1 00:00:02,969 --> 00:00:05,995 I will now prove that Hastings's death... 2 00:00:06,106 --> 00:00:09,906 was not an accident but... murder. 3 00:00:10,010 --> 00:00:12,035 Butlers don't get murdered. They commit murder. 4 00:00:12,145 --> 00:00:14,045 - Everyone knows that. - Now who's being absurd? 5 00:00:14,147 --> 00:00:16,138 Right there will be fine. 6 00:00:18,518 --> 00:00:21,385 I'll see to it you never work as a butler again. 7 00:00:21,488 --> 00:00:24,321 Oh, please, I beg of you. Anything but that, sir. Please. Please. 8 00:00:27,027 --> 00:00:31,896 All right, Ruggles, you'd better have a good explanation, or you're one dead butler. 9 00:02:36,156 --> 00:02:38,283 I tell you, Wellington Petroleum... 10 00:02:38,391 --> 00:02:40,621 is not going to be taken over by anyone. 11 00:02:40,727 --> 00:02:44,788 Oh, come on. Mention your name on Wall Street these days, and everybody laughs. 12 00:02:44,898 --> 00:02:47,833 How dare you talk to your father that way! 13 00:02:47,934 --> 00:02:51,028 Yes, Harold. Father's still chairman of the board. 14 00:02:51,137 --> 00:02:55,665 That's right, you little nerd. Nose up to him as usual. 15 00:02:55,775 --> 00:02:58,972 Do you hear that hostility? Don't worry, Father. 16 00:02:59,078 --> 00:03:03,208 I'll never vote to sell the family holdings like Harold. 17 00:03:03,316 --> 00:03:06,808 Right, honey? Isn't that what you keep telling me? 18 00:03:06,920 --> 00:03:10,879 Honestly, Albert, sometimes you really make me want to puke. 19 00:03:15,862 --> 00:03:18,854 Maria, more coffee, please. 20 00:03:18,965 --> 00:03:20,865 Yes, madam. 21 00:03:26,873 --> 00:03:29,899 Pardon me, sir. A phone call. 22 00:03:30,009 --> 00:03:32,443 Thank you, Hastings. 23 00:03:34,714 --> 00:03:39,310 I'll take it in the parlor. Please be kind enough to draw my bath. 24 00:03:39,419 --> 00:03:43,947 If you malcontents would be kind enough to excuse me... 25 00:03:44,057 --> 00:03:46,423 I'll say good night. 26 00:03:56,102 --> 00:04:00,061 Phone call indeed! You were meeting Maria, weren't you? 27 00:04:00,173 --> 00:04:03,370 - Really, Katherine! - Oh, drop the act, Charles. 28 00:04:03,476 --> 00:04:05,876 You can't perform for me... 29 00:04:05,979 --> 00:04:09,608 but for that little tart of a chambermaid- 30 00:04:09,716 --> 00:04:11,616 Good grief, Katherine! 31 00:04:11,718 --> 00:04:14,687 Can't I at least take a bath without having a major scene? 32 00:04:16,122 --> 00:04:18,022 What- 33 00:04:21,728 --> 00:04:25,095 - Oh, my God.! - Hastings! 34 00:04:25,198 --> 00:04:27,666 In the bathtub! 35 00:04:40,947 --> 00:04:43,882 Ah, conspicuous consumption, huh? 36 00:04:43,983 --> 00:04:46,383 Talk about the sweet smell of success, Laura. 37 00:04:46,486 --> 00:04:49,387 - The Wellingtons absolutely reek of it. - I suppose. 38 00:04:49,489 --> 00:04:52,219 I wonder what this appointment is all about, eh? 39 00:04:52,325 --> 00:04:54,293 Likely some multimillion-dollar problem... 40 00:04:54,394 --> 00:04:57,557 Wellington Petroleum wants discretely cleared up, eh? 41 00:04:57,664 --> 00:05:00,224 A feather in our cap, wouldn't you say? 42 00:05:00,333 --> 00:05:03,700 - I suppose. - Well, contain your excitement, Laura. 43 00:05:03,803 --> 00:05:07,603 - I was just thinking of my college days. - Oh, yeah? What about them? 44 00:05:07,707 --> 00:05:11,438 - Tear gas. - Oh, yeah, of course. 45 00:05:11,544 --> 00:05:13,978 Courtesy of Wellington Petroleum. 46 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:17,538 A group of us had joined hands in front of a Wellington refinery... 47 00:05:17,650 --> 00:05:21,609 to protest some off-shore oil spill, which they had caused. 48 00:05:21,721 --> 00:05:26,158 Charles Wellington had us gassed and arrested. 49 00:05:26,259 --> 00:05:28,159 Oh, come now, Laura. 50 00:05:28,261 --> 00:05:31,458 That was an obligatory part of the curriculum when you were at college, wasn't it? 51 00:05:41,808 --> 00:05:46,711 Wellington Petroleum is an irresponsible, polluting colossus. 52 00:05:46,813 --> 00:05:49,077 One oil spill, Laura. Anyone can make a mistake. 53 00:05:49,182 --> 00:05:51,707 They think they're above the law. 54 00:05:51,818 --> 00:05:54,878 Yes, well, let's not let petty grievances interfere with business, shall we, eh? 55 00:06:06,165 --> 00:06:09,726 - Remington Steele. My associate, Laura- - Around back! 56 00:06:17,510 --> 00:06:19,410 Glorious day. 57 00:06:19,512 --> 00:06:22,572 Wellington might be doing some paperwork outside. 58 00:06:22,682 --> 00:06:25,446 A confab by the poolside, perhaps, eh? 59 00:06:25,551 --> 00:06:27,451 Something like that? 60 00:06:39,365 --> 00:06:42,926 Maybe he's in the game room stuffing a seagull. 61 00:06:43,035 --> 00:06:44,935 Laura, be serious. This is the '80s. 62 00:06:45,037 --> 00:06:48,632 We're talking serious money here. Heavy-duty fees. 63 00:06:48,741 --> 00:06:53,542 Psst. Psst. Psst. 64 00:06:53,646 --> 00:06:56,740 He's, uh, probably repainting the foyer. 65 00:07:05,158 --> 00:07:08,958 - I am sorry about the back door, but we have to be careful. - "We"? 66 00:07:09,061 --> 00:07:12,497 Ja. This is Vincenzo, the Wellington chauffeur. 67 00:07:12,598 --> 00:07:16,329 And Pierre, the chef. Maria, the downstairs maid. 68 00:07:16,436 --> 00:07:20,167 Kuromatsu, the gardener, und I am Greta Swenson, the housekeeper. 69 00:07:20,273 --> 00:07:22,503 Ah, yes, and a handsome group you are too. 70 00:07:22,608 --> 00:07:24,508 But we're here to see Mr. Wellington. 71 00:07:24,610 --> 00:07:26,840 I'm afraid I deceived you on the phone, Mr. Steele. 72 00:07:26,946 --> 00:07:29,176 - We are the ones who need your help. - What? 73 00:07:29,282 --> 00:07:31,409 - Ja. We want to hire you. - Why? 74 00:07:31,517 --> 00:07:34,486 - Somebody killed our "bootler. " - What? 75 00:07:34,587 --> 00:07:37,147 Butler. 76 00:07:37,256 --> 00:07:39,451 Poor, dear, sweet Hastings. 77 00:07:39,559 --> 00:07:42,119 They found his body in the master's bathtub. 78 00:07:42,228 --> 00:07:44,662 The police said it was an accident... 79 00:07:44,764 --> 00:07:48,700 that he drowned after he slipped and hit his head. 80 00:07:48,801 --> 00:07:51,929 Yes, well, that seems perfectly clear to me. Miss Holt, shall we- 81 00:07:52,038 --> 00:07:55,633 Monsieur Wellington- He has the gendarme in his pocket. 82 00:07:55,741 --> 00:07:57,641 - Laura, come on. - Wait a minute. 83 00:07:57,743 --> 00:08:01,440 Are you implying one of the Wellingtons murdered this man Hastings? 84 00:08:01,547 --> 00:08:04,141 - Correct. - Fascinating. Fascinating stuff indeed. 85 00:08:04,250 --> 00:08:06,980 Yes. Let's go, Laura. This is preposterous. Come on. 86 00:08:07,086 --> 00:08:09,816 Why? Just because it doesn't involve heavy-duty fees? 87 00:08:09,922 --> 00:08:11,947 Were there any witnesses? Any hard evidence? 88 00:08:12,058 --> 00:08:16,085 No, but the night Hastings died, I was outside. 89 00:08:16,195 --> 00:08:21,394 I saw a- a light in the upstairs window and heard two men arguing. 90 00:08:21,501 --> 00:08:26,632 While I emptied the trash, I hear loud banging sound upstairs. 91 00:08:28,841 --> 00:08:30,832 - Where were the rest of you? - Downstairs. 92 00:08:30,943 --> 00:08:33,434 But the Wellingtons were all unaccounted for. 93 00:08:33,546 --> 00:08:37,004 Ah, look, look, look. I hate to perforate your little fantasy here... 94 00:08:37,116 --> 00:08:40,108 but why would one of the Wellingtons, in heaven's name... 95 00:08:40,219 --> 00:08:42,312 deign to kill their poor butler, eh? 96 00:08:42,421 --> 00:08:44,355 Because they are pigs. 97 00:08:44,457 --> 00:08:46,925 Hastings was going to retire the next day. 98 00:08:47,026 --> 00:08:50,018 He was writing his memoirs about the Wellingtons and hoped to sell them. 99 00:08:50,129 --> 00:08:51,528 Big bucks. 100 00:08:51,631 --> 00:08:54,122 So you think one of the family killed Hastings... 101 00:08:54,233 --> 00:08:56,394 to keep the memoirs from being published. 102 00:08:56,502 --> 00:09:00,836 - Correct. - Hastings's room was ransacked after the murder. 103 00:09:00,940 --> 00:09:03,374 Sounds like the killer was looking for the memoirs. 104 00:09:03,476 --> 00:09:05,671 You will take the case, won't you? 105 00:09:05,778 --> 00:09:08,474 Miss Holt- A moment, please. 106 00:09:11,150 --> 00:09:13,550 Laura, you have oil spills on the brain. 107 00:09:13,653 --> 00:09:15,644 These people have nowhere else to turn. 108 00:09:15,755 --> 00:09:17,985 The Wellingtons have obviously paid for a cover-up. 109 00:09:18,090 --> 00:09:20,991 Don't be absurd, Laura! This case flies in the face of all tradition. 110 00:09:21,093 --> 00:09:23,493 Butlers don't get murdered. They commit murder. Everyone knows that. 111 00:09:23,596 --> 00:09:27,362 Now who's being absurd? We have motive, means and opportunity. 112 00:09:27,466 --> 00:09:30,367 All we have to do is figure out which one of the Wellingtons... 113 00:09:30,469 --> 00:09:32,437 has a secret awful enough to kill for. 114 00:09:32,538 --> 00:09:34,870 How to you propose we go about investigating... 115 00:09:34,974 --> 00:09:37,909 one of the most exclusive families in the country on their own turf? 116 00:09:38,010 --> 00:09:40,103 No. No, no, no. 117 00:09:40,212 --> 00:09:43,773 Hold on just a minute, Laura. Don't do that. No. Stop it. 118 00:09:48,454 --> 00:09:52,254 Rupert Ruggles to see the madam about position of butler. 119 00:09:52,358 --> 00:09:56,624 Oh, ja. Uh, right this way. 120 00:09:59,765 --> 00:10:03,963 Excuse me, madam. The butler I told you about- Mr. Ruggles. 121 00:10:04,070 --> 00:10:06,061 Oh, yes. How do you do? 122 00:10:06,172 --> 00:10:07,935 My pleasure, madam. 123 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:12,101 Mrs. Swenson tells me you have impeccable references. 124 00:10:12,211 --> 00:10:14,577 Thank you, madam. I try to do my best. 125 00:10:14,680 --> 00:10:18,810 - I bet you do. - Oh, come on, Father. 126 00:10:18,918 --> 00:10:21,785 Give me a break. I beat you fair and square. 127 00:10:21,887 --> 00:10:25,516 - You won because I didn't have my good racket. - Tell him who won, Albert. 128 00:10:25,625 --> 00:10:28,253 Father didn't have his good racket. 129 00:10:28,361 --> 00:10:30,454 - Oh, bull! - Boys! 130 00:10:30,563 --> 00:10:35,125 I can still beat your backside, and don't you forget it. On or off the court! 131 00:10:35,234 --> 00:10:38,135 - Charles, Albert, stop it! - Harold started it. 132 00:10:38,237 --> 00:10:42,435 - Oh, shut up! - I'm sorry you had to hear that, Ruggles. 133 00:10:42,541 --> 00:10:47,740 - Hear what, madam? - Hmm. I like you already. 134 00:10:47,847 --> 00:10:51,681 Everybody, I'd like you to meet Ruggles, Hastings's replacement. 135 00:10:51,784 --> 00:10:55,720 - Oh, poor Hastings. - Mmm, what a tragedy. 136 00:10:55,821 --> 00:10:57,982 He was like one of the family. 137 00:10:58,090 --> 00:11:01,218 I'm sure we'll be in splendid hands with Ruggles. 138 00:11:01,327 --> 00:11:03,989 Swenson, show Ruggles to his quarters. 139 00:11:04,096 --> 00:11:07,190 Oh, and prepare two guest rooms in the east wing, please. 140 00:11:07,299 --> 00:11:09,529 - We're expecting company. - Yes, madam. 141 00:11:09,635 --> 00:11:13,036 Welcome aboard, pal. Here's hoping that you're a better swimmer than Hastings. 142 00:11:20,413 --> 00:11:22,847 This is your room. Good luck. 143 00:11:22,948 --> 00:11:25,473 Thank you very much. 144 00:11:27,987 --> 00:11:29,887 What is it? 145 00:11:29,989 --> 00:11:33,288 Well, it- It's just that we're on a rather limited budget. 146 00:11:33,392 --> 00:11:35,826 You will hurry, won't you? 147 00:11:35,928 --> 00:11:38,362 Brilliance can't be rushed, Mrs. Swenson... 148 00:11:38,464 --> 00:11:40,364 but I'll try and do my best. 149 00:11:40,466 --> 00:11:42,366 Ja. 150 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:09,357 Mr. Steele! It's me! 151 00:12:09,462 --> 00:12:12,090 - Maria? - What happened? 152 00:12:12,198 --> 00:12:14,723 Oh. 153 00:12:16,836 --> 00:12:19,202 I mean, I come in here, and I find you like this. 154 00:12:19,305 --> 00:12:21,967 Oh, yeah, you just happened to be in the neighborhood? 155 00:12:22,074 --> 00:12:25,601 Oh, Mr. Steele, you must help me. I'm in danger. 156 00:12:25,711 --> 00:12:28,441 Yeah, well, courage, Maria. Courage, hmm? 157 00:12:28,547 --> 00:12:30,708 But you don't understand. Hastings- 158 00:12:30,816 --> 00:12:33,080 He was blackmailing the Wellingtons. 159 00:12:33,185 --> 00:12:35,710 - Blackmailing? - Yes. 160 00:12:35,821 --> 00:12:37,982 How do you know this? 161 00:12:38,090 --> 00:12:42,527 Because, the night he was murdered, Hastings and I- 162 00:12:42,628 --> 00:12:46,428 We were going to run off together... to Acapulco. 163 00:12:46,532 --> 00:12:50,434 - You and that old man? - It was my chance for the big time. 164 00:12:50,536 --> 00:12:53,403 Hastings- He makes a lot of money. 165 00:12:53,506 --> 00:12:56,907 But now, if the Wellingtons find out I was involved with him... 166 00:12:57,009 --> 00:12:58,909 they will kill me too! 167 00:12:59,011 --> 00:13:01,571 - Oh, Mr. Steele! - Calm down, Maria. Just calm down now. 168 00:13:01,680 --> 00:13:04,513 There, there. Just tell me where Hastings hid the memoirs. I promise- 169 00:13:04,617 --> 00:13:08,348 But I don't know where they are. You must help me. 170 00:13:08,454 --> 00:13:11,184 Oh, Mr. Steele, you must help me, please. 171 00:13:11,290 --> 00:13:13,554 - Sure. - I will do anything you want. 172 00:13:13,659 --> 00:13:15,559 - Mmm, yes. - Anything. 173 00:13:15,661 --> 00:13:19,028 Mmm. There, there, there. There, there, there. 174 00:13:19,198 --> 00:13:23,396 I repaired your trophy, sir. I hope you like it. 175 00:13:24,770 --> 00:13:27,637 Thank you, Vincenzo. 176 00:13:27,740 --> 00:13:30,174 Gosh, it's almost as good as new. 177 00:13:30,276 --> 00:13:35,441 Oh, Albert! Don't you think it's about time you threw that piece of junk in the garbage? 178 00:13:35,548 --> 00:13:38,949 Well? Huh? What do you think? 179 00:13:39,051 --> 00:13:42,418 Huh? What do you think? 180 00:13:42,521 --> 00:13:46,321 - Scrumptious, isn't it, Ruggles? - Stunning, madam. 181 00:13:46,425 --> 00:13:50,293 Steele, how's it, uh, going? 182 00:13:50,396 --> 00:13:53,422 A bit too soon to tell, Vincenzo. 183 00:13:53,532 --> 00:13:57,901 Ah, well, step on it. We are not made of money. 184 00:14:08,013 --> 00:14:10,675 Laura Giles of West Coast Living magazine. 185 00:14:10,783 --> 00:14:14,082 Mildred Krebs, photographer's assistant. 186 00:14:14,186 --> 00:14:17,246 - We're expected. - Who is it, Ruggles? 187 00:14:17,356 --> 00:14:20,154 A pair of journalists, I'm afraid, madam. 188 00:14:20,259 --> 00:14:23,228 Oh, wonderful. Show them in. 189 00:14:23,329 --> 00:14:25,854 This way, please. 190 00:14:25,965 --> 00:14:27,990 Don't forget the luggage. 191 00:14:28,100 --> 00:14:30,159 Very well, madam. 192 00:14:30,269 --> 00:14:32,169 I'm so glad you called. 193 00:14:32,271 --> 00:14:36,367 Your magazine did such a lovely layout on the Vanderhoff home- 194 00:14:36,475 --> 00:14:40,434 sprawling little pseudo-Normandy farmhouse that it is. 195 00:14:40,546 --> 00:14:45,040 I'm sure we'll get a lot more out of our stay here. 196 00:14:45,150 --> 00:14:49,849 Ruggles, please show Miss Giles and Miss Krebs to their rooms. 197 00:14:49,955 --> 00:14:53,789 After you've freshened up, I'll introduce you to the rest of the family. 198 00:14:53,893 --> 00:14:55,884 Oh, splendid. 199 00:14:55,995 --> 00:14:59,692 This way, ladies. Straight ahead. Thank you. 200 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:11,742 So... this is how the other half lives. 201 00:15:11,844 --> 00:15:15,177 Right there will be fine. 202 00:15:17,850 --> 00:15:22,412 Laura, next time choose a cover with fewer accessories. 203 00:15:22,521 --> 00:15:27,424 This seemed the perfect way to play up to the massive Wellington ego. 204 00:15:29,962 --> 00:15:34,956 Oh, now I know what you're talking about, Miss Holt. 205 00:15:37,069 --> 00:15:41,472 They must have used every duck on the West Coast to stuff these comforters. 206 00:15:41,573 --> 00:15:44,440 - Oh, hi, chief. - Hi. 207 00:15:44,543 --> 00:15:48,001 - How are things going down in the trenches? - All too well, Mildred. 208 00:15:48,113 --> 00:15:50,274 - Much to my dismay. - You've got a lead? 209 00:15:50,382 --> 00:15:53,840 Several. For one thing, I checked the murder scene. 210 00:15:53,953 --> 00:15:58,356 Hastings would have had to be a contortionist to accidentally hit his head and drown. 211 00:15:58,457 --> 00:16:00,891 - Then it is murder. - A little less zeal, Laura. 212 00:16:00,993 --> 00:16:04,087 So far I've taken a blow to the head, had my room trashed... 213 00:16:04,196 --> 00:16:06,596 enjoyed a cozy t�te-�-t�te with Maria, the maid... 214 00:16:06,699 --> 00:16:09,361 who was gonna run off with the late, great Hastings. 215 00:16:09,468 --> 00:16:11,368 You're joking. 216 00:16:11,470 --> 00:16:14,166 The man had unexpected vigor in several areas. 217 00:16:14,273 --> 00:16:16,798 He was also blackmailing the Wellingtons. 218 00:16:16,909 --> 00:16:19,070 The motive gets better and better. 219 00:16:19,178 --> 00:16:21,578 I looked into Wellington Petroleum. 220 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:25,013 The company is in deep trouble, vulnerable to a hostile takeover. 221 00:16:25,117 --> 00:16:29,816 It's a real mess. Virtually none of the members of the family will vote together. 222 00:16:29,922 --> 00:16:32,356 I did background checks on the whole family. 223 00:16:32,458 --> 00:16:36,053 Nothing unusual, except for Cindy Wellington. 224 00:16:36,161 --> 00:16:39,562 She doesn't show up on the computer at all prior to marrying Albert. 225 00:16:39,665 --> 00:16:42,691 Mmm. A woman without a past, eh? 226 00:16:42,801 --> 00:16:45,497 I'll lift a set of her fingerprints and try to put a trace on them. 227 00:16:45,604 --> 00:16:49,040 As much as I'd love to chat, ladies, I have duties to attend to. 228 00:16:49,141 --> 00:16:53,202 Run along, Ruggles. This enterprising reporter has plans ofher own. 229 00:17:10,129 --> 00:17:12,825 You're right. It's a gorgeous view. 230 00:17:12,931 --> 00:17:16,389 From where I'm sitting, it's even prettier. 231 00:17:29,281 --> 00:17:32,273 I heard about your butler dying. 232 00:17:32,384 --> 00:17:34,545 How awful. 233 00:17:34,653 --> 00:17:36,621 C'est la vie. 234 00:17:38,323 --> 00:17:42,817 From what I understand, he hit his head while drawing your bath. 235 00:17:42,928 --> 00:17:45,920 That's right. Clumsy oaf. 236 00:17:54,573 --> 00:17:57,599 - I wonder who turned off the water. - What? 237 00:17:57,709 --> 00:18:01,975 Your wife told me that water wasn't running when you found Hastings. 238 00:18:02,081 --> 00:18:05,949 - So? - So I wonder who turned off the water. 239 00:18:06,051 --> 00:18:10,112 Obviously, he was through with the bath when he slipped. 240 00:18:10,222 --> 00:18:14,955 Obviously. Silly question, I guess. 241 00:18:35,614 --> 00:18:37,946 That will be all, Ruggles. 242 00:18:38,050 --> 00:18:40,245 Yes, madam. 243 00:18:55,100 --> 00:18:57,728 - Oh! - Watch where you're going, you fool! 244 00:18:57,836 --> 00:18:59,861 I'm sorry, sir. Terribly sorry. 245 00:18:59,972 --> 00:19:02,167 I'm so sorry. It won't happen again. 246 00:19:02,274 --> 00:19:04,902 - See that it doesn't. - Yes. 247 00:19:06,411 --> 00:19:09,039 Twerp. 248 00:19:20,893 --> 00:19:23,794 Monsieur Steele! Monsieur Steele! 249 00:19:23,896 --> 00:19:26,922 Comment �a va? Monsieur Steele! 250 00:19:30,602 --> 00:19:33,594 I thought you had bought the vineyards, so to speak. 251 00:19:33,705 --> 00:19:36,799 Merely a down payment. What do you want? 252 00:19:36,909 --> 00:19:41,903 I wanted to know- How goes the private dicking? 253 00:19:42,014 --> 00:19:45,643 - What? - Your work- the private dicking. 254 00:19:45,751 --> 00:19:48,345 We are paying you good money, monsieur... 255 00:19:48,453 --> 00:19:51,320 but here I find you flat on your back. 256 00:19:51,423 --> 00:19:54,153 - Well, that's because somebody hit me, Pierre. - But that is your fault. 257 00:19:54,259 --> 00:19:56,489 Not Pierre's, n'est-ce pas? 258 00:19:56,595 --> 00:19:59,587 We should get credit on our bill for your time off, no? 259 00:19:59,698 --> 00:20:03,327 - Out. - Monsieur, I'm only being reasonable. 260 00:20:03,435 --> 00:20:06,370 - Ahh! Out! - All right, I'll go. 261 00:20:06,471 --> 00:20:08,837 Madam told me to tell you... 262 00:20:08,941 --> 00:20:12,399 we are having a Texas barbecue this afternoon. 263 00:20:12,511 --> 00:20:14,445 Thank you very much. 264 00:20:14,546 --> 00:20:17,106 Your room is a sty. 265 00:20:39,838 --> 00:20:43,638 Ketchup, pickles, Handi Wipes? 266 00:20:45,744 --> 00:20:47,803 Love the hat. 267 00:20:47,913 --> 00:20:49,881 I'm not in the mood, Laura. 268 00:20:49,982 --> 00:20:53,110 - Where's Mildred? - Checking the report on Cindy. 269 00:20:53,218 --> 00:20:56,278 Psst. Steele. 270 00:20:57,923 --> 00:21:00,858 Uh-oh. Duty calls. 271 00:21:04,496 --> 00:21:06,657 Mr. Wellington's number one racket. 272 00:21:06,765 --> 00:21:09,928 Found it in the trash this morning. Good clue, huh? 273 00:21:10,035 --> 00:21:13,527 Uh-huh. Either that or Wellington has a wicked backhand. 274 00:21:13,639 --> 00:21:16,403 - Hang on to that. - Right. 275 00:21:19,778 --> 00:21:24,613 Whoo.! Yee-haw.! Pile it on, boy. 276 00:21:24,716 --> 00:21:27,241 You're gonna love it. 277 00:21:27,352 --> 00:21:31,015 Fingerprints on Cindy? Rap sheet city, honey. 278 00:21:31,123 --> 00:21:34,820 Former Vegas call girl with a record a mile long. 279 00:21:34,926 --> 00:21:37,918 Albert married an ex-hooker? 280 00:21:38,030 --> 00:21:40,430 An ex-hooker who seems to be on better terms... 281 00:21:40,532 --> 00:21:43,092 with Albert's brother than with Albert. 282 00:21:43,201 --> 00:21:45,601 I bet Hastings put that in the memoirs. 283 00:21:45,704 --> 00:21:49,231 From Charles Wellington's reaction this afternoon... 284 00:21:49,341 --> 00:21:52,208 I'm certain he had something to do with the murder. 285 00:21:52,311 --> 00:21:56,475 Kuromatsu found Charles's battered tennis racket in the trash. 286 00:21:56,581 --> 00:21:59,448 Great. But it also appears... 287 00:21:59,551 --> 00:22:03,885 Katherine Wellington enjoys her chauffeur's company more than her husband's. 288 00:22:03,989 --> 00:22:06,719 Katherine and Vincenzo? 289 00:22:06,825 --> 00:22:09,487 Oh, that's disgusting. 290 00:22:09,594 --> 00:22:12,722 Everybody has some deep, dark secret. 291 00:22:12,831 --> 00:22:14,731 I love it. 292 00:22:16,435 --> 00:22:20,565 - Uh, will that be all, miss? Yes? - Yes, thank you. 293 00:22:20,672 --> 00:22:22,572 What do you think, Miss Giles? 294 00:22:22,674 --> 00:22:25,905 Perhaps a picture of our Texas friends taken from up on the hay wagon? 295 00:22:26,011 --> 00:22:28,809 Uh, good idea. 296 00:22:28,914 --> 00:22:31,849 Pickles, anybody? Handi Wipes? 297 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:46,187 Okay, everybody, say "pork and beans"! 298 00:22:46,298 --> 00:22:49,665 Pork and beans! 299 00:22:57,776 --> 00:22:59,676 Whoa. 300 00:23:09,688 --> 00:23:13,055 Laura! Laura, Laura! Come on. 301 00:23:13,158 --> 00:23:18,391 Oh, dear God. Oh, come on. Get up. Get up. Are you okay? 302 00:23:20,532 --> 00:23:23,057 Thank you, Ruggles. That'll be all. 303 00:23:23,168 --> 00:23:27,730 All right, Ruggles. I'll take over from here. Call the paramedics! 304 00:23:27,839 --> 00:23:31,206 No! Please don't bother. I'll be fine. 305 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:36,980 Psst. 306 00:23:39,584 --> 00:23:41,814 What do you think? 307 00:23:43,121 --> 00:23:45,351 I think someone wants us dead. 308 00:23:53,265 --> 00:23:55,165 - Hey! Hey! - Come here! 309 00:23:55,267 --> 00:23:57,428 Why don't you and I have a little talk, mate, eh? 310 00:23:57,536 --> 00:24:00,562 My associate almost took her last hayride today, thanks to you! 311 00:24:00,672 --> 00:24:03,334 - You're crazy! - How's Mrs. Wellington lately, eh? 312 00:24:03,442 --> 00:24:05,410 Huh? 313 00:24:05,510 --> 00:24:07,910 Huh? You told her who we were, didn't you? 314 00:24:08,013 --> 00:24:09,913 Huh? 315 00:24:11,616 --> 00:24:14,642 We were trying to scare you off. That is all. 316 00:24:14,753 --> 00:24:18,450 We... did not want you to find out about us. 317 00:24:18,557 --> 00:24:21,253 Oh, like Hastings did? 318 00:24:21,359 --> 00:24:23,259 Yes, that and- 319 00:24:23,361 --> 00:24:27,491 That-That and what? I could build a convincing case against you right now, Vincenzo! 320 00:24:29,835 --> 00:24:33,532 Harold... is my son. 321 00:24:33,638 --> 00:24:35,833 What? 322 00:24:38,043 --> 00:24:40,341 All these years... 323 00:24:40,445 --> 00:24:43,744 no one knows except Hastings. 324 00:24:43,849 --> 00:24:46,784 But I did not kill him. I promise. 325 00:24:47,819 --> 00:24:50,413 I swear I did not. 326 00:24:50,522 --> 00:24:53,514 Hastings promised that he tells no one. 327 00:24:53,625 --> 00:24:55,923 Well, he won't now, will he? 328 00:25:01,466 --> 00:25:05,835 You and Katherine keep your lips sealed until we're through. 329 00:25:05,937 --> 00:25:09,566 And stay away from Miss Holt, mate. 330 00:25:43,909 --> 00:25:47,367 Come on! Get- 331 00:25:49,447 --> 00:25:52,712 - Albert.! - Ruggles, you attacked me! 332 00:25:52,817 --> 00:25:56,981 I beg your pardon, sir, but I believe you attacked me first. 333 00:25:57,088 --> 00:26:01,149 Um, what, may I ask, was the master doing in my quarters? 334 00:26:01,259 --> 00:26:04,956 - I was looking for something. - Hastings's memoirs? 335 00:26:05,063 --> 00:26:09,625 Boy, you butlers are all alike. You know everything. 336 00:26:11,436 --> 00:26:14,098 So, I'm gay. 337 00:26:15,674 --> 00:26:18,802 So I paid Cindy to marry me to keep up a front. 338 00:26:18,910 --> 00:26:20,741 Oh. 339 00:26:20,845 --> 00:26:24,281 So what are you going to do about it? 340 00:26:24,382 --> 00:26:27,078 Very little at the moment. 341 00:26:27,185 --> 00:26:30,814 You didn't happen to find Hastings's memoirs, did you, sir? 342 00:26:30,922 --> 00:26:33,220 No. 343 00:26:33,325 --> 00:26:36,852 And if you breathe a word about this to anyone... 344 00:26:36,962 --> 00:26:40,090 I'll see to it you never work as a butler again. 345 00:26:40,198 --> 00:26:42,689 Oh, please, sir, I beg of you. Anything but that, sir. 346 00:26:42,801 --> 00:26:45,531 Please. Please. Thank you, sir. Good day, sir. Bye-bye. 347 00:26:51,643 --> 00:26:54,840 Oh, dear, dear, dear, dear, dear, dear. 348 00:27:01,886 --> 00:27:03,717 Hmm? 349 00:27:05,724 --> 00:27:07,624 What is this? 350 00:27:21,039 --> 00:27:23,269 Laura? 351 00:27:23,375 --> 00:27:26,208 Laura! 352 00:27:45,830 --> 00:27:49,357 Oh, no. 353 00:27:53,004 --> 00:27:54,904 Are you okay, boss? 354 00:27:57,642 --> 00:27:59,542 - Mildred? - Yeah. 355 00:27:59,644 --> 00:28:02,135 - Why don't you get a towel and some ice. - All right. 356 00:28:02,247 --> 00:28:04,738 Just sit down. Sit down. 357 00:28:04,849 --> 00:28:06,749 Did you see who it was? 358 00:28:06,851 --> 00:28:09,820 No, but that's not unusual. 359 00:28:09,921 --> 00:28:12,481 Oh, what a mess. 360 00:28:12,590 --> 00:28:14,649 Anything missing? 361 00:28:14,759 --> 00:28:18,160 I think... one of the camera bags. 362 00:28:18,263 --> 00:28:22,359 It was probably Vincenzo trying to cover up his affair with Katherine. 363 00:28:22,467 --> 00:28:27,131 I doubt that. I had a little chat with Vincenzo, and Albert too. 364 00:28:27,238 --> 00:28:31,174 Hastings knew that Albert married Cindy to cover up the fact that he wasn't... 365 00:28:31,276 --> 00:28:34,040 you know, the marrying kind. 366 00:28:34,145 --> 00:28:37,342 So... that's why Cindy can't keep her hands off Harold. 367 00:28:37,449 --> 00:28:41,146 Who, incidentally- and Vincenzo admits this himself- 368 00:28:41,252 --> 00:28:44,585 is really his son, not Charles's. 369 00:28:44,689 --> 00:28:47,590 What a family! 370 00:28:47,692 --> 00:28:49,956 What were you doing here? 371 00:28:50,061 --> 00:28:55,897 Oh, hey, I, uh- I think I found where Hastings hid the memoirs. 372 00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:58,867 - Of course. - Hey? 373 00:28:58,970 --> 00:29:02,565 - The household computer. - Now we're talking my territory. 374 00:29:02,674 --> 00:29:06,872 Mmm, shame about your camera, Laura. The film would've come in handy. 375 00:29:06,978 --> 00:29:09,606 Thank you, Mildred. It's okay. 376 00:29:13,151 --> 00:29:16,746 An ounce of prevention. 377 00:29:16,855 --> 00:29:20,222 I think I'll visit a photographer I know. 378 00:29:20,325 --> 00:29:22,225 Ah, okay. 379 00:29:22,327 --> 00:29:25,694 I think I'm gonna pay a visit to a certain wall safe I know. 380 00:29:25,797 --> 00:29:27,890 Take care, Ruggles. With any luck... 381 00:29:27,999 --> 00:29:30,729 I'll see to it that you're fired tomorrow. 382 00:29:39,744 --> 00:29:42,770 Couldn't this wait until morning, Laura? 383 00:29:42,881 --> 00:29:46,180 I mean, not that I'm complaining, but it was only five months ago... 384 00:29:46,284 --> 00:29:50,243 that I asked you out and waited until 12:23 tonight to hear back. 385 00:29:50,355 --> 00:29:52,255 Nothing. 386 00:29:52,357 --> 00:29:55,326 No, it's not one of your better shots, I must say. 387 00:29:55,426 --> 00:29:57,656 Blowup. 388 00:29:57,762 --> 00:29:59,525 David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave. 389 00:29:59,631 --> 00:30:01,531 MGM, 1967. 390 00:30:01,633 --> 00:30:04,966 - Or was it 1966? - What are you mumbling about? 391 00:30:05,069 --> 00:30:09,529 A certain friend of mine would be very proud of me right now. 392 00:30:09,641 --> 00:30:13,600 - Bernie. - Yes? 393 00:30:13,711 --> 00:30:16,202 I'm going to need... 394 00:30:18,082 --> 00:30:19,845 blowups. 395 00:30:26,157 --> 00:30:29,024 Mademoiselle! 396 00:30:29,127 --> 00:30:32,255 You, too, cannot sleep? C'est dommage. 397 00:30:32,363 --> 00:30:37,232 You are famished, and I will make you something fantastique. 398 00:30:37,335 --> 00:30:39,565 No, no, no, no. That's not necessary. 399 00:30:39,671 --> 00:30:42,231 I insist. 400 00:30:42,340 --> 00:30:45,935 For so lovely a vision, I will make something light. 401 00:30:46,044 --> 00:30:48,171 Something delicious. 402 00:30:48,279 --> 00:30:52,739 A Dagwood! I'll help. 403 00:30:52,851 --> 00:30:57,447 We need bread... 404 00:30:57,555 --> 00:31:00,080 and mayonnaise, mustard and- 405 00:31:00,191 --> 00:31:04,321 Ooh, ham, salami, lettuce. 406 00:31:04,429 --> 00:31:08,456 That and, um, tomatoes, pickles. 407 00:31:08,566 --> 00:31:10,727 What's that? 408 00:31:10,835 --> 00:31:13,326 Oh, peanut butter. I love peanut butter. 409 00:31:13,438 --> 00:31:15,406 Cheese. 410 00:31:15,506 --> 00:31:18,373 What's this? 411 00:31:18,476 --> 00:31:20,376 Tuna fish. 412 00:31:20,478 --> 00:31:22,844 Oh, I love tuna fish. 413 00:31:22,947 --> 00:31:26,075 This is gonna be one hell of a sandwich. 414 00:31:26,184 --> 00:31:29,847 Suddenly I am very sleepy. 415 00:31:29,954 --> 00:31:31,854 Bonsoir. 416 00:32:30,715 --> 00:32:32,615 All right, Ruggles... 417 00:32:32,717 --> 00:32:37,416 you'd better have a good explanation, or you're one dead butler. 418 00:32:37,522 --> 00:32:39,820 He has an excellent explanation. 419 00:32:39,924 --> 00:32:42,119 His real name is Remington Steele. 420 00:32:42,226 --> 00:32:45,024 Private investigator extraordinaire. 421 00:32:46,097 --> 00:32:48,224 And he is about to prove... 422 00:32:48,333 --> 00:32:51,097 beyond a shadow of a doubt that one of you murdered Hastings. 423 00:32:53,137 --> 00:32:54,934 Isn't that right, Mr. Steele? 424 00:33:06,217 --> 00:33:08,515 - I'm calling the police. - Not so fast, Wellington. 425 00:33:08,619 --> 00:33:12,646 By the time I get through, you may not want to make that phone call. 426 00:33:12,757 --> 00:33:16,284 Yes, I will now prove... 427 00:33:16,394 --> 00:33:19,295 that Hastings's death was not an accident... 428 00:33:19,397 --> 00:33:22,730 but... murder. 429 00:33:22,834 --> 00:33:24,825 Not so. 430 00:33:24,936 --> 00:33:29,032 - That's preposterous. - So it seems to the untrained eye. 431 00:33:29,140 --> 00:33:33,201 - But to a private investigator- - Who killed him? 432 00:33:33,311 --> 00:33:35,939 A fair question, Pierre. 433 00:33:36,047 --> 00:33:40,541 But before I answer that, let's first ask the question: 434 00:33:40,651 --> 00:33:43,848 How was Hastings killed? 435 00:33:43,955 --> 00:33:45,320 Must we? 436 00:33:45,423 --> 00:33:49,484 Winston Hastings, beloved butler to some... 437 00:33:49,594 --> 00:33:53,394 insidious blackmailer to his employers. 438 00:33:53,498 --> 00:33:58,367 He had written memoirs that cut to the quick of each and every Wellington. 439 00:33:59,670 --> 00:34:03,697 Memoirs that reveal secrets so dark, so evil... 440 00:34:03,808 --> 00:34:08,108 so heinous that one of you was driven to murder Hastings! 441 00:34:08,212 --> 00:34:11,613 You have these memoirs? 442 00:34:11,716 --> 00:34:14,014 Hmm? 443 00:34:14,118 --> 00:34:17,019 Another interesting question. 444 00:34:17,121 --> 00:34:19,021 Yes. 445 00:34:19,123 --> 00:34:22,115 And I shall produce these memoirs in a moment. 446 00:34:22,226 --> 00:34:24,626 If you're bluffing, Steele, I'll have your license. 447 00:34:24,729 --> 00:34:26,964 - And we'll sue. - Boss, I found it. 448 00:34:26,999 --> 00:34:29,199 - And we'll sue. - Boss, I found it. 449 00:34:29,300 --> 00:34:32,235 Ah, my assistant, Mildred Krebs... 450 00:34:32,336 --> 00:34:34,702 just as I expected, has the memoirs. 451 00:34:34,806 --> 00:34:37,707 I found it. Oh, boss, you don't know what I had to go through- 452 00:34:37,809 --> 00:34:39,970 recipes, wine lists, guest lists- 453 00:34:40,078 --> 00:34:41,978 - The memoirs, Mildred. The memoirs. - Here. 454 00:34:43,414 --> 00:34:47,316 "My Life With the Wellingtons. " 455 00:34:47,418 --> 00:34:50,285 - Catchy little title, isn't it? - Mm-hmm. 456 00:34:56,094 --> 00:35:00,155 "The life of a butler is-" 457 00:35:00,264 --> 00:35:03,199 - Well, go on, Mr. Steele. - That's it? 458 00:35:03,301 --> 00:35:05,701 That's only half a line. "The life of a butler is-" 459 00:35:05,803 --> 00:35:08,067 Hastings must have had writer's block. 460 00:35:08,172 --> 00:35:11,198 - Well, Steele, huh? - Ah, the solution is at hand... 461 00:35:11,309 --> 00:35:13,903 but before I reveal the murderer... 462 00:35:14,011 --> 00:35:17,469 let's go back to the night of the murder. 463 00:35:17,582 --> 00:35:19,846 - You are bluffing. - Am I? 464 00:35:19,951 --> 00:35:23,182 I have been told that you, Charles Wellington, received a message at dinner... 465 00:35:23,287 --> 00:35:25,517 supposedly from a business associate. 466 00:35:25,623 --> 00:35:29,286 But the truth is Hastings was arranging a meeting with you, wasn't he? 467 00:35:29,393 --> 00:35:32,521 It's true. I saw the note. 468 00:35:32,630 --> 00:35:34,791 Oh, shut up, you pip-squeak. 469 00:35:34,899 --> 00:35:38,596 Exhibit "A"- a cashier's check for a hundred thousand dollars... 470 00:35:38,703 --> 00:35:42,605 written out to one Winston Hastings... 471 00:35:42,707 --> 00:35:45,870 dated the day of the murder. 472 00:35:45,977 --> 00:35:50,243 Charles received a note from Hastings requesting a meeting. 473 00:35:50,348 --> 00:35:52,509 He asked Hastings to draw his bath- 474 00:35:52,617 --> 00:35:55,051 a clever excuse to meet- 475 00:35:55,153 --> 00:35:57,212 then said he was going to take the phone call. 476 00:35:57,321 --> 00:36:00,051 But, in fact, he went to get the cashier's check for Hastings. 477 00:36:00,158 --> 00:36:03,150 Meanwhile, Hastings waited in the bedroom for Charles... 478 00:36:03,261 --> 00:36:06,628 counting down the hours until he'd be on his way to fun-filled Acapulco... 479 00:36:06,731 --> 00:36:10,667 with beautiful Maria and spending his misbegotten fortune. 480 00:36:10,768 --> 00:36:13,464 But Hastings didn't have the memoirs. 481 00:36:13,571 --> 00:36:17,166 They argued. Hastings refused Charles's demands. 482 00:36:19,277 --> 00:36:21,939 But no one refuses Charles Wellington. 483 00:36:22,046 --> 00:36:25,345 He grabbed his favorite tennis racket. 484 00:36:29,854 --> 00:36:32,584 He snuck up behind Hastings and delivered a smashing- 485 00:36:32,690 --> 00:36:35,716 No.! 486 00:36:35,826 --> 00:36:37,851 That's not the way it happened. 487 00:36:37,962 --> 00:36:40,157 Yes, I went to meet Hastings that night. 488 00:36:40,264 --> 00:36:44,098 But when I got to my room, I found him on the floor beside my tennis racket. 489 00:36:44,202 --> 00:36:47,865 I'd been set up. I had to act fast. 490 00:36:47,972 --> 00:36:50,463 I threw the racket into the trash... 491 00:36:50,575 --> 00:36:53,544 dumped Hastings's body into the tub... 492 00:36:53,644 --> 00:36:56,112 and waited for my wife to turn up... 493 00:36:56,214 --> 00:36:58,375 to provide an alibi for me. 494 00:37:00,284 --> 00:37:03,913 That's the truth. I swear. 495 00:37:04,021 --> 00:37:07,047 Precisely. 496 00:37:07,158 --> 00:37:10,924 Which brings us to the next important question: 497 00:37:11,028 --> 00:37:13,963 Who framed you? 498 00:37:14,065 --> 00:37:16,260 Boss, what are you doing? 499 00:37:16,367 --> 00:37:19,234 I believe it's known as winging it, Mildred. 500 00:37:19,337 --> 00:37:21,828 On the night of Hastings's death... 501 00:37:21,939 --> 00:37:24,874 who was the one other person... 502 00:37:24,976 --> 00:37:28,707 who saw Hastings's note to Charles? 503 00:37:28,813 --> 00:37:30,713 Hmm? 504 00:37:30,815 --> 00:37:32,749 Hmm? 505 00:37:32,850 --> 00:37:35,648 You, Albert. 506 00:37:35,753 --> 00:37:38,586 By your own admission. 507 00:37:38,689 --> 00:37:41,214 And you framed your father. 508 00:37:42,893 --> 00:37:46,624 You knew Hastings was gonna meet with your father. 509 00:37:46,731 --> 00:37:50,724 It was the perfect opportunity to kill two birds with one racket- 510 00:37:50,835 --> 00:37:53,133 Hastings, because he was blackmailing you, 511 00:37:53,237 --> 00:37:57,298 and your father, whose contempt and domination you could no longer abide. 512 00:37:57,408 --> 00:38:00,605 You made sure your father was in the parlor... 513 00:38:00,711 --> 00:38:04,010 so you could get to Hastings first. 514 00:38:04,115 --> 00:38:06,811 You went to your father's room, grabbed his tennis racket... 515 00:38:06,917 --> 00:38:09,147 slipped up to Hastings to deliver a crushing- 516 00:38:09,253 --> 00:38:11,153 No.! Wait.! 517 00:38:13,891 --> 00:38:16,655 It's true Hastings was blackmailing me... 518 00:38:16,761 --> 00:38:19,730 but I didn't kill him. 519 00:38:19,830 --> 00:38:21,821 I wanted to. 520 00:38:21,932 --> 00:38:26,028 In fact, when I left the table knowing Hastings was upstairs all alone... 521 00:38:26,137 --> 00:38:28,503 I went to get my gun. 522 00:38:28,606 --> 00:38:31,507 But when I entered my room, Hastings was dead on the floor... 523 00:38:31,609 --> 00:38:34,840 with my broken debating trophy lying next to him. 524 00:38:34,945 --> 00:38:37,209 Someone was trying to frame me. 525 00:38:45,323 --> 00:38:47,791 I thought it was Father... 526 00:38:47,892 --> 00:38:50,793 who's never wanted me for his son. 527 00:38:52,296 --> 00:38:54,730 So I dragged Hastings into Father's room... 528 00:38:54,832 --> 00:38:58,393 smashed his racket against the floor and tossed it next to the body. 529 00:38:58,502 --> 00:39:01,198 You ruined a perfectly good racket. 530 00:39:01,305 --> 00:39:05,139 Which would explain the banging noise... 531 00:39:05,242 --> 00:39:07,904 Pierre heard the night of the murder. 532 00:39:08,012 --> 00:39:10,139 Yes, but who is the killer? 533 00:39:10,247 --> 00:39:12,374 - We want to know now. - Yes, now. 534 00:39:12,483 --> 00:39:14,383 Oui. Go on, Monsieur. 535 00:39:14,485 --> 00:39:17,147 Maybe we should call for a cab. 536 00:39:17,254 --> 00:39:19,415 That's worth considering. 537 00:39:21,258 --> 00:39:25,251 A murder case is like an onion. 538 00:39:26,697 --> 00:39:29,222 To solve the solution, one has to peel away... 539 00:39:29,333 --> 00:39:32,427 the endless layers of contradiction and confusion. 540 00:39:32,536 --> 00:39:35,801 And so the process of elimination brings us to the two people... 541 00:39:35,906 --> 00:39:40,741 who would stand to gain the most by killing Hastings and framing Albert. 542 00:39:42,613 --> 00:39:45,605 Cindy- 543 00:39:45,716 --> 00:39:49,277 - And Harold. - You're crazy, Steele! 544 00:39:49,387 --> 00:39:51,855 Am I? Think about it. 545 00:39:51,956 --> 00:39:55,585 Here was the perfect chance to get rid ofboth Hastings and Albert. 546 00:39:55,693 --> 00:39:58,218 Why? Because Hastings knew about Cindy's past... 547 00:39:58,329 --> 00:40:00,524 and was threatening to destroy her one ambition: 548 00:40:00,631 --> 00:40:03,031 to make it in high society. 549 00:40:03,134 --> 00:40:06,626 And, Harold, Hastings knew your unbridled passion for Cindy... 550 00:40:06,737 --> 00:40:10,730 if publicized, could ruin your bid to become president of Wellington Petroleum. 551 00:40:12,076 --> 00:40:14,374 Thus the two of you raced upstairs... 552 00:40:14,478 --> 00:40:17,106 waited for Hastings and ambushed him. 553 00:40:17,214 --> 00:40:20,206 Pulling him into Albert's room, grabbing Albert's debating trophy... 554 00:40:20,317 --> 00:40:22,217 and waiting for the right moment- 555 00:40:22,319 --> 00:40:24,412 You're out of your gourd.! 556 00:40:26,223 --> 00:40:28,214 We didn't kill Hastings. 557 00:40:28,325 --> 00:40:33,888 Well, we were going to with Harold's old army knife, but Hastings was already dead. 558 00:40:33,998 --> 00:40:35,898 In my bedroom. 559 00:40:36,000 --> 00:40:40,164 So we dragged Hastings into Albert's bedroom. 560 00:40:40,271 --> 00:40:44,799 And that's when I broke your stupid trophy and made it look like a murder weapon. 561 00:40:44,909 --> 00:40:46,809 Exactly as I deduced. 562 00:40:48,245 --> 00:40:52,409 Which leaves, uh, just one more suspect: 563 00:40:54,218 --> 00:40:57,153 Katherine Wellington. 564 00:40:57,254 --> 00:41:00,655 I'm sorry to disappoint you, Mr. Steele... 565 00:41:00,758 --> 00:41:03,454 but at the time of the murder, I was with Mrs. Swenson... 566 00:41:03,561 --> 00:41:05,756 planning the barbecue. 567 00:41:06,864 --> 00:41:09,697 - She's right. - Of course, yes. 568 00:41:09,800 --> 00:41:12,701 Of course indeed. Which means, uh- 569 00:41:12,803 --> 00:41:17,706 The murderer is, um, somebody else. 570 00:41:18,943 --> 00:41:20,672 Let's make a run for it, boss. 571 00:41:20,778 --> 00:41:24,874 Oh, yeah, indeed. Ah, my associate, Miss Holt! Yes! 572 00:41:24,982 --> 00:41:28,349 What's going on? 573 00:41:28,452 --> 00:41:31,512 I was just concluding my summation. 574 00:41:31,622 --> 00:41:34,682 - You solved the case? - Ah, yes, in a way. 575 00:41:34,792 --> 00:41:37,625 Um, ahem, I've eliminated all the suspects. 576 00:41:39,163 --> 00:41:41,563 That's it, Steele. I'm calling the police. 577 00:41:41,665 --> 00:41:44,634 In a minute, Wellington.! 578 00:41:46,971 --> 00:41:48,871 To review... 579 00:41:50,074 --> 00:41:53,805 the motive for Hastings's murder was- 580 00:41:53,911 --> 00:41:56,971 - Stocks. - Precisely. 581 00:41:57,081 --> 00:42:01,916 Yes, but please don't allow me to hog the limelight. Carry on. 582 00:42:02,019 --> 00:42:06,115 We all know Wellington Petroleum is in dire financial straits... 583 00:42:06,223 --> 00:42:09,215 but few of us knew a corporate takeover was in the works... 584 00:42:09,326 --> 00:42:11,988 engineered by someone on the inside who had access... 585 00:42:12,096 --> 00:42:15,998 to a vast holding of company shares, which he was willing to sell out. 586 00:42:16,100 --> 00:42:20,161 - You little rat! - It wasn't Albert. 587 00:42:21,939 --> 00:42:23,930 Who is it? I'll kill him! 588 00:42:24,041 --> 00:42:26,168 I'm afraid somebody beat you to it. 589 00:42:26,277 --> 00:42:27,437 Hastings? 590 00:42:28,979 --> 00:42:31,379 Yes, of course. Yes, of course. 591 00:42:31,482 --> 00:42:34,042 Please proceed, Miss Holt. Proceed. 592 00:42:34,151 --> 00:42:38,087 Hastings had amassed a sizable amount of shares over the years... 593 00:42:38,188 --> 00:42:42,591 using every eavesdropped conversation in the house to his advantage. 594 00:42:42,693 --> 00:42:46,322 - That swine! - In fact, he had accumulated enough shares... 595 00:42:46,430 --> 00:42:51,265 to give someone in the family decisive control of Wellington Petroleum. 596 00:42:51,368 --> 00:42:54,201 - What are you talking about? - You, Charles. 597 00:42:54,305 --> 00:42:58,002 The night of the murder, you were willing to pay Hastings $100,000... 598 00:42:58,108 --> 00:43:01,373 for the privilege of buying back his shares. 599 00:43:01,478 --> 00:43:03,309 That's a lie! 600 00:43:03,414 --> 00:43:06,815 I can't see you ever proving I got a single share of stock. 601 00:43:06,917 --> 00:43:09,886 I can't. Because Sobuku Limited... 602 00:43:09,987 --> 00:43:12,751 a Japanese firm trying to take over your company... 603 00:43:12,856 --> 00:43:15,120 had a secret operative among you. 604 00:43:15,225 --> 00:43:17,250 - Who? - Uh, please, Miss Holt. 605 00:43:17,361 --> 00:43:20,387 Let's not keep them in suspense any longer. 606 00:43:20,497 --> 00:43:23,898 An M.I.T. graduate and former securities analyst... 607 00:43:24,001 --> 00:43:26,561 who, after serving some time for fraud... 608 00:43:26,670 --> 00:43:30,367 supposedly retired to the contemplative life of an estate gardener. 609 00:43:30,474 --> 00:43:32,442 One Sam Kuromatsu. 610 00:43:32,543 --> 00:43:35,011 Sam? 611 00:43:37,214 --> 00:43:38,943 Prove it. 612 00:43:39,049 --> 00:43:41,984 The photograph you thought you'd destroyed. 613 00:43:42,086 --> 00:43:44,418 I don't get it. 614 00:43:45,756 --> 00:43:48,224 What really happened? 615 00:43:48,325 --> 00:43:50,418 Let's go back to the night of the murder. 616 00:43:50,527 --> 00:43:52,722 Uh, allow me. 617 00:43:52,830 --> 00:43:56,960 I've had experience with this sort of thing. 618 00:43:57,067 --> 00:44:00,503 Charles receives the note from Hastings. 619 00:44:00,604 --> 00:44:02,970 Albert sees the note. 620 00:44:03,073 --> 00:44:06,873 Charles leaves the room. Hastings leaves soon... 621 00:44:06,977 --> 00:44:09,810 to be followed by Albert, Cindy and Harold. 622 00:44:09,913 --> 00:44:12,643 - Where's Kuromatsu? - In the kitchen. 623 00:44:12,750 --> 00:44:16,049 Kuromatsu had made a deal with Hastings to buy his stock... 624 00:44:16,153 --> 00:44:19,316 but Charles hadjust made him a better offer. 625 00:44:22,960 --> 00:44:25,861 Kuromatsu stops Hastings on his way to Charles's bedroom. 626 00:44:25,963 --> 00:44:28,989 He tells Hastings he wants to make a counteroffer. 627 00:44:29,099 --> 00:44:30,999 Hastings agrees. 628 00:44:32,436 --> 00:44:35,564 Kuromatsu kills Hastings in Harold's room. 629 00:44:35,673 --> 00:44:38,733 That explains the struggle Vincenzo sees from outside. 630 00:44:40,244 --> 00:44:43,270 Kuromatsu then steals the signed stock certificates... 631 00:44:43,380 --> 00:44:46,076 and rushes off to contact Sobuku Limited. 632 00:44:46,183 --> 00:44:48,083 Simple, isn't it? 633 00:44:48,185 --> 00:44:51,211 Now you know why when Harold and Cindy arrived to kill Hastings... 634 00:44:51,321 --> 00:44:53,221 they found he was already dead. 635 00:44:53,323 --> 00:44:55,291 So they framed Albert. 636 00:44:57,027 --> 00:44:59,996 But Albert, who also wanted to kill Hastings... 637 00:45:00,097 --> 00:45:03,999 finds the butler's body and summons enough courage to frame his father. 638 00:45:08,505 --> 00:45:10,905 Albert dumps Hastings in Charles's bedroom... 639 00:45:11,008 --> 00:45:14,466 and smashes Charles's tennis racket to complete the frame. 640 00:45:18,348 --> 00:45:20,908 A moment later, Charles finds the body... 641 00:45:21,018 --> 00:45:23,009 and realizes he has to do something. 642 00:45:23,120 --> 00:45:25,247 So he dumps Hastings in the tub... 643 00:45:25,355 --> 00:45:27,186 to make it look like an accident. 644 00:45:27,291 --> 00:45:29,782 - Good work, Mr. Steele. - Hmm. You too, Miss Holt. 645 00:45:31,862 --> 00:45:34,922 Kuromatsu's flown the coop! 646 00:46:39,730 --> 00:46:43,131 Good-bye, Mr. Steele. 647 00:46:54,211 --> 00:46:57,305 - My tailor's gonna kill me. - Let's call the police. 648 00:47:02,152 --> 00:47:05,713 Suddenly I don't feel that eager about going back to the house. 649 00:47:06,924 --> 00:47:08,858 We can't stay here. 650 00:47:08,959 --> 00:47:10,859 Why not? 651 00:47:21,071 --> 00:47:23,096 What about him? 652 00:47:25,609 --> 00:47:27,668 What will people think? 653 00:47:27,778 --> 00:47:30,303 What else? The butler did it. 654 00:47:30,353 --> 00:47:34,903 Repair and Synchronization by Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0