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[Max] This is my boss, Jonathan hart,

a self-made millionaire.

He's quite a guy.

This is Mrs. H. She's gorgeous.

She's one lady who knows how to take care of herself.

By the way, my name is Max. I take care of both of them,

which ain't easy,

'cause when they met, it was murder.

[Theme music playing]

[Birds chirping]

Are you sure you want me to pick up

some more of that soybean curd, Mrs. H?

[Jennifer] That's right, Max.

- And more wheat germ? - Of course.

Just because it's good for you,

doesn't mean it doesn't taste good.

I wonder where that leaves pizza and chocolate cream pie.

- Right on your waistline. - [Loud thud]

What was that?

I didn't hear anything, what?

I thought I heard a noise.

Can you think of anything else, Mrs. H?

No, no, just the usual, Max.

I'll be back in a couple of hours.

Max.

Are you sure you didn't hear anything?

I didn't hear anything.

Where's freeway?

He's probably upstairs.

He usually doesn't get out of bed until 8:30.

Oh.

Yeah. Well...

I, uh...

I guess I'll see you later, then.

- [Max] Okay. - Bye.

[Door closes]

Oh, freeway.

Is that you making all that noise?

- You rascal, you. - [Freeway whines]

[Loud thump]

What...

What happened to all my clothes?

[Clattering]

Jonathan, you scared the life out of me.

Oh.

What's going on?

I am taking you away from all of this.

- Oh, all of this? - Mm-hm.

- Would you be serious? - I am serious.

Where are my clothes?

They're in the car and they're packed.

Where are we going?

Knights in shining armor never tell.

[Jonathan] Ah, are you surprised?

[Jennifer] Oh, Santa luesa. What a great idea.

[Jonathan] Yeah, it's quiet and it's all ours for 36 hours.

[Jennifer] Oh.

- [Jonathan] Feel like stretching? - [Jennifer] Sure.

- [Jonathan chuckles] - Thank you for my surprise.

Ah, you were surprised, huh?

- Yes. - Good.

Is there anything particular you're looking for?

Well, when I packed for you, I forgot to pack a nightgown.

Don't worry about it.

[Mike] Yeah, I know, looks like I've been volunteered, huh.

- What's your problem? - Uh, that woman.

- She looks familiar. - So?

So when are you dusting the Wainwright farm?

Not till later this afternoon.

All right, make sure you get there on time.

- I gotta get back to the airport. - Yeah, look,

why don't you go on ahead and I'll catch up with you, okay?

Hey, remember you got work to do.

Hey, al, don't worry about it.

Oh, what a beautiful hotel.

What a lovely idea, and very well-planned.

Only the best for you.

Oh, I'll drink to that.

[Indistinct chatter]

[Frank] Right this way, please.

The table right over in the corner,

if you don't mind, thank you.

Oh, hey, frank, how's it going?

Hey, Mike, what can I do for you?

Um, that woman over there in the black...

Uh, is her name hart?

Yeah, Mr. and Mrs. Hart. Why? Friends of yours?

Ha, no, no, a friend of a friend.

[Telephone ringing]

Terrace restaurant.

Well, this is certainly a perfect place for 36 hours.

Mm.

How long have you been planning this?

Since Saturday.

Saturday?

But, Saturday was, uh...

Oh.

- Saturday. - Yeah.

Well, that was very, uh...

Very inspirational.

Yes.

I'd like a repeat.

Without any interruptions or any annoyances.

Or anything like that.

- Okay. - Yeah?

Mr. Hart, your office is on the phone.

They said it's urgent.

[Sighs] Next time you have to find a place with no phone.

I'm gonna make sure of that, and I'll be right back.

Uh, Jennifer hart?

- Yes. - Uh, hi.

- I... I'm Mike huntington. - Yes?

I recognized you from your book covers.

I'm a friend of Emily Jensen's.

- Emily Jensen? I'm sorry... - She attended

a seminar of yours in Santa Barbara last year.

She always said that you were the reason

that she became a reporter.

She said that you were probably

the toughest teacher she'd ever had.

Oh, well, that's very flattering.

Look, maybe...

Maybe a picture will help you recognize her face.

Oh, yes, of course.

Yes, Emily.

Oh, sure, I remember her.

She was a very good student.

She was very, um...

Very inquisitive, asked a lot of questions.

Well, you...

You certainly made a big impression on her.

Thank you, how is Emily?

Yeah, she died three weeks ago.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Yeah, she took some pills.

How awful.

Jeez, I don't know why I'm telling you all this.

I guess because I don't understand it myself.

She seemed very happy here.

You know, we were gonna get married and all.

Darling, this is Mike...

- Huntington. Hi. - Hello.

I, I just really wanted to say hello.

I'd better be going.

It's nice to have met you both.

What was that all about?

There was a...

There was a girl at that seminar

that I did in Santa Barbara last year.

Her name was Emily.

Mike just told me she died. Killed herself.

Sorry, darling.

Yeah.

Come on, let's take a walk on the beach.

Sure.

[Jonathan] Are you all right?

[Jennifer] I'm fine.

I was just, uh...

Remembering that girl Emily.

She was a very nice girl.

She was very concerned about people.

Quality of life.

[Sighs] I remember what she...

She told me she thought we were very much alike.

No, Mrs. Hart.

You're an original.

[Crickets chirping]

[Plane engine whirring]

Well, you, uh...

Enjoy the afternoon off?

Yeah, I'm taking off now.

You know that woman I thought I recognized in town?

Turned out to be a friend of Emily's.

Actually, Emily studied with her.

- She a reporter too? - Um, she's a writer.

- She does some reporting, yeah. - And what's she doing here?

I don't know, I didn't ask. Is it important?

Ah, I just don't want any more trouble.

All heart, Alex.

I guess from your point of view Emily saved you a lot of trouble by dying, huh?

Why don't you take off and get out of here?

Oh, I didn't mean to wake you up.

- Are you all right? - I'm fine.

- I'm worried about you. - Why?

The way all this is affecting you.

I'll be okay.

This isn't exactly the weekend we planned.

Oh, I know. I'm sorry.

But the most important thing is we're together.

You and me.

And no matter what happens, we'll work it out.

Because we're together.

- You bet we will. - So there.

It's just that...

[sighs] It's such a waste.

That poor girl.

Yeah, it is a waste.

But for Emily, the things that she wrote,

the people that she touched,

that wasn't wasted.

You know something?

Of all the special things about you...

The most special thing about our marriage...

Is that we talk.

There aren't a lot of people that do that, you know.

We do talk.

And sometimes it's hard to put your feelings into words.

Sometimes maybe it's better not to put your feelings into words.

Just knowing you care.

Knowing you're there for me.

That's all I ever need.

Do you think you can get some sleep now?

Yeah. Yeah.

Hm.

[Jennifer] Oh, this is lovely.

Last night was lovely. This morning is lovely.

You're lovely.

- Mm. - Mm.

Good morning, Mr. and Mrs. Hart.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

Where are we going?

I wanna go down in town.

There's something I have to pick up.

- Surprise? - No, no surprise,

just a loaf of bread.

Loaf of bread?

Yeah, I thought we'd have a picnic on the beach. So I've got the, uh, wine.

And thou.

And all you need is a loaf of bread.

- You got it. - That's very cute.

Mm, good, huh?

Fabulous.

I thought you only wanted to have a loaf of bread.

You know I can't pass up chocolate chip.

Mm, wait.

What?

- Drooling. - Oh.

Look at that.

This must be where she worked.

Darling...

Would you mind if we went in there for a minute?

[Typewriter clicking]

- Hello. - Oh, how you doing, folks?

Something I can do for you?

Ah, my name is Jennifer hart. This is my husband Jonathan.

Jennifer hart? The Jennifer hart?

I beg your pardon?

[Chuckling] Oh, I'm sorry. Ben Alden.

- How do you do? - [Ben] Hi.

Nice to meet you. Well, make yourself at home.

Uh, sit down. Can I get you some coffee?

No, no, no, thank you.

What, what are you doing in Santa luesa?

We're trying to spend a quiet weekend.

I can't tell you

how many times Emily mentioned your name

right here in this office.

Uh, we met Mike.

He told us what happened to Emily.

Poor Emily.

You know, she was the best reporter I ever had.

In a small town like this, no matter what she wrote about,

she made it seem important.

And on top of that, she wrote a pile of essays.

This is her desk over here.

I haven't had the heart to clear it off. I guess I'm...

Conning myself into the idea

she's suddenly gonna come walking in here and sit down.

Does anyone know why Emily might want to commit suicide?

No.

Nope, she was at the center of everything.

She had friends, she was never in trouble.

She did ruffle a few feathers, though.

This is the, uh...

The last editorial she wrote.

The beginning of it. She didn't finish it.

"A cloud of doubt."

That's a series on, uh, crop-dusting.

Before she... Before she died,

she told me the story had taken a couple of interesting turns.

I keep thinking she would've finished it.

Mike.

She mentions Mike in this.

Is he a crop-duster?

Mm-hm.

That's a story worth writing in and of itself.

Mike really loved her.

His boss wasn't too thrilled.

Why is that?

Because agriculture's our bread and butter up here.

She drew a lot of heat for that.

Do you think that could've made a difference in their relationship?

Mike's? No.

I think Mike would have become a circus performer

if he thought his job made Emily unhappy in any way.

[Ben] I've given up trying to read what happened.

I think that Emily's story, whatever it was,

she took it with her when she left us.

Would you mind if I kept this?

- Not at all. - Thank you.

- It was nice to meet you. - Nice to have met you.

- Goodbye. - And don't be too critical, now.

Emily always wanted to live up to your expectations.

- Bye-bye. - Bye-bye.

- Bye. - Take care.

[Telephone chimes]

- [Sighs] - [Birds chirping]

Yeah, we may have a problem.

No, no, not in your area, right here.

You know that reporter I took care of last month?

Our problems may have come back to life.

Another reporter. Name's hart.

No, no, no, I take care of this one.

If Mrs. Hart gets too nosy,

she may follow the other one's footsteps...

Right to the cemetery.

This sounds interesting.

"Fourteen-mile drive.

This scenic route between Santa luesa and Santa Mara

affords spectacular ocean vistas

along one of California's loveliest beaches."

Uh-huh.

Six-headed monsters.

Semi-clad women luring tourists

into flaming pits of fire.

Festering pots of tar.

Sounds nice.

You're not really interested in scenic routes, are you?

Oh, no. Yes, I am.

I just, uh...

I'm still fascinated by Emily's story.

I've got the idea that you're not really interested

in looking at fantastic rock formations.

I think you'd rather go back into town,

and talk with Mr. Alden.

No, no, no.

That's not what we planned.

I know you. Hm?

Remember me? I know you very well.

And I know when you're on to something,

and when you wanna follow it through.

Now, I have an idea.

After we talk to Mr. Alden,

we'll go to the airport and have a word with Mike. Hm?

Waiter, could I have the check, please.

Have I told you lately that you're terrific?

Yes, you have.

But will you tell me again?

Come on, tell me.

Tell me.

You're terrific.

- Hm. - [Waiter] Here you are, Mr. Hart.

Thank you.

- Mrs. Hart. - [Jennifer] Mm-hm?

This is a book of Emily's favorite poems.

I'd like you to have them.

Oh, that's very sweet, Mr. Alden. Thank you.

I think she'd want you to have them.

Mr. Alden.

What day did Emily die?

Um, January, January 14th.

January 14th.

What does this mean?

"Alex is a new man."

"Alex is a new man." Oh, that must refer to Alex Carmen.

I told you about him.

He runs the crop-dusting service.

He's, uh, Mike's boss, right?

Yes, he rents the planes.

What's this?

Oh, well, looks like part of a sketch.

Emily was always sketching.

I'll put it with the others.

[Sighs] Well...

Thanks very much, Mr. Alden. And thank you for the book.

Well, I'm glad to find someone to give it to.

- Bye-bye. - Bye-bye.

Good-bye.

I want you to go easy on the drug shipments for a while.

Yeah.

Ay, hold on.

[Door closes with a thud] Hold on.

[Helicopter hovering]

Policy number 3361-gi.

Hi, one second, okay?

Yeah, it's causing too much heat.

The New York P.D. is picking up anybody

with a glazed look in their eye.

Now, I'm gonna be touching down in about 35 minutes.

Keep one on ice for me.

I'm gone.

- This is a surprise. Hi. - Hi, Mike.

Hello, Mike.

How'd you find me?

Oh, well, it wasn't very difficult.

We just walked...

We went into the newspaper where Emily used to work.

We read some of the articles that she wrote.

Look, um,

I regret coming to you yesterday.

I really didn't want to involve you in all this.

Well...

Mike, I'm afraid we're already involved.

[Jonathan] When we were at the office,

we noticed on Emily's desk that she had a calendar.

A few days before she died,

she had written down on one of the pieces of paper that, uh,

"Alex is a new man."

Alex, obviously being Alex Carmen, my boss.

He and Emily really locked horns when she began

writing those articles about us.

He, uh, felt that, she was bringing us a lot of unnecessary publicity.

How bad did it get?

Well, I never thought it was that serious.

I mean, obviously, Alex can be a pretty ornery guy.

But, uh, he simply didn't want the attention.

Crop-dusting is the, uh,

biggest part of your business, right?

Well, it's, uh, part of it.

We also do a lot of charters and plane rentals.

So anything Emily wanted to write about us

wouldn't have hurt the business.

Besides, I also think

that she and Alex were beginning to see eye to eye.

He was willing to keep an open mind.

And she decided to tell both sides of the story.

So that's probably what that note

in the calendar is all about.

Did her writing affect your relationship?

[Sighs] Well...

It put me smack in the middle.

See, I never understood

why she was so serious about this story.

The truth is...

I don't understand any of this.

Hey, Mike.

Uh, you've got an airplane to deliver.

Right, I'm on my way.

Alex, uh, Mr. and Mrs. Hart.

Nice to meet you.

Hello. Uh, well, Mike...

We're going back to the hotel.

- We'll see you later, then. - Fine. Bye.

- Excuse me. - Yeah.

Who are they?

They wanted to talk about Emily.

Huntington, I won't to tell you how to run your business.

But you better get off that circuit you're on or you're gonna burn out.

- Alex, what's the problem? - I tell you what the problem is.

I don't want any more writers, reporters,

hanging around the airport, you got it?

Fine, but you're gonna have to take that up with them.

I got an airplane to deliver, remember?

[Piano playing softly]

Mm, clams on the half shell,

fresh rainbow trout.

Oh, what a wonderful dinner.

Mrs. Hart, I've got a message for you.

Oh, thank you, frank.

Shall I wait for a reply?

Where's, uh, Logan's farm?

About 20 miles from here, just off highway 17.

Thank you. There will be no reply.

Okay.

What's that all about?

"Found something interesting about Emily's work.

Meet me tomorrow at 8:00 A.M. by Logan's farm. Mike."

- What were you saying before that? - When?

Before you got the message.

Uh...

Nothing, it was just wonderful.

Why don't you get the check?

And I'll tell you about it.

Frank.

[Jennifer] Maybe we should've taken our car.

[Jonathan] Well, the man at the desk,

said it would be a little rough on the suspension.

I think he was right.

I wonder why Mike wanted us to meet him so far out of town.

I don't know, but maybe he wanted to talk to us

about something, and he didn't want Alex to hear.

That must be Mike.

Jonathan!

Your hunch about Emily...

Has paid off.

He picked a great location. No coverage.

Look out!

Did you see who that was? Was it Mike?

I don't know.

But someone is definitely up in smoke about all this.

[Ben] What you're saying is there's a possibility

that Emily did not kill herself.

[Jennifer] Mm-hm.

Well, somebody's pretty stirred up

about Jennifer's interest in Emily, that's for sure.

You couldn't see the pilot?

No, we couldn't see him through the glass.

But what we don't understand is why.

Mike said that carmair could exist very nicely

without the crop-dusting service.

[Jennifer] They'd just rely on their charters.

Did Emily have any files anyplace else, like, uh,

at home?

There is a file cabinet in her apartment.

Listen. [Clears throat]

I've got the keys to her apartment.

The rent's paid up until we find some family member

to take charge of her belongings.

You're welcome to go over there and look.

- Well, how do we find it? - You go down to the beach.

Turn right and go up five blocks. It's number 1.

Okay, thanks very much, Mr. Alden.

You're welcome.

Well, is this what you expected it to look like?

I don't know.

I don't know what I really expected it to look like.

Blake, Robert frost,

Dylan, e.E. Cummings.

Well, she certainly did have good taste

in who she got her inspirations from.

Ben said there ought to be a filing cabinet

around here someplace.

Ah, here we go.

There doesn't seem to be much in there.

I don't suppose much happens in Santa luesa.

Hey, look at this.

Do you have any idea what those markings mean?

[Jennifer] I don't know.

Why would she save this article?

I think I know what it's all about.

Why don't you stay here and see what you can find.

I'm gonna run back to the newspaper

for about a half an hour. I'll be right back.

I got an idea.

What are you thinking?

I'm not sure, but if I'm right,

I think I may know why Alex Carmen killed Emily.

I'll be back in a bit.

Hm.

Darling.

I think I found what I was looking for.

What?

You see these lines?

You see how they match up with those lines?

[Jennifer] It's amazing.

That's what Emily meant by her note.

Alex really is a new man.

She meant that literally.

And cortland obviously survived his own plane crash.

He probably even staged it.

- With a few cosmetic changes... - He keeps right on going

and doesn't even have to worry about the police.

But why here? Why Santa luesa?

It's a small town.

It's flying distance to Mexico.

And I'm certain it didn't disturb his drug traffic.

Poor Emily.

I wonder if she knew what she was getting herself in for.

Ben's waiting back at the office.

Come on.

[Ben] Absolutely right, there's no doubt about it.

Did Emily ever say anything to you about that?

No, it's the first I've heard of it.

But knowing Emily, she would have checked and double-checked

before she told anybody about it.

If Carmen's still running the show in Santa luesa,

he's got to keep records.

They're probably in his office, but you'd have to get in there.

I think Mike would help us do that.

I think we better turn this over to the police, let them look into it,

no, Emily would never have done that.

She would've checked it out very, very carefully first.

I know well who she got that lesson from.

- May I use your phone? - Sure.

[Telephone ringing]

- Carmair. - Mike, Jennifer hart.

Jennifer, what can I do for you?

Is Alex there?

No, he hasn't been around for about an hour. What's up?

Mike, do you think we could get in to see Alex's files?

Uh, no, I... I don't think I can do that.

Now, why? What's the matter?

Mike.

We think Alex may have killed Emily.

But we're not sure. We have to make sure.

Can you help us?

Alex?

Oh.

Well, look, how soon can you be here?

We're at the newspaper right now, we can be there in half an hour.

Okay.

Looking for something, Mike?

Ah, you know, Mr. Wainwright just called me up

and wanted me to check his contract.

Yeah, those are my files,

I don't keep my contracts in there.

Yeah, but I looked all through the book, al.

I might've misplaced them. Here, have a look.

- Right here. - Oh.

Michelle, I need all the back issues you've got.

You what?

That's terrific. I'll be over in 10 minutes.

The library has all the back issues

of the New York globe on microfilm.

I'll get everything I can on Albert cortland.

When we get done at the airport, we'll meet you back here.

Right. Jennifer.

I haven't sorted out my feelings on all this...

But I am grateful to you. I...

Well, I better get to the library.

Did Mike say he'd meet us here?

He said he'd help us get into carman's files.

Well, looks like my files have become quite the fad.

You're playing a very long shot, Mr. Cortland.

And we're not the only ones who know who you are.

Well, if you're into longshots, you'll know that killing you

is like a little water in a very large bucket.

We're gonna take a little flight.

Come on, Mr. Hart. You can be first. Let's go.

[Punching]

Operator!

Operator!

- No, no. Come on. - [Jennifer screaming]

[Plane engine whirring]

Listen, the police know who you are.

Sooner or later we have to land this thing.

Well, I appreciate your concern, Mrs. Hart.

However, you see, I've died once before.

Though it might be time for an encore.

Appears this plane is destined to go down.

You could always turn yourself in.

Oh, no, I'll take my chances.

You see, when they find two bodies in the crash,

they'll be quick to forget about me.

Carmen...

The police have an all-state bulletin on you,

and the FBI's been called in.

Unless you can fly that thing to Mexico,

you haven't got a chance.

Car...

You know, Mrs. Hart, it's interesting.

Since I've got you with me,

everybody is suddenly interested in my health.

Well...

Have a nice landing.

Mike.

Mike!

Jonathan?

Jennifer, can you hear me?

Carmen bailed out and Mike's in the back seat, unconscious.

He's bailed out of the airplane?

Yes.

Darling, you can fly that plane.

[Jonathan] Just maintain a steady course.

Can you keep it on a steady course?

I'll try.

[Jonathan] How are you doing? All right?

I'm fine.

Okay, hold it right there.

I'm going to go to another radio outside, where I can see you.

Hang on, I'll come back to you on this same frequency.

Just keep it on that course.

Jennifer.

Look straight ahead of you on the... on the panel.

You'll see a compass.

What does it say on there?

It says east.

Okay, turn the aircraft around.

Turn the wheel to the right.

Keep your nose up,

and come around to 270 degrees.

You'll see a w, that'll be due west.

[Plane engine revving]

All right, now...

What's your air speed?

Uh...

120 miles an hour.

All right, drop the nose a little bit,

and you'll notice you'll pick up some speed.

- You see that? - Yes.

Now raise it up again, bring the nose up a little bit.

And then you'll find out that you'll be back

about on the same speed. Do you see that?

Yes.

All right, now, you're go...

[Jonathan] I see you now.

I see you're heading back toward me.

Can you see the airstrip?

I don't know, uh, things look very different from up here.

Okay, now, you're going... You're going by me.

- And your gear... - [Plane hovering]

is up and I want you to put the gear down.

So, on your right, by your knee,

pull the knob up,

and then pull it back.

You feel the aircraft slow down then?

Now, give it a little throttle. Just give it a little throttle,

you'll pick up your air speed.

Okay, turn the airplane to the right again,

like you did before. Just turn it easy to the right.

That's it, keep the nose up.

Head back this way. You're coming by me again.

You're doing fine.

Now, let's pull the throttle back a little bit.

[Engine revving]

Pull it up. Pull it up. Pull it up, now.

Okay, now, turn the aircraft to the right.

Turn it to the right. That's it.

Now, you're approaching the strip.

Throttle back.

Keep your nose up.

Keep your nose up.

Throttle back.

[Tires screeching]

Okay, now, put your toes on the brakes.

Good. Perfect.

- Oh. - Darling, you were great.

- Are you all right? - What a landing.

Any landing is a good landing.

- Oh. - Oh.

Well...

Now that they've found cortland,

what do you think they'll do with him?

Well, after they get him back from the east,

they'll bring him right back out here,

and charge him with first-degree murder.

I wish I could feel some satisfaction,

but I can't stop thinking about Emily.

There was so much more she wanted to do.

Well, if it wasn't for Emily,

cortland and $20 million worth of drugs would be on the street.

And...

- Take a look at that. - What's that?

[Jennifer] "Agricultural committee"?

They've started an inquiry on the possibility

of restricting the use of pesticides.

Really?

And I think you'd be very interested in what's on page two.

Page two?

All right.

It's your finished story.

- Oh, so it is. - Yeah.

They brought it over this morning.

I don't think Ben really knew how to thank you.

[Jennifer] Oh, well, that wouldn't be necessary anyway.

I've had all the thanks I need.

I love you.

[Theme music playing]