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Seth, I'm talking about a
plot to kill someone.
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I just heard it on the phone.
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Tonight on
Murder, She Wrote.
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She thinks there's gonna be a
murder here in Cabot Cove.
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Cabin fever.
Had to happen.
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I'm well aware that you two think
that I am temporarily bonkers.
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Got a good recipe for crow, have you?
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You tell her that Morgan Rogers says
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to mind her own business, huh?
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Gorcey, come on out with your hands up!
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You can't kill me the way
you killed the others.
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The eye of the storm
hovers off the coast
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while heavy rain and wind
batter coastal communications.
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The US Weather Service
warns that there may be
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periods of relative calm
and slacking of rain,
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but make everything secure, because
Hurricane Ida is definitely on the way.
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Oh, for heaven's sakes.
Lunchtime.
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Aunt Jess, what are you doing?
Oh, I was just trying to...
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Just trying to throw
your back out again.
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You heard what the doc said.
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You're not supposed to lean forward.
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Just lie still.
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Still? Grady, I'm gathering
dust in mind and body.
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Oh, it won't be much longer.
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Oh, thanks, Grady, but
that-that breakfast
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you fixed for me this morning...
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I mean it, uh, really stuck to my ribs.
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You mean my famous tuna omelet? Mm-hmm.
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Well, wait till you see this.
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Tuna surprise!
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Oh, darling, you've been
surprising me all week.
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But, really I...
Hiyo!
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Oh, Seth?
Hey!
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Come on up!
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Jessica. Grady.
Hi.
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Well, how's my patient?
Losing my mind.
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Well, that's the spirit.
No, Seth, I'm serious.
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This is my second Tuesday in bed, and the
room's getting smaller by the minute.
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Matter of fact, it's Wednesday.
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And you better get used to it. I expect
you'll be here next Wednesday too.
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That storm out there has
a mind of its own.
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I think the safest place for
you is right where you are.
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Oh.
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Now, don't be too upset.
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I have a nice little present for you.
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Look at this.
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What do you think of that?
Well, what is it?
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Well, it's not jewelry.
Don't be worried.
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It's called Med-Alert.
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Now you just press that
button and listen.
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Ta-da.
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It's got a range of about two miles.
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Now if you need anything, and Grady's not
around, well, you just press that buzzer,
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and the paramedics will
be here or I will.
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Now please, I want you
to humor an old doctor.
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Grady, I think it might be a good
idea to batten down the hatches
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while the decks are still clear.
Yeah. I'll get right on it.
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Outside of a little boudoir
boredom, how do you feel?
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Hungry. Let's see what this looks like.
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Grady must have bought out every
can of tuna in Cabot Cove.
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Oh, Seth, please, for pity's sake.
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I'll see what I can smuggle in.
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Anything.
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Goodbye.
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I had to sleep in the van.
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Damn carburetor went out on
County Road 26. Hello? Hello?
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I checked out the estate, and it
didn't look like no problem.
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Excuse me, but, uh...
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The estate? Are you crazy?
Anyone could have seen you.
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Relax.
There was nobody around.
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And none of the locals is gonna recognize
me. I ain't shaved for months.
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I'm-I'm terribly sorry.
It must be the storm, but I...
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Okay, but the old man
must be killed tonight!
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Yeah, well, the price has gone up.
25, 000 grand, cash in advance.
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Grady!
25, 000 in advance?
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Hey, I got expenses.
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Bought a new Mark IV, so the
old goat can die in style.
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Grady, come quickly!
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We made a deal.
Don't try to hold me up.
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Oh, great.
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Yeah, I'll get it one way or another.
From you or from the old man.
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Bet he'd be real surprised if he shook the
family tree and a murderer fell out.
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I got it.
No! No, the phone. Listen.
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What about it?
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Well, listen!
What do you hear?
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A dial tone?
I've got to warn Amos.
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Aunt Jess, what is it?
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What's all the excitement,
Jess?
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Busy. Oh, dear.
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Well, what are you so het up about?
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Murder. I've gotta write this down
before I forget it. Forget what?
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The murder plot.
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Now that is a good idea.
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Yes, you should do some
more work on a new book.
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It would take your mind
off your troubles.
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I'm not talking about a book, Seth.
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I'm talking about a plot. A real plot to
kill someone. I just heard it on the phone.
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I am not crazy.
I know what I heard.
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Seth, I picked up the phone
to dial the weather service.
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Now somehow the lines got
crossed, and I heard
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two men plotting to kill
an old man tonight.
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And I have got to warn Amos.
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Oh, good Lord. The line is now dead.
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Look, one of you has got to find Amos
and warn him about this hired killer.
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Hired killer? A hit man?
Here in Cabot Cove?
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Stop it, both of you!
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Oh, I'm-I'm-I'm sorry. I...
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Please, I've-I've-I've-I've got
to talk to Amos right away.
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All right, Jessica. All right.
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You just lie back and relax, and
we will contact Amos for you.
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Yes, we'll do it right away too.
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Oh, boy.
I was afraid of this.
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Yesterday I caught her watching
a rerun of My Mother the Car.
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Operator, may I help you?
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Oh, thank goodness, Letitia.
It's Jessica.
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My phone was dead.
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Yours and
half the town's, Jess.
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How's that aching back?
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Well, right now it's more
like a pain in the neck.
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Letitia, I need your help.
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Around 2:00, my phone line was crossed
somehow with an ongoing call.
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Could you find out who made it?
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Hmm. I don't think it's traceable, Jess.
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Oh, would you try?
It's very important.
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...And don't let that break
in the storm fool you.
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Hurricane Ida is dancin'
her way up the coast,
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and before you know it, she'll
be tangoin' in Cabot Cove.
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Do you like to tango?
I love to tango.
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A while back, I was a tango
teacher right here in town.
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You ever in my class?
Naw.
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You sure look familiar.
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Let me see your feet.
Never forget feet.
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Look, lady, I don't care about
hurricanes or dancin'.
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All I want is for...
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Have you got a men's room?
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Well, right through that
door, turn to your left.
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Little late today, Sheriff.
Problems?
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Usual this time of year, Mona.
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Storm warnings, hurricane
watches, folks gettin' fidgety.
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Believe I'll change my order today.
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Let me have a prune danish
and some milk, huh?
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Been drinkin' much too much caffeine
lately. It's bad for the system.
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I'm just gonna wash up.
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Believe it's occupied, Amos.
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Door's open.
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For cryin' out... You crazy!
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Hey!
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Oh, great. New York drivers
even in Cabot Cove.
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Sheriff.
Oh, hi, Grady.
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Pull up a stool.
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How's your aunt doin'?
Oh, great, uh...
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Well, I mean, not so hot.
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Well, physically, she's
terrific, but, uh...
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Spit it out, son. If you've got a
problem, let me know. I'm here to help.
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Well, um...
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She thinks there's gonna be a murder
here in Cabot Cove. Tonight.
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Cabin fever. Had to happen. A woman
as active as Mrs. Fletcher.
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Yeah. Well, that's what
the doc and I thought,
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but I don't know.
She's really insistent.
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Where'd she get this cockeyed idea?
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Maybe she better tell you.
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Well, with the storm on the way,
I've got plenty to do.
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But don't you worry, son.
I'll calm her down.
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I am calm. I am very calm.
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But, ma'am, a hired killer?
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Look, I heard it as clearly
as I hear you, Amos.
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A murder being plotted.
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Now just hold your horses.
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Even if you did hear somethin',
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doesn't mean it was Cabot Cove.
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Why, your line could
have been crossed up
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with a satellite feed from
anywhere in the whole country.
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Not anywhere.
Cabot Cove.
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The hired killer even
mentioned County Road 26.
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Aha! Now there you see, we don't
even have a County Route 26.
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Yeah, but we used to.
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Jenson Road was called
County Road 26
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until it was renamed five
years ago, remember?
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She has you there, Amos.
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Look, the killer said he planned
to use a Mark IV on his victim.
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He's gonna run him down with a car?
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According to my weapons manual,
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a Mark IV is also known as a
.45 caliber colt automatic.
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That could do the trick.
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Now look here, Mrs. Fletcher.
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You know, you've been stuck
in here an awful long time.
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Now don't you start on me.
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I'm well aware that you two think
I am temporarily bonkers.
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Oh, that is simply not true.
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Look, it's all right. If I were in your
shoes, I'd probably be dubious too.
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But-But, Amos, you have got
to believe me about this.
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Look, from what I was able to hear through
the static and the bad connection,
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an old man living in a Cabot Cove estate
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is going to be shot to death tonight
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by a killer with a .45
caliber automatic,
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who was hired to do the job by
a man with a raspy voice...
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Now... Who's a member of
the victim's family.
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I don't suppose there's any
harm in lookin' into this.
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What do you think,
Amos? Hmm?
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Oh! Right,
Doc. Right.
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Don't patronize me.
Mrs. Fletcher,
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now you just relax and let
me poke around, hmm?
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But, as sheriff and as your friend,
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I guarantee that no one in Cabot
Cove is gonna be murdered tonight.
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Grady!
Grady, get up here fast!
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Sometime last night.
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Mr. Rogers was a widower and the owner
of the J.L. Rogers Lumber Mill
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among various other holdings.
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Aunt Jess? What...
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To repeat, millionaire lumber
magnate Jedediah Rogers
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was found shot to death on his
estate just north of Cabot Cove.
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More details as they become available.
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Sheriff Tupper.
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Oh, you feelin' any better?
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I believe I'm ready to
answer your questions now.
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Oh.
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I know this is a terrible
shock, and I... I hate
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to put you through this,
Miss Rogers, but...
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I understand.
And it's Miss Cameron.
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Oh, but I thought that...
My mother was a Rogers.
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Grandpa took me in when my mom and dad
died in a plane crash years ago.
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You and your grandfather lived alone in
this house. That right, Miss Cameron?
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Yes, I've been staying with him since I
returned from school three months ago.
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Last night, did you hear anything?
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No. I had an early dinner, and
I fell asleep in my room.
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Nothing woke me, not even the storm.
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Hmm.
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Okay, I think that does it for now.
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And I sure am sorry about
your grandfather.
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In there.
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Well, Amos.
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Got a good recipe for crow, have you?
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Cause that's what we're gonna be eatin
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when we tell Jessica about this murder.
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Oh, come on, Doc.
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Don't tell me you never
heard of coincidence?
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Coincidence? 10:00 last night, an elderly
gentleman on an estate shot to death
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by something that looks
very much like a .45?
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Sure there's some similarity,
240
00:14:37,668 --> 00:14:40,254
but, Mrs. Fletcher said that her murder
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would be the work of a hired killer.
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This was the work of a burglar.
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How do you know that?
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The way the window was broken,
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so he could reach in for the latch.
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Jed must've heard it,
picked up that poker
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and tried to fight off the intruder.
248
00:14:54,352 --> 00:14:58,398
But, he was armed and shot poor
Jed before he could strike a blow.
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I'm Morgan Rogers.
Jessica also thought
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a member of the family
might be behind it.
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00:15:02,068 --> 00:15:03,236
If so...
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00:15:03,653 --> 00:15:05,738
your first suspect just
walked through the door.
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Morgan Rogers.
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Sheriff!
He's all yours, Amos.
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Morgan.
Doc.
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00:15:13,329 --> 00:15:16,124
I want you to know how
sorry I am, Morgan.
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00:15:16,124 --> 00:15:18,126
Yeah, yeah, sure. Look, uh,
your deputy on the phone,
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00:15:18,126 --> 00:15:19,794
he said it was a thief.
You got the guy?
259
00:15:19,794 --> 00:15:21,546
No, not yet.
Damn!
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00:15:23,423 --> 00:15:25,466
Just a sec.
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00:15:26,634 --> 00:15:29,804
Yeah! Three weeks ago, I told one
of the boys at the lumber mill
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to install a burglar alarm
system in this place.
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00:15:33,933 --> 00:15:35,435
You know how it is.
264
00:15:36,018 --> 00:15:38,521
You get busy, forget to follow up,
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00:15:39,522 --> 00:15:40,523
now...
266
00:15:41,107 --> 00:15:44,444
I, uh, hope you don't mind, but
I got a couple of questions
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00:15:44,444 --> 00:15:46,362
I gotta ask you.
Sure, sure.
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You mind tellin' me where you
were last night around 10:00?
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You accusing me of killing my daddy?
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00:15:53,786 --> 00:15:56,205
Oh, no. No, sir.
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It is my job and all.
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I was at home alone...
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working in my woodshop.
274
00:16:05,339 --> 00:16:07,842
Right. That's good. Fine, sir.
275
00:16:08,468 --> 00:16:13,514
Now, uh, about your brothers, you told one
of my deputies that you'd notify them.
276
00:16:14,056 --> 00:16:17,643
Well, I told Adam. Found him
down at the beach house
277
00:16:17,643 --> 00:16:19,187
havin' a little champagne brunch
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00:16:19,187 --> 00:16:21,814
with some bimbo he picked up
in Portland last weekend.
279
00:16:21,814 --> 00:16:22,940
How about Gordon?
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I left it to Adam to
tell my younger brother
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and that delightful wife of his.
282
00:16:27,570 --> 00:16:29,030
Uh, look, Sheriff, if
there's nothin' else,
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00:16:29,030 --> 00:16:30,364
I've got quite a few
things to attend to.
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00:16:30,364 --> 00:16:31,908
Cemetery, funeral, the will.
285
00:16:32,408 --> 00:16:34,368
Well, I...
Updating the news,
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00:16:34,368 --> 00:16:36,662
millionaire lumber baron
Jedediah Rogers was found
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00:16:36,662 --> 00:16:39,415
shot to death this morning
in his Cabot Cove estate.
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00:16:39,415 --> 00:16:43,169
The sheriff's department believes that
Rogers was shot by a surprised intruder.
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00:16:43,169 --> 00:16:45,129
More details as they become available.
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00:16:45,129 --> 00:16:46,797
Intruder.
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00:16:48,216 --> 00:16:49,842
Gee, I'm really sorry,
Aunt Jess.
292
00:16:49,842 --> 00:16:51,886
I guess you must have known
him pretty well, huh?
293
00:16:51,886 --> 00:16:54,764
Actually, Grady,
I only met him a couple of times.
294
00:16:54,764 --> 00:16:57,850
He was something of a
roughneck, but I liked him.
295
00:16:58,768 --> 00:17:00,978
I never met his sons at all.
296
00:17:00,978 --> 00:17:04,398
They never socialized much with
the rest of the Cabot Covers.
297
00:17:04,398 --> 00:17:06,234
Still busy.
298
00:17:06,234 --> 00:17:09,570
Yeah. Grady, it's obvious that
I'm gonna be trapped here
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00:17:09,570 --> 00:17:11,906
in this bed, but I can still think.
300
00:17:12,657 --> 00:17:15,034
And the first thing that I think is that
301
00:17:15,034 --> 00:17:17,954
Amos Tupper is gonna need all
the help that he can get.
302
00:17:17,954 --> 00:17:20,164
Which means
I'm gonna need your help.
303
00:17:21,749 --> 00:17:22,875
Me?
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00:17:23,209 --> 00:17:25,545
You're going to be my eyes and ears.
305
00:17:26,212 --> 00:17:29,173
I want you to go over to the Rogers
place and find out what's going on.
306
00:17:29,674 --> 00:17:31,634
Give me a complete rundown.
307
00:17:32,218 --> 00:17:34,637
Perhaps if you could make me a
sketch of the murder scene
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00:17:34,637 --> 00:17:37,265
and find out how the family is reacting.
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00:17:44,397 --> 00:17:45,773
Grady?
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00:17:47,191 --> 00:17:49,193
It is Grady Fletcher, right?
311
00:17:49,193 --> 00:17:50,987
Sure, but, uh...
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00:17:50,987 --> 00:17:52,946
Leslie.
Leslie Cameron.
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00:17:52,946 --> 00:17:54,282
Oh, hi.
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00:17:54,782 --> 00:17:56,534
Oh, gosh, you don't remember.
315
00:17:57,910 --> 00:18:00,663
Six years ago, you were spending
the summer at your aunt's.
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00:18:00,663 --> 00:18:02,748
Andy Thomason's fishing boat.
317
00:18:02,748 --> 00:18:05,126
We were stuck out on
the water all night.
318
00:18:05,126 --> 00:18:06,460
Oh, yeah, I remember that.
319
00:18:06,460 --> 00:18:09,297
You also remember that scrawny
kid in the baggy jeans?
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00:18:09,839 --> 00:18:12,717
Face full of freckles,
teeth full of braces?
321
00:18:12,717 --> 00:18:14,927
That was you?
Aw, come on.
322
00:18:14,927 --> 00:18:18,138
It was me. I've got the
pictures to prove it.
323
00:18:18,138 --> 00:18:19,599
Well, what are you doin' here?
324
00:18:19,599 --> 00:18:22,893
It's where I live.
I mean, I did.
325
00:18:24,604 --> 00:18:26,230
Jed Rogers was my grandfather.
326
00:18:27,064 --> 00:18:29,984
Oh, gee, I didn't know.
I'm really sorry, Leslie.
327
00:18:30,401 --> 00:18:34,405
Um... What about you? I thought you
were an accountant or something.
328
00:18:34,405 --> 00:18:36,907
Oh, I'm here helping my Aunt Jessica.
329
00:18:37,825 --> 00:18:39,035
She thinks...
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00:18:40,578 --> 00:18:41,704
Thinks what?
331
00:18:42,413 --> 00:18:44,373
That my grandfather's death
was maybe something else?
332
00:18:48,002 --> 00:18:50,755
Look, uh, can we talk somewhere?
333
00:18:50,755 --> 00:18:51,881
Sure.
334
00:18:59,763 --> 00:19:02,266
Grandpa made me this
swing when I was nine,
335
00:19:02,266 --> 00:19:03,851
just after my parents died.
336
00:19:04,852 --> 00:19:08,397
Look, Grady, I know this
might sound strange,
337
00:19:08,856 --> 00:19:11,609
but I had a feeling something
like this was going to happen.
338
00:19:12,526 --> 00:19:13,819
What do you mean?
339
00:19:14,695 --> 00:19:16,196
I mean, I don't believe for a second
340
00:19:16,196 --> 00:19:17,531
he was killed by any burglar.
341
00:19:18,366 --> 00:19:20,951
Ever since I came back from
Europe, it's been awful.
342
00:19:21,577 --> 00:19:23,329
Grandpa fighting with all of them...
343
00:19:24,038 --> 00:19:26,290
Morgan, Adam, Gordon.
344
00:19:28,084 --> 00:19:30,461
They said he was too old
to run the business.
345
00:19:30,461 --> 00:19:32,046
Adam wanted him to sell out.
346
00:19:32,838 --> 00:19:35,132
Grandpa was beginning to
hate the sight of them.
347
00:19:36,050 --> 00:19:38,803
A few days ago, he told me
he was changing his will.
348
00:19:38,803 --> 00:19:39,804
Leslie!
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00:19:44,100 --> 00:19:45,267
Your aunt.
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00:19:45,267 --> 00:19:46,894
Does she really think
this might be murder?
351
00:19:47,728 --> 00:19:49,021
Uh... Uh-huh.
352
00:19:49,021 --> 00:19:52,273
I have something that might help
her, but I can't show you now.
353
00:19:52,273 --> 00:19:54,151
Leslie! Now!
354
00:19:58,656 --> 00:19:59,865
Later.
355
00:20:03,285 --> 00:20:05,246
I loved my father, Sheriff,
356
00:20:05,830 --> 00:20:09,166
and you have my undivided cooperation
in bringing his assassin to justice.
357
00:20:09,750 --> 00:20:12,586
Morgan said he located you
at the beach house, Adam.
358
00:20:12,586 --> 00:20:15,923
Is that where you were
last night around 10:00?
359
00:20:15,923 --> 00:20:19,260
Yes, I invited a young lady up
to go sailing. Ah, Miss, um...
360
00:20:20,052 --> 00:20:21,262
what is her name?
361
00:20:21,262 --> 00:20:22,513
In a hurricane?
362
00:20:22,513 --> 00:20:25,307
Well, Sheriff, since sailing
was out of the question,
363
00:20:25,307 --> 00:20:29,270
we decided on something else
that we both enjoyed.
364
00:20:31,230 --> 00:20:35,276
Sheriff, she'll be more than
happy to verify my whereabouts.
365
00:20:41,991 --> 00:20:45,453
Uh, if you'd like, I, uh,
I have her phone number in Portland.
366
00:20:45,994 --> 00:20:48,748
Do you have any idea where your
brother Gordon was last night?
367
00:20:49,540 --> 00:20:53,294
I really couldn't say. I, uh... I
just talked to his wife, Dody.
368
00:20:53,878 --> 00:20:56,922
They were at their, uh,
cabin by the lake.
369
00:20:56,922 --> 00:21:01,385
She said they'd be back right after her
prized Persian finished its afternoon nap.
370
00:21:01,969 --> 00:21:04,346
Frankly, Sheriff, if she treated Gordon
371
00:21:04,346 --> 00:21:07,516
with the same affection she shows
that pampered little puss,
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00:21:08,017 --> 00:21:09,810
their marriage would
look a whole lot less
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00:21:09,810 --> 00:21:12,146
like a rerun of Who's
Afraid of Virginia Woolf.
374
00:21:12,730 --> 00:21:14,773
Now, if you'll excuse me, Sheriff.
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00:21:14,773 --> 00:21:16,525
Oh, sure thing,
Mr. Rogers.
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00:21:20,946 --> 00:21:24,909
And what was in that drawer that
both Morgan and Adam looked into?
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00:21:24,909 --> 00:21:27,203
Nothing. It was empty.
378
00:21:27,203 --> 00:21:32,625
Grady, what is this on the
wall of your sketch?
379
00:21:32,625 --> 00:21:35,795
Oh, that's a portrait of Leslie's
grandfather by Arliss Bygraves.
380
00:21:36,420 --> 00:21:37,505
Good likeness.
381
00:21:37,505 --> 00:21:39,507
And this is where the body was found?
382
00:21:39,507 --> 00:21:41,050
Right. In front of the fireplace.
383
00:21:41,675 --> 00:21:46,180
Sure appreciate you givin' me
your tuna pot pie, Mrs. Fletcher.
384
00:21:47,097 --> 00:21:49,600
In all this excitement,
I forgot lunch.
385
00:21:50,142 --> 00:21:51,769
Oh, you sure you wouldn't want some?
386
00:21:52,436 --> 00:21:53,561
Positive.
387
00:21:53,561 --> 00:21:54,814
Well, there's plenty more.
388
00:21:54,814 --> 00:21:56,565
Amos, what about that medical report?
389
00:21:57,107 --> 00:22:01,987
Well, it's still unofficial, but Doc says
a .45 slug entered through the back.
390
00:22:02,530 --> 00:22:05,407
Doc figures that the thief
shot him around 10:00.
391
00:22:05,407 --> 00:22:07,368
Amos, the killer was not a thief.
392
00:22:08,077 --> 00:22:12,540
Sure, he was.
Got the old fella's wallet, watch.
393
00:22:12,540 --> 00:22:16,042
And left behind a valuable painting
and that necklace in the safe?
394
00:22:16,042 --> 00:22:21,006
Oh, well, doggone it! Maybe the...
the burglar got scared off somehow.
395
00:22:21,006 --> 00:22:23,551
Or maybe whoever did it
tried to make it look
396
00:22:23,551 --> 00:22:26,011
like a burglary but didn't
do a very good job.
397
00:22:26,011 --> 00:22:29,306
It was a burglar.
The broken window.
398
00:22:29,306 --> 00:22:32,518
Broken to make it look like
someone forced his way in.
399
00:22:32,518 --> 00:22:36,480
Oh, you're not gonna start that stuff
about the hired killer again.
400
00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:38,648
Was hired by a member of the family.
401
00:22:38,648 --> 00:22:40,401
The man with the raspy voice.
402
00:22:40,401 --> 00:22:42,570
Come on now, Mrs. Fletcher.
403
00:22:42,570 --> 00:22:45,196
I know all three Rogers
brothers, and it doesn't seem
404
00:22:45,196 --> 00:22:47,907
to me like any of 'em has a raspy voice.
405
00:22:47,907 --> 00:22:49,785
I know what I heard Amos.
406
00:22:49,785 --> 00:22:52,288
Aunt Jess, you said yourself
it was a bad connection,
407
00:22:52,288 --> 00:22:54,623
lots of static. You didn't
really catch it all.
408
00:22:54,915 --> 00:22:57,960
Grady, I am not imagining all this.
409
00:22:58,586 --> 00:22:59,587
Look, wait.
410
00:23:00,838 --> 00:23:02,965
If you're gonna hire
someone to commit murder,
411
00:23:03,549 --> 00:23:05,426
then you would make very sure
412
00:23:05,426 --> 00:23:08,220
that you had an ironclad alibi. Right,
Amos?
413
00:23:08,888 --> 00:23:10,347
Makes sense.
414
00:23:10,347 --> 00:23:11,640
Only one problem.
415
00:23:12,224 --> 00:23:14,226
No one in the family has got one.
416
00:23:14,226 --> 00:23:15,477
What?
417
00:23:16,854 --> 00:23:18,272
No, ma'am.
418
00:23:18,272 --> 00:23:23,068
Here. Morgan, he says that he was
workin' alone in his woodshop.
419
00:23:23,068 --> 00:23:24,236
No witnesses.
420
00:23:24,528 --> 00:23:28,240
Adam was in the family beach
house with a lady from Portland
421
00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:29,700
except the lady's no lady.
422
00:23:29,700 --> 00:23:32,536
She's got an arrest sheet as
long as a chorus girl's legs.
423
00:23:33,203 --> 00:23:36,373
And-And Gordon, he was
workin' alone in the mill.
424
00:23:36,373 --> 00:23:39,542
His wife, Dody, was alone
at the cabin by the lake.
425
00:23:39,542 --> 00:23:41,879
And Leslie says she was asleep upstairs.
426
00:23:42,588 --> 00:23:45,758
Oh, dear. But that
doesn't make any sense.
427
00:23:46,215 --> 00:23:48,093
You mean, it doesn't fit
in with your theory.
428
00:23:49,303 --> 00:23:51,888
Well, what about this business
with the desk drawer?
429
00:23:51,888 --> 00:23:53,891
That sounds very suspicious.
430
00:23:54,892 --> 00:23:55,976
Yes, ma'am.
431
00:23:55,976 --> 00:23:58,020
You know, right now,
I think that we should focus
432
00:23:58,020 --> 00:24:00,356
on the hired killer before
his trail gets cold.
433
00:24:00,356 --> 00:24:05,234
If we could find him, maybe he will
lead us to the raspy voiced man.
434
00:24:05,234 --> 00:24:06,362
Yes, ma'am.
435
00:24:06,362 --> 00:24:09,990
Now on the phone, the killer
said he'd grown a beard
436
00:24:09,990 --> 00:24:12,159
so that the locals
wouldn't recognize him.
437
00:24:12,910 --> 00:24:14,453
That means he used to live around here.
438
00:24:14,453 --> 00:24:17,247
Yes, and he hasn't been
around in five years,
439
00:24:17,247 --> 00:24:20,709
because he didn't know that County
Road 26 had had its name changed.
440
00:24:20,709 --> 00:24:24,171
Also he's driving a van
with carburetor trouble,
441
00:24:24,171 --> 00:24:26,882
so you might check with Charlie and
Gus at their service station.
442
00:24:26,882 --> 00:24:28,300
Aunt Jess.
443
00:24:30,010 --> 00:24:32,304
Yesterday, outside of Mona's Diner,
444
00:24:32,304 --> 00:24:35,057
a bearded guy in a white
van nearly ran me down.
445
00:24:41,271 --> 00:24:43,023
Yeah, that's right, Gus.
446
00:24:43,023 --> 00:24:46,819
Big fella, wearin' a beard, drivin'
a white van with New York plates.
447
00:24:46,819 --> 00:24:50,614
Now if he comes in, you call me back
and stall him till I get there.
448
00:24:51,281 --> 00:24:52,449
Thanks.
449
00:24:55,119 --> 00:24:57,162
Sheriff Tupper.
Amos.
450
00:24:57,162 --> 00:24:59,289
I just got off the phone with Mona.
451
00:24:59,289 --> 00:25:01,625
That bearded stranger that
was in her diner yesterday,
452
00:25:01,625 --> 00:25:03,002
I think it was Abel Gorcey.
453
00:25:03,002 --> 00:25:06,296
Gorcey? Gorcey.
You remember.
454
00:25:06,296 --> 00:25:08,507
He worked at Rogers Mill until
Jed caught him stealing.
455
00:25:08,507 --> 00:25:12,052
That's right! And Jed's testimony
put him in prison for...
456
00:25:12,052 --> 00:25:14,722
Five years. And if you
recall, after the trial,
457
00:25:14,722 --> 00:25:16,306
Gorcey swore he'd kill
Jed when he got out.
458
00:25:17,057 --> 00:25:20,144
Great work, Mrs. Fletcher.
Looks like I've found my killer.
459
00:25:20,144 --> 00:25:23,272
Call you back as soon as we
track him down. Bye, Amos.
460
00:25:24,481 --> 00:25:28,569
Charlie. Pull the Abel Gorcey
file, get out an APB on him.
461
00:25:28,569 --> 00:25:32,156
He's wearin' a beard now, and he's drivin'
a white van with New York plates.
462
00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:36,160
Gordon, you're not jealous
of my prize Persian already?
463
00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:38,579
- I've only had little Muff muff a week.
- But, Dody--
464
00:25:38,579 --> 00:25:40,789
And after all the channels
I went through to document
465
00:25:40,789 --> 00:25:43,292
Muff muff's lineage, you keep
your runny nose to yourself.
466
00:25:43,292 --> 00:25:45,502
Did you ever think he might
be allergic to you?
467
00:25:45,502 --> 00:25:48,380
Better look out, Gordon, or you're
gonna be sleeping in the basement.
468
00:25:48,380 --> 00:25:50,257
Funny, Adam.
Excuse me.
469
00:25:50,257 --> 00:25:53,927
Listen, Dody, I'm sorry, but
I'm going to have to hold fast on this.
470
00:25:53,927 --> 00:25:57,263
Don't be ridiculous, Gordon.
Folks, please.
471
00:25:58,140 --> 00:26:01,810
My apologies, Sheriff.
Uh, we came to find out if...
472
00:26:01,810 --> 00:26:03,979
We came to find out what you're
doing to catch the thief
473
00:26:03,979 --> 00:26:05,898
that killed our dear Jed.
474
00:26:05,898 --> 00:26:07,941
Doin' everything possible, Mrs. Rogers.
475
00:26:07,941 --> 00:26:11,153
We're sure you are, Sheriff,
but we feel that, uh...
476
00:26:11,153 --> 00:26:14,865
Actually, all of us feel that this case
has gotten bigger than Cabot Cove.
477
00:26:14,865 --> 00:26:19,328
We'd like you to bring a special state
investigator in just to give you a hand.
478
00:26:19,328 --> 00:26:22,998
No need for that. Practically
got a suspect in custody.
479
00:26:22,998 --> 00:26:24,458
Oh, really? Who?
480
00:26:24,458 --> 00:26:27,127
Sheriff, I've got the APB
out on Abel Gorcey.
481
00:26:30,547 --> 00:26:32,800
Abel Gorcey? What's he
got to do with this?
482
00:26:37,846 --> 00:26:39,013
Hello?
483
00:26:39,013 --> 00:26:43,393
Jessica, Letitia. I'm really
sorry, but I've tried everything.
484
00:26:43,393 --> 00:26:47,022
'Fraid that 2:00 p.m. you accidentally
overheard just isn't traceable.
485
00:26:47,898 --> 00:26:52,027
Yeah. Well, I appreciate your
help. Thank you for trying.
486
00:26:52,027 --> 00:26:53,904
Oh-oh, hold
on a second, Jessica.
487
00:26:53,904 --> 00:26:56,240
Sheriff Tupper wants to make
an emergency breakthrough.
488
00:26:56,240 --> 00:26:58,242
I'll connect you right up.
489
00:26:58,242 --> 00:27:00,619
Mrs. Fletcher? We got him.
490
00:27:00,619 --> 00:27:03,122
What is it,
Amos? Got who?
491
00:27:03,122 --> 00:27:06,959
Abel Gorcey. I'm on my way up to
the cabin at Red Rock Bluff.
492
00:27:06,959 --> 00:27:09,878
That white van was spotted
there about 20 minutes ago.
493
00:27:28,939 --> 00:27:31,817
Charlie, you two come
around behind from the left.
494
00:27:31,817 --> 00:27:34,903
You and I will come in from the
right. And don't let him see ya.
495
00:27:46,623 --> 00:27:49,542
Abel Gorcey! This is
Sheriff Amos Tupper.
496
00:27:49,542 --> 00:27:53,172
Throw out your weapon and come
out. We've got you surrounded.
497
00:28:05,267 --> 00:28:07,811
Gorcey, come on out with your hands up!
498
00:28:09,354 --> 00:28:11,857
Sheriff!
Not now, Charlie.
499
00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:15,277
Sheriff! I don't think he can hear you.
500
00:28:15,277 --> 00:28:16,570
Hmm?
501
00:28:37,799 --> 00:28:40,010
He fell down the stairs?
502
00:28:40,010 --> 00:28:41,220
That's the way I see it.
503
00:28:41,220 --> 00:28:44,848
After he shot Jed,
Gorcey got himself drunk
504
00:28:44,848 --> 00:28:47,643
and tumbled down those
steps to his glory.
505
00:28:47,643 --> 00:28:49,561
Call it poetic justice.
506
00:28:49,561 --> 00:28:51,396
That seems very strange.
507
00:28:52,314 --> 00:28:55,275
Nothin' strange about it.
Gorcey was the killer all right.
508
00:28:55,984 --> 00:28:59,780
Amos, I stand in awe of
your gift for blind certainty,
509
00:28:59,780 --> 00:29:03,742
but as so often happens,
you are dead wrong.
510
00:29:03,742 --> 00:29:04,952
What?
511
00:29:04,952 --> 00:29:06,703
Seth, what is it?
What have you learned?
512
00:29:06,703 --> 00:29:12,292
Very simply, there is no way that Abel
Gorcey could have killed Jed Rogers.
513
00:29:12,292 --> 00:29:14,920
Rogers died about 10:00.
514
00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:19,633
Now I triple-checked my findings,
and I'm sorry to tell you, Amos,
515
00:29:19,633 --> 00:29:22,678
that Gorcey cracked
his skull at around 7:00.
516
00:29:22,678 --> 00:29:25,472
Three hours before
Rogers was shot to death.
517
00:29:25,472 --> 00:29:29,184
What do you mean he was dead before
Jed Rogers was shot? He was the killer!
518
00:29:29,184 --> 00:29:31,687
Seth, are you sure?
519
00:29:31,687 --> 00:29:33,063
Yeah, I'm positive, Jess.
520
00:29:35,607 --> 00:29:37,693
Well, I certainly would
like to stay around
521
00:29:37,693 --> 00:29:40,904
and watch Amos work his
foot out of his mouth,
522
00:29:40,904 --> 00:29:45,367
but Hurricane Ida is closing in,
and the evac center beckons.
523
00:29:45,367 --> 00:29:47,494
Now I want you to rest.
524
00:29:48,870 --> 00:29:50,956
And I want you to let her.
525
00:29:53,625 --> 00:29:54,793
Be seein' you.
526
00:29:54,793 --> 00:29:56,003
Goodbye, Seth.
527
00:29:57,754 --> 00:29:59,006
Is there somethin' wrong, Aunt Jess?
528
00:29:59,881 --> 00:30:02,843
Grady, don't you think
it's a little suspicious
529
00:30:02,843 --> 00:30:05,262
that a hired killer accidentally
falls to his death
530
00:30:05,262 --> 00:30:07,264
mere hours before the deed was done?
531
00:30:07,264 --> 00:30:10,642
Oh, now, Mrs. Fletcher,
don't you even say it.
532
00:30:10,642 --> 00:30:12,477
You mean he was murdered too?
533
00:30:12,477 --> 00:30:15,647
But why?
Why murder your hired killer?
534
00:30:15,647 --> 00:30:17,566
Maybe blackmail, Amos.
535
00:30:17,816 --> 00:30:20,068
During the phone call,
Gorcey more than hinted at it.
536
00:30:20,068 --> 00:30:21,778
Perhaps when the raspy-voiced man
537
00:30:21,778 --> 00:30:23,905
delivered the demanded cash in advance,
538
00:30:23,905 --> 00:30:27,826
the blackmail question was raised
again, and Gorcey was killed.
539
00:30:28,410 --> 00:30:31,246
If you ask me, you're
fishin' without bait.
540
00:30:31,246 --> 00:30:33,623
There was no sign of foul play.
541
00:30:33,623 --> 00:30:35,709
An accident, plain and simple.
542
00:30:35,709 --> 00:30:37,044
Well, either way, we've got a problem.
543
00:30:37,044 --> 00:30:38,837
If Gorcey didn't kill
Jed Rogers, who did?
544
00:30:38,837 --> 00:30:40,797
The man with the raspy voice.
545
00:30:40,797 --> 00:30:43,633
Yeah, he had no choice but
to kill Jed himself,
546
00:30:43,633 --> 00:30:47,095
because you remember, he said, "The
old man must be killed tonight."
547
00:30:47,095 --> 00:30:49,181
But it could have been any
one of the three sons
548
00:30:49,181 --> 00:30:51,141
because none of them
really had an alibi.
549
00:30:51,141 --> 00:30:55,145
And I keep tellin' you that none of
these fellas has a raspy voice.
550
00:30:55,145 --> 00:30:56,938
Yeah, I know, I know.
551
00:30:56,938 --> 00:30:59,066
But, you know, I've never
actually spoken to any of them.
552
00:30:59,066 --> 00:31:01,568
And, Amos, what sounds
like a raspy voice to me
553
00:31:01,568 --> 00:31:03,403
might not sound like a raspy one to you.
554
00:31:03,987 --> 00:31:06,573
Yeah. I suppose it would be useful
555
00:31:06,573 --> 00:31:09,201
if you could give a listen
to what they sound like.
556
00:31:10,327 --> 00:31:14,790
Say, maybe I could wire
myself for sound.
557
00:31:14,790 --> 00:31:18,585
Tape their voices, kinda
incognito-like, huh?
558
00:31:19,461 --> 00:31:21,713
You know, Aunt Jess,
that's not a bad idea.
559
00:31:25,509 --> 00:31:27,803
Well, I-I suppose it might work.
560
00:31:28,345 --> 00:31:29,805
Ah, I'll get right on it.
561
00:31:29,805 --> 00:31:31,681
Oh, Amos, while you're
recording their voices,
562
00:31:31,681 --> 00:31:34,518
why don't you get
their alibis for 7:00 p.m.?
563
00:31:35,185 --> 00:31:38,021
The time of Gorcey's "accident,"
564
00:31:38,021 --> 00:31:39,940
just in case there was foul play.
565
00:31:39,940 --> 00:31:43,527
Mm-hmm.
Just in case, huh?
566
00:31:47,364 --> 00:31:50,534
Grady, there's something
else that needs exploring,
567
00:31:50,534 --> 00:31:53,328
and I need you to do it.
Oh, sure. Anything.
568
00:31:53,328 --> 00:31:57,541
Gorcey demanded $25,000
in advance in cash,
569
00:31:57,541 --> 00:32:00,293
which means the person who hired
him had to get it from somewhere.
570
00:32:00,293 --> 00:32:02,212
The bank. Sure.
571
00:32:02,754 --> 00:32:05,882
See if Amos can discreetly find
out if one of the suspects
572
00:32:05,882 --> 00:32:09,010
had made a large withdrawal
in the past week or so.
573
00:32:09,010 --> 00:32:11,555
Okay. Then I want you to go see Leslie.
574
00:32:11,555 --> 00:32:16,184
Ask her about that desk drawer that
her uncles seemed so interested in.
575
00:32:16,184 --> 00:32:18,395
They were looking for
something, all right.
576
00:32:19,855 --> 00:32:21,273
That's why I hid it...
577
00:32:22,065 --> 00:32:24,985
where they couldn't... find it.
578
00:32:30,031 --> 00:32:31,950
A diary? Grandpa'd been
keeping it for months.
579
00:32:31,950 --> 00:32:34,161
He was sure one of my
uncles was reading it,
580
00:32:34,161 --> 00:32:36,079
so a few days ago he gave
it to me for safekeeping.
581
00:32:36,580 --> 00:32:39,249
Boy, he sure didn't like
his sons much. No.
582
00:32:39,249 --> 00:32:41,126
Grady, it contains all the changes
583
00:32:41,126 --> 00:32:42,294
he was going to make in his will.
584
00:32:42,919 --> 00:32:45,547
He'd planned to meet with his lawyer
the morning he was found dead.
585
00:32:46,131 --> 00:32:48,467
He cut everyone out of
the will except me.
586
00:32:48,467 --> 00:32:49,593
Your uncles knew about this?
587
00:32:49,593 --> 00:32:52,512
Everything. The changes and when
he was planning to make them.
588
00:32:55,265 --> 00:32:57,559
I don't care about the
money. I really don't.
589
00:32:58,101 --> 00:33:00,187
I just want to get away from here.
590
00:33:00,187 --> 00:33:03,023
Go to New York to fashion design school.
591
00:33:03,023 --> 00:33:04,774
The only reason I was staying
was because of Grandpa.
592
00:33:11,323 --> 00:33:13,116
You're not going back to Paris?
593
00:33:13,116 --> 00:33:15,118
No, I wanna
get on with my life.
594
00:33:16,036 --> 00:33:18,246
I guess she'll be pretty rich, huh?
595
00:33:18,246 --> 00:33:19,748
I don't think so, Grady.
596
00:33:20,290 --> 00:33:22,542
Jed never actually changed his will.
597
00:33:22,542 --> 00:33:25,337
Either way, it doesn't
narrow our list of suspects
598
00:33:25,337 --> 00:33:28,215
since all three brothers were
to be cut from the will.
599
00:33:28,924 --> 00:33:30,717
Did Amos learn anything from the bank?
600
00:33:30,717 --> 00:33:33,136
Naw. It's a dead end,
Aunt Jess.
601
00:33:33,136 --> 00:33:35,514
He said he double-checked the
accounts for the three brothers.
602
00:33:35,514 --> 00:33:37,390
No major withdrawals in
the past two months.
603
00:33:37,390 --> 00:33:39,351
It just doesn't make any sense.
604
00:33:39,351 --> 00:33:43,563
Unless whomever hired Gorcey
never intended to pay him.
605
00:33:44,773 --> 00:33:45,941
You lost me.
606
00:33:45,941 --> 00:33:48,735
I thought it was strange to
hire a killer who publicly
607
00:33:48,735 --> 00:33:51,613
threatened Jed Rogers's life
instead of a complete unknown.
608
00:33:53,031 --> 00:33:56,701
But it would make sense if the
plan was to shoot Gorcey
609
00:33:56,701 --> 00:33:58,995
in the act of murdering Jed.
610
00:34:12,801 --> 00:34:15,262
Look, Sheriff, I'm sorry, but
I really have to complete
611
00:34:15,262 --> 00:34:16,721
this quarterly inventory analysis
612
00:34:16,721 --> 00:34:18,306
by the close of business today.
613
00:34:18,306 --> 00:34:19,516
Excuse me.
614
00:34:21,851 --> 00:34:24,187
Analysis?
Huh?
615
00:34:24,187 --> 00:34:26,439
He's counting two-by-fours.
616
00:34:26,439 --> 00:34:29,901
Won't be but a few seconds.
I'm just tryin' to get the facts.
617
00:34:29,901 --> 00:34:31,987
Allow me, Sheriff.
618
00:34:32,529 --> 00:34:37,951
From 5:00 to 8:00, we were dining at
Mona's with the union supervisor.
619
00:34:37,951 --> 00:34:40,411
We weren't dining.
We were negotiating.
620
00:34:41,413 --> 00:34:44,082
What-What the hell are you
gettin' at anyway, Tupper?
621
00:34:44,082 --> 00:34:46,459
Everybody knows
Abel Gorcey killed Daddy.
622
00:34:46,459 --> 00:34:47,960
'Fraid not.
623
00:34:47,960 --> 00:34:51,715
He was dead three hours
before your daddy was shot.
624
00:34:51,715 --> 00:34:55,135
And even though he didn't live
long enough to do the job,
625
00:34:55,135 --> 00:34:59,556
I have it on good authority that
Gorcey was hired to kill your daddy.
626
00:34:59,556 --> 00:35:01,808
What "good authority"?
627
00:35:01,808 --> 00:35:03,101
Jessica Fletcher's.
628
00:35:03,935 --> 00:35:05,520
She overheard a phone call
629
00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:07,439
where Gorcey was hired
to commit the murder.
630
00:35:11,109 --> 00:35:13,987
Hey, the news crew isn't
gonna hang around forever.
631
00:35:13,987 --> 00:35:17,032
So if you want to be on television,
you better get out there now.
632
00:35:18,783 --> 00:35:22,329
Now look, Amos, I think
Fletcher's confusing fiction with fact.
633
00:35:22,329 --> 00:35:25,957
You tell her that Morgan Rogers says
to mind her own business, huh?
634
00:35:29,710 --> 00:35:31,504
Well, come on, fellas,
let's go show the world
635
00:35:31,504 --> 00:35:34,174
how nice we are before that
damn storm hits again.
636
00:35:51,107 --> 00:35:53,568
Wow. Hurricane Ida's not
fooling around this time.
637
00:35:53,568 --> 00:35:57,447
Sounds almost as bad in here
as it looks out there.
638
00:35:57,447 --> 00:36:01,618
Havin' a few technical
snafus is all, Doc.
639
00:36:01,618 --> 00:36:05,038
Now, the first one you're
gonna hear is Gordon.
640
00:36:05,038 --> 00:36:06,915
Sheriff, I'm sorry, but I have
to complete this quarterly
641
00:36:06,915 --> 00:36:08,583
inventory analysis by the
close of business today.
642
00:36:08,583 --> 00:36:10,960
No, that's not the
man I heard on the telephone.
643
00:36:11,544 --> 00:36:13,338
Can't figure why this is happening.
644
00:36:13,797 --> 00:36:18,009
There. Next one you're gonna
hear is Adam's voice.
645
00:36:18,009 --> 00:36:20,969
Or Amos' digestive system.
646
00:36:22,263 --> 00:36:24,641
From 5:00 to 8:00, we
were dining at Mona's...
647
00:36:24,641 --> 00:36:27,393
Now that doesn't sound
right either. Mm-mmm.
648
00:36:27,393 --> 00:36:28,520
No, it doesn't.
649
00:36:28,520 --> 00:36:31,106
I thought I detected a slight murmur.
650
00:36:31,106 --> 00:36:33,565
Perhaps you ought to come
in for a checkup, Amos.
651
00:36:33,565 --> 00:36:36,695
Everybody knows
Abel Gorcey killed Daddy.
652
00:36:36,695 --> 00:36:38,071
Oh, 'fraid not.
653
00:36:38,988 --> 00:36:40,532
Thank you, Jessica.
654
00:36:40,532 --> 00:36:42,450
It was a good try, Amos.
655
00:36:42,450 --> 00:36:44,577
In fact, good enough to tell me that
656
00:36:44,577 --> 00:36:46,663
none of those voices was the
one I heard on the phone.
657
00:36:47,330 --> 00:36:48,957
Look, maybe I was wrong.
658
00:36:48,957 --> 00:36:52,960
Maybe the raspy voice belongs to
someone else. A... A fourth party.
659
00:36:53,503 --> 00:36:55,630
Maybe the voice on the
phone was disguised.
660
00:36:55,630 --> 00:36:58,675
Why? Gorcey knew who
he was dealing with,
661
00:36:58,675 --> 00:37:01,219
and they didn't know
that I was on the line.
662
00:37:01,219 --> 00:37:03,138
Well, one thing's for sure.
663
00:37:03,138 --> 00:37:07,559
All three brothers had an ironclad
alibi for the time of Gorcey's death.
664
00:37:07,559 --> 00:37:08,727
Mona confirmed it.
665
00:37:08,727 --> 00:37:10,520
All three were sittin' there
666
00:37:10,520 --> 00:37:13,606
in her diner, arguin'
with a union bigwig.
667
00:37:13,606 --> 00:37:18,737
Well, I still can't believe that Abel
Gorcey's death was accidental.
668
00:37:18,737 --> 00:37:21,197
Aw, doggone it,
Mrs. Fletcher.
669
00:37:21,197 --> 00:37:23,742
Why can't you just accept
the fact? Quiet, A-Amos!
670
00:37:23,742 --> 00:37:24,993
Hmm? Shh.
671
00:37:24,993 --> 00:37:29,330
Our family feels a terrible loss,
that goes without saying.
672
00:37:29,330 --> 00:37:31,875
But our grief has brought
us closer together.
673
00:37:35,837 --> 00:37:38,797
He sure is allergic to that cat.
674
00:37:38,797 --> 00:37:40,717
Of course. Listen.
675
00:37:41,259 --> 00:37:43,511
But we have complete confidence
676
00:37:43,511 --> 00:37:45,805
in Sheriff Tupper's ability
to handle the case.
677
00:37:45,805 --> 00:37:49,225
That's him. That-That-That's the
raspy voice I heard on the phone.
678
00:37:50,518 --> 00:37:56,399
We're sure that, uh, whoever killed
Father will soon be brought to justice.
679
00:37:57,317 --> 00:37:58,651
That's him.
680
00:38:05,742 --> 00:38:08,495
Aunt Jess, I am really proud of you.
681
00:38:08,495 --> 00:38:10,246
If you hadn't overheard that phone call
682
00:38:10,246 --> 00:38:12,582
and been able to identify
Gordon Roger's voice,
683
00:38:12,582 --> 00:38:14,584
he'd have gotten away with murder.
684
00:38:14,584 --> 00:38:18,087
Well, I'm just sorry that I
couldn't have prevented a murder.
685
00:38:19,130 --> 00:38:21,633
There you are.
Grady, really I...
686
00:38:21,633 --> 00:38:23,259
No, it's not tuna.
687
00:38:24,761 --> 00:38:26,846
Pepperoni pizza for the star witness.
688
00:38:26,846 --> 00:38:30,600
Grady, I could kiss you.
In fact, I think I'm going to.
689
00:38:30,600 --> 00:38:32,352
No. No. You're not
supposed to lean forward.
690
00:38:32,352 --> 00:38:33,686
Oh.
Allow me.
691
00:38:34,813 --> 00:38:36,022
Anybody home?
692
00:38:36,022 --> 00:38:39,984
No, we went for a jog in the
rain! Come on up, Seth.
693
00:38:39,984 --> 00:38:42,195
You know, this is a first for me.
694
00:38:42,195 --> 00:38:44,739
I've never seen a night that
ain't fit for man nor beast.
695
00:38:44,739 --> 00:38:46,741
Well, that doesn't stop Seth Hazlett.
696
00:38:46,741 --> 00:38:51,036
That's a real doozy blowing
out there, folks.
697
00:38:52,038 --> 00:38:53,748
Did you hear from Amos?
Well, not yet.
698
00:38:53,748 --> 00:38:55,542
He said he'd call when he
had Gordon in custody.
699
00:38:55,542 --> 00:38:57,168
Ah.
Pizza, Doc?
700
00:38:57,168 --> 00:38:59,420
No. No, thanks. I'm on my
way down to the harbor.
701
00:38:59,420 --> 00:39:01,005
I just thought I'd stop in
and check up on my patient.
702
00:39:01,005 --> 00:39:02,507
Flooding again?
703
00:39:02,507 --> 00:39:06,969
Yep, and the sandbaggin' crew is
runnin' a-might short on manpower.
704
00:39:06,969 --> 00:39:08,263
I'll lend you a hand, Doc.
705
00:39:08,263 --> 00:39:11,015
Yeah, well, thank you, Grady, but I'd
rather have you stay here with Jess.
706
00:39:11,015 --> 00:39:13,142
Oh, don't be silly.
I'm fine.
707
00:39:13,142 --> 00:39:14,768
Grady is needed down at the harbor.
708
00:39:14,768 --> 00:39:16,062
Are you sure, Aunt Jess?
709
00:39:16,062 --> 00:39:17,188
Oh, positive.
710
00:39:17,647 --> 00:39:18,648
I'll get my jacket.
711
00:39:21,317 --> 00:39:22,402
Oh, I almost forgot.
712
00:39:22,402 --> 00:39:25,238
Say, Letitia brought
this over to my place.
713
00:39:25,238 --> 00:39:26,823
Told me to bring it down to you.
714
00:39:27,824 --> 00:39:31,244
Ah, yes, the computer records from the
phone company. A little bit late.
715
00:39:34,998 --> 00:39:36,332
Something on your mind, Jess?
716
00:39:38,418 --> 00:39:42,714
Do you ever get the feeling that
you've overlooked something obvious?
717
00:39:43,464 --> 00:39:45,717
That you've, uh, done something wrong?
718
00:39:46,551 --> 00:39:50,471
Yeah. Every time
I vote for Amos. Why?
719
00:39:50,972 --> 00:39:53,850
Abel Gorcey's death.
720
00:39:53,850 --> 00:39:57,228
You see, Gordon couldn't possibly
have been involved, but...
721
00:39:57,687 --> 00:40:01,858
Well, I still can't believe
that it was an accident.
722
00:40:01,858 --> 00:40:03,526
Woman, quit your fussin'.
723
00:40:03,526 --> 00:40:05,236
That murder business is
over and done with.
724
00:40:05,236 --> 00:40:07,196
Okay. All set, Doc.
We'll be back soon.
725
00:40:07,196 --> 00:40:09,157
And don't worry, Aunt Jess. I'll
lock the front door on the way out.
726
00:40:09,157 --> 00:40:12,827
I'll be by to check on you tomorrow
promptly. Now, Jess, you rest.
727
00:40:13,661 --> 00:40:17,123
And you'll be careful, you two.
728
00:40:31,387 --> 00:40:34,223
Hello?
729
00:40:34,223 --> 00:40:36,434
Mrs. Fletcher?
Amos here.
730
00:40:36,434 --> 00:40:40,021
Just wanted to tell you our man
is in custody as we speak.
731
00:40:40,021 --> 00:40:41,397
Good work, Amos.
732
00:40:41,397 --> 00:40:43,274
Nasty night out.
733
00:40:43,274 --> 00:40:46,736
You better get that nephew of yours
to fasten the place down, okay?
734
00:40:46,736 --> 00:40:49,113
Well, he and Seth have gone
to help sandbag the harbor.
735
00:40:49,113 --> 00:40:51,199
You sure you're gonna
be all right alone?
736
00:40:51,199 --> 00:40:54,827
Thank you for your concern,
Amos. I'll be absolutely fine.
737
00:40:54,827 --> 00:40:55,954
Okay.
738
00:40:55,954 --> 00:40:59,040
Be by in the morning to get Jed's diary.
739
00:40:59,040 --> 00:41:00,708
Be needin' that for evidence.
740
00:41:00,708 --> 00:41:05,004
That and your testimony'll be sending
Gordon away for a long, long time.
741
00:41:05,004 --> 00:41:06,464
Well, I'll see you tomorrow, Amos.
742
00:41:24,649 --> 00:41:28,236
Hello?
743
00:41:28,236 --> 00:41:30,321
Jess? I didn't
want to disturb you,
744
00:41:30,321 --> 00:41:32,489
but I thought I'd find out
if your phone is workin'.
745
00:41:33,282 --> 00:41:36,077
- Well, it is now.
- Lines are down all over town.
746
00:41:36,077 --> 00:41:38,329
Our repair crew's got
more than it can handle.
747
00:41:38,329 --> 00:41:40,373
Oh, did you get the phone
records I sent with Seth?
748
00:41:40,373 --> 00:41:42,125
Oh, yes, yes, thank you.
749
00:41:42,125 --> 00:41:45,294
Ah. I was just looking at
the one that confirms
750
00:41:45,294 --> 00:41:48,381
the 2:00 p.m. call at Gorcey's cabin,
751
00:41:48,881 --> 00:41:50,675
the one that crossed my line.
752
00:41:51,175 --> 00:41:55,013
Well, that was placed from Gordon
Rogers's private line at the mill.
753
00:41:55,013 --> 00:41:57,265
Glad I could
finally be of help.
754
00:41:57,265 --> 00:41:58,891
Yes, but here on the same record,
755
00:41:58,891 --> 00:42:02,311
it says that someone
made a 30-minute call
756
00:42:02,311 --> 00:42:05,982
from Gordon's mill line
at 10:00 p.m.
757
00:42:06,690 --> 00:42:10,486
Now that is the exact time that
Jed was murdered at the estate.
758
00:42:10,486 --> 00:42:12,363
Gordon made that call.
759
00:42:12,363 --> 00:42:13,906
Yeah, but he couldn't have.
760
00:42:13,906 --> 00:42:17,201
I'm afraid you're wrong there,
Jessica. He made it all right.
761
00:42:17,201 --> 00:42:19,996
Person-to-person out of state.
Placed the call myself.
762
00:42:19,996 --> 00:42:21,372
Oh, dear.
763
00:42:21,372 --> 00:42:23,207
Letitia, can-can you get me Amos?
764
00:42:24,042 --> 00:42:25,668
He has the wrong killer.
765
00:42:27,712 --> 00:42:31,591
Letitia? Oh, dear Lord.
Don't go dead on me now.
766
00:42:35,219 --> 00:42:36,387
Hello?
767
00:42:40,975 --> 00:42:43,186
Oh, no.
768
00:42:57,742 --> 00:42:58,743
Grady?
769
00:44:17,738 --> 00:44:19,489
Now don't-don't be foolish.
770
00:44:20,616 --> 00:44:22,076
Uh, the police are coming.
771
00:44:23,035 --> 00:44:26,789
You-You-You can't kill me the way
you killed the others, Dody!
772
00:44:27,998 --> 00:44:30,168
I want the diary now.
773
00:44:38,176 --> 00:44:40,303
Oh.
774
00:45:12,543 --> 00:45:16,088
Seth, I'll never question
doctor's orders again.
775
00:45:16,088 --> 00:45:18,257
I guess that little gizmo
came in handy after all.
776
00:45:18,257 --> 00:45:20,343
Sure stopped
Dody in the nick of time.
777
00:45:20,343 --> 00:45:22,386
I suspected Dody right off the bat.
778
00:45:23,179 --> 00:45:27,516
Forgetting Amos' bat, when did you
realize Dody was the killer?
779
00:45:27,516 --> 00:45:29,268
When it was too late.
780
00:45:29,268 --> 00:45:31,312
As soon as Letitia told me
Gordon was on the phone
781
00:45:31,312 --> 00:45:33,856
when Jed was killed,
I knew that we were wrong.
782
00:45:33,856 --> 00:45:36,234
And then I realized
it was the 2:00 call
783
00:45:36,234 --> 00:45:38,945
from the mill that got
crossed with my line.
784
00:45:38,945 --> 00:45:41,822
Dody was supposed to have
been at the lake cabin,
785
00:45:41,822 --> 00:45:43,032
but she couldn't have been.
786
00:45:43,032 --> 00:45:46,077
She had to have been with
Gordon, with the cat,
787
00:45:46,077 --> 00:45:49,080
or Gordon wouldn't have
sounded raspy on the phone.
788
00:45:49,080 --> 00:45:51,873
Which meant she knew all about
Abel Gorcey and the murder plot.
789
00:45:51,873 --> 00:45:54,710
Knowing Dody, it was probably her idea.
790
00:45:54,710 --> 00:45:56,545
Oh, I'm sure it was.
791
00:45:56,545 --> 00:46:01,509
At 7:00, she got rid of a potential
blackmailer, Abel Gorcey, took his gun,
792
00:46:01,509 --> 00:46:04,053
and at 10:00, she killed Jed Rogers.
793
00:46:04,053 --> 00:46:06,889
Before the old man could
change his will.
794
00:46:06,889 --> 00:46:10,685
Well, now that all that's settled,
I have an announcement to make.
795
00:46:11,268 --> 00:46:16,482
I've decided that lying around in
bed can be hazardous to my health,
796
00:46:16,482 --> 00:46:20,361
so tomorrow morning,
I'm gonna be up and about.
797
00:46:20,361 --> 00:46:22,905
Ah, Jess. Don't Jess me,
Seth Hazlett.
798
00:46:22,905 --> 00:46:25,658
And as for you, Grady, your
services are terminated.
799
00:46:25,658 --> 00:46:29,161
I want you packed and on
the 5:30 bus to Boston tonight.
800
00:46:29,161 --> 00:46:30,538
Tonight? Aunt Jess, I...
801
00:46:30,538 --> 00:46:32,164
Not another word. Scoot!
802
00:46:34,500 --> 00:46:36,877
Okay. Sure.
803
00:46:39,422 --> 00:46:41,507
Oh, oh, uh, and-and Grady?
804
00:46:41,507 --> 00:46:44,385
Ah, Leslie called about an hour ago.
805
00:46:44,385 --> 00:46:49,515
She told me to tell you that she's,
uh, planning to be on the 5:30 also.
806
00:46:49,515 --> 00:46:52,059
Something about going to New York?
807
00:47:00,359 --> 00:47:01,527
Right.