1 00:00:09,584 --> 00:00:16,028 JUNE 1975 SOMMERDALE, MAINE 2 00:01:16,352 --> 00:01:18,510 Sorry, I didn't see you. 3 00:01:18,541 --> 00:01:24,849 No, don't apologize. Continue. Keep dancing. 4 00:01:25,683 --> 00:01:29,040 It's nice to see someone who loves rain so much. 5 00:01:29,874 --> 00:01:34,086 -Surely it is wonderful? -No. 6 00:01:34,128 --> 00:01:38,246 -Do you hate rain? -Yes. 7 00:01:38,288 --> 00:01:42,531 -How can you hate rain? - I'm afraid I'm going to shrink. 8 00:01:42,573 --> 00:01:46,577 You have to become one with it. 9 00:01:46,618 --> 00:01:49,861 Melt into it. Don't fight back. 10 00:01:51,936 --> 00:01:54,021 It's cold. 11 00:02:03,415 --> 00:02:08,482 – Can I have one? -Yes. 12 00:02:12,798 --> 00:02:15,801 -Do you have a lighter too? -Yes. 13 00:02:18,855 --> 00:02:22,025 Be careful, don't burn yourself. 14 00:02:22,067 --> 00:02:24,152 Is it lit? 15 00:02:27,248 --> 00:02:30,543 - You are that writer, aren't you? -Yes. 16 00:02:32,618 --> 00:02:35,641 -From New York, right? -Yes. 17 00:02:35,672 --> 00:02:37,737 – May I ask one thing? -Yes. 18 00:02:37,768 --> 00:02:42,960 -Why did you come to this cave? - I needed a change of environment. 19 00:02:43,002 --> 00:02:47,214 But New York. I really want to go to New York. 20 00:02:48,048 --> 00:02:53,386 Soak up the architecture and the people. See the shows on Broadway. 21 00:02:53,428 --> 00:02:57,442 Have... Do we know each other? 22 00:02:57,483 --> 00:02:59,725 No. But everyone knows who you are. 23 00:03:00,559 --> 00:03:04,729 You are the famous author who lives in Goose Cove. 24 00:03:06,867 --> 00:03:09,046 I have to go. 25 00:03:09,087 --> 00:03:14,248 - Don't tell anyone that I smoke. -Okay. 26 00:03:14,290 --> 00:03:20,493 Hello, Mr. Author. Hope to see you again sometime. 27 00:03:20,535 --> 00:03:23,694 - What is your name? - Nola. 28 00:04:19,869 --> 00:04:25,072 -Sommerdale Police. —Deborah Cooper on Side Creek Lane. 29 00:04:25,113 --> 00:04:27,251 Come here, at once! 30 00:04:27,292 --> 00:04:33,485 - Do you hear someone sneaking around again? - No, a girl is being chased by a man. 31 00:04:33,527 --> 00:04:38,563 I made apple pie when I heard a scream and looked out. 32 00:04:38,604 --> 00:04:43,880 She is wearing a red dress. She runs through the forest. 33 00:04:43,911 --> 00:04:48,040 I'll send a radio car over there at once. Stay there. 34 00:05:09,017 --> 00:05:10,998 Hurry up! 35 00:07:03,608 --> 00:07:10,906 MISSING NOLA KELLERGAN 36 00:07:33,958 --> 00:07:37,941 AUTUMN 2006 MANHATTAN, NEW YORK 37 00:07:37,982 --> 00:07:42,069 Whoever says success is overrated is wrong. 38 00:07:42,111 --> 00:07:44,259 This is me, Marcus Goldman. 39 00:07:44,290 --> 00:07:48,481 As a 26-year-old, I had written my first successful novel– 40 00:07:48,523 --> 00:07:53,652 -and everyone wanted to read my books. I was suddenly a celebrity. 41 00:07:53,694 --> 00:07:59,845 My book was trumpeted as written of an original and rare talent– 42 00:07:59,887 --> 00:08:02,077 –even by tough critics. 43 00:08:02,911 --> 00:08:07,258 Suddenly all I said was interesting and fun. 44 00:08:07,300 --> 00:08:13,576 No more ramen soup. Now it happened Peking duck at Mr Chow. 45 00:08:14,410 --> 00:08:16,527 Instead of squinting at the TV– 46 00:08:16,569 --> 00:08:21,907 -I enjoyed the matches on a plasma screen with my agent. 47 00:08:22,741 --> 00:08:28,986 I hired a secretary, Denise, who probably had a little crush on me. 48 00:08:29,028 --> 00:08:34,366 Half a year after publication was my life a writer's wet dream. 49 00:08:34,407 --> 00:08:38,567 I signed books and signed contracts for two more books. 50 00:08:39,401 --> 00:08:42,748 And I got a small advance in the bargain. 51 00:08:43,582 --> 00:08:45,699 Success has its downsides. 52 00:08:45,740 --> 00:08:49,848 -What do you say when someone asks: -What is the next book about? 53 00:08:49,890 --> 00:08:53,184 A year had passed since the first book was published– 54 00:08:54,018 --> 00:08:57,251 - and I hadn't written a word on the next one. 55 00:08:57,282 --> 00:09:02,370 Inspiration had deserted me, and I was terrified. 56 00:09:02,411 --> 00:09:05,623 In my family, you don't fail. 57 00:09:05,664 --> 00:09:09,793 Even at school saw Marcus Goldman win. 58 00:09:09,835 --> 00:09:14,015 I realized early on that best way to stand out in a group– 59 00:09:14,849 --> 00:09:17,977 - where to choose the right group to stand out in. 60 00:09:20,208 --> 00:09:25,421 My strategy was so successful that I was called "Magnificent Marcus". 61 00:09:25,463 --> 00:09:30,499 The more you win, the more it will be scary to lose. 62 00:09:30,540 --> 00:09:33,616 And I was losing everything. 63 00:09:33,658 --> 00:09:35,712 I tried everything. 64 00:09:35,753 --> 00:09:41,060 I fled to the desert to find my inner voice again. 65 00:09:42,155 --> 00:09:47,347 I returned to my old room to get inspiration. 66 00:09:47,389 --> 00:09:53,498 When you are declared a genius it is expected everything you write be a jewel. 67 00:09:53,540 --> 00:09:57,804 A timeless insight in human terms. 68 00:09:58,638 --> 00:10:00,953 The press paralyzed me. 69 00:10:01,787 --> 00:10:07,094 Only one person I knew could bring me back to reality. 70 00:10:07,125 --> 00:10:11,358 Harry Quebert. bestselling author, my former college teacher– 71 00:10:12,192 --> 00:10:15,466 - and one from the 20th century best writers. 72 00:10:33,284 --> 00:10:37,350 -Marcus! Is that really you? -Yes. 73 00:10:37,391 --> 00:10:40,530 -Is that you? Absolutely incredible. - I know. 74 00:10:40,571 --> 00:10:45,670 Sorry, Harry. I have been completely disconnected. 75 00:10:45,701 --> 00:10:48,818 You haven't heard back since you became famous. 76 00:10:48,860 --> 00:10:53,958 I tried to call, your assistant said that you didn't want to talk to anyone. 77 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:58,129 I'm completely blocked, Harry. 78 00:10:58,170 --> 00:11:03,456 It's been a year and I haven't produced something. Except for a deadline. 79 00:11:03,498 --> 00:11:09,639 The second is always the hardest. So much expectation. 80 00:11:09,670 --> 00:11:13,726 And creativity does not thrive when you have a deadline. 81 00:11:13,767 --> 00:11:17,010 It's like sex, but without a little blue pill. 82 00:11:17,052 --> 00:11:22,108 Come to Maine. Leave New York and change environment. 83 00:11:22,150 --> 00:11:26,320 Jog on the beach and get the creativity going. 84 00:11:26,352 --> 00:11:30,449 Let the inspiration come to you. 85 00:11:30,491 --> 00:11:32,628 Okay. 86 00:11:32,670 --> 00:11:37,705 - So be it. See you this weekend. -Okay. 87 00:11:41,886 --> 00:11:44,086 WELCOME TO MAINE AS LIFE SHOULD BE 88 00:11:46,161 --> 00:11:48,309 I loved driving to Maine. 89 00:11:48,350 --> 00:11:54,491 I knew about Sommerdale because I had visited Harry as a student. 90 00:11:54,522 --> 00:11:57,640 I liked that little town– 91 00:11:57,681 --> 00:12:02,738 -with its fine churches, quiet areas, painted wooden houses– 92 00:12:02,780 --> 00:12:05,887 – quaint little shops and Clarks. 93 00:12:05,928 --> 00:12:11,162 It was the town cafe, where Harry and I ate and talked about life– 94 00:12:11,193 --> 00:12:17,313 –books and what that meant to be a writer. 95 00:12:20,483 --> 00:12:26,718 Harry lived a few kilometers away, isolated in the quiet wilderness of the forest– 96 00:12:26,759 --> 00:12:30,919 -in a beautiful stone- and wooden house with sea view– 97 00:12:30,961 --> 00:12:34,193 - and a terrace with a view across an endless beach. 98 00:12:57,026 --> 00:13:01,207 - Magnificent Marcus. -Hello, Harry. 99 00:13:01,238 --> 00:13:05,262 – You came! It's nice to see you. - Come with me! 100 00:13:05,304 --> 00:13:08,453 -Welcome back. - It's nice to see you. 101 00:13:08,494 --> 00:13:13,791 - This is new. Neat. - I have painted it. 102 00:13:13,832 --> 00:13:15,803 -Welcome. -Thanks. 103 00:13:15,834 --> 00:13:19,056 It's nice to be back. 104 00:13:30,420 --> 00:13:33,527 Get good at being patient. 105 00:13:33,558 --> 00:13:37,801 The more patience, the greater the chance that your muse will come. 106 00:13:38,636 --> 00:13:43,953 You know that patience never was my strong point. Especially not now. 107 00:13:43,984 --> 00:13:47,122 And stop trying to write the great novel. 108 00:13:47,164 --> 00:13:51,199 It paralyzes you. You cannot write out of fear. 109 00:13:51,241 --> 00:13:55,453 What should I write out, then? Right now fear is all I have. 110 00:13:55,494 --> 00:14:00,645 - That and horror. - You have to write what means something. 111 00:14:00,686 --> 00:14:03,887 Fuck all the voices in your head who judges you– 112 00:14:04,721 --> 00:14:07,828 – and talks about what you are going to write about. 113 00:14:07,870 --> 00:14:11,102 Trust your gut, the idea that engages you. 114 00:14:11,144 --> 00:14:14,115 And if I change my mind halfway through? 115 00:14:15,220 --> 00:14:18,306 You can always choose another path. 116 00:14:18,348 --> 00:14:21,465 The important thing is that you write. 117 00:14:21,497 --> 00:14:24,593 The words are unimportant, it's all about the idea. 118 00:14:24,624 --> 00:14:27,752 - Does that help? - It's quite simple... 119 00:14:27,783 --> 00:14:30,755 He needs inspiration. 120 00:14:30,796 --> 00:14:37,135 It helps to sit where he sits. To get lucky. 121 00:14:37,177 --> 00:14:40,294 Thank you, Jenny. 122 00:14:42,244 --> 00:14:45,424 HERE WROTE HARRY QUEBERT "ROOT OF EVIL" 123 00:14:54,734 --> 00:14:58,019 Now I'm leaving. My last class ends at five— 124 00:14:58,060 --> 00:15:02,231 - so we'll have a drink on the terrace at six o'clock. 125 00:15:02,272 --> 00:15:06,328 If I'm not here my body washed up on the shore. 126 00:15:06,370 --> 00:15:10,436 -Is it not going well? - Yes, this is fantastic. 127 00:15:10,477 --> 00:15:14,742 Completely unpredictable. I just want to know what is happening now. 128 00:15:18,818 --> 00:15:21,988 - You haven't written anything. - That is not entirely true. 129 00:15:22,029 --> 00:15:29,140 I sent a text to Sofia. A sext is probably the correct term. 130 00:15:29,182 --> 00:15:34,468 But that's probably the best I have signed all year. 131 00:15:34,499 --> 00:15:38,586 Tell us how you succeeded. 132 00:15:38,627 --> 00:15:42,808 Did you sit in a cafe? Did you write a masterpiece in one summer? 133 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:46,030 Okay. Write about what interests you. 134 00:15:46,864 --> 00:15:51,045 Or better yet, write nothing. Live. 135 00:15:51,086 --> 00:15:57,342 If you let work become your life you end up like me 136 00:15:58,541 --> 00:16:01,564 - A drink at six o'clock. -Yes. 137 00:16:13,148 --> 00:16:18,256 What is the next masterpiece about? Give us a little hint. 138 00:16:18,288 --> 00:16:21,332 The writing process is very fragile. 139 00:16:21,374 --> 00:16:26,576 Like an unborn child it needs evolves until it is complete. 140 00:16:26,608 --> 00:16:31,758 And just like a birth It can be a painful process. 141 00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:35,918 You talk so much shit. 142 00:16:51,598 --> 00:16:53,788 How the hell did he manage? 143 00:17:53,153 --> 00:17:55,290 NOLA AND ME AUGUST 1975 144 00:18:04,580 --> 00:18:09,709 ROOM EIGHT EIGHT O'CLOCK THEN GONE FOREVER 145 00:18:18,217 --> 00:18:22,273 FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL MISSING IN SOMMERDALE 146 00:18:23,492 --> 00:18:27,527 - Hello. -What the hell are you doing? 147 00:18:31,729 --> 00:18:33,762 I'm just going to… 148 00:18:41,039 --> 00:18:45,366 -Are you spying on me? - No, Harry. I just wanted to… 149 00:18:47,357 --> 00:18:51,455 - Are you going through my personal things? -Sorry. 150 00:18:58,784 --> 00:19:01,015 Sorry, I shouldn't have opened it. 151 00:19:11,264 --> 00:19:13,495 She was someone I knew once upon a time. 152 00:19:15,487 --> 00:19:17,572 It's complicated. 153 00:19:20,772 --> 00:19:25,912 This has to stay between us. 154 00:19:28,060 --> 00:19:34,201 -Do you understand that? -Yes. I promise. 155 00:19:56,116 --> 00:20:00,214 - Hear from you. -The same. 156 00:20:02,539 --> 00:20:05,552 Thanks again, Harry. 157 00:20:30,647 --> 00:20:36,725 NEW YORK TWO MONTHS LATER 158 00:20:36,767 --> 00:20:40,885 -Are you listening? -How does it look? 159 00:20:40,927 --> 00:20:45,108 Attorney Joe Fryman have reviewed your contract. 160 00:20:45,149 --> 00:20:47,235 -And? - You are completely fucked. 161 00:20:47,266 --> 00:20:52,448 If you do not supply a draft in time they take everything you own. 162 00:20:52,479 --> 00:20:56,722 And if I overwrite everything on my parents? 163 00:20:57,556 --> 00:21:00,788 Then the debt collector chases them, and put them in prison. 164 00:21:00,820 --> 00:21:02,853 -How long? -Huh? 165 00:21:02,894 --> 00:21:06,950 It was nothing, forget it. You... Damn, too. 166 00:21:06,992 --> 00:21:10,130 Someone is calling. Get in touch when you have good news. 167 00:21:10,172 --> 00:21:13,341 Idiot. Hello? 168 00:21:16,448 --> 00:21:23,736 She's... She's dead. She's dead, Marcus. 169 00:21:23,767 --> 00:21:26,822 Who is dead? 170 00:21:26,863 --> 00:21:31,962 Nola. Nola is dead. 171 00:21:32,003 --> 00:21:35,142 Everything is my fault. 172 00:21:35,183 --> 00:21:39,354 What have I done? What the hell have I done? 173 00:21:39,385 --> 00:21:43,524 What are you talking about Harry? I understand... 174 00:21:43,555 --> 00:21:46,704 Harry? Damn it. 175 00:21:49,738 --> 00:21:51,980 This is Harry. Leave a message. 176 00:21:52,814 --> 00:21:56,077 Okay. I have to pack my things. 177 00:22:00,122 --> 00:22:03,250 - What do you mean? - Are you watching this? 178 00:22:03,292 --> 00:22:07,441 -Doug? I thought you were… - Turn on the TV. 179 00:22:07,483 --> 00:22:09,589 -Which channel? -Choose yourself. 180 00:22:09,620 --> 00:22:13,791 In Sommerdale in Maine was arrested writer Harry Quebert today– 181 00:22:13,822 --> 00:22:17,846 – after you had found remains on his property. 182 00:22:17,888 --> 00:22:21,162 The discovery was made this morning, when gardeners– 183 00:22:21,203 --> 00:22:25,196 -hired by Mr. Quebert to plant a flowerbed– 184 00:22:25,238 --> 00:22:30,503 –found the remains less than 30 meters from his house. 185 00:22:30,545 --> 00:22:36,686 According to the police, this could be 15-year-old Nola Kellergan's body. 186 00:22:36,728 --> 00:22:41,888 She disappeared from her home in August 1975. 187 00:22:41,930 --> 00:22:45,173 The evidence on the body suggests that Mr. Quebert– 188 00:22:46,007 --> 00:22:51,220 -whose book "The Root of Evil" has fascinated millions of readers– 189 00:22:51,261 --> 00:22:55,494 – is involved in the murder of the girl and on Deborah Cooper– 190 00:22:55,525 --> 00:22:58,674 -a witness who was shot to death in his home... 191 00:22:58,716 --> 00:23:02,876 - How are you, Marcus? - No, this cannot... 192 00:23:03,710 --> 00:23:07,932 Why hire someone to dig where has he buried someone? 193 00:23:07,974 --> 00:23:10,122 It must be a mistake. 194 00:23:10,163 --> 00:23:13,291 But a corpse was buried in his garden. 195 00:23:13,333 --> 00:23:16,315 -Mother? -Honey. 196 00:23:16,346 --> 00:23:19,463 You shouldn't visit that horrible man? 197 00:23:19,495 --> 00:23:22,664 No, I'm not that stupid that I interfere. 198 00:23:22,706 --> 00:23:27,908 - I have always felt that something is wrong. -Don't believe everything you hear. 199 00:23:28,742 --> 00:23:31,943 He is a beast who cannot set boundaries. 200 00:23:31,985 --> 00:23:38,178 - He is not a beast, he is my friend. -How close friend? 201 00:23:38,220 --> 00:23:41,431 I have to hang up, I'm going to coffee with someone. 202 00:23:41,473 --> 00:23:45,497 -A girl? Or a guy? - I love you too. 203 00:23:45,539 --> 00:23:47,530 SUMMERDALE THREE KM 204 00:23:52,712 --> 00:23:57,028 We are standing outside Goose Cove, Harry Quebert's Seaside Estate– 205 00:23:57,070 --> 00:24:00,156 - where the famous author arrested yesterday. 206 00:24:00,197 --> 00:24:04,191 -The rumor that spreads among... - Here he comes! 207 00:24:04,232 --> 00:24:11,499 -Marcus Goldman! - Did you ever suspect...? 208 00:24:11,541 --> 00:24:15,659 – Jump in, Roth! -Thanks! 209 00:24:15,701 --> 00:24:17,974 Continue. The gas at the bottom, you're late. 210 00:24:18,808 --> 00:24:22,061 We were supposed to meet here half an hour ago. 211 00:24:22,102 --> 00:24:27,180 -How is Harry? - He greets... Disappear. 212 00:24:27,221 --> 00:24:31,298 He wants you to go home and focus on your book. 213 00:24:31,340 --> 00:24:33,394 And greets that he is innocent. 214 00:24:33,435 --> 00:24:35,520 -How does it look? - Not good. 215 00:24:35,562 --> 00:24:40,723 They found the "Root of Evil" buried with the girl. 216 00:24:40,765 --> 00:24:43,924 - It's absolutely crazy! - It must not come out. 217 00:24:43,965 --> 00:24:46,979 Can you get him released on bail? 218 00:24:47,020 --> 00:24:52,327 It is about two murders. He gets 25 years to life for each offense. 219 00:24:52,369 --> 00:24:56,518 Where are you going to live? Harry said if you refuse to go home– 220 00:24:57,352 --> 00:25:00,553 -which he foresaw, you are a stubborn devil– 221 00:25:00,595 --> 00:25:05,735 -can you live here. But this is a crime scene now. 222 00:25:05,776 --> 00:25:11,021 Look, they've spawned. More jackals. 223 00:25:11,052 --> 00:25:14,148 Damn it! Hang up! 224 00:25:16,317 --> 00:25:19,434 You know well that this is private property? 225 00:25:19,476 --> 00:25:22,604 - Do you hear that? - No comment. 226 00:25:23,438 --> 00:25:25,513 Let him be. 227 00:25:25,554 --> 00:25:31,841 The police did not cordon off the house. About them find something, we can question it. 228 00:25:31,883 --> 00:25:37,127 - So I can live in the house? - Thank you, everyone. Back. 229 00:25:39,181 --> 00:25:42,361 I would remind you to feed the seagulls. 230 00:25:42,403 --> 00:25:45,426 In my opinion they are flying rats. 231 00:25:45,458 --> 00:25:47,511 Go home. No comment. 232 00:25:47,543 --> 00:25:50,702 -Are you defending him, Mr. Roth? -Mr Goldman! 233 00:26:53,236 --> 00:26:56,281 "SHOOT STAR" BY MARCUS GOLDMAN 234 00:27:03,527 --> 00:27:08,886 I know we are all upset about what's happening in Washington. 235 00:27:08,927 --> 00:27:12,921 In the entire history of this country– 236 00:27:12,962 --> 00:27:17,195 - there have only been two reasons to end a term of office. 237 00:27:17,237 --> 00:27:22,429 Criminal misdemeanors, like Richard Nixon, and dead. 238 00:27:22,471 --> 00:27:27,611 But now perhaps a third reason is added to the list. 239 00:27:27,652 --> 00:27:31,864 Mr. Clinton breathed new life in the economy– 240 00:27:32,698 --> 00:27:37,004 -managed skillfully with a Republican majority in the Senate– 241 00:27:37,046 --> 00:27:42,113 -and got Rabin and Arafat to shake hands. 242 00:27:42,155 --> 00:27:47,378 But all we will remember is the Lewinsky affair. 243 00:27:47,420 --> 00:27:53,623 Because America is obsessed with sex and morality. 244 00:27:53,665 --> 00:27:56,793 We pretend to be shocked, but we love it. 245 00:27:56,824 --> 00:28:00,880 We love it when someone goes there for doing something bad. 246 00:28:00,921 --> 00:28:06,061 Excuse. Why are blowjobs a bad thing? 247 00:28:06,103 --> 00:28:09,200 Personally, I like it. 248 00:28:09,241 --> 00:28:14,465 So? Stand up and submit your name, brave young man. 249 00:28:15,664 --> 00:28:18,687 Okay. Good afternoon. 250 00:28:18,718 --> 00:28:22,878 My name is Marcus Goldman and I support the president. 251 00:28:22,920 --> 00:28:29,217 But I believe in equality and believes that one should both give and take. 252 00:28:30,051 --> 00:28:34,399 Now you never look at this one again the poor thing in the same way again. 253 00:28:34,441 --> 00:28:41,718 Every time we see him we will think of him as Mr. Blowjob. 254 00:28:42,552 --> 00:28:45,857 -Or do you prefer Mr. Fellatio? - It sounds nicer. 255 00:28:45,899 --> 00:28:47,963 -Thanks. -No, thanks. 256 00:28:48,005 --> 00:28:50,955 Can you explain to the group– 257 00:28:50,997 --> 00:28:56,137 -why you decided to to express this? 258 00:28:56,179 --> 00:28:59,473 Because now that everyone is listening to me– 259 00:29:00,307 --> 00:29:05,552 - I want to tell you that I write good short stories in a literary magazine– 260 00:29:05,593 --> 00:29:09,753 – which will be sold for five dollars after class. 261 00:29:17,156 --> 00:29:21,253 Okay. They are unfortunately out of stock. 262 00:29:21,284 --> 00:29:25,444 -How did it go? - We almost sold out. 263 00:29:25,486 --> 00:29:29,563 All publicity is good publicity. 264 00:29:29,594 --> 00:29:32,722 And like ten girls gave me their numbers. 265 00:29:32,763 --> 00:29:36,798 I saved the last newspaper for you. 266 00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:41,990 - I look forward to reading it. - I hope you like my short story. 267 00:29:42,032 --> 00:29:44,253 I'm here because of you. 268 00:29:44,294 --> 00:29:48,444 I strive for to be like you, sir. 269 00:29:49,278 --> 00:29:53,626 It will be five dollars. For the magazine. 270 00:29:55,752 --> 00:30:01,893 I have no doubt that you will be hugely successful. 271 00:30:03,916 --> 00:30:06,001 Thanks. 272 00:30:32,191 --> 00:30:36,403 What happened to innocent until proven otherwise? 273 00:30:37,237 --> 00:30:43,555 I can't let it stay. It all makes me want to puke. 274 00:30:43,597 --> 00:30:47,674 Go back to New York. Stay away from this. 275 00:30:47,715 --> 00:30:51,896 Does that mean you don't serve me your famous pancakes? 276 00:30:51,938 --> 00:30:55,066 Hope you give me a hefty tip. 277 00:31:00,320 --> 00:31:04,438 - I saw you on TV last night. -So? 278 00:31:04,470 --> 00:31:09,631 -Are you going to move here? - Yes, maybe so. 279 00:31:09,672 --> 00:31:12,863 Why that? 280 00:31:12,904 --> 00:31:17,095 I can't believe that he did it. It is unimaginable. 281 00:31:17,930 --> 00:31:21,036 You don't think so that he killed her? 282 00:31:22,215 --> 00:31:28,387 She came to the library after school. 283 00:31:28,428 --> 00:31:30,420 A strange girl. 284 00:31:30,462 --> 00:31:33,631 I've been drinking whiskey with Harry on the terrace. 285 00:31:33,662 --> 00:31:36,696 And that poor girl… 286 00:31:36,738 --> 00:31:38,917 -Marcus. Nice to see you. – Travis. 287 00:31:38,959 --> 00:31:42,024 - May I sit down? - Go ahead. 288 00:31:42,066 --> 00:31:46,257 I regret. You knew Harry well. 289 00:31:47,091 --> 00:31:49,207 This can't be easy. 290 00:31:49,249 --> 00:31:52,304 Why I never have heard of Nora? 291 00:31:53,440 --> 00:31:57,757 Until we found the body was all that history. 292 00:31:58,591 --> 00:32:00,780 - Did you work as a policeman then? -Yes. 293 00:32:00,822 --> 00:32:04,930 And Mrs. Cooper called us often— 294 00:32:04,961 --> 00:32:08,996 - about someone who snuck around outside her house. 295 00:32:09,037 --> 00:32:12,301 She was frightened because she lived so isolated. 296 00:32:12,342 --> 00:32:17,482 I had worked less than a year as a police officer when she called. 297 00:32:17,524 --> 00:32:22,654 I was the only one on patrol so I went straight to her house. 298 00:32:22,685 --> 00:32:25,792 - Glad you came. -What's going on here? 299 00:32:25,834 --> 00:32:29,952 She had seen a young girl in red dress– 300 00:32:29,983 --> 00:32:33,132 -who was chased by a man in the forest. 301 00:32:35,081 --> 00:32:38,293 I searched the area where she had seen the girl– 302 00:32:38,324 --> 00:32:41,504 -and found a piece of torn red cloth. 303 00:32:44,454 --> 00:32:48,666 I called Pratt, who was the police chief in Sommerdale at the time. 304 00:32:48,708 --> 00:32:52,878 He had just finished, but come right away. 305 00:32:53,952 --> 00:32:58,196 Follow along. A little blood and blonde hair on the back. 306 00:32:59,030 --> 00:33:02,335 It was getting dark. We found blonde hairs– 307 00:33:02,376 --> 00:33:07,569 -another piece of the red dress and some blood. 308 00:33:18,891 --> 00:33:23,061 Suddenly we heard a shot from Mrs. Cooper's house. 309 00:33:35,656 --> 00:33:40,890 Later we learned that Mrs. Cooper had called again when we were in the woods– 310 00:33:40,931 --> 00:33:45,957 - and said that the girl had took refuge in her house. 311 00:33:45,998 --> 00:33:49,178 She was covered in blood and needed help. 312 00:33:49,210 --> 00:33:53,359 All available polices was called in to search. 313 00:33:53,390 --> 00:33:59,510 We would have preferred to dig up the whole forest, but just hit dead ends. 314 00:33:59,552 --> 00:34:02,774 After a while the heights said that it cost too much– 315 00:34:02,815 --> 00:34:06,975 - and that it was pointless to keep looking, so… 316 00:34:07,017 --> 00:34:13,106 But you know Harry. He couldn't have done something like this. 317 00:34:14,305 --> 00:34:20,498 Som polis har jag lärt mig att man never know what people are capable of. 318 00:34:23,605 --> 00:34:28,797 I can't answer that. We get se hur utredningen utvecklar sig. 319 00:34:28,828 --> 00:34:32,998 - The script was found with the body. - It proves nothing. 320 00:34:33,040 --> 00:34:36,178 Writing is not killing. Write it down. 321 00:34:36,220 --> 00:34:39,150 Excuse me. 322 00:34:41,350 --> 00:34:45,614 Ingen kommentar! He has no comment! 323 00:34:46,448 --> 00:34:49,617 Thank you, ladies and gentlemen! 324 00:34:49,659 --> 00:34:53,923 Listen to me. Two words: Shut the hell up. 325 00:34:54,757 --> 00:34:57,979 The smallest thing you say can destroy my defenses. 326 00:34:58,010 --> 00:35:01,128 -What is your defense? - Deny, deny, deny. 327 00:35:01,159 --> 00:35:05,413 The relationship, the kidnapping, the murder... Everything is circumstantial evidence. 328 00:35:06,247 --> 00:35:09,364 We deny, Harry is acquitted– 329 00:35:09,406 --> 00:35:12,586 - and I'm suing them of millions of dollars. 330 00:35:15,724 --> 00:35:19,873 Talk to the townspeople. De där bondlurkarna kan vara vittnen. 331 00:35:19,905 --> 00:35:23,116 Find out if they drink or beat their wives. 332 00:35:23,950 --> 00:35:28,277 A witness who does that kind of thing is not credible. 333 00:35:28,318 --> 00:35:31,363 Find all the crap you can. 334 00:35:31,394 --> 00:35:36,628 - It sounds pretty bad. -Do you want your friend to be acquitted? 335 00:35:36,670 --> 00:35:38,650 -Roth. -CNN has called. 336 00:35:40,777 --> 00:35:45,865 Hell too. My God. 337 00:35:45,907 --> 00:35:51,057 We will get you out of here. 338 00:35:53,142 --> 00:35:55,405 Don't show it to Roth. 339 00:35:55,447 --> 00:36:00,524 - It will work out. - I have seen the news. 340 00:36:00,566 --> 00:36:04,621 My career is over, my life is over. I'm falling. 341 00:36:04,663 --> 00:36:07,947 According to a wise man one should not be afraid of falling. 342 00:36:08,781 --> 00:36:14,161 - Thank you for coming. -Of course. I live at Goose Cove. 343 00:36:14,203 --> 00:36:18,259 - I feed the seagulls. -Go back to New York. 344 00:36:18,290 --> 00:36:22,554 Roth gets you cleared, but until then I'll stop and help. 345 00:36:23,388 --> 00:36:25,598 -Your novel, then? -Don't worry about it. 346 00:36:25,640 --> 00:36:30,884 What you said when you called me... You asked what you had done. 347 00:36:31,718 --> 00:36:37,015 - You said it was your fault. - It was the feelings that... 348 00:36:37,056 --> 00:36:40,153 Only you knew the Nola thing, so… 349 00:36:40,184 --> 00:36:44,438 There is a lot of anger and allusions– 350 00:36:45,272 --> 00:36:51,548 -but they have no evidence linking you to the murder of the girl. Than. 351 00:36:52,810 --> 00:36:55,740 I don't like surprises. 352 00:36:55,781 --> 00:36:59,045 Have you left something out? about you and Nola? 353 00:36:59,879 --> 00:37:04,185 I have to know everything if I'm going to be able to defend yourself properly. 354 00:37:06,166 --> 00:37:11,441 The police asked what I was doing on the evening of August 30. 355 00:37:11,472 --> 00:37:17,801 I said I was in Boston. That's not true. 356 00:37:18,635 --> 00:37:22,826 I was at a motel close by Shore Road. By the Sea Motel. 357 00:37:27,038 --> 00:37:32,314 At nine o'clock she still hadn't arrived. It wasn't like her. 358 00:37:34,274 --> 00:37:39,549 Room eight at eight o'clock. Then gone forever. Hug N. 359 00:37:43,772 --> 00:37:48,933 I don't know when I fell asleep, but I woke up to the radio. 360 00:37:48,974 --> 00:37:55,136 That's when I found out... that she was missing. 361 00:37:55,178 --> 00:37:58,316 She was wearing her red dress. 362 00:37:58,358 --> 00:38:01,496 For my sake. It was her favorite dress. 363 00:38:01,527 --> 00:38:06,626 It's half past seven and it will be a sunny Sunday. 364 00:38:06,667 --> 00:38:08,805 And now, an important announcement. 365 00:38:08,846 --> 00:38:11,922 The police have gone out with an alarm– 366 00:38:11,953 --> 00:38:17,250 -after 15-year-old Nola Kellergans Disappearance yesterday at 19:00. 367 00:38:18,084 --> 00:38:21,368 The police want contact with anyone who has information. 368 00:38:21,409 --> 00:38:25,423 The girl had a red dress wearing at the time of disappearance. 369 00:38:28,489 --> 00:38:31,627 So you were meeting to...? 370 00:38:32,774 --> 00:38:35,985 - We were going to leave the city. -Okay. 371 00:38:37,069 --> 00:38:40,103 And therefore you said that it was your fault. 372 00:38:44,232 --> 00:38:49,351 I understand how this sounds. But I loved Nola. 373 00:38:49,393 --> 00:38:54,574 If I hadn't asked her to come to the motel she might have lived. 374 00:38:59,933 --> 00:39:05,136 You don't understand. This is a disaster. 375 00:39:05,177 --> 00:39:10,203 When the prosecutor hears this it's done for harry. 376 00:39:12,278 --> 00:39:14,602 Hell too. 377 00:39:21,786 --> 00:39:28,041 In the pot on my desk lies the key to my locker at the gym. 378 00:39:28,083 --> 00:39:32,212 Everything is in that cupboard. Burn it. I'm in danger. 379 00:40:09,724 --> 00:40:11,809 My God. 380 00:40:31,567 --> 00:40:36,780 It is the "Root of Evil". It's Harry's original script. 381 00:40:38,917 --> 00:40:41,033 My God. 382 00:40:51,428 --> 00:40:54,524 I knew that what I did was illegal. 383 00:40:54,566 --> 00:41:00,770 By burning evidence I was suddenly an accomplice. 384 00:41:01,843 --> 00:41:05,086 But I also knew Harry. 385 00:41:05,920 --> 00:41:10,132 And he was my teacher, my mentor. 386 00:41:10,174 --> 00:41:13,249 He was my friend, I have to help him. 387 00:41:14,365 --> 00:41:19,599 He couldn't have done what he was accused of. 388 00:41:31,985 --> 00:41:36,249 Then, when I saw how the flames turned paper to ash– 389 00:41:36,280 --> 00:41:40,357 - came an icy thought creeping. 390 00:41:40,399 --> 00:41:42,515 What if I was wrong. 391 00:41:51,000 --> 00:42:01,000 To our friends: Gotfrid, Ragnar and WTC-SWE Fixed by: Balkan BoyZ