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* I NEVER CRAWLED
BEFORE I WALKED *

* AND I WAS SINGING
BEFORE I TALKED *

* NOTHIN' FEELS BETTER
THAN STRUMMIN' MY GUITAR *

* SO I ASK MY DADDY,
"WILL I BE A STAR?" *

YESTERDAY, 43-YEAR-OLD
INDIANA NATIVE BOB MICHAELS

SET OUT ON A HIKE IN
THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS

AND NEVER RETURNED.

* I WANT TO DO MORE
THAN SETTLE FOR LESS *

Taylor: HIKING IS GENERALLY
A SAFE ACTIVITY,

BUT NOT OUT HERE, ALONE,

AT NIGHT, IN THE WORLD'S
LARGEST URBAN PARK.

COME ON, BOY.

THE ONLY CLUE TO MR. MICHAELS'
DISAPPEARANCE IS THIS MINIVAN,

WHICH BROUGHT HIM, HIS WIFE,
AND DAUGHTER --

A BUDDING TALENT --

FROM FORT WAYNE TO HOLLYWOOD,
CHASING THE DREAM,

A DREAM THAT RESCUERS HERE

ARE TRYING TO STOP FROM TURNING
INTO A NIGHTMARE.

AS THE SUN SETS ON THE SECOND
DAY OF RESCUE EFFORTS HERE

IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS,

THE MOOD AMONGST THOSE SEARCHING
FOR BOB MICHAELS TURNS GRIM.

BACK HOME
IN FORT WAYNE, INDIANA,

CITY OF CHURCHES,

BOB MICHAELS IS A SOMETIME
COMMUNITY-THEATER ACTOR

WHO, LIKE MANY DOTING FATHERS,

DREAMS HIS DAUGHTER HAS
THE STUFF TO BECOME A STAR.

AND "EXTRA" HAS THE MUSIC VIDEO

MISSY MICHAELS RECORDED
JUST LAST WEEK.

TRAGICALLY, IT NOW PLAYS
LIKE A COUNTRY POP HYMN

TO MISSY'S MISSING DAD.

* PLEASE SAY, "YE-E-E-E-S"

ON DAY FOUR OF THE SEARCH
FOR BOB MICHAELS,

CRITICISM CONTINUES TO MOUNT

OVER WHAT SOME SAY SHOULD HAVE
BEEN AN EASY RESCUE OPERATION.

AFTER FEDERAL, STATE,
AND CITY BUDGET CUTS,

THE PARK SERVICE HERE CAN ONLY
OPERATE ON WEEKENDS.

THEY'VE HAD WASHOUTS
AND ROCKSLIDES

ALL OVER THE TRAIL SYSTEM,

MAKING THE JOB OF EVERYONE
ON THE SEARCH TEAM

THAT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT.

IT'S WAY TOO EARLY TO SPECULATE
ON THE IDENTITY OF THE BODY.

THE LAST THING THE L.A.P.D.
WANTS TO DO

AFTER THIS FIVE-DAY ORDEAL

IS TO CREATE UNNECESSARY GRIEF
FOR THE MICHAELS FAMILY.

CHIEF JOHNSON, IS THIS
A MURDER INVESTIGATION?

WELL, THE ARRIVAL OF
MAJOR CRIMES FROM THE L.A.P.D.

SIGNALS JUST HOW VIOLENT
OF AN END THIS IS

FOR ANOTHER HOLLYWOOD DREAM,

AS THE MAN
FROM THE CITY OF CHURCHES

ENDS HIS LIFE
IN THE CITY OF ANGELS.

AND WE'RE CLEAR.

I GUESS WE CAN, UH, SEND
THE RATTLESNAKE GUY HOME.

OH, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKES.
WHAT A CIRCUS!

WHERE'S THE BODY?
RIGHT THERE.

WHICH PATROL SAYS IS ABOUT
A HUNDRED YARDS UP THIS TRAIL.

AND THEN ANOTHER 200 YARDS DOWN,
AND SPLAT.

YOU MEAN
HE FELL OFF A CLIFF?

Tao: OR HE GOT PUSHED.
HARD TO SAY.

FIRE DEPARTMENT'S WORKING
ON GETTING THEM UP AND OUT.

SPECIAL AGENT HOWARD,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

OH, THAT TRAIL
I JUST CAME DOWN

BELONGS TO
THE NATIONAL FOREST SERVICE.

YOU'RE STANDING
ON FEDERAL PROPERTY.

OKAY, SO, THEN,
WHY ARE WE HERE?

WELL, WHEN
MR. MICHAELS FELL,

HE, UH, LANDED
IN A CITY CANYON.

MIND IF WE HEAD UP THE MOUNTAIN,
TAKE A PEEK OVER THAT CLIFF?

Fritz: WELL,
WE'RE ABOUT TO START CASTING

MR. MICHAELS' FOOTPRINTS,

AND, YOU KNOW, WE COULD USE
SOME VOLUNTEERS

TO HELP CARRY UP
THE PLASTER.

YEAH, RIGHT.

CHIEF JOHNSON,
THE MICHAELS FAMILY,

THEY'RE HERE.

THANK YOU.

LIEUTENANT, YOU WANT TO CARRY
PLASTER UP THE MOUNTAIN

OR TALK TO THE FAMILY
WITH ME?

BYE, EVERYONE.

Taylor: CHIEF JOHNSON,
LIEUTENANT PROVENZA,

THIS IS
BOB MICHAELS' FAMILY --

HIS WIFE, BETH,
HIS DAUGHTER, MISSY,

HIS FATHER-IN-LAW --
I'M SORRY, SIR?

WES DURANT --

FORT WAYNE, INDIANA.

THANK YOU.

AND THIS IS BOB'S SON,
TIMMY.

OH, I WASN'T AWARE
MR. MICHAELS HAD A SON.

HE FORGOT ABOUT IT, TOO.

NOT NOW, DAD, PLEASE.

THIS MAN YOU FOUND --
IT'S NOT BOB, IS IT?

WE'RE NOT SURE.

BUT THIS IS SO FAR
FROM WHERE HE LEFT OUR CAR.

15 MILES.

AND HOW COULD HE GET
THIS CLOSE TO A ROAD

AND NOT MAKE IT OUT?

Missy:
YEAH, IT CAN'T BE DADDY.

HE'S TOO FAR FROM THE CAR.

Provenza: MISS MICHAELS,
UH, YOUR HUSBAND --

HE SPEND A LOT OF TIME
OUT IN NATURE?

HE TOOK MY SCOUT TROOP CAMPING
AT POKAGON STATE PARK BACK HOME.

SO HE'S AN EXPERIENCED
OUTDOORSMAN?

WELL,
H-HE'S NOT AN EXPERT.

HE WAS -- HE WAS JUST
GOING FOR A WALK.

MA'AM, YOU TOLD
THE POLICE EARLIER

THAT THE LAST TIME
YOU SAW YOUR HUSBAND,

HE WAS WEARING
A BLUE SHIRT?

UH...BLUE POLO
WITH STRIPES. YEAH.

WELL, ONE OF THE RESCUERS
FOUND THIS ON THE BODY.

DOES THIS LOOK
FAMILIAR?
OH!

WE ONLY
CAME OUT HERE BECAUSE OF ME.

IT'S MY FAULT.
OH, NO.

NO, BABY, DON'T YOU THINK THAT
FOR ONE SECOND, ALL RIGHT?

WE SHOULD NEVER HAVE
LET THEM LEAVE INDIANA.

EXCUSE ME.

MISSY, REPORTERS ARE ASKING
FOR A STATEMENT.

Wes: NO, MISSY,
YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

YOU TELL THOSE REPORTERS
THEY CAN GO TO HELL.

AND YOU CAN GO WITH THEM.

MA'AM, WE NEED SOME QUIET TIME
NOW, AWAY FROM HERE.

Brenda: UM, OF COURSE.

WHY DON'T Y'ALL RELAX

IN ONE OF OUR FAMILY ROOMS
AT THE STATION.

WE CAN EVEN ARRANGE A RIDE
FOR YOU.

WE HAVE A RENTAL CAR.

UH, ALL RIGHT, THEN.

COMMANDER, WOULD YOU PLEASE
ARRANGE AN ESCORT?
SURE.

I-I'M SORRY. I KNOW
IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT TIME,

BUT AS SOON
AS YOU'RE ABLE,

WE'RE GOING TO NEED

YOUR HUSBAND'S MEDICAL
AND DENTAL RECORDS.

HERE YOU GO.

RIGHT THIS WAY.
RIGHT THIS WAY.

Dr. Morales: I DON'T
NORMALLY DO HOUSE CALLS,

BUT MY BOSS DIDN'T WANT
THE PRESS

TO GET THE INFORMATION OUT
BEFORE WE DID.

AND...YUCK.

UH...MULTIPLE FRACTURES
OF THE LEFT LEG AND -- OHH --

THAT BONE'S STICKING OUT
A LITTLE BIT.

LET'S STAY AWAY
FROM THAT.

SHATTERED PELVIS.

CRUSHED RIBS.

THIS GUY DIDN'T FALL OFF
A MOUNTAIN -- HE BOUNCED.

AND WEIRD.
HIS FACE IS SUNBURNT...

BUT THE REST
OF HIM ISN'T...

EXCEPT FOR THE PALMS
OF HIS HANDS.

WAS THE BODY
IN THE SHADE?

YEAH -- UNDER A LOT
OF SCRUB BRUSH.

THE BODY'S COLD,
BUT STILL STIFF,

VERY LITTLE DECOM,

NO BUG LARVAE
OR POSTMORTEM ANIMAL BITES.

I SAY HE WAS
DOWN THERE OVERNIGHT --

MAYBE 10, 12 HOURS
AT MOST.

NOW, HOW DID HE MANAGE
TO WALK AROUND FOR FIVE DAYS

IN A POLO SHIRT AND SHORTS

AND ONLY GET SUNBURNED
ON HIS FACE?

MAYBE HE HAD
SUNSCREEN ON.

WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE?

TRYING TO DETERMINE
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE VICTIM.

GUY'S A JUMPER, RIGHT?

HE WAS OUT HERE
NEARLY A WEEK

BEFORE TAKING THE LEAP.

WHY THE WAIT?

MAYBE HE, UH, STUMBLED OFF
THE CLIFF IN THE DARK,

OR HE GOT SO LOST
THAT HE GAVE UP ALL HOPE.

LOOK, IT'S HARD TO THINK
OF THIS GUY AS A GENIUS.

COME ON. YOU HAVE AN IMPORTANT
SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

IN LIKE AN HOUR

THAT COULD END THIS WHOLE
MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR LAWSUIT

AGAINST THE CITY,
THE DEPARTMENT, YOU, ME.

WE, UH, GO RIGHT NOW,

WE CAN HITCH A RIDE
ON A RESCUE CHOPPER.

NO. HANG ON.

THIS REDNESS
IS NOT FROM A SUNBURN.

OH!

OUT! OUT! EVERYBODY, OUT!

Provenza:
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!

OUT!

DON'T RUB! DON'T RUB!

YOU'LL MAKE IT WORSE.

BRENDA!
WHAT?!

WHAT IS IT?!

PEPPER SPRAY
ON THE VICTIM'S FACE.

THE WATER I USED
REACTIVATED IT.

MEDIC,
PEPPER SPRAY WIPES!

PEPPER SPRAY?!
WHO WOULD PEPPER

Brenda: THESE ARE
THE VICTIM'S FOOTPRINTS,

COURTESY OF THE FBI.

NOTICE ANYTHING?

HE'S DRAGGING HIS HEELS?

NO, IT LOOKS THAT WAY

BECAUSE HE WAS
PUSHED TO HERE,

WHERE IT SAYS
"EDGE OF CLIFF."

SO HE WENT OFF
THE CLIFF BACKWARDS?

WITH A BIG SHOVE AND A LITTLE
PEPPER SPRAY -- YES.

WHAT MAKES YOU SO SURE
HE WAS PUSHED?

BECAUSE THE FBI TOLD ME

THAT ALL THE OTHER FOOTPRINTS
AROUND HIS WERE BRUSHED AWAY.

COME IN.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE
IN ONE PLACE.

WE JUST PASSED GOLDMAN
SITTING OUTSIDE.

LOOKING VERY SMUG.
SOMETHING WRONG?

OH, IT'S JUST
PEPPER SPRAY.

LOOK,
NO OFFICER-INVOLVED VIOLENCE.
NO ONE WAS ATTACKED.

YEAH.
SOMEONE ATTACKED BOB MICHAELS.

OR MAYBE
HE SPRAYED HIMSELF,

TRYING TO FEND OFF,
UH, WHATEVER --

A RACCOON OR A SKUNK.

ON THE SUBJECT OF SKUNKS,

GOLDMAN'S OFFER HAS ALREADY BEEN
APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY,

AND NOW IT'S OUR TURN
TO TAKE A LOOK.

Gavin: GOLDMAN IS GONNA TRY
TO MAKE THIS SETTLEMENT

SOUND LIKE A MIRACLE CURE,

SO DON'T GET TOO EXCITED
WHEN YOU HEAR IT, OKAY?

OKAY.
OKAY.

OKAY.

MR. GOLDMAN, COME IN, PLEASE.

I THINK YOU'VE MET EVERYONE.

WAS IT SOMETHING I SAID?

PEPPER SPRAY.

SORRY WE CAN'T OFFER YOU ANY.

WE'RE ANXIOUS TO HEAR
ABOUT THE SETTLEMENT.

I HAVE GOOD NEWS,
FOLLOWED BY EVEN BETTER NEWS.

THE BAYLOR FAMILY
HAS AGREED

TO LOWER THE CLAIM
FROM $20 MILLION TO $500,000.

I KNOW.

NOT EVERY DAY
YOU GET A 97h% DISCOUNT.

THAT DOES SOUND LIKE
GOOD NEWS.

MM-HMM. MM-HMM.
SO WHAT'S THE BETTER NEWS?

IF YOU AGREE
TO THE SETTLEMENT,

THE BAYLOR FAMILY

WILL DROP THEIR CLAIM
OF WRONGFUL DEATH

AGAINST CHIEF JOHNSON.

IN EXCHANGE FOR WHAT?

SORRY?

WELL, YOU'VE MADE THE SUN SHINE.
NOW TELL US ABOUT THE RAIN.

THERE IS SOME LANGUAGE

WHICH STIPULATES
DEPUTY CHIEF JOHNSON

WAS UNCONCERNED WITH
TERRELL BAYLOR'S WELFARE

WHEN SHE DROPPED HIM OFF.

MM...LANGUAGE
IS A MAGICAL THING.

YOU WILL ALSO NOTE

THAT I HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY
LOWERED MY CONTINGENCY FEES.

THIS HAS NEVER
BEEN ABOUT MONEY.

IT'S ABOUT RIGHTING A WRONG

AND GETTING MRS. BAYLOR
A NEW HOUSE

SO SHE'S NOT FORCED TO LIVE

WHERE HER SON
WAS BRUTALLY MURDERED.

AND THIS OFFER
DOES ALL OF THAT

WITHOUT SINGLING ANYONE OUT
FOR BLAME.

SO...

READ IT, PLEASE,
EVERY WORD,

UNDER A MICROSCOPE.

AND YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANKS.
WE'LL CONFER.

I WAS KIND OF HOPING
WE COULD SETTLE THIS TODAY.

OH, SORRY TO DISAPPOINT.
BUH-BYE.

FINE.

I'LL EXPECT AN ANSWER
BY MIDNIGHT TOMORROW.

CHIEF JOHNSON.

Pope: WELL, I CAN SEE WHY
THE CITY LOVES THIS OFFER.

I MEAN, 500 GRAND
INSTEAD OF $20 MILLION,

AND NO ONE IS REASSIGNED,
RIGHT?

NO ONE'S CULPABLE?

IT STILL SAYS I DIDN'T CARE
WHAT HAPPENED TO TERRELL BAYLOR.

THAT'S OKAY. NOBODY CARED
ABOUT HIM UNTIL HE DIED.

GAVIN, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WELL, THE AGREEMENT
APPEARS REASONABLE,

BUT I'M NOT GONNA PRESSURE
MY CLIENT

INTO SIGNING A POTENTIALLY
LIFE-CHANGING DOCUMENT

IN THE NEXT FIVE MINUTES.

Pope:
WELL, THEN ALLOW ME.

CHIEF JOHNSON, LET'S GET
THIS CIVIL SUIT OVER WITH,

AND I'LL TAKE US ALL OUT
FOR A CELEBRATORY DRINK.

THE MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
IS SET TO BE ARGUED NEXT WEEK.

I CAN WIN IT.
I WILL WIN IT.

THIS AGREEMENT ACKNOWLEDGES
AS MUCH.

GOLDMAN IS DESPERATE.

WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO
CELEBRATE PAYING $500,000

FOR SOMETHING
YOU COULD GET FOR FREE?

WHAT IF YOU'RE WRONG

AND THE JUDGE DECIDES
TO TRY THIS CASE?

HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT
WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN TO
YOUR CLIENT THEN?

I DON'T THINK
ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE

BUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN
TO MY CLIENT.

CAN YOU SAY THE SAME?

NO. DIDN'T THINK SO.

YEAH. COME IN.

EXCUSE ME, UH, CHIEFS,

UH, BUT THE MICHAELS FAMILY
IS DOWNSTAIRS

CRASHING COMMANDER TAYLOR'S
PRESS CONFERENCE.

WHAT?! OH!

Missy:
YEAH, I JUST WANT TO SAY,

MY FIRST VIDEO CAME OUT
LAST WEEK,

AND DADDY WAS
REALLY PROUD OF IT.

HE WOULDN'T HURT HIMSELF.

IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.

HE DID NOT JUMP OFF THAT CLIFF.

Bruno:
AS MISSY'S MANAGER,

I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW
THAT WE WILL NOT STAND BY

AND ALLOW THE POLICE
OR ANYONE ELSE

DISHONOR BOB'S MEMORY

BY IMPLYING
THAT HE KILLED HIMSELF.

NOW, I WANT TO THANK
THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE...

COMMANDER, BRING THOSE PEOPLE
UP HERE RIGHT NOW.

PLEASE.
...WHO HAVE SHOWN SUPPORT
TO THIS FAMILY

DURING THIS TUMULTUOUS TIME.

UH, MR. DURANT, WHERE'S
THE REST OF YOUR FAMILY?

MY GRANDDAUGHTER'S MANAGER,
THAT BRUNO,

WOULDN'T LET THEM COME.

WHY?

SAID THEY WERE LATE
FOR ANOTHER INTERVIEW.

THAT IDIOT, BOB, SPENT
EVERY DIME THEY EVER HAD

TRYING TO BECOME FAMOUS.

WELL, NOW, FINALLY HE'S THE STAR
OF HIS OWN TV SHOW.

YOUR SON-IN-LAW
WANTED TO BE FAMOUS, TOO?

I THOUGHT IT WAS
YOUR GRANDDAUGHTER

WITH THE BIG DREAMS.

BOB HAD HIS EYE ON HOLLYWOOD
SINCE THE DAY I MET HIM.

A FEW YEARS AFTER
HE MARRIED MY DAUGHTER,

I BOUGHT THEM A HOUSE,

THINKING IT MIGHT HELP THEM
PUT DOWN ROOTS, SETTLE DOWN.

INSTEAD, HE QUIT HIS JOB,
SHAVED HIS HEAD,

AND DID "THE KING AND ME"
IN THE PARK.

"THE KING AND I."

YEAH, AND WHEN
HE WASN'T DISCOVERED,

BECAUSE HOLLYWOOD
DOESN'T SEND TALENT SCOUTS

OUT TO FORT WAYNE,

HE PUSHED MISSY
ON THE STAGE

AND STARTED LIVING
THROUGH HER,

TELLING HER SHE WAS GONNA BE
A MOVIE STAR.

MR. DURANT,
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA

WHY YOUR SON-IN-LAW WAS
AT THE TOP OF THAT MOUNTAIN

IN THE FIRST PLACE?

I DON'T KNOW.

MISSY HAD A TRYOUT
THAT AFTERNOON.

IT WASN'T LIKE HIM

TO EVER MISS
ONE OF THOSE THINGS.

HE NEVER SKIPPED
A SINGLE AUDITION.

I DO KNOW HE CALLED
AND ASKED

FOR HIS OLD JOB BACK
IN FORT WAYNE.

BOSS SAID,
"NOTHIN' DOIN'."

I DON'T KNOW -- MAYBE BOB
WOKE UP THE OTHER MORNING,

REALIZED HE WAS OUT OF GAS
AND...JUMPED SHIP.

YEAH, BUT HE HAD ONLY
BEEN DEAD FOR --

UH, COMMANDER, LET'S NOT
UPSET MR. DURANT WITH
DETAILS LIKE THAT.

I'M SO SORRY.

UM, YOU WERE
SAYING THAT...

YOU THOUGHT THAT BOB
KILLED HIMSELF?

WELL, HE WASN'T EXACTLY
THE RESPONSIBLE TYPE, YOU KNOW.

WHEN THEY CAME OUT HERE,

HE LEFT TIMMY BEHIND WITH US
IN FORT WAYNE.

THE BOY'S STILL
IN GRADE SCHOOL.

DID YOUR DAUGHTER DISAGREE
WITH THAT DECISION?

OH, BETH NEVER SAW SENSE
WHEN IT CAME TO BOB,

EVER SINCE THEY DID
A PLAY TOGETHER.

YOUR DAUGHTER'S
AN ACTOR, TOO?

NO, NO.
THEY'RE ALL, UH --

WHAT DO YOU CALL THEM?
AMATEURS --

BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF
BY THAT MEXICAN.

ACTUALLY, CHIEF, BRUNO'S
AS AMERICAN AS THEY COME.

HE RUNS AN ONLINE MUSIC VIDEO
BUSINESS, AIMED AT...

HOLLYWOOD NEWCOMERS.

YEAH, WELL,
WHATEVER BRUNO IS,

HE HAD BETH AND BOB
THINKING THIS WHOLE VIDEO THING

WAS GONNA TURN MISSY
INTO THE NEXT DEBBY BOONE.

HE'S BEHIND ALL OF THIS.
YOU WAIT AND SEE.

TALK TO BRUNO.

HE RUNS THE SHOW
AROUND HERE.

Bruno: JUST WANT TO SAY HOW MUCH
THE FAMILY APPRECIATES

EVERYTHING YOU PEOPLE HAVE DONE
IN THIS TERRIBLE TIME.

CAN'T SAY THAT ENOUGH.

WELL, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.

AND I SURE DO LOVE
THAT SONG.

IS IT TRUE YOU WROTE IT?
WHAT'S IT CALLED?

"DADDY, SAY YES."
YEAH. I WROTE IT.

THANK YOU.
I'M GLAD YOU LIKED IT.

SUNK A LOT OF MONEY
INTO THAT VIDEO, TOO,

BUT MISSY'S WORTH IT.

Gabriel: I'M SURE.

SO, MR. PEREZ,

WE'RE INVESTIGATING
MR. MICHAELS' DEATH, AND --
I KNOW.

AND YOU HAVE TO START ADMITTING
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT,

INSTEAD OF ACTING LIKE
HE OFFED HIMSELF.

IS THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING?

WELL, YOU'RE BEING VERY TIGHT
WITH THE DETAILS.

AND IN THIS
NEW MEDIA ENVIRONMENT --

WHICH IS VERY DIFFICULT TO
EXPLAIN TO SOMEONE YOUR AGE --

MISSY'S ABOUT
TO BECOME A STAR.

SO GOING AROUND SAYING
HER DAD JUMPED OFF A CLIFF

BECAUSE HE GAMBLED EVERYTHING HE
HAD ON HER AND THOUGHT HE LOST,

THAT'S NOT GOOD.

I MEAN, I TOTALLY GET
IT LOOKS BETTER

FOR YOU GUYS
TO CALL IT A SUICIDE,

BUT WHY SHOULD MISSY
BE PUNISHED

BECAUSE IT TOOK YOU
FIVE DAYS TO FIND HIM?

IT'S NOT HER FAULT.

WELL, MR. PEREZ,
WE'D LOVE TO...CHANGE OUR TUNE,

BUT I CAN'T DO THAT WITHOUT
TALKING TO MISSY AND HER MOM.

SO, IF YOU CAN'T ARRANGE --
NOT TODAY.

I BOOKED THEM FOR
AN EAST COAST MORNING SHOW,

WHICH MEANS THE MIDDLE
OF THE NIGHT HERE.

AND MISSY'S GONNA HAVE
A HARD TIME AS IT IS,

TRYING TO GET SOME SLEEP,
SO I HAVE TO PROTECT HER.

PROTECT HER BY PUSHING HER
TO DO INTERVIEWS

THE DAY HER FATHER
WAS FOUND DEAD?

WELL, AMERICA WATCHED WHAT
HAPPENED TO BOB THIS WEEK.

THE WHOLE COUNTRY'S
IN MOURNING.

AND YOU KNOW WHO SHOWS UP
WHEN PEOPLE ARE IN MOURNING?

THE POLICE.

YOU KNOW WHO ELSE SHOWS UP?
LAWYERS.

OKAY. OKAY.

YOU LIKE INTERVIEWS?
SO DO I.

AND WHEN I STEP OUTSIDE
AND TELL THESE REPORTERS

THAT YOU AND MISSY ARE REFUSING
TO COOPERATE WITH THE POLICE

IN THIS INVESTIGATION,

THEY'RE GONNA JUMP TO
CONCLUSIONS WORSE THAN SUICIDE.

YOU FEEL ME?

UH...

SO YOU ONLY WANT TO TALK
TO THE FAMILY.

LOOK, BRUNO,

GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
REQUIRE

THAT MISSY AND HER MOM
SIGN A STATEMENT

SAYING THAT THEY BELIEVE
THAT MR. MICHAELS' DEATH

WAS AN ACCIDENT.

OTHERWISE, IT'S SUICIDE.

UNDERSTAND?

OKAY.

FOR MISSY'S NEXT VIDEO,

IF YOU CAN GET ME FOOTAGE
OF BOB'S BODY

BEING LIFTED OUT
BY HELICOPTER,

I'LL HAVE THEM HERE
TOMORROW MORNING.

DONE.

THEN WE'RE ON
THE SAME PAGE.

HEY.

REALLY GREAT
TO MEET YOU BOTH.

DID I GIVE YOU MY CARD?
YOU DID.

AWESOME. GREAT.

THANK YOU
FOR ALL YOU DO.

TAKE CARE.
BUH-BYE.

BUH-BYE.

NICE SUIT.
THANK YOU.

"GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS"?

I'M SURE
THEY EXIST SOMEWHERE.

LOOK, IF BOB MICHAELS
COMMITTED SUICIDE,

WHY DID HE WANDER AROUND FOR
SO LONG BEFORE TAKING THE LEAP?

LOOK, RIGHT NOW
WE'RE THE ONLY ONES

WHO KNOW HOW LONG MR. MICHAELS
WAS ACTUALLY DEAD.

SO LET THEM THINK
WE'RE INVESTIGATING A SUICIDE

UNTIL WE KNOW BETTER.

CHIEF, I JUST SPOKE
TO DR. MORALES

ABOUT THE STOMACH CONTENTS
OF OUR VICTIM,

AND, UH --

HUH --
BRUNO DOES BAT MITZVAHS?

LIEUTENANT.

HUH?
OH, RIGHT, YEAH.

MR. MICHAELS,
MISSING FOR FIVE DAYS,

HAD JUST EATEN SOME KIND
OF BLUE CANDY AND A PIZZA.

SO, WHAT, HE GOT LOST
ON MOUNT PEPPERONI?

HE WASN'T LOST.

HE WAS NEVER LOST.

UH, LOOK, DETECTIVE,

I WANT A FULL FINANCIAL
ON THE FAMILY, PLEASE.

AND FIND OUT EVERYTHING
YOU CAN ABOUT BRUNO

AND HIS SLIMY BUSINESS.

THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW, BRUNO WRITES
"DADDY, SAY YES,"

DADDY FAKES DISAPPEARING,
SONG BECOMES A HIT.

YOU GOT TO ADMIT --
IT'S PRETTY BRILLIANT.

EXCEPT I SERIOUSLY DOUBT
THAT DADDY SAID YES TO DYING.

MISSY MICHAELS' SINGLE
"DADDY, SAY YES"

HAS BROKEN INTO
THE TOP-10 MUSIC DOWNLOADS

FOLLOWING HER FATHER'S
TRAGIC ACCIDENT,

A BIT OF COMFORT FOR THE FOLKS
GATHERING HERE

IN THE FORT WAYNE
THEATER COMMUNITY.

* DADDY... *

Brenda:
IT'S ONLY A BIT OF COMFORT

IF YOU BELIEVE THAT BOB MICHAELS
FOUND A FRESH PIZZA

ON A MOUNTAIN TRAIL ONE HOUR
BEFORE HE WAS PEPPER-SPRAYED

AND SHOVED OFF THE SIDE OF
A CLIFF BY THE INVISIBLE MAN.

IT'S SO FRUSTRATING YOU COULDN'T
FIND THE FOOTPRINTS.

THERE ARE TOO MANY FEET
ON THE TRAIL TO TELL WHO'S WHO.

AND OBVIOUSLY,
SOMEBODY NEATENED UP

NEAR THE EDGE
OF THE CLIFF.

IT'S NOT MY FAULT.

OH! IF I HEAR
THAT SONG AGAIN,

I'M GONNA JUMP OFF
A CLIFF.

GOT TO ADMIT,
IT'S KIND OF CATCHY.

SO'S THE FLU.

YOU SHOULD SEE THE CONTRACT
THAT BRUNO USES

TO FOOL THESE PARENTS.

THEY PAY $4,000 FOR A SONG
AND A MUSIC VIDEO,

BUT THEN HE GETS 80%
OF THE PROCEEDS.

IT'S A TOTAL SCAM.

SOUNDS KIND OF LIKE THIS
BLAMELESS SETTLEMENT OFFER.

YOU REALLY WANT
TO SIGN THIS?

I'VE READ IT
OVER AND OVER,

AND I CAN'T FIND ANYTHING
THAT LOCKS ME

OR THE L.A.P.D. INTO LIABILITY
FOR TERRELL'S DEATH.

YEAH, WELL, HOW ABOUT

"BY RELEASING HIM
IN HOSTILE SURROUNDINGS,

"DEPUTY CHIEF JOHNSON
DEMONSTRATED

"A LACK OF
PROFESSIONAL CONCERN...

...FOR THE SAFETY
OF THE PLAINTIFF'S SON"?

WELL...

IT DOESN'T SAY
I ARRANGED HIS MURDER,

WHICH IS WHAT
IT USED TO SAY.

BESIDES, GAVIN SAID
IT WAS A REASONABLE OFFER.

YOU TOLD ME GAVIN SAID
IT APPEARS

TO BE A REASONABLE OFFER --
APPEARS.

SOMETIMES THINGS ARE
AS THEY APPEAR TO BE.

LIFE DOESN'T ALWAYS HAVE TO BE
SO COMPLICATED.

I'M SORRY.
MY NAME'S FRITZ HOWARD.

WHO ARE YOU?

THE PERSON WHO CAN END
THIS CIVIL SUIT FOR EVERYBODY.

WHY DON'T WE WAIT TO SEE
WHAT GAVIN HAS TO SAY?

I KNOW WHAT GAVIN
HAS TO SAY.

HE'S CERTAIN HE CAN WIN THE
MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT,

BUT IT'S NOT HIS LIFE
ON THE LINE, IT'S MINE.

A-A-AND I WANT THINGS
TO GO BACK TO NORMAL.

RIGHT NOW.

ARE YOU SURE YOU CAN LIVE
WITH THIS?

I THINK I HAVE TO.

I'M GETTING READY FOR BED.

Brenda: STRAIGHT TO
CHIEF POPE, PLEASE?

THANK YOU.

HEY, CHIEF.
I'M ALMOST FINISHED.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

"CERTIFICATE
OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH."

YOU'RE RIGHT!
THAT FONT IS REALLY NICE.

I ALSO ADDED A LINE

SO BRUNO COULD SIGN ON
AS A THIRD-PARTY WITNESS.

OH, GOOD. THAT'LL MAKE HIM FEEL
LIKE HE'S STILL IN CHARGE.

I HAVE EVERYONE'S
FINANCIAL RECORDS.

STILL DON'T KNOW WHERE
MR. MICHAELS WAS HIDING

FOR FIVE DAYS
IF HE WASN'T IN THE PARK,

BUT...I FOUND
THE PEPPER SPRAY.

YOU DID?

BRUNO ORDERED IT
OFF THE INTERNET

TWO DAYS AFTER THE MICHAELS
CAME TO HOLLYWOOD.

YEAH, PROBABLY BOUGHT IT
FOR HIMSELF.

WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT?

BRUNO'S HAD FIVE COMPLAINTS
FILED AGAINST HIM.

UH, MAD DADS.

THEY DON'T SEEM
TO LIKE THE WAY

THAT BRUNO BEHAVED
WITH THEIR DAUGHTERS.

ANY ARRESTS?

NO. GIRLS WOULDN'T SAY ANYTHING
AGAINST HIM.

OF COURSE NOT.

HE WAS GONNA MAKE THEM
ALL FAMOUS.

WHEN'S THE FAMILY
GETTING HERE?

TAYLOR'S ON HIS WAY UP WITH THEM
RIGHT NOW...AND BRUNO.

OKAY. THANK YOU.
UH, BUZZ,

WOULD YOU PLEASE LOWER THE
SCREEN OVER THE MURDER BOARD?

AND WHERE'S THAT
ACCIDENTAL

Taylor: AND IF I CAN GET
YOUR AUTOGRAPH RIGHT...HERE.

YOU BETTER WATCH OUT,
YOUNG LADY.

YOU'RE GETTING SO FAMOUS,

I MIGHT BE TEMPTED
TO SELL THAT ON eBAY.

Shh!

VERY GOOD.

NOW, ONE LAST PAGE.
Bruno: HOLD ON.

THIS IS, UH --
WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? --

THE THING THEY SAY
ON TELEVISION?

IT'S THE MIRANDA
REQUIREMENT.

IT STATES THAT YOU HAVE BEEN
ADVISED OF YOUR RIGHTS.

YEAH. I CAN READ.
WHAT'S IT FOR?

OH, THE STATE WON'T VERIFY
THE ACCIDENTAL-DEATH REPORT

WITHOUT A WAIVER OF RIGHTS,
MR. PEREZ,

WHICH MEANS WE WON'T BE ABLE
TO RELEASE MR. MICHAELS' BODY.

IT'S FINE.
WE'RE SIGNING IT.

HE'S RIGHT. I WANT TO GET BOB
HOME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

OH. HERE Y'ALL ARE.

OH, COMMANDER TAYLOR,

WHY DIDN'T YOU TAKE THEM
TO MY CONFERENCE ROOM?

IT'S SO MUCH BIGGER.

Taylor: OH,
I DIDN'T WANT TO BOTHER YOU

WITH ALL THE PAPERWORK
AND...

ALL RIGHT, THEN.

I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH

FOR COMING IN
AND TAKING CARE OF THIS.

AND, AGAIN, I WANT TO APOLOGIZE
FOR HOW THINGS TURNED OUT.

IT'S NOBODY'S FAULT.

AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE
KEEP TELLING ME.

THE ONLY THING LEFT
IS THE PATHOLOGY TIMELINE.

THE WHAT?

IS THAT SOMETHING
ABOUT ALL THE THINGS

THAT HAPPENED LEADING UP
TO WHEN DADDY DIED?

OH. SOMEBODY'S
BEEN WATCHING "C.S.I."

EXACTLY RIGHT, MISSY.

WE NEED TO CHECK
WHAT WE FOUND SCIENTIFICALLY

AGAINST WHAT YOU REMEMBER
OF THE DAYS

LEADING UP TO YOUR
FATHER'S DISAPPEARANCE.

YOU KNOW WHAT, MISSY?

WHY DON'T YOU, YOUR MOTHER,
AND YOUR GRANDFATHER

FOLLOW COMMANDER TAYLOR HERE.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
WHAT ABOUT ME?

OH, MR. PEREZ,
I'M SO SORRY,

BUT THE PATHOLOGY TIMELINE IS
STRICTLY FOR IMMEDIATE FAMILY.

I KNOW THAT THE MICHAELS
THINK OF YOU THAT WAY,

BUT THE LAW DOES NOT.

Hey. You're handling this
like a pro.

Poppy and Mom want to go back
to Fort Wayne tonight.

It's a short trip.

We'll work around it.
Okay?

OH.

MISSY IS SO LUCKY TO HAVE YOU
LOOKING OUT FOR HER.

OH, STOP.
I JUST...

I JUST PROVIDE
THE OPPORTUNITY.

THE STAR TURN
IS UP TO THE GIRL.

YOU CAN'T TEACH CHARISMA,

BUT, YOU KNOW,
MOMS AND DADS CAN BE PUSHY.

LIKE BOB?

YEAH.

THE BIG SINGING EXPERT
FROM INDIANA.

ON TOP OF TAKING MISSY TO
EVERY AUDITION I GOT FOR HER,

MAKING HER SO NERVOUS,

GUY WAS AN ABSOLUTE ZERO
ON CAMERA.

AND THAT DIDN'T STOP HIM FROM
WANTING TO BE IN MISSY'S VIDEO.

WHATEVER.

I MADE IT WORK WITH HIM.

LIKE YOU DID WITH ALL
THE OTHER FATHERS, YOU MEAN?

WHAT OTHER FATHERS?

WELL, THE ONES WHO CALLED
THE L.A.P.D.

TO COMPLAIN ABOUT HOW YOU
HANDLED THEIR TEENAGE GIRLS.

HOW I HANDLED THEM?

THE PARENTS ARE THE ONES
WHO WANT THEIR LITTLE GIRLS

TO LOOK LIKE
HOOCHIE MAMAS.

I'M THE ONE TELLING THEM
TO KEEP THEIR CLOTHES ON.

I'M PROTECTING
THOSE GIRLS.

IS THAT WHY YOU BOUGHT
THE PEPPER SPRAY?

THAT...
THAT'S SO HILARIOUS.

SO HILARIOUS THAT YOU GUYS KNOW
I BOUGHT PEPPER SPRAY,

'CAUSE YOU'RE THE POLICE,
RIGHT?

BUT YOU DON'T KNOW THE FIRST DAY
MISSY WAS IN L.A.,

SHE GOT MUGGED.

REALLY?

BETH AND BOB DRIVE

STRAIGHT TO VENICE BEACH,
AND WHEN THEY GET THERE,

WHILE MISSY IS WALKING
ON THE BOARDWALK,

SOME SKATER
YANKS HER PURSE.

SO I BUY HER A NEW BAG,
PUT PEPPER SPRAY IN IT

TO KEEP HER PARENTS
FROM RUNNING BACK TO INDIANA.

IT'S CALLED PRODUCING,

WHICH IS MY JOB.

NOW I'LL LEAVE YOU
TO DO YOURS.

OH. THAT IS THE BEST IDEA
YOU'VE HAD ALL DAY.

LIEUTENANT,
DETECTIVE SANCHEZ.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE DOING

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST FOR
THE MURDER OF BOB MICHAELS.

MURDER

HE WASN'T MURDERED.
HE FELL.

LOOK IT UP
IN THE DICTIONARY, LADY.

HE FELL!

IT WAS HARD SOMETIMES,

DADDY TELLING ME ONE THING
AND THEN BRUNO SAYING ANOTHER

AND MY MOM
SAYING SOMETHING ELSE.

I'M SO SORRY, DETECTIVE,

BUT I NEED TO LOOK INSIDE
MISSY'S PURSE.

OKAY.

LET'S SEE HERE.

WAIT A MINUTE!
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?

I'M LOOKING FOR THE PEPPER SPRAY
THAT BRUNO BOUGHT FOR YOU.

I'M NOT FINDING IT.

MAYBE I LOST IT.

WELL, UNDER
THE CIRCUMSTANCES, MISSY...

THAT IS NOT A GOOD ANSWER.

Lopez:
THE ARREST OF BRUNO PEREZ,

MANAGER OF INTERNET SENSATION
MISSY MICHAELS,

MAKES HER FATHER'S DEATH
SEEM EVEN STRANGER.

WAS HIS FALL OFF A CLIFF

A PUBLICITY STUNT
GONE TERRIBLY WRONG?

YES?
YEAH.

HOW COME THIS, UH,
BRUNO CHARACTER

ANNOUNCED HIS ARREST
TO THE PRESS?

WE GIVE PEOPLE
THEIR PHONE CALLS.

WHO THEY CALL
IS UP TO THEM.

MAYBE HE THOUGHT
THAT IF HE ACTED RASHLY,

HIS PROBLEMS
WOULD MAGICALLY DISAPPEAR.

LIKE SOMEONE WHO SIGNS
A SETTLEMENT TO A LAWSUIT

WITHOUT TALKING
TO HER ATTORNEY.

HOW DID YOU FIND OUT
ABOUT THAT?

WELL, I HAVE TO FORWARD ALL
SIGNED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS

TO PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS.

SORRY.

CHIEF, IT IS MY JOB

TO REVIEW
ALL LEGAL AGREEMENTS

CONCERNING
OFFICER CONDUCT,

AND I REFUSE TO CERTIFY
THIS DOCUMENT.

WHY?

BECAUSE WE NEED TO DETERMINE

IF THE TERM
"PROFESSIONALLY INDIFFERENT"

HAS BROADER
LEGAL IMPLICATIONS.

HONESTLY.

YOU THINK
I'D BE CONGRATULATED

FOR AGREEING TO FALL
ON MY SWORD.

Pope: RIGHT?

AND WITH NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE
OFF THE TABLE,

IT'S REALLY MORE LIKE
A PENKNIFE, ANYWAY.

UH...

I WANT TO SIGN IT.

MAYBE TONIGHT.
WE'LL SEE.

FINE.

I tried.

YOU AND I BOTH KNOW THIS DEAL
ISN'T GETTING ANY BETTER.

THERE'S SOMETHING HERE
WE'RE MISSING.

I DON'T TRUST GOLDMAN.

AND WHEN IT COMES
TO THIS AGREEMENT,

I DON'T TRUST YOU,
EITHER.

NOW, DID BRUNO
EVER INSTRUCT YOU

ON HOW TO USE
THE PEPPER SPRAY?

NO. HE JUST TOLD ME
TO KEEP IT IN MY PURSE.

OKAY.
I WANT YOU TO TRY TO THINK

OF ALL THE TIMES YOU DIDN'T HAVE
YOUR PURSE WITH YOU

SINCE YOU'VE BEEN HERE
IN LOS ANGELES.

WHY?

BECAUSE, MISSY,

THAT PEPPER SPRAY
BRUNO BOUGHT YOU

ENDED UP ALL OVER
YOUR FATHER'S FACE.

OH, MY GOSH.

BRUNO HAD...

HAD MY PURSE
LOCKED IN HIS OFFICE

THE WHOLE TIME
THAT WE WORKED ON THE VIDEO.

OKAY. NOW,
WHEN YOU GOT IT BACK,

DID YOU NOTICE
IF ANYTHING WAS MISSING?

NO, I MEAN...

I WAS HAVING
TOO MUCH FUN SINGING.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR DADDY?
WAS HE HAVING FUN?

YEAH.
HE LOVED IT.

BUT AFTERWARDS...

I DON'T KNOW --
SOMETHING CHANGED.

CHANGED?
IN WHAT WAY?

LIKE, OUT OF THE BLUE,

HE JUST SKIPPED MY LAST AUDITION
TO GO ON THAT HIKE.

AND HE NEVER SKIPPED
MY AUDITIONS.

NEVER.

WAIT. WAIT.

IF YOUR FATHER TOOK THE MINIVAN
TO GO ON HIS HIKE,

HOW DID YOU GET
TO YOUR AUDITION?

WELL, MY MOM TOOK ME
IN THE RENTAL CAR,

AND THEN BRUNO PICKED ME UP
AND BROUGHT ME HOME.

YOU HAD TWO VEHICLES
THAT DAY?

THE MICHAELS RESERVED
THEIR RENTAL CAR

ONE WEEK BEFORE BOB
WENT ON HIS HIKE.

AND WE ASKED THE FAMILY'S
CREDIT-CARD COMPANIES

TO ALERT US OF
ANY UNUSUAL ACTIVITIES.

GUESS WHAT WE FOUND
ON ONE OF THE DAYS

HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE LOST
IN THE MOUNTAINS.

HOW ABOUT A HOTEL CHARGE
OF $8.83

FOR A BOX
OF BLUE GUMMY BEARS?

Provenza: GOOD LORD.

$8 FOR GUMMY BEARS?

Gabriel: SEE, THEY MUST HAVE
PAID FOR THE ROOM IN CASH,

WHICH IS WHY WE DIDN'T
CATCH IT EARLIER,

BUT THEY HAD TO LEAVE
A CREDIT CARD FOR INCIDENTALS.

MINIBARS --
GET YOU EVERY TIME.

WIFE FOLLOWS HUSBAND UP
THE MOUNTAIN IN A RENTAL,

THEY ABANDON THEIR MINIVAN,

SHE DRIVES HIM BACK TO THE HOTEL
IN THE RENTAL CAR

FOR A FIVE-DAY
MEDIA BLOWOUT.

STARRING BOB, BETH,
AND MISSY.

OKAY. WHERE'S THAT RENTAL CAR?
IS IT HERE?

WE SHOULD CHECK IT
FOR PEPPER SPRAY.

I'LL CHECK IT, CHIEF.
THANK YOU.

I HEAR SOMEONE HAS DECIDED

THEY CAN ACT
AS THEIR OWN LAWYER.

OH, NO.

I-I-I'M JUST ABOUT
TO INTERVIEW A SUSPECT,

AND WE DON'T HAVE
AN APPOINTMENT TODAY.

UH, DETECTIVE GABRIEL,
WOULD YOU COME WITH ME, PLEASE,

AND BRING THAT
CREDIT

BUZZ, I WANT YOU, YOUR CAMERA,
AND YOUR BEST TRIPOD.

OH, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

YOU'RE STILL WORKING
ON THAT CASE?

MM-HMM.

* DADDY, SAY YES

YES?

OH, MY GOD.

IS THAT NOT
THE WORST VIDEO EVER?

I'VE WATCHED IT
50 TIMES.

CHIEF, DO YOUR WORK.

WE'LL WAIT FOR YOU
IN YOUR CONFERENCE ROOM.

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

IF I'M OFF THE CLOCK,

I WOULD REALLY LIKE
TO SEE THESE PEOPLE.

CAN I WATCH
YOUR INTERVIEW?

AS LONG AS
YOU'RE NOT CHARGING ME.

OKAY.

OKAY.

OKAY.

Buzz: CHIEF?

WHERE SHOULD I
SET THIS UP?

I DON'T RECOGNIZE
THESE CHARGES.

WE NEVER PAID
FOR A HOTEL ANYWHERE.

SOMEBODY MUST HAVE STOLEN
OUR CREDIT-CARD NUMBER.

WELL, I'M SURE THE DNA TESTS
FROM THE HOTEL ROOM

WILL TELL US IF EITHER OF YOU
WERE EVER THERE.

I MEAN,
BOB COULD HAVE BEEN THERE.

I DON'T KNOW.

GOOD GOD IN HEAVEN, BETH.

OKAY, MISS MICHAELS.

LET'S TALK ABOUT SOMETHING
YOU DO KNOW,

LIKE WHY YOU RENTED A CAR

A WEEK BEFORE
YOUR DAUGHTER'S AUDITION

WHEN YOU WERE
RUNNING OUT OF MONEY.

OKAY. OKAY.
I CAN EXPLAIN THAT.

I MEAN, UM...

BOB DECIDED
THAT HE HAD TO GO BACK

TO HIS OLD JOB
IN FORT WAYNE.

NO, BETH.

THAT IS WHY HE WENT
ON THAT HIKE,

TO THINK ABOUT HOW HE COULD
BREAK THE NEWS TO MISSY.

THE RENTAL CAR WAS FOR US
AFTER HE LEFT.

MR. DURANT,

YOU TOLD ME
THAT YOUR DAUGHTER

WAS AN AMATEUR PERFORMER,

BUT SHE SEEMS LIKE
A PROFESSIONAL TO ME.

WHEN SHE JUST SAID THAT BOB
WAS GOING BACK TO HIS OLD JOB,

THAT WAS SO BELIEVABLE.

WHAT?

BECAUSE BOB HAD NO JOB
TO GO BACK TO.

ISN'T THAT RIGHT,
MR. DURANT?

DADDY.

AND MISSY TOLD US THAT YOU
DROPPED HER AT HER AUDITION

BUT THAT BRUNO TOOK HER HOME.

WHATEVER THIS MESS IS,

KEEP MISSY OUT OF IT.

WELL, I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY
YOU'D WANT TO DO THAT, SIR,

BECAUSE YOUR SON-IN-LAW'S
DISAPPEARANCE

WAS A GIANT
PUBLICITY STUNT.

OH, NO, NO, NO.
THERE WAS NO HOAX.

ACTUALLY, THERE WAS.

AND IT LOOKS TO ME
LIKE MISSY WAS INVOLVED.

IF SHE WASN'T,

YOU NEED TO CLEAR THAT UP
ONCE AND FOR ALL.

HOW?

HOW WOULD I DO THAT?

MRS. MICHAELS,

THIS IS THE L.A.P.D.'s RESIDENT
MEDIA DIRECTOR, BUZZ WATSON.

HOW DO YOU DO?

HAVE A SEAT.

BUZZ IS OUR LIAISON
TO ALL THE MAJOR STUDIOS

AND TELEVISION STATIONS
HERE IN HOLLYWOOD.

HE'S GONNA FILM
YOUR STATEMENT

AND MAKE SURE
THAT MILLIONS OF PEOPLE

GET TO SEE YOU TAKE
FULL RESPONSIBILITY

FOR THE PUBLICITY STUNT,

AND MORE IMPORTANTLY,
GET MISSY OFF THE HOOK.

IF YOU GIVE US PERMISSION,

I COULD EVEN POST
YOUR STATEMENT

ON THE L.A.P.D.'s WEBSITE

AND ADD A LINK THAT LETS
PEOPLE CLICK STRAIGHT THROUGH

TO YOUR DAUGHTER'S VIDEO.

ALL YOU NEED TO DO
IS SIGN THIS RELEASE FORM,

SOMETHING
THAT BUZZ REQUIRES.

AND IF YOU'RE OKAY
WITH ALL THAT,

THE NEWS WILL RUN
YOUR STORY FOR WEEKS.

YOU CAN GENERATE
THAT KIND OF PRESS?

WHY DO YOU THINK
THEY CALL ME "BUZZ"?

ARE WE LIT?

WE'RE READY --
BROADCAST-QUALITY.

Great.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

JUST TELL YOUR
STORY TRUTHFULLY.

WE'LL BE ASKING YOU QUESTIONS
OFF CAMERA.

I JUST WANT THIS
TO BE AS MUCH

ABOUT YOU AS POSSIBLE.

OKAY, EVERYBODY,
WE'RE ROLLING.

AND...ACTION.

UM

FIRST, I WANT TO APOLOGIZE

TO EVERYONE WHO WORKED
SO HARD TO FIND BOB.

WE WERE JUST PARENTS

TRYING TO CREATE A BREAK
FOR OUR DAUGHTER.

WE KNEW IF PEOPLE COULD HEAR
HER SING JUST ONCE,

SHE'D BE ON HER WAY.

AND SO WE CAME UP WITH A PLAN
TO GET EVERYONE'S ATTENTION.

WITHOUT MISSY'S KNOWLEDGE,

BOB WOULD PRETEND TO BE LOST
IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS

WHILE HE WAS ACTUALLY
HIDING OUT IN A HOTEL.

WHEN IT WAS TIME
FOR HIM TO BE RESCUED,

I'D PICK HIM UP AND DROP HIM OFF
AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE PARK.

THIS WAS A TERRIBLE TRICK
TO PLAY ON ALL OF YOU.

SO, LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW
YOU INTENDED BOB TO BE FOUND.

OH. OH. UH...

OKAY, WAIT. WAIT.
ONE SECOND.

UH, Y-YOU CAN CUT
AROUND THIS, RIGHT?

WE CAN.

Okay.

UM, WHEN THE MOMENT CAME,
I FOLLOWED OUR PLAN.

I WENT TO PICK HIM UP
IN BURBANK,

WHERE HE'D BEEN ALL WEEK,

BUT BOB PANICKED.

HE...SHOWERED TO LOOK
"BETTER ON CAMERA,"

WHICH WAS COMPLETELY
OUT OF CHARACTER

FOR SOMEONE WHO WAS SUPPOSED
TO HAVE BEEN

WANDERING AROUND LOST
FOR SO LONG.

AND THEN, WHEN I FINALLY GOT HIM
UP THE MOUNTAIN,

THE REAL PROBLEM CAME OUT.

BOB WAS TERRIFIED PEOPLE
WOULDN'T BELIEVE OUR STORY.

Gabriel: OKAY, UM,
WAIT A MINUTE, MRS. MICHAELS,

'CAUSE WE NEED YOU TO BE
COMPLETELY TRUTHFUL,

AND WE DIDN'T FIND
ANY EVIDENCE

OF BOB BEING UP ON
THAT MOUNTAIN WITH ANYONE.

WELL, I, UH...

I SORT OF COVERED UP
MY FOOTPRINTS

ON THE WAY BACK DOWN
THE HILL BECAUSE...

IT NEEDED TO LOOK LIKE

BOB HAD BEEN UP THERE ALONE.

BUT THE TRUTH IS, HE REFUSED,

OUTRIGHT REFUSED TO WALK UP
THAT TRAIL BY HIMSELF.

AND WATCHING
ALL THE NEWS COVERAGE

ABOUT WHAT COULD GO WRONG
IN THE MOUNTAINS AT NIGHT

SCARED THE HELL OUT OF HIM.

AND THEN HE WENT WILD...

BLAMING ME.

AND THEN HE PUSHED ME.

IN SELF-DEFENSE,
I PUSHED HIM BACK,

AND HE FELL OFF THE TRAIL,

PLUMMETING TO HIS DEATH.

BEAUTIFUL.
AND CUT.

MRS. MICHAELS,
THAT WAS GREAT.

THANK YOU.

ARE YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT
TO DO ONE MORE TAKE,

JUST FOR SAFETY?

CAN'T GET BETTER
THAN THAT.

SORRY -- IT'S JUST
THAT I-I LEFT OUT SO MUCH,

LIKE ABOUT BOB BREAKING DOWN
AND EATING PIZZA

JUST BEFORE I PICKED HIM UP.

Brenda:
OH, THAT'S OKAY.

YOU ALSO LEFT OUT THE PART
ABOUT THE PEPPER SPRAY.

EXCUSE ME?

YOU STOLE PEPPER SPRAY
FROM YOUR DAUGHTER'S PURSE

AND BROUGHT IT ALONG
WITH YOU

WHEN YOU TOOK BOB BACK UP
TO THAT MOUNTAIN.

WHAT --
WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT?

WELL, PEPPER SPRAY

IS AN ENORMOUSLY VOLATILE
AIRBORNE WEAPON.

WHEN YOU TOOK BOB UP
TO THE EDGE OF THAT CLIFF,

WIND WAS GUSTING
UP TO 30 MILES AN HOUR.

WAS IT REALLY THAT WINDY?

WHAT AM I,
THE WEATHER CHANNEL?

WE'RE GONNA GET A WARRANT,

SEARCH YOUR CLOTHES
AND YOUR SHOES --

WE'LL FIND IT THERE, TOO.

IS THAT TRUE?

D

OF COURSE IT'S NOT TRUE.

Beth: SO I...

I BROUGHT PEPPER SPRAY
WITH ME.

I DON'T SEE
HOW THAT MATTERS.

WELL, IT INDICATES THAT
YOU THOUGHT YOUR HUSBAND

WOULD BE A HANDFUL

EVEN BEFORE YOU WENT TO
PICK HIM UP THAT NIGHT.

Gabriel: KIND OF UNDERCUTS
THE WHOLE IDEA

THAT YOU WENT UP ON THE MOUNTAIN
WITH BOB

AND HAD
A SPONTANEOUS ARGUMENT.

ALL RIGHT, WELL,

SO I HAD A FEELING HE MIGHT
CHICKEN OUT, AND HE DID.

LOOK --
I ACTUALLY MADE HIM SOUND

A LOT BETTER
THAN HE WAS,

AND I MEAN,
YOU HAVE NO IDEA -- NONE --

HOW JEALOUS HE WAS THAT MISSY
AND ME WERE ON TELEVISION

AND HE WASN'T.

SPEAKING OF WHICH,

HOW SOON WILL THIS VIDEO GET OUT
TO THE NATIONAL MEDIA?

UH...

I'D SAY...
A YEAR AND A HALF-ISH.

A YEAR AND A HALF?

BUT YOU SAID
PEOPLE WOULD SEE ME.

OH, PEOPLE WILL.

12 JURORS, 2 ALTERNATES,
AND A JUDGE

WILL HEAR YOU SAY
ON CAMERA

THAT YOU BROUGHT
PEPPER SPRAY

BECAUSE YOU THOUGHT YOUR
HUSBAND WAS GONNA CHICKEN OUT.

NO, BUT HE SAID "CUT."

IT'S STILL ROLLING.

Gabriel:
BETH MICHAELS,

YOU ARE UNDER ARREST FOR
THE MURDER OF BOB MICHAELS.

OH.

W-WAIT A MINUTE.
I-I SIGNED AN AGREEMENT.

OH! OH.

THIS IS WHAT I THINK
YOU THEATER PEOPLE CALL A PROP.

YOU LIED TO ME.

WELCOME TO HOLLYWOOD.

LET'S GO.

THE WAY YOU LED HER DOWN
THE GARDEN PATH,

JUST TELLING HER WHAT SHE
WANTED TO HEAR -- SO SIMPLE.

WELL, WHEN SOMEONE IS GUILTY,
THEY'RE PRETTY EASY TO LEAD.

HOW RIGHT YOU ARE.

THAT'S WHY...

NO -- HEY. COME ON.
WE NEED TO DISCUSS THIS.

NO, WE DON'T.

THAT SETTLEMENT
HAS ONE OBJECTIVE,

AND THAT IS TO GET MY CLIENT
TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY,

IN WRITING, FOR THE MURDER
OF TERRELL BAYLOR.

BUT THEY DROPPED
THE WRONGFUL-DEATH CHARGES.

NOWHERE DOES GOLDMAN PROMISE
NOT TO RE-FILE

THE MOMENT AFTER YOU ADMIT
PROFESSIONAL INDIFFERENCE

TO THE SUSPECT'S
PREDICAMENT.

I KNEW IT.
OH, MY GOD.

DO YOU REALLY THINK HE'D STILL
TRY TO TAKE ME TO COURT?

WELL, THIS IS WHY
HE WANTED US

TO CHECK OUT THE OFFER
WITH A MICROSCOPE.

HE WANTED US TO CONCENTRATE
ON WHAT WAS IN THE SETTLEMENT,

NOT ON WHAT WASN'T.

SO, LET'S SAY YOU HAND
THE DOCUMENT OVER TO GOLDMAN

AFTER YOU PUT AWAY
THE MOTHER

OF INTERNET SENSATION
MISSY MICHAELS.

HE COULD WAVE THIS AGREEMENT
AROUND ON TELEVISION

AND SAY, "DEPUTY CHIEF
BRENDA LEE JOHNSON

"HAS, IN EFFECT,
TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY

FOR A MURDER OF HER OWN."

HOW DO YOU THINK THE PRESS
WOULD PLAY THAT?

ESPECIALLY AFTER YOU RUINED
"DADDY, SAY YES."

THE MICHAELS ARE WALKING
THE PRESS PLANK,

IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED.

OH, MY GOD.
YOU HAVE TO ASK?

[ CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING,
REPORTERS SHOUTING ]

AN ABSOLUTELY WILD RIDE
COMING TO AN END TODAY,

WITH BETH MICHAELS
BEING ESCORTED AWAY

ON CHARGES SHE MURDERED
HER HUSBAND.

BUT HANG ON -- LET'S SWING OVER
AND SEE IF WE CAN --

WILL YOU BE STAYING IN L.A.
TO BE WITH YOUR MOM?

WHEN'S YOUR NEXT SINGLE
COMING OUT?

MISSY, WHO'S GOING TO PAY
FOR THIS WHOLE HOAX?

WHAT DID YOU KNOW
ABOUT IT?

ARE YOUR 15 MINUTES
OF FAME FINISHED?

MISSY, WHAT DO YOU HAVE
TO SAY TO ALL YOUR FANS?

MISSY, WHAT DID YOU KNOW
ABOUT IT?

[ REPORTERS SHOUTING
INDISTINCTLY ]

DAUGHTER OF A KILLER.

I LOVED MY DADDY.

OH, MY GOD.

* DADDY, SAY YES

* YOU ARE SO SPECIAL,
YOU ARE SO BLESSED *

* YOU TAUGHT ME TO NEVER
SETTLE FOR LESS *

* OH, DADDY

* YOU'RE THE BEST