All language subtitles for A Murderous Affair ♛ Lifetime Movies Drama 2017

Tonight's film is a dramatization based
on court transcripts, police reports and

published accounts.

Thank you.

understand you.

You complained all day yesterday and
today about being sick and now you want

go out.

It's cold and miserable out there. Why
don't you just stay inside tonight and

you can go out bowling next week?

You know I like to bowl on Sunday
nights.

Besides, the fresh air will probably do
me good.

I'm taking your car.

Try to be home early.

Hey, how you guys doing?

Hey, big fella. Bowling?

Yeah, man, I can only say for a while.
I'm feeling great tonight.

Is that fair?

Come on. Oh, yeah?

All right, let me see you. How you guys
doing?

Pick it up, pick it up. Let's go, Wally,
Wally, Washington. Come on.

Oh, yeah, right.

All right.

If I bit you, would you taste like mint?

Yeah, I know.

Betty Jean, my little guy's going to be
too sick to go.

Oh, that's too bad.

Yeah, well, there'll be lots of other
games. What about Preston?

So when does she come back from skiing?
Tomorrow, but I've already warned her

she's got a lot of homework to catch up
on. Well, if I think of anybody else,

I'll call you back, okay?

I'll be here all night.

Hello, this is the operator. Can you
hear me? What's wrong? Hello?

Oh, thank God.

Hello, can you hear me?

Granville Springs Police.

This is the operator. I'm getting an
emergency.

Go inside.

Everything's quiet here.

I spoke to the store manager. He says he
hasn't seen or heard anything unusual.

I don't think we got the right address.
How do you want me to proceed?

That's a copy.

All right, boys, let's go. We're rolling
out of here.

One of these days, I'm going to surprise
you and actually be on time.

That's okay.

I believe all good things come to those
who wait.

Why, Paul, I always thought you wanted
better than good.

I always thought you wanted only the
best.

That's why I'm here, Carolyn.

That's definitely why I'm here.

Thank you.

What do you say there, partner? I was so
comfortable in my bed.

Well, at least the traffic was light,
huh? Yeah, well, she's in there. I

walked through it. And Carlino's got the
husband over here with the neighbors.

So as soon as you're up to speed, you
come visit us.

Okay. Okay.

Detective.

Detective Friedman. Look, I just wanted
to say I'm real sorry about screwing up

the way I did.

It was stupid.

Bro's stupid.

See, I was the first patrolman on the
scene, and he had blood all over his

hands. And when he asked me if he could
wash it off in his neighbor's bathroom,

I said it would be okay.

Who are you talking about? Solomon?

Yeah, the husband.

Solomon.

Well, you're right.

That was very stupid.

Can you please tell me what you're
doing?

Sure.

It's called a paraffin test.

It'll tell whether or not you have
nitrates on your hands.

That comes from discharging gunpowder.

I don't know he's already washed.

You figure we had nothing to lose.

Look, Mr. Solomon, I think we kept these
nice folks up long enough.

What do you say we finish this down at
headquarters?

Could someone please do me a favor and
call my attorney?

His name is Gary Pillarsdorf. He's
listed in Garddale.

Sure, we can take care of that for you.

Mr. Solomon, could you change it to
something else, please?

The forensic guys might need those.

Lieutenant.

Lieutenant?

Officer DeSalvo, what can I do for you
this time?

Sir, you asked me to let you know when
the coroner had begged the victim.

So, uh...

Sir, he's done that. He's leaving now.

Thank you.

I got it. I got it.

What did I tell

my daughter?

I'll tell Kristen.

One more time.

At the bowling alley, Mr. Solomon, how
many games did you bowl? I didn't say

that. I didn't say that I bowled. Oh,
you went bowling, but you didn't bowl?

Yes, that's right.

I often bowl on Sundays, but I didn't do
it this time because I didn't feel

well. I just went to see my friends.
What friends?

Do you remember who you didn't bowl
with?

We'll check with him. We'll find out
what score you did for him. You have to

understand that we are going to check
everything you say. We're going to check

it. Just a second. All your friends.
Just a second.

All right?

I told you the truth.

I went to the bowling alley.

It's exactly like I told you, but I
didn't bowl.

And I didn't go home right away.

I met somebody afterwards.

And then a woman.

Let me try one.

You sure you have the stomach for it? If
you do, I do.

It's an acquired taste.

Yeah.

Just like everything else.

Certainly can't top hamburgers and
champagne, if that's what you're trying

say. I guess I'm just an ordinary girl
with extraordinary taste.

A true contradiction in terms.

An oxymoron.

Like jumbo shrimp.

Or happily married.

Well, I guess considering everything
I've done, I'm as happy as I have any

to be.

Don't say that.

You deserve all the happiness in the
world.

And maybe being with me would make you
happy all the time.

It would be wonderful, Paul.

We could run away tonight, right now.

Yeah? Yeah.

Where would we go?

Well, you always talked about how much
you wanted to go to Puerto Rico. Let's

it. We could go to the airport and
leave.

Why not?

Don't you think this conversation's a
bit premature?

Last time I checked, I still had a wife
at home.

Don't you think you'd like to be married
to me, Paul?

Now, after the dinner, did you go right
home or did you stop somewhere else?

No, no, no.

I went directly home. I didn't go
anyplace else. How far is the restaurant

your apartment?

It's a ten -minute drive.

And this restaurant usually stays open
on Sunday nights till 11 .30?

Yes, yes, it stays open. Paul, we're
going to check with the restaurant. You

understand that. We will check with
them. Yes, it stays open.

But I didn't go home right away.

What happened was after the restaurant,
I walked

Carolyn to her car.

What did I do? What did I do?

What on God's earth did I do?

Here we go, 208.

Now, you see, this is great.

All this stuff.

This apartment, coming into the city,
crack a door now before everybody.

You call that great?

You know? No.

Go sleeping late in my own bed, great.

Terrible. You know, you're a very boring
guy.

Morning, gentlemen.

Miss Wormus, there's been an incident
involving a Mr. Paul Solomon late last

night. We'd like you to come down to the
Grenville Springs Police Department to

answer some questions.

Is he all right? What's happened?

Mr. Solomon is okay.

Is it Kristen?

Has there been some sort of accident?

No, no, no, no. They're both fine.

There's been a murder, Miss Warnes.

Betty Jean Solomon was killed several
hours ago.

You know Miss Solomon?

Yes, I knew her.

Oh, Paul.

Of course I don't mind going with you.

I'll just be a minute.

I forgot to ask you fellas if you wanted
something to drink.

Coffee?

No, no, thank you.

Straight ahead, please.

Okay.

Oh, let me help you with that. Thank
you.

There you go, right here.

Sir,

that's... W -A -R -M -U -S.

Right.

Date of birth?

January 9th, 1964.

I like your tie.

Place of birth?

Troy, Michigan.

Silk?

Address?

485 East 72nd Street, New York, New
York.

10021.

Father's name?

Thomas.

Tom.

Mother's name?

Elizabeth.

I bet your wife bought it for you.

Actually, I picked it out myself.

Oh.

Can you tell me about yesterday, January
15th? All right.

What was your day like?

Well, I was at home all day, and then I
met a friend for dinner at a restaurant

in Yonker.

I got there at 7 .30.

And that friend would be Paul Thelma.

Yes.

Miss Womis, would you follow me, please?
I think we have more privacy inside.

Whatever.

Look, things are going to go a lot
easier on you if you just tell us how

you did it. I didn't kill my wife.

I didn't.

If I didn't kill my wife, I didn't kill
her. I'm not going to let you ask him

any more questions. Can't you see he's
in shock?

My wife.

Look, my client will be happy to talk to
you later, but not now. And just to

make sure we understand each other,
Lieutenant, Paul is not to be questioned

anyone without my being present.

Come on, Paul.

Go ahead, Paul. Go.

Let me ask you one thing.

Exactly how was Mrs. Solomon murdered?

I know she was shot, but what I want to
know is how many times.

I'm sorry, Counselor. That's privileged
information.

It can't be disclosed at this time.

Got coffee.

So that was in 1987 you first met him?

Yeah.

It was the beginning of the school year.

We'd both been hired by the Granville
Springs Elementary School.

I was a computer science teacher at
Paltop Gym.

When we first met, it was electric.

Well, we were going to meet for lunch.

But I'm hungry now.

Count.

The boy, Jim.

I think you should go now.

Carolyn, hi.

Mom, Dad, look who's here. Hi.

Hi.

Got back from shopping and I can't wait
to show you what I found.

For me?

Yeah. Really?

First rule of skiing. If you're going to
ski good, you've got to look good.

Carolyn, I can't let you do this. I know
that's very expensive.

Oh, Betty Jean, please. I was going to
get it for myself anyway, and they

have my size. Then I knew it would fit
Chris, and I had to get it.

It's like it wasn't that expensive
anyway.

Hey, what's doing?

Dad, look what Carolyn bought me for our
ski trip. Isn't it beautiful?

Carolyn.

Hey, if we're going to be ski bunnies,
we've got to look the part right.

Mom, can I keep it?

Please, please, please.

Karen, thank you very much. It's
beautiful.

We were about to sit down to dinner. I
hope you'll join us.

I'm very fancy.

Really? I would love to. I haven't eaten
all day, and Paul's always telling me

what a great cook you are.

Oh, yes.

I'm sure of that.

Paul, can you help me out, please?

Sure.

You sure?

Of course.

So, are you a great skier?

Kind of great.

But then again, I've been skiing all my
life. My dad taught me how to ski.

I get my dad to do things like that, but
he prefers basketball and bowling.

Oh, you've got a terrific dad.

I've talked to him a lot, and I know how
much he loves you. In fact, there's

been many times I've been jealous seeing
you guys in your perfect family.

Yeah, we are pretty lucky, huh?

And I'll tell you something else, when
your family isn't around, you can

really miss them.

Here we are.

Oh, God, it looks like Thanksgiving.

Come here.

Eat cup with your hand in the cookie
jar.

Oh, do you love her?

It was all in my mind.

You've got to be strong.

Come on. You've got to be strong.

Thanks, Jane. Come in and get home,
okay?

Where's Mom?

Oh, baby.

Come

on,

now. You guys know this better than me.

It's been over six weeks.

This case could have and should have
been solved by now. In fact, if that 911

wasn't incorrectly routed, we might have
caught the son of a bitch in the damn

act. Shoulda, woulda, coulda.

All right.

Okay.

Let's review what we do know.

We know the exact time of the shooting
happened within seconds of 7 .15 p .m.

Also, we know bullet wounds to head,
chest, back extremities with

to lungs, heart, and liver.

We know that the blood samples taken
from the murder scene all match Betty

Jean's. We also know the hair strands
taken from the floor and the furniture

belong only to Paul, Kristen, and Betty
Jean.

And most importantly, we know now that
the victim was killed with a .25 caliber

gun equipped with a silencer, and that,
my friend, is major.

What are we supposed to figure? Some
kind of contract hit? That's not going

play. She wasn't hit by a probe.

Well, I wouldn't rule it out. My money
is still on Solomon, but I wouldn't rule

anything out.

Call out what you want. Gut feeling?

Whatever. But that's what I believe. I'm
still not convinced.

And Neil, I need your help with
something.

What? I want to subpoena Carolyn's home
phone records. Yeah. I gotta know if

she's still in touch with Solomon. And I
want to double check that story that

she called in the afternoon of the
murder.

All right.

I'll speak to Hamilton.

You didn't mention the telltale sexual
signs with Betty Jane.

I was only there for a couple hours
before her death.

So?

So you think Solomon could be so cold he
could have sex with his wife in the

afternoon, kill her in the evening, and
make it with his girlfriend in a parking

lot at night?

Yes, I do.

Carolyn, it would be a big mistake.

But, Paul, it's been months.

Can't you understand that I have to see
you?

Please, please don't make it any tougher
than it already is.

Can't you see that?

Can't you see that we need each other?

Carol, I can't.

It wouldn't look right.

Besides, Kristen and I are just starting
to get our lives back together again.

I know.

Me too.

But if we didn't...

See you right now.

Okay.

I understand.

But what if in the meantime, I just sent
you a little note every once in a

while?

Would it be okay if I did something like
that?

Like I told you gentlemen on the phone,
Carolyn Walmus was a former client of

mine who hired my firm out to do some
work for her.

Nothing out of the ordinary.

May I ask what she's done?

I haven't said she's done anything.

We're just in the middle of a homicide
investigation.

Our name happened to come up.

We found out in her phone records that
she was associated with you.

So we just want to know what, if
anything, you know about her.

Interesting girl.

But, uh...

I'm not sure I could tell you anything
more than I already have.

Try.

She's a real piece of work.

First time I met her, she'd come
waltzing in this office wearing a short

tennis dress with long tan legs.

Mr. Parker.

I'm Carolyn Warman.

Hello.

What brings you up here on such a warm
day?

I need to hire a private investigator
for a personal matter.

How personal?

It's really quite simple.

I'm dating a man and he happens to be
married.

I hope you won't pass judgment on me.

Not at all, of course not.

He told me he's going to divorce his
wife.

I want to find out if he's lying.

Uh -huh.

And I want to be sure he isn't seeing
someone else.

I see.

You don't have a problem, do you?

me at seeing a married man.

Well, no problem at all, but it could
get expensive.

I've expected it might.

I'll put someone up for sale.

I'd like to join in.

I'd like to watch.

Could get dangerous.

I might like that, too.

Like that?

His name is Jimmy Russo.

He specializes in this kind of work.

If I could assist you in any other way,
please, don't hesitate to call.

Miles. That big smile.

Waltzes back out the door.

Can I ask you, Mr. Parker, when was the
last time you talked to Carolyn? Say, in

the last six, seven months.

She calls me every now and then.

Oh, yeah? How about on January 16th? We
got here that she called you on that

date. Can you tell us about that phone
call?

She said she was feeling tired.

She said something about the police
questioning her either earlier that day

night.

She said they wanted to know something
about a murder of a fellow teacher's

wife.

That's about all I can remember about
that conversation.

Nothing else, right?

Well, there is one thing I should tell
you, gentlemen.

A lot of people thought Carolyn and I
were fooling around, but that never

happened.

I mean, she was just infatuated with me
because of the work I do.

I just thought I'd mention it.

I don't want you guys to get the wrong
impression.

In case anybody's passing stories on me.

So that's it. That's everything, right?

That's it.

That's everything.

That's it. That's everything.

If you have any questions, please, don't
hesitate in seeking my help.

All men are overgrown, immature
children.

And they all ask the same question. Was
I the best you ever had?

The fact is, they're all the same.

Now, my theory is, if you're good,
they'll be good.

And take my word for it, girls, I'm not
just good, I'm great.

So how are things on the Paul front?

Well, it's been very difficult for him.

So we haven't seen each other in almost
four months.

Not since, you know... Yeah.

But I think we're just about ready to
pick up from where we left off.

Really? Yes.

And as a matter of fact, I just bought
him a little gift, which I think he's

going to love. Would you like to see it,
girl? What did you get the boy?

Well, now this is for his daughter,
Kristen.

Sweet. Let it go, dearie. Very nice.

And this is for the boy.

Magnificent.

Exquisite. You know, of all of my
customers, you have the best taste. So

hear the card.

It's personal.

Write. Read.

My darling Paul, just a small token so
you'll know I'm always thinking of you.

I love you.

Kiss.

Carolyn.

Lieutenant, I need to know what to do
about Carolyn.

Now, ever since the murder, she's been
calling me several times a week.

She's even been sending Kristen and I
little gifts.

She wants us to get together, which I'm
not going to do.

She won't stop.

What am I supposed to do?

Well, sooner or later, you're going to
have to confront her. I mean, there's

much we can do about it.

What did you tell her last time you
talked to her?

Well, I didn't tell her we were through
or anything like that. I just said that

because of what happened, I thought it
might be best if we weren't to see each

other for a while.

Carolyn is not really one to take no for
an answer.

You might as well know that I've been
dating.

Other women.

One in particular. I don't think
Carolyn.

But I'm... I'm dating again.

I thought you ought to know.

Let me ask you something.

Do you think that possibly your wife was
having an affair?

Well, she never said anything directly
to me, but I had suspicions that

something could be going on.

Any idea who with?

No, I don't.

You never confronted her directly with
this?

No.

Well, thank you very much.

You've been very forthright.

I think we're very close to making an
arrest.

I mean, do you believe that guy?

I'm telling you, that whole group up
there is nuttier than a damn flute. No

one's going to believe us when we tell
them what's going on.

I mean, while he's making it with
someone in the classroom, she's making

somebody in the office. It's
unbelievable.

I want you guys to nail that bastard.

Let's grab a dog.

Are you crazy?

You can take on those things. Come on.

You want to know about Carolyn, huh?

That is one ditzy broad.

Good looking and very smart and a great
body.

But a little wacky for my taste, you
know what I mean?

Your friend Parker told us you did some
surveillance with her.

What was that about?

No, he is no friend of mine.

Peter Mellon, gentlemen.

Yeah, we did a little surveillance on
some married guy.

It was nothing big.

Just to check it out, see if he was
going to leave his wife for Carolyn.

We followed him out to this place called
the Sandalwood, somewhere in Jersey.

And we took some pictures because
Carolyn wanted to get something

to send to his wife.

The idea was to do a cut -and -paste
job. You know, a little superimposing

necessary, huh?

So, two days later, I had to go up to
her place to get some shots of her.

Picture this.

Hi, Timmy.

Valerie.

I'm all yours.

For about the next hour or so, I took a
roll of color film in that outfit and a

roll of color in a bunch of others.

Then she changed into a blue see
-through thingamajig, and all the time

laughing and she's making small talk.
Finally, she changes into this black and

white tiger skin something or other, and
she became this cat.

Aren't you excited?

I'm excited.

What kind of question is that?

I'm excited.

No, I'm not excited.

She says, well, maybe this will help.

Right in the gazoingen.

So naturally, I grabbed my equipment. I
got the hell out of there as fast as I

could. And that, boys, is my Carolyn
Warman story.

Which is a very nice story indeed.

But what about the, um, the Jersey guy?
What about him? Did you ever send him

the pictures?

I didn't have to.

About a week later, I meet up with
Carolyn, let her know the cut -and

ain't gonna work, and she says to me not
to worry.

She met some other guy.

For you, my friend. Hey, thanks.

Seems like forever.

Me too.

I was playing golf. I missed the golf
ball.

You look great.

You don't look so bad yourself.

Can I buy you a drink?

Yeah, sure.

Does it keep good time?

Oh, my God, I almost forgot I was
wearing it.

It's beautiful. It keeps great time. I
love it.

And those earrings, you got Kristen?

She's crazy about them.

You know how much pleasure I got
shopping for those kids?

I'm just glad to see you wearing it.

I have to get something nice for you.

You don't have to get me anything.

I'd just be happy to spend a quiet
evening alone with you.

And I might even cook.

We'll plan on it.

Well, it's been great.

Aren't you going to walk me to my door?

I, uh... I just don't think I should.

But I want to show you something.

Carolyn, I shouldn't.

I redecorated the whole apartment.

I did it with you in mind.

I just... I can't.

Do you like it?

Paul, since you're still not here and
you still haven't called me, I have no

choice but to assume you're having car
problems and you haven't been able to

to a pay phone to call me.

Either that or there's no reason to go
into the other possibilities right now.

So when you get my messages, will you
please, please call me and let me know

where you are?

Because I'm really very upset and I'm
very worried.

Damn, I guess they must have missed her.
Tell me, has Barbara already gone down

to Puerto Rico with Paul Solomon?

Who did you say this was?

Gosh, I'm sorry, Madeline Newman. I'm a
good friend of Barb's from the Grenville

Spring School. I'm a teacher.

Oh, haven't we met?

I don't know, we might have. Listen,
it's very important that I speak to Barb

about something. I hate having to
disturb her on her vacation, but I think

better call her.

She's at the San Juan Beach Hotel,
right?

That's right. Listen, thanks a million.
You've been a doll. And when Barb comes

back, we'll have to make sure she
introduces us.

You should.

Okay, bye.

Guess what, Mortimer?

We're going on vacation.

Paul Solomon, please.

Then I'd like to leave a message.

Yes, it is.

Well, then I'd like to leave still
another message, if you don't mind.

Please tell Mr. Solomon that Carolyn is
here.

I'm at the San Juan Beach Hotel, and I
am waiting at poolside. Thank you.

Mr. Baez, I have been trying to reach
one of your guests, and your desk clerk

has been nothing but rude and
uncooperative. Now, I know Paul Solomon

but she refuses to put me through.

Miss Formas, please.

Will you kindly ring his room?

Miss Formas, we have repeatedly told you
the hotel guest you are trying to reach

has not been in his room to receive your
calls.

Well, then the least you can do is give
me his damn room number so that I can

visit him in person.

That's our operation.

Yeah, she's just getting out of the
shower, Tammy. Barbara, Tammy.

All right, coming, coming.

Hey,

Tammy, what's going on? Mr. Solomon,
this is Ali Baez.

I'm security director of the hotel, and
if I could please have a word with you,

I would appreciate it.

I wanted to let you know that a woman
has been calling the hotel all day

to reach you. Do you know someone named
Carolyn Wormus?

Yeah, yeah, I do.

Um, did she say whether she was calling
long distance or not? She said she was

staying at the San Juan Beach Hotel
right here on the island.

Uh, thanks.

Thanks a lot.

Are you worried?

No, no. No, not really.

So, uh, what did Tammy have to say for
herself?

You know, we were just laughing about
it, but now I'm starting to get a little

worried.

Tammy said she received a call from one
of my friends who wanted to know where

we were staying.

Tammy said she felt a little strange
about that call, so she decided to call

this friend back.

And my friend said she had never called
me.

Paul, I'm scared.

Hello, is this Mrs. Henry Ballard? Yes.

This is Detective Susan Ball from the
Grenville Springs Police Department in

York. Mrs. Ballard, we're investigating
the murder of a woman named Betty Jean

Solomon. And it has come to our
attention that your daughter, Barbara

has been dating the victim's husband,
Mr. Paul Solomon.

Mrs.

Ballard, it's important you know that
Mr. Solomon is our prime suspect in this

murder.

We believe he killed his wife by
shooting her seven or eight times with a

caliber gun.

I thought you might want to know that
your daughter may be in some danger.

And that you might want to help persuade
her to end her relationship with this

murder suspect.

But we do appreciate your

cooperation and we will be in touch.

Goodbye. Okay, I hear you. Now, what
exactly would you like me to do about

Warm a star.

The San Juan police are giving us an
escort to the airport here. And I want

or one of your other officers to meet
our flight at LaGuardia and give us an

escort home.

Meet us at the gate.

Not in baggage.

Okay, don't worry about a thing. We'll
take care of everything.

Thanks. He says he'll get right on it.

Overreact. I have a taxi waiting.

The police have scored me 20 at the
time.

I'm telling you, she's pathological. One
of you is.

Come on, let's go, let's go. Come on.

Okay. Let's say Carolyn did it.

So she makes a date with Solomon.

Drives over to the condo.

Betty Jean lets her in because after
all, they're such good friends.

So a little time goes by.

And before you know it, Carolyn hits
Betty Jean over the head with something.

They struggle.

Betty Jean manages to crawl to her
phone. She dials 911.

Carolyn shoots her a few times.

When she's laying there in a heap,
Carolyn calmly comes over, places one

her back, and puts four or five more
slugs into her. Now, that's what you're

telling me, right? That's exactly what
we're saying. Oh, this is good. Okay. So

then she dusts herself off, turns out
the lights, goes down on the balcony,

drives herself to her date with someone.

All dressed up, all relaxed, and hungry.

Sits down, eats a nice juicy
cheeseburger, has some champagne, and

with the guy in the parking lot.

and all the while never conveying any
signs that she just killed his wife.

Works for me.

What's the matter with that?

Prove it.

Okay. Let's go to the blackboard.

What do we got?

Alibi. None.

Motive. Jealousy. Mental state.

Deranged. Personal history.

Repeats obsessive relationships with
married men.

Always.

With married men.

Don't forget her recent stint with
Solomon in Puerto Rico. Repeated phone

with Paul Solomon, Pillarsdorf, Barbara
Ballard, Barbara Ballard's mother. As a

matter of fact, when she called Barbara
Ballard's mother, she mentioned that

Betty Jean was shot seven or eight
times.

And like we have always said, who could
possibly know that but the killer? Thank

you very much.

Something just came in, and if it's what
I think it is, I might be making your

week. Why don't you let me decide that
for myself?

I took a call a short while ago from
California.

A Rocco Lovetier, Jr.

Said he might have some information
regarding a murder investigation.

Thought it might be important for us to
know that a private investigator from

Manhattan, a fellow named Vincent Parco,
sold Carolyn Wormuth a .25 caliber

handgun.

Quick for the silencer.

Thanks, kid. You might have just made my
week.

Well, I'm just doing my job, boss.

That's all.

Well, this case just turned with a
vengeance.

What am I under arrest? I get right to
the point, sir.

We understand from a Mr. Rocco Lovatier,
Jr., that you had in your possession a

.25 caliber handgun fitted with a
silencer shortly before the murder of

Jean Solomon. Which is illegal in this
state. We have very good reason to

believe that that gun was the murder
weapon. Information which you previously

unknowingly withheld from us.

Now, the way I see it, one of three
things happened.

You either gave or sold the gun to
Carolyn Wormus, and she killed Betty

Solomon herself.

Or Carolyn Worms set you up with the
victim's husband. He ended up with the

and offed his wife.

Or she paid you to commit the murder and
you killed Betty Jean Solomon in cold

blood. It was either her, her and the
husband?

Well, you. Pick one.

Look, look, look, look. I got a level
with you guys. You're right about that

gun. I had it made for her because
Carolyn asked me for one. She paid me $2

,500. As God is my witness, I honestly
had no idea she was planning on using it

to kill anybody.

And she told me she wanted it for
personal protection.

That's all I know.

That's the truth.

Guys, take it apart.

Am I going to be arrested?

No, no, no, Mr. Parker. You can walk out
of here any time you want. We're just

going to take some of your records with
us. That's all.

Can we watch something out here?

Whoa! We have a warrant to search for
items connected to the murder of Betty

Jean Solomon.

Wait a minute.

Do you mind telling me what the hell
you're looking for?

Why don't you have a seat right over
here?

That's the judge's signature.

Open everything and look good.

Tear it up, Jody.

What?

Check this out.

First, listen to this.

Dear Paul, please understand that this
is a very difficult letter for me to

write. Over the past several weeks, I've
repeatedly attempted to write a note

which would implicate myself in Betty
Jean's murder.

But not being privy to all the
information that real murder would have

always impeded me.

Therefore, what do you think of the idea
of my sending you some signed,

notarized blank pieces of my stationery?
You can then type in whatever you think

would satisfy the... police.

Well, here's a first.

The suspect leaves something lying
around and then we're supposed to go

off in the other direction.

Oh, get a load of this.

It's the things to remember suicide note
with an invite list to a funeral and

some very specific instructions.

Please bury me in something sporty,
perhaps even my favorite white tennis

outfit.

I always thought it made me look cute
and sexy without being cheap.

I would like to have my hair combed in
either a pageboy or ponytail.

I often wear it that way while playing.

I would appreciate it if you would bury
along with me a photograph of Paul,

Kristen, my sister and brother, my
mother and dad, and my favorite stuffed

animals, Mortimer, Alphonse, and Little
Fluff.

Carolyn Wormus, you are charged with
murder in the second degree of Betty

Solomon.

How do you plead?

Not guilty.

Miss Wormus, can we have a comment for
the press, please?

Miss Wormus, Miss Wormus, Miss Wormus.

Can we have a comment for the press,
please, Miss Wormus?

How do you think you'll do today?

Just a comment, please.

I think it's too soon for any comments,
but I'd just like to say that I'm glad

to be here, and I think justice will be
served.

You have got to be kidding me. She looks
like she just stepped off a plane from

Hollywood.

Bodyguard and all.

Wormuth does white planes.

Thank you.

All right!

Miss Wormus, are we ready to begin?

We are, Your Honor. Yes, Your Honor.

Bring in the jury.

Kristen, tell us about your ski trip
with Carolyn.

What did you two talk about?

We talked about a lot of things.

How excited I was about skiing.

Boys.

We talked about my mom and my dad.

You know, they fought about her.

She didn't think my mom liked her very
much.

Why? What led you to believe that she
didn't think your mom liked her? What

she say?

Well, Carolyn asked me, your mom doesn't
like me, does she? And I said, no, no,

no, she does like you.

But in the back of my mind, I knew that
my mom didn't like her at all.

What else did Carolyn ask you about your
parents that weekend?

She would ask me about my dad, what
people thought about him, stuff like

And she would tell me what a wonderful
father he was and what a great man he

and what a great teacher he was.

All I could say was, yeah.

Kristen, could you tell us about your
relationship with your two parents?

Well, my father was basically an
overprotective father.

Not wanting his little girl to grow up.

But I was very close to him.

I always have been.

My dad is a very loving man and very
warm.

And my mom is not.

Was not.

Did you love her, Kristen?

Do you miss her?

Yes, very much.

Mr. Parco, when you explained to Ms.
Wormus that it would take six to eight

months to get a gun with a silencer, how
did she respond?

She said it was too long to wait.

She wanted it faster.

She... Definitely wanted it faster.

Well, now, if Ms. Wormuth wanted a gun
purely for protection, as you've stated,

why do you think she wanted a silencer?

Well, the silencer might have been my
idea.

I mentioned to her that if you're going
to practice with a gun and you're not on

a range, it makes a lot of noise. On the
other hand, with a silencer, she could

practice in relative obscurity.

What'd she think of this idea?

She said it was a great idea, and from
that point on, she became obsessed with

getting a gun with a silencer. And were
you eventually able to get her such a

gun?

Yes. It was a .25 caliber Beretta
Jetfire.

I believe I gave it to her the first
week of January, 1989.

Counselors.

Do

you

have any idea what's going on?

I'm not quite sure, but she hasn't been
feeling well, Your Honor.

This morning, as my assistant was
driving her here, she fainted twice, and

was vomiting up blood.

Well, do you believe Miss Worms will be
able to continue today, or would you

prefer that I just... Let me talk to
her.

If it's at all possible, I prefer to
continue.

Vomiting, right.

Lady's starting to lose it big time.

Your Honor,

we're ready to continue.

Very well.

Mr. Hamill.

Mr. Parco, did you have occasion to
discuss this gun with Ms. Wormuth on

16th, 1989?

It was during this conversation that she
described to me an incident which had

occurred the night before where she was
questioned by police officers from

Westchester about someone who'd been
bludgeoned to death.

She said bludgeoned? I specifically
asked her if the person was shot.

She said no.

They will bludgeon. And it was during
this conversation that you asked her

the gun?

Yeah, I did.

I asked her what she did with the gun I
gave her, and she told me I could come

and pick it up. Then she calls me back,
and she says I didn't have to come.

So I asked her, why not?

She told me she threw the gun away on
the parkway.

That was the last time we had a
conversation about that gun.

Thank you.

Mr. Parco, for your testimony, did you
request and were you granted immunity by

the state of New York?

Yes, I was.

It's my wife. I think she's dead.
Please, I need help. Calm down. What's

name? My name is Paul Solomon. Please,
please help me. Where are you? We're at

the Scarfield Terrace Apartments in
Grenville Springs.

From the time of your wife's wake until
late May 1989, did you ever see the

defendant, Carolyn Wormuth?

No. I talked to her various times on the
phone, but I never saw her.

She did send me lots of notes and cards,
but I never responded.

Did there come a time after June 1989
that you did indeed see her?

Yes.

As I remember the evening, it was in
late July.

I was playing in a basketball league in
Manhattan with a bunch of other old men.

I knew that I'd eventually have to see

Carolyn again.

I knew how much she meant to me.

So I decided since I was near where she
lived, I'd stop and see her.

I got there just as she was coming back
from a golf lesson.

and she was somewhat surprised to see me
because we hadn't seen each other since

the wake.

She invited me up to her apartment, but
I didn't feel comfortable with that, so

I invited her to go for a drink at this
singles bar just down the street.

And she accepted?

Yes.

And the thing I remember most about that
night was that at some point I turned

to her and I said, Carolyn,

I hate to ask you this question.

As difficult as it is, I have to know
the truth.

Did you have anything to do with Betty
Jean's death?

And she took both my hands and hers.

And she said, I'm so glad that you feel
comfortable enough to ask me that

question.

No, I didn't.

I could never do anything to hurt you or
Kristen.

Well, we continued to talk and I told
her that it had been so difficult and it

had been terrible and how guilty I felt
because of the fact that I'd been with

her the night that Betty Jean died.

Don't you dare follow me.

Continue, please.

Go on, Mr. Solomon.

I always felt if I'd been there, at
home,

I could have stopped what happened.

Did you go back to Carolyn's apartment
that night?

Yes.

She redecorated and wanted me to see
what a wonderful job she'd done.

Were the two of you intimate?

To tell you the truth, all I remember is

a long, very passionate kiss.

And then I told her that we could never
see each other again.

And that thought upset us both very
much.

Miss Womers, step forward.

A defendant has a right and an
obligation to be present at all stages

trial. This means that you may not leave
this room without my permission. Is

that understood?

What if you're a sidebar? Am I allowed
to come in? If at any time you absent

yourself willfully without my
permission, I will issue a bench warrant

you will be arrested and taken into
custody and brought here. What if I

deliberately stay away? Sit down!

Mr. Hamill.

Um, I really have no further questions.

Thank you, Mr. Solomon.

You're a witness.

Mr.

Solomon, referring to that night in late
July 1989 when you surprised Ms.

Warmoth with a visit, is it true that
after you went to the bar that you...

return to Carolyn's apartment and the
two of you had sex?

No. No, I don't believe so.

You don't believe so?

I honestly can't remember.

You mean you can remember having sex
with her on the night of the murder in

January 1989, but you're having
difficulty remembering whether or not

sex with her a full six months later in
July of 1989.

I simply can't recall.

I'm trying honestly to remember, but I
just can't.

You don't remember commenting on how
Miss Warmest Lingerie happened to match

clothing? I might have.

It's very hard to resist, Carolyn.

Let's change the subject to something
easier for you to remember.

Mr. Solomon, is it true...

You knew that by testifying you would be
granted immunity?

Yes. Yes, I was told that.

You would get immunity from being
prosecuted as the killer of your wife,

You mean prosecuted for the crime that
was committed?

Yes. That's what you wanted immunity
from, right? Well, it's hard to want

something for something you haven't
done.

You know you could have waived immunity,
right? You could have signed a document

that said, I don't need immunity, right?

Correct. But you didn't. No, I did not.

Mr. Solomon, you earlier testified that
on the night of the shooting, you had

promised your wife that you would return
home early.

Isn't that true?

Yes, it is.

I did.

But you didn't get home early, did you?

No, I didn't.

And you didn't.

Because you knew there was no reason to
keep that promise.

Because your wife was already dead.

You know, for you to make that kind of
statement is so obscene and so horrible.

The fact that someone can manipulate
facts or words or half -truths or

incomplete reports to throw up some kind
of vague vision.

of something.

It's obscene and so disgusting.

I mean, I accept.

I accept my guilt for this affair.

But for you to make that comment, for
you to throw that kind of light on me, I

only hope to God that when I'm judged
and punished, that you're judged and

punished for what you've done here.

God will have to punish you, sir. The
state of New York can't because you made

an agreement for immunity.

I'm sorry to report we have a hung jury.

Silence! Silence in the court!

Silence!

The defendant will remain free on her
$250 ,000 bond pending a decision

by the district attorney's office as to
how they wish to proceed.

All this.

Right, Ty.

I gave him everything.

The motive, the gun, the ammunition.

Carol?

Miss Wormuth? Miss Wormuth!

Nobody cares about me.

Nobody cares at all.

I'm sorry, Mr. Wormus, but I told you
before, it's impossible for me to

if they decide to retry Carolyn.

You are putting me in an untenable
position, sir.

Look, I appreciate that, but I've done
the best I can, and I will continue to

make every effort to help in the
transition with whomever takes over her

defense. I just, I hope you'll
understand.

Mr. Aaron Wall, welcome to our little
group.

I'm sure in no time at all you'll be as
familiar with everyone as I am.

I'm sure I will.

I met Carolyn Wormus when we both worked
at Rome Telecommunications in

Manhattan.

Miss Gattai, when you worked with Miss
Wormus, did you work in close proximity

to one another?

Yes, we did.

Our desks were right next to one
another.

Was there a common locker room?

Yeah, there was.

The girls would meet there before and
after work.

It's a good place for a smoke.

Would you describe to us the incident
involving your driver's license in

of 1988?

It disappeared from my locker.

That's where I kept my purse.

I don't know exactly when it was taken.
I just noticed one day that it was gone.

I didn't think much about it at the
time.

Now, Miss Katai, was there any money
taken from your purse?

No, that's the funny thing about it. The
only thing that was missing was my

driver's license.

During our investigation of Miss Wormus'
phone records, we discovered that on

the morning of January 15th, 1989...
That's the morning of the evening that

Betty Jean Solomon was murdered.

Yes, sir.

On that morning, we discovered that a
call had been placed from Miss Wormus'

apartment to Ray's Sports Shop in
Plainfield, New Jersey.

What was the significance of that phone
call?

Further investigation disclosed that
later that day, a woman fitting Miss

Wormus' description purchased a box of
.25 caliber Winchester bullets from that

store. It's the same brand and caliber
that was used to murder Betty Jean

Solomon later on in her home. That's
correct.

Now, detective, citizens purchasing
firearms ammunition in the state of New

Jersey are required to provide proof of
identity and to find certain disclosure

forms, are they not? Yes, sir.

Can you please tell us the name of the
woman who signed for that ammunition at

Ray's Sports Shop?

Yes, sir.

The lady's name was Lisa Katai.

Your Honor, the prosecution rests.

The defense calls Tom Wormuth.

Raise your right hand.

Do you solemnly swear the testimony you
are about to give in the cause now

pending before this court is the truth,
the whole truth, and nothing but the

truth? So help you God.

I do. You may take a seat.

So you're Carolyn Wormuth's father, is
that true, sir?

Yes, I am.

Mr. Wormuth, would you please tell the
court about a telephone conversation

you had in the summer of 1989?

I was at my home in Franklin Hills,
Michigan, when I received a call from a

gentleman who identified himself as
Vincent Parco.

He said he was a friend of my
daughter's.

And she was running around with some
shady people.

Could be in trouble.

He then offered to help me.

But that it would cost me big bucks.

You have been found guilty of second
-degree murder in the death of Betty

Solomon.

Before imposing sentence, do you have
anything to say?

I stand before you an innocent person.

And this is very, very difficult for me.

I am accused of making phone calls to a
gun shop in New Jersey, which I never

knew existed.

I'm sorry I can't hear you.

Your Honor, I never phoned Ray's gun
shop.

And I never went there.

And I never stole Lisa Katai's license.

I never owned a gun.

Nor did I ever borrow one from Vincent
Parco.

I would never do anything to hurt
Kristen.

Or Paul Solomon.

And I can promise you that I did not
kill Betty Jean Solomon.

I am innocent of this crime.

I am innocent.

I could never do such a thing.

I can't hear you.

So please, Your Honor.

Please don't hurt me for something I
couldn't do.

Something I wouldn't do.

I wasn't brought up that way.

If I'm guilty of anything, I'm guilty of
falling in love with a man who deceived

me.

Who made promises he couldn't keep.

intended to keep.