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[ Monitor: Rhythmic Beeping ]

[ Grunts ]

[ Gunshots Echo ] [ Man ] Mr. Fox.

You're at St. Alfred's Hospital.

You've had a very bad fall.

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

[ Laughing, Chattering ]

[ Man Narrating ] What's happening?

[ Doctor ] Mr. Fox.

Mr. Fox?

Mr. Fox. Good to have you back.

I'm gonna get you something for the pain.

[ Soft Groan ]

How you doin'?

Yeah.

Hey, um, I went by your house, checked your messages.

There's one on there from Hank...

I think you should take a look at, you know?

When you get to feeling better.

And, uh, your mom's doin' fine.

I'm just gonna keep checking on her.

[ Groans ] What's goin' on?

- You don't-- You don't remember? - Remember wh--

What?

Bud, they found you the other night-- at the old warehouse district--

in John Kaskill's office.

You were unconscious.

He was on the ground next to you-- dead.

You had a gun.

Huh?

God! No.

[ Sighs ]

I think you've been set up, Bud.

Looking better, Mr. Fox. You feeling better?

[ Handcuff Clatters ]

Doctor, I'd like to have a couple of minutes with your patient-- alone.

Nurse. We'll check with you later.

Mr. Fox.

- Detective Morales, L.A.P.D. - How you doin'?

- Do you know why you're here? - I was hoping you could fill me in on that.

We found you at the Key Point warehouse a couple of nights ago.

So what?

So you're under arrest for the murder of John Kaskill.

Oh, don't you think we're getting a little ahead of ourselves here?

No, I'm right with you, Bud.

- That's right. Pull that out. - "You have the right to remain silent.

"If you give up your right to remain silent,

anything you say"-- Blah, blah, blah.

Blah, blah, blah, blah.

Of course, you know that you can stop answering my questions anytime you want.

That's very considerate of you.

So why where you there?

I was called there.

Oh. By whom? Kaskill's daughter.

Yeah? [ Woman ] She must have found out.

He went completely nuts.

Leigh? Slow down. What is it?

We have to take care of this, Bud.

Who's back?

What time is it? Time?

The time is now. Don't you get it?

I'm out again. I just know it. I'm screwed.

Where is he? At the warehouse.

Just meet me, okay? This is bad. It's really bad, Bud.

Why did she call you? I'm an old friend.

And, uh, friends often go over to their fathers' offices in the wee hours of the night?

All right. I was working for her.

Ah. Okay.

What'd she want that particular evening? That's between me and my client.

[ Leigh's Voice ] Hurry, please. I'm scared.

[ Gunshots ]

- You oughta know that. - So?

So I ain't telling you. It ain't pertinent.

Well, I happen to think it is.

Well, you happen to think wrong. Well, listen up, dick.

I happen to think, wrong or right,

that this is now an issue between me, you and a dead man.

Now, what time did she call you over?

1:00, 1:30. She woke me up.

Uh-huh. And what'd you do?

I went over there. I got in my truck, went over there.

So how did Kaskill get two slugs in his chest then?

I don't know.

What was the old man's gun doing next to you on the ground?

I don't know.

I went over there to help the girl.

All right. Did you meet her there?

You know--

She wasn't there when I got there.

Does the name Kate Winters mean anything to you?

- Does that ring a bell? - Sure.

So you knew that she was seeing Kaskill?

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

That's right. I've been tailin' him for the past three weeks.

Of course I knew that. Tailing him. What-What for?

That's between me and my client.

But you know that too. You knew they were sleeping together, right?

Sure.

And you also had an intimate relationship...

with Ms. Winters in the past, correct?

Yeah. So-- Let me get this right.

- So now she's bangin' John. - I want my lawyer.

You just flip out over that. Isn't that right?

- Is that what happened? - I want my lawyer.

- Okay, all right. That's what happened. - The right to remain silent.

I'm not gonna-- Go to hell.

- That's what came down, isn't it? - Why don't you go to hell?

Yeah, all right. I'll see you there. Nurse!

I'll make sure you have a phone in here, Mr. Fox, so you can call your attorney.

Nurse! Get outta here!

Yeah. There's a uniformed police officer here too.

You need to ask me any more questions-- Have a nice day.

- Enjoy those bracelets you got on. - [ Handcuffs Clatter ]

[ Man ] Yeah. No, I got 'em. I got 'em right here.

They're right here. 3:30.

[ Sighs ] Yeah.

- Thanks for bail. - Yeah, no problem. That'll be 50 grand.

Seriously, Bud. We gotta get together and hammer this out.

Your ass is pretty well slung over the barrel here.

They got prints, powder burns, a weapon,

an unconscious, intoxicated subject at the scene of the crime with motive.

- Shall I continue? - I didn't do it.

- You think? - Yeah. Maybe I--

Uh, I don't think so.

Um-- [ Sniffles ] Just give me a couple days. I'll figure something out.

- When? - End of next week.

- You got a smoke? - No. I quit last year.

Oh. Yeah.

- I'll be in touch, okay? - All right.

Don't screw around. Okay? Yeah.

This is serious. This is 25 to death.

I'll be in touch.

Send me over the Kaskill file. Get me up to speed.

Ask Claire. Yeah.

You got it.

Take care of him, will you?

I will.

[ Bud Narrating ] I know it all started at the reunion.

♪♪ [ Downbeat ]

♪♪ [ Rock ]

♪♪ [ Continues, Muffled ]

[ Man, Laughing ] So the guy looks at me, goes, "Sounds great.

Who's all gonna be there-- you and me?"

[ Wheezing Laugh ]

[ Mouthing Words ]

Oh. Whoa. Hold everything.

Is that Katie Winters?

Damn. I would give anything to wax that.

You know what I'm sayin'? Every morning?

Bam! [ Laughing ]

Just a little wax on, wax off-- Oh, hey, honey.

We were just talking about you. This is an old friend of mine. This is Bud Fox.

Bud, this is Molly. We met back in... college.

Bud, good talking to you, buddy.

He's, uh-- Upset stomach or something. I don't know what's goin' on.

Mmm. [ Murmurs ]

♪♪ [ Continues ]

[ Man ] ♪ All before ♪

♪ Someone ♪

♪ Help me stop this rain ♪

♪♪ [ Continues, Muffled, Indistinct ]

Got another?

Yeah.

There you go.

I quit about two years ago, but you step one foot into a roomful of that,

and suddenly you have an urge to suck on something strong.

Well, knock yourself out.

You always hear what a nightmare these reunions are.

But I just couldn't help myself. I guess I'm a voyeur.

Yeah. I don't know what you're doin' here.

You hated these guys' guts 20 years ago.

Almost as much as I hated yours.

How you doin', Leigh?

I've been better. How about you?

You know how it is.

Can't find peace of mind,

settle for a piece of ass.

Yeah, I know what you mean.

I've got my own women issues to be dealing with.

Oh, that's interesting.

It's good to see you. Yeah.

You wanna get a drink?

Come on.

Yeah, so there I was, miserably flunkin' out of every class in college.

Shocking. Yeah, I flunked out, you know?

So I was sittin' there going, "What the hell am I gonna do with my life?" Right?

So what'd you decide? In this town?

What, I'm gonna be an actor or something? I don't think so.

So, fine, I'll be a, uh-- I don't have an education.

So what's the best thing?

I became a dick.

You were a dick long ago, my friend.

But it's all right.

No, I mean, like, a private eye kind of thing.

Oh, you're getting paid for it? Yeah. I'm a pro these days.

♪♪ [ Rock Continues, Muffled, Indistinct ]

So how come you and I never, uh,

hooked up back then?

Hmm? You don't remember?

Remember what?

Are you kidding me? You don't remember?

What?

Stop it. Hey.

Maybe I was drunk or something. Maybe you were.

Yeah. Was I any good?

I was good. Go ahead.

Well, I do remember that you didn't used to look like this.

I mean, you looked hot, baby. God, you're a dick.

You are a dick. It suits you.

Okay, I owe you one. I might have to take you up on that.

What do you mean? Mmm.

Just my family's dirty laundry.

Yeah, right. I heard something.

Uh, your brother had an accident on a motorcycle.

Uh-uh. That was completely blown out of proportion.

Actually, I'm talking about my father... and his--

Yeah.

I'm just worried about the future of our company.

It's, you know. Why? No.

He's involved with this woman. Oh, yeah?

This woman has turned my life into a living hell.

I like him already. What do you mean? I'm sure--

It's a long story. I'm sure that you remember.

Actually, she was at the reunion tonight. Oh, yeah?

[ Cell Phone Ringing ] Excuse me.

Hello.

What? I can't hear you.

Right now? Okay, I'm coming.

I'm sorry. I have to go.

Ah. So soon. The one night I have off.

I really enjoyed hanging out with you. Yeah, me too. It was great.

Can I, uh-- Can I have that?

Sure. Can I give you my number?

I'd like that.

I'd really love to see you again.

Yeah. Me too. Yeah?

Yeah. Good.

All right, well-- Another drink.

What? [ Laughs ] I'm counting on it.

Yeah, me too. All right. Bye.

I'm a pro. Maybe I can help you with some of this stuff.

Maybe you can. Bye. All right. See you later.

[ Bud Narrating ] I gotta find Leigh.

[ Woman ] About time you got up off your duff.

Place don't run itself, you know.

Yeah. Well, that's why I got you, long legs.

Half-ass compliments and day-old doughnuts...

are not my idea of a living wage.

So write a memo. [ Groans ]

[ Scoffs ] Anything on the burner?

Nothing much. That toilet's acting up again.

I got the plumbers comin' in tomorrow. Hold my calls.

Mike called. But he calls all the time, so that's nothing new.

And besides that, it's tight as a drum.

- Hmm! - [ Chuckling ]

Nobody listens to me. I might as well be here alone.

Oh, thank you, Paula. That's great. I'll just leave.

- All right. You're not exactly chopped liver. - I love you, Paula.

I don't know what's wrong with the rest of you.

[ Chuckles ]

[ Bud Narrating ] How come I can only remember...

bits and pieces of that night?

And what did Clay and Dorfman have to do with this?

Mr. Clay, Bud Fox.

Have a seat, Mr. Clay. Thank you.

- Uh, drink? - I quit.

Oh. Sorry to hear that. Soda?

No, thanks. I'm fine.

Right. So what can I do you for, Mr. Clay?

About a year ago,

my partner up and ran off with all our-- my capital.

Okay.

At first, I thought he'd been kidnapped or something.

He-- He just stepped out for lunch, and then-- poof.

I-I filed a Missing Persons report.

But then my checks started bouncing.

Mm-hmm. How much did he take you for?

$98,000.

[ Whistles ]

It devastated me.

After a few months,

I finally got up the courage to start again, but--

I needed some closure, and that's why I came here to see you today.

Why don't you tell me a little bit about this guy?

Well, there's not much to tell.

I only knew him for a few months, but, um--

He was just so-- so charming at first, that, you know--

[ Phone Rings ] Just a minute.

- Yeah. - Hi, Bud. It's Leigh Kaskill.

Hey. Uh, I've been meaning to call.

I was hoping to see you. Do you have time?

What's up? Well, I wanted to see you in person.

Do you know the Little League fields at Elysian Park?

Yeah. Right at the top. Yeah.

There's a playground area off to the side. I was hoping that we could meet there.

Yeah. Give me about an hour.

Okay? All right. Bye. That would be great.

[ Beeps ]

Uh-- Where was I?

Mr. Fox. Yeah?

- You needed some information. - Right.

Well, he was about 6'-- Oh, 6'2".

Built. Brown hair and eyes.

He looked like Tom Cruise, but taller.

Tom Cruise. Anything else?

Well, there wasn't any accent or drawl to speak of, and--

- I'm not even sure that he was exactly gay. - What do you mean?

Well, he performed, but I think it was for the money.

The setup.

Well, that's a pretty rough way to get by.

- Well, thank you, Mr. Fox. - I didn't mean it like that.

You got anything else for me, like, uh, number plates, tattoos, anything?

No, nothing, but he did speak of Springfield.

- But I already checked that out. - Okay. Got a name?

[ Chuckles ] Oh, dear. Yes.

I'm so-- Um, Pat Dorfman.

Pat Dorfman. Okay.

All right. Well, you know, we'll call you if, uh, we come up with anything.

All right?

I just want to know where he is, Mr. Fox.

- Hank. - Yeah?

You wanna check this out for me?

I'm stepping out for a little bit.

- You too. - What's up?

- Uh, need the feminine touch. - Oh, didn't know you went for that any longer.

"Tom Cruise"? "Taller"? Bud, can I borrow your magic wand?

- What now, Hank? - 'Cause you need to be a magician to close this.

- I gotta go. - "Dorfman"? Should I call information?

Why don't you do your job, Hank? Jesus Christ.

Boys. Come on. Let's go. Wanna just do your job?

What?

Why don't you do your job? Christ.

Ridiculous.

[ Bud ] Hey. Who's this?

This is Claire Barnes. She's an associate.

She's gonna be working on the case. I can do without her.

Yeah, look, maybe you could just head back to the office somehow.

I'll see you in a little bit, okay?

I can wait in the car. Mmm, no.

Take a cab.

Put it on the expenses. Unbelievable.

[ Children Shouting, Chattering In Distance ]

So, what's up?

I want you to follow my dad.

Why is that?

I saw him this morning, and I just know that--

It's over. I mean, I didn't--

I never expected things to... turn out like this,

but I am certain that he's about to sell his shares of the company.

Why do you think that?

Well, I've been auditing the books,

and it looks to me like he has been--

[ Sighs ] It looks like he's been cooking the figures for a while.

Uh-huh.

Not to mention, I overheard him talking to that bitch...

about buying land outside of San Saba.

San Saba. Where's that?

It has to be a retirement ranch.

I mean, nothing happens in San Saba.

No? Couldn't it be a commercial venture?

I think he's trying to set all of us up.

Do you understand what I'm saying? Okay, okay.

I'll have one of my associates look into it.

I didn't call one of your associates. I called you.

Listen, I'm kind of behind the scenes now. I-- I don't really--

I don't do fieldwork, okay? I got some very good people, and they will investigate.

Do you see these kids over here? They will-- They got--

This boy and the little girl with the hat. Yeah.

Those are mine. I have to think about their future.

Okay. I need you.

Uh-- Okay.

Okay. It's what you do.

Yeah. [ Chuckling ]

Thanks. All right.

By the way, my father's going to be working in his office down in the warehouse district.

Just to give you a leg up.

Ma, cancel the rest of my day.

Sure, boss. Whatever you say.

- Uh, I'm gonna need the address for the Key Point warehouse. - Yep.

- Is this coffee hot? - Yep.

Yeah? Hey.

Come on. Sorry.

Okay? She's a client.

Jesus. So you took a cab.

Come on!

You comin'? Hey.

Wake up. You comin'? Let's go!

- You two make me crazy. - [ Bud ] Women!

Yes, sir. Coming, sir.

Oh, sure. He yells "Rabbit!" and you jump.

Paula, come on.

I give up.

[ Camera Shutter Clicking ]

[ Shutter Clicks ]

[ Claire ] Hey, Bud. Wake up.

Bud, check it out.

[ Engine Starts ]

[ Bud ] Uh, just let me do the talking.

Hey. Uh, table for two. Yeah, thanks.

Hey, is this, uh, free?

Sit here? Great. Thanks.

Thank you.

[ Bud Sighs, Clears Throat ]

Thank you very much. Honey, you want a cocktail?

Yeah. Your waitress will be right out to take your order.

Okay. It's that kind of a joint.

Stuffy.

Yeah. Fancy.

You're payin', dear. [ Chuckles ]

You're lookin' very pretty tonight. You know that?

Thank you. Mmm.

Nice.

Let's get this down. There we go.

Bud, what are you do--

All right. Now you're lookin' really hot. [ Sniffles ]

- Thank you. - So, you know those guys, right?

Mm-hmm. I'll be right back.

You're gonna sing for your supper. Smile for the camera.

- Hey. Steve, right? - Um, no, it's not Steve.

- [ Shutter Clicks ] - So familiar to me.

I'm sorry. I-- Really? Um--

What's your name? Chip.

[ Shutter Clicks ]

[ Leigh's Voice ] You have to take care of this, Bud! Now!

[ Bud Narrating ] How does Chip play into this?

Hey, hey, hey.

Mornin'. Good morning.

[ Yelps ]

How you doin'? Fine, thank you.

You don't look it.

You better watch out. [ Laughs ]

You think you can handle putting me through to Key Point?

I'll see what I can do. Yeah.

Jerk.

Okay, put it through.

[ Rings ]

[ Woman ] Key Point information. Uh, hi there.

Uh, I'd like to speak to Leigh Kaskill, please.

How do you spell that?

Uh, Kaskill. K-A-S-K-I-L-L.

One minute. It's on your letterhead.

I'm sorry. I'm not seeing a listing for Leigh Kaskill.

What do you mean? She works there. Leigh Kaskill.

I'm sorry, sir. There's nobody here by that name.

Can I redirect you to somebody else?

No. Uh, thanks. Thank you.

[ Beeps ] Hey, Bud. It's Leigh.

Looks like I missed you.

Don't remember if I gave you my cell phone number, but it's 310-555-8094.

Don't try me tonight. I forgot it at home.

I was calling to see how everything went and to talk to you about it.

So call me when you get a chance.

Bye. [ Beeps ]

[ Dial Tone, Beeping ]

[ Sniffles ] [ Line Rings ]

[ Woman ] Good evening. Steak Joynt.

Who am I calling? This is the Steak Joynt.

Would you like to make a reservation?

No. Did a woman just call there?

Uh, a customer?

Uh, yeah. Yeah, she did.

- Give me your address. - Our address is 2729 Main Street.

♪♪ [ Background: Jazz ]

Leigh Kaskill?

Uh, there she is. Okay.

- Surprise. - Bud. - Excuse me?

This is my brother, Jack. Jack, this is Bud Fox.

- He's the man that I hired. - Are you kiddin' me?

- He's the best investigator in town. - That's right.

That's not what I heard. How's the bottom of the barrel these days, Bud?

Jack, that's enough. Good.

Listen, I, uh-- Well, I tracked you down to this place because--

I've been calling the office, uh, this morning, and they don't know who you are.

So am I missing something here? I'm doing an internal audit.

So I'm doing it under an assumed name. Draws less attention.

I have to go to the bathroom. I have something in my eye. Excuse me.

[ Bud Narrating ] There's something strange about Jack.

I'm gonna have a drink with you.

Waitress.

Oh, don't worry. He's not staying.

I don't like you, Bud.

I don't like this whole private detective trip Leigh's on.

- I want mine as much as she does-- - I'll tell you something.

I promise you that I'm looking after your sister's interests here, and yours.

[ Footsteps ]

- Uh. - Did you boys catch up?

So have you found out anything interesting yet?

Uh, couple of photos.

But, uh, I didn't bring 'em 'cause I didn't, uh-- I didn't know.

I'd really love to see them. Can you come by my office tomorrow?

Where and when? Say, 8:00 at the Figueroa office?

[ Laughs ] Simple.

I'll call you, and I'll let you know which employee to look for.

Good idea.

[ Blowing On Harmonica ]

[ Bud Narrating ] What is it between her and the old man?

[ Leigh ] So they'll be in my hand tomorrow.

Well, I'm counting on that. Okay, fine.

Hey. Hi.

Jesus, you'd think by now in life,

you wouldn't have to deal with jerks all day long.

- My God. - Yeah, well--

Life's a bitch, and then you die, Mrs. Morris.

[ Sniffs ] Mmm. "Miss."

I'm pretty much finished here.

What do you say we head across the street and look at what you got?

It's just, uh-- Have a drink here, you know?

I'm buying. Lead the way.

[ Leigh ] This is all you have?

[ Bud ] It's a couple days. We can't get it all together--

No, no. It's fine. Really.

Anyway, I've run plates on most of these guys,

but these three here, I'm pretty clueless about.

I don't think I've ever seen him before.

This guy is, uh-- He's called Chip.

Chip? Yeah.

I'm checking him out.

Let's see.

Oh, boy.

This is Boris Godfrey.

He's a V.P. at Key Point.

He came on about a year ago. He's Dad's right hand.

Somewhat of a hatchet man, too, in more ways than one. Oh, yeah?

What did he do, kill somebody? Maybe.

Really.

His wife, down in Australia. Oh, yeah?

Turns out he collected on a pretty major-league life insurance policy to boot.

This guy? Yeah. The very one.

- Okay. The plot thickens. Right? - [ Chuckles ]

What the hell's goin' on here?

I don't know, but Godfrey's definitely made a name for himself...

snatching up companies on the cheap, chopping them up...

and selling them off piece by piece.

That's what he does. Maybe the guy's interested in buying up Key Point.

I don't know, but he will definitely be sitting in the catbird seat...

no matter how my dad steps down.

[ Chuckling ] Right. Right. Right. Right.

I just can't imagine him selling it to this vulture after all he's done.

He built it up.

But who knows? I mean, he's been behaving very strangely.

Yeah. Oh, you mean with the, uh-- that broad, right? She turned his brain to mush.

Well, I can't say that I don't, uh, sympathize with him.

What's her name?

I'm gonna look into this Chip guy and see what I can find out for you.

What I don't understand is how come your dad...

doesn't just hand over the whole thing to you and Jack?

I actually have to get going. I'm so sorry.

But I hope that we can get together another time.

Yeah. You gotta go now?

Yeah. I have to get going.

Uh-- Let's get together another time.

Yeah, that's great. Great. That's cool.

They're actually having dinner tonight. Who?

Kate. With my dad. At the Porterhouse.

Oh, the--the mind mush--

I'll call you about dinner. Yeah?

I'd love that. I'd-- I'd love that. Okay.

I'll get the drinks.

[ Bud Narrating ] I wonder if Leigh knew the connection between Kate and I.

Hey. Uh, I placed an order about an hour ago for some steak and fries.

Let me check on your order. What is your name?

Fox. Bud Fox.

Ah! Ho, ho, ho, ho! What'd you get?

Your favorite. You got my favorite. Yeah.

Hey, you got any soy sauce somewhere?

Yeah. So what are we lookin' for here?

Uh, Kaskill's car. He's gonna probably valet it.

How the hell do you open these things?

You're so funny. Come on. Come on?

[ Laughing ] [ Sighs ]

Do you want me to help you with that? No, I've got it.

Hey, hey, hey, hey. There you go. Here we go.

The Eagle has landed. Oh, my God. He's huge.

I don't see her.

I didn't even see her because she was behind him.

All right.

[ Whistling ]

This is kind of fun, you know? Huh?

This. This. What?

This is kind of fun. What do you mean?

Feels kind of like a little date or something. Oh, yeah.

I should remember that. It's been years.

Oh. So Leigh's not really an option?

Leigh? Well, she's a client.

But I wouldn't kick her out of bed. You know what I'm sayin'?

Oh, come on. Are you serious? [ Static On Speaker ]

No. Yeah.

Bud, she is so-- What?

I don't know. She's just--

[ Waiter On Speaker ] What would you like to drink? I just don't trust her.

[ Woman ] I'll have a glass of pinot noir.

Listen. Listen to this. Listen to this.

Gettin' a little static here. [ Woman ] I'll have the lobster tail.

A little staticky.

[ Man, Static ] Maybe he doesn't-- to get any.

She doesn't stop messin' around-- [ Indistinct ]

[ Woman ] Let's get outta here.

All right. So--

Yeah. Um.

Here they come.

- All right. Here's the big, fat whale. - [ Claire Laughs ]

I got you.

She's a-spendin' his money.

I cannot believe that. She's hot though.

Gorgeous. Wow. How'd he do that?

Bud. Bud, what's wrong?

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

What is it?

[ Waiter On Tape ] What would you like to drink?

[ Woman ] Oh. I'll have a glass of pinot noir.

[ Static ]

[ Man, Indistinct ] [ Woman ] I'll have the lobster tail.

Kate. [ Sighs ]

What did you get me into now?

[ Phone Rings, Beeps ] Bud, it's Hank. You there?

I'm up at Springfield, Missouri, on that Clay assignment.

Looks like our boy didn't realize there are more states in this union than just this one.

I'm picking up a trail. I was hoping I could catch you-- [ Coughing ]

...talk about the situation with me and you.

I'll finish up with this Dorfman fella and then-- [ Coughing ]

[ Groans ]

[ Beeping ]

[ Line Rings ]

[ Phone Rings ]

[ Rings, Beeps ] Hello.

- [ Raspy ] We need to meet. - Okay.

Bring your brother.

- Did you see them last night? - Yeah.

That's why we need to meet.

Okay. I'll meet you at the Blue Star, and I'll bring Jack.

- Okay. Just give me an hour. - Great.

[ Beeps ]

[ Phone Clatters On Table ] [ Groans ]

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

Hi. What's this all about?

Well, uh,

I don't think I can continue with this investigation.

- Why the hell not? - [ Sighs ]

I was engaged to Katherine Winters two years ago.

I can't believe that. Yeah.

[ Leigh ] Small world. It's getting smaller.

[ Laughing ] So you were engaged to the bitch?

It's a little more complicated than that.

How so? Didn't end well.

She started threatening me, my mom.

She started sleepin' with my best friend.

So one night I got into it with her.

Cops were called. I had a piece on me.

- Oh, Christ. I knew it. - It wasn't loaded, but, uh--

But-- But it looked like it was gonna go to trial.

So with the stress and everything, my mother had a stroke.

Oh, my God. I'm so sorry.

So I plea-bargained. I got a suspended sentence.

I got a restraining order against me. I lost my gun license.

Oh, well, that's a relief, isn't it?

[ Leigh ] So where does this leave us?

I just wanted you to know it's something that, uh, you might wanna consider.

- I-I don't see a problem with it, for me. - No?

Okay.

Then if it's okay with you, I'd like to take a sniff around...

inside your old man's office. Sure.

Also, uh, hopin' to take a look at that piece of land out in San Saba.

- What for? - I just wanna see it.

Just, uh, you know-- See what he got himself.

He bought himself a ranch. You can take a look at the pictures.

I know. I'd just like to see it for myself.

What for? Hasn't this guy got better things to do with our money...

than take a joyride up north? Shut up, Jack.

I-I gotta make sure that your story holds water. That's all.

What?

You're a lowlife, Bud. Shut up.

You probably always have been. What are you doin' with this guy? Shut up.

Shut up.

I should have taken care of the bastard when I had the chance.

We wouldn't be in this mess with that animal Dorman friend of yours...

or this son of a bitch here. This isn't a good idea.

I gotta go. I was just gonna do you a favor, but--

- Yeah, well, good riddance. - What is wrong with you?

What has gotten into you?

We need him, you idiot.

Bud. Wait.

Uh--

I'm really sorry about that.

You know, Jack just--

He's had a tough time.

My dad blames him for... my mom's death.

Five years after they got divorced,

my mom committed suicide, and Jack was with her.

He was 12 years old.

It's just had a huge impact on his life.

I hope you'll reconsider.

Please.

[ Exhales ]

Okay.

[ Bud Narrating ] I followed the old man all over the town that day,

trying to figure out what he'd been up to.

Seemed like a good time to try to dig up some more info on the company.

[ Woman On P.A., Indistinct ]

Hi.

I need to speak to someone about a patient here.

- Okay. And the patient's name? - John Kaskill.

Are you a doctor? Yes, I am.

Dr. Fox from the upper Los Angeles psych ward.

Okay. Can I see some credentials?

Oh, you know, I-- It's in the car.

I'm just coming back from the institute.

I got a couple of questions about the guy-- I'm sorry.

We don't discuss our patients unless it's warranted for health or legal reasons.

Yeah, yeah. Just a couple of-- Sorry.

Okay. That's good. That's very professional. I'll be right back.

I'm just gonna go get 'em in the car.

I don't want you leaving for a whole weekend.

Well, no, I have a good feeling about it, but you never know--

- Hey. - until you know what he's-- Just a minute, okay?

How you doin', beautiful?

Uh, I'm here to see Mr. Kaskill.

Do you have an appointment?

I'm kind of an old friend. Just came in from out of town. You know how it is.

You're not really an old friend of his, are you?

What do you mean?

Any old friend of Mr. Kaskill's knows...

he takes every Memorial Day week off to go deep sea fishing with friends.

Right.

Memorial Day. Where'd the old bastard go this time, huh?

Is he still giving you girls a hard time?

If I knew, you still wouldn't.

There's the door. Okay.

Yeah, so anyway-- Thanks.

No, just some guy.

Yeah. No, I think you should wear that red dress for sure.

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

I was trailing your dad today. I came across something pretty interesting.

I thought that we were gonna leave that behind tonight.

Oh, I think you might wanna hear about this.

You ever hear of St. Alfred's Hospital?

Hmm?

Well?

He's going there again?

Oh. He was a patient before?

Yeah, a couple of years ago, but he just needed someone to talk to.

[ Laughing ] Someone to talk--

Yeah, well, I also trailed him to the airport, and he went on a fishing trip.

What do you know about that?

He takes that trip every year.

He lands more deals than fish.

I'm sure he's lining up a sucker as we speak.

[ Whispering ] Let's get out of here.

Do you want to come in?

[ Bud ] Yeah--

What did Jack mean about, uh, "the doorman," back there?

We wouldn't be in this mess with that animal Dorman or this son of a bitch here.

What was that? Oh. Oh. The doorman.

That was nothing. That was--

He was gonna help us get some info-- My dad's doorman.

You're gonna have to take the back door. Go up the stairs.

Second floor, fourth office on the right. Got it.

"St. Alfred's Hospital."

"St. Alfred's."

"Timmins Detective Agency."

[ Exhales ]

Did you find anything? No, nothing.

Nothing? Listen, I'm gonna drop you off...

and head out to that piece of land-- San Saba.

I wanna take a look at it, if that's okay with you.

Sure. Yeah. That's fine. Yeah?

They're-- You know, Jack is just weird about it.

There's some things that he-- he can't get over. Yeah.

You mean, like his attitude? [ Laughs ]

Like your attitude. Huh?

[ Laughs ] Where am I taking you?

Get on the freeway. Okay.

You're just gonna have to trust me, okay? Okay.

[ Bud Narrating ] Trusting her.

That's what's got me into all this trouble in the first place.

[ Shutter Clicking ]

Always knew you'd end up living out of garbage cans, Bud.

Just never thought they'd be mine.

What the hell are you doing here?

Who put you up to this? Leigh?

You've been tailing me this whole time?

That's all right. She'll get hers.

And one way or another, I'll be sure as hell to get mine.

That's right.

Ours now.

It's amazing what a real man can do.

Now get the hell off my property before I call the cops.

What am I missing here?

What am I missing?

[ Chattering ] Well, looks like he bought it about a year ago-- June 1.

Oh, yeah. Wait. Can I get a copy of this, please?

Oh, I'm sorry. No.

All right.

Hey, what's this number right here?

That is the payment identifier.

Believe it or not, that number right there--

That means it was paid for in cash.

Ooh. [ Laughs ] Cash, huh?

- How much? - I can't give out that kind of info.

So, uh--

Hey, maybe you could help me out here.

Just kind of like, uh-- Oh. Sorry.

Uh, give me a little, kind of rough estimate...

of where the land lies?

Sure.

Hey, uh, in your humble opinion,

how much do you think that that land would be worth?

Just this side of a hundred G's.

Oh. [ Laughs ] Wow.

That's a lot of cash, huh? Sure it is. Sure is.

Okay. Well, thank you very much, sir.

You are very welcome. Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

[ Claire ] Where are we?

It's the middle of nowhere.

[ Claire ] So this is it? [ Bud ] Yeah.

Hundred thousand bucks buys you all of this.

Who was the woman with Kaskill the other night?

It was a snake I was gonna marry.

I take it it didn't turn out so well. Nope.

[ Beeping ]

[ Ringing ]

Yeah, this is Jon. Who's this?

This is Bud Fox, from Fox Investigations.

Fox Investigations? What can I do for you?

You remember working for a John Kaskill a while back?

Yeah, sure. How could I forget? I'm working for his daughter,

and I'm hoping maybe you could help me out here.

Uh, yeah. Let me see what I can dig up, and I'll get back to you.

Is there a number that I can call you back at?

Uh, yeah. 323-- Uh, wait, wait. Hold on.

- You got it? - Okay, shoot.

323-555-0198.

I got it. Listen-- I'll call you when I got somethin'.

Thanks, Jon.

Say, you get a chance to look into that Godfrey thing today?

Yeah. Actually, this is a little intriguing.

Um, I followed him to a gun shop...

where he, uh, bought something small.

Maybe a revolver.

And then I lost him in traffic.

He made a few calls, too,

but the great commonwealth of Australia is a little stingy...

with the sordid past of its citizens.

What did he do, kill somebody? Maybe.

Jon Timmins?

Yeah. Hey. Bud.

Sorry I'm late. Not a problem.

Anything to get me out of the office.

You ready for another?

Yeah. Why not? Two.

So you find out anything on this guy?

Well--

Finally. I had to dig through all my old files.

Could I get a scotch with that?

Yeah, make that, uh, two.

It was a bitch, but I got the information you wanted.

That's great. I really appreciate it. [ Chuckles ]

Not a problem. But you are gonna owe me one.

Oh-- [ Chuckles ]

I'm sure I will. I'm sure you'll collect.

So tell me what you got.

Well, it's a pretty straightforward scavenger hunt.

A fella named Godfrey. Kaskill just wanted the lowdown on him.

Why? He didn't say,

but I figure this Godfrey guy's a real fistful.

I mean, he covered himself well,

but I wouldn't trust him as far as I could screw him.

Got one of his lackeys here too. Right.

Arthur "Chip" Brennan. There's a bunch of doozies in the file.

They might come in handy. I don't know.

But this guy--

He liked to work troubled young boys, if you catch my drift.

Aw, Jesus.

That's about all I remember. The rest is in the file. Okay. Great.

You're doin' this for the daughter, right? She's, uh-- She's a client.

A tail job, you know?

Yeah, I remember. She was a puff piece of ass.

Yeah, she's something-- a little too much. You know what I'm saying?

[ Chuckling ] Yeah. How do you mean?

You know, the kids. You know, she's got two of 'em.

If I wanted someone else's kids, I'd go buy some. [ Chuckling ]

Are you sure that we're talking about the same girl?

Yeah. Why? You didn't find anything on them?

No. No, just divorce.

Some wild-ass deadbeat's what I found.

You sure?

Yeah. Old man Kaskill, he hated the bastard.

And from what I understand, he split them up.

But now that I remember, there were never any kids.

No. In fact, the old man--

He still had the wedding photo up,

but he cut the son of a bitch's head out.

You don't say. Yeah.

You know, women-- they're a strange breed.

And I tend to take everything that they say with a grain of salt.

"Larry Manning.

Divorced."

[ Cell Phone Rings ]

Yeah. Hey, Bud. It's Hank.

I got some info on-- Hank, I can't talk right now.

Bud, it's important. No. No. I gotta go.

What the hell?

Hey! Get out of-- Get out of my car, you-- Shh, shh, shh.

What do you want?

Okay, you want some cash? All right, damn it. All right, no.

Here, take-- Listen to me.

What? Tell me what happened...

to Kaskill and Godfrey, last week at the restaurant. Kaskill--

You were there. What the hell are you talking about?

All right. You see this photo?

Is this you? And who's the young boy?

Think your wife might give me a couple of tips?

Fine. Fine. I love photography.

What do you want? I asked you a question.

What happened between you and Kaskill and Godfrey...

the other day at the restaurant?

Godfrey wants to buy the son of a bitch out, okay?

What do you want to know for? How much?

I do-- A lot. Okay?

You know, high eight or nine.

What, 800,000? 900,000? Million.

Okay. Thanks for the info. I'll be in touch.

And, uh, don't mention our little talk, or...

this might just show up in the mail.

Have a nice day.

[ Engine Starts ]

[ Engine Starts ]

Hey. [ Leigh ] Hi.

How you doin'? [ Laughs ] What are you doing here?

Just came by.

Ah. It's quiet. Just-- Why didn't you call?

Hey.

It's kind of quiet. Where are the kids?

What are their names?

How old are they?

What? What's that?

You lied. [ Gasps ] I just-- I didn't--

I lied to you because you would have passed me up like everybody else has.

I didn't-- I'm not trying to hurt you,

or whatever it is you think I'm trying to do to you.

Don't you touch me. Stop it.

You snake. Stop.

[ Whispering ] Stop.

Where's Larry Manning?

Huh? Come on.

Where's Larry Manning? I was married for a short time.

I didn't think that that would matter to you.

I mean, what-- Look, I just--

He's a small-time grifter. I haven't seen him in--

in a year. Okay.

I need you.

I don't have anybody in my life. I need you.

Yeah.

I'm sorry.

[ Gasps ]

Do you think that we fall for people that remind us of ourselves?

'Cause you're a lot like me. Yeah.

You know, I forgot to tell you...

that Kate Winters is pregnant with your dad's kid, so--

Guess you won't be gettin' any of his money too soon, huh?

We deserve each other.

You need more in your life, Bud.

That's why I'm leavin'.

I don't wanna be complete.

[ Beeps ]

[ Morales ] This is Detective Morales.

We need some more questions answered, Buddy.

Time is running out. [ Machine Beeps ]

[ Man On TV, Indistinct ]

You know, he's been drinkin' an awful lot lately.

And that's sayin' something.

I better drive his drunk ass, or he's gonna kill himself.

That's a good idea.

Hey, don't you think you've had enough for today?

Why don't you just drive?

I'm just concerned.

I'm a grown man. Don't worry about me.

So what did you get on that guy from the hotel?

Nothin'. What about Godfrey?

I don't know. The man can't be found anywhere.

Oh, I also checked up on Kaskill's phone records from that night.

Yeah?

There were two phone calls made that night...

before he got back to his office. Who?

I don't know. I'm still workin' on that part. Hey, Chip.

[ Coughs ] It's me. You know who.

You better call me, or you know what's gonna happen.

Says we got about an hour before he gets back from lunch.

They go to lunch this time every day.

Be a while. You guys here on business?

No. Vacation?

No. The police?

Actually, we're just out here looking into a land deal.

- Oh, yeah? Whereabout? - Route 2732-- by Wallis Creek.

That's some nice land up there.

You know, you ought to ask the feds about that area.

- They got control of it. - How so?

They put a 25-year hands-off order on it.

Thousands of acres. It's cheap as hell though.

So you can buy a piece of land, but you can't develop it.

Well, not for 22 years or so, so you need patience for that.

But it's so damn cheap, it's almost like murder.

Hey, Bud, what do you say we just come back later?

Hey, 74-Down-- "Rose of Guns N' Roses." You--

[ Claire ] Uh, no idea. All right.

No biggie. Well, have a nice day.

So what was that about? I don't know.

What does that fat bastard want with all that land anyway?

Especially if he can't develop it.

None of this adds up. None of it.

Why don't you just ask Leigh?

All I get is the machine.

You can't find her either, can you?

♪♪ [ Harmonica ]

You're late.

I'm sorry.

I don't know this neighborhood as well as you. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So--

Where was Godfrey the night of the murder?

Beats me. I'm just an accountant.

So Godfrey's out of the company, right?

Depends. Considering what happened last week--

We'll know when the will's probated.

- So he's pissed off, right? - What do you think?

Yeah, he's pissed off.

- Where were you? - Come on.

- I was with my wife. - [ Bud Chuckles ]

Happily married man, huh?

Yeah.

So, where the hell is Godfrey now?

Went on safari a few days back.

Been plannin' that for weeks. Safari.

Anything else?

♪♪ [ Harmonica ]

Hey, it's Bud. [ Leigh ] I was just thinkin' of you.

What do you say about heading up to Santa Barbara tonight?

Does that sound good to you? Yeah, you get straight to the point.

Listen. I just wanna say that I was wrong the other night,

so just give me another chance, Leigh.

I'll make it up to you.

[ Bud Narrating ] As soon as I got there, I knew something was wrong.

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

[ Bud Narrating ] What the hell was she up to?

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

[ Bud Narrating ] Why was she pushing me away suddenly?

Beautiful.

One more.

And whatever she's drinkin' over there.

Come over here.

Don't be a stranger.

Sit down.

Kit. Nice.

Wanna go somewhere?

Yeah. Let's go.

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

[ Gunshots ]

[ Gunshots ]

Chip. Huh?

How do you even get "Chip" from Arthur.

You're amazing.

Sometimes it's right in front of your face, and you don't even see it.

- That's it. - What?

John is Jack-- John Kaskill Jr.

Jack.

Oh, my God.

[ Groans ]

[ Groans ]

Oh. Oh, I could kiss you. You've done a beautiful thing.

Mmm.

Wow.

That's it.

Paula. You got last year's calendar somewhere?

You're lookin' for the deed, right? Yeah.

Great. [ Line Ringing ]

Bud. Hey, Greg, how ya doin'?

Bud, where ya been? Yeah, it's me. Listen.

I solved the case. Uh-huh.

Look up Memorial Day week.

Memorial Day week, John Kaskill--

Uh-huh. Never hangs out in town.

John Kaskill goes fishing in Cabo.

[ Greg ] Okay. Right. [ Bud ] That's right.

- The dates match. - They do? Great. Just listen to me.

John Kaskill, Jack Kaskill.

John, Jack-- Jack, John. Jack, John.

Jack Jr. Mm-hmm.

I got it right here. I got all the proof. The guy made the signature.

[ Greg ] But I don't get how that-- It's a scam.

Listen, Bud. I'm comin' over.

- No, wait. - Yeah.

[ Laughs ]

Yeah! Yeah.

Hey, this just came in from Hank.

Who? Hank. The guy who--

You didn't listen to the tape? used to sit there.

Where is Hank? He quit, for cryin' out loud.

I gave you the tape. What tape?

He sent some info to tell you that he quit.

Okay. I'll listen to it later. [ Groans ]

See ya. Good night.

Nobody ever listens to me.

So what happened that night at the warehouse? It's still a little hazy.

I went there, and I was just about to go in,

but then I heard a couple of shots.

[ Gunshots ]

It was Jack.

- I thought he was in Vail. - Nah.

No. It was Jack.

- [ Groans ] - He came in.

He knocked me out. He must have switched the guns.

It was Jack.

It was always Jack.

♪♪ [ Background: Rock ]

Em, I'll be out in a minute, all right?

Look. Jeffrey needs another daiquiri. Go get it for him.

Okay? [ Sighs ]

I need a new woman. Jesus Christ. The kid's unbelievable.

I'm sorry.

I've been trying to get in touch with you all day.

Whiskey. [ Chuckles ]

Whoo!

Got some real problems here I was hopin' you could clear up.

Let's clear it up.

Yeah, let's clear it up, and then let's go and party, huh?

Yeah, yeah, I know. I've been plannin' this thing for weeks.

It's Em's birthday. She's 20... something or other, I hope.

Anyway, what do you got?

Well, I know who did it.

♪♪ [ Continues ] Great. Good.

Because from this angle, you look as good as cooked.

And don't even begin to tell me it was Godfrey. He's not in the country.

He's on safari or something, and Kate is not even considerable.

- What do you know about Kate? - The will was just probated.

- She wasn't even mentioned. No motive. - What about the baby?

Baby? Yeah.

Kaskill's baby. You didn't know about that, huh?

But she had an emergency hysterectomy.

Uh-uh-uh-uh.

You don't know what you're talkin' about.

Three years ago, she had elective plastic surgery to remove the scar on her dime.

I checked. She had a pregnancy test. I found the kid.

I'm just telling you what I know.

No, I'm telling you what I know.

The old bastard was being set up by his own son.

Jack bought this piece of federally protected land out in San Saba.

Bud, there's no way. Listen to me.

He was gonna blackmail him.

Some kind of, uh, environmental scam.

Then I come along.

Pfft, pfft.

And that's why he tried to frame me. [ Knocking ]

Jesus, Em, I'm right--

What is it?

The upstairs toilet is overflowing.

[ Sighs ] I'm sorry. I've gotta take care of this.

♪♪ [ Continues ]

Do you know if there's another bathroom somewhere around here?

Huh? Yeah, yeah. Through the door at the end of the hall.

Matches. [ Muttering ]

All right.

[ Beep On Tape ] Hey, Bud, it's Mike. Gimme a call when you can. Later, man.

[ Beep On Tape ] [ Hank ] Hey, Bud. Sorry it played out this way.

I just don't feel like I'm being treated right no more.

We all change in time, in one way or another.

Anyway, here's all the info you need for Clay.

His boy Patrick Dorfman, A.K.A. Pete Dorman--

[ Bud ] Okay. Got a name? Um, Pat Dorfman.

We wouldn't be in this mess with that animal Dorman friend of yours.

[ Hank On Tape ] Pulled some jobs up here in Springfield, Missouri.

I buddied up with him, and as far as the 100 G's is concerned, he ain't got it.

Says he was swindled by some con.

Small-time forger named Larry Manning in some land deal over a year ago.

Got some photos of this Manning guy and Dorfman, if you wanna go with it.

Hope this helps straighten everything out.

Good luck.

I'm sorry about that, man.

Anyway, uh, as I was saying,

it can't be the brother.

There is no brother.

He's at St. Alfred's Hospital.

He's on life support. Motorcycle accident, a year ago.

...brother had an accident? That was completely blown out of proportion.

He was just remanded to his mother up in Philadelphia...

by his guardian, Leigh Kaskill.

My dad blames him for my mom's death.

Seems the accident brought her and Pops back together.

I've been trying to talk to her myself, but all I get...

is this woman named, uh, Alex--

Alex Morris. Yeah, that's her.

I'm doing it under an assumed name. Draws less attention.

Plus, check out today's business section.

She sold out the shares she just got. Made a mint.

Look, Bud, I don't know what you're hopin' to find,

but if you've been had,

they knew you and Kaskill inside and out.

It's pretty tight.

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

Surprise.

Yeah.

It was a lie all along.

The job... The old man...

The whole thing was a setup.

Kate and Leigh set me up from the beginning.

And I fell for it.

- Yeah. - Do you see those kids over there?

- [ Leigh ] You're being unreasonable. - No, I'm not.

As long as you're with Larry,

you are not a member of this family,

and you'll get nothing.

Nothing!

One more?

This is a great house.

Okay. Bud?

What's wrong?

[ Claire On Tape ] Greg's still working on the appeal,

and he thinks we may have a chance.

We just-- We just gotta find 'em.

We've gotta get 'em back here for the retrial.

We know they set you up.

We're gonna get you out of there.

But until then,

don't give up hope.

I miss you, Bud.

♪♪ [ Mid-tempo Rock ]

[ Man ] ♪ It's time to look back at yourself ♪

♪ And tell me what went down ♪

♪ So different than I had planned ♪

♪ Had to stop and turn it all around ♪

♪ Snort this, drink that ♪

♪ And tell me who you think ♪

♪♪ [ Indistinct ]

♪ Don't tell me that I won't be sorry ♪

♪ 'Cause I have heard it all before ♪

♪ All before ♪

♪ Someone ♪

♪ Help me stop this train ♪

♪ Too late ♪

♪ They're gone without a trace ♪

♪ I'm so tired ♪

♪ Of watching love say good-bye ♪

♪ Here and gone ♪

♪ No reason, no rhyme ♪

♪ I have so much gratitude ♪

♪ For you pushing me to this point ♪

♪ Sky blue, ocean size ♪

♪ Central coast we enjoy ♪

♪ Sensational So inspirational ♪

♪ Leaves you wanting so much more ♪

♪ Sometimes it's nice to stop and ask yourself ♪

♪ What is it really all for ♪

♪ Someone ♪

♪ Help me stop this train ♪

♪ Too late ♪

♪ They're gone without a trace ♪♪

♪♪ [ Ends ]

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