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- Hello?

- Hi Grandpa!

- Oh, hello.

Who's this?

- Grandpa, it's Shayna!

- Shayna?

Shayna who?

- Grandpa, it's your grandkid.

- Grandkid?

Oh, that Shayna!

- Okay, let Mommy talk to Grandpa.

Hurry up and finish eating your breakfast.

We're leaving in 10 minutes.

So what?

Are you treating us out?

- Hey, I was up 1500 at one point.

- So you lost?

- Yeah, damn it.

That George, I was on a streak

and he wants to eat.

- Oh what, he broke the curse?

I mean...

- Yeah, the luck, something like that.

- Anyway.

So you took Mom?

- Yeah, she should be
about halfway there by now.

- Anyway, speaking of eating,

since I know you're hopeless when it

comes to cooking for yourself,

and so you'll likely go out

and get a plate lunch every night,

which will mess up your system,

why don't you come over
for dinner this week?

- Okay, you twisted my arm.

What time should I come over tonight?

- Oh, anytime after work.

- Ooh, what time is that?

- Oh yeah, that's right.

You don't know what time
that is anymore, huh?

Around six.

Hey,

but on one condition.

That you and Phil don't start talking

about how the country is
finally on the right track.

Yada, yada, yada, okay?

Don't go talking about politics with Phil,

you know how he is.

- Hey, you're just sore because

your candidate didn't win.

- No, it's just
that when you start,

Phil finishes and I gotta listen to it

all night long even after you've left.

- Well, you should listen to him more.

- Oh give me a break.

So what, Mom told me you have this

great project you're going to tackle.

You feeling okay or what?

- What, you don't think I can do it?

- So you're going to
put all the family pictures

in photo albums?

- Yep, by the time Mom gets back,

it'll be all neatly organized.

- What?

What possessed you to think of doing that?

- Eh.

I was talking with Harold

and he said last year he finally

put in the garden that he said he would

do for over 20 years.

So I thought,

what have I ever said that
I would do that I never did?

- Organizing the family photos?

- Well that's the thing.

There was nothing that I ever said

that I wanted to do for over 20 years,

but I might have said
something about the pictures.

Anyway, the pictures have been around

for well over 20 years,
so I figured why not?

- Well hey, more power to you

if you can do it.

I don't think you will though.

- Hey, thanks for the
vote of confidence huh?

- No, it's just that it's so much.

- Well, you know what they say about

how you eat an elephant.

Just one bite at a time.

- So how many
bites are you getting in

before Mom gets back?

- How many bites?

Oh, nobody has the faith!

I'm going to eat the whole elephant.

You watch.

- Okay, bwana.

Hey, are you finished?

Then take your plate
and put it in the sink.

Okay, we gotta get going.

- Okay.
- So come by tonight

- and tell me how you did.
- Bye.

- Bye.

- Hello James, this is Blanche

with Dr. Doyle's office,

reminding you that it's time for your

next dental appointment.

Please call our office at 261-5555

and we'll get you all set up, okay?

All right, you have a good day.

Thank you.

- Yes, hi, this is Randy Vasco

with New Hawaiian Solar.

This message is for Mr. James Furuta.

Mr. Furuta, one of our sales associates

communicated to me that you are interested

in installing solar panels.

Please call me and I'll be happy

to tell you of our plans
and pricing options.

My number is 778-1373.

Please call me any time, day or night.

I look forward to your call, thank you.

- Yes, this is Billy with

Toyota's warranty division,

calling to tell you about our

extended warranty opportunity.

The warranty for your Lexus is expiring

at the end of next month

and I would like to talk to you about the

options that are available to you

should you want to
purchase extended coverage.

Please call me at 235-1112, thank you.

- Extended warranty?

- Hey Uncle, this is Donna!

I know you're not home,

hope you're having a good time.

But I'm just reminding you
about the rehearsal dinner.

It'll be next Friday.

I know Auntie will be away,

but if you can make it,
that would be great!

So when you get back, if you could call me

to confirm that you're coming?

My number is 306-2443.

The dinner is early,
we're meeting at four,

because Newton has third watch that night,

and then he's off until the wedding.

Oh, and another reminder
about you being our emcee!

As I said before, we have no backup.

Anyway, I'll see you.

Take care, bye!

- Jimmy, I'm
getting ready to board.

There's leftover meat loaf

from last night in the fridge,

also tossed salad in the large bowl.

That ought to last you about three days.

Make sure you finish it now.

Don't only eat junk food now.

I'll call you once I get settled in.

If I don't call that's because

Carol likely took us shopping.

She's picking us up at the airport

and Melissa said she had a
whole agenda for us planned.

- I'll bet.

- Anyway, don't get obsessed over

getting everything done.

But I'll be interested
to see how far you get.

If you just were to organize
everything by years,

don't have to necessarily
put them in albums,

that will be plenty,

and I can help you when I get back.

- Non-believers.

- Plus the other thing you need to

consider is that you
have to buy the albums.

- If there's one thing
- Which, if we need a lot,

- we have an abundance of

- are photo albums.
- Cost quite a bit.

- Over the years,

this has been a popular family gift.

- Okay, I gotta go!

Love you, bye!

- Oh my goodness.

Well won't you be surprised.

- Dr. Doyle's office.

- Hey Blanche, Jimmy Furuta here.

- Aye, how's it James?

How was your vacation?

I hear you went Vegas eh?

- Yeah, me and my classmates,

we decided to have a reunion.

- What, your
class reunion this year?

No tell me 50 years like me.

- Okay, I won't tell you.

No, it wasn't like it was this year.

We lost a couple of
guys from the old gang,

so we decided better go more often.

- Yeah, I
know what you're saying.

Life is too short.

Well mine is coming up and yeah,

it's 50 years already.

Can you imagine?

- Oh, hard to.

So, you still keep in touch

with your friends from high school?

- You kidding?

I was the the coconut wireless at Castle.

I knew everybody and
everything that was going on,

and since then nothing's changed.

Everybody still call me up

and ask if I heard about so and so,

and I usually tell them "Yeah,
but did you hear about this!"

- Yeah.

So when is your reunion?

- We're planning it for July.

- Ah, that's good.

Hey, reunions get to
be very special, yeah?

- Yep.

Sad though.

Each time get less and less people.

- Well, that's what
makes it so special yeah?

- Yeah, you
know, that's so true.

- Well, anyway, good to talk to you.

- Good to talk to you James.

- Hey, so you have a good one huh?

- Yeah, I will.

And say hello to your wife for me.

She's so sweet.

- That's what I heard.

- Ah you!

- Okay, bye bye.

- Bye James.

- Dr. Doyle's office.

- Blanche!

- No tell me,

you were calling to schedule
your appointment right?

- Yeah.

- Hey Jimmy, I'm portagee,

I don't know what your excuse is!

- Mine is old age.

- Oh my goodness!

- Oh, no, no, no, no!

My excuse is that talking to you

is so enchanting.

- Yeah right!

Oh my God!

Okay, 'nuff already.

I was just telling the girls

I think he was calling

because I left him a message about

scheduling his appointment.

So when would you like to come in?

- Oh boy.

Well, what you got?

- I got next
week in the afternoon's

pretty wide open.

- How 'bout Tuesday, say about one?

- Yep, gotcha!

Okay, you need a reminder?

- Couldn't hurt.

- Okay, I'll
call you the day before.

And you still don't have a cell, right?

Just your landline?

- Yep.

Why break a good habit now?

- Aye caross.

No cell phone, no email,

I don't know if you're an
American original or a caveman.

- Oh, probably both.

- Okay James, we got you down.

We'll see you next week.

Bye!

- Okay, see you Blanche.

Bye bye.

- Bye.

- Ah.

Let's just get cracking.

Hello?

- Hello, may I speak
to James Furuta please?

- This is him.

- Oh, hello Mr.
Furuta, this is Billy

with Toyota's warranty office.

How are you?

- Oh, I'm fine, thank you.

- Well, I don't know if you got my

message that I left for you last week.

- Yeah I did.

Sorry, I was on vacation.

I can never remember to leave
a message on my machine.

Actually, I don't know how.

- Oh no, that's okay.

So how was your vacation?

- Oh, it was good.

You said Billy, right?

- That's right.

- So what's this about Billy?

- Well Mr. Furuta,
the end of next month

will make three years
that you've had your car,

and so the warranty that
comes with the vehicle

will be expiring.

Now warranties are
essentially a legal binding

pledge to fix or replace any
parts that have broken down,

or are inherently faulty,
including defective parts.

What it does not cover
is regular maintenance

and also any breakdowns
caused by accidents,

acts of nature, lack
of proper maintenance,

contamination of fluids
or fuels, collisions,

fire, theft, negligence or abuse.

But, it does include roadside assistance

such as towing costs and tire changes,

repairing rust or corrosions,

and also repairs needed to
correct defects in parts

that would cause the car not to meet

Environmental Protection Agency standards.

- So it's kinda like insurance?

- In a way, yeah.

But the difference is
that with car warranties,

the manufacturer makes a
guarantee to the owner of the car

that in case the car parts
do not function as intended,

a warranty will cover the costs to repair

or replace the part,
as well as car rentals

necessary to make those repairs.

Insurance, on the other hand,

is an obligation on
the part of the insurer

to take on financial
protection or reimbursement

for the risks that are
inherent with driving.

So while there are always exceptions,

you can kind of think about it as

warranties cover your parts
while insurance covers you

and your car in case of an accident.

- I'm gonna have to think
about this a bit more,

because I pretty much

maintain my own cars.

In fact, this is

only the fifth car I've ever had,

and I've been around
since the middle ages.

- Wow, that's pretty good.

- Yeah, I've always maintained my cars

in pretty good working order.

And honestly, this car
will probably be my last.

- Well there you go Mr. Furuta!

If this car is the final
one, and needs to last.

What better way to assure its longevity

than to get an extended warranty!

- Boy, you were quick on that one.

- I was a defensive
tackle in high school.

Coach always said "You see any space,

"you gotta shoot the gap!"

- Yep!

Well, I tell you what Billy,

I'm gonna have to think
about it a little bit

and why don't I give you
a call say next week?

I got a project I'm working on this week.

- Oh, no worries Mr. Furuta.

And would you like me also to follow up

with a call to you in case
I don't hear from you?

Say a couple of weeks
before the expiration date?

- Wouldn't hurt.

- Okay, will do Mr. Furuta.

And you have a good day, yeah?

- Okay, bye bye.

- Bye.

- Jimmy, Jimmy,

Jimmy, Jimmy.

- Hello.

- I am so glad that I didn't hang up

when I got a call just like the

one you're getting right now.

Now, how would you like to have

term life insurance for
as much as a million

dollars for less than what
you spend monthly for coffee?

Sounds too good to be true?

Well it's not.

For more information on this.

- Hello?

- Dad?

- Yes.

- You called?

- Well,

how did you know it was me?

- Oh God Dad.

- Oh, yeah.

- Dad?

- Yeah?

- Why did you call?

- You know I'm finding
this organizing the photos

to be a lot more difficult than I thought.

- Yes, I can imagine it's proving

to be quite a challenge.

- Yeah.

I'm telling myself, "What
did I get myself into?"

- Well, how far did you get?

- Well, you know, you can't just

put 'em into albums as you pull 'em out.

You have to spread 'em out first,

and then you know, organize them.

- You're doing it by,

how are you doing it?

- Well,

I was trying to put them
into chronological order.

- Oh my goodness!

And how far have you gotten?

- Well, I don't have 'em in any order yet,

I just have 'em out.

They're not in any order, just out.

- Well, it's like
doing a puzzle, right?

You first put those pictures

that seem to be

of the same time period

and then get more details later.

Dad?

- Yeah?

- Did you have a question?

Why'd you call?

Or was that it?

- You know, I just can't remember now.

- Oh boy.

- Well, at least you know I'm giving it

the old college try.

- Well knowing you, it'll get done.

It might take weeks, but you'll do it.

- Oh, you're a believer now?

- No, I believe you.

It's getting it done by the time

Mom gets back that I find hard to believe.

- Yeah, okay.

Well,

I better get back to it.

- Okay, I'll see you, bye.

- Bye.

- So what was it?

- Remember Mom and I gave
you that Polaroid camera

when you were,

I don't know, nine?

- Eight.

- Eight.

Remember we gave it to you and then you--

- Yeah, Audrey
Simmons asked to use it

and then gave it to some

punk guy who wanted to

see it works, and it was gone.

Yeah, that was tragic.

I remember thinking when
you and Mom found out

you would just be livid.

But you never did get angry.

- Do you remember how
long you had the camera

before the boy took it?

- Oh, I don't know.

It wasn't that long, a week?

Can't remember.

Two weeks at the most though, why?

- No, it's just that I found some photos

that you must've took.

- You found some photos?

Photos of what?

- Well, you know, they
were mostly scenic stuff.

It looks like you were taking shots

just to see how it worked.

- Oh, I remember that.

I remember thinking how amazing it was

that you could look at something

and then a second later see it appear

right before your eyes.

So, anything else?

- No, I--

Actually, yes.

You know the reason that Mom and I

never got angry with you
when you lost the camera?

- I didn't lose it!

- Now, now, you know what I mean.

- Dad, so why?

Why didn't you guys get mad?

- Well, we had a lot
going on at that time.

The day you lost the camera

was the day before
Auntie Sarah passed away.

- Wait, that's right.

I totally forgot about that.

That's right.

I was afraid of what you guys would say

and so I didn't tell you right away.

So by the time I did,
nobody paid attention

because Auntie had died.

Yeah.

That was why you folks didn't get mad.

- Yeah.

Anyway, there's one shot of a
store down in Heeia, remember?

That mom and pop shop?

It's located a few miles from...

- From Auntie Sarah's house.

Yeah, I remember.

Uncle John used to take me there

when we used to visit.

- Well, why were you there?

You remember?

- Where?

At Auntie's place?

- No, no, no, the mom and pop store.

Somehow you were there
and you took this picture.

- What are you talking about?

There's a picture of the
mom and pop store in Heeia?

- Well, it's a Polaroid

and I remember we gave you a camera,

a Polaroid camera just about the time

these photos are dated.

- Oh, you know
what it probably was.

I remember that you and
mom got the camera for me

because I was going to Camp Eisen.

That's right.

Audrey gave it to some older student

after we came back from camp.

- Camp Eisen?

- Yeah, remember?

Mr. Ramsey used to organize those camps

and we'd go during Easter vacation.

- Oh yeah.

- So if you see
the mom and pop store,

then it must be when
we were riding the bus,

and either me or Audrey must've taken it.

- Riding the bus?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

You know you're right.

I can see it, yeah.

This is taken from a bus while traveling.

But it's dark.

It looks like it's way
after the sun has set.

Why is that?

- Well, it's
probably because we were

returning from camp and not going.

Because we would leave for
the camp in the morning.

But coming back it
would be in the evening.

By the time the bus
would return to Kailua,

it would be nighttime.

That's why we couldn't find that guy.

It was crowded.

Lots of people greeting
everybody, and it was dark.

I remember Mr. Ramsey
would have the hardest time

corralling everybody at the end of camp

because no one wanted to leave.

And I think he didn't
want to leave either.

- I don't suppose you remember

what day of the week it was

when you came back from Camp Eisen?

- Actually I do.

It was always on a Saturday,

because Eisen charges
weekly from Saturday night

to Friday night.

Still that way today.

I know because my friend, Jan,

she runs a non-profit,

she asked me where there was a great place

for her organization to have a retreat.

I told her to call Eisen

and she said that's
how they rent the camp.

You can go a half week,
Saturday to Tuesday,

or Saturday to Friday.

So yeah, the school camp
was always for a week,

so we'd come back on a Saturday.

Why Dad?

What's this all about?

- Lisa,

this photo is dated March 27, 1982.

That's the day before Auntie
was found dead in her house.

- Yeah, you said that.

Okay.

Dad, what are you getting at?

- Lisa, in this photo I
can see Uncle John's car

parked up the street near the store.

- So, so what?

If his car is there,

maybe he was getting
something at the store.

- No, no, I said the car
was parked up the street

closer to the mountain.

It's not parked in the store parking lot.

In fact, nothing is parked
in the store parking lot.

It's empty.

The store is closed.

I remember the owners used to
close up early around five,

even on the weekends.

Judging from how dark it is,

and this is March,

it must be about30, maybe even eight.

- Dad, I'm afraid I don't know

what you're getting at.

What are you saying?

- Auntie Sarah was found murdered

in her house on March 28th.

Uncle John was away fishing.

He came home late Sunday morning

and found her strangled in their bed.

The house was ransacked.

The murderer took jewelry and money.

Uncle was away for the weekend.

He liked to go fishing near Makapuu.

He'd do this, maybe, once a month,

they'd leave Friday night

and they come back Sunday afternoon.

But this time he came back in the morning

and he found Auntie dead.

- Dad, you're going to have to tell

me what you're thinking.

- Why, if Uncle is all the way down

Makapuu for the weekend,

why is his car on this street
in Heeia on Saturday night?

- Dad, maybe it's not his car.

- It is his car.

That car was my car
before I sold it to him,

basically for nothing.

I know that it's his
car because I recognize

the car that I used to have.

- What do you want Dad?

- I want to know what
you think about this.

- Did you tell Mom?

- I wanted to talk to you first.

- I don't know Dad.

I think you should mull this over.

Let it set.

- That car is not going to change

when I look at it later.

- But what if you're wrong Dad?

- I'm telling you, it's, it's--

- Dad, you're talking about Uncle!

I mean, bad enough Auntie
is murdered like that,

but then you--

- Why is his car there
the night before, hm?

I mean, why is it there when
he said he was at Makapuu?

I mean, when they asked him

he said he was fishing!

Him and his friend!

- I don't know!

Look, maybe he came back for something.

Maybe--

- What?

- I don't know.

Look, I gotta go.

I've a meeting I have to get to.

Just think about it Dad, okay?

Bring it tonight.

Bring that picture,
show Phil and me, okay?

- Yeah.

Thanks.

Hello?

- Hello, may I speak
to Mr. James Furuta please?

- Speaking.

- Oh, hi, Mr. Furuta,

this is Randy Vasco
with New Hawaiian Solar.

- Oh, hi.

Sorry, I was out of town.

- Oh no worries.

What? Vacation?

- Yeah.

I was on a trip to Vegas.

- Oh, that's the place!

I hope you won.

- Oh, nothing to brag about.

And actually, I lost.

- Ah, next time.

Shoot, I went up there
last year Mr. Furuta,

I lost not only my
shirt, but my pants too.

Lucky I kept my underwear.

For real.

Anyway Mr. Furuta, I'm
following up on your wanting

to get some more information about

getting solar for your house.

- You know, Randy I was actually hoping

maybe we could talk on another day.

I'm kind of busy today.

I just got back from my trip,

I'm going through old mail and...

- Oh, no worries Mr. Furuta.

When is a good time to call back?

- Maybe next week?

- A Week?

Oh, not a problem.

So that would be next
Monday about the same time?

- Sounds good.

- Okay, and you know Mr. Furuta,

keep in mind also, if
you want me to come over,

talk in person, anytime okay?

I mean you're in Kailua,

we're based in Kahaluu,

right near the Hygienic Store,

only we're actually up near the mountain

by the old Carlton hiking trail.

So I'm a skip away and I'm
usually on the road anyway,

so I can make it over to your
place at a moment's notice.

Okay?

- Okay, sounds good.

- Okay, take care Mr. Furuta.

Bye bye.

- Bye.

Hello.

- You didn't call Mom yet, did you?

- No.

- Good, I mean, she's been looking

forward to this trip with
her friends for so long.

She doesn't need this.

What about Auntie Janice?

- Nope.

- Good, I mean, she's got Donna's

wedding coming up.

It's just--

- I'm not gonna call either of them.

I'm still trying to piece
this thing together.

- Well here's another piece then.

- What?

- Maybe Uncle was parked there

because he was seeing somebody.

- What do you mean?

- You know,
maybe uncle had somebody

he was having an affair with?

- Uncle John?

- Yeah.

So when they ask him where he
was he can't confess to that.

How's it going to look?

Not only for him but
whoever he was seeing?

- So who's he seeing?

We don't remember Uncle or Auntie saying

they know anybody who
lived on that street.

- Like Uncle would say anything.

- Yeah, but Auntie never said--

- Dad, she's the
last person he would tell.

- True.

- Plus, if he's seeing someone,

he's not going to park his
car in front of her house.

Right?

- So he

parks--

- Whoever he's seeing,

he's going to park on another street

and when it's dark he'll
walk over to her place.

He doesn't want to park near her house

because people will see
it and they would talk.

- But your Mom and I never heard of

Uncle being unfaithful to Auntie Sarah.

- Okay, but you never heard of him

killing her either.

- Well I never said that!

- You didn't say that

but that's what you're thinking.

- So I came upon something
I couldn't explain.

You provided a plausible theory.

- All right, so you okay?

- Yeah.

- Okay, so we see you tonight then?

Did you hear what I said?

- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

No, no, look.

I've all this that I said I would do,

but I'm spending all
my time on this thing.

I haven't even started.

- No, just come over, okay?

I want to see the picture.

- Yeah.

Okay.

- Okay.

I'll talk to you later then.

- Okay.

Bye.

- Hello?

- Hey, is this Stan the Man?

- Yes.

Who's this?

- Hey, blast from the past!

This is James Furuta.

- James?

What the hell?

Jimmy Furuta?

- Yeah.

- Holy smokes!

How are you?

- I'm okay, and you?

- Awe, can't complain.

I'm retired, how 'bout you?

- Same here.

- So, what's up?

- Well, I have kind of a strange.

Stan, I have a question
about my brother-in-law.

- Your brother-in-law?

You talking about John?

- Yeah.

- So, what do ya wanna know?

- Stan, this is gonna sound strange but

I have a reason for asking.

- Okay.

- Stan, you know when his wife...

- Yeah, I remember.

- Is there any possibility

that John was,

that he was seeing somebody else?

- What?

Where the hell did that come from?

- Look, I just came upon this--

- What the hell Furuta.

You're talking, what,

what is it?

You're talking over 30 years, 35.

Why you wanna know?

First of all, I don't
know anything about that.

All right, but what the hell are you

asking a question like that for?

- I just have a reason.

- Reason?

35 years later you have a reason?

- Look, you were his best man.

You were friends in high school,

I figured if anybody
knows it would be you.

- Yeah, well,
that was 35 years ago.

I mean, what kind of question is that?

- Look, if you don't wanna say--

- I just said
I don't know anything.

So what's this about?

- Nah.

Nevermind.

I just, nah.

Don't worry.

- Don't worry?

Yeah, that's a good one.

I don't hear from you
in over 30 years Furuta

and the first thing out of your mouth

is asking me if my best friend

was cheating on his wife
when she was murdered?

Yeah right.

Hey, so let this be the
last call from you, huh?

Bye.

- Hi Uncle!

- Hey Donna.

- So, how was your vacation?

- Oh, it was good.

- So you coming
to the rehearsal dinner?

- Yes, I will be there.

- And?

- And yes, I remember about the emcee.

Hey, you sure you don't have any friends

that you would rather have?

- No Uncle.

Like I said, we have no back up.

Plus, you are the best!

- Okay.

So,

how goes the plans?

- Oh, we're doing good.

Except my Mother is so stressed out.

- Oh yeah?

- Yeah, you
know, I wish you would've

gone to Seattle with Auntie

'cause she's driving me nuts.

Hey, maybe you could talk to her.

Tell her chill out.

- Oh no.

I have enough drama with her sister,

I don't need to add that.

- Ah-ha Uncle,
I'm gonna tell Auntie!

- Hey, you do that,

no emcee.

- Okay, you got me there.

- Okay.

Anyway.

You hang in there.

- Okay, thanks Uncle, bye!

- Bye.

Hello?

- Jimmy?

Hey, sorry about kind of blowing up there.

- Nah, that's okay.

I know it caught you by surprise.

I don't blame you, really.

- Still.

- Hey, thanks for calling back.

- What's going on Jimmy?

Why you ask me that question?

- Stan, look, okay.

We haven't talked for a long time, but,

I'm gonna tell you something that I hope

you will keep in confidence for now.

Because I'm having
trouble reconciling this.

I think I can,

but it's gonna mean asking
these kinds of questions.

- I don't know where
you're going with this Jimmy,

but okay.

So what are you saying?

- Stan, I just came back
from being away for a week.

Went to Vegas with some friends.

Kinda the guys week away,
you know what I mean?

My wife and I had this deal.

I go away for a week before she goes

away for a week with her friends.

She's up in Seattle attending some kind

of jewelry convention.

So anyway, I made it a point to tell her

that in the week that she was away

I would organize the family photos.

So, while I'm going through all that,

I come across this Polaroid
that my daughter took

when she was coming back
from camp on the north shore.

Now, in the shot she took

we see John's car parked on
a side street near his house

on March 27, 1982.

Does that date ring a bell with you?

- Yeah.

- Well, I know you know why,

but why?

- That's the day
before he finds his wife dead.

- Yeah.

So why is his car there?

- First off Jimmy,

how the hell do you know that's his car?

- I know the car.

You remember who the car
belonged to before John?

- Before John had it?

Before John had it.

- It was mine.

I know what my car looks like.

Trust me, it was mine.

- So what are you thinking?

- I don't know what to think.

So my daughter throws me this theory.

She tells me her Uncle John might be

fooling around with somebody
in the neighborhood.

Maybe not on the street
where the car is parked,

but some place nearby.

So, I'm trying to find out from you

what you think about that.

- Okay, before I say anything

I wanna know what you thinking?

- Wait, wait.

How am I supposed to react
to what you just said?

What the hell do you know Stan?

- I wanna know
when you see your car,

or his car, in a picture
dated March 27th, 1982,

what are you thinking?

- What the hell do you think I'm thinking?

My brother-in-law, whose
alibi was that he was

on the other side of the
island fishing, with you!

And yet we see his car parked

about an hour away from his house.

- So, you're saying he did it?

- I'm asking you Stan.

How the hell is his car there

when you folks were at Makapuu?

- Look I don't
know anything about that,

but I went fishing around the cove,

and he went up on the cliffs.

- Wait, wait, wait, wait.

You guys weren't together?

- Look Jimmy, you talking about one

night over 30 years ago.

- Yeah, yeah!

Which happened to be the night

that you were questioned about

over 30 years ago.

- Okay look, we
weren't always together.

All right, we weren't catching fish

and so when that happens you go

looking for a better spot.

He went one way, I went another.

Not the whole time, but,
you know, for awhile.

- "For awhile."

Like the night of March 27th?

- Look, I don't know anything about

why his car is there, okay?

And that's if that's his car.

But I know that it's not out of the

question that John might
have been fooling around.

- What?

- That's all I'm gonna say.

- No, no, no, no.

Listen, Stan,

if you know something
you better tell me now!

- Or else what?

- Look, Stan.

If you know something, I need to know.

- What is it to you Jimmy?

- What is it to me?

What, something has to be
personally of value to me

before I can know?

My sister-in-law was murdered.

Strangled.

That's something we never got over!

Something you never get over!

And her murderer was never caught!

What?

That's not enough for you?

That's not enough for me?

- 35 years.

Why don't you let
sleeping dogs lie Furuta?

And Frankly, it's not any secret

that you never liked
John in the first place.

- Hey, that business is as old

as when this tragedy happened.

Now, I'm not making this up.

I'm just afraid that when
I tell his sister, my wife,

and her sister, my other sister-in-law,

that it's gonna open up the Pandora's box.

So, I just wanted to make sure

that I work through all plausible reasons

before I did so.

Now does that make sense to you, huh?

So what the hell do you know?

- Okay.

Now I'm only telling you this

because talking to you,

I'm sensing that what you're thinking,

you might be going in the direction

that John had something to do with this.

The murder of his wife.

So because I don't believe he had

anything to do with Sarah's murder

that I'm gonna say this.

But he might have been seeing this woman.

Her name was Belle Adachi.

- Adachi, Adachi.

- She was someone
he met during high school.

He said something about
she was in a social club.

Somehow after he got married

he reconnected with her.

- Yeah, reconnected.

Yeah, I'll bet.

What was her name?

Belle?

How do you spell that?

B-E-L-L-E?

- Yeah you got it?

- So she lived in Heeia?

- I don't know where she lived.

She went to Castle High School,

so must've lived in Kaneohe,

maybe Kahaluu, maybe, hey, even Heeia.

- Did she,

was she married as well?

- I don't know.

That's all I know and
that's the God's truth.

- So you're sure about this?

When Sarah was murdered,

Saint John was sleeping
with somebody else?

- See, there you go Jimmy.

I never said that.

You asked for some kind of an idea,

I'm giving you an idea.

No more, no less.

Okay look, I'll leave it at that.

You got your own reasons, so whatever.

I hope you don't tell anybody
how you got the information.

Okay.

- Stan.

- Yeah.

- Why is his car in that picture!

- Okay, look, Perry Mason,

that's for you to find out.

I don't wanna be involved anymore.

And so I'll just repeat
what I said earlier.

Don't call me.

And if I'm ever asked, this
conversation never happened.

- Hello, Dr. Doyle's office.

- Blanche, I'm bugging you again.

- Not a problem.

What you need?

To change the appointment?

- No, the appointment is fine.

Blanche, I have a Castle
High School question.

- Oh, okay.

- Blanche, do you recall a Belle Adachi?

She might have been a
year or two after you.

- No, same year.

- Same year?

You graduated with her?

- Yep.

Except, yeah, we graduated together,

but that's about it.

She ran with a different crowd.

- Oh, and what crowd was that?

- Oh, the crowd that had

their butts moving side to side,

their boobs pointed straight,

and their nose a mile up in the air.

- Yeah, I get the picture.

- Oh no, now that I said that

you going tell me she's
marrying into the family.

- No.
- Or is it somebody else

- who is near and dear to you?

- No, I don't even know her.

- Oh thank God.

Me and my big mouth.

You see how I can get into trouble?

Oh boy.

So why are you asking?

- Well, it's just that I
was going through the closet

and oh, I didn't tell you yeah?

I decided to put the family photos

into these million albums.

- Oh, good luck with that.

- Yeah, I hear you.

So anyway, I found these photos

and found out that it was her

and maybe her friends.

So I thought maybe I'll
find out where she lives

and send them to her.

- Oh, so somebody in your family

does know her then?

- No, I didn't say that.

- Okay, so?

- Well, I just thought you might know

what happened to her?

She still in the islands?

- You know, I could be mistaken,

but no, no, no yeah.

She actually got married.

some haole advertising exec

and she moved to the mainland.

- Oh yeah?

Oh, and when was that?

And where did she move to?

- Oh that, I have no idea.

- And when she moved, was it in the 70s,

the 80s, do you think you recall?

- James?

- Yeah?

- What do you
really want to know about her?

Jimmy, I can just sense that you're

trying to find out information

that you're not exactly asking about.

So what is it, really?

- Blanche, nothing personal yeah?

But I'm a little concerned about

your self-professed prowess

at being the go to person for information.

- No, no, I
know what you saying.

Don't worry about that.

The other thing I'm good for

and my friends will vouch for this,

is that I'm also good at
keeping secrets if asked to.

- Are you serious?

- Very.

- Okay.

Then I'm asking you.

- You got my word.

- Well, after we last talked

I found this photo that
was buried for 35 years.

A photo that shows my brother-in-law's car

parked a few miles from his house,

on the night before his
wife was found murdered.

You know about that right?

- Yeah, of course.

- Now, if his alibi is that

he was nowhere near
the house that weekend,

then I'm trying to figure out

why the hell his car is there that night

when it has no business being there.

- And you know it's that date?

- Yeah, the Polaroid has a date on it.

My daughter has this theory that

maybe her Uncle was fooling around

with somebody in the neighborhood.

So he couldn't fess up to his whereabouts

because of how it would look for him

and the other woman.

So I called Stan Takei, his best friend,

his best man, fishing partner,

and he said something about
John seeing a Belle Adachi,

and she went to Castle High School.

So I thought maybe if
he was fooling around

with her on that night
that would explain things.

So I was trying to figure out

if maybe she lived in the area.

- Jimmy, as far as I know,

Belle Adachi got married
and left for the mainland.

Your sister-in-law was
murdered in what year again?

- 1982.

- 1982.

See, that would have
been way after she left.

I think she got married in 1979

and then I'm sure she left soon after,

but I'm not sure.

Wow.

- Wow what?

- This is heavy stuff.

- You think?

I mean, you can see why
I'm concerned, right?

- Oh, totally.

But again, I'm not sure about
when Belle got married and....

... left. So look, let
me make a few calls,

I'll get back to you.

- Blanche?

- No, no, no, don't worry.

I'm not going to say anything about why,

I'll give some other reason.

- Well I hope you're
better at it than I am.

I mean, I had a game plan with you.

I wasn't gonna say anything,

but it was over before it even started.

- Yeah, well, trust me,

I'm better at this than you.

I'll get back to you.

- Okay, thanks.

- Hello, New Hawaiian Solar.

- Hey Randy, Jimmy Furuta here.

- Hey Mr. Furuta, what's up?

You wanna meet?

- Oh no, no, no, no, next
week is still better for me.

But I wanted to ask you a question.

- Sure, anything.

What do you wanna know?

- Now, this is outside of Solar Randy,

but your office is located
near what hiking trail again?

- Oh, the old
Carlton hiking trail.

- By old, what you mean?

That it's closed?

- Well I think it's still open.

It's just that a long time ago they had

that accident where all those

people were caught in
the flood in the river.

- Yeah, yeah, they were trying
to crossing in the rain.

- Yeah!

- Yeah, and when was that? That was uh...

When did that happen?

- Sheesh, been awhile now.

I'd like to think maybe the early 90s.

- Early 90s.

- Yeah, they said the stream

became like an ocean because of the rain

and the party was swept away

and a number of people drowned.

- Yeah, and they closed it.

Yeah, I remember now.

And you said that was in the 90s?

- I think so.

And yeah, they closed
it but it did reopen.

But somehow, it never got
to be that popular anymore.

And the access way on our road,

well, the city stopped
maintaining it a long time ago.

so if you want to get to
the hiking trail, you can,

but it's like you have to bring a machete

and cut your way in.

- And that hiking trail,

the street you're on was
not the only access, right?

- Oh no, no.

I think most of the streets
in this part of Windward Oahu

that lead up from the ocean,

you could get up into the mountains.

- Uh-huh.

And how far did it go?

- What?

- The hiking trail,

once you got on it,

where did it go?

How far?

- Oh, far.

I think you could
literally follow that trail

along the entire Windward side.

Why Mr. Furuta?

You thinking about taking the family?

If you do, stop by my
place, park your car,

and I will personally cut you a trail.

- Oh, no, no, no, no.

I was just wondering.

We got some family
visiting maybe next year,

so I was thinking about things to do.

- Well, like I
said, anytime you want,

give me a call, and we'll
cut a way up to the trail.

- Wow Randy, thanks.

Hey, I look forward to our
conversation next week.

- Okay, glad to be of help.

You take care!

- Yep.

- Bye.

- Hello?

- Stan, hold on, hear me out.

- What the hell Furuta.

Hey, this is--

- No, no, no, listen!

- No, I'm telling you,

you don't stop harassing me--

- Listen!

I talked to someone who's pretty sure

Belle Adachi didn't live in Heeia.

In fact, she got married

and moved to the mainland

well before my sister-in-law's murder.

So I don't think he was there to see her

or anybody else.

- What the hell
you trying to do Furuta.

Like I said, sleeping dogs.

- Stan, back in those days,

all the streets went up to
the base of the mountain.

From there you could get
to the Carlton Trail.

And on that trail you could go from

Kahaluu all the way to Kahuku.

Stan, I need to know.

I mean you must have asked John.

I mean, didn't it cross your mind?

- Cross my mind what?

That my best friend killed his wife?

- Did it?

- I told you not to call Furuta.

So this is a warning.

You call again and I'll
make a call to the cops

and they'll call you, okay?

You got that Mr. Detective?

- The point is, back
then he could've easily

walked to the end of the street,

into the woods, and after
a short hike up the ridge,

he could've turned and
headed towards his house.

And after about three miles,

he walks down the
mountain, out of the woods,

onto the street he lived on

and heads towards his house.

- Dad, you need to stop.

- They said Auntie died sometime between

the hours of 10 p.m. and two a.m.

Now that picture is from about

seven,30, so--

- Dad.

- He waits,

maybe an hour.

Around eight,30,

he gets out, he heads up.

By the time he gets there

Auntie Sarah is surprised to see him.

He says he forgot something.

Or maybe he already got
something out of the garage.

He says he has to use the bathroom.

Auntie Sarah has nothing
to be suspicious about.

She turns her back--

- Dad!

what's gotten into you?

- What's gotten into me?

Jesus Christ Lisa!

Don't you see?

That car cannot be there on that day!

If it is, it changes everything!

- That's the question Dad.

You just said "If."

You're talking about a
passing shot of a street,

in the dark, of a moment in time

that happened 35 years ago.

Isn't it possible that
there's another explanation?

Isn't it just possible

that maybe that isn't the car?

Isn't it possible you're making
something out of nothing?

- No!

There's more of a chance that the camera

put the wrong date on the photo

than I am wrong about the car.

- You are that sure?

- Yes!

- But even if that was so.

Even if that were true, why dad?

Why would someone do it?

I mean, to kill someone?

To kill Auntie?

- I don't know.

- What are you gonna do?

- I guess I'll do what most people do

when they come up with a situation

that they have no idea how to handle.

- What's that?

- They talk to people.

Hello?

- James?

- Yes.

- I talked to Lisa.

What picture are you talking about?

- Well, if you talk to her, and--

- James, a Polaroid
from 35 years ago?

- Myra, John's car is in the photo.

In Heeia, on the day
before Sarah was murdered.

Why?

- You must be mistaken.

- I am not mistaken.

It's his car!

And it's on the day before.

Aren't you even curious as to why?

- What does it
matter at this point?

- What does it matter?

What does it matter?

Don't you care?

- Why should I care

about something that is long ago

and won't change anything?

- Won't change anything?

Your sister's murderer,

Janice's sister's murderer
has never been caught!

- You didn't tell Janice did you?

- Didn't tell Janice?

I didn't tell you!

But

you don't care about something

that has an obvious
connection to Sarah's murder?

- James!

She's dead!

What will anything do at this point

except open up old wounds?

- I'm trying to process
what you just said.

I'm basically questioning the innocence

of your sister's former husband,

and you're fighting me by saying

that you don't wanna deal with it?

- That's not what I mean.

- Well what do you mean?

- James, I just don't believe

John would be capable of it.

You saw him, you saw what he went through.

There's no way he could've done it.

- Jesus Christ, Myra!

You're making a purely emotional argument.

I'm basing my argument on facts.

My God damned car is there for a reason.

- But why?

- Why am I still doing this?

We're still talking about the--

- No!

Why would he kill her!

They were so much in love,

so happy!

Why would he do it?

James, I have to go.

Gladys and the others are calling me.

I'll call you later.

Until then, don't do anything rash!

And please, whatever you do,

don't bring this up to Janice.

She's so happy about Donna
finally getting married--

- Hey,
- she would--

- I didn't tell you, remember?

- Okay.

- Look,

I'm sorry that I spoiled your vacation.

I didn't mean to.

- Jimmy, I know it's
important to figure this out.

But I guess it was such a horrible time.

So much pain!

Pain that in reality you never get rid of.

Never quite get over.

You just learn to live with it

So all this.

Well, I guess I just
didn't wanna go back there.

- I understand.

I'm sorry.

- Do what you have to do James.

We'll talk when I get back.

- Hello.

- I am so glad that I didn't hang up

when I got a call just like the one

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- Hello.

- Hey Harry, how's it?

Jimmy Furuta here.

- Hey, Jim, how goes it?

- Okay.

How's my insurance man?

Having fun?

- Well, you know what they say

about fun and insurance right?

- Oh, what's that?

- The older you
get, the more it costs.

- Harry, how long you
been selling insurance?

- Shit, longer than
the sun been rising it seems.

You were one of my first clients,

that give you any idea?

- So, what?

40 years?

- Whoa, I'm flattered.

More like 50 I mean.

I started in 1970, so
what is that, 47 years?

- Jesus.

Aren't you ever gonna retire?

I mean, not that I'm complaining.

- If I retire, what am I gonna do?

Go to Vegas?

- Well, there are worse things.

- I cannot.

See, insurance is like the house yeah?

I'm so used to being the house,

I wouldn't know what
to do being the player.

So what can I do for you Jimmy?

I'm sure it's more than
knowing my work history.

- Harry, I got an odd question.

Remember when my
sister-in-law was murdered?

What do you suppose the
insurance payout would be

that my brother-in-law got?

- Yup.

- Yup what?

- That's just about the oddest

question I've heard in a long while.

Why are you asking?

- I got a reason.

- Well you know I wouldn't know.

- Well, I know you wouldn't know,

but I thought maybe you
would know somebody who did.

You know, when it pops up in conversation.

Confidential kind.

You know, the kind that

only salesman who are really
good friends would share?

- Why you wanna know Jimmy?

- Am I right?

That the information is available?

- I'm not saying.

- Well I know you're not saying,

but you're not not saying.

- I don't know Jimmy.

If I didn't know you as well as I do,

I would say this conversation
is not only a little odd,

but getting a whole lot of strange.

What are you asking me?

- I wanna know how much
my brother-in-law got

from Sarah's insurance
company for her death.

- Why?

- Okay.

If I tell you why, can I
count on your confidentiality?

- Well, you know Jimmy,

what you're kind of asking me to do,

is if I knew any information.

You want me to breach
a confidential matter

and be confidential about it.

- Harry, I'm just asking off the record.

- Well I think I heard
about all I need to hear.

Listen Jimmy, you're a good
guy, but so is my reputation.

Plus, I'm too old to be chasing ghosts.

If you need information,

why don't you contact the guys

who were doing the investigating.

Sorry, I can't help you.

- Understood.

- Bye.

- Bye.

- Hey Uncle!

- Hi Donna!

Is Newton around by any chance?

- Newton?

No, he's working.

He's on his watch right now.

- Ah, okay.

Do you have his number?

I have a question to ask him.

- Oh sure, his number is

780-3434.

- 780-3434.

- He's on duty now,

so I don't know if he
can return your call.

- You know what Donna,

can you call him and ask him to call me?

I mean, since he wouldn't
recognize my number anyway.

- Sure.

Can I tell him what it's about?

- I have a friend who has a grandson

who's interested in
joining the police force.

So I told him I would ask
Newton some questions.

- Okay, I'll call him right now.

- Okay, great!

Thanks!

- Bye!

- Bye!

Wow, that was fast.

- James.

- Who?

Janice?

- Yeah.

James, did Donna ask you
about doing the bonsai?

- Jesus, I'm doing the emcee.

What, I should conduct the ceremonies?

- No, it's just that I don't know

what is going on.

They say they have it all under control

but I'm not sure.

- Janice, relax.

The kids have got it.

- I don't know.

- They got it, just relax.

- Yeah, it's so hard though.

I want everything so perfect.

You know, funny,

you know what I've been
thinking about lately?

- What's that?

- I was thinking
how my sister Sarah,

they never had kids.

I don't know why, but I almost
have this guilty feeling.

She never got this chance you know?

To be a mother, to help
plan her daughter's wedding.

Silly huh?

- Nope.

Not silly at all.

- Well anyway, like you said,

I'm sure they have it handled.

Thanks.

I'll see you James.

- Janice.

- Yeah?

James?

- Enjoy yourself.

Sarah will be there in spirit.

- Yeah, I'm sure she will.

I'll see you James, bye.

- Bye.

Geez.

Hello.

- Hey Uncle, how's it, Newton.

Donna said to give you a call?

- Hey Newton, thanks for calling.

So, you on the road?

- Oh no, right now
I'm back at the station.

I have to write up some reports,

then I'm gonna pick up something to eat

and then go back out.

So what's up?

Donna said somebody
wants to join the force?

- Yeah.

Actually Newton, that's
not what I called about?

- Hey, you're
gonna be our emcee right?

- Oh yeah, of course!

We can talk about that more
at the rehearsal dinner.

- Oh yeah, right on.

Thanks man, we appreciate it.

- Yeah.

Newton.

I wonder if you could do me a big favor.

- Shoot, anything.

- I think you heard about what happened

to our family back in 1982.

It was a pretty famous Hawaii case.

My sister-in-law was murdered.

- Yeah, I know, I'm sorry Uncle.

- No, no, no.

So Newton, I was hoping
you could find information

for me about the detective
who was on the case.

His name I think was Copeland?

I think his first name
I believe was Thomas.

- Okay, ah, 1982, hmm...

Uncle, I think he might
be retired already.

Because I know most the detectives now.

- Oh no, no, no, I know that Newton.

But I was wondering if you
could get his home number

so I can call him.

Assuming he's still in the islands.

- Well I can try.

I'll head over to
personnel, but I don't know.

- Newton, I know this
is gonna sound strange,

but I just have a question I
wanna ask him about the case.

Something popped up that

for some reason I never
thought about asking.

And I don't wanna get
you into trouble, okay.

So maybe somebody could just contact him

and tell him I have a question

and he can call me?

- Okay.

- Newton,

I'll tell you what it is.

I came upon this photo of a car

that belongs to Donna's Uncle John

that's parked in Heeia

the night before her
Auntie Sarah's murder.

Thing is, there's no way that
car is supposed to be there.

For his alibi was that
he was over by Makapuu.

And I need to talk to Copeland about this.

- Wow, Uncle.

- I know, I know Newton.

I should probably talk to somebody in the

department that I'm supposed to talk to,

but let me deal with Copeland first, okay?

I mean, who knows, there might be some

logical explanation for all this.

But, either way, I'll probably ask you

again for help afterwards.

- Okay Uncle,
I'll see what I can do.

- Thanks.

Hello?

- I got a
number for Belle Adachi.

- What?

What is it?

- 619-676-4828.

- 619-676-4828.

- You got it.

- Where is this, California?

- I think San
Diego way, or thereabouts.

- How'd you get the info?

- I called a
friend who knew a friend

who knew a friend.

You heard of sex degrees of separation?

- Yeah.

- Well, this
one was more like nine.

- Geez.

Thanks.

- Yeah well, it's
one thing to get the info,

another thing to do something with it.

I mean, what do you say to her James?

- I don't know.

I guess I'll

cross that bridge when I'm

standing on it and it's breaking

and I'm falling into the ravine.

- Jimmy, I
know that this thought

might have crossed your mind.

- What?

Why don't I just call John?

It has, like constantly.

But

what am I supposed to say?

Hey John, by the way,
did you kill your wife?

- Well I know that's a big jump,

but it can't be much bigger

than that ravine you're going
to cross with Belle Adachi.

Which, by the way, her name
is Thompson, Belle Thompson.

- Thompson.

Okay.

I don't know Blanche.

I'm taking it like minute by minute.

I mean, this morning I
get up with the notion

that I'm gonna assemble
the family history.

And then a few hours later

I'm making like Sherlock Holmes

trying to solve an infamous murder.

I mean, am I nuts?

- No.

After all, we're not talking about whether

somebody gave you $20 or
$40 for your kid's wedding,

so you want to make sure you
reciprocate at least the same.

You're talking about whether the killer

of your sister-in-law was lying right

under your nose all this time,

and he happens to be your brother-in-law.

It's a pretty heavy dose of
the surreal if you ask me.

I don't envy you.

- Yeah,

I don't envy me either.

Yeah, but thanks Blanche.

Thanks for everything.

I'll let you know how it goes.

- Okay, you take care James.

- Thanks.

Bye.

Is it me, or has this place

turned into information central?

Hello?

- Hello, may I speak
to Mr. James Furuta please?

- Who is this?

- Is this James?

- Yes, who are you?

- This is Tom Copeland,

I was told that you wanted to speak to me.

- Tom.

Oh, Tom Copeland with
the police department!

Yes!

Thank you for calling.

You know, I really appreciate it.

I know that you must be very busy.

- Well, not really.

I've been retired for a long time, so.

What is it you wanna talk to me about

regarding the Sarah Izumi case?

- Well, first of all, I don't know that

you are aware of my
relationship with the--

- Yes, I remember who you are.

We never met, but I know that
Izumi was your sister-in-law.

Your wife was Sarah's older sister.

- Oh, anyway,

I recently came upon something

that I think has some
relevance to the case.

But first, I wanna ask a question.

It's one of those things that you

never think about asking.

I mean, you might wonder,
but you never quite ask.

I mean, this whole thing
is something all of us,

my wife, John--

- I understand,
what's your question James?

- What kind of insurance money

did my brother-in-law get when Sarah died?

- Insurance.

James, any man that asks
that of a detective,

who headed up one of
Hawaii's great murder cases

must be looking for a motive.

So are you saying you think John Izumi

murdered his wife to collect
on her life insurance?

- It did cross my mind.

- Well, I'd have to
check my file to be sure.

Which is back in police archives,

but why does this cross your mind

after all these years?

- Tom, 35 years ago

my daughter was about eight at the time,

was coming back on a bus from
a camp on the north shore.

And she was shooting scenery shots

with her Polaroid camera.

Now back then, the Polaroid
shots had dates on them.

I found this photo this morning

when I was organizing the family photos.

In this photo, we see John's car parked

a few miles from his house

on the day before Sarah was murdered.

Tom?

- I'm here.

You sure about this?

- On Sarah's grave I'm sure.

- We should meet James.

I'll make a call to the department

and ask if someone could pull the file

and find out how much insurance Sarah had.

Normally I would remember
everything, but--

- It's been 35 years, I know.

- Yeah.

I'll make a call and find out.

- You can do that?

- What do you mean?

- I mean you're retired and all.

- Yeah, but there's no statute

of limitations for murder.

And no denying an old detective like me

from getting what he wants
if he wants something.

- Okay.

- James, why don't
you scan that photo

and email it to me?

- Tom, you're gonna think I'm a dinosaur,

which I am, seeing as
how even you have email,

but I'm what you call
technology challenged?

I don't have email or even a cell phone.

But I'm gonna see my daughter tonight

and I'm sure she can scan it to you.

What's your email?

- CopperTC@yahoo.com.

Like the metal, only I use it

because of what I used to be.

TC for my initials at--

- Yahoo.com.

Got it!

I'll get this to you tonight.

Hey, look,

what do you think about all this?

- Well,

let's see where this goes first.

- No, I mean, assuming I'm right,

and I know I am, and that is his car,

what do you think?

- What do I think?

Well obviously it's a game changer.

And it would validate what I was thinking.

- What do you mean?

- Well, there was something that

always stood out about that weekend.

- What was that?

- My years of experience taught me

that usually the solution to a crime

would be found by finding the

changes in behavior patterns.

From what we learned,

every time they would go
on their weekend jaunts,

John and his buddy always
would come back with fish,

some times more than others,

but always they would
bring home something.

But on that weekend there was no fish.

Why?

- Yeah.

John came home early that day.

With no fish.

Why?

- Why do you think?

- Because he wasn't there fishing.

He was someplace else.

- Of course, they
had a reason for it.

Actually you know what?

I could use the exercise.

I'll go to the station instead of calling.

I'll call you when I'm there.

- Okay.

- Bye.

- Hello?

Hello?

Hello?

- John.

- Yes.

Who's this?

- James.

- James?

Oh, hey, how you doing?

What do you want Jimmy?

- That weekend back in 1982,

why didn't you catch any fish?

- What are you talking about?

- When you used to fish out at Makapuu,

I remember you used to
always catch something.

So how come that weekend

you didn't catch anything?

- What the hell you want Jimmy?

- Because you weren't at
Makapuu that whole weekend.

At least not on the night of March 27th.

- What the hell are you saying Jim?

- When Lisa was eight, we
gave her a Polaroid camera.

Out of all the random shots that she took

the week that she was at Camp Eisen,

she took a picture when they were

coming back home from camp.

In that picture is your car

parked by that store in Heeia,

just as the light of day was fading.

Just at the time when you said

you were on the cliffs of Makapuu.

- What?

You're saying my car was, my car?

My car was in--

- Cut the crap John!

Why, when you told everyone that you

were at Makapuu for the weekend,

why was your car in Heeia?

- Hello?

- Hello, may I speak
with Belle Adachi please?

- Belle Adachi?

- Yes.

Oh, no.

Belle Thompson.

- Yes, this is she.

- Hi Belle.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, you don't know me.

I'm calling from Hawaii.

- Oh, is this about the reunion?

It's 50 years this year, right?

- No, no, no, no.

But it is about the high school days.

Or around that time.

- Yes, who is this?

- This is James Furuta.

- James?

- No, no, no, I didn't go to Castle.

I'm sorry, you don't know me.

I got your name from somebody

and I was hoping that you could

help me with something.

- Yes.

- Belle, my brother-in-law is John Izumi,

his wife was Sarah Izumi.

- I see.

- Do those names ring a bell with you?

- Yes, but why are
you telling me about that?

- Belle, I don't know if I can justify

the question that I'm going to ask you,

but trust that I have a reason.

- What do you wanna know James?

- Belle,

I've come across some evidence

that confirms that my brother-in-law

was in the neighborhood of his home

the night before his wife was murdered.

When he says that he was on
the other side of the island.

And so I've been talking
to people, asking around,

asking them why.

And his good friend,
Stanley Takei, well...

- Stanley Takei.

- God.

Yeah.

He put forth a theory if you will.

- He did, did he?

- I take it from your tone

that you knew Stanley or know Stanley.

- I knew him, yes.

And what theory are we talking about?

- Now Belle, this is just
something I have to ask,

and once I've asked it
I'll be out of your hair.

- I'm waiting.

- Belle, one reason that was given for

John's car being in the neighborhood

was that he was seeing you.

- Seeing me, like in--

- Yes, I'm sorry.

Is there any truth in that?

- James, I knew John from just a

couple social club meetings
that we went to and that was it.

And that's the truth!

I learned of that tragedy after I had

already moved to California!

- Thank you Belle.

I'm so sorry to bring this
up so many years after.

Actually, you didn't tell me anything

that I didn't already think.

I just had to ask.

Thank you for--

- Of all people
to suggest such a thing!

- Pardon me?

What do you mean by that?

- Listen, John
was always a gentleman.

That Stan, he was something else.

He was a lech.

All us girls used to say his name

shouldn't be Takei,

it should have been tako, for octopus.

Because that's how he was

with all the pretty girls!

All arms!

Look, I...

Is there anything else I can do for you?

- Oh, no, no.

You've been...

I'm sorry to have asked.

Thank you Belle.

You have a good life, okay?

Hello?

- James.

- Tom.

- Sarah Izumi didn't
have any life insurance.

- You sure about this?

- On Sarah's grave.

- Well, I've actually done
a lot since we last talked.

- Yeah, like what?

- Like I finally called
and talked to John.

- Okay, what did he say?

- Well, as you can
imagine, it didn't go well.

It was like he was hit by a train.

- Uh-huh.

- You know how sometimes you just

can't find the words because
you're totally blindsided?

- What'd you tell him?

- I told him, I said,
"Why is your car in Heeia

"the night before?"

- And what did he say?

- I don't know, I was emotional.

What little adrenaline is still

in this old body was pumping.

I think he just repeated what I said.

Yeah, yeah.

That's basically what he did.

He did it!

I can feel it in my bones!

But is this photo enough to do it?

- You're that convinced?

- Yeah, And I'll tell you something else.

My daughter had a theory that maybe

John couldn't say why he was in Heeia

because he was there fooling
around with somebody.

So I looked into that.

I got a tip about who it might've been.

And so I called her up.

It's a woman who lives in San Diego.

She said she moved to the mainland

way before Sarah's murder.

And I believe her.

- So let me ask you.

All these years, you
never suspected anything?

I mean, okay, if that's his car,

yeah it changes everything.

But you're telling me these thoughts

never swirled in your head before?

Never ever?
- No.

- He's family, right?

I mean, you don't wanna doubt him.

You wanna believe his story.

All these years.

Hey, you mentioned something about

breaking his pattern.

You know, not coming home with any fish.

And you said that he had an explanation.

What was it?

- Well, John couldn't of done it

because he didn't have his car.

- What do you mean?

- John and Stan
used to trade off driving.

One would go all the way

to the other's house
and pick the other up.

That week John drove,

but they both agreed that they would

always bring their share of the bait.

John said that in the
evening of March 27th,

after they finished with his bait,

the realized his buddy Stanley

had forgotten to bring his share.

So they're only halfway
through the weekend

and they have no bait.

John was really upset over this

so Stan volunteered to
go back up the cliff

and take John's car and go get some.

But on the way there he had a flat,

which he said took him a while to fix

because he inadvertently

kicked one of the lug
nuts into a rocky crevice

to the side of where he pulled over,

which then took him some
time to eventually dig out.

By the time he was back on the road,

all the stores he wanted to go to

for the kind of bait
they used were closed.

Stan said he knew John would be mad,

so after realizing no stores were open,

he went all the way back to his own house

to see if he had any
leftover fish in his freezer.

Which he didn't.

So when he finally came
back and told John,

of course, John wasn't too happy.

He had caught two fish,

but because they didn't
wanna cut the weekend short,

they decided to use their
catch as bait to keep fishing.

Of course, by then it
was four in the morning.

Long story short, they
ran out of bait again,

and by then they had
nothing to show for it.

So rather than stay until the afternoon

as they usually did, they came home early.

John first dropped off Stan

and wanted to come home early

because he wanted to get a
replacement for his flat tire.

It was Sunday, and the place
where he bought his tires

opened only half day.

- Jesus H. Christ!

Oh God.

- What are you thinking?

- What am I thinking?

Jesus Christ!

I should've listened to my daughter!

She said, "Wait a while, mull it over.

Maybe things will get clearer later."

Jesus.

- What are you thinking James?

- Christ Tom!

I just about called my
brother-in-law a murderer!

I called a woman in San Diego who,

I don't even know,

and I suggested that she...

Oh God.

- I repeat.

What are you thinking?

- What the hell do you think I'm thinking?

- Why is John's car
in Heeia on that night?

- Well, that's obvious!

Stan went back to the mom and pop store

to buy more bait!

- But the mom and pop
store used to close early.

- Well, okay.

I knew that.

But, well like you said,

he realized it, and he went back home.

- So, he goes to Heeia,

and not finding the
mom and pop store open,

he goes all the way back to Aiea?

- Aiea?

- Yeah, that's where he lived.

That's where he still lives, I believe.

You see, the fact is Stan Takei didn't

go back to the Windward side.

He said that he went into town

in search of his bait

and then had the flat which delayed him,

and not finding any of the stores opened,

he went all the way back
to his house in Aiea.

So according to his story

he was nowhere near Heeia.

- For Stanley
Takei to accuse me of

fooling around,
that's a good one.

- What are you saying Tom?

- I'm saying it's not whose car

is parked in Heeia.

It's who was the driver

of that car.

- Listen, John
was always a gentleman.

That Stan?

He was something else.

He was a lech.

All us girls used to say

his name shouldn't be Takei,

it should have been tako, for octopus.

- What?

You're saying my car was, my car?

My car was in...

- What the hell are
you trying to do Furuta?

Like I said, sleeping dogs.

- You see James,
I never suspected John.

It was Stan Takei who I
felt murdered Sarah Izumi.

- My God.

- I'm going to go and
see the boys in homicide

and give them a heads up.

I'll call you later.

- Hello.

- What did you do?

- What?

- You called John.

- Well how'd you know that I--

- What did you say to him?

- Wait, what's this about?

- His wife, Amelia,

she called and she's hysterical!

She said he said he talked to you

and then he got all upset.

She said he went up to their attic,

got his old gun he had from
when he was in the military

and he just left--
- Oh my God!

- Saying he was
going to kill somebody!

Kill who?

What is she talking about?

What did you tell him?

- Look, Myra, I gotta go!

I'll get back to you!

- James!

- I'll explain later,

I'll get back to you!

Awe damn, I don't have his number!

Wait, I do.

Ah.

- Hello.

- Newton!

- Hey Uncle, did that guy--

- Yeah, yeah, he did, he did.

Listen, I need to get his number.

I talked to him but I
didn't get his number.

- Oh actually
Uncle, I didn't call him,

personnel did, let me call him.

- Newton, Newton, that's
okay, that's okay!

I need you to.

Actually, are you still at the station?

- No, I'm back on patrol.

- Great!

Newton, I have reason to believe

that Uncle John is en
route to a man's house

who he believes killed his wife.

So I need you to get as many police

officers over there as soon as possible.

Newton!

- Where Uncle?

- In Aiea.

Wait, let me get you the address.

Newton!

- Yeah, I'm still with you,

I'm turning.

Give it to me!

- 839 Kinako Street.

- Got it.

- Newton, call me when you're there.

Let me know what happened.

- Copy that!

- I am not able to take

your call at this time.

At the sound of the beep,
please leave your name

and number and I'll get back
to you as soon as I can.

- Stan!

Pick up the phone!

Stan, if you're there, pick up the phone!

John is headed your way and he is armed!

So for God's sake pick up the phone!

- What the hell you talking about?

- Hey, it was you wasn't it Stan?

You forgot the bait on purpose

so you had an excuse to leave!

I bet you punctured the tire on purpose!

You didn't actually go back
to town did you, huh Stan?

You went back to Heeia.

You went back to John's house.

- You're out of your mind.

John!
- What the hell was that?

- What the hell are you doing?

Please, John, put the gun down!

- You killed her!
- John, no!

- Put the gun down

and we can talk!
- You killed her!

- You killed her!
- John!

- John!
- Please!

- It was an accident!

I didn't mean to.

I went over to--

- What did you do to her!

- I'm sorry John!

I misinterpreted things, all right.

She was always smiling.

I don't know, I thought she liked me.

I'm sorry!

She started saying she
was gonna call the cops!

I told her I was sorry
but she wouldn't listen!

I just wanted to hold her,

say I was sorry, but she slapped me John

and I guess I just went crazy.
- You!

- No, John, no!

Please, I didn't mean to hurt her!

I swear!

Please don't shoot me!

- John, John, John!

Listen to me!

Listen to me John!

- Yeah John, talk
to your brother-in-law!

Jimmy Furuta, he's on the phone.

Talk to him right now.

- Jimmy?

- John.

Please.

Look--

- It was him all along Jimmy!

- I know John.

The police are on their way,

so please John--

- He needs to pay for this!

- He will John.

Look, don't let him do this to you!

Think about Amelia,
think about your family!

Think about them.

- I had a whole
life ahead of me Jimmy!

My whole life!

And he took it from me!

- John!

- No!

- No, no John!

John!

- Put the gun down John.

- Please, help me!

- He's alive.

- Give me the gun John.

- It's Tom.

- He murdered my wife!

- We know, and he'll pay for it now.

Just give me the gun.

- Yes.

- Tom.

Tom!

- All right boys,
take Mr. Takei into custody.

Murder one.

Read him his rights.

Everything will be all right John.

- Hello?

- Who?

Newton!

- Hey Uncle.

- Newton, you guys all right?

- Ah yeah, it was
pretty touch and go there though.

- Is that Tom Copeland over there?

- Yeah, you wanna talk to him?

- Please.

- Detective Copeland!

- Officer, you file the report.

We'll all write what we heard.

Hello?

- Back on the force?

- I couldn't stay away.

This case has haunted
more than a few James.

It's been a great void of my life.

- Yeah, I know what you mean.

Hey, how'd you get over there?

How'd you find out about it?

- I was in homicide when the APB

from your soon to be
nephew came on the blotter.

Force of habit I guess.

- I can't believe it.

He didn't shoot him.

- But John was
thinking about it, all right.

You wanna talk to him?

- Talk to,

to John?

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

Please.

- Yeah?

- John.

I'm sorry.

I don't know what I was thinking.

I hope you can forgive me.

- She was the
light of my life Jimmy.

When he took her,

he plunged me into darkness.

A darkness I thought
I'd never escape from.

- Go home John.

Amelia is worried.

Justice will be served.

The police will do their job,

so you do yours.

Call Amelia, let her know that you're okay

and that you're coming home.

- Okay.

- I called everybody.

Mom, Auntie Janice,

Blanche at Dr. Doyle's office,

Belle Thompson in San Diego,

Newton was gonna tell Donna.

I even called and explained
everything to Harry,

my insurance guy.

So he wouldn't think I was
getting weird in my old age.

So yeah, you're the last.

- Well thanks a lot.

- Hey, figured I was
gonna see you tonight.

Oh, and Copeland still wants the photo.

Even though Stan Takei
signed his confession.

- Wow Dad, this is unbelievable.

Well, come over.

I'm making dinner right now.

- Now that you mention it,

I haven't eaten anything all day.

So yeah, I could eat.

- I think you were pretty occupied.

My God Dad!

You solved Auntie Sarah's
murder by just calling

people on your old landline phone!

- Yeah.

Copeland calls me the Landline Detective.

- Surreal, absolutely surreal.

Hey, remember you mentioned that

you wanted to work on something

that you hadn't been done for 20 years?

Well, you actually did.

- Guess you're right.

- Guess you don't
have to work on the

family photos anymore huh?

- No, I'll get back on it tomorrow.

And barring any other mysterious photos,

I aim to still get it done.

- Hey, Shayna wants to talk to you.

- Shayna.

- Talk to Grandpa, hurry.

And then you have to go take a bath.

- Hello?

- Hi Grandpa, what ya doing?

- Oh, well, I'm talking to you.

- No, what did you do today?

- Well,

you know,

I talked to people

all day.

- Well, you have to
get out more often Grandpa.

- So true.

- So when are you coming over?

- I'm gonna leave right now.

- Okay, bye bye.

- Bye.