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OOH!

IT'S CALLED "CELEBRATION CAKE."

OOH, I CAN SEE WHY.

AH, NO TOUCHINGUNTIL IT COOLS

BECAUSE WE WANT IT...

TO TURN OUT LIKE THIS.

OH, THAT IS A BEAUTY.

PHIL, GET A SHOTOF THAT.

MY DAD SAIDIT BROUGHT GOOD LUCK.

HE USED TO BAKE ITFOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS...

WEDDINGS, BIRTHDAYS,GRADUATIONS,

AND SOME MORNINGS,I WOULD JUST WAKE UP,

AND I WOULD SEE THE CAKEON THE KITCHEN TABLE,

WHICH MEANT WE WOULD SKIP WORKAND SCHOOL

AND JUST CELEBRATE LIFE.

WELL, I BET YOU WISHYOU HAD A DAD LIKE THAT.

ONE LUCKY AUDIENCE MEMBER

IS GOING HOMEWITH THIS CAKE TODAY.

YOU ALL SENT IN

SOME AMAZINGCELEBRATION STORIES,

HOPING TO WIN,

BUT WE DECIDED

WE ARE GOINGTO GIVE THE CAKE TO...

MELISSA AND JACK,FROM BAINBRIDGE ISLAND.

THEY JUST HAD TWINS.

CONGRATULATIONS,MELISSA AND JACK.

BILLIE?

WHO GETS THE OTHER CAKE?

WE DO,

BECAUSE WE'RE ABOUTTO START A NEW CHAPTER

OFWAKE UP, WEST COAST!

NOW, AS MOSTOF YOU KNOW,

WE LOST OUR BELOVEDCO-HOST, LANIE HAYWOOD,

THREE MONTHS AGO,

AFTER A TRAGICREACTION

TO HAZELNUT COFFEE.

REMEMBER,FOOD ALLERGIES ARE NO JOKE.

LANIE WAS BY MY SIDEFOR 10 YEARS,

WAKING US UPWITH A SMILE AND A STORY.

LETTING HER GOHAS NOT BEEN EASY,

BUT THANKS TO YOU,

OUR LOYAL VIEWERS,

AND BILLIE BLESSINGS,OUR RESIDENT FOOD EXPERT,

WE'RE STILL GOING STRONG.

IN FACT, I THINKWE'RE STRONGER THAN EVER.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHATMAKES OUR SHOW SPECIAL--

WE'RE A FAMILY,

AND FAMILIES TAKE CAREOF EACH OTHER.

AND TOMORROW,

OUR EXECUTIVE PRODUCER,RUDY SLATER...

THERE HE IS!RUDY, WAVE!

HE'LL BE INTRODUCINGOUR NEW CO-HOST.

DO YOU WANT TO KNOWWHO THAT IS?

THEN SET THOSE ALARMS,EVERYBODY,

BECAUSE TOMORROW MORNING,YOU'RE GOING FIND OUT!

THANK YOU FOR THATSPECTACULAR CAKE.

WELL, DON'T BE AFRAIDTO TRY IT AT HOME,

AND REMEMBER,YOU CAN'T BUY HAPPINESS,

BUT YOU CAN BAKE IT.

CHEERS TO THAT.

:AND WE'RE OFF.

WHO IS IN CHARGEOF MY TELEPROMPTER?

IT'S TOO SLOW.I CAN'T...

YOU KNOW WHAT?

WHAT'S EATING LANCE?

OH, HE'S JUST MAD

BECAUSE HE DOESN'T KNOWWHO THE NEW CO-HOST IS.

WELL, NOBODY DOES.

LANCE HAS BEEN AROUNDTHE LONGEST.

HE THOUGHTHE SHOULD HAVE A SAY.

IF IT WERE UP TO LANCE,

HE'D CLONE HIMSELFAND CO-HOST

WITH HIS FAVORITE PERSONIN THE WORLD.

BE NICE.

IT'S YOU, ISN'T IT?

I HAVE NO IDEAWHO THE NEW CO-HOST IS.

YOU'RE THE ONLY REASONPEOPLE STILL WATCH THIS SHOW,

SINCE LANIE DIED.

LET'S KEEP IT POSITIVE.

I AM POSITIVE.

I JUST CALL IT LIKE I SEE IT.

WELL, WE'LL ALL FIND OUTLATER ON TONIGHT

WHEN RUDY TELLS USAT DINNER.

HAVE EITHER OF YOU SEENANY OF THE SOUND GUYS?

SOMETHING'S GOING WRONGWITH THE EQUIPMENT.

GRETCHEN AND RUDYWENT UP TO HIS OFFICE

AFTER THE SHOW.

RUDY'S HEADSETMUST BE ON.

NOBODY CAN FIGURE OUTHOW TO TURN IT OFF.

:YOU ARE NOT HIRING THAT WOMAN.

OVER MY DEAD BODY.

OH, SOMEBODYMUST HAVE PATCHED THAT.

RUDY'S HEADSET SHOULD NEVERCOME THROUGH THAT SPEAKER.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO GOTO THE CONTROL ROOM.

WE SHOULD PROBABLYLET THEM KNOW.

:I WILL DESTROY THIS SHOW.

SO, KIKI...YOU'RE RUDY'S ASSISTANT, RIGHT?

I AM NOT GOING IN THERE.

BILLIE IS THE ONLY ONEHE ACTUALLY LIKES.

WELL, THANKSFOR THAT VOTE OF CONFIDENCE.

AHEM.

: I PROMISE YOU.

: HOW MANY TIMES

DO I HAVE TO HEARTHE SAME STORY?

I AM SO SICK AND TIRED OF THIS.

:DO NOT CROSS ME!

YOU HAVE NO IDEAWHAT I'M CAPABLE OF DOING.

WHAT IS IT?

YOUR MIC IS ON.

WE CAN HEAR YOU GUYS IN THE SET.

OH, PERFECT.

THIS IS GREAT.

WHAT JOKER WAS RESPONSIBLEFOR THAT, HUH?

DON'T PRETENDLIKE YOU DON'T KNOW.

WAS THAT YOUR GOAL

WHEN YOU GOT UPTHIS MORNING?

TO SEE HOW MANY WAYSI CAN HUMILIATE GRETCHEN TODAY?

MAYBE YOU WERE THE ONETHAT LEFT THE MIC ON,

JUST TO LET EVERYBODYKNOW WHO'S IN CHARGE.

I AM IN CHARGE, RUDY.

I AM THE PRESIDENTOF PROGRAMMING.

YOU DON'T HAVETHE AUTHORITY

TO HIRE A CO-HOSTWITHOUT MY APPROVAL.

YOU WORK FOR ME.

ACTUALLY,I WORK FOR YOUR FATHER.

YOU WENT TO MY FATHER?

HE SIGNED THE CONTRACTTHIS MORNING.

WHY DIDN'T YOU JUSTBREAK UP WITH ME?

THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN CLEANER.

: YOU KNOW,YOU WOULD HAVE MADE MY LIFE

A WHOLE LOT EASIER

IF YOU HAD AGREEDTO BE THE CO-HOST

WHEN I FIRST ASKED YOU.

I TOLD YOU,I HAVE TOO MUCH TO DO.

COME ON, WHO DOESN'TWANT TO BE A STAR

OF THEIR OWNTELEVISION SHOW?

LOOK, I RUNMY OWN RESTAURANT,

AND I LIKE TEACHINGPEOPLE HOW TO COOK.

WELL, GOOD DEEDS

MAKE GOODREFRIGERATOR MAGNETS,

AND NOBODY PAYSANY ATTENTION

TO EITHER OF THOSE.

ARE WE STILL ONFOR THAT DINNER TONIGHT?

YEAH, SURE.WHY WOULDN'T WE BE?

SEEMED LIKEIT MIGHT BE CANCELED.

MISS BLESSINGS HAS SUGGESTEDTHAT I UPDATE YOU ON DINNER.

SO HERE IT IS.

NOW WE ALL KNOW

THAT GRETCHEN IS NOT VERY HAPPYABOUT LANIE'S REPLACEMENT,

BUT SOMEONE ELSE HERE IS TRYING

TO KEEP MEFROM HIRING A CO-HOST.

THAT LITTLE STUNTWITH THE MICROPHONE

IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG.

WHOEVER IS TRYINGTO SABOTAGE MY SHOW,

WHEN I FIND OUTWHO YOU ARE,

YOU'RE FIRED.

OKAY THEN.

WHY DO I SUDDENLY FEELLIKE STAYING HOME?

YOUR AUNT CALLEDWHILE YOU WERE IN RUDY'S OFFICE.

YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO MEET HERAT THE FARMER'S MARKET

30 MINUTES AGO.

I COMPLETELY FORGOT.

YOU LEFT YOUR PHONEIN THE DRESSING ROOM,

AND YOUR BAG...

OKAY.

ALSO YOUR CAR KEYS.

DID YOU WANT ME TO TAKE THE CAKETO THE RESTAURANT FOR YOU?

NO, I WANT YOU TO BEMY ASSISTANT INSTEAD OF RUDY'S

BECAUSE CLEARLYI HAVE A GREATER NEED.

SORRY, I GOT DIBS.

SEE YOU LATER.

NO?

THAT IS A THING OF BEAUTY.

THAT'S A HYBRID.

HOW MUCH?

FOR YOU?$3.00 A POUND.

TWO.

NOBODY'S GOT TOMATOESLIKE THESE.

$2.00, AND I'LL TAKE A BOX.

I'M SO SORRY I'M LATE.

HEY, GIL.

HEY, BILLIE.

$2.00.

FOR YOU.

AND WHAT ELSE?

OH, HERE'S A LIST.

I KNOW WHATYOU'RE THINKING.

NO, YOU DON'T WANTTO KNOW WHAT I'M THINKING.

YOU DON'T LIKE THE SHOW,

EVERYBODY IN TELEVISIONIS SELF-ABSORBED,

AND IT'S TAKING ME AWAYFROM THE RESTAURANT.

WELL, IT ISTAKING YOU AWAY

FROM THE RESTAURANT.

AUNT CASSANDRA,

WE'VE BEEN STRUGGLINGTO KEEP THIS RESTAURANT OPEN

FOR 12 YEARS.

IN THE THREE YEARSSINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE SHOW,

WE HAVE WAIT LISTS.

NO, WE HAVEWAIT LISTS

'CAUSE YOU WROTEA COOKBOOK.

YES, WHICH I GETTO SHARE EVERY MORNING.

I THINKIT HELPS PEOPLE.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIMEYOU WENT ON A DATE?

HOW DID WE GETFROM "I'M SORRY I'M LATE,"

TO DATES?

LOOK, I KNOW THE SHOW'SGOOD FOR THE RESTAURANT.

I JUST DON'T THINK

THAT RUDYAPPRECIATES YOU.

RUDY IS MY FRIEND.

HE BROUGHT ME ON

BECAUSE HE BELIEVESIN THE BOOK.

HE CARESABOUT THE MESSAGE.

RUDY CARES ABOUT HIMSELF.

TV PEOPLEJUST WANT TO BE FAMOUS.

OH, YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW THEM.

ARE THOSE TURNIPS?

OH, YEAH, MAURICE HADA DREAM LAST NIGHT.

HE WAS STANDING INA FIELD OF TURNIPS.

AUNT CASSANDRA,NOBODY LIKES TURNIPS.

THEY TASTELIKE MEDICINE.

YOU KNOWWHAT HE'S LIKE

WHEN HE GETS UPSET.

WHY IS MAURICE UPSET?

HE THINKS

THAT YOU'RE GOING TOCLOSE THE RESTAURANT.

WHAT?

THAT'S WHAT HE SAIDTHIS MORNING.

HE THINKS

THAT RUDY'S GOINGTO MAKE YOU CO-HOST

AND THAT YOU'REGOING TO SELL.

I AM NOT SELLINGTHE RESTAURANT,

AND I TOLD RUDY,

I DON'T EVEN WANTTO BE THE CO-HOST.

WELL, DON'TLOOK AT ME.

I'M NOT THE ONECOOKING TURNIPS.

UGH.

TA-DAH!

HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON?

MAURICE INVENTEDA NEW RECIPE.

IT CAME TO ME IN A DREAM.

JUAN AND KIKIARE HELPING ME TEST.

THIS MIGHT NOT BETHE BEST NIGHT

TO TRY A NEW RECIPE.

WE'RE COMPLETELY BOOKED.

PLUS, REMEMBER?

IT'S RUDY'S DINNER.

WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUTABOUT THE CO-HOST?

JUST TASTE.

CHEF INCREDIBLEIS MAKING MAGIC.

YOU HATE IT.

"HATE" IS A STRONG WORD.

IT WASA LITTLE BITTER.

I'M JUST A BARTENDER.

I DON'T NORMALLY EATVEGETABLES.

FEATHERS, BUDDY,HOW YOU DOING?

YOU STAY. YOU STAY.

THAT'S A GOOD DOG.YEAH, THAT'S MY BABY.

OH! OH... OH!

HMM.

--OH.

FEATHERS MIGHT NOT BETHE BEST JUDGE, MAURICE.

JUST NEEDS A LITTLE WORK,THAT'S ALL.

MAURICE, YOU KNOW HOW MUCHI LOVE THIS RESTAURANT, RIGHT?

SURE.

WELL, THIS HAS BEENA STRESSFUL PERIOD,

BUT I PROMISE,AFTER TONIGHT,

EVERYTHING IS GOINGTO GO BACK TO NORMAL, OKAY?

OKAY.

THAT'S A GOOD BOY.THAT'S A GOOD BOY.

AFTERNOON,MR. SLATER.

YOU HAVE A PACKAGE.

OH, YEAH?WHAT IS IT.

LOOKS LIKE A CAKE.

HUH.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

HEY, IT'S ME.

I'VE GOT THE CONTRACT.EVERYTHING LOOKS GREAT.

SHE WAS A LITTLE UPSET.

YOU KNOW WHAT SHE CAN BE LIKE,

BUT DON'T WORRY,EVERYTHING IS UNDER CONTROL.

WELL, WHY DON'T WE SAY...

HALF AN HOUR FROM NOW?

OKAY...

AND LISTEN...

EVERYTHING IS GOINGTO BE GREAT, HUH?

OKAY. BYE.

MM.

: UM...

I DECIDED NOT TO SERVETHE TURNIPS TONIGHT,

BUT I'M NOT GIVING UP.

BLESSINGSIN THE KITCHEN,

CHAPTER ONE,

"ALL GREAT CHEFSTAKE WHISKS."

YOU KNOW THAT'S A TERRIBLE PUN.

HASN'T STOPPED PEOPLE FROMBUYING COOKBOOKS, THOUGH.

YEAH.

:DID RUDY GET HERE YET?

NO, AND HIS ASSISTANT,

SHE'S PRETTY PANICKEDEVEN FOR HER.

HER NAME'S KIKI.

YOU SEE HERTHREE TIMES A WEEK.

OH, AND HIS FIANCEEISN'T HERE YET EITHER.

YOU KNOW, THE...THE FUN ONE.

THEY HAD A BIGFIGHT THIS MORNING.

YEAH,WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED?

TABLE TWO, AND NOSCALOPPINI TONIGHT.

: OH, BOY.THAT'S THE HEAD OF THE NETWORK.

WHAT AM I GOINGTO TELL HIM ABOUT RUDY?

BILLIE BLESSINGS.

MY FAVORITE CHEF.

I'M SO GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT.

MAKE IT?

I'VE BEEN WAITINGTHREE MONTHS

FOR RUDY TO PICKA NEW CO-HOST.

LET'S GET ITOVER WITH!

AND WHO IS THIS?

THIS IS MY AUNT,CASSANDRA SHAW.

AUNT CASSANDRA,THIS IS VERNON DIVOSS.

OH, BILLIE.

YOU DIDN'T TELL MEYOU WERE RELATED

TO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMANIN THE WORLD.

DOES THAT LINEUSUALLY WORK FOR YOU?

A STRAIGHT-SHOOTER,JUST LIKE YOUR NIECE.

I HOPE YOU'RE PROUD OF HER.

SHE'S THE BESTPART OF THE SHOW.

WHY DON'T WE JUST GO ON IN?

WE'LL TALK.

HMM!

TV PEOPLE.

WELL, WHERE THE HECK IS RUDY?

TOO IMPORTANT TO SHOW UPAT HIS OWN DINNER?

WHY DON'T YOU HAVE A SEAT?

THANK YOU.

-HAVE YOU HEARD FROM HIM?-NO.

WHY ISN'T HE HERE?

I'VE TRIEDALL HIS NUMBERS.

DO YOU THINK GRETCHENCANCELED THE SHOW?

NO, SHE CAN'T DO THATWITHOUT HER FATHER'S CONSENT.

FINALLY.

OH, HEY,EVERYBODY.

HEY, SORRY I'M LATE.

I, UH...

HAD A LITTLE TROUBLEDRIVING MY CAR.

ACTUALLY, BETWEEN YOU AND ME,

I HAD A BIT OF TROUBLEFINDING MY CAR.

:WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CHANNEL,

I HAD A DREAM.

RUDY SLATERMADE THAT DREAM COME TRUE,

BY PRODUCING A SHOW

THAT BROUGHT USNATIONAL ATTENTION.

LET'S HOPE OUR NEW CO-HOSTCAN MAKE US EVEN BIGGER.

RUDY.

THANK YOU, VERNON.

UM...

THIS AFTERNOON,

DESPITE MANY ATTEMPTS

TO KEEP ITFROM HAPPENING,

A NEW CO-HOSTSIGNED A CONTRACT

TO JOINWAKE UP WEST COAST.

NOW,WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT,

SHE'S A PART OF OUR FAMILY NOW,

AND IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON.

MM?

STARTING TONIGHT,

OUR SHOWIS ON A NEW PATH.

RUDY?

YOU OKAY?

IT'S OKAY.TAKE IT EASY!

:SOMEBODY CALL 911!

TAKE IT EASY.

IS HE REALLY DEAD?

I'D SAY THAT'S AFFIRMATIVE.

OH, HE SEEMEDSO HEALTHY.

GUYS LIKE THAT, MAN,HARD DRIVING...

SOMETIMES, THEY JUST DROP.

:BILLIE BLESSINGS?

YOU OWN THIS RESTAURANT?

YES.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CLOSE.

CLOSE?

WE NEED TO SEARCHTHE PREMISES.

BUT WE'RE STILL SERVING DINNER.

THE EMTs DIDA PRELIMINARY TOX SCREEN.

IT APPEARSTHAT RUDY SLATER WAS POISONED.

CYANIDE.

I'M HAPPY TO MAKETHE ANNOUNCEMENT MYSELF,

BUT IT MIGHT BELESS UPSETTING

COMING FROM YOU.

SO VERY SORRYABOUT THIS.

YOU COME BACKANY TIME.

DINNER WILL BE ON US,

AND DON'T YOU WORRY.

EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE FINE.

OKAY?

WE'RE HOLDING THE STAFF

AND THE PEOPLEFROM THE PRIVATE PARTY,

EXCEPT THE GUYWHO OWNS THE NETWORK.

WE ALREADY QUESTIONED HIM.

BILLIE BLESSINGS!

MY WIFE LOVES HER.

GOT ALL THESE QUOTESUP ON THE FRIDGE.

"STIR UP YOUR COURAGE.""BAKE A FRIEND."

I'LL INTERVIEW HER.

WHAT,YOU GOT A CELEBRITY CRUSH?

IT'S A LONG LIST.

WHY DON'T YOUGET STARTED?

SOMEONE LOSTHIS SENSE OF HUMOR.

:THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS.

THEY CANNOT KEEP US HEREALL NIGHT.

I NEED MY SLEEP.

: CLEARLY, THE MOSTIMPORTANT PROBLEM WE FACE

RIGHT NOW.

WELL, SOME OF US HAVE TO DOA SHOW TOMORROW, PHILLIP.

THERE MIGHT NOT BEA SHOW TOMORROW.

I STILL CAN'TREACH GRETCHEN.

SORRY TO KEEP YOU WAITING.

IAN?

HEY, BILLIE.

IS THERE SOME PLACE WE CAN TALK?

SURE.

FOLLOW ME.

MY OFFICEIS UPSTAIRS.

I GUESSTHEY KNOW EACH OTHER.

: MM.

HER FATHER WAS A COPBEFORE HE OPENED THE RESTAURANT.

IAN...WAS HIS PARTNER.

IT'S GOODTO SEE YOU.

WE SHOULD FINDBETTER WAYS TO MEET.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME?

THE NIGHT WE OPENED.

RIGHT.

WE WERE ALL SURPRISED.

EDDIE BLESSINGS,STARTING A RESTAURANT.

IT WAS REALLY THE ONLY THINGON HIS BUCKET LIST

AFTER HE RETIRED.

YOU STILL SEEING THAT GUY?THE FUTURE SENATOR?

NOT FOR A WHILE.

OH.

I SEE YOUON THAT MORNING SHOW SOMETIMES.

YOU'RE GOOD.

HOW'S YOUR WIFE?

EX-WIFE.

OH, I'M SORRY.

NO, IT'S OKAY.

WE HAVE A GREAT KID.EMMA.

EIGHT YEARS OLD.

SHE ALREADY READS FASTERTHAN I DO.

IS THIS AWKWARD?

NO.

I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE EASIERTO TALK TO ME

THAN SOME STRANGER.

DO YOU REALLY THINKRUDY WAS MURDERED?

WELL, IT'S HARDTO GET CYANIDE POISONING

BY ACCIDENT.

CYANIDE.

IT USUALLY GETS MISSED.

LOOKS LIKE A HEART ATTACK,

ANAPHYLAXIS.

ONE OF THE EMTsSMELLED ALMONDS.

MOST PEOPLE CAN'T SMELL CYANIDE,GENETICALLY.

IN A WAY,YOUR FRIEND'S LUCKY.

AT LEAST WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

NOW WE CAN FIND HIS KILLER.

RUDY SLATER, WHO DROPPED DEAD AT BLESSINGS' KITCHEN,

A POPULAR BISTRO OWNED

BY THE COOKING EXPERT

ON HIS AWARD-WINNING MORNING SHOW.

THE RESTAURANT WAS CLOSED BY POLICE

IN A BIZARRE CASE OF FOOD POISONING

THAT COULD BE MURDER.

HI, BABY!

LOOK WHAT I GOT!

YOU USEDTO DO THIS FOR ME

ALL THE TIMEWHEN I COULDN'T SLEEP.

WELL, TONIGHT,I'M DOING IT FOR ME,

AND IF YOU'RE NICE,

I MIGHT SHARE.

SO WHAT DID IAN SAYABOUT WHAT HAPPENED?

DO THEY HAVE ANY SUSPECTS?

I DON'T THINK SO.

HE ASKED IF I KNEW ANYBODYWHO WOULD WANT TO KILL RUDY.

IT'S HARD TO THINK

OF SOMEONE WHO DIDN'T WANTTO KILL RUDY.

AUNT CASSANDRA.

I KNOWYOU LOVED HIM,

BUT THE MAN WAS MURDERED.

SO, WHAT WAS IT LIKE?

SEEING IAN AGAIN?

WHY?

DON'T YOU "WHY" ME.

YOU GUYS WERE HIGHSCHOOL SWEETHEARTS.

YOU WENT TO PROMTOGETHER.

PROM WAS YEARS AGO,

AND SOME OF USHAVE MOVED ON.

OH, PLEASE.

REMEMBER WHEN WE OPENEDTHE RESTAURANT,

AND HE BROUGHTTHAT GIRLFRIEND OF HIS?

I SAW THE WAY YOU GUYSLOOKED AT EACH OTHER.

IT TOOK EVERYTHING I HADNOT TO TELL HIM

HE WAS MAKING

THE BIGGEST MISTAKEOF HIS LIFE.

FIRST OF ALL,I WAS ENGAGED,

AND HE ENDED UPMARRYING THAT GIRLFRIEND.

AND HOW DID THAT WORK OUTFOR BOTH OF YOU?

I HOPEYOU'RE NOT TRYING TO FIX US UP.

OH, HONEY,IF I WAS TRYING TO FIX YOU UP,

I'D JUST COME RIGHT OUTAND SAY IT.

YOU KNOW, RUDY NEVER SAIDWHO THE NEW CO-HOST WAS.

SHE'S SUPPOSED TO STARTTOMORROW.

WELL, MAYBETHEY'LL CANCEL THE SHOW.

WELL, I SUPPOSEYOU KNOW

WE ARE STILL GOING ON.

I SUGGESTEDWE CANCEL,

BUT DOES ANYONEEVER LISTEN TO ME?

NO, I'VE GOT ONE.

GRETCHEN SAYS WE HAVEN'TCANCELED IN 25 YEARS,

AND NOW SHE'S OUR NEWEXECUTIVE PRODUCER,

WHICH IS LIKESTRIKING A MATCH

IN A ROOM FULL OF GASOLINE,

AND DO YOU KNOWWHO RUDY HIRED

TO BE MY NEW CO-HOST?

A LITTLE FLY SPECK HE FOUNDON SOME COMMUNITY TV STATION

IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.

COMPLETE AMATEUR.ZERO EXPERIENCE.

I'M SURE HE HAD A REASON.

DO NOT CHANGE THE SUBJECT.

THE MINUTE SHE GOT HERE,

SHE LOCKED HERSELFIN HER DRESSING ROOM.

SHE IS NOT COMING OUT,

WHICH IS PERFECT,

BECAUSE WE GO LIVEIN 30 MINUTES, PEOPLE!

DID ANYBODY TRYTO TALK TO HER?

MAYBE YOU HAVEN'TBEEN LISTENING

TO WHAT I'VEBEEN SAYING.

THIS WHOLE SHOW ISGOING UP IN FLAMES.

POOF!

:TIFFANY?

IT'S BILLIE BLESSINGS.

I'D LOVE TO SAY HI.

I'M SO GLADTO FINALLY MEET YOU.

I CAN'T GO OUT THERE.

I TOLD RUDY

I DON'T DOLIVE TELEVISION.

NO, MY STYLE SHOWWAS PRERECORDED.

WHAT IF I MAKE A MISTAKE?

RUDY SAIDTHAT HE'D HELP ME,

BUT NOW HE'S GONE.

HE KNEW YOUCOULD DO THIS.

THAT'S WHYHE HIRED YOU.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.I GET STAGE FRIGHT.

I FREEZE RIGHT UP.

I FELT EXACTLYTHE SAME WAY

WHEN I STARTED.

YOU DID?

I TOLD RUDYI WOULD FAINT.

KNOW WHAT HE SAID?

"PEOPLE LOVE SURPRISES."

HE GAVE MEA GREAT TIP.

HE TOLD ME

IF SOMEONE ASKS YOU A QUESTIONYOU DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER,

REPEAT IT BACK.

SO YOU HAVE TIME TO THINK.

THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

WHY DON'T I GO GET MAKEUP?

RUDY SAID

THAT YOU WERE THE NICEST PERSONTHAT HE'S EVER MET.

HE WAS RIGHT.

YOU CAN DO THIS.

GRETCHEN, IT'S BILLIE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

GRETCHEN!

ARE YOU OKAY?

WHY ARE YOU IN HERE?

I WAS JUST...

I DON'T KNOW.

I WAS JUST TRYING

TO WRAP MY MINDAROUND WHAT HAPPENED.

DIDN'T YOU GET THE MESSAGE?

I TOLD KIKI TO CALL YOULAST NIGHT.

MY PHONEWAS TURNED OFF.

I'VE CANCELEDTHE COOKING SEGMENT.

CANCELED? WHY?

I'M TAKING YOU OFF THE SHOW.

YOU'RE FIRING ME?

LOOK, I DON'T THINKIT'S APPROPRIATE

FOR YOU TO BE HERE,UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

GRETCHEN,RUDY DIED AT MY RESTAURANT,

BUT I DIDN'T KILL HIM.

DON'T MAKE ME PLAYYOUR LITTLE GAMES.

I HAVE ENOUGHON MY PLATE.

IF YOU NEEDEXPLANATIONS,

I SUGGESTYOU TALK TO THE POLICE.

:YOU HAVE TO TELL THEM.

:THEY'LL THINK SHE DID IT.

: WELL THEN,YOU NEED TO TELL BILLIE.

: I CAN'T.

TELL BILLIE WHAT?

: UH...

THE POLICE LEFT,

AND THE KITCHEN IS CLEAN.

TELL HER,OR I'LL TELL HER MYSELF.

EXCUSE ME.CAN I COME IN?

WELL, I HOPETHIS MEANS

WE CAN OPEN BACK UP.

I NEED TO SPEAK TO MAURICE.

:MAURICE? WHY?

THERE WAS A CAKEAT RUDY'S APARTMENT

THAT TESTED POSITIVEFOR CYANIDE.

IT COULDN'T HAVEBEEN THE CAKE.

RUDY DROVETO THE RESTAURANT.

THAT WOULD TAKEAT LEAST 40 MINUTES.

CYANIDE KILLS PEOPLEIN SECONDS.

UNLESS IT'S BAKED.IT COMBINES WITH THE SUGAR.

IT CAN TAKE HOURSTO BREAK DOWN.

WHAT IS GOINGON HERE?

DID YOU DELIVER A CAKETO RUDY'S BUILDING YESTERDAY?

YOU DON'T HAVETO SAY ANYTHING.

I DID.

WHAT?

I'M PLACING YOUUNDER ARREST

FOR THE MURDER OF RUDY SLATER.

THEY KNEW MY FATHER.

I REMINDED THEM

THAT YOU'RE ALLOWEDTO SEE VISITORS

BEFORE THEY TAKE YOUDOWN TO BOOKING.

MAURICE...

WHAT IS HAPPENING?

WHY DID YOU TAKE THAT CAKETO RUDY?

WHEN I CAME TO WORK YESTERDAY,IT WAS ON THE COUNTER.

I FIGURED YOU BAKED ITTHE NIGHT BEFORE,

BECAUSE YOU WERE GOINGTO HAVE IT ON THE SHOW,

AND THEN I GOTA TEXT FROM YOU

ASKING ME TO BRING ITTO RUDY'S APARTMENT,

SO I DID.

I DIDN'T...I DIDN'T SEND YOU A TEXT.

IT WAS YOUR NUMBER.

YOUR NAME POPPEDRIGHT UP ON MY SCREEN.

I WAS WITH RUDYON THE SET.

WHY WOULD I SEND A CAKETO HIS APARTMENT?

HOW SHOULD I KNOW?

WHY DIDN'T YOU CHECK?

IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKEI NEEDED TO CHECK

UNTIL RUDY GOT POISONED,

THEN THE POLICE WERE THEREAND I COULDN'T SAY ANYTHING.

YOU HAVE TO TELL THEM.

THERE'S MORE.

WHEN I GOT BACKTO THE RESTAURANT,

I FOUND AN OLD CAN OF RAT POISONUNDER THE SINK.

CYANOCIDE.

THE ONLY INGREDIENTIS CYANIDE.

MAURICE...

I DIDN'T PUT IT TOGETHER.

I FIGURED SOMEBODY FOUND ITIN THE BASEMENT.

NO ONE USES CYANIDEFOR PEST CONTROL ANYMORE.

YOU CAN'T EVEN BUY IT.

I KNEW IT WAS DANGEROUS,

SO I TOOK ITAND PUT IT IN MY CAR.

IN YOUR CAR?

WELL, I COULDN'T THROW ITIN THE DUMPSTER.

THERE WAS ENOUGH CYANIDEIN THAT CAN

TO WIPE OUT HALF THE WEST COAST.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS,

NOT AT FIRST.

AFTER RUDY DIED, I HID IT.

THAT'S EVIDENCE!

THERE'S SOMEONE

TRYING TO MAKE IT LOOKLIKE YOU POISONED RUDY.

IF I TOLD THE POLICE

ABOUT THAT CYANIDE,

YOU'D BE IN HERE, NOT ME,

AND THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

IF YOU DON'T TELL THEM,AND THEY FIND IT,

THEY'LL THINK YOU POISONED RUDY.

CAN YOU GET FEATHERS?

HE'S ALONE AT MY APARTMENT.

OKAY.

THEY'RE KEEPING HIM.

THEY HAVESECURITY FOOTAGE

OF HIM DELIVERINGTHAT CAKE,

AND THEY SAY HE'S A FLIGHT RISK.

THE D.A. HAS TWO DAYSTO PRESS CHARGES.

I DON'T SEE HOW THEY CAN.HE HAS NO MOTIVE.

HE HAS A RECORD.

WHAT?

YEAH, MAURICEHAS BEEN ARRESTED BEFORE.

MAURICE WAS JUSTRUNNING THE STREETS

WHEN YOUR FATHER MET HIM,

AND HIS FAMILY?

LIKE A BARREL OF SNAKES,

AND YOUR FATHER TRIEDTO HELP HIM,

BUT MAURICE KEPT GETTINGINTO TROUBLE.

WHAT KIND OF TROUBLE?

BREAK-INS, MOSTLY,

AND THAT'S HOW HE ENDED UPIN PRISON,

BUT THAT'S WHEN HE LEARNEDHOW TO COOK,

'CAUSE YOUR FATHER CONVINCED HIMTO GO INTO THE PROGRAM.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?

BECAUSE IT WAS NOT MY PLACETO TELL YOU,

AND BESIDES,YOUR FATHER SAID

DON'T JUDGE HIMBY HIS MISTAKES.

WHAT MATTERS ISHOW HE'S CHANGED.

: HOW ARE WE GOINGTO GET THROUGH THIS?

OH, MY GOSH.

EXCUSE ME, EXCUSE ME.HEY, HEY, HEY.

STAY WITH ME.COME ON.

'SCUSE US!'SCUSE US.

COMING THROUGH.COMING THROUGH.

COME ON, COME ON,COME ON, COME ON.

HEY, OUT OF THE WAY!OUT OF THE WAY.

COMING...COMING THROUGH.

HERE WE GO, HERE WE GO.OUT OF THE WAY.

OH, MAN,

I'M REALLY SORRYABOUT THAT.

IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.

ACTUALLY,IT KIND OF IS.

I KNEWIT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.

I SHOULD HAVE WARNED YOU,

BUT GRETCHEN SAIDI'D GET BETTER FOOTAGE

IF I CAUGHT YOUBY SURPRISE.

WHY DON'T I MAKESOME COFFEE?

CHAPTER FIVE...

"EVERY CONVERSATIONIS IMPROVED BY PIE."

WHAT ARE YOU GUYSDOING HERE?

GRETCHEN TOLD EVERYONEMAURICE WAS ARRESTED.

AND KIKI CALLED ME,

AND WE COULDN'T LEAVEYOU BY YOURSELF.

:WHY WOULD MAURICE KILL RUDY?

MAURICE DIDN'T KILL ANYBODY.

MAURICE CAN'T EVENKILL A SPIDER.

HE TAKES THEM OUTSIDE.

GRETCHEN SAID THE POLICEHAVE SECURITY FOOTAGE OF HIM

DELIVERING THE CAKE.

'CAUSE HE GOT A TEXTFROM MY PHONE,

TELLING HIM TO DELIVER IT THERE.

YOU TOLD HIM TO DO IT?

SOMEBODY ELSEMUST HAVE USED MY PHONE.

HERE,HAVE SOME COFFEE.

IT'LL HELP YOU THINK.

WE SHOULD BESYSTEMATIC.

I MADE A SPREADSHEET.

EVERYONE FROMTHE RESTAURANT

AND THE TV STUDIO

AND THEIR CONNECTIONTO RUDY.

: COMPUTER GEEKTO THE RESCUE.

LOOK, I KNOWSOME PEOPLE DIDN'T LIKE HIM,

BUT HE CHANGED MY LIFE.

HE GAVE THE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

AT MY COLLEGE,

AND WHEN I TOLD HIM THATI WANTED TO WORK IN TELEVISION,

HE HIRED ME,

A FARM GIRLWITH NO EXPERIENCE.

WELL, OKAY, FARM GIRL.LET'S SEE WHAT YOU'VE GOT.

OKAY.

ALL OF THECONTACT NUMBERS

ARE ON THE RIGHT.

I'VE STARREDTHE PEOPLE

WITH THESTRONGEST MOTIVES.

IT'S NOTHINGPERSONAL.

I JUST TRIEDTO BE OBJECTIVE.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA,HOLD ON, HOLD ON.

WHY DO IHAVE A STAR?

YOU KNOW HOW RUDY SAID

SOMEONE WAS TRYINGTO SABOTAGE THE SHOW?

LAST WEEK,

SOMEONE EMAILEDLANIE'S OLD CONTRACT TO LANCE.

BEFORE SHE DIED,SHE WAS MAKING TWICE HIS SALARY.

OUCH.

SO LANCE DEMANDED A RAISETWICE THE AMOUNT.

IT WASN'T IN THE BUDGET,

SO RUDY MADE A LIST OF EVERYONEHE COULD CUT...

LANCE, BILLIE, OR PHIL.

HE WANTED TO FIRE ME?

YOU'RE THE HIGHEST-PAIDCAMERA OPERATOR

ON THE SHOW.

DID RUDY CALL YOUYESTERDAY?

BECAUSE I SAW A NOTEIN HIS OFFICE.

YEAH, BUT HE DIDN'T FIRE ME,IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

HE WANTED THE PASSWORDTO THE FILM ARCHIVES

SO HE COULD WATCHAUDITION FOOTAGE.

IT WAS JUST AFTERTHAT BIG FIGHT.

I ASSUMED HE WAS LOOKINGFOR A DIFFERENT CO-HOST.

MAYBE WE SHOULD GIVE TIFFANYA STAR, TOO.

I MEAN, IF SHE WAS AFRAID

HE WAS GOINGTO CHANGE HIS MIND...

I THINKWE SHOULD GIVE THIS LIST

TO THE POLICE.

I AGREEWITH AUNT CASSANDRA.

WHOA, MAYBE YOU DIDN'T SEE...

THERE'S A STAR BESIDE YOUR NAME.

YOU DON'T WANT TO INVESTIGATE?

NO.

NO...

IF WE'RE NOT INVESTIGATING,

HOW COME YOU IN HERE,LOOKING LIKE NANCY DREW?

YOU SAW THAT LIST.

MAURICE IS THE BEST SUSPECT,

AND I NEED TO PROVETHAT HE DIDN'T DO IT.

OH, IS THATJUST A FEELING?

HOW YOU GOING TO PROVE IT?

WELL, I THOUGHT I'D STARTAT RUDY'S APARTMENT,

SEE IF HE HADANY OTHER VISITORS YESTERDAY.

YOU KNOW, THIS MIGHT SEEM

A LITTLE OBVIOUSTO POINT OUT RIGHT NOW,

BUT YOUR FATHERWAS THE POLICE OFFICER,

NOT YOU.

MAURICE IS FAMILY.

I AM NOT ABOUTTO LET HIM GO TO JAIL

FOR A CRIME HE DIDN'T COMMIT.

I KNEW IT WAS YOU.

IT'S ME.

BILLIE BLESSINGS.

MY WIFE WATCHES YOUEVERY MORNING.

CAN I GET AN AUTOGRAPH?

"POOKIE," HUH?

YEAH, IT'S A PET NAME.

SHE USED TO BE TERRIFIEDTO COOK,

BUT YOU GAVE HERCONFIDENCE,

CHANGED HER WHOLE LIFE.

AW...

AND WHAT'SYOUR NAME?

OH, ZACH.

I GUESS YOU'RE HEREABOUT MR. SLATER.

LOOK, I'M REALLY SORRYABOUT WHAT HAPPENED,

BUT I'M AFRAID I CAN'T LET YOUINTO THE APARTMENT.

ACTUALLY, I WAS WONDERING

IF ANYONE ELSE CAME TO SEE RUDYYESTERDAY,

BESIDES THE MANWHO BROUGHT THE CAKE.

NO, NOT THAT I SAW, NO,

BUT THE POLICE TOOK A COPYOF THE SECURITY FOOTAGE.

MAYBETHEY'LL FIND SOMETHING.

COPY?

DOES THAT MEANYOU HAVE THE FOOTAGE?

OH...

I DON'T THINK I'M ALLOWED

TO SHOW ANYBODYBESIDES MANAGEMENT.

NOT EVENFOR A FRIEND OF YOUR WIFE?

SO IT RUNS 24-7.

WE RECORD ITTO THIS COMPUTER,

AND THEN BACK IT UPTO A SERVER OFF-SITE

EVERY NIGHT.

THAT'S MAURICE.

THAT WASYESTERDAY MORNING,

ABOUT 9:00...

THE USUAL RESIDENTSCOMING AND GOING,

AND THEN MR. SLATERCAME HOME AT 3:00.

THAT'S IT.

NOBODY ELSE CAME IN

UNTIL HE LEFTABOUT FOUR HOURS LATER.

WAIT.CAN YOU GO BACK?

SURE.

OKAY, STOP.

RIGHT THERE.

WHO IS THAT?

MISS DIVOSS.HIS FIANCEE.

SHE DIDN'T COME IN,AND I DIDN'T WAVE,

'CAUSE I...WELL, I'M TRYING TO BE DISCREET.

SHE WAS JUST STANDING THERE?

LOOK, I DON'T WANTTO GET ANYONE IN TROUBLE.

OF COURSE NOT.

OKAY, BETWEEN YOU AND ME?

MR. SLATER WAS KINDOF A LADIES' MAN,

ONE GIRLFRIENDAFTER ANOTHER.

HE WAS SEEING SOMEBODYBEFORE MISS DIVOSS.

AND SHE USED TO HANG AROUNDTHE SAME WAY, ALL MOONY,

JUST WATCHING THE BUILDING

LIKE, YOU KNOW,MAYBE HE'D CHANGE HIS MIND,

BUT HE WAS A PLAYER.

MAY HE REST IN PEACE.

NO, ONCE HE MOVED ON,IT WAS OVER.

YOU THINK THAT'S WHYGRETCHEN DIDN'T COME INSIDE?

BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT MR. SLATERHAD MOVED ON?

WELL, I CAN'T SAY FOR SURE,

BUT I DID SEE HIMWITH A BRUNETTE A FEW TIMES.

REAL STUNNER.

PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS.

ARE YOU FOLLOWING ME?

I WASN'T PLANNING TO.

I CAME BYTHE RESTAURANT

JUST AS YOU WERE LEAVING.

YOU HAD SUCH ANINTENSE EXPRESSION,

I DECIDED TO SEEWHERE IT'D TAKE US.

WHY WERE YOUAT THE RESTAURANT?

OH, I HEARD YOUFINAGLED YOUR WAY

INTO SEEINGMAURICE TERREBONE.

FINAGLE? NO.

VISITS ARE PERMITTED.

WELL, MOST OFFICERSWON'T ALLOW IT,

AND RUDY'S DOORMANDEFINITELY WASN'T ALLOWED

TO SHOW YOU THATSECURITY FOOTAGE.

INTERFERING WITHA POLICE INVESTIGATION

IS A CRIME,

BUT IF YOU WANTTO HELP MAURICE,

THIS ISN'T THEWAY TO DO IT.

IAN, YOU MUST HAVE SEENGRETCHEN DIVOSS

ON THAT SECURITY FOOTAGE.

WHY WAS SHE THERE?

I CAN'T TALK TO YOUABOUT THE CASE.

AND YESTERDAY,

GRETCHEN AND RUDYGOT INTO A BIG FIGHT,

AND GRETCHEN TOLD RUDYSHE'D BREAK HIM.

DID YOUR FATHEREVER TELL YOU

ABOUT OCCAM'S RAZOR?

THE SIMPLEST EXPLANATIONIS USUALLY THE BEST.

MAYBE SHE CAMEBY RUDY'S APARTMENT

TO APOLOGIZE.

IS THATWHAT SHE TOLD YOU?

LOOK, MAURICEGAVE RUDY THE CAKE,

NOT GRETCHEN.

IAN, MAURICEDOESN'T HAVE A MOTIVE.

HE DIDN'T LIKE RUDY'SINFLUENCE OVER YOU.

HE WAS AFRAID

YOU WERE GETTINGSWEPT UP IN THAT SHOW.

OKAY, ACCORDING

TO EVERYONEI'VE SPOKEN TO,

THAT RESTAURANTIS HIS WHOLE LIFE.

HE HAS NOTHING ELSE.

SO THE PROSPECTOF LOSING THAT,

I BET IT MADE HIMFEEL PRETTY DESPERATE.

NOT ENOUGHTO KILL SOMEONE.

HE'S MADE BADDECISIONS BEFORE.

LOOK, MAURICETOOK THAT CAKE TO RUDY

BECAUSE HE GOTA TEXT FROM ME

TELLING HIMTO TAKE IT...

ONLY I DIDN'T SENDHIM THE TEXT.

LOOK, I KNOWWE HAVE HISTORY,

BUT I CAN'T TAKEYOUR PHONE.

LOOK, TAKE IT.LOOK THROUGH IT.

IT DOESN'T MATTER.LOOK, TAKE IT.

YOU WON'T FIND ANYTHING.

HEY, FEATHERS!

HI.

DO YOU WANT TO GOFOR A SLEEPOVER?

COME ON.LET'S GO.

LET'S GET LEASHED UP.

COME ON.COME ON, BUDDY. COME ON.

OH, YEAH, WE'RE GOINGTO HAVE SO MUCH FUN.

YES, WE ARE.

LET ME GRABALL YOUR STUFF.

ALL RIGHT.WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

WHERE'RE YOU GOING, BUDDY?WHAT'S OVER THERE?

YOU WANT A TREAT?OKAY, I'LL GET YOU A TREAT.

I'LL GET YOU A TREAT.

OH!

OH, MY GOODNESS.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

LET ME THINK. OKAY.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

OKAY, WHAT DO I DO?WHAT DO I DO?

ALL RIGHT, UH...

OH, BOY.

OH...

HEY, DON'T LOOK AT MELIKE THAT.

YOU KNOW THEY'RE GOINGTO COME OVER HERE

AND SEARCH THIS PLACE.

YOU WANT YOUR DADDYTO GO TO PRISON?

OH, BOY.OKAY, LET'S GO, FEATHERS.

ALL RIGHT.COME ON, LITTLE GUY.

OKAY.

OKAY, COME HERE.

ALL RIGHT.

OKAY,LET ME LET YOU LOOSE.

HANG ON, HANG ON.

OKAY, GO.

IT'S OKAY, BUDDY.

IT'S NOTHING.

YOU RECOGNIZE THIS?

NO.

YOU SURE THEDOOR WAS LOCKED?

WE DIDN'T FIND ANYSIGN OF FORCED ENTRY.

BECAUSE WHOEVER DID THISMUST HAVE A KEY,

LIKE THEY HAVE A KEYTO THE RESTAURANT,

WHICH IS HOW THEY GOTTHE CAKE

INTO THE RESTAURANT KITCHEN.

YEAH, UNLESSTHE PERSON WHO DID THIS

ISN'T RUDY'S KILLER.

OCCAM'S RAZOR.

THE SIMPLEST EXPLANATIONIS USUALLY THE BEST.

MAURICE COULDN'THAVE DONE THIS,

BECAUSE HE'S IN JAIL.

MAYBE THEY SAW MEAT RUDY'S BUILDING.

OR THEY SAW YOUDOING SOMETHING ELSE

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT.

WELL, YOU WERE FOLLOWING ME,SO YOU KNOW EVERYTHING.

IT'S JUST TEMPORARY.

SO, TIFFANY,

THIS IS YOUR SECOND DAY WITH US.

HOW DO YOU LIKE US SO FAR?

HOW DO YOU LIKE HAVING ME?

:OH, BOY. LOOKS LIKE SHE'S GOING TO MAKE ME SAY IT.

I FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE BEEN PART OF OUR FAMILY FOREVER.

AM I RIGHT, VIEWERS?

WHY ARE YOU NOTAT THE STUDIO?

I CALLED IN SICK.

I CAN'T TAKEANOTHER DAY

AS GRETCHEN'SASSISTANT.

:LOSING OUR EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

THE NIGHT BEFORE YOU STARTED...

THAT WAS A SHOCK.

IT WAS A SHOCK.

I THINK LANCE HASA CRUSH ON HER.

HE'S FOLLOWING HER AROUNDLIKE A BABY DUCK.

:BUT I UNDERSTAND

THE POLICE ALREADY HAVE SOMEONE IN CUSTODY.

THIS MAY SOUND CRAZY, BUT...

DO YOU THINK RUDYWAS SEEING HER?

I GUESS YOU DON'T KNOWABOUT THE PICTURES.

THESE WERE POSTED

TWO DAYSBEFORE RUDY DIED.

I THINK

IT'S WHAT HE AND GRETCHENWERE FIGHTING ABOUT.

WHO WOULD TAKE THESE?

RUDY THOUGHT

GRETCHEN HIREDA PRIVATE DETECTIVE

BECAUSE SHE WAS JEALOUS,

AND SOMEONE LEAKEDTHESE PICTURES

TO THIS WEBSITE.

WHAT IF GRETCHENLEAKED THE PICTURES?

GRETCHEN?

WHY WOULD SHE DO THAT?

SHE TOLD RUDYSHE'D DESTROY THE SHOW.

THAT'S PRETTY CRAZY,EVEN FOR GRETCHEN.

GRETCHEN WAS AT RUDY'SAPARTMENT BUILDING

THE DAY HE DIED.

ARE YOU SAYINGGRETCHEN KILLED HIM?

I THINKI NEED TO PAY TIFFANY A VISIT,

AND FIND OUTWHY GRETCHEN WAS SO UPSET.

BILLIE!

I WAS STRESS SHOPPING.

IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWNYOU WERE HERE,

I WOULD HAVE COMESTRAIGHT FROM THE STUDIO.

OH, I GUESS MY SECRET'S OUT.

I'M YOUR BIGGEST FAN.

I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE

YOU'RE HEREIN MY LITTLE KITCHEN.

I WATCHED YOU ONTHE SHOW THIS MORNING.

YOU DID A GREAT JOB.

THAT IS JUST BECAUSEYOU TALKED ME OFF THAT LEDGE.

HOW DID...

HOW DID RUDY FIND YOU, ANYWAY?

I HAD A STYLE SHOW.

I WAS COMMUNITY TV.

NOBODY EVER SAW IT,

BUT RUDY SHOWED UP ONE DAY

AND TOLD METHAT HE WOULD MAKE ME A STAR.

JUST BETWEENYOU AND ME,

I STILL DON'T KNOWWHY HE DID THAT.

DO YOU THINKTHAT RUDY COULD HAVE BEEN...

MAYBE JUSTA LITTLE BIT IN LOVE WITH YOU?

YOU SAW THE PICTURES.

I WAS AFRAID THAT WOULD HAPPEN.

YOU MUST THINKI'M A TERRIBLE PERSON.

NO! NO.

OUR RELATIONSHIPWAS STRICTLY PROFESSIONAL.

THAT'S WHY THOSE PICTURESWERE SO UPSETTING.

GRETCHEN CALLED ME

AS SOON AS SHE SAW THEM.

SHE SAID THAT I DIDN'T KNOWWHO I WAS DEALING WITH.

MM.SOUNDS LIKE GRETCHEN.

RUDY SAIDTHAT SHE COULD BE A BIT JEALOUS,

AND RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING,HE DIDN'T WANT ME ON SET.

WE HAD TO MEETIN COFFEE SHOPS.

HE EVEN SNUCK MEINTO HIS APARTMENT

THROUGH THE SERVICE ENTRANCE.

YOU WENT TO HIS APARTMENT?

OH, NO, NOT LIKE THAT.

JUST TO SIGN THE CONTRACTS.

YOU MUST HAVE BEEN THERETHE DAY RUDY GOT THE CAKE.

I WAS THEREFOR FIVE MINUTES,

AND I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING.

I SIGNED THE CONTRACTSAND I LEFT.

PLEASE DON'T TELLTHE POLICE.

WAIT...

IT WASN'TJUST FOR THE PICTURES.

AS SOON AS I MET RUDY,

I STARTED GETTINGTHESE PHONE CALLS

FROM THIS UNLISTED NUMBER.

THEY WOULD BREATHEAND THEN THEY WOULD HANG UP.

I FOUND A MESSAGE ON MY CARIN LIPSTICK.

"CO-HOST," CROSSED OUTWITH A BIG X.

RUDY THOUGHT IT WASSOMEBODY FROM THE SHOW,

AND HE SAIDTHEY WERE UNSTABLE...

BUT THE DAYTHAT RUDY DIED...

HE TOLD MEHE KNEW WHO WAS DOING IT.

HE HAD PROOF.

HE WAS PLANNINGON TAKING IT TO THE POLICE.

TIFFANY!

YOU HAVE TO TELL THEM.

I CAN'T.

I MEAN,DON'T YOU SEE?

SOMEONE KILLED RUDY.

IF THEY THINKTHAT I KNOW SOMETHING,

THEY'LL KILL ME, TOO.

HEY.

OH, THANK GOODNESS.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

THE POLICE SAIDWE COULD RE-OPEN.

CASSANDRA SAID

IF YOU DIDN'T GET HEREIN FIVE MINUTES,

SHE WAS GOINGTO MAKE ME A SOUS-CHEF.

WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?

I HAVE BEEN CALLING YOU ALL DAY.

I DON'T HAVE MY PHONE.

OH, HONESTLY!

YOU WOULD LOSEYOUR HEAD

IF IT WASN'T ATTACHEDTO YOUR NECK.

WE HAVE 40 RESERVATIONS,

AND A WAIT LIST,

AND WE OPENIN A HALF HOUR.

LISTEN UP,PEOPLE!

I WANT YOUR BESTEFFORTS TONIGHT.

WE NEED TO RE-OPENWITH CONFIDENCE,

SO THAT OUR CUSTOMERSCAN RETURN

TO THE PLACE THAT THEYHAVE LOVED AND TRUSTED

FOR THE LAST12 YEARS.

LET'S GO.

CAN YOU TAKE OVER,PLEASE?

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M DOING.

I...

I THINK WE SHOULD SENDTHE STAFF HOME.

I MEAN, MAYBE THEY DIDN'T KNOWWE WERE OPEN.

NO, THEY DID.

I CALLED EVERYRESERVATION

AND THE ENTIREWAIT LIST.

THEY KNEW.

I GUESS THE PROSPECTOF CYANIDE POISONING

KILLED THEIR APPETITES.

DIDN'T HAVEA WAY TO CALL YOU,

SO I JUST THOUGHTI'D SWING BY.

COULD'VE CALLEDTHE RESTAURANT.

WELL, I WANTEDTO MAKE SURE

I GOT YOU INPERSON, THOUGH.

MM.

MAURICE DID RECEIVE A TEXTFROM YOUR NUMBER.

WE CHECKED HIS PHONE.

HE DELETED THE TEXT,

BUT TECH TEAMFOUND IT AGAIN.

WE LOCATED ALL THEPHONE COMPANY RECORDS,

AND IT TURNS OUTTHAT TEXT HE GOT...

WAS SPOOFED.

SPOOFED?

SOMEONE USEDAN ILLEGAL PROGRAM

TO SUBSTITUTE YOUR NUMBERFOR THEIRS,

AND THE ONLY WAY TO CATCH THATIS THE SERIAL NUMBER.

OH, AND WHAT HAPPENED TO IT?

:DIDN'T MATCH YOUR PHONE.

SO YOU WERE RIGHT.

LOOKS LIKESOMEONE SET HIM UP.

ANY IDEA WHO THAT WAS?

OH, NO, THE SERIAL NUMBERWAS FAKE, TOO.

IT'S A PRETTYGOOD TRICK.

NO WAY TO TRACE IT.

MM.

WELL...

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE,I COULD MAKE YOU DINNER.

ABOUT TO TAKE THREE DOZEN STEAKSDOWN TO A SOUP KITCHEN, SO...

I WOULD LIKE THAT.

COME ON.

NOW I SEEWHY YOU'RE SO FAMOUS.

MAURICE ISTHE REAL CHEF,

AND MY DAD.

WELL, YOU DOA GREAT IMPERSONATION.

YEAH, WHEN I FIRST GOTOUT OF COLLEGE,

I WROTE FOOD REVIEWSFOR THIS LITTLE PAPER.

SO WHEN MY DADOPENED THE RESTAURANT,

HE AND MAURICERAN THE KITCHEN.

I DID THE "VISION" THING.

WHAT WAS THE VISION?

FOOD IS LOVE.

I KNOW ITSOUNDS CORNY,

BUT IT WAS SO TRUE,

FOR BOTH OF THEM,

AND I WANTED PEOPLETO GET THAT MESSAGE.

WELL, I THINK WE DO.

YEAH, WELL,IT WAS A LOT OF WORK,

ESPECIALLY IN THE BEGINNING.

IS THAT WHYYOU NEVER GOT MARRIED?

FUTURE SENATOR SAIDI MARRIED THE RESTAURANT.

-OUCH.-YEAH.

AUNT CASSANDRA NEVER FELTWE WERE A GREAT MATCH.

THEN MY DAD DIED,

AND I HAD TO TEACH MYSELFHOW TO BE A CHEF.

I WROTE A COOKBOOK,

AND RUDY PUT MEON THE SHOW,

AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN,I ENDED UP HERE...

COOKING DINNER FOR YOU.

WELL, WHAT CAN I SAY?

SOMETIMES, I GUESSI JUST GET LUCKY.

AND...

WHY DID WE STOP DATING?

TRUTHFULLY?

WELL, YOU WERE HEADING OFFTO COLLEGE,

AND I WAS TRAINING TO BE A COP,

SO I JUST TOLD MYSELFYOU WERE OVER MY PAY GRADE.

MY DAD WAS A COP.

BY THE TIMEI PUT THAT TOGETHER,

YOU WERE WITH THE SENATOR.

AND BY THE TIMEHE AND I BROKE UP,

YOU WERE MARRIED.

YEAH.

I GUESS WE JUST KEPTMISSING EACH OTHER.

UH, SPEAKING OF WHICH,

ISN'T THERE SOME RULE

ABOUT HAVING DINNERWITH SUSPECTS?

I DON'T SEE ANY SUSPECTS.

: YOU'RE NOT LOOKINGHARD ENOUGH.

D.A. DECIDEDNOT TO PRESS CHARGES.

OH!

MAURICE, I CAN'TBELIEVE YOU'RE HERE.

I WANTEDTO TELL YOU.

I JUST DIDN'T KNOW

WHEN IT WOULD BEOFFICIAL.

YOU SHOULD GO.

MAURICE!

NO. IT'S OKAY.

I'LL LET YOU TWO CATCH UP.

THANK YOU.IT'S AMAZING.

WHAT WAS THATALL ABOUT?

I DON'T TRUST HIM,AND YOU SHOULDN'T EITHER.

HE'S THE REASON

WHY THEY DECIDEDNOT TO PRESS CHARGES.

MAYBE...

OR MAYBETHEY HAVE MORE INTEREST IN YOU.

YOU REALLY THINKI'M A SUSPECT?

IAN'S PARTNER FOUND MEOUTSIDE THE COURTHOUSE.

HE SAID, "DON'T GETTOO COMFORTABLE."

AND IF THE POLICE THINK

YOU BAKED THAT CAKEFOR RUDY,

HE'S GOING TO MAKE YOU PAY.

AND RUDY DIEDIN YOUR RESTAURANT.

I DON'T THINK IT'S WISE

TO INVITE THE DETECTIVESOVER TO DINNER.

I DIDN'T INVITE HIM.

HE JUST SHOWED UP.

YOU KNOWWHAT YOUR FATHER SAID

ABOUT IAN JACKSON?

HE'S NICE,

AND THAT'SHIS SUPERPOWER.

CRIMINALS,THEY TRUST HIM,

AND YOU COULD BETELLING HIM THINGS

THAT COULD GET YOU IN TROUBLE,

AND YOU WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW.

I GAVE HIM MY PHONE.

WHAT?

AND I HAVE THE CYANIDE.IT'S IN MY CLOSET.

WELL, LOOK,YOU DIDN'T HIDE IT VERY WELL.

IT WAS RIGHT IN YOUR CUPBOARD.

WHY WOULD YOU TAKE IT?

I DIDN'T WANT THE POLICETO SEARCH YOUR APARTMENT.

AND WHAT HAPPENSIF THEY SEARCH YOUR HOUSE?

I HAVEN'T GOTTENTHAT FAR YET.

YOU WERE IN JAIL, NOT ME.

COME ON, FEATHERS.

ATTABOY.

YOU DO THAT EVERY NIGHT?

MAURICE TERREBONE.

I NEVER THOUGHTI'D BE SO HAPPY

TO SEE YOU FUSSINGOVER THAT DOG.

THEY THINK BILLIE DID IT?

THAT'S WHAT HE SAID.

WELL, THAT DETECTIVENEEDS TO WORK

ON HIS POWERS OF OBSERVATION.

BILLIE WAS RUDY'S ONLY FRIEND,

AND THERE'S A WHOLE PHONEBOOKOF PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T LIKE HIM,

STARTING WITH THAT PRICKLY ONEHE WAS ABOUT TO MARRY.

GRETCHEN.

YEAH, GRETCHEN...DIDN'T YOU SAY

THAT THEY HADSOME KIND OF BIG FIGHT

RIGHT BEFORE HE DIED?

YEAH, GRETCHEN THOUGHT RUDYWAS HAVING AN AFFAIR.

:MM-HMM.

LOOKS LIKE TROUBLE TO ME.

TIFFANY SAID THEIR RELATIONSHIPWAS STRICTLY PROFESSIONAL.

OF COURSESHE SAID THAT.

MY FIRST HUSBAND?DENY, DENY, DENY.

THEY DENY WHEN YOUCATCH THEM RED-HANDED.

IT'S WHATTHEY CLING TO.

OH, LOOK.

LOOKS LIKE THEY'VE BEENTALKING BUSINESS FOR A WHILE.

CHRISTMAS WASNINE MONTHS AGO,

AND WE WEREN'T EVENLOOKING FOR A CO-HOST.

WELL, I GUESSGRETCHEN HAD PLENTY OF TIME

TO BUILD UP A RESENTMENT.

I THINK SHE MIGHT HAVE BEENSTALKING TIFFANY.

I HOPE TIFFANY TOLD THE POLICE.

SHE WAS TOO AFRAID.

YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN HER.SHE WAS TERRIFIED.

TIFFANY MOON?

I REALLY CAN'T TALK.

IT SHOULDN'T TAKE LONG.

THOSE PHOTOSARE MISLEADING.

RUDY AND I WERE NOTIN A RELATIONSHIP.

ACCORDING TO HIS PHONE RECORDS,

YOU CALLED HIS PRIVATE NUMBERONCE A MONTH

FOR THE LAST NINE MONTHS.

I CAN EXPLAIN.

I WAS HOPING YOU'D SAY THAT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

THE SAME AS YOU.PAYING MY RESPECTS.

KIKI TELL YOUI'M GOING ON STRIKE?

EVERYTHING OUT OF FOCUS

'TIL YOU'REBACK ON THE SHOW,

WITH COOKIES.

CHAPTER TEN, "GOOD COOKIESMAKE GOOD FRIENDS."

IT'S NO FUNWITHOUT YOU.

I'M FUN.

STILL WORKINGON THAT SPREADSHEET?

WHO GETS A STAR TODAY?

GRETCHEN.

YEAH,

PRETTY SURE SHE LEFTA THREATENING MESSAGE

FOR TIFFANY,

ON HER CAR,

IN LIPSTICK.

OKAY.

THAT'S UNSETTLING.

HMM.

HOW LONG DO YOUTHINK I HAVE

BEFORE SHE KICKS ME OUT?

SHE CAN'T KICK YOUOUT OF A FUNERAL.

SAYS WHO?

I NEED TO TALK TO TIFFANY.

REMIND ME TO CALL HER

NEXT TIME I NEEDA PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR.

BILLIE BLESSINGS.

I HEARD YOU GOT YOURSELF FIRED.

WELL, YOUR FANSARE IN AN UPROAR.

I DIDN'T REALIZEYOU HAD SO MANY.

WE'RE GETTING SLAMMEDON SOCIAL MEDIA.

I'M SORRY.

HEY, I TOLD MY DAUGHTERIT WAS A MISTAKE.

I COULDN'T TALK HEROUT OF IT.

SHE'S A LITTLE TEMPERAMENTAL.

DO YOU THINK WE HAVEENOUGH TEA SANDWICHES?

GET OUT OF MY WAY.

AND HERE SHE IS.PERFECT TIMING.

YOU MADE YOUR POWER PLAY.

NOW I'D APPRECIATE ITIF YOU'D LEAVE SO I CAN MOURN.

I WAS JUST SAYING,WE NEED TO FIND A WAY

TO GET BILLIEBACK ON THE SHOW.

WE'LL HAVE TIFFANYINTERVIEW HER.

THEY CAN FACT-CHECKA FEW RUMORS.

MAYBE EVEN FINDTHE KILLER,

FLUSH THEMOUT OF HIDING.

DO WE REALLY WANT THE SHOWTO HAVE THAT KIND OF REPUTATION?

YES.

I MEAN, YES,I WOULD LIKE TO BE ON THE SHOW.

NO, IT'S TOTALLY INAPPROPRIATE.

GREAT, THE MOREINAPPROPRIATE, THE BETTER.

OUR RATINGS WILL GOTHROUGH THE ROOF.

I'M SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.

SHE CLAIMS SHE SENT RUDYA DEMO LAST CHRISTMAS.

SHE WANTED TO DOA STYLE SEGMENT.

RUDY TOOK AN INTEREST.

HIS FIANCEE SAID

THERE WASN'T ENOUGH MONEYIN THE BUDGET.

SMART WOMAN.

DOES IT STRIKE YOU AS STRANGE

THAT TIFFANY TRIESTO GET ON THE SHOW,

AND SIX MONTHS LATER,LANIE HAYWOOD DIES?

THAT WASA FOOD ALLERGY.

TIFFANY WASPRETTY JUMPY YESTERDAY.

SHE'S HIDING SOMETHING.

WHAT IF RUDYKILLED LANIE

SO HE COULD PUTTIFFANY ON THE SHOW?

BECAUSE HE WANTEDTO BE WITH HER?

MAYBE.

THEN ONCE TIFFANY GOTA SIGNED CONTRACT,

SHE GOT RID OF HIM.

HEY...

DID YOU KNOWABOUT THIS?

: NO.

AND WE ARE BACK!

WELL, VIEWERS,

WE HAVE A VERYSPECIAL GUEST TODAY...

BILLIE BLESSINGS.

GOOD TO HAVE YOUBACK, BILLIE.

IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE.

I'M GOINGTO CUT RIGHT TO THE CHASE.

A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW

HOW RUDY SLATERGOT THAT POISONED CAKE.

LET'S ASKTHE QUESTION.

DID YOU BAKE IT?

WHO DO YOU THINKBAKED THE CAKE?

UH...

I'M NOT SURE.

YOU MUST HAVE SOME IDEA.

THE OTHER DAY,

YOU SAID YOU WEREFEELING THREATENED.

:DID I SAY THAT?

I DON'T REMEMBER.

IT SOUNDED

LIKE RUDY WAS WORRIEDFOR YOUR SAFETY.

I DOUBT I USED THOSE EXACT WORDS.

THAT SOUNDS PRETTY DRAMATIC.

SHE'S COMPLETELYOFF-SCRIPT.

SHOULD I CUTTO COMMERCIAL?

: THREATENINGMESSAGES ON YOUR CAR...

KEEP IT GOING.

:POSTED PICTURES OF YOU AND RUDY

ON THE INTERNET.

:OH, THOSE PICTURES ARE NOT ACCURATE.

NO, I MEAN, THEY HAPPENED,

BUT NOT THE WAY IT LOOKS.

MY RELATIONSHIP WITH RUDY WAS STRICTLY PROFESSIONAL.

RUDY FIGURED OUT WHO WAS TRYING TO HURT YOU

BEFORE HE DIED, DIDN'T HE?

HE TOLD YOU HE HAD PROOF.

I GUESSTHAT'S WHAT SHE WAS HIDING.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL THE POLICE?

DON'T WORRY.

WE'RE ALL HEREFOR YOU.

I PROMISE,

WE'RE GOINGTO KEEP YOU SAFE.

I DIDN'T TELL THE POLICE...

BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID.

DO YOU KNOW WHO KILLED RUDY?

NO...

BUT I THINKTHEY KILLED LANIE.

LANIE HAYWOOD?

RUDY NEVER UNDERSTOOD

HOW SHE DIED FROM HAZELNUT COFFEE.

SHE WAS TOO CAREFUL WITH HER FOOD ALLERGIES,

SO WHEN I STARTEDRECEIVING THREATS,

HE SAID HE THOUGHTLANIE HAD BEEN POISONED.

WE NEED A TOX SCREENON LANIE HAYWOOD.

I WANT HER TESTEDFOR EVERYTHING...

ESPECIALLY CYANIDE.

NICE JOB.

A LITTLE TOUGH TO GETA WORD IN EDGEWISE,

BUT THAT WASQUITE THE SCOOP.

NICE JOB?

I THINK SHE'S THE MOSTCLEVER PERSON

I HAVE EVER MET.

WELL, NOT REALLY THAT CLEVER.

I WASN'T REALLY SUREWHICH WAY THAT WAS GOING TO GO.

I DIDN'T UNDERSTANDWHAT YOU WERE DOING AT FIRST,

AND THEN I REALIZEDTHAT IF I TOLD EVERYBODY ON TV,

NOBODY COULD HURT ME.

I FEEL SAFEFOR THE FIRST TIME IN WEEKS.

LANIE MIGHT HAVE BEEN MURDERED.

NOW IS NOT THE TIMETO CELEBRATE.

I MIGHT HAVE BEEN WRONGABOUT YOU, TIFFANY.

FOR THAT, I'M SORRY.

I HAD NO IDEA YOUWERE SO FRIGHTENED.

LET'S TALK.

BILLIE,

THAT WAS ONE OF THE MOSTAMAZING LIVE INTERVIEWS

I HAVE EVER SEEN.

I WISH I COULD HAVE DONESOMETHING LIKE THAT.

YOU MUST REALLY BE PROUD.KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

: FIRST LESSONOF LIVE TELEVISION,

YOU NEVER GET WHAT YOU EXPECT.

YOU LOOKED A LITTLE SURPRISEDOUT THERE.

MAYBE YOU WERE HOPING

THAT TIFFANY WOULD SAYGRETCHEN KILLED RUDY.

TO BE HONEST,I'VE WONDERED THAT MYSELF.

I SAW THOSE PICTURESON THE INTERNET,

AND BELIEVE ME,

I CAUGHT AN EARFUL WHEN I SIGNEDTIFFANY'S CONTRACT.

YEAH, I HAVETO ADMIT,

I WAS STARTING TO GETA LITTLE WORRIED...

RIGHT UPUNTIL THAT LANIE SHOCKER.

DOESN'T IT BOTHER YOU

THAT TWO PEOPLEWE CARED ABOUT

WERE MURDERED?

I LIKE YOU, BILLIE,

BUT GRETCHEN IS MY LITTLE GIRL.

IF YOU HURT HER,

I WILL MAKE YOU PAY.

LISTEN...

TIFFANY WAS AFRAID.

I WANTEDTO HELP HER TALK.

I HAD NO IDEA SHE WAS GOINGTO SAY THAT STUFF ABOUT LANIE.

YOU SHOULD STOP.

WE NEED TO ASK YOUA FEW QUESTIONS.

NOBODY EVER SUSPECTEDLANIE HAYWOOD WAS POISONED.

WHAT DID YOU HOPETO GAIN

BY BRINGING IT UPON LIVE TV?

I DIDN'T BRING IT UP.

TIFFANY DID.

I THINKYOU HAD TIFFANY ANNOUNCE IT

TO MAKE YOURSELF LOOK INNOCENT.

HIDE IN PLAIN SIGHT.

WHAT WOULD I BE HIDING?

YOU TELL ME.

:GRETCHEN DIVOSS SAID

YOU BAKED MUFFINSTHE DAY LANIE DIED.

THREE PEOPLE SAID

THEY SAW YOUGIVE ONE TO LANIE.

YOU THINK I POISONED HER?

: RUDY FOUND OUT,YOU POISONED HIM, TOO.

YOU HAD MAURICE TERREBONE

DELIVER THAT CAKERIGHT ON CAMERA,

AND THEN YOU SENT HIMA FAKE TEXT

TO GET BOTH OF YOU OFF THE HOOK.

I DID NOT SEND THAT TEXT.

OKAY, BUT YOU DID WRITETHAT SCARY MESSAGE

IN YOUR OWN HOUSE

TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKETHE KILLER WAS STALKING YOU.

WHY ASSUME THAT?

WOULDN'T IT MAKE MORE SENSE

THAT SOMEONE BROKEINTO MY HOUSE?

: WE FOUNDA RECEIPT ON YOUR PHONE.

YOU BOUGHT LIPSTICK.

PASSION FLOWER.

IT MATCHESTHE LIPSTICK

THAT WAS USEDON TIFFANY'S CAR,

AND IN RUDY'S WINE CLOSET.

WELL, YOU MUST SEEWHAT'S HAPPENING.

SOMEONE IS SETTING ME UP.

WE ARE EXPLORINGOTHER SUSPECTS,

BUT THE EVIDENCEIS PRETTY STRONG.

I DIDN'T WANT LANIE'S JOB.

I TOLD RUDYI WOULDN'T TAKE IT.

THAT'S A CONVENIENT STORY,

SINCE RUDY'S NOT HERETO CONFIRM OR DENY IT.

AM I UNDER ARREST?

WE HAVE TO WAITFOR LANIE'S TOX SCREEN.

I DIDN'T KILL ANYONE.

THAT'S WHATMY PARTNER THINKS.

MYSELF, I'M STARTINGTO ACQUIRE A FEW DOUBTS.

KIKI OWENS?

HEY, SO--SO WHAT DID THE COPS SAY?

DID THEY MENTIONTHAT LIST?

PEOPLE RUDY WANTEDTO FIRE?

THEY DON'T CAREABOUT THAT LIST.

THEY THINKI DID IT.

WHAT? WHY?

BECAUSE I WANTEDLANIE'S JOB.

NO, NO, NO, NO,

YOU'RE THE NICEST PERSONON THIS SHOW.

THAT'S NOTWHAT THE POLICE THINK.

WELL IF IT'SABOUT LANIE'S JOB,

THEN THEY SHOULD BE LOOKINGAT TIFFANY.

I MEAN, SHE'S THE ONETHAT GOT IT,

PLUS SHE TRIED TO GETON THE SHOW BEFORE.

TIFFANY?

YEAH, SHE SENT US A DEMOLAST CHRISTMAS.

SHE WANTED TO DO,LIKE, A STYLE SEGMENT.

PHIL!

OH, NO, NO.NO, NO, NO.

DON'T GO ALL SHERLOCKON ME.

I'M NOT SAYINGTHAT TIFFANY KILLED LANIE.

WHAT IF SHE DID?

FIRST OF ALL,

YOU SHOULD PAY MORE ATTENTIONTO YOUR OWN INTERVIEW.

RUDY DIDN'T THINKTIFFANY WAS A KILLER.

SHE WAS BEING THREATENED.

HE WAS TRYING TO PROTECT HER.

ACCORDING TO TIFFANY.

MAYBE SHE MADE UP ALL THAT STUFFABOUT BEING THREATENED

JUST TO THROW EVERYBODY OFF.

NUMBER TWO,

TIFFANY DOES NOT HAVETHE BANDWIDTH TO KILL ANYONE.

MAYBE THAT'S WHATSHE WANTS US TO THINK.

SHE HAS THE MOTIVE.

WE KNOW RUDY WAS LOOKINGAT AUDITION FOOTAGE.

MAYBE WE SHOULD CHECK OUTTHAT DEMO REEL.

I DON'T KNOWIF YOU'VE NOTICED,

BUT THERE ARE COPSCRAWLING ALL OVER THIS PLACE.

I SHOULDN'T EVEN BETALKING TO YOU.

YOU COULD GIVE METHAT PASSWORD.

THE AUDITION FOOTAGEISN'T ON THE SERVER.

YOU CAN ONLY ACCESS ITFROM TWO COMPUTERS,

RUDY'S AND MINE.

I CAN MEET YOU AFTER WORK.

WHY ARE YOUSTILL HERE?

YOU NEED TO LEAVE,RIGHT NOW...

AND IF I EVER SEE YOUTALKING TO HER AGAIN,

YOU'RE FIRED.

WHERE ARE YOU?

ON MY WAY HOME...

OR JAIL.

I'M NOT SURE.

YOU SEE THE INTERVIEW?

LISTEN, UM...

THE COPS ARE HERESEARCHING YOUR HOUSE.

MAURICE...

DON'T WORRY,I TOOK CARE OF IT

WHILE YOU WEREAT RUDY'S FUNERAL.

UH, I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD COME BACK YET.

OKAY.

LAY LOW FOR A WHILE.

: IT'S NICE TO KNOWIT'S STILL YOUR FAVORITE PLACE.

LET ME GUESS.

YOU'RE WAITING FOR THE POLICETO FINISH SEARCHING YOUR HOUSE.

CAN YOU BLAME ME?

PEACE OFFERING.

MY DETECTIVE PARTNERGOT A LITTLE OVERHEATED.

SO IS THISSOME NEW STRATEGY

SO I DON'T REALIZE

I'M BEINGINTERROGATED?

LOOK...

I DON'T THINK YOU KILLED RUDY.

YOU COULD TALK TO ME, THOUGH,AND TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW.

IT'D HELP ME.

TALK TO YOUAS A DETECTIVE,

OR AS A FRIEND?

WELL, DETECTIVES HAVE FRIENDS.

WELL, AT LEASTTHAT'S WHAT I'VE HEARD.

LOOK, IAN...TIFFANY MOON

WAS AT RUDY'SAPARTMENT

THE DAY HE DIED.

SHE GOT IN THROUGHSOME SIDE ENTRANCE

SO NO ONEWOULD SEE HER

GETTING INTHE BUILDING.

WHY DIDN'T YOU SAYSOMETHING BEFORE?

I WAS TRYINGTO PROTECT HER.

SHE SAID

THAT IF THE KILLER KNEWTHAT SHE WAS THERE,

THEY MIGHT TRYTO HURT HER,

BUT NOW I'M STARTINGTO WONDER...

AND YOU NEEDTO CHECK THAT DEMO,

'CAUSE I DON'T KNOWWHAT'S ON IT,

BUT RUDY WAS DEFINITELY LOOKINGFOR IT

BEFORE HE DIED.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

FOR WHAT?

FOR TRUSTING ME.

PHIL?

PHIL!

PHIL!

IT'S A GOOD THINGYOU FOUND HIM.

THE WHOLE HOUSEWOULD HAVE BURNED DOWN,

WITH HIM IN IT.

IS HE GOINGTO BE OKAY?

YEAH, HE SEEMS OKAY.

THEY'RE TAKING HIMTO THE E.R. TO BE SURE.

I'M GOINGTO NEED YOUR NAME

AND CONTACTINFORMATION, PLEASE.

EXCUSE ME!

OH, ONE SECOND.

HEY, DO I KNOW YOU?

NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

PEOPLE ARE KILLINGMY GRASS.

OKAY, MA'AM...

BILLIE TEXTS ME.

SHE ASKS ME TO MEETHER AT MY HOUSE

SO WE COULD LOOK ATTIFFANY MOON'S DEMO.

I PUT THIS CRAZYIDEA IN HER HEAD

THAT TIFFANYKILLED LANIE

TO GET HER JOB,

AND, I DON'T KNOW,I FELT REALLY BAD ABOUT IT.

SO I WENT HOME.

I FIGUREDI COULD SHOW BILLIE THE TAPE

AND WE'D JUST PUT IT ALLBEHIND US,

BUT AS SOON AS I WALKEDIN THAT DOOR,

SOMEONE CRACKED MEON THE BACK OF THE HEAD.

THAT'S THE LAST THINGI REMEMBER.

YOU THINK BILLIE DID IT?

NO.

WE'RE GOING TO NEEDA COPY OF THAT DEMO.

IF YOU THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE,GIVE ME A CALL.

YEAH.

WE'VE GOT TO GETA COPY OF TIFFANY'S DEMO.

HE KNEW SHE WAS COMING OVER.

WHY IS HE PROTECTING HER?

WELL, LET'SCHECK HER GPS.

SEE IF IT PUTS HERAT NARDI'S HOUSE.

NO, WE CAN'T.

WE HAVE HERTRACKING DATA,

AND IT'S LEGAL.SHE GAVE US THE PHONE.

IT'S NOT HOW I WORK.

YEAH, I KNOWHOW YOU WORK.

FRIENDS WITH EVERYONE.

IRON FIST IN A VELVET GLOVE.

YOU SEEMED A LITTLETOO COZY WITH HER

THE OTHER NIGHT,WHEN SHE MADE YOU DINNER.

SO YOU TRACKING ME NOW, TOO?

ACTUALLY,I WAS FOLLOWING THE CHEF.

I WAS SURPRISEDTO SEE YOU THERE.

TO BE HONEST,

IT KIND OF MAKES ME QUESTIONYOUR OBJECTIVITY.

MY OBJECTIVITY IS INTACT,THANKS.

I APPRECIATEYOUR CONCERN.

THEN LET'S JUSTCHECK THE GPS.

IT SHOULDN'T BEA PROBLEM

UNLESS SHE'S GOTSOMETHING TO HIDE, RIGHT?

TAKE THAT AS A YES.

: YOU WALKED AWAYFROM THE SCENE OF A CRIME?

I DIDN'T WALK.I DROVE.

THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD TIMETO TELL HER ABOUT THE CYANIDE.

CYANIDE?

YOU'RE RIGHT.

I MADE A MISTAKE.

I'LL CALL THE POLICE.

NO, YOU WON'T!

I CAN JUST EXPLAINWHAT HAPPENED.

AND THEN WHAT?

YOU'RE JUST GOING TO SIT DOWN

AND HAVE A NICE PIECEOF CELEBRATION CAKE?

WHO WOULD WANT TO BLOW UPPHIL'S PLACE, ANYWAY?

HE WAS ABOUT TO SHOW METIFFANY'S DEMO.

I THINK IT MIGHT CONNECT HERTO LANIE'S MURDER.

YOU THINK

SHE KILLED LANIE?

AND SHE WASIN RUDY'S APARTMENT

THE DAY HE DIED.

TIFFANY QUIT.

QUIT?

I FOUND HER LEAVINGA NOTE ON YOUR DESK

AFTER THE POLICEINTERVIEWS.

SHE SAID LIVE TELEVISIONIS TOO STRESSFUL.

SHE'S GOING BACK

TO PEEBLES FALLS.

WHEN?

SOUNDS LIKE TONIGHT.

SOMEBODY'S IN A HURRY.

WE HAVE TO STOP HER.

LEAVE YOUR PHONE.

THE POLICE HAD IT.

THEY CAN TRACK YOU.

WHAT IS HAPPENING?

I THINK TIFFANY KILLED LANIEAND RUDY.

UH...I'LL GO WITH HER.

:DO YOU HAVE A PLAN?

:TO KEEP TIFFANY FROM LEAVING.

MAYBE WE'RE TOO LATE.

:TIFFANY?

TIFFANY?

WHY WOULD SHE RUN?

SHE WASN'T EVENA SUSPECT.

MAYBE SOMETHING CHANGED.

:BILLIE?

WELL, YOU'VECAUGHT ME.

CAUGHT YOU?

I WAS TRYING TO SNEAK AWAY,BUT I FORGOT MY PHONE.

HOPE YOU'RE NOT MAD.

YOU CAN'T JUST LEAVE.

THOSE TWO DETECTIVESINTERVIEWED ME.

I TOLD THEM EVERYTHING I KNOW.

YOU TOLD THEMYOU WERE AT RUDY'S APARTMENT?

I MIGHT HAVE SKIPPED OVERTHAT PART,

BUT THAT JUST SEEMS LIKETHE KIND OF FIDDLY DETAIL

THAT EVERYBODY WOULD GETCAUGHT UP ON.

PHIL SAID RUDY HAD A RECORDINGIDENTIFYING THE KILLER.

-HE DID?-HE DOES?

YEAH, WELL...HE MIGHT.

I THINK SO.

PHIL SAIDIT WAS AT RUDY'S APARTMENT.

IN HIS APARTMENT?

WE SHOULD TELL THE POLICE.

PHIL TOLD THE POLICE,

THE POLICE LOOKED FOR IT.

THEY COULDN'T FIND IT,

BUT PHIL SAYSIT'S PROBABLY THERE.

SO IF WE WANTTO CATCH THE KILLER,

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FINDTHIS RECORDING ON OUR OWN.

IN RUDY'S APARTMENT.

RIGHT.

HOW DO WE GET IN?

OH, I KNOW HOW.

:DON'T WORRY.

RUDY SAID NOBODY EVER USESTHE SERVICE ENTRANCE.

THE SECURITY CAMERAS BACK HEREDON'T EVEN WORK.

WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE DOING HERE?

PROVINGTIFFANY KNOWS

HOW TO GET INTORUDY'S APARTMENT.

DID PHIL SAY THAT,ABOUT THE RECORDING?

NO, BUT THERE IS A RECORDING.

IT MAY CONNECT TIFFANYTO LANIE'S MURDER,

AND I'M PRETTY SURESHE TRIED TO KILL PHIL

TO KEEP HIMFROM SHOWING IT TO ME.

SHE TRIED TO KILL PHIL?

FOUND IT.

KIND OF SPOOKY,ISN'T IT?

IS THIS HOW YOU GOT IN?THE DAY RUDY DIED?

WELL, THIS IS HOWI ALWAYS GOT IN.

RUDY DIDN'T WANTGRETCHEN TO KNOW

WE WERE TALKING.

OKAY, I THINKWE SHOULD SPLIT UP.

THAT IS A TERRIBLE IDEA.

WHY DON'T YOU CHECKTHE KITCHEN?

DO YOU HAVEYOUR PHONE?

YEAH, WHY?

TURN ON THE RECORDER.

TRY TO GET HER TO SAYSHE WAS HERE THAT DAY.

WHERE IS RUDY'SWINE CLOSET?

UH, DOWN THE HALL,BY THE BEDROOM.

OKAY.

TESTING. TESTING.

SO, DO YOU...

DID YOU COME HEREOFTEN?

UH...

BILLIE!BILLIE!

BILLIE!

WE JUST FOUND A...

WHAT IS THAT?

WHAT IS HAPPENING?

-KIKI?-

SOMEBODY MUST HAVEFOLLOWED US.

SHE DIDN'T SAYWHERE SHE WAS GOING?

I'M NOT HER BABYSITTER.

LOOK, GUYS, WE CANDO THIS HERE,

OR I CAN TAKEALL THREE OF YOU

DOWN TO THE STATION.

I THINK WE FOUND HER.

:NOBODY CAME IN.

I'VE BEEN AT THIS DESKALL NIGHT.

I JUST NEEDTHE KEYS.

POLICE!

COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP.

:KEEP TRYING, KEEP TRYING.

:I CANNOT GET A SIGNAL!

OH, MY GOD.

:WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?

WHERE'S KIKI?

KIKI?

IS SHE DEAD?

WHAT HAPPENED?

I'M CALLINGAN AMBULANCE.

NO, PLEASE DON'T.

YOU PROBABLYHAVE A CONCUSSION.

I DON'T WANT YOUTO GET IN TROUBLE.

:OH, DON'T WORRY.

SHE'S ALREADYIN TROUBLE.

WE DIDN'T BREAK IN.I HAD A KEY.

WE WERE JUST LOOKING

FOR THE RECORDING...OF RUDY'S KILLER.

TIFFANY FOUND A GUN.

I SENT HER TO GET BILLIE.

THAT'S THE LAST THINGI REMEMBER.

HOLD ON.

IT WAS THERE.

WHY WOULDN'T THE POLICEHAVE TAKEN IT

WHEN THEY SEARCHEDRUDY'S APARTMENT?

THE GUN WAS REGISTERED TO RUDY.

PURCHASED LEGALLY,

AND IT WASN'T RELATEDTO THE CASE.

:CAN YOU FOLLOW ME?

I NEED TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

A RECORDING?

OF RUDY'S MURDERER?

OKAY, I MIGHT HAVEBENT THE TRUTH A LITTLE,

BUT I'M PRETTY SUREI JUST FIGURED OUT

WHO DID THIS.

I JUST NEED TWO HOURS.

JUST GIVE ME TWO HOURSTO PROVE IT.

IT'S NOT YOUR JOB TO PROVE IT,

AND THE MORE YOU TRY,THE MORE GUILTY YOU LOOK.

I DIDN'T RANSACKTHIS APARTMENT,

AND I COULDN'T HAVEKNOCKED KIKI OUT.

I WAS LOCKED IN THIS CLOSET.

WHY DID YOU COME HERE?

YOU SENT ME A TEXT.

I DIDN'T SEND YOU A TEXT.

I LEFT MY PHONEAT THE RESTAURANT.

WHY'D YOU GOTO PHIL NARDI'S HOUSE?

HE SENT ME A TEXTTELLING ME TO COME OVER.

PHIL SAIDYOU SENT HIM A TEXT.

SOMEONE IS TRYING TO FRAME ME,

AND THEY WERE HERE,IN THIS APARTMENT.

I JUST NEED TWO HOURS.

THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING.

LET'S GO.

WHAT ABOUT THE POLICE OFFICER?

HE'S LETTING US LEAVE?

WE REALLYDON'T HAVE TIME

TO TALK ABOUT THIS.

WHY AREN'T WE PICKING HER UP?

THE PERSONWHO KILLED RUDY SLATER

LOCKED BILLIE AND TIFFANY MOONIN A WINE CLOSET

AND TRASHED RUDY'S APARTMENT.

THEY WERE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING.

IF WE LET BILLIE GO,THEY'LL FOLLOW HER.

WHY?

SAME REASONTHEY TRIED TO KILL PHIL NARDI...

KEEP HERFROM FINDING EVIDENCE.

I HOPESHE HASN'T BRAINWASHED YOU

WITH HER MAGIC FOOD.

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

PHIL'S HOUSE.

I NEED TO SEETHE RECORDING.

TIFFANY COULDN'T HAVEDONE THIS.

SHE WAS LOCKEDIN A CLOSET.

MAYBE SHE HAS A HELPER.

LANCE.

:IS EVERYTHING OKAY?

YEAH,EVERYTHING'S FINE.

: COME ON. BABY.DON'T LET ME DOWN.

WHAT DO I WINIF YOU'RE WRONG?

PHIL MIGHT NOT BEHAPPY TO SEE YOU.

I DON'T HAVEA CHOICE.

WAIT HERE.I'LL BE BACK.

I'M SO SORRYABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.

YOU KNOW THE POLICE TOLD METO CALL THEM

IF YOU TRIED TO CONTACT ME.

I JUST NEED FIVE MINUTES,PLEASE.

LOOK, I KNOWWHO KILLED LANIE AND RUDY,

BUT I CAN'T PROVE ITWITHOUT YOUR HELP.

ALL RIGHT.COME ON.

MAYBE HE FORGAVE HER.

MAYBE.

PHIL'S LAPTOPWAS DESTROYED IN THE FIRE,

BUT WE CAN ACCESS THE RECORDINGFROM RUDY'S COMPUTER AT WORK.

KIKI AND I WILLGO IN THE BACK.

YOU DISTRACTTHE GUARD.

I'M NOT A VERY GOOD ACTRESS.

YOU'LL DO FINE.

WHY DID YOUSEND HER AWAY?

SO WE HAVE TIMETO LOOK AT THE DEMO.

BUT WHAT IFLANCE FOLLOWED US?

I DON'T THINK HE DID.

I'M GOING IN.CALL PHIL NARDI.

MAKE HIM GIVE YOUNAMES, ALL RIGHT?

EVERYONE THAT AUDITIONEDFOR THAT CO-HOST JOB...

PHIL NARDI SENT A VIDEO.

OKAY, I'M GOING TO NEEDTHE PASSWORD TO RUDY'S COMPUTER

TO GET INTO IT.

I CAN'T HELP YOU.

NOT THIS TIME.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

COULD YOU DROP THE NICEACT FOR TWO MINUTES?

ISN'T THAT WHYYOU BROUGHT ME HERE?

TO CONFRONT MEWITH MY DEMO,

MAKE ME CONFESS?

I DIDN'T WANT IT TO BE TRUE.

WHY?

IS IT SO HARD TO BELIEVETHAT I COULD DO LANIE'S JOB?

FOR YOUR INFORMATION,

I RAN THE TV STATIONAT MY COLLEGE.

I DID EVERYTHING.

EDITING, PRODUCING, TALENT...

WHEN RUDY MET ME,

HE SAIDI WAS EVEN BETTER THAN LANIE

BECAUSE I'M SMART.

SO I CAME HERE,

AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENEDWHEN HE SAW MY DEMO?

HE LAUGHED.

HE SAIDIF I WANTED LANIE'S JOB,

I WOULD HAVETO BUY MY OWN NETWORK.

LANIE WOULDNEVER RETIRE.

SO YOU POISONED HER.

THAT RAT POISONWAS 60 YEARS OLD.

I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD WORK.

WHERE DID YOU GET IT?

I FOUND IT IN THE BARNWHEN I WENT HOME OVER CHRISTMAS.

KIKI, YOU'RE SO TALENTED.

YOU COULD HAVE SUCCEEDEDIN SO MANY OTHER WAYS.

THAT'S EASYFOR YOU TO SAY.

YOU WERE RUDY'S PET.

HE GAVE YOU EVERYTHING,

AND HE KEPT GIVING YOU MORE,

EVEN THOUGHYOU DIDN'T DESERVE IT.

SO YOU FRAMED MEBECAUSE YOU WERE ANGRY.

I WASN'T ANGRY.YOU JUST MADE IT SO EASY.

"KIKI, CAN YOU CHECKMY SCHEDULE?

SEND FLOWERSTO THAT GUEST?

FIND MY CAR KEYS?"

SO THAT'S HOW YOU GOTINTO THE RESTAURANT,

PLANTED THE CAKEAND THE RAT POISON.

THAT'S HOW I DID IT ALL.

YOU WERE SO HELPFUL.

KEYS, PASSWORDS,CREDIT CARDS...

I THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS.

YOU SHOULD PAY MORE ATTENTION.

PEOPLE IN TELEVISIONDON'T HAVE FRIENDS.

:I'M GOING TO READ THE CLOSE OF THE SHOW,

WHERE WE WISH EVERYONE A GREAT DAY

AND WELCOME THEM

TO WAKE UP WITH US AGAIN TOMORROW.

:UH, WELL, THAT'S... THAT'S LANIE'S PART

SO YOU SHOULD READ ONE YOU COULD GET.

:YOU DON'T THINK I CAN DO LANIE'S JOB?

:NO, I'M JUST SAYING

THAT SHE'S BEEN HERE FOR, LIKE, 10 YEARS,

SO SHE'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

OH...

WELL, I DON'T THINK SHE'LL BE AROUND MUCH LONGER,

AND RUDY PROMISED THE JOB TO ME.

THERE'S OUR MYSTERY HOST.

THAT'S ONE WAY.

THE POLICEFOLLOWED US.

IF YOU SHOOT ME,THEY'LL FIND YOU.

I'LL TELL THEMYOU SHOT YOURSELF...

OUT OF GUILT.

I TRIED TO STOP YOU.

TRAGICALLY, I FAILED.

THEY'LL NEVER BELIEVE YOU,

NOT AFTER THEY SEE THAT DEMO.

OH, THAT DEMODOESN'T PROVE A THING!

THAT'S WHAT I SAID TO RUDY.

"SAYINGSOMEONE MIGHT LEAVE THE SHOW

DOESN'T MAKE YOU A MURDERER."

: BUT SAYINGYOU KILLED THEM DOES.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

SHOOT ME, TOO?

COME ON!

I'LL TAKE THE STUDIO.

OKAY.

MMPH!

SHH...

I WOULDN'T RUN.

COULD MAKE GREAT TV.

I'M SORRY.

GO.

IT TOOK A WHILETO GET US HERE,

BUT I'M SO GLADWE'RE ALL AT THE SAME TABLE.

YOU KNOW,A VERY WISE MAN ONCE SAID,

WHEN YOU BREAK BREADWITH SOMEONE,

YOU MAKE THEM YOUR FRIEND.

TO RUDY,FOR MAKING US FRIENDS.

TO RUDY.

AND TO BILLIE.

WELCOME BACK.

OH, THANK YOU.

AND I'M GLAD

WE TALKED TIFFANYINTO STAYING.

AND BILLIE...UM...

RUDY MEANT A LOT TO ME,

AND WHEN I THOUGHT THAT YOU...

WELL, LOOK, WHAT I'MTRYING TO SAY IS...

I SHOULDN'T HAVE FIRED YOU.I'M SORRY.

APOLOGY ACCEPTED.

: OKAY,NO MORE TALKING.

LET'S EAT.

THIS SMELLS AMAZING.

AH, DELICIOUS.

OH, MAN, THIS ISFANTASTIC.

WHAT IS THIS?

IT'S TURNIP.MWAH!

EXCUSE ME.

HEY.

THANKS FOR THE INVITE.

WHY DON'T YOU COME INSIDE?

THE LAST TIME I SAW

YOUR AUNT CASSANDRAAND MAURICE,

THEY WEREPRETTY UPSET.

WELL, YOU DID TRYTO ARREST ME.

I THINK I SHOULDGET A FEW POINTS

FOR LETTING YOUWALK AWAY

FROM RUDY'S APARTMENT.

AND FOR EXPLAININGTHAT CAN OF CYANIDE

THAT WAS IN MAURICE'S CAR

TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

HOW DID YOU KNOWIT WAS KIKI?

WHEN WE WEREAT RUDY'S APARTMENT,

I ASKED WHERE RUDY'SWINE CLOSET WAS,

AND SHE TOLD ME,

WITHOUT ASKING WHY,

WHICH IS STRANGE,

GIVEN ALL THE QUESTIONSSHE USUALLY ASKS.

IT WAS AS IFSHE ALREADY KNEW,

AND THEN WE GOT LOCKED IN,

AND THEN I STARTED THINKINGABOUT OCCAM'S RAZOR,

THE SIMPLEST EXPLANATION.

WHO HAD ACCESSTO ALL THAT INFORMATION...

CREDIT CARDS, EMAILS,KEYS, SCHEDULES?

KIKI.

YEAH.

SHE'S SMART...JUST LIKE RUDY SAID...

AND SHE MADE HERSELFINDISPENSABLE.

SHE HAD THE EXPERTISETO HACK YOUR PHONE

AND SEND SPOOF TEXTS.

OCCAM'S RAZOR.

I'M PRETTY SURE THATPUTS ANOTHER POINT

IN MY FAVOR...

WHICH MEANS,TECHNICALLY,

I GET A FRESH START.

WELL, YOU KNOWWHAT THEY SAY.

A GOOD DESSERT MAKESANYTHING POSSIBLE.

YOU WANTTO COME IN

FOR SOME CELEBRATION CAKE?

CAKE?

WHAT ARE WE CELEBRATING?

TEAMWORK.

I LIKE IT.

SO DO I.

COME ON.