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[♪♪♪]

CAREFUL. WE JUST GLUED
THAT PIECE BACK ON.

IT'LL BE DRY
IN A FEW HOURS.

HOW MUCH IS IT?

DANI, HOW MUCH IS THIS?

$25.

WOULD YOU TAKE 10?

SOLD.

I CAN'T WAIT
FOR IT TO DRY.

I TAKE THE BUS,

AND I HAVE TO GO
AND FEED THE BIRDS.

I LIVE JUST TWO
OR THREE STOPS DOWN

ON ELM STREET.

OH, THAT'S OKAY,

JENN WOULD BE DELIGHTED
TO DELIVER IT TO YOU.

WOULDN'T YOU, JENN?

[CHUCKLES POLITELY]
OH, YES.

DELIGHTED.

[♪♪♪]

[CALL RINGING]

9-1-1.
WHAT IS YOUR EMERGENCY?

[DISGUISED MALE VOICE]: I'M
CALLING ABOUT ARTHUR HENLEY,

914 ELM.

NUMBER 202.

I THINK SOMETHING
MAY HAVE HAPPENED TO HIM.

IS THIS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY?

YOU SHOULD SEND SOMEONE.

SIR, WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

SIR?

[CALL DISCONNECTS]

[HINGES CREAKING]

MR. HENLEY!

OH...

OH NO.

OPERATOR, I'D LIKE TO REPORT
A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.

NEVER MIND.

I CAN'T FIND A PULSE.

[POLICE RADIOS CRACKLING]

[SIGHING HEAVILY]

THIS SHOULD BE GOOD.

I WAS DELIVERING A PURCHASE,

AND THE CUSTOMER...

LOOKED DEAD.

I FELT FOR A PULSE,

I CALLED 9-1-1,

BUT THEY WERE ALREADY
ARRIVING--

DETECTIVE, THANKS
FOR COMING OUT.

HOMICIDE SHOULD HAVE A LOOK.

SOMETHING FEELS OFF.

HE'S RIGHT.

THANK YOU, JENNIFER.

WE'LL TAKE IT FROM HERE.

NO, WAIT, WAIT!

[GASPING]

I'M THE ONE
THAT DISCOVERED THE BODY,

AND I'VE ALREADY BEEN INSIDE.

I JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU

A COUPLE OF THINGS.

FINE.

[SHUTTERS CLICKING]

DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
A STRUGGLE TOOK PLACE.

THERE'S NO BLOOD.

LOOKS LIKE A MEDICAL CALL.

WHAT'S SO OFF ABOUT THIS?

ANONYMOUS 911 CALL
SAYING THAT HE NEEDED HELP.

WE CANVASSED
THE NEIGHBORS.

NONE OF THEM
MADE THE CALL.

SO, SOMEONE ELSE
MADE THE CALL.

APPARENTLY,
HENLEY HERE WAS A LONER,

SO WHO WOULD HAVE KNOWN

THAT HE NEEDED HELP
IN HIS APARTMENT?

911 COULDN'T SEE
THE INCOMING NUMBER?

-PAY PHONE.
-ALL RIGHT, WELL, WHAT ELSE?

YOU HAD A DELIVERY
OR SOMETHING?

YEAH.
LONG STORY,

BUT HE CAME INTO
THE STORE THIS MORNING

AND HE LOOKED
PERFECTLY HEALTHY.

MAY I?

SMELLS LIKE WHISKEY.

SO, HE DRANK SOME WHISKEY
AND HAD A HEART ATTACK.

THERE'S NO
WHISKEY BOTTLE.

NO. I LOOKED EVERYWHERE,
EVEN THE TRASH.

AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

NEIGHBORS SAY
HE'S NOT A PRIEST.

HE WASN'T WEARING
THAT COLLAR THIS MORNING.

INTERESTING.

HERE WE GO.

[CHIRPING]

[♪♪♪]

OH, MY GOODNESS...

WOW.

YOU SHOULD BUY IT.

OH!

[CHUCKLES]

WELL...

YOU HAD ONE AS A CHILD,
DIDN'T YOU?

HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT?

WELL, IT'S OBVIOUS,

EVEN WITHOUT THE GIFT.

IF YOU EVER WANT A READING...

LET ME GIVE YOU MY CARD.

THANK YOU.

[GASPS]

IT'S A TINY CLOCK RADIO!

[LAUGHING]

OH, DANI,
THIS IS FANTASTIC.

ISN'T IT SO CUTE?

LOOK AT THE LITTLE KITCHEN,

AND THE LITTLE STOVE
AND THE CHAIRS...

I THINK
EVERYTHING IS HERE.

DO YOU THINK IT'S POSSIBLE
THAT WOMAN WAS REALLY PSYCHIC?

I MEAN,
HOW DID SHE KNOW

I HAD ONE AS A KID?

SHE GUESSED?

MAYBE.

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN
THERE AREN'T PEOPLE OUT THERE

WHO REALLY HAVE THE GIFT.

OH, WELL, COULD YOU
ASK HER TO GIFT US

THE WINNING
LOTTERY NUMBERS?

...NOT MUCH.

WENT TO A GARAGE SALE,

DANI BOUGHT A DOLLHOUSE,

I DELIVERED A PURCHASE...

SINCE WHEN
DO YOU DELIVER?

OH, HE WAS AN OLDER MAN
TAKING THE BUS.

AND?

HE WAS DEAD
WHEN I GOT THERE.

HE WAS DEAD?

DON'T WORRY, FRANK THINKS
IT WAS NATURAL CAUSES.

"DON'T WORRY."

WHY WOULD I WORRY?

THESE GUYS ARE POSTING
THESE VIDEOS ON THE NET,

WHERE THEY GO OUT
INTO THE WILDERNESS

WITH NOTHING,

NO TOOLS, NO TENTS,

NO SLEEPING BAGS.

NOT EVEN WATER.

IT GETS COLD
IN THE WILDERNESS.

I THINK
IT WOULD BE AWESOME.

MAN VS. NATURE.

YOU KNOW, SURVIVAL.

WHY DON'T WE SKIP DINNER

AND REASSESS THAT
ABOUT MIDNIGHT?

WE'LL GO IN THE BACKYARD,

IN THE DARK,

HUNGRY.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE NEVER EVEN
BEEN REAL CAMPING.

WE WENT TO YELLOWSTONE.

THAT WAS JUST,
LIKE, IN AN RV.

THAT'S NOT REALLY CAMPING.

DO YOU EVEN KNOW HOW?

I WAS A BOY SCOUT.

I GOT SKILLS.

HEY, DR. BLAKE.

HI, JENNIFER.

WHERE'S DR. TREMEL?

OH, HE'S ON VACATION.

HEY, FRANK.

I CALLED YOUR OFFICE,
THEY SAID YOU'D BE HERE.

I GOT YOU A COFFEE.

DO YOU KNOW DR. BLAKE?

YEAH.

PLEASE TELL ME HE DIED
OF NATURAL CAUSES.

WELL, HE DIED OF
A CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA.

[SIGHING]
THAT'S GOOD.

NOT FOR HIM.

NO, I DIDN'T
MEAN IT LIKE THAT.

IT'S JUST, THIS
IS A WEIRD ONE.

IT'S STARTING
TO GET COMPLICATED.

WELL, IT MIGHT STILL.

HE HAD AN EXTREMELY

HIGH LEVEL OF NICOTINE
IN HIS SYSTEM.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID

HE DIED OF
A HEART ATTACK.

HE DID.

BROUGHT ON BY A TOXIC
LEVEL OF NICOTINE.

YOU MEAN LIKE

HE CHAIN-SMOKED
HIMSELF TO DEATH?

NO. LIKE HE DRANK IT.

LIQUID NICOTINE?

WHERE DO YOU GET THAT?

WELL, IT'S USED
IN INSECTICIDES, FOR ONE THING.

IT'S FAIRLY COMMON.

AND HE DRANK IT?

SUICIDE?

MAYBE.

UNLESS SOMEONE GAVE IT TO HIM.

AND THAT WOULD BE MURDER.

[GASPS]

WELL, WAS THE WHISKEY
ADULTERATED?

NOPE.

THE RESIDUE IN THE GLASS
HAD NO NICOTINE.

[SIGHING]

THIS RINGS A BELL.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
"IT RINGS A BELL."

IT SOUNDS FAMILIAR.

LIKE A BOOK I READ.

NO, NO, NO, NO.

NO, IT DOESN'T.

ALL RIGHT, WE GOTTA GO.

NO, FRANK, HONEST,

I READ A BOOK
A LONG TIME AGO.

[FRANK]: YEAH.

THE BURKHART DEAL CLOSED.

WE BREAK GROUND NEXT MONTH.

OH, THAT'S NICE.

DOING SOME RESEARCH?

I'M RESEARCHING
MURDER MYSTERY.

FRANK'S CASE,

THE ONE
I TOLD YOU ABOUT?

IT SOUNDS A LOT LIKE
A BOOK I REMEMBER,

BUT I CAN'T FIND IT.

I DOUBT A KILLER IN THE BOOK

WOULD HAVE MUCH TO DO WITH
FRANK'S CASE.

AH, BUT THE KILLER
IN FRANK'S CASE

MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO

WITH THE BOOK.

DOES THAT EVEN MAKE SENSE?

HOW?

I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT BUGS ME.

HUH.

ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT DINNER?

WHATEVER YOU WANT.
YOU PICK THE PLACE.

WE'RE GOING OUT?

WHAT A GOOD IDEA.

I'VE LIVED ACROSS THE HALL
FOR 10 YEARS NOW.

HE HAD NO FRIENDS.

SO, THE OTHER DAY, NOBODY
CAME BY THE APARTMENT?

I DON'T THINK SO,

BUT I KEEP MY DOOR CLOSED,

AND MY NOSE OUT OF
OTHER PEOPLE'S BUSINESS.

SO, EVEN IF SOMEBODY
HAD COME BY,

YOU WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE KNOWN IT.

WELL, WHO'S GOING TO VISIT ART?

WAS HE DEPRESSED LATELY?

IF HE WASN'T,
HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN.

FORGET ABOUT FRIENDS,

I DON'T EVEN THINK
HE HAD ACQUAINTANCES.

THANK YOU.

UH-OH.

I KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS.

OH, I'M STUMPED.

SOMETHING ABOUT
LYNWOOD'S CASE

REMINDS ME OF
A MYSTERY BOOK I ONCE READ.

OR A MOVIE YOU ONCE SAW,

OR A NEWSPAPER STORY.

DID YOU DO AN INTERNET SEARCH?

YES.

A THOUSAND WEB PAGES
ABOUT NICOTINE

AND HOW IT'S A TOXIC POISON,

BUT NOTHING ABOUT A PRIEST
BEING MURDERED BY NICOTINE.

WELL, YOU COULD JUST FORGET IT

AND LET DETECTIVE LINWOOD
DO HIS JOB.

I COULD.

HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING
TONIGHT AT 7:00?

I DON'T KNOW,
SOMETHING WITH YOU?

DING, DING, DING!

[♪♪♪]

AND SO, AS YOU SEE,
THE ANTE HAS BEEN UPPED,

READERS WILL NOT ACCEPT
WHAT THEY ONCE DID.

EDGAR ALLAN POE
CREATED THE TEMPLATE,

THE FIRST MODERN
DETECTIVE STORY.

ANYBODY KNOW
WHAT THE BOOK WAS?

ANYBODY?

YES?

SHE KNOWS.

DANI...

WELL?

MURDER IN
THE RUE MORGUE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

AN IMPOSSIBLE CRIME.

A DOUBLE MURDER

IN A ROOM WITH THE DOORS LOCKED

FROM THE INSIDE.

HOW DID THE KILLER
GET IN THE ROOM

IF THE DOORS WERE LOCKED
FROM THE INSIDE?

YOU CARE TO ANSWER?

ORANGUTAN.

IT CLIMBED UP THE SIDE
OF THE BUILDING

AND WENT IN THE WINDOW.

RIDICULOUS, HUH?

BUT THAT'S HOW FAR WE'VE COME.

AND WHAT ABOUT
THE MYSTERIES

THAT DON'T
HAVE MURDERS?

AW, WHO DOESN'T LOVE
A GOOD MURDER?

WHEN YOUR STORY BEGINS
WITH A DEAD BODY,

IT DEMANDS A SOLUTION.

ONLY WHEN THE KILLER
IS BROUGHT TO JUSTICE,

IS THE WORLD IN BALANCE AGAIN.

WE'RE ABOUT
OUT OF TIME.

IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED
IN COPIES OF MY NEW BOOK,

MURDER ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI,

STEP RIGHT UP.

THANK YOU.

I'M GOING TO GET
MY COPY SIGNED.

WELL, YOU KNOW YOUR MYSTERIES.

THANK YOU.

GREAT TALK.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO READING YOUR BOOK.

DO YOU, BY ANY CHANCE,
KNOW OF ANY STORIES

THAT HAVE A PRIEST DYING
FROM NICOTINE POISON?

THAT SOUNDS
VAGUELY FAMILIAR.

I'M NOT SURE
ABOUT THE PRIEST PART,

BUT, AS FOR
THE NICOTINE POISONING,

I'D CHECK OUT VINCENT STARRETT,
THEODORA DU BOIS,

EVEN AGATHA CHRISTIE.

SHE LOVED POISONS,

WORKED IN THE PHARMACY

DURING
THE FIRST WORLD WAR.

IF YOU CAN'T FIND IT,

COME SEE ME.

I HAVE REFERENCES
IN MY OFFICE.

AH, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

[QUIETLY]
NO RING.

IT'S PROBABLY
IN HIS POCKET.

[SCOFFS] CYNICAL,
PARTY OF ONE.

WELL, I'M JUST NOT INTERESTED.

[CRICKETS CHIRPING]

A COMPLETE WILDERNESS
EXPERIENCE.

EVERYTHING WE HAVE
IS CARRIED ON OUR BACKS.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOUR DAD
WAS AN OUTDOORSMAN.

YEAH, HE KNOWS
HIS STUFF,

AND I NEED TO LEARN
THESE SKILLS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S IMPORTANT
FOR YOU TO TEST YOURSELF

IN EXTREME CONDITIONS.

HMM.

I READ ABOUT SOME GUYS

WHO DID THIS WILDERNESS THING,

AND THEY GOT ALL BIT UP BY BUGS,

THEY WERE COLD,
HUNGRY,

AND MISERABLE.

IT'S GOING TO BE FUN.

SLEEPING UNDER THE STARS,
MAKING OUR OWN CAMPFIRE,

MAKING OUR OWN BREAKFAST.

[GROWLS]

[WHISPERS]
YOU'RE AFRAID OF SPIDERS.

[GIGGLES]

[LAUGHING]

ARE YOU REALLY
GOING TO TAKE OUR SON

INTO THE WILDERNESS?

YUP.

ISN'T IT DANGEROUS?

WHAT ABOUT BEARS?

I KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH A BEAR,

RUN FASTER THAN
THE PERSON YOU'RE WITH.

I CHECKED WITH
THE RANGER STATION,

NO BEARS,

AND I GOT US A GREAT SPOT
NEAR MT. WASHINGTON.

WE'RE GONNA BE FINE.

[SIGHS HEAVILY]

I'LL BE WORRIED.

THIS COMING FROM
THE AMATEUR DETECTIVE

WHO ONCE JUMPED OUT OF
A BURNING BARN?

I'LL STILL BE WORRIED.

HOW DID THE BOOK THING
GO TONIGHT?

PRETTY GOOD.
I GOT IT SIGNED.

NICE.

AND HE GAVE ME
SOME LEADS

ON HOW TO FIND
THE MYSTERY NOVEL

THAT'S LIKE
FRANK'S HOMICIDE.

IT HASN'T BEEN
CLASSIFIED A MURDER.

I NEVER SAID IT WAS.

AT LEAST NOT YET.

TAROT CARDS ARE FUN,

BUT I DON'T THINK
THEY'RE VERY ACCURATE.

OH.

I LIKE TO ALIGN
OUR SOULS

AND CHAKRA SYSTEM,

AND THEN
I WAIT FOR THE DOWNLOAD.

WELL, THAT SOUNDS LIKE
A LOT FOR $20.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD
JUST READ MY PALMS.

[CHUCKLES] OH, WELL,

TODAY IS JUST TO SEE HOW I WORK.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANTED
TO GO FURTHER,

I'D BE HAPPY TO HELP.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S START WITH THE OBVIOUS.

YOU'VE BEEN UNLUCKY WITH LOVE.

THAT'S OBVIOUS?

WELL, MOST PEOPLE
WHO COME TO SEE ME

HAVE BEEN UNLUCKY WITH LOVE.

SO, IT'S A GUESS?

AN EDUCATED ONE.

I COULD HAVE ALSO SAID
YOU'VE STRUGGLED FINANCIALLY,

BUT WHO HASN'T?

[CHUCKLES]

WHAT I DO
IS DIFFERENT.

I LIKE TO ALIGN OUR ENERGIES,

JUST FOR A SECOND,

AND SEE WHERE IT LEADS.

WANT TO GIVE IT A TRY?

OKAY.

OKAY, EXTEND YOUR HANDS,
PALMS UP,

AND CLOSE YOUR EYES.

GOOD, I'M GETTING
A VERY STRONG CONNECTION.

JUST TRY TO RELAX,

AND DON'T THINK
OF ANYTHING.

[EXHALING]
NOT A PROBLEM.

YOU MUST REALLY BE A FAN,

THOSE ARE
PRETTY OBSCURE.

I'M LOOKING FOR
A SPECIFIC MURDER FROM A BOOK.

THE VICTIM WAS A PRIEST,
AND HE WAS KILLED BY POISON.

WHAT KIND OF POISON?

NICOTINE.

THIS IS A COMPENDIUM
OF MYSTERY MURDERS,

BY TYPES AND METHODS.

A PRIEST MURDERED BY NICOTINE?

THAT'S RIGHT.

POISONS...

OKAY, NICOTINE.

THERE'S A FEW,

NOTHING WITH A PRIEST.

HOW ABOUT A CLERGYMAN?
THAT WORK?

YES, OF COURSE.

MURDER IN THREE ACTS,

AGATHA CHRISTIE.

REVEREND BABINGTON

IS MURDERED
BY NICOTINE POISONING.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

[SIGHS]
OH, OF COURSE.

AGATHA CHRISTIE.

[♪♪♪]

I THINK SHE COULD BE
THE REAL DEAL.

I MEAN, SHE TALKED ABOUT
HOW, LIKE YOU SAID,

A LOT OF PSYCHICS
MAKE EDUCATED GUESSES,

AND SHE WAS VERY
UPFRONT ABOUT THAT.

AND SHE ONLY
WANTED $20.

WELL, THAT'S GOOD.

WHEN ARE YOU SEEING HER AGAIN?

DAY AFTER TOMORROW.

WELL, HOW MUCH IS THAT
GOING TO COST?

A HUNDRED DOLLARS.

SHE KNEW THINGS THAT
SHE COULDN'T POSSIBLY KNOW.

I MEAN, THINGS
YOU DON'T JUST GUESS.

SHE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW MY NAME
WHEN I WALKED IN.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW
HOW THEY DO IT,

BUT I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE

ANY SPECIAL
PSYCHIC ABILITIES.

EVEN IF THEY DID,

WHY WOULDN'T THEY GO TO VEGAS
AND PLAY BLACKJACK?

WELL, THEY WOULD SAY

THAT THE GIFT IS TO BE USED
TO HELP PEOPLE,

AND NOT FOR GAMBLING.

OH. OKAY.

WHY DON'T YOU ASK HER
IF TERRANCE DUNCAN

IS IN YOUR FUTURE.

I'M NOT INTERESTED.

WHAT? WHY NOT?

HE'S CHARMING, HE'S HANDSOME.

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

HE WRITES MURDER MYSTERIES.

SO?

HOW WOULD I SLEEP AT NIGHT?

OH, YOU...

SCAREDY CAT.

[LAUGHS]

TRY NOT TO STAY UP
ALL NIGHT, HON'.

I WON'T BE LONG.

YEAH, NOTHING OFFICIAL, YET.

BUT WE DO KNOW
THE CAUSE OF DEATH

WAS NICOTINE POISONING.

BUT IT COULD HAVE
BEEN A SUICIDE.

IT COULD HAVE
BEEN ACCIDENTAL.

BUT THIS GUY?

HE HAD NO ONE
IN HIS LIFE.

YET, SOMEONE CALLED 911
FROM A PAYPHONE.

I KNOW. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE
THOSE THINGS ARE STILL AROUND.

BUT HENLEY DIDN'T
BELONG TO ANY CLUBS,

HAD NO ACTIVITIES.

WELL, HE DID GO TO THE PARK
AND FEED THE PIGEONS,

BUT THAT'S ABOUT IT.

BUT THERE'S NO WAY

ANYONE HAD
A MOTIVE TO KILL HIM.

THE KILLER DIDN'T KNOW HIM.

ART HENLEY,

KILLED BY NICOTINE POISONING

ADMINISTERED
VIA AN ALCOHOLIC DRINK.

THE KILLER SUBSTITUTES
THE GLASS WITH THE POISON

FOR ONE WITHOUT--

THAT'S AN ASSUMPTION.

WE DON'T KNOW HOW
HE INGESTED THE POISON.

THE VICTIM HAS
NO KNOWN ENEMIES,

AND WAS WEARING
A PRIEST'S COLLAR.

THAT'S PRETTY MUCH
WHAT I KNEW AN HOUR AGO.

WHAT'S YOUR POINT?

REMEMBER WHEN I SAID
THIS REMINDED ME OF A BOOK?

I FOUND IT.

THE DEATH OF ART HENLEY

IS STRAIGHT OUT OF
AN AGATHA CHRISTIE NOVEL

CALLED MURDER IN THREE ACTS.

SO, YOU'RE SAYING,
THE GUY WHO KILLED HENLEY,

IF IT WAS A MURDER,

WANTED IT TO LOOK LIKE
A MURDER FROM A MYSTERY BOOK?

YES.

TOO MANY SIMILARITIES.

THE KILLER IN THE BOOK HAD
NO RELATIONSHIP TO THE VICTIM.

THERE WAS NO MOTIVE.
IT WAS RANDOM.

WELL, THEN WHY KILL HIM?

PRACTICE.

HENLEY WAS A DRESS REHEARSAL.

THIS GUY'S GOING TO KILL AGAIN.

I DON'T KNOW, JENN,

EVEN IF HENLEY'S DEATH
WAS COPIED FROM A BOOK,

THAT DOESN'T MEAN
HE'S GOING KILL AGAIN.

HE DOES IN THE BOOK.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, IN THE BOOK,
WHO'S THE NEXT VICTIM?

HIS NAME IS...

"DR. STRANGE."

SERIOUSLY?

THAT'S HIS NAME?

YUP.

OKAY, WELL, HOW IS
DR. STRANGE KILLED?

THE SAME AS
REVEREND BABINGTON.

HE DRINKS A GLASS OF ALCOHOL

THAT'S TAINTED
WITH NICOTINE OIL.

I'LL BE TALKING
TO YOU SOON, JENN.

HEY, FRANK,

WHERE DID ART HENLEY
FEED THE PIGEONS?

FREEMAN PARK.

OH, WAIT,

YOU ALMOST FORGOT THIS.

THE CONNECTION
IS VERY STRONG...

I'M SENSING
A LOT OF NEGATIVITY AROUND YOU.

WHAT DO YOU SEE?

CLOUDS GATHERING...

DARK...

I HAVE BEEN WORRYING A LOT.

NO, THIS IS
DIFFERENT.

WHOA.

WELL, THAT WAS
SOMETHING.

WHAT?
WHAT WAS "SOMETHING?"

I DON'T KNOW,

BUT IT WAS INTENSE.

JUST BE CAREFUL.

I CAN ATTEMPT TO CLEAR
THIS ENERGY FOR YOU,

THROUGH A SERIES
OF INTENSIVE SESSIONS

THAT GOES FAR BEYOND
THIS TYPE OF WORK.

WELL, I'D LIKE
TO THINK ABOUT THAT.

HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST?

ONCE ALL THE NEGATIVITY
IS CLEARED,

THE ABUNDANCE THAT FOLLOWS

IS AMAZING.

I CAN TELL YOU'RE
A VERY SPIRITUAL PERSON.

WELL, I THINK SO.

I KNOW SO.

NORMALLY I WOULD CHARGE $500
FOR THIS TYPE OF WORK,

BUT BECAUSE OF
YOUR INNATE ABILITIES,

IT WOULD BE
HALF OF THAT.

THAT'S VERY GENEROUS.

THANK YOU.

I'D STILL LIKE
TO THINK ABOUT IT.

OF COURSE.

OH, UH, DOES
THE NAME "BERNICE"

HAVE ANY SPECIAL MEANING TO YOU?

BERNICE...

NO, NOT REALLY.

I HAD AN AUNT BERNICE,

BUT SHE DIED WHEN I WAS A KID,

I NEVER
REALLY KNEW HER.

WELL...

IT'S PROBABLY NOTHING.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

CAN I HELP?

OH, THANK YOU.

UM, I SAW YOU COMING OUT.

HAVE YOU BEEN SEEING MAGGIE?

OH, YES, I HAVE.

OH, SHE IS
A BLESSING.

I DON'T KNOW HOW
I'D MANAGE WITHOUT HER.

DID ART HAVE ANY FRIENDS
DOWN HERE,

PEOPLE HE TALKED WITH?

ART? NO.

FOR YEARS,
HE JUST SAT ALONE.

ACTUALLY,
A COUPLE WEEKS AGO,

HE SEEMED TO BE HANGING OUT
WITH A GUY I HADN'T SEEN BEFORE.

DID THEY COME TOGETHER?

NO, THEY JUST GOT TO TALKING.

DID YOU GET A CHANCE

TO TALK TO THIS GUY?

CATCH HIS NAME?

ART MENTIONED
IT ONCE.

I THINK IT WAS
SOMETHING LIKE...

JERRY,

OR LARRY.

I DON'T KNOW,
I NEVER TALKED TO HIM.

DID ART HAVE A USUAL SPOT
THAT HE LIKED TO FEED THE BIRDS?

YEAH.

THAT WAS HIS FAVORITE BENCH
RIGHT THERE.

ART WAS A NICE GUY.

SORRY TO HEAR HE DIED.

ME TOO.

THANK YOU.

[♪♪♪]

THIS IS A HAMILTON PERRY,
PROBABLY 1930s.

AND THIS IS
A VERY NICE BULOVA.

THEY'VE BEEN
IN GRANDPA'S ATTIC

FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

HOW MUCH
ARE YOU HOPING

TO GET FOR THEM?

I WAS THINKING AT LEAST
$50 EACH.

[SIGHS]

WELL, IF THESE ARE GENUINE,

AND I THINK THEY ARE,

THEY COULD BE WORTH
$1,000 APIECE,

THE BULOVA EVEN MORE.

REALLY?

MM-HMM.

GET THEM APPRAISED,
I THINK YOU'LL BE SURPRISED.

OH, MY GOODNESS, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

[CHUCKLING] OH...

WE'RE NEVER
GOING TO GET RICH.

NO, BUT WE'LL
SLEEP WELL AT NIGHT.

YEAH.

HEY, DID YOU SEE
YOUR PSYCHIC FRIEND AGAIN?

YEAH.

THOUGHT I'M GETTING
A WEIRD FEELING FROM HER.

HOW DID SHE KNOW
ALL THAT STUFF ABOUT ME?

HAS SHE UPPED HER $100 FEE?

$500.

BUT HALF PRICE.

SHE SAID I HAVE A LOT OF
NEGATIVE ENERGY AROUND ME.

[SCOFFS]

TIME FOR TEA.

I'VE NEVER BEEN
"NEW AGE."

I KNOW.

BUT YOU DO HAVE
SOME CLAIRVOYANCE.

I MEAN, WHEN
YOU'RE SOLVING A MYSTERY,

YOU'RE PRETTY GOOD.

I THINK I MIGHT HAVE A TALENT
FOR DEDUCTIVE REASONING.

LET ME ASK YOU
SOMETHING.

ARE YOU HAPPY WITH YOUR LIFE?

MY LIFE?

WELL, OF COURSE,
IT'S FABULOUS.

WELL, THEN
IF YOU SEE MAGDALENA,

DO IT BECAUSE IT'S FUN.

JUST FUN.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

I FEEL "CLEARED" NOW.

THAT'LL BE $500.

WELL, THERE'S
NO CONTACT PERSON

LISTED ON...
ON HIS RENTAL AGREEMENT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT HAPPENS,
THOUGH, SOMETIMES,

WITH THESE OLD PEOPLE.

HAS THE UNIT
BEEN ENTERED

SINCE THE POLICE
LEFT?

NO, NO.

UH, LISTEN,

YOU'RE A DETECTIVE, RIGHT?

MM-HMM.

WELL, ART DIED
OF A HEART ATTACK.

I MEAN, WHAT'S
THE DEAL HERE?

NO DEAL.

I JUST WANT TO
TAKE A LOOK AROUND.

[♪♪♪]

TURNS OUT HENLEY WASN'T
A COMPLETE LONER.

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO,

HE STRUCK UP A FRIENDSHIP
WITH SOMEONE.

THE GUY THAT SELLS BIRDSEED
AT THE PARK THINKS

THE NEW GUY'S NAME
WAS, UH, LARRY,

OR JERRY.

THE GUY WHO SELLS
BIRDSEED?

YES.

DON'T BE MAKING FUN OF
MY SOURCES.

OH, AND THERE'S A SECURITY
CAMERA AT THE PARK.

ART AND HIS FRIEND
MIGHT BE ON IT.

OKAY, NOW, THAT'S INTERESTING.

ALL RIGHT, I WENT BACK
TO HENLEY'S APARTMENT,

YOU KNOW, TAKING
A LOOK AROUND.

FOUND THAT
ON THE FRIDGE.

LIFE COACH?

HENLEY WAS SEEING A LIFE COACH?

NOW, THAT DOESN'T
MAKE ANY SENSE.

NOPE.

"GERALD McNALLY."

WELL, THAT CAN BE
JERRY OR LARRY.

FRANKLY,

AND DON'T QUOTE ME ON THIS,

BUT WHEN SOMEONE
LIKE HENLEY DIES,

WITH NO FRIENDS, NO FAMILY...

NO ONE CARES,

ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE'S
A CASE TO BE MADE

THAT IT COULD BE A SUICIDE.

I UNDERSTAND,
BUT IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT.

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT,
WELL, I'M GOING TO SEE

IF I CAN FIND SOMETHING
ON THAT PARK FOOTAGE.

YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN
LOOKING FOR A LIFE COACH.

WHAT...

I'D BE LIKE
A NEW CLIENT.

HE'D HAVE NO IDEA
WHY I WAS THERE,

BUT IF YOU GO,
AND HE'S SOMEHOW CONNECTED,

IT COULD SPOOK HIM.

AND THIS WAY,

IF THERE'S ANYTHING HINKY
ABOUT THIS GUY--

HINKY?

YEAH, HINKY.

WELL, THAT'S
THE EXPRESSION, RIGHT?

JUST GO ON.

WELL, THEN I REPORT
BACK TO YOU,

AND YOU DO WHAT YOU DO.

I'LL BE LIKE SCOUTING PATROL.

NO MENTION OF ARTHUR HENLEY,

AGATHA CHRISTIE,

NICOTINE POISONING,

OR PRIEST COLLARS.

RIGHT.

JUST LIFE COACHING.

WERE YOU A GIRL SCOUT?

NO.

THIS PSYCHIC KNEW THINGS

THAT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE
FOR HER TO KNOW.

LIKE WHAT?

LIKE DANI WAS MARRIED

TO SOMEONE
NAMED DARREN.

HOW WOULD SHE
KNOW THAT?

MAYBE A PARTNER
RAN DANI'S PLATE

THROUGH A DATABASE?

THEY USE TRICKS
LIKE THAT.

I READ WHERE A LONELY GUY
GOT TAKEN FOR MILLIONS

BY A FORTUNE TELLER.

IS DANI GETTING
TOO INVOLVED WITH THIS?

I DON'T THINK SO.

SHE'S JUST
GOING FOR FUN.

SO, LOGAN,

HOW IS THE CAMPING TRIP
COMING ALONG?

GREAT.

JUST HONING
MY WILDERNESS SKILLS.

YOU GUYS ARE GOING
TO BE MISERABLE.

NO, YOU GUYS ARE GOING
TO WISH YOU WERE THERE,

WHILE WE'RE SITTING
BY A CAMPFIRE,

DRINKING
HOT CHOCOLATE

YOU KNOW,
UNDER THE STARS.

YOU WON'T LAST
THE WEEK-END.

YEAH, WE WILL.
RIGHT, DAD?

ABSOLUTELY.

HOT CHOCOLATE
SOUNDS GOOD.

HOW ABOUT I MAKE SOME,
AND WE ALL PLAY HEARTS?

I'M MEETING SOME
FRIENDS AT SCHOOL.

YEAH, AND I'VE GOT
TO DO, UM...

SOMETHING.

OH.

SORRY, MOM.

EXCUSE US.

CHESS?

WHY NOT?

[♪♪♪]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR SEEING ME.

OH, MY PLEASURE.

DO YOU ONLY WORK
WITH WRITERS,

OR DO YOU SEE
REGULAR PEOPLE?

[CHUCKLING]

ABOUT HALF MY CLIENTS
ARE REGULAR PEOPLE,

BUT GIVEN
MY BACKGROUND,

I'M UNIQUELY SUITED
TO HELP CREATIVE TYPES.

OH.

WHAT'S YOUR BACKGROUND?

I WAS A WRITER,

AND THEN AN EDITOR
AT A PUBLISHING HOUSE.

UNFORTUNATELY,

THE INTERNET HAS NOT
BEEN KIND TO PUBLISHERS,

OR BOOKSTORES.

THAT'S A SHAME.

I ACTUALLY FIND THIS WORK
MUCH MORE SATISFYING.

ARE YOU A WRITER?

OH, NO.

I'M....

I LOVE TO READ.

I'M A BIG MYSTERY FAN.

THAT WAS MY AREA
WHEN I WAS AN EDITOR.

WELL, YOU'LL HAVE TO
RECOMMEND SOME BOOKS.

I WILL.

I'M NOT AT ALL SURE
WHAT A "LIFE COACH" DOES.

WELL, FIRST OFF,
IT'S NOT PSYCHOTHERAPY, OKAY?

I DON'T FOCUS ON THE PAST,

I WANT TO HELP YOU LOOK FORWARD
AND ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS.

IT'S PRACTICAL.

OKAY.

SO, LET'S START WITH
A SIMPLE QUESTION.

GIVEN WHERE YOU ARE
IN LIFE RIGHT NOW,

WHAT WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CHANGE?

ANYTHING AT ALL.

OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD,
FIRST THING.

UH--

FRANK, I'M LEAVING McNALLY'S.

DID YOU KNOW

THAT HE USED TO HANDLE
MYSTERY WRITERS

FOR A PUBLISHING HOUSE?

YOU KNOW THAT DOESN'T
CONNECT HIM TO THE BIRD GUY.

NO, I KNOW THAT
DOESN'T CONNECT HIM TO HENLEY,

BUT SEE IF THIS MIGHT,

I'M IN THE PARKING LOT
AT McNALLY'S OFFICE,

AND I AM LOOKING AT
AN ENDANGERED SPECIES.

WHAT'S THAT?

A PAY PHONE.

I THINK GERALD McNALLY
COULD BE CONNECTED

TO ART HENLEY'S DEATH.

HOW?

WHY WOULD THEY EVEN
KNOW EACH OTHER?

I DON'T KNOW,

BUT McNALLY'S CARD
WAS ON HENLEY'S REFRIGERATOR,

AND THERE WAS A PAYPHONE
OUTSIDE OF McNALLY'S OFFICE?

THAT CAN'T BE
A COINCIDENCE.

[SHOP BELL JINGLES]

THE SECURITY CAM FOOTAGE
FROM THE DAY BEFORE

AND OF HENLEY'S DEATH.

ALL RIGHT.

OKAY.

SO, THIS IS THE DAY BEFORE,

AND THERE'S ART HENLEY,
FEEDING THE BIRDS.

OKAY, NOW WE'VE GOT
ANOTHER MAN JOINING HIM,

AND HE'S WEARING A BRIMMED CAP,

WHICH IS BLOCKING HIS FACE

AS HE APPROACHES.

AND NOW WE CAN ONLY
SEE THEIR BACKS.

NOW, THEY SAT AND TALKED HERE
FOR A FEW MINUTES.

YOU KNOW,
EVERYTHING SEEMED FRIENDLY.

NOW THE OTHER MAN WALKS AWAY...

...AND THEN ART HENLEY WALKS
IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

NOW...

THIS IS THE DAY OF HIS DEATH.

SO, THERE'S ARTHUR HENLEY,

HE'S FEEDING THE BIRDS...

BUT THIS TIME,

NOBODY JOINS HIM.

ALL RIGHT, YOU SEE?

SEE, HE'S LOOKING AROUND
AS IF HE'S EXPECTING SOMEONE.

COULD HE BE WAITING
FOR THAT GUY AGAIN?

HE JUST FINISHES
FEEDING THE BIRDS...

THEN HE WALKS AWAY.

OKAY, SO WHO'S THIS OTHER GUY?

NOW, THE 911 CALL,

IT WAS MADE FROM THE PHONE
RIGHT OUTSIDE McNALLY'S OFFICE.

THAT SECURITY CAM,

WELL, MAKES HENLEY JUST LUCKY
HE HAS A FRIEND.

BUT THAT PAYPHONE,

WELL, THAT LOOKS BAD
FOR McNALLY.

CONGRATULATIONS, JENN,

GERALD McNALLY IS NOW
A PERSON OF INTEREST.

YOUR LIFE COACH.

YOU WERE JUST
WITH HIM.

I'M CALLING THIS
A POSSIBLE HOMICIDE.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU HADN'T
HAVE THOUGHT

OF THAT OLD BOOK
WITH THAT MURDER IN IT,

NOBODY WOULD HAVE
PAID ATTENTION TO THIS.

MAYBE.

DEFINITELY.

THEY WOULD HAVE
RULED IT A SUICIDE,

CASE CLOSED.

YOU'RE REALLY
GOOD AT THIS, JENN.

THANK YOU.

BUT YOU CAN'T
OFFICIALLY BE INVOLVED.

OKAY--

BUT, UNOFFICIALLY

I'M GOING TO NEED YOUR HELP,

AS A CONSULTANT.

[GASPS]

DOES SHE
GET A BADGE?

NO.

[♪♪♪]

IT'S JUST NICE
TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED.

SO, IF GERALD McNALLY
IS THE KILLER,

YOU GET THE CREDIT.

OH, I DON'T CARE
ABOUT THAT,

JUST AS LONG AS
THEY CATCH THE KILLER.

DANI, THIS IS
AN ORIGINAL TONKA.

WHAT? [GASPS]

LOOK AT THAT.

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

YEAH.
I'M GOING TO BUY IT.

OKAY, GOOD EYE.

HI, UM, I'M DANI.

WE MET OUTSIDE
OF MAGGIE'S?

OH, YES.

I HAD THE MOST AMAZING
SESSION THAT DAY.

SHE WAS ABLE TO CROSS OVER
AND TALK WITH MY HUSBAND.

YOUR HUSBAND IS DECEASED?

SEVERAL YEARS NOW.

OH, MAGGIE'S BEEN A GODSEND.

I MEAN, THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS

THAT ARE HARD FOR ME TO MANAGE
WITHOUT HIM,

INVESTMENTS, FOR INSTANCE.

SO, IS THERE
ANYTHING SPECIAL

YOU LOOK FOR
AT THESE THINGS?

OH, YES.

I COLLECT LEFTON CUDDLES.

THEY'RE REALLY
HARD TO FIND.

WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN
A WHITE CAT CREAMER

AND SUGAR BOWL SET?

REALLY?

YOU HAVE ONE?

I HAVE A LITTLE SHOP,

AND I'D LOVE TO SEE
YOUR COLLECTION.

I'D BE HAPPY
TO BRING THEM OUT TO YOU.

OH, THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.

OH, LET ME GIVE YOU
MY ADDRESS.

OKAY.

[♪♪♪]

ALWAYS HAPPY
TO HELP THE POLICE.

WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?

YOU KNOW WHO THIS IS?

HMM...

NO, I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN
TO FREEMAN PARK?

YES, I'VE BEEN THERE.

[FRANK]: HOW LONG AGO?

[GERALD]: OOH, AT LEAST
A COUPLE YEARS.

THE MAN IN THAT PHOTO
IS ART HENLEY.

DOES THAT
MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?

HMM, CAN'T SAY
THAT IT DOES.

HIS BODY WAS FOUND A WEEK AGO.

HE SWALLOWED NICOTINE OIL,

AND THE WEIRD THING IS,

IS HE HAD BEEN DRINKING
A GLASS OF WHISKEY,

AND THERE WAS NO
NICOTINE RESIDUE

IN THE GLASS.

WHAT'S EVEN STRANGER,

IS HE WAS WEARING
A CLERICAL COLLAR,

AND HE'S NOT EVEN A PRIEST.

[McNALLY LAUGHS]

IS THIS SOME KIND OF A JOKE?

YOU'VE JUST DESCRIBED

A FAMOUS MURDER

TAKEN STRAIGHT OUT OF
AGATHA CHRISTIE.

[FRANK]: YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY
FAMILIAR WITH THE BOOK.

[McNALLY]: OF COURSE I AM.

[FRANK]: WELL, IN THE BOOK,

WHY WAS THERE NO NICOTINE
RESIDUE IN THE GLASS?

THE KILLER SUBSTITUTES
A CLEAN GLASS

FOR THE TAINTED ONE.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

DR. STRANGE IS MURDERED
BY THE SAME METHOD,

CONCENTRATED OIL
OF NICOTINE,

EXCEPT IN THIS CASE,

IT'S ADMINISTERED
IN A TAINTED GLASS OF PORT

AT A DINNER PARTY.

CLASSIC CHRISTIE.

YOUR BUSINESS CARD WAS
FOUND ON HENLEY'S FRIDGE.

HE WASN'T A CLIENT.

AFTER HE DRANK THE POISON,

AN ANONYMOUS CALL
CAME INTO TO 911.

IT WAS MADE FROM A PAYPHONE
RIGHT OUTSIDE YOUR OFFICE.

[SCOFFS]

LOOK, IF I WAS GOING
TO KILL SOMEONE,

I'D MAKE IT MORE MODERN.

DON'T INSULT ME
WITH PRIEST COLLARS

AND OIL OF NICOTINE.

ARE YOU

ACTUALLY
ARRESTING ME?

JUST ASKING A FEW QUESTIONS.

AH, WELL, THEN,
IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE...

DETECTIVE?

MM.

[CHUCKLING]

OH, MY...

OKAY...

JUST BEND THIS UP,
AND WE HAVE A TENT.

NICE.

I'M BEING TESTED.

YOU SOUND WORRIED
THAT IT'S A SCAM.

WELL, MADAME MAGDALENA
CLAIMS TO BE THE GO-BETWEEN

TO THE OTHER SIDE,

AND THIS
POOR WIDOW THINKS

SHE'S GETTING
INVESTMENT ADVICE

FROM HER
DECEASED HUSBAND.

CALL FRANK.

THEY GOT A "BUNCO" SQUAD

THAT DEALS WITH
SCAMSTERS AND FRAUDS,

EXACTLY THIS
KIND OF STUFF.

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

I'LL CALL HIM TOMORROW.

GOOD.

I SEE THE TENT OUTSIDE.

UH-HUH.

HOW'S THE BIG
CAMPING TRIP COMING ALONG?

WE'RE ALMOST SET.

YEAH, GETTING BACK
TO NATURE,

IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT.

HMM.

YOU SHOULD JOIN US
ON THE NEXT TRIP.

MAYBE.

NOT.

[WINCING] OH...

[CHUCKLING]

I AM AFRAID THAT
SHE IS ROBBING HER BLIND

UNDER THE GUISE OF

COMMUNICATING WITH
THE OTHER SIDE.

WELL, AS LONG AS
CLARA IS COMPETENT,

SHE'S ENTITLED TO MAKE
HER OWN DECISIONS.

YOU KNOW, A FAMILY MEMBER,

NOW, THEY CAN COMPLAIN
TO SENIOR PROTECTIVE SERVICES,

BUT DANI
DOESN'T QUALIFY.

WHAT IF SHE DEFRAUDED ME?

THEN YOU MAKE A COMPLAINT,

AND OUR FRAUD UNIT
WILL INVESTIGATE.

[KNOCKING]

GERALD?

GERALD?

[GASPS]

[POLICE CHATTER, SIRENS WAIL]

THE BODY WAS FOUND
BY THE 2:00 CLIENT.

HE SAW HIM AND BACKED OUT.

HAS IT BEEN SECURED SINCE?

YES, SIR.

NO OBVIOUS WOUNDS.

THERE'S BLOOD
AROUND THE ROOM,

BUT NONE ON THE BODY.

BLOOD ON
THE COFFEE TABLE,

SOME ON THE CARPET,

AND, UH...

LOOK AT THIS.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

"THE DECAMERON."

"SIGERSON"...

[SIGHS HEAVILY]

THAT'S AWFUL.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT,
I JUST SAW HIM.

WAS THIS THE SECOND MURDER
FROM
MURDER IN THREE ACTS
?

NO, IT'S DIFFERENT,

AND REALLY ODD.

AND THE WORD "RACHE"

WAS WRITTEN ON THE WALL
IN FAKE BLOOD.

COULD IT BE "RACHEL"?

[AGHAST]
NO, IT DOESN'T MEAN "RACHEL".

"RACHE" IS GERMAN
FOR "REVENGE."

WAS THERE A WOMAN'S GOLD
WEDDING RING ON THE FLOOR,

AND A PILL BOX
WITH SOME PILLS INSIDE?

YEAH.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT ELSE
WAS AT YOUR CRIME SCENE...

WHERE IS IT...

HERE IT IS.

WAS HE HOLDING
A BOOK IN HIS HAND,

THE DECAMERON ?

YEAH, ALL THAT.

THE KILLER TOOK THIS STRAIGHT
OUT OF SHERLOCK HOLMES,

"A STUDY IN SCARLET."

WELL, WE MAY
HAVE A BREAK.

McNALLY HAD
AN 11:00 A.M. SCHEDULED

WITH A GUY NAMED
"SIGERSON."

WE'RE LOOKING FOR HIM NOW,

AND IF HE'S NOT THE KILLER,

AT LEAST HE'S THE LAST GUY
TO SEE McNALLY ALIVE.

THERE'S A WRITING PROFESSOR
OVER AT THE J.C.,

HE'S PRETTY KNOWLEDGEABLE
ON MYSTERIES,

TERRANCE DUNCAN.

I'LL TRY TO SEE HIM TOMORROW.

DO IT, BUT TELL HIM
IT'S CONFIDENTIAL.

WILL DO.

ALL RIGHT,
I GOTTA GO.

HEY, JENN.

HEY HON'.

HELLO, FRANK.

HEY, JASON.

WELL, JENN, SHE KNOWS
HER MYSTERY STORIES.

I ASKED HER TO CONSULT.

YOU KNOW, USE THAT
MYSTERY-SOLVING MIND OF HERS.

POSSIBLY TALK WITH SOME PEOPLE
NOT DIRECTLY CONNECTED.

BUT IF YOU WANT ME
TO KEEP HER OUT OF IT,

I'LL DO IT.

I DON'T CONTROL HER.

THAT'S HER CHARM.

GOOD NIGHT, FRANK.

GOOD NIGHT, JASON.

NEW BOOK?

NO, SAME ONE.

MYSTERY WRITER
FROM THE BOOKSTORE.

HE COULD BE
A GOOD REFERENCE

FOR FRANK.

CAN WE TALK?

I'M JUST CONSULTING.

MAYBE I DON'T
SAY THIS ENOUGH, BUT...

I REALLY LOVE YOU.

AW, JASON...

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES,
I'LL BE AT WORK...

OR, YOU KNOW,
DRIVING IN MY CAR,

OR DOING NOTHING,
AND YOU JUST...

POP INTO MY HEAD.

YOU'RE MY EVERYTHING, JENN,
MY GIRL,

AND IF ANYTHING EVER
HAPPENED TO YOU, IT...

IT WOULD DEVASTATE ME.

OH, HONEY...

I PROMISE
I'LL BE CAREFUL,

AND IF YOU DON'T WANT ME
TO DO THIS, I WON'T.

YOU GOT A TALENT.

I MARRIED SOMEONE
WHO CAN MAKE SENSE OF MURDER.

I COULD TAKE UP GARDENING.

JUST BE WHO YOU ARE.

BUT CAREFUL.

I WILL.

OH, THESE ARE JUST LOVELY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU HAVE
A BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION.

ANY FAVORITES?

OH, YES.

OVER HERE...

OH, PLEASE,
DO SIT. SIT.

THANK YOU.

IT'S A BLUE BOY,
LIMITED EDITION.

OH, VERY NICE.

I MET CLARA
AT MAGDALENA'S.

OH.

SINCE MY HUSBAND
PASSED,

IT'S BEEN
A BIT OVERWHELMING.

IT'S WONDERFUL MAGGIE
CAN COMMUNICATE WITH HIM.

SO REASSURING.

WHAT HAS HE
COMMUNICATED?

THANK YOU.

WELL, EDGAR,
HE'S VERY CONCERNED

THAT SAVINGS BARELY
PAY ANYTHING THESE DAYS.

MAGGIE KNOWS
SOME MANAGERS

WHO CAN GET ME 15%.

IT'S CALLED A HEDGE FUND.

AND YOU'VE BEEN COLLECTING
INTEREST FROM THESE PAYMENTS?

OH, YES.

I ONLY INVESTED A LITTLE BIT,

BECAUSE I WANTED TO BE SURE
IT WAS LEGITIMATE.

I'VE RECEIVED
THREE PAYMENTS,

RIGHT ON TIME.

THAT SOUNDS...

GREAT.

MAGGIE SAYS IT'S VERY SAFE.

THIS ISN'T GOOD.

IT SOUNDS LIKE
A PONZI SCHEME.

WHAT CAN WE DO?

I DON'T KNOW,

BUT NOTHING
IS NOT AN OPTION.

[♪♪♪]

DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT MURDER,

JUST THAT
HE WAS FOUND DEAD.

WELL, THAT'S GOOD.

IT MEANS LYNWOOD WAS ABLE
TO KEEP A LID ON IT.

FOR THE TIME BEING.

IS THIS ANY GOOD?

NOT BAD,

PERIOD MYSTERY
SET ON A RIVERBOAT.

HEY, YOU WANT TO COME OVER
FOR DINNER SATURDAY NIGHT?

I'D LOVE TO.

-WHO ELSE IS COMING?
-NOBODY.

-YET.
-YET.

UH-HUH.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

OH, MEETING WITH THE AUTHOR,

AT HIS COLLEGE.

OH. WELL, HAVE FUN.

OKAY.

I'LL JUST BE HERE WORKIN'.

-HELLO.
-OH!

YOU FINISH IT?

I AM HALFWAY THROUGH.

IT'S REALLY GOOD.

IT MUST BE SO DIFFICULT
TO GET PUBLISHED THESE DAYS.

NEAR IMPOSSIBLE.

THAT WAS SELF-PUBLISHED.

IT WORKED OUT WELL,

I KEEP MOST OF THE MONEY.

DID YOU SEE
TODAY'S NEWSPAPER,

ABOUT THE MURDER?

I READ ABOUT A MAN

WHO WAS FOUND DEAD
IN HIS OFFICE.

IT WAS A MURDER.

I KNOW THE LEAD DETECTIVE.

IT SEEMS THAT SOMEONE
IS RECREATING MURDERS

FROM MYSTERY BOOKS.

PLURAL?
AS IN MORE THAN ONE?

WHEN YOU CAME TO MY LECTURE

AND ASKED ABOUT
NICOTINE POISONING,

YOU WERE TALKING
ABOUT A REAL MURDER?

I WAS.

DID YOU FIND THE BOOK?

MURDER IN THREE ACTS.

AGATHA CHRISTIE.

OF COURSE.

AND THIS NEW MURDER?

SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE,
"A STUDY IN SCARLET,"

AND THE MURDER
WAS CAREFULLY RECREATED

FROM THE BOOK.

I'M A HOLMES FAN,
BUT NOT AN EXPERT.

OH, ME EITHER,

BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE AROUND HERE
WHO ARE ABSOLUTE HOLMES NUTS.

THEY HAVE
MONTHLY MEETINGS,

THEY WEAR
19th-CENTURY WARDROBE,

ALL THAT STUFF.

LIKE THOSE
CIVIL WAR RE-ENACTORS?

[CHUCKLES]
EXACTLY.

YOU SHOULD BE ABLE
TO FIND THEM ONLINE.

WOULD YOU MIND
IF I USED YOU AS A RESOURCE?

SURE, WHATEVER
I CAN DO.

BUT ONE OF THESE HOLMES EXPERTS
MIGHT BE A BETTER CHOICE.

I'M SORRY, BUT I HAVE
AN AFTERNOON CLASS.

TERRANCE...

ARE YOU DOING
ANYTHING SATURDAY NIGHT?

NO BIG PLANS.

GRADING PAPERS.

JASON AND I WERE GOING TO HAVE
SOME PEOPLE OVER FOR DINNER,

IF YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN US.

SOUNDS GREAT.
THANKS.

OH, AND YOU CAN BRING A DATE,
IF YOU LIKE.

OH, I'M NOT SEEING
ANYONE AT THE MOMENT.

OH.

OH, AND ONE MORE THING,

DOES THE NAME "SIGERSON"

MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?

WHY?

THE LAST CLIENT
THAT McNALLY SAW

BEFORE HIS BODY
WAS DISCOVERED

WAS NAMED "SIGERSON."

WELL THEN, YOU'RE LOOKING
FOR SHERLOCK HOLMES.

"SIGERSON" WAS THE NAME
HE WOULD SOMETIMES USE

WHEN HE WAS IN DISGUISE.

SHERLOCK HOLMES FANATICS,

PEOPLE THAT EAT, SLEEP,
AND BREATHE HOLMES,

AND I THINK I FOUND ONE.

WHO'S THAT?

DR. MYLES FOWLER.

PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH
AT LITTLEFIELD COLLEGE,

NOTED EXPERT ON CONAN DOYLE.

LITTLEFIELD?
THAT'S PRETTY PRESTIGIOUS.

YEAH, AND NOT THAT FAR A DRIVE.

SO, ARE YOU CROSSING OVER TODAY?

YES.

I'M GOING TO SEE IF MAGDALENA
CAN PUT ME IN TOUCH

WITH MY DECEASED UNCLE ERIC.

YOU HAD AN UNCLE ERIC?

NO. NO ONE
IN MY FAMILY,

PAST OR PRESENT,

EVER NAMED ERIC.

THIS WILL BE IN MY PURSE,

JUST IN CASE
I GET ANY MESSAGES

FROM THE BEYOND.

WELL, LOOK AT YOU,
YOU LITTLE SLEUTH.

OH, AND WE'RE ON
FOR DINNER

SATURDAY NIGHT.

WHAT AREN'T YOU
TELLING ME?

JUST BE THERE AT 7:00,

AND WEAR YOUR PRETTY
GREEN DRESS.

GREEN ONE...

I'M WEARING SWEATS.

[GASPS IN SHOCK]

[LAUGHING]

HE SAYS HE'S CONCERNED...

ABOUT YOUR SECURITY.

HE FEELS YOU'RE
ON SHAKY GROUND.

MONEY TROUBLES?

REALLY?

I'M DOING OKAY.

BUT THIS IS THE FUTURE.

HE'S CONCERNED
FOR YOUR INVESTMENTS.

OH.

LIKE WHAT?
WHAT DOES HE THINK I SHOULD DO?

HOLD ON.

HE'S FADING.

OH...

HE'S GONE.

SORRY,

THAT HAPPENS
SOMETIMES.

WELL, SHOULD I BE WORRIED?

THAT DEPENDS.

WAS HE SOMEONE THAT YOU WOULD
TRUST WITH YOUR FINANCES?

OH, ABSOLUTELY.

WELL, THEN I WOULD
REVIEW YOUR INVESTMENTS,

AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE SAFE.

I'LL DO THAT.

HOW MUCH DO I OWE YOU FOR TODAY?

OH.

NO CHARGE.

YOUR UNCLE HAD WANTED
TO CONTACT YOU FOR A LONG TIME.

I'M HAPPY TO HAVE
MADE THAT HAPPEN.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

WELL, IF YOU WANTED
TO EXPLORE FURTHER, I'M HERE.

[CALL RINGING]

LYNWOOD.

HEY, FRANK, I JUST MET
WITH TERRANCE DUNCAN,

THE MYSTERY WRITER.

HE SAID "SIGERSON" IS THE NAME
THAT SHERLOCK HOLMES USES

WHEN HE'S IN DISGUISE.

INTERESTING.

I FOUND A HOLMES EXPERT
AT LITTLEFIELD COLLEGE,

PROFESSOR MYLES FOWLER.

I'D LIKE TO TALK TO HIM,
IF THAT'S OKAY.

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

LET ME CALL HIM FIRST.

OKAY, GO AHEAD AND CALL HIM

AND I'M ON MY WAY THERE
TO SEE HIM NOW.

GOOD WORK, JENN.

JENNIFER,

WELCOME TO 221B.

COME ON IN.

THANK YOU.

[GASPS]

WOW.

IT'S SHERLOCK HOLMES'
STUDY ON BAKER STREET.

YES, I FIND IT
RELAXING

AND INSPIRING.

PLEASE, PLEASE,
HAVE A SEAT.

THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU
FOR SEEING ME

ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE.

WELL, DETECTIVE
LYNWOOD CALLED

AND ASKED FOR
MY DISCRETION.

A SERIAL KILLER
OF A LITERARY BENT?

FIRST, AGATHA CHRISTIE

AND NOW,
SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE.

YES.

"A STUDY IN SCARLET."

LET'S CONSIDER THESE MURDERS

IN THE WAY
THAT HOLMES MIGHT HAVE.

IS THAT ALL RIGHT?

PLEASE.

SO, WE HAVE A KILLER

WHO'S GONE TO GREAT LENGTHS
TO DRAMATIZE THESE MURDERS.

WHAT DOES THAT TELL US

ABOUT HIM?

THAT HE'S EGOTISTICAL,

A THRILL-SEEKER.

THRILL-SEEKER, INDEED.

THE FIRST MURDER,
AGATHA CHRISTIE,

A MURDER WITHOUT A MOTIVE,

WHICH THROWS
HER DETECTIVE POIROT

OFF BALANCE.

WELL, VERY
DIFFICULT TO SOLVE

WHEN THERE IS NO CONNECTION

BETWEEN THE VICTIM
AND THE KILLER.

IT WAS A REHEARSAL.

OF COURSE,

A PREPARATION
FOR THE REAL MURDER

OF GERALD McNALLY.

BUT HERE IS WHERE
YOUR KILLER DIVERGED.

HE ABANDONS AGATHA CHRISTIE
AND TAKES UP CONAN DOYLE.

TAUNTING THE POLICE,

"CAN YOU FIGURE OUT
THESE CLUES?"

WHICH, OF COURSE, THEY CAN'T.

[CHUCKLES RUEFULLY]

BUT NOW WE ARE
GETTING SOMEWHERE.

WE KNOW THAT THE KILLER
IS EGOTISTICAL,

AND LITERATE.

YOUR DETECTIVE LYNWOOD
SHOULD BE FLATTERED.

TO CHOOSE CONAN DOYLE
AS THE GAUNTLET TO THROW DOWN,

I MEAN, IS THERE
A BETTER DETECTIVE

THAN SHERLOCK HOLMES?

SO, YOU THINK THE CHOICE
OF SHERLOCK HOLMES

IS TO SAY, "I AM THE BEST.

IT WOULD TAKE HOLMES
TO CATCH ME?"

POSSIBLY.

PROFESSOR FOWLER, DO YOU THINK
THAT HE WILL KILL AGAIN?

THIS IS WHAT I HAVE LEARNED
ABOUT SERIAL KILLERS...

HE WILL CONTINUE TO KILL

BECAUSE HE IS ADDICTED
TO THE FEELING HE GETS

WHEN HE DOES.

THE KILLER KNOWS
RIGHT FROM WRONG,

BUT COULDN'T CARE LESS.

HAVE YOU EVER IMAGINED
WHAT IT MUST BE LIKE

TO HOLD SOMEONE'S LIFE
IN YOUR HAND?

NO.

I HAVE.

TO WRITE ABOUT KILLERS,
TO UNDERSTAND THEM,

I HAVE TO KNOW HOW THEY THINK

AND HOW THEY FEEL.

I CAN IMAGINE.

OH, I DOUBT YOU CAN.

SO.

WE KNOW THAT THE FIRST MURDER
WAS A TRIAL RUN FOR THE SECOND.

FOCUS ON McNALLY.

FORGET ABOUT ART HENLEY.

[SIGHS]

IT'S A HUMAN LIFE,
PROFESSOR FOWLER.

WELL, FORGIVE ME
FOR SOUNDING HARSH,

BUT SHERLOCK HOLMES
WAS COLD AND CALCULATING.

HE HAD NO WIFE,
NO CHILD.

HE NEVER COMFORTED
THE BEREAVED,

BUT HE ALWAYS
FOUND HIS KILLER.

AND IF YOU WANT TO FIND
THIS KILLER,

FOCUS ON McNALLY.

AS HOLMES MIGHT SAY,
"THE GAME IS AFOOT."

[CHUCKLES IN DELIGHT]

FOWLER THINKS THE CLUES
HAVE NO SPECIAL MEANING,

OTHER THAN
TO DISTRACT THE POLICE

FROM WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING.

WHICH IS...?

FOCUSING ON McNALLY.

I THINK HE'S RIGHT.

I TALKED TO
THREE OF McNALLY'S CLIENTS,

TWO OF HIS NEIGHBORS,

HIS EX-WIFE,

AND A COUPLE
OF HIS FRIENDS.

WOULD ANY OF THEM
BE SUSPECTS?

NO, HE WAS A BRIGHT,
WELL-LIKED GUY,

RESPECTED AS A LIFE COACH.

HIS CLIENTS LOVED HIM.

McNALLY TOLD ME THAT HE WORKED
AT A PUBLISHING HOUSE

IN MYSTERIES.

IT WENT OUT OF BUSINESS.

BROWN & HEATON.

I TALKED TO
HIS FORMER BOSS EARLIER.

HE SAYS HE WAS
AN EXCELLENT EDITOR,

BUT COULD BE TOUGH
ON HIS WRITERS.

THIS PROBABLY DOESN'T
MEAN ANYTHING,

BUT FOWLER SAID,

TO WRITE A MURDER MYSTERY,

YOU HAD TO THINK LIKE A KILLER.

HE SEEMED TO HAVE AN UNHEALTHY
ENTHUSIASM FOR KILLERS.

[MESSAGE ALERT CHIMES]

OH.

INCOMING FROM DR. FOWLER.

"ALL LIFE
IS A GREAT CHAIN,

"THE NATURE OF WHICH IS KNOWN

WHENEVER WE ARE SHOWN
A SINGLE LINK OF IT."

SHERLOCK HOLMES.

[SIGHING]
YOU COULD HAVE TOLD ME.

[WHISPERING]
YOU WOULDN'T HAVE COME.

IT MUST BE
A GREAT FEELING

TO SEE A BUILDING GO UP
THAT YOU HELPED DESIGN

AND KNOW THAT IN A HUNDRED YEARS
IT WILL STILL BE THERE.

YEAH, IT'S PRETTY COOL,
BUT THEN, SO IS BEING A WRITER.

I FINISHED YOUR BOOK.

I LIKED THE SURPRISE
TWIST AT THE END.

I DIDN'T SEE IT COMING.

IF YOU'RE CONSCIOUSLY
LOOKING FOR THE KILLER,

YOU'LL BE DISAPPOINTED,

AND YOU'LL MISS THE JOURNEY

ALONG THE WAY.

SO, WHO'S
YOUR FAVORITE AUTHOR?

HANDS DOWN,
JOHN DICKSON CARR,

MASTER OF
THE LOCKED ROOM MYSTERY.

OH.

WHAT'S A "LOCKED ROOM" MYSTERY?

PICTURE A ROOM, NO WINDOWS,

THE ONLY WAY IN OR OUT
IS THE DOOR,

WHICH IS LOCKED
FROM THE INSIDE,

AND THE MURDER VICTIM IS WITHIN.

THAT SOUNDS IMPOSSIBLE.
HOW DOES THE KILLER GET OUT?

WELL, THAT'S
THE CHALLENGE.

A POWERFUL MAGNET
CAN CLOSE A LATCH

THROUGH THE DOOR,

A FISHING LINE
WITH A SPECIAL KNOT

THAT SLIPS
OFF THE LATCH

WHEN YOU PULL IT THROUGH
THE OTHER SIDE.

THERE'S ALL KINDS OF WAYS.

TRICKY.

I LOVE THAT STUFF.

WHAT'S THE NEW BOOK ABOUT?

MURDER.

[LAUGHTER]

IT'S BAD LUCK
TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE.

IT'S GOING WELL,

JUST NEED
TO COME UP WITH AN ENDING.

THIS DINNER IS WONDERFUL.

OH, THANK YOU.

IT'S JUST GREAT
TO EAT REAL FOOD.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO BE
SUPER HEALTHY.

I'M DRINKING A LOT OF SMOOTHIES

AND GREEN DRINKS.

WHAT'S YOUR GO-TO GREEN DRINK?

SIMPLE AND ORGANIC,

CELERY, BROCCOLI,
APPLES, AND KALE.

-WHAT'S YOURS.
-SAME.

OH.

BUT I ADD SPIRULINA.

I LOVE POND SCUM.

RIGHT.

WHAT'S POND SCUM?

SPIRULINA,

IT'S A BLUE-GREEN ALGAE.

IT DOESN'T TASTE BAD.

MAJOR ANTIOXIDANT.

WE'RE HAVING ICE CREAM
AND APPLE PIE FOR DESSERT?

YES, WE ARE.

THAT'S WHY
I EAT HEALTHY,

SO WHEN I HAVE A CHANCE
TO EAT ICE CREAM AND PIE,

I DON'T THINK TWICE.

OOH.

YOU CAN HAVE TWO SLICES.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

SO, I HATE TO ADMIT IT,

BUT I HAD
A REALLY GOOD TIME,

AND HE IS REALLY HANDSOME,
AND REALLY SMART.

BUT?

A GUY IN MY WATER-COLOR CLASS
ASKED ME OUT.

AND I DON'T KNOW THIS BECAUSE...

BECAUSE IT'S REALLY NEW,
AND NOTHING MIGHT HAPPEN.

UGH, POND SCUM...

DOUBLE DOSE.
DRINK UP.

OH, FRANK,
GREEN DRINK?

WHAT?

YEAH, I'VE ALREADY
MY LEAVES AND CLIPPINGS,

THANK YOU.

BUT IT'S...

UGH, THAT LOOKS HORRIBLE.

IT IS HORRIBLE.

I WAS THINKING ABOUT
PROFESSOR FOWLER.

YOU KNOW, THAT TEXT?

THE SHERLOCK HOLMES QUOTE,

WHAT DO YOU THINK IT MEANS?

I THINK IT MEANS
THAT SHERLOCK HOLMES

COULD SOLVE AN ENTIRE CRIME
BY SEEING A SINGLE CLUE.

I'M THINKING HE'S TELLING US

THAT WE ALREADY HAVE
EVERYTHING WE NEED

TO SOLVE IT, BUT...

HE'S ALSO SAYING DON'T PAY ANY
ATTENTION TO ART HENLEY, RIGHT?

SO, WE SHOULD DO THE OPPOSITE
AND FOCUS ON HENLEY?

I TOOK A CLOSER LOOK

AT THE SECURITY-CAM FOOTAGE.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW, CHECK THIS OUT.

I ENHANCED
AND ENLARGED IT.

THAT LOOKS FAMILIAR.

YUP.

DOES IT LOOK LIKE THIS?

I THINK YOU'VE GOT A SUSPECT.

MM-HMM.

PROFESSOR FOWLER.

WE'VE GOT WHAT WE'LL NEED.

DID YOU TEST
YOUR FLASHLIGHT?

DO WE LOOK LIKE
GREENHORNS?

"GREENHORNS,"
IS THAT EVEN A THING?

OKAY, WE'RE BACK
ON SUNDAY EVENING.

I LEFT A MAP
ON THE DINING ROOM TABLE

OF OUR LOCATION, OKAY?

ASK YOUR FATHER
WHAT HE'S GOING TO DO

IF HE SEES A BEAR.

BEARS?

THEY HAVE BEARS
UP THERE?

WILDERNESS?

WHAT PART OF WILDERNESS
AND BEARS DON'T GO TOGETHER?

LOVE YOU, HON.

[CHUCKLING]

THERE'S NO BEARS.

PROBABLY.

LOGAN, HAVE FUN.

BE SAFE.

[SIGHS]
SPA DAY TOMORROW?

OH, YEAH.

WELL, WHERE ELSE
COULD I GET

THAT SORT OF RETURN?

-IT'S NOT THE RETURN--
-IT'S THE RISK.

BUT I HAVE BEEN GETTING PAID.

RIGHT ON TIME.

I'M GOING TO
THE VALLEY PINES BANK NEXT WEEK

TO SEE ABOUT A REVERSE MORTGAGE.

I ASKED MAGGIE

TO COMMUNICATE WITH
MY DECEASED UNCLE ERIC.

THERE WAS NEVER
ANY SUCH PERSON.

I INVENTED HIM TO SEE
IF MAGDALENA WAS REAL.

WELL, POSSIBLY,

ANOTHER MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY
WAS TRYING TO CONTACT YOU.

I REALLY FEEL

WHEN I'M WITH MAGGIE

THAT I'M IN THE PRESENCE
OF MY EDGAR.

WHAT CAN WE DO?

I'LL GO BY ADULT PROTECTIVE
SERVICES TOMORROW,

SEE WHAT THEY SAY.

I CAN'T BELIEVE

PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
SENIOR CITIZENS LIKE THAT.

JUST ASK MY UNCLE ERIC.

[PANTING]

YOU OKAY THERE, SON?

YEAH. ARE WE
EVEN THERE YET?

UH... NOT EVEN CLOSE.

[GASPING WEARILY]

YOU KNOW, I THINK
WE FORGOT SOMETHING.

WHAT'S THAT?

SHERPAS.

[GROANS]

WHAT DO YOU GOT IN HERE?

THAT'S JUST THE TENT.

YOU GOT
THE COMPASS, RIGHT?

WELL, YOU GOTTA
HAND IT TO THE GUYS,

THEY REALLY DID IT.

SITTING OUT
IN THE COLD AND DARK

LIKE NEANDERTHALS.

[CHUCKLING]

OH, I LOVE THIS PART,

YOU KNOW THEY'RE
GOING TO KISS.

I'VE SEEN IT
A MILLION TIMES.

[GASPING TOGETHER] OH...

WELL, WHAT DO YOU
WANT TO WATCH NEXT?

CAN WE
WATCH THAT AGAIN?

YEAH!

[♪♪♪]

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

THE WOOD WAS GREEN,
OR WET, I GUESS.

NO FIRE?

NO DINNER?

WE HAD THAT GRANOLA BAR.

NO INTERNET?

IT'S THE GREAT OUTDOORS.

SO, IS THAT IT,
WE JUST SIT HERE FREEZING?

WE ENJOY THE SOLITUDE, SON.

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

WHAT'S THAT?

THAT WOULD BE RAIN.

I MEAN, IT DOESN'T
BOTHER ME.

YEAH, ME NEITHER.

BUT, YOU KNOW,
IF YOU WANT TO LEAVE.

NO, NO, I CAN TAKE IT.

OKAY.

BUT IF YOU WANT TO GO, I'D GO.

[THUNDER CRASHING OVERHEAD]

YOU KNOW, I SAW A MOTEL

IN THAT TOWN
THAT WE DROVE THROUGH.

I SAW THE DINER.

YOU KNOW WHAT, WE'LL, JUST, UH,
COME BACK SUNDAY.

WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW
WON'T HURT THEM, RIGHT?

THIS IS ABOUT BONDING.
WE'RE STILL BONDING.

EXACTLY.

THAT'S INTERESTING.

MILES FOWLER HAD A BOOK
PUBLISHED AT BROWN & HEATON,

THE SAME TIME
THAT GERALD McNALLY

HAPPENED TO BE
AN EDITOR THERE.

HUH.

[SHOP BELL JINGLES]

HEY!

HEY.

SO...

I WENT TO
ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES,

AND FRANK WAS RIGHT.

AS LONG AS
CLARA'S COMPETENT,

SHE CAN DO
WHATEVER SHE LIKES.

YOU'D NEED A FAMILY MEMBER
TO FILE A COMPLAINT.

SHE DOESN'T HAVE CHILDREN?

NO, SO, THAT'S OUT.

WELL, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?

WHAT WOULD MADAME MAGDALENA DO

IF SHE THOUGHT SHE WERE
ABOUT TO BE ARRESTED?

THAT JUST MIGHT WORK.

EIGHT YEARS AGO,

FOWLER HAD A BOOK
PUBLISHED

AT BROWN & HEATON,

THE SAME PLACE THAT McNALLY
WAS AN EDITOR.

I KNOW.

BUT FOWLER'S BOOK,
A LIFE OF HOLMES
,

WAS NON-FICTION,

WHICH MEANS HE MAY NOT HAVE
HAD ANY CONTACT WITH McNALLY,

WHO WAS FICTION.

ON THE OTHER HAND,

FOWLER HAD NO CLASSES
ON THE DAYS OF EITHER MURDER.

WELL, DOES HE HAVE AN ALIBI?

NOT SURE.

WE NEED TO GET
A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION

BEFORE I INTERVIEW HIM.

NOW, YOU WERE SAYING

FOWLER'S OFFICE IS LIKE

A SHRINE TO HOLMES?

IT'S LIKE WALKING
INTO BAKER STREET.

RIGHT, WELL,
HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW,

FOWLER WAS FREE
THE DAYS OF BOTH MURDERS.

THE MAN IN THE SECURITY CAM

WAS WEARING A LITTLEFIELD
COLLEGE SWEATSHIRT,

HAPPENS TO BE
WHERE FOWLER TEACHES.

NOW, McNALLY'S KILLER
HAD AN ENCYCLOPEDIC KNOWLEDGE

OF SHERLOCK HOMES.

IT CERTAINLY FITS
FOWLER TO A "T."

THERE'S ONE MORE THING.

10 YEARS AGO, THIS ARTICLE
IN A MYSTERY MAGAZINE.

"THE PHARMACOLOGY OF MURDER,"

BY PROFESSOR MYLES FOWLER.

IT'S ABOUT ALL THE WAYS
POISONS HAVE BEEN USED

TO KILL PEOPLE IN MYSTERY BOOKS.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD, JENN.

[JENN]: I WONDER
HOW THEY'RE DOING.

HMM, NOT TOO WELL.

I SAW ON THE NEWS
IT WAS RAINING UP THERE,

POURING.

AW, NOW I FEEL
BAD FOR THEM.

I COULD SHOW YOU
WHERE THEY WERE GOING.

HOW?

I HAVE A PROGRAM

THAT SHOWS A SATELLITE VIEW
OF ALMOST ANYWHERE.

AND IF THERE'S A SIGNAL,

I CAN PINPOINT
DAD'S CELL PHONE.

REALLY?

MM-HMM.

OKAY, HERE'S
THE RANGER STATION,

PARKING LOT.

THEY SHOULD BE A COUPLE
MILES TO THE NORTH, I THINK.

AMAZING.

THAT'S NOT
REAL-TIME, IS IT?

NO.

BUT THE APP
FOR THE CELL PHONE IS.

TRY IT.

[BEEPING]

THAT'S WEIRD.

IT SHOWS A SIGNAL,

BUT THERE'S
NOTHING ON THE MAP.

LET ME ZOOM OUT.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

WHAT?

THEY'RE IN A TOWN.

[GASPS IN SHOCK]

CHEATERS.

OKAY, IT'S YOUR MOVE.

YOU'D BETTER
WATCH YOUR BISHOP.

WHY?

YOU SHOULD'VE
WATCHED YOUR ROOK.

[CHUCKLES]

TWO HOT CHOCOLATES.

WE DIDN'T ORDER
HOT CHOCOLATE.

MM-MM.

NO, YOUR MOM DID.

SHE EXPECTS YOU
HOME FOR DINNER.

[CHUCKLES]

BUSTED.

CHEERS.

[FRANK]: THIS WON'T BE LONG.
JUST A FEW QUESTIONS.

OH, SHOOT.

OR SHOULD I SAY "INJECT"?

[CHUCKLES]

TUESDAY THE 12th,

BETWEEN 11:00 A.M.
AND 2:00 P.M.,

WHERE WERE YOU?

-ARE YOU SERIOUS?
-MM-HMM.

AH, FINE. UH...

YES, A FACULTY
COMMITTEE MEETING.

YOUR DEPARTMENT HEAD SAYS
YOU MISSED THAT MEETING.

WELL THEN,
I WAS WRITING.

ALL RIGHT.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT
THE WEEK BEFORE,

MONDAY THE 4TH.

WRITING.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO
CHECK YOUR BOOK?

MONDAY IS ALWAYS WRITING.

ALONE,

WHICH MEANS NO ALIBI.

LOOK, I'M A HOLMES EXPERT.

I'VE WRITTEN ABOUT POISONS,

AND HOW IT'S USED
IN THE ART OF MURDER.

I THINK ABOUT KILLING PEOPLE.

A LOT.

YOUR BOOK LIFE OF HOLMES

WAS PUBLISHED BY BROWN & HEATON.

GERALD McNALLY
WAS AN EDITOR THERE

AT THE TIME.

THE LIFE COACH?

MM-HMM.

OH, YES, NOW I REMEMBER.

GERRY.
GERRY McNALLY.

WELL, HE WAS FICTION,
I WAS NON-FICTION,

SO I DIDN'T MAKE
THE CONNECTION.

YOU DON'T BELIEVE THAT.

HABIT.

YES, WELL,
NOW YOU HAVE A PROBLEM,

BECAUSE HE WAS
THE LAST PERSON

WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN
A LIFE COACH.

HE WAS NOT A NICE MAN.

HOW SO?

WELL, HE WAS ARROGANT.

DISMISSIVE.

IF HE THOUGHT YOU DIDN'T
CUT IT AS A WRITER,

HE JUST TOLD YOU SO.

DID HE EVER TELL YOU SO?

YES.

BUT IT MADE ME BETTER.

HOW TALL ARE YOU?

[LAUGHS]

OH, FINALLY,
AN INTERESTING QUESTION.

AH...

I AM SIX FOOT, ONE INCH.

DOES THAT HELP?

IT MIGHT.

WE HAVE SOME SECURITY CAM
FOOTAGE OF ARTHUR HENLEY.

HE WAS WALKING WITH THE MAN
WHO MIGHT HAVE KILLED HIM.

YOU'RE ABOUT THE SAME HEIGHT.

OH, WELL, THAT NARROWS
YOUR SUSPECT POOL

DOWN TO WHAT,

A FEW MILLION PEOPLE.

EXCELLENT WORK, DETECTIVE.

EXCELLENT WORK.

GIRLS, WE'RE HOME!

JENN?

HANNAH?

HELLO?

"BACK AT 7:00 FOR DINNER.

"EVERYTHING'S IN THE FRIDGE.

"SALAD NEEDS TO BE MADE.

"SET THE TABLE.

"LOVE, MOM AND HANNAH.

P.S. LOGAN, USE YOU PHONE APP
TO TRACK OUR LOCATION."

HMM.

[SIGHING BLISSFULLY]

NOW, THIS IS
WHAT I CALL

GETTING BACK
TO NATURE.

WE WILL BE
GOING OUTSIDE.

HMM.

IS THAT WHERE
THE MASSAGE TABLES ARE?

YUP.

IN A TENT.

KIND OF LIKE CAMPING.

[CHUCKLING]

[SIGHING]

I'M JUST GLAD
YOU'RE BOTH BACK

SAFE AND SOUND.

AH.

[CHUCKLING]

THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW,

I LEARNED A VALUABLE LESSON
THIS WEEKEND

THAT I'LL REMEMBER
WHEN I'M AT COLLEGE.

OH, YEAH, WHAT'S THAT?

NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO,

OR WHAT YOU DO,

MOM KNOWS.

YEAH.

[SHOP BELL JINGLES]

HELLO.

OH, HI, TERRANCE.

I HAD A LOVELY EVENING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR THE INVITE.

OH, YOU'RE WELCOME.

IT WAS FUN.

SO, I TOOK ANOTHER LOOK
AT "STUDY IN SCARLET."

THE KILLER ARRIVED
BY A HORSE-DRIVEN CAB.

IF YOUR SUSPECT WAS TRULY
RECREATING THE CRIME,

HE WOULD HAVE TAKEN A CAB.

YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO SEE
THE CAB COMPANIES' RECORDS

TO SEE IF ANYONE WAS DROPPED OFF

AT THAT ADDRESS.

THAT IS VERY SMART.

OH, AND I WAS ABLE
TO MAKE A CONNECTION

BETWEEN McNALLY AND FOWLER.

IT TURNS OUT THAT McNALLY
WAS AN EDITOR AT BROWN & HEATON

THE SAME TIME

THAT FOWLER HAD
A BOOK PUBLISHED THERE.

WOW, YOU HAD
TO DIG DEEP FOR THAT.

[CHUCKLES]

IT SOUNDS LIKE LYNWOOD
HAS A VIABLE SUSPECT.

YES, IT SURE DOES.

YOU SHOULD MEET FRANK.

MAYBE WE COULD ALL
HAVE LUNCH ONE DAY THIS WEEK.

SOUNDS GOOD.

I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU A FAVOR.

YOU'RE A MYSTERY FAN,

WOULD YOU BE WILLING
TO READ MY NEW BOOK,

GIVE ME SOME
OBJECTIVE FEEDBACK?

SURE, I WOULD LOVE TO.

JUST TELL ME WHEN.

SHOULD BE READY NEXT WEEK.

ONE CAVEAT.

I CAN'T SEND IT TO YOU,

BUT I'LL MAKE A HARD COPY
YOU CAN READ IN MY OFFICE.

WRITER'S PARANOIA.

UNDERSTOOD.

IS, UH, DANI HERE?

OH, NO, I'M AFRAID
SHE JUST STEPPED OUT.

OH, UM,

I JUST WANTED
TO GIVE HER SOMETHING.

[UNZIPPING BAG]

I WANTED TO GIVE HER THIS.

HAWAIIAN SPIRULINA.

POND SCUM.

[CHUCKLING]

I'M SURE SHE'LL LOVE IT.

[♪♪♪]

GERALD McNALLY'S DEATH
WAS BY STRYCHNINE POISONING.

NOW, MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS
IT WAS IN THE PILLS,

BUT IT WASN'T.

WHAT WERE THE PILLS?

SUGAR.

NO TRACE OF POISON
IN HIS STOMACH,

SO HE DIDN'T INGEST IT.

I RE-EXAMINED THE BODY.

THERE WAS A SINGLE NEEDLE MARK,

A VERY FINE GAUGE NEEDLE.

THE STRYCHNINE WAS
ADMINISTERED VIA INJECTION.

IF McNALLY WAS INJECTED,

THERE MUST HAVE BEEN
PHYSICAL CONTACT.

LOCARD'S PRINCIPLE.

A PERPETRATOR WILL BRING
SOMETHING INTO A CRIME SCENE

AND LEAVE WITH
SOMETHING FROM IT.

I WANT EVERY INCH
OF HIM GONE THROUGH,

HIS CLOTHES,
SHOES, WHATEVER.

IF THE KILLER HELD
OR RESTRAINED HIM,

HE LEFT SOMETHING ON THE BODY.

ALL RIGHT?

[♪♪♪]

[WHISTLING NONCHALANTLY]

[KNOCKS]

[SHOTS SNIPE]

[POLICE CHATTER CRACKLES]

THE BODY WAS FOUND
BY A STUDENT.

M.E. IS ON THE WAY,

GUNSHOT WOUND
TO THE ABDOMEN.

[DIALING CALL]

HEY, JENNIFER.

YEAH, I'M AT LITTLEFIELD.

PROFESSOR FOWLER IS DEAD.

LOOKS LIKE
WE GOT ANOTHER ONE.

HEY, JENN,
THANKS FOR COMING.

WHAT DID THE KILLER
LEAVE BEHIND?

OH, YOU'LL SEE.

THE GUY IS REALLY
BRAGGING NOW.

HE EVEN LEFT A NOTE,
"THE BUTLER DID IT."

FUNNY, HUH?

FOWLER WASN'T WEARING
ANY CUFFLINKS,

SO, OBVIOUSLY, THE KILLER
PLACED IT THERE.

I THINK I KNOW
WHAT BOOK THIS IS FROM,

BUT THIS ISN'T RIGHT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

THE BODY IS
SUPPOSED TO BE FOUND

AT THE BOTTOM
OF A CIRCULAR STAIRCASE.

LIKE THIS?

OKAY, I GOT THIS.

MARY ROBERTS RINEHART.

WHO?

THIS MURDER IS FROM
THE CIRCULAR STAIRCASE.

I READ IT LAST YEAR.

THE VICTIM IS SHOT,

THE BODY IS FOUND

NEAR THE BASE
OF A CIRCULAR STAIRCASE.

THERE'S A CUFFLINK,

MOTHER OF PEARL
WITH RUBY,

FOUND NEAR THE BODY.

SHE WAS THE FIRST
TO USE THE PHRASE

"THE BUTLER DID IT."

I THINK I KNOW WHERE THE GUN IS.

IF HE'S
FOLLOWING THE BOOK,

HE WOULD HAVE WAS
THE GUN IN SOME BUSHES.

IT MIGHT EVEN HAVE
THE NAME "HALSEY"

ENGRAVED
ON THE SIDE.

I'VE NEVER HEARD OF
THIS WRITER.

RINEHART?

OH, SHE'S HUGE,

THE AMERICAN
AGATHA CHRISTIE.

FRANK, LOOK.

PLEASE TELL ME THAT FOOTPRINT

WASN'T A CLUE FROM BOOK.

NOPE.

GOOD.

FINALLY,

LOOKS LIKE WE MIGHT HAVE
CAUGHT A BREAK.

IT'S HORRIBLE,
BUT IT'S FASCINATING

THERE'S A GUY
KILLING PEOPLE

RIGHT OUT OF
CLASSIC MYSTERIES.

THE MURDERS
HAVE TO BE CONNECTED.

WHY HASN'T THE NEWSPAPER
CAUGHT ONTO THIS?

FRANK HAS BEEN ABLE TO KEEP
THE DETAILS PRETTY QUIET,

BUT I DON'T THINK
IT'LL STAY THAT WAY FOR LONG.

HUH.

SO, HOW LONG DID IT
TAKE YOU TO REALIZE

THAT THE CAMPING TRIP WAS NOT
GOING TO BE THE BEST TIME?

[CHUCKLING]

WELL, LET'S SEE,

UM, I PUT THE BACKPACK ON,

TOOK ABOUT FIVE STEPS,
AND I KNEW.

[CHUCKLING]

I'M GLAD YOU WENT.

-GOOD BONDING TIME.
-YEAH.

I'M GOING TO GO DOWNSTAIRS
AND CHECK MY NOTES.

DON'T STAY UP
TOO LATE.

I WON'T.

[♪♪♪]

PROFESSOR MYLES FOWLER,

PRETTY OBVIOUS
CAUSE OF DEATH.

DON'T ASSUME
THE TWO BULLET WOUNDS

IN THE STOMACH
KILLED HIM.

COULD BE A MISLEAD.

UNDERSTOOD.

I'LL APPROACH AS IF
THERE WERE NO GUNSHOT WOUNDS.

AND THE SLUGS,
THEY'VE BEEN RETRIEVED

AND SENT TO FORENSICS?

FIRST THING.

ANYWAY, I THINK
WE HAVE THE GUN,

BUT I CAN'T TAKE
ANYTHING FOR GRANTED.

THIRD MURDER BY THIS GUY?

WELL, HE MAY HAVE
FINALLY SLIPPED UP.

WE FOUND A FRESH FOOTPRINT.

WHAT SIZE SHOE DID FOWLER WEAR?

SIZE 10.

THE FOOTPRINT IS
A 12 AND A HALF.

THAT'S OUR GUY.

[♪♪♪]

WE'VE BEEN LOOKING
AT YOUR FINANCES, CLARA,

AND I'M SURE WE CAN HELP YOU
WITH YOUR INVESTMENTS.

I HAVE A BIT OF
A TIGHT SCHEDULE.

I ASSUME
THE PAPERWORK IS READY.

OH, IT'LL JUST BE
ANOTHER MOMENT.

I APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE.

HI.

OH, GLAD YOU COULD
MAKE IT, LAURA.

THIS IS LAURA

FROM THE DEPARTMENT
OF SOCIAL SERVICES.

THE BANK HAS
REASON TO BELIEVE

THAT THIS COULD BE A SITUATION
OF ELDER FRAUD.

COULD YOU DESCRIBE

YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO CLARA?

[SCOFFS]

WELL, I RESENT
THAT INSINUATION.

THIS HAS TAKEN UP
FAR TOO MUCH OF MY TIME.

MELODY!

YEAH.
WE'LL BE IN TOUCH.

I'M SO
SORRY, CLARA.

[LAURA]:
HER REAL NAME

IS MELODY MONROE.

SHE'S BEEN ARRESTED
IN TWO OTHER STATES

FOR ELDER FRAUD
AND OTHER SCAMS.

I PLAYED LAURA

A RECORDING OF
MAGGIE COMMUNICATING

WITH SOMEONE
WHO NEVER EXISTED.

CLARA,

APS HAS ADVISORS
WHO CAN MAKE SURE

THAT YOUR INVESTMENTS
ARE HANDLED RESPONSIBLY.

[SIGHS]

I REALLY WANTED TO BELIEVE

THAT I WAS TALKING
WITH MY EDGAR.

I KNOW.

BUT I SUSPECTED I WASN'T.

HE WAS TOO SWEET.

EDGAR WOULD HAVE BEEN
REALLY GRUMPY

IF I HAD BOTHERED HIM
ON THE OTHER SIDE.

[CHUCKLING]

THE COMMON THREAD IS
MYSTERIES AND LITERATURE.

IS THERE ANY CHANCE

THAT TERRANCE DUNCAN
CAN BE INVOLVED?

HE WRITES MYSTERIES,
HE TEACHES...

DO YOU THINK
THAT'S POSSIBLE?

I HAD THE SAME THOUGHT,
BUT I DON'T THINK SO.

AND DUNCAN WEARS
A SIZE 11 SHOE,

AND THE FOOT IMPRESSION
AT THE SCENE

WAS A 12 AND A HALF.

THAT'S A RELIEF

BECAUSE I'M GOING TO
SEE HIM THIS AFTERNOON.

HOW IN THE WORLD
DID YOU FIND OUT

DUNCAN'S SHOE SIZE?

HE RENTED A TUX
A FEW YEARS AGO.

I ROUTINELY CHECK
FORMAL WEAR PLACES

BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS
KEEP MEASUREMENTS.

CLEVER.

I'D SAY.

YOU HAVE TO READ IT
AT HIS OFFICE?

WELL, I GUESS
IF YOU SEND SOMEONE A FILE,

IT CAN BE
LEAKED TOO EASILY.

SO, YOU'RE GOING TO THE J.C.?

NO, TERRANCE HAS
A WRITING OFFICE OFF-CAMPUS.

I'LL READ IT THERE.

YOU SHOULD FEEL FLATTERED.

YEAH, IT'S KIND OF COOL.

OKAY, HAVE FUN, HONEY.

OH, HI, SWEETHEART, IT'S ME.

I'M HEADED OVER
TO TERRANCE DUNCAN'S OFFICE,

BUT I'LL PICK UP DINNER,

AND I'LL BE HOME AROUND 7:00.

I LOVE YOU. BYE.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

HELLO?

JENN? IT'S TERRANCE.

ARE YOU AT THE OFFICE YET?

I'M ALMOST THERE.

I'M GRABBING A COFFEE.
I LEFT THE OFFICE OPEN.

MANUSCRIPT'S ON THE DESK,

GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.

YOU WANT A LATTE
OR SOMETHING?

NO, I'M GOOD, THANKS.

OKAY, SEE YOU
IN 20 MINUTES OR SO.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS, JENN.

YEAH, NO PROBLEM.

THERE'S A NAME
ON THE LIST HERE,

TERRANCE DUNCAN.

THE GUY TAUGHT
FOR A SHORT TIME

OVER AT LITTLEFIELD,

AND THERE'S
A BROWN & HEATON CONNECTION.

ALL RIGHT,
YOU GOT MY ATTENTION.

DUNCAN SUBMITTED A BOOK THERE
THAT THEY PASSED ON.

HE CAUSED A BIG STINK ABOUT IT.

THE REJECTING EDITOR ON HIS BOOK
WAS GERALD McNALLY.

THE NOVEL MURDERS.

HMM.

"A TRUE STORY OF MURDER
PAST AND FUTURE."

[SHOP BELL JINGLES]

HEY, WHERE'S JENN?

I'VE BEEN
TRYING TO CALL HER.

SHE'S READING
DUNCAN'S MANUSCRIPT.

AT THE J.C., OR...

NO, OFF-CAMPUS,
AT HIS WRITING OFFICE.

-WHERE?
-I DON'T KNOW.

[DIALING QUICKLY]

MARY?

YEAH, I NEED
AN EMERGENCY SEARCH

OF ANY ADDRESS LINKED
TO A TERRANCE DUNCAN,

RENT, PHONE,
UTILITIES, YOU NAME IT.

YOU CALL ME
AS SOON AS YOU HEAR FROM HER.

OH, NO.

"I FIRST SAW ART HENLEY

FEEDING BIRDS
IN THE PARK ALONE..."

"MISDIRECTION.

"A CARD LEFT ON THE REFRIGERATOR
POINTS TO GERALD McNALLY,

"BUT THE SECURITY CAMERA
IN THE PARK

IS AN ALL-SEEING EYE..."

"WITH A LITTLEFIELD
COLLEGE SWEATSHIRT,

"AND HIDING MY FACE,

I SEND YOU AFTER
PROFESSOR MYLES FOWLER."

[GASPS]

[LOCK RATTLES]

[TERRANCE]:
HELLO, JENNIFER.

[GASPS]

GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

IT'S THE HOLOGRAM ME.

THE REAL ME IS SIPPING BEER
AT THE FOX AND HOUND,

AN AIRTIGHT ALIBI.

"NOVEL MURDERS" IS A MYSTERY
INSPIRED BY THE CLASSICS,

BUT KILLING REAL PEOPLE.

THREE BEAUTIFUL RECREATIONS
OF LITERARY MURDERS.

MURDER #1, ART HENLEY--

HE DIDN'T DESERVE TO DIE,

BUT NEITHER DID THE REVEREND
IN
A MURDER IN THREE ACTS
.

MURDER #2, GERALD McNALLY.

HE REJECTED MY BOOK
AND KILLED MY CAREER.

"A STUDY IN SCARLET" FOR HIM.

MURDER #3, PROFESSOR FOWLER.

I ONCE TAUGHT AT LITTLEFIELD.

HE WAS HEAD OF THE COMMISSION
THAT DENIED MY PROMOTION.

HAVE YOU FIGURED OUT

THE SIZE
12 AND A HALF SHOE YET?

SOME CRUMPLED NEWSPAPER
AND MY SIZE 11 FEET

FIT THE SIZE
12 AND A HALF SHOE JUST FINE.

MURDER #4 IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN.

I KNOW YOU'VE ALMOST SOLVED IT.

I BUILT THIS ROOM
SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS MURDER,

THOUGH I DIDN'T KNOW
IT WOULD BE YOU.

THE DOORS IS SECURED,
THE LOCK UNBREACHABLE.

THE WINDOW IS SAFETY GLASS,

UNBREAKABLE.

CELL PHONE SIGNAL IS BLOCKED.

YOU CAN'T CALL FOR HELP.

[DIALING QUICKLY]

[GASPING FOR AIR]

HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

A LITTLE DIZZY,
A LITTLE LIGHT-HEADED?

CARBON MONOXIDE IS ODORLESS,

TASTELESS,

INVISIBLE.

THE WALL HEATER HAS BEEN RIGGED
TO EMIT THE GAS.

YOU WERE OVERCOME
BY CARBON MONOXIDE.

TRAGIC.

RECREATING CLASSIC MURDERS,

AND TOPPING IT ALL OFF

WITH A WHOLLY ORIGINAL
LOCKED-ROOM.

SHOULD BE A BEST-SELLER.

GOODBYE, JENNIFER.

THANKS FOR THE INSPIRATION.

[COUGHING AND SPLUTTERING]

[SPRINKLERS SPURT,
FIRE ALARM CLANGS]

[COUGHING AND GASPING]

[FRANK]: JENNIFER?

OH, NO.

JENNIFER?

JENNIFER!

JENNIFER!

FRANK, CAN YOU CALL JASON?

DINNER'S GOING TO BE LATE.

THIS DRIED NICELY.

I THINK I'M GOING TO
GIVE IT THE DA.

GIVE IT TO HIM.

IT'S A WORK OF FICTION.

NAH,

THAT'S WHAT I LIKE
TO CALL A CONFESSION.

OH, AND, UM,

BY THE WAY,

NICE OF YOU TO LET US KNOW

YOU WERE AT THE FOX AND HOUND.

YOU NEVER WOULD HAVE
GOTTEN CLOSE

WITHOUT THAT AMATEUR NANCY DREW.

JENNIFER?

OH, SHE'S OUR SECRET WEAPON.

YOU WANT TO TELL
MR. DUNCAN ANYTHING?

[CLICKS INTERCOM BUTTON]

TELL HIM I FINISHED
NOVEL MURDERS
.

NEEDS SOME WORK.

THE ENDING IS A LITTLE WEAK.

MIGHT BE MORE REALISTIC

IF THE AUTHOR SPENT
THE REST OF HIS LIFE IN JAIL.

HE SEEMED LIKE A NICE GUY.

WE WENT TO HIS BOOK SIGNING.
HE WAS VERY CHARMING.

THEY USUALLY ARE.

THAT SWEET MAN
WHO BOUGHT THE BIRD,

HE WAS REALLY KILLED
JUST FOR PRACTICE?

DUNCAN WANTED TO SEE
IF HE WAS CAPABLE OF MURDER,

SO HE COPIED A MURDER
FROM AN AGATHA CHRISTIE BOOK.

THAT'S SO SICK.

AND HE BUILT A ROOM,
JUST TO KILL YOU?

WELL, I DON'T
THINK HE KNEW

HIS INTENDED VICTIM
WHEN HE BUILT IT,

BUT HE DID KNOW
I WAS GETTING CLOSER

TO FIGURING OUT THE MURDERS.

AND HE MADE A HOLOGRAM,

YES, IT WAS LIKE
HE WAS THERE THE WHOLE TIME.

HUH, LIKE TUPAC
AT COACHELLA.

OKAY, SO DID I
GET THIS RIGHT,

YOU WERE WORRIED ABOUT
DAD AND I CAMPING

WHILE YOU WERE GIVING
MANUSCRIPT NOTES

TO A SERIAL KILLER?

MM-HMM.

THERE'S NO WAY

DUNCAN'S
GETTING OUT, RIGHT?

NOT A CHANCE.
WE GOT HIM COLD.

THAT CALL
WAS THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.

THEY'RE PUTTING JENN UP

FOR THE CITIZEN'S
MEDAL OF HONOR.

[GASPS]

MOM!

THIS IS SO EXCITING.

I THINK I WANT TO FOLLOW
IN YOUR FOOTSTEPS.

HOW DO I START,

READ A LOT
OF MYSTERIES?

[♪♪♪]