1 00:00:05,726 --> 00:00:09,950 Previously, on The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair... 2 00:00:13,734 --> 00:00:15,596 In America, ladies and gentlemen, 3 00:00:15,696 --> 00:00:18,278 we are obsessed with sex and morality. 4 00:00:18,378 --> 00:00:19,679 Excuse me, why... 5 00:00:19,779 --> 00:00:21,801 why are blowjobs bad? 6 00:00:21,901 --> 00:00:23,941 I'm just, personally, I'm a big fan, I don't know... 7 00:00:24,584 --> 00:00:26,485 You're the reason I'm here, Professor. 8 00:00:26,585 --> 00:00:28,527 You're what I aspire to be, sir. 9 00:00:28,627 --> 00:00:31,450 Well, Mr. Goldman, I have no doubt 10 00:00:31,550 --> 00:00:33,612 that you're going to be a huge success. 11 00:00:38,076 --> 00:00:39,337 I'm totally blocked, Harry. 12 00:00:39,437 --> 00:00:40,338 It's been over a year, 13 00:00:40,438 --> 00:00:41,820 and I got nothing. 14 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:43,257 You know, why don't you come to me? 15 00:00:43,281 --> 00:00:44,302 You made it! 16 00:00:44,402 --> 00:00:45,882 - How are you, man? - Good to see you! 17 00:00:53,170 --> 00:00:54,872 What, are you spying on me, Marcus? 18 00:00:54,972 --> 00:00:57,994 This needs to stay between us. 19 00:00:58,094 --> 00:01:00,236 Author Harry Quebert was arrested today 20 00:01:00,336 --> 00:01:02,038 after police discovered the body 21 00:01:02,138 --> 00:01:05,361 of 15-year-old Nola Kellergan, 22 00:01:05,461 --> 00:01:08,284 who disappeared from her house in August of 1975. 23 00:01:08,384 --> 00:01:09,725 How's it looking for him? 24 00:01:09,825 --> 00:01:11,006 Not good. 25 00:01:11,106 --> 00:01:13,889 They found a manuscript of his "Origin of Evil" 26 00:01:13,989 --> 00:01:15,731 buried with the dead girl. 27 00:01:15,831 --> 00:01:17,292 Talk to the nice townsfolk. 28 00:01:17,392 --> 00:01:19,534 Those hicks are potential witnesses. 29 00:01:19,634 --> 00:01:21,696 Hey, we're gonna get you out of here, okay? 30 00:01:21,796 --> 00:01:23,858 Is there anything you haven't told me? 31 00:01:23,958 --> 00:01:25,500 I was supposed to meet Nola at 800. 32 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:28,222 That was the night she disappeared. 33 00:01:28,322 --> 00:01:30,024 It's a fucking disaster! 34 00:01:30,124 --> 00:01:31,564 If the prosecution gets hold of this, 35 00:01:31,645 --> 00:01:33,647 Harry is screwed. 36 00:01:34,728 --> 00:01:37,270 "On my desk, there's a porcelain pot." 37 00:01:37,370 --> 00:01:39,673 Inside is a key to my locker at the gym in Montburry. 38 00:01:39,773 --> 00:01:41,774 "Everything is in there..." 39 00:01:42,615 --> 00:01:44,817 It's "The Origin of Evil." 40 00:01:45,978 --> 00:01:47,920 It's Harry's original manuscript. 41 00:01:48,020 --> 00:01:49,562 "Burn it all. 42 00:01:49,662 --> 00:01:51,663 I'm in danger." 43 00:03:11,136 --> 00:03:13,138 Thank you. 44 00:03:14,259 --> 00:03:15,040 Hey. 45 00:03:15,140 --> 00:03:16,041 Hey. 46 00:03:16,141 --> 00:03:17,482 Did you burn everything? 47 00:03:17,582 --> 00:03:18,763 And the manuscript? 48 00:03:18,863 --> 00:03:21,486 Yes, I did exactly what you told me. 49 00:03:21,586 --> 00:03:23,588 Thank you. 50 00:03:25,069 --> 00:03:27,231 Why was that box in your gym locker? 51 00:03:30,394 --> 00:03:32,176 I was afraid someone else might find it, 52 00:03:32,276 --> 00:03:34,097 so I just... panicked. 53 00:03:34,197 --> 00:03:36,099 I thought it would be safe somewhere else. 54 00:03:36,199 --> 00:03:38,021 You thought it would be safe? 55 00:03:38,121 --> 00:03:41,624 Just makes you look guilty, that's all. 56 00:03:41,724 --> 00:03:43,266 Do you think I'm guilty, Marcus? 57 00:03:43,366 --> 00:03:45,107 No, Harry. I don't. 58 00:03:45,207 --> 00:03:47,950 I loved her, Marcus, but it was innocent. 59 00:03:48,050 --> 00:03:51,033 I never crossed that line. 60 00:03:51,133 --> 00:03:55,057 And I did not kill her. 61 00:04:00,301 --> 00:04:01,301 The, um... 62 00:04:01,382 --> 00:04:04,926 the manuscript was "The Origin of Evil." 63 00:04:05,026 --> 00:04:06,407 The very first draft. 64 00:04:06,507 --> 00:04:07,268 How come there was no title 65 00:04:07,348 --> 00:04:08,249 on the cover page? 66 00:04:08,349 --> 00:04:11,051 The title came afterwards. 67 00:04:11,151 --> 00:04:12,951 After... after Nola's disappearance, you mean? 68 00:04:12,993 --> 00:04:14,094 Yeah, but I don't want 69 00:04:14,194 --> 00:04:15,736 to talk about the manuscript. 70 00:04:15,836 --> 00:04:18,218 It's brought nothing but suffering into my life. 71 00:04:18,318 --> 00:04:20,320 Okay. 72 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:23,262 For Christ's sake. 73 00:04:23,362 --> 00:04:24,223 You still have that? 74 00:04:24,323 --> 00:04:25,545 Yeah, it's a good luck charm. 75 00:04:26,926 --> 00:04:28,908 It was a gift from the great Harry Quebert 76 00:04:29,008 --> 00:04:31,230 back when I was a fledgling non-writer. 77 00:04:31,330 --> 00:04:33,192 Marcus, please put it away. 78 00:04:33,292 --> 00:04:35,293 I want you to tell me about Nola. 79 00:04:36,535 --> 00:04:38,536 Who she was. 80 00:04:40,218 --> 00:04:41,519 I need to know everything, Harry, 81 00:04:41,619 --> 00:04:43,621 if we're gonna get you out of here. 82 00:04:55,632 --> 00:04:58,134 I don't wanna go back there, Marcus. 83 00:04:58,234 --> 00:05:00,557 I know you don't, but you need to. 84 00:05:03,039 --> 00:05:06,302 Well, where shall I begin? 85 00:05:06,402 --> 00:05:10,406 From the beginning. 86 00:05:12,247 --> 00:05:16,351 It was an afternoon in June, 1975. 87 00:05:16,451 --> 00:05:18,073 I'd been struggling up to that point 88 00:05:18,173 --> 00:05:20,435 to get started on the book, 89 00:05:20,535 --> 00:05:22,357 and I looked up, 90 00:05:22,457 --> 00:05:26,120 right when the rain started, and... 91 00:05:26,220 --> 00:05:28,803 there she was, 92 00:05:28,903 --> 00:05:32,065 just dancing, enjoying the rain. 93 00:05:34,428 --> 00:05:36,429 I was just lost watching her. 94 00:05:38,992 --> 00:05:41,895 That was the first time I met her. 95 00:05:44,357 --> 00:05:45,938 She had a magical quality about her, 96 00:05:46,038 --> 00:05:47,420 something... 97 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:49,521 I'd never seen before. 98 00:05:51,483 --> 00:05:53,946 I remember asking her what her name was, 99 00:05:54,046 --> 00:05:56,868 and it wasn't until... 100 00:05:56,968 --> 00:05:59,230 maybe a week later 101 00:05:59,330 --> 00:06:02,814 that I... I ran into her in town. 102 00:06:05,416 --> 00:06:08,479 I was in the middle of my morning run, 103 00:06:08,579 --> 00:06:10,120 and she appeared once again. 104 00:06:10,220 --> 00:06:11,802 Harry! 105 00:06:11,902 --> 00:06:13,984 Hey! Hello! 106 00:06:18,268 --> 00:06:19,049 Hi! 107 00:06:19,149 --> 00:06:19,849 Guess what? 108 00:06:19,949 --> 00:06:20,949 Hey, Nola! 109 00:06:21,711 --> 00:06:22,492 Hey, hi! 110 00:06:22,592 --> 00:06:23,933 Guess what? 111 00:06:24,033 --> 00:06:24,934 What? 112 00:06:25,034 --> 00:06:26,091 I checked out your book yesterday 113 00:06:26,115 --> 00:06:27,115 out of the library. 114 00:06:27,756 --> 00:06:28,818 "The Mirror of Life"? 115 00:06:28,918 --> 00:06:30,055 You're the only "Q" in Fiction, 116 00:06:30,079 --> 00:06:31,620 right between Boris Pasternak 117 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:32,901 and Ayn Rand. 118 00:06:33,001 --> 00:06:34,262 What, no... 119 00:06:34,362 --> 00:06:36,905 Pope, no Poe, no Proust? 120 00:06:37,005 --> 00:06:38,502 Well, the collection at the Sommerdale Library 121 00:06:38,526 --> 00:06:39,988 isn't exactly extensive. 122 00:06:42,050 --> 00:06:42,790 Isn't it exciting? 123 00:06:42,890 --> 00:06:45,132 Yes, very exciting. 124 00:06:46,774 --> 00:06:47,675 It must be wonderful 125 00:06:47,775 --> 00:06:49,476 to be taken seriously as a writer, 126 00:06:49,576 --> 00:06:52,799 to be told your words are worth publishing. 127 00:06:52,899 --> 00:06:56,643 Like you weren't crazy to dream. 128 00:06:56,743 --> 00:07:00,567 Yeah, well, um... 129 00:07:00,667 --> 00:07:04,330 success and fame can be gratifying, 130 00:07:04,430 --> 00:07:07,413 I'll admit that, but... 131 00:07:07,513 --> 00:07:09,174 I don't know, all the other stuff is... 132 00:07:09,274 --> 00:07:11,417 like, the parties and... 133 00:07:11,517 --> 00:07:13,018 that stuff's overrated. 134 00:07:13,118 --> 00:07:14,660 I don't believe you. 135 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:15,977 That's why I came here, you know, 136 00:07:16,001 --> 00:07:17,382 to get away from it all, 137 00:07:17,482 --> 00:07:19,924 to find some inspiration. 138 00:07:21,686 --> 00:07:23,428 Well, this is me. 139 00:07:23,528 --> 00:07:25,630 I work here on Saturdays. Okay. 140 00:07:25,730 --> 00:07:27,511 You should, come by. 141 00:07:27,611 --> 00:07:30,234 Maybe it will inspire you. 142 00:07:30,334 --> 00:07:31,355 Okay. 143 00:07:31,455 --> 00:07:33,055 And I'll sneak you a free plate of fries. 144 00:07:33,737 --> 00:07:36,199 - Possibly. - Okay. 145 00:07:36,299 --> 00:07:38,301 See you, Nola. 146 00:07:39,943 --> 00:07:41,524 And then I... 147 00:07:41,624 --> 00:07:45,488 found myself thinking about her more and more, 148 00:07:45,588 --> 00:07:47,329 just consuming my thoughts. 149 00:08:18,218 --> 00:08:20,219 Nola? 150 00:08:21,381 --> 00:08:22,201 Are you okay? 151 00:08:22,301 --> 00:08:23,559 - Yes, yes, yes... - What happened? 152 00:08:23,583 --> 00:08:24,583 Yes, I'm... I'm fine! 153 00:08:26,665 --> 00:08:28,047 Shh... Shh! 154 00:08:28,147 --> 00:08:29,008 Can you help me? 155 00:08:29,108 --> 00:08:30,108 Yes, I'll help you. 156 00:08:30,149 --> 00:08:31,726 Okay, I'll get the... I'll get the broom. 157 00:08:31,750 --> 00:08:33,091 Yeah, I think that... My gosh. 158 00:08:36,875 --> 00:08:38,096 We shouldn't be laughing! 159 00:08:38,196 --> 00:08:39,457 No, it's fine. 160 00:08:39,557 --> 00:08:41,139 If she finds out, she's gonna fire me. 161 00:08:41,239 --> 00:08:42,540 She's not gonna fire you. 162 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:44,662 You're, like, the best waitress she's got anyway. 163 00:08:44,762 --> 00:08:46,143 My goodness, look at this mess. 164 00:08:47,525 --> 00:08:48,702 Well, it's a good thing they come for the burgers 165 00:08:48,726 --> 00:08:50,547 and not the service. 166 00:08:50,647 --> 00:08:52,345 Although, I just wish someone would tell me, 167 00:08:52,369 --> 00:08:54,551 whenever I order just a simple cup of coffee, 168 00:08:54,651 --> 00:08:57,113 I am presented with every, like, condiment 169 00:08:57,213 --> 00:08:58,274 known to mankind. 170 00:08:59,656 --> 00:09:02,518 That's because it has been decreed 171 00:09:02,618 --> 00:09:04,160 by the mistress of the inn. 172 00:09:04,260 --> 00:09:06,082 Who? 173 00:09:06,182 --> 00:09:07,363 Mrs. Quinn. 174 00:09:07,463 --> 00:09:08,724 Mrs. Quinn? 175 00:09:08,824 --> 00:09:10,205 As you will have noticed, ladies, 176 00:09:10,305 --> 00:09:11,527 for the past week, 177 00:09:11,627 --> 00:09:14,009 the famous New York writer, Mr. Harry Quebert, 178 00:09:14,109 --> 00:09:16,051 has been coming here every day, 179 00:09:16,151 --> 00:09:17,332 which means 180 00:09:17,432 --> 00:09:19,214 he sees in our restaurant 181 00:09:19,314 --> 00:09:21,376 the standards of quality and refinement 182 00:09:21,476 --> 00:09:22,977 found in the best establishments 183 00:09:23,077 --> 00:09:25,099 on the East Coast. 184 00:09:25,199 --> 00:09:26,821 Now, I have written a memo 185 00:09:26,921 --> 00:09:29,823 to remind you of how Mr. Quebert should be treated. 186 00:09:29,923 --> 00:09:31,065 Read it, 187 00:09:31,165 --> 00:09:32,706 reread it, 188 00:09:32,806 --> 00:09:34,027 and learn it by heart. 189 00:09:34,127 --> 00:09:37,590 "Do not disturb Mr. Quebert" 190 00:09:37,690 --> 00:09:40,313 because he needs calm and... 191 00:09:40,413 --> 00:09:42,715 concentration. 192 00:09:42,815 --> 00:09:45,037 His previous visits to Clark's 193 00:09:45,137 --> 00:09:48,400 indicate that he always orders black coffee. 194 00:09:48,500 --> 00:09:50,602 Serve him coffee when he arrives, 195 00:09:50,702 --> 00:09:52,724 "and nothing else..." 196 00:09:52,824 --> 00:09:56,648 Do not bother Mr. Quebert by suggesting he order food. 197 00:09:56,748 --> 00:09:58,209 However, 198 00:09:58,309 --> 00:10:00,572 serve him all the condiments we have, 199 00:10:00,672 --> 00:10:02,573 so should he be inclined to order, 200 00:10:02,673 --> 00:10:05,256 he won't have to ask for them. 201 00:10:05,356 --> 00:10:08,018 You see, famous writers should not have to ask 202 00:10:08,118 --> 00:10:09,580 for what they want. 203 00:10:09,680 --> 00:10:13,383 Their minds must be free to create. 204 00:10:13,483 --> 00:10:14,865 "It is possible" 205 00:10:14,965 --> 00:10:17,988 that what he's writing will become a masterpiece, 206 00:10:18,088 --> 00:10:20,750 "and Clark's will be known all over the country!" 207 00:10:20,850 --> 00:10:22,632 Is this one of the best restaurants? 208 00:10:22,732 --> 00:10:23,492 Yes, Mrs. Quinn. 209 00:10:23,573 --> 00:10:24,433 Yes, Mom. 210 00:10:24,533 --> 00:10:26,435 And don't call me "Mom," okay? 211 00:10:26,535 --> 00:10:27,877 It's not a country inn. 212 00:10:27,977 --> 00:10:29,158 Good. 213 00:10:29,258 --> 00:10:31,039 Now, I want to see you all acting servile. 214 00:10:31,139 --> 00:10:33,241 And smile. 215 00:10:33,341 --> 00:10:35,564 Beautiful. 216 00:10:35,664 --> 00:10:37,005 Let's do a trial run. 217 00:10:37,105 --> 00:10:40,528 I will play the esteemed Mr. Quebert. 218 00:10:40,628 --> 00:10:42,630 Come on! 219 00:10:45,192 --> 00:10:47,615 In Sommerdale, I was some sort of celebrity. 220 00:10:47,715 --> 00:10:51,538 In New York, I was just a high school teacher 221 00:10:51,638 --> 00:10:54,581 who wrote a good first book in his spare time, 222 00:10:54,681 --> 00:10:56,743 but people in town assumed I was successful 223 00:10:56,843 --> 00:11:00,306 because of the way I acted and where I lived. 224 00:11:00,406 --> 00:11:02,108 Hey! 225 00:11:02,208 --> 00:11:04,110 Not everyone was fooled, though... 226 00:11:04,210 --> 00:11:05,911 Hey, Ernie! 227 00:11:06,011 --> 00:11:07,429 What do you do in New York, actually? 228 00:11:07,453 --> 00:11:09,274 For a living, I mean? 229 00:11:09,374 --> 00:11:11,376 Well, I'm a writer. 230 00:11:15,020 --> 00:11:18,563 Well, don't take this the wrong way, Harry, 231 00:11:18,663 --> 00:11:20,645 but, I contacted the publisher, 232 00:11:20,745 --> 00:11:23,528 the one who put out your book. 233 00:11:23,628 --> 00:11:25,850 The one you gave me, "The Mirror of Life." 234 00:11:25,950 --> 00:11:30,094 I-I wanted to order extra copies for the library. 235 00:11:30,194 --> 00:11:33,256 I hadn't heard of this publisher before, but... 236 00:11:33,356 --> 00:11:36,179 then I discovered that it was actually a... 237 00:11:36,279 --> 00:11:37,861 a print shop in Brooklyn. 238 00:11:37,961 --> 00:11:41,964 You paid a print shop to publish your book. 239 00:11:49,892 --> 00:11:53,075 Now you know the truth. 240 00:11:53,175 --> 00:11:56,238 I'm a... complete impostor. 241 00:11:56,338 --> 00:11:59,561 No, not complete. 242 00:11:59,661 --> 00:12:01,242 I... 243 00:12:01,342 --> 00:12:03,344 I really liked the book. 244 00:12:03,744 --> 00:12:07,808 That's why I wanted to order extra copies. 245 00:12:07,908 --> 00:12:11,251 And... anyway, who knows? 246 00:12:11,351 --> 00:12:12,893 Maybe the book you're writing now 247 00:12:12,993 --> 00:12:15,095 will be a masterpiece. 248 00:12:15,195 --> 00:12:16,216 What if I don't write it? 249 00:12:16,316 --> 00:12:18,298 Aw, you will. I know you will. 250 00:12:18,398 --> 00:12:19,419 And don't worry, I, 251 00:12:19,519 --> 00:12:21,761 I won't tell a soul about my discovery. 252 00:12:24,924 --> 00:12:26,926 On one condition. 253 00:12:28,287 --> 00:12:30,869 I want... 254 00:12:30,969 --> 00:12:35,994 you to, put my name on the last page of your book, 255 00:12:36,094 --> 00:12:38,196 as a "thank you," y-you know how writers do? 256 00:12:39,937 --> 00:12:42,280 And... 257 00:12:42,380 --> 00:12:44,802 I want to be the first one mentioned, 258 00:12:44,902 --> 00:12:46,644 in big letters. 259 00:12:46,744 --> 00:12:49,286 I think it would make my wife proud 260 00:12:49,386 --> 00:12:51,528 to see that I contributed to the success 261 00:12:51,628 --> 00:12:53,670 of a literary masterpiece. 262 00:12:56,473 --> 00:12:57,854 Okay. 263 00:12:57,954 --> 00:12:59,295 You have yourself a deal. 264 00:13:00,917 --> 00:13:04,020 I wanted to tell Nola the whole truth, 265 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:06,402 but vanity got the better of me. 266 00:13:09,485 --> 00:13:11,907 Then, when "The Origin of Evil" was published, 267 00:13:12,007 --> 00:13:15,430 I'd go all over the world, you know? 268 00:13:15,530 --> 00:13:18,473 I'd always look for her, 269 00:13:18,573 --> 00:13:21,255 hoping she'd be somewhere in the crowd. 270 00:13:23,658 --> 00:13:26,520 I still... 271 00:13:26,620 --> 00:13:27,721 hoped, 272 00:13:27,821 --> 00:13:30,804 up until the day they... 273 00:13:30,904 --> 00:13:34,367 they discovered her body in the yard. 274 00:13:34,467 --> 00:13:37,330 In the yard... 275 00:13:37,430 --> 00:13:38,771 Do you know anyone 276 00:13:38,871 --> 00:13:40,573 who would have any reason 277 00:13:40,673 --> 00:13:42,675 to hurt her? 278 00:13:53,565 --> 00:13:56,848 Hands up, hands up, come on. 279 00:14:01,372 --> 00:14:03,414 That's good. 280 00:14:05,656 --> 00:14:06,717 Buddy! Buddy! 281 00:14:07,938 --> 00:14:09,035 Your footwork's getting way better, bud. 282 00:14:09,059 --> 00:14:10,400 Way better, okay? 283 00:14:10,500 --> 00:14:12,478 You just gotta work on your defense now, all right? 284 00:14:12,502 --> 00:14:13,800 Keep the, keep the paws up. Keep 'em up... 285 00:14:13,824 --> 00:14:15,365 You're bleeding. That's a bleeder. 286 00:14:15,465 --> 00:14:16,326 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 287 00:14:16,426 --> 00:14:17,807 Okay, just, keep your head back. 288 00:14:17,907 --> 00:14:19,969 Just gotta pinch it, okay? 289 00:14:20,069 --> 00:14:21,371 You got it, buddy. You're good. 290 00:14:21,471 --> 00:14:23,212 You're good, big dog. 291 00:14:23,312 --> 00:14:25,094 Thanks, buddy. Pinch it! 292 00:14:25,194 --> 00:14:26,655 You wanna pinch it, okay? 293 00:14:26,755 --> 00:14:28,757 And watch the door. 294 00:14:29,478 --> 00:14:31,480 He's good, he's learning. 295 00:14:34,042 --> 00:14:35,063 Mind if I work in? 296 00:14:35,163 --> 00:14:35,904 No, go for it. 297 00:14:36,004 --> 00:14:38,006 Thanks, bud. 298 00:14:41,649 --> 00:14:43,651 Goldman, you... 299 00:14:44,131 --> 00:14:45,593 you teaching boxing now? 300 00:14:45,693 --> 00:14:46,693 Professor Quebert! 301 00:14:46,734 --> 00:14:47,831 I didn't know you were into boxing. 302 00:14:47,855 --> 00:14:48,636 Well, a little bit, you know. 303 00:14:48,736 --> 00:14:49,516 Yeah. 304 00:14:49,616 --> 00:14:50,477 Gotta stay in shape. 305 00:14:50,577 --> 00:14:51,794 Right. You know, Hemingway boxed. 306 00:14:51,818 --> 00:14:53,640 Yeah. Yeah, a little bit. 307 00:14:53,740 --> 00:14:54,877 You wanna... you wanna go a couple rounds? 308 00:14:54,901 --> 00:14:56,042 Yeah. 309 00:14:56,142 --> 00:14:56,983 Just a little bit, just to get some cardio. 310 00:14:57,063 --> 00:14:59,065 Yeah, yeah, sure, why not? 311 00:15:01,027 --> 00:15:02,027 Here, after you. 312 00:15:02,068 --> 00:15:05,331 Thank you, Professor. 313 00:15:05,431 --> 00:15:07,493 Okay, a couple rounds, 314 00:15:07,593 --> 00:15:08,654 maybe three rounds? 315 00:15:08,754 --> 00:15:09,855 This is a little bit weird. 316 00:15:09,955 --> 00:15:10,972 I've never... I've never hit a teacher before. 317 00:15:10,996 --> 00:15:12,017 I mean, I've wanted to... 318 00:15:12,117 --> 00:15:13,134 Come on, now's your opportunity, come on. 319 00:15:13,158 --> 00:15:13,899 I've wanted to, but... 320 00:15:13,999 --> 00:15:15,060 Yeah... 321 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:17,162 Come on. 322 00:15:17,642 --> 00:15:18,779 This is fun. I forgot how much fun this is. 323 00:15:18,803 --> 00:15:20,805 All right. 324 00:15:23,007 --> 00:15:24,148 Whoa! 325 00:15:25,409 --> 00:15:26,150 That's good. 326 00:15:26,250 --> 00:15:26,951 You okay? 327 00:15:27,051 --> 00:15:28,051 Yeah? 328 00:15:28,092 --> 00:15:30,154 Yeah, yeah, yeah. Gimme a sec. 329 00:15:30,254 --> 00:15:30,954 You all right? 330 00:15:31,054 --> 00:15:33,056 Yeah. 331 00:15:35,779 --> 00:15:37,000 Wanna get dinner? 332 00:15:37,100 --> 00:15:39,102 We'll go get something to eat. 333 00:15:41,424 --> 00:15:45,808 My friend here would like two New York strip steaks, 334 00:15:45,908 --> 00:15:48,450 one well done, one raw, 335 00:15:48,550 --> 00:15:51,013 and make that one to go. 336 00:15:51,113 --> 00:15:52,534 Reinhartz, 337 00:15:52,634 --> 00:15:54,055 when you get a chance? 338 00:15:54,155 --> 00:15:57,459 Dominic Reinhartz? 339 00:15:57,559 --> 00:15:59,380 I remember your short story. 340 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:00,501 I was impressed. 341 00:16:00,601 --> 00:16:03,184 You have a real original voice. 342 00:16:03,284 --> 00:16:05,866 Come by my office tomorrow around 400, 343 00:16:05,966 --> 00:16:07,348 let's discuss it. 344 00:16:07,448 --> 00:16:09,430 Yes, of course. 345 00:16:09,530 --> 00:16:10,831 Thank you, Professor. 346 00:16:10,931 --> 00:16:12,472 My pleasure. 347 00:16:12,572 --> 00:16:13,373 Bourbon and soda for you, right, Goldman? 348 00:16:13,453 --> 00:16:15,795 Yeah. Yeah. 349 00:16:15,895 --> 00:16:17,157 I... 350 00:16:17,257 --> 00:16:18,638 I thought we were here 351 00:16:18,738 --> 00:16:20,480 to talk about the story that I wrote. 352 00:16:20,580 --> 00:16:22,481 You have talent, Goldman. 353 00:16:22,581 --> 00:16:24,523 It's... it's clear you have a gift. 354 00:16:24,623 --> 00:16:25,724 It is such a relief 355 00:16:25,824 --> 00:16:28,007 to hear you say that, Professor. Thank you. 356 00:16:28,107 --> 00:16:29,608 But your story was a piece of shit. 357 00:16:29,708 --> 00:16:32,371 Sloppy, superficial, 358 00:16:32,471 --> 00:16:34,813 the work of a pretentious blowhard 359 00:16:34,913 --> 00:16:38,536 in love with the sound of his own juvenile voice. 360 00:16:38,636 --> 00:16:40,638 Cheers. 361 00:16:41,199 --> 00:16:42,220 Um... 362 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:43,720 Do you know why the college magazine 363 00:16:43,801 --> 00:16:45,102 ran your stories in the back? 364 00:16:45,202 --> 00:16:46,864 No? 365 00:16:46,964 --> 00:16:49,506 Because that's where they belong. 366 00:16:49,606 --> 00:16:51,188 And Reinhartz's were up front 367 00:16:51,288 --> 00:16:53,230 because that's where they deserved to be. 368 00:16:53,330 --> 00:16:54,671 So you should have used that 369 00:16:54,771 --> 00:16:56,353 as motivation to work harder, 370 00:16:56,453 --> 00:16:57,653 but it was much easier for you 371 00:16:57,694 --> 00:17:00,596 to do your little blowjob play, 372 00:17:00,696 --> 00:17:02,474 which had more to do with your marketing skills 373 00:17:02,498 --> 00:17:04,840 than the quality of your work. 374 00:17:04,940 --> 00:17:06,157 But that's been your modus operandi 375 00:17:06,181 --> 00:17:08,163 your entire life, hasn't it? Excuse me, 376 00:17:08,263 --> 00:17:09,761 all due respect, Professor, but you don't know me. 377 00:17:09,785 --> 00:17:10,926 Really? 378 00:17:11,026 --> 00:17:13,168 "Marcus the Magnificent." 379 00:17:13,268 --> 00:17:14,569 The boy, the genius, 380 00:17:14,669 --> 00:17:15,730 the legend. 381 00:17:15,830 --> 00:17:16,847 That's their name, okay? Not mine. 382 00:17:16,871 --> 00:17:18,253 I'm willing to bet 383 00:17:18,353 --> 00:17:19,890 the only reason you came to Burrows in the first place, 384 00:17:19,914 --> 00:17:21,474 and not one of those Ivy League schools, 385 00:17:21,515 --> 00:17:23,257 is because you didn't have the balls 386 00:17:23,357 --> 00:17:25,759 to measure yourself against real competition. 387 00:17:27,521 --> 00:17:29,183 You're a phony. 388 00:17:29,283 --> 00:17:31,845 A fake. 389 00:17:33,807 --> 00:17:35,789 Thank you for your time, Professor, 390 00:17:35,889 --> 00:17:37,891 and your, constructive criticism. 391 00:17:43,656 --> 00:17:45,698 Here you go. 392 00:17:48,220 --> 00:17:49,761 What is this? 393 00:17:49,861 --> 00:17:50,861 Gold Boxing Gym? 394 00:17:51,783 --> 00:17:53,445 It's real fighting every Thursday night. 395 00:17:53,545 --> 00:17:55,046 It's open to the public. 396 00:17:55,146 --> 00:17:56,528 If you want to become a writer, 397 00:17:56,628 --> 00:17:57,765 you gotta get knocked on your ass 398 00:17:57,789 --> 00:17:58,970 a couple times 399 00:17:59,070 --> 00:17:59,971 and see if you have the courage 400 00:18:00,071 --> 00:18:01,252 to stand back up. 401 00:18:01,352 --> 00:18:03,354 Thank you very much for the beer. 402 00:18:06,677 --> 00:18:09,580 Let's go, come on! 403 00:18:32,180 --> 00:18:34,122 Come on, get up! Get up, come on! 404 00:18:42,189 --> 00:18:43,250 The first thing 405 00:18:43,350 --> 00:18:44,732 a writer has to learn 406 00:18:44,832 --> 00:18:46,533 is to fall. 407 00:18:46,633 --> 00:18:49,076 The second is how to get back up. 408 00:18:50,797 --> 00:18:52,099 Congratulations. 409 00:18:52,199 --> 00:18:54,200 You pass. 410 00:19:11,897 --> 00:19:13,158 Harry, 411 00:19:13,258 --> 00:19:14,275 if I'm going to help you clear your name, 412 00:19:14,299 --> 00:19:17,322 you have to trust me. 413 00:19:17,422 --> 00:19:19,804 Now, your relationship with Nola... 414 00:19:19,904 --> 00:19:20,904 I've told you, Marcus. 415 00:19:20,985 --> 00:19:23,287 It isn't what you think. 416 00:19:23,387 --> 00:19:25,089 Nothing happened. 417 00:19:25,189 --> 00:19:26,850 I did love her, 418 00:19:26,950 --> 00:19:29,373 but I would never do anything to hurt her. 419 00:19:29,473 --> 00:19:32,496 I can't make anyone believe me, but it is the truth. 420 00:19:32,596 --> 00:19:34,818 Harry, who do you trust 421 00:19:34,918 --> 00:19:38,061 that might be able to help us? 422 00:19:38,161 --> 00:19:40,743 Start with Ernie Pinkas, the librarian. 423 00:19:40,843 --> 00:19:41,843 But Marcus, be careful. 424 00:19:41,884 --> 00:19:43,386 It's a small town. 425 00:19:43,486 --> 00:19:45,527 Everyone is going to know you're looking into this. 426 00:19:51,293 --> 00:19:52,794 I gotta close up, 427 00:19:52,894 --> 00:19:53,755 but I found some more 428 00:19:53,855 --> 00:19:55,196 that might be worth checking 429 00:19:55,296 --> 00:19:57,298 before you go. 430 00:20:00,261 --> 00:20:01,261 Thanks. 431 00:20:03,384 --> 00:20:04,845 Okay, according to police reports, 432 00:20:04,945 --> 00:20:06,687 screaming could be heard 433 00:20:06,787 --> 00:20:07,804 coming from the Kellergan house 434 00:20:07,828 --> 00:20:09,830 the day the girl disappeared. 435 00:20:10,791 --> 00:20:13,213 However, testimony from neighbors suggests 436 00:20:13,313 --> 00:20:14,854 that the noise was actually music 437 00:20:14,954 --> 00:20:16,736 being played at high volume by her father, 438 00:20:16,836 --> 00:20:18,778 as was his habit. 439 00:20:18,878 --> 00:20:20,540 He still does it. 440 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:23,062 The Reverend always cranks up the volume 441 00:20:23,162 --> 00:20:24,583 to drown out the sound 442 00:20:24,683 --> 00:20:26,545 of his working in the garage. 443 00:20:26,645 --> 00:20:29,868 Maintains that good music is always preferable 444 00:20:29,968 --> 00:20:32,791 to the sound of his hammering, 445 00:20:32,891 --> 00:20:34,713 even if it is too loud. 446 00:20:34,813 --> 00:20:35,714 Right. 447 00:20:35,814 --> 00:20:37,395 Reverend David Kellergan confirmed 448 00:20:37,495 --> 00:20:38,512 that he was home at the time, 449 00:20:38,536 --> 00:20:40,238 working on his motorcycle, 450 00:20:40,338 --> 00:20:42,920 and didn't notice anything amiss until later that evening 451 00:20:43,020 --> 00:20:45,242 when he went into his daughter's bedroom 452 00:20:45,342 --> 00:20:47,204 and found her gone. 453 00:20:47,304 --> 00:20:48,886 Even if she'd called out for help, 454 00:20:48,986 --> 00:20:50,167 he wouldn't have heard her. 455 00:20:50,267 --> 00:20:52,289 The music was too loud. 456 00:20:52,389 --> 00:20:54,831 He's, always blamed himself for that. 457 00:20:57,073 --> 00:20:58,073 Ready? 458 00:20:59,395 --> 00:21:02,058 You should probably talk to Mrs. Quinn, too. 459 00:21:02,158 --> 00:21:03,219 Mrs. Quinn? 460 00:21:03,319 --> 00:21:05,381 Yeah, Jenny's mother. 461 00:21:05,481 --> 00:21:07,943 The former owner of Clark's? 462 00:21:08,043 --> 00:21:10,465 Just yesterday, she was ranting and raving... 463 00:21:10,565 --> 00:21:12,427 I knew Harry Quebert was obsessed 464 00:21:12,527 --> 00:21:14,069 with that poor girl, 465 00:21:14,169 --> 00:21:18,753 and I had proof, irrefutable proof, 466 00:21:18,853 --> 00:21:19,714 but someone... 467 00:21:19,814 --> 00:21:22,677 someone stole it. 468 00:21:22,777 --> 00:21:25,439 What kind of proof? No idea. 469 00:21:25,539 --> 00:21:30,764 But she is given to, inflating the truth. 470 00:21:30,864 --> 00:21:32,966 Have you heard from Harry? 471 00:21:33,066 --> 00:21:35,648 Yeah, I'm going to see him again tomorrow, actually. 472 00:21:35,748 --> 00:21:37,370 Say hello to him for me, will you? 473 00:21:37,470 --> 00:21:39,132 Yeah, will do. 474 00:21:39,232 --> 00:21:41,814 You know, I-I used to work at a textile factory 475 00:21:41,914 --> 00:21:42,914 in Augusta. 476 00:21:44,156 --> 00:21:47,339 I never went to college, but I always loved to read. 477 00:21:47,439 --> 00:21:49,821 Harry let me take literature classes at Burrows 478 00:21:49,921 --> 00:21:50,921 for free. 479 00:21:50,962 --> 00:21:52,064 Right on. 480 00:21:52,164 --> 00:21:52,864 Well, yeah, you should, 481 00:21:52,964 --> 00:21:54,145 you should go see him. 482 00:21:54,245 --> 00:21:55,667 He'd like that. 483 00:21:58,369 --> 00:22:00,491 Thanks for everything. 484 00:22:02,173 --> 00:22:04,395 She was 15 years old, Marcus. 485 00:22:04,495 --> 00:22:06,076 Just a kid. 486 00:22:06,176 --> 00:22:07,478 He didn't kill her, Ernie. 487 00:22:07,578 --> 00:22:09,920 Even so, 488 00:22:10,020 --> 00:22:11,481 the stuff he wrote in that book... 489 00:22:11,581 --> 00:22:13,803 It was a work of art. 490 00:22:13,903 --> 00:22:15,081 You know, that book is a masterpiece. 491 00:22:15,105 --> 00:22:16,966 Maybe. 492 00:22:17,066 --> 00:22:19,449 Or maybe it was the devil's work. 493 00:22:19,549 --> 00:22:23,512 Either way, it's no longer in this library. 494 00:22:52,779 --> 00:22:54,160 Guess who just saved your ass? 495 00:22:54,260 --> 00:22:55,842 I got Barnaski to back off. 496 00:22:55,942 --> 00:22:57,159 He's agreed to tear up your contract. 497 00:22:57,183 --> 00:22:58,765 Yeah? In exchange for what? 498 00:22:58,865 --> 00:23:00,246 All you have to do 499 00:23:00,346 --> 00:23:02,528 is write a book about the Harry Quebert affair. 500 00:23:02,628 --> 00:23:04,450 Bye, Doug. 501 00:23:04,550 --> 00:23:06,372 No, no, Barnaski thinks it'll be huge, okay? 502 00:23:06,472 --> 00:23:08,854 Harry's arrest is all anyone's talking about. 503 00:23:08,954 --> 00:23:10,816 Yeah, I'm not going to exploit Harry's troubles 504 00:23:10,916 --> 00:23:12,257 for my own personal gain, okay? 505 00:23:12,357 --> 00:23:13,738 Or yours. 506 00:23:13,838 --> 00:23:15,380 Marcus, if you don't say yes, 507 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:16,697 he's gonna clean you out, okay? 508 00:23:16,721 --> 00:23:18,081 Your contract expires in 13 days... 509 00:23:18,122 --> 00:23:19,504 Hang on, hang on, hang on. 510 00:23:19,604 --> 00:23:20,781 Promise me that you'll at least think about it. 511 00:23:20,805 --> 00:23:23,047 Okay, wait a second, wait a second. 512 00:23:24,328 --> 00:23:26,190 Yeah, I thought about it. Bye, Doug. 513 00:23:26,290 --> 00:23:28,292 Marcus... 514 00:25:25,639 --> 00:25:30,464 So, this is where they found Nola's body. 515 00:25:30,564 --> 00:25:35,508 Um, it's very easy access from the house, 516 00:25:35,608 --> 00:25:41,153 but it's well hidden behind these trees and bushes. 517 00:25:41,253 --> 00:25:42,835 It's also right in front of the ocean, 518 00:25:42,935 --> 00:25:44,677 with no fence protecting the property, 519 00:25:44,777 --> 00:25:46,314 so anyone could've just come up from the beach... 520 00:25:46,338 --> 00:25:48,120 Shit! 521 00:25:48,220 --> 00:25:49,721 What the hell are you doing here? 522 00:25:49,821 --> 00:25:51,363 Hi, hi. I'm just, um... 523 00:25:51,463 --> 00:25:53,925 I'm, I'm staying in the property, okay? 524 00:25:54,025 --> 00:25:55,042 I'm a friend of the owner's. 525 00:25:55,066 --> 00:25:56,247 I'm a... I'm a writer. 526 00:25:56,347 --> 00:25:58,129 My name is Marcus Goldman. 527 00:25:58,229 --> 00:26:00,389 Well, if you're a writer, you should be writing, right? 528 00:26:02,032 --> 00:26:03,032 You're a cop? 529 00:26:03,113 --> 00:26:05,095 Sergeant Perry Gahalowood, 530 00:26:05,195 --> 00:26:07,538 Maine State Police Investigative Services Bureau. 531 00:26:07,638 --> 00:26:09,139 You scared the shit out of me. 532 00:26:09,239 --> 00:26:10,296 This is a crime scene, sir. 533 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:11,541 You need to leave. 534 00:26:11,641 --> 00:26:12,818 Sorry, man, I thought you were, like, a... 535 00:26:12,842 --> 00:26:13,943 like a... a criminal, 536 00:26:14,043 --> 00:26:15,225 a bad guy, sorry. 537 00:26:15,325 --> 00:26:17,547 Why, 'cause I'm black? 538 00:26:17,647 --> 00:26:19,028 No, because you're trespassing. 539 00:26:21,690 --> 00:26:23,232 The, Maine State Police issue that tie? 540 00:26:24,493 --> 00:26:26,035 No, my daughter gave me this tie. 541 00:26:26,855 --> 00:26:28,116 You know what? Get out of here. 542 00:26:28,216 --> 00:26:28,997 Off the property... 543 00:26:29,097 --> 00:26:29,678 No, no, no, I'm sorry... 544 00:26:29,778 --> 00:26:31,199 Now. 545 00:26:31,299 --> 00:26:32,837 Excuse me, I'm a friend of Mr. Quebert's, 546 00:26:32,861 --> 00:26:34,981 and he asked me to look after the house for him, okay? 547 00:26:36,224 --> 00:26:37,325 Listen... 548 00:26:37,425 --> 00:26:39,167 Mr. Quebert is accused of a double homicide, 549 00:26:39,267 --> 00:26:40,368 all right? 550 00:26:40,468 --> 00:26:42,129 His house has been searched and sealed. 551 00:26:42,229 --> 00:26:44,411 You're being evicted, sir... 552 00:26:44,511 --> 00:26:46,209 No, excuse me, there are no seals on the house, okay? 553 00:26:46,233 --> 00:26:47,975 And no seals means access is not prohibited. 554 00:26:48,075 --> 00:26:49,136 I'm sorry, 555 00:26:49,236 --> 00:26:51,036 I have permission from the owner to be here... 556 00:26:51,798 --> 00:26:53,175 And according to Maine State statutes, 557 00:26:53,199 --> 00:26:54,777 you're required to give him 30 days' notice 558 00:26:54,801 --> 00:26:56,623 before you can evict, okay? 559 00:26:56,723 --> 00:26:57,904 You know, 560 00:26:58,004 --> 00:26:59,745 I would have never thought some hack writer 561 00:26:59,845 --> 00:27:01,103 afraid to get mud on his fancy shoes 562 00:27:01,127 --> 00:27:02,988 would want to come here and squat. 563 00:27:04,370 --> 00:27:06,752 Well, maybe you should think a little bit more, 564 00:27:06,852 --> 00:27:09,074 even if that is difficult for a policeman. 565 00:27:09,174 --> 00:27:11,796 And, um... you know, these are Tod's loafers. 566 00:27:11,896 --> 00:27:13,478 Tod's loafers? 567 00:27:13,578 --> 00:27:15,075 Yeah, and if you knew how much they cost, 568 00:27:15,099 --> 00:27:16,281 sir, 569 00:27:16,381 --> 00:27:17,798 you wouldn't want to get mud on them either. 570 00:27:17,822 --> 00:27:18,683 'Kay? 571 00:27:18,783 --> 00:27:19,644 Well, how about this, 572 00:27:19,744 --> 00:27:21,245 if you cross any more police tape 573 00:27:21,345 --> 00:27:22,726 and infiltrate a crime scene again, 574 00:27:22,826 --> 00:27:24,608 you'll be sitting in a cell. 575 00:27:24,708 --> 00:27:25,769 Right. 576 00:27:25,869 --> 00:27:27,491 Just you and your fancy fuckin' Tod's. 577 00:27:27,591 --> 00:27:28,512 Well, um, see, the thing is, Sergeant, 578 00:27:28,592 --> 00:27:29,773 I'm actually, 579 00:27:29,873 --> 00:27:31,090 conducting my own investigation, so... 580 00:27:31,114 --> 00:27:32,656 Your own investigation? 581 00:27:32,756 --> 00:27:33,676 Well, the good citizens of Sommerdale 582 00:27:33,757 --> 00:27:34,757 can sleep in peace now? 583 00:27:34,838 --> 00:27:36,459 Now that you're on the job. 584 00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:38,821 And by the way, 585 00:27:38,921 --> 00:27:40,743 you owe me $15 for that book of yours. 586 00:27:40,843 --> 00:27:43,265 Holy shit, that was terrible. 587 00:27:43,365 --> 00:27:45,788 Just like 300 pages of turd. 588 00:27:48,410 --> 00:27:49,631 Just fuck off, Sergeant, okay? 589 00:27:49,731 --> 00:27:51,032 Shit! 590 00:27:54,616 --> 00:27:56,153 Now, that's some good investigating, man. 591 00:27:56,177 --> 00:27:57,358 Very thorough. 592 00:27:58,699 --> 00:28:01,042 Hey, let us know if we missed anything, all right? 593 00:28:01,142 --> 00:28:02,643 Hey! You... 594 00:28:02,743 --> 00:28:03,743 Wait! 595 00:28:03,824 --> 00:28:05,826 Excuse... Sergeant! 596 00:28:07,227 --> 00:28:08,227 Wait! Hey! 597 00:28:08,308 --> 00:28:09,685 Just because he wrote a book about Nola, 598 00:28:09,709 --> 00:28:12,172 it doesn't mean he killed her, okay? 599 00:28:12,272 --> 00:28:13,773 We found the girl's corpse in his yard 600 00:28:13,873 --> 00:28:16,015 buried with the manuscript of his book. 601 00:28:16,115 --> 00:28:17,977 Hey, add that to the black Monte Carlo, 602 00:28:18,077 --> 00:28:20,179 and, well, you do the math, Inspector. 603 00:28:20,279 --> 00:28:21,460 Black Monte Carlo? 604 00:28:21,560 --> 00:28:23,298 Yeah, the one they saw leaving the crime scene. 605 00:28:23,322 --> 00:28:24,463 What about it? 606 00:28:24,563 --> 00:28:26,605 It's the same make and model your friend drove. 607 00:28:34,372 --> 00:28:37,595 Harry didn't kill that girl, Travis, I know it. 608 00:28:37,695 --> 00:28:39,277 Because he's your friend? 609 00:28:39,377 --> 00:28:40,657 Because there's someone out there 610 00:28:40,698 --> 00:28:43,160 who doesn't want me to figure out who did. 611 00:28:43,260 --> 00:28:45,162 I, um... 612 00:28:45,262 --> 00:28:47,584 I found that in Harry's front door. 613 00:28:50,947 --> 00:28:53,169 This is serious, Marcus. 614 00:28:53,269 --> 00:28:56,873 You should've handed this over to Gahalowood. 615 00:28:58,554 --> 00:29:01,137 Okay, I'm gonna register a complaint 616 00:29:01,237 --> 00:29:03,539 in order to open a file, 617 00:29:03,639 --> 00:29:07,543 but I want you to call me if you see anything suspicious. 618 00:29:07,643 --> 00:29:09,825 It doesn't matter how small or trivial. 619 00:29:09,925 --> 00:29:12,727 Okay, I will. Thanks. 620 00:29:16,250 --> 00:29:18,853 Okay, thank you. 621 00:29:22,296 --> 00:29:23,797 Listen, I know you're busy, 622 00:29:23,897 --> 00:29:25,639 but... do you think 623 00:29:25,739 --> 00:29:27,741 you could show me the crime scene? 624 00:29:28,181 --> 00:29:30,163 Look, if you want, 625 00:29:30,263 --> 00:29:32,263 I can take you to the spot where it happened, yeah, 626 00:29:32,345 --> 00:29:33,246 just to see. 627 00:29:33,346 --> 00:29:34,487 Yeah. 628 00:29:34,587 --> 00:29:37,130 Yeah, I'd like that. 629 00:29:40,152 --> 00:29:41,734 Not only did Travis agree 630 00:29:41,834 --> 00:29:43,856 to take me to the crime scene, 631 00:29:43,956 --> 00:29:47,299 he took me back 33 years, 632 00:29:47,399 --> 00:29:51,223 to when he was just a young cop in Sommerdale. 633 00:29:51,323 --> 00:29:53,585 A few miles past Goose Cove, 634 00:29:53,685 --> 00:29:55,346 we arrived at Deborah Cooper's, 635 00:29:55,446 --> 00:29:57,588 at the edge of Side Creek Forest, 636 00:29:57,688 --> 00:30:00,331 the spot Nola was last seen. 637 00:30:10,780 --> 00:30:13,543 Hasn't changed all that much. 638 00:30:14,544 --> 00:30:15,765 When I got here, 639 00:30:15,865 --> 00:30:17,825 Deborah Cooper was standing in front of that door. 640 00:30:18,708 --> 00:30:19,849 I told her to calm down, 641 00:30:19,949 --> 00:30:21,951 go back inside, not to worry. 642 00:30:23,792 --> 00:30:25,814 Who lives here now? 643 00:30:25,914 --> 00:30:28,096 A couple from Boston, they come for the summer. 644 00:30:28,196 --> 00:30:28,937 Follow you through here? 645 00:30:29,037 --> 00:30:30,699 Yeah, yeah, back through here. 646 00:30:30,799 --> 00:30:31,940 It was, it was getting dark 647 00:30:32,040 --> 00:30:35,303 by the time Chief Pratt and I got here. 648 00:30:35,403 --> 00:30:36,843 And whatever happened to Chief Pratt? 649 00:30:36,924 --> 00:30:38,106 He retired. 650 00:30:38,206 --> 00:30:39,867 He still lives in Sommerdale, 651 00:30:39,967 --> 00:30:41,969 up on Mountain Drive, you know. 652 00:30:45,973 --> 00:30:47,434 It was here. 653 00:30:47,534 --> 00:30:50,917 I was only a year into the job back then. 654 00:30:51,017 --> 00:30:54,320 It was along the path that led to the beach. 655 00:30:54,420 --> 00:30:57,884 This is where we found the... The blood and hair 656 00:30:57,984 --> 00:31:00,446 and pieces of fabric from what she was wearing... 657 00:31:00,546 --> 00:31:02,168 and we figured 658 00:31:02,268 --> 00:31:04,810 that Nola must have escaped her attacker, 659 00:31:04,910 --> 00:31:06,732 and ran back to Mrs. Cooper's house 660 00:31:06,832 --> 00:31:08,834 for help. 661 00:31:11,676 --> 00:31:14,239 But it was too late. 662 00:31:15,880 --> 00:31:20,644 Deborah Cooper was shot and killed right here. 663 00:31:24,728 --> 00:31:25,728 Then, 664 00:31:25,769 --> 00:31:28,772 he dragged Nola to his car... 665 00:31:30,133 --> 00:31:31,555 and that's where 666 00:31:31,655 --> 00:31:34,317 the trail of blood stopped. 667 00:31:34,417 --> 00:31:35,798 And the car? 668 00:31:35,898 --> 00:31:36,898 Well, there was a chase. 669 00:31:39,622 --> 00:31:42,444 We set up roadblocks all over the area, but... 670 00:31:44,506 --> 00:31:46,008 he lost us. 671 00:31:46,108 --> 00:31:47,729 He must've known the back roads, 672 00:31:47,829 --> 00:31:50,252 been familiar with the area. 673 00:31:50,352 --> 00:31:52,534 Not a day goes by without me thinking 674 00:31:52,634 --> 00:31:54,255 how things might have been different 675 00:31:54,355 --> 00:31:58,019 if we'd just caught that goddamn Monte Carlo. 676 00:31:58,119 --> 00:32:00,621 Maybe we could've saved the girl. 677 00:32:00,721 --> 00:32:03,704 You're convinced it was Harry who was driving that car? 678 00:32:03,804 --> 00:32:06,587 Well, yeah, now. 679 00:32:06,687 --> 00:32:09,429 Back then, his alibi checked out, but... 680 00:32:09,529 --> 00:32:10,991 given recent events, 681 00:32:11,091 --> 00:32:13,092 I don't see who else it could've been. 682 00:32:14,294 --> 00:32:16,716 Sorry, Marcus. 683 00:32:16,816 --> 00:32:18,818 Yeah. 684 00:32:20,139 --> 00:32:22,361 Chief Pratt will be right out. 685 00:32:22,461 --> 00:32:23,642 You're in for a treat. 686 00:32:23,742 --> 00:32:25,604 This is my grandmother's recipe. 687 00:32:25,704 --> 00:32:28,327 The secret's the maple syrup. 688 00:32:30,028 --> 00:32:33,772 Go easy on that stuff. 689 00:32:33,872 --> 00:32:35,293 That's what gave me diabetes. 690 00:32:39,156 --> 00:32:40,818 Now... 691 00:32:40,918 --> 00:32:43,941 what can I do for you, Mr. Goldman? 692 00:32:44,041 --> 00:32:45,742 He's that nice young man 693 00:32:45,842 --> 00:32:48,385 that wrote that naughty bestseller, 694 00:32:48,485 --> 00:32:49,746 Harry Quebert's protégé. 695 00:32:50,767 --> 00:32:52,028 You're awfully young 696 00:32:52,128 --> 00:32:53,790 to know so much about the female anatomy. 697 00:32:53,890 --> 00:32:55,511 Thank you, um... 698 00:32:55,611 --> 00:32:56,611 Pot your flowers. 699 00:32:56,692 --> 00:32:58,694 Maggie, pot. 700 00:32:59,975 --> 00:33:01,117 I was, um... 701 00:33:01,217 --> 00:33:03,078 I was wondering, 702 00:33:03,178 --> 00:33:05,120 did you have any other reason at the time 703 00:33:05,220 --> 00:33:06,762 for suspecting Harry, 704 00:33:06,862 --> 00:33:08,864 other than his owning a black Monte Carlo? 705 00:33:09,985 --> 00:33:12,287 Not enough to arrest him... 706 00:33:12,387 --> 00:33:14,809 But the day after Nola disappeared, 707 00:33:14,909 --> 00:33:17,412 when I saw him at the roadblock, 708 00:33:17,512 --> 00:33:19,513 he was acting awfully strange. 709 00:33:23,397 --> 00:33:24,258 Good morning, Chief. 710 00:33:24,358 --> 00:33:25,579 Hey, Harry. 711 00:33:25,679 --> 00:33:27,301 I just heard the news on the radio. 712 00:33:27,401 --> 00:33:28,702 What's going on? 713 00:33:28,802 --> 00:33:30,624 We don't know anything yet. 714 00:33:30,724 --> 00:33:32,425 She was last seen near Side Creek Lane 715 00:33:32,525 --> 00:33:33,746 last night. 716 00:33:33,846 --> 00:33:35,308 Since then, no trace of her. 717 00:33:35,408 --> 00:33:36,229 I mean, we've... 718 00:33:36,329 --> 00:33:37,750 we've secured the whole area. 719 00:33:37,850 --> 00:33:40,713 We're gonna search the forest, but... 720 00:33:40,813 --> 00:33:43,796 whatever happened, it isn't good. 721 00:33:43,896 --> 00:33:45,117 Yeah. 722 00:33:45,217 --> 00:33:46,879 Where are you coming from, Harry? 723 00:33:46,979 --> 00:33:48,320 Um, Boston... 724 00:33:48,420 --> 00:33:50,162 for my book. 725 00:33:50,262 --> 00:33:51,603 Boston's, 726 00:33:51,703 --> 00:33:53,324 in the opposite direction. 727 00:33:53,424 --> 00:33:54,445 Yeah, I know. 728 00:33:54,545 --> 00:33:57,028 I had to go to Augusta after. 729 00:34:00,070 --> 00:34:02,072 Mind if we take a look in your trunk? 730 00:34:04,194 --> 00:34:05,496 No. 731 00:34:06,596 --> 00:34:08,378 Um... here, it's, this round key... 732 00:34:08,478 --> 00:34:10,480 I got it. 733 00:34:26,295 --> 00:34:28,357 All right, Harry. 734 00:34:28,457 --> 00:34:30,158 Hey, you know, you hear anything, 735 00:34:30,258 --> 00:34:32,520 you see anything, think of anything, 736 00:34:32,620 --> 00:34:33,481 you let me know, okay? 737 00:34:33,581 --> 00:34:34,602 Yes. I will. 738 00:34:34,702 --> 00:34:35,999 All right. Hey, good luck with the book. 739 00:34:36,023 --> 00:34:37,023 Yeah, thank you. 740 00:34:39,547 --> 00:34:42,850 We spent months just chasing our own tails, 741 00:34:42,950 --> 00:34:45,412 following leads that went nowhere, 742 00:34:45,512 --> 00:34:48,875 when the proof was right here under our noses. 743 00:34:50,757 --> 00:34:52,899 What about you, Mr. Goldman? 744 00:34:52,999 --> 00:34:55,039 Anything Quebert might have said or done in the past 745 00:34:55,081 --> 00:34:58,404 that now seems suspect? 746 00:35:01,327 --> 00:35:04,990 Room 8 at 800, then away forever. 747 00:35:05,090 --> 00:35:06,431 "Burn it all. 748 00:35:06,531 --> 00:35:09,594 I'm in danger." 749 00:35:09,694 --> 00:35:11,996 No. 750 00:35:12,096 --> 00:35:14,699 No, nothing comes to mind. 751 00:35:24,468 --> 00:35:25,525 You sure you wanna stay here? 752 00:35:25,549 --> 00:35:29,012 No. No, actually... 753 00:35:29,112 --> 00:35:30,774 this might sound a little strange, 754 00:35:30,874 --> 00:35:33,416 but I'd like to know if someone slept here in room 8 755 00:35:33,516 --> 00:35:36,219 on August 30th, 1975? 756 00:35:36,319 --> 00:35:37,580 Let me guess, 757 00:35:37,680 --> 00:35:39,538 your mom had an affair around the time you were born, 758 00:35:39,562 --> 00:35:41,122 and you wanna know who your real dad is? 759 00:35:41,203 --> 00:35:42,544 No. 760 00:35:42,644 --> 00:35:45,147 No, I was unmistakably planned. 761 00:35:45,247 --> 00:35:46,304 I'm just checking out a story. 762 00:35:46,328 --> 00:35:47,709 Sorry, man. 763 00:35:47,809 --> 00:35:49,471 We can only go back two years. 764 00:35:49,571 --> 00:35:52,233 Theoretically, of course. 765 00:35:52,333 --> 00:35:53,751 I couldn't reveal that type of information 766 00:35:53,775 --> 00:35:54,775 without a warrant, 767 00:35:54,816 --> 00:35:56,817 or... 768 00:35:57,898 --> 00:35:59,280 Gotcha. 769 00:35:59,380 --> 00:36:01,382 Thanks anyway. 770 00:36:14,634 --> 00:36:16,496 Hey, man, why do you call this place 771 00:36:16,596 --> 00:36:18,097 the "By the Sea" motel? 772 00:36:18,197 --> 00:36:20,019 I mean, there isn't even a view. 773 00:36:20,119 --> 00:36:22,301 No, but the path through the forest 774 00:36:22,401 --> 00:36:24,403 goes to the beach. 775 00:36:49,706 --> 00:36:50,767 Roy, can I call you back? 776 00:36:50,867 --> 00:36:52,307 I'm right in the middle of something. 777 00:36:52,348 --> 00:36:53,890 Well, drop whatever it is you're doing 778 00:36:53,990 --> 00:36:55,571 and gather ye rosebuds, 779 00:36:55,671 --> 00:36:57,493 which I am flinging at your feet. 780 00:36:57,593 --> 00:36:58,774 Look, talk quick, Roy, okay? 781 00:36:58,874 --> 00:36:59,954 You're draining my battery. 782 00:37:00,035 --> 00:37:01,297 All right, all right, listen. 783 00:37:01,397 --> 00:37:03,939 We're gonna put your book out in the fall. 784 00:37:04,039 --> 00:37:05,376 That means you have one and a half months 785 00:37:05,400 --> 00:37:06,261 to finish it. 786 00:37:06,361 --> 00:37:07,662 I'm sorry, a month and a half? 787 00:37:07,762 --> 00:37:09,905 That's... that's... that's insane, Roy. 788 00:37:10,005 --> 00:37:11,782 It took me... it took me years to write my first book. 789 00:37:11,806 --> 00:37:12,667 I don't... 790 00:37:12,767 --> 00:37:14,469 I don't even know what I'd write. 791 00:37:14,569 --> 00:37:16,070 Well, which is why 792 00:37:16,170 --> 00:37:17,351 I have gone to the trouble 793 00:37:17,451 --> 00:37:20,634 of supplying you with five adorable ghostwriters 794 00:37:20,734 --> 00:37:22,756 who I'm sure are going to capture your voice 795 00:37:22,856 --> 00:37:23,677 beautifully. 796 00:37:23,777 --> 00:37:25,599 Hey, no, Roy. 797 00:37:25,699 --> 00:37:27,681 Marcus, come on. 798 00:37:27,781 --> 00:37:30,163 We're trying to write a bestseller, right? Okay? 799 00:37:30,263 --> 00:37:32,926 All I need is some facts and some suspense, 800 00:37:33,026 --> 00:37:34,247 and some titillating details 801 00:37:34,347 --> 00:37:35,848 about the old man and the little girl. 802 00:37:35,948 --> 00:37:36,969 Look, hey, 803 00:37:37,069 --> 00:37:39,011 it wasn't like that, okay? 804 00:37:39,111 --> 00:37:42,134 None of that... none of that means shit to me, okay? 805 00:37:42,234 --> 00:37:44,136 This is what I told your agent. 806 00:37:44,236 --> 00:37:45,657 You do this for me, right, 807 00:37:45,757 --> 00:37:47,139 I will rip up your old contract. 808 00:37:47,239 --> 00:37:49,341 I will give you an advance of $1,000,000. 809 00:37:49,441 --> 00:37:51,102 It's not gonna happen, Roy. 810 00:37:51,202 --> 00:37:53,104 Okay? No. No ghostwriters. 811 00:37:53,204 --> 00:37:55,707 No sleaze. No sex. 812 00:37:55,807 --> 00:37:56,807 Hi. 813 00:37:56,888 --> 00:37:59,350 No made-up scenes about sleaze and sex. 814 00:37:59,450 --> 00:38:00,871 No book, okay? 815 00:38:00,971 --> 00:38:02,593 In that case, the old contract stands, 816 00:38:02,693 --> 00:38:05,535 and I expect a manuscript from you in 11 days. 817 00:38:55,221 --> 00:38:57,083 My God... 818 00:38:58,504 --> 00:38:59,645 When they called me, 819 00:38:59,745 --> 00:39:01,162 they said, "Perry, you better come downstairs", 820 00:39:01,186 --> 00:39:02,186 there's a guy here 821 00:39:02,227 --> 00:39:03,108 "who's been waiting for you for an hour." 822 00:39:03,188 --> 00:39:04,009 Yeah... 823 00:39:04,109 --> 00:39:05,330 So I interrupt my meal, 824 00:39:05,430 --> 00:39:07,652 rush down here to see what the damn emergency is, 825 00:39:07,752 --> 00:39:09,174 and who do I find? 826 00:39:09,274 --> 00:39:10,935 Sherlock... Shithead. 827 00:39:11,035 --> 00:39:12,755 Whoa, whoa, okay, okay, look, you know what, 828 00:39:12,837 --> 00:39:13,938 I think maybe that we, 829 00:39:14,038 --> 00:39:16,100 we got off on the wrong foot, but... 830 00:39:16,200 --> 00:39:18,783 Your face on the back cover of that damn book of yours 831 00:39:18,883 --> 00:39:20,825 has been smiling out from my wife's nightstand 832 00:39:20,925 --> 00:39:21,986 for weeks. 833 00:39:22,086 --> 00:39:23,686 You've slept with us, had dinner with us, 834 00:39:23,767 --> 00:39:25,068 been on vacation with us. 835 00:39:25,168 --> 00:39:27,030 You have fucking ruined my life. 836 00:39:27,130 --> 00:39:28,031 Well, frankly, Sergeant, 837 00:39:28,131 --> 00:39:29,052 I'm shocked you actually found a woman 838 00:39:29,132 --> 00:39:30,492 willing to spend her life with you, 839 00:39:30,573 --> 00:39:31,714 so congrat... 840 00:39:31,814 --> 00:39:33,816 Asshole... 841 00:39:37,139 --> 00:39:39,141 I didn't say you could come in. 842 00:39:40,863 --> 00:39:42,164 What in God's name do you want? 843 00:39:42,264 --> 00:39:43,485 Information, Sergeant. 844 00:39:43,585 --> 00:39:44,923 I have a pathological need to know everything. 845 00:39:44,947 --> 00:39:45,963 I inherited it from my mother... 846 00:39:45,987 --> 00:39:47,489 Don't touch that. 847 00:39:49,471 --> 00:39:51,088 I wanna know if Nola Kellergan was abducted and killed 848 00:39:51,112 --> 00:39:52,333 at the same time. 849 00:39:52,433 --> 00:39:53,735 Yes. 850 00:39:53,835 --> 00:39:55,016 The bone scan confirmed it. 851 00:39:55,116 --> 00:39:56,377 What about the autopsy? 852 00:39:56,477 --> 00:39:58,019 Can you give me any more details? 853 00:39:58,119 --> 00:39:59,700 You want details? 854 00:39:59,800 --> 00:40:00,817 Here's what I can tell you. 855 00:40:00,841 --> 00:40:02,783 Her skull was smashed. 856 00:40:02,883 --> 00:40:04,304 Crushed. 857 00:40:04,404 --> 00:40:05,866 Flattened. 858 00:40:05,966 --> 00:40:07,423 I mean, feel free to pick the appropriate term. 859 00:40:07,447 --> 00:40:08,268 With what? 860 00:40:08,368 --> 00:40:09,669 Inconclusive. 861 00:40:09,769 --> 00:40:11,771 By a man or a woman? 862 00:40:12,612 --> 00:40:14,193 Deborah Cooper identified the suspect 863 00:40:14,293 --> 00:40:15,435 as being a man. 864 00:40:15,535 --> 00:40:18,758 This conversation is now officially over. 865 00:40:18,858 --> 00:40:20,679 Goodbye, writer. 866 00:40:20,779 --> 00:40:22,081 Sergeant? 867 00:40:22,181 --> 00:40:24,663 This case, does it, does it mean anything to you? 868 00:40:27,065 --> 00:40:29,007 You know... 869 00:40:29,107 --> 00:40:31,049 I've seen a lot of crazy shit as a cop. 870 00:40:31,149 --> 00:40:33,011 People up in this corner of the country 871 00:40:33,111 --> 00:40:34,111 do a lot of... 872 00:40:34,192 --> 00:40:36,254 disgusting stuff 873 00:40:36,354 --> 00:40:38,896 with wood chippers, and axes, 874 00:40:38,996 --> 00:40:40,938 and snow blowers. 875 00:40:41,038 --> 00:40:42,539 Stuff I couldn't even... 876 00:40:42,639 --> 00:40:45,742 make up. 877 00:40:45,842 --> 00:40:48,024 But I have two daughters, 878 00:40:48,124 --> 00:40:50,026 and I can't imagine going through 879 00:40:50,126 --> 00:40:52,128 what Mr. Kellergan has gone through. 880 00:41:26,840 --> 00:41:28,982 Yes? 881 00:41:29,082 --> 00:41:30,984 My... my name is Marcus Goldman. 882 00:41:31,084 --> 00:41:33,426 I'm a writer. 883 00:41:33,526 --> 00:41:35,308 Yes? 884 00:41:35,408 --> 00:41:37,410 I was wondering if you had a few minutes? 885 00:41:56,587 --> 00:42:00,010 Okay, Mr. Goldman... 886 00:42:00,110 --> 00:42:02,292 what brings you here? 887 00:42:02,392 --> 00:42:03,392 A book? 888 00:42:03,473 --> 00:42:05,135 I'm not entirely sure, Reverend. 889 00:42:07,357 --> 00:42:09,499 Would you be opposed to the idea 890 00:42:09,599 --> 00:42:11,601 of a book about your daughter? 891 00:42:18,167 --> 00:42:22,991 Depends on... what you're writing it for. 892 00:42:23,091 --> 00:42:24,273 If it's to help other parents 893 00:42:24,373 --> 00:42:27,516 avoid the same mistakes I made, 894 00:42:27,616 --> 00:42:29,878 I suppose it could be some sort of... 895 00:42:29,978 --> 00:42:31,980 some sort of penance. 896 00:42:32,860 --> 00:42:34,082 You see, Mr. Goldman, 897 00:42:34,182 --> 00:42:36,364 I didn't watch out for my daughter properly, 898 00:42:36,464 --> 00:42:37,965 and that's the... 899 00:42:47,314 --> 00:42:49,376 I always held out hope... 900 00:42:49,476 --> 00:42:51,858 even after all this time, 901 00:42:51,958 --> 00:42:55,601 that... someday she'd come home to me. 902 00:43:00,286 --> 00:43:02,027 I even kept her room 903 00:43:02,127 --> 00:43:06,571 the exact same way as the day she went missing. 904 00:43:08,213 --> 00:43:10,395 Nobody comes in here anymore, 905 00:43:10,495 --> 00:43:12,397 just the maid doing a little dusting 906 00:43:12,497 --> 00:43:14,499 every now and then. 907 00:43:33,676 --> 00:43:35,818 I read you were in the garage 908 00:43:35,918 --> 00:43:37,139 the evening she disappeared? 909 00:43:37,239 --> 00:43:41,223 Working on that damn Harley. 910 00:43:41,323 --> 00:43:44,266 I will be forever. 911 00:43:44,366 --> 00:43:47,088 Trying to repair the unrepairable. 912 00:43:49,971 --> 00:43:52,934 I'm so sorry for your loss, Reverend. 913 00:43:53,975 --> 00:43:57,398 God... gives us trials 914 00:43:57,498 --> 00:44:01,442 and tests our faith in Him every single day, Mr. Goldman. 915 00:44:01,542 --> 00:44:03,043 Sometimes we pass 'em... 916 00:44:05,105 --> 00:44:07,747 Sometimes we fail. 917 00:44:10,710 --> 00:44:14,133 The bag that she was buried with, 918 00:44:14,233 --> 00:44:15,393 is that all that was missing? 919 00:44:15,474 --> 00:44:16,215 No clothes, 920 00:44:16,315 --> 00:44:18,657 nothing else? 921 00:44:18,757 --> 00:44:21,620 Not even her tip money. 922 00:44:21,720 --> 00:44:24,423 There's still $120 here. 923 00:44:24,523 --> 00:44:25,940 Well, that doesn't make much sense, does it, 924 00:44:25,964 --> 00:44:28,126 if she was running away? 925 00:44:29,687 --> 00:44:31,689 Why would she be running away? 926 00:44:34,812 --> 00:44:37,955 How well did you know Harry Quebert? 927 00:44:38,055 --> 00:44:40,057 Hardly at all. 928 00:44:40,858 --> 00:44:42,719 I met him a few times. 929 00:44:42,819 --> 00:44:43,840 Really? 930 00:44:43,940 --> 00:44:45,278 Even though you've lived in the same town 931 00:44:45,302 --> 00:44:46,302 for more than 30 years, 932 00:44:46,343 --> 00:44:47,204 you never...? 933 00:44:47,304 --> 00:44:49,326 I've kept to myself, Mr. Goldman, 934 00:44:49,426 --> 00:44:53,169 since my wife passed many years ago. 935 00:44:53,269 --> 00:44:54,290 So you weren't aware 936 00:44:54,390 --> 00:44:58,113 of their relationship at all? 937 00:44:59,315 --> 00:45:02,057 She was 15 years old... 938 00:45:02,157 --> 00:45:05,420 Mr. Goldman. 939 00:45:05,520 --> 00:45:08,623 There's a special place in Hell 940 00:45:08,723 --> 00:45:12,947 for that demon Son of Lucifer 941 00:45:13,047 --> 00:45:14,348 preying... 942 00:45:14,448 --> 00:45:17,671 on my little girl. 943 00:45:17,771 --> 00:45:20,314 God... 944 00:45:20,414 --> 00:45:21,515 Get out! 945 00:45:21,615 --> 00:45:22,436 Please, just go now. 946 00:45:22,536 --> 00:45:24,538 Okay. 947 00:46:01,532 --> 00:46:03,533 What the fuck? 948 00:46:05,615 --> 00:46:07,117 Hey! Hey! 949 00:46:07,217 --> 00:46:08,038 Wait! 950 00:46:08,138 --> 00:46:11,080 Hey! Hey!