1 00:00:01,127 --> 00:00:03,129 [Jessica] Tonight on Murder, She Wrote. 2 00:00:03,212 --> 00:00:05,256 -Are you a reporter? -Crime is my beat. 3 00:00:05,339 --> 00:00:06,549 Murder my specialty. 4 00:00:06,632 --> 00:00:09,510 The story is dead. D-e-a-d. 5 00:00:09,593 --> 00:00:11,053 I understand dead. 6 00:00:11,178 --> 00:00:13,180 But what wasn't a blur, is a complete blank. 7 00:00:13,305 --> 00:00:16,475 A bronze apple core belong to David Eisenhower. 8 00:00:16,559 --> 00:00:17,852 Sweetheart, not again tonight. 9 00:00:17,935 --> 00:00:20,563 I'm sorry, honey. Can't be helped. 10 00:00:20,688 --> 00:00:24,066 That's you... if you put on any show about my bears. 11 00:00:24,191 --> 00:00:26,360 I'm gonna make you a star. 12 00:00:26,736 --> 00:00:29,989 Is that your solution? To kill me? 13 00:00:32,116 --> 00:00:33,826 [cheerful orchestral music] 14 00:01:34,178 --> 00:01:37,181 [gun clicking] 15 00:01:39,391 --> 00:01:41,310 [ominous dramatic music] 16 00:01:43,354 --> 00:01:44,522 [gun shot rings out] 17 00:01:46,732 --> 00:01:50,152 And down goes another of our valiant men in blue. 18 00:01:50,236 --> 00:01:51,737 A victim. 19 00:01:51,821 --> 00:01:55,074 A victim of misplaced faith. 20 00:01:55,157 --> 00:01:57,952 Thank God that this was not a real tragedy, 21 00:01:58,035 --> 00:02:02,998 but rather a graphic demonstration of self-serving exaggeration, 22 00:02:03,082 --> 00:02:05,709 and, yes, even fraud, 23 00:02:05,793 --> 00:02:09,171 and a courtesy of the Acme "bulletproof vest" Company, 24 00:02:09,255 --> 00:02:14,134 who claim that their product can withstand a .45 caliber slug. 25 00:02:14,218 --> 00:02:20,099 Well, Clare, let's show our viewers the tragic results of this impartial test. 26 00:02:20,474 --> 00:02:25,396 Had this flimsy protection been worn by one of Denver's finest, 27 00:02:25,479 --> 00:02:28,482 that bullet would have ripped through the vest 28 00:02:28,566 --> 00:02:32,027 -and into the che-- -Mr. Chambers. 29 00:02:32,111 --> 00:02:33,863 Look, not a scratch. 30 00:02:34,196 --> 00:02:35,447 [Kenneth] What? 31 00:02:35,531 --> 00:02:36,490 [Clare] The vest. 32 00:02:36,615 --> 00:02:38,325 It really works. 33 00:02:38,409 --> 00:02:39,660 -Cut. Cut the cameras. -[bell rings] 34 00:02:47,710 --> 00:02:51,672 [Kenneth] Look, are you people all incompetent or what? 35 00:02:51,755 --> 00:02:57,052 Look, I blow ten holes in ten vests, and the damn thing works! 36 00:02:57,136 --> 00:02:59,889 When we do it for the camera, the damn thing works! 37 00:02:59,972 --> 00:03:01,348 Now, where the hell is Ryan? 38 00:03:01,432 --> 00:03:04,226 Look, would someone get me a cannon? 39 00:03:04,310 --> 00:03:06,437 I want something that will blow a hole in that thing. 40 00:03:08,022 --> 00:03:09,690 Steve, damn it. 41 00:03:09,773 --> 00:03:12,359 Can't you do something about these lights? 42 00:03:12,443 --> 00:03:14,528 They're burning a hole in my head. 43 00:03:14,612 --> 00:03:15,946 Don't tell me. 44 00:03:16,030 --> 00:03:17,072 "Go find Ryan." 45 00:03:19,825 --> 00:03:21,118 Murray, you wanna bring the lights down 46 00:03:21,201 --> 00:03:22,912 before the prima donna's head melts off, 47 00:03:22,995 --> 00:03:25,122 or somebody blows it off? 48 00:03:25,247 --> 00:03:26,415 Ryan? 49 00:03:28,250 --> 00:03:30,169 -[telephone rings] -See you later, babe. 50 00:03:30,252 --> 00:03:31,962 If you're through notching your bedpost, 51 00:03:32,046 --> 00:03:33,589 why don't you zip up your brain and get back to work? 52 00:03:33,714 --> 00:03:36,216 Oh, what? Is the great one having another temper tantrum? 53 00:03:36,550 --> 00:03:38,510 Mr. Chambers needs you. Now! 54 00:03:38,844 --> 00:03:40,137 No, what he needs is a good swift kick. 55 00:03:40,220 --> 00:03:41,221 Move it, romeo. 56 00:03:51,649 --> 00:03:55,569 [Jayne] I can't believe it's been seven years since the wedding. 57 00:03:55,653 --> 00:03:58,155 And your dance marathon with my crazy uncle Buck. 58 00:03:58,238 --> 00:03:59,657 [laughter] 59 00:03:59,740 --> 00:04:01,075 You know, if Steve hadn't rescued me, 60 00:04:01,408 --> 00:04:02,368 my feet would still be hurting. 61 00:04:04,370 --> 00:04:06,080 How is your dear husband? 62 00:04:06,163 --> 00:04:08,624 Ooh, well, nobody said the honeymoon would last forever. 63 00:04:08,958 --> 00:04:10,084 Oh, don't like the sound of that. 64 00:04:10,167 --> 00:04:11,877 Oh, we're muddling through, Jess. 65 00:04:12,211 --> 00:04:17,424 But I can sum up the problem in two words: Kenneth Chambers. 66 00:04:17,508 --> 00:04:19,802 -Steve produces his program. -Chambers. 67 00:04:19,885 --> 00:04:21,637 Oh, yes, I remember. You wrote me about him. 68 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:25,265 A compulsive egomaniac suffering from delusions of grandeur? 69 00:04:25,349 --> 00:04:28,560 That was last month. These days he's even worse. 70 00:04:28,644 --> 00:04:30,270 And I think Steve would like to quit his job, 71 00:04:30,354 --> 00:04:32,982 but then there'd be two of us out of work. 72 00:04:33,065 --> 00:04:34,858 Well, you could always reestablish your practice. 73 00:04:34,942 --> 00:04:38,278 Mmm, most of my patients have scattered to other psychiatrists. 74 00:04:38,362 --> 00:04:42,408 Besides, it'd be like stepping backwards. 75 00:04:42,491 --> 00:04:45,661 Oh, look, enough about my troubles. Steve can't wait to see you, 76 00:04:45,744 --> 00:04:48,038 and I can't tell you how delighted he is 77 00:04:48,122 --> 00:04:51,208 that you are going to guest on his new book review program. 78 00:04:51,542 --> 00:04:54,586 Well, anyone who would rescue me from your uncle Buck 79 00:04:54,670 --> 00:04:56,463 deserves my lifelong gratitude. 80 00:04:56,547 --> 00:04:57,798 [laughter] 81 00:05:06,015 --> 00:05:07,391 [Kenneth huffs] 82 00:05:07,474 --> 00:05:09,810 This is the rough footage we got with Flannigan. 83 00:05:16,066 --> 00:05:17,651 The Acme vest? 84 00:05:17,735 --> 00:05:20,446 Well, it's cumbersome. 85 00:05:20,529 --> 00:05:25,576 I mean, I wouldn't put it on my dog if I expected him to fetch the paper. 86 00:05:25,659 --> 00:05:27,995 But in a dangerous situation, 87 00:05:28,078 --> 00:05:29,955 it's the most effective product I've ever seen. 88 00:05:32,583 --> 00:05:34,501 Boring testimonial stuff, right? 89 00:05:34,585 --> 00:05:37,296 Now, take a look at this next one. 90 00:05:37,379 --> 00:05:38,922 I had our boys do a little bit of editing. 91 00:05:40,591 --> 00:05:41,884 [Flannigan] The Acme vest? 92 00:05:42,009 --> 00:05:43,135 [gunfire] 93 00:05:46,555 --> 00:05:49,099 [Flannigan] In a dangerous situation, I wouldn't put it on my dog. 94 00:05:50,642 --> 00:05:52,102 Kenneth, that's unethical. 95 00:05:52,227 --> 00:05:54,188 It's brilliant. 96 00:05:54,271 --> 00:05:55,189 Look, who cares? 97 00:05:55,272 --> 00:05:56,440 I care. 98 00:05:56,523 --> 00:05:58,650 Oh, jeez, that's not fair. 99 00:05:58,776 --> 00:06:01,528 Kenneth... [sighs] ...there isn't a South American coup 100 00:06:01,612 --> 00:06:03,030 that can match the one I just pulled off. 101 00:06:04,323 --> 00:06:05,991 The Hammett cheese tapes. 102 00:06:06,075 --> 00:06:08,077 They're all we need to throw Hammett into the fondue, 103 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:09,495 as it were. 104 00:06:09,578 --> 00:06:11,455 That story's dead. 105 00:06:11,538 --> 00:06:12,998 What do you mean, dead? 106 00:06:13,082 --> 00:06:14,541 I spent weeks digging up this evidence. 107 00:06:14,625 --> 00:06:15,751 It's all here. 108 00:06:15,876 --> 00:06:18,504 Watch my lips, Lynnette. The story is dead. 109 00:06:18,587 --> 00:06:20,464 D-e-a-d. 110 00:06:20,547 --> 00:06:22,174 You do understand dead, don't you? 111 00:06:23,717 --> 00:06:24,718 I understand dead. 112 00:06:30,933 --> 00:06:32,351 Oh, thanks. 113 00:06:32,434 --> 00:06:33,852 For all your support, Steve. 114 00:06:40,067 --> 00:06:42,277 [clears throat] Got a minute for a famous author? 115 00:06:44,113 --> 00:06:48,075 -Jessica. Oh, my gosh. You look great. -[laughter] 116 00:06:48,158 --> 00:06:49,952 Oh, I would have been at the airport, 117 00:06:50,035 --> 00:06:51,328 but things have got a little crazed around here. 118 00:06:51,411 --> 00:06:53,539 I know, a show a week, ready or not. 119 00:06:53,622 --> 00:06:56,083 -Believe me. I know all about deadlines. -[laughter] 120 00:06:56,166 --> 00:06:58,377 -Hiya, honey. -Hiya, honey. 121 00:06:58,460 --> 00:07:02,714 Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. Not this stuff again, please. 122 00:07:02,798 --> 00:07:04,299 Jayne, when are you gonna dump this loser 123 00:07:04,383 --> 00:07:06,301 and run off with a certified winner like me? 124 00:07:06,385 --> 00:07:07,845 Hmm, when you get a new line. 125 00:07:07,928 --> 00:07:09,972 Rob, I believe you have met Jessica Fletcher. 126 00:07:10,055 --> 00:07:12,224 Oh, yes. At the wedding. As I remember, 127 00:07:12,307 --> 00:07:14,101 you were the life of the party, Mr. Warren. 128 00:07:14,434 --> 00:07:15,686 Oh, well, forgive me, Mrs. Fletcher, 129 00:07:15,769 --> 00:07:17,604 but what wasn't a blur is a complete blank. 130 00:07:17,938 --> 00:07:19,189 -Well, that's very convenient. -[laughter] 131 00:07:19,273 --> 00:07:22,568 But when one's best friend steals the love of his life from under his nose, 132 00:07:22,651 --> 00:07:24,653 it's either "laugh, clown, laugh" or slit your wrists, 133 00:07:24,736 --> 00:07:25,988 and I didn't have the blood to spare. 134 00:07:26,113 --> 00:07:27,156 [laughter] 135 00:07:27,239 --> 00:07:28,657 [Rob] But, Jessica, 136 00:07:28,991 --> 00:07:30,617 if there is anything that I can do for you 137 00:07:30,701 --> 00:07:32,828 while you're in Denver, you need only command. 138 00:07:32,911 --> 00:07:36,415 Oh, this young man has got to be your number one salesman. 139 00:07:36,498 --> 00:07:39,293 Used to be. Used to be. Then they promoted me to station manager, 140 00:07:39,376 --> 00:07:42,337 either out of pity or desperation. I haven't figured that one out yet. 141 00:07:42,421 --> 00:07:44,381 Uh, so, Jessica, let me take you on the 50 cent tour. 142 00:07:44,464 --> 00:07:46,175 I think these two want to talk about us. 143 00:07:46,300 --> 00:07:47,634 Oh, that's very nice. Thank you. 144 00:07:49,511 --> 00:07:51,805 So, how was the rest of your day? 145 00:07:51,889 --> 00:07:53,932 Ah, all things considered, almost placid. 146 00:07:54,016 --> 00:07:56,226 But, then, the day is not over yet. 147 00:07:56,310 --> 00:07:57,311 Yeah. 148 00:08:01,732 --> 00:08:02,566 [tires screeching] 149 00:08:02,691 --> 00:08:03,692 Excuse me. 150 00:08:05,152 --> 00:08:06,195 Mr. Rinaldi. 151 00:08:06,278 --> 00:08:07,446 Mr. Rinaldi, Sir. 152 00:08:07,529 --> 00:08:08,864 You can't park like that, Sir. 153 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:14,369 [Mr. Rinaldi] Where's Chambers? 154 00:08:14,453 --> 00:08:15,412 [Clare] Wait. You can't go in there. 155 00:08:15,495 --> 00:08:16,914 -[Mr. Rinaldi] Thank you. -[Clare] No! 156 00:08:16,997 --> 00:08:18,707 I'm sorry, Mr. Chambers. I tried to stop him. 157 00:08:18,790 --> 00:08:20,042 What are you trynna do, destroy me? 158 00:08:20,375 --> 00:08:21,460 How are you, Joe? 159 00:08:21,793 --> 00:08:23,337 My ulcer is acting up, 160 00:08:23,420 --> 00:08:26,798 and I ain't about to eat a boatload of stuffed bears from Taiwan. 161 00:08:26,924 --> 00:08:28,926 Now, I spent a fortune on these stupid toys, 162 00:08:29,009 --> 00:08:30,260 and you're not about to ruin me. 163 00:08:30,594 --> 00:08:34,223 Well, those bears are unsafe, Joe. 164 00:08:34,306 --> 00:08:35,599 Unsafe? 165 00:08:35,682 --> 00:08:36,683 No. 166 00:08:38,393 --> 00:08:40,646 This is unsafe, and I'm warning you, Chambers. 167 00:08:40,729 --> 00:08:43,273 That's you if you put on any show about my bears. 168 00:08:49,112 --> 00:08:51,448 And here, of course, the pièce de résistance, 169 00:08:51,531 --> 00:08:54,076 a rogues' gallery of life's famous losers. 170 00:08:54,159 --> 00:08:56,536 Kenneth Chambers' wall of fame and shame. 171 00:08:56,620 --> 00:08:57,663 [Kenneth] [yelling] Clare! 172 00:09:00,666 --> 00:09:02,125 Yes, Sir? 173 00:09:02,209 --> 00:09:04,586 [Kenneth] I thought I told Ryan to have this TV fixed. 174 00:09:04,920 --> 00:09:05,796 Now, where the hell is he? 175 00:09:06,129 --> 00:09:06,964 I'll find him. 176 00:09:10,509 --> 00:09:12,219 TV repairman. 177 00:09:12,302 --> 00:09:15,097 [Kenneth] Very funny, Warren. Very funny. 178 00:09:15,180 --> 00:09:17,140 Suppose you channel that sense of humor of yours into-- 179 00:09:18,976 --> 00:09:21,144 J.B. Fletcher. 180 00:09:21,228 --> 00:09:23,563 Now, this is a pleasure. 181 00:09:23,647 --> 00:09:25,107 Steve told me that you were coming. 182 00:09:25,190 --> 00:09:28,402 I can't tell you how much I admire your work. 183 00:09:28,527 --> 00:09:29,945 Why, thank you, Mr. Chambers. 184 00:09:30,028 --> 00:09:32,197 I've heard a great deal about you as well. 185 00:09:32,281 --> 00:09:35,200 Is that right? What? The article in the New York Times? 186 00:09:36,785 --> 00:09:37,786 Uh, from Jayne and Steve. 187 00:09:39,454 --> 00:09:41,081 Oh. 188 00:09:41,164 --> 00:09:42,708 Well, Steve's great. 189 00:09:42,791 --> 00:09:44,042 Great. Like my right arm. 190 00:09:44,126 --> 00:09:45,210 I couldn't get along without him. 191 00:09:45,294 --> 00:09:48,714 Say! Now, I hope you're staying for the next few days. 192 00:09:48,797 --> 00:09:50,674 -Well I-- -Well, I've got a terrific show 193 00:09:50,757 --> 00:09:52,926 lined up for Saturday evening. 194 00:09:53,010 --> 00:09:55,304 I'm Pulling the plug on Rinaldi toys. 195 00:09:55,387 --> 00:09:57,055 [Rob] Oh, come on, Kenneth. 196 00:09:57,180 --> 00:09:58,056 I thought that we'd already discussed this. 197 00:09:58,140 --> 00:10:00,726 Joe Rinaldi plunks down a lot of advertising bucks in this station. 198 00:10:00,809 --> 00:10:04,187 But that doesn't give him a license to bilk our public, now, does it, Rob? 199 00:10:04,271 --> 00:10:05,981 Look, the man is a menace. 200 00:10:06,106 --> 00:10:08,400 Besides which, I've got an obligation to my viewers. 201 00:10:08,525 --> 00:10:12,029 -I'm merely suggesting that we-- -[Kenneth] Sorry. 202 00:10:12,112 --> 00:10:13,697 We go with this Saturday, Warren. 203 00:10:15,282 --> 00:10:17,868 Unless, of course, you'd like to pull the plug on me. 204 00:10:17,993 --> 00:10:19,036 Because if you do, 205 00:10:19,119 --> 00:10:21,913 there are plenty of places I can go, as you well know. 206 00:10:23,707 --> 00:10:24,708 Ah, pff. 207 00:10:24,833 --> 00:10:26,460 What are we arguing for? 208 00:10:26,543 --> 00:10:28,378 Especially in front of our guest. 209 00:10:28,462 --> 00:10:30,922 J.B. Fletcher, say hello to my assistant, Clare Henley. 210 00:10:31,006 --> 00:10:33,508 -Hello. -What a pleasure, Mrs. Fletcher. 211 00:10:33,592 --> 00:10:37,304 Kenneth-- I mean Mr. Chambers, said you were coming. He is such a fan. 212 00:10:39,598 --> 00:10:42,017 -Oh! -Oh, you idiot! 213 00:10:42,142 --> 00:10:44,353 [Monroe] [stammering] I'm sorry, Sir. It was an accident! 214 00:10:44,436 --> 00:10:46,480 Accident? Your whole life is an accident, Monroe. 215 00:10:46,563 --> 00:10:47,981 Look, that's it! 216 00:10:48,065 --> 00:10:50,650 Look, you have screwed up for the last time. 217 00:10:50,734 --> 00:10:52,027 You're fired! 218 00:10:52,152 --> 00:10:54,821 -Kenneth, he certainly didn't mean to-- -[Kenneth] I said, out. 219 00:10:54,946 --> 00:10:55,906 Now. 220 00:10:59,368 --> 00:11:02,454 Uh, perhaps we should go to the restaurant and meet Steve. 221 00:11:02,537 --> 00:11:04,039 I think, uh, escape is definitely in order. 222 00:11:05,332 --> 00:11:07,250 [Kenneth] Oh, well, um... [laughs] 223 00:11:07,334 --> 00:11:10,420 Yes, I'm, I'm sure we'll be seeing more of each other, Mrs. Fletcher. 224 00:11:10,504 --> 00:11:11,797 Enjoy your stay in Denver. 225 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:13,256 [Jessica] Well, thank you, Mr. Chambers. 226 00:11:13,340 --> 00:11:14,383 It's nice meeting you, Miss Henley. 227 00:11:17,260 --> 00:11:19,805 [Steve] No coffee, thanks. It's off my diet. 228 00:11:19,888 --> 00:11:24,684 Yes, I imagine Kenneth Chambers provides all the stimulant your nerves can handle. 229 00:11:24,768 --> 00:11:26,770 So, anyway, for once in his life, 230 00:11:26,853 --> 00:11:29,648 old Steve here is actually hanging tough with me until, 231 00:11:29,731 --> 00:11:31,858 until I unleashed my secret serve. 232 00:11:31,942 --> 00:11:33,985 The "Rob Warren unreturnable." 233 00:11:34,069 --> 00:11:36,279 It's a miracle serve that defies gravity. 234 00:11:36,363 --> 00:11:38,990 -[chuckles] I've heard that before. -In all modesty, 235 00:11:39,074 --> 00:11:40,992 from there on I just cruised to victory. 236 00:11:41,118 --> 00:11:44,287 As usual. And as usual, we get to hear all about it. 237 00:11:44,413 --> 00:11:46,123 -Of course. -[Steve] And before you ask, Jessica, 238 00:11:46,206 --> 00:11:48,625 no, I am not masochistic. 239 00:11:48,708 --> 00:11:50,585 I'm into racquetball for the exercise. 240 00:11:50,669 --> 00:11:53,964 It's good old Rob here who thrives on competition. 241 00:11:54,089 --> 00:11:55,841 To the point of compulsion, I might add. 242 00:11:55,924 --> 00:11:58,844 [laughs] Oh? Maybe your former psychiatrist 243 00:11:58,927 --> 00:12:01,054 could give us some insight into that? 244 00:12:01,179 --> 00:12:03,390 Mmm! Mm-mmm. 245 00:12:03,473 --> 00:12:05,392 Please, I would love to, but there are very strict rules 246 00:12:05,475 --> 00:12:07,436 about doctor-patient confidentiality. 247 00:12:07,561 --> 00:12:09,396 And it's a good thing. 248 00:12:09,479 --> 00:12:11,273 Jayne and I had years of pillow talk. 249 00:12:11,398 --> 00:12:13,233 Of course, I was the only one with my head on the pillow. 250 00:12:13,316 --> 00:12:15,485 She was taking notes. 251 00:12:15,610 --> 00:12:17,737 Oh, the things this woman could tell about me. 252 00:12:17,821 --> 00:12:18,905 It's terrifying. 253 00:12:19,281 --> 00:12:20,365 [chuckles] 254 00:12:21,825 --> 00:12:23,368 Well, I hate to break up a party, gang, 255 00:12:23,452 --> 00:12:26,496 but work beckons. Orders from the great one. 256 00:12:26,580 --> 00:12:27,873 Sweetheart, not again tonight. 257 00:12:27,956 --> 00:12:30,250 I'm sorry, honey. Can't be helped. 258 00:12:30,333 --> 00:12:32,502 And I'll probably be late, so don't wait up. 259 00:12:34,045 --> 00:12:35,255 Night. 260 00:12:35,338 --> 00:12:36,339 Thanks, Rob. 261 00:12:43,472 --> 00:12:45,891 Well, I, for one, can commiserate with Steve. 262 00:12:45,974 --> 00:12:48,101 I had to work at the station late every night this week, 263 00:12:48,185 --> 00:12:49,352 and believe me, when there's no one else there, 264 00:12:49,436 --> 00:12:50,770 it's a very lonely place. 265 00:12:50,854 --> 00:12:53,732 Well, I doubt that he'll be lonely with Mr. Chambers around. 266 00:12:53,815 --> 00:12:56,776 Which is exactly why, for the first time in weeks, 267 00:12:56,860 --> 00:12:58,111 I am gonna go home and get myself a good night's sleep. 268 00:12:59,779 --> 00:13:01,364 -Night, Jaynie. And you, madam, -[Jayne] Good night, Rob. 269 00:13:01,448 --> 00:13:03,033 I shall expect to see in my office first thing in the morning 270 00:13:03,116 --> 00:13:06,036 to collect your 30 pieces of silver for your book show appearance. 271 00:13:07,746 --> 00:13:09,164 Here's a dollar. 272 00:13:09,247 --> 00:13:12,000 Would you like that in dimes or quarters? 273 00:13:12,083 --> 00:13:13,668 Jayne, what is it? 274 00:13:13,752 --> 00:13:15,837 I don't know. 275 00:13:15,962 --> 00:13:19,090 Oh, it's nothing really, I guess. It's just that according to Steve, 276 00:13:19,174 --> 00:13:21,426 he's been working late at the station every night this week. 277 00:13:21,510 --> 00:13:22,761 And Rob just let it slip 278 00:13:22,844 --> 00:13:24,137 that he's been working all alone. 279 00:13:26,097 --> 00:13:27,265 Maybe it's just me. 280 00:13:29,976 --> 00:13:30,977 [dramatic music] 281 00:13:31,061 --> 00:13:32,229 [knocking] 282 00:13:32,312 --> 00:13:34,147 -[Mr. Tanaka] Mr. Chambers? -[door creaking open] 283 00:13:34,231 --> 00:13:35,232 Yoo-hoo. 284 00:13:37,484 --> 00:13:38,485 -[anticipatory music] -[Mr. Tanaka] Mr. Chambers? 285 00:13:46,910 --> 00:13:48,411 You asleep or something? 286 00:13:59,506 --> 00:14:01,925 -[chair creaks] -[dramatic anticipatory music] 287 00:14:08,807 --> 00:14:11,059 [Jayne] I hope Steve didn't disturb you when he came home. 288 00:14:11,142 --> 00:14:12,644 It was awfully late. 289 00:14:12,727 --> 00:14:14,729 I didn't hear a thing. Slept straight through. 290 00:14:14,813 --> 00:14:16,398 And he was gone early this morning, too. 291 00:14:18,567 --> 00:14:20,068 Jayne, look maybe it's none of my business, 292 00:14:20,151 --> 00:14:22,279 and feel free to tell me to shut up, 293 00:14:22,404 --> 00:14:24,864 but Frank and I could always talk things out. 294 00:14:24,948 --> 00:14:27,576 You know, clear the air. Whatever's going on. 295 00:14:29,119 --> 00:14:32,706 Well, I'm a very good listener with a very short memory. 296 00:14:32,789 --> 00:14:34,708 Thanks, Jess. 297 00:14:34,791 --> 00:14:36,501 I guess it all started when I quit my practice. 298 00:14:38,461 --> 00:14:40,171 You know, I could never understand that. 299 00:14:40,255 --> 00:14:41,506 You seemed to be doing so well. 300 00:14:41,590 --> 00:14:43,425 Indeed, I was a huge success. 301 00:14:43,508 --> 00:14:45,302 [Jayne] Some of my patients still haven't forgiven me. 302 00:14:46,845 --> 00:14:51,016 But, Jess, the bottom line, I wanted, still want, a baby. 303 00:14:51,099 --> 00:14:53,435 One doesn't necessarily preclude the other. 304 00:14:53,518 --> 00:14:57,272 Then let's just say that marriage is more of a full-time job than I thought. 305 00:14:57,355 --> 00:14:59,858 I know that Steve is under a lot of pressure from the show, 306 00:14:59,941 --> 00:15:04,321 but, Jess, I feel he's drifting away. 307 00:15:04,404 --> 00:15:10,076 So, I thought if I could be there for him all the time... 308 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:11,161 What is that? 309 00:15:19,878 --> 00:15:21,713 As most of your viewers know, 310 00:15:21,796 --> 00:15:25,717 I was Kenneth Chambers' unofficial police expert. 311 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:29,512 Naturally, I feel a tremendous sense of loss. 312 00:15:29,596 --> 00:15:34,726 The man had guts, integrity, a real sense of community. 313 00:15:34,809 --> 00:15:36,811 Selfless, dedicated-- 314 00:15:36,895 --> 00:15:38,897 Do you have any leads in the killing, Lieutenant? 315 00:15:39,022 --> 00:15:40,231 Leads? 316 00:15:40,357 --> 00:15:44,277 Sure, but nothing I can discuss right now. 317 00:15:44,361 --> 00:15:46,863 A man like Kenneth Chambers had powerful enemies. 318 00:15:46,988 --> 00:15:48,948 Well, could you tell us how he was killed? 319 00:15:49,032 --> 00:15:52,327 Yes. He was shot twice late last evening. 320 00:15:52,452 --> 00:15:56,373 But let me tell you this, and this is a promise, 321 00:15:56,456 --> 00:16:01,961 Lieutenant Lou Flannigan will have this great man's killer wrapped up 322 00:16:02,045 --> 00:16:04,547 before you people can say "Film at 11." 323 00:16:04,631 --> 00:16:06,383 Thanks very much. 324 00:16:06,466 --> 00:16:08,385 We've been talking to Lieutenant Louis Flannigan 325 00:16:08,468 --> 00:16:10,095 of the Denver Police. 326 00:16:10,220 --> 00:16:12,972 This is Rick Coleman reporting live from station KBLR. 327 00:16:13,056 --> 00:16:15,475 Back to you, Allison. Thanks a lot, Lieutenant. 328 00:16:15,558 --> 00:16:17,477 -Sure. Anything you need. -Yeah, we'll be in touch. 329 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:19,020 [stammers] Uh, excuse me, Lieutenant? 330 00:16:19,104 --> 00:16:20,605 -[Lieutenant] Yeah? -I was wondering, 331 00:16:20,689 --> 00:16:22,023 could you tell us just about when this happened? 332 00:16:22,107 --> 00:16:25,276 Uh, certainly. It was, uh, between 10:00 and 12:00 last evening. 333 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:27,654 The killer-- Uh, are you a reporter? 334 00:16:27,779 --> 00:16:30,448 Oh, no. No, my name is Jessica Fletcher and, uh... 335 00:16:30,532 --> 00:16:31,783 [Lieutenant] Fletcher? 336 00:16:31,866 --> 00:16:36,329 I know that name. And the face. Are you sure you're not with the media? 337 00:16:36,454 --> 00:16:39,040 No, no, I'm, I'm just visiting from out of town. 338 00:16:39,165 --> 00:16:41,835 As my guest. I'm Jayne Honig. 339 00:16:41,918 --> 00:16:43,503 My husband works here as a producer. 340 00:16:43,586 --> 00:16:46,172 Oh, Steve. We've been looking for him. 341 00:16:46,297 --> 00:16:47,507 You're what? 342 00:16:47,632 --> 00:16:49,801 You know where he was last night, Ma'am? 343 00:16:49,884 --> 00:16:52,011 Say, between the hours of 10:00 and 12:00? 344 00:16:54,973 --> 00:16:56,641 [Steve] Jayne! 345 00:16:56,725 --> 00:16:59,060 [Jayne] Oh, sweetheart. Thank God, you're safe. 346 00:16:59,144 --> 00:17:01,187 I just got back from playing racquetball with Rob. 347 00:17:01,271 --> 00:17:03,231 I just heard. I don't believe any of this. 348 00:17:03,314 --> 00:17:04,649 Steve, we've got to talk. 349 00:17:04,733 --> 00:17:07,569 Is there someplace we can be private? 350 00:17:07,652 --> 00:17:10,780 Well, sure, Lieutenant. There's my office, but-- 351 00:17:10,864 --> 00:17:12,282 [chuckles] It's just routine. Don't sweat it. 352 00:17:16,494 --> 00:17:19,289 Ladies, this is an official police interrogation. 353 00:17:19,372 --> 00:17:20,540 No civilians. 354 00:17:20,623 --> 00:17:21,958 Lieutenant-- 355 00:17:22,041 --> 00:17:25,003 Uh, Lieutenant, you know, I don't know you spotted me, 356 00:17:25,086 --> 00:17:26,755 but you certainly had me pegged. 357 00:17:26,838 --> 00:17:28,298 I am a writer. 358 00:17:28,381 --> 00:17:31,134 Crime is my beat. Murder my specialty. 359 00:17:31,217 --> 00:17:32,635 [chuckles] Something told me. 360 00:17:32,719 --> 00:17:34,846 If you wouldn't mind me sitting in, 361 00:17:34,929 --> 00:17:39,851 I mean, just to observe a real homicide detective at work. 362 00:17:39,934 --> 00:17:41,269 I wouldn't say a word. 363 00:17:41,352 --> 00:17:42,604 Believe me. 364 00:17:42,729 --> 00:17:44,230 Okay. 365 00:17:44,314 --> 00:17:47,692 But, if you write it up, I wanna clear the copy. 366 00:17:47,817 --> 00:17:49,027 Oh, absolutely. [smirks] 367 00:17:58,286 --> 00:17:59,829 The janitor says you and Chambers 368 00:17:59,913 --> 00:18:01,748 were thrashing it out pretty good last night. 369 00:18:01,873 --> 00:18:03,625 We argued, yes. 370 00:18:03,750 --> 00:18:06,127 -About what? -Ethics, Lieutenant. 371 00:18:06,211 --> 00:18:09,756 He'd edited a tape to make one of our experts look like an idiot. 372 00:18:09,839 --> 00:18:11,299 He wouldn't do that. 373 00:18:11,382 --> 00:18:13,134 Honesty was Kenneth Chambers' middle name. 374 00:18:14,469 --> 00:18:17,806 Perhaps if you could establish the time of that argument, Lieutenant. 375 00:18:20,308 --> 00:18:21,309 Sorry. 376 00:18:23,770 --> 00:18:25,939 What time did you leave? 377 00:18:26,022 --> 00:18:28,942 It was around 10:30, and I just went to cool off. 378 00:18:29,067 --> 00:18:31,194 What'd you do, climb Pike's Peak? 379 00:18:31,528 --> 00:18:34,072 I drove around for a couple of hours, and then I went home. 380 00:18:35,365 --> 00:18:36,366 So, you got no witnesses? 381 00:18:38,076 --> 00:18:39,285 What are you driving at? 382 00:18:39,661 --> 00:18:40,912 You argue with Chambers. 383 00:18:43,081 --> 00:18:44,249 Chambers is dead. 384 00:18:47,710 --> 00:18:50,713 And what-- What motive could he possibly have? 385 00:18:50,797 --> 00:18:52,757 That's what I intend to find out, Ma'am. 386 00:18:52,841 --> 00:18:53,925 Downtown. 387 00:18:54,008 --> 00:18:55,385 [officer] Excuse me, Sir. 388 00:18:55,468 --> 00:18:58,638 Thought you oughta have a look at this. 389 00:18:59,013 --> 00:19:00,014 [sighs] 390 00:19:01,808 --> 00:19:04,310 This is insane. I didn't kill anybody. 391 00:19:04,394 --> 00:19:05,395 Of course, you didn't. 392 00:19:09,607 --> 00:19:14,821 Mr. Honig, do you have a permit to carry this weapon, Sir? 393 00:19:14,904 --> 00:19:16,364 Me? This is not mine. 394 00:19:16,447 --> 00:19:18,157 No? 395 00:19:18,241 --> 00:19:20,201 Then how did it come to be in the backseat of your car? 396 00:19:20,285 --> 00:19:22,161 One of my men spotted it through the window. 397 00:19:22,537 --> 00:19:24,247 Also, two shots have been fired. 398 00:19:24,330 --> 00:19:27,000 My guess is, this is the gun that killed Kenneth Chambers. 399 00:19:27,083 --> 00:19:28,084 What's your guess? 400 00:19:28,209 --> 00:19:29,335 [Jessica sighs] 401 00:19:29,419 --> 00:19:30,837 Lieutenant, for heaven's sakes. 402 00:19:30,920 --> 00:19:33,172 Anyone could have planted that gun. 403 00:19:33,548 --> 00:19:35,675 Ma'am, you're just an observer here. 404 00:19:36,050 --> 00:19:39,929 Yes, and what I've observed is a complete lack of common sense. 405 00:19:40,013 --> 00:19:42,807 If he was the killer, why would he return to the scene of the crime 406 00:19:42,891 --> 00:19:43,933 with the murder weapon 407 00:19:44,017 --> 00:19:46,019 carelessly concealed in the back of his car 408 00:19:46,102 --> 00:19:49,397 when he had all night to dispose of it? 409 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:51,274 There's a perfectly logical reason for that. 410 00:19:52,692 --> 00:19:53,735 Yes? 411 00:19:54,110 --> 00:19:55,153 [door opens] 412 00:19:55,236 --> 00:19:57,155 [Rob] Steve! Steve, I just heard. 413 00:19:57,238 --> 00:19:59,824 [Lieutenant] Excuse me, Sir, but I'm interrogating this witness. 414 00:19:59,908 --> 00:20:02,577 -And who are you? -Robert Warren. I run this station. 415 00:20:02,660 --> 00:20:04,996 -And you are? -[Lieutenant] Oh, Mr. Warren. 416 00:20:05,079 --> 00:20:06,080 We haven't met. Lou Flannigan. 417 00:20:06,456 --> 00:20:09,250 You've probably caught me on Chambers' show a few times. 418 00:20:09,334 --> 00:20:11,628 Actually, I hardly ever watched it. 419 00:20:11,711 --> 00:20:13,838 [Lieutenant] [stammers] I'm sorry to disrupt things, Mr. Warren, 420 00:20:14,213 --> 00:20:16,382 but I've gotta take Mr. Honig down to the station 421 00:20:16,466 --> 00:20:17,842 for, uh, some additional questioning. 422 00:20:17,967 --> 00:20:20,720 Well, you won't mind if I send a lawyer along with him, then? 423 00:20:20,803 --> 00:20:21,804 [Lieutenant] No, not at all. 424 00:20:24,390 --> 00:20:25,391 [huffs] 425 00:20:27,310 --> 00:20:29,604 [Jayne] Are you sure, Rob? I just feel like I should be there. 426 00:20:31,564 --> 00:20:32,982 All right. 427 00:20:33,066 --> 00:20:34,692 No, whatever you think is best. 428 00:20:34,776 --> 00:20:35,777 I'll wait for your call. 429 00:20:41,324 --> 00:20:45,286 They are going to hold him at least until the ballistics results are in. 430 00:20:46,704 --> 00:20:49,582 And I'm afraid that news won't be good. 431 00:20:49,666 --> 00:20:55,046 -Steve did not kill that man. -Of course, he didn't. 432 00:20:55,129 --> 00:20:57,173 He also doesn't own a gun, 433 00:20:57,256 --> 00:20:59,759 which means the gun that they found in the backseat 434 00:20:59,842 --> 00:21:01,427 has got to be the murder weapon, 435 00:21:01,511 --> 00:21:06,182 planted there by the real killer to railroad Steve into a conviction. 436 00:21:06,265 --> 00:21:10,728 Jayne, what time did he come home last night? 437 00:21:10,812 --> 00:21:11,813 [barely audible] I don't know. 438 00:21:13,398 --> 00:21:15,400 One, 1:30. 439 00:21:15,483 --> 00:21:17,026 Did he say anything? 440 00:21:17,110 --> 00:21:20,363 Anything that could give us a hint as to what had happened? 441 00:21:20,446 --> 00:21:22,699 No. We didn't speak. 442 00:21:24,742 --> 00:21:25,868 I pretended to be asleep. 443 00:21:27,537 --> 00:21:29,664 Oh, Jess, with what I was feeling, 444 00:21:29,747 --> 00:21:32,125 I was terrified I'd say something I'd regret. 445 00:21:32,500 --> 00:21:34,669 So, I just laid there... silent. 446 00:21:36,462 --> 00:21:37,964 And let my suspicions gnaw at me. 447 00:21:40,508 --> 00:21:41,384 [Clare crying] 448 00:21:41,467 --> 00:21:43,845 [Lynnette] Turn off the faucets, Clare. 449 00:21:43,928 --> 00:21:46,848 Kenneth Chambers only cared about himself. 450 00:21:46,931 --> 00:21:49,058 He and Steve were a couple of self-centered chauvinists. 451 00:21:50,518 --> 00:21:53,604 And with them out of the way, now is our big chance. 452 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:58,568 [crying] Kenneth is dead. How could you talk that way? 453 00:21:58,651 --> 00:22:00,278 Think, Clare. 454 00:22:00,403 --> 00:22:02,321 Think of all the humiliation 455 00:22:02,405 --> 00:22:04,407 that bag of gas heaped on you. On all of us. 456 00:22:08,828 --> 00:22:09,829 Honey. 457 00:22:11,622 --> 00:22:13,416 I wouldn't steer you wrong. 458 00:22:13,499 --> 00:22:16,085 What I'm saying is... 459 00:22:16,169 --> 00:22:20,548 we can take the reins of Kenneth's legacy and make it stronger. 460 00:22:20,923 --> 00:22:22,884 Different. 461 00:22:22,967 --> 00:22:25,428 We'd make a great team. I dig up the facts. 462 00:22:25,553 --> 00:22:26,429 You feed 'em to the public. 463 00:22:28,848 --> 00:22:30,683 The public, honey. 464 00:22:30,767 --> 00:22:31,768 Kenneth's public? 465 00:22:33,311 --> 00:22:35,605 They're ready for a change. 466 00:22:35,688 --> 00:22:36,689 You know what they want? 467 00:22:38,441 --> 00:22:40,109 They want pretty. 468 00:22:40,234 --> 00:22:41,194 They want happy. 469 00:22:42,862 --> 00:22:45,656 They want young, attractive people. 470 00:22:47,784 --> 00:22:48,701 Like me? 471 00:22:49,077 --> 00:22:51,162 Not like you, Clare. 472 00:22:51,287 --> 00:22:52,747 You! 473 00:22:52,830 --> 00:22:55,583 Now, I've already talked to Robert, but we gotta move fast. 474 00:22:58,336 --> 00:23:02,507 I am gonna create a whole new image for you. 475 00:23:02,590 --> 00:23:05,802 New hair, complete makeover, 476 00:23:05,885 --> 00:23:09,305 and a... a sexy wardrobe, 477 00:23:09,388 --> 00:23:11,766 so your public can see the beautiful you. 478 00:23:13,309 --> 00:23:14,310 Sweetheart. 479 00:23:15,812 --> 00:23:17,688 I'm gonna make you a star. 480 00:23:19,690 --> 00:23:20,525 [emotive music] 481 00:23:46,217 --> 00:23:47,677 Well, Jayne should be worried, Jessica. 482 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:48,678 We all should. 483 00:23:48,761 --> 00:23:51,472 But Ralph Kensington is the best attorney in this city. 484 00:23:51,556 --> 00:23:53,516 All well and good, Rob, but I honestly believe 485 00:23:53,599 --> 00:23:55,852 that the best way to get Steve off the hook 486 00:23:55,935 --> 00:23:58,271 is to find the real killer, and fast. 487 00:23:58,354 --> 00:23:59,480 [chuckles] Well, if you're looking for suspects, 488 00:23:59,564 --> 00:24:01,149 I could name a few dozen. 489 00:24:01,232 --> 00:24:03,151 You mean Joe Rinaldi, the Teddy bear King? 490 00:24:03,234 --> 00:24:04,735 Oh, I'd put him right at the top of the list 491 00:24:04,819 --> 00:24:06,445 is where I'd put him. 492 00:24:06,529 --> 00:24:07,655 Oh, and you may also wanna check on Clare Henley. 493 00:24:08,030 --> 00:24:09,365 She was much more than just his assistant. 494 00:24:14,328 --> 00:24:15,413 Murray! 495 00:24:17,165 --> 00:24:19,917 I want lots of lights. Red and White, flashing. 496 00:24:20,001 --> 00:24:22,795 Excuse me. I'm looking for Clare Henley. 497 00:24:22,879 --> 00:24:25,173 -Try backstage. Makeup. -Oh, thank you. 498 00:24:25,256 --> 00:24:26,841 It's Miss Bryant, isn't it? 499 00:24:26,924 --> 00:24:28,217 I don't believe we've met. I'm Jessica Fletcher. 500 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:31,721 Lynnette Bryant. And it's Ms. 501 00:24:32,096 --> 00:24:34,015 Ms. Oh, yes. 502 00:24:34,098 --> 00:24:35,183 [assistant] Ms. Bryant? 503 00:24:36,601 --> 00:24:39,437 [Lynnette] The blue. And I want you to plunge the neckline. 504 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:40,646 Start at the navel and work up. 505 00:24:40,730 --> 00:24:41,731 Yes, Ma'am. 506 00:24:43,357 --> 00:24:46,944 Terrible tragedy about Kenneth Chambers, isn't it? 507 00:24:47,028 --> 00:24:49,280 The only tragedy is it took Steve so long to cancel him. 508 00:24:51,866 --> 00:24:53,743 Like I said, you can find Clare backstage. 509 00:24:57,622 --> 00:24:59,123 I've marked the photos I want blown up. 510 00:24:59,207 --> 00:25:00,750 -This afternoon at the latest. -Right away. 511 00:25:00,833 --> 00:25:02,752 Miss, uh, Ms. Bryant, forgive me, but, uh, 512 00:25:02,835 --> 00:25:05,880 it all looks very much as if The Bottom Line 513 00:25:05,963 --> 00:25:07,798 isn't quite as dead as Kenneth Chambers. 514 00:25:07,882 --> 00:25:09,383 Very observant. 515 00:25:09,467 --> 00:25:11,802 Life goes on, especially in televisionland. 516 00:25:11,886 --> 00:25:14,472 New star, new producer. 517 00:25:14,555 --> 00:25:16,432 Oh, then you're taking Steve's place? 518 00:25:17,767 --> 00:25:22,396 Hey, I did not step on Steve's bones to get this gig, believe me. 519 00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:24,523 He hated this job anyway. 520 00:25:24,607 --> 00:25:27,610 What he really wanted was the station manager slot. 521 00:25:27,693 --> 00:25:31,572 Only the late and not-so-great Kenneth Chambers 522 00:25:31,656 --> 00:25:33,574 made sure Rob Warren got it instead. 523 00:25:33,950 --> 00:25:37,745 Which is why you think that Steve may have killed him. 524 00:25:37,828 --> 00:25:38,829 Now you're catching on. 525 00:25:40,248 --> 00:25:41,916 Kill it! 526 00:25:41,999 --> 00:25:43,417 Sorry. 527 00:25:43,501 --> 00:25:46,671 Look, I am really very busy, Ms. Fletcher. 528 00:25:46,754 --> 00:25:48,589 Uh, it's Mrs. Fletcher. 529 00:25:49,882 --> 00:25:50,883 Whatever. 530 00:25:58,099 --> 00:25:59,100 [Jessica] Hi. 531 00:26:00,810 --> 00:26:02,687 Well, what do you think? 532 00:26:02,770 --> 00:26:04,814 Well, very, um...striking. 533 00:26:06,148 --> 00:26:07,775 I hate it. 534 00:26:07,858 --> 00:26:10,361 I'm beginning to wish I was back to being the weekend weather girl. 535 00:26:10,444 --> 00:26:11,487 [Jessica smirks] 536 00:26:12,530 --> 00:26:14,699 -Look, you wanna talk? -Sure. 537 00:26:14,782 --> 00:26:16,492 How about someplace a little more private? 538 00:26:16,575 --> 00:26:17,576 Mmm-hmm. 539 00:26:21,580 --> 00:26:22,832 [Clare] I grew up about a mile from here. 540 00:26:24,166 --> 00:26:25,626 See those swings? 541 00:26:25,710 --> 00:26:28,170 [laughs] I used to play on them when I was a kid. 542 00:26:28,254 --> 00:26:30,047 Swingin' always made me feel happy. 543 00:26:31,966 --> 00:26:35,094 I'm sure working for Kenneth Chambers, you must have been down a lot. 544 00:26:37,179 --> 00:26:39,974 Well, he wasn't perfect, but he was good and honest, 545 00:26:40,057 --> 00:26:41,267 and he helped a lot of people, you know. 546 00:26:42,893 --> 00:26:44,437 It was an honor to work for him 547 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:46,814 even though sometimes it was difficult. 548 00:26:46,897 --> 00:26:50,192 Yes, I suppose he was hard on everyone, including Steve. 549 00:26:50,276 --> 00:26:51,819 That's what I don't understand. 550 00:26:51,902 --> 00:26:54,280 Steve killing him. I just don't believe he'd do it. 551 00:26:54,363 --> 00:26:56,115 Good. Neither do I. 552 00:26:56,198 --> 00:26:58,617 Now tell me about Joe Rinaldi. 553 00:26:58,743 --> 00:27:00,036 That thug? 554 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:01,787 He threatened Kenneth, you know, 555 00:27:01,871 --> 00:27:05,041 over that show he was gonna run on the toy company. 556 00:27:05,124 --> 00:27:07,835 Rinaldi has about ten million dollars worth of toy bears 557 00:27:07,918 --> 00:27:09,170 just waiting for the christmas rush. 558 00:27:09,295 --> 00:27:12,256 Toy bears? How could you have a problem with toy bears? 559 00:27:12,631 --> 00:27:14,425 Kenneth said that Rinaldi cut a lot of corners 560 00:27:14,508 --> 00:27:15,885 with the safety regulations. 561 00:27:16,260 --> 00:27:17,345 And he had proof? 562 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:20,264 He had a whole show, almost, on tape. 563 00:27:20,348 --> 00:27:22,475 He said it would ruin Rinaldi when it got on the air. 564 00:27:22,850 --> 00:27:25,019 Clare, I'd like to see that tape. May I? 565 00:27:33,652 --> 00:27:35,571 But I locked them in here myself, Mrs. Fletcher. 566 00:27:35,654 --> 00:27:37,448 The files, the tapes, all the Rinaldi evidence, 567 00:27:37,531 --> 00:27:38,491 it's gone. 568 00:27:39,825 --> 00:27:41,744 [Joe] What are you busting my chops for, lady? 569 00:27:41,827 --> 00:27:43,162 The cops got the killer. 570 00:27:43,245 --> 00:27:45,998 What's his name, Hanig, Hahnig, Honig? 571 00:27:46,082 --> 00:27:48,959 I want to talk to you about some tapes, Mr. Rinaldi. 572 00:27:49,043 --> 00:27:52,713 Some videotapes of your stuffed teddy bears 573 00:27:52,797 --> 00:27:55,049 for a show that Kenneth Chambers was going to run on Saturday. 574 00:27:55,174 --> 00:27:57,259 I understand that you threatened him. 575 00:27:57,343 --> 00:28:00,304 Threaten? I don't threaten. I negotiate. 576 00:28:01,931 --> 00:28:03,933 -Those tapes are missing. -What? 577 00:28:04,016 --> 00:28:06,352 Stolen from the station storage room. 578 00:28:06,727 --> 00:28:08,229 Lady, let me give you a clue. 579 00:28:08,312 --> 00:28:09,730 If you find them, they're mine. 580 00:28:11,107 --> 00:28:13,776 Bought and paid for with hard yankee greenbacks. 581 00:28:15,111 --> 00:28:16,028 Bought from whom? 582 00:28:16,153 --> 00:28:18,030 From Chambers. Who else? Twenty-five thousand cash, 583 00:28:18,114 --> 00:28:21,033 which I handed over to him early last evening. 584 00:28:25,037 --> 00:28:27,748 [Lieutenant] Somebody should've told me there was a safe in here. 585 00:28:27,832 --> 00:28:31,001 Kenneth would never take a bribe. We are just wasting our time. 586 00:28:31,085 --> 00:28:32,753 You're right, honey. 587 00:28:32,837 --> 00:28:35,297 If there's one thing I know, it's people. 588 00:28:35,381 --> 00:28:37,425 And Kenneth Chambers was too honest. 589 00:28:44,098 --> 00:28:45,391 Oh, yeah? 590 00:28:45,474 --> 00:28:46,892 Well, that's the dough I gave Chambers. 591 00:28:46,976 --> 00:28:49,687 Five 5,000 dollar bundles still in their wrappers. 592 00:28:50,062 --> 00:28:52,356 And the missing tapes. 593 00:28:52,440 --> 00:28:55,818 I'd say there's another 50,000 or 60,000 dollars in there. 594 00:28:55,901 --> 00:28:58,279 Perhaps Mr. Rinaldi wasn't the only one who was paying extortion. 595 00:29:04,869 --> 00:29:07,663 The Hammett cheese tape. [sighs] No wonder he killed the story. 596 00:29:09,582 --> 00:29:11,709 I don't believe it. Kenneth was a crook. 597 00:29:12,084 --> 00:29:14,545 Believe it, sweetheart. He had a neat little racket going. 598 00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:16,797 -Now I'll just take that-- -Oh, no way, Rinaldi. 599 00:29:16,881 --> 00:29:18,549 Kenneth Chambers may have been dishonest, 600 00:29:18,632 --> 00:29:20,718 but I'm running the show now. 601 00:29:20,801 --> 00:29:22,595 I don't take bribes. 602 00:29:22,678 --> 00:29:26,849 And come Saturday night at 7:30, The New Bottom Line is gonna crucify you. 603 00:29:28,100 --> 00:29:29,101 Aren't we, Clare? 604 00:29:34,148 --> 00:29:37,943 [Lieutenant] Finding the money and tapes doesn't get Steve Honig off the hot seat. 605 00:29:38,068 --> 00:29:41,947 Oh, Lieutenant, if you would just open up your mind to the possibilities. 606 00:29:42,031 --> 00:29:45,117 Mrs. Fletcher, you're a sweet lady. 607 00:29:45,201 --> 00:29:47,203 Sweet, but, uh, dishonest. 608 00:29:47,328 --> 00:29:48,954 I beg your pardon. 609 00:29:49,038 --> 00:29:52,082 [chuckles] All that donkey dirt about you being a crime writer. 610 00:29:52,166 --> 00:29:53,918 [clucks tongue] 611 00:29:54,001 --> 00:29:56,295 Lieutenant, I did not lie to you... 612 00:29:57,838 --> 00:29:59,298 exactly. 613 00:29:59,381 --> 00:30:01,425 Yeah, you didn't tell the truth exactly, either, did you? 614 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:04,053 But, never mind. 615 00:30:04,136 --> 00:30:07,473 The point is, Ma'am, as far as I'm concerned, 616 00:30:07,556 --> 00:30:10,809 Steve Honig killed Chambers and planted those tapes 617 00:30:10,893 --> 00:30:12,520 to smear his good name. 618 00:30:12,603 --> 00:30:14,605 [Jessica] Anyone could've accomplished it. 619 00:30:14,980 --> 00:30:17,816 I mean, maybe Joe Rinaldi came in to get his money back 620 00:30:17,900 --> 00:30:19,360 and ended up shooting Chambers. 621 00:30:19,735 --> 00:30:21,278 No, no, no, no. 622 00:30:21,403 --> 00:30:25,533 Honig went to Chambers' office to smear Chambers. 623 00:30:25,616 --> 00:30:28,577 Well, Chambers surprised him. 624 00:30:28,661 --> 00:30:29,870 Yeah, that's it. 625 00:30:29,954 --> 00:30:32,081 And then, uh, Honig had to shoot him. 626 00:30:34,750 --> 00:30:36,794 You mind if I have a look at those? 627 00:30:36,877 --> 00:30:38,796 No, no. Be my guest. 628 00:30:38,879 --> 00:30:40,422 They're just photos of the murder scene. 629 00:30:44,802 --> 00:30:48,389 You think you can catch something that the, uh, trained eye couldn't? 630 00:30:50,307 --> 00:30:53,227 Kenneth Chambers was shot through the back of his chair. 631 00:30:53,602 --> 00:30:55,479 He must've been facing away from the door. 632 00:30:55,563 --> 00:30:56,730 Yeah? So? 633 00:30:58,774 --> 00:31:01,151 Well, why was he sitting with his back to the door? 634 00:31:01,527 --> 00:31:02,945 [laughs] 635 00:31:03,028 --> 00:31:05,155 To the untrained eye, it must seem strange, 636 00:31:05,239 --> 00:31:09,243 but if you'll notice, there's a TV and a VCR 637 00:31:09,326 --> 00:31:11,579 behind the desk on that shelf there. 638 00:31:11,662 --> 00:31:14,206 -Ah. -He was watching TV. 639 00:31:14,290 --> 00:31:18,836 Uh, Lieutenant, with due respect for your trained eye, 640 00:31:18,919 --> 00:31:20,462 that is impossible. 641 00:31:20,546 --> 00:31:24,717 I was in Mr. Chambers' office, and his television was broken. 642 00:31:26,885 --> 00:31:30,598 -Broken? -Broken. 643 00:31:30,681 --> 00:31:34,685 Which makes me wonder what he was doing sitting in that odd position. 644 00:31:36,145 --> 00:31:37,855 Well, obviously... 645 00:31:40,566 --> 00:31:42,067 Yes? 646 00:31:42,151 --> 00:31:45,738 Obviously, this is, uh, gonna take some thought. 647 00:31:50,117 --> 00:31:51,827 Any news from the lawyer? 648 00:31:51,910 --> 00:31:53,537 Oh, he's still trying to arrange for Steve's release. 649 00:31:53,621 --> 00:31:54,872 But it doesn't look very good. 650 00:31:54,955 --> 00:31:56,582 Rob, The Bottom Line... 651 00:31:56,665 --> 00:32:00,502 Whose idea was it to revive the show without Kenneth Chambers? 652 00:32:00,586 --> 00:32:01,462 Lynnette Bryant's. 653 00:32:03,255 --> 00:32:04,882 Why? You think Lynnette may have personally canceled Kenneth 654 00:32:04,965 --> 00:32:06,634 just to get her own shot? 655 00:32:06,717 --> 00:32:08,260 I've heard of worse motives. 656 00:32:08,344 --> 00:32:10,054 Oh, I suppose. 657 00:32:10,137 --> 00:32:13,015 She's a very talented girl who wasn't given much to do under Steve's wing. 658 00:32:13,140 --> 00:32:14,725 It's funny. 659 00:32:14,808 --> 00:32:17,728 Under the new format, everybody's coming out a winner. 660 00:32:17,811 --> 00:32:19,229 You know, Jessica, this isn't public knowledge, 661 00:32:19,605 --> 00:32:21,065 but Kenneth was thinking about taking the show to the Network 662 00:32:21,148 --> 00:32:23,692 and leaving everyone else behind. 663 00:32:23,817 --> 00:32:27,738 -My goodness. Including Clare? -[Rob] Oh, especially Clare. 664 00:32:27,821 --> 00:32:29,323 You see, everyone here knew about their romance, 665 00:32:29,406 --> 00:32:32,785 and no matter how hard Kenneth tried to shake her loose, well... 666 00:32:32,868 --> 00:32:34,870 [chuckles] ...somehow she always managed to hang on with a firm grip. 667 00:32:36,705 --> 00:32:38,749 It's ironic though, isn't it? I mean, now that he's dead, 668 00:32:38,832 --> 00:32:42,252 and Lynnette's running the show, Clare is gonna be a star. 669 00:32:44,421 --> 00:32:46,048 Oh, well, excuse me. Duty calls. 670 00:32:52,096 --> 00:32:53,138 Ironic. 671 00:32:55,808 --> 00:32:59,353 [Clare] I'm sure you will all be able to sleep better at night 672 00:32:59,436 --> 00:33:03,482 knowing that The New Bottom Line will continue its costumer crusades. 673 00:33:03,565 --> 00:33:05,109 -[bell rings] -[Lynnette] Cut! 674 00:33:05,192 --> 00:33:08,529 It's "consumer crusades," Clare. "Consumer." 675 00:33:08,612 --> 00:33:10,447 I think I need new contacts. 676 00:33:10,531 --> 00:33:13,283 [Lynnette] Listen, Clare, we can't spend all day on this. 677 00:33:13,367 --> 00:33:16,704 Let's move on to the Rinaldi teddy bear demonstration. 678 00:33:16,787 --> 00:33:18,163 Ryan! 679 00:33:18,247 --> 00:33:19,456 -[assistant] Miss Henley to makeup. -[Ryan] It's okay. 680 00:33:19,540 --> 00:33:22,418 [cameraman] Camera, this is not a break. Camera, this is not a break. 681 00:33:25,713 --> 00:33:27,589 Second set, camera. 682 00:33:27,673 --> 00:33:31,009 Well, I guess you're a little surprised to see me, huh, Mrs. Fletcher? 683 00:33:31,093 --> 00:33:33,178 In this business, it's here today, gone tomorrow. 684 00:33:33,262 --> 00:33:34,888 Chambers is gone, and I am here. 685 00:33:35,264 --> 00:33:36,932 Well, frankly, Mr. Monroe, 686 00:33:37,015 --> 00:33:39,810 everything about this business surprises me. 687 00:33:39,893 --> 00:33:42,980 Clare Henley suddenly a star, Lynnette a producer... 688 00:33:44,565 --> 00:33:46,567 And me an assistant director. 689 00:33:46,650 --> 00:33:48,068 Well, you gotta understand something about television. 690 00:33:48,152 --> 00:33:49,653 You see, the name of this game is hustle. 691 00:33:50,028 --> 00:33:52,239 Any boob can do these jobs. 692 00:33:52,614 --> 00:33:54,158 You just gotta make sure you're the any boob 693 00:33:54,241 --> 00:33:55,242 that gets himself hired. 694 00:33:57,161 --> 00:33:59,830 Tell me, how are you at fixing television sets? 695 00:34:01,206 --> 00:34:02,875 -What? -[Lynnette] Okay, Clare, let's try it. 696 00:34:04,168 --> 00:34:05,169 [bell rings] 697 00:34:05,252 --> 00:34:06,962 Excuse me. 698 00:34:07,045 --> 00:34:08,046 [Lynnette] Stand by, everyone. 699 00:34:09,214 --> 00:34:10,215 Quiet on the set. 700 00:34:12,217 --> 00:34:13,218 Action. 701 00:34:15,512 --> 00:34:18,849 Even though this may look like a harmless toy, 702 00:34:18,932 --> 00:34:21,894 it is actually a dangerous threat to your child. 703 00:34:21,977 --> 00:34:26,482 Inside, there is a very sharp wire that could poke a child's eye out. 704 00:34:26,565 --> 00:34:29,651 And because of shoddy craftsmanship by the Rinaldi Toy Company, 705 00:34:29,735 --> 00:34:33,697 eight out of ten two-year-olds we tested easily pulled the arm off. 706 00:34:42,790 --> 00:34:44,416 -[Lynnette] Cut! -[bell rings] 707 00:34:44,541 --> 00:34:46,293 [laughter] 708 00:34:46,376 --> 00:34:47,503 [staff] Oh, that was something. 709 00:34:51,590 --> 00:34:54,760 Oh, Mr. Tanaka. You-- you startled me. 710 00:34:54,843 --> 00:34:56,011 [chuckles] Very sorry, Mrs. Fletcher. 711 00:34:57,429 --> 00:35:02,100 You know, it's an honor for me, you being big-time writer and all. 712 00:35:02,184 --> 00:35:05,604 I've been admiring your trash for a long time. 713 00:35:05,687 --> 00:35:06,814 [laughing] 714 00:35:06,897 --> 00:35:09,274 No, no, no. Excuse me. I misspoke. 715 00:35:09,358 --> 00:35:12,528 Not your books, your trash. 716 00:35:12,611 --> 00:35:15,322 I got this collection of celebrity trash. 717 00:35:15,405 --> 00:35:16,865 Maybe you wanna see it. 718 00:35:16,949 --> 00:35:19,076 You come to my office. I show it to you. 719 00:35:20,786 --> 00:35:24,832 -Well, yes. Yes, I'd like to talk to you. -Oh, good, good. 720 00:35:24,915 --> 00:35:25,958 -My office this way. -Thank you. 721 00:35:31,463 --> 00:35:33,549 I got a whole bunch of stuff in here. 722 00:35:34,675 --> 00:35:36,969 Here, please. 723 00:35:37,052 --> 00:35:39,221 -You sit down. -Oh, yes, thank you. 724 00:35:39,304 --> 00:35:43,350 I got something from every celebrity who ever visit this station. 725 00:35:43,433 --> 00:35:45,060 [Jessica] Oh, yes, it's fascinating, but-- 726 00:35:45,143 --> 00:35:49,398 A bronze apple core belong to David Eisenhower. 727 00:35:49,481 --> 00:35:52,276 Look like he got a chip on his tooth or something like that. 728 00:35:52,359 --> 00:35:55,153 -[Jessica] Oh, yes. Mr. Tanaka-- -See this? See this? 729 00:35:55,529 --> 00:35:57,531 Salami wrapper of Frank Sinatra's. 730 00:35:57,614 --> 00:35:59,074 [Jessica sighs] 731 00:35:59,157 --> 00:36:01,577 [Mr. Tanaka] And this banana peel belonged to Jerry Lewis. 732 00:36:01,660 --> 00:36:02,661 Very funny man. 733 00:36:04,288 --> 00:36:09,793 And just last month, this milk carton of Pat Boone's. 734 00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:13,088 [chuckles] Mr. Tanaka-- 735 00:36:13,171 --> 00:36:14,756 Oh, call me Bert. 736 00:36:15,132 --> 00:36:18,760 Bert, this is all very interesting-- 737 00:36:18,844 --> 00:36:19,970 I know, I know. 738 00:36:20,345 --> 00:36:23,265 I bet you want to hear about the night Mr. Chambers got killed. 739 00:36:23,348 --> 00:36:25,183 Well. 740 00:36:25,267 --> 00:36:26,602 Tuna fish. You want half? 741 00:36:26,977 --> 00:36:27,853 Oh, no, thank you. 742 00:36:27,936 --> 00:36:29,730 The other night, 743 00:36:29,813 --> 00:36:31,440 I come to the executive hallway 744 00:36:31,523 --> 00:36:34,318 at my regular time, 10:30, to do my rounds. 745 00:36:35,569 --> 00:36:39,156 I was very happy to find Mr. Honig and Mr. Chambers arguing. 746 00:36:40,365 --> 00:36:41,825 Happy? 747 00:36:41,909 --> 00:36:43,160 [Mr. Tanaka] Not because they were arguing, you know, 748 00:36:43,243 --> 00:36:44,870 but because for the past few nights, 749 00:36:44,953 --> 00:36:47,039 Mr. Honig had been working late 750 00:36:47,122 --> 00:36:50,500 and didn't want to be disturbed by having his office cleaned. 751 00:36:50,626 --> 00:36:52,836 So, Steve was working late. Now, that is good news. 752 00:36:54,296 --> 00:36:57,382 But, the night of the killing, 753 00:36:57,466 --> 00:37:00,177 was there something strange or something like that? 754 00:37:00,260 --> 00:37:01,428 Nothing. 755 00:37:01,511 --> 00:37:06,183 I just go about my regular job like I been doing for the last 38 years. 756 00:37:06,266 --> 00:37:07,851 I got a system. 757 00:37:07,935 --> 00:37:10,979 You have to do, to last in this business, you know. 758 00:37:11,063 --> 00:37:15,484 I dust, I dump the ashtray, I vacuum, and then I look through the trash. 759 00:37:15,567 --> 00:37:17,694 If there's nothing famous, then I dump it. 760 00:37:17,778 --> 00:37:19,154 [Mr. Tanaka cries out] 761 00:37:19,237 --> 00:37:21,156 Oh, my gosh. 762 00:37:21,239 --> 00:37:23,992 I just had this cleaned. 763 00:37:24,076 --> 00:37:26,286 I hope it don't stain or anything. 764 00:37:26,662 --> 00:37:27,788 Now I got to get changed. 765 00:37:29,456 --> 00:37:31,041 Bert, could you let me into Mr. Honig's office? 766 00:37:31,124 --> 00:37:32,584 -Now? -[Mr. Tanaka] Sure. 767 00:37:36,713 --> 00:37:39,007 What are you looking for, Mrs. Fletcher, huh? 768 00:37:44,805 --> 00:37:46,014 Of course. 769 00:37:46,098 --> 00:37:48,141 Bert, I can't thank you enough. 770 00:37:48,225 --> 00:37:51,561 Oh, sure. That's okay. Anytime. 771 00:37:54,773 --> 00:37:56,858 -Lieutenant. -No, Mrs. Fletcher. 772 00:37:56,942 --> 00:37:58,819 Whatever it is, no. 773 00:37:58,902 --> 00:38:00,862 But, I am certain 774 00:38:00,946 --> 00:38:03,031 that Steve Honig couldn't possibly have killed Mr. Chambers. 775 00:38:03,156 --> 00:38:05,033 Oh, really? 776 00:38:05,117 --> 00:38:07,786 How did you arrive at that brilliant conclusion? 777 00:38:08,161 --> 00:38:13,208 Because whoever killed Kenneth Chambers was actually trying to kill Steve Honig. 778 00:38:20,507 --> 00:38:22,300 Steve Honig? [laughs] 779 00:38:22,384 --> 00:38:23,635 Who'd want to kill Steve Honig? 780 00:38:25,470 --> 00:38:26,471 He's nobody. 781 00:38:27,681 --> 00:38:28,890 There. How do I look? 782 00:38:31,309 --> 00:38:33,478 Lieutenant, could you stop grooming yourself 783 00:38:33,562 --> 00:38:34,896 long enough to listen to me? 784 00:38:36,314 --> 00:38:39,818 [Lieutenant] Mrs. Fletcher, I have a newscast in a few minutes. 785 00:38:39,901 --> 00:38:41,403 I have to look my best. 786 00:38:41,486 --> 00:38:42,821 Well, pardon me, 787 00:38:42,904 --> 00:38:44,239 but you're going to look like a complete fool 788 00:38:44,322 --> 00:38:46,366 if you go out in front of those cameras 789 00:38:46,450 --> 00:38:48,744 and, and take credit for the arrest of Steve Honig. 790 00:38:50,704 --> 00:38:53,915 Not to mention the lawsuit that you may be facing. 791 00:38:59,337 --> 00:39:00,338 Well, there's your chair. 792 00:39:05,510 --> 00:39:06,970 Just as I thought. 793 00:39:07,054 --> 00:39:09,973 The bullet holes, but no coffee stain. 794 00:39:10,057 --> 00:39:11,058 That proves it. 795 00:39:12,684 --> 00:39:14,436 Proves what? 796 00:39:14,519 --> 00:39:16,271 [Clare] Even though this may look like a harmless toy, 797 00:39:16,646 --> 00:39:18,899 it is actually a dangerous threat to your child 798 00:39:19,274 --> 00:39:21,359 because inside, there is a very sharp wire 799 00:39:21,443 --> 00:39:23,361 that could poke a child's eye out. 800 00:39:23,445 --> 00:39:26,698 And because of shoddy craftsmanship by the Rinaldi toy company, 801 00:39:26,782 --> 00:39:30,077 eight out of ten two-year-olds we tested easily pulled the arm off. 802 00:39:31,411 --> 00:39:32,996 It's fabulous. 803 00:39:33,080 --> 00:39:34,164 We got a real hit here. 804 00:39:36,917 --> 00:39:38,001 And there we have the wire. 805 00:39:40,003 --> 00:39:42,089 Clare, you were great. 806 00:39:42,172 --> 00:39:45,592 Bert, did you get Steve Honig's office cleared out yet? 807 00:39:45,675 --> 00:39:46,968 I wanna move in tomorrow. 808 00:39:47,052 --> 00:39:49,387 Oh, yes. Soon. 809 00:39:49,471 --> 00:39:51,014 From the looks of that tape, 810 00:39:51,098 --> 00:39:53,433 you gonna be in that office a long time. 811 00:39:53,517 --> 00:39:55,310 Tape looks a-okay to Bert. 812 00:39:55,393 --> 00:39:56,770 You bet. 813 00:39:56,853 --> 00:39:59,356 Oh, Mr. Warren, I'm glad you here too, 814 00:39:59,439 --> 00:40:02,025 because if Miss Bryant want a new chair, 815 00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:06,613 you got to sign the form to order it. I got it here someplace. 816 00:40:06,988 --> 00:40:08,824 Why do we need a new chair in Steve's office? 817 00:40:08,907 --> 00:40:12,202 [Mr. Tanaka] Oh, bad coffee stain on Mr. Honig's chair. 818 00:40:12,577 --> 00:40:14,538 Bad, bad, bad. 819 00:40:14,621 --> 00:40:16,540 Can't do anything to get rid of it, you know? 820 00:40:16,623 --> 00:40:18,583 Oh, here it is. 821 00:40:21,044 --> 00:40:25,549 I figure, why get one chair when we need two? 822 00:40:25,632 --> 00:40:28,510 One for Mr. Chambers' office, the other for Mr. Honig's office. 823 00:40:30,595 --> 00:40:32,055 I like to be efficient, you know. 824 00:40:32,180 --> 00:40:33,431 [Rob] Mmm-hmm. 825 00:40:33,515 --> 00:40:35,142 [Mr. Tanaka] Thank you, Mr. Warren. 826 00:40:37,352 --> 00:40:38,812 All right. 827 00:40:38,895 --> 00:40:40,522 I leave you all alone now. 828 00:40:40,605 --> 00:40:42,065 No more interruption from Bert. 829 00:40:42,149 --> 00:40:43,150 No, Sir. 830 00:40:44,943 --> 00:40:47,487 [thunder rumbling] 831 00:42:15,575 --> 00:42:17,202 [Jessica] I imagine you're very surprised, Rob. 832 00:42:20,789 --> 00:42:24,209 But I suppose not half as surprised as the night you shot Kenneth Chambers. 833 00:42:26,419 --> 00:42:29,297 [chuckles] What are you talkin' about? 834 00:42:29,381 --> 00:42:31,675 I wasn't even here the night Kenneth was shot. 835 00:42:31,758 --> 00:42:33,635 I was home in bed asleep. 836 00:42:33,760 --> 00:42:35,345 No, you weren't. 837 00:42:35,428 --> 00:42:38,848 You were here in this office after 10:30, 838 00:42:38,932 --> 00:42:41,726 after Bert Tanaka saw Steve and Mr. Chambers arguing, 839 00:42:41,810 --> 00:42:44,396 and after Steve left. 840 00:42:44,479 --> 00:42:46,564 Oh, you've got the wrong idea, Jessica. 841 00:42:47,899 --> 00:42:48,942 No. 842 00:42:49,025 --> 00:42:51,027 You left your calling card. 843 00:42:51,111 --> 00:42:52,195 Your cigar ash. 844 00:42:52,570 --> 00:42:54,030 The morning the body was discovered, 845 00:42:54,114 --> 00:42:59,202 Lieutenant Flannigan dumped a large cigar ash from the ashtray, 846 00:42:59,286 --> 00:43:01,913 a cigar ash that could only have been left by the killer. 847 00:43:01,997 --> 00:43:04,332 And only you, Rob, smoked a cigar. 848 00:43:05,625 --> 00:43:07,043 It was from a previous day. 849 00:43:08,503 --> 00:43:10,171 It couldn't have been. 850 00:43:10,255 --> 00:43:13,591 Bert Tanaka cleaned the office and the ashtray at 10:30. 851 00:43:13,675 --> 00:43:15,218 His usual routine. 852 00:43:15,302 --> 00:43:17,804 You came back after that. 853 00:43:17,887 --> 00:43:19,597 But you didn't know that Steve had left 854 00:43:19,681 --> 00:43:21,182 or that Mr. Chambers would be sitting in Steve's chair 855 00:43:21,266 --> 00:43:23,059 watching a videotape 856 00:43:23,435 --> 00:43:25,145 because his own television was broken. 857 00:43:29,941 --> 00:43:33,403 You thought it was Steve you shot through the back of the chair. 858 00:43:33,528 --> 00:43:36,239 Then when you discovered you'd killed the wrong man, 859 00:43:36,614 --> 00:43:39,117 you decided that framing Steve for the murder 860 00:43:39,200 --> 00:43:41,578 would serve your purpose just as well. 861 00:43:41,661 --> 00:43:43,955 So you switched chairs from office to office. 862 00:43:44,331 --> 00:43:47,792 What you had overlooked was the coffee stain. 863 00:43:47,876 --> 00:43:51,212 Ryan Monroe had spilled coffee on Kenneth Chambers' chair 864 00:43:51,296 --> 00:43:52,922 earlier in the day. 865 00:43:53,006 --> 00:43:55,508 That made it obvious the chairs had been switched. 866 00:43:55,884 --> 00:44:01,014 Later, you planted the gun in Steve's car to make him look like the guilty party. 867 00:44:01,389 --> 00:44:03,933 Steve is my friend. I would never do anything to hurt him. 868 00:44:06,436 --> 00:44:09,481 Is that why you deliberately lied to Jayne, 869 00:44:09,564 --> 00:44:11,274 saying Steve had not been working late, 870 00:44:12,567 --> 00:44:14,652 when in truth he had been working late? 871 00:44:14,736 --> 00:44:17,030 Bert Tanaka will confirm that. 872 00:44:17,113 --> 00:44:19,866 Well, this makes no sense at all, Jessica. 873 00:44:19,949 --> 00:44:23,370 [Jessica] In hindsight, it all makes sense. 874 00:44:23,453 --> 00:44:26,664 Your comment about having to pay to be alone 875 00:44:26,748 --> 00:44:27,832 with the woman you love. 876 00:44:30,001 --> 00:44:32,170 All those times you asked Jayne to run away with you. 877 00:44:34,172 --> 00:44:37,258 You were serious, weren't you, Robert? 878 00:44:37,634 --> 00:44:40,970 Why couldn't you just leave things the way they were? 879 00:44:44,349 --> 00:44:47,435 -Oh, Jessica, Jessica. -[ominous music] 880 00:44:52,023 --> 00:44:55,443 You really should not have interfered. 881 00:44:58,196 --> 00:45:00,949 Is that your solution? To kill me? 882 00:45:02,784 --> 00:45:04,285 Well, it shouldn't be too hard 883 00:45:04,369 --> 00:45:06,621 to find another author for our book review show. 884 00:45:09,332 --> 00:45:10,375 You need help, Robert. 885 00:45:11,876 --> 00:45:12,794 Help from Jayne. 886 00:45:14,337 --> 00:45:15,338 [Jayne] Robert? 887 00:45:17,924 --> 00:45:19,134 I didn't understand. 888 00:45:21,177 --> 00:45:22,178 But I do now. 889 00:45:25,765 --> 00:45:28,518 Violence didn't work before. 890 00:45:31,438 --> 00:45:32,605 It won't work this time. 891 00:45:37,360 --> 00:45:38,903 [stammering] You shouldn't be here. 892 00:45:38,987 --> 00:45:40,071 [Jayne] Why? 893 00:45:45,577 --> 00:45:46,578 Would you kill me, too? 894 00:45:57,797 --> 00:46:00,675 When I realized that Rob had killed Mr. Chambers, 895 00:46:00,758 --> 00:46:04,179 I convinced Lieutenant Flannigan to let me use the coffee-stained chair 896 00:46:04,262 --> 00:46:06,473 as bait to set a trap and gain a confession. 897 00:46:06,598 --> 00:46:09,267 Actually, I had no proof whatsoever. [chuckles] 898 00:46:09,350 --> 00:46:11,769 You know, it's Bert Tanaka who deserves the real credit 899 00:46:11,895 --> 00:46:13,688 for setting the trap so nicely. 900 00:46:15,398 --> 00:46:16,816 Well, I can't thank you enough, Jess... [grunts] 901 00:46:18,818 --> 00:46:21,237 ...for getting me off the hook and such a brilliant interview 902 00:46:21,321 --> 00:46:23,198 and just, well, everything. 903 00:46:23,281 --> 00:46:26,367 Nonsense. Jayne deserves just as much credit. 904 00:46:26,493 --> 00:46:27,911 -She never gave up. -[reporters calling out] 905 00:46:30,330 --> 00:46:31,789 [clears throat] Speaking of taking credit. 906 00:46:34,626 --> 00:46:37,128 Now, you take those two switched chairs... 907 00:46:37,212 --> 00:46:41,382 It takes a highly trained eye to spot something like that. 908 00:46:41,466 --> 00:46:44,552 And in all modesty, I've got to tell you that it was... 909 00:46:48,348 --> 00:46:54,187 that it was I, Lou Flannigan, police expert, who sensed the incongruity 910 00:46:54,270 --> 00:46:57,607 of those eminently important pieces of evidence. 911 00:46:57,732 --> 00:47:02,779 I said to myself, "Mere furniture? I think not." 912 00:47:03,321 --> 00:47:04,155 [funky orchestral music]