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[laughing]

It's gonna be great.

I can't wait.

Bye!

Bye.

Here we go.

Bubba!

Oh, I'm so glad you're here.

The best part of my day.

Hey Martin, I'm so sorry I missed you again.

You'd love this house.

There are even bookshelves in the kitchen

so of course I had to buy it.

I uh, signed the closing papers

and I picked up the keys this morning and I move in next week.

And you had told me to- to let you know,

so I'm- I'm letting you know.

And I uh, hope that you're doing well at your new post.

Take care, Martin.

You still miss him, don't you?

[sighs] So much.

I can't believe he went back to the CIA.

I know he wants to serve his country but I...

I just keep thinking that he's gonna call me

and tell me he made a mistake and he'll be on his way home.

Maybe we were really mismatched.

The librarian and the spy?

Sounds like the title of a bad novel.

I thought you two were a fabulous match.

Yeah, we really were, weren't we?

[message alert]

[laughs]

It's Poppy again.

She's coming over in a bit.

What could possibly be wrong with the condo now?

Well, you have to admit, mother.

Life's gotten a lot more interesting

since Poppy came back to town.

So um... I don't think I'm gonna be able to make it

to your awards dinner tonight.

I'm sorry, Dustin...

Wait a minute, you're not coming?

I just don't think I should, especially after-

No, no, no.

Poppy, you have to come.

Ok? Please?

It means a lot to me to have you there.

Ok. I'll come.

Um, but I'll meet you there.

No, I'll just- I'll just pick you up.

No, I'll just meet you there.

Um, I have to go now.

I have a lot of things to do.

I'm- I'm on my way to Aida's house.

Ok.

Bye.

I'll see you tonight.

[sighs]

Look at this.

I bet it's expensive.

Let me guess. For Dustin.

From the mayor.

Mmm.

You know that homeless family

that Dustin just did the story on?

Mmmhmm.

They moved into their own apartment.

I read his follow-up.

We're so proud of him.

So proud.

Here he comes.

Hi Dustin. Another gift.

Dustin?

Maisey's talking to you.

What?

Just another gift.

Oh, oh. Yeah.

Thank you, Maisey.

I'll just put that on your desk.

Great. Thanks.

Hey Sally.

Taking our hometown hero here out to lunch, so...

Oh, ok, I'll grab my bag.

I just need you to answer the news lines

while we're gone.

[chuckles] Great job.

Of course.

Well, it was driving me crazy,

the drip, drip, drip.

Well, if you had called me I would have had a plumber there

in an hour.

I know, but it was late.

I got out my tool box and...

That's my girl.

I used to refuse to tie her shoes for her.

I'd always tell her-

To rely on myself not other people.

Best thing anyone ever taught me.

Anyway, I found an instructional video and I followed it exactly.

Except for the part about shutting the water off first.

But I cleaned up all of the water

so the floor boards near the sink weren't warped at all.

Except for maybe one tiny corner.

Or two.

Please tell me you don't regret renting your condo to me, Aida.

Your mother was one of my dearest friends.

I'm happy to keep a roof over your head.

And if I'm gonna keep a floor under your feet

I better call my handyman.

You think she's mad at me?

Oh, that's just her landlady face.

She knows repairs come with renting.

Well, I am gonna make that condo famous.

Cara and I have been making more videos for our YouTube channel.

You want to see the latest?

Yes.

♪

Hi everyone.

It's Poppy Wilson with another great way you can use embroidery

to make your wardrobe pop.

You've probably noticed a ton of celebrities

wearing bomber jackets this season.

One of the reasons?

Embroidered patches.

Right Cara?

Right Poppy.

And um, you can embroider any kind of design you like.

Like I made these suns here.

I am all about flowers, so here is my jacket.

Cute.

Now I have a totally unique jacket

that no one else in the world has.

That is awesome.

You're a natural in front of the camera.

Thank you.

Ok Poppy, the handyman will be at your place

tomorrow morning at 10:00.

That works.

This video already has a ton of views.

My editor said I'm starting a new modern embroidery craze.

There's a craze?

And when we get our book published this year

we will own the embroidery niche

by making it cool and contemporary.

From there we can start with knitting and crochet.

We'll have a needle arts empire.

I wish your mom were around to see

how well you're doing for yourself.

Well, daddy says she's my guardian angel

so maybe she can see.

Now, I should go.

I'm meeting a publicist.

My editor wants me to get on some morning shows.

Wow.

Thank you for sending someone to take a look at the floors.

I am happy to pay for the damages.

Or at least my dad will be.

I'll send the bill to Marv.

Oh, if you do, send it to his office

otherwise my stepmother might see it

and she'll throw it out.

Bye!

I'm still helping you move into your new house

next Saturday, right?

I could definitely use the help.

I am so glad I moved back.

I still don't know why my dad thought

he had to move us away after mom died.

I love that you're back.

So I'll see you and Dustin tonight?

At the dinner?

Yeah, um... we kinda had an argument.

Oh no.

I'm sorry.

Did you guys break up?

No...

Oh.

Well, the award's kind of a big deal.

Sally's a little jealous.

Well, I'll be there.

Ok.

Ciao.

Bye.

If that's for Dustin his desk is back there.

Too heavy and too far.

I don't know why the realtor's association

can't just say "congratulation" with a balloon bouquet.

Ooh, is that dark chocolate?

Ah ah, not yours.

Killjoy.

And here I was thinking of asking you to be my plus one

for the dinner tonight.

Oh, well I'm already my mother's plus one.

But you have to sit with me at the newspaper table

so I don't have to talk to Dustin's date.

You mean Poppy?

I thought you liked her.

I do like her.

Which is why if I end up talking to her

I'll probably start telling her things that I shouldn't.

Such as...?

[sighs]

Ok, you know my cousin Lizzy is getting married?

Right. To Bubba Rankart, my mother's lawyer.

Right. Well Bubba is Poppy's lawyer, too.

For her business.

Mmm. Which is taking off in a really big way.

Yeah.

That means a lot of contracts to go over,

a lot of meetings...

What, you think that Lizzy is jealous

that Bubba's spending too much time with Poppy?

That doesn't sound like the Bubba I know.

Well, I think wedding stress is getting to her.

I mean, it is next month.

But if Poppy starts talking to me tonight...

Oh yeah, you are terrible at keeping secrets.

Yes. We've established that.

Ok, fine.

I will sit with you.

If you agree to lug that thing over to Dustin.

Oh. Done.

Oh, ok. See you at the dinner.

Ok.

You're two minutes late.

Yes, I know, but I brought gifts.

They're due in three weeks.

Oh, Cara, hey.

Hi.

Poppy showed me the video you guys made.

It looked really good.

Oh yeah, thanks.

We're getting better at it, I think.

And I just grabbed these books

on how to promote your brand online.

Who knew this is where we'd end up

when we were in our dorm room doing all that crafty stuff?

But Poppy's convinced me we're gonna take the world by storm.

I'm sure you will.

Thank you. Nice to see you. Bye.

Oh, those books are for the donation bin.

Our mystery and true crime sections

are already over-stuffed with your cast-offs.

Well, then we can sell them at the book sale fundraiser.

Has it occurred to you to read a book about art or philosophy?

Anything more edifying?

A well-written mystery is art.

The twists and turns of human nature.

And true crime?

It is the very essence of life and death.

It's all right here in these books, Lillian.

Oh, Jason Dell.

Hey, long time no see.

How're you doing?

Good. I just got back into town last month.

Oh, why didn't we see you

at the last Real Murders Club meeting?

We didn't see Perry at that meeting, either.

Where is your cousin, anyway?

He's in Seattle helping his dad remodel the kitchen.

Oh.

We've been working on this idea.

Here. Check it out.

Dell Investigations.

Yeah. We thought we'd give it a try.

Oh, I think you guys'll do great.

And I will keep this card handy.

See ya.

It's nice to see Jason Dell.

Arthur, wow.

Nice suit.

Oh, thanks. My uh, wife made me buy it.

Well, these awards honor our town's finest.

You have to look sharp.

Yes, and you deserve yours,

risking your life like that to save a little boy.

Oh, I haven't seen Lynn, is she ok?

She's due any minute, right?

Yes, a couple weeks, but the doctor has put her on bed rest

and resting doesn't exactly fit her personality.

I can't find my speech.

I must have left it in the car.

Don't let them start without me.

Don't worry, Madam Mayor, they wouldn't dare.

Hello.

Hello.

Hi.

Aida, I suppose I have you to thank

for that lovely gift basket.

Well, me and all the other realtors.

Hope you enjoy.

I am.

Well, you two look like you're having fun.

Bubba, where is Lizzy?

Yeah, you know what, she wasn't feeling so hot

this morning.

I don't think she's gonna make it, so...

What do you mean?

I'm here.

You knew I was coming.

Yeah, so you are. It's good to see you.

Lizzy, what did you do?

Drive over here with the car window open?

No.

No. I have a comb in my purse, we can fix it.

Will you stop?

Ok.

Let's go find our table.

Ok.

Well, Arthur, shall we?

My pleasure.

She used to let me fix her hair all the time when we were kids.

Poppy's still not picking up.

I'm getting worried.

Well, you said she was gonna meet you here.

Yeah, but... I mean, she's really late.

Dustin, are you sure that Poppy knows you want her here?

Well yeah, of course she knows.

Why would you say that?

You know what, I should have picked her up.

I'm just gonna go now-

The mayor is about to start handing out the awards.

Sally, do me a favor?

Just go check on Poppy, make sure she's ok?

I- I barely know her.

If it makes him feel better, would you mind?

I'll go with you.

I've known Poppy most of her life.

Good evening, everybody.

I am Mayor Terry Sternholz

and I'd like to officially welcome you to the 12th annual

Lawrenceton Hometown Heroes Awards Banquet.

[applause]

And we certainly have some real heroes to celebrate tonight.

Well, Poppy's car is still here.

I wonder if it wouldn't start.

What's that?

Uh, nothing.

Nothing.

Do you wanna knock or should I?

You go ahead.

Ok.

[knocking]

You know, she's probably sleeping.

The Poppy I know would never sleep through a party.

Well then maybe she's in the shower.

What if she fell in the shower?

[knocking]

I think I still have the key

from when I managed these properties for my mother.

Poppy? It's Roe and Sally.

Are you here?

I'm gonna check upstairs.

Ok, I'll wait.

Why is it so cold in here?

Poppy?

Roe?!

What?

[gasps]

Oh no!

Poppy!

Oh no!

There's blood.

Oh, why? Why is there blood?

What happened? Is she ok?

No.

She's dead.

[sirens wailing]

We searched the house and the grounds.

There's no sign of any kind of knife

or sharp implement outside.

Well, it's possible we'll find traces of blood

on one of the knives in here.

Can you find out when we'll get the preliminary report

from the medical examiner?

Yeah.

I used to play dolls with her when she was eight.

I'm sorry. Come on, let's get you in the other room.

So you said that the front door was locked.

Which one of you opened it?

I did because I still had the key

from when I managed my mother's condos.

I thought we'd find her taking a nap or a shower

or in the middle of an ice cream binge.

The back door was wide open.

Yeah, the back gate was open as well.

So whoever it was, well, they didn't wanna be seen

at the front door.

Or be seen by Poppy at least.

Ok, Roe, I know you're suggesting premeditation

but I can't be discussing theories with you.

Or they could have tried the front door first,

found that it was locked, went around to the back.

Sally found something on the front step.

Um, yeah. Yeah, I did.

An empty envelope? That's it?

Mmmhmm.

It's empty?

'Cause I'm sure that you saw something in it.

Uh-nuh.

Excuse me, detective.

I found this woman approaching the house.

Poppy asked me to drop off these supplies for our next project.

I saw all the cop cars.

It can't be true.

I'm so sorry.

I just spoke to her on the phone a couple of hours ago.

Listen, I'm sorry but I need to ask,

what time did you speak with Poppy?

Um... I was getting ready for work.

The 4:00 to 8:00 shift at the Yarn Emporium,

so um... at like 3:30?

Well, if you used your cell phone

it would list the time of the call.

I'll check.

And who called who? Did Poppy call you?

Yeah.

At 3:31.

That's the last time I'm ever gonna talk to her.

What did she wanna talk about?

Ok, Roe, Sally, I've got everything I need from you two.

Well, she hasn't answered my question yet.

Roe, you're not wearing a badge.

You can't be interviewing witnesses at a crime scene,

you know that.

Well, I should probably tell Dustin what's happened.

No, you shouldn't, Sally, We'll take care of them.

Poppy's dad will have to be told, too.

Roe, we got this. Thank you.

Arthur, Arthur, Arthur, about Dustin?

It's been a long night. We'll talk tomorrow.

Tomorrow.

You know, earlier today Poppy told me that she

and Dustin had an argument last night.

Oh great.

That means he could be a suspect now, too.

What do you mean, "too"?

[gasps]

I knew it.

Sally, you found something in that envelope

that was on the front step, didn't you?

What was it?

I can't tell you unless you promise not to tell Arthur.

At least not until I've had a chance to talk to... the person.

I just need one day. Please?

Ok, yeah, one day, yeah.

Elizabeth Allison Rankart.

It's a wedding dress label.

Poppy embroidered it.

She gave it to Lizzy at her bridal shower.

Well, why would it be at the scene of the crime?

Oh, probably some silly reason

like Lizzy didn't wanna be friends with Poppy anymore.

Sally.

Look, if she killed Poppy do you really think she'd leave

a calling card right there on the front step?

Well, she could have dropped it without knowing it.

There's more, isn't there?

It's Bubba.

With Poppy.

Oh.

Well, it's just a hug.

It's a close one, but... but it's just a hug.

Oh no, there's more?

"Stay away from my fiancé or else"

Sally, we have to give this to Arthur right away.

Lizzy threatened Poppy.

And at least she thought she had a reason to hurt her.

But we don't know that Poppy saw any of this.

I mean, it was lying on the ground, Roe.

Maybe- maybe Lizzy was going to confront Poppy

and then chickened out and just left it there for her to find.

I have to at least ask her

before I turn all this over to Arthur.

She's my family, Roe.

Well, ask her soon.

I mean, hopefully Lizzy's just bluffing.

And find out who took the photographs.

I will.

Poor Poppy.

It's awful.

We have to figure out who could have done this.

Which means we have to find out

what Poppy and Dustin were arguing about yesterday.

I'm going to touch base with Arthur.

I just talked to Poppy's father.

He is just beside himself.

Said he's gonna start driving down tonight.

I told him why don't you just take some

time to catch your breath.

Well, maybe Nicole will drive.

Nicole?

Oh. His new wife.

Yeah.

Well, I'm gonna go home and make sure the guest room is ready.

Bye, darling.

Hey Jason, how would you like some practice

being a private investigator?

Yeah, you know I'm game.

Good, because somebody needs to keep an eye on Lizzy Allison.

What? No goodnight kiss for your fiancé?

I didn't mean for you to do a full write-up.

You found the body, you're a witness, so-

Oh good.

I didn't wanna have to do the reporting on this one.

It is a little close to home.

Why don't you send me what you wrote

and I'll write the story

and then we'll print it on my by-line.

Ok.

Maken? You know how the victim's significant other

is usually first on the list of suspects?

We don't have to worry about that with Dustin, right?

I mean, you took him to that really long lunch

this afternoon.

I did.

He left before the food even got to the table.

Alright, I put clean towels in-

mother, are you alright?

Oh, I was just-

I was remembering Poppy running around here as a little girl.

She was-

she was always so full of life and always laughing and...

[knocking]

I'll get it.

Hi, come in.

Oh, Marv.

You drove all night, didn't you?

I am sorry.

I am so, so sorry.

You must be Nicole.

Yes, and you're Aurora, of course.

Though I thought we'd met at our wedding.

No. Sorry, I wasn't there.

Oh. Well, you missed quite a party.

My dear girl.

Marv.

Oh, my heart is just broken.

Well, Poppy always looked up to you like a big sister.

Let me help you get your bags.

Oh, no. I told Marv we couldn't possibly impose.

We'll stay at a hotel.

You'll do no such thing.

No, you are going to stay here

so we can make sure you get all the love and support you need.

I'll get the bags.

Ok.

Oh, Arthur.

Hey Roe.

I was told that Poppy's dad was on his way here.

Yeah, he's here.

But before you talk to him

you should know that Poppy and her boyfriend, Dustin,

they had an argument the night before she was killed.

What?

Why didn't you tell me that before I interviewed him?

Because you shut the door in my face.

That's because you were trying to take over my crime scene.

Now, can I come inside and do my job, please?

Of course.

Thank you.

Thank you for speaking with me.

I know this is very difficult

and you've got my deepest sympathy.

We'd be grateful for anything you can do to help us understand

what happened to our Poppy.

Well, the coroner says Poppy died sometime

between 3:45 and 4:30 yesterday.

But how?

I can't make my mind believe it was murder.

We'll know more after a full autopsy

but the coroner found a stab wound in Poppy's abdomen

caused by some sort of serrated blade.

I'm sorry but I'm gonna need to ask you some hard questions,

like whether you knew of anyone

who might have wished Poppy harm?

No, no one.

Everyone loved Poppy.

Well, obviously not everyone.

What?

I'm sorry, I don't know what good it does now

to pretend that Poppy didn't rub some people the wrong way.

And I don't know what good it does to be so lacking in tact.

Uh, does anyone need any cream or sugar for their coffee?

I just assumed that it was a robbery gone awry.

A stranger broke in and-

and was surprised to find Poppy at home, perhaps.

Well, that's possible but from what we can tell

she opened her back door to her attacker.

That means it was probably someone she knew.

I'm sorry. Marv knows how much I adored Poppy

and how upset I am that she was killed.

But you asked.

And the truth is Poppy could act like

she was the center of the universe.

And, if you ask me,

maybe she just pushed the wrong person too far.

[phone ringing]

Hi Jason.

Hey.

So uh, I've been keeping an eye on Sally's cousin.

She didn't go anywhere all night,

and Sally just got here.

Well, keep an eye on the situation as long as you can.

I have to go to my mother's today.

People will be coming over to pay their respects

to Poppy's dad.

It's gonna be such a sad day.

Maybe you can figure out who's been feeling hostile

towards Poppy lately.

Oh, well I already know one person

who doesn't seem to have liked her very much.

Her stepmother.

Lizzy, Poppy gave this to you, what was it doing on her porch?

Lizzy!

Ok, yes.

I took that to Poppy's yesterday.

I just wanted her to know that it's not fair for her

to monopolize my fiancé's time

while we're trying to plan our wedding.

Do you know that Bubba was at her house

until 10: 00 the other night?

Ok, you don't really think that Poppy was involved with Bubba,

do you?

Well, I didn't wanna think that, but...

Bubba is just so irresistible.

If you say so.

And Poppy could be so flirty.

Well, you know that jealousy is considered

a strong motive for murder, right?

Where did you get the photos from?

I hired a private investigator.

He took these.

All it shows is Bubba and Poppy hugging.

Well, pretty intimately if you ask me.

[sighs]

Are there any more photos?

No.

I stopped working with the PI after he took these.

Look, Bubba was there way too often.

He was Poppy's lawyer, Lizzy.

And now you've gone and placed yourself

at the scene of the crime with a threatening note, no less.

Well, how was I supposed to know

that it was gonna be a crime scene?

[sighs]

Ok. Why was the envelope and all the stuff in it

just lying on the porch, anyway?

Lizzy?

Oh, tell me you didn't get into a fight with her!

Well, I wouldn't call it a fight exactly.

[sighs]

I... I went over to Poppy's to put the envelope in her door.

I didn't know she was home.

She must have seen me coming because she opened the door.

It surprised me.

I froze.

And then I yelled at her to stay away from Bubba.

She said she didn't know what I was talking about

and she slammed the door.

So you didn't give her the envelope?

No. I was furious.

I threw it and...

it must have landed on the porch.

But I don't know

because I was already on my way back to my car.

And that's it.

I swear.

I saw her for five seconds.

You believe me, don't you?

Lizzy, of course I do.

But you do know that I have to give all this to the police

and tell them where I found it.

Go ahead.

I know that I didn't do anything wrong.

I- I think your mother's a little put out with my wife.

Oh, that's just because she doesn't know her well.

None of us do.

So what brought you two together?

A lot of things, actually.

But one of the things I really like about Nicole

is that she tends to speak her mind.

That I've seen.

Did she and Poppy get along well?

Ah, they butted heads a bit.

I mean, Poppy also tended to speak her mind,

just a little louder.

So they clashed.

Sometimes.

We uh, we had planned a visit for next month.

We were gonna stay with Poppy.

I thought it would be a good chance for Poppy and Nicole

to maybe um, find some common ground.

That chance is gone.

You spent a lot of time with Poppy lately.

Would you say she was happy?

Yeah, I would.

She was very excited about her new book coming out and...

and her YouTube channel growing.

Yeah, and I think she was having a lot of fun with Dustin.

Who's Dustin?

Her boyfriend.

Of the last three months?

She didn't tell you?

Not a word.

Jason?

What're you doing here?

Uh, how'd you spot me?

Thought I was being covert.

I know your car.

What're you doing here?

Roe asked me to keep an eye on your cousin.

She thinks she might be a suspect

in the Poppy Wilson murder.

Ugh. I suppose she will be.

Which is why I'm heading over to Bubba's office

to ask him directly if he had any interest

in Poppy outside of being a client,

then I have to go see Arthur.

You shouldn't have to do that alone.

I'll follow you.

[knocking]

Dustin, hi. Come in.

Thanks.

This is so surreal.

I still can't believe that she's gone.

I'm so sorry for your loss.

You two had grown pretty close, huh?

Yeah.

I mean, we hadn't been dating that long

but it was just one of those instant connections, you know?

Yeah.

Hey, is that- is that her dad there?

Mmmhmm.

Can you introduce me?

Sure.

Um, but can I ask you a question first?

Um, Poppy told me that the two of you had an argument

the night before she was killed.

An argument?

That's what she called it?

I'm sure that Detective Smith will ask you what it was about.

I already talked to Detective Smith last night,

he didn't say anything-

I told him this morning. He was here.

Well, I don't know why she would say that.

We didn't argue.

We never argued, that's the thing.

Well, all couples fight once in a while.

No.

Not when the guy is so in love with the girl

that he always gives her exactly what she wants.

Mr. Wilson?

Yes?

Hi, I'm Dustin.

This is Nicole.

Arthur.

I didn't expect to see you here.

And yet I am not at all surprised to see you here.

But we're uh, pretty much done.

What- uh, why?

Well, the good detective here beat a path to my door

when his associates found my fingerprints

all over Poppy's kitchen.

I was there earlier in the week to go over some details

of their book contract.

I'm sure Cara will confirm it.

Well, it doesn't mean

you weren't there yesterday afternoon.

Well, young man, you have a point.

But as I also told Arthur I was in court all day

working through a probate case with Judge Henderson.

That sounds like a solid alibi.

Yes it does.

Now, if it's alright with you,

I'd like to pay my respects to Marv Wilson.

Ok, look.

I know what you guys are doing.

I know as Real Murders Club members you and Roe

are gonna do everything you can to try and solve Poppy's murder.

Hey, you're Real Murders, too.

No I'm not, not right now.

With Lynn on maternity leave I'm the acting chief

and I promised her that I would do things her way

so please, guys, give us some distance, ok?

Let us get the job done.

Oh, and if you do come across any information

I want your word that you will share it with me.

I have no problem with that.

You?

Sally?

Ok.

The envelope I found on Poppy's porch last night...

It wasn't empty.

Um...

Poppy made the label for my cousin Lizzy

for her wedding dress.

The photos were taken by a private eye and the note,

well, Lizzy just told me that she confronted Poppy yesterday

because she thought Poppy was having an affair with Bubba.

Hang on, you- you held back evidence in a murder?

I know it was wrong.

I'm sorry, Arthur.

It's just that she's family.

I had to talk to her first.

Wow. I mean- I- I could arrest you for obstruction.

I should arrest you for obstruction

but I'll have to deal with that later.

Right now I need to go talk to Lizzy.

And I'll have to talk to Bubba again.

I hate it when Arthur is mad at me.

I threw the envelope toward the porch and went back to my car.

Look, it was just a silly act of jealousy, that's all.

And what time was this?

Um, I got off work a little bit late so quarter to 4:00?

And you just... turned and got in your car?

Your note threatened her.

Are you sure you didn't go around the back

and try to talk to her again?

No.

I got in my car and I drove away.

Poppy was very much alive when I left,

I promise you.

You know, I should really be at Aida's

paying respect to the Wilsons.

Why were you late for the awards dinner?

Uh... oh.

Oh, I spilled tea on my dress as I was getting ready to leave

the house for the dinner so I had to go get changed.

Right.

And no one else was here with you at the time?

No, but-

Do you own a set of steak knives, Lizzy?

Well, yes, I keep them on my count-er...

Um... why do you ask?

The coroner says the wound that killed Poppy

was caused by a serrated blade four inches long.

Exactly the length of a serrated steak knife.

Well, um...

I don't know where my set is.

[sighs]

You need to call your lawyer, Lizzy,

'cause I'm taking you in for formal questioning.

It just seems, as Poppy's lawyer,

I'd know if someone had issue with her.

We're all searching our minds

for some clue as to who would do such a thing.

Yeah.

Wow. You have a lot of nerve coming here.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Really?

Please.

Poppy was my best friend,

you don't think she told me everything?

And if you're hoping Poppy forgave you before she died,

you can stop, because she didn't.

Cara are you okay?

Yeah.

I'm just upset.

I mean, I not only lost Poppy but I lost everything

we worked so hard for together.

I just don't understand why this is happening.

Well, I wanna understand, too.

[glass shatters]

I'm so sorry.

No, no, no, no worries, that's ok.

Oh, my gosh.

Thank you.

Be careful, be careful.

Cara. I'm- I'm sorry,

but I overheard you say that Poppy hadn't forgiven Nicole.

May I ask what that was about?

Um... well, Poppy told me that Nicole asked Marv

to change his will to make Nicole the sole beneficiary

and of course Marv said no

but now that Poppy's gone...

I- I shouldn't have said anything to Nicole.

I'm sure she's just as upset as I am that Poppy's gone.

We'll all miss Poppy so much.

Cara, did Poppy say anything to you about her and Dustin

having a fight the night before she died?

Oh, um... no, but it's like I told that detective.

When I talked to Poppy yesterday she was trying to figure out

how to get out of going to the awards dinner.

Did she say why?

Um, I'm sorry, I have to go.

Oh, sorry.

Sorry.

Hi Dustin.

Hey.

Oh, there you are.

Uh, I would like an explanation, please.

What're you talking about?

You sent Jason to keep an eye on Lizzy.

Why would you do that without telling me?

Because I was worried about the contents of the envelope.

You have to admit, it makes Lizzy look suspicious.

Lizzy would never have anything to do with a murder.

I gave the envelope and everything in it to Arthur

so I'm sure he's figured that out by now.

Sally, good. You're here.

I need you to come down to the police station with me.

Oh, why?

Arthur hauled Lizzy in for questioning.

He's calling her a person of interest.

I'm going with you.

Lizzy loses track of her knife set

and now she's sitting in an interrogation room

scared out of her wits?

Ok, first she was at the scene of the crime

in the time window of the murder.

No, she was outside the scene.

Yes, having angry words with the victim

and as for the missing knife set,

like I told Lizzy, the coroner says

that the stab would that killed Poppy

was caused by a serrated blade four-inches long.

But you don't actually have a knife

and no physical evidence.

Do you Arthur?

Lizzy's prints or anything that places her inside Poppy's condo?

We'll know soon enough.

Well I'm representing her and I wanna see her right now.

Be my guest.

Do you really think that Lizzy could do this to Poppy, Arthur?

Ok, you know what?

I'm- I'm not gonna answer that.

What about Dustin, her boyfriend?

Yes, I'm pretty sure he was out of the office

the entire afternoon that Poppy was killed.

Yes, I know that.

We're looking at all the possibilities right now,

following every lead.

That's what police detectives do,

which neither of you are,

so guys, please, just let me get back to work.

I know in my heart Lizzy couldn't have done this, Roe.

Well, we may not be detectives,

but it doesn't mean we can't solve this crime.

Marv, you're exhausted.

Let's get you upstairs so you can get some sleep.

Marv, it's been such a long day.

You need your rest.

Not that closing my eyes will make it all go away, but...

I'll come up.

Good night.

Good night.

And uh, thank you for everything you've done, both of you.

I wish it were more.

Good night.

Good night.

Oh, Nicole, you dropped something.

Oh?

It looks like a gas receipt.

No, it's not mine.

Oh, ok. Good night.

Good night.

What?

Aurora!

What?! What?!

What?

Somebody broke into the house.

Well, nothing's been taken as far as I can tell.

I don't know why someone would break in

just to knock over a trash can.

Well, something woke me a little after midnight.

I- I thought I heard footsteps upstairs.

Yeah, but honey, I don't think that's what you heard

because I got up and looked, remember?

Were either of you two up walking around after midnight?

No, but the idea that someone was walking around my house

in the middle of the night after-

after what happened to Poppy?

Oh, I can't imagine one has anything to do with the other.

I can't imagine that they're not connected.

Ok, well, we'll see if we come up with some prints

and I'll get back to you, ok?

Yeah.

Hey, Arthur.

Arthur, wait.

I don't know if Cara told you but Nicole tried to get Marv

to change his will so she would become the sole beneficiary.

Yeah, she did mention something to that effect.

So is Nicole on your suspect list?

Roe, I am not discussing my suspect list.

Besides, she lives hours away.

Yeah, but that doesn't mean that she couldn't have hired someone

to get rid of Poppy and come after Marv.

I mean, maybe that's why someone broke in here last night.

Except Marv thwarted the plan by waking up.

You think that she hired someone to kill her husband

while she was lying right next to him?

Look, Marv Wilson is a very wealthy man.

And with Poppy gone Nicole stands to inherit

a very large fortune once Marv dies.

Ok, it's official. You read too many mysteries.

No, actually I study a lot of true crime.

Do you remember the first year at Real Murders?

We covered the Jacobson case.

A man made a jailhouse confession 20 years

after Ted Jacobson hired him to kill his wife

while he ate a turkey sandwich downstairs.

That's right, Jacobson didn't do a day of time for that,

did he?

So is Nicole on your list?

Uh... you don't give up, do you?

Well, she's definitely on mine.

Mmmhmm.

I know our next Real Murders meeting

isn't for another couple of weeks

so I appreciate you all coming down here.

I can't think of a better way to use our common interest

than to try to solve the murder of someone

who meant so much to us.

We all want to help.

It's the right thing to do.

Thank you, Larry.

And yes, it is.

Ok, so I emailed all of you a summary of what we know so far

before the meeting.

Let's talk about suspects.

Number one, Nicole Wilson.

Nicole didn't get along with Poppy

and according to Cara,

tried to cut Poppy out of Marv's will,

so she has a motive.

How much money does old Marv have, anyway?

A lot.

Like at least eight figures.

But there's no real evidence that points to her.

No, not yet.

All of the evidence so far points to number two,

Lizzy Allison.

Now, Lizzy admits to being jealous of Poppy.

Said she confronted her,

and she was at the scene of the crime

during the window of time the murder occurred.

Uh, she was outside the scene.

Well, there's also the missing knife set.

Which Lizzy swore was in her kitchen the day before.

She has no idea where it went.

Who does she think made it go away?

Who has access to Lizzy's kitchen?

Well, that would be her fiancé, number three, Bubba Rankart.

Bubba's fingerprints are all over Poppy's house.

He explained that.

But why would he want to kill her?

Yeah, I mean, what's his motive?

Why would he want to kill his own client?

Well, if Lizzy was worried he was seeing Poppy on the sly...

Yeah, but he wasn't.

Suppose he was?

And suppose Poppy threatened to tell Lizzy about it

a month before the wedding?

There's your motive.

But he was in Judge Henderson's court room all afternoon.

I know the judge.

I'll find out if that alibi really is air tight.

Good.

That brings us to number four, Dustin Sykes.

Poppy said she and Dustin had a fight but Dustin denied it,

and Cara said that she didn't wanna go to the awards dinner.

Yet Dustin said that she'd agreed to meet him there.

Wait, you said he didn't go back into work that day.

So if he wasn't at work...

Then he could have gone to pick up Poppy

for dinner after all,

and she could have told him she didn't want to go.

He could have gotten angry.

They could have fought again...

Ugh, this is horrible.

Well, see if you can rule Dustin out.

Find out what he was doing that afternoon.

Maybe he has another alibi besides work.

And Jason, you come with me and we'll talk to Cara.

See if Poppy told her anything else about Dustin

or Bubba or Nicole.

My money's on the stepmother.

Well, if it is her that would explain the break-in

at my mother's last night.

I know the Jacobson case.

But why would Nicole want to have Marv killed

so soon after Poppy died?

Yeah, doesn't that just make her look more suspicious?

Well, not if she were clever enough to cover her tracks.

Ah, the gas receipt.

I forgot to tell you about the receipt I found.

So I found this on the living room floor of my mother's house.

It's a receipt to a gas station right around the corner

from Poppy's condo,

date and time stamped within the time frame

that Poppy was killed, 3:53.

So you think Nicole dropped it?

Well, she could have, but she denied it.

Or Dustin Sykes or Bubba Rankart.

They were all at the reception yesterday.

Jason, you go talk to Cara.

I'm gonna go to this gas station

and find out who bought this gas.

And if anyone else has any other insights

please call me right away.

Ok, thank you all for coming.

See this right here?

It means it was paid at the pump.

We don't pay attention to people who do that.

Not unless they ask for help.

Ok.

Hey, do these security cameras work?

I mean, if the police came and asked for the footage

would they be able to get it?

Oh sure.

Yeah, we had a couple robberies this last year

so the owner makes sure they're working.

Thanks.

[phone rings]

Hello, mother.

Hi honey.

Marv got a call telling him that he's allowed

to go into Poppy's condo now.

He needs to get some of her clothes to take to the mortuary.

The idea of going there is just too much for him

so I told him that I'd see if you could go

and pick out an outfit for her.

Oh, sure yeah, I can do that.

I just have to stop at the police station first.

I have to give Arthur something.

Ok. Thank you.

Maisey, do you know where Dustin is?

No.

Why is he always gone lately?

Well, if you ask me he should take some time off.

That poor man is heartbroken over Poppy.

Is he?

Sally.

I just got a tip from my contact at the coroner's office.

They're saying that due to the angle of the wounds

that Poppy Wilson's killer is probably left-handed.

Lizzy's definitely not a leftie.

Oh, but I've bumped elbows with Dustin at the conference table

enough times to know that he's a leftie.

Wild.

Hi.

Can I help you with something?

Yeah.

I've got a ton of questions.

About yarn?

Not exactly.

[door closes]

Somebody here?

[door creaks]

[gasps]

Two break-ins in two days, Arthur?

First at my mother's and now one here.

Well I can't see any signs this person broke in.

Are you sure the front door was locked?

Yeah, positive.

Which means whoever it was probably had a key.

Well, who would have had a key to Poppy's place?

Her lawyer maybe?

No, no, Bubba was definitely not just here.

I've already got a tail on him and Lizzy.

What about Dustin Sykes?

I mean, they were dating, maybe Poppy gave him a key.

I can call Sally and see if he's still at work.

I wish you would have got a better look at him.

Well, the last thing I was expecting

was for someone to jump out of the closet.

Do you think it was the killer?

Or do you think someone killed Poppy

because she had something hidden here?

I don't...

[ringing]

This is Sally.

Hey, it's me.

I need to know if Dustin is at work right now.

No, he's been out all afternoon

and he didn't tell anyone he was leaving.

Why do you ask?

I just caught someone searching Poppy's bedroom.

I mean, I didn't see who it was but I just saw him running.

Uh, Sally said that Dustin is not at work.

Oh, are you with Arthur?

Ok, we got a tip the coroner thinks

the killer is left-handed.

Tell Arthur that Dustin is left-handed.

Hey.

You wanted to see me?

Yeah.

Uh, Cara has something to tell you about Dustin Sykes.

Right this way.

I should have said something that first night,

I just- I didn't...

I believed that Dustin was truly in love with Poppy.

I mean, it just never occurred to me that he could hurt her.

But it's occurred to you now.

No.

I don't know.

All I know is that I was in her kitchen

when he came over the night before she died.

I mean, he didn't know I was there.

He- he rushed in all excited and then all of a sudden

he was down on one knee asking her to marry him.

He had this big, fat ring and...

And?

She turned him down.

I mean, they'd only been dating for three months.

But she said she was sorry, she wasn't ready,

and then she said she wasn't sure

she was even in love with him at all.

Well, why do you think she wasn't sure?

I don't know.

I mean, she said he was too needy.

And how did he react to all this?

Well, he didn't say much but...

I mean, I got the impression he was humiliated.

And then he left in a hurry.

You know, when I asked him how serious the relationship was

he said not very.

Sounds like he was lying.

Do you know if he left the ring there at Poppy's

or if he took it with him?

Um... no, I don't- I don't know.

I didn't ask.

I mean, I was just so embarrassed for him.

Maybe that's what he was looking for today, the ring.

I- I need to get an APB out on him.

Wait, will they arrest him because of what I just said?

Well, if they do arrest him it won't be just because of that.

I really don't think that he could hurt her.

He loved her.

Hey, do you wanna get some coffee or something?

I'd like that.

What're you doing?

[yelps] Ohhh!

Dustin, there you are.

You're searching my desk?

I didn't feel good about it.

I was just trying to figure out where you went.

Maken was asking for you.

Where have you been?

I've been sitting in my car.

The woman I love just died

so I sit in my car and I think about her.

What about her condo?

Do you ever go there and think about her?

Like maybe this afternoon?

Why would you say that, Sally?

Um...

Mr. Sykes, I'm gonna need you to come with me.

[door closes]

I really appreciate your picking up some things

from Poppy's closet.

Oh, I'm happy to help.

Well, I guess we should get going to the mortuary.

Yeah.

Oh, let me uh, give you the key to Poppy's condo

in case you need anything else.

That's ok. I've got the key that Poppy gave me.

At least I did.

Thanks.

Uh, Nicole?

Can I uh, talk to you for a second?

I'll just get the car.

Ok.

[door closes]

You have mud on your shoes like I did earlier.

And I bet if I opened up your purse

you would have that key.

You were the one I chased out of Poppy's condo today.

So that was you?

I thought the murderer was returning

to the scene of the crime.

You were looking for something.

Yes, photos of Poppy.

I'm making Marv a collage, but shh, don't tell him.

I want it to be a surprise.

Bye.

It was Nicole.

She was the one searching Poppy's bedroom today.

You're kidding.

I was sure it was Dustin.

I mean, I'm glad it's not him, but...

Are you sure about that?

Yes, Roe.

I'm sure I don't wanna be working ten yards away

from a potential killer.

Did Nicole tell you why?

She gave me some excuse that I don't buy for a second.

No, there was something she wanted in that condo very badly.

Oh, please don't say what I think you're gonna say.

Oh yeah.

First thing tomorrow we're going over there to find it.

Sykes's attorney is here.

Yeah.

Gentlemen. I hope you haven't said anything.

No, no, no.

Your client has been doing his best quiet as a mouse impression

but I have a lot of questions.

Which he is not going to answer.

Dustin, are you ready to go?

Why wouldn't he want to cooperate?

I assume you want your girlfriend's killer found.

I assume you would just love to cast him in that role.

Now why should he help you build a case against him?

Well, if he's innocent then he's got nothing to worry about.

Well, unless you've got a good reason to keep my client here

I'm afraid you're gonna have to let him go.

Did you ask Poppy to marry you?

They don't have a thing.

Let's go.

Yeah, well, the judge might not agree

when I ask for that warrant.

His prints were all over the condo.

Yeah, where he visited frequently.

And the alibi he gave for the time of the murder?

It doesn't hold up, so he should definitely be talking to me.

We'll give that some thought.

Have a nice day.

There is some pie in the fridge

if either of you would like some.

No, thanks.

[banging outside]

It's just a neighbor closing a gate.

We're all a little jumpy,

wondering if the- the person who showed up last night

is coming back.

Well, Arthur said he's sending a patrol car by every hour or two

for the next few days.

Well, that's a relief.

Yes, it is.

Oh, Marv.

Let's turn in for the night.

It's been a rough day.

Good night, you two.

Oh, good night.

Thank you for dinner.

Good night.

You're doing it again.

Giving Nicole the suspicious eye.

Oh mother, I know that you're willing to buy Nicole's excuse

about being at Poppy's condo today-

Oh, I am not Nicole's biggest fan,

but I see no reason not to give her the benefit of the doubt.

Didn't you notice that she was the only one not jumpy tonight?

Not worried or afraid of another intruder,

probably because she planned the first one.

Aurora you know I don't approve of your getting involved

with solving these crimes.

Mother, the victim was someone we knew very well.

I realize that.

But how many other undeserving people

got tangled in your net of suspicion?

That's how it works.

Every case that I've studied

the investigator finds the truth through skepticism.

Through resisting the urge to give people

the benefit of the doubt.

You're not an investigator.

You're a librarian.

And what is all this skepticism doing to you?

To your relationships with other people?

With the world?

Oh, mother, I know that you're worried about me.

But what we should be worried about right now is that we may

be harboring the very person that killed Poppy.

Just promise me that you will lock your bedroom door tonight.

So basically my mother had said I'm too suspicious.

That I don't have a healthy relationship with the world.

I think I have a very healthy relationship with the world.

If you say so.

Skepticism isn't unhealthy, it's-

skepticism keeps you safe.

Oh wow.

Poppy made some pretty hefty deposits into her bank account

in the past few months.

Her business must have been taking off big time.

Really?

Who do you think inherits that money?

Must be her dad, right?

I think so?

Well, we have to find out.

'Cause if Poppy's money goes to Marv

and Marv's money goes to Nicole...

You know, we have opened up every drawer in this room.

There are no false bottoms,

there's nothing taped underneath.

I don't think we're gonna find whatever it is

Nicole was looking for.

[crinkling]

This cushion crinkled.

There's something in the cushion.

Oh, it's a letter from Nicole to Poppy.

Not a very nice letter.

This one's almost threatening.

Why would she hide these?

For safe keeping?

Marv told me that he and Nicole were going to be staying

with Poppy for a visit next month.

Maybe she was gonna use these to blackmail Nicole,

show her father eventually.

Oh, I don't know.

But I do think you should probably call Arthur.

I will.

But now I'm even more worried

that Nicole could have hired someone to take out Poppy.

Except she opened the door to whoever killed her.

What I do know is Nicole didn't like Poppy

and had a reason to get rid of her.

Marv could be next.

Marv?

Who's staying with you and Aida?

Roe, do you know what that means?

Yeah.

My mother and I could be in danger, too.

"You grew up spoiled and have only spoiled further

"as far as I can tell

"and if you continue to undermine me with your father

"then you leave me no choice but to fight fire with fire."

Ok, I can see why you two found these letters so concerning.

Why would Nicole secretly search for them

if they don't implicate her in Poppy's death?

Uh, maybe she just wanted to find them before her husband did

so he wouldn't be upset with her

for the problems she was having with Poppy.

Good point.

Still, I'm not ready to give her the benefit of the doubt.

Especially if she's the one that dropped that receipt you found.

Exactly.

Arthur, did you get a hold of that security footage

from the gas station for that day?

Oh, yeah.

Officer Heard's going over the tapes right now

so that he could-

ok, wait, uh-uh.

You two are doing it again.

[together] Doing what?

That thing you do where you try and get me to talk

about the case.

No, no.

We brought you new evidence in the case.

We are being good citizens, Arthur.

And whoever bought that gas,

they were very near Poppy's place

right around the time of the murder.

Yeah.

What she said.

No. I'm not giving you anything.

Oh, Dustin.

You scared me.

If I ask you something will you tell me the truth?

Does everybody here think that I had something to do

with Poppy's murder?

Well, I think it's obvious the police consider you a suspect.

If I ask you a question will you tell the truth?

Where were you the afternoon Poppy was killed?

Because no one here knows.

I was at the jeweler.

I was trying to get my money back for a ring

that I tried to give Poppy.

I asked her to marry me,

like some overanxious puppy and she shot me down.

So now you know.

Now take the yarn in your right hand,

wrap it around the needle and pull it tight,

keeping tension on the yarn.

Let's see.

[laughs]

Getting there.

Jason?

Beautiful.

Good work.

Into the first stitch.

So this is what you've been doing lately?

Learning to knit?

Only to find out more about Poppy

and what she was going through.

And... you know.

Beautiful choice, I love this one.

You like Cara.

She's pretty awesome.

Sorry to keep you waiting, Roe.

There's always a ton of questions after a lesson.

Not a problem.

Um, so you wanted to talk to me about my business with Poppy?

I wanna know what happens to the money from the business.

Does it go to you?

Does it go to-

Oh, no.

Um, 'cause I'm not her...

Beneficiary.

Right. Beneficiary.

Yes, right. That's her dad.

At least I think.

You'd have to ask Bubba Rankart.

He set up our corporation for us.

Wrote up the contracts for who got which share of the profits.

Was Marv a partner?

He gave us the start-up money

so he has a big stake in the company.

I only got 20 percent but still,

we were starting to do really well and...

I had to tell our editor this morning

that there wasn't gonna be a book.

Or any more videos.

Well, why not keep it going?

You know, do the book yourself?

Be in the videos?

Me?

No. Poppy was the one that was good at that stuff.

You could try.

Maybe I could help you.

[bell rings]

Oh, excuse me.

Hi, can I help you?

Hey.

Romeo.

I'm gonna go to Bubba's office,

see if I can find out more about what happens to

Poppy's share of the profits in the company.

But if it all goes to Marv then-

Yeah, that could be another strike against Nicole.

Well, there's still a lot to pin down

but my money is on Dustin Sykes.

Oh, Lynn, the mayor just walked in.

Can I call you back?

Yeah- I- I'll call you back.

How can I help?

I just got this transcript from Judge Henderson's office

for the day of Poppy Wilson's murder.

Oh, if you're talking about Bubba's alibi

I already confirmed court was in session all afternoon.

Well, according to this it wasn't the entire afternoon.

Look.

Here, at 3:25.

Judge calls a recess so he can dial into

his son's parent-teacher conference.

Court doesn't resume until 4:07.

That's a 42-minute recess.

And Poppy lives, what,

maybe 15 minutes from the courthouse?

Enough time to get there and back.

Hey boss.

I think I found what you're looking for

on those security tapes from the gas station.

Ok, here it is.

3:44pm.

Here's the car and there's the driver.

It's Bubba Rankart.

That gas station is nowhere near the courthouse, is it?

No, it's not.

But it's right around the corner from Poppy's place.

And it's right at the time of the murder.

Arthur, were you here to see Bubba?

Yes, and his receptionist said he bolted out the back

when he saw us pull up.

What?

Why would Bubba be running away from you?

You mean away from me and my search warrant?

What are you searching for in Bubba's office?

Uh-nuh, you know I am not gonna tell you that.

Any sign of Bubba yet?

No, but we found something.

Aurora, you need to go. Please.

Get those to forensics.

That was Lizzy's knife set, wasn't it?

There was a knife missing.

Ok, no.

Again, I cannot tell you that.

Bubba Rankart is not a killer.

Yeah, well there's a warrant out for his arrest.

Oh no.

It was Bubba who bought the gas

near Poppy's that day, wasn't it?

Ok, no.

Mmm-mmm.

Poppy's lawyer?

That's who the police think killed her?

Aurora said that there's a warrant out for his arrest.

Bubba's my lawyer, too, and a very good friend.

I- I just hope this is all some terrible mistake.

I'd like to go down to the police station,

find out for myself what they know.

I'll get my purse.

Look, I'm sorry if it turns out to be your friend,

but I want justice for my daughter.

Oh Marv, of course.

Only the truth matters.

Shocking, that a person I thought I knew

could be essentially dark at his core.

Of course you're probably not the least surprised by this.

The way you immerse yourself in every tale of murder

you can find.

For once I am surprised.

But I can't shake the feeling that the wrong person

has somehow been cast in the role of the killer.

I suppose you think you know the right person?

I wish I did.

It's all pointing to Bubba right now.

Mother.

Hi.

Um, hi Lillian.

Can I talk to you a minute?

Yeah. Is everything ok?

So I've been thinking about Bubba and I remembered

that a few years ago he asked me to find a garage for him to rent

so that he could store his boat, which I did,

and then he sold the boat.

But it was a four-year lease.

He must still have the keys to that garage.

Do you think he could be there now?

I was gonna go check on him myself but I lost my nerve.

Maybe if you could come with me?

Wow, mother, I think you'd want Arthur to go?

I know, but Bubba is a good and loyal friend.

Please, I- I just wanna talk to him first.

Wow, first Sally and now you.

Ok, let me tell Lillian I'm leaving early.

Ok.

Here let me- let me knock.

Ok, bossy.

[knocking]

Bubba?

It's Aida.

Are you in there?

Maybe he's not in there after all.

I don't hear anything.

Do you wanna wait?

I don't know if I'm disappointed or relieved.

No, let's just go.

[door opens]

Bubba, why in the world are you holed up

in a place like this?

You mean besides watching my life go down in flames?

I just- I've been going through my old correspondence with Poppy

and any one of my dealings with her just looking for red flags.

You know the police are looking for you.

I know, but I just needed some time to go through this stuff.

And... well, I've been wrestling with my guilt.

So it's true. You- you killed Poppy?

What? No, of course I didn't kill Poppy.

For crying out loud, Aida,

that's not what I feel guilty about.

Why don't you have a seat and I'll tell you everything?

No- no, I think I'd rather hear this standing up.

Look, Lizzy wasn't shy about being jealous of Poppy

so I told her to go ahead and talk to her, you know?

Find out there's nothing funny going on between us.

Well, that morning Lizzy told me that she planned

to go by Poppy's house after she got off work to talk to her,

and I was fine with that, but as the day wore on

I just- I started to worry.

So when Judge Henderson called a recess,

well, I drove to Poppy's house.

I got there right in time to see Lizzy leaving so I thought,

you know, great, they must have talked it out.

So I went back to the courthouse.

And stopped to get gas on the way.

It wasn't until I heard that Poppy had been killed

and I saw that Lizzy's steak knife set had a knife missing.

But I thought what if it was Lizzy?

Well, did you ask her if she did it?

Well, it's not all that simple when you're a month away

from getting married.

I mean, I knew most likely it wasn't her

but can you imagine if she thought

I had even suspected her?

Yeah, she could get offended and call the wedding off.

Then you see the problem.

Look, I just wanted some time

to go through all this stuff on my own.

So I took the knife set

so the police wouldn't jump to any hasty conclusions

until I could prove beyond a shadow of a doubt

that Lizzy had nothing to do with Poppy's murder.

And then I realized how guilty that can make me look

and I thought of other things that can make me look guilty

like the gas receipt that placed me

right near the scene of the crime,

which I knew was in my pocket

before I went to your house to pay my respects to Marv.

So you broke into my house?

I'm so sorry, Aida.

I'll pay for any damage I caused.

I was in a state of panic and I wasn't thinking clearly.

I hope you can forgive me.

No, no, no. Don't be ridiculous.

No, no harm done.

Clearly you were under distress.

Thank you.

Well, that's why I'm here.

I'm just trying to get clear,

see if I can come up with any leads

on who really did kill Poppy.

But I swear to you, it wasn't me.

And I really believe it wasn't Lizzy, either.

So do I.

But you have to turn yourself in

and trust that Arthur is gonna figure out what really happened.

So Arthur showed up, read him his rights

and they took him off to the station.

Wow.

I hope Bubba's telling the truth and it's not him.

Well, I don't know.

You don't run if you're not guilty.

Unless he spent all night in that garage

trying to figure out if he should take the fall

for his girlfriend or not?

It's not Lizzy.

She's not left-handed, but Jason has a point.

If it wasn't Bubba then we still don't know who-

Excuse me. I need to get to the copy machine.

Thank you.

[clears throat]

So is anyone still up for coming over

and going through that list again,

see if we missed anything?

No can do, I told Cara I'd help her with a video this afternoon.

Awe, that's sweet.

Well, I'm up for it.

Just give me a call when you're ready.

I'd still keep an eye on your cousin Lizzy if I were you.

Excuse me.

He's the one I'm gonna be keeping my eye on.

Ok.

Hey.

Hi.

Uh, mother, I'll be back in an hour or so.

Oh, no, no, no. Stay and watch Cara's video.

Oh.

So this is what you've been working on with Cara?

It's a tribute to Poppy.

For their YouTube channel.

I really couldn't have done it without him.

Alright. Ok.

Oh...

♪ I can't help but traveling down memory lane, ♪

♪ The taste of life... ♪

Like so many who have messaged me,

Poppy's death makes me feel robbed

of a beautiful light in my life,

but it also makes me feel lucky

to have known such a creative talent.

I have a new friend who convinced me today

that Poppy wouldn't want her dream to end

so I'm going to carry on with our work,

I'm gonna finish our book,

I'm gonna make more videos

of all the creative projects and designs

we were so excited to do together.

Stay tuned.

♪ Goodbye, my friend... ♪

Awe, that was lovely, Cara. Well done.

Thank you.

Ah, thank you.

It does my heart good to know that Poppy's creativity

is going to live on.

And so will her wonderful designs.

So you're alright if I upload this video tonight?

That would be wonderful.

Ok.

Well, um, we should get going.

Thanks for coming by.

Bye, thank you.

It was great seeing you all.

Thank you.

Wow.

Marv, isn't that a different logo than Poppy's other videos?

The logo from the company she started with you.

So it is.

Well, Cara just said that she's going to continue on her own.

We're ok with that.

I gotta go.

Wait, what?

But Cara talked like she made the decision today

to continue the business without Poppy

but she already had her logo made?

So she's been thinking about it a while.

Ok, here it is.

This is the video that Poppy showed me.

See? This logo is different than the one I just saw.

It's Poppy Wilson with another great way

you can use embroidery to make your wardrobe pop.

I wanna look at Cara more carefully.

Ok. Here's the part where Cara demonstrates

what Poppy is saying.

[gasps]

Cara's left-handed.

We should make a toast to Poppy.

Yeah, we should.

That'd be nice.

Uh, corkscrew?

Oh, uh... in that drawer.

Did you find it?

Weird scissors.

I know Cara uses hers all the time.

Now what I've done is I've just printed off

a few different patterns from-

Wait, look!

It's a serrated blade.

A blade that's about the same length as a steak knife.

I gotta call Jason.

[ringing]

I've never seen scissors like this before.

[phone ringing]

Like they're serrated.

Really?

Yeah, every seamstress has a pair like that.

Hey Roe, I'm at Cara's.

I just--

Jason!

What's happening?

Jason!

He's in trouble.

Ok, call Arthur, tell him that we think

Cara's the one that killed Poppy,

and tell him Jason's with her and he's in danger.

I'll call.

Where are you going?

I'm only three blocks from Cara's place.

I'll get there faster than the police.

Ok, well you can't go alone!

Yes, ok.

I understand.

[moans]

Thank you.

You have no idea how mad I am at myself right now.

Why did I put those scissors back in the drawer

after I washed them?

After everything was going so well.

No one suspected me.

That's one good thing about being

a non-entity to most people.

No one thinks you'd do something so crazy as to kill someone.

Even my best friend didn't give me credit for anything I did.

Even my own best friend treated me as an after thought.

She had no problem sucking in all the money

while I did most of the work.

But then I found out how much money that was gonna be.

I had a problem with that.

So I fixed that problem,

and now you're a problem I'm gonna have to fix.

Which is too bad because I really did like you.

Jay!

Jason!

[struggling]

Oh Roe, be careful!

[struggling]

[glass shatters]

Cara?

What do you think you're doing?

Cara, you have to stop.

This doesn't concern you.

[yelps]

Police! Freeze!

Cara, put your hands up!

You can put the chair down now, Roe.

I think you'll find the murder weapon over there.

You're under arrest for the murder of Poppy Wilson.

Jason, are you ok?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Roe, are you ok?

Yeah.

Let's get you to the hospital, get your head checked out.

Roe, what've you got in here, books or cement?

Woah, hey, you're holding up traffic.

It's fine.

Here you go.

You guys, thank you, I really appreciate your help.

The least we could do.

You helped us out of some pretty hot water.

You definitely did.

We did find the missing steak knife, by the way.

Yeah, it had just gone under the refrigerator.

Oh.

But we have decided to make you an honorary bridesmaid, Roe.

Yeah, I told her how much you love

wearing a bridesmaid's dress.

[laughs]

Oh, if I didn't have to spend so much time worrying about you

I'd... I'd have more time to tell you about

how proud I am of you.

Awe, thank you, mother.

I was about to say "I'll see you at home"

but you're already home, aren't you?

Mmmm.

Oy. I need to get back in the gym.

You know, I had felt alone when Martin told me

he may not be coming back.

Oh, Roe.

But I'm not alone.

No, you're not.

I have a great mother, great friends,

I have a job I love and a brand new house.

I'm feeling pretty lucky.