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Is that it again?

Well, I don't care how big that is. It doesn't have to be pretty.

Who cares? Whoever ends on top, that's what counts. That's the truth.

In love and pugilist.

Morning. Hey, Toby.

You caught the guy who's been boosting all my silverware?

Yeah, yeah.

Hi.

You got a minute for questions?

Well, uh, I shouldn't talk with my mouth full.

You'll never regret it, Johnny. You'll be a great father.

And what's going to happen when we've got a little baby balling in the middle

the night?

You'll get up and fetch it. What do you think?

And then get up at five and open this jar? Mm -hmm.

Oh, baby, see, that's it, isn't it? If we have a baby, we should open a

nightclub. Uh -uh. Excuse me.

What's up, Bernie?

Johnny, can I borrow Sally this morning? Oh, darn.

You promise to bring her back? Hey, you guys, I'm not a lawnmower. I'm capable

of... Ask me.

Can you open the office this morning?

Uh, yeah. No problem.

What's Tony want?

He's got a floater. He wants me to ID it.

Floater?

Wait a minute, man. Put him down for a second.

Your business card.

Something on the back.

Can't make it out.

Something, something after midnight.

You recognize the handwriting?

Probably his own.

All right, do him up.

The coroner says he was in the water six or seven hours.

I will put him in the drink sometime after midnight.

Archer Pleasant.

He's a stool.

You probably know that.

You were looking for each other the past couple of days.

Just trying to figure out what's going on.

So you brought me down here to get me out of the way while you're puked in a

sweep of my office?

One for you.

Sally's going to be real happy to find out you're playing her for a sucker.

Busy?

Yeah, I'm just trying to find a place to put this coat rack.

There.

Bernie's not in.

I know.

Was he expecting you?

I don't think so.

I'm with Homicide, Detective Weiss.

Sally Sullivan, can I help you?

You can start by telling me where you were last night.

I was at home.

Maybe you can tell me where Bernie was?

No, I'm afraid I can't. So, uh, you're not his alibi?

I told you who I was when you came in.

Is there something specific you'd like to see? A permit for that.

This is Bernie.

You'd have to ask him for... Don't... Oh, but he,

that's his too.

Okay.

If that's the way it's going to be, I'll be back.

What's this all about?

Dead people.

Miss Bailey, please.

Yes? I have an appointment with Mr. Fox.

Oh, of course. If you'll just give me a minute, I'll... Sally Sullivan here. Hi.

Hi!

Listen, um... Bernie's in... Bernie's asked that you meet him

at the police station.

What's the earliest that... Oh, I think right away.

Quick would be good.

Great. Thanks.

Client in trouble. Bernie's been called away.

I was hoping to see him. Thank him personally.

I'll be sure to tell him. And if there's anything else we can do for you, Mr...

I'll come back.

I want to tell him how much I appreciate the discretion and the matter.

What happened? Are you okay?

Thanks for the lawyer. That was cool in the extreme.

I didn't know.

Why'd they pick you up? Who died?

My calendar.

I had all my appointments written out.

A detective, Weiss, wanted it.

You know why they picked me up?

Because Fadeau thinks you're a chump.

That he could waltz through here sucking up info like a hoover.

Really? He said that?

You got to read through the lines to know it's for dough stuff.

They didn't get it?

I told for dough not to underestimate you.

My gun?

They wanted my gun?

Yeah, I thought that I should keep it until you had a chance to... I don't

You figured that I shot somebody.

I didn't know. I mean, nobody told me anything.

Okay.

Okay, here's the picture.

Last Friday night, Jacob Kupke came by here.

He asked me to put him in touch with Arthur Pleasant. I knew they had a

in the past, primarily because of Arthur's larger -than -average mouth.

But Kupke tells me, and I believe him, that it's all been straightened out,

right? So I go on the street, I zero in on Arthur Pleasant, who...

I bring him here on Tuesday night.

And I tell Arthur that Jacob is just trying to meet with him, see him

personally.

Arthur said to me, that's fine.

So I arranged the time, the place, underneath the bridge at midnight

last night.

Where did this come from?

I don't know.

So who died?

Arthur Pleasant.

Was somebody here before the police got here?

Uh, yeah. There was a man. He wanted to see you. He said he'd be back.

Cupcake was here.

Who's Cupcake?

Jacob Cupcake. The Cupcake. He owns a bakery.

He, uh... He killed Arthur

Pleasant.

I think I set Artie up to get killed.

Ernie, you didn't know that he was going to kill him.

Shut up.

Hey, it's not your fault.

I'm back.

Come on in.

Help yourself.

Can you help?

May I?

Oh, please, go ahead.

We have nothing to hide.

Hey, Bernie, what's up?

Blood pressure.

You having a bad day?

The worst, kid.

And you?

Homework, homework, homework.

So glad when I'm out of school.

Yeah.

It's all great.

Smile, Marie.

Bernie, you have to tell the cops what you know. It's the only way that Kupke's

gonna get caught. And the way I get dead.

Only two people know that Kupke met Pleasant. Me and Kupke. Police come for

Kupke, he comes for me.

Three people I know.

If the police quiz you, and you know they're gonna, I was hoping maybe you

give me some backup.

You want me to lie to the police?

Don't lie, just... Give me the details.

You know, Fadeau, he thinks he can play you like a fiddle. You said that before,

and I think you're mistaken.

You hope I'm mistaken. I'm going to the men's show.

You kidding me?

Sally. Hi.

You got a second to talk?

No.

I don't have much evidence.

I'm going to have to bring forensics back to the scene for a wider sweep.

Which brings me to Bernie.

Bernie? Yeah.

He's not cooperating.

I mean, all he's got to do is level with me.

But he just can't admit he made a mistake.

I mean, you said the same thing about him, right?

If you have questions that you think Bernie can answer, you should ask him.

Yeah, as soon as I can get a hold of him.

But in the meantime, maybe you know this guy that was killed.

Maybe you've seen him around somewhere.

Arthur Pleasant.

Uh, no.

No, I don't think so.

Excuse me, it's getting busy.

Thanks anyway.

You know, maybe if you saw him, you might remember his face.

Would you like to go to the morgue?

Is this a date?

Excuse me. Come in.

You got your rattle.

I haven't told him anything yet.

You want mustard or mayo with that?

Ketchup.

Sally?

How about it?

No, really.

I'll go. Great.

Corner's court.

Five o 'clock.

Uh,

fries? Yes, Johnny. That was great. Remember, come by the office before the

autopsy. Office?

Autopsy. Office?

It's falsifying evidence.

Am I right?

Well, it's augmenting evidentiary proceedings.

It's clarifying misperceptions. It's manipulating me and the cops. You've got

lead him to the killer. You could do that. While avoiding me. It's

Even if... It'll help Fadal. I don't want to help Fadal. Well, that's

Come on. Just a few crumbs on his clothes.

No. You don't know for sure.

You don't have proof Koke killed him. Wait. Only the Kupke Bakery makes these

little decorative goodies.

No. Come on.

Cops are useless. I'm just trying to help justice along a little.

Sador was trying. He's sending forensics back to the beach to look for evidence.

Maybe they'll find something.

Yeah.

Grabs.

The preliminary dusting of the clothes found something.

Confectionary supplies.

Cake decorations.

Sorry I thought I upset you. No, no, I'm okay.

Listen, I gotta go. I gotta cook the kids something for dinner.

Okay. Thanks for coming by.

No problem.

Oh, and another thing.

I don't think he was killed where we found him.

You don't say.

He was dumped at the beach.

Here, give us some onion. No, onion. Come on. What else?

Just wait.

What else?

He was shot at the back of the head.

He didn't see it coming.

I arranged it so that you could see people coming from miles.

I mean, that's the whole point of having people meet under a bridge.

I arranged it really good. Bernie, the coroner said that he wasn't shot there.

He was just dumped there.

He wasn't killed there?

No.

If he wasn't killed there, then I didn't arrange the murder.

It doesn't bring him back to life.

Can you arrange for a babysitter on short notice?

Come on, give us a break. We don't need a babysitter, please.

If anything...

Or anybody.

I'll lay on the horn.

That's a little obvious.

Why don't you whistle?

Whistle?

It was killed here. It was on the floor.

I don't want you to take the evidence out for me. You were supposed to

I didn't whistle.

I need your pocket.

Sorry to bother you. It worked like this.

Yeah, sure.

I was wondering whether you'd mind answering a few simple questions.

Not sure.

Let me call my lawyer.

Go ahead.

Tell him we have a witness with you and Arthur Pleasant together on the night of

the murder.

Oh, yeah?

If you're talking about that Detective Fox, he's just trying to cover it up.

There doesn't have to be a case on a flake like Fox.

Yeah, what kind of evidence?

We don't have to put you on the beach where we found Pleasant.

Yeah.

So?

I love the beach.

I go there every weekend.

Yeah, Jacob.

Listen, I'm having a little trouble here with the detective Fadu.

Yeah, he says he can put me together with Arthur Pleasant on the night of the

murder, yeah.

Nah.

Yeah. Yeah?

Okay.

He says you don't even got enough to take me downtown.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Gotcha.

I think we got something here that puts the victim in this office.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah.

Let's take a ride.

Hey.

crumbs on the corpse.

I didn't have to.

They found their own.

That feather.

Yeah, it's had a lucky break or what.

You didn't... You did find it in there. You didn't plan it, did you?