

Jackie, do you know how this could look
to people who don't know you?

Jilly, do you know where I was that
night?

In my office, in a meeting.

That's the truth.

You won't believe me.

Thanks for coming over so fast.

Oh, yeah.

Come over here.

I want to show you something I found in
this police report.

Okay. I found something. I don't know
whether it means anything.

What?

Boy, you're really hands -on on this,
aren't you?

Well, Ben, when I left Peter, it came
down to me making a choice.

I could be one of those actresses you
read about that wallow in self -pity

their career slows down, or I could take
responsibility for my life.

You're a finder.

Oh, yeah.

So what'd you find?

Right here. The makeup kit I left at
Peter's. The police list six items.

Yeah? Well, the concealer's missing.
There should be seven items in this kit.

Are you sure? I'm positive.

Well, why would someone steal your
makeup?

It was Marge. Hi.

Hi. I'm sorry, Miss Fleming isn't in.
Actually, I wanted to talk to you.

Sure, what about? Well, you know that
I'm helping Mr. Matlock investigate

Bates' murder.

I didn't really know him.

I know that.

But on the night he was killed, Miss
Fleming interviewed a man named... Ken

Evans.

Did Mr. Evans kill him? Oh, no, no, no,
no. I just need to know where everybody

was. Now, the meeting was at six o
'clock.

Oh, it was supposed to be at 6.

It wasn't?

Well, Miss Durbin called and said he had
car trouble and Miss Fleming asked me

to go pick him up.

How long were you gone?

Almost an hour.

Detective Stoner, did you find any
evidence of Catherine Weldon's presence

Peter Bates' house on the night of the
murder?

Yes, sir, I did.

I'd like to show you People's Exhibit
27, this makeup kit, and ask if you can

identify it. This has my mark.

I found this makeup kit in Mr. Bates'
living room. Did you discover who owns

Yes, sir, we did.

See, that kit looks exactly like every
other makeup kit sold throughout the

by the Captain Weldon Cosmetic Company.
Uh -huh. But there's one difference.

The regular kits that are sold at retail
have plastic tops that are painted

gold. This kit has solid gold tops.

There was only one specifically made
that way.

And who was this Nate for?

Catherine Weldon.

She's the only one that has a makeup kit
with solid gold tops.

Thank you.

No further questions, Your Honor.

Your witness, Mr. Matlock.

Thank you.

Detective Stoner, there's no real way of
telling

when this makeup kit was left at Mr.

Bates' house, is there?

No, not really.

It could have been left there a month
ago or a week ago or the night before

Bates was murdered, couldn't it?

Yes. And my client told you that she
left this makeup kit at Mr.

Bates' house the night before the
murder. She had brought Mr.

Bates a gift, a kind of peace offering,
right?

Yeah, she said something about a crystal
elephant.

Which makes no sense, since no such
elephant was found on the premises.

Your Honor, would you instruct the
witness to just answer my questions

editorializing?

Detective Stoner, you've appeared in my
courtroom before. You know better than

that.

Excuse me, Your Honor.

Ask for a reset.

Mr. Matlock.

Right there, Your Honor.

Mr. Matlock.

Your Honor, defense

would like to request a recess until
tomorrow morning. In the middle of

counsel's cross -examination, may I ask
why?

Yes, sir.

Your Honor, I ate one of those fat...

California hot dog with some real strong
onions on it, and they're kind of

coming back on me. Maybe you noticed.

This court is adjourned till 9 a .m.
tomorrow.

Why did I do that?

Because I asked you to. That's so sweet
of you.

Are you going to tell me why you asked
me to do that? I can't tell you right

now. I'll tell you later. But meet me at
your hotel at 6 o 'clock.

Promise.

I don't want to have this conversation
with you. Well, then why are we here?

Even now you won't admit it, will you?
What?

You were at Peter's on the night of the
murder. Ah.

The crystal elephant, Jackie. The one
that Catherine gave Peter. The one the

police couldn't find. It's in your den.

You lied. You lied to me. You lied to
Ben. You lied to your sister. You can't

believe I killed him. What's going on?

Well, I went to Peter's house. to offer
him $100 ,000 for the speeches of

Catherine. Since all he wanted was
money, I thought he'd grab it.

And he would have.

But he was dead when I got there.

You must believe me. When I saw him, I
panicked and I ran.

What about the elephant?

Well, it was there, sitting in a box
with a note from Catherine. I took it so

could protect her.

Why didn't you tell Catherine you were
there?

Because... Because I don't know whether
she killed Peter or not.

I'm sorry I'm late. The freeway is a
parking lot. Would you tell me what's

on? It was Jackie who was at Peter
Bates' house on the night of the murder,

Catherine. How do you know?

Jackie.

Jackie took the crystal elephant. She
took it home with her, but she didn't

Peter. Was she driving Catherine's car?
Yes.

Jackie had loaned her car to her
secretary.

Catherine's car just happened to be
there, so Jackie borrowed it. She wanted

go to Peter's to offer him money for the
pictures, but when she got there, he

was already dead.

Julie, I know that Jackie's a friend of
yours.

I know.

But I believe her.

I've known her for such a long time, I
would know if she were lying.

And she's telling the truth.

Well, if that's so, then it must be Gil
Altman.

I'm going to double -check his alibi.

I would.

What I don't get is if Gil Altman killed
Peter Bates, why didn't he steal

Catherine's makeup?

You know a lot of good -looking women.

Yes, I do.

What, did you come here to talk about
celebrities?

Well, no. No, I came to talk about the
night of the murder.

Oh, I thought we already discussed that.
Well, you gave a barbecue that night.

I talked to your guests, and they said
they had a wonderful time, but that you

left your own party for over an hour.

That's what this is all about. I ran out
of propane gas for the barbecue, and I

had to have my tank refilled. Oh.

You remember where you took your tank to
be filled? Sure.

I'll write it down for you. Okay.

It should be right here.

Are those the pictures of Catherine at
Peter Bates' house?

Yeah. Yeah, they are.

Let me see.

Ah, there it is.

On the night Peter Bates was killed, you
had some friends over for a

barbecue. Is that right?

Yes.

But somewhere around six o 'clock, you
left your house for around an hour. As I

told you earlier, I ran out of propane
gas for my barbecue, and I went out to

have the tank refilled.

That's right. This is the receipt from
Phil's truck rental.

Now, you have a standard ten -pound
tank?

Yes, I do.

Well, look here. When they filled it,
they could only get in two pounds.

You had eight pounds of propane in that
tank when you came in there.

That's enough to cook hamburgers for
this whole courtroom, maybe more.

Maybe the tank wasn't hooked up right. I
wasn't getting anything.

Oh, it was hooked up right.

You just needed an excuse.

To leave your house, go to Peter Bates'
house, kill him, and come back without

arousing suspicion.

What, are you crazy?

You know I'm not crazy.

Now, besides that nearly full propane
tank, this is

People's Exhibit 27.

Catherine Welland's makeup kit. It was
found at the scene of the crime the

of the murder.

As you can see, it has six items in it.

Yeah, that's very interesting.

Catherine tells me the kit that she left
at Peter Bates' house the night before

the murder had seven items in it.

Catherine should know. She created the
kit. Yeah. Where's the seventh item? The

concealer.

I don't know.

Your guess is as good as mine. You know
what a concealer is?

Yes, it's used... It's used to cover
something, to conceal a blemish, a mark.

A black eye.

I'm sure all killers hope for a quick
kill, an immediate death. But I'm also

sure that sometimes the gun or the poker
or the knife misses that crucial spot

just an instant, giving the victim time
to strike out.

Maybe that's what happened to you when
you stabbed Peter Bates. He lived just

long enough to strike out.

And the result was a black eye.

And you couldn't go home to your friends
with a black eye. Where'd you get it,

they'd say.

And there it was, right in front of you
in the living room.

Her concealer.

With that, you could go home with no
questions asked.

Objection. Speculation.

Sustained. That's what happened, isn't
it, Mr. Matlock? I went from my house to

Phil's truck rentals and back to my
house.

You know, I didn't know much about
makeup.

Until I got involved in this case.

Did you know that a lot of people are
allergic to certain makeups?

No. Would you tell me, Mr. Altman, who
Dr.

Seymour Weinstock is?

He's my dermatologist.

When did you see him last, remember?

No, I don't remember.

You saw him...

Two days after Peter Bates was killed.

Do you know why you saw it?

Uh, yeah, there... I do remember why. I
had a rash.

A rash or an allergic reaction to
something? A rash.

So you put more makeup on this rash,
probably a

different kind, because no one noticed
it.

Not even your wife.

Objection, Your Honor. Mr. Matlock is
engaging in rampant speculation and then

offering a peer say to support his
unfounded allegations.

Sustained. I never went to Peter Bates'
house.

You know Julie Marsh?

Yes, of course I do.

You remember she came by your office a
couple days after Peter Bates' kill?

I remember the visit.

You remember...

While you were talking with her, you
tore up those awful photos of Catherine.

Those pictures that Peter was going to
use to blackmail her. Of course I tore

them up. My job is to protect Ms.
Weldon.

You know, the other day, I found this
set of pictures at

your house.

I'll just show them to you.

Okay?

Where'd you get them?

Peter Bates, I suppose.

But he only made up four sets of these
pictures.

He gave one to Jackie Fleming, one to
Edgar Weldon.

He kept one, gave you one that you tore
up, so I ask you again, where'd you get

these?

Maybe you found them at Peter Bates'
house after you killed him.

But you couldn't leave them there. What
if someone saw them?

Couldn't have that.

Catherine Weldon paid you a lot of money
to protect her.

So that's what you did. You took...
Object!

For what it's worth, I don't think you
framed Catherine on purpose. But when

was arrested, you didn't come forward.
And money's one thing, and murder

charges, something else is... Object!
Your Honor, objection!

Speculation! Sustained.

Speculation.

Let me say this.

I'm sure you'll have to admit, sir.

And you.

And you.

That his leaving his house for an hour,
maybe more.

That nearly full tank of propane.

The missing concealer.

The rash.

More makeup.

The set of pictures that only Peter
Bates should have had.

Cast more than a shadow of doubt that my
client could have in any way

committed this murder.

I wish you all good caution in your
decision.

We find the defendant, Catherine Weldon,
not guilty.

Come on, give us a break. All the
pictures you want downstairs, all right?

Come on, knock it off.

Julie, I can't thank you enough.

I decided to tell Catherine everything.

Good, make a clean slate.

Ben's offered to take us all out for
dinner.

Oh, great.

Well, it's your town, you name it. I
must warn you, I have very expensive

What's money for?

Oh, lucky you.

I'm going to save this receipt and write
this sucker off.