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The thieves here tonight
are into stealing elections, not diamonds.
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[Woman]Tonight on Murder, She Wrote.
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I'll get back everything
that S.O.B. Has cost me!
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You know, I can't remember
the last time that I was picked up by a tall, handsome stranger.
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There's another 50,000
in it for you personally.
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I can actually see the cogwheels turning
in that pretty head of yours.
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Bruises all over his neck.
Somebody must've choked him to death.
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- The lady I was visiting is married.
- Don't you mean "was"?
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Open the doorl Policel
The balcony.
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##[Ballroom Jazz]
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♪♪ [Continues]
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We're early.
There's hardly anybody here.
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And whose fault is that, darling?
I told you not to rush.
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Shall we go back upstairs
and try again in half an hour?
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Don't be smug, Marta.
It doesn't become you. [Man] Axell
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Marta.
Marta.
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Good to see you.
Good to see you.
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How are you?
Fine.
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Good.
Oh, is that the necklace?
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Oh, my dear, it is breathtaking.
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Do you think so?
I think it's a little gaudy myself. Axel picked it out.
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You think this is such a good idea-Marta wearing that in public?
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That's a hell of a temptation,
especially in this city.
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Well, ordinarily I'd agree with you,
but we live right here in the hotel- top floor penthouse.
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The thieves here tonight
are into stealing elections, not diamonds.
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Let's, um, grab a drink
before some idiot closes down that bar. We'll see you later.
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##[Ends][Applause]
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Mr. Weingard, Theo Wexler.
##[Resumes]
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A.F.A. Agency For Authors.
We talked on the phone last week. Oh, yes.
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And this must be
the charming Mrs. Weingard. How do you do?
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I can't tell you how delighted I am, sir,
that you are tossing your hat into the Senatorial ring, as it were.
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- If you'll excuse us-
- Oh, but there's someone I want you to meet.
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Uh, here she comes now.
Jessica!
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Theo, there you are.
You know, I can't believe it.
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I almost got lost
in this madhouse.
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Jessica, may I introduce Axel Weingard,
president of Windsong House.
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Mr. Weingard, this is-
No one has to introduce me to the greatJ.B. Fletcher.
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- Honored.
- Thank you.
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My wife, Marta.
How do you do?
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Jessica is my new client.
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Really? I thoughtJonathan Reedrepresented you.
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Well, I'm afraid thatJonathan
has finally decided to retire, and-
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[Theo]And I bought out his agency.
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Incidentally, Axel,J.B.'s contract
with Consolidated Publishing is about to expire.
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Maybe you and I
ought to sit down, and-
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Wexler, when I want to do business,
I do it in the office.
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Call my secretary for an appointment.However, should the occasion arise,
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I'd be more than proud to publishthe nextJ.B. Fletcher novel.
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So nice to see you.
Thank you.
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I think I blew it.
With whom?
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You know, Theo,
nothing has been decided yet- I mean, about you representing me.
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Well, of course, of course.
Did I imply otherwise?
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[Chattering, Laughing]
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Hello. Dennis Stanton, isn't it?Miles Hatcher.
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We-We met earlier this summer
out at, uh, Southampton- Pidge Stanley's place.
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Oh, yes. You're involved in condominiums
or something like that.
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Shinnecock Park. Luxury apartments
overlooking Peconic Bay.
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Yes, yes, of course.
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Uh, well, it's quite a soiree
Mrs. Darrow is hosting here.
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Yes. Yes. A II the candidateslined up to kiss the lady's ring.
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Should be quite an evening.
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I didn't realize
you were into politics, Dennis.
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I'm not, Mr. Hatcher.
I'm into parties.
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##[Continues]
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I don't trust the stock market, Miles.
Never have.
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My feelings precisely.
Stay with the land, I always say.
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That's why I think you should very honestly
take a hard look at Shinnecock Park.
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- As I told you, I still have roomfor a couple of more partners. - Suppose I run it past my business manager?
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Absolutely.
But I wouldn't wait too long.
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Right. Well, give me a call, Miles.
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I'll do that, Theo.
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Oh, sorry, Jessica.
The man's an absolute pest.
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Well, yes.
There's a place to conduct business, and this isn't it.
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Well, can I get you something?
A dessert or- No, no, no. Thank you.
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Oh, my gosh. I didn't realize
he was going to be here.
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Harold Bannister.He writes that terrific travel column,"America on $ 10 a Day."
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I understand he just fired his agent.
Be right back.
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Oh, Mr. Bannister!
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Excuse me.
Would you like some more coffee? Oh, I'd love some. Thank you.
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Ms. Fletcher, ma'am, I hope you
don't think I'm being too presumptuous,
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but I just had to say that you
are one hell of a fine story writer.
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Well, thank you.
Andy Broom, ma'am, from Fayetteville, North Carolina.
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Hello, Andy.
I'm somethin' of a writer myself.
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Oh, that's wonderful.
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Yeah. I got loose-leaf notebooks
just filled with short stories, and I even wrote a novel.
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Ms. Fletcher,
I know this is kind of askin' a lot,
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but if you had some timemaybe so we could talk,
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I kind of need some advice.
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Ooh. Um- Um, maybe I could give youa call tomorrow sometime?
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[Whispers]
Absolutely. [Applause]
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Mrs. Fletcher?
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May I have the honor
of this dance?
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- Uh, well, I, um-
- Dennis Stanton.
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Mr. Wexler's had the bad manners...
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to leave the most attractive woman
at this gala totally unattended,
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which speaks poorly for both
his upbringing and his intelligence.
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[Laughs]
You know, I can't remember the last time...
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that I was picked up
by a tall, handsome stranger.
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Uh, it is Mr. Stanton, isn't it?
Dennis.
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I'm sure you won't mind
if I call you Jessica.
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Or do you preferJ.B.
Oh, Jessica is fine.
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Oh, by the way, you're not
a literary agent, are you? Oh, Lord, no.
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Oh, good. Last week my agent
announced his retirement,
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and I have been inundated
with calls ever since.
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Jessica, I assure you
my motives are highly personal...
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and only moderately selfish.
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Ever since I read your first book,
I've longed to meet this delightful widow...
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with a fiendishly murderous
turn of mind. [Laughs]
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Tell me, do you think the words
of a truly good writer reflect her innermost fantasies?
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You mean, uh,
do I ever feel overwhelmed...
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by an urge to dispatch my enemies
with the nearest available weapon?
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Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you,
but I abhor violence.
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Oh, me too. So messy.
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[Laughs]
##[Ends]
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♪♪ [Waltz]
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Oh, I'm not sure about that.
Of course you are.
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[Laughs]
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[Sighs]
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[No Audible Dialogue]
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Hello again, Jessica.
I was in the neighborhood. I just thought I'd drop in.
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- Dennis, what are you doing out here?
- Well, it's silly, of course.
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I was out on my balcony
getting a little night air,
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and when I came to go back in,
I discovered I'd inadvertently locked myself out of my room.
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You climbed down from up there?
It was either that or jump.
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I've misplaced my parachute.
[Chuckles]
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I do hope you'll forgive the intrusion.
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You've saved me
no end of embarrassment.
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Au revoir.
[Man, Woman Laughing]
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On the other hand,
no sense in rushing off.
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I don't suppose you'd care
to offer me a nightcap?
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No, no, l-I wouldn't.
Even if I had one, I wouldn't.
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Dennis, what is going on here?
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Discretion requires that I be
as vague about that as possible.
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But if someone should come to the door,
I would deem it a great personal favor...
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if you would tell them that I've been here
for the last 30 minutes or so.
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I most certainly
will do no such thing. Oh.
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Then you'd prefer to see me shredded
like a head of cabbage by an irate husband?
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Oh.
[Laughs]
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I see. You were, uh-
[Clears Throat]
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Yes, I was almost caughtin an indelicate situationwith a charming woman...
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whose only failing is a suffocating
marriage with the wrong man.
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But I see no needto delve into details. Do you?
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[Whispering]
Fantastic luck. The coast is clear.
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Adieu again, Jessica. Meeting youhas been a delight I shall cherish forever.
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[Giggles]
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[Laughing]
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[Woman]
There he is. Get a shot, guys.
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Mr. Preston, over here!
[Man] Mrs. Darrow! Mrs. Darrow!
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Look. Great.
Can we get a nice smile there?
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Can you lookat our cameras, please?Right, right. Big smiles now.
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That's great.A little closer, maybe.Over here.
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[Chattering Continues][Siren Wailing]
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[Knocking]
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Andy!
Morning, Mrs. Fletcher.
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Oh, my goodness.
They must work you 24 hours a day.
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Well, not exactly.
Fact is...
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I kinda bribed the headwaiter
to let me bring you up your breakfast.
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I hope you don't mind.
Of course not.
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You know, Mrs. Fletcher, you might recall
last night that I mentioned to you somethin' about my book- my novel.
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Oh, yes.
And you bein' such a real professional...
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and knowin'about such things,
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I kinda thought maybeyou could give me some advice.
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You see, a few months back, I mailed off
my book- my novel- here to New York, and-
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Andy, excuse me. This says
that there was a jewel robbery at the hotel last night.
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Yes, ma'am. Somebody
made off with that big necklace Mrs. Weingard was wearing.
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And that it " was stolen
sometime between midnight and 12:30 from Mr. Weingard's penthouse suite."
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Yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am.They were runnin'all around here last night,
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talkin' almost to everybody,
lookin' everyplace.
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Mrs. Weingard, I hear,
is real upset.
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Yes, I imagine her husband
wasn't too happy either.
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Well, if he knows about it.
They can't find him either.
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Uh, Mrs. Fletcher,
about this book of mine-
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Uh, Andrew, uh, forgive me.
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Uh, is it possible
that Mr. Weingard's penthouse...
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could be on this side of the building?
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Well, ma'am, now
that you mention it, it'd be-
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[Laughs]
Yes, ma'am. Yeah, it would. Right above you.
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[Laughs]Don't that beat all?
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It certainly does.
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Uh, Mrs. Fletcher, about my book-
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Andy, I promise. Later.
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[Door Closes]
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[Phone Ringing]
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[Chattering]
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The maid found him
when she dumped the laundry cart.
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Well, I guess he won't be goin'
to the Senate next year.
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Bruises all over his neck.
Somebody must've choked him to death.
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Get the lab guy over here.
Tell the coroner I want to know when this guy died.
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Miller, double-check the hotel staff, guests,anybody who could've seen this guy last night.
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Excuse me, Lieutenant.
Yes, sir?
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I got some lady out here,
says she may know something.
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Uh, Lieutenant Alfano?
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That's me. You are?
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Jessica Fletcher. I'm a guest
staying here at the hotel.
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Ah, so what do ya got
for me, Mrs. Fletcher?
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Well, maybe nothing.
I'm not really sure.
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Lieutenant, that is Axel Weingard's
body there, isn't it?
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You know the guy?
Well, I met him last night just briefly at the fund-raiser.
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Ma'am, I thought you said
you had some information.
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Oh, yes, yes, of course.
It was about 12:30 last night.
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I was just getting ready to go to bed
when this man appeared on my balcony.
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A man? What man?
His name is Dennis Stanton.
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At least that's who he says he is.
Frankly, I'm not at all sure.
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He behaved
in a very suspicious way.
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[Theo]Come on, Hatcher. Don't you thinkyou're pushing things a little?
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No, not at all, Theo. I mean,
after our conversation last night-
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Well, you know how fastthings break in this city.
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Look, you told me to check out
your apartments with my business manager.
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I checked. He said better I should invest
in igloos in Saudi Arabia.
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But l-I can show you
financial reports.
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Hatcher, give me
a little credit, okay?
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Axel Weingard's in
for about 40% of your action.
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What I hear is
Weingard's about to pull out...
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and stick you with a Chapter 11.
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Okay, so maybe I'm havinga little trouble with Weingard.
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All the more reason
for you to throw in with me.
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For God's sake, Theo,
you hate him worse than I do.
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Jessica!
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How good to see you.
Come in, please.
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Hold my calls, please, Tammy.
Oh, and if Norman Mailer calls,
221
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tell him I'm in conference with
Rupert Murdoch and can't be disturbed.
222
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Right this way, Jessica.
223
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[Door Closes]
224
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Can I get you something?
Perrier? Something stronger?
225
00:15:45,812 --> 00:15:47,746
No, no, really. I'm fine.
226
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Mr. Wexler-
Theo.
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Theo, as you know,
228
00:15:52,318 --> 00:15:56,755
I have had a very long
and comfortable working relationship with Jonathan Reed.
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The old guy was really something,
wasn't he? One of a kind.
230
00:16:00,293 --> 00:16:04,127
Yes, the old guy was marvelous, Theo.
231
00:16:04,197 --> 00:16:08,395
But that is just the point. You see,
he and I had a great deal in common.
232
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We were able to communicateon many levels-
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Wait a minute.
Don't say it.
234
00:16:14,540 --> 00:16:18,169
Jessica, don't say
you're dumping me.
235
00:16:18,244 --> 00:16:19,768
Well-
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00:16:19,846 --> 00:16:24,078
Look, l-I know you're under
no legal obligation to come with me.
237
00:16:24,150 --> 00:16:28,712
But the thing is...
I'm in kind of a bind.
238
00:16:28,788 --> 00:16:31,916
Well, I'm sorry.
L- I didn't know.
239
00:16:31,991 --> 00:16:35,586
Well, the cash flow
is down to a trickle,
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and if it ever hit the street
that you were gonna sign with someone else-
241
00:16:40,033 --> 00:16:42,558
Yes, I can see that.
242
00:16:42,635 --> 00:16:47,299
This past year Axel Weingard
has made things very difficult.
243
00:16:47,373 --> 00:16:50,206
He dropped four of my writers.
No good reason.
244
00:16:50,276 --> 00:16:53,712
It's just personal between him and me.
That's the kind of guy he is.
245
00:16:53,780 --> 00:16:57,045
Was. Axel Weingard is dead.
246
00:16:57,116 --> 00:17:00,244
- What?
- He was murdered last night at the hotel.
247
00:17:00,319 --> 00:17:02,913
The police discovered
his body this morning.
248
00:17:02,989 --> 00:17:07,050
Dead? My God.
Who knows about this?
249
00:17:07,126 --> 00:17:11,085
Well, I don't know-
the police, people at the hotel.
250
00:17:11,164 --> 00:17:14,292
Tammy, get my broker
on the phone. Now!
251
00:17:14,367 --> 00:17:18,133
- Is this great or what?
- I'm sorry?
252
00:17:18,204 --> 00:17:21,970
When this hits the street, the Weingardstock will go right into the dumper.
253
00:17:22,041 --> 00:17:24,407
If I sell short,
I'll make a killing.
254
00:17:24,477 --> 00:17:27,241
Jessica, this is a gift from heavenl
255
00:17:27,313 --> 00:17:30,874
I'll get back everything
that S.O.B. Has cost me and then some.
256
00:17:30,950 --> 00:17:33,384
- [Phone Buzzes]
- Bernard? Theo Wexler.
257
00:17:33,453 --> 00:17:35,512
Listen very carefully.
258
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[Dennis]Jessica.
259
00:17:37,690 --> 00:17:41,558
[Gasps]Dennis. Well, my goodness,what a surprise.
260
00:17:41,627 --> 00:17:46,030
Well, you mentioned last night
that you had a morning appointment with Mr. Wexler, so I just took a chance.
261
00:17:46,099 --> 00:17:48,761
Are you hungry?
Uh, well, not really. L-
262
00:17:48,835 --> 00:17:50,996
Of course you are.
It's nearly lunchtime.
263
00:17:51,070 --> 00:17:53,504
I want you to know that
I'm not the least put out...
264
00:17:53,573 --> 00:17:56,633
by the fact that you told the police
about our little escapade last night.
265
00:17:56,709 --> 00:17:59,371
If I were in your shoes, I would've
done exactly the same thing.
266
00:17:59,445 --> 00:18:01,413
Well, I hope I didn't
cause you any trouble.
267
00:18:01,481 --> 00:18:05,076
Trouble? Dear me, no.
I have an ironclad alibi for the time of the robbery.
268
00:18:05,151 --> 00:18:07,278
Have you ever been to Rangoon?
Well, no, but-
269
00:18:07,353 --> 00:18:10,220
Excellent. You are in
for such a treat.
270
00:18:10,289 --> 00:18:12,223
[Jessica Laughs]
271
00:18:12,291 --> 00:18:15,226
Mmm, it smells divine.
272
00:18:15,294 --> 00:18:18,695
And this is a very charming
little restaurant.
273
00:18:18,764 --> 00:18:23,201
But at the moment,
what I really need from you are some straight answers.
274
00:18:23,269 --> 00:18:28,707
Fine. Serious matters first,
then we can enjoy ourselves. What do you want to know?
275
00:18:28,774 --> 00:18:33,302
For openers,
what is all this about an alibi for the time of the robbery?
276
00:18:33,379 --> 00:18:37,475
And the murder.
Let us not forget poor old Axel.
277
00:18:37,550 --> 00:18:41,816
Now, that police lieutenant
thinks that the robbery...
278
00:18:41,888 --> 00:18:44,379
and Weingard's death
are tied together.
279
00:18:44,457 --> 00:18:47,858
Dennis, you were
in my suite at 12:30.
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00:18:47,927 --> 00:18:50,521
Yes, but as far as Lieutenant Alfanois concerned,
281
00:18:50,596 --> 00:18:53,929
I was at the townhouse
of City Councilman Wellington Kendall...
282
00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:57,936
from around 11:30
until 2:00 in the morning...
283
00:18:58,004 --> 00:18:59,938
playing gin rummy.
284
00:19:00,006 --> 00:19:02,941
- But that's a lie.
- But of course it's a lie.
285
00:19:03,009 --> 00:19:07,378
But dear old Kendall jumps in
whenever I need him. [Chuckles]
286
00:19:07,446 --> 00:19:11,906
Jessica, I couldn't tell anyone
where I was last night, really.
287
00:19:11,984 --> 00:19:16,717
As I told you, the lady
I was visiting is married.
288
00:19:16,789 --> 00:19:19,417
Don't you mean "was"?
289
00:19:19,492 --> 00:19:22,154
The widow Weingard?
290
00:19:22,228 --> 00:19:25,595
What a shabby opinion
you must have of me.
291
00:19:25,665 --> 00:19:29,897
Dennis, the Weingard suiteis directly above mine.
292
00:19:29,969 --> 00:19:33,496
Oh, really? Imagine that.
293
00:19:33,573 --> 00:19:37,031
Well, enough of this idle chitchat.
294
00:19:37,109 --> 00:19:39,839
It's obvious that you're
less than thrilled with the kaukswe.
295
00:19:39,912 --> 00:19:43,848
Oh, no, no, no, no.
It-It- It's very-very interesting.
296
00:19:43,916 --> 00:19:45,941
I have a splendid idea!
297
00:19:46,018 --> 00:19:49,010
Let me cook for you
this evening at my place.
298
00:19:49,088 --> 00:19:51,022
No, Dennis, I really can't.
299
00:19:51,090 --> 00:19:53,957
Uh, you see, I'm booked
on the 5:00 plane to Boston.
300
00:19:55,561 --> 00:19:59,395
Cancel it.
But I've already been gone too long as it is.
301
00:19:59,465 --> 00:20:03,231
Look, I'll tell you what we'll do.
Next time I come to town, we'll have a date.
302
00:20:03,302 --> 00:20:06,032
Now, on my word, I swear.
303
00:20:06,105 --> 00:20:10,303
Good. I'll hold you to that.
304
00:20:10,376 --> 00:20:12,469
[Laughs]
305
00:20:19,652 --> 00:20:22,018
[Clattering]
306
00:20:50,816 --> 00:20:53,785
Oh, thank you, Mrs. Fletcher.
I guess I gave you quite a scare, huh?
307
00:20:53,853 --> 00:20:56,083
Well, actually, yes, Miss, uh-
308
00:20:56,155 --> 00:21:00,922
Shannon McBride,
special claims investigator for Susquehanna Fire and Casualty.
309
00:21:00,993 --> 00:21:03,587
We hold the paper
on the Weingard necklace.
310
00:21:03,663 --> 00:21:06,131
Hmm? Oh, yes, insurance. Yes.
311
00:21:06,198 --> 00:21:08,826
Hmm, 2.1 mil in hard Yankee bucks.
312
00:21:08,901 --> 00:21:12,132
Look, I talked to Lieutenant Alfano.
He told me what you told him.
313
00:21:12,204 --> 00:21:14,570
I mean, Dennis Stanton
was here last night, wasn't he?
314
00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:19,407
Oh, yes, yes, he was.
Though getting anybody to believe it is proving to be very difficult.
315
00:21:19,478 --> 00:21:21,708
He claims to have an alibi.
316
00:21:21,781 --> 00:21:24,443
[Chuckles]
City Councilman Wellington Kendall,
317
00:21:24,517 --> 00:21:26,678
Stanton's brother-in-law.
318
00:21:26,752 --> 00:21:29,721
This isn't the first timethe councilman has vouched for him.
319
00:21:29,789 --> 00:21:34,590
Forgive me, Miss McBride.
You seem to know a good deal more about Mr. Stanton than I do.
320
00:21:34,660 --> 00:21:39,495
Well, he's a real partygoer, Mrs. Fletcher.
Wherever the action is, that's where you'll find Dennis.
321
00:21:39,565 --> 00:21:42,432
And you'll usually find somebody
who's missing a nice piece of ice.
322
00:21:42,501 --> 00:21:46,904
Brooch, ring, necklace.Coincidence? I don't think so.
323
00:21:46,972 --> 00:21:49,099
Can you actually prove that?
324
00:21:49,175 --> 00:21:54,112
If I could prove anything, Mrs. Fletcher,dapper Dennis would be doing10 to 20 in Attica. Believe me.
325
00:21:54,180 --> 00:21:58,310
Look, do me a favor.
Tell Mr. Stanton that we are offering...
326
00:21:58,384 --> 00:22:02,514
a hundred-thousand-dollar reward
for the return of the necklace, no questions asked.
327
00:22:02,588 --> 00:22:06,957
I don't like it.
I'd rather slap some cuffs on him, but I'm under a lot of pressure from my chief.
328
00:22:07,026 --> 00:22:09,290
I'm sorry, Miss McBride.
329
00:22:09,362 --> 00:22:12,297
Even if I were inclined
to pass along your message,
330
00:22:12,365 --> 00:22:15,198
which I'm not, I don't intend
to see Mr. Stanton again.
331
00:22:15,267 --> 00:22:18,202
In fact, I have a booking
on the 5:00 plane to Boston.
332
00:22:18,270 --> 00:22:21,239
Now, if you'll excuse me,
I have some packing to finish.
333
00:22:24,677 --> 00:22:27,043
Let me put this another way,
Mrs. Fletcher.
334
00:22:27,113 --> 00:22:29,638
If you can talk Stantoninto turning over the jewels,
335
00:22:29,715 --> 00:22:32,878
there's another 50,000 in it
for you personally.
336
00:22:32,952 --> 00:22:36,012
[Phone Ringing]
Good-bye, Miss McBride.
337
00:22:41,827 --> 00:22:45,194
- Hello?
- Mrs. Fletcher? Bert Alfano here.
338
00:22:45,264 --> 00:22:47,198
Oh, yes. Hello, Lieutenant.
339
00:22:47,266 --> 00:22:51,225
Thought you'd like to know we just
booked somebody in the Weingard case. Oh? Who?
340
00:22:51,303 --> 00:22:56,297
You know a kid by the name of Andy Broom?
Works in the hotel as a busboy.
341
00:22:56,375 --> 00:22:59,344
That nice boy?
Oh, I don't believe it.
342
00:22:59,412 --> 00:23:02,279
Well, believe it, ma'am.
And something else-
343
00:23:02,348 --> 00:23:05,784
He doesn't want a lawyer.
He wants to talk to you.
344
00:23:10,122 --> 00:23:12,215
[Jessica]Ridiculous.[Alfano]
345
00:23:12,291 --> 00:23:16,250
I want to know just what evidenceyou have against him.
346
00:23:16,328 --> 00:23:18,888
His references check out zilch.
347
00:23:18,964 --> 00:23:22,127
And in Weingard's office
we find this letter.
348
00:23:22,201 --> 00:23:25,466
Did you know that
the kid wrote a book? He told me that, yes.
349
00:23:25,538 --> 00:23:30,441
Did he also tell you that he sent it
to the victim about a year ago? No.
350
00:23:30,509 --> 00:23:35,037
And that he accused the guy
of ripping him off? Here it is.
351
00:23:35,114 --> 00:23:37,947
"Dear Mr. Weingard."
352
00:23:39,251 --> 00:23:43,187
We'll get to the good part over here.
Blah, blah, blah, blah.
353
00:23:43,255 --> 00:23:48,784
"As you steal my work
so you steal my name, my very soul.
354
00:23:48,861 --> 00:23:52,524
"I beg of you,take your fingers from my throat.
355
00:23:52,598 --> 00:23:55,533
"I am neither rash or vengeful,
356
00:23:55,601 --> 00:23:58,627
"but there is something
in me dangerous,
357
00:23:58,704 --> 00:24:01,298
which you would be wise to fear."
358
00:24:01,373 --> 00:24:03,307
Fingers from my throat.
359
00:24:03,375 --> 00:24:05,605
And the victim
just happened to be strangled.
360
00:24:05,678 --> 00:24:08,943
Now, if that isn't a threat,
then I'm Rootie Kazootie.
361
00:24:10,182 --> 00:24:13,777
Andy, why did you threaten him
with Shakespeare?
362
00:24:13,853 --> 00:24:17,516
Well, I just wanted
to sound eloquent, you know.
363
00:24:17,590 --> 00:24:20,821
Everything I wrote in my own words
just sounded dumb.
364
00:24:20,893 --> 00:24:25,660
Look, Mrs. Fletcher, about a year ago
I wrote this really terrific novel...
365
00:24:25,731 --> 00:24:29,098
set on an asteroid in the year 3001.
366
00:24:29,168 --> 00:24:31,830
3001?
Yes, ma'am.
367
00:24:31,904 --> 00:24:35,271
Anyway, it's about this
tyrannical father and his four sons.
368
00:24:35,341 --> 00:24:39,277
And, I mean, this is a real dirty old man.
And the oldest son is this fortune hunter.
369
00:24:39,345 --> 00:24:41,813
And he and his father
fall in love with the same woman.
370
00:24:41,881 --> 00:24:44,406
And, I mean, these two
really hate each other, right?
371
00:24:44,483 --> 00:24:47,145
Well, anyway,
the old man dies accidentally,
372
00:24:47,219 --> 00:24:51,121
but since the oldest son
had threatened to kill the father, he's arrested and put on trial.
373
00:24:51,190 --> 00:24:53,420
Andy, excuse me.
374
00:24:53,492 --> 00:24:57,952
This-This sounds very interesting,
but isn't it familiar?
375
00:24:58,030 --> 00:25:02,262
Well, anyway, about three months ago,
Wiengard comes out with this new book...
376
00:25:02,334 --> 00:25:05,428
set in the Canadian Yukon,
about this logging family-
377
00:25:05,504 --> 00:25:08,029
degenerate father,
fortune-hunting son-
378
00:25:08,107 --> 00:25:10,439
Excuse me, Andy.
They had it all, Ms. Fletcher.
379
00:25:10,509 --> 00:25:12,443
They had the hate.
They had the threats.
380
00:25:12,511 --> 00:25:15,878
They had the accidental death.
They had the trial. Andy, please listen-
381
00:25:15,948 --> 00:25:18,143
They stole my book,scene for scenel
382
00:25:18,217 --> 00:25:20,344
Andy, it isn't your book.
It's Dostoyevsky's book.
383
00:25:20,419 --> 00:25:22,979
You were describing the plot
of The Brothers Karamazov.
384
00:25:23,055 --> 00:25:26,491
[Laughs]
Well, shoot, ma'am, I know that.
385
00:25:26,559 --> 00:25:31,326
But how can you accuse a man
of stealing your idea when you already stole it from somebody else?
386
00:25:31,397 --> 00:25:36,596
I didn't steal it. I adapted it.
And I thought of it first.
387
00:25:38,470 --> 00:25:42,270
Okay, fine. Just tell me what it is
you don't understand.
388
00:25:42,341 --> 00:25:46,175
Well, the jewels, for one thing.
Now, Marta Weingard was wearing them.
389
00:25:46,245 --> 00:25:49,078
But where was she
when all this was going on?
390
00:25:49,148 --> 00:25:51,139
And if she was wearing them,
391
00:25:51,216 --> 00:25:55,710
how come the thief was able to take off
with them without her knowledge?
392
00:25:55,788 --> 00:25:57,983
Okay, sit down, sit down.
393
00:25:58,057 --> 00:26:01,458
Here it is-
the Marta Weingard story.
394
00:26:01,527 --> 00:26:04,985
It's about 11:30, quarter to 12:00.The party's winding down.
395
00:26:05,064 --> 00:26:09,398
Not so for Mrs. Weingard,who's had too much champagnefor her own good.
396
00:26:09,468 --> 00:26:12,301
Now, she and her husbandare out in the hotel lobby.
397
00:26:12,371 --> 00:26:16,137
She wants to go outside, get some fresh air,clear her head, that kind of thing.
398
00:26:16,208 --> 00:26:19,075
He says, "A re you nuts?"He wants to go to bed.
399
00:26:19,144 --> 00:26:21,112
They have a big fight.
400
00:26:21,180 --> 00:26:24,911
He says, "Okay, if you want to go outside,at least give me the necklace."
401
00:26:24,984 --> 00:26:29,387
She gets a little bit testy, yanks it off,throws it at him, out she goes.
402
00:26:29,455 --> 00:26:32,891
He grabs the necklace,heads for the elevator.
403
00:26:32,958 --> 00:26:35,153
Now it's about 12:30.
404
00:26:35,227 --> 00:26:39,664
The lady comes up to her hotel suite.
The safe is open.
405
00:26:39,732 --> 00:26:42,326
No necklace, no husband.
406
00:26:42,401 --> 00:26:45,734
She does a very smart thing.
She calls us.
407
00:26:45,804 --> 00:26:50,264
In 10 minutes, we got
two squad cars at the scene.
408
00:26:50,342 --> 00:26:52,435
Any more questions?
409
00:26:52,511 --> 00:26:55,571
Look, Lieutenant,
if Andy Broom killed Axel Weingard,
410
00:26:55,648 --> 00:26:57,809
which in my mind is total nonsense,
411
00:26:57,883 --> 00:27:00,852
his motive would have been
revenge, not theft.
412
00:27:00,919 --> 00:27:04,286
And the other thingthat you keep conveniently ignoring...
413
00:27:04,356 --> 00:27:07,291
is the fact that Dennis Stanton
appeared mysteriously on my balcony...
414
00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:09,657
around the time of the theft
and the murder.
415
00:27:09,728 --> 00:27:12,856
You say.
And I'll say it in court, if necessary.
416
00:27:12,931 --> 00:27:18,369
Now, I'm sure that you
don't want to be butting heads with Dennis Stanton's alibi.
417
00:27:18,437 --> 00:27:21,270
The councilman?
You got that right.
418
00:27:21,340 --> 00:27:24,776
Yeah, but the fact is he's lying,
and Dennis Stanton is lying.
419
00:27:26,345 --> 00:27:29,610
Look, lady, it's not much of a career,
but it's the only one I got,
420
00:27:29,682 --> 00:27:34,346
and the last cop
who bumped heads against City Hall is patrolling junkyards in Astoria.
421
00:27:34,420 --> 00:27:39,380
And if it comes out
that you are protecting a killer, where do you think you will end up?
422
00:27:39,458 --> 00:27:42,188
You don't give a guy
much room, do you?
423
00:27:44,296 --> 00:27:47,732
Okay, what do you suggest?
424
00:27:57,476 --> 00:28:00,775
[Rings]
425
00:28:02,347 --> 00:28:04,645
Hello?
426
00:28:04,717 --> 00:28:07,015
Jessica!
427
00:28:07,086 --> 00:28:09,213
This is a welcome surprise.
428
00:28:09,288 --> 00:28:12,724
I wanted to let you know
that my plans have changed,
429
00:28:12,791 --> 00:28:15,521
and I won't be leaving
for another couple of days.
430
00:28:15,594 --> 00:28:17,960
Wonderful. Does that mean
we're on for dinner?
431
00:28:18,030 --> 00:28:22,023
Well, if the invitation
is still open. But of course.
432
00:28:24,002 --> 00:28:27,233
Yes. 8:00.
433
00:28:28,607 --> 00:28:33,601
Apartment 610?
Right. I'll see you then.
434
00:28:33,679 --> 00:28:35,613
Bye-bye.
435
00:28:42,020 --> 00:28:45,683
I'll say this, Mrs. Fletcher.
You have a lot of guts.
436
00:28:45,758 --> 00:28:48,921
Thank you, Lieutenant.But what I don't have is information.
437
00:28:48,994 --> 00:28:52,521
I'd like to see your file on the case-
everything you've got.
438
00:28:55,067 --> 00:28:59,504
[Jessica]Lieutenant, are you sure that this transmitteris strong enough? It looks awfully small.
439
00:28:59,571 --> 00:29:04,565
Ma'am, that little baby
throws a signal about a half a mile through steel, brick and concrete.
440
00:29:04,643 --> 00:29:08,579
I've got a dozen cops, including me,
hanging on your every word.
441
00:29:08,647 --> 00:29:10,979
If you got any trouble,
we're gonna be there. Believe me.
442
00:29:11,049 --> 00:29:16,214
Good. That gentleman is very charming
and urbane, but he is also a thief.
443
00:29:16,288 --> 00:29:19,348
Also dangerous.
Now it's not too late to back off.
444
00:29:19,424 --> 00:29:22,825
The murder? Yes, that's
the one thing that doesn't fit.
445
00:29:22,895 --> 00:29:25,455
Speaking of that,there are a couple of things...
446
00:29:25,531 --> 00:29:29,433
that I'd like to double-check with you
that are in your report.
447
00:29:29,501 --> 00:29:35,030
You say that there was a red carnation petal
found on the floor near the sofa?
448
00:29:35,107 --> 00:29:39,441
- Right.
- And that there was a minute drop of blood on the petal?
449
00:29:39,511 --> 00:29:43,038
Also correct. But the victim
was wearing a white carnation,
450
00:29:43,115 --> 00:29:45,743
so the petal couldn't have comefrom his flower.
451
00:29:45,818 --> 00:29:49,083
You know, Dennis Stanton
was wearing a red carnation.
452
00:29:49,154 --> 00:29:52,612
- So you told me.
- But the other thing that bothers me...
453
00:29:52,691 --> 00:29:56,457
is the description of the scratches
on the right hand of the victim.
454
00:29:56,528 --> 00:29:58,928
Well, his hand was a mess.
455
00:29:58,997 --> 00:30:02,626
You know, it was like somebody
was ripping into his hand or something.
456
00:30:02,701 --> 00:30:05,067
Or maybe it wasthe clasp of the necklace.
457
00:30:20,652 --> 00:30:24,418
Normally I'd decant this,
but you didn't give me much notice.
458
00:30:24,489 --> 00:30:26,980
Still, I think you're going to like it.
459
00:30:27,059 --> 00:30:29,289
Oh, it's lovely.
460
00:30:29,361 --> 00:30:32,296
Everything's prepared,
except a few finishing touches.
461
00:30:32,364 --> 00:30:35,731
I believe a host should never
be a slave to the kitchen.
462
00:30:35,801 --> 00:30:37,962
[Laughs]
463
00:30:39,204 --> 00:30:43,641
So, why this sudden
change of plan?
464
00:30:43,709 --> 00:30:48,271
I can't believe it came
from an overwhelming desire to feast on my veal.
465
00:30:48,347 --> 00:30:52,113
Actually, Dennis,
I came here on business.
466
00:30:52,184 --> 00:30:54,584
Business? That sounds depressing.
467
00:30:54,653 --> 00:30:58,817
Well, I've had a little chat
with a young woman named Shannon McBride.
468
00:30:58,891 --> 00:31:02,622
[Laughs]
And she asked meto relay a message to you.
469
00:31:02,694 --> 00:31:06,460
- Something about the reward?
- Well, yes, but-
470
00:31:06,531 --> 00:31:09,500
Shannon McBrideis a persistent little terrier...
471
00:31:09,568 --> 00:31:12,162
with the instincts of a bloodhound.
472
00:31:12,237 --> 00:31:15,468
For several years, she's deluded herself...
473
00:31:15,540 --> 00:31:20,477
that I'm some sort of modern-day Raffles,
the gentleman jewel thief.
474
00:31:20,545 --> 00:31:23,708
- And?
- [Chuckles]
475
00:31:23,782 --> 00:31:25,716
And what?
476
00:31:25,784 --> 00:31:29,720
Dennis, despite what youtold the police, I saw you.
477
00:31:29,788 --> 00:31:33,417
Please give me a little credit
for some intelligence.
478
00:31:33,492 --> 00:31:37,826
Incidentally, what do you do
to afford all of this?
479
00:31:37,896 --> 00:31:40,330
Jessica, you fascinate me.
480
00:31:40,399 --> 00:31:44,631
I can actually see the cogwheels turning
in that pretty head of yours.
481
00:31:44,703 --> 00:31:47,536
"Who is this man? What is he?"
482
00:31:47,606 --> 00:31:51,565
I'm afraid I'm in dangerof turning up in one of your books.
483
00:31:51,643 --> 00:31:54,237
Well, there is a distinct possibility.
484
00:31:54,313 --> 00:31:56,645
[Chuckles]
All right. All right. Let us fantasize.
485
00:31:56,715 --> 00:31:59,115
Let us suppose,
for the sake of discussion,
486
00:31:59,184 --> 00:32:01,516
that I did harbor a desire
to be a jewel thief.
487
00:32:01,586 --> 00:32:04,987
Now, how would I go about it?
Well, for starters,
488
00:32:05,057 --> 00:32:07,924
I'd be unlike any jewel thief
you'd ever known.
489
00:32:07,993 --> 00:32:10,826
I'd never steal from anyonewho couldn't afford it,
490
00:32:10,896 --> 00:32:14,093
and I'd never, ever steal anything
of sentimental value.
491
00:32:14,166 --> 00:32:18,398
- Do you want to write any of this down?
- Oh, no, no. I think I can remember.
492
00:32:18,470 --> 00:32:21,166
And most important of all,
493
00:32:23,542 --> 00:32:26,136
I'd make damn sure
that whatever I stole...
494
00:32:26,211 --> 00:32:30,170
was insured
by Susquehanna Fire and Casualty.
495
00:32:30,248 --> 00:32:34,446
Really?
That sounds very personal.
496
00:32:34,519 --> 00:32:37,079
Oh, it is, dear lady. It is.
497
00:32:41,360 --> 00:32:44,659
I'm a widower, Jessica.
I don't suppose I told you that.
498
00:32:47,899 --> 00:32:49,890
Six years ago...
499
00:32:51,536 --> 00:32:53,527
my wife died of...
500
00:32:54,940 --> 00:32:56,931
a catastrophic illness.
501
00:32:58,276 --> 00:33:02,645
Through a technicality, the insurancecompany refused to pay any ofher bills,
502
00:33:02,714 --> 00:33:07,378
leaving me with a quarter of
a million dollars in medical debts.
503
00:33:07,452 --> 00:33:12,583
The company being
the Susquehanna Fire and Casualty?
504
00:33:12,657 --> 00:33:15,990
Yes. I decided to fight fire with fire...
505
00:33:16,061 --> 00:33:21,795
by relieving several of my
more ostentatious society friends of their gaudier baubles,
506
00:33:21,867 --> 00:33:26,031
all insured, as you have surmised,
by Susquehanna.
507
00:33:26,104 --> 00:33:30,438
Really? It's taken you a long time
to get that quarter of a million back.
508
00:33:30,509 --> 00:33:33,376
[Chuckles]
I passed that milestone years ago.
509
00:33:33,445 --> 00:33:38,883
But by that time, I'd become
so experienced in my newfound profession that I opted to continue.
510
00:33:38,950 --> 00:33:42,442
Call it petty,
but I still get a warm feeling...
511
00:33:42,521 --> 00:33:46,651
knowing that once again
I've stuck it to those barracudas.
512
00:33:46,725 --> 00:33:49,660
And your brother-in-law,
the city councilman?
513
00:33:49,728 --> 00:33:52,424
Wellington shares my disgust.
514
00:33:52,497 --> 00:33:54,988
After all, it was his sister.
515
00:33:55,067 --> 00:33:58,764
He's been a dependable and willing ally
whenever I needed him.
516
00:33:58,837 --> 00:34:04,503
And how does he feel now that
his cooperation includes murder?
517
00:34:04,576 --> 00:34:09,104
Jessica, I assure you,
I did not kill Axel Weingard.
518
00:34:09,181 --> 00:34:12,048
In fact, I hate to admit it-
519
00:34:12,117 --> 00:34:14,176
I didn't even steal the necklace.
520
00:34:16,922 --> 00:34:21,188
For your ears only,
this is what happened.
521
00:34:21,259 --> 00:34:24,490
I'd been in the lobby
when Marta Weingard...
522
00:34:24,563 --> 00:34:27,293
had her celebrated blowupwith her husband over the necklace.
523
00:34:27,365 --> 00:34:32,632
I figured, "Well, no time like the present,"so I went up onto the roof...
524
00:34:32,704 --> 00:34:36,640
and then lowered myself downonto the Weingard balcony.
525
00:34:36,708 --> 00:34:41,907
The balcony door was locked, of course,
but it took no time at all to jimmy it open.
526
00:34:41,980 --> 00:34:44,505
I slipped inside the bedroom.
527
00:34:44,583 --> 00:34:48,383
I was about to enter the living roomwhen I heard muffled voices-
528
00:34:48,453 --> 00:34:51,217
a man and a-a woman.
529
00:34:51,289 --> 00:34:53,723
L- I couldn't identify them.Not clearly.
530
00:34:53,792 --> 00:34:56,852
L- I peered through the crackin the door into the living room...
531
00:34:56,928 --> 00:35:00,591
where I saw Axel Weingardpacing angrily.
532
00:35:00,665 --> 00:35:03,828
I could hear the woman,but I never actually saw her.
533
00:35:03,902 --> 00:35:07,497
And as I said,l- l-I couldn't identify her voice.
534
00:35:07,572 --> 00:35:12,509
Suddenly Weingard shouted,"Put that gun awaylAre you out of your mind?"
535
00:35:12,577 --> 00:35:15,307
Furious, he started backtowards the bedroom door.
536
00:35:15,380 --> 00:35:17,610
Naturally, I hurriedback out onto the balcony.
537
00:35:17,682 --> 00:35:19,843
Just as Weingard entered the bedroom,
538
00:35:19,918 --> 00:35:23,012
I thought I heard the womanshout something at him.
539
00:35:23,088 --> 00:35:26,854
Then he turnedand went back into the living room,closing the bedroom door.
540
00:35:26,925 --> 00:35:30,691
I waited.Couldn't hear anything.
541
00:35:30,762 --> 00:35:34,721
I must've been out there 20 minutes
when I finally decided to have another look.
542
00:35:34,799 --> 00:35:37,791
I listened at the doorand heard nothing.
543
00:35:37,869 --> 00:35:41,270
I decided to chance it.I opened the door.
544
00:35:41,339 --> 00:35:45,503
I was about to enterwhen I saw the open wall safe.
545
00:35:45,577 --> 00:35:48,375
I knew something was very wrong.
546
00:35:48,446 --> 00:35:51,142
Just then,I heard a key in the lock.
547
00:35:51,216 --> 00:35:55,710
I ducked out again,then peered back into the living roomto see Marta Weingard enter.
548
00:35:55,787 --> 00:35:59,052
She, too, noticed the open safe.She became upset and frightened.
549
00:35:59,124 --> 00:36:02,582
She hurried to the phoneand told the desk to call the police.
550
00:36:02,661 --> 00:36:05,528
Well, I knew there wasnothing more I could accomplish,
551
00:36:05,597 --> 00:36:08,259
so I quickly let myself downto your balcony.
552
00:36:10,402 --> 00:36:12,597
And you know the rest.
553
00:36:14,506 --> 00:36:17,532
So, you see, Jessica,
554
00:36:17,609 --> 00:36:20,544
however checkered my past
may or may not be,
555
00:36:20,612 --> 00:36:24,013
in this case
I am completely innocent.
556
00:36:24,082 --> 00:36:28,917
Just one moment, Dennis.
There's one thing that is confusing me.
557
00:36:28,987 --> 00:36:33,617
- You said that you never
actually entered the living room? - No.
558
00:36:33,692 --> 00:36:38,356
But the police report said
that a petal from a red carnation was found on the floor.
559
00:36:38,430 --> 00:36:41,228
Oh?
560
00:36:41,299 --> 00:36:44,860
And are you in the habit
of reading police reports?
561
00:36:44,936 --> 00:36:47,166
Oh, no, no, no.
562
00:36:47,239 --> 00:36:50,231
L-I mean, actually, I, uh-
563
00:36:50,308 --> 00:36:55,871
Jessica, don't tell me you've
come here under false colors.
564
00:36:55,947 --> 00:36:58,814
[Laughs]
Um-
565
00:36:58,883 --> 00:37:03,115
[Chuckles]
Forgive me. This isn't exactly gentlemanly, I know,
566
00:37:03,188 --> 00:37:06,214
but this isn't quite
ladylike, is it?
567
00:37:06,291 --> 00:37:08,452
Oh, I'm sorry, Dennis.
But given the circumstances-
568
00:37:08,526 --> 00:37:11,290
Ayoung man
is being held for murder.
569
00:37:15,900 --> 00:37:20,667
My, my. So many
undistinguished plain black cars, and in this neighborhood.
570
00:37:20,739 --> 00:37:23,970
[Pounding][Alfano]Policel Open this doorl
571
00:37:24,042 --> 00:37:26,237
Let us inl Open it upl
572
00:37:26,311 --> 00:37:28,541
You'll understand
if I don't buy your next book.
573
00:37:28,613 --> 00:37:31,047
[Pounding Continues]Open the doorl
574
00:37:31,116 --> 00:37:33,311
Open it upl
575
00:37:33,385 --> 00:37:35,876
Open the doorl Policel
576
00:37:35,954 --> 00:37:37,888
The balcony.
577
00:37:48,833 --> 00:37:51,131
[Dennis On Tape]And you know the rest.
578
00:37:51,202 --> 00:37:55,138
So, you see, Jessica,no matter how checkered my pastmay or may not have been,
579
00:37:55,206 --> 00:37:58,039
in this case
I am completely innocent.
580
00:37:59,477 --> 00:38:01,843
So what am I
supposed to believe?
581
00:38:01,913 --> 00:38:05,713
That he's been ripping off
our company for the last six years? That I believe.
582
00:38:05,784 --> 00:38:07,911
But the rest of itabout that Weingard necklace-
583
00:38:07,986 --> 00:38:10,819
That- That's pure Grade "A"Dennis Stanton baloney.
584
00:38:10,889 --> 00:38:14,052
But why should he lie?
He's admitted to the other thefts.
585
00:38:14,125 --> 00:38:16,184
They didn't have murder one
attached to them.
586
00:38:16,261 --> 00:38:19,492
Besides, he's on the run, Mrs. Fletcher.
What does that tell you?
587
00:38:19,564 --> 00:38:22,499
Look, Lieutenant,
obviously Stanton's luck ran out.
588
00:38:22,567 --> 00:38:25,297
For the first time, he got caughtin the act and he panicked.
589
00:38:25,370 --> 00:38:28,430
And that story about a mysterious woman
who he never got a good look at...
590
00:38:28,506 --> 00:38:31,475
and whose voice he couldn't recognize
is so much cock and bull.
591
00:38:31,543 --> 00:38:35,877
And that's the way
it's gonna go in my report, so you let me know when you pick him up.
592
00:38:35,947 --> 00:38:37,881
Excuse me.
593
00:38:40,552 --> 00:38:43,020
[Door Closes]
You know, she's got a point.
594
00:38:44,622 --> 00:38:46,556
Yes.
595
00:38:48,026 --> 00:38:50,756
I mean, Dennis would have
had to work pretty hard...
596
00:38:50,829 --> 00:38:53,320
not to have seen
who that woman was.
597
00:38:53,398 --> 00:38:55,832
Still, I just can't believe
that he's capable of murder.
598
00:38:55,900 --> 00:39:00,530
Well, I got an A.P.B. Out on him,and I ordered up a tapon his brother-in-law's phone.
599
00:39:00,605 --> 00:39:02,573
[Sighs]
600
00:39:02,640 --> 00:39:07,942
I don't believe that after 19 years
I got this compulsion to self-destruct.
601
00:39:08,012 --> 00:39:12,711
Either way, it doesn't appear to me
that young Andy Broom was involved.
602
00:39:12,784 --> 00:39:15,582
- Lieutenant?
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
603
00:39:15,653 --> 00:39:19,384
Get the kid outta here
before I get myself into a lousy mood.
604
00:39:19,457 --> 00:39:22,119
[Laughs]
605
00:39:22,193 --> 00:39:24,457
[Phone Ringing]
606
00:39:24,529 --> 00:39:28,727
Hello? Oh, yes, Lieutenant.What?
607
00:39:28,800 --> 00:39:33,567
I said it looks like the McBride woman
from the insurance company was right.
608
00:39:33,638 --> 00:39:38,234
Oh?
Stanton just called his brother-in-law, the city councilman.
609
00:39:38,309 --> 00:39:42,939
Let me quote from a very brief
and one-sided conversation.
610
00:39:43,014 --> 00:39:48,543
Stanton: " I have to leave town,
but as soon as I dispose of the merchandise,
611
00:39:48,620 --> 00:39:51,248
I'll send you a piece of the action."
612
00:39:51,322 --> 00:39:54,883
- Oh, dear.
- Thought you'd like to know that before you left for Maine.
613
00:39:54,959 --> 00:39:58,451
Yes, yes. Thank you, Lieutenant.
That was very thoughtful of you.
614
00:39:58,530 --> 00:40:00,464
Good-bye.
615
00:40:29,994 --> 00:40:31,928
[Newspaper Drops, Rustles]
616
00:41:20,678 --> 00:41:24,205
You're late.
My bus leaves in five minutes.
617
00:41:24,282 --> 00:41:27,115
[Hatcher]I got stuck in traffic.
618
00:41:27,185 --> 00:41:30,245
A couple of young hoodstried to rob a liquor store.
619
00:41:30,321 --> 00:41:32,949
Crime runs rampant.
Did you bring it?
620
00:41:33,024 --> 00:41:36,357
It's inside the newspaper.
621
00:41:36,427 --> 00:41:41,194
I'm delighted that you agreed
to cooperate without any fuss, Hatcher.
622
00:41:44,068 --> 00:41:47,595
This could have been messy
for us both.
623
00:41:47,672 --> 00:41:50,800
Now hear me carefully,
Stanton.
624
00:41:50,875 --> 00:41:53,435
This is it.
625
00:41:53,511 --> 00:41:56,969
You get the necklace.
I get your silence.
626
00:41:57,048 --> 00:42:00,176
You take this any further,you try to shake me down-
627
00:42:01,686 --> 00:42:03,620
I swear I'll kill you.
628
00:42:03,688 --> 00:42:06,782
Violence may be your style,
Hatcher. It's not mine.
629
00:42:06,858 --> 00:42:11,158
[Man On P.A.The 8: 15 bus to Harrisburgis leaving from Gate 4 in five minutes.
630
00:42:11,229 --> 00:42:13,220
All aboard, please.
631
00:42:13,298 --> 00:42:16,665
That's me.
Thanks again, Hatcher.
632
00:42:16,734 --> 00:42:21,068
I'd wish you good luck,
but the fact is, I hope they catch you.
633
00:42:46,698 --> 00:42:49,098
[Sighs]
634
00:42:55,773 --> 00:42:58,435
[Handcuffs Ratcheting]
635
00:42:58,509 --> 00:43:00,773
Look, Lieutenant,
this is insane.
636
00:43:00,845 --> 00:43:03,006
I never saw
this necklace before.
637
00:43:03,081 --> 00:43:07,450
I don't know what Stanton told you,
but the only reason I was down in that bus station last night-
638
00:43:07,518 --> 00:43:12,854
Save the tap dance, Hatcher.
We've got it all, the whole picture, thanks to Mrs. Fletcher over here.
639
00:43:12,924 --> 00:43:16,451
Oh, really? And you're gonna take
the word of a jewel thief over mine?
640
00:43:16,527 --> 00:43:20,088
Oh, it's more than just his word,
Mr. Hatcher. It was the flower.
641
00:43:20,164 --> 00:43:22,689
Huh?
The red carnation.
642
00:43:22,767 --> 00:43:27,170
The authorities found a blood-stained petal
from a red carnation on the floor.
643
00:43:27,238 --> 00:43:30,639
That indicated that a man was in the suite
that night, not a woman-
644
00:43:30,708 --> 00:43:34,644
a man who'd been wearinga red carnation. Could've been Weingard's.
645
00:43:34,712 --> 00:43:37,943
No. Mr. Weingard's carnation
was white, not red.
646
00:43:38,016 --> 00:43:40,985
But you were wearinga red carnation, Mr. Hatcher.
647
00:43:41,052 --> 00:43:43,748
I noticed it when you were talkingto Theo Wexler.
648
00:43:43,821 --> 00:43:46,915
So what? A lot of people
wore red carnations that night.
649
00:43:46,991 --> 00:43:49,789
Yes. But when you left
the hotel that evening-
650
00:43:49,861 --> 00:43:52,386
around 1:00,just about the time
that the police arrived-
651
00:43:52,463 --> 00:43:54,397
you weren't wearing
your carnation.
652
00:43:54,465 --> 00:43:59,767
What happened to your flower,
Mr. Hatcher? You lose it somewhere?
653
00:43:59,837 --> 00:44:02,237
[Jessica]The police report showedthat the victim's hand...
654
00:44:02,306 --> 00:44:05,901
had been badly scratched,and I think I know why.
655
00:44:05,977 --> 00:44:09,936
It was probably simple for you
to strangle Mr. Weingard to death,
656
00:44:10,014 --> 00:44:12,539
but you couldn't stop himfrom struggling.
657
00:44:12,617 --> 00:44:16,815
He must have clutched at your carnation,mangling it as he fought for air.
658
00:44:16,888 --> 00:44:19,550
In doing so, the pin jabbeddeeply into his hand.
659
00:44:19,624 --> 00:44:24,061
Now, that would explain the tracesofblood-his blood-on the petal.
660
00:44:24,128 --> 00:44:28,531
You must have gotten rid of the flower.
It certainly had to be unwearable.
661
00:44:28,599 --> 00:44:30,760
You know what I think, Hatcher?
662
00:44:30,835 --> 00:44:34,032
I think when we take a look
at that tux of yours,
663
00:44:34,105 --> 00:44:39,099
where the flower used to be,
we're gonna find traces of blood by the lapel-
664
00:44:39,177 --> 00:44:41,111
the victim's blood.
665
00:44:41,179 --> 00:44:43,113
What do you think?
666
00:44:43,181 --> 00:44:46,275
[Sighs]
667
00:44:46,350 --> 00:44:51,344
Yes, l- I think you probably will,
Lieutenant.
668
00:44:51,422 --> 00:44:55,449
I'd gone up there to beg himnot to pull out of our business deal.
669
00:44:56,728 --> 00:44:59,060
He laughed at me.
670
00:44:59,130 --> 00:45:03,999
I had a gun, but he knew
I wouldn't dare use it.
671
00:45:04,068 --> 00:45:07,265
Someone was sure
to hear the shot.
672
00:45:09,574 --> 00:45:12,134
Then suddenly...
673
00:45:12,210 --> 00:45:16,010
I... found my hands
around his throat.
674
00:45:16,080 --> 00:45:19,140
L- I knew Martawould be returning any minute.
675
00:45:19,217 --> 00:45:21,685
I had to get rid of the body.
676
00:45:21,753 --> 00:45:24,051
There was a laundry cartright outside the door.
677
00:45:24,122 --> 00:45:27,057
I put him in it.
I covered him with sheets.
678
00:45:27,125 --> 00:45:30,583
I had to pray nobody
would find him until morning.
679
00:45:32,029 --> 00:45:34,862
[Sighs]
I took the necklace,
680
00:45:36,100 --> 00:45:38,660
hoping to make it
look like a robbery.
681
00:45:41,405 --> 00:45:43,805
I was already
halfway down the staircase...
682
00:45:43,875 --> 00:45:47,777
when I noticed my flower...
683
00:45:49,247 --> 00:45:51,181
mangled.
684
00:45:58,422 --> 00:46:01,016
Jessica!
Oh, and Miss McBride.
685
00:46:01,092 --> 00:46:05,392
Well, congratulations are in order.
Your tenacity seems to have paid off.
686
00:46:05,463 --> 00:46:09,923
My days oflarceny are over.
Oh, yes. For 10 years, at least.
687
00:46:11,769 --> 00:46:15,170
Poor girl. She's going to be
so disappointed. Disappointed?
688
00:46:15,239 --> 00:46:17,707
Thank you, Walter,
for arranging things.
689
00:46:17,775 --> 00:46:20,243
If you need me, I'll be home
in about half an hour.
690
00:46:20,311 --> 00:46:22,836
My lawyer.
Oh, I thought he was a policeman.
691
00:46:22,914 --> 00:46:25,280
Dear, no.
All that's done with.
692
00:46:25,349 --> 00:46:28,716
As I understand it,
in exchange for my testimony against poor old Miles,
693
00:46:28,786 --> 00:46:32,278
I am to receive a suspended sentence
and a few years' probation.
694
00:46:32,356 --> 00:46:34,290
Oh, how very lucky.
695
00:46:34,358 --> 00:46:37,623
Now, Jessica, there's something
that you and I ought to discuss.
696
00:46:37,695 --> 00:46:40,687
The thought of pursuing steady
employment is absolutely terrifying,
697
00:46:40,765 --> 00:46:44,201
and it occurred to me that there
might be some profit to be made...
698
00:46:44,268 --> 00:46:48,227
out of lending my name to a book,
or a series of books,
699
00:46:48,306 --> 00:46:51,400
about a roguish jewel thief.
700
00:46:51,475 --> 00:46:53,409
What?
A wonderful idea, isn't it?
701
00:46:53,477 --> 00:46:56,776
I've already been contacted
by an agent who wants to represent me.
702
00:46:56,848 --> 00:46:59,646
In fact, I think you know him-
a fellow called Wexler.
703
00:46:59,717 --> 00:47:01,878
Says he's been your agent for years.
704
00:47:01,928 --> 00:47:06,478
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