1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,733 You are changing my simple little mystery into something unforgivably crass. 2 00:00:04,805 --> 00:00:08,332 No, I'm turning your dull, little book into an all-time hit picture. 3 00:00:10,644 --> 00:00:13,772 What do I know about the picture? It's a high school horror film with sexy dances. 4 00:00:13,847 --> 00:00:17,715 You cut out every line that required acting skills, so you could get your little playmate on the screen. 5 00:00:17,785 --> 00:00:20,720 I know. Wanna go skinny-dipping in the ocean? 6 00:00:20,788 --> 00:00:23,689 - I used to live at the beach house. - Do you have any questions about the scene? 7 00:00:23,757 --> 00:00:26,954 - We make love. - This is a murder investigation. 8 00:00:27,027 --> 00:00:29,427 Norman! Stop that man! Stop him! 9 00:01:32,826 --> 00:01:36,091 [Seagulls Screeching] 10 00:01:39,933 --> 00:01:42,800 [Chair Creaking] 11 00:01:50,978 --> 00:01:53,970 I've decided to go back to the bayonet. It's a lot cleaner. 12 00:01:54,047 --> 00:01:58,381 [Ethan] How's that? Oh, I was just talking to myself. Nothing. 13 00:02:05,926 --> 00:02:10,260 [Clattering] 14 00:02:11,465 --> 00:02:15,799 Ethan. Ethan! I'm sorry. I'm trying to write. 15 00:02:15,869 --> 00:02:18,531 That's all right. You're not disturbing me. 16 00:02:18,605 --> 00:02:20,937 Well, I'm glad to hear it. [Chuckles] 17 00:02:21,008 --> 00:02:23,499 I don't suppose there's a quieter way of doing it? 18 00:02:23,577 --> 00:02:25,909 No way that I know of. 19 00:02:27,481 --> 00:02:30,473 [Clattering] 20 00:02:36,190 --> 00:02:39,853 [Phone Ringing] Oh. 21 00:02:42,362 --> 00:02:45,024 Hello. Hello, Agnes. 22 00:02:45,098 --> 00:02:48,761 How nice to hear from you. [Clattering Continues] 23 00:02:48,835 --> 00:02:54,171 Agnes, I'm sorry. I can't talk right now. I am in the middle of a crucial chapter. 24 00:02:54,241 --> 00:02:57,233 [Clattering] Agnes, you're gonna have to speak up. 25 00:02:57,311 --> 00:03:02,044 Well, Ethan is fixing the drain. He's under the sink. What? 26 00:03:02,115 --> 00:03:05,414 Really? They're talking about one of my books? 27 00:03:06,920 --> 00:03:09,582 Well, maybe I could watch for a couple of seconds. 28 00:03:09,656 --> 00:03:13,649 Thanks so much for calling me, Agnes. I'll call you right back. 29 00:03:16,830 --> 00:03:18,821 [Man] Jerry Lydecker. 30 00:03:18,899 --> 00:03:22,391 Jerry, why do we call you Hollywood's most controversial producer? 31 00:03:22,469 --> 00:03:24,767 Well, because you hate my pictures. The critics hate my pictures. 32 00:03:24,838 --> 00:03:27,170 Everybody hates my pictures, except the public. 33 00:03:27,241 --> 00:03:29,402 [Man] And today you started shooting a new motion picture. 34 00:03:29,476 --> 00:03:32,036 Yes.J.B. Fletcher's The Corpse Danced at Midnight. 35 00:03:32,112 --> 00:03:34,103 Now the Fletcher book was a big success. 36 00:03:34,181 --> 00:03:36,376 Do you anticipate another box-office hit? 37 00:03:36,450 --> 00:03:39,283 It's got everything today's young moviegoers want. Music, sex and violence. 38 00:03:39,353 --> 00:03:41,821 Too much violence perhaps? What's too much? 39 00:03:41,888 --> 00:03:47,053 I'm referring to the scene where the psychotic killer uses a flamethrower on a group ofbreak-dancers. 40 00:03:47,127 --> 00:03:50,460 That's not my book. I didn't write that. [Scoffs] 41 00:03:50,530 --> 00:03:53,693 Looks like that Mr. Lydecker is putting some of his own ideas into the movie. 42 00:03:53,767 --> 00:03:56,065 Well, it's high time they heard some of my ideas. 43 00:03:56,136 --> 00:03:58,627 Calling the TV station? My publisher. 44 00:03:58,705 --> 00:04:03,142 I'm gonna put a stop to this nonsense even if I have to fly out to Hollywood. 45 00:04:09,216 --> 00:04:11,343 What do I know about the picture? 46 00:04:11,418 --> 00:04:16,412 Well, it's guaranteed box office magic, that's all. 47 00:04:16,490 --> 00:04:20,790 [Chuckles] It's a combination of Halloween, Porky's and Flashdance. 48 00:04:20,861 --> 00:04:23,193 You can't be serious. 49 00:04:23,263 --> 00:04:26,391 [Laughs] Oh, yeah. You got yourself a hot property here, Mrs. Fletcher. 50 00:04:26,466 --> 00:04:29,697 You oughta follow it up real quick. Have you written any other books like this? 51 00:04:29,770 --> 00:04:32,432 I've never written one book like that. 52 00:04:32,506 --> 00:04:35,339 Look, I don't know what my publisher told you, Mr. Strindberg, 53 00:04:35,409 --> 00:04:39,345 but I didn't come out here to take advantage of an intolerable situation. 54 00:04:39,413 --> 00:04:42,280 Are you saying you don't want a piece of the action? 55 00:04:42,349 --> 00:04:44,840 I only want to determine my legal rights... 56 00:04:44,918 --> 00:04:48,684 to prevent that movie producer from debasing my novel. 57 00:04:48,755 --> 00:04:53,385 - I was told that you could help me. - Mrs. Fletcher, I make deals. 58 00:04:53,460 --> 00:04:57,328 And, apparently, you don't want a deal. So what can I do? 59 00:04:57,397 --> 00:05:03,131 Look, I'll tell ya. Uh, I'll assign someone from my staff to dig out your contract and we'll be in touch. 60 00:05:03,203 --> 00:05:06,866 When? Well, don't worry about it. Relax. Enjoy yourself. 61 00:05:06,940 --> 00:05:09,932 Is this your first trip to LA. Oh, yes. But I wanna get this thing settled. 62 00:05:10,010 --> 00:05:13,411 Well, you're gonna love it. You should go to Disneyland. Farmer's Market. 63 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:16,472 Take a Hollywood tour. La Brea Tar Pits. Have a ball. 64 00:05:16,550 --> 00:05:20,145 I don't have time to... Mrs. Fletcher, it has been great meeting you. 65 00:05:20,220 --> 00:05:23,212 Let's have lunch sometime before you fly back east, okay? 66 00:05:23,290 --> 00:05:26,782 Thank you for you trouble, Mr. Strindberg. Sure. 67 00:05:31,098 --> 00:05:33,430 I am sorry to be a pest about this, 68 00:05:33,500 --> 00:05:38,335 but I am the author of the book that is supposedly the basis of Mr. Lydecker's movie. 69 00:05:38,405 --> 00:05:42,068 Look, I don't care if you'reJackie Collins. You can't get in without a pass. 70 00:05:42,142 --> 00:05:45,634 Hold it. Hold it, Paddy. I'll vouch for Mrs. Fletcher. 71 00:05:45,712 --> 00:05:48,545 Put her down as my guest. Sure thing, Miss Quintessa. 72 00:05:48,615 --> 00:05:52,449 Hop in. That is so nice of you. Thank you. 73 00:05:52,519 --> 00:05:56,853 Oh, my goodness. I was beginning to give up hope of ever getting inside. 74 00:05:56,923 --> 00:06:02,225 I'm Marta Quintessa. I'm the costume designer for The Corpse Danced at Midnight. 75 00:06:06,566 --> 00:06:09,399 Okay. Great. Great. Get lost. 76 00:06:17,577 --> 00:06:20,410 You lied to me, baby. 77 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:23,813 Jerry... I checked with your drama coach. 78 00:06:23,884 --> 00:06:27,547 You canceled those extra sessions. 79 00:06:27,621 --> 00:06:31,785 I meant to tell you. Yeah, sure you did. 80 00:06:31,858 --> 00:06:35,521 I just didn't want you to be mad at me. [Exhales] 81 00:06:40,367 --> 00:06:45,031 You're still lying. Eve, I know you're seeing some guy. 82 00:06:45,105 --> 00:06:47,039 No. 83 00:06:48,875 --> 00:06:53,869 I don't wanna know who he is... just stop. 84 00:06:55,715 --> 00:06:58,206 Oh, Jerry... Stop. Do you hear me? 85 00:07:01,555 --> 00:07:05,218 You're doing okay, Eve. A couple of nice pictures. 86 00:07:05,292 --> 00:07:08,455 But you're not there yet. 87 00:07:08,528 --> 00:07:12,692 When this picture's released, you're gonna be a big star. 88 00:07:14,100 --> 00:07:16,933 There won't be any room in your life for anybody else. 89 00:07:17,003 --> 00:07:20,495 [Man] Miss Crystal. I'm your future, Eve. 90 00:07:20,574 --> 00:07:23,702 Miss Crystal? Remember that. 91 00:07:23,777 --> 00:07:26,439 - We're ready for rehearsal, Miss Crystal. - She'll be right out. 92 00:07:26,513 --> 00:07:30,005 Okay, sure. Whenever she's ready, Mr. Lydecker. 93 00:07:34,921 --> 00:07:39,790 I loved your book, Mrs. Fletcher, which is more than I can say for the screenplay. 94 00:07:39,860 --> 00:07:44,194 Jerry and the writer did a wonderful job of trashing your story. 95 00:07:44,264 --> 00:07:47,631 Well, I must confess, I haven't read it. No one sent me a copy. 96 00:07:47,701 --> 00:07:50,033 Oh, well, I've got an extra one here. Why don't you take this? 97 00:07:50,103 --> 00:07:52,037 How nice of you. 98 00:07:52,105 --> 00:07:57,338 I hope you have a strong heart, darling, and an even stronger stomach. [Both Laugh] 99 00:08:01,848 --> 00:08:06,512 JerryJerry. How come you never return my telephone calls? 100 00:08:06,586 --> 00:08:09,749 Nothing personal. I don't, uh, return anybody's calls. 101 00:08:09,823 --> 00:08:13,315 That's a good line. I'll use it. Listen, my contracts finally came through. 102 00:08:13,393 --> 00:08:16,726 The points you promised me for writing the screenplay under price... they're not there. What happened? 103 00:08:16,796 --> 00:08:19,629 Business Affairs. OhJust a mistake, huh? 104 00:08:19,699 --> 00:08:22,031 They said it was more than you were worth. 105 00:08:22,102 --> 00:08:25,196 Listen, that's my screenplay you're shooting in there, and, uh, what would you do without it? 106 00:08:25,272 --> 00:08:29,902 Tell me about your Oscar nomination when you were 25. You know my credits. 107 00:08:29,976 --> 00:08:34,538 Yeah, I know your credits. Aging wunderkind. Burned out by pills and booze before you were 30. 108 00:08:34,614 --> 00:08:38,516 Look, I'm a recovering alcoholic. I'm also a damn good writer, and you know that too. 109 00:08:38,585 --> 00:08:41,213 Yeah? That's why I had to do a page one rewrite on your script. 110 00:08:41,288 --> 00:08:45,952 You cut out every line that required acting skills, so you could get your little playmate on the screen. 111 00:08:46,026 --> 00:08:49,928 Buddy boy, you just wrote your ticket off this lot. I don't want you around. 112 00:08:49,996 --> 00:08:51,554 You're bad news. 113 00:08:51,631 --> 00:08:55,829 Yeah? Well, just remember. The picture's not over till the credits roll. 114 00:08:55,902 --> 00:08:59,804 Well, darling, it's good to see you looking so cheerful in the morning. 115 00:08:59,873 --> 00:09:03,206 Did you sleep well, darling? I was looking for you. 116 00:09:03,276 --> 00:09:05,244 I have a wonderful surprise for you. 117 00:09:05,312 --> 00:09:09,146 I would like you to meetJessica Fletcher, who is the original author. 118 00:09:09,215 --> 00:09:12,878 Pleased to meet you. Uh, Marta, we got a problem. 119 00:09:12,953 --> 00:09:15,786 Uh, excuse me, Mr. Lydecker, but at your convenience, 120 00:09:15,855 --> 00:09:19,882 I'd like a few minutes of your time to talk about our picture. Maybe later, okay? 121 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:22,121 Well, could you be more specific? 122 00:09:22,195 --> 00:09:24,595 I mean, after all, this is something of great importance to me. 123 00:09:24,664 --> 00:09:28,896 - My office, first thing after lunch, all right? - Thank you. 124 00:09:30,303 --> 00:09:34,137 Eve's costumes. The marching band sequence, the glitzy number? 125 00:09:34,207 --> 00:09:36,505 She hates it. She says it makes her look like a kid. 126 00:09:36,576 --> 00:09:39,636 Does she know she's playing a teenager? 127 00:09:39,713 --> 00:09:42,113 Sex it up. Cut it lower in front, higher on the sides. 128 00:09:42,182 --> 00:09:44,673 Darling, if I cut it higher, there'll be nothing left but a belt. 129 00:09:44,751 --> 00:09:47,743 Jerry, I refuse to be treated this way. 130 00:09:47,821 --> 00:09:50,483 That girl knows nothing about costumes. 131 00:09:50,557 --> 00:09:54,891 All right. Quiet people, please. For rehearsal. 132 00:09:56,296 --> 00:10:01,632 [Man] Jenny is earthy, sexy, sensual. She's a wild female animal... 133 00:10:01,701 --> 00:10:03,862 who will do anything for the boy that she loves. 134 00:10:03,937 --> 00:10:07,600 But-But, why does he want to do it in a cemetery? It's sick. 135 00:10:07,674 --> 00:10:10,837 Yes, but remember, his friends have been horribly murdered. 136 00:10:10,910 --> 00:10:13,310 He's defying death with an act of joy. 137 00:10:13,380 --> 00:10:17,544 Then he knows the killer's watching? No, no, sweetheart. It's symbolic. 138 00:10:17,617 --> 00:10:22,953 He's in this cold, grim, dead place with this wild, warm, compliant woman. 139 00:10:23,023 --> 00:10:26,459 Sounds kinky. No, no, no. It's rich. 140 00:10:26,526 --> 00:10:29,051 Hi. How are you? 141 00:10:29,129 --> 00:10:31,859 Hey, Ross, Ross. Listen, I'm sorry I'm late. 142 00:10:31,931 --> 00:10:34,422 Those stupid makeup people wanted to put body makeup all over me. 143 00:10:34,501 --> 00:10:37,163 Can you believe it? With my tan? You look great, Scott. 144 00:10:37,237 --> 00:10:41,003 Do you have any questions about the scene? We make love. 145 00:10:42,709 --> 00:10:46,201 All right. Let's do it. Go to number one positions. 146 00:10:46,279 --> 00:10:49,442 This is a complete dress rehearsal. I want everyone out of here. 147 00:10:49,516 --> 00:10:54,215 Okay. Let's clear the set, please. Let's clear everybody. That means everybody. 148 00:10:54,287 --> 00:10:57,450 [Buzzer Buzzes] Everything works for this one. 149 00:10:59,059 --> 00:11:02,222 Everyone in position. Shoot the rehearsal! 150 00:11:02,295 --> 00:11:06,129 All right. Nobody stop in this. 151 00:11:06,199 --> 00:11:09,362 We're gonna go all the way in this one. 152 00:11:09,436 --> 00:11:11,267 [Man] Wait. Over here. 153 00:11:11,337 --> 00:11:16,502 [Ross] Everyone out ofhere, please. Thank you. Thank you very much. 154 00:11:16,576 --> 00:11:19,067 Sorry, you're gonna have to leave, ma'am. Why? 155 00:11:19,145 --> 00:11:22,137 Well, we're clearing the set for the nude scene. Come on. Please. 156 00:11:29,189 --> 00:11:32,681 Come on. Nudity is necessary for the story. 157 00:11:32,759 --> 00:11:35,023 It reveals Jenny's true character. 158 00:11:35,095 --> 00:11:40,761 In my story, "Jenny" was "Johnny," the 10-year-old son of a Presbyterian minister, 159 00:11:40,834 --> 00:11:44,429 and he didn't take off his shirt in 200 pages. 160 00:11:44,504 --> 00:11:47,962 So I made a few changes. Mr. Lydecker, I don't want to carp, 161 00:11:48,041 --> 00:11:53,980 but, quite honestly, you are changing my simple little mystery into something unforgivably crass. 162 00:11:54,047 --> 00:11:57,915 No. I'm turning your dull, little book into an all-time hit picture. 163 00:11:57,984 --> 00:12:01,215 But, surely, that's why you bought it was because it was a best seller. 164 00:12:01,287 --> 00:12:03,915 Wrong. [Chuckles] 165 00:12:03,990 --> 00:12:08,620 I bought it for the title. I see. 166 00:12:08,695 --> 00:12:14,361 Well, it so happens that my name and my reputation are attached to that title. 167 00:12:14,434 --> 00:12:19,599 Now, I don't want to seem disagreeable, but I do believe that I have a right to protect my interests. 168 00:12:19,672 --> 00:12:22,835 Wrong again. I bought your rights. 169 00:12:23,843 --> 00:12:27,836 You can't stop me from doing whatever I want to your story. 170 00:12:27,914 --> 00:12:30,906 Just because the Almighty gave people a taste for lobsters... 171 00:12:30,984 --> 00:12:33,817 doesn't mean that he gave lobsters a taste for being boiled alive. 172 00:12:33,887 --> 00:12:36,879 I'm sorry, Mr. Lydecker, but I'm going to do whatever I have to do... 173 00:12:36,956 --> 00:12:39,447 to stop this picture being made. 174 00:12:41,694 --> 00:12:44,959 [Knocking] Yes? 175 00:12:45,031 --> 00:12:49,365 Mrs. Fletcher? Yes. 176 00:12:49,435 --> 00:12:52,427 I'm from Carr, Strindberg and Roth. 177 00:12:59,779 --> 00:13:03,613 Which one are you? [Laughs] Actually, none of the above. 178 00:13:03,683 --> 00:13:06,345 I'm Norman Lester, a junior member with the firm. 179 00:13:06,419 --> 00:13:10,583 Marty Strindberg sent me. Oh. Come inside, please. 180 00:13:10,657 --> 00:13:13,820 Thank you. Sorry if I look disappointed, 181 00:13:13,893 --> 00:13:19,058 but I was expecting a pot of tea and room service with some aspirin. 182 00:13:19,132 --> 00:13:22,465 I saw Mr. Lydecker today, and l... 183 00:13:22,535 --> 00:13:26,528 I'm afraid that I completely lost my temper with him. 184 00:13:26,606 --> 00:13:31,703 Yes, well... [Chuckling] He-he has that effect on people. 185 00:13:31,778 --> 00:13:35,612 Well, uh, Mrs. Fletcher, I searched our file, 186 00:13:35,682 --> 00:13:40,676 and I finally found a copy of the contract with your original publisher. 187 00:13:40,753 --> 00:13:45,554 Oh, good. Suddenly, I feel so much better. 188 00:13:45,625 --> 00:13:49,288 Uh... [Clears Throat] "Whereas the party of the first par"... 189 00:13:49,362 --> 00:13:53,264 uh, that's the publisher... and uh, "does hereby"... 190 00:13:53,333 --> 00:13:55,494 Excuse me, Norman. Hmm? 191 00:13:55,568 --> 00:13:57,399 May I read this, please? 192 00:13:57,470 --> 00:14:00,803 Well, you may not be able to read it. It's in legalese. 193 00:14:02,642 --> 00:14:04,974 [Sighs] 194 00:14:07,814 --> 00:14:10,647 [Tsks] Oh, my. 195 00:14:12,118 --> 00:14:16,782 - Are you all right? - I can't believe that I signed this. 196 00:14:16,856 --> 00:14:19,484 Mr. Lydecker was correct. 197 00:14:19,559 --> 00:14:23,962 I signed away my right to interfere with the film. 198 00:14:24,030 --> 00:14:27,124 [Paper Crumples] Oh, I feel so foolish. 199 00:14:28,801 --> 00:14:31,395 Well, I guess there's nothing else to do but to make amends. 200 00:14:31,471 --> 00:14:34,304 - Make what? - As painful as it sounds, 201 00:14:34,374 --> 00:14:37,707 I owe Mr. Lydecker an apology. 202 00:14:37,777 --> 00:14:39,768 Mr. Lydecker is not in. 203 00:14:39,846 --> 00:14:42,838 He went to the screening room and from there he was going directly to the set. 204 00:14:42,916 --> 00:14:45,077 I assume you mean Stage 3? 205 00:14:45,151 --> 00:14:49,144 No, they wrapped early for the day. I suggest you call Mr. Lydecker tomorrow. 206 00:14:49,222 --> 00:14:53,716 What I must do cannot be done on the telephone. Excuse me. 207 00:15:00,833 --> 00:15:02,767 Mr. Lydecker? 208 00:15:10,443 --> 00:15:12,377 Mr. Lydecker? 209 00:15:39,739 --> 00:15:43,402 Excuse me, lady. How come you're sneaking around a deserted soundstage? 210 00:15:43,476 --> 00:15:47,970 Oh, I was gonna get-get the police. There's been a dreadful accident here on the set. 211 00:15:48,047 --> 00:15:51,380 Yeah, well, why don't we just go have a look, huh? Uh. 212 00:15:53,886 --> 00:15:56,878 It's right over there. You see? Right there behind the stone. 213 00:16:00,426 --> 00:16:02,485 - Mr. Lydecker. - I'm afraid he's dead. 214 00:16:02,562 --> 00:16:05,793 I believe he was hit over the head with that heavy metal urn. 215 00:16:05,865 --> 00:16:09,858 - Security, we have a murder on Stage 3. - Say what? 216 00:16:09,936 --> 00:16:13,269 Murder, Charlie, and I think I got ahold of the killer. 217 00:16:13,339 --> 00:16:15,136 [Scoffs] 218 00:16:16,776 --> 00:16:19,438 Cover him. [Clears Throat] 219 00:16:33,459 --> 00:16:36,553 Excuse me. Uh, did you lose something? 220 00:16:36,629 --> 00:16:40,963 A gold button with a very interesting design. Only I didn't lose it. I found it. 221 00:16:41,034 --> 00:16:44,697 Right there. Next to the body. Okay, okay. Come on. 222 00:16:44,771 --> 00:16:48,935 Let me see it. Well, I certainly didn't pick it up. 223 00:16:49,008 --> 00:16:54,002 I left it right there, untouched. It could be a very valuable clue. 224 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:56,742 [Exhales Loudly] 225 00:16:56,816 --> 00:17:00,980 L... I don't see any gold button. 226 00:17:01,054 --> 00:17:04,046 Well, neither do I, but it was right there. 227 00:17:04,123 --> 00:17:07,957 When I went to call for help, I was only gone about 30 seconds. 228 00:17:08,027 --> 00:17:10,518 So the button disappeared in 30 seconds? 229 00:17:11,464 --> 00:17:15,457 Maybe the killer was hiding behind the set. 230 00:17:15,535 --> 00:17:19,198 Now he saw me find it, and he realized it could be incriminating, 231 00:17:19,272 --> 00:17:23,106 so he grabbed it while I was talking to the... to the guard, 232 00:17:23,176 --> 00:17:25,110 and then he slipped out of the building. 233 00:17:25,178 --> 00:17:30,673 That's a very interesting theory. You have any thoughts about theJimmy Hoffa disappearance? 234 00:17:30,750 --> 00:17:33,412 There's no need to be sarcastic, Lieutenant. 235 00:17:33,486 --> 00:17:36,478 I'm sorry. I didn't catch your name. Hernandez. Mike Hernandez. 236 00:17:36,556 --> 00:17:39,548 And you are? OhJessica Fletcher. 237 00:17:39,625 --> 00:17:43,891 Fletcher? Isn't that the guy who wrote the book that Lydecker was filming? 238 00:17:43,963 --> 00:17:46,295 Got a couple of initials up front. What... 239 00:17:46,365 --> 00:17:50,233 J. B. "B" for Beatrice. 240 00:17:50,303 --> 00:17:53,966 That's you, isn't it? Hey, this is terrific. 241 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:57,635 It's a pleasure to meet you. I do a little writing myself. 242 00:17:57,710 --> 00:18:00,304 Oh. Well, I've never sold anything. 243 00:18:00,379 --> 00:18:04,816 But I've got a screenplay with an agent. There's some interest in it for a TV movie. 244 00:18:04,884 --> 00:18:07,648 How nice. Yeah. Listen,J.B. 245 00:18:08,821 --> 00:18:12,655 Careful, watch your step. Do you have any theories about the murder? 246 00:18:12,725 --> 00:18:15,387 Oh, I leave theories to the experts, Lieutenant. 247 00:18:15,461 --> 00:18:18,862 I'm only a mystery writer. I'm not a detective. 248 00:18:18,931 --> 00:18:22,423 Excuse me. Excuse me. What the hell is going on in here? 249 00:18:22,502 --> 00:18:25,335 Wait a minute. Hold it. Hold it. 250 00:18:25,404 --> 00:18:28,669 Lieutenant Hernandez. Who are you? 251 00:18:28,741 --> 00:18:32,768 Ross Haley. I'm directing this picture. This is Marta Quintessa. She's doing the costumes. 252 00:18:32,845 --> 00:18:37,111 - Why are all you police here? - Hasn't anybody told you yet? 253 00:18:37,183 --> 00:18:40,675 No, Lieutenant. We were in the Ladies' Wardrobe going over the costume changes. 254 00:18:40,753 --> 00:18:44,917 Heard the sirens, went outside, saw the police car in front of the soundstage. 255 00:18:44,991 --> 00:18:50,520 - Ross, I think there's been an accident. - No, no. No accident. 256 00:18:52,031 --> 00:18:54,329 Who is it? 257 00:18:55,434 --> 00:18:57,959 - [Marta Gasps] - Whoa. Take it easy. 258 00:18:58,037 --> 00:19:01,200 Get her over here. Come right over here. 259 00:19:01,274 --> 00:19:04,607 Help her... Let her sit down right there. That's good. That's right. 260 00:19:04,677 --> 00:19:09,171 Take a deep breath, sweetheart. Fill your lungs with air. That's better. That's... 261 00:19:09,248 --> 00:19:12,411 [Gasps] That's better. It must have been a terrible shock to you. 262 00:19:12,485 --> 00:19:15,477 I'm gonna get you some cold water. Oh, thank you. 263 00:19:16,722 --> 00:19:20,886 Do either of you know anybody who might have had a reason to kill Lydecker? 264 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:24,726 Anybody? What about everybody? Would the suspects please form a double line. 265 00:19:26,132 --> 00:19:29,226 Lieutenant, Jerry was not exactly America's sweetheart. 266 00:19:29,302 --> 00:19:34,239 Particularly after he started this movie. I mean, even his best friends were beginning to hate him. 267 00:19:34,307 --> 00:19:37,140 By the way, Lieutenant. Sorry to bring this up, 268 00:19:37,210 --> 00:19:42,204 but, uh, shouldn't someone tell our star that her-her starmaker has gone to his Maker? 269 00:19:42,281 --> 00:19:45,273 - Oh, yes, Eve. - Eve? Eve who? 270 00:19:45,351 --> 00:19:49,845 Eve Crystal. She and Jerry were, uh, quite close. 271 00:19:49,922 --> 00:19:52,755 She left right after the shooting today. 272 00:19:52,825 --> 00:19:56,727 I'd tell her myself, but I have an appointment with the studio brass. 273 00:19:56,796 --> 00:20:00,630 Well, there's no love lost between us. 274 00:20:00,700 --> 00:20:04,033 I think it would only make it worse if I told her. 275 00:20:04,103 --> 00:20:07,766 Oh, dear. Well, I wouldn't want to hear it on the 11:00 news. 276 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:10,001 I agree. You tell her. 277 00:20:10,076 --> 00:20:13,910 Well, l-I thought the police were supposed to do that. Not if we can get somebody. 278 00:20:13,980 --> 00:20:17,472 Look,J.B., I'd appreciate it. 279 00:20:17,550 --> 00:20:19,882 I'm gonna be tied up here for quite a while. 280 00:20:19,952 --> 00:20:22,944 If you don't mind, I'll get somebody to drive you, okay? 281 00:20:23,022 --> 00:20:25,684 Very well, I'll do it. I'll take care of it. 282 00:20:25,758 --> 00:20:28,090 Marta, can you tell me where I can find her? 283 00:20:28,160 --> 00:20:31,391 Yes, yes. She lives atJerry's beach house. 284 00:20:36,569 --> 00:20:39,561 Oh, Miss Crystal? Yes? 285 00:20:39,639 --> 00:20:43,302 I was afraid I had the wrong house. Do I know you? 286 00:20:43,376 --> 00:20:48,211 Well, actually, we've never met. But I was on the set today. You work at the studio? 287 00:20:48,281 --> 00:20:52,274 No. The movie that you're starring in though is based on a title that I wrote. 288 00:20:52,351 --> 00:20:56,344 I'm Jessica Fletcher. Charmed. 289 00:20:59,358 --> 00:21:03,260 - What a lovely place. - Some scotch? 290 00:21:03,329 --> 00:21:06,594 Oh, no. No, thank you. 291 00:21:08,267 --> 00:21:10,132 Or a pill? Any color you like. 292 00:21:11,671 --> 00:21:15,004 - Jerry has it all. - Nothing for me, thank you. 293 00:21:15,074 --> 00:21:17,099 I'm having enough trouble coping with jet lag. 294 00:21:17,176 --> 00:21:20,145 [Giggles] I'll drink to that. 295 00:21:23,115 --> 00:21:27,677 [Giggles] Can't seem to hold my liquor today. That's a joke. 296 00:21:29,255 --> 00:21:32,918 Did Jerry send you here? 297 00:21:32,992 --> 00:21:35,222 Where is Jerry? 298 00:21:35,294 --> 00:21:38,525 Eve, I have something very important to tell you. 299 00:21:40,299 --> 00:21:45,794 Go on. But I want to be sure you're capable of understanding what I have to say. 300 00:21:47,973 --> 00:21:51,136 It's okay. I can hear every single word. 301 00:21:52,712 --> 00:21:54,703 This won't do. 302 00:21:57,049 --> 00:22:00,815 [Laughs] You take everything so serious. 303 00:22:00,886 --> 00:22:03,878 You gotta relax a little. Have some fun. 304 00:22:03,956 --> 00:22:07,448 I know. Wanna go skinny-dipping in the ocean? 305 00:22:07,526 --> 00:22:12,190 Uh, Eve... Well, maybe a dash of cold water is just what you need. 306 00:22:12,264 --> 00:22:14,926 - Come with me. - [Shrieking] 307 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:17,491 Lady, cut it out! 308 00:22:17,570 --> 00:22:21,734 It's freezing! Okay. Wrap up warm in this. 309 00:22:21,807 --> 00:22:24,469 I'll go put the kettle on. You get into something dry. 310 00:22:27,646 --> 00:22:29,739 [Jessica] How do you feel? 311 00:22:29,815 --> 00:22:33,307 [Chuckles] Okay. 312 00:22:33,386 --> 00:22:37,049 Should've known better. I was so tense when I got home from the studio. 313 00:22:37,123 --> 00:22:40,115 I thought a couple of drinks would make me feel better. 314 00:22:40,192 --> 00:22:44,026 I couldn't stop. Guess I shouldn't drink alone. 315 00:22:46,532 --> 00:22:49,365 What time is it? Why isn'tJerry here? 316 00:22:50,536 --> 00:22:53,130 Eve, listen to me. 317 00:22:54,807 --> 00:22:58,937 Something tragic happened at the studio after you left. 318 00:22:59,011 --> 00:23:02,242 I'm so sorry to have to tell you this, 319 00:23:02,314 --> 00:23:05,374 but, Mr. Lydecker is dead. 320 00:23:08,821 --> 00:23:11,312 Dead? 321 00:23:11,390 --> 00:23:14,223 [Voice Breaks] I don't believe it. He... 322 00:23:14,293 --> 00:23:16,955 He can't be dead. Eve... 323 00:23:17,029 --> 00:23:18,997 Well, what happened? An accident? What? 324 00:23:19,064 --> 00:23:22,124 I'm sorry, Eve, that there's no easy way to tell you. 325 00:23:25,137 --> 00:23:27,469 Somebody killed him. 326 00:23:27,540 --> 00:23:30,031 God. [Crying] 327 00:23:37,416 --> 00:23:40,510 [Man] Uh, Mrs. Fletcher... Mrs. -Mrs... Over here. Come on. 328 00:23:40,586 --> 00:23:43,578 Mrs. Fletcher, is it true that you found the body? 329 00:23:43,656 --> 00:23:47,820 Mrs. Fletcher, as a prize-winning mystery writer, what can you tell us about the murder ofJerry Lydecker? 330 00:23:47,893 --> 00:23:50,384 I have no idea. Now, please, excuse me. 331 00:23:50,463 --> 00:23:53,091 How are you involved in this real-life crime? Give us a break, will ya? 332 00:23:55,267 --> 00:23:58,430 Hey, this is okay. It is quite charming, isn't it? 333 00:23:58,504 --> 00:24:02,338 You mentioned some questions, Lieutenant? Oh. 334 00:24:02,408 --> 00:24:06,071 Yeah. Listen,J.B., 335 00:24:06,145 --> 00:24:09,546 when you discovered the body, did you touch the murder weapon? 336 00:24:09,615 --> 00:24:12,948 The metal urn? Certainly not. I never touched anything. 337 00:24:13,018 --> 00:24:15,350 Well, that's funny. 338 00:24:15,421 --> 00:24:18,913 Someone took the trouble to wipe off all the fingerprints, 339 00:24:18,991 --> 00:24:24,486 and it's something an ordinary killer in a big hurry to get away probably wouldn't think about. 340 00:24:24,563 --> 00:24:26,724 But somebody might... But it's the sort of detail that... 341 00:24:26,799 --> 00:24:29,233 an experienced mystery writer wouldn't overlook, right? 342 00:24:30,903 --> 00:24:33,064 You said it,J.B., not me. 343 00:24:35,241 --> 00:24:40,577 Lieutenant Hernandez, are you seriously suggesting that I murdered Jerry Lydecker? 344 00:24:42,147 --> 00:24:46,208 Hey. Now, look. I don't think you murdered anybody. Thank you. 345 00:24:47,887 --> 00:24:52,051 But the captain is not a writer, and he doesn't have my keen insight. 346 00:24:52,124 --> 00:24:55,992 And the way he sees it, you didn't like what Lydecker was doing to your book. 347 00:24:56,061 --> 00:25:00,054 You had the opportunity, and you were caught leaving the scene of the crime. 348 00:25:00,132 --> 00:25:03,124 So, what do you think? 349 00:25:03,202 --> 00:25:07,036 [Sighs] Put that way, I do sound like a good suspect. 350 00:25:07,106 --> 00:25:12,339 Look,J.B., if you've got any ideas on this case, 351 00:25:12,411 --> 00:25:14,345 this is the time to share them with me. 352 00:25:14,413 --> 00:25:16,904 [Laughs] Lieutenant Hernandez, 353 00:25:16,982 --> 00:25:21,316 I have absolutely no intention of trying to help you solve this murder. 354 00:25:21,387 --> 00:25:25,050 I'm going back home to Maine tomorrow on the noon plane. 355 00:25:26,258 --> 00:25:29,750 Unless of course, that is now out of the question. 356 00:25:29,828 --> 00:25:35,061 I thought you might wanna stick around. Anyway, to see what Ross Haley does with your picture? 357 00:25:35,134 --> 00:25:39,070 Ross Haley, the director? Also the producer. 358 00:25:39,138 --> 00:25:44,132 As of two hours ago, the studio decided to go ahead with The Corpse Danced at Midnight. 359 00:25:49,915 --> 00:25:52,748 Hello. I know you. 360 00:25:52,818 --> 00:25:55,309 Well, we haven't actually met, but I'm Jessica Fletcher. 361 00:25:55,387 --> 00:25:57,719 Oh, sure. I loved your book. 362 00:25:57,790 --> 00:26:01,055 I'm just sorry I couldn't put more of it in my screenplay. So am I. 363 00:26:01,126 --> 00:26:03,617 But, I understand your difficulties, Mr. Gebhart. 364 00:26:03,696 --> 00:26:07,359 Call me Allan. I'm only Mr. Gebhart to my mother. 365 00:26:07,433 --> 00:26:09,594 You were there the day Jerry gave me the boot. 366 00:26:09,668 --> 00:26:12,159 But guess what? Ross invited me back. 367 00:26:12,237 --> 00:26:16,901 Oh. I must say, I find the motion picture business so confusing. 368 00:26:16,976 --> 00:26:20,969 I mean, how can a director also be a producer? 369 00:26:21,046 --> 00:26:24,482 Well, these days, anybody can be a producer. Even a writer. 370 00:26:24,550 --> 00:26:28,042 Then I suppose it was an opportunity for him? 371 00:26:28,120 --> 00:26:31,954 Uh, in this town, Mrs. Fletcher, we have two kinds of people. Those working and those in development. 372 00:26:32,024 --> 00:26:35,016 The ones in development spend a lot of time at the unemployment office. 373 00:26:35,094 --> 00:26:38,860 Ross Haley was practically a regular. Until this film came along. 374 00:26:38,931 --> 00:26:43,425 Mr. Haley must be very grateful. ToJerry? No way. 375 00:26:43,502 --> 00:26:48,838 It was Ross's project from day one untilJerry horned his way in, dragging little Eve behind him. 376 00:26:48,907 --> 00:26:51,239 It was a payoff, pure and simple. 377 00:26:51,310 --> 00:26:54,143 Ross had to give up his producer's credit or no Eve Crystal. 378 00:26:54,213 --> 00:26:58,206 Now things are back to the way they should've been. Mmm. I see. 379 00:26:58,283 --> 00:27:03,687 You know, it seems to me as if Mr. Lydecker's death may have been a stroke of good luck for Mr. Haley. 380 00:27:03,756 --> 00:27:06,088 For all of us, Mrs. Fletcher. 381 00:27:06,158 --> 00:27:10,652 With this picture, we could all make it big. Now, come on. I'll show you. 382 00:27:13,232 --> 00:27:16,633 ?? [Dance] 383 00:27:50,969 --> 00:27:54,632 [Ross] Cut! Okay. Kill the music. 384 00:27:54,707 --> 00:27:57,699 Let's start clearing the smoke. Get those doors open. 385 00:27:58,877 --> 00:28:02,870 Jessica, you look so bewildered. Oh. I must have misread the shooting schedule. 386 00:28:02,948 --> 00:28:06,611 I could've sworn this called for a high school marching band parade. 387 00:28:06,685 --> 00:28:10,519 No. That was changed because Eve's new costume isn't ready. 388 00:28:10,589 --> 00:28:15,083 Not that there was anything wrong with the old one, but, uh, she likes to make my life difficult. 389 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:17,492 [Chuckles] That sounds catty. I'm sorry. 390 00:28:17,563 --> 00:28:21,624 Well, you did mention there was no love lost between you. That's putting it mildly. 391 00:28:21,700 --> 00:28:26,467 I want some of this neon to pulsate. Get rid of the car, and you have too much smoke over there, not enough here. 392 00:28:26,538 --> 00:28:29,871 On the first day of shooting, a party scene, 393 00:28:29,942 --> 00:28:33,503 someone put real vodka into her glass as a joke. 394 00:28:33,579 --> 00:28:37,572 She turned bright red and accused me of trying to ruin her scene. 395 00:28:37,649 --> 00:28:42,643 Well, why pick on you? [Laughs] Is it possible that you don't know? 396 00:28:42,721 --> 00:28:48,387 Before Eve wiggled her way intoJerry's heart, I used to live at the beach house. 397 00:28:52,231 --> 00:28:55,394 [Hernandez] Excuse me. Uh, everybody hold up. 398 00:28:55,467 --> 00:28:57,662 May I have your attention, please? 399 00:28:57,736 --> 00:29:00,671 Lieutenant, this is a closed set. 400 00:29:00,739 --> 00:29:03,902 And this is a murder investigation. 401 00:29:03,976 --> 00:29:09,812 Miss Finch, will you be so kind as to point out the person you saw threaten Jerry Lydecker's life? 402 00:29:09,882 --> 00:29:13,215 - She's the one. Mrs. Fletcher. - [Murmuring] 403 00:29:13,285 --> 00:29:15,810 That's ridiculous. I never threatened him. 404 00:29:15,888 --> 00:29:19,380 Uh, Miss Finch. Do you recall her exact words? 405 00:29:19,458 --> 00:29:23,451 Yes. She said, "I promise you, Mr. Lydecker, 406 00:29:23,529 --> 00:29:26,794 that I will do whatever I have to do to stop you from making this picture. '" 407 00:29:26,865 --> 00:29:30,858 [Scoffs] Well, I admit it sounds rather provocative out of context... 408 00:29:30,936 --> 00:29:34,428 Miss Finch, what did she say to you yesterday... 409 00:29:34,506 --> 00:29:39,671 when you suggested that she phoneJerry Lydecker instead of coming to see him on the set? 410 00:29:39,745 --> 00:29:43,237 She said, " What I must do cannot be done on the telephone." 411 00:29:43,315 --> 00:29:46,807 And then she killed him. Rubbish. 412 00:29:46,885 --> 00:29:49,445 Mrs. Fletcher, you better come with us. Brody. 413 00:29:52,124 --> 00:29:56,117 Good heavens. I think I'm under arrest. 414 00:30:01,133 --> 00:30:05,797 Hey, Arnold. I'm tired ofbeing jerked around on Ghetto Detective. 415 00:30:05,871 --> 00:30:09,307 Now either you get me the deal I want or I get a new agent. All right? 416 00:30:09,374 --> 00:30:11,535 [Handset Slams In Cradle] 417 00:30:12,878 --> 00:30:17,338 Lieutenant, don't you think it's time you read me my rights? Not necessary. 418 00:30:19,351 --> 00:30:24,516 Would you like a cup of coffee? No, I don't want a cup of coffee. I want justice. 419 00:30:24,590 --> 00:30:28,253 RelaxJ.B., I'm not gonna book you. At least not now. 420 00:30:28,327 --> 00:30:32,491 Well, why'd you bring me in? Ah-ha. To throw off the real killer... 421 00:30:32,564 --> 00:30:35,556 and to give you a chance to do your thing. 422 00:30:35,634 --> 00:30:40,469 Having someone accuse me of murder in front of all those people was a ploy? 423 00:30:40,539 --> 00:30:44,441 Not necessarily. That secretary did hear you make that accusation. 424 00:30:44,509 --> 00:30:49,412 And, frankly,J.B., you've been upgraded from a good suspect to the prime suspect. 425 00:30:49,481 --> 00:30:55,010 The DA. Thinks that he can get a conviction based on that evidence. What do you think? 426 00:30:55,087 --> 00:30:57,715 Ah, see? I know you better than that. 427 00:30:57,789 --> 00:31:00,451 And I said to the D.A., I said, 428 00:31:00,525 --> 00:31:02,459 "Hey, you watch. 429 00:31:02,527 --> 00:31:07,396 This lady is gonna clear herself by coming up with the real killer." 430 00:31:07,466 --> 00:31:12,927 - And what if I don't? - Well, then we're both in a lot of trouble. 431 00:31:15,841 --> 00:31:19,277 [Knocking] Is that you, Norman? 432 00:31:19,344 --> 00:31:21,107 Yes. The door's open. Come on in. 433 00:31:23,448 --> 00:31:27,782 Mrs. Fletcher? Oh. Mrs. Fletcher. Let me tell you... 434 00:31:27,853 --> 00:31:31,846 As soon as Marty Strindberg heard that you had been arrested, he sent me straight to police headquarters. 435 00:31:31,924 --> 00:31:33,858 To spring me? No. To make a deal. 436 00:31:33,926 --> 00:31:37,760 He can get you anything you want at Warners, Fox, Paramount... anywhere... 437 00:31:37,829 --> 00:31:42,823 except for the studio where your picture's being made. 438 00:31:42,901 --> 00:31:47,395 On account of your arrest, you've been banned from the lot as a disruptive influence. 439 00:31:47,472 --> 00:31:49,406 Norman. Mrs. Fletcher. 440 00:31:49,474 --> 00:31:54,138 Norman, would you like to defend me on a murder charge? 441 00:31:54,212 --> 00:31:59,878 Murd... Murder? Mrs. Fletcher, I'm not a real-real lawyer. I'm in show business. 442 00:31:59,952 --> 00:32:04,116 Well, we may be able to avoid it, but it'll take very hard work and a good deal of research. 443 00:32:04,189 --> 00:32:07,681 Are you game? Name it. Mrs. Fletcher, I will do anything to stay out of a courtroom. 444 00:32:07,759 --> 00:32:11,923 Good. Well, Norman, I want you to look into Eve Crystal's medical records, 445 00:32:11,997 --> 00:32:15,660 Allan Gebhart's battle with alcohol and drugs, Ross Haley's financial status... 446 00:32:15,734 --> 00:32:18,225 and Marta Quintessa's relationship with Jerry Lydecker. 447 00:32:18,303 --> 00:32:20,294 [Exhales Forcefully] Ah. 448 00:32:20,372 --> 00:32:23,364 [Nervous Laugh] Mrs. Fletcher, I don't know where to start. 449 00:32:23,442 --> 00:32:27,037 Be resourceful. Meantime, I have a few things to look into at the studio. 450 00:32:27,112 --> 00:32:30,013 Do you have any contacts there? Yes, but it won't do you any good. 451 00:32:30,082 --> 00:32:32,414 They won't allow you to set foot on the lot. 452 00:32:46,098 --> 00:32:47,963 [Man] Is this what you wanted to see? 453 00:32:48,033 --> 00:32:50,866 Yes. I think so. 454 00:32:50,936 --> 00:32:55,430 If you want to talk to me, you have to push that little switch forward. 455 00:32:55,507 --> 00:32:59,876 This switch? You got it. 456 00:33:00,879 --> 00:33:05,976 Are you sure this is the footage Mr. Lydecker was watching just before he was murdered? 457 00:33:06,051 --> 00:33:09,316 Yes. I checked the reel number myself. This is it. 458 00:33:09,388 --> 00:33:13,085 Thank you, Mr. Lester. My pleasure. 459 00:33:13,158 --> 00:33:15,991 And please give my regards to my nephew Norman, 460 00:33:16,061 --> 00:33:19,326 who almost never comes by for Friday night dinner anymore. 461 00:33:19,398 --> 00:33:21,332 I'll tell him. 462 00:33:25,504 --> 00:33:28,996 [Man] End marker. End marker. End markers. 463 00:33:34,179 --> 00:33:38,206 Hey, hey. Come on, guys. Hey, come on. We gotta go. 464 00:33:38,283 --> 00:33:41,775 Hey, come on. We gotta go. 465 00:33:43,021 --> 00:33:47,720 [Shrieks, Giggles] [Man] Get out of the way. Get out of the way. 466 00:33:54,066 --> 00:33:57,229 Oh, excuse me, Mr. Bennet. I hope I'm not disturbing you. 467 00:33:57,302 --> 00:34:00,703 I thought you were in the slammer. Well, that was just a police mistake. 468 00:34:00,772 --> 00:34:04,105 I want you to know that I just came from seeing some rushes. 469 00:34:04,176 --> 00:34:08,738 It's so exciting to see my book come alive, and you are absolutely wonderful. 470 00:34:08,814 --> 00:34:11,476 Yeah? Thanks. 471 00:34:11,550 --> 00:34:14,542 Say, um, could I give you an autographed picture? 472 00:34:14,619 --> 00:34:17,782 Just a little something to take back to Vermont with you. Why, that's very thoughtful. 473 00:34:17,856 --> 00:34:20,620 I just happen to have a couple with me here. 474 00:34:20,692 --> 00:34:26,187 I suppose once this movie's over, you'll be an even bigger star. Matter of time, that's all. 475 00:34:26,264 --> 00:34:28,596 Such a shame about Mr. Lydecker. 476 00:34:28,667 --> 00:34:31,500 I'm sure he was a great help to you in your career. 477 00:34:31,570 --> 00:34:34,562 [Scoffs] About like a pair of combat boots at a track meet. 478 00:34:34,639 --> 00:34:36,971 [Laughs] There you are. 479 00:34:37,042 --> 00:34:41,706 Oh, "Love and kisses, Scott Bennet." How nice. 480 00:34:41,780 --> 00:34:44,681 But wouldn't you rather give this to Eve? 481 00:34:44,749 --> 00:34:47,445 What's that supposed to mean? 482 00:34:47,519 --> 00:34:52,013 Oh, I'm sorry. I was under the impression that, you know, you were, 483 00:34:52,090 --> 00:34:54,524 what do they call it, an item, is that the term? 484 00:34:54,593 --> 00:34:58,029 Bennet to the set, please. [Clears Throat] Um, who told you about us? 485 00:34:58,096 --> 00:35:03,432 Well, actually, Mr. Bennet, you did. Just now. Or, rather, you... We're ready for you on the set. 486 00:35:03,502 --> 00:35:05,766 You bore out what I noted up on the screen. 487 00:35:05,837 --> 00:35:07,828 Mr. Bennet. Wh-What? 488 00:35:07,906 --> 00:35:09,498 You're wanted on the set. Now? 489 00:35:09,574 --> 00:35:11,906 Yes. I don't want to hold you up. 490 00:35:11,977 --> 00:35:16,141 [Frustrated Sigh] Ross, what the hell's going on around here? I thought this was a closed set. 491 00:35:20,619 --> 00:35:25,181 [Jessica] You know, it must be so difficult to cope with those last-minute costume changes. 492 00:35:25,257 --> 00:35:27,725 You have no idea, Mrs. Fletcher. 493 00:35:27,792 --> 00:35:32,286 - Oh, please. Call meJessica. - I'm Elinor. 494 00:35:32,364 --> 00:35:35,026 You know, Elinor, I was just thinking. 495 00:35:35,100 --> 00:35:40,265 Our director and costume designer were right here in this room discussing the new costume changes... 496 00:35:40,338 --> 00:35:43,307 at the very moment that Mr. Lydecker was murdered. 497 00:35:43,375 --> 00:35:45,172 No. 498 00:35:45,243 --> 00:35:49,407 According to the director, they left together soon after they heard the police siren. 499 00:35:52,751 --> 00:35:54,981 They left before the siren. 500 00:35:55,053 --> 00:36:00,218 I was alone when I heard it. It gave me goose bumps. 501 00:36:00,292 --> 00:36:04,786 But they did leave together? No. Separately. 502 00:36:04,863 --> 00:36:08,856 I believe Miss Quintessa left first. Did it matter? 503 00:36:08,934 --> 00:36:10,925 Oh, not that I know of. 504 00:36:11,002 --> 00:36:16,304 I suppose the police asked a lot of questions about the original costumes. 505 00:36:16,374 --> 00:36:19,537 They were only interested in seeing the new costumes. 506 00:36:19,611 --> 00:36:22,603 Mostly all I could show them were the sketches. 507 00:36:22,681 --> 00:36:28,347 You know, I'd be terribly interested to see those original costumes. I heard they were gorgeous. 508 00:36:28,420 --> 00:36:32,288 Ah. Come with me, Jessica. 509 00:36:36,127 --> 00:36:38,118 Here. Look for yourself. 510 00:36:39,164 --> 00:36:41,826 [Gasps] Breathtaking. 511 00:36:41,900 --> 00:36:46,394 Oh, and all of these discarded. It's a shame. That's what it is. 512 00:36:46,471 --> 00:36:49,463 A wasteful, extravagant shame. 513 00:36:49,541 --> 00:36:54,706 You know, I seem to recall a drawing of a drum majorette's costume. 514 00:36:54,779 --> 00:36:58,112 That's the only costume that isn't here. 515 00:36:58,183 --> 00:37:01,675 You wouldn't happen to know where it is, would you? 516 00:37:01,753 --> 00:37:06,156 Well, I know who took it and never brought it back. 517 00:37:37,789 --> 00:37:39,757 [Jessica Gasps] 518 00:37:49,701 --> 00:37:51,635 Stop that man! 519 00:37:56,574 --> 00:37:58,906 [Jessica] Norman! Stop him. 520 00:38:03,114 --> 00:38:04,775 Let me go. [Norman] Who are you? 521 00:38:04,849 --> 00:38:07,215 Ross Haley. Let me go. 522 00:38:13,792 --> 00:38:17,125 What happened? Well, Mr. Haley was hiding in Eve's dressing room, 523 00:38:17,195 --> 00:38:20,028 and when I surprised him, he shoved me aside and ran out the door. 524 00:38:20,098 --> 00:38:23,067 All right. Search him, Brody. You can't search me. I didn't do anything. 525 00:38:23,134 --> 00:38:27,468 All right. Listen, he's got a point. 526 00:38:27,539 --> 00:38:29,871 I don't need any problems with the Supreme Court. 527 00:38:29,941 --> 00:38:32,535 Lieutenant, he knocked me off my feet. 528 00:38:32,610 --> 00:38:36,706 Oh, that's right. That's felonious assault. Search him, Brody. 529 00:38:36,781 --> 00:38:39,011 All right. Against the car. Assume the position. 530 00:38:39,084 --> 00:38:41,644 Spread your feet. Hands on the hood. Now what happened? 531 00:38:41,720 --> 00:38:45,053 I went into Eve's dressing room because I was searching for the costume... 532 00:38:45,123 --> 00:38:50,083 - Lieutenant. - Hey, a gold button. 533 00:38:51,763 --> 00:38:54,926 Isn't this the button that you saw next toJerry Lydecker's dead body? 534 00:38:54,999 --> 00:38:58,992 That's it. It has the same design. Well, that's good enough for me. 535 00:38:59,070 --> 00:39:03,905 Haley was trying to plant this button in Eve Crystal's dressing room when you caught him in the act. 536 00:39:03,975 --> 00:39:07,570 Cuff him, Brody. I want my lawyer, Hernandez. You're not gonna get away with this. 537 00:39:10,448 --> 00:39:12,939 [Vehicle Drives Away] 538 00:39:14,786 --> 00:39:17,277 Mrs. Fletcher, you did it. 539 00:39:17,355 --> 00:39:20,449 You uncovered the real killer and got yourself off the hook. 540 00:39:20,525 --> 00:39:23,551 Well, Lieutenant Hernandez seems to be of the same opinion. 541 00:39:24,763 --> 00:39:26,924 Now, Norman, did you get the information that I want? 542 00:39:26,998 --> 00:39:30,490 Oh, yes, ma'am, and you were dead-on. Listen to this. 543 00:39:30,568 --> 00:39:33,230 Ross Haley mortgaged his house on a couple of bad option deals. 544 00:39:33,304 --> 00:39:36,034 He is overextended in every direction and deeply in debt... [Snaps Fingers] 545 00:39:36,107 --> 00:39:40,976 That's why he had to make this his picture. He wanted to get credit for a hit. 546 00:39:41,045 --> 00:39:42,945 And the rest. The rest? 547 00:39:43,014 --> 00:39:47,348 The rest, Norman. Oh. Oh, yeah. The rest. It's right here. 548 00:39:47,419 --> 00:39:52,118 Allan Gebhart successfully kicked drugs but is still having a problem with alcohol. 549 00:39:52,190 --> 00:39:57,355 Eve Crystal has diabetes mellitus and takes oral medication. 550 00:39:57,429 --> 00:40:01,763 And Marta Quintessa? Oh. She used to be Jerry Lydecker's mistress... 551 00:40:01,833 --> 00:40:06,463 and once-once threatened to turn him into a shish kebab for fooling around with younger women. 552 00:40:06,538 --> 00:40:10,736 [Laughing] Norman, I knew you could do it. 553 00:40:10,809 --> 00:40:13,300 Mrs. Fletcher, could I buy you a drink? 554 00:40:13,378 --> 00:40:16,541 You cracked this case, and, well, that calls for a party. 555 00:40:16,614 --> 00:40:19,105 A party? That's a brilliant idea. 556 00:40:19,184 --> 00:40:21,846 Ooh! Oh. Here you go. 557 00:40:21,920 --> 00:40:26,414 Oh, thank you. And thanks to our gracious hostess... 558 00:40:26,491 --> 00:40:30,484 for this lovely little farewell get-together with my new friends. 559 00:40:30,562 --> 00:40:33,463 I hate to say good-bye to people that I like. 560 00:40:33,531 --> 00:40:36,193 Marta. Oh, thank you. 561 00:40:36,267 --> 00:40:38,599 - Eve. - No. Thanks. 562 00:40:38,670 --> 00:40:41,833 How about you, tiger? Oh, you bet. 563 00:40:46,010 --> 00:40:49,036 Perhaps you'd prefer a diet soda? I'm sure Eve has some in the house. 564 00:40:49,113 --> 00:40:52,276 Oh, yeah. It's in the refrigerator. I'll get it. 565 00:40:52,350 --> 00:40:55,183 Bring me one? Sure. 566 00:40:56,855 --> 00:40:59,688 I hope this isn't going to be too sentimental. 567 00:40:59,757 --> 00:41:03,249 I have been known to weep buckets over a verse in a greeting card. 568 00:41:03,328 --> 00:41:06,627 I cry over greeting cards too, especially when they say "Happy Birthday." 569 00:41:06,698 --> 00:41:11,226 - [Laughing] - Well, I see no reason to let this stuff get warm. Skoal. 570 00:41:12,270 --> 00:41:15,967 The man at the wine shop said that's a very good vintage. He wouldn't know. 571 00:41:16,040 --> 00:41:18,508 It went past his taste buds too fast to even leave a flavor. 572 00:41:20,778 --> 00:41:23,770 Scott, now you won't be able to drink to Mrs. Fletcher's toast. 573 00:41:23,848 --> 00:41:27,181 You're absolutely right, and I must do something about it. 574 00:41:27,252 --> 00:41:29,914 Eve. Thank you. 575 00:41:29,988 --> 00:41:31,819 Dear lady, you're on. 576 00:41:31,890 --> 00:41:35,553 If you don't mind, I'd like to save my toast till last. 577 00:41:35,627 --> 00:41:39,620 Okay. To The Corpse Danced at Midnight. 578 00:41:39,697 --> 00:41:42,359 The film that died at noon. 579 00:41:42,433 --> 00:41:44,924 You're sure they won't try to finish the film? 580 00:41:45,003 --> 00:41:49,167 I mean, with a new director and a new producer? Not a chance. 581 00:41:49,240 --> 00:41:53,404 The top-grossing picture this week is about sex-crazed teenagers on a cruise. 582 00:41:53,478 --> 00:41:57,972 And, uh, Eve's studio has asked her to do a picture about sex-crazed teenagers on safari. 583 00:41:58,049 --> 00:42:01,541 Based on a Hemingway short story. Oh. Poor Ernest. 584 00:42:01,619 --> 00:42:05,680 ToJerry Lydecker, wherever he may be. 585 00:42:05,757 --> 00:42:10,922 You know, it's easy for us to make fun of him, but he really wasn't such a terrible person. 586 00:42:10,995 --> 00:42:14,487 Oh, tell me about it, darling. He-He was always kind to me. 587 00:42:14,566 --> 00:42:19,560 Well, I'll drink to that. I might choke drinking toJerry. I prefer to drink to your toast. 588 00:42:19,637 --> 00:42:21,628 Well, you might choke on my toast too, Allan. 589 00:42:21,706 --> 00:42:27,201 To Ross Haley, a man wrongfully accused of murder. 590 00:42:31,349 --> 00:42:34,182 I have to be going. 591 00:42:34,252 --> 00:42:38,746 I have decisions to make about my life. New places. New people. 592 00:42:38,823 --> 00:42:42,315 - I may get married. - I have to go too. 593 00:42:42,393 --> 00:42:43,985 Not that this hasn't been fun. 594 00:42:44,062 --> 00:42:48,226 Tomorrow morning, I'm starting a new screenplay to try to restore my self-esteem. 595 00:42:48,299 --> 00:42:51,132 Well, I hope you'll send me a copy if it's not too much trouble. 596 00:42:51,202 --> 00:42:54,763 No trouble at all. Just don't make a book out of it and do to me what I did to you. 597 00:42:54,839 --> 00:42:56,830 I promise. [Laughs] 598 00:42:56,908 --> 00:42:59,900 I refuse to say good-bye to you, Jess. 599 00:42:59,978 --> 00:43:02,469 Au revoir. Au revoir. 600 00:43:04,015 --> 00:43:06,779 More champagne? No, I wanna look good in the morning. 601 00:43:06,851 --> 00:43:12,517 I have a breakfast meeting with a guy from a TVnetwork who wants me to star in a new series. 602 00:43:12,590 --> 00:43:17,254 - [Eve] Great. Tell me about it. - Well, there's nothing to tell. Just another series. 603 00:43:17,328 --> 00:43:21,788 Look, I gotta go work out. In fact, I'm running late for my health club appointment now. 604 00:43:21,866 --> 00:43:26,803 Scott, don't go. Look, I gotta stay in shape. That's showbiz. 605 00:43:26,871 --> 00:43:30,204 Look, I'll call you. I really will. I'll call you. 606 00:43:30,274 --> 00:43:34,768 And a very good-bye to you too, Mrs. Fletcher. Good-bye, Scott. Good luck. 607 00:43:34,846 --> 00:43:36,780 Thank you. 608 00:43:38,449 --> 00:43:40,940 Well, party's over. 609 00:43:44,455 --> 00:43:48,619 Did you, uh, really have to say that about Ross? 610 00:43:48,693 --> 00:43:50,854 It's true, you know. 611 00:43:50,928 --> 00:43:53,761 He didn't killJerry Lydecker. 612 00:43:53,831 --> 00:43:56,823 He was arrested. Oh, he committed a crime. 613 00:43:56,901 --> 00:43:58,892 He removed evidence from the scene of the murder. 614 00:43:58,970 --> 00:44:01,461 And according to his confession with the police, 615 00:44:01,539 --> 00:44:05,373 while I was trying to make myself understood to the security guard, 616 00:44:05,443 --> 00:44:09,937 he came onto the stage by another entrance and found the body. 617 00:44:10,014 --> 00:44:14,508 He also found a gold button from a costume. 618 00:44:14,585 --> 00:44:17,247 He knew at once who had killed the producer. 619 00:44:17,321 --> 00:44:21,485 But he wanted to protect that person to finish the picture. 620 00:44:21,559 --> 00:44:25,393 So he took the button and removed the fingerprints from the urn... 621 00:44:25,463 --> 00:44:28,762 and left the same way that he'd come in. 622 00:44:28,833 --> 00:44:32,360 There's still time to tell your story to Lieutenant Hernandez, Eve. 623 00:44:33,604 --> 00:44:35,572 I don't know what you're talking about. Don't you? 624 00:44:35,640 --> 00:44:40,805 Mr. Lydecker caught on to the fact that his proteegee was having an affair with her costar. 625 00:44:40,878 --> 00:44:44,871 It's not true. Oh, Eve. Your relationship was obvious in the love sequence... 626 00:44:44,949 --> 00:44:47,918 Mr. Lydecker saw just before he went to the set. 627 00:44:47,985 --> 00:44:51,580 He wanted to discuss the costumes that you didn't like. 628 00:44:51,656 --> 00:44:55,990 That would explain why you wore one from a scene that hadn't been shot yet... 629 00:44:56,060 --> 00:44:58,460 and that never will be shot. 630 00:44:58,529 --> 00:45:01,726 Jerry told me he wanted to drop Scott from the film. 631 00:45:03,367 --> 00:45:09,033 Only a few of his scenes had been shot, so they could be restaged with another actor at no great financial loss. 632 00:45:09,107 --> 00:45:11,940 Jerry's words. 633 00:45:12,009 --> 00:45:14,671 It would've ruined his career. 634 00:45:14,746 --> 00:45:19,740 I begged Jerry not to do it. Hejust laughed. 635 00:45:19,817 --> 00:45:22,308 Don't you see? I had to do something to stop him. 636 00:45:22,386 --> 00:45:26,049 I grabbed the nearest thing I could get my hand on. A heavy urn. 637 00:45:26,124 --> 00:45:28,285 He was going to spread the word that Scott had been fired... 638 00:45:28,359 --> 00:45:31,692 because he was trouble, didn't bother to learn his lines. 639 00:45:31,763 --> 00:45:34,027 Never showed up at the set on time. 640 00:45:34,098 --> 00:45:37,431 I didn't know I lost a button. I just ran to the car and drove here in my costume. 641 00:45:37,502 --> 00:45:41,336 Well, that's why Ross Haley couldn't find your costume in your dressing room closet. 642 00:45:41,405 --> 00:45:45,398 He was trying to return the button when I walked in on him. 643 00:45:47,245 --> 00:45:50,908 - Protecting me? - No. Not you, Eve. 644 00:45:50,982 --> 00:45:54,315 His picture. He desperately needed a success. 645 00:45:54,385 --> 00:45:57,377 Even a dreary, secondhand success. 646 00:46:05,229 --> 00:46:08,665 - How did you know? - Well, 647 00:46:08,733 --> 00:46:10,928 I didn't, not at first. 648 00:46:11,002 --> 00:46:14,165 You fooled me with your drunk scene. 649 00:46:14,238 --> 00:46:17,730 People don't give you enough credit as an actress. 650 00:46:17,809 --> 00:46:22,803 It was only later that I started thinking about what you were drinking that night. 651 00:46:22,880 --> 00:46:24,814 I'm no expert, 652 00:46:24,882 --> 00:46:29,683 but even I know that real drinkers don't mix scotch whiskey with diet cola. 653 00:46:29,754 --> 00:46:32,416 Then I remembered Marta saying... 654 00:46:32,490 --> 00:46:37,951 that someone put vodka in your glass in a party scene, and it caused you to turn bright red. 655 00:46:39,130 --> 00:46:44,568 Well, there is a certain oral medication that diabetics use that could've caused that. 656 00:46:44,635 --> 00:46:47,536 You're not a drinker. You never were. 657 00:46:47,605 --> 00:46:51,769 You knew somebody would come to tell you about Mr. Lydecker, 658 00:46:51,843 --> 00:46:55,335 and you knew that you had to have an alibi. 659 00:46:57,048 --> 00:47:00,711 I thought I could make it look as though I'd been drinking alone for hours... 660 00:47:00,785 --> 00:47:03,117 so no one would ever suspect. 661 00:47:04,555 --> 00:47:07,683 Do you want me to make the phone call? 662 00:47:11,362 --> 00:47:13,296 You know, it's-it's funny. 663 00:47:15,299 --> 00:47:17,460 I never wanted to be a movie star. 664 00:47:19,303 --> 00:47:21,464 It was allJerry's idea. 665 00:47:23,140 --> 00:47:26,075 I would've done anything for him. 666 00:47:29,580 --> 00:47:32,174 Jerry. Scott. 667 00:47:32,250 --> 00:47:35,185 I sure know how to pick 'em, don't I, Mrs. Fletcher?