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We've got a panic
brewing downstairs.

There's a killer in our midst,
and at least for now,
we're all trapped here by the storm.

[Woman]
Tonight on Murder She Wrote.
[Screaming]

He was stabbed, stripped
and hung up on the showerhead.

Well, on the surface
it appears that we're looking for
a left-handed homicidal maniac.

If you were a man,
I would be killing you!

Sheriff, we have a problem-
two murders within the last 12 hours.

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Mrs. Fletcher.
[Chuckles]

Johnny! You know,
I had an idea that was you.

You're not half bad.
I thought you were out of practice.

Well, cross-country I can handle.
But downhill it was total terror all the way.

I have a feeling
I'm gonna regret this tomorrow.

Well, if the storm hits like they're saying,
there won't be any skiing tomorrow.

Oh, saved! At least I won't
make a fool of myself in front
of the entire U.S. World Cup team.

Don't jump the gun. None of us
have actually made the ski team yet,
except for Gunnar Tilstrom.

- So, when does your nephew arrive?
- Well, soon, I hope.

Uh, Mrs. Fletcher,
would you excuse me?

There seems to be
a lady in distress over there.
Oh, yes, yes.

I see what you mean.
[Laughing]

Anne, honey.

Look, you have to keep track
of the inventory.

All right, Mike. I made a mistake.
How long are you going to keep this up?

I'm just trying
to impress upon you-
All right! I'm impressed.

You didn't marry me
because I was a bookkeeper.
[Sighs]

Hi, Anne.
Oh, hello, Mrs. Fletcher.

Um, it came in about an hour ago.
I have it right here under the counter.

Oh, good.

Oh, my! That is a nasty-looking item.
I never noticed it before.

[Anne]
We use it on beginners
who clog up the expert course.

Thanks for the warning.
[Chuckles]

How was the skiing?

I have a sore back
and my shins are killing me.
Other than that, it was wonderful.

Hmm. Maybe you should have
tried the intermediate course.

- I did.
- Oh.

Oh, my. That is wonderful!
You know, Grady's gonna love this.

It's a marvelous birthday present.
Actually, Anne,
this entire weekend is my present.

I haven't seen him
for three months.
[Phone Rings]

Excuse me.

Ski shop. Yes.

Uh, maybe it would be better
if I got back to you on that, huh?

- Who is it?
- No one.

It's him, isn't it?
Mike.

Give me that. Hello?

Is that you, Gunnar? Gunnarl

[Line Clicks, Dial Tone]

It seems as if
your boyfriend hung up.
Mike, please.

- Would you mind
putting this on my bill?
- Certainly. I'm sorry.

[Sighs]
How could you humiliate me like that?

That's very funny, darling.
I've been meaning to ask you
the same question for a week!

[Laughter]

Pity, Gunnar.
The old Swedish charm's
beginning to fail you.

Is that an expert opinion, Pamela?

I can do better.

No, thank you.
Our relationship has always
been strictly business.

Let's keep it that way.

Mind if I sit down?

Well, I suppose I should offer
to buy you a drink. Warm beer?

Let's skip the amenities.
I haven't the patience.

Three months ago,
I signed you to a very fat contract...

to endorse our line
of ski equipment.

- It was my idea, Gunnar. I fought for it.
- How can I repay you?

Based on the assumption
that you would compete...

in the next World Cup
ski competition
and hopefully win.

Now I'm hearing rumblings
you might not even compete.

Come on, Pam. Lighten up.

I appreciate what you did,
but I have won a few other
events in my lifetime.

- That's old news.
- Look, I'm pushing 30.

Now, I have a certain mystique
which I do not want to jeopardize.

I could end up crippled
like Mike Lowery.

Winding down my years
trapped in a place like this.

On the other hand,

I have certain skills
which have not diminished.

I see myself
wooing a wealthy widow...

not too ravaged by time.

You mean, like that little peccadillo
of yours last month at Lake Tahoe?

Who told you that?

I merely heard a rumor,

and the rumor is
the lady is hardly a widow,

but, in fact, very much married
to one of those ugly gangster types...

with a very jealous
and vindictive nature.

So I found out.

I'm sorry if my plans are gonna
cause you embarrassment at the office,

but that's how it is.

Gunnar, you are
a miserable human being.

Gunnar?

- What do you think you're doing?
- Building up my deltoids, papa bear.

I am not your "papa" anything.

I just talked to Miss Leeds.
She's threatening lawsuit!

Relax, Karl.

Stick to coaching.
The business end is my concern.

What is this she says about the World Cup?
Two years we worked together.

We worked hard.
I didn't notice you raising
any sweat, old-timer.

You can't quit on me.
I won't let you.

World Cupl You act like
it's some kind ofholy quest.

Something you couldn't win,
so now you're trying to
win it through me.

You're talking crazy.

I am, huh?

Well, I don't know what
I'm gonna do yet, old man.

But I'll tell you
one thing I do know.

Even if I do decide
to race next time out,
I'd do it without you.

Gunnar, you need me.

I need nobody, least of all you.

You all right?

I am fine.

Thank you.

## [Band Playing Ballad]

Heck, I'd love to endorse
your equipment, Miss Leeds, but you
have Gunnar tied up to a contract.

What do you need me for?
Well, Mr. Mclvor-

Um, call me Larry.
Larry.

The business world
can be very treacherous,

like a downhill course
laced with rocks.

Anything can happen.
And you're sort of covering
your bet with me.

Call it insurance.
We're talking about a lot of money.

Oh. And I sure could use it.
Let's sleep on it.

Oh, I'm sorry.
That's not what I meant.
I meant-

[Giggles]
Larry, you really are a delight.

[Chuckles]
I guess you don't need
a reservation.

Well, uh, I'm not so sure.
I guess this is where they put
all the old fogies.

Around here,
that's anybody over 30.

Uh, I'm Jessica Fletcher
from Cabot Cove, Maine-
over 30.

Well, Ed McMasters,
New York City- the same.

This is my wife Sylvia.
Over 21.

Hello.
And she has been
for many years.

[Laughing]
##[Band Playing Country]

I don't know about you,
but I could stand some
down-home music with my dinner.

Well, as a matter of fact,
so could we. Are you alone?
Mm-hmm.

Well, you're welcome to join us,
if you don't mind eating with a cop.

Oh, not at all!
They're some of my favorite people.

Okay.

I keep telling Ed, 24 years-
Now, that is enough.

Take the pension
and quit.

Yeah, quit to do what?
Be a security guard or tend bar?

I am a cop.

I may not be the brightest guy
in the force, but that's all I know.

What do you think, Jessica?

Well, I think, whatever you do,
you better fill your life with something.

You know, a hobby
or maybe a new career,

but something.

I know that when my husband died,
if I hadn't had my work,

I would have gone
stark staring mad.

- What kind of work do you do, Jessica?
- Well, at that time I was a schoolteacher.

Hmm.
[Cheering]

Thank you kindly!
Thank you kindly, friends.

I'd like to welcome y'all
to the Sable Mountain Lodge.
We'll be here picking every night.

You got something special
you want to hear,
you just let us know.

But before me and the boys
get on with it,

I'd like to introduce you
to one terrific bunch of guys
out there somewheres.

And being skiers yourselves,
I don't have to tell you...

these fellas stand to win
a few gold medals
at the next World Cup meet.

Let's see, uh- Hey, Larry Mclvor.
Stand up and say howdy, Larry.

##[Drumroll]

Larry's a little shy, girls,
but don't let that hold you back.

His mama give him permission
to be here tonight.
[Laughing]

And, uh, Johnny Dowd.
Johnny, where are you?

##[Drumroll]
Johnnyl

And, uh, where is Gunnar Tilstrom?

- ##[Drumroll]
- Gunnar, where are you?
Don't you hide on me now.

There he is, right there!
Gunnar Tilstrom!

[Crowd Applauding]

##[Band Playing Country]

[Groans]

[Man On TV]
It looks like Mother Nature has
sneaked up on us with a vengeance.

The outlook for the weekend
is now snow and more snow.

The sudden storm which hit at daybreak
this morning has already dropped
over a foot in some places,

and several local ski lodges have
been isolated by impassable roads.

By this afternoon, we expect the area
to be completely socked in.

- [Crowd Chattering, Shouting]
- Please just calm down.

Please calm down.
Ladies and gentlemen.
Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry.

Please. Take it easy.
I'm sorry, but the minivan
is disabled temporarily.

[All Groaning]
We're trying to get it going.

Meanwhile,
we've called into town for some cabs,
but so far nobody's gotten through.

[Woman]
Oh, for heaven's sakes.
We're doing everything-

[Man]
Take it easy. Please. Please.

Welcome to bedlam.
[Chuckles]

They say at least an hour,
but I suspect it'll be a lot longer.

Should I take a number?
[Chuckles]

I think it's going to be
women and children first,

but of course in America,
one never knows.

Looks like a frozen fuel line.
Pump might have gone bad too.

I picked one hell of a time
to fire my mechanic.
Can you fix it?

I'm not sure.

Mike!
What? What's the matter?

- It's Gunnar. He's dead.
- What?

Couple of dumb kids went skiing
in the storm this morning and found him
a few hundred yards down the trail.

They're bringing him up now.
Crazy fool.

Skiing in the storm.
No wonder he fell.

Fell? Hell, man, it was no accident.
He was shot with a bow and arrow.

Whoever took it
got in through the rear.

The door-
It's been smashed in,
Mr. Lowery.

[Mike]
We've got to get the cops up here.
Not a chance.

Honey, are you all right?

I just got off the phone.
All the roads are closed.

Nobody's getting in or out
until the storm lets up.

Look, if I thought
there was some way
that I could help, I would.

Mrs. Fletcher, please.
We've got a panic brewing
downstairs.

Yes, but what could I do?

Well, you, uh-
you could help us convince people
that something's being done.

I mean, you do have a reputation
for this sort of thing.

Yes, but I'm not a policeman.

You know, you have a working detective
staying right here at the lodge-

Lieutenant McMasters.

He and his wife left early this morning.
They drove out before the storm hit.

But surely you have security people.

We got a couple of rent-a-cops
from a private security company.
They can hardly even handle the drunks.

Please, Mrs. Fletcher.
Something like this could destroy
everything we've worked for.

If you did nothing more than show us
how to protect the evidence-

Well, I'm not at all sure
what I could accomplish,

but, uh, all right.

I'll do what I can
until the police arrive.
Thank you.

This is absurd,
Mrs. Fletcher.

I am not a coroner.
I'm a gynecologist.

I'm afraid, Doctor, that necessity
creates strange bedfellows.

I gotta tell you, Jessica,
this is a hell of a vacation.

Edl My goodnessl
I thought you'd left.

Yeah, we did.
We ran into a snowbank about
as high as the Chrysler Building.

I didn't think we were
gonna make it back.

Oh, beautiful.

Well, in the South Bronx
we learn to live with stuff like this.
But, uh, here?

How does it figure, huh?

Lieutenant McMasters,
Dr. Lewis.

Oh, hi.
I am a gynecologist!

Well, it's just a little
out of your line, huh, Doc?
Oh, but now you're here-

Oh, no, no, no. Not so fast.
Now, the Lowerys asked you
to babysit this character.

Oh, no, no.
Uh, if you two
don't need me anymore-

Just stick around, will ya, Doc?

Listen, Jessica, if this was
some punk pusher gettin' knifed
under the Deegan Expressway, fine.

But bows and arrows?
I mean, this is a little out of my league.

Ed, please?

You want some help? You've got it.
But this is your ball game.

So what do you think?

Well, for one thing
I understand that Mr. Tilstrom
wasn't too popular in some circles.

[Chuckling]
You got that right.

I mean, for starters
you could ask a few questions.

Do you really think
someone's gonna confess?
Not likely.

Well, if you find someone
who needs a little leanin' on,

that's fine,
because that I understand, huh?

Thank you, Ed.
But remember, you said it-
this is not the South Bronx.

[Chuckles]
Okay.

Mrs. Fletcher?
Please, now may I go?

Oh, my, yes.
Thank you so much, Doctor.

My pleasure.

[Phone Rings]

Mrs. Fletcher.
This came in this morning-
a phone message for Gunnar.

After he'd left I guess.
Maybe it means something?

"Urgent. Call me.
702-555-0980. Vicki."

702. That's Nevada, isn't it?

I thought maybe
it might mean something.

Yes. Thank you, Anne.
I'll hold on to this.

[Line Rings]
[Man]
Tartaglia residence.

Yes. Uh, may I speak
to Vicki, please?

Mrs. Tartaglia
isn't here at the moment.
Who's calling?

Could you tell me
when she's expected?

I don't know!
Who is this?

Who is this?

[Jessica]
Are you looking for this, Mike?

Uh, it's-
it's-it's not what you think.

L-Anne left that lighter here
the other day.

No. I'm sorry. She was using it
last night in the bar.

I want that lighter, Mrs. Fletcher.

Don't make me take it.

Well, for heaven's sakes.
If it's that important, please have it.

There is just one thing.
How are you going to
explain that to the police?

- Anne didn't kill him.
- Did she tell you that?

Yes.

Did she also tell you
that she'd spent the night here?

Look, I don't want
to embarrass you.

I'm- I'm merely trying
to reconstruct what happened.

Believe me, I'm not asking you
any questions that you won't
be asked by the authorities.

Okay, okay.

Look, we had a fight last night,
and it was a beaut.

Three years of anger and frustration,
it all hit the fan-

Not just for her, but for me too.

She said she had had enough.

You see, Mrs. Fletcher,
we were already engaged
when my accident happened.

Oh, she went through
with the marriage,

but I could never
accept the idea...

that she really loved me
just for me.

I see.

So she was here when Gunnar left
to go skiing this morning?

He left a little bit before 6:00.
He always does.

He likes to hit the trails
before the tourists.

- She didn't leave until almost 7:00.
- She told you that?

It's the truth.

- I admire your faith.
- Faith?

[Chuckles]
Faith, Mrs. Fletcher?

I was watching in an empty room
at the end of the corridor.

She's scared.

She's scared
and she's humiliated.

A-And when she remembered
that she had left the lighter here,

I told her I would retrieve it.

Do you have to tell the police?

One of us should.

##[Singing Mournful Country Song]

## [Ends]

All right!

All right.
Here's to Gunnar, the best damned skier
that ever came out of Colorado.

- And that's the truth.
- Hear! Hear!

Hey, you guys remember Grenoble-
What? Three, maybe four years ago,

when Gunnar whipped
that Austrian guy?

- Oh, yeah.
- Out all night, a head as big
as a watermelon.

And there's Gunnar stumblin'around
askin', "Which way is down?"

[Laughing]
What's the matter with you guys?
He's dead! Don't you understand?

We understand that, Larry.
I mean, that's the whole point.

You know how Gunnar loved to party.
Well, this is his party.
Yeah!

Yeahl
Well, I'm sorry, but right now I don't
feel much like laughin' and scratchin'.

Excuse me.

[Men Laughing]

What's going on here?
I don't know.
I think it's an Irish wake.

Hmm. Any success locating
the murder weapon?

Mrs. Lowery's not keen
on a room-by-room search.

She feels the people are edgy enough
already with the snowstorm.

So now what?
I wish I knew.

I mean, we can't
check out the murder site
in the middle of a blizzard.

Obviously, there are no eyewitnesses.
Otherwise we would have heard about it.

Tough case.
Well, it could be tougher.

Look, Ed, when a man
is killed in New York, you have
at least seven million suspects.

That's true.

Gunnar Tilstrom was killed
by somebody in this lodge,

and as no one has left,
that someone must still be here.

Oh, the police will probably come
check everybody's backgrounds,
alibis, et cetera.

It could be easier than you think.

As long as it's not my headache.

Look, if you come up with a brainstorm,
you just let me know, okay?
Sure.

I'm gonna see what Sylvia's doing.
Okay.

Mind if I join you?
Please, have a seat.

Thanks.
Uh, just a coffee, please.

Isn't it awful?
About Gunnar Tilstrom.

Oh, yes.

Is it true you've been
pressed into service?
Oh, I'm afraid so.

But to tell you the truth,
there's nothing much that can be done
until the police get here.

From the looks of things,
that could be quite some time.
Thank you.

You know, l- I really didn't
know him very well at all.

We had a business relationship.
Nothing more.
I see.

[Chuckles]
Hmm.

That was a bit abrupt, wasn't it?

Well, the situation is pretty obvious.

You're looking around for a suspect,

and I suppose I'm as qualified
as the next person.

I must warn you though-
Those of us who despised Gunnar
comprise a sizable group.

Oh, how strange.
I got the impression
that he was very likable.

Oh, Gunnar could turn on the charm
when he wanted to, which was often.

Let's see, there was
the singer in San Diego...

and the actress, Margo Tremayn.

You might have read about her
in the tabloids.

And last month,
the floozy in Lake Tahoe.

That was one of Gunnar's
less inspired liaisons.

Rumor has it he took up
with the wife of a mobster...

and barely made it out of town
with his life.

His name wasn't,
by any chance, Tartaglia, was it?
His wife's name Vicki?

I don't know,
and frankly I don't care.

Want more?

You know, you seem very bitter,
Miss Leeds,

for someone
with no personal interest.

Let me tell you something,
Mrs. Fletcher.

I signed that man to
a three-million-dollar contract,

which was the biggest break
of my so-far humdrum career.

And he was about to ruin it all
with his womanizing.

Bitter? You bet I was.
I could have killed him.

[Chuckling]
Figuratively speaking, of course.

Oh, yes. Of course.

Maybe I'm just a dumb farm boy,

but where I come from,
folks have respect for the dead.

Larry, they didn't mean any harm.

Tragedy affects us all
in different ways.

Guess you came back here
to make sure I'm gonna sign
that contract.

Is that the way
Gunnar's death affected you?

I'm here working out
to stop myself from going crazy.

And as far as the contract is concerned,
at this point I don't care if you sign it or not.

Excuse me.
I'm gonna get dressed.

I salute you, Miss Leeds.

You got what you came for.

- Karl-
- Yes.

Everything is working out
pretty good for you, isn't it?

You happy now?

You've been drinking.
Very good. You bet.

It's bad for the body,
but it's real good for the head.

Makes me not want
to think so much.

And I like that,

because what I think is not good.

I think you could use some coffee.

I know why you came here
to this lodge,

and it was not because you wanted
to protect your contract with Gunnar.

It was to break it.
What?

That's right.

Don't you think it made me sick
to see Gunnar changing?

His gambling,

shaming himself
the way he was with that woman
in Lake Tahoe last month.

You and your company, you were
getting embarrassed by Gunnar!
No-

That's right!
And you were about to have to
put out a whole bunch of money.

But you didn't want to,
and now you don't
have to pay a cent...

because Gunnar is dead.

If that's an accusation, you can-

You're-You're hurting me!

Miss, you listen to me.

If you were a man,
I would be killing youl

Maybe if I find out...

you had anything to do
with Gunnar's death at all,

I will still kill you.

[Water Running]

[Screams]

[Screams]

No. Thanks. I've had enough.
Okay.

Why, Mrs. Fletcher?

Why would anybody want
to kill a sweet kid like that?

I wish I knew the answer.

Pamela, try to remember.
Did you see anything?
Did you hear anything?

Just the water running
in the shower.

So there was no one else
in the locker room?

It was dinnertime.
The place was deserted.

[Knocking]
Come in.

How are you feeling?
Better, thanks.

Well, as near as we can figure,

Mclvor was slugged
in the men's locker room,

knocked unconscious,
dragged into the ladies' locker room.

He was stabbed, stripped
and hung up on the showerhead.

How was he struck?
Was it from behind?

Well, according to the doc-
and you know this is a little out ofhis league-

he suffered a severe blow
to the left occipital.

Hit from behind.
The thing that killed him
was the arrow.

It just doesn't make any sense-

to be attacked in the men's room
and then strung up in the ladies'room.

Jessica, we are dealing with a crazy here.
I mean, a certifiable hazelnut.

Well, more bad news.
The phone lines are out.

We can keep up
internal communications
with our generator,

but as of now,
we are totally isolated
from the civilized world.

[Ed] Look, Mrs. Lowery.
I don't want to start a panic,
but I'm telling you-

We've gotta turn this place
inside out until we come up with
that bow and arrow. No, no, no.

'Cause if we don't, somebody else
is liable to end up dead.

[Jessica]
Well, I doubt that anyone
has it hidden in their rooms.

Ed, would it be possible for your wife
to stay with Pamela?

Well, sure. No problem. Why?
Do you have something in mind?

Well, I saw a four-wheel drive
with a C.B. In the parking lot.

I really do think that we should try
to get in touch with the sheriff's office.

It was red,
with a Massachusetts plate.
I'll find out who owns it.

Good. You radio the cops.
All right.

Meanwhile, I think I'm gonna
have a little talk with that crazy
Norwegian coach, Anderson.

If you ask me, I think there's something
a little "pfft-pfft" about that guy.

Feel better.

[Wind Howling]

What's the channel?
Nineteen.

Sable Mountain Lodge
calling Sheriff's Station.

Sable Mountain Lodge
calling Sheriff.

[Man] Sable Mountain,
this is the sheriff's office.
We can barely hear you.

Sheriff, we have a problem.
Two murders within
the last 12 hours.

Possibility of a maniac on the premises.
We need help. Over.

Repeat, please.
You've got another killing? Over.

That's right.
Involving the same weapon.
We need you in here right away.

Impossible. The roads are clogged,
and the choppers can't fly in this soup.

You're gonna have to hang on-
morning if-we get-

Sheriff, would you repeat that, please?
We did not hear that. Over.

[Static Crackling]
Oh!

That's just great! Now what?
That's a good question.

Any more trouble, we could have
a full-scale panic on our hands.

You see,
every dime me and Anne have
has been sunk into this place.

Something like this-
It could ruin us.

Or worse.
Worse? Like what?

Mike, was it your idea to invite all
your old friends here this weekend?

Yeah, me and Anne. We thought
it'd be good for business. Why?

The last U.S. World Cup team:

Gunnar Tilstrom,
Larry Mclvor, Johnny Dowd...

and you, before your accident.

Two of these men
on the team are dead.

Mrs. Fletcher,
what are you getting at?

Well, I'm not quite sure,
but there must be some reason
for these killings.

[Clattering]

[Whispers]
Be careful, Mike!

Mikel

Johnny!

Mike. He tried to kill me.

You said "he"tried to attack you, Johnny.
How do you know it was a he?

I mean, you never got
a look at your attacker.

Okay. A person came up
from behind me.

I was grabbed around the neck
and then I felt this pain in my left arm.

We found this lying
on the storeroom floor.

Well, did you see anything?

Boots, a ski outfit,
color, anything?

I remember hitting the floor.

I guess I passed out.
I don't know for how long.

And then I heard you and Mike
come in the room.

- What were you doin' in the storeroom?
- Checkin' on the generator.

That arm is gonna hurt
for a while.

Sorry. I can't give you anything
stronger for the pain.
I'll live.

- Try to get some sleep, huh?
- You gotta be kidding.

[Chuckles]

[Dr. Lewis]
You know, I used to think G.Y.N.
Was dull, Lieutenant.

Same old thing,
week in, week out.

Well, believe me,

I have never been so anxious
to get back to my boring routine.

Excuse me.

Poor guy.
Can't say that I blame him.

Some place for a vacation,
huh, Jessica?

We got some screwball
running loose here trying to knock off
the next World Cup ski team, hmm?

Perhaps.
What do you mean, "perhaps"?

I mean, Tilstrom, Mclvor
and now Johnny Dowd.

I mean, what do you need,
Jessica, a road map?

Well, on the surface,
it appears that we're looking for
a left-handed homicidal maniac.

Left-handed?
Well, Johnny Dowd
was stabbed on the left arm.

Here. Turn around
with your back to me.
Mm-hmm?

Attacked from the back,
arm across the neck,

stabbed.

Now remember,
Larry Mclvor...

was struck from the back
on the left side.

Chances are,
our killer is left-handed.

Or what?
Or-

Well, you know, the doctor was saying
thatJohnny Dowd's wound
was really quite superficial.

Now, suppose you were the killer.

Suppose you wanted to divert
suspicion from yourself.

That'd take a lot of guts.

Well, it takes more guts
to face the gas chamber.

Yeah, but why?

You know,
I've done some checking up
on Johnny Dowd.

He's good,
but he's not all that good.

With Gunnar and Larry
out of the way,

odds on he'd have a chance
for the World Cup team,
maybe even win.

That's a pretty flimsy motive
for murder, Jessica.

Well, believe me,
I've heard worse.

Yeah, I guess you're right.
So have I.

And then there's
a third possibility.

Gunnar could have been
the only real target.

I mean, the killer probably
planned to hit and run,

and than when the storm closed in,
he or she was unable
to get away from here.

Again, diversion.

Larry Mclvor's death
and then the attack
on Johnny Dowd-

they were both smoke screens.

That is a hell of a theory, Jessica.

Well, theories are easy to come by.
The truth is hard.

Well, let's hope that the weather
will let up by morning...

and the local police
can take over from us.

Good night.
Good night.

[Phone Rings]

Yes?
Jessica. It's Sylvia McMasters.

Sylvia, what's the matter?
[Bells Jingling]

Is Ed there with you?
With me? Oh, no!

Oh, Lord.
Sylvia?

He got a call a few minutes ago.
He got dressed and rushed out.

A call from whom?
He wouldn't say,
but he took his gun.

Jessica, I'm worried.

Sylvia, try to stay calm.
I'll see if I can find him.

[Doorknobs Rattling]

Don't move!

Ed, it's Jessica!

[Sighs]
Sorry.

I thought you were our boy.

Sylvia rang my room and told me
that you'd had a phone call.
Yeah. Yeah.

Some guy with a muffled voice-
disguised- said to meet him
outside of the ski shop.

Said he had some information
about the killings.

I really don't like
the sound of that.

I had the same feeling myself.
A trap maybe, huh?

But it really doesn't make
any sense.

I mean, we're not even close
to identifying him.

Yeah, but maybe
he doesn't know that.
Maybe he's just plain nutso.

It could be something else.
It could be a ploy to get you away
from the main lodge.

[Ed]
Yeah, it could be.

Where the hell
did that come from?
The car barn.

[Engine Revving]

Hold itl

[Jessica]
It's Karl Anderson.

Jessica.

[Ed]
Who knows why a guy falls apart?

All I can tell you is that when I saw
Gunnar pushing Anderson around
in that exercise room,

I mean, I got this feeling
that something was just
gonna explode, you know.

It's just kinda hard
for me to believe, Lieutenant.

Karl was like a father to us.
Yeah, well-

[Phone Rings]

Hello.

Oh, thank God.
Yes. Thanks for letting us know.

- The phone lines are back in operation.
- Oh, good!

Soon as they get the roads clear,
then the missus and I are gonna
head back to New York.

Well, I guess
I'll go back to the lodge, huh?
You coming, Jessica?

Jessica?

[Chuckles]

Hey, where'd she go?

Mrs. Fletcher. Mrs. Fletcher.

I want you to promise me
that this is the last time...

that you will press me into service
as an amateur coroner.

Did you find them?
Yes.

Yes, and surgery on corpses
is definitely not my long suit.

I believe, however, I extracted those
from Mr. Anderson's body...

with a minimum of damage.

Yes. Two.38 caliber.
But did they both come
from the same gun?

Surely a police lab
can check that out.
Oh, yes, in a matter of hours.

But by that time,
our killer would be long gone.
Forgive me, Mrs. Fletcher.

Perhaps I'm just dense,
but I thought Mr. Anderson was shot
by Lieutenant McMasters.

Well, yes, he was.
But the question is, was he
also shot by someone else?

You know, I'm afraid
if I ask what you mean by that,
you're liable to tell me.

And then I'll be drawn
even deeper into this quagmire.

Mrs. Fletcher,
it has been a delight.

I'm sure you'll understand
when I tell you that I've decided
to give up skiing...

in favor of something
a little less rigorous.

Needlepoint comes to mind.
Good day.

[Bells Jingling]

Mrs. Fletcher.
The police are on their way.

Good.

Oh, good morning.
Oh, good morning, Jessica.

Ed tells me you two had quite
an exciting time last night.

Oh, yes.
Sylvia, do you have a minute?
I need to talk to you.

Well, Ed's warming up the engine.
We really should be going.

It is important.
It's about Mr. Anderson's
death last night.

Oh, sure. Why not?
Yes. We can be
more private in here.

Ed's not in any kind
of trouble, is he?

He told me
he shot that man trying to escape
after he nearly killed one of you.

Why don't we have
a seat right here?

I'm really surprised,
Ed leaving this way,

just as the police
are about to arrive.

- I'm sure they're gonna have
a lot of questions.
- Oh, yes, lots.

Ed says if we stick around,
we'll be here all day filling out forms.

But he says if they're really
interested in talking to us,

well, sooner or later
they'll send someone to New York
to take a deposition.

The truth is,
I'm worried about my cat.

I have a neighbor woman
looking out after her,
but it isn't the same.

Not the same at all.

Well, that's just terrific.
What's the matter, honey?

Well, somehow we've
got a busted fuel line.

I think we oughta
stay here a while, huh?
Let's go back to the room.

Why don't you have a seat?

I was just telling Sylvia
there's been a development.

Oh, yeah? What sort
of development?

Karl Anderson.
Yeah?

He didn't kill anyone.
He was set up.

Are you sure?

Ed, do you remember
those possibilities we talked about?

It came up number three.

Wait a second.
You mean, Anderson killed
Gunnar Tilstrom,

then knocked off Larry Mclvor
and then tried to killJohnny Dowd
just as a cover-up?

Oh, it was a cover-up, all right,
but Anderson didn't do it.

He was murdered,
just like the other two.

No, no, Jessica.
I shot Anderson trying to escape.

Yes. One shot from about 20 yards.

It caught him right here
in the shoulder.

But this- this is the one
that killed him, Ed.

When you shoot a man, he bleeds.

When you shoot a corpse, he doesn't.

Jessica, what are you saying?

That that man was already dead
when the snow thing came out of the shed?

Oh, yes. Dr. Lewis pulled the bullets
from Anderson's body.

When Ballistics tests them,
I think they'll find they both
came from the same gun-

your gun, Ed.

[Chuckling]
You're crazy, ladyl

You know I never knew any of these people,
so why would I wanna kill one of them?

For money perhaps?

From a man named Tartaglia,
who wanted to see Gunnar Tilstrom dead...

because Tilstrom
had been sleeping with his wife.

I think you've been reading
too many of your own books,
sweetheart.

What's more, I think that when
they check, the authorities here
are going to discover...

that there is no Ed McMasters working
for the New York Police Department.

Well, in case you forgot,
I was standing next to you...

when that yo-yo fired
that crazy bow and arrow, huh?

But it wasn't Anderson who fired it.
Was it, Sylvia?

- Ed!
- Shut up!

You called my room
from the phone in the car barn.

Mr. A nderson
must have already been dead,
propped up in that snowmobile.

After you shot the bolt from the crossbow,
you started up the snowmobile
and shoved it out the door...

to make it look as if Anderson
were trying to escape.

Jessica, you really are
out of your mind.
Am I?

While you were talking to me last night,
I heard the faint jingling of bells-
sleigh bells, Sylvia.

They were hanging right next
to the phone in the car barn.
That's where you called me from.

When I jostled the bells this morning,
it just came back to me.

And something else
registered as well.

Having committed the murder,
why didn't the killer just leave?

But no one had left
or even tried to leave.

No one but you two.

And the only reason that you came back
was because the road was impassable.

You are gonna have one hell
of a time proving any of this.

Well, that isn't my job.
I'll leave that to the police.

Oh, yeah?
Well, give 'em my regards.

Come on, honey.
Let's get outta here.
[Helicopter Whirring]

Hold it!

Jessica, the police are here.

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