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John?

John!

The Strikers have

been struggling all season...

down percentage.

Go tell your brother the games on.

I called him, but he didn't hear me.

Fine.

And it's complete at the 20-yard line.

Richie has become a valuable weapon

in the Striker's arsenal.

At 28 yards rushing for Carolina...

Grandma's asking for you.

The games on.

What's the box for?

Michael, I'm busy, all right?

But why can't I go?

She's my Great-Grandma.

Because it's a hospital,
honey, and they don't want kids

running up and down the halls.

I won't, promise.

No, you're going
to stay with Uncle Dave, OK?

Fine.

He lets me stay up late.

You kind of win, then, don't you?

Come on, boy.

Come on, come on.

Yeah, yeah.

Get the door.

She loves it out here.

Come on, you have to come more often.

I know I do.

Find me the time.

All right.

Nici, we got to go, honey.

Bye, Mom!

And they're not going to let her out

until her lungs clear, and that's probably

going to be a few more days.

Why did she wait so long?

Because she's a typical
Gladden, she's stubborn.

Hey, uh, have you talked to your mom?

About?

About her news.

Oh, yes.

Did she tell you his name?

No.

John... John Smith.

Well, at least we know he won't be boring.

Oh, Mom.

Hey, Mom.

Well, will you look at that?

Four generations of
Gladden women in one place.

Think we can get into some trouble, Gram?

Where were you?

I was out getting mom a little something...

You're...

Ah, ah, ah, no.

You save that for later.

I think I'm better now.

No, no, no, no.

We are going out for dinner.

You are staying here and getting better.

- Go on.
- See you later, Ma.

Bye, Grammie-Gram.

Bye, Gram.

What?

Come on, guys, they weren't all bad.

Mom, every guy that you ever
dated was, like, Mr. Wrong.

What was that guy's name, Roger Don Juan?

Every man that you go for...

end up in disaster,
I know, I know.

You're right, but I've changed.

I have totally changed.

Things are different now, you'll see.

You see.
Watch.

Watch.

Trust me.

OK.

When I was a rich man

And I gave all my past

And gave all I know

That's not fair, honestly.

Hey.

Hey, you want to come up?

Oh, the way I love you

The way I love you

She didn't tell us he was going to come.

- I know.
- Here he comes.

Act nice.

All right.

All right.

John, this is my sister, Sherrie,

and my daughter, Deanna.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Hi, nice to meet you.

Hi, I've heard a lot about you.

Hey, sit.

Here.

Uh, we were just talking about you.

Oh?
Uh-oh.

All good.

Actually, she was using
the term intelligent,

which I have never heard my sister use

in reference to an ex before.

Oh, well, I've, uh, been called worse.

So, uh, Mom tells us you're from Ohio?

Mm-hmm.

Yeah, I went to Ohio State.

Family's still there.

Ooh, I love this song.

Sis, you're up.
John doesn't dance.

Come on.

Come on, come on.

All right.

You know he doesn't dance now,

but pretty soon, he's
going to have to learn.

Don't think twice

Ready?

It's just like old times, huh?

You can't dance in those shoes.

Oh, yeah?

Watch me.

Come on, it's going to be over.

I think monkeys will learn how to fly

before I learn how to dance.

Ooh-hoo-hoo!

So, uh, Ohio State, huh?

Yes.

Yeah, I majored in engineering.

Is that what you do now?

Uh-huh.

Yeah, that's, uh, actually
how your mom and I met.

We work at the same firm.

I go where I want to go

I'm crazy about her.

I... I love her enthusiasm.

And, well, it's just a nice change for me.

I... I've never been married.

I've been a bachelor all my life,

but the minute I met your mom, I, uh...

I knew.

I just knew.

I haven't asked her yet, but, um,

I'm going to marry your mother.

The tough get going

When the road gets rough

Don't think twice.

She'll be in tomorrow at 8:00.

You can explain it to her then.

You explained it to her?

Three or four times.

Well, then you should take the meeting.

I don't think so, not until
I get my broker's license.

Well, hurry up.

I'll see you at the meeting.

Deanna Whelen.

Hi, it's me.

Guess what?

Your Mom and Mr. Right flew off
to Las Vegas and got married!

What?

You're kidding me.

But she said she wasn't that serious.

And now, what, she goes
and marries the guy?

Yeah.

Well, you know your mom,
she's a sucker for romance.

Did she say she loved him?

Well, I didn't ask her that.

She said I don't want to be like Mom

and grow up and be old and lonely.

And, oh, wait a minute, it gets better.

They're moving to New Jersey.

New Jersey?

Yeah.

Well, maybe this is
what she's looking for.

- SHERRIE DAVIS
- In New Jersey?

I doubt it.

Whoa, whoa.

Thanks guys.

Well, it's a heck of a
way to end an anniversary.

Just get me into the house, OK?

Deanna Whelen.

Hi, hon.

Hey, Mom.

Um, I've had a bit of an accident.

What?

The doctor thinks

I might have broken my hip.

W... where are you are?
Are you in the hospital?

No, no, no, I'm at home.

I'm sitting up in the couch.

What happened?

Well, John and
I went away for the weekend.

And, uh, I was getting out of the hot tub.

And I took a couple of steps and, wham,

I was flat on my rear.

- DEANNA WHELEN
- I'm so sorry.

Well, maybe I should come out there.

I could probably get a flight tomorrow?

No, no, no.
No, don't.

They don't even know if
it's broken for sure.

No, I don't want you
coming all the way out

here when I'm laid up.

Is John taking good care of you?

Well, he complains a lot,
but he's getting it done.

I don't think he's cut out to be a nurse,

but what man is?

Well, none I've met.

Oh, Mom, I got to get this call.

I'm so sorry.

Just call me whenever
you want for anything.

- It doesn't matter how late, OK?
- OK.

I love you.

I love you, too, honey.

Bye.

Hello?

- DEANNA WHELEN
- Hey, Mom.

Hey.
Hi, hon.

- DEANNA WHELEN
- Tell me.

Oh, better, a lot better.

I was just taking
measurements for those drapes

I want to make.

Uh, Mom, do you really think
that you should be doing that?

The doctor says the more I can move

around the faster I'll heal.

And guess what?

I'm going out tonight, finally.

As soon as John gets back, we're going

to go and buy Nici's birthday
presents and have some dinner.

Oh, I've been going stir-crazy in here.

I bet you have.

Oh, that'll be nice.

Listen, if you will
send me those patterns,

I'll get started on that sweater for Nici.

Hang on a sec.

What is that?

Oh, it's Nici's birthday present.

I thought I was going to
get out of this apartment

for the first time in weeks.

I've been looking forward
to this all day, John.

Well, honey, I have to go to work today,

and I thought it was important
to get it into the mail.

You have to go in to work?

It's Saturday.

Can I call you back?

I have to talk to him.

I can't believe he did this.

- DEANNA WHELEN
- OK, Mom.

- I love you.
- I love you, too, honey.

I'll talk to you Monday.

OK.

Still no answer?

No.

She and John must have gone out to dinner.

John Smith, call on line four.

John Smith, call on line four.

John Smith.

John, John, it's me.

It's Deanna.

Um, where's Mom?

I've been trying to reach you
guys for, like, three days,

and you guys aren't answering your phone.

I... I thought she was with you.

What?

Why... why would she be with me?

She's got a broken hip.

Well, she's... she's mobile now.

I came home, uh, yesterday and there

was a... a note saying she was gone

and that she'd be back in a few days.

She's been talking about going
out to see you and Sherrie

or maybe even her mom.

I mean, did you take her to the airport?

I mean, how did she get there?

For God sake's, John!

I guess she must have taken a cab.

OK.

Uh, John... John, the second
that you hear from her,

you call me, OK?

OK.

OK, I will.

Somebody from the family... you, me,

grandma talked to her every single day

when she was recovering.

And then she just falls
off the face of the planet?

Hello?

Hi, it's me again.

Did your mom show up?

No, she hasn't.

Hey, John.

What the hell is going on?

Hey, I know as much as you do.

I came home and found the note.

Did you guys have an
argument or something?

No, no.

She was going a little stir-crazy

from being cooped up in
the house for so long,

but that... that's all.

John, you need to go to the police station

and file a missing person's report.

Well, that s... seems a
little drastic, doesn't it?

John, it's been three days.

Get down to that police station.

Oh, OK, OK.

But you... you'll call me as
soon as you hear from her, OK?

Yeah.

Yeah.

What's wrong with him?

So if you expect her back,

then why are you making this report?

Oh, she has a family from out of town,

uh, that are getting a little hysterical.

They insisted I come down.

But you're not concerned?

No, not... not really.

I'd be more nervous if... if
she hadn't left that note.

Uh, do you have any
recent photographs of her?

Yes.

Yeah, sure.

You... you want me to bring one down?

That would be helpful if we
could add that to this file.

Sure, absolutely.

I think that's all we need for now.

Oh, all right.

Well, thanks very much.

The first thing that she would
have done is call her sister

or me, you know?

And she's recovering from a broken hip.

And... and her mother has been
sick and in the hospital.

I mean, she wouldn't do that to her.

I'm just... I'm just so
afraid a bit, you know?

And she hasn't called.

That maybe, you know,
something's happened and, uh,

that she's dead or something.

Deanna, there's any
number of possibilities.

And right now, your mother being
dead is the last on the list.

OK.

OK, I know, but it's just
unlike her, you know?

I just... I speak to her
every day, sometimes twice.

I understand.

And I promise you, we're
going to do everything

we can to find your mother.

I know.

Thank you.

I'll talk to you later.

It just feels wrong not
to be in New Jersey.

I feel I should be there.

Just get on a plane and just go.

I know, it feels wrong to me, too.

But listen, we don't even
know if Fran is in Morristown.

If she took off, who knows?

And how about Nici, huh?

How about her?

Honey, we just don't know where she is.

We need to stick together.

We have to put up these posters
and pump the phones, OK?

Yeah, you're right.

Well, she doesn't like New Jersey.

She... she hasn't liked being away

from her family or her friends.

Could I take a look at the note she left?

I didn't keep it.

I... I didn't realize there
was going to be important.

Had the two of you been
getting along all right lately?

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Uh, yeah, very well.

As a matter of fact,
when she broke her hip,

uh, we were actually celebrating
a kind of delayed honeymoon,

which is why I...

I don't get this.

I mean, why would Fran just up and leave?

It doesn't make sense.

So today makes it a week
since you found the note?

Yeah.

What do you think happened to her?

I...

I think she's with family.

Have you been in touch with
any of these family members?

Mm-hmm.
Yeah, yeah.

I've been speaking with her
daughter and her sister.

They're very upset.

Well, if they haven't heard from her,

then why do you think
that's where she went?

Um, I think maybe she has
family I don't know about.

OK.

Uh, I'll let you know if I hear anything.

Thank you, I appreciate that.

I'll see myself out.

OK.

I am exhausted.

Walking everywhere, asking
everyone if they've seen Fran.

No one has.

I've gone to the shops
and stores she likes,

no one has seen her.

Fran... Fran, why have you done this to me?

I miss you so much.

I would do anything to get you back.

John, it's the middle of the night,

where the hell have you been?

There was an accident on the thruway.

Traffic was backed up for miles.

I missed you.

I'm glad you're home.

Deanna?

It's Sherrie, I'm coming in!

Hey, we're in here.

OK.

Hi.

Hi.

Hi, how are you!

Good.

Yeah?

Are you going to stay for dinner?

Well, if that's an
invitation, I just might.

Why don't you finish your
last two sentences, and then you

- can help me with dinner, OK?
- All right.

OK.

We need to talk.

OK.

I'm really sorry to
bust in on you like this,

but listen, I had this idea.

I asked Mom for all the phone bills

for when Fran and John were
staying at her house last year.

Before they moved to New Jersey?

Right.

And I'm going through them one at a time.

And one number keeps popping
up over and over again,

collect calls from
Milford, Connecticut.

Well, they must be for John.

I mean, doesn't he have that...
That rental house there?

Yeah, yeah, but why
would a tenant be calling

every single day, twice a day?

Huh?

I don't know.

M... uh, maybe we should
just call the number

and see what happens.

You call.

OK.

You're better at this stuff than me.

Hello?

Hi, is John Smith there, please?

Um, he's not home.

Who's calling, please?

Oh, he's not at home.

Well, I'm calling from the
local construction company.

And due to the severe rain, people

have been having storm damage.

And I was wondering, could I come out

and give you a free estimate.

Well, we had some rain.

I wouldn't call it a storm.

We certainly didn't have
any damage to the house.

All right.

Well, I'm very sorry to bother you.

Is he cheating on Mom?

Through here.

Hi.

I'm, uh, Det. Mike Dansbury
from, uh New Jersey.

This is Det. Burgess from Milford PD.

Do you mind if we ask you
a couple of questions?

Sure.

Do you know John Smith?

Uh, yes.

He, uh... he lives here.

We're investigating a missing person.

Fran Smith, John's wife.

Do you think we could come in?

Um, OK.

Thanks.

I'm his girlfriend, I guess.

I thought we were engaged.

How long have you been seeing him?

Eight years.

I know he had a condo in New Jersey.

He needed a place close to his job.

And he traveled a lot for
work, but he did his best

to be home on the weekends.

I mean, this home.

I really had no idea.

His... his wife, she's still missing?

Yeah, I'm afraid so.

Susan, would you be willing to help us?

John, we appreciate you
coming in here voluntarily.

I figured if I did this, you might

spend less time questioning me
and more time looking for Fran.

Well, we're looking at everything, John.

Good.

You do know these tests
don't prove anything, right?

Of course.

All set here.

I'll just be outside.

Let's start by asking you a few questions

to establish a baseline, and
then we'll go from there.

- OK.
- Are you ready?

Yes.

Is your name John Smith?

Yes.

Are you 44 years old?

Yes.

Do you know where Betty Fran Smith is?

No.

Did you have anything

to do with her disappearance?

No.

Well, I'm just not having a
very good day, that's all.

What's wrong, John?

What's wrong is that detective is not

spending any time looking
for Fran and all of his time

harassing me.

- DEANNA WHELEN
- What's he doing?

Well, earlier this morning, they

asked me to take a polygraph.

Really?

How did it go?

They said I failed.

Why do you think that is?

I have no idea.

Look, I just think they're a bunch

of inept cops, that's all.

Listen, John, I got to take this call.

OK.

Look... look, I...

I know that... that
Thanksgiving is this week,

but why don't you and
Sherrie come up after, OK?

I can really use the help.

Um, yeah, I'll talk to Sherrie.

All right, bye.

Bye-bye.

Dansbury.

Mike, it's Deanna.

I just got off the phone with John.

He... he took a polygraph today?

- DET. MIKE DANSBURY
- That's correct.

Wait, he... he said he failed.

I mean, does that mean
that John killed my mother?

Deanna, Deanna, whoa, uh...

I mean, firstly, I can't
talk to you about that

and secondly, a polygraph
is inadmissible in court.

Well, can't you arrest him?

Deanna, there's...
There's no crime.

This is a missing person's case.

I know, I know, but I'm
just having a hard time.

I mean, things just
aren't making any sense.

Look, if you can handle it,
you know, keep talking to John.

You never know what he might say.

OK.

- DET. MIKE DANSBURY
- Take care of yourself.

What else?

Meet Mike Dansbury.

Go to Mom's work.

Uh, pawn shops, see if
any of her stuff is there.

Anything else?

Yeah, I want to go to
where John works, you know?

Talk to people.

See if they know anything.

I'd love to see his office.

This could be dangerous.

I know.

But I'll be John's best friend.

I'll be his shoulder to cry
on till I get some answers.

Hey.
Hi.

- Hi.
- Hi.

Hi.

You made it, I'm relieved.

I was starting to get worried.

Are you, OK?

Yeah, we're just tired.

- Hey, you want to take that?
- Sure.

- OK.
- Yeah.

Thanks.

OK, come in, come in.

OK, here's some, uh, blankets
and pillows and stuff.

And the bathroom's just
down the hall there.

I'll come back from work
early tomorrow, so...

We've got a car, so we're going

to check a couple of things
off our list in the morning.

Yeah, we'll...

O... OK.

Listen, I have a, um, a bit
of a confession to make.

I've been thinking about
the situation with Fran.

And I've... I've started feeling that it...

It might be my fault. I don't know

anything about being a husband.

I... I keep thinking that maybe if I

had been more attentive with Fran,

that maybe she wouldn't have gone away.

Maybe.

Huh.

Listen, guys, um, since
you're going to be here

and you're going to be
around Fran's things, I...

I just think you should
prepare yourself, OK?

It gets... it gets harder every day.

John, what are you doing?

I, uh, wanted you to have, uh, your keys.

There.

Um, OK, I will see you, uh, guys later.

OK, bye.

Sherrie.

I saw it.

What the hell was he doing?

I don't know.

Come on, let's go upstairs,
start looking around.

Hey, John.

Yes.

Um, when we were looking around today,

you know, Fran was really
a nut about keeping

her photos and photo albums.

She had tons of them.

Pictures up everywhere.

I mean, she saved every scrap of paper.

And, I mean, there's nothing around.

Don't you find that weird?

That's why I'm convinced that she's alive,

and she's going to turn up.

I think that after
Fran disappeared,

she came back here when I was
at work and took her papers.

She came back to get papers
and... and photo albums,

but she didn't take her
jewelry or her glasses?

Clothes, make-up.

I don't have an answer for that.

I found that strange, too.

Det. Dansbury mentioned this woman,

Susan Redmond from Connecticut?

You know, I hate to say this, but I think

Dansbury is an incompetent.

He's targeting me.

He spends no time looking
for Fran and all of his time

harassing me.

John, tell us the truth.

She told us that you live there.

She what?

She what?

All right, look, Susan...

Susan was a friend...

Was... who I... between you
and me, I think always

wanted to be a little more than that,

but nothing ever happened, ever.

Fran knew about her.

She... she's a tenant.

Man, if this is the stuff

people are filling your
heads with it's no wonder.

I mean, I... you got to
keep me in the loop.

You got to tell me.

Well, that's what we're doing, John.

Hey, is this the form that
John filled out for the missing

person's report?

Yeah.

OK, look at this.

It says previously married.

Now he told my sister, Fran, that he

was a lifelong bachelor.

Oh, no, he was married in 1970 in Detroit.

Her name was Janice Hartman.

Oh, my god.

They were married a couple of years.

What else is he hiding?

Well, John said that Janice
Hartman moved out of state,

he didn't know how to find her, and we

couldn't locate her either.

We'll find her.

Thank you for making
the time to come at all.

It's been very lonely here by myself.

It's good to be with family.

Yeah, it sure is.

Hey, John.

Yes.

Oh, I almost forgot, can you
help me out with something?

Um, you said that you
were a bachelor when you

married my sister, Fran, right?

Uh-huh, yeah.

Who's Janice Hartman?

Oh, my first wife.

Hm.

It was over 20 years ago.

We were both kids.

I... I didn't really think
of it as a marriage.

I'm very sorry.

Hm, thanks.

Deanna?

Will you come back?

Yeah, John.

Bye.

I mean, doesn't he realize
that everyone is looking at him

as a possible suspect?

He gets off on it.

You know, I didn't want to admit it,

but on that second day when I
called Mom and no one answered,

I knew.

I think it's time that
we admitted to each other

that she's gone.

It doesn't mean that
I'm going to stop looking.

No.

I just keep thinking I'm
going to get a postcard

from Fiji or something.

But then reality kicks in.

She's gone, and John probably killed her.

Hi, this is Sherrie Davis.

I'm trying to locate a Janice Hartman.

No?

All right.

Thank you very much.

Any luck?

Hi.

No.

You wouldn't believe
how many Hartmans there

are within a 100-mile radius of Detroit,

and I tried about every one of them.

Just because they got married in Detroit

doesn't mean they lived there, right?

Right.

Maybe they were high school sweethearts.

Where'd John grow up?

Seville, Ohio.

What's that area code?

216.

Hello, information?

I'd like to talk to one of
your supervisors, please?

If you'd call me back at that number,

I would really appreciate it.

Again, my name is Deanna Whelen.

And I'm looking for anyone
related to a Janice Hartman.

And... and that would be her maiden name.

Thank you very much.

Goodbye.

Hello?

Hey, Deanna, it's me.

I'm at the hospital.

Mom took a turn.

Yeah, it happened really quickly.

She's gone.

OK, I'll be right there.

Thanks for coming, again.

OK.

I'll catch up to you later.

I'm going to go.

OK.

Would you walk me to my car?

Sure.

Did you see the way people
were treating me in there?

Nobody cares about what I'm going through.

They... they wouldn't even look at me.

They didn't ask me how I'm doing.

My wife is missing, and these people

are supposed to be my family!

How are you doing, John?

Not well.

I miss your mother a lot.

I can't believe she would do this to me.

Or me or her mom.

Exactly.

Look, I... I have something
I want to give you.

Take this.

Give it to Nici.

Fran would have wanted her to have it.

"Would have wanted."

You're using the past tense now when

you're talking about my mom.

No, no, no.

I didn't mean that.

- I don't...
- Goodbye, John.

I don't mean that.

- SHERRIE DAVIS
- Hello, my name

is Sherrie Davis.

And I'm trying to locate a Janice Hartman

or anyone related to her.

If you could please call
me back at 555-288-7172

as soon as possible.

Again, my name is Sherrie Davis.

Thank you in advance.

Hello?

Yeah, I'm responding to a message

you left on my phone machine.

I'm, uh, Gary Hartman,
Janice Hartman's brother.

- SHERRIE DAVIS
- Oh, yes.

Um, thank you.

Thank you so much for
responding to my call.

I'm trying to reach
Janice Hartman.

Uh, I really need to talk to her.

It's very important.

I'm afraid that's not possible.

What is this regarding?

My sister, Fran, she
married John David Smith.

Janice disappeared in 1974
and hasn't been seen since.

If your sister is married to John Smith,

you've got a big problem.

18 years.

Janice disappeared 18 years before Mom.

How many other times
has John been married?

How many other women are missing?

This is Jen.

She's lovely.

After the divorce was finalized,

they, um, met at a bar.

And I guess something was said.

Uh, John slapped her and left.

And that was the last
time anyone ever saw her.

Why wasn't John arrested?

Was there an investigation?

Did they question him?

As far as the police were
concerned, Jan ran off.

No body, no crime.

We dropped the ball, plain and simple.

I don't care if it was 1974.

There was no real investigation
into John Smith as a suspect.

He was interviewed.

Basically, he said he had
no idea where Janice was.

Thought she might have
gone to visit her family.

Amazing, he said my mom
went to go visit family.

Det. Dansbury's driving
out here from New Jersey.

We're going to try and
get the Hartman case

reopened as a homicide.

He did it once, and it
worked, why not again?

How do you think he did it?

What?

How do you think
John killed Mom?

Jeez, Deanna, do we have to...

I already do all the time.

Yeah, me too.

I don't know, but it was...
It was probably that Saturday

after I got off the phone with
her because no one ever spoke

to her again after that, right?

Yeah.

She and John argued because they

were supposed to go out for the
first time since the accident.

John, I have been
copped up here for weeks,

and you don't even seem to care.

Ever since we came here, it's like

Things have to change,
John, they really have to.

I can't take it like this anymore.

If things don't change, I'm leaving!

I think they probably argued

and... and John pushed her, she fell,

and then John just snapped.

Then, of course, he would have a body.

Right.

But I mean, what did Mom
weigh, like, 105 pounds?

He could have waited until
like 3:00 in the morning,

and then, you know,
wrapped her in a blanket,

put her in the car.

Yeah.

There's an awful lot of
woods between New Jersey

and John's house in Connecticut
where one can dump a body.

Yeah.

Thank you very much.

That's a big family.

A lot of them are still in the area.

John's grandparents, his mother,
his brother, Michael, they

all within five miles of here.

So what's the first stop?

John's grandparents.

So weren't kidding about the address.

17 Pleasant Drive?

Right.

Where else would John grow up?

Good afternoon, I'm Sheriff Potts.

I left you a message.

We'd like to ask you a few
questions about Janice Smith.

That's a new one.

I'll come back next week.

Brother, Michael, about
five years younger.

How did you react when you called?

A little hesitant,
but he wasn't surprised.

Michael Smith?

Yes.

I'm Sheriff Potts.

This is Det. Dansbury from New Jersey.

Can we speak to you for a few minutes?

Yeah, sure.

Come on in.

This is my wife, Tanya.

You can just sit in here if you'd like.

Would you like something to drink?

- Some coffee, maybe?
- Not at all.

We're fine, thank you.

I got to say, I think
you're wasting your time here.

I mean, I don't know what I
can tell you about Janice.

I haven't even heard the name in years.

Did your brother ever talk about her?

Not much, uh, I mean, after she left.

And what did you think happened to her?

Well, I always thought...

I mean, I heard she'd gone
to Florida or something.

Did it seem odd to you that she never

called her family, never contacted John,

never came back to Seville?

I don't know.

I mean, she might have called
her folks or something,

but I wouldn't know about it.

Michael, the reason
we're here is that John's

current wife is missing.

Oh, jeez.

That's... a that's a shame,
I always liked Susan.

Actually, he's married to Fran Smith.

Michael, don't you say a word.

Don't say anything.

And you leave now!

He doesn't have to talk
to you about anything.

Besides that, he doesn't know anything.

And why are you harassing
this family after 20 years?

No, she's right, you don't
have to talk to us, Michael.

But if you do, it might help
us with this other case.

I'll not ask you again.

Get out of this house now!

No.

No.

No.

Please, no, don't do it.

Don't, no.

John Smith, we have search warrants

for your residence, your
office, and your house

in Milford, Connecticut.

Would you be willing to
come down to the station

and answer some questions?

Sure.

Sure.

Can I... can I get my coat?

Of course.

So you're telling me that
your wife has a broken hip,

she's just starting to
get around on a cane,

and she decides to go on an
unannounced, unplanned trip?

That's what happened.

To Indiana?

Well, she wanted to see
her mother or her daughter.

But she didn't.

And she didn't call me one
either, so where did she go?

I... I don't know.

Any thoughts?

No.

All right.

Uh, we're going to be here for a while,

do you want to take off your coat?

I talked to your brother,
Michael yesterday.

Really?

How's he doing?

Well, he had never heard of Fran.

He thought you were married to Susan.

Wow, that's really weird.

OK.

So you think Fran killed herself?

Well, she sort of
indicated that in the note.

The note that you threw out?

OK, let me get this straight,
so everything was going great.

The two of you were
having a romantic weekend.

And then, um, unfortunately,
she falls and breaks her hip,

right?

That's correct, yeah.

And then just as she was
starting to get mobile,

she talks to her daughter to get a pattern

so that she can make her
grandchildren school clothes.

And then she kills herself?

I... I hope not, but when she didn't call...

No, here's the thing, John,
people do kill themselves,

but they don't hide their own bodies.

I still have hope, Detective.

I hope that she's all right.

And I hope she comes back.

I'm sorry.

Are we almost finished?

In Ohio, they've
reopened the disappearance

of your first wife, Janice.

They think you killed her.

Now your second wife has gone missing,

and I don't think she just
went away and forgot to call.

Can I go?

There's the door, John!

Listen.

I... I want you to promise me
that you'll call me if I can

be of any more assistance, OK?

I think John Smith murdered my sister.

From everything I've heard, I
think he may have murdered Fran

Smith in New Jersey as well.

He fits the profile of a sociopath to a T.

He has no conscience, no
remorse, manipulates others,

he lies uncontrollably.

We'd like to ask you a few questions.

That's the John Smith I know.

What happened to your wife, Fran?

Her family thinks you're responsible

for her disappearance.

John!

His pattern has been

to remove the women he marries
from their familiar environment

to a new home with no friends or family.

They become completely dependent on him.

And when they demand
independence from him,

he reacts violently.

And when they threaten to
leave him, they disappear.

They started harassing me at work.

And the press was driving me nuts.

I... I just couldn't take it anymore.

And Susan hates me now because of all

the lies the police told her.

She's moved out.

The house is empty now.

What are you going to do?

I don't know.

I don't know.

I guess, I'll...

I'll look for work up here, I suppose.

Deanna, I... I really
appreciate your being there.

You've been like family to me and I...

I miss that.

I'll call you tomorrow.

Will you walk with me?

Will you sing at me?

I can feel you breathe

It's OK

It's just a little further

Hold me close

Almost home

I feel my heart break

Now we're alone

Hi.

Hi.

What's your name?

I'm Janice.

I like that name.

You want to come to my house, Janice?

I really just, uh, feel like talking.

Sure.

So why don't you tell me why you

split up with your first wife?

My first wife was a wonderful person.

I loved her very much.

That was a, uh...

Just a different time.

Well, that's great, but you didn't

really answer my question.

She started hanging
out with the wrong crowd.

Got involved with drugs.

One night, she just didn't come home.

The FBI came and told me that, um, she

had been working as an
informant and some drug

dealers had killed her.

That's horrible.

It was pretty traumatic.

What?

I should get you home.

I can't believe he
got another job so fast.

John's the type of guy who
will always get another job.

Things are going to get
pretty interesting, though,

once the receptionist
gets a load of these.

OK, right this way.

And, uh, right through
here is the living room.

Oh, and, uh, this is...

This is for you.

This will open, uh, both
doors, top and bottom lock.

That's yours.

It's a great view you've got here.

Oh, yes.

I think you'll be very happy here.

Oh, and if there's anything that you need,

uh, makeup or clothes,
anything like that, you

be sure to let me know, OK?

Sounds good.

So you want me to be, like, a housewife?

Make you dinner?

That would be nice.

Yes, that would be very nice.

Happy anniversary.

It's only been a month.

Well, that's sort of
an anniversary, isn't it?

Oh, it's nice.

Wow, what is it?

It's from the '70s, isn't it?

My first wife used to wear sweaters

like that all the time.

Huh.

Doesn't really smell new.

Is it from a vintage shop or something?

Mm-hmm.

So what about your second wife?

Fran, where is she?

She wanted a divorce.

Went down to Florida.

Said I was, uh, too boring.

Too boring.

Do you think I'm boring?

Hello?

Deanna, it's me.

Uh, it's really late, uh, John.

What's the matter?

I've been a bad boy.

- DEANNA WHELEN
- How so?

I don't want to tell you because I'm

afraid you would, uh...

You would think ill of me.

Is this about my mother?

Oh, god, why does everything
always have to be about Fran?

What about me?

Doesn't anybody care about me?

People care about you, John.

Tell me what's the matter.

I... I've just been bad, OK?

Really bad.

I got to go.

Anything else?

Just keep doing the TV
shows, the interviews, whatever

will make his life hell.

I mean, John's got to know
that wherever he goes,

we're going to be there, too.

No way.

How's Nici holding up?

I don't feel like
I've been there for her.

You're doing everything
you can, you know that.

I just get afraid, sometimes...
Like these last few months,

that I've changed, and
it's bound to affect her.

It's affected all of us, but we're going

to get through it, all right?

After you sent the newspapers,

John was fired from his
job, so at least you

and Deanna are getting results.

What about the New Jersey DA?

He won't take it to trial.

Why not?

New Jersey has never
had a successful murder

prosecution without a body.

So what do we do now?

We just wait?

Yeah, we wait for
John to slip up.

Look, one of two things
is going to happen.

Either a family member is
going to develop a conscience

and come forward or else,
John will marry again,

and another woman will
be reported missing.

Thank you.

So rumor has it that you're divorced.

Actually, I'm a widower.

My wife died six years ago.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

What was her name?

Fran.

That must have been hard.

It was.

It was a very, very hard, very sad time.

What did she die of?

Cancer.

It was a long battle.

I was with her every step of the way.

I didn't mean to pry.

I just noticed that you
weren't wearing a ring.

I carry this with me.

Oh, it's beautiful.

It was hers.

I carry it with me all the time.

She's always with me.

That looks great, thanks.

Deanna Whelen.

How would you like to take a drive?

There's something new?

Tell me.

Oh, I think we finally got a break.

The feds are going to give us a hand.

When the FBI takes on a case, we

have protocols that we observe.

We handle things in a certain way.

That means that all other agencies

and individuals need to step
back and let us do what we do.

My aunt and I are doing
a TV interview, is that OK?

At this point in time, it's fine.

Later on, maybe not.

You need to run everything by us.

OK, then, first question
is, Where is John Smith?

We don't know.

He's vanished.

And with a name like John Smith,

he's been impossible to locate,
at least with our resources.

Do none of his family
members know where he is?

They've been uncooperative.

They won't talk to us.

Well, we'll find him.

Two weeks from now, there's going

to be a meeting at Quantico.

We'll come up with a
comprehensive strategy

to catch this guy.

I think Mr. Smith is in
for a bit of a surprise.

You look fabulous,
Mom, seriously.

Are you sure?

Yeah, stop being so nervous.

OK, I'm stopping.

Let's do this.

You look good, too, honey.

With this ring, I take you as
my husband, now and forever.

With this ring, I take you
as my wife, now and forever.

We'll go back to all the
locations where John has lived.

And we've got to go through
all of those missing person's

files.

Do we know where Smith is now?

Yes, we do.

We found him living in
Southern California.

Works at a high-end custom
shop modifying import cars.

Drives a convertible.

Watches the sun set over
the ocean from his patio.

Year after year, you kept going.

You haven't stopped.

Why?

Stopping is not an option.

The FBI, they're involved now.

We won't stop ever.

What would you say if I told you that John

Smith had married again?

Can we stop taping just for a second?

Sure, yeah, let's...
Let's cut for a moment.

Has John remarried?

Yeah, her name is Dawn.

We're trying to get her on the show.

Well, you have to tell her
that her life is in danger.

Can you get a note to her
from us, but discreetly?

John can't know about it.

I can try.

- DEANNA WHELEN
- Deanna speaking.

Hi, this is Dawn Smith.

The producers from "Inside
Reports" gave me your number.

Said you wanted to talk to me.

- DEANNA WHELEN
- Yes, yes.

Uh, OK.

So you married John Smith
not too long ago, right?

Yes.

John was married to my
mother, too, and she's dead now.

Yes, I know.

John told me she died of cancer.

No, she did not die of cancer.

That's a lie.

She disappeared a year
after marrying John.

I've heard the stories before.

John told me the police have
been harassing him for years.

Look, I got to go.

Look, listen, John

is not who you think he is.

You're in danger.

And you need to get away from him.

Goodbye.

No, ple...

Hey, Mom.

Hi, sweetheart.

Hey, I just came to pick
up some of my clothes.

One of the girls at school
is having a fundraiser

to save the wetlands, so I'm going

to sell some of my clothes.

There he is.

John Smith?

Yes.

Special Agent Hilland, FBI.

We'd like to ask you some questions

if you have some time?

OK.

John, we need you to come with us.

Would you like to have a lawyer present?

No, I... I don't need one.

The answer is still going to be the same

because it's the truth.

I don't know what happened
to Janice or Fran.

Why did you slap Janice
in the bar that night?

I didn't slap her.

That's funny, John.

We've got two witnesses
that say that you did.

Can I have some water, please?

John... John was more
than just my big brother.

He could do no wrong.

He was always the best at everything.

And I had to do the crap
work and clean up his messes.

What messes, Michael?

Michael, we talked to women who said

that you warned them about
John, that he was dangerous.

Why was John dangerous, Michael?

I don't want to talk about any of that.

I... I don't know anything about that.

What happened to
Janice Hartman Smith?

Why the hell do you keep asking about her?

I don't know!
I don't know!

Are you OK to continue?

That's your brother, Michael.

And that's your old girlfriend, Susan.

That's your current wife, Dawn.

That's your stepdaughter, Christie.

That's right, John,
we've been watching you,

everything you do, everywhere you go.

Right now, right this very second,

we got FBI agents and police officers

talking to all these people.

Now I want you to think about that, John.

Think about what these folks
are going to be telling us.

All of them are going to be pointing

their fingers at you, John.

Your life as you know it is over.

Your brother knows, doesn't he?

Michael knows how you killed Janice,

what you did with the body.

Did your grandparents know, John?

Were they protecting you?

John, here's Fran.

How did she die, huh?

How did you kill her?

What did you do with her body, John?

Her family took you in as
one of their own, John.

She didn't deserve this.

I'm tired of lying.

Tell me how Fran died.

Come on, John, where is she?

Oh, I really don't feel good, my head.

I've been having these... these migraines.

I got to...

I got to lie down.

That's a good idea.

Why don't you relax, John?

You want a cold washcloth for your head?

No.

Oh, god.

Oh, god, if you only knew.

We're almost there, John.

Come on, just say it.

What happened to Fran, John?

Come on, talk to me.

Oh!

Oh, god.

Oh... oh, my chest.

Oh, god, this pressure.

I can feel it going down my arm.

No way, John.
No way.

- I'm not buying this.
- I'm serious.

I'm serious.

I think I'm having a heart attack.

Call 911.

Call 911.

The hospital said it was indigestion.

Damn him.

Let me understand this, nothing he said

is going to help us?

There's no confession.

OK, what about the other interviews?

Michael knows something,
but he's not talking.

So what are we supposed to do now?

We're right back where we were.

We need a witness or a
confession or a body.

Actually, we're back a
little further than we were.

What does that mean?

The Bureau's not happy
about all the resources

we've been spending on this.

I've been reassigned.

Unfortunately, until there's
a break in this case,

the FBI's out.

You got to be kidding me.

I'm sorry.

It's out of my control.

You don't have to believe
the FBI or the police or me,

just use your own judgment, OK?

Just think about everything
that he has told you

that now turns out to be a lie.

OK.

OK.

I, um... I found the
receipt for a storage space

that he didn't tell me about.

And when I asked him, he said
it was for a bunch of stuff

he brought with him from Ohio.

I don't know if you'll
find anything in there.

Can you go in there
without John knowing and see?

I... I don't know.

I got to hang up now.

Hi.

Hi.

Sorry, I'm late.

The boss wanted to go over some drawings.

Is something wrong?

No.

No, nothing.

Dinner will be ready in half an hour.

You know, he always gave me the creeps,

even before my mom told me
what you said about him.

We should go if we're going to get back.

OK.

Here, take this.

Is that it?

Yeah.

OK.

Look at this, John never
threw out anything.

He kept his toll receipts.

And messages.

They go back almost 20 years.

Oh, this is interesting,
I wonder who this is?

Oh, that's Janice.

I don't know who these women are.

These pictures look old.

Look at those hairdos.

Probably from the '80s.

Oh, my god, he
kept pictures of four women.

Two of them we know he killed.

Michael, it's OK.

It's not OK.

Her image keeps floating
around in my head.

It doesn't stop.

I'm afraid to close my eyes.

Then we go to the police and tell them.

I could go to prison, Tanya.

I could go to prison.

You didn't kill anybody.

I found the body.

I didn't call the police, I called John.

I... I helped him cover up a murder.

If I had done the right thing,
Fran would be alive today.

Michael, whatever happens, I love you,

and I'll be there for you.

I think it's time.

Michael, get out here right now!

There's a bone in the barn.

What is it, Grandpa?

There's something not right in there.

Something not right over there.

Look over there in that damn box.

Oh, my god!

What was so weird about the box

John was building?

It was, um, short and really shallow.

You couldn't hardly store anything in it.

It didn't make any sense.

And what happened to the box after that?

It was stored in the barn.

I was, um, really freaked out.

And I wanted to call the
police, but my grandfather

said it would kill my grandmother if, uh...

If the police arrested John.

So I, uh...

I called John.

He had to, uh, drive in
about eight hours, I guess,

because he was living out of state.

And he... he took the damn thing.

Those, uh, round white things in the, uh...

The bottom of the box,
those were her, um...

Her leg bones.

He had to, uh, cut off her legs
to make her fit in the box.

I, uh... I've had nightmares
ever since, you know.

I, uh... I'm running and Janice
is chasing me, you know.

And she's holding up her legs.

Can you believe that, man, you know?

She's holding up her own damn legs.

The problem is that no
one knows where this box is.

We have Michael saying that
he saw a body 20 years ago,

but we still need to find the body

if we're going to convict John.

Does this mean the FBI is back in?

Not until we come up with something new.

OK, wait a minute.

Now we went through
John's storage facility.

And we found an address for him
from 1979 in Hammond, Indiana.

Now we wrote letters to all
the sheriffs, all the coroners

all through Ohio, but...
But how about Indiana?

I mean, couldn't he have
brought the box back there?

Could have.

All right, we'll get those addresses

and prepare the letters.

You'll sign them, and
you'll send them out for us.

Well, I'll be damned.

Sheriff Potts.

Yeah, this is Gerry Burman
from up in Newton County.

Yeah, I just opened your letter
about your missing person

from 1974.

And I think we've got your girl.

Sheriff Potts?

Yeah, I'm here.

Go ahead.

Yeah, we had a road repair crew that

found a wooden box in a ditch.

They'd cracked it open.

Found a skeleton in it.

And we turned it over to the coroner,

but we were never able to
make an identification.

You might want to come
down and have a look.

Female, Caucasian, about
5 foot 6 inches in height.

The most notable feature is the lower legs

are severed from the body,
my guess is with a saw,

not with an ax.

Can you determine the manner of death?

Or the time?

No, it's too far gone.

Do you have dental
records for Janice Smith?

No, we'll try to match
DNA with her mother.

Well, we've got enough
to send off to the FBI lab.

That should do it.

Should we put locks on the windows?

Yes.

Let me take a look.

I'm looking for John Smith.

He's over there.

Thank you.

John Smith.

Yes.

John, you're being served
by Dawn Smith concerning

the annulment of your marriage.

You've been served.

Dawn!

Dawn, open the door!

Open the door, Dawn!

Dawn, we have to talk!

Open this door!

Go call 911.

Yeah.

Go.

Dawn!

Dawn.

No, no!

Hey, hey.

Mom?

No!

Quit calling, and listen to me!

No!

Please, don't leave me.

Please, please, this is lies.

It's all lies.

It's not true.

John, just go!

- No!
- Mom!

I'm getting a restraining order!

That's what my first
wife tried to do to me.

It's going to be
really good or really bad news.

What do you think?

I don't know.

Hi.

- Hi.
- Hey.

- Come on in.
- Hi.

Thanks for making the
trip down so quickly.

Oh, no problem.

The girl in the box is Janice Hartman.

Her mother was tested,
and it's a perfect match.

You guys did it.

Without your work, this
never would have happened.

Is this enough to arrest him?

My guess is that this DNA test
is very bad for John, very bad.

We got him.

We did it.

John Smith, you're under arrest

for the murder of Janice Hartman
Smith in the state of Ohio.

Turn around, John,
I need to cuff you.

Turn around, You have the
right to remain silent.

If you waive that right, anything you say

can and will be used against you.

You have the right to an attorney.

If you cannot afford one,
one will be appointed...

We pursued John for nine years,

nine months, and 18 days.

Finally, in 2001, he was convicted

of first-degree murder in
the case of Janice Hartman.

We have yet to learn what
John did to my mother.

When things get dark, and I think

I haven't done enough, what comes to mind

is my last conversation with my mother.

And I remember very clearly
telling her, I love you.

She said, I love you, too.

My mother knew she was loved,
and that's what comforts me.