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Speak your mind. We're going to open up our phones right now and talk about yet

another bombing of a federal building that took place this morning in Omaha,

Nebraska. Let's go to caller number three. Caller number three, you're on

the air. Yeah. Am I on the air? Yes, you are. Yeah, my name is Benny from

Sterling, Nebraska.

And, you know, I'm finally on the air. First off, I want to say that I've been

waiting an awful long time here. Sorry, Bernie.

My name is Benny, ma'am. Oh, Benny, sorry.

That's all right. Go ahead. So I was just wondering, you know, are you only

going to take left-wing calls on your show, or are you going to actually fill

out the whole opinion, the scope of opinion of what America is really about?

Benny, I really don't think all the calls have been left-wing, but what's

your opinion?

Can I say my opinion? If you would give me a chance, perhaps I would say it

kindly after waiting for so long. I'm sorry. Go right ahead.

Okay. Thank you very much. Let me just say right now I'm a little angry with

what's being said on your show. And I see the kind of calls that are being

filtered through.

I'm beginning to feel the whole show is a setup. But that's fine. But let me

just say my opinion here is that did you ever think for a moment that someone

else and who you think is responsible for this bombing is responsible for this

bombing? First of all, I have no idea who's responsible.

bombing, and no one does at this point. But the fingers have been pointing in

several of the bombings that have occurred lately to right-wing military

militia groups. Right-wing military militia. Oh, you folks just love to say

that, don't you?

Are you a member of... Who runs your... May I ask you a question? You know, you

want me to be honest and tell you my feelings. Yeah, I would like... Would

you admit, are you a member of a military militia? Oh, so you can

pigeonhole me and then put me in this group? No, I've never spoken to an

actual member, and we'd love to hear your point of view. Ma'am, why don't

you...

Jake then?

Hey Jake?

Alternative Press. I was wondering if I could talk to Jason Wallace, please. I'm

sorry Mr. Wallace isn't in.

Do you know where I could reach him?

You're his brother, aren't you? I recognize your voice.

Well, I left all your messages on his desk. Are you still at the Albuquerque

number? No, I'm in Los Angeles. Do you have any idea where he is?

No, I don't. Could you hang on a minute?

Alternative Press.

Miss Seaton?

Could you hang on? I'll find out if she's in. Who's calling?

Laura, it's Fred.

Tell my wife.

Hi, I'm sorry, Miss Eaton's left for the day.

Hi,

Mr. Wallace, I'm sorry to keep you waiting. You know, I don't know what to

tell you, but if you call back in the morning, maybe somebody in editorial can

help you.

Well, is he on some special assignment or something? Is he in town?

I don't know.

Well, thanks for your time. I'll call back in the morning.

That's Jason's brother again?

Yeah, he's in L.A. Oh, they say where he's staying.

No, I guess I should have gotten a contact number for him.

Doesn't matter.

Laura, do you have any idea where Jason might be? I'm really beginning to worry

about him.

I really wouldn't worry about it.

Well, he hasn't shown up here for almost two weeks now.

I know.

He's probably on one of his famous vendors.

I thought he was clean for a long time.

Right.

Hello. Hi, can I speak to the Congressman Clayton? Who's calling?

My name's Ben Waller.

My brother and Mr., the Congressman and my brother are old friends.

Oh, yeah, Jason Waller.

You're his little brother.

Jason talked about you a lot. I'm Joyce Clayton, Michael's wife.

You know, I was wondering, have you seen Jason?

Because he, you know, he wrote me that he'd been seeing the... congressman a

number of times.

Well, Michael's coming in from Washington tonight. Why don't you call

in the morning?

I'm sure he'd love to talk to you.

Well, all right.

I'll talk to you in the morning.

Who were you on the phone with? I saw the light on.

Princess Diana.

I asked you a question.

Don't ever ask who I call.

I gather that was Jason's brother?

Yeah, he's in L.A.

Look, I'm sorry.

I gotta go to the airport.

Michael's plane isn't due back till nine.

We have time.

Hi. What time do you have a meeting tonight?

Yeah, okay, just a second.

You're Jason's brother, aren't you?

Yeah, I'm sorry, I'm Ben.

Laura Seaton.

Hello. I'm one of the editors at the Alternative Press, and I'm sorry I woke

you.

But I'm... I'm worried to death about Jason.

Me too.

Do you have any idea where he is?

No.

I heard Toby hasn't done something terrible to himself.

What do you mean by that?

I haven't had my coffee this morning yet.

Uh, no milk.

I take mine black.

Okay.

You seem to know your way around here extremely well, Miss Keaton.

Jason and I lived together until two years ago.

Oh, yeah? And he never told me that.

Well, that doesn't surprise me, Ben.

I think there's a lot of things that Jason might not have told you.

I suppose you think that he's still clean.

Oh, yeah.

Are you saying he isn't?

I don't feel comfortable. I really shouldn't have come here.

I'm not going to stay for coffee.

Jason and I aren't lovers anymore, but we are very dear friends.

And I'm frightened.

I'm very frightened for him, Ben.

I'm sorry I shouldn't have come.

I should be back in Washington the day after tomorrow, but there are too many

loose ends here.

Is the general behaving?

He wants to return.

He says the time is ripe.

He's afraid he'll die before anything happens.

Jason's brother.

Thank you.

Ben.

Bennett?

How nice to hear from you.

I'm surprised that you remember me. Of course I remember you.

It has been a while, though.

You must have been... How much younger are you than Jason?

Ten years.

Oh, well, then you had to be nine or ten years old when Jason and I mounted the

barricades at Berkeley.

Time does go by.

What can I do for you, Bennett?

Well, it just seems that Jason is missing.

Missing?

What do you mean, missing?

Well, after all the years of not seeing each other, we got really close in the

last six months.

And the last few weeks, nothing.

I mean, he doesn't return my calls. I just, I don't know where he is. But the

last time I talked to him, he said he was working on a story with you.

Bennett, are you in the city?

Yeah.

Would it be possible for you to come by and see us, or are you too busy?

No, that'd be great. I'd really appreciate you giving me your time.

Not at all. Look forward to seeing you.

There's no chance Ben would realize that Jason's house had been searched.

Not a chance.

We left everything the way we found it.

I wonder how much Jason told him.

Anna, we're having a visitor.

Go upstairs and keep the general quiet.

Bennett, how good to see you.

You know, nobody's called me Bennett since I was a little kid. Call me Ben.

Ben it is.

You've met Joyce?

This is Henry, my personal trainer.

This is Fred. Fred's my aide. He works here in the Los Angeles office.

While I'm in Washington, he keeps the home fires burning.

Well, I'll leave you boys alone.

It was a pleasure to meet you. Likewise. I hope to see you again. Thanks.

Sit.

Thanks again for seeing me.

Oh, I'm telling you, it's my pleasure.

You... You boys are too young to realize this, but this man's brother was famous.

Jason and I were the wild-eyed radicals at Berkeley, but Jason was the leader.

He was written up in newspapers all over the country. In Europe.

We protested against the war for civil rights, drugs.

Couldn't get enough of those.

Of course, I managed to get away from that in time. Jason...

Forgive me, you do know about the last 20 years of his life.

Yeah, but he's been clean for the last two.

Is that what he told you?

Do you think he isn't?

Well, Ben, forgive me, I don't know anything for sure, but all I can tell

you is of his behavior when he was here to interview me. He was nervous,

fidgety, going to the bathroom every ten minutes. You made a joke.

An unkind one at that, about something being wrong with his kidneys.

Look, I don't know that Jason's not free of his addiction. I certainly hope he

is. I have enormous affection for Jason.

After college, we went down different roads, but I am proud to have known him.

You said that he was telling you about something he was writing?

Yeah. What was that about?

Well, he just said it was important.

He was real excited about it.

You just said he interviewed you. What was it about?

Oh, well, I think that was about hippies and radicals of the 60s and 70s. You

know, where are they now? That sort of thing.

Ben, I'm a little embarrassed after having invited you over here, but I've

been called to the office. I'm sorry. I'm going to have to leave.

Henry, when you show Ben out, would you be sure to get some numbers where we can

reach him?

I'd like to be helpful.

You'll certainly hear from Jason before I will, but if there's anything I can

do, anything at all, please let me know.

Okay.

Thanks again for your time.

I don't think he has a clue.

But keep an eye on him, just in case.

Hello. Hi, may I help you?

I'm Ben Wallace, Jason's brother.

I'm Cynthia. We finally meet. Yeah.

I hope I haven't been too much of a pest, you know, with all the phone calls

and everything.

No, not at all.

We've all been pretty concerned. Yeah.

I'm sorry to tell you, I don't know anything new.

Well, I was hoping I could, um, talk to Missy.

I want you to take this back and get a color corrected.

Okay. Thank you.

Miss Sheaton, I really need to talk to you.

I'm sorry, I can't right now. I'm late for an appointment.

I do want to apologize, though, about this morning.

I shouldn't have said what I did.

It's just that I'm... I'm very worried about your brother.

Well, maybe we could have a drink or a cup of coffee or something.

I'm sorry, that's not going to be possible. I have deadlines.

It's weak. It's madness.

Let me call you.

Mr. Wallace, I have a message for you.

For me?

Hello. Yes, this is his house.

Well, I'm Ben Wallace. I'm his brother.

I do, but I just got here from New Mexico yesterday.

Yeah, I'm still here.

Could you repeat where that is?

Okay, I'm leaving right now.

Mr. Wallace, I'll be needing to ask you some questions.

I suppose I could wait until tomorrow.

Will you be staying at your brother's house?

You see, with all the drugs in the car and the needle marks and the other

signs, we'll be needing to do some tests.

An autopsy.

And we'll appreciate your cooperation.

Mr. Wallace, would you like one of my officers to drive you home?

Mr. Wallace, I'll be calling you in the morning.

Ben? Ben?

Ben?

It's me.

It's Laura.

Ben. Oh, Ben.

I'm so sorry.

I'm so sorry, Ben.

Hold me.

Hold me.

Hello.

Are you renting this table or are you going to order something?

There's going to be a gentleman who's going to be in here looking for me. My

name is Cynthia.

Will you give him that, please?

Is he cute?

Yes, he's cute.

Well, then I'll keep my little eyes peeled.

Yes. Yes.

Let's do that.

When are you going back to Mexico?

When they give me the... When they give me Jason.

You know, when I heard the, uh... When he was on the radio,

I started shaking.

I could have been the girl in the car with Jason.

I could be lying dead on the hillside with him.

God, poor Helen.

There was no...

What did you say?

I didn't hear what you said.

I said I could be the girl in the car with Jason.

You know, Helen, she didn't have the strength to cope with Jason's drug

problem. If he shot up, she did.

And try and get a good night's sleep, sweetheart.

I have an early morning appointment. I'll call you when it's over.

Yeah, for Hollywood.

Blue Angel Cafe.

Oh,

you're the cute one who stood her up.

At first, Hitler was nothing.

The party was nothing.

Then the money.

The big money.

They all put money behind Hitler.

To create him.

To make him big.

To buy the elections.

And to take power.

Why do you waste your time on non-entities?

You're being groomed for greatness.

I know you're my grandfather, but there are certain areas of my life... Don't

you dare to interrupt me again.

Don't you talk to me about areas of your life.

You are to be the leader of an elite that will create a master race.

Come back here.

It's all right, I'll get it.

Hello,

Freddy.

My name is Frederick, or Fred.

Oh, whatever.

Why haven't you returned my calls?

I've been very busy.

With Jason's little brother? Oh, he has my new assignment now, you know that.

Did you sleep with him?

That's none of your business.

Well, you're a whore. You'd sleep with anybody.

You're right.

I've even slept with you.

Don't even think about it.

What's the matter, darling?

Aren't you getting sufficiently serviced around here?

What are you doing here, Laura?

I told you, only in an emergency.

I think that we have an emergency.

Which is?

I was in my car when I heard the news broadcast that they'd found Jason's

body. I drove directly over to the house to my la-di-da number with Ben.

And since I've left him, I've heard two more newscasts. None of them mention

Helen.

I saw a television broadcast. There was no mention of a second body.

Well, he's a famous one. Naturally, they're going to talk about him.

But still, they say something about another body in the car.

There's no possibility Helen survived.

No way.

No.

No way.

Well, we'll make some calls.

No, we won't make any calls.

I've been asked to make a statement. I'll wait till morning.

In the meantime, you keep an eye on Ben.

Let's hope he goes home soon.

I'm so sorry.

Can I come in?

Of course.

Why did you want to see me?

Because I wanted to help you find Jason.

Well, we found him.

What more is there to talk about?

Jason's gone. I should just go back to... Wait, wait.

There are some things I want to show you.

For the past two weeks, I have been saving copies of the messages that Jason

has received.

Now, most of them are pretty ordinary stuff, but there's a few there that I

think are significant.

The last time I saw Jason, I gave him this message from Fred Weber. Do you

know who he is? He's the aide to the congressman?

I met him. I know who he is.

Well, Jason said that he was really excited, that he was going to meet with

Fred, and he hit pay dirt on one of the stories he was working on.

Was that the one about 60s radicals and hippies and where are they now?

No. He finished that about a month ago.

But while he was working on that, he said he came across some information

that blew his mind.

And it was the biggest story he was ever going to have.

Did he say what that was about?

No.

How do you like your coffee?

Black, please.

Yeah, could you connect me with Berlin, Germany?

Number is 206-1174.

Thanks.

These other messages from Germany, Bernhard Hiller, who is that?

I don't know.

But as you can see, he called a lot.

And he sounded very disturbed and anxious when he couldn't get in touch

with Jason.

I think I'm going to call him in the morning.

Who is this Mrs.

Thomas?

She is Helen Thomas' mother.

Helen was a friend of Jason's. I guess they were together about a year.

To the school teacher.

Well, why did her mother call?

Well, she telephoned a few days after Jason got that message from Fred, and

she said that she hadn't heard from Helen, and she wanted to know if Jason

knew what was going on.

Have you heard from her since?

Not a word.

How did you hear about Jason's death?

On the TV.

Did they say anything about another body in the car?

I don't know, Amy.

On the news, did they say there was another person in the car with Jason?

No. Why are you asking me that?

How well do you know Laura Seaton?

Not very well.

She's been working at the paper about six months.

I don't socialize with her.

Was Laura Jason's girlfriend?

I mean, before Helen.

I don't know. You know, um...

I heard that they were friends years ago when Jason was still doing drugs.

Why are you asking me all these questions about Laura?

I'd like to get in touch with Helen's mother. Can you help me?

You know, you ask me questions, and I answer you.

I ask you questions, and you completely ignore me.

You still don't trust me, do you?

Ben, I don't think that Jason OD'd.

I think he was murdered.

Why?

I don't know. Maybe that story that he was working on was just too big for him.

Maybe he should have gone to the police.

Don't you think you're making a mistake involving yourself with these people?

We have all the money we'll ever need.

This isn't about money, Joyce. It's about power.

Power and the future.

Sounds more like the past if you ask me.

I don't like this.

I don't like this at all.

Even saying things like this with increasing frequency, don't you see the

signs?

Not just in Germany, but in Russia, here.

The world is fragmenting, Joyce, between the hand and everybody else.

The perfect opportunity for a movement with discipline and a sense of history.

I don't get it.

With the amount of shit I gave her, she couldn't have survived.

Maybe you missed the vein.

I don't miss.

So where's the body?

Maybe the police are playing games.

I don't know.

Let's get the fuck out of here.

Hello.

Hi.

The lady will meet you in Echo Park at 10 this morning.

Listen, let me tell you how to get there, okay?

That's okay. I got a map book.

Oh. Um, you have to go into the park.

There's a lake.

There's a small bridge.

Are you Ben?

I've seen pictures.

I'm so sorry about Jason.

Thanks. And thank you for seeing me.

Why did you want to see me?

It's about Helen.

What about Helen?

I've lost my brother.

And the police, they say he OD'd, and I just don't think that's the truth.

Now, if I could just talk to Helen, maybe she knows something.

Please. I'll try.

Try to help me? I will. I'll try. I really will try.

Oh, hi. Can I help you? Yeah, I've been trying to contact Jason Wallace. Is he

in?

Mr. Wallace was found dead yesterday.

Um, how... How did he die?

His car hit a tree.

Okay.

Thank you.

Excuse me, Tom.

Hello.

I'm Laura Seaton.

Bernhardt. Hello.

I'm a colleague of Jason's. Oh.

We're all so devastated by the news.

Were you a friend of his also?

No. Not exactly, no.

You're German, aren't you? I detect a slight trace of an accent.

You're very kind. I suspect it's more than a trace.

You live here?

No. In Berlin.

Well, will you be staying long?

I'm not sure.

It's also hard to believe, isn't it? I mean, something like this is just so

terrible. Such a shock.

If there's anything that I can do to help you during your stay, regarding

Jason, of course, you please let me know.

Yeah, sure.

Thank you. Thank you.

Take care now. Thanks.

Johnny. Yep.

Will you watch the phones for me for a minute? Sure.

Mr. Hiller.

How do you know my name?

I recognize your voice.

You're the gentleman who's been calling Jason from Germany.

Must have been that trace of an accent that gave me away, huh?

Why were you trying to contact Jason?

I'm afraid I can't tell you that.

Was it in regard to one of his stories?

Possibly.

Do you know what he was working on?

I have to get back to my desk. Wait, wait, wait, wait.

You know, in most of the American movies, we Germans are the bad guys.

Some of us are good guys.

Jason thought I was a good guy.

Jason's brother is in Los Angeles.

Do you think maybe you could meet with him tonight?

Around 6.30?

Sure.

Okay, there's a bar around the corner. It's called the Blue Angel.

The Blue Angel, huh?

Yeah, I'll be there.

Okay.

I gotta get back. I'll see you at 6.30.

Yes.

Bernard Hiller from Berlin.

He was just here looking for Jason.

Bernhard Hiller.

Do you know the name?

I don't know the name.

Where's he staying?

I didn't want to be too obvious.

Maybe the receptionist knows, though.

I'll find out.

All right, I'll see what I can find out here.

Blaming the Jews gave us a right to steal.

And we are not the first.

In the Middle Ages, England did it. You didn't know that, did you?

France did it. Spain did it. Drove them out.

Took everything they had.

We needed just a little more time.

A little more time.

And we could have finished the job.

Excuse me, sir.

A Bernhard Hiller arrived from Germany looking for Jason. Do you know the name?

Bernhard Hiller? Yes.

Bernhard Hiller.

I'll get in touch with my people.

It would be good to learn if he knows anything.

I wish we could be certain Jason hadn't copied his papers.

Yeah.

I suppose I could talk to you off the record, but I don't know what there is

to say.

Sit down.

He was a known drug user.

We found him in a smash car filled with coke.

And with enough...

Drugs in his blood to kill three ordinary men.

I knew about his past, but have you heard he had been off drugs for quite a

while?

Yeah, like my son.

So you don't believe there's any chance Jason was set up?

Set up?

Mm-hmm.

Anything's possible.

What's your interest in this?

He had found a group of Americans here who were funneling money to neo

-Nazis and skinheads.

and militia groups in some of the western states.

And this is where I come in.

A former Nazi who we thought had died in South America many years ago was

supposedly involved.

He was a commandant at Treblinka.

If he's still alive, we want to bring him to trial.

Did Jason say who these Americans were?

No, but he said they were...

high-placed, influential.

You know, personally, I'd like to help you.

Especially since Americans may be involved.

If I hear of anything, I'll let you know. I appreciate it. Okay.

If there are copies, they're not here.

Shit.

Finish her.

Come

on,

let's go.

My name's Ben.

I'm an alcoholic.

Yesterday, I would have

been two years and four days sober, but there was a

death in my family.

My brother...

Died under odd circumstances.

So I did the easy thing, I drank.

But now I need my body and my mind clear so that

I can try to find out why he died.

But my hands are trembling and I just have this...

Overwhelming desire to sleep.

Hello. Hi, I've been trying to reach you all day.

Bernard Hiller, the German man who had been trying to contact Jason, came in.

So I set up a meeting for tonight around 6.30 at that bar I was at last night.

Oh, that's great. That'll give me time for a nap. I didn't get any sleep last

night. How was Helen's mother? Was she helpful?

Yeah, I'll tell you tonight.

Okay, do you remember the address of the bar?

Yeah, I remember. I'll see you there at 6.30. Okay, bye.

Bye.

Hi. Hi. How'd you end?

Well, I was just getting ready to take a nap.

Oh, of course you were. I'm sorry. I know you're going through hell. Yeah.

Well... Actually, it was about last night. Oh, I'm really sorry about that.

You know, I just went crazy. Oh, no, no.

No, it wasn't about that.

It's about Helen.

I just assumed, you know, that she was in the car. They were always together,

always. And I was wondering where she is. I'd like to help her. I haven't seen

her. Oh, well, maybe our mother knows. I did. I met her mother once or twice.

Have you been in touch with her?

No, I haven't.

You know, if you could excuse me, I really need to take a nap because I'm

heading to New Mexico today.

I'm sorry. Forgive me.

No problem.

Good afternoon, Alternative Press.

Yes, Cynthia, it's me.

Look, Laura was just here asking about Helen's mother. Have you got Mrs.

Thomas' phone number?

Operator, I've been dialing 213-853-1211, and it's busy. Can you do

an emergency breakthrough, please?

Alternative Press.

Yeah, honey, it's me. Look, Mrs. Thomas' phone is out of order. Do you have her

address? I'm going over there.

Yeah, hold on.

Hold on.

Thank you. No problem.

He's not there.

I'm worried.

So, you're going to order now, or are you still going to wait?

If you don't mind, we'd like to wait another minute.

Oh, it's no difference to me, honey. I'm here until 2 a.m.

But get rid of that other guy.

And what's the matter with him?

He looks very nice to me.

Just bang when you want me.

So, who did Ben have an appointment with?

Come on, Miss Alpert. I told you who I am. I showed you my ID.

I'm as concerned, possibly more concerned, with what Jason was working

on. Please.

You've got to help each other here.

Jason had a friend.

I guess she was a girlfriend.

She's been missing also.

So Ben went over to talk to her mother this morning.

And what'd she say? I don't know. He was going to tell me tonight.

But he called me this afternoon and he said that Laura Seaton came over and was

asking questions about Helen and her mother.

So he tried to call Mrs. Thomas and her line was out of order. He went over

there to see her.

When was this?

What time?

About four o'clock.

Well, it's over three hours ago.

Do you know the address?

Yes. How far?

Fifteen, twenty minutes.

Let's get out of here.

Hello? Thomas?

Wait.

Who are you?

There's a dead woman on the floor and you've got a gun in your hand.

Right about now, Ben should be saying hello to his brother.

In fact, Jason's probably giving him harp lessons.

What about Mrs. Thomas?

Yeah, we couldn't find anything. I don't think there are any copies.

Let's hope you're right.

I forbid you to use my boys as goons and thugs.

How many times must I tell you the same thing?

Yes, sir, I understand, but we have to keep the inner circle small. You know,

there are not too many people we can trust.

That is why we have skinheads.

These boys are destined for greatness.

You're absolutely right, General.

Absolutely right. I will see to it that our tactics are changed. Now please get

some rest.

Mrs.

Thomas didn't like to drive at night.

Most of the time I would pick her up.

Our church choir is going to miss her.

Well, from the conditions inside, it seems like somebody was looking for

something. Do you know, Reverend, what Mrs.

Thomas had that might have been of enough value for someone to want to kill

her for?

Reverend.

I don't know.

Excuse me. I'll be right back.

You work.

Jason, didn't you?

Yes, we both worked at the Alternative Press.

I understand that Jason's brother is in town.

He is.

He saw Mrs. Thomas this morning.

I know that. She told me.

Well, that's why we're here. Ben called and said that he wanted to see her

again, and then he was going to meet with us. He just never showed up. Where

is Ben?

I don't know. He's in the hospital.

What?

He wrecked his truck. He was reeking of booze.

I don't believe it.

What don't you believe, that he wrecked his truck or he was reeking of booze? If

there was booze in his truck, then it was a set-up, just like Jason's.

That's the same phrase my son used to use.

He was set up.

Excuse me, but I don't want to hear about your son.

How bad is he?

I don't know. But when I finish here, I'll go see him. Well, I'd like to go

now. Where is he?

Hollywood General. It's just... I know where it is.

I'm going to go.

Well, I don't believe it.

I don't believe that Ben was drunk, and I don't believe that Jason was done.

I don't know, maybe I'm naive, but I think people can change.

I agree with you.

If nations can reform, people can too.

You know, I come from a country that committed one of the worst crimes

against humanity in all of history.

And now, if... I carry

this with me always, to show people.

This is a sign my government's put up outside of a subway station on one of

our busiest streets.

What did it say?

Of all the horrors, you must never forget Auschwitz, Buchenau,

Dachau, Wagenpilzen, all the others.

But if you leave your name and number, we'll get back to you as soon as

possible.

This is Joyce Clayton, Michael's wife.

Everything you need to know is in Michael's den.

How is he?

He's still out. How bad is he?

Well, we're not sure. We're looking at x-rays and doing some tests.

Was he drunk?

How are you related?

I'm his sister.

Oh, well, we're running some blood tests and we'll know more in the morning.

I'll be back. I'll see you later.

I've been looking for you.

I couldn't sleep.

I've been thinking about you.

Not tonight, Fred. Michael's here.

Oh, come on. He's snoring away. I looked in.

I wouldn't feel comfortable, okay?

So we'll go out to the pool?

Just look like you're swimming if he wakes up, huh?

I don't know.

I don't know. I need you.

Come on.

Go out to the pool.

What are you doing here?

Come on. Let Henry join us.

I'm a little jealous.

Let's have some fun.

I don't like them. I don't do them.

No. Come on.

About your boyfriend.

Ben is not my boyfriend.

Whatever. Anyway, you were right.

He was set up.

Brakes on his truck were tampered with big time and his blood test showed only

a small amount of alcohol.

Well, that was from the day before yesterday when he found out about Jason.

He wasn't even close to being legally drunk.

How is he?

He's hurting bad, but he's in one piece. Can I go see him?

I told Mr. Wallace that his sister was waiting outside, and he told me he

doesn't have one.

Well, I'm sure the accident dulled his memory.

Excuse me.

We've got to stop making dates to meet at the Blue Angel Cafe.

I never seem to make it.

I spoke to Lieutenant Blake out in the hall.

He said that the truck's brakes were tampered with.

Oh, yeah.

I could have told him that.

I need to speak to Mrs. Thomas.

Ben.

Mrs. Thomas is dead.

What?

Somebody slit her throat.

And from the looks of the apartment, it seems as though someone was searching

for something.

Oh, God.

Oh, God. I've got to get out of here.

Ben, what are you doing?

I've got to get out of here. You cannot go anywhere in this condition.

I'm going to hang over to get no worse than this.

You know, I think I was...

14, maybe I was 15.

At 15, I went to see Jason up in Berkeley. He was giving a speech, and he

was so good. I mean, he was wonderful.

I was really proud of him, you know?

He was my hero. I wanted to be like him.

I had a scrapbook, and I used to keep every story.

The ones that praised him, the ones that put him down for being a hippie and a

radical, and then the stories changed.

He did some drugs.

He got caught. They put him in prison. And that was it. You know, he just kind

of went down after that.

Never really recovered.

Just everything he believed down the drain.

So, you know what I did?

And just to fight him, I joined the Marine Corps.

He was the first one I called.

We didn't talk to each other for years after that. I didn't even see him except

for when our mom died.

And then about two years ago, I crashed my truck.

And Jason, he showed up, you know, because I was stoned out of my mind when

I wrecked it.

He'd been clean for about three months.

He said he needed me. Well, you know the rest.

I want to get these son of bitches.

I want to know why they killed him.

Why they killed Mrs. Thomas. Why they tried to kill me. Why they tried to kill

Helen.

Ben.

The minister to Mrs. Thomas' church came here this morning to see if you were all

right.

But he seemed so anxious to meet with you.

He did?

Well, that's where we're going.

I'll give him the message. Thanks very much. Bye-bye.

John, Cynthia was supposed to do some research for me last night. Where the

hell is she?

She was at the hospital.

The hospital? Is she all right?

She's fine. It was Jason's brother. He was in a car accident.

How terrible.

Well, he wasn't hurt, was he?

I don't know. She didn't say. Well, why don't you call the hospital and find out

his condition?

I just did. She wasn't there, and they said he wasn't registered. He had left.

Left?

That's what they said, Laura. He left.

I have to make a telephone call, and then I'm going to be out of the office

for about an hour.

What happened?

Why were the police here? You know Michael does not like it.

It's all right.

Why were the police here, Michael?

Joyce drowned in the pool sometime late last night.

Drowned?

Oh, my God.

I told her not to swim at night, especially after she'd been drinking.

I didn't know that Joyce drank.

I came here to tell you that Ben is alive.

That's very old news.

The boys are out now trying to correct past errors.

Now, I suggest you stay away for a while.

We wouldn't want anyone making connection.

Anna, when Lieutenant...

Blake returns. Tell him I'm too distraught to see him.

And give the general something to quiet him. He's crazier than usual today.

Thank you for coming.

Helen's been anxious to see you.

I haven't told her about her mother yet. I just couldn't. There's only so much a

person can go through in her condition.

Please, Min.

This is Helen.

This is Bernhard Hiller, Internal Affairs, Berlin.

Hi. Hi.

Ben. Yeah.

Jason talked a lot about you.

I'm sorry about the accident. How are you feeling?

It's not as bad as it looks.

Well, the reverend said that you wanted to hear what I remember.

It's not much, but there were three of them, and they were wearing masks, but

Jason knew who they were.

And one of them was a woman. I recognized her voice. She worked with

Jason. Her name was Laura.

She's the one that held the gun while they gathered up all of Jason's papers,

and then they put the needles... Did Jason tell you what the papers were

about?

No, he didn't want me to get involved.

He thought it would be too dangerous.

But he made a copy.

It's in the living room.

In the living room behind one of the paintings, behind the painting between

the matting and the frame.

And after the car crash, I just remember crawling and then sleeping and then

crawling, and I don't really remember too much more.

And then a young man found her on the roadside.

He wanted to take her to the hospital, but she insisted that he take her to her

mother's.

I think we should get back to the house and find the papers.

You are even lovelier than Jason said you were.

Did he tell you?

Uncle Ben.

We'll see you again? Yeah.

They knew exactly where they were. Nothing else has even been touched.

Right. They had to be at the reverend's house listening. There's no other way.

They had to be. We've got to get Helen. We've got to get her out of here. Right.

Wait. I think you should stay here.

Call Lieutenant Blake and tell him what Helen told us about Laura. I mean, she

can obviously lead us to whoever's behind all this.

His number is right on here.

Okay? Good.

Hey. What? You have to come back and get me because my car's still at the cafe.

Right.

Hi, I need to speak to Lieutenant Blake. I'm calling for Bennett Wallach.

He's not in. May I take a message?

This is very urgent.

I'll try to page him.

Where can he reach you?

Thank you. The number here is... There was a copy of Jason's notes, but we

burned them.

Good. Where are you going now?

Look, look, we're going to have to find Helen and finish the job on her. But

more importantly, Helen identified Laura.

Identified Laura to whom?

To Ben and the German guy. Look, we're going to have to get rid of Laura.

I'll make the decision as to what to do.

As soon as you're finished with Helen, get back here.

Laura speaking, please.

Helen, would you like a cup of tea?

No, no, I'm fine.

It's no trouble. I'm going to have one.

Okay, I'll have one with you. Thank you.

Reverend?

Reverend?

Reverend?

Hello. This is Lieutenant Blake.

They took her, and I know where. Let's go. Where?

They're going to finish the job they started.

You remember the plate? Yeah, if I lived to be 100. Let's go.

This is Joyce Clayton, Michael's wife.

Everything you need to know is in Michael's den.

No, in order for me to get a search warrant, I need to show probable cause.

That one single sentence is rather flimsy.

Well, yeah, but after she left that one single sentence, she happened to drown

in her own pool.

I told you, Helen already identified Laura.

And Laura got a lot of messages from a man named Fred, who happened to be the

congressman's assistant.

And the last message that I gave to Jason before he disappeared was from

Fred. Do you want to know what I think happened?

I think Fred called Jason.

and told him that he had information on the story that Jason happened to stumble

onto.

Jason agreed to meet with Fred, and then he killed him, or he had him killed.

Do you want to join the police force? I'll give you a recommendation.

Okay.

Okay, I have a judge friend who owes me a favor. Come on, let's go.

Well, why don't you go and I'll just wait here for them? No, you're going to

have to tell the judge everything you know.

Besides, this judge likes pretty girls.

Great, this should be fun.

Should I leave a message?

Right.

Tell them to wait until they hear from us.

Hurry. Hurry up.

These guys aren't going anyplace.

Let's take her to a hospital.

You know, we can call from Jason's house. Yeah.

It's just a couple of minutes from here.

Laura, I have some messages here from Congressman Clayton.

I didn't know you knew him.

Yes, I've interviewed him once or twice.

Are these times correct, two calls in the last 20 minutes? Yeah.

He said he had a big story for you.

I heard his wife drowned last night. Did you hear that?

Yes.

Yes, I did.

Maybe the story has something to do with that.

Maybe.

Okay, why don't you wait for me? I'll call Ben, and then I'll come with you.

Sorry, you're not on the fourth yet, but you did a good job with the judge.

Thanks. Okay.

Later.

Come in.

Where are they?

Where are my boys?

There are tapes they should be watching.

On what foolish errand have you sent them now?

Michael is waiting for you, Winterdale. Thank you, Your Honor. Answer me when I

speak to you, you stupid tramp!

So that explains why the tape's missing from the machine.

Well, one of the things that helped make up the judge's mind is that the message

came in right around the time that the police estimated Joyce drowned.

That's a big coincidence.

Look, we're going over there now.

Oh, I don't think Lieutenant Blake would appreciate that.

We're going.

Besides, I don't think the lieutenant knows that the congressman's aide and

his friend are lying dead on the same hill where we found Jason.

What?

Johnny, when was the last time that you saw Laura? Just before you came in. She

had two urgent calls from Congressman Clayton. He said he had a big story for

her. Did she say that she was going to go over there?

No, but I presume she did.

She seemed a little strange, kind of scared.

She should be.

The boys should have taken care of Helen by now. It leaves us with Ben and the

German.

They'll have to be taken care of.

Well, that might not be too easy.

I mean, what if they can't be taken care of?

Well, I guess that means you'll just have to go on a long, long trip.

I hope you're not talking about the kind of trip that you sent Joyce on.

Laura.

Maybe that's them.

Why would they ring the bell?

Oh.

Excuse me, I'm Detective Blake.

Oh, I am so sorry.

The doctor sedated Congressman Clayton. He said if you could make it tomorrow,

he hoped you would understand. No, that's all right. You don't have to

disturb the congressman. You can let him sleep. We have a search warrant.

We're empowered to look for certain things.

Excuse me.

I will wait, Mr. Congressman.

One moment, please.

The police are here.

He had the search warrant.

On what grounds?

He did not say.

How in God's... Are you responsible for this? Are you crazy?

Anna.

Take him into the living room.

Give him something to drink. Tell him... Tell him you had to wake me.

I have to get dressed. It'll be ten minutes.

The congressman will be done shortly. He is getting dressed.

He said he would be happy to cooperate in any way that he can.

Please make yourself comfortable.

Would you care for some coffee?

We were told we could find the template here.

Right here.

You can't do that.

Why? What are you saying?

I'll kiss you.

I don't want to see this anymore.

This can't go on.

This can't go on. Get out of here. And now...

Everywhere.

Everywhere.

That is Carl Weber.

You're supposed to have dined the six in South America.

I love you too.

Well, I don't know where Ben is again.

I can't wait much longer.

What time is your plane leave?

A couple of hours, but I've got to return my rental car. Oh, right.

So, still waiting for the guy?

Honey, I don't know why a pretty little girl like you would wait all her time

waiting for a guy who is never going to come.

Are you sure this isn't a little fantasy in your mind?

Yes.

Well, I'll believe it when I see it.

Ciao, man, kid.

Ciao, man.

Ciao, man.

I hate to leave without saying goodbye to Ben, but I've been trying to call him

all morning. No answer.

What? Well, he wasn't home.

You see, he got kind of tired last night, and he stayed at my place.

Okay.

A lot has happened in the week, huh? Yes, a lot has happened in the week. Mm

-hmm.

God, it's hard to believe.

After all this time, the Nazi victims.

And an American congressman using his position to funnel money to them.

Well, I wonder if I'll ever have a story that big.

I forgot to tell you.

I got promoted today.

Really? Yes.

I got Laura's job.

Hey.

Congratulations. Thank you. I don't know what's going to happen to her.

Well, your district attorney told me she'll cooperate with them if they

prosecute unless they charge them murder.

I hope they will. As you know, Jason's notes were destroyed and Michael

destroyed his records as well as himself.

Her testimony could really help us in our war crimes trial, the old man.

Oh, my God.

Hey.

I wanted to thank you for everything.

Oh, we are forever grateful to you.

And to Jason.

I don't believe it. He finally shows up, he's got another girl on his arm, and

she's knocked up.

Hey, you want to catch your plane?

Sure do.

Okay, we can say goodbye at the airport. Is it okay if Helen goes with us? Yeah,

it'd be great.