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Tonight on Murder, She Wrote.
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Are you a reporter? Crime is
my beat. Murder my specialty.
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- The story is dead. D-E-A-D.
- I understand dead.
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What wasn't a blur
is a complete blank.
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A bronze apple core
belong to David Eisenhower.
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Sweetheart, not again tonight.
I'm sorry, honey. Can't be helped.
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That's you if you put on
any show about my bears.
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I'm gonna make you a star.
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Is that your
solution? To kill me?
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And down goes another
of our valiant men in blue.
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A victim, a victim
of misplaced faith.
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Thank God that this
was not a real tragedy,
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but, rather, a graphic demonstration
of self-serving exaggeration.
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And yes, even fraud,
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and a courtesy of the Acme
Bulletproof Vest Company,
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who claim that their product
can withstand a .45 caliber slug.
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Well, Clare, let's show our viewers
the tragic results of this impartial test.
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Had this flimsy protection been
worn by one of Denver's finest,
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that bullet would have ripped
through the vest and into the che...
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Mr. Chambers.
Look, not a scratch.
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- What?
- The vest. It really works.
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Cut. Cut the cameras.
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Look, are you people
all incompetent or what?
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Look, I blow 10 holes in 10
vests, and the damn thing works!
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When we do it for the camera, the damn
thing works! Now where the hell is Ryan?
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Look, would someone
get me a cannon?
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I want something that will
blow a hole in that thing.
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Steve, damn it. Can't
you do something about
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these lights? They're
burning a hole in my head.
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Don't tell me. "Go find Ryan."
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Murray, you wanna bring
the lights down before the
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prima donna's head melts
off or somebody blows it off.
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Ryan.
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See you later, babe.
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If you're through
notching your bedpost, why
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don't you zip up your
brain and get back to work?
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What? Is the Great One
having another temper tantrum?
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Mr. Chambers needs you. Now!
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- No. What he needs is a good swift kick.
- Move it, Romeo.
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I can't believe it's been
seven years since the wedding.
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And your dance marathon
with my crazy Uncle Buck.
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If Steve hadn't rescued me,
my feet would still be hurting.
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- How is your dear husband?
- Well, nobody said the
honeymoon would last forever.
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- Oh, don't like the sound of that.
- Oh, we're muddling through, Jess.
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But I can sum up the problem in
two words: Kenneth Chambers.
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Steve produces his program.
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Chambers? Oh, yes, I
remember, you wrote me about him.
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A compulsive egomaniac
suffering from delusions of grandeur?
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That was last month.
These days he's even worse.
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I think Steve would like to quit his job,
but then there'd be two of us out of work.
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Well, you could always
reestablish your practice.
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Most of my patients have
scattered to other psychiatrists.
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Besides, it'd be like...
stepping backwards.
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Oh, look, enough about my
troubles. Steve can't wait to see you,
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and I can't tell you how
delighted he is that you're
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going to guest on his
new book review program.
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Well, anyone who
would rescue me from
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your Uncle Buck deserves
my lifelong gratitude.
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This is the rough footage
we got with Flannigan.
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The Acme vest?
Well, it's cumbersome.
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I mean, I wouldn't put it on my dog
if I expected him to fetch the paper.
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But, uh, in a dangerous situation, it's
the most effective product I've ever seen.
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Boring testimonial stuff, right?
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Now, take a look at this next one. I
had our boys do a little bit of editing.
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The Acme vest?
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In a dangerous situation,
I wouldn't put it on my dog.
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Kenneth, that's unethical.
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It's brilliant. Look, who cares?
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I care. Gee, that's not fair.
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Kenneth, there isn't a South American coup
that can match the one I just pulled off.
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The Hammet Cheese
tapes. They're all we need
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to throw Hammet into
the fondue as it were.
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That story's dead. What
do you mean, dead?
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I spent weeks digging up
this evidence. It's all here.
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Watch my lips, Lynnette.
The story is dead. D-E-A-D.
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You do understand
dead, don't you?
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I understand dead.
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Oh, thanks... for all
your support, Steve.
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Got a minute for
a famous author?
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Jessica! Oh, my
gosh. You look great.
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Oh, I would have
been at the airport, but
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things have got a little
crazed around here.
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I know, a show a week, ready or not.
Believe me, I know all about deadlines.
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Hiya, honey. Hiya, honey.
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Hey, hey, hey, hey! Not
this stuff again, please.
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Jayne, when are you
gonna dump this loser
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and run off with a
certified winner like me?
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When you get a new line. Rob, I
believe you have met Jessica Fletcher.
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Oh, yes. At the wedding. As I remember,
you were the life of the party, Mr. Warren.
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Oh, well, forgive me, Mrs. Fletcher.
What wasn't a blur is a complete blank.
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Well that's very convenient.
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But when one's best friend steals
the love of his life from under his nose,
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it's either "laugh,
clown, laugh" or slit your
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wrists, and I didn't
have the blood to spare.
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But, Jessica,
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if there is anything
that I can do for you
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while you're in Denver,
you need only command.
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Oh, this young man has got to
be your number one salesman.
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Used to be. Used to be.
Then they promoted me to
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station manager either
out of pity or desperation.
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I haven't figured that one
out yet. Uh, so, Jessica,
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let me take you on the 50 cent tour—
I think these two wanna talk about us.
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Oh, that's very nice. Thank you.
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So how was the rest of your day?
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All things considered, almost placid.
But then the day is not over yet. Yeah.
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Excuse me.
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Mr. Rinaldi. Mr. Rinaldi, sir,
you can't park like that, sir.
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- Where's Chambers?
- Why, you can't go in there.
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Thank you. No! I'm sorry,
Mr. Chambers. I tried to stop him.
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What are you tryin' to do,
destroy me? How are you, Joe?
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My ulcer is acting
up, and I ain't about to
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eat a boatload of stuffed
bears from Taiwan.
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Now I spent a fortune on these stupid
toys, and you're not about to ruin me.
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Well, those bears
are unsafe, Joe.
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Unsafe? No.
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This is unsafe, and I'm
warning you, Chambers.
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That's you if you put on
any show about my bears.
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And here, of course,
the pièce de résistance...
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A Rogues' Gallery
of life's famous losers.
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Kenneth Chambers's Wall
of Fame and Shame. Clare!
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Yes, sir? I thought I told
Ryan to have this TV fixed.
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- Now where the hell is he?
- I'll find him.
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TV repairman. Very
funny, Warren. Very funny.
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Suppose you channel that
sense of humor of yours into...
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J. B. Fletcher. Now
this is a pleasure.
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Steve told me that you were coming. I
can't tell you how much I admire your work.
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Why, thank you, Mr. Chambers.
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I've heard a great deal
about you as well. Is that right?
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What? The article in
the New York Times?
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Um, from Jayne and Steve.
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Oh. Well, Steve's great.
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Great, like my right arm. I
couldn't get along without him.
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Say, now I hope you're
staying for the next few days.
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Well, I, uh— I've got a terrific
show lined up for Saturday evening.
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I'm pulling the plug
on Rinaldi Toys.
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Oh, come on, Kenneth. I thought
we'd already discussed this.
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Joe Rinaldi plunks down a lot of
advertising bucks in this station.
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That doesn't give him a license to
bilk our public, now does it, Rob?
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Look, the man is a menace. Besides which,
I've got an obligation to my viewers.
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I am merely
suggesting that— Sorry.
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We go with this
Saturday, Warren,
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unless, of course, you'd
like to pull the plug on me.
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Because if you do, there are plenty
of places I can go, as you well know.
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Ah, but what are we arguing for?
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Especially in
front of our guest.
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- J. B. Fletcher, say hello
to my assistant, Clare Henley.
- Hello.
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What a pleasure, Mrs.
Fletcher. Kenneth...
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I mean, Mr. Chambers,
said you were coming.
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He is such a fan.
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Oh! Oh, you idiot!
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Ah, I'm sorry, sir.
It was an accident.
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Accident? Your whole
life is an accident, Monroe.
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Look, that's it. Look, you have
screwed up for the last time. You're fired!
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Kenneth, he certainly
didn't mean to— I said, out!
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Now!
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Ah, perhaps we should go to
the restaurant and meet Steve.
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I think escape is
definitely in order.
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Oh, well, ah...
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Yes, I'm sure we'll be
seeing more of each
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other, Mrs. Fletcher.
Enjoy your stay in Denver.
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Well, thank you, Mr. Chambers.
It's nice meeting you, Miss Henley.
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No coffee, thanks.
It's off my diet.
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Yes, I imagine Kenneth Chambers provides
all the stimulant your nerves can handle.
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So anyway, for once in his life, old Steve
here is actually hanging tough with me...
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until, until I unleashed my secret
serve. The "Rob Warren unreturnable."
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It's a miracle serve that defies
gravity. I've heard that before.
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In all modesty, from there
on I just cruised to victory.
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- As usual. And as usual,
we get to hear all about it.
- Of course.
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And before you ask, Jessica,
no, I am not masochistic.
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I'm into racquetball
for the exercise. It's
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good old Rob here who
thrives on competition.
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To the point of
compulsion, I might add.
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Oh? Maybe your former psychiatrist
could give us some insight into that?
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Mm-mmm.
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Please, I would love
to, but there are very
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strict rules about
doctor-patient confidentiality.
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And it's a good thing. Jayne
and I had years of pillow talk.
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Of course, I was the only one with my
head on the pillow. She was taking notes.
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Oh, the things this woman
could tell about me. It's terrifying.
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Well, I hate to break up a party, gang, but
work beckons. Orders from the Great One.
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Sweetheart, not again tonight.
I'm sorry, honey. Can't be helped.
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I'll probably be
late, so don't wait up.
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Good night. Thanks, Rob.
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Well, I, for one, can
commiserate with Steve.
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I had to work at the station late
every night this week, and believe me,
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when there's no one else
there, it's a very lonely place.
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Well, I doubt that he'll be
lonely with Mr. Chambers around.
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Which is exactly why for
the first time in weeks, I
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am gonna go home and get
myself a good night's sleep.
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Night, Jaynie. Good night, Rob.
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And you, madam, I shall expect to see
in my office first thing in the morning...
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to collect your 30 pieces of silver
for your book show appearance.
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Here's a dollar. Would you
like that in dimes or quarters?
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Jayne, what is it? I don't know.
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Oh, it's nothing
really, I guess.
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Uh, it's just that according
to Steve, he's been
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working late at the station
every night this week,
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and Rob just let it slip that
he's been working all alone.
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Maybe it's just me.
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Mr. Chambers?
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Yoo-hoo.
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Mr. Chambers?
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You asleep or something?
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I hope Steve didn't disturb you when
he came home. It was awfully late.
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I didn't hear a thing.
Slept straight through.
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And he was gone
early this morning too.
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Jayne, look, maybe it's none of my business
and feel free to tell me to shut up,
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but Frank and I could
always talk things out.
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You know, clear the
air. Whatever's going on.
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Well, I'm a very good listener
with a very short memory.
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Thanks, Jess. I guess it all
started when I quit my practice.
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You know I could never understand
that. You seemed to be doing so well.
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Indeed, I was a huge success. Some
of my patients still haven't forgiven me.
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Jess, the bottom line, I
wanted—still want—a baby.
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One doesn't necessarily
preclude the other.
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Then let's just say marriage is
more of a full-time job than I thought.
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I know Steve is under a lot
of pressure from the show,
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but, Jess, I feel...
he's drifting away.
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So I thought if I could be
there for him, all the time...
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What is that?
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As most of your viewers know, I was Kenneth
Chambers's unofficial police expert.
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Naturally I feel a
tremendous sense of loss.
223
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The man had guts, integrity,
a real sense of community.
224
00:15:36,803 --> 00:15:39,932
Selfless, dedicated— Do you have
any leads in the killing, Lieutenant?
225
00:15:40,006 --> 00:15:44,842
Leads? Sure, but nothing
I can discuss right now.
226
00:15:44,911 --> 00:15:48,643
A man like Kenneth Chambers
had powerful enemies—
227
00:15:48,714 --> 00:15:50,649
Well, could you tell
us how he was killed?
228
00:15:50,716 --> 00:15:53,345
Yes. He was shot
twice late last evening.
229
00:15:53,419 --> 00:15:57,789
But let me tell you this,
and this is a promise.
230
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Lieutenant Lou Flannigan will have
this great man's killer wrapped up...
231
00:16:03,429 --> 00:16:07,696
before you people can say
"Film at 11." Thanks very much.
232
00:16:07,767 --> 00:16:11,135
We've been talking to Lieutenant
Louis Flannigan of the Denver Police.
233
00:16:11,204 --> 00:16:15,107
This is Rick Coleman reporting live
from Station KBLR. Back to you, Allison.
234
00:16:15,174 --> 00:16:18,440
Thanks a lot, Lieutenant. Yeah, we'll
be in touch. Sure. Anything you need.
235
00:16:18,511 --> 00:16:20,878
Uh, excuse me, Lieutenant? Yeah?
236
00:16:20,947 --> 00:16:23,781
I-I was wondering, could you tell
us just about when this happened?
237
00:16:23,850 --> 00:16:26,684
Certainly. It was between
10:00 and 12:00 last evening.
238
00:16:26,752 --> 00:16:28,687
The killer, ah—
Are you a reporter?
239
00:16:28,754 --> 00:16:31,918
Oh, no. No, my name is
Jessica Fletcher and uh...
240
00:16:31,991 --> 00:16:35,155
Fletcher? I know that name.
241
00:16:35,228 --> 00:16:37,356
And the face. Are you sure
you're not with the media?
242
00:16:37,430 --> 00:16:40,889
No, no, I'm-I'm just
visiting from out of town.
243
00:16:40,967 --> 00:16:44,802
As my guest. I'm Jayne Honig. My
husband works here as a producer.
244
00:16:44,871 --> 00:16:48,535
- Oh, Steve? We've been looking for him.
- You're what?
245
00:16:48,608 --> 00:16:53,672
You know where he was last night, ma'am?
Say, between the hours of 10:00 and 12:00?
246
00:16:56,182 --> 00:17:00,347
Jayne! Oh, sweetheart.
Thank God, you're safe.
247
00:17:00,419 --> 00:17:02,432
I just got back from
playing racquetball with
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00:17:02,456 --> 00:17:04,584
Rob. I just heard. I
don't believe any of this.
249
00:17:04,657 --> 00:17:08,890
Steve, we've gotta talk. Is there
someplace we can be, ah, private?
250
00:17:08,961 --> 00:17:12,125
Well, sure, Lieutenant,
there's my office, but...
251
00:17:12,198 --> 00:17:15,032
It's just routine.
Don't sweat it.
252
00:17:17,770 --> 00:17:21,935
Ladies, this is an official
police interrogation. No civilians.
253
00:17:22,008 --> 00:17:24,739
Lieutenant— Uh,
Lieutenant, you know,
254
00:17:24,810 --> 00:17:29,612
I don't know how you spotted me, but
you certainly had me pegged. I am a writer.
255
00:17:29,682 --> 00:17:32,447
Crime is my beat.
Murder my specialty.
256
00:17:32,518 --> 00:17:35,352
Somethin' told me. If you
wouldn't mind me sitting in,
257
00:17:35,421 --> 00:17:41,258
I mean, uh, just to observe a
real homicide detective at work.
258
00:17:41,327 --> 00:17:43,626
I wouldn't say a
word. Believe me.
259
00:17:43,696 --> 00:17:48,725
Okay, but if you write it
up, I wanna clear the copy.
260
00:17:48,801 --> 00:17:52,135
Oh, absolutely.
261
00:17:59,545 --> 00:18:04,643
- The janitor says you and Chambers were
thrashing it out pretty good last night.
- We argued, yes.
262
00:18:04,717 --> 00:18:07,448
About what? Ethics, Lieutenant.
263
00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:11,184
He'd edited a tape to make one
of our experts look like an idiot.
264
00:18:11,257 --> 00:18:15,092
He wouldn't do that. Honesty was
Kenneth Chambers's middle name.
265
00:18:15,161 --> 00:18:18,825
Perhaps if you could establish the
time of that argument, Lieutenant.
266
00:18:20,566 --> 00:18:22,899
Sorry.
267
00:18:25,037 --> 00:18:27,199
What time did you leave?
268
00:18:27,273 --> 00:18:29,970
It was around 10:30,
and I just went to cool off.
269
00:18:30,042 --> 00:18:35,572
- What'd you do, climb Pike's Peak?
- I drove around for a couple of hours,
and then I went home.
270
00:18:35,648 --> 00:18:40,313
- So you got no witnesses?
- What are you driving at?
271
00:18:40,386 --> 00:18:45,415
You argue with Chambers.
Chambers is dead.
272
00:18:48,728 --> 00:18:51,721
And what-what motive
could he possibly have?
273
00:18:51,797 --> 00:18:55,859
That is what I intend to find out,
ma'am. Downtown. Excuse me, sir.
274
00:18:55,935 --> 00:18:58,632
Thought you oughta
have a look at this.
275
00:18:59,705 --> 00:19:05,269
This is insane. I
didn't kill anybody.
276
00:19:05,344 --> 00:19:07,279
Of course you didn't.
277
00:19:10,349 --> 00:19:15,981
Mr. Honig, do you have a
permit to carry this weapon, sir?
278
00:19:16,055 --> 00:19:18,024
Me? This is not mine.
279
00:19:18,090 --> 00:19:20,650
No? Then how did it come to
be in the backseat of your car?
280
00:19:20,726 --> 00:19:23,161
One of my men spotted
it through the window.
281
00:19:23,229 --> 00:19:25,255
Also two shots have been fired.
282
00:19:25,331 --> 00:19:29,063
My guess is this is the gun that killed
Kenneth Chambers. What's your guess?
283
00:19:29,135 --> 00:19:34,164
Lieutenant, for heaven's sakes.
Anyone could have planted that gun.
284
00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:36,675
Ma'am, you're just
an observer here.
285
00:19:36,742 --> 00:19:40,941
Yes, and what I've observed is a
complete lack of common sense.
286
00:19:41,013 --> 00:19:44,006
If he was the killer, why would he
return to the scene of the crime...
287
00:19:44,083 --> 00:19:47,178
with the murder weapon carelessly
concealed in the back of his car...
288
00:19:47,253 --> 00:19:49,654
when he had all
night to dispose of it?
289
00:19:49,722 --> 00:19:54,717
- There's a perfectly
logical reason for that.
- Yes?
290
00:19:54,794 --> 00:19:58,595
Steve. Steve, I just heard.
291
00:19:58,664 --> 00:20:01,964
Excuse me, sir, but I'm interrogating
this witness. And who are you?
292
00:20:02,034 --> 00:20:04,435
Robert Warren. I run
this station. And you are?
293
00:20:04,503 --> 00:20:07,063
Oh, Mr. Warren. We
haven't met. Lou Flannigan.
294
00:20:07,139 --> 00:20:10,701
You've probably caught me on
Chambers's show a few times.
295
00:20:10,776 --> 00:20:14,838
Actually, I hardly ever watched it. Uh,
I'm sorry to disrupt things, Mr. Warren,
296
00:20:14,914 --> 00:20:19,875
but I've got to take Mr. Honig down to the
station for some additional questioning.
297
00:20:19,952 --> 00:20:24,754
Well, you won't mind if I send a
lawyer along with him then? No, not at all.
298
00:20:28,260 --> 00:20:30,923
Are you sure, Rob? I just
feel like I should be there.
299
00:20:32,732 --> 00:20:38,296
All right. No, whatever you
think is best. I'll wait for your call.
300
00:20:42,408 --> 00:20:47,676
They are going to hold him at
least until the ballistics results are in.
301
00:20:47,747 --> 00:20:50,615
And I'm afraid that
news won't be good.
302
00:20:50,683 --> 00:20:56,179
Steve did not kill that
man. Of course he didn't.
303
00:20:56,255 --> 00:20:58,281
He also doesn't own a gun,
304
00:20:58,357 --> 00:21:02,522
which means the gun that they found in the
backseat has got to be the murder weapon,
305
00:21:02,595 --> 00:21:07,260
planted there by the real killer
to railroad Steve into a conviction.
306
00:21:07,333 --> 00:21:11,930
Jayne, what time did
he come home last night?
307
00:21:12,004 --> 00:21:16,271
I don't know. 1:00, 1:30.
308
00:21:16,342 --> 00:21:18,311
Did he say anything?
309
00:21:18,377 --> 00:21:22,246
Anything that could give us a
hint as to what had happened?
310
00:21:22,314 --> 00:21:24,180
No. We didn't speak.
311
00:21:25,751 --> 00:21:27,686
I pretended to be asleep.
312
00:21:27,753 --> 00:21:33,124
Oh, Jess, with what I was feeling, I
was terrified I'd say something I'd regret.
313
00:21:33,192 --> 00:21:37,254
So I just laid there... silent.
314
00:21:37,329 --> 00:21:39,321
And let my
suspicions gnaw at me.
315
00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:45,035
Turn off the faucets, Clare.
316
00:21:45,104 --> 00:21:47,869
Kenneth Chambers
only cared about himself.
317
00:21:47,940 --> 00:21:51,377
He and Steve were a couple
of self-centered chauvinists.
318
00:21:51,443 --> 00:21:55,505
And with them out of the
way, now is our big chance.
319
00:21:55,581 --> 00:21:59,712
Kenneth is dead. How
can you talk that way?
320
00:21:59,785 --> 00:22:02,679
Think, Clare! Think
of all the humiliation
321
00:22:02,703 --> 00:22:05,691
that bag of gas heaped
on you—on all of us.
322
00:22:10,095 --> 00:22:14,590
Honey, I wouldn't
steer you wrong.
323
00:22:14,667 --> 00:22:17,159
What I'm saying is...
324
00:22:17,236 --> 00:22:21,537
we can take the reins of Kenneth's
legacy and make it stronger.
325
00:22:21,607 --> 00:22:26,409
Different. We'd make a
great team. I dig up the facts,
326
00:22:26,478 --> 00:22:29,880
you feed 'em to the public.
327
00:22:29,949 --> 00:22:34,182
The public, honey,
Kenneth's public.
328
00:22:34,253 --> 00:22:37,917
They're ready for a change.
You know what they want?
329
00:22:39,158 --> 00:22:41,093
They want pretty.
330
00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:43,925
They want happy.
331
00:22:43,996 --> 00:22:48,195
They want young
attractive people.
332
00:22:48,267 --> 00:22:53,638
- Like me?
- Not like you, Clare, you!
333
00:22:53,706 --> 00:22:57,871
Now I've already talked to
Robert, but we've gotta move fast.
334
00:22:59,345 --> 00:23:03,612
I am gonna create a
whole new image for you.
335
00:23:03,682 --> 00:23:06,982
New hair, complete makeover,
336
00:23:07,052 --> 00:23:10,454
and a... a sexy wardrobe,
337
00:23:10,522 --> 00:23:14,482
so your public can
see the beautiful you.
338
00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:19,624
Sweetheart. I'm
gonna make you a star.
339
00:23:47,293 --> 00:23:50,092
Well, Jayne should be
worried, Jessica. We all should.
340
00:23:50,162 --> 00:23:52,825
But Ralph Kensington is
the best attorney in this city.
341
00:23:52,898 --> 00:23:55,231
All well and good, Rob,
but I honestly believe...
342
00:23:55,301 --> 00:23:59,500
that the best way to get Steve off the
hook is to find the real killer and fast.
343
00:23:59,571 --> 00:24:02,370
Well, if you're looking for
suspects, I could name a few dozen.
344
00:24:02,441 --> 00:24:04,433
You mean Joe Rinaldi,
the Teddy Bear King?
345
00:24:04,510 --> 00:24:06,955
Oh, I'd put him right at the top
of the list is where I'd put him.
346
00:24:06,979 --> 00:24:08,971
Oh, and you may also
wanna check on Clare Henley.
347
00:24:09,048 --> 00:24:12,177
She was much more
than just his assistant.
348
00:24:15,354 --> 00:24:17,323
Murray!
349
00:24:18,324 --> 00:24:21,260
I want lots of lights.
Red and white, flashing!
350
00:24:21,327 --> 00:24:25,321
Excuse me, I'm looking for Clare
Henley. Try backstage. Makeup.
351
00:24:25,397 --> 00:24:27,889
Oh, thank you. Uh,
it's Miss Bryant, isn't it?
352
00:24:27,967 --> 00:24:30,698
I don't believe we've
met. I'm Jessica Fletcher.
353
00:24:30,769 --> 00:24:33,034
Lynnette Bryant. And it's Ms.
354
00:24:33,105 --> 00:24:36,507
Ms. Oh, yes. Ms. Bryant?
355
00:24:37,609 --> 00:24:42,070
The blue. And I want you to plunge the
neckline. Start at the navel and work up.
356
00:24:42,147 --> 00:24:44,412
Yes, ma'am.
357
00:24:44,483 --> 00:24:47,214
Terrible tragedy about
Kenneth Chambers, isn't it?
358
00:24:47,286 --> 00:24:50,882
The only tragedy is it took
Steve so long to cancel him.
359
00:24:53,192 --> 00:24:55,991
Like I said, you can
find Clare backstage.
360
00:24:58,897 --> 00:25:02,265
I've marked the photos I want blown up.
This afternoon at the latest. Right away.
361
00:25:02,334 --> 00:25:04,894
Miss, uh, Ms. Bryant,
forgive me, but, uh,
362
00:25:04,970 --> 00:25:07,271
it all looks very much
as if The Bottom Line
363
00:25:07,295 --> 00:25:09,408
isn't quite as dead
as Kenneth Chambers.
364
00:25:09,475 --> 00:25:13,310
Very observant. Life goes on,
especially in Television land.
365
00:25:13,379 --> 00:25:15,848
New star, new producer...
366
00:25:15,914 --> 00:25:18,008
Oh, then you're
taking Steve's place?
367
00:25:19,118 --> 00:25:23,715
Hey, I did not step on Steve's
bones to get this gig, believe me.
368
00:25:23,789 --> 00:25:25,781
He hated this job anyway.
369
00:25:25,858 --> 00:25:29,989
What he really wanted
was the station manager slot.
370
00:25:30,062 --> 00:25:32,252
Only the late and
not-so-great Kenneth
371
00:25:32,276 --> 00:25:34,898
Chambers made sure
Rob Warren got it instead.
372
00:25:34,967 --> 00:25:38,529
Which is why you think that
Steve may have killed him.
373
00:25:38,604 --> 00:25:40,664
Now you're catching on.
374
00:25:40,739 --> 00:25:43,470
Kill it!
375
00:25:43,542 --> 00:25:48,173
Sorry. Look, I am really
very busy, Ms. Fletcher.
376
00:25:48,247 --> 00:25:52,343
Ah, it's Mrs.
Fletcher. Whatever.
377
00:25:59,725 --> 00:26:04,186
Hi. Well? What do you think?
378
00:26:04,263 --> 00:26:07,563
Well, very, uh, striking.
379
00:26:07,633 --> 00:26:13,595
I hate it. I'm beginning to wish I was
back to being the weekend weather girl. Oh!
380
00:26:13,672 --> 00:26:16,073
Look, you wanna talk? Sure.
381
00:26:16,141 --> 00:26:19,134
How about someplace a
little more private? Mm-hmm.
382
00:26:22,981 --> 00:26:27,112
I grew up about a mile
from here. See those swings?
383
00:26:27,186 --> 00:26:29,621
I used to play on
them when I was a kid.
384
00:26:29,688 --> 00:26:31,714
Swinging always
made me feel happy.
385
00:26:33,392 --> 00:26:38,421
I'm sure working for Kenneth
Chambers, you must have been down a lot.
386
00:26:38,497 --> 00:26:41,200
Well, he wasn't perfect,
but he was good and
387
00:26:41,224 --> 00:26:44,198
honest, and he helped
a lot of people, you know.
388
00:26:44,269 --> 00:26:48,206
It was an honor to work for him
even though sometimes it was difficult.
389
00:26:48,273 --> 00:26:51,710
Yes, I suppose he was hard
on everyone including Steve.
390
00:26:51,777 --> 00:26:53,725
That's what I don't
understand. Steve
391
00:26:53,749 --> 00:26:56,147
killing him. I just
don't believe he'd do it.
392
00:26:56,215 --> 00:26:59,947
Good. Neither do I. Now
tell me about Joe Rinaldi.
393
00:27:00,018 --> 00:27:03,038
That thug? He threatened
Kenneth, you know, over
394
00:27:03,062 --> 00:27:05,980
that show he was gonna
run on the toy company.
395
00:27:06,058 --> 00:27:08,253
Rinaldi has about 10
million dollars' worth of
396
00:27:08,277 --> 00:27:10,496
toy bears just waiting
for the Christmas rush.
397
00:27:10,562 --> 00:27:13,589
Toy bears? How could you
have a problem with toy bears?
398
00:27:13,665 --> 00:27:17,193
Kenneth said that Rinaldi cut a lot
of corners with the safety regulations.
399
00:27:17,269 --> 00:27:21,229
And he had proof? He had
a whole show almost on tape.
400
00:27:21,306 --> 00:27:23,798
He said it would ruin
Rinaldi when it got on the air.
401
00:27:23,876 --> 00:27:26,846
Clare, I'd like to
see that tape. May I?
402
00:27:34,987 --> 00:27:37,081
But I locked them in
here myself, Mrs. Fletcher.
403
00:27:37,156 --> 00:27:40,615
The files, the tapes, all the
Rinaldi evidence. It's gone.
404
00:27:40,692 --> 00:27:44,595
What are you bustin' my chops
for, lady? The cops got the killer.
405
00:27:44,663 --> 00:27:47,394
What's his name,
Hanig, Hahnig, Honig...
406
00:27:47,466 --> 00:27:50,402
I wanna talk to you about
some tapes, Mr. Rinaldi.
407
00:27:50,469 --> 00:27:53,962
Some videotapes of your
stuffed teddy bears for a show...
408
00:27:54,039 --> 00:27:56,372
that Kenneth Chambers
was going to run on Saturday.
409
00:27:56,441 --> 00:27:58,808
I understand that
you threatened him.
410
00:27:58,877 --> 00:28:01,847
Threaten? I don't
threaten. I negotiate.
411
00:28:03,315 --> 00:28:05,875
- Those tapes are missing.
- What?
412
00:28:05,951 --> 00:28:07,975
Stolen from the
station storage room.
413
00:28:07,999 --> 00:28:11,254
Lady, let me give you a clue.
If you find 'em, they're mine.
414
00:28:13,058 --> 00:28:17,359
- Bought and paid for
with hard Yankee greenbacks.
- Bought from whom?
415
00:28:17,429 --> 00:28:19,364
From Chambers. Who else?
416
00:28:19,431 --> 00:28:23,493
25,000 in cash which I handed
over to him early last evening.
417
00:28:25,571 --> 00:28:29,064
Somebody should've told
me there was a safe in here.
418
00:28:29,141 --> 00:28:32,407
Kenneth would never take a
bribe. We are just wastin' our time.
419
00:28:32,477 --> 00:28:36,505
You're right, honey. If there's
one thing I know, it's people.
420
00:28:36,582 --> 00:28:39,074
And Kenneth Chambers
was too honest.
421
00:28:45,324 --> 00:28:48,267
Oh, yeah? Well, that's the
dough I gave Chambers.
422
00:28:48,291 --> 00:28:50,956
Five $5,000 bundles
still in their wrappers.
423
00:28:51,029 --> 00:28:56,559
And the missing tapes. I'd say there's
another $50,000 or $60,000 in there.
424
00:28:56,635 --> 00:28:59,764
Perhaps Mr. Rinaldi wasn't the
only one who was paying extortion.
425
00:29:06,345 --> 00:29:09,474
The Hammet Cheese tape.
No wonder he killed the story.
426
00:29:10,816 --> 00:29:12,978
I don't believe it.
Kenneth was a crook.
427
00:29:13,051 --> 00:29:15,816
Believe it, sweetheart. He
had a neat little racket goin'.
428
00:29:15,887 --> 00:29:18,118
Now I'll just take—
Oh, no way, Rinaldi.
429
00:29:18,190 --> 00:29:22,127
Kenneth Chambers may have been
dishonest, but I'm running the show now.
430
00:29:22,194 --> 00:29:25,892
I don't take bribes. And
come Saturday night at 7:30,
431
00:29:25,964 --> 00:29:30,561
The New Bottom Line is gonna
crucify you, aren't we, Clare?
432
00:29:35,507 --> 00:29:39,239
Finding the money and tapes
doesn't get Steve Honig off the hot seat.
433
00:29:39,311 --> 00:29:43,271
Oh, Lieutenant, if you would just
open up your mind to the possibilities.
434
00:29:43,348 --> 00:29:46,614
Mrs. Fletcher,
you're a sweet lady.
435
00:29:46,685 --> 00:29:49,587
Sweet but, uh, dishonest.
I beg your pardon.
436
00:29:49,655 --> 00:29:54,491
All that donkey dirt about
you being a crime writer.
437
00:29:54,559 --> 00:30:00,021
Lieutenant, I did not
lie to you... exactly.
438
00:30:00,098 --> 00:30:03,694
Yeah. You didn't tell the
truth exactly either, did you?
439
00:30:03,769 --> 00:30:06,170
But never mind.
440
00:30:06,238 --> 00:30:08,798
The point is, ma'am,
as far as I'm concerned,
441
00:30:08,874 --> 00:30:13,869
Steve Honig killed Chambers and
planted those tapes to smear his good name.
442
00:30:13,945 --> 00:30:15,880
Anyone could've accomplished it.
443
00:30:15,947 --> 00:30:18,328
I mean, maybe Joe
Rinaldi came in to get his
444
00:30:18,352 --> 00:30:20,647
money back and ended
up shooting Chambers.
445
00:30:20,719 --> 00:30:22,551
No, no, no, no.
446
00:30:22,621 --> 00:30:27,025
Honig went to Chambers's
office to smear Chambers.
447
00:30:27,092 --> 00:30:31,223
Well, Chambers surprised
him. Yeah, that's it.
448
00:30:31,296 --> 00:30:33,629
And then, uh, Honig
had to shoot him.
449
00:30:36,034 --> 00:30:38,401
You mind if I have
a look at those?
450
00:30:38,470 --> 00:30:42,703
No, no. Be my guest. They're
just photos of the murder scene.
451
00:30:45,777 --> 00:30:49,908
You think you can catch something
that the, uh, trained eye couldn't?
452
00:30:51,550 --> 00:30:54,520
Kenneth Chambers was shot
through the back of his chair.
453
00:30:54,586 --> 00:30:58,318
He must've been facing
away from the door. Yeah. So?
454
00:31:00,025 --> 00:31:02,426
Well, why was he sitting
with his back to the door?
455
00:31:02,494 --> 00:31:08,400
To the untrained eye, it must
seem strange, but if you'll notice,
456
00:31:08,467 --> 00:31:12,404
there's a TV and a VCR behind
the desk on that shelf there.
457
00:31:12,471 --> 00:31:14,406
Ah. He was watching TV.
458
00:31:14,473 --> 00:31:19,912
Uh, Lieutenant, uh, with due
respect for your trained eye,
459
00:31:19,978 --> 00:31:21,947
that is impossible.
460
00:31:22,013 --> 00:31:24,676
I was in Mr. Chambers's
office and, uh,
461
00:31:24,750 --> 00:31:28,187
his television was broken.
462
00:31:28,253 --> 00:31:30,688
- Broken?
- Broken.
463
00:31:32,023 --> 00:31:36,290
Which makes me wonder what he was
doing sitting in that, uh, odd position.
464
00:31:37,529 --> 00:31:42,627
- Well, obviously— - Yes?
465
00:31:42,701 --> 00:31:47,298
Obviously, uh, this is
gonna take some thought.
466
00:31:50,509 --> 00:31:52,444
Any news from the lawyer?
467
00:31:52,511 --> 00:31:54,556
Oh, he's still trying
to arrange for Steve's
468
00:31:54,580 --> 00:31:56,414
release. But it
doesn't look very good.
469
00:31:56,481 --> 00:32:01,715
Rob, The Bottom Line. Whose idea was it to
revive the show without Kenneth Chambers?
470
00:32:01,787 --> 00:32:04,086
Lynnette Bryant's.
471
00:32:04,156 --> 00:32:06,038
Why? You think Lynnette
may have personally
472
00:32:06,062 --> 00:32:07,923
canceled Kenneth just
to get her own shot?
473
00:32:07,993 --> 00:32:10,758
I've heard of worst
motives. Oh, I suppose.
474
00:32:10,829 --> 00:32:14,288
She's a very talented girl who wasn't
given much to do under Steve's wing.
475
00:32:14,366 --> 00:32:18,428
It's funny. Under the new format,
everybody's coming out a winner.
476
00:32:18,503 --> 00:32:20,495
You know, Jessica, this
isn't public knowledge,
477
00:32:20,572 --> 00:32:22,703
but Kenneth was thinking
about taking the show
478
00:32:22,727 --> 00:32:24,976
to the network and leaving
everyone else behind.
479
00:32:25,043 --> 00:32:26,978
My goodness. Including Clare?
480
00:32:27,045 --> 00:32:30,812
Oh, especially Clare. You see,
everyone here knew about their romance,
481
00:32:30,882 --> 00:32:33,681
and no matter how hard
Kenneth tried to shake her loose,
482
00:32:33,752 --> 00:32:36,586
well, somehow she always
managed to hang on with a firm grip.
483
00:32:37,689 --> 00:32:39,594
It's ironic though, isn't
it? I mean, now that
484
00:32:39,618 --> 00:32:41,421
he's dead, and Lynnette's
running the show,
485
00:32:41,493 --> 00:32:44,088
Clare is going to be a star.
486
00:32:46,064 --> 00:32:48,465
Oh, well, excuse me. Duty calls.
487
00:32:52,671 --> 00:32:54,606
Ironic.
488
00:32:57,008 --> 00:33:00,706
I'm sure you will all be
able to sleep better at night...
489
00:33:00,779 --> 00:33:04,944
knowing that The New Bottom Line
will continue its costumer crusades.
490
00:33:05,016 --> 00:33:09,181
Cut! It's "consumer
crusades, " Clare."Consumer."
491
00:33:09,254 --> 00:33:11,189
I think I need new contacts.
492
00:33:11,256 --> 00:33:14,658
Listen, Clare, we can't
spend all day on this.
493
00:33:14,726 --> 00:33:19,528
Let's move on to the Rinaldi
Teddy Bear demonstration. Ryan!
494
00:33:19,598 --> 00:33:21,863
Miss Henley, need
makeup? It's okay.
495
00:33:28,974 --> 00:33:31,967
Well, I guess you're a little surprised
to see me, huh, Mrs. Fletcher.
496
00:33:32,043 --> 00:33:34,171
In this business, it's here
today, gone tomorrow.
497
00:33:34,246 --> 00:33:36,181
Chambers is gone, and I am here.
498
00:33:36,248 --> 00:33:41,084
Well, frankly, Mr. Monroe, everything
about this business surprises me.
499
00:33:41,152 --> 00:33:45,487
Clare Henley suddenly a
star, Lynnette a producer...
500
00:33:45,557 --> 00:33:47,383
And me an assistant
director. Well, you
501
00:33:47,407 --> 00:33:49,494
gotta understand
something about television.
502
00:33:49,561 --> 00:33:53,521
You see, the name of this game is
hustle. Any boob can do these jobs.
503
00:33:53,598 --> 00:33:56,762
You just gotta make sure you're
the any boob that gets himself hired.
504
00:33:58,403 --> 00:34:03,171
- Tell me, how are you
at fixing television sets?
- What?
505
00:34:03,241 --> 00:34:06,609
Okay, Clare, let's try it.
506
00:34:06,678 --> 00:34:08,613
Excuse me.
507
00:34:08,680 --> 00:34:14,620
Stand by, everyone.
Quiet on the set. Action.
508
00:34:16,788 --> 00:34:20,122
Even though this may
look like a harmless toy,
509
00:34:20,191 --> 00:34:22,626
it is actually a dangerous
threat to your child.
510
00:34:22,694 --> 00:34:27,826
Inside there is a very sharp wire
that could poke a child's eye out.
511
00:34:27,899 --> 00:34:30,960
And because of shoddy craftsmanship
by the Rinaldi Toy Company,
512
00:34:31,036 --> 00:34:35,804
eight out of 10 two-year-olds
we tested easily pulled the arm off.
513
00:34:43,782 --> 00:34:46,718
Cut!
514
00:34:46,785 --> 00:34:50,313
Oh, that was something.
515
00:34:52,891 --> 00:34:56,123
Oh, Mr. Tanaka.
You-You startled me.
516
00:34:56,194 --> 00:34:58,663
Very sorry, Mrs. Fletcher.
517
00:34:58,730 --> 00:35:03,361
You know, it's an honor for me,
you being big-time writer and all.
518
00:35:03,435 --> 00:35:06,234
I've been admiring
your trash for a long time.
519
00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:12,975
No, no, no. Excuse me. I
misspoke. Not your books, your trash.
520
00:35:14,079 --> 00:35:17,015
I got this collection
of celebrity trash.
521
00:35:17,082 --> 00:35:20,644
Maybe you wanna see it. You
come to my office. I show it to you.
522
00:35:20,719 --> 00:35:25,020
Well, yes. Yes, I'd
like to talk to you.
523
00:35:25,090 --> 00:35:28,527
Good, good. My office
this way. Thank you.
524
00:35:32,897 --> 00:35:36,061
I got a whole bunch
of stuff in here.
525
00:35:36,134 --> 00:35:40,595
Here, please. You sit
down. Oh, yes, thank you.
526
00:35:40,672 --> 00:35:44,700
I got something from every
celebrity whoever visit this station.
527
00:35:44,776 --> 00:35:46,711
Oh, yes, it's
fascinating, but, uh...
528
00:35:46,778 --> 00:35:50,647
A bronze apple core
belong to David Eisenhower.
529
00:35:50,715 --> 00:35:54,618
Look like he got a chip on his tooth or
something like that. Oh, yes. Mr. Tanaka...
530
00:35:54,686 --> 00:35:59,249
See this? See this? Salami
wrapper of Frank Sinatra's.
531
00:35:59,324 --> 00:36:05,195
And this banana peel belonged
to Jerry Lewis. Very funny man.
532
00:36:05,263 --> 00:36:11,225
And just last month, this
milk carton of Pat Boone's.
533
00:36:13,405 --> 00:36:16,034
- Mr. Tanaka— -
Oh, call me Bert.
534
00:36:16,107 --> 00:36:21,239
Bert, this is all very
interesting— I know, I know.
535
00:36:21,312 --> 00:36:24,749
I bet you want to hear about
the night Mr. Chambers got killed.
536
00:36:24,816 --> 00:36:29,516
Well, uh, tuna fish. You
want half? Oh, no, thank you.
537
00:36:29,587 --> 00:36:33,490
The other night, I come to the
executive hallway at my regular time,
538
00:36:33,558 --> 00:36:36,494
10:30, to do my rounds.
539
00:36:36,561 --> 00:36:40,760
I was very happy to find Mr. Honig
and Mr. Chambers arguing.
540
00:36:40,832 --> 00:36:42,767
Happy?
541
00:36:42,834 --> 00:36:45,429
Not because they were
arguing, you know, but because...
542
00:36:45,503 --> 00:36:48,268
for the past few nights,
Mr. Honig had been working late...
543
00:36:48,339 --> 00:36:51,776
and didn't wanna be disturbed
by having his office cleaned.
544
00:36:51,843 --> 00:36:54,506
So Steve was working
late. Now that is good news.
545
00:36:55,680 --> 00:37:01,642
But the night of the killing, was there
something strange or something like that?
546
00:37:01,720 --> 00:37:07,591
Nothing. I just go about my regular job
like I've been doing for the last 38 years.
547
00:37:07,659 --> 00:37:12,359
I got a system. You have to to
last in this business, you know.
548
00:37:12,430 --> 00:37:17,528
I dust, I dump the ashtray, I vacuum,
and then I look through the trash.
549
00:37:17,602 --> 00:37:20,572
If there's nothing
famous, I dump it. Ah!
550
00:37:20,638 --> 00:37:24,268
Oh, my gosh. I just
had these cleaned.
551
00:37:25,410 --> 00:37:27,572
I hope it don't
stain or anything.
552
00:37:27,645 --> 00:37:30,877
Now I gotta get changed.
553
00:37:30,949 --> 00:37:34,750
Bert, could you let me into
Mr. Honig's office? Now. Sure.
554
00:37:37,922 --> 00:37:41,359
What are you looking
for, Mrs. Fletcher, huh?
555
00:37:45,797 --> 00:37:49,529
Of course. Bert, I
can't thank you enough.
556
00:37:49,601 --> 00:37:52,833
Oh, sure. That's okay. Anytime.
557
00:37:56,107 --> 00:38:00,203
Lieutenant. No, Mrs.
Fletcher. Whatever it is, no.
558
00:38:00,278 --> 00:38:04,306
But I am certain that Steve Honig
couldn't possibly have killed Mr. Chambers.
559
00:38:04,382 --> 00:38:09,082
Oh, really? How did you
arrive at that brilliant conclusion?
560
00:38:09,154 --> 00:38:15,094
Because whoever killed Kenneth Chambers
was actually trying to kill Steve Honig.
561
00:38:21,733 --> 00:38:23,998
Steve Honig?
562
00:38:24,068 --> 00:38:28,506
Who'd want to kill Steve
Honig? He's nobody.
563
00:38:29,507 --> 00:38:32,170
There, how do I look?
564
00:38:32,243 --> 00:38:36,738
Lieutenant, could you stop grooming
yourself long enough to listen to me?
565
00:38:37,749 --> 00:38:43,086
Mrs. Fletcher, I have a newscast in
a few minutes. I have to look my best.
566
00:38:43,154 --> 00:38:46,147
Well, pardon me, but you're
going to look like a complete fool...
567
00:38:46,224 --> 00:38:49,216
if you go out in front
of those cameras and
568
00:38:49,240 --> 00:38:52,186
take credit for the
arrest of Steve Honig.
569
00:38:52,263 --> 00:38:56,826
Not to mention the lawsuit
that you may be facing.
570
00:39:01,172 --> 00:39:04,006
Well, there's your chair.
571
00:39:07,145 --> 00:39:09,080
Just as I thought.
572
00:39:09,147 --> 00:39:13,551
The bullet holes, no
coffee stain. That proves it.
573
00:39:13,618 --> 00:39:15,553
Proves what?
574
00:39:15,620 --> 00:39:18,021
Even though this may
look like a harmless toy,
575
00:39:18,089 --> 00:39:20,649
it is actually a dangerous
threat to your child...
576
00:39:20,725 --> 00:39:25,129
because inside there is a very sharp
wire that could poke a child's eye out.
577
00:39:25,196 --> 00:39:28,394
And because of shoddy craftsmanship
by the Rinaldi Toy Company,
578
00:39:28,466 --> 00:39:33,166
eight out of 10 two-year-olds
we tested easily pulled the arm off.
579
00:39:33,238 --> 00:39:36,072
It's fabulous. We've
got a real hit here.
580
00:39:38,610 --> 00:39:40,670
And there we have the wire.
581
00:39:41,779 --> 00:39:43,805
Clare, you were great.
582
00:39:43,882 --> 00:39:47,375
Bert, did you get Steve
Honig's office cleared out yet?
583
00:39:47,452 --> 00:39:51,116
I wanna move in
tomorrow. Oh, yes, soon.
584
00:39:51,189 --> 00:39:55,217
From the looks of that tape, you
gonna be in that office a long time.
585
00:39:55,293 --> 00:39:58,388
Tape looks A-Okay
to Bert, you bet.
586
00:39:58,463 --> 00:40:01,058
Oh, Mr. Warren, I'm
glad you're here too,
587
00:40:01,132 --> 00:40:03,761
because if Miss
Bryant want a new chair,
588
00:40:03,835 --> 00:40:06,361
you gotta sign
the form to order it.
589
00:40:06,437 --> 00:40:08,372
I got it here someplace.
590
00:40:08,439 --> 00:40:10,601
Why do we need a new
chair in Steve's office?
591
00:40:10,675 --> 00:40:13,941
Oh, bad coffee stain
on Mr. Honig's chair.
592
00:40:14,012 --> 00:40:18,450
Bad, bad, bad. Can't do
anything to get rid of it, you know.
593
00:40:18,516 --> 00:40:21,213
Oh, here it is.
594
00:40:22,754 --> 00:40:26,316
I figure why get one
chair when we need two.
595
00:40:26,391 --> 00:40:31,091
One for Mr. Chambers's office,
the other for Mr. Honig's office.
596
00:40:32,363 --> 00:40:35,891
I like to be efficient,
you know. Mm-hmm.
597
00:40:35,967 --> 00:40:37,765
Thank you, Mr. Warren.
598
00:40:39,203 --> 00:40:42,298
All right. I leave
you all alone now.
599
00:40:42,373 --> 00:40:45,138
No more interruption
from Bert. No, sir.
600
00:42:17,201 --> 00:42:20,694
I imagine you're
very surprised, Rob.
601
00:42:22,407 --> 00:42:27,141
But I suppose not half as surprised as
the night you shot Kenneth Chambers.
602
00:42:28,146 --> 00:42:31,014
What are you talking about?
603
00:42:31,082 --> 00:42:35,383
I wasn't even here the night Kenneth
was shot. I was home in bed asleep.
604
00:42:35,453 --> 00:42:40,482
No, you weren't. You were
here in this office after 10:30,
605
00:42:40,558 --> 00:42:45,394
after Bert Tanaka saw Steve and
Mr. Chambers arguing, and after Steve left.
606
00:42:45,463 --> 00:42:48,695
Oh, you've got the
wrong idea, Jessica.
607
00:42:49,734 --> 00:42:53,933
No. You left your calling
card. Your cigar ash.
608
00:42:54,005 --> 00:42:56,099
The morning the
body was discovered,
609
00:42:56,174 --> 00:43:00,441
Lieutenant Flannigan dumped a
large cigar ash from the ashtray.
610
00:43:00,511 --> 00:43:03,572
A cigar ash that could only
have been left by the killer.
611
00:43:03,648 --> 00:43:06,982
And only you, Rob,
smoked a cigar.
612
00:43:07,051 --> 00:43:10,180
It was from a previous day.
613
00:43:10,254 --> 00:43:15,420
It couldn't have been. Bert Tanaka cleaned
the office and the ashtray at 10:30.
614
00:43:15,493 --> 00:43:17,724
His usual routine. You
came back after that.
615
00:43:17,795 --> 00:43:20,765
But you didn't know
that Steve had left,
616
00:43:20,832 --> 00:43:24,792
or that Mr. Chambers would be sitting
in Steve's chair watching a videotape,
617
00:43:24,869 --> 00:43:27,168
because his own
television was broken.
618
00:43:31,375 --> 00:43:34,402
You thought it was Steve you
shot through the back of the chair.
619
00:43:34,479 --> 00:43:37,079
Then when you
discovered you'd killed the
620
00:43:37,103 --> 00:43:39,918
wrong man, you decided
that framing Steve...
621
00:43:39,984 --> 00:43:42,647
for the murder would serve
your purpose just as well.
622
00:43:42,720 --> 00:43:45,690
So you switched chairs
from office to office.
623
00:43:45,756 --> 00:43:48,783
What you had overlooked
was the coffee stain.
624
00:43:48,860 --> 00:43:54,265
Ryan Monroe had spilled coffee on Kenneth
Chambers's chair earlier in the day.
625
00:43:54,332 --> 00:43:57,268
That made it obvious the
chairs had been switched.
626
00:43:57,335 --> 00:44:02,774
Later, you planted the gun in Steve's
car to make him look like the guilty party.
627
00:44:02,840 --> 00:44:06,038
Steve is my friend. I would
never do anything to hurt him.
628
00:44:08,045 --> 00:44:14,007
Is that why you deliberately lied to Jayne,
saying Steve had not been working late,
629
00:44:14,085 --> 00:44:16,452
when in truth he had
been working late?
630
00:44:16,521 --> 00:44:18,614
Bert Tanaka will confirm that.
631
00:44:18,638 --> 00:44:21,550
Well, this makes no
sense at all, Jessica.
632
00:44:21,626 --> 00:44:25,461
In hindsight, it
all makes sense.
633
00:44:25,530 --> 00:44:29,558
Your comment about having to pay
to be alone with the woman you love.
634
00:44:31,135 --> 00:44:34,037
All those times you asked
Jayne to run away with you.
635
00:44:36,207 --> 00:44:39,006
You were serious,
weren't you, Robert?
636
00:44:39,076 --> 00:44:43,138
Why couldn't you just leave
things the way they were?
637
00:44:45,616 --> 00:44:49,781
Oh, Jessica, Jessica.
638
00:44:53,724 --> 00:44:57,593
You really should
not have interfered.
639
00:44:59,797 --> 00:45:03,029
Is that your
solution? To kill me?
640
00:45:03,100 --> 00:45:08,767
Well, it shouldn't be too hard to find
another author for our book review show.
641
00:45:11,108 --> 00:45:14,545
You need help,
Robert. Help from Jayne.
642
00:45:16,080 --> 00:45:18,709
Robert.
643
00:45:19,717 --> 00:45:24,587
I didn't understand,
but I do now.
644
00:45:27,491 --> 00:45:31,087
Violence didn't work before.
645
00:45:32,930 --> 00:45:34,865
It won't work this time.
646
00:45:38,903 --> 00:45:41,805
You-You shouldn't be here. Why?
647
00:45:47,245 --> 00:45:49,942
Would you kill me too?
648
00:45:59,457 --> 00:46:02,427
When I realized that
Robert killed Mr. Chambers,
649
00:46:02,493 --> 00:46:05,895
I convinced Lieutenant Flannigan to
let me use the coffee-stained chair...
650
00:46:05,963 --> 00:46:08,228
as bait to set a trap
and gain a confession.
651
00:46:08,299 --> 00:46:10,495
Actually, I had no
proof whatsoever.
652
00:46:10,568 --> 00:46:13,514
You know, it's Bert
Tanaka who deserves the
653
00:46:13,538 --> 00:46:16,508
real credit for setting
the trap so nicely.
654
00:46:16,574 --> 00:46:19,271
Well, I can't thank
you enough, Jess, ah,
655
00:46:19,343 --> 00:46:22,905
for getting me off the hook
and such a brilliant interview...
656
00:46:22,980 --> 00:46:24,915
and just, well, everything.
657
00:46:24,982 --> 00:46:28,111
Nonsense. Jayne
deserves just as much credit.
658
00:46:28,185 --> 00:46:30,848
She never gave up.
659
00:46:30,921 --> 00:46:34,619
Oh— Speaking of taking credit.
660
00:46:36,260 --> 00:46:38,786
Now you take those
two switched chairs...
661
00:46:38,863 --> 00:46:43,198
It takes a highly trained eye
to spot something like that.
662
00:46:43,267 --> 00:46:46,294
And in all modesty, I've
got to tell you that it was...
663
00:46:50,007 --> 00:46:54,411
That it was I, Lou
Flannigan, police expert,
664
00:46:54,478 --> 00:46:59,348
who sensed the incongruity of those
eminently important pieces of evidence.
665
00:46:59,417 --> 00:47:04,913
I said to myself, "Mere
furniture? I think not."
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